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see the ingenious youth of the land go in
and out of its doors, and when the dark
ness of the day invites to contemplation
and study within bright lights will appear,
and a halo will overshadow the building
and the vision will last forever.
The building was formally accepted for
the University by Mr.. R.. H.. Battle. sec
rotary and treasurer of the Board of Trus-
tees, who said:
Being Secretary and Treasurer, and for
many years a trustee of the University,
| have been selected bv the President ia
formally receive the Carr Building, on be-
half Of the curators Of the institution. It
is not considered in polite society as Quite
the proper thing, for a recipient of q gift
to inquire as to or discuss it's cost. bat
1t so happens that, from my official posi-
ton. | chance to know the actual cost
OF the handsome present, now made to
TIE University. better than does the
donor himself, or his representative Col.
who has in such eloquent terms
made tho presentation. In strict conf
dence ito go no further" tell YOU
what it cost.
II mas been my province, as Treasurer.
70 uiaW dFa1tS with painful rapidity
on Gen. j. >. Carr, and to give checks
10 the architects and builders, and for the
heating plant (Which, by the way. is said
to be of the most improved kind: and
cost paid by General Carr, and by him
alone, was Sis. Sl1.2O
Surely, in money value, his is a prince
ly gift.
or the twelve substantial buildings
nntn1 fn>s 4b~-
elec'eu lof the nse of the University, on
these beautiful grounds, including the
Alumni building, not yet complete. this is
the 1ourth. so entirely the gift of single
~lnd!vuduals that have been designated
by the names of the benefactors. respect-
lively. The three preceding this arc ..par-
son HAIL, formerly better known as the
"Old Chapel and now as Chemistry
Han, Gerard Hail." generally called
the new chapel" and sSmjth Hon"
better known in my day as the opal,
Rooh1' cut now as the Library" The
donors OF the funds with which these
buildings were mostly erected. were all
Revolutionary heroes and therefore foo
ola 1of th-s institution. venerable as we
consider it. to have been their Aim,
Mater. But they were patriots as we'll &c
heroes, and loved their State. and tbov
sa" no better way to advance her intar-
ests. ana contribute to her glory and
tasting welfare, than in fostering his seat
OF learning. Here, they foresaw many
OF her Governors, Legislators and Judges
hef senators and Representatives in tho
Natlonal Congress, and her sons of all
caliings and business were to be educataa
ana framed, as they hoped, and we firm
y peiieVe' Tor all time to come. Two of
lhese penefactors, Thomas Person and
nenJa1nln smith, made their donation in
men NE TIME. while Charles Gerrard's
~ ms VIII. Person gave money. !
A''n anu 1errard, each ave large bod /,
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iac of land in the state of Tennessee,
rart Of which was awarded to them for
their services in the Revolution.
But this cid university. the Alma Mater
Of so MANY great ana good, and some
rich men. and of 50 many sons who have
dearly loved her. waited for over 4 cen
,nrv one hundred and five years after
har FIRST matr;cuIate was enrolled, for
80 ~ bo, ecne Who loved her enough,
,na voc ~ Tho same time financially able.
:, hastov mon her such = gift as She
aooi,o. nc dova hanasornp building.
a.aa5o+o !, III III norts worthy Of the
l1airoanaa ~ ~ whose fberaGtv IA
naab;al +,ro,,obo,t ia horders Of tho
-. a.aa ,rar+tv AZ tho t,nivars;rv har-
9s1t 49, ,r,r1.cre for irrroaeed 1Isc-
ss,aa crar oroa+ar man today.
; uant - ! a,,,,itorv Lnil1ino liEe
- ~ "a;
versitv world nro,er!q care for The stu
dents entrusted 10 Ser tl-alaac. It seems
to he an absolute necessity. ~ this gen
erous act Of General Carr accommodations
cnnerior 10 these i'm thn hest Of lie 9th
er hulaipes ara DroyIlcd for cightv-four
vornp rren at convenient distance from
recitation rooms. laboratories. library,
nraver hall aoa f,lav grounds Every sue
ncoaina oo,eratian of v,utns for aoog
70 conc vii, have causa whan thew cnter
&c doors md coo .rha Carr BuiIdinc''
in.orihol nv, tic D.olc IN renep,hor
49,, - al, 90 much for tbn,, tyla4-
49, o31ttional to,o,e he ,,,,oro,ls
fs;onao anl lie c+,to nav hove IN etoro
fan bin, rana 80 orford him oro,tor
,,aa ~ aa.aa+auraor. th,+
lrathran and his and thair -desccn1ants
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University have been made Let lis hopo
nc time has passed when there can pc
a,ostion ne TO whether any Legislature
mi anpronriate funds sufficient 10 fnaih-
,oi, ,his noble institution. The bufdeh
no tba shoulders of the president III
- Universitv every two years TO iopps
for the aDproprIation to MAINTAIN the III
e+ftution should be lifted; II is discreol'a-
HE to the State, Illuminating TO the ih"'
,iara1 and z perpetual restraint, ever Il
a.a m the full free development OF
The educational life OF the oniVerSlts'
vision of the future rises before NE
in which / see all parties III the state
united TO make this University a Srta'
center OF learning and a blessing 10 h !
recuIe Of North Carolina. / nope . Se.
The dav when a parliament composed oI
no baeds Of all the educational i%nstitu-
lions in the State will meet in annual
Conference uron the we'll being of this
hoaa of the States educational system.
where no sect or creed Will contend, no
i4aIouslv or rivalry find place. neither
riches nor poverty be regarded but al
york torethcr for the good Of our beloved
commonwealth.
nov surrender into your hands, Sir,
as representing the governing body OF thts
University Of North Carolina. this bulld-
designed as a dormitory for the youth
for the State-a gift of love from Jullai
Shakespcre Carr to his Alma mater. is
architecture is suggestive OF hlgn ana
HOLY aspirations. Within its walls let
rs hone. there will be vigils of the night
dedicated TO noble endeaVOr ana loltS
purposes. Secure from the storms thal
may rage without its numerous inmates
as wear succeeds year and generation sue
ceeds generation VIII perpetuate the mem
cries of this day and the name OF tAelF
benefactOr.
must believe when he comes to draw
the drapery Of his couch about him ana
Law himself down to take his last sleep
among visions of what good he has done
for his fellow man will arse tho form OF
i, beautiful building. graceful in its pro-
portions, inviting in lis ARRANGEMENTS,
QUILT Of granite to defy the efIacing finger
of cOrrOding time, surrounded by giant
trees of primeval growth; and he VIII
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management in competition with the
world.
North Carolina has ceased to light IN
der the banner of other States. Her
golden leafed' tobacco is no longer
stamped as Virginia Bright" She no
longer charges Cemetery Heights under
Virginia generals. We nave learned not
to rely upon the foreign population but
to call upon our own people, the present
English stock on the continent. Not to
wait for outside capital to come to us
but to bring it to US in exchange for
our manufactured products. We invite
foreign capital to come and partake with
US in our prosperity and today the invi-
tatiOn meets with a ready response.
This is the New North Carolina.
Foremost among those who have learn
ed this lesson and taught it to the State
is the donor of this beautiful building. A
native OF this quiet village, a North Caro-
linian CT the purest strain, a Tar Heel
Boy, a Chapel Hill boy, a University boy.
who when battles were to be fought and
marches made and hunger borne, and pri-
V&tiOES endured, was q private in the
ranks with jagged sleeves. He has help
ed to build up this new North Carolina.
putting his own shoulders to every for
ward movement that has taken place in
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his state in the past quarter Of a centu-
nv. He has taught a still greater lesson
to-wit North Carolinians duty TO North
Carolina. a lesson not fully learned as
yet.
There has been in the past a steady
stream of latent energy flowing out OF
North Carolina. The loss of the State
in intellectual force. energy. money. in
this rest is simply incalculabie- While
inviting foreigners TO North Carolina,
North Carolinians have ever thought
that distinction. wealth and honor for
themselves lay in other States. They
gone abroad to seek the applause OF 9th
or people. never better and rarely so
GOOD as their own people at home. They
applauded philanthropy of rich men in
other States who have built up great Uni
yersities like Harvard, Cornell. Johns
Hopkins. University of Chicago and the
LELAND Sanford. They have a]ppauGed
the ounders of hospitals. public libraries,
ard like institutions in other States.
They have considered it a great honor. a
duty and a privilege to be philanthropic
and benefactor in other States. hut for
Eorth Carolina, they have thought she
had nothing in store for them so they
have concluded that they have no duty
to perform for her.
Let US hope this day ~inaueurates the
change.
The men Of Massachusetts carly learn
cd the lessons that their fortunes could
be made in Massachusetts and when they
were made they devoted those fortunes
to the upbuilding Of Massachusetts, her
schools, colleges. universities. public Ii
braries. Institutes of technology. manual
schools, health resorts, summer
resorts, manufacturing plants, public and
private enterprises Of all kinds. Even if
they moved out of Massachusetts and
made wealth whe they sent back
wealth to their native land to help the
boys and girls of another generation.
University has been founded en-
dOwed, and supported by men of Massa-
and New England. They ave
considered it an equal honor to give
benefaction elsewhere. They have es-
toemed fair Harvard" above oil %inStitu-
lions on earth. For nearly two hundred
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-06-12
CARR BUILDING PRESENTED
A Handsome Gift Worthily Presented ana
Received on Commencement Day
at Chapel Hill.
Though It's endow-

recitation and PRAYER. Though IFS endow-
ment was confscated and aliens occupied
its professional chairs. they could not
DESTROY it's life. Este perpetual was
breathed upon it as ii was launched on
the educational sea in 1873. and we repeat
in this year Of 1900 the same Invocation
the University will live forever.
THE NEW NORTH CAROLINA.
This gift arrests our imagination ana
makes rs pause TO enquire what does II
signify. There was 4 time when We
sought elsewhere than in North carolina
for men Of progressive ideas. The llrst
president Of this institution was q North
ern man. Today our sister states look
to us when they want a president for
tbcir University. one of the great ma
tional parties Of the empire State Of the
Union selects its candidate for Governor
from the alumni OF the University, and
satisfied calls upon the State to fur
njsh the Mayor of the second largest city
in the world. And a youth reared under
the shadow of the University be
comes the head of the largest indus
trial. combination known to the commercial
world. and even the great luminary Of the
heavens calls upon us to furnish q site
where observation upon his phenomena
NAV best be studied. We have in the
past waited upon foreign capital to build
our factories, develop our mines, manu-
~facture our raw material into the finished
product. But we have found that tn"
gods help those who help themselves ard
today if a factory is to be built VIC have
the men in North Carolina With the APP
tai to build it. skilled laborers in North
Carolina to operate it and brains in
North Carolina adequate to its successful
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I hrec Men Killed by /
pIosi0n Of Gas.

(ny tho Aasociatod ~

Gloucester. ohio. June S. T......
iha 'S IN io7i'i u f'T '' '
and as many more were about '. .
the mine for work. If Na= ,..
crc. tho g., ~ af li,.. ...r...
iaiEe' "u' the WORK Oh '1' u.
carried on so e~heFEe'i'"'' "".
Amy 'il't vi were feA'l'" "L''
t|hlEht except 'Af'e- Evan "'
Ai~e'lelia'a II H2foh T".. ..
hllled ana lhelf bodieS pf""'"it '..
recovered tonight, rs the iA.a' '.
IRE. ihc&e men we're engaged '' "
the large Hihe Al night anu #"" ."
was III ccniitlon tor Ii miner Fl.
~ me morning. 1hey WfF" cur ""
an means 81 escape al the INN" Dbl.
cAiI'3!oh, ala the'f h"f@'# p.'....
laeh. "liiia1n NHlIalh@, aus" ''".
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Editorial Correspondence.

Editorial CorreSpohdence')
Chanel Hill. y. c., June 8.-The mos
moaarn b,ild;no n n no camrus here is
tue ne" 'al ~
ton. 1t was presented 10 the 'hlEei
sity by Hon. Julian S.. Carr, a native Oh
+b;s VILLAGE who has hean the Universe
! onon;no IN
1875. To the Alumni BlllldlhS ne was '"'
largest contributors, and of the $25, 0df
1.ah - aovo en- ooo prior
10 thdl ne hau siNoh " "7
to the building OF memorial nan. ny
hanaecme Methodist Church here was
I.,;,4 oh;osy 10 Mr. Corr
uo4r
lie CROWNS ~" sHt - 10 ''i'N -,
by the splendid carr BulldlhS Which VIII
be finished before the opening Of the next
~
.ho mi
1t VII ioiil"hy
yersity today in a speech by Col. W.. IL D
Purgwyn. Col. Burgwyn said:
~ Cb,i,man.-On hundred and five
ovo noceo1 cincn the Governor Of
~ c4o4o Cpichar1 Dohb SnaighD on a
Ia arfa.,r dow IN March as the signing
; ua41rv wind ybictled through the
1aofleco branches Of tall oaks and hick-
49, ana ,on1or trooe that surrounded
him IN tho presence of several members
Of tho coruoration and OF the General AS
.on,hIv connolly declared that the man
aotae Of tho Halifax Congress of 1876 had
,aon chayed ard the doors of the State
Tn,ors;tv varn onancd for the reception
of etndents
y ao,+r,c+ in tho surroundings be-
tween the opening of the doors OF the
University on -Nafch loth. - -
opening OF the doors OF thiS -,
this quiet summer day ~ M
grove of majestic trees hahkeu ny 'he7
stately bulldlhSS anu III -
this large audience Is no' sle'lei tn"n
the contrast between 'ne eq"ii'.n !"
the University III i.'o. WIEN '"o S'oS
brick building 'olo h"S'' anu one ~
painted "oooeh resiutnce' d 90 noao III
me ground "hich hiarkeu Tue sue Vi INC
ihtnre tA'pei' d Flii'se "i'no"' 10y
ana Win - Spee'' "i' "
est trees, Represented % ii"nt' '"i
cary iioie'9"i - y
ana .ht S'uoehl po"y huiloeieu III LIN
: taolphieh' vi 'o""S' WIN =" "o"' -
thirty-lhfte pioAeSSorS anu te'on'lS
"here all the lulldilltles, Sclehce' Id" ana
medicine are Taught TO more laan I'VE
huhored SluoehtS- An thlNerSl'y lhueeu
'p'
~
an1 . tribrto 10 those who vero tho
actors in this great development. but the
prophecies OF the occasion 90 not per
nit, therefore crave your Indulgence 10
some thoughts suggested by these eHef-
o-seS.
FIRST GIFT OF IT'S KIND.
Tho Off If tbic b,;ldino i not onlv tho
fret IF itc bind ~ . cto+o ;nctitutior IF
learning IN North Cornlina hnt il &c tbe
,a,aac ;nairfan,, a;ft ia +bo oonoro+o
farn, ever made tba University Thor, is
no selfshness j., sucb = Gift II is not
to advance ~ nronooa+a raIoiouc doe
trina political nclicicc or school of mod
or, ccianoo There p M conditions Of
t,.haa = II NJ, control g 70 itc uan-
aooo,o,t for tho Of tho Uni-
rorci+v ;c nv, r,stooe o1oo+o1 nv +bo loo
ie1o+,.o ord ino1,,doe nareone If oil ro1i-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-15
A Comparison Of Facts.

You remember the old proverb,
Facts are stubborn things Read
these facts carefully, and remember
when you are reading them that they
are facts, and not theories.
The last time the Democratic party
was in power and in charge of the Gov
ernment it increased the bonded debt
S262, 335 800, and yet had an aggregate
deficit of $135 40 ,O55.17, and this dis
astrous showing was made in time of
peace.
The Republican party had a surplus
for the four years of 1SS9-1S92 of $780,
554, BASIS, and for the four years 1897
1900, within which time the Republl-
can administration carried on the
Spanish-American War and so adjust
ed the revenues to the needs of the
country as to produce a surplus in eX-
cess of expenditures of more than $685.
100000 the present year, and yet the
debt was not so great by siXty-two mil
lions as during the four years Cf DEM
ocratic rule.
Stop and think that the Republican
party turned ever the Government to
the Democrats in 1893 with a bonded
debt of cnly $5S5 $50, and this debt
was increased in time of peace to
$S47 ,365,15O. Confronted by these facts
must not every fair-minded man Who
appreciates the absolute importance Of
the successful operations of the Treas
ury to every business enterprise the
employee as we'll as the employer, con-
fess the unwisdcm, the risk and the
danger of again turning over the af-
fairs of this country to the Democratic
party? We certainly think it would
be a very unwise and unbusinesslike
proposition TO even consider. The en-
tire country being prosperous, now is
the time, if there ever was one TO let
well enough alone.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-15
LIVES in A SANDY DESERT.
The Cactus Requires No Water TO Sus-
tain II IN Verdant Splen-
dor.

A recent writer has described the
cactus as "the vegetable camel of the
desert" This plant can not only go
for months without water, but at the
end of the period is capable of fur
nishing a cupful of refreshing fluid
from its roots. Similarly the kurra-
jong and "supplejack" of the dry dis
tricts of Australia can remain alive
without water for periods sometimes
measured by years, and the former,
even under such conditions, is said to
sprout afresh although every branch
is cut off. In the account of the voy-
age of Lord Macartney's embassy to
China there is an interesting account
of the plants which fiourisheu through
drought of three years on one of the
Cape Verde islands, at which the ex.
pedition called. Among those espe-
cially named as surviving are certain
species of palms, ineluaing the boras-
sus, the asclepias gigantea, the phys.
ic-nut tree, the sugar apple tree and
certain kinds of mimosa. Cultivated
plants, such as corn, sugar canes and
plantains, are stated to have been to-
tally destroyed during the same pc.
riod.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-15
TURKISH MINISTER'S WIFE.
Dimcuity in Obtaining for Her in
Warrington the seclusion Ori-
entaiism Requires.

The Turkish minister TO Washing
ton finds it extremely difficult to se-
clude his wife as completely from pub
lie gaze as the customs of his coun-
try require. These difficulties have
been greatly increased of late by the
arrival at his home of son and heir,
for the curiosity to see "the little
Turk" is overwcening. The new baby
has a wonderful wardrobe sent from
Paris, the clothes in oriental designs
and fabrics.
As no man may enter the apart
ments OF Turkish lady, madame is
attended by Mrs. Jung, wife of the le-
CATION physician. who is herself a
skilled doctor with diplomas from
home and foreign schools.
In spite of the oriental ceremony
and mystery with which "Ali Baby"
is surrounded, he is being brought up,
so far as essentials go, on a very
American plan.
Nine. Furrough has with her her
young sister-n-law, who has received
with her the few times that madame
has been in the legation parlor. No
man, of course. attended these recep-
tions Nine. Furrough is skilled
horsewoman and her close confine-
ment to the house in Washington has
told upon her health.
The marriage of Ali Furrough Bey
was love match of the most ardent
sort When the minister was sent to
America he left his beautiful wife in
her native land, but returned as soon
as possible and made the necessary ar
rangements for moving the household
to America. To do this he was
in their Turkish home. just how
difficult that VOW has been to keep
any American will know.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-15
POROUS BURNING BRICK.
II Is Soaked with Kerosene, and Then
Burned in the Place of
Fuel.

NJ. Anatole Brebant's invention of
a burning brick is singular and eco
nomical 1t is composed of mix
ture of metals. silicates and various
other incombustible and refractory
matters, which, in small space and
with little weight, imprison a large
amount of heat-producing matter,
says the Philadelphia Record. The
brick is very porous and is used as
follows: An appropriate liquid alco-
mol or kerosene is poured upon it, a
lighted match is applied, and the re-
suit is beautiful hot fire. 1t lasts
for n long time and can be extin-
guished readily.
After short while the intense
heat produced by the combustion Of
the liquid is considerably augmented
by that of the metallic mass. The
brick is made in two sizes. The do
mestic brick. for heating rooms and
cooking, weighs four ounces and
gives fame 20 by 10 inches.
The military brick, for soldiers and
explorers, is about double the weight
of the domestic one. The brick is de-
livered in tin box, in which it can
be thoroughly soaked in alcohol or
kerosene, and is then ready for use.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-15
FRUIT LOSING ITS TASTE.


,,,,-, !, -, :. a,
hat laS neco'ile Oh tue lruit that
useu 10 TASTE asked the distracted
man VINO hau JnS' taken p''e from
peacn that SIoWed IN deicate shades
OF PINK an" go,o' re'ateS 'he New
YORK sun Nhere are the peaches
that uSeu 10 nave the real taste ana
JnIce ana naVor ana We're deiight
10 eat! nave Just pald hVe cents
ior large dencIous-lcoking peach
that is as dry as saWonst ana as mt
tie more TO suggest that 1t is trult
ana nor cottoh pattihg. Such peantl-
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-15
Hay Ride Party.

T jolly hay ride party composed of
twenty young people, left the city last
evening and enojyed drive of several
miles up the Newport Pike. A corn
roast was one of the features of the
evenings pleasure, while several wat
ermelon patches, if closely examined,
might tell the story of visitatons by
members of the party. However, these
are secrets known only to the mem
bers of the party and must not be too
closely examined All report a very
pleasant evening.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-15
Large Block Of Oil Territory Leased.

Mr.. A. A. BoJt, of the upper country,
associated with several eastern CAPT
taliSts, has closed deal whereby he,
with his partners, gains absolute con-
troll of a large block of land, approxi-
mately 10000 acres, which is situated
in Meigs county. The territory al
ready has six producing wells and
these are situated almost in the center
so that the land can be developed in a
radius of several miles. The company
will develop the territory and test it
thoroughly fer oil.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-09-15
GOOD BAPTISMAL STORIES.
One of the Twins Died and the SUR
vivor Got Both of the
Names.

A minister was baptizng boy Of
six years, says the London Telegraph.
The names given were Benjamin Jo-
seph. After the ceremony he said to
the boy: you have two very good
names and you ought to be good
hoy; how did you come by them?"
please, SIR" said the boy. 1--WE was
twins. and the other died" Another
correspondent says: AT Ramsbury
manor there once resided poulterer's
family of the name of Duck. The
third son was to be christened and the
mother wanted the name to be Will
liam. just before starting to church
the nurse ran upstairs to the father,
who was laid up with the gout, to tell
him they were off. What be they GO
ing TO call un. nurse?' 'Missus says
it's to be William was the reply.
William be bowed.' said the invalid,
call un plain Bill In accordance
with these laconic instructions the
nurse gave the name to the clergy
man, and the infant was christened
accordingly" Ono Titchiner. of Peck
ham, was named under the following
circumstances: On arriving at the
church his name was not settled upon,
and when the clergyman said: "Name
this child" one of the friends said
John" and another said: "Oh, no."
meaning not john. and as no one else
spoke the clergyman thought that
was his name, and baptized him Ono.