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The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-02-20

Rev.IA c. Dixon for
crl lminal Libel.
THE PREACHER REPLIES,
Daring the Colonel to Bring the Mat
ter htp the C5urts.-"Mger-
sol;sm as it Zs."
New Work, Feb. l9.-The New
York World publishes an interest
ing development in the war on In
gersollism. In lectu ure on Ginger.
sollism as l. Is," some days ago
Rev. A. c.. Dixon uttered some
pointed remarks which Mr.. Inger.
soil resented and has called upon
Mr.. Dixon to retract. At the close
of a recent meeting of the Hanson
Place Baptist church, Brooklyn,
Pastor Dixon drew from his pocket
letter which was read to the con-
gregation and which proved to be
a communication from MIR. Inger-
soil, quoting the Objectionable
paragraph and writing as follows:
A few years ago it was found
that pictures and impure publica-
tions were passing through the
mails. Anthony Comstock decided
to stop it. On investigation, whom
should he find representing publish
ers of impure literature but Col.
lngersoll, paid to pollute the minds
OF the young of this genera
tion.
Mr.. Es!gersoll remarks: 81
write for the purpose of giving you
an opportunity to retract either by
stating that you used no such
language, or that the statements
are absolutely untrue. If you do
not make such retraction / shall
commence an action against you for
having uttered a malicious libel"
Mr.. Dixon sail he had replied
to the letter on his own RESPONSE
bility and had referred to it simply
that his people might be armed with
the truth in case any false rumors
| or statements should eventually be
made public. He did not, he said,
call upon the church to back him,
as it were, but simply desired that
they might not be misinformed.
| William Richardson, at the close of
MIR. Dixon's remarks emphatically
assured the pastor that, although it
was apparently a purely personal
affair, he believed every member of
the church would stand by him.
Mr.. Dixon had been their pastor
long enough to prove not only that
he knew how to preach, but that he
was perfectly competent to write a
letter.
In Mr.. Dixon's reply he says
that the report was somewhat mac
curate, but the words quoted are
what he should have said. He then
goes on in his reply to quote at
length from "Traps for the Young, -
a volume written by Anthony Com
stock; and cites a petition signed by
thousands Of names protesting
against the law prohibiting the use
of the mails for enepublications,
the list headed by the name of R
G.. Ingersoll. In concluding his
strong letter to Col. Ingersoll, Mr..
Dixon says.
81 believe, sir. that these charges
against you are true, and if you de.
sire to test them before a court ol
Justice | will be happy, indeed. to
represent the purity Of this country
as against the defenders and propa
gators of obscene literature"
| Col. Ingersoll is out of the city
but will return March lst. Further
developments will be watched with
interest.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-02-20
BRAINS KNOCKED OUT.
L. a. johnson Meets Horrible Death
Items Of State Interest.

IL oonASou MooLS Horrible Death
Items Of State Interest.
'"ISsroN' Feb. 10 Spe cial. !
+, A. johnson, a prominent citizen
OF ladkin county, was thrown from
his cart, near Elkin, Surry county,
yesterday. His head struck a stumn
knocking his brains out. Death
resulted instantaneously.
MT. AIRY DIRT LIVELY.
Mr. AIRY, Feb. 10 Special l.
The fire on the first of January
nerved our people for bold and dar-
ing enterprises. This is one of the
few towns in all the South where
real estate is booming. There have
been number of real estate trans
fers here in the past few days, and
others will be consummated within
the next few days.
FINEST CHURCH AND BEST HOTEL.
DURHAM, Feb. 10 Special. -
The congregation Of Trinity church,
this place, proposes to erect the
handsomest, most commodious, and
most elegant church edifice of any
denomination in the State. Dur
ham also proposes to have the hand
soonest, most modern, most unique.
and altogether the most splendid
hotel in the State. It will have ele-
vators, electric lights, toilet and
bath rooms, and the help will all be
uniformed. In fact the Claiborn
is going to be literally in every
body's mouth. Durham also pro-
poses to open, in September, the
handsomest male college in the
South, except Vanderbilt. In fact
before the leaves fall again, Raj
eigh's neighbor is going to eclipse
any town IN the State.
LOUISBURG FEMALE COIIEGE
LoUlsBURG, Feb. 10 Special |
The exercises ol the anniversary
of the Neithean Society of Louis
burg Female College will be held
February 26th, at 8 p. m. Miss
Stancill, of Selma, is president, and
Miss Jackson, of Littleton, is sec
retary. There will be music and a
comic operetta-" "Peak Sisters. -
AT HOME FROM WASHINGTON.
DURHAM, Feb. 10 Special. I
Miss Ida Carr, accompanied by
her friend Miss Templar, of Min
nea polls. arrived in Durham on the
noon train today, and will remain
until Monday evening, when they
will return to Washington. Miss
Templar and Miss Carr 90 abroad
for two years in June.
H1LLsBoRo, Feb. 19-[Special
Yesterday Miss Nancy Wilker.
son, an aged and esteemed lady Hv.
ing near Hillsboro, died at the ad.
vanced age of 90.
MARsHALS AT DAVIDSON.
DAVIDSON COLLEGE, Feb. 49,
Special. The marshals elected
for the next annual commencement
are: Chief, R. L. Wharton
McLeansville.
Phi. Society, B. R. Lee, Char
lotte; j. A. Gather, Newton; R
L. Tate, Greensboro; E. H. Brown
Salisbury.
Eu. Society, j. C.. Mcdowell
Manning, S. c.; C. S. Matthews
Winnsboro, S. c.; j. F. Hurley
Concord; D. T. Foy, Newbern.
The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-02-20
/ HAR7ER SPEAKS,

[,avs the FreeCoinage
trI Means the De-
Fat Of Democracy.
1yESE LnulGRAz1oN:
a Passed in the Senate Ertend-
! tie Present Prov'sions.-
Government Bonds.
f,.HlyGroN, Feb. l9.-The Vice
[;Aut laid before the Senate a
[.pnication from the Secretary of
treasury in which the Secre-
syersed the opinion given by
! 4 bis predecessors as to the
kt.r Of the revenue marine to
Navy department., saying that
,u clearly of the opinion that
transfer would be inexpe-
and unwise. Referred. Mr..
hh called up the bill extending
ten years the existing provis-
as to Chinese immigration.
Sherman said there were strong
pn why this bill should be pass
be present month in order that
LnunicatiOn between the two gov
Ln1ts might be exchanged as to
astinglaws which would expire
h 9Th Of May. The bill was
d. The Senate took up the
On the calendar. The bill to es-
ID a marine board for the ad-
rnent Of the interests Of our
aant marine, which Mr.. Frye
Larried out the recommends
aithe late international ma
a1rence, was passed. The
ryldeS for the establish
Nd a marine board in
Iieasury Department who
. have supervision of all
Firectlng the merchant marine
@!ned by law to any other
Aa Of the government. When
Au OF 2 o'clock was reached
'Fe food bill was laid over, re-
~! its place, and the Senate
aaed the consideration of bills
ne calendar. A bill taken
MOI o. the order at the suggestion
y Harris, of Tennessee, to pro.
permanent system of high
IN that part Of the District
'''ambla lying outside OF
brought on a discus.
as to national bonds and
u interest. The bill provided
y Issue of fifty year bond
Is0 per cent. interest guaran-
Ivy the United States. Mr..
l .laa suggested that the bonds
,%S %pV Iedeemable at the pleas.
'ue United States at the ex
,,,n T ol twenty years. Mr.
p'I and Mr.. Vest advocated
sa rI interest to 2 per cent.
~ iohs debate Mr.. Sherman's
uVn1 limiting the time to 20
~& y. the pleasure of United
Was adopted and the discus.
!, s'VVeedtd as to'the rate of in.
~. Mr. Mcpherson expressed
g., VpIAlon that if the rate
,,b' u at 2 per cent. it woulG
4, , Improvement. Mr.. Cock.
n, 'He other hand contendec
kI".' advantages of the bonds ir
r f.' security and in being ex.
tfqSVu Vu taxation were so great
s,1 mated at 2 per cent. in five
rp,D usy would be at par. Mr.
,anu, au trusted the rate of inter
4cu III the bill would rema;r
jlsss'a' namely 8 per cent
b Tda.1 + @' the Senate adjourned
cADn ''Saay with the bill still
g. ~~nnlSGroN, na Feb. 18th,
b. %S =, called to order this morn
pps,;"lle.!r ps olerk Kerr, who read .
tas'iSa' aca'lon S1 from the Speake1
M,.m T. Mr. McMillin as Speak
t t' In acpOrJ
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-11
THE BEAUTY OF WOMEN.
An Interesting Rhapsody from tho Pen of
Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison
From the Chicago Times.l


In his Christmas sermon Bishop Potter
mournS because woman has beauty. and
says it 'sleads her to sin and defects the
the pious flowing of life's stream" He
even doubts IF it is worth while to have
beauty at all.'
Bishop, close my eyes and go far back
in years 10 the time when tiny baby l lay
in woman's lap. l look up into dark
brown eyes and upon face full OF female
beauty. can not speak. Myinfant tongue
can form no word, but l coo out in gen
tie murmurs: "My beautiful mother" A
few years roll by. l lie on a rug at a wo-
mans feet on warm summers day. A dove
gently COOS on tree close by: a cricket
chirps on the Summers heath, and the old
clock in the corner goes Observation-Disclosures
-tick-tuck. The woman gently huns q
sweet song as she fans my cheek. 1 close
my eyes and dream. dream of my beau
tiful mother. Long years go by. l am past
a half-century old. 1 am pressed to
woman's heart. She is past three-score
years and eighteen. An ocean viii soon
divide mother and child. Her eyes are yet
soft and brown; flush Of love is upon her
face as she blesses ner son. I never saw
her again. But in my heart lives her image
the image of beautiful woman. The
scene shifts / am standing at Gods altar.
look to my side and see a beautiful girl.
As place upon her finger circlet Of gold
our eyes meet, HuSn OF love NANTES her
cheek, for she knows 1 am whispering:
''My beautiful wife, Mother and wife sit
now above in whiterobed purity, and thank
Godl both were and both are beautiful
Bishop, woman's beauty does not lead
her to sin, nor does it defect the rious flow
ing of life's stream. Do not try to teach
men that beauty leads to sin. a French
woman once, when told that something she
wanted to do was naughty, replied. Yes
but it is so nice to be naughty" If you
teach men that it is doubtful whether it is
worth while to have beauty or not" you
will have empty benches to preach to, and
your congregation will be standing on street
corners by daylight and at night, with Ian
terms in hand, cropping like Diogenes, after
beautiful sin. No, no! Grecian genius
waved magic wand and the Apollo sprang
from cold marble, Greek genius looked
upon human model and the chisel turned
hard stone into undulating Venus. Raphael
dipped his pencil into tints stolen from the
rainbow, attuned his heart to song chanted
by angels, and the Madonna della Segiola
exercises sin from the beholder. Murillo
caught fame from genius and his ascend
ing Mary convinces the looker-on that the
immaculate conception was a possib ility.
Again, Bishop, take layman's advice: Do
not grow old
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-11
RECIPES.

Boiled frosting-One coffeecup of sugar,
five tablespoonful of milk; boil five min
utes and when cool, pour over the cake.
This makes clear, soft and inexpensive
frosting.
Boston brown bread-One cup of sour
milk, one cup of New Orleans molasses,
into which beat one teaspoonful of soda :;
one cup of Graham -four, also one cup of
rye -four, and one of corn meal. Measure
with coffee cup.l Steam two hours and
bake one-half hour.
Chocolate waferS-One cup of granulated
and one cup of brown sugar, one cup of
butter and one of grated chocolate, one
egg, one teaspoonful of vanilla, sufficient
-four to make a stiff batter. Roll very thin,
cut out with diamond-shaped tin cutter,
and bake short time only.
Almond cream.-One cup of rice, one
pint and a half of milk. one cup of sweet
almonds, one-quarter of cup Of sugar, and
one-half teaspoonful of salt Blanch the
almonds, chop them fine, put them with
the rice, sugar and salt into the milk, and
steam until the rice is tender. Serve hot,
with cream and grape jelly.
Potato salad "a new way).-E you have
any boiled potatoes left over, peel, and,
together with nice white onion. chop fine
in wooden bowl. Into hot spider place
a good big lump of butter, and when it IS
bubbling hot, pour into it half cup of
cider vinegar. AS this seethes, add your
onion and potato, and set the spider on the
back of the range, where it will simply
keep hot but not cook. Dash over the
whole some salt and pepper, and mere
suspicion of cayenne, with tiny pinch of
pulverized sugar. Put into salad bowl
and serve cold.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-11
IN W0MAN'S REALM.

The Confederation of Woman's clubs now
represents $50 clubs, some of which contain
as many as 500 members.
The Women's club of New Orleans has
| taken up the study of the history of
Louisiana from the days of the aborigines.
Mary Chenowith, the chief apostle OF
| Christian science, is eight times over mil
| liouarie, and lives in a house with 100
rooms.
The first recognition of the annex from a
Harvard club came few days ago in the
shape of an invitation from the Harvard de-
batting union.
Three rules Of conduct there are manda-
tory in the VaSsar code: An hours exer-
else every day: retirement at 10 o'clock; at
tendance upon daily chapel exercises.
Mrs. H. H. Higgins of Washington has
gone to the Island of Ceylon, to fill the po-
sition Of superintendent of the Society for
the Promotion of Women's Education.
Mrs. Emma Eames Story, whose ro-
mantle marriage with the man of her choice
has occasioned no little gossip, was Maine
girl sent to Boston for musical education.
Dr. Caroline Bertiliion has been appointed
visiting physician to the Lycee Racine, the
most important college for girls in Paris,
1t is the first appointment of the kind made.
Miss Mary T. Seymour has built up the
biggest typewriting business in thecountry.
She employs twenty typewriters constantly
on a yearly salary and from five to thirty
others on piece.
The Salvadorian consulate in New York
has just received intelligence Of the death
at Santa Tecla, Salvador, of Dona Nazaria
Morazan at the remarkable age of one hun
dred and ten years.
The conductors of all the street cars,
omnibuses and other vehicles for public ac-
commodation in Warsaw, in that part of the
city between Novaya Praga and the suburb
of Brudno, are women.
The Ladies' annex of the chamber of
commerce, Los Angeles, Cal, has applied
for 10000 square feet of outdoor space at
thereon an adobe building.
One of the handsomest silver-wedding
presents received by the Empress of Russia
is an ermine mantle, which cost over So, 900.
II was presented to the czarlna by the no.
bility OF the province of Kherson.
The Crown Princess of Austria has Joined
the ranks of royal scribblers. and is to pub
fish a volume of travels in the Tyrol, en-
bellished by sketches from her own hand
The Princess Beatrice is also writing q
book.
OF the 81, 1000, 900 set apart last year out
of the worlds wealth for the support of the
worlds poor, Emma Abbott contributed
100000, the Marchesa Bugeha, $500, 600,
the Duchesa Bolognini contributes Jewels
to the value of 100000 in memory OF her
son; 100000 was beaueathed by Miss Mel
lor, and 100000 by Miss Spencer-Ben.
At the annual meeting of the Vassar
alumne, it was decided TO appoint a press
committee whose efforts should be directed
against the custom of some newspapers
speaking of female seminaries and colleges
with levity. The alumn8 also decided that
the Maria Mitchell endowment for a chair
Of astronomy should be 0,000 instead of
the $4,000 originally intended.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-11
A FRIEND.


A friend It seems simple boon 20 crave
An easy thing TO havei
Yet our world differs somewhat from the days
Of the romancer's lays
friend? Why all are friends in Christian
lands.
We smile and clasp the hands
With merry fellows DER cigars and wine;
We breakfast and we dine
With social men and women. Yes, we are
friends.
And there the music endsl
No close heart beats-a cool, sweet, ice cream
feast:
Mild thaws, to say the least;
The faint slant smile OF winter afternoons;
The inconsistent moods Of moons
sSrnetimss too late, sometimes too early ris-
ing,
Showing haif-face, clouded sky and null;
Once in month at funy
Lending tonight what from the sun they Dor
row:
puenched in HIS light tomorrow.
II thou'rt my friend, show me the life that
sleeps
Down in thy spirits deeps;
thought
Nay, I've already caught
Its meaning in thine eyes, thy tones. What
need Of wordsE Flowers keep their seed
Many there be who call themselves our friends;
Yet ali il heaven sends
One, only one, so mated to our soul
To make our half whole,
Rich beyond price Gre.we.
&C. P. CRANcH.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-11
REALTY AND BUILDING.
THE DEALINGS FOR THE PAST
WEEK IN FORT WORTH.
Money for Fort worth Developers-Ths
Brewery ExtensIon--What the A-chI-
tscts are Doing-Notes OF Progress

The past week has been one Of considera-
bic activity in real estate, as the transfers
published herewith plainly show. The sales
cover the whole range OF realty, business
lots, residence property, suburban tracts
and farms. The weeks sales are larger by
several thousand dollars than any week for
some time past.
Money is much easier, in fact it is plenti-
ful for commercial needs and ample for
other purposes. President Mccarthy of
the City national bank informed GAZETTE
representative yesterday that he had been
in communication with Philadelphia con-
Germ which desired to place s., 000, coo on
Fort Worth property.
One Of the best signs Of the times is the
way the men who were recently croakers
now talk While they have not become ex-
actly boomers, they croak no longer, and
ultra conservative men have become san
guine takers.
Real estate agents report inquiries many
and in some cases have good trades on
foot.
Vacant houses have nearly all filed up,
and merchants are extending their bust
ness.
The railroad outlook is good and it is be-
yond question now that Fort Worth will
see railroad construction to this city this
year.
The Texas brewing company placed on
record yesterday the necessary papers look
ing to the sale of $50, 600 of bonds, the pro-
ceeds to go in improvements.
The maltery has changed the location for
its plant, but viii soon be at work
A large well augur company has decided
to locate in this city, and will be heard from
in a lew DAYS.
The city council is gett ing ready for the
erection of the city hall and public school
buildings, and it will not be long until work
is under way.
The work on the waterworks has vir-
tually begun, portion of the pipe having
already been shipped
The architacts of the city are all busy
and have in hand plans for buildings, in
cludiug residences and the. Arlington
Heights hotel, that will cost in the ag-
gregate S492, coo, and this does not include
the government building.
The Casweu block is nearing completion.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-11
LADIES' DEPART MENT.
EDITED By MRS. M R. WALTON.

friends and daughters. Surely it is well
nigh sin to be old if it alienates youth and
age. -.
In these days Of conventionalism it is q
pleasure to witness spontaniety of action.
Childhood is the natural period, therefore
in home life the checking of evil or gross
propensities only ought to be practiced.
Love in the heart of a child is
heavenly and man or woman who ELECTS
it is thereby ennobled The thought was
called forth by pretty scene few morn
ings since. A man, who from his belong
ings, was easily classed traveller. was
approaching house as three little girls,
neatly dressed, stepped out on their
way to school, There was shout, ''Why
there's Uncle Jiml bless his sweet soul, +"
which was three times repeated, and the
dusty traveller hurriedly put down his va
lise, to lift each littleone in succession for
the welcoming embrace. Z What home
ieve that the memory of the soft
arms and fresh, pure lips do
not exercise 4 restraining influence
over life peculiarly beset with tempta-
ton? The love Eof the 'little ones" is
purifying and love for them elevating.
This scene opened another more pleasing; It
was of home where love unrestrained
flowed in right channels, retreat from
conventionalities, harbor of safety and rest,
and told as no words can of the true woman
who created and directed it all.
-.
The days of subjected womanhood" are
waning. A world of bright women no
longer hold to the doctrine so diligently
promulgated in the past, 'Woman's
entire existence must be one of self
sacrifice" Women are learning that if
they must choose between a life of
immolat1on and one of self-maintenance,
the latter is to be preferred. In America
women have found out that they are in
possession of dormant powers which
once put into action will enable them
to gain independence. Love hallows all
sacrifice and ennobles the humblest duty,
but love does not thrive where its daily
fostering is only that of subsection to the
will, whims and caprices of selfish lord.
All civil law which discriminates between
the sexes is unjust, and before many years
women will compel its expurgation from
the statute books.
-
Wendell Phillips said that there is no
education so valuable as that which is at
tanned by earning ones own living. If this
is admitted, then no man DESTROYS of the
better education of woman will put any
impeachment in her way. It is when
women learn to look on work as a system
of education and to respect those who are
pursuing their studies by earning their
living that there viii be more students
and more of enthusiastic desire to
bear of the prizes. Men honor men
who have their diplomas from the school of
early hardship, but women too commonly
wag their tongues against a woman who
has fought her way beyond early adverse
conditions 1t is time that women cease to
give cause for lament of the rarity of
woman's humanity to woman.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-02-11
HOUSEHOLD.

No household treasures are dearer in
double sense TO the housewife than table
furnishings. At present crystal and table
linen are her special pride. and no GIFT is
more acceptable than pretty cloths orna-
mented in the prevailing styles of embroid-
cry. In some instances in table cloth the
figured damask has the pattern outlined
with good effect Better still is the plain
satin damask white or in delicate tints out
lined with gold. Manufacturers of artists
materials have brought out gold-outlined
thread that viii bear the trial of laundering.
TABLE Talk" has in the February number.
description of lunch cloth and napkins
embroidered BY a young housekeeper. The
cloth and napkins were fringed, and had an
all-over design of clover leaves. These