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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

The Edemton Street Methodist Sunday
School excursion train will leave the
UniCn depot at 5 O'clock Wednesday
morning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

There will he a meeting of Raleigh
Typographical Union No. 81, this after
noon at $50 o'clock. Business of inn
portance.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

Treasurer Worth will tomorrow begin
paying off the claims against the State
leniteIltiary--that is such as have been
approved by the executive board.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

Quite number of Raleigh people yes
tcrday went down to Morphead to attend
the Teachers Assembly, which meets
Tuesday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

History Of the Negro Soldiers in the Spanish
American War. By Edward A. johnson, author
of the "Schoo History of the Negro hace.
Price rs cents and 81. Capital Printing Com
pany, Raleigh,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

1T seems to he a foregone conclusion
that the bond elections tomorrow-heth
city and school--Wdli goo for bonds
There is no opposition to the city bonds
worth ment ioning.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

The wonder lis, what has become of
the E'ltzsimmons hackers in Raleigh.
Every man you could meet ON the street
yesterday had his money on Jeffries.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

The Equity Life Insurance Company
of Staunton, Va, yesterday complied
with the provisions Of the Craig Ball
and is now a home corporation. Mr..
w. +. Manor is State agent.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-11

\ tract of land belonging to w. IL.
Haywood and others. living in Mark s
Greek township and containing 100 acres,
was sold at auction yesterday TO w. A.
Nyatt. of this city. for $3.50.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Example of Dervish Treachory,

An incident of which Carl Neufeldt
was an eye witness, while he was u
prisoner in the Soudan, is related by
him in his book describing his expert
ences: "The day after the battle of
Kirbekan, an outpost was being sent
forward. Moving to its position it
espied wounded dervish making
signs for water. One of the soldiers
slipped off his camel to give him some,
and his comrades moved on. As time
went on, and their chum did not catch
them up, they came back to see what
had happened. There he was still at.
tending to the wounded dervish, his
hand resting on his shoulder, and
there was no movement from either.
Approaching-this was the tale plainly
written. The lines on the ground
showed that Tommy had taken the
wounded man in his arms, and half
supporting and half dragging him,
had placed him in sitting posture in
the shade, with his back against e
rock; then, taking his water bottle,
he began pouring the life-giving drops
down the throat of the dervish, for he
still grasped the empty water bottle
With returning life came, of course,
returning strength - strength suf-
fcient for the dervish to slip off his
knife, poise his hand for second Of
time behind 'Tommy's' back, while
he was occupied with his mission of
mercy, and then, plunging it in with
sufficient force to divide the spinal
column, the dervish died happy as
Tommy fell dead across his shoulder.
That dervish was glorifed in the
Soudan, and thousands of others were
awaiting the opportunity of dying as
gloriously."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
ShonId Coal Give One

What then? Are we utterly &C.
pendent upon coal, so that the wheels
of industry will stop and the forests
be consumed for fuel when coal gives
out? OF course not. 1t is an idle
fear. Already we have the begin
nings of new method of utilizing
natural energy which will prove euor
mously more effective than coal ever
has been, and will be practically mex
haustible, to whatever extent industry
may expand.
Electrical energy, developed by
water power, will run the words in
dustries, furnish it's light and heat,
and be the universal substitute for all
forms of combustion methods. Water
power is practically unlimited, and it
will be utilized more and more
in proportion as the need fof
it arises and as its use be-
comes, at different places and
at successive periods, cheaper than
coal. The substitution will proceed
gradually, until, when the coal sup pply
finally is exhausted, nobody will have
anything more than o curious OF
academic interest in the matter, and
probably not ripple will be produced
in the steady onward flow of the
worlds industry. Asthe use of water
power to develop electrical energy in
creases to the point of formidable com
petition with coal, electrical students
and inventors will doubtless bring ouI
improvements making it possible tc
store the power or conduct it long dis
tances at small cost, until our factories
railroads, and ships can be operated
by it, our houses lighted and warmed
and food prepared, all at even less ex
pense than is possible to-day witt
coal. Gunton's Magazine.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

One of the cleverest journalistic
medleys ever published was printed
in London Fun, and afterward widely
copied in the other English papers.
1t brings in the names of most of tho
London periodicals quite ingeniously.
In the early part of the Nineteenth
Century of the Christian Era Citizen
OF the World strolled at night along
Pail Mall on his way from Belgravia
to Whitehall, accompanied only by
the Echo of his footsteps. An old
Engineer and soldier of the Queen,
he had traversed by Land and Water
the greater part of the Globe and had,
since his Broad Arrow days, fought
under more than one Standard.
Taking out his Tablet he stood and
wrote as follows: "The study of Pub
lie Opinion offers wide Field for the
intelligent Spectator and Examiner Of
the Times"
AT this moment a Watchman, who
movements, approached aud said,
Come, my noble Sportsman, you
must move oni"
''And what if I refuse?" demanded
the other, standing like Rock, with
his back against Post, immovable as
Temple Bar.
ITO be Brief with you, my friend,
1 shall in Truth stay here Week if L
think proper.
"We!l," rejoined the Civilian, "I
am the appointed Guardian of this
thoroughfare All the Year Round, and
1 protest against your making any
Sketch or Record here. Are you n
Builder?"
Instantly grasp of Iron was laid
on his arm.
''Do you wish me to Punch your
head?" asked the Traveller.
"Oh no., replied the other, all Of a
Culver; "pray don't; was only in
Funl"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

Some plain but smart-looking win
ter costumes of cloth or cheviot for
women of moderate means who will
use the suits for general wear during
the entire season, are made with a
beautifully shaped and fitted prin-
cesse back and redingote front. The
skirt beneath is of a matching or con-
trasting color, as is preferred. Some
of these gowns have a fitted bodice
front. trimmed simply with braid or
stitching and tailor buttons, and often
there is guimpe Russo inserted in
the rounded opening about the neck.
For slender figures, however, most of
these new garments are made with o
trim-looking but seamless, dartlesS
front, slightly dropped, and turned
back over vest of braided cloth, or
with passementerie Stimulating SOU
tache braiding-or else vest of plait-
ed silk framed with velvet revers that
reach from the n-down collar to the
waist. The sleeves are close coat
shapes, aud most of the models show
the skirt still made with slight dip
at the back.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
A GERMAN PERIL
The Passion For Gaming is Fast Cor.
rupting the National Life.

The Passion For Gaming is Fast Corr
rupting the National Life.
In certain sense the trial OF mum.
Der of officers of the gaming club, Der
Harmlosen, was.of great interest to
the student OF public events in Ger
many. That this is no longer the
pious, d-fearing, simple minded
Germany of yore, the land of thinkers,
the country "of high thinking and low
living" this trial strikingly proved.
True, such men as were here erraigned
or heard in evidence are to be found
in every large and luxurious town, aud
"sports" of more or less hardihood
and recklessness may be met with as
frequently in New York or Chicago as
here. But there were several pecu.
liar features. One of them was the
fact that the members of the club and
those introduced by the latter be-.
longed, with few exceptions, to the
circles of the highest German aris-
tocracy and of the army, and repre-
sented not exceptions, but types. Tho
other was the fact that the morality,
the tone, of these men was proven by
themselves to be surprisingly low and
debased. Proof was produced that
they had not scrupled TO despoil COM
rades and friends of their entire for
tunes, driving them into ruin and
suicide, and exacting these gambling
debts pitilessly to the uttermost farth-
ing, under an unwritten but powerful
law of their own making. One man
they heeced of 500, 900 within sin
gle night, and then left him to q
shameless death.
There were many instances sworn
to in court showing beyond any doubt
that the code of morals of these young
and middle-aged men, though by birth
the very flower Of the nation, is worse
than that of many professional thief
of low extraction. And another and
perhaps even more startling feature
of the case was that the court itself
seemed to have no adequate realiza-
ton of the iniquity, but treated these
high born offenders with degree of
consideration and forbearance which
1t certainly would not have shown to
them if they had happened to be of
plebeian birth. This demonstrated
very glaringly that Prussian justice is
no longer what it once was-even-
handed and impartial. Altogether,
the trial, which monopolized public
attention for several weeks, uncovered
many undesirable conditions in Ger
many. Several previous sensational
trials OF a similar character, such as
the one in Hanover six years ago, are
not yet forgotten, but this one is worse
than any before. New York Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
He Was Taken Down n Peg.

You can always trust the American
woman to take care of herself. The
friends of girl who lives in Eight
eenth street are telling these days OF
an adventure which befell her one
afternoon within the fortnight. She
was standing, this Eighteenth street
girl, at the corner of + and Eleventh
streets, waiting for girl friend. A
very dapper young man, q stranger,
doubtless, in the town, for most Wash
ingtonians are too we'll aware of the
girls social eminence to venture on
any impertinence to her, stepped up,
bowed and said, airily:
Waiting for somebody"
The girl turned to look at him.
Guess you've forgotten me-" he
went on with growing familiarity. 81
saw you at dinner last week"
The girl looked at him steadily for
moment.
"Oh, remember now," she said.
''It was at Colonel Blanks. You are
Colonel Blanks butler, of course. No,
! don't know of anybody who wants O
butler. NHave You tried the employ
ment agencies?"
And then, slowly and calmly, she
walked away.-Washirgton Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
stYle of the New Tonnes.

The new toques are considerably
larger than former shapes. They are
wider, and are therefore becoming to
women with slender faces, when the
trimmings are not arranged too
straight and high. Many of the
French models are composed of ex-
quisitely shaded velvets; thatis, there
is not single piece of shaded velvet
used, but three separate weaves. For
instance, one handsome toque is COM
posed of y beautiful trio of tints,
shading from deep prelate purple to
palest Parma violet. Another has vel
vet grading from dark jacqueminot red
to rose pink, with three ostrich plumes
matching three distinct shades, held
by triangl e-shaped buckle of French
brilliants. A third model shows an
artistic blending of moss, mignonette
and stem green velvet, the hat being
nearly covered with standing and
gracefully dropping green plumes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

nor will the shadow of the shirt waist
diminish in the least during the win
ter. The former tried and true friend
in every wardrobe is putting out some-
amendments on its previous condition.
That is to say, it is arriving in the
shops made of satin or the very soft
satin surfaced silks that have suf-
ficient body to stand fanciful stitching.
This is pretty and commendable and
the effect is very like the sketch of a
bodice given here, the original of
which was of black peau de sole, hand
painted in design of iris in the natural
color OF the flower. The collar is of
shirred chiffon and similar finish is
at wrists.
Scores of the silk and flannel shirts
just out of the workrooms show how
they have shed their loose shirt sleeves
and broad cuffs for dress waist sleeves
and cuffs that drop over the hand; it
is easy. therefore, to hazard prophecy
in favor of this fashion that is going
to rob our shirt waists of one-half their
simple charm.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

messenger will be six-shooter. With
that he will be expected to defend
himself against the wild beasts of the
trail, to protect the mails in his care
and to make stand-off with any
enterprising highwaymen who may
see fit to extend their operations to
the Yukon. There have been very
iew highway robberies in the North
west and very few murders. But all
sorts aud conditions of men go to n
gold country, and upon two or three
occasions men have been found
capable of killing theif companions.
OF course, as the country settles up
and becomes "civiized, there will be
more killing. Already they are be-
ginning to put locks on the doors at
Dawson, and to build their coaches
inside the cabins,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

suitable textile for mou rning, OF
course, heavily trimmed with crepe,
with which material the hem of the
dress is invariably covered. Another
fayorite textile for mourning is Cash
mere de pInde," and again cheviot
and "droguet."
For half-mourning, all the new pas
tel shades of blush -grays which are
now 30 fashionable are adopted. On
these the trimming, though not neces-
sarily of crepe, must in all cases be
black, or black and white mingled.
Capes, or the new long semi. fitting
garment, are more seen than short
Jackets, which are considered some
what too negligee. These garments
are made this year of considerable
length, reaching to within about
twelve inches of the foot of the skirt.
Among furs, astrakhan, oaracule and
Mongolian- goat are suitable, not as a
trimming for the dress, but in the
shape of capes or boas.
In Paris no deep mourning attire is
considered complete without the long
crepe veil, starting from the back Of
thO OOhACb ahu AOuOhAb5 w VIZ %
treme verge of the skirt; but only
during the first three months does it
cover the face, after which period it
is allowed to droop over the back of
the dress, while short square veil
shields the face.
A pretty new fashion for half-mourn-
ing for children's wear shows dresses
of some heavy weave of white wooden
textiles trimmed with narrow bands of
black crepe. In this case the hat may
also be of white felt or velvet, trimmed
as lightly as possible with crepe, but
without either feathers or flowers.
The mourning costume shown in
the large engraving is OF black cloth,
trimmed with festoons of Grape. On
the waist a bertha of crepe surrounds
a tucked chemisette OF the same mate
rial.
The long cloth coat shown is cut in
very narrow cores and piped with
crepe. There are two rows OF black
crepe scallops. one on the front of the
deep'shaped hounce. the other head
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
CURIOUS FACTS.

Lima, Peru, is without umbrellas.
The quickest wink on record ia
about one.sixth of a second.
Half century ago nails were slow
ly wrought one at time with Iammer
and anvil.
A novelty is the cold Storage OF
hops. This is done in several places
in England.
In mine near Butte, Mont, live
hundreds of cats that have never seen
the light of day.
The inhabitants of Winton, Eng
laud, believe that with the close ol
the century the world will come to an
end.
Some naturalists believe that hares
never drink, hut get enough liquid
for their needs in the dew on the
grass they eat.
Fishing is the favorite pastime Of
a Rock Rapids (Ia.) dog. 1t swims
out into the water and catches the
fish in Its mouth.
The Sioux aud Blackfeet Indians
will at parting dig their spears in the
earth as q sign of confidence and mu-
tual esteem. This is the origin OF
the term "burying the tomahawk."
From the stomach of q woman who
died in Indiana, short time since,
the handles of six silver teaspoons
were taken, and now the stomach of a
dead child at Lebanon has turned
out several silver coins.
The burning of the brides play
things is part of the wedding cere.
mony in Japan. The bride lights q
torch, which she hands to the bride
groom, who with it lights fire in
which the toys are destroyed.
Toothache troubled cat belonging
to James Dever, of Norristown, Penn.
A dentist extracted all her teeth and
fitted au artificial set in her jaws.
Every night, before retiring, she runs
to her master to have her teeth re-
moved.
All candidates for scholarships at
the grammar school of Hampton,
England, are now required to undergo
chronological examination. II the
bumps are not satisfactory the pupil
is not allowed to enter into the COM
petition.
A novel experience is chronicled
by Mrs. w. M. Schowengerdt, of In
dependence, Mo. She put on the
stove kettle of water to boil for tea
As the water became warm, she heard
a splashing in the kettle, and present
ly saw a snakes head emerge from
the spout. She ha6 filled the kettle
from cistern.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Grew From u Wartime MT,

During the war of 1861-65 large
quantities of a certain Japanese nut
were sent into Harrisburg, Penn
These nuts served as food for the
horses quartered in the city at that
time. The seeds were very hardy;
wherever they fell they took root.
One fell upon the broad, high wall sur
rounding the County Jail; it sprouted,
and sent down roots on the inside of
the wall to the soil fifteen feet below.
The tree grew aud hourished until
this present fall, when it became
necessary to tear down the wall in
order to carry out certain improve.
ments. The casual observer, passing
the old Jail wall. supposed that the
tree grew close to the inner side OF
the wall, not realizing at what a
strange freak of nature he was gazing
The tearing down of this wall has
exposed to public view another of
these odd trees. The seed of this fell
upon one of the huge stones forming
the foundation of the Jail. The seed
sprouted, sent its roots down into the
adjacent ground, and went on grow
ing until it became large, strong
tree. In the process of growth its
immense roots forced apart many OF
the foundation stones of the Jail; in
fact, it has rendered the front part OF
the building so insecure that it will
probably be cut down. -Pittsburg
Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Cost of Living I'm Different Cities

An investigation into the compara-
tive cost of living at the different Eu.
ropean capitals resulted in the follow
ing facts:
At Vienna the prices of most arti-
cles of food are lowest; at Madrid
they are dearer than in any other cap
ital, and such things as bread, meat,
sugar and coal are very expensive in.
deed. At st. Petersburg, also, the
price of bread is still considered n
luxury above. the means of the work
ing classes. Next to Vienna, Brus-
sells is an inexpensive city; Paris is q
little higher in the scale, while Lon
don is still more expensive. An
American spends on an average 500
a year for food, Frenchman SlS, O.
German $45, Spaniard $33, an Ital-
ian SD, and Russian $40. OF meat
the American eats 100 pounds year,
the Frenchman 81 pounds, the Ger.
man "a pounds, the italian 2S pounds,
and the Russian 81 pounds. OF bread
the American consumes $50 pounds,
the Frenchman $40 pounds, the Span
lard 4S0 pounds, the Italian 400
pounds, and the Russian 655 pounds.
Outside of Europe, in times of peace,
Manila is cheaper to live in than any
other city III the world.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
A Peeress' Boer Husband.

A Boer who lives at Wynberg, in
Cape Colony, is the husband of an
English peeress. He is Pieter Pie
terse, who in 1892 married the widow
of the eighth Earl of Stamford. This
lady was a Miss Solomon, whose
mother was an African native. She
married the eighth Earl of Stamford
before his accession to the title) az
his third wife. AS her husband sue
ceeded to the earldom of Stamford
without the estates she has always re.
sided in South Africa, although she
retains the title by courtesy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Any Port In a Storm.

"You admit" said the magistrate,
"that you entered the house OF this
gentleman by the back door at 9
O'Clock in the morning.
Eyes, your honor"
"What business did you have there
at that time of night?"
81 thought it was my own house. -
Then why did you, when this lady
approached, leap through the win
dow, Jump into the cistern and hide
yourself?"
Your worship, / thought it was
my wife. London Answers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

A citizen OF Boston who attempted q
little pleasantly whilo the Dewey
function was going on in the streets
OF Boston, received sudden eye
opener as to the danger of a too free
use of irony, or sarcasm, or even of
perpetrating nn innocent little joke in
mixed company. One man near the
grand stand asked facetiously, "Who
is this man Dewey?" whercupon two
or three other men, who had n some :
what seafaring look, promptly knocked
him down and hammered the Ad-
miral's fame deep into him. Buffalo
Commercial.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07

To get correct idea OF the French
nation one must abandon Paris aud
get out among the people of the prov
inces. When you get out in the rural
districts charming sight is presented
of beautifully cultivated farms, each
farm being as trim and neat as a
flower garden. There is not foot of
waste land to be seen. The first thing
that strikes a stranger is the profu-
sion of fruit. Nowhere can be seen
more luscious pears, peaches and
grapes. Washington Post.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Short Gloves Worn.

Our grandmothers thought them
selves very smart in one-button gloves,
and few years ago six-button ones
were very commonly worn, but the
length of the sleeve Of the moment has
sent many buttoned gloves out of
fashion, and three and two buttons are
the smartest thing to wear just now.
Indeed, longer gloves than these are
out of the question if we are to look at
all in the fashion and to preserve our
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-12-07
Remarkable Ring.

Mrs. William Astor has discovered
a wonderful Egyptian snake ring,
which literally writhes in constant
movement on her finger. Tho ring is
constructed OF flexible gold wire, in
which ruby, an emerald or an
amethyst is firmly set. The slightest
movement of the fingers sets the wires
quivering, and the ring scintillates
aud seems to go round and round the
finger with weird, serpentinc move.
ment. Philadelphia PROM