G. K. Git AN I'HAM. Editor.
Render Unto Caesar the Things that are Caesar's, Unto G-6&, God's-
$1.00 Per Year. In Advance
VOL. III.
DUNN, HARNETT CO., THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1893,
NO. 5.
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ASP WITH THE SCOTS-
AND THOSE WHOSE ANCESTORS CAME
FKOM SCOTLAND.
I have been to Scotland not
across the ocean, but in North Caro
lina. I dideat know there was such
a place and such a people in Ameri
ca, ily invitation to Faretteville
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uom peopie wnose names oeg.n witn
Mac. but I thought it was merely a
coincidence When 1 reached Fay
etteyille Mr. McGelvey met roe at
the train, and when we reached the
hotel I was introduced to a number
of gentlemen whose names began
with Mao. In fact I do not recall a
single name that did not begin with
3!ac. and when 1 made a remark
about it they told me that this was
Scotland, and it concluded nearly
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au oi uunioenana anu i&ooerson
counties, and extended over into
Marlborough in S"uth Caroliua,
More than a century "ao the genuine
highlandcrs settled here and they
.multiplied accord inz to scripture,
-and kept the faith, and that is what
they are doing now. This . is the
southern land of steady habits. The
race trits of a people are a study for
the philosopher. How did it happen
that the Scotch are such a high-toned,
unbending, uncompromising people,
strictly moral and law-abiding, wed-
ucu to to tueir religion ana wieir cuv i
toms, while their nearest neighbors
in old Ireland were so rohcking,
touwi uu uuuci 'u( vnuuvivuj4 i
ing no loyalty savs for the priest,
and taking bot little concern for old
age or rainy days. The laws hereto -
fore seem to be stronger in the Scotch
than any other race, for just as their
forefathers were, two centuiie s ago,
the descendants are now. When I
learned that 1 bad to stand before an
audience of Scotch people I was
somewhat alarmed, for I remembered
mat oiuuey aiuim saui n look a sur-
gical operation to gat a joke into a
Scotch understanding. So I carefully
left out all iny jokes, and left in all
my humor and philosophy, and got
along with them spendidly. Dr. John-
son eaid : "Much might be made of a
Scotchman if 1 e was caught young."
My opinion is thai these Englishmen
were a little vain of their wit, and
t hey dident like the Scotch because
they d dent make a big fuss over it.
lord Jetfrey scorned them occasion-
ly. and never smiled at their smart
aavincrg. nrl Smith Aitl that JpfTrov
ived on Scotch vinegar, and nothing
pleased him; that not long ago he
heard him speak disrespectfully .of
the equator, llut 1 found, tha Uaro 1
llna Scotchman aa full of mirth as
.as any of the Smith family. I was
introduced to a Scotch audience at
McCalls by a Scotch minister, and
bis' humor was so ohajming and de
i 'giii in mat i was reluctant to rouow
him. They are a diligent, temperate
and proserous people. There are
no better farmers in the Stato. They
:live in painted houses all along the j
line, and I am afraid to say how many
rPresbytejians. there are in these
two counties. Almost every man jou
meet is , a Scotchman, and if you
don't know his name it is safe to cad
him Ur. Mac for he U ft McLean, or
McLeod, or Mci ill an, or UoWborter.
or McKosh. or McEweo, or MeClure,
or McFendon or some other Mac I
asked the darky who riroTt &e to the
station what his name was, and he
aid, "McDougald, sir." The horses
and dogs have Scotch paajes, and I
little towus are Uoatroie, XoTeroess.
Argylc, McCalls, Scot!, Maxton I
newspaper
at Red Spring is the Scottish Chief,
Red Springs is a beautiful little ham
let and is fast becoming noted for Its
mineral waters, A wealthy gentle
men, Mr. Townssnd. has built an
elegent hotel near ly and all the
summer and fall has it full of guests,
"Cooking is not a lost art in that
house and a bed means test," The
public roads are delightful drives.
Tou tuny tatk-nbtmV'Slici ideus tldx?;
but I made one last Saturday night
that beat him and John Gildin, Aly
,ccture closed at 10 0,clock and j
had to drive eleven miles by 11:30
o'clock to reach the station on the
Carolina Central in time for the train,
It was 10 :10 when I stepped into the
buggy, and I had desp aired of mak-
ing connection, The liveryman gave
me his beet team and a good driver
and said: "They will take you there
on time; dinna be afraid." I had no
watch and there were no mile posts.
but those black horses to know ho
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oaa i wamea to get mere. JNot a
touch of the wh'p, but occasionally a
gntle word. It was a level firm
road among the pines and the moon
was directly over us, Never did I
ride after such a team in my lire.
only twice did they break the long,
sweeping trot, and that was while
crossing the shallow branches. "Oh,
yes, sir," said McDougald 'dey make
it ever' time dey neber fails in an
hour and a half." "But they haven't
got but an hour and twenty minutes'
said I. Dey make it, sir. Get along
wnu wove up tsrucer l was so
anxious that I found myself leaning
forward to help the f peed. There
wjisf a ut" tLaiv bu uiieu uuout ullu
wav and I feared the time lost was
fatal, but on and on we dashed and
just as we came in Fight of the dis
tant station my driver said : "She's
cousin, I see de headlight vay
down de road. Get along Willi
Don t you hear me, Bjuoe," and we
fairly flew to the little depot and
reached it just as the train did. I
slipped half a dollar into McDoujj
laid s nana ana tumoica out premis-
cuous with my grip in my hand,
Well, it was glorious and I way hap
py. for I was hemeward bound and
was not well. There would not have
been another train for forty -eight
hours. In North Carolina they per-
mit a train that has started Saturday
night to go through to its destination
on Sunday; but no train is allowed
to start on Sunday, except some of
the great through lines that carry
Uncle Sam's through mail.
I lal otnpa u rw 1 hailprl armt rrrrA rxA
fwWoned aloquenoa. The bill that
was up was one from the Ladie's
Memorial Association asking for
$10 000 to help erect a monument to
the confederate dead of North Caro
lina, and the ladies wsre there in all
their beauty. The galleries would
not noia tuem ami cuairs were
brought in and they filled the aisles
anull around the speaker's desk. It
was an impressive and inspiring
scene. Several old veterans made
good speeche. but old General
Vance, orother of &eb, got wrought
up to passionate fervor as he recount-
ed the sacrifices and sufferings of
their soldiers and the heroism .of the
woman the mothers, he said, of
these beautiful daughters who we
here pleading fur a memorial to the
dead. . He carried us along with him
gently end tenderly and before be
concluded the tears of love and pity
were coursing down our cheeks and
we were not ashamed no not sahan
cd. Of course there were were to&d
trstcb dogt of the treasury, there
and so forth, The little
j always are and two or three made
feeble show of oppoition. but it did
not arail. - One proposed to reduce
the amount, but an old vetorn " rose
op and said, Mr. Speaker, I live in
a benighted region that is dark, very
dark with the sons of Africa, but, sir.
I can go back home and tell them
what was done here today and every
negro will say amen,"
The bill was parsed and if there
'srsa-sra -dessenti ng vote ij was-rjot
loud enough to be beard.- had the
pleasure of meeting Governor Carr,
the compromite alliascemas, the suc
cessful farmer, the country -, gentle
man. He did not seek the office and
now is everybody e choice, for he is
a hightoned. conservative -gentlmsn.
Wouldent it be a funny law to say
that no man shall have an office wfc
eeeKS it and yet it would, be a good
law if it cauld be executed. Gover
nor Carr made no ring and is free .to
choose the best men for his co-work
ers in guiding the ship of state.
And now it is President Cleveland
and little Ruth is placing on the
white house grass. And the senate
j an house are democratic I
Who
who have thought it a year ago ?
What next? It makes me tiembJe
to think, of the responsibility that
will be upon the administration.
There are good men and. great men
in both parties and neither party is
united in the great question now be
fore the country. Now is the time we
need statesmen and patriots instead
of demagogues. Now is the time to
the motto of the Scotch in Carolina
the motto of their own Robert
Burns:
"Princes and lords are but the breath'
of kings, j
An honest man's the noblest work of
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And they remind me that" not long
ago I hunted all th ough . Burn'd
poems to find "Robin Adair'' that
my daughters were singing, but I did
not find it. I met ray friend George
Adair who knows everything about
the Scotch and I said- "Who wrote
'Robin AcUir f " He swelled up and
aid, "Why Burns, of course." "He
dident," said I. "You can't find-' ife
any edition of his poems." "Well,"
said he, ' I will ask Annje when I go
gome. She knows." And euro enough
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she did know. It was writted by
Miss Kuppel, the daughter of the earl
of Albermarle, who fell in love with
Robin and because he was a poor
young surgeon was not allowed to
marry him. It was the old, old story,
Bill A bp.7 ?
Youths the Girls Won't Lore-
Some of the ycung ladies of Ar
kansas City have organized a female
prohibition society, The members
pledge themselves not to associate
with or entertain young men who use
tobacco, liquor, play cards or hare
and jDtber bad habits. The young
lad ids hare issued cards summariz
ing their war as follows :
Tke young man who drinks the red
red wine.
Can nerer glue his lips to mine.
The matt who chews the nasty plug.
Will in oar parlor get no beg. .
Who smoke or drink or cuts a' deck,
Csa never bite as on the neck.
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So don't you monkey with the cards.
Or we con sever more be pard.
The man who jgnzzles Isger beer.
Con oarer, never chew my ear.
Drink csttlcj stronger than real pop,
Or lo your Up we'll nerer Hop,
a ' The. man who smoke a cigarette,
Can never set a squeeze rou bet.
If the girls in our town and section
were to organize such an association
and adhore strictly to its principles.
they would see the robins nest sever-
times before they went out with n
escort, and old maids would soon sell
below Par at auction.
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OFFERS.
There is not one State in the forty-
four States of the Union that really
offers more inducements and greater
advantages for investments than
North Carolina offers in this year of
grace 1893. It is singuiarly blest
with a great varietyof climate, The
murcery will fall as loir as 20 below
zero in one section of the State while
the lowest temperature the same hour
in another section of the same State
will not be more than 12 or 14 de
grees below zero. The variety of
soil and production is as great as any
State. Indeed, it is believed to ex
cel all all the States in this ' particu
lar. ' It is the only State that was
able to fill out the blanks in the cen
ses of 1880, as to products, It is
wonderfully watered. It has be
tween eighty and ninety rivers, a
greater area of sounds and bays and
inlets than any other State, and in
its length from the fartherest East
ern portion to the extremest Western
point, it is quite 500 miles. It is
good for all kinds of farming. It
offers extraordinary advantages for
rucking. It has a great water area
or oystering and fishing. Its mines
are many and represent minerals in
great variety, '
At the Boston Exposition several
vears back, there were grouped all of
the splendid gems mentioned in the
Book of Revelation, as garnishing
the foundations of the Heavenly
City, seen in vision by they Apostle
John. Tnere were jasper, sapphire
and chalcedony; emerald, sardonyx
and sardius; cbrysolyte beryl and
topaz; topaz; chrysopra sus, jacinth
and amethyst all beautifully polished
and tastefully arranged rand they
were all from North Carolina, Gold
abounds; silver and diamonds &n4
hidenite are found; corrundum and
other useful minerals, including iron
and coal ore worked. It is a land of
plains and mountains, of long
stretches of anbtoker layel and the
hill country with alternating hilU and
Levels. The forests of the State are
very extensive, and exceedingly rich
in valuab'e woods for manufacturing
and for trimming and adoring houses
and public edifices. '
The "Old North State" needs bet-
ter roads; better schools; better laws
for the protection of honest industry :
protection for the sheep that the wool
industry may be fostered; . less dis
position to war upon capital, and
compel people with money to lend
money to tnnrtiess propis aio per
cent, while it may (etch 50 to 100
per cent if investedthese and other
ills and drawbacks need to be cor
rected. They will never be so long
as the people are Ignorant end rid
den to destb by perjudices . and
crotches; and temporary crazes.
When mora Intelligence prevails
there will be better, v!sr, more
statesmanlike legislation. North
Carolina, needs 100,000 cd netted vo
ters among progressive ianlzttstx
Let tbeo cose and help to ntlsa a
great Stle cstcrslly cere ptcca
sire and czzrtr to ta ftsni In
Crest prcc:r:!r3-T7ihslcjfcr t
sender.
GENERAL NEWS.
The poet who wrote, "All I ask is
a single heart, ought to be satisfied
with one, That's about all any of ua
have, except that Stokes county man
who is said to have had two, one of
which, however, didn't seem to have
any particular office to fill. Star.
Rhode Island bos two members or
Congress. One seat is held by a
Democrat, and the other is vacant.
The Republicans are so afraid that,
the Democrats wiU capture the vacant,
seat, that they have . lugsed out on.
antiquated law which required evary
'alien voter in the $Ute to prove
his citizenship by personally placing-
his naturalisation papers and other
evidence on file with the. , board of
canvassers nve days oerore tneir
meeting, the object of whieh is to.
disfranchise, so far as they can, the
"alien voter" who doesn't eeeo to
h aye been voting lately to please
them. Star.
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The Louisville and Nasbvile Ralls
road company has just awarded a
contract for the building of 1,500
freight cars, These cars are all to be
built at Annlston, Gadsden and' De
catur- Ala. Lonisville ana riasiw
ville's policy is to sustain the Indus
tries along its line. These, con tract
mean a good deal of money distribut
ed through that section. The Annla
ton News figures it that the contract
of the works there for 700 cars will
require the work of 500 men seventy '
days. State Chronicle.
The'new elevated railroad. Just .
opened at Li verpnol extends along
the quays of the great line of docks,
on the Mersey for nearly se ven mi lea
Its carriages aae of full size, not ar
ranged like a tram car, but like the
ordinary passenger car of the United
State?, each being in two comparK
ments, and capable of seating fifty '
seven persons. Beneath each car is
an electric motor of from 100 to 70
horse power, and the speed will be as
high as thirty miiss an hour, The
power to work the trains, : and "itl
them the accessories of signals and
light is the same, and generated from
a single point on the system.
Chronicle.
The many friends of Mr. J. C. El
lington of this count? will be pleased
to learn that he has boa been elected
State Librarian for the next tnm
yeara. The Governor. Secretary of
State, and Superintendent of Public
Instruction composed the board of
directors of the Stste Library end have
the power to elect tne Librarian. The
election is beld every two yssxs,
gast week the directors met tp elect
the Librarian for the ensuing fcra
years. Each director bad bjj tavcrx
ite candidate and for tbrea dsys t&?
met and cast ballots each onft relief
for bis candidate. No agrseaent
cooltLbe mode. Several nones were
pretented to tne hoard bat wttboct
avail, Mondsy ttsy met again, with
out the knowledge of Ur. Ellington.
his name mas presented to them and
be was elected to succeed Mr. J. C
Birdsong who baa filled the, position
so acceptably for the past six years.
Mr. Ellington is a brUhcr ef BtsriS
JT. T. Ellington and lived in Uis
coontv antil s few years 030 when be
coved to Raleigh where fcn has re
tided 'Incs. He helosjs to ths en
terrified Vzrzocrzsj and ha will fill
ItjcCg acceptably to all peepb cf
all tb pecpb cf tha Stsinv SqltS
kid Herald.
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