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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-11

Tt is stated that horsehesh continues
to hold its own as an article Of food with
the poorer classes In Belgium" says the
Lancet. Recent statistics show that In
Antwerp alone nearly 1900 horses were
slaughtered last year for human consun1p-
ton, and the number of shops dealing ex-
c,usvely in horsehesh in the Belgian port
exceeds thirty over 10000 horses were
imported during the year for conversion
into meat this number being largely in
excess Of the imports of cattle
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-11
..SarsapaFiIIa
Sense.

I Any sarsaparilla is sarsapa-
rilla. True. So am tea is tea.
So any flour is flour. But grades
! differ. I0u eUant TIE best It's
so with sarsaparilla. There are
{ grades. You want the best. If
! you understood sarsaparilla as
well as you do tea and -four it
J would be easy to determine.
I But you don't. How should
} you! When you are going to
buy a commodity whose value
} you don't know, you pick out
| an old established house to
( trade with, and trust their ex-
J perience and reputation. Do so
} when buying sarsaparilla.
} Ayers Sarsaparilla has been
on the market 50 years. Your
grandfather used Ayers. 1t is
a reputable medicine. There
are many SarsapariHas -
7 but only One Ayers. 1t
I cures.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-11

Gov. Black, of New York has signed
the bill appropriating the sum Of $500. 900
to provide building for the Aston Lenox
and Tilden libraries, which have been re-
Gently consolidated. The building Is 10
occupy the site of the old reservoir at For
ty-second street and Fifth avenue. There
will be about 10000 volumes on the shelves
Of the new library.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29
RUSSELL SAGE AND FILLMORE
The Millionaire Was ~Responsible 70,
the Latter Becoming President.

the Latter becoming frc<1ucnt.
1t was through Russell Sage, the IA
nous New York millionaire, that Mil
lard Fillmore became President Of the
United States. according to Frank &.
Carpenter. the ~well-known newspaper
correspondent. who recently interview
ed the Wall street tinancier.
In his younger days. writes Mr.. CIR
penter, Mr.. Sage was a prominent man
in New York State. He was a great
admirer of Zach Taylor. but WAS above
everything a strong Henry Clay man.
He was at the head of the New York
delegation at the convention which
nominated Taylor. and held the votes
of the delegates from his State solid
for Clay. New York had then. | think.
2S votes. and the throwing Of these to
Taylor would mean that be would
surely get the nomination. After the
convention met it was evident that
Clay could not be nominated. where
upon the Taylor men asked Mr.. Sage
to come TO them for Il conference as 10
whether New York would 20 for Tay-
lor. Sage did SO, and virtually threw
the vote of the State 70 Taylor, bring
ing about his nomination.
In speaking Of this Mr.. Sage said: Il
was asked 10 20 10 see Col. Taylor, The
brother OF the future President. who
was managing his canvass. | saw that
it was impossible" 10 nominate Clay.
but ! wanted 10 know whether Gen.
Taylor. Il Southern man. would treat
the Northern Wings fairly. Col. Tay-
Tor told me that his brother was n
Wing through and through. and rs /
left him | said that while we expected
to stick to Clay as long as there was
the least hope for him. We would coIne
to Taylor whenever il became appa rent
that Clay could not be nominated. /
then presented the case 10 our Iei"ga-
tion. They agreed. and when III" crisis
came in the convention and it was evil
dent that Clay's chances wer. gone
threw our vote 10 Taylor. and thus
brought about his nomination. TIE
friends Of Taylor were 50 pleased that
they came 10 Inc AMI said
Now. Mr.. Sage. you have helped
rs nominate The Prc~lien'. and W.
will let you nominate T." Nice I'Te~i-
dent
Il had not thought of that u NJ. and
took some time 10 consider Among
other men / tAoucht ~ Fillmore, Whn
was then "a young lawyer q Buffalo
knew him well and though Ae would
max" Z good Vic. President | sa1-
rt<;e-i his name. ami i vas through
- A. III vx4. es.Ty7.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29

which was a combination OF a groan
and a shout.
Met Der IN the car. Well. I $50 m
reason why you should be- 50 confused
about IL" Edith had BECOME VERY
naughty.
Jack said nothing. He was swear
ing He was swearing q himself.
Maud saw that Il had zone FAR enough.
n that Il was time FOR her n speak.
Come. Edith" she said. I'll confess.
When | entered the car Yesterday az
ternoon recognized your husband at
once. n was going 10 speak n him.
but | saw that he did not recognize M.
well. l do not know why | ala II.
but you know my fault i liking fun
n practical jokes AMI all that. and |
just thought thai, /, would he fun and
play a trick on him. and then tell you
ali about II. He kindly helped M
here she smiled nj Jack. who cursed
mentally-"to raise the window, and
then he talked very nicely 10 ms And
| nearly dice with laughing and having
to keep It 10 myself. When l left Tia.
train at Alton | intended Ia tell him
all about II. but the thought OF seeing
the expression on his face when he met
me to-day kept me from it. That's all,
Edith. 1t was just one of nay awful
practical jokes. Forgive me. dear. bu,
really | could not help IL"
Jack had Strengthened up when She
began her tale. and when she had I'm
ished added emphat1cally: Yes, by
George. that's all. Edith. | was goin.
TO tell you about it tonight myself"
Edith looked from one 10 the other
doubtfully. and when She thought Of
the unutterahle Woe depicted upon the
face of poor Jack II his bad quarter
Of an hour, her sense Of humor came Ia
her and she was forced TO smile and
was Joined by Maude. who had had
great difficulty in keeping her face
straight for the last fifteen minutes.
and by Jack, upon whom the smile OF
Edith had produced a reaction. They
all laughed loudly and Edith kissed
Maude. and then everybody vent into
one of those delightful little dinner,
for. which the Strongs were 50 iustl,
famous.
But that night after Maude had gone
to her room and Jack was smoking hi,
pipe, Edith looked up from her bool
and gazed at Jack iong and earnestly
he mot her gaZe with q fond smile.
"'dack, Maude is a dear girl, ism
i she?'
why. yes. of course she is"
"She's an old friend of mine. too, an,
I think a great deal Of her. She and
went to school together. She was al
ways so jolly and so fond Of practica
jokes and that sort of thing, yol
know
She paused and fingered the cover o
her book. She was in deep thought.
Jack. don't YOU think hat peopl
who are that way carry things a littl
too far somctimeS:'
And Jack smiled.-Rochester Pos
Express.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29
Another Barrier Broken

VIENNA University has accepted the
I-nevi BILE and granted the degree OF
Doctfr of Medicine for the first. tine
&c a Foman, the Baroness Possaur Won
EhreAthal, who recently was adn.itted
to practice in Austria after passing the
requisite state examination. She had
received the degree from Zurich rrany
years before.
The various countries OF the world
now use IL, 400 different kinds Of post
age stamps.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29
Leaving Italy.

Italy broke It's record Of emigration
In 1896. the number Of persons i~caVif.-
the country being BOG, 033. th-ee-hftls
OF the number Intending 10 stag away
permanently. Sixty-eight thousand
persons came to the United States. o.
024 went to Argentina: he others went
chiefly to Uruguay an razil. For the
first time the number Of Italian cuui-
grants exceeds that sent on. by any
cher European country during the
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29

The rapid strides toward metropolitan
American have created the feature Of the
year IN southern newspaper circles. Ine
Anne lean was established sixty years ago,
and on account of its influence politically,
and it's advertising and read tng patronage,
IT ms Il always been Il more or lcss successful
property. But at present it j. exhibiting a
spirit Of enterprise aud t~horoughness that
places IL far ahead Of ali other papers in is
section. It's man cement Is composed Of
young men Of splendid experience III their
several capacities who ~ their energy ard
tact are making the American famous as d
great newspaper.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29
HIS WIFE'S CHUM.

lI1tD W IL IL y VII III
He had been married 4 year and still
found Observation-Disclosures wasreally
a tangible t4ing, not the fanclful vapor-
ings ol poetic enthusiasts. lie was able
10 cruuihlc n the dust the highest ana
strongest arguments brought forward
by cynical bachelors that marriage Is
a failure. But Yet, with all his deyo-
ton. h. was able to appreciate a pref
ty Woman He kept this appreciation
to himself. In a years time he had
learned many valuable truths of whose
existence lac had not even dreamed be
fore. one Of these was that ii was far
better Tor a married man to keep some
things 70 himself and observe a rel!g-
iOuS silence on others. One subject
upon which he kept a religious silence
was that OF praisinS pretty women in
his Wife'1 hearing. When he married
her he thought his wife the most beau
tiful croature which the widest
dreams OF Il lovers fancy could conjure
up. but after Il years constant associa-
ton With her he had been forced to ac-
knowledge, to himself that there were
others a. pretty, and at last had de
cidcd that some Were prettier, but that
none WAS better or sWeeter he never
doubted.
one morning at breakfast, as his
wife, clad 5n Il heWitching gown. was
pouring the coffee, the smart, white
aproned maid same in with the mail,
and amid the pile of letters was on.
upon which his W~ifeseized eageraly and
tore open with the unconventional aid
of the butter knife.
"Oh, Jack" She said ioyfllly. as she
read on with a smiling lace. Maud is
coming. You remember Maud:"
He did not remember Maud and said
so.
ooh. YES You do" his Wife replied.
"Shc WAS my mum when YOU came to
See me before we were married. She
used 70 plague III 10y coming in when
we wanted to be alone. Don't you re-
menber:"
Jack had a dim recollection OF n small
girl Who used 70 make herself too CON
founle.ily numerous,' as Jack had
once St41 III 2 moment OF evaporation,
out her lar' a" could not cail to MIND.
so be nodded and asked when she was
coming.
'Tonight. she says. She does not
mention the train. There are two. you
KNOW. | suppose she VIII take the
100 from h"Nt"n, where she wants TO
do some shopping. ! am 50 glad she is
coming. We can have such fun talking
over old times ana. oh. lots of things
Jack folded h> napkin, got his grill
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29
If It Only Helped n Little

II would te worth 70 cents. On" hours free
1orn from IN" terrible" Irritating itch Of letter Ia
worth more than u whole box If Tctterine cosfa.
II Will cure-sure. and It's III" only Thing that
viii cure. 10 cents at drug stores. or by mall
rom j 7. Shuptrine, Savannah, "a.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29
AND GIN
ELEVATOR SYSTEMS.
Corrugated steel Roofing
Mr.. Iheo. Edwards. aI.a~yer : ell
as u >plcndid Planter. Of Ralt Head,
Greene County, n e. Writes w IL.
Osborn, Nav IL. %. "a Follows:

"Anotaer var has passed, sD~Asn& f"4T
since leH s destitute curei e sst : s~t
:ortuto&lsAf 5.aaer~. sni a. J AaYe -
aGa4y ~r5tte4 yel or Itossel Battle stre@
that t5f1e a~4f!u& yrn u uY fa4ta ia r."
geEnaancuey & tbs cure. / new a~ssns y"l
once more tia: t.ine ou5y aids ft3th = al
the GOOD things /, has de- e faF m snd a
er~ wAo have taken the Tr-at'neut with a
desire Ia reform their iNs=- | ara esAd tex~
able - r. port all the bsy< ~ ttTnruc A}Ts
have taken the Treatment - he ala oH fae
right road. aud ace st"on. - their pra4ft p
toT MIA; Aa~ 4ten dene ter them -
truly = I'D - Suoa taHt ga ha3 = - FRS
tu,e a suf~4ts nQnEssr { ses-tet~< a latse
a. there are .tir yfv3akar}7 / - haEe So5
WIFI confuse fsa ug Every say Fe J
faApk A@i a.rv fuT startfs HIS ! ~ "aa+Sl'
II take fhe Treatment. tEsryhi 49, - s@b
iite, aud nay -sas *rara &aufsf oa-
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29
arRentina GROWING.

Ahgentina's population, according 70
the census recently taken, Is 1000, 900,
neaG double its population in 1869,
the 3ate Of the first census. The city
Of HaIenos Ayres has 6e3,S inhabi-
tarfs.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29

Mrs. Winelow's Soothing Syrup for children
iecthing, sOftens the gums, observation-disclosures
L,un, allays pain, cures wind collie. 2Jc.n bottle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29

Alheri Burch, West Toledo. Ohio, ely
Halls thtarrh cure saved my life MI L,
him Tor particulars. sold by Druggists, ,lo.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29

Fits permanently cured. No nts or nervous
hess after first dav's use o( i)r. klinc'- Great
Nerve tteatorcr. S2trial buttlcafd Treatise free
DIR. r.. H.. KLINE. Ltd. 81 Arch ST. lhlla.Pa.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an A No. !
Asthma medicine. W.R. WILLIAMS, Antioch
Ills, April IL, 1891.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1897-07-29

1fnhictedwith sore eyceusp Dr.TsaacThomp-
eon's Ey c-watcr Druggists sell at95c. per bottle
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
KANSAS STATE NEWS.


Serious Experiment at Horse Racing.
While returning from a literary socie-
ty near Hope Arthur Andrews and John
Bragg had a race on horseback. Itwas
very dark and their horses ran into a
load of young people, breaking up the
carriage and killing both of their
own horses The occupants were Sc
riously injured and Andrews was
thrown to the ground with such force
that he was unconscious for hours
WIN Resist McNaIrs Order.
The New York Life Insurance ca.
will resist the order of Superintendent
McNall expelling it from the state for
refusing to settle the Hillmon policies
The company declares that Mrs. Hill
mon long ago disposed of all her in
terests in the policies and that syn
dictate of Kansas lawyers are now fight
ing for them
His Request Was Disregarded.
Representative Gates, of jackson
county, sent a note to the house the
other day saying he was too sick to ap-
pear and requesting that his friend,
the bearer of the note. be permitted to
occupy his seat. As the constitution
recognizes no proxies in legislation.
Mr.. Gates friend was not permitted tc
represent him
To Solve the Surplus Corn Problem.
A man in Doniphan county has a
plan for solving the surplus corn prob
lem. He suggests that Gov. Leedy is
sue a proclamation calling upon every
family in Kansas to- upon certain
day, purchase Is cents worth of corn
meal. He says that in a single day the
entire surplus crop would be consumed.
For More Complete Statistics.
Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, has sent circular let
ter to the 1,7OO assessors and los county
clerks of the state urging more COM
plete and accurate statistics pertain
ing to the dairy and creamery products
and the areas in nurseries and vine
yards of the state.
He Did the Right Thing.
A Chicago man bought 100, 900 BUSH
els of corn at Manhattan this week,
paying Is cents buShel. When the
grain was all garnered he gave a ban
quet to the farmers who had sold the
corn and to the business men of Man
haitian.
Cyrus Leland in Washington.
Cyrus Leland, Jr., is in Washington
assisting Senator Baker in distri buting
patronage to Kansans. Mr.. Leland says
he is after no Office for himself, though
he is credited with an ambition for the
place of minister to Mexico.
Victory for the Women.
By vote of "a to 3 the Kansas con-
ference of the M. E. church, IN session
at Manhattan, was placed on record as
favoring the admission of women to
the general conference. The rext con-
ference VIII he held at Seneca.
Minor State News.
Rev. II. D. Fisher, of Lawrence,
wants to be appointed consul to Jeru-
salem.
Lloyd Battorf, of Jewell county, is
only Is years old but he weighs ESQ
pounds.
An Ohio man will put in brick man.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
MUST PAY IN FULL.

Kansas House Passes Bill to Compel In
surance Companies to Pay Face Value of
Policy.
TOPEKA. Kan. March 1O--The house
passed the bill framed by the commit
tee on insurance fixing the liability of
insurance companies. The measure
provides that whenever any policy
shall be written to insure any real
property in this state against loss by
fire, tornado or lightning, and the
property insured shall be wholly de-
stroyed, without criminal fault on
the part of the assured or
his assigns, the amount of
insurance written in such policy
shall be taken conclusively to be the
true value of the property insured, and
the true amount of loss and measure of
damage, and the payment of money as
premium for insurance shall be prima
facie evidence that the party paying
such insurance is the owner of the
property insured
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
AFFAIRS IN CUBA.

Prisoners Condemned to Hard Labor for
Life-Famine and Small-Pox Ravaging
Small Towns.
New YORK, March 1O.-A special ca
BILE dispatch to the Sun from Havana
says: Two hundred prisoners have
been sent to Havana by the governor
of Matanzas, Senior Porcel, and are
ready to sail for the Chafarinas islands,
to which they have been sentenced to
life imprisonment at hard labor. They
are charged with belonging to the
secret society of criminals. known here
as Nanigos, but though some of them
deserve this accusation the majority is
composed of persons innocent of any
crime and whom the Spanish govern
ment is cruelty maltreating for politi-
cal reasons
1t is semi-officially declared in Ha-
vana that Gen. Weyler will remain a
while longer in Cuba as captain-gener-
al and commander-in-ehief of the Span
ish army. 1t is said in well-informed
circles that the central government,
though considering Weylerss recall to
be necessary, has deoi led to postpone
it for some days thinking that, as Gen.
Gomez has not been driven out of the
province of Santa Clara, the recall of
the captain-genera1 just at this june
ture would produce the same bad eff
1ecC dDTOs1O tLiSll WAS C<t1Sco Og I11c
withdrawal of Gen. Martinez CampOs-
There is a report that Maj. Fonsde-
veila is to be tried by order of the Mad
rid government for his cruel conduct
in Guiana bacoa and the murder of the
American citizen, DIR. Ruiz
Financial distress is most acute
throughout the island. Famine is
ravaging the small towns of the prov
inces of Pima del Rio, Havana and Ma
tanzas- Smallpox is also increasing
at an alarming rate and most of the
victims die
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
Topeka Capital WIN Be Sold.

TOPEKA, Kan, March "a decree
has been fled in the United States cir
cult court ordering the sale of the To
peka Capital plant and appointing III.
p. Dillon, master, to make the sale.
John R. Mulvane's claim of $50, 274 is
made the first lien, and the claim of J..
E. Baker, who brought the suit,
amounting to 81, 1856, is made the sec
Ond lien
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13

TOPEKA, Kan, March 6.-Following
the opinion of ex-Attorney-Genera
Dawes, the legislature will fix state
tax levy for the next two years This
work has always been done by the ex-
ecutive council heretofore, but Gen.
Dawes rendered an opinion in which
he said it was the duty of the 1egisla-
ture to do this work
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13

Rev. Fl. d. Fisher, of Lawrence,
wants to be appointed consul to Jeru-
salem.
Lloyd Battorf, of Jewell county, is
only Is years old but he weighs ESQ
pounds.
An Ohio man will put in a brick man.
ufacturing plant at lola with a capac-
ity of 25, 900 bricks a day.
The 1inseed oil works at Fredonia
exported 40 car loads of oil meal to
Liverpool, Eng, recently.
Farmers of Dickinson and adjoining
counties will experiment generously
in spring wheat this season.
S. s. King, populist orator and poll
tition, is Gov. Leedy's new election
commissioner for Kansas City.
George A. Taylor, of the defunct Bank
of Argentine, has been expelled from
the local masonic lodge for defrauding
brother masons-
Hundreds of Kansas weekly papers
are becoming independent in politics.
The change is gradual and has been
taking place for two years.
Editor johnson, of the Severance
News, was married at ST. Joseph. Mo-,
recently to Miss Marie Anderson, of
Troy, Kan 1t is said the couple
eloped.
Il reo d SOQocnG tO CllC
state agricultural college at Manhat-
tan, is under arrest for stealing vari-
Gus articles of clothing from fellow
students
The family of 81. S. Humphrey, of
Larned. consisting of father, mother
and three children, took morphine by
mistake for quinine and all had a mar
row escape from death.
A. B. Fisher, of Fort Scott, was con-
victed and fined for breaking into one
of his houses occupied by tenant who
who failed to pay rent He will test
the case in higher courts
State Labor Commissioner Bird tried
to prosecute Gov. Leedy and other
state officers for alleged violation of
the eight-hour law, but the county at
torney refused to issue warrants
A bitter school war at Ellinwood
eliminated in fight the other day
when Superintendent of Schools Har-
knocked DOWN twice and marched out
off town..
The senate committee appointed to
canvass the vote decided that s. A.
Riggs (pop.) was elected judge of the
Third ird;cious district, the count
showing that he received rs votes over
c. A. Smart (rep.).
Ex-Gov. Morril has traded S44, 600 OF
stock in the First national bank at
Leavenworth to ex-United States SEN
ator Caldwell for an S00-acre farm in
Wyandotte county Mr. Caldwell also
succeeded Morrill, as president of the
bank
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
A disastrous Brookiyn Fire.

NEW YORK, March 10.-Three floors
of fve-story fat building at Auburn
place and Canton street, Brooklyn.
were Quilted by fire yesterday. One
man was burned to death and woman
and child killed. The dead are Mrs
Annie Duncan and child and Charles
Goddard
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13

MIDDLEsBoRo, KY, March 1O--Leslie
Combs, the most noted moonshiner in
the fountains, was found dead near
Hazard, with his throat cut He was a
confederate bushwhacxer. He claimed
thst he had killed 90 men.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
Fires on a German Ironclad.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, March 9.-Accord-
ing to a teleGraphic communication
received here from Crete, a rumor is
circulating there that the German
ironclad Kaiserin Augusta, after hav-
ing fired a blank shot as a signal to
the Greek ironclad Hydra to discon-
tinue her course, received full broad
side from the Hydra
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
Cyrus Leland in Washington.

Cyrus Leland, Jr., is in Washington
assisting Senator Baker in ting
patronage to Kansans. Mr.. Leland says
he is after no Office for himself, though
he is credited with an ambition for the
place of minister to Mexico.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13
He Did the Right Thing.

A Chicago man bought 1O0,0 900 bush
els of corn at Manhattan this week,
paying Is cents a buShel. When the
grain was all garnered he gave ban
quet to the farmers who had sold the
corn and to the business men of Man
haitian.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1897-03-13

Secretary Coburn, of the state board
of agriculture, has sent circular let
ter to the roo assessors and los county
clerks of the state urging more COM
plete and accurate statistics pertain
ing to the dairy and creamery products
and the areas in nurseries and vine
yards of the state.