The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1891-06-02
THE TEMPERANCE BOOK
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III MiS hult iettcf puDilSu III III 'HN
STATE CHRONICLE of May oath, she says:
"It is little surprising that in the inter
view reported with Maj II niger tnat 40
mentlon IS made of other books that com
Fly with the law published py other houses
besides Dulauey * Co, and the American
Book Company as though tbsse last are
all"
Now. why did NJ j Or Finger fefer TO no
o ner firms than the American BOOK
Company and Dulaney a Co.! BE 1t
remem bered that Dulaney d Co are not
allowed to offer Their books 10 North
Carolina as they are the Pdth Finder
series 10y Mrs. Hunt, and also published
and owned by the American BOOK Com
pany The reason to us Is plainly 90
vious No other firms publish SERIES
Of Temperance books endored by Mrs.
4unt. / each, SHE well IL Sauborn, }. b
Lippincott IL %, and two or three 9th
ers. III 1l.an each ONE book mot sERIES)
endorsed hy Mrs. Hunt as con aiming the
REQUISITE amount of matter or percentage
on N iture and effects of aic ohoiic
liquors and marco les" Mrs. Hunt says
there are four firms besides the Amerl
can Book Company. Will she be SO kind
as to name them? We have made dill
gent inquiry and cannot, or have not,
found even ONE firm which publishes a
SERIES on the subject. Mrs. Hunt ad-
mIts it will take two books. Now if
only two, one should cover the primary
aud intermediate grades and one the
grammar school grade. The book
(S eefs) now on the list Is the one for
higher grades, which the FINE PER CENT.
Of scholars will buy. No other
firms than the ones named by Maj
Finger publishes two books, hence Nal
Finger was correct not naming any
other firm. We commend him for thus
not misleading the people III this par
tlcular matter. 70 US, therefore, there
seems to be more than shadow Of tiuth
that Mrs Hunt was working for her
books.
Now, in concluding tais matter So far
as the f. corder is concerned, it is due
Mrs. Hunt and ourselves 20 state that
Mrs. Hunt positively asserts that she is
| not the agent for these books, does not
receive a dollar fer the books or for her
work IN securing their adoption by the
Stale legislatures, and the American
Book Company, through their attorney
and agent here, assert the same. ANY
| body is at liberty to believe these em
| phatlc statements. 70 US it seems Very
| strange that wise and cultured lady
rom Massachusetts, should prepare Sc
! ries OF school books, make them pres
sent to a publishing company, then
| make most active canvass for them.
and succeeded in putting these books in
the public schools OF thirty five States ol
the American Union, besides the schools
| of all the Territories and the District ol
| Columbia and have no financial Interest
| in them. Il may be so. We do not der i,
"a ind 6als1nS ff,n
| of Gov. Vance when reviewing the testi
| mory of a distinguished witness in al
important will case. In considering th.
testimony, he related the following Incl
dent: "During the war fever of 1856
when all the men in his section were en-
listing in the army. the women got u;
decided rivalry as to which coult
make the strongest home-spun ciot h
Ooe old sister made suit sh
bad spun and woven for her sixteen
year old son. The boy was anxious K
GO to the war, but his mother sent bin
to the field with yoke OF oxen Il
plough. He went, but WAS very mad
aud his thoughts were bent on going Il
the army. While ploughing, he cam
up 10 large OAK stump; the oxen parted
one going to the Que side and the otbe
going to the opposite side The rlougl
struck the stump i'll the middle, and th
team stopped. The bay took in the sit
uation and violently urged the team
forward The plough split the stumI
wide open, and plough and boy passe'
through, but .he stump came togethe
Just little TOO soon and ciamped tn
rear portions of the boys breeches. Thi
still further enraged him, and he th
more violently urged on the team til
the stump vas pulled up by the roots.
The Governor added. "His pants di
uot tear, but it vas fearful strain on h.
suspendersi'