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The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

rank of painters. In 1888 came "Chil-
drens Portraits and in 1884 "Mme
Ganthercan" In 1885 Mr.. Sargent
went to London, and his canvases eX-
hibited year after year at the Royal
Academy excited great interest and
were the subject of wide discussion
Among the most notable are the Misses
ViCkerS, Miss White, Lady Playfair,
Mrs. Playfair and a portrait group
which he called "Carnation, Lily, Lily,
Rose" Mr.. Sargent came to America
in 1887 and again in 1889, and the re-
suits Of these visits were a number of
portraits in his best vein-Mrs. Mar
Quand. Mrs Bolt, Mrs Elliot Shepard,
Mrs Jack Gardner. Mrs Kissam and
others. The French government pur-
chased his more recent canvas repre-
senting the Spanish dancer Carmencita.
Mr.. Sargent'S art is commended for
precision, truthfulness, utmost fidelity
of sight and ability to record what is
visually perceived. In his panels for
the Boston public library and other pan
els he has opened new field for him
self, which has only served to bring him
more honor
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Here lies a poor woman who always was
busy;
She lived under pressure that rendered he1
dizzy.
She belonged to ten clubs and read Brown
ing by sight
Showed at luncheons and teas, and would
vote if she might;
She served on q school board with courage
and zeal;
She golfed and she kodaked and rode en- a
Wheel
She read Tolstoi and Ibsen, knew mi
crobes by name,
Approved of Delsarte, was daughter
and Dame;
Her children went in for the top educa-
ton;
Her husband went seaward for nervous
prOstration.
One day on her tablets she found an hour
free
The shock was too great, and sne died
instantlee,
Philadelphia Record
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
a BILLIARD EXPERT.
Young Californian Who Is Master of
the Billiard Cue.


Perhaps no billiard expert of the pres
ent DAY has devoted so much studious
attention and care to the game as Will
lam A. Spinks, the young California
expert who is now the playing part
ner Of Jacob Schaefer, the ex-champion.
Frank c. Ives had opportunities to per-
feet himself such as We're offered to
no other player of his time, and quickly
developed into champion. With
Spinks, as in the case of dozens of 9th
ers, few opportunities were offered,
and, excepting that the Western man
had the good fortune to fall in with
Schaefer, his chances of steady i'm
prOvement were few. But the associa-
ton with the wonderful little wizard"
was improved by Spinks to the utmost,
and to-day he stands out prominently
as the leader of the shortStop class.
having only two, or possibly three, re-
ally dangerous rivals. In the. match
game with Thomas j. Gallagher in Chi
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

making his first visit very brief, as she
expected, stayed to luncheon.
After lunch he still stayed on, while
the lady grew extremely weary of her
visitor, and every minute expected him
to leave. Dinner came; the Japanese
was still fixture, and the host took his
turn at entertainment till he was so
tired that he retired to the smoking
room and left his wife in charge.
At last. just at midnight the Japanese
departed, with most abject and elabor-
ate apologies for quitting his hostess.
Next day he cOnfided to a friend that
he had never passed through such an
ordeal.
According to Japanese etiquette. the
lady receiving the gentleman should
give the signal for his departure. so he
thought she would never let him go.
and finally he had to leave without her
permission.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

DR.. e. J. Sem, of Chicago Is thus
quoted in the Chicago Times Herald
II do not believe that physicians
should wear bushy boards. In fact, l
think we will all have to come to the
sacrifice and go cleanly shaven here
after. l believe that the conventional
doctor of the future will have smooth
face instead of beard My father is
bitterly opposed to boards for physl-
clans, and does not allow his internes
TO wear them. / think it is possible to
be too radical in the matter. and per-
haps he is. / wear a closely cropped
beard, and l do not see how it can aid
at all in spreading contagion. With a
long beard, and especially in surgical
cases, it is different. Careful physi-
clans who have boards protect them
with gauze guards, of course, and do
not allow them to come in contact with
or distribute disease germs in wound
1t is better perhaps, for all physicians
10 be clean shaved. and l certainly be-
lieve we will all have to come to it,"
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Such horror as that at the orphan
age near Dallas. where sixteen Chi
dren perished in the flames and nine
were seriously injured. ought not to
have been possible. OF course. the
fact that the fire broke out at midnight
is a reason for the inability to save
more of the children, but there was a
fragrant abuse of the first principles Of
safety in housing 247 children IN a
building constructed chiefly of wood.
Even if the fire had occurred in the
daytime, there is serious doubt wheth-
er the tinder-box would not have been
entirely in flames before all the in
mates could have been rescued. Any
large building that is intended to ac-
cOmmodate a vast number of people
should undoubtedly be built Of fire
proof material, and the authorities in
every State should always see to ii
that this fundamental care of human
life is always taken.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
Saved bY the Cattle.

Cattle have not the reputation OF
great intelligence or heroism but from
an instance cited by Mr.. G. G. d. Rob.
erts in a volume Of exciting tales en-.
titled "Around the Campfire" II
would appear that they do sometimes
rise to an emergency. We abbreviate
the narrative of an old farmer in the
! interior Of New Brunswick.
One afternoon my father had sent
me and my little brother Teddy to bring
| in the cattle We were about halfway
home with them when there came
| long, queer, bowling sound from the
! other side of the clearing that nearly
made my heart stop beating. The cat.
/ tie heard it, too, and two or three young
! heifers started to bolt, but the old ones
promptly hooked them back. Then, moi
a quarter of a mile away, we saw
pack of gray brutes dart ont OF the
woods and make straight for us.
What do you suppose the cattle did,
The old COWS and the steers made
regular circle, putting the calves, with
me and Teddy, in the center. they
stood with their heads out and horns
down, like a company of militia form
ing a square to receive charge ol
cavalry. The old black and white bull
was running the affair.
q expect father,lI hear the noise, and
he and Bill''-the hired man-'will
come with guns and save us said
Teddy.
The wolves charged straight at the
circle Of horns. We heard the old bull
humble something away down in his
throat. and then one of his horns was
through the belly of the leader. Al
this unexpected repulse the others drew
back.
After a brief hesitation, they return.
ed and stole round and round the cir.
Gle. looking for weak spot On the
other side from our champion there
stood nervous young COW. Suddenly
a wolf made a rush upon her. She
sprang aside, thus opening passage
by which the wolf rushed into the very
center of the circle, with his fierce red
eyes fastened upon Teddy.
But the old bull had spotted him.
Nimble as a squirrel, he boWled me ana
Teddy over like nine-pins, and was
after the wolf, mumbling and grum-
bling away down in his stomach. He
fixed the wolf! Just at that moment
father and Bill dashed up and snatch
ed us two youngsters into their saddles.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Florida is said to be rapidly recover
ing from the great freeze of 1895, when
most of the orange trees We're killed.
but complete recovery cannot be had
until about three years from now. The
orange freeze is much more disastrous
than the destruction of a grain crop.
The latter can be sown again next sea
son. but frozen orange tree must be
started anew. 1t is greatly to the cred
1t of the Florida people that they have
taken their misfortune so philosophic-
ally and have gone so bravely about
the work of rehabilitating their es-
tates. In the meanwhile we will use
such fruit as they may send us and
the substitute from other parts, al
though the latter lacks the flavor of
the Florida variety.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

When p ~ Spicer settled in Kansas
many years ago. he says in The Liter
ary Digest" neighbor in digging a
well found a fine, rich surface soil at
a depth of 100 feet. Digging through
this the wOrkmen found gravel, clay
and water. This earth which was
thrown out was found covered in the
course of few weeks with rich
growth of tropical vegetation. There
were little date trees and other va
rieties of palms, besides shrubs.
plants, weeds and grasses in great
numbers. all totally unlike anything
which grew or could grow in the open
air throughout the year in that eli
mate
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN ARTIST.

John 5. Sargent, Now Regular Mem
Der OF the British Royal Academy.
John S. Sargent, the American artist
who has just been promoted from asso-
ciate TO regular member of the British
Royal Academy. has been painting
many years. His first exhibited work
was shown in the salon of 1877. 1t
was portrait of young lady, and
cleverly done. The following year he
painted a group of fisher girls on the
shore at Cancale. In 1879 he exhibited
'Neapolitan Children Bathing" and in
1852 lei Jales." Following these Mr..
i>argent's work was a series of tri-
umphs which placed him in the first
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
The Dallas News in speaking of the

The Dallas News in speaking of the
cotton crop of that State gives the
Southern planter good advice. 1t says:
LET him diversity his crops. If he is
in doubt whether to plant ten or twen-
ty acres in cotton let him make it ten
Success and safety are on the side of
diversification. Do not stake your all
on cotton The same wise words
would apply to agriculturists in every
part of the country. 1t is tempting
Providence and the laws of nature to
plant whole farms with one product.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

At the time of Austin COrbin's death
his estate was varlously estimated at
being worth from S20000,000 to S40,-
100000. But Mr.. COrbin's ability TO
keep afioat risky financial schemes is
not possessed by those who have fol-
lowed him and his riches have taken
unto themselves wings, so that to-day
practically nothing remains. That
such vast wealth should be swept away
In SO short time seems almost incred-
ible. but nothing comes so slowly nor
goes so quickly as money.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
SneIIing Reform at CorneIl

Spelling reformers will be pleased to
learn that Cornell University sanctions
the use Of phonetic spelling In the
Journal of Physical Chemistry, publish
ed under the auspices of that univer-
sity, such words as sulphate, chloride.
obi oxide. etc, are spelled phonetically
and when silent without the final ''e,'
or just as they are pronounced-that is,
sulfate, chlOrid and OXid.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

The Indianapolis News prints two
column article on 'How to Spend an
Income" Now will our contemporary
kindly supplement this with stickful
of instruction on how to get an income
to spend?
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
A DeGuifiou

Gosling-What is an optimist?
Cynicus-One who cherishes vain
hopes.
Gosling-And pessimist?
Cynicus-One who nurses vain re-
grets.
Gosling-And the man who does
both?
Cynicus-Oh, he's just an ordinary
mortal.-Truth.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

AS a man loves gold, in that proper
ton he hates to be imposed upon by
counterfeits; and in proportion as a
man has a regard for that which is
above price and better than gold, he
abhors the hypocrisy which is but its
counterfeit
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

The famine In India Is deplorable,
but it has a bright side in the way OF
promoting the use Of American corn
as a food product, and thus teaching
the world that it ought TO buy and con-
sumo more of that cheap and nutri-
tiOuS article
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

smoke cigarettes As rule she has
absolutely no taste for dime novels
She is usually bright, quick and ener-!
getic. and ever so much cleaner and
neater than any boy can be. Testimony
upon this point is almost unanimous.
and most of those who have tried office
girls declare that never again viii they
have an office boy around the premises.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

1t is not well to fall into Stole exag-
geratiOn, and :hen say that mere vir-
tue sufficies to generate happiness; but
we may we'll maintain, with Aristotle.
that the virtuous man will never be
wholly miserable.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

There is a pride which is commend
able and ennobles a man. If he is
proud of his honor and integrity, proud
of his blameleSs life and his efforts to
benefit his race, his pride is praise
worthy. But, if he is proud of his
looks, his clothes, his wealth, his birth,
or his learning, he is a fool.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Japan has begun the Imprisonment
of editors who publish things the gov
ernment doesn't like If the same thing
were done here, the census of our penal
institutions would be large and la
borious undertaking.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

The enjoyment of amusement is de-
pendent upon the habit of labor. Only
through 1t can we earn any real right
10 recreation, or indeed secure the pos
sibility of enjoying it. If any one is
truly miserable, it is he who has moth
ing to do, who has no must in his
life, and who is ever on the search for
nlpH Snrp
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Electricity-at least that used In the
Brooklyn bridge plant-must be heart
less and grinding sort of monopolist,
for while according to law foot pas
sengers are allowed TO cross free the
hand-rails are charged.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Louisiana's latest refinement of cru
city is to compel negroes to engage In
a fight 10 a finish before stringing them
up or burning them at the stake. What's
the use of sending missionaries to Chi
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
+ Embarrassing,

Here take my seat, lady" said the
little boy on the car, as he sprang from
his fathers knee and doffed his hat
The lady looked like blush rose, the
women giggled, the father Signaled the
conductor to stop, and half dozen
men stood up while urging the lady ts
sit down.-DetrOit Free Press.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
Express and railroad managers

Express ana rallrOad managers IN
Chicago have ordered messengers and
train guards to shoot to kill all per-
sons who mOlest them with intent TO
rob. Young men who are making a
living by robbing trains will please
take notice with a view of carrying
more insurance or changing their bust
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
In JaDaD

Ignorance of Oriental etiquette some
times leads to awkward situations III
fashionable quarters. Lately an Eng
lish lady received a morning call from
Japanese gentleman, who. instead of
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Among all the virtues, humility, the
lowest, is pre-eminent. 1t is the safest,
because it is always an anchor; and
that man may truly be said to live
most content in his calling who strives
to live within the compass of it.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

cago last year Spinks defeated the sill
ver-haired veteran, but the result was
meyer satisfactory to the latter's
friends, and another meeting of the
pair would be one of the most attract
i've events that could be arranged. Re-
Gently Spinks defeated Edward Nc
Laughlin, of Philadelphia, in New York.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Jake Schaefer, the billiardist, fell off
a Chicago street car and permanently
Injured the wrist of his cue arm, and
is now suing for 100000 damages. It's
a stiff prize, but 1t is also stiff wrist.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
A Spirited Interview W

"And you asked her father for her
hand?"
Yes"
"Was he yiolent?'
Every He said l must be an idiot
to think of such thing"
what did you reply:"
Il told him that IF course he knew
his own family better than I did, but
that was willing to take my chances"
Washington Star.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

They are introducing office girls in
their employ are very well pleased with
them. They say that the office girl IS
superior to the Office boy in many par
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
colts Sold by the Dozen.

How the horse market fell off last
fall might have been seen at Lexington
XIV. lately, when thoroughbred colts
were sold at $50 dozen.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Two Brooklyn boys who started out
"to kill Indians" were arrested Defore
they succeeded in leaving town. TAM
many evidently has had narrow es-
cane
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

The bubOnic plague has now assumed
its worst form. The eminent scientists
are consuming pages of newspaper
space in quarreling about what it really
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

The trouble with most good fell
lows" is that they are not good FOR
much of anything else
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
Generous,

THAT is the third byciclist who has
barked himself against me this morn
ing" mused the wayside tree. with
out hurting me a bit. Take it all in
all. | am more skinned against than
skinning g"-Cincinnati Enquirer
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

The man who built the first mouse
in Chicago is still alive. So is the hrst
river that was ever built through Chl-
Gao
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03
ro Keen Ont Needs.

A thick sprinkling of sawdust und'
gravel on garden walks viii preye.
weeds growing.
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

Criticism acts on a man like a mus
tard plaster: if any is given you, hug
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

1t seems that Queen Victoria still
sees the necessity for distinction De-
tween "my lords and gentlemen
The Winslow mail., 1897-04-03

following They tried to leave her at
home, but she wouldn't stay. IF faith
er's in danger she said, I'm going to
help find him.
81 heard 'em when they reached the
! bare knoll this side Of the bridge.
had crooked one leg around a sleeper
and I still hung there over the chasm.
l don't believe l could have let go. |
guess l was frozen there. [ tried to
| shout and let them know where to find
me, but 1 couldn't get my mouth open.
1t was clean suffering, that. For there
was help within reach and I couldn't
make a sound.
"But Lettie knew the path l usually
took and first thing | knew she was on
! her knees at the end of the bridge cry
ing:
Here he is; oh, father, father
after that | don't remember much.
Jim said they carried me to the house
and laid me on the bed, but | didn't
| get back to my right senses for two
! or three days.
81 almost forgot to tell you that one
of the men who helped me was Brad
| ley, the superintendent. When he saw
Lettie and heard of what she had done
he just took off his hat, this way, and
| held it before him.
! You're the bravest girl I've ever
met he said"
Dolby paused as if he liked to remem-
| ber this part of the story.
THE passengers, oh, they escaped by
Lettie's rope and were driven into Cra-
gie's. And that night when the super
intendent was talking about who shall
! be keeper of section 81 Lettie spoke up,
| timid-like:
Mr.. Bradley, let me watch it; can
do 1t almost as we'll as father.
The superintendent looked at her for
a moment, and then he said:
81 believe you can, Lettie.'
From that day to this L. G. Dolby
has been keeper of p. I've never re-
covered-my legs and my back-but the
doctor still gives me hope. And
couldn't get along without Lettie--
But the old mans voice broke. Bax-
ter. shaking hands with him silently,
went out toward Cragie's, where he
sent a glowing report of the excellent
condition of section 27, l.. G. Dolby
keeper.
The news & observer., 1897-12-16
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE.

On Monday, January Bird, 1893, at She
Court House door in Raleigh, u. O.,
will sell at public outcry those tracts es
land in Wake county, about tive miles
southwark Of Raleigh on the Holleman
Road and adjoining the lands of w. h
Wilder, Mrs. Roe Ella HOllemAn, the
North Carolina Railroad Company and
others and described in the deed Of truR
hereinafter mentioned. as follows:
First, q tract Of (305) three hundred
and 6ve acres, more or less, lying on the
HOlleman Road about 21a miles Seutk
of Raleigh, adjoining the lands of W. ii
Holleman, NJ. A. Bledsoe and sthers and
known az the Nixon tract, formerly
owned by George T. Cooke; It being the
land conveyed to said Geore L. Cooke
Dy II. A. Nixon and others by deed re.
corded In Book Ne. 31 at page 100 %
the Register of Deeds office of Wake
County, reference to which deed as 70.
corded is hereby made for a more par
ticular and detailed description Of said
land.
Second, q tract of land in said County
and State, containing one hundred and
thirteen acres (113), more or less. knoww
as the ORourke tract, formerly owned
by said George T. Cooke, it being the
land conveyed to said George 7. Cooke
by Martha II. Stronach and her husban6
by deed recorded In Book No. 80 q
page 2S1 OF the Register of Deeds ofhea
OF Wake county, reference to whf@
deed ~ recorded and to the deed from
Batchelor and Battle, Commissioner. te
said Martha E. StrOnach, for said land
recorded In Book No. S8 at page 12 of
said Registers office 10 hereby made faR
q more particular and detailed descrip.
tion Of said land. Both Of said trscts oa
land were conveyed to said Martha ID
Stronach by Mary V. D. Cooke, CommiS
sioner, by deed bearing even date here
with"
Excepting, nevertheless, that part a
the aforesaid lands which was conveye&
to W. b. Wilder, Esq, by said Marths
10. Stronach BY deed registered In Bee
Ne. 12O at pages AL and 442 Of cal
RegisterY office OF Wake county: In
part conveyed to said w. n. Wilder a.
said deed contains I45 acres, leaving sT
acr . which viii be seld at the time an
place above stated.
& id lands will be sold In parcelG
slle made by virtue Of powers con
fer ed pom me BY a deed Of trust reRie
ter In Book Ne 107 at page sos Of Tn
Register Of Deeds Office Of Wal
Gruaty.
Terms Of sale one third cash: reside
one and two years after sale with
per ent interest. Title reserved unta
price fully paid. Hour Of sale - m
8. r. MORDECAI, Trustee.
Dai'v till day Of sale
The news & observer., 1897-12-16

body expected, for Oxford has enjoyed a
reputation for elegant hospitality from
the time whereof the memory of man
runneth not to the contrary. All homes
have been open, and a delightful hospi-
tality has won the hearts of all visitors.
l may be pardoned for saying this in q
town that ranks higher with me than
any town in the tobacco belt, because
more men and women in proportion to
population read the News and Observer
than any other town, with Louisburg a
good second, and Henderson and Dur
ham following behind. Oxford in all its
The news & observer., 1897-12-16
SALE OF LAND.

By virtue of a decree Of the Superior
court in Wake county, N. c., In specia5
proceedings, No. S12, entitled J. @. Mar
com, administrator of the estate Of P,
n. Ray, deceased, against Lima Ray, y.
N. Ray and others, being an action te
make real estate assets, will, as com.
missioner, sell, at the court house door
OF Wake county, to the highest bidder
for cash, on Monday, the 3rd day OF
January, 1898, at IL o'clock m. twe
tracts Of land lying in New Light town.
ship in said county.
First tract contains 55 acres, more op
less and known as lot No. 2 In the d.
vision of the lands of Thos. Ray, and
bounded as follows: Beginning at a
stake, the N. e. corner OF lot Ne. /,
thence s. 7S degrees e. A As poles
to stake In the dividing line, thence
N. SS12 degrees W. A poles to q stake,
thence N "a degrees E. 134% poles to
the beginning.
Second tract bounded on the east side
by the lands OF J. N. LOwery, on the
south side by Neuse river, on the west
side by A. @. Rays land and on the
north side by T. N. Rays land anS
containing 80 acres more or less, and
being the land conveyed to T. N. Ray
by James d. Dew, by deed recorded I'm
the office of the Register of Deeds e0a
Wake county, in book 107, page 257.
The second tract will be sold subjess
to the widows right of dover.
J. @. MAROON, COM.
December i, 1897, ids