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question was the payment to him there
and then of $3.50 in notes and gold, and
the dra wing of bill for f250 more at 65
days on the Standard bank at Cape
Town. 1t was a big price to pay for a
little dog, especially when considered in
conjunction with commission of 10
per cent. ON the possible future value of
its skin, and the paying of it made all
the heart that Mr.. Lowenfeldt possessed
ache for several days and nights with a
pain which stimulated his normality keen
wits to a really dangerous state Of ac-
tivity.
The Jew having thus paid his money,
it was for the heather to do the rest;
and, as first consequence of wat he
did, a Pondo Kafir whom he long had
under his eye for the working out Of
this particular scheme, presented himself
at the gate of the new compound of the
De Beers mine for hire early ON the fol-
lowing morning but one.
| He had a very disreputable looking
mongrel under his arm, and this, with
only partly ineligible eloquence, he
strenuously declined to be parted from.
The officials objected, but the Kaffir
stuck to his point and his dog and event
ually carried both through, for the COM
pound system was new and unpopular
then, and native labor was very scarce,
| so at last, as he was turning away to
| offer his services elsewhere, he was call
ed back and allowed to take his cur in,
| for he was a fine, athletic, ikely-looking
boy, and after all, if the dog gave any
trouble, a fatal illness would not be a
very difficult thing to arrange for.
The Pondo proved to be an excellent
workman, and so little was seen or heard
Of the dog that it's existence was forgot
ten long before the usual two months
enga cement was up. "Bymebye," as the
Kaffir called himself in accordance with
the common custom of taking more or
less English names, found plenty of old
acquaintances in the compound, as both
Lo Chai and Mr.. Lowenfeldt had fore
seen that he would, and, by virtue of sun
dry invisible transactions between him
and them his dog improved rapidly in
value, although its presence became even
more unobtrusive than ever
About ten days before young Bymeby's
time was up, one of his most intimate
friends left the compound after passing
| blamelessly through the then usual for
maiities under the hands of the search
ing officials, and that night contrived to
convey, through Loo Chat and one Ar
Foo. his servant, the welcome news to
Mr.. Lowenfeldt, that the Pondo's dog
would come out with such lining to its
second skin as the experienced broker felt
justified in estimating at from 10000
to $4,000 in value.
The Kaffr received five sovereigns in
return for his news, and with them and
his own earnings, he proceeded, after the
manner of his kind, to blind himself to
the lights of heaven and divers barrooms
for three days and nights, after which he
went back with a light pouch and heavy
head to do another two months spell in
the mine. This time he was the bearer of a
message to his Pondo chum to the effect
that, if on his coming out he would take
the dog to a certain place other than the
house of Loo Chai he would get f200 for
! it in place Of the f100 that his master
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
Rheumacide
House and Lot for Sale.

Eight room house on an acre lot, with
garden. flower yard, fruit trees, good
barn, and bricked and cemented cistern
and we'll on lot. Klrtly's Domestic
Water works, and bath room with both
hot and cold water; Peck & Sneed's hot
air furnace in addition to CRATES; cleo
trio bell system and screens in house;
located near A. and M. College; conve-
nient to street car.
Farm of SO 12 acres, owned formerly
by Ed. Lee, joins. fuckers farm on east;
good barn and farm equipments and
mules; land has been highly improved.
Apply to owner, PROF. B. lRBY, West
Raleigh, NC.
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
4 SUMMER SONG.

De river crawl erlong so slow
Wild not a word ter say,
Look lax he dunno whar ter go
En- sorter los he way.
Hot times in Georgia
Hot times, l say;
Green tree whar de furrow end
Chillun, cl'ar de way!
De com blades dusty ez kin be
En- want de rain ter come;
Dey ak de Wind ter lef de tree
En- frolic wild 'em some.
Hot times in Georgia
Hot times, | say;
Shade tree at de furrow end
Chillun, cl'ar de way!
De mockin' bird done fol- he wing
En- fly fun feP en- plain;
He say: "Hit des too hot ter sing;
| wish dat raincrow'd rain!"
Hot times in Georgia
Hot times, / say;
Shade tree at de furrow end
Chillun, crar de way!
+. l.. STANTON
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iyexce pit Monday. tDaily except 81

iyexce pit Monday. tDaily except Sun
Train on the ScoyIand Neck Brancn Roac
leaves Weldon 10 D m, Halifax 4 Is p m, ar
r1veS Scotland Neck 20 p M GreenvfIle 81
p m, ktnstOn 55 p M. Returning leaves KIM
stOn so m, Greenvflle 81 a m, arriving az
Halifax II Is m. Weldon IL 33 IA, daily ex.
Trains on the Washington Branch Ieava
Washington 20 m and 90 d M, arrives
Parmele 10 am and 240 D m, returning leave
Parmele 30 m and 30 p m, arrive Wash.
ington II 90 a m and 72O m, daily sxcept
Sunday.
Sunday, 8 30 p m, Sunday 05 m. a. rives
Plymouth daily except Sundby, z 40 m,
90 NJ. Returning leave Plymouth daily
except Sunday, so m,and Sunday Q 90 a M,
arrives TarbOro 10 05 m, IL 90 q M.
Train on Midland N. @. Branch leAYa
GoldsbOro daily, except Sunday7 10 m. ar
irving Smithfield 80 q NJ; returning leavea
smithf1eld 600 a m; arrives az @oldsbor
10 25 q m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rocky
Mount at 30 p m, arrives Nashvtlle6 O6 m
Spring Hope 30 p m; returning leavea
Spring Hope OO m, Nashville 8 30 q m. ar
rives at Rocky Mount 9 0b q m, daily, exceps
Train on Clinton Branch leaves warsaw
for Clinton daily, except Sunday, at 20 q
m and4 10 p m: returning leaves Clinton 30
100 m and 8 so q m.
Train No. rs makes close connection 40
via Richmond, also at Rocky Mount with
Norfolk and Carolina r. Z. for Norfolk ana
Oldpoants North via Norfolk.
III. III. EMERsoN, Genn Pass. Agent.
J. u. KMNLY, Genl Manager.
7. n. EMERSON. Traffic Manager,
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lup and who had gone through the final
formalities preceding dismissal, were
coming out laughing and singing and
chattering and jingling their hard
cared money like so many children and
among them, as innocently festive as
any, was young Bymebye, the Pondo.
He was not carrying his dog this time.
He knew that the officials had almost.
not entirely, forgotten its existence, ,and
he wisely thought that it would be more
prudent to let it sneak quietly out
among the legs Of the crowd than to re-
call it to the gatekeeper's memory by
taking it in his arms.
The animal had become quite attached
to him, and he made sure that he would
be able to pick it up without any diff
Guilty when he had got a safe distance
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
II
CarbunCleS!

It's the same story. The experience
of all sufferers with blood diseases is
identical. First the doctors are con-
suited, and their prescription of potash
and mercury is taken faithfully. but
without result. Months pass, and the
mercurial dose is continued, until
finally, his condition being no better,
or often worse, the patient becomes
discouraged and decides to change
treatment.
Patent medicines are then taken,
but until the right one is found the
results are the same. S. S. S. is the
only blood remedy on the market
which is guaranteed purely vegetable.
1t is the only one that contains no
mercury, no potash, or other mineral,
and therefore is the only one that
promptly gets at the bottom of all
blood diseases and cures permanently
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
AGENTS. WANTED.

The Home Life of New York wants &C
tive, special and district agents IN all
parts of North Carolina to whom the
highest commissions will be paid. In
surers are invited to investigate our
guaranteed dividend contracts. If you
want an agency address with reference
the State Agent. If you want policy
call on nearest agent or write to
J. o. GUTHRIE, State Agent,
107 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh, N. G.
jy10-1m.
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
USES OF THE LEMON.
(From the Boston Traveller J

(From the Boston Traveler)
Juice of the lemon is one of the best
and safest drinks for any person, wheth-
er in health or not. 1t is suitable for all
stomach diseases, liver complaint, infa.
ma ation of the bowels and fevers.
Lemon is used in intermittent fevers
1t will alleviate and finally cure coughs
and colds, and heal diseased lungs, il
taken hot. It's uses are manifold, and the
more we employ it internally, the better
we shall find ourselves. Lemon juice
is anti-febdile, etc. A doctor in Rome
is trying it experimentally in malarial
fever with great success, and thinks il
will in time supersede quinine.
The news & observer., 1897-07-18

Cured me of enlarged liver, nervous indi-
gestion and heart disease. / was unable
to walk up stairs or do any kind of work
1 was treated by many physicians, but
got no better until l used Lemon Exilir
l am now healthy and vigorous.
G. II. BALDWIN,
No. 90 Alexander ST., Atlanta, Ga.
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Purely Vegetable

and is a real blood remedy for real
blood troubles, promptly reaching the
permanently.
Books on cancer, and blood and skin
diseases mailed free to any address.
Swift Specific Co., Atlanta. Ga.
The news & observer., 1897-07-18

WEsg7IE3 SNAIN
Wd7k% %D0.yB2LElR.AIE BE
SERVICE
SHORTEST ANDQUICKEST ROUTE
To Atlanta, New Orleans, Norfolk, Rich
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadel-
phia, Boston, New York.
Schedule in effect Nov. 1st, 1896.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH.
PIG A NJ. DAILY.
Atlanta Special" Pullman VestibuleG
for Henderson, Weldon, Petersburg, Rich-
mOnd, Washington, Baltimore, PhiladeI-
phia, New York, and all points north.
Buffet drawing-room sleepers and Pull
man coaches Atlanta to Washington, par
Tor cars Washington to New York, Pull
man sleeping car, Chester, s. c., Ports
mouth. Arrives at Washington 10:45 a.
m, Baltimore II noon, Philadelphia 2:30
p. M, New York 4:52 p. m. Also for
Portsmouth, Norfolk, Old Point and locai
stations SeabOard and Roanoke railroad.
11:35 A. NJ. DAILY.
For Henderson, Weldon, Suffolk.
Portsmouth, Norfolk and intermediate
stations connects at Portsmouth with Bay
Line for Old Point and Baltimore with
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat com-
pany for Washington; with N. Y. P. and
N. railroad for Philadelphia and points
north; also at Weldon, w'A~ Atlantic
Coast Line for Richm0-f xshingtOn.
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
and with Scotland Neck Branch for
Greenville, Washington and Plymouth.
Pullman sleeping car Atlanta to Ports
mouth.
2:16 A. M. DAILY.
Atlanta Special Pullman vestibule
for Southern Pines, Hamlet, Wilminx-
ton, Monroe, Charlotte. Lincolnton.
Shelby, Chester, Clinton, Greenwood.
Abbeville, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta. Sol
umbia, Macon, Montgomery, Mobile New
Orleans Chattanooga, Nashville, Mem
phis and all points south and southwest;
through Pullman Buffet sleepers and day
coaches Washington and Atlanta, con-
Meeting directly at Union depot, Atlanta,
with diverging lines; also Pullman sleep
ing car Portsmouth to Chester, s. @.
1874 P. M. DAILY.
For Wilmington, Charlotte, Chester,
Greenwood, Athens, Atlanta, and all in
termediate stations. Connects at Union
station Atlanta, with diverging lines. Pull
man sleeping car Portsmouth to Atlanta.
TRAINS LEAVE RALHIGH.
$40 P. NJ. DAILY.
From Norfolk, Portsmouth and points
north via Bay Line and N. Y. P. and N.
r. R., Petersburg, Richmond and Wash
ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and Boston, also from GreenvilIe,
Plymouth, Washington, N. O., and east
ern Carolina, points VIA Weldon.
11:35 A. NJ. DAILY.
atlanta Special Pullman Vestibule
from Atlanta and points south, Athens,
Abbeville, Greenwood and Chester.
11:26 A. NJ. DAILY.
From Charlotte, Athens, Atlanta and
intermediate stations.
2:16 A. NJ. DAILY.
atlanta Special" from Norfolk Ports-
mouth, Henderson, Weldon, Richmond,
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
New York and the east.
Magnificent Pullman vestibule trains.
No extra fare.
Apply to ticket agent, or to
H. s. LEARD, Sol. Pass. Agt.
Raleigh, N. q.
Il. ST. JOHN, Vice-Pres. and Gen. Mgr.
81. w. B. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
L. J. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass. Agt.
V. e. M'BEE, Gen. Supt.
re; WrfK entMnbssss5tid
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from the gate. This he could have done
quite easily if the dog had only been left
to itself. But it wasn't.
No sooner had it passed the Rubicon
almost unnoticed, and shown itself in the
road, that peculiar cry, something like
high tenor ''coo-e-ee," rose shrilly into
the still air from nowhere in particular.
The heather dog pricked up its false
ears at the familiar but long unheard
sound, and the next instant between
10000 and $4,000 worth of dog and
diamonds were scampering down the
road as fast as four wiry legs could
carry it.
Bymebye let out high-pitched howl
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
MOZUEY'S LEMON ELIXIR.

I have been a great sufferer from
dyspepsia for about fifteen years, my
trouble being my liver, stomach and
bowels, with terrible headaches. Lemon
Elixir cured me. My appetite is good,
and / had taken a barrell Of other
medicine, that did me no good.
CHARLES GIBHARD,
No. 1915 Jefferson ST., Louisville, XIV.
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR

Cured me Of indigestion. l had suffered
for ten years. / had tried almost every
medicine, but all failed. Since taking
Lemon Exilir / can eat anything l like.
w. A. GRIFFETH,
Reeyesyille & O.
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
MOZLEY'S LEMON ELIXIR

HOLIlII , ALMON LIIIAII.
Cured me of indigestion and heart dis
ease, after years of suffering, when all
other remedies and doctors had failed.
n. D. COLEMAN,
Beulah, S. G.
The news & observer., 1897-07-18

Tate Springs, Tennessee, has been well
called ''the Carlsbad of America" See
advertisement.
The news & observer., 1897-07-18
MOZLEY,s LEMON ELIXIR

No. 1915 Jefferson St., Louisville, Ky.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

No COMPROMIsE.-Wm. J. Bryan,
the eminent commoner, says there
can be no compromise with the gold
wing of the old Democratic party, and
this conclusion is evident upon reflec-
ton. A loss of 81 per cent. of the vote
cast for the Chicago nominee and
platform would equal the whole vote
cast by the faction of goldbugs who
supported Palmer at the polls but
prayed for the success of Mckinley on
their Bonded knees. To retrieve this
handful of dictators by a "compro-
mise" which would strike down silver
and no other would be accepted by
them-would be to sacrifice the bone
and sinew of the campaign of 1896.
The result of that fight was phenom-
email. With the whole force of the
Administration arrayed in active oppo-
sition, with the skill and experience of
horde of politicians who have made
office-seeking methods a life-study to
contend with, the wonder is that the
result is so close as to leave any doubt
OF the result on fair count of the
legal votes cast. Bryan is right.
There should be no compromise that
would leave the Democratic party in
the condition of Sampson when shorn
OF his locks.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

people meet obligations already in
Cured? After an investigation of the
facts, l think we must arrive at the
conclusion that we cannot. i, for one,
can not see how any prudent business
man or woman can see a way clear to
incur additional liability with no more
available assets than we have at the
present time In addition to all this
the present contract the State has
with the book people will expire in
less than two years, when there will be
Il new contract and the hundreds of
thousands of dollars paid for books
now, if this carries, will be thrown
away then. 1t is no use to say the
present contract will be continued; it
will not. There is too much juice in
it for those concerned not to have a
new deal. Let it cost the people what
it may, q new deal they will have.
Page 10 of report of the superintend-
ent of public instruction, 1896, shows
that we have in this State 1865 organ
lied school districts. If the books OF
each district should only cost one
hundred dollars, it would place an adj
ditional liability upon the property of
the State of $lS6, 800, all to be thrown
away in less than two years, when a
new contract is made, as made it will
be.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

THERE'S LUCK IN THE NAME
Henry L. Wilson, a brother of our
whipper-snapper Senator, has been ap-
pointed Minister to Chile, an instance
of nepotism which surprises nobody.
The Wilson's belong to that large class
of people who are blessed with proven.
bal luck. There is nothing in J. L.
Wilson that should have made him an
U. S. Senator. He simply stumbled
into the position. There is nothing in
his brother to justify his selection as
an U. S. representative at a foreign
court except it is luck in being a
brother of his brother. "'Tis better"
its said, "to be born lucky than rich"
and nobody who looks over the list OF
Republican office-holders will dispute
the proposition.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11
How Have the Mighty Fallen!

Let it be remembered that in 1883
the great old party of broken promises
and mighty pretenses held by the most
solemn and deliberate form of plat
form declaration that
The Republican party is in favor of
the use of both gold and silver as money,
and condemns the policy of the Demo-
cratic administration in its efforts to de-
monetize silver.
In its declaration of principle as late
as 1892, it reaffirmed this belief in the
following words:
The American people, from tradition
and interest, favor bimetallism, and the
Republican party demands the use OF
both gold and silver as standard money.
By STANDARD money" is meant, of
course, equal debt-paying quality of
the two metals.
1t will be observed, however, that
censure of the Democratic party, OF
which the national administration was
the ostensible head, was dropped for
prudential reasons. The g. o. p. was
preparing to swallow the gold-cure
prescription prepared for it by its own.
ers, the corporate trusts, who had de.
termined to make their own perpetu.
ity a matter of national politics.
How well they have succeeded, the
record shows, but it likewise demon.
strates how utterly subservient a great
party may become through the skillful
manipulation of its INSCRIPTIONS lead.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

The only way the American citizen
can escape taxation is for him to save
his money and invest it in U. S. bonds.
He can then snap his fingers at the
assessor and pull the nose of the tax
collector. But if he is foolish enough
to engage in enterprise he must pay
for that privilege on every dollar
invested. If he is poor or destitute,
that cuts no figure. He must pay a
portion of the value of his wife's dress
or his child's crib, or his personally"
will be bulletined for sale. A tax levy,
like Death, under methods amended
by judicial authority, has become one
of the few absolutely "sure things" on
earth.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

AT LAST THE END Is IN SIGHT!-
John Callicot, negro prophet OF
Wash Valley, Ind, predicts that the
world will come to an "end," Chow
can a sphere have an end9) tomorrow.
So let everybody be prepared. Those
who owe the STANDARD are specially
warned and should climb over each
other to reach the pay desk before
high noon tomorrow, if they would not
have to answer for delinquency in the
world to come.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

WHILE the impecunious property
owner is afflicted with nightmare as
payday rolls around, on account of
the heavy tax that burdens his prop
erty, the bicycle owner is subject to a
like tribulation from successive crops
of carpet tacks that some heartless
wretch persistently sows on the side
walks. So there is trouble everywhere
even those who ride fast steeds not
being exempt from the general Attic
ton.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11
To Clear Durrant.

Arthur :. Austin, an attorney OF Kern
vile, Or, is at present in Portland. en-
route for San Francisco. where he is go
ing, he says, to clear Durrant Austin
proposes to hold open-air meetings in
Golden Gate Park for the purpose OF
arousing public sentiment in favor of the
convicted murderer. He will attract a
crowd by announcing as his subject,
San Francisco, the Modern Sodom, -
and once he has them under the spell
of his eloquence, will proceed TO DESTROY,
in an hours argument, the fabric that
District Attorney Barnes has been pain
fully rearing for two years. When the
people are convinced of the purity and
innocence of the prosecuted wretch at
present awaiting death at San Quentin,
Austin will take steps to prove to a
mathematical certainty that on the hour
OF the murder of Blanche Lamont, Dur
rant was studiously attending to the lee
ture of the professor in the medical col
lege, where he was a student. The at
torney has telegraphed to Governor
Budd of his intention, and expects to be
received on his arrived with open arms.
There is nothing startling in Austin's
plan, except its apparent impossibility.
and he is confident that before he leaves
San Francisco Durrant will be free
man-Orvgonian Of Monday, the It'll.
Wonder if that is the same crank
bearing that name, who a few years
ago deserted family in this city,
after having worked all sorts of
schemes for diddling people out OF
their hard-earned dollars? If it is, his
objective point should be Stockton
instead of Sacramento, and the "open
arms" held out to receive him those
of Il commission to pass upon his san
ity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

A PAPER published at Springfield,
Mo-, believes that "a pretty Spring
field girl clothed in shirt waist is
undoubtedly one of the most attractive
sights on EARTH" 1t is quite evident
that the Springfield scribe has never
seen an Olympia maiden, in her bicy-
Gle costume, or he would have placed
her in the lead, where she properly
belongs, without "scorching."
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

OFFICIAL RECOGNITION OF AIR
SHIPs.-It seems that the problem for
aerial navigation is well nigh solved
when a wise and dignified member of
the U. S. Senate introduces a bill
authorizing the Secretary of Agricul-
ture to enter into a contract with J. S.
Cowden, of Virginia, for the construc-
ton of an air navigating machine for
use of the weather bureau. 1t must
be able to travel 80 miles an hour,
carry a load o. 300 pounds, ascend,
poise, descend, advance, turn and re-
cede, to fill the stipulations. The
sum of $4,000 is appropriated for its
construction.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

EPIGRAMMATIC George Hazard says
"Whlle most people can see but very
little difference between the Cleveland
panic and Mckinley prosperity, he
rather gives the preference to the
panic"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1897-06-11

The city of Spokane is engaged in
the endeavor to suppress the nightly
street meetings of the Salvation Army.
1t has been evident for some time that
that city was past praying for.