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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-25
A BUSY WEEK IN THE SOUTH.

In reviewing the industrial progress
of the South for the week, the Manu.
faeturers' Record of December 20, saws:
The past week has been very busy
one in the South, and the prospects
are bright for great activity during the
winter and spring. The well-rounded
development goes steadily on, and
enterprises of great magnitude, as we'll
as smaller ones, are being organized
daily, while capitalists from the North
and from Europe are investigating in
many places with view to heavy in
vestments in railroad, in manufacture
ing and in town building enterprises.
At a meeting of the stockholders of the
Greensboro Steel & iron Co., of Green's
boro, n. c., it was unanimously re-
solved to contract at once for the con-
struction Of large Besseber iron fur
mace, which will mark the beginning of
the coke making iron interests in this
State, except in an experimental way.
At Richards, Va, 100000 tube
works are to be built by American and
foreign capitalists; Cardiff, Tenn, is to
have basic steel works; a new furnace
has been contracted tor IN Tenn; a
100000 land and Improvement
company has been organized at Morris
town, Tenn; in West Virginia Two
coal mining and coking companies
have been chartered one with CAPT.
tai of 81 900, 900 and the other S14o,-
900; Arkansas has new $500, 900
coal mining company; Florida S4o,-
900 fibre manufacturing company,
Houston, Texas, a new S1,5oo,ooo
land and development company;
Wheeling, w. Va, 100000 to-
bacco manufacturing company; Front
Royal, Va, 100000 iron company
Savernake, Va, as 100000 improve
| ment company; Milledgeville, Ga, a
hsIoo, 900 water works company; Gov
A1gton, Ky, $4,000 buggy manu-
turing company; Alabama, $780,
Oil and natural gas company; Roa
Hka., $4,000 street railroad
- ppany; Norfolk, Va, a ST.
improvement company
company. These are
what the record OF
they indicate how
Hctivity and how
enterDriseS or.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-12-25

Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, cleanses the sys-
tenn efectually, dispels colds, head
aches and fevers and cures habitua
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-
duced, pleasing to the taste and &C
ccptable to the stomach, prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects, prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, its
many excellent qualities commend it
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in SEC
and 81 bottles by all leading drug
gists. Any reliable druggist who
may not have it on hand will pro-
cure it promptly for any one who
wishes to try it. Do not accept any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA FIc SYRUP CO.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
LOUISVILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. Nv
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
MINNEAPOLIS AND ST. PAUL. SATURDAY APRIL 49, 1890.

Those who had been in the land service
were crowded into jails and dungeons
like the vilest malefactors. and wer'
represented as pining in cold, in filth
lin hunger and nakedness
Graydon. in his memoirs writes: Sou
poor devoted soliers were scantily sup.
piled with provisions Of bad quality
wratchedly clothed, and destitute o.
sufi icient fuel. if indeed thev had any
Disease was the newt able consequence
and their prisons soon became hospitals
Ia fatal malady was generated and The
mortalitv, to every heart not steeled b.
the spirit Of party, was duly deplorable. :
The prisoners confined on shipboad and
on shore by the Britishry were perish
ing by hundreds.
| Washington Irving after quoting i
long correspondence, between Generals
washington and Howe, on the subject
of the treatment of prisoners, writes
.'We have quoted this correspondence
the more freelv, because 1t is on a sub
ject deeply worn into the American
mind; and about which we have heard
too many particulars from our child
hood upward from persons Of unques
tionable veracity, who suffered IN the
cause, to permit us to doubt about the
fact. The Jersey Prison ship is pro-
verbial in our revolutionary history;
and the bones Of The unfortunate patri
|ots who perished on board, form q
monument ON Long Island shore, The
horrors OF the Sugar House converted
into prison, are traditional in New
York; and the brutal tyranny Of Gun
ningham, the provost-marshal, over
men of worth confined in the common
Jail, for the sin of patriotism. has been
handed down from generation to gener
alton.
ttThaJ Lord Howe aud Sir William
were ignorant Of those atrocities we
really believe. but it was their duty to
be we'll informed
''The British officers looked down
with naughty contempt upon the
American officers who had fallen into
their hauds. The British soldlery
treated them with lnsolent scurrility
It seemed as if the very ties of con
sanguinity rendered their hostility more
intolerant, for it was observed that
American prisoners were better treated
by the Hessians than by the British. II
was not until our countrymen had made
themselves formidable by their sue
cesses that they were treated, when
prisoners, with common decencY and
humanity."
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
Wlnona,

Wlnona,
Special Correspondence Of the Irish Standard
Miss Mary Moran, of Rushford, is
spending the week with friends here.
Rev. Father Herman, of st. Charles
is in the city for few days this week
Monday evening the Crusaders gave
q very pleasant entertainment at st.
Thomas hall to very large audience
This is the first entertainment given by
the Crusaders here, che society having
been organized two months ago with
only twelve members. Now they num-
ber about fifty and are increasing re-
gularly. The entertainment was opened
by short address from Mr. McNally.
president of the society. The address
was followed by a selection from the
West End orchestra. Rev. P. j. Gal
lagher in few we'll chosen words, gave
the brief history of the organization
and after POI itraying the future success
of the Crusaders of WinOna, wished
them Good speed. A reading, The
Battle of Bunker Hill," was well and
pleasingly rendered by Miss Randall
Next followed a vocal selection by Miss
Florence Clark. r. A. Randall read in
his usual pleasing manner "Count Al
bert" and the Fair Rosalee." BishoI
Cotter gave an eloquent address on the
good work the society had before it
comparing them with the Crusaders OF
old, whose emblem. the red cross, with
stood and finally conquered the crescent
of the Mahomedans. His feryor never
fails to carry convictions with it and
there will surely be a grand success tc
crown his efforts in the noble cause o1
temperance.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
81. so PER Y e. AR

Monaseed in the county Of Wexford,
Ireland. where he lived till he grew to
manhood. He came to America In
1880 and settled at Lake Sincoe in
Canada. where he lived for is years.
He moved to the States in 1854 and
lived one year IN Illinois and afterwards
fo1 three years at Beloit and Madison
in Wisconsin. Thirty two years ago he
came to Minnesota and settled in Steele
county. He afterwards moved to Rice
county and lived on East Prairie until
about is years ago when he took up his
residence on his farm. which is within
Faribault's city limits. He leaves to
mourn him four sons and two Caugh.
ters, all of whom are grown to manhood
and womanhood. Mr.. Molloy, although
we'll advanced In years was strong and
vigorous until a few weeks ago. when.
he was attacked with the prevailing
epidemic which soon turned into pneu-
monia, causlng his death. The funeral
took place from the Church of the I'm
maculate Conception Sunday, at 2 pm,
where funeral services were held by
Father O'Connor, after which the re-
mains were taken to the Catholic ceme-
terry for interment, followed by largo
concourse of sorrowiDg relatives and
friends.
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19
George What a prude that BarnsleY
girl lsl / asked her for kiss the other

George hat prude that Barn5ley
girl lsl I asked her for kiss the other
evening.
Frank-And she refused you?
George in 80 many words. But
she puckered up her mouth in most
provoking way and said: No, George,
II cannot give you 2 kiss and then
added in an irrelevant sort of way:
Don't you know that stolen fruitis the
sweetest2'' ].
Editorial Writer Topics for editorial
treatment are very scarce to daY.
EditorHave you written anything
about the man who was injured by the
electric light wire2
Editorial Writer N o; he has fully re-
covered and doesn't need any further
treatment. 81
It's mighty curious how pic some
faults look until after 8 man has com.
mittea them himself 81
q i
The Irish standard., 1890-04-19

KuDl60 A. Cole and w. w. O'kee10s
two successful Young northern Wiscon-
sin lawyers, were in Ashland Thursday,
on their way to Washington. They 20
to Che national capital for the purpose
of making application to the Un1ted
States supreme court for a writ of
habeas corpus IN the CAGE OF Samuel
Med and John Graham, who are
at this time doing thirteen and four
teen years respectively at Waupon for 9
desperate assault and robbery at Pence.
Ashland county, in 1882. They chloro-
formed William Mcdonald and his
wife, and almost murdered him when
he offered resistance, besides robbing
him of several hundred dollars. They
were captured, broke Jail and went to
Spokane Falls; were recaptured and
sentenced by Judge Parish at Ashland,
under recent amendment increasing
the extreme penalty for the crime they
committed from ten to fourteen years.
The case was taken to the supreme
court on the ground that the prisoners
were not indicted under the same Sec
ti0n under which they were sentenced.
The court refused writ of habeas cor
pus, but intimated new trial would be
granted on g writ Of error. Messrs.
Cole and OKeefe are confident
OF securing their freedom from the
higher court without taking chances Of
another trial. Coming down on the
Wisconsin Central train from Ashland.
a thief stole O'Keefe,s grip just before
the train got into Fifield. U'Keefe got
of at Phillip e, returned to Fifield with
Sheriff Bailey and caught his man, who
proved to be an ex-policeman named
Dressed. O'Keefe who has defended
more than 3Oc criminal cases in his
practice, though II a good joke to turn
prosecutor Dressed pleaded guilty I'M y
.mediately was sentenced for two years,s
and rode down To- Naupun on the next
train. the same one that carried & 1Ks|eefes
to MilWauke
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08
LITERATURE ! OF TO-DAY
Books OF History, Biography, Fiction
And the Magazines.
Reviews OF the Latest .ai In the LiterarJ
Line-Short Selections From the
Very Best, for the EdiacatloA
of our Readers.

/ The Home Maker for November
abounds in good things from beginning
to end. 6
A single page of manuscript by Charles
Dickens recently brought 5000 at sale
by auction in New York city.
A volume will shortly be issued by
Albert & Scott, Of Chicago, consisting O1
the three great essays on friendship by
Cicero, Bacon and Emerson.
The Popular Science Monthly %. Ap-
pleton & Coz has an interesting article
in the November number, by Herbert
Spencer on 1.-THE Origin of Music,
Prof. Z. A. Johnson, principal of the
Washington Graded School of Raleigh
N. c., has prepared and will soon issue
q history or text book of the Negro race
for use in the schools.
The November Forum contains very
able article by Francis A. Walker in re-
ply to DR.. Lyman Abbott on "Democ
sracy and Wealth." DR.. BartoI discusses
"Tolstof and the Kreutzer Sonati."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08

The National Baptist Convention
which was recently in session at Louis
vile, very vigorously denounced Prof.
B. 7. Washington for asserting publicly
that three-fourths of the Colored Bap-
fist ministers and two-thirds of the
Methodist ministers are unfit either
mentally or morally, or both, to preach
the gospel to any one or to attempt to
lead any one. There may be much ex-
aggeration in the statements made by
Prof. Washington and an unworthy
spirit displayed in making them, bu,
there is a great deal more truth than is
at all creditable to either denominations
1t is certainly, true that the proportion
of unfit" ministers is much larger than
it should be; and we hope that both of
these great denominations will 20 to
work zealously to eliminatesas much as
possible of the undesirable element.
Lay hands suddenly on no man.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08
GAIN !! !. I E,s' GAINS.
The Great Popular Preachers Contest
Goes Merrily On
One Goes up, Goes Down; Accord.
Ing to the way Their Friends Send
In Ballots for tho Favorltes.
Who'll be Ahead Next3

~ : 4 s. II Z 4 q 4
We have decided to- close the Great
Popular Preacher contest with the year.
all votes must therefore reach this Office
by Thursday Dec. 81, at IL O'Clock, mid
night. Just two months remain during
which the friends of the preachers must
bestir themselves. More votes have
been received at this Office this week
than ever before and it shows that the
interest is not tagging. twill be no small
thing for preacher, by votes of the
public to be declared the most popular
preacher in four large states to say
nothing of the hundred dollar suit of
clothes.
The interest in the result in some quar-
ters is extraordinary. Many of the
friends of the preachers are greatly con-
cerned as though it meant suit: OF
clothes or cane or a portrait for them
personally. They emrloy all their elo-
quence to persuade friends that their
own particular candidate is the best and
most deserving of popular support.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08

Sir Charles Wentworth Dixie, an En-
g)ish baronet, has recently published an
important work, Problems of Greater
Britain" from which we quote one or
two significant sentences. He says,
"The loss of India would be crushing
blow to our trade, if our rule were sue
ceeded by that of a protectionist coun-
try. 1t would constitute moreover, so
grave an announcement to our enemies
in all parts of the world that We might
expect rapid growth of separatlst feel
ing in Canada, South Africa and Austria
liza, and general breakup of British
power, Great Britain is an immense
manufacturer, who lives by her trades
with her numerous colonies or other
countries whom she can reduce to the
same status, commercially, as those col.
onies. A protective tariff is the only
barrier which prevents the United
States from becoming industrially, just
such colony of England as India is.
We do not propose to become either in
name or reality, any such colony.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08

Jamaica is British colony with a
mixed population of white and black,
the latter being in the majority. But
Jamaica has no "Negro problem"-no
fears Of "Negro domination" A cores
pondent of the National Baptist thus
explains the reason why: ~.
Like the Negroes of America, those
of Jamaica were once slaves, too; but
have been free for nearly sixty years,
The length of time since the Colored
people have been free, with their intel
lectual and mt raj culture, has rid them
of slavish fear; and they hold them.
selves as men, claiming equity with the
whites. Prejudice might exist; but,
where 1t does, 1t is personal feeling,
not a public sentiment. A man, white OF
Colored, is man as he makes himself
The distinction, white church and Col.
ored church; white school and Colored
school, are terms not understood
Furthermore, the Colored man of Ja-
maica is not simply the barber. or wal
ter, or bootblack, nor even the letter
carrier; he is the tradesman, the clerk,
the merchant, the postmaster, he is the
magistrate, he is the representative in
Legislative Council. as we'll as his white
brother. Yes, the Colored man equal in
ability-under the same advantages
with the white, is eligible to the same
positions, some of which have been filled
by him with efficiency and credit. This
may be indisputably substantiated by the
fact that DR.. Scott, the ex-mayor of the
city of Kingston, was Colored man, as
we'll as Jackson, the present mayor, the
the acting Queens Attorney General is
a Colored man, with many other persons
in positions of prominence, not to say
that our Colored lawyers and doctors,
for eloquence and skill, are unsurpass-
ei."
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08


Farmers would lose by free-trade,
should such policy be adopted, in this
way. They would produce for distant
market, and purchase goods from such
q market, which would be just the thing
TO afford nlonopolists and middle men
the chance to seize the value that ought
to inure to the cultivators of the soil
from the enlarged demaud for certain OF
their products.
A nation cannot adopt system of free
trad without having it's rate of wages
determined by the country where wages
are least and lowest.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08

d.
by legislation to sanction and thus en-
courage this unholy mixture in all social
relations. including that of marriage. .
Gen. Wheeler by -FOUR system" probably
designate the system of.fraud, and bal
1ot-box stufing which prevails in Ala
bama. He, also understands the nature
and status of his constituents. They are
composed of two classes, the wealthy
bourbous like himself. These do not
believe word Of Wheeler's lies, but
recognize them as legitimate fact of
the means by which the supremacy of
the class is maintained. The others are
the 1--WE us" who do believe them and
are enraged thereby. Such demagogi-
cal appeals to the depraved passions of
the ignorant and base at once fix tie
moral status of the author at Zero point.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08

Gen. Wheeler, a congressmaa from
Alabama is circulating letter to his
constituents in which the following pas
sage occurs: During the lat session Of
Congress, it was only by extraordinary
efforts that the crisis which threatened
the existence of our SYSTEM 8 was Y averted; ;
and an overwhelming rebuke by the
people is essential to prevent the con-
tinuance ofthe wicked designs of those
who openly avow their purpose tc usurp
our State Governments, arm the Negroes
impoverish the people BY taxation, au-
thorize and even force Negroes to mix
as equals with white menand women
n schools, churches and railroads. and
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08
Cape Gfrardeau, Mo.

Our Opera Hall was graced with the
presence Of the musical wonder Blind
Tom Monday evening.
Mrs. F. Clark and her sister Miss Ada
Gaines after q very pleasant visit re-
turned to their homes last Saturday.
Rev. G. 81. Hunter was knocked out
in the first round by deacon Mason in a
political contest Saturday evening.
Messrs. c. III. Tandy and Madison Re-
publican orators Of st. Louis delivered
speeches at our Court House on the
1st inst. The speeches were highly APP
preciated. Also Prof. Easton and Col
league Of st. Louis was here in behal Of
the Democrats. This being Republi-
can precinct, their discourses had no
effect.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08

The November number Of .'Godey's
Lady's Book" is more than up to the
mark; it is what it claims to be-a per-
feet fashion magazine. $500 per year.
Cooley Publishing Co.," Philadelphia,
Pa. "
Campanini' first and exceedingly read
able article on "How to Train the Voice >
in which the famous tenor gives many
good hint to singers, leads bewilder.
ingly number of good things in the
Novem Der Ladies' Home Journal.
The Rev. Calvin Fairbanks, one of tn
old anti slavery heroes, who is still liv.
ing at Angelica, N. Y, and who is widely
known all over the country, has written
an account of some of the incidents in
his career during the exciting years pre-.
ceeding the war.
The November North American Re.
view may be denominated politician's
number. OF the fifteen leading articles
nine are contributed by politicians. I,
may always be accepted as true that
when congress is largely represented in
the pages of any review its merit is be.
low par. - -.
The Illustrated American is the hand.
soonest magazine in the world,
The Issue of November LIST contains q
fullarticle on 'Plays and Players" por.
fusely illustrated with portraits of dra.
matte stars. "Women in Trousers" Is
An interesting article; giving the history
of the attempts to change the female
costume in the last fifty years. .,..H ....
Mrs. Katie D. Davis of Yankton, s. D.,
the poetess wrote her first poem at the
tender age of thirteen. It was entitled
''The Dying Child" since then she has
written poems and stories for the lead
ing Afro-American papers. She attend
ed the public schools of Louisville and
spent two years in the Normal Depart.
ment of the State University of tina,
city. She also attended the High School
of Yankton, s. D. Mrs. Davis is not We,
twenty years old. Among her best
poems are: Memory, ""only a Letter.
"A Womans Prayer" "Retribution, Z
"a Question Of Today" Legion II
representative of The APPEAL, Mrs
Davis said recently, IT am deslrous OF
becoming to the girls Of our race wha,
Mrs. Alcott. Alden, Whitney, Coolidge
and hosts Of other talented women have
been to theirs. My favorite authors are
Dickens. Eliot, Martineau, Holmes,
Longfellow and Alcott. .@
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08

Geo. w Hays, whose unblemished char
acter and christian plety are such as
render him well fitted for the successor
Of Rev. Emery.
The Humane Society. of our city is
creating quite stir among all classes of
our citizens enlisting their sympathy
and aid in providing for the poor and
destitute. Not to.be behind in any good
work, the ladies of Union Baptist Church
held an all-day Bazaar on )ast Wednes-
day realizing neat little sum of money.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1890-11-08
Oberlin, Ohio.

Miss Lulu Messer is on the sick list.
Elder Mum preached at Rust church
Sunday in the absence of Rev. Nice
who is in Dayton, Ohio.
In the regular algebra monthly ex.
animation three Colored students were
perfect, Miss. Hudnell and Messrs. f.
Brown and w. Henson.
Mr.. John A.. Berry who has been Wis.
;iting bis mother here left on Tuesday
night for Washington, D. G., where he
is in the governments employ.
Miss Bessie Hudnell of Washington,
D. c., who is attending college here has
been very sick but her many friends
will be, pleased to hear that she is now
able to attend her selasses.
There Is talk aofEsa tennis match be-
tween itW4n G. Huffman and, R. s. Will
klnson the champion. Mr.. Huffman is
q. jproH ling sy o{NtRah nplayer and would
make liz very, interesting for the champ
ion. oilduq ssii 10 &c 10
50 The Misses Cora q johnson, Minnie
MitcheMe tMaddg Mason, Lulu Messer
ChambsA4asss are ths leading singers Of the
FIRST C6dgregati0nal church choir which
numbers eighty, nine Of which are Col
ored students here's.
A Friday night q Republican mass meet
ing was held It Rrst M. E. Church.
The speakers discussed the topics Of the
day in masterly way, they were: 81.
x. Loeb. r. s. Wilkinson, G. B. Evans,
J. A. Berry and Mr.. Martin.