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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-30
THAI THEY 60 FORWARD"


This 10 the mandate from 10000 Dem
scrats in North Carolina to the repre-
sentatives of the party who meet in
Raleigh tonight at the call Of the chair
man of the Democratic State Executive
committee.
The Democratic party is the only
agent to which the people look for re-
dress Of grievances. 1t is the only hope
for release from national, State and To-
cal evils that Cypress and humiliate the
people. 80 [5zSS
In the Federal government, the money
changers, tariff barons, pension grabbers
and trusts dominate as completely9as if
they constituted the bulk Of the popula-
Non. The result is that the few pros
per while the many toll in poverty and
in want. The remedy for our national
Ills is plain and simple. 1t is to take
the whip-cords and drive the money
changers out of the temple which they
have polluted. How can that be done?
The Chicago platform points the way
30 clearly that way-faring man cannot
err.
In the State government, the scandals
and hypocrisy are stencil in the nos
trils of the people. They are disgraced
and Inundated by knavish, incompetent
and shameless officials. How can they
End relief? By restoring the wholesome
and economical rule that blessed the
State from 1876 to 1894. How can this be
done? BY inviting into the councils of
the party, not only all who helped to
give good government for twenty years,
but also all of all parties who love their
State and want to see once again rule
Of honor and decency in it.
In local affairs, in some counties-no-
taDly Halifax and Wilson-the shameless
methods of the gangs in control menace
orderly government, and If continued
would destroy the foundations of honest
and just rule. Can ain end be put to
these things? Yes, just as soon as men
calling themselves white are resolved no
longer to impair the civilization of the
Anglo-Saxon race by cooperating in
politics with the negro race.
re recent elections made it as GER
tain as anything can be made certain
that the Democratic party will win in
1900, and that its success will be great
est where it is truest to the principles
of true Democracy as set forth and de-
fined in the Chicago platform. While
inviting the help and assistance of all
men who want good State and local
government, the test of Democracy is
adherence to the Chicago platform.
None but those who give an earnest sup
port to these principles should be put
on guard.
The Executive committee as faithful
stewards of the trust committed to them,
has no power to change the letter or
the spirit Of the party declarations of
1896, and it's duty is to advance every
interest OF the party along the lines OF
the directions given them in the State
and national platforms. Democrats win
their greatest victories when most ag-
gressive. They can be most aggressive
when they plant their feet upon their
party's platform and bid defiance to all
who seek to destroy or impair it.
1.-THE White Man and the White Met
az is the slogan Of victory.
xxtifh dichnnor. ne
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-30

The remains Of the late General
Clingman will be removed from Concord
to Asheville ON Monday of next week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-30

Uneasy lies the face that wears drug
store complexion. so~ 9f
The herald., 1897-01-31

Vaders, and soon they Were opposed only
by the remnant of the bouncers, the reg
ular committee and a few stanch friends
MERMAIDS TO THE RESCUE
But at this critical period the more
loyal ballet queens. cupids and mer-
maids took a hand in the fight and they
were Joined by the attaches of the hall.
including the bartenders and walters.
The original invaders We're driven slow
lN into corner, and as fast as one of
them dropped, the mernaids and cupids
saw to it that he would be in no condi-
ton to fight again that night. The
change in the tide of battle caused the
deSerters to join the original forces
again, and the invaders We're dropped
to the last man, hauled TO the floor and
toboeganed into the street.
1t took half an hour to clear the floor
of broken bottles and glasses. smashed
chairs and tables and to repair disor-
dered costumes. Then the ball went on.
Some Of the committee and the bouncers
had to visit the drug store on the cor
ner and have cuts and bruises dressed.
but this did not interfere with the pleas
ure of the night
A BALLET GIRLS HUMILIATION
AT this same bail unique disaster
happened to one of the ballet queens and
II almost precipitated another battle,
L WV NN5 ~ SN lOuS lillS ldQX
had contracted with costumer for the
hire of a suit of tights, paying 81. In
this costume she had attended the ball of
the Lady Boxmakers' association on the
night before and had been awarded the
first prize. Being ambitious to attend the
Lady Cigarettemakers ball, but not
having the necessary 81 for another cos
tune, she concluded to retain the one
in her possession for another day and
then return it with some excuse
But the wary Costumer was opposed
to doing business on this plan. Intui-
lively he saw the trick, and accom-
panied by detective, he marched into
the ball room at o'clock in the morning.
The ballet queen was recognized and
the detective ordered to arrest her on
the charge of theft. The ballet queens
escort hit the costuner in the eye. and
one of his friends performed a similar
service for the detective, receiving a
crack ON the head from billy" in re-
turn. The friend disposed of, the escort
got taste of the billy" and the others
concluded it wise course not to inter-
fere.
The ballet queen and the escort were
removed TO the station house. Th next
morning there was a sobbing ballet
queen, still in tights and tarletan, in the
ponce court and a subdued escort The
Sifl was discharged on the promise to re-
turn the costume, but the escort got ten
days
The herald., 1897-01-31
AMERICANITIS
A New Name for the Disease Commonly
Know as Hustle

| A German physician has discovered
| a new disease. He calls it Americanitis
| Upon coming to this country he was puz-
1 zled by finding among his patients all
| manner of nervous disorderswhich SEEM
| ed to have no organic cause He has
made a study of the different varieties
! that come under his notice, and has
| named the mysterious malady Ameri-
| canitis. In his opinion the trouble arises
| in the hurry, excitement and intense ap-
| plication of life in this country.
1t is true that as nation Americans
| lack repoSe. Yankee zeal in we'll doing
| is an undeniable fact of history. 1t is
proverbial among foreign chronclerswh he
| have written us up and especially down.
' Three -fourths of the population is
!! afflicted with nervousness, which varies
in intensity from trivial habits and man
| nerisms to actual disease. We drum
with our fingers. We pull flowers to
bits. We twist and untwist scraps of
paper. We tap the floor with our feet.
We gesture wildly. and sway back and
forth in rocking chairs. Finally. we
collectively and individually, chew gum
All this occurs in ordinary converse
ton and passes for vivacity 1t is regard
ed as not only perfectly innocent and
natural, but as a necessary form of
working off superfiuous energy
AS matter of fact, it is a most un-
reasonable mode of expression and an
unjustifiabte waste of vital energy. II
is serious indication of a wrong atti-
tude of mind and an unwlHlseme mode
of life.
1t is not work. but the lack of repose,
that is the cause of the nervous prostra-
tfon and breaking down characteristic
OF modern society. We live too Intense
ly. We throw. our whole being into ev-
cry trivial act. We talk with our hands
and our eyes and our shoulders as we'll
as with our voice. We push with our
feet on the carriage floor as though to
hurry the slowly moving wheels. We
listen with tense muscles to an animated
speaker and wonder a the close of the
day why we are exhausted in body and
mind.
Nature never intended that the whole
body should work all the time. In ac-
cordance with the universal principle of
rhythm she designed the different MEM
bers to alternately work and rest, spar
ing each other When we disobey this
law of repose there is a constant fric-
tion that must in time wear out the ma
chine. The result is chronic fatigue.
not from overwork, but from unnecee-
sary work. When we learn to use only
those muscles which are needed for a
particular act we will eXpend but a
small fraction of the vital energy we
now lavish on our work, and we win
have a reserve force that will save us
from premature breakdown and tide us
over disease.
Students of physical culture are MAX
ing study of the laws of repose. They
may one day evolve a, science Of rest
which will prove the cure for that de-
generacy which we mourn in modern So
ciety.- Minneapolis Times.
The herald., 1897-01-31


perpiexity and doubts which troubled
his friends MIND.
I,nen ne turned his dull gaze upon thu
raoio9rapns and movement f1ickered
on MS lips which, in a less learned and
more frivolous man, might have beer
mistaken Tor a smile. AS soon as he
couio control this curious muscular con.
eoIsion, ne said, in a voice whose gravity
sion. uisouS'
., owen, does your wife bicycle? And
II so. mas she ever broken a, leg?',
NY Wi1e bicycle?" repeal I 4 Aristotle.
I'M voice of thunder. which, however
sank into responding gentleness. mot
TO my knowledge. and, am sure she has
never broken any bones. But why this
1T is unfortunate she has not" said
Blatant; "lor even in the radfograph
could detect fracture of the bone.'
Stay! cried Owen, excitedly. Jack
Golightly broke his right leg near the
Knee while hunting last year. Look at
those legs by the sofa. Has one of them
been broken?"
THE left knee is crossed over the
right and cannot see the under bones
olstinctly enough to ascertain q frac-
ture.''
Look at the legs by the piano" cried
owen again, eagerly
Useless, my friend; the left leg Is in
the same line of focus as the right.
Again. I cannot discriuinate between
the separate bones"
Aristotle buried his face In his bands
and sat long in painful thought. At last
he raised his head mad cried, like one
demented:
Her rings! Look at the Neft hands Of
the female skaletons!''
Blatant shook his head.
ut is no good. Those male skeleto
have completely frustrated our design.
See, that one standing up has laid his
big bones over the smaller ones, and, the
two seated skeletons have their hands
clasped. There is the appearance of a
metal object, bu-I think it IN on the big
ger boces."
He looked up and met his friends
troubled, anxious eyes with undisguised
amusement in his own, and trying hard
to suppress the laughter which shook
him, he said:
1T is no use this time, Aristotle. You
must try again. The experiment was
ingenious and interesting but not con-
vincing. You must insist on your wife
wearing metal anklet or cestus. or
some other distinctive ornament; then
repeat this experiment. But 1 am
afraid it is hardly to be expected that
the conditions will be as favorable or
the results as scientifically satisfactory"
The herald., 1897-01-31
FEATURES OF THE TOUGH BALL

cry night from the 1st of November to
the 1st Of April. They never attract
the attention of the outside world
through the newspapers. unless there
is riot and an appearance in the police
court the next morning, but. as that hap
pens very often, the public is kept fairly
well posted about the doing of this
branch of society.
There are a dozen large halls located
on the far East Side. the far West Side
and on the north side of the city, when
are supported wholly by the tough ball,
and long experience has taught their
owners how to control the volcanic emo
tions of the dancers with expedition and
success.
THE FOUNDATION OF PEACE
''Trun him out in de street, and find out
VINO is to blame afterwards, - is the pri-
mary rule of conducting these functions.
and it is followed religiously. Two long,
straight pairs OF stairs. broken in the
middle by a short platform, lead from
the street to the ballroom. A muscular
gentleman is located on the platform be-
tween the head of one stairway and the
loot OF the other. and another gen tleman
OF similar physical proportions is sta
TONED at the foot of the first stairway
near the street door. When the ball
room doors suddenly burst open and d
Struggling dancer is hurled down the
STAIRS, the gentleman on the middle pla.-
form picks MIN up skillfully ard passes
MIN rapidly down to his cOmraGe at the
loot, who grabs and hustles him into the
gutter With great facility. The whole
operation takes less than ten seconds.
Thus the peace Of the tough ball is
maintained.
The most popular of these events are
the ones given by q clique of girls in
some one of the large cigarette factories.
These are always masquerade affairs.
and some of the costumes would barely
escape the censorship of Anthony Com
stock. Nine-tenths of the girls asnira
to pose as queens of the ballet. and as
the costumes are all hired much is left
TO be desired in the matter of fit.
Sports from the subdued Tender!oin
attend these balls but at the first sign
OF trouble they leave in a hurry. Re
Gently one of these balls was given in
an East Side hall. and the masculine
members of the committee took partic-
ular pains to spread the announcements
that any one who tried to make trouble
would be done up forthwith This
semi-legal phraseology aroused the an
tagonism of a crowd of 4 dozen youths
half of whom We're fourth rate prize
fighters and the other half had aspira
eions to the title. They regarded it as
Z challenge and determined to break up
the ball.
BY dint Of many sacrifices they had
The herald., 1897-01-31
INSIDE OF A TOUGH BALL
A Popular Institution Among
New York's Four Million
GENIUS IN MANAGING 1T
ssTrun Him Out In de Street and Fix the
Blame Afterwards"
Expeditions Measures for the Subsection
of Trouble-Makers Are Plentiful.
A Ballet Queens Mishap.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2G.-The tough ball,
m institution which mas grown steadily
In popularity each winter for the past
half-dozen years, is now at the height
OF its season. In its obstreperous way it
follows the doings of genuine society be-
ginning its season when the fashionable
folks come to town, but hanging on like
grim death until the advent of warm
weather and of the giddy seaside resort
To be the Pooh Bah of tough ball is
the ambition OF many young men, with
bullet-shaped heads. protruding jaws
anc the hands, arms and shoulders Of Il
prize-iighter Such a distinction gives
them fame and marks them forever as
men above the ordinary In conse-
quence. bali of this kind is given
somewhere In the city pretty nearly ev-
The herald., 1897-01-31

each accumulated the price of admis-
sion on the eventful night and were
speedily passed into the ball room. The
committee had expected trouble and had
appointed a Subcommittee of bouncers
to the number OF fifteen. The police
were not asked to assign any bluecoats
to the ball, as that would have been an
admission of weakness.
THE UNGENTLE CRITIC
The row started with the grand march,
which the president headed with his best
girl. One of the invaders in loud voice
remarked: Say, If she goes out on Sun
day with that face it must break the
Sabbath
This gentle criticism had the desired
effect. The grand march stopped in
stantly; the outraged feelings of the
president forced him to snatch up beer
glass and hit the critic behind the ear,
sending him out of the fight for the
rest of the night.
The row became general. Mermaids,
ballet queens, cupids and Trilbys jumped
upon the tables, while their escorts took
a hand in the battle. The invaders
stood together, and as they had taken
the precaution to accumulate number
of empty bottles. they stood off the first
rush of the bouucers, the regular COM
mittee and their friends. The attaches
of the hall contented themselves with
forming guard around the barroom
doors, as experience had taught them
that a raid on the liquor and cigars would
be the ultimate enc OF such a general
battle.
Half dozen men were laid out by the
invaders in the first minute of the row,
and while the friends of the stricken
ones were carrying them out of further
danger the enemy made a rush on the
others. This sign of victory turned
many Of the lukewarm combatants to
their side. and the forces were more
evenly divided Visions of looting the
barroom induced others to join the in
The herald., 1897-01-31
BAY STATE IS BUSY

The Massachusetts, folks are so busy
worrying over that colored member of
the governors council that they have
no time to devote to the race question
in the Washington Post
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-19

PARvfN, King fisher County. o r
Feb - Elitor LEADFR. In behalf Of Ok
lshoms let me notice one subject on
which some effort has been mado io
secure some legislation refer to the
effort to secure better supply Of
water for the earth's surface than we
have, and to hold the same for time
On that subject ! desire to make a
few statements aud then refer to one
or more objections urged against any
attempt TO aid Oklahoma by the use
OF ponds or lakes, or low dams, on our
small streams ano branches
OF the mints OF objections TO any
bill now pending before the territorial
legisture / have not word TO say.
have seen no bills, and OF course can
neither affirm or object All propose
to do is TO make some bold statemen Is
i'm reference TO the semi-nrid condition
OF tn, most of Oklahoma lands, in
commc with most OF the arid belt
east and near the Rocky Mountains,
Then leave it TO wise legislation, aud
TO energy TO work out
One thing is certain and that is all
these lands are deficient in moisture as
a general rule. Much Of the land in
the Mississippi basin Is too wet, | do
not hesitate TO say that this is the re.
suit of the moisture in its vepory form
being carried in northeast direction
| from the great gulf OF Mexico by a
southwest wind. This vapor aud this
/ wind has made the gulf states aud the
| Mississippi basin a garden eN ept iu
| same eensOns then the lands have
been made too wet
And this same southwest wind. from
the high lands of Old and New Mexico
and western Texas and the elevated
plateaus that skirt the mountains,
have made aud will continnc to make
all these lands "semi-arid" aud liable
to hot winds and short crops
The daily motion OF our earth TO tho
cast, the expansion OF the air on these
dry lands and the pressure of the
| higher and cooler air from the noun
tains OF the west compel the trend OF
moisture from the Gulf Of Mexico &c
move in a northeasterly direction. And
these same causes, or others like them
brings over all these lands dry air
The air over the gulf states and 10 the
northeast is surcharPed with vapor
while the air that comes over thes,
semi arid lands, after about the mid
die of June, ranges from about 40 pei
cent down to l2 per cent in a unit OF
100, OF full saturation. From ~ to =
per cent saturetion of the air gives us
the hot winds, when the moisture o
the crop life passes TO the air 20 assis
in its latter saturation
What are we going to do about it
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rerhnn. nolhInr. .. III ~ 80

Perhaps nothing, as it the past
The difference between coluuir Of
air tines routalV. su'i eencF Of mos.
lure oi vhpor 90 insure a fair crop and
one tnat viii not D. about the
difference brtWeeu 4a aud la or 30 per
.unt. Of moisture or vaplr difference.
TO give full aud early development 10
our herd lands. The settlers. unable
TO pay for these lands by reason OF
the alridity, should be encouraged
with free homes and other legislation
tnat they will continue TO struggle.
The local legislature should az once
inaugurate system of husbanding the
rainfall Of spuug and early summer,
TO the end that nature may have sup
ply of water at hand from which 10
manufacture vapor for the lower
strata OF our air
This done and its utility will be evi-
dent The water in i;s vapory form
will pop TO the air TO steady the wind,
obscure the piercing rays OF the sun
aud defect the hot winds.
For 40 and 80 per cent OF saturatiOu
is not moisture enough for a full crop,
but II viii give, on our soil, fair re.
turns
If am correct then we loose our
crop Anl JUG ihNh NA NW HNA NNAAN AAAtA g
moisture
with the law OF gravity and the law
OF the stratification Of the air operat-
lug TO supply the earth with the best
saturated air, who will have the hardi-
hood 20 affirm that man cannot 10y ar.
tidcial means supply this lack'
One thing is certain, that these rich
dry. cretacious lands are the best head
lands OF the continent
The wall that now comes up from
India aud the bread famine now knock
/ ing at the backdoor Of our large cities,
should admouish our congress to do all
that can be done % Gil out the crop.
When these results are seen and the
water Of our small lakes had disap-
peared in vapor. surely there will be
none To fear any evil results.
Our great need on these lands is
more surface water till our crops are
matured S. ID Houston.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-19

MIR, D. Wiley, eE. .pos,master, Black
Creek, N. Y, was 80 badly afflicted
with rheumatism that he was only able
to hobble around with canes, and even
then t caused him great pain. After
using hamberlein's Pain Balm he was
so much improved that he threw away
his canes. He says this liniment did
him more good than all other medi'
cines and treatment put together For
sale at so cents per bottle by Seatoniau
Drug Co.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-19

For nearly half a century this Cat
alogue OF Flower and Vegetabl Seeds.
Plants, Bulbs, Roses Grains, Pota-
toes, etc has come as regularly as
spring time. Here 10 is again to re-
mind us that it's time to think about
our gardens. The issue contains half
dozen full page half-tone illustra-
tious OF Roses Asters. Gold Flowers.
Carnations and Tomatoes.
lt seems ful o, The necessary infor-
nation for either amateur OF profess
sional. send cents 90 James Vick's
Sons Rochester n y. for > packet OF
either Nicks Branching Aster. New
Japan Morning Glory or extra choice
Pansy and a copy of Vicks Floral
Guide. II yop state where you saw
thi notice you will receive package
flower seed free
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-19
FIRST published 10 the Daily Leade
February 10, 1897.
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie, o. T., Feb. Q,
1897
Notice is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice of his
intention 10 make final proof In support
Of his claim, and that said proof viii b.
made befO7e the register and receiver at
Guthrie. Okla, on March W, 1851, vil;
L Chappell, for the sw u s2l Up Is
r1w.
He names the following witnesses "a
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF said land. viz;
James r. johnson, William II. Brown,
Edward X Price and Robert l.. Arm
strong, all Of Springyale.
$3.50 AN J Crook, Register.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-19
First published Daily Leader, February
& 1907.
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie, okla, Feb. A,
1897.
Notice Is hereby given that the follow
ing named settler has filed notice OF his
intention to make final proof in support
OF his claim, and that said proof VIII be
made before the register and receiver, at
Guthrie, Okla, on March l2 1897, viz:
Amos l.. Brooks for the $ " or OF sec
"A tp Is, wv.
He names the following witnesses To
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of, said land, viz:
Swain III. Olson, Harvey G.. Moore,
William Bross, Albert d. Lester, all OF
Guthrie, Ok.
A. N. j. CROOK, Register.
1854.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-19
'irst published in the Daily Leade
Feb. IL, 1897.
Notice for Publication.

Land Office at Guthrie, o. T., Febru-
airy 10, 1897
Notice is hereby given that the follow
named settler has filed notice OF his inten
tlon TO make final proof IN support OF his
claim, and that said proof viii be made
before register and receiver at Guthrie,
o. T., on March 10, 1897. viz:
Wiley j. Reed, for the ar sec %. ~
l6, r3w.
He names the following Witnesses 70
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation Of said land, viz:
Harry Bowers, William Bross, Harmon
Arnett Robert w. Smith, all Of Guthrie
1904 A. N. j. CROOK, Register.