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The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-03-23

We have saved many doctor bills
since we began using Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy in our home. We
keep a bottle open all the time and
whenever any of my family or myself
begin to catch cold we begin touse the
Cough Remedy, and as a result we
never have to send away for a doctor
and incur a large doctor bill, for
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy never
fail to cure. 1t is certainly a medicine
Of great merits and worth.-D. S.
MEARKLE General Merchant and Far
mer, Matte, Bedford county. Pa.
For sale by w. A. Leslie, druggist.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-03-23
JOHNS RIVER T

That old TREND commonly
called la grippe is visiting in
our valley.
Miss Lizzie Perkins, of
Perkins Valley, who has been
visiting in S. c., has return
ed.
Mr.. w. F. Hallyburton,
who was elected by Erwin's
Chapel and also by the county
as a delegate to the State Sun
dav School Convention, re-
turned Saturday. Mr.. Hally-
burton will report to the
school Sunday next. Mr..
Halliburton is and has been
for the past year super1n-
tendant of Erwin Chapel Sun
dav school, which is one Of
the foremost Sunday schools
IN the county.
Mr.. Hugh Hallyburton and
wife. of Morganton, spent
Saturday evening and Sunday
at the home Of his wife's par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. r. w.
Sudderth, of Chesterfield.
Rev. Jones filled his pulpit
at Mt. Pleasant Sunday. A
large congregation was pres
ent.
\ good many people had
begun to make garden up till
the recent cold snap.
Miss Ophelia Kerley, of
Chesterfield, who has been
teaching at Gilboa, is at home,
her school having closed last
week. Miss Kerlev is one OF
the most accomplished and
highly esteemed young ladies
of Burke.
Mr.. Hamilton Erwin has
been very i'll for several DAYS.
We hope his condition is not
serious.
MIR. Walter Patton, of Gler
Alpine. spent Sunday with
his uncle Mr.. VIM. Hal1ybur.
ton.
Mr.. J.. f. Erwin has beer
Very sick with la grippe but
4 better.
Mr.. Robt. McConnaughey
puts in his appearance al
Erwin Chapel again.
The new road from Morgan.
ton to Chesterfield is in Z
critical condition.
Mr.. II. p. Kerlev's schoo.
VIII be OFT the twentieth OF
April.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-03-23

About 20 delegates from
Burke attended the judicial
convention at Hickory yester-
day.
The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1900-03-23

nc~R. a. Cobb says he is h~eadquar-
tiers for Dat Meal. Buckwheat Flour
(ready prepared. and the finest Syrup
in the world to wallop your cakes in.O
The colored American., 1900-12-01

two years has been in the post office
service.
We met a royal lot of republicans,
and the cOlOred contingent was grand,
There was V. b. Walker, member of
both State and County Committee,
Claus Hubbard, the hustler; Scott and
Singleton of Washington who came
home to work and vote, and Minor,
Mahammit, Bryants, Roberts and
Brooks, messenger to Mayor Moore
Result, Col. VIM. j. Bryan Is neither
P ,esideut or United States Senator.
Chicago and Cook county, under the
matchless leaders hip Of it's Morris,
Jones, Turner, Montague and score
of Others elected nine tenths Of It's tick
ct, while Pettigrew Of South Dakota
will :'pack his trunk and go" after the
4th of March, Pitchfork TillmaD goes
one eye on it, and Nm. j, Bryan on
the banks Of the roaring Platte asks,
"Who je1ked that stump from under
me?" While he prepares his notes for
the printer "The second battle.
A swing through Missouri, Illinois.
South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska,
with finger ever and anon on the pub
lie pulse gives evidence TO my mind
that this the great bsttle of the 18TH
Century means much to the Negro,
The citizens OF the great West and
Northwest heard the story of the Ne
gro from his own lips; have seen thai
he is not the ignorant, Iicent1usbarbar
ian that his traducers have painted
The colored American., 1900-12-01

but that he is intelligent, patriotic and
above all up'to date as citizen worthy
Of the highest consideration and the
largest recognition as an American and
a man. That Tillman, with his pitchfork
and his ''isms" is but the vaporiDgs
that arise from the sinking cesspOol of
paltroonery, and that he. his agitators
and abettoIs are wrapped in the royal
ty Of their own embecility, irrespon
sible, untruthful and unlOyal, and that
so sure as God reigns and is just there
is sentiment formulating and grow
ing that will in due time hurl from its
cracked and crumb'ing pedestal the
dsmnable dogma OF race hate and co ;
ercion and give Americans irrespective
Of color their just and equal rights.
DIR. GEORGE w. BRYANT.
Baltim ore, Md. Nov. 26, 1900.
The colored American., 1900-12-01

lThe Chics go Office Of The Colored Ameri-
can is located al 30 Desrbo ST., suite 4l2.1
Chicago, Ill, Special.-The annual
meeting OF the State Federation OF Coll
Ored WOmen's Clubs was held Wednes.
day and Thursday Of this week Ct the
Institutional church. Mrs. III. j. Jack.
son occupied the chair as president and
Mesdames Townsend and West IS first
and second presidents, were on
the platform. The morning session
was called TO order at nine O'Clock and
the session was devoted to business.
Three new clubs were admitted to
membership, viz. the Hyde Park Wom-
ems Club; Peoria Women's Aid Club.
aud the Peoria Women's Chistian Club:
making total of 126 new members.
After receiving the various reports the
session adjourned 10 partake of lunch
Vh ch was served by the home ladies.
The paper read In the afternoon by
Mrs. l.. r Young on the Unit of Soci-
ETY. was good but would have been more
highly appreciated IL it had been more
original. Ihe paper by Mrs. George
Faulkner, "HOme Life" was well writ
ten and delivered. She said home is
not merely four walls though. with pic
lures hui and gilded. Home is where
cOntentments dwelIs, where there is
one TO love and ere to love US. The
success or failure of this nation is In our
hands. 1t is the mother who must take
time to read, TO pray and to think.
W1thCnt strength Of will there Is no
strength of character. W hat Is neces-
sary is not to break the child's will,
bat to educate it 70 act in q proper
manner. Mans first possession In q
world OF sin was dwelling place; but
Eden was not a home till the woman
joined him there. Home study aims to
make each home a garden IN which to
grow strong, men and women.
The faiTest home! 1t is Dot placed
In scenes with outward beauty grated
Bat where kind words and smiles Inn
part
A constant sunshine to the heart.
On such home OF peace and love
God showers his blessing from above
And gels watching DER it cry.
Lo! this is like our home on hfghr"
The afternoon sc ssion closed after
the entire delegation had posed for q
group picture.
In the evening the welcoming ad-
dress was delivered by Mrs q. Curl ana
the response was by Mrs. McGruder Of
Galesburg The paper by Mrs. Albrets
Moore Smith on "Negro women's Ca
pabilitfes and Achievements In the
World of Business" was an excellent
portrayal Of that young womsn's mind.
She Ii president of the Chicago Coiored
Womens Business Club. Among 9TH
er noteworthy remarks she said "Wom.
ans entrance into the commercial
world and her ratification along all
lines where she has the slightest
chance for intelle ctual improvement
has aroused strong prejudice against
Continued on 18th pagel
The colored American., 1900-12-01
Congressman Geo. 81. White.

Tomorrow afternoon Hon. Geo. H.
White, Member of Congress, from n.
Carolina, will appear at the Second
Baptist Lyceum. Mr.. White is cen
trail figure now, because he is the only
colored man in Congress. and because
of his leadership in the Afro American
Councii. His subject is "Race and
Self Reliance. The audience will be
treated to q violin solo by Mr.. Robert
l.. Prior, and to an instrumental solo
by Miss Mamie White,
The colored American., 1900-12-01

Editor The ColOred American: A
word through your great national or
gan. The ColOred American, whose
trumpet peals from the Capitol of the
Nagion is heard throughout The land
With Mrs Bryant l have just re urned
from the seat of the last great political
conflict of the nation, [ mean the
"N lid and Woody West' for it surely
was the "seat OF waI" IS Every inch OF
GROUND was hOtly contested by the
Bryan Tiliman combination, and for
some weeks Wss evenly ma! ched to ali
appearances. Not until Major II. Z.
Hedges, the veteran chairman of the
Speakers Bureau, got his blood up and
Senator Hanna forgot his rheum atics
and put On his war paint, the slogan
sounded, the armies marshalled, the
shrill notes OF the.herOic bugles and the
tread Of the patriotic armies shook the
earth from the apex Of the mountains.
along the banks Of the banks of the
Mississippi, ripping the muddy waters
OF the Missouri and giving new life to
the sluggish "KaW." Not until the
Trough rider Teddy" got on the track
Of the "BOy Orator OF the Piatte,n and
the irrepTessible Hanna dashed through
South Dakota and "Winded" PetIigrew
with his silence and "unhOrsed" him;
not until they called in the cOlOred con
tiDgent and sent Vance of Louisiana
to Wisconsin, and Minnesota, Piedger
of Georgia and Fortune Of New YORK
Indiana and reinforced them with Few
Of Missouri, McElwee of Tennessee and
MOseley of Illinois; then ordered For
tune, Pledger, Wheaton and Allan
with Mrs. Barnett to join Grassland in
Missouri. Your humble servant was
considered an ''all around political Gth
lete' and why no.? have canvassed
IN every campaign under the supervis.
lon Of the National Republican Com.
m1ttee since 1872. Then there was the
local contingent, Lawyer Barnett on
National Committee, Captain jordan
Chayls on the State Committee and
they had able speakers under them.
Rev. Drs. Carey, Ransom, Gray,
Thomas, McGhee and host OF others.
Lawyers Bob Mitchell, B. f. Mose!Y,
the eloquent 8. B. Turner, Col. Rivers,
Dan Macon and many others. When
these with the scores of our white breth.
ren got to going up 'spellbinders lane"
DyTOtechlncs, bombs, cannons, hOwitz
,'l rs uVhibSJ DlOOui GuuuOFA oAU P~h
demonium was carried into the Bryan
ties columns and they had TO scatter
or like the MOdOca hunt their lava beds.
The last ten days of the campaign
Chicago, Cook cOounty LII. and Doug
lass county Nebraska was hOtly con
tested, Your humble servant accom-
panied by Mrs Bryant, who was most
potent factor in the fight, was oFderd
10 Omaha and Douglass county fol
there Bryan would make his closing
light and last stand to CONTROL the state
legislature and if not President theI
!. 5. We were Hospitality entertained
N Omaha stopping first at Merchant
Hotel and then to the palatial residence
OF Hon. e. r. Overall who for thirty
The colored American., 1900-12-01
"REMINISCENCES OF THE BATTLE.

interestingly Told by One in the Fight
Graphic Description The afro Amer
lean SpeI!binderS IN Demand and Scat
tered the Enemy.
The colored American., 1900-12-01
COLORED WOMEN MERT

The Windy City EntertainS Them-Mrs.
Mary Church Terrell Lectures-Reso-
lutionS Passed In the Ruffin Case
Notes by the way.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11
pnint. on stccr rcchInr.

Having selected Il strain that will
give tie Size the market demands. o
matter what that is, the next point is
To get the greatest amount of grow. I
that can lee obtained i'm the twenty
eight on thirty months of tile life of
the steer. To do this it will never pay
TO turn the animals into the pasture
in such numbers that they will in
two months reduce the grass supply
10 the starvation point The steers
must he kept At work and must have
material. even if extra food has to lie
supplied them while on pasture There
must he no check on their making
meat.
The third point that must receive at
t"ntion is the animal that follows the
steer the hog II is fact that some
of the most successful feeders declare
that. in spite of the fact that they
get 'Lc to prices. they could not make
Il profit could they not lave hogs to
follow their steers. The man. there
fore. that attempts To feed corn for
the finishing of his steers and does not
follow them with hogs IS. likely not
to nave halanc" on the profit side
Whcn hG-"JinCS to figure mp the trans
ACTON in its financial aspect.
The hired man is an important fac
tor in the development of bunch of
steers. He cannot he made to order
out of almost anything. but lie must
ID" man with Il natural liking for the
business in hand. He must have con
side"ahlc knowledge of the effects Of
foods. not only SO far as their meat
and bone and muscle making power is
concerned. but as TO their effects ON
the digestive systems of the animals.
Tn" man that feeds in such way
that the animals scour frequently will
fail IN the effort To make money for
the owner of tn" sto X Journal of
\ nTipUltillS
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11
Midsummer Hate.

ColOred hats are extremely fashiona-
BILE, and look especially well with the
thin summer gowns Those muIc of
the rleatcd chiffon in pink are very
dainty and smart with lowered pink
and white muslin. or in blue with Il
blue and white, and so on indefinitely.
Tho next in favor are the yellow
straws. trimmed with pink roses or
with black velvet and fancy buckles.
The last are only intended for mid
summer wear but they lock 50 cool
and are so becoming that il is small
wonder that they are popular. The
turbanS and toqucs now to he seen arc
not particularly attractive for they are
stiff and harsh. and have som, hard
lines unhccomiDG To most faces il spite
of the fact Iha, the straw is oi Il trans
parent weave. In all the newest hats
the tendency TO make them iiar and
broad is evident. but until the style OF
arranging tine hair changes very mate
rally (as authorities predict thar il
will soon dol. these hats are not likely
To be becoming. and il is safer to huy
hats with some high trimming liar
pcr'S BaZar.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11

When this time comes. and you are
enjoying the fruits" OF your labors
here Is recipe FOR an excellent pre-.
serve: Cap the berries; place small
amount of fruit in n granite kettle.
with an equal amount of sugar; set
back OF stove. and allow the sugar
To dissolve slowly through the berries
Then push forward TO the hot fire
and boil briskly for fifteen minutes.
Seal either hot or cold. and the fruit
will retain. its lovely color and form -
{. ID. Phillips. in the Epitomist.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11
Sasher Are Seen.

The real summer dress and the real
summer girl must be sashed.
Whether said sash amounts TO little
more than n waistband. or whether il
is an intricate, flowing mass is a mat
ter of-well. of n number of things
Simple. guileless little sashes which
tie easily are much liked, but some of
us will yearn for more complicated
schemes.
Those that nave this little longing
will fall in love with the very wide
sash in soft satlny silk or crepe which
is n puzzle to many who are Il bit up
i'm matters sartorial.
Well. then. this interesting affair
drOOps in handsomely adjusted folds
in front, but is caught up high at the
under-the-arm seams. reaching from the
edge of the bodice nearly to the arm
holes, and being laid i'm small and close
pleats. In the back it Grapes down
again in V shape. and il crosses Just
below the waist line i'm tightly held-in
folds. From this flow the long ends.
but there is neither bow nor loop nor
knot. III some instances n buckle ap-
parcntly holds the folds in place.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11

While good many farmers consider
lightning rods Il d"lu.ion and snare.
Yet the Investigations Of scientists
prove that when properly put UP and
grounded they are OF great protection
To buildings The hest rods are made
oi copper. aluminium or brass. hun cop.
per is generally used 1t is cheaper
and th" hest conductor. aluminium is
also good conductor and the low
price at which il is produced com
pared with Il few years ago seems dpS
tined 10 bring ii into favor for this
purpose.
The best firm of rod is that of Il
ribbon. say, onc-cighth Of an inch thick
by rhrcc-quartcrs or enc inch wide.
In roddn% Il huilding the Joints should
lac not over forty feet apart and stand
six feet above tile roof They should bc
connected along The ridge and the rods
run To the ground ON each end of the
building. Sharp turns must he avoid.
ed in erecting a conductor for clcctri.
cal charges prefer To 20 i'm straight
lin" through the air rather than turn
corners. The rod can bc raised above
'h' ROOF ana away from tn" building
10y glass or porcelain inSulators.
Unless the wire is well grounded the
equipment will not prove satisfactory.
The conductor should lac attached tn
u ground plate of copper having at
least twenty-five square feet of sur
face, including both sides. An old
copper boiler nattcncd out makes a
ia L
must hc buried in damp earth. ana if
possible ShaULi - located Leil. a
spring or stream. If the rods are also
connected TO the water pipes a better
ground connection will be made. Moist
soil is the only Kind which will con
duct electricity. and if the plate can
not he pUt i'm soil that is naturally
moist, provision must @ made to wet
IT occasionally.-A American Agriculture
list
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11

Pigeons may Ice kept in confinement.
space ten hy twenty feet being am
pie for fifty pairs The males and
females should NJ equal in number.
as an untamcd male will break up the
mottingS. Each pair should have two
nests. and u wire fence twelve feet
high, onc-foWth or which should "a
covered To afford shade in the summer
The house should be onc-half the size
oi iho yard. Water. varieties of Grain
chopped meat ground oyster shells.
ground bono. chopped grass and dric,
Goldfish should ne provided II H.
stated that one party in Illinois keeps
1000 pigeons in confinement 4 main
should hatch voung ci@h, months {,
each year
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11

Never was there such an infinite va
riety of belts us this season has brought
forth. but one woman has found an un-
tried novelty. over n smooth, supple
lenther belt she fastened firmly Tuscan
braid. such as ordinarily is woven into
hats. ana got from millincr straw
buckle for u fastening The effect was
unique and summcry and she carried
out the idea still further by cdging Il
white stock for the neck with the same
sort of braid and ornamentlug it with
u straw clasp similar to tho one at the
CIRCLE. but Of smaller size. TO the
question. Where did you bu% them
she smilingly replied that they were
imported for her exclusively.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11
Don't Crowd the Plants.

The plants in flower beds are usual.l
to thick in the plots. II will he found
OF advantage TO give each plant plenty
of room. and when the lawn is moved
the short dry grass may he used for
the purpose of mulching the flower
plants. Give sweet peas wire netting
on which to climb. Pansics will thrive
wen in the sun, contrary to the claim
that they must bc grown in u shady
place. All manure for flowers m,,st
10y IL "Iu ->'IccOmposed What is
Ghown as compost is better. Some
plants will he destroyed if fresh ma
nurc is used around them.
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11
rcddlcr. Nnlcc rhrir W..

Seven men met in "a lot the othc.
afternoon AT West Madison street am,
Homan avenue and discussed thri,
troubles. says tho Chicago Inter Ocean
They were there four hours or moro
and although the police passed the sD1.
at intervals the seven were nor ais.
turbed. Gentlemen" said the spokes.
man of the party, we have been
trampled on long enough. and I adyo.
cate stringent measures TO improv,
our condition. Let us form n union
which will be strong enough TO com
bat the prejudice that exists agains,
us" mild-manncrcd man arose and
asked what the particular cause fo,
complaint amounted to. The porson
who was acting as chairman appeared
to be indignant, but drew from his
coat pocket tin sign bearing the
words. NO Peddlers."
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11
R9E75ss s Is sB1
.MSS6S2 NEWEST
IT. ~ FASHIONS
On 4 4 q 4

Miles of narrow black ribbon are
used ou thin muslin gowns.
White corselct belts of plaid ribbon
are worn with either black or white
gowns. and are finished with sash
ends OF not as YOU like.
Black aud white lace gowns are com.
ing rapidly to- the front for the ma
irons full dress, leaving the spauglcd
nets quito ont Of the race.
4 pretty skirt for cycling is made
with q rather deep yoke pointing down
IN front and az the back. the lower part
being hoNplcatod ON To- this
Canvas sailor hats arc trimucd with
10 folded band Of soft silk dcfny
twisted aud loopcd into stylish bow
loo front s fold OF black yclrctmishcs
Tho hrim
The Psyche Knot has appeared again
arorg Tine fashionable modes of hair
drcssiug but 10 BIS only thr woman with
10 Madonna face who can welcome this
special ,arInty
Twopro linen suits FOO white or
co.ors 1ic 400 thD rage. nut tucu r-uc
ciai chic quality i- Zoo thp fact fhai fuoy
arc tailor wldo with exclusive smart
ness boz thr finish
Handsomely embroidered .ru bl
ti-tc made up over pink STIR constitutes
one of tho prctticst bridesmaid. gowns
seen ibis season lusDttue- of Iao.
may hc added for greater elegance.
ono variety of sporting haf made of
coars" bot tight white straw bins %
slightly dropping brim and scarf off
cream canvas with largo mDous of
some light color in SIR scattered over
it is twisted around the conc.-bapcd
crown
Russian linen boz thc ccru shades is
used for y1chfiul and golGug gowns.
which are made without auy lining
The short skirts have stitched hcms
tucks down either side of tbc front and
ono box plsat in thc back and the
Jackets are Eton boz shap. with short
bell sleeves vorr over % coIorcd shirt
waist
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11
Turl,cy HalsIpg ror women.

One Texas woman has earned large
sums 10y raising turkeys aud managing
% iHrm boo addition Her flock of fur
Keys numbered six when spe began
Now it comprises marry hundred. and
last year She cleared over $500 with
lh' increase OF the Industry sbo
changed her methods of rnisiug Tho
birds and the eggs arc bntchad las
means of the most upto-dntc ipcubo
tors. while acres of land arc set aside
Tor iI' raising of certain foods which
h1N" boon found 81 value for tho birds
N'"hg" Hs % may socm. Young turkeys
cNhn"l h' allowed to run around i'm Tho
dow on rains and 100 this direction she
h7s bad FOB tat" many precautions.
I' young turkeys are lodged nights
Ird during wet weather m % c,rorod
yard or specially constructed houss
where they cannot cndnuqcr their lives
hy wandering around u thc ,yot grass
IE' food for enc birds consists wninIv
oi bread and cornmou without self
and With generous quantity ~ rcd
pepper mixed boz. Uutu tho birds roocb
900 ngc when they can search out for
themselves tho necessary green foods
they Irc provided with The tins of sbal
lots nncly chopped
When Inc birus reach their ffu
month they arc considered sufficiently
grown up to have become somewbat
hwdy. aud they thrive when fed twice
% "oy. Some opicurcs have their birds
iaucucu TO- order Oh special diet. g..
The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1900-09-11

Face powder is not such wicked
thing as it sounds when il is used
properly. \ little of il in summer
helps To keep the skin smooth and dry
and does much toward keeping the col
lars clean. The little package Of soap
papers. to use in case of emergency,
proved popular. and after them came
the package of powder papers in little
cases and each leaf full of powder.
That is one of the most convenient
forms of carrying powder for the WON
an who likes it when travelling. hut
there is also a l;ttlc leather case of
abOut the same size containing little
chamois, we'll powdered. ms well as
the tiny powder puff in q little bag to
tuck away with tn" handkerchief
Some women prefer Il bit of cnamois
always. in using powder. to the pow
der puff