The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1901-08-22
OUR RALEIGH LETTER.
NINETEEN RURAL FREE DELIVERY ROUTES
FOR THE RALEIGH DISTRICT.
New School Text Book Incident Closed
-Penitentlary Management Devel.
opments-Great Blessing to the Boys
of North Carolina-The Farmers
Alliance - Epidemic Among Farm
Horses-Various Matters of Interest.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

Horses-Various Matters of Interest.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
RALEIGH. N. G., August 10, 1901.
Senator Pritchard and Congressman
Pou, OF the Raleigh (Fourth) District,
have secured the establishment of nine
teen free rural mail delivery routes in
this district, the Senator to have the
naming of ten and the Congressman nine
of the carriers.
This is a great convenience to the
country people, and every county in the
State should urge it's Representative in
Congress to secure the establishment of
as many OF these routes as possible. And
it may be added, that the more miles OF
good roads, the counties have worked
the more rural free deliveries they will
secure
TEXT BOOK INCIDENT CLOSED.
The new school text book incident has
been closed at last, and on Saturday
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Toon sent out the formal letter to the
County Boards of Education giving in
structiOns anent their use, exclusively, in
the free public schools for the next five
years.
PENITENTIARY MANAGEMENT DEVELOP
MENTs.
1t is now stated, from one source, that
a report of the examination OF the peni-
Tertiary books, under the management
of Superintendent Day, will be made at
the next meeting of the Directors in Sep
TENDER But Director O'Berry on Satur-
day stated that it would be three months
yet before statement would be given to
the public. Director Grassland. who has
just examined the Caledonia and the Til
lery State farms, says two hundred acres
| of cotton on the Caledonia are lost, leav-
| ing nine hundred acres there, and that on
| the Tillery farm the crops are fairly good.
! GREAT BLESSING TO THE BOYS OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
was talking with well-posted friend
| OF Trinity College, the methodist Uni
versity of North Carolina" a day or two
| ago, and the information he gave me was
enough to greatly encourage every friend
| of education in the State. | confess that
| had but a small conception of the re-
markable growth of this institution and
the great advantages it now possesses
and offers to the young men of North
| Carolina, as detailed to me. Wish had
| the space to recount even a portion OF
them here Some impressed me particu-
larry.
For instance boys of limited means
can now enter Trinity and secure years
college training for only $175, which in
cludes board and washing, as we'll as all
other necessaries. Deduct the board and
washing and the tuition alone will cost
him only $50 a year, adding matricula-
ton, library and gymnasium fees and
cost of books ($35 altogether) makes a
total OF only $85 a year.
And to young men who need assist
ance and whose abilities warrant it, y the
College makes q loan of tuition fee of $50
a year, taking their notes, payable after
| they finish their course and make money
to pay them.
Thus it is, that if boy can arrange for
his board, he can receive an education at
Trinity almost entirely without ready
money OF course, this and the other
great advantages enjoyed by few col
leges in the South) is very largely due to
the ample endowment and financial con-
dition of the College, for which it is in
debted to Mr.. Washington Duke and his
sons, and other benefactors, the Dukes
alone having given it half million dol
| lars.
President Kilgo (who, by the way,
started on a trip to the Continent last
week for a much needed rest) appears to
have accomplished wonders at Trinity
which now stands in the very front rank
of Southern colleges, in every respect
especially in its able faculty, splendid
management and magnificent buildings
and equipment-andw we shall rejoice as
true North CarOlinians, at it's success.
THE FARMERS ALLIANCE.
The State organization of the Farmers
Alliance held it's annual meeting last week
at Hillsboro. Capt. w. B. Fleming, o.
Warren, was elected President of the
Alliance; 7. P. johnson, of Rowan, Vice
President; Il. B. Parker, of Hillsboro
Secretary and Treasurer and Business
Agent; J. W. Denmark, of Raleigh, Chair
man Executive Committee.
resolution was adopted denouncine
the FERTILIZER trust" yclept the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company, and advis
ing farmers to buy as little manipulated
guano as possible, and to make their OWL
fertilizers from the raw materials, anG
that the State Business Agent furnish
formulas and ship materials to farmers
desiring them. Also resolution calling
upon Alliance men to club together and
sell their surplus cotton seed in big lots
through the Business Agent, etc.
EPIDEMIC AMONG FARM HORSES
terrible epidemic among horses il
certain portions OF Eastern North Caro-
lima is reported. In Hyde county alone
over 200 are dead from "staggers" and
fever and as many mors are sick The
fever which kills them is brought on by
mosquito bites (these little pests infestine
the country in unusual numbers this sum
mer), and a formula for preventing the
fever is now being sent out to farmers by
the Agricultural Department here DR.
Petty, u capable veterinarian, says thai
the best prescription for this is quinine
given internally and an external applica
ton of kerosene oil and creolin solution
twice day. Only last years grail
and forage should be fed to such animals
VARIOUS MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Preparations are being made to care
far larger number of dependent ole
soldiers at the Confederate Home here
and about November LIST number OF ad
dltional inmates can be received. There
is not room for as many as 100 at pres
ent. The contract was let last week fol-
a new 81, 800 dormitory building, which