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I fj$ ST fa - , ,., Mini jj iii).mimiiiwiiiimii Hi miwiini m iju hijuj.iiiiiii iiwi.n. n in a miaul n ' ' '" -" " ' "" VOL. XXII. WKLDOX, X. C, THURSDAY, AlKiUST (J, 181)1. NO. IS. MATTER OF HISTORY. DRESS REFORM, THCNECROES' DESTINY. DAVIS TO HIS CHILD. STATE ELECTIONS. THE OLD WORTH STATE. UK ikk n i sum v ok tiik intiiiknts WHICH I.KH TO TIIK KAMol'S SAV1MI oK "WHAT' TIIK. 1.0V KHNolt OK Ni'ltTH CAItoI.IN A SA10 TO Til K. lioVK.ItNolt oK SOI Til t'AIMI I N A." Kvery man in the Inked States is sup j.rist il lo knew what I III! 'Governor nl' North Carolina said to the Governor of Siiutli Carolina,'' hut possibly some il.i nut know when ami under what circum stances tin' famous remark was tnade. Nearly a century ago a man prominent in political a flairs in North Carolina UIOlll .1' I o. r, I in iMi-.ii ..in. .-, nnu in I'i'il across the In pier ami sittlcd in South Carolina, lie liail lieen then' niilv a slmrt time win n he cuiiiinitteil some small crime it misdemeanor, for which he was indicted. To escape ar. lest he ivturneil to his oh) home in North Carolina. In due course of time the gov. crnor of South Carolina is-u.'.l liis requi sition mi the Governor of North Carolina for the fugitive criminal. The fugitive had rich ami influential I'rictnls in hisnalivc Slate, ami liny in terceded wilh the governor until he re fiiscJ to grant the requisition. A long otllcial correspondence followed, Froiiii ncnt men in South Carolina told thy governor he had tint licen ticatcd with proper official courtesy by the governor uf North I 'arolina. The result was that the South Caroli na governor, aeeoin unii d by a largo party of friends and advistrs, journeyed by rtage to Raleigh, the capital of .Villi Caroliua, f. r a eonf' rence with the gov ernor about the matter of giving up the ciimiual. The governor of North Carolina, with a large party of distinguished friends, met the governor of South Carolina sev eral miles, from town, and escorted him to the governor's mansion with all the ceremony due such a distinguished visi tor. Before the object of the visit was stated the entire party sat dowu to an elaborate dinner. After dinner wine was served, and after wine came brandy the ''apple jack" f r which the Old North State is fatuous After many rounds of drinks the de canters and glasses were removed, and the governor of South Carolina stated the object of bis visit. He demanded the surrender of the fugitive criminal. The governor of North Carolina refused. Then followed a long and heated discus sion in which the attorney-generals of the two States took an active part. Finally, the governor of South Caro lina grew angry, and, rising to his feet, lie said: "Sir, you have refused uiy just de mand, and offended the dignity of my office and my State. Culess you at once surrender the piisoner I will return to my capital, call out the militia of the State, and, returning with my aimy, I will take the fugitive by force of arms. Governor what do you say?" All eyes were turned on the Governor of North ('arolina, and his answer was awaited with breathless interest. The governor rose slowly to bis feet, and beck oned to a servant who stood some (lis tanen uwav. His beckoning was firm and dignified, as became his position, He was slow about answering, and again the governor of South Caiolina demand ed: -'What do you say?" ''I say, governor, that it's a long time between drinks!" The reply restored good humor. Ii canters and glasses were brought out again, and, while the victors remained, if any one attempted to refer to the di plomatic object of the visit ho was cut short bv the remark that it was a long time between drinks. When the visitinir governor was ready to return home be was escorted to the State line bv the trovcrnor of North Carolina, and they parted the best of lnends The fugitive was never surrendered. Atlanta Journal. For Malaria, Liver Trou ble,orIndigesticn,usQ BROWN'S IRON BITTERS .H'Ml'lurs HUKSS HK.KnltM Wll.l. IIIIIMi HKAI.T1I AMi I'iiMKOUT ANII I'.KAI TY. The dtvKS-reforin movement has in vaded ( 'hautaiiia with a vengeance. A big meeting was held yesterday, and so great was the i Merest manifested that the president. Mrs. Ivnily Huntington Mil ler, decided to have a "secret conference" to-day. still I'm t her to look into the mat ter. Men Were to be excluded at this meeting, but several of them managed 10 get in, l,oii the iuiet," and were enjoying the fun when l In -v were discovered. It is needless to say they were promptly bounced.'' Mrs. Frank Stuart l'arki r, of Chicago, was the principal speaker. She had pletitilul supply nf dresses and tights, the latest and most radical styhs adopted by the ref'onneis, and showed the Chau tauiiia ladies how to use the garments. Then every lady became interested and many were converted to the new ordtr of things. One lady said if this new style of dress were adopted, women would have forms and figures as beautiful as actresses, and that perhaps the hus bands would then stay at home lYom variety theatres or ballet performances. The radical wing of the reformers prevail, d, and it was decided to do away with high collars, lownecked dresses, cor s ts, gar. its of all kinds, iu fact everything that would mar or disguise the female form. The crusade has hei n started hi re and there is no telling where it will md. The girls at the gymnasium wear big zouave trousers all wool and five yards wide. Press reform has struck I liantainpiu wnh a vengeance. .nrs. l arkcr is a member of the Chicago Dress llel'oriu Club, which numbers Hull prominent ladies who dress in harmony with the aws ol luallli, comtort anil grace, ami .. i , ... i i stand pledged to utilize all opportunities to advocate common sense attire and to xplain the scientific principles of dress Hi'' as sit lorlli iiy -lenncss .tuner ana . ,. 11 T It'll . 1 others. i'irs. rarkcr statcu mat me failure of the dress reform movement in Boston fifteen years ago was due to the fact that utility only was considered and beauty totally ignored. Women are waking to the fact that they have a work in the world, and time and strength must not be wasted by cumbersome and super fluous dressing. It failed because it did not make a study ot the human body or the condition which must be considered in attempting so vital a reform. The Chicago Society, organized May 11, 1SSS, strives not alone for utility, but for beauty and comfort as well. It has ou its rolls society women, physicians, ministers, wives, teachers, and many others of intelligence and prominence. In their meetings all phases of the reform are discussed, including physical develop ment. This soeietv educates the dress makers and from six to ten are employed who study sensible dressmaking. Artists of reputation are employing their energies in making patterns, manufacturers are being educated to make the goods which are necessary, and permanent dress re form is now a realiiy. Mrs. rarkcr was scathing m her re buke of llie deformities of fashionable dressing, and talked iu a most delightful way of the beauty, comfort and health which judicious reform in dress is sure to bring. Merit V Ins. We desire to say to our citizens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, Dr. King's New Life Fills, Buckleu's Arnica Salve and Lleetne Hitters, and have nev er handled remedies that sell as well, or that have given such universal satisfac tion. We do not hesitate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to refund the pi ice, if satisfactory results do not follow their use These remedies have won their great popularity purely on their merits. W. M. Cohen, druggist. if Torn back Arnrs, Or you are nil worn out, really Rood fornotn inn, it is EcneraltU'bilit) . ') ry WKOIIA's IYO.V hlTTKKS. It will cur you, cleanse your liver, mil pv good apimtUa. TIIK. IIK.I.ATIVK liKCUKASK, OK CIII.OHKI) I'OI'I I.ATIoN SHOWN ItV TIIK 1 1 Til CK.NSI'S TIIK NKiilUlKs' KI T'I UK, IliiMKTHi: MilTllK.ltN l.nW I, AN US. Hasty speculations concerning the future mini' rical strength of the negro in this country, based on bis propor tionate high birth rate, and the mislead ing reports of the census of 1870, have dune more than anything else to reinjor the negro problem a question for politi cal ininipulalioii. Only two years ago the, presiding officer of a political con vention stated that at no distant future the colored population would reach fifty millions. Statem 'tits such as this are regarded with different degrees of satis faction, and if true the negro would him self soon overrun this continent. The crudity of statements such as this, whii'li can be used so disastrously for political purposes, is shown by (ieneral Francis A. Walker iu the July Funim, iu an article sketching the future of the negro, based on the statistics of the race back to 1S08, when the slave trade was abolished. At that time, or from the census of LSI I) the negro numbered 000 000, or ID per cent, of the entire popu lation. In the recent census he is but 11.11. for the entire population has in creased sixteen fold the negro has in creased but ten told. Taking the statis tics by ten and twenty yeai periods since 1810, (ien. Walker shows that, the in crease by per cent has declined steadily, and asserts that iu all probability this steady reduction in the uegroe's relative importance in the population will never be reversed. In confirmation he examines in detail the respective birth and death rates in "Jo Southern counties of equal population, black and white, based on the tenth census, and finds that per 1.00(1 births of those born and dying, the rate for whites was 100:1 against 140:3 blacks. The proportion of death rates between blacks and whites in the large cities is greater against the blacks. In New Orleans the death rate for whiles was 2"). 57, blacks, 2(i. In St. Louis, whites, 18.1U, blacks, 3178. These Jesuits show that the negro race in maintaining its slight rate of increase only by means of a very high birth rate over a very 1)irli death rate. Another fact worth noting is the future geographical distribution of the negro, now that he cau move freely from place to place. As a slave, the tropically bred negro was forced to follow the iu tcrests of his Northern bred master, often into regions where he lived only at a sacrifice of vitality. Comparing between 1880 DO the rates of increase in Dela ware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee and North Carolina, with the cotton growing States, it is found to be 19 per cent, iu the latter against f per cent, in the former. The inference is that in those parts of the country where the negro is not an economic necessity, the black population will become more and more reduced by the entrance of a vigorous white element. Industrial con siderations at the same time will draw him to his more natural habit at the Gulf States, where the white man cannot take his place. Whatever growth may be ex pected from the colored race, will take place there, and it is not probable that a race so limited iu its rangi .11 ever reach to one-third even of fifty bullions. To recapitulate, the negro in 1700 was one-fifth the population; in 1810, but one sixth; in 1800, one-seventh; in 1800, less than one ei"ht. Industrial reasons and natural tendencies are draining him off toward the low lands of the Gulf of Mexico, and there his greatest rate of increase will be felt, which in the nature of things will bo constantly decreasing in its relation to the total population. Facts such as these indicate that the negro problem will become less and less rather than more and morea political prob lem, and that ihe solution may reasonably be left to the operation ol' physiologic:)1 and economic laws A I.K.TT Kit W I! ITT K.N Willi. K II K WAS A l'UISiiNK.K IN KoltTKI-'.SS MUNROK. The following bithelto unpublished letter, sas the .laekson (Miss.) ('1'iriuii Lnhrr ol', lime I. will be read with spec ial interest at this time. "Little 1'ollie," to whom the letter was addressed, is now Mrs. Hayes, who honored by her pre sence the unveiling of the confederate monument. Fortress Monroe, Va.,2l!d May, 188(5. My Dear Little Daughter: Your wel come letter was duly received, having been forwarded by the courtesy of the attorney general, to, whom you enclosed it. Your mother and little Winnie are all well. Their arrival was a great pleasure to me, though I had urged that they should stay with you all until some change iu my condition had taken place. I desired that you should all be together and have coninn-alio:i for your long and sad separation. Yet it was a great pleas ure to me to hear ol )ou more fully than I could have done without seeing some one who came directly from you, and my weary heart revived at the sight of my dear wife and cheery infant Winnie is very bright and sings and laughs, and seemed to recollect me as soon as we met, and is almost as lov'tigas my little I'ollie was, when, in lisping accents, she wel comed my coming at evening and grieved at my going iu the morning. I am much pleased by the account given of your improvement, but still wish when I see you again to find you my little child. You will always be to me my own little I'ollie. To others you may be what years and education will make you- I wish darling daughter to be all to them which time will make her. I look with pride on your badge for good conduct. and then 1 look away to seethe picture always in my memory of my baby daughter. In dreams you come to me, the same gentle, loving child, from whom I never received anything; which is not happiness now to remember. I am truly glad that you have so de meaned yourself as to make your teachers love you, and that you have not failed to regard them as you should in the light of benefactors. Some children forget that their teachers are labeling for their good, and take more trouble to break needful rules than would be required to observe them, and try to learn as little as they can. Such deserve punishment They will know so little when they leave school that their pareuts will be grieved by their bad reputation and ashamed of their ignorance. How it makes me re joice to be assured that my litlL daugh ter will never came me either pain. I eaunottell when we will meet again, but I pray that our separation may soon be terminated, and most earnestly do I pray that the Lord may guide and protect you, and by such paths as to him may seem best, lead you to that better life which is the reward, he has promised to all who believe on Him and obey bis commandments. Give my love to your grandma, aunt and brothers when you see them. Thank your kind teaeheis for their care of you. You can wrile to your mother direct, but when you write to me you will as heretofore enclose your letter to Attorney General Speed. Farewell, my dear little daughter. May you be as happy as you aie beloved by vour father. .Ikkkkuson Davis. Miss Margret Davis, of Sacred Heart. A Safe Investment. Is i ne which is guaranteed to bring you satisfacti ry results, or in case of fail ure a return of purchase price. Ou this safe plan you can buy from our advertised druggist, a bottle of Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption. It is guaran teed to bring relief in every ease, when used for any affection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, such as Consumption, Inflam mation of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc , etc. It ia pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfect ly safe, and can always be depended upon, trial bottles free at .M. Cohen's drug store. linssie I hear you have broken with Charlie Lovcleigh. Fit rence 1? 0, no! I am quite heart whole. TMIISK TO I'.K II I; 1,1 1 Til IS YI'.AR AND Wild ANH WHAT Wit. I. UK VuTKIi Klllt. Iowa, Nov. Il, will elect governor and other state ollieers and It gislalure. Kentucky, Aug. !!, will olid governor and other state ollieers and legislature, and vote upon the constitution framed by the convention which was elected Au I gust 1,1800. Maryland, Nov. II, will elect trovcrnor and other state ollieers and legislature, and vote upon six proposed amcndim tits to the constitution of the state. The tii'4 empowers the governor to disapprove separate items in appropriation bills; the second restricts the exemption of corpora tions from taxation; the third provides for uniformity of taxation; the fourth re lates to the election of county commis sioners; the fifth authorizes the sale of the stale's interest in all works of internal improvement, and the sixth empowers the legislature to provide for the taxation ol mortgages, n such taxation is miposeu, in the county or city were the mortgaged property is situated. Massachusetts, Nov. 3, will elect gov ernor and other state ollieers and h gisla ture. Mississippi, Nov. It, will elect three railroad commissioners and legislature. Nebraska, Nov. 3. will elect associate justice of the supreme court and two re gents of the State I niversity. New Jersey, Nov. ', will elect part of the senate and the assembly. New Y'ork, Nov. I!; will elect gover nor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney gen eral, engineer and surveyor, the senate, the assembly, ten justices of the supreme court, and a representative in congress from the tenth district. Ohio, Nov. .', will elect governor and other state officers aud legislature, and vote upon a proposed amendment to the constitution providing for uniformity of taxation. Pennsylvania, Nov. !, will elect trea surer and auditor general, and vote whether a cons'itutional convention shall be held and elect delegates to the same. Texas, Aug. 1 1, will vote upon five proposed amendments to the constitution of the state. The first provides for the registration of voters in towns of 10,001) pomtla tion and over, the second relates to the maintenance ot the common schools, the third fixes the maximum rate of in terest at 10 per cent., and iu contracts where no rate is specified at G per cent : the fourth relates to local option, and the fifth provides for establishing two or more civil couits of appeal. Yirgiuia, Nov. !1, will elect one-lur'f its senate and its house of delegates. a Tin. u'litiM". in kvi:ky boom. The telephone is put to a new use in the great hotel at Tampa, which Million aire Riant has just built to rival those of Millionaire Flagler, at St. Augustine. Instead of au electric press button, every room will have a telephone connected with the office. Guests will be able to communicate not only with the office, but with their friends in other rooms as well. The great orchcsirion, which was one of the marvels of the Paris Kxposiiion, is to be placed iu the large music room of the hotel. It has been arranged that any guest in his room can, by merely tele phoning to the office, be connected wi.h the orchestrion and have the music trans mitted lo him in full volume. In fact, he can put(in actual practice one of the most wonderful of Bellamy's loiieeptieiis, aud every night, if he likes, g0 to sleep listening to harmonies. IIO XOTSl'KI-'liK ANY l.l(il.It. Knowing that a cough can be checked in a day. and the first stages of consump tion broken iu a week, we hercbv guar antee Dr. Acker's F.nglish Cough Reme dy, aud will refuud the money to all who buy, take it as p t directions, and do i ot find our sla euicnt c"i""t;i. 1' ,r sale, by . ii. motion, Druggist Weldou, N. 0. AS Ci:i,I,l'.I Kill . M (If It KXCIIANOES, Tarboro voted a tax last week for graded schools. Another rich gold find has been made iu Montgomery county. Col. Fred A. Olds, ordinance officer on the Governor's staff, has reigned. T. C. Worth, son of ex-treasurcr Worth, died at Greensboro on Monday. Merchants in some parts of the State are resisting the collection of the purchase Greensboro voted SHO.OOO for the Girls' training school. Not a vote was against it. Suits will be instituted to reclaim the oyster beds which are unlawfully held by private parties. Two Raleigh young men left Raleigh Monday morning for trips to Niagara Falls on bicycles. The block destroyed by fire last week iu Rocky Mount will at once be replaced with brick buildings. The Farmers' Alliance of l'crson coun ty has decided to ruu a warehouse next year, for the sale of tobacco. The Mecklenburg Alliance has agreed that each member will not plant more than ten acres of cotton next year. The trustees of the I "uivcrsity will meet at Raleigh to-morrow for the pur pose of electing a professor of latin. There is n big liquor war going on in Gastonia, where indictments are pending against violators of the prohibtion law. A beautiful spot with superior natural advantages h:;s been allotted to North Carolina i.i the grounds of the World'f fair. The electric light plant at Henderson which originally cost about SI 6,000 was sold at auction a few days ago for 62,201. A negro man committed an outrage upon the person of a ten year old colored girl in Sampson county Monday and. then killed her. lie is still at large. Dr. II. A. Nash, of Granville, was last week convicted of assault upon a young lady of the county and sentenced to two years in jail. He appealed and gave bond pending tne appeal. The veterans encampment last week at Wrightsville was a success, COO being present. Gencrol Robert Ransom was iu command, and Senator Ransom deliv ered an address on Friday. The Maryland Histor'c.l Society will erect a handsome monument on Guilford Rattle Ground to commemorate the va liant deeds of Marylai d troops in that battle on March 1;, 1 1. Wayuesville has given $3,000 aud five acres of land to die Southern Assem bly of the Won" n's Cluistian Temper ance Uuion, and that organization will hold its annual meetings at that place. The Seaboard Air Line is preparing for business when it gets through to Atlanta. Numerous orders for cars of various kinds have been given, and all the old rolliug stock is being thoroughly overhauled. Mr. Charles D, I pclu-ch, iccently Republican Superior court clerk in Wake county has been given an appointment in the Internal Revenue Rurcau at Wash ington with a salary of $ 1,200 and ex penses. IR. At kt'.K'X i:gi.isii IMI.I.S Are active, effective and pure. For sick, headache, disordered stomach, loss of ap pe'i'e, bad complexion and billiousness,. t'ney have never been equaled, either in America or abroad. Sold by W. M. Cohen, druggist, Wcldon, N . C. When Bnbj- wis sick, wo gate her Castorla.. When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla. When she became Miss, she clunR to Castorla. When she had Children, she gave them Caslcria .
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