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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-04
THE NEWS FROM THE OLD NORT7lI SI1AT@E AND ms o7
lg. The german was skinfully led by

ing. The german was skinfully led by
Mr.. Hillman Cannady. AT 1880 an
elaborate supper was parbaken of, after
which dancing was resumed and con-
tlnued until Q o'clock. The following
couples participated: Miss Fannie
Gregory and DR.. j. H. Davis, Miss An
ME Booth and Mr.. Cam Easton, Miss
Mary Bell Gregory and Mr.. s. Lanier,
Miss Katie Canuady and Mr.. Harry
Williams, Miss Annie Taylor and Mr..
.Theo. Webb. Miss Annie Cannady and
Mr.. Albert Cox. Miss Bette Hunt and
Mr.. Edward Cannady, Miss Bernidge,
Of Boston. Mass, and Mr.. II. Osborn,
Miss Lotde Britt and Major Shirley,
Miss Willie Skinner and Prof. ]. c.
Oldham. Miss Fannie Skinner and Mr..
w. Long, Miss Frederickson and Mr..
Edward OUTLAW. Miss Annie De La
Croix and Mr.. James Osborn, Mrs. A.
A. Chapman and Prof j. c. Briggs, OF
Durham; Miss Bennett Gregory and
Mr.. Rogers White. Stays: Professor
Burton Craig, DR.. 3. *. Hayes, Cap
tain s. w. Minor. Mr. Frank Gregory
and Professor Kenna Chaperones:
Mrs. w. H. Hunt. Mrs. T. r. Suther-
land. Mrs. r. Q. Gregory Mrs. Skinner
and Mrs. De La Croix.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-04
ELIZABETH CITY.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
AMUSEMENT-P
PARAGRAPHS.


Elizabeth City. N. c.. Feb. S.-Mrs. L.
NJ. N. Stevens, president of the Nation
al Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and successor Of Miss Francis
Willard, and Miss Anna Gordon. vice.
president at large, who was private sec
rotary to Miss Willard. will be with us
Friday evening. the 9Th instant, and
will lecture in the Methodist Church at
8 p. m. The ladies of the w. C. T: u.
Of Elizabeth City extends q cordial in
vitation to the public to be present on
this occasion. Our State president,
Mrs. Cortland. Is also expected to be
present.
The many friends OF Mr.. DUDLEY will
be glad to learn that he is rapidly re-
covering from a severe case of pneu-
monia.
We are very sorry to hear that the
daughter of Rev. r. H Willis Is con-
fined to her home by sickness.
Mrs. A. Huckabee leaves to-day for
visit to her friends in Edenton.
Mr.. j. H. Leroy arrived this morn
ing on the Neuse from a business trip
In the lower counties.
Lumieres Cinlmatograph Company, Of
New York and Paris. will appear In our
city on the 9th and 9TH instant. This
is said to be good show.
Mr.. Paul Walker. who has been con-
hned to his home for several months, Is
able to be out again to the pleasure of
his many friends.
DR.. Lem Blades. who has been spend
Ing several weeks North, arrived home
Saturday.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-04
Nef vollS
w eakneeSS
Heart / Troubles
All Diseases Resulting
FROM
Wasting HWau Of the Nerves
CURED BY
Dr.. HallOck's Wonderful
Electric Pills.

These wonderful Electric Pills quickly
restore Strength. Vigor and Robust
Health to all Weak. Feeble, Rundown
of the Human System.
DR.. Haflock'e Electric Pills will posi-
lively cure adj Nervous Troubles. of which
Sick and Nervous Headache, Loss OF AID.
petite, Sleeplessness. Nervodls Dyspepsia
Neuralgia, Epilepsy. Hysteria. Weik and
b psnae cnsT eapAa st. Hs Hs
Paralysis. Nervous Prostitution. Spinal
Weakness. Pam in Back and LON, Fe-
male Weakness and Disorders, Monthly
Spirits, Gloomy Forebodngs. General
Weakness and Nervousness, Premature
Dr.. Hallock's Electric Pills especially
which are Palptation or Fluttering PAN
IN Region Of Heart, DizSiness shortness
or Ankles. Pain or Tenderness IN Left
Brtnst or Side; Dropsical Conditions, En-
largcment of Heart, etc.
A person with Heart Disease Is liable
to drop dead at any moment. How vast
" important then is II to have q proper
remedy at hand when the slightest symp-
toms appear. Dr. HniiockS wonderful
all disorders. Weakness and Debility Of
the Heart and Nervous System. impart-
Ing Health. Strength, Vigor and Beauty.
Give them a trial.
The HIS are for sale by medicine deal
ers everywhere at 81 per box, or boxes
sufficient to cure the most obstinate
Sent direct from laboratory. prepaid to
destination. on receipt of price. Advice
on adj Diseases from specialists free Ad-
dress HALLOOK DRUG CO.. ITO Court
Electric EAia for sale by Burrow. Mar
Norfolk VA Trade eupplied.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-04
Another Penalty Added to Dalln-
quent Taxes in the State.
FEW BROKEN sENrEN cEs
sonnsor Alton. of Nebraska, TO Speak
Hero Petition la Bankruptcy
Disbur.emont. for Janu.ry-shor-
IN jones' shortage TO TIC Paid
mysterious Disappearance of u
Young coupio-D eaih OF H. c.
Foote-A sad Onso- Brier Mention

Raleigh. N. c.. Feb. s.-With Thurs
day morning (February 1sO another
one per cent. penalty went on the tax
books against all who have not paid
their taxes. This makes per cent.
penalty UP to this time-one per cent.
for each Of the three months OF Decem-
ber January and February. II you
haven't paid you'd better do so now. In
twenty eight more days it'll be per
cent
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-04
OXFORD.
A SUIT ON TRIAL-A DELIGHTFUL.
GERMAN.
Especial to virglnlan-Pilot.,


Especial to virglnian-Pilot.)
oxford. N. c., Feb. 3.-The suit of
Professor Baker against Col. L. p.
Hoogood for the office of County Su-
permtendert of Schools is being tried
before Judge Moore and a jury.
The plaintiff claims title by virtue
OF an election by the Populist- Repub-
ncan Board OF Education, which the
supreme Court declared in Daily VS..
Hancock to be the lawful board The
defendant was elected by the de facto
Democratic board and claims that the
fusion board did not act as n board
until the Supreme Court decision, and
that the acts Of the de facto board are
valid.
DELIGHTFUL GERMAN.
A most delightful german was given
last evening by the young ladies of
Oxford at the armory. which was beau
tifully decorated with flags and bunt-
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-02-04
CHEAP AS DIRT! GOOD AS GOLD II
r mas never Subdivision
that laid
Port NORFOLK INVESTMENT Comply
ana the the Most Favored
Will be erected this

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wiser GSaeNy
in
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few secs ewhour
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08
tensely interested in the contest.

tensely interested in the contest.
craven county, perhaps, was the
worst negro ridden county in the
State. and | now declare 10 YOU that
The last negro who ever was in Off
clal position in this section of North
Carolina is now holding his
last office. Our people are
exceedingly fair and just to the ne
gro. In my 20 years of the practice
OF law, where Il great many negroes
have had trials in civil and criminal
courts, | have never yet
known of II ease where
n negro's rights were prejudi-
ced because of his race. Indeed the
doubt. if there is one. is always given
10 him. This by reason of his help
lessness. | nave noticed two or three
cases Of this kind this spring. We
are just to him, according to him all
Just and proper rights, but the days
OF his control and domination are past
and gone forever
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08
Leads all North Carolina Dies News Circulation

discuss the principles OF government
ms they arise. We dare not divide.
When the Republican party (great
party as il isl is SO fortunate as to
win an election in the South the disaS-
ten that overtakes it is no less than
that which befalls the State. There
fore. | would have advised the leaders
of the party not to advocate con-
tinuance of negro illiterate suffrage.
but holding aloof to have been ready
TO welcome those voters in the State
who believe in Republican principles
and would be attached to that party
If. it would stand for the supremacy
of Anglo-SaXon civilization. a party
with 100000 negro voters and thirty
thousand white voters. is constrained
TO enact legislation demanded by its
majority. In the legislation of 1897
negroes dictated to the Republican
and PQpulist party and they Tor iD
dared not refuse. The negroes held
the balance of power in the Legisla-
ture and although there were only
eight or ten of them they soon made
it known that they must be consulted.
This year presented great opportuni-
ty to the Republicans. They had been
saying that they were as much OPP
posed as the Democrats to negro rule
and that the Democratic were the real
negro party. The party had every
thing to gain and nothing to lose by
joining the Democrats for the amend
ment, and making their fight on ma
tional lines, where they have strength
as they have absolutely none Tin view
of their record) on State issues.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08
THE NEGRO A CATS PAW
Republican Leaders See Amendment
Would Put Them Out of a Job,
EDUCATION NOT PARAMOUNT REASON
Why North CaroIira Voters Should Support
the Constitutional Amendment In
cidentaIly Will Help the
Amendment.

Mr.. Butler says the Democrats prom
ised not to curtail the suffrage and
quotes Chairman Simmons and others
to that effect. So did Mrs Lincoln
and the Republican party declare in
1860 that slavery was not to be touch
ed, should Lincoln be elected.
But when. in the midst of II bloody
war; Mr.. Lincoln decided that the
cause of it all must be removed, he did
not hesitate to do violence to his word
and that of his party in convention
assembled. Conditions had changed.
So at the opening of the campaign
two years ago, no one contemplated
an amendment to the constitutions;
but as the campaign progressed it be-
came more and more clear that the old
State must do something which would
prevent the repetition of such condi-
tions as were revealed. The campaign
became revolution. Thousands of
men broke party lines because the
question at issue was racial, not polit-
zeal although accompanied by political
results. When the night-mare was
over, every Democrat. Republican, and
Populist who had voted for white SUI
premacy, and many who had not,
served notice on the Democrats that
something must be done to prevent
the repetition of the suffering of the
White people in Eastern North Caro-
lima. The good of the State demanded
the Constitutional Amendments; the
people demanded it; and in August
next the people will ratify it with an
overwhelming ratification. For thirty
years we have wrcstled with this prob
lem. We must be done with it. for
fear we become narrow as a people.
While the problem remains we cannot
develop the other ideas of govern
ment. II is the sword of Damocles
hanging over every movement of eco
nomics, industry and political life in
the State and the South. While it
remains neither the Republicans nor
the Democrats are likely ever to pro-
duce Il great political leader The Re
publicans have produced none in thir-
ty years in the South and the Demo-
Gratis have done better only because
the party lacked leaders from the
North.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08
Growing Young.
lBOStOn .JOnrnnl.l

President Eliot's siXty-siXth birth
day reminds me of story he told a
good many years ago at Harvard
alumni dinner in a form something
like this:
II cannot acknowledge that as the
years go by ] am growing old. have
evidence to the contrary. When ] was
a tutor at Cambridge few years
after my graduation | learned that
the students spoke of me habitually
as Old Eliot A few nights ago, on
the other hand. | met group OF stu
dents in the street, and when ! had
passed them j heard one say to the
others: i wonder where Charlie has
been so late"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08
and most convenient academy buildings in

iHe Stdle.
l am told that there has been an effort
on the part of a neighboring South Caro-
lima town to entice Mr.. Ferrell away
Though he was offered double the salary
he now receives he declined, refusing tC
desert the people who have stood by him
so faithfully in building up this excellent
school Here is one teacher who does not
teach for the sake of money. How many
preachers have their work so close at
heart?
The old and well established McGregor
school is prosperous. 1t is we'll patron
lied and doing as good work as ever.
Prof. ID. A. McGregor, who has all these
years labored SO faithfully and earnest
ly in the management of this school, is
still adding to that host of students who
rise UP to call him blessed.
H. A. CHAPPELL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08
THE REPUBLICANS SUDDEN
AND GREAT SOLICiTl'DE FOR
THE WHITE MAN

The Republicans exhibit great ankle
~ about the possibilities of disfran-
chising some white men. Pritchard
and Butler shed crocodile tears over
this part of their forebodings. One
would think TO hear them talk that
the Republican party is the special
emissary for the salvation of the
white man. This is SO sudden, That
party didn't seem quite SO solicitous
for the white man in 1S66-1S74, during
a part of which time fully forty thou
sand of the most intelligent white
men in the State were disfranchised-
men of the greatest intelligence and
loftieSt character-while the recently
emancipated slaves, armed with the
ballot, rushed the state head-long to
ruin. Bad as was the war of '6l-'65,
it was nothing beside the devastation
and ruin of the wears from '67-'72. For
four years the North tried to conquer
us and at last succeeded in over
whelming us by force. hut did not
crush OUR SPIRIT. 1t was brave
enemy that fought in the open, and it
honored bravery But when the war
had ended blind Republican partisan
ship. led by carpet bagyers of the
spirit of brave men, diSfranchised
thousands Of white men and turned
over the State of our fathers to be
robbed and ruined Was the Republic
can then the party Of the white man?
Is it the friend of the white man in
the South today? No, it cares nothing
for the white man or for the State.
1t is only intent on getting office for
the few who live ON the spoliation of
the State. Butler, who III his more
decent days named his paper the Cau-
casian, implying that he stood for the
white man now, despairing of again
being able TO win by dividing the
white vote. comes out for the suprem-
acy OF the negro race.
If THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAD
LISTENED TO REASON.
If | had had the ear of the few lead
ers of the Republican party who die
tate its policy | should have advised
il to keep hands off in this matter. The
white men of the State are determin-
ed by the help OF God. to settle this
question. They want to be free.
In the nature ot things there can
be no great Democratic or great Re
publican leaders or PRONUNCIATION of
principles so long as the menace of
the race question hangs over us.
We cannot 90 before our people and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08

At the age of q man has more
ideals than ideas.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-04-08

He is indeed lost who is lost to
shame
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-02
s,rncd tbc Olhcr rIan,. name,

Some queer. people attempt to. do
business for other people sometimes.
Not long ago certain person in EN-
mons county secured as customer
a German who wanted to buy a
piece Of Northern Pacific land. The
German could not sign his name in
English, SO the contract was signed
with the name written in German.
There was defect in the contract,
and the N. P. land department. made
out new one and forwarded it to the
ssagent" who had made the sale. Now,
the customer lived some distance from
the agent, and the latter thought it
hardly worth while to take the trouble
to secure his signature to the second
contract. So the agent signed the Gus
TONER'S name and sent in the contract.
But the signatures didn't "jibe," one
being in German and the other in En-
glish; and the land department folks
wrote to the agent about it. That
worthy arose to the occasion. He in.
formed the n, p. people that the Gus
toner had been practicing with his
signature in English, and that was the
reason he signed one contract in Ger
man and the other in English. That
"agent" has asgreat head on him.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-02
The ch,nnsy ..ore w,,--As Last.

The Chimney ssDrevv,,..At Last.
Probably no one who had to stand by
and see his property burn up in the
Braddock fire was more disgusted than
Fred Cotton was when he saw the
smoke coming out of his patent chine
ney. The receipt for building up one
of 'em is like this: First you erect the
house you have arranged to build.
Then, when it is finished, you con-
clude you need an ssaddition." The ad-
dition is, of course, lower than the
main part, and the chimney you have
built doesn't ''draw right" Theny you
go to the tinshop and have tall gal
vanized iron smoke-stack made, and
then when you come to pay for it you
find that the smoke-stsck has cost you
nearly as much as your "addition."
But, with high hopes, you tote the
chimney extension home and, after
falling off the roof three or four times,
you invite all the men folks in the
neighborhood to calm and take part
in the chimney bee. Finally, the,ex-
tension is satisfactorily planted and
you go below and start a fire to test
the chimney. "A brisk wind starts up
and your smoke-stack tips over and
rolls off the roof, taking few bricks
with it that it has pried out Of the
chimney. Well, you get some more
neighbors and stand the smoke-stack
up again and attach whole bunch 81
guy wires to it. Then you go to the
Kitchen and start fire. Then the
stove begins to smoke-worse than ii
did before the smoke-stack went up.
Your spirit is all but crushed, but you
bring patience to your aid and perse.
were day after day. But it's Of no use
i Once in a while, on a calm day, the
1stove draws beautifully and your hopes
rise high, only to be soon dashed by q
4 rising Of the wind and rush Of smoke
from the front Of the stove. The wri
ter had one of those measly extension
chimneys In Bismarck in the early SOS
4 Had 1t not been for our experience
With that chimney we would probably
l have been in the pulpit instead Of
print-shop at the present time
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-02
Finally big wind blew the smoke
stack across the prairie and mashed it
beyond further ability to smoke.

Finally big wind blew the smoke
stack across the prairie and mashed it
beyond further ability to smoke.
Well, Fred Cotton had one of those
same doggone "extension-top" chin
neys on his residence at Braddock.
He had wrestled with said chimney
-prayerfully and otherwise-for many
moons, but smoke had persistently re-
fused to come out;of the top. In fact,
pretty much all the smoke from the
chimneys OF the neighbors usually got
into the downward draft of Fred's
chimney and came out through the
stove into his Kitchen.
When the Braddock fire occurred, ,and
after the flames had reached the Cot
ton dwelling and nothing more could
be done, the crowd stood by watching
the destruction. Fred was among
them. Suddenly the attention of
everybody was directed to a volume Of
black smoke coming from the "exten-
sion." Mr.. Cotton was disgusted, and,
turning to bystander-which hap
pened to be the preacher - he re-
marked: "Just look at that dummed
chimney. It's the first time the dunn
! metty dummed thing has drawn since
it was put up"
OF course the owner of the chimney,
like everybody else, had his eyes full
Of smoke, and didn't notice that the
preacher was the person addressed.
But it is said that the latter recog-
nized thoroughly the humor of the sit
uation and told about it.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-02

The Record has received a neatly
printed pamphlet giving in detail
the work of the Tri-State Farmers
Congress recently held in Fargo. There
are many items of information in the
book that are of much value to the
farmers of the New Northwest. The
large attendance at the congress was
composed almost exclusively Of practi-
cal farmers, and their discussion
made clear number OF, poin is regard
ing methods that have not heretofore
been generally understood. The sci
ence of agriculture is in it's formative
stage in this state, even in the older
portions, and every farmer who ascer-
tains a new fact as to soil, crops, ETC.,
and tells about it, is a public bene-
factor. Agood share of credit for the
arrangements that made the congress
such gratifying success is given to
President Worst, of the Agricultural
College, who was one Of the first set
tiers among the agricultural popula.
ti0n of this county.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-02

The Parkhu urst Hotel ana Rcstuu.
rant
Is the place to stopat when in Eu-
reka, S. D. Meals at all hours. Emmons
county people are cordially invited to
give us a call. G. u. PARKHURsT,
PrOp'r.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-02

INSTRUMENTATION with Ignite
along two lines is taking place. One
line is for the purpose of demonstrat-
ing whether Ignite coal can be made
into coke. If it can be so converted,
it means that each year will see large
additional sums added to the wealth
of North Dakota. Efforts are also be-
ing made to eliminate good part Of
the refuse from the Ignite and then
press it into bricks. Samples treated
in that way have been shown by per-
sons who are making the experiments,
and it is claimed that the process will
undoubtedly prove successful.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-02
More About martin Van socst.

States Attorney Register wrote to
Gov. Fancher, Judge Winchester and
the superintendent of the South Da-
kota Reform School at Plankinton, re-
garding the matter of the discharge
of young Martin Van Socst from the
institution. The governor replied that
he knew nothing of the matter, and
that probably the South Dakota au-
thorities were acting under the provis-
ion of law which grants discharge
at the age of 21 years. But that can
not be, as Martin lacks good many
years of being 21. Judge Winchester
writes that he has not recommended
a pardon, and does not approve of it.
On the other hand, the superintendent
writes that Martin is to be turned
loose (wllen the board of pardons of
South Dakota meets, a few days from
now, and tells what a good boy he is.
This, too, in spite of the fact that
year ago he escaped from the institu-
tion and was not recaptured for sew
eral months. Mr.. Register at once
wrote again to the Plankinton author
ities, Informing them of the feeling
in the neighborhood where Martin
lived, and where he burned ups much
property. If the South Dakota author
tiles, without regard to the wishes Of
the North Dakota authorities, turn
loose criminals sent to them from
this state, that reform school at Man
dan should be built just as soon as the
next legislature can make an appro-
priation. The feeling against Martin
being allowed to return home is so in
tense in the neighborhood of his home
that one settler who was burned out
by young Van Soest states that If he
comes back he (the settler) will sell
out and leave the county, as Martin,
when he was in Williamsport at the
time of his arrest, threatened to get
even when he returned from Plankin-
ton As the superintendent of the re-
form school says in his letter, Martin
is bright; but the fact is that he is a
moral pervert on the subject Of fires,
and he should not be turned loose un'
tilhe is older, and perhaps, with age
has better knowledge of right
and wrong.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1900-03-02

: Lost-By VIM. Pagel, Thursday, be-
tween Braddock and Linton, a bunch
of twelve seamless sacks. Finder will
confer a favor by informing the owner.