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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-04
BOWEN g. co.
Raleigh, N. G.
Talk About Water.

Nature has supplied us with remedy
for every disease. Many of the rene
dies are found in roots, herbs and barks,
and to effect cures the medicinal prop
critics must be extracted and put into
concentrated form, and then properly
compounded.
Nature has also placed some of the
very best medicines in water, common
ly known as mineral water" One of
the best of these is the famous OTTER
BURN LITHIA WvTER. For indigestion,
kidney, bladder and diseases of like ma
ture there is nothing better than Otter
burn Lithla. And the price is moderate
! handle itin large quantities, and am
the sole dealer in Raleigh. Bring your
own containers and | will furnish the
water at 90 cents for half gallon, IS
cents per gallon, or 30 cents in gallon
lots. Extra charge if 1 furnish con
tainers. BY the glass at my soda foun-
tain, carbonated, cents.
H. BOBBITT.
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Business Notices.

RJTSINESS NOTICE. g IS g. g.
1 ) room dwelling, w. Lane street
$1,000 per month.
7 room dwelling, w. Hargett street
$500 per month.
II room dwelling, Halifax street, Slo0t
per month.
| : room dwelling, West street, S12.oC
per month.
: room dwelling, Salisbury street
$500 per month.
WYNNE, ELLINGTON " co.
WANTED.
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Good all-round photographer; must be
strictly sober and up-to-date; reference
required. Address in person or by let
ter to J. w. Thomas, Durham, n. G..
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WEATHER.

For North Carolina-Generally far eX-
cent showers Friday afternoon III eastern
norton: cooler Friday night; variable
winds.
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Nu,w ADVERTISEMENTS

A. h. Stronach-To the Ladies OF
North Carolina.
Royal & Borden Furniture Co.-tur-
niturp
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$500 reward offered for the NORTH
Carolina Laws of 1853.
NJ. NJ. SMITH, Raleigh,
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Sketches of eminent living North Caro-
linians for sale for so cents per copy.
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Peanut Brittle, fresh, at ROYSTER'S.

Bailey Brothers OLD BOB" To
bacco is the best chew on the market.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-04
Special Sale on Bleaching.

One case, about 5000 yards, of Fruit of the
Loom yard-wide bleaching, in pieces of 5 to
Is yards-not over 20 yards to a customer.
Sale to last as long as the goods.
Clearance Sale Price. .....".'...... Sc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
THIRTEEN MONTHS YEAR.

The Scientific 1merican sug
gests that on january /, 1900. -
new division of the years into -
months be instituted. 1t is claimed
that this is not so preposterous as
most people would be likely to con
slder 1t at the first thought. If
such division vero made, the
first IL months would have just %
days of four weeks each, and the
new month 20, 20 make 800, and
30 in leap year. After few days
there would be no need to refer to
calend airs, as the same day of the
week would have the same date
through the year. If January /
were, say, Monday, every Monday
would be the 1st, 9Th, 18th and
22nd; every tuesday the 2nd. 9tn.
10th and 23rd, and so on through
the year. and changes Of the moon
would be OF about the same dates
through the year, and many cnlcu-
latlons, like interest, dates of ma
turing notes, Easter Sunday and
many other important dates would
be slmphfied. Although the pres
ent generation would have to figure
new dates for birthdays. and all
legal holidays except New Years
would he on different dates, yet the
gain would be more than be loss
as that would be- perm ,nent and
the objections lrilling.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
DAMiNG Observation-Disclosures

G. |. Mcdonald, who is building
the Mononghela locks and dams is
quoted as saying: 1.-The five dams
will foot up sGO1, 900. and | have
four years to complete the work.
There were il bidders. The loca.
ton of the dams will be as follows:
No. 10, at Morgantown, just above
the bride, No. IL, three miles above;
No. IL, one mile below Little Fails;
No. IL, eight miles below Fairmont
at Hoods -four mills; No. 10, one
and half miles below Falrmont.
This makes 81 miles in all. /
shall begin work at once, and hope
to complete Nos. ID and 13 by
spring. An inspection of the dis
tances will show why chose these
points for the winter. They are
close together, the descent is steep,
rises will be sudden, fallings CORE
spondingly so, and work will not
be seriously interfered with by any
rise"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
THIRTEEN A LUCKY NUMBER.

The belief that No. 10 is har-
binger of i'll luck is the most deeply
rooted and widespread of popular
superstitlons. 1t is even of more
general circulation than the pre-
JUDGE against Friday.
An emblem that fairly bristlcs
with the supposedly unlucky Ii is
the 25-cent piece, or quarter dollar,
of the United States.
The ID colonies that revolted
against English rule were not handi.
capped in the eud by the fateful-
ness Of the number. 1t was En-
glish that had the bad luck in that
instance. That may be an argu-
ment for the bcleYer in the malig
NIFTY OF the mum Der. Bus to the
American quarter and its combina.
tious Of 13;
In the first place tho head on the
face Of the coin 10 surround ed by 10
stars.
There are 13 stars in the constel-
lation over the head of the eagle.
On the reverse side the words
quarter dollar contain 10 letters.
There are 13 letters in the in.
scription. "E Pluribus Unum,"
on the strsamer that floats from
the eagles beak.
There are 10 feathers in each
wing Of the eagle and 10 feathers
in its tail.
The lower part Of the shield on
the eagles breast Is divided into 10
stripes.
There are 10 arrows in the sheaf
held in the right claw, and there
are 10 leayes upon the olive branch
held in the left claw.-New York
Journal
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

Nothing but Fun" is the queer
heading under which a great news.
paper describes a "jubilee day."
when thirty thousand school chill
dreu Of Pennsylvania city at
tended a "Wild Vest show. One
OF the features Of this performance
vas realistic lynching." q col.
ored follow pretended to steal o
horse, WIS lassocd, dragged q quar-
Ter of @ mile over the ground, aud
hanged or the gallows; and then
"the cowboys amused themselves
firing no the struggling body, while
the bond played, Nearer, my God,
to Thee"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
HAS NOT PULLED OFF.
Hon. Camden SOmmers Still Working
on Forgery Charges Against Mrs.
Atkinson.


Atkinson.
Weston Democrat.
Camden Sommers, OF Clarksburg,
the principal witness for the prose-
cution IN the recent trial Of Mrs.
Atkinson, is en- route to the inter
Tor, where me expects to obtain new
evidence for the second trial Of the
GoYernol's wife, which will shortly
occur at a special term of the Gil
mer Circuit Court. lie said THE
statement that there will be no
second trial OF the case is nonsense,
rs is also the story that intend TO
mediately sue Mr.. Atkinson for
Islander on account Of the published
statement signed by him as Cover
nor Of West Virginia. What | may
DO after the trial ] will not state.
The total amount OF paper which
will be put in evidence at the next
trial will. | think, reach in the
noighhorhood of 100000, and If
the defense can overcome 1t they
are good people. ="
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

gress, Iowa would not return a sin :
gle Republican Congressman next
fall and the Republicans would lose
a Senator from that state" Mr..
Hepburu's confession may not
have been polite from a Repubi
can point of view, but it 10 true,
aud there are four or five other
states in which the Republicans
would f,Te no better than in Iowa.
The administration has got to
make bluff at trying 20 get gold
standard legislation from Congress,
IN order'to keep campaign prom.
Uses, but that is as far as it cares
to go now under any circumstances.
TIT
Il. K. Bruce, the negro ex-Scna-
tor, ex-Register CT the Treasury,
etc, who lives in Washington, but
claims II residence in Mississippi
for Office holding purposes, evil
IDENTIFY knew just what lac was doing
when he went to Ohio TO take the
stump for Boss Hanna, as Mr. Nc
kmlcy has dropped q broad hint
that Bruce was to be again APP
pointed Register of the Treasury.
AZ q professional Office holder,
Bruce is hard to beat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
The Opening Chapters
Viii Appear SooD.
Post once Keeping In Georgia.

Cleveland Leader: 81 want to
see the postmaster.
clam the postmastah, sah-look
out. Mighty close shave that, sab. !"
"Who in the thunder is that fool
firing at ?"
cat me, sab"
"What fer 20
Doesn't like my color, sab.
Take care, thar, sahl You're right
in range. Zip! OATS de foller
out dar behind the tree, sab. Dem
boys take shot at me every time
dey goes by"
"Well, doesn't it make you want
to throw up your job and get out
of this ?''
"Me, sab / guess not. don't
throw up no gov'ment snap for
such a triaing, no account fellows
like them. Bang! OATS Lige
Brooks firing through the back
door. Well, by gracious, if he ain t
shot hole through the mail bag
Fust thing that pusson knows he'll
be gettin' IN trouble wild de United
States, yes sah."
DWELL, you're a philosopher"
"No, sab. I'm q Republican,
and dar's only foah noah Of Us in
! de town"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

There are liars i'm every comma
mtg whose sole aim IN life il to set
the pot of gossip to boiling AMI
discomfort, says an exchange. Why
don't they take vtcition ? So
ciety can dispense with their SER.
vices. aud good long rest of their
jaw might Kill them. A wagg;ng
tongue that hangs on swivel IN
do more harm in fifteen minutes
than skunk in a graveyard. \
person who is addicted TO the habit
OF talking and spreading news is
an oyesore to the world and is an
everlasting nuisance. Clifton En- .
tcrprIsc.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
TOUGH on THE AMERICAN.

A Frenchmen likes his native vines;
a German likes his beer.
An irishman likes his whtskey straight.
Because il gives him cheer.
An Englishman likes il half-and-half.
Because it gives him dizziness;
Bot ar American has no choice at all.
lie drinks the whole blamed business.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

s man sent tbisanswcr TO q book
seller WHO sent bon his account for q
book some time before delivered +.
81 never ordered the book II ]
did, you did not send it. III got
10. paid for il. ItI didn't, ]
wont"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
81 SPECIAL BARGAIN
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

In thc WrongState Mrs. UooD
II have just been reading Of q
waterproof that burst iu Kentucky
last week.
OLD Ioon Burst? Course it
DID a waterproof that would try
70 do business in Kentucky ought
70 expect 20 burst.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

WANTED - TRUSTWORTHY AND
Active gentlemen or ladies' to travel
for responsible, established house ia
West Virginia. Monthly 500 90 and ex
Pensos. Position steady Reference.
Enclose self-ad dressed stamped envel-
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
TUFTS Pills
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Liver Ills.
TWentY Years ProOf.

TUFTS LiverPills keep the bow
lsinnaturalmotionand cleanse
the system ofall impurities An
absolute cure for sickheadachc,
dyspepsia, sour stomach, con
s5ipation and kindred diseases.
Cant do without them"
r. P. Smith, Chilesburg, Va.
writes / dontknow how / could
do without them. ] have had
Liver disease for over twenty
years. Am now entirely cured.
TUFTS Liver Pills
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

pa" asked q small boy recently
Of bis father in Ohio, "if Mr.. Ne
Kinley should die, would Mr..
Hanna still be President ?"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02
SCI'Ofllla

Is deep-seoted blood disease which
all the mineral mixtures in the world
cannot cure. S.S.S. Guaranteed bHyely
S'cgcfa6le is a real blood remedy for
blood diseases and has no equal.
Mrs. Y. 7. Buck, OF Delaney, Ark, had
Sctoiula for twenty -five years and most
OF the time was under the care of the
uOctOrs who could not relieve her
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

specialist said he
could cure her, but
he filled her with
arsenic and potash
which almost ruined
her constitution. She
then took nearly
every so-called blood
medicine and drank
them by the wholesale,
but they did not reach
her trouble. Some
one advised her to try
SIS. and she very
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

soon found that she had a real blood
remedy at last. She says: "After TAX
ing one dozen bottles of SIS. I am
perfectly we'll, my skin is clear
and healthy and I would not be in
my former condition for two thousand
dollars. Instead ofdrying upthe poison
IN my system, like the potash and
arsenic, S.S.S. drove the disease out
through the skin, and 1 was perma-
nef1flv lid of ~ ~
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-02

Representative Hepburn, of Iowa,
has Ict The Republican fnsnc.a. cat
out ~ lue bag and shown way The
Republicans would not dare, even
ifthey controlled both branches Of
Congress, to put Secretary Cages
ideas into statute, BY saying
naeog. boz o published interview.
"Nhy 10 we should pass Jaw on
tlose uucs 40 this session OF Con
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-20
HEREFORD.

HEREFORD, Feb. l9.-(Special.) --Alrs.
Oliver Riddick Of Virginia arrived yes
terdny on the south-bound train. She
Is visiting the Misses Tho1ns Her ia
Their. Rev. Joseph II. Riddlck or the Vir-
Einin Conference, was pastor of the NJ.
p. Church here in lS56-iS57. also six or
seven years ago. He Is now presiding
elder Of Virginia Conference
Mrs. r.. G. Skinner left yesterday on
the north-bound train for Elizabeth
City.
Mr.. J. Il. Boush, OF oNrfolk, was In
town u few days ago. He represents
the Fidelity and Casualty Company of
Norfolk.
Our Dutch net fishermen are catching
a rev shad herring, rock and other offal
hsh and making some shipments.
Grip and pneumonia seems TO be hold
ing considerable sway in town and
county. indicating from the doctors
busy drives.
Mr.. Hardy. Of Raleigh, Is in town. He
epresents the News and Observer
Mrs. a. 10. Overton. Mr. w. r. Stokes
and AIR. J. M. Whidbee who have been
on the sick list are much improved.
Mrs. j. S. Privutt, OF Amboy. ~ c..
IS IN town visiting her mother, Mrs.
j. II. Ward
Mr.. NJ II. White shipped his trotting
horscs for Newbcrne fair Thursday last.
re VIII leave Saturday for same.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-20

The incalculable amount OF good that
Paine's celery compound is doing In
making sick and even despairing peo-
pie well, should compel the attention Of
every judicious person who is out OF
health.
The underlying cause Of nervous de-
bility. apparent In headaches, dyspep-
STA, slecplessness and neuralgia. is faul-
ty nutrition of the entire nervous sys-
tenn.
So long as the blood Is pale, watery
and hampered by bad humors the
nerves cannot assimilate from its prop
er nourishment. no matter how much
food Is taken into the system. Paine's
celery compound arouses hearty appe-
lite. regulates the bowels and brings
about normal action Of tile liver 1t
economies the expenditure Of nerve
force and makes the blood healthy me-
dunn. capable Of conveying nutrlment
to all the vital organs.
This is the sweeping and thorough
manner IN which Paine's celery com
pound frees the system not only Of
rheumatism, eczema. salt rheum and
other disease due to impure blood; but
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-20
ELIZABETH CITY.

Elizabeth City, N. c., Feb. 19.-(Spe-
c.al.)--Dr. Richard Blount. OF Woodville,
is quite sick. - :
The funeral services or AR. Gibbs L.
hlverman, who died on Wednesday,
were held at the Methodist Episcopal
chnrch Yesterday. Rev. J. II. Hall oHi-
tLlted. Ihe deceased was a Mason and
mat body attended the funeral in uni
form. - 80
There have only been very few cases
at Police Court this week, and scarcely
any last. The town Is very quiet.
Rev. DR.. G. S. Blackwell Will preach
on on lhe second Coming of Christ" at
me Baptist church Sunday night.
Mr.. Archie Vaughan, OF Portsmouth.
"a Na.' IS on short visit to his parents.
Mr. ana Mrs. Frank Vaughan, on Eas
Church street. =
MI Ernest l.. Pritchard and family
VII shortly move to Baltimore and make
1t their home
me weather continues quite warm.
tlsh are not yet very plentiful In our
market,
Evangelist Frost continues his reyl-
VA meetings at the Polndexter street
Tabernacle.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-20
ZAUCrI0N SALES FUTURE DAY.
5BY$W.5 Fl. II. rRICE. 20 HANK S1S|

.CoaMS;MsIssIoNER's sALE OF A vALu-
Farm, IN the counties Of Norfolk and Prine
GS s A AZ about three miles from the VII
By virtue Of a decree Of the Court of Law
a aIntars Gaha nc Of the city of Norfolk.
1926, in the suits therein or nenaSI sn
titled Lavender and Others w. 20 iIar
atsoh and otheIs, and Harrison, guardian,
esc;' vs.. Capenuer and others consolidated
ana nsara together, shall sell at public
~ san s the e. the city OF Norfol on
o'clock M, all that certain tract or lana w.
Ing partly in the county. Of NorfoIjs o,;d
partly IN the 'county Of Princess Anne he
i n the same whereon the late VIM. ".
the lands of Peres Bonney, tie late .I,,dps
Louis Hilliard, Cromwell and Others. coSs
tanning by recent survey filed in said suits
oi2.63 acres, more or less, but to be sold IN
gross and not by the acre. mn. -
RMS IS valuable tract Of land. with
and 1t lies on both sides Of the main road
from Providence Church to KempsviIia
about three miles from Berkeley. There IN
some valuable timber, suitable for pies. on
this property. 2.-S-T,' ~
Terms: ,One-third of the purchase money
to be paid in cash, and the balance hi four
equal instalments In one tMo, three and
four years from the day OF sale, with In
tereSt thereon from the day of sale, for
Wnich the purchaser shall give his bonds
with security, and the title shall be re-
tanned until the further order Of the Court.
VIM. ". OLD,
w II. II. 'rRICE, % Bank st.
Auctioneer.
Phone 565. fe1s-tds
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-02-20
NOR I'll CAROLINA

PROCEEDS Of land sales; to appropriate
S2os.5o0 for the maintenance Of the three
insane asylumS.
The Senate passed I bill 10 put all
railways chartered since 1868 on an equal
footing with those chartered prior to
that date. The bill to annul the lease
Of the North Carolina railway to the
southern came over from the House to
the Senate.
\ motion to act on 1t Immediately was
warmly combatted. BY vote Of 26 to
q it was referred TO special committee.
a motion was made that the commit tee
be instructed to report next Monday.
The vote was-Ayes, %; noes, 90 The
president Of the Senate voted mo- A
motion was made that the committee
report March 1st. Lost-Ayes, 81; noes,
o5. The bill was then made lie special
order for February 2Gth.