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The news & observer., 1897-02-20
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Win Erect Two More Warehouses at
Pinner's Point.

Norfolk, Va, Feb. 19.-It is learned
that the Southern Railway purposes
erecting at Pinner's Point two more inn
mense warehouses for the accommoda-
ton of their growing business. The new
structures will, it is said, be situated in
front of the chemical company's build
ing and be similar in size to the South
ern's present warehouses; They are to
be completed in time for next falls trade.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20
ALL HONOR TO THE MEN
Who Stood True and Refused to be Led
off on Side Issues
lWebster's Weeklv.l

tWebster's Weekly)
The bill authorizing the Governor to
bring suit to have the 90 year lease of the
North Carolina railroad to the Southern
Railway Company annulled passed the
lower house of the Legislature Tuesday
The fight was memorable one The
most powerful lobby ever seen at Raleigh
contested every inch of the ground. and
were confident of defeating the bill. but
the cause OF right and justice prevailed.
The bill passed by vote Of go to "a
All honor to the men who stood true
and refused to be led off by side issues.
The naked proposition is, shall an illegal
and unjust bargain be upheld and the
peoples interests be sacrificed? Ingeni-
Gus attempts have been made to becloud
the issue, party prejudice and party
loyalty have been played upon by master
hands; but the fact remains that the
State, too poor to give its children four
months schooling, is asked to give a
wealthy corporation $4,000 year for
90 years. This is all there is to it.
The bill passed by the House is de-
signed to do three things and only three
things:
1st To test tne validity Of the lease
before the courts.
2nd. To subject foreign corporations to
the same conditions as State corpora
tions.
3rd. To prevent monopolies in tn
State.
If the lease is legal, the people will
have to submit to it, but that fact should
be established in the courts.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20

The editor has been defined as "a man
who carries a pair of scissors in his vest
pocket, lead pencil in his breast pocket.
a note book in his coat pocket and his
wealth in somebody else's pocket" II
should be added, however, that he carries
AS brains in his own head and is seldom
at a loss for a happy thought or an apt
answer.-Press and Printer.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20
Patron and Gleaner.)

Last Tuesday the House of Represen-
tatiyes passed the bill to annul the 90
year lease of the North Carolina Railroad
to the Southern by vote of go to 54
Messrs. Rawls and White, the repre-
sentatives from Northampton and Ber-
tie, voted for the bill and in doing so we
believe they voiced the sentiments of a
large majority of their constituents, ir-
respective of party.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20

X
neglect. The woman who neglects to look
after the health of the organs most essential
to her womanhood ignorantly or wilfllly
courts death, and death in a slow and ago
nizing form. Ills of this description render
awoman' 8 life daily burden and approach
ing motherhood menace of the grave.
An infallible cure for all weakness and dis
ease of the delicate organs that make wife
hood and motherhood possible is found in
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription. 1t acts
directly and only on these organs. 1t pre-
pares the maid for wifehood and the wife
for motherhood. 1t does away with the
usual discomforts of the period preceding
motherhood. 1t insures healthy baby and
makes parturition easy and comparatively
painless. Thousands of women have testi-
fed to its wonder-working virtues. Get it
at the druggists and refuse all substitutes.
There is nothing just the same" or just
as good" The druggist who tells you there
is, is either mistaken or dishonest.
"I am very thankful 20 you indeed for what
DIR. Pierces Favorite Prescription has done for
me- writes Mrs. Eta Il. Smith, of Grenola, Elk
Co, Kansas. About month before was con-
fined had such pains could stand up only
little while at time. / could not rest at night
at all, nor at any other time could scarcely eat
anything at all. began taking DR.. Pierce's Fa-
yorite Prescription and after the second dose
cit better. From then until was sick, carried
searly all the water that was used. up long hill
sd worked in the garden every day besides my
Sther work, ana uld not feel at all bad. Wneh
the baby was born the doctor and the women
who were with me said had very easy time
The women said had easier time than any
one they ever saw for the first time The baby
is very healthy and growing right along. l got
up when she was FIVE days old and have been up
ever since. After two days began 1nyown work
in the garden, and felt stout and healthy. The
baby is month old"
In nine cases out of ter sickness is caused
by constipation. DR. Pierce Pleasant Pei
lets are a sure, speedy and safe cure for con
stipation One little Pellet" is a gentle
laxative, and two a mild cathartic. They
never gripe. Druggists sell them.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20
TT is EVBRLASTINGLY RIGHT on
THE LEASE.
(Littleton News Reporter.)

N1@FVN4NtN1AA VIZ
While we do not always agree with
the News and Observer we feel it but
due them that he people appreciate the
course they have pursued in trying to
protect the interest Of the people of the
State from the high handed waste of the
States money in leasing the North Caro-
lima Railroad for ninety-nine years.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20

That Hoods Sarsaparila purifes the
blood and relieves a vast amount of suf-
fering is not a theory but a well known
fact.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20
BRYAN fORESTALLED
His Bill Reported Unfavoraoiy
to Throttle the University.
A KNlGHTLY CHAMPION he

srIgvroN'S BILL ON FORECLOSURE
OF RAILWAY MORTGAGES.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20
THREE INSANE Aof|OmS

Hot Debate on the Proposed Appro-
n .iatjons-Fin iiy Passes--McCrarY
Furnishes Some Hot-Stuff, and
Lusk Speaks Eloquentiy.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20
TO ANNUL THE LEASE.

A Large Majority Of the BERTHE and
Northampton People for Annullment.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20
Notice /.

Notice is hereby given that application
Will be made to the General Assembly of
North Carolina at It's present session for
charter incorporating the Raleigh Library
ASSori tion.
RALEIGH LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.
j. O. Drewry, Presld, MT.
The news & observer., 1897-02-20

! At nrst thought
. it seems impossi-
Bile that any hui
man being should
wilfullv embrace
death. Yet thou
sands of women
d ally court the
| gri m age d
monster. SO IN e
do so through ig-
'norance and others
hVnnnr uyf1fs1l
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
THE HOUSEHOLD.
The Dinins Room and It's Furnishings.
Cleaning Delicate Fabrics-Pineapple
PuddinE.

Ihe foreign custom Of lingering two
or three hours over dinner is practically
unknown in this country. except at din
ner parties. and even then most of the
guests seem to feel stiff and bored. 1t
ought to be pleasant for family to
linger at the table Such companion-
ship Of near kins1nen should DO q good
ly and pleasant thing 1t is only at
mealtlmes, probably. that the members
of tho household come together. Some
times the children scarcely know their
parents, especially their father, be-
cause they seldom meet except ut din
ner, and dinner is regarded as serving
no purpose except tho consumption of
the needed quantum of food This is
one reason urged by The Puritan for
making moro of the dining room. Fol
lowing are some of the opinions ex-
pressed OH the subject:
10 make it an attractive place, rather
than mere feeding box, it should be
as large rs possible-as large, if you
are building house, rs you can afford
to make it 1t should be cheerful and
airy, with high ceiling For its deco
rations dark Indian red as tho pre-
dominant tone will DO found as rich
and pleasing us any color. Tho depth of
the shade should, of course, DO gov
erned by the amount of light in tho
apartment. a Japanese pressed paper
i'll red and bronze is probably the rich
est and most effective wall hanging
that can be obtained for a modest out
lay.
Tho dining table is tho central and
most important article of furniture.
The round table is i'll every way prefer
able to the oblong affair, which some
how is always reminiscent of boarding
houses and military barracks. 1t is moro
sociablc and lends itself admirably to
decoration, while it may, if desired, be
made long and narrow by the inter
polation of leaves. a more artistic way
OF increasing its circumference is to
have false top of large dimension
made to fit securely over it, Armchairs
for every one Mt table are now in vogue
They certainly are great luxury and
do away with that temptation which so
often comes to ono to rest onos arms
upon tho table
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
SiZo For Size.

The company of one of the opera
houses, at the close of London season,
had arrived Mt Liverpool to embark for
continental tour. Tho musical instru-
ments were being shipped with the rest,
and among them was the double bass
or big fiddle" us it is also called, not
cased MS usual, for this member of the
string family will stand little rough
treatment.
1t soon attracted the attention of the
jack tars, three or four Of whom settled
round. scrutinizing it with keen inter
est. BY the order of an officer they soon
dispersed, but not long afterward an
other bluff seaman was discovered Sc
cretly watching it with wondering eyes
He was asked his reason for standing
thus idle.
well, yer know" said Jack, I'm
just waiting for to see the length of tho
bloke's arm that can play that there
fiddle. "-Musical Anecdotes.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15

ing wafer. II OF gooo quailty, If you
VIII require the patient to take it in
the same quantity as ut the springs. It
Is very easy to add lithia if desired, but
you must not lose sight of tho fact that
the quantity Of water (not lithia) taken
Is the Important thing. Ii acts by flood
ing the kidneys, by washing out the
bladder with u copious, bland and dilute
urine by unclogg;ng the liver and
clearing the brain. The patient feels
better from day to day; he is better.
IRRITABLE bladder is relieved, the kid
heys net freely-are washed OUT
ana many etfete substances are carried
out with the flood. This clears the way
Tor the liver to act freely and normally,
Tor there is an intimate relation be-
tween tho liver and kidneys. New
York Ledger.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
The Sleep Inducing Bath.

In directions for nursing tho sick a
writer i'll The Ladies' Homo journal
says: Frequent bathing brings great re-
freshment and acts both as cure and an.
titode for fevcrish conditions. The
water should be tcpid for face and hands
and warmer for the rest of tho body
Tho patient should DO uncovered but a
little time and allowed to make no OK
ertion himself
A footbath may be given under the
clothes to one lying in bed. and often
proves soothing and induces sleep when
all else fails. Lying on tho back, the
knees are bent and the feet immersed
up to the ankles. To dry them n towel
is held above the foot tub and the feet
are received i'll its folds as the tub is
withdrawn.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
Science on Brnius,

Inc following extract is from Have
lock Ellis book, Man and Woman:"
Again. until quite recent times it
has over and over ngain been emphat-
lcally stated by brain anatomists that
the frontal region is relatively larger
Ill men, the parietal in women This
conclusion is now beginning to be re-
garded as the reverse of the truth, but
we have to recognize that it was in
evitable. 1t was firmly believed that
the frontal region is the seat of all the
highest and most abstract intellectual
processes, and if OH examining dozen
or two brains an nnatomist found him
self landed i'll the conclusion That the
frontal region is relatively larger in
women, the probability is that he
would feel that he had reached q con-
clusion that was absurd 1t may in
decd be said that it is only since it has
become known that the frontal region
of the brain is of greater relative extent
Ill the ape than it is i'll man and has no
special connection with the higher in
tellectual processes that it has become
possible to recognize the fact that that
region is relatively more extensive i'll
women -
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15

For all articles which are too delicate
to bear the most careful application of
water the home worker may expect per-
feet success from gasoline. This LIQUID
is inflammable, but there is no danger
II it is used with reasonable care. Never
use 1t i'll room where there is an open
fire or light-a shady spot out of doors
is best. Common gasoline is best and
tho odor entirely disappears after few
hours airing. Use an earthcn dish,
pour i'll enough gasoline to cover tho mr.
ticle to be cleaned and press and rinse
with little rubbing. Tho dirt comes out
very easily, but badly soilcd articles
may have two baths Hang in tho air
for five or six hours and the pieces will
look like new. Pour off tho gasoline
carefully. leaving tho soiled residue,
and 1T may be used over and over This
Is perfect cleaning process for rib
bons. laces artificial flowers, feathers,
gloves satin and light colored slippers,
delicate neciwcar and numberless ar
ticles. will not injure the most delicate
color or texture, nor leave any odor if
properly aired. Lace, net or silk dresses
may be successfully washed without
ripping apart or removing trimming. A
little experience i'll using gasoline would
be worth dollars to every housewife and
to every woman of moderate means who
wishes to dress we'll, says n writer in
Good Housekeeping. who describes the
process.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
Natures Rattleboxes.

Near New Brunswick, N j., says
Minerals, are found hollow balls, or
masses, of yellow iron ore which con
tain loose particles that rattle, when
shaken. like the contents of u child's
rattlebox. II is thought that when the
concrctions of ore were formed the cen
tral parts consisted principally of some
material which afterward dissolved
away, so that the interior space now
contains only fragments of ore and sand
When these balls are broken, the frac-
tured edges sometimes show beautiful
bands of red and yellow
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
MINERAL. WATERS.
Why and How They benefit Those Tina,
Drink Them.

Why and How They benefit Those That
Drink Them.
When patient reaches a mineral
water health resort, he is examined by
the resident physician and ordered to
Drink certain quantities of the water Mt
certain times during the day. These are
increased from day to day until tho
maximum quantity needed is reached.
he is ordered to drink one or two glass
luis upon rising, two or three GLASSES
between breakfast and dinner, the same
quantity i'll the afternoon and II couple
OF glasses before going to bed The pa
tlent Is urged to take it whether he
wants it or not He may say that hc is
not thirsty, but that makes no differ
ence; he must tako it as II medicine.
The quantity is increased until we have
known 30 glasses per day to DO taken.
~ part of tho benefit derived is be-
cause Of the rest and change of scene.
a part, perhaps, is from the small
quantity of the salts and other bases
contained i'll these waters eve are not
speaking of cuthartic or chalybeate wa
ters), but tho benefit from this source is
very slight. The secret of the cure is in
the quantity of water taken. If the wa
ter be pure, free from organic matter,
and taken i'll sufficient quantity. the re-
suits will be substantially the same, re-
gardlcss of the traces" of lithin and
small quantities of sodium chloride and
other salts. You can perform these
cures at home with the ordinary drink
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
To Make Crane Calcium.

Here Is one of many recipes for the
making of grape catchup: Get pounds
of grapes. Pick them off the stems.
wash them, put them in stono jar and
set tho jar over the fire i'll deep pot of
boiling water. Let tho grapes cook in
this manner for an hour i'll order to
loosen the seeds. Remove from the fire
and strain through sieve, being care
full thatall tho pulp goes through Then
add q pint of good cider vinegar. 81
pounds of sugar and teaspoonful each
OF cinnamon and cloves. Return to the
fire and cook until thick.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
Pineapple Pudding.

Mix to cream oncfourth cupful of
butter and half cupful of sugar Then
stir i'll small pineapple. grated and all
hard parts rejected. Next stir in we'll
beaten eggs and large cupful of cream
or milk. Mix all we'll together and bake
Tor half an hour i'll n moderate oven.
Eat cold. with cherry sauce Ounces
(about 6) may be grated and used in tho
same way, and, when their flavor is
liked. make very delicious pudding.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
Il There Is a Tide
In the Affairs of Men

which, taken at it's flood, leads on to
fortune"
There is time in buying FUEL when
you can lay in your winter supply to the
best advantage.
Now is the time. Catch it while
it flies, and so to 219 Salem ave-
nue., where you will find the belled teams
of w. X. ANDREWS x co. ready to
supply you with the best of coal and
wood nice and dry.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
The Royal victori,,s.

How do the royal family manage to
distinguish between their Victorias?
There is Victoria in every family of
the second Observation-Disclosures of Prus-
sia, Victoria of Wales, Victoria of Edin-
burgh, Victoria of Hesse, Victoria of
Sleswick- Holstein, Victoria of Con
naught, Victoria of Battenberg, Victo-
ria of Teck and others somewhat less
nearly connected. There is no Victoria
of Albany. the sole exception. London
Sun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
A couRTlN CALL.
IiIsii

nc dressed hisself from top ter tos
Ter beat the lates' fashion.
do give his boots u extra glow.
his dickey clustered like tho snow.
no Sucked his hair exactly so.
An all ter Indicate 'his passion"
nc tried his hull three ties aforo
nc kep the ono on that he wore.
HERR
All afternoon she laid abed
Ter make her featur's brighter,
Stc tried on every gcoun she he'd,
ono raspcd her nails until they blcd,
~ dozen times shc fuzzed her head,
AN put on stuff to make her winter.
AN fusscd till she'd a-cried, she said,
but that Id mako her eyes 50 rcd.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
BUCKLEN's ARNICA sAr,vE

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions,
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-,
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfactionor money refunded. Price %
cents per box. For sale at Masse's Phar-
macy, 100 Jefferson street, Roanoke.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
BICYCLE FREE

Besides selling school books at lowest
prices we give ticket with each 10 cent
purchase. The customer returning us
largest number of tickets before January
l will get that SO Crescent Bicycle in
our window. The Crescent wheel is
guaranteed by the Roanoke Cycle Com
pany. GRAYATT'S FAIR,
No o Salem avenue
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
Apple Float.

Peel, core and cook dozen tart APP
pies When they can bo pierced with n
straw. beat them smooth with IN egg
beater, swceten to taste, add the well
beaten white of an egg to each teacup-
ful Of apple and flavor with nutmeg.
Put in q fiat dish and serve cold, dotted
with bits Of currant jelly.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
Big Differences.

"What" said the judge lyon expect
me to send your husband to prison when
you acknowledge that you threw five
fatirons at him and he only threw one
ut you?''
Yes; that's all right Judge, " said
tho irato Irish woman. but then tho
ono he threw hisme ''-Harper'a Eazar
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
Tho Good Ont of 1t.

Landlady-I believe III letting coffee
boil for 30 minutes; that's the only
way to get the goodness out of it.
New Boarder Casting his and leaving
it)-You succeeded admirably. ma am
LONDON Fun.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15

Those who believe chronic diarrhoca 10
be incurable should read what Mr.. p. f.
Grisham, of Gaars Mills. La. has to say
on the subject. viz: 81 have been a suffer
er from chronic diarrhoea ever since the
war and have tried all kinds of medicines
for it. AT last found remedy that
affected cure and that was Chamber.
l"n's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Rene
dy." This medicine can always be de
pended upon for collie, cholera morbus,
dy,sentery and diarrhoea. tits pleasant TO
take and never fails to effect cure. %
and so cent sizes for sale by Fl. T.. Barnes.
HE puts up prescriptions"
Fresh oysters by the gallon, quart or
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
TIIEsfi

Ihey sot together in tho dark
Ithout n light, cxcep' their spark.
AN neither could have told or guessed
what way tho other un was dresscdl
+. i. V. Cooke in Buffalo Courier
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15
An Oxford Scholar.

Air Godfrey Dawling stumbled into INV
room with awkward movements and
eqnivocal sounds, long, loan, confused,
confusing young man, with bad com
plcxion and largo, protrusivc teeth. lie
bore, III It's most indcliblo pressure, tho
postmnrk, rs it were, of Oxford, and ns
soon as hc opened his mouth 1 perceived
III addition TO u remarkable revelation of
gums that the text of the queer communi-
cation matched tho registered cnvolopc.
Ho was full of rcfincments and angles of
ureary and distinguished knowledge OF
his unconscious drollcry his dress freely
partook. 1t seemed, from tho gold ring
into which his red nccktic was passed to
tho square toe caps of his boots, to conform
with II high sense of modcrnncss to tho
fashion before the last. There wero mo-
ments when his overdono urbanity, all
suggestive stammcrs and intorrogativo
quavers madc him scarcely Ineligible,
but felt him to DO u gentleman, and
liked the honesty of his errnnd and tho OK
preston of his good, green cycs.-Henry
James "Glasses"
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15

tue lnstep, but III n longitudinal direc-
ton. This latter was fixed between the
great and second toes to tbs point of
the sandal, which was curved upward.
Ihe straps were often ornamented.
Pins are regarded as emblems of in
significance. but their manufacture new
ertheless now forms an important branch
OF British industry, and it has been es-
ilinated by competent authorities that
their production in that country alone
amounts to $4,000, 600 daily, and three
fourths of this quantity are mado in
Birmingham.
The we'll known chimney of the Shell
foundry at Woolwich arsenal is 1923 feet
inches above the ground, with rs feet
of briciwork below, making 800 feet o
inches above the bed of concrete. The
base above the ground is go feet square.
with plinth and cornico 81 feet high,
on which the octagonal shaft is erected.
1t is l6 feet inches ut the base and 6
feet 6 inches ut the top. The Portland
stone cap weighs about Ia tons.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-10-15

Fresh oysters by the gallon, quart or
pint at Catogni's restaurant.
The oasis., 1897-01-02
Marvellous Results.

From a letter written by Rev. J. Gundcrman, of Dimondale, Mich, we arc permitted to make this extract: q have no hesitation in recommend ing Dr. Kings New Discovery, as the results were almost marvellous in the case of my wife. While was pastor of tue Baptist Church at Riyes June tion she was brought down with pneH- monia succeeding la grippe. Terrible paroxysms of coughing would last hours with little interruption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery: it was quick in it's work and highly satisfactory in re- sults." Trial bottles free at Cheno- noweth & Mix's drug store. Regular size soc. and S1.00.