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State Library Adverting Brings Success.. Id..,.' it I'.iys to advert tee in the (JoLt I.kaf, in shown by its well As an Advertising Medium The Goli Leak etauda at the head of lill-d advert iMinnPolumns SENSIBLE BUSINESS MEN ft newspapers in this section ui the famous BRIGHT TOBACCO BISTRO B i)o nut contiuiiH to Hpeud iood money where no jjiri-iub!' I I'tui im are Hfen. The most wide-awake and f uecemsful business men That is Proof that it Pays Them use itu columns with the highest Satisfaction and Profit to TtediesJ THAD R. MANNING, Publisher. SUBSCR1PTI0I J1.5C Clli. VOL. XVII. HENDERSON, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1898. Am o i V. 4I1 Foul-S? v filing Catarrh. CnTarri: i nn.- of Il; most ib?t:liafc ;!-.-. :.r.d li'-iic- ..- uvi-l diilioull t, w-l i -.f. Tl. i but .( y to cure it. Th'- ih-'-u-'- is in t 1.1.'x . and nil the sj r.i-. nnhes mid ii;hnliiig mixtures i;i tii- vi!d i-mi ha e no '-niiniieiit ffTi--t v:tt-vT upon ir. Swift's Spe fific -nrt- Catarrh pi-riii.-iiiftitly, for it i tin :.!' r-m-dy uliii-L run reach the Ji-te.-iM- :itid f.ir-- it from the blood. Mr I: I. M--Alii-t.-r. ol" Ilarrodshtirg, Ky., li;id '.i;.;it'm for y-;irs. lie vvriten: 'I ;iM ti" i ii'v-Tii-nr w!nrcvcr, tiiou.'i I wn (iii.-t.!!; tn-H i-i J!li i-jiray ii. i v.hiii-s. ami iliu-r fin iniiailiir re mt-rhfs in Ini-t. I i-i. ulit fee ilm v. iiii-r I wa worrt tiia:. t!if vi-ar previous ""K i li ii 1 I y t vrat linni'lit to my 11 otic tliat Catarrh was a l.lm.H diM-u. ami after think ing liver the niHtrer I ban -it was unreasonable . ti .... ....., I . . 1 ... 1 i - I " " uien iij ,J3 ri-lm-'le- will - Ii i y n ai-lii-il the surfai-e. 1 - S N . unii Hftfr K fi-w Imtl Iis u ft i: m-i-i I i..l. t:i-elii . ri-T. 1 1.1 IfiiT.riii-i-nu-t.t I ' . 1 i it i !.! r-nii-ty, Wie ilini-a-i- was I'ln-wl nut of my tv-!i-::i, aii'i ti enipii-i run1 whs the result. Iu'lu-i-ail hn li.in- ihi- iln ailful disease to aim ii i Ion tiiel r loeal t n-n linen t. whleli has lie vet 'i iiH-iii unv fe mi. ami lake .... s., a rem t ..- t 'in r 11 r..;..-!i 1 -.. .1 .... ... 1 1 ------ - .... ... . lur ii. To emit iiiin- tlit- wning trentment for i'ti!:trrh is tocontiiMie t suffer. Swift's S.i ilie is a n a IiIimkI remedy, and . in s obstiimte. deep-.seMted discasea, liieli oilier rt-iin i! ie.s have no effect .. tnuever niton. It promptly reaches ( atiirrh, and never f:iils to cure even the most uKKravnteti cases. S. So SJtL Blood i- rurely eetiilile, and is the only Mood remeili' guaranteed to contain nu 1 ii niri-roiis miuera Is. I", s !ii:.;i d free by Swift Specifio I on. ; . t t i y . A ; !i i:tii . f n-i rria. FRANCIS A. MACON, Siiraeon Dentist, I I KM iKRSON, NORTH CAROLINA .Mi wink in operative and mechanical 'l.-M-irv. Nncliaij;e tor examination . i Mice : Dr. r.nyd's old rooms, over ' oojh'i ,y Mitcliett s store. E Thousands Festify III I Mi: WOMH.kTl I. ci w.x i ivi; I'owiiKS or s. Oifiiii.cst of all Bloorl Purifiers. Nat ui e's own l emoily it never dis appoints. It lias stiMiil the test for more t Ii.iii a tiia i ler of a century. ti llasriiieit ottu-rs it will cure you. 1 The most antrravated forms of Scrofula, Old Sores, Rheumatism, Iiczema, Tetter, ;t till all diseases of tilt? IIloixl ami Mxin pel inatieiilly cureil ly its use w here other treatment failed. Write lor book of testimonials. I'ostotlice ami laboratory, Kitirell, .n. SnlJ in ttenderson by The Dorsey Driiff Co.. I'liil M. Thomas, and V. W. Parker. c r PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM ClcsjicB and beautitie the hair. I 'rot notes a luxuriant trrovth. Never Fails to Bestore Gray iair to us xoumiui voior. Curvs wrip diraea 9t hair tailing. fiiV.nnd $1 Uat DruggiaU P riil'Tirli r I'ncIUh I? I amend Rravd. Pehkyisuyal P'LLS J4f7rJ Br,- r-iiur.ie. uuili tk OA ' iVLKl l"i.-:it Ir CAuhtlrr ;c'i 0ia-JW 4t sUE JTt. 1 t: . . i :.. . i .- , j ...ir Tt r""u I'.m.n hi inn i."iii v.riiiiov aw hs4 i-alt-U wi h i.iu.. rib'ion. Take w lu ttbt T. H- rut" dingerous ittfcafifw fiu-n tmif it ion. At I'rorrisrs. or Ktld 4r. li!WT fr mUtirr. b rrtnra aiulL. i. Million -. AuMr I'ayr. 'hlt bcaleri ltdiaiculCwlu(llon I l ovta vj mil iA.ai iiuCKUtw. A ullauttx fav Now TorGarrien THg Dorseij Druo Go., (Suci-essois to Melville Dorsey) flt tUc SamejDld Stand. llive in stock ami are now receiving a full ami well assorted supply of Garden and Field Seeds. st If an fli; Special Brand M Is Wanted we Can 'Tl'i Furnish Same At AyS.Q Ner' , owest Prices ii hoti't loruet that we have the Largest Stock in Our Line, And r.l'V FOR CASH FROM MUST HANDS. The Dosey Drug Co., Wholesale nnd Retail Druggists. JAPANESE Jpl CURE , ,rw :"! I'ntnplcte Treatment, consisting of i I'l'i )l I i K ! lis. 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William tainingly and the Life of the Jones Talks Enter Relates Incidents in Picturesque and Gal- lant American General in the and Will be in Fight in Cuba. Who is Now a Major United States Army the Thickest of the Rev. iiumil J. William Jones, of Kich- i - .ii-uim u pi eai-ut'r author and noted Confederate soldier the well-known j chaplain, was in Norfolk recently and a reporter oi Hie Vtryiman and Pilot had an interview with him. Natur ally he talked of war and as naturally of Gen. Fitzh ugh Lee, remarking upon the fact that the Virginia boys want to march and fight under the famous cavalry leader. The Yirmn- iun ana ruoi quotes Dr. Jones as fol lows: " ell, I don't wonder. If the bovs want to light, want to be right in the thick of it, want to show the Stian iards that there is something in them above the mercenary, want to let the Dons see that the spirit of '7G and T,' ournsas brightly and liercely as ever, all they have to do is to follow the gallant Fitzhugh Lee, and if they have backbone he'll stiffen it, and he'll never send a man where he won't lead." itr. Jones was in a reminiscent mood, and his mind wandered back to the stirring days of 'Go's, when he c;aaPla"1 of tbu gallant Thirteenth Virginia regiment, attached to fight ing (ieneral A. I. Hill's corns. It was in those times that brought out the manhood in a man that liev Mr. Jones lirst encountered Lee. "He was a gallant soldier, and every ljieh a man, a true gentleman; and his men fought about him like knights of old, for they loved i heir heroic leader," said Rev. Mr Jones. "Fitzhugh Lee was a cavalry in structor at West Point, when the war broke out. He resigned at once I hey tried to retain him: but the blond of Light Horse Harry Lee, his grand-father, that surired" through his veins would not be downed; his duty was to his loved southland, and amidst the "-enuine reyrets of his comrades he laid down the sword of the Union and took up the cause of jus uear v lrginia " There is so much to tell of Fitz hugh Lee, but brielly the history of the i avalry of the Confederacy is the war history oi the man. He is in. separably and heroically connected with it. To leave him out of acaval- iv euarge is i.o leave a vacancy in deed. He was at the lirst Manassas battle, and went to the front as he did ever after. From Cantain he rose rapidly to Lieutenant-Colonel. Colonel, Hrigadier, then Major-Gen-eral, which place he occupies again, and will again distinguish. "Lee was desperate, daring, bold and courageous, but never reckless. I have seen Lee and Stuart go into battle singing, and their men join ing in the chorus. They sang as they charged; sang with bullets llvino- about them; sang even as they ducked to (lodL'e a virions s:ilir enf. "In camp he had a band known as Fitzhugh Leo's Minstrels, and many were the entertainments they gave. He did not neglect his men's souls; out nan religious services whenever possible. At the second Manassas lit cap l'oint tured some of his old West comrades, and they put in a night of fun and iollitv. He told them be id a message to send through the Union lines; paroled them, sent them otl on their horses, and one of his old comrades took that message and carried it through his own lines. inder the lire of his own men. He had given his word and kept it. "At Iseverly rarms, in Culpeper, it was Lee that, with 800 gallant troops, drove Averill and his 3,000 men back, capturing many of them. "In 1SG4, when Grant made his hur ried march from the wilderness to Spottsylvania C. IL, to get between R. K. Lee and Richmond, it was Fitz Lee who was sent to opjose him from I a. m. till late at night, until An derson's division of Longstreet's corps came up, and General Robert K. Lee had formed his line at that historic spot. "Fitzhugh Lee's name is insepar ably and honorably linked to the Confederate Cavalry, and the history of Virginia, and the boys do them selves honor when the)' fall in be hind him. He will lead them where honor lies or the soldier's grave." Rev. Dr. Jones was a tighter him self, enlisting as a private in the ranks of the famous "Stonewall" Jackson's Foot Cavalry, and lighting like a parson can light on many a hard-fought Held. The Cuban question ami political issues sink into insignificance with the man who suffers from piles. What he most desires, is relief. DeWitfs Witch Hazel Salve cures piles. Phil Ii. Thomas. Twenty Years Proof. Tutt's Li er Pills keep the bow els in natural niotion and cleanse the system of all impurities An absolute cure for sick headache, dyspepsia, sour stomach, con stipation and kindred diseases. "Can't do without them" R. P. Smith, Chilesburg. Va. writes I don't know how I could do without them. I have had Liver disease for over twenty vears. Am now entirely cured. Tutt's Liver Pills It seems that the Commodore didn't stop to rest after reaching Manila. ENSIGN BAGLEY. (Charlotte Observer.) In Sumter fray, and now in Cuban war, lhe "Old North State" shoots the first martial star Athwart the front of Mars. Not Death dismays, but like a mighty man. To War's red height she ever leads the van With fielders and her tais. Poor Bagleyl Now she mourns thee, gal lant boy! The daring hero of a naval toy Too frail to bear the Soul Of thy imperial beine. thro' the hell Of brazen Battle's crash of shatt'rine shells To death-eclipsing goal. Too young to die in even angel cause. with Oushing grandeur, in the foaming jaws Of hvdra-headeil doom Ye proudly dared, and battled till the last Infernal belch of Ralaklavan blast. Riddled they floating tomb! Bravo, young Pdtr iot, in thy laureled sphere! Fame gilds thy name and Freedom frames thy bier. And love thy grave will deck; h or no high deed from height of history Sublimer gleams than thy white chivalry That lights the Winslow's wreck! Farewell, brave warrior, in the listless loam. All hail, blest Hero, in thy higher home Beyond the booming Hood; For God hag written, "Cuba shall be free," On the blue margin of a tropic sea, With thy avenging blood! JOSEPH LEE MAY. Norfolk. Va. DEWEY'S SON TALKS. Describes the Manner and Character istics of His Father. The only son of Admiral Dewev is George Goodwin Dewey, of New York City, who recently went into busi ness there, after taking his degree at Princeton. When the news of hi father's great victory was known, the young man was literally beseiged by reporters, all of whom he received very considerately. He talked frankly and enthusiastically about his father as ionows: "My father is deliberate, cool, business-like, without fear, gentle, very fond of children, good hearted, ana Ktna to everyone. He is most thorough, determined, and energetic He is a disciplinarian, and every n.:.. i i. S . i . , J mmg uuuer nis control must ue as near perfect as possible. You can easly imagine why I have such faith in rather s ability when I appreciate these strong points in character. "He is so very kind hearted, yet nothing can stop him in the perform ance of his duty, no matter what the results may be. He loves a good horse, and is particularly fond of horseback riding, vet he always con siders the comfort of the animal he rides. He will not allow his horse to trot on hard road, or to be hurried up a steep hill. He is devoted to children, and always enters into their pleasures. "Ihat is one side. But when it comes to the necessity of lighting, he believes in being most thorough ly prepared, and striking quick, hard ana with deliberate intent of accom plishing the purpose of war that is, putting the enemy in a condition where he cannot fight. "I was very much impressed by his last letter, received a month ago. . . ... . lie saut nothing about expecting war, but said he was very busy. Now, 'busy3 is a little word, but I know what it meant with him. He meant that he was practising his crews in every duty. That they were handling the ships and guns, tiring at targets, and doing everything that woulu bring them to the maximum of perfection in case they were called into action. The result of the battle of Manila shows that I was right. He as busy when he wrote, and busy for a good purpose. "He believes that our ships and men are the best in the world. He is right, and has proved it. Farra- it is his ideal of a naval command er, and we all know what rarragut was." Good Health. If you want to keen your health and strength without consulting the doctor so often, the best thing you can do is to write to the w oi id s Dispensary Medical Assoc iation, Buffalo, N. Y., for a copy of Dr. Pierce's great book, the "People's Com mon Sense Medical Adviser. Send 21 one-cent stamps to cover cost of mailing only. It is a large book of 1008 pages, with over 300 illustrations. It is the same book of which 080,000 copies were sold at Sl.50 each. The only difference is in the bind ing, which in the free edition is of strong manilla paper. There is no other such complete family doctor book In the Eng lish language, it is a veritable medical library, complete in one volume. Send now before all are given away. They are going off rapidly, therefore, do not delay sending immediately if in want of one. the above generous offer is limited to 500,000 copies. A warm and tender heart is an in valuable possession, and we all pay i well deserved tribute to it in our ove ami honor, let, when it is ir- see united to weak judgment and an resolute will, how often do we dire results ensuing. COURAGE. It is not they that never know V eatness or tear who are the brave: Those are the proud the knightly few hose joy is stui to serve ana save. But they who, in the weary night, Anna the darkness ana the stress. Have struggled with disease and blight, V un pitiiui world-weariness. They who have yearned to stand among ine iree ana niignty ot tne earth. Whose sad. aspiring souls are wrung With starless hope and hollow mirth Who die with every day, yet live Through merciless, unbrightened vears. Whose sweet right is to forgive Ana smiie aivineiy through their tears: They are the noble, they the strong, lney are tne tried, the trusted ones, And though their way is hard and long Straight to the pitying God it runs. Harper's Weekly. ACRE AT record of cares, une qualled in medical history, proves Hood's Sarsaparilla possesses merit un known to any other MEDICINB PHILIPPINE ISLANDS. THEIR GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION AND COM1ERCIAL RELATIONS. A Country Rich in Resources but Held Back in Its Growth and Develop, ment by Spanish Greed and Oppres sionOur Sudden Interest in These Newly Acquired Possessions of Un cle Sam Call for More Information Concerning Them. (National Intelligencer.) While awaiting the next decisive move in our war with Spain, whether it oe on land or sea, the great, over topping fact of the present is that the American flag has been firmly planted on the East Indian posses sions oi Spain by virtue of Admira Dewey's victory on May 1 at Manila Not only is the power of the United states now supreme m the Philip pine Islands, but it appears to be the policy of our government to main tain its foothold there indefinitely. Hence our sudden interest in that far off island and the desire for al the light obtainable on these nev possessions of Uncle Sam. So something of the geography and character of the Philippines and their people is nere given. HELD BACK BY SPAIN. Lyinj right in the track of the woria s inter-continental commerce, and with one of the finest harbors in the world, the Philippine Archipela go nas remained closed to free com mercial intercourse through all the years since Magellan staked out the Spanish claim in 1521. Spain has held the groupe in her greedy hands, constantly squeezing for an excess of revenues, thus preventing natural growth and development, and try ing to monopolize the trade of the natives. That they have not of late succeeded in this was shown in the recent remarkable report from the American consul at Manila which was recorded in last week's Path finder. As if anticipating the politi cal event that report showed how 64 per cent, of the exports of the Philip pines have been absorbed by Ameri can traders. The Philippines lie in the north tropic zone and separate the South China Sea on the west and the Pacific ocean on the east. The eastern shore of Luzon, the principal island, is about 600 miles east of Hong Kong; it is the largest and most northern island of the great group a group which, extending from 5 degrees to 20 degrees north latitude, and over a longitude of 10 degrees to 107 degrees east of Greenwich, covers a north and south line of 1,050 miles, and an east and west line of about 700 miles. It is estimated that this group com prises 1,400. islands, of which by far the larger part are mere islets. They are of coral and volcanic formation, the cones often having tremendous eruptions. Next to Luzon, with its 41,000 square miles area, is Minda noa, on the southeast, having an area of 37,456 square miles. The total area is computed at 114,000 square miles. There are a half a dozen other islands in the central and western part of the group, the areas of which range from that of Rhode Island to that of Connecticut. THE INHABITANTS. The islands had a total population last year of about 10,000,000, accord ing to the estimate of Catholic priests in correspondence with Pa pal Delegate Martinelli, although encyclopedias (out of date) place the figures as low as 6,000,000 and some estimates are at 8,000,000. A dwarfed race of "Negritos," now driven into the mountains and in terior lands, seem to be the descend ants of the aborigines. The bulk of the population is Ma layan, of whom there are numerous tribes; the dirtiest and most pagan is known as the Igorrotes, and yet they display very exemplary quali ties. They are one of the most im portant tribes of Luzon and are amongst the population who virtu ally escape omnivorous Spanish taxa tion. Ihey are good farmers, laying out terraced fields on the moun tains, constructing irrigation canals and having a considerable reputation as metallurgists. Their domestic morality is favorablj' in contrast with that of their neighbors. Another element of the population are the Chinese and their Mestizos, or decendants of mixed Semitic and native blood. There is scarcely a community on these islands where the Chinese are not found. LIFE OF THE PEOPLE. The climate of the Philippines va ries little from that of other moun tainous tropical countries. The f the themometer during the year is from a little over b0 degrees to about 90. The vear may be di vided into three seasons; the first cold an dry, commences in Novem ber; the second, warm and still dry. commences in March, the greatest heat being experienced from April to the end of May, and the third which is excessively wet, continues from June to the middle of Novem ber. Generally speaking, the natives are mild and amiable, predisposed to religious observances, extremely superstitious and very hospitable. Those of Batangas, Cagayan and Southern Ilocos are better and more industrious laborers than those of the other provinces. During their youth they work with energy and a certain mental vigor, but on reach ing a more advanced age lapse into indolence which is one of their great est defects. The women are adverse to idleness, have a spirit of enterprise and often engage in various trades with suc cess. They are economical and sac rifice themselves cheerfully for those to whom they are attached. Petty trade and banking are almost entire ly in their hands. Europeans and their descendants are not numeroul ' altQngQ there is a considerable breed of half-castes, derived from European fathers. SPANISH OPPRESSION'. It was not until the close of the sixteenth century that the archipela go passed under Spanish domination, during the reign of Philip II. About the middle of the century an expe dition sailed from Mexico in five ships but accomplished little. In 1565 Don Miguel Lopez de Legazpi reached the islands and founded a Spanish settlement at the town of Cebu, and it is in his correspondence mat me name rhilippine Islands is first recorded. It was given in honor of his sovereign. Under this mon arch an ecclesiastical organization, principally oi monastic oraers, was established. The history of these islands during the ninteenth century has been one of oppression, restrictions on com uieree anu ierocious taxation, m which the ecclesiastics used their influence for the support of the Span ish sovereignty. The last revolt broke out in 1896. The conspiracy was discovered before the day ap pointed for the rising, and the plans of the insurrectionists were discon certed. Yet when the authorities proceeded to arrest those known to be involved the rebels mustered in force, amounting to several thous ands, but were dispersed when they offered battle in the neighborhood of Manila. The insurgents estab lished themselves in the province of Cavite, on the north shore of Manila bay, eight miles southwest of" the port of Manila, and held it until the arrival of 25,000 reinforcements from Spain and of a considerable naval fleet enabled the government to sup press them. In the inaccessible parts of the islands there are still unsubdued savages. In the last census returns the number of natives not subiect to the civil government and paying no tribute is given as 602,853, while the number of natives paying tribute is returned at 5,501,356. THE PRODUCTS. The latest records of the Philadel phia museum furnish these statis tics: The public revenue of the islands is about flo,000,000, of which the larger part is raised by direct taxes. poll taxes, customs, monopolies, and lotteries. The chief articles of produce are sugar, hemp, tobacco, coffee and copra, lhe foreign trade is confined to the ports of Manila. Iloilo. Cebu and Jamboanga. Gold, sulphur and large deposits of excellent steaming coal are widely distributed over the country, and an intelligent govern ment, coupled with enterprise in business and humanity of spirit, could rapidly turn this fertile region into a source of great wealth for man kind. The chief seaport of the group is Manila, overlooking the spacious bay on the southwest shore of Luzon. The other chief ports are Iloilo and Cebu, on islands of the same name in the central part of the archipel- The following distances by ocean routes from various strategic points to tne rhuippines, as given us by the Hydrographic Office, have an interesting bearing on the situata- tion: Cadiz to Manila, via Cape of Good Hope, 12,350 miles; via of Suez Ca nal, 8,425 miles; New York to Manila via Cape of Good Hope, 13,630 miles; via Suez Canal, 12,065 miles; San Francisco to Manila direct, 7,050 miles. Seekers after gold know thev mav be disappointed, but seekers after health take Hood s Sarsaparilla with the utmost con hdenee that it will do them wonderful good. Hood's Pills are the only pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. Easy, vet ef ficient. First In Three Wars. (Raleigh Post.) The whole country knows that the first American to fall in battle in the war with Spain was a North Caro- mian-our honored townsman Ensign Worth Bagley. It is also a well stated fact that the first Confederate killed n the war between the States was lenry L. Wyatt, a native of North Carolina. But it is not so well known that the first blood of patriots spilled n armed resistance to the British in he events leading up to the Kevolu ion, was that of citizens of this State. It is a fact generally under stood by our own people, for it is recorded in our histories and taught in our schools; but outside of North Carolina few have ever read or heard of the Regulators who fought Gover nor Tryon's royal troops on the field of Alamance. That was long before Lexington, Concord and Bunk er tun Doubtle ss there were collisions Imj-i ... . . tween civilians and soldiers before the day of Harman Husbands and his Kegulators, and it is not ques tioned that some sealed their patriot ism with their lives, as the histories relate; but to North Carolina belongs the honor of having been first to oppose force to force in battle array, and the first to mourn the loss of sons killed in actual war. Alamance, Bethel.JCardenas, What imperishable glory do they recall, and what an inspiration to our people will they prove in all the A Narrow Escape. Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Oroton, S. I).: "Was U ken with a bad cold which settled on my luDg, cough set iu and finally terminated in Consump tion. Four Doctors gave me up saying I could live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could net stay with my friends on earth, I wouM meet my absent ones above. My husbad was advisied to get Dr. King's 'New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight btf ties. It has cured me, and thank God 1 am saved and now a well and healthy woman. Trial bottles free at M. Dorsey 'a drugstore Regular size 50c and f 1.00; guaraoeet or price refunded. THERE'S SENSE IN THIS. IMPORTANCE TO THE SOUTH THE NICARAGUAN CANAL. OF John Barrett, United States flinlster to Slam, Calls Attention to the Vast Trade Possibilities of the South, in the Far East In the Direction of a Wider Market for Raw Cotton Espe cially Does a Mighty Opportunity Await Us if Improved. (Norfolk Public Ledger.) Mr. John Barrett. United States Minister to Siam, in a letter from Bangkok to the Baltimore Sun, writ ten a month before Commodore Dewey achieved his celebrated victory in Manila Bay, gives a glowing des cription of the trade possibilities of the South in the far East, and es pecially in the direction of wider markets for raw cotton. A mighty opportunity, he says, awaits the South in that portion of the world, and yet it is an opportunity ap preciated or improved by few. "After Cuba and the Klondike," says Mr. Barrett, "the far East to-day attracts the world's attention, but it has riches in store for the South that Cuba and Klondike combined can never give." "The far East." be says, "wants the South's cotton; it wants it now, and it will want it in increasing ratio every year; and it will take it too, in such quantities as to add millions of dollars to the amount of the South's income from her king staple, and so directly add to the prosperity of every Southern State provided only the South seizes the magnificent opportunity- open to her, pushes the market, developes the demand, meets with fearless force the competition of Indian, Chinese and Egyptian cotton, insists on low through rail and water rates from the productive centres of the South to the ports of consumption across the Pacific, and finally and above all the grand con sideration secures an all-water, un broken bulk route from the seaports of the cotton belt to those of manu facture in the far East through a completed and open Nicaragua Canal!" "Let us look," says Mr. Barrett, "at a few facts. A portion of the world whose combined area is nearly 5,000,000 square miles, or 1,500,000 greater than the United States, has its chief borders and only gateways of commerce on the trans-Pacific seaboard, directly opposite our own Pacific shores. In these lands dwell 500,000,000 human beings, a number greater than that of Europe aud South America, and five times the population of all North America. Of these 500,000,000 inhabitants 400, 000,000 are a cotton-clothed, cotton using people, and of the 5,000,000 square miles, 4,000,000 are a section of country where cotton goods or products are used and always will be used more than all others combined, but where not over 100,000 square miles are well suited to cotton cul tivation and only a tithe of the raw cotton is raised that is required to satisfy the demands; of the entire population and area. Do not ilese facts suggest something to the plant ers and exporters of Dixie?" Mr. Barrett says that about os hundred cotton factories have recent ly been constructed in Japan, and twenty in China, and that more are being constructed or planned in both countries. He says that he has personally visited nearly every mill and met nearly every manager in China and Japan, and that a prefer ence was everywhere expressed for American cotton, the only drawback being the freight rates." He urges the planters and exporters of the South to combine to obtain the low through rates needed, and, if neces sary, urge the steamship companies to provide increased factilities. Here is what Mr. Barrett says rela tive to the effect that the construc tion of the Nicaragua canal would it .i . . . "a,e, utT lI!e aonui- J.11V1U1.1 1 .11 I , ii ii ii the final and most important one: If the Nicargua Canal were dug and iu operation the whole problem would be solved. A mighty fleet of steam barriers would immediately commence to ply be tween our Southern orts and "those of the far East, and the cost of trans portation would be so lowered that not only would our American cotton supply and rule the Asiatic market, but the South would be no longer dependent on the demands of the North and England alone. "This assertion about the canal is not a fantasy, but a fact not n creation of my imagination, but a (Conclusion of careful observation and study of an economic and transpor tation condition. I have discustM-d this point repeatedly with the leading shipping men of Europe and Asia" 'and thev are -ilnio.it tmn , i m.n . J ' ' ................... agreeing mat tne canal and its mighty revolution of the world's commerce and trade would enable the South to supply the splendid present and prosjtective cotton market of trains-Pacific lands. "As a nail which I would drive home; ! to clinch this contention. I would cite that influential Directors of th Nipon Yuseu Kaisha and the Pen insula and Oriental, two of the most powerful steamship companies in the world, have more than onc told me that if the Nicaragua Canal is con structed, their respective companies will put on fleets of ten to fifteen steamers at once on round-the world runs, via the Sue; and Nicaragua canals, with the special consideration that thev can carry cotton from. America to Asia via route." the Nicaragua Mr. Barrett says that although he is a Yankee, aud is now a resident of the Pacific coast, his six years' resi dence in the South enabled him to study her resources, and now that he has an opportunity to acquaint our people of the immense jossibili ties of the Eastern trade, he thinks it his duty to furnish such informa tion to the South as well a to the North and East. He says: "iu a knowledge of the situa tion which has come from thorough investigation, extending over a period of six vears and carried on in every land from Siberia and Japan io .-siam ana Java with unshaken confidence in the spleudid future that awaits the Pacific and Pacific lands I appeal to all those interest ed in the welfare of the South and the extension of American commerce for commerce is the life-blood of nations to study this mighty Pa- i-iiiu opportunity, ana to all those having active interests, not only to study, but to enter, exploit and make a conquest of these vast markets. "Let Dixie's argosies, laden to the gunwaies with her great staple, seek the shores of far Cathay and bring back the riches of its coral strands.' The letter deserves a wide circula tion, and we trust that the commer cial bodies of our Southern cities will take steps to place it, in its entirety, before our merchants and planters. "One Minute Cough Cure is the best preparation l nave ever sold or used mid I can't say too much In its praise." L. M. Kannon. Merchant, Udell, Ga. Phil II Thomas. The Two Acts Together. (Philadelphia Press.) Southern State gave the lirst of a victim of the war under the Hag reunited country North Carolina. Ensign Bagl ev, of The Senate witliHUt debate and without dissent passed the measure repealing all disabilities of every order under the Fourteenth Amendment. Let the House with equal speed and in the same spirit, pass the same measure. The two acts together. On the bier of the ycung Southern hero, who died on the deck of the Winslow, bearing the name of a Northern com mander, there will be laid by the na tion the united pine and palmetto. To-day and henceforth they staud for the same country, they represent the same patriotism, they support the same flag and they stand rooted in the soil of the same motherland. Let no line on the statue book re main to disable or prevent any man from serving the country he loves, and for whom a Southern State, a Southern home aud a Southern mother give the precious tribute of this young life, cut off untimely, save that no man dies too soon who dies where duty calls and where his country commands. Late to bed and early toiise, prepares a man for his home is the ?kies. Early to led and a Little Early Riser, the pill that makes life long and better and wiser. Phil II. Thomas. GLADSTONE HAS PASSED AWAY. Death of The Great English Com moner. Hawarden, May 19. Mr. Gladstone died a 5 o'clock this morning. He had been unconscious practically all day, though at times he seemed to recognize for a moment some of the watchers about him. Certainly he did recognize his wife, who was beside him all day, except when the physician prevailed upon her to rest. She tenderly clasped her hus band's hand as she watched him. 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