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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-24
THE WEATHER TODAY.


For North Carolina -Falr; colder;
northweS;erly winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and v'elptty
TO s o'clock n. III. tonight-Fair; colder
Friday morning.
Local data for Observation-Disclosures
temperature. IL; minimum temperature
a.: mean, 40. rainfall, @.
The following table gives data for yes"
terday at the stations named;
Stations. Max. Mih. Mill
washington. SO 80 Trace.
New York. .......... 90 20 AIIee'
Chicago. ........ 10 - W
New Orleans. ....... 90 a tace'
st. Louis. ...........- 80 - ~
Atlanta. ..... 40 80 .OO
SYNOPSIS OF THE WEATHER.
The barometer is generally high, but
highest in the Southwest aud lowest in
tho Northeast. Generally clear weather
except in the Lake region, and in some
of the South Atlantic and Gulf States.
From trace to OF of an inch OF ram
has occurred in Washington, Buffalo,
Detroit, Pittshurg and many other places
In the Central and North Atlantic and
Gulf States. as we'll as the Ohio and
Mississippi valleys. Galveston reported
rain with a high and stationary oaro-
meter at p. M.
The temperature was generally mucn
lower at p. M, being1.S at CINCINNATI,
% at st. Louis, 10 at Detroit, "a at
New York, .04 at Davenport and ~ at
Chicago.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-24

Old Santa CLAUS hurry Your experience hurry We advise
suitable
ens to old or young every hand.
Christmas things. wait If
will be Come this morning then again this evening" and again
Delays dangerous this
The very wanted be here
had hundred tell
hndkechef furnishing goods all kinds fancy
Don't until to Come to-day.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14

This cacophonOus Technology is a precise
copy of the talk of the yankee comedian,
barring his intense nasal accent, his excess
sive drawl, his curious gestures, grimases
and attempts at artificial drollery If
playbooks of that era were extant they
would be found almost counterparts of
the present lingo.
That lingo is an atrocous libei on Amer
leans generally. The most ignorant rus
tics here never speak as Uncle Sam is pre-
sumed to speak. We as people use bet
ter English, on the whole, than is used in
any English-speaking community in the
world. In England, as is well known,
many of the inhabitants of one county
cannot understand the inhabitants of an
adjoining county. A university-bred Lon
doner cannot translate the uncouth patois
of the provinces to his consciousness. The
citizens of any one of our states can COM
munioate freely with the citizens of any
other state A New Highlander is at
home, SO far as his ear is concerned,
throughout the south, as a southerner is
with new settler in the far western ter
ritories. A Harvard or Yale graduate
talks freely and easily with a Colorado
miner or a Minnesota farmer. The entire
republic is bound closely together by a
common, Ineligible English speech. In
Great Britain the conditions are just the
opposite.
We ourselves put ourselves forward in
the guise of Uncle Sam, or Brother JON
athan, twenty times where any Briton
or continentalist so puts US forward once.
The things one says of oneself are nat
urally believed. What wonder is it, then,
that in a large part of the civilized world
we are thought to be little better than
savages, having no recognizable tongue,
therefore no standards accepted by the
enlightened classes of the globe? No mar
vel that American is regarded as a distinct
language from English; in truth, no lam
guage at all, but a derivative from our
Indian tongues. Our love of humor Is so
great and so peculiar that we consider it
a jest to hoax anybody especially a whole
community or nation. 1t seems very drol!,
in our eyes, that the leading nation of the
earth I'm all that constitutes progress and
humanity should be esteemed as deficient
in what lies at the base of advanced gov
eminent Any other nation would feel so
gross a misunderstanding as doing them
serious mischief incalculable harm. But
such a nation can have, as we judge no
keen sense of humor. Is not our percep-
ton Of humor the strangest of all humor?
Is 1t not time for us to introduce a new
symbol of Uncle Sam, which represents
US. instead of burlesquing us? Is il not
time, in this our second century, that we
should begin to be serious?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14
PAsSENGERS.

Per steamship Nacoochee, from New
York-Miss Ray Namias, j. r. Halliman
Miss Alice *. Wheauy, Miss Jennie Bate
man, A. Henlein, Il. Goldman. A. T.. Bur
haus, w. a. Arlington. l.. Miller. r. d.
It's Lenihen, George II. Sammons, II. Sea-
brook. n. Il. Barker, Miss G. Smith, Louise
Taylor Aug Mittel and three steerage
Per steamship City Of Birmingham. for
New York-M. ID. Batchelder, Mrs. G. w
Bruen, Miss r. Young. J. r. f. Tattnall
Miss NJ. G. Kollock, James Cohen A. d.
DAILY, Mrs. e. NJ. Challer, Mrs. J. l.. Har-
deman. Judge II. l.. Ferrll, Ida Frost
Jessie L. Williams, James 3. Weed, Jr,
w. II. Kent Mrs. J. n. Haslem Rev r.
G. Gilmore, Carl Cohen, Miss Anna II. Co
hen. Miss X. Meta Cohen Rev J. L.
Scully, Miss Smythe, Miss Elizabeth
Weed Miss Ella Russell. +. +. Clark
Robert J. Dukes, J. Long. Mrs. Mary Mel
sen, j. Lott, g. y. Wright and family, c.
n. Dorflinger. ID. G. Dorfiinger, A. s. Dor
finger, Mrs. NJ. ID. Batcheider, Miss Il.
Griggs Mrs. Il. r. Neufville, Miss Sadie
King Miss J. J. Kollock, w. c. Mercler,
Mrs M. -. Hickey, Judge j. L. Harde-
man, Mrs. S. J. McVeigh Mrs II. J.. Fer
rill, Thomas ,Hardeman. W. II. Davis
Alfred Kent. Miss $. V. Kent. Mary ba-
Wis, O. NJ. Miller. Warren Cohen, Miss
Henrietta =. Cohen. Miss Bessie Cohen
Mrs j. l.. Sculy, Miss NJ. Weed, Mrs
Henry Hohensten and son. Miss Rosa
Russell Ike May Rev. William Qunlan
j. Lehwald, w. Dalloy, Miss Helen Good
man and one steerago.
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English Idea of Our BROOKLYN.
From the London STANDARD.

The next ship in interest is also a cruis-
er, but represents the United States The
Brooklyn is about the same size as the
Blake, but she is a much more modern
and powerful ship. She has q very curious
appearance, since her masts are lower
than usual. while her tunnels are Of un-
precedented hight, rising 100 feet from tho
furnace floor below. This is an idea of
Chief Engineer Melviles, though it years
ago found favor in England, when the
tunnels of our cruisers building under the
naval defense act were increased in hight.
Within the past few months the tunnels
of the Powerful and Terrible have also
been lengthened-a return, IL will be OBJ
served, 10 the practice of our ancestors.
The Brooklyn is a twin screw ship, with
engines Of IS, 700-horse power, which on
her trial gave her a speed Of 2l9 knots
Delusive as are speed tests in England
they are still more delusive in the United
States, where the ships are run in very
light trim. and rarely or never repeat
their trial performance. We cannot, there
fore. regard the Brooklyn, despite her
paper speed. as being the equal In pace
Of the Powerful. The Brooklyn has a re-
markably heavy battery, and IS well arm
ored; she belongs, indeed, to a class Of
ship which is designed primarily to de-
stroy hostile cruisers, and, secondarily, N
need be. 10 take their place IN the fighting
line. She carries eight S-inch guns in four
turrets, disposed lozengerwise-one for
ward one aft, and one on either beam
amidships Thus six OF these large guns
can FIRE ahead, astern, OF on either broad
side.
The armor on the turrets Is from fifteen
inches to six and one-half inches thick
There are twelve 5-inch quick-frers, fir
ing a 50-pound shell. ali behind 4-incn
armor. as many 6-pounders and eight
smaller guns. The quick-hrers are scarce
Iy heavy enough for so large a cruiser
and they are OF a pattern inferior 70 ours
but the broadside. 100 pounds In weight
Is very formidable. On the water line
there is a belt OF s-lnch steel for about
half the ships length, and a very COM
plote system Of protection by cofferdams,
or small compartments, filled with corn
plth celluioso. This swells when a shot
hole admits the water. and automatically
caiks the leak.
The ceiulose has been well tested, has
been proved non-iniammablo by ordinary
and hlgh-expiosive shells, and might well
be employed IN British ships. since It's
virtues were demonstrated az the Yalu,
where it saved two Japanese cruisers
There Is an armor deck three inches TO
six inches thick. The coal carried is $50
tons when all bunkers are filed, which
will take the ship 1900 knots al 2O-knot
speed. or 1000 knots al lO-knot speed. She
was launched la 1895, -dispiaces $3.50 TONS
and cost 10000.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14
BEE HUNTING IN AUSTRALIA.
The Ingenious Method Employed in
Tracing Bees TO Their Homo.

=
Tracing Bees TO Their Home.
From the Rochester Union and Advertiser
The swarm of bees which made its APP
pearance on Exchange street in the early
part of last week was of great interest to
an elderly gentleman who for some years
lived in Australia, the land Of kangaroos
and red-headed pugillsts, and as he
watched the operation of hiving the hon
ey-gatherers he grew reminiscent and
said:
THAT recalls one Of the most interest
ing experiences Of my residence in AUS
tralia, where ] spent about two weeks out
on A large sheep range owned by friend
of mine. where l made the acquaintance
of one of the herders, who was a native
black and a great hand 70 trail bees TO
their homes.
zone day / asked permission TO accom-
pany him on one Of his trips. and after
a little deliberation he consented. Be
fore setting out he provided himself with
a small bunch of cotton, a little gum OF
some Sort and a bottle Of water. The
care he took in preparing these articles
aroused my curiosity, and when / ques-
toned him he said that they we're to be
used in the hunt for honey. I failed TO
see how they could be of service, but
made up my mind TO watch closely and
see what he would do.
For some time we rode on In silence,
he all the time keeping a sharp lookout
for something which ] had not the Sigh
est idea of. and when he suddenly refined
in his horse and started for a clump Of
Towering bushes / followed his example
and was somewhat astonished when he
lifted a warning finger and pointed to a
bee which was busy gathering honey.
Moti0ning me TO remain quiet, he
drew out the water bottle. filled his
mouth, and then took a small turf Of the
cotton applied a bit Of the gum 20 Il and
stepped toward the bee. When he was
close enough he squirted the water on the
bee. and while Il was trying to shake on
the water he doftly fastened the cotton
20 lis back and remounted his horse.
when the bee recovered the use OF its
wings II started off across the country
and we followed Il. II was Impossible for
me to keep track Of the bee, but my COM
panion never LOST sight Of Il and followed
Il unerringiy as u flew along. unconscious
~ leading an enemy 70 Us atorehouse. We
followed Il for several miles until we
reached "a large gum tree. An inspection
showed that we had made no mistake, and
preparations we're made for smoking out
the bees.
"He cut a hole IN the lower part Of the
tree and kindled IRE, across which he
laid a number OF fresh branches to create
a smudgo. TO insure the smoke doing IT.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14

Editor Morning News; Your several
articles on the drainage of the Buckhalter
swamp, and the building of the new roads,
have greatly interested me, and I have
no doubt the entire community. You would
confer a great boon if you could publish
a map showing the exact locations of the
Buckhalter swamp, the road now being
constructed by the county commissioners
running from Waters road west to the
White Bluff road and east to Sandhy sta
ton, and of the proposed Meridian road
whose early construction you so often
urge. George A. Mercer.
Savannah, Ca. July 49, 1897.
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nor Rnteh nnn 3 a.

The statement from Fitzgerald that
William Pelkey, father-in-law of the nc
torious Sidney Lascelles, had written r.
G. Dun & Co., and had Lascelles rated
at the amount of Pelkey's property, MIR.
John s. Fowler Dun & Cos. manager in
Savannah, and for the territory, in which
Fitzgerald is situated, says is untrue. Dun
& Co., Mr.. Fowler says, had no intma-
ton from any source that Pelkey or any
one else was interested with Lascelles in
his business. Mr.. Pelkey never wrote
them in reference. to the matter and so
far as they were aware Lascelles had 10
hackers.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14
BUcKHALTER DRAINAGE.
Some Further Observations on the
Part of Taxpayers.

Editor Morning News: In the editorial
columns of the Press of yesterday is an
article so strikingly similar in tenor and
style to another which appeared in the
same journal on the sd of March last, the
intelligent reader is at once convinced
that both are emanations from the same
pen, and that the writer is particularly
interested in the immediate prosecution
of Buckhalter swamp drainage in prefer
ence to all other county work.
In my humble opinion there are some
Inaccuracies in statement of fact in both
articles, which 1 cannot think are of in
tention, but from imperfect information
possibly obtained from 1.-THE power that
be- or maybe from insufficient study of
the Lesson in Local Geography" recent
ly given by the Morning News. Time and
space will not permit at present a notice
OF more than one of these.
The Press of yesterday says; THE
Morning News seems unmindful of the
past and its readers are favored every
now and then with a diatribe against this
important public work CBuckhalter drain
age), and has even permitted an anony
nous communication to appear in its col
umns, intimating that the plantation
known as Rockingham and Cherburg
owned by the honorable chairman of the
present board of county commissioners,
would be benefited by this drainage
whereas in point of fact this plantation
lies beyond the drainage, and will not be
affected by it except, possibly. injuriously
by the overflow of water" Shade of the
distinguished Buckhalter, after whom this
swamp was named! can this be true? A
plantation said to contain" about "thir-
teen hundred and fifty acres" through
which, as is shown by Platens map, the
lower part of Buckhalter swamp and sew
eral of it's tributaries meander, will mot
be benefited" by their drainage, Except.
possibly, injuriously by the overflow of
water! Gentle reader, look at the map,
study the Morning News Lesson in Lo-
cal Geography" and-think! The planta-
ton Cor part of iD possibly" to be
drowned out and 'the honorable chairman
of the present board of county commits
sioners' to be made a martyr for the good
of-Buckhalter Can the public realize
such a noble sacrifice! Alas! poor human
nature is SO incredulous l think l hear it
saying such lis not for Joseph"
Savannah, July 49, 1897 Bojun
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phia, Pa, for free medical advice.

work properly a sort OF screen was made
to force the smoke into the hole. and i'm
about half an hour the bees had become
helpless and we obtained about thirty
pounds of honey.
we were just getting ready to return
home when a peculiar looking little bird,
somewhat larger than a sparrow, began TO
futter around our heads and twitter My
companion gave a cry of satisfaction and
then started off pen nell after the bird.
| was at loss to explain his action, but
thought best to follow him.
when l caught up with him he explain
ed that the bird was a honeybird and
wanted to show him where there was
honey tree. Having never heard of such
a thing l thought that he was making
game of me. but his earnestness partly
convinced me and / decided to keep on.
After chase of several miles the bird
began to hover around a tree, and when
we drew nearer we saw bees issuing from
a hole in the trunk. The former methods
for securing the honey were put in opera
lion. the bird sitting on a near by limb
while the operation was going on. After
securing the honey portion was set aside
for the bird, as my companion declared
that unless he did so the bird would re-
fuse to guide him any more.
Eve found several other trees and mark
ed them and reached the house in the evn-
ing. After supper my host entertained me
with an account of the amount of honey
which the herder had gathered, stating
that in one week the previous summer he
had secured nearly thousand pounds.
Since leaving that place L have visited
a number of large apiaries in various
countries and seen any number of devices
for keeping bees but have never met any
one who made such an impression upon
me as that bee hunter with whom l spent
a day in Southern Australia"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14

Per Central OF Georgia Railway. July 70
Bic bales cotton, 9si bbls rosin, ass bbls
spirits, a. cars lumber. 9 cars melons. ]
ear corn. ] car =. VI. products, ] car mar
BILE / car railroad iron. ] car cattle, / car
fresh meat. as pkgs mdse, 70 bales domes-
tics, 30 pkRs vegetables.
Per Florida Central and Peninsular
Railroad. July 1900 bbls rosln 207 casks
spirits, cars mdsc ] car sheeting cars
melons. cars tobacco. cars brick. cars
pineappies, 2 cars pears. cars wood. z
cars vegetables.
Per Georgia and Alabama Railway, July
i3-i.lei bbls rosin. G22 casks spirits. 30 cars
lumber. cars wool, 4 cars wood. y cars
mdso, car coal, 90 crates cabbages. cars
melons, 2 cars hay. car -four, I car meal,
4 cars corn.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14

Charleston, S. c.. July 18-sailed bark
entine Clara e. McGilvery, Lynch, Bos-
ton.
Tybee. July 13.-Passed. schooner Charles
H. Valentine Port Royal for Union Island,
in tow of tug Cambria.
New York July 13-Arrived. schooner
Charles NJ. Patterson, Tunnel, Savannah.
Baltimore, Md, July 1.-Arrived steam
er Decatur II. Miller, Billups Savannah.
Sailed, steamer William Lawrence, Pc
ters, Savannah; schooner Jennie Thomas,
Savannah
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14
stantly, also headache. and

was so dizzy. had heart trouble, it
seemed as though my heart was in my
throat at times choking me. 1 could
not walk around and / could not lie
down, for then my heart would beat so
fast l would feel as though 1 was
smothering. 1 had to sit up in bed
nights in order to breathe was so
weak l could not do anything.
l dave now taken several bottles of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and used three pack ages of
Sanative Wash, and can say L am
perfectly cured. 1 do not think 1
could have lived long if Mrs. Pink
hams medicine had not helped me. -
MRS. JOSEPH PETERSON, 513 East St,
Warren, Pa.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14

Per steamship city OF Birmingham, for
New York-iW bales wool, i6 bales domes-
tics and yarns. 5000 bdls shingles. 79i bbls
rosin, 10 bbls spirits turpcntine. 1888 feet
lumber. 4s3 sacks clay. 70 turtles. II cases
cigars, 77 bbls fruit. as boxes fruit. 5.72O
watcrmclons G boxes vegetables, 20 tons
pig iron, 20 pkgs mdse
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
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JOHN 6. BUTLER,

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nestle Clements. Lime. Plaster and Hair.
Sole agent Tor Asbestine Cold Water
Paint
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Remarks Cool weather prevails
throughout the cotton belt. Heavy rains
fell in Georgia and the Carolinas, but 1t
has remained fair over the states to the
westward.
Observations taken July 10. 1897. 8 u. IN.
G5th meridian time), at the same moment
of time at all stations, for the Morning
Naurg-
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ARRIVED YESTERDAY.

Steamship Nacoochee, Smith New York
Ocean Steamship Company.
Schooner Louretta, from Sapelo, etc,
with naval stores-GOrdon Wharf.
Schooner Mary Everett, Neal Sapelo
etc, with naval stores-Gordon Wharf.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14
SAILED XEsTERDAY.

Steamship City of Birmingham, New
York.
Bark Cambrian Queen OD, Hamburg
Bark Spes (Nor), London.
Barkentine Carrie L. Tyler, New York.
Schooner Willie III. Child, Boston.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-14

Those Good Ola Days. -"Grandfather.
remember used TO pat on clean white
duck suit every day"
yes ana your grandmother. ] romcm-
Der. used 10 have 20 wash and iron it,
Chicago Record.
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CLEARED YEsTEnDAY.

Steamship Nacoochee Smith, New York
Ocean Steamship Company
Steamship City Of Birmingham, Burg,
New York-Ocean Steamship Company
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Left For the Race.

lTdo.'a pa Wilson left last nlpbt fo-
J ees Where he will ride IN the h,hiico
|urn ,, S'' .tsrs Kinsey. Connery ana c.
lst work '''o IN Naldosta to show their
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NOTICE no MARINERs.

Pilot charts and all photographic infor-
nation will be furnished masters of yes
sells free of charge in United States hydro
graphic office in custom house. Captains
are requested TO call at the office.
Reports of wrecks and derelicts receiv-
ed for transmission to the navy depart
ment
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LOsT AND FOUND.

~---~-~-~-~-~-~-~---~-~-~-~
LOST, DRAY BOOK. FINDER PLEASE
return to George A. Hudson, 200 Bay
street, west.