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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-16
Miller & Rhoads.
TIME-H0N0RED SPORTS.
NOTES FROM Nv ANCIENT LATIN
M1NUSCRIPT.
Chess and Checkers arc the Only Games
That Anti-D Base Ball-The Greeks
as Bah Players.

(AGecuonately dedicated to Univer-
sity scholars, who appreciate athletics
For their benefit. the original words are
here and there given in parenthesis. Ex-
cept for a short preface. the annotator
follows the manuscript closely, without
comment beyond what seemed necessary
10 throw light upon obscure Passages
Few things are new under the sun.
The discus was as we'll known 10 the
Romans as 20 the great Nirginians who
pitched "quOlts' at Elba. in what Is
now West Richmond. but was then eek
ira muros." The Americans CLAN base
ball as their national game. Upon the
testimony Of Old writings, such as that
now under examination. chess and check
ers are the only games that ante-date
IL.
That the Greeks were ball players is
evident. They understood the game OF
baseball as we play 10 now, possibly
with improyeu y..-, though owing 10 the
ineompcteace Of translators. who were too
often pale shadows OF men ignorant OF
athletics. We have either been kept IN
the dark or are unable 10 recognize the
game without reading the original From
the Greeks IL passed 10 the Romans
The 'rule scrolls" were written In Greek
and were gotten oAL us ~ III III ct @At.ANtA4s
rivaling the Spauldings.
The men OF that age did not cultivate
their brains al the expense OF their bo-
dies In confirmation OF what has been
stated. ] refer TO Judge Net, Judse
Nj. Judge T.. and other authOrities-
hall PLAYERS as we'll as scholars.
The most noted writer on games
among the Romans was Borus. whose
writings were afterwards suppressed by
the Church as trivial and worldly; but
fortunately. owing 10 the love of sport
in a young and vigorous monk, whose
elastic spirits had not been killed by the
gloom and dull monoiony 81 the eloister.
CODY was preserved and recently dis
covered In Milan. OF this the following
is a more or less literal translation
Horace was an enthusiastic hall
player. tx fesans. fugio campum
iusumque trignonem: weary leave
the ball field. Sat. l.. 5. ]. 1881
His references 10 the game are frequent.
an spite OF his sore eyes dippls-iter
Brund.. 4s. no Sas the best amateur
nrst baseman at Rome. Virgil was a
famous pitcher. his delivery being mark
"a by a rise and fall Of the foot and
measured swing OF the arm. which was
considered the poetry of motion. Later
nd because Of q dixzlness arising from
Indigestion tpsla inimieum ludere
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Our January Prices on White Goods
Justifies Your Buying Tomorrow.

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white fabrics cpt tell saw lngs
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January Sale Of Wash Goods, Cottons, Sheetings,
Innings, and Cotton Goods Generally!

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Firmly Edged Embroideries
At Half Regular Prices!

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what 4 IL
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Here's What Little Money VIII Do
In Jacket Observation-Disclosures.

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THE TIMEs-RICHMOND VA SUNDAY JANUARY 10 1898
yIller & Rhoads January Sale Of White Goods

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| SILK SKIRTS-Handsome line
OF SILK Underskirts. in black and
| green, red and black, navy and black,
and plain black tameta six. regular
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h, SHIRT WAISTS-Ladies' Scotch Plaid
Wooster Waist. white detached coll
lars. pointed yoke, large variety Of
colors 10 select from. regular price 81;
January sale price. soc.
| BLANKETS-Sp Blanket Bargain
Tan Mixed. 1o4 size extra heavy reg
ular $li9 value: January sale price.
zoe.
Strictly All-Wool Blankets. Yes. We
guarantee every thread wool. l0-f size
in white only, worth s., January sale
price, }275.
l.. COMFORTS-Fancy Figured. fun double
bed size, extra heavy worth 81: jan
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J Fancy Figured Bed Comforts. figured
on both sides. extra fine quality. worth
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EXTRA FINE QUALITY-stamped and
| plain Damask Tray Covers. knotted
fringe aii-round some drawn open
| work, worth January Sale Price
29c
! TABLE COVERS Denim Table Covers
frinsed all-round. fancy braided as
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LlNTEE DUCK TABLE COVERS-26
inches square. splendid de igns, worth
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LAUNDRY BAGS-Msde Of good heavy
quality. Denim stamped. large size.
worth f5c.-JanuaTy sale Price sc.
CUSHION COVERS-New designs.
black pattern with neat. stamping de-
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9sc.-January sale Price 50c.
NEW DESIGNS-E Entirely new line OF
stamped Denim Cushion Covers. all
shades. worth ,5c,-Januarw Sale
Price sc.
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MUSLIN UNDERWEAR!

Far fit and finish concerned good as the best
lond will bring the purchaser here. 1t always has done So
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05
COL. LUTTERLoH's INDICTMENT.

Col. Thos. s. Lutterloh, long a
leading Republican in Cumberland coun-
ty. takes his place with other influential
white Republicans who will ignore poll
tics next Tuesday and vote for White
Supremacy in North Carolina. He has
been Clerk of the Court and member Of
the General Assembly. Col. Lutterloh
writes an admirable letter in this weeks
Fayetteville Observer, from which the
following is taken:
II have never thought the negro equal
to the white man, nor did l anticipate
that the time would so speedily come,
if at all, when ignorant and incompetent
negroes would conspire with scheming
white men having nothing at stake to
dominate Eastern North Carolina, but,
sad to relate. such is even now the case.
We see in Cumberland to-day four or
more negro magistrates, two negroes on
every school committee and a colored
man as member of the Board Of Edu-
cation, making about thirty colored men
holding responsible positions, not to men
ton the fact that we now have more
colored jurors than at any time, l believe.
in the history Of our county. The evils
of cOlored domination are constantly be-
ing enlarged. The only question now be-
fore the people is good government, which
necessarily involves white supremacy. No
national question is involved. Industrial
enterprises are already partially paraly-
Zed. business interests are threatened and
business men are in quandary, capital,
ever timid, is not seeking investment
i'm North Carolina or Cumberland coun-
ty.
"The question has resolved itself into
a matter Of business rather than of
politics, into matter of patriotism rather
than of party loyalty. When the ne
grOes come solidly together and demand
public offices for themselves and white
men who pander to them, to the detri-
ment of the public and against the wei
fare Of individuals and the property
holders it seems to me to be time for
white men and all lovers Of good govern
ment and Of the peace, order and pros
perity of the county and state to come
together, regardless Of former political
ties, with the intention of removing and
averting incompetence, misrule and dis
aster and the determination of again
putting our county and State on the high
way to peace, happiness and prosperity.
NV advice to my former constituents Is
to join with me and help elect those
competent white men in Cumberland
county who have been nominated by thu
white people of this county regardless OIL
former political affiliations in mass con
yention l shall vote for them
This is no Democratic lie" but thu
Indictment of Republican of higl
standing in his party Hundreds of Re
publicans will vote the White Mans
ticket this year.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05
USING STATE TEAMS.

Edward T. Clark is the Fusion candi-
date for the Senate in Halifax. He is Il
director of the penitentiary and is re-
curing penitentiary officials on State
farms to ride over the county with State
teams in the interest of Clark's candi-
dacy.
With the Superintendent of the Peni-
Tertiary in the mountains pralslng a
policy that Governor Russell has de-
nounced as dishonest and directors of the
penitentiary using State property and
State employees to further his candidacy
for office, the debauchery of the pubic
service is so apparent that it must be re-
pudiated by all good men who believe
that public office is public trust.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05

leave ma cause for wonder that the white
people of North Carolina have risen
in their might and determined TO RUE
hereafter, at all hazards. They JUSTIFY
the true people of the State in hurting
from power at any cost the desplcabie
white men and their negro allies, who,
in the last few years, have been in
control and whose ascendency has been
marked by a continuous carnival OF
extravaganza, fraud, corruption, and IN
science. And in their desperate, but
righteous and patriotic struggle, IN their
struggle for the preservation of their
civilization and the protection of their
affairs and their firesdes, our North
Carolina brethren should receive the SYM
pathy of every white man in any other
section of the country who is not dis
grace and a reproach to his race.
But as appaIling as is the recital of
Mr. Simmons's, it is but the reproduction
of page from the annals of Recon
struction. He has but rekindled bea-
con light which the South has never
suffered to grow dim. or steered away
from. save at her peril. The history of
Reconstruction in the black belts or the
several Southern States is but repeating
lima counties. The orgies of the Fusion
lists in Eastern North Carolina are put
revival to the full of the orgies the
arpet-baggers, scallawags, and negroes
inaugurated in the South nearly three
decades ago. The Indictment Mr.. SIM
mons has drawn against the FuslonIst
government of North Carolina would
lie against every Southern carpet-bag
governmental regime.
Yes, Mr.. Simmons has rekindled Dca-
con light. 1t is beacon light whose
warning rays bring out distinctly the
only safe path for the South to tread
the straight path of Democracy. His
address is campaign document as
we'll for the rest of the South as for
North Carolina. TO take the matter
close home, it is a sampaign document we
could wish every white man in Virginia
would read before election day, seeing
that it is II prophecy of possible condl-
tions in this State, should the Democracy
so far fail in their duty Tuesday as to
encourage Republican hope of gaming
ascendency here in the future.
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WHAT OTHERS SAY.
NEITHER SECTION WILL Toll
ERATEl IT.

Baltimore Sun.
Local government in some sections Of
North Carolina during the last two years
has been in the hands of horde OF
reckless and irresponsible barbarlans,
who knew nothing of, and cared less for,
the public and private rights and IN
terests with which they were authorized
to deal. Is it any wonder that the rep
resentatives of the intelligence, the pro-
perty. the trade, the business of North
Carolina should have at last arisen in
revolt against the abominable rule that
has been put upon the State, and has
determined at all hazards to be masters
in their own communities? The only
wonder is that they should not have
come to that determination long before
this. There is no Northern State which
would have tolerated the supremacy of
this black barbarism for 80 years.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05
THAT STOLEN REGISTRATION
BOOK.
Returned When Democrats Promised
Not to Prosecute.
Wilmington Starr

w llmlDSt0n StdT.J
The misplaced registration book or
North Williams precinct, Columbus
county. has been found, and copy of
il is being made so that if one is lost or
stolen again, it cannot prevent the hold
ing of the election or cause any special
Inconvenience.
Council Meares was in Wilmington
Wednesday, and went back to White
Vile on the same train with Chairman
Brown and Frank Mcneil, Els. On the
way to Whiteville he went to Mr. Brown
and told him that while he did not know
where the book was, if he and Mr. Nc
Neill would promise not to institute any
legal proceedings in the matter he
thought he could produce the book by Z
o'clock Thursday morning. Mr.. Brown
agreed to this, and according to promise
the book was produced at the hour
named.
In the meantime when Mr.. Brown and
Mr.. Mcneil reached Whiteville they
found affidavits from several interested
parties. Emanuel Wright. chairman OF
the registration board, swore that on
last Saturday when registration closed
at ID. +. Wright's store he left the book
at the store with Rufus Meares, was
gone about 80 minutes and when he re-
turned the book could not be found.
There was also an affidavit from
Rufus Meares in which he swore that
he gave the book to w. *. Todd to keep
for Emanuel Wright. Then there was
an affidavit in which w. X. Todd swore
that he saw the book in the possession of
Rufus Meares. Thus the matter stood
until yesterday evening when Council
Meares produced the book without any
explanation as to where it had been.
Council and Rufus Meares are brothers,
one the Populist and the other the Re
publican registrar.
The Democrats feel much relieved that
the book is restored and the whole mat
ter amicably settled.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05

The Fusion Legislature of 1895 created
$500 new magistrates. Mr.. II. l.. Smith,
of Stanly, who was a member of the
favorite was given $144 to copy these
names, then he was helped by another
fayorite who got $225, and these two
were aided by Il third favorite at $3.50,
making $500 for copying the names of
3,641 magistrates. This it will be seen is
nearly 16la cents for copying each name,
while white ladies were there copying
matter at 10 cents per 100 words under
negro official direction when they We're
getting So per day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05

Some days ago Chairman Simmons
addressed to Senator Pritchard an open
letter containing direct and specific in
dictments of the Republican party. Mr.
Pritchards reply is the most transparent
attempt to worm out of an unpleasant
situation that has amused the public IN
many Il long day. From beginning to
end not single one of the questions
asked him is even attempted to be an
swered. The evasion is not even adroit.
The Senator could think of nothing bet
fer than to rehash exploded charges
from the Populist handbook and reiterr
ate the ridiculous assertion that the
Democratic party is the negro party.
Mr.. Pritchard, the champion and DEFEND
err of Republicanism, cuts quite as sorry
n figure as does Mr.. Pritchard, the
statesman. We know of no stronger
way to put the case. When not allow
ed to stand on his bull-y earling-and-mta
platforms, the Senator whom East Ten
nessee sent us is quite manifestly at a
loss.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05
"yoTE DOWN HIS UNnoLY COMBINATION

A private letter from Chapel Hill says
that the health of Hon. w. f. Strowd
alone prevented his speaking at Wilson's
Mills on Friday. He stands strongly
in this campaign against Fusion and
for the White Man and the White Metal,
and appeals ito Populists of my district
and State to join in voting down this
unholy combination"
Progressive Farmer and Caucasian
please copy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05
DEMOCRATIC NOMINEES.

FOR, JUDGES SUPERIOR COURT.
First District-George FL. Brown, Jr.
Of Beaufort.
Second District-Henry r. Bryan, OF
Craven.
Fifth District-Thomas ]. Shaw, Of
Guilford.
Sixth District-Oliv 81. Allen, Of
Lenoir.
Seventh District-Thomas A. Mcneil
Of Robson.
Eleventh District-W. A. Hoke, Of
Lincoln.
Twelfth judicial District: Fredericl
Moore, of Buncombe.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05
THE FINISH OF THE DlSFRANCHlSEMEkT
FAKE.

The campaign in North Carolina is
drawing to close, 1t has been q cam
paign of the most shameless fabrication
on the part of the Fusionists that any
known. Time after time these false
hoods have been exposed, day by day
those who uttered them have been forced
from position to position, always on the
run and always lying as they ran.
1t has been shameless campaign on
the part of the Fusionists-so shameless
that n United States Senator has been
willing to represent his State to the
President of the Nation as in condition
of anarchy, though his own party gov
erned; so shameless that the Governor
of the State lent his sanction to the
senatorial attempt on the liberties of the
citizens and outraged the dignitics of his
position by palming off stump speech
in the form of proclamation.
There has been q persistent effort by
these traders, not only to destroy the
chara cter of upright individuals. but a
concerted attempt to pervert and blunt
the moral sense of the public-the high
est crime that can be committed against
society, though the law can take no cog
niZance of it. -
ZOne><of the most persistent and oft
repcated of the falsehoods used to
bolster an administration of corruption
and preface n series of frauds on the
ballot has been the dIsfranchisement
fake. 1t has been asserted that CHAIR
man Simmons said in speech at Wilkes
boro that the Democratic party proposed
to disfranchise the negro and all whites
who cannot read. Though the falsehood
was without foundation in fact or rea-
son, though it was promptly and EN-
phatically denied by Mr.. Simmons him
self, it has been, and is still being, reit-
Grated by the Fusionists. Elsewhere to-
day appear statements and affidavits
from men of such character and stand
ing, denying that Mr.. Simmons made
such declaration as has been attri-
buted to him, that to doubt them is to
believe that truth and integrity are no
longer to be found within our borders.
In the future new phrase of con-
tempt will be, ''He lies like Fusionist.'
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05

1t is not alone in North Carolina that
Republicans are opposed to Home Rule.
1t is not only here that men are governed
by State or Federal capitals. In North
Carolina honorable men have been taken
from their homes for trial at the State
capital upon a trumpet up charge of
violence. In New York a Republican
Governor has appointed thugs to fry
to reduce the Democratic majority in
New York city. But in New York as
in North Carolina, the Democrats are
aroused and determined to stand upon
their rights.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05

A leading Democrat in Lenoir county,
writing about grand Democratic rally
at Wheat Swamp, says: Capt w. Il.
Shaw made the greatest speech OF this
or any other campaign" Republicans of
thirty years standing are out for White
Supremacy.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05

The Winston Republican says that in
a recent speech, Senator Pritchard
showed that 1.-The Republicans have re-
stored prosperity and benefited the agri-
cultural and laboring classes" This ex-
plains why Senator Pritchard has not
spoken in those sections where the Nc
Kinley prosperity has taken $1,000 off
the price of every bale of cotton raised
by the farmers. Mica and bull calves
are higher and Pritchard is combining his
prosperity speeches to the counties where
they are the chief commodities.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-11-05
WILL INCREASE THE MAJORITY



The action of Judge Montgomery, of
the Supreme court, in issuing bench war
rants for the arrest of Hon. W. III.
Kitchin, Claude Kitchin and several
other prominent Democrats of Halifax
county, will increase the Democratic ma
iority already assured in North Caro-
lima The warrants were based on the
testimony of worthless negro registrar
of Halifax county, who swore that the
parties to be arrested had forcibly en-
tered his dwelling and, with guns in
their hands, threatened him with instant
death if he did not Immediately give
them his written resignation of his posi-
ton as registrar Thus we have anoth-
err illustration of the horrible condition
of affairs under Fusion rule. The Demo
Gratis named are to be taken TO Raleigh
for trial.
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A BEACON LIGHT REKINDLED.
Richmond Dispatch.

A BEACON LIGHT REKINDLED.
Richmond Dispatch.
The address of Democratic State
Chairman Simmons, of North Carolina,
to the voters of that State, which we
published yesterday, is one OF the most
terrific indictments of Il political party
we have ever seen in print. The cata-
logue of crimes he charges against those
who have brought the Old North State
to her present condition and forced the
issue of white supremacy, is simply APP
palling. And as earnest and as inn
passioned as is the address, Mr.. Sim
mons has not been betrayed into making
a single charge that the record of proof
does not sustain.
The situation and the operation of
the agencies that brought about that sit
uation, as Mr.. Simmons describes them,