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The state herald., 1900-09-07

THE extremes Of society are really
not as far apart as they appear.
Those who work for wages to-day may.
under good government. be EN-
ployers In few years, and the sons OF
those who are employers today may
In short time he day laborers. Since
no one can save posterity from the
evil effects of bad law, all should
strive for legislation which will pro-
tect each citizen in his rights and in the
enjoyment oAthe fruits OF his own
genius. his own industry and his own
integrity.
1T is of advantage to the rich as well
as to the poor that the children of all
have an opportunity to secure an edu-
cation: for education widens the indi-
viduars horizon, increases his capacity
for usefulness; multiplies his enjoy
ments and makes him in every way
more serviceable TO society. Victor
Hugo has described the mob as the hu-
man race in misery. Those who are
well-to-do have n selfish interest. and
should feel Il moral concern. In remov-
ing despair from every human breast
As misery is lcssened the security Of
prosperity Is increased: human life Is
protected In proportion as happiness
Is promoted.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

this matter, and the manner In which
she treats this appeal from the Chi
nese notables may prove to be n test
Of the sincerity Of her expressed de-
sire to deal with the Chinese govern
ment as soon as possible.
DR. Hill, first assistant secretary of
state, returned to Washington to-day
and assumed the duties of acting head
of the State Department. relieving Mr..
Adee who was performing these dli-
ties during the perpleXing diplomatic
exchanges of recent date.
The dispatch to-day from Periey, the
chief surgeon at Taku, makes 1t ap-
parent that whatever the conditions
may be on the land route between
Taku and Pekin, the Pei HO river
route, at least, is open and safe for the
transportation of passengers.
Berlin, Sept. 4.-Negotiations con-
tinue between the powers respecting
the propositions of Russia. II appears
that the portion of the proposal which
contemplates the removal of the legn-
tions to Tien Tsin does not meet with
opposition. but the proposal that the
troops should vncate Pekin will not be
acted upon until after thorough ex-
animation of the case by other pow
ers, with special view OF the ques-
tion of military adyisability.
Germany's program Is to await the
action Of the other powers. Count Won
Buelow, the German foreign minister.
has made communication to the Rus
sian ambassador, Count Van der Os-
ten-Sncken.
Most of the German papers are Of
the opinion that Il Is very doubtful if
Germany can adopt Russians sugges-
tions. and they deplore the evidence
of threatening split in the European
concert. .trT
One leading Berlin journal asserts
that Emperor William. while convers-
ing with group of officers last Satur-
day evening. said:
Under no conditions shall we give
up Pekin, not even If every army
corps has to be mobilzcd."
The state herald., 1900-09-07
A soldier Convicted Of Treason.

San Francisco. Gala. Sept i.-Hcn.
~ Vance. late OF company l., Thirty.
seventh regiment. United States vol.
uniccrs, was brought from the Phil.
lpplncs on the transport Thomas mn.
der sentence OF nlnc,y-ninc years ini.
prisonmont nj Alcntraz. lie deserted
from the American army and took M
nrins ngninst his comrades. while
serving as mnjor with the filiplnos
he attacked wagon trains nnd escorted
parties. Vance was captured. court
mnriinied and sentenced TO be shot. bn,
owing TO the clcmency Of President
Mckinley his punishment was com
mntcd to imprisonment. Vnncc's faith.
cr wns n spnnard nnd his mother n
Mexican.
The state herald., 1900-09-07
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~. Petersburg. Sept 2-The Oiiiclnl
Gazette publishes the following dis.
patch. dated rckin. August 2Dih. from
the ItusHlnn minister. VI. de Oilers.
There " M uDconiirmcd fumot Tint
Prince Chang hns been appointed -.
gent hui IL afraid 10 return here IN.
less the fotols nenvoys viii guarantee
his liberty. Ten dlHnltnrles remaining
In rckiu have consequently resolved Ia
petition The diplomats. In the Interest of
M nmeilotniion ~ the situation, 10 IN.
yitc Prince Ching to return TO fckin
aud give explanations"
The state herald., 1900-09-07
lind. Hurled goid.

clinton, Iowa. Sept i.-caplnln zach
q. su,cr. n we'll known Mississippi riv.
or man. while digging for ilshworms IN
his cellar IN Incialrc Thurrdny, un.
"nf,bcd mn Iron pot which contained
iwlryc double gold cngles and Two
pieces of silver. The silver coins bore
date Of 1910 aud 1919, the ln'cst gold
piece wnH dated 1850. A. TINT time n
snloon stood over the place where III"
gold wns found. and |, Ii Thought u
was buried there by some desperate
who fcnrci 20 return for II. Several
residents uf icclnirc nrc digging M tie
bottom of their cellars In the hope of
finding moro treasure,
The state herald., 1900-09-07
Arthur s-~.i STRICKEN with A,.,,.,,

Bath. Maine. Sept. ARTHUR Sewnll.
Democratic candidate for Vice prrsi'
dent In isiI, IL In d critical condition
nj his summer home M Small Point.
sixteen miles FROM this city.
Mr.. S"wnll WIS sclz,-l with mn M.
,nck Of npopicsy nj 10 o'clock Inst nlrh,
nnd lins been unconscious most OF The
time since then.
Ills condition was unchanged n, mid.
night lie hnd not regnlncd conscious.
ness, nnd ], wn- stated by the physl.
clans TINT there was absolutely no hop,
FOR his recovery.
lils 1cnil' lH expected nj nDy moment,
nnd he probably will noi come on, of
the siupor Ia which he Inns lain sinc,
stricken. The family IL about the bed.
side awaiting tho end.
The state herald., 1900-09-07
VIVA, Az. Y.n rnlnAlrx o,

IN nothing else ms In the words W.
hnhliunlly use IN III. common inlk of
daily life do We show 50 plainly our
degree ~ refinement. our culture or IN"
lack ~ II, nnd the plane on which our
thoughts move. II II therefore worth
our while, do YOU not see. 10 take some
pnina with our conversation. not III
Sncli n way ns to make ,i- sccin stlH
nni po1nnilr, hut to recognize the fnct
that here, ~ IN other departments of
life mud learning. II II training that
eclls In results. September Ladies'
Home journal,
The state herald., 1900-09-07

Margaret Vatellne. a little girl OF
Geneva. N. V, has been frightened
nearly to death by lot of bats. The
room was nearly full of them and they
were very large. Twenty-seven were
killed and a nest containing nineteen
had just moved into the house. which
had been unoccupled for two years.
The doctors think the child may lose
her reason. There have been many
bats killed in the east this year and
the reason for their visitation is not
known.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

Competent authorities assert that
South America has greater undevel-
oped resources than any other portion
OF the world. Any crop grown else
where can be duplicated there, and tho
country abounds In mines OF coal, sill
yer and gold. most of which have been
only Slightly developed.
The state herald., 1900-09-07
.Approxlmate. fDccrensc,

approximate. decrease,
Comparing the figures shows that the
relative rank OF many cities has been
changed. Cleveland and Buffalo nd
vance and take the positions held by
San Francisco AMI Cincinnati In 1880.
Detroit and Milwaukee jump over
Washington. ritisburg passes New Or
leans, Jersey city and Louisville pass
Minneapolis. Omaha drops from the
twentieth TO the last place. Providence.
indianapolis and Kansas City pass
three or more towns. Toledo IL now
ahead OF Columbus.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

The Chamber of Commerce OF San
Diego. Cal. is making an effort to es-
tablish the production of raw silk in
the agricultural districts about that
city. Steps have been taken to secure
a large number of silk worms. and
five thousand mulberry trees will soon
be planted. The climate OF southern
California Is deemed even preferable
for this industry to that OF France. the
home OF silk culture. The consump-
tion of raw silk In this country is en-
ormous. and the entire supply comes
from foreign countries. principally
from Japan. China and Italy. In 1893
the total Imports of this raw material
were valued at si3.5iG.S72.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

Some idea of the magnitude Of the
electric lighting machinery In this
country may be obtained from the
statement that the public lighting sta
tions OF New York city alone supply
incandescent lamps each year to the
number Of 2,125OO0 This is indepen-
dent of those furnished by private
plants.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

Literary Paris is greatly agitated
over the difficulty of deciding which is
the genuine copy OF "L'Ami du Peu-
pie" which was stained with the blood
of Marat when the revolutionist met
his death at the hands of Charlotte
Corday. So far seven copies have
turned up, all solemnly accredited and
all bearing the blood stain.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

A new spelling book will be used in
Cincinnati in which there are some
changes in tho spelling of words.
Among them are thru" for through,
"altho" for although, and "catalog" for
catalogue.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

Dr. Henry j. Costello, Philadelphia
physician committed suicide while
OF unsound mind. Knowing that he was
becoming insane, DR.. Costello kept a
journal. In which are to be found most
minute details as to the progress Of his
mental arrangement. He was an en-
thusiast In his profession and worked
himself into a condition of mental and
physical decrepitude.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

Non-union painters painted the state
fair buildings at Syracuse. The unions
threaten to boycott the fair, and offer
as their only plan of settlement that
the painting be done over again by
union painters.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

The will of NJ. Alphonse Milne Ed
wards bequeaths his valuable scientific
library to the Jardin des Plantes. in
Paris. the proceeds of the sale to in
crease the stipend of the chair Of
zoology, which was filled by him. He
gives 10000 francs to the Geographical
Society for an annual prize to explor-
ers, and 10000 francs to the Society Of
the Friends of Science.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

a"ia Medal Awarded walter Nak-r . ce,
Paris. Aug. 2o.-The Judges at the
Paris Exposition have Just awarded a
gold medal TO Walter Baker a Co..
Ltd. Dorchester. Mass. u. =. A.. for
their preparations OF cocoa and ehoeo.
late. This famous company. now the
largest manufacturers OF cocoa and
chocolate In the world. have received
the highest awards from the great In
ternationai and other eSpositions In
Europe and America. This In the
third award from Paris Exposition.
The state herald., 1900-09-07
CENSUS RETURNS
OF THIRTY CITIES

Washington. ID. c.. Sept I.-The cen
sus OF the thirty largest cities In the
United States has been completed and
the result shows n healthy increase In
population. The figures OF 1900 and
1880. with their rate Of Increase. fol
low:
The state herald., 1900-09-07
Los, sish, or,

Mr, nehn-whh became " that prol,s,
w. ", s.nu = inusshs, ~ sympathy ff1m "a
Mt. Plti-t think II ntust haxn h,s.,
nphhnnneu, IN account of tho iiit,ieti,~
,hhi would u. experienced In dsilvs,in.
,,, . s""hH - i1''sburH chfonieis Tsi".
The state herald., 1900-09-07

The Bishop OF barcelona has or.
dered an inquiry TO be made into the
action OF a priest who recently cor-
recratod bull ring there, lIc viii
soon publish a pastoral letter express.
Ing his strong dlsapproyai OF bull
aSbia
The state herald., 1900-09-07

Lady Gwcndolln Cecil. the unmar.
ried daughter who now prcsidca over
the household OF Lord salisbury, the
british premier. Ia esteemed M one o,
the foremost OF English mathcm.u.
clans A slngularly gifted family are
the cccils. The marquis himself ia n
most accomplished electrician and
chemist and. besides. has worried for
mn income an anbedi,or. lnd Cecil.
one OF hif sons. II counted among the
bcst-read political writer's and work.
crn In the Islands Aud there arc 9th.
ern. no, forgetting the accomplished
and literary nephew. Arthur Balfour.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

At Boulder. Col. a curious accident
occurred. The brake on a tank car
loaded with sulphuric acid refused to
work. and the car went down a grade.
Whistles Were blown and the switch
man saw the train in time to shunt II
onto sldetrack. The tank car struck
n box car loaded with household
goods; the tank ear, which contained
about $500 gallons OF the acid. slid OF
the platform ear and was telescopcd
into the box ear The acid began 10
escape and ruined the furniture, and
made a great pool in the yard. tenn
porarily preventing the passing oi
teams to obtain freight The LOIS
amounted to several thousand dollars.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

The naphtha launch of l.. A. Scot.
OF Philadelphia came suddenly to
stop recently In a swarm OF myrlads
OF green files along the lower Jersey
coast The engine refused 10 run. The
force was turned on and an inyes,lgi-
ton Instituted forthwith. which re-
suited In the finding OF about two gal.
Ions OF green headers" tightly packed
into one Of their air chambers which
fed the numc with oxygen. The flies
had been drawn In by the suction un-
I'll they were M solidly packed as pow
der and shot In a gun barrell II re-
qulred an hour OF patlcn, work 20 re-
move the mass Of dead flies from the
hot cylinder and get the boa, In work.
inE order again.
The state herald., 1900-09-07

The most valuable piece of plate pos.
sesscd by QUEEN Victoria Ia u peacock
with outHpf. sn tail, made OF solid gold
and literally covered with precious
gems II originally came from Ser.
lneapa,a'a. Ia ahfeRuardcd NJ Windsor
castle aud IA worth fabulous sum.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-11
in Davie County

in Davie County.
Davie Record.
A few years ago in this county,
our democratic friends hurled whis-
key at Republicans they said Bal
ley's ticker carried the county, and
it was often discussed among them
II 1t would not be advisable to fight
the "devil' with fire. From all &C
counts, some OF them are making
use Of Ticker for all it's worth. We
are informed that at q certain place
jugs were very much in evidence
during the campaign, and even
"Democra:ic niggers" were turned
out by it's potent effect. One thing
surprises US. A certain candidate
on the Democratic ticket in this
county was heard to make threats
against certain men il they voted
against him. That man is mem
Der Of the church, possibly an off,
Ger in the church, yet he allowed
bis anxiety for office to induce him
to violate the laws of the State, and
the laws of the United States. These
things must stop, the good people
should put the evidence before the
grand jury and prosecute these In
JimidaLors, and il necessary take
| them into the Federal Court. Many
poor men were kept from voting
the Republican ticket, for fear OF
losing their jobs or places. God
save the State from such men and
| such methods.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-11
Different OK GOred, See?
7 Hickory Mercury.

The Honorable Frederika Oids spends
valuable money in wiring the Charlotte
Observer that Mr.. Simmons claims q
ma ajOrity i'll the Senatorial primary of
5O,UOO if the vote was taken now. Those
charming decimalS seem to have found
iodgmenU i'll the chairman's brain; but
We beg to remind him and his obseQuI-
Gus correspondent that the coming pri
mary is not one of that sort of cleo
tlOns in which the figures will tit his
precise forecast. This may be unfOr-
tunate for the chairman; but the rest
of us have an interest in Halifax just
now M0rganton Herald.
Ihe reader can see by the above that
some other mans OK is likely to be
gOred this time. The above gives Boss
simmons TO understand that this is a
different fight; he could count ma jori-
ties to suit forecasts in the last el. c.
LiOn he could count the Halifax ne
groes sOlld his way; but this time, We
will See that we have al honest elec.
| tiOn, and that the Simmons machine
| shall not count all the negroes It's way
this time, for part of "dem Halifax
niggers longs 10 uses"
kditOr Pearson virtually accuses the
machine OF not being fair IN the last
election. IL is all right for him To say
| it, but when we say such things. some
| little two byfOur healer is ready tt
! say it is \ lie. But IT ia true; and eve
! ~ honest man who has invested Il day :
reading OF The question, knows IT, and
| like Pearson, will admit it. Carr.
| friends all over the state will say 81
Too after the simmons machine gets il
it's slieght OF hand performance ut The
primaries.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-11
ORIGIN OF "DIxlE'S LAND"

The Stirring song of the South Was Com
posed by Daniel Emmett, the Famous
Minstrel.
The original song, "Dixie's Land"
was composed in 1859 by Daniel EN-
nett as q walk ar Jund" for Bry-
ans mlnstrels. Mr.. Emmett fre-
quently heard the performers in q
circus make the remark, 81 wish /
vas In Dixie" as soon a. the North
ern climate began TO be too severe
for the tent life which they folio we'd.
Tnls expression suggested the song,
"DIxie's l. and" 1t made q hit at
once in New York, and WAS speedily
carried to all parts of the Union by
numerous bands and wandering min.
strels. In the fall of 1860 Mrs. John
Wood sang it in New Orleans in the
ourlesque Of "Pocanontas,' and be-
fore q week had passed the whole CT.
ty had taken it up. A New Orleans
Publisher saw possibilities in the mu-
sic, aud without the authority OF the
omposer had the air harm moniz ed
and re-arrsnged, issuing it with
words embOdyIng the strong South
ern feeling then existing IN New Or
leans. October Ladies' Home Jour
ual.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-11
The Oyster Industry.

The Chicago News says: Every
year in the United States there are
opened and eaten 100000 bushels
of oysters. Much of this enormous
crop comes from the Chesapeake.
More than twice the amount of oys-
GERS produced by all foreign lands
put together comes from Chesa-
peake alone, according to "Every-
bouy' ~. In the past century its
output in these moilusks has been
about 100000, 900 bushels, selling
for $3.50, 100000. The industry is
the support of 225,OOO persons out
side OF Baltimore city, which is the
greatest oy ster market in the world.
1t has been reckoned by the Uni
ted States COmmiSs- that the
available oyster-growIng area in
the chesapeake is about one thou
sand square miles, and that with
proper cultivation this area would
De worth 500 an acre yearly. Al
ready these wonderful oyster beds
Degln to show the results of reck.
less overfishing and approaching
exhaustion. There are three branch
es to the oyster businessman
sh ucking, steaming and the sale Vi
The moiiusks in the shell. The
business of shucking raw oysters
employs $4,000 persons in Balti
more, who get twenty cents pei
cup Of nine pints for the meats
Of the oysters they open. In tht
same city are prepared nineteenth
Of the worlds product oi cannet
oysters.
| One thousand bushels Of shucket
oy ystor leave about l I,loO bushels o
shells, which accumulate IN grea
heaps about the shucking houses
The oyster shells landed on tn
shores of Marland during the pas
ninety years have been reckoned a
i2,UW,OOU tOns--a quantity twic
sufficient to overload and sink ev
cry sailing vessel, steam vessel, Ga
nal boat and barge in America.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-11
Told by Justice Brewer.
Lewiston Evening journal.

l<c" lotou 1fCiiihS coui hol'
Justice Brewer the other day told
story of an Indiana justice Of the
peace who owned farm. One line
of his fence formed the boundary OF
the States of Indiana and ONO. Like
others in rural districts who hold
that Office, he had an abnormal ap-
preclatiOn of the responsibility OF
the office, and never lost an oppOr-
tunity to exercise his prerogative OF
demanding that the peace be pre-
served.
One day his son and his hired
man got to fighting on a stretch OF
the farm near the boundary fence
and the justice of the peace rushed
out and mounted the fence. Then
with head cooked high and the ali
of one who has but to command, h
shouted: "In the name of the Stat
of Indiana, demand the npreserva
tion Of the peace!" Just then tn
fence gave way under his weight
and as he went down with the fenc
toppling over to the Ohio side b
shouted to his son: "Give him til
mischief, JIM; Pve lost my juriSdi'
tion."
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-11

A tolusa bus Goanty Workman Was Dis
The CAUCASIAN, Ralsigh. n. e.
REDBus, n. c.. Sept. !. 1900.
MK. EDiToR:-I herewith send
yeu q copy OF letter which e,-
plains ,tself. Mr.. Pierce has been u
faithful employee for years >. D.
II ali WAS u candidate for magistrate,
aud because Pierce would not vote
for him he was discharged. Other
Populists who are tar more pzrIleAn
than ne was, we're retained Just DC.
cause toey voted for Hall. Ho could
not pursue u course that would make
loss Democrats than the one he Is
now pursuing.
A PopULIsT.
Following is the letter referred to
IN the above:
Office of 5 b. Hall, Manufacturer OF
Long aud Saort Leaf North Caro-
Ina riae Lumber.
HALLsBoKO. N. O., Aug. 2, 1900.
iMR A. J. PiEkOE. halisboru, \. c.;
SIR-rhe stand you took IL
Ca .ins ycur vote On the Amendneu,
suffrage al bogns precinct to-day
nas caused = dissatIstaction among
some Of nv men, aud under ,hes.
circumstances l consider It best foI
both concerned, for You to cease em-
pioynon. Win m3. 1 hope that you
may Ia the near future take stnnL
"a stand more IN harmony with
your fellow lnborers' wishes, and al
50 to your employer. u.
Yours Truly,
S.AB. HALL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-11
the SENATORIAL CONTEST.

Waxe. Warm and Interesting Gen. Carr
Afraid Of the Ballot Stuffur Machine.
| chatham Citizen.
Ihe senatorial contest between Sim
mons, Carr, " added and Jarvis is be-
coming very Interesting To the fellow
outside who Is looking OH. The merits
and dement's OF the candidates are be-
Ink freely discussed by their friends
Gen. carr is demanding free ballot
aud fair cOunt" which shows thai he
dIstrusts Simmons and his machine. 1t
Is being boldly charged by the friends
OF Carr In and out Of the newspapers
that oImmoas is a ballot box suffer
OF course this part Of it is not news to
the Republicans and PopulIsUs, for
they have been charging this for years.
There must be something III Summon ,
career which makes people think he is
a ballot box suffer or else his own par.
W friends would not charge him with
1t We suspect that Gen. tarr and his
friends will realize before long that
what The Republicans and Populists
have been charging against the oim-
mons machine L. true, and will know
now people feel who have been out
ragged at the ballot box. Go it, We are
ell njoying the fight.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1900-10-11
This Years Business Failures

inns ears business rail- tifeS.
Reports to r. G. Dun Il Company
published in Dun's Review on OctO-
ber 6, show commercial failures for
the nine months this year to date to
be 1851, as compared with 6,S54
during the same period of 1899.
The liabilities were SIOl, 1867, 4So,
against 57,7O3,905 in 1899. For
the South, the figures are: Failures,
1900, 1920; 1899, 1890; liabilities,
1900, SIl,657, ,073; 1899, 50, ,29O, 24O.
\ comparison is also made be-
tween the failures of the quarter just
ended and those OF the correspond
ing three months Of 1896, when
business was similarly disturbed by
a political campaign and conditions
were not unlike those at present eX-
isting. The figures show failures
1900, 2,5l9; 1896, 3,757; liabilities
1900, S27,ll9,996; 1896, S73,224,
649.