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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-29
New York WORLDLY


Rev. Thomas Dixon made most re-
narEable assault upon President Me-
<inley in the Peoples church, Academy
f Music, yesterday morning. He took
Up first the subject of the killing OF
Ruiz by Aranguren, and said:
mo flag of truce was over him. lie
was not "a peace officer but an ennis
sary of foul and corrupt tyranny with
gold in his hands and lies ON his lips.
He went, not to treat for peace, else
he would have gone to headquarters;
he went to bride a brave young subor-
dinate officer Warned of bis peril, he
showed his contempt for Cuban law by
going in spite OF warning. Aranguren
did his duty like man, a soldier, a
Cuban patriot. He would have been a
traitor had he hesitated to execute the
bearer of this bribe.
"The autonomy he came to offer was
subterfuge of desperate politicians.
1t was passed to be repealed when it
should have accomplished its purpose
OF deceiving America. The American
who criticises the Cuban patriot for
standing for independence or death dis
honors the name of George Washington
and every patriot who fought and died
for the same cause in our own glorious
history. Autonomy was put into the
hands Of Sagasta to be played as
rolitcal farce, while the real powers II
Spain laugh behind their sleeves.
''The proclamation of the administra-
ton at Washington, asking help for
dying Cubans TO be given through Gu
ban corruptionists, is the climax of our
contemplate and servile policy toward
Cuba. Truly the reign of the huckster
is with us! Have we tin ~peddler for
President or man? A huckster Or
soldier? Why beg aims for dying Gu
bans and send our navy to help Spain
kill them? We have spent two millions
Of dollars patrolling the coast of Flor
ida, and bounding Cuban patriots. Why
not withdraw our vessels and give the
money spent thus to relief of Cubans
instead Of bounding them?
"For one, am sick and tired of the
pusillanimous fawning at the feet Of
Spain's baby King by the excuses for
men who hold our offices and misrepre-
sent eighty millions of frecmen. 1t IS
time to do one of two things-aither
haul down the flag of liberty from our
Capitol and hoist instead the blood
stained yellow rag of Spanish tyranny,
or else stand true TO the faith of onr
fathers and recognize our brethren who
fight for their homes, their wives and
children, their life and liberty, in
Cuba!'
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There is only one State in the Union
in pronort:on to population. according
TO Prof Horner, having more secondary
schools than North Carolina. In number
of students in the 40 or more private
schools in North Carolina, we are
second only in per cent of secondary stu
dents to New York.
1.-THE demand for thorough praparticn
should come from the college, naturally,
but in North Carolina it seems ~ be
necessary for the demand for definite
thorough preparation before entrance Mt
college to come from the preparatory
school," were two Of the main points i'll
Prof. Horncr's address.
EVENING SESSION.
He spoke at some length on the import
ance of a special academic course before
certificates are granted to colleges.
At the evening session President Nor
son announced that the Association
would hear discussion on the paper read
by Prof. Horner.
Prof NJ. II. Holt proposed resolu-
ton raising n committee of four who
should act with the President in formu-
lating a course of study to be completed
by the students of our academies before
they are granted certificates of fitness
for college entrance, said committee to
report at the next meeting Of this As
sociation.
Prof. Withers suggested that this com
mittee confer with similar committee
from the colleges. s
Prof. Manson favored the suggestion
OF Prof. Wthers, and thought that it
would be a littl. arrogant ON the part
of the Association to attempt to do n
thing OF this kind without con ferring
with the colleges. He proposed nm
amendment that the committee confer
with the college committee. 1R1
e Prof. j. III. Homer thought that all
that the association was trying to do
was to investigate this matter for its
own information and guidance. He
didn't think it possible to do anything
that would please all the so-calied co.'s
leges, hut the academies had rights md
he thought these rights would finally b.
granted by the colleges. He saw nc
reason for amendments to the resolution
and he was opposed to the amendment
Prof. j.. A.Holt thought the committee
should not be hampered in anywise il
framing and presenting its report; there
fore he could not accept the amendment
Prof. Holt thought inasmuch as there.
are, as suggested by Mr.. Withers, sc
many colleges and so many kinds a.
colleges that it would be difficult for
conference committees to agree upor
anything that would please them ALL He
had no special objection to the amend.
ment, but did not think the association
ought to place itself in any position
binding it to any proposition made by
the committees. he thought if the as
sociation would fix course of study |
1t would become a standard. IL seemed
that he colleges had not been able to fix
a standard and he thought If the assoi
citation would FIX one it would be finally
recognized by the colleges.
After further discussion the amen.l-
ment of Prof. Madison was accepted
and the resolution as amended passed
The next question presented vas,
Preparatory Latin" On this subject |
Prof. Holland Thompson. of Concord, |
read q very instructive and entertain |
ing paper.
Latin can and should be begun earlier.
say at the age Of twelve or thirteen.
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and can be taught as something related
to everyday life. Constant drill SHOULD
be given, both in ear-Latin and eye
Latin. The pupils can be taught very
early TO get the meaning from the Latin
order, and then the translation be given
in good English. Constant exercise, of
the memory and constant references to
social and historical topics be given.
Prof. Thompson is one of the ablest and
most aggressive of the younger teachers
of the State.
The discussion that followed was
mainly on the Latin pronunciation,
whether English or Roman.
Prof. Thompson thought that the
question of pronunciation was one that
the academies had but little to do with;
the colleges set the pace and we have to
teach it as they say.
Prof. Madison found it necessary 10
teach both pronunciations. The colleges
teach the Roman pronunciation, but be-
cause of so many every day Latin ex-
pressons, "sine die" for instance, he ha ]
to slip in little Of the English proaun-
citation.
Prof. Logan Howell made a short
talk, calling the attention of the asso-
citation to the North Carolina Journal
OF Education, saying that it was the de-
sire of the publishers to make their
journal what it's name indicated--a real
| journal of North Carolina education
and he hoped that every teacher in the
State would do his part in aiding the
publication by writing articles for it and
| by subscribing to it.
| Mr.. Parker, secretary of the North
| Carolina Teachers Assembly, upon in
vitation, made short talk with refer.
ence to the Teachers Assembly. He
thought that the association and the
! Teachers Assembly could be of great
benefit to each other by cooperating
together for their mutual interest.
Mr.. Chas. II. Mebane, Superintendent
of Public instruction, was invited to
address the meeting, and in response
congratulated the high schools and
academies on this important organiza
ton. He could say that in many coun
ties in North Carolina whatever life
and inspiration there was in public
school work came directly from the high
schools and academies. He invited every
CONTINUED on fifth page)
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T. J. DREWRY,
Fayetteville Military Academy.

ID. McCorkIe, and others who became
statesmen, governors and leaders in all
departments of human activity.
Our early academic schools gave to
the State such men as DIR. Mckee, the
scholarly divine; DIR. Jas. Hall, the mill
thry pars0n; Ephraim Brevard, the au-
thor of the Mecklenburg Declaration of
independence. The successors Of these
early schools are today sending forth
hundreds yearly to add to the best life
and thought of North Carolina.
Many of our best people will always
nrefer the private academic school be-
cause Of its healthful and constant per-
sonal supervision and cultivation of in
diyiduality. Our public school teachers,
our men of business, and many Of our
professional men. have received almost
their entire training in the academy or
high school.
Our best secondary schools are hurt
and hindered in their work by the in.
sufficient preparatio afforded by the
public school on the one hand, and the
haste and eagerness Ito put it mildly
Of the college to enroll the student be-
fore he is really prepared for collegiate
work.
Students who are allowed to enter
college without certificate from the
academic school should not have their
failures recorded against the prepare
tory school. This is often done, though.
I'VE have in some OF our higher institu-
ti0ns too many optional courses, too
many students entering "upon condi-
TONS" etc. This all leads to educational
chaos. Give every school a chance to
do it's work, and demand that it be wei!
done. The loss from unskilled and ig,
norant labor here in the South would
educate every ore OF our children fifty
times over In connection with general
education go " industrial success, pro-
ductive industry, accumulation of capital
renumerative wages, national independ
ence and national well-being."
Having the help and cooperation OF
the leading high schools and academies
of the State. almost without exception, Il
is confidently believed that much goo(
will be accomplished by the Association
OF Academies.
In opening the meeting president
Morson read an address that bristlet
with practical facts and thought alon.
the line OF academic education.
He dwelt upon the great need for thu
private school and for the preparatory
training that is obtained I'm academic
schools. He spoke of the sacrifices AM
srduous toll of the academy principal
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and teachers and declared that the
academy was one of the corner-stones
mon which the edifce of intellectual
excellence must be builded.
Tb,, private schools. sad President
Morson, have been and must ever be
important factors in our school life. In
placing emphasis upon the private
schools, we antagonize no Institutions.
Another thought in the President S
address. we feel and we think with good
reason. was that the compel ton for pu-
nils among our higher institutions tends
TO nut in the minds of our guardians ana
parents. an idea that the ttuuons
themselves do not occupy the high posi-
ton TO which they are entitled.
The following Mas the complete pro-
gramme mapped out by the committee:
"Tha Position of the Academy in
the Educati onal Economy of the State
Principal, NJ. III. Holt, Oak Ridge In
stitute.
2. .What the Association of Acade-
mics Should do, ana what they should
ask of the Colleges. "-Pr!ncipal, ID. M.
Prince, Vine Hill Academy, Scotland
Neck.
3. Certificates for the Entrance to
College. '-If4ncipal, d. M. cloihSi,
Horner Military School, Oxford.
4. "The True Measure Of Merit in
School" Principal, J. A, Holt, Oak
Ridge Institute.
5. Preparatory Latin. PRINCIPAL,
Holland Thompson, Concord high
School.
6. ''Taste in School Advertising. y
Principal, A. B. Justice, Winton Acade-
my. +
7. "Athletics in Secondary Schools. -
]. NJ. Oldham, William Bingham School,
Mebane. a
8. Interesting Oratory Analysed. ~
J. FL. MyroVer, Fayetteville. ta|
On the frst subject presented for dis
cussion at the afternoon session, THE
position of the Academy IN the econo-
mic education of the State" Professor
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GOOD fOPUIlST RETURNS.
Mr.. H[NRY 6. KING ZONES 8ACK TO THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
VIII Help 10 rid Grand Old State of the
Present Incompetent and Corrupt
Goldsboro, ". c., Dec. %, 197.


To the Editor: Like manv others in
our State. last year thought we might
be able to find something better than
Democracy. consequently / voted and
worked for the fusion ticket. | now
take this occasion to say that | am
heartily ashamed of so doing. | see
what my vote has helped to bring upon
the State, and being a loyal citizen of
North Carolina, and proud of her record
in years past, shall in the future he
found, not only voting, but working in
the Democratic ranks and thereby help
to rid our grand old State of theepresent
negro-loving, incompetent and corrupt
gang who now are in power and who are
daily bringing disgrace upon us. l have
always, until recently, been proud of the
fact that | was a North Carolinian.
Now, when / meet citizen Of another
State / feel like hanging my head in
shame. You are at liberty to publish
this if you see fit. and / know that the
above only voices the sentiments of
hundreds Of good and true men, who,
like myself, were deceived.
HENRY d. KING.
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THE REMN
FOR SALE.

, Busy selling prior to Christmas has
left SO NAM Remnants that we institute
for The week Monday, December 9th, TO
Saturday, January lst Great Remnant
sal8. All Remnants will be gotten out and
marked in plain figures and will be''soId.
A great harvest of bargains to be gath.
red in by money savers.
Every woman within redus of one
hundred miles OF Raleigh should be inter-
ested and will be repaid for the trip to
Raleigh. a4a
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Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, o., says:
"After two doctors gave up my boy to
die, / saved him from Group by using
One Minute Cough Cure" 1t Is the
quickest and most certain remedy for
coughs, colds and all throat and sRng
troubles. Carolina Drug Store.
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All Druggists refund the money If
it fails to Cure. 25c.
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I'm PEDDLBR FOR PRESIDENT

His Cuban Policy and Commends the
Killing of Ruiz.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-06-11
THE TONE OF THE BELL.

Not Improved by the Use of Gold or
Silver In the Bell Metal.
There Is a general belief that the in
PRODUCTION of silver or gold In the cast
ing Of bell assures for it q superior
tone, but an expert In founding bells
says in the Church Economist that such
a belief Is erroneous. He says that the
best tone effect in bell metal is confined
within very narrow limits, for any So
called bell metal having more than
eighty parts copper to twenty parts tin
is too soft to produce the best quality of
tone, while that having more tin than
twenty-three parts In the one hundred
is much too brittle. There are bells in
Europe whose clear tones were for
many years credited to gold and silver
that We're supposed to have been added
to the bell metal. An analysis was
made not long ago of the metal in one
of these bells, and 1t failed to show any
trace of gold or silver. The old German
bell founders used to make their bells
Of eighty parts copper to twenty parts
tin. In the opinion Of this expert the
strongest and best toned bell is OBJ
tained from seventy-nine parts copper
and tWenty-one parts tin.
after the bell is DRAWN" says the
expert, two sweeps are made and ad-
justed to an upright spindle in the cen
ter Of an iron case or flask, the flask
having perforations all over it. Over
the surface of the flask Is coated-wet-
a layer of loan of equal and suitable
thickness and baked Then another
layer is coated on and baked, and so on,
layer after layer, until the proper
shape, etc, is secured. There are two
such iron moulding cases, one fitting
over the other The under one has the
loan coating on Its outer side, which
has the inner shape of the proposed
bell. The upper iron moulding case or
flask has the loan on it's inner surface
and forming the outside shape of the
bell; this is let down over the under
mould and carefully adjusted equally
all around, leaving a space inside be-
| tween the two moulds. The under
| flask Is called core The upper or
| outer one is called case The space Is
| filled up by the molten bell metal
| which, when cooled, Is the bell. When
| the bell is taken out of the moulds it is
polished, and then the hangings, tongue
| Cor clapper), etc, fitted to the bell and
! 1t receives a severe ringing test, partly
| to ascertain its tone and resonant quail
| ity, and to observe its mechanical excel.
| lence and adjustment. Then, if 1T ap
| pears to be good in all points, it is
| shipped to the purchaser, The making
and shipping of a bell usually requires
| from ten to fifteen days In the smaller
| sizes. The larger sizes, /. e., from fif
| teen hundred pounds and heavier, re.
| quire more time. A peal of three OIL
more bells requires from forty to ninety
{ days time, while chime of nine OF
| more bells requires from three to si2
| months,
amy foundry can, of course, readily
| make and select nine or ten bells IL
tune for chime, but tune Is one thing
| tone is another"
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FtmametaI.


Very Heavy Trading In the Stock Exchange
Yesterday.
New York, June 10.-To-day showed
the largest volume of trading on the
stock exchange for the year thus far,
the total sales of all stocks being $780,
900 shares. The dealings were well dis
tributed throughout the list, many
stocks that have lain dormant for
long time being called into activity by
the awakened demand for securities
among the outside public This de-
mand was indicated by the good COM
mission house buying. But there was
also quite extensive commission house
selling.
The marked strength of the market
during all the early portion of the day
was accompanied by more or less desul-
tory selling to take profits, but up to
the final hour Of the trading all these
offerings were absorbed without any
marked effect on the market. The
heavy liquidation in Sugar was the
main factor in breaking the market
the selling being increased by some
disappointment that the sugar sched-
ue of the tariff bill had not passed the
senate.
London was a buyer here to moder-
ate extent of all the special favorites of
| that market. The grangers were very
actively traded in all day, ST. Paul lead
ing both in volume of transactions and
in extent of the advance Sugars fall
from the high point was 23s, but final
rally left it's net loss fractional.
| The coalers were also notably active
and strong, New Jersey Central ad-
vancing 13s; Delaware and Hudson 21b,
| and Lackawanna and Western points
over a point Tobacco was active on
manipulation and closed practically
unchanged The iron and steel COM
panies were notably tsrong and reacted
only fraction, Illinois Steel advance
! ing 2h and Tennessee Coal IA. North
ern Pacific preferred was very active,
| but moved very slowly. Louisville and
Nashville gained IL net; Norfolk and
Western IL; st. Paul and Duluth 9
points.
The new securities of the St Joe
and Grand Island railroad were dull.
Western Union continued notably ac-
| tive, advancing a quarter but reacting
a point The closing showed slight net
gains.
In the railway and bond market pur-
chases for investment account by do
nestle and foreign capitalists gave a
| decided impetus to the improving ten
dency that carried numerous bonds
substantially above preceding prices
The middle grade issues registered the
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WALKING FORD EVENTS.

Candidates for Letter Carriers Examined
New Time Table-Commencemen Mt
Rosemary Hall-Bicycle business Slow
weddings-win Play Yale Picked Nine.
The examination of the twenty-nine
applicants for the positions Of letter
carriers before the board In town hall
yesterday was an interesting subject,
for the applicants at least, and last
evening little gatherings could be seen
in various places discussing the proba-
bilities of each individual getting the
position. The papers have all been
sent to Washington and it will be ten
days before anything definite Is known
as to the result of the examination,
Nearly all of the applicants were from
Wallingford. Some of the questions
asked were puzzles to a majority, es-
pecially so the problems in arithmetic.
/. A. Northrop was the only G. A. r,
man among the number and he finished
UP his work at an early hour and got
out and left the majority of the others
hard at work, several of which used
up all the time allowed and then did
not finish.
The new railroad summer time table
will go into effect at 1901 Sunday a.
m, June 10. AS near as can be learned
there are no changes of Importance
that will affect trains stopping at this
station.
The heavy rain since Tuesday has
raised the water in the lake to point
higher than at any time since the
spring of 1896.
The commencement exercises at
Rosemary hall yesterday were very in
teresting and there was large attend
ance from out of town. The pupils
have mostly departed for their respec-
tive homes and those that have not will
to-day.
Julius Maltby of Waterbury was a
borough visitors yesterday.
The Wheel and Cycle Bar company
laid off all the handle bar men yester-
day indefinitely. Business is getting
very slow,
The Nickel company is closed until
Monday.
1t is safe betting that L. A. Northrop
get the appointment of letter carrier
III ILLS lOWL. Ills UtllIS u " "a. LIZ
man will not hurt his chances.
Frederick F. Bowen and Miss Daisy
May Brooks, both of Meriden, were
married Wednesday evening at the
residence Of Hugh McGahie on South
Main street, Rev. Henry Stone off1ciat-
ing.
Clarence G. Mansfield of North Ha-
ven and Miss Hannah A. Hart, daugh-
ter of Alvin Fl. Hart, were married ear
~ last evening by Rev. Henry Stone at
the residence Of the brides father.
About ~ inches of rain has fallen
here since Tuesday
Harry Hall starts to-day for his home
in San Francisco.
The high school nine will play a
picked nine from Yale on Saturday
morning, June 10, and in the afternoon
the Yalesville team will play here.
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NEXT MEETING IN NEWPORT.

OF the New England A. NJ e, Confer
ence--so Decided at Yesterdays Ses-
sion-A Revival Service Held Yester-
day Afternoon,
The New England African NJ. e. con-
ference was in session all day yester-
day In the Bethel NJ, Il. church on
Sperry street. At the morning session
it was decided to hold the next con-
ference in Newport. New Bedford was
also suggested, but Newport received
sixteen votes and New Bedford only
seven. Rev. s. D. w. Smith, the pre-
siding elder, made his annual report
and in it spoke of the bequest by L.
H. Draper, a white man of Springfield,
Mass, of $4,000 to the Loring street col
ored church of Springfield, the money
to be used for whatever purpose the
church sees fit.
In the afternoon a largely attended
revival service was held, conducted by
Rev Mr.. Stiles, an evangelist Of the
Philadelphia conference. Further re-
ports from churches will be heard at
to-day's session.