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VOL. XXL THE COMPROMISE A8 OFFICIALLY REPORTED BY THE COM MITTEE AND ADOPTED BY TIIE ALLI ANCE, AND TO HE Sl'HMITTEDTO THE TWO POLITICAL CONVENTIONS. To the Halifax Cimultj Farmer' Alliance: Your special committee appointed at the April meeting for the purpose of con ferring with the representatives of the Republican and Democratic parties, to the end of securing for the Alliance the members of tlie General Assembly, and of dividing the lucrative offices iu the county between the two political parties, beg leave to report : That in pursuance of the duty imposed upon them, they made a verbal statement of the plan to the chairman of the Re publican Executive committee who at once expressed his approval of the plan as being equitable aud he thought feasi ble. He promised to submit the matter to the consideration of the whole of his committee at as early a day as practica ble, but requested that the proposition be made in writing, so that there should be no misunderstanding on cither side. In compliance with this reasonable requirement, vour committee, through its chairman, sent tho following coramu meal ion: Enfield, N. C, June 14, 1890. John T. Gregory, diair. Erp. Ex. Com. of Halifax County: Dear Sir: At its regular quarterly meeting in April last the Farmers' Alli ance of Halifax County elected a commit tee consisting of It. W. Brown, J. W. Johnston, E. A. Thome, W. II. Shields, and John A. Collins who were charged with the duty of conferring with the ex ecutive committees of the Republican and Democratic parties, to the end that a just and equitable division of the sain ried offices of the county might be agreed upon, as between these political parties, and that thus the county would be spared the exhibition of partisan rancor, demor alization of labor and bad blood witnessed in election years. The Alliance does not propose or wish the fusion of the two great political par ties, or even any change in their regular party machinery, but simply desires that each should recognize tho just claims of tho other, nor does it favor the formation of a third party. The Alliance asks for itself the nomi nation of the legislative ticket, and, al though the organization is made up in this county almost entirely of democrats, still tho gentlemen to be named for this place may properly be of both political parties. This represents the views and wishes of the Alliance in Halifax county, and if the plan proposed is acceptable to the Republican and Democratic committees there will be little else to do. The offices of Clerk of Superior court, Sheriff, Reg ister of Deeds, and Treasurer having been assigned, the next step would be the call ing of the convcutious, and each party, in iu own way, nominating its best men for tho offices assigned to it. This would bo equivalent to an election and wuuld . obviato the necessity of a canvass by eith er party for any county or legislative office. In this way tho usual cost and worry and excitement of a political cam paign would be eutirely avoided, and the little army of strikers aud bummers who drain the pockets of candidates would be obliged to go to work instead of foment ing discord. I hope that I have made myself clear as to the position of the Alliance in this matter but if I have omitted anything which you may consider worth further inquiry, I shall be glad to answer it. Very respectfully, (Signed) J no. A. Collins, Chair. Com. of Halifax Co. Alliance. This just and fair proposal of the Alli ance commended itself to the representa ; tive men of both parties to such an ex tent that on Thursday, August 21st last, tho Democratic Executive committee met in Halifax, carefully listened to the state ment of your committee, and approved it without division. On the same day (August 21st, 1890) a meeting of prom inent Republicans, consisting of the Re publican Executive committee and a committee of Halifax County Colored Farmers' Alliance, in conjoint session, listened carefully to the proposed plan of reform and after lengthy and exhaustive discussion, approved and accepted tho plan as euiiuently just and proper. fhe.se two bodies, representative alike of the two political parties and tho con servative and substantial citizens of the county, appointed each a sub-committee consisting of the chairman and two mem bers of the executive committee, for the purpose of performing the final duty with which they were charged, namely, the division of the salaried county offices as between the parties. On Friday, Sept. 5, 1890, the sub committees, consisting of John T. Grego ry, Whit Hardy and Guilford Johnson, in behalf of the Republican party, and I. E. Green, Jonas Cohen, Sr., aud R. W. Brown, on the part of the Democrat ic party, met and alter a careful consider ation of the duty they owed their parties and the people of the county, mutual agreed to the following arrangement, subject, however, to the approval and ratification of the Democratic and Repuh lican county conventions, respectively, to-wit; 1st. That the naming of the Legis lative ticket shall be left to the Halifax County Farmers' Alliance, without re spect to political party, and that it rec ommends its selection to cither or both political conventions, for nomination. 2nd. That the salaried offices of the county be divided between the Republican and Democratic parties, as follows: Clerk of the Superior court, Register of Deeds, Surveyor and Coroner to the Republican party, and Sheriff and Treasurer to the Demoeratio party. 3rd. That each political party in its convention shall nominate only to those offices which have been assigned to it by this agreement, and that no nomination shall be made by either party to those offices which have been assigned to the other political party. (Signed) J no. T. Gregory, Chair. Kep. Ex. Com. I. E. Green, Chair. Dem. Ex. Com. J. Cohen, Sr., R. W. Bko;n, Whit Hardy, Guilford Johnson. Witness: It. W. Brown. Your committee, before closing its re port, has the satisfaction of saying and believing that the work which it has un dertaken to accomplish will do act wroug to any man, will deprive no man of any legal or political right, and that it has tho co'iumendation of all good citizens, irrespective of party, because it is right. We cannot refrain from stating, however, that from the very beginuiug of this work we have been met by active hostility, stu dious misrepresentation, aud appeals to the worst passions and feelings of white men and black. This opposition is not couGned to either political party, but the the source from which it sprlugs and tho motives, which prompt it, iu each party, arc so well known and located that any further reference to the enemies of this reform would be unnecessary. After thoughtful consideration of Hie matte", wo very earnestly recommend to your b nly that, whether you recommend members of tho General Assembly to-day or a future meeting, whenever you do se lect them, that you bo guided by conser vatism, charity and justice, and select only men of the highest character and personal worth, irrespective of vocation. J no. A. Collins, ") 11. W. Brown, I E. A. Thorn k, Committee. J. W. Johnston. I W. II. Shields, J Why It Is Popular.' Because it has proven its absolute mer it over and over again, because it has an unequaled record of cures, because its busiuess is conducted in a thoroughly houest manner, and because it combines economy and strength, being the only medicine of whieh "100 Doses One Dol lar',' is trie tho.-e strong p iuis have made Hood's Sarsaparilla the most suc cessful uiediciuo of the day. WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, HIPS HAVE CONE OUT. likewise the six stiffly starched petticoats. "Hips have gono out of fashion. Our women look like boys masquerading in female attire." I looked up at the speaker. It was Mrs. Millie Vivardoo Quake, the female suffragist and reformer. Mrs. Quake continued : "Now, when I was a young girl, to be . r.i . i i . ... wiiiiout nip was use being without, a dower. No man would look at you. Hence the slender woman put on five or six stiffly starched petticoats to give the men an idea that she had an expansive pair of hips. True, it was assuming a virtue without possessing it, but it shows how men have ehauged. Iu those days they wanted wives. Now they only want playthings." Mrs. Quake is right as to the fate of the stiffly starched petticoat. It is a thing of the past, and its silk substitute may be rolled up ajd thrust into the wearer's pocket, such a thin and altogether substantial garment is it. Plainly speaking, the coming woman will wear no underclothes that is, no more than a man uow wears, and her dress will he lined, stiffened and re-enforced that it will fulfill exactly the same pur poses as the coat, waistcoat and trousers of the male sex Cincinnati Enquirer. WOMEN'S TRAINING SCHOOL. The Raleigh Chronicle says there is a concerted movement, which began two years ago, for tho establishment by the State of a training school for women. It receives the hearty endorsement of "Tho King's Daughters," who are taking an active interest in it and will memoralize the next Legislature to establish one on a broad and iioerai plan. An enort was made to establish a school of this kind in Georgia during the meeting of the last Legislature, which failed, we think, but which was warmly advocated in the Leg islature and by leading journals in the State. The establishment of such a school, in addition to the one already cs tablished would bo a long step in ad vance and would prove a blessing to thousands of deserving young women who may bo so circumstanced that they may have to depeud upon themselves ft r support, and sometimes for the support of others dependent upon them. At present the avenues of employment for women are too few, which results in part, at least, from the fact that those employ merits for which young womeu are quali- field are too few. They should have a better chance and a wider field for em ployment. Wil. Star. DR. DIXON'S FAREWELL. Maj Smith returned yesterday from Oxford whither he went to attend th meeting of the Board of Directors of the Orphan Asylum, lie said ouo of the most affecting sights that he ever beheld, and ono that brought tears to the eyes of the sturdy men standing near, was when the children of the Asylum, from tho least little "toddlers'" to the largest boys and L'irls en in (! in with outstretched arms and streaming eyes to bid farewell to their beloved friend and late Principal, Dr. Dixon. That the cries and sobs of the littlo ones as they clung frantically to the Dr., begging him not to leave them was truly heart rending and almost made one believe it was a siu to take Dr. Dixon away from the Asylum. Twin Cify Da Hi, The Rev. Goo. II. Thayer, of Bour bon, hid., says: "Both myself and wife owe our lives to Shiloh's Consumption Cure. For sale at W. M. Cohen's drug store. For Dyspepsia and Liver Complaint you have a printed guarantee on every bottle of Shiloli s ltalrzer. It never fails to euro. For sale by W. M. Cohen, druggist. Why will yon cough when Shiloh's Cure will siive immediate- relief. PiLe lOo. 5Uo. aud 11. For oul by W. M Cohen. HOPS. something that southern farmers might find profitable. Several times during tho past eight years the Baltimore Manufacturer lie cord has urged Southern cultivators to pay some attention to hops. It says it has been shown that this plant was an indigenous product in many sections, that it had been generally crown not culti vated for domestic use in yeast-making and for a pain alleviator, and that there were few old fashioned homes in Southern country places that did not have near them one or two roots that sent up vines and bore crops annually. Inquiries made in many localities failed to find a single instance in which tho fruit had been in jured by mildew or insects, two serious troubles that frequently destroy the crops of the New York hop district. It has also been shown that Southern hops ma ture much earlier than at the North, and that in many localities they could be sun and air-cured, thus saving the cost of the dry-houses and the expense of the processes employed elsewhere; and that finally the cheap labor that abounds in the South would be greatly in favor of the hop growers of that section; while, because of the cotton presses on every plantation, there would be no need of purchasing other baling machines. NEW CENSUS REPORT. The new census shows a gratifying in crease of population in all the Southern states. According to the figures given out, Alabama now has a popoulation of 1,520,000, against 1,262505 in 1880; Arkansas has increased from 802,525 to 1,182,000; Delaware from 14G.G08 to 175,000; Florida from 2G9493 to 390,. 000; Georgia from 1,542,180 to 1,840, 000; Kentucky from 1,043,090 to 1, 870,000; Louisiana from 930,940 to 1, 115,000; Maryland from 934,943 to 1,400,000, Mississippi from 1,131,597 to 1,205,000; North Carolina from 1,399, 750 to 1,640,000; South Carolina from 995,557 to 1,187,000; Virginia from 1,712,505 to 1,700,000; West Virginia from f.18,457 to 774,100; Tennessee from 1,542,359 to 1,800,070. ' Texas has increased six hundred thousand, now having a population over 2 million, while Mississippi shows a gain of four hundred thousand. , CENTRE OF TH UNITED STATES. Do you know the exact location of the centre of the Union ? Never thought auythiug about it, probably. Well, it is marked by a grave that of Major Ogden, of the United States Army, who died at Fort Riley, Kansas, in 1855, during the cholera epidemic of that year. The re mains of the Major were removed to Fort Leavenworth and buried in the National Cemetery there, but his monument ttill stands upon a little knoll to to the north east of the fort F ort Riley and it lifts iis head towards tho clouds in the exact geographical centre of the United States Of the thousands of men who have been located at Fort Biley during the past 40 years, perhaps not one in a hundred knew or cared anything about tho oddity of his situation. The post is a few miles east of Junction City, Kan.-as, aud was formerly one of the most important in th United States. Kvmnrkably Itcsriic. Mrs. Michael Curtain, III , makes tVn statement llial she caught cold, whie.li seitled on her lungs; she was treated for a month by her .family physician, but grew worse. Ho tola her she was hopeless victim of consumption anil that no medicine could cure her. Her dru gist suggested Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption; she bought a bottle and to her delight found herself benetite Iroin hrst dose. Mie continued its use and after taking ten bottles, found herself sound and well, now doe her own house wvrk and i? us well as she ever was. Fre trial bottles nfthU Great Discovery at W. M. Cohen's drugstore, large " bottles. 50c. and SI. "Haekmeiaek." n listing and fragrant iciiuui . l'liec 2 j and 50cts. lofsa'e by W. M. Cohen. 1890. AN ELECTRIC MAN. IT PUSHES A rER AMBULATOR AND IS DRESSED LIKE A DUDE. ' George E. Moore, a retired mill owner, of Lowell, Mass., has constructed an elec tric man that walks about with every appearance of life, and is made to bo useful as well as ornamental by pushing a perambulator. The chair over which he presides is a light wickerwork affair, like those of a half-grown trotting sulky. There is a foot board which is used for carrying the batteries whioh put the pro pelling power into the electric man's mus cles of wood and steel. The man stands directly behind the chair. If he was flesh and blood he would just come iuside the limits as a light weight sparrer, and, as far as all appearances go, would be about 25 years old. He is connected with the chair at about the point at which the human dia phragm is popularly supposed to be loca ted. There is a pushing bar above this, on which his neatly-gloved hands rest, but this is more for vanity than utility. He is dressed in the height of fashion, being attired in a new suit of gray mixed goods, white shirt, with collars and cuffs to match, and a number of changes of clothing, and can be dressed for the Fourth of July or Christmas weather just like any man. He wears a No. 6 shoe, four wide, and sports a Louis Napoleonic mustache. Met upon aDy thoroughfare he would be marked for his general style and dignified bearing. The action of the feet and legs which the inventor has reached with his ma chine is a remarkable imitation of that of the human being. The electric man is provided with a six horse power battery, which is amply sufficient to enable him to push the fattest dowager up hill. ECZEMA FROM CHILDHOOD- When an infant my body broke out all over with an eruption or rash, which be came more aggravated as I grew older. From early childhood until I was grown my family spent a fortune tryi ig to cure mo of the disease. Every noted physi cian in our section was tried or consulted. When 1 came of age I visited Hot Springs, Ark., ank was treated there by the best medical men, but was not bene fited. After that, under the advice of a noted specialist, I tried the celebrated Clifton Springs, New York, without any good results. When all things had fail ed I determined to try S. S. S., and in four months was entirely cured. Tho terrible Eczema was all gone, not a sign left; my general health built up, and I have never had any return of the disease. I have since recommended S. S. S. to a number of friends for skin diseases, erup tions, etc., and have never known of a failure to cure. Geo. W. Irwin, Irwin, Pa, Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free. TIIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga. ' A JURY. The jury of twelve was adopted bo- cause the prophets were twelve; there were twolve Jewish judges, twelve pillars of the temple, twelve patriarchs, twelve tribes of Israel, twelve stones in Aaron's breastplate, twelve gates of Jerusalem, twelve sigus of Z.idiac. When juries were first established the judge took tho jurors around with him in a cart umil they agreed upon a verdict. If they did uot agree, they were fined and impris oned. Ex. Are you miserable by ; Indigestion, Cons'ipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appt titc, Yellow tkiu? Shiloh'n Viializer is a positive cure. For sale by W. M. Co lion. Shiioh's Catarrh It"inedy a positive cure for Catairh, Diphtheria aud I'uul-i r Mouth. For sale at V. M. Cohen's drugstore. Shiloh's nnn wi'l i mnediately relieve Croup, u.iupiug Cough and Bronchitis. For sale by W. M. Cohen. NO. 26. CAROLINA CULLINGS. A3 CULLED FROM OUR EXCHANGES. There are already 170 students regis tered at Wake Forest. Guilford county has twenty-five hun dred dollars in the treasury. . 10 young men from Texas have enter ed Bingham School this session. Peace Institute has 145 young ladies now in attendance and more coming. Senator Vance addressed an immense audience in Goldsboro last Saturday. 30,000 tons of the Farmers' Alliance fertilizer were sold last season from Dur ham. The prohibitionists of Forsyth and Yadkin will not put forth a ' ticket this year. Trains are now running on regular schedules between Lynchburg and Dur ham. It is rumored that Northern capitalists will build a large hotel at Beaufort on the old "Atlantic." The census gave Selma a population of 212. A census taken by the chief of police of the town, gave it 673. In the western part of the State there are some pure blooded Indians. One of their preachers is named Suate Owl. There are rumors in the air of the ear ly extension of the Danville and New River Railroad from Stuart, Va., to Mt. Airy. Tho chewing gum factory at Kinston, is in full operation, and gives employ ment to four men and eight or ten boys and girls. Mr. Jas. R. Jones, arising young mer chant of Goldsboro, married recently to Miss Lillie M. Rouse, one of Lenoir coun ty's belles. Senator Vance has promised to fur nish an oil portrait of himself for the State library to be ready during the com ing "winter. There are 173 students present at the State University at Chapel Hill. This session opens uuder the most flattering circumstances. Rev. J. T. Harris, the new Superin tendent of the Oxford Orphan . Asylum has arrived in Oxford and taken charge of that institution. Still another paper is to be established in Raleigh. It is said to be conducted by Dr. D. Reid Parker, of Trinity Col lege, and is to be an Alliance organ. The Supreme court will convene cm the 29th inst. Friday and Saturday the 2Gth and 27th will be devoted to the examination of applicants for licenses to practice law. During the Fife meeting at Newton, there were 500 conversions. Four of these were dis'ill. is, who immediately closed up their business. The people of Newton showed their appreciation of Mr. Fife's services by presenting him with a cheek for 035. Quite a novel association has been formed among tho ladies of Ashevillc, having for its object better regulations for the employment of servants. It is proposed to secure only competent and reli.-iiile lielp and uxe a rate lor wages, etc. It is said to be the first society of the kind yet formed in the Southern States. Wilson Mirror: Our people are wak ing up A Building and Loan Associa tion is in full blast and has already loan ed on the easy terms of such an institution 3,700 since January to the poor who want homes. A smoking to bacco factory company has been organ ic d c. j i t til of fifty thousand dollars. A sjudicate has been formed to build Stor age warehouse. A Lind Improvement Coti.jany is uot in the far future. And ,ui schools are booming. A Nasal Injector free wtih each bottle of Shiloh's Catunli Bemcdv. Price 50 cents, ttore. For sale at W. M. Cohen's drug-
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