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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
PERSONALS.

Ice cream at Woman's Exchange To-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. V. Denton have left
for the North.
Mr.. J. |. Crews, of the Wilmington
Messenger, is in the city.
Mr. James S. Manning, of Durham
was in the city yesterday.
Sherwood Upchurch went to Tarboro
Yesterday to umpire ball game.
Mrs. J. A. Bailey is visiting her sis
ter Mrs. J. Nj. Wyatt, in Durham.
Miss Mary III. Andrews is visiting the
family of Judge MacRae in Fayetteville
Mr.. John Nets, of Wilmington, is at
the home of Capt. c. B. benson on
New Berne avenue.
Collector Duncan left yesterday for his
home in Beaufort to rest for a few days
and hunt salt breeZes.
Oliver III. lDockery, Jr., returned from
Morehead City yesterday morning. He
reports that resort as quite gay.
Miss Isabelle Gillian. who has been
visiting Miss Isabelle Heart, returned
to her home in Petersburg yesterday.
Miss Sadie Jones. daughter of Capf.
iment) is visiting Miss Sudie Clark, 40
SlICCt.
Mr.. Francis d. Winston. of BERTHE. is
in the city. 'The Democracy of the East
is waking up and the outlook improves
daily he said.
Auditor Aver and Secretary Ramsey
were both out of town yesterday They
did not leave their addresses and nobody
seemed to know whittier they had gone
or for what purpose.
Mr.. Thomas Turner, well known
travelling salesman. Of Hillsboro. was
taken to Rex Hospital on Sunday. Mr.
Turner has typhoid fever and was in
much the same condition last night as
when admitted to the hospital
A number of Raleigh people went to
Morehead Sunday. Among them were
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Il. Brown. Mr.. s. +.
Wynne, Misses Lizzie and Annie Wynne
Misses Nellieand Lula Wyatt, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Hntchings.
Congressman Strowd was in town yes
terday to secure a committee to examine
applicants for the free cadetship given
by the Asheville Bingham School One
is given to each Congressional district
and two to the State at large. NJ.
Strowd declined to discuss politics.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26

Synopsis of the enthusiastically
cloudy weather prevailed last night over
almost all of the country east of the
Mississippi river, and over considerable
sections west of it. Showers also oc-
Cured nearly everywhere, all less than
half an inch in amount except at Tampa,
where downpour of 2 inches occurred.
Moderate thunderstorms accompanied
the rains in the South. Only three sta
tons reported maximum temperature
above 80 on Monday and there were
Charlotte with %. Montgomery with 81
and st. Louis, No.. with "a. AT a
large number of stations the weather Is
comparatively cool.
The absence of any distinct low ba-
rometer area anywhere causes unsettled
conditions with the probabilities favor
ing still further showers, though only
light in amount.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
The Curtain Goods
Sale Continues.

Curtain Scrim, plain and fancy stripes.
regular DC. now Sac
Bleached Ecrue and Fancy Scrims, re-
duced from ~ to. ............. 43lc
Swiss Net Curtain Draperies, light fluff
fly and airy, price cut in too, lowest
price was 10c., now ............. DC
Tape Bound Nottingham Lace full width
and regular 121ac., now ....... 7l2c
Dotted and Figured Swiss Nets. all size
coin spots, in white and colors, clearing
special worth all the way up to 25c.
now 49,. -. -. -. ......... &c
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
A Linen Sale.

Thrifty folks are always on the lookout
for linens at bargain prices. Buy all
the linens you need now; such offering
don't often come your way
60 inch Union Table Damask, Bleached,
for this occasion. ............... 20c
"a inch All-Linen Bleachcd Table Da-
mask. regular soc, now .......... 4Oc
r. inch Pure Flax Half Bleached Table
Damask, two yards wide. ....... soc
week .. 1Jc
IS inch Oil Red Table Damask, fast
colors ......... ......... Doc
60 inch Fancy Colors, New Designs, full
width, regular 75c now .......... soc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
MAUSER RIFLE BULLETS.

Mr.. Charles n. Dixon, who is now en-
ployed at the Norfolk Navy Yard. is III
the city. He brought with him Il number
of Mauser cartridges given him by an en-
gincer on one of the vessels that carried
the Spanish prisoners to Portsmouth. He
presented the cartridges and a piece of
the battleship Maine to Mr.. i. II. Lacy.
and many people called at the Dime
Savings Bank yesterday to see them.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
--------------------------
BEFORE THE MAYOR.

Three cases came before Mayor Russ
yesterday morning. A negro Ralph
Ray. was fined $3.25 for being drunk.
Sim Cooper and Sam Worth paid the
same price for the same fun. A white
man, Ed Emery. was fined 1925 for as
sault and battery.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26

The editor Of the Evans City. Pa,
Globe, writes: "One Minnie Cough
Cure is rightly named. II cured my
children after all other remedies failed.
1t cures coughs. colds and all throat
and lung troubles. Heartt e. Heartt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
NATIONAL BANK OF RALEIGH

The statement of the condition of the
National Bank of Raleigh at the close of
business July IA, is published elsewhere.
This is Raleighs oldest banking institu-
ton. and it grows in popular confidence
as it grows in age. The individual de-
posits subject to check aggregate 323,-
3O751.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
THE WEATHER TO-DAY.

North Carolina: Showers and thun-
derstorms: southerly winds.
Local forecast for Raleigh and vicinity
to 8 o'clock tonight: Most of Tuesday
will be fair. though conditions will favor
showers late in the day.
Local data for Raleigh yesterday
Maximum temperature, sc: minimum
temperature, -; mean, 20; rainfall, .O4
inches flor "a hours).
The following table gives data for Sc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26

Sick headache. biliousness constipa-
ton and all liver and stomach troubles
can be quickly cured by using those ia
nous little pills known as DeWitt's Lit
tie Early Risers. They are pleasant to
take and never grippe. Heartt & Heartt.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26

The man who hesitates is lost. but the
woman who hesitates is won.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
Special Silk.

Printed China Silk, small figures, small
check and stripes, everybody remem-
bcrs them as the 19c goods, all reduced
to the low price ............... Doc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-07-26
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

REV. j. A CAMPBELL, Princi-
pal-Buie's Greek Academy and Com
'mercial Schol.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

When I hear of a man dying / get the
names OF his near relatives, lodge asso-
ciates, business connections, If any etc.
] have sample books Of bouquets,
crosses, ~crescents, anchors, stars,
sickles, harps, Tyres, hearts, gates ajar,
doves, sheayes of wheat, clusters Of
lilies. wheels with broken spokes, pill
lows, pedestals and many other set
pieces. / have price lists Of these and
of cut flowers, roses at so much per
Gozen-in fact, anything people are
likely to want. I call on the friends Of
the dead person, ask II they wish to
order anything and promise to deliver
the goods on the morning of the day
Of the funeral, fresh and handsome,
with their cards attached, all in proper
and satisfactory shape,
al make out a complete list Of the
offerings, with full description Of
flowers, with names of flowers correctly
spelled, all typewriter, and give it to
the reporters. Then my customers see
their names in the papers rs having
kindly sent in a beautiful floral dona-
ton, so when ] call next day to collect
my bill they cheerfully pay, / never
lose anything"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19
FUNERAL FLOWER TRADE.
How nasinrss 81 rhis Prcutinr Line
l. nrummed IN By an EnteT-
prL.InE PennzyINnnIn.

Travelling men who pass through
East Pennsylvania cities when looking
over the local newspapers are frequent
Is surprised at the quantity Of flowers
which are mentioned in the published
accounts OF funerals Of people not So
public life. Iu many OF the cities the
business OF drumming up the funeral
flower trade Is quite scientifically done
A funeral flower trade drummer told
the other day OF his mode Of operations,
says the New York sun,
TO get early information Of deaths
/ stand in with the obituary reporters
OF the daily papers, They cover all the
undertakes ip the town. / get all the
deaths up to two p. m, and then get out
TO business. OF course, in these busy
days most people haven't time to SO to
greenhouses for flowers, Hundreds Of
people are willing to send some dead
friend a nice tokel Of remembrance,
but many don't think Of It, and the
others haven't the time, Now, ] make
it a business to Go an that for them.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19
THE WAVE THEORY.
A. IL Was EIueidated BY a Hibuious
Scientist and states-
man.

II does not matter, so far as the true
science Of this chronicle is concerned
whether the statesman mentioned here
I'm IS a senator or mere representative,
OF whether be halls from the near east
or the far west. Suffice it that he Is ia
learning much superior TO his fellow
statesmen. and be is much more Of a
scientist than he is a warrior. tie IS
also mere Of a bibulist than be is a tenn
peraueist, and n particular friend Of
bis Is constantly on his trail with per
suasions-of an kinds against this grow
ing habit. Not long ago the two men
were at the statesman's apartments and
the host was expatiating on the wave
theory of light, says the Washington
Star.
Color, you know, my dear major
he was saying, els a sensation produced
by the action Of very minute waves upon
The nervous substance Of the retina.
When these waves have a length Of
about 1~-3g,OOOth Of an inch they pro-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

champagne" The boy left and returned
without the wine. She commanded bin
again to bring the champagne, with the
same result. Then he whispered: mo
Wine" Nonsense said the woman,
"there IS plenty" "No," persisted the
native, "me look at an the bottles; all
gay extra dry!" A second woman en-
gagged a boy in September, and at the
end 81 The month gave him his wages.
At the end Of October She again pre-
ceeded 10 pay him, when Be surprised
her by Directing TO the amornt. lie
wanfed TO b. paid more for 81 days than
for 30-uot uureasonabiy. The woman
demonstrated, and broke into poetry
Thirty days hath September etc.
no. said The Kafir cuteiy, mo month
81 day-au month 20 day. Your month
90 day then 81, then %. No, me no stop
bereiH and no logic could induce him to.
consent to al arrangement thai seemed
likely TO progress indefinitely 81 favor
of bis employer
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19
COMPREHENSIVE EPIrAPH.
Is ON the Dnapldnted stone NJ the
Head Of n Patriots Grave iu q
Vermont Cemetery.

IT was up in Vermont not long ago, +"
ia a New Yorker, and, being in the
entity Of the old Guilford cemetery,
paid 1t a visit. This cemetery has,
rom neglect grown to be somewhat Of
miniature wilderness, aud the inscrip-
ons on many Of the ancient grave
tones are past all deciphering. On one
tone that stands in picturesque OBJ
guilty at the head of a sunken and
.yergrown grave 1 managed to decipher
\ hat had been inscribed there genera
ions ago and copitd it. This is what
BE inscription says:
" Sacred to the memory Of Hon.
Benjamon Carpenter, ESQ, Born in
Rehebotb. Mass, A, D. 1925. A public
ieacher Of righteousness, an able ad-
socate lost for democracy and the equal
Of men. Removed to this town
A. D. 1870. Was a field officer in the
evolutionary war. A founder of the
6rst constitution and government Of
Vermont. a councillor of censors in A..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

men averaging but slightly less than
six feet, while individuals of four to six
inches above that mark are not uncom-
mon. They are IN reality by no means
sgyages, but somewhat civilized bar
bariaus. They are almost u]Hacguainted
with the use OF firearms. uo~twitEstaud-
ing some contact With the whites. but
they have plenty Of horses and dogs.
Unsurpassed hunters, they capture
the glanaeo and The rhca, Or South
American ostrich, and from The skins
Of these and other animois they make
clothes aud coverings for their tents
They make beautiful 'oapea," 81 man-
Ties, Oh furs and feathers, whisal are
priced ~ Europeans and find a
ready market most Of the proceeds be-
Ing spent for bad whisky which ls.
brought into the country ih quantities
Dv traders.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19
A FRIENDS ADVICE.
And what it led to.

many a younger woman. Ever since ny
recovery I have takyu q couple gf bottles
OF IDS. Ayers S~aFsHpa.illa each sPTiuE aud
health 90 thls treatment give this testi-
monial purely no The hope that IL may
meet the eve of some poor suhrfrTa-
MARY LlEGARD, Woodstock ont
Dr. AYERS s~0TgapaTi1la has won he wy
70 every guFnCf OF the world bY the praise
OF its itituas those who have tried % ard
who knew they were cured hy the use Of
the remedy. There 10 nothing So strong
ais this personal testimony. N throws al
theories and tau,ica 60 the winds and
stands soiidly upuu the rock OF cEHCEI-
Cucc challenging every skrpuU with e
p]ogttive ~ tHaeH Ayers Sa]fsaFaFiifH
with les purifying and FitaliFirg action on
the blood Be q radical remedy ior every
form OF disease that begins 10 tainted or
Impure blood Hence tuWUFu SufcH,
ulycTa, bolts, rruptihus and similar dis
eases yield promptly 60 this medicine.
Some eases are more atubbUf than others.
but persistence with let. Ayers saTaaPaa
rtlla usually results ia a complete cure.
Mary LinEaTd began with a bottle, and
went on 60 a course OF Or. Ayers Snffapa-
rillar when she was cured she realized
could also prevent h. So p took couple
OF bottles each HpfluE and kept 30 perfect
health. There ore thousands Of similar
cases on record, some OF these ere
gathered into d. Ayers Cutchook a little
book Of zoo pages which rs ssut Tree by the
J. G. Aver Co.. Lowell Mass. Wilte tot IL.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

Il iF not q common occurrence that q
friendly word sh1u.d he che wUaus of give
iuE nearly forty years of happiness and
health 90 The person EeeaiuE nc advice ti
carried. This was the ease with Mary
Lingard. At twenty Eve she was dragging
ont her days 500 misery AZ a~tAty-aut She
Gods herself SO active and strong she san
do work that would shame mauy "a
woman aud looks back on thlrIF.slE
happy, he1llhiul years OF Industry hut
leth her teu her story
"Thirtv.siE years ago I had greatfrauhte
with my liver The doctors allowed that
THERE were iumors growing 90 %, aud they
hllsteteu my side ia an effort 10 give me
relief 1 was al that time garulnF my
living as a tuiloFCss but Tor Eve years.
between the p1In ia IaV side aHd the
bltHteTs / was in constant misery, and
work was q drsT 90 me. with NO prospect
OF relief, fortunately Tor me, however. a
friend advised me 30 take pr Ayers Sat
Eapartlla, and huallv persuaded me totakc
"a regular course Of e. when I hrst com
meueed taking the "Sarsapauita NV side
was SO painful that I gonld not fastru my
dress, aud for a time I did not pcI any
relief but my friend advised me 20 per.
severe and relief was sure 20 come and
come IL did This happened as I say,
thifiy-slN years ago Ny liver has never
troubled me since, and during these years
I have passed through The most critical
period Of "a wumau's life without any par
tigHlar trouble aud to-day, at siEty.one
years OF are. am active and strong and
able Co. DO days work that would upset
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

duce the sensation which we call red.
When they have
The statesman stopped in the midst
of his remarks to see what his friend
was doing or going to do with a tape
measure he had taken from his pocket
Go on, don't mind me" eNpostulated
the friend. I'm just making a little
side calculation to determine whether
the waves aren't about that size be,
tween the end OF your nose and the
northeast corner OF the rctina of my
eye. That's all. Go on with your
theory; I'm calculating on practice"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

D. 1888. A member of the council and
lieutenant governor of the state in A..
D. 1873, A firm professor in Christian
ity in the Baptist church for 50 years,
Left this world and las persons of
lineal ]posterity March 90, 1904, aged rs
years, 10 months and 10 days, with a
strong mind and full faith of a more
glorious state hereafter. Stature about
six feet, weight 200. Death had no
terror
'If there are any of those 146 persons
of lineaI posterity left, | think it would
be something to their credit il they
would drop along up that way some
day and fix up that old patriots and
statesmau's grave a %little.'
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

the married state, though she had then
reached the age when It was incum-
bent upon her to do so.
The girl declared she had run wild
all her life, and did not wish to give up
her freedom, 10 Be shut up in a harem.
sac sought the ameer's protection and
obtained 81.
"An right, be said, since you want
to be free you shall be, but free you
must also remain: that Is your punish
ment. You wish to live like a man;
You shall live like one, and for your
own protection you must wear mems
clothes"
On her arrival in Cabul she was given
the title Of older, or chief, and was
made she harem's messenger. She
comes and goes as she p%leases or is or
dered. both 10y night aud day and no
cne even 10 slanderous Cabul has ever
becathed a word against her fair name
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19
BYWAYs OF THE BRAIN.
Some Very Curious and Significant
studies of Brain
Processes.

Without the connecting structure
there can be NO exact cooperative ac-
tlon Of the double brain. Now, there
Is ample evidence 10 show that def
cheney of the corpus call0sum has not
necessarily been attended with the eff
fCcts which, on the theory Of the single
nature OF the brain, we should have eN-
pected. In instances in which it was
discovered after death that the CON
Meeting bridge between the hemi-
spheres was entirely wanting, neither
arrangement in intellect was observed,
nor any therabnormality Of life In the
way Of movement or sensation.
Thus, in the notable case of Bichat,
one of the foremost anatomists Of his
Gay, one lobe of his brain was found
markedly smaller than the other. He
was, in fact, deficient in one-half of his
brain, and yet his mental and physical
life was in it's way notably Of a high or
der. In another ease, reported by
Cruyeilhier, a man died in hospital at
the age Of AZ years from heart disease.
He exhibited no lack otintelligence get
after death it was discovered that his
left brain was practically destroyed
and replaced by a watery substance.
Another case reported by Anafal' was
Of q man VINO ulea ~ the age OF ~ ne
had suffered from a fall when three
years old. and as a result was paralyzed
on his left side. The right half of his
brain mad practically disappeared so
lhaL the parts beio" TINS Aaii esti5''-
tuJed the moor Oh an empty Spaee' an
drai says OF inns man tAN' ue h8A re-
celFeu a gooo ~euueatloh ana hau Pto,''-
ed by IT. ne hau d GOOD memory ms
speech was lFee ana easy nus llle'lI-
etnce was suen as we snou.u tNPset 70
n IN an ordinary man
IN the ORDINARY working ol ,ne pI"'u
one mar is more awe IMAM the oAIfI'
and exercises a superiority on Its helEh-
hof lobe rms loee--ln Ordinary per,
sons the leii' OF course-lS Ihe cerebral
master. ueredlty' education OF "i'a'
we Wul-au Inc ~Inuuen'eS'
IN short WhIch moio human -n"'e
tended, by some process OF PhSSlo'os-
icai ~selecuoh, 70 place u Iooe over ,ne
other IN point OF Importance Inc
other lflghD loot Is lhe sefNal' OF 'ne
left in a measure Its e~auca'loh mas
been neglected ana II requires inc con
trol oil ITS better cultured heIshooI ID
order that me may oe conuuclea III a
sensible and sane fashion. me most
hopeless cases OF INSANITY NiBhh Nuulu
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

By this operator had lost nearly all her
tow by sinking it ID the Mississippi
river. The reporter asked about how
much the loss would be, and the answer
was: About St@o00" The operator
resumed Conversation as though
.RUf6ing had happened. It was after
ward learned that the receiving of such
reports is a matter Of such frequent
occurrence in the coal business. Some
men would have tainted at such news,
but the river coal business Is q great
deal Of a hazard and one must have
the spirit Of the gambler to engage in it,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

What struck a Fiume lAuttria) ware
house and set It on fire turns ont to
have been a meteor. u was assumed TO
have been lightning SD q four.tou ne.
icoric stone was found in q deep hole In
the cellar.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

The fastest flowing river in TIE world
Is the sutley. in British India. It's De-
scent ia 1900 feet in $50 miles.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

The single opera glass was first used
III the time Of Louis xiv; it became
Tie rage and everybody used one. The
double opera glass Jumellel was i'm
repted in 1925, but did not at first find
favor with women. Atreatise was writ
leu ID the early part Of this century
IN rart de lorgner, in which it was
shown that a woman with fine arms
could hold the glass with both hands,
n she were blessed with fine hands she
,goula take of her gloves. IL her neck
r,ere long she would reeline back IN
bsr chair, and 50 on. Il was quite 3
treatise on coquetry.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

Boards are taxed fen yen q year ia q
Japanese rllage IL AVA county, cbiba
Ken
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

Take Laxative Rromo Quiuinc Tablets Az
druggists refund money II Il mils 10 cure. 25o.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

rlatouir love Is a sort of prologue to tho
real thing Chicago News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

There wore fought 2 POI engagements dur,
INK the WAT of tho rebellion
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19
A COMPLETE wan TINE CLOCK.

Havana time s practically the same ais New YorSs Madrid f ~ hours earlier
Chicago y an hour later q ne P4lgpl9esi bI1g Of he Chimes coast il u YER
be of material assistance when you read % the ag6tng thai a. going onn the Facha
and I'D Cuba
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

Elehty-fve per cent Of the people
who are lame are affected on the left
side.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1898-05-19

do You think You could dodge hullria2'
81 think ito, I've hern dodgIng bicycles ior
about five years Detroit Free Press.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-30
For cuba's independence,

CINCINNATI. O.. March 2s.-The
chamber OF commerce Of Cincinnati had
before 1t to-day resolution expressing
confidence in the wisdom and patriotism
OF the administration In dealing with
the Cuban question, but that resolution
was carried of Its feet with whirl OF
enthusiastic patriotism when the fol-
lowing substitute offered by General
Hickenlooper, was made In Its stead:
Resolved. That from this time forth
We insist that the honor and dignity OF
the nation demand the enforcement OF q
firm and vigorous policy, which will
have for its purpose-peacefully II we
can, fbut forcibly II We must-the re-
dress OF past wrongs and the complete
and unqualified independence OF Cuba.
There was no opposition to the sub
stitute and its passage was greeted by
shouts OF applause,