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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
SILENCED.


What did you mean by starting the
story that | was an unbeliever in the
Scripture?' asked the deacon in great
wrath.
We'll, deekin," said the man who had
originated the report, you know you
told me that all you said about that hoss
| bought was as true as gospill. An you
know how true it was"
''Er-ah,' said the deacon.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

Only two of the brothers of the Gov
ernor are provided soft berths at the ex-
pense Of the taxpayers. If the asylums
had been turned over, all the family could
have been quartered ON the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
TRUTH IN A NUTSHELL.

Impure blood is the natural result of
close confinement in house, school room
and shop.
Blood is purified by Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla, and all the disagreeable results of
impure blood disappear with the use of
this medicine.
If you wish to feel well, keep your blood
pure with Hoods Sarsaparilla.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

She-"Ihat poor cripple over there
even he seems to have the bicycle fever
He-'Cripple, Ell? That's Jack Scorch
er, who holds all the club records.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

.YOL:nsOn'S Chill and Fee
yer Tonic is q ONE-DAY
Cure. 1T cures the most
stt.t ',crn case of Fever in
"A i{c.xf:S.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

Yes said Uncle Jonas, that boy o
mine allus wus fond of books, an now
he's becom' page in the Legislator.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30
THE COMPLETE ANGLE.

Chicago RecOrd)
whats fishing rod:"
Its Il handsome jointed thing your
father holds out over the water"
whats a fishing pole?'
ITS long wooden stick your Uncle
Bill catches fish with"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

If the system is fortified by Hoods
Sarsaparilla, which makes rich, red
blood, there is little danger of sickness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

Abo,t the time woman begins to
quit lying about her age she beglns 10
lie about her daughters.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

Clairvoyance Up to Date.-"Are you
the celebrated Nine. Boulette?" he ask
ed, after he had climbed four flights of
stairs and was admitted into the myster-
ious interior.
eyes," replied the bizarre-looking per-
sonage who had received him.
1.-THE great clairvoyant?"
yes"
"And you foretell the future?"
SIT is So"
"And you read the mind?''
"Verily."
''And unfold the past!'
Il do"
ssThen," said the visitor eagerly, as
he took large wad out of his pocket,
"please tell me what it was my wife
asked me to bring her home tonight. -
Life.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

Hoods Pills are the best family cathar-
tic and liver medicine. Gentle, reliable
sure.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money il 1T
fails to cure. 25c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

The Waldorf Political, Purity and
Party Rescue League limited and conse.
Grated is now prepared to do business
All contributions should be sent directly
to Mr.. w. ID. Bynum.-W ashington
Post.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

sNo," said Madge. firmly, Il would
never marry a newspaper man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

'Why, gracious. You can never scold
them for coming home late"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

Sunday School Teacher Ito her class:
ssWhat becomes of the wicked!'
Bright little Boy: 'They all practice
law awhile and then go to the Legisla-
ture."
This bright little fellow had evidently
heard discussed the disgraceful scene re-
Gently enacted i'm the North Carolina
northumberland Broad Hustler.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30


She-'In the good old ante-bellum
days there's no telephone, water mains
or electric lights; but the bugle called
to toll; the great stream of patriotic love
watered the land with prosperity; the
light of Davis, Lincoln, Hill, Stephens,
Lee Toombs and others shed brilliance
compared with which the electric light
of all ages would be mockery. Have we
such men now? Only one. w. j. Bryan,
the greatest man in America to-day. We
are all fast drifting in the same direction
that Wards ducks took-hellwards, forty
miles an hour.-.Andrews Sun.
No man is born unto the world whose
work
Is not born with him; there is always
work,
And tools to work withal, for those who
will;
And blessed are the horny hands Of toll!
The busy world shoves angrily aside
The man who stands with arms akimbO
set,
Until occasion tells him what to do;
And he who waits to have his task mark
ed out
Shall die and leave the errand unfulfilled.
r~-. James Russell Lowell.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

David L. Cummins, one of the largest
peach growers in Delaware, says that the
reach trees of Delaware We're very little
hurt by the recent cold snap. 1.-The or
chards are full enough, and the fruit Is
apparently extra fine. The peaches now
are pretty well out of danger in this sec
ton, and expect a satisfactory yield"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-04-30

The Southern is becoming notorious
for its wrecks. On last Sunday night,
No. 80, the vestibule going north turn
ed over near Blacksburg, S. c., but no.
body was seriously injured. The acct
dents generally overtake the Sunday
trains. The Lord is greater than the
Southern, even, and he may have to turn
over more of their trains to teach men
that the Sabbath is sacred.-Charity and
Children.
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

Aye, and for whatf For the oarnaI de- light of oonHtink his gold Used to pile up the golden soyefsigne in fyee and tens and twenties and .afties and hundredsl And they did saI thbt the-well, the old gentlcmanAused to eoine. tp him and tell him how to get more gtldzS
 1T know 6pe thaps,s said Benjamin Tripp, after the silence which followed Matthew's terrible suggestion. athat there roop is haunted. If you go up there on windy night and listen at the win dow, you can haar old Ncddy counting his gold-clink, oliHk, oiink, it goes.
 Aye, said Nicode1nus, "I've heard say so, neighbor. There's curious things, of course, in life and death, though I don't hold with ghosts in general. However I was about to tell our young friend here that old Neddy got vsry uneasy about his money and cast about for safe keeping place for it. He wouldn't have aught to do with banks, because Timothy Green had put his savings ip one that broke, and these safes that rich folk use nowadays to keep their monty in were not in such gen. eral use then. They say tat he used to hide heaps of meney about the house in holes and corners and under the floers but at last he hit on a curious hiding place for it, as is now well kpewn to all people that herea bout do dwell. "
 gro be an example unto all,' said Mat thew, "that they might profit thereby and guard themselves against greed and cupid ity and the love of money, which is the root of all evil, as the good book truly says"
 "You see," continued Nicodemus, who took advantage of Matthew's interrup- tions to dip his nose into his pint mug, "old Neddy had looked about the parish for likely hiding place, and he found one in the ohurchyard. How he found it is more than anybody knows.'
 II know" said Benjamin Tripp. "He was led to it.
 "Neighbor Tripp," said Nicodemus, "means that the evil one pointed it out to him.''
 "Cert'ny," said Benjamin.
 Well, maybe he did. However, old Neddy must have been spying round the churchyard and he found hole behind a bed of nettles-the place was kept in poor order then, being considerably before my time-and he discovered that that hole led to an old vault under the ohancel. Now, he reckoned. being sharp hand at think ing that nobody would look for money in vault, even If they knew the vault was there''-
 (Which in this case they didn't" said Matthew.
 "And so he carried his money there golden pounds and silver crowns''-
 "All ti'd up in little bags" said Benja- min Tripp, 'same as farmers use to carry their samples of grAin in to market.' -" And he piled 'em up on top of old
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Squire Topham's coffin, and no doubt thought they were as safe as if they'd been in tho Bank of England"
 "Safer-mudh safer,'' murmured Mat thew. sr .a. B
 "Well," resumed Nicodemus, "and so they wcA& But; one night when old Nsddy had crept into the vault to look at em or happen to add to his store, the earth and tAs stones foll ip, afid he was buried alive"
 "A judgment, said Matthew
 He must have heard the stones about to fall, though. :. continued Nicodsmus, for they found hin in this y. Nobody could make out what had got i'm, but pne day old Mrs. Hoppe was poking sbouttthat bed of nettles and sbe 'saw a human hand sticking oyt of the rubbish against tbe chancel wall. So theE. dug and delyed, and there was old Neddy and Ills gold on the sqdire's coffin. And I think that's all, though, of course, as parson says, there's moral in the stasy.
 "Ah, indeed, said Matthew, land very improving one, for he truly carried his gold to the very gates of death, as the saying goes, but not penny beyond em!'' Golfers Weekly is-
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rve rsw Eprland ohurohe..

There age Catholic communities, both in America apa i'd the old world, says Alvsn F. sanborn ip The Atlantic, where an ezsfeme wretehedness in the dwellings is at once paftially explained by the richnsgs and beauty of the churches But not So ip Diokerman. On the oontzary, beth the Diekerman churches are of piece with their sur roundinga. The Congregational church, more than century. old (Orthodox is the name it still goss 'bY), was worthy structure in its day and would be so yet had it been kept in good repair. Alas,
 it is only tho ghest of it's former preten- tious self It's stills are badly routed Its spire and belfry have been shattered by lightning and ipperfectly restored. Its roof is leaky, th6 clapboards of its walls are warped and blistered, and it's heavy bell, once sweet of tene, is cracked and dissonapt. The Baptist church, built only few yeSrs ego, mainly at the ex- pense of a chuToh building society, is one of the shodSilY constructed many gabled atrocities due to the malign in f1uenee of the so called Queen Anne restoration. Its original coat.o of paint of many colors has mostly soaked into the surrounding soil. Its panes of stain ed glass, as they have been broken from time to time, have been replaced by or
 dinary window glass, with piebald un- canny results. sIr
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Famous Collection of Antlers.

Of the famous collections of antlers formed in the seventeenth century only two or three have escaped the general fate of conflagrations, sieges and pill lage. One of these is in Moritzburg, the king of Saxony's historical hunting castle, near Dresden, while in the cele- brated gun gallery in Dresden itself are to be seen, in an uHrivaled show, the wonderfully inlaid arms used by the elector. 6sH ir7-aD
 The great hanqueting hall of the cas- tie of Moritzburg is one of the sights with which no doubt many travelled reader has been charmed. It is a cham Der of noble proportions-66 feet long by 94 feet wide and 3S feet high. On its otherwise unadorned white walls hang Il pairs of magnificeht antlers, which one may describe as the most fa- nous of their kind in We world. Not a single one carries less than 24 tines or is less than 200 years old, while some are probably double that age.-W. A. Baillie- GrohInan in Century.
The age-herald., 1897-08-05

M. Mingaud, na turalist of Mines, France, gives, in La Revue Scientifque, an interesting account of the musical accomplishments of a sparrow in his collection of living birds. He captured the sparrow soon after it had been matched and fed it by hand until it could care for itself Then he placed it in cage containing chaffinch, gold finch and two canaries After time the sparrow learned to warble like the finches and to trill like the canaries, the limitations being so perfect as to deceive the ear. In spring M. Mingaud is &C., customed to keep box of criokets near his birdcages. Two days after tho crickets had been placed near the cage continuing the sparrow the latter began to initiate their cry, intermingling it with its songs. Even after the crickets had long been desa the sparrow remem- bred it's lesson and continued to repeat their cry. None of the other birds at tempted to initiate the cfiekets. Singu- larly enough, the sparrow never utters the peculiar squalling cry of its own species, having been removed from its nest too early, apparently, to have learned it,
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A TRAGEDY.


 There wore three of us in the church. yard-Nioodemus, Matthew and myself It was evening. saa the spent sunlight was fading along the dplands and gone alto gether from the nieedows in the valley. Nicodemus had spent tbe entire afternoon in digging a grave for old Nanny, who died yesterday and Is to bs bIified day aft CT t2morroM,. Mattbew had strolled over from his c9ttage door to watch him give the finishing touches to it. hAd joined them out of sheer idlehess, having noth- ing better to do. The three of us now sat on the tomb which forms a sort of table oyer the ashes of some gentleman long since dead--so long indeed that his name and titles, if he had any, have disappeared from the stone. Nicodemus, smelling the tobacco which Matthew and smoked in peace, produced his own pipe and lighted it. The smoke coming freely, he nodded toward the newly made grave.
 "The six and sixtieth, D said Nicodemus.
 (Which is to say the sixty sixth dur ing my inoum bency, as you may term it. Clerk and sexton of this parish have been for two and twenty years come Trinity, and this is the sizty'sixth grave that have dug.e'
 !" 'Tis fair slice of death work, said Matthew, six and sixty deaths in so short space as two and twenty year. Truly, as the good book says, In the midst of life we arc in death.' Two and twenty into six and sixty is-let's see-yes is three. Throe solemn reminders per an- nun, as you may say, that all flesh Is grass"
 "They've all got to come to me-" said Nioodemus musingly. "Every one of 'em man, woman and child. It doesn't matter how rich they are or how poor, they 'ye got to come in the end. Six feet by three Is all they get--sometimes less, but not often nore--snd none of 'em car ries anything away with 'sm."
 "No,' said Matth5w. "That's certain. Naked came they into the world and naked go they out. ''
 Aye, even old Neddy, with all his gold pieces, said Nicodemus.
 "Ah," said Matthew, "though he, in a way of speaking, took 'em up to the very gates, ehP Carried 'em as far as is possible, you might say.
 He did. A curious story was that,'' said Nicodemus, glancing at me. "A sort of story writer's story, similar to the TO- maneing pieces they print in books, but nevertheless true.
 After 1 had hinted that 1 should like to hear that story Matthew remarked that there was a chilly wind coming round the chaneel corner, and Nicodemus said that sitting on tomhstones gave him Q rheu q matie pain in the small of tho back. We
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therefore went over the stile to tho Three Kings and sat down against the fire in the kitchen. There wss nobody there but Ben jamin Tripp, the landlord, and after he had filled our mugs he leaned against the doorpost smoking his church warden and listening. "That old Neddy, now,' said Nioodeums thoughtfuAy. Icsn just call him to mind and that's all for tis good five and forty year since it happened to him, and l was then lad of maybe 12 year old.''
 Six and forty year come St. Martin," said Benjamin Tripp. "I remember it as if 'twere yesterday, seeing as were mar ried the week before
 II dare say you're right" said Nico- demus. Things have escaped me good deal of late on account of having so many things to keep in mind-buryings and christenings and weddings and such like''-
 "This being rare parish for marrying and giving in marriage and likewise for the bringing into the world of babies and sucklings, as the saying is," said Mat thew.
 But about old Neddy," continued Mic odemus, (which was case of burying by his own act, and therefore remarkable. He lived, did old Neddy, at the Lone Ash farm, and there was neither kith nor kin to look after him, and his one idea was to get money and keep it. All his life he was the biggest old skinflint that ever lived in this parish, which contains null titudinous variety of human characters'--
 All sorts and conditions of men, as the prayer book has it, " interrupted Matthew
 They did say," resumed Nioodemus thoughtfully, "that the old chap never bought but one good coat in his life, and that housed to get his hats off the scare crows in the 'taty fieias. However that might bel
 Gospel truth was that there," said Benjamin Tripp.
 Well, l was going to say, whether it was or it wasn't, old Neddy was particu- larly near in all his dealings, and looked to every penny as if it had been golden pound. Used to rake the ashes of the kitchen fire after every body had gone to bed and count the candle ends to see that the lasses weren t extravagant with thef1. I've heard it said that he'd spend hours bargaining over a sixpenoe"- ss
 "Threepence, said Benjamin. 1ss
 And, of course-sixpence or threepepce -this course of life caused him to get tot BOthOi o uSdi Ol inOHoys anu uc DtUdlilb rich man for these parts and had geEd and silver in much abundance But then he was always afraid of thieves.'' .s
 Aye" said Matthew, "of course hs would be. A deal of uneasiness we miss, neighbors, in being poor and lowly, for what is riches but summit that the moth and rust doth corrupt and thieves break through to steal as the good book saysf"
 "Old Nstdy. didn't intend thieves to break thr ough, at any rate,' said Nico- demus. I've heard it said that yon Lone Ash farm had lnaTse'nbolts and bars about iSslisfh all tberest of tho houses. in, the parish put together. He usedsto go round it every night as soon.as it gotsdark and fasten everything with hisbwn ifsInds.; When that was done. he. used to lock sbim- self into tho.little parlor' r''-. ov-sE, j Aye 1asnid -Matthew, ihterrupting Mo ofemus, with nn evident desire to roll some tidbit of the story of his own tongue.
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QUEEN & CRESCENT ROUTE.
Shortest and Quickest Line to Clncin. nati-Convenient Schedules to
 Louisville


 The Alabama Great Southern Railroad with its connections, formerly the Qusen & Crescent Route, is the shortest and quickest line from Birmingham to Cincin- nati A solid vestibule train leaves Bir- mingham at 935 a. m-, daily, carrying Pullman's handsomest drawing room sleeping cars to Cincinnati without change, arriving at Cincinnati 7:30 D. m. Cafe and observation car on this train from Chattanooga to Cincinnati. C.ose connection at Lexington with chair car for Louisville. arriving Louisville at S:15 p. m. ~
 The train leaving Birmingham at 2:45 p. m. carries Pullman sleeping cars Bir- mingham to Cincinnati, arriving Cincn- natl 7:30 a. m. Pullman union sleeping car Chattanooga to Louisville on this train, arriving Louisville 7:55 a. m.
 For comfort and speed travel via the Queen & Crescent Route.
 c. M. BIILHEIMER. Travelling Passenger Agent, No. 2 North Twentieth St. Telephone S46. er
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Orsini's Headaches,

Dr. Lees told one amusing story about Orsini at Blaydon Hall. which showed the latter as very simple man. Orsi- nj, at one time, complained every morning of his head. ''I lave one bad headache, he used to say at breakfast to Mrs. Cowen. One night Joseph Cow. en detected a strong smell of gas pro- ceeding from Orsini's room. He went to see what was the matter and found the explanation of Orsini's bad head aches., The room was quite dark, and the gas had not been turned off. "What did you do with the gas?" asked Cow en. Blew him ont, said Orsini, who had never seen a gas burner before. The headaches then ceased, They were ef- fectually cured some months later at the instance of the emperor of the French. Westminster Gazette.
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A LESSON FROM A LADY.

As my pet in dresses trailing, Tightly ciingia2 to the railing Of the stairs descends she cries, "I'm lady-larsest size." Bonnet tied beneath her curls, < Happiest of happy girls,
 But on the lowest step she slips. Headlong to the floor she trips. Emery is all unheeded.
 Tears are flowing unimpeded. To my lap she ishtway flies, There to hide her tear stained eyes. "You're lady; mustn't cry.'' Answer comes with sob and sigh As l smooth tangled curl, NO; I'm just your little girl" We may stride in plume and feather Proudly through the sunny weather, But when clouds of trouble fall Round about us like a pail All unheeded garments fine, Straight we seek the breast divine, Far from worldly cares and harms, Humhled children in his arms Josephine Page in London Standard.
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MRS. WINsLows SOOTHING UP syF

Has been used for over FIFTY YEARS by MILLIONS of MOTHERS for their CHILDREN WHILE TEETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. IT SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS, AL LAYS all PAIN; CURES. WIND COLO. and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold by druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins lows Soothing Syrup" and take no other kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle
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Sacred Concert at East Lake Sunday by Chaee's band, Phil Memoli, director. ss7 T augltf

Thssafe& tug nfsabeffee and a fine sloop. wifi slarge Tooiily FaHfh accomniodasfng 10 to 15 persons, incudffig good cook fish ing nets, etc, can De seeured at s25 per day fol. .cEuise on.- Mississippi Sound. Magnifi- cent suing .an11 Surf ,bathing, Get up n pa, .si IF narfiSuTa is' Address
 sas CAPTAIN \ HARLOW. ,o =. srancis St. Mobile, Ala.
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{ Witnln the iastdecade the population
 of Europe has inuressed by about 30,...
 QD0,00Q, of wheslrRussia contributed '1s, ,b1p, poo and only 1000 ss:ss
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Sacred Concert at East Lake Sunday by Chace's band, Phil Memoli, director. augltf

Cheap Retes to Washington Norfolk and Rich
 mond via Southern Railway
 On Aug 12th, 18th and 14th the South trn Railway will sell round trip tickets to the above mentioned poin.s. at one fare final limit fifteen da ysi from date of sale.
 J. P. BIBLUPS. sT. P. A. S-4-td. q Birmingham, Ala.
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CAaToRrA,

CASToRIA
 .-sfae- 9s.
 eimilo <H S s e1 asssias $ M~1 lazzEl -s.s5S... ss:iS Sacred Concert at East Lake SundaXtY hace''s band, Phi sMemQEl, dircc ols. atzssssa i1gli flo -9 .ss ts-trzsS If 1szz,---- r-srs-sr .. --.,. a Freshhread and candy made ua1lX at .7ls,.lssr dsGssn snyssssss.plS2OstO 1926 Sd avenue. je5-I
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EFR"I
 arn .a aa

, 2 Ihs Austrians are great sfaSS5sA The daily eonsufTptian' of matclAs Yin that country is 90 for each inhafjitaht.
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Notice of Insolvency.
State of Alabama. Jefferson County. x
 .aisff S- Probate Court. July 27, 1Ss7 v,
lizabeth Reinhardt Deceased. Estate tef.

Elizabeth Reinhardt, Deceased. Estate of. This day came W. P. Hickman, adminfs- trator of said estate. and filed his state ments and report, setting forth that said estate is insolvent, and praying thato1t may be so decreed. St cte
 It is ordered that the 31st day of August, 1S97 be appointed day for hearing laIHi determining the same, at which ,jlme1 all persons in interest can appear and contest the same. if they think proper. sa5ss sasRa .s5ss i.sa M. T. PORAERsW
 Judge.
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