The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

ant homes, the balance being the mean
e't Of buts, wherein the occupants, m ost-
ly lored folks, dwell in q condition
far loss Clennly aud comfortable than do
the beasts of n Pennsylvania farmer. In
conversation with gentleman on tho
train Rev. G. W. Newell a Baptist
preacber-ws learned that scarcely one
in hundred mako an effort 10 raise
themselves ont Of their present squalid
and degraded condition; their only object
being to earn just enough money 10 pro-
cure what he COT siders the real neceSsi-
ties Of to-day, letting the morrow provide
for itself. The necessities being first of
ALL ride on the railroad, and for which
be will squander his very last cent, and
make an effort to "dead beat" to the
next station. which accomplished gives
him great satisfaction; the next great
disderatum for his delectation is bot
tie of the meanest and most fiery OF raw
whisky (rUt gut), and little fnery if
possible. if not be is satisfied with the
meanest and flthiest Of rags; food mp.
pears to be the last to provide-the hen
roosts and larders of his white neighbors
or more thrifty colored brother being his
principal dependence in an emergency.
About one per cent. of the negroes ip
this section, the rev. gentleman thought,
voted the Democratic ticket, 40 in
l000," were his words; many who would
certainly have voted Democratic were
deferred from so doing from fear of
personal injury at the bands OF their
colored brethern, threat of boycotting
aud the extensively circulated bugaboo
that should the Democrats elect Grover
Cleveland oil the negroes would again
I've put in bondage, i. e., the days OF
slavery would be restored. and thousand,
of them believed the stuff told them, and
some of them yet have fear that it will
be SO.
The country south of Raleigh is less
productive than to the north, and is
more sparsely settled, there being long
stretches of wild lands covered with n
dense growth of pines, with here and
there cluster of huts and few build
ings of more pretentious appearance,
the former the "homo" of the dsrky, the
latter that Of the white man.
Manly, our point of destination, was
reached at ~ o'clock on Friday night,
Jan. Q, is an incorporated town, with a
mixed population of about 200 or 800;
the chief industry being the gathering
and distillation of turpeutine Here
perhaps il would interest our readers TO
know just how the raw article is gathered
dipped they call it thers), darky en-
tsrs the pine forest with an axe, and pro.
oseds to chop the bark from a space OF
about 8 or 4 feet OF the tree, the first
year commencing near the earth, where
he chops in and hollows out what is
termed cup, he then peels off the bark
upwards about or 4 feet. and about /
to J around the trunk, the sap then runs
down from under the bark and iuto the
cup at the foot of the trunk, which fill.
| ing up another eolored fellew armed
with an iron spoon and a pail passes
from tree to tree and dips out the nc
cumulated sap, aud transfers the same
to barrels stationed at convenient places
through the woods, which latter having
| been filled are hauled to the distillery.
| The following year additional bark il
| peeled OF for distance of 3 or feel
.igher up and so on each year after, the
'nme cup receiving the supply of sap.
\ tree will produce sap for from 10 tc
l5 ycnrs, when it becomes dry and is
Only cut for lumber. A good cup max.
er will make from So to 81 day. Olh,l
labor is paid from rs to 81 per day,
Board in this town eau be had for so pei
month. The dipping of turpentiue i.
decidedly dirty business, but there is t
fortune in it for those who own large
tracts of pine forests. Pine lands can b.
bought for 80 els. per acre, upwards.
Manly, We think, is destined to be
come place Of some note, already Their
are evidences of Improvement, in tt,
fact that large tract OF land little t.
the south of it hNs been surveyed auC
laid ort in most eligible building lots
Of which lots some 200 bave already Geel
disposed of, three or four buildings hav
been put up, contract for large hote
and sanitnrium has been mada, and tn
building will be erected the presen
season. his is intended as health resor
for northern people suffering frcr
bronchial affections, and if our expert
euee Of few days be a criterion, We be
lieve the claim is truthful. Every IN
dusement is offered by the native Caro-
Ii lians to people from the North to settl
anoug them. LsYened with NorlhCr
ent rprise and o.aheadativeness Mort
Carolina would rapidly move iuto line i
th, way of wealth second 10 none, al,
we think the man seeking for a place T.
settle and make home for himself
could scarcely find place more cor
genial than this. The soil generally
productive, easily worked, and the eli
mate is healthy and pleasant-thst d.
+ lightful medium between the extrem
Northern cold and Southern heat. Mar
ly-Southern Pines-is about $50 mile
south of Portsmouth, and is reached b
railroad, and any OF our readers desirip
to visit this section, can, by Nddressiu
. John T. Patrick, marager of the Boar
+ OF State Immigration, Raleigh, N. c
Q &c: reducsd rutes OF fare and all desirab
Information. In conclusion, we mul
D say that We were much pleased with OF
/ trip and the section Of country we visi
e ed. HV. NJ, Sr
o EDOM MhCuIRHT0N