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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
A PRETTY PROGRAM
Modest Request Of Roads for
lime in Tax Case.
Chairman Mcneil Says a Month and a Half or
Each Side is Enough While tn Roads
Want 8 Months For Themselves.

Il think that n month and Il half on
either side ought to lie ample time for
the taking of testimony i'll the railroad
tax case" said Chairman Mcneil of the
Corporation Commission. yesterday. in
response to Il question. The attorneys
for the railroads have asked Judge s.
monitor fer fifteen months. six for each
side and three months to take evid.n.r III
rcbuttal, but we shall resist this as
altogether unnecessarily and unrcasoiia-
bly, long"
The attorneys for the State Will meet
TODAY and confer with the Corporation
Commission as to what time will be
sufficient to take testimony before
Staining Master Shepherd. 1t is not
lr"hhbl" that amy time longer than three
months for zach side VIII be agreed
on. Judge Common will come down
from Wilson this morning to meet with
local counsel. NcS>rS. Simmons. Pom &
Ward, John w. IIinsdalc and ]. c. l..
Harris.
he rcque>t Of the ATTORNEYS for the
roads that fifteen months be allowed
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
ROBBED TIE GRAVE.

\ startling incident. of which Mr..
John Oliver, Of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated b. hin rs follows:
Il was in a most dreadful condition. My
skin was almost yellow. eyes Sunken.
tongue coated, pain continually in back
and sides. no appctite-gradually grow
ing weaker day 10y day. Three physicians
had given me W. Fortunately. Il friend
advised trying Electric Bitters:' and to
my great JOY and surprise. the first bot
tie made a decided Improvement, | con
tinucd their use for three weeks. and ain
now Il we'll man. l know they saved my
life, and robbed the grave of another
victim No one should fail to try them.
Only 30 cents, guaranteed, at drug
stores.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06

MEcHANIQ
a WEEKLY NON-PARTISAN PA
PER FOR THE HOME, FARM,
SCHOOL, FACTORY AND
FIRESIDE.
AT RALEIGH, n. q.
communications on Agricultural To-
s;es. and Questions Relating to Labor
nd Education invited.
Address al communications to-
~HE FARMER AND MECHANIC.
Raleigh. N. g.
MONEY OR BRAINS?

At the Memphis meeting Of the South
crn Educational Association, q resolution
was introduced which recommended
that the various Southern States be adj
vised to enact laws prohibiting all
schools and colleges from comforting de
ductivc endowment" IN pursuance Of
that resolutions. the various educators are
being asked their opinion pom whether
the degree-ccnfcriing power ought to be
determined by the absence or presence
of endowment In answer to that III
quiry, Mr.. Chas. ii. Mebane has given
an admirable answer which is publish
ed elseu here in to-lay's paper.
The fact that such Il recommendation
could be for Il moment considered SER
ously is Il melancholy proof that the love
of money has gotten too firm Il hold on
the thought Of the country. Endow-
mcnts are desirable and a rich man can
find no better use fer his money than to
apply it to giving good colleges better
APPARATUS. enabling them to employ
more learned professors, and III extent
ing the advantages of an education to
these who could not otherwise enjoy 1t.
We wish that every Southern college had
a large endowment and we rejoice at
every gift to the cndowments, bat these
cndowmcnts 90 not always guarantee
scholarship, as the absence Of them does
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for taking testimony makes it plain that
Their program * just what the News AND
Observer asserted ii 10 be Immediately
after Simonton referred the case TO the
standing commissioners. This program
i TO get the matter tied up in the courts
indefinitely in order that the argument
may be made to the legislature. winch
meets in June and again next January
that the ease i pending in tAe courts
and that it would be 4 hcillouS offenSc
for the Legislature To step in anu make
the roads pay their part Of he taxes.
Thus if fifteen months should he agreed
rIon the taking of testimony would not
be finished init after the session Of the
legislature in 1901. If under this pro-
gram the two successive Legislatures
could lc stood off with the plea that IL
matter was III the courts the roads
would escape the payment OF their taxes
for 1899. 1900. 1901 ana i:D2: not
unrl the meeting Of the General ~
Scmhly Of 1903 would there be an
opportunity for compelling the PAY
mcnt Of these taxes without
it being urged that the acton
If the courts. WAS being forestalled.
Then when taxes for four years on Il
reasonable valuation had been avoided,
ana Nltn SlllioIloH hdd Dtci SNti ~
understand that the time was ripe for
Of his usual decisions III favor Of the
roads. if the General Assembly should
take the bull Ky the horns and pass an
act compelling payment upon a fair
basis other suits could be started and
the final settlement of the YeXed prob
lem again put of to an indefinite day.
1t is Il beautifully arranged plan. cv-
cry part Of which doyetail> as nicely az
can be desired. Six months. nine months
o.. u months won't do. That would
give the General Assembly OF 1901 Il fair
Whack ut the question. but fifteen
months IS the proper caper. The Lcgis-
SimontOn would do the rest.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
KRUGER AND STEYA
Dom Paul Goes to Meet the
Free State President.
Some Think TITS Preliminary to a Suggestion
of Negotiation For Peace. No Other
Important News.
Important News.

London. March 3.-Pre~ident Kruger
is said to have left Pretoria With the
intention of meeting President Steyn.
Those in South Africa who are CONVEX
SAINT with the effect the recent reYerSes
nave had >on the Beers express the opln-
ion that the meeting of the two Ir@sI
Tents Is preliminary 10 4 suggestion Of
negotiations for peace.
Bat the closest observers do not anti
Gil ate amy sudden cessation of ho>till-
ties and. certainly. the reports from The
theatre Of war do not tend to encourage
the advocates of immediate peace. The
Rocrs are apparently rillying with their
accustomed ability to repair i temporary
reverse. and Great Britain has yet TO
test their force as Il defensive power
under the new conditions of warfare.
Outside the meeting OF the PRESIDENTS
there Is no news Indicative III any
change i'll the situation.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
REVIEW.

..ondon March observation-disclosures
Wilkinson. reviewing the situation in
South Africa for the Associated Press
at midnight tonight. says:
The question now is az to the flu
tura course of events. There cannot be
much doubt as to the issue provided 10
foreign poWers or power interfere.
Lord Roberts cam either order Cen
cral Butler. with the 10000 men Of the
United Natal army TO advance on Pre-
toria. while he himself moves by
Eloemfontein and the Free State rail
way. or he can bring round most Of
Buffers force to reinforce h : oWn army.
In either case the Beers Strate@ist~ viii
have y hard task to make G1 promising
Plan of campaign.
The best Hoer plan. is perhaps. 70
leave the rear guard to cover the passes
from Natal and to concentrate all the
rest Of their force to resist Lord Rob
ertS. In this way they might III II
week from now meet Lord Roberts.
with. perhaps. equal numbers. but Rob
crts viii lie reinforced from week to
week. while the Beers cannot DO for the
on3pn
The position seems to be that there
are six thousand or seven thousand
Hocrs within striking distance of Rob
crts ut OSfontc.n. If this is the case he
will either dispense or capture the small
Potr force unless it retreats rapidly
until reinforced.
Il ri Roberts Will probably contr:ye
to push forward Il small force on the
Mafcking line and raise the siege. while
he is drawing the principal Boer army
on to himself"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
PAID OVER S24,CCO
The End Of Mr.. Young's First Year as
Insurance Commissioner.

Insurance Commissioner Young rester-
day paid over to the Stat" Treasurer
S2I.317,3j collected from the assurance
companies Of the State fnr licenses,
taxes. &c. This makes between So. 500
the insurance commissioner and paid into
the State treasury since the office WAS
established by the last Legislature, one
year ago. Commissioner Young will
shortly issue his report showing The
am1unt of business done durin" the yea
by all the insurance companies of the
State.
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that the word "Croatan' was found
carved ON 4 tree. it was Inferred that the
ar some Of them. nGglt nave
.,o,,a to an island OF THAI name III the
n~tirhhorhood. But before search could
H., made Il storm arose and the masters
of the vessels. afraid Ia remain longer
on 80 dangerous Il coast, set SAL tor Eng
land. Nothing afterward was ever heard
Of the unfortunate colony. Isalel-h hip-
self long cherished the hope Of discover
in- some traces Of their eNl~te!cc- anu
10 fewer than FIVE times, 1t ! sand sent
ut his own charge To search for hS lieSe-
men Of the Roanoke Colony
Long ago. the conjecture WAS Ncut'h'L
that the English settlers on the Isle OF
Roanoke. finding themselves de>eIted ~
their countrynItn, accepted hu>lHtao'e
adoption into a tribe Of HatteraS lHdidli>'
uer1fauS the kinSInen OF Manteo. the m
ternrerer. VIII inhabited Croatan Island.
According TO Mr.. Bcllamy the conjecture
j. we'll founded. He finds evidence 81
the adoption in the fact that the Cr0atan
Indians. WHO may be met With an three
or four of the eastern counties OF North
Carolina. have blue eyes, although thtir
other physical characteristics are those OF
the abori-incS. Many Of them. 1t seems
bear English names. such a> sampson
Berry and Wilkinson. which names are
said TO have been III the tribe for gene
ations. We are also told that their an
ce~torS could read from books, and Mt.
Bellamy assures us that they eNlncc Il
capacity and an eagcrneS> for education
that suggests the infusion Of white tl"0i.
The intermiXture of white blood. how
ever, could be accounted for without the
ASSUMPTION that it was derived from sur
vivors of the Raleigh Colony From the
foundation Of jamestown III lG0' up 10
the creation Of the colony OF Ctrollna III
l6ts3-60. there is now to have nctn Il
CERTAIN overflow from Virginia across
what aftervard became the North Caro-
lima border. This overflow was made up
largely. if not wholly OF outlaws ana fuei-
tive lndenture servants: and that emf
grants Of this kind would. for their own
safety. seek adoption into Intt.an tribes
and int2rlnarry with the native women
is a reasonable hypothesis.
Iron this theory all the facts adj
duced hy Mr.. Bellamy are cNplicable.
and it is hard to Ira1ievc ;hat survivors
of the Raleigh Colony. if there We're any.
could not have made known fhclr exist
ence to their fellow countrAnttn who
were not very distant after the settle
ment OF Jamestown. We are rot aware
that any reference to the existence Of
such survivors OF Taleigh'S Colony mas
ever been found in the r2cor Is of the
Virginia settlements during the first half
century following their establishment. 1t
is possible. however. that NO eNllaHStIV"
search Of the early Virginia or Norm
Carolina records has been made with thi>
particular inquiry in view, and the cuT-
ious data brought to our notice by Mr..
Bellamy would Justify a careful eNamlna-
ton OF the subject by trained scientific
Investigators.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
LAW A HARD MISTRESS IN
NEW YORK..

The Hon. John $. Wise one of the
most picturesque members of the New
York bar, makes an interesting state
ment. III the March "Succcss," az to
New York being the graveyard of VII
lage regulations. He says:
Men who dominate their towns. and
even their States. men Who have cut
great figures as governors and senator's,
come ~ New York and open Il law
office and almost immed' atcly they sink
cut Of the public recollection. The fact
IS. New York is the one place in this
country where politics and law will not
NIX. Politics j. nOW as much of Il pro-
fc>sion as law. and each must let the
other severely alone n this city. There
was the late Daniel w. Douyherty. who
daibled III both and made a conspicuous
failure. EX-Sp@aker Reed has Joined Il
big law firm in this city on Il stated
guarantee OF money. Had he come here
without such Il guarantee. he might not
have succeeded. even with his national
reputation. At least for years. No. the
only road - success for the average
man rs Il lawyer is hard work. the pa
t'ellc& to wait long years. and the ability
1" endure great privations. \ great
many have not the patience and endur-
ance. and 50 become promoters. Now
the moment it gets abroad that !; LAWYER
+ promoting some Schclnp or other. lie
loses all caste in his profession.
One Of the great difficulties in oct.
ting Il foot mold i'll the law is the present
organization of lis practice. There is
the Carter. Tondcrt type the higbc~r
tyne of lawyers. whose nr,ct;.,N ~
tined to great estates and great con>ti
tutiona! questions: there is the Crom
we'll type of lawyer, the great corpora
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06

ton lawyer: and there i the mercantile
agency lawyer who makes 4 speciality Of
collections. This latter business Is now
almost exclusively in the hands Of be
brcwS. But each is Il closely organized
association or trust with Il high burner
around it. AID working 50 IL to get all
the business III its particular field. HE
young lawyer. to get Il hold. must scale
the walls Of one Of these circles. he
practice Of criminal law j not lucrative,
and does not attract the best legal
TALENT
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
EDITORS AWFUL PLIGHT.

+. NJ. Higgins, Editor Seneca. IUs.)
News. was afflicted for years with Piles
that no doctor or remedy helped until
he tried Bucklcn's Arnica Salvc. He
writes two boxes wholly cured him. It's
the surest Pile cure gu earth and the
best salvc IN the world. Cure guaran-
teen. Only 70 cents. Sold by all. drug
gists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
ON THE WAY TO CAPE TOWN.
Boer Prisoners Captured at Paarde'
berg 4,660 Men.

Cape Town. Marcia 3.-Tha railroad is
now repaired northward from Kimbcd-
ley TO Rverton. The engineers are push
irg the work rapidly.
The Roer prisoners capture 4:
paarieber@ total up 1860 men. About
5000 of them are now on their Way
here.
The pressure on the rolling stocks is
enormous.
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fits. The work is easy. strictly high NJ
ella IS and any man can operate the OUT TNL
fit by following our instructions. NTite 81
for particular ana copies G' letters n \ r
from those who 81" making Biz HnNtk ~fS eUS<5 49,
on orr plan. FNTTRTtiEaEtt StFI!N 90. 49,
Randolph and fifth t.eEae, tIttttf. Ill. 49,
Mention this papcr wRen you "rlt".
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
BULLER TO THE QUEEN

London. March 3.-Ihe Queen today
received the following dispatch from q u
elal Butler:
The troops much appreciate Your
NajcSty's> Kind telegram. Your Majesty
cannot know how much Our sympathy
has helped to inspire them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06
DENIAL By IEYDS.

Ioldon. March 4.-tSunlayD-A spe-
c;al dispatch from Brussels ann0IceS
that Or. I.cyd> authorizes an al,salG-a
denial of the report that he hal "nctiyed
news that Aiafcking had been relieved.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-06

The extensive anvil plant
Baden Conn amy, occupying
inc~ in Brooklyn. \. y, WAS
l,y fire last night.
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En- ell Teatro.

F'ue Ella carcajada> anoche, la
obra que Sc puso en- escena por la
compaf1ia Serrador Mari Conocia
mos esa prodhcci6n del teatro fran
ces, la vimos repre- sentar, hace al
gunos amos al eminepte Valero, en-
este mismo coliseo;zzy podefnos ase
gurar que Serrador,s ha hecho una
nueva creacion del personaje prin-
cipal, amoldandole su idiosincra.
cia especial y produciendo en- ell pd-
blico una emoci6n profunda, que Sc
dificil olvidar cuando Sc contempla
de cerca al artista, y Sc We en- su fl
sonomia y en- su mirada la expression
mas fiel de la verdad.
Felicitamos al actor que recoji6
anoche, muchos y nutridos aplausos,
sllamandosele distintas veces al pal
CO escenico.
La pieza final eHay entresuelo>
nos hizo pasar un ratio muy agrada.
BILE.
El pdblico del paraiso, cdmpli6
con su deber, llenando todos los 81.
tios de su alto puesto. Abajo, ....
todo 10 contrario, y este entristece.
Sabemos que la 'Compaf1fa ha 81
do llamada de Centro America, por
oelegrama que recibi6 aver y no Sc
ria extraffo que nos abandonase muy
pronto. Cbnveniente es aprovechar
esta OCCASION de conocer artistas de
primer orden; por que 81 Sc mar
chan, nos vamos q quedar por buen
tempo la Luna de Valencia.
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BanC0
Te rritorial y AgrlooIa
DE PUERTO.RICO.
Secretarfa.

En- session p1blica que celebrara
el Consejo de Administrator en- 81
del actual q las dos de la tarde en- el
salon de sesiones calle de Tetuan
nun, is, Sc des;gnaran en- la forma
de costumbre las 1Qo cedulas hipote.
carias de la quinta .emision que de.
ben amortizarse, las que con iasfri.
mas3q. les correspondent Sc pagar4n
en- Ia GAIA de la Sociedad en- los dias
y hora as habiles por su valor nomi.
a sesn az Gsn asgep pesqs psgog @gn6a DS9yesaha esaa
una, "a partir del dia 10 de Agosto
pr6ximo, desde d4yo dia no deven'
garan intereses.
Asi mismo venceran y seran pa
gados spor la referida Gaia desde
igual fecha, el octave cupon de di-
cha quinta emission, que importa tres
pesos cincuenta centavos moneda
provincial, equivalentes a dos pesos
diez centavos U S. Cy. y el 80 Gu
pom de la Ia emission montante a tres
pesos 80 centaVos moneda provincial
8 sean un peso SO y medic ctvs. U.
S. Cy. cada uno
Lo que Sc publica para conoci-
miento de los Mteresados. San Juan
P. r. II de Julio de 1900 Ell Secre
tario-Juan de. Guzman Benitez-
VQ Bo Ell Director Gerente.
Ha tenido lugar en- Af1asco la
aperture de un Club republican,.
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bon, pronto luci6 ell programa en- las
paredes de la casa del Rey (que era
ademas Ayun tamiento y Carcel un
tiempo) y en- las puertas de las no es
casas pulperias, y bodegas que abun
daban en- ell poblado.
Por que, ESQ ST, Ell canete
barato abund6 en- Puerto Rico tanto
como ell vino en- algunas comarcas
de Espana, donde hay que tirarlo
por la escesiva producci6n1 - s
Y lego la hora del espectaculo.
Eusebio arregI6 a su amigo en- traje
conveniente; le embadurn6 ell rostro
con harina y almagre, de tai manera
que nj su misma madre le hubiera co
nocido, y>lo coloco en- medic del men
guado escenario para que diese vuel
tas de carnero, interim 81 Sc ocupaba
de cobrar las entradas y acomodar ell
abigarrado publico en- el local. Y
asf fue. La function empezo con las
volteretas del companero, que las
daba con maestria singular sobre un
petate blando colocado en- medic de
la escena. Pero al cabo de una hora
de aquel ejercicio bestial, cuando
aquellos buenos jfbaros comenzaban
a impacientarse, y ell pescuezO del
| lnaromero daba senales de no estar
| dispuesto continuar en- la faena, Sc
! enteraron con asombro de que ell otro
maromero, ell de la porteria, hab1a
escapado con el producto escaso de
la function, y volaba por ell camino
de la Capital, sin acordarse de que
las vertebras del cuello de su amigo
no le habrian de celebrar la gracia.
Pueden ustedes suponerse la ca
ra que pondria ell de las volteretas
cuando Sc convenci6 de la partida
serrana que le habfan jugado.
Ese era Eusebio Nufez, cuando
empez6 a correr por su cuenta en- el
camino de la vida. ST este era el
pr6logo, no es difcil imaginarse co
mo serla toda la obra y especialmen
to ell epilogo. a.
70 creo firmemente que Eusebic
Nunez, murio con su eterna burla er
ell labio, y riendose como Quevedo,
de las debilidades de sus contempt
raneOS.
]. A. DAUBON
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la aggression
a Mariana Abril.

En- prensa va la <Nota del dias,
llega a 'nuestras manos <La Demo
cracia> trayendo detalles del Incl
dente ocurrido en- la redacci6n del
estimable colega. 1884,.
Parece que Ell senor Gerardino,
hijo, fue a exigir una rectifcaci6n,
ala cual Sc neg6 ell senor Abri1: Re-
tir6se ell joven ~lanzando algunas
amenazas, por 10 que Sc fueron reu
niendo curiosos.
Mas tarde Sc present6 ell sef1or
Gerardino, padre, diciendo que ve'
MIA con objeto de exigir la rectifca
c:6n, pero que no portaba armas de
ningdn genero .-..
Estando ambos discutiendo este
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punto, desde la g allie desc cargaron
un revolver cuya bala fu6 a clavar'
Sc en- ell techo
A este tempo intervino ell AL
calde- Sr. Guzman Benitez, apaci'
guando los animos y pidiendo poll
cfa hizo despejar la calle Parece
que con este motivo hubo algdn al
tercado entire la policfa y el pueblo
y fueron arrestados is don Rafael del
Vale, don Eugenio Astol ly Ell sefor
Gerardino, hijo; los cuales fueron
puestos en- libertad al cabo de hora
Y media.
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Interesante a los hacendados

La Casa Krajewski-Pesant & Co. que leva e premo del
progreso por la buena case de la que ha he
cho mas nstaacones maqunarias de Mexico
siana Brasil Argentina, s Haway, Cuba etc. etc, tiene eli
guso de nomar los Ses hacendados de Pto-Rco que ella
puede suminar nsacon completes para pequenas expota
clones eomprndendo dob reprec6n apche desmenuzado
conducores de bagazo maqunas de vapor deeea
dora evaporado tacho al vaco centugas motor
ques de guarapo srop cacaza tro bombas caderas tu
bua1es wagones para azdcar odo tales
bo coumna de heo para los apara menconados desde los
pecos de 1895 hasa los demas grandes dimensones.
Drigrse para nformacione presupuestos agen-
te Sr. Deafond ngeniero qumco especasta
Box 252 San Juan Puerto Rico AA. I5--l.
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Banco ESpaIloI
DE PTO RICO.
20 DividendO de utilidades )

20 Dividendo de utilidades
En- cumplimiento de 10 acordado
por ell Consejo de Gobierno en- session
dei IA del corriente, desde ell Ldnes
25 del mismo, 4uedara alberto ell pa
go del go diWdendo activo, de este
Establecimiento.
Los interesados podran recoger
en- Secretarfa, a las horas de despa
cho, los recibos necesarios al efecto,
debiendo acreditar ell caracter con
que concurra4plos que 10 efeotuen en-
representation agena.
Pto Rico 16 de Julio de 1900
Ell Sub Gobernador:
CARLOS Ma SOLER:
S 6-1