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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Bill Ar]p'@ Letter.

.s nav grindstono? Where is
and NV axe? Did anybody ever
- q negro stealing a grindstone?
L1-' IA. # to sell or else he thought
le cheese. III bet there are TWEEN
'' -raas in sight OF my house who
" en- about that grfndstone, but they
'D. r.lL. That is q race trait-not
WV Iii an one another. Nho steals my
~ ,traons before we get up in the
t-'-7 We haven't had a squad to
l IN three months.
-, cleveland made a good speech in
vorE ON the race problem, and so
Mr. ~parkhurst. but you can't make
rood citizen out Of a negro without
hos = master or a boss on whom he
ia 6euend. My opinion from obser-
-..sro is that Tuakeegee cant do it or
other school,. The more education,
49,. loss inclination to work for q living.
-r..r. are the TuSkcegee graduates?
.- having around or teaching school.
read il yesterdays paper where d
.., school teacher was caught in hay
- .-aGa Il fake list OF his scholars and
..r.,, more money than he was entitled
Iut neither Cleveland nor Parkhurst
..r ANY other Northern man knows
.,M.ga about the negro to talk intelli-
-,+Iy a60ut him. Nor does this genera
IAN Of Southern mcn know much more.
NaE0Iy knows but the few old men who
are LETT. Our editors and newspaper
,.an do not know. They are all too
Gang and most Of them came from
....L that old not own negroes in the
.r5 slavery tines. ] DC not assert this
.a.y.gh ccnceit, hut it pains and
astanisaes re to hear Northern speakers
and soma editors from the South saying
that since the negro was set free he has
made wonderful progress, considering
that for q thousand years he had been
either 4 savage or q slave. Mr.. Cleve-
land said there is still q grievous
amount Of ignorance, q sad amount of
yiciousness and q tremendous amount
Of laziness and thriftlessness inter
mingled with their citizenship"
II Nh. Cleveland had been an old citi-
zen Of the South he would have said:
Before freedom came the negro was
8ac.Ie. moral, INDUSTRIOUS, and as intel
ligen. as thousands Of the uneducated
white people OF the South. Not an out
rage was committed by them during the
war from the Potomac to the Rio Grande.
There was not q convict camp nor a
chain gang in all the South. The mar
rage relation was faithfully observed
and negro families were contented and
happy, for most of them had kind mas
ters and mistresses, who would get UP
in the night and minister to their sick,
Bad negroes had to be punished, of course
and so do bad White children, but it
seldom had to be done. Talk about the
shackles and the chains Of slavery. It is
all rot and Imagination. Our children
have a master until they are q. The
negro had one all his life, and, as DR.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
A FIRE Al GREENSBORO.
The Meade to Employ White Help 0nly---car
of Fertilizers Smashed.
Especial to News and Observer.)

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., May 2.-The resi-
dence of Mr.. NJ. f. Stone, on Chestnut
street. caught fire at ten o'clock today
and was with difficulty saved from de-
structiOu, The fire companies all turned
out in force and extinguished the Flames
with emily water damage and a portion
OF the roof burned.
The Eagle Hose Company, in annual
session last night elected the following
officers: II. j. Elan, president: George
r. Shaw, captain; w. L. Crawford, first
lieutenant; Clay Armfield, second lieuten-
ant; w. Z. Anderson, secretary; Perry
shaw, assistant secretary; j.. L. Thacker,
treasurer. Trustees: Harry Polzolt, W.
L. Crawford, H. !. Elan.
beginning next Monday, the McAdoo
hotel here will employ only white help in
us othin2 room and chamber maid service.
Il competent force of girls has been Sc
cured and under the supervision Of an
experienced white lady will take charge
Monday.
me police this morning captured Jean
I'"tls' colored, with a wagon load of
stolen chickens.
me dry goods firm of Hague & Nc
-'-AIe mad their faith in a trusted negro
.1'p.oGe sadly broken last night, when
Was discovered that for years he had
Fu Sealing from their store. Sam
'oi'ey had been allowed to carry a key
inc store, to go and come as he
.7"4. A son Of his yesterday sold a
."ly-hVe cent pocket knife for ten
The purchaser took it to the chief
[o'-oe' and it was found to come from
"e % McCorkle. This led to an in
.'ta'lon, and at Sam Turkeys house
I.snt officers found stored there at
- 80 >i0 worth Of goods belonging to the
t sam is now in Jail but declares he
p new suits against the Southern
Of t We're brought today for damages
in tI' Zach, for failure to deliver goods
re,an. time specified by the act of the
car Of fertilizer was completely
b,. leu on the edge Of town last night
inc ing run into by a freight train com
nom sanford. The engineer and
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
ORGANIZE IS THE CRY
Farmers Meet at Elm City and
Philadelphia.
CunirgI am, Grawley, Riyenbnk and Others
Make Addresses---Tke Spirit of Self-?ro-
teciion is Grow NJ.

Especial to News and Observer
Elm City, n. c., May 2.-This was a
gala day here for the North Carolina
Farmers Protective Association. Fully
four hundred farmers attended the
meeting which was addressed by Col.
Cunningham, Grand Lecturer Graveley
and c. ]. Rivenbark- Intense interest
was manifested. Quite a number joined
the local association Of which John y.
Dawes is president, r.. T. Barnhill, a
bright young lawyer, here was master
OF ceremonies.
The Tobacco Growers Association OF
Nash county met at Philadelphia church,
five miles distant from Rocky Mount
last night. Col. Cunningham and The
writer were driven out to this meeting
by Mr.. J. Q. w. Graveley. There had
gathered the sturdy yeomanry OF the
section with some Of their fair women
and bright children. Ringing speeches
were made by Mr.. Graveley and Col.
Cunningham. The latter was in his best
state The uplifted faces of the women
and children present seemed an i~nspira-
ton to the handsome president of the
North Carolina Farmers Protection As
ISOLATION and he warmed up and deliy-
cred the best speech yet made by the
colonel in this section. This was the
first meeting exclusively Of growers held
in the State. There were no lawyers,
preachers, doctors, merchants or manu-
facturers, only the man behind the ploW
and the man at the hoe were there.
The crowd was not SO great as at some
other meetings, but there was an air
of genuine interest evident from start
to finish. The folks We're disposed to
linger at the conclusion of the meeting
and the genial colonel had a word and
a handshake for each Individual present.
It was voted by the trio of us on our
return a real farmers love feast. The
tobacco farmer is beginning to realize
as never before the Importance Of organ
iZatiOn.
In his effort at self preservation he
inc certain Of the press, notably the
News and Observer ready and willing
to enter the conflict with them against
rusts and combines. Besides in the
trade and professions there be many
generous ones who will gladly cooper
ate with him to the end he may succeed
for at a truth the success Of the one
means the success of all.
c.. ]. RIVENBARK.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05

fireman Of the freight We're not hurt, as
they jumped when they saw that they
would run into the string of box cars
standing on the track.
Trains were late last night coming from
the North owing to a head-on collision
between two freights on the Southern
Railway between ~Lynchburg and Dan
Vile. Both engines were badly damaged
and several cars smashed. Engineers and
firemen escaped serious injury by jump
ing from cabs.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
HOWARD is GUILTY
The Jurors Agree on a Verdict
of imprisonment
for Life.

Fr1ulfort ~. RrFl ln the .hfrl
trial % James Uoearl 81 .ae tHrz 81
Governor william oostsl over t
years aeo, ths prisoner ~.s fouul eu'.e
The Jary FIRST rort 81 tbat tt eout4 ust
@srss, JsJre Gantru taea aut fe
members back With INSTITUTIONS - RS
main until au aFreem .at aa Tc1s hr8
And half SAD eour iater the jurs again
reported with a verdict oG gttlty. arl
III ng the punishment Il lie mprlsaa
meat.
Tho Juror al voted CIR 3 %serl-' Sri
guilty. the dtsasr,vmen he.as g -
extent u p9ul~hneEt I'LL h
81 ~ all but 5lrst uuk vh8 aa
ucUnc,3 that he woull ual.r rs, rs
stances vote Tor th. death penalty aal
a verdict tot hta esuteae ~aa 4
upon.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
March Ct the Bare-Kneed Brigade.
CIV the Associated Press.)

Winnipeg, Man, May "A special
from Saskatoon, says that fifty hall
naked Doukhobors are on the march for
Saskatoon. The first detachment was re-
ported at Elbow village, twenty-five
miles from home last night, where the
head man was trying to persuade them
to so home. They say they are searching
for Jesus and will not stop until they
find him. The men have discarded their
trousers and are maching in their hats
and coats, shouting and singing.
Inspector Parker has telegraphed Battle
Ford for instructions and has ordered
Duck Lake constables to hold themselves
in readiness.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
MAsONS MOVE TO EX1LUDE
WINE FROM THEIR BAKQUETs
The California Knights Templar Follow the
Lead Taken by the Eastern Lodges SIS
in This Matter.
(By the Associated Press.)

San Francisco, Cal, May 2.-The Grand
Commandery of the knights Templar of
California has decided by a unanimous
vote that hereafter, no wine shall be
served at the Templar banquets. The in
rovstion has been Aatroduced lit i.
claimed, so that the order on this coast
might fall in line with a general move
ment of the same kind in the East, and
because the use of wine in the lodge
rooms for all Of the functions is con-
trary to the principles of Masonry. 1t is
said that the Grand Lodge of Masons at
its annual meeting next October will
take the same decisive action and order
that all banQuets given under the aus
pieces of any Masonic lodge of the State
be strictly temperate.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
6. {:
Rheumatism OR CataTrh
Blood Diseases. Bone fans.

Recent or old deep-seated cases are al
ways sure signs Of impure blood. II you
have aches and pains in bones, joints. or
back. hot. swollen muscles OF rheuma-
tisIn; hawking, splitting. dropping In
throat, impaired hearing or eyesight, bad
breath OF catarrh, take a few bottles OF
B. B.. b. (Botanic Blood Balm), which
will make "a perfect cure through the
blood. Especially IL the case Is an old
one, deep-seated one. Blood Balm Will
cure when all else fails. b. =. Il makes
the blood pure and rich, and stops all
aches, and makes the breath sweet.
Druggists, 81. BY writing Blood Blam
Balm Company. No. 100 Mitchell street.
Atlanta, Ga, sufferers may have a treat
ment OF B. B.. 3. sent free. and test 1t at
home. Medicine sent at once. prepaid.
Describe trouble. and free medical advice
given until cured. AS Blood Balm hss
cured thousands On hopeless cases. SUI
fers are advised to give B. b. p. a trial
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Justic, Walter Clark at Washington.

Especial to News and Discovery
Washington, N. c., May 2.-Chief JUS
tice Walter Clark and family of Raj
eigh are at the Hotel Louise. judge
Clark has Inspected the Edenton fish
cries and also it's historical points. HIS
trip is purely q pleasure one.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
THE MOUNTAIN PEAK Mov.s
And the People Of Frank are Leaving he
Place.
(By the Associated IrcasD

10Y tIt tth~'tIAttN IIFENF
St. Paul. May "a special 10 the dis
patch from Frank. y " I says t~itlzeus
are leaving town. as Engineer NclIenry,
OF the Canadian Pacific has stated that
the remaining peak OF the mountain 10
creeping slowly, At 4 mass meeting last
night Premier Haultain stated that the
town was unsafe. Tho Canadian Pacific
is providing special trains for those Who
desire To remove. The railroad itself IA
moving its rolling stock and everything
is being done. to avert II possible. another
calamity.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
A TEST.

TIC save a life, DR.. T. G. Merritt, of No.
Mehoopany, Pa, made a startling test
resulting in a wonderful cure. He writes
"a patient was attacked with violent
hemorrhages. caused by liberation OF
the stomach. I had often found Electric
Bitters excellent for acute tomac and
liver troubles 50 I prescribed them. The
patient gained from the first, and has
rot had an attack in Il months Elec-
trio Bitters are positively guaranteed Tor
Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Constipation and
Kidney roubles. Try them. Only soc.
at all druggists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Bank Robbing Contagious.
(KinSton Free PresS.)

Bank robbing, like all other crimina
diseases, is contagious as the news col
umns Of the paper will show. The rob
berry at LAGRANGE was followed by one
in Newbern and now comes the news
that an effort was mad to rob the Bank
o. Beaufort, at Beaufort, Wednesday
night. An entrance was effected into
the building but the thief could not get
into the safe SO did not get anything.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
QUICK ARREST.

j. a. Gull,dge of Nerbcua. Ala was
twice in the hospital from n severe ease
of piles causing "a tumors. After doe
tors and all remedies failed. Buukleu's
Arnica Salve quickly arrested farther
inflammation and cured him II con-
quers aches and klHs pain. 25c. at all
d~ruGgists.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Silver Urn Presented.

The Directors OF the State Colorcd Fair
Association yesterday presented TO
Thomas Donaldson. the retiring Presi-
dent a handsomely engraved silver urn:
as a token Of appreciation Of his faiths
full and efficient services. Thomas Don
aldson has been president Of the asso-
citation for several years ana declined
reelection.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
Queer Epitha ps.

The collection Of epitaphs goes on with
undated interest, says the New York
Tribune.
3. A. Leonard, Of Depre, Wis, con-
ributes two which he found in the Gene
terry at Baton Rouge, La, one OF them
reading as follows:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
attempt toBreak Into Post-Ofce Fails
Especial to News and Observer

NoFeCldi " NEWS anu opSel Fti.)
Trinity, n. c., May 2.-Some party or
parties tried to enter postofice here
one night this week by prying open a
shutter with a mattock but got no far
Their as some one frightened them away.
The Dixie Chair Company Of this place
is running on full time now and is ship
ping several carloads of material every
week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05
MADE L tG>I<

conc Of Dr Tlus Nca if. T3is
each night tor twp N,el VI rgf Fl, n
my teens again. whites ID u. TurH.r
OF Dempseyiovn. Pa They're tho best ia
the world FOR Liver. stomach ana Rowe Ii
Purely vegetable Never rrssr oa.e
At III druggists
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05

Nothing short of true faith will sep
arate a bald-headed man from the hard
earned price Of a bottle Of hair restorer.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-05

Within one mile Of the Connecticut limo
in S%outhbridge is a cemetery containing
q tombstone bearing this inscriptions:
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
NEW FIRE COMPANY
VICTIM OF POLITICS
West Side Organization Re-
fused Recognition at Dover
By Union Republicans

Citizens who are interested in fire mat
ters in this city, aye beginning to wonder
what viii become of the Union and In
dependence fire companies now that both
organizations have been turned down by
the Legislature. Much regret is express
ed on al sides at the refusal of the SEN
ate TO recognize the Umon Company be-
cause an apparatus is sorely needed in
the southwestern section of the city.
That the latter company was used as
a club over the head of Council by
Union Republicans because that body re-
fused to recognize the independence COM
pany is claimed to be true. and according
to a prominent citizen the organization
was made another victim of peculiar
politics at Dover.
Several politicians and ofliceholders
prominent in Union Republican ranks
who have no interests whatever in the
southwestern section Of the city, opposed
the bill of the new company at Dover
from the very start Of the session and
boasted that if the Independence measur,
did not go through the Senate the Unior
bill would keep it company, meaning that
if one was defeated the other would.
These threats came true. Within sew
eral days of the closing Of the Legisla
ture both bills having passed the House
were brought up in the Senate and killed
The Independence bill was the first
brought up for consideration and was de
feated by avote of to 8. When tn,
Union bill came up word was passed
down the Union Republican line to xii
it and the easy task was accomplished.
Both companies, II is expected, viii
continue, and as the Union organization
has been officially recognized by Council
and given badges, it is thought that
something win be done by the city to-
ward maintaining fire apparatus in the
Twelfth ward, where one is needed with
out doubt. -
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
To START WORK
ON NEW STATION
Pennsylvania Railroad Depot
Will Be Commenced Dur
ing Summer
70 Be LOCATED ON FRONT STREET
Temporary Building to Be Erected
Across Tracks as Soon as the Ma.
chine Shop is Removed to Todd's Gu,
in Early Summer.

That the location for the new elevated
passenger depot of the PENNSYLVANIA
Railroad Company will be made public
within q few days now seems probable.
and that the location will be about the
same as the present station, as was first
made known through the Evening four.
nals columns, is almost assured.
The plans for the new station are com.
pleted and as far as can be learned from
those in authority, are very complete.
the sanitary arrangements particularly
being carefully looked after There are
one or two persons in this city who know
exactly what the plans for the new sta
tion are, but they refuse TO divulge them
but acknowledge the report published in
the Evening journal some weeks apo is
not far wrong.
In speaking about the situation for the
station q prominent railroad man this
morning said; "rhe new depot or part
'of it at least, will be upon the site now
occupied by French street station, but u
will be but short time before the loca-
tion will be made public as it il the in
tention of the contractors 10 build IL as
soon as possible, and it will be started
some time during the coming summer.
The railroad company was thinking
about renting the Merritt House or the
Grand Union Hotel at Front and French
streets TO be used as Office buildings TO
remove the offices now in French street
station, but neither of the places was se-
cured and what disposition win be made
of the Office force has not been decided
upon.
The report was current this morning
that the work of demolishing the present
station would begin about the first of
June, but IL is not thought the work can
begin that soon as it seems 10 be the i'm.
preston of those who know that tenn
porary depot win be erected across th,
tracks for the present station as soon as
the machine shops are moved to the new
buildings at T0dd's Cut, and that shed
will be built on this side for the south.
bound trains similar TO the one at Ches-
ter.
Evening journal., 1903-03-20
CHURCHMAN ON
VOTE BUYING
The Rev. Jonathan S. Willis
Offers Resolutions Before
Wilmington Conference
WON APPLAUSE FROM THAT BODY
Declare That Vote Buyers and vots
Sellers Arc Condemned in the Sight
Of eod"-The Matter Refearrsd to
Committee.
Committee.
Special TO tho Evoning Journal.

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Easton. Nd, March 20.-The Rev.
Jonathan S. willis read a resolution
In Conference yesterday that first pro-
yoked smiles, then applause. 1t was
against voto-Duying and vOte-selling.
and Bishop Cranston said It need not
be confined 10 the bar of the Confer
ence, which evoked more applause.
The resolution was as follows.
Whereas. There seems ito be a doubt
In the minds Of certain persons In our
church as to the sinfulness OF bribery:
and
Whereas, It Is publicly charged that
the attitude Of our church has mot been
sufficiently decided and outspol1en ON
this subject; and
Whereas The prevalence Of this great
evil In certain portions OF our terri
tory has become a matter OF national
shame and opprobrium; therefore be Il
Resolved That bribery or all forms
and I'm all phases is contrary to the
wold Of God, degrading to the individ-
ual mind. and ruinous to the tone Of
domestic. social and political life He
who sells his vote SELLS his opinion.
sells his conscience; and he who sells
his conscience. sells his God. his coun-
try and himself
Resolved, That the vote-buyer must
take his place. In the estimation OF
history, with the tyrant. the oppres-
sor, the murderer and the thief. III Il
Is woe unto him who putteth the bot
tie to his neighbors lips, It Is also a
woe thrice-fold TO him who sacrifices
his neighbOrs's soul by the temptations
of filthy lucre. ''The evil that men do
lives after them" and the future will
scarcely be long enough to wipe out tho
shame aud dishonor which n vote
buyer VIII entail upon his progeny.
We therefore admonish all our peO-
pie THAT anyone guilty OF this shame
less crime stands discredited before the
church, contemplate in the eyes OF his
brethren, and condemned I'm the sight OF
God.
After reading the resolution, Mr.
Willis said he desired TO say for any
fino-strung casuist that he could prove
every statement in the whereases.
The Rev. n. II. Adams suggested that
the resolution be referred to the Com
mittee on Temperance. but It was de-
cided TO refer It to a. special commit
tee, and the bishop appointed the Revs.
| c. w. Prettyman. T.. f. Terry and
Adam Stengle. The latter asked TO be
relieved from serving on the commit
tee on the ground OF other duties, but
it WIS remarked that it did not entail
much work. and he was retained.