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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
NOT YET DETERMINED.

The Washington Post, which will not
be accused of fayoring Democratic sue
cess in 1900 says ut is simply absurd
to claim that the recent elections deter
mined the reelection OF Mckinley 1t
says that while it is opposed to his posi-
ton ON silver and expansion, it 'has
no doubt that Mr.. Bryan will be able TO
roll up a larger electoral vote than any
candidate which his Democratic oppo-
nents could mame' The Post closes it's
adnlonition with showing that with the
exception of Grant who was elected to
succeed himself in 1872, no other man
has been so honored since Jackson eX-
cept Lincoln who was elected during the
war, and adds:
'SOne other recommendation to our
Republican friends will suffice for this
article; it is, that they study the election
returns of 1872 and 1876 to see how Il
terribly beaten party can rally; also, the
returns of 1883 and 1892, to see how a
triumphant party can collapse even in
an era of grand prosperity
The polls have not closed. The election
in 1900 will be the most hotly contested
since 1876. The Republicans cannot win
unless money outweighs patriotism. If
money is all powerful, Mckinley may
break the rule and be reelected. Other
wise he will not occupy the White House
after March 4th, 1901.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

widely in creed, they were at one in
acknowledging the religion of humanity.
They were silent for few moments,
and then the Christian, with tears III
his eyes, grasped the nand of his part
ner and said: Brother. | have wrong
ed You, for | have learned that, with
out knowing 1T, you are not far from
the kingdom of heaven TT is L VINO
have wronged YOU, exclaimed his part
ner, sin assuming THAT you would not
obey the teaching of your Master to
feed the hungry and clothe the naked.
Let us hereafter live as brothers indeed,
even though we may not be able to
profess the same creed. And may the
unknown God whom ignorantly we wor-
ship accept us at the last These two
good men gave me a start, and were
my dearest friends until they died.
'sThe moral of it all? Well, | think
there is more goodness in the world than
can be enshrined in any creed, however
true"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
nRoBEsoN,s EXAMPLE,

Charity and Children.
That is the heading of an article III
the News and Observer Of Tuesday last,
commencing the people Of R0beson coun-
tv for their patience under terrible pro
vocation. and their loyalty to law and
order i'm the two cases Of outrage ny
negro brutes, recently tried in that coln-
ty. We desire to add our endorsement
to what our contemporary says, ana
to express the hope that the good ez~-
ample set by Robson county may be
generally followed. There are not more
high-spirited men In North Carolina
than the citizens Of R0besOn county.
They love and honor their women as
much as the most violent South Caro-
inians. but they are also men who fea-
son and weigh things. 1t is becoming
distressingly common 10 string offend
ers I'M to the nearest tree, hardly giving
them time TO utter prayer. and some
times this is done on very shado@y eYJ-
dence. 1t is not a mark Of courage Tor
q mob to kill man accused OF crime,
without Judge or jury, but it - a very
good sign of craven cowardlce. or at
the best it shows such men TO be the
victims of unreasoning passion, without
Il particle of self control, and but little
more self-respect. Bloodthirstness is by
no means a sign of gentiEty or chivalry.
We are very glad the people of old
Robeson restrained their passions and
suffered vengeance, swift and sure, to
be visited upon the offenders by the only
constituted authority. If the courts fail
10 act then it is time enough for people
to talk about taking the law in their
hands, but not till then.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
WAR FOR SOUTHERN INDECENT
ENCE.
One More Word as to the Name For
the War.

To the Editor: ! ann apparently in the
minority when I urge that the term ''War
for Southern independence" be used in
stead of 'War between the States" to
designate the great struggle of the SIX
ties. But being in the minority does
not always imply being in the wrong.
The plainest lesson that history teaches
is that the rightfulness or wrongfulness
of a thing is rarely to be settled by count
ing heads. Nox popuh, voX Del, may hold
true i'm the ultimate, but it has many
tlumings and contradictions.
TO my mind, and | know that | voice
the sentiments of a body of mem and
women who more than make up in pa
triotism what they lack i'm numbers
this is the most important ques-
ton with which those who have
at heart the honor of Con
federatc men must now deal. / am
certainly proud to be the humblest menu
Der Of THAT devoted band who refuse to
know the war by other name than that
which makes il the peer Of all the lofty
struggles mankind has waged for indie
pendence from ThermOpylae down TO
Lexington.
O. w. BIJACI<NALL.
Kittrel, y. @,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
OLD TIME RELIGION.

Prayers twill ascend today from thou
sands of, Christian churches and tens of
thousands of hearts for the recovery OF
Mr. Moody. He is one OF the truly great
men of the age, making himself the fore
most reviyalist of moIern times. He IS
"A revival.st of the old school, preaching
the plain, gospel Of repentance and re-
generation. After all, it is the simple
and earnest preaching Of the simple COS
pei as revealed in the Word that men
desire to hear. They beiieye in the COS
pei as the fathers preached it and Mr..
Moody has won thousands to the Chris
tan religion because he has preached
nothing but Jesus and Him cruclhed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
ROOM FOR ALL.

The Atlanta Constitution relates an
is room in America for all the cotton
mills we now have and for more. TAX
ing the statement of a Pennsylvania cot
ton manufacturer that he did not care to
invest more money in mills that would
compete with the mills in the south on
the same line of goods" the Constitution
says:
a. broad view of the manufacturing
situation would suggest that the contln-
gency which would be bad for the north
ern mill would be equally mfayorable
for the southern mill, and that when
American interests reach that point
where sectional recrimination must he
resorted to, we had better go out of the
business altogether.
"A story is told by Mr.. d. A. Temp
lxins. the most prominent mill man of the
south. which will shed new light upcn
the whole question, and which
will effectually dispose of the
talk about competition. While
in Pawtucket. Rhode Island. some
time ago. Mr.. TomIlkins sat at COM
mercial banquet, where one of the speak
ers enlarged upon the danger of com
petition. Speaking to gentleman at his
right, Mr.. Tompkins disagreed to the line
of argument of the orator, saying: Il
am sorry to hear your people UP here
indulging in such gloomy views in regard
to manufacturing. With only 3.O0U000
bales, out OF the 100000 made, man
ufactured here, almost 100000 bales OF
the product finding it's way across the
Atlantic for manufacture, American minis
cannot claim that there is any competl-
ton among themselves. We are, it As
true, building mp competitions against Eal-
ropean mins and they might be justified
in talking, but as long as a single bale
of cotton is forced across the ocean for
manufacture American mill men cannot
claim that they have reached the point
of competition with each other. If there
are any cotton mills going out of business
hereabout because of southern competi-
ton would be glad to pick them UP, for
] have sufficient faith in the cotton mill
business, north and south, to believe that
they can all make money as long as there
is a bale of cotton to be used up
.gThe next day Mr.. Tomplzins was CALI
ed lrpon by one of the leading manufac-
tuners of Rhode Island who desired to
thank him for having aided him in bor-
rowing $4,000. In establishment MIR.
Tompkins pleaded that there must be
some mistake mo mistake at all, in
sisted his caller, "last night you eX-
pressed to your right hand man at the
banquet your faith, as a Southern mill
man. in northern mills. That man IS
cine of our heaviest capitalists For six
months i have been trying to borrow
$4,000 from him to moderniZe my mill,
hut he would not listen to me. This
morning he called upon me, told me of
your conversation, and said he was con-
vinced by it that the safest investment
for American money was in cotton mills.
and said that the $4,000 / wanted was
in bank subject to my order. 1t IS FOR
this / desired to thank you.
There is room for all and for more
cotton mills in America. Why shouldm't
the cotton go to Europe already manu-
featured instead of being exported raw.
Mr. Tompkins taught the New England
ers a wholesome lesson in his disagree
ment with the speaker.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
A DAY OF RECKONING WILL
SURELY COME.
Warren Record.

Warren Record.
DIR. ]. ID. Hufham, greatly respected
and beloved by the people of North Car
DINA. has still more endeared himself TO
all right thinking people because Of ms
open statements in regard to the cruei
management of the unfortunate inmates
of the States prison. While we rejoice
at DIR. Hufham's stand, we are sorry
that the editor of the great Baptist pa
per. The Biblical Recorder, has seen
proper, to rather vindicate the eruei treat
ment aeen'icd convicts by one LEWIS
Sunnereil, a penlterltiary supervisor.
His insinuation at the News and CD
server and the secular press of the State
is diScour.eous to say the least of X, and
certainly nncalled for in a great religious
paper. We are with DIR. Huffman and
Josephus Daniels in this m1.ter an
unhesitateingly condemn the cruelues
proven to have been inflicted upon the
HELPLESS convicts, and with DIR. Hufham
we thank the News and Observer and
the Morning Post for making these
things public. One thing is very evil
dent, that the public would never have
known amy of these things had not those
two good Raleigh dailies given the evil
dence to the public for it is reasonable
TO suppose that the Board OF Directors
and Superintendent would have covered
lp evehything, since they have passed
over this revolving evidence and declared
the management "tolerable." "A day OF
reckoning will surely come.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.

The busiest and mightiest little thing
that ever was made is DIR. Kings New
Life Pills. Every pill is a sugar-coated
globule of health, that changes weak
ness into strength, listlessness into en-
ergy, brain-fag into mental power They
are wonderful in building up the health.
Only % cents per box. Sold by all
dug stores.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

If the A. and NJ. boys can't play foot
ball better than they did against Clemson
yesterday, DIR. Winston would do well
to let them try Clemson at game of
blowing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

Residence on Harrington street five
rooms. well of good water wood house,
garden. most desirable location, near
center of city, near Union Depot, near
Hillsboro car line. $500 cash, balance
as long as you want at per cent.
C. G. MCDONALD.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

A British officer ordered "1,60O ra-
tons of salt carrion, labelled New
York, 1900" thrown overheard from a
British transport. That's the sort Of
stuff American volunteers whipped the
Spaniards on.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
A MOST FUAGRANT OUTRAGE.

Wilmington Messenger.
A very serious and portentous event
occurred recently in the election held
in Kentucky. omitted States Federal sol
diers appeared at the election polls
1nink of it. We are back to the eyil
reconstruction times. Bayonets hXlnS
ballots. 1t was done too by the Repub-
Hcan Governor. 1t was great and IN,
excusable outrage against freemen ana
free ballot. 1t was positive, deliberate
attack upon Il Republican Government
blue coat Federal soldiers holding the
polls. A most wicked, a most danger
Gus assault upon the electors of Ken
tucky-a palpable violation of civic
rights and the rights of the State. 1t as
characteristic of tyranny to resort to
oppression when it fears that the peo-
pie will be free.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

The fake that Senators Daniel and
Martin, of Virginia, are at the head OF
Democratic organization to relegate
Bryan to the rear is still on its rounds.
We know it is false as to Senator Dan
iel; we believe it is equally so as to his
colleague.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
THE KENTUCKY SITUATION.

J. J. Spalding in Atlanta Constitution.
Il was in Union county. my old home,
tbe day of the election. 1 never saw a
more peaceful or quiet election or one
hearing more certainly all the marks of
fairness. That is good Democratic
comfy and gave a plurality of over
fourteen hundred for Goebel. The polls
closed there, as throughout the State at
4 o'clock. and by about 10 O'Clock we had
all the returns from all the precincts in
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
LEANING TOWARD FREE TRADE


The latest information the Boston Her
aid has from Mr. Reed, now living III q
New York fiat, as obscure as his Janltof'
lis to the effect that he is leaning to-
ward free trade" Well, isn't Mr.. Me
Kinley also leaning toward free trade
Here he is. almost ready to fight in or
der to maintain free trade in China.
China is not the United States. to be
SIRE vet it's the "open door" to it-and
free trade.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

The Brooklyn Eagle recently went in
to the political cemetery and named, as
possible Democratic candidates in 1900
Cleveland, Hill, 0lney, Whitney. l.. II.
Morris, of Connecticut, and others. 1t
turns out that Mr. Morris is literally
dead and in his cell forever laid" The
others are as dead politically. The
Eagle is too sepulchral.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

Il am tired of this modern shakehand
religion" said the venerable Rev. e. M.
Jordan at the Baptist Tabernacle a few
nights ago. II believe in the old fash
ioned contrition for sin, genuine repent
aIlee, and regeneration through the blood
of Jesus" There Were many amens-
some of them audible-in the congrega-
ton.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

The Atlanta Journal and the News
and Courier agree with Mr.. o. w.
Blacknall that 1.-The war for Southern
Independence" is probably the best and
most accurate name that could be chosen
for the great struggle of 1868.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
BORN IN A REVIVAL.

The celebration of the twenty-ffth an
nversary of the establishment of the
Baptist Tabernacle which begun on
Wednesday will close tonight. 1t has
been an occasion Of deep interest to the
city, particularly to tine Baptist church.
Inc Tabernacle has grown to be one of
the most vital religious forces in the
State and blessing to the city Of Raj
eigh. Its influence for good cannot be
estimated by man. The addresses and
sermons have been instructive and up
lifting, and the occasion has been one
that will quicken the religious life of. a
church that, as one of the speakers said,
'1was born in a revival
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

We are not authorized to deny that
Senator's Pritchard and Butler ard
Governor Russell will speak in Whining
ton from the same stand in 1900. 1t may
Be that their 1893 appointment WAS only
deferred until the election of che Ja-
Goblin Of Jacobins" as mayor 1T may
be and then again it mayn't."
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

Judge Ewart says that every Republi-
can Senator except four and "a large
number of Democratic Senator's having
Joined in a request to the President
to send in his name again for confirm
ation,' he has no idea of withdrawing.
SO to do, he says, would convict him of
being a monumental idiot" Whatever
else, or what other kind he may be, the
Judge is resolved not to be a 'monu
mental IDIOT as long as it pays $4,000
a year not to be.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

The canard that Goebel is trying to
supplant Joe Blackburn and get himself
elected to the United States Senate is
still travelling around in the Republican
and assistant Republican organs Isn't
it about time for these papers to give
the people credit with having too much
sense to believe such patent falsehood ?
Goebel hasn't developed horns and the
neonle are not all fools
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

The chairman of the election board III
Kentucky was formerly Chief Justice
of that State and stands as high as
Smith, Merrimon or Shepherd in North
Carolina He will do right when the
time comes to decide the many con
tentions between the Goebelites and anti
Goebelites, and when his decision is
made Kentucky will acquiesce in it, and
the party that raises a row will be re-
undated
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

The loss of a friend adds one to the
list of your enemies.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19

The Jonesboro Progress recalls that
when the fight in Ohio was the hottest
Hanna said that three-fourths of the
Jones vote would be cast by the Demo.
Gratis If that is true the Democrats in
1900 will receive 10000 of the Jones
vote and the Republicans 10000. This
would give the Democrats 3S1 900 votes
to 3T5,0 200 for the Republicans. I'VE
sincerely trust that Mr.. Hanna was
correct says the Progress.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-11-19
FOR SALE.

The cup and saucer should suit to a
tea
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-21
sly Old Commodore.

"When Commodore Vanderbilt was
alive" says a New York Central Off
cial, "the board of directors of the
New York Central used to find their
work all cut out for them when they
met. All they had to do was to ratify
his plans and adjourn. Yet they had
their uses. Occasionally a man would
come to him with some scheme which
he did not care to refuse outright
'''My directors are difficult body
of men to handle he would say III
submit it to 'em, but 1 warn you that
they are hard to manage
1.-THE matter would be submitted to
the board when it assembled and
promptly rejected.
There the commodore would
say when his visitor came to learn the
result. L did the best 1 could, but /
told you in advance that my directors
Were an obstinate lot-"-New York
Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-21

to deal with the situation. He has
had his opportunity and failed. A
man of brains and action is needed in
the Philippines now.-Philadelphia
North American.
Gen. Otis is waiting for the rain TO
end in order that action in the Philip
pines may be expedited. The end OF
Gen. Otis reign would still further
expedite it.-Boston Herald
The administration might score a
point by lifting the silly censorship
established at Manila by an incapable
military martinez, whose accidental
elevation to unrestrained authority
has been, in truth. the worst blow
yet inflicted upon the prestige of the
government at Washington.-Phila-
delphia Record
The protest of the newspaper cor
respondents at Manila against the ex-
treme censorship exercised by order
of Gen. Otis will be approved by the
American public, which has long been
convinced that the reports from Ma
Mia do not fully and faithfully repre-
sent the condition of affairs Omaha
Bee
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-21
MARYLAND super.titions.

There are superstitions throughout
all the counties of Maryland concern
ing crossroads and running water
Witches are supposed to make their
home at the crossing of two roads and
to appear there at midnight. One pc
culiar thing about witches is that they
cannot get across running water, and
n stream of any sort always acts as
a protection to the nightly prowler,
who will follow along the bank of q
stream in preference to the road.
These are some of the things which
are more generally believed in the
country around Washington and along
the eastern shore. Some of the arti-
cles of the creed of the superstitious
in that neiShborhood are:
If you sweep your room at night.
you sweep away your wealth.
Never shake crumbs out of n win
dow after dark. They are supposed
to fall into the eyes of the Lord and
to disturb the spirits of the dead who
wander abroad at night.
Don't wash your hands in water in
which eggs have been boiled. You
are liable to become covered with
warts.-Baltimore Sun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-21
Travelling In Alaska.

/ have seen many pictures of the
manner in which the Eskimos travel,
and the man is generally seated COM
fortably on the sled cracking n whip,
and the dogs are going at n smart gal
lop. But we soon found that picture
to be n delusion and a snare.
Journeying in the arctic regions con-
sists mostly in pushing behind the
sled, for the poor little animals fire.
quently have to be helped over the
rough places and in going up hill or
any rise in the ground. Where there
is no beaten trail-as was the case
most of the distance we traveled-the
dogs have nothing to guide them, and
one man is Obliged to run ahead He
generally runs some distance and
then walks until the head team comes
up with him, when he runs on again
When the snow is hard and the road
level, the dogs, with an average load,
will maintain a trot which is too fast
for a man to walk and not so fast as
he can run. By alternately running
and walking one does not become
greatly fatigued. Natives who travel
from village to village are so accus-
toned to this mode of travel that they
can keep it up all day without show
ing signs of fatigue.-Harper's Maya
zine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-21
origin of the Banjo.

Over half a century ago, in the town
of Banjoemas, on the island of Java, a
negro native of the place, desiring an
instrument to accompany his voice,
conceived the following plan: Taking a
cheese box and crossing it with goat
or sheep skin, he ran a handle through
1t; then, using violin strings, which
were tuned to the first, third, fifth and
eighth notes of an octave, he gave it
the name of banjo" from the first
two syllabIes in the name of his native
town.
No banjo of this time is known to
be in existence, but from descriptions
handed down they must have been
very rude instruments. AS the years
passed improvements were made.
Throughout the southern states banjoS
became as plentiful as pickaninnies,
and negroes might be found on any
plantation who could make the banjo
talk
In a clever performers hands the
banjo seems capable of doing every
thing-bells chime, waters ripple,
winds blow, birds sing and many
other pleasant ideas are evoked-but
it will never do for romance. Its very
name is against it.. Whether from as
ISOLATION or not, we cannot connect
romance and the banjo.-Washing
Star