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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28

possessed fine mind and remark
able aptitude for mechanics. He was
married during the year 1928, and
about that time commenced his BUSH
ness career by running small farm
and store. About the year 1886 there
was in Greensboro, n C., Mr.. Henry
HUMPHREYS, who was engaged in run
ming at that place cotton mill by
steam. Following the natural inclina-
ton Of his mind for mechanical pur-
suits, my father made it convenient to
visit Greensboro often, and as often as
he went there he always made it his
business and pleasure to call OH Mr..
HUMPHREYS. The two began to like
each other very much, and soon be-
came good friends, and the more my
father examined and saw into the
working of Mr.. HUMPHREYS mill, the
more he determined to go into bust
ness himself Some time about the
year 1886 he mentioned the matter to
his father, hoping that the old gentle
man would approve of his plans, and
as he at that time owned grist-mill
on Alamance creek (about one mile
from his home), the water-power of
the creek being sufficient to run both
the grist-mill and a small cotton fac
tory, and he reasoned that if his father
would join him in the enterprise and
erect the cotton factory on his site on
Alamance creek, all would be we'll. But
his father bitterly opposed hte scheme
and did all he could to dissuade his son
from embarking in the enterprise. Not
discouraged by this disappointment
he next applied to his brother-in-law,
William A. Carrigan, TO join him, and
he considered the matter for a long
time, not being able to make up his
mind one way or the other as to what
he would do. Finally, without waiting
for his brother-in-law's answer, he
went to Patterson, n. j., and gave the
order for the making of the machinery,
not then knowing where he would To-
cate his mill. On his return from Pat
terson, n. j., he stopped over in Phil
adelphia, where he met at the United
States Hotel the late Chief Justice
Ruffin Chief Justice Ruffin at that
time owned water-power and mill
on Haw river, the place now being
known as Swepsonville, and he re-
marked to my father that he was go
ing TO build a cotton factory and asked
him where he. was going to locate it
Ny father replied that he wanted &c
put it at his fathers mill-site on Ala
lance creek, but that the old gentle
nan was so mucN opposed to it tia
hid not know whether he would allow
= or not. Chief Justice Ruffin then
said he did not wish to interfere il
Any arrangements between his fathel
and himself, but that if his father held
out in his opposition he would be glaC
to have him locate his mill at his place
on Haw river, and if he wished part
ner he would be glad to enter int
partnership with him, and if he diC
not desire a partner, but wanted Il
borrow any money, he would be glaC
to loan him as much as he desired t.
borrow On has return home my lathe
repeated this conversation to his fla
Their, who, seeing that he was deter
mined to build q cotton factory pro
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28
THANKSGIVING PRoChAmArIoN
GOV. Carr appoints To-day Day Of
hank.giviDg.

hank'giviDg.
His EXcellency, Governor Elias Carr,
Issued the following Thanksgiving
Proclamation:
The people of North Carolina have
much for which to be thankful to Al
mighty God in the year which has Just
past The earth has brought forth
abundantly of the food products in
response to our labors, the prices of
raw materials have advanced, indus
trial progress has been awakened in
our midst and the future looks bright
er than the past few years of disaster
and want.
Our people should be thankful for
tie blessings vouchsafed to them, and
in grateful remembrance of His good
ness and in obedience to our laws and
the time-honored custom OF our fore
fathers, devote one day of the year to
His service.
Therefore, I, Elias Carr, Governor
of the State of North Carolina, do
hereby appoint Thursday, the 2sth day
of November, 1895, as a day of solemn
and public Thanksgiving to God for
past blessings, and of supplication for
US as State and nation.
/ earnestly request every citizen Of
this great Commonwealth to lay aside
his usual business, assemble either at
the churches or around the tireside,
and make this annual festival a day of
prayer and Thanksgiving. Let not the
day be devoted to amusements, but
with grateful hearts give praise to
God for the preservation of our liber-
ties and for the advancement of our
nation in prosperity and greatness.
This State has ever been the home of
freedom and the abiding-place of vir-
tuous and ::c.1..c ig,oople. Let the day
not pass without acknowledgment of
all these blessings; and let us remem-
Der in our prayers and offerings the
charitable institutions of the State,
the wounded and needy soldier, the
orphan, the poor and afflicted, and, by
substantial giving, show forth the
thankfulness of our hearts.
ELIAS CARR.
BY the Governor.
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BY the Governor.
S. +. TELFAIR,
Private Secretary.
ELIAS CARR

The feud among the Vanderbilts
has attained SO bitter a stage that the
Cornelius Vanderbilts will have their
daughters wedding strictly private,
and transformations, simply to be
different from the Willie X. Wander
bits. Therefore, young Miss Ger
trude will be married only in the
presence of her immediate family.
w. X. will be invited-his Whenever.
The only reason Mrs. Vanderbilt en-
couraged the tremendous splurge
over the ducal nuptials was that she
felt anxious to show the rival Wander
bits that her family are the people OF
the house. The coming marriage bells
will not, therefore, make any great
noise. Cupid alone will ring them
and very quietly at that.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28
GOVERNOR ELIAS CARR
NORTH CAROLINA'S ADVANT-
AGES AS A MANUFACTUR-
ING CENTRE.
COTTON BELT THE BEST PLACE

LabOr-Taxes are L0w-There are no
Legislative Fnactments That Intet.
tere with the Successful Operation ii
Cotton Factories, ard the People of
the State Offer Every Possible In
dncemeHt TO Manufacturers.
From Manufacturers Record.
Replying to your favor of the goth
ult., / would state, in answer to you
questions. as follows:
First Ouestion-"Are the laws of
your State favorable to the investment
of capital in manufacturing enter
prises by outside people, and if so, in
what particulars? Are there any eN-
emptions from taxation or any restric-
ton on the employment of labor in
f2ctories?"
Answer-Yes, the laws of this
State are favorable to the investment
of capital in manufacturing enter
prises. i. e., there are no Statelaws tax
ing corporations of this character
more than the other citizens of our
State. Taxes are low-much lower
than the taxes of most any other
State in the Union, the State tax being
ing only twenty-one and three quar-
ter cents on the 500 worth of prop
erty for State purposes. While there
are no special exemptions, there are
no restrictions on the employment Of
labor in cotton or other factories.
Second Question-"Is there an album
dant supply of labor suitable for OPP
eratives in cotton mills in your
State? Any points on this question,
especially as to the supply Of labor
and the general character of the oper-
atives, will be of interest"
Answer-There is an abundant sup
ply Of abor suitable for operatives in
cotton mills, end while there is a
scarcity of skilled labor, the labor in
the cotton mills is being rapidly edu-
Gated and is capable of making expert
labor of the very best kind. Our peo-
pie are American and without the for
eign element, which is . menace TO
successful business operations in some
Of the States. There is not 3 per
cent Of foreign population in this
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terestina RecoIiections.

HAW RIVER, n. c., Nov. II, 1895
In compliance with your request, !
submit the following account OF some
of the facts and incidents connected
with the manufacturing enterprises OF
my father and myself, especially those
relating to the inception of these en-
terprises.
My father, the late Edwin M. Holt
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28

And then They tract the Attention
ofNOrthern Capital Which Naturally
Turns 10 them--AnY Town that wants
To be Manufacturing Town Must
Make It's own START OneYed Men
Help those who Help Thcms elves.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28

Noting the increased sums paid for
pensions, the Morganton Herald suggests
that the internal revenue receipts be
constitute d a special fund out of which
all pension appropriations shall be paid.
1t is suggested that "when the blocka-
ders realized that the interra al revenue
taxes constituted fund for that special
purpose their patriotism would impel
them to pay the uttermost farthing.
Suppose we try it. " 81
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28

The p blical Recorder IF recent date
AZ nre"ohor in or" re 'No. Green's
boro pulpls, Oh last Sunday night said ::
"There sra two places in the world
which, so.far as history informs us, have
never -ehanCed-one in Palestine and
one in. tbis State-Dlmascus and Hills
bOro
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28

The Atlanta Constitution advocates
sending the Turkish ruler to ST. Hello
ma. The powers will never protect the
Armenian Christians until they take
some radical step. Pleading with
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-28
|EA|R|lY PLAID [M]ANI[QIG
SHORT ACCOUNT OF THE BEGINNING At OLD ALAMANCE
MILLS ALAMANCE COUNTY


the Late M Holt Planned and Su''t
the Old First Yard of Coored Cotton
Goods Potomac
DAYS of Plaid aknq In Other In
efionS
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

llttt Of Anreh, n the full moon ahnula
tlll GA y sunday. liastnr can never
hl pprl ttforc the 2,d OF March, or
after tht -tth 81 April
Tho early Christian church celebrated
hnstor. -or eight days. bur as time pro
sfesssl the celebration was reduced
N length, until In tho eleventh century
continued hut two dayp In those
dnAs Easter was made a season OF
mcrrimcnt and fcasting. Aims were
dispensed ind the poor were fed I'm the
ohuVohos. Slaves were freed, and to
me popular sports ana postimes wore
added farcioal exhibitions m which
even the clergy took part. on Enater
day the people greeted each other with
me expression HE 10 rlscn," 60 which
the rpply was lie Is risen, indeed
This custom ia stiii retained In tho
Greek church, aud in some parts OF
ltusHla oagod birds arc looscd and red
eggs exchanged
The origin OF the use or the Faster
egg y thought to have boon symbolic
inE the resurrection. The use of the
cig as aymbulical OF renewed lie can
no traced back much further than the
carry church, however. Il has been
connected with the customs OF the
ancient Egyptians. pcreiuns, Greeks
and Romans, and Schwart says it was
customary among the Parsees to dis
val
Many Of the popular observanoes
connected with EHstor ARE OF pagan
Origin aud tr1ceahlc 10 the feast OF
the Saxon deity Eastre. and the Anglo
Saxon name OF April was Enster-
monuth, The celebration or Easter
was marked by klndllng of bonArcs and
other rites The church finding II I'M
cNpodlcnt to crush out this pagan rite,
concluded to give a Christian signin-
canoe 70 II. Joy at the rising OF the
natural sun and at the awakening OF
nature from the death OF winter was
easily transformed into Joy az the rls-
Ing Of the sun OF Righteousness aud at
the resurrection OF Christ from tho
grave, The custom OF lighting boniiros
was superseded by tho lighting of int
mcnsc church tapers, some OF them
weighing 800 pounds.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

victim, The PATRON jumped over the
wall nguin Into The hold hc al LEFT
rset she bun was there before he wa,
IN this way they kept up the .anpine
aud running nrat ever one wall. hen
over another. until by scaling I'll a.
the paraon reached tho open ad Tho
hull WIS thus brought to . standstili.
and ran on snoring defiance
Parson Barllctt exhausted With his
unwontcd cNoruon, bruised and aor,
IN every limb. made his way as host
Ne could 90 salem
hui neither h. nor the CONGREGATION
he preached TO ever forget the day he
cNchSngcl with Parson Bentley. =
Boston Globe,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

which Man Uses Ia Talking to the
Animal World.

(Chautuuquanl
The fowl call. Chickl chickl ohlckl
and IT'S variation, Ilpl llipl Kip arc
as old us the call to the COW, being
tho sansorlt kuk. the name OF the
domestieated fowl whence cock and
XIX, or chick. together with kip, chip
and ohuck-'w0rds an clearly Initiated
from the note of tho bird, which In
Snnscnt was kak TO crow or laugh,
whence caclSlc Tho country housewife
who says shoe TO the trespassar upon
her Kitchen garden or Hover pot uses
almost the same exclamation that tho
ancient Greeks used TO scare away
the fowlR In their day, which may be
derived from sanserlt au' TO hurl or
TO drive.
No study OF animal calls can leave
out the calls 10 the cat and the dog,
"a which the child, like his primitive
.anccstor. gives namcn Initiative OF
thelr voices, the meow and the how
WOW. The word pusa Ia supposed 10
be an initiation OF the splitting, or as
cat, Tor which the lllndoo word Is
phis kit n but variation or cat.
OF which kitten or kitty Is the dimnu-
tive, and seat Ia probably hist aud
cat compounded ANA shortened. or IL
may be the Sanserit skat. 10 scatter
The uoEs pNEhApe NuveueN - ms nav
ing always hecn given individual names
and because OF his almost human in
teillFtncc, has no general call or par
tieuiar word OF command Many dif-
fcrrnt words are contained la the dog
vocabulary. or which among US tho
ejiculatnry sick en- Is the only express
sion understood by all dcgs alike whu
have English speaklng masters, which
"a plainly enough % seek EN-, sock
being from the Sanaerlt aak. 70 chase
or follow
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14

"rhe womon of America have broken
away from tradition very remarkably. p
said one tltiod furclgner 10 another.
yes" was tie reply, "rhey VIII
make proposals OF matrimony instead
OF tho men before long,
'''rhat win be nice. IL would be q
good idea FOR nA u make II a fuie for
Us 90 contlder only sealed BIDS
Washington star.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-04-14
sBouT THE ORIGIN OF EASTER,
touE or TIE QUAINT AND
CURIOUS cusToMs

,ur CLUTCHES WILL BE CROWD
|l3p TO-DAY AND NEW HATS AND
|NEw GOWNS WILL NE ON IN
|ulnlrloN - THE DAY IN For
|EidN LANDS.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-10

many homes from ignorance OF tho
proper relations between employees
and servants. our public schools con-
tain boys and girls who VIII join ,h,,
ranks of both JheS. classes. and much
better feeling would Doubtless prevail
between til. cive-S and receivers of
wages if both had received Il common
course of judiciou> instruction concern
Ing this relationship. Each class
would know that the other understood
its position and requirements, and
neither would expect impo>>ibilities, as
is now too often the case.
One Of the functions that woman has
taken on herself in civilized society is
the directing of social intercourse. The
happineS and elevation Of the race can
be greatly helped or hindered. accord
in. as this function is exercised. intelli
gently or otherwise. If the occasions
When people meet together in society
are dominated by arrogance, jealousy,
ana SnobbiShneSS, if they are character
lied by vanity and deception. then
those who >hUn society will he best of.
4 valuable addition To Che higher edu-
cation of women would be 4 training
that would enable them TO enter upon
their social duties with high aims. gen
oruils feelings. and coupeteD- knowl-
edge.
1t viii doubtless objected that the
schools are already overwhelmed and
tie teacher overwor,led SO that leading
all these new subjects upon them is out
OF the question. II may be so: but let
IL; at least see what can be done in aid
Of the home life. which. with the vast
INA joritE of people. is the part of life
best worth living. Perhaps some Of the
sub icctS now taught could be dropped
or presented in less detail The new
Stuuic> need rot be taken up all 1T the
same time: some could follow one an
other in the successive years of the
high school course. others would best
be releSatcd to the college curriculum.
Z he recommendation in this article
! are merely tentative. and the consider
alton of educators and parents is in
vited in order to sort out those subjects
that it is practicable to teach in the
! schools. and also To show clearly what
| other matters should be left to hOm.
| training. This much may be confident-
~ asserted that the subject to which
| have called attention ought no longer
! to be iSnorcd.-The New Educator.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-10
Interest the Children.

Before all else the little ones must he
Interested. We can start with no more
fundamental axiom than this. 1t is
the law of their nature. Interest is not
the end. but it is the essential means
With the thild'S interest thoroughly
aroused, his sense and faculties are
alert ana he is in the best condition
to receive and develop. With interest
tagging. the entrance to the heart anI
soul and mind are only partially open
Ell and both impression and expression
must be deficient
Ii your pupils are not Interested
something is wrong. Either your ma,
ttrial or methods are not adapted to
your pupils Chan-c them. At first,
even if apparently nothing else is &c.
compliSheI. the work may be consider
! cd We'll done. il the children are kept
Interested.
You ask: How can we best interest
children. and keep them Interested?
FirSt-Sclcct for study that material
which is nearest to the child and most
Il part of his environment Wherever
YOU are the plants most common are
most interesting for study.
Second-Sttdy first that phase of the
! plant which most appeals to the child
| the side of life and function Of energy
and action rather than mere forms or
structure. In the fall the openin. and
closing Of the flower and its work, the
| formation. protection and disSemina-
! ton of the seeds will interest much
more than the mere structure of flower
| or seed.
Third-Put the child to work and do
not do for him what he can do for him.
| self. The more the child feels that le
is getting the material for study, the
| more he feels that he is doing. the more
he sees and investigates and discovers
for himself. the more he will be inter
cstcd.-I'rimary Education.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-10
Schools of Tapan.

The schools of Japan have made 4
favorable impression upon no less an
educator than Prof. George L. I.add. OF
Yale University, who has recently ar
rived home from 4 visit to Japan. dur
ing which he lecture,l before several
universities He says: There are two
kinds of institutions private
schools. which are carried on by enter
prisin- citizens. many of which are sur
rounded by Christian influences, and
the Government schools. which are
carefully graded. and which are main
tanned with considerable strictneSs.
and follow somewhat the German
There are the primary schools and KotC
Chu Gukko. which. translated. means
the higher middle Schools At the head
Of these is the Imperial University. sit
uated in Toxic. There is no Latin o.
Greek taught here. Chinese being the
classical tongue. The Government i'll
situations are not seats Of the Christian
religion. although there are many
! Christian teachers IN them. There j;
! 10 looSencS> in the curriculum. every
| thing being strictly attended to-
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-10
DEN AND HIS HEAD.
NEW YORK BANKERS WANT CAR.
isles RESIGNATION
]. PierpOnt Morgan and other Wall
Street Maxuate> Urge the President
to Get Il New Secretary Of the Treas
urN-The Currency Bill.
The President Is Angry.

Washington special: Mr.. J. fierpont
Morgan. the famous New York banker.
and som. of the other gentlemen who
We're taken into the Presidents confidence
las, fall concerning an i>>Iic of bonds have
been making Il secret visit 10 the " ilte
House on an important errand. They
asked the removal OF J. ,hn g. Carlisle for
the reason that he has demonstrated his
uniltneS> tn manage TIE finances ~ the
country and that his continuance III c'hce
will imperl the public rrcdir and rctard
Improvement i'll the financial condition of
the country. Mr. Morgan and his :l>>o-
ciateS also en,lea yprcl - ascertain where
tho President stands with regard IL the
currency bill Now under consideration by
the House of Representative
President Cleveland i said hy those
vii" i$S"cia;.. with him t" Lee very angry
at this demand OF the Newly Workers for
diGnant that Il cutcr:r of bankers shruli
lave the ctfront"ry ~ pix" their ncses
into the administrative affairs Of the
government. demanding tn" dismissal "f
an official whom the President has lion
cred with his confidence. Ii - pretty GER
tain that they got no satisfaction. II
may he confidently stated that the fr"si-
dent declined II ask fer Mr.. Carlisle 5
resignation. lut he i believed 10 have
promised to look after the finances HIM
self during The remainder Of his adrsiniS-
tration. 1t is known and admitted that
the President Informed Mr.. Carlisle OF
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-10

Mr.. Morgan's crrand and repeated much
of their conversation to him. but Mr..
Carlisle'S private secretary said that his
resignation would not lr asked for and
that he would not voluntarily tender it.
What explanation the President may
have given Mr.. Morgan as to his attitude
concerning the currency bill is unknown,
and he is no more commemorative than Il
sphinx on the subject to the members of
his cabinet. One of them. who is opposed
t" the bill. said to-day that the measure
had never been discussed in cabinet meet
ing. and all he had to 20 upon was the
concluding para graph of the recent mes
sage, which. in general terms, Endorsed
the recommendation of the Secretary of
the Treasury. and urged the necessity Of
some kind of revenue reform. He had
not heard the President say Il word on the
subject since. and could not say whether
he approved the pending bill. but it was
at least inconsistent with his previous
ideas and public utteranc"S on the sub
jcct OF sound money. Nor was the pend
ing bill an exact formulation of the suy-
gcStionS in the treasury report, so that it
could not be assumed the President was
| committed TO it. He doubted the report
! that Mr. Cleveland intends To send n spe-
! cial message to Congress on the subject.
| He had not heard of any such intention
/ and was inclined to believe the contrary.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1895-01-10

Upon both nrc;.Sions public sentiment
was crystallizcd through the medium of
committee of seventy. the Ia:iin purpose.
in 1872 being to overthrow tn. Tweed
regime, and in 1894 to correct abuses,
known CIR suspected. in the police and 9th
er departments of the city government.
The exposure of the practice of lcvying
b!ackmail by the police. particularly upon
the criminal classes of society wlIn in
consideration of til cir payments of money.
were granted immunity from arrest was
primarily the work of the Society for the
Prevention Of Vice. which procured the
appointment of the State Senate Commit
tee which has become famous under the
name of its Chairman, Mr.. L.Xow.
Without an enlargement of the powers
of the Mayor. it is argued. says Il cores
pendent, Mr.. Strong. whatever may be
his disposition, is as helpless to combat
corruption in the departments as his
predecessors in Office. have been. 1t is
proposed to enact law giving the Mayor
power Of removal over heads of bureaus
and an absolute control of the police de-
partnent. Under the present system.
while the Mayor appoints members OF
the police board and other department
through processes that practically amount
to a deprivation of the power. The franz
ing of new laws touching these POINTS
promises Ia he as important work az any
that is likely to come before the State
Legislature and to bring out as many
tpntiictin. theories.