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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
REWARD OF OBEDIENCE
THEY DIE TO CARRY OUT OUR
PEACE ORDER.
LIMIT Of ENDURANCE ALMOST REACHED
Lieutenant Colonel Carbonn7's Letter to Quesada
Laid Before klger, Who Promises Re-
lief for the Suffering through
Commission at Havana.

Washington. d. c., November 4.-The
following letter from Lieutenant Colonel
Carbonne. of the Cuban army, now at
Havana. has been received by Secretary
Ouasada, of the Cuban Delegation here.
who has laid it before Secretary Alger
with an urgent request that steps be
taken to relieve the extreme distress 1t
sets forth. Lieutenant Colonel CarDonne
is the inventor of the explosive known
as Carbonite. and is regarded as the
representative at Havana of the Cuban
leaders and forces in the field.
! He writes as follows, the letter bear
ing date of Havana, October 18th:
Il am just back from the camp of
General Menocal. chief OF our army IN
this province. and let me tell you in
some faint way the true state Of our
poor and suffering army and the conse-
uuences that may come to the country
it we do not find in a short time q
remedy which will save us. The Cuban
army is dying with hunger. Such terri
bic words in no way eXaggerate the ac-
tual conditions. General Menocal took
me to see his weak. tOttGrlng and
sQualid Soldiers-made so on account OF
the want of food and the actual necessa-
ries of life-and to think that these
men We're in such a state by reason
of obeying their chiefs, who desire first
of all to respect the orders of the Amerl-
can Government. The Cuban leaders III
camp told me to tell you that they will
maintain a resigned and pacific attitude
and above all faith in the American Coy
rnmen and the worthy President, Mr..
Mckinley. But at the same time, said
they. let it be understood that we are
hungry. that we have in the towns and
fields of Cuba all that is needed in the
way Of food. but that we are forbidden
to touch it by reason of the peace or
der They do not get from Havana
one-fourth of what they need, and our
soldiers are dying at the gates of the
city for lack Of food. What shall we do?
The time will come when We cannot bear
it any longer. and then what will be the
RESULT"
L returned disconsolate to Havana. and
tried to get succor. but the people are
already so poor that | obtained nothing.
We went to the American commission.
which received us very we'll and offered
us much, but up to the present time
they have given us nothing. If by mis-
fortune we are driven by the necessities
Of our army to get by force what we
need so as not to die of munger. will
the people of the United States condemn
US. or will the nations of the world.
which do not know what is happening.
judge us unworthy of the sympathy of
the American people? We are very happy
to hear Your assurances as to our repub-
lie. We have never doubted the good
faith and generosity Of the United States.
To it we owe the complete liberty which
-
establish by ourselves
Secretary .Algcr said that he would
look INTO the matter, and would tele-
graph the commission at Havana such
instructions as were appropriate to the
case.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
EGYPTIAN COTTON AGAIN.
charleston News and Courier.)


Consul General Harrison, at Cairo,
has forwarded to Washington an inter
esting official report on the commercial
conditions of Egypt. The report refers
particularly to the great increase in eX-
portation of Egyptian cotton, on which
point Consul Harrison says:
Cotton raising is becoming more gen
eral every years in Egypt. The i'm
portance of this line of agriculture may
be seen by an examination of the \
ports. In 1915 they exported 339.96O
bales of cotton; in 1896, 6SO,96O bales.
OF this latter England received 337.O7S
bales; Russia, S9.565 bales: France. 70
Dat bales: Austria. 71,436 bales; United
States, 59.339 bales. and other countries
in smaller mounts This shows that
they have doubled their exports of cot
ton in twenty-one years.
1t was Only ten years ago that
Egyptian cotton was introduced into ths
United States. The trade has ~increaS-
ed with marvellous rapidity: i'll 1890, IS.
900 bales. and in 1896. 39.339 were i'm
ported. Tho larger part of the cotton
sent from Egypt is consigned to Boston
commission agents and sold in New
England mills. The development of tht
cotton INDUSTRY III Egypt dates back l.
the time of the civil war in America.
England is anxious to have it's growth
encouraged, in order to have anotha,
market from which to draw supplies for
Lancashire mills"
From this report it is seen that not
only have the cotton expectations Gt
Egypt more than doubled in the mas;
two decades. but that the importatiors
into the United States increased three.
fold from 1890 to 1896. The repor4>
of the Bureau of Statistics at Washinr
ton show a still further increase duriup
1897. the importations for that yea,
amounting to more than $1,000 bales
Commenting on the facts stated in tn
.wo reports an exchange says: Con
sidering the enormous production of cot
TON in the United States. the fact tina
our cotton mill owners are purchasin.
ouantities of the Egyptian product seem,
. LITTLE strange" The explanation fol
lows. however, and is very simple. |
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08

The trouble with a great many young
men VINO want to see life is that they
imagine none of it is worth seeing by
daylight.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
AN AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION

y most successful farmer Of Ala.
tama. Mr.. VI. Z. lie Grand says the Al
gusta Herald, has presented some views
vith regard to renting land to %coloreG
tenants, which are of interest . cotton
r@:.ers and farmers generally.
Mr.. lie Grard owns a CO., deal Of
laIc, and rents all of it to negro tenants.
' bat he says IS based on us persona!
L. Ctice and experience, and is. the:c-
fore, worthy Of all respe =. Tte"c IS
nothing peculiar in his management Y
cept i'll one particular. He rent his
land Ion the usual terms except tiIat
the mule is barred" His tenants are
not allowed to employ mules, or have
them about. They are restricted abso-
lutely to the use of oxen, instead.
This is an astonishing departure from
custom in these parts. to be sure, and it
will strike most farmers and most other
people as i'll the nature of an agricultural
revolution, but it works well, and so jus
titles itself. The tenants never fail to
hand over the rent money promptly
Why it works well Mr.. lie Grand, as
quoted by the Herald, explains very
clearly. The OK graZes at night. and
'requires no corn Tether him on a
grassy spot and ''all the food he requires
lis at hand and without cost With an
OK. moreover. Il negro tenant will cult
vate all the land he has the ability to
work" Most farmers will readily I'M
derstand and fully appreciate what fol-
lows i'll exploitation of this surprising
statement:
AT odd times the tenant cannot mount
the OX and ride away on useless errands
or pleasure trips. and sap his strength or
distract him from duty in the cotton
field or the corn. At night he does not
ride to the distant churches or elsewhere.
and sacrifice the time for sleep. On Sun
days he does not gallop off to the big
meeting. Saturday evenings do not find
HIM in town. for he will not undertake.
the walk. and he has no other means of
getting there. The result is that the ten
ant with the OK is more c%ontented, en-
joys better health. works more steadily.
and not having to buy corn to keep q
mule, he has a. smaller debt to. pay for
advances out of his cotton crop
This is to the point certainly, and al
most amounts to a demonstration of the
wisdom of Mr.. lie Grand's plan. but we
are not prepared to advocate it outright
III account of its extreme novelty only.
We content ourselves. therefore. with
simply quoting what he says in support
of it. and what it said about him. The
Herald ~testifies that he is a "practical'
farmer. and Il most "successful'' one;
that what he offers for the consideration
of his fellow farmers is " simply a lesson
''out of his abundant e~Xperience;' and
that his tenants never fail to hand over
thei rent money promptly and are con
tented. Industrious. healthy and happy
under the system he applied to them
News and Courier.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
BACHELORS AND OLD MAIDS.
There Are 1.21S More Men Than Girl>
i'll the State.

The Government at Washington has
issued Il volume of statistics on bache-
Tors and spinsters in the United States
IN it are the following figures: North
Carolina. S6.S6O bachelors. 1862 spin
stcrs. These figures show that if every
woman in the land had Il husband there
would still be 1.21S lonely old sticks in
the State. standing around utterly for
lorn and hopeless. Nor IS the surplus of
men confined to North Carolina alone.
1t is all over the Whole country. Not Il
State but is in Il like condition. the
smallest per cent. of spinsters and the
largest of bachelors being found always
in the newer Western States. In New
England. though, where it is popularity
supposed that the old maids are 50 num-
erous that if a bachelor appeared there
he would have to take 4 dog along to
keep the girls away the excess of bache-
Tors IS something enormous. Vermont
for instance. has 90 per cent. more
bachelors than spinsters. Be it said to
the credit OF the gallantry of Rhode
Island, though. that her excess of men
IS only ; per cent, the smallest in the
Union.
There are two serious objections to the
official publication of these figures by
the Government: One is that they fail
to state whose fault it is. The other OBJ
lection Is that if it's the girls fault these
figures will but make her the more
independent and harder to catch. know
ing as she does that there are thousands
Of wifeless fellows to choose from.
The hgures quoted include only per
sons Who never married and divorced
perSonS-widowS and widowerS are ex-
cluded and only persons over 20 years of
age are on the list.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
Dated August z, 1893

Daily. +Dailv e c,,dor
ner,s NO. AZ and 48 solid trains between PIN
nec+s ~ I. ana Wilmington. Train No. 40 con-
500 d ROCKY Mt. with train % for all points
g oI NJ ana No; % train for all points North.
onft1ELL, j. R. kENSY,
r. MT : Manager. Suptt Trains
- ~. Gen. Passenger Agent
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
GEORGIA CLAIMS LAND.
Both in North Caraolina and Tennessee
Question for The Courts.

Atlanta. Ga. November Estates
Attorney Wimbish has filed his report
with Governor Gambler. on the claim set
forth by Georgia that, 1,5OO square miles
of territory lying in Tennessee and
North Carolina belong to the first named
State. Mr.. Wimbish goes into the case
as far back as 1882 and says the ques-
ton is still an open one and is a matter
for the courts to decide.
There is still some doubt as to wheth-
er Chattanooga is in Georgia or Tennes-
see. Referring to this matter the States
Attorney said:
'Chattanooga is within the ancient
boundary of Georgia. If the question
is ~re-opened and that boundary is es-
tablished, Chattanooga will, Of course, be
in this State
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
HEAVY COTTON RECEIPTS.
But the Price is Nearly One Cent Less
Than it Was a Year Ago.

Receipts of cotton on the Raleigh mar
ket have been 2S.SO4 bales for the past
year. as against 22,219 the year pre-
viouS.
Since September LIST the receipts have
been 9.3CS bales, as against S,129 for a
corresponding period in 1897.
During the month of October 5.654
bales We're received. For October 1897
the receipts were 4.176.
From these figures it will bc seen that
the receipts here this year have all along
been nearly % per cent greater than n
1897.
The price of cotton yesterday was :.
cents. On q corresponding day Il year
ago it was 53s cents.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08

is that. THE same grade of Egyptian
cotton can be laid down in Boston at a
less figure per pound than the same
grade purchased in this county. The rea-
son for this is the c~heapness of labor in
Egypt"
We note the facts for the information
Of the growers Of fine cotton IN the
South. the price Of whose product IN the
home market has been greatly reduced
by the competition of the chelply raised
foreign material. There is no help for
this condition Of things, Of course, but
the people of the South should bear CON
stantly in mind, for the direction of
their conduct on proper occasions. thai
Republican Congresses have not scrupled
To ignore the most distinctive policy of
their party in order to confer added
profits on one Of New England's already
highly protected manufactures at the
expense Of q Southern industry.
Five cent cotton IT New York means
4-ccnt cotton in Texas. and what t cent
cotton means to the planter is described
i'll a Dallas letter to the Chicago Record.
rs follows:
Within sixty days thousands Of tenant
farmers in the central. or black-waN,
belt of TeXas-the richest agricultural
section of the State-have deserted their
maturcd cotton crops because they could
earn more money by picking cotton for
wages than by gathering their own crops
and paving the rent. This has forced
landlords upon whose hands rented
farms were thrown back to import negro
labor from South Texas to pick the de-
serted crops; and the cost of picking at
the beginning Of the season was 30 cents
Il hundred pounds. has advanced to 30
cents. Reports from Arkansas tell Of
similar conditions there. The acute dis
trcSS caused by 4-cent cotton may easily
he appreciated when it is stated that
the average cash WELD of the staple at
this price is less than 50 an acre, gross.
Out of this the tenant pays o~ne-fourth
to the landlord. and. if he hires the cot
that expense. The net result to the
farmer is less than 81 an acre, and this
pittance is more than exhausted if he is
compelled to hire help to plant and cul-
tivate the crop. The best authorities
agree that the day when cotton would
pay wages to the producer passed when
the price dropped below I cents a pound.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08

for themselves and be public benefac-
tors. and | hope that YOU Will not con
slider tina you are giving two years OF
your time for nothing. and assure You
YOU Will not, because It VIII b" worth
to YOU and every man that goes At least
$1,000 in the run Of their life.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
ADMITTED TO PRACTICE |
VIRGINIA.

Richmond, Va. Nov. 2-(Special.l-
lB. 3. Winborne and Francis D. Win
ston. of North Carolina. were to-day.
on motion of Hon. II. Il. Poreard. al
mitted to practice in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals. They appear
ed in the case of Camp vs.. Parker. ana
both made able arguments. which We're
compllmented by the large number of
distinguished lawyers present.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08
THE PANAMA is SAFE.

Havana. November 3-The TRANSPORT
Panama from Santiago de Cuba. fears
for whose safety have been entertained.
arrived here this morning. and landed
seven American passengers. including
some military officers. She left Havana
at about 10 a. M, her destination an
parently being New York.
IT IS reported the Panama has about
400 sick men on board.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-08

\ man will destroy his own life by
holding his breath, but he may prolong
the ives of others.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-03
OVERCOME BY NApHTHA FUMES.
WOrkmen in Sewer Trench Nearly
Asphyxiated.

The work on the big sewer at Liberty
and East Broad streets was stopped yes
terday by a very peculiar accident-the
breaking of a four-inch naphtha pipe. run
ming from the new works of the gas COM
pany in the rear of the Plant System
yards to the old works on Bay street.
The break came very near proving a
serious matter. The workmen had passed
the pipe in their excavation of the trench
which is about twenty feet deep at this
point. and supposed that IL was projected.
A break occurred, however, and before
the workmen were aware of it the bottom
of the trench was filed with naphtha. As
there was considerable water in the trench
the presence of the naphtha was not MOTTO
ed at first, the workmen being unable to
account for the strange odor which filled
the trench.
The first notice of the serious character
of the situation was when Foreman Gus
Nelson tumbled over in the bottom of the
ditch. Before he could be Cotton out three
or four of the negro workmen went over
IL was seen at once that the trouble was
caused by escaping gas. The men were
hauled out with some difficulty, as those
who were sent down in the ditch after
them were also affected by the fumes Aft
er being hauled out the men were placed
on the bank Of earth beside the ditch and
whisky administered TO Them. Their re-
coyery was slow, as they had inhaled a
fun dose of the gas. MIR. Nelson was out
Of his head for some time.
The naphtha was carried along the
trench TO where the masons were at work
on the sewer and affected them slightly.
The trouble occurred at 1880 O'Clock IN
the morning, and work was discontinued
for The day. as nothing could be done until
the trench had been cleared of the naph7
tina, considerable quantity of which had
escaped from the pipe. The break is said
to have occurred somewhere under the as
phalt pavement
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-03
THE CAMPAIGN OF LETTERS.
JUDGE ATKINSON WRITES A FEW
TO HIS SAVANNAH FRIENDS.

sample Received by n Well known
Politician-AtkinsO and Gambler
Letters Frequently Get Into the
Same Misunderstanding Heard in
Savannah From MIR. Berner on the
Letter Line-HIs Friends Are Wait
ing.
The Gubernatorial canvas is not creating
any great excitement In Savannah at pres
ent. A great many voters seem to have
made up their minds one way or the other,
however. Judge Atkinson has been writ
ing some letters and a number have been
received by possible supporters. His let
tiers are very carefully worded. 1t is evil
dent that no one can accuse Judge Akin
son of making any bad breaks so far. One
letter is as follows:
Atlanta, Ga, Feb. IS, 189S-NIy Dear Sir:
am candidate for the Democratic nom
ination for the office of Governor
I refer you to the record of my past life
as citizen and Democrat, and to my long
service in the judicial department of the
state government, from which you may
judge whether or not l have at all times
been steadfast and unwavering in my fidel-
ity TO the official trusts confided in me.
1 am embarrassed by no pledge or obliga-
ton 10 any person whomsoever; l have no
unredressed political grievances against
any man or set of men, and If elected Gov
ernor shall enter upon the discharge of
the duties of the Office with an eye single
to the interests of the state
l will be in your city within the next
ten days, at which Time 1 trust I shall
have the honor of a personal conference
with you upon the subject of my candi-
dacy Very respectfully yours
Spencer r. Atkinson.
printed copy of Judge Atkinsons an
nouncement for the Governorship accom-
companies the letter.
The Gubernatoral campaign, so far, APP
pears to have been conducted through the
mails. The letter writing began with Col.
Gamblers famous letter to Judge Meyer
hardt of Rome, which created so much
comment, but which seems to have
strengthened rather than weakened him.
Since then both Col. Gambler and Judge
Atkinson have deluged the state with let
ters to their friends and acquaintance,
also to friends of their acquaintances and
acquatntances of their friends. 1t often
happens that the Gambler letters go 10 At
klnson men and the Atkinson letters to
the Gambler men. The letters give no Of
Tense. however, and as the method seems
satisfactory to the candidates the voters
have no reason to complain. Hon. Robert
L. Berner has not addressed any letters
in this direction so far as known.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-03
NEW f. o. b. COTTON RULES.
Two of Them Adopted by the Cotton
Exchange

Cotton brokers, exporters, buyers and
sellers had a lively argument yesterday
morning al special meeting of the Cotton
Exchange, for the purpose of passing on
proposed additions 10 rules governing F.
o. B. transactions in cotton
After the debate in which the weight of
the opposition came from the F. O. B.
brokers, the following new rule, No 20,
was adopted:
mo F. o. B. transactions shall be con-
sidered as having been made under the
rules of the Savannah Cotton Exchange
and subject TO arbitration under said
rules, unless it be so stated distinctly in a
contract made out in original and duDli-
cate, and signed by the buyer and seller
respectively"
Heretofore the F. o. b. brokers made a
sale of cotton in the interior and delivered
sales tickets to the buyer and the delivery
was made according to the rules of the
Cotton Exchange without the
sellers certificate of the sale
or the buyers official recognition
of the purchase. There is no instance
where any Irregularities have occurred by
the methods formerly pursued, but a ma
jority of the members of the Exchange
decided that it will be more business-like
ana legally correct TO nave f. o. B. trans
actions signed in duplicate by buyer and
seller
Those opposed to the adoption of the new
rule claimed that it would cause consider
able inconvenience to the brokers as well
as the buyers and sellers, and that sellers
in the country would prefer to sell at
other ports rather than be annoyed and
delayed by having to comply with the re-
quirements of the Cotton Exchange.
Another addition to the F. o. B. rules was
adopted without opposition. The new rule
No. q, provides that when F. o. b. cotton
is sold, to go through on shippers guar
antee, the buyer shall have the right to
rehandle 1t at Savannah. There were sew
eral conditions provided in the new rule.
as to reweighing and sampling.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-03
CAMERAS ARE THE RAGE.
Amateur Photographers Plentiful in
savannah,

Amateur photography in Savannah seems
to be growing in popularity, and new de-
votes are constantly being won. Young
people with cameras may be seen at every
turn, and the fad is being INDUCED in by
many who have artistic tastes and the
time and opportunity to devote to 81.
Trips awheel on the roads running out
of the city afford many fine subjects for
Photographic art. Some of the cameras
have arrangements by which they may be
strapped upon the handlebars of bicycles.
and easy means for transportation being
thus afforded. Bonaventure, the Hermit
age, views at White Bluff and at Thun-
derbolt all furnish a field for artistic eff
fort, while many places and scenes of
beauty about the city attract The prentice
hands.
An organization in which interest of late
has greatly revived is The Savannah Cam
era Club. The club is composed entirely
of amateurs, and great advantages. in their
work are afforded by the combinA ton of
supplies and the well equipped club rooms
that have been fitted up. These are at the
southeast corner Of Bull and New Houston
streets. The club, which now has some
thing more than twenty members, meets
every two weeks at the rooms for discus
sion of subjects of interest. At any time
the rooms. are open for the members to
avail themselves Of the facilities for the
development of their work.
meeting was held last night,
and an Interesting discussion
on papers took place. Many
amateurs send their pictures away 10 he
developed. Artistic paper is expensive,
and this. is another reason why it's use is
not common. Several kinds of the oaper
Were exhibited and the methods of manip-
ulaton explained,
Only gentlemen comprise the member
ship of the club now, but it is expected
that several ladies viii soon be taken in
The following are the officers: DR.. w F.
Aiken, president; Mr.. w. e. Grady, first
vice president; Mr.. Samuel Whlteside, sec
ond vice president, and Mr.. C. Easton
Yonge, secretary and treasurer