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VOL. XXI.
f SILENT THIRTY YEARS.
: A GEORGIA WOMAN RELIGIOUSLY KEEPS
I AVOW MADE TO HER HUSBAND.
; The death of Mrs. Susan E. Merrifield,
Of 'larcella, Georgia, which occurred
(hers yesterday, revives interest in one of
:'tLa most peculiar cases ever known of a
Ivow of silence made and keptthiity years.
la 18C0 Mrs. Merrifield, who, it is said,
w Ik Httle woman of a peculiarly bright
W 1 cheery disposition, was telling her
Po land of some occurrence, when he
Sfpy.ested her in a very surly manner to
( la silent, adding that the sound of her
vyi;e was hateful to him.
': It seems that Mr. MerriGeld. while a
'goad husband in every other way, was
i in the habit of vomiting his displeasure
?when aroused by outside matters by ill
humor with his wife, whose good nature
Jusually passed his testincss by, but on
Cyi occasion she replied that as a it was
Hateful to him he should never hear her
It Ifcc again. And he never did, nor any
r person ever heard it, for in spite of
husband's remorse and remonstrances
her friends and relatives, Mrs.
rifield kept her room, though she
iinucd to act the part of a good wife
mother, fulfilling every duty scrupu-
ily. She even bore three children to
husband after this vow was taken.
en communication was absolutely
sary with those about her she used
ate, but reduced a language of signs
uch perfection in governing her house-
Id and children that it was but seldom
? ( Jt this slate was resorted to.
I 'It was thought that when her husband
I )ti sho would resume the use of her
I (eech, but while she sat by hit dying
I I J, devoted and loving to the last, in
I) (wer to his supplications, that she
I fcak but a word to him, wrote on the
I jte with all the evidences of grief: ' l
jinot, I cannot 1 Ood forgive and help
J . I cannot 1" But whether it was
it she found it impossible to break her
and her vow, or that long disuse had
jected her organs so that she really
uld not use them, could not be arrived
; but her family inclined to the latter
lief, for it is said that while on her
Ltlibed she made distinct but ineffectual
Jorts to speak to her children, dying
kh the seal of silence unremoved from
lr lips. Philadelphia Timet.
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ght of the lamp which was suspended
a tantalizing distance from my eyes,
ys Taverner in the Boston Post, a
lend who sat next to me, said: "Tav-
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wer, oiu ieuow, uou i spou mom; unucai
tics of yours by using that wretched
'logy for a lamp, but suit yourself
th this." He whipped a little tube
it of hi nocket which he fastened to
fy buttonhole, and before I could see
lat he was dtiviug at a blight light il-
Jminated the newspaper, which had
' sM blurred by the devious rays from
Be railroad lamp.
I "That'a electricity," added my friend,
jiih seemingly superfluous frankness,
jna ne men went on 10 snow now tne
Apparatus worked. It had a storage bat
pry for the motive power and a reflector
concentrate the light, and the entire
eight of the light was ouly 1 J pounds.
found the electric light somewhat glar-
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Vst giving a sort of dark lantern gloom
j outlying objects. But this effect soon
fore off, and by adjusting the paper to
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'TOUCHING WAR SCENES.
HOW A YOUNG CHATHAM COUNTY BOY
DIED ON THE FIELD.
It may be said, perhaps, that every
incident of a man's life has power to make
him cither better or worse; but this muet
be especially true of tragical experiences,
of infrequent occurrence with most of us,
but distressingly common to soldiers en
gaged in actual warfare. Scenes like the
following, described by Major Small in
in his history of the Sixteenth Maine
Regiment, could hardly have been wit
nessed without leaving some permanent
impression upon the beholder.
After the battle of Gettysburg a num
ber of men, in gray suits, were lying in
a grove at the left of Cemetery Hill and
sadly I made my way among the dead
and dying proffering such assistance as
sympathy dictated. One poor fellow
about twenty-five years of age, was shot
through the body. His wants were few.
"Ouly a drink of water. I am so cold
so Cold I Won't you cover mo up ?"
Then his mind wandered, and he mur
mured somethiug about "Dear mother.
So glad 'tis all over."
Soon came a clear sense of his condi
tion. Would I write to bis father and
tell him how he died, how ho lbvcd
them at home ? "Tell them all about it,
won't you? Father's name is llobert
Jenkins. I belong to the Seventh North
Carolina came from Chatham county.
My name is Will ," and tearfully I
covered his face.
A little further on my attention was
attracted to a young man of Kemper's
brigade, I think. I knelt at his side and
was looking at his strikingly handsome
face, when he unclosed his eyes and gazed
steadily into mine with such a question
ing, hungry look, an appeal so beseech
ing, so eloquent! And I had no power
to answer could only ask where he was
wounded.
"Dou't talk to me, please," he said.
A moment after he touched his breast,
and I saw there was not a chance for
him.
When asked if he was not afarid to
die, he answered, "No; I am glad I am
through. Oh I I hope this will end the
war, will it ?"
I asked him whether he was a Chris
tian, and he began to make some answer
but a sudden spasm of pain closed his
eyes. .
I could not bear to leave him, and
had just put my face down close to his
when he suddenly opened his eyes. I
shall never forget their unearthly beauty,
and the sweet, trusting expression which
overspread his face, as he said to me,
with a motion as if he would throw his
arms around my neck, "I am going home
goodbye 1"
I did weep; I could not help it. I do
not recollect his name; he may not have
told me. I only remember that boys
from the Sixteenth Maine carried him to
the field hospital because they wanted to
do so, although they too, saw it was near
ly over. Ral. Chrnniclt.
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WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 1890.
SOLDIERS' HOME.
TO THE CONFEDERATE VETERANS' AS
SOCIATIONS IN THE VARIOUS COUN
TIES OF NORTH CAROLINA.
Comrades: We desire to call your
attention to the provisions of our consti
tution directing that the annual elections
for officers shall take place on the fourth
day of July in each year. We earnestly
hopo that there will be a large attendance
of veterans at the court house, (unless
some other place of assembling shall be
designated) in each county at 12 o'clock
on that day, and the regular organization
continued and strengthened. If the
meeting shall have been arranged for an
other day, or shall not be held on the 4th
of July, it is not material, provided the
veterans shall surely be called together at
sonic time.
The executive committee have deter
mined to wait no longer for adequate sub-
sariptions, but boldly to assume the re
sponsibility of opening a Soldiers' Home
for the care of such of our needy, deserv
ing comrades as require to be supj orted
by charity. At present it is probable
that tho hotel building at Ridgcway, do
nated by Col. Heck, will be too large for
our immediate purposes, and we may be
gin in a smaller way at Raleigh, or some
accessible locality.
For the support of this Home, we
throw ourselves upon the abounding
charity of the people of North Curolina
and we appeal particularly to the mem
bers of the Confederate Veterans' Asso
ciation to see that a proper interest is en
kindled in every town and township in
State.
We especially invoke the aid of the
women of North Carolina, foremost in
every work of love and kindness, and we
ask that the Veterans' Association of
each and every county constitute a cen
tral coulmittee of ladies of not less than
five iu every county town in the State.
The names of the members of this com
mittee, particularly the chairman, should
be forwarded at once to W. C. Stronach,
Socretary, Raleigh, N. C, who will cor
respond with the committees concerning
the methods of raising funds for the sup
port of the Home.
J. S. Carr,
President,
W. C Stronach, Seo'y.
SHE HEARD WITH HER EYES.
REMARKABLE PROFICIENCY IN LIP'
READING ATTAINED BY A DEAF
GIRL.
"Can you direct me to the institution
for the Instruction of the Deaf and
Dumb?" asked a gentleman a few days
ago of a bright young lady he met in the
middle of the block.
"Yes," she said, "it is over yondtr,
and as I am going there, I will show you
the way. Have you any children there?"
she asked.
"No," he replied, "I am going to at,
tend the annual exhibition."
They had a pleasant walk through the
grounds, and all the way the young lady
and her companion kept up an interest
ing conversation. When nearing the
main entrance he asked her how many chil
drcn were in the institution, and she re
plied that there were over 300 deaf mutes
and a nutntxT of pupils who were deaf but
could speak as well as anybody. "I
am one of the latter," she added. "I can
speak fairly well as you perceive, but I
have never heard a sound."
"How on earth, then," asked her
surprized companion, "have you been
able to answer my questions if you did
not hear them?"
"Oh," said she, with a smile at the as
tonishment of the other, "I read your
questions by watching your lips, for the
motions of your lips tell mo every word
you said as accurately as though I had
heard them. We hear with our eyes.
That's the way we are taught to speak to
people who don't understand the deaf
muto alphabet. 1 can talk to my deal
mute companions without usins the signs
for they, ton, c:n rad from my lips, and
I answer them with the Sogers. jNew
York TVrnei,
ALLIANCE DEMANDS.
OFFICIALLY PROMULGATED BY STATE
PRESIDENT ELIA8 CARR.
Whereas, The North Carolina Far
mer's Alliance did, at its last regular
meeting, on the 13th day of August,
1889, in this city of Fayettcville, set
forth the following resolutions as the de
mands of the Alliance, to wit;
Resolved, With full confidence in
the correctness of our position upon tho
question, we again demand of the Gener
al Assembly of North Carolina, the enact
ment of a railroad commission law, with
full powers to the commissioners to regu
late freight and passenger rats upon a
just and reasonable basis, and with fur
ther power to investigate aud take reasona
ble actiou with respect to damages or in
juries to persons or property.
Resolved, That the North Carolina
Farmers' State Alliance hereby enters
its earnest protests against the policy of
giving away the labor our convicts, and
demands of our Legislature the enact
ment of such laws as will hereafter pre
vent this outrage on the rights of tho
tax payers of our State.
Resolved, That wo demand such
changes in our laws as will reduce the costs
in litigation in minor causes and as shall
enlarge the jurisdiction of our justices of
the peace.
Resolved, That we demand that laws
shall be enacted to prohibit our public
officials from receiving or using free passes
or tickets on our railroads.
Whereas, The same having been
submitted to and ratified by the requisite
majority of the Subordinate Alliances,
now, therefore, I, Klias Carr, by the au
thority vested in me as President of the
North Carolina Farmers' State Alliance,
hereby proclaim them officially the de
mands of said Alliance.
Given under our hand and seal this
the 4th day of Juno A. D. 1890.
Elias Carr, '
Pres. N. C. F. S. A.
E. C.Beddinofield,
Soc'y N. C. F. S. A.
OVER 'EDUCATION
DOES NOT CONTENT ITS POSSESSORS.
Prince Bismarck, in a recent inter
view with the London Telegraph, gave
expression to an idea that, coming from
him, is, at least, worth consideration.
The prince declared that no concession
to tho nihilists was possible. Over
education had led to much dissatisfaction
and disappointment in Germany, but in
Russia had led to disaffection and con
spiraey. There were ten times as many
people educated for the higher walks as
there were places to fill. Further educa
tion was making pedantic theorists vis
ionaries unfit for constitutional govern
ment. It would be madness to put such
men in authority. The Russians do net
know yet what they want. They must
therefore be ruled with a rod of iron.
Referring to the labor question, the
Priflce ridiculed the idea that the work
men would ever be contented, because,
he said, the rich are never contentce".
He spoke strongly against any dictation
as to the hours' of labor and against usurp
ing the rightful authority of parents over
I heir children.
In North Carolina where education
has not become near so general and ad
vanced as is desired, Bismarck's idea of
over education wiil grate on enthusiastic
ears; and yet, how many ore there who
honestly believe that it is easy to over
educate the negro? Without at all at
tempting to place the negro on the same
plane with the Caucasian race the idea is
not to be altogether pooh-poohed that
over-education of a nation is impossible,
The subject is broad and complex
and the Chronicle is not prone to enter
at length into its discussion. However,
in this couneetion, the thought arises
that there is uo over education, even in
Germany, iu manual training; and in this
country, especially in Charlotte, theie is
no education in manual training at all
, at a time, too, when there is an uotver
l dfini'id Lr skilled labor. Charlotte
Chronicle,
RICH COLORED MEN.
EXAMPLES OF EX-SLAVES IN THE
SOUTH WHO HAVE GROWN VERY
WEALTHY.
It will probably bo surprising to know
that in Galveston there is a colored man
who is worth over 8350,000. His name
is Sylvester, and he has a fine mansion
in tho most desirable residence portion
of the city. And, what will most sur
prise Chicago people, his wife employs
none but white servants. How did Syl
vester get rich?" Well, he got a start in
politics, then ran a saloon and gambling
house for colored people for a few yearsi
then went into real estate and speculated.
He is shrewd and successful. One of
the most successful and wealthiest real
estate men in Houston is a colored man.
His name is Milton Sterrett. He owns
a fine residence, surrounded by fine
grounds, all terraced off and planted in
the finest flowers and shrubbery, and
keeps a landscape gardener to attend it.
He was a waiter on the boats between
Galveston and Houston before and all
during the war, and made everything he
has in real estate deals during the last 20
years. He owns several large plantations
and is worth at least $400,000.
Then take Senator C. N. Burton, of
Fort Bend county. When the war
closed and he was freed, he lived on a
plantation belonging to his mistress,
whose husband and two sons were killed,
leaving her alone in the world. She had
given him a good elementary education;
he was shrewd. By attentiou to busi
ness he soon acquired a good farm. In
a few years he added to it, and bought in
the plantation formerly owned by his
mistress, and had two other largo ones
on the Brazos in ten years more. His
old mistress being reduced to poverty,
he undertook to care for her. He said
when he was elected to the State Senate
that he owed all he was to her kindness,
and that he felt it his duty to care for
her. And he sent her back to her na
tive State Virginia and regularly re
mits to her and has done so for fifteen
years $150 every month. He is popu
lar with whites and blacks, Democrats uud
Republicans, and studied law, so that he
could depend on himself to manage his
immense plantation and ranch interests.
Senator Burton is worth over 8300,000.
Then Henry Black, the great sheep
and cattle ranchman of Tom Green and
Pecos counties, is woith nearly half a
million. He has made it all in less than
fifteen years. Are these men Southern
negroes? Yes, every one of thcra.
But the largest plantation owner and
the heaviest farm-land tax-payer in the
rich county of Lamar was a light-colored
mulatto named Harvey. He died a few
weeks ago aud left a widow, who will be
able to pull through, probably, as her
husband left four large plantations, a
fine stock farm, some city property in
Paris and a big bank account. Besides
this he left her a snug little insurance
policy on his life for $18,000. Chicago
Tribune,
AN EDITOR S FAITH.
The editor of the Advocate, published
at Greenville, Ala . expresses his faith in
S. S. S : "The good this preparation
has accomplished is incalculable, and
t'lousands of men and womeg that it has
saved from an early grave today
rise up and bless the originator, and those
who placed it in their power to procure
it. A uumber of our acquaintances have
used this wonderful medicine to their
great benefit, most of them to their per
feet healing, aud their testimony has been
given to the public that othcis like thim
may take the healing balm. We know
that Swift's Specific (S S S ) is no hum
bug, and can recommend it, and ve
do most heartily. The proprietors .are
genial, liberal and charitable, and have
done probably as much or more good
than any other firm in the South. Read,
reflect and be relieved." Greenville Ad
vocate, Nov. 1889.
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NO. 13.
THE SUB-TREASURY BILL
DR. MACCNE SAYS THE FARMERS ARE
DETERMINED TO HAVE THEIR BILL
OR ONE LIKE IT COL. POLK INTER
VIEWED. C. W. Macune, chairman legislative
committee of the National Farmers' Alli
ance, says:
"The sub-treasury bill is really more
popular every day. It is being discussed
and approved by the great conservative
element of the country; not farmers
alone, but lawyers, doctors, merchants,
and even bankers are often in favor of
it. It is the only measure that has ever
been offered that encourages the growth
of the country, town and rural city, and
will stimulate home enterprise and induce
manufacturing the country. Hence
the real support of the measure is in
creasing every day, and it makes no dif
ference what the present Congress may
do with the bills before it, the principle
seeking recognition in the sub-treasusy
bill is based on ultimate truth, meets the
approbation of nearly all who take the
trouble to understand it, and must in
time prevail. The principle contended
for in this measure can never change,
and its advocates will never yield to any
substitute for it. The details are imma
terial, but those who admit the principle,
and object on account of detail as some
of the members of Congress do place
themselves in an awkward position, be
cause we have challenged those who ob
ject to this detail for carrying out the
principles, to offer a better system, and it
would get our support."
Should the present Congress see fit to
respond to the pressure being brought to
bear on them by the corrupt party bosses,
whose dictum is to ostracise every mem
ber of the party who will not join in to
give a unanimous vote against the bill
from both parties, which now seems prob
able, it will not hurt the true interests of
the measure any, because the people
know the measure has some friends there,
as many members have so said and en
dorsed the principle. We wiil, under
such circumstances, know that the bosses
whipped them into line to protect others
who were compelled to vote against the
bill.
"Should this happen another bill, in
volving the same principle, will follow as
soon as possible. The principle that
seeks to stop the present discrimination
against the farmer must be recognized
or present tendencies will carry us on to
destruction."
IT IS NO SUBSTITUTE.
"Mr. McClammy's bill is in no sense
of the measure an Alliance measure, and
is not nor will it ever be a snbstitutc for
the sub-treasury bill. He has no right or
authority to say that it was endorsed by
every Alliance in the land. It fills an
eutirely different field, and if it should
become a law, there would still be just
as great a necessity for the sub-treasury
bill as now. It i-eeks simply to increase
the volume of money on land. The Al
liance has not discussed or acted upon
that question. Wc have announced in
a general way, in favor of an increase in
the volume of money, and have discussed
and adopted the sub treasury plan. The
reason for this is that the farmer is be
hind in the race to-day. There is an ac
tual ulai iiuiiuauuD agaioat him by a fixed
volume of money, the control of which
the government entrusts to a class. Their
bill seeks to remove this discrimination
and place them on equal footing with the
ret of the ( roceRsion. They say give
u this and we will make this country
blossom like a rose and will join you all
in any sale and conservative method for
increasing the stable volume of the circu
lating medium. What we want now is a
flexi ility that will enable us to assert our
freedom from the 'power of money to op
press.'" WHAT COL. POLK SAYS.
If this Congress adjourns without do
ing anything to relievo tho farmer, you
will hear a howl which will tell on the
men who fui'cd to aid them by legislation."
or sate by W. M. Cohen.