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People of the highest intelligence con stantly assert that it is about time to thrash the Frenchmen again. They need it badly" Egypt might easily precipitate such a war.
 The military, and particularly the na- val display at the queens jubilee, while all the arts of peace were slight ed, was direct challenge to the world.
 The announcement of the Franco Russian alliance, win a greater joint naval force than Britain's, was the an- swer to the challenge.
 A great European war would be pret- ty apt to involve Great Britain. 1t might also involve the United States.
 But American diplomacy is different from European, in that we are not given to crossing bridges before we get to them; and if sometimes this method has it's disadvantages, there are times when it has advantages as well. 1t is probable that Uncle Sam will remain deaf to the charming of the Boulevards, and keep out of European entangle- ments.
 The military strength of the hostile powers in Europe is not to be measured in numbers. Which is the better man, the better drilled and the better equipped.
 The German is a superb fighting ma chine, and his officers are admirably trained. Some critics have claimed that the private soldier is trained too fine, to borrow a sporting phrase that he is in danger of becoming an autom- aton.
 There is more jollity and elasticity in the French ranks. The men are ap- parently happier. These may be ad- vantages and they may not. The aver age soldier looks rather small and young War is science with their generals, however, as with the Ger mans.
 Whoever has seen company of French soldiers running along coun- try road, whooping and yelling and 1inging up their guns in sheer joy of living, cannot help contrasting their in fectious jollity with the heavy gravity of the German goose step.
 The Austro-Hungarian army, like the monarchy itself, is weakened by di- versity of naional strain. A large pro- portion of it's soldiers are frankly Rus sian in their sympathies, and akin to the Russians in blood.
 The Italian organization is inferior to the Germans. Economy enforced by national poverty diminishes efficiency. The men are sturdy, swarthy fellows, the Bersaglieri, in particular, who al ways march on the double-quick, are splendid lot of men.
 The Russian soldiers I have never seen. MT. Ewing Cockrell, son of Sen ator Cockrell, of Missouri, who has made careful study of Russia and Siberia, pronounces them the strongest and finest soldiers in Europe. Physic- ally they are big men. They are brave,
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Twenty-one Years in Bed.

Joseph M. Lilly, wealthy farmer oi Jackson township, near Chillicothe, Mo, died recently aged GA years. In 1868 MT. Lilly told his friends that he had heart disease, and took to his bed and lay prone there for 2t years, tell ing his physicians and friends that if slight angle he would instantly expire. Nothing could expel this idea from his mind. His general health was good, but it was not until late in 1889 that he could be induced to get up. He was a shrewd business man, and grew rich even while lying in bed. Up to the day of his death Lilly had fairly good health.
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accustomed to obedience, and as sim ply religious as the Turks.
 The five great powers have over IT, 000,000 men available for national de- fense Britain has over half million. Spain. in theory, more than million. In all. Europe had last autumn mil itary establishment, counting all re serves, of over 22. .0O0.O0O men.
 It is hard to realize the number. It would be easier could one conceive of it as a procession, formed in files of 20, and marching past reviewing stand. With files well closed up they would reach 1000 miles and in open marching order might easily stretch from Paris away beyond Constantino- pie.
 In one day they would eat up 44,ooo beeves. It would take 4,40o of the queer little continental cattle cars to freight these cattle and over 100 engines to pull the cars.
 In less than a year the soldiers of Eu- rope would drink the Erie canal dry from Albany to Buffalo.
 A single soldier, to weigh as much as these 22, ,000,O ,O00, would have to be 1,500 feet tall. with other proportions as gen erous.
 In short, Europe swarms with sol- diers There are more men Of arms than the entire population, of both sexes and every age, of Spain On Fur key proper; more than all the people i'll Holland, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden and Norway put together.
 TnrTNT T A ANrnnnN IIEAT0N
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PIGEONS SHOW THEIR TRAINING.
Large F1ocks of the Birds That Per-
 form Wonderful Evolutfons.

form NOnderfuI
 Remarkable as are the results of training as exhibited in the speed of modern pigeons, they do not compare with the wonderful evelutiens per- formed by these birds in the last cen turies in Italy. There were aft that time men who devoted themselves to pigeon training, and the art was sup posed to find it's perfection ii certain families, and to be handed down from genera ton to generation. The art con- sisted in training large focks of pigeons to obey their owner and to perform certain eVolutions in the air. In the earliest days in India birds were trained to fight opposing bands. When a pigeon tournament was in progress the owners assembled some lofty buildings and conducted the performance by the aid of flags; and in obedience to their signals fiocks of birds of different color would wheel, rise, dive and intermingle to separate again and go through a number of interesting movements that were remarkable for their beauty. Prizes were offered for the most beau- tiful and novel figures. In India, in early times, where the sport of pigeon flying originated, the object of the flights was often a sanguinary one, the owners of the various foeks endeayor- ing to accomplish the destruction of the others. Thus, the birds of one band would carry bombs with a fuse hanging to their claws, and at the command of their masters would sweep down over their opponents, and the bomb would drop among them and explode. Others bore sharp knives, two-edged, suspend ed from their claws, and were made to dash among their antagonists and en- deavor to cut them to pieces-an easy matter when birds were in rapid mo- ton. To-day the triganiori, as they are called, of Modena, devote them selves to harmless pursuits, and are satisfied when watching the wonderful evolutions of the birds through the air. IN. Y. Post
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OUR NATIONAL DEBT.
It Compares FavorabIy With Those of
 Other Leading Nations.


 We are accustomed to regard our national debt as an appalling ob- ligation, and one that ought to be got ten rid of as soon as possible. A strong sentiment in favor of it's early liquida- tion exists all over the country. While it must be confessed that the debt is vast one, it affords some satisfaction to know that it bears favorable compari- son in amount, with the debt of other leading countries of the world. The debt of the United States at present aggregates about 916 million of dollars, while the debt of Great Britain amounts to nearly 3,351 million of dollars. Turkey owes about as much as we do, and Spain more than twice as much. Russia has a debt nearly four times as great as ours, and Italy considerably over double as much. France heads the list of national debtors with an obliga- ton of about four and half thousand million of dollars. Madagascar has the smallest national debt in the world, amounting to about S1 cents per capita. Military Gazette, Chicago.
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Circumstances Alter Cases.

"This ncre speculatin' in wheat on tho stock exchange is gamblin' pure and simple , said the farmer, who was a deacon and a strict disciplinarian, "an' the Lord won't prosper them that wins by it.
 Well, father" replied his son, .Tm sorry to hear that for 1 placed that money you gave me and made 5000 by the deal"
 The, old man coughed, wiped his glasses and then said:
 Well, well! Providence does work 1T mysterious ways The parson wuz sayin last week that the church needed paintin' an besides-thar's a mortgage on the farm that orter be lifted, an one O two other little accounts that's got ter be squared We'll, welI!"-Atlanta Constitution.
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4 THOUSAND MILES OF MEN.
The Army Which United Europe
 Could Put in the Field
uoxw Tbis Force Is Distributed-An- aIvsfs of Resources of the Dual and Triple Alliances = Will Amer
 ica Become Invoived!
ICopyright. 1S97.l

The recent formal declaration of a Franco Russian alliance, in the utter ances of the czar of Russia and the president of the French republic, has set all Europe figuring upon the rela- tive strength, in case of war, of the Zweibund and the Dreibund-of the dual and the triple alliances. The net result of such questionings seems to be the conclusion that so far as mere enumeration goes, the newly declared dual alliance has slightly the best of it upon the land. and far surpasses Ger many, Italy and Austria in naval strength. The comparison between the two rival ssbunds'' is shown, as to the. land forces, by the following table, which gives the totals for the five powers and the two alliances, includ-
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Forbade Councils of War.

Frederick the Great forbade his gen. erals from holding councils of war; on the ground that "the only result which could reasonably be expected by a convention of generals would be the creation of a majority for the timid party" Military Gazette, Chicago.
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Of Course.

Mrs Peck-Here's a man up ill north ern New York got his mouth open so wide he couldn't shut it without med ical aid. A man, mind you!
 Mir. Peck-A man? Of course it was a man. Lack of practice, you see. Whoever heard of woman with jaws so stiff and rusty on the hinges? Brooklyn Life.
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France, Russia.

Here again the figures, which are those of 1896, show a slight numerical advantage on the side of the triple al- lance, but indicate heavier cavalry and artillery columns on the other side. The use of cavalry in future wars is of course problemetical, but there can be no doubt whatever that the possession of a more numerous artillery is tre- mendous advantage Taking one thing with another, then, the two alliances seem so evenly matched that their rel ative strength must depend upon cir cumstances, on the quality of the men, their drill, arms and equimment.
 At sea, however, the alliance of France and Russia not only possesses far greater strength than the combined navies of Austria, Germany and Italy, but even "stac1s up" very advantageous ly with Great Britain herself. A close alliance of Russia and France would rule the sea at the present moment, unless Great Britain were to join the triple alliance. In the following table showing naval strength, Great Britain is included:
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FRENCH AND GERMAN ARcH-NorE

ntia, and the landstrum. or home guard, which is only called out in case of in- vasion. In this respect the organiza- tion of all the continental armies is practically the same. The active strength of the armies composing the two alliances is far smaller. Itis shown in the following table of troops with the colors' and active reserves:
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"So you went in search of the golden
 fleece said the man with lingering fond ness for the classics. No, replied the re. turned Klon,liker, who had been swindled But that's what we got. Washington
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Husband (groaning) )-"The rheumatism in my legs is coming again" Wife with sympathy = "Oh, Pm sorry, John! I that is a sure sign of rain. .6-fit.B Bits.
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First Assistant tin Daily Hustler ofice)- .It strikes me that the editor is becoming decidedly absent-minded." Second Assist ant-"Why do you think so?" First As sistant-'fWhy, in that long article on the wonderful progress of mankind during the reign of Queen Victoria, he never once men toned the increase in the circulation of the Hustler'@Puck
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Fits stopped free and permanently cured No fits after first days use of Dr Kline Great Nerve Restorer. Free $2 trial hottie treatise. Dr Kline, 933 Arch st.. Phila., Pa
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"How soon? l have an engagement to fight a duel in an hour" Say in an hour and a half then And I should be glad to have the company of your seconds and yo1r an tagonist, also" s.I will extend your invita- tion to them after the duel, and, doubtless, NC will both be there. Chicago Post.
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glar-alarm-you see, if burglar should get into the lower part of the house, that would ring" Her Mother-"O "Oh!-and scare him off?, Mrs. Newlywed (doubtfully)-"Well, it might; but it would give Clarence and me plenty of time to hide in the attic, anyway" Puck
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"What does that man Sickly do for liv- ing?" "For board and lodging he does the hotels, and for clothes does his tailor. Out side of that he does the best he n."-De kroit Free Press
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From Two Points of View.-Papa- ou saw that big boy whipping the little one, and you didn't interfere? Suppose you had been that little boy?" Bobby--"I did think I happened to think, s'pose l was the big boy? So left lem alone. ."-Puck.
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Fms comparison shows the Franco Rassian alliance ahead of it's rival at every point. It is ahead of the triple alliance in everything except the num- per of extremely heavy guns. Of can no;- sf 80 tons or over Italy has more than Great Britain herself, but no other continental nation has any at all, and naval experts are rather sleptical as to their value There is no doubt whatever, on the whole. of the supe- Iiority at sea of Russia and France. so other European power is strong
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We have seen men play game called solitaire to kill time. If that is not killing it, there is no way to do it.-Washington Democrat
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A man who ressts temptation does no deserve as much credit as a man who keep away from it-Atchison Globe.
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There is zome new scheme ;nv.-Nted ever. day upon which to spen9 Sour n2sney.- Washington Democrat.
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Piso's Cure cured me of a Throat and Lung trouble of three years standing.-E
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Many a woman can do exquisite em. broidery, but can't darn sock.-Washing ton Democrat.
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It is amazing how many people there are who don't amount to anything Washing ton Democrat.
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Give You 50c. For Those Chills. You pay this price at any drug store for a bottle of
pr. Bells
 Peppermint Chill Tonic

and we take all the Chills you've got II. we don't, you get your money back right where you buy it. No parley- ing about tive make it 70. K" with the dealer. Dr. Bells Pepper mint Chill Tonic does not contain ar- senic or any other poison. It makes bone and flesh for children. It cures Chills so they stay cured.
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BROWNS IRON TONIC will cure you. BROWNS IRON TONIC the best tonic BROWNS IRON TONIC imparts vigor. BROWNS IRON TONIC restores health. BROWNS IRON TONIC gentle laxative. BROWNS IRON TONIC cures dizziness. BROWNS IRON TONIC cures dyspepsia. BROWNS IRON TONIC pleasant to take. BROWNS IRON TONIC at your druggist. BROWNS IRON TONIC assists digestion. BROWNS IRON TONIC destroys malaria. BROWNS IRON TONIC cures biliousness. BROWNS IRON TONIC is what you want. BROWNS IRON TONIC increases the flesh. BROWNS IRON TONIC enriches the blood BROWNS IRON TONIC regulates the liver. BROWNS IRON TONIC increases the appetite. BROWNS IRON TONIC makes the weak strong.
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-l1 -ocarroc. lu2 dL SfSAA Nes

These enOrm0u totals show 7,U0U,- GOO men in the military establishments of only five nations of continental Eu- rope.
 But no such number is enrolled in the active armies of the five powers. These figures include the reserves of the active army, the landwehr or mi
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-19
yOlfns0n'S Chill and Fe.
yer TOnic is q ONE-DAY
Cure. II cures the most
stubborn case of FeVeC In
n Hours.
A BIG TIME.

State Firenen's Convention and Tour
nament to be Great This Year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-19

The Fourteen Annual Session was Well
Attended

The Fourteen Annual Session was Well
Henderson, n. c., June 1S.-(SpeciaD
The fourteenth annual convention of
the w. G. L. u, held in Henderson, was
well attended and was a very profitable
and interesting occasion. Meetings were
presided over most beautifully by the
President, Mrs. NJ. Il. Garland. whose
executive ability enabled her TO get
much accomplished All State officers
were present, and reports were fuller ON
most all lines of work than on former
occasions. We trust much good was
done.
The convention was indeed fortunate
in having Mrs. katherine Leute steven
son. National Corresponding Secretary,
of Chicago in attendance. She addressed
the convention at different times and al
WAYS to the delight and editication of
the audience.
Monday, $50 r. m, was devoted to
the VS.. and their interests. The ora
torical contest of four college Us. was
as follows;
The Fourteenth Century Boy"-by
Miss II. Berta Graham, Elon College.
THE Seventeen Century Grizzly
Miss Jennie Webb. Greensboro Female
College
THE Poetry and Prose OF Wine
Miss Ada NJ. Field. Guilford College.
The Liquor Traffic the Greatest OBJ
stacle to the Gospel in all Lands"-Miss
Mary J. Colt. State Normal.
Miss Graham won the $500 worth of
books offered, the other receiving one
book each.
The report of Prison and Almshouse
work shows the sad need of the Reform
atory, which we hope will soon be a real
ity.
4 most impressive Mothers meeting
was conducted by Mrs. VIM. Turner, OF
Asheville.
A responsive closing service was held
the convention joining hands and sing
ing: God be with you till me meet a
gain" followed by a touching prayer by
the president and the convention ad-
journed.
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WHAT IT MEANS.

When we iarvertise that we will guar
antee DIR. Kings New Discovery, Elec-
trio Bitters, Bucklen's Arnica Save. or
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, it means that
we are authorized by the proprietors to
sell these remedies ON a positive guaran-
tee, that if purchaser is not satisfied
with results, we viii refund the pur-
chase price. These medicines have been
sold on this guarantee for many years
and there could be no more conclusive
evidence Of their great merit. Ask about
them and give them a trial. Sold al
any drug store.
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A PICNIC TO THE POLE.

When the burning heat
Beats on the street
And the thunders roll and roll,
'Twould be good to go
In a ship of snow
On picnic to the pole.
On picnic to the pole!
Where the Ice King has control;
'Twould be good to go
In a ship of snow
On a picnic to the pole.
'Twould be fine to sail
In an icy gale
Where the Arctic oceans Toll;
Far-far away
Over Baffn's Bay,
On a picnic to the pole ,~.,,- ,-.,
On a picnic to the pole
Where he Ice King has control;
What joy to go
In a ship of snow
On a picnic to the pole.
F. L. STANTON.
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day.
Train on the ScosIand Neck Brancn Hrar1
leaves Weldon 10 p m, Halifax % % M. A.
| rives Scotland Neck 8 20 p m, GreenvfIIa ~
pm, ktnston 55 p m. Returning leaves Kin.
ston SO a m, Greenville 81 m, arriving mG
Halifax II Is m. Weldon II 80 IA, daily ar
cept Sunday.
Parmele 10 am and 240 p N, returning leave
Parmele 30 m and 80 p m, arrive WAR.
ineton II 90 m and 72O p m, daily axcscs
Train leaves Tarboro, N G, daily. exceuS
Sunday, 30 p m, Sunday 05 p m. q rivea
Plymouth daily except Sun1by, TAO p m,
6 90 p M Returning leav plymouth daily
arrives Tarboro 10 O5 ma, IL 90 M.
Train on Midland N. G. Branch leava
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday 10 a M Al
irving Smithfield 30 q m; RETURNING leave
smithfield 800 m; arrives at GsoidaaoH.
10 % q m.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rochs
Mount at 30 p M, arrives Nashville 06 d m
Spring Hope 90 a m, Nashville 8 s. y m. a.
rives at Rocky Mount o. m, daily eEoau
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves warsxw
for Clinton daily, except Sunday, atSNG
~ ano4 10 p M returning leaves Clinton aa
200 q m and 8 90 m.
Train No. "a makes close connection &C
Weldon for all points North ally, ali rsN
via Richmond, alse at Rocky Nouns wfSn
Norfolk and Carolina r. r. for NorfoIk EslT
all points North via Norfolk.
III. M. EMERSON, Genl Pass. Agent
J. X. KENNY, Gep'l Manager.
4. Id. EARRsoN, Traffic Manager,
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Fayetteville, n. c., June 1S.-(SpeciaD
A large and enthusiastic meeting of the
citizens of Fayetteville, met at the City
Hall last evening to consult with Chief
Mcneil as to the annual tournament
to be held there during the coming sum-
mer.
He was given every assurance of fnan-
cial support, and he viii shortly announce
the list of prizes to be contested for.
The date was fixed for Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday, Aug. 3rd 4th and
9TH. This il one week earlier than first
intended.
Every visitor can depend upon having
a good time. The chief intends to out
do all previous events.
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ETERNAL VIGILANCE

Is the price of perfect health. Watch
carefully the first symptoms of impure
blood. Cure boils, pimples, humors and
scrofula by taking Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Drive away the pains and aches of rheu-
matism, malaria and stomach troubles,
steady your nerves and overcome that
tired feeling by taking the same great
medicine.
Hoods Pill. are the best family cathar-
tic and liver tonic. Gentle, reliable, sure.
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A TALE OF WOE.

Though he was rated millionaire,
He said he was poor, and didn't care
Who knew the state of his pocketbook,
AS he cultivated hungry look.
His riches were growing less and
less, 70
At least that story he told the assessor.
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]. r. EkRRALL & CO., Grocers

And wholesale agents for Harthorn Sara
toAa Water. Trade supplied.
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MKINLEY CRITICIZED CLEVF
LAND.
(Springfeld Republican,

ISprMgHtIu IttPuUIlCdII
If the President-so he says-had any
body in mind when he said "a patriot is
better than a pessimist," it was not
Wanamaker but Cleveland and the lat
ter's Waldorf banquet speech. But he
had better have not said it at all. 1t
was a foolish and amaningless aHitera-
ton.
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