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"ESTO PEBfETU."
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ec Joh Trimble, Washington, D.C.
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Tr. w. H. Powell, Battleboro,
ec H. T. J. Ludwiq, Mt. Pleasant,
EXfiCrjTIVE COMMITTEE.
C. L. iLortNTREE, Bells Ferry, N. Q,
Cap, W. H. Powell, Battleboro; '.
K. T. Ridjey, Boyins,
Northampton Pomona Qftange
Master R. I. Beale, Pjbtecasi.
Overseer N.T.Ridley.
Lecturer P- T. Hicks.
Steward J. D Pope.
iss't Steward J.UJ jTEPHERSON.
rhaplain Rev. JeI I Flythe.
Treasurer KiNCiiEir Davis.
Secretary K. R. M1a.ddrey.
O. Keeper L. T. BWiDGEijts.
Pomona Mrs. A. fA Gay,
Flora-Miss MaggieIL, Mabprey.
.Ceres Mrs.'i. It. rr. Davis
L. A.Ste'd I$rs. C. S. Lasiter.
Ex-''om. -De. K. H Stancii-l, J
Jf. Pope, Rev;. Jesse Fiiyth
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in "January; April, July anjd October.
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-rc-
your Grange paper, for by mcijeas,
ing its circulation you help to, in
crease interest in the Grange an$
its work. As long as we can we in
tend to speak for the Grange, aujd
we want you to help us. Our sub
senption list has increased some this
summer, and may we not hope for a
larger increase during the fall?
We ask those who ai;e behind to
Day as soon as they can.
The coroner's jury in the case ofj
the rail-road disaster near Statesville
a short time ago, in which 22 per
pons were killed and 26 wounded,
after examining witnesses and get
ting' all the information they could,
returned a verdict to the effect that
the wreck was caused by the dis
placement of one of the rails near
the bridge across Third creek by
some malicious person or persons
unknown to the jury. This it would
seem clears the rail-road authorities
of all blame in the matter, But the
Jury charges the ran road company
with gross negligence, in leaving
their tools with which the spikes and
tyoits that held the rail in place were
supposed to be removed exposd in
open shed where they might be ta
ken and used by any psser by ;
and they also found several rotten
cross-ties at and near the displaced
rail, and that the superstructure on
the bridge was partially defective
and unsafe. This, however, was not
the cause of the sad accident.
AMPLE ROMJ.
Ample room at the hotels during
the Exposition atRaleigh.guaranteed
at moderate prices. The Exposition
naanagement has arranged with par
tjies to put up temporary lodging
blouses, and a uniform price of only
ffty cents per night is to be charged
for sleeping quarters. A well sup-
5 lied restaurant will be attached to
atjhof the" lodging bouses, and per
sjojjs can purchase cooked food at
prices to suit themselves.
Good for the South.
It 'gives ua pleasure to publish the
following extract from an article m
the State Chronicle, and we hope the
estimates, and statements therein
may prove to be; correct. 1$ says ;
"It is estimated that the grain
crops of the South this year wrl
gregate nearly 100,000,000 bushels
more than in 1890 and this added
to the large yield of the fruits and
vegetables will keep at home at least
$76,000,Qp0 that last year went north
and west for food staffs. This will
fully offset the low price of cotton
and; if cotton should advance by
reason of a decrease in yield, there
will "be a clear gaia to southern far
mers' interests. The yield, of sugar,
rice and tobacco 'promise to exceed
the crops of 1890 and will add largely
to the general properity of the south.
The bankers in sections of the south
report that with business on a solid
basis, with less indebtedness on the
the part of the farmers and merchants
than for many years, and with good
crops assured, the prospects for the
fall and winter hve never been more
favorable. A period of ereat acttvi-
ty in solid, substantial development
is universally predicted.
A THIRD PARTY.
A great deal i- Just now being
said about a .third, party, which from
the sentiments expressed in the Al
liance organs seems to be a certain
ty. The organ of . C. State Alliance
has not as we have seen come out
squarely in favor of the third party,
but says something like this, if the
Democratic party will not pledge it
self to 8ujp$ort all the demands of
the Alliance then they must form a
party of their own, a third party.
Now, if, as it has oeen said, the Al
liance in the South is the Democrat
ic party of the South, where will be
the difficulty in getting the party to
pledge to the supprt of the Alliance
demands -all of them? We are sure
it is a principle of the Democratic
party that the majority shall rule.
Why then should tne farmers organ
ise a new party when they can con
trol the party to which they already
; belong, and which they believe is the
pestiparty Known in our politics?.
We do not favor 1 third party, be
cause we do not tbtik there is yet a
sufficient necessity : for it to justify
its' formation at the risk ot losing
more than will be gained ; besides,
we have parties enough already, and
we do not believe a multiplicity of
parties will "hasten the good time
coming." We do not profess to know
much about the parties, but as we
understand it the Democratic party
in its platform of the past favors
nearly all the demands f the Alii
iance, and we are sure it would be
better for the Alliance South to work
'through that party, than to form a
new party at the risk of losing all.
A half a loaf is better than no bread
at all, you know. Bro. Allaancemen,
inside the Democratic party you can
control and elect such men as you
choose, men who are pledged to your
demands if the party is not ; but
withdraw and divide the party, and
what will be your . chance of success ?
Very doubtful. This is the way it
looks to us, and we are not "up a
tree either.
From Weekly Weather Crop
Bulletin.'
The reports of correspondents of the
weekly. Weather Crop Bulletin,
issued by the North Carolina Experi
ment Station and State Weather Service,
.it,
for the week ending Friday, September
4th, 1891, show that although slightly
better weather has prevailed no im
provement in crops has taken place.
The early part of the week was decided
ly too cool, the temperature reaching
the normal' only during the last few
day. The excessive rains have ceased,
but light showers, which were quite un
necessary have fallen. The fain-fill
w&Cheaviest in the Eastern District and
least in the Western, otherwise the same
conditions have prevailed generally over
the State. ' Cotton continues to shed
and is affected! bv rust. Qpening very
slowly. Corn was not much damaged,
but saving oi fodder and hay not pro
gressing' very well. Tobacco-juring
progressing rapuily, the yield not prom
ising to be quite as good as expected.
The prospec are now for a fewdays of
rainy weather and lower temperature.
The presentcondition of the staple crops
is as follows :
Eastern District C o 1 1 o n , 69 ;
corn, S3 ; tobacco, 82.
Central District Cottqn; - 7$;
corn, 88 ; tobacco, 79. "
Western District Cotton, V8;
corn, 91 ; tobacco, 84. 71
For the State. Cotton, 73 ; corn,
87 ; tobacco, 83. (130 reports received,
representing 60 counties).
Help (he JnYenilf.
A short time ago we heard that a
father gave his little boy who belongs
to the Juvenile sciety some cider,
and thelittle boy drank it, and thus
broke bis promise not to drink cider,
or other intoxicating drinks. We
mention thiamin order, that we may
call the attention of fathers, and
mothers, too, to the importance of
not ony being friendly to the Juve-
Inile temperance work, but to give
their hearty qo-operation in the goq
work of trying to save, the boys ar;
girls from the evil habits of drinking,
using tobacco, profane language, and
gambling. ,f
We do not prpDose here to give
reasons to show that the work of the
Juvenile Temple, is good and laudi
ble, for this is too plain to need any
argument or discussion. Every per
son that has had any experience
knows someing of how hard it is
to break off frmi an evil habit when,
it fastens itself upon one. They
know that it is much, very much,,
easier to prevent the formation of a
wicked and hurtful habit, than it is
to free one's self from it when once
formed. Hence, it is only necessary
to say that, the work of the Juvenile
Temple is to present, if possible (and
we believe it js possible if all will
help) the formation of the bad habits
spoken of in the .-beginning of this
article, to at once secure the favor if
t-
not the co-operation of every lover
f the children.
We are free to admit that this Ju
venile work may prove ineffectual in
some individual cases, as does every
other good- work, but with the re
straints, protection ajid teaching giv
en the, children, every one must see
that a, great and noble work can and
will be; accomplished ; more certain
ly, if the work shall receivethe co
operation of parents. Therefore we
earnestly beg all parents to give this
matter their thoughtful attention and
do what they can to help the work
along. You know semething of the
insidious foe. hem by degrees be fas.t
tens himself upon his innocent and
unwary victim, and yoa, are not en
tirely ignorant of the wjly arts prac
ticed by the agent of this foe, who
to get gain woaJdj sell the youth of
our country intOj a slavery wose
than Egytian bondage ; and it is
your duty to look out for your chil
dren, and see that they are not led
into the net. Far be it from you. to
put with your own hand any tempta
tion in their way, but remove it as
far as possible, from tbem.
Even the man who, strangles hfya
convictions of right, and continues,
to sell that which he lnows has beep
and will yetbe the ruin of many a
promising youth, because he gets
gain thereby, will acknowledge that
there is great danger in the drinking
habit, and that the safest remedy is
total abstaitience, and the best time
to begin the practice of total abeti
nance is in childhood ; and while it
is probable that he wilj; continue to
sell to those who will buy, yet, in
the name of the Juveniles and juve
nile workers, we would beg even
such a one as well as others, espe
cially parents, tor encourage and
help the children to keep their prom
ise of total abstinence firm unto the
end of life. Will you dp it ?
"Jit were better for him, that a mill
stone were hanged aboq his neck,
anc he drowned in the depths of the
sea, than that he should offend one
these little ones."
Btlplng the Seutly
The Northern railroad officials and
the Northern editore are doing much
toward making a success of the
Southern Iter-State Exposition
whicha is. to, bq hejd in the City of
Raleigh, y Q., Qctober 1st to De
cember 1st.
Col. A. K. McClure, editor of the
Philadelphia "Times," writes the
managers, "I will do all that can be
done through the Times to aid the
Exposition in the North," and this
comes, as ai volunteer oifering from
Cok McClure. ; , ": -
. The Pennsylvania Railway Com
pany says : "We will do all wA -can
to aid in, making a success ofV the
Exposition."
BULDLVG TUE FAIR.
Busy Scenes at Jackson Park, t.e
Site of the Columbian
Exposition.
It takes, a fence six chiles long to en
close the World's Fair buildings. All
these structures are to be of extraordi
nary . dimensions, but the largest of
then on which the $pnndation work has
just been commenced, will be something
stupendous. It is the Hall of Manufac
tures and Liberal Arts, The site for
this vist building is a broad, high'y sit
uated plateau overlooking the lake. A
railroad track runs, through its center,
and on each side rise tremeodous piles
of lumber, iron and all sorts of construc
tion material.
A similar scene is witnessed at the
other great building, on which further
progress has beeu made.. Within the
enclosure the Exposition sit4 resembles
one vast vvorkground, surxoupded by.
freight ears and lumber yards. Looking
out toward the lake, the breakwater, the
long pier and foundation for a naval ex
hibit presents the appearance of a mam
moth dockyard.
Changed, indeed, is Jackson Park,
and those who visited it three month ago
would not know it now. A world's
workshop, employing an army of build
ers, environed on three sides by the foli
age and flowers of the sojith parks, and
on the fourth by the infinite expause of
he lake.
The exposition site has undergo:. : a
wonderful change ince la-t spring.
Then it was a soft marshy ground shelv
ing in irregular stretches to the water
line. Now it is a firanJeve.a smootjh
sandy surface upon a ' clay subsoil. ' A
perfect and admirably improved build
ing site. The hundreds of, viaiJQrs T3fho
view the grounds cannot immediately
appreciate the immense difficulties that
have been overcome andtthe great labor
involved in the earthwork accomplished
on this lake shore site. It is now a level,
surface to the line of the lake, a surface
a mile and a half in length and, at its,
southern extremity, nearly a mile in
width. This has been created, graded
and leveled by constantly employing a
small army of men and now, within the
six miles of fence that surrounds it, the
work of constructing the great buildings
is being pushed with ceaseless activity.
From the flight eminence already
known tas "'administration hill," which
the Jofty administration building is des
tined to effectively crown, the observer
can even thus early gain a realistic sense
of the distinctive features and general
magnitude of this stupendous undertak
ing. At this point he is practically in
the center of the sites allotted to the
principal buildings and the system qf
terrace work which will surround them
lie is also in the centre of a complex
network of railway track, 50,000 feet oi
it extending in every direction and con
nected with' the trunk lines by fifty
switches, all of them in constant use.
This system of railway is, laid upon
what, four months ago, was wild park.
land untouched by the first improye-r
ment. The tracks are covered with cars,,
loaded with lumber, iron and every des
cription of building materials. These
roll iDto the grounds unceasingly and
are switched up to the buildings to which
the materials belong. Gangs of men
take hold with a will and as if by magic
towering piles of materials rise in every
section of the grounds. Mounting su
perintendents ride from point lo point
urging things forward. The word is
"rush" in every department and branch
of construction.
The big buildings are beginning to
rise. Already some of the principal
structures are not only in evidence, bnt
progress on them are marked from day
to day. Looking northwest from the
administration building the visitor sees
the Womans' Building, already so far
advanced that it looms up imposingly
against its background of park trees.
Rising in the vista are the Electricity
and Mines and Mining buildings, on
which the foundations are already com
pleted. Upon the sites of the Horticul
taral and Transportation buildiDgs all
preliminary work is completed, and hun
dreds of tons of material are ready to be
placed in position.
Hundreds of men are engaged on ev
ery possible sort of construction work.
Laying water-niains,electric-ligbt plant,
modeling for the exterior decorative
work and developing landscape effects
around the ornamental waters.
A busy place indeed is the exposition
ground, and soon it will be as busy by
night as by day for the electric lighting
; necessary lor night construction rus
'just been arranged for.
From one end of the ground to the
other everything is pushed, and tbajLtoo,
in all sections of the work. In the Iaud-
seape system, which' includes the la
l goons, basins and ofnamenta' waters,
toe Dreaxwater ana lake snore- terrace,
$lH; .great pier and casino ; in fact, all
principal departments and even their
minor divisions, are being pressei for
ward with a busiues like ambition thor
oughly in accordance with the impelling
spirit of this gigantic enterprise.
H'ornerf troubled with beada$hf will
and Simons Liver Regulator relieve,
and, cues.
RICH S$Uae TsifTIlNiS,
T$e Kicker is in Ring
Mij. Edite : rTbay cum rnlty nj git
in me iu the old ttinkin lockup, hec
lately. If I am vcr pnt in, one 6
hope will be a more decent! one ant)
in a better place than the ooe hea.
think if Alen Smith, was brung heaj he.
wouldn't rite suclv faverabul tatgrs.
He wrote f rum Halifax, jale, J am hi a,
good rum with three, mity tike men adj
the jasr is strerobly kind." Geas hen
sum the rest ov us will be sory whip
Kort euros ; but thin if we can rase a
litle mnny we can bav it flayed over.'V
Thay started to have a big Kort bear,
last weak and thay layed the case; and,
the Kort, both over. Its gitin.ponla to,
"lay over."
Say Mr. Editer what has beenro; of I.
r f
X. L.? Why in the word did he sop so
abruply? I do wish he had rote a, few
more times. Whin the Kicker stonyou
cum over, bear to see about it, fpr you
may no he's in jale an nedes he Id, no,
telin what may hapin.
Mr. H. B. Peebles will teach the male
school and Miss May Weaver will teach
the f email school; The mail school will
be at no. 5 on u rah aw street and the fe
mail zt no 6 Roanoke street. Mr. Bux
ton sold a big lot of shepe and catle to a
Norfolk man last weko. ' Most of the
murchants will. go on after goods in a
few days. Dr. Boltun wint las: week
to Baltimore and it is rumered that he
will oppn a drug store hear. Mrl WU
Seldon is with Weavei & Lasslter and
Mr Steven Futrell is with A. Vann.
Miss Minnie Carter and Miss Cary
Turner living near hear died last weak
W. & L's new store ia nearly finished
1 wont to no what it takes to QOnsti-
'tjUte a dnde. Editor or.sum correspon-
dant tel me. I dont nor I. bav, hurd
that a dude is a f eler that is good lor
,nuthin but to look at, (and-rot hardly
fit for that) that dresses fine, wares
stif wide colars and bleach shoes and
low cufs ; that pays more atention to
dressin than eny thing else and will
have fine close if he has thim to siele pi,
lie out of sam body that is sum acumt
thinks he's beter than most eny -nody.
else an looks beter, wbile every Oody
that sees bini nows hes not fit for liftjth
in ut to drink mene whisky an Apport
such girls as has got no beter sinctithai
to notice him. I don't no whether it
takes that or eny part of it tp make a
dude. I simply ask so that it I tver
should see one I would no what to call
him for you no I insist on calin things
by ..their right names
jam glad to see Francis wind up her
Ijeter in beter burner. You see I no how
to smothe things over. This aint my
iurst bio win up by the ladys. It don't
hurt thim, to git rea mad sum times and
thay don't generaly hurt eny thing ex
cept may be to pul sum bodys' hair and
I kepe mine short all the time eny how.
Whin thap gt as mad as fire, thin you
Jest begin to talk luv totoum and "sit on
the church steps" and talk "poetry
about the stars"and thayjwill be a smilin
in five minits. Now I don't want to go
too fur with this thing cause I don't al
ways mene every thing I say an I see
an you see Francis is takin on. about it
and furst thing I no she will, inter sute
against me for gainin luv by false pre
tince or brech of promise. Thin I'll bfe
in , fix, wont I ?
Sum of um kepe growlin about the
Kicker's bad spelin. If thay don't lack
it may be thay could spind apart of thalr
time profertably re-ritinand kerectin
it. . He does his best an don't keer
for te balance. You cant suje every
body no how and I dop't wait to. I
woujdnt sute sum fokes to save thalr
lives ior to sute thim I wold have to do
sum mity mene things and I don't pur
pose tq.do that. The Kicker.
Sep. V91,
THE PEESIDkNT.
Benjamin Harrison, president of
the United States, is booked for a
speech at the Southern, Inter State
Exposition, which is, to. be held . at
Raleigh, during the months of Octo
ber and November. John, Wanama
ker and the entire Cabinet think it is
good policy for the President to vis
it the Southern people. Tbey found
out during the President's Southern
trip, made dnring the early part of
the year, that the Sootbern people
can treat the President of the United
States with courtesy.
The President will receive an en
thusiastic welcome at the Capital of
the Old North State.
My own family medicine Simmon
Liver Regulator- -Rev. Jas. M. Roiling,
Farfit:kl .Vu.
The Grange seeks to educate its
members, in matters of legislation, aa.
well as In methods of fVti)iBg.