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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10
NO WAR FOR THEM.

A Georgia bard, moved by spirit Of
patriotism, sings:
"A little space TO write in,
And springtime to delight in
Let others do the fightin'"'
And still another, who likes a quiet
pastoral life, sings:
No volleyed war in mine
Steel swords and sash of silk;
Give me the lowing kline
Cornbread and buttermilk"
p
Some of the eastern folklore journals
are off, on negro dialect. That to
which they give preference is about as
correct as the mouthings of the end man
in the average minstrel troupe 1t is a
dialect entirely unacceptable i'll the
localities of which it is said to be char
acteristic And folklore journals are
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10

troubled with a
bad cangh. she
hs dtried anumber
of physical n s.nut
they failed to core
her. She was To-
duced ID try Pc
ri mas and inn
mediately a mark
ed change took
place after using
2 e -ru n n t lie
cough ceased, and
in a short time her
other I'm @ n ia
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10

Nj. l.. Yocum. Cameron, Pa, says: Il
was a sufferer for ten years, trying most
all kinds OF pile remedies, but without
success. DeWitt's Witch Hazel SalVe
was recommended to me. ! used one
box. 1t has effected a permanent cure;
AS a permanent cure for piles DeWltt
Witch Hazel Salve has no equal. deart'
q Heartt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10
HE WAS THERE.

WAS Mrs. Yungfirte much cut up
over her husbands sudden death, doc
tor?''
Not anything like so much as he was.
You see, there were ten surgeons at the
post-mortem, and none of 'em agreed on
where the trouble lay. Sloper.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10

Witnesses in Maryland courts WIN ~
longer have to kiss the Bible wneh tan
ing oaths, nor will they be Obliged 70 say
$50 help me God" a new ia" li"a
made these changes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10
AN ADDITIONAL REASON.

The present war scare has provided
me with an additional explanation Of
why war ships are called she, re-
marked the Snake Editor to the Horse
Editor
What is itr'
Because they change their names
when they change ownership. Pitts
burg Chronicle Telegraph.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10
TO THE 1RREPREssIBLE.

" L II II IL lxC01oLIL.
- AL al --..!!t
THE Maine"-again
o singers yaini
You're Il perplexing study;
For still it's plain
That, like the Maine,
Much of your verse is muddy.
1t goes without saying, if Spain tackles
the American flag she'll be beaten with
many stripes.
- s
The Spanish women" says an ex.
change, will sell their tresses for wa1
fund"
But that would only add to their dis
tresses.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10

Coughs and colds quickly cured Dy
Goose Grease Eminent. Always gun
anteed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10
FTaRkStanton's Sayings
ATLANTA Constitution.)
Ii HUNG CHANG.

Can American Protest)
Are they going to hang
Ii Hung Chang
Are they going to cut OFF his head,
And, Oh.-turn pale.-
His little pigtail?
Oh. that's what the cable said.
Will the sword fall-bang.
On Ii Hung Chang,
Who made us the friendly call
And asked us how
Was our liver now,
And the women their ages, all.
Kill Kang and Swang
And the winsome Wang,
And the fellow who has One Lung;
But for Joss his sake
Don't you dare to make
A funeral of Old Ii Hung
There's wild Wan Lee
He's a cheap wasliee,
And frolicsome Hop Lee, young;
And blithe Sam Hop
Let their heads all drop,
But spare us our friend Ii Hung.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10
BRIEFS FROM BILLvILLE.

Physicians take u grave view of the
war fever.
We are all ready to fight, il the gov
ernment will present arms.
We are all patriots in war and pension
lists afterwards.
War may be wisdom, but it's hard to
beat peace and peaches.
population. We have providence and
the doctors.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10

presumed to be correct in these matters.
That is the pity of it.
Thrice he's disarmed who lets his quar-
rel rust.
The government will not be able to
make soldier of John Vance Cheney.
He sings:
Il would rather be
Meath greenwood tree,
With Il song and Il handful of daisies,
Than the darling of victory
Mid the bray of the rabbles praises >
This national suspense is dreadful, but
still it's healthier than being blown Up
by torpedoes.
Fifty millions for defence.
And not a thing defended sence.
Mr. Edgar Saltus doesn't like Mr..
Stephen Phillips. And yet, Mr.. Phillips
was served hot from London under
brown covers.
The Press., 1898-11-17

Furthering the benevolent advice of the Associated Charities in recommending the sick and suffering to use Dr. Greene s Nervura blood and nerve remedy the grand cure for disease which Rev. Dr. Dewitt Talmage used and recommends to the people, and concerning which Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher wrote highest praise of lts wonderful beneficial effects - Clara Barton, President of the Red Cross So- ciety, now gives public indorsement of this great remedy which is so perfectly Apd effectually curing the people from their complaints.
 Why will people continue to suffer and drag out an unhappy and miserable exis- tence of sickness, pain, weakness and de- bllIty when there Is a remedy sure to cure |! Df. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy Is pronounced on every hand aud by all classes of people to be the most wonderful cure for disease ever known. It cures where all others fail. Physicians declare Dr. Greene's Nervura to be beyond doubt the grandest medical discovery ot this century, and recommend and prescribe 1t as the surest of all remedies to restore health and strength, to make the sick well, and to relieve the weakness, debility, pain, anguish and suffering of disease.
 What higher commendation can this medicine have, what more convincing proof, what more positive assurance that DT. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy will surely cure than the recom- mendation and indorsement of the Presi- dent of the Red Cross Society, the world wide known and universally loved and honored, Clara Barton, who has brought relief to thousands of the worlds suffering whose crowning act of benevolent charity in c~-"vi"c- to stricken Cub; ships laden
The Press., 1898-11-17
CLARA BARTON. Her Grand Endorsement of Dr.
 Greene'S NerVufa.
Encouraging the Sick to Use
 This Greatest of Remedies.

with the tender mercies of charity is . matter of history known to all the world. Such is the world famous Clara Barton, President of the Red Cross Society, and her words in praise and recommendation Iof the wonderful curer of disease, Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy, will be the kindling of new hope to thou sands upon thousands ot those who are sick, out of health, weak, nervous, or who suffer from headaches, rheumatism, neu- ralgia or other painful and distressing dis ease, kidney complaints, nervous affections or poor and devitalized blood.
 Clara Barton says:
 "We have tried Dr. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy and although the remedy has been in our hands but a short time, we judge that the remedy has all of the merits which are claimed for it. We shall still continue its use, with the ex- pectation that we shall be able to indorse it still more highly.
 CLARA BARTON, Pre- ident of the American National Red
 Cross, Washington, D. C."
 If you wish to be made we'll and strong again, if you wish health to take the place of disease, if you wish to know what it is to be without pain, weakness, nervous ness, humours, or indeed, any kind of nervous and physical suffering, take Dr. Grcenes Nervura blood and nerve remedy.
 Dr. Greene's Nervura is not a patent medicine, but the prescription of Dr. Greene, of s West I4th St., New York City, the most successful physician in curing diseases, and is, therefore, exactly and perfectly adapted to cure. Consulta- tion, examination and advice in regard to any case may be had free at Dr. Greene's office, either if you call or write.
The Press., 1898-11-17
The Considerate Mules.

General Banks was besieging Port Hudson. La., the southern gateway to the control of the Mississippi river. A body of troops had marched into the back country to look for lowering Con- federate cas airy and were sleeping one moonIess night behind stacked rifles in readiness for a night attack. The attack came in an unexpected form. Some six or eight army mules. getting somehow detached from the wagon wheels to which they were tied at night, were seized by 8 panic and came charging down almost the entire line of the Fifty second Massachusetts volunteers. Every man lay covered with "shelter tent, !" a piece of white cotton cloth about five feet square.
 As the mules rushed over each one of us he woke suddenly with 8 cry and sprang up, raising his shelter tent in one hand or upon his front, so that he seemed like 8 sheeted and gibbering ghost. This successive rising of over 400 apparitions added wildness to the panic of the mules, and they fairly flew down the line. Now. the remarkable thing is that while many 8 man had his side rubbed hard or his scalp abraded by the hcof CT the leg ot a mule not a man was really stepped on or badly hurt. It was for months a subject of comment with us that the mules in their intensi- fled panic should nevertheless have been able to see where to step, should have cared where they stepped and in their speed should have been able always to step on the ground. Spectator.
The Press., 1898-11-17
Amazing CIeverness of Birds.

There is something very remarkable in the almost reasoning powers mani tested occasionally by birds in elnding pursuit or in tuning attention from their nests and young, but in few is this more noticeable than in the duck tribes. In Captain Blacks narrative of his arctic land expedition the following instance of this is given:
 One of his companions, MT. King, having shot a female duck, fired again and, as he thought, disabled it's male companion. Accordingly, leaving the dead bird. which he had the mortified tion of seeing shortly afterward carried of by one of the white headed eagles. he waded into the water after the drake which, far from being futtered or alarmed, remained motionless, as if waiting to be taken up. Still, as he ueared it, it glided easily away through innumerable little hooks and windings Several times he reached out his hand to seize it, and, having at last with great patience managed to coop it up in corner, from which there appeared to be no escape, he was tliumphantly bending down to take it when, to his utter astonishment, it looked around at him, cried "QuackP' and then flew away so strongly that he was convinced he had never hit it at all The bird g object clearly was to draw the gunner away from its companion.
The Press., 1898-11-17
Educating Her Girls.

Standards of conduct differed from those now in general acceptance For instance. walking one day to Ipswich we met a laborer's wife and her two daughters, girls of I2 and IA
 "So, Mrs P.," said my eldest sister "you have been shopping
 "No, miss, -" replied the good wom- an, with an unmistakable air of self approval, "but I am anxious to do my girls all the good can. so have just taken them to see a man hanged. "- "Reminiscences of Bentham Edwards.
 All Alone In That Class.
 MT. Hunker-I have merely a speak ing acquaintancew with Miss Th-ockmor- ton.
 MT. Spatts-You are very lucky. All her other acquaintances are listening acOuaintaDceS Stray Stories
The Press., 1898-11-17
The Dough Head Discovered.

That truth is stranger than fiction is illustrated by the following true story. relates the Lapeer Press: About 40 years ago boy was kicked by horse. The physician attending the case found his skull was broken, and good share of his brains had leaked out Thinking to do the best he could and knowing it would not do to leave the place vacant, the doctor took buckwheat flour, and, making a thick batter, trephined the skull and filled the cavity, That boy lived and grew to to man, weighs 25O pounds and is smart as most men. Living not far from Oakwood, he does business ill Lapeer quite often and is all right, only once ill awhile that buck wheat batter will rise, and then he is daft for a time Dr. William Rossman, who died in this city. did the surgical inh
The Press., 1898-11-17
Swapping Telephones.

The following story comes from the Grand Rapids Press and has to do with @ man and a woman who are employed in different offices in one of the large buildings of that city. Each office has 8 telephone, but as it happens one is an instrument belonging to the Citizens company, the other a Bell instrument.
 One day the man had occasion to use the Citizens line and stepped across the hall to the lady's office.
 Have you Citizens phone?' he asked. and she replied in the affirmative.
 "Well, he ventured: "I'm a citizen. May use it?''
 Why, of course he might use it, but inwardly she was inclined to envy his ability to stand up and assert his citi- zenship in this way. for some of her womanly propensities were of the ''new- ish" sort. An hour later she balanced accounts with him.
 "Have you a Bell telephone?'' she asked on stepping into his office. He did not try to deny it
 Well, I'm belle. May use it?'
The Press., 1898-11-17
Lord CrOunNP.

To read Egyptian French acoouhts oe Lord Cromer. you would picture him c stiff browed, hard mouthed. cynical, taciturn martinet. To look at tho real man. you would say that he gave half of his time to sleep and the other half to laughing. Lolling in his carriage through. the streets of Cairo, or light ing fresh cigarette in his office, dress. ed in a loose fitting gray tweed and 8 striped shirt. with ruddy face, ehort white hair and short white mussache, with gold trimmed eyeglasses half hid ing eyes half closed, mellow of voice and fluent of speech--is this the per fidious Barring. you ask yourself. whom Frenchmen detest and strive to initiate? this the terrible Lord Cromer whom khedives obay and tremble?
 His demeanor is genial and courteous. His talk is easy. open, shrewd, hui.. or ous. His subordinates admire, respect even love him. He is the mildest man. nered man that ever sacked prime min ister. Only somehow yon still felt the steel stifening the velvet. He is genial. but he would be bold man who would take liberty with him; he talks, only not for publication; he is loved. yet be must always be obeyed VI ret as long as he can, steel as soon as iie must that is Lord Crcmer - Egypt in lS9S." by G. w Stevens
The Press., 1898-11-17
A Sure Sign of Group.
a. African Moehef-in-law.

A native has been committed 10 the high court for trial tor mu,ilating his mother-in-law by cutting of her ear.
 The native averred that his mother .in-law had eItempted to entice her daughter away from him. her lawful husband, to some other native, and he took the extreme measure of cutting eff her ear as \ gentle hint to mind her own business dwelo Times.
 ! GLoRI US NKws comes from Dr. D. B. Cargile. of Washifa. IT. He writes: -Four bottles of Electric Bltters have cured Mrs. Brewster of scrofula, which had caused her great suffering for years. Terrible sores would break out on her head and face, and the best doctors could give no help; but her cure is complete and her health Is excellent This shows what thousands have provpd.-fhat Elec- tric Bitters is the best blood purifier known. It's the supreme. remedy for ec- zema, letter, salt rheum. ulcers, b0ils and running sores. It stimulates liver, kid- neys and bowels, @xpels peisons, helps di- Resfion, builds up the strength. Only 90 conts. Guaranteed.
 Sold hy A. 0. Eaton, Druggist.
The Press., 1898-11-17
The Howell TorpedO.

Commodore John A. Howell, who has just been promoted to the rank of rear admiral. is the inventor of a self propelling torpedo that differs in sev- eral respects from the Whitehead. The chief novelty of the American system relates to the mode of driving the screw
 Whitehead stored compressed air in a chan Der in his torpedo and placed in an adjoining compartment a small en- zine which should be operated thereby at the right juncture. Howell employs 8 heavy flywheel, which is put in rapid revolution, just before the torpedo is launched. by connecting its projecting axle with a steam engine that is entire ly independent of the torpedo The Howell system has been improved since it was first patented ill 1871, and it has been extensively used in the United States navy
The Press., 1898-11-17
At Sea on Maaknk.

A funny scene occurred many years ago in congress A present of Arabian horses. sword. etc., arrived from the imam of Maskat for President Adams A western member with same heat moved that the gift should be sent back, with letter from congress-, in- forming the ruler of Maskat that the president of the United States was no king, but the servant of the people, and was not permitted to give or receive presents.
 Another member rose "Such let ter. Mir. Speaker. he said, .can easily be written. But where is it to be sent! Where is Maskat?,'
 There was no response. Apparently not a member of the house was prepared to answer. nor could Maskat then be found in any atlas published in this country. It was found at last on Ger man map A civil answer was returned, and the geographers made haste to in- sert Maskat in the next edition of their maps.
The Press., 1898-11-17

"Yea We can't go on like this. Miss Helmsley."
 "Nor' Nora felt the color go out of her face
 ''It isn't fair to you, and besides L. things have changed"-
 "You mean that Betty''-
 "Miss Oakhurst is going to be mar ried." Nora gasped, but did not speak "She is engaged to Lord Barthorpe. : I met Lady Oakhurst just now, and she was overfowing with loving kindness to the world in general.
 Betty has behaved abominaply." put in Nora indignantly.
 Ted Markham smiled.
 "I think, on the contrary, that she has shown remarkably good sense. am going to leave London. I really came this afternoon to gay goodby."
 Nora bit her lips
 "I am very sorry," she began hesi- tatingly. "I am afraid I was rather to blame. but l thought Betty really cared, and"-
 She left the sentence unfinished. Ted Markham's demeanor puzzled her. He was quite white, and there was g. look in his eyes which troubled her. What was there in her fluffy haired, blue eyed little friend to move 8 man SO? That her companion had taken some great resolution, and that 8 sineularly diff cult one, it was easy enough to perceive.
 "Are you going to be away long?" she asked awkwardly. "I mean, are you going far?''
 "I think of going to have look at the antipodes. My father has some i'm terest, and hope to get sent of to Mel bourne"
 But haven't you made up your mind rather hurriedly?" she objected timidIy.
 "Hurriedly? WhE I put things in train weeks agof'
 Weeks ago" she exclaimed. But Betty's engagement is quite fresh. Did you suspect'-
 "I suspected nothing. knew"-
 You knewi'' she exclaimed indig- nantly. "Then why didn't you speak? Why didn't you tell me?"
 "Tell you" She stared at him, his tone was so vehement "Oh, about Bet ty, you meanr'
 "Of course. What else could mean?"
 Nothing, of course"-
 Really, don't understand you He laughed drearily as he rose. No I must not explain. Goedby.''
 She looked up at him with startled eyes
 "You aye too hard on B.~ss. 9ne"- "On Set.y? Don't you A.; that haven t thought of her for weeks-that found out long ago that we had made 8 mistaken
 "Then why are you going?' She managed to keep her eyes upon his face, though her cheeks burned and she felt almost choked. Don't you know that 1 am almost a pauper?' he said bitterly. as he turned away.
 Nora ttok sten after him. Are you going sne asked in a trembling voice, because you want lo make your fortune or because-because 1 am too rich?''
 "Norav'
 She covered her face with her hands. "Oh, if you were not in love with Betty, didn't you see-didn' t you guess weeks ago''- The voices of the chaperons were loud in condemnation when the engage | ment was announced, and the mother | of younger sons and ungilt titles de- clared that Lady Hewitt had allowed her niece to throw herself away, while Betty Oakhurst shook her pretty head and reflected sadly that men were fckle creatures ana that feminine friendship | was but 8 broken reed.-London World.
The Press., 1898-11-17
Gladstone's Courtesy.

My father" says a London restau- rant keeper. was milkn4an. and his place was in the neighborhood of liar. ley street. He supplied the Gladstone family with milk, and l delivered it. One day when on my rounds thunder storm came on as I had just reached MT. Gladstone's house. and the rain descend cd in torrents. I rang the servants bell. but it was not promptly answered, and meantime was being soaked with the rain. The front door opened, and 8 kindly voice asked me to step into the doorway, so that might be sheltered. Mir. Gladstone had seen me from the window and opened the door himseik He also rang for the servant, so that might be attended to without furtheE delay.n
The Press., 1898-11-17
rH1RTY YEARS AGO.
Items of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.l November go, 1868.

Items of local interest taken from the columns of The Press. thirty years ago.l
 November %, 1868. A. D. Cady announces a ball at the Furnace Hollow hotel Thanksgiving even- ing.
 The new road from this village as far as the West place has been completed and accepted by the commissioners, and Is now open for travel. Quite number of our people were re- warded for early rising last Saturday morning, being delighted spectators of the magnificent meteoric showers that occurred at that time. The meteors fell from all parts of the heavens, differing in brilliancy and color, some being as large as the largest rockets. The most brilliant display occurred between four and five o'clock.
 CovENTRY.-Addison Kingsbury has so far completed his new building for the manufacture of pasteboard boxes that he expects to occupy it the last of this pres ent week. The young ladies employed by MT. Kingsbury provided an entertain. ment the evening of November 18th. in the new shop and invited Mir. Kingsbury and lady with few friends to help them dedicate the new building, which was pleasantly done.
 | BIRTHS Stafford Hollow, November | g, 1888, son to Leander Rood. | Stafford Springs, November. 18th, ( daughter to Horatio Brown.
 Stafford Springs, November 7th. son | Herbert B., to Edwin B. Holt. MARRIED. Coventry, Novembe
 10, 1868, by Rev. Wm. J. Jenning, ,Arnolt | Warren and Nellie E. Porter, both O Coventry.
The Press., 1898-11-17
A Bona Eide Remedy.

One reason that we SO enthusiastically en- dorse vinol is that it is genuine remedy. Vinolis not c patent medicine, nor. does vinol contain any ingredient that is not printed on the label of each bottle.
 Mir. Warren Toppan, of Lynn, who is . prominent chemist of that city, is impressed by the merits of vinol largely on this account. He writes as follows:- -.. .s
 Another great point that impresses me strongly in favor of Vinol is the fact .it is an absolutely honest remedy, that contains on it's label description of everything of which it is composed. On this account Vinol should be placed in an entirely diffsrent class from the many patent medicines and secret nos- trums of which the public have become sus- picious."
 vinol we have learned by experience to be moro efficient than cod liver oil in any form in which cod liver oil has evcr bcene sold. -vinol in addition is positively delicious to the taste. As reconstTuctor Vinol hes no equal. Yours very truly,
 A. G. EATON,
 Special vinOl representative.
The Press., 1898-11-17
CRITICISM.

to gray, Slow fading in the somewhat foggy west To tke color cultured critic twas . very dull display
 yesterday. | wonder why" he murmured as he sadly turned away, "ea-.. "The sunsets can't be always at their best r. Charlotte Perkins Stetson in Chap Book.