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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-12
EIGHT KILLED IN A RIOT.

Luyno, Italy, May 11.-In the rioting
here yesterday eight persons were killed
and thirty wounded.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-12
SPANISH EXPEDITION TO PHILIPPINES.

London May 1speal dispatches from Madrid say is officially
declared that allowing
admiral Dewey to rest his aure About 10000 the
Spanish
added that formidable expedition being dispatch
Philippine Islands
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A Disguised Hero.

The story of Sergeant Walker, Wit
was kept prisoner for six weeks by thu
Afridis and was court martialed f0l
being "absent without leave, remind
me of an Indian tale of 1857, when &
man-o'-war's man, Strahan by name
captured almost single handed enc Of
the forts on the Hoogly The fort,
which was strongly situated, was in
vested by the admiral, and Strahan,
during the tlale of midday repose, wan
dered of ION his own" in its direction
Gaining the walls without discovery,
he took it into his head to sralea breach
made by the cannon of the ships, aud
on reaching the platform he nourished
his cutlass and fired his pistol at "tho
niggurs," shouting, "Tne place is
miner'
The native soldiers attacked him. and
he held his own with indomitaLle pluck
till re-enforced by one CT two other tars
who had struggled out Of camp and
heard his huzzas. The enemy, unpre-
pared from this i'll timed attack aud
tearing further invaders, fed from tho
fort upon the opposite side, leaving 20
cannon and a large store Of cnlnuni-
ton Much to Strahan's surprise, he
was lectured by the admiral for his
preach of discipline, and he was dis
missed with hints of future punish
nent. We'll, " said Strahan, "if I'm
legged for this here action, I'm id
ever takes another fort as long as I
lves'-London Sketch.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Time Spent In Shaving,

Think of the time lost in shaving
Campbell, the poet, calculated that a
man who shaves himself every dag and
lives to the age of 70 expends during
his life as much time in the act of shay
ing as would have sufficed for learning
seven languages. Southey, commenting
on this, minuted himself, May 10, 1890,
during the act of shaving, and he found
the time employed nine minutes. He
neither hurried the operation nor linger-
ed about it, Listen now to William Cor
bett concerning shaving: Gas it may
cost only about five minutes of time and
may be and frequently is made to cost
~ or even so minutes and as only Is
minutes make about fifty.eighth part
OF the hours of our average daylight,
this being the case, this is matter of
real Importance. once heard Sir John
Sinclair ask Mr.. Cochrane, tombstone
whether he meant to have son of his,
then a little boy, taught Latin NO
SAID MIR. tombstone, but | mean to do
something great deal better for him.
what Is that?' said Sir John. why
sara the other, teach him to shave with |
gold water and without a glass, %
Boston Journal.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Idealism and ReaIism-

"What do you think, my dear?" ex
claimed Mr.. Brownjones in tones of ioy
full excitement. "You know the FEEDER.
alton of Authors is meeting in our city.
Well, we are to have the honor of en-.
PERTAINING the celebrated novelist Go.
dolphin Whatnot as our guest"
"Um," responded Mrs. Browniones
enigmatically. SIS Mr.. Whatnot a real
list or an idealist?'
"Why do You want to know" asked
BrownJones, surprised.
We'll, if he is an idealist can lust
leave things as they are, but if he is q
reallst must give the house thorough
cleaning from top to bottom. l may not
be literary, but I've dipped into real
lstic novels, and l know their style:
The right hand curtain hung slightly
askew, suggesting that one of the dra.
perry pins had lost its grip. A pendulous
cobweb waved moufnfully from the
cornlce just above the door leading into
the hall, and there was fine bloom of
dust like that of the purple grape on
the piano lid. In the left hand corner of
the room, almost buried in the pile Of
somewhat faded carpet, was an invisi-
bic hairpin, clearly indicating the re.
cent presence of woman in the apart
nent Find ont right away, Barring.
on, what Mr.. Whatnot is, and then I
hall know how to proceed. Ihave no
leslro to let my house afford material
realistic observation sharp. New
orleans Times Democrat.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
The Awkward Orderly.

A young wag of an officer, making ;
morning call upon his superior in til,
latter's tent, found him sound asleen
perhaps little the worse for a night,
tarrylng over the flowing bowl.
Tho officer was tall, and the cot was
short, SO that his feet stuck out at the
foot Of the bed.
Instead of waking him the visitor
took tho spurs from pair of boots
standing by the bedside, strapped them
to the sleepers ankles and went away
The officer had pretty we'll lacerated
himself about the shins and ankles be-
fore he woke mp and instantly yelled to
his orderly. W
"What do you mean by this?" be-
screamed to the latter, pointing to his
feet, which were scared and bleedinp
The orderly looked at the snurs in
consternation
I'm forgive you this time, for Won
dld 1t i'll the dark" said the officer
but the next time you yank my boots
and socks off SO quick that it leaves NV
spurs on III give you ten days in the
guardhouse, do you hear?' York
World. YIN
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Strained the Jcr.

A little old woman with sbarn nos,
ana sharper tongue was in the cnnntr, ,
grocery store buying supplies. Amons
other things she brought in from haT
cart was battle Scared jug, which she
oraered to be filled with treacle,
AT last, when her purchases woro
completed, she began looking over tbe
account Item by item, before pavino '
What's this?" she exclaimed ..Son
nave charged me for two gallons and do q
half of treacle." ' anu d
Yes, ma am"
Ions" oniy TWO gal
You must be mistaken. measnroa
1ne treaclo carefully, and it took S1 tuo
gallons and half to fill it" '''A TWO
Wen" said the old woman with
sign, II don't SO much mind bav I,,n "a d
pay for the treacle, but | do ob r,ns 10
nav'ng the old jug strained nv y' vo, 10
putting ';5' in half gallon more tbs soG ar
Will hold Strand Magazine. 'i''i IL
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
TIE Clever Burglar.

The bu-el.r who does several 'Jobs
and eludes tie officers OF the Ia" IS
keen observer, man Of forothousht
and one whose executive ability IS uh
questioned. Houses are not entered De-
cause they have brownstone fronts moi
are stores broken into by the profes'
sional thief without an investigation
When the lkillful burglar is to do a
"iob," he studies the habits OF the resi-
dent or proprietor. In case in Troy a
lew years ago jewelry store was ROB
bed Apparently there was not a clew,
Detectives were placed on the case ana
named the thieves by the method en-
ployed in getting into the store, ana
subsequently the thieves were convicted
Certain burglars always enter a cellar
and come up through stairs, floor or
trapdoors. Others have skeleton keys.
Others go above and come down stairs.
Some break in rear and others front
DOORS In the robbery above referred to
the two thieves had been i'll Troy three
successive Saturday nights They had
fastened Il silk thread on all entrances
in such a way that if any one entered
or left the store the thread would be
broken. Thus the burglars learned that
the proprietor and clerks did not visit
The store after closing Saturday night |
until Sunday. The fourth Saturday
light they "cracked" the safe Except
or their methodical way of entering
by the CELLAR no suspicion would have
ttached itself to them Troy Times.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Wisdom Beyond His Years.

MS mother found him in the jam and
reprlmanded him. A little later She
caught him teasing his baby sister and
reprlmanded him again.
IL don't see what's got into you
Wlllle'' she said. "You' re usually tba
good little boy, but today you re up to
all kinds of mischief W
m tired of being good, he return.
cd with juvenile frankness.
.. u, Llred of being good !" she exclaimed.
what DO you mean by that"
"ell' brother Bob is naughty most
or the time, and you're always giving
MN things to get him to be good. and 7
guess III be naughty for awhile and
SEQ II l don't get something too, !"
sometimes youngster seems to have
wisdom beyond his years-Ch;caoo
Post.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Queer Fishes.

Amphibious fishes are to be found in
various quarters of the globe. Begin.
nlng IN Europe, there is the blennv
which, when kept in aquariums. has
oeen proved to require at least an bour $
pure air out of water to preserve if in
good health and spirits In the tronics
Is found the periophthalmus, which is
slngularly amphibious and hogs over
,,, muddy flats in search of food, nota.
oly the crabs and mollusks left stranded
by the retreating tide. This fish is ~
active on land that it is difficnlt ~
catch, and various specimens bronoht
from Mauritius were secured BY means
OF a shotgun-truly unique method If
Killing fish. This fish is also fonnd a.
Ceylon, and it is noticeable that wbom
chased they prepare to escape by land
~ tnan by water; they really seem
20 appreciate the sport. Chicago News
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
AS TO Horseback Ridipp.

The Kentuckian was talking freely
ABOUT horses. Although it was sale
Stable, nc. was speaking his mind. He
mad made the proper speeches about the
gait OF the beautiful creatures the darkv
trainer trotted up and down; he had
not lost his look of grave acquiescence
When be heard things about the horse
VINO trots. But chance word touched
ms true thought, and no spoke the faith
OF hentuckians and westerners, Texans
ana Californians, in something this
wise: "That's right. 1t amt really rid.
ing to jolt up and down and look stylish
On trotting horse. You can t say much
ABOUT 1t III Boston, or anywhere in cities
where people don't care about the easv
steps They don't know what you're
talking about It's queer notion and
one my folks in Kentucky can't get used
'o-that trotting horse can be a saddle
morse Women want to be stylish.
llnoush' everywhere, and they would
learn how to rise up like the Boston
But they didn't keep it up. A |
steal away and the gallop's the thing
% country American riding. p-Boston
transcript.
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Three Centuries Behind Amer;c.,a

Several papers dealing with the Penn.
sy1vanla coal regions appear in The
Century. Henry Edward Rood, writing
OF "A Polyglot Community" says:
More than one.half the total numher
OF immigrants into the United States are
coming from Austria Hungary. Italy
Poland and Russia. While official sta.
tlstlcs are not available, yet careful in.
vvestigation leads to the belief that ner.
haps 80 or 60 per cent of arrivals from
the countries mentioned have had No
regular occupation, while possibly 20
per cent may have been servants W -.
Dorers. Five years ago the Rev. Mr.
MauJerie, himself an Italian. in com.
pany with the writer made tour of oh.
servatlon through the Lehigh region If
pennsylvania. and stated that in his
OPINION the Italians working there were
ABOUT three centuries behind Americans
~ their standards of living-that is in
'nelr Ideas as to food, clothing, shelter
wages work and general intelligence I
olnce that time there has been no i'm.
in the class of immiorantv
arriving at our ports.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

Watt, the great improver CT the steam
engine, introduced into the yocabular,
of machinists the term borsenowr ~
When he first began the manufa- uro n
steam engines, he experienced ,nncy
difficulty in ascertaining from his dis
taht customers what sized engine the,
required, and they were not less nuzzlpc
now to communicate to him the infor
nation He was frequently guided
however, by their mentioning the num.
b r OF horses which the engine ordered
was designed to replace. Acting upon
"a hlht' ne ascertained by experiment.
.nal 'he very strongest of the London
Dre"efs hcrses (animNls of wonderful
SIZE ana stranSth) could exert a force
equivalent to raising 30, 600 pounds one
looI III Mlnrte. This force he c,lI,d
one horsepower, and adopted it as tbe
standard IL regulating the size of steam
engines. Now, not one horse in 100 -
'ple to exert that degree of strenotb 4
steam engine of ten horsepow, can j.,
'eallty, do the work of about 20 hnr,ns
New York Ledger. O's'S'
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
A Man Of Sysfem

"A newspaper man of some celebrity
as disciplinarian was noted about his
office for the extreme disorder of bis
own desk. Though insisting upon
methodical habits on the part of his
employees, he gave his own pigeonholes
cleaning out and sorting over only
once year, and his regular time for
doing this, oddly enough, was Wash
ington birthday.
1t happened one year nevertheless
that he forgot to perform this task at
the proper time, and friend who hap.
pened in at his office on the morning of
Feb 20 was surprised at finding him
surrounded by his usual hopeless litter
of letters and papers.
How does this happen, Mr.. -"
he asked.
Forgot it," shortly answered the
editor.
"Well, you're going to clean things
up today, aren t your
mo, sir, " was the reply. "That lob
goes over, under the rules, for another
year. You don't suppose am going to
'et an example of irregularity to the
'oys, do you? Not much!'
And he cleared away a space on his
lesk and began writing an editorial on
he tariff. -Youth's Companion.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

Carl Hertz, the we'll known conjurer
once entertained company at friend
house by performing some of his clever
est tricks. One of the parlor maids
who had been passing cups, cakes
glasses and SO on, was much interested
and when the hostess gave sign thai
nothing more was needed the girl still
fingered to see the completion CT the
trick just begun.
"Will some one oblige me with a
heavy shawl or cloak" Hertz said
"Now," he went Oh, selecting big
cashmere shawl, "you observe the thick
ness of the shawl?" They all did, in
GLIDING the maid at the door. "Now,
will one of you be good enough to write
a number of three figures OH piece of
paper, being careful not to let me see
what is written?" One of the ladies did
SO, while the maid at the door leaned
forward and began to breathe hard.
"Now place the written paper, with
the figures Oh the upper side, under the
shawl as 1 hold it. " 1t was done, the
thickness Of the shawl being between
Hertz and the paper as he looked down
toward it. There was breathless silence.
Then he said, "Surely the number is
761." 1t was. He had apparently seen
right through the thick shawl. Every
one was amazed.
Then upon the silence broke the
shrek of the maid at the door. With
one final gaze at the shawl and one at
The handsome conjurer she hid her rosy
ACE in her hands, yelling at the top of
Ter voice. whats the good of me
and fed.-Argonaut.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Tears For Revenue Only,

"A heterogeneous collection of loafer
sat in the village public house, alter
nately wiping their eyes and signing
heavily. The landlords son had been
buried that day, and a fitting air of
gloom pervaded the place.
what lot of fuss you make about
lt!' cried smart young bravo who had
been surveying the company with i'll
concealed disgust. "Why should we
bother ourselves about coypse?'
The others stared at him aghast, but
before they could reply the landlord
himself came in and proceeded to serve
out quarts of ale in dignified fashion.
lie went round the room systematically
until ne came to the smart young mar.
who held out his hand for the pitcher
Nay, lad, tha'll get no ale from
me" said the landlord.
"Why not?" was tho aggrieved ones.
ton.
u Cos tina hesn't earnt it like t'rest.
they've been blubbing for two hours.
IN tina hesn't as much as ta'en thv
art O. thy pocket. MY
MOTTO today is mo blub, no ale;' SO
has got to go wi'out."
linen the young man understood WHY
he grief of the company had been so
ntcnse London Telegraph.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
To "Pry,"

so, 10y ~ not uncommonly used in fiji;
sense in the west and soutbwost - ~ vhl
s lana. 1t is local form of prise :,
force open by means of lever 'V W. y.
may pry up" nailed box lid w;+h " =
chlsel' pry open" a fastened door - w.; a
crowbar, etc Another America, WA: ~
M stance may be found in Farm Lifo In H.
n nu" hofk, scribner's Magazine Wi
, "mo - NO. ], where barn wb;nh
, hiust be moved was "pried nv, D- n
levers and jacks to enable n sioa w
runners to be placed under If '" ol
,,,; 'ust as New Englanders. well r;oh
tho 'T 1q'i. exception, if not the people Of
writ o ~ ., states generally, speak and
a nngl1a do all but persons of con ~, Mas'
q" "pio education. None of the ploss a,aet,
~ our local dialect that arc accoss i is1s
a ab m'e records the use of "pry" ipstanond
a ',:' but it is given in several T"",:
month naries' among them being Stor l
ton. common corrup.
the . word prise, prize, ''i. ID has
oressar r p p It.. to force; Latin, presso
:, lnrnpa,, stormonth (1s7D has "prv
tc ,plT TI Scot, D to raise by lever ~ ,,
IT, IT, inc Mayhowor carried off 'e ,a
wy. words now obsolete. Mates A" o,
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

The location of the new school hons,
at The corner Of Brook and Seminary
streets was wise act on the part of
our board Of school commissioners and
we believe one of the best sites in that
section OF the city has been selected as
IL is SO situated that scholars from many
directions can reach the building to be
erected there without any difficulty.
Inc thanks of the city should be given
'hc school commissioners. Now. then.
we need at least two more school
houses, one on the west side of the
river and another in the southern see
ton of the city,
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

Takes His Jags In Transit.

"The other day was coming east on
tho Baltimore and Ohio railroad, " said
Mr.. H. T.. Towns of New York. I'm
the parlor car in which | travelled were
a couple of hilarious New Workers., who
were spending their money for cham
payne, or at least one of them was, with
q liberality that was nigh akin to reck-
lessness The number of quart bottles
that they consumed was startling, and
every time the colored attendant brought
IN fresh bottle he was presented with
a 81 note. Whenever the contents of
one We're pretty nearly gone the elder
OF the bacch2nalians shouted out to the
waiter, who told you to stop bringing
in wine?
"But along toward evening the sup
ply ran out, much to the disgust of the
pair, and they had IN be content with
high balls, cocktails and other plebeian
drinks. These were sufficient however,
to keep up their spirits, and later in
the night could hear them yelling for
another round.
"The nexs day the conductor of the
train told me that this couple had been
riding up and down the road for nearly
a week and that they hadn't drawn
sober breath in all that while. 1t SEEM
ed that it was the odd way taken by the
senior member to indulge in spree
He took the younger man along merely
for company and footed all the bills.
About once year the notion took him
o 60 off on a tear, and, not wishing to
indulge in inebriation at home, he
ouldn't think of as good scheme as
iding continuously on trunk line,
where there would be only strangers to ,
7onder at his dissipated behavior. The
lea of picking Pullman as the the |
ter OF protracted jag struck me as de- 1
ldedly original. - Washington Post l.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Legend of the Tea Plant

Dnarha, the ascetic priest, was IL,
SON OF king of India. He went ;nt,
Enliia' and Tor the space Of zine vc~r,
ie remained in contemplation in a ta,n'
H. pio. Later he went to Japan, and he
uieo on Mount katavka. He innosad
' upon himself, as the first rule IF h;s
1 iile' prlvaflon from sleep. One day, in.
olSnant at falling asleep, be cut off his
e oyel'us and brew them away as n,isar
"Dip sinners From the spot where tho
eyeilds had fallen sprang IN n br ,u'
perlumed beverage which cbnses .,, Viz
sieep.-Vick' s Magazine "''' away
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

Rosy McShane was fairly oood
hiala OF all work, but, like most of her
Slhd' she was woefully slack in caring
for her own room. wa 8
Iler mistress was i'll for two or three
weuAs' ana ON recovering she went nm
TO hosy's room and found it in a state
u ulrt and disorder beyond description
,o; very indignant, she called Rosy, and
:. hosy, don't see how you can stand
~ 70 nave your room like thisl'
om1llng pleasantly, Rosy made reply:
o.: AL tnln' ma am, but l wHs liver q
patieht person. "-Harper's Gazar
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AN English Doze,

Wit was IN a well known lamnsbor
s mlln a friend the other day. He woi
seeking some of those stubbv o,nd 1 VIZ =
ninh. y: diameter which are used as
n unsn' = lights in sickrooms. The nr;c ,'s
ha "s oo cents box. "A dozen in a
Iva: ne asked. "No, H." "R,,t uhu
no' a aozen?" "Box isn't bio enouo -" :,
t salu inc shopkeeper "But WIN don,t
=, lucy make the box big enoupbf' asked
Tba ti ta because they're English. I"
= na' was all.-Time and the Honr
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

LONDON suburban travel is made at :.
tlactlve by the presence in the stations
vi young women who beg for all kinds
IT, charitable objects. One man in n
nurry' alter running the gantlet in the
street, was stopped five times between
spectacle beggars. ~ ~
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

And still the Oregon with the fearless
crmonter, Capt. Clark, is making great
speed towards our coast. 1t has been a
long ride from the Golden Gate to our
eastern scaboard, and politicians now
see the folly of having delayed in the
construction of the Nicaragua canal.
HAD that waterway been ready for use
the Oregon would have long ago been
with us and ready for a battle.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
Nothing Was Liant

Are you the society editor?" asked
.ne large woman, who seemed to FIJI
NO madam" said the one addrass.
co: ~ am only the court reporter -
rou n '.:,, lam surprised. But perhaps
you will do. Your paper said in its ac s
count OF the affair at my house that
moral decorations lent beausy to tho
scene 1 wish you would have vonr n.y.
per state that the floral beauty was not
lent. Everything was paid for 80" 1Io'
dlanapolis Journal.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17
one Field un;nyo,,.,

into a Sue that glass bricks are com;n =,
ence boarder. '" Ing popular sci
field An - y, " invade the gold bricl
a mela ~, said the cheerful IDIOT so'o " pr,ok
apolis Journal. ''sn' Indian
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

SWEEP Glrl-Pa, the ho...e ,,sxt door
was robbed last nj ght VIZ "0os
ra-Mercy! Next door,
sweet Girl-Yes, and the burglars
nave been in two or three bouses on th;s
terrace within week. N'' ~ VII )
II, "a know it. l know it. It's terri.
oie. But what can we do? w.
ho sweet Girl-I was thinking it might
W. good plan for Mr.. Nicefellow and
~. .ue 10 SIT up few nights and watch for
'nem'-Pearson's Weekly.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

Is Spain trying to draw our fleet into
the Southern waters and then send
another stray fleet of which we have
little information against our coast.
This may be the kind of game the
runners are playing. They long ago
made statement that they would strike
the first blow where we least expected
It, and perhaps this is what the, are
planning.
Barre evening enterprise. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-1898, 1898-05-17

sho ne was married and went cravv >,
sno said, referring to statemen rt1 y,
morning paper eN'ei'' III Il
tno granting e that he had any sense i,
bava nl 80. pace ne returned, you must
LAY" ..II got the statement reversed"
how do you mean;n sbo d.,
:. lie went crazy and married A,' 'i'
IL seem more plausible. " ba a,',. makes
Chicago Post. N' answered.