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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-10
DAVIDSON COLLEGE NOTES.

Davidson College, n. c., April p
(Special) For some years past the
Saturday preceding Easter Sunday has
been observed here as Maxwell Cham
ber's day in honor of the liberal bene-
factor who gave so handsomely to
Davidson Endowment fund. This day
is selected for the "Lenoir Speaking"
and though in name q holiday, when
the college is blessed as this year with
such large graduating class Thirty
one in number) it is far from one in
reality as far as idleness constitutes a
holiday Any one be he, lady, visitor
or student or professor who listens
attentively to twenty styles and speci-
mems of oratory within twelve hours
10 in the morning and 10 in the even
ing, having already been favored with
the first instalment of eleven speeches
the preceding evening, such an one,
repeat, be he young man or young
lady, old man or old lady, is not en-
ioying holiday, no matter how much
he enjoys oratory.
But for fear this remark may be
misunderstood 1 hasten to add that
this class of go deserves full share
of praise for their successful efforts;
quite a number of the speeches eXhlb-
tied very high order of excellence.
Monday night following the juniors
gave class entertainment as q lifting
close to the pleasures of our brief re-
cess. This consisted of the presenta@
ton of the play What Next. : Each
part was admirably selected and the
characters well sustained from start
to finish, the performance was more
than creditable and evidences again
this year that histrionic talent exist in
full measure even here in Davidson the
child of Presbyterian parentage.
On Sunday morning Rev. Dr. Camp
bell, of Asheville, formerly pastor Of
the college church occupied the pulpit,
and preached most acceptably to his
old charge. The people gave him a
most affectionate welcome. His talk
to the children in the afternoon was
no less attractive than the morning
sermon.
Rev. Colon Munroe, of Benoir, preach
ed at night a sermon that was much
compfimented.
Quite a number of students attended
the centennial exercises at Centre
church, four miles distant, where ION
cord Presbytery has just closed its
spring session. Much regret has been
expressed that the college work was
not suspended entirely so that David
son might have been present as body.
The exercises are spoken of as highly
entertaining and inspiring, particu-
larly the address of Rev. DIR. Rumple,
of Salisbury, in whom the college has
the warmest interest, and for whom
it cherishes a deep affection, an inter
est and affection which his life shows
he reciprocates.
1t was singularly fortunate for
Davidson and the department Of chem
istry that circumstances were such
that DR.. W. j. Martin, Jr., could be
released from his duties at the Univer
sity of Virginia, and take up at once
the work in the college Of his so
greatly lamented father Dr. Martin
has as a man and teacher in earlier
places Of trust and responsibility
proven himself a worthy son of his
noble father.
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NOAH RABY.

and legs are nearly as firm as they were
a quarter Of a century ago.
Raby has no teeth, and when talk
ing he emits sort of whistling sound,
which is rather startling until one be-
comes accustomed to it, His voice Is
strong and clear, and his laugh hearty.
He has distinctly Southern accent
Raby says hewas born at Eatomtown.
Gates county, n. G., on April J. 1772.
His mother, Sarah Raby, was South
Carolinian, while his father, who was
called Andrew Bass, was an Indian.
His parents were not married. His
mother desired to marry when Raby
was seven years old, and he was bound
out to a farmer named Miles Field
Raby says that he commenced to smoke
when he was six wears old, and has
used whiskey for nearly the same
time off and on" but claims that ne
was never drunk but three times in
his life" When he was twenty-one
years old, he was hired by a widow, a
Mrs. Parker, as overseer of her place,
for 5000 a year. Next he was hired by
her daughter-in-l law, who also was Il
widow, and il was his intention to "geU
into her good oraccs and marry her"
tttlA 1AtA lJ1DlbCl AHEAtNfiI GAbiiSlnbSd VI.
lands and slaves, but he had faint
heart and dared not tell his love.
Raby's half brother persuaded him
to go to sea, and he joined the Consti-
tuition. When he came back he asked
the widow to become his better half.
hut she had transferred her affections
to his successor as overseer, and Raby
lost his chance of becoming the hus-
band Of a handsome woman and the
master Of q plantation.
Raby left the navy at the end Of his
term Of enlistment. He claims that
while he was at Norfolk, he heard Gen.
Washington speak, and liked his man
Ter Of getting to the point directly"
After BabY left the navy, he worked
three years IN the Brooklyn Navy
Yard, and then came to New Jersey, set \
Ting on the Connecticut farms, which
Peter Kane owned. Then he drifted to
Stelton and worked at odd jobs until
about thirty years ago, when he be-
came incapacitated for work, and was
sent to the Poor Farm.
The old man enjoys good health and
has had no serious illness since he was
10 years old. He sleeps in an upright po-
slt1on in q chair, as he is subject of a
rush of blood to the head. On pleasant |
days he walks to the well in the yard, |
being guided by a wire which runs |
from the house. His diet is simple and |
consists of bread and milk, boiled rice, /
or fish. lie weighs 100 pounds, aud in !
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INTERESTING TO FARMERS.

u IIsIIAJI y VI ~.
Morganton, n. c., April s.
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WE OVEREsTIMATED THE GOLD
MEN.

To the Editor: u have read your ed
itorial Of the 28th ult., and believe every
word therein to be gospel truth, except,
in my opinion, you overestimate the
number Of gold standard Democrats in
Burke county. ] do not believe there
are twenty-five Democrats in this coun-
ty who believe in the policy advocated
by the Herald. have no quarrel with
our home paper, but the Burke Dem
ocracy are. beyond all doubt, over
whelmingly for free silver, and the
policy of the News and Observer. 1T is
not new doctrine with us, but a very
old doctrine. Our people will take no
new departure, but will inquire for the
old paths of the party, and walk there
in.
We do not propose TO follow the adj
yocates Of John Sherman's policy on
finance
Respectfully,
j. HOFFMAN,
Morganton, n. c., April s.
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BEAUTIFUL HANDS.

Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
They're neither white nor small,
and YOU, I know would scarcely think
That they were fair at all
I've looked on hands whose form and
hue
A sculptor's dream might be,
Yet are these aged, wrinl5led hands.
Most beautiful to me.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
Though heart were weary and sad,
These patient hands kept toiling on,
That the children might be gald.
/ almost weep as looking back
To childhood's distant day,
T think how these hands rested not,
While mine were at their play.
Such beautiful, beautiful hands!
They're growing feeble now
For time and pain have left their
mark
On hand, and heart and brow.
Alasl alas! the wearing time,
And the sad, sad day to me,
When meath the daises out of sight,
These hands viii folded be.
But oh! beyond this shadow lamp
Where all is bright and fair,
know full well these dear old hands
Will palms of victory bear.
Where crystal streams thro' endless
years
Flow over golden sands,
And where the old grow young again,
I'll clasp those dear good hands.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-10

If you will use Polk MilIer's 'Victory
Poultry Food" daily, it viii keep your
chickens, ducks. and turkeys in a
healthy condition, and make them lay
twice as well. It is also a sure prevent
i've Of cholera and gapes. Twenty-Five
cents at all stores.
POLK MILLER DRUG co.
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his prime never weighed more than $50
pounds. Uncle Noah" seems destined
to live several years. He does not al
ways tell the same story about his life,
but sticks to his age tale.
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Fine Suits, $I8 and upwards.
PERFECT FIT GUARANTEED

ministrations is one of the strongest ar
guments the Republicans can produce
to disclose the criminal incompetence
which marks this Democratic admiuis-
tration. On March 4, 1899. the day of
Harrison's Inauguration, the interest
bearing debt was 1914. LOG, ,220. Four
years later it had been reduced to $685.
o34, ,26O, a decrease of $3.50, 900 900. AL
though Cleveland has been in Office but
three years, the debt has risen to $780,
0OO, 900, and is still rising. It is bare
facts like these that make the cause of
the Republican party the popular one.
1t is to the everlasting disgrace of the
American people that they overthrow
the Harrison administration and sub
stituted the Cleveland regime. The
mistake can be partially corrected by a
return to Republican ways, but long
years must pass before the damage will
be fully repaired. The present admin
istration will stand in history blackened
as the most prohigate, incompetent and
un-American the nation ever expert
enced. The last three years have taught
the people lesson which should suffice
for one generation.
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e1oO Reward &1Oo.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is
the only positive cure known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires consti-
tutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure is taken internally, acting directly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system, thereby destroying the foun-
dation of the disease, and giving the
patient strength by building up the con-
stitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The propuetors have so much
faith in its curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list of
testimonials. Address:
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
&Sold by Druggists, 75 cents.
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COMING EVENTS.

Republican National Convention = st.
Louis. State econventiOn-POrtlan pril
9th. County conventiOn-March 2Sth at
The Dnl1es. Primaries March 21st.
First District Oregon congressional con-
ventiOn--Albany April 9TH. Second dis
trIct--PortIand April Sth.
People Party National COnvention-St.
Louis July 22d. State conVenuiOn-Salem
March goth.
Democratic state convention meets at
Portland April 9th. County convention
April 7th; primaries April 4th.
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j. W. Pierce, Republic. Ia, says: ST
have used One Minute Cough Cure in
my family and for myself, with result so
entirely satisfactory that can hardly
find words to express myself as to its
merit. I will never fail to recommend
it to others, on every occasion that pre-
sents itself" For sale by Snipes-Kiner-
sley, Drug Co.
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TRADE WITH CHM AND 1APAA

The Pacific coast is interested in the
foreign trades policy of the country
more now than It ever was before. Not
only has one of it's chief industries-that
of wool raising-been dealt a heavy
blow, but all lines of export business
have suffered from the operation of the
EGorman-free-trade- ade-tarif-reform-t tariff
for-defciency- only BILL" Especial at
tention has been directed to the activity
which China and Japan are displaying
in manufacturing. The victory Of the
Japanese in the late var has caused
them to leap into place among the
promine Mt nations of the world and the
industrial development now going on
bids fair to maintain the position that
country occupies.
The crippling of China by her defeat
viii cause concessions to be made that
will infuse into that lethargic nation the
stimulus of foreign capital. Labor in
China can be secured lat figure which
provides mere existence for those that
toll-its degradation can be measured
when the fact is known that go small
denomination as one-tenth of a..Mex1can
cent is used in business intercourse.
Where labor is SO cheap capital will
come to take advantage of it and the
output of China is sure to increase
greatly in the next few years.
Not only will the United States feel
the effect of this Japanese Chinese
manufacturing revival, it is doing SO
now. During the last fiscal year the
commerce between the United States
and Japan amounted to $4,000, 900, but
there was a balance against this country
of $19, 100000. With China the showing
is but little better, out fla trade esti-
mated at $25, 800 900, the balance against
the United States being 1920, ,000-one
OF the worst features being the small
proportion of this trade carried in
American ships.
Not only is the American laborer an
tagonized by the cheap labor of China
and japan, but while the balance of
trade is SO largely against us, all lines
of business feel the competition. The oft
repeated declaration of the Democratic
party that the bringing of the country to
n free trade basis would increase our ex-
port trade proves to have been a concIu-
sion reached from false premises. Great
Britain is selling to the nations
of the earth and we are buying
from them. Economists look upon
China and Japan as coming factors in
the industrial world and it is poor policy
for this country to help in development
that SO far has proven antagonistic to
its own.
Like Great Britain we should aim to
sell what we could to these nations and
buy as little as possible. The reinact-
ment of policy that protects the in
dustries of this country and a generous
treatment by congress of American mer-
chants who are seeking to increase our
export trade would accomplish both
these results.
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LEAVE.

LEAVE.
$3.50 P. NJ.
$3.50 AM.
Daily
except
8 undays.
400 P. NJ.
1880 Am.
f4-45 P. NJ.
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A comparison of the national debt
during the Harrison and Cleveland ad-
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YAMHILL DIVISION.
Pas senger Depot, foot of Jefferson stree


Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street.
Leave for OSWEGO, week days, at 600, 7:20
10:15 M, 1915, lbs, 5:15 $50 p m, 100 p. m
ana IL 80 p. m on Saturday only.
Arrive at Portland, 710, $3.50, IL ;25 a.. M, 80
4:15, $40, 7:40, 9;05 p. m.
Leave for Sheridan, week days, at 4:30 D. m.
Arrive at Portland, 9:30 a m
Leave for AIRLIE on Monday, Wednesday and
Fri ay at 9:40 a. m. Arrive at Portland, Tues
dav, Thursday and Saturday at 305 p. m.
Sunday trains for OSWEGO leave ut 7:30, 600,
IL 700 a. M, II 40, 200, $3.50, $50, $50 pm.
Arrive at Portland at 12:35, $780, 10 80 q. m =,
12:15, 80, 3:15, 4:45, $50, 1855 p. m.
r. ROEHLER, E. P. ROGERS,
Manager. Asst. G. F. x Pass. Agt.
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through tickets to all points in the Eastern
StHtes, Canada and Europe be obtained at
lowest rates from
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J. B. KIRKLAND, Ticket Agent.
All above trains arrive at and depart from
Grand Central Station, Fifth and streets.
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Daily, except sunday,
DINING CARS ON OGDEN ROUTE.

PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERs
AND SECOND-CLASS SLEEPING CARS
Attached to all Through Trains.
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FROM JUNE %, 1895.
ARRIVE.

+ OVERLAND Ex-1
press, Salem, Rose
burg, Ashland, Sac
ramento, Ogden San xe.1oA M
! Francisco, Mojave, ( ~ a. ~
Los Angeles, ,El Paso,
New Orleans and
Roseburg and way sta '4:4O P. NJ.
Via Woodburn for1
Mt. Angel, Silverton, Daily
( West. Scio, Browns except
vile, Springfield and Sundays.
Salem and way stations 40 90 A. NJ.
{Corvallis and wayl II 6:20 P. NJ.
{McMinnville andl II S:25 P. NJ.
iway stations
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23
Circuit Court.

The spring term Of Circuit Court
opened on Tuesday, with his honor,
Judge Gaff.y presiding; States At
torney Fredericks, Clerk W. H.
Smith, Stenographer Underwood,
Sheriff Strut, bailiffs Steadman,
Stephens and Albee, officers of the
court. The calendar contained three
criminal cases and sixteen civil cases,
and will probably require a weeks
work to clean it up. Among the
visiting attorneys in attendance are
n. p. BROMLEY, Redfeld, n. 7. Hull,
Huron, Chas. +. DeLand, Pierre,
c. q. Hartley, Sioux Falls, J. l..
Pyle, Huron.
The incest case of j. w. Thompson
was tried to Jury yesterday, and
this morning the jury returned YER
dict of not guilty.
Sanford Boatman plead guilty OF
keeping a gambling house.
DEGREES of divorce We're granted tC
Mrs. Weber, Mrs Albee, and Mrs
David Keller.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

This is the season Of year when
everybody should clean up about
their premises, and apply II little
paint if possible. The PRESS would
like to see the best town west of Huron
look neat and tidy. Hand county
should have one good, neatand clean
town, a live place of business; atown
of pleasant homes, good school Is and
churches, enterprising people-in
fact, a place that people would be
induced to come to for business or
pleasure. This can be had at Miller
if her citizens feel like renewing the
energy SO prevalent here some years
ago. One year OF energetic rustling
and united work, such as we know
our people to be capable OF, and
there would be practically no compe-
titor of Miller within a wide range of
country.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

The next pension day is May 4,
and then the new law of congress as
to the manner OF paying pensions
goes into effect. In April the vouch-
ers will be sent by mail to the pen
sioners who will fill them in and go
to a notary public or justice of the
peace and swear to them. The
vouchers will then be returned to the
pension office, the checks returned
and then cashed.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23
Storm,

This section of the country was
treated to an unusual weather event
last Friday, which must be recorded
for the benefit of our eastern friends,
who were at the same time swelter-
ing in unusual heat. That day we
had the variety of snow, sleet and
rain,-and such a rain as the cold
est liza inhabitant" had never seen!
About eight hours OF it left the coun-
try moist enough, thank you, for
once since 'S3. And the ice was
everywhere. Branches OF trees were
completely enveloped in a half inch
coating OF ice, resulting in many
broken limbs-tree limbs. Perhaps
as beautiful q sight as was OCCASION
ed by the ice, was on the waving or
ribbon wire fences about town. At
every wave an icycle hung down
about two inches in length, resem-
bling prisms around a fancy lamp.
Telegraph wires were broken down
by the weight of the ice, and a spec
ial crew worked along the c. & n. W,
line Saturday and Sunday repairing.
This heavy rainfall put back seed
ing, which was in progress, but SO
far no one has been heard kicking
any on that account. Farmers con,
slider the ground in better condition
now than it has been for severa.
years, which will undoubtedly result
in an increased acreage over that in
tended thirty days ago.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

The Demorest medal contest, an
nounced for last Friday night was
postponedto Tuesday night, owingto
the storm. On Tuesday evening n
large audience assembled ut the NJ.
f. church, and were highly enter
tanned by the interesting program.
The contestants were Misses MARCIA
and Ada Davis, Clara Olson, Nellie
Potter, Ida and Minnie Andrews.
Tho Judges awarded the medal to
Miss Ada Davis. All the young Ia
dies acquitted themselves very cred
itably.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23
Shall We Drift.

In the interest Of the town and
county, and their future the PRESS
desires to call attention of u citi-
zens in plain language to some mat
ters they should be considering. We
are peculiarly located near the divid-
inc line between two almost distinct
interests, viz: Exclusive and extern
sive stock raising on the west, and
mixed farming on the east.
West of the Missouri river is an
exclusive stock country" Out
there the few settlers raise no crops,
and milk no cOws-although they en-
Joy the. society of numerous ''cOw
boys" Churches and schools are
"scarcer than angels visits" there
is little or no civilization; every
thing is in q wild and undeyeloped
state; and great herds OF cattle and
horses and flOcks of sheep roam
about in charge OF the illiterate and
| reckless COW boy. Do you, business
man, do you farmer, do you laborer,
| or mechanic, want Hand county 20
be an exclusive stock country
The PRESS does not believe that
you do. Then it is time to do some
thing. We must persist in the rails
ing OF all kinds OF crops and vegeta-
bles possible, raise chickens, milk
cows, encourage ~creameries, and 10
everything to continue and increase
MIXED FARMING. Ii Hand county is
allowed to become an exclusive stock
country, her land will be worth al
most nothing and her population
will he an hundred or two people.
This is a conditiOn-nOt II theory,
and the people may as well realize it
and look it squarely in the face now
as later. We are drifting towards
reservation conditions. Shall we let
'er drift? Most emphatically no!
The people who are here, and expect
to make this their home, should be-
gin to breast The tide. A successful
creamery in operation at Miller is
one of the things that will i'll five
years time, bring settlers to occupy
the lands near the town, and be OF
untold benefit to business men and
farmers. A cheese factory could also
be run in connection. These things
will help to make II mixed farming
community, where the highest grade
of intelligence exists, where happy
and prosperous homes abound, and
where schools and churches take the
place of spring rOundups' and
shooting scrapes.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

A party OF half-dozen tourists
struck town Monday, and worked
the town for cold chuck. One of
them disclosed the tramp finesse by
an empty sleeve-that is, his arm
was held closely to his side, inside
his coat and pants, giving the sym
pathetic house wife an opportunity
to help q zone arm man"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

Orient will soon have q creamery,
Redfeld has one in operation, Wo,-
sey is preparing to start one, Alpena
has one, and Kimball is now erecting
a building for a creamery, Thus on
the north, northeast, east southeast
and south, we will soon see creamer-
les going. None on the west.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

The city authorities are cores
ponding with holders of the city wa
terworks bonds, which came due this
month. The issue is for 100000,
bearing s per cent interest, and are
scattered among n number of hold
ers. Some OF the owners have writ
ten that they will renew and extend
time of payment at the rate OF 6 per
cent.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

Treasurer Olson informs us that
owing to the change of ownership in
the Huron bank. where he deposited
county funds, he will hereafter do
business with a Sioux City national
bank, of which his principal bonds
man is president.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

A recent news correspondence
from South Dakota to the Minneap-
oils Tribune, notes the characteris-
tics of W. H. Smiths political dog
Dick" The matter originated
with the PRESS nearly two years
ago.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1896-04-23

Huronite:-It is Lawrence not
Leonard Underwood who is sick at
Worthwhile. Leonard is still Oh duty
az official stenographer for Judge
Gaffy of the sixth district, and his
brother Lawrence hopes soon to re-
turn to school here.