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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
DURHAM NEWS NOTES.
Annual Public Debate Of Trinity Liter
AIRY Societies.

Annual Public Debate of Trinity Liter
airy Societies.
Durham. May -.-tSpeciall-Mi~,
Laura Clark has been here from Rruok.
lyn for ~evcra weeks visiting the Misses
Ramsey. Yesterday She left for her
home and was accompanied by Miss An
ME Ramsay. who viii spend some time
with her.
Rev. w. {. Tyru. Mr.. W II IIollo-
way and Miss Sallic 1;ig>be. are among
the Durhamite> who are attending tn.
Southern Baptist Convention in Norfolk.
The annual public debate between the
literary societies Of Trinity College came
on last night III the opera house. The
weather was stormy and 1T times the
rain poured down. hut II dii not keen.
the people mt home. The crpvd was
large and the interest manifested in
tense. Mr.. II. II. Littlejohn presided
and opened the exercises with 4 five
minutes speech %puncturcd with Cuban
war characterizationS that ~clictitcd much
applause.
The Hesperian orator. Mr.. j. Il. Need
ham. was the first speaker. His sub
Jcct was Calhoun ~ Il Statesman
The subject matter was good and his
delivery fair. Mr.. l.. w. Crawford. Jr..
for his subject, "Pharsatia, ami repre-
scented the Columbian. H has a good
voice and his descriptive powers are very
fine.
Interest centered in the debate from
beginning 10 finish the debaters held the
undivided attention of the large crowd.
Query: Resolved. That the tendency
Of the United States toward Il stronger
centralized government is IL be- desired.
Mr.. Richard Webb. Il representative Of
the Hesperian Society ld of Tor the af-
firmativc. Peing Il young man III fine al-
pearance. the impression was good. lie
however. lacks passionate ardor to ON
)hasiZc his strong points. His arguments
were good and with Il little more fer
vor would have made sonnet home
thrustSs.
Mr.. ). \. Stewart spoke on the ncca-
tive side of the question and represent
cd the Columbian. | heard him ia the
annual debate of 1897 and was last night
wonderfully impressed with the improve
ment. He is not idling away his time.
There IS an open f~rankneSS about his
manner Of speech which gives his utter
anccS peculiar force. He viii make 4 pop
ular platform speaker. He did not sus-
tain himself so well in the rejoindcr.
Mr.. Ii. NJ. North argued for the affir-
NATIVE. and as the other representative
Of the HcsperianS. His tall. graceful
figure and classic face at once gave him
entire TO the hearts Of his hearers and nj
40 time did he permit the interest to
lag. His SallieS were pithy and pointed
and waited upon the breezes in the most
pleasing manner. 1t was in his rejoilI-
der that wonderful resources were de-
monStrated.
Mr.. II. II. Humber was the last speak
er and stood for the Columbian and nega-
tive. He had the subject we'll III hand
and made apt quotations from Thomas
Jefferson, Woodward Wilson ana Henry
w. Grady to sustain his position. Mr..
Humber bears himself remarkably well
in debate and his happy rejoinder turned
the tide which under the skillful logic
of Mr.. North was we'll directed in favor
of the affirmative.
The judges We're: Rev. L. =. TurnbuI.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10

Matthew Marshall in Ncw York sun.
Il. for the next twelve months. no
body buys new cloths. or new furni
turc. if everybody rrfrains from con
Stunning wine. beer. and tobacco. from
entertaining his friends. and supplying
his family with other food thar bread
aud potatoes. the purvcyors OF cloth
ing. furniture. butchers meat. wine,
ter. tobacco, fruit. and similar Injuries
viii hav" themselves. 10 come down
I" mn equally frugal style ~ living. and
our present odihCc Of industrial actly-
lily VIII - - pieces. Ii would proceed
from pure fright. To which. it IS safe TO
say. American citizens have ton much
good sense To euccumb.
Even conecding. therefore. that the
hr>t elect at the war has been. in a
measure. Ia check tn" volume ~ ordi-
nary trade. this effect cannot bc other
MIS-" than temporary, and will speedily
be followed by renewed activity. The
industries sol III motion Ia create war
material 10 not. indeed. add to the per
inanont wealth OF the country. hut they
supply employment L. hundreds az
thousands Of people. Nor are these in
duNtricS any less profitable to the com
munity han those of peace. Powder
and shot. when they are consumed.
leave behind them nothing Of value. hut
the same thing i true OF whiskey and
tobacco. Ships of war are useless for
commerce.. but SO are pleasure yachts.
The uniforms and equipment Of soldiers
and sailors. also. are Of more immediate
valu" than the holiday cloths OF civil
ianS. In fact. ninc-tenths OF the daily
expenditures of the majority of Ms might
III an emergency. be dispensed with,
and If one Of thnGa nipn-fnpfhS GhnuII
be diverted 10 war purposes. IL would
not ruin rs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
A REASONS

Can be given why Stuarts Dyspepsia
Tablets are the best and most effectua
cure for every form of Indigestion.
They are in Tablet form which retains
their rood qualities indefinitely, while
LIQUID preparations become stale and use
less with age.
They are convenient, can be carried
in the pocket and taken when needed.
They are pleasant to the taste.
After each meal dissolve one or two
of them in the mouth and. mingling with
the food, they constitute Il perfect d.
gestive. absolutely safe for the most
sensitive stomach.
They digest the food before it has time
to ferment, thus preventing the forma-
ton of gas and keeping the blood pure
and free from the poisonous products OF
fermented. half digested food.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets make the
complexion clear by keeping the blood
pure.
They increase flesh by digesting flesh
forming foods.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the only
remedy designed especially for the cure
of stomach troubles and nothing else.
One disease, one remedy. the success
full physician of today is the specialist.
the successful medicine is the medicine
prepared especially for one disease.
A whole package taken at one time
would not hurt You. but would simply
be q waste of gOOd material.
Over six thousand men and women in
the State Of Michigan alone have been
cured of Indigestion and dyspepsia by
the use of Stuart Dyspepsia Tablets.
Sold by all druggists ar 80 cents per
package.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
JOKE ON ALFRED DOCkER1.
He PlougIed for Il Jeffersonian Demo
crat Who Favored Bragg.
Buckingham Rocket.)

1t was in that most unfortunate CT
all General DOckery'S political campaigns
when he ran for Governor against the
accomplished and elegant Bragg. who
gave to him, but not us he would have
had it. an almost national nOtoriety. 1t
was an Unmatched fight, and one in
| which the genera could gain nothing
in debate from his aStute and thorough
~ equipped foe. in whose hands he was
Il sort of gigantic toy. held up for the
| public entertainment; and hence, on the
generals part the greater necessity for
the exercise Of his own guerilla method
of political warfare.
Alone in his buggy, rs was usual With
him. the general was driving along Il
country road in the eastern part of the
State when he saw Il man blowing in
the field near the waysidc. Reigning in
and stopping his not unwilling horse. he
descended from his buggy and crossed
the fence into the field, and as he APP
preached the plowman stopped his horse.
Good morning" said the general in
his blandest tones, but which were yet
strong and loud. Il am Alfred Dock
cry. candidate for Governor of North
Carolina, and L always feel Il pleasure
in meeting 4 farmer, for | am one my
self, and can do pretty good work be-
w cen Tic lloN HdlltlltS, ilu SultlllS
the action to the words, took hold of
the plow and lines and started off across
the field, the pIowman looking on with
Il quiet smile upon his face; then seat
ing himself in the shade of Il nearby
tree awaited the amateur plOWmanS
return while he famed himself with his
large straw hat. The day was hot and
the ground dry and dusty, and when
the general returned both his black coat
and rudy face furnished unmistakablc
evidence Of the trip. The plowman ris-
ing to meet him with the courtesy,
words and air of Il gentleman. cOmpll-
mcntcd him uDOn the excellence of his
work; ~whereupon the general commenced
his usual haraangue about being bred
his usual harrangue about being bred
one of the common people, himself.
"Well,' said the plowman, Il can
hardly claim to be one Of the class to
which you allude. for in this community
we have no caste distinction, the only
line dividing us being that which is
drawn between virtue and vice: and we
desire no other, which will engender en-
vieS. j~ealousics and heart burnings be-
tween neigllbOrS: besides, general. | am
Il JcffcrsOnian Democrat, and Il sincere
admircr and warm supporter of Mr..
Bragg. with whom / have the honor of
an intimate acquaintance, dlu dItHpuSH
I have never heard him say so, | have
no doubt Mr.. Bragg thinks as well of
one good man as another. and no bet
fer or worse of q man who makes an
honest living either by daily manual
l. hor or with his brains;' to which the
general replied: "Well, | must be jog
ginc on: good morning. and climbing
TO renee. he resumed his seat in his
buegv and his onward way, if not with
, dreaming banner with one at least
oround whose spear point there was en-
twincd no victorious wreath.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
LINCOLN A MANIAC.

Or. Latfety in Christian Advocate.
1t IS known that Burnside moved his
army across the Ra~ppahannock. flowing
III 'front.' OF his camp, and attacked Lee
i mlle or more beyond it. If defeated
burnside must recross the river before
Il victorious army. He was beaten. His
troops crowded back into Fredericks-
burg. jackson favored attacking them
that night. The fear was mistaking
friends for enemies in the dark. DR..
McGuire, chief surgeon, told me Jack
son asked how much white bandages he
had. He replied enough for any wound
ed, naming the amount. Jackson said
1t was too little for his purpose, which
was TO tie a yard to each C~onfederate's
left arm and her attack the enemy.
II there had been Il s~uperabundant
supply, the enemy would have been
forced into the river.
That night DR.. Singleton, of Wash
ington, who had heard no particulars of
the battle, walked over to the White
House. He was possibly the family
doctor or Il familiar. He found Mr..
Lincoln alone in a room, wild in look.
swinging his arms furiously and leap
ing in tho air. The surgeon saw at once
that the President was out of his wits.
He asked what was the matter.
Lincoln replied with a look of terror.
"BurnSide has crossed the river. been
defeated and Lee will force him to sur
render or drive him and the army down
in the Rappahannock. Then all will he
lost. Washington will fall. We will
be ~fugutives.' Singleton got the
maniac to bed and administered sooth-
ING portions. This accOunt | received
some years ago from Il distinguished
surgeon who got it direct from Single
ton. Six months ago I read an article
detailing an account of 4 visit of Gov
ernor Curtin, Of Pennsylvania, that
night to Mr.. Lincoln. Curtin said as
soon as he reached Washington about
j o'clock from Fredericksburg he
went at once to the White House and
found that Mr.. Lincoln was in bed. He
was invited to the chamber. Lincoln
asked about the battle. Curtin broke
out in brusque concentrations: 1T
wasn't q BATTLE Curtin said Lincoln
uttered a shrek, rose from the bed,
wrung his hands, lamented his fate III
groans and words of wild grief regretting
that he had lived to that day. Curtin
took in the situation and began to
give hopeful views and finally persuade
ed Lincoln to return to bed.
Men usually pay full price for all the
glory they get in this world. Could
any position offset the anguish cntalled
upon that mortal by the news of South
ern victories? Doesn't Mckinley wish
no wnS n Drivotp citiZpOt
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10

Prof. \ II. Merrill and Mr.. IT. ]. Bass.
They Decided IN favor Of the negative.
The negatives had the popular side
Of the question and therefore the sym
lathy - the audience. but very many 81
the hearers Wtrr decidedly IT the opiu.
ion thar fhr weight of was
with the aal-uatjvc~.
II was j most delightful occasion and
Durham people feel under renewed obli-
CATIONS - Trinity COLLEGE.
Col 4 Cameron came ia from Fair
into>h This morning and ~l.nt the day
here.
Rev. W = Smith has gone ~ the
Southern baptist Convention at Norfolk.
Pr j Il Matthews i here from Pitt
hora ~ a visit "a his parents.
pr- Chatham is in Henderson At
tending court as "A witness lu "a murder
trial.
GOOD rains have visited this sections
and Vegetation has been greatly beur-
fitted
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
Bill Arp Talks Of War.
He Says When Preachers Advise Their Hearers to Figh
There is Trouble Ahead. -

are sorely perplexed, but they have
some good ideas. Nose says he never
could fight until he got mad and amt
nnd yit; nobody hain't dun nothin' II
him. -S
Or. Calhoun told Squire that Mr.. Nc
Nlhley had called for 100 900 negroes 10
20 and tax the Canary islands. We'll.
II, said Squire. Il is not agwine
'onder on Sich 4 call. 1t is not i spcct-
lblc call. sir; | is willin' TO do sum
lghtin, sir. but de white folks must
90 long wild me-where dey go. sir. |
Will go-whar dey fight, l will fight. but
lr. Ninety can't shove me off on an
sla.ld wild nobody but n~iggers. | been
ivin' wild my white folks all my life.
and %dcpcndin' on 'em sir. aud I'm not
WIllln to quit 'em sir.-no sir-I am not
'Wlnc on no SIGH Il call as dat: it's not
Specialize And Squire meant it. But
we are all waiting now-waiting for
some big thing 10 happen. Old Georgia
VIII DO her part. and the South will
urnlSh generals in whom the nation has
confidence.
And now here is a letter from Mr.. j.
=. Iressly. Of Abbeville. $. c.. who saws
ne IS coming to the veterans reunion in
July, and wants TO meet his comrades of
od Iigc Anderson's brigade and cS-
l'ecllIIy Of the Seventh Georgia reci-
nent. He wants to know what became
OF the old Major Minton. who fought
with the Eighth Georgia. though his
son was in the Seventh. Why. he is
dead, Of course. for he was near seventy
When he joined the Eighth as an
amateur. and he fought all day ut the
hrst battle of Manassas and received n
S-@ht Wonnd in the head and that night
ne went to DR.. Miller and said. Doctor.
| nave fought enough; give me Il dis
charge. and let me go home" The
doctor gave it. and he came home and
rested ON his l%aurels. and not long after
wards "reQuiescat in peace
And here is another letter about the
war. W.. J. Ballard. of Septus. S. c..
wishes to know of his only brother. $
". Ballard. who was wounded at Nash
VIE. ana captured and taken to Camp
'ilSe III February. 1863. He belonged
TO the Tw%enty-ninth North Carolina re-
sliileht. BILL ARP.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10

y gay little costume of dimity in the
new tone of coral lightened with white
polkadots, is made unlined throughout,
rendering II a suitable mode as well
for ginghams, batisteS, and other light
weight cotton fabrics, or the Irish flax
linens, which appear this season III new
shades Of rose, blue, and mastic. Cos
tunes of this linen, with Il vest Of har-
mOnious color, promise to be popular for
country wear. French open-work linen,
made uD over silk of II contrasting hue.
is also adapted TO this simple styles Va
riety may be given it by substituting
rufties of embroidery for those Of the
same material on the waist.
The general effect of this gown is he
coming. The yoke of the skirt is suf-
f~iciently long to produce the slender eff
feet over the hips that is the present
tendency of fashion. besides outlining
q pointed apron in front, to which is
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10

added a deep founce of medium fulness.
passing around to he back, where it
falls in soft gathers. Four yards and Il
quarter is the width Of the skirt at the
foot. \ large piping cord is the finish
Of the yoke. The corsage. slightly
blouse-shaped in front. is made with a
deep reyers collar. edged with n gradu-
ated ruffie, forming. with IT'S fulness,
little fans under each point. The ruf-
fe continues down the front as a Jabot,
which terminates under Il narrow white
kid belt. The back has a few gathers nj
the waist-line, and the front IS open TO
admit Il plain linen p~Iastron and collar,
or. 10y way of variety. Il fancy front.
The close sleeve is made with a deep
turnover cuff. bordered with a full ruff
tie. Ii prope cut Of the gown can
be only obtained from the cut-paper
patterns published by Harper's Bazaar,
where it appears. Approximate quanti-
ty of material-1O yards 80 inches wide.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
Makers Of fh8 HGfOr.
Matinee Girls and How They Worship Stage Heroes--Trib-
utes to Their Favorites.

= tIl. i a. tdI tHt KIN II = XII
actor and not the man that she adInires.
BY the bye, it was announced early
in the autumn that the fashionable card
was no longer to be engraved with the
written script that has so long marked
that which was correct. but that block
letters would be used. Now. somebody.
who pretended to know told that this
silly fad WAS copied from the English
but the English people would be the first
10 laugh 1T it since its use on the other
side is only by the army and navy people.
Do you remember when Il few social
SnobS proclaimed their ignorance bv put
ting cockadcs on their coachmen and
footmcn: OurILngliSh cousins laughed
until they :chcd when they saw them.
The cockade can be properly worn only
on tho hats of the coachmcn and foot
men of those who hold the commission of
the croWn-that is to say. the army, navy.
house Of peers, and 1T one time the cler-
Gy Of the established church. If you
have ever given Il thought to il YOU will
notice the cockade belonging to Il coach
man of an Admiral in the navy is Il
little different III shape and is worn
slightly lower than that of any other.
but, az usual, on the left side. England
is the only country in the world where
biN bb iGS SI us ~
In France every dirty "cocher' who Hegs
in Il sycophantic manner for his pour
hoirc" will wear on the side of his dis
rcputable-Iooking hat and equally dis
reputable and possibly ill-smelling cock
AIDE. | never thought cockades pretty
anyway. but things Of that sort are Il
matter of taste. You may admire one
thing while | gush wildly over another.
MERE MATTERS OF TASTE.
For instance. I think the loycliest wo-
men iii the world. have black hair and
blue eyes. and your heart may 90 out to
Il blonde.
For instance, YOU think a girl who
knows how to make jelly cake and car
amcls will be Il good housekeeper. |
doubt it, for there is Il difference between
caramels and mutton and cake and roast
beef.
For instance. YOU don't blame n girl il
sac has Il really pretty hat for keeping
it on her hcad ut the thcater. | disa-
gree with YOU. | think she ought to
have a properly arranged c%oitfure and
tie Il lace scarf over it, which can easily
be removed.
For instance, You mink because so
many women have been rude to You that
YOU wont offer your seat in the car to
anything feminine. | disagree with YOU.
| think YOU are Il kind-hearted fellow,
and if | got in and swung on 4 strap in
Il weary sort Of way YOU would get up
and offer mt Il resting place with the
most charming bow possible.
For instance YOU thlnk YOU are cyn-
zeal. You have an idea that YOU are
very bitter and that You believe in moth
ing. | disagree with you. | think that
III heart you are as sweet and true as the
average American nan IS and that your
cyncism is all on the surface and YOU will
accept all truths worth believing.
For instance, YOU say. Isn't she
through yct?' There / agree with you,
for l make my best bow and say, Good
afternoon, gentle gossip When YOU
are out walking some day, stop and have
Il chat with BAB.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10

| have been Il sufferer from chronic
dlarrhOea eyer since the war and have
used all kinds of medicines for il. At
last | found one remedy that has been n
success rs 4 cure, and that is Chamber
lain's Collie. Cholera and Diarrhoea
I~temedy.-P. T.. Grisham. Gaars Mills.
La. For sale by j. II. Bobbitt. Henry
I. Hicks and North Side Drug Store.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-05-10
CARDS AND

Just thcn the curtain dropped for
good, and the girls went out to drink
soda water. and | pondered over the in
tricacies Of the feminine mind and felt
that there was Il certain healthfulness in
this admiration Of the actor, because, af-
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-10
RHEUMATISM


Miss Katie Pickering. Rev. l.. wyer OF.
ficiating.
GHAM-wATSoN--At Lexington
January 3. Mr.. John Langham and Mrs
Watson.
Mr.. Ben Larrabce and Miss Mamie HUH
berson. near Pleasant Ridge Leon county.
December 20.
. CHRONOLOGICAL LexinE.
ton. January 4. MIR. Homer A. Woodward
and Miss Dora Molbach.
3 SCoTT-GAY--At Corpus Christi. Januar,
=, Mr.. John G.. Scott and Miss Annie cav
Rev. j. G. Jaillet officiating. -
BRooKs-wlLsoN--At Brentwood. Jan.
vary 8, Mr., A. II. Brooks and Miss Euia
wilson, Elder =. Wilson officiating.
!, STEEN- STREET--At Mexia. Janpnrv r
Mr.. r.. w. Steen and Mrs. Gertru,i,
street, Rev. G. b. Wright officiating.
.GAnfl-I.-M usSETT-zA At Corpus Christi
january 8, Mr.. jerome Gazell Of Laredo
flciating. Siai'a'er OF