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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-19
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RALEIGH GOTION.

-a@s RALEIGH, N. o., December is.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-19
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL, Dec. l8.--l:00 r. M.--Spot cot
ton, quiet prices favor buyers smerlcan
middlfng fair 9.l6d; good middIing s. l6d;
American niddling . l5d low middling
So: good Ordinary ~ ordinary. 25-S2d
sales OF bhe day we're 7, ~ bales, Of which
200 were Cor speculation aud EXPORT, and
aneluded GOO American; receipts $1,000 bales,
including ii,2 0 American
Futures opened quiet with moderate =
mand and closed Ia1y
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
BATHING AN ELEPHANT.

F. Fitz Roy Dixon tells of "a Baby
Elephant" that was captured by
friends of his in Ceylon, in an article
that he contributes to st. Nicholas.
Mr.. Dixon says:
Her daily bath afforded her great
enjoyment. A broad, shallow stream,
with sandy bottom, flowed through
the estate, and in large pool Rengan
used to scrub her down every day.
OF course he went into the water also,
and she would lie down and roll,
sometimes with all four legs in the
air, but always keeping the tip of her
trunk out Of the water 30 that she
might have air to breathe. When she
had done enough of this sort of non
sense, according to Rengan's idea, he
used to make her come out and lie
down on sand-bar, and then he
would scrub her down-a process OF
which she seemed highly to approve
after which she would be once more
washed down, and then she would
trot off beside her keeper, beth clean
and glistening, and remain short
while in her stable, whilst he went
off for his dinner. He used to bring
her back a handful of boiled rice,
usually rolled up in banana leaf,
which she received with great salts
faction.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Don't Shoot Hlm!"

A man who had been private in an
Illinois cavalry regiment told me once
of an incident of the battle of Jones'
boro. He and his comrades had been
dismounted In the edge Of thick
woods, and dismounted cavalry are
the hardest of troops to rout. In front
of them was an open cornfield, quar-
ter of a mile wide, with woods upon
it's further side. Reinforced by a
half-dozen companies of infantry, pos
sibly 100 Federals lay perdu. In
blunder, a company of Confederates,
not more than ninety men all told, was
ordered to attack. With yell the
handful swept out of the opposite
woods and charged across the field.
At distance of 100 yards single
volley disposed of them. Those that
were left on their feet wheeled and
scampered back to their position.
One, however. remained. He was
the captain in command, and had been
far in advance Of his men. When he
found himself deserted he stopped and
folded his arms. Sixty yards away,
alone in the wide field, the summer
sun pouring down upon the silver gray
of his uniform, he stared stanchly into
the eyes of 1900 foemen. He was
only beardless boy and the newness
of his clothing showed that he was but
few days from home. All down the
long line of Federals ran cry: Don't
shoot him! Don't shoot him!" He
gave the military salute and marched
steadily back to his men. Not gun
was fred.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Names Of Pearls.

Pearls are named according to thei,
size. The very large are called para
gon pearls; when the size of cherry,
cherry pearls; medium are called
piece pearls; smallest, dust pearls.
The oval and long are termed pear
pearls, while badly formed specimens
are known as baroques. The value Of
pearls varies, of course, with the
quality AID general colors. but the
piece, seed and dust pearls always
have a market price,
The cherry and paragon are sold on
an entirely different basis. If many
fine ones are on the market at time.
they may be had at reasonable rates.
Some years they bring almost any
price. The last two years, especially,
the dealers say, there has been a great
scarcity of fine pearls, although there
is no falling off in the supply of the
small stuff.
When pearl exceeds one karet in
weight it is sold separately. Under
that weight they are sold in parcels.
and become less valuable as they be-
come smaller. The smallest dust
pearls collected average about 5000
to the troy ounce. and are at present
rated at about 80 per ounce. II, on
the contrary, one paragon weighing
an ounce Tor $50 karets) was on sale.
1T would bring any amount from $780,
600 to 5000, 900, according to quality
Philadelphia Times.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
British Empire, Asiatic.

A fact which we perhaps too often
forget, remarks the London Graphic, is
that numerically the British Empire is
an Asiatic Empire. OF the 100000, 00o
people in the whole empire India con-
tributes 29O,O0O,O00. Nor does the
Anglc-Saxon race or any white race
figure as largely as we are apt to fancy
in our colonial population. Canada
and Australia are, indeed, white mans
lands, but in South Africa the white
man is in distinct minority, while In
West Africa and East Africa there are
teeming poulations of blacks whose
numbers can only be roughly guessed
in millions. II these be deducted, II
will be found that outside the United
Kingdom there are only some 10000
600 persons of Euronean race in the
British Empire, so that, putting the
United Kingdom at 40,OOO.000 persons,
we have altogether in the empire a
population of 5O,O0OOO0 white ard
some 33O.OOO,OOO Asiatics and ART
cans.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
A Cal fornia Mine.

In single mine in California, only
a month ago, the owners took $4,000
in one day out Of a pocket which they
had discovered. 1t is not impossible
that the total output of this mine in
twelve months will exceed $1,000, 900.
A few months ago the property was
unknown to the general public. In
another county of California a mill
run of only seventy tons of ore gave
a yield of more than $4,000. In Mex
ico rich strikes are still being made.
A company working near the City of
Mexico is taking out 100000 a month.
Another mine in the same State Is
taking out $4,000 a month. The
State of Sonora alone yielded more
than $3,0OO,OO0 in gold last year.
These mining districts may be
reached by journey Of a week or
two, and the chances for success to ex-
perienced men are as good as they are
in the Klondike to-day.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
An Arctic Fox.

One of the finest specimens of Arctic
foxes in the United States has been
presented to the Geological Gardens by
Captain Johnson of the bark Salina, a
trader to the far north. The little
animal was caught by the Esquimaux
on the west coast of Greenland last
spring, and was presented to Captain
Johnson while his vessel was loading
at Ivigtut for Philadelphia. The little
stranger anxiously awaits the arrival
of cold weather, the recent warm spell
having caused him great discomfort.
But, as the winter storms, with their
ice and snow, will come along pretty
soon, he hopes to be himself again.
He was captured while catching fish
along the edge of huge glacier. Sal
mon, particularly in winter, are the
only food for these animals to subsist
on during the long dark days and
nights in the frozen north.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
HOW THE SIX WENT HAVING.

Papa and mamma had gone to
Florida, and that is how the six
happened to be at grandpa's. There
were Amy and Hugh; then came Paul
and Polly, the twins: next sweet little
Daisy, the darling of grandmas heart;
and last, but by no means the least,
Baby Joe, who was five, and greatly
objected to being called baby.
Baby Joe had round, freckled
face, fiery red hair, and the faculty
of always being in mischief when he
wasn't eating. He hadn't been on the
farm day before he had fallen into
the pig pen, cut his fingers on scythe,
narrowly escaped being run over by
the milk wagon, tumbled off the hay
NOW, and performed various other
remarkable and dangerous exploits
which filed grandma's gentle soul
with horror.
"Good morning." said grandpa,
one bright day in November, as the
six came down to breakfast, with Baby
Joe bringing up the rear IT wonder
IL I could And any childr. n who would
like to go haying with eme to-day
Do you think you could find me some,
Daisy ?"
"Why. grandpa" said the little
maid, wonderingly, "do people go
haying in November ?"
eyes, indeed" replied grandpa,
with a twinkle in his eye. "But what
1 want to know is, can find any chill.
dren to go ?"
"Oh, we'll go - cried five Of the
children, Baby Joe being too deeply
engaged in his buckwheat-cakes and
syrup to know what the conversation
was about.
At last they were ready, warmly
dressed by careful grandma, for there
was quite sharp wind blowing,
They hurried outdoors, and there stood
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

grandpa by the big hayrick, with
Kerry and Kate, the fat, gray horses,
harnessed to IL. Jump in r. he
cried; and in they scrambled. laughing
and shouting. and tumbling over each
other in their eagerness. just then
grandma came out with huge basket,
which they slowed away in one corner,
under big fur robe, away from Baby
Joe's prying eyes.
aren't you going to take the now
ing machine % said Hugh. "You
can't cut hay without it, can You p
"Oh, yes - laughed grandpa.
Were going to rake hay to-day. !"
As he said this he slowed four large
rakes away in the hayrick, and left
Hugh bordering over the mystery,
What q merry ride that was To
be sure, they had few mishaps, for
Baby Joe fell out of the team, and his
loss was not discovered until few
moments afterward, when Amy, his
especial guardian, missed him. They
drove back little way, and there lay
Joe in the middle of the road, kicking
and screaming Justify, but quite un-
hurt. He was picked up, and soon
forgot his troubles in eating large
red apple which grandpa produced
from his pocket.
Once when they were all standing
up in the cart, it gave sudden lurch,
and they all fell in heap; and poor
Daisy bumped her head so hard that
she was sure it must have cracked,
but each one of the children assured
her that it was just as good as ever,
and she was comforted with another
apple, which Joe insisted was the
twin brother of his.
Here we are p shouted grandpa,
as they entered the oak woods. Jump
out, all of you, and go to work raking
hay. We can't have any idle children
here"
They climbed out, and looked eager,
ly around.
1--WE don't see any hay" said Hugh.
"There is nothing here but OAK
leaves"
Grandpa laughed heartily, and said
"These oak leaves are the hay / mean.
children. / cover up my banks Of
celery with them to keep it from
freezing, and after keeping them al
winter, they will make an excellen
fertilizer. So fall to work, and we =
see how soon that hayrick will be full
The six did fall to work. and they
worked with will. They raked the
leaves into piles; then the little ones
put them into big baskets, which
grandpa emptied into the hayrick
Baby Joe worked as hard as anybody
filling up his fatlittle arms with leaves,
and stuffing them into the baskets.
After they had worked what seemed
to them very short time, grandps
called, "No more room, little hay
makers Look at the hayrick !" Ant
sure enough, it was heaped high will
red-brown leaves. The big fur robe
was spread over the load, and the chill
dren were lifted up, one by one, ane
had great fun stamping and pressing
down the leaves.
Then off they started, and the big
basket was produced, and found to b'
full Of apples and doughnuts. The,
munched merrily all the way home
and when they jumped down at thu
farmhouse gate, grandma came out t.
meet them, and said, laughing, "Well
children, was the haying party sue
cess p
And they cried, 80 grandma, W.
never had half SO much fan getting il
real hay |"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

4 Goat the Cherished Mascot Of The
Cruiser New York.

4 Goat the Cherished Mascot Of The
Cruiser New York.
Jack Tar IL fond Of animal pets. The
pet and mascot" of the crew OF the
cruiser New York IL goat. Many
voyages in deep water have changed
his appetite. Tin cans and newspapers
no longer have attraction for him. He
drinks his black coffee regularly and
IL allowed a bottle of beer every day.
No respectable land goat would behave
In such q manner, but as this goat has
had sixteen years of seafaring life,
he scarcely is to be held accountable
for his violations of the etiquette Of
the goat tribe.
He was picked up originally In South
America by one of the sailors on the
Monongahela, and has been living
aboard ship ever since. Another pet
aboard the same vessel was a diminu-
tive pig. An intoxicated "Jackey," as
the sailor is called, brought him
concealed under his jacket. This pet
had bad habit of placing his feet In
his food before he began to eat. The
sailors tried to break of the habit by
tying his legs, but the beast obstinateIy
refused to eat unless first allowed to
walk around in his food.
A few weeks ago the signal boys OF
the New York were ashore at Glouces-
ter and picked up a rabbit. 1t pros
pered on the voyage, but the moment
the New York was locked at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard it died. There
was mourning among the signal boys,
and the rabbit was laid out" in state
in the signal room. The following in
scription was suspended above it:
"Died October 26, 1897. Signalmen
weep, for Bunny's asleep. We mourn
our pet. May we meet in another
world. The signal boys pet, captured
at the battle of Gloucester, while the
North Atlantic squadron was lying of
Yorktown, Va. by the Signal Corps Of
the Y. s. T. s., New Battalion. She
had the honor of being the only pris-
oner captured. New York CONNER.
cial Advertiser.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Kerosene In India.

Several steamers have recently en-
tered the Hoogly River for Calcutta,
laden with full cargoes of kerosene oil
from Sumatra. This trade Is said to
be absolutely a new one, and the pet
roleum is in great favor In China and
on the Malay peninsula, where 1t Is
displacing Russian oil. Kerosene oil
is now used in Russia not only for
lighting purposes, but for railway loo
omotives and steamers, and conse-
quently India Is looking out for an
other source of the product, as the oil
is used very largely by the natives of
India, and is displacing the ordinary
vegetable Gil of the country.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

r. thy cruise of comfort wasting? Rise
and share II with another,
And through all the years Of famine
1t shall serve thee and thy brother.
Love divine will Ill thy storehouse. or
thy handful still renew:
Scanty fare for one will often make q
royal meal for two:
For the heart grows rich In giving; all
its wealth is living grain:
Seeds that mildew in the garner, scat
tered I'LL with gold the plain.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
VICTIMS OF coITeR.
II is Brought On In Portions OF Europe by
Drinking Snow Water.

II is Brought On in Portions Of Europe by
Drinking Snow Water
This valley of the Rhone has been
quite noted for it's goiter victims, al
though l am happy to say that,
through the increased watchfulness OF
the authorities, there now is an abate-
ment of the disease. Many different
causes are assigned to the terrible af-
fliction-this enlargement Of the
glands of the throat, goiter, or big
neck" as 1t is sometimes called-and
even the best informed are far from
being unanimous as to its origin or
prevention. The peasants themselves
say it is brought on by the habitual
use of snow and glacial water. The
water is so cold it acts as counter
irritant, and so inflames the throat;
but this explanation hardly holds, as
the inhabitants of the upper regions
are not SO often afflicted as are the
people in the lower valleys. The use
of chemically impure water, especially
hard water, is given as cause.
The experiment has been made
where the water of certain wells was
used to the exclusion of all other wa
ter. Within a short time goiter symp-
toms began to manifest themselves
where none had been before. Some
times this disease Is epidemic. An in
stance was noted where in garrison
one out of every twenty men became
afflicted. Infants are seldom born
with goiter, but after 1t once takes
hold the progress Of the disease Is very
rapid. / believe that it is rarely fatal,
but because of this enlargement OF the
glands, and the consequent disfigure-
ment of the throat, it is most repul-
sive; and yet the natives are so accus-
toned to seeing it that they do not
seem to care. 1t probably is simply
a source of discomfort rather than
modification. In fact, in some por-
tons OF France, Italy and Switzerland
goiter is a thing to be priced and to
be exhibited, for it's possession ex-
empts a man from military service.
Young men have been known to resort
to certain wells supposed to convey
this poison to the blood that they
might evade CONSUMPTION. When
Savoy was annexed to France vigor-
Gus measures were adopted to stamp
out il possible this hateful disease.
There was heavy penalty for drink
ing the water of forbidden wells, and
then the little children were treated
in the hope of curing them. Lozenges
of iodine were administered, and out
of 5000 children 1000 were cured,
and more would have been helped had
not the parents ignorantly opposed
the giving of the remedies. The vii
lagos also were cleaned and sanitary
measures insisted upon. For, aside
from all other causes, it Is quite
agreed that goiter may be transmit
ted or be sporadic. Like diphtheria,
1t is a filth disease, and often has Its
origin in the negligent habits OF the
villagers. These peasants refuse to
live elsewhere than in the old dor
fer" (villages), each morning going
far away to the fields, but returning
at night to their overcrowded homes,
where men, women and children, cows
goats and donkeys dwell together
raternally.-Chicago Inter-Ocean. =.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

A singular kind of family register IL
kept in some parts of Switzerland.
Wherever those well-known gigantic
round cheeses are made, 1t is the Gus
tom for the friends and relatives Of O
newly married couple to join In pre-
senting them with an extra large spec
linen of their dairy produce, which Is
not intended to be eaten, but serves as
a family register. on which the fam
lily events, such as births, deaths, we'd
dings. ETC., are marked by crosses cut
perpendicularly into the cheese. This
custom dates back as far as the sew
enteenth century, and good many
checses two centuries old are said tc
be extan..
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Sionar,s Elopinn Girls.

The six daughters of Sydney man
named Sloper eloped in turn. This is
the record: Annie went OF at Fl, Mil
ly at IA. Carrie and Nellie when they
were II. AdeIina and Florence both at
10. The husband of the latter, Russell
by name. has been prosecuted for mar
rying q child. Two more female
Slopers remain, Lucy, aged o, and
Patty, aged z. Old man Sloper has
given up his regular work now, and
eits all day on the hack fence nursing
q Observation-Disclosures (Australia)
Table Talk.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
Aneisn. Scandinavian Graves.

Professor Heydeck, Of Konigsberg,
has discovered graves Of the seventh
and eighth centuries, evidently Of
Scandinavian origin. In East Prussia.
In one he found a silver-pommeled,
cross hilted sword, pair of stirrups,
two lances, one of them with silver
ornaments, an iron shield boss, three
spurs, a pair Of scissors, a grindstone
and the remnants of an iron pail. In
others were found two oval dishes
richly ornamented, third Of a form
hitherto unknown, bronze bells like
sledge bells. and sundry othar sxdclss
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09

Once when Gen. Sherman had been
under the care Of physician for some
time, he said:
Doctor. / don't seem to be getting
any better, for all your medicine"
well, General" replied the doctor,
loosely, perhaps you had better take
Shakespeare's advice. and throw
physic to the dogs"
II would. doctor" replied the sick
man, as he turned his head on the
pillow would, but there are num-
Der of valuable dogs in this neighbour
hood"
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
HOW A BAD ELEPHANT IS WHIPPED

HOW A BAD ELEPHANT IS WHIPPED.
Did you ever see an elephant
whipped? don'tsuppose you would
ever forget it if You did. They fire.
quently do it in India, because ele-
plants are very obstreperous at times.
Recently an elephant, Abdul, was
convicted by court-martial for killing
his keeper, and sentenced to fifty
lashes and two years imprisonment.
Two elephants led Abdul to ~ open
space, and in the presence OF the
whole battery the punishment began.
The culprit trumpeted in fear, and
made an unearthly noise.
There were fourteen elephants on
one side, and the officers and men of
the battery on the other three. In
the centre of this hollow square stood
Lalla mo. ~, the fiogger, and the
prisoner. The latter was chained by
the four legs to as many heavy iron
pegs, and could not move.
Fastened to Lalla's trunk was an
immense cable chain. When all was
ready the major gave the words and
down came the chain with resound-
ing whack. Abdul roared for all he
was worth. Fifty times was the op
Grafton repeated, and then Abdul was
taken to a compound, where he was
to remain prisoner for two years.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1897-12-09
ISLAND THAT is A BIG MAGNET.

ISLAND THAT Is BIG MAGNET.
One of the most dangerous places
in all the seas is near the coast of
Denmark, where there is little ISL
and that goes by the name Bornholm.
The seas do not run unusually high
about it, nor are currents strong, but
when the mariner approaches it the
needle of his compass begins to act in
the strangest and most unaccountable
manner. Instead of pointing north,
it switches around and points to Born
holm, so that if it happens to be dark
and stormy the pilot may guide his
ship straight on the rocks, thinking
that he is making due north. This
strange condition exists for the reason
that Bornholm consists almost entire
ly of magnetic or magnetic iron, and
it draws the compass needle like a
powerful horseshoe magnet.
This influence is felt even at dis
lance of miles, and on the island be-
ing sighted by mariners on the Baltic
sea they at once discontinue steering
their course by the needle, and turn,
instead, to the well-known lighthouses
to direct their craft. Between Born
holm and the main land there is also
a bank of rock under water which is
very dangerous to navigation, and be-
cause of its being constantly sub
merged vessels have been frequently
wrecked at that point. The peculiar
fact in this case is that the magnetic
influence of this ore bank is so power
full that magnetic needle suspended
freely in boat over the bank will
point down, and, if not disturbed,
will remain in perfectly perpendicu-
lar line.