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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-27

by the Army and Navy Christian Com
mission Among the Soldiers

Washington. Aug. 2G.-PrcSident Mo
Kinley has written the following letter
congrutuating the Army and Navy
Christian Commission on its work among
the soldiers during the war:
Executive Mansion, Aug. 2G. 1898.
John j. McCook, Esq, Chairman EN-
ecutive Committee. Army and Navy
Christian Commission, New York City.
My Dear Sir: | have noted with much
pleasure the admirable work that the
Army and Navy Commission, organized
by the international Committc of the
Young Mems Christian Association has
been accomplishing for the physical aud
social welfare Of our soldiers. Hoping
that the good work may hc continued,
l am,
'Flithfully yours.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-27
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAS.
Adjourned After the Election of Sever
al Officers.

indianapolis, Ind. Aug. 2G.-The Su-
preme Lodge Knights of Pythias adj
journed this evening after having elect
g, the following officers:
Supreme ancellor-Thomas G. Sam
pie. Allegheny. Pa.
Supreme Vice Granddaughter II.
Feathers, Wisconsin.
The other officers will be elected to
morrow.
The men elected were on the SLATE.
Much Of the morning session Of the Su-
preme Lodge was devoted to the cGnsid-
Grafton of the report of John A. Hinsey,
Supreme Organizer Of the endowment
rank of that organization
The man whose only thought is for
L = q l. L u
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-27
THEY ARE COMING BACK.

County Returns to the Democratic
Party.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-27

Ask your dealer for Grape just once,
and you will always do the same in the
future. aug G m
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-08-27

The man whose only Thought is for
himself has but a little use of trains.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-31
Queer Australian Contrivances.

Some men were handling a little
piece of WOOD about the shape of a
cigar boat, and or 5 inches long,
with a long reed kind of tail to it.
What odd thing is that wooden
rat?'' asked the guardsman..
"Wichi-wichi, . replied Warrigul.
Just then a native whirled one
over his head at dangerous gait
and sent it flying out along the
level ground. The little nose of it
bobbed up and down, and the queer
oblong thing worked its way along,
with its tail as a balance, at fear
full rate. It ran along the ground
for 60 or 10 yards Others competed
at the game of wichi Wiehin until the
winner scored over 100 yards in, the
directest line to the target, s...
Then they swung the thulawalla.
Thisiis atfsh shaped piece of thin
wood tied to. long string and
swung around and around by means
of a long stick. The noise of it
much sresembled the roar of a giant
bull enraged. Thehulawallais used
by the tribesmen to warn off the
women during the week of the sa-
cred bora dance. 1t can be heard
three to four miles away, according
to the wind and lay of the country.
During that week the women must
not come in hearingof the dread in
strument or they suffer dire agony
to a sure death. Outing.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-31
The Scent ii Flowers.

As q. rule the scent of flowers
does NOT exist in them as in a store
or gland, but rather as a breath, an
'exhalation. While the flower lives
it breathes out its sweetness, but
when it dies the fragrance usually
ceases to exist. The method Of
stealing from the flower its fra
GRANGE while it is still living is no
new thing, and it is not known when
it was discovered that butter, ami
NAL far or oil would absorb the odor
given off by living flowers placed
near them and would themselves
become fragrant. New York Ledg-
or teAe4
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-31
Different stars.

An Aud Kirk man was being
shown through the new United
Presbyterian church in a town in
the west Of Scotland. Gazing at
the stars painted on the ceiling, he
inquired their meaning. "Oh, " was
the reply, you knowwhat the book
says He made the stars alsoG' 7
''Weel, observed the man, I'VE ken
the differ between your kirk and
oorsG It's this-ye haze your stars
on the ceilin, and we've oors in the
poolpitl''
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-31
GOOD FORTUNE IN DISGUISE,
An Unguarded Speech Leads to an Ope1
nfnrla Rise In Life

An Unguarded Speech Leads to an Oper-
ator's Rise In Life.
It isn't easy to tell when fate
means well by man. Some of her
apparently hardest knocks are all
for the victims good. A crushing
piece of misfortune may be the
means of squirting the crushed one
to more ambitious efforts. 1t did
SO in one Clevelander's case to
certainty.
He was a telegraph operator and
q good one, but he wasn't in favor
with the chief. In fact, the chief
didn't possess many friends among
the boys. He was disposed to be
sharp and quick with them, and
telegraph operators are sensitive
lot.
There was a vacant room that
hadn't been occupied for a long
time, and the chief one day took
possession of it as a sort of private
Office. The operator whose story
we are telling didn't know about the
change, and that very day when he
happened to be in the Mushroom
with one of the boys he opened up
on the chief in a particularly savage
fashion. The Mushroom was sepa-
rated by the thinnest kind of parti-
ton, and every word could be heard
distinctly on the other side.
The operator dipped his face over
the washbasin, and as he sputtered
and splashed he blessed the chief in
a shockingly left handedway. The
man with him tried to stop the ii
rade, but he couldn't catch his eye,
nor could he get near enough to him
in time to shake him. Finally the
other man exhausted himself and
turned around with a towel in his
hands. Then he saw the look of
horror on his companion Is face. He
knew that he was doomed.
AS he stepped from the Mushroom
with a jaunty air he met the chief.
II suppose, said the latter, ''you
are ready to express your personal
opinions in public as well as behind
your victims back9''
The operator never wavered a
hairbreadth.
81 am, he said smilingly, and !
can add little to what I have al
ready said" And with that he ex-
pressed his opinion of the chief in
still more vigorous language, took
his hat and stalked out.
It was the first time he had been
an idler since he was boy. He
felt little dazed. Then he resolved
on bold stroke. He would go
straight to New York. So.
That night he was on his way.
Within a week he had secured an
excellent situation. Today he COM
mands salary of at least Sc, 1000.
''And owe it all, !" he said not
long ago to a Cleveland friend, ito
the fact that / fred myself out of
the old operators room. ''-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-31
The Art of Love.

A new cart of Love" is being
compiled by a modern Ovid, who
lays down this bit of advice: A man
who calls on a girl whose preference
for him is marked and who attempts
to outstay the other fellow is a fool
who hazards his prospects by his
persisteney. If he is pretty sure of
her, he should withdraw early, APP
parently leaving the field in posses
sion of his rival. But the rival
won't have a nice time. Oh, mol
The girl will blame him for the I'M
accounted for exit of the favored
one Things will be all right the
next time they meet, but there will
be only snubs for the rival San
Francisco Argonaut.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-31
A Case Of Preserves.

After hearing argument in case
a Georgia justice said, I'm sorter
mixed on this here matter. an I'll
preserve my decision. +" About
what time, judge, = said the lawyer,
will you dish out them preserves 2"
"Thar's no tellin, replied his hon
or. I've got sight O. plowin ter
do an erbout ten acres ter fence in.
Jest take the pris'ner ter Jail till
fall. Exchange.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-31

There is considerable difference
between the size of the hands and
feet and, curiously enough, on op-
posite sides. Thus, while the right
hand is generally larger, it is the
left foot which is the bigger and
stronger of the two. This is prob
ably due to the fact that we stand
habitually on the left foot.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1898-08-31
sim with Us.

/ Investigation has pretty thor
bughly exploded that Pocahontas
story
sAnd yet there is plenty of evil
Aence that John Smith was saved. :"
Chicago Journal.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25

mess. as hiss been hlntet a, but q mia
take IN judgment. should be be- elect
ed Il means one printer lees IN the next
convention Of the A. ?. o. l.. and the
loyal members % our craft will neces-
sarily take this into consideration
when the voting begins. An influential
member Of No. : al the last meeting
Of this union in debating Why the l. T.
L. should not withdraw from the A. r.
OF l., coniended that the latter body
could be called a child o. the l. T. T.
and Il was our duty % see him grow
into manhood This Is true on the
same hypothesis four representatives
o. the right metal can accomplish more
Tor our cauge than can three Besides
] do not favor sending the same dele
gates year IN and year ont unless they
have especially distinguished them
selves. Conditions have made Ne all
what we are today and the man who
has the ability 10 create new oondi-
lions whereby the lie Of the toller IL
made less burdenaome and be obtains
40 equitable reward for bis brain and
muscle u the man 70 consider. and not
the politician or chestnut" This lat
ter term u not meant FOR Mr. Morrison
only ] repeat IN effect new contInren-
cles make a new order Of things This
Il an age q progression. or u should
be- anyhow. with organized labor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25

"Thcre Is one thing about Dewey. q"
said naval officer at Washington tho
other day. lie has always insisted
that biz ship should be a. well dressed
as he And we must all acknowledge
that Dewey's boat was invariably the
spIck and span Of the squadron. his
sailors the cleanest and his drills tho
martest. lie makes Il an unbreakable
rule that everything on his vessel can
only be done one way. and that the
right way. No slovenlness ls toler-
ated And have no doubt that Il was
his methodical care Of all the details
that made u possible for him. 1900
miles from home. TO take his fleet G2s
miles from the nearest friendly port.
carrying coal and ammunition with
him. sail into hostile harbor and
make a fight upon a hostile fleet and
hostile forts that will be celebrated
for all time In the history OF naval
warfare for lis daring and It's sue,
cess"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25

In 1851 mlr-1'- wars man. strahan
by ramc captured almost H.nvio.hand-
ed. one " tho forts ON the Holrly Tho
fort. which was strongly situated was
invested by the admiral aal s'rahan
during the time Of midday rrnofo wan
dored of ION his own In l's direction.
Gaining the walls without dlfcovery
he took II into hl5 head Ia scale a
breach made hy tho cannon Of tho
ships and, on reaching the Platform.
he nourlshod his cutlass and fred his
plr'ol at the nlrrura." shouting "tho
place Is mlnc!" The native aol,lers
attacked him and no held hB own with
lndomitahle pluck till ro.cniorccd "
ore or two other tlrs. who had stray.
r'ci ont NJ camp and heard his huzzaa
The enemy, unproflrCd for this M
timed attack, and fearing further In.
vaders fed from The fort upon the on.
posite side leaving twenty cannon and
a large store ~ ammunition. Much 10
Strahan's surprise he was leciurcd nv
the admiral for His breach NJ dlsclpllne
and he was dismissed with hint Of u-
ture punishment We'll" said sira.
han III I'm nngvcd for this here ao-
tlon. I'm - 10 ever take another
fort rs lonS ne I lIvei'-Loudon
Hksteh.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25
TRIUMPH OF TITUS.
The Horrible sacrifice 81 HumFn Li'e
which Attended ~.

hhifh Atteuhed IT.
The total number OF those who per-
ished In the siege and capture Of Jer.
usalem Is estimated by Josephus at
100000 persons; $1,000 were taken
captive by the Romans. OF these. 100
Of the finest and strongest were So
lected TO gFace the trlumphal process.
sion OF Titus. says the Open Court.
The old and the weak. who could no,
be used. the Romans had butchered In
cold blood those over seventeen years
Of age were part Of them sent into the
Egyptian mines part Of them forced
10 appear In battle with wild beasts
and be torn 10 pieces by them. or 10
Tight as gladlators with one another
10 delight the eyes Of the heather pop.
ulace. In Caesarea Philippi alone. ai
the celebration Of the birthday Of DO.
mltlan. more than $500 Jews shed
their blood In the arena. The males
under seventeen years Of age and the
women were sold directly into slavery
Titus, with al his prisoners and all his
booty marched 10 Rome, where he hat
brilliant triumph In the year II a
D.: the Eacred vessels Of the temple
were carried before the "lmperatOr'
and Simon and John. for the first tim,
shoulder 10 shoulder. were Obliged tt
march before the chariot Of the ylctoi
with the eco chosen captives Simon
being the real leader. was first scourg
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25

Here's ihr way .he printers work the
label IN Kansas city now. A card II
handed 10 the proprietor Of Ia store with
this on one side Of the card.
Reciprocity f. the llie of trade. !
have Just purchased goods Of YOU
should yon wish 10 reciprocate for the
same and secure my future patronage.
please insist upon having the union
label on al your printing Your print
er can furnish this without additional
cost"
On the other side % the card r..
What the union label stands for:
T. Home Industry. 2 The protection
Of the interests Of labor 3. The pro-
lection Of luzt and honorable employ
ors from competition by 'chelp-labor'
rivals The announcement Of the
principle and practice Of arbitration.
3 Fair wages for the laborer and bet
ter trade conditions. guarantees the
worklngman better living. more
money Tor the necessities aad Injuries
Of life tbe true foundation Of a gen.
eral and lasting prosperity"
And o. .s doing g0od. too.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25
LAST MOMENTS or MAMMALIAN

that the lives Of Generals Mramon and
Mejia. who had already undergone all
the anguish Of death. be spared" and
that he might be the only victim. The
request was denied. After making this
supreme effort on behalf ot his gen
erals. he employed his remaining hours
In debating letters. and when night
came he slept soundly.
On the morning Of his execution
(June 49,. he arose az o'clock. and
dressed carefully. Al o'clock Padre
soria came. and once more gave him
the last sacrament. an altar had been
erected FOR this purpose In a niche
formed By n passageway 10 his cell.
This religious duty having been per-
formed. he gave instructions 10 DR.
Basch, sending greetings and last tok-
ems TO friends. At a quarter before G
he breakfasted and when. on the
stroke ~ 6. the officer appeared who
was 10 lead him 10 execution he was
ready. and himself called his compan-
ions In death. Three hacks had been
provided for the condemned. The
prince entered the first with the priest.
and. escorted by tho soldlery. the
mournful procession moved through
dense crowd 10 the place OF execu-
tion,
on arriving AZ the Cerro De las Cam
panas. where a month before he had
made his last stand, the fallen en-
peror looked about him for a friendly
face, and finding only his servant the
Hungarian Tudos. he asked. rs no one
else here?' u Is said. however. that
Baron MaRnus. the prussian minister
and the consul, Bahnscn. were present
although ont o. sight.
The priest weakened under the or
deal; he felt faint. and the prince held
his own smelling bottle 10 his nose.
Followed by General MIumon and
Meiia Macmillan walked towards the
open square whore an adobe wall had
been erected. against which they were
expected 10 stand. About 10 take his
position In the middle. Macmillan
stopped. aud turning 10 General Mira
mon. said "A brave soldier should
be honored even To- his last hour; per.
nit me 20 give you the place Of honor. ="
and he made way for him An officer
and seven men had been detailed 10
do the deadly work The prince gave
each of the soldiers a piece of gold.
asking them 10 aim carefully AZ his
heart; and taking IN his hat. he said
"Meylcans. may my blood he the last
10 be spilled for the welfare Of the
country; and N II should he necessary
that its sons shopd still shed theirs.
may II flow for its good. but never
by treason. Long live independence
Long live MeXlcoV"
He then laid his hands on his breast
and looked straight before him. Five
shots fred AT short range pierced shIs
body; each ~ them was mortal He
fell. and ~ he still moved. the officer
IN charge pointed 10 his heart with his
sword. and a soldier stepped forward
and fred last shot
The bodies Of the two generals were
given TO their families That Of Maxi
milan Enclosed In common coffin.
was placed In the chapel NJ the con
vent ~ 'he c1ruchlns. and delivered
up TO the doctor
As President Juarez insisted upon an
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25

The roads aud highway OF civil
division are as the veins and arteries ~
the human system. says the sunern
Independent Life and health, that IL.
business and prosperity. u each part
can be- bad and secured only by the
froest circulation. and the c1udui's
must net De- allowed 10 clog While
the limb would wither n the c,rcula-
ton was interrupted, the heart would
also suffer Where would the proud
city Of New York be- without her mag
nifcent railways. and what would have
been her condition u the great blizzard
Of 1855 had continued O month";
The village with its paved streets
and tagged walks mag say let the
farmer build his roads. De Is The party
benefited" The lord ~ the manor who
surrounds his grounds with o high wall
and moras. and then beauties his
place for his own enjoyment and bene-
A.. may be- wise II he has within him
self an be- requires 10 satisfy his needs
The village which has placed lts streets
In perfect condition and has neglected
the highways leading thereto. has ar
ranged like the lord Of the manor. 10
live To- scclusInn.
Has the village an u rolu'res7 Docs
Il depend upon anything or anybody
for lts existence growth and prosperi-
~? Is II not IN fact, most DEPENDENT
Does not every village depend upon
the extent Of the accessible area oi
which lt Is the center and metropolis.
and the prosperity Of tina, area?
Tho village cannot shift tho burden
upon the farmer nor the farmer upon
his brother farmer Each ls interest
cd and the cont'guIiy o. the highway
Is but an incident Suppose the Erie
railroad were abandoned: whose loss
would be- M greater that n tho farm
or living within oue-half mile, or tho
one a mile Distant
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25

undertaking agreeable. and the roads
are worn down into some sort Of fair
condition The oblect-lesronS AFFORD
ed IN the winter and spring months are
avoided, and contemplated repairs are
based upon the conditions that obtain
after the frost Is out and the roads
have settled The ro-asyou-please
methods that have been keeping the
roads bad for centuries will be rcpe1t-
ed. and the fast -and-'oosc custom OF In
efficient working ont" Of taxes and
blowing mp the roadway will be ooniin-
ued
4 Farmer" IN centr' New York
writes 10 local paper protesting
against this. Given 40 sndrained
clay soil. he says. In the seaEon OF
alternate freezing and thawlng. and u
there Is much travel there frequently
arises a condition well deserving Dan
te's line. All hope abandon ye who
enter here ~ farmer We welcome
anything that gives relief. that In any
way makes bad roads better.
III bicycle paths tend that way. give
ms more Of them. II. az the Highie-
Armstrong law. there Is an offer OF
state and county aid. we welcome that
BE Il always remembered every bad
road is not only a hlndrance and bur
den to property. but a direct and post
tive damage 10 adjoining property. II
don't take 20 remarkable a bad piece OF
road 10 knock on s. per acre from the
salable value ~ adjacent farms.
such roads exist as o menace ana
q prescription People will 20 some
distance around rather than travel oy-
or them. They east an odIum on the
community where they exist. They
are an indication Of sNitlessncss. OF
lack Of enterprise. and 10 greater
or less degree Of the lack Of good
farming. To grow crops Is not all
there l8 of farming Farm products
must be hauled 10 market and that 100
often IN the exact time Of year when
roads are AZ their worst
This IS one point whicn, at the risk
Of repetition. we must emphasize. 40
person or class Ia. 30 immediate and
vital as interest IN good roads as has
the farmer The average h'cycler
hasn't O quarter the amount involved
in good roads improvement as has the
average farmer"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25

have been selected IN New jersey ana
Pennsylvania over stone. gravel. clay
and dirt roads. and the results In each
case will be carefully noted. II is OBJ
yious that they must prove most salts
factory where the work can be done
most rapidly asd regularly In all
weathers-thai h. on the best roads.
In considering this question. Y. G.
Harrison. the government road expert
says. the advantages Of delivering let
iers 10 factories and other Industrial
establishments. particularly where
large numbers are cmplr-ed. need not
be dwelt upon. The mails left az pub
lie schools can be distributed 10
great number ~ families through the
pupils living remote from rostofiice
and carrier routes Letters brought
10 the near 70 school f1r mailing can
be collected rs ile rural letter carrier
10 the nearest postulce for mailing.
Teachers can ne these letters as oh'
feet lessons 10 giving suggestions and
instruction In regard 10 proper. plain
aud rrat aidreslng. etc. In schools re-
moe from ros,0f'ices. the teachers
might. with advantage. be made stamp
agcnts. and IN this way families FAR
away from roslofilces can be supplied
with stamps. stamped envelopes and
postal cards This will promote let
ter-wrillng and use 81 mails. and will
insure more regular school attend
ance." The rural districts are anxious
for free postal delivery. They need u.
II will come with good roads and be a
practical advantage which they will
realize and appreciate.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-06-25

BroachIng the question % rusty
spokcs has brough, forth many tales
u the experience % riders who have
suffered ns 40 1861 ga. and all
agree that there IL room for Improve
ment IN finishing and nickcllng thes,
important parts, even on many other
wise wel.-nnishfd machines 80 a.
i66 says that Doe has talked with sew
cral nickel pl'fars on the subject. ana
they agree in saying that the work can
be done so as 10 practically overcome
the difficulty. and No 2G022 suggests
that II spnics were heavily plated on
copper before they were nicselei taore
would be- little danger n msting Off
fcrent riders also recommend various
preparations Tor The prevention of rust