The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-08-06

John says: The city has no need of the
sun to shine in it, for the glory of God
did tighten it. Therefore, this seven
fold light of the sun in the text is moth
ing but the glory of God. Now, as no man
could either look upon the disk of the
sun increased to a brightness sevenfold,
or endure the corresponding temperature
of S26 degrees, SO no man could look upon
the face of God and live, as both the
light or glory of his face and heat OF
his presence would consume him. Thus
was Moses denied this privilege as an act
of mercy. But Moses and Paul say that
God is a consuming fire. That is, God
has in Himself both the principles OF
light and heat; SO great is the temper
ature of Heaven that no mortal man
could enjoy the climate--no, not for a
moment. Those happy beings who live
in Heaven are themselves made flames
of fire according to the scripture. and
saints going up from earth like Elijah
must not only pass through refining fire,
but must be transformed into the nature
of fire in order to endure the presence
of the Almighty and to look upon His
face"
Yesterday marked new era in the war
on mosquitoes. The first organized and
carefully planned eff
TO CONQUER fort to exterminate
MOSQUITOES them, recorded in
WITH OIL. history, has begun
on Staten Island,
under the direction of DR.. Alvah H. Doty,
Health Officer of that port. The first
attack will be made upon the pools OF
water where most favorable conditions
for the propagation OF mosquitoes exist
For the past ten days sanitary inspectors
have been at work making map show
ing all marshes and pools, and examining
all cisterns. rain water barrels. cess
pools or other places where mosquitoes
might breed.
This work completed, the war against
mosquitoes has begun. An ample sup
ply of oil has been given by the Standard
Oil Company, and the people have bought
the necessary wagons, spraying machines
and pipes for releasing oil beneath the
surface of pools. DR.. Doty says he'll ex-
terminate the skeeter if it takes all
summer.
dispatch from Newborn relates an
experience of two lawyers of that place
(nameS not given but
WHAT BRAND both of "unimpeach-
WE'RE THEY able veracity,' says
IMBIBING? the dispatch), at
Jacksonville few
nights ago. They occupied room to-
gether and on retiring left the lamp
lighted, but turned down low. The shutter
to the window was of an old fashioned
variety and fastened with spring. The
eXpounders of the law relate that they
heard a noise at the window and then
the spring fell and the shutter opened.
They saw huge bug or beetle of some
unknown variety f1utter into the room and
make towards the dimly burning lamp.
1t toppled into the top of the chimney and
then emerged, salamander like, apparently
unhurt by the heat. The attorneys leaped
from the bed and attacked the huge
bug on the floor One struck it several
blows on its hard shell-like back but
seemingly without effect, but finally with
continual beating the "varmnt" was
sent to his reward. 1t was three inches
long and of strange shape.
Here the dispatch ends-and it is to
be regretted. 1t would be interesting to
know whether the beverage that produces
such bugs was carried from Newbern to
law, or was purchased on the spot 1t
is an important point that ought to be
settled.
A much more common variety of ad-
venture under such conditions was that
of the Norfolk and
SAW JUST Western Railroad
REGULAR man who says that
OLD SNAKE. while passenger
train on his road was
running through the mountains a few
days ago big rattlesnake rolled down
cliff and fell in the window of one coach
The railroad man says the snake meas
ured Is feet and had 80 rattles 1t was
killed; and that was fortunate. Too Of
ten in such cases they stay alive and re-
turn again and again to plague their vic
tim.