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The evening times., 1898-11-24
The Signal He'll.

Up by the bell in the State House tower,
Grasping the rope in his eager hands,
Counting the moments from hour 10 hour,
The white-hared, veteran ringer stands;
With watchfu eye, and with straining ear.
And pulse a-quiver from hope to fear.
For the word of the Council listening
Ringt
Nay. not yet may the great bell ring.
In the halls OF their Congress met again,
Tarry the leaders in question stern;
Shall the patriot blood have flowed in vain,
And the lifted sword to its sheath return?
Three long days OF the slow debate
Wax and waue while the people wait,
Wait for the challenge answering
Ring!
Nay not yet may the great bell ring!
Down in the hurrying street below,
From mis- airy watcil-tower the ringer sees
The restless passers go to and fro,
Scattering shifting, by twos and threes.
They lift their eyes TO the silent bell,
And hold their breath for the sudden swell,
The birth of nation heralding-
Ring.
Nav not yet may the great bell riugi
Far away to the East and West,
Far away to the North and South,
Up to the simmering mountain crest,
Down to the shining river mouth.
Valley and hillside seem astir
With fhe sigh OF an unseen messenger,
From city and hamlet whispering
Ring,
Nav not vet may the great bell ring
Iark! for moment his pulse leaps high,
IeAps for a moment-and sinks again.
Ii is only the wind that whistles by
With lightning flash and a furry OF rainl
vainly he thinks, do the leaders wait:
Bootless the days of the long debate;
Bootless the strife and the parleying-
Ring,
Nay not yet may the great bell ring.
Hour after hour creeps the slow day on
Still in the belfry the ringer stands;
But the kindling light from his eye is gone,
And the rope falls loose in his trembling hands
The fruitless vigil in sooth, is sore,
And the heart OF the old man hopes no more,
The message OF cheer long g-tarrying-
Ring!
Nay. not yet may the great bell ring!
Yet see-for there in the crowded street,
The STRIPPING messenger stands alone,
With waving hands. and with hurrying feet
s.Ring.'-cres the boy, in his shrill young
tone
And an echoing shout with single swell
Carries the sound to the silent bell,
A sound like the surges gathering
cr Ring!
Yca at last let the great bell ring.
Loud on a sudden with vehement voice
Over the heads of the listening throng.
Clamoring Changing Rejoice. rejoicei'
Answers the great bell, iubilant, strong.
snd nations heart in unison
rhrobs and thrills as the peal sweeps oiA
Down through the ages echeing-
~ Ring!
God ofeour sires let the joy-bells ringI
! Kate Putnam osgood,
The evening times., 1898-11-24
CURIOUS WATCHES.


OF watches quaint and curious George
III had one of the most remarkable pre-
sented to him on his birthday in 1854. says
the London Standard. 1t was a repeating
watch with a diameter less than that of
silver 2 pence, and although 1T con-
tanned 12G distinct parts, weighed no more
than five pennyweights and seven and
three-quartef graiGs-rather over quar-
ter of an ounce Troy.
Small as this watch was it has been
eclipsed at this end of the century. II not
by q watch in the possession of an EN-
inent subject of the Car. at all events by
one in the shape OF stud. The former
watch was first contained in an exquisite
gold case covered with minute but per-
feet Vatican scenes in enamel. but the
works were afterward moved from this
ercasement and placed inside diamond
scarcely twG-fifths OF an inch III diameter:
while the latter. Teputed to be the work
Of an English artisan, has dial one
eighth of an inch in diameter and is set IN
a shirt stud. This stud Is worn with two
others; by turning the upper one the
watch is wound. while the lower one has
To be turned to adjust the hands.
il was recently announced that the lat
est novelty In watches was one which
does not require winding The winding
mechanism coTs stS OF an ingenious COR
trivance by which small weight is raised
and lowered from the jar Gf walking. The
motion Of the weight works a small
ratchet arrangement which winds the
spring to its full tension, and then is au-
tomaticaliy held until more winding Is
needed.
The description OF this very ingenious
watch. em.nently suitable for postmen.
dc N-uFN eEF.I, Of s,.tt
which the great Napoleon possessed. The
latter watch wound Itself by means of
weighted lever. which. at every step
his majesty took. rose and fell. and. hav-
ing gathering click to- it, wound up
ratchet attached to the barrel
And yet We hesitate To say that there
is nothing new under the sun, and We
shall continue to do so until German and
Russian explorers in China inform us
that the invention OF the talking watch
| was discovered in the era of Confucius
and is. therefore not the very latest
novelty The talking watch IS. Of course
! combination of watch and phOn0graph: (:
the remarks 1t makes, We learn can be
carried on IN the voice of personal friends.
| How delighted the prospect cOnjursd no
appears At O'Clock We hear the dull
Get tones of our dearest friend. the early
rising fiend. aying: 4Now. then. get up.
lazy bones. and instead of obeyinG the
! behest we turn over the other side.
conscious that no bedclothes will be torn
| from US: that a cold sponge is not our
portion. and that if we wait long enough
| the same voice will tell US "a ''go 10
| sleep BY having the talking part OF
! the watch made To order, its possibili-
! ties as a conscienCe-sOother are i'm
mense. On cold winter mornings a watch
! that exhorted one TO stay in bed another
I five minutes would b. worth veriJable
/ claim at klondike.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
The Knowledge That Avail..

l do not know ii other eyes
Have caught the blue of bluest skies,
That so rarer beauty lies
In their depths than in thine;
Or if there be fairer face,
Or one might hold in dear embrace
A lovelier form, instinct with grace
That's more divine
| do not know if some may break
More hearts than throb for thy sweet sake,
Ii some more easily could make
Our joys to overflow;
II there are other lips TO kiss
That yield a livelier Joy than this
That it were loss of heaven to miss,
! do not know.
But this / know, how oft swear
Thou only art sweet, true and fair,
Thou only art beyond compare.
Who set'st my heart aglow.
| know there is none like to thee,i
j know / say so consts utly,
And therefore ii is well with me,
That's what know.
Pail Mall Gazette
The evening times., 1898-11-24
CURRENT HUM0R.
The Bird on the Fence.

ttfnm the chicago NeN>l
A turkey sat on baruyard fence.
Ho for the glad Thanksgiving,
And he said to himself, = Amt this imulcnse!'
Ho, for the glad Thank>givingi
''Not a blessed thing 10 do all day
But eat and gobble and strut aud he gay
1t would seem that things were coming my way"
Ho, for the glad Thanksgiving,
The turkey grew and grew and grew.
Ho, for the glad Thanksgiving,
Every day he ate 4 bushel TIVE.
Ho. FOR the glad Thanksgiving
The farmer and was satisfied
And his chest bulged out With worldly pride,
For his bird was the boss oi the countryside,
Ho, for the glad rhanksgiying
Twas the day before the glorious feast
Ho, for the glad THANKSGIVING
The turk looked west and the turk looked east,
Iio. for the glad TiInksgiving
Then he spread his wings and he iourneyed hence,
For it CHANGED that he wa~ bird Cf sense
One turk in the oven beats the fence
Alas. Tor the sad Thanksgiving
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Americas Iron SuppIy.

From the Troy Times)
Iron and steel can be manufactured more
cheapiy in this country than in any other. not
withstanding that American wages are high as
compared with those paid to the foreign work
men. The reasons for this are that the United
States is abundantly supplied with valu
able iron deposits than any other country on the
face of the globe, and also that American meth
DDS OF manufacture are more economical than
those used abroad In this country iron can be
mined today at expensN far less than was
the case ten years ago. The discovery and
development of the great Lake Superior deposits
has workd a revolution. These are for the most
part surface Mines and the workers, instead OF
burrowing into the earth and extracting the ore
at cost which constantly increases as the shafts
go deeper, enabled to employ steam shovels
of the earth Had England such mines as these
she might we'll expect to retain her odtime su-
premaey, but, the case stands, she is finding
the competition hopeless.
The evening times., 1898-11-24

The unofficial opinion from Paris is that
Spain Will refuse to sell the Philippines.
Fortunately, our title does not depend on
her consent TO receive 500, 900 in ex-
change for the signatures of her repre-
sentatives. The islands are ours and the
proposition to pay money was based on
our desire TO compensate Spain for her
outlay for permanent improvements.
There is no final court to which she can
appeal TO test the validity of our title,
although she may file protest with the
powers. These. however, are not dispos-
ed to interfere as long as America is sup
The evening times., 1898-11-24

Isn't it an inconceivablc state of things
when DR. conner. of the Alger Relief
Commission cannot lind out who is re-
sponsible for defects. failures, neglect,
blunders and crimes in relation to the
TRANSPORTATION department of Shafter's s
corps? He says he has been hunting FOR
months for the man who is TO blame.
Was there no master of transportation,
no quartermaster of the stan. nobody on
whom Secretary Alger or General Shaf-
ter or Colonel Hecker placed the duty OF
seeing TO such things? 1t seems not.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Comn-Maker Lost II job.

(From tie Chicago P0st-l
Don't YOU think. he asked anxiouSly. chat
New York has things somewhat reversed2''
Before giving him chance to spring his joke
by asking In what vay?' the man al the desk
took care to get hold OF paperweight. Then
he gave the man in The doorway the necessary
encouragement To continue.
Because. explained the man in the door
way, in getting up her recent shows New York
began with snakes and ended with horses instead
OF going from
Owing to the promptneSS with which he re-
tired without finishing his sentence some cCfIin-
maker temporarily lost job.
The evening times., 1898-11-24

Washington seems to be encircled by u
weather influence that excludes The worst
inhictions of other places. All last sum
mer the hot waves that prostrated the
people of the Nest and North lost their
viruIence before they reached the Dis
trict The present blizzard that has caus-
ed so much distress in the West, and was
slated for a drop of the mercury far be-
low freezing here, is quite mild and un-
worthy of the name Of cold wave.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Don Carlos Buell..
Erom the Albany Journal !

IF TON IHe AIDahy JOuTnlI.J
lie was one OF the last great heroes of the
war between the States. 1t will not be many
years before all will have passed away, for the
ranks of the grand army which preserved the
Union are now fast dwindling. The striplings of
1861, who went forth so joyously to battle and
who suffered 80 greatly for their country, find
their ranks depleted more and more every time
they meet They did their work, and they did il
well, and when all have been gathered to their
fathers, the soldiers of the of '9S who upheld
American arms in signal and magnificent manner,
will take their places.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
4 Fable.

(From the Detroit Journsll
Once upon time 4 peasant had goose which
laid golden eggs.
OF course the peasant killed the goose. in con-
sonance with the agrarian policy OF the times.
''Alasi'' exclaimed the hapleSs fowl with its
last breath ''If | only hadn't been such
goose!'
lest we undermine our health.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
webster Davis, Work.
Froh thei Kansas City STAR

The greatest joke of the post-election gossip is
the effort OF the friends of Webster Davis to
prove that heis responsible for the Republican
victories. 1t is seiemnly stated that his route
through the country from Pennsylvania to Cali
fornia is marked by triumphs for his party,
which, of eonsse, rs conclusive proof to the,
injudicious friends that the whole string OF
States would have gone Democratic if Davis had
not gone through them telling the people how
godlike and sweet President Mckinley is
The evening times., 1898-11-24

II there is any charge against Secretary
Ayers administration of the war that
is not sustained by the testimony of Col
onel Roosevelt. it is because one man
could not be everywhere at once. Where
ever Roosevelt was, there were all the
evils complained of by the whole army.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Diagnosed.
< .Journal.l

;trom the indianapolis JOurnal.)
s.Chollie told me he burning with patriot
isnr but between you and me, think he is too
green to burn
.'Yes, Chollic 'aght appropriately be called
hrc-proof fat
The evening times., 1898-11-24

ported in her contention by, all prece-
lents To intervene would, in the case of
nearly every one of them, have the ef-
feet OF challenging their own title to ter
ritory acquired by conquest or demanded
as indemnity for the costs of war.
The evening times., 1898-11-24

The American diplomats abroad who
have basked in tile suns inc of foreign
the Philippines with feryor are humil :.
ated and sileneod by the announcement
that the selfish protection policy will te
applied ~ tie islands.
The evening times., 1898-11-24

The attack of Judge Blandin on the
courts of CuyahQga County. Ohio-of
which Cleveland is the seat-must shock
Senator Hanna. 10 whose influence the
conditions CT the judiciary may be charg-
ed The men on the bench are the prod
ucts OF the Republican party.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Next best Thing.

(From the Chicago News)
'saIigs Ainsley used 10 say that she would never
marry any one who didn't baye plenty OF
rocks
''Yes, | know, but that was years ago Now
she is going to compromise with herself by tax
ing an old fellow with sandy complexion, this
being the nearest she can get to her original
propositien.',
The evening times., 1898-11-24

TIE Advertisers Guarga,ce Company. OF Chi
cage herb c,.rtifcs that il has, by iiz expert
.llmiurrs. ,uoyer and a,tested the circulation
- TIE TINES. oi Washington, D. c. The daiis
ave age PAID circo'.,5oa far the month OF oc-
lo:,r, ISIS v-a i2.SOj cgF pies.
Tils IS GUARANTEED 70 lie advertisers d
taa rnry B., BOND ui >5oGE in TIE tiieiitJ
and Deposit Con.ieLy Of Aaig dpos!1ed
w3th 10. Nsrtlsnts;cga National HaaA, OF Chi-
ago.
B,J Il MASON. PggSj5 nt.
The evening times., 1898-11-24

1t is pretty hard on the Cubans at San
tiago to he forced 10 conform to the New
England IDEAS OF morality. One of the
chief object OF the Latin races in living
is to gamble. This pleasure has beel fos-
tered by their governments. Now Cen
eral Wood tells the Cubans that it is
wicked and must stop. No wonder they
want independence. 49,
The evening times., 1898-11-24
King of Snmnn

IFfom The san FRANCISCO Report)
There has vet been no king chosen for the
Samoan Islands The only disturbing feature is
the appearance Of Tamasese rs candidate He
has only few natives with him. and there is no
prospect of trouble, though there are three as
pirants Tanu, Mataafa, and Tamasese 1t looks
as if MatIafa will he elected
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Then md NDw.s
! the petroit Free Pres. }

(From the Detroit Free Press)
Ne. Bainbridge-- Daughter. who is this Richard
Waddington Grimes | hear YOU talking about so
much?
Miss Bainbridae-He is the little Dick Grimes
YOU used TO knew, papa He writes poetry now
The evening times., 1898-11-24
When the President sneaks

From the St Paul Dispatch.)
Anything that the President says, under no
matter what circumstances. is Official since he
can at no time lay aside the responsibilities
of his office. His remarks are always ex cathedra
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Mills on He'll,

(From the Boston Herald.)
Hell is individual incompleteness according to
the Rev B. Fay Mills and all the social and
moral evils are gates thereto If this is so there
no doubt about the existence of that much
mooted locality. 1t is as real as human imper-
fection.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Set the Girls Crazy.

First Volunteer (oi returning deeimated regi-
mentl-The girls are going wild over u.s.
Second Volunteer (grimly)-Yes-we are rem
nants.
The evening times., 1898-11-24
A New Xersian.
n Set
(Ernn the To

(From the Topeka State Journal)
And the governor of South Carolina said to
the governor of Illinois: ''It's a long time be-
tween killings
The evening times., 1898-11-24
Doubtless a Cabbage Trust.

(From the Brooklyn Eagle)
A concern is TO manufacture cigars that will
not contain soluble nicotine II they taste
like hay, why not smoke hay?
The evening times., 1898-11-24
No Frosts There.
(FIom Judge.)

ktIuIH fIUtEt.I
Shade of Bad Actor--By NV halidom. Barn
storm. there's thing about this lower world
1 like-no matter how rank acting is
never get frost.
The evening times., 1898-11-24

Readers Of TIE TINES VINO may at any time
&c unable 20 procure copies q = at any news
stand or railroad station OF On railroad trans
viii confer favor upon gae management ny send
iug TO this Office information Of the faet
The evening times., 1898-11-24
CIRCULATION STATEMENT

THE TINES. in all its editions. Morning, Ev1n
ing. and Sunday viii be mailed 10 one address
for FIFTY CENTS per month. Addresses changed
as often as desired
The evening times., 1898-11-24

Communications intended for publication IN
THE TINES should be telsely and plainly written
ard must in ali cases be accompanied oy lhe
name and address of tie wrissr. REJECTED com
murtosi ions viii act he preserved and only man
uscrints of obviors importance viii be ieturned
Go their aathoTs
The evening times., 1898-11-24
TIC NihIIi,I aud th. cnar.

THURSDAY. NOVEMBER p. 1885.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
ROANOKE COLONY MEMORIAL
ASSOCIATION.

At the annual meeting of the Roanoke
Colony Memorial Association, held in
Edenton, the following officers were
elected for the year ensuing:
President. Graham Davis, Of New
bern: vice president, w. ID. Preuden, of
Edenton; secretary and treasurer, Miss
Leah ID. Jones. of Newbern; directors,
Mrs. X. II. Gotten. DIR. 7. J. Boykin,
Rt. Rev. Joseph Il. Cheshire, DIR. w. X.
Capehart and John q. Wood.
The former secretary, Mr.. Alex. H.
Andrews, Jr., of Raleigh, declined re-
election.
The reports of the president and secre-
tary showed the association to be in
good condition, free from debt and with
a balance Of about 500 in hand. Con
siderable work has been done during
the year past the boundaries Of the land
of the association have been marked by
stone pillars. titles quoted, and the site
Of Fort Raleigh enclosed and the me-
mortal stone protected. The association
offers for sale about $50 acres of good
land on Roanoke Island. well adapted to
trucking or farming. with a fine fishing
leach, and admirably situated for q
hunting lodge.
The proceedings Of the meeting, with
a list of the stockholders and other in.
formation, will be published shortly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
THEY GROW MEN THERE"

There are good many Dcweys in
this State" some one remarked at the
News and Observer office the other
night. rs not Commodore Dewey II
North Carolinan?"
No" was the reply. Though. as you
say, there are many of that name here,
he himself is u native Of Vermont"
This recalls Il good story which APP
peared some time ago in the New York
World. A train was passing through
one Of the dreariest sections Of the Green
Mountain State-a State certainly not
noted for it's fertility in any port-when
one Of the passengers. looking out on the
stony and barren hills, flying past the
windows, exclaimed:
Good Lord, Was there ever another
State as sterile as this? What on earth
do they grow here anyway"
| For moment no one answered. Then
/ an old lady, sitting just behind the cues
toner, remarked very quietly:
fhey grow men, young SIR
/ And if Ethon Allen and Commodor,
| Dewey are to be taken as examples. W,
] should say that Vermont does grow men
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06

THE NUMBER MUST NOT EN-.
CEED -FOUR.
RURAL FREE DELIVERY IS DEFEATED
The Bill Prevents Star Route Contractors from
Sub-lettng their Contracts The Pres
ident is Empowered to Supply
(uhans with Arms,
(ubans with Arms.

Washington, -, G.. May ;. During
almost the entire session to-day the
Senate had under consideration the
PostoItiee Appropriation bill The mea-
sure carries 500, 22l,3 300 being very
| much the heaviest of all the apprOpria-
ton bills. The most important action
taken upon the measure was the adop-
ton of an amendment offered by Mr..
fillman, tSouth CaroinaD, reducing the
number of deliveries of mail in all cities
of the country to number not exceeding
four each day. The amendment was
sharply antagonizcd as u blow TO bust
ness interests in the large cities, but the
feeling of the Senate was such, that de-
spite, the vigorous opposition it prevail
cd by II decisive majority.
A lively debate was prccpitatcd by
an amendment of the committee striking
out the appropriation of 100000 for ru-
raj free delivery. The proposition was
discussed for nearly two hours, Mr..
Chandler (New HAMPSHIRE, and Mr..
Butler, North Cardinal leading the
fight in favor of rural delivery. BY the
close vote OF - to -, however, the com
mittee was sustained and the bill now
carries no appropriation for such de-
livery
An important amendment to the bill
was one which will prevent star route
contractors from sub-letting their con
tracts In order to get their money they
must be able to swear that they per-
formed the services themselves. The bill
l.,
Just before adjournment the Senate
passed an important war measure, au-
thorizing the President and general
officers of the army TO supply the Cuban
insurgents with arms and munitions Of
war, and empowering officers of the
army serving in Cuba to supply the
needy inhabitants of the island with
medicines and subsistence.
The Senate at J:25 o'clock p. M, went
into executive session and shortly after
ward adjourned.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-06
A SAD DEATH.
Mr.. Fred Bryan, Popular Young Man,
Passed Away.

MIR. Fred Bryan, Popular Young Man,
Passed Away.
Yesterday morning. at the home of
Mr.. A. F. Bryan, on Hillsboro street, in
this city. Mr. Frederick Outlaw Hender-
son Bryan. a most popular and promising
young man, passed away. He was the
son of the late John III. Bryan, who re-
moved to Brazil some years after the
war On the death Of his father in
Brazil. the family returned to North
Carolina. and for several years the de-
ceased has been II student ut the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical college until
some months ago he went to work for
the Southern Express Company, at its
office in this city. He was not physi-
cally strong. and for several months his
health has been very poor, but not until
few days ago was his condition serious.
He was IL years of age and had made
many friends in Raleigh, who deeply
regret his untimely demise. The funeral
will be held from Christ church this
afternoon at $50 o'clock.