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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

/ for some girls who were about leaving
| for school and for the small exhibit we
| We're trying to make at the State Fair,
| asked her what help was needed and
she said some person to help with the
sewing. | asked if that party would
| have anything to do with the children
and she said no. j then asked her who
she could get to put in the place, and
she said she didn't know any person
| except a colored woman, Sarah Crews,
who has been doing good deal of
work for the teachers and, she under
stood, worked for the white families of
| the town-she didn't know that she
could get her. | told her to try and see
If she could be gotten. And if she
couldn't get her to try to get some one
else. as it was important to keep up
with the work. Miss Mayer is matron
of the sewing room and Miss Tucker,
who was sick is the assistant matron."
MISS BEMIs.
when / found Miss Tucker was
obliged to go and we had so much work
on hand for the Fair and our regular
work also had to be carried on, it was
necessary to have some one to assist in
the sewing. We were determined that
all the work sent to the Fair should be
done by the children only. We knew
that We would get behind with the work
II we did not have some one to do some
sewing for us. / talked it over with
Colonel Hicks and he said rather 'than
get behind with the work, we would
have to employ some one 20 assist with
the sewing. These colored women are
the only ones whom we have found to
do sewing Of this kind. | sent for Sarah
Crews to come and told her that she
was to go into the sewing room. take
her orders from Miss Mayer and do the
work exactly as she was directed by
Miss Mayer and that, if she could not
do that i did not want her to start. My
reason for saying this to her was that
| had heard she did not always want to
be directed about her work This wo-
man understood that she was to do moth
ing but sew. She had nothing whatever
to do with the children. Colonel Hicks
asked me if the party who was to go
into the sewing room would have any
thing to do with the children. | told
him No Whenever | enquired about
sewing ] was told that this colored wo-
man and other colored women were the
only ones who sewed by the day. On
one occasion before last week another
eolored woman was employed to do
some sewing. / always employ colored
women TO scour the chapel"
MISS MAYER.
Il am matron of sewing room-was
in sewing room while Sarah Crews was
employed. She did sewing under my
direction for some girls who were going
away TO the Normal school. She had
nothing to do with experimenting or di-
reting the work. was present all the
time except for meals and the children
We're then out also. had charge of the
room. She worked under my direction.
directed her what to do-she directed
no one. She had nothing to do with any
of the girls who We're sewing in the room.
She gave them no instruction and no i'm
formation. She was employed because
we needed her for the work. Miss
Tucker was not able to do the work.
The statement that the colored woman
was placed temporarily as one Of the
Of the sewing room to assist
in teaching the girls is not true. Sarah !
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Mechanic & Investors Union

A State institution Of Raleigh, N. G..
organized May, 1893, and managed by
John G. Drewry, president, j. S. Wynne,
vice-president; B. S. Jerman, treasurer;
]. n. Holding, attorney, George Allen
secretary and manager. w. S. Primrose
and @. G. Latta, all of whom are direc-
tors.
This is one of the best managed and
most prosperous investment and loan
companies in the State.
The investment plan assures the mem
bers the return of all payments, togeth-
err with profit of fifty per cent in 100
months. The payment Of cents per
day, which is 65 cents per month, for
100 months, natures one share of 800
The loaning plan guarantees the re-
turn to the borrower Of all his payments
less three per cent per annum ON the
amount advanced to him. Both the
investing and borrowing members are
fully protected by the guarantee fund,
which promises and agrees to mature the
stock, making the monthly payments for
the widow should death occur. This Sc
cures the home to the family without
further cost after death. For full par
ticulars read the printed matter Of the
company.
GEORGE ALLEN. Secretary.
p Pullen Building. Raleigh, N. @.
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THE EVIDENCE IN FULL
NO CoLoRED WOMAN EVER
PLACED IN CHARGE OF
SEWING ROOMS"
THE LEDGER WILL CORRECT IN PART
The Statement that a Coored Woman Had Beer
Employed as Instructor in Sewing
Was a Mistake.

Oxford n. c., Oct. 17.-(Special.)-
The Oxford Public Ledger, a carefully
edited paper. published an item last
week to the effect that a colored woman
had been placed in the Orphan Asylum
to direct the girls in their sewing The
Oxford Lodge of Masons. No. 800. A. r.
and A. M. was appointed to investigate
the matter and have made the following
report
REPORT OF COMMITTEE.
To the Master Wardens and Brethren
Of Oxford Lodge, No. 500, A. L. & A.
NJ:
Your committee appointed to investi-
gate the facts in relation TO the item
published in the Public Ledger of Octo-
Der 9Th, 1899, which item is hereto APP
pended and reads as follows: "Ye
Masons of North Carolina. listen! The
Massachusetts equality of negroes with
white people has recently been intro
duceu into the sewing room at Oxford"
Orphan Asylum in face of the fact that
widow ladies and girls in Oxford would
be glad to get the situation. The fact
is thus: colored woman has been placed
temporarily Us one of the managers of
the sewing room to assist in teaching
the girls how to ply the needle. At the
polls last November the white people of
this State put their foot down on this
kind of business" beg TO report: We met
at the Asylum at 3 o'clock, October
10th. 1899, and proceeded with the in
yeStiratiau Tho fulInwinrf II afafnanlfSs
were made in our presence in answer
to questions by the committee:
COL. w. j. HICKS, SUPERINTEN-
DENT.
Miss Bemis came TO me and stated
that the Assistant Matron of the sewing
room was sick and would be away for
a week and it was necessary to have
some one to help sew to get the work
up in time for the fall and winter, and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
That May Stump You. Would
Mile Christine,
THE NOTED DUAL WOMAN
Be Entitled to One or Two
Votes. Take it Seriously
and Ask Yourself
the Pulling
Question.
"HOW MANY ARE THERE OF
SHE

Gives her first exhibition today under
a large pavilion at the Fair.
A brief description of the most re-
markabe human being on earth may be
of interest to our readers:
Mile Christine was born in White
vile, n. c., and exhibited here in this
city before the war, about thirty-iiye
years ago.
This dual woman is one Of Dame
Natures most remarkable efforts to
produce something unique and orig
inal, and although she is rare and
interesting curiosity, and must al
ways attract wonder-loving crowds, it
is perhaps as well that the effort has
not been duplicated. Being of the
gentler sex, and ''woman's rights" still
"A mooted question, the complications
are not as disastrous as they might be;
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
VOLCANIC EXHIBITIONS

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions rob life
of joy. Bucklen's Arniea Salye cures
them; also Old, Running Fever Sores,
Ulcers, Boils, Felons, Corns, Warts,
Cuts, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Chapped
Hands, Chilblains, Best Pile cure on
earth. Drives out Pains and Aches.
Only % cents a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by all drug stores.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
ON the 1oth Of De.ember, 1S97. Rev

On the 10th of December, 1897, Rev.
s. A. Donahoe, pastor NJ. e. church.
South, TT. Pleasant, w. Va, contracted
a severe cold which was attended from
the beginning by violent coughing. He
says: After resorting to number of
so-cqlled specifies, usually kept in the
house, to no purpose, / purchased bot
tie Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
which acted like charm. / most cheer
fully recommend it to the public" For
sale everywhere. Bobbitt-W ynne Drug
Co, and Henry T.. Hicks, Druggists,
Raleigh.
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SARAH CREWS.

Il did some work at the Asylum last
week. ] did nothing except to receive
my orders from Miss Mayer. finished
up two blazers and dress skirts and
two shirt waists and some other articles
for some of the young ladies' who were
going off to school and for some who
had gone. I had nothing to do with
anyne except Miss Mayer who gave
me my orders. ! was sent for by some
one ait the Asylum and | went up there
to see what was wanted. / saw Miss
Bemis and she asked me if l could sew.
| told her | thought so. Miss Tucker
told me that she had begun the work
and asked me to finish it nicely. Miss
Bemis said | would have to get my or
ders from Miss Mayer. | did not speak
10 any of the girls about their work and
they said nothing to me. | was only
employed to sew by the day. / sewed
under the direction Of Miss Mayer
She did the cutting and gave me my di-
rectionS / was not employed to assist
in instructing anyone with her work,
| only sewed on articles given me by
Miss Mayer and obeyed her orders.
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if it were otherwise, would she be en-
titled to one or two votes?This is not
exactly a conundrum, but problem
that will bear much arguing without
a chance of any satisfactory solution
Miss Mile Christine always says Il, ;"
and never we" and evidently con-
siders herself one party.
or course she must know her own
true '.inwardness;' but when each half
is talking. one to you in excellent
French. and the other to some one else
in English; when one is telling Of her
childhood and giving her daily exper-
fence, and the other is discoursing in
an enthusiastic manner of her recent
European travels. the listeners are
thoroughly mystifed at the ways and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

did not take Miss fuckers place. She
did only such work as / directed her to
do. She was employed simply ais la
borer. No white women have ever APP
/, plied for work. | have never known of
any white women going out to sew in
oxford The work could be more salts
factorily and economically done in the
| Institution than sent out.
MAY POOL.
II am one of the orphan girls I was
working in sewing room when Sarah
Crews was working there last week.
She was working on the clothes of the
girls who were going to the Normal.
She gave no directions to any of the
girlS in the room. She had nothing to
do with them. Miss Mayer directed her
as to her work. | heard her give her
directions She would go to Miss Mayer
when she wanted information. We had
no accession to go to Sarah-we always
went to Miss Mayer. She worked to her
self-we had nothing to do with her.
No colored woman has ever been placed
in the sewing room to- assist in instruct
ing the girls during the past eight
months. | have been in there that long,
BESSIE WARREN.
II have been Mt the Asylum five years
March next Have worked in the sew
ing room two years and eight months.
During this time two colored women
have sewed in the sewing room. Ant
oinette Ransom in June, 1899, and Sarah
Crews, last week Miss NJ directed
Sarah about her work. Sarah had
nothing to do with the work of any of
the girls. Miss NJ gives all the
girls all the assistance instructions and
information necessary. No colored
woman has given any girl of the sew
ing room any instruction about any
work since | have been in the room
Sarah received her work from Miss NJ.
and obeyed her orders"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18

Tt is a pity the average man can't
borrow money as easily as he can bor-
row trouble.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-18
TIE ORPHAN ASYLUM MATTER.

itStVAddA , 1uDllc Ledger contained
the following:
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM MATTER.
AT a call meeting of the Masonic
Lodge OF Oxford, Monday night, a COM
mlttee was appointed to investigate the
charges we made in last weeks Public
Ledger relative to the employment of
a negro woman as assistant manager Of
the sewing room of the Orphan Asylum,
and we have the report of this commit
tee in fnll and regret that its length
prevents its publication this week, be-
ing handed in as we are getting ready
to so to press. We had had talk with
the pleasant and gentlemanly Colonel
Hicks, in which he made the same
statement which has been elected from
the witnesses examined by the committee
and seems to prove to the satisfaction
OF the committee of the Lodge that that
part of our statement relative to the wo-
man having hen employed as an instruc-
tor was mistake and we take pleasure
in correcting that part of it.
We will publish in next weeks Pub
lie Ledger the full report of the COM
mittee with comments"
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BESSIE WARREN.
NOME BENTON.

Il am one of the orphan girls and
work in the sewing-room. Sarah
Crews did some sewing in the sewing
room last week. She received her or
ders from Miss M. and worked under
her direction. She gave no instructions
or orders to anyone. She worked sep
arate from the girls and had nothing to
do with them"
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worked six days and charged fifty cents
per day. | did not show anyone how
to do anything, and / was not employed
to do SO. 1t is not true that / was en-
ployed as assistant manager in the sew
ing room to instruct the girls how to
sew. ] sewed at the Asylum by the day,
as | have been doing for many years in
the homes of a great many ladies in
oxford. While l was sewing in the
sewing-room of the Asylum | move my
machine away from the girls over to
another part of the ROOM"
From the foregoing statements your
committee is of the opinion that said
article Is without any foundation of fact
and it is not true
B. S. ROYSTER,
]. G. HUNT.
ID. G. WHITE,
r. II. MARSH,
A. A. HICKS,
Committee.
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] was present by request of the com
mittee and heard the whole evidence
and concur in the above report.
j. G. TAYLOR.
Yesterdays Public Ledger contained
the following:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09

In Ulster You can find the bull"
fourishing; here is a pretty example
of the acted bull" \ certain squire
had just set up with great pains and
elaborate mathematical calculations a
sun dial in his garden, and was natural
Iy little proud of it One Gay, as it
so happened, being close to the gar
den. he was in doubt as to the right
time. and told q boy who was with him
to run down and get him the time from
the dial. After a few minutes the boy
appeared dragging with him something
heavy. Here she is, yer homer. an
hard set All was to get her up" He had
torn up the dial from its setting and
dragged it up the hill.-Chicago Times
Herald.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09
Piute War Claims

Not Included In the Omnibus bill, have,
upon the motion and action Of Senator
Stewart, been referred by the U. $ Senate
to the u. 8. Court Of Claims for settle
ment.
AL persons in any wise intere ted III
any of said claims are requested t. write
in reference thereto to the undersigned,
who fully understands same, and has had
much to do with them during many
years last past. JOHN MULLEN,
r-.. Attorney at law.
No. 1910 Connecticut Avenue, Wash
in ton City, D. C.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09

Hicks appreciated the shrewd as well
rs the humorous sayings of the Cornish
countryfolk. There dwelt not far from
his abode a dalrywoman and her hus-
band who had begun life in very small
way with one cow. and who. by industry
and thrift. lid acquired quite a num-
ber. How is it." said Hicks to her
one day, that you have got on so we'll
Mrs. P-?" We'll, you see. Mr.
Hicks" she replied, most people be
aiIus thinking OF what they do want;
but and my old man, we be allus think
ing Of what we can do with Corn
Hill Magazine
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09
Notice.

Notice is hereby given that on or
after August /, 1890 the Office or
room. occupied by the County Assessor
situated in the county building, next
door to tire store now occupied by
Joseph Platt, will he for rent. For
particulars apply to
GEO. w. COwING,
Clerk Of Board Of County Com mission
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09
MANY A LOVER.

Has turned with disgust from otherwise
iov.s,i,ls girl ith uu offensive breath karlS
clover Root Tea puries be breath by its act
on the bowels. etc az nothing else will. Sold for
years on absolute guarantee. t-ico IS cts. and
30 cts
For sale at Nevada Drug Store.
There's nothing like /, good smoke
and C. w. Friend tan supply you.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09

FRENCH TANSY WATERS, the
worlds famous remedy for irregular
and painful periods "f ladies; are never
falling and safe. rejuvenate the system;
brighten the eyes; restore health and
beauty to the faded; French Tansy
Waters are ths only reliable female rem
edy in the world; imported from Paris;
take nothing else from druggists. but in-
sist on genuine; in red wrappers with
crown trade mark. Price g. For sale by
all leading druggists. or sent by us direct
on receipt of price. La France Drug Co.,
importers, 3O6 Turk St, San Francisco.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09
Notice Of Redemption.

The holders of District Fair Bonds,
Nos ! and s issued by Ormsby County
under and by virtue of an Act of the
Legislature, of the State of Nevada,
entitled all Act to authorizes the issu-
ance Of ceytaia Bonds by Orms oy
County, aud to provide for the pay
ment OF the same, Approved March 9,
1889, are hereby notified that said Dis
trict Fair Bonds, Nos ! and s, will be
redeemed and paid by Ormsby County.
at the office of the County Treasurer,
of Ormsby County, State os Nevada.
GEO. W. COWING,
County Treasurer of Ormsby County
Nevada.
Dated July 5, 1899
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09
A Great linisnent.

Or. Benton's liuiment, which affects
man and beast alike. is the grande~t cura
tive liniuent ever manufactured in tn,
world. You have but to use it once an,
you will never use anyother. If
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09
YOU TRY 1T.

Ii Shiioh's Cough and Consumption Cure " hich
is sold for the email price Of IS cts 81 cts end
81 90. does not cure take the bottle back and We
will refund your money. Sold for over fifty years
Fer sale at Nevada Drug Store.
FOR LE-Five corner lots in the
NJ Fox.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-07-09
"a Every worrao ~hprta

vouen, and all
bout the home
tTe atment of
diseases peCu-
liar to the sex.
This book con
tains 1908 pages
and over 100 il
lustratiOns. 1t
is called DR..
PierCe's Com
III o II S en- 5 {
NJ c dical Ad-
wiser. It used
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Medieval Outbursts.

The energies which in our own
day find vent in half a dozen forms
of athletic exercise had in the thir-
teeuth century hardly more than the
single outlet of fighting. Men talked
of war and sang of it, and the close
of the thirteenth century was a Pc
riod when succession of fortunate
expeditions and a soldierly king had
turned mems thoughts more strong
ly than usual upon the popular topic
The prevailing tone of society must
have acted upon the immature lads
at Oxford cooped up in the narrow
streets of crowded city, without,
or practically without, books, much
as the cheap romances of our own
day are believed to affect the Office
boy.
There were plenty of rogues in the
thirteenth century, of course, who
were able and willing to help the
militant student to add practice to
theory, and when we recollect that
there were no better police than half
a dozen Dogberries, that the city
was unlighted, and that even lads
went armed, one no longer has cause
to wonder at the insecurity of life in
Oxford 600 years ago.-Macmillan 8
Magazine.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Severe Itebuke.

Constable the famous painter, once
gave remarkable instance nf the sweet
ness of his temper which scarcely any
thing could ruf1le. The story is told by
Julian Charles Young, whose uncle had
witnessed its incident
Ho called On Constable one day and
was received by him in his front room.
After half an hours chat the artist pro-
posed to repair to the back room to show
him large picture on which he was
engaged.
On walking up to his easel he found
thar one of his little boys, in his alb
sence, had dashed the handle of the
hearth broom through the canvas and
made so large rent in it as to render
it's restoration impossible. He called the
child up to him and asked him gently if
he had done it. When the boy admitted
his act, Constable took him on his knee
and rebuked him in these unmeasured
terms:
"Oh, my dear petl Sec what we
have done! Dear, dear! What shall we
do to mend it? can't think-can you?''
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
Earning alan.a wnses.

The fact that others shirk is poor
reason for neglect to earn ones wages
The Young Pencle's Weekly prints the
following anecdote about boy who was
an honest worker:
One day after severe storm large
number Of men and boys were out on
the roads of country town to shovel
out the drifts. Each workman was paid
25 cents an hour. and. as may be sup
posed there was no very strict watch
kept upon them, but one little fellow
seemed to be working with all his might.
and his comrades laughed at him.
"Why, Jim, are you after the job of
highway surveyor, or do you expect to
get more than the rest of Us for putting
in so?''
"Let's put him out He isshortening
our job 'Twon last till night, at this
rate, laughed another.
II am getting mans pay for the first
time iu my life, and meau to earn it, >
said Jim ~ don't suppose the town
cares, uor that shall get any more
money at night. but shall feel big
sight better myself "
You We begun right, Jim. said the
surveyor, who was not very strict In
behalf of the town perhaps. but had
business of his own. where he appre-
ciated workmen with conscience.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-01-25
In tho Russian Campaign.

Around the campfres there was,
during the remaining months of
winter, a passive endurance, min
eled with some murmuring about
the horrors. caused by ono man $ am
bition. The emperor set his men an
example of accomplishing cheerful
ness. His health continued as eXu
berant as it had been for the year
past, and his activity, though no
longer feverish, lost nothing of its
intensity. Savary thought he outdid
himself, accomplishing in one month
what elsewhere would have been.
even for him, tho work of three.
Nine. do Rcmusat remembered to
have heard him say that he felt bet
ter during those months than ever
before or after. This vigor of body,
combined with the same iron deter
mination as of old, did indeed work
miracles, and this in spite of the fact
that his indcfatigablo secretary,
Muret, was long at tho point OF
DEATH Lifo of Napoleon in Cea-
Gury.