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r, MH.. JOHN C BIRDSELL, who haa had tolrty-three' year experience in .buildlnj? .
sOoyer machinery he grivlujr to (he world the first Combined Clover Thresher,
"uuer ana aeaner. It ia-a fact worthy of note that he and hla Bwece&sors have
. : nufactured and sold during the past, thirty-three years tiineteentwentletbs of
a the Clover Hallers made and- sold during'' that timo. Our factory U by far the
rJeet of its kind In tha world. Send for Catalogue and $ 1 ,000.00 Challleng.
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ti, Pj'iins. Wc b-ave no com-
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17:1V;.- -:
MAN.
Know then thyself, presume not God to
scan,
The proper studyof mankind is man.
Placed on this isthmus of a middle state,
A Ikm ng darkly wise, and rudely great:
With too much knowledge for the scep
tic side, i
With too much weakness for the stoic's
pride,
Ho hangs between; in doubt to act or
rest,
Iu doubt to deem himself a God or beast;
In doubt hia mind br body to prefer ;
Born but to die, and reasoning but to err,
Alike in ignorance, his reason such,
Whether he thinks too little or too much;
Chaos of thought and passion, all con-
. , f"f-; . ' ... .
mm uy iiiuieu auuseu or uisnuuscu ;
Created half to rise and half to full;
Great lord of all things yet a prey to all ;
Sole judge of truth ia endless error hurl
ed. The glory, jest, and riddle of the world.
V Jt'ope Essay on Man.
Hear Ye.
THE CHIEF OF PUOHIBITIONISTS TALKS
OUT.
Letter iu Ruleigh News & Observer.
The organization and attitude of the
Third or Prohibition party in this State
calls for serious consideration from
those of ns who have been identified
with nil the movements looking to the
"abolition of the liquor traffic that have
taken place during the past several
years. I have given no subject more
thought than that of temperence and
prohibition, and for the past several
nonths I have been iutently concerned
about the position which those desir
ing prohibition should take with re
gard to the Third party that I saw was
coming South in its organization and
work. Frequently I talked with the
late lamented John d. finch, chairman
of rtie National Prohibition Executive
v-oin ,1; i.e. with J.uu N. Stearns,
Ij q... o.ivi 1 y of the National Tem
pvr i; ' S n-'e-y. ;u;d many other lead
ing men about what to me was the
peculiar situation of the Proliibitonists
! of the South. With few exceptions
t ie ! i.p r nice men of the S iiith that
have foujJr, its battles and built up the
r sentiment fir Prohibition vnicn e
find todav entertain the same views
v
', that I do, and that is, organiz ition of
the third party in the South is unwise
and dangerous not onlv to the cause
of Prohibition, but to our civil and po
litical institutions.
L cal iiption is not all that we wan .
The' law as it now stands is crude an.;
imperfect and therefore its operation
dirfr- i!f. lVi Io.mI option, with all it
1 faults, ha- proven a blessing to thoe
communities where it has been f i tii
fully tested, and with our popu'ation
it is our only hope. And the large
sections of North Carolina under pro
hibition today are so because of local
and special legislative enactment for
schools, churches, etc.
If the question win prohibition or
license; me position of t mpv.-rauc
people won ! be clear, but there can h,
no doubt in the mind of any one as
to the present organization of the third
party in North Carolina. A large ma-
i jority of the voters will come from the
j Democratic party, and just so far as
the vote of the third party increase
ihe strength of
the Dt'inocrafw' t)rt'
flop rpium 5
o mat me question lor
1 t . 1 t A
each
tiis:
prohibitionist to decide now is
IV hich political party do I prefer to
have in power in North Carolina the
Democrat or Republican?
With either us a political party we
will have the saloons. We know that,
and therefore it is a choice of which
party, with the saloons, the prohibi
tionist prefer. There can be no hope
of electipg Mr. Walker or any of the
Third party candidate. So th.it we Tire
to have the saloons after the election as
we have them now.
"But Tour years from now we will
come into power," some of the Third
jj:iv- men tell us.
, Upon what ground this is believed T
cannot possibly see. Whenever those
pppo.-ed to prohibition find an organi
zation of auy magnitude against them
they will come together in one clfort
as thev did in 1831, and-the result is
easily stati d.
Our only hope, I repeat, is through
local option in reaching those localities
that we can control.
I commenced voting in State and
National politics in 1870. My reason
forvoting the Democratic ticket at that
time admitted of question pr doubt.
The same condition exist today; and
aside from the National issues that di
vide tl)e two great parties here in
North Caioliha, the question of race
supremacy must b consider.'d. By
this. 1 do not mean' social equality.
This I dp hot greatly fear. But race
supremacy is n. fret of past history un
der nublicati rtvle in the South, and
tJierefore is not only possible but sure,
if the Kop'ubliciin party succeeds. I
have nd bitterness of feeling in the
matter, fy record for the past twenty
years iii this city is the best proof lean
offer of my desire to elevate and pro
mote the moral and material good of
the colored peoplej but I am not ready
to commit to their hand the govern
ment North Carolina municipal,
county and State. ! They are wot equal
to it, or prepare! for it. I am opposed to
their oppression in any way, aud favor
their education and treatment as other
citizens, but I Co not believe them ca
pable of coi; trolling ami properly man-
aging oar government.
It nun be said that 'there are good
men in the Republican party, and this
I grant is .true,- both with regard to
white and colored, lint the best ele
ment of thatptrty, soXarns my obser
tion has gone, have never been able
to control it. There were as many
good men in the Republican party in
1808-60 lis there is to-dav, 'but they
j were unable to prevent the excesses to
which that party went at that time
Mr. Doekeiy himself say's that he
came to Raleigh during the session of
the legislature wUen the act authori
zing the Special TaxBonds was? pas-
ted, and tried to preveut the same, but
was unable to do so. i As itwas then
so it is now, the majority of th? voters
or auj; party give cii .racter to the lead
ers and control their acts. it is true
in this city and elsewhere, so far I can
see, that ihe bet element of colored
people sire notable, to lead their race.
Hence I am afraid for govermental af
fairs to fall into their bauds. Not
from auy ill-will to j them, but from
conscientious convictions.
For these reasons I do not favor the
organization of the third party, and
would warn Democrats in North Caro-
lina
from participating in the same,
We have made rapid strides iu this
State educating our people tor proni-
bition, and if we .will stand by our par
ty we can advaace still farther. But
f we go into me tniid party, .md in so
iloin vve alien the Dcinucrlii-. party and
cause its defeat, we shall do ine cause
of prohibition lasting narin and bring
upon ourse.ves and posterity great
shame, with the possibilities of burden
ing us with hardships grievous in
deed. . I have been induced to say this be
cause ot my great concern for the
cause of prohibition as well as my in
terest iu the success of tue D.nucratic
party. Without regard to party I have
stood side by side wiui itio.e jt my
friends engaged iu inc. iiiird party
movement in loruier coniests to suj-
prevs the i vils ot in temperence, auu
with all my heart and oui 1 am ready
r i ,i
ror service along me same Hue now
and hereafter; but when 1 aiu called to
jo into a movement,' the result of
l i ill .
wnicn can only be Darin t) our cause,
and possibly place the State of North
Carolina in the hands of men that 1
am unwilling should control it, and
ils place this n itipu back in the pow
er ot the party that oppressed us tor
twenty years, and under whose reign
i i .
so many trusts and combinations were
fenued to grHid thepoor and helpless;
making the few richer aud the manv
poorer a party tnacnau so utile re
gard for the over-burdened taxpayers
of this country as to declare for free
whisky, instead of provw i ig for hun
gry mouths, fralf clothed bodies and
shelterless families. When I am asked
to turn my back on tle Democratic
party, that has stood as the great bul
wark to the white people of the South,
from the humiliation and degradation
to which bitter hatred at the North
would have subjected us. When I am
asked to do this mv answer for my
self aud all whom f can influence is,
No.
I call upon my brethren of the
temperance cause of North Carolina
who are considering the matter or who
have thought of joining with the Third
party to stop look ahead see the
danger of such a course. And then let
us determine to stand by the Democrat
ic party and contend for prohibition
as we have been doing.
N. B. Brouqhton.
A Veritable Palace oa Whseh.
The comfort and luxury of modern
railway travel would no doubt make
a verterau of the stage-coach and Canal
boat era gasp and stare. Each se;tson
marks an epoch of improvement, and
the great railway Hues of the country
are ever otfering novelties which indi
cate advances along the line of pro-
gress
The American? people arc b?tter
housed, better fed and better clothed
than any other people on the face of
the earth; and when one of this gr-at
nation of travelers starts off on a jaunt
of a thousand miles or so, he expects
naturally enough to find all the com
forts and conveniences to which he is
accustomed, attending his journey.
Travel with him must not bring up
any suggestions of travail, to which it
used to be so nearly allied uuder the
ancient signification of. terms; and this
expectation of his is anticipated by the
rrtilwav managers in their arrangements
fr lw E:if.ifv rnmfnrt and nleasure en
iVl .ww..--.--- . ' j
route. i
These -thoughts are forcibly suggest- GreUaal Exploration,
ed by an inspection by a Post reporter j l i
of the recent addition to the Pullman From tin? earliest times the unknown
Car service of the Piedmont Air-Line interior of Oreenland has been describ
of the new car "Queechee," just arriv- ! ed as a snow-covered plateau, the few
cd at Washington direct from Pull- . travelers wpo have attempted to cross
man, and one of a series which is to con- ' it having iilvariably found the ice to
stitute its through line l)etween WTash- : become sni(ot her and smo. -ther, and to
in"ton and New Orleans without a give place tjo a vast expanse of loose
break between either city. It is the snow at a considerale distance fronv
finest enr in ervi?e on any line, and the ice-maijjiu and the coast. The
represents the latest development of greatest known height of the plateau
skill and the finest, mecchanical execu- is some 0,000 or 7,000 feet. Another
tio i. Even its outsihi appearance effort will He made to cross this deso
suggests th beautiest.that adorn its in- late waste on snow-shoes this season
tenor. It is of the latest-elliptic pat- by a Norwegian party, consisting of
tern, with autique gold ornamenta- Dr. Nansen! and five companions, who
tion! The six-wheeled trucks to in- expert to laind at about 60 deg, north
sure smooth running and the vestibute latitude on jthe east coast and walk o
platforms indicsite the latest improve- Disko Islaiid, in 70 deg. northiititude.
liients that Pullm m his made famous. The exnedifion will make no provision
The arched windows, with coaibined for retnrniilg to their ship, and must
vish vn 'est li"ht and .ventilation,
The platform opens uponth? vestibule
with brass trimmings and bronze hand
railings, highly finished. Comingin at
the door thj; gentlemen t vestibule is
first noted, divided by an antique arch
in 8moking!rootn and lavatory. Pass
ing these, for; the present, through a
circular p:issage-wav, by the tempting
luxury of tbe buffet, lavishly displayed
between glibpses of china and drapery
Mre have nil! the elegance of the interior
presented itj a uconp d' orel." A vis
ton of ground glass doors and windows
in fantastic tracing, heavy bevelled
French plae mirrors,, pale blue plush
upholstery, Spanish mahogany wood-
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wurK an ajceuing or an antique nnish
with silver Krabesqne decorations on u
that of a soft exqusite harmony of col
oring, suggestive of refined taste and
expensive fabrics.
Coming jdown to details, we nnte
that the berth fronts e;hibi a beauti
ful grain mjidj texture of the wood
Spanish mahogany; and we are told
that they at-e cut from an imported losr
as rare in tjiis respect as it- is beauti
ful. 1 he silver mated lanins nr nd.
justed to jelectrn lighting, although
, - 1
equauy as we;u sutapted for oil. - We
note tne division of the interior into
twelve fectiohs. two of which are cur
tained off from the remainder by tap
estry hangings for the exclusive use of
invalMs or ot ladies traveling a one.
The drawing reom next invites an in
spection of its attractions. We are
struck by fch? absence of the small up
per oertns. ;v e note again the beauti
1 II i i T . mm .
ful Spanish mahogany, and the por
tieres and hangings of blue silk plush
lined with isatin, silk cords and tassels
in keeping All of the complete toilet
attachments of the drawing room are
f jr the exclusive use of its occupants.
Parsing if rom the drawing room into
the Ladies vestibule end of the car the
special feature that attracks is t4ie pro
vision of two toilet-rooms, obviating
the jealotH Waitings that often attend
upon the portlier provision of but one
Iteturuihg through the car, the sraok
ing-room, Iwifli itk sejiting capacity for
seven or eiglu gentleman, so great an
improvement; upon the crowili g insep
arable lrohi ; the former arrangemen
attracts ust Vre are struck by the an
tique Engish oak finish, the arched
roof, adding so much to its apparent
size, the cabinets for smoking require
ments. The lavatory, with its appur
tenances, Suggests many improvements
over prevjious arrangements of the
sort. ; '
But the distinctive feature of the
Qiieechee' is yet to be stated.
We not ce an entire absence of the
old-fash ioietl pumps, and the standing
water-coolers,! and we then have ex
plained to us the novelty and great ad
vantage ot the new; system of water
application. The water carrying fea
ture is completely revolutionized, and
the water s now stipplyed from tanks
under the Mr by means of ir pressure.
There are iot:and cold water faucets
to each haiiti. and the driiikin? water
is taken frm a spouting faucet very
suggestive jof :a soda w.iter fountain.
The clo-et are flushed with abundant
rush of water,; and this santiary pro
vision, which appears for the first time,
will be appreciated by all travelers.
The water for drinking is cooled by ice
which is ut melted into the water, but
cools it byicoiitact with the pipesonly.
In the same way, the hot water faucets
are fed by I pipes passing around the
heater andltl ence into the reservoir.
The air pressure is derived from the
air Jjrakes of the train, and by ingen
ious mechajnical arrangement preserves
its pressure; independent of the brake
apparatus: so that even an accident to
the latter would not affect the water
supply. This appliance also makes
practicable! its utiliz ition for protection
against firej: aud, accordingly, we -find
a stand-pipp aid hose in both ends of
the car, 4ith prej-ure sufficient at
either end io throw a stream the entire
length of ti3 cir. The hose can be
brought into use by simply turning an
ordinary glpbe valve in full view. :
The attractions this finished sample
of car construction present, confirms
theestimat4 of the eminent Sir John
L'ibbok, thjit the pleasure of travel is
not the talk of the pleasures of life.
The genius of that equally eminent
American Sjir George M. Pullman, puts
within reach of his countrymen pleas
ures of trael which not even the
wealth of the bunker-scientist can pur
chase in hisl own country Washing-
ton Post. Ann. 17, 1888.
reach the west coast, w ncn nas seine-
ments, or s
arve.
sKy-oiue ground, dazzling chandeliers
of glittering inetal and Wilton carpet
of rich design. The entire effect is
Japan's Volcanoes.
A TERRIBLE FATE TOR MORE THIS VtVE
HUNDRED PEOPLE.
Cor. N. Y. Herald.
Yokohama, Jnlv 23. About oiht
o'clock on the morning of the 15th
inst. there was a terrific volcanic erup
tion on Mount Baudai, in the province
of Inawashiro, one of the northern
and hilly provinces. Over five hun
dred people were buried alive and over
one thousand wounded.
On Sundiv morning, the 15th inst.:
about 8 o'cloek, there were three suc
cessive earthquakes in the neighbor-
aood ot Mount Bandai, the first of
wnrcU was slight, the second rather
severer and the third was quite heavy.
v ntie ine tnirai earthquake was going
on there came tremendous iiaivi
three times in rapid succession, as if
hundreds of thuderbolts were striking
overhead. In that instant the Small
Bandai for there is the so-called Bier
Bandai as well lost its upper Dortion.
and at the same time a mass of black
cloud curled up to the skv. In an
other second the cloud was broken ud
into fragments and began to fall,
making for a short while the broad
day as dark ns midnight. Minute lava
and ashes then began to fall, soon cov
enng the ground six inches deep. At
the same moment two streams of boil
ing mud, presumably burned stones and
rocks, were thrown up from the fiery
peak, which filled up valleys in' the
vicinity and newly formed many a hill
over them. The area of ground thus
covered with the boiling mud is now
roughly estimated at fifteen miles
square, burying everything underneath,
including nearly -every living thing.
Many villages, with all their inhabi
tants, were entirely crushed under the
liquid lava, and several others parti v
destroyed. Near by the volcanic peak
there used to stand three small hot
spring hamlets, and there were here
aoout one hundred and fifty visitors
for health or pleasure. Their exact
number will probably never be known,
as all were destroyed and buried.
According to the statements of the
survivors with whom I talked and the
concurring testimony of the people
who live in the district for miles around
the mountain, on the morning of Sun
day, the 15th of this month, rumblings
were.heard and earth tremblings were
felt in the neighborhood of Jthe moun
tain. The first disturbance noticed
occurred about 7 o'clock and was fol
lowed by three - earthquake shocks at
intervals of ten minutes, when there
occurred a loud explosion, which the
people compare to the report of thou
sands of caiinon disetiarged simultane
ously, accompanied by another terrible
earthquake shock, which so frightened
the people that they attempted to fly.
A DREADFUL 8CENE.
Reaching their doors, they saw a
thick, black, smoke arising from the
principal peak of Bandaisan, and at
once they found themselves enveloped
in the darkness of night and groping
in a shower of fine black dust and suf
focating sulphurous dust. The earth
was shaking and trembling and undu
lating like the waves of the sea, so that
even standing was impossible, and the
miserable creatures fell down, or
thrown down, endeavored to crawl on
their hands and knees in an agonizing
effort to save themselves. As soon a3
the darkness gave way to light and
the unhappy people, now crazed with
fear, were able to walk upright, the
earth tremors having ceased sufficient
ly, they fled down the valley in a
shower of dust and ashes, some of them
being killed or wounded by falling
rocks from the volcano as they fled.
The keeper of the tea house at
Yamagata, eight miles to the south,
told me that the sight was simply ap
palling, and baffled all attempts at des
cription. The people came running
from the district of the mountain and
some from places miles away, many of
them naked and bleeding, all wearing
the expression of helplessness, of de
spair and agony which only nature's
phenomena can create in the minds of
njen. At 10 o'clock a. m. the eruption
was at its height, and by 4 o'clock iu
the afternoon it was finished. ;
THE LOSS OF LIFE.
The number of people who lost their
lives by the disaster was, according to
the official statement given me at the
government relief station at Iuawas
hiro, 518, the bodies of seventy of
whom had been found, while forty-one
persons had been injured and were
then in the hospital at Inawashiro.
Many scientific people have been dis
patched to the Bandai by the govern
ment and by scientific societies, and
their investigations will probably give
us fuller details of the eruption. Also
a lar re number of policemen are now
working to rescue the living, if there
are any, aud to recover the bodies of
the dead. Already many bodies have
been recovered. Most of them are
sadly disfigured and all of them recov
ered have been fonnd entirely naked.
Subscriptions ! have been started
everywhere for the releif of the suf
fering people nhd money is flowing
in. j .
The volcano still continues active
and now and then makes a thunder-:
ing noise, throwiug up lava and stones,
to the terror of the vistors.
. Public office is a public truit."
Groveh Oleteld.
The Affrictatnral Convention. .
WHAT TnE FARMERS IX RALEIGH DID.
The following resolution was adopt
ed: " ,v t
. Whereas. Diversified agriculture is
the true theory for succcsf al farming,
and .
Whereas, JLXrcrfiel agricultun? ia
dependent orr diversified mimifinctore "
for us development;
Itesolved, That it should b the doIj-
icy of the Southern farmers to cucou:- '
age manufacturing enterprises.
ihe committee on legislation an-
nounced the following resolution:.
WJaereas, combinations hare txn
made and are being made by corpora-
iions.ana individual " go that manv
articles of general use bv the peopfe
or me united states are increased be
yond their fair market value, and thus
all consumers are taxed to add tz the
wealth of these great enrabmation
and capitalists,' and thus keeping Iargs
numbers of our fellow citizens in pov
erty; mereiorc . : , . . .;. v
Itesolved, That we call on onr rep
resentatives in Congress assembled to
use all the power given them by their
constituents, and the lawrto destroy
their existence and power and prevent
the formation of such trusts and com
binations. Resolved, That we endorse" the ac
tion of Senator Regan, of Texas, for
timely action in introducing a bilU
looking to the breaking up of all trusts
and the punishment of those engaged
in tnem. .
Resolved, That Congress is hereby
memoralized to repeal the Us upon
imported jute and jute bagging with a
view to defeat the combination of cap
italists known iv the bagging trust
The report of the special coroiuitte
on bagging trnsts was aniuxotte'l
ready to report. The committee read
its report as follows: - " " fc
Your committee to whom was refer
red to bagging question and trusts
companies generally beg leave to en
dors i the ueticu of tbe.Mt. Holly t fair
association and the action of the State
Farmers' Alliance. They recommend
further that our representatives in
Congress use their best efforts to place
jute and jute bagging on the free list.
The report of the committee was
adopted.
A resolution recommending th5
repeal of the preewi system of Nation
al banking laws oppression to the
farmer Was adopted.
The following resolution recom
mending the fostering of sheep indus
try was adopted :
Resolved, That this convention re
commend to the legislators of these
Southern States that laws be enacUd
to protect and encourage the sheep in
dustry in the following respect, to-wit:
to reimburse the owuers of sheep for
those killed by clogs. j
A Railway Catechism.
How many miles of railway in tho
United States? One hundred and
fifty thousand six hundred miles
about half the mileage of the world.
How much have they cost? Nine bil
lion dollars. How many people are
employed by them? More than a wil--lion.
How long does a steal rail lafct
with average wear? About eighteen
years. , What is the cost of a palacti
sleeping car? About 1 5,000, or 17,000
if k-vestibuled." What is tha ct of
a high-class eight-wheel passenger lo
comotive? About $8,500. What is
th? longest railway tunnel? - Hoosac
Tunnel, on the Fitchburg Railway
(4.J miles.)
road in the
What is the highest rail
United States? Kinzua
Viaduct, on
the Kne ro;ul. 305 feet
high.
What Is the longest railway
bridge span in the United States?
Cantilever span in Poughkeepsie Bridg
518 feet. What is the longest mileage
operated by a single system?" Atchi
son, Topeka and Santa Fe system,
about 8,000 miles. What Hue of railroad
extends furthest East and West? ? Can
adian Pacific Railway, running front
Quelec to the Pacific Ocean. j What
rood carries the largest number df pass
engers? Manhattan Eleyajted Rail
road, New York, 525,000 a day, or
191 .025 000 yearly. What ia the fast
est time mule by a train?- Niuty-two
miles iu 03 minutes, one mib being
made in forty-six seconds, on th Phil
adelphiaand Reading Railroad. W'hat
is the fastest time made between Jer-
onv fSfn ntifl FiM'h 9 Til rw A:tV
seven hours thirty-nine minutes and
sixteen seconds sjiecial theatrical -train,
1880. What are the chances of
fatal accident in rail way "travel? 0n
killed in 10,000,000. Stat utics show
more are killed by falling out of win
dows than in railroad --accidents-;.
Frank Leslie . '
j mm i - ' i
Gen. Schofteld, who succeeds Gen
Sheridan in com nand of the Army, ia
u I )mnrr:ifr. Citn. S.'hfiHflfr'i.' liartif-
ulary acceptable to tbe South, he hav
ing proven himself one of the most ;
humane and gentlemanly -military
goveruers that waS foisted mxni th
South during the bitter-days of iron
8tructiou.--TrtfHm7foH Itettcnjrr.
The Russian census reports state that
the population of the Empirii is -100
UUO,UUU. I Here were W.Zto l dentns uy
violence, 52,000 fires, 2377 distilleri.
131,000 wine and beer shops, J4Dsugarv
refineries, Samiversaties, 33,531 Ortht
dox churches, 1287 Catholic. 70S Prot
estant, 310 syn ig jies, ni l 0057 m
ques. ' r .
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