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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23
SCHEME BACKED BY
PROGRESSIVE MEN
NATIONAL WHEEL CIRCUIT AND COL
LEGE SPORTING CLUBS TO COME.
Meeting TO Be Called at An Early Date to
Begin Canvass of Raleigh Bicycle
Track May Be Built
(From Daily I'imes.)

III rom 1dllN lilGS.D
There is Il move on foot, and it is
good one, to have an Athletic Park in
Raleigh.
The town for the first time i'll fifteen
years is without Il park for baseball
games and other sports and it is prob
able new one will be built DUNG this
spring.
There are many advantages to be
gained for the city and Ralcigh's progress
siye men will be called upon to aid in
the matter.
Charlotte is on the grand circuit of
bicycle races, and each year the leading
whecmen of this and other countries
meet i'm that city and give much pleas
ure to its population.
The scheme to build an Athletic Park
wild not include baseball and football
alone, but an attempt will he made to
build u bicycle crack within the en-
closure.
The park will he owned by Il stock
joy to thousands in this city. Every one
will be asked to join in and make it Il
great success.
The Cameron property, west of TINS
city, Immediately on the IlillsbOro car
line, will probably he leased and Il few
hundred wagon loads Of dirt will level
the park. Then "a cinder track will be
built. A railroad man said to-day that
undoubtedly both of the roads leading
into Raleigh would contribute to the en-
terpI'se and that it was one Of the
necessities of Il thrifty city.
There rs at present a league of base
ball teams, composed of clubs from Tar
boro, Wilson, Henderson, Washington,
and other sporting towns in the State.
The teams are made up of college boys
who know the game and only gentleman
~ playing is permitted. Raleigh has Il
number of boys who 80 to other towns
and play during the summer and an at
temrt will be madc to get these to stay
at home and play with the Raleigh team
Other college men will be engaged for
the summer and THE outlook ut present
promises u bright summer for those who
remain in Raleigh during the warm
months.
Greensboro, Wilmington and Charlotte
have football teams made UP entirely of
home talent and much enjoyment is
given the people of those towns by the
annual contests between teams from the
rival cities. A probable feature of the
new sporting life Of Raleigh is foot
ball eleven.
Tire Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lcge eleven plays annual games with
several colleges, and if Raleigh had II
park all of these games, together with
other dates from the University, Wake
Forest and Trinity. could he secured.
The matter is NOW being discussed by
several progressive citizens, who win
give substantially to make Il success of
the affair.
If Raleigh can get on the grand circuit
everything will be .. *. for bike races
and the chances are that if the matter ~
we'll handled we will, within a short
while, be strictly in the push us for
sporting life.
1t is understood that thcl Electric
Car Company, several prominfn wheel
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

The sales of American securities have
been. according to London adyiceS, very
large abroad Of late, and there appears
to be n tendency toward increase i'm the
sales. If this state of things holds, there
Will he an increasing influx of British
gold into this market. This is good news
and demonstrates the faith abroad in
the stability Of our credit. There is an
ether point ofefaith for which the people
not only of this but foreign coumtrir;
have good grounds for credcnce. and that
is, belief i'm the efficacy of Hostettcrs
Stomach Rittcrs for inorganic maladies
which affect the stomach, liver, bowels,
kidneys and nerves. Dyspepsia, bilious
ness, constipation, rheumatism, and a
tendency to insomnia, are couuteracted
and conquered by it, 1t rallies failing
appetite, hastens conyalcsccnce, and Diff
fuses Il generous warmth and sensation
of physical comfort through the system.
\ wineglassful before retiring promotes
hearth yielding slumber.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23
IT LOOKS LIKE McCOMAS
Is Gaining and the Administration Re
lied Upon to Pull Him Through.

lied Upon to Pull Him Through.
Annapolis. Md, Jan. 22.-The Mary
land legislature in joint session today
took another ballot for Il United States
Senator. which resulted as follows:
McComas 46.
Shaw Is.
Findlay 3.
Shryock ,.
German 46.
Total 113.
Necessary to a choice 81.
The effect of their ballot was to in
spire the most hopeful feeling in the
minds of the followers of Judge Me-
ComGss Judge McComas gained two
votes over yesterday, eX-Congressman
Findlay gained one. and all three came
from the ranks of Major Shaw
This fact, coupled with the prevailing
belief that the influence OF the leaders
of the National Republican party is
settlement of the contest, leads to the
belief that the end is not far off. The
AIcCemas men claim that their candi-
date will lie elected Tuesday of next
week. They claim to have seven more
votes well in hand, which will be cast
on Tuesday, if not on Monday.
When these votes come over, it is be-
lieved by the MeComas men that the
moral effect will be sufficient to stampede
enough of the eleven" from Baltimore
city to elect McComas.
Senator Norman b. Scott, who is au-
thorized to call caucus whenever he
sees fit, announced today that he would
probably cali it for Monday night.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23
$1,000 FIRE IN MT. AIRY.

Mt Airy, n. c.. Jan. 22.-(Special)-
Yesterday afternoon about , o'clock the
residence of DIR. E. NJ. HollmgswOrth
was destroyed by fire Loss $1,000: in
suIunce, $500. The fire is thought to
dlave caught from defective flue.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23
JUST II CHAT.

success phenomenal under the circum-
stances. Moreover, it Is the struggle, my
sister and my brother, of North Caro-
lima. that your Hucklcberly, wherever
he he, may be making in one form on
another. 1t is life in it's honest ana brave
and for the most part hidden Beginnings
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All Druggists refund the money if
it fails to Cure. 25c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23

Ricc's Goose Grease never fails to cure
Group, coughs and colds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23

These are prosperous times for the
men who have money.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23
" MOTHER'S FRIEND"
NEVER FAILS.

JOHN C. PoLHu.L, a leading druggist of
Macon, Ga, writes:
have sold quantity of ''Mothcr's Friend"
and have never knowa an instance where it failed
to produce the good results claimed for it, know
one lady the mother of three children, who suf-
fered greatly in the birth of each she obtained
bottle of me before her fourth confinement, and
was relieved quickly. MI agree that their labor
was shorter and less painful
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-01-23

Eyes it is a life of h,lStling,'' said
Huck, "and sometimes there are mo-
ments Of loneliness. specially after some
body from North Carolina comes and
goes. The lost times ] have seen here
have been with Col. julie Carr Whenever
he comes he sends for ne and takes me
to the big hotel whore the dinner is oat
o sight. The last time ] went with him.
after the dinner was over and we We're
getting mn. he slapned me ON the back
saving Old North Carolina amt YOU my
hoyr loud 80 everybody could hear; it
made me feel good like II" wanted me
to dinner SIRE enough. It's always a
biz time when he comes"
All this is. indeed. anitc personal. but
] do not believe anything is Of human
interest unlefs it is directly or Indirect
" personal In this world of tangle
where the motives and actions of men
specially in big city are complex and
oyeraid until the truth is buried, 1t is
sweet to catch glimpse of a clean cut
picture Of simple undesigning hoy strug-
Cling with all trust in men and with
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01

a way to force tree to bore for water. He selected hardy plum, cut off the small roots, leaving only the tap-root, and planted it deep, He fed the root with water daily, through hole in the ground, and by cutting off the sprouts as they appeared he concentrated the growth of the tree on the tap-root. He proved his theory, In time that tap root reached the underground water supply, and no further care of the tree was necessary. Other trees were treat ed in like manner, and the result is a thrifty orchard In a region where rain seldom falls. Another unique develop ment is that trees grown from the seed of the Ohio mans stock need no educa- tion, They bore for water as soon as they are set out, and there is little or no growth above ground until the water is reached.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
GREAT WORK.

There has been too much red tape,
 If there had been enough the story of La Grand Duchesse wouldn't need to
 be told, because some red tape man would have kept his eye on her. La Grande Duchesse is a transport which
 the government hired of the Plant steamship line. She is just about to be returned to her owners, and the dis
 covery is made that in her hold there
 are lot of provisions which have been stored there four months. They were
 originally loaded for consumption in
 Cuba, but were never unioaded, and she has been sailing around on various
 errands, carrying them with her. They
 amount to eleven hundred or twelve badly out of condition. A board of in- quiry has been appointed to find out how it could happen. Some one in the quartermaster's office laughed when the investigation was ordered, and wonder
 CT why such matter should attract attention. He mentioned transport that brought back to Tampa lot of
 mule shoes which had been taken to Cuba and not unloaded. Then the Ala
 mo brought back two pontoon trains
 that were said to be absolutely indis- pensable to successful landing at San- tiago. They had never left the Alamo's
 hold. The Breakwater brought back lot of provisions that had been loaded
 in May for the subsistence of a Massa-
 chusetts regiment. The Vigilancia
 brought back hold full of provisions. It seems almost incredible that so many such things could have been done.
 They reveal a great lack of power to n1an and execute
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
THE TRUTH Y4NTED.

One of the queer arguments against making fuss" over the mismanage- ment of the war is that it will tend to keep desirable men out of the army when they are needed. Perhaps it will. It certainly will unless the fuss causes such a change that confidence in the ability and good will of the War de- partment are restored. Will it not in the end be wiser to have it understood that a fuss will surely be made when the soldiers are not properly cared for? Will not good men be more likely to enlist if they know they will be treat ed humanely than they will if they know that they are not certain of good treatment and that all criticism will be flushed up?" Let the fuss go on until the truth is clear. Of course it is in convenient and troublesome, but it is also inconvenient and troublesome to read and hear the sad stories that come from various camps.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01

lation were vested the test was rejected by parliament and a new one ordered the test which is to be made on Sep tember 29,
 According to the Canadian system, parliament feels itself In honor bound to enact any legislation that has been approved by the people in their rrelim- mary ballots and therefore prohibition is likely to become an effective law. The prohibition proposed Is very stringent one. The form of the official ballot to be used at the September election is as follows: Are you in favor of the passing of an act prohibit ing the importation, manufacture or sale of spirits, wine, ale, beer, cider and all other alcoholic liquors for use as beverages?" It will be observed that this is full and sweeping. No liquors of any sort are to be manufactured or imported and the ban is placed even on apple cider. The proposal seems to ad- init of the introduction of liquors for medicinal purposes and this may supply the loophole through which the drug store drinking system found in the pro- hlbition states will make its way into Canada, but, on the other hand, parlia- ment may provide effective safeguards and enforce the law in Ina Spirit in which it will be made.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
HUMAN.

To borrow is human; to forget all about it is still more so.-Chicago News.
 Notwithstanding a fly has something like 1000 eyes, he cannot see that he is not wanted in the company he visits Boston Transcript.
 Bobby, you must not talk when am talking "Well, mamma, you don't spose can wait till you've gone t bed."-Detroit Free Press.
 You'd think her husband was a beast, the way he talks to her" Dear me! It's too bad she cant shut him p."-Philade1phia Bulletin.
 She-I will consent to be your wife, on one condition. He-Name it. She That you will stop smoking. He-All right; but let's make the engagement very short.-Chicago News.
 This" said MT. Filter, lis picture of the only girl I ever loved" How cleverly," said Miss Wyse, as she looked at the portrait, '"they do get up these composite photographs!"-
 Did you ever think what you would do if you had Rothschild's income?" said Seedy to Harduppe. "No; but I have often wondered what Rothschild would do if he had my income. ."-Tid- Bits.
 You" exclaimed the excited man, haven't the first instinct of a gentle man."
 T know it." replied the calm one.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
The Nreetipc at squawville.

There had bin hot revival of religion in
 the camp, An the rescued ones was thicker than
 bacteria on a tramp, Fur the parson was hustler, an was mus
 cled' out O sight, An was equally familiar with the gospel or
 fight. He was reckless in bis language, an he
 raked us fore an aft HI our hearts was sore an bleedln' rom
 the cuttin' gospel shaft, An the air was full O prayer. an the
 mountains echoed praise From the converts that had tumbled to the
 error of their ways When the tempest had subslded an the crop was gethered in, Leavin' only weeds an stubble in the
 Squawyille field O sin An we'd settled down serenely in the sary-
 ice O the Lord, Parson Bill begun to teach us how to swing
 the Christian sword. We had got the prayer meetin's Thursday
 nights to runnin' slick, Then the meetin of experience was tried
 but didn't stick, Fur it give some half-Saved sinners Of the
 camp welcome chance Fur to welt 1t to their neighbors in slan-
 d'rous song an dance. Bowlegged Hawley was the fust one that
 rig up to have his say, An he san Wched in u reference in quite suggestive way By assertin' that religion didn't Wean some
 folks from sin 'Nuff to cough up things they'd pilfered fore the spirit entered In. He was short a pair of pistols an some minor tools O trade, An the feller that absorbed 'em was q
 Christian, newly made, An he Wouidn't have to travel very fur to
 put his hand On some other sticky fingered pilgrims fur
 the Promised Land. This direct insinuation brought Jim Godfrey
 to his feet, With his features refectin' of his anger $ An he said, in words that sparkled full O
 vocalistic fire, If twas him as was referred to. then his
 brother was liar Deacon White, an ancient pillar Q the
 church, clipped in to say That it wasn't orthodoxy fur to beller
 that-a-way, When Dick Johnson interrupted an excited
 ly inferred That he'd bung the Deacon's peppers if he
 said another word! Epithets O sinful ,meanin' got to fiashin'
 through the air In a manner that'd raise a meek an lowly
 Christians hair, An the rattled congregation in its hurry
 didn't note IHdt the paFSOn Hdu dflSeH all was peeHH
 off his coat Like bosom Q destruction an u avalanche
 O wrath Ha came down the aisle a knockin O the
 brethren from his path, An he waxed a whole lot warmer, as he
 smote 'em hip and thigh, When the fist O Bruiser Baxter landed or
 his sacred eye Soon the bulk O us was layin somewhat
 damaged on the floor, While the rest was seekin' egress througI
 the winders an the door, An the Darson kep' q knockln' with the
 hottest kind O stuff Till the wust O us admitted that we all hat
 quite enough, Then he asked us to be seated an ex
 pressed the hope that we Would conduct our future worship witt
 less animosity, An he put pious close to the experience
 affair By sayn' mighty kindly: ''Let us al
 unite in prayer"
 Denver Post.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
 SIR JOSHUA'S LONDON HOUSE.

A Famous Old Residence About to be
 Changed Beyond Recognition.
 By the time Londoners have returned from their autumn Wanderings house full of associations, and, indeed, well known to many of them, will have been altered, enlarged, and in part recon- structed, almost past recognition. It stands near the center of the west side of Leicester Square, with it's fine front age and long first-floor windows, an inn posing structure noticeable enough even to those who know nothing of it's antecedents. It was the house to which Sir Joshua Reynolds removed in the year 1760, where he lived for the rest of his life, where the most famous of his pictures were painted, and where he died without any visible symptoms of pain on the night of Thursday, Febru- ary 23, 1792, in the siXty-ninth year of his age"
 We can still wander about the house and find some of the old associations clinging to it. There is stately last century flavor about that Georgian hall, with it's Corinthian columns and fluted shafts and about it's proportioned stalrcase-so unlike what the modern builder gives us now. The newels from which it's balustrades start are carved with acanthus leaves, and taper deli- cately to the base. The iron balustrade itself bellies out over the edge of the stairs. in order, as one sees, to allow easy passage up or down for ladies who lived in the days when petticoats were
 "tempestuous," or when hoops were worn. Leicester Fields, as it was called, was picturesque neighborhood. Before Sir Joshua took the house an- other painter had lived in it. This was Henry Robert Morland, capable ar list, whose fame has been eclipsed by the greater reputation of his son. There are two portraits by this Henry Morland now in the National gallery ladies, obviously, though one is painted Washing and the other Ironing lin- en. Very delicate they both are in col or, and very aristoeratic in bearing these ladies masquerading as laundry maids certainly look. The models are said to be two of the beautiful Miss Cummings. We may fancy them easily to have passed up that broad staircase, though when Reynolds took the house he remodelled much altered a great ] dea, and laid out fifteen hundred
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
AN EGG-sHAPED CHURCH.

An interesting experiment in church building is to be made in Buffalo. The test is to be on a small scale, the building being only 60x35 feet. The peculiarity is to be in the shape of the interior, which is to be exactly that of an egg, with the pulpit in the small end of the oval It is expected that the acoustic quality of the building will be fine. Externally much of the oval formation will be hidden by the gabled roof and by the vestibuled entrances. building, when the plans were submit ted, that the only other similar buld- ing in this country is the Mormon Tenn pie at Salt Lake City. That was built on acoustic principles, but it is ellipti- cal rather than egg-shaped. The de- signer of the new Buffalo church is at work on plans for larger oval audi torium, to seat 1000 persons, and which will furnish better test of the idea.
 It is to be hoped that the true word of God can and will be heard in this meeting house and that bicycle sermons will not be needed to draw hearers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01

overskirt that was rounded in back and pointed in front and in box pleats all round. The blouse waist had box -pleat- ed fronts and back, and a shawl collar of burnt orange velvet edged with a black silk cord scroll, the same cord running down the edges of the front. The tucked yoke and vest were of white mull and the belt was black velvet.
 Bracelets are again fashionable At first they were accepted as souvenirs only. Among such were birthday bracelets of heavy silver or gold, set at intervals with cabouchon cut stones chosen according to the birth month
 Those in silver were inexpensive and pretty, but when thin flexible band of gold was so set with the jewels that the gold band clasped each stone about it's middle, half of the stone projecting on the outer side of the band half on the under, then the bracelet was a beautiful ornament. Other hands of silver or gold were made suitable by quaint lettering with some pretty phrase or quotation. The chain brace let with little paddock that used to be called the engagement bracelet is again seen and in little while we may have the jingle of bangles back again.
 Among the novelties are bracelets of gun metal hung with tiny military charms. Mascot bracelets are many; one of enamel four-leaf clovers linked so the bracelet is flexible; another is of tiny fit enamel wild flowers linked together. For the girl who boasts a namesake flower such a bracelet is sup posed to be especially suitable. These bracelets are inisdh at each end with little ring through which ribbon passes, trying to close the bracelet. This is new idea, is becoming to the arm and assures the snug fit of the or- nament FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
pROHIBITION IN CANADA.

Northward the star of prohibition takes it's way. On the 18th of this month the Canadian people are to vote on the question of national prohibition of the liquor traffic, and it seems to be conceded by the leading Canadian newspapers that the measure will carry. The Toronto World, a conserva- tive journal, declares that 'the great mass of the people undoubtedly are in favor of such legislative action," and this opinion is sustained by the editorial utterances of most of the Montreal papers,
 The Canadians have been agitating this question of national prohibition for a number of years. Four years ago a national plebiscite was taken, which in- dicated majority sentiment in favor of prohibition. but owing to. an uncer- tainty as to where the powers of legis-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other small advertisements, One Cent Worw each in sertion. Five Cents Word for full week (seven times).
 Display advertisements, per inch, one ino Io serton, $1 20; each subsequent insertion, 40 cents one week, $320; one month. S1o; one year, $40. ~
 Obituary Notices in prose or verse, 15 cents per line, Notices of Births, Mar rages, Deaths and Funerals, 50 cents each Local Notices, 15 cents per line.
 Yearly advertisers are limited to thelr own immediate business (all matter to pc unobjectionable). and their contracts do not include Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01
FASHION NOTES.
Deserving a Welcome.

If the admirer of taffeta and other crisp weaves of silk is inclined to re- gret the passing of such silks from fashion, it is because she has not seen it's successors made up to good ad- vantage. Even the owner of @ little worn taffeta gown would find the change of favor reasonable could she see how beautiful the soft silks are when made after fashionable models
 This picture presents one of these con- vincing self excusers. 1t was in cadet blue foulard plaided with fine black lines, the material being taken bias for he whole gown. The skirt had an
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-01

A recent Algerian census disclosed one married man but twelve years old, and widower and divorced husband who had only reached fifteen. A good many boys are married at thirteen and fourteen, while some at fifteen have several wives.