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f 1 i "ti "it i 1H - - -nr" iiir-r-ii i ni-pwr rJ Hit VicLMT U Alt I It. A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PUBXJSHXD BT JAKES H. YOUNG. Editor and Prop. A. J. ROGERS and J. D. PAIR General Travelina Aaenta. One square, one month 1 00 ma aniiJirA thrM irtAntnfl V u3 Desqtfare, itz mo&thi S 00 r nhnr An A vr 0 00 C7"Llbral contract mad for larger i aarertuementa. VOL, IX. RALEIGH. N. C. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1G, 1897 NO. :S5. LI li 1-3 II li H . I 2 fl. ti El II I I 1 m K GQVERNMErir COTTON REPORT North Carolina Leads in the Decline With 17 Points. THE AVERAGE 70 PER CENT. la the Grain Report Corn Shows a Falling Off, Being 77- Oats und Rye Increase. The cotton returns to the Department of Agriculture indicate an average con dition on October 1 of 70.0 as compared with 7S.:; on September 1, a decrease cf 8. 3 points. The average condition Oc tober , lS'.H!, was GO. 7 and the average condition on October 1, for the last ten years is 74.5. There has been a further decline more or less marked, in every cotton-producing State, the decline in North Carolina being 17 points; in Ten ncsseo points; in South Carolina, ( ieorgia. Florida and Arkansas 10, in the Indian Territory 8, in Alabama, Mississippi and Missouri 7; in Louisi ana and Texas (j, and in Oklahoma 5 points. i'loiida is the only State in which the decline is not attributed wholly or iu a largo part to the long continued drought. The complaints of "no top crop," or of an exceptionally small one, are almost universal, and the report of mi) all bolls and short staple are very numerous. The only favorable reports are those which relate to the conditions for picking which are in the main ev erything that could be desired. The averages b y States are as fol lows: Virginia, 70, North Carolina, 78; South Carolina, 74; Georgia, 70; Flor ida, 7;i; Alabi.ma, 73: Mississippi, 71; Leuie-iana, 72; Texas, 64; Arkansas, (57; Tennessee, )'; Missouri, 74; Oklahoma. i)0; Indian Territory, 85. The Grain Report. The October report of the statistican of the Dei artmentof Agriculture shows that the condition of corn on October 1 was 77, as compared with ?;. 8 on Sep tember 1, with '.;0." on October 1, is;)f, and 82. 5, the average for the last ten years. There has been an improve ment during the month of (5 points in Maryland and I in Iowa. On the other hand, there has been a decline of .3 points in Kansas, ' in Nebraska, 3 in Ohio, -; in Illinois, 4 in Missouri and a general decline in the Southern States. The preliminary estimate of the yield per acre of oats is 28. 1 bushels, an in crease of 8 bushels per acre over the October estknaie cf last year. The principal increase is west of the Mis sissippi river, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas showing an increase of 0.12 and l." bushels per acre over last year. The The preliminary estimate of the yield pe- acre of rye is lf. 1 bushels or 2.8 bushels per acre greater thau the Octo ber estimate of the crop of 18;)!!. The principal rye-producing States all show increases as follows: New York, 4; Pennsylvania, ; Michigan, (',; Wiscon sin, 1; Kansas, 7 bushels per acre over last year. The average for quality is !2. 7 as compared with 8i). !) iu ( ictober last year. In New York and Peiusyl vania it is 2 and " points, respectively, and in Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska it is 1, 2 and 4 points respectively. EXTENT OF THE RAIN. The Backbone of the Ivong, Trying Iry Spell IJrokcn A special from Memphis, Tenn. , says reports from the Central and Southern States say the backbone of the long, trying dry spell has been throrngh'y broken. The rain which fell in Mem phis on Monday? was the first which had fallen in six weeks, and dire con sequences had already resulted from the draught, with worse to - follow if relief did not come. The lains were very general, being spread over a large proportion of the territorj' most in need of it. Throughout the entire Missis sippi Valley rains have fallen. Texas, Oklahoma and the entire region south of the Ohio have been treated to grate ful showers. The heaviest rain fell in Georgia. itn Senator ficorge's Successor. Jackson, Miss. (Special. ) Governor McLauren, of Mississippi, has appoint ed Senator-elect Hernando de Soto Money, as United States Senator to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late Senator J. Z. George, whose term expires in 189U. Senator George,- be fore his death, having declined to again become a candidate for the high office, an election for the regular term was necessary, and the last Legislature after a long debate, elected Mr. Money for the regular term beginning in 1898. Great Labor Strike in London. London. (By Cable) The secretary of the Federal States, comprising thirty important industries, announces that the executive committee has defi nitely decided to call out all its mem bers," in sympathy with the struggle of the engineers against their employers, ft is estimated that a total of 400,000 men will be out of work on account of the great labor dispute. Lee on His Way to Cuba. General Fitzhugh Lee, Consul Gen eral to Havana, is in Washington. It has been generally understood that General Lee was to return to Havana about the middle of October, and his return to the capital at this time pre sumably is for the purpose of receiving his final instructions from the Presi dent before sailing for his post. True Kills Against Hank Officials. At Lynchburg, Va., the grand jury finds three indictments against James Hancock, president; B. E. Hughes, if-e president; W. P. Boberts, direc tor, and T. K. Connell, acting cashier, lor receiving deposits, knowing the Traders' Bank to be insolvent at the tune. I)t elded by One Vote. At a lorol election in Atlanta, Ga. , a si'i.'ie vote decided the contest in one of the wards, thus controlling the City ' .'finiiiiil. DROUGHT CALLS A HALT D'strlbutlon of Merchandise in the ! West Is Delayed. Bradstreet's commercial report on the past week, says: Distribution of general merchandise in the West and Northwest is further checked, owing to the prolonged drouth in Kentucky, Illinois, portions of Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska and the Dakotas. Telegraphic advices to Bradstreet re port serious damage in Kansas and parts of Nebraska and Iowa, where early planted wheat is up and budding out, that planted later is not likely to sprout. Fall plowing is now impossible, six weeks without rain having dried up pastures and compelled farmers to feed stock. Manufacturing industries throughout the Central West, particu larly iron and steel, continue active, and there is an increasing tendency on the part of the interior merchants to re mit promptly. While the volume of trade has decreased at Chicago, it is ahead of the like record in recent years. There is a moderate improvement in business in the South, Alabama having raised the quurantine against Georgia cities, and Central and Northern Texas points having resumed commercial re lations with Galveston. Plauters continue to hold cotton, which delaj-s collections. Higher prices this week are reported for cotton, which has been declining for some time. Coal and clothing, iu sympathy with wool for uaval stores, under heavy purchases by larger traders; wheat, wheat flour and eggs, print cloths, lard, beef and sugar have declined. Hides are weaker, lead is lower and Bessemer pig has sold ofl'oOc. a ton under heavy speculative offerings, notwithstanding the iron and steel markets as a whole remain active and firm. Lx ports of wheat (fiour included as wheat) from both coasts of the United States and Canada show a heavy falling off, aggregating only 4,8oi5,64l bushels, against f, 834,000 bushels last week, but compared with 4,0"i0,000 bushels in the week a year ago,2,244,000 bushels in 1S95, 3,317,000 bushels in 1893. Corn exports also show a heavy drop, aggregating only 2,100,000 bushels, against 2,108,000 bushels last week, 2, 772,000 bushels in the week a year ago, 1,3!7,000 bushels in 189-", 104,000 bush els in 1894, and l,08t),000 bushels in 1803. There are 237 business failures re ported throughout the United States, compared with 189 last week, 280 in the week a year ago, and as compared with 40U in the first week of October, 1893. FOR SEVEN WEEKS. No Rain Has Fallen and 3Ian and Rcast Suffer. A special from Tuscumbia, Ala., says: Not a drop of rain has fallen in this section within the past seven from which the farmers and others for miles around Tuscumbia procure water, the suffering would be great. The spring flows over seventeen thousand cubic feet per minute, is inexhaustible and is proving a blessing to man and beast. Fully 50 per cent, of the cisterns and wells in this vicinity are dry and have been for several weeks, and all vegeta tion has long since been parched and burnt up. Great Dismal Swamp Ablaze. Forest fires have again broken out in the great Dismal Swamp, and millions of feet of valuable timber have been de stroyed. The big game which abounds in the swamp has been driven into the open by the flames, and many deer and bears have been shot. The farmers who allowed their cattle to roam have suffered heavily, as many valuable animals have perished. It is almost impossible to subdue the flames, as the forest Is dry as tinder, the result of the long-continued drought. Yellow Fever Situation. Official report of the board of health at New Orleans up to the 9th: Cases of yellow fever of, deaths (J; cases to date 440; deaths to dato 5G; recovered 222; under treatment, 2G2. At Mobile, Ala.: Total cases to date 114; deaths 18; re coveries r2, remaining under treatment 34. At Edwards, Miss.: Total cases to date 400; total death 20. At Biloxi, Miss. : Case3 to date 291; deaths to date 12. Dr. Guiteras reports 8 cases at Galveston,, Tei., but it is of a mild type. Cuba Will Not Accept Autonomy. Thomas Estrada Talma, head of the Cuban junta in New York, in a signed statement telegraphed to the Atlanta Journal, declares that Cuba will not accept autonomv from Spain. He states that he reflects the unanimous opinion of the Cuban generals and gov ernment when he says that the only solution is their independence. Took a Smoke on the Scaffold. At Monroe, La., Pat Paine, the wife murderer, was hanged privately in the jail yard. He asserted his innocence to the last, was perfectly cool and col lected, and drank a glass of eggnog and smoked a cigar on the scaffold. His neck was instantly broken. Kentucky Tobacco Crop. Commissioner of Agriculture Moore, of Kentucky, in his monthly-report, says that the tobacco crop has been cut short 10 per cent, as a result of the drouth in Kentucky. The corn crop is also badly damaged. Hogs are re ported dying in many counties for want of water- Hay and Farm Buildings Destroyed. A disastrous fire is raging in the Kan kakee Marsh, twelve miles south of Crown Point, Ind. The flames have spread over twenty sections of land and thousands of tons of hay and many farm buildings have been destroyed. Charlotte's New Postmaster. The President has appointed W. H. Smythe postmaster at Atlanta, Ga., and J. W. Mullen at Charlotte, N. C. miiDinn' mi lLUlliUHli i ILM The Government lias Extended Invi tation; to Other Countries. A BIG OCCASION AT TAMPA To Talk libout How to Grow Fish, Oystere, Turtles, Sponges and Hull Frogs. Washington. (Special.) The Fish Commission is very much interested in the National Fishery Congress which convenes at Tampa, Fla. , in January, 13US. The congress will, it is believed, prov e to be "one of the most noteworthy gatherings of the kind ever held in this country. A large attendance of repre sentatives of the various State fish com missions, angling and fishing asso ciations and the National Fish Com mission is expected; and all persons in terested in fishing, angling and fish culture will be welcomed. The United States government has extended in vitations to the governments of Great Britian, Getmany, Bussia, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Norway, Denmark, Belgium, Austria, Hungary, Greece, The Netherlands, Japan, China, Mexico, Brazil, Vene zuela and ether countries. It is pro posed to organize an International Fish Association at the congress. The call for tho Congress was issued by Governor Bloxham, of Florida. One of the main objects is to secure har mony among the States in providing for the presesvation, propogation and protection of their water products. Fish culture, oyster culture, turtle culture and frog culture are down on the pro gramme for discussion. The applica tion of modern methods to the cultiva tion of oysters is a subject in which all the coast States will be interested, lur tle culture is an innovation, but is fast becoming a necessity in the absence of protection to the young and eggs of the green turtle. Tho utilization of waste marsh land and ponds for the rearing of bull frogs for market is a subject of great interest to many thousauds of people. The opportunity for those of small means to engage in this business is excellent. One of the timely topics that will be prominently presented to the congress is the sponge industry. While Florida is the only State actively participating in the sponge fishery, every State is in directly interested. Already some of the best sponge grounds have been de pleted and the necessity for artificial measures to maintain the supply is be ing generally appreciated. Sponge cul ture is one of the most promising fields r.ow opening in connection with thp ?l.V!u-ric. "With uulimited water bot tom of suitable character for plant' ing, and with a home demand far in excess of present output of the Florida reefs, the growing of sponges ought to engage the attention of many people in the next few years, and it is expected that this congress will give an incentive to the enterprise. The United States Fish Commission is said to be considering the transportation of some of the finer grades of Mediter ranean sponges to Florida waters. The best Turkish and African sponges bring 40 to $0 a pound, while the choicest of the Florida sheep's wool sponges are worth only .?2 to $'6 a pound. The conditions, extent methods and needs of the great question of fisheries will receive considerable attention, as will the question of fishery legislation. Exhibits of fishing apparatus, fishery products, and appliances for preserving or preparing fish are solicited from dealers, manufacturers and others. Some device for drying fish like fruit is said to be needed on parts of the South ern coast and inventors would do well to take advantage of this opportunity to exhibit methods for this. A session of the congress will be devoted to the angling interests. Florida in winter is an angler's paradise, and an oppor tunity will be afforded for an ex perience by anglers from all parts of the country. An angling tournament and competitive tests in fly casting with appropriate prizes have been pro vided for. SEVEN YOUNG GIRLS PERISH. Burned to Death in a Fire at a State Industrial School. The girls' cottage at the State Indus trial School at riankinton, S. D., has been burned and Tilie Hooper, in ctarse of the sewing department;Nellie Johnston, aged 13, of Grafton, N. D. Mabel Fobert, aged 9. of Sioux Falls; Bessie Kerby, aged - 14, of Hot Springs; Eva Warner, aged 10, of Wa tertown; Christian Bergman, aged 11, and" Lillian West, aged 11, of Sioux Falls, perished in the building. Twen-tv-five escaped in their night clothes. The loss is about 820, 000 with no insur ance. The origin of the file is unknown but was probably caused by a lamp ex ploding. II mill Living Huddled Together Like Sheep. A special from Raleigh, N. C, says: Another ark load, forty-nine of Lynch- ites or sanctified band, arrived at Southcort. There are now over 200 here, and they say more arks are com ing. They are living huddled together like sheep, witnout regard to sex. Joseph Lynch, their leader, works daily for farmers. So do all, or nearly all. his flock work till they actually fall from exhaustion. Their women get anv workthev can do. Their meetings are held in the court house and some Methodists are meeting with them to the horror of others of that church. CuDa WfllWot Accept Autonomy. Thomas Estrada Palma, head of the Cuban junta in New York, in a signed statement telearraphed to the Atlanta Journal, declares that Cuba will not accept autonomy from Spain. He states that he reflects the unanimous opinion of the Cuban gene-a's and gov ernment when he says that the only solution is their independence. According to thTstatlstlca or tno United States Bureau of Labor, there are 27.000 married men in New iork city who are supported bv their wive CONFEDERACY'S DAUGHTERS. Fourth Annual Convention of Their Society to 3Ieet In Baltimore. The Baltimore Sun says the fourth innual Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will be beld in Baltimore, beginning on No vember 10, and lasting probably three lays. Lehman's Hall has been secured for the meetings. About one hundred delegates are ex pected to be present, representing all the Southern States, Indian Territory, California and New York city. Mrs. Jefferson Davis is the honorary presi dent of a large chapter of the Order in New York city, and she may attend. Mrs. D. Girand Wright, wife of Judge Wright, will deliver the address of welcome. Mrs. Wright is first vice president of the order and president of Maryland Chapter. The response will be made by Mrs. Augustine TV Scythe, of Charleston. S. C. Becond vice-presi dent of the Order. Miss Fitzhugh Lee, wife of Gen. Lee, will preside at tho convention. It is also expected that Mrs. William H.JFelton, of,Cartersville, Ga., will repeat during the convention her address on the education of the daughters of Confederate soldiers do liveied at the Confederate reunion in Nashville some months ago. lie ports will also be made to the convention by the various chapters of the work of the year and officers will be elected. Among the distinguished Southern women expected at the convention will be Mrs. Ellison Capers, wife of Bishop and Gen. Capers, of South Carolina, and president of the division of that State. Mrs. John It. Currie, daughter of Gen. W. L. Cabell, of Dallas, president of the Texas division, Mrs. L. H. Baines, of Savannah, president of the chapter of Georgia and president of the nation al society in 1880; Mm C.Helen I. Piano of Atlanta, president of the Georgia di vision; Mrs. John P. Hickman, of Nash ville, Tenn., national recording secre tary, and Mrs. I. Jefferson Thomas, of Atlanta, national treasurer. The Anna Stonewall Jackson Chapter of Washington, headed by their presi dent, Mrs. Walter R. Bullock, will at tend the convention in a body. The local members will entertain the delegates, and there will be a reception duriner the Convention at the Confeder ate Soldiers' Home, at Pikeville. Miss Kate M. Rowland is the corresponding secretary of tho Order. The objects of the Order are mem orial, monumental and beneficial. Aid is giyen destitute families of Confeder ate soldiers and help is extended in the erection of monuments to commemorate the valor of Confederates. The Order is also assisting in tho work of having introduced in the schools histories in which the South will be properly treated. BANKERS ARRESTED. Embezzlement and Conspiracy the Charge $30,000 Bond Each. A specicnl to the Rnleigh CS,. C. ) News and Observer from Ashevllle Si".ys: Wm. E. Breese, president, W. H. Penland; cashier, and J. C. Dickinson, a direc tor of the defunct First National Bank of Asheville, have been arrested on in dictments from the United States Court, in session at Greensboro, charging them with embezzlement and conspir acy. Thirty thousand dollars bail was required iu each case, which was given. They have all been under .,000 bonds since July 1, for violating the national banking act. Since then, National Bank Examiner Maxey has been in Asheville, and has made some startling discoveries. One of these discoveries is alletred to be the fact tkat250,000of "accommodation notes" sisrned by insolvent persons, and tilled out by the officials, and bomo forged papers, are in the bank. Some of the insolvent notes had been re-discounted at other banks. C. B. Leonard, the man who is supposed to have secured the note signers, comprising janitors, street car motormeu, plasterers, car penters and others of no financial standing, has fled to Mexico. ai INVITED TO SEE OUR MILLS. Southern R. R. Wants to Bring Cot ton Manufacturers South. The Southern Railway Co, has ex tended an invitation to the New Eng land Cotton Manufacturers Association, to visit the cotton mill centers of the South, located along that system of railway, aud it is expected a large num ber of the members of the association will accept the invitation. About 250 cotton mills are located on the line of the Southern Railway, and the number is increasing. Weyler Refuses to Resign. Madrid, Spain. (By Cable.) At cabinet council the government decided to grant autonomy to Cuba under the suzerainty of Spain and to continue the campaign as long as may be necessary Senor Gullom, minister of foreign affairs, explained to the cabinet the po sition of the diplomatic negotiations with the United States. Senor Sagasta, the premier, has received a cable mes sage from Captain General Weyler, who offers his services to the government and says: "I shall not resign. " A Bank Robbed of $3,O0O. A special to the Louisville Post from Morganfield, Ky., says: Thieves en tered the office of the Union County Bank and secured over 83,000 in cur rency, which had been left in the cash drawer. When the bank officials re turned they found that the drawer had oeen rinea. ine vault was closed and locked, so the thieves had no chance to get the money within it without detec tion. The robbers made good their es cape, leaving no clue behind them. French Towns Ruined By Rain. Torrents of 'rain have fallen in the departments of Anbe, Ariege and Haute Garonne. Bridges have been demolished, villages have been flooded many houses have been undermined, and great damage generally has been occasioned. Earthquakes In Borneo. Earthquakes are reported to have shaken many places on the northeast coast of Borneo, and a new island has i been thrown up near MemphakuL DESTROYED BY FLOODS. Tens of Thousands Are Homeless in China. i Tacoma, Wash. (Special.) The I Bteamer victoria brings news of the most disastrous floods that have visited China for many years. Sixty villages near Sung Chou, containing over 80,000 inhabitants, have been destroyed by floods and the people drowned or forced to flee. There are no means of finding out how many thousands have been drowned, but the number is estimated by Chinese authorities at 15,000 to 20, 000. The flooded district is within twelve miles of Peking, the capital of China. As a rule Chinese officials make very little stir when a calamity like this hap pens, but the proximity of the disaster has resulted in its being brought to the attention of the emperor, "who has ordered that all possible relief be given. Survivors from the villages nearest Peking have been allowed such shelter as they can find in the city walls but nousands are without protection against the rain, which continues to fall. Their distress is most pitiable. 'ublic spirited and wealthv men of Pe- Kinff and lunc Chon ar each velv assist ing the authorities in providing them with food. The floods have greatly damaged a large number of estates be- ongmg to Pekinjr nobles. The un usual rains began July 23, and con tinued until Aug. 15. The crops in the flooded districts were destroyed. The prefects, local magistrates and people of the flooded district prayed for the cessation of the rain seven days before they were finally driven out of their homes. Early in September high officials of Pekin and Tien Sien suddenly forbade the slaughter of cattle, their object being to appease the wrath of God and stop the rain. Proclamations to this effect were posted. The result was to cut on the entire meat supply, which led foreign counsels to protest against the prohibition and to report the situ ation to the foreign ministers at Pekin. It is claimed that the action of the of ficials constitutes a violation of the treaty rights. VIRGINIA REPUBLICANS. Patrick Henry McCaull Named as the Candidate for Governor. The State Republican convention of Virginia, in session at Lynchburg, nominated the following ticket: Henry McCaull, of Culpepper, for Governed ; Col. O. B. Roller, of Harrisoncurr. for Lieutenant Governor, rnd j'amsa Lyons, of Richmond, for Attorney General. Col. Wm. F. W.;ckham, cf Powhattan was elected Ctate chair man, and ho with J. S. Pattie, of Roanoke; Alva Martin, of Nor folk; Tv K." Hackan, of Harrison burg, and Colonel R. T. Hubbard, of Buckingham, compose the State executive committee. The State cen tral committee is made up of three members from each congressional dis trict. A complete plan of organization was adopted. The platform is brief and en dorses the National Republican plat form, the McKinlev administration honest election, etc., and deals with State issues. FIRE SWEEPS MANITOBA. Some of the Towns Threatened All Farmers Sailer. Winnepeg, Man. (Special. ) Re ports continue to pour in from all parts of the province of destruction by prairie fires. In some districts not a farmer escaped loss by the fiery wave that swept over the countrj-. Appeals were made in all the city churches for aid for those who sustained loss in the brush country east of the city. This was where the two women and five children lost their lives and many other families had thrilling es capes from fire which had hedged them in on all sides. Several families lost homes, crops aud all live stock, and as they are new settlers are left destitute. The fire run to within 100 yards of one of the principal residence portions of the city south of the Assiniboine, and firemen had to be called out to ueat out the threatening flames. ECLIPSE OK THE SUN, To be Witnessed In India by Amcri can Astronomers. ' Two expeditions will leave California this month . for India to witness the total eclipse of the sun. Prof. Burck- halter astronomer at the Chaboy ob servatory, will go with a complete out fit, and Prof. W. W. Campbell, of Lick observatory, will represent the State Institution. The Pierson expedition for the Chaboy observatory will leave October 30. W. W. Campbell, of the Lick observatory, will start October 12, and it is probable that the two expedi tions will meet in the Orient. Murdered In the Public Road. A special to the Macon Telegraph from Moultrie, Ga., says: W. II. Har ris and his son, Robert Harris, met J. H. Neismith in the public road and shot him to death. Infant Beat to Death. In Opelika, Ky., a negro woman went to the field, leaving her infant in charge of her older cnildren. The cry ing of the baby disturbed the other children and they beat the infant to death with switches and sticks. Busy Mills and Better Pay. The cheering information comes from Chattanooga, Tenn. , that, on account of the improvement of the iron condi tions in this section, Capt. n. S. .Cham berlain, president of the Roane Iron Company, operating the Rock wood Furnace, and of the Citico Furnace Company, has announced an advance of 10 per cent, in the wagesof all employes of the two furnaces. This advance was unsolicited so far as the wage-earners were concerned. "An allowance Is something liko a bicycle." "How. so?" "A man can put his wite on it, but he can't make her etay on It." Ex. 101 1 WRED H u Negro Preacher inSweedena Great Curiosity to the Peasants. NEGROES ANDTRADES UNIONS. About Our Progress Strive to be Useful Don't Be Afraid of Honest Labor. The Minneapolis, Minn., Journal says the Rev. W. S. Brooks has re turned to this city after an absence of two years and will take charge of St Peter's African M. E. Church. After leaving this city Mr. Brooks went tt ounce to Europe, visiting England, Nor way, Sweden and Findland in turn. It is a question whether he was more interested than interesting while travel ing in Scandinavia and Finlaud. He certainly saw much that pleased and instructed him, but his feelings proba bly were not to be compared with those of the peasants when they gazed upon the American visitor. Mr. Urooks, it must be understood, is quite black and distinctly African in his features. Now manv of the natives of the interior have not been twenty miles from home in their lives and the colored man is known to them only through books. Even the statements iu books relative to men with black skins have been ac cepted with g"raius of allowance by the most sceptical. hen they heard that a black man would lecture m their neiirh borhood there was a great outpouring of the whole countryside to see this most extraordinary of human beings. Some walked as much as ten miles to be present. Mr. Brooks has a slight knowl edge of Swedish, which he gained through a friend in Baltimore, aud though he did not lecture in this lan guage he was able to carry on a convor sation with the awe-struck peasants, lie was a great curiosity, unparalleled in many a life. They were a little diffi dent about shaking hands, much to the amusement of Mr. Brooks, and when they did many of them cast surrepti tious a lances at the v palms to see if an v color had come off. In his public ad dresses he spoke through an interpreter. He was very much pleased with the at tention shown him and commends the dwellers of Sweden and Norway for their hospitality and courtesy. It was very gratifying to him. The Negroes of the United States outnumber the members of the trades unions or of lobor organizations of any kind. Asa whole, the Negroes are as desirous of bettering their condition as the whites are; but the trades unions close the doors upon dark-skinned workmen. If an aspiring negro leave the cotton field and becomeacacpeuter, a blacksmith or a mechanic of any kind the "union" refuses to admit him to membership, denounces him as a "scab and refuses to countenance em ployers who hire "scabs." If a Negro in Chicago has learned one of the build ing trades he is refused admission to membership in the union of that trade, and the very men who have refused him membership insolently go to the school board and demand that the Negro shall not be employed iu the construction or repair of any of its buildings, "because he is not a union man ?' but they neglect to add that he is not a union man solely because he is not permitted to be a union man. And yet it is quite probable that the average adult Negro pays not very far from as much in the way of taxes to the school funds as is paid by the average member of the union that insolently demands a monopoly of the benefits of expendi ture upon work. Chicago Inter Ocean . An interesting discussion has been going on for some time in the Freeman as to whether the Negro's progress in this generation has been so rapid a that of her people "befo" de wah." Our "Uncle Noah Baxter" of far-away Texas, in broken English contended that the young Negro was not "push ing the progress of de race along" as vigorously as did his fathers, but Messrs. A. M. Hodges (B Square) oi Brooklyn, N. Y., and R. W. Thomp son, of Indianapolis, jumped on the old man's antiquated nonsense with both feet, and "Uncle Noah" has subsided. This hustling generation has no time to listen to croakers and is too hopeful to be discouraged by the Jeremaids of dis gruntled prophets. The race hai never been more strongly equipied than now for the obligations that are being heap ed upon its shoulders. Omaha (Neb. ) Progress. The colored people captured the school meeting in District No. 20, in Atchison, Kan. All colored people were elected on the board, and n colored teacher will bo hired. More than half of the patrons of the district are white, and they probably will with draw from the district and send iheir children to another school this winter if arrangements can be made for this until thsy can get a district of their own. Tho Elevator. A gossiping man is ten times worse than a gossiping woman, and both nro bad enough. Some women cannot help gossiping, but there is absolutely no excuse for a man. The male gossip is a nuisance, and ought to be made to wear a dress and a poke bonnet, to dis tinguish him from others of his sex. h- There are lots of idle people in the world who think it a disgrace to do any kind of work that soils the hands, but they have no scruples or qualms what ever about borrowing the hard earnings of those who are neither ashamed cr afraid of any kind of honest labor. Colored American. " Dont etrive to be great Strive to be useful and greatness may follow. Our churches, our societies, bur schools are tilled with would be great men. Every body can not lead. This country has one Sherman, one Talmage, one Presi lent. At Fort Washington on the Potomac ! where there has been Home 1,500 dis trict militia encamped, 200 of them were colored troops and are known as the First Separate Batallion. As usual they have won the laurels for their fine discipline and excellent military train ing. The Republican. AGRICULTURAL TOPICS. Looho AVhjjoii Tirm. After so much wet weather it might be supposed that wagon tires would give no troublo on even the oldest and most dilapidated wheels. This is truo so long as the roads are muddy. But nowhere in August will the roads re main wet very long. The previous thorough wetting which the wheels have had during tho recent wot weather has swollen tho woodwork, which shrinks all the worse for this when exposed to sun and winds. It pays to paint the woodwork of wheels once a year, doing it when tho wood is thoroughly dry. If tho wheel has an application of linseed oil when dry, much of it will soak iu tho wood, and tho painting will last renewing. longer without When to llatiilln llrcii. To handle bees with tho most untM f act ion, select tho warm, bright days, when the bees are flying most. Tho fact is, tho warmer the day, tho less danger of stings. Avoid as much as possible working with them on cool, cloudy days, an they will bo always found more irritable on such days. Also avoid handling them early in the morning and late in tho evening, for tho samo reason. Bees abhor being molested at night, and no work can bo performed with them at that time with any satisfaction. They are always the most peaceable when they aro gathering honey, aud may bo handled as safely as a brood of chickens. Sorghum 1'orllin Silo. While no kind of grain as feed can supersedocorn in cheapness and value, sorghum is a formidable rival to it for fodder, especially when put up in tho silo. It stauds droitgh bet I or, w hich is likely to make it popular in the arid portions of tho West, where corn often fails. Tho sorghum has too tough a stalk to feed green, but when cut and put in tho silo thero is enough fermen tation to soften tho htalks o that they can bo eaten. Tho sweetness of tho sorghum furnishes carbonaceous nutri ment just as does tho March of corn graiu, and in even more palatable form. Wherever cano sugar is made in tho South the workmen who attend tho grinding always grow fat from tho sugar they eat. Mink OvrrrnllmntP!. Many people still think that black, mucky noil must necessarily bo very rich. But the fact that it remain with out fermentation shows either that it has little nitrogenous value, or that it is so saturated with water that it lias become sour. Yet wo have known many city people buy black muck from swamps to pot flowers in, and pay twenty-five to fifty cents per bushel baskets for it, when dry earth from tho side of tho road, with much less vegetable matter, would bo much bet ter. Most muck, especially from swamps, lacks mineral fertility. It is easy to handle and to work in, and this is what makes it popular. But it needs both ammonia and potash to give tho best results. I'oor Mllkrrn. Success in dairying must depend not only on having cows ablo to give a liberal mess and keep at it, but also on the kind of milkers employed. A careless, lazy milker will easily loso more than his wages during the timo ho is employed. Not only this, but ho will quickly convert a really good cow into a poor one. Tho milk which tho careless milker leaves in the udder is always that which has tho largest amount of butter fats. If it is not drawn tho fat is re-absorbed into tho cow and helps to dry her off. Tho difficulty in getting help that can bo depended on is the great drawback in running a large dairy farm. It is also no light job to milk ten, twelvo or more cows twice every day. It will make any man's hands tired until ho becomes used to it. Drying Wot liruln. All who aro used to handling cither brick or tile, know that when thor oughly dry they will absorb a great amount of water without being satu rated. Advantage is taken of this fact by grain dealers and fanners, who placo dry bricks which aro easiest to handle and leat likely to break among damp grain to prevent it from heat ing. It i surprising what an effect this will have if a very few bricks are inter spersed through the heap. Each brick will absorb fully half a pint of water if it is dry to begin with. This will dry out tho surplus moisture out of a good many bushels of damp grain. This might be used in mowing away dnup hay or grain in the bundle, t'lough in neither of these positions is there so much likelihood of injury as there is where threshed damp grain is closely confined in bins. Wt of Swrct Corn Stalk. This is the time of year when tho sweet corn cars aro gathered. Us ually on each stalk there aro two or more cars, one fully ready for use as green corn, the other small aud im mature. To save this last tho stalk in left uncut. But in most cases tho second and always tho third ear is too small to bo profitably marketed. Whenever thero is only one car on n stalk it should at onco be cut and fed to the cow or horse. It is worth more then thau it ever will bo again. Wo are not sure that this is not true, even w hen there are one or more nubbins left on tho stalk, if fed to milch cows. Ordinary fodder corn is very poor feed. It needs to bo supplemented, as this sweet corn fodder does, with a greater amount of nutrition, which is worth as much in increased milk yield as it is in a few nubbins of corn. Sweet corn fodder is more wasted than any other. It is wasted in trying to savo nubbins of corn worth more for feeding than they are for anything else. t ;ji? . ; i.f j V .11 hi 'I ( 1 1 1 tr i : V N 1 i. V 1! a 'J' I r v I
The Gazette [1891-1898] (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Oct. 16, 1897, edition 1
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