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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-02-19

In ye olden time they had ghosts
Those ancient people are out Of
date at present; instead we have
''miclobes." They tell us the wlisk.
ers that young doctors wear TO make
themselves look venerable, mnst 20
because they carry microbes OF di.
sease in them. They do not dare
drink milk for fear there are microbe
in 1t. They have to boil all the wa
ter before drinking it, for did not
Sam jones' wife's sisters baby die
and they think he swallowed a mi.
crobe! Every one ought TO have
single bedsteads sosays,th micrsbe
crank. Old maidens and bachelors
should be especially thankful that
they have kept their fathers names
and their single bedsteads. A few
rules would not be amiss Just to
teach person to dodge q microbe.
DO not drink the milk IN which tue
hired man or owner has washed his
hands. Do not attend too many of
those alright meetings where
quantities of hot coffee and sweet
cake are consumed. Do not attend
big political gatherings of either
party and imbibe too much of their
love feasts. Do not get entangled
in the yonng NJ. DIS whiskers. Do
not believe there isn't such a thing
as microbes, for there in, and your
ancestors ate and drank quantities
of them. Do read the third chapter
ofJames and profit by it.-Budd.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

much inferior to it. Corners are belnG
cut at a cost of only $1.50; the city mas
been paying $3.50 for them.
1t has been suggested, and 1T rs sug-
gestion the board of aldermen Ought 10
adopt, that the mayor be directed 20
send such offenders as are unable 70 pay
their fines to this quarry instead OF the
county roads The charter empowers
them to Clo this 1T has been adopted 10
n limited extent by the mayor IN street
work and the result has been most graft
fying. INSTEAD of sending those found
guilty of violating the town ordinance
out to Superintendent Ray to work the
roads or runaway, just rs they think
best Mayor Russ has put number OF
them on the streets BY doing this he
has saved the city, within the last six
months. several hundred dollars.
Why not adopt the same plan I'm re-
gard to the rock quarry2 The men can he
fed and guarded for $6 q month. Ger
tainly the suggestion is worth consider
ing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
LOSING MONEY EVEN NOW.
Coast Line Claims that Reduction il
Rates Means Bankruptcy

The Atlantic Coast Line yesterday
filed it's exceptions TO the new pas
senger rates fixed by the Railroad Com
mission February Dist, TO go into effect
March 23rCl The Wilmington and Wei
don. the Norfolk and Carolina and the
Petersburg Railroads arc the parts Of
the Coast Line system to which the
new rates apply.
Touching the first-named road. the Will
mington and Weldon, the exceptions set
forth that the statistics for the year
ending June SO, 1898, show receipts from
passengers, per passenger train mile, to
be q cents; receipts from passenger train
service, per passenger train mile, 96
cents; operating expenses, per mile, of
trains earning revenue, 50 cents. This
shows a deficit from passenger earnings,
per passenger train mile, of 13 cents;
and profit, per passenger train mile,
from all sources, of IL cents.
The reduction proposed amounts to
over 20 per cent. Assuming that it win
be a reduction of II per cent, which is a
low estimate, then the entire receipts
from passengers. per train mile. would
be only G1.2 cents. To this add 24 cents
per train mile for express and mail and
be So cents per mile. against So cents
operating expenses-practically absorb
ing the entire passenger train earnings
to pay the expense of the passenger
trains.
On the Norfolk and Carolina Railroad
1 similar statement shows passenger re-
ceipts per mile TO be II cents. operating
expenses SIS cents, or deficit of 30 cents.
Applying the - per cent reduction this
deficit is increased to 3T.S cents per
mile.
Passenger receipts on the Petersburg
Railroad are So cents per train mile and
operating expenses 81 cents, or deficit
of 90 cents.
I'VE are operating a very liberal train
service on these roads, far in excess of
that justified by the earnings, even on
the present rates. This, with the object
Of endeavoring to develop the section
through which we run, affording quick
and convenient schedules to the people
along the line, and as an inducement to
immigration to this section, trusting to
The future for compensation for the loss
we are now sustaining"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
SUPREME COURT.

Cases from the Fourth district dis
posed of yesterday;
State VS.. Hester, argued by Attorney
General for the State; Battle and Nor
decai and Argo and Snow for defendant.
State VS.. Robertson, argued by Attor-
ney General for State; Argo and Snow
for defendant.
Smith VS.. Thompson, argued by Doug
lass and Holding for plaintiff; MacRae
and Day, Jones and BOykin for defen-
dant.
Mosely VS.. Cross. argued by w. c..
Douglass for plaintiff; Argo and Snow
for defendant.
Opinions were handed down as follows
ON Tuesday afternoon:
Hidden VS.. Myers, from Beaufort, af-
firmcd.
Norris VS.. Railroad, from Pitt, af
tirmed.
State VS.. Freeman, from Hartford, af-
firmed.
Bowen VS.. Gaylord, from Washington,
reversed.
Hughes VS.. Pritchard, from Camden,
affirmed
Miller VS.. WOmble. from BERTHE, af-
firmcd.
Gardner VS.. Hearne, from Wilson, err
ror. remanded.
Neal VS.. Hardware Company, af-
firmed. ig
Wright VS.. Railroad, from NorthaInp-
ton. new trial. ~ AZ
Capehart VS.. Burus, from BERTHE.
error. Al
Fulcher VS.. Fulcher, from Craven, af-
firmed.
Houghtalling VS.. Taylor, action dis
missed.
MCGOWAN VS.. MCGOWAN, from Pitt
new trial (suit for damages.)
Rawlings VS.. Neal, from Nash, new
trial
Appeals from the Fifth district will
be called next Tuesday, March Sth, .as
follows:
State VS.. Cameron.
PretZfelder VS.. Insurance Company.
Andrews VS.. Andrews, two cases.
Houston VS.. Thornton, two cases.
Gooch VS.. Faucet.
Balock VS.. Strain.
Shoe Company VS.. Hughes.
Moss VS.. Railroad.
Gable VS.. Railroad.
Banking Company VS.. Morehead.
Ross VS.. Davis.
Mitchell VS.. Mitchell.
Causey vs. Snow.
Wagner VS.. Herbin.
Foushee vs. Owen.
Davidson VS.. Land Company.
Butler VS.. McLain.
Wills VS.. Railroad.
Banking Company VS.. Duke.
O'Briant VS.. Wilkerson.
Of nh mn
Worth VS.. Wright.
Reade VS.. Street.
Pulley VS.. Pass.
McGhee VS.. BreedlOve.
Holman VS.. Kramer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
JIM YoUNG's PAPER sUsPENDs
The Gazette Quietly Passes Over the
River and is at Rest

Another Raleigh newspaper has gone
to the wall. Jim Young's paper, the
Gazette, yesterday suspended publica-
ton.
The reason for the suspension" Jim
explained, lis that the paper was not
self-sustaining and those who got into
office through it's influence didn't seem
disposed to support it. Therefore the
burden fell on me. After spending about
81 900 of my own money to keep the
paper going / decided it was time to call
II halt. All the Gazette's debts are
paid and it quits business square with
the world"
will you begin the publication of the
paper again when the campaign opensT
No, not unless somebody else puts
up the stuff. If they will do that I'm
willing to give my time and work to
IT,"
What will you do with your outhtT
''Sell it if anybody wants to buy"
The Gazette was Il carefully edited pa
per and though often brutally abusive
and always bitterly partisan, it was 4
credit to the negro race of North Caro-
lima.
Though Jim Young is now out Of
journalism, his rival, the Rev. Leak, is
very much i'll it and now that the Ga
zette is no more he expects the Broad
Axe to flourish.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
..FUsIoN MEANS DEFEAT"
Kope Elias Says the Democracy of the
West is in Fine Shape.

Hope Elias sees victory perched upon
the banner of the Democrats next fall.
provided there is no trading with Popu-
lists.
I'VE are alright in the West" he said
yesterday. I'VE are in splendid shape
politically.
IF there is no fusion between the
Democrats and Populists we will carry
the State next November like a cyclone.
If there is fusion. we will lose it. That
is the sentiment in the west and I've
found about the same opinion prevail
ing here in the center of the State.
With fusion we will lose the election
by $4,000 votes: without it we will win
by an even greater majority. We want
a clear-cut, distinctive Democratic fight.
1.-The leading men in the Democratic
party in the West will not even go to
the polls on election day if there is
fusion: without it they will spend time,
money and energy in securing success for
their party.
'Of course we are glad to have all who
believe. like us, that the true issue iii
North Carolina is good, honest govern
ment, economically administered, to join
with us, but they must do so as Demo
Gratis. The fight must be straight one
from the shoulder"
Mr. Elias has been prominent in poll
tics for many years and he is a close OBJ
server of men and affairs. He expresses
the belief that the time is ripe for an
overthrow of the gang that has mis-
ruled the State for the past year. He
apprehends that Gov. Russell has so di-
vided his party as that it will be nigh
impossible for them to heal all the sore
heads in it before the end of the next
campaign. Then there is not the har-
mony in the Populist camp that once
prevailed when the question of Republic
can fusion was mentioned
Mr.. Elias arrived here Sunday night
and left yesterday morning to spend a
few days with ex-senator Ransom on
his farm in Northampton county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
SAFE CRACKED AT ABERDEEN.
The Robbers Expected to Get Big
Money But Got Only $40.

Mr.. A. T. Page, of Aberdeen, was
here yesterday and brought news of a
safe-cracking at that place Monday
night about O'clock The safe belonged
to Mr.. Eckert, president Of the Moore
County Railroad. He began extending
his road Monday and it is supposed the
robbers considered it an OppOrtune
time to secure large amount. In this,
however, they We're disappointed. They
got only 90.
The safe was in Mr. Eckert's store.
The robbers knocked off the lock and put
the dynamite in the mole. When the
explosion occurred the door was blown
about twenty feet through u window.
almost wrecking the front part of the
store.
A watchman in another part of the
town heard the explosion but could not
imagine what it was, and so no inves-
tigation was made until morning.
There is no positive clue yet as to the
identity of the guilty parties.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
SEND PRISONERS BY EXPRESS
Sheriff Hahn has a plan That Would
Save Great Expense.

Sheriff Hahn has a plan That Would
Save Great Expense.
81 expect to see the day." said Sheriff
Hahn. when we win be sending con-
yicts here to the penitentiary by e&-
press.
MIR. Hahn had just brought three con-
victs here from Newbern and was max
ing out his bill of expenses which a
mounted to 5000 Half of this was for
the convicts and half for Mr.. Hahn anu
a deputy who came with him. inns
fact caused the above remark. Contliu-
ing Mr. Hahn said:
'Do you know express companies are
now considering the eXpediency OF blIId-
ing cars for the special purpose OF con
veving prisoners from place 10 place
without an officer of guard them! vi
course charge will be made for this, but
il Will he nothing to compare to what
the fare OF an officer back and forth
and his other expenses on the road would
he. | shall not be surprised to learn
within the next year op two that this
idea has put into operation"
This would mean q saving of several
thousand dollars annually to North Car
DINA. Though last year only $3.50
was paid out in getting c0nvicts here to
the penitentiary, the average is about
So. 900 annually. or this amount about
half was for expenses Of officers accom-
panying the conyicts.
Should Mr.. Hahn's plan be put into
execution by the express companies, most
of this expense would be saved Then
the company would receipt for the pris-
onclr, transport them to the desired point
and deliver them to the proper authori-
tics.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
LANGDoN is FIGHTING HARD.
Counsel is Trying to Keep the Forger
in Norfolk

Quite a number of people went to the
station yesterday afternoon to see young
II4angdon, the forger, who, they ex-
pected, would he brought back frOln
Norfolk. But he did not come. Instead
there came u telegram to Mayor Russ
from Officer Haynes, saying that the
Governor of Virginia was holding M
the rcqusitiOn papers to hear Langdon's
lawyers.
1t seems that Langdon's counsel tcle-
grnphed to Governor Tyler Monday ask
ing TO be heard before action should be
taken on the roquisition. The request
was granted and the case was set for
hearing yesterday afternoon. The re-
suit is not known. but ms soon as Mayor
Russ was appraised Of this move he asked
Governor Russell to wire the facts in the
case to Governor Tyler. The request
was complied with and Governor Tyler
was asked to hold the prisoner and de-
liver him to Officer Haynes at Norfolk
1t now develops that young Langdon
is an escaped convict from the Pennsyl-
vAnia industrial Refmmatory, at Hum.
tington. 4 letter received from Superin-
tendcnt Patton. OF that institution,
gives the information that he escaped
from there while under sentence for for.
gerry.
His counsel. Mr.. T.. ]. Morris, Monday
morning carried him before Judge
Hanckle.m the Corporation court at Nor
folk, ON writ of habeas corpus. A
motion to squash the mittimus upon
which Langdon is being held was argued
by Mcssrs. Morris and ii. G. Miller, for
the accused. and Commonwealth Ats
torney duncan for the State.
The court held that the police justice
had not exceeded his powers in issuing
the mittimus, and decided TO hold the
prisoner for North Carolina authorities.
1t was after this that the attorneys
made an appeal to Governor Tyler.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
DIR. HARvEY's STATEMENT.

Touching the illness and death of Mr..
C.. II. Melvin, at the Marlborough House
Saturday night, DIR. Harvey, his physi-
clan, makes the following statement:
AT u. m, on Saturday DR.
Harvey administered to Mr.. Melvin one
quarter of grain of morphine. The
patient was then quieter until p. III.
when he wished to get up and get a
drink. The Doctor then administered
another quarter of a grain of morphine,
and saw his patient at $50 p. H., when
he was resting quietly. At & p. m, he
was awake, and conversed with DR..
Harvey, who administered no more
medicine for two hours. When he left
the room Mr.. Melvin said, Billy, l shain't
see you again. The Doctor paid no at
tention to this, as delirium tremens pa
tents will say anything. At $40 the
Doctor went to the room, and found the
patient lying with his face buried in the
pillows, he was black in the face, and
desperation was not noticeable. 1t was
then enc hour and three quarters since
any medicine had been administered.
The Doctor used artificial respiration
and in half an hour the patient was
breathing well, and had good color
compared to what it had been. Con-
sciousness never returned.
CDR. Jas. Mckee saw the patient about
three hours after the last dose of NOR
phine, and stated that the patient was
not suffering from opium poisoning, but
from serious apopleXy of the brain, ag
grevatCd by alcoholism"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
FIRST WHITE CONVICT.

Sheriff Hahn, of Craven county. yes
terday brought three new prisoners to
the penitentiary-On white man and two
negroes. The white man and one negro
were sent up for three years, and the
other negro got two years Though
Mr.. Hahn has been connected with the
sheriff's office for six years ne says this
is the first white man he. has ever
brought to the penitentinry from his
county.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
[ could not

see for several minutes. ! could noC
stand very long without feeling SICK
and vomiting.
/ also had female weakness, imam
nation of ovaries. painful menstrp-
alton, displacement of the WOMB l t'
ing OF the external parts, and uicer a,
of the womb. / have had al '--0'e
complaints.
1.-THE pains had to stand were So ~
thing dreadful. My husband tod ,1,, me nc
to try q bottle of Lydia y. fi e.en+aI,
medicine, which did, ana ~
ing it for a while, was cureu'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
MIR. BOYLAN GOES INTO THE IN
SURANCE BUSINESS.

Mr.. Frank w. Danner, of the firm
of II. Swineford & CO., General Agents
for the Equitable Life Assurance So.
ciety of New York, has made Il contract
with Mr.. William Boylan as district
agent with headquarters ut Raleigh. We
congratulate the Equitable in securing
Mr.. Boylan, as he is peculiarly adapted
to the business of life insurance and is
sure to succeed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

We are ANXIOUS to do a little good In
this world and can think OF no pleasanter
or better way to do it than by recon-
One Minute Cough Cure as a
preventive Of pneumonia, consumption
and other serious lung troubles that fol-
low neglected colds. Heartt & HEARTS
drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

There are three little things which
do more work than any other three lit
tie things created-nhey are the ant, the
bee and De Wits Little Early Risers,
me last manned being the famous little
nllls for stomach and liver troubles.
Heartt 81 Heartt's drug store.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
pnCKLENs ARNTCA SAVE.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
letter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains,
Corns, and all Skin BruptiOns, and posi-
lively cures Piles, or no pay required. 1t
"a guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price % cents per
box. For sale by all druggistS.
Rice's Goose Greese never fails to
cure Group, Coughs and Colds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

W. "a ~ oNs
"Igave up
in despair
and took to
my bed. 1
had dread
full pains in
my heart,
fainting
spells,
sparks be-
fore my \
eyes, and
sometimes
| would
get SO blind
T ooi1Id M
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

An old bachelor says that woman's
change of mind is an example of an eff
feet without q cause.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02
A Wonderful Statement
from Mrs. j. s. NIcGillns, of 113 Kilburn
Avenue, Rockford. Ill.

s'I was dreadfully 1.-THE doctors
said they could cure me, but failed
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

Some men earn their living by selling
taffy and others by giving it away.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-02

MONEY MADE EASY.
All you have to do is to look around
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or in exchange for others. We furnish
school books at half price and we have
thousands of them.
LAW BOOKS FOR SALE.
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larz's Code is out of print and +. 81.
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once for it and the 121 n. G. Report,
prepaid, for $500.
We offer a set of U. S. Reports, L. c.
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Send for catalogues of law or school
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Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-10-28
1 Suffering
Soldier.

his yets,as EagM for his country, suffered ~.
told ha1as"Ps' 1"" ,e."'"e1 aMM AeaM shattered
Many q "aos c4'e> mas "e same history. Today
this one SE10'ees "3 "ew5o""d strength and tells his
.xAeyien0 to 6sneft Others.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-10-28
Black Art In Eating.

Although the culinary has in the last
20 years made rapid strides, there is q
certain sameness about diDner-parties
which, to the habitual diner-out, comes
but little short Of dull monotony. A
lady in Kensington originated the idea
of giving every year q memorial dinner
on the anniversary Of her husbands
death. The dining-room was drnped for
the occasion in a u and black.
The tablecloth was Of u silk, and
the only decorations used were violets.
The ladies were gowned either in black
or mauve, and the footmen were
dressed in black breaches and coats
and mauve silk stockings. On either
side of the hostess sat two black
poodles, excellently clipped after the
approved French fashion, with mauye
colored bows on their necks. The
menu was remarkable for the absence
Of any color in the viands, save mauve,
the rest being either black or white.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-10-28
ORIGIN OF THE CA E WALK
Formerly Marriage O. emOny-HA
Lost Its Signi0e Ance.

. Marriage O. emOny-Hos
Lost Its Signine ance.
The cake walk proper had it's origin
among the French negr oes of Louis
lana more than q century ago, says an
exchange. There is little doubt that
it is an offshoot of SOM of the old
French country dances. 1t resembles
of them in form From New
Orleans it spread ver tn entire south
and thence to the north. It was found
of convenience to the plantation ne
groes. They were not welded by IL
cense, and it was seldom that the serv-
ices of a preacher we're called in. At
a cake walk a nan NIGH legitimately
show his preference for a woman m
thus publicly claim her tor a wife In
effect the cake walk was not different
from the old Scotch MARI iage, which re-
quired only public acknowledgment
from the contracting pa rites. So this
festival became in some sense a wooing,
an acceptance or rejection and a cere-
mony. This explains ito popularity
with the blacks, outside Of its beauties,
with the accompaniment OF music,
which is competent at all times to COM
mand negro support. Cake walking has
improved, as do most things that are
constantly practiced. It has lost Its
old significance in the south. Negroes
now get married, when they marry al
all. in white folks fashion. 1t has be
come. however. q pantom mimic lance
Properly performed, it is a beautiful
one. The cake is not m uch Of a prize
thou0h the has q sweet tooth.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1898-10-28

I, ..o / letter known and liked in
IL des q l1Anob counties, q which
81. : Is centre, than genial Chester S.
,,..r;n.ton, Of Pdneeviils, Ill
~. H.,rlaston b 4 veteran o& the late
NJ II msny anothes brave soldier, he
w~s:,.d al oofy during that service, but
- vears Afterwards hom diseases con-
- Van lii heaith Wa shattered; his
~ ;ncresssd. He wa unable to
sam1. .H.f hA now he tells . story which
&C., three veass In TIE l24th I'LL
sniigtine At Kswanee, Ill., said he.
III "a ia Libby Prison and suffered Like
.nothef Northern soldier.
~ STfhe stain q army LIE I'D its work IN
-..A..min;nr my health, although the col
-. "a al come for sometime after.
~ Hitsen years. suffered from general
1.asitv ADD nervoulness - badly that !
ss.1 at ieep. lndigeston resulted and
~ misery increased.
XIV EYES began 70 fail, and . my body
-. vitsity my mind seemed to give way.
ioc,H ,c.scely remember events that hap
.sned but 4 lew weeks before.
"a Two years ! Wa united Tor BUSH
49,. Iwas just able TO creep around dur
Il. cat Of this time, and these were many
W. when l could not ct Up. ..
SNy brother \ : doctor, but all his
.sorts 70 help me failsd to give any relief.
II tried . oumbef ot remedies without