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chute, forcing it nearer the valves or in
creasing the speed as the rider may wish.
A rod working from the rear wheel to
the chute opens and closes the valves as
the wheel revolves and thus allows the
pow der to escape from the magazine.
Tie powder is exploded in the exploding
chamber to make start in the first in
stance by conclusion There are a series
of caps so arranged within the chamber
that every pressure to the full extent OF
the governing rod leading to the handle
bars explodes one When the rider wishes
to start the rod is force d down, the valves
in the chute are opened and cap within
the chamber is exploded, causing the ma
chine to start Just the reverse operation
causes the entire machinery to stop. The
drawing upward of the rod chutes the
valve, causing the flow of powder to cease,
and, as no more gaseous smoke can De gen.
Grated, the machine comes to gradual
stop. To make a sudden stop the ordinary
brake is used.
The motor is fastened on to the frame
of the machine by clamp which is in
reality q portion of the cylinder, and when
secured fast nothing except the breaking
of the machine frame can dispiace the
motor from its position.
So little pow der is exploded at time
that there is no smoke and no odor, and
the action OF the motor is so even that rid
ing on O machine w orked by this method
OF propulsion is much like coasting down
a good hill on an ordinary machine. Foot
rests instead of pedals are placed at the
forward part of the machine on either
The morning times., 1897-01-17
BEER Is sUPPLANTING WHISKY.
AS a Nation We Are Using Less
Strong StimuIants


The internal revenue receipts Of the Uni
ted States Government for the last fiscal
year show an increase OF about per cent
in the income from the tax on spirits,
whereas the revenue raised by the tax on
malt and other fermented liquors increased
no less than per cent. The rates of
taxation were not changed, so that the in
crease in receipts corresponds with the ex-
pansion of the market for the liquors
taxed.
These figures seem to prove that the con-
sumption of spirits is not increasing in the
United States as fast as the pOpulat ton. 1t
is evident that the rate OF growth in the
last fiscal year was not much more than
half as much as the rate Of gain in the
number of inhabitants.
on the other hand, the revenue from the
tax on beer and similar liquors indicates
that the use OF such alcoholic beverages is
fast oUtrunning the increase of the popula-
ton. 1t is not probable that the number
of inhabitants OF the United States is
growing at the rate OF more than 2 per
cent year, and if that is so, the consUmp-
tion OF beer showed an increase last year
about three times as great, in proportion,
as the growth OF the country.
This means that we are becoming more
like the continental countries OF Europe.
as a nation, in the use OF stimulants, and
there ought to be much less drunkenness in
proportion TO the number of drinkers than
there used tObe when whisky was the great
American tipple.
The morning times., 1897-01-17
Butler on Evolution.

Two or three mornings after the arrival
of new butler the mistress OF the house
took the opportunity OF asking the COOK now
she liked her new feIlow-seryant. The
report was an excellent one
sIn fact, ma'am,'' said the cook, the
servants han is quite a different place
now"
Not unnaturalIy the mistress pressed for
further particula
well, he talks so cleveriy," said the
cook. Last night, for instance, he ex-
planned things to US for an hour and q
half"
Explained things? What things?" said
the mistress, now really interested.
Well" was the reply, he was telling
us how we are all descended from Ne
Darwin. w estminster Gazette
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1--WE arranged the cards so that they
might fall that way, We Were all in it,"
by God!'' he replied savagely, II was
just going to shoot myself. Now, I've
good mind to shoot you"
He returned to the card room. We sat
in silence while he heaped on us all the
foulest language he had gathered in his
not overcIean life.
And Fleechy? Fleechy, who was being
abused as pickrocket, adventurer, sweep
ing OF Neapoltan gutter, offspring Of
Fleechy sat there unmoved, with calm
smile on his face. His level strong eyes
regarded the young man as father might
regard an angry, petulant child.
!"All-a right, my dear hoy. We say
Messing more about it,
."You old blackguard, but 1 viii say
more about it. Do you heal. .me, sir
he turned to the coloncl-"II publish it
In every mess in India
Fleechy's reply came back stern and
strong.
IT ave given you one lesson mot to
stand against me, is it rot? Now l warn
YOU a second time. You will go home
and you Will say nossing more about it,
He added gently, as by an aftertEought:
"For your wife's sake"
Mokely's eyes met Fieechy's, and the
torrent of abuse died upon his lips.
The old man nodded and smiled. he
continued gently, kindly
For your young wife's sake, eh, my
dear boy?''
One swift, shamcfaced glance round the
company, and Mokely understood. He
turned on his heel and walked away in
silence, humbled. For the first time
his life he had felt an impulse to hero
worship. And, although Flcechy was
hardly the man whom most people would
select as a type Of the hero, there seems
nevertheless, some hope that Mokely VIII,
under the guidance OF old Fleechy. one
day gam right to be considered dam
good Sort There is even prospect OF
his soul coming home to stay.
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face is as If he had met Jehovah on Mount
Sinai; and that they are afraid TO look on
it.
The colonel was the first to discover
that FIeechy wore mask.
One evening, on Our little verandah, we
sro&e of women; good women and bad
women-bad for preference, as there
were n ore storiesaboutthem. Fleechy dog
matized with the usual coarse cynicism he
affected.
Il know all bout it, he said, per-
emptoriiy II marry five times. First /
marry young wife of my own country, OF
Italic She die. Then / marry French
woman, WIZ monnaie, and then j 60 to
Japan an marry japanese. Then !
marry Eskimo"
"What?''
Eskimo, 1 tellin' you. She come from
Kamtchatka. ] o to Vladivostock for to
mek-a contract wiz ze Roosian gouyern-
ment Not so bad, your Eskimo, but
dirty Now 1 marry a Burmese girl"
You were very lucky to survive all
these women.'' the colonel observed, fall
ing in with Flecchy's vein.
But they are rot dead!' exclaimed
FIeechy. II ave rot ear That zhey die.
Except my young wife of Italie. She die.
She die forty years ago. never forget
my yong wife of Italie, nevaire. You yong
men should a-marry'
There are 70 heiresses about here"
the colonel observed.
Fleechy's voice changed suddenly. and
he spoke the thoughts that he had
hidden for forty years.
Marry for low" he said fiercely almost
growing Marry for Low. NevaIre marry
for monnaie. My yong wife of Italie."
His voice broke, and his seamy wrinkled
old face twitched. He rose and went
into the card room. In n few nom ents
we heard his cracked, strenuous voice
The morning times., 1897-01-17
SOME NEW DIPLOMATS
r1inister Garcia r1erou of Ar
gentina.
The Viscount de Santa ThyrsO of
Portugal-The Turkish
Legation.

There have been several changes in the
diplomatic corps at Washington since last
season. The popular Mavroyeni Bey, of
the Turkish legation, fitted across the, sea
last fall, leaving wide and dreary waste
III the heart OF society, which even the
handsome bachelor, Seiffenden Bey, the
new second secretary, has scarcely been
able to fill. Minister Mustapha Bey, who
succeeds the lamented Mavroyeni, is a
married man, but his wife does not aC
company him here, as he is OF the MUssul-
man faith and she lives in the seclUsion of
the harern There have been changes also
in the japanese and Korean legations. as
we'll as in the Argentine and Portuguese.
Minister and Madame Merou came to this
country from Argentina in the late summer.
The morning times., 1897-01-17
CARD GAMES At cH|N-k|N
The Total Population of This
Place Was Seven Men.
POKER THEIR LONG SUIT
The Strange Character of One of
the Inhabitants-He Was Rightly
Called "FIeechy"-A Card Game
with Him Was Sure to Be a Los
ing One.

We had a variety OF card games in the
little up-c oantry station of Chin-kin.
When there were two in headquarters we
played piQuet: three, whist with dummy
foar, whist; five or six. poker, seven, loo,
Or some other variety of skittleS.
And seven was the gloss European popu-
laton. Nc ladies.
Cilin-kin prided itself on it's poker play
1t Eomcstly ard consistently fleeced every
stranger who sat down with it. So that IN
time Chin-kin acquired a reputation.
Inspecting officers entered the station
with Apprehension, for at the poker table
Chin-kin respected 10 man, not even 4
brigade surgeon lieutenant colonel with
civil medical administration.
Aman from Chin-kin. Mokely, wentdOwn
10 Rangoon on leave. He joined a poker
Jable.
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see which of the players Intended to stand
against him. He picked up his cards
again, and looked at them with an affect
alton of Indifference; the affectation was
sufficiently patent to all ofus. Mokely was
no actor. We saw he held an unusually
good hand, and everyone stood out except
Flecchy.
Fleechy was also behaving in an I'M
usual manner. His custom was to glance
at his cards, and then to observe his op-
ponents' faces. But on this occasion he
kept his eyes fixed on his cards, and ap-
peared to vacillate.
'.Are you raising the pool, Fleechy?"
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Grant at West Point.

His page OF dement's shows scarcely q
single mark for any real Offense against
good conduct. They are mainly ''Iates" and
negligence He was Late at church."
late at parade, '''.Iate drill" He was
Il growing boy, and little sluggish of
morning, no doubt. Once he sat down on
his post between . and 8 in the morning;
for this he received eight demerits. Twice
inhissee ond year as squad Inarcherhe failed
to report delinquencies in others and re-
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him. Queek! BY Goth! look smart or
you be too late"
I screwed up my courage and followed
Mokely OUT
"Mokely!'' called out into the dark.
No answer.
l walked down to where his horse was
tethered. can only tell you what saw.
Mokely was pretending to tighten the
girths. But the flap of his revolver pocket
was undone, and the revolver was half way
out.
"Mokely, it was all "a joke
He made no answer. but he ceased
hauling at the girthss
The morning times., 1897-01-17
Permanent suspension.

Alkali Ike-Is Derringer Dick stin a
member of the Ace-High Club2
Cactus Caie-No; he was suspended lass
week.
Fur how long?''
Fur good Leastwise, we cut him down
when Doc Robbins aIlowedEe was dead
Philadelphia Record.
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ceived five de1nerits each time His amiar
biity led to this Once he spoke dlsFe-
spectfully to his superior officer on parade
The provocation m ust have been very great
to have led to this. The probabilities ara
the officer was Observation-Disclosures Magar
zine
The morning times., 1897-01-17

side of the fork, but are much wider than
the ordinary rest, so that there is no IA
tigue resulting from keeping the feet in
one position for an extended length %
time.
The morning times., 1897-01-17
Starvation in London.

Starvation caused seventy-two deaths in
London the last week of October, as against
thirty nine the previous year. Chicago
Chronicle.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
AN INSURANCE WAR IN GREENS.
B0R0.

Greensboro, n. c., Oct. iS-fSpeciaR
An insurance war was inaugurated in
Greensboro on Friday which has created
considerable comment and commotiom-
The Southeastern Tariff Assoc;s ton uuh-
kshed on Friday last schedule OF rates
for Greensboro cutting the rates on ee~-
tain specified business fifty per cent. The
specific risks named. it is claimed by the
Home Company the S0uthern Stc-.k
Mutual APPLIES almost exclusively te
those risks taken BY the Hone C,,rprs,-
ny, other classes not taken by tbs Home
COMPANY not being named in the css~
rates. This has naturally arouSsd tbe
Home Company and its friends and as .
consequence, a m3SS~ueeting is now hss
ing held under the auspices 81 the Ia
duStrial and Immigration Association 81
Greensboro which is largely attended hx
every class OF GreenShoro'S citizens ana
th'S meeting seems to be a solid unis
against the proposed effort OF the South
eastern Tariff Association Ia hreak
down the Home Company.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
THE LUETGERT CASE IN THE
HANDS OF THE JURY

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 1S.-The fate OF
Adolph l.. Luetgert, accused of murder
lng his wife and dissolving her body in
a vat filed with caustic potash, is now
in the hands of the jury. Judge Tuthil
finished his charge to the jury at 4:45
+. m. and five minutes later the jury filed
out and was locked up in the jury room.
AT / o'clock this (Tuesday) morning
telephone message was received from
Judge Tuthill saying that verdict or no
verdict he would not come to the crimi-
nal court building tonight.
The jury at / o'clock was still in the
jury room and seemed no nearer YER
dict than at any time since it went out.
There is no chance of a verdict being
announced before the opening OF court
this morning at $50 o'clock.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME.
Opening of the Saloons for All Night
Gloriously Celebrated.

The saloons opened on the stroke of 12
o'clock Sunday night-the early closin.
law having been suspended for Fair
week. As a result, the Mayor had full
docket yesterday morning when he
opened court at ten o'clock. All of the
offenders were charged with drunken
ness and disorderly conduct.
Ed Sorrell, white, was fined $3.25 for
beating Sis Boylan, a colored woman.
Jealousy and whiskey were the cause of
the row.
Tom Price, colored, imbibed freely and
'.cussed" around on the streets at y
pretty lively rate. He was charged $J.2o
for the same. He had the price.
w. w. Andrews, white. got drunk and
rode down Davie street on bicycle
'cussing" out things-policeme and all
-as he went. He paid $5.25 for the
luxury.
Frank Blake, colored, contributed
S4.25 for the privilege of filling up with
mean Equor and yelling like a Comanche
on Hilsboro street.
Frank Hayes, white, not only got glo.
riousy full, but was riotously disorder
ly. The mayor thought this ought to be
worth $5.25.
Tom Jones, white, was also drunk
again, but on account of the condition Of
his family he was released on payment
of the costs.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
FAIR WEATHER FOR THE FAIR
Storm on the Coast is Subsiding-Rain
Possible Tonight

Father Won Herman, the man who
makes weather for this neck of the
woods. has shown that he is a man of
patriotism, town pride and rare good
sense by promising good weather for
Fair week. Probably a little rain this
afternoon or tonight, then continua-
ton of the delightful Indian summer
weather-that is the prediction.
1t looked rather bad, though, yester-
day morning when telegram came,
saying that storm was raging ON the
Gulf coast and heading this way. But
about noon Mr.. Won Herman received
the following dispatch from the chief of
the United States Weather Bureau at
Washington:
"The tropical storm Is apparently in
the Gulf to the south of Louisiana,
working to the northwest. Conditions are
less threatening for the south Atlantic
and east Florida coast, although high
winds and high tides may be expected
in that section to-day"
''If that storm had kept up the coast
as it started" Mr.. Won Herman ex-
planned, eve would have had bad wealth
er. but as it is disappearing we will
probably have good weather, with pos
s;bly a little rain tonight"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
OF G0LDAN0 SILVER COIN
PRODUCT OF GOLD AND SIvER
IN THE UNITED STATES.
WORLDS PRODUCT OF MONEY METAL
The Director of the Mint Reviews the Decline
of Silver Since 1873, and Attributes the
Decline to the Great Increase
in Production.
in Production.

Washington, Oct. 1S.-The director Of
the mint has submitted to the Secretary
of the Treasury his report, for the fiscal
year 1897, covering the operations of the
mints and assay offices together with
the statistics of foreign countries rela-
tive to production, coinage aud the none
tary condition of each
The value of the gold deposited at the
mints and assay offices during the fiscal
year 1897, cents omitted, was Sl29, 1OJ,-
500 OF this amount $S7, ,003,3 wee
original deposits, and S42, ,102, 162 re-
deposits.
The coinage value of silver bullion re-
ceiyed during the year was SO. 5,022:
of this amount $9,407, ,623 were original
deposits and the remainder, S254, ,39S,
re-deposits.
The purchases Of silver bullion for
subsidiary silver coinage, under the pro-
visions of section 1926, revised statutes
of the United States, aggregated 209,-
PAS fine ounces, costing $111, ,455.
The silver dollars coined were from
silver bullion on hand. purchased under
the act of July II, 1890.
The total coinage of silver dollars from
bullion purchased under that act, from
August 18th, 1890 (date the law took
effec0 to July LIST, 1897, has been 6S.-
I4S,417 pieces, containing 53.lI2.650
ounces OF fine silver, costing $51. $50. .154.
giving a seigniorage OF $1T,216, ,322.
The highest quotation for Silyer-0. .925,
in the London market during the year,
was 311a pence, equal TO $0.69051 per
ounce fine, United States money; the
lowest quotation was 2T1a pence, equal
to S0,60357.
The average quotation for the year
was % GIG pence, equal to S0,61T94 per
ounce, fine.
At the average price OF silver for the
year, the commercial ratio between gold
and silver was to 81 194; at the average
price of silver for the year 81 would pur-
chase T41.65 grains, equivalent to 1.54
ounce.
The net imports OF gold were $44, 600.
Sal rs against $7S,904.612 net exports
for the previous fiscal year.
The net exports of silver were$32,-
636,S as against $33, ,262, ,25S for the
fiscal year, 1896.
The product of gold and silver in the
United States for the calendar year 1926
was gold S53,0SS,000; silver coinage val
ue, S76,069,23
The worlds product Of gold and silver
for the calendar year 1896 was:
Gold $204, 4,396,600; silver commercial
'value) 800, 9,4G6,S00; silver coinage val
ue) S215,242, 700.
The coinage of gold and silver by the
various countries of the world so far
as reported was:
Gold $195, ,S99.517; silver $153, ,395. .740.
The director of the mint in his report.
reviews the decline of silver since 1872
and attributes the decline to the great
increase in production.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
WELCOME TO ODD FELLEws.

The Odd Fellows of Raleigh have an
pointed committee of reception to look
after the welfare of their brethren, dur
ing this week, who may be in the city.
The committee have made the Grand
Secretary's office, room 81. Pullen build
inf, their headquarters, where they in
vite all visiting Odd Fellows to caiI.
They respectfully invite the boarding
house keepers, and private families who
viii entertain during the Fair, to droD
a postal card to the committee on recen.
tion /. 0. O. F." care of the Grand
Secretary's office, stating their location.
the number they can accommodate with
board or lodging. or both, and their
charges. This will be appreciated and
a like favor returned il possible.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
WATAUGA CLUB BANQUET.
One of the Most Brilliant Events O
the Week.


the Week
The Watauga Club Is one of the best
agencies for progress in Raleigh. Thi,
evening at the Marlborough House 1t will
give banquet. and it will be an elegant
affair. Mr.. Chas. T.. johnson will ac
as toast-master. The toasts will be Civ
en- as follows:
Address of Welcome-City of Raleigh
Hon. w. NJ. Russ.
The Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege, G. E. Leach, Secretary of the Wa
tauga Club; w. S. Primrose, d. II. Hill
The Normal and Industrial College al
Greensboro, President G. ID. McIver,
Josephus Daniels.
Street Improvement, John G. Drewry.
Road Building, ID. A. Thompkins, j.
A. Holmes, w. G. McMackin.
Industrial Education in the South for
the past decade, J. L. NJ. Curry, A. O.
Holiday, J. S. Carr.
Cotton Spinning in North Carolina,
A. w. Haywood.
Industrial Education in Tennessee. c..
w. Dabney.
Industrial Education In Massachu-
setts, w. Fl. Page.
Wooden Manufacture in North Caro-
lima. Fl. e. Fries.
The South's Industrial Development
for the past decade, r. Fl. Edmunds,
Henry A. Page, Arthur Winslow.
Tobacco Manufacture, J. Il. Pogue.
The Watauga Club, Rev. Thomas Dix
on, w. j. Peele.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
CARRIED no WILSON FOR SAFE
KEEPING.

Barnes, Charged With Attempted Rspe.
in Wilson Jail-Successful Revlval
Service.
Wilson, N. c.. Oct. 1S.-(SpeciaH-
John IL. Barnes. who is charged witk
attempting TO rape II yOurs lady at
k"cky Mount, was brought from Mask
v:lle Saturday night and lodged in iaR
at this place. 1t is stated thdl the rea-
son for removing him to this place Il
that there was fear that he would he
lynched, If he remained in jail at Nash
vile. The preliminary hearing win be
had at Rocky Mount tomorrow and he
VIII be taken from here there. The
Wilson Jail is very secure place of con-
fnement, provided prisoners are placed
IN the steel cells, but there have becm
three escapes from this Jail in the pasG
month-Barnes is not in cell.
The protracted meeting in the Meth0-
dist church here has closed and there
were number of accessions to the
church. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Hurley.
has been assisted by Rev. Mr.. Under
wood, of Washington, who preached n
number of strong, practical sermons and
pleased our people greatly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
SCHOOL BUILDING BURNED.

News comes from Ridgeway, Warren
county, that the High School building
there was burned Sunday night. This
cost of the building was $4,000. The
origin of the fire could not he learned.
The school was taught by Prof. John
Graham. president of the North Caro-
lima Farmers State Alliance, and was
one of the largest and best schools of
the kind in that section OF the State.
Prior 10 the establishment of the Sol
diers' Home here it was proposed to use
this building for that purpose, hut be-
cause of certain donations of property
in Raleigh the Home was established
here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19

The annual meeting of the State Hor-
ticultural Society will be held in the
Mayors office tomorrow wednesday,
evening at 7:30 o'clock, and every one
interested in fruit growing are requested
to attend. Let there be large turnout
of those interested in this largely in
creasing industry in our State, with
view to exchanging views on the best
and most profitable fruits to raise, how
to market them to the best advantage,
etc. AT the meeting the annual election
Of officers will he held.
j. VAN LINDLEY, President.
G. B. EDWARDS, Secretary pro. TEN.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
WINSTON NEWS NOTES

Southern Chemical Company Directors
to Meet-Mockville and MOoresvilIe
Road Being Bu!lt-An Editor Resigns.
Winston, \. c., Oct. 1S.-tSpeciaD-
The stockholders of the Southern Chem
ical Company viii meet here on tie
twenty-frst inst, to organize and select
a site for their large fertilizer factory,
l. B. Jones and Company. contractors
have sub-let twenty-five miles OF tbe
extension of the North Carolina Midland
Railroad from Mocksr;Ilp to MooresviRe
Contractors win begin work next week.
]. r. Justice. local editor of the Daily
Journal has resigned to engage in busi
ness.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-19
DENUNcIAT1oN OF TAMMANy.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 1S.-The ex-
ecutive committe of the National Mu-
nicipal League has issued an address Ia
the friends of good government through
the United States," the burden of which
is denunciation OF Tammany Hall. and
a plea for the election of Seth Low as
mayor of Greater New York,