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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
WAYNE REPUBLICANS SPLIT
The Color Line Partially Drawn and Two Con-
ventions Held.
Especial to News and Obser

Especial to News and Observer
Goldsboro, N. c., May 22.-Pursuant to
a call by the chairman of the executive
committee of Wayne county the Republt-
cans met in convention at the court house
today.
When Chairman Moses B. Farmer APP
pointed the Committee on Credentials,
the Dobson-Grant or Lilly White faction
bolted, leaving the Farmer-Hagan forces
in possession. The convention elected
Mr.. Moses B. Farmer as chairman, and
George w. Read, colored, as secretary of
the county executive committee to serve
for two years, and named as delegates to
the State convention NJ. B. Farmer. John
w. Smith, Edward Merritt, colored, an
w. s. Haga1, cOlored.
The boilers held a rump convention
and elected S. G. Pate as chairman and
NJ. r. Hollowell as secretary of the coun-
ty executive committee, and named as
delegates to the State convention w. r.
Oberry, N. A. Howell, J. I. Mozingo and
M. c. KOrnegay, colored.
The color line was drawn, the boilers
asserting that they could whip the mig
gers into line while the bona tide regu-
lars swear in their wrath that they "will
not be led by the nose by Federal office
holders and bung Sme1lerS."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
Lieutenant Mccormick of the Potomac
Rescues Many of the
Villagers.
ASHES AND PUMlCE FALL IN ST. VINCENT
An Alarming and Apparently Credible Report
That an Extinct Volcano Six Miles From
Kingston is Showing Signs
Of Activity.
(Ry the Associated Press.)

l. ClC 90
Fort De France, Island of Martinique.
! May 21.-Yesterday's eruption from
Mont Pelee was violent in the extreme.
Colossal columns of volcanic matter
| were elected from the volcano. which
| rained huge, red hot boulders, many feet
in diameter, on the ruins of st. Pierre
and the country near it, from an enoT-
nous elevation and with fearful velocity.
The volcanic clouds advanced until they
reached Fort De France.
The spectacle was appalling and sub
lime beyond all description. The whole
population of Fort De France was thrown
into a frenzy of panic. during which SOL
diers, police, men and women. all terri
fed, frantic, weeping and praying, rush
ed through the streets, while overhead
the glowing fiery clouds rolled relent-
lessly and rained down stones. still hot,
amid the sWirling ashes.
The steam launch of the United States
cruiser Cincinnati took some refuge and
TO the French cruiser Suchet and nearly
a hundred persons sought refuge on the
Cincinnati and on the United States
special steamer Potomac. At 10 o'clock
lit L OIOildG went lDNcSliSdle Hitil ISl -
and all reports agree that Lieut.. Benja-
min e. Mccormick. the commander of
the steamer did great work. He went in
close to ST. Pierre and found that city
had been bombarded with
stones from the volcano. and that the
ruins left standing after the first great
disaster had been nearly razed. Mil
lions of tons of ashes then covered the
ruined city.
Further south the smaller stones had
destroyed the houses of the brave viii
layers who had stuck to their homes.
Lieut.. Mccormick took on board the
Potomac $50 refugees, the oldest Of whom
was SeVenty-tWo years and the young
est three days old. The lieutenant fed
them and brought the party to Fort De
France. This work of rescue was diff
cult and dangerous.
1t is reported that the whole popula-
ton Of the island is fleeing towards Fort
De France. The CONSERVATION prevailing
is indescribable. Mont Pelee is still
very threatening.
The French cruiser Suchet went on
another tour around the island and did
not take part in the rescue work Of the
Potomac.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
"~REGIMENTAL SKETCHES"

Writing of the "Regimental Sketches"
the Chatham Record, whose editor was
a gallant Confederate soldier. says:
Many of these articles are of thrilling
interest, and all are valuable contribu-
tions to North Carolina's war history.
Nc other State in the South, and we
doubt if any Northern State, has any
publication like these volumes, and
every family in u good old State ought
to have a copy of every volume.
TOO much praise cannot be awarded
the editor of these volumes-Judge Wal
ter CIark-Tho without one cents com
persatiCn has devoted so much time and
labor on their publication. We do not
think that any other man could or would
have 50 successfully performed this
great labor. Even if he had not render
ed any other service TO his State this of
itself should cause the name of Walter
Clark to be forever held in grateful re-
~membrance by all true North CAROLYN
ians."
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27

CIARKS THE GOVERNMENT:
WHAT 1T IS: WHAT IT DOES. BY
Salter Storrs Clark. Reviser of
Young's Government Class-Book, Au-
thor of Clark's Commercial Law.
Cloth, 12mo, 304 pages, with maps and
illustrations. Price, IS cents. Ameri-
can Book Company, New York. Gin
cinnati and Chicago.
Here is a volume which is entirely
different from the average cut-and-dried
textbook in civics. 1T is more like an
able teachers verbal presentation CT the
subject to his class than like anything
else to which we can compare ii. The
style is clear-cut, forceful, and full Of
life.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
SWIFT DOOM COMES AMID
THE CRASH OF EARTHQUAKE
The City of QuetZaltenango Destroyed "i'hi'' iN
Than a Minute by a Fright1ul Seismic
COnyuISiOn.

shocks. which were general throughout
that country April 18th, l9tn and -oth'
partly obliterated the town OF Quezait"n-
ango and badly damaged Amatitlan, SOLO
Ia Nahuala. Santa Lucia, and San Juan
Two hundred persons were reloF1s'
killed. mostly women. and many people
were injured.
0uezaltenango has a population o.
about -. 600. and is Well built and Well
uaycl. aad has a richly decorated cathe-
dr,l several other churches and a fine
city hall.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
CBv the Associated Press.)

Hamburg. May pa special dispatch
to the Hamburg B~oernsenhallc from Gua-
tfma1a saws that the town of QucZalten-
ango has been wholly destroyed by an
earthquake, which lasted r~hree-quarters
OF a minute. Business is entirely sus-
rended in Guatemala, and q great part
Of the coffee crop there mas pen ue-
stroyed.
Il was reported from Guatemala ny
Guatemala, April goth, that earthquake
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
THE D. a. E. CONVENTION.
The Meeting Well Attended. The Daughters
Elect Officers and Adjourn.
Especial to News and Observer !

Especial to News and Observer.)
Charlotte, n. c., May 22.-The Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution conyen-
ton adjourned today to meet next year
in Salisbury. The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year: Re
gent, Miss Mary Love Struggled. of
Waynesville: Vice-Regent, Mrs. Edwin
Overman, of Salisbury; Historian, Mrs.
Van cIoppen. of Greensboro: Secretary,
Miss Julia Alexander, of Charlotte;
Treasurer. Mrs. w. 0. Shannon, Of Hen
dersOn.
The meeting today was we'll attended
and greatly enjoyed by the daughters.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27

To the Editor: \ f... ..
on this side % the ".....
of us has seen at I....
days. Can we not
around the old well H.. ....
South Building" in ill.,. ...
at Chapel Hill. at TIL. ...
ment. June LIST to All.
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with d drawn sWol|
Walter Lane ended 1880.
of the hospital at N|....
reunion Of 1888. Ai.[.
kind-hearted son Of
gave his life also *. ...
Steve Roberts. the H...
his days in the Sta=.
to his high calm fu
Siler. also OF The sH."
life full Of good Hof..
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allow me TO call the f...
our dead. Absent. Ea
we few come togerh..
be present and 4.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
IN THE REACH OF ALL.

In the review of DR.. CleWell's valuable
book, History of Wachovia IN North
Carolina" we stated that the price was
$500. The price is $500. This places it
within the reach of all students of North
Carolina history. Critics desiring this
interesting history should write to DR..
]. II. CleWell, Winston-Salem, \. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27

DR.. r. T. Vann, President Of the Bap-
fist Female University, left yesterday
afternoon for ThomasVille.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
TIE I. F. o. MAY GET SIS. OOo.
AID the Baptist Orphanage at Thomas
vile Sixty Thousand.

scotland Neck, \. c.. May IL
: News comes that from tie oeta+o
: OF the late Denris Simmons 80
: WILLIAMSON, who died . fe,,
: ago at st Vincent Hosnito1 =;
iolA' me baptist Female Uni :
. seis'y e' Raielgh may get s15, 600 !.
. sho the Baptist O~rphanagc 81 +.
$50, 600. 0''Dl get
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27

u K r. Buck, of Charlotte. was in %,
eigh yesterday. was LII RAJ
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27

Mr.. r. ". PCu.
tor TO Raleigh.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
Dn. tho l6G@papy W@rDda

follow this refreshment. At seven the
men dine together, in the hall, after
which some go to their rooms to read,
while the most of them play cards and
smoke until it is tine to go to bed. OK
ford requires a man to reside within its
gates a certain length of time before he
car graduate, but, as to when. now ard
where ne studies it leaves to his own
choice. AS a matter of fact, most OK
ford men do their hardest studying and
reading during their vacations.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27
To the Glass of 81

Oxford, y. G.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-05-27

KinSton, y. e.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Lien CT Lucerre Crumoii,1o.

4 great deal OF anxiety is felt in
Switzerland through the discovery
that the Lion Of l.uccrnc is threatened
with destruction.
The lion. which was chiscied from
the solid sandstone rock BY the Swiss
artist Aborne in 1872. commentaries
the massacre Of the Swiss guard dur.
ing the French revolution, and us a
work of art is unique.
It is situated in rather damp sur
r0undiEgs. above Il poo! in tn" glacier
garden at LuCernC. ard the Watpr has
tricl;lel through the sandstone, which
threatens to cIunlblc and thus DESTROY
the statue.
An expert has been examining the
rock. and by his advice it has been de-
cided to cut away tn surrounding
rock and isolate the lion. London
Chronicle.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
San JdcintO Corn Was
Named by Sam Houston

me the stories, SO | soon heard this
one. 1t seems that the Texas army
nearly starved to death On their chase
after Santa Ana and his invading ar
my. When the end came they were
down to no rations at all. After San
ia Ana's army had been cut to pieces
in the trap which the Americans had
laid and the Mexican leader was cap
tured, old Houston strutted up and
down in front of his tent.
Finally he pulled an ear of corn
out of the pocket of his coat and
showed it to the scowling Mexican.
Sir, he said. do you ever expect to
conquer men who fight for freedom
whose general can march four days
with one ear Of corn for rations" The
men heard and cheercd and begged
their leader for that ear of corn. He
gave it to them. as plenty of rations
had been captured with the Mexicans.
The men divided its kernels and when
they reached their homes planted
them. That is why there is San ia
cinto corn to-day from one end of
Texas to the other."--New York Trib
urp.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19

81 added a new hero to my list while
In Texas this summer said the sopho-
more, who spent a vacation on a stock
ranch in the Lone Star state. 1T was
Sam Houston the hero OF the last
Creek war, the master hand who did
for Santa Ana and the MeXicans at
San Jacinto. A ripping brave man al
a time when men had to be brave and
in countries where there were lots OF
them
Didn't you ever know of Sam Hous-
ton before?' asked his roommate,
Southerner. in wonder
"Of course I've heard of him IN
books, but you don't really appreciate
the man until you hear some of the
old-timers tell about him. They swear
by Sam Houston in Texas. ! first
heard them speak of him one day
when we were riding cross country.
We came to field of particularly fine
corn and | asked the variety.
That is San Jacinto corn, said the
man who was riding with me. And
there is story in the way it got the
name
You know ! always make them tell
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Famous Rings That
Have Tragic History

The nephew of the late Sir Richard
Temple has in his possession a ring in
which is set minute musical box
that, on a spring being touched. emits
a soft tune-weird and sad. an echo of
troublous past. Over a century back
this ring belonged to loyal follower
OF the Inflated French monarchy, who,
when thrown into prison, was wont to
find solace in the music of this iugen-
ious trinket.
1t played its last tune for him While
at the scaffolds foot he waited eXecu-
ton. from which hour it remained I'M
accountably silent until its present
owner took it to a jeweler. who found
in it's mechanism a clot Of blood that
had impeded its action. On this being
removed the musical powers of the
ring at once returned.
Still more curious. could it be
traced, would be the history of the
ring habitually worn by that popular
novelist. Mr.. Rider Haggard. II is
signet ring and centuries back Ell
circled the finger of Rameses the
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19

You must send the clothes in car
riasc, and send fcr them in the same
way when they are done; put them
IN a large telescope bag. for neighbors
aust not know that ! am doing this.
for as said before, don't have to do
IT. I asked her how l should know
how much money to send her, and she
replied that she would call for the
money. | said, Perhaps you would
like me to send the carriage for you?'
Well she said. it is long walk.
How is that for washerwoman?
CA
Bob Burdette said if you want to
see how mucn effect advice has on a
woman stick your finger in pail OF
water and then pull it out and look
at the hole.
1aA
III connection with the forthcoming
conference on tho increase of intem
ptrance among women it is stated
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
n,ILUuNV>Asv,2nA17ci
IID~I1a<[.N o-z,<

Tho day the above reached the post
office two clerks devoted thc major
portion OF their time to it. Fioally, as
q last resort il went to Mr.. Menger.
the head of the department.. and after
he had wres;led With it for several
hours it was finally resolved into this:
Miss Lee Dunn. Woodyil!e. Rapp coun.
". Va. TIE letter was delivered to
that address. which was found to be
the correct one.
Some OF the greatest difficulties en-
countercd by the blind reader are
due to the fact that writers are not
particular ahcu. the enact spelling OF
the names OF towns and cities. Their
efforts mark The very apex Uf phonetic
spelling. This Kind OF address comes
most frequently from foreign cOun-
tries. where the writer's have merely
tried to convey the name according to
the sounds az they have heard them.
But not inreQuntly Americans make
;hc same sort CT mistakes. For exam
ple thcIe vas the girl. WhC.> hand
writing Indicated Enthusiastically that
she was a native Of this country. who
addressed 4 letter to Cold Snake. n.
~ What she meant was Colts Neck.
~ y. and the aAdrcssee was discov-
cred at that point
\ similar confusion existed in the
mind OF a writer who vas responsible
to.. Dutch Johnson. n. Y" when
what vas intended was Duchess June
ton.
Ard a"othev example OF The same
Mat, of elra" is found in an envelope
addressed to "Hells Meadow, y. ""
and Intended Tor Nelnetta.
Here is All example OF an exception.
ally difficult address that was finally
deciphorcd by Mr.. Mcnge":
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19

Reduced to plain English this means
Louis Sawyer, Auburn Me. the pine
tree indicating: the name OF the state
and the ''Lo' Of the poor Indian"
providing q clue to the first syllable Of
the addressee's Christian name.
One of the chief requirements for
the work is c knowledge of the names
of streets in all of the different cities
and towns OF the country. as many
addresses have the name of the street
properly indicated. but existed in a
city in which it does not exist. 1t is
easy enough for the clerk to recognize
In Broad Street, Brooklyn a letter
intended for Philadelphia. but when it
gets down to the minor streets in
smaller towns considerable knowledge
is required to properly locate the ad-
dressce.
Persons with artistic proclivtics
send addresses such as this. and the
letters are usually delivered promptly:
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19

Great. the Pharaoh OF the Oppression.
Another ring. that of Queen Taia.
beautiful and unscTupulous monarch
Of Egypt. was formerly wCrn by the
famous writer. one day. however. it
was unfortunately broken as the OWE
er was aighting from CAB. and is
now relegated to a cabinet OF cufiDS.
In the imperial Russian cabinet is
cameo ring of Greek workmanship.
which in years ScNe by was seouious-
ly guarded by the abbey OF ST. Ger
main des-Pres as the espOusa, ring OF
the Virgin Mary. the two figures there
on being regarded as life portraits of
herself and Joseph. When. in 1898, the
abbey was destroyed. this ring van
ished. ultimately appearing again i'll
the collection OF Gen. HydrOW. who
sold it to the Russian government
after modern antiquarian knowledge
had ruthlessly shattered the legend
of its origin.
N,tS Of . cola and
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
AT THE TCLLER'S WINDOW.
Farmer sud6eniy Became Less Exor-
bitart in His Demands.

John leggc sold ten acres OF his
farm to Quarry Syndicate for $4,000,
and received in payment marked
check on the bank for the amount -
scid the teller. He al once present
I'll it for payment. When he came to
me teller's wicket ! asked him II he
did not wish to leave tn" money on
deposit.
No he said i want the cash.
IF you are not going to use Ii.
YOU can leave it on deposit and get
il whenever you wished. We "l!l
nav you 3 per cent for the use OF it.
"'Give me the money.
"'As it is large amount. | sup
pose you will take it in fifty or one
hundred dollar bills?'
What would do with hundred
dollar bills? / could never get them
changed. I'm going to use the
money. Give me them in tives. that's
large enough.
As he was an ignorant man ana
very determined, knew it would be
useless to reason any longer with
him. and proceeded to count cut
S5 900. Inc rackaSeS are Aldue up 1i4
packages Of $500. hence piled up ten
packages on the counter in front ol
him.
whats all this for? he said, star
ing at the pile.
Its for you-s5 900
".All that! Well, say. give me So
ont Of it to go and have blowout.
and keep the rest till call for it. -
New York Times.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Hen and the Diamond.

A lady lost diamond in a Paris
cab. The cabman, who is the owner
of his own vehicle. lives at l.evallois.
a small place outside Paris where he
keeps q number Of fowls. Recently.
at family gathering, one of the fowls
was killed, and the diamond was
found in it's gizzard. The cabman at
once thought about the lady losing
a diamond, and guessed that the hen
had jumped into the cab in the stable
and swallowed it. Having kept the
lady's address, the honest cabman re-
stored the jewel to its owner, and
was rewarded with present of SO.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19

tne clergyman began the service, and
the bridegroom was nearly united in
matrimony to his own sister before
any one had the presence of mind to
utter word OF warning. The momen-
tous question, "Wilt thou have this
Woman?" had been reached when the
bride opportunely appeared. and, after
explanations and apologies, the cere-
mony was begun again.
Ca
young woman school teacher of
Alberta territory tells how twenty
nine people spent the night at her
boarding house. which consists of
kitchen and three bedrooms. THE
Ladies' Aid society met here and the
men came for supper. 1t began to rain
early in the evening and continued
ali night. The people dared not ven
tuIe out over the rough trails in the
storm. One woman her little baby.
and ! occupied my bed. while another
woman and her little boy took the
floor. In another bedroom two preach
ers enjoyed the bed and two small
boys the floor. In the third bedroom
two women and five children slept
across the bed. Seven men slept
on the kitchen floor, two women sat
up, another with two children occu-
pied the COUCH
A new handshake is coming in." 1t
is as silly as the high handshake
which affected people adopted for
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19

turc Of the New
York postoftice system which can
compare with the department
where llnotty problems in
badly addressed letters are solved,
The work CT ascertaining the names
1f the addTessccs is carried On labor,
iously day after day. ard seemingly
hopeless characters on the envelopes
are usually resolved into intelligible
addresses before the blind readers"
as the clerks are termed. are willing
to give up their labcrs,
A veritabie curiosity shop OF chiro,
graphy is this department OF the post
Office. AS was joculary pointed out
by one OF the clerks the other day.
there is some advantage IL ignorance,
anyhow. II everybody knew how to
read, write and spell correctly and leg
IDLY we would lose our Jobs The ex-
hibits in the Office illustrate 4 wide
spread desire for practical joking, for
the postCfice is often in receipt of
communications the addresses on
which have obviously been inspired by
he desire to have some fur with
those postottice fellows" 1t is esti-
mated that nearly million of those
badly addressed letters are handled
by tho office every year. The work
OF decipherirg the r2nes and aG-
dresses IS intrusted to three men.
Their days are pretty full and they
have little time for lcating. And as
tie records show that Of the number
received fully s., rur cent arc ulfiu1ata-
1y delivered. il maE be gathered that
the service is an efficient anI UsefUl
one.
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19

made OF glass. but from form Of
hard enamel which closely Stimulates
tie gems.
The lire now consists of vases,
drinking cups. atterdinne" cofTees and
various other snail pieces. II the
goods make a hit. which they cannot
help bat do. owing to- their remark.
able and striking beauty, the lire Will
be added to with much larger pieces.
The process OF making this ware is
a French secret and has been pateui-
ed II was discovered by two Pav:s
pottery workers. who alone know how
to make it. and during its Manufacture
they are cortiEed in & ruon, where nc
othor ne--~-' Sc allowed to enter,
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II Is suggested that the push bolt
shake be the name by which the latest
in handshakes shall be known.
on
A former Chicago woman, who is
now living in a small eastern town.
thus tells Of her experience in hunting
for washerwcman: Il wanted
laundress, but you see the poor peo-
plc here are all rich. that is. they own
their own homes and have money in
The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-19
Raising Wives for Farmers.

More than fifty girls are studying
scientific farming in the Minneapolis
College of Agriculture. The course
they take includes botany, chemistry,
physics and geology, requiring in the
first two years, two terms OF each.
They pay special attention to cook
ing. laundering. household economics.
furnishing houses and social culture
They learn TO plan buildings and to
lay out grounds BY this means 1t is
hoped that farmers can be provided
with wives who will know enough
about making life in the country at
tractive to keep the boys from emf
grating to the towns and cities.