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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
NOTHING TO FIGHT FOR.

lust a very few fools or worse of the
race are taking the view, either lgnor-
antly or. from shear meanness, that the
colored man has nothing to fight for in
this country, where he is subject TO
more humiliation, mal-treatment, lynch
ing and other cOntumely than the
'unspeakable Turk" the treacherous,
barbarous Spaniard or the alien an
archst, nihilist or socialist.
But now the country dearer to us
than life is in peril, and everybody who
thinks knows that negroes have III every
past crisis forgotten their little hard-
ships, forgotten their chains even, tcr-
gotten their every ache and pam, ana
have unhesitatingly come To their
country's call. They know that this IS
our country, and that negroes helped
to make it what Il Is in war and IN
peace. They know further. that all
they think and breathe and ENJOY IS
theirs through the power Of country
whose honor is maintained and whose
voice is heard and needed both on land
and on sea. As for lynching and other
inhuman treatment we are no apoiogIst,
but we regard these as sentiments exist
ing chlel.y among the baser classes, ana
that the larger majority of this nation
is against unfairness to anybody.
THE TRUE CAUSE OF THIS WAR.
1t is not believed that this war is for
spoils of any sort, either as atfordlnG an
opportunity to some to blot past DIS
graces by some present great achieve
ment; nor is it waged to bring North
and South together and leave ont ten
millions of patient, kind peaceaDle, 10y
nj, Woodworking negro citizens; nor IS 1t
waged to give rising young white men a
chance to become famous. This war
was begun for Justice to Humanity
Justice at home as well as abroad, and
if this is true, it will not end until any
and every color of American man will
be gladly welcomed into trenches along
side of the other boys to fight FOR
Christ's peace and justice on earth.
A DECEITFUL DODGE.
Moreover, some are trying to make eX-
cuses to those who are prejudiced, and
who are unwilling to fight side by side
with negro soldiers, by Matching up an
idea of ''immunes" TO fever, hot wealth
err, foul air, bad stenches and hard
work
They forget to speak of the hundreds
of thousands Of poor whites" who also
live in the hot and sultry and miasmitic
swamps of the Sunny South. Where are
these? These can hold captured is
lands and endure the hot sun and hard
work, not better, but equally as well as
their black fellow laborers. At least
they have stood it as well all these years
with even smaller death rate than the
negro who lives in the same swamp end
does the same work. This plea is false
and undignified- made to deceive
and to get negroes into service respected
by the other soldiers to begin with as
persons respects mules or oxen-only
for heat and heavy hauling. Negroes
want to fight. are anxious to fight, but
only on the same footing as the rest
they want an equal chance from start
to finish to rise even TO the highest pos
sible place by merit.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
NEGRO SOLDIERS IN THIS WAR.

To the Editor: Much is being said
about negro soldiers in this present war
that is unmanly, unwise and uncharit-
able. And yet, there is one cheering, re-
freshing thought among heaps of trashy
talk: 1t is that nobody seriously sug-
gests any want of patriotism, courage,
intelligence or holiness on the part Of
the black soldier boys.
1t seems to be settled truth that
these can fight and fight well and long
and hard. 1t is freely admitted that.
for instance, an implicit obedience to
orders. for imitativeness and aptness to
time and tune, and for holding to-
gether in the midst of danger, the ne
gro is superior man for making the
true soldier. And, further, he has an
enviable record already for tent cleanli-
ness. fearlessness under fire and capa-
city for enduring privation and hard
ship.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22

The Danbury Reporter notes that Mr..
<. III. II. Blair, one Of the best Repub-
Leans in Stokes county, has quit that
party. He is disgusted with the repu-
diation of party promises and will hence
forth vote with the Democrats. There
will be many more like Mr.. Blair by
November. There is no hope in the Re
publican party for men who are not the
benenciaries of trusts, syndicates, pro
lection and the gold standard, and the
people are finding it out.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
EULOGY A NILE LONG.

Durham Recorder.
julie Carr deserves a euIogy one mile
long, for the assurance to our brave
boys, that while they are away, at the
call of duty, fighting against SPAN, he
will fight against want" in their homes
here. This is one Of the least items
of julie Cars generosity and noble
Christian character, and no eulogy of ours
can exceed that one which he is building
up at the Savior's right hand.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22

CONVENTION DATES.

State Convention, Raleigh, May 26th
First Judicial District-Plymouth
May, oath.
Fourth judicial District, Raleigh, May
25th, p. m.
Fifth Judicial District Durham, May
25th.
Sixth District, Congressional, VIII
mington, July 9th.
Ninth Congressional district, Asheyille,
May Oath.
Third Congressional district, Clinton
June 80
Ninth Congressional District, Ashe.
vile, May oath.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
ARABIAN POLICY.

The Washington Post says ION the
highest authority it is stated that there
is no thought Of delaying military opera
tions in Cuba until fall. The army Of
invasion will be landed Immediately af
ter the Spanish feet has been dealt
with"
After the Spanish feet has been dealt
with" has been the reason for delay af-
ter delay when the almost universal
opinion is that Cuba should have been
occupied two days after the declaration
OF war.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
SWEPT BY A CYCLONE.

London, May ia dispatch to the
Standard from the Hague says:
According to a private telegram from
India, terrible cyclone has destroyed a
great part of Bima. seaport town OF
the island of Sumbawa, Malay Archipe-
lago. The shores of Sumbawa Bay are
covered with the bodies of thousands OF
Victims. The town OF kuhang, Island OF
Timor, escaped the force of the hurrl'
cane.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22

Entered at the postoffice at Raleigh
N. c., as second-class matter.
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There is not wide difference between
the resolutions adopted by the Democra-
cy O. Wake and Rowan. The Wake
Democrats instructed for fusion on prin-
ciple. The Rowan Democrats instruct
ed against fusion "for the purpose of
trading in Offices" The Democrats Of
Wake are as much opposed to that sort
of fusion as the Democrats of any coun-
ty. Principle demanded of them that they
do all they could to reunite the white
voters Of the State.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22

J. Wiley Shook aspired to succeed
Pearson in Congress and was set to
work guaging liquor; Jim Moody coveted
the job and was given a place to bny
rations for the soldiers; our friend
Hoola- Boom, who is now after Pear
sons scalp may expect lightning to
strike him next.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22

Come along and join the great pro-
cession Of Trio chewers. Trio is always
good. The Dalton Farrow Co, Win
sion. N. c., manufacturers.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-22
NOT TIRED WAITING.

Negroes are willing to wait until such
a time as that the State Governors and
the officials at Washington are ready
to give them an equal call to furnish
men and proper officers according to
their ability and fighting population.
They want no men to apologize and
invent damaging and base excuses fol
calling them into service to die. 1t is
wicked to misrepresert the negroes by
saying that their heads are too thick foI
the suns strokes, their bodies are toe
filthy to do otherwise than to grow fat
upon Spanish filth, slime, offal and
Ordure.
The stars and stripes. the eternal
and only said to please somebody :
bump Of prejudice and inhumanity. Let
negroes wait until such a time that the
South as well as the North viii be only
too glad to stop a Spanish bullet with a
black Yankee soldiers hard pate OF
healthy, undying body.
The stars and stripes. the eternal
emblem of Liberty, equality, fraternity
justice to everybody must not, shall moi
touch the dust, if the black arms OF ten
million negro Americans are given a
full and fair chance to help hold il
aloft God save the nation OF
Washington. Attacks, Douglas, Bin
coin and Mckinley, by making it dc
right by all her children, black and
white alike.
n. c. BRUCE.
Accepted for service in the North Caro-
lima Battalion.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
Wheat Causes q Stir.

IndianapOlis.-It is rumOred that the
French government is about TO repeal
the duty on wheat, which amounts to
371a cents bushel. Italy has already
reduced the wheat tariff in response
to serious bread riots. in which it was
necessary to call out the troops. Much
interest is attached here to the Chica-
go wheat market. Joseph Letter,
through his agent George B. French,
has purchased from twelve to fourteen
million bushels of wheat, and claims
that this cereal will shortly advance to
s125 a bushel. The clique has cam
celled all contracts for foreign freight
room, claiming that the home demand
will more than absorb all the wheat
now in sight. The price is steadily ad-
vancing and it is a battle royal be-
tween young Letter am the Chicago
elevator interests. Charges are made
that railroads are making discriminate
ing rates and this matter will probably
be fought out before the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
Wanted tor Brutal Assault.

BraZii.-The police have arrested
Samuel Pierman, alias John Howard,
wanted at Vecdersburg on the charge
of burglarizing the home of Enoch
Thompson and wife, an old couple liv-
ing near there. 1t is alleged that
Pierman and Alan Curtis went to the
Thompson home a few weeks ago and
tortured them until they surrendered
what money was in the house. Then
they locked them in a closet. where
they remained until rescued by neigh
bors While the marauders were in
the house Mrs Thompson was knocked
down with a blow in the face. Curtis
was followed to Danville, H., and ar
rested. Pierman was also arrested
while working in a coal mine, but he
gave the officers the slip and escaped
through an unused entrance. His ar
rest here was through a letter written
by his mother He had been working
in the mines here.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
NEWS OF INDIANA.
MINOR HAPPENINGS DURING
THE PAST WEEK.
Another Gold Brick SwindIe at Craw-
fordsviIle-Death at CroSsinS-Cap-
ture OF the Largest Ow!-GeneraI
Notes from Many Sections.
Same Old Brick.

Observation-Disclosures Hunt and
Samuel Petro, prosperous farmers re-
siding near Charlottesville, are out S.
900 on a gOld-brick game. Some days
ago stranger in the garb Of a miner
appeared upon the scene, and, pick
ing out his victims, told them a gauZy
tale of Klondike mining life. He said
his partner, then in 5kerre Haute. had
nugget worth many thousands. which
for good reasons, they did not care to
offer for sale at mint or bank. So
urgent were their needs that they were
willing TO dispose Of it for s. ,0G0 a
small fraction of its value. Hunt and
Wilson jumped at the chance, and ac-
companied the steerer to Terre Haute
The nugget looked all right, but to
remove any lingering doubt the conf
0ance men bored a deep hole and took
the filings to jeweler, whO pronOunc-
ed them genuine. These proofs being
furnished, the farmers paid over the
cash and came home with the precious
brick. Mrs. Petro became skeptical
and demanded that it be drilled at a
different place. Just to satisfy her
that she was a foolish, unreasOnins
woman, her wish was granted. A hole
was bored about an inch from the first
one. and the brick was found to be
brass.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
CURIOUS FRIENDSHIPS.
The Alliance and Complications Between
the Nations.

the Nations.
Daniel Webster seldom used wit in
his speeches or in the senate debates,
but when Calhoun suddenly went into
the cabinet of John Tyler, thus march
ing into the camp of his enemies, Web
ster was provoked to call attention 10
a mock play written years before to
ridicule the sentimentality of a certain
school of German literature, says Les
lies Weekly. Two strangers met at an
inn; one springs up and exclaims: -
sudden thought strikes me; let us
swear eternal friendship" Nations
are prone to this sort of thing, and the
international complications and alli-
ances of the world are most curious
could be more illogical than the fact
that deSpOtic Russias firmest friends
among the nations are the leading re-
publics of the wOrld-the United States
and France? What seems more I'M
reasonable than Germans emperor,
protesting Protestant Of Christian
country, intriguing to uphold the pow
er and reign of the murderOus sultan,
whose speciality is the massacre OF
Christians? We have Mr.. Gladstone's
own word for the fact that it is so.
Naturally this nation and Great Brit
ain should be the firmest friends OF the
world, but, sugar-coat the subject rs
we may with mutual compliments and
professions of regard, there still re-
mains on both sides that spirit of rem
iniscence and protest which speaks out
when the relations become too close.
Uncle Sam has periodically sworn eter-
nal friendship with the South Ameri-
can republics and has taken them I'M
der his protecting wing and yet the
friendships are very elusive. Ihey
lack substance. 1t may be the differ
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
BORN WITH WHISPERS
Uttered Prophecy, Closed Its Eyes,
and SIepI in Death.

Uttered Prophecy, Closed Its Eyes,
and SIepr in Death.
A most remarkable story is brought
to Macon from Meriweather, says thu
Tele graph, by well-known Macon
lawyer, who learned about it while at
tending Pike Superior court at Zebul-
ON. According to the story, as it was
told to the Macon lawyer by promi-
nent lawyer of Pike county, the people
in Meriweather, just across the line
from Pike, are in a state of excite
ment bordering on frenzy over a baby
in that neighborhood which was born
with a set of long, silken whiskers.
just before it died, spoke the follow
ing words in the presence of number
of people in as plain language as any
one could speak: There will be no
more rain in this country for seven
years" Without another word the
baby died. The news of the baby's
strange prophecy soon spread through
out the eighborhood ana the widest
excitement prevailed and still prevails.
The long drought that prevails
throughout the country has helped
to increase the belief of the supersti-
tions that the baby's prophecy is true,
and many of them are praying for
rain. The story Of the strange
baby, of course, seems incredible,
but the gentleman who told it
to the Macon lawyer said that he
himself knew that the neighborhOod
was greatly excited, and that the man
who told him of it was known to be
thoroughly reliable, and not the kind
of a man to spread a false report. The
man who told the Pike county lawyer
of the affair gave the names of the
child's parents, but in telling it to the
Macon lawyer the Pike county gentle
man could not remember the names
he having taken little notice of them
at the time. The Macon lawyer sug
gested to the Pike county lawyer thai
he go TO the home of the child's par
ents and ask them if the report wa:
| true, and it is highly probable tha
| this will be done. The Telegraph wa:
| given the name of the Pike county
lawyer. with the privilege Of writing
to him if there was any doubt as t
the accuracy of the statement.
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to have anything to do with her, while
those who did condescend to notice her
were exceedingly careful to make it
clear that they did it through pity.
Next the Japanese women. wives OF
Japs of like rank with her husband,
cut her dead
1t is not related that the count ulti-
mately degraded her to the usual level
of the Japanese wife, but he certainly
Inundated her in every way he dared
to, and her life was from that time OF
the most miserable description.
Emily Keene's union with the
Shereef of WaZan has proved to be al
together the most satisfactory marriage
on record between a white woman and
a Mahometan potentate. In many ways
the Shereef Of WaZan is bigger man
in Morocco than the Sultan himself
the Sultan being merely the political
head with certain religious powers and
prerogatives, while the Shereef of
Wazan is religious and tribal chief
of much political power and immense
influence and pedigree of such length
and lustre that by comparison the Sui
tan Is distinctly underbred.
Emily Keene. an English girl, was a
governess in Tangier when she was
wOOed and won by the Shereef OF
Wazan, and she said Eyes" to his pro-
posals of marriage only after her nut
brown bearded sutton had promised
solemnly never to take another wife.
This was in 1872. and although Mulai
Ali has since broken his monoga-
nous promise, he kept it a long time,
and at last advices his first wife re-
| tanned her influence over him to the
| full, both personal and political.
A most singular story is that of
| Miss Jennie Mighell of Devonshire
| Terrace, Brighton, who was courted in
| the early 90's by his highness the Sui
| tan of Johore, otherwise Mr.. Albert
Baker, who visited the United States to
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
General Stnfe N9ws.

The remains of the late Willis &.
Neff, postmaster at Greencastle. were
buried at his old home in Sullivan.
Before removing TO Greencastle Mr.
Neff served as county recorder and al
so as prosecuting attorney of Sullivan
county
A stranger, discovered robbing the
rooms of Normal School students at
Valparaiso, was captured after severe
struggle. He registered Us Frank
Moore of New Orleans. but was recog-
nized as James Van Hyde, OF Ohio.
The death of Thornton X. Graham. a
member of the Pythian lodge OF Nor
ristown, recalls that during the twelve
years existence of that lodge all of its
deceased members have either died of
consumption or else by accident.
Louis Caldwell. the Union telephone
foreman of construction arrested for
embezzlement at KokomO, has been re-
leased, all differences between him
and the company having been adjust
ed.
A well on the Fiddler farm. near
Hartford City, belonging to the Man
haitian company. which had been spout
ing salt water. has changed to an ouer
of paying proportions.
The branch of the Daughters OF
Veterans at Connersville has surrend-
cred its charter. The society lost its
funds in the Huston bank failure
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
LarDRst of Its Snecies.

Muncie.-An owl. weighing twelve
and one-half pounds and measuring
four feet five inches from tip to tip.
was captured northeast Of this city last
Sunday by William Ogan and Walter
Paxson. They had no trouble in catch
ing the bird, which was helpless in the
bright sunlight. In the evening. when
they went into the stable to feed it.
they were fiercely attacked, and blow
from a shovel on the head put an un-
timely end to its career. The owl was
the largest of its species eyer seen or
killed in this part Of the state. and
will be mounted and presented TO TIE
Upland University.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
(NsSaisEqNI

character that the match can hardly
fail of being an unhappy one.
These gloomy predictions seem to be
based upon the strictest truth, as well
as common sense, for of all the re-
corded instances of marriages between
yellow or brown skinned men and
women OF Caucasian blood few have
been happy.
So generally are the hazards for the
women who weds an Oriental under
stood in Europe that weddings of
AslatlcS and white women Of quality
are exceedinly rare. One of the best
known marriages Of this sort recorded
was between the Japanese Count Aoki
and the German Baroness Won Rhaden,
which took place while the Count was
serving as ambassador to Berlin.
For time after the marriage all
went well with the countess. 1t was
not long, however, before she suffered
rude awakening. The count was
recalled to Japan and the countess had
to go with him TO the empire of the
Rising Sun, as a matter of course.
Then she soon found that she had sur
rounded herself with environments the
most distasteful, not to say unbear-
able. She was no longer an ambas-
sadress, but plain Mrs AOki, the wife
OF "a natiye"-a native with a title 10
be sure, but still a native.
Her first shock came when nearly all
the other white women in Toxic,
where Aoli lived, positively declined
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-02-04
THE LADY is ALWAYS LADY,
The True Keynote OF the Grande Dame
Gentieness and Simplicity.

The True Keynote OF the Grande Dame
Gentieness and Simplicity.
Ruth Ashmore, writing ON The Sim
plicity of the Grand Dame in the La
dies Home Journal, asserts that IA
lady may stand behind the counter, be
mistress in her own home, or busy az
day at desk, but no matter what her
position in life is, she never swerves,
and unconsciOusly she always i'm
presses those who are around her with
the fact Of her ger leness and her sim
plicity. The lady gains her strength
not from riches, not from her high
position, not from great learning, but
from good common sense. Any one
of rs may learn this if we will take
good model and copy it. No lady is
free and easy in her manners. She
does not, however, go to the other eX-
tremc and become stilted, but she tends
rather to quietness and to slight re-
serve, since, when she takes a friend,
she proposes to keep her. She does
not become intimate with you after n
hours acquaintance, put you in the
place of cODfldante in 4S hours, and
in a weeks time tire of you. The lady
knows you first merely as an acquaint-
ance, and then, if she finds you inter-
esting, or if she thinks she can in any
way be Of use to you. she permits you
to come gradually into her life, and be-
tween you may grow up a friendship
that may last through life, even unto
death"