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2 ARP ADMIRES Says There Must be Some thing in Him, WILL BE HARD TO WHIP IF HIS 10,000,000 PEOPLE. STICK TO HIM. IF THE NEGROES WANT TO GO To the Philippines to Fight Negroes, Why Let 'em, but the White People Should Stay at Home. Agu-innldo! The name haunts mo. A man, a leader, a general who has kept the army and navy of the United States at bay for six months must be a patriot and a soldier. Surely some .strong power must be helping him. Where does be get bis supples, bis guns and munitions of wax? Sometimes we hear that he is a fraud, a tyrant, and will soon play out One day we hear that, our hoys have about whipped him into submission, but the next day he has ambushed and killed a lot of them. Our boys are dis couraged and >ay that they are tiled lighting a million negroes and want to come home. 1 wonder how many of them have died in the ditches and front tropical diseases and home sickness. It seems that these thj’ntgs leave to be kept secret hi war, and I reckon that is right. But it will come out sooner or later. Che secretary of War has at last been forced to resign because of the tearful mortality M (Juba tliaCeanie from his political ap pointments "f incompetent officers and bis beef joWiery. Alas for the poor pri vates. In time of war they have no friends. There is a wide gulf Ix-t ween them add the commissioned oflieers. A private mi st salute his superior officer and feel if he does not say, “1 am your dog, sir.” It is bad enough in the volun teer service, but worse in the regular army. I lia*l.two grandsons in the * ’uban army. One was a captain and the other a private. They were brothers, but were not allowed to associate. The rules and usages of war forbade it. One was a dbg and the other his master. Shakes peare said that privates were food for powder anil were the cankers of a calm world and a long peace. As it general rule the regular army is made wp of the waifs of mis fortune the vagabonds, the idlers and the friendless. No well raised young ufan with respectable connections WOtlld think of becoming a private in the regular army. Enlistment is simply a mode of providing for the surplus popu lation that might otherwise become anar chists and endanger the government. In deed, history tells us that kings and emperors have found it good policy to provoke wars rn order to give the idle and restless class something to do and to keep them out of mischief. Their monthly pay and rations and the prospect of a pension in old age is attraction enough. Paternalism is the hope of the pauper, the communist, the .private soldier. The government is their pap. and like young jaybirds, when the old ones come around they open their months wide and say, “Daddy, drop a mur in .e re.” re B-ut I was ruminating alvoiit (this cop per colored Filipino, this man Aguinaldo, and for the life of me 1 cannot help ad miring him. If his pt*ople continue to back him how can we subjugate them? He can afford so-dose tire-to- one and then defeat us. He is exactly in General Grant’s eondit im when near the close of our civil war. He said he could give us three to one and conquer us, for he had the world to draw from and we had nobody to take our prisoners’ places, that is the' reason he was so indifferent to the prisoners that we took and could n’t feed. They were nvistly foreigners, who were not fighting for patriotism, but for’money, for a living. Look at the names on the headstones at Chick a manga and Andwsonville. It almost gives a man the lockjaw to pronounce them. There were nearly three millions of men in that army and over two million were for eigners—food for powder—the cankers of a calm world and a long peace. What of Grant and Sherman care for them? They enlisted for $lO a month and got it and took their cbnnces. 'Honors were easy. The difference was that our l**»ys were all patriots and volunteers, and one to three was a fair fight. Now the population of the Philippines is said to he 10,000.1 W>. That would give them 1,000,000 soldiers who are at home. At home defending their native land and even if our boys should kill or capture Aguinaldo, another one would rise up and road the people. Spain is chuckling over the $20,000,000 we paid for islands that she was tired of, and it looks to me like we have bought an elephant. For the life of me I can’t arouse much inter est in this far off war with 10,000,000 ne groes, I don t car*- anything about it. As Spain treativl the native Cubans, so is our government treating the Filipinos. I can’t see any difference. I -wifdi there was a difference. I wisli there was some thing to provok** my pride whenever we obtain a victory, but really this does not seem, like our war. It is an administration wgr a republican war, a war that nil! within a few years cost millioni-- and en tail another pension outrage. There was no necessity for it and no excuse for it, and pence might have been made soon after Dewey’s victory over the Spaniards. Aguinaldo repeatedly proposed, for it. Yes, begged for it, but our officials wouldn’t even treat with him or recog nise him and so thousands of our sol diers have gone to their death and more are called for. Let them call. Our boys are not going—not one. If the negroes choose to go that’s all right. I’nt ne groes to fighting negroes. It will he a good riddance of the vagabonds who won’t work. This negro problem is still unsolved and we will have to wait on it. 1 have been perusing another interesting book. "The History of the Missouri Com promise,” it is called, but it is far more than that. It is virtually a political his tory of the United State:! from 1787 to 1811, when the Missouri compromise wns repeal-d This repeal was fa'hpred bv Archibald Dixon, from Kentucky, who succeeded Henry Clay in the United States senate. He was a very great and influential man. the personal friend of Mr. Olay and Senators Douglass and Daniel Webstef. His widow, Mrs. Dix on. still lives—a highly cultured and gift ed woman who lived in Washington with her husband during all of that exciting period when the north was struggling for mastery on the slavery question. This book has recently been issued from the press of the Robert Clark Company, of Cincinnati, and has already received the highest commendation front Henry Wat terson, Prtx-tor Knott, William Wirt Henry. The New York Times, The Even ing Post and many other papers, partisan and non-partisan. All are lavish in its praise and, declare it to be the truth, the whole truth and nothing, but the truth, and the wonder is that it was written by a woman. For many years she has made it a labor of love add has made it most interesting and valuable contribu tion to our political history. Every lover of historical truth that concerns the glorious past, when there were giants in our national legislature, should read and ponder this remarkable book. And there has come to me a sweet little gem of a book called “Shadows on tin- Wall." by Miss Howard Wooden, of Humtsville. Ala. Her brush and pen have combined to make up a loving tribute to the old time darkies. They arc there with their touching songs and sentiment, and we old-time masters and mistresses can hardly restrain our tears while we look and read. The perfect finish of these old-time negro faces is the most exquis ite work of art I have ever seem. Thanks to Miss Weeden for her beautiful work. Ami 1 wish also to thank tin- g<>"d friends and comrades of the veteran, Lucius M. Campbell, who have respond ed to the inquiries made in my last letter. Those children will got their pen sion. BILL ARP. A KISS. ’Twas but a tonch from lips whose rare ripe crimson Had stolen all the summer roses’ bloom; But yielded hack in fragrant, balmy breathing Their subtile sweet perfume. ’Twas but a glance, one exquisite, brief instant Two liquid dreamy eyes gazed full in mine Then quickly fell, their silken fringed curtains Veiling their splendor, liquid, dark, divine! While into dimpled cheek a tender flushing Crept up. and deepened ‘neath my ar dent gaze. So tin- soft pink, a rosebud's early blush ing •Changes to crimson ’neath the Day God’s rays— My arm held close the slender girlish figure. The waist as pliant as a willow wand: And on my shoulder, like a feathery snowflake, She shyly laid a little trembling hand; And then, for otpe brief exquisite half second Two glowing velvet lips were pressed to mine; And from their rosy brink I quaffed de licious, Intoxicating draughts, of Love’s rare wine, 'Twas not one moment, yet the wealth of Ophir Would not avail to buy the memory even Os that brief instant when 1 stood en chanted Within the rosy portals of Love’s Heaven. REBECCA CAM-KRON. THE KISS. (The Maiden’s Version of the Above Story.) Yon kissed me, Love, the setting sun- Lay in the bright west’s glowing arms. And at his touch a richer Hash Deepened and brightened all her charms. Wo were alone, the dual-one, With whom love-lift- at first begun, A timid woman, flushed and shy; A daring, bold and ardent man. I had not dreamed in wildest flight That e’er my fancy dared to go That we would ever meet, much less That you. O, Love, would kiss me so! But wo had met, and I had raise-1 My eyes to meet your growing face. When, by some sudden irnpnlso stirred. You caught trie in a close embrace. And bending down, your bearded lips fought mine with close ami eager pres sure. As from that moment you would drain Arrears for abstinence’ long measure. I felt the beating of your heart Rapid, and strong against -my breast, And trembled with a vague alarm As to your bosom I was pressed. So dose, your breath was on my cheek Your clustering hair with mine did blend, And still your lips were pressed to mine As if that kiss could never end! I thrilled and trembled, pa led and flushed; I could not move, you were so strong And held me so. my words were hushed. Your wave of passion struck me dumb. I trembled with a vague alarm, A sense of shame, a strange unrest, Ami while you held roe, longed to weep My heart to calmness on your breast. But dared not, for I feared to wake The pulse of pity slumbering there; Lest she aroused new shape would take, And thus her kinship would declare. No other man had ever dart'd To kiss me after such a fashion; My lips were held above all search E’en after years of faithful passion. But you, O Reiver, strong and bold, Adopted the old Highland plan That he will take who has tin- power And they may keep who can. REBICOCA (’A MER(>N. Hillsboro, N. C. Substitution the fraud of the day. See you get Carter’s, Ask for Carter’s, Insist and demand Carter's Little Liver Pills. 'There is such a thing as a heroic falsehood. THE NEWS AND OBSERVES, SUNDAY MORNING JULY 30, 1899. A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT A Falling Pine Does Terrible Work, A NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH Both Legs of Two Parties are Broken. Horse is Instantly Killed. Returning from a Pic Nic the Buggy is Smashed to Pieces. (Wilson News.) Yesterday afternoon there occurred about fifteen miles from Wilson, in the vicinity of Rook ltidge, one of the most singular and terrible accidents that has ever taken place in this county. Mr. Bass Lewis, a young man about 22 years old, had taken Miss .lane Fulg -Imm, a young lady of 20 years, to a pie nic at Lee’s Chapel. They were on their way homeland Mr. Lewis was driving a very spirited horse. Down the road ahead of them Mr. Matthew Parker was cutting down a tali long leaf pine and his calculations were to have the tree fall from the road. Finding that the tree was going to fall across the road despite his efforts lie ran out to see if any one was coming. Coming on swiftly lie saw a buggy.. He waved his arms and shouted a warn ing. In the buggy were Mr. Lewis and Miss Fulghuan, and as they came near, Mr. Lewis, fearing to attempt turn his horse in the road, or to have it face the filling tree, made a desperate en deavor to pass. He struck his hhrse ami it flashed forward, but too late to escape the falling tree, which came down with a terrific crash, striking the front of the buggy and instantly killing Un horse. A projecting limb struck the oc cupants across the lower tegs, and smashed the buggy to pieces. Mr. Parker called loudly for aid, and dragged Miss Fulglmni ami Mr. L-wis from the wreck. They were in a horri ble ccfhditinn, both legs being broken. Assistance soon came, and a feather bed and mattress were brought. On these the sufferers were placed and taken to the home of Mr. .lames Knig hton. the father of Miss Fulglnun. A messenger was sent for Drs. C. E. Moore and Albert Anderson, of this place, reaching here about 11 o'clock. An examination showed that both lames in both leg.- of the two parties were broken, and that there were serious flesh wounds. From 2 o’clock until 5 the doctors labored before the work of boxing and dressing the injured limbs was completed. Miss Fiilgluiht’s injuries arc more serious than those of Mr. Lnvis, though both are terrible, and it will take months for them to recover. Though not now expected, amputation may be necessary in the ease of the voting lady. \V AXT El)- MORE .VI EX. God Uncle Sam send- forth the call And posts it everywhere; To push Aguinaldo to the wall, More men are needed there. The seaside beach is bright and-gay With maidens young and fair. But every day those maidens say More men are needed there. The woman boards the crowded ear. The monkeys simply stare; They kep their seats and look afar — More men are needed there. np Tn Washington dwell all the chaps That guide Columbia fuir; GOLF RASH Heat rash, itchings, irritations, chafings, redness and rough ness of the skin, bites and stings of insects, tan, freckles and sunburn, oily, mothy, pim ply complexion, itching, scaly scalps, undue or offensive per spiration and other sanative uses, nothing so soothing, cooling, purifying and refresh ing as a bath with ?m -ir%^ iticnra SOAP ♦ The most effective skin puri fying and beautifying soap in the world, as well as purest and sweetest for toilet, bath and nursery. It Saves Your Hair. wm£ CUTICURA SOAP, followed by light dressings with CUTICURA, purest of emollient skin cures, will clear the scalp arid hair of crusts, scales and dandruff, soothe irritated and itching surface*, stimulate the hair follicles, supply the roots with nourishment, and thus pro duce luxuriant hair, with clean, whole some scalp, when all else fails. Sold throughout the world. Price. CTTTICrRA SOAP. Bfia,-. OI'TIOCUA (HSTMENT. 60c. I*ol - URUti * CHKM. COKt*.. Sole Crop*,, lio-ttoa. How to Creeerve the •' fact*, Hands and lialr,” frets. CAN GOEBEL GARRY KENTUCKY (Continued from First Page. ) is peculiar. In 1890 ffte Louisville Cou rier-Journal bolted the National Demo cratic ticket and joined hands with the Republican** to carry Kentucky for Mc- Kinley. The L. A N. railroad officials joined hands with the other Haunaites to give McKinley Kentucky's .electoral vote, just like the Southern Railway Offi cials in North Carolina joined hands with Pritchard and the negroes to carry North Carolina for the Republican tick et. Whem the Courier-Journal bolted, the true blue Democrats of Kentucky de termined to have a daily at Louisville that would bo true to Democracy, stand ing earnestly by the regular organization in State and nation. There were few wealthy Democrats, and so an appeal was ample to all Democrats in the State to take stock to establish a IH-moeralie daily. The response was immediate and 2.000 men became stockholders ini the Louisville-Dispatch, as the Democratic daily was called. It was given at once :i large subscription list, and it began a career that ought to have made it a great success. Unfortunately it was not well managed and after a time it became involved in debt. In the meantime, it had by following the lead of Joe Black burn, largely helped to carry the State for the regular Democracy, and its infltt i euee was very considerable. But it was, so it is said, ‘hani-np.” At this junc ture, so a leading Kentucky Democrat tells us, the Lmisville and Nashville railroad, which is a political corporation in Kentucky like the Southern Railway is in North ‘Oarolina, seeing Ihe need of the support of a silver paper, got behind the Dispatch and kept if going. It continued to advocate silver, berate the Courier-Journal's Imlt in ItSSKi, and to praise Bryan and Blackburn, but its main energy was directed to preventing the nomination of Mr. Goeliel for Gover nor. It had big influence with the party and when it fought Goebel it was a pow erful antagonist. When the Goebel forces saw how the Dispatch's opposition was weakening their candidate, they de nounced it as the organ of the L. & N. railroad and there was war to the knife. In the convention, Goebel won the nomi nation. What was the Dispatch to do? It hail been established by indignant -Democrats who wan -d an honest par ty paper that would .>...q»ort the party nominees every day in the year. The Dispatch had denounced bolters and bolting, until they had become unfashion able and disreputable in Kentucky. What was it to do? The L, A X, was openly against Goebel. The Dispatch, started as the foe to bolting and dvolters, very soon became the organ of the bolters. The -Goebel men say that this change of jvoliey on the part of the IMspateh ?s one of the evidences that the L. & N. is using it in fln-ir determination to de stroy Goebel. That’s what they say everywhere, and it is said to be having it s effect What is the Courier-Journal, the lS9t; Kilter, doing in this situation? It is sup porting Goebel and regularity, and is trying htu-d to regain its old time ap parently impregnable position as the leader of the Kentucky Democracy. “They say” that for twenty years and more the Courier-Journal and the L. and N. Railroad worked together in Ken tucky. In 181 Hi it is certain that they were hand in hand in lighting Bryan. When the silver Democrats carried Ken tucky by a big majority, it looked like the Courier-Journal was a dead duck ixditically. About that time, so tin story goes, the Louisville Dispatch, the silver paper, was financially shaky, and the L. ami N, thought it good politics to put it on its feet and use. it to regain political ascendency. The story goes on to say that when the owners of the Courier-Journal learned that the L. and N. was building up a strong competitor ttyit, they did some plain talking to the L. and N. managers, but got no satisfac tion. Convinced that the L. and N. was furnishing the money to build up a rival to the Courier-Journal, the managers of that paper lent aid and encourage ment to Goebel simply because the 1,, and X. was after his scalp. The Courier- Journal “got even” with the L. and X. lor backing a rival when it could chroni cle the nomination of Goebel. In order to “get even” the Courier-Journal had to snpiKut a 10 to 1 candidate and swal low the Chicago platform. That was a good deal of crow to take, but before the campaign is over it may not be too much to expect the Courier-Journal to swear it loves the diet of the Chicago platform. There is little doubt that Goebel has been injured more than he has been help ed up to date by tin* supfiort of the Courier-Journal. The Dispatch * led ares that Goebel has entered into a conspiracy with the New York Democracy to down Bryan, and that explains tin- Courier- Journal’s support, and this oft-repeated assertion has made some doubt Goebel's Royalty to Bryhn and the Chicago plat form. The truth, however, seems to be that the Com ier-Jounsai is more anxious to teach the L. and X. Railroad that if shall not succeed in ]s*litics by backing an opposition daily in Louisville. It does not; love Mr. (loebd so mm-h as it wishes to .maintain its own supremacy. Tin re are many surprises in polities, but the most remarkable of recent years is. tile changed positions of tin* Dispatch and Courier-Journal, The first, estab lished to uphold regularity and to make if warm for bolters, now the orgiyt of tin bolters. The last, the biggest bolter in the whole batch, is now the advocate of regularity. The best explanation of the general “flops” is that given by my Ken tucky friend above quoted. If Goebel wins, the Dispatch is in the soup. If Goebel losses, the Courier-Journal “gets it in the neck.” * * * Kentucky is not the only State in the Union where political railroads seek to dominate polities. Tile time is at hand when the people will not submit to it. In North Carolina we have experienced a condition similar to that Which con fronts the people of Kentucky. In 1890, the Southern Railway bosses in North Carolina joined hands with Pritchard, Russell and the negroes to turn tln state over tq the, ilannaites. Now the same men who hflrve a fee simple in the Republican party and controlled the I’opulist Railroad Commissioners, are trying to have a potential voice in the councils of the Democratic party. They defy the laws of the St ate, call upon their Federal judge to nullify the sovereign acts of the Commonwealth, and dictate Fed.-ral appointments in the State. There is m> place in the council cham bers of the Democratic party in North Carolina for men who are willing that such things should exist. The future ; leaders of the State must be men who j have the courage to denounce Simonton’s usurpations and to defy the men who procure his injunction* to veto the ’ax ing powers of the State. J. 1). governorTarvis ON THE EFFECT. (Continued from First Page. ) to greatly reduce the number of ~|,V ore.l voters in this State, and consequent ly to practically eliminate the colored man from politics. Will this 1m- a bless ing or a curse to his race.’ 1 After thirty years of earnest endeavor to advance the negro race in all that pel tains to their best interests. 1 give it as my opinion it will be a blessing to them to eliminate the great body of them from politics. They were suddenly chang ed from slaves to sovereigns. Without any preparation for a proper discharge of the important duties of American citizen ship, they were by military edicts cloth ed with all its prerogatives, powers and privileges. It is hut natural that they should have prized these new-born rights above everything else, and should have revelled in them. For thirty years they have devoted themselves to politics only I*) find that it does, not bring to them that which they most need. The negno race, al«*ve all things else, need hojn.es for their• families and mental, moral and industrial training for their children. They cannot get these out of politics WILL MAKE THRIFTLESS NE GROES THRIFTY. The colored face may be divided into two classes—those who are trying to up something, to'acquire something and to ihake something out of themselves and their children, ami those who have no concern for anything Iroyoiul one day’s rations. The first class make good citi zens, the second do not. All who belong to the first class wild soon fit and pialify themselves and their offspring to become voters under the promised Amendment if it shall be adopted. Those who belong tu the second class will soon learn that they must do better or forever be cut off from the ballot !h>x. I believe this will appeal to them as nothing else will. When they see a part of their race walk ing up to the ballot-box and participating ill all the privileges of the elective fran chise and then, fully understand that it is within their power to qualify themselves and their children to become voters it will tend, I trust, to move many to a higher activity and zeal to become bet ter citizens. The process among the color ed people of acquiring such knowledge and education as may toe necessary to fit them for a proper discharge of their duties of citizenship and to qualify them as voters may be slow, but I be lieve it will be stimulated by the adoption of the proposed amendment. In the meantime the white people who will control the administration of pub lic affairs will give to the colored pop ulation an infinitely better government than they eouhl possibly provide for themselves. I therefore verily believe ♦ hat the amendment will not affect the colored people injuriously. ITS EFFECT UPON THE STATE'S POLITICS AND INDUSTRIES, it must be manifest to every one who gives the matter any thought whatever that so long as the danger of negro domination in a single city, town or county exists it will over shadow every other question. As much as men differ in their opinion-* on great ccOWntnie questions they cannot afford to let these differences divide them so ’ long as they are in tin* presence of this i danger. But only let this danger pass 1 away and the question of negro domina tion in any section will be put to rest, 1 ami then our (>eople can and will turn 1 tlieir attention to the consideration of the great public questions that are pressing ' themselves upon us for solution. Tariff ■ taxation may be be an old threadbare question, yet it is by no means a set ( tied one. The great trusts ami oombi- I nations which are imposing onerous burdens uikiu the consumer as will as seriously paralyzing the energies of • . the enterprising young men of small - means, rest largely lor their security and protection upon, the present exor bitant rates of tariff taxation. Fortu ’ irately there is a feeling growing up among the great mass of the people that these trusts and combinations must be destroyed or they will destroy * the freedom of trade and the jus* re i numeration of individual efforts, en terprise ami labor. OTHER PROBLEMS TO BE SET TLED. The financial problem—the money i question-in its various phases* and ramifications, is still a living question i and will be, till ir is settled right and in the interest of tin.- -people. It may I not be as acute as it was in 1890, toe ; cause imperialism, expansion and oth er questions may obscure it for the ■ time being, but it will ever engage the attention of the American people till they are satisfied with the method and measure of its settlement. The policy of the conquest, expansion, acquisition, imperialism and war in augurated and pushed -forward by the present administration, seems to be a breaking away from all the traditions and policies; of the fathers of tin- re public. The wonderful victories won at Manila and Santiago by American valor threw a glamour over this new policy that seemed to secure for it the applause and approval of the Ameri can jH-oplo. But when the burden of higli taxation to carry on a foreign war presses itself upon the people and they see thousand* ujwni thousands of , their young men dying of disease awl slain in battle to force American ideas, policies and systems upon a people ten thousand miles away who are not prepared for them and who do not want them, this new policy must be discussed upon tin- hustings and re ceive its solution at the ballot box. North Carolina possesses wonderful and untold sources of wealth. We need an inteligeut. progressive admin istration of public affairs that will lead the way and encourage the movements for the the development of these resources and that is able to es tablish and maintain good government intelligently, economically and peace fully administered in every part and par cel of our State, so that the laborer and the capitalist shall know that his labor, and investments will not la- imperiled or ■ swept away by bad government. Thes*- are mere out Hues of some of the great question* which demand thoughtful consideration and ample) discussion and the settlement of which one way or the other will materially affect the policies and industries of the State. So long as the danger of negro domination in any section of our State is ever present with us it will overshadow these and all other economic qualifications. Then, too, it must be admitted that a few Republican lead ers. can cast the great mass of tin- ig norant negro vote on either side of any of these great question* without any re gard as to how it affects the voter him self or the community in which he lives. Hence it seems that the elimination of this vote will open the way for an in telligent consideration and wise settle- ment of these and other great questions which must engage tin- attention of the people of North Oarolina. 1 have thus briefly <vtlined some of the reasons why the amendment should be ratified. Elaboration in a paper m this length has not been possible. The thoughtful reader can take up these lines of thought and pursue and elabor ate them fur himself, and it seems to toe that when he does so, he must come to the conclusion that the amendment should be ratified. TITOS, J. JARVIS. WORK NOT TALK. Speech By Mr. John T. Patrick Recent ly Delivered In Richmond County. Mr. John T. Patrick, Industrial Agent of tin- Seaboard Air Line, made a speech recently at a picnic in Richmond coun ty from which tin- following extracts are taken; "It's no use to say all corporations have no souls. For certainly the Seaboard Air Line can’t be classed in that set. it not only has a soul, but. it. has a great big heart and a set of men with more good sou ml common sense than any set of railroad men in the United States and I’ll bet a sixteen to one silver dol lar on that. They do not undertake to put on airs, hut get down to common sense every day “how-do-you-do with the people.” and last Saturday’s work at Hamlet was something that proves our assertion. The Seaboard Air Line was there in full working-day uniform. The Industrial Department of ’be road was showing how to save fruits and vegetables. They had a practical, exper ienced man who taught hmv to save fruits, peas, beans and tomatoes in- the ordinary tin cans that, are put up North and sent down South and sold in the stores. They had selected a half dozen ladies, and a lml f dozen men from the crowd that was present and in a half hour’s time they had our home folks taught how to can fruits and vegetables. “They also had working models of fruit dryers, showing how any farmer could with an ordinary saw, a jack knife and a hammer put up a machine for drying fruits. They did not come down with flying colors, brass horn* and a lot of fine machines that the people would have to pay many dollars to secure, but they cam** in a practical way among practical people and with practical words and work showed how things could be - dope at home. And this is not all they arc doifig. Hardly without a word of information to any one they have plant ed at Hamlet an experimental fruit farm, and in the farm many varieties of peaches, apples, pears, plums, figs, grapes, straw! auric*, blackberries and other small fruits are set, and today it is making a fine showing. The object is to show what kind of fruits suit the soil, so that the people in this sec tion nearby may not have to buy fruit trees in the dark, so they can first learn what will suit the sandy soil be fore they spend their money. This fruit farm in Richmond county is hot the only one, but they have twenty odd fruit farms on their line; they cer tainly have no selfish motive In their work. It costs- them money for the way in which the farm at Ilamlet. is kept, and shows that they cultiva te*! in the most careful way. And this is not all these big-hearted, big-brained people are doing. They have their stock ami poultry departments that the farmers get the free use of. Tlieir fine traveling libraries—but we might fill our paper entirely full on- tilts subject and then not tell half what the Sea board Air Line is- doing. And what slu* is doing is in tills Common-sense every day way that gets right next to the jieople. “And did you ever think about it — that while the towns on other railroads are clamoring for and offering induce ments for the Seaboard Air Line to build into their places, there is not a point on the Seaboard Air Line working to get other lines to go to them? The fact is tin- people nmjrthe Seaboard Air Liue are one and the same. They have seen that the railroad wants to help them, and not only wants to but does. And what is real good news to us all is that the new owners promise to continue in the same progressive Seaboard Air Liue way, with the worker St. John at the throttle. “Gentlemen, come to Richmond again, the latch string is on the outside, pull and come in for you are welcome.” THE BOY AND HIS CHEWING GUM. (New* York Isetter to’ Baltimore Suu.) A young woman alighting from, an Eighth avenue car near Forty-second street this .morning held a $5 hank mate carelessly between her linger tips. A gust of wind caught the note and sent it into the depths of the underground trol *ley slot. A crowd gathered around, sug gesting impossible expedients. A police man iwiked his fingers in the slot, while ail ears stopped. Just then i. newsboy appeared nod went to work over the slot. “Lemrue get at it,” he said. He spat a wad of chewing gum into his palm, stuck the gum on the end of a stick lie was carrying, thrust the Ntiek into the slot and drew forth the $5 note pasted firmly to the gtnui. lie gave the money to the woman, replaced the gum in his mouth and walked away. ORIGIN OF TITE MINT JULEP. (Chicago Inter Ocean.) In the memoirs of Jeremy Lane (Sel em, ItU'.b, reference is made to a drink eonvjxmnded of “mint herb and heating spirits, wlvieh is grateful to the palate when cooled in a stone jug at ,th« spring,” while the Boston Gazette of August 17, UK>7. contains a local item in- which occurs the statement that the “drnwneded mar was known to have drunk several goblets of a mixture com posed of Hollands flavored with mint lie fore he fell off the wharf," which “should be -an example -to those who have lately formed the hubhit of im bibing with too much frequency what the puhliknns and tavern-kt-epers call mint dewlip.”
The News & Observer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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