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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-05
COMMISSIONERS SALE OF LAND,

By virtue of Judgment rendered a.
the October term, 1897, Of the Superior
Court Of Wake County, in a cause en-
titled w. r. Blake against Penny Bren-
nan, / will sell at the court house door
in the city Of Raleigh, at public auction,
for cash, to the highest bidder, at Il
O'Clock m, on the Goth December, 1897,
the following described lot or parcel Of
land in the County of Wake, and bound
ed and described as follows: In thu
eastern ward OF the city OF Raleigh,
joining lots of Patsy Hobbs, 8. @
Blake and Others, and bounded az fol-
lows: Beginning at Patsy Hobbs cor"
ner, on Bloodworth street, and rum
ming north with said street thirty-fivs
feet to s. @. Blake's and w. r. Blake's
corner; thence east with said Blake's
line 120 feet to Bryant Rayner's linei
thence south with said Raymer's line
80 feet to Patsy Hobbs line; thence
west with said line 120 feet to BLOOD
worth street, the beginning.
S. G. RYAN, Commissions,
Nov. II. 1897.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-05
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE
Nov. II. 1897.

On Monday, January 3rd, 1898, at the
Court House door in Raleigh, y. u,
will sell at public cutlery those trScts ~
land in Wake county, about two miles
southwark OF Raleigh on the HOllemar
Road and adjoining the lands OF w. BE
Wilder, Mrs. Roe Ella HOlleman. the
North Carolina Railroad Company and
others and described in the deed OF trusa
hereinafter mentioned, as follows:
"First, a tract of (305) three hundred
and FIVE acres, more or less, lying on the
Holleman Road about PA miles South
Of Raleigh, adjoining the lands OF w. ii.
Holleman, NJ. A. Bledsoe and others and
known az the Nixon tract, formerly
owned by George T. Cooke; 1t being the
land conveyed to said Geore I. Cooke
by e, A. Nixon and others by deed re-
corded In Book No. 81 at page 100 Of
the Register Of Deeds office OF Wake
County, reference to which deed a. re-
corded is hereby made for q more par.
ticular and detailed description Of said
land.
Second, tract of land In said County
and State, containing one hundred and
thirteen acres 113), more or less, kn0wg
as the O'Rourke tract, formerly Owne&
by said George Il. Cooke, it being the
land conveyed to said George T. Cooke
by Martha z. Stronach and her husband
by deed recorded i'm Book Ne. 80 A4
page PSI of the Register Of Deeds Office
OF Wake county, reference to whicb
deed as recorded and to the deed from
Bachelor and Battle, Commissioners, 10
said Martha e. Stronach, for said Land
recorded In Book No. 80 at page II %
said Registers office IL hereby made for
q more particular and detailed deserir
ton of said hand. Both Of said tracts OF
land were conveyed to said Martha n
Stronach by Mary v. d Cooke, Commas
sioner, by deed bearing even date ksEee
with"
Excepting, nevertheless, that para -
the aforesaid lands which was conveyed
to W. B. Wilder, ESQ, by said Marths
H. StrOnach by deed registered In Boob
Ne. 120 at pages Al and 442 Of sal
Register Office Of Wake county: tn
part conveyed to said w. ID. Wilder b
said deed contains 145 acres, leaving "a
acrs which win be sold at the time an
place above stated.
s id lands will be sold In parcels.
lie made by virtue Of powers eOM
TER I'd pom me by q deed Of trust regis
ter In Book No. 107 at page 59S Of ts
Re- lister Of Deeds office u Wall
County.
Terms Of sale one third cash; resf&R
one and two years after sale vita
per ,ent interest. Title reserved un4a
price fully paid. Hour OF sale IL IA.
8. r. MORDECAI, Trusbsa.
DAY. till day of sale.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-05
A LONG-FELT WANT.

Submissive got a patentable idea
that expect to make fortune out Of"
Timkins-"What is it?"
Simkins-"A scarf-pin shield that will
prevent a man from getting tangled up
in his best girls hair"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-05

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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
SHOWS BETTER TONE.
Iron and Steel Market Helped by the
Freak in the Pool.

Iron and Steel MarHet Helped by the
Freak in the Pool.
P~ITTSBURG, Feb. 1S.-The steel mar
ket shows a better tone, as a result of
the break i'll the rail pool, Bessemer
pig has advanced about rs cents per
ton, and was quoted at $40. n at Pitts
burg and $40. ~ i'll the valley. Billets
showed a similar advance, and all
lines of finished material participated
i'll the general elevation Of prices. The
rail market is still active, Some large
orders We're reported.
I'VE think that the turn in business
affairs has come" said an iron and
steel manufacturer. 1T has been Il
long time coming, but l think the
break III the rail pool was the incident
that turned the tide. The drop i'll the
price of rails gave an impetus to all
other branches of iron and steel indus
try, and all took on new lease Of bnsi-
business
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
81. Patrick and the Snakes.

There is an old legend to the effect
that st. Patrick banished all reptiles
from Ireland by beating a drum, but no
one, probably, seriously believes the
story. According to the myth, he took
his drum out for the purpose mentioned
and commenced pounding it SO vigor-
ously that he knocked a hole in the
drumhead, thus seriously endangering
the success of the miracle. While pom
dering what to do St. Patrick wa as
tonished by the appearance Of an angel,
who Immediately set to work to mend
the broken musical instrument. After
the hole had been mendcd the angel
vanished, ard st. Patrick continued the
work Of serpent b%anishing, being sue.
cessful III Kidding the island Of every
representative Of the snake tribe except
one old slayer who had lived SO lo3g
that his tusks protruded from his mouth
like horns. This monster refused to
leave the "land Of his fathers" and the
good saint resolved to practice a little
piece Of strategy. He removed the patch
which the angel had put on the drum
head ana then persuaded the serpent to
creep into the drum for the night. When
the reptile had done as requested, St.
Patrick glued down the magic patch
and then threw drum, serpent and all
into the sea. A sunken bowIder Oft the
west coast Of Ireland is called st. Pat
rick's drum. ST. Louis Republic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

In 1.-THE Hutchinson Family" Mr..
John W. Hutchinson tells this story of
the Rev. Humphrey Moore, years ago
minister at Milford, n. H.: ION one
occasion he was asked to oficiate at a
Masonic celebration where a prayer was
considered germane to the proceedings.
All his demo mination We're opp6ed to
the mystic order. and at first he hest.
tated, but finally complied, and at the
appointed time and place made his ap-
pearance and offered the following
prayer: % Lord, we pray for we know
not what. If it is good, bless it; if it
is bad, cuss it. World without end.
Amenr'
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
Everyday Excursions

To all parts OF the world can be arrane
cd for any day in the year, for one or
more persons, upon application to any
principal ticket agent Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee l. st. Paul railway. timer.
aries carefully prepared for excursions
to California, Florida, Mexico, China,
Japan, and to any part Of Europe. Esti-
mates. Tickets furnished, including all
expenses. Tickets furnished for the
complete journey. 1t is not necessary TO
wait for any sc-called "PersOnally Con.
Quoted Excursions" In these days OF
progressiv g enlightenment, with the
English language spoken in every land
under the sur, one does not need to de-
pend upon the services OF guides for
sight. seeing, but can go it alone or in
small family parties, with great comfort
and security, and at ones " convent
ence. Apply to the nearest agent OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul railway,
or address Geo. II. Heafford, General
Passenger Agent, Ais Old Colony Build.
! ing, Chicago, III.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
IEuDtiuxithp Wild Goat.

The White Goat or Rocky Mountain
Goat az it unfortunately called, is Il
species of & game rarely hunted by
sportsmen. This is not so much because
of tie difficulty OF killing the
animal, nor because OF It's actual
rarity. 1t is IL stupid animal, easily shot
when once found. 1t ia not, however,
found in the usual hunting grounds, as
are bear, deer. elk. etc. 1t is remote from
the common localities, but where found
is in Coodly numbers. 1t ranges very
high up in the mountains, above timber
line usually, moHg rocks and cliffs.
his requires great labor to get to it, but
once there the hunter will get his game
nine times out of ten.
Ifyon care to read OF a goat hunt
made in the Bitter Root Range in Mon
tana. in the fall OF 1895, send Six cents to
Chas Fee, General Passenger Agent,
y art. erd Pacific Railway. st. Paul,
M.nn., for Wonderland 'Y6, which re.
counts such a hunting expedition
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
Pierre dispatch, Is: There are oil

Pierre dispatch, Is: There are Only
sixteen days more OF the Legislative
session and only ten bills have become
laws. The bill to create 100 new steam
boiler inspectors was killed III the sen
ate to-day. and the Office Of state en-
glneer of irrigation was abolished. The
LIQUOR bill was not reached. Both
branches of the legislature are holding
forenoon sessions but 80 or 400 bills
will fan IN being acted upon because Of
insufficient time. In the house a bIIl
was fayorabiy reported to regulate lot
bylsts, requiring them TO register IL
each house, stating who employs them
and for what measure they are WORKING;
also the bill to tax notes ana mortgages,
and "A blIl providing that ca tel mort
cages on property tXemIt from TAXATION
shall be- sigued 10y both huoUHud and
wife. \ buI fixing the salaries Of cOun
ty attorneys IL each county Cf the state
was Introduced IN the senat- and IA reso-
lutIou was adopted making the tittleth
day tue limit for the !LtrouuctIon. Of neN
bis.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
ORDERS FOR RAILS.
Eailroad Work Promises to TIE Lively In
the Southwest This Season.

EailrOad Ork RHOfnfsca 10 TIE Lively In
the Southwest This Season.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 1S.-The collapse OF
the steel trust aud the consequent de.
cline in the prices Of steel rails to SIT
per ton has already begun to exert a
stimulating influence on the iron and
steel industry. The st. Louis agents
of the Carnegie company and the Illi-
nois Steel company are keeping the
wires hot closing deals.
The Missouri, Kansas and Texas rail
way company heads the list with an
order for 10, 900 tons of steel rails placed
witlsthe Carnegie Steel company.
This means 100 miles of new track
somewhere between here and Calves
ton, and steady employment for hun
dreds Of men for moH.hs to come.
The Frisco also awaited itself of the
tempting opportunity afforded by the
prevailing low price Of rails, and placed
an order with the Illinois Steel COM
pany for 5000 tons. The Missouri Pa
citc fell into line with an order for
5000 tons, and news comes from Texas
that +. II. r. Green of the Texas Mid.
land has just closed a deal for 10000
tons. There is particular sis 4ificance
III Mr.. Green's purchase, as it means
not repairs, but extentions. The great
er part Of the Texas Midland track has
been recently laid, so that If Mr..
Green's new rails are put down any
where they must go to extending his
line. TO Il friend who arrived from
Texas, Mr.. Green admitted he intend
ed using the rails just ordered III new
construction.
The president Of the Galveston Ter
minal railroad has also arrived here.
He is III the market for 5000 tons of
rails.
The agents eff both the Carnegie and
Illinois Steel company are reticent as
to what orders they have placed further
han those above noted, but it is known
that together they have received orders
for 30, 1000 tons to be laid in the imme.
date vicinity of st. Louis.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
FIRST MAN TO TAKE ETHER.
1t Was Administered to Him by DIR. Nor
ton In 1916.

ton In 1876.
Some interesting facts regarding tho
first patient under ether are told by DR..
Samuel A. Green in his GrotOn illstor-
ical Series.
The subject was Ebcnezcr Hopkins
Frost, a native of GrotOn, now dead,
who is we'll remembered by many per-
sons in Boston. He was a son Of Solo
mon and Dorcas (Hcpkins) Frost and
was born on Dec. :, 1924. He became
noted as a singer and teacher Of vocal
music, and was a member Of the Han
del and Haydn society Of Boston.
DR.. Morton first tried on himself the
experiment CT inhaling ether, and in
describing tie effect it produced he said ::
"Dclighted with the success of this
experiment, | Immediately announced
the result TO the persons employed in
my establishment, and waited impa-
tiently for some IL upon whom l could
make a fuller trial. Toward evening Il
man residing III Boston came in suffer
ing great pain and wishing to have q
tooth extracted. He was afraid CT the
operation, and asked if be could be mes
meriZed. l told him | had something
better, and saturating my handkerchief
gave 1t to him to inhale. 1t was dark
and DR.. Hayden held the lamp while /
extracted "a firmly rooted bicuspid tooth.
'Ihorc was not much alteration i'll
the pulls" and no relaxation Of the mus
Giles, Re recovered III minute, and
knew rothing of what had been done u
him. He remained for some time talk
ing about the experiment. This was on
the 30th Ct September, 1916. | Consid-
cred it &c lie the first demonstration Of
this new fa< III science. | have heard
Of no Il who can prove an earlier dem
Onstratlon. If any II can do SO, | yield
TO him the point Of priority Of time"
Immediately after the operation Frost
gave certificate corroborating the state
ments and signed himself as then living
at AZ Prince street, Boston. Nearly 20
years afterward he died at Fitchburg,
on Sept. Z, 1865.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
THEY BOTH GOT MAD.
4 Mountaineer Visits a PcstoRce and His
Experience There,

4 Mountaineer Visits a Pcstomce and HI
Experience There.
He was a typical mountaineer from
his brogan shoes to his wook hat, and he
had walked to IA neigbboring town to
from his home. The second day after he
arrived he went to the p~ostofice to get
q letter from his girl. He wa sure it
would be there, as she had tearfully told
him she would write him while he was
away.
Air thar any mail fer me- be in
quiled Of the postmaster.
"What's your name:' was the in.
Guiry.
LOUDER
Il say, what's your name?" asked
the postmaster in u littlo more positive
II
Louder"
Il say, what's your name:' yelled
the postmaster, sticking his head through
the window into the face of the young
man.
why, dad drat your ugly time, I've
told yer three times my name was Lou
der, yelled the mountaineer. 1T. j.
Louder, and if yer didn't belong to Their
gov'ment I'd crawl over thar and pick
your years. Soon es a man gifts or gov
ment job round here he begins to put
on airs, and I'm not one to put up with
it"
The postmaster fished out q letter
from a musty hole and gave it to him,
although he WAS mad himself. -Wash-
ingtOn Star,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

Senator Chandler has made bis long
predicted great" speech IN the senate
Oh UImetalllsm and succeeded ia creating
a sensation, not by any Lew argument
he adduced as It was only "a repetition of
the arguments advanced by the best
silver advocates in the last cam palgu,
but by the personal attacks he made up
on different senators and others and the
warnings he gave the Incoming admins
tratlOD. Palmer was roasted as one who
aided IN Mcklnlry's election, also the
boilers Of TIE 81. LOUIS c]ouventleu, and
Senator Pcttlgrew. The latter gave
Chandler the lie right III the midst OF
his speech, ard he then turned to warn
the Incoming administration Of certain
disaster TO the repub.Icln party If II did
not grant blmetal!lsm to lhe country ,
though lie trIe ! TO hold out that all WHO
had rlsen IN favor of blmetaiIism III the
last campaign We're wrong Tne peculiar
feature Of Chambers argument Is that
If the advocates Of the use of SILVER xere
SO eyeriastlngiy wrOng and "hurled II t
the ditch in the last campaign, why
should he be 50 much afraid of the fate
OF the republican party i'll the next cam
paign if 1t does not do something for sill
yer now? 1t would seem that the seua-
tor Was coward!y in his convictions then
wheu the issue was up and is very brave
now when his party is safe.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

Outside the walls of Jerusalem is q
lepers' hospital tended by deaconesses
from the German religious houses. Year
after year these heroic women, without
pretentiousn, IS, without any trumpet
ing Of their work, almost unknown to
the world, have waited upon lepers,
they themselves literally dying by
inches. Their courage has only come to
light by the chance notice Of travellers.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

a worshiper by mistake puts a larger
amount than intended into the church
collection box, the money becomes the
Lords and cannot be refunded on IA
plea of error. 1t isn't claimed that the
Lord would care to profit by a miscon-
ception, but it seems that his earthly
representatives Of English birth would.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. ls.-Northern
Pacific Gamer Olympia, just arrived,
brings Hong Kong and Philippine is
and advlceS up to Jan. 20. According
b the last Manila papers the Spanish
forces are steadily subduing the rebel.
lion, but no reference is made to the
approaching attack on the rebel strong.
hold in Cavite.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
OTIS
big suit Evidently Settled.

New YORK, Feb. lS.-The suit
brought by Henry Willard against the
Northern Pacific and Manitoba Rail.
way company for an accounting as to
the disposition of bonds belonging to
the road worth between a, OOO, 600, and
s., 1000, 900 bias been discontinued. The
terms Of the settlement are not known.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

The trans Mississippi big show organ.
izatlon Of Omaha has sent out a special
carload Of lobbyists to visit all the legis-
latures of the northwest states. They
are DOW on their way to St. Paul, thence
to Duluth, Bismarck and Pierre. They
want legislatures TO make appropriations
for exhibits at the big show ~ 1898.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
bermuda Allowed in Sail.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. lS.- Collector
Reed has received a telegram from the
Washington authorities directing him
to grant clearance papers to the Der.
muda. He therefore informed Mr..
Hart, the agent, that the vessel was at
liberty to sail.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

CI1c"ra. p ,"llrra'd:'. Richard Ven
sci r-lur's o.. Minute Cough Cure tie
great. - sncc-sS of medical science. Il,
told us thar u cured his Whole family ot
tetrlrl- coughs and code, after all other
30 sa.lrd cures lad failed entirely. Mr
Nensel SAID i assisted hs ci,iiir4r
through very bad siege { megs-ls. One
Minute Cough Cure makes ~eXpectora
llon yer! easy and RAPID.
FRANK SMITH.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

WASHINGTON, Feb. lS.-United States
Consul Duffie at Winnipeg reports to
the state department that the Domin.
ion government has appropriated 3D..
600 for the improvement of navigation
in the international waters Of Rainy
river, at a point named Long Sault
Rapids. All the steamers on the river
are British owned and registed.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

} Constipation IN its worst forms, dys
pepsia, sick headache, biliousness and
arrangement OF the liver are readily
cured by DeWitt's Little Early Risers
These little pills never grippe. Small
pill, safe pill, best pill.
FRANK SMITH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
Indemnity for the Jameson Raid.

LONDON, Feb. IL "A dispatch to The
Daily Mail from Cape Town says that
the Transvaal Republic has demanded
e322, 600 indemnity on account of the
raid of DIR. Jameson.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
LIE DAILY
THURSDAY, FEB. Is. 1897.
GERMS OF ST SUBSCRIPTION
TO

rHE DAILY LEADER makes q special feature OF
{ ruisaip Information concerning the advantages
u d .csources of the city of Madison and Of the
sac at large emitting it to the patrorag" otad-
~7erri-er- of every class.
y STAHI pronrIptOr
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

A torpid liver means a bad complexion,
bad breath. indigestion and frequent
headaches. To avoid such companions
take DeWitt'sL Little Early R'sers, the
famous little pills.
FRANK SMyru
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18
Free Pills.

Send your address to II. E. Bucklen 4
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The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

Soothing for burns. scalds, chapped
hands and lips. Healing for cuts and
sores. Instant relief for piles. stops pain
at once. These are the virtues Of De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve,
FRANK SMITH
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

Just try a lOc. box Of Cascarets, the
finest liver and bowel regulator ever
made.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1897-02-18

Homeseeker, do you want a
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of South Dakota
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-31
CHoyNsKI JuLIAN's CHOICE.
Man Picked Ont for Match with
Mccoy.

CHICAGO, Dec 3O.-Joe Choynski the Eopu-
lar California heavyweight, is the man that
Martin Julian, manager Of Champion Bob
to meet first. if the latter boxer wants a
match with "Fitz.' That conclusion was
arrived at by Julian after he received a
query from Mccoy asking whom he could
suggest to match against him before he could
have chance at FitZsimmons. After long
talk with Parsons Davies, Choynski's man
ager. Julian teiegraphed to Mccoy that If he
would fight ChOynski successfully he would
consider him entitled to go at Fitz at the
middleweight limit. The Kid Immediately
answered that he would deposit s., 900 for
felt money with Al Smith, of New York,
for a contest with Choynski, with a side bet
of s. 900. Dawes telegraphed Smith that he
would forward a like amount to cover Nc
Coy's forfeit. There the matter rests, with
Julian's positive statement that the champion
will meet Mccoy if he defeats Choynski.
would not have ample ground in refusing
q match with Choynski because the latter
would be unable to make the middleweight
limit, 15S pounds, Julian said: 1 don't see
why he should refuse to meet Choynski at
catch weight. He fought Creedon upon that
same agreement and it is generally known
that Choynski is not very many pounds over
the middleweight limit. Besides this. how
ever Mccoy promised Parson Davies, right
after his win over Creedcn, that Choynski
would be his next opponent"
Tom" O'Rourke is willing to match Joe
Walcott against Kid Mccoy. providing the
latter insists upon the middleweight limit,
and Choynski is not matched against the
man who aspires to a battle with Fitzsim-
mons. He has $1,000 posted.