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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-15

House-Ksepers, Attention !
J.R FERRALL & Co. has something of importance to
say you We have received fresh lot of Cuants,
Cron Rasins and everything else you want for your fruit
cakes Also lot Florida Oranges Malaga Grapes fresh
Cluster Rasns Figs and anything you may want to make
the table complete. New 8uckwhea, Oatfakes, new
Oatmeal also received
j. r. FERRALL g. CO.
Phone 80.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-15

The transparencies will be beautiful
and will be well worth seeing. There
will be conspicuously large and hand
some, and will represent the efficient
work done in the campaign by three
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-15
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN.

JONES & POWELL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-15
REQUEST TO BICYCl-4STS

Every Democrat in Raleigh, young
and old. who rides a wheel. is requested
to take part in the parade tonight. They
will form in line on Lenoir street at g
o'clock sharp.
PERRIN BUSBEE,
Chairman
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-08

The Rutland Railroad company has
Just placed an order with the Howe
people for three large track scales, one
to be placed at Rutland, one at Bellows
Falls and another at Burlington. The
scales now used at Rutland will be set
up at Proctor. The new scales will be
40 feet long and capable of weighing so
tons. The other two will be SO feet long,
and have a capacity of 20 tons. The
scales to be put in at Bellows Falls and
Burlington will replace scales which were
put there about the year 1861 by William
Cronin, who is still employed by the
scale works.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-08
MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT, APRIL s, 1898


The Vermont Agricultural Experiment
station has just issued Bulletin G3 con-
talning the analyses and valuations of
thirtysix leading brands of commercial
fertilizers, with remarks concerning
their trade values, and the commercial
and agricultural values of commercial
fertilizers, This is the first of three
bulletins upon this subject to be issued
during the spring months. These, as
well as other bulletins and reports of the
station, are sent without charge to any
address upon application. Such as de-
sire to have their names placed upon the
mailing list to receive future issues with
out further notice should add this state
ment to their request for the bulletin.
a postal card directed to the Experiment
Station, Burlington, VT, is sufficient.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-08
A south LincoInite,s adventure.

Henry Davis, woodchopper from
South Lincoln, went to North Adams,
Mass, last week Monday in search of
work, and being without friends, he
struck an acquaintance with three seem
ingly goOd-natured young fellows who
volunteered to show him about the place.
The quartet spent the day in the saloons
of the city, and in the evening went to
sleep by the side Of the railroad. When
Davis awoke he found that his compan-
ions had left him, taking with them his
watch and SIS. Davis reported his loss
to the police, who arrested two men on
suspicion. Both pleaded not guilty and
were placed under bonds to await trial.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-08

The report is going the rounds of the
papers and will stand until cOntradicted
that the first maple sugar ever made by
a white man in Vermont was made in
Bennington in March, l763, the process
taking place in the first log cabin of the
first settler, Capt. Samuel Robinson. 1t
is not known how many trees were tap
ped from which the sap was obtained,
nor Just " here the sugar bush was iocat-
ed. 1t is supposed, however, that the
naples grew along The hill that slopes
sharply from the old academy in Ben
nington Center. The sap was caught in
short sections of logs that had been hol.
lowed out to hold a gallon or more. The
season was favorable for free run of
sap, the nights being frosty and the days
still and sunny. \ small quantity only
of sugar was made, 30 or 10 pounds,
though liquor ca-ll full of good syrup
was obtained. The evaporation of the
sap was performed i'm small domestic
kettles, purchased at Albany, n, y, a
few weeks previous. The precise meth
Cd of tapping the trees is not known,
though in some cases in pre-revolution.
ary times the axe, gouge and shovel
were used.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-08

part, because by the report OF our own
board of inquiry, there is no imputation
of Spanish responsibility. The presi-
dents actions have been wise and sound.
He has reported the findings of our
court to Spain, and now it is our hon
orabe business to wait and see what
Spain has to say. In respect to the
Cuban question, so far as any facts are
stated, no ground is furnished for our
beginning a war, for, within the time
that has elapsed, the fact that the
Spanish government has dreadfully i'll
treated the recocentrados would not yet
Justify nation in going to war with her.
Instances have occurred over and over
again of similar evils in the operations
of governments, when other govern
ments felt that they had no right forcibly
to interfere. In this particular instance,
moreover, everybody ought to see
that, If we went to war on the score
trados, the effect would be to deprive
them of the assistance we are now giving
them with the consent of Spain, and
would be followed by the great majority
of them starving to death; for no sane
man can suppose that we can get into
possession of Cuba in time to extend re-
lief to them. Therefore it seems to me
the unkindest thing we can do to these
poor sufferers is to stop giving them aid,
and at this present time begin to fight
for them, to say nothing of the losses of
life and limb, and consequent misery in
flcted on our own people, and to say
nothing of the climatic conditions that in
case of war now brought on by the Unit
ed States, would in all probability de-
strOy more human lives of our own citi
zens both in Cuba and the United Statee
from yellow fever than year of active
hostilties."
Mr. Edmunds thought that the inter
ference with our trade and material in
terests in Cuba, consequent on the dis
turbed condition of the island, is of
course injurious. "When such state of
things he added, "shall have been con-
tinued so long as TO make it clear that
the Cubans have established their inde-
pendence and have Il government capa-
bic of maintaining itself, then our uties
will change" In conclusion he said:
"With all our warmth of patriotism, in
which think | share as fully as any
person, | think we should look the case
squarely in the face and not allow our
emotions to lead us into the grievous er
ror of beginning a war or giving just
provocation for it,
senator Proctors Views.
WASHINGTON, April G.-In response to
inquiries Senator Proctor makes the fol-
lowing statements
"We do not want European mediation
on this continent. We do not need it,
We can take care of our own affairs and
it would be a bad precedent to accept it.
Spain by her misgovernment and inhu-
manity has forfeited all right of sover
eighty and Cuba must be free.
"lhe presidents postpOnements of his
message until Monday is understood to
be at Gen. Lees request, because he fears
that the Americans in Cuba will be mas
sacred if the message goes in before they
can get away. All admit that we must
wait for that. This fear illustrates the
conditions in Cuba. Comment is unne-
cessary." REDFIELD PROCTOR.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-08
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund money If II fails TO Cure. 26c
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-04-08
What Ex-senator Edmunds Thinks.

PHILADELPHIA, April 6. - Former
United States Senator George F. Ed
munds, who has just returned from
Florida and who has kept a close watch
on the trend of events in the present
American Spanish ENHANCEMENT, is thor
Oughly convinced that neither nation
has any just ground for going TO war, and
is strongly in favor of a peaceful solution
of the problem. He said to Press re-
porter last night: 81 am sorry that we
are drifting into a war, for we have no
iustihable reason. So far as the Maine
Incident Is concerned it furnishes no
ground for declaration of war on our
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
REAL TEMPERANCE

The people of this country are cer- tainly more temperate than they have been In the use of strong drink. The internal revenue records show that the drinking of spirits manufactured from cereals is decreasing. The quantity of this liquor consumed in 1897 was equal to an average of ninety-ive one-hun- dredths of a gallon per capita for the population. In 1860 1t was 2.S6 gallons for every man, woman and child. The full meaning of these figures is seen when one apportions the average per capita to the persons of what may be called the whiskey-drinkin age. In 1860 each male adult drank about ten gallons of this liquor. In 1897 the amount had fallen to about four gall Ions.
 This is encouraging. There is a great difference between four gallons and ten gallons. Of course there are many male adults who do not drink the four gallons to which they are sta tistically entitled, and there are some female adults who drink some gallons to which they are not satisfactorily en- titled. But the figures plainly show progress, and give ground for hope that the time will come when gallon for each male adult will be enough. It is perhaps too much to expect that less than a gallon will ever be consid- cred enough. If each male adult will strive to get his own record down to a gallon he will be doing good work.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
sILYER IND BRYaS.

It is plain that the Democratic party
 is going to stand on a silver platform
 in 1900, and though there has been some
 talk that Bryan would not be the can |didate it is now quite evident that he
 will be. Moreover, New York and the
 East are apparently not going to be
 treated with much consideration by the solid South and the boundless West.
 There will be no sacrifice of principle
 in order to catch votes from those so- |called pivotal States" says the chair
 man of the Democratic national com mittee. There can be no doubt that the Democratic party in 1900 will pre- |sent the same platform and candidate as in 1896,'' says MT. Bland. Pivotal States and pivotal men that cannot |subscribe to these had better make their preparations to remain outside the breastworks." MT. Bailey of Texas says: Ut is just as certain as any thing in the future can be that Bryan will be the nominee" "The Democrat lie party will reaff1rm the platform of |189e and will renominate Bryan if he lives" says MT. Carnnack of Tennessee. "We'll nominate Bryan by acclama- tion," says Colonel Wheeler of Ken lucky. "Mr. Croker has not said that he Is opposed to Bryan, has hep says Judge Cochran of Missouri T re- gard the Tammany chief as a leveI- nations for municipal offices is one thing--to divert the multitude from settled determination to move on cer- tain lines is another. The Democrats of the United States, and I believe of Ievery State in the Union, have made up their minds to reaffirm the platform Iof 1896 and renominate Bryan. The politician, be he large or small, who attempts to prevent it will not get livery far along until his lonesomeness will become very oppressive"
 These Democratic warehouses are smelling the battle afar off and saying Ha, Ha! with much vigor and conf dence. The solid and sensible voters will do well to get ready for the bat tie and make sure of sending these snorters into the Salt river valley, where they can paw and swallow the ground in fierceness and rage.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
THE LATEST BOSTON NOTION.

From what we have read and heard
 we didn't suppose that the manage
 ment of the Boston public schools
 could be improved, but it appears that
 there are those who think it can be.
 A committee made up of representa-
 tives of the various educational and
 reform organizations of Boston believe
 that if the legislature will enact bill
 prepared by them, the city will have
 an ideal public school organization
 The new bill gives the superintendent
 great power, the whole aim being to
 cehtralize responsibility. He is to
 have the appointment, promotion and
 dismissal of teachers, his action being final unless vetoed by -fourths vote of the board. With the advice of inspectors he is to determine all courses of study and to choose all text books. The bill provides, also, for the creation of the new office of business agent, who shall be as authoritative and responsible in business matters
 as the superintendent is in educational matters. He is to attend to endless details which now make such demands on the committees of the board, but which are regarded as no proper part of the duties of the school legislature. A board of visitors is also created by l the bill, to include men as we'll as wo- l men, appointed by the School board to visit schools with a view to a larger public knowledge of school affairs and | to personal and moral influence. One feature Of the bill which is original is l the provision for school faculty, to l consist of the superintendent, as pres- | ident, the inspectors, and thirty teach CTS elected by the whole body of teach CTS from their own number, and repre-
 senting the primary, grammar and
 high school grades. This faculty is to
 have regular meetings to consider ed-
 ucational subjects. including discipline
 and sanitation. and at, its pleasure
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
CHAINLESy.

Inthe Asylum. m.-F'irst Patient (scorn- fully -"Go on! You have wheels in your head" Second Patient (proudly) -"Of course I havel And they're chainless wheels at that!'-Puck.
 The Supreme Test. = Miss Upton I've just heard Miss Kails play at the musicale. She can positively make a piano talk De Wittee-Can she make it monopolize the conversation?" Puck.
 Brown--Hello! Smith, how's the fam fly?
 Smith-What family?
 "Why, aren't you married yet?''
 Don't you see I'm buying roses at s10 per dozen. Philadelphia Record.
 Must Have Been Inspired. .-She- 'There is a doctor in Berlin who, af- ter a great deal of study, has found that married men live longer than bachelors" He-"Save my life" She "Oh, Clarence, how did you guess that I loved ?"-Chicago Daily News.
 No Paragon.-'I am poor. mother less grill" faltered Evangeline, her voice quavering. But Wetmore- Smith was not a man easily to be baked. "I do not expect my wife," he replied, gently, albeit something responsibility, Ito be both rich and motherless." ."- Detroit Journal.
 In It, Too.-"What do you think of these Klondike investment schemes, anyway" Some of them are all right. Here, by the way, is pros pectus of one, in which I am direc- tor Shares are selling for - "Oh, never mind. I don't care to invest. I'm vice president of one myself. ."-Cleve- land Leader.
 His Way of Putting It,-"My friends" said the minister, earnestly. "let us beware of Satan. We know that he scatters tacks along the mar row way in order that the just may puncture their tires" And, as the congregation pedalled homeward, many a member thought of the pas- tors words.-Puck.
 "Our proud name has never been humbled in the dust" said Miss Parr- Venoo.
 "Oh, yes it has. Sally" said the in- convenient and objectionable old | friend of the family. I remember it happenin' forty years ago, when the wind blowed down the sign off your grandfather's shoe shop."-Indianapo | lis Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03

jacket was entirely covered with braid and fastened in front with silk frogs. High collar and small revers were faced with white cloth, sleeves were braided from puff to wrist, and white linen chemisette and black four-in- hand constituted the neck finish. With all it's trimmings, and there were yards upon yards of it. the dress was a plain one when compared with those we had year ago that were trimmed so freely with braid in fancy and made patterns.
 Women who ridicule the practice of economy in the matter of attire are rarely worth quoting, and the follow ing attack Is interesting chiefly as showing how little may at times pass as a self excuse. "A woman who tries to economise in clothes,' said this H. logical creature, twill become either a bankrupt or guy. The right way is to so to the best place, get their high priced novelty and you are sure to be in the van, sure to get satisfactory wear out of your things, and you won't be forever discarding, making over and wishing you hadn't. For instance, at the very first of last season bought a black velours blouse coat of a swag- ger tailor at his price. I was then away ahead of style and could afford to wear it only now and then. This season I already had what every one had to have. Next year I shall be able to wear it some, because it was excel lent in material and cut. The woman who buys a velours blouse now will get one for a quarter what paid, but all her friends will know she waited for bargain prices. Next winter she must wear 1t a lot to get her money back, but won't she hate it, and as for the third season she will be so disgust ed and so far behind the times that if she is half a woman she simply won't wear the old thing any more. I think I made the best bargain"
 FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03

may report to the board with recom- mendations.
 This is a very elaborate scheme, and the one-man-power feature of it is right in line with the latest thing in free government. If the legislature approves it other cities will be deeply interested in it's workings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
Misunderstanding


 Tourist-'T understand, Marquis, that you fell in love with a distinguished American lady on account of her pret- ty, foot" Marquis-"Dat is it. Dat Is 1t. De pretty way she foots de bills" New York Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
WSoe 1tOIcs 10411 kss rices Still Lower for Boys Suits, stc.

All Wool Reefers, sizes 5 to 8. were $4.eS, down to S3.30 All Wool Reefers, sizes to IS, S3.NS
 If they fade we give you new one. Leather Leggins 75c Cloth Leggins in blue and brown 08c Jersey Leggins 75c. Toboggans 2 1c All Wool Cape Overcoats, were $s and $$6. down tc Sf.96 A few fine Blouse Suits, were $7,4S and M $7.ss, reduced to S5.No Vestie Suits, sizes 3 ito 8, all fancy
 braided, were A.48 and M.o6, re-
 duced to S3.30 and ; .08
 West Store. Second Floor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
ADVERTISING MATEs.

Situations, Wants, Rents, and other snaI adyerfisements. One Cent Word each h. sertiou. Five Gents Word for full weeS (seven times). In
 Display advertisements, per inch, one ih, lo cents: one new Week, ss.2o: one month. slo; one year, $40 K
 Obituary Notices, in prose or verse, ID cents per line. Notices of Birtns, anch riages, Deaths and Funerals 50 cents eaon' Local Notices IS cents per line. .,a,r
 Yearly advertisers are limited 10 .h1,a ha own immediate business Gall matter to oe oe include Wants, To Let. For Sale etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03

J. M. Kepner, just back from the frozen gold-felds with alleged millions, says that poor man has no longer any business to go to the Klondike.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
FASHION NOTES.
An Assault on Econolnists.

Braid is as thick as ever on tailor gowns, and while there is talk of re- turn to absolutely severe tailor finish for spring gowns, the chances strongly favor the use of the simpler braid trimmings of the severest rigs. In many of the tailor dresses made for winter wear the goods is almost hid den by It's trimming. A gown of this sort is pictured here and Is a type that ranks as very swagger. Of cadet blue suiting, its full skirt was banded with black braid in four groups. The blouse
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03

A Kansas City boy named Sled is missing from his home. Perhaps he has gone sliding with the other boys.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03

The United States army isn't as big as some armies, but it can shoot away money pretty fast. Projectiles used for it's great modern guns cost as fol- lows: Solid shot, S-inch, $69.S0 each; 1o-inch, $144,5o each; 12-inch, $212 each; 12-inch mortar shells, weighing 800 pounds, $114 each, and 12-inch mortar shells, weighing 1000 pounds, $195 each.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03

English farmers who are not allowed to use ferrets in hunting have scheme that saves them from the law and hrives the rabbits out of their holes at the same time. They have a small rubber hose with a tin horn inserted in one end. This is showed down the bur- row and it does not take more than one blast to send bunny skurrying out as if many ferrets were after him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03

DESIvERTD ny CARRIERS IN THE ClrY, 10
 CENTS WEEK. CENTS A MONTH, S8 FOR z SIX MONTHS, $e YEAR. HE SAME TERMS BYMAII.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03
F. N. Brown.
2. M. Brown. D. Gamble.
 F. M. BROWN X Co.
During .. Storm
5. s, Ca mDls.

we were busy preparing feast of good things that even the keenest shopper will say are big values.
 The Inventory guillotine has fallen upon prices with deadly effect. This isn't picturesquelan- guage, but solemn fact, fromthe proht-to-us standpoint.
 It will pay you to get here Thursday some way or other.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-03

GAE ECAkRINGToNP NPUBLIsHINGC P co.
 OFFICE 400 STATE STREET.
The age-herald., 1898-09-06
The Fall of Khartoum.

The great battle at Omdurman has thor ougi A .rok -n4 the power of Khalifa Abdul
 lah and his general, Osman Digna. They l fled towards Kordofan, with a handful of | followers and perhaps at this writing they, l too, have fallen into the hands or the cav
 alrymen who are pursuing them. But 1. whether they are captured or not the pow
 CT of the Arab rule in the Upper Nile val I ley is ended, and all of the Egyptian Sou
 dan will be reconquered.
 Gen. Kitchener will now proceed to oc- cupy the Upper Nile from Khartoum to the equatorial lakes From Nyanza to Zambesi is a long stretch, but with the indomitable Kitchener at one end of the line and the equally indomitable Cecil Rhodes at the other it will not be long before the Eng fish possessions and spheres of influence Fare connected.
 The two heroes of the war that has avenged Chinese Gordon are Gen. Kitche- ner, Sirder, and Staten Pasha- The latter is an Austrian, but he has been in Egypt many years He was with Gordon, at Khartoum, and was made prisoner at the time Fl Mahdi captured Khartoum. He remained prisoner thirteen years, and when he escaped he at once rejoined the Egyptian service Again he is in Khar- toum. and his old enemies are fleeing be- fore him..
 Gen. Kitchener has an ample force for all emergencies. Out of 26,OOO men, 5000 are | British regulars and the Egyptians are led by British officers, and they have become so well trained that they stand an attack or
 the dervishes almost well as the British
 regulars themselves. His entire campaign, now in its third year, has been marvel or careful preparation and successful war. At no point has he encountered repuise. It has been a long campaign of conquest and occupation.