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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
Superb Railway Facilities it Now Enjoys.
A City of Metropolitan Proportions, Solid,
Steady, Sure.
The Pivotal Point Of Commercial, Agricultu-
raj and Industrial Development Within
The Old North State-Has EcGpsed
the Records of Other Thrifty
And Progressive Cities.

brass piece was fired from the iiyer
bank and hurrahs and shouts were free
ly INDUCED in.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

The aggregate amount of capitaI m
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24

Owing to the elevation and general ell
matic influences of this section, Colds
boro is considered one of the healthiest
cities in the State. Her drainage is OK
cellent.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07
The Century.

The Century for May contains re-
markable series Of papers in which the
commander OF every American vessel but
one describes his share in the battle or
Santiago, which resulted IN the complete
destruction OF Cervera's feet. Tho only
exception Is IN the case OF tho oregon,
whose commander, Captain Clark, en-
dorses Lieutenant Eberle's account OF
that ships participation in the hght ana
himself contributes a criticism OF the
Spanish admrars strategy. The S'ory
Of tho Captains' IS written with remark
able animation and IN wholly untecnnlcai
language. 30 battle by land or sea has
ever. perhaps. been so completely anu
authoritativolv described as the hght OF
Santiago IS presented in this group OF
iavishly illustrated articles. In TINS num-
Der David Gray begins n series or sol'
stories Frank r. Stockton rocords .oihe
further adventures Of THE Nizier OF 'ne
T'wo-Hornod Alexander" an eclipse III
India IS wildly described and pictured py
the painter p. y. Mackenzie. and Jacoo
4 Rils tells A police reporters s'ory Oh
"The Last ~ The Mulberry street ba-
rons." Among the miscellaneous papers
a. Mrs. lanes T Fields sympathetic
eLe.ch fror, nersonal acquaintance OF
the lives OF Two Lovers Of Literature -
Charles and Mary Cowden C'arKs, IT, 20.
feesor Wheeior'q Alexander the Urea.
deals with the Macedonian Conqueror N
Tevpt and the founding or Alexanor'a'
and Mr.. Crawford's romance VIA Cru-
cis" continues its course.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07

the patterns IN which they can be placed
upon The waist. that II might be given as
a rule that any waist Is fashionable lL ll
be tucked I'm some manner
Large daisies Of white pique are ape
piiqued upon the bodies Of chamordy
null and even upon duck and are enc
broidencd with delicate yellow traceiy-
Pique IS made this year IN lhlHueI
qualities and IS not so difficult 70 hhndls
as last year. IL is really very service
able material for waists, az Ike DENIM
IL never wears out.
Whole suits I'm wash materials are con-
sidered very smart. one OF these ia
ducks egg blue pique figured win
daisv-like pattern i'm a darker shade nad
O skirt with a slight train and very usa''
hitting hips. The waist was -uilt OK tho
ducks egg blue pique trimmed with RUIZ
nos Of white muslin. Bands OF dark pl"e
velvet outlined the belt. the shoulders anu
the bust.
Another gown was built or dotted p.ue
null over blue taffeta. A fan or satin
striped Bingham was let IN the 4io'1
and edged with white embroidery. inc
bodice was Of the satin striped ginshan
with n vest OF dotted null. AS Dlue "A
the fashionable color this year, ul1e
was the keynote of This very pretty
gown. The belt was blue ana ine
stripes in the Bingham and also the vel
vet bow at the side OF the waist.
The fashionable fan this summer is OF
fancy plated chiffon which hears a very
close resemblance 10 ostrich feathers; IN
deed vou can scarcely tell the ciueIence
especially when the fan Is iolded.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07

NEW YORK. May 4.-The girl who
would a-traveling 80 first goes a-shop-
ping.
Whether she provides her outfit from
the resources OF a "fair-sized" roll Of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. bills. like that re-
oeived for a different purpose by young
Frank Croker from his father. or whether
she makes her purchases with the help
OF a larger roll OF smaller bills. or even
with the grudging assistance Of a smaller
roll OF smallest bills. the list OF requisites
so be filled IS much the same; and first
upon this list comes the travelling gown.
have mover read a side tax with girls
or a heart-to-hcart discourse 20 matrOns
on the subject of travelling dress which
failed 20 start with the assertion that.
while in former days "any Old" costume
answered for travelling. at the present
time one must be gotten up for dress pa
rade. Not to violate a time-hOnored Gus
tom, let this statement be repeated: with
this caution however, that in order 10
combine the case Of the Oldtime negligee
with the trimness of attire now demand
ed a certain wisdom Of the serpent is de-
mandod.
Tho uniform Of the traveller is now
adays the tailor dress. and this. when
made with a tieht-htting bodice. impales
upon the horns OF dilemma. Either
she must abjure the pleasures OF lOung-
ing and sit bolt upright. regardless OF
fatigue: or she must subject the smooth
and perfect seams Of her bodice TO a
strain and n stretching that viii tire
them even more than abstenti0n does
her own muscles.
The III Of the modern tailor dress has
become a fetch 10 which every other
consideration SIS sacrificed. Pos ibie Tor
n morning walk IL Is impossible for al
most everything else. unless indeed it
be regarded as the supreme test imposed
upon candidates for the degree of "a.
T." Able 10 Endure.
10 the gin who Us going mp for honors
IN this examination. no remarks are nee
essary; but 90 other girls it may be
alnted that tho coat and skirt tailor
dress Is very English. as well as other
wise desirable. To the girl I'm whom the
first splashcs OF spring sunshine have
walked an interest IN tickets and time Ia
bles. IL may be recommended with os-
pecial confidence. Its smart coat much
stitched and buttoned. answers most OF
silk waist buoys the spirit with COM
fort and touch Of dainty color.
Pale doe-colored and tan covert suit
ings are among the best OF the new
travelling dress models. together with
dark blue or elephant gray alpacas and
serviceable checks and shepherds piaids.
FOR those who yield 20 the prevailing
craze for brown there are light weight
cloths I'm chestnut and red-browns some
very beautiful and others too conspic-
uous for the railway. Cold-looking and
pretty suits are made from the new
Nght-colored Examines and mohair gren-
adines.
The travelling skirt. Ike other draperics,
must be close-htting about the hips.
drawn in below the hips and expanded
again at the heels. II must he buttoned
somewhere. al the back or sides. IL ad-
mits no trimmings except one hundred
and one stitchings or stgapping or little
braid.
The coat must be manoeuvred 20 be
equally charming whether worn open or
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07

Editor Of The Times:
Sir.-Your editorial. what 10 success
ful Lfe2' in Sundays Times. is admira-
bic. I read &c with pleasure. and nave
ordered twenty-five copies OF the paper
to send friends. particularly On the North.
When our leading papers discuss men
and their motives and are broad enough
10 take occasion to commend the OK
colleut characteristics OF people VINO arc
not OF the same political faith. and yet
who are honestly striving for inc hlshese
and best things. then i think tnes arc
educating their readers upward. ana sucn
editorials are Of "a thousand times more
practical value than tho discussion OK
worn.out political talks
I lust want to thank you again for tho
editorial. and I'm my Judgment sou arc
certainly working ON the line that u
hest calculated TO promote the true in-
terest of your readers and the people OF
the country generally.
D. j. JOHNSON.
Richmond. Va. May 2, 1893.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07
Robberics rs Windsor.

The personal Jewels Of the Queen Oh
England are perhaps, the best guar eo
OF royal treasures, but al thal seFe'"l
attempts have been made 10 oIeah mo
Windsor and BaimOraL one OF THESE
occurred q short time ago. IL was eHlHe-
~ unsuccessful, although the would-De
robbers were never apprehended. Inc
palaces of her Majesty are s"arhlHs
with detectives whose sole care Is 10 see
that none of the royal valuaOles are car
ried off, Some Of these are maintainei
by the government, but there are many
in the Queens own pay.
When the shah Of Persia visited the
Queen few years ago he brought with
him a whole retinue of servants, all
wealthy men. whose clothing gittered
with gems. after the eastern fashion. II
was al windsor castle a few nights after
their arrival that one Of the Persian
officials found that his waist belt, which
was spang.ed with precious stones, was
missing. Ii happened that the belt be-
longed 20 the shah and the attache was
afraid TO mention the loss to his ruler,
for he knew that he would be sentenced
10 death. says the New York Telegraph.
lie informed the officials at Windsor OF
his loss, enj0ining them 10 secrecy. They
made searching investigation and az
last found The belt hidden'in the cellar,
where IL had been secreted by a servant.
who had stolen IL from the attaches
dressing room.
While on "a visit 20 the queen on one
occasion the Duke OF Edinburgh was the
victim of n cool thief. 10 was at Bal
moral. The Duke ala not stop at the
castle but had rooms at hotel near by.
one day q man who was stopping at the
Same hotel was seen coming out OF the
Dukes apartments. lie excused MINI
self saving that be had entered them by
mistake for his own. His excuse was
held good until the Duke missed about
$40 worth of ieweiry. by that time the
thief had decamped. Nothing more was
ever seen of him.
Not long ago there was another robbery
al Windsor. a watch and chain We're
missed from a room I'm which guest had
been placed Suspicion rested on two
soldiers. one Of whom confessed under
pressure that he had stolen them Whhe
on guard and had hidden them IN Gre
vice in wall lie was sentenced 10 SIX
months az hard lab0r.-Chicago News.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07

In tho twilight. still and shadowy'
Memories come Of long ago;
Beamfng eyes and furrowed faces
Curls OF gold and locks OF snow
Happy hearts end merry voices
Smiles Of Joy and tears OF woe
One by one thoy crossed the river
Dear ones loved 50 long ago.
Outlines IN tho shadowy twilight
Loving tones think l hear.
And the sounds Of well-isnown footsteps
seemeth to be drawing near;
Gently then upon my foreheaa
Rests a hand whose touch L know
OFT Il soOthed those heartfelt throosinE
in the days Of long ago.
e.
Soon FOR me VIII come LIES twilight,
When things earthly fainter grow
And 7, too, Will cross tho river
with its silent ceaseles how'
Maybe then I'll see the faces,
Hair Of brown and locks OF snow
Hear the tones and merry voices
Loved so I'm that long ago.
OSSIE HOFFMAN.
MOntvale, Va
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07

sorts OF uses. Such waists are made with
tho ribbon running lengthwise or cross
wise OF tho figure: and, whereas In the
late winter they were united by piping
OF satin I'm some solid color. as prepared
for the summer girl the ribbon edges are
united by a narrow lace edging. and make
tho airiest, lightest garments imagina-
ole.
In striking contrast with such bits OF
daintiness. most cycling, golfing and
yachting suits have a weakness for the
military and are lavish OF gold braid
and buttons The variety OF piques, ducks
and linens is greater than ever. many Of
the new piques being perforated to show
colored backgrounds.
A pretty bodice for tea or Eachtboard.
not for rougher service. IS of turquoise
blue taffeta, cut low over chemisette
OF white. ribbon-striped muslin. and
turning back in double revers embroid-
cred with tiny black silk braid. PUFFY
rosettes OF black chiffon are arranged
upon the front and clssped across with
ribbons. ELLEN OSBORN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07
HON'S THIS ?

We offer One undred Dollars Reward
for any case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
l.. j. CHENEY & co.
Props. Toledo. o.
we. the undersigned, have known r.
J. Cheney for the last fifteen years. AMI
believe him perfectly honorable IN all
business transactions. and financially able
10 carry out any obligation made by
their firm.
WEST e. TRAUX.
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo o.
WALDING, KINNAN * MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price. Toe. per
bottle. Sold by all Druggists. Testimo-
mails free.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-05-07

Uarper's Magazine for May Is a very
interesting number Mary y. wilkins
contributes catherine Carr" story or
the Revolution. ono OF tho best She has
vet written. Richard Harding Davis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25

They vary in interior diameter from the
size of q quill to three inches or more,
according TO the bore of the flash.
But fulgurites are not alone produced
in sand. They are found also in solid
rock, though very naturally of slight
depth, and frequently existing merely as
q thin, CLASSY coating on The surface.
Such fuFgurites occur 10 astonishing
abundance on the suuonlit OF Little Ara
rat, in Armenia. The rock is soft and so
porous that blocks a foot long can be OBJ
tanned, perforated in all directions by
little tubes filed with bottle-green glass
formed from the fused rock. There is a
small specimen in the National museum
which has the appearance of having been
bored by the tOredo, and the holes made
by the worm subsequently flied with
glass.
"Some wonderful fulgurltes were found
by Humboldt on the high Nevada de
Toluca, in Mexico. Masses of the rock
were covered with thin layer of green
glass. Its peculiar simmer in the sun
led Humboldt to ascend the precipitous
peak at tho risk of his life
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25
SPIDERS FROM CEYL0N.
they Catch Larks and Lizards in
Their Wonderfully Strong webs.

they Catch Larks and Lizards in
Their Wonderfully Strong webs.
P!ttsburg Dispatch.
Far up in the mountains Of Ceylon there
is a spider that spins a web-like bright
yellowish silk, the central net of which
is five feet in diameter, while the support
ing lines, or guys as they are called,
measure sometimes ten or twelve feet;
and, riding quickly in the early morning,
you may dash right into 1t, the stout
threads twining round your face like a
lace veil, while. as the creature who has
woven 1t takes up his position in the
middle, he generally catches you right in
the nose, and, though he seldom bites
or stings, the contact of his large body
and long legs Is anything but pleasant
If you forget yourself and try to catch
him, bite he will, and, though not venom
Gus, his jaws are as powerful as birds
beak. and you are not likely to forget the
encounter.
The bodies of these spiders are very
handsomely decorated. being gold or scar
let underneath, while the upper part Is
covered with the most delicate slate-col-
ored fur So strong are the webs hiatt
birds the size of larks are frequently
caught therein, and even the small but
powerful scaly lizard falls a victim. A
writer says that he has often sat and
watched the yellow monster-measuring
when waiting for his prey, with his legs
stretched out, fully six Understanding
across the middle of the net and noted the
rapid manner In which he winds his stout
threads round the unfortunate captive.
He usually throws the coils about the
head until the wretched victim is first
blinded and then choked. In many I'M
frequented dark hooks of the jungle you
come across most perfect skeletons of
small birds caught in these terrible
SnareS.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25

all in its power to keep its gold at home,
pending these uncertainties, and will not
hesitate to play off against us the return
of our securities as occasion may Sug-
gest. This policy Is already evident.
London is selling when prices rise here
and buying little when quotations fall;
and it's realiZa tons exceed its buying.
Our August exports of merchandise snow
an excess over imports upon scale
which if continued, must ultimately put
it in our power to draw gold from Eu-
rope; bat tie present course of exchange,
though slowly yielding in that direction,
does not bring that movement Wlthm
sight. From such indications as appear on
the surface, it seems quite possible that
the trade balance may not bring us any
appreciable amount of gold until the re-
turn of currency from the interior has
restored 2 normal ease In money at TINS
center. In that case we shall be IN less
urgent need CT the metal, and its course
will be towards the point where there Is
The greatest demand for 1t. Late eXpe
rience has shown that American bal
ances may rest in Europe to the extent
of 10 to SO millions when the money IS
needed more there than at home, ana
the comparative rates of interest mere
and abroad will determine whether we
shall have a repetition Of that condition
during the next few months. II is AoI
unlikely that, after importing moder-
ate amount Of specie, we would be wills
ing to permit it to accumulate abroad;
and that s the moro probable in prospect
of tie extraordinary travel from here
next wear to the Paris exposition
In view IF all the foregoing circum-
stances. 1t seems that. for the present
the proper attitude towards the market
is enc Of moderation both as to eXpecta-
lions and holdings.
Wall street has had the eQuinoctial ga
which I foreshadowed was forthcoming
and which eliminated in Wednesdays
severe break produced by a combination
Of circumstances-ttgh money in this
country, the Dreyfus matter in France,
and the African war cloud in London
affecting three great money centers. Inc
shock has come and gone without any Sc
rious disasters occurring other than Sc
we're liquida ton, the worst of which may
nov, be regarded as over. recovery in
tone rs well as in prices Is now the
natural sequence. Prices, however. must
not be expected to advance to booming
figures for, While the money market is
easier it is far from affordinG facilities
to provide for an extcaded bull campaign.
Until the flow of money Is pIcnouncedly
This way, therefore, the conditions only
warrant q trading market and prices
rave now reached a fair basis to justify
buying and selling any of the good, &C
tive stocks for the wide and frequent
Fluctuations that we are likely to nave
in the immediate future.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25
MODERN MEDIAEVALISM.
London Customs Still Observed
Which Existed in the Middle Ages.


Which Existed in the Middle Ages.
London Mail.
In Iincoin's inn, London, a bell rings
every evening at o'clock. This is the
curfew, derived from the old French
words meaning cover the fire. and it is
an order for all who live in the inn to
put out their lamps and fires.
OF course nobody obeys, because the
law Of curfew is rather out Of date, con-
sidering that it was made by William the
Conqueror in the year 1868 and repealed
HOO A D. Repealed or In force, the cur
few bell was 1ung in West Ham until No
vember 1859; it is now rung at Lfncoln's
inn, while it is actually being revived
and brought into force in some small
American towns.
Another funny old custom is the howl
ing OF the town crier, who goes about
with a bell, announcing rewards for lost
dogs or purses, advertising entertain
rents and telling the news. You may
hear the town crier any day in Dart
mouth, and the little boys are not allowed
to annoy him on pain of whipping. Sew
eral small English towns have not yet
awakened to the fact that the middle
ages are gone and that this Is the end
of the nineteenth century.
There are determined attempts at times
to revive ancient customs. In 1889 there
was actually tournament held at
Eglinton castle Young gentlemen in
boiler-plate armor tilted at each other
with lances, while hosts of fashionable
people sat under umbrellas and cheered
them
Lady Seymour was queen of beauty, and
the Emperor Napoleon III. of France
was among the ancient knights who
jousted for her favors in the lists. It
rained "cats and dogs" the whole time
the horses slithered about in the mud
and the gallant knights rolled about in
the mire, unable to rise again without
! assistance on account of the weight of
| their armor. The event is said to have
| been the most comic in all the history Of
England.
Another ancient and peculiarly British
i custom is the pealing of church bells.
Does anybody remember that it was Pope
| John TX, in the year 800, who ordered
| the clamor of bells to frighten away
| thunder and lightning? There are coun~
try places in England now which are
| quite capable of taking the good pope S
| advice
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25
HOLES LIGHTNING MAKES.
How the Diameter of an Electric
BOLT Is Measurable.

Pearson Magazine.
Did you ever see the diameter OF
lightning flash measured" asked a geol-
ogist. "Well, here is the case which
once inclosed flash of lightning, fitting
it exactly, so that you can see just how
big it was. This is called a fulgurite
or lightning hole and the material it
is made of is glass. I will tell you how
1t was manufactured, though it only took
a traction of ii second to turn 1t out.
when bolt OF lightning strikes bed
of sand, it plunges downward into the
sand for distance less or greater, trans
forming simultaneously into glass the sill
lea In the material through which it
passes Thus. by it's great heat 1t forms
a glass tube of precisely It's own size
Now and then such tube, known as
.fulgurite,' is found and dug up. Full
gurites have been followed into the sand
by excavation for nearly thirty feet
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-25
WEEK OFF UNCERTAINTY.
Hardness of Money Market Affected
Stocks Seriously.

Call money, New YORK.. .'. oQgi
NEW YORK, Sept 23-The tone of the
trading in stocks was quiet by compari-
son with the recent excited temper on the
exchange, but the local TRACTION stocks
continued to reflect decld Gte1i: unceI+
and then slipped below last nights level.
It's extreme decline was points, and
even with a final rally OF covering 14 by
Of over e The other New York city
stocks and the Flower group were in
clined to weakness all around. There
was no marked strength at any time.
The early advance was nominally In
sympathy with the hope expressed in
some quarters abroad that the Transvaal
question would find a peaceful solution
generally wiped out when the bank state
ment appeared. The first effect Of the
statement was rally due to buying by
those Who never look further than the
the statement failed to develop any very
encourag ing feature in it and prices fell
away again to the lowest OF the day and
closed there except 2' for Few speclalies
by a wider margin Of surplus reserve
than last week, but the statement shows
a decrease in cash somewhat less than
had been anticipated The outgo was
so that the full decrease may not be
shown under the system of averages by
which the statement IS made up. Count
ing this weeks reduction of A7,866, 500
in loans the total loan contraction by
the clearing house banks since Aug. %
aggregates s34,S46, 500. Much was made
early In the week Of plan Of relief
for the stringency by an increase Of ma
tional bank circulation. 1t will be OBJ
served that the increase in circulation
according to the statement amounts to
but $4,000 for the week.
The bond market has moved generally
in sympathy with stocks, but has not
been active nor changes as wide.
United States Is advanced H. but old IS
registered declined Il and the IS 1sc in the
bid price.
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