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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
TEACHING HISTORY BY OBJECT LESSON

1t is gratifying to know that the State
has purchased the historic battlefield at
Moore's Creek. The last Legislature
authorized its purchase and Secretary of
State Thompson has completed the trade
and the title is now in the hands of the
State. 1t is the intention to make the
battle ground Il park and to beautify it.
We are going forward in North Caro-
lima. The reclamation and the care of
Guilford Battle Ground. patriotically
undertaken by Judge Schenck, has been
the greatest object lesson for teaching
history. The erection Of the granite
monument 1872 feet high some years ago
at Moore's Creek was the beginning IF
tie dedication of that field. Its pur-
chase by the State is an advance step
that means that North Carolina has at
last determined to honor the brave men
who Won Immortality at Moore'S Greek
as we'll as at Guilford Court House.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
OHIO TURNED DOWN.
He Fails to Receive a Bullet Proof War
Position.

Ohio Wilson wanted a b~omb-proof mil
itary job. Moody got one and so did
Grant: IL pritchard has other North
Carolina RAIDS. on his list for relief cf
this kind. Ohio had been a good many
things in the commissary department of
the Farmers Alliance, and besides. it has
been said that he held an important posi-
ton on Pdymaster General Hamea's
staff in the last campaign. He thought
of couse, that he was peculiarly fitted for
some kind of a commisssary position or
a paymaster's position or any other old
position that was b%ullet-proof. so Ohio
the great. HE'D himself away to Washing
ton and has been for 10 these many DAYS
declaring his patriotism and loyalty to
the flag. by earnestly laboring to secure
IN army position minus guns or am
munition. but there are too many patri-
OTIS like Moody and Grant. and so Ohio
came back from Washington minus Il
commission He has not yet arrived in
Raleigh. but stopped off at Youngsville.
" is thought by some Of his old chums
that he will try marching from Youngs-
vile to Raleigh. and if he can stand this
all light. he will enlist and go i'm camp
up about Round Knob.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
ABLE LAWYERS DIFFER.

There seems to he very grave DOUBT
about whether the Governor hau the
right to accept a resignation which
Judge Norwood says he did not tenhei.
SO eminent q lawyer as Judge James II.
M.rrimon says that in his opinion "JudG2
Norwood is still judge of the 1weftii
Judicial district" He is also quoted as
saying:
The effort to impeach him in 1897 r.
suited in some kind Of Il bargain that
cannot be recognized by law, beng
against public policy. and it is strange
that any department of the State gov
eminent should undertake to decree
specific performance Of such contract.
Judge Avery. who has been retained
Iv Mr.. T.. u. Carter in the event of Il
contest. is quoted by the Asheville Ga
zette, as saying:
There is no reason why Judge Nor
wood could not lawfully create ana con
tinue an agency as there was no re;O
why he could not revoke an agency to
resign the office which he held. The Of
fee under our law was property and
might be disposed of through an agent
as other property. Judge NorWoou con
stituted Colonel Lusk his agent and
failed to revoke the agency until Lusk
had acted III pursuance of his authority
Norwood might have relieved himself OF
embarrassment. and served his term for
the present at least, by rcvokinG the au-
thority given Lusk. but rs he did not
do so the latter was empowered to act.
We do not pretend to be a lawyer, but
it does seem to Il layman's mind that
no man ought to be said to resign
an office when he publicly protests that
he does not resign, that the paper con-
tanning his resignation does not express
his desire and is improperly presented by
another, and that he intends to hold
the office until put out under the forms
of law. If that is Il resignation. then
Il resignation is not a voluntary but an
enforced act.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
CITY OWNERSHIP.

The campaign now going on III Dur
ham and reported in these columns yes
terday for city ownership Of water
works. gas. electric lighting, etc, has re
ceived an added impetus by the late de
cision Of our Supreme Court in Thrift
vs.. Elizabeth City" That decision holds
private company the exclusive right to
operate such franchises, and any contract
heretofore made for such exclusive fran
chise is void. From an interesting ar
ticle by Prof. Frank Parsons, of TIE
comparative cost of electric lighting I'M
der city ownership and private owner
ship we extract the following cost, per
lamp Der wear:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
WHY IS LEE LEFT BEHIND?

General Fitzhugh Lees appointment
was made i'll response to an Overwhelm-
ing popular demand that he lead the
fight in Cuba. This popular demand
arose from his conduct in Havana and
his knowledge of conditions in Cuba.
The first army of invasion is sent to Gu
ba and General Lee does not go with it.
1t is now minated that he will go to
Porto Rico. If he is not to go to Cuba
the special reason that caused the de-
mand for his appointment is ignored.
He ought to be in the front in the at
tack because he has had peculiar adj
vantages to learn the strength and meth
DDS of Cuba and Cubans.
Why is he left behind?
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
BODIES NOT MUTILATED.

Washington. D. c.. June 22.-A letter
has been received here by Surgeon Gene
raj Van Reypen. of the hospital ship
Solace. which the officials think disproye
the report that the Spaniards mutilated
the bodies Of the marines who had been
killed in the battle of Guantanamo Bay.
The surgeon who wrote the letter had
an opportunity to examine the dead as
well as the wounded. and he writes to
Doctor Van Reypen on the subject as
follows:
The wound Of Exit is an entirely diff
ferent wound from that made by the
Lee (rife). 1t is Il very ugly opening
and led some to suppose that the first
dead had been mutilated. This is now
believed to be an error
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
STAMPS ON SALE.
Collector Duncan to Place the New
Stamps on Sale III the Banks of His
District.

District.
On yesterday Collector Duncan sent
the following dispatch to every bank in
his revenue district. both private and
national. will you accept and sell decu-
mentary INC proprietary stamps at dis
count allowed by law for Il short time
to facilitate distribution? Answer"
BY closing time yesterday afternoon
nearly every bank had responded in the
affirmative. The Bank of Henderson
was the first one to respond with the
Bank Of Fayetteville a hose second.
Notice has already been given in these
columns of the use of these new stamps
to put on checks, etc. 1t is reported
that the specially prepared stamps will
not be ready by July LIST and that or
binary postage stamps will be used.
Whether this is correct or not. | am I'M
able to state. 1t seems to me that it
would be a good idea to place these new
stamps on sale at the p~ostoffices through
out the country for the reason there are
many small towns containing from 200
to 1000 inhabitants in which there is
no bank where these stamps can be pro
cured. and which do nearly all their
business through personal checks.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28

Tomato sauce and warming pauS'
had much to do with the peace of a good
man in fiction. Delayed po~tatoes-S4O.-
600 worth-are giving the sons of their
daddies trouble at Tampa. That amount
of potatoes purchased by the govern
ment is lost. Some one has Numbered
The sons of Benjamin Harrison, Vice
President Hobart, General FitZhugh
Lee and the grandson of General Grant
are at work sorting the good from the
bad. They can no doubt lead the ger.
man with skill, but as judges of potatoes
they are to. be considered only in the
Pickwickian sense.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE.
Immense Amount of Stores Have Been
Struggled Int Havana.

Copyright 1898 by Associated Press.)
Off Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday,
June -. , y. H., via Kingston, jamaica,
Thursday, June 23.-7:3O a. m.-With
the complete investment of Santiago dc
Cuba by land and by sea, but a few days
off. the admiral has decided to strength
Ell the blockade of the large ports on the
southern coast westward of Santiago.
Fol three weeks the south coast, west
of Santiago to Cape San Antonio, has
been practically unprotected. The block
AIDE has been simply on paper. in name
only. with the result that it is known
quite a number of ships have run the
blockade and that an immense quantity
of provisions lave been Struggled into
Havana. Most of the blockade runners
have landed their cargoeS under the lee
of the Isle of Pines. and thence the pro-
visions, etc. have been aiken in small
boats to Batabano. whence the railroad
runs to Havana. only t%hirty-five miles
away. The majority of the blockade run
nerS have gone out from Jamaica and
two of them at least are known to have
made several trips. Only last week the
steamer uriSima Conception. flying the
Spanish flag. took Il cargo out of Kings
ton. ostensibly for Manzanillo. but prob
ably for the Isle of Pines. The auxiliary
cruiser Yosemite missed her by il few
hours. The Purissima Conception car
rled III addition to provisions, arms and
ammunition. These cargoes were I'M
doubtedly struggled into the Spanish
lines. and will aid Captain General
Blanco greatly in withstanding the
siege.
The admiral has now decided that the
blockade running must cease. and yester-
day he dispatched four fast ships to pa
troll the coast from Cape Cruz to the
Isle of Pines.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
Private City
OuparShip 0wOorSl

In the sixty cities given by Prof. Par
sons. the average cost of electric lighting
third what it had been under private
ownership.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
KILLED AT A FIRE.
Falling Walls Crush Out the Lives of
Two Firemen Injure Others.

Philadelphia. Pa. June 24.-Two fire.
men were killed and about eight others
injured by a fire which broke out Late
tonight i'll the works of Thomas pot
ters sons & Co. manufacturers of oil
cloth and lineoleum. Second and Venaoo
streets. The dead are:
James Magee. engine No. Is, and an
fireman.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28

Economy is half the battle of life: if
IS not so hard to earn money as to spend
it well.-Spurgeon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28

He-Do you believe III marrying 20.
money?
She-I don't know: but [ believe III IL.
vorcing for alimony.-Boston IranSci'P'.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
COTTON FOR CRUISERS
tHlckOry Cor. Charlotte Nows

Colonel NJ. +. Thornton. our we'll
known Journalist and man of letters. has
conceived the idea Of using cotton in
stead of steel for protecting our war
ships. He claims hat cotton will cost
less and protect more. He is correspond.
ing with the War Department with =
view to having his plans thoroughly do.
velOped and tested.
Every singer in a quartet can noint
out three good reasons why the organiza,
ton isn't absolutely perfect.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-06-28
SHOT THE ENGINEER

Attempted Hold Up Of the EXpress an
the Burlington.
White Hall, Ills. June 24-Train w..
40, nortbbound express. on the Burliu-
ton was delayed at 1920 tonight one
mile north Of White Hall by an attempt
ed hold Up. The robber crawled aboard
the engine and shot the engineer proba
bly, fatally. The robbers were frisht"n-
Ell OIL and secured no booty.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-19
SOUTH PORTLAND.

The first services, since the summer
recess, were held at the Union opera
house yesterday afternoon at $50 O'Clock.
There was preaching by the pastor,
Rev. Mr.. Kimmell.
The funeral services OF the late MIS-
Hanna A. Littlefeld, wife OF Captain
Enoch L. Littlefeld were held yesterday
at two O'Clock, P. M, from her late resi-
dence. B street.
At the Peoples Methodist church last
evening, the Epworth League meeting
was led by Charles Jewett. The general
subject being, Harvest Parallels, and the
special topic, "The Wheat and the
Tables" Matt, 18-24-30, 37-43.
At the Browns Hill Methodist church.
the Epworth League meeting was led by
Harry N. Skillings.
Willis E. Short.an employe at the power
house will take his vacation this week,
and Henry Linberg will have his vaca-
ton the last week in September.
The Montague orchestra, Miss Fannie
L.. Thompson of this place, leader, is a
new musical organization which has al
ready given several informal concerts at
residences, and recently one at Peaks is
land at the summer home of Miss Martha
Colesworthy with marked success, and
during the winter will pro baby appear
frequently at musicals in the city and
vicinity, being composed of we'll known
musical talent.
1t is reported that viii 81. Goodwin
has purchased the Stanwood house, South
street, Woodfords, and is soon to move
there.
Osman Evans has returned to Henni-
ker, N. H., to resume his position as
principal of the High school at that place.
Rev. Walter Russell, the Canadian
evangelist, preached yesterday at the
Bethany Congregational church. There
was gospel service in tine evening at
7.30 o'clock.
Battery D, 9TH artillery, at Portland
Head, was put through what is known
as a practice march Saturday morning.
The men were in heavy marching order
with knapsacks packed on their backs,
canteens, etc.. and were started from the
Head about 10 o'clock and proceeded as
far as Copeland's. Now and then they
marched in 'sdouble time'' and executed
the manual while on the "go."
They returned to their camp early in
the afternoon. Tomorrow the other bat
terry at the Head will be put through the
same manouvres, and if suitable spot
near Copeland's can be found 1t will
probably be selected for the skirmish
drills which will soon be in order.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-19
BARBADoEs SWEPT CLEAN,

Kingston, Ja., September 17.-Details
of the hurricane are constantly coming,
which show the disaster to have been
much worse than was at first reported.
The destruction at Barbados was fully
equal to that at ST. Vincent, while ST..
Lucia also suffered considerably. The
island of Barbados, presenting practically
fiat surface, was completely swept by
the vortex of the cyclone. the result being
that the entire area of cultivation was
obliterated while majority of:the resi-
dences and other buildings were de-
stroyed, and two thirds of the dense
population of 100 to the square mile, were
rendered homeless. They were seeking
shelter at Bridgetown and other centres
only to find them little more than masses
of ruins The consequent distress is
unparalleled in the history of the West
Indies, and the governor has cabled that
instant and continuous outside relief is
absolutely necessary in order to avert wide
spread famine and possibly resultant
pestilenoe.
The actual extent of the fatalities has
not yet been ascertained, owing to the ex-
tent of the ruin wrought throughout the
island. Apparently the damage in St.
Lucia was comparatively less enormous,
although very serious. Many plantations
and houses were destroyed, temporarily
paralyzing industry. The loss of life
in ST. Lucia was comparatively small.
No estimate of the shipping casualties
is vet possible.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-19
PROSPECTS :oF POLO.
Some Gossip About League Circuit This
Season.

What about polo? Is there to be a
league and is Portland to be member
thereof? The lovers of the popular win
ter sport are beginning to ask these ques-
tions. and the 1irst can now be safely an
swered in the affirmative. The second
is still open.
The public buildings committee of the
Portland city council has voted not to
lease city hall for the game this year and
unless Manager BuTnham should consider
that he could use the armory profitabIy
for this purpose, or the committee should
change their minds, this CITY will not be
represented in the circuit. However, it
is hoped that arrangements of some kind
can be made for the patronage the sport
received last year, certainly shows it to be
extremely popular in the city.
With Portland in the league the circuit
will consist of Rockland, Bath, Portland,
Lewiston, Augusta and Bangor. Mr..
Bird of Rockland will have charge
the team in that city as heretofore.
Manager Donnel Of Bath has trans
ferred his interest to Mr.. Dougherty of
that city. just who will have the Au-
gusta franchise has not been given out,
but the new hall has already been en-
gagged for the wintsr. There have been at
least five applications from Bangor and
the league will have to decide who will
have the franchise.
Phelan formerly of Bath has secured
the Lewiston franchise and city hall has
been engaged for the purpose. There was
some talk that lewiston fine city hall
would never be used for polo af ter las
winter, but the city government has
found that in the two years the hall sshas
been used for polo, the floor has not been
materially injured.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-19
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PORTLAND DRY DOCK.
Special Meeting.

Whereas if is desirable TO hold q special meet
ing of the stockholders OF the FortIana Dfy
Dock corporation existing BY law, ana naFlhe
its principal place Of business established at
Portland, in the County OF Cumberland and
Ana Whereas, under the by. laws of said cor
poration, special meetings can DO called only by
Its directors.
And Whereas, by reason of the death OF ma
jority OF the last elected board OF olrectors OF
said corporation, no legal meeting OF said poard
can be held and no legal actton cdh ny IL De
taken in the premises. .,,4...
OF three members OF said corporation guy
made TO Charles Fl. Tolinan., esquire, OF FORT
land aforesaid, a Justice OF the Peace Tor salQ
county, the said Justice has issued his warrant
under seal to me as one of the s1gners OF SAID
application, directing me to call special meet
i.ie of the stockholders OF said corporation 10
be held at the time and place ana Tor the pur-
poses hereinafter named, by publishing notlce
shereofin the Portland Daily Press, news
paper published at said Portland, seven days
before said meeting.
Now Therefore notice is hereby. given that
such special meeting OF the stockhsooldeIS OF
don w. Coombs, No. 50 Exchange street. in
said Portland, on Monday the twenty-sizth day
OF September, A. D. 1898, at ten o'clock IN the
forenoon for the following purposes
1. To see whether the stockholders VIII vote
to elect at said meeting, all officers required by
the bylaws to be elected at the regular annual
Meeting and to elect all such officers,
2 TO see whether the stockholders will vote
to sell and convey to the Portland gand Cape
Elizabeth Railway Company, a perpetual right
of way In common with said Portland Dry
DOCK. and its successors and assigns, over a
strip Of flats twenty-five feet wide adjoining
Portland Bridge in South Portland, in said
County Of Cumberland, upon the eaSterly side
thereof. and extending from land owned by the
estate Of John B. Brown and others, nortnward-
" to tho harbor commissioner line, together
ersfe its tracks over and along said right Of
way i5. and for that purpose to drive necessary
pling and erect the superstrueture thereon
provided that the sans shall be done IN such 9
over the same reserved to said Portland, Dry
Dock, and its successors and assigns, And alsC
10 hx the price and terms OF s1ch sale and t(
authorize some person to sign. execute and De
liver proper deed Of such right OF way
Dated at said Portland this twelfth day OF
September, in the year OF our Lord one thous
PHILIP q. BROWN.
ser1e dtd
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-19
MARIE TERESA WILL BE FLOATED

Washington, September 17.-Capt.
Crowninshield, who was today acting as
secretary of the navy, received cable
gram from Commodore Watson at Guam
tanamo, stating that the wreckers have
recovered ten 6-inch guns from the Span
ish flagship Maria Teresa and placed
thera on the collier Leonidas. The com.
modore gays that it is expected the Span
ish ship will be foated next Monday and
he will startifor home Tuesday. He is
under orders to take command at the
Mare Islam navy yards
The reports received at the navy depart
ment indicate that the big tropical hur.
ricsne which did so much damage in
Barbados, did not strike near the United
States naval vessels at Caimanara, but
passed we'll to the eastward.
1t is learned that tho monitor Amphi.
trite which was recently reported as
broken down at Mole st. Nicholas is
now on her way to Norfolk In tow of The
cruiser Yosemite She sailed from the
Mole on the 18th inst and as she has had
Tad weather and lows slowly, she is not
yet due at Norfolk.
The Sylvia at Norfolk and the Hacto,
and Vssuyius at Boston, have been nv.
dered out of commission. The Cincinnati
sailed today from SanEJuan for St. Thon,.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-19
TIRED OF RAMPlMG.
Runaway from. massachusetts Reforma-
tory Gives Himself Up.

Last evening young man called at
the police station and said he wanted to
give himself up. He said that his name
YVES Ernest Simmons. and that he had
an unexpired sentence to serve in the
Massachusetts Reformatory for boys at
Concord. He left there last spring on
leave of absence and had broken his
parole.
He.said that he and another fellow
broke into store in Wales, Mass, early
in May and the same night stole minis
ter's horse. They drove the horse up into
Vermont where they had falling out
and ne left his partner who went on with
the team. He has been tramping since
and came from Bryant's Pond today. He
was locked up and the Concord Reforma-
tory notified. He is nineteen years old.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-19
YARMOUTH.

The fall term of the North Yarmouth
Academy commenced on Tuesday of the
past week. There is large attendance
including several new students from out
of town. Miss Mabel G. Hamilton, OF
Newport, VT. has been engaged as teach
er of elooution and physical culture.
The school at Cousens island will re.
sumo it's sessions for the fall term com.
mencing on Monday.
There is prospect that Yarmouth High
school will place strong football team
on the gridiron this season. MoQuillan
of Bridgton Academy will attend the high
school this year and play on the team.
| At the regular meeting of Gen. John A.
Logan camp, S. of w., held on Thursday
evening, Chester A. Quint was made a
| corporal and will fill the position Of
picket guard for the remainder of the
| term.
The members of Royal River hose COM
pany, No. l, have just purchased % high
back oak chairs which they have placed
in their new hose house which they are
equipping rapidly. The company ordered
two incandescent lights placed in the
building and the same are now in use.
Workmen are engaged in laying the
foundation at the power house of the
Portland and Yarmouth electric railway
company at Falmouth Foreside. for the
reception of new engine which is to
replace the one now in use. A new
and larger generator has been ordered and
it is expected that by the use of the same
the company will be able to operate their
cars the entire distance by the use Of their
own power, instead Of the present metho d
of using for portion of the route the
power furnished by the Cape road.