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LITTLETON, K. C, JULY 25. 1900
TheiTrue Reformer
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IMMSHSIIKD KVEItV WEDNESDAY
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LITTLETON. C
; ' )V. F. YOUG, y
: Editor and Business Mana;
HON. SCOTLAND IIAIIRISS,
1 Associate Hditor, '
' ' ' ( One year $1.00.
Subhcriptions- Six months 5(r cts.
( 1 hree months 2u cts.
1
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all -communications
Tkt:k IlEFpiiMiiK, Box 37, L
N. C.
Enturjed tt' the Poatoflicfe
tleton N. C. as second class miatter
WEDNESDAY, JULY .23, 1900
to The
-
ttleton.
think bv sweetening the dose
with the popular Col. they can
thereby j force the Negro to
Swallow a sweet and bitter
morsel at the same time.
Should the colored voters of
Wirien county; endorse and
vote for sirch men, we want to
sjsk in the name of Heaven:
"Vhat have they gained for.
the race? Weaelk inall candor
what will be tht difference- in
voting for these! men or the
democrats who i are favorable
to the amendment? i
at Lit-
EMTORIAlL
LOOK' OUT FOU RACE AS
WELL AS PARTY
the popuists nominated
populist fticket at War
lti.mi6rihas it that some of
on the
last W ednesday are bitter and
y rampant in fayor of the cjonsti-
"y ' - y.H-i.i,.,, S- 'r j; -:vi --. --"Vr-4 M: J - .... v
: j ft itiAfi'il ! i rnutu I iriofit I- M'nic
would hot concern us half so
much, (were it not that! the
ex-
ticket
Even
one oi
color e$ republicans j are
pectedj to endorse this
and vcjte for these men.
since the nomination,
these mep i has declared that, he
is opposed to Negro si
and tliat lie uoesn t see
If rage
how
man can be
s
The newspaper an Unselfish
Educator, i i
r In a sermon in -Wilmington,
N. C, recently, Rev. j Calvin
S. Blackwell said:" "A news
paper office Is j a school of
unselfishness. No other class
serves a community so well
und so of ten 'for so little pay,
either in cash or appreciation,
livery day and night the
newspaper is doing; free .work
fpr the general betterment of
the' comnunity. If a lawyer
was called upon; by, the city
aiithorities to do if or the city
writing titan that
wliich e:very newspaper does,
free . every day; the charge
would be Si50 or more. If i the
neat figure and A of beautiful
appearanre it coiild iei readi
ly seen that she was intelligent
and refined. Her : apparent
iriodestv and attention to a
bright little , girl who sat in
the seat with her delayed our
presentation for awhile, '.but in
short we approached her and
'politely asked :if jwe might
introduce the 4 'True ; Reform
er," a copy of which she
accepted, and it was hot long
before her intelligent eye
decided i that the "True
Reformer'' was a worthy paper
and should, make its visits to
her home. The next moment
wei saw iii her hand a pencil
writing on a paper With her
tiny lingers which she handed
over to us and, to our delight,
it was her address written in
a beautiful hand," with the
cash for a years subsicrsiption
it l was then we learnoi that
this worthy lady was Mrs. R.
11. Holmes, of Sanford, N. C,
and our bow to her was one of
giateful appreciations. , i
Mr. White was
kitr&kl sa Pclitks. NO. 47
elected chair-
i
valuable
man a few days ago and has
been, shaping, his affairs here
with a view toward giving ' his
whole time ( to the ensuing
campaign.- Daily Record.
! The people of Eastern North
Carolina will be glad to- know
that Congressman White will
timei to spend
in nis i ; district. His mncii
needed counscT and advice;
pertaining to
will be
' ' : x
serve liRe
in. spring
thei N office
in all matters
r i. ';';:!
pnrty and j people,
sought, and! it will
refreshing, shoivers
time. His headquarters will
be at his home in Tarboro.
QUESTION ANSWERED.
Editor .Yo
T x g : - K n owing
your acquaintance with Mr. Sj
(t. Daniel,: deUioci atic - candi
date for House of Representa
tives, 1, in behalf j jot
fWCdnc sday at Warrenton.
WM v.iuterl ' W,nrrentonJ on
last Wednesday in the interest
of the , k4True Reformer,"
gath-
where we found a large
ering to hear Hon. Cy Thomp-
newspaiiers werel to: cease for a ! son,;. the populist candidal for
week it would be as dark l and govempr: He; spoke in oppo-
anv rwhite
I otherwise - ,
xJf such j be ! true, we
likS to know, if these
' uin Is i were kept under
. IB . ' ' f I I T- '
s until these men were nominat
; edj If so, we think they have
-made a mistake mot to
them ieovered until i
I'm .-. Aix yym - i! :' , I i . '
j nominees nave oeen enc
! by , the Negro republicans,
! upon iWliose shoulders
j expect ,td ride' into office
! yllose !t political : rights
seek to! abridge Witli One
! while tliejy hofd out the
y ' t is ! i A mi r ,
for their votes. 1 ; I
We are informed that
cliairmair of .the- pot
partv, .in Warren, who
nominated on this ticket for
Register I of Deeds, and
would
senti-cover
keep
these
orsed
they
but
thev
hand,
other
the
enlist
was
I lonesome as if the pall :of an
eclipse covered Ins, arid Wil
mington would be to the out
side' world practically as
though, she were not." Ex.
y jln connection with'the above
facts we have to say: That
when W3 think ' of t'he hard
worked editors, tlieir sleepless
nights in effbrtshto! serve
and
y y
ii. 'ii ii
i- .vy X'X--
X rtXYi
who
! - :. !
expects tji) enjoy this f at office
by the aid of Negro voles, is
. an arde.nt. leader of the above
sentiments to disarm the Negro
of i his political rights, while
he seeks to be elevated toWiee
upon Ms ivote. This is jfoliti
cal --lijrpocricy in, rue, i
sense oi .he worcj, and a
-little trick o getpSegro,
and at khe same time degrade
andh litimiliate
truest
, L 1
nice
vttes
IT: T 4
mAfilxA ' X :AA
WW- A m "- Av i !' -mhM
i'.: 1
:! ' "f
' k'y 1 -r :
' B iA
him. They
columns to foster
up i all j Worthy
to; please an ungrateful public,
the l amount of grat uitious
rk ctone by them in booming
the! towns and cities, and
lending
and build
enterprises, it is y apparent to
usthateditors aigd publishers
are poorly paid;: they get less
fpr the amount of prOlit accru
ing to others from their labors
than any other class or indus.
trv on earth. : It is often that
editors are asked to accept a
2f cents 'subscription to be
ninety xlays, and!
should thev fail to devote a
column and a half in Duffing
"! jf " 4 l I. ' - i j : i l ' 1 I ! i' I1 -
these liberal patrons tlie
lose their dignitv, and will
not paj' the amount due nor
subscribe to -the paper airaiu.
tion to ' the constitutional
amendment and the: election
law, and ! must have: made a
pasting impression upon, his
hearers, which we think was
clearly evident from the mark
ed attention and the demon
: ii :' i i 1 ' I
strations heard in the1 crowd.
After the speaking the
populist
full ticket
a
G. ! A.
t -.'I
jk.yt
ON THE TRAIN.
! On our trip to Henderson
last Friday we saw sitting in
the1 rear end oi.ttie car a very
partv ! nominated
with Col.
Cook at its head for the House
of Representatives. ; We learn
that the i populist ticket of
Warren will he ; endorsed by
the republicans: It is predicted
that this ticket! will win, as
Negros and white men always
work well together, when the
Negros; agree not to work' in
front but get .behind and do
all the pushing. . !
We extend our1 sincere
thanks to that ipopular young
man, Mr. David Alston, for
giving us a nice buggy ride
from the Plains to Warrenron
last ; Wednesday. We hlso
thank Mr. J. H. Falkener'.for
taking us fiom Warrenton to
the .Plains bn the same da v.
and other readers of thk Ttue
Reformku ask
through your
thing of him.
i Ml! A
i i ii
i In reply to
mvself
their mail from
should examine it beor golrife
out of .tie building Hit will
a. 1. L i: . I : 1 . ;J . . M r ' 1 ' ' 4l
taKe but a
moment, and will
save a deal of trouble.
GRAND
XCURSION.
esired excursion
The long
from Littleton to the
! ! ! i ;.!!,' i j ! i -l I I ! .N .
cities on the Atlantic
almost in sightyou
enjoy
a
santl trij)
ocean
can n
cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth,
.j ! 4 i I i - ! ! H : !,; ! '..i-i:l H li I
Old Point. Ocean; View
Fortress! Monroe. I There
won
these
are
: i ' I
sights to be seen at
and
building
Ml: MJ -J
can visit
ship
poits, and where you
your Jtriends and have aj lovely
time for iust a trillleL onlv
Sl.pO from Littleton to Notfolk
and return, I Don't tbrget that
this1 ii ! e
xcursion
ix
Will
J-
that you tell us
columns some
Subscriber.
4 Subscriber,"
we will first state, that Mr. ,S.
r. Daniel is a . democrat arid
exceljenLi vqUaiitlet,
and is so looked upon by all
the colored people of Littleton:
who have had any dealings
with liim.i We have known
him to be honest and square"
in all of hi$ dealings with us,
and we verilv believe he is a
Littleton at C o'clock on i the
st
When j the, ieople learn
miin who
not stoop to any
thing low or dirt 3' against our
people, i !l
YERY
iv.
erson, sua lias
typhoid fiever
It is with sincere regret 4hat
we note the severe illness .of
Mrs. B. HI Builock ot He 1-
been confined
to her room four weeks with
More than
once the attending physicians
have . rho
not pull
we are jrlact
lit she could
through, T but
to learn that she
1 ! ' 1 - I. i
is slightly I better. Mrs; Bui
very estimable wo-
1 ' T '
locK is a
i 5H t
ma n, inuclr loved bv
friends, all of
rejoice to know that
: ! ' :l ii ! i
surely recover, y
her; man v
. y v
whoifi would
she will
Bullock
Cougressinan White County !
. i Chairman.
Congressman Geo H. White
leaves today at 0:30- p. m.f for
Tarboro to take charge of, the
Edgecombe county, camgaign.
Mrs.
is an age ut i of the rruej' Re-j
former" ,'ind she has our
heartfelt sympathies.
A new ipostoffice rule has
jusst now gone into efiect im
posing a fine oil or one
year's imprisoment on anyone
who, througb carelessness or
otherwise, akes mail not be
longing to them from the office
and fails to return it at. once.
This applies jto newspapers as.
well as letters and other valu
able mail. People when taking
leave
1900.
that
Capt.
this train
for
Lester is the manager, of
everybody ' will
I'M
is a
guarantee .
this
Mi- !
vou . will nave nerfecD order
andjaj gloricius time.5 EfAiillxE
"CARS FOR WHITE AND COLORED.
iYoiTy Vill
opportunity.;
S
never
: i r
;M
AL
RAILWAY SPEC
I RATES, lifr- 1
Tiqkets on sale Saturdays,;;!,
good to return Monday, from !
Littleton to Oceau View, Virgi- j,
nia Beaclf and Old Point Com
fort. i ! Threel days outing at
beach for 1 $3150
the ,
u : 1 i i x 1 i ....!! ii a . ii 1 i
cqniui rouuu nip. iiCKeis
011 sale to all points Noith and
South during; the summer sea
son,- Commencing. June 1st:
For further information applv
to.F, A. 'Fetter, S. A. L. Rafi-.
way Agt., Littleton. N. C.
IyTpTICE.
mi 'I: '11 1
1 uere win oe an excursion
ifrom 1 Warren Plains, N. C,
to Delaware, Park, run by Rev,
S. G. Newsom, on the. i4thi of
AuguslHOO. This isagmnd"
oppiortuniiy for all who wish
to take a dav's recreation :
witness the rrianv sicrhts to
seen ati the Park, which vou
can ido for iaj mere tri Heonly
l.'J.j from the Plains, and
cents for childreu fori!
round trif). This price, is
duced at nearly every ! station
on the route, it being only ! 7.i
cents for adults, and o
s cents
for children from A V eld on.
For complete inforrriat
excursion bills . and
ready. You will never
the trip. . -
The bust of their
on see
! make
1
regret
;:irlin
Flavoring Extracts.; ; 1 Double
strength at 'Fetter's Drug Store.
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