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9 vvwwwmf Vwvvwt $ The Monumental City Industries of Baltimore Municipal MacKinery Recollections of Christmas Hot and Cold Air THE MORNING POST; SUNDAY; FEBRUARY I 1903 DyR. A. LEIGH 0 4'V4VV 1 i: i f I i 1 r c 1 " t,ry Raltimoreans will, or have, re , ! handsome New Tork presents In -har- of dividends. It is said that nnanclal. manufacturing1 and r enterprises in this city have paid i..-s than rlx millions of dollars to re.-.oMers in the past few days. In a. account is taken of dividends t may come from enterprises, such Victories, banks, railroads, mines ; ..-thcr things wnM by Baltimore l-vad elsewhere. The- follow '"ilroad systems are largely owned r..nU!rr.fre people: Louisville and h'lSr'. Seaboard Air Line. Atlantic I.:r.?. Plant i:ystm (recently ab--i by Coast IJne), and a number .; :: r systems, making a total of - I:. " miles of railroad. . N'w Year starts out with every of good business in most Lst year was a record-breaker. - 1 :f nothing? Inttrferes, 1903 will a!! farmer records for business, r . t!.ty In Baltimore, but throughout it- country. In the past twelve i .-'1.9 the Baltimore Clearinghouse r . a record of II. 202.000. ono, w hich Is ;. .f that "something was doing" here. rr.ents of savings banks Just 1s- i show that they had more than j. ... on deposit January 1st. As t .r-nsltor are rractlcally all work ; i p---pI. the deposits show that at i -t a portion of the Baltimore labor l -r p-op!e are in a fairly prosperous :.::vi to start off the New Tear. Ti n former letter 1 mentioned the L.: that 23 per cent of the canning r of thl country Is clone in p. ..::n-.ore; also that 51 per cent of the o;-i!T canning cf the country is done I srl near this city. The New Tork Gr-'.r recently stated that .of the ir than nine million cases of to r . --nn?d in the country the state fi" :.!- ry land canned over four and a t t'f n illlons of cas;s. As most of the r-:;eries are owned In Baltimore, and tl.- cvkIs are sold from here, It can r- f?n that this city plays a very r r!cuous part In this important in-;.-:rv., r.-ider.ts of a large city nro usually fcirl workers, contrary to the opinion cf u country people. They have to r.r. The larger th city the more r r.uius must be the workers. Just v they all get a living Is a mystery, : thre are thousands of nooks that : be filled. Only a small portion I . - by tlwdr wits or by qurstfonable j r- h-vij, though, of rourse. In a large r.-v thr are numerous opportunities, ivy prople and country people nr ry much tbe same some good some fomf worse than bad. As a j .rt r. a small army of reople live at H: expense of the taxpayer.' and. as a !-!. the larger the city the larger rr.y. In proportion, for Jobbery mt uncommon. There Is a great t-r of officials, policemen, detec . engineer, firemen, street labor- ployes. But the city detective force, whl-h eonsipts of 17 men at present. Is a separate altalr. They are the best men .and r.re promoted from the regu lar police force for this special work. They wear r.o uniform or nsplcu ous badges ar.d are the terror' of evil doers. They can spot the cops in uni form, but the fellow who ,may be dressed like a tramp or a dude, or as sume any character he likes, go where he pleases without attracting atten tion to himself, is dangerous to the pickpocket or shoplifter, or any class of criminals, lie knows human na ture, lie knows the character and oc cupation of everybody, because It is his business to know. The deteceives report at the office of the chief of de tectives every morning at 8:30. They are posted as to any information about criminals wanted elsewhere who might come to the city and get accurate de scriptions of same, r any other mat ter that need attention. They are as signed for the day to certain work, or to spend their time on certain streets. go to hotels, depots, wharves, theatres, f oee ana to watch sixty turkeys. gallons of oysters, cranberries and other good things disappear down 650 hungry throats until that many appe tites, that were unused to good things, were satisfied. They doubtless still dream of that dinner and are looking forward to next Christmas. A little later in the week the newsboys were given admittance to a trained animal show. Fourteen hundred turned out to see the show, as pride did not pre vent their acceptance of that kind of charity. This was but one Instance of how everybody was assisted and made happy on Christmas day. The poor re ceived presents In cash, clothing and other articles, and if anyone was neg lected it was because they were too proud to let thir poverty be known. A certain Baltimore man uses a $300 gold nugget for a paper weight.. If the price of coal continues to drop he may be able to swap his paper weight ror a scuttle of the "black diamond." A large corporation here Is prepar ing to furnish cool air in summer and heat In winter from a large plant. Terhapg It will come high at, first, but it Is thought to bo feasible. By this means you can have your house any temperature you wisn all year by sim ply "touching a button," so to speak. It will be safer and cleaner than any method of heating now used, and probably healthier. It is a great pity that the method cannot be put into operation this winter, for the coal sit uation has not improved much, though It is not quite as serious. The normal supply of coal in Baltimore should be not less than 5,000 tons per day from November to May.; So far, the supply has not been more than from 1.000 to 2.000 tons, and much of that is soft coal, or hard coal of inferior grades. So you can see what a terrible short age there has been. Neither poor nor rich can get half as much as they need I3i etc. If a burglary or other crime was and the price Is high. But for two committed the night before, one or more men are assigned to that par ticular case. If they notice a sus picious character go into a large-store they mayfolow hhn In a casual way and nab him If ht attempts shop lifting, which is a frequent crime in cities. If a Baltimore criminal gets on a train or boat bound for another city things gas and oil the suffering would have been far greater. The BaJtinyore Gas works increased Its output from about ' 3,000,000 to 6,000,000 feet per day, and as the price is regu lated by law and is only about half what It costs In Raleigh, the people have been able to use gas for cooking purposes and for heating their sitting I I r tne ceiective may ioiiow mm ana Keep. rooms. Rockefeller has advanced the him shadows for days at a time to j price of coal oU from 9 to J4 centa a see what he is after. If he does not ; Uoilt Dut many are Torced to use it follow him. he at least will notify de-1 fQr cooklnj? and heating purposes at tectives in other cities and they will he advanced price. j believe that a wjicil mill. vmc: uiicu CAinansc rich man can be a Christian and a gentleman, but I no longer believe that Rockefeller Is either, especially since he has taken advantage of the people, poor people in many cases, who might have gotten along with oil at a rea sonable price during the present crisis in fuel matters, but who are much harder pressed on-. account of the ad vance, which was only done for greed. I fully believe that the time will ome when the coal barons and unscrupu lous small dealers, who are charging al sorts of prices, and the Standard Oil Company will almost go down on their knees and beg for business, and this time Is not- far oiC. The coal strike has opened the eyes of the public Gas and electricity can be produced and used for heat and lighting purposes at a price within t5e reach of all, "pro vided the price of coal Is regulated by law, as it should Jbe. . Great central plants can heat buildings in towns and cities more economically than each family can by purchasing fuel, hence It is possible and probable that the coal trust and the Standard OU Company will both be out of a job within a few years. The trusts may be so powerful that they can control the government, but the coal trust and the oil trust have gone into business on their own account and are robbing the other without permitting ourselves to be sur prised; but the next shock was too se vere to be endured without some man Ifestatlon of special wonder. Colored ladies" and "gentlemen" mingling among the , gay throng at a White House reception Just beat the bugs, and southern guests, when they took in the ttuaUoh. didn't do a thing but bolt for the nearest door; and an approv ing constituency sas-s they did exactly risht. Truly the twentieth century is bring ing strange things to pass, and the strenuous life at the White House ! is straining the nerves of Mr. Roosevelt's fellow countrymen, who are holding their breath and wondering what will happen next. - : a , The New Tork piano manufacturer who gave the president a gold plated instrument had doubtless heard some thing about the gold bug proclivities of the administration. ON HIS TRAIL A Romance of Colonial Days in Eastern North Carolina By DAVID MEEK: STRINCFIELD C The settlers along the shores of The white supremacy idea probably reached Its limit when the Texas Leg islature refused to permit a negro to carry the mail of the members from the post office to the capito!. a It will not be the fault or the mat rimonial enthusiasts In the Kansas trusts and the nubile of millions of . legislature if the governor and lieu- dollars every week and are causing a tenant governor of the Sunflower State vast amount of suffering and inconve- i .d?hl(S hae3 b!fore i . . .,, . . .. serving out their terms. It has been nlence. The People will not submit to proposed to tax batchelors fifty dol. this much longer, and the inventive , larg a year and tQ fQrfelt the genius is at work and will solve the,of a1 unmarried state omcers to the problem of light and heat in such a school fund way as to give the public what they are entitled to at such a small cost that dirty oil will have to take a back seat. Light, heat aftd power can now be transmitted almost any distance. Means are being found by which an abundance of each can be furnished, the output and consumption of coal and oil decreased at least to half what it now Is. Then where will Mr. Coal Robber and Mr. Oil Robber get their big dividends from? "Every dog has his day." The dayB of the coal and oil bandits are numbered. Cowardly and corrupt officials may fail to enforce anti-trust laws (we have - plenty of these laws) but twentieth century genius will give us light and heat at Gentlemen who are interested in trac ing the lost tribes of Israel might get a pointer from the colored orator Jim Hayes, who declared . in a speech at Washington that the first negro eman cipation took place when Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt. Accepting the statement as correct, that puts a quietus on the theory that the lost tribes exist today in the Anglo-Saxon race. It Is hoped that some member of the Legislature will introduce a resolution to appoint a committee to inquire into this matter. The contradictory testimony of one Doblin, who appeared before a corn- moderate prices, and costly luxuries : mittee of Congress last week, reminds me or xom .pepper, who was kicked out of hades for the habit of prevari- will become cheap necessities, as has been the case in some other things. Mark the prediction. Baltimore, Jan., 1903. tectives In order to keep up with the movements of suspicious persons. But .criminals are smart, too, and they fre quently go undetected, or escape the network thrown 'around them for a lonr time. Fire fighters compose another impor tnat part of the city government. There are 512 men In the Baltimore fire department. They have hard work are dally called on to do deeds of valor and risk their lives to save life and property. The city is divided into many fire districts. At each engine house there Is a steam -fire engine ch nical engine, one or two hose s TEA TABLE TATTLE By TEEBEE. i cr eation. To be told that Wilkes county dls tillers are members of the church and believers in old time religion was an t minded people wagons, ladder truck, and then there r .-w- thj,t the mountain dew is a false truck wagon that goes tojbusiness wa fcad and the ters of leach fire. If the hose crosses street i white corn nectar were worse. I am th- car tracks felsa tracks are laid oyer , prepared to agsert that temperance th? hose and traffic Is but slightly In- j terrupted. If the fire is Important, or Is In the buflness section, several dis tricts mar be called out. The electric lighting plant of the new J2.C00.000 hotel being built here will cost as much as an ordinary hotel J62.0C0 and til. it Is said, be the finest of the kind In the world. The engines will be 700 hors-?ower. A number of great conventions are to jr I' .. Nearly ;0,C00.C worth rf tnmtir tv The nroiessions " -vn .,u -,t r,,iThr r In be held in' Ilaltlrrore .autl!- establishments. But th elaborate plans are being made for en -a of the residents of a large city tertalnment. Great electric displays . r -aged in manufacturing. I will are to be made. The Pasoa"dne"; tio-, the amount in dollars and thing are to be put In fine shape for that was produced In Baltimore Ihteelnir. venr. nhlcf will go to substantl-. The United Electric and Ra way nv rhlm thit a lar- city is like Co.. which controls practically all the me of hlrt. mnuf.cturd "' " " " of anu win aaa xony inurs nvv made, employing " ivw ;. More than I1.OW.000 worth of .mat oonas - v,a, nufae;urcd. The ,,. - 'VZle , Mrr,., f tr and vt ,- - ( , L!r.V. railway coach... h.v, Uen add re- th s-ime proportion. The receipts tton at this port for the year were A bales; receipts of tobacco about hoirshpads. Forty-six thousand people who are set In their ways win change their opinions because such statements were made before a com mittee of the Legislature, for when a man once sets his face against whiskey he comes to hate it worse than snakes and poison. The fact that a thousand citizens of Wilkes have signed peti tions to break up the business of the score or more religious distillers in v- i w-k..ntw i nnlv lnilnted to com- this year and ' . i ,ift not raise a muni i ---- doubt In some quarters as to the old time religion in the state of Wilkes being the genuine article. How that many be Is not for me to say; but I have thought that some things learned In the course of my literary pursu.ts might shed some light on the relig ious side of the whiskey question. was tr. tyrants landed here during the I irlr.g the past year the annual t .rh rate for the whole population of rentlv. I have been In "nearly an me large cities cf the country and nowhere have I met such a crowded conamon as exists In the street cars here. The cars seem frequent, too. as they average six to the minute on some streets, cr only ten seconds apart. But on many Important lines they run three, five An minniH nn.irt. and on subur- I .'';rtKre was 1S..0 per 1.00016.4 tor . frrnuent. hence -.- and 20.75 for colored. In other m Jn f,ie rars A iadje9 are -!. th- negroes died almost twle'Riven the preference, it becomes abso ' : t la proportion to number aa the ,ute, rece-sar- for the men to be '.". hlch goes to prove that this ..BtrapnoMcrs m0t of the time, r .m. c!5 not agree with the to-J Jt wa9 a eat pleasure to observe - ! tvrle. the rreparations for Christmas here :. IV- marlage "n" J and the exchanging of gifts, for that f ." l i-.i Baltimore and only -0 aI1 lt amounts to omong the well-to- - ere gTajited. which may be d ciaitses. A custom In vogue here is ! 'a b- a healthy comparison. IIow"!to Kve en- crisp bank rotes or gold . !t is. a rltv that any marrUnl j ,..,,- nnt run circulated. Just : - .li?agr-e. Nearly .(0 suits anl t MoTt, Christmas the collector of cus- ui.ns for divorce were filed dur toms and his entire force were busy ! year, which makes the re001"1 T,Changing new money for old money. somewhat. It may be . that yeariy $100,000 was exchanged for l nt any greater number of Christmas gifts. But all sorts of things r: y marriages now than In for-, Wf?re purchased for gifts in addition. Is apparent that a s-ome concerns gave employes Tou may have read "Seventy Tears in Dixie." If you have not, take my advice and read it; that Is, if you are fond of boiling over with laughter at quaint stories of life In this part of the moral vineyard when the country was new. One chapter that I read with Infinite enjoyment (arid have read again since being told of the testimony of the Red Fox of Wilkos as to the good morals of his constituents) related to temperance work and whiskey In the church. The chapter relates a narra tive of a primitive evangelist, who preached with such power agatnst the alcoholic evil that a country gin mill keeper was converted so soundly that he decided to .close up his business. But, as in the case of many starters irf the strait and narrow way, there ,yere difficulties to be met and overcome. In the first place, all his capital wasin vested In his stock of goods and his trade was the living of his family; and In the next place, the goods had been bought on credit and there were sun dry bills outstanding that would prove embarrassing If some way wrere not provided for satisfying his creditors. Manifestly the proper thing to do "taas to knock In the heads of all his whis key barrels and let the liquor soak in the ground: but, for the reasons stated,; that was out of the question. The church came to the rescue. After the close of the revival the official hoard met and decided to raise an "It's good for fur snake bites." The discussion then became general. The result of the deliberations was that it was decided to pouf all the liquor into jugs and divide lt among them for medicinal purposes, strictly. But how did they know whether the quality was up to standard? for, as one of the brethren observed, "My old omans mighty partie'lar about the kind of spirits she uses to make camphor out'n." , Ohviouslv the only way to settle the question was by tasting the contents of the A-arlous LJugs, The tasting com mittee, however, had some difficulty in arriving at an agreement, and the con sequence was that a go-as-you-please tasting match was started, with the result that nobody knows to this day how the brethren found tneir way home. . ' ' Now, if any of my readers supposes that I am taking liberties with a deli cate subject, I have only to say that I am relating the narrative substanti ally as told in the book hereinbefore mentioned, and that the book afore said is Issued from the presses of a religious publishing house, and I have no hesitation in saying it is a good book.' N 1 But I have digressed. According to our author, in the early days of which he writes, "every householder laid in his yearly supply of sperits as regu larly as his bread-stuff. No man could maintain a good character as a church High Price rr Cattl (John P. Hobbs in Southern Farm Magazine of Baltimore for Feb.) ."The world's population is getting far and away ahead of its available meat supply, and mankind, as the 1 countries fill up nd feel this lack of flesh food, turn to cereal and vegeta ble products. The human race has eaten the live-stock of the world to a standstill. In the progress of man and of animal life the multiplication of the former has so outstripped the -latter that the decennial ratio of the two has increased to an alarming extent in the last fifty years. We have entered upon a period of permanently high meat prices in this country.' This . state of affairs is a commercial product of our industrial conditions,' like that of Eu rope, is Increasing faster than is the supply of live-stock. The era of pros perity and the greater world demand for meats during the last five years drew rnore heavily than usual upon the heards and flocks; so much so-that there was a startling slaughter of breeding stock, such as heifers, cows and sows. "Another Invasion was made in the excessive slaughter ' of calves for veal and of very young steers for what is popularly called 'baby beef. The de mand for tender meat has made veal and immature beef popular. This kill ing off of the young- animals has tend ed to destroy both the base of produc tion and the old taste for a matured beefy steak or roast. The trouble which comes from the public taste for young beef is that it takes a greater number of catties to produce the same amount of meat now than lt did in the olden times, when cattle were not often killed under four or five years of age." Roanoke could not account for Lawton Cantwell's appearance there from Jamestown. As for Lawton himself. although he mingled gaily with them in their simple colonial amusements, he did not feel called upon to disclose the secret fraught with such Inconve nience to him. He could not have been singled out as an unhappy man, but ever and anon his curious hostess found him in a deep, troubled study, as if he fed the memory of other days. The process of recovering from disap pointment in love has its hindrances as do the real avocations in life, and Cantwell was there attempting to out live, In his weak way, that Virginia girl's firm answer: "I have promised another." It was Just one of those experiences that furnishes wings for a man's contentment and urges him to plunge into amusements elsewhere. "I am afraid my handsome lodger is not satisfied," remarked old Mrs. Duyles. Then she scrutinized him to learn in the answer he made. "Quite satisfied." was the evasive reply. "Mrs. Ingles, will you tell me whom that picture represents?" turn ing to a life-site portrait on the wall. "That's Mildred, my younger, sister's daughter. Mildred Is a dear, sweet child. Poor Mildred! She has a lonely time since her father died. Perhaps you have seen their home between here and the scand?' , "Doubtless I have, but did not know The painting seems to be a costly one." "Yes, very. It was finished in Eng land by some famous painter. I have forgotten." She passed out and Law ton turned again to the picture. He examined lt carefully; the dark, sad eyes, the hair, black as the raven's plumage , and the sweet curves of her mouth. And then he parted the heavy portlers and went out. Far back in the deckades the north end. of Roan oke Island was a forest of great trees of all varieties, and a labyrinth of wild grapevines and chestnut growth. There birds, rare for their llesh and feather, sang happily in the branches, and squirrels jumped playfully and secure from tree to tree: Until far Into autumn, flowers bloomed here In odor ous profusion. Twas here that Law ton Cantwell was learning to spend many afternoons with his gun an op portune diversion for one in the business-of forgetting cases. He had leaned the gun against a tree, and had sat down on the ground to rest when a noise in the direction of a low grapevine attracted his atten tion thither, and- he looked into two dark eyes. Then something was de termined. Like the gulf between Laz arus and the rich man it was fixed. The black hair was tangled and dla hcaveled from contact with the limbs, the eyes looked tired, but the sweet mouth was the same. The large nose, th bla.k eyebrows in correspondence with her hair, and the daring innocent expression on her face. It was Mil dred Mildred of the picture on tlio wall. In the-position they first found each other they still stood., guzing was of the stalwsrt herculean. bnlld, Cantwell called Mrs. Ingles. "Who 1 tha man parsinc-r -el,. t .v Lfellow seems to be following m. tl scarcely ever get out of hts sight. Haf haa been watching me for several days.t Is he Insane? He acts like crazy' man to me. I have thought of asking' him what he wanted, but h never; ventures near enough." Th old lady peered through her glasses- towari th man, and then lookM at Cantwell w perplexity. Finally j. 0ked hlm;i "Have you ever been v.lth Mildred"' "'What has that to do with It? Seeing that he wns r.of communica tive on that subject Phe never que tloned him further. "I only thought that he must have, seen you with her or h wouldn't truck you.' But let me warn you, Mr. Cant well; if that man has by chance secru you in her presence, you may fear him. He is partially r( the Indian, blood, and you knoiv well as I how one imperils his pafty whn h In curs the enmity cf an Indian. He It hopelessly attached to Mildred, and h haunts that poor child to lt-alh. H is the terror of her II f. ,nni sh 1 afraid to displease hlni." ' What brourht him here on Roan- oke? I thought the Indian?! wer cone. Tou know the colony that Whlta left here when he re-turned to Ena land?" "Tea." f i "Well, it has never been certain known what became of that colony, unless they Intermarried with the In dians the theory of nil of us now. This half-breed is some f that off-," spring. He will not harm you unless he thinks you are trying; to rob him of Mildred. You'll do well to watch hlnu' No one knows th. ml very he hus Caused that chlM." The blood leaped high In th? youi j man's veins at this recital f terror to the heart whl.?h wan fast b'-iomlnr all his own. "I am not afraid of him," he said. "Very w,ell then. 'Fore.w arnd Is forewarned.'," The Indian's eyes ver watchful, hut the fickle goddess of love never slept. The impression made that autumn af ternoon in the forest did not fade. It had been a lurky !ay for .squir rels, and Lawton i-antvell, tlr-d front much rambling, lay down hl pun nn! game and sat down by a pin lre In the warm sunshine and ff'l half asleep. Why on this occasion he failed to kfM the gun close at his side, he did not re member. Noiselessly as a cit th !d man, who had comprehended 'the hitu utlon, a few steps away, crept upon th - scene. A huge club fHl athwart Lan ton's vision and can-it shadow in an opposite tree, r. n l mIimi he ninde an effort to ralpo hv ;.a f i' " to Tire v.l'li the Indian in the act f MiiiV.ii:. Tl -gazp was hatred's own. end ':nlw;L looked into an open kimvo. Kortu:i" favors the nervy and hrav. for by happy chance a limb 'just nlii. U',-'.r heads .caught 'the d'-s.-endm? Mo.v, and before the red n:f:n roviM prpire t"V another, something oo nrr .l. The un armed Virginian !,'ivn'd u (! steadily at each other, and the inlen sity with which he surveyed her was,hoo1 uniler lt- h'ft J r),1Jl 'iiatcrl- moro than scrutinizing. Lifting his fur cap he approached. Her childish re luctance to his overtures wds melted away by that lose and politeness known only to Lawton Cantwell. "Pardon me, but are you lost.?" he enquired. "By no means; I often come here Besides, I am not far A Wall r DUtraaa, tnt Well Pad4 AshevIHe Gazette, Rep.) Such an appointment as that of Crum, however, serves no good interest member without keeping constantly on kUt dlsturbes many, including the but It Is apparent tnat a concerns gave employes an r iiutUt are seeking means to mount equal tn a week's salary for arn0unt sufficient to reimburse the new he Wr.ds of matrimony, and this a Christmas jgitt. . As business bfts; convert for the loss of his goods, and " f every section of the country. f.n good everything was on a liberal tnen throw the stuff away. Unfortu t-r- 1M I i : . -L I'. ' 1 " i- lic? machinery or a great cu 9CSLe. But the poor 01 me city pruou- n.ite .and eienslve. It costs bj. erijoyc,j Christmas more than any- thm IO.CCO a year to rollce body else. Probably not a single per- "r. ar.i the force Is said to be , the cIty failed to live "like a '.: ?e. The police do everything kjnK" on December 23th. no matter ':dlr.g the settlement of family and how much they suffered before or tuarrels. They are a pkto 8inCe. Turkey and oysters ana u' men. especially as regards . tnn(rs were theirs. This was done a I pearance, and many of . individuals and by organized charl-t-ralny. for men of generous hodi. A free dinner was given 1 in good health are not apt B,u,bo. Manv of them are sons gray maner. -., : fAlrjy Well off parents, oui nuuu. secret police system. " ' j,Mrn a pcant living and have Mowed mothers and or- erram ttw mAn readv to" 10 8UI . sir hiin- ...... - - - - - . v. nnn bis lci - a ar- rt In oty h35 a l 'It:ives- Of course there are Sir hun- . - kmvi hn aim c.w. . anything, and not a few ; !- nf tiw!ie poor boys gath- -eu anu i"w - ' . I v'. r.r.nnrni and mercantile estab-, or f tne Christmas din r h.w. ih. tr n nrirote de- ered In the hall for in - It was a sight worth going miles nately they delayed the execution of their plan until the revival .fires had cooled down, and then they met by ap pointment at the bar room to carry out the terms of the contract. The price agreed on was paid, and then the stock belonged to the church, or, , to speak more accurately, to the Individuals composing the official board thereof. Then the saints dropped into a medita tive mood before taking the next step. The line of thought pursued by each may be Imagined by whatx followed. By and by one of the brethren broke the silence with the remark: "My old 'oman's out'n camphor. hand enough sperits to stimulate the parson at his regular monthly visits." As illustrating the spirit of the times, a story is told of two members of the church who had been to market to lay in supplies for the annual revival. On their homeward Journey the follow ing dialogue occurred: "flow much sperits did you get? "Te. rrallons." "Jest seich stinginess as that will spile the meetin an kill the church. I got twenty gallons, myself, an you are Jest as able to support the gospil as I am if you wazn't so dog stingy.' m And it Is the truth to say that the scene of the narrative was not laid in Wilkes county or anywhere within one hundred miles of the Brushy Mountains. "Nigger's- in the White House, Kingdom's comin' soon. Wouldn't change my color; I'se a coon, coom coon.' An observant public cannot have overlooked the fact, that the brother in black and tan, and other hues peculiar to American citizens -of African de scent, has been claiming a little more peaceful relations between the races. Political ' demagogues " who have fed their own ambitions by exciting race hatred are provided with ammunition continue an agitation of which the de cen people of this section are heartily wearied. The president by his action has placed the better clas3 of repub licans of the south and thousands who desire to . uhj te . with them, in an un fortunate position. They cannot fol low or approve his course in contribu ting to the revival of agitation." Their admiration for Ms many splendid qualifications is diverted to apology and regretful criticism of his course in this single ; matter so vital to -the restoration ' of peaceful politics here and the friendly relations of the races. after grapes. from home just over the steep." "Were you born and reared here on Roanoke?" "No; I came about a year ago from England. England Is my father land. I am contsantly longing to go back, ally disturbed the othr iran'" 'iu!!1b- rium, and landed him h' arifomi.oHt on" the ground. Lawton loo!eri down nt his victim imd Ieoturr:!, fur the llffht was ended "You villain: This -teachw a tier. lesson in cowardice. I did not think that you, not thoroughbred. hd re tained sufflcient chararterihil s of your race to strike a prostrate and dfne less man with a deadly -udgl. I fen you have preserved mu-h that's bad. Go! If you ever molt rw a rain, I'll kill you." The Indian arcs nr.d shambled but alas! I am doomed. O! the pic-lawa3'- .Th nutB w'"r ''lanred b- Soalliera.RallwuT Aneembt -Accoaut Marat o r crlTl Thi Southern, Railway announces round 1 trio tickets ax rate of one fare for the round trip to New "Orleans, La , Mobile. Ala., pensacola, Fla.. for he atove cccafcions. Tickets on sale Feb ruary 17th to 23rd. limited returning February 25th, except that by deput ing ticket with Joint Agent and on payment of a fee of 50 cents per ticket than his share of notoriety.The Booker jan extension of limit may be obtained Washington incident, wnich gave wnne , to anj including March 14th, 19n. Stop overs will be allowed on these folks in these parts a duck-fit, was only a beginning. It was a great shock to our nervous sensibilities, but we had begun to settle down to the convic tion, that If Mr. Roosevelt . wanted a citizen of color to take dinner with-his family it was his own funeral and none of our business, .even though the Whita House were the scene of such a pleasant social event. - , J Might have thought we would have That broke the Ice, so to speak, and j been prepared to hear any kind of news then another suggested:"" jfrora the president's mansion after tha tickets same as on winter tourut t;ts. Following rates apply from Raleigh: : - - Peisacola, Fla.... .. . . $22.3 Mbila, Ala.........'....... 23.15 New Orleans, La...... 25.b0 For further particulars, sleeping ear reservations .apply to any agent of the Southern, Railway, or address .-' T. C. STURGIS. C. T. A. , - FayetteviU St. Office. V ' v Raleigh. N, C tures of a happy land they draw; but it has not been a happy one for me." Tell me something of your life." "There is nothing to tell. I could endure it until father, died." Great tears crowded into the sad eyes.. "O! to be watched and houndede hourly by someone you despise, and yet no way to free one's Belf. I am followed' dally by one whose race bears lothlng, and there is no chance this side of the seas to rest in security from those savage eves." Lawton importuned: "Tell me who and where he is that thus tortures you, and I'll bring him in handcuffs to your feet, or deliver him over to retribu tion." But the girl woul not answer; and while the young Virginian was pondering the peculiar situation she sped away, listening not to h!s en treaties to tarry. This afternoon's ex perience touches a lender chord in Cantwell's fancy, but he did not know that the ever vigilant eye of the Indian, but a few paces distant, was riveted in jealous hate upon the man who had thus dared to disturb the wild dream 1 of his impossible happiness. The cow ering half-breed did not stir from where he had skulked to watch his ri val, but he was making treacherous resolutions to redden his hands in Lawton's blood. Lawton picked up his gun and journeyed homeward. The sun had rifted the woolly clouds In the west to paint the skyway In clearings of vermilllon. and sent departing rays of gold to shimmer on the blue bosom of the Croatan. The sudden, sighful beat of the sound waves met and blended In Lawton's ears with the muffled thunder of the ocean, not far awav. tween Lawton and Mildred. wh"n to ward the clos-? of a lontr conversation' the following" v.'us paid: "My original mission hn was tf wear away th impression made hv the denial of the girl' I once 'loved In Virginia, and my 'omplo euccess' In that undertaking is du alone to you. Will you go with me to Virginia wher you will be forever fafe from that tireless tracks who will otherwise fol low you to your gravo? Ijy makina you my wife I can accomplish two, worth purpo.es. I c3n carry you be yond his ominous pursuit, and recur the hand of th only girl I love." "Are you quit rur th'it you do not mistake loneliness, a d-p reed of companionship caused by hr refusal, for real love?" "Quite sure as sure as I am that Providence grew that !lmb to ward off the Indian's blow." Her answer was in the afflrmatlv, and she laughed a low, pwet laugh. Manteo, N. C. Jan.. 1503. 4 rarlr Car rlet The Seaboard Air Line Bilhray his Inaugurated Tarlor Car service tri weekly between Wahina-toti and Ham let on trains No. i'7 an M. whirh pass Kaleigh, uTithbound. at U p. m.; northbound 11:10 a. n. Parlor Car operated outh on Mon days. Wednesdays ai.d "rI3a; ' north Tusdaya. Thursdays afSfl' Sat- ' urdaya. Sats In this r ar. 2 cents to Southern Plnee, M " Hamlet, 0 cents to IIendrfor:, 7 cents t r.lchmoiid, and Jl-00 to Taihlngton. DC- I " The buffet In this car is w!l eouip-1 pel and excellent, meals wl.Tbe aerv1 ! at moderate rlres. Cantwell sat on the back porch-of his lodging-house and watched the fig ure of -a. man retreat. - The man had coarse black, hair and mustache, an H. C H. GATTIS. C. T- & T. A.. - BaJelRh. N. U S. LEAKD. T. P. A.. Raleigh, N. C 1 ve to rratrh patrons and em- J ncr.
The Morning Post (Raleigh, N.C.)
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