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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-11
Barium Rock Spring Water

Is natures specific for Blood Poison. 1t has
cured many of the worst cases when everything
else failed. 1t contains in natural form the
elements that antidote blood poison and drive
it from the system. We could give testimonials,
but parties do not care to have their names pub
lished. We will guarantee great benefit
or CO uplete cure if the full and regular course
of the water is taken. Desultory and irregular
use of it is useless. Spend six weeks at the
springs, or take the course at home, and if not
benefited we will refund every dollar you pay
us.
We will prepay ten gallons to any point in
North Carolina on receipt of Express Order on
Troutman's, n. c., for $500.
Booklet free. Correspondence confidential.
BARIUM Rock SPING MINERAL WATER Co.,
Barium Springs, N. G.
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Not one child dies where ten formerly
died from coup. People have learned
the value of One Minute Cough Cure
and use it for severe lung and throat
troubles. 1t Immediately stops cough
ing. 1t never fails. For sale by j. Hal
Bobbitt and Henry Hicks.
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WANTED.-A first class printer for
newspaper and job office. Address The
Herald, Milton. n. G.
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FOR SALE.

My entire stock of Furniture on
hand Special low rates made. RUE
FIN ROLES. 2-2S-tf.
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RAILROAD RATES AND RESERVE
SEATS-SALE NOTICE.

On account of the British Guards
Band, March 18th, the railroads will
give reduced rates to Raleigh for the
above occasion. Out of town people
can have seats reserved by addressing
r. G. Rivers, Manager. Reserve seats
$3.50 and $1.00.
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BANANAS. BANANAS! BANANAS,
Special sale of extra fine bananas al
one cent each Saturday at my stand.
EDWARD Y. ENNIS.
Cor. Wilmington and Harget SITS.
Mar 10 ct
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The reserve seat sale for the British
Guards Band commences this morn
ing. This attraction will be at the
Academy of Music March 18th.
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CITY lJtMS.

Messrs. Paine, Murphy & Co., stock,
cotton and grain brokers of Washing
ton, u. @, have opened branch office
mere. at 3O7 5. Wilmington street. Mr..
ID. d. White is their agent.
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HAVE YOU BLOOD POISON (?

II you have, and it is allowed to run its
course, it means the total destruction of the
system and the breaking down of the bony
structures of the body.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

The undersigned having been APP
pointed, in an action, pending in the SUI
perior Court of Craven county, emit
tied Farmers and Merchants Bank and
l.. II. Cutler VS.. The Stimson Lumber
Company" receivers of the defendant
company, hereby notify all creditors of
said company to present and file their
claims against said company, with them
at once.
Newbern, n. c., Feb. 81, 1899.
ENOCH WADSWORTH,
S. G. ROBERTS,
Receivers.
311-3Od
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TO Be MUSTERED OUT AT ONCE.
Lot 1.-S5 to $40.

LADIES TAILOR-MADE SERGE
Suits, Blue and Black, only full lined
and latest cut. Material worth the price
of suit
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Lot 2 $40 to SIS.
Lot 3.-S15 to $40.

FINE CHEVIOT AND VENE-
TIAN SUITS, full silk lined, and
made by high art tailors. They are
truly swell, and suitable for good dress
erS.
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Lot 4. TO So.

This is the most complete line of silk
Waists ever shown in the city, embrace
ing Black Surahs, Black Satins, Black
Chinas, also a full line of colors and
can please the most fastidious; price
ranging from $4 to SO.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-23
ENGLAND is ALARMED.

The British government is today In
very much the position of big bully
who has pounced upon pigmy, and
finding his adversary more dangerous
than he anticipated, is praying for
somebody to come and pull him of
and make the little fellow quit. She
rushed into war with the Transvaal
republic expecting to annihilate it in
month and without counting the
cost or contemplating what complica-
tions might arise. Now she realizes
that she is not only pitted against
powerful foe, but that the empire is
threatened. If she fails to conquer
the Beers she realizes that her power
over her colonies will be weakened.
Further than this she realizes the
danger of Withdrawing her troops from
different dependencies, lest uprisings
may occur, and she needs more men
in South Africa, but knows not where
they are to come from. The London
Times, commenting on the situation,
states some questions that confront
the English government which are, to
say the least, serious. 1t says:
"Neither the Crimean war nor the
Ir dian mutiny gave rise to greater
dangers to the empire than that with
which we are now menaced, nor at
either of those critical periods was
Great Britain so isolated politically or
regarded with such dislike and sus.
picion as are now almost everywhere
Unless the calmness which
impresses the foreign observer pro-
ceed only from apathy or want/of
sufficient Imagination to realize the
imminent danger to the whole fabric
of our empire, the great efforts now
urgently required will surely be made
before it is too late to relieve the
situation. We are fighting not merely
for supremacy in South Afrca but for
our position as great power. We
know we have miscalcuiated the
strength of our foe, and we are re-
solved to make that miscalculation
good"
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-23
THE CANAL MUST WAIT.

We are told by the dispatches that
there is little likelihood of the Nicara-
qua ,canal bill passing this session of
congress, because another commission
has been appointed to investigate the
different proposed routes and report
thereon, whi,h it is claimed will cause
delay of another year. Senator Ma
son and Representative Hepburn, who
have charge of the bill in the senate
and house respectively, do not con-
slider further Investigation necessary,
but are willing to proceed upon the
reports of the commissions that have
already Investigated the routes. How
ever, there is an influence that Graves
further investigation, not for the pur.
pose of securing better route or
fuller information, but for the purpose
of delay. This influence is the great
transcontinental railroads, in whose
interest too many congressman and
senators are elected. The build
ing of canal that would open water |
between the Pacific |
and Atlantic coasts would be detri-
mental to the great railroad systems
that do the carrying trade across the
and for this reason con-
yress will be estopped from taking
.ction on the canal bill this session.
{ will continue to be delayed until the
'eople shall elect congress com-
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recovered yet, but still lies 200 feet
from The main track. It was hauled up
almost to the main line once, but the
cable that was pulling 1t broke, aad IL
rolled back down the bank. The COM
pany began again yesterday to recover
the battered engine.
Mr.. Edwards, a member OF the B. s.
& L. Co. OF Hay Creek, and part owner
in the Oregon King mine, is 10 the
city. He speaks in fattering terms of
the mine which is being developed, and
considers it.a proposition that will
make millions for the owners. Mr..
Edwards says the Trout Creek country
is destined to develop into splendid
mining district.
The Dalles has the reputation OF
giving home talent more hearty sup
support than any other town In the
state, and 1t is fair to presume the
University Glee Club will receive
hearty reception when they appear
here on Thursday evening of next
week. They are not excactly home
talent, but they belong to Oregon's
leading institution of learning, and
this alone should encourage Dalles
people to give them hearty support
They have the reputation of being
excellent singers, and will certainly
entertain their audience. General ad
mission to the concert will be 80 cents.
No extra charge for reserved seats,
though seats may be reserved at
Blakeley s. Houghton's drug store.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-23
TRAINING CATS.


Says Q trainer Of cats: Elbow do ]
commence training themf Wen, J
don't care exactly about making my
method public property, but am NOT
Gverse to telling. you this much that
cats meat and milk form two of the
most important factors in the opera
ton. 1t is common superstition that
cats are stupid animals. do not think
20. They certainly are not 20 intelli-
gent al dogs; neither are they 20 so
. ciable. But once they get to know
what is wanted Of them they are easily
induced to do it to the best Of their
ability. Kindness and patience 60
long way with cats. A little whole
some correction Is often good for q
dog, but use whip to cat for one time
only, and even ever so sparingly, and its
value as trick animal is destroyed for
ever. Cats are simply bundles of nerves
covered over with fur, and even an un-
kind word or glance from anyone they
love will cause them acute suffering.
Another secret in training cats-or. in
deed, any animals never to disap-
point them of their promised reward.
remember once, while performing in
the north Of England some time ago,
walking five miles at ten o'clock ut
night in q binding snowstorm to get
my happy family its regular supply Of
milk. So much obedience, 30 much
cats meat-that is my rule. and never
vary it."
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-23
GOING TO JAIL IN STYLE.
The Unique Way They Have OF sur
rendeRtnE to the Law In
6. Germany.

Mark Twain has described the stu
dents' prison in German universities
and the police constable or beadie wne
addresses his captive thus: when VIII
it be convenient for you to be locked
up?" Then the student consults his
engagement list and names the day.
But this spirit of quiet resignation 1
the needs of the law seems to be fea-
ture of the German generally, says the
Pail Mall Gazette. Witness thereto IL
a scene which lately took place before
the gates of the Rummelsburg prison
near Berlin. A bicycle party rode uE
at full speed and halted before the iron
sheeted doors. There were three gen.
tlemen and three ladies; they had
ridden up in pairs, and when they dis
mounted they rested their bicycles
against the prison walls. Then they
grouped themselves in q picturesque
circle before the gate. and champagne
bottles and glasses appeared in the gen.
tlemen's hands. They drank toast tc
their next meeting and sang when
Mortals Part" and prison walls inter
vene. Then, having taken the pledgt
of fidelity in the form of kiss (they
would probably have objected to taking
the pledge in any other form), the
bridegrooms separated from the brides
The former vanished, man and machine
within the prison walls; the ladies
mounted and rode resignedly away
The criminals had been guilty of riot
ing and reveling on New Years night
They and their bikes had only few
days to serve.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-23
FURRY IN MONEY MARKET.
New York Financiers In q whirl- Wind of
Excitement.

New York Financiers In whirl-Wind of
Excitement.
NEW YORK, Dec. 19.-All roads lead
to Wall street this morning. Curl
osiLy-seekers of all conditions and
both sexes thronged the financial
districts Some had interest at stake,
but the majority were present simply
as sightseers. Measures already taken
for relief of the money market, and
other smeasures projected, had effect
in allaying apprehension. The sharp
recoYe.y of American shares in Lon
don this morning contributed to the
same effect.
The feeling was nevertheless feverish
and apprehensive. The advance In
the imperial bank of Germany's rate
of discount from to per cent, and
the per cent discount rate in Berlin
caused uneasiness. not only on their
own account, Sbut because they prob
ably foreshadowed further advances
in the Bank of England's rate, and re-
sulting pressure on New York. The
brokers on the floor were in a state OF
wild excitment and turmoil, and as the
signal sounded for the opening it was
indescribable.
The course of the market ebbed and
flowed many times in the course OF the
first hour, and became wildly irregular
at times. Powerful financial interests
whose efforts were to sustain and ad-
vance prices. found important assis-
tance from investment buying on a
large scale. The avalanche OF selling
orders was so steadily absorbed that
the standard railroad stocks began to
offer resistance to the decline.
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Up Against the Marshal.

This morning an individual who had
spent all his surplus cash for drink,
and from appearances had secured a
pretty good load, was wandering about
the streets begging for the "price of q
neal" He had solicited from a num-
Der of pedestrians, but had met with
poor success, and finally accosted
Marshal Hughes, whose star was under
his coat front and did not show, with
"Say, Mister, cans you help a fellow
to q meal?" Certainly" answered
Mr.. Hughes. "come with me and you
shall have something to eat." The
fellow was delighted until the marshal
stopped in front Of the city jail. and
informed him this was the place he.
would feed him in. The fellow re1
but it was no use. Mr..
Hughes threw him In and he will have
to serve sentence for begging on the
streets.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-23
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
Will Be Reld In salem In the Mes
Fufure

viii Be Aeld In salem In the Near
Future.
The meeting of the Oregon State
Teachers Association and Department
of Superintedance will be held at
Salem, Oregon on December q, % and
%. - 49, F't..,-.r
A splendid program has been ar
ranged for each session, in which
Hon. T. T. Geer, State Superintendent
Ackerman. Hon. Claud Catch, R. F..
Robbins, principal of the Central
school, Portland, Frank higher, city
superintendent of the Portland scools
and many of the principals and county
superintendents will take part 80 that
it is plain that the program will be all
that could be desired.
The program deals with subjects that
are believed to be of vital Importance
to the school system of the state. 1t is
therefore, hoped that all superinten-
dents and principals will be present
and participate in the discussions.
Return tickets will be honored by
the o. r. N. Co. within three days;
and by the Southern Pacific within
forty-eight hours after the close of the
session. Tickets may be purchased as
many days previous to the meeting as
they are placed on sale at the several
Offices.
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1899-12-23
LURE THE ALLIGATORS.
Hunters Initiate the Grunts Of the
Mother and Attract the
Young.

The alligator il said to be in such re-
quest that it is rapidly disappearing
from the settled parts of Florida, and
even becoming scarcer in such remote
regions as the Everglades! A constant
war il waged against it by the tax
idermists and the dealers in curiosi-
ties.
Awriterin Popular Science News says
that the young are frequently lured
from their lurking places by a poor
imitation Of the grunts of the mother,
and men expert in mimicry sometimes
capture large numbers in day. The
little creatures respond promptly to
the calls, and pour out Of the cavities
in hot haste TO see the caller.
The most expert "'gator, callers"
the writer ever knew were swamp
rangers, both white and black, who
were born and brought up within
short distance,of an alligator swamp,
and knew every intonation OF the
saurian's voice.
These men would mako q. matron
charge wildly across broad stream
by initiating the frightened cries Of
her young, or lure decrepit old bull
from his cave by initiating the grunts
of the female. They could, in fact,
delude both old and young, and often
earned good sums by their art.
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NO NEED OF HASTE.

Washington dispatches state that
Senator Mcbride and Congressman
Moody favor boat railway as the best
and speediest method of removing the
obstructiens to navigation of the Col
umbia river at the dalles. While
this method has been recommended by
some'government engineers it is con-
demned by others, and the best that
can be. said for it. tits largely expert
mental. 1t is indeed questionable if
river boats Con be taken out of the
water and transported over railroad
without serious damage. TO operate 3
boat railway would be continuous
expe nse, and with the probable dam
age to vessels passing over it, it is
questionable if such an improvement
would be of any benefit to the country,
for 80 long as the expense of putting
boats over the road would be great
there could be but little reduction in
freight rates, hence the object to be
desired would be thwarted. We trust
the Oregon delegation will oppose the
boat railway scheme, and will hold out
for a canal and locks. for that is the
improvement that is needed. Should
an appropriation be secured and q
beat railway constructed, and after
ward it should prove inexpedient, it
would delay for many years the secur-
ing of an order for the construction of
canal and locks. Since portage road
will be built as ptivate enterprise,
and probably .be in operation within
six or .eight months. there is no i'm.
mediste need OF hurrying along other
schemes. The delegation had better
even wait until the next session of
congress and get an improvement Or
dered that is known to be practicable
than to rush along an experimental
proposition that bids fair to only de-
lay the plan that is really needed for
opening the river.
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MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS

Nearly all the gold coin in circula-
tion in the Sandwich islands In OF
United States mintage.
Half the ships of the world are Brit
ish. The best of them can be converted
into ships of war in 4s hours
In New York city there are private
charitable institutions which repre-
sent real estate valuation Of $40, ,000,-
600.
The valuation of personal property
in Philadelphia is 1852, 4,621, an In
crease CT $s,56l,9sO over lastyear's of
fetal estimate.
In times of scarcity the South Al
rican natives sometimes rob the ants
nests, and as much as hve bushels of
grain have been taken from a single
nest.
The magnitude of the Escurial, the
great Spanish palace, may be inferred
from the fact that it would take four
days to go through all the rooms and
apartments, the length of the way be-
ing reckoned at % Spanish leagues,
which is about 100 miles.
The smallest inhabited island in the
world is that on which the Eddystone
lighthouse stands. At low water it il
80 feet in diameter; at high water
the lighthouse, whose diameter at the
base is 2sA feet, completely covers it
1t is inhabited by three persons.
Householders, particularly they Of
the weaker sex, who live in perpetual
terror of burglars, will be pleased tc
read reassuring statement in the
September Pail Mall Magazine to the
effect that only in one instance out of
every 336 burglaries is violence offered
to the inmates Of a burgled house.
The carrier who serves the K1ondike
Nugget to subscribers in Dawson has
considerable trouble in finding their
residences. A few Of the dwellings, are
thus described in the subscription
book: The cabin with the screen
door," "the slab house facing the
river" "the big tent with two stove
pipes" and "the cabin three doors
south of where all the dogs are"
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VOTERS MUST REGISTER.
Books Will Be Opened for That Purpose
ON January L.

Books Will Be Opened for That Purpose
ON January 1.
Every voter who casts ballot at the
general election next June must be
able to convince election officers that
he has registered. The law was passed
at the recent session of the legi stature,
and at the next election will be opera
tive for the first time. The purpose of
the registration law is TO prevent IL.
legal voting, and it promises 20 shut
out "colonizing" in cities and make 1t
impossible for trancients to vote more
than once at any election.
County Clerk Kelsay has received
the books and blanks to he used in
regist ration and will at once supply
justice of the peace and notaries pub
lie throught the country with the
blanks and records for their use. The
records comprise one large blank book
to be kept in the clerks Office, and
smaller blank book for use in each
precinct ON election day. In each OF
these books the voter registers name,
age, occupation and place of residence.
In the last particular if the voter lives
in the country it is necessary for him
TO specify the township. section and
range, in which his home is located.
If be lives in town the number of his
block, lot, and the name of his street
must be given. If he has no home OF
his own, he must specify the room he
in the house at which he
lodges. The larger register is kept as
! record in the clerks Office at the
court house. The precint reg lister is /,
the judges with other cleo
ion supplies, shortly before the elec-
ion, aud is in their hands for use on |
election day. Ifany person proposes
% vote whose name cannot be found by |
he judges in the precinct sregister,
he privilege of suffrage will be denied |
him.
According to the provisions of the
aw, registration will begin on Janu-
.ry 1st and continue until May 18th,
fter which time the books will be
losed and registration cease. Not
ounting Sundays there will be $50
ays in which to register. At last
eneral election there were 2293 votes
asst for governor in this county. and
be total vote is perhaps 250O, hence
here will have to be registration of
q average of about II voters daily
ntil the time for registering shall
ose.
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TIME FOR INTERTENTION.


Two months ago Great Britain
would have disdained the offer of any
friendly nation to become. mediator be-
tween her and the TrarsYaal republic
to settle the difficulties existing be-
tween her and the Beers; but now she
would probably give such an offer
more cordial consideration. The re.
pulse of General Methueh at Modder
river, that of General Gatacre at
Stromburg and the recent drubbing
which General Butler got at Tugela
river have caused the English to
realize the enormity of the war in
which they have engaged. Ladysmith
and Kimberley are in danger, in fact
they cannot hold out much longer un-
less relief can reacn them, which at
present seems impossible. When
these shall have fallen, it is likely that
England will be more favorable to
arbitration. She has already lost in
the neighborhood of 5000 men in
killed, wounded and prisoners, and
realize, the fact that the army of $1,000
men she now has in South Africa will
have to be doubled before Pretoria is
reached. Butler, in one engagement
lost more guns than Wellington did in
all his campaign against Napoleon,
and British arms have met wish great
er reverses than they have suffered
since the war with the United States
in 1872. Such reverses cannot but
sting the British pride and make
Englishmen thirst for revenge, but up
on sober thought and the counting
of the money and lives it will cost to
longer prosecute the war, the more
conservative minds of the nation could
pot we'll refuse the friendly offers of
,ation like the United States or Ger
many to make peace. The time for in
tervention is at hand. Further blood.
shed Is unnecessary.