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BILL AllPS LETTER
hi: says i : very race has its
own" sir oracle.
. THE--COLORED RACE EVIDENTLY THE
MOST l.VFORiL'XA'TE OF ALL
WHAT I li l. V K F.SK X T M O V
. MEN I-. MEANS.
Of course it was a trick-somebody's
trick S.bi3 gathering of
the' netrroes to go to 'Africa.
The mystery about it all is
1. They ..could have gotten 2
just as easymavbe $5. But it
wasn't the trick of our people.
The credulity of the, negro is
amazine. " Oae would think
they had learned something
since freedom came, something
about trustiug strangers.. The
idea of g ung to Africa for "1
and a postage stamp would
convict - anybody of lunacy.
Two thousand of the dupes
in Atlanta with their tickets
and as many more all alonr the
line to Washington, all waiting
for the agent and, the ships.
Soma went from ('artervile,
and are on the road somewhere
They won't talk. They are
bound to secrecy. They have
beenioudood. Education does
not seem to rid the negro of the
superstitions and vagaries that
belong to the race. Every com
munity has its oracle, its conju
rer, its fortune teller. There
is one over on the hill back of
us. : Tho women and 'the' girls'
have more faith in her than in
their preacher. If one of them
loses anything she goes to the
old romaii, who listens to her.
story and floats soine coffee
grounds in a saucer and tells
the truth, for she is smart and
knows her iiabcrs. My daug,hT
ter's nurse went to her- yester
day to have her fortune told,
and said the old woman told
her she would get a present be
fore night from' the. good ; lady
she was nursing for. Well, of
course that was a compliment
and my daughter dident go
back , on the colored oracle.
Her good will. is worth some
thing when nurses are scarce.
But I was ruminating about
the ex.cdirs.to Africa not about
the desire to go. Is it a sigj of
anything? Ever since I was a
boy there has been talking and
writing about the Jews going
back to Jerusalem; and some
times the signs of it are pretty
good, but, they have never made
a start. And now the 'wise men
pay that Providence planned
the slavery of the negro for his
good Und waited 10Q years for
his civilization, and theu sent
Stanley to Africa to get the
Dark Continent ready, and now
that same Providence is incline
ing his mind to go there, and
this is the beginning of the
great exodus that is to come.
Well this may be so or it may
not be, but it is all right if it is.
Our people are willing and
waiting. But the negroes can't
swim arid they can't be floated
oyer for $102. One thing is
certain, they will go when their-
time comes and not before. -
Tins thing wa3 ,ried half a
century ago and it was too soon
and dident work. The Colon k
zation. Society meant well and
speii' lots of money. They
built ships and sent agents over
co Liberia to prepare the coun
try for 'the colony. ' They took
thousands and thousands of ne
groes who had been set free by
their masters in Maryland and
Virginia, but they , died like
cattle with the murrain. Most
of the states had laws which
forbade slaves from remaining
in the state after they were set
free. They had to go north or
! go to Liberia. But "still there
was a great many free negroes
in the south, negroes who 1 were
born free, and they were a mid
I die class between .' the slaves
J and the whitef oiks. They were
I not up to the one nor down to
the other. Like the Irishman's
definition of a fairy. "They
are the spirits of folks who are
not quite good enough for
heaven, but -are a ; leetle too
' good for hell." And so when
freedom came to the slaves, the
old-fashioned, high toned free
1 negro' was in a fix, His middle
1 station was knocked out and he
felt it keenly and' was inad.
i He was either down, to the lev-1
el of the "common nigger" or
they were brought - up to his.
Most of them were respect
able mulattoes and had trades
ana occupations in the towns
like white folks. .From that
class, all our southern barbers
came; but as one of them said
to me not long ago: "I was als
ways a democrat, sir, and mix
ed with southern gentlemen,
sir. I was in the Mexican war,
sir, and I was intimate- with
General Henry R. -Jackson and
Governor Colquitt; and all the
blooded stock. T associated
wHh gentlemen, sir, before the
war, but one day Lincoln took
his pen in his hand and set all
those black niggers, free, and
before we knowed it, there was
about 40,000 new barbers jump
ed up with 4 brush in one hand
and a razor in the other, and we
old fashioned free nigger haint
had any comfort since.
I knew one of those high
strung mulattoes who got rich,
and owned a plantation, and
bought some slaves and worked
them. He never forgave the
yankees for taking his property
without paying him for it, and
what was worse, they raised up
the other negroes to.be his
equals.
About fifty yeais ago an old
gentleman, died in our county
leaving a large estate and over
100 slaves. He left a will in
which he set free thirty-seven
of them, and directed that his
executors should send them to
Liberia. He charged that they
should be provided with abun
dant clothing, and when they
embarked they should be given
$200 apiece in gold. These ne
groes were his favorite house
hold servants and their parents
and their children, they had
been raised by him and he was
attache 1 to them. They were
reluctant to go but finally con
sented and old William, who
was the trusted and confi
dential agent of his master,
made preparations to go with
them, as his master. had direc
ted. Their departure was pre
vented by a bill of injunction
that was sued out by one of the
heirs and. the case had to go to
the supreme court, where the
will was sustained and the ex
ecutor oidered to proceed with
its provisions. Those negroes
were sent from Savanah to'. Li-
Lberii on the ship Elizabeth,
Three years alter their depar
tura the old man, William and
six others very unexpectedly
made their appearance in our
town and delivered themselves
to th. executor; They report
efl all the others dead and as-
Si?r!
d that they had tried for
a year to get back but were re
fused transportation by every
vessel that came.
Finally they hid themselves
in the hold of a trading vessel
one night, and kept hid until
the ship had been three.rtays at
at sea. Their-rations gave out,
and they came on deck and
begged for favor from the cap
tain and got it, for he was a
kind hearted man, and brought
them safely to Philadelphia.
The abolitionists lof that city
tried very hard to keep them
from coming south, and would
give them no money o pay
their traveling expenses. Wil
liam was well acquainted with
Howell Cobb, who had been. bis
master's guest in the old times,
and who was then a member of
congress, and he wrote to him
at Washington; and Mr. Cobb
sent them money and they came
to him. and he gave them
enough to come home on, and
the old darky's face fairly
shonij with illumination as he
told of their trials and suffer
ings, and how happy he was to
get back to his old home, where
he could live with Mas' Tom,
and die and be buried in the
old family graveyards
Masr Tom soon heard of their
return and hurried in to meet
the old darky who had taken
cars ot him from iafancy to
manhood and they wept and
sobbed upon each others shouN
uers ana mere never was a
more touching, loving scene
than that. This is not much ol
a story, but it is is a true one
ana my iainer was that exec
utor.
The attachments that bound
together the great majority of
masters and their slaves were
strong and beautiful; but they
have passed away, and now it
seems that the negro wants to
gq. The two race are living to
gether merely by force of cir
circumstances over which neith
er has any control. How long
they can live together depends
upon their good sense and for-
oearauce. j ieeisure tnat I can
live with them and keep their
respect and their friendship,
but perhaps it is because I used
to own slaves and feel and
h maintain my love and my supe
riority. Our class will soon
pass away, and so will the old
slaves who love to do us honor.
How the coming generations
will harmonize I cannot foresee
nor foretell, but from the signs
I fear there will be less for
bearance from the one and less
humility from the other. The
problem is not solved, and such
political, measures as the force
bill will only make it more
complicated, not that the force
bill will ever be enforced to our
injury, but the animus of it is
bad. If the conflict comes it
will not be 'precipitated by na
or our negroes, but it will be the
same old strife that still rail"
kles between ua and our north
ern enemies. From that enemy
I know of no discharge unless
we fall back upon that scrip
ture which says: "If a man's
ways please the Lord, ever his
enemies shall be at peace with
him. Bill Arp.
WILSON, WILSON
TOBACCO CULTURE
A VALUABLE AND 1N&TRUC
. . TIVE TREATISE ON THE
SUBJECT...
THE FIRST STAGES OF THE CROP THE
PREPARATION AND SOWING OF THE
PLANT BEDS A PAPER , OF
INTEREST TO THE NEW
BEGINNERS. '
There are two modes for
raising plants in hot bed or
cold frame, or in the open air;
one or the other of which has
preference according to locali
tythe former being more
practiced north of forty des
grees latitude, while the latter
Is preferred south of that ling.
We will here give both, that
planters may choose for them
selves: rREPA.RING THE TLANT BED.
For a hot bed, select a south
ern or southeastern exposure,
sheltered on the north, dig and
shovel out a space five by
twelve feet or any required
length, to the depth of eigh
teen , inches. Place straw to
the depth of three or four inch
es in the bottom of the trench,
and cover with fresh unrotted
manure from the stable to the
depthof si or eight inches;
then cover the manure with
soil (woods mould is best) five
inches deep. How to cover
the bed with canvas will be
presently described.
Tobacco seed is sown on the
bed thu3 prepared ac the rate
of two teaspoonf uls to a bed
Uve by twelve feet. To sow
regularly, mix the seed with a
fertilizer, ashes, or plaster, and
sow in drills three inches
apart. When the plants have
pretty well covered the surface
of the bed, remove the canvas
during the day, and only re
place it when there is danger
of frost, or to keep off the flea
bugs. There is the advanta
ges of having earlier plants by
this mode and perfect security
against the fiea bug, which will
repay forthe additional cost of
raising at least a portion ot
the plants needed for the crop
by this safe mode. -But
there is no question that
- .' A.
open air Deas are cueapeai.
And where this mode of rais
ing plants is practicable, it is
greatly to be preferred for the
main supply of plants. It is a
well established opinion that
plants raised in open air stand
transplanting better and usual
ly grow off quicker than plants
raised in hot bed or cold
frame.
On the selection of a proper
locality for a plant bed, and its
preparation largely depends
the timely supply of strong,
healthy rdauts, without which-
it Is impossible to raise a crop
of fine grade. The planter,
therefore, cannot bo too carev
ful in choosing a sheltered
spot, neither too wet nor too
dry, as rich naturally as can b8
found, and located so as to pos
sess different degrees of moist
ure. -
! Go into the woods original
forest, if possible and select a
spot near a branch or stream of
water, embracing both hill
side and flat, and having a
southern or southeastern ex
posure, protected by woods on
the uorth. Burn over the plat
intended for plants, either by
the old or new, method. The
first consists in "placing down a
bed of wood on small skid3
three to four feet apart on the
ground well cleared and raked.
Then fire this bed of wood and
permit it to remain burning
long enough to cook the soil
brown for halt an inch deep.
With hooks, or old hoes fastens
ed to long poles, pull the burn
ing mass of brands a distance
of four and one-half or five,
feet, throw on brush and wood
and continue burning and
moving the fire until the bed
is burned over. Never burn
when the land is wet. It will
require from one and one-half
to two hours to cook the soil
properly.
Or, better stil'. Rake over
nicely the plat to be burned,
then place down poles from
two to four inches in diameter,
three and one-half to four feet
apart, over the entire surface
to be burned. Then place
brush thickly over the plat
and weight down with wood,
over which throw leaves, trash
or other combustible material;
over this sprinkle kerosene oil,
and set the whole on fire and
burn at one operation.
Bat any mode of burning the
plat will suffice, provided that
it is effectually done. After
the plat has been burned, and
has cooled, rake off the large
coals and brands, but let the
ashes remain, as they are es
sentially a first-class manure.
Then coulter over the plat
deeply, or break with grub-
COUNTY, NOIITH
hoes, and in.ak
Sue
the soil by
repeated chopping and raking,
o.jser Dg not to bring the sub
soil to the surface, and remove
ail roots and tufts. Manure
from the stable, hog pen or
poultry housrt, or some relia
ble comiaercial fertilizer,
should be chopped into and
thoroughly incorporated with
the soil while preparing the
bed to be sown. Experience
has demonstrated that it is
better co use ootli.
A good tobacco fertilizer
mixed with equal quantity of
poultry house droppings and
thoroughly incorporated, makes
a motit 'excellent manure for
plunts, and so does a. compost
made with selected chemicals,
stable manure and rich moist
earth. The latter when com
posted in tin3 is tha best and
surest. Cat beware of using
manure containing grass seed.
The judgment of .the planter
Faust guide him in the amount
of fertiiis'm: inaieiial to be ap
plied at Uia stake; but it is
well to remind him that the
tobacco plant; rarely responds
to hoinir paUue doses of plant
food, but that the allopathic
usage tj its-it -best.
Sow tit tl: 3 rate of a table-
spoonful oi eeed, which is
about half an ounce, on every
fifty square ya ids at first sow
ing, and later resow with a
heaping teaspoonful ' over the
same surface, to secure a good
stand. Inj'.fcy by frosts or
bugs my. require a third or
fourth sowing.'. Sow a little
thick rati
than too
thin, to
meet contingencies, and
secure
a gooa stan.d in timo.
The beit way to sow the
seed L to mix them thorough
ly with a fertilizer or dry ash
es, and soc ones regularly ov
er the bed, reserving seed
enough t;v cross-sow to pro
mote regularity.'- The tobacco
seed is the smallest of all farm
seeds, consequently- re
quires a li.'lt t fo
venng. it tne
seeds aro
rrn b 3 lore the 20 lb,
of February, the best way is to
firm the a sr, ia.ee- by treading it
oyer closely, but it sown later,
sweep IL'htly over it with a
brush or light' rake. Then run
surface drnins through the, bed.
with iaclina;:-''
off the -"water,
erly, r:;n ih oii
is enough to pass
i o do this prop
off, then open
vv grubbing-hoe
three v or four
trench deeply
side of the bed,
race water and
with a na5T'
to the di p'Jfoi
inches. Thun
round tho ;v.V
to warn, eii :-:ir
prevent vraslii-;
MUI. 'MINi'; Ni COVERING.
Hog V-
ir whipped fine
thinly over the
and
scatterei
bed
attracts and
retains moisture,
protects the plants from frost
and acts as a manure. There is
no better covering for a plant
bed but unf rtunatel it i
rarely ever it full supply.
Fine brush, should be placed
thickly over the bed, or, if not
handy, cover with straw or
chart tree-Irom grain. A cov
ering of some such material is
necessary, or tho young plants
are likely .'to be killed by frost
or surf?! ' oon drought, and
they thrive i.jtter with some
protection
CAN y A?
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l'LANT
A cover!
been fonie
growth of
them-frojn
thin.
cloth has
to hasten the
Points n,nd protect
nvvZingana miury
by
I r.ys. This makes
warmer, and acts, as
the be
a cold
frame., the canvas tak-
ing the p'aco ot glass.
First, boards should be
placed all around the bed close
so as to urovent the little black
beetle, or a bng from creep
ing through, eighteen or
ty Indies high on the
side and slopping to
twelve inches on the
Then prepare a lot of
twen
upper ten or
lower,
small
staKes email rounn poles, one
and one-liatf inches in diame
ter, make good ones,) sawed in
to lengths graduated from two
feet to eighteen inches long,
and sharpened at one end
Drive these stakes six feet
apart, in rows, through the
bed for U-c laths, two inches
widG arid
rest upon
should hi
thick and
one inch thick, to
The middle lath
a piank one inch
six inches wide.
Then drive
eighteen :-a
ten-penny nails,
r.hens apart, all
around tl
outside of
the
boarding, and from five to six
inches from the top edge. Also
drive nails in the middle board
eighteen ieehes apart. Make
tne covering
tho $h3 'of
ten by ten v
the on ter ; c!
in two pieces, each
half the bod say
ard.s arid 30W on
fill
aiound eaeh
cover, loops of cloth, made of
common -domestic, eighteen
inches apart, to receive a cord
of twiue --Licit runs through
loops all at out d and tie, and
the cover is ready to be placed
over the bed and fastened by
pulling the twine or cord over
the nails all aroaud, letting
CAROLINA, FEB,
the two covers meet , in the
middle over the six inch "board
By this arrangement the cover
is Icept fast over the bed at the
right distance above the plants,
and may be removed and plac
ed over it at will in less time
than by any other kuown con
trivance. .
A STANDING PLANT BED.
Every planter ought to have
a standing plant bed, which
maybe secured in tihe follow
ing way: Some time in July
or August select one of the
est of the old plant beds, and j
tutn koes suave down the
greerplants over its entire sur
face, and cover over thickly
wi h straw or leaves, then
place green brush thickly over
the bed and weight down with
wocd. When the whole is dry,
some time in the late fall or
early winter, set on fire, and
thus rebura over the bed.
Then chop and rake fine, sow
and trench as when first pre
pared. Repeat the same oper
ation every year, and, if. the
bed is manured properly, it
will improve and prove a s'and
by for many yearn.
UNBUBNED BEDS.
lJlants may be raised by go-.
Ing into the forest, selecting a
inoM rich plat after raking off
the leaves, eoultering or chop
ping the surface fine, manur
ing heavily, and sowing the.
eed. But such beds rarely
hold out well if the season be
dry. They tnsver "repeat"
well after tho first "drawing''
like burnt beds, which are
most reliable for a successive
supply of plants as the season
advances.
TIME OF BOWING SEED.
The time ot sowing varriea with
the latitude, variety, and season.
Between the parallels of 35 and
40" north latitude, compassing the
great tobacco belt, beda may be
sown any time between the 1st of
Jauuary and 20th March, and the
sooner the better for bi ight grades,
which oaght to be planted early to
mature, ripen and yellow, prepara
tory to beiDg cared early in the
fall, when the most successful cnr
inga are usually made.- Yellow to
bacco oaght to be planted oat iu
May, but Jaue plantings usually
do best in heavy dark grades.
The planter will cousult his inter
est by sowing at a proper time to
suit the grade he desires to raie
Plants set out atter the 10th of Ju
ly rarely pay for growing and
handling, and if not planted by
that time, it will be wise to plant
the hills iu neat, potatcef,or some
thing else.
HASTENING- THE GROWUI
plants.
OF
At oon as the plants become
"equare'' i. e.f have four leaves
vou mav begin to force their
growth, if necessary, Nothing - is
better at Ibis tage of their growth
than to apply dry stable manure
rubbed fine, and sowed over the
bed, applying at the rate of five
bushels to evry one hundred
sauare vards. Be sort to have it
dry and tine, and apply when the
plants are dry. This is a favora
ble time to apply a good fertilizer,
and the bv-st time to apply, it is
daring a shower, o- when it is. ap-
nareu1 that one is impending
Every planter should compost in
time stable manure free from grass
feeds along with prepared eiu'iniN
chIs suited to tobacco, using just
enough moist rich earth to promote
fei mentation. Nothing is " better
than this compost for a top dress
ing on plant to promote rapid,
vigoroun, stocky growth, defying
the ravage of the flea beetle and
hastening their preparation for
transplanting.
LOOK OUT FOR THE "FLEA BUG,"
If the ufly' as it is called, be
gins to devour the young plants,
apply plaster, in which rags satur
ated with kerosene oil havj hiin
for a few hoars, covering the
plants with the plaster, if necessa
ry to keep the htile pests from de
vouring them. Kepeat the appli
cation after every rain uuless the
tieas have left. ,
A covering ol green cedar brub
has driven off the fly when other
remedies faihd, and saved plants.
If the flies are tiameroas the plaut
er can save his plants only by vig
ilant aud constant attention.
Hard burning early and thick sow
ing, liberal and IrVquent apphcas
tion of manure, are the nest safe
guarda, which rarely lail to reward
the planter with an early and full
supply of stocky plant; and with
some left for less provident i,eigh
bors. Some planter?, if 'H-!i they
may be called, always fail some
never. Follow the" la: ter, and 30a
will always be right.
Canvas cohered beds sre the
surest protection, and seem the
best every way.-M j li. L. liag
land in Henderson Gold Leaf.
ANEW IDEA
embraced Ely's Cream Balm. Ca
tarrh is cared by cleaning and heal
ing, not drying pp. It is not a li
qiadorsnntf, but is easily applied
into the nostrils. Its effect w mag
ical and a tboroogh treatment will
care the worst caes. Price 50c.
Mothers, joa can relieve yocr
baby ol its discomfort without ad
ministering opium, that dcadlv
j dme; by nsing only Dr. Bull's Ba
by syiop.
1891:
li- 11 COMMISSION
A PRETTY FULL' SYNOPSIS
THE BILL.
OF
thru: commission-kk at a salarv
OF ' $2,000 ANNUALLY.. AND a! '
CLERK AT 3 1, 200 TO HE AP
POINTED ' '.
The full title of the railroad
commission bill introduced iu tie
Senate by Mr. Butler, of -.Sampson
county, is "An Act to -provide for
the General Supervision of Ita'.l
roads. Steamboat or Caual Compa
nies, Express and Telegraph Com
panies Doing Business 'in the. State
of North Carolina.'' It Consists." of
tw?ntv-ei;ht sections, and H eo
tirely too long for our columns.
Section 1 provides that there"
shah be thfee commissioners to be
elected by the general assembly, to
hold 'office s:x rears, the terms of
thoe eh cted first bc'ng arranged
so that there will bo one comaTs
sioner to elVct at each session of
the legislature. It also provides
that these commissioners s!:il! not
own stocks or bonds ol coiporations
Section 2 faxes the salary of Ue
coium'ssioners at 2,000 a year to
be paid out of the general fend,
and authorizes the employment
a eleik at a salary of 1,200 a year.
It requires that an office'-be kept
at Raleigh. . :' ,
Sections 3 and 4 prohibit exces
sive charges tor passsnger . or
freight transportation," au 1 unjust.
discrimination in rales.-
Section 5 empowers the commit
sioners to make rae9 for. freight
and passenger transportation, atid
authorizes them to consider the" oii-
cuniJutiuces of the companies aff-'C
ted. It empowers them to tnake
rules for the regulation of rates ar.d
the prevention of discrimination,
and to regulate the-'dill'erenjces beN
tween long haul and short haul
rates. In cases uf" discrimination
iu traisportMig height from beyond
state limits, it is made the duty of
the commissioners to make com
plaint, to theiuter-stato c mission.
Authority is given to . ... .unmisv
sioners and "corpora? ions jjuiilr to
make speci d raies for the purpose
of developing mining, manufacture
ing, etc., and recognizes the right
to tnfke excursion rates -or ple:i3
urc partirs.
Section G empowers t.he.t;'uii.m:ss
sioners to make and alter eehcdales
of rates for all transportation com
panies, subject to . appeal to the
courts, tiini provides for opeedy
bearings.
Section 7 authorizes them to inspect
the books and papers of transporta
tion companies' aiid to . examine
agents and employees to as-crt-iiu
if the regulations are couiphed with.
Section 8 -provides that agiee
nients bctwtea companies ai to
division of earnings shall be- sub
mitted to the commissioner's for
approval.
Section 0 provides for a penalty
of from 8500 to 85,000 for a 1a
tion of the regulations unleti fnll
eorapeusation be made to the -per
son wronged or injured.
Section 10 recognizes the right
of auy perton who has suffered a
wrong or injury to bring suit
against the company, and recover:
as under existing laws.
Section 11 provides thai all fines
and penalties collected tor violation
of the provisions of the act s hall !;e
paid into the state . treauuiy.
Section IU defines' the meaning
of ceitain words and terms in the
act.
Section 13 provides that ship
pers mav demand 'and receive du
plicate fieith". rcceip s . specifying
the class of freight aud the. rate
thi-reon, and that the agent at the
place of delivery shaU' collect the
rate according fo the rect-ipt.
Section 11 dirccrs the covamis-
sioners to make annual reports to
the governor. aul to ircoujmeiid
such lesiclation as they may deem
advisabk'. " 1
Section 15 authorizes the coni-mist-ionera
to subprena witnesses
to testily to any of their iuvesug:!
tions; provides for paying witness
es a i;d eulorciug their at ten ('an ce-
Section 10 provides for a penalty
of from 8500 to $.5000 for refusal or
'wilhul neglect to furnish informa
tion to the co-nraisKipneror to
hindi'i- them in the discharge of
their official duties.
Section 17 permits the coHimis
sioners to ride free while in the dis
charge of t heir duties.
Section IS repeals ail lawn au
thorizing railroad compauies to
chaise nigher rates than the
Tcommissior. may allow.
Section JO requites the commis
sioners to notify corporation ot
violations of the rules, and if "uch 1
violations continue to report the!
facts to the attorney general. I
Section 20 authorizes the cou-j
missioners wheueyer they deem
tnat repairs are necessary upon j
any railroad, or that additions to!
its' rolling stock,or an addition to or i
change of its- stations is reasonable
and expedient in order to promote
the security, convenience and ac
commodation of the public, to noti
fy the corporation of the improve
ment or changes which it considers
proper, and npon the failure to
comply, subjects the corporation 1 1
a penalty ot from f20Q to 82,000. .
Section 21 prohibits railroad
compauies from discontinuing: sta- i
tions without the coasent of the
commissicners.
Section 22 provides that stations
and depots may be changed with
the consent of the commissioners!
and the local authorities.
Section 23 empowers the commis
sioners to require railroads to pro
vide separate accommodations for
white and colored passengers.
5,
Section 2t provides that railroads
may be required to.u?e safeguards i
in l, n construction of frogs, switch
es, etc., to piovent accideuls .to em
ployees. Section 25 requires all common
carriers to afford reasonable facili
ties for the interchange of passen
ger and freight traffic between their
respective hn s.
Tht last lh:ee sections contain
lormal provisions, the last clause
providing that the act shall go into
effect on the tirst of April, 18,) 1.
. Scrcffular all Ms Life,
I consider my cure by S. S. S. one
01 trie
most "wou?erful on record
I had the worst, type or Scrofula
horn my infancy' until 1 was 22
years old. M.r whole joang' life
was embittered aud made misera
ble by the loathsome 'disease. I
not only suffered from the Scrofu
la, but was raatked that 1 was
ashamed to associate with, and
was avoided by, my playmates and
fellow workmen. 1 tried every
known patent med-clne, and was
first and -last at; ended by more
than a dczen reputable physicians
but in spite of ctli, the disease con
tinued to grow.woiVH. About four
years a&o a friend iicm Pittsburg
advised mo to S S. S., which I did
aud a Iter takingst-vet; bjtles I was
cured sound and v? ell aud well.
The old skin peel' ) c.ff and was re
placed by a new skin, ;is smooth
ani tree iromish as .my person. 1
have had no return o; symptom, of
diseasf,- li i-suy V. Smith,
Ucluiont, V. Va.
Treatise on b!o,.d anl skin dis
eases mailed free
SwiFi's Specific Co,
- Atlanta, Ga.
No North : Carolina Worafln There.
The. soft kiss of the morning
breezes in Galveston is sweeier
than the lips of women. Gal
veston News.
A Safe Investment. .
Is oae which is gn arm teed to
bring you satisfactory results, or in
case of failure a return of purchase
price. On ttia sn'e plan you can
buy' from our advertised druggist
a bottle of Dr. King's New Ijiscov
erv for Consumption. It is guar
anteed to bring relief in every case
when used for any affectiou of
Throat. Lungs or Chest, such as
Consumption, It iUmation of Lungs
Bronchitis, A s t h m u, Whooping
Cough, Croup, etc., can always be
depended upon. Trial bottles free
at A, W. Kowlaild's lJrugstore.
"th-'
D.v'c Pet Slcsher
Ono morning last week the
ifiountains were whita with
snovr and the sun came up and
glorified tlrem. The deepest
coves wera illutninatd, and the
crags gleamed like' burnished
silver with a tint of gold upon it.
Iu some places whe-M a mist had
settled into deep hollows- the
waves of inimraio lakes ripple
against shadowy shores. Here
and there phantom white cities
seemed to rise into the sky with?
shining domes, and spires. So
unsubstantial, so ethereal did
they appear, though iu realit
built of solid mountain, ihat it
was a question with the behold
er whether they belonged to the
earth, or the hoaveus. The city
that John saw in his vision
could not have bcea grader than
one of th;se--Franklin rressJ
wins-
We desire t say to our citizens,
that for yea s we ii avc been selling
f)r King's New D-s-ovciy for Con
sumption, Dr. Dion's -reiv Life Pills
Bucklcn' Arnica
re and Elec-
tr'c Hitter, an. 1 -nave never nanu
led remedies that sell as well, or
that, given m eh uiiiversal satisfac
t'0.1. We do :oc hesitate to guar
antee them i-vetv Cine, .and we
stand ready lo refund the pur-,
chase price, if s:iH.fctory results
do not, follow their u-e. These
remedies have won their great pop
ularity pu.ely on their merits A.
W. liow'ar.d'- Druggists.
Julia 10. ,J; -...-a, Stall'rd's P. p.
. C, writ 'I had suffered 13
'years with f : -:11a and svas at time
conJine'l to d.v bed. The itching
was terrible.' My" son in law got
meon'.' hiif h?.en bittles of lkN
tan.c Br'Od - Bai'H. which entirely
curd me, and I nk y- u to pub
lish 'ins for iht l'r:ehi of others
sufiV-riug in hkc manner.
Tuesday tfveidn r
the dwelling ot G?
f last week
iainor, of
Bo'he!, was dfs'ioved. by tire
.Dark ring;? .o;.nd !;e eyes
indicate the t.v U w? of worms.
Han-ten 'to - u ShrinorV Indisn
-Vermifuge to exp-1 tl se rniseia.de
pests. It is a 'safe and reliable
agent. 'Aiwa;, s use it accor.
ding to directions, anu it will do
its work well,
There are seven tycight stad-
ents at tho anc'dlural
euani5al college.
and me
The sayin?, titae, is money, is
brst illustrated by the prompt ac
tion of Dr. I all's Cough Syrup in
all cases of cougls, colds. &c. Price
25 cents.
23 ceuts invc ;;cii in a to tie of
Salvation 6.1 will do a great deal of
good. Bay it, try it.
NUMBER .3
NEWS OF A WEEK.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE
WORLD AROUND .US.
A CONDENSED REPORT OF THE NEWS
FROM OUR CONTEMPORARIES.
'
Eph Means, colored, of Concord,
sixtj years old, is sending his wife
aged thirty, to school. .
The Rocky Mount Ootton Mills
ire running nisrht and dar in nrHar
'to keep up with their orders.
Wineoff & Eddleman bought 2,
257 rabbits during the month of
December. Concord Standard.
Evangelis; Fife has purchased a
handsome residence in Fyette
ville and will make that place his
home. Seven thousand bushels ol mer
chantable peanuts were raised on
sey.enty tive acres in Edgecombe
county.
Judge Pefler, who is elected Sen
ator to succeed Ingalls, is an Ad
vocate of low tariff and will stand
by the Ocala platform.
The Concord Standard hears of
an untaught boy, eighteen months
old( who could read the Bible. He
r,ead until he was four years old
and then died.
tt. W. 'Elliott, ot Long Creek,
who is in his 82nd year, one day
last week, without assistance,
built a fence of 120 panels, and 1(L
rails high. Charlotte Chronicle.
1 nomas luunaay, agea -i.-,. was
killed by an engine passing over
him at A8heville. lie tried to
catch on to a moving engine, says
the Citizen, when missing his hold
ne was thrown under the wheel.
By the last school census, there
wero 4,."J." while and 3,047 colored
children in N ish county, between
the ages of six : and twentyvone.
There are .r4 white and 44 colored
school districts in the county. Ar
gonaut. Last week the work shop, sta
bles, all the corn raised on his Old
Sparta farm, fodder, cotton seed,
tools and farming implements, of .
Wiley G. Webb, were utterly de
Rtroyed bv tire. The loss is about
$1,000. "
This "takeo the cake.'' At Kan
sas City, January 9th, W. 11. Greg
ory was sent to jail for stealing a
red hot stove, the oven of which
was tilled with biscuits. lie sold
it at a second hand store, h'S( nits
aud all, for 53.
E. I. Moore, the ex-President of
the People's National Bank, of Fay
etteville, was last week bound over
in a. justified bond of $5,000 for his
appearance at the United States
Circuit Court, which meets in Ral
eigh next June.
A short time ago a Ciuarlian
maisazino ottered a prize to any
one who would make the greatest
number of words out ot "British
North America.'' Miss Sallie-Kel-ly,
a young girl of Charlotte, won
the. prize, making 300 words.
The President , has again noml.
nated J. H. Young, col., to bj Col
lector of Customs lor the Warnings
ton District. Some month .140 he
was nomiuated, but the white Re
publicans of Wilmington raised
such a row that the nomination was
for awhile "hung up."
A good steamer for use as an
oyster gunboat has I)een charte'ed
and is at New Berne. It will start
in a day or -two and will constants
ly patrol the. sounds which have
been iu.fest.ed by the piratesT Col.
Wood and his military force, which
was ou the steamer Vesper, has
returned to Elizabeth City.
One of the largest hogs in Amer
ica, if not, in fact, the largest hog
in the world, was reared by a
Junction City, Kansas man. The
length was 8 feet and IMnches;
girth ol neck,r.i feet; girth or cen
ter of ;body. 8 "feet; width across
the hips, Sir inches; weighf, 1,532
jnunds. St. Louis Republic.
The Alliance of Beanfort county
has taken steps to organize a fair
to be held near Washington this
fall. A meeting has been called
in Washington on the 2d Saturday
in February to consider the mat
ter. The.connties of Pitt, Martin,
Washington, Hyde and Pamlico
are invited to send delegates, y
. The truck shipping season has
begun. Mess. Hackhurn & WiU
lett are already sending off the
Early Jersey Wakefield and Flat
Dutch varieties. A good ship
ment went off yesterday morning.
Peas were being shipped from here
last season up to the middle of No
embsr. Thus one season conies
so near meeting the other that
there is only two months in the
year between the cesat'os and re
newal of shipments. Only two
months in the year when crops are
not being gathered! Who wants
a climate that will do more than
tahtf New Berne Journal.
Boston Faison, a well known col
ored farmer of Northampton coun
ty was drowned in the Roanoke
nrer eight miles below Weldon on
last Saturday night. He was in a
canoe witi two other negroei.
The river was much swollen from
the recent rlns and the current
strong. When they were about
half across the river Boston fell in
to the water, and having on a
heavy overcoat went down like
lead and was lost. His body has
not been removed. Cor. - Rich- .
moiid Dispatch, -