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The news & observer., 1897-02-19
WORTH MORE THAN SEVEN PER
CENT.
(Alamanee Gleaner-l

1t is an important road to the South
ern, and we are not opposed to their
having it; but we do not favor leasing il
to them or any other system for 90 years.
We believe it is worth more than z per
cent. as a good business Investment,
and do not blame the Southern pr)Dl. for
making the best bargain possible.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
MAJORITY SAY ANNUL.
The Lease Should be Annulled and Com
petition Invited.
DUNN UNION.)

The majority of the people of the State
are in favor of annulling the lease. Nine
ty-nine years is too long a time The
lease should he annulled and let the
railroad companies have q fair chance
to bid for the road. The Republicans
seem to be fighting the annulment of the
lease.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
A SIX LEGGED COW FOR THE
NEWBERN FAIR.

Winston, ~ c., Feb. 18.-(SpeciaD-
A six legged COW left here tonight for
Newben to be exhibited at the annual
fair. The animal belongs to NJ
Fr;edeand, Of this county.
The news & observer., 1897-02-19
was adopted. 1t rs satisfactory tc
Schulken.
At 2:10 the House adjourned until TAG
d. m.
SENATE.

The Senate met at II o'clock, Lieuten
ant Governor Reynolds in the chair.
Prayer by Senator Utley
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oil lue UuIuel. eva..s auu y, bue cOun-
try's history. The regulations pro.
vide: "No msrried person; shall be
admitted as candidate; and it any
candidate shall be married before
graduation such marriage shall be
considered as equivalent to resigna-
tion, and he shall leave the institution
accordingly" After boy has passed
the prescribed examination and has
been found qualified mentally, physi-
cally and morally to become cadet,
he must report on or before June l5
following the examination to the
Superintendent of the academy and
sign IN agreement for service in the
following form:
l., OF the Slate OF -, aged -
years, - months, do hereby engage, with
the consent OF my parents or guardian, that
from The date OF my admission rs cadet ol
the United States Military Academy will
serve in ,!:c Army OF the United States loi
eight years, un 'ess sooner discharged by com
petent authority.
The cadet also subscrlbes to an oath
to support tho Constitution OF the
United States, and that he will bear
true allegiance to the National Gov
ernment.
The number of men in West Point
is comparatively small, about 300 in
all. and the new student becomes con-
spicuous at once by the manner OF his
carriage and his lack of military bear
ing. This is just as true of those who
had some experience in so-called mill
tory schools before they came to West
Point rs of the boys who come fresh
from their mothers apron strings. The
"setting.up" is done by upper class
men, whose apparent severity has
caused many young heart to beat
rapidly and whose shout of "What dc
you mean by standing that way?" Of
''You, I mean. you there" or "Don't
you know what your right foot Isl?
has caused q lump to rise in the throat
of many o new cadet who until thai
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1897-04-21
sHEEPsKrN ROBES.

A writer in farm paper tells how
she makes robes of sheepskins. She
says: take three sheepskins (black
ones), wash them thoroughly with
soap, having soaked them over night
to get the blood out of them, spread
them out and sprinkle one-hslf to
three. fourths OF pound OF alum, we'll
pulverized, on each one IA large buck
with heavy pelt would require one
pound oil alum). Then sprinkle two
thirds of tinful OF salt uniformity on
the alum, double skin over along the
back, putting flesh to flesh and fitting
one side to the other, and roll up.
Let them lie twenty.fou hours. 1t is
we'll to turn them upside down so that
the alum and salt may all dissolve.
Hang them up to dry. As they dry,
stretch the pelt often, SO as to keep
them soft. When dry the flesh may be
rubbed smooth and soft with pumice
stone. To dress the wool hang the
skin over rail and beat with stick.
A horse card may be used lightly also.
straighten the broadest one across
the butt, then the right and left sides
of the other two, and sew them to.
gether; then straishten them oil
across the butts and sew onto the
broadest one. White skins may be
colored any shade with analine dyes,
the quantity depending on the color
desired. The skins should be clean and
clear of grease IN order to tan, also to
take color. Dissolve the dye with
boiling water and let it cool to 100 or
ITO degrees. or until you can bear
your hand in 1.-THE hotter the better
it will take, SO that it does not burn
the skin. This is practical method,
though suppose fine piece OF work
would require an expert. More than
three skins make too clumsy q robe
for buggy or sleigh, and for handy
robe the wool should not be too long.
Such o robe, if lined and bordered
with red flannel. pinked or scalloped,
is fair substitute for buffalo robe.
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hau u uapuiai AySteivn 10 =. Daiiovn,
and when he caught his first glimpse
of the great swaying globe he uttered
growl of disapproval, and would
have fed but for the restraining hand
of his master, A. Hirbour.
After awhile he was induced to ap-
proach the balloon. He put his head
over the side of the basket and snuffed
longingly at small box OF honey on
the cars bottom. Presently the limit
of temptation was reached, and mo-
ment later the big animal was in the
basket licking the honey vigorously.
When Bruno was in the COR the rope
was loosened and the balloon shot up.
ward, 1t had gone but few feet
when the black head OF the bear was
seen peering over the side, and the
movements of the car indicated that
he was wabbling about in consterna-
tion and wishing he was out.
A rope was attached to the balloon
so that it could not rise above 5000
feet. AS the balloon foated close to
the top OF big cottonwood tree
Bruno grabbed at its branches. The
balloon, with Bruno, hoated around
in the air for some time and finally
settled on the shore Of Crystal Lake.
When Mr.. Hirbour came up Bruno
was seated in cornEeld eating corn,
the abandoned car of the balloon fast
in neighboring tree. Bear and bal
Icon were uniniured.
Bruno has been taught to dance,
wrestle and do other tricks. 1t was
Mr.. Hirbour's intention to transform
Bruno into steaks and roasts, but ow.
ing to the remarkable intelligence he
has displayed the death sentence has
been revoked, and Bruno may now live
as long as he behaves himself.
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A New Bicycle Game.

A new bicycle game, or rather game
which can be played on wheels, has
lately been evolved by a cycling
genius.
1t is called the royal game and re-
quires court or field, divided into
alleys. Two teams of nine riders each
take part and the field is divided into
o right and left field, with the courses
chalked out plainly. An alleyway, con-
structed of ropes or cables, extends
from the upper to the lower field on
the division line between the right and
left field. Cables also form two up.
right sides between which the play
wheel rolls and is driven backward or
forward by the riders in passing at
any point between the lower and
upper field. The play wheel is single
bicycle rim, having o four-and'one'
half-inch pneumatic tire.
The idea of the game is to drive this
plav wheel from the centre field,
through attack of opponents, to goal
ahead, the riders using sticks especial.
ly made for the game. The ends OF
the alIeyways are the goals for the re-
spectiye teams.
Players ride in single file and always
circle to the left. Thus the two trains
are constantly meeting and passing
each other in opposite directions on
the upper sides of the alleYway.
Royal is game reauiring swift
riding and much skill and novice
would scarcely venture TO form one OF
q team.
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ton, and then comes evening parade,
after which the battalion marches to
supper. After supper they have
thirty minutes, and ore then called to
quarters for study until 10 o'clock,
when "taps" is sounded, and the sig
nal for "lights out" finds the cadets
tired and ready for sleep.
On Wednesday and Saturday after
moons the cadets have no duties to
perform, and unless they have been
guilty of some slight infraction of tho
rules they may take rest. But q
peep into the courtyard Of the bar
racks on these afternoons will con-
vince the visitor that all cadets aro
not angels. While their companions
are at ease, those who have trans
gressed must pace up and down GER
tain part of the yard accoutred and
armed the same as regular infantry
man on sentry duty, and if the gray
walls were transparent they would dis
close to view also some who must suf-
fer for their misconduct by being con.
fined to their rooms. The strictest
discipline, the severe course and the
high standard required are the causes
for depicting the ranks of the cadet
corps, and it is estimated that about
sixty per cent. of those who are fully
accepted as cadets drop out before
the four years term Is completed.
Those who remain and are gradu'
ated receive cash capital OF 1892 to
start with. Out of the $40 n year
which is placed to the credit of every
cadet 81 is taken every month and
kept for him, and at the end OF his
term at West Point he receives it in q
lump sum. The purpose of the ar
rangement is to place the young officer
out of need and to enable him to buy
his officers outfit. Tho $40 year
which cadet receives from the Gov
ernment never reaches him in the
shape of money. His account is sim.
ply credited with the amount, and
against this charges are made for his
clothing, books, board, laundry and
all Incidental expenses, and the great
problem is how to keep out OF debt.
70 buy anything with money OF his
own is an impossibility, because q
cadet is kept peuniless, aud one OF the
regulations prcscribes that no cadet
shall apply tor or receive money OF
any other supplies from his parents or
from any person whomsoyer without
permission OF the Superintendent.
The thild and fourth years in the
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The Papal Army.

The Pope's army is divided into five
separate bodies-the Noble Guard, the
Swiss Guard, the Palatine Guard, the
gendarmes and the fire brigade. The
Noble Guard is composed of fifty
young members of the Roman nobil-
ity. The Swiss Guard is 100 strong,
and the men are selected for their
youth and strength. They guard the
doors and entrances of tho Vatican.
The Palatine Guard is raised from
among the citizens of Rome, and is
only called out on special occasions.
The gendarmes number 100, and are
recruited from ex-soldiers of the
Italian army, specially recommended
by Itnlian bishops for their religious
fdeli:y u. ! fervor. The fremen num-
Der thirty, and are always in the Vati.
can. The Pope's army has its special
daily journal, the Fedelta Cattolica. =
New York Mail and Express.
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year past that they do not resemble
the boys OF that time, and parents and
friends who come to the Academy
hardly know them. They feel pride
in the fact that they have lived
through their year of plebdom, and
no one greets them more heartily as
they enter the domain of the upper
class men than the yearlings who are
about to shake the dust of their con.
dition from their boots and enter the
more digniied sphere of second.class
men. With the graduation hop the
pleb's time OF probation ceases. The
upper class man goes SO far as to Sc
cure partners for him, and between
the smiles of petty girls, the release
from thraldom, the consciousness of
having won the respect of the older
men, and his anticipation of his good
time in camp with the new men, the
yearling's cup of happiness is nearly
full.
But tho hop lasts only few hours,
the camp season soon ends, and then
begins the work asain-harder than
the year before end more of it. Not
only drill regulations, discipline and
oil matters pertaining to the science of
war must be studied and mastered, but
higher mathematics, French and
Spanish and literature must be grappled
with and they keep every moment OF
the cadets time employed. 1t is ab-
solutely impossible for man to keep
up with his class unless he works
hard, and the class as q whole would
fall behind if the work were not con-
tinuous.
To be convinced of the prime condi-
tion of the cadets one must see them
at meal in the large mess hall known
as Grant Hall. The senior cadet cap
tain is superintendent of the hall, and
sits at table facing the door sur
rounded by his staff. The cadets march
to the hall and are divided when they
reached there into squads correspond
ing to the tables in the mess hall.
Each squad is accompanied by an Off
Ger, who is responsible for the behavior
of the men at the table. 1t is matter
of course that the man who caryes, who
does oil the work and who is served
last is q pleb. The hall is decorated
with the portraits OF graduates who
have won fame since they left the in
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Monkey as all Imitaior.

At Cheltenham, England, there lives
q retired Admiral and his wife, who
have favorite monkey. One day re-
Gently the lady. hearing strange
noise in the dining room, looked in to
see what it was. The sight which met
her eyes was ludicrous one.
Seated in the armchair, with the
Admiral's smoking cap on his head
and the Adniral's spectacles on his
nose, was tie monkey, and in his hand
was the open newspaper, which ne
shook and patted, while he jabbered
and gesticulated with great emphasis
at the cat, which lay blinking on the
hearth rug.
1t was n clever and careiully studied
imitation of tho testy ola Admirals
tone and manner when reading to his
wife some passages from the newspaper
which excited his wrath or indigna.
tion.-Western Telegraph.
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most severe test, and The man who
goes through the ordeal of the peculiar
hazing to which the pleb is subjected,
who can control himself sufficiently
to take it all in the proper spirit, who
can keep up with his studies in the
mean time and acquire sufficient
rudimentary knowledge of military
matters to satisfy his instructors,
shows himself we'll qualified for the
work which will follow and for the
positions of trust and responsibility
to which he may be called later.
1t does not matter who the man ia,
whether he is the son of a Senator,
General, o diplomat, or a black
smith, whether rich or poor, he is q
pleb with the plebs, and no power can
save him from making love to broom
stick in the presence of lot of upper
class men if they decide that he shall
do so, no influence can gain for him
the privilege of sittin 6 in the presence
of an upper class man unless that man
asks him to do SO, and his ancestry,
station or future prospe cts would avail
him little if he failed to "sir" the
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WEST POINT LIFE.
FOUR YEARS OF RIGID DIsCI-
PINE FOR CADETS.
The PIeb's Year Of Servituele and
Submission to Hazing-Rro-
gramme or Daily Lie
and Study.
4 70 place exists in the United
n States the name of Which is SO

| u 7 o place exists in the United
N States the name (which is SO
v closely interwoveni With the
q history of the countrF as that
of West Point. 1t was conspicuous
place in the days of the Revolutionary
struggle, when its Typographical situa.
tion made it desirable, and near and
about it were enacted some Of the deeds
of heroism which will live to the credit
of the patriotic Continentals while the
annals of the Republic shall lest. It's
situation on the Hudson, says the New
York Tribune, is one OF the beauty
spots of the country, and, while great
changes have been made near it since
the days of the Revolution end the. re-
lentIess hand of nineteenth century
progress has transformed many dis
tricts near it into modern. prosaic
towns, West Point remains urde6led
and majestic as it left the hand of the
great Architect, and even the modern
buildings which have been eTected on
the heights which overlook the river
and the proud monument which recalls
the names of departed heroes pale into
insignifcance before the picture of
natural beauty which nothing can OBJ
,iterate while the Hudson winds be-
-eath the rocky cliffs and yeraure and
sunlight add their colors to the scene.
But to the American West Point is
attractive beyond its ASSOCIATION with
the days CT old and its natural beauty,
because from the academy which the
Government maintains upon the reser-
vation came the men who wrote their
names in imperishable letters upon
the country's history and repaid in
many instances with their lifs,s blood
the benefits which they received there.
The cadets come from all parts .of
the country; they represent all
grades ard classes of the community,
and there is probably no educational
institution on the continent IN which
mans social, political or financial
standing would count for less than IN
West Point, and where his advance
ment and final graduation would de-
pend SO thoroughly and exclusively
upon his own personal work. Cadets
are appointed by members Of Congress
and by the President; and IN recent
years it has been the custom to give
the places of principal and alternate
to the aspirants by competitiYe exam
ination. A candidate must be over
seventeen years old and nnder twen-
tv-two. If he il undn--. 2 2 -'1-'Dt -. II
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An ingenious statistician has drawn
up table to show how many eggs the
various kinds of domestic fowls lay
per annum, and how many OF the eggs
go to the pound:
Geese, 4 to the lb. (; 80 per annum.
Polish, 9 to the lb. (; 15O per annum.
Bantams, 16 to the lb. (; 100 per an
mum.
Hamburghs. 9 to the lb. /; 200 per
annum.
Turkeys, 5 to the lb.; 80 to 60 per
annum.
Gamo Fowl, 0 to the h.; 16O per
annum.
Leghorns, 6 to the lb. i; 200 per an
mum.
Plymouth Rocks, 8 to the lb.; $50
per annum.
Langshans, s to the lb. $50 per an-
nun.
Brahmas, Z to the lb.; 130 per an
mum.
Ducks, 5 to the lb.; 80 to 60 per
annum.
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AGRICULTURAL TOPICS,
THE IDEAL FARM,

According to my own idea, the ideal
farm is one of small or moderate size.
all paid for, with good buildings, neat
surroundings, ornamental shrubbery
about the buildings, fruit trees in the
background or near by, good sized
garden we'll cared for and the fields
managed on the intensive system.
1t is also the surest and safest to
pursue what is termed diversified
farming, SO as to have variety Of
products to sell at different seasons of
the year, and thus be able to keep
square with grocer and blacksmith. A
little to sell often is more convenient
than large quantity at one time, SO
far as the use of it is concerned.
Whenever the farmer goes to town
he ought to be able to take along come.
thing to sell; and if he has few pri-
vate families as customers, it will be
better than if he is obliged to dispose
of his load at the store.-Farm, Field
and Fireside.
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moment fancied that he was letter per-
feet and with points to spare.

moment fancied that he was letter per-
feet and with points to spare.
The new man comes to the academy
at that time of the year when The hard
work for those who remain is over,
and camp life begins. Hard and exact
ing work has been the order of the
day; unceasing, tireless application to
the studies which extend over wide
field has taken the time Of the whole
year, and the student halls the advent
of June with Joy, because it brings the
camp seas on and comparative rest. 1t
is particularly welcome to the men
who are just completing their first
year, who will emerge from their pleb-
dom into full-Hedged cadetship. who
will throw off tbe CALLING yoke of un-
derling. and will have q new lot OF
p,ebs with whom to get even for what
they themselves have endured. And
SO, with every yearling standing in
wait for him, the cadet enters camp for
I. senson OF about eleven weeks.
II his heart is not broken by the
upper class men while in camp, and If
lie passes the examination which fol-
lows u few months later, he becomes q
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Corn-stalk Armor for Battlcships.

A new scheme has been devised for
the protection of men-of-war, which,
if put into operation, will make these
look even more cumbersome than they
do at present. This new plan involves
10 additional Harveylzed steel or fur
ther coating of seventeen inch armor
to protect the ship from hostile guns.
Upon the other hand, the new armor
is to be made of no less substance
than corn stalks. With q covering of
this substance, chopped fine and
pressed into hard, solid mass, it is
said that no man-of-war can be sunk.
Shot and shell may go through her,
her bottom may be ripped open by
torpedoes. and she may even have o
hole punched in her side by ram,
and yet float. This marvel is to be &C.
complished by the simple action of
the water.
The water having once gained access
to the corn.stalk amor, which lies
along the whole outside of the ship
under thin covering of steel, the
vegetable sacking swells SO rapidly as
to soon close the hole. Tests made by
naval officers have shown that this
curious corn,stalk packing, when once
wet, swells with force that is ire
sistible.
The firm OF Cramps, the great ship
builders, has purchased the patents
on this new prOcess,
Cut up into huge slabs, like the
steel armor which is made at the Car
negie works, this vegetable substance
will be loaded on freight cars and
shipped from the agricultural districts
where corn is plentiful to the sea-
board. There it will be packed and
screwed into place in the sides OF our
new men-of-war.
According to the plans which have
been drawn up this curious substance
is to be placed outside of the heavy
armor of our men-of-war from 'dis.
tance about eight feet above the water
line to the keel on both sides. 1t will
run from stem to stern, thus covering
the whole submerged portion of the
vessel.
Seen from the outside you would
not know corn-clad vessel when you
saw one, as the vegetable armor would
be protected by q steel covering that
is to be made waterproof. The corn
-.-,---...-- .s..t. '----'.'
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of the people was matter of quite
decided sentiment with President
Cleveland. Mr.. Cleveland asked the
privilege of being sworn on little
red Bible which had been given to
him by his mother in his boyhood,
when he first left the family rooftree,
and he took the oath at the beginning
of both OF his presidential terms on
this look. which he treasures fondly.
The custom, however, has been for
the United States Supreme Court to
furnish the Bible on which the Presi-
dent takes his official oath, and this
tradition has been carried out by the
clerk of the court ever since that tri-
bunal was established, except on the
two occasions when President Cleve-
.. NJ - G-~ M NJ
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KISSING THE BIBLE.
Books Which Lips Of Presidents
Touched When Sworn In.

The Bible on which Mckinley took
the oath of Office as President of the
United States Is an unusually hand
some and costly copy of the Testa-
ments made especially for the occasion
in Ohio and presented to the new
President by Bishop Arnett, of Will
berforce College, colored institution
in the Buckeye State, on behalf of the
African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Its covers are OF Elue morocco with
satin Innings, white satin panels and
gilt edges, with a gold plate in the
center, and is engraved with the fol-
lowing inscription: William McKin.
ley, President of the United States OF
America, Inaugurated March 4, 1897.
The look on which he was sworn
in to the highest Office within the gift