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LASKER, XORTIIAMPTOX COUNTY;' X. C., THURSDAY, JUXE 27, 1895.
NO. 26.
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RANSOM IN MEXICO.
'WHAT JS THOUGHT OF OUU MIN
ISTKK AT MEXICO'S CAPI
TAL CITY.
Below we give an extract from
tin Two Republics, a daily paper
published in -Mexico City, Mexi
co, in regard to Minister Ransom
who has returned to this country
' to remain sixty days for the ben
?Jit of his health. His neighbors
in Northampton, and the people
of the entire State will be glad to
know that he is held in such high
esteem in our sister Republic:
The Twojiepublics announced
a few days ago that Hon. Matt W.
Ransom, United States Minister
tx Mexico, who had been taking
the baths at Topo Chico, near
Monterey, for the benefit of his
health, had gone to the United
States on a sixty day's leave of
absence. This news probably
cam; as a surprise to many of our
readers, owing to the fact that
Mr. Ransom had been in Mexico
but a short time., The condition
of Mr. ItansomV health rendered
this step advisable, if not abso
lutely necessary. As a matter of
fact Mr. Ransom reached Mexico
ill and has not been a well man
since his arrival here. He now
returns to the United States for
the purpose of recovering his
health and everybody, regardless
- of nationality, who had the pleas
ure of meeting him while in this
city, will join in the hope that that
purpose may be realized to the
fullest Mr. Ransom 'made
inost excellent impression during
his short stay in this capital, not
alone on his countrymen, but on
other foreigners and especially
on Mexicans. His information is
Vast and varied, his experience,
in war and in peace, -is most ex
tensive and interesting, his man
ners are elegant and genial and
altogether,, he possesses exactly
the qualities that go to make up a
eharming personality and which
are supjttsed to be indispensable
to an accomplished diplomat.
His first official act, the presenting-of
his credentials to President
Diaz, marked an era in Mexican
'diplomacy';' his address" on that
occasion, is pronounced the most
remarkable, - the' most sincere and
the best of its kind on record in
this country, and was commented
on favorably by the press and in
a two column editorial by the
Partido Liberal which 'paper be
stowed upon it the most enthusi
astic and unstinted praise. In
'.commenting. on his reception and
sHech, a European paper pub
lished in this city called on diplo
mates in future to follow the ex
ample set by Mr. Ransom in two
resjects, viz: by shaking frank
ly and sincerely and also by show
ing that deference and respect to
the National Palace that its histo
ry, uses and. surroundings de
serve. In short. Mr. Ransom's
reception in Mexico, official and
unofficial, taken in conjunction
with the admirable qualities
which adorn him, place him in a
jxxsitiou to become a most influ
ential and useful minister and it
would be a matter of deep regret
should the condition of his health
prevent his return to his post of
duty. Mr. Ransom's host of
friends. Americans and Mexi
cans, hem most earnestly hope
that his health will permit him to
return and that the end of his
leave of absence will find him
again installed in the legation in
this city.
Too Much Sysfem.
"There is too much system in
this school business' growled
Tom in v. "Just because I snick-
V.
ered a little the monitor turned
me over to the teacher, the teach
er turned me over to the princi
pal, and the principal turned me
over to paw."
-Was that all?".
"No. Paw turned me over his
knee. " Indianapolis Journal.
Prevention of Cruelty.
-The Patron and Gleaner of
North Carolina is to be com mend
ed for the sentiment of merciful
ness so freely expressed in its
columns, by both Editor and con
tributors.
And when I read that one of
your colored men has abused two
horses to death already this sea
son; and fears are entertained
that the third one will be a victim
by August I wonder where your
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
Society, your Band of Mercy, or
your local Woraans Christian
Temperance Union have located
for the summer. Perhaps, like
some of the Churches, the lead
ers are taking a vacation, or like
one of our V. C. T. U's in Bucks
county, your beneficial societies
perhaps have adjourned until
next September.
Ah! We may leave our religious
and "philanthropic work for a
time of leisure, but sin and cruel
ty need 'no-vacation.. Their cruel
vocation speeds on in abusing
God's creatures that cannotspeak
in their own behalf, while we per
chance leave 4Our 'Father's" bus
iness for a vacation.
I was interested in Editor Co li
ner's, editorial concerning his vis
it to the Agricultural and Mechan
ical College at Greensboro, N. C.
for colored youth; but all the ed
ucation that college can confer, as
well as all. others; is incomplete,
unless the principle of "animals'
rights" be impressed upon the
youthful mind as a practica, ev-;
ery day lesson of mercy.
If the child was impressed from
its earliest observations, with the
rights of the cat, the dog, tho cat
tie, the poultry, how different
would be his treatment of them
as he grew .to manhood ! Cruelty
arises not . so much from inten
tional sin, as from ignorance and
thoughtlessness. We mustedu
cate public opinion against ani
mal abusing, thus rendering the
sin -unpopular and unfashionable
Then if our wealthy people would
fall in line, by banishing their
crnel demands on their horses
and all other animals by becom
ing unfashionable, a long stride
would be taken in the advance
line of ci vilization.
We must scout that education
in schools and colleges that teach
es the' art of scientific cruelty, by
the diabolical treatment of ani
mals to such awful experiments
as only -Vivisection can imagine
and perseveres in perpetrating.
Our journals should expound
the laws against the cruel treat
ment of animals and children; and
publish conspicuously and often,
humane literature in every form
and variety. Samples of Mercy
literature can be obtained at cost
of "Humane Education Commit
tee, 55 Westminister St, Room
32. Providence, R. I.
Ministers and religious teach
ers should teach the principles
inculcated through the teachings
of the Scriptures "Blessed is
the merciful for they shall obtain
mercy." Matt. 5:7. Ministers
should preach as often as four
times 'yearly, for more merciful
and considerate treatment of all
creatures which God has en
dowed with the capacity to suffer.
Finally, let the merciful pray
earnestly "In His Name" for wis
dom and faith to perserve in the
face of all difficulties, to promote
the Divine sentiments of pity and
mercy in every heart for all God's
living creatures.
Maky H. Rice.
Lahaska, Pa.
Education in the widest sense
of the word is the great regener
ator of human society. To it we
must owe the intellectual habits
we form, the power which the
reason and conscience have over
the will, and the strengths pos
sess to regulate the desires and
to subdue the jxissious. I. D.
Morelt.
What University Educa
tion Means. '
University education means
preparation for success in any
business or profession. It cre
ates in no man either talent or
character; but to a young man
who has talent or character it of
fers a culture which will equip
him for any department of life.
University culture means the
healthy and symmetrical devel
opment of a man's faculties,
physical, mental, and moral. It
is as broad as life; for a genuine
university is a miniature, world,
embracing men of all classes,
tastes, temperaments and ambi
tions; of all religious faiths, polit
ical beliefs, and local belongings
Such a gathering 'of young men
circumscribed by no narrow lim
its and running in no narrow
scholarship, healthful standards
of morality, respect for the opin
ions of others, self-reliance, love
of country and love of humanity.
Success here means success in
the larger world.
University graduates are in de
mand as- teachers, preachers, doc
tors, lawyers, engineers, and men
of business. As a mere financial
investment a university educa
tion is the safest, the most profi
table, and the quickest to yield 1
returns that any young man can
make. Almost every member of
the Senior class in the University
Of North Carolina is sought for
by profitable offers and engaged
each year before graduation.
One young man recently had four
teen offers of employment before
graduation; another earned $1,200
the first year after graduation.
The world has plenty of places
for well-trained and competent
men of character; but the lower
ranks are crowded and always
will be crowded. University ed
ucation fits a man for the hi-hesfc!
position. in any profession or bus
iness. HOW TO GET A UNIVERSITY ED
UCATION. Any young man of talent and
energy can get a University edu
cation. The philanthropy of the
rich and the wisdom of the gov
ernment have brought higher ed
ucation within reach of the poor.
Scholarships and loan funds are
available at all the higher univer
sities. Opportunities for labor
and self-support also are furnish
ed. Young men frequently come
to the University of North Caro
lina with less than ten dollars in
cash. A few years ago a young
man walked one hundred and fif
ty miles arid brought his clothes
in a towel, arriving at the Univer
sity without one dollar. He grad
uated in four years and sustained
himself meanwhile by his own
labors.
MORALITY AND RELIGION.
The University recognizes mo
rality and religion as the basis of
character. Daily Morning Pray
ers are held in Gerrard Hall. All
students are required to be pres
ent unless excused by special re
quest of parents.
Regular services are held in
the Baptist Methodist Episco
palian, and Prosbyterian church
es twice a week and oftener. Bi
ble classes for young men are
taught in-each church.
The Young Men's Christian
Association meets every week
day night except iday and Sat
urday.
There is a regular series of Un
iversity Sermons preached once
a month by eminent preachers of
the various denominations.
The moral tone of the Universi
ty is healthful, manly and self-
reliant. The religious life i$ ac
tive, sympathetic and broad.
Jackson Female School
Opens.. Monday, September tC
1895. For terms apply to
Miss L. H. Whitfield.
Principal.
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Good Neighbors.
The individual who will conduct
a house or an establishment that
is unpleasant injurious to health,
or detrimental to the community,
evinces a disregard for the cour
tesy that is due to his neighbors.
f. The parents who allow children
to annoy their neighbors, are al
ways a most undesirable people
to have in the vicinity. The peo
ple of a community who will de
liberately turn horses, cattle and
hogs into the street entirely dis
regarding the fact that the ani
mals are liable to do much dam
age to others, demonstrate a lack
of regard for neighbors which is
inexcusable, and can only be ex
plained on the ground that the
habit is so common that they do
not realize the injury they are do-
ins:, the tact that we accosted
Mr. Smith politely, and said
pleasant things in his presence.
was good so far as it went but
the further fact that we turned
our cattle into the street well
knowing they were liable to tram
ple Mr. Smith's' sidewalk to pieces
and break down his treesdemon
strates that while we are very
agreeable to his face, we care but
little what we may dp behind his
back.
The code of ettiquette should
not alone apply among individu
als.' when directly associated to
gether.. It should extend furth-
. It should go out and perme
ate a neighborhood. It should
diffuse itself throughout a town.
It should bind together the peo
ple of a state of a nation.
It should be a rule of action
imong all nations. Already the
evidence of courtesy among na
tions bejrins 4o manifest itself.
The International Congress is
based upon this principle.
The idea of friendly association
of the representatives of nations
for mutual adjustment of differ
ences, is jne Deginmng oi a rec
ognition of the rights of each'oth-
er. When we can rise superior
to selfishness, when we are will
ing to consider the rights of oth
ers, when we are governed by the
generous spirit of doing unto oth
ers as we would they should do
unto us, then we are directed by
a power that will make an entire
people, as a whole, what the laws
of etiquette determine they shall
be individually in their inter
course with e'ach other. From
Gems for the Houshold.
Good Advice.
Friendship is a great and glo
rious institution, whose praise we
all sing, but whose value we sel
dom appreciate, or we would not
do so many thousand and one
things that tend to dissipate it
To begin with, if you have a circle
of charming friends, do not think
that you can impose on their good
nature too often. They may be
very, very fond of you, but they
do not care to be continually re-
minded of your woes, of whatever
nature they may be.
There are some, oh, so pitifully
few, exceptions, that actually
sympathize -with you and want to
help you. As a rule, however, di
rectly you make a wry face you
can see the change creep into the
warmth of their welcome. The
shadow dims the sunshine of
their smile. It doesn't pay to
jeopardise friendship by being
too confidential
If you are poor and do not like
being so, keep the fact and the
hatred of it to yourself. Put the
best foot forward, and when you
meet your friends let them dis-
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cover mem selves mat you are
pluckily fighting your own bat
tles, and do not ask either their
sympathy or their aid. You are
ever so much moreceriain of get
ting bolh when the time of need
'..-'. . :
arrives man u you go crying
wolf," and talking poverty so
continually that your theme and
yourself become a nuisance.
If you are unhappy in your do-
mestic life, how much more re
spec t : will be your quota if you
keep all the annoying family trou
bles to yourself. People may feel
sorry for you. but after awhile
you get to a bore whom they will
take pains to avoid, whereas, if
you do not annoy them with your
grievances you will be continually
received with a glad welcome and
they will put themselves out of
the way to meet you.
The world is too full of sorrow
for even f riendship to seek out
some harrowing symptom of it in
another in order -.to 'sympathize
with it "Laugh and the world
laughs with you; weep, and yon
weer alone,'" is a very truthful
sentiment Cast aside vour own
little worriments when you meet
your friends and you will remain
popular always, but if you 'tres
pass on their affection for you and
annoy them with your real or fan
cied grievances you will find your
self out in the cold before you
can say .-"Jack Robinson." -Philadelphia
Times.
Bread. Where? How?
BREAD IN FLORIDA.
For the Patron anil Gleauer.J
Since prosperous Florida went
down with the rest of the country
in a general disaster, having her
orange groves, nurseries, vegeta
ble and rose gardens all swept
away or crippled by the Decem
ber freeze and the February bliz
zard I (since Florida was discov
ered was she ever, known to have
two destructive freezings the
same year?) some of her thought
ful citizens are sensibly looking
for the sweets of adversity,
through the silver lining of bet
ter managemont for the future.
To raise what 'they can con
sume at home, and make Florida
as near self-sus taming as possi
ble, is the inspiring key-note of
The Florida Ruralist for April,
1895, in nearly every column. B.
H. Walker, Interlachen, thus
wisely discusses the question of
living down their misfortunes.
'Since the thaw, most of us one
crop fellows want to know what
to do in order to buy bread, while
the checks from the fat commis
sion men fail to come in.
I suffered with the rest of the
orange growers, but I have a few
cows and chickens which, were
not frost bitten. The hens quit
laying a few days to brace up, and
the cows gave a little less milk.
In a few days, all of them worked
well again.
My cassava and, potatoes came
through the freeze in fair shape,
too; and there is nothing a cow
seems to relish more than these
roots, and the milk comes in qual
ity and cjuantity, even with bran
fed stockJ I may not be able to
tell how to buy bread, but think I
can give a few pointers as to how
to get something to eat and drink
with the bread, lant cassava,
potatoes. cow peas, pumpkins, and
after these, get you a Jersey, or a
grade Jersey. If you haven't the
money for these, get a cracker
scrub three year old with first
calf. I have broken in several,
and have never regretted the
money I spent for them
TO BE CONTINUED. J
M. H. Rice.
Lahaska, Pa-
Do the Best You Can.
Excuses for failure in duty are
not valid on the ground that more
is expected. of us than weareable
to perforin. Our business is to
do the best we can. with the
means we have in hand, to feel
and know we are right, and then
go ahead with tliat diligence that
will make success possible.
If we fail then we have that ir
ward monitor within, a conscious
ness that we have at least mide
an honest effort to do what We
could. There is a reward in thu.
nnrham Sun.
Grange Directory.
Directory of Northampton County
moaa Grange for
Qffioera: A. E. IVcle, M.; J. IS. Brown.
O,; Ker. Jease Fljthe, Cbap.; I. B. Mur
phy, Luct,; H. C. Laswiter, S.; J. V.
Johnson. A. S.; K. DarU," Treas.; ntj.
Allen, Sx; J. Grifla, G. K.; Mis L,v
reaa Crowder, !.; Mra. 1. U. T. DavU,C;
Miss Boxie Brown. F.; Mrs. M. E. I'ar
ker, L. A. . 'y
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Exixvtive Ker. Jewe Flythe, !
Brown and J. W. Splrey.
EurcATtox Bar. J. C Fleetwood. Kin-
chen Daris and Mrs. I. ttt T. Davi.
FiXAXcE Columbus Deloateh, II. C.
Lassiter and J. V. Griffln.
Ag ricvltchc J . T. Parktr. Gt. Smith
and Miss Hertz Parker.
Co-orEKATToJt Neixie Davis, H C. Al
len and Mrs. I. IL T. Daris.
Moets quarterly on Ith TWwday in Jan
uary, April, July and October.
DR. G. H. BROWN,
WOODLAND, N. C.
Teeth extracted without pain.
V. Paul Moore, IK. B. S.,
Jackson, N. C.
ZZTOtOcB at residence.
W. W. Peebles & Son,
ATTORNEYS. AT.LAW,
JACKSON, N. C.
Office No. 1 .West of lite Hotel Bmvwyu.
Ouo of the firm will be at Hich Squarw ev
ery second Saturday in each and every
month, at Woodland every third Saturday,
and at Conway every fourth Saturday, be
tween the hours of 11 a. m. and 4 p. m.
T. R. BLfllffSOM,
Attorney at Law,
Jackson, N. C.
3T Iracticcs In t Courts of North
ampton, Ifalifax, Bertie and adjoining
Counties.
NOTICE.
North Carolina, i Suivrior Court
Northampton county, f "l"01 V,urV
W. F. Grubby ptaiutiff,
vs. -
W. B. VergertMii, Y. W. Cockey and H A.
Norfloet trading1 as W. B. Ferperson &
Co., defendants.
Tlie above named defendants are lereby
notifltxl to appear before tiki Judjre f the
superior court to be held In theeourtliuB
in Jackson, on the 1st Monday ia.Autrnt,
liU3, and answer or demur to tie com
plaint to be filed in this action withiu tl
first 3 days of said term or judiiMnt will
be taken against tlem by default. Tle
purpose of the action Is: lt. to mxiver
back 7S0 paid under protest and by com
pulsion; 2nd, to recover damages for fale
imprisonment, and 3rd, to recover dam
ages for malicious prosecution.
This June 20, Mti.
6-27-Ct J. T. Flttue, c. . c.
SUMMONS.
North Carolina, In 'the Kune-
Northamnton county, ( rior Court.
Jane Day
vs.
Notice.
Winnie Day,
Tin-, defendant above named will lake no
tice that an action eutitled as above ha
been commenced In tlie Superior Court of
Northampton county for the purpose f
dissolving the bonds of matrimony exist
ing between the plaintiff and the defend
ant, and divorcing tliem from each other,
and tlie said defendant will furtlier take
notice that U is required to appear at tie
next term of the superior conrt of said
cjunty to be held on the first Monday In
August, at tlxi courthouse of said
county. In Jackson, . U.t ana answer or
demur to the complaint in said acthm or
the plaintiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in said complaint.
This th day of June.
6-T-Jt " ' J. T. Vux Tlir, v. .
NOTICE SUM MONS.
North Carolina. t.x (v.h
orthampton County,
T. J. Vaughan, U. Vaughan and IS. IS.
Winborne. Eawx-utors of Uriah Vaugtan,
deceased,
against ''.,.
Jno. D. Bottoms. Administrator of Jco.G.
Awards. Joneph A. Garri. Trut,
Tbos. I. Edwards, Jordan Kd wards, Al
bert Sidary Edward. Sarah H Edward.
Jmt. P. Bottoms anJ wif. HmrUtta
Bottoms. Atlas Coggias atd Thejiioia
Coggins, his wife, and John N. Vaughan.
IMeiudants.
The defr&d ant. Jot. N. Vaughan, will
take notke that he ts hereby rwialmJ to
appear at ti August tern ! of tl Su
perior Court of NorthampfiO county. N.
C., to bo beki in Jackson on Urn lt Mon
day in August, and answer or demur to
the complaint in the above entltkJ action,
which is brought to havj; tt Pd of
Trust, executed Feb'y 13th. iw5, by J. (i.
Edwards and wife. lartha S. Edward.
to Joph A. Carri, Trust. Glared
fraodaleot asd void. Thi the lUh day of
May, 16.
h-ZMX J. T. FlTT U E. C S. t
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