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RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14. 1899.
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Horses and Mules.
' I" you w;iat a good Horse or Mule
it would be well to examine our
s'ti.-k l)i-!(U-c buying. We try to
I'-'.i-ase our customers
Edwards & B kalis.
IV nd To ton, NC
UOIJSE 310VING.
if va-waul a 'h-m'se,' moved .it e a;
f: do;1. reaso!tabi(, have moved
o,. i- two. hundred. Heavy houses
i; vtvialty m w riling 10 ine ple.:se
the tlttnrtKsions of the house,
-.r .--; unco ;md eonditiou of the Wii.y,
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0 ?.:iEHAL COMMISSION MERCHANTS
J l 7 County Street.
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S.jwafe, Bryantown, Lasker. Pte
cm and Woodland.
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General oHices: J aekso
FOR BUGGIES ,
CARRIAGES
HANDMADE HARNESS
BRIDLES
SADDLES &C
ni reasonable prices gO to
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j arkson. N C.,
Ihi4,uiaude Harness at about
the price" you .aye to pay for ma
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LETTER FROM (pA.
Cireat Chan-os Made by American
Occupation- Awful... Scenes
When Troops First Lami-ed-Health
Kecord.
Santa Clara Battery,
Havana. Cuba.
Aug. 25, 1899
(For the Patron and Gleaner.)
If you will be so kiud as lb pub
llsh a short letter' fro-riv the Js
land of -'Palras aud Cocoa nuts,"
as we will call it, perhaps it say
i n te re s t a f e w o f t h e ca a ri y read -ers
of your paper iu whose-homes
it is always a welcome visitor.
Oo the nioroi"; of the first
day of last January at ten o'clock
we, (the second regiment of U. S.
Artillery, which numbered about
2500 officers and men) pulled in
the harbor of Havana"-on board
the U. S. Transport "Chester."
it was a beautiful sunshinttis:
morning, and we steamed up
within abouf one. hundred yards
jof the wreck of the Maine and
j d roppfid iuchor, to wait for a dock
to be cleared so tbe troops could
! be landed: and as we lav there w
could see the poor Spanish sol
diers being hurried from the
docks to their transports to go
bacr to Spain, I presume with a
more lo rr.ee I knowledge of mod
em warfare than wheu they came
It was them about eleven o'clock,
and wo were patiently waiting for
the clock on Moro Castle to pro
claim twelve when the'Spanish
Hags would go down and the
bright and glorious stars and
stripes would bo raised in t.neir
stead. At last the time came, the
clock struck twelve, all the Span
ish colors remained where they
were until saluted for the last
timo.in the eity ofilavana at least
When the saiute for S: ain was
finished and their flags Were
hauled down, never to rise again,
there burst forth a thousand
American hags and they looked
their prettiest too. Then the sa
iute'was fired for America.Twen
tv one L'uns pealed forth from
each man-of-war that was in the
harbor, and from each fort and
loud cheers and hurrahs' went up
from the cnauj' American soldiers
in the harbor. -Between the
sound of fireworks 'and the tear
ing of guns it was almost deafen
ing for -awhile.
Just at that time I happened to
glance around in the direction of
the wreck of the Maine and what
did I see: . Cap tarn Sigsbee, who
was formerly Captain of the.
Maine, and who stood by her to
the last, and is now captain of the
Texas, Which was iu'. the harbor
at this time, had ".taken' a small
boat from his ship and gone over
to the Mai i;e and on the remain
ing spar which stood on the wreck
he w a s ra isiuga la rge A m e ri ca u
liig; and -hs the balmy tropical
o reexe s g-j n y swayed its bril
liaut folds out over that ill fated
wreck in which so inaoy rnotheis
sons and brave and noble Amer
ican sailors perished, something
got the matter with my eyes, al
'though 1 considered myself prot
ty wed hardened","" and I seemed
to have taken coid, - which neces
sitated the uso of my handker
chief, and I felt that someone had
suffered for the touching of that
fata! button on the night of Feby.
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I also thought that this
little vere had at
p tss,
-A the ..'s! f ". tv-- in a tr-tiy-al bay
Tin' iKit-t-k-Nh'; M;ii!u- at her aiu-1
r ki.v.
itii a trnj.u;-.! ritrht Yognm :
A i mn.abU s: l by ii-.f;imy' j1.uhu1.
T'iH-cnv:itU'y t. u.-i5 uf a viHia'uv.is liasul
And a lu.'rrihii' .t.vt ;kno:
A h"i-ribU- :;!''iit l.-i ii.sr-i a- riusth- day ;
Whilo iho v rork and I ho iiont :MLro'iri.M's say
'ojh- S.i'i-h hard by:
W'n.'n vor.r.batU--ivd .-.raadro'.is shall writhe
a:iu I -
l.ii;. the siKii'.-rod Mhuio. vuu siiah come
Uow-tho doad x-ati make ro;y
i I iri
dead can't
make repiy
but if thej
within thomseives
didn't tnako someone remembei
'.hem through the livinj'. then I'm
badly mistaken.
Well, af tej- the excitement of
the dav was about oyer, we larn
ed th'it. we could not laml until
next day on account crowded
docks or something, so we had to
Stay on board all night. Next
morning bright and .triywe
were tied .up .to t.e dock, busy
un'oading our proyis'oas. arms,
touts, etc., and having ti.em mov
ed out where we were to go into
camp. Finally everything was
ready and we fell iu acd lined u
U nfl m n 1 I . , I
ujcuuiiH i :it nnirLr timn
through theeity out to Vedado,
where we went into camp
Dear readers, I want to say
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c'u ure, inai on that march
mrougti. Havana. I saw some
vUU, uui very piRas-
: J ui pans uiioe
sxreeis were almost crowded with
beggars of all descriptions Some
were white some black, some
ye ow ike an orange, from chills
yellow fever and starvation,Some
had one leg. some had none at all,
ana i saw one that Had one leg,
neither arm. and was blind also.
This one was holding a box in his
mouth that was made for the pur-
pose of receiving pennies
Fassing through one verv filthy
and muddy street, as they all
were then, we saw a woman ly-
ing near a corner, all bespattered
with mud and people stepping
over her in order to pass and ve-
nicies almost coming in contact
with her. On a little closer ex-
amination we found that this wo
man was dead. She had evident-
sat there and begged to no
avail until she had starved to
death. And on asking a Cuban
shopkeeper near by, who could
speak English, why he did not
make a report of the case to the
police, said that he had nothing to
do with it, that she was not in his
way. He said wait until late that
aiternoon when the police came
round that they would attend to
her. t rom that i judged that the
police came 'round about once a
dav. but after learning more
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about it I found that they had no
police force at all worth the men-
tioning, and everything was car-
ried on just at each individuals
pleasure. Such was the condi-
tion of Havana before American
rule. But now you would besur-
prised to see the great change,
After the 1st day of January
1899. there were orders issued to
the effect that all Cubans in need
of provisions and notable to work
could get their rations free of
charge by applying at any of the
cam ps of the American troops,
Several doctors were also emntov
ed to visit the houses of these
people and find out for sure their
circumstances and condition.
Consequently in a day or two
there wasaboutathousandstarv-
in'? Cubans hovered around our
camp alone, not saying anything
about the other camps, all wait-
ing to get their daily bread from
their new rich under Thev were
fed and taken care of until thev
were able to set work.
m, , i-
r n-crn.Y1i7.Pfl n.nrl tho mnet. noorlorl
Wi t,"-"- ,
thing of all. a sanitary depart
raedt. Both these organization s
though they have rather difficult
tasks are performing their du
ties properly.
All the streets that used to be
muddy and filthy are now repav
eu, auu uBW auu wiuei siuewams
are being put in. The old side.
waiKs on some oi me principal
streets are oareiy eignieeu men- manent onei i0Q) and gives evi
es wide. cences of lasting benefits to the
The yellow fever reports for
this season show only about seven
or eight cases in Havana, when
last summers reports show about
two- thousand, I think. That
shows what American occupation
is doing.
I don' wonder at the enormous
amouut of infectious diseases that
have heretofore existed in Hava
na. The scene now reminds me
of a thrifty, industrious, modern
firmer who buys an old farm that
has been neglected and let to go
its own wav for vears and vears.
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He commences with all his might
to clear ud and do away with the
ancient systems of manipulating
things. He throws off the veil of
filth and carelessness and shows
what the old place is good for; and
that't just what uncle Sam is do-
tng here. If he is not ripping
Havana up the back, then my
"name is not "Bill."
So far as health in Havana is
concerned at present, it is A-ery
seldom that you see or hear talk
of a sick man, as for my part, I
never felt better, and I know sev-
eral citizens who came here from
America six monthsago with bad
cTses of rheumatism and now are
entirely cured. Someday Cuba
will be the pride of 'Uncle Sam's
nieces and nephews-
Wm. C. Barnes. Drum .Major
2nd S. Arty. Band,
i Trirnpi'o niinp ti ttti' tittti i
JJC
IIftP 0nWtIInit.ft tr4 r:,,
i
are Even Greater Than a Cler- !
crvman's
-What th tParhpr is Pnnnk
for much m0re than what she
knows. A love oUbildren;un
limited and Irifiljate ic,.
are tbe necessary endownments,"
writes Carolina B- Le Row in the
September Ladies Home Journal
.0f COurse, the ability to teach
impiies lhe possession of an ed- j
ucatioDf though no amount of I
education alone can make a good I
ieacher. While all teachers must i
know more than they teach, the
power to impart to others is the
importaut matter and the one in
which tact or jingenuity is abso-
lutely the prime requisite. Mor
over, she should be personally a
social, intellectual and moral
force in the commucity. The
physician and 'the clergyman
have immense opportunities for
this uplifting of humanity, yet
their ad vantages are small when j
compared wiih those of the teach- i
er, which are practically unlimit- .1
ed. Encouragement and satis
faction in this field of labor never i
can be dependent upon results.
for it is seldom that the teacher
is permitted to know what the!
years of maturity owe to faithful'
care of the youthful days The
teacher's time is alwavs o,ie of
seed sowing, never of harvest."
Mills a Town BuiHlers.
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Louisburg Times.
Mr. H. M. Barrow, of Concord,
who is connected with the Odell
Manufacturing Company, one of
the largest cotton nills in the
South, and who has been spend-
ing several weeks with his rela
tives here, left for his home last
Monday. Mr. Barfbw is enthusi-
astic over cotton factories as town
buildear, and expressed himself
as verydesirous of having Louis
burg invest in an enterprise of
this kind. We inquired of him
why it was that our moneyed men
were so slow in uniting: and
erecting a factory knowing as
they do the benefits to be deriv
ed?
He answered by saying itis be.
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cause they were not able to see
immediate ana satisfactory re-
sults alon financial as well as
Qther lines, which arises from a
1x -ut 1UiU1Ujauuu'
knowledge as to many aavanta-
es for futQre development at
wel1 as many neiPs always ioi-
lowiner in the wane oi these enter-
PSeS
A i J
Answering questions as iuu.
velopement of the community
and surrounding 'country, m
which cotton factories are estab
lished, he said:
1, It gives employment to num
bers of people, who increase
largely the consumption of mer-
chandise and
m ate rials along
differeDt lines.
2. It opens a market, and a per
farmers, and here he remarked
that the farmers of Cabarrus
county could not, for hardly any
consideration, be induced to sur-
render or move their manufrc
u ring interests from the county
3. They open up and bring with
them machine shops, repair
shops aud various adjunct ioci
dent only to manufactu riug inter
ests, and with these come in tel
ligent citizens who add. not only
to the material strength of a town.
but to its strength in many ways.
4. Soeakinir as to the Odeil
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Manufacturing Company, he said
the social and moral status of cot-
ton mill operatives can be largely
improved by contact with them
in their daily life, the esablish-
ment. of churches and Sunday
schools and then giving these the
personal help advice acd moral
strength as is the casa with the
mill referred to.
In reference to profits and
benefits accruing to stockholders.
he replied .by saying that cotton
.factories established and mane
permanent the value of all other
property. They secure a per
manent investment of from eight
to twentyfive per cent and open
the field for outside capital to in
vest for capitalists are not afraid
to maW4a vestments where there
are cotton lactones to insure
their safety, v In regard to build
. . .
: .- t . -it -- t . i . -
the 'Piedmont section, wheoever I
competent parties wanted to
tcrecta cotton mill thev only had
' '
to make it known, when thev' at
once found h unanimity of-effort, j
and a necessary combination of j
capital to complete the p!an.
However much they may differ !
along other lines, they arealways
united and come together on the
subject of a cottcra mill for they
know what it means to a town,
county and State. He further
replied that he bad in mind some
citizens, who if he could only have
with him in Concord- for 24 hours
oo argument would be necessary
cynvince them.
'o Changes in Climate.
v.....,v.
Hrest, and meri a most thor
ough study We rind the "early"
and the "latter rain todav in Pal
est ine precisely as described
3.500 years' ago. "Jordan over
flows alt its banks5' in Februarv
today exactly as it did in Joshua's
thne. thirty three centuries ago
Plants taken from mummy case-
'n Egypt, which must have been
gathered more tnarv a.OOO years
since, are practically of the same
fize and have the same app-rar-
a nee
those ir rowing todav.
Kecoras of xwA-y
in France
o.r over -0y years show pracli
callv the .same dates as to-day.
Actual observations' of rainfall
for over ,200 years in France show
no change. Observations of tem
perature for almost
0 years at
bt, retersourir sncw no change
appreciably to us. though, of
course, the earliest observations
were extremely crude, and sorae
what unreliable. Facts of this
kind might be adduced to fill a
small volume. On -the other hand
we have records of most extraor
dinary cold weather, in ancierrw
times. One winter the light wine
in France froze. Another winter
the River Po froze over ?,o as to
bear team (an .unheard of'phe
nomenon to day), In this Jour
nal for June it "is stated that
'Parnassus and Socrates, now
free from snow, were covered
with it in classic antiquity. " Al
so, "the name Greenland, which
strikes us as so singularly inap
propriate.cWas not inapplicable at
the timie it was named, in the
Fourteenth century V
It is entirely probable that de
scriptions of the cold in ancient
times were much exaggerated.
Parnassus and Socrate have
snow at times, and in earlier
days, when protection against the
cold and snow was much less
than now, a little snow would go
a long way. The eariier voyages
from Iceland, more than 1,000
years ago, leaving a land of a'
most perpetual ice and snow, and
reaching a land in the summer
with its beautiful green color, to
their unaccustomed eyes would
very naturally give the name of
Greenland to it. At the summer
time, it is said that Greenland
presents a most beautiful green
uear the Danish settlement to
this day. O-jr oldest inhabitants
who have been wont to describe
the terrible cold and deep scows
of their boyhood days ''as-incom
parably greater than anything
which does or can occur today,
completely lost their reckoning
the iast win tea when reading of a
ship that had sunk in New York
Harbor bv
tbe - v. eight of the ice
upon it;
had had
also, teat Washington
thirty four inches of
snow on the level, and the lowest
temperature ever noied in that
fair city. I am sure a careful
study will show do appreciable
change in the climate of this
earta since the-earl v historic
times. Of course, nothing here
add uced touches climatic changes
in glacial times or In prehistoric
times, which changes have been
established beyond question.
Prof. Hazed of the National Weath
er Bureau in Popular Science.
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A W0ED TO MOTHERS.
" Mothers of children a;Teeted with
croup or a severe coic nee a
not hes
itate to administer Chamberlain's
cxojgh remedy, it contains no opiate
nor narcotic iu aay form and may
be give a e'in--Id.eniiy .to the babe
as lo an adult. -'-Tne great saccess
taul uus uticna-a u-n x -
treatitr in. c. cu:us a no ctiup
,.-,.r. inr it th( .. .S. .i :i ri'l f iT.i iSt- ill
i .i i .t t-:."i
has reeiv d ihrouL'Lout tne Lnued
States and in many foreign lands, j
For. sale, by John Baugbaa.
Makes the food more delicious and wholesome
L
mow. umt warn co.. r vomc
A Tribute to Jauie Gritlin.
'There is no sadness in the world,
No other like it here or there
The sadness of deserted homes
In nests or hearts or anywhere."
Such is my feeling as I return
to Guilford College acd find our
dear Janie's place vacant
She came to us four years ago
a mere child and well do I re
mem nor the ttartinf? irom lamer.
t rr ;
with US.
The tirst severing of the home
ties was sad for every member
of the family; but Jauie, in her
sweet way, mad the best of it,
understanding that it was for hr
'Oon ift was snon ne oveu nv
all
her companions and Janie's
room was a very popular resort
for the girls of her own -age.
Her thoughtfulness of others
wis noticeable and she was ac-
customed to "Do the little kind
nesses which most leave undone
or despise.1'
She was ever gentle and obedi
ent in her classes and particular
ly during the last year of her
stay with us she showed a matur-
ity of thought and general devel
opment that told us she was en
tering young womanhood with a
consciousness that life is real and
earnest.
So desirous was she to finish
up her year's work in good order
that she spent some of the days
just before her illness in complet
ing her work in Botany, evincing
great satisfaction that it was
done ,
We shall miss her voice in song
and her place in the music class
is vacant No more will we see
her bright face before us in the
class-room or on the campus.
She is gone to swell the chorus
of the redeemed about the Fath
er's throne, and we love to think
of her as taking lessons from the
great Teacher of Teachers in all
that pertains to the glorious eter
nity of Love upon whicu she has
enterea.
It is hard to give her up but
there is much joy in the knowl
edge that she gave such clear ev
idence of her preparation for the
change and that she is safe in the
arms of Jesus.
We know -sister Josio" is lone
ly.but may "sister JanieVexam
ple and memory bo eve an in
centive to her to strive for the
best things and to be. ready when
the inevitable summons comes to
her. '
To the loving and sorrowing
parents we would say:
"As tender mothers, guiding tender
baby steps,
When places come at Which '.the tiny
feet
Would trip, lift up the little one in
arms
Of love and set them down beyond
the harm
So did our Father watch the pre
eious girl
Led o'er the stones by you who
sometimes stumbled,
But who led your darling on.
He, saw the sweet limbs faltering.
and saw
Ilough ways before her when your
arms would fail;
j So reached from heaven and lifting
the dear child
Who smiled in leaving you He put
her down
Beyond all hurt, beyond your sight
and bade---
Her wait for you. Shall you not
then be glad
And thanking God i.uss on to over
take?" : ' -One
of the teachers who loved
and rtisses her.
L N.Blaiij,
Guilford College, N. C.
Take Time,
Take time to breathe a morn
ing prayer, asking God to keep
you from evil aLd use you for His
glory during the day.
Take time to read a few verses
from God's word each day.
I: Take time to be pleasant. A
e! - b,ht s31Ue and :a pleasant word
.1 il jia sunbeams upon tbe hearts
1 or those around ns.
Ul
Take time to 'be folite. A
gentle "I. thank you, "if you
PROPER
p ase,' "excuse me." etc , even
to an inferior, is iK) compromise
of dignity, and you know.
"True politeness is to say.
The kindest thiug in the kindest
way."
Take timo to .bo patient with
C iiklren. Patience and kindess
will opju a way for good influence
over almost any child.
Take time to bo thoughtful
aVout the aged. . Kesjct gray
hairs, even if they crown the
head of the -beggar. From Tho
Christiau Observer.
evern
High School
Will begin Monday Soptonibcr'--!.
Instructions in the branches usually
taught in HijLh .Schools will be
given. Board and tuition at mod
erate prices. For further in forma
tion, apply. to
John W. Flketwoou.
Severn, N.C.
hASKlvR
II Hi II school.
Fall term begins Monday
September 4, Instructions jiven
in all branches usualiv taught in
schools of like grade. New and
convenient building. Healthful
location. Charges very modbr
ate. Good board in privato fam
ilies at reasonable rates. For
further information apply to
L. L. Lass it Kit, Principal,
Laskor, N. C
Rich Square I
BLigh School.
Fifth session begins September 11
This is a high grade preparatory
school. Its object is to train the
student thorough for college. Courses
are arranged, however, for the need
of the student.
Special features: Thorough going
worK. Text books from best au
thors, treasonable charges, Kigfd
discipline, '
We soiieit your patronage.
Jno.AV. Si'L.nck, A. .11., Priu.
WOODLAND - - - -HIGH
SCHOOL
The Fall term of Woodland Higb
School will begin the second Monday
in September, lBIJ'J. New and roomy
school building. ..Pupils, can take
anabranches, including music, uu
ally taught in high schwls. Tui
tion, not the cheapest, but very rea
sonable for the advantages offered.
Board at moderate rates. Wo shall
be glad to correspond with or sec
any who are seeking a good school
for their children. For information
apply to y
N. W. BiiiiTON, Principal,
Woodland, N. C.
IJTTLKTON
FEMALE i -COLLEGE,
Board, laundry, fullliterary tu
ition and library fee $ 132, for tho
entire scholastic year. V
To those applying iu timqtho
above charges may ba reduced to
11- by one hour's work ar day
in Industrial Department Tho
17th annual session beg'ns Sept
20th. 1699. For catalogue da-
dress
Rev. J. M. Hlioitv A. M.
President.
ittieton. N C
THE UNIVERSITY
OF
NORTH CAROLINA-
Widest patronage and fullest
equipment in its history. Facul
ty 3jt students, 405 3 Academic
courses; 3 Elective courses;3 pro
fessional schools, in Law, in Med
icice and -is Pharmacy. New
buildings, water works, splendid
Hbrtries, laboratories, Ac.
Advanced classes open to wo
men. Tuiliun fOO. ayear; board
13. a month. Ample opport unity
for self help. Scholarships and
loans for the needy. Free tui
tion for teachers. Summer schcol
for teachers. 4 instructors, 147
t.udents. Total enroliment 044
or catalogue add ress,
President AldfjMan("
t lbj el K ill. N.C