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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07
SALE
Valuable City Real Estate.

D. On Monday, EJaruary 25, 1897, at IL
O'Clock NJ, at the court house door in
the city of Raleigh, the undersigned
will offer at public sale to the highest
bidder, the store-hous and lot on the
corner of Fayetteville and Martin streets
in the city of Raleigh, now occupied as
a drugstore by Jas. l. John: on.
This is the most valuable business 10
cation in the city and is especially desir-
able as investment property.
Also a strip of land between the.
National Bank of Raleigh ard Mrs.
Swindell'5 store, fronting feet.cn Fay
etteyiIle street and running back 146,
feet.
Title perfect Terms of sal onc-third-
cash, balance in one and two years.
Any information desired can be OBJ
tanned by inquiry Of J. W. Hardin, R.
T. Gray or @. N. Busbee.
VIM. F. READE,
ROBT READE,.
THOS. READE,
Executors of E. G. Reade.
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TAR HEELS ALWAYS ON TOR.

Papers received here from Florida
Tampa, Tallahassee and st. Augustine
are advocating John r. Watson, former
Raleigh boy, for Speaker of the House Of
Representatives. Mr.. Watson left Raj
eigh some fifteen years ago, and settled
at Kissemme, Florida, where he engaged
in business He has for a number Of
years been Mayor of Kissemme, and held
ether prominent positions Ir. Watson
has been very successful in business
since going to Florida
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07

Mr.. Editor:-I see that | am reported
as one Of 1G who will bolt the Peoples
party caucus on the Senatorship. This
is absolutely false. am Populst, and
will abide by the action OF the caucus.
w. r. DIXON.
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THE MARLBOROUGH HOUSE AGAIN
Proprietor Brown Was Yesterday offered
$500 For His Lease

Another offer was yesterday made to
Proprietor Brown for his lease on the
Marlborough House. He was offered $400
for his unexpired term. He refused to
take it and, through his attorney, made
a counter proposition, viz: That he would
sell his interest in the lease for one-hfth
Of the gross receipts until November 30,
1897. the date of the expiration of the
lease.
This of course was not accepted and
the hotel situation in Raleigh, apparently
is no nearer a solution than it was last
April, when the Marlborough House was
closed up.
The feeling in regard to this matter is
becoming SO intense among both citizens
and legislative visitors in the city that
a boycott Of the Park is being talked of.
1t is to be hoped that some solution OF
Of the difficulty satisfactory to all parties
may soon be reached.
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Mechanics Dime Savings Bank

The gprnai meeting of lhe~ stocl holders
Will be held in Tie bark OF tuesday night
January y, 1877, at eight O'clock.
b. II. LACY, C.; shier
DepoNiiors will plea, g send IN itoAs, t.
have interest entered.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07

SENATE.
j. #. Newsome, First district.
j. M. Early, Third district.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07

The lovers of golf have thinks" between
st. Mary's School and the Fair grounds.
Raleigh is at the front everything.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07

not insan
If
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07

s0Op'S PILLS cure LIVER Ills, Rn,
'onsress, indigestion Headache.
sassy to take, easy TO operate 25c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-01-07
WONDERS
viii Never Cease as Long as Mrs-
Joe Persons Remedy Lives

Last June / was suffering terribly rom
some bladder trouble, which was so severe
and extTeme that the physicians said an
operation would have to be ,rfolm ed and
the stone crushed. / dreaded il So much and
had so much faith in Mr.. Persons WASH
that determined to try IL 1lst and see what
u would do for me, SO arll.,d 10 tbHe
times day and in THIRTY SIN HOURS
the Inflammation subsidized, tie su eIiiug and
enlargement was reduced, ard THE SlONE
PASSED WITHOUT ANY TROUl}E g., The
stone was so large, and uc one c5,f. o.. usv, ex-
cept those who have so Suffered What ID was.
do not believe / could lave q. q opera
ton, and believe / would hake aird lad 10
not been for Mrs. Joe Persup'r WASH. is
anyone is suffering from this bllade iTOu~
bic, let them try II. My pain rs Guild be so
reat that would have To he gus in a Tub OF
hot water 10 relieve those terri pGtoXy sms
Of pains. 1t made perfect cure If ne Oh,
that everyone could realize " hst a 81; dictne
is within reach, and Try IT, how mo, g. CifeT-
ing would be saved. Mis- Person non end does
not s8y as much for her TC3e,cl us il do
serves.
/ am, very truly
MRS. ADMIR- ALEXANDER.
Hope well, MeCklenhWg Co., n. g., nee.
!, 1895.
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snow. She had gone to sleep there, in
spite of the cold, in painful attitude
Of utter WEAKNESS, with her poor lit
tie head and shoulder propped in an
angle of the icy stone.
One Of her old shoes had fallen from
the foot which hung over and lay in the
snow.
Lucien de Hem felt mechanically for
his vest pocket, and was suddenly re-
minded that a moment before he had
not even found a forgotten franc, nor
pourboire for the valet.
However, stirred by an instructive
pity, he approached the little girl, and
would perhaps have carried her in his
arms to give her a night shelter, had
he not seen something shining in the
old shoe as it lay in the snow.
He bent over. 1t was a gold louis.
Some charitable person, a woman,
doubtless, in passing by this Christ
mas eve had seen the shoe in front
of the sleeping child, and had remem-
bered the touching legend. This gen.
erous aims had been given so that the
| little one might believe in the gifts of
the holy child, and in spite Of her dis
tress retain some hope in the goodness
| Of Providence.
A louis! 1t meant many days of
plenty for the beggar, and Lueien was
about to waken and tell her so, when
he heard a voice in his ear, drawing,
| thick voice. mumbling:
Here are two days since l have been
out of the club. You can cut off my
| fist if II does not come out when the
clock strikes midnight"
Then the young man of %, coming
| OF honest stock with a magnificent mil
itary record, never failing in honor,
this young man suddenly conceived a
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MY WIFE'S LIFE. "
How | was the means
of saving it.

when the lungs are ATTACKED and the
symptoms of consumption appear, then
begins the struggle between affection aud
that destroying disease which Stays its
thousands annually. 1t is a happy issue
to the struggle when disease is couque red
aud health restored. Such an issue does
not always end the struggle, but it did in
the case Of Mr.. X. Morris, Memphis, Tenn,
who saw his wife wasting and weakening
aud physicians helpless, and then sug-
gested the simple remedy that wrought
the cure. He tells the story thus:
"Seven years ago, my wife had severe
attack of lung trouble which the ply
sicians pronounced consumption. The
cough was extremely distressing, espe-
cIally at night, and was frequently
attended with the splitting of blood. The
doctors being unable to help her, in
duccd her to try DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
and was surprised at the great relief IT
gave. Before nsiug one whole bottle she
was cured so that now she Is strong and
quite healthy. Tot this medicine saved
my wftc's life / have not the least doubt
I always keep DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral
in the house. Whenever any of my family
have a cold or cough we use it, and are
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dreadful thought, fell prey to a wild,
hysterical, monstrous desire. Assuring
himself with one glance that the street
was deserted he swiftly stopped, ad-
vanced a trembling hand, and stole the
louis from the old shoe. With a wild
rush he reached the club again, cleared
the stairs in one impetuors rush, flung
open the door Of the reeking hall, and
threw the gold piece on the green, Just
as the clock chimed the first stroke Of
midnight.
"All on 17r'
Seventeen won.
With turn OF his hand he showed
the SO louis on red.
Red won.
He left ~ louis on the same color
Again it appeared Three times he put
up the doubled stakes with the same
luck. There was now a great heap of
gold and bank notes in front of him,
and he began frantically to SOW them
broadcast over the table. Every COM
bination favored him. The little ivory
ball jumping about the divisions Of the
roulette seemed to be magnetized by
the gamblers gaze, and obeyed it. In
10 plays he had recovered the few
thousand francs, his last resource, that
he had lost early in the evening. BY
punting 200 or 300 louis at once he
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promptly cured."-K. MORRIS, Memphis.
Tenn.
The question: as consumption cura-
ble," is still debated and still debatable
1t Is easy to say that this was not a case of
consumption. Yet the physicians said il
was. They should know. AS a matter
of fact, DR.. Ayers Cherry Pectoral has
wrought so many similar cures that It
seems to argue the curableness of con-
sumption, in its earlier stages, by the use
of this remedy. There is no better medi-
cine for pulmonary troubles than DR..
Ayers Cherry PeCtoral. II gives relic: in
cases of Asthma, and Bronchitis, where re-
lief has been heretofore unattainable. 1t
promptly cures Coughs and Colds, La
Grippe, and all affections of the throat
and lungs. Heretofore, Dr. Ayers Cherry
Pectoral has been put up in full size
bottles only, at 500 per bottle. To meet
a worldwide demand for a smaller pack
age, the remedy is now put up IN half size
bottles, at half price-So cents. Write for
DR. Ayers Curebook Gree and learn more
of the cures effected by DR.. Ayers Cherry
Pectoral. Address J. c. Aver Co., Lowell.
Mass.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. Il. CHENEY d CO, Toledo, ..
We, the undersigned. have known +.
J. Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able TO carry
out any obligations made by their firm.
West q TruaN, Wholesale Druggists.
Toledo, o.: Walding, kinnan a. Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimo-
malls sent free. Price 7Jc per bottle. Sold
by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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He Won in Either Case.

a sultan once offered a golden bah
for lying. Many lied to him, but the
sSultan replied he could himself lie bet
( ter Finally an aged man from AngO-
ia appeared before him with Il large
JAR on his shoulders. Your father
he said, borrowed n jar like this full
of gold from my father, and said that
you would repay the gold TO his SON.
impossible" said the sultan.
'lf the story be true" replied the pill
grim. ''pay your fathers debt: if inn
possible, l have won the golden ball"
The sultan at once awarded him the
spriZe-Tid-Bits.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
A Good Thing.

The Royal Publishing Company, OF
Richmond, Virginia, are offering ex-
ceptionally favorable contracts to live
workers. They want men and women
of good character, and allow liberal
weekly salaries and expenses. A line
addressed to them may lay before you
n proposition that will be as surprising
rs it is gratifying.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
4 Useful Oil.

Few people know how useful oil Of
peppermint is as a remedial agent. A
little rubbed over sensitive corn elm
mates the soreness in a miraculous
manner.
Two or three drops Of oil of pepper
mint mixed with an equal amount of
suet rubbed over a baby's chest, gives
instant relief in case of cold on the
lungs or cough.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
TIL Last Man on Earth

To recklessly experiment upon himself
with hope of relief is the dispeptc Yet
the nostrums for this maiady are as the
sands of the sea, and, presumab bly,, about
as efiicaciouS. Indigestion, that obsti-
nate malady, even if of long perpetuity,
is eventually overcome with Hostetters
Stomach Bitters an appetizing tonic and
Alternative, which cures constipation. fe-
yer and ague, bilious remittent, rheuma-
tism, kidney complaint and feebleness.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

would soon have far more than the
heritage he had fooled away.
In his haste to play he had kept
on his heavy coat, and the great pock-
cts were already crammed with rolls
o. bank notes and gold pieces. He now
had to stuff them into his inside pock-
cts, his vest and trouser pockets, his
cigar case, his handkerchief, and ev-
erything that could hold them. He still
played. He still won; like lunatic.
like drunken man! He threw the
dainful certainty.
In his heart redhot iron was burn
ing; he thought only of the child
asleep in the snow; of the little beggar
he had robbed.
"She is still there, of course; GER
tainly, she must be there! In min
ute, when it strikes II swear it
will leave here and carry her home
sleeping in my arms. l will bring her
up, love her as my own child, and care
for her always, always"
The clock struck /, the quarter, the
half the three-quarters, and Lucien
still sat at the table. A minute before
the banker rose abruptly and said in
a sharp voice:
Enough for the day, gentlemen; the
bank is closed"
Lucien leaped to his feet. Roughly
he pushed the players aside as they
fingered about, cycling him with en-
vious admiration; hurriedly he cleared
the stairs and ran to the stone bench.
Thank God" he cried; "she is still
there" He seized her hand.
"Ah! how cold she is, poor little
one"
AS he lifted her in his arms the
childs head fell back limp, and she did
not waken. How children sleep, he
thought, pressing her to his breast for
warmth; and, vaguely anxious, he was
about to kiss her lids to draw her from
this heavy slumber, when he saw with
terror that the child's eyes were half
open, showing CLASSY pupils, extin-
guished and motionless. With terrible
suspicion Lucien brushed her little lips
with his own, and no breath came from
them. While Lucien had been winning
fortune with the louis stolen from
her, this little beggar had died OF cold.
His throat contracted in awful agony.
he tried to cry out and in
the effort-he awoke from a nightmare
on the bench at the club, where he had
fallen asleep before midnight, and had
| been left undisturbed by the kindness
of the old valet, who had gone off last
of all at o'clock. His heart had been
touched by the poor bankrupt.
A noisy December dawn was peering
through the panes. Lucien went out.
pawned his watch, bathed, breakfasted,
then went to the recruiting Office.
| where he enlisted in the First African
| Chasseurs.
Lucien de Hem Is now lieutenant:
he lives on his small pay and never
| touches card.
1t appears that he saves something.
too, for not long ago, in Algiers, he was
seen by brother officer who was walk
ing behind him in winding street OF
| the Kasha giving aims to little Span
| ish beggar asleep under doorway. The
| officer had the indscretion to look at
the money which Lucien had given to
poverty.
He had put gold louis in the child's
| hand.
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With Keeling brain ami failing limbs
he tottered over to the leather bench
that encircled the room and threw
himself on it. For some minutes he
gazed vaguely about this private gam
bling hell III which he had wasted the
best years Of his youth, recognizing one
by one the plundered heads Of the
players in the bold glare of the three
great green shades. He heard the soft
friction of the gold on the felt and
realized his loss, his ruin; but he re-
membered that at home, in a bureau
drawer, there were two army pistols
which had been bravely used by his
father, General De Hem, in the attack
Of Zaatcha. Then utterly worn out, he
slept profoundly.
He awoke with parched throat and
glancing at the clock saw that he had
barely slept half hour.
An imperative need to breathe the
night air came over him. The hands
marked a quarter to midnight, and, on
rising and stretching his arms, Lucien
recollected that it was Christmas eve,
and by an ironical freak of memory he
saw himself little child again putting
his shoes in front Of the chimney at
bedtime.
Just then old Dronski, the Pole. a
fixture Of the place, in threadbare,
braided livery, came up to Lucien and
mouthed a few words in his dirty
beard.
Lend me five francs, Monsieur. Here
are two days since / have been out Of
the club and II has not turned up once.
= Laugh at me if you will, but
you may cut off my fist If II does not
come out in few minutes, when the
clock strikes midnight"
Lucien de Hem shrugged his shoul-
ders; he had not even the wherewithal
in his pocket to pay the tax known by
the house habitues as The Poles
Pence"
He passed into the hall, put on his
hat, his coat, then descended the stairs
with the haste of a fevered person.
During the four hours he had been in
doors heavy snow had fallen and the
street, central one, walled in by high
houses, was all white. Multitudes of
cold stars shone in the blue-black purg-
ed sky.
The ruined man walked rapidly, re-
volving desperate thoughts in his mind,
and was more than ever drawn to the
pistol box in his dressing case drawer.
Suddenly he stopped. He was con-
fronted by heart-breaking scene.
On stone bench, placed according
to the old-time custom beside the
monumental door of palace, little
girl of or Z, barely covered by rag
ged black frock, was sitting in the
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SkIOn,iiISe nuIIetinS

Will be published by the 500 Line Mon
days, containing all Geographic news and
up-to-date information as to best routes,
services, steamship sailings. and every
facility as same develop. Invaluable to
Alaskan prospectors and all their friends.
To be placed on mailing list, send six
cents (Gc) in stamps TO w. r. Galloway
q. Z. A, Minneapolis, Mimi.
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misunderstood.

Papa BrindIe-Matilda, l seriously
object to your encouraging the atten-
tions Of that young SpoOler. He is the
most rakish-looking youth | ever saw.
What do you mean, papa|'
"Why, | mean the way he wears his
hat on one side"
That isn't rakishncss, papa"
What is it. them"
1T is Il boil."-ClevcIand Plain Deal
or
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23
An AutOCrQt.

Mr.. Downton Visiting suburban
friend)-Who was that man you just
took off your hat to?
Mr.. Subbubs-Him? He's the engin-
Ger Of our village waterworks, and if
we don't act with proper humility in
his presence, he shuts off the press
ure. and we can't wash, much less
sprinkle our lawns.-Puck.
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Tooth of Time.

II once knew man whose hair
changed from black to white in sim
gle night because he lost his fortune"
well, knew n girl who lost her for
tune and her hair changed from au-
burn to red in less time than it takes
to tell it."-Detroit Journal.
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A Prince an Electrician.

Prince Victor Emmanuel of Naples
is said to be an expert electrician. He
experiments on all it's applications to
light, sound, motive power, and pho
Biography, and was one of the first por-
sons in Italy to Investigate the Roent-
gen rays.
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Advance of Civilization.

Scotty-Yep, that's ole Howling Ike.
USeter be the terror of the camp.
Visitor From the East-You don't
say so, He looks quite civil and re-
spectacle, I'm sure. Was he convert
ed?
Scotty-You betcher life he was. We
'lccted his ole woman sher'f.-Puck.
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A Domestic Reminder.

office very late last night.
Neighbor-What was the matter?
Mr.. TeSty-Oh, the usual trouble
with the books; had Il difference.
Neigbor-Must have made you feel
quite at home.-BoStOn Courier.
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A SerinuS Cnse.

THAT man Blinkersbury has got the
ShakeSpearan craze the worst way"
What has he done nowT
Insists on calling his table girl
Good Digestion cause she waits on
his appetite. '-Clevcland Plain Dealer.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

Dropsy treated free by DR. II. H.
Green's Sons of Atlanta, Ga. The great
est dropsy specialists In the world. Read
their advertisement in another column OF
this paper.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

Tcacher-Iou may compare bad,
J Johnny.
Johnny (who has been reading sens
ational talcs)-Bad, caught, hanged
Judge.
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InnDrOyfnY.

He-It makes me better man ever,
time / kiss you. darling.
She-O. Harold, how good you mus
be Boston Traveller.
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Nero-In what way?
ROver-Why. he always runs tramps
through the pond before he bites them.
San Francisco Examiner.
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L believe my prompt use of Piso's Cure
prevented quick consumption.-Mrs. Lucy
Wallace, Marquette, Kan. Dec. Il, 30.
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primn Fncte EyiIt

Prima Facte Evidence.
Rilly-YOur dad has quit smokin',
hain't e?
Johnny-Yep. How'd you know?
Billy seen i'm kickin' the dorg-
Detroit News.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

Star Tobacco is the leading brand Of
the world, because it is the best.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

When Answering Advertisements Kindly
Mention This Paper.
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NO-TO-Bac for fifty Cents.
4 Natural SCuucnCC.

Guaranteed tobac~I habit cure makes weak
men strong, blood pure Soc, 81. All druggists
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1897-12-23

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the me ney ii fails TO cure 25c
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To Cure Constipation Forever.
A Cleansing Process.

Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. 10c or 2,
II c. c. c. fail to cure. druggists refund none