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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

II takes an expert in horsefesh and enthusiast
Of the tFotting track 10 See the grandeur of that
stand. The historic starting bell Is not unlike
other instruments Of its class that have seen
plenty Of service. Nevertheless, the stand IS
interesting as a human document; Robert Bon
ner made It so by exultanty penciIliug on the
whItewashed inside Of its roof such memoranda
as these
Music, 1876. zoos.
Music. 1877, 2:1Sz4-
A nor very easily decipherab:e mass q pencil
lings altogether includes the memorandum:
THURSDAY. June S. 70
ePocahontas &21z.
But the most interesting Of them ali is
Maud s.
August 10th. 1887.
Driven by r Bonner TO wagon. 2.I4l4"
This last Is the only visible memorial Of Maud
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
uRRyR gRITBE4 QUEER H4L4DY.

KERRyG yRITI8E-A QUEER H4L4DY.
Psris letter to The Pal Mall Gazette.
Al almost unique case y nervous disease was
IVES Ea--C a. the last sitting Of me French
Acz5-uy Il Medicine The patient Is a young
Z---z-----. whose UaLady has been observed
1y Lr- Ee---eSco. = Bucharest The most curl
MANIFEST -i0n q rs disease takes The shape
Il El4- IS ELg|l among scientists As mirror
F-1I-1g which means t-1ar the characters are
Er5---- ra E. ard 50 mat when reflected II a
----1- --aE ~ De- read u he ordinary way.
= Marco mad oIrserv=E hat ne hands Of
II Ez---rE sh=n -1occUgsed were affected
VIII = a--vgus trembling, which ceased 70 .
great ex---- 2 men --ey were used for q definite
ygrp1s=. wishing II see what EJECT this syTnp-
q t1e ElzLacy mad the haHdyV rILIng. DR.
zzrI4esco zsk=G lie patient 70 wrIL= lev Lines
III dlC.--llEl t. ms establishment he found
IA t11 entire passage mad been written back
EzFc WIZ aasol Ute accuracy The experiment
W2s r-E-z--c aeyeral Tines Win exactly the
result and Il Is a fact impossible for The
5ztle11 Ee E--~= Otherwise When asked TO trace
"lrE MIN HIs cot On the ground ~. TOO, was
found % a- written backward The patient
King lev. = mai experiment Was made with
HroTaW THIS -ang1age as Is well known, Is
zEayS written hz~kEard. buE the patient, re-
9sslhg. usual the normal process. can only
=rz1s Il iron .=t- rlga-- Partial cases 81 mir
~ sF1t-- NJ have ben observed before, but none
Z Eh-co ne -=l1eocy Was 50 .rreslstlDle-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18

The man Of experience did wisely TO put In
this last statement for. however respected
an old inhabitant may be, IL Is vel Tor
him not TO ogertax his credit IN his OWL native
Mace. There is an air about the inhabitants
which seems 70 show them not persons TO De
rrifed with IN the serious business Of trotting
records And last Monday the exodus Of the
Bonner equines WIS 20 them an incident Of i've
interest far beyond anything that could have
been reported from the TransYaal Or the ToHlbs
When the sky Is clear and the sun shines no
event Or mundane condition equine OF human
can make the Bonner farm. ia its setting Of hills
and Valleys, dotted with other farm buildings
and country seats. look very sad. But last
week IL certainly wore a deserted and foriorn
appearance, when one came TO the buildings
themselves Il is not, and has not been, resi-
Dental estate, Ike most OF those near il There
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-18
THE BONNER HORSE FARN
STABLES AND TRACK WHERE E,,,o7,s
HORSES HAVE LIVED AND n,1,<>,-,rr,,,

HORSES HAVE LIVED AMI ,rr,l>,,---,,-,
IN summer Tarrytovn must always he a lively,
e.oush pace 1t is not far from Ardslev
""ich Is pointed out with pride as a golfug re-
SORT Tor n'iiionaires. and all about the hills IN
nat region are iordly pleasure houses Of the
ANY. nu' IN winter the wealthy. as a rule.
desert these sylvan retreats NJ tb.,-g 90 49,
the life and glory OF the place mus. h. s,,~
ported mainly by its copscjousnass -. 49,.
famous stock farms in its vicinity. Copsa-
Queutiy. It has been no light thing for rarrz
town that the Bonner trotting stables FIVE
miles out between Tarrytown and Kensico
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
ZEAL OF MORMON MISSIONARIES.

President Rich, who has charge Of the
Southern Mormon Mission, has made 4
report Of the work Of Mormon elders i'll
the South. During the month Of No
ycmber 50S elders We're engaged III
preaching their doctrine. They rode
2.705 miles and walked 1916 miles
in the prosecution Of their duties,
''breaking all former records during
the same week they visited Ito
familics.'' and were refused entertain
merA' by $50 families, or by abou ,
PER cent. of the whole number visited.
They held S33 meetings. blessed -
children and baptized II Iersons.'
so aggressive are these elders, who
Get no salary and whose expenses are
paid by their families at home, that
Governor McLaurin Of Mississippi, f,lt
called ulpcn to give them 4 roast III his
annual message TO THE Legislature.
Commenting on the figures above quot i.
the Charleston News and Courier makes
a suggestion about mission work III
NCutu 1uloil-ld tlld may " wv
force in North Carolina. 1t says:
I'VE are disposed to doubt that any
orthodox church in South Carolina can
beat. or match, this record iii the same
period. and if not. it would appear L
be incumbent on their authorities and
promoters To consider seriously whether
they are doing the full measure OF thtll
duty TO themselves and TO those WIG
sit in darkness in the State, even &C
,ording to merely human standards. |
is a good thing in its way. no doubt, It
organize and employ the az;
energies OF q denominations for TIL
higher education of young people, bu
the example Of the elders Will serve u
least as Il reminder. when It may Ia
needed. that there Is other and not les
important work for the preachers an
teachers of every denomination i'll thi
aud other Southern States to do. an
may suggest to some of them perhap
that they have left undone much tina
they might have done and ought to hay
lone in the line Of their own proper an
paramount mission.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
Bill Arp's Letter
Writes a Chapter on the Sin of Stealing
For 1t.
Different Names
For IT..

~, Mr. Sheriff discharge nm, / ,u
.-f.ctlv aware that Stcrrctts WHISKY
Will make anybody steal.
w, soldiers didn't steal much dUs.
tho civil War. but sometimes Wo V,-.
sora,v tempted and fell. Sometimes ".
COT avful tired Of salt meat anu l"N-.
for n change of diet ! remember taa.
when ". camped near oFah-e ''#
house there was 4 lovely niue >A"ir INA
+ccl ~, where out horses We're tethrre'
II belonged To Il cross OLD man VII" 'E'
IN = hin nearby AMI Major Aver rud" up
-. ono evening and tried IL buy 81.
The OH man refused i'll an lnSoient nhaa-
- fnr no was Il Union man ana was
mad because cur army had an:pt@ On h-
land and was cutting ms timber. raj"
tsip Cothran was 4 good shot Wlia
nietol and was proud OF ms skill, anu
The next evening Major Aver bet Abt
ouarter that hc couldn't shoot mat ft-
nvc nut. He took the bet and Won, aM.
rr foi,hful servant Tip dressed auN
haka1 il. and We Toasted. The old nE|-
came prowling around every day hua'i"-
Cor that MIG and ii was harder 10 lie nui
ar il than it was 10 steal H. hut |A'
morning we broke camp We sent mp up
there and paid the old woman Two oN.
lars and quoted our conscience. \ +"
.bote Was almost irresistible. Oh" tdu'
George Burnett and Tom Aver hll'N or
under similar circumstances and sent 81
a,,.rtor ~ orr mess. The old man MIS-
Cd his hog in due time, ami Wh'2l ne IN
o,rirad ,f Burnett if they had seen J.
around Burnett whispered 10 nun th"l
Caut,in StillwelfS mess had lrtAh pm
for dinner yesterdayti but he musth ttt
N-hn told him. | belonged 10 StlIIW'H IS
n,.ss and the first thing We knew '"IoN'.
Nciser had us summoned before nam D'
l,o tried on 4 charge OF SteaulnS tht '",
no,.. mo II was a kin Of mock trlai
anl ,oaul1ad in conyictinr Burnett AM
Aver. and they had TO pay Tor tue pr
Pant | am pleased to say OF our I"hi'"-
crotc soldiers that | never knew Il ease
cr tiorraat or cruel robbery or lhIid-',
nor did | cvc. know of but one Hnst3A''
of a soldier violating the sacred right va
a man's family. at 1ent'rNil'' '"'
Louisiana Tigers. as they were Fah'''
nunnrnitteJ 4 shameful outrage in th'
country nearby aud were l'lHi'"1'
or,estc1 next morning at sunrise, o..
Ina Johnston beat lynch law out of sigh.
,yhcn he had II sure case. There a'
r,rio,s kinds OF stealing. but the amos
ocor,yatin- to writer's for the pres |
40 stealing by the Press. Two fli"udS
ono IN birmingham and the cthar IA l.
Angeles. California-havc recently s'"'
me copies OF pages published III ,E'..
towns In which the said papers nave
copicd from The Chicago lnttr-ocfau u''
letter | wrote for Thu Constitution ah"N
pclzcr. South Carolina. Ny nam" rs mo-
mentioned. nor is the letter rrcdtl'd H.
The Constitution; only q few inlha't'''
changes have been made, Just ''o"2o e."
: make it appear that The lnter-oeran -.
| a ,cnorter. .duvn there to write up ih'
| town. | have known petty theFco S'".
, to the chain-gang for doing mig no
| h,lt - moan as that. BILL ARP.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
INDUSTRIES OF KINSTON
Some Enterprises That Help to push
the Progressive Town.

kjnston, y. T.. Jal. 1I.-'Sta!t '".
rcspondence.)-Some frT weeks d-'
the machine shops oppos4tn the y. ,."
y. c. passenger depot Were burned '"-
day the shops stand back on tn" Ss.'
ground. a solid brick structure ''i-''
and much better than the one bUfh'n.
Among some Of tln industries ~
started soon is the KinSto1 Mant"I ''H.
pany. They will manufacture al E'".
Of handsome work for mante'pt"".-,
brackets. etc. Mcssr$. Lincoln X B41...-
ard are the prnrri2tors.
The Kinston Sash and Blind Iar.'.
has been i'll operation about two m.a-'
and hear thar nessrs. ifaaE d"
Vaughan are we'll pleased Will "
business done up to date, and the l.
poets for the future.
The two lumber plants here are jill.
ing ahead with full force, doinG "a I'''
business. The Hines Brothers IHmo..
Company finished the erection Of i".
mill and began operations IN A|."
1891. The business was Il success ii'.
the start. and continues TO grow. Ia..
output is from 5000 10 '''''
feet per day. They dress, tor@u" a'
groove, ana manufacture all KINDS .
flooring. ceiling, weathcrboardinG a'.
S'IiNi tl - AN'N
me that the local demand took at Ir'-
onc-third Of their outpu They own "'..
40. acres Of timber land and are ''.
t~inually buying more. They have %".
II to - miles Of iron track with il-.'
engines and cars for their logging bH-
ness.
The Gay Lumber Company has q '..
pacity Of about $4,000 feet per a...
j hey also own II standard gauGr T"
Of 10 miles and two engines and all I
essary ears for hauling logs. Thy az.
pect soon to rum their road to the rlH'.
here and put on passenger cars. I"'.
run out from kinSton southwest N.
Dnplin county.
The new Missionary Baptist chH."'
nearing completoin,. is q very hands,
structure With Il seating capacI@F '
about 100. 1t will cost, when comI.r.
about $4,000.
Mr.. 4. w. Canady's large brick :
on the corner Of Queen and Gora''
street is rapidly nearing completion- J
has not been determined as yet who"
TO make the large upper floor OF tH
building "A town hall and opera hou~
or TO utilize il for lodge rooms. II Won"
max" a splendid opera house.
There is talk Of erecting 4 nos
building to increase the tobacco marh
there next season. Up to this time e'-1
and a half million pounds Of tobacr
have been sold and it is certain to rrae
nine for the season. The average ii.
paid Is from 10. - $3.50.
The cotton mill gives Employment +
about 10 and the knitting mill TO II
operatives. II. +. HARDY.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
FOILED BY A BRAVE JA1LOR.
Eight Prisoners Attempted to Make
Their ESCAPE.

Atlanta. Ga. Jan. 2O.-EIwaId e.
Flanagan, the triple murderer. led four
teen DESPERATE prisoners today III an at
tcmpt to escape from ran at l'tcatur'
fixc miles from Atlanta. Flanagan
felled the jailor to the floor with a DO"
from u heavy piece of lroli' but the M
inred man was game, and drawing ms
pistol he fired into the gang Of prlson-
,rs. Flanagan was shot through tlh.
thigh and fell. The other prisoners,
cowel hv the fate OF their leader, hest
1ated. The shots attracted the attention
Of the %jailor's family and summonlng
assistance. they managed to overcome
the prisoners, and all were locked up
F~ianagan's wound is not dangerous.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
TWO PAPERS
FOR THE
PRICE OF ONE

II enclose one dollar" writes a sub
scriber in Haywood county, "to renew
my subscription for 1900. / do not I'M
derstand how you can afford to send two
such large, eight page papers as the
FARMER AND MECHANIC and the
NORTH CAROLINIAN one year for
n dollar-less than one cent a piece for
the best paper printed in the South. My
wife and daughter set great store by the
FARMER AND MECHANIC, and
saw that its stories and literary and
household news arc alone worth two dol
lars a year. l am sure the agricultural
notes and comments are worth that
much to me. The boys bank on the
NORTH CAROIINIAN. They are
Democrats Of the 'straitest sect and
they say they like the bold and fearless
way YOU advocate White Supremacy and
the Chicago platform. We are all Bry-
an Democrats ut my house, including the
girls and the old lady, and You may put
us down as lifelong subscribers TO the
best and cheapest papers i'll the South
For one dollar CASH N ADVANCE
we will send to any address for a whole
year two large eight page papers, the
NORTH CAROL1NIAN and the FAR
MER AND MECHANIC. ''The
MORT CAROLINIAN,' to quote 6
prominent Democratic Congressman, i:
THE BEST POLITICAL NEWSPA
PER EVER PRINTED IN NORTH
CAROLINA 1t will lead the fight thi
wear for the Constitutional Amendment
Every Democrat ought to take it and sc
his neighbor to do likewise.
The Farmer and Mechanic is a larg
SPACE home and farm paper, the best /
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
4 NATTER EXPLAINED.

Tie periodical drinker argues that the
E.alev Cur. will do hin no good. as he
,u;tS himself and frequently goes s4
mcnths without drinking. As he would
he away from the institute when the
desire for whiSkey came on. he says the
70, tn,elpt would do him no good. There
10 f,tlacy comes in. Alcoholism is
.rnatad as a disease at the Greensboro
Keeley Institute. The enfeebled nerve
..ells are built up 50 tnat the desire or
craving for strong drink viii never re-
tnrn. Many who have been cured, will
! hear testimony to this.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
COLD STEEL OR DEATH.

'.There is but one small chance to
save YOUR life and that is through an
operation.'' was the awful prospect set
before Mrs. I. 3. Hunt. of Lime Ridge.
Wis, by her doctor after valnly trying to
cure her Of a frightful case ct stomach
trouble and yellow j%aundice. He didn t
on the marvellous power Of Elec-
trio BitterS to cure Stomach and Liver
troubles, but she heard of it, took seven
bottles. was wholly cured, avoided sur
geon's knife now weighs more and feels
better than ever. It's positively guaran-
tccd to cure Stomach. Liver and Kidney
troubles and never disaproints. Price ~
cents at all drug stores.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
THE BEST TYPE.
Raleigh, \. C..

The Tarboyo Southerner says ,hot Nr.
\. &. Dawson. Il successful .ru e,.cr -
Conetoe, is meeting with success Iu'-
nishing seed to some Of the largest seed
industries OF the country Ims IS an
industry we Iras-e trlc,l TO get established
in Raleigh. There i, money i'll 1t, and
Cart. y. w. West in i communication
to this paper offered to help raise the
capital if the proper man could be found.
The Southerner truly says that NJ.
Dawson is the type Of man who IS build
ing up the South He X the best type
of the Tar Heel Who is ito the manor
born"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

At Washington, Ga. the Daughters OF
the Confederary have begun Il move
mcnt to purchase the old Heard build
in. iii which the last session Of the
Confederate Cabinet was held and in
which the camp chest Of President JET
fers5n Davis was left when he began his
flight South which ended i'll his capture,
near Irvinsville. The plan is to make Il
Confederate museum Of the building.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
4 NIGHT OF TERROR.

Awful anxiety was felt for the widow
OF the brave General Burnham of Ma
clias. Me-, when the doctors said she
could not live till morning. writes Mrs.
S. II. Lincoln, who attended her that
fearfui night. ".All thought she must soo
de from Pneumonia but She begged for
Ur. kn2's New Discovery. saving It
had more than once saved hcr life. and
had cured her of Consumption. After
three small doses She slept easily all
night. and its further use completely
cured hen. :" This marvellous medicine is
guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest and
Lung Diseases. Only sec and 81. Trial
bottles Toe at all drug stores.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
FARMERS WILL FIGHT THE
TRUSTS.

I'VE must all hang together sud
John Adams i'll the convention th't
adorfcd the Declaration Of ln~dcpndente.
I'VE must Ill hang together or we VII
separately added BcnJah3h
Franklin.
Il was with something Ike the sine
spir;1 that actuated the delegates to the
Tobacco Growers Convention which al
iourned Yesterday morning. The deter
mined and sturdy men who COMPOSED that
convention have made up heir minds 20
fight the tobacco trust, with what rude
wea1ous nature throws in their way
until the price Of tobacco Is raised - :;
price that gives some, even If 4 small
rrotit 10 the producers. Whau the tJbde-
co trust was organized IL November,
1899. farmers were paid 80 i 50 cents
Il pound for the best bright tobacco.
That same grade Of tobacco has been
reduced to - Gems. Tbs would ne cis
astrous and disseminating 10 the tobacco
farmers if what they have u buy lad
not increased from 90 to 80 per cent
i'm price, and nearly every other product
had no gone up in price. Their cI"l
alone goes down and down regardless 81
natural laws.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
\ MONSTER DEVIL FISH.

Destroying its victim, is a type Of Con
stipation. Tie power of this murderouS
malady is felt on organs and nerves and
muscles ard brain. There's no health
til it's overcome. But DR.. Kings New
Life Pills are =; safe and certain cure.
Best in the world for Stomach. Liver,
Kidncys and Bowels. Only DC at all
drug stores.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
". IL Hinrichsrn. CONGRESSMAN fr1

W., II. Hinrich>en, Congressman from
the Sixteenth district, has been appoint
cd general travelling agent of the Ma
tional Democratic Ways and Means Com
mittec, and will assume the duties of his
office at once. Early this week he will
start on a tour Of the Southern States
and viii meet the Democratic State COM
mittcc of Louisiana Thursday.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

INT OF such exhibitions OF uis0l -
-, criticiSm.-Will I. Hall I'D -fasH-
villc Amcr1can.
I>i.,lsp-. it seems, turns TO b'nei'csn'
accn,,,.t the widespread desire 10 t"
~. autograph. The Philadelphia IseF"."
III Of 4 West Philadelphia SiFi "no
inf j., modest request for an ~aut"-.ifh
.n,~in., , stamped and addressed en-
.aIc,e a Is her wont. Say HE i'cc,
ri. I'm reply She received j pr1hleo
lin from Mr.. KipIings secretary SGT
i'm, forth in brief that Mr. hlpiliis
wonl5 b.. pleased 10 furnish his auto
,ra,b upon payment Of SO 10 any
1b,ritv which the collector mlg pre-
for = receipt for which should lnilhe-
1;,relv he sent TO him. IN donated Inc
I'm 70 the Children's Country Week
Association. forwarded the receipt %
Mr.. kipling. and the other day she re-
ccived the autograph.
Tn. runor that England is prelsirlhs
tho island of St. Helena for the posi-
| hle reception Of President Kruger iends
Snecial timclineSS TO an article when VIII
arn.ar in the February CenturE-lhe
first of the hitherto unreported "1alks
with \apoleon.' from the diary OF lJf'
r +. OMeara, his physician at 81
Helena. The extracts printed III TINS
number are prefaced by an account 81
III. writer's relations with the cX-EIlpe-
ror and the story Of the manuscript
discovery by the editor of The Century
\ portrait Of O'Meara and Il map 81
the island are among the ILLUSTRATIONS
of this juStalment.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

The Washington Post denies that Coy
ernor Roosevelt originated the express
ion referring to Air. Mckinley as the
gentleman with the chocolate cellar
backbone The Post ascribes the de-
scription to the New York Sun and re-
calls, that on May, Is, 1890. the Sun.
in considering Mr.. Nckinley's position
on the money issue, said: w do not
know where he stands. Nobody knows.
Major Mckinley himself does net know.
To stand anywhere requires something
more than two legs and two feet; or one
leg and 4 cane or crl!tCI, or q fence TO
lean against. 1T requires also backbone.
And the Napoleon Of Canton has about
as much backbone as L chocolate
cclair.'
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23
\ ~FRIGHTFUL BLUNDEE.

VIII often cause a horrible Burn. Scald,
Cut or Bruise. Rucklen's Aruica Salvc,
the best in the world. will kill the pain
and promptly heal it. Cures Old Sores,
Fever Sores. Ulcers. Boils. Felons, Corns.
Ill Skin Eruptions. Best Pile cure on
earth. Only 25c Il box. Cure guaran-
tepd. Sold by all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

At Savannah, Ga, yesterday, W. 5.
Nell, aged %. white. was sentenced to
be banged March 2nd. for the murder OF
his hrother-in-law. BuZbee, aged ID.
There bad been a quarrel between Neil
and his wife about an adopted child and
the child was in young Buzbee's arms
when Nell fired on him.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

At Montgomery, Ala. there was Or
ranizcI by a committee of twenty-five
representative men of different ecclesIa>-
teal and political affiliations. a south
RI society for the study and discussion
Of race problems III relation to the Wei
fare Of the South.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

\ trust. like 4 snake, should be hit
wherever found. Mr.. Gaines, of len
nessee. has introduced i bill to forbid
the trusts thu" use OF the United States
mails. The Louisiana Lottery was 4
paragon of virtue compared TO the ROD
bling and illegal trusts, and yet 1t was
denied the right Of the mails and there
by destroyed. This Congress. however.
belongs 10 the trusts, and will do nothing
to hurt them.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

The proceedings Of the convention vera
determination. The full discussions Were
such as TO impress the hearer with thsir
sincerity and earncStneSs, IS Well as
their desire only to orgaEize for fairness
and justice. One immediate result Of the
convention IS TO put on re :prl the truth
with reference to the low price 81 II,
bacco. Every year sin re 1889. as tbs
trust has put down III. p:icc ii tol'ac-
co. their answer to any prc."St Ey =
farmer was i'll substance: You are
complaining because of Your own thrift
~icssness. You do not work. If You would
work more and talk less. ."oI would be
better Oft The complaints heretofore
nave been dismissed by such cnntemp:u-
Gus statements. The meetiag In Raj
e.gh. attended by the best and noSt n
t"elligcnt growers Of bright tobacco III
the State. who declare that the tHl> has
reduced the price 70 4 pOint !cHyin:
nothing above the cost Of production, VII
convince every good citizen Of the Stsl.
that these farmers have Il real grievance
In their fight for better priccs-wtiet
is another name for a chance 80 e.lu
cate their children and provide comfort.
for their families-tir. tobacco grower!
will have the sympathy an 60 operation
of all men who believe III fair play an'
q fair chance.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-01-23

Ihe Legislature Of 1885. in all it dI'
was inspired by a sincere desire to III,
n the interests of North Caroln@
and bring the blessings of peace aU'
prosperity to all her people,. j. jus
tee.