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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
INEXPERIENCED BATS.
Found In n Cavern 100 Feet Below the Sur
face or the Earth.

From the San Francisco Call.
A nest of live bats was found 100 feet under
ground in Snowshoe Gulch, near Cottage Grove,
the other day. This is considered a most re-
markahle discovery, and those who have visited
the place and seen the animals are at a loss to
account for il.
John Dinman and Andrew Wilson have been
developing n claim In the gulch by running a
tunnel to reach the vein. The tunnel runs OBJ
liqucly, and a few days ago, when a depth of
$50 feet had been reached, the rock began to AS.
sumo u different condition. II sounded loose, or
hollow in that particular spot. and the partners
knew that they were nearing what In miners
parlanco Is called "a change"
Their holes were nearly loaded when this
discovery was made. but they continued loading
and then went to the surface and touched Off the
charge. Upon their return they expected to find
from that through which they were running.
But n quite different matter attracted their
attention when they went hack to the end OF the
tunnel. and the circumstance has been the
wonder Hmc OF me entire country eyer since, 1t has
tiIc ana Otherwise, but no certain explanation
has yet been adduced.
in the rock they found the tunnel full OF bats.
The cause of the peculiar sound that Indicated a
shh'f iRe IF i frSus shots S"S b 2 s,aai and SHV out ~ nd af mt L
came the bats. How The bats so, into the cave
IL the problem. and what sustained them there
insrsss or EXIT i rfe bats NO %h Hnse eapsS St a mSn tats on
out TO the daylight appeared to be without eyes
and oble to fly but a little way; in fact, their
thing that attracted the mems attention upon
their return TO the tunnel was the peculiar oaor,
which, Notwithstanding the amount Of gas from
the exploded powder, Was quite dlsngrocable.
The only solution of the strange occurrence
that has yet been offered lies in tho fact that the
rock Is OF motamorphic and agucos origin, and.
being in the Cascade Range, IS Of recent occur
renee. The rock Is a closely bedded shale, and
at the time OF the geological disturbance that
put 1t into its present position the bats had their
nests there apd then became incesed as they
We're found. 1t would seem. too, that the bats
and able to retain life without food. An effort
was made TO save some Of them alive, hut they
rapidly succumbed 10 the sunlight and fresh air.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
THE SONG
Objectionable Ms u National Hymn ana This
Suggested.

To II EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: I read
with interest the mme on this song by "R. j.
F." In The Sun of last Sunday and agree to all
that he says. and more. / dislike the song for
several reasons, Tho air, besides being stolen, Is
too slow and solemn for a national air. When
our bands play 1t an Englishman rightly says,
They're playing God Save the Queen" AS
Commander of a Grand Army post for several
years l taboocd that song on all occasions,
public or private. It does not compare with
Hail Columbia," which. by the way, has a bor-
rowed tune, though 1t Ia notthe national anthem
OF another people.
would commend to "R. J. F." and others a
simple and truly American song, which attained
some popularity during war times. but seems to
be forgotten now, 1.-THE Flag of tho Free" OF
which / recall the following couplot:
No North, no South. no New England, No West,
One country always, the greatest and best
Memory does not permit further quotations;
but those two lines give an idea Of the senti-
ment, and the air is simple. The Star Spangled
banner is "A difficult song, In all but tho chorus,
and IL not well adapted for children In fact, 1t
requires u trained singer TO render IL well.
believe that a great national song for Ameri-
cans Is yet to be written, for none that we now
have comes up TO the requirements OF an original
air. easily sung and with patriotic words. do
not count America" for which ! have a posi-
tive dislike because OF Its dismal stolen air, and
think, with ~. ]. FL" that tho verses are
taErgiaa. crude, and silly" Danish e from our
B~RooKLYN.Alay l2.
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were established in the last century by English
men. who employed the English methods Of
transfer printing on pottery. Thus, while
coming from France, tho design is in reality an
English conception.
When we consider the number Of Washington
portraits extant from which a potter might
choose, 1t seems strange that this same likeness
should be utilized by William Ellis Tucker. a
manufacturer Of hard porcelain in Philadelphia
in 1926. We find 1t on a pitcher, which is In tho
Pennsylvania Museum at Philadelphia, painted
in colors. Mr.. Hart has also identified this as a
copy from the Birch enamel. 1t is believed to be
tho only colored portrait Of Washington known
on early American china.
Quite as interesting. though less artistic and
true to life, are some red pottery pie dishes
which have recently been discovered in eastern
Pennsylvania among the old German settle
ments. where a century ago many local potteries
fourished. Half a dozen or so Of these ancient
dishes bear incised designs of Washington on
horseback. 1t would be difficult to recognize the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
ABOUT ROOMS.
Ono That Started with q Half Finished Mill
ana Ended with u FINISHED Wreck.

Some one had asked the ex-bOomer from
Oregon to describe the theory and practice Of
his late profession. Every BOOM" he said,
"has its pretext, which may range from n pro-
jected railroad to II saluhrious climate, and its
promote whose real object may BIO almost any
thing imaginable, but is generally q desire to
buy or sell some particular piece OF property,
and booms arc rs various In inception and de-
yelopment as their pretoxts and promoters.
"Tho most successful and far-reaching boom
is a disturbance far beyond my powers OF de-
scription. Capital and speculation are. how
ever, the only vitality necessary elements for
the creation OF u slnali-sized boom, and II is pos
sible that one experienced man may represent
both OF thom and be wholly and directly re-
sponsible for u boom of considerable magnitude.
"Imay cite as an example of such n boom my
own experience with a sawmill which ! had
started to build for n noighbor of mine, a man of
large experience in the lumber business, who
died suddenly, leaving mo in possession of a half
finished plant, of whose operation l knew abso-
lutely nothing. On trying to sell / discovered
that none of tho other mills in the vicinity had
been making money for some time, and that 1t
would DO impossible TO find a purchaser for my
property as 1t stood.
"Well, ! had capital involved, and proceeded
to speculate with every cent l possessed. / fn-
ished tho mill, adding planners, lath, shingle, and
box making machinery, and an electric light
plant TO the original plans. and began running
day and night. With the first lumber sawed l
constructed q spur to the mill from the railroad
near by, built a largo general merchandise
store, a blacksmith shop, and u hotel, all of
which I operated myself, and about fifty cot
tages which | rented TO my employees. l also
secured tho establishment of a railroad, tele-
and soon had a %bustling little town started. I
managed to lind some employment for every
man. woman, and child that wanted II, and had
more money in. circulation In the county than
the oldest inhabitant had ever before known OF,
To keep tho mill going after the legitimate local
demand for lumber was satisfied i began to
stock new yards In tho twonearest county. seats,
put up a fence all around my ranch. and built
new barns. corTals, and sheds al over the place;
AT the end OF three months after the mill
had started running i had about exhausted my
capital, but had gained a reputation that nearly
sent me to the State Legislature that year. and.
more to my purpose, had received several offers
TO Incorporate or sell my business. The best OF
the offers i finally accepted, and transferred the
whole layout TOT number of mOneyed men from
the state eapitnal for a price that gave me a net
1.-THE following summer / spent abroad. On
my return six months later the property was In
the hands OF a receiver and Il was sold at auction
In the following year for $4,000"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
THE NEW ENGLISH BATTLE SHIPS.
How the Majestic and Campus Glasses Differ
In Efficiency.

In Efficiency.
In discussing the four new battle ships to DO
laid down by the British Admiralty this year,
the Pau Mall Gazette observes that the Males
tic class and the Campus class arc similar in
armament, each carrying four Acton wire guns
and twelve 6-inch, but the Campus has fewer
12-pounders. and other guns still smaller. She
is also about 1000 tons lighter than the Males
tic, or 10000 against 5000, and, drawing two
feet loss, is able TO pass through the Suez Canal,
which is an important advantage. But the Ma
jestic Is much moro heavily armorcd. She is
not as fast, her speed, under natural draueht,
being put at not quite II knots, and under
forced draught at not quite 10, whereas under
natural draught the Campus stcams 1874 knots.
Besides, when the Majestic made nearly lS
knots, she was without her full load OF coal. She
Is able to carry from $50 to z, 900 tons, against
tho 1850 of the Campus, ana with 1850 she
displaCeS over 10000 tons, and IL of course
slower. Last autumn, with all coal, ammuni-
ton, and stores aboard. she steamed not quite
IL knots with forced draught and 10 with natu-
raj draught. Thus the French Carnot or Nartel
ID faster; but tho latter cannot steam as far on
their coal capacity. The Campus, with all her
coal on board, displaces II 400 tons, and is faster
than the French ships Just named; The great
fence, 30 that she has sometimes been called q
big armored cruiser rather than a battle ship;
and on the whole the Pan Nal Gazette prefers
the Majestic to the Campus as the standard type
Of buttlc ship, and recommends IL for the four
new ghjus.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
SOME WASHINGTON CHINA.
A RARE CERAMIC PORTRAIT FOUND
LATELY IN CONNECTICUT.

It IL n Cream ware Dinner Plate OF French
SHnnurnctpre-The Same Portrait shown on
~ Early Phiiadoiphin Pitoher-somo Quaint
ola PeunsyiVanth Dutch China Visible.
A rare ceramic portrait of Gen. Washington
has come to light lately, and it will prove of con-
adorable interest to collectors, because It Is an
old French production. English china bearing
printed representations Of Washington, either
in black liverpool ~pitchers) or in dark blue
tstaffordshire ware), is well known, and every
important collection OF old china contains ex-
amples; but American designs are rarely met
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
4 PUG DOG,S SUICIDE.
Twice RiAhed Out or tho Canal. IL dumped In
Again ana WAS Drowned.

WATERvLIET, y. Y, May ia handsome
pug dog belonging to Jay l.. Van Arnam. of
First avenue, this city, drowned itself In the
canal here on Monday. While Chief Smith, of
the Fire Department, and several friends were
talking near the canal bank the dog came along.
and after gazing az the water u fow moments
yaImre and M lost no timc In m"nliitng tI Il n ni,ra IL
out of the canal. No sooner had the dog boen
released than 1t sprang into tho water again.
time. and was carried several blocks away from
the wnter. But y seemed bent on ending lis
life. 1t tore madly back 10 the canal and for a
third time leaped Into the water. This time 1t
was drowned.
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with on carly French crockery. The piece re-
ferred to Is o cream ware dinner plato,
owned by Mrs. L. b. Leeto Of Guilford,
Conn. On 1t Is printed in black, beneath
the glaze, an engraved bust, surrounded
by q wreath, and on the border 10 a handsome
and well-exccuted design Of fruits. Charles
Henry Hart, the foremost authority on Wash
ington portraits, identifies the print as one which
was used as an illustration in q Paris edition Of
Barlow's "~Columbiad." published there In 1913.
1t is after the enamel by William Birch, the
Philadelphia artist, from Stuart's first picture
of Washington, known as the Vaughan portrait.
On the back of this plate, in q circle, is printed
the following: Manufacture do Decors, sur
Porcelaine ct FaYence, Rue du Cadran No. o, A.
s.. a Paris" In tho paste is stamped the name
OF the factory, "Creil." The works ut that place
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN PIE DISH.

which form The central device. but I have been
assured by some of the descendants of the old
potter who produced them half a century or
Washington, having boen suggested by a col:
ored print which at one time. years ago, adorned
tho walls of many OF the houses In that section.
The mounted figure was tho same in all. with
cooked hat and Continental uniform, but the
sword md trumpet were sometimes replaced by
u pistol, n bugle, and. In one instance that I
have seen, by y tobacco pipe. The Pennsylvania
Dutch inscriptions which surrounded the central
figure, however, do not seem to have had any
reference to the design. but were employed
merely as a decorative motive, TO fill in the mar
ginal space. Thus. on one of these plates, here
Illustrated. occurs this distich:
Ich bin g~eritten uber berg und tai,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
have ridden over hill and yalP,
And every where have FOUND pretty girls.

Imagine Gen, Washington in full military
pretty girls. or employed in smoking an enor-
nous pipe. Yet these dishes must be classed
interesting phase of the potter's art in this
country. and their crude augmentation pos,
Only six or eight Of these Washingtons are
known, the majority OF them being In the unique
collection Of the Pennsylvania Museum in Fair
mount Park, Philadelphia. One or two are
known to be In possession of members of tho
family of the potter who made them.
EDWIN ATLEE BARBER
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16

Ich bin geritten lber berg und tai,
HAb Metger funtcn iber ahl;
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
Free Cure For Men.
A MICHIGAN MAN OFFERS TO
SEND HIS DISCOVERY FREE.
Claims to be Benefactor to Weakened
Mankind.

Claims to be a Benefactor to Weakened
Mankind.
There Is always more or less suspicion
attached to anything that is offered free
but sometimes q man so overfiows with
generosity that he cannot rest until his
discovery is known to the world, in order
that his fellow men may profit by what
he has discovered. 1t is upon this princi-
pie that a resident Of Kalamazoo, Mich,
desires to send free to mankind a pre-
scription which will cure them of any
form of nervous debility; relieves them of
all the doubt and uncertainty which such
men are peculiarly liable to and restores
the organs to natural size and vigor. AS
it costs nothing to try the experiment it
would seem that any man, suffering with
the nervous troubles that usually attack
men who never stopped to realize what
might be the final result, ought to be
deeply interested in a remedy which will
restore them to health, strength and
vigor. without which they continue to
live an existence of untold misery. As
the remedy in question was the result of
many years research as to what combi-
nation would be peculiarly effective in
restoring to men the strength they need,
it would seem that all men suffering with
any form of nervous weakness ought to
write for such a remedy at once. A re-
quest to FL. G. Odds, Box 1922, Kala-
mazoo, Michigan, stating that you are
not sending for the prescription out of
idle curiosity, but that you wish to make
use Of the medicine by giving it trial,
will be answered promptly and without
evidence as to where information came
from.
The prescription is sent free, and al
though some may wonder how Mr.. Odds
can afford to give away his discovery,
there is no doubt about the offer being
genuine. Cut this out and send to Mr..
Odds that he may know how you came to
write him.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
Savannah Morning News.)

The information is that the farmers of
Coffee county will experiment with rails
ing Egyptian cotton another year. This
will be Il direct result of the test made
this year by DR.. jeff Wilcox at Villa
coochee.
When the Department of Agriculture
sent DR.. Wilcox last year Il few sample
packages of Egyptian cotton seed, other
farmers and professional men of Georgia
also received similar samples. But I'M
like some who received them and threw
them aside as unworthy Il trial, DR..
Wilcox planted Il small patch and fer
tilted it and cultivated it. The field
was fine, and Judging from what was
made on the small piece of ground
planted, DR.. Wilcox says the Egyptian
cotton will yield twice as much per
acre as the Sea Island. In fact, he
claims that one bale per acre will be
made on lands that only produce a
half bale of Georgia long cotton.
The lint is of an intermediate quality
being of yellow tint and shorter than
Sea Island. The seed are similar tc
common Georgia long staple and two
and quarter pounds of seed cotton vii
produce one pound of lint. On account
OF lHc ySllOWUpSS the llnJ Will not sci
for more than ordinary Georgia SeG
Island. The picking is done much easier
as the bolls do not hold the cotton tight
| ly as ordinary cotton.
DR.. Wilcox has been visited by farmer.
from all over Coffee county for the pur
pose of investigating the new cotton
After seeing the result of the test TIT
| farmers were pleased and invariably
asked DR.. Wilcox to get large supply
of seeds, SO they could try the expert
| ment next year.
The argument in favor of Egyptian is
that the yield is larger and the cost o.
picking less
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
ELECTRIC BITTERS.

Electric Bitters is a medicine suited
for any season, but perhaps more gen.
orally needed while the languid, ex-
hausted feeling prevails, when the liver
is torpid and sluggish and the need of a
tonic and Alternative is felt. A prompt
use of this medicine has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious fevers. No
medicine will act more surely in counter
acting and freeing the system from the
malarial poison. Headache, Indigestion,
Constipa ton, Dizziness yield to Electric
Bitters. soc. and $1.OO per bottle at any
drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
BODIES CAST ASHORE
THE REMAINS OF MESS. GRIFFIN AND WIN
DER ARE IDENTIFIED.
Together With Negro Who Also Was Drowned
They Were 0vertaken by Storm on
WAY to Nays Head
Way to Mays Head

Columbia. y. c.. Sept. 10.-(Speclal
The Alhemarle Sound has been lOatf
to give up its dead, and the develop
ments of Yesterday add another chap
ter othe story of the storm of Thurs
day night, Sept. ,, and the capslzlng OF
little sailboat.
1t is now only too certain that there
were three victims of the sad disaster
and these three were w. j. Grlftln, IL
l.. Winder and a colored man, all OF
Elizabeth City, \. G.. all OF whose
bodies have at last been cast up by the
waves ON the bleak shores of the Able
marie Sound. fifteen miles from here
The bodies of the negro and IL. IL
Windcr came ashore Monday, and w
J. Griffin's late yesterday afternoon, anC
were identified by their articles of wear
ing apparel upon them by parties from
Elizabeth City. who came over on the
steamer Neusc to search for them.
w. j. Griffin was a prominent and
popular attorney from Elizabeth City
and captain of the Naval Reserve com
pany of that place. l.. l.. Winder was
a law student in the office of w. j.
Griffin and also a member of the Naval
Reserve company. Both were prominent
and much esteemed citizens of Elizabeth
City land their sad and unfortunate
death has east gloom over that city
The remains of both Mr.. Griffin and
Mr.. Windcr were sent to Elizabeth City
last night for interment.
Messrs. Griffin and Winder left Eliza
beth City late Thursday for II night sal
to Nays Head, taking the negro with
them to manage the boat, and while pro
ceeding on the trip were overtaken by Il
Storm with the result as above stated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11

There is a time for everything; and
the time to attend TO a cold is when it
starts. Don't wait till you have con-
sumption but prevent it by using One
Minute Cough Cure, the great remedy
for coughs, colds, Group, bronchitis and
all throat and lung troubles. Carolina
Drug Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11

Our blood" remarks New England
microbist, 'swarms with minute, living
creatures, swimming like fishes in thu
sea, and our brains and muscles are as
full of them as an old cheese is Of
mites" We always thought there wa:
something the matter with those people
Wilmington Star.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
Salisbury World.)

VsodIIsUUIy W UIIU.I
Maj. j. w. Wilson, of Morganton, was
in the city last night on his way to
Raleigh ''just to keep the nest warm"
the Major stated.
''Do you propose to continue holding
up your end of the line against Russell?'
a World reporter asked Major Wilson.
II will fight him to the bitter end"
he replied. IF it is necessary / will
take the matter into the courts. 1 ex-
pect in few days to hear that the
Governor has deposed both S. Ohio Will
son and myself. But there will be some
difference in ordering me out and get
ting me out"
Maj. Wilson is red hot and there is
no installing the fact that there is hot
time ahead.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
GIRL STEALING SCRAPE.
UIncoln Journal.)

There was q scene and some excite
ment at Balls Greek camp-meeting Sun
day. 1t seems that young man named
Watts stole a young woman named
Scronce and married her near the camp
ground. The girls father then stole her
from her husband. Later the husband
again stole her from the old man. The
latter filled up ON blockade liquor and
went in search Of them. He found them,
but he could not get the girl back.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
THE WAY TO VICTORY.
(Statesville MascOt.)

Let the party remain loyal to its prin-
ciples and to til brethren in other
States, hold out'sthe olive branch of
friendship to other organizations holding
similar views TO its own and fight shy
of all entanglements with Railroad cor
porations. If it does this, the old time
party of Vance and Jarvis, Scales and
Fowle can again march confident to vic
tory, supreme in the power of united
white men against the negro and his
users.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11
LARGEST TELEGRAPH POLES
EVER SHIPPED.
(Red Springs Citizen.)

Mr.. A. b. Pearsall has just shipped t.
Philadelphia IA car loads of telegraph
poles, long leaf round pine, II inches in
diameter at top, % inches at butt and
60 and 65 feet long. These are the
largest and finest poles ever shipped
from this county. The purchasing agent
of the company paid personal visit
here before they were shipped, and went
back home perfectly satisfied and more
orders will follow.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11

1t heals everything except broken
heart, may be said of De Wits Witch
Hazel Salve. Piles and rectal diseases,
cuts, burns. bruises. letter. eczema and
all skin troubles may be cured by 1t
quickly and permanently. Carolina Drug
Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11

81 crave but One Minute said the
public speaker in a husky voice; and
then he took dose of One Minute Cough
Cure, and proceeded with his oratory.
One Minute Cough Cure is unequalled
for throat and lung troubles. Carolina
Drug Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11

Vim, vigor and victory:-these are the
characteristics Of De Wits Little Early
Risers, the famous little pills for con-
stipation, biiousness and all stomach
and liver troubles. Carolina Drug Com
pany.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-09-11

"They don't make much fuss about
It." We are speaking Of De Wits Lit
tie Early Risers, the famous little pills
for constipation, biliousness, and all
stomach and lived troubles. They never
grippe. Carolina Drug Company.