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The Midland express., 1893-03-03
FROM FLORIDA.
NeWsy Jottings From The
Land OF Flowers.
A JUBILEE CONCERT.
Given BY the Famous Pon-e De Leon
Qnartet.e Social Festivities Past.
Present and Future--Personals
And Local.
Icorrsspoadsnce q Tnr E1rnKssl

ET. AUGUSTINE, FLA, Feb. 16.--
TIE Ponce De Leon Quartette gave
grand jubilee concert Last Satur-
day in the dining room Of Hotel
Cordoya. The affair was a prononnc-
ed success and netted quite u hand
some sum. Mr. Will Grafton's per-
formance was the feature of the
evening.
The famous Hypsher Bros, with
their world-renowned photographs
aud cosmorama gave several exhi-
bitions here last week to crowded
iIuuse. At one of these vote was
taken as to the most popular lady
In the choir Of the First Baptist
Church. Thecontest narrowed down
10 Miss Long and Miss Banks, the
former receiving l28 votes, the latter
90; SO Miss Long was awarded the
prize which consisted OF hand
some set Of silver napkin rings.
Mr.. w. r. Pofndexter, our head
waiter at the Alcazar Is one Of the
most capable and efficient gentle
men i'm the business. He believes
in efficiency and capability in q
waiter, and he always keeps his eye
single to business, while strict, his
severity ii always tempered by lem
iency, and never used except fol. the
betterment of discipline. He il never
unjust or cruel, each waiter under
stands that lie ID to do his duty
and 30 long as lie does SO all Is we'll.
AS consequence Of this equitable
dealing with them, Mr.. Poindexter
enjoys the confidence and esteem Of
his men to the highest degree.
Mr. John Collie has removed his
place of business and the "bOys' are
spending Pheasant evenings at his
casino.
Horeb I.odge'F 4 A. NJ. had quite
q success at. their entertainment
Monday evening the 10th.
Mr.. j. w. Williams, Jr., one of the
publishers Of THE MIDLAND Ex-
PRESS has made quite q host OF
friends here among the boys.
What Ii to matter with G. III.
Craig, the Lord Chesterfield OF the
Ponce De Leon? Come Craig. we
want TO see you out more often.
The Reception OF the 4Qo will take
place the tirst week after Easter and
is expected to be d grand affair.
a number Of Philadelphia gentle
men have organized social club,
called the Philadelphia Glover Leaf
and Literary Club.
Mr.. w. A. Smith, secretary TO w
r. Poindexter, Hotel Aicazar, has
been on the official staff for there
seasons and has lost In. that time
only one day.
President N. q. Shadney IL doing
all In his power to make the com
ing reception of the AGO success.
Mr.. William Green has added q
his place OF business d pleasant sit.
ting room for the boys.
Prof. j.. ". Francis has closed hi,
school Of the Tespsichoreanurt. Oper
again Francis
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CHASE CITY NOTES.
Interesting budget f:on this Thriving
City
[Co.resp nlence of Tux ExFKkss.l

City.
ICO.Yespc lonce Of THE ExPRKss.l
CHASE CITY, VA, Feb.-At our
last preaching day the weather was
very inclemeltt, rain, mud and hail,
prevailed generally making it very
uncomfortable both under-foot and
over head. Despite the weather
though, aud the execrable roads,
our beloved pastor. Rev, r. G. Yam
Icey, bravesl the elements and paid
as his accustomed visit. He gave
us an able sermon from John Is 4.
After which i collection Of &s.1o
was taken lip and the congregation
dismissed.
Miss Eitfle FarrRr, lady Of this
place II vsry i'll. She has . tunlor
and arrangements have been made
for carrying her 10 Richmond II
order to have II operated up n.
Prayers arr being offered mp In the
church for her safe recovery.
Many of ns have never Witness
led such winter as this, but the
Lord has l,lessed us greatly inas-
much as Ne have had plenty to eat
and to wear.
Mr.. Solomon q les, Clnrksville
was in our midst Saturday and sun
day. We hopo that he will not
make this his last visit.
| J. s. Burton a To-, have opened
new grocery store, just below tht
hardware tore, We wish the new
firm success.
Miss Jennie Pettus, of this place
took the train last Wednesday, fol
| Chester, IA.
THE ExgREss II all the talk nI
here, we shall be more than glae
to see II again.
! Mr.. Shad Pettus has been yer,
I'm, but lie II, we are glad 70 state
somewhat Improved at this writing
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FATALLY BURNED
Al Prominent Citizens Sad End
Halifax Teachers Institute.
[corrca pondence of TnE ExrREss.l

=
SUTHERLIN, VA.-A sad accident
happened here recently. Mr.. Gable
Bennett, d well-known and highly
respected citizen Of this place, fell
into the fire and before help could
arrive was burned fatally. He~died
shortly afterwards. The deceased
was about IS YRS. Of age, was faith
full member Of the High ST. Baptist
Church, Milton, n. c., and he leaves
u wife, three children and host
OF friends to mourn his loss. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. w. E. Enead who preached q
feeling sermon from Sam. II: 2. 3,
The bereaved wife and children
have our deepest sympathy.
Mrs. Mary Vaughan, who was
mentioned in these columns some
months ago as having hell stamped
upon her arm, is now we are glad
to state, u faithful member Of Hack
berry Baptist Church. The letters
HE'LL which. appeared upon her
arm as related in these columns have
since her conversion disappeared
We hope that other sinners may
take warning.
Our Sunday-school Il grand one,
1T IL under the efficient leadership
OF J. G. Mosely and is forging to
the front rapidly. The school be-
longs to the Mt. Carmel District
which is accounted as the banner
one of 1892 The Halifax Sunday
school Union offered silk banner
to the district.tha raised the great
est amount of money in 1892 Mt
Carmel was the successful competi-
tor.
Rev. w. s. Snead has accepted q
call to the New Hope Baptist Church
Pittsyfvania county. The Rev. is an
energetic young man. In addition
to tile above, other churches, Hack
berry and st Matthew in Granville
Co. N. G.. and is expecting call tc
d fourth one soon. At an entertain
ment given by the blackberry Bap-
tist church, in addition to other
presents, he was given q fine suit Of
| clothes.
| There has been great deal Of
sickness around here recently Messrs
Yanoey Cobbs, Mike Cobbs and Geo
Fuller, and Mrs. Charlie Cobbs and
| Mrs. Nancy Jones have all been
under the weather, as also has Tola
the little daughter Of Geo. Fuller
We hope all the sick speedy re-
covery.
The Halifax Co. Institute for col.
ored teachers was held at South
Boston the third Thursday In thii
month, Mr., Thos. 4. Barksdale, sup.
erintendent. Mrs. NJ. F. Coleman,
secretary.
The marriage Of Mr.. Henry Wat
ers and Mrs. 9ynthea Lewis was
soiemnized on the 18th BY Rev. W
IE. Snead. ess. s8......
The past cold snap around here
was the seversst that we have had fOl
years. Ice was cut lOand II inches
thick and the Dan froze over 90 tina
people could crossOn the ice.
i Our public school Is getting alont
nicely. Rev. Snead Is the, teacher
No. on roll 46. average daily attend
ance 81. "a. 49,
+
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TO ORGANIZE "A STATE

4, 1893.
OFFICE or THE PLANET j
Dl4 IL. Broad Street,
RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 25, 1856. J
To THE AFRo-A JOURNALS
or VIRGINIA.
GREETING:
In view Of the fact that the SEN
timent Of the Press Of this state
favors the formation Of q State Afro
American Press Association, here
by calm meeting Of the Afro-Amer-
lean editors Of Virginia to meet
Tuesday, April 4, 1903, in the city
Of Petersburg, state OF Wig MIA. for
the, purpose Of putting on foot the
said project, and thereby bring In
harmony and union the journals now
published. Iii the interest of the race
All editors favorlng the project
Will publish tllis call and do what
ever lay In their power to insure
the success of the meeting.
[Signed,
JOHN MITCHELL. in.
Editor Of the PLANET. Presiden,
Of the National Afro American Press
Association.
The Midland express., 1893-03-03

Tne latest and prettiest song now
being sung on the stage, IL entitled
The Indian Summer Time. 1t is by
tire popular, author, Will l.. Thomp-
son, Of East Liverpool, Ohio. The
price % 40 cents. Send the author
half price, and you will receive .
copy.
An ordinary railway car costs from
$1,000 to 5000 and $4,00o. A Pullman
sl7.O 900 and $4,000. Ordinary Locono
tives 10000 and 1900, Express and
high grade freight engines from
$500 to 10000,
A single turtle will lay from 9ln
to 800 eggs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18
Shameful Deception.

Somebody in this region is thought to
be interested in piece of mischief that
is likely to work evil to laboring men in
this city and many of them elsewhere. A
placard is posted in San Francisco stating
that thousand laborers are wanted i'm
mediateiy in Salt Lake city. A similar
announcement, we are told, has been
made in Omaha, and not long ago word
to the same effect was given out in Den
yer.
This deception ought to be traced to its
source. 1t is piece OF gross imposition
on working people at q distance, many of
whom may be induced to come here ex
pecting to better their condition only to
lind that there is no demand for their
services. Their coming will make it all
the worse for the now overcrowded labor
market. Notwithstanding the public and
private work that is in progress, there
employed. There is not enough work to
go round.
1t may be that people DESTROYS of thin
ming out the laboring element in those
cities are engaged in this deception.
There il scarcely enough in it to think
the railroads would do anything of the
kind. Nor is it probable that any one
here can see any political profit that could
come out of such movement. If a pro-
ject of that sort is on foot it is most
foolish kind OF venture. 1t Will prove a
fiat and miserable failure.
This is something for the Federated
Trades people to investigate. If careful
and diligent inquiries are Instituted and
followed up, the author OF the notices
will probably be traced. Respectable
papers in all those cities should under
stand that there is no prospect of employ
| ment for more working people than are
now in Salt Lake city, and that only
suffering and disappointment await those
who are induced to come here at present.
Then they ought to warn the public
against these Misrepresentation, and
everybody who can should aid in track
ing them to their source. Salt Lake
needs more capital but has more labor
now than can find lucrative employment.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18

free life, paid no attention to marriage
ceremonies, neglected all kinds of relig-
ious observances. intermixed with the
Indians and chiefly subsisted upon corn
Of course they are now under the juris-
diction of the state government, but they
are regarded as distinct people and SO
treated by the resi- OF the population.
They are tall, dark, well formed men and
women, with Circassian features. They
are easily excited to a quarrel but are
brave and hospitable. They despise
religious forms, have no preachers, and
care nothing for the questions that agitate
the social and political world.
They now have form of marriage but
separate at will, and such easy divorce
entails no disgrace among their own peo-
pie. Why they are called Melungeons
does not appear, but that is what they
are called by the surrounding people who
have little or no association with them.
1t IS singular that at the close of the
nineteenth century, separate and dis
tinct body of people can maintain their
isolation and identity and be SO entirely
free from the influences and advancements
ofmodern civilization. Whether in their
case Ignorance is Bliss is doubtful
question. knowledge undoubtedly brings
wants and woes as well as powers, but
lew enlightened people will subscribe to
the saying, sit is folly to be wise.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18

THE HERALD's suggestion, born of the
experience of many localities throughout
the country, IN regard to the adoption of
wide tires for vehicles, and especially for
those used in drawing heavy loads, APP
pears to take well with our people, The
character of the streets of Salt Lake seems
to demand the adoption of this system.
The maintenance in good repair of a road
way composed of dirt and gravel is i'm
possible when subjected to the knife-like
cutting of narrow wheels. This &C.
knowledged, the proper width of the tire
is matter of future adjustment. In
France the market wagons have tires
four to six inches in width and the rear
axies being the longest the hind wheels
run on line outside of the lore wheels
in the manner of street rollers. A load of
300 to 1000 pounds on each wheel re-
quires tires OF say 2ss inches, while for
8, 900 pounds on each wheel inches is
little enough width. BY the way, we see
that an ingenious inventor has patented
an adjustable wide tire which may be made
of any desired width, and so constructed as
to fit any OF the wagon wheels now in
common use.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18
4 Singnlar PeonIe.

People in this part of the country have
probably never heard. or atany rate know
very little about the Melungeons. That
is not the title Of new or old religious
order. 1t is the name by which body of
people are known who live in the noun
tains of eastern Tennessee.
1t is but far to them to state that they
repudiate that name and declare with
some show of dignity that they are Por-
tuguese. Very little is known OF their
origin, but that they are OF different
race from the poor whites or richer
Southerners, as also from the darby
jewellers in that region is evident from
their color, their general appearance and
their ways.
They have an account OF their history
which briefly epitomized is this: Many
years ago some Portuguese settlers on the
coast of Virginia, desiring to be free from
the restraints Of the government, moved
to the mountains of Tennessee. They
made friends with the redskins, lived a
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18
SHOES. SHOES.

For 95c-We shall sell ladies' kid Ok
ford Ties, patent tip and flexible sole.
For 95c-We shall sell ladies' Common
Sense, plain toe, flexible sole.
For 95c-We shall sell misses and
children's spring heel Oxford ties, sizes
to 2.
For 95c-We shall sell child's tan Ok
ford, spring heel, sizes 5 to 10.
For S1.35-We shall sell ladies' seam
less Oxford Ties, with patent tip and pat
ent trimmings, hand-turne6 and a per-
feet fit.
For s1.3j-We shall sell ladies' Com
mon Sense, plain toe, hand-turned, Ok
ford Ties. Al value.
For 3. 35-We shall sell ladies' russell
tan Oxford Ties, hand-turned shoes, Just
the thing Tor summer wear
For 81. 35-We shall sell ladies' cloth
top, patent leather tip, in all sizes. BEST
BARGAIN OF ALL.
For S1.65-We shall sell ladies' soft
Dongola Kid, hand turned, patent leath-
er tip, Oxford Ties.
For S1.t5-Ladies' fine kid Common
Sense Oxford Ties, hand-turned; worth
50 pair.
For 81 .9o-We shall sell ladies' narrow.
square toe, fine vica kid, hand-turned
shoes.
For s2.35-we shall sell ladies' Gear
mencita, - with patent-leather front and
hand-turned; fine kid. Sold everywhere
at "a.
For "a. 35-We shall sell ladies' opera
toe, patent leather tip, low heel, hand
turned shoes in all sizes.
For g. 35-We shall.selI ladies' bootee.
hand-turned and patent leather trimmed,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18
An Anticipated Effect.

The Sunday closing question as it re-
lates to the Worlds Fair will not down.
Even now that the legal question has
been finally decided, its moral ASPECT will
be kept in view, the strict sabbatarians
will contend for closed gates, and more
liberal minded people will advocate that
freedom which is consonant with the
spirit of the age.
Among the prominent papers that are
opposed to Sunday opening is the New
York Nail and Express. That was to be
expected, seeing that although the gen
tleman is dead who stamped it with re-
ligions impress, it retains its daily
scrlptural text and mingles the lowest
slum details with high flown religious
sentiments.
But the consistency of the New York
evening daily is sometimes sadly strained,
and on the Sunday closing question it is
not very conspicuous. Speaking of the
attendance at the fair on the Sunday
when it was expected to be closed but
was, after all, thrown open to the public,
it expresses congratulations that only
about %, 900 more people attended than
on the previous Saturday, and that sail
the side shows on the outside were as
generously attended as they had been
when the fair was closed on the Sab
bath.''
1t would be rather surprising if the
opening of the fair would not affect in
some degree the attendance at those out
side places, and it was one of the argu-
ments in favor of Sunday opening that
such places would not flourish if the fair
was thrown open. The inference is that
the Mail and Express must be mistaken as
to that matter. 1t could hardly be
thought that so pious paper. in its zeal
for what it thinks is the Christian, OF
.American' Sabbath--which is very
singular phrase-would misrepresent OF
imagine something and give it for fact.
! But in another part of the same issue
which contains that information we find
this: s'The beer halls and variety
variety theatres and side shows around
the center of the city as well as in the
neighborhood Of the grounds, were al,
most deserted. The art gallery was
thronged ell day the catalogue sale:
reaching total of 1o, OOo.'
That sounds more like the truth. Thai
was Just what was anticipated would bt
the effect of the Sunday opening. Blu
how are the two tales TO be reconciied'
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18
Proclamation and Troops.

How will the Rev. JOSEPH Cook and
other alleged representatives of the lowly
Nazarene who said that ''the Sabbath
was made for man, - feel when he learns
that the working people of Chicago may
go to the Fair on Sunday in spite of all
that the preachers have done?
A couple of weeks ago he and others OF
his ilk telegraphed from Boston to Wash
ington demanding of the Presiden: elf
temporary injunction is impossible today,
let proclamation and troops hold the
gates closed until Obtained That
sounds just like that surface philosopher
and veneered divine. That is his idea of
the Christian religion. Force to compel
submission to his notions; weapons of
war to drill or drive people into keeping
the Sabbath according to the gospel OF
COOK. He would prefer seeing force used,
rifles fired, blood flow and the peace OF
Sunday destroyed by the riot of a conflict
between the citizens and the military, to
the quiet enjoyment of the masses in gaz-
ing upon the beauties of nature and the
marvels of art in buildings that they may
fairly call their ownI
That is kind of Christianity that does
more harm to religion than rank infidel-
ity. 1t is marvellous that intelligent peo-
pie can be led by such blatherskites as
persons of the Cook order. They discuss
the common mind and cause thou
sands to turn away from all forms
and societies which profess to be framed
for the religious guidance Of mankind.
They foster the growing dislike to all GER
enonies and services.
The decision rendered by Chief Justice
FULLER and his colleague settles the
question in its legal aspect. What vii
Cook and his tribe do with the judges
who have thus aided in what he call;
''desecrating the Sabbath? VIII ht
recommend shotguns and sabres, or re.
serve for him the horrors of hell?
The President is now relieved from any
action in the premises. Having no au
thority whatever to send troops, or issu,
a proclamation, or do anything JOSEPH
Cook desired, he might yet have com,
under the devout mans anathema if i
had not been for the judicial decision
The Reverend JOSEPH will now have t,
put on sack cloth and ashes and bemoai
the times when neither preaching no
shooting will prevent the people iron
using their eyes on the first day of tn
week.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18

Ex- PRESIDENT HARRISON has been
going about at Chicago like very I'M
distinguished and ordinary gentleman.
A year ago, whilst chief executive of the
nation and candidate for reelection, he
could not have appeared in any Ameri-
can city without receiving an ovation.
Now he has no more recognition than the
governor of state, and there is no
showing in any crowd to see him.
1t was the Office the great public honored,
and not the man. BENJAMIN HARRISON,
President of the United States, was a
very different parsonage than BENJAMIN
HARRISON, citizen of Indiana
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18
"MARKED PERSONAL -
Sunday Savings.

Pittsburg Chronicle: A church sensa
ton: Drowsiness.
Pittsburg Dispatch: The man who prays
loudest and longest usually has some
thing on his conscience.
Boston Transcript: Sunday school
teacher-My little girl what must you do
to be forgiven? Little girl-Sin.
Atchison Globe: The Lord used but one
pattern for all men, but he cut the major
ity of them smaller than the pattern.
Texas iSutings: A divine announced to
his flock Sunday that ''amens' were all
right at the proper time, but that they
did not rattle in the collection basket.
Good Neacs: Mother-I am glad to hear
you went to church today. What was
the sermon about? Adult son "a reporter)
I don't know, mother; l haven't writ
ten out my notes yet.
New York Weekly: Little Boy-Papa.
when the preacher talked about wicked
people he didn't look at the congregation,
he looked up in the air. Why was that?
Papa-He was probably looking at the
choir.
| New York Sun: ssThe angels in heaven
wear robes, believe,' remarked Bloc
bumper, between the whiffs OF his cigar.
"Yes,' snapped Mrs. Bloobumper,
'tand the angels in the other place wear
smoking jackets"
New York Herald: She Gas the anthem
is being sung)-O. isn't that music heav-
emily? He (who is not exactly regular
er)-Yes, but the chorus might be
trif1e better looking. Would you mind
| letting me look at your-er-libretto a
moment?
London Figaro: ssThis bell,'' said a
well-meaning sexton when showing the
belfrey of an interesting village church TO
party of visitors, sis only rung in case
of visit from the lord bishop of the do
cese, fire or flood, or any other such
calamities.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18

The MEMBERS OF church at Fostoria,
Ohio, 400 in number, are hereafter to
have individual wine glasses out of which
10 receive the wine at communion. it be-
ing considered that, in these days of
microbes and germinal disease, it would
be dangerous TO the health OF the con-
gregation to use glasses in common. 1t
may be presumed that the initial OF the
communicate viii be ground on the glass
as matter Of further precaution against
communicating influence. The Fostoria
400 are certainly fastidious relative TO
what touches their pious lips.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18

Well there IS no need to reconcilethem.
They are entirely Incompatible with each
other. The first was an editorial COM
ment, the last Geographic dispatch.
One was an effect the religious editor de-
sired, the other the actual fact
Unconsciously the editor furnished the
REPUTATION for his own argument Prob
ably if he had noticed the telegram it
would not have seen the light in the Nal
and Express. Then, whatever might have
been his own reflections, the public
would not have beheld him self-contra-
dicted. Sunday opening has in this in
cident secured an additional argument in
It's support.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-06-18

The MASTER plumbers in national con-
vention at Milwaukee last week, showed
they couldn't take joke Among the
decorations on the the walls that the COM
mittee had provided was one entitled
1.-The Giddy Plumber" showing a
plumber dividing his time between his
job and the hired girl. a Pittsburg dele
gate got furious about this, called it IL
belous outrage and demanded its removal.
The convention applauded him and the
offensive cartoon was hauled down.