The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-02-28
II An A GENTLEMAN
fesents Charge That No Gen
tx man Reads the N. Y.
Journal.
Rev. A, A. Pruden Succeeds in Raising
Money for St. Mary IS School. Engineers
CeoI and Brave Deco

VI oil aIlG Brave DceC'
Durham. " c., Feb. 2T.--(Special,-
The man wdc thinks he can 20 about
the country Cenouucing the readers of
the so-calltd yellow journals ought u
draw in his horns after an occurrence
il this place today.
Several gentlemen were smoking and
discussing literature, politics, the wealth
CT and the like rs they were either try
ing to hill time or waiting for the train.
Finally the tcpic that came up was the
subject of yellow journals. and the SEN
tilnent was expressed that they were
adj lot. and did much harm. One gen
tleman sitting by took no part in the
discussion, and the opponents OF yellow
journals thought they were TO have no
opposition to their wholesale denuncia-
tons. Finally one of them said: The
New York Journal is disgrace To
journalism. 1t is read only by the
scum. No gentleman would read it,
The quiet gentleman threw down his
cigar drew himself up 10 his full eight,
and in defiant voice and menacing at
titude, turned on the takers and thun-
dered ut them: Who says I am not
gentleman? l live in New York. ]
read the Journal every day. 1t IS the
most reputable newspaper published In
taat city. and the best gentlemen in +he
| metropolis and all other parties of the
country read IT, | do not propose 10 be
nsulted 10y anybody, and am ready to
| settle it with anybody who says that
no gentleman will read the New York
| Journal
That was startling defiance and a
| Ylain challenge Nobody took him mp,
| the conversation soon turned to baseball
| the New Yorker drew forth his New
| York Journal, looked at the pictures, anG
! then read il leiSurely with sly Chances at
( bis companions to see who would now
say that no gentleman would read that
| E9per. Nobody said il. and he read. in
absolute defiance and with 4 threat, ad-
! yertisemcnts and Ill. and before he had
/ finished he had the room to himself
! And 50 yellow journalism" wen Il
| victory. l could not get the ranc sof
| he gentleman from New York VINO
rlade such defence of the Journal
| VT. Hearst ought to pension him for life
| i he can be found
| Yesterday Rev. y. \. Pruden and wife
LETT the city fer their now field of work,
| hich is ''in the saddle" Mr. Pruden
- y
! l:na regiment Of North Carolina voluE-
! tperS and is accustomed 10 work on the
| wing. Having accepted the position OF
! financial agent of st. Mary's School. Mr..
J pruden hopes to secure the $4,000 ne
| cessary to pay off all Indebtedness due
| for the purchase Of the school. Up 10 a
! few years ago the property belonged 10
! the estate or the latte Paul c. Cameron.
] NpAfA tAai
| church for $4,000. So far $4,000 has
loen paid on the purChas price. and
| $4,000 is now due. Mr. Prudtn has
toen at work about month trying to
raise thc sum He has 50 far succeeded
remarkably well and is hopeful and CON
| fident Of success in raising the full
amount needed Mrs Pruden will ne
| company him throughout the State and
| hopes to interest the ladies in the work
| that is to free ST. Mary's from debt.
! Engineer Watkins, on the Chapel Hill
train, narrowly averted serious accl-
| dent this morning. team Stated
| across the crossing as the shifting en-
zine was approaching Engineer Wat
| Eins at once saw that the driver was
| determined to get across If possible. lie
| reversed his engine and brought it to a
| too soon. either, for when il stopped the
| end Of the cow catcher was in among
| The spokes of the wheel of the wagon.
| 4 special from High Point says:
Mrs General Pickett sends Prof
Geo. II. Crowell that popular book
Picket and His Men" which by direc-
len Of General Carr, of Durham. is sent
| to the different public schools. In her
letter to Prot. Crowell she says: 1
| hope that this book will reach You
promptly and that you viii acknowledge
| lis receipt to our friend, General Carr,
whose patriotism and kindness are too
| great to be circumscrib9d by State ines,
| Tut go out to all his people of our dear
| Southland, and whose sympathy and as
| sistance have led SO many people TO
| success. ETC.
General Carr sent copies Of this book
| 10 the Durham Graded schools and the
Oxford Orphan Asylum and other edu-
cational institutions.