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SNAKES AS PETS.
A Large Demand for King Snakes
in New York

II may seem strange to make a pet of
a snake but it is not so strange after
all when you know the particular rep
tile which seems to be becoming the
fad in New York, says the New York
Times" 1t is the king snake and it
can be truly called the peacock of its
species. 1t is most beautifully marked,
sometimes in red and black stripes and
again in white and black stripes. 1t
has seldom been known to bite hu
man being, and yet it is a terror to all
other snakes. Small as the king snake
is. il never hesitates to attack another
snake, no matter how large, and it is a
rare case when it does not succeed in
killing its enemy.
The king snake when full grown is
about a foot and a half long. 1t is
found as far north as Colorado and as
far south as Texas. Those found in
Colorado are marked with dull brown
stripes by no means beautiful; but as
you travel south you viii find the king
snake more and more beautifully
marked, and when you reach the bor-
ders of Mexico the finest specimen Of
any snake in the world can be found.
They are most intelligent reptiles and
can easily be domesticated. They can
be fondled without the least fear, and
will not attack a human being unless
aroused. The king snake is most grace
full in repose. and when in action its
movements are like lightning
A dealer whom 1 saw in Harlem has
over a hundred of them in stock, and
he told me yesterday that he sells
something like five a day. They bring
all the way from s. to s. apiece.
New Workers know little of snakes, -
said he TO me yesterday, and least of
all the king snake. I received two or
three of them from a friend of mine IN
Texas last year and kept them as Gu
riosities l put them in a case in my
window, and the beauty of their colors
attracted many people. l received
dozens of inquiries about them. The
majority of the people never heard of
king snake and when 1 told them
that the snake was not dangerous and
related little incidents of their intelli-
gence the people were simply wild to
get one This may have started the
fad for king snakes. but at any rate to
please my customers / had TO order
large stock of the snakes and now
have more demand for them than
for anything else
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Where do the people keep the
snakes?" / asked.
Right in the house They crawl
about the floor and make themselves at
home as readily as a cat or a dog. In
fact, they rid the house of vermin, and
no mice or rats remain anywhere near
king snake. They are perfectly harm
less and will never attack you unless,
of course, you deliberately tantalize
them.
The king snake delights in feeding
on mice 1t can go without eating for
nearly six mGths at a time, but when
it is really hungry it will attack any
thing. AS result 1 am obliged to keep
on hand large number of mice to
meet demands for them as a repast for
the king snake. l am not surprised
that people take to this reptile so much,
especially women. 1t is the most beau
tiful snake of which 1 know, and the
most intelligent"
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IN A JAM.
He Only Had a Dime, and There
Were Three to Ride.

~ go ~4A ~
He was a well-dressed young fellow.
and the girls with him were two as
pretty specimens of what Chicago air
and food can turn out as one could
wish to see, and yet he looked uneasy
and listened in a half-hearted way to
the sallies of his companions.
One of them, dashing little brunette
of IS, endeavored several times to
arouse him from his fit of abstraction,
but in vain. and at last she turned to
the other girl, a stately blonde of %
or n, and exclaimed pettishly:
Some ones wits have gone chasing
after another girl, for I've done and
said everything to amuse him, and just
look at that face
The blonde laughed, perhaps a little
provokingIy, as she replied:
Yes, you have done your best, but
-'' and there was eloquence in that
pause.
We'll try your hand, then" returned
the brunette. Why, he even isn't pay
ing any attention to US now, while we
are talking about him, are you?" turn
ing again to the young man.
Il beg pardon, yes; did you speak to
me?" stammered the young man, flush
ing and looking from one girl to the
other.
"Of course we did" returned the bru-
nette. We've been doing nothing else
for the last half-hour, but if you are
going to be so uninteresting I'd just as
lief go home. Anyway, it's nearly din
ner time, so we had better start. Don't
you think SOP" turning to the blonde.
4 ho VII; icta
| from home, and it will take us at least
fifteen minutes to ride there, you
know"
of course it will. Which is the near
| est way to the cable?" answered the
brunette looking about her in bewilder-
ment.
The young mans face became GRIM
son. He stammered until even the
blondes patience became exhausted
Looking him over in a freezing manner
she said in a tone which reminded him
of January weather after a big snow
storm:
What is the matter? Have you lost
your way? If you have we can call a
policeman"
"No-no-that is, Of course not. The
cable is out this way" returned the
young man, walking dejectedly ahead
and looking as though he We're going
to the scaffold. The two girls exchanged
glances and the brunette giggled, but
conversation languished until a car was
hailed, and the young man started to
help the girls upon it. Then, as though
suddenly overcome by illness, he stag
gered and declared he could not accom-
pany them. The girls refused to get on
the car, and were so sweet and tender
in their expressions of sympathy that
he had difficulty in inducing them to
take the next one promising to follow
as soon as he had interviewed physi-
clan. AS he helped them on the ear and
pressed dime into tie hand of the
blonde for their care fare, his face
| looked brighter, and he muttered to
himself as the car vanished in the dis
tance and he prepared to follow it on
| foot:
! We'll, that's the tightest hole I was
! ever in. To think that L should have
/ been reduced to my last dime because
forgot I had torn my pocket. Chi
| cago Chronicle.
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Greek revolution, was saved from the
Chicago fire by Mrs. Keith, and now
hangs in her library in Chicago. A
picture of it appears in the September
tScribner's" to accompany Mr. San
born's article on Lord Byron in the
Greek Revolution"
Collectors of Dronteana will soon
have an opportunity of adding to their
stock Of illustrative curios, for w w.
Yates has ready for the press The
Father of the Brontes,' a monograph
devoted to the life and work of that
irascihle clergyman in his early years
in the parishes of DeWsbury and Hart
shend. Among it's illustrations will be
portrait of its subject when a young
man, and two chapters on his most
famous daughter, "Currer Bell" the
worship of whose genius is the alleged
motive of Mr.. Yates and his fellow en-
thusiasts in their voluminous literary
and parochial excavations.
The success of Anthony Hopes 'Pris-
oner of Zenda," as a play, has led to
the Gramatization of 'Phroso." The
work is being done by Mr.. Rose, the
romance.
1t is interesting to read of the i'm
preston Jean Ingelow made upon
Christina Rosetti, when the former
first appeared upon the horizon. In a
letter just published in The Athenae-
um." Miss Rosetti says, writing in De-
cember. 1863: What think you of
Jean lngelow, the wonderful poet? 1
have not yet read the volume. but re-
views with copious extracts have made
me aware of a new eminent name hav-
/ ing ar sen among US. l want TO know
who she is. what she is like. where
she lives. All I have heard is an un-
certain rumOr that she is aged u, and
is one Of three sisters, resident with
their mother. A proud mother,
should think"
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DRESS AND CLOAKMAKING.

MISS NJ. MURPHY, DRESSMAKER
Removed to S1012 K, where she will be
pleased to see old patrons and friends.
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PACIFIC GROVE BAKERY.

We make a speciality of strictly home made
goods. Try our domestic bread; can't
be beat Rice Bros, S23 J.
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ing been German Minister to this coun-
try from March Z, 1892. to September
+, 1893, when the mission was raised to
an ambassador.
He then gave way to ambassador
Saurma-Jeltsch, who later became Ger
many's representative at Constantine
pie. At the State Department the new
ambassador is known as a man of
high intelligence and an experienced di-
plomat, who speaks English as we'll as
a native-born citizen. The depart
ments relations with him while here
We're very pleasant.
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DR.. Won HOLLEBEN.
The German Embassador to the
United States

The resignation Of Baron Won Thiel
mann. as Embassador of the German
Government in this country to accept
the position of Secretary Of the German
Imperial treasury. made it necessary to
select a new ambassador to the United
States and Dr. Won Holeben has been
named. He is we'll known here, hav
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CHURCH NOTICES.
MEETING NOTICES.

OFFICERS AND MEMBERS .,ssa.s4...
of Sacramento Lodge, No. 2, ssts.
/. O. O. F., will meet at their 5szss9ssss4eE 80
hau SUNDAY, September 'YsSsQSs~
18th, at ] o'clock, to attend the funeral
of our late brother Henry France. Fun
eral from n street between Twenty
ninth and Thirtieth, al O'Clock p. m
Burial at Helvetia Cemetery
c. H MARTIN, N. G..
T. c. Bronze Secretary. 1t*
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KRONER & HOWARD SELL REAL ES-
tate, issue fire, life and accident insur-
ance in only first-cIass companies make
loans on county and city real estate;
represents Renters Building and Loan
Association of San Francisco; write
deeds, mortgages etc. Notary work
promptly attended to. Office 323 street.
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Put in sealed cans, hot from the
"roaster mo other just as good as
Capital Java Blend Coffee.
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REAL ESTATE AND EMPLOYMENT
Office; ranches for SALE house renting
a speciality; male and female help fur
nished Address 1905 Third street. Tele-
phone 574 black. D. RICE, Proprietor.
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SELECT SCHOOL.

CALIFORNIA BUSINESS COLLEGE
opens September 10Th. Business course.
shorthand and typewriting- Latest
methods. HILL & HUXLEY. oppo-
site Postof1ce.
HOW ACADEMY - GRAMMAR
grade, high school. normal and business
branches. elocution French and German
are taught. Ninth and I streets.
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A GOOD CHANCE FOR A CONFEC-
ti0nery, restaurant, saloon or any busi-
ness on southwest corner of Ninth and
j streets. Inquire at S2S ].
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MUSIC AND ART.

HOLBROOK & LOTHHAMMER. PIANO
tuners and repairers. 102l Eighth street.
SCHOOL OF ART NEEDLEWORK.
10l4 Eighth street.
NEW GOODS.
NEW STAMPING PATTERNS.
To accommodate out-Of-town custom
ers [ will give lessons in embroidery
and lace-mak king every day during fair
MISS L. SCHUBERT.
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WANTED.

A RELIABLE, INDUSTRIOUS YOUNG
man from the country wishes situation;
best of references. Apply at room 16,
City Hotel, between 10 and II a m. 1t#
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C0AT DEALER IN ALL KINDS OFF
Axe wood coal and coke Prompt
delivery guaranteed. Yard and office I420~
142 street. Telephone 2Ss. Thomas
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WANTED-A BRIGHT. ACTIVE WO-
man; business experience not necessary.
Address T. L. & Co. se11-3t
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OIL COMBINATION REMEDY co. HAS
remedies they guarantee to cure weak
lungs catarrh, rheumatism female
troubles piles cancers, tumors. tame
worm, lame back, lost manhood DR.. 7
w. Lewis, Manager, 1225 Eighth street
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BUSINESS CARDS.

VIM. T. BOWMAN, CARRIAGE TRIM
mer, 1109 j street, between Eleventh and
Twelfth Cap. phone 329, Sacramento.
Root. NELSON & CO.. UNION
Foundry; Iron and Brass Founders and
Machinists Front street, between n
and o. Castings and Machinery of all
kinds made to order II. =. ROOT,
CURTAINS DONE UP, 65 CENTS A
pair and upward fine flanne1s laundered
without injury TO the garment. French
Laundry 912 L. Tel. Sunset, 922 Black
FOR ROOFING, TIN AND SHEET
iron work. w. D. Bessey can't be beat
en-. $40 I street. Sunset Tel. No. 773
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GENERAL NOTICES.

50 days; good security. Address w. I.
B., this office. 1t*
$1O0O0--TO LOAN ON CITY REAL ES-
tate in sums to suit KRONER IL HOW
ARD, 323 street.
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ERIE MEDICAL CO., StEHAlo. St NEA1aRH \. sT. 7.
ELY'S PET nI

g quickly alb
sorbed. Cleanses
the Nasal Pas
sages, a l ] a Y s
Pain and Inflam-
nation. I'll G n | 5
and Protects the
Membrane from
cold. Restores
the Senses Ol
Taste and Smell
Gives relief at
once and it will
nDIsn
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BOARD AND LODGING.

MODEL HOTEL, EIGHTH AND H SITS.
Best board and rooms; terms moderate.
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SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
friends in the East.
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VIAVI-
Local office 903 Tenth street, S. E. cor.
Office hours l to p. m
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lady good home, and girls for house
work. 921 Sixth street. Sunset phone
541 red.
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OPTICIAN.

WE CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF
optical goods; eyes tested free by a
competent graduated optican. KLUNE
& FLOBERG, dealers in Jewelry and
precious stones.
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SOMETHING NEW IN THE LINE OF
Tamales; pleasant refreshing and aids
digestion. 122212 Sixth street. MRS. K,
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RAG CARPET WEAVING; OLD CAR
pet woven into rugs Mrs. Johnson, 12i4
Eighth.
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ALARM CLOCKS Repaired, 25c. GEO. f
WENZEL, Matchmaker, S0512 X Street
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trils is agreeable. 50 cents at Druggists or by
mail; samples l0c by mail. ELY BROTHERS.
56 Warren street New York.
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JAPANESE BOY WANTS POSITION TO
do cooking. Address 1921 Third street
Sell-3t$
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Byron's sword, which he wore in the
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WANTED PUPILS - SHORTHAND
taught by practical reporter; terms rea-
sonable. Room 5, Stoll Building, Fifth
and K streets
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KLONDYKE CAFE N.Y. Wy y

5A J. Everything absolutely home cook
ing. Everything prepared on the prem
ises. ANDRUS & PIPER.
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WANTED-WOMAN OVER % OF TACT
and education; must be active and will
ing. S. & CO., this Office. au3-tf
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ELECTRIC Tamale Factory and Private
boxes, io1 M; guaranteed chicken tamaie:
also Spanish dishes. Mrs. w M Souza
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WANTED-ALL KINDS OF KITCHEN
and farm help at Plaza Employment Of
flee, 9th and /. w. A. WALL, Prop.
Cap. Tel. 27S. Sunset, black 654.
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EAGLE BAKERY AANR AZ CON

Homemade wedding and assorted cakes,
rolls and bread; ice cream and lunch
paSsors. Chicken pie a speciality. SIG K.
Sunset phone 6Sl. VIM. GROPP, Prop.
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CHEAPEST SOLING ON EARTH.
Gents 45c, ladies 35c, at 1911 street
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GROCERIES.

FOR CHOICE GROCERIES, GOOD HAY
and feed, J. J. Wingard of Twenty-fifth
and o streets is tirst-class in all respects.
HIRES ROOT BEER, CARBONATED,
pint bottles, ready to drink. 81 dozen at
LYNN'S. corner Fourteenth and SITS
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S23 L-New French Dyeing and CIeaninp
Works just opened. ]. Duchey, PROP
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We'll, that's the tightest hole T was
ever in. To think that 1 should have
been reduced to my last dime because
[ forgot I had torn my pocket. Chi
cago Chronicle.
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KAESER BROS.

14th and G., removed to the old Washing
ton. Bakery, 1121 Sd St, and have added cof-
Zee parlors. Delicious coffee, with cream
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t Dom iC O Hat Carpets, Ft
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-05
STATE NEWS.

The proposition to move the court
house of CASTOR county nom Dallas to
Gastonia failed.
Mr.. Gray Thornton, a popular young
dluge,s, 81 Macon, wb has been clerk
ing i Charlotte. died ct his home in
Macon Gu Tuesday morn ms.
The Goldsboro Argus notes the death
of Capt. S. d. Phillips, at one time cap
tain of the Goldsboro Rifles. He was the
oldest Odd Fellow in the United States.
Having qualified as District Attorney,
Mr.. Holton will have t. 1esign as chair
man of the Republican State Executive
committee. 1t is said w. s. Hyams,
Pritchard's clerk. win succeed him.
Former State Auditor Robert NJ Fur
ran he's taken a position as editorial
writer ON the Gazette. Mr.. Furman is
notably one CT the best informed news
paper men in North 9acot'na-Ashev,l lie
Citizen.
Some men are too III an to kill. The
Char'o te News tells OF leading Pcpu-
list justice of me peace, 3. land owner of
Mecklerbuig county, who made appliCa-
lion to have his mother put in the poor
house. The Charlotte News says the
commissioner ienied the application.
The ChaI Die News says a party Of
masked men went through the South n
train at Rid ,away, s. c.. looking for a
negro fierd who had raped young white
woman rear that place. The party had
heard that tba sheriff WIS taking the
negro % olumbia fer safe-keepirg. He
was nct on the train and thereby escaped
rope d2at".
Our city he's gone another step for
ward. / his morning we We're shown a
bicycle manufactured by A. S. Kelly
& Co., of this city. To say we were
agIeeably SURPRISED, feebly expresses it.
The me- III ne 3 -iedit to this well
known FIRM. The wheel has been pur-
chased ~ Mr.. Frank Paul for the small
sum CT 5000 and is called ''The Wash
ngton Messenger" The parts were or
dered from different manufa cturers and
the process OF annealing done here
Washington Messenger.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-05
DOWD'S LIFE OF VANCE.

We are pleased to note the sale of
many copies of the life of Zebulon b.
Vance in Wake county. An extended
review of the interesting book has APP
peared in our editorial columns. The
author, Hon. G. Dowd, has not only
done full justice to the greatest man the
State has produced, but has made an
exceedingly interesting volume. If you
sit down to read it, you will not feel
like finishing until you have read it all.
Mr. Dowd called to his assistance num-
Der of Vance's best friends among the
leading men of the State, and their con-
tributions, containing their estimates, will
give the future generation clear in
sight into the character and career Of
the States great son.
Mr.. Z. w. Dowd, who has the agency
for Wake county, has already sold a
large number of volumes. 1t ought to be
in every home-whether a brick mansion
or a log hut-in Wake county, and every
other county in the State for that mat
ter,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-05
THE GRAND ENCAMPMENT
THE !. 0. 0. F. ARE NOW IN SESSION IN
RALEIGH.
The Grand Officers of This Benevolent Or
ganization Are All Here and the Meet
ing is Full of Interest.

Raleigh welcomes the Grand Encamp-
ment of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, which assembled in this city
at the Pullen building in lodge rooms
of the Seaton Gales Lodge, yesterday at
3 o'clock.
One of the purposes of the meeting at
this particular time in extraordinary
session 10 to take action on the procla-
nation of the Grand Patriarch calling
the meeting at Raleigh instead of Dur
ham. The action in calling the session
at Raleigh was approved.
At ptae evening session an address of
welcome to the visitors was delivered
by Past Grand Master Douglas. which
was freighted with the hearty welcome
and sincere hospitality, clothed in pure
English and laden with beautiful
thoughts, to which Mr.. Z. A. Cummings.
of High Point, responded in the happiest
vein.
The beautiful work of the order was
exemplified by Grand Representative 2.
III. Pelletier, of Newbern.
The report of the gard officers was
"'VptSu' all tiC Slduu OlnCGlS dlt pre-
sent. They are Grand Patriarch Yves
ley Williams, of ElizahSth City; Grand
High Priest, B. G. Gorham, Of Fayette-
vile; Grand Senior Warden, p. A. Cum
mings, of Asheville; Gland Junior War
den, j. G. Bessent, of Winston; Grand
Scribe, B. J. Jacobs, of Wilmington,
and Grand Treasurer, Il. w. Blake, of
Raleigh.
The encampment will be in session to-
morrow.
This benevolent order has spread it's
arms of love and charity out until wher-
ever the three links are seen there is the
angel Of mercy doing her work. The
widow and the orphan, the poor and
neglected feel that in this noble order
they are not forgotten. The work CT the
Master, to care fer the orphan and the
widow; to feed the hungry, is done by
it's members in such an transformations
manner as not to ''let their right hand
know what their left hand doeth"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-05
RIFLES OFF TO MOREHEAD.
The Crack Goldsboro Company Will
March to the Sea Sunday Morning.

The Crack GoldsborO Company Will
March to the Sea Sunday Morning.
Goldsboro, n. c., Aug. (SpeciaD-
Capt. ID. w. Hardy, Quarter Master of
the First Regiment, will go down to
Morehead Friday ard arrange fer the
encampnent Of the Golisboro Pifes for
ten days, where they will encamp in
front of the Atlantic Hetel. CAPT T. II.
Balm, commander of the Gcldsboro Rides
will take his fine historic company, SO
strong down from Goldsboro Sunday
morning. >Is
The boys will take with them their
two fine rapid fire cannons, that Will
make music fer the camp at sunrise
each morning, and salute each sunset in
the evening. The company was inspected
yesterday by Inspector General Register
and he found them in fine shape and
ready for any service the State may
need them for. any of the friends of
the company will be at the Atlantic dur
ing encampment and delightful trip is
assured.
A Fayetteville company has neen in
vited and expected to come.
A nice company yet at MOrehead and
will be during August.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-08-05
BIDS WANTED.

Heating contractors are invited to bid
for the construction of a hot water heat
ing plant for dormitories three and four
of the North Carolina College of Agri-
culture and Mechanic Arts, Raleigh
n. G.
Plans and specifications can be OBJ
tanned at the office of J. G. l.. Harris,
Raleigh. n. c., and also at the office of
ii. q. Bonitz, Wilmington, N. G.
Bids will be opened at the college
building, August II, 1897, at II o'clock
noon. A certified check of two hundred
dollars must accompany each bid as a
guarantee of good faith on the part of
the bidder. The committee reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
]. G. l.. HARRIS,
S-4. Chairman.