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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03
is pR0TEsTASTIsM A FAILURES

is pR0TESTANTISM a FAILURE
Our ever theatrical and ever interest
ing friend, Rev. Thomas Dixon, Jr.,
mas written a new book called The
Failure of Protetantism in New York
and lis Causes Having, as he sup
poses, ID the defeat Of Tammany Hall,
laid cat Catholicism in New York, Mr..
Dixon now SHES his caster in the ring
at Professionalism. The authors intro
ductory note reads IS follows:
"This little book says and proves.
that Professionalism is failure in New
York. Three answers have already
been hurled at my head by the theo-
logical grannies in this neighborhood.
You are an infidelI You are a sensa-
4ionalistis You are failure your
self Quite true, dear grannies, from
your point Of view. But the answers
are irrelevant.
Il 9slight be an infdel with full
grown horn, hoof, and tail, and still
Professionalism be a failure in New
York. or / might be so supremacy or
thodux as to believe that Pope Leo
XIII. is the scarlet woman of the
Apocalypse, and that every man who
differs with me IN this view is liar, a
sthief. 4 hypocrite, a brute, or Jesuit
ard still Professionalism might be
failure in New York
ssIhen, suppose I ann sensationalist.
What OF itg Truth is stranger than
felton, and nature more miraculous
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this period. faeif aeeessfo1s rom o'a,-
er Baptist churches more Tram pal-
ancing their death-rate. Z ne Bapbfsts'
siheref0re, managed 70 hoid ABOUT one
fourth of the children born into thef
A1omes. Is this holding our own?
''Ihe Prtsbyterians increased 4,429
during these seven years. Their nor
NAL bTth-rate should have given them
an increase of 1864. So our Presbyte-
rian friends, with their enormous
pyealth and prestige, peculiar to New
logk city. nrassed ia their 81 church
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03
LET Us HAVE PEACE.

Two factions Of the Republican
party held meetings in Raleigh last
weak. In one of these meetings the
white speaker, who aspires to be
Governor (God save the State from
the ealgnityD sought in violent abuse
and Islander of his own race to em-
bitter the negroes against their white
neighbors. 1t would have been bad
enough if this incendiary counsel had
been given by one who believed what
he was saying, but no denunciation is
too severe when spoken by man
whose vile epithets uttered in regard
to l1he negro have been rebuked by
good men of all races, in order TO
further his personal ambitions. Hap
PLY for the peace of the community,
the negroes are more peace-loving and
and friendly than to fol-
low the legitimate counsel of selfish
white demagogues.
Another negro meeting was held
on the next night. Among the
speakers was negro physician in
Raleigh, DIR. L. 4. Seruggs. who said.
in part:
Il am no politician, but ! desire
to register my eternal and ever
lasting protest against the effort
that was made here last night
to array the black man against
the white man. 1t is wrong. 1T
1T is wrong; it is unwise, ID is un-
just, it is dangerous and damna
BILE. Hold your political meet
ings ii YOU wish to, be Republi-
cans If you desire TO, as | am,
but for your sake. for my sake.
for your children's sake. for your
country's sake, and for Gods sake
keep down such inflamatory po-
litical harangues as was delivered
in this hall by Daniel Russell last
night. The white man and the
black man live here in this South
land toge5her, it is our country;
our homes are here, our interests
and our firesides are AT stake. We
have no war with our white
friends. We don't want any and
it is cur duty to Spun any man
dices of one race against the
other. | condemn such vile ut
teranees. j despise them and any
man or men that utters them, and
If / was God, / would forever
damn the man who utters them.
A few years ago Chief Justice Shep-
herd made talk TO the students OF
Shaw University, and told the colored
youths in words they will always re-
member shat their homes were in the
South, their best friends were here
and that there was every reason why
the two races should live together in
peace and concord. He also said that
it was far better for the South that il
was peopled by native white and col
ored folk than for the negroes to &c
away and for their places to be sup
| piled by foreign immigrants. Such
utterances from the learned Chief
Justice OF the State now joined to the
patriotic utterances Of the States
leading negro physician serve tc
strengthen 5he pleasant relations
subsisting between the two races in
the State. Nobody wants to disturb
these relationship except selfish poll.
tieians, who would plunge the State
into race war, to further their ambi.
tion.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03
or Rent.

The beautiful cottage dwelling, formerly
the residence Of Mrs. John C. Washington,
deceased, containing about u rooms. and
situated at Black Mountain station, in Bun
comDe county, is for rent for the summer
season. or for one year, Is may be desired.
The house is nearly completely furnished
and the location all that could be desired.
Apply to
T. @. PEYToN,
p. o. Box 46i Richmond, va.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03

and nothing seemed to do her any good.
I happened to read about Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla and had her give it trial. From the
very first dose she began to get better.
After taking few bottles she was com.
pletely cured and her health has been the
best ever SINCE" MRS. ADDIE PECK,
70 Railroad Place, Amsterdam, N. Y.
~ will say that my mother has not
stated my case in as strong words as /
would have done. Hoods Sarsaparilla
has truly cured me and am now well."
CORA PECK, Amsterdam, N. Y.
Be sure to get Hoods, because
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03
THE MIDDLE MAN ELIMINATED

Almost ever since the war q few
white men have manipulated the ne
gro votes for their own personal ag-
grandizement. For ten years white
Republicans represented the Second
district, in which there was over 5000
negro majority, in Congress, and in
all other ways got the turkey every
time" But tuhat has changed. The
white middle-men have been almost
eliminated, and the negro is running
his own machine, and as soon as he
gets little further a long, he will dis
pense altogether with his white assoc
ciates upon whom he has heretofore
leaned. No white man can hope for a
nomination for Congress in the Second
district. Ut is a contest between ne
groes. There isn't a white Republican
in Wake county who can be called a
leader or even a manipulation. They
are camp-followers and scuttlers pure
and simple, following one Of the two
negro leaders, Leak or Young "Fhe
contest in Raleigh" said a well known
white Republican lackey, was not
between Docllery and Russell. 1T was
between Jim Young and Rev. Leak
1t was q battle royal to determine
which is the boss OF the Republican
party in Wake county" And he told
the truth. The pity of it was that he
hadn't self-respect enough to see that
by his own confession, he and all the
rest, are mere satellites revolving
around these two negro suns. What
is true Of Wake is true of most of the
other Eastern counties.
The Republicans in Wake have
drawn the color line, and yesterdays
convention showed that the negroes
are determined to control their party
at all costs. The spirit of yesterdays
| convention was one of bitterness
toward all white men, even white Re-
pubilcans who do not take second place
and obedientIy obey orders.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03
Mothers

Anxiously watch declining health OF
their daughters. So many are cut off
by consumption in early years that
there is real cause for anxiety. In
the early stages, when not beyond
the reach of medicine, Hoods Sarsa-
parilla will restore the quality and
quantity of the blood and thus give
good health. Read the following letter:
at is but just to write about my
daughter Cora, aged 10. She was COM
pletely run down, declining, bad that tired
feeling, and friends said she would not
live over three months. She had bad
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03

Andrew Lang was asked recently to
answer the question as to what
hymns had helped him most" He
wrote in reply chat he had derived
most benefit from the Homeric hymns,
especially those to Deneter and
Aphrodite.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03

Northumberland Doughton, Of
Allegheny, one of the best men and a
sterling Democrat, in private letter
says: Our people in this section are
solid for silver" That's the way it
will be al over the State when the
voice of the people is heard.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-05-03

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable
perfectly harmless, always reliable
and beneficial.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATORS
SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF u
renewed order of sale of the probate court OF
the county of Jackson, and state Of Missouri,
at Kansas City, Missouri, made on the eigh-
teen day of May. \. D., 1856, mt the regular
Nav term OF said court, a. d., E96. |, Thomas
! Seehorn, public administrator in and for
the county of jackson, and state of Missouri,
and as such. administrators de bonis non of
the estate of John IL. Wilder, deceased,
will, on
SATURDAY. AUGUST S, 1896.
between the hours of nine O'Clock in the fore
noon and five o'clock i'm the afternoon of that
day. at the north door of the county court
house, in the city of Lexington, county OF
Lafayette, and state of Missouri. and during
the session OF the circuit court OF ana Tor
said county and state (the same being the
regular August term of said court), sell al
public auction. all of the right, title ana IN
terest of the said John IL, wilder, deceased,
in, to, of and concerning the following
described real estate, situated in SAID lalIay-
cite county,, and state Of hlsSouri, to-wlI.
Lot OF fractional section number tfteen tlal'
township nfty t5DJ, range twenty nine t2sp,
containing one hundred and fOrty-three ana
73-lOO acres, more or less; also the north
west quarter of section twenty two ED town
tanning one hundred and sixty acres, more
or less, and situated in said Lafayette coun-
ty. in the state at Missouri.
TERMS OF SALE.|Oneth third cash, one
third in one year, and remainder in two
wears from the date OF sale, with interest AT
the rate of eight per cent per annum. secur-
ed by deed OF trust ON the property sold,
with privilege 10 pay all cash II the pur-
THOMA ]. SEEHORN.
Administrator de bonis non OF the estate
of John II. Wilder, deceased. I-iI5t
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01
EXCITING FOR A THRONE.
Indians of Yucatan Wish TO R~eestablish
the Goxernment of Their

Indians of Yucatan Wish TO Reestablish
the Government of Their Fathers
Merida is policed by the military,
numbering several hundred men, under
the control of the governor, but The
duties of the soldiers are by no means
~onerous; indeed, n more lazy and SEEM
ingly good-fOr-nothing set of men 1
never saw. During the heat of h day
they may be seen lying about the bar
racks very much en- dishabille, but in the
evening on the grand promenade they
strut about in an arrogant, supercilious
fashion, which to a foreigner is partic-
ularly distasteful. Redeeming fea-
lures, however, are the regimental
bands, which are heard daily discourse
ing really good music. The large mill
tary force is maintained as a protection
against the periodically threatened
raids of the RazaI ndegena. or aborigines.
AS we look upon the mild, polite and
lazy native common to his locality, it
is difficult to think him as belonging to
a race which so vigorously contested
every foot of ground with the Spanish
invaders.
Nor is hel The Indian of pure blood,
proud and r~esentful in spirit, is a rarity
mere. Inc nuIlNe, as we see Lllu, DOLhS
of the mixed blood of the white, black
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and Zambos. The
Mestizos are the children of Spaniards
and Indians and are a handsome, brave
and courtly people. The Zambos are
the children of Indians and negroes and
| other mixed blood. These are ugly and
unattractive, occupying for the most
part the positions of servants and labor
ers. The real native Indians never ac-
cept the rule of the white man and in
the year 1761 there was a great uprising
which, after hard fighting, was finally
put down.
There was no further trouble until
1s47, when a large number revoited and
fed with their families to the southern
part of the country bordering on Guate-
mala, which they still occupy, all efforts
to dislodge them proving futile. For
nearly so years these Indians have main
tanned their position, often making ex-
tensive raids. They I'VE brought ter
ror t o the whole country and on their
account many towns and villages have
been abandoned, and where once were
large and hourishing centers of trade
there are now only deserted ruins.
These Indians are not very strong In
numbers, the estimate being 1000, but
they are increasing from year to year,
and are known to be very fierce and re-
vengeful. dreaming of a restoration OF
the empire of their fathers. - House
keeper.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01
D OF PUBLICATION,

In the Probate Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri, adjourned May term, fourth day,
July 9th, 1896.
Estate of Fannie Crockett, deceased.
Now ut this day comes Al. Crockett, executor
of the estate of Fannie Crockett, deceased, and
presents his petition praying for an order for
the sale of SO much of the real estate of said
Fannie Crockett as will pay and satisfy the
remaining debts due by said estate and yet
unpaid for want of sufficient assets, accom-
panied by the accounts, lists and Inventories
required by law in such cases.
On examination whereof it is ordered that
ali persons interested in said estate be not fled
that application rs aforesaid has been made,
and that unless the contrary be shown on or
before the first day of the next term of this
court, to be held on the second Monday in
August, 1896, an order will be made for the
sale of the whole or SO much OF the real estate
of said Fannie Crockett as will be sufficient
for the payment Of said debts. And the court
finds there. are no heirs residents Of Lafayette
county except the executor.
And it is further ordered that this notice be
published in the Lexington Int~rlligencer. a
newspaper published in said county for fouT
weeks successfully before the commencement
of the next term of this court.
A true copy. Attest:
WILLIAM YOUNG,
-tIEt PrphnIp .JuIup.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01
VAST STRENGTH IN HIS ARMS.

New York Cripple Who Has Lost the Use
of His Lcss.
It is a well-known fact that nature
makes partial amends for the loss of
one faculty by Strengthening those left
to us. The loss of sight Is followed by
an extraordinary a~cuteness Of b
sense of sound. There are several blind
men well known about New York who
thread the crowded sections Of Broad
way with apparently as much ease as
those who can see. They go about fear
lessly, ignoring the dangers Of cable
cars, trucks and trolleys without even
the assistance of the traditional dog,
trusting wholly in the sound OF the
staff on the pavement.
There is a cripple who haunts the
vicinity of Seventy-first street and First
avenue, p~ropelling himself on a crude
little board on wheels by means of his
hands. His withered limbs are twisted
up beneath him, useless from birth.
but his powerful arms taxi the place of
both legs and feet. He can roll along
through the crowded thoroughfares,
across the streets, and dodge the trucks
and trans with astonishing celebrity
and &C tainty. He is known to h en-
G1T6 nelEnDOTuOOu, anu AC -
ly the boss of the ward. People seem to
have much respect for his Judgment on
their various affairs, and he Is consulted
as often as a Tammeny leader. Some
times the street urchins attempt to
take liberties with him. They never do
it twice. He has a way of suddenly hop
ping off his board on his hands, with
a leap like that of a kangaroo, and grab
bling a boy by the leg and shaking all
the courage out of him, which has
earned him the respect of the knowing
ones.
He can whip a man twice his size and
weight. All he wants is to get his
enemy within reach, and it Is done. Be-
ing high strung and quick tempered.
his fighting qualities a been fire.
quently tested. The young roughs of
the neighborhood are in deadly fear of
those arms. There is not much sym
pathy wasted on hat cripple, you may
readily imaPine.-N. Y. Herald.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01
SATURDAY, AUGUST Is, 1888.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

In the Probate Court of Lafayette County.
Missouri, Adjourned May Term, third day.
July q, lS96.
Estate OF Thomas Tracy, deceased.
Now ut this day comes :. N. Wilson. Public
Administrator, in charge OF the estate OF
Thomas Tracy, deceased, and presents his
petition praying for an order for the sale OF
so much of the real estate OF said Thomas
Tracey as will pay and satisfy the remaining'
debts due by said estate and yet unpaid for
want OF sufficient assets, accompanied by the
accounts, lists and inventories required by
law in such cases.
On examination whereof IL is ordered that
all persons Interested In said estate be notified
that application as aforesaid has been made.
aud that unless the contrary be shown on or
before the first day 90 the next term OF this
court, To be held on the second Monday Ia
August. ls96. an order will be made for the
sale of the whole or so much OF the real estate
Of said Thomas Tracy as Will be sufficient for
the payment of said debts
And IL is further ordered that all of the heirs
Of said deceased, residents OF said Lafayette
county. be personally served with notice OF
these proceedings according TO law.
And II is further ordered that this notice be
published in the Lexington I~ntelligencer, a
newspaper published In said county. for four
weeks successfully before the commencement
of the next term of this court.
A true copy. Attest:-
WILLIAM YOUNG.
7-I'-Jt Probate Judge.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01
View York.s Fire department.

Every city in the United States hows
local pride in it's firemep, Each claims
that its department Is one OF the best
Of not the best) in the country. The
rivalry between some of the cities Is at
times quite amusing, and there is much
discussion upon the merits of their
own fremen; but New York city un-
doubtedly occupies to-day the enviable
position of having, all things consid-
cred, the most thoroughly equipped
and most efficient fire service in the
world. The apparatus is of the best.
The horses, selected with a + and
Judgment, are magnificent animals;
and the men, picked from those thought
to be best adapted for the work they
must perform, are subjected to q most
rigid physical examination before they
are admitted to the service, and after
wards are trained In a school OF in
struction at fire headquarters that is
complete in itself.-Charles Thaxter
Hill, in st. Nicholas
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01
AnVils.

"It is not generally KNOWN" OBJ
served n blacksmith, that nearly all
the anvils used by blacksmiths in this
country are made by one firm in Brook
lyn, N. Y. All kinds of substitutes
have been invented and put on the
market, but after using them the black
smith generally goes back to tho
wrought-iron anvil, which is hand
made. There are plenty of cast-iron
and steelanvils f~orsale, but they find but
little favor from blacksmiths, who pre-
fer an anvil hat sings. The cast-iron
anvil has no music about 1t, and does
not give any more response to a hammer
than if one were hammering on a stump.
1t is music, or singing, as h smithy
calls it, hat is wanted. A blacksmith
does nearly all his talking to his helper
by the sounds made on the anvil by his
hammer. AS far as the village black
smith is concerned. singing by his hRm5
mer is his constant advertisements. Or
dinarily, an anvil will last from ten to
twenty years, that Is, il 1t is handled
carefully, though there are some an
wills that are low used by sons which
were used by their fathers during their
lifetime."5Washington Star.
For SALB.-One fancy bred S%horthorn
bull. Eligible to registration.
6-13 tt. w. T. Aull.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01

A traveller pigeon of Antwerp breed,
belonging to a farmer at Kerstop-den-
Berg, failed to return home from q
prize fight to Orleans in 1888. This
pigeon, which was three years old at
the time and is now II. has just come
back to its old pigeon cote, after an abb
sence of eight years. 1t is evident the
intelligent creature must have been
captured on its return in 1883, and was
unable to effect its escape until recent
ly.-Chicago Chronicle.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1896-08-01
SHERIFF-S SALE.

The Stnte Of Missouri at the relation and to
the use of Thomas a. Catron. Collector of
the Revenue of Lafayette County, in the
State of Missouri. PlIintiff,
Unknown heirs of Sarah L. Wiley. deceased,
defendants.
In The Circuit Court of Lafayette County,
Missouri,
BY virtue of II special execution issued from
the Office of the clerk OF the circuit court OF
Lafayette county, Missouri. in the above en-
titled cause, wherein the state of Missouri, ut
the relation ana tn the use of Thomas A. Cat
ron, collector Of the reVehne of Lafay cite
county, Missouri, is pluintlt. ana against
Unknown heirs of Sarah l.. Wiley, deceased.
To me directed and returnablc to the August
term, ls96, of said court, |, the undersigned,
sheriff of Lafayette county. Missouri, will on
TUESDAY, AUGUST 1. ls9G.
between the hours of nine o'clock i'm the fore
noon and five O'Clock in the afternoon of said
day, and in front of the court house door, in
the city of Lexington, in Lafayette county,
Missouri, during the session of said circuit
court of said county, offer for sale and sell
publicly. hy auction, to the highest bidder, for
cash in hand, all the right, title, interest, claim
and estate of the said unknown heirs OF Sarah
L.. Wiley, deceased, defendants ia said eNecu-
ton i'm and to the following described real
estate, situate, lying and being IN the county
of Lafayette and state OF Missouri, Ia wit;
Part of lot 1, block %. LIST addition to LeSing-
ton, Missouri, described as fO lows; beginning
block -, thence east nifty feet, thence south
~ feet, thence west ~ feet, thence north 81
feet tn place Of beginning, levied upon as The
property of said defendants, and sold Ia satisfy
said execution, together with the costs and
EXPENSES of this sale.
Given under my hand this 10th day OF July,
lS!Hi. ZACH W. W l6tI,
7-iI-td sheriff.