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North Carolina and Her Colonial States-'
men. )
(CONTINUED FliOM SATURDAY,)
Vm. Jl Davie wa the firator,
statesman and diplomatist of the
Revolution. Nat Macon, an in
fluential leader, a inaji noted for
his will-power and Jenacjtty of
purpose.
Alexander Martin, Wm. Blount,
Hugh Williamson, Willie Jones
and Richard Dobbs Spaig-ht were
ail heroes of the Revolution.
Many a gallant deed and noble '
instance of devoted patriotism
has been lost, yet as far as the
records show, North Carolina
has given us some of the great-1
est men in the world's history-
descendants of the old Hugenot
line-men who derived their
u, , , r. u 1
fighting blood from Cain, their
sagacious blood from Esau, their
military blood and wise strategy
from Joshua and' their wisdom
from Solomon. Besides her Co-
lonial records, North Carolina
has other history of which she the lines of history as tho Sil
may be justly proud. Virginia' ver-Tomrued Orator" and Davio
Hare fVia fircf Vi 1 1 rl rf TT.no-ltcVi
parents in America, was born in 1 children. All along the line from
North Carolina. The first print Davie down, oiators havo been
of English footsteps was made ( indigenous to North Carolina
in North Carolina in 1584. The goil and at every period of her
first prayer ever uttered by history. Why do we not know
English lips in America was of-j that history by heart. Simply
fered on Roanoke Island in Dare i because our pens have been sil
oeunty, N. C. The first S"rmon ent amid the clash of arms and
ever preached in America in a , tho progress of great events.
native tongue was at Newtoui
N. C, in 1646. The first Legis
lative Assembly in America call
ed by the authority of the peo
ple met at New Bern, N. C, in
August, 1774. The first blood
shed by the people of America
in resistance of the oppression
of Great Britian was North Car
olina blco'd at Ala-mance, May
16th, 1771. The first open Decla
ration of Independence of Great
Britian marlo in America was
made by the people of Mecklen
burg county, at Charlotte, May
20th, 1775.' Tho first purchase of
Indian lands in America was
made in Perquimans county in
1663, nearly fifty years before
the purchase by William. Penu,
of the Pennsylvania Indians.
After these distingushed first
historical events, is it not a just
claim of North Qarolina that she
is "the rightful mother of the
States."
Sir Walter Raleigh stands sen
tinel at the gate-way of her his
tory ahd following him she has
an illustrious lineage. North
Carolina also has the honor of
furnishing three -presidents to
"the United States. Andrew Jack
son was born in Union county,
James K Polk in Mecklenburg
county Sad Andrew Johnson in,
Raleigh, Wake county, N. C. It
is melancholy (o thinkofthe
inaccuracies, the omissions of
history. North Carolina has
been a great sufferer in that way,
probably the greatest of all tho
original thirteen. Richmond has
been our principal history fac
tory and with a swollen head
Cin ku.K
used Virginia to think that!
history and its heroes belonged'
to thetoa, North Carolina, being
tfleir next "door neighbor, fvas
absorbed, an4 all its historic
naurels-torn from her Tnodest
brow and wreathed around Vir-
ginia s avaricious crown.
Time bringeth all things right
but often -wears leaden shoes and
is rather tardy in putting in its
work. North Carolina has mad
enough history to fill a large
sized library. It has furnished .
enough orators to fill -all the
mausoleums of history. R and the wall dividing tho storo
Davie was the Patrick Henry of at present with its Stair way will
North Carolina. Why was not ( bo removed. When complete
Henry-the Wm. R Davie, of Vir there will be two large rooms
Kinia. Davie was a courtly gen-1 occupying 100x110 feet on the
tleman of the old school, a good floor bosidQ the up stair
iawyer, an able debater, a repre- Doube glJcd destal
tentative of our government at i . . . . .
, , shelving of couveuient height
the polished court of Franco. . , ,
Henry was a barkeeper, a hook- i wlU contain the shelf eds'
and-line fisherman, a fox hunter j 0n tbo back lot at some
an(j associated with rowdies in lme not ar distant, be a fine
intimate companionship. Why'lare ware-room sufficient for
then is it that Henry rides down their needs.
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This is all wrong if North Car
olina has made history then it is
right and just that the laurels of
history should be twined around
her brow. How can the wrong
bo righted? Let North Caroliua
Day be set apart in all our
schools in the State as sacred to
our history. Lot each pupil se
lect some event in our annals and
write a historical essay upon it.
Let the teacher select the best
essay and preserve it and the
next renorntion of North Caro
lina's sons and daughters will
know more and be prouder of
tha grand old State of their birth
and its achievements in the rolo
of history.
"Carolina, Carolina, heaven's blessine:
attend her,
While we live we will cherish, protect
and nefend her.
Though the ecorner may sneer and wit-
lings defame her,
Oar heart swell with gladness when
eyer wo name her."
Boj in Deep Water.
A mere boy, the son of Mr.
George Hip, got into deep water
at the Cross Ford on Buffalo
creek Sunday morning on the
way home from Concord. He
was in a buggy and all were
swept down the Swift stream
about a quarter of a mile where
the boy succeeded in getting out
on one side of the Stream and
toe-horse on the other. The
m
horse, however, got?.amoVig
brushes and had to behelped oft
by friends who cut away the
bushes. Tne
buggy
floated
down and lodged on the dam of
a.
the Foil mill.
The boy was ou'.y 12 or 5
years old and it was an impress-
is
k "vl
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in tne toarct,
(Juite a Merthutii(Exifunsjin.
Sincfe writing about the en
largoinent of the Cannon, fc Fetz-
fer Company's pfant, we learn
that thfcy have secured the Pat
terson property in rear, so ihi.t
thy own from Union to Churcn
street. Tho Bell & Hubris Fur
nituro store will be torn entirely
away and built up with the pres-i
store ildingv The wall by the
alley vill contain large openings
The stock of goods will be
more extensive in quantity and
yariety.
Their Little Girl Sleeps.
The three-year-old daughter
of Mr. and Mrs: Watt Barringer
died Sunday night of grippe
with complications. It was
buried at Poplar Tent church
this (Monday) evening. We
tender sincere sympathy to the
bereaved parents.
Hondo Mine Explosion. 1
San Antonio, Tex., Feb. 2. .
Tho last information from the
Ilondo, Mex., mine Qxplosion,
shows' it to havo been
fully, as serious as at first
reported. Tbero were 110
miners at work in the mine
v ' ' ;i "r plosion occurred and
all cl arc u;j;:;:c;;.I io c
dead.
Tho majority .of the victims
are Mexicans and Chinamen,
very few Americans being at
work in tho mine. Every mula in
the mine was killed, three dead
ones being taken from thedebris
todj,y. Tho work of clearing
away the vreck in ord3r to get
the bodies is being' done as
rapidly as possible, but there is
no hope that any of the 110 men
will be rescued alive.
The Itiddlos I5lh Dead.
Tho Pittsburg jail delivery is ,
more than a local sensation and
is a tragedy of unusual magni
tude. Both the Biddlo are dead
and the errjng Mrs. Soffel may
not survive. -The Biddlas died
at Butler, Pa., Saturday. John
at 7:30 pt m , and Ed at 11 o'clock
p. m.
Johu,diedj of woutfds y the
officers, but Ed Biddle died of a'
pistol wound from his own hand.
An inquest was held over them
in the jail and the officers were j
exonerated fror.i all blame and j
commended for their courage
and promptness.
L. P&fks
DEPARTMENT STOBE
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Good Shoes for Tender Feet.
Clothing to Fit Anybody.
Dress Goods and Trimmings.
Millinery and Ribbons.
One-Two -Tti ree
and before you know what you are about
The Bell L Harris Fur. Co
will be moved sure enough.' If you have
any desire to buy goods from them at the
old stand do so at onee. Elevator is now
being placed and before many moons thev
will be playing Htimpty Dump in Catun's
Hall. We have. studied your interest we
have everything convenient Not a wisii we
can't gratify. Come in and be happy. If
we don't give you more for your money
than you have ever realized out of Caton'n
- Hall we will quit the show business,'
Come and see.
The Bell & Harris Fur. Co,
Good Job Work!
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