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, 1897-09-04

After his return from abroad Grant
had Il little Japanese servant, who took
charge of him us though the general
We're II bit of machinery and he were the
engineer. Some of the newspaper men
noticed that i'll the course of one trip
Grant had on six different hats, and
they laughingly asked him what was
the Significance of the change. Grant
said: why, | do not know. | supposed
l had OIL the same hat all the time"
Investigation brought out the fact that
the little jap, through the suggestion of
some of the ladies' of the party or some
of the committee, had received ideas as
to what kind of Il hat the general ought
to wear at certain towns. If it was a
college town, just before he arrived the
little Jap would tiptoe to the general.
remove the SLOUGH hat, place Il silk hat
carefully on the generals head and trip
out, the general never losing Il word of
any conversation. AT the next stop, if
it was explained to the little Jap that
it was Il soldier town, off would come
the silk hat and Oh went the generals
military hat. He made it a rule for the
general never to appear at two places
in the same hat, and the joke of it was
that Grant himself did not know any
thing of the scheme. "-Philadelphia
INQUIRER,
, 1897-09-04
FIRST SUNDAY SCHOOL.
John Wesley's In Georgia Antedates Rob
ert ~l;aiscs' Fifty Years.

In rcrounting the m~inistrations Of
John Wesley i'll Georgia, where the ia
nous preacher sowed the first seeds of
Methodism in America, the Rev. W.. j.
Scott, d. d., i'll The Ladies' Home
Journal, claims that Wesley established
the first Sunday school i'll the world ut
Savannah. lii connection with his 9TH
er labOrs, which were indeed prOdigious,
Wesley, sOOn after his arrival i'll Gcor-
GA, III 1876, began to provide for the
Sunday school instruction of the chill
dren of the parish. His devotion to chill.
dren ut times almost amounted to i'll
fatuation. Children were likewise equal
ly attached to him, us Shown in their
intercourse with him. Both on week
days and Sabbaths he gave no little at.
tention to educational work. As a pre-
liminury labor Oh the Sabbath before the
evening service he required them to
convene in the church, at which time
he catechised them thoroughly aud fur.
nishCd them with additional teaching
from the Bible itself.
In the present Wesleyan Memorial
church i'll savannah thc:e is II Sunday
school room into which hundreds of
children crowd tor Sunday instruction.
The original school was less i'll number,
but it was unquestionably the first Sun
day school in the world. When taught
by Wesley, it numbered between 60 and
10 scholars, but from all accounts there
were few if amy Indian boys i'll his ear
lier classes. a very high authority, Sir
Charles Reed, NJ. p, LII. d., of Eng
land, is clearly of the opinion that this
Sunday school was the first founded i'll
the world, ;ld that it %antedatCs by "A
half century the secular instruction of
Robert RaiEcs ut Gloucester, England.
US well as the first school i'll America
upon Raikos' plan which was estab-
Gshed III the city of New York.
, 1897-09-04
A QUEER LITTLE ANIMAL.
The Australian Duck bill Carries = Sting
In One Leg.

III WIG Lex.
Australia certainly Eoids the palm for
queer ana uncouth animals, says The
Literary Digest. Chief among these is
the duckbill or ornithorhy nchus, which
Sydney Smith described as "a kind of
mole with webbed feet and the bill of a
duck, which agitated Sir Joseph Banks
and rendered Kim miserable from his
utter inability to decide whether it was
a bird or Il beast. 1t was only recently
that it was proved beyond a doubt that
this curious animal lays eggs like a
bird, though this had long been reported
by travellers. Now comes the Cws that
it has a sting on its hind leg, capable of
killing by its poisonous effects. We
quote from The Lancet:
"For Il long time it was considered to
be quite harmless and destitute of II
weapon Of otfense, although the hind
legs of the males were armed with II
powerful spur, apparently connected
with a gland. Then the opinion was adj
vanced that this might be IA weapon al
lied to the poisonous armory of snakes,
scorpions aud bees, all of which possess
a sort of hypodcrmic poison syringe
Though II set of observers asserted
that this was the case, another set de-
MED it, and so DR.. Stuart determined to
solve this question, if possible. lie re-
ceived W. independent account which
conceded perfectly, and from them he
concludes that, at certain seasOns ut all
events, the SECRETION is virulCntly poi.
sonous. The mode of attack is not by
scratching, but by lateral inward move
mcnts of the hind legs. Two cases arc
reported i'll dogs. One dog was 'stung'
three times, the symptoms much roscm-
bling those OF bee OF hornet poison. The
dog was evidently in great pain and
drowsy, but there were no trcmors, con-
WILSON'S or staggering. 1t is worthy Of
note that II certain immunity seems OBJ
tainablc, for the dog suffered less on the
second occasion and still less Oh the
third. Two cases of men being wounded
are reported. in both of which the ami
mails were irritated, one by being shot
and handled, the other by being handled
only. The symptoms were the same as
i'll the dog. No deaths are reported i'll
Ill Laings, Int four in dogs"
, 1897-09-04
Shown Up Sill Again.

The naughty beauty glanced at the
card that the servant Lad brought her
and noticed that it lCrc the name of 4
titled fortune hunter of unsavury repu-
tatiOn.
"Show him up, she s.ih.
"What, aSain:' asked tMc t>0tman in
surprise.
"Aguin:' repeated tho haughtv h,"n-
ty. ''Mhat DO y0u mean
"Whv, the pangIs have already shown
MIN up oncc," answered the iuotman.
who had been doing II little rrJniing.
Nevertheless, returned the haughty
beauty, with her most lni.ll,us g,s-
ture. sit is necessary to show him up
before l can turn him down"
Saying which she tarr'! t"n wigror
to practice the icy stare TAR . 'ir IL she
had become noted Chicago list.
, 1897-09-04
THE NEW TARIFF LAW.

Which has just been signed by the pres
ident. may be appropriately considered
an Industrial Declaration Of 1ndepend-
ence. An official text OF the law has just
been published by the American Pro-
tective Tariff league, and should be care
fully examined by every citizen. Pro-
tectionists ought to have a few copies
Of this law for distribution. Five copies
will be sent to any address for 10 cents.
Ask for Document No. 80 and address
W. r. wakeman, general secretary. 13e
West zsd street, New Yok4.
, 1897-09-04

The through a service to Denver.
Kansas City, Omaha, Chicago, St. Louis
and other eastern cities, via the UNION
PACIFIC and connections, Is u%nexcelled
by any other line.
. The equipment consists OF Pnllman
and Tourist Sleepers, Chair Cars. Din
ing Cars, Buffet. Library and Smoking
Cara.
For tickets. time tables and OH y In
formation call on
z. CLARK. Agent.
, 1897-09-04
THE ARROW AND THE SONG.

! shot an arrow INTO the air.
1t fell to earth l. knew not where,
For. SO swiftly It flew. the SIGHT
Gould not ollow II IN its fight.
! breathea II song INTO the air.
1t fell TO earth, | knew not where,
For who has sight so keen and s.rur.
That It can follow the flight OF souri
Long. long aftcrward IN an ok
1 Il the arrow still unbruke.
And the song, from beginning to end,
l found again in the heart of n friend,
Henry W. Longreiiow.
, 1897-09-04

Il hope you appreciate the fact, sir,
that i'll marrying my daughter you mar
~ o large hearted, generous girl"
II do, sir with emotion), and l hope
she inhorits those qualities from her
father. Harlem LGe.
, 1897-09-04

In n home for sandwich men in Lon
don there are said to be several uni
versity graduates and medical men and
q Scotchman who ran through ESQ, 900
in three years.
, 1897-09-04

Preserved fruits in a state fit to be
eaten have been taker from the ruins
of Herculaneum.
, 1897-09-04

in addition to rluIIlso @ ,Ig.ant fOrm
enamelcd in various cu!oIs The legend
as to how NitnkIi- rD.u i,i the THRONE
Of Egypt through the = =, ssiuu of the
smallest ana prctti,st foot recalls our
story CT Cinderella.
, 1897-09-04

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No IL Famous Dramatic RecnaIons, 4 large and annsc %m m m lt Ira.
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WORKS OF INTEREST AND VALUE. TO PEOPLE
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, 1897-09-04
GREAT BOOKS BY FAMOUS AUTHORS !
The Best STANDARD Works Of Fiction Within the Reach of All
Zach Book Consists o + a Handsome Octave Volume If g. Large Double Column
Pages, Neatly Bound in N Attractive Paper Cover.

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, 1897-09-04

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, 1897-09-04


No. h2S. How 10 Train Animals. rms
book, written by an eypprlenrni animal trainer, tells how
20 teach horses dogs, cats. mules, goats, hogs and other
animals also birds to perform the most remarkable tricks
am 'eats OF Intelligence,
No. h3%.. Every Boy HIS Own Toy Maker
A great book for boys, telling how to make a Steam Engine,
Photographic camera. Windmill Microscope, Electrical!
Msachlns, Gnran'c battery, Electric Telegraph, Telephone.
Magic Lantern, Boats, Kites, balloons, anu many otner
hthss ne, t.,
No. h' IHc PRACTICAL GHfde TO F1Oflcui.
fure. n complete practical guide to the culture OF
flowers ant plants, by Ehen Z, tcxford. one Of the leading
authorities upon all matters pertaining to Horticulture.
No. h2J. Home 4 mHSenenfS, n splendid col
lection % Games Puzzles. Tricks niysrsions PastimeA
Experiments, ~rahleaux Viyant-, Shadow rantoInimes, Act.
ing Charal"s AMI Proverbs. for social gatherings, public
And private entertainments and evenings at home.
The news & observer., 1897-01-26
DEATH OF COL. ]. w. B. WATSON.
One of Raleigh's Oldest Citizens quietly
Passes Away.

Col. j. w. 3. Watson, one of Raleigh's
Oldest and most respected citizens, died
at the residence of Mr.. Andrew Green,
on Hillsboro street, at o'clock Sunday
morning.
Though Col Watson has been an
invalid for nine years, death came unex-
pectedly. He was taken with the grippe
on Thursday, which developed into acute
pneumonia, and ON Sunday morning at
7:30 he passed peacefully away.
Col. Watson had been consistent
member of Christ church for a number
of years, and his funeral was held there
yesterday at 4:30 o'clock. DIR. Pettinger
read the beautiful Episcopal burial ser
vice in the place of the Rector, Dr.
Marshall. The body was borne by six
colored men and the following gentlemen
acted as honorary pail bearers: 9. b.
Root, A. A. Thompson, Ed. III. Lee, John
G.. Scarborough, Chas. Mckimmon and
y, w, West. The interment was In the
family vault in the city cemetery
Col. John William Bryan Watson,
only child of William Porter and Nancy
Bryan Watson, was born in Middle
Creek. Johnston county, September 18th,
1911. While Col. Watson was an infant
his parents moved to Alabama. His
mother died en- route and his father died
a few years later. The young boy was
adopted by his uncle, DR.. Josiah, Ogden
Watson, of Charleston, S. G. Col. Wat
SON moved back to North Carolina when
6 wears old, settling in Johnston county,
and has been a resident of the State ever
since. He has been one of the largest
planters IN the State, and he rep
resented his county in the Senate for sew
eral terms before and during the war.
He was a member of the first secession
convention that met in Charleston, >.
C., in 1861. He was n Unionlst, but let
the majority rule, and although too old to
enter the war, did all in his power pc
cuniarily for the struggle of the Confed-
eracy. In politics he was Democrat.
Had he lived until September, Col.
Watson would have been SO years old.
He was at one time one of the wealthlest
citizens OF this city, and at the time OF
his death owned q great deal of prop
erty.
Col. Watson was one of the strongest
friends the News and Observer ever had.
He has been a subscriber to this paper
ever since its foundation and was never
content until he had read 1t through.
Though old and feeble, il at any time
he failed to get his paper he would
walk to the Office rather than miss 1t.
Col. Watson is widely related in this and
adjoining counties, and the News end
Observer extends its sympathies to the Af-
ficted ones.
The news & observer., 1897-01-26
MIR M'DONALD INTERVIEWED.
PERSONALS.

Mr.. w. r. Bonsal spent Sunday in Raj
eigh.
Mr. Samuel Kramer, of Durham, is
here.
Mr.. Herbert E. Norris, of Apex, Is in
the city.
Miss Mamie Robbins is confined to her
room by sickness.
Mr.. J. H. Gill has gone down to Colds
boro for a few days.
Rev N B. Cobb is in the city visiting
his son, hIr. n. Il. Cobb.
Miss Olivia Barkley is dangerously Ill
at her home on North Person street.
Messrs. II. FL. Graves and N. G. Harris,
Of Chapel Hill, spent yesterday here.
Maj. S. f. Telfair is back from a short
visit to his old home in Washington, N. G.
Prof. j. A. Holmes, State Geologist,
was here on business mission yester-
day.
Capt James ID. Mcneil, of Fayette-
vile, is in the city, stopping at the Park
Hotel.
Mr.. j. w. Thackston left yesterday On
business trip in the western part of
the State.
Mr.. G. b. Wright and little daughter
yesterday came back from short visit
to Haw River.
Mrs. X. S. Tucker and Miss Sadie
Tucker have gone to Washington, ". c.,
on a visit to relatives.
Mai. j. w. Wilson spent Sunday in
Morganton with home folks. He return
ed to Raleigh yesterday.
Judge w. s. OBJ. Robinson was here
Sunday on his way back to Goldsboro
from Franklin county court.
Sheriff Smith, of Rockingham, is here
trying to help get the Republicans out
Of the hole the majority Populists have
put them in.
Lieutenant-G Governor Reynolds and At
torney General Walser went home to
spend Sunday. They came back to Raj
eigh yesterday.
Mr.. r. FL. Rigsbee, OF Durham, was
here Sunday. He says the people up there
are indignant over the result of the Bar
bee murder trial.
Mr.. N. Glenn Williams, OF Yadkin
county, is in the city. Mr. Williams is
the proprietor of the Old Nick Distilling
Company, which was established i'm 1853,
and is the Oldest establishment of it's
kind in America.
Messrs. Frank O'Donnell, OF Asheville;
S. II. Boyd, Of Greensboro; J. FL. At
wood, Of Pinehurst; Il. w. Thompson,
of Mebane; s. M. Gay, Of Halifax; A. l..
Mcneil, of Sanford, and T. FL. Sprinkle
OF Charlotte, were among those register
ed at the Park Hotel yesterday.
The news & observer., 1897-01-26
DIED FAR FROM HOME.
Mr.. George E. Arrowsshith Came South
ii Search Of Health.

The body of Mr.. George Arrowsmith,
of New Jersey, who died at his boarding
house, Mr.. Deboy's, on Fayetteville
street, Sunday, of consumption, was sent
to his home yesterday for burial. Mr..
Arrewsmith was man of about 30 years
Of age. He was on his way to Ashevi)le
for his health and stopped over here to
rest about ten days ago. He was never
able to resume his journey. He has .
wife and child in New jersey. None or
his relatives were here when he died
He was member of several benevolent
orders and consistent member of the
Presbyterian church and an Odd Fellow.
Mr.. Arrowsmith only arrived in this city
about ten days ago, and was not confined
to the house until three days ago. He
was taken i'll with a severe cold from
which he did not rally.
The sad news OF his death, away from
relatives, in strange land, was aleviated
TO some extent by the services of the
Presbyterian minister, Rev. DR.. Eugene
Daniel, and kind ministrations by his
landlady, who attended to all his needs.
The Odd Fellows accompanied his re-
mains to the train and gave all assistance
that could be rendered.
The news & observer., 1897-01-26
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
Continued from 1st page.)

sole purpose was to protect their rights.
'sphe association, unfortunately, has
a bylaw that requires the payment to
withdrawing stockholders of more than
they are entitled to, and il these pay
ments are kept up, it will eventually
wreck the association. The officers OF
the association are governed by these by
laws and have been observing them and
making these over-payments. The stock
holders should by all means change this
bylaw. and then, if they will agree on
program for the future that will afford
equal protection to all the stockholders
alike, including Mrs. Johnson, the bill
will no doubt be dismissed. A building
and loan association should never be
wound up in the courts. 1t should be set
tied in its own offices. 1t is cheapest and
best for all concerned that this should
be done, whenever it is at all possible.
Certain complications will arise owing to
the immense size of this association, and
the fact that its business extends over so
many different States, but it is hoped
that an arrangement may be reached that
will meet this difficulty.
The Southern Building and Loan Asso-
ciation was organized in 1888, and the
present directors are Messrs. Nj. l.. Ross,
George w. Albers, d. A. Carpenter, VIM.
Rule, Judge Rose, of Morristown, Capt.
w. NJ. Collett ar5 S. b. Luttrell They
are in session this afternoon and it is
very probable that they will decide not
to fight the application for permanent
receiver in view of all the circumstances
surrounding the case, and will let the
United States court wind up the affairs
OF the association. The bill was taken
to Nashville by Attorney Hu. l.. Nc
Clung, who drew the order allowing the
temporary receiver. The motion for
permanent receiver win be heard in this
city the first Monday in February be-
fore Judge Clark George w. Winstead,
of this city, is counsel for the association.
Mr. Luttrell and Judge Rose were seen
to-day and they spoke freely about the
matter Mr.. Luttrell said two expert
accountants had just gone over the books
of the association and found that it could
pay every cent it owed with g per cent
interest.
| Mr.. G. G. Mcdonald, who is State
agent for North Carolina, informs us that
| two expert accountants have just gone
over the books of the association and find
| that it can pay every cent 1t owes, with
per cent. interest. The annual meeting
of the association is now In session. a
motion for permanent receiver for the
| association will be heard at Nashville
| next Monday (which the association will
not fight. 1t is very likely that the
| association will be allowed to continue
| business, as it is perfectly solvent. He
| says stockholders need not be alarmed
as they will lose nothing, but they will
| have to be patient and await results
The news & observer., 1897-01-26
BY NO MEANS BAD.
The Comedy Company That Appeared
at Metropolitan Last Night.

Alice Byno and her comedy company
held the boards at Metropolitan Opera
House last night. Though the audience
was not large one it seemed to be
pretty well pleased with what it saw and
heard. Popular prices prevailed and with
one consent everybody said they got the
worth Of their money.
This latter fact is not to be wondered
at when one remembers that a visitor who
dropped in just ten minutes before the
curtain dropped down, saw two bloom
ing jays propose, two silly girls accept,
two old men act the fool, three pistols
drawn, the heavy william arrested and
the curtain 20 down ON happy reunited
family. And still it is said that this was
not one Of Al. Byno's II call her AL. for
short, her name is ALICE very best plays.
Tonight she gives way for james
Young in Hamlet. Tomorrow night she
plays Kathleen Mavourneen and Thurs
day night Is lady's night Then she will
give East Lynne as it should be. This
is her speciality, and is played by special
requegt-of Manager Meares.