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VOL. VIII.
CLINTON, N. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1890.
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opposition to the cen -us."
Superintendent "What is it?"
Census Enumerator "When an
enumerator goes to Brown's house,
let him ask Mrs. Drown to tell all
she knows about Smith's family, and
when he goes to Smith's he can get
Mr-. Smith to tell all she knows
about the Browns. New York Sun.
llemarkable ltescue.
Mi. Michael Curtain, Plaiutleld. 111.,
makes tl o statement that she caught
eolil. which Settled on her lungs; she was
t.eated for a month by her family phy
sician, but grew voe. lie told htr she
was a hopeless victim of consumption
aud that no medicine could cure her.
lb r druggist suggested Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption; she bought
a l utle and to tier delight found hers If
benefited from first dose. She continued
it? us. and after taking ten bottles, found
herself sound and well, now does her
ow h housework and is as well as she ever
wa . Free trial bottles of this (ireat
Discovery at Dr. 1J. II. IIoi.i.ikay's
Drugstore; hugn. bottles 50 tents and
oi- dollar.
First New York Alderman What's
the matter with your face? Itlooks
like a house on fire
Second New York Aldeiman I
was out in the bay fishing for bass,
and the reflection of the sun on the
water has made me a little sunburt.
Well, if I were in your place I'd
K home and sleep it off.
Happy Hoosiers.
Wm.Timmons, Postmaster of Ida
ville, Ind., writes : "Electric Bitters
has done more for me than all other
medicines combined, for thu bad
feeling arising from Kidney and Liv
er trouble." John Leslie, farmer
and stockman, of same place, says:
"Find Electric Bitters to be the best
Kidney and Liver medicine, made
me feel like a new man." J.
Oardner, hardware merchant, sinie
town, says; Electric Bitters is just
the thing for a man who is all run
down and don't care whether he lives
or dies; he found new strength, good
appetite and felt just like he had a
ew lease on life. Only 50 cents a
bottle, at It. II. Holliday's Drug
store.
Teacher "How many States are
there?"
Bright Boy "Please, ma'am,
haven't seen the morning papers."
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finises, bores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum. Fe
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Evangeline How pale the moon
is, Louis? "Yes, love; it has been
up until late for several nights."
"Love is loveliest when embalm
k! in tear?." Scott.
THE EDITORS CHAIR.
HOW THINGS LOOK FKOM
OUU STAND POINT.
The Opinion of The Editor and the
Opinion of Others which we
Can Endorse on the Various
Topics of the Day.
A reporter of the New York
Star, in conversation with Sec
retary liu.sk, reports him as say
ing that he saw no reason why
Mr. Harrison should not be re
nominated in 1892. When this
tariff bill is passed and the sil
ver bill is out ni the way, says
the Secretary, I think that the
people will unite in saying that
Mr. Harrison's administration
has been highly successful and
ready as I think they are now
to renominate him. This is the
the opinion of the Secretary of
Agriculture, and we hope of the
entire Republican party also,
but the Southern brethren and
negro can't sea it that way.
They may not be responsible
for their opinions, lor distance
sometimes fails to lend enchant
ment to the view.
Oates, of Alabama, and Car
isle, of Kentucky, are both out
n long articles on the S.ib-
Treasury plan. Each admit that
the farmer is greatly depressed,
and oppressed by unjust laws,
yet they say that the sub-Treasury
plan will not do. They claim
o be statesmen and as such it
would have been more becom-
ii g in them to have used the
same time and energy they have
expended in criticizing the bill,
n amending it or framing a bet
er one with the same objects.
If they as statesmen in the halls
of Congress had done their duty
protecting the farmers' in
erests, or rather in seeing that
hey got simple justice, then the
sub-Treasury bill would never
have been necessary. What are
they going to do about it ? Are
hey going to sit idle and not
only do nothing for the farmer's
relief, but even criticize the mea
sures we are forced 'o offer for
ourselves?
"We see in a recent issue of
the Raleigh Chronicle that sev
eral of the trustees of the Uni
versity are advocating higher
and better educational advanta
ges for the women of the State,
and to that end proposed the
opening of the doors of the Uni
versity to both sexes. That
Texas, Mississippi, and perhaps
other Southern States admit
women to their Universities is
very true, and even at the Uni
versity of North Carolina one
lad3 received her diploma, tak
ing the regular four years course
and winning high honors in her
classes The plan, we think, is
hardly a good one. The course
of study is wide and very tho
rough, but we think would need
modifyiug and readjusting to be
suitably adopted for women.
For women, to be educated, re
quires a course of study differ
ent from "Mien." e mean by
that thit women educated with
men, taking the same course of
study, would not rneetth re
quirements of her sex and hence
not he educated. Taking into
consideration the necessary
changes that would have to be
made in the present curriculum
to be suitably adapted for wo
men and also the great disad
vantages derived from the nec
essary association of the sexes
thrown so closely in contact
would justify us and all liberal
friends to higher education of
women to advocate instead a
separate institution or universi
ty for them. The State Consti
tution makes provisions for the
establishment and maintainance
of one or more Universities and
makes no discrimination in re
gard to sex. "We think it the
duty of the State to take hold
of such measures and provisions
and make use of them ; more
especially since the interests of
those are at stake who have no
power of legislation within
themselves and too modest to
advocate their rights.
ltn i vines it v com m i :nx i:-mi:xt.
(SiK-cial Correspondent.)
To recuperate from the work
and conGnemeiit of the school
room wo decided list week to
ake a few days recreation at
Chapel Hill. The exercises had
airly begun before we arrived,
jut arrived just in time to meet
he Alumni and boys in the
lighestpitch of enthusiasm over
he loyalty of the Alumni and
students demonstrated bv the
iberal donations to the Univer
sity for the establishment of a
much needed Chair of History.
lhe attendance of this yar,
owing to the Richmond display
of the week before, and the
general depression in crops so
prevalent throughout the East
ern part ot the State, was in
number somewhat below the ex
pectation, general interest, he w-
ever, did not lag in the least, the
enthusiasm, general harmony
and loyalty more than met the
expectations of the University
and counterbalance for anv de
ficiency in number.
Wednesday was Alumni Dav,
of these the most distinguished
and influential were on hand to
end their influence to the occa
sion.
Col. Steele, the president of
he Association, announced that
he first order of the day was
he presentation of a tablet by
the trustees in memory of the
ate Dr. Charles Phillips and an
address fur the occasion bv Mr.
K. II. Battle, of Kaleitrh. Mr.
Battle's address was a sketch of
Dr. Phillips' life, beautifully
portray iog his high scholarly at-
ainments as a professor of the
University and his character as
a great and illustrious man.
Mr. Battle's address was fol
lowed by Mr. Win. J. Peele in
behalf of the former pupils of
Prof. 11. H. Graves, presented a
memorial tablet in his honor,
and in the tender memory in
which he is so much esteemed
y all who knew him. Mr.
Peele's address was a trood in
sight into his life as a man and
perfect portrait of his professor-
hip In the institution. Repeat
ed applause greeted his address,
which often rose to genuine ora
tory.
Col. Steele then presented Col.
W. II. S. Burgwyn, who was cho
sen to deliver tne address on
the establishing of a Chair of
History. His address was prin
cipally a resume of thft cardinal
poiuts in North Carolina Histo
ry. It was in main a great his
torical review, showing much
historical research. The effort
was not without effect and was
worthy of the man and the oc
casion.
The exercises of the day was
then concluded. The Alumni
then repaired to the Gerrard
Hall where the tables had been
prepared for the grand banquet.
When the clash of the bayonet
?.nd dagger had ceased to be
heard the establishment of the
Chair of History came up en
thusiasm soon became general,
ardent and eloquent addresses
with liberal donations followed
each other in rapid succession
until 30,000 was pledged, en
thusiasm reached its high
est possible pitch. Such true love
and genuine patriotism so freely
demonstrated was indeed inspir
ing, the indifferent and most re
ticent became enthused until
every latent feeling of love and
loyalty was revived anew and
showed itself in the trlorifica
tion.
Thursday, Commencement Day,
the crowd was much larger, the
great Memorial Hall was crowd
ed to overflow. The youn
graduates, twenty one in num
ber, arrayed themselves upon
the rostrum, distinguished mem
bers of the Alumni and trustees
afforded a beautiful back
ground. All the graduates were
from this State and trained hon
or for them which will fore
shadow strength and brilliancy
iu North Carolina history.
The Wiley P. Mangum medal,
given for the best oration from
the graduating class, was won
by Henry Johnston, of Tarboro.
The contest was very close. Mr.V.
S. Bryant, formerly a teacher of
Salem High School, was second
in the contest. The Societies
representative contest, which
came off on the night preceding
was exceptionally good. Robert
W. Bingham, of Mebaneville,
received ths medal. The re
mainder of the day, Thursday,
was spent in awarding prizes,
medais,. certificates, diplomas,
followed by the closing dox
olngy and benediction.
The annual commencement
reception at Smith Hall at night
was largely attended and great
iy enjoyed. The annual com
mencement ball followed the
reception. It was the most bril
liant on record. The . decora
tions were sublime. Music for
the commencement exercises
was made by Kesnich Richirond
Band, which greitly adds to the
enjoyment of the occa&ion. We
forgot to mention in the former
part of this article in speaking
of the action of the trnstees t3
state that they filled the vacan
cy made by th-. death of Dr.
Mangum by placing Horace H.
Williams, by a unanimous vote,
in the chair of Moral Science.
Mr. Williams is a youug man
and native North Carolinian, the
selection seems to be a good one,
and so far hap given entire sat
isfaction, At the opening of the uext
year of the University two new
departments will have been add
ed to the institution and we an
ticipate for it a revival of pub
lic sentiment and mor healthy
support, which true State pride
s justly demands. G. E. B.
"WAYNE COUNTY CONVEN
TION. The Sub-Treasury Bill and Other
Alliance Demands Incorpora
ted in the Platform.
s The first gun of the campaign
of 1890 was fired in Wayne
county on last Saturday. The
influence of the fanner through
the Alliance and the Alliance
through the Democratic party
was closely indicated in the plat-
form adopted by the convention
of that comity. The following,
as given by the Argus, are some
of the planks of the platform
that was unanimously adopted:
2. That we deplore the continuance
in power of the sectional Republican
party, with its train of evil conse
quences which have ever marked its
sway, with its partisan legislation,
its ruinous financial policy and its
unjust and iniquitous tariff laws, and
pledge our united efforts to drive it
from power
3. That we favor equal and exact
justice to all men, and we deplore
the fact that the Republican party
has been, during its entire course,
i x t i - n o
unuer xne couiroi mm influence oi
and always responsive to their de-
tnftn.U. nnrl n.rainsl tho intortc nf
the erreat body of the people main-
taming its influence by the most
barofacAfl fraud and brihory.
4, That we tavor the free and un
limited coinage of silver.
o, That we favor the removing ot
the federal tax on State bonds.
(j; That we faver a change in the
principle and amount of taxation; a
change that will lower taxes not
only to a revenue basis, but even
lower, and make up any dificiency
in revenue by a graduated income
tax; in other words we demand a
system of taxation that will not bear
more heavily upon the poor than the
? ,. 1 1 1 Ml 1 A . Ill
rich, but which will be just to all
our citizens
7, That we favor the abolition of
the National banking system and the
substitution of a better system that
will take the control of the money
of the country out of the hands of
the tew; a system that will give us
an elastic aud flexible currency, one
that will contract and expand exact
ly with the annual products of the
country, thereby furnishing: a just
and fixed measure of their value,
and that the sub-Treasury bill lately
introduced in both Houses of Con
gress comes more nearly effecting
this than any other measure yet
offered, and that we apt-rove of and
endorse saic bill.
They were unanimously adop
ted am id much enthusiasm. On
call of the convention, Mr. C. B.
Aycock came forward to speak
to the resolutions. He never
appeared to better advantage.
He made one of those logical,
forceful and ringing speeches,
which a great many people of
this s-ection seem to think he
only can make.
Wayne have always been proud
of Mr. Aycock, but we believe
they were, at the conclusion of
his speech, prouder than ever
of him.
After his speech the follow
ing resolution was unanimously
adopted :
"The Democratic County Conveu
tion of "Wayne county, proud of the
abilities and character of Charles B.
Aycock, Esq., of Wayae county, and
recognizing him as eminently quali
fied to represent this district in Con
gress, do herebv endorse and rccom
mend him for nomination for Con
gress from the SrJDistrict."
Not only potatoes and
nf Tioi
fnrm TirofiTir.rt trmr tf,. ran
raisA dn vr hnv fmm tha Vorth-
prn farmers, even our trrass and
garden seeds which can be as
Pnrnlinii nnvirpro v t,W1
j - . ..
a seed farm in our State to suj-
ply our home farmers with
their seeds. Here is an enter
prise that would prove remuuer
ative if properly conducted with
snfficent capital. The day will
come when such farms will be
established in the Southern
States. Why not now?
Sending abroad for articles
that can be raised on your fajm,
is but a repetition of the crime
of robbing yonr soil every year
without returning anything
it.
Tlio Sub-Treasurv Bill.
TfU
2 McCLAMMY BILL
SUBSTITUTE FOR IT.
NO
Dr. Macune Says the Farmers are
Determined to Have Their Bill
or One Like It Col. Polk In
terviewed. Atlanta Constitution.
Washington, May 30. (Special)
C. W. Macune, chairman of the
Farmers' Alliance legislative
iorrmitte, upon being asked
thiVovening about the status
of th& sub-treasury bill aud if
the Alliance would adopt the
McClammy bill as a substitute,
wrote out the following in reply:
C. W. Macune, chairman
legislative committee of the
National Farmers' Alliance,
says:
"The sub -treasury bill is really
more popular every day. It is
being discussed and approved
by the great conservative ele
ment of the country; not farm
ers alone, but lawyers, doctors,
merchants, and even bankers
are often in iavor of it. It U
the only measure that has ever
been offered that encourages the
growth of the country, town
and rural city, and will stimu
late home enterprise and induce
manufacturing in the country.
Hence the real "upport of the
measure is increasing every day,
and it makes no difference what
the present congress mav do
with the bills before it. the
principle seeking recognition
in the sub-treasury bill is based
on ultimate truth, meets the
approbation of nearly all who
take the trouble to understand
it, and must in time prevail.
Xhft princil)ie contended for in
4ii; r.rt , v
tui3 measure -an never change,
and its advocates will never
yield to any substitute for it.
The details are immaterial, but
those who admit the principle
x
anrt object on account of detail
a? SOm,e of he meinbera of con
greSS QO plaCO tiiemSelVeS 111
an awkward position, because
we have challenged those who
oiject to tins detail for carry
ing out the principles, to offer
a Detter system, and it would
get our support."
THE PAIiTY BOSSES AT WORK.
"The facts are they love Wall
street tetter than they do the
iarmers, :or ine simple reason
0 A . V
that Wall street donates the
boodle money for cut rolling
the elections where votes are
purchasable and the party bosses
- .
neitner fear nor respect the far
mers because they have always
of late years been able to keep
them about equally divided by
sectional prejudice. It remains,
however, to be seen low long
that will continue. Should the
present Congress see fit to re
spond to the pressure bing
brought to bear on them by the
corrupt party bosses, whose
dictain is to ostracise every
member of the party who will
not join in to give a unanimous
vote against the bill from both
parties, which now seems pro:
bable, it will not hurt the true
interests of the measure any,
because people know the incis
ure has some friends there, as
many members have so said and
endorsed the priuciple. We
will, under such circumstances,
know that the bosses whipped
them into line to protect others
who were compelled to vote
against it.
"Should this happen another
The people otu ' "V" " s fc"c
Irdo will fnllnw n.s snrwi nnosSi-
le; The princiole that seeks
to eton the nresent diserimina-
tion against the farmer must
he recognized or present tenden
i i -a J 1 i
cies will carry us on to aesi ruc
tion."
IT IS XO SUBSTITUTE.
"Mr. McCIammy's bill is in
no sense of the word an AUiance
nor will it
ever be a substitute for the sub-
trueasury bill. He had no right
or authority to say that it was
endorsed by every Alliance in
the land. It fills an entirely
different field, and if it shonld
become a law, there would still
be just as trreat a necessity for
the sub-treasury bill as now
It seeks simply to increase the
volume of money on land. Thft
Alliance has not discussed or
acted uoon that Question. We
have announced in a general
i wav, in iavor oi an increase in
the volume of money, and have
discussed aud adopted the sub
treasury olan. Th; reason for
this is that the fanner is be
hind in the race to day. There
is an actual discrimination a
gainst him by a fixed volninn
money, the control of which the
government entrusts to a class
Their bill seeks to remove this
discrimination and place them
on an equal footing with the
rest of the procession. They
to say give us this and we" wil
I make this country blossom like
a rose and will loin you ill in
any safe and conservative meth
od for increasing the stable
volume of the circulating me
dium. What we want now is a
flexibility that will enable us
to assert our freedom from the
'power of money to oppress."
WHAT COr,. l-OI.K KAYS.
Colonel L-L. Polk, president
of the Farmers' Alliance, said
to night that ho was not the
author of the McClammy bill,
introduced yesterday, which
provides for the government to
lend money on land at one per
cent. It was. ho says, drawn
up by hw private secretary, 1
II. Psitteuhouse, and he knew
nothing about it.
"Indeed," said he to night, "I
have not considered the bill
critically, and am not willing
to express an opinion upon it
yet."
"Then you have not aban
doned the sub -treasury?"
"No; we shall not abandon it
until it has been squarely de
feated, or until some better
measurw has been proposed. Wo
considered land measures be
fore the sub-treasury bill was
prepared, and decided that
such measures would not give
to the currency sufficient flexi
bility. However, I have not
made a careful enough examina
tion of the McClammy bill to
give you an opinion. If, how
ever, after examination, we find
this bill better than the sub
treasury, I should be perfectly
willing to abandon the latter."
"Do you know the ways and
means committee have decided
against the sub-treasury bill?"
"Yes, I hav3 heard it, but if
this Congress adjourns without
doing anything to relieve the
farmer, you will hear & howl
which will tell on the men who
failed to aid thv m by legisla
tion." A SAMPSON HOY
In the Mountains of Western
North Carolina.
The Commencement at Ruth
erford College, May 20th and
21st, was thought the grandest
occasion in the history of the
institution (46 years). This be
ing a re-union of the old stu
dents it called together (of the
ten thousand students sent out
from here) many distinguished
men who are scattered all over
the entire Union. The Presi
dent of this institution must in
deed feel gratified, knowing that
he has done so much good for
the cause ot education in this
institution. The past term clos
ed with an enrollment one hun
dred and thirteen. One of the
prettiest and most striking fea
tures of the occasion Mas a dis
play of the students marching
in a solid phalanx over the col
lege grounds, saluting the Presi
dent o the in3titutiou witl- kind
words of approval. The annual
address was delivered by Gen.
11 B. Vance of Washiuglon City.
The crowd was unusually large,
more than three thousaud were
present to applaud the occasion
Commencement over four of
-i . i -i .
us secured a. team anu unver,
with all the necessary equip
ments for camp life, and started
on a trip to the mountains, to be
gone two weeks.
To be continued next week.
THE "WEATHER AN1 THE
FARMER.
It cannot be denied that the
stite of the weather is a most
mportant factor in farming.
The success or failure of a crop
t X 1 A 1 A. .
i neany always auriDuieu to
the favorable or unfavorable ef
fect of the weather. Yet, until
recently, it was hardly thought
that the study of the subject
would yield much of practical
ntility. That there has been a
rapid development of the science
of the weather during the past
few years and growing recogni
tion of .its importance to the
farmer is evident from the fact
that 32 Slates now have organ
ized weather service. The N.
C. State Wea ther Service was
established as a division of the
Experiment Station in 188G.
The important wo k of this
division is the'collection of me
teorological data from which
the climatic conditions of every
section of the State may be de-
tenni ned.
lhe weather service is prac
tically useful to the farmer
mainly through the distribution
of weather forecasts, cold wave
and frost warn ink's. A valuable
feature is the weather crop bul
letin, which gives weekly a brief
statement of the effect of the
weather on staple crops and en
tirely prevents outside ims.'ep
resentations of the condition of
the farmer's 'crops and enables
him to estimate their probable
value. It will be tent to al
who derire it V. F. von Herr
mann, Meteorologist.
The Hustling WYst.
SOME NO I KS OF MY
to sr. LOUIS.
TIMP
The General Conference, 4c, 4c.
j 11V I). It. XUHOIoN.
On the 5th ult, I joined at
Salisbury, N. C, a party of dele
gates and visitor to theGeneml
Conference of the M. K. Church
South, to convene at SL Ioui-
Mo., on the 7ih. There wort?
some twenty of n, preachers,
lawyers, ladies and children.
YY e had every prospect of a
pleasant trip, which was to be
fully realized. We left Salis
bury at 11:2') a. m.. on time
sharp .with Capt. Arther 1 razier,
aCollege mate of the writer's as
conductor. Our journey that
afternoon lay through "the land
of the sky." The weather was
charming and we were all iu a
happy frame of wind to enjoj
to the full, the grandest and
sublimest scenery which this
continent affords. The moun
tains of Western North Carolina;
Who can discribo them? 1
shall not attempt it. They
must be seen to be appreciated.
On this occasion they were at
their prettiest. The foliage of
the oaks, chestnut, laurels,
spruces, pines and balsoms was
just at that stage of growth to
present in harmonious contrast
every conceivable shade of ver
dure. The dog-wood, the moun
tain honey-suckle and a thou
and wind flowers were in bloom,
and "all nature looked gay"
indeed. By the kindness of the
conductor I went up and down
the ridge in baggage car, from
the open door of which th
finest views could be had. The
engineering or the western
ISorth Carolina I tail road from
Old Forb to Blacks Mountain Is
certainly a wonderful achieve
ment. One cannot get an ade
quate conception of the crooked
ness ot the track as it winds
around ravines, and through
cuts and tunnels, at times al
most over lapping itself. In
gaining a distance of three
miles just before reaching the
top of the ridge the cars travel
a distance of nine miles, and
may be seen by an observer
standing at the same point per
haps half a dozen times.
Beyond Asheville the railroad
runs thiougli the far famed
French Broad Valley, skirting
the river first on one side and
then on the other for a distance
of some seventy miles. Here
the scenery, if not so grand, is
more beautiful than in the Blue
ltidge. I he valley is nar.ow
and is bounded on either side
by mountain bluffs whose
beauty challenges the ar test's
skill and the poet's imagination.
Twenty miles beyond Asheville
iu this valley lies the little
town of MarhalL It is hemmed
in on one side by the mountains
The level land upon which it
4i.
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Bill Nye saw it once and des
cribe.d it a "the ribon lown
all long and no wide." - That
description is so exact that it
would be folly to try to Im-
piove upon it.
We reached Knoxv lie, Tenn.,
about 8 p.m., and parsed through
the Cumberland Mountains
which Miss Murphrey has so
atelv made famous as the
scenes of her charmiu stories,
in tLe u:ghi. This wa a matter
of regret, but wo feit somewhat
compensated for the disappoint
ment when inonumr dawned
ulou us in the midst of the
Blue Grass country of Kentucky
Here we saw ' the cattle upon a
thousand hiil " vast herds ol
fine sheep, an i ho sesaud mulr-s
aljiost iiiuuircrable. lhis is
the best country o:i our entire
route, 1 think. II. aching Ciu
cinnati about 8 ;:.iii.,oii the G.h,
we changed cir and Marled at
oace to ot. ixmis ove. Ine Uhu
and Mii-siss'ind llailr- ad. That
t art of Ohio thiough wh ch we
passed is almost one con'. in u u
town devoted to manufacturing
nf one kind and another, so that
we had no opportunity of judg
ing of Ohio as an agricultural
State. One experience at Cm
cinnati, however, I was about
to forget. It w.i.the conspicu
ous absence of the negro. The
very first distinct impre&ion I
received after arriving th.re
was that we bad leu the negro
behind us, and the first thought
to arise in my mind wa ' hov
can these ueople ho do not
have the uegrr contend with,
teach us bow to solve the race
problem.-' But thati the way
with the world. Everybody
knows better how to manage
other peoples' affairs than their
own. White men jrere drivimr
teams, shoveling cool and do-
ing all manner of hud vrk.
This wa.i only a foret.vt of
what I wa to ?e In that In"
Southern Indiana wa a crent
disapiiintmenl t in. It U :
very hilly and a very p wi.-r nm
try. Farming in mmy !rti.i-
of North Carolina l fir ah-i.l
of farming in Southern IndUm.
We dined at the city of V incli
nes in Indian just aero tii
river fiom Illinois. The tald
wo waited on by young and
protty white girl. ThU oiiijht
to have made a hungry man
happy; but the dinner wa not
to my liking. It mav IuvhImm u
gHd, Ixit It wa evidently
wea-oned with everything men
tioued recently in the Woman's
department of Tin: Caivai.w,
aud many other thing beside.
No doubt my tate w.i bwi uu
sophisticated to appreciate to
radical a change all at once. It
requirb a gradual proce of
education to bring one up to so
high a standard even in cul-
uary matter.
Passing into Illinois me
notice qaicklr thn change in
the topography ard soil. The
country I far the most part
level, while the noil i bin!;
and apparently very fertile.
Tho chief evidence of the latter
are the perfect jungle of corn
stalk where corn grow la.d
year,for the wheat and oat crop
are poor here 8 well j every
where el Here we saw the
farmer breaking their laud
flush preparatory to plarting
corn. The plowing wa done
with from two to fcur bourses
all hitched abreast. Very few
mules are used. I did not see
but one single horse hitched to
a plow autside of North Caro
lina, and that wa iu a truck
garden in the suburb of St.
Loui.
On my return I wisgusprised
to see how little progress tho
farmer had made. It had been
so wet they could not plant.
The entire country from lt
Tennessee to tho Miiippi
river is a paradise for cow and
sheep. Grass and clover grow
even in the wood. I saw some
milch cow by the ride of which
the bast in this section would
appear insignificant, and I do
not care to risk my character
for truth by tlliug how hirge
tho oxen were which I saw
hauling mill log iu Indiana.
It wa everywhere noticeable
that the towns, tho largo fine
especially, are thriving at the
expense of tho rural district.
How long thi condition will
last before serious damage to
tho entire people will result
remains to be seen. There mtixt
be something radically wrong
iu tho economics of a civiliza
tion that produce feuch a state
of thing. Agriculture inu.st bo
restored to its normal statu iu
our economy or tho people will
eventially Htiffer for bread.
hat shall I sa of the
city of
O K U X M I
Missi-
St. Iiui? Well, it ha
inhabitants, front the
fippi river a distance
of i.
miles and I J miles wide at the
widest point. It is busy, but-
Img hustling city. The people
are all on the move uud in a
hurry, horse, loaded or uu-
loaded, kept in a trot. There
are nearly 2X) miles of htteet
car track, and one can ere I
think as many asJ0 etreet car
moying at once from any corner
on Washington Avenue below
10th street. Some of the car
are drawn by horses, some by
cobles, and a few by electricity.
The cable car ire the mot
popular, their motion being
much more uniform than that
of the hore cars. How they
moved was a puzzle to me till I
lound out how it was, and then
i was aj simple as couH b.
The .-treet is tunnelled all the
way under the track. In this
tunnel a foot or so beneith the
surface runs an endless cable
propelled by a 500 hors power
engine located in a building
wh ch yot neyer see without
h.oiiing it up. The tuel is
cove:cd by parallel iron plate
between which is in opening
about an inch wide. Through
his Opening islet down what
is called a grip," which is
managed by levers resembling
th se of a locomotive. Tho
"grip" is mode to seize the cable
to move the car and to let it
loose to stop it, aud that is all
there is of it. The impression
one first recei ves on seeing thes
cars move with nothing either
pushing or pulling them, so far
as one can f es, is one of wonder
at the ingennity and progress of
tho age in which we live. The
parks, the zoological garden
and Show's Botanical garden
are all places of beauty and
interest. Forest Park contains
1300 acres and ba 27 miles of
splendid turnpike dnves.Shaw's
Gar len and Tower Grove Park
were bequeathed to the city by
the late Henry Shaw, a million
aire batchelor. The garden is
Continued on Fourth Paso. I