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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-06
SENATOR HAYWoOD's DEATH.
Elected to the Senate by the Last Leg
islature of Nebraska.

Nebraska City. Mo-. Dee. 5.-United
States Senator Hayward died at G:20
4. m.
Monroe L. Hayward was 50 years
old and has lived in Nebraska City for
81 years. Although lawyer by profes-
sion. he made his wealth largely through
investment in lands in Nebraska and
Kansas. As the Republican nominee,
he was defeated for Governor by Poyn-
ter, two years ago, reducing the Fusion
from $4,000 to 1900 and was elected
to the United States Senate by the
last Legislature. Soon afterwards he
was stricken with paralysis while ad
dressing a political meeting and since
then his death has been daily expected.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-06
REDUCING THE FORCE IN CUBA
One Company of Infantry and a Squad
ron Ordered Home.

Washington, Dee 5.-Formal orders
were issued from the War Department
today to give effect to the recently an
nounced decision Of Secretary Root to
reduce the fierce of United States troops
In Cuba. The headquarters ami eight
companies of the Fifteenth infantry now
in Santiago and Puerto. Princge pro-
vince, Cuba are ordered to Plattsburg
Barracks and Governors Island. y. y.
One squadron of the Eighth cavalry also
stationed ut Puerto Principe is ordered
to Fort Riley, Kansas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-06

When man has a boil he is apt to
keep his wife in hot water.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-12-06

A pool containing the estimates OF
a3 members Of the New Orleans Cot
ton exchange ON the cotton crop Of
1S99-1900 ranged from minimum of
7,955000 TO a maximum of 10,400.00O
giving an average Of 9,299, ,430 bales.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
The Rat That Sailed.

A rat was caught alive on board a
naval vessel in a trap, and the beast
was thrown from the trap into the wa
ter without being killed. A large gull
that was following in the wake Of the
ship to pick up scraps Of food thrown
overheard by the steward sWooped
several times, endeavoring to pick the
rat up. Once the bird got too close to
the rats jaws, and the beast grabbed
it by the neck. After a short fight the
rat succeeded in killing the bird. When
the gull was dead, the rat scrambled
upon the birds body, and, hosting one
wing as a sail and using the other as
a rudder, succeeded in steering for the
shore. Whether the rat reached shore
or not is the question, since the ship
soon got out Of sight Of the skipper
and it's craft.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
Stranye French Laws.

A trial has just taken place at Paris
which may serve as warning to
American tourists visiting France.
A we'll to do man of perfectly clean
record and good social position named
Froment Adelot has been sentenced to
two months imprisonment for wear
ing, without right, in the buttonhole OF
his coat, the tiny bow of red ribbon
usually worn by the knights of the
French Legion of Honor.
You can buy them for few cents in
any Of the shops devoted to the sale Of
insignia Of European orders, and I
have known of not few English and
American tourists who, seeing a num-
Der of people wearing these little bows
Of red ribbon in their buttonhOles, did
likewise.
This, however, entails heavy penal
ties, and it is punished by the authori-
ties as the illegal wearing of the in
sigma of the national orders.
It must be thoroughly understood
that even suppOsing any American be-
longs to some patriotic or other society
here in the United States, the insignia
Of which comprises bow or button of
red ribbon worn in the buttonhole, he
cannot wear it in France without risk
ing jail.-Washington Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
The Curious Customary.

Every explorer who visits the Aus
tralasian islands discovers a new kind
of cassoWary. None Of these birds
possesses any wings to speak of, and
their bodies are clothed with dense
masses of curious, hairlike feathers.
According to a recent traveller, these
feathers are put to very remarkable
use.
When a cassoWary feels hungry-so
the legend runs-it wades out into a
stream until only it's head and neck are
above water and spreads out it's long
plumes on either side. Numbers Of I'M
sophisticated little fishes Immediately
mistake these for new kind of water
weed and nestle confidingly up to the
motionless cassowary for shelter.
Then that artful bird suddenly
presses his feathers close against his
body, walks ashore and shakes out his
prisoners on the bank; so that he not
only enjoys a delightful bath, but OBJ
tains an excellent meal into the bar,
gain.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
He Called Her.

An Old COiOred woman, who was born
N Georgetown and had never been ten
r:stles from home in her 20 years of
lie. started on a journey to see her
niece. who lives about 80 miles from
Washington on the Virginia Midland.
The conductors personally know every
body who travels en- the road, and chill
dren and old people are always confid
ed to their care. This was the case
with the old colored woman, and the
conductor was requested to see that
she did not leave the car at the first
station reached, as she was very likely
20 do unless watched. He sat her down
in the end seat of the car, hedged her
about with her parcels and told her
not to bulge until he called her The
second stop made was at a little sta
ton called Vienna, and just as the
conductor was about to sound the start
ing bell he saw the old woman tum
bling off the car
"Where are you going? Get back on
that CARP he shouted. Didn't l tell
you not to get out till l called yOu?"
"Please, mister, you done called me-"
''No, 1 didn't. Get back quick
"'Deed you did call me, sah," per-
sisted auntie as she scrambled aboard.
''You done call my name twice"
"Called your name? What is your
name?' asked the conductor.
"My name, please, sab, is Vienna,
sah."-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
Still Smoking Twelve Years After.


The man had been absent from New
York for a number of years. During his
absence many changes had taken place.
Some Of his friends had moved away
and some had died. Though he had
taken the New York papers pretty reg
ularly, he had not kept up with these
friends of his as he should have done,
One evening he called upon a woman
friend who was living at hotel Ar
rived at her rooms, he found her sur
rounded by crowd of people, but he
finally reached her and shook her by
the hand.
"You are just the same, he said adj
miringly. You haven't changed a
particle, which was not at all true,
for her hair had turned SO white that
she had the air of a marquise in some
old picture And your husband, too, 4"
he went on, ''he is just the same as
ever | saw him just now down in the
lobby He was smoking.
The woman looked a trife startled
for a moment then recovered her COM
posture with considerable effort
81 am sorry to hear, she remarked
gravely, that my husband is still
smoking. He has been dead for IL
years. New York Sun.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
ShCOting Stars.

When a shooting star breaks into
fame in our atmosphere, the residuum
of the combustion remains in the air
and can be found in what is known as
atmospheric dust The virgin snow of
the polar regions was often seen to be
spotted with traces Of dust which con-
tanned particles of iron. Like PARTICLES
are found on church towers and else
where Among the minute bodies that
dance in the suns rays there are GER
tainly particles of shooting stars.
The sands of the African deserts
when examined by microscope present
traces of very small iron particles
which seem to have been subjected to a
high temperature. and the Challenger
on its remarkable trip in the Atlantic
found at times in its dragnet fragments
of magnetic iron which we have every
reason to believe fell from the sky. Sir
William Thompson Iord Kelvin) and
Richter have even seen in the aerolites
the disseminators of the germs of life
throughout the universe. Chautau-
guam.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
Compliments of n Corpse.

81 spent one summer at an obscure
place in the Virginia mountains, said
the business woman to me- land took
with me a maid whose home was some
where near. One day she came to me
and asked for days leave. Iasked her
where she was going, and she very
proudly drew from her pocket a sheet
of paper on which was written, with
superabundance Of flourishes
Miss Selma jackson respectfully
requests the honor Of your company at
the funeral Of Miss Amanda Juliana
Jackson, Friday morning at 10 u. IL
Compliments of the corpse Wash
ington Post.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
POETRY WHICH BURNED.
The Successful Scheme of q Rhyme
ster to Nuke Money.

A very wealthy, sedate and enter
prising manufacturer in Pennsylvania
has brother who is trif1ing, dissipat-
ed and OF course a spendthrift. But
the fellow now and then displays re-
markable ingenuity in making a
raise All ahis life he has INDUCED,
among other bad habits, that of writ
ing eXecrable verse, much Of which,
however, he has managed to get
printed.
Lately he conceived the mOnstrOus
idea Of having all his stuff printed in
a book and with the aid Of an unscru
pulous printer succeeded in bringing
out the ''work" in quite handsome
shape. But in the most affectiOnate
terms he dedicated" the book to his
wealthy brother, who regards his near
and dissolute kinsman's poetry as
really the most reprehensible thing
that the incorrigible fellow does.
But the rhymester and his ''black art"
accomplice knew their business. They
printed a large edition of the book and
sent copy to the wealthy man, who
Immediately purchased the entire edi-
ton and the plates and made words
that burn" Of the poems" by means Of
q bonfire. He also sent to his cruel
brother and induced him to accept a
salary to do nothing but throttle his
verse fiend.
The wicked printer obtained capital
enough to go to Chicago and carry on
a reputable printing establishment,
and the bad brother is earning more
money by keeping his verse fend 81
lent than better poets do by keeping
their muses. constantly at work.-Wo-
mans Home Companion.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
A DESPERATE RIDE.
He Braved the Storm of Bullets and
Saved the Regiment.

Saved the Regiment.
THAT is one Of the braveSt men l
ever knew" said General Rosecrans,
pointing out his inspector general, Az
thur C. Ducat. Il saw him coolly face
almost certain death to perform
duty. Three on the same duty had
fallen before his eyes, and be had to
run the gantlet of a thousand mus
kets, but he did it."
The words were spoken to James r.
Gilmore while on a visit to "Old
Rosey's" army at Murfreesboro. who
records them in his Personal RecOl-
iectiOns."
General ROSecrans referred to Du-
cats behavior at the battle Of Iuka.
The inspector general had observed
that regiment of General Stanley's
division was about to be overwhelmed
by a much larger force Of the enemy.
ride on and warn Stanley at once"
said Rosecrans as Ducat reported the
danger. An acre on fire and swept
with bullets lay between him and the
menaced regiment Ducat glanced at
it and said
General, l have q wife and chill
dren''
You knew that when you came
here" answered Rosecrans coolly.
'I'll go, SIR" said Ducat, moving his
horse forward.
''Stay a moment. We must make
sure Of this" said the general, begin
ming to write dispatches, the paper
resting On the pommel of his saddle.
He wrote three; gave one to each of
three orderles and sent them off at in
tervals of about 60 yards over the bull
let swept field. Then he looked at
Ducat, who had seen every one of the
orderlies fall lifeless or desperately
wounded. Without word he plunged
into the fire, ran the gantlet in safe
ty, got to Stanley and saved the regi-
ment, but his clothes were torn by
mimic balls, and his horse received a
mortal wound.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28

A successful experiment was made at
Columbia university in boiling away
silver dime. The dime was cut in strips
and laid in the cup of one of the car
bons of the arc light. The pointed car
bon of the arc was placed above this
and a strong current turned on. Under
the intense heat the dime melted, sim
mered and then boiled like water In
two minutes it had boiled away into
vapor. Professor Pupin, who conducted
the experiment, declared any substance
on earth, even granite rock may be
boiled away in similar fashion if only
sufficient heat is brought to bear on it.
He also stated that any gas or liquid
would freeze if it could be submitted to
sufficient cold.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
See How Long You VIII Live.

There is Il very simple rule for find
ing the average number Of years which
persons Of any age may expect to live.
If the present age be deducted from
so, tWo-thirds Of the remainder is the
answer required. This result is not
absolutely accurate, but it is near
enough. For instance, a man aged 20
might by this rule expect to live 40
years longer, which is just what the
latest actuarial tables give. At 40 the
expectation of life works out at nearly
y years, while the tables give it as
more than % years. At 60 the above
rule allows just over Is years, and the
table shows little less.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
A Hawaiian Temple OF Refuge.

Kawaihae's one remaining point Of
interest is the ruins, back on the hill,
Of a temple Of refuge built by Kane
hameha the Great. 1t is the very last
Of the heiaUs, where in the old days,
during strife, the peaceful sought and
obtained immunity from harm-for
into these temples a man might not
pursue an enemy. This ruin indicates
q very substantial structure, in paral-
telegram form, about 22O feet long by
100 wide. Entrance is gained through
a narrow passage between two high
walls, and the interior is laid off in
terraces and paved with smooth, fiat
stones. The wall UP hill is s feet high,
and on the down hill side 20 feet high,
and both are II feet thick at base
Caspar Whitney in Harper's Weekly.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28

If you wish to make n fountain pen,
take two ordinary steel pens of the
same pattern and insert them in the
common holder. The inner pen will
be the writing pen. Between this and
the outer pen will be held a supply of
ink when they are once dipped into
the inkstand that viii last to write
several pages Of manuscript 1t is not
necessary that the points Of the two
pens should be very near together, but
il the flow Of ink is not rapid enough
the points may be brought nearer by
bit Of thread Or minute rubber band
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
If Grades Down.

When a girls engagement to an out
Of town man is reported, it is first
said that she is to marry a king. AS
time progresses the girls mother con
fesses that the young man is a prince
It leaks out later that he works on a
salary and has to work Saturday
nights, and later. just before the we'd
ding, no one is surprised at learning
that he is a clerk and gives dancing
lessons on the side to make a living
AtchisOn Globe.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
Birthmark In the Eye.

Jesse Lee Of Atlanta has the letters
Of the alphabet clearly imprinted on
the iris Of his eyes. He inherits this
strange phenomenon from his father,
a. F. Lee, who had the same markings
on his eyeballs. The grandmother of
Jesse Lee is said to have pored inces-
sanity over the Bible previous to the
birth Of her son. and it is supposed
that the birthmark is due to her con-
slant application to the letters of the
alphabet.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
a Sure TeSt.

The schoolmaster put &c his class the
question: 1.-TWO Jars CT gas, one con
tanning nitrogen and one cdrbon di-
oxide, are given, How may the gases
be Disseminated -
One eager little pupil said Get a
man, and let him take a deep breath of
both. When he gets the carbon dioxide,
he'll die. That's the way to tell "
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
The Pressure Cure,

DR.. Negro Of Turin has succeeded in
curing 100 out of 113 cases of sciatica
by digital pressure over the painful
part. The pressure is applied with all
possible force for Is or 80 seconds and
is repeated for same length Of time
after an interval of few minutes. In
many cases six treatments are all that
is necessary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28

The forest area of all the British pos
sessions in America is estimated at
about SOC, 100000 acres The settler has
cut his way into the fringe of the vast
woodland, but his depredations are
nothing as compared with the terrific
scourge Of fire which has rampaged
through it at different times
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
Helps Trade.

Whenever a young wife proposes to
bake her own bread in order to save
cents week. the man who has put on
the market an infallible cure for dys-
pepsia smiles like a cat that has just
eaten the canary.-Nauy0o Rustler.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28

Did you ever notice how the man
who is too lazy to knock the ashes
from his cigar will have to spend sew
eral moments later in brushing them
off his clothes ?-Cambridge Press.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28
The Accident of Butter.

1t is said Arabs first made butter.
They were carrying milk in skins on
the backs Of camels, and the steady
jogging churned the fluid into butter.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28

We apprebend that black cats, take
them rough and running, have brought
more f1eas than good luck.-Detroit
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-07-28

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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-08-10
A MOTHER TELLS HOW SHE
SAVED HER LITTLE DA UGH
1ERS LIFE.

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Had ] known it at first it would
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sale by Hunnieutt & Stevenson,
Druggists.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-08-10
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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-08-10

During the civil war, as well as
in our late war with Spain, diarrht a
was one of the most troublesome
diseases the army had to contend
with. Ia many instances 1t became
chrome aud the old soldiers still
suffr from IL. Mr.. David Taylor
of Wind Ridge, Greene Co., Pa., is
one of these. He uses Chambers
lains Collie, Cholera and diarrboea
and says he never found anything
that would give him such quick
relief. 1t is for sale by Hunnicutt
81 Stevenson Druggists.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-08-10
ATLAS SAVINGS & LOAN
ASSOCIATION.

The Atlas Savings l. Loan Asso-
citation of Chattanooga, Tenn, has
organized a local Board in Poplar
vile with the following named gem
Item as officers and directors:
Col. J. G. Deroy, president; DR..
w. J. Hunnicutt. vice-pres;den;
j. J. Scarborough, secretary; K. f.
Wilkinson, treasurer; J. NJ. Shivers,
attorney; Fl. K. Allen, Prot. W. l..
Thames, r. J. Fem, [. V. Enochs,
directors / V. Enochs. contractor.
, For loans or Investment see j. j
Scarborough. Board meets to con-
slider loans 10Th aud 25th of each
month. The instalment stock of
this Association offers a safe and
profitable Investment for small
savings il persisted in i. e. kept
for full time. The Association is
under STATE SUPERVISION, deposits
ALL its securities, limited expense.
Only reserve Association in the
South. No initiation fee. Its Off
GERS are successful bankers. 1t
loans promptly on good security
! and is Away, able to meet the
needs of lis stockholders in this
| direction.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-08-10
A GARD.

EDITOR FREE PREsS:-Nill you
kindly give ne space enough IN the
columns Of your valuable paper to
say 10 the subscribers to the Pop
larville Enterprise that the paper
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| cannot say that | have any cause
to regret starting the paper, be.
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Pm: what | wish to say Is, that my
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cause to complain.
thanking my friends for their
uniform kindness and constant good
will TO me in the past, | am Sin
cetely,
II X. ROUSE.