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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-21

roads will run excursions out of the
city on the evening of the 2Sth to take
all negroes out of the city that want
to leave. and return on the 30th. The
railroads, however, deny any prep
aration of this kind
Prof. Isaac Fisher, principal of the
Branch Normal college, has issued
the following strong appeal to the ne
groes:
An Appeal to the Colored People of
Pine Bluff.
Pine Bluff, Ark, May q, 1903.-On
yesterday, upon its request, | gave
to the Graphic my personal opinion
concerning the alleged destruction of
Pine Bluff on the 29th inst. Perhaps
desire to refrain from arousing the
resentment of my own people against
what might be regarded as an irrev-
erence on my part prevented my not
denouncing in the terms which l
feel the frenzy demands. the attempt
made to play upon the superstitions
of the colored people. The events of
the last tWenty-four hours, however.
imrc! me to speak out. regardless of
an criticism to which these opinions
may render me liable.
| do not believe that in any way
God has revealed Himself to any per-
son in Pine Bluff. relative to the de.
struction of this city; and as an indi.
Vidual who has tried and is still try
ing to help Danish ignorance and su-
perstition. must protest against our
lapse into this insanity of supersti-
ton which would do credit to the
days when no negro could read and
write
l humbly beg that my people will
return to reason. If a storm is to
destroy Pine Bluff, places six miles
out of town will also be destroyed.
I understand that negroes are practi-
cally giving away their real estate
This. if true. regard as the very
height of folly Is there one negro in
this town who doesn't know that real
estate will be here even if flood
comes? I pray that our white friends
will help save any such idiotic me-
groes from the accursed ignorance
with which they are blinded. Let ev-
cry negro hold his property. even il
he is crazy enough to flee at the be-
hest Of one whose mind must be dis
ordered
My great concern is not with the
lieye word Of it, but l am thinking
, of the injury which will be done to
the progress of the race after this
nonsense has had it's course. Years
after the 29th, Goth and 31st Of May,
1908, I feel certain the educators of
Arkansas will have the action of our
people on this occasion thrown IN
their teeth as an argument against
the elevation and progress of the
negro.
hope that every thinking man un.
der whose notice this comes will beg
the colored people not to tie the
hands Of those who are toiling for
negro Advancement We know who
are on the side of superstition; but
are there no persons on the side OF
reason? Will no one help us dam this
flood of rank and unreasoning super.
stition?
II we make no effort to awake from
this nightmare, we must not cry out.
or complain, or vince when the pub
lie men and press pour out upon us
the walls Of their contempt and wrath
In regard to the running away from
this place on the part Of individuals
out OF fear of destruction, it is the
very quintessence of superstition, and
a disgrace to the characters of our
colored population.
ISAAC FISHER.
Rev. S. A. Moseley and Dr. Flippin
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-21

NJ. Seademan, CT Clarksville, Ark,
is here as the guest Of friends and
relatives.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-21

roads will run excursions out of the
city on the evening of the 28th to take
all negroes out of the city that want
railroads, however, deny any prep
aration of this kind.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-05-21
Will Be Taken to the Asylum at Little
Rock.
Mass neeting of Negroes and Whites Be Addressed
From Courthouse Steps Tonight by White and
Colored Speakers.

The Dove From Up There was
the finishing touch.
Some thoughtless person placed a
pigeon on the minute hand on the east
dial of the courthouse clock last even
ing and secured it there with rub
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
The Boycott Waste of Time.
Danville IVA Register.

Danville (Va) Register.
with IL soil that will raise any
thing that is planted in it, it is a
sorry farmer that is at the mercy of
anybody" So says the Durham
Herald and it speaks the truth. If
the trust controls tobacco and has
put prices down to a starvation rate,
it must be said for the trust that it
did not do it last year. AS rule
prices were good. Farmers were fair
ly remunerated for their labor and
trouble. This circumstances suggests
the reflection that present prices
might possibly be explained in some
other way. However, we are not
prepared to offer any explanation
that we know positively to be the
true explanation. We might make
a number of guesses; but guesses do
not count. Men want indubitable
facts when they are dealing with a
distressing situation. What we start
ed out to consider chiefly is such a
fact. If the trust controls the tobacco
market, tobacco is about the only
leading crop i'll all this region whose
market is controlled by trust. If
the monopoly renders Reproduction
of tobacco unproftable, produce
something else. Our soil has other
adaptations. We havelaid stress on
this fact before. There are other
things that willpay even better than
tobacco when prices are regarded as
fairly good. If the trust has such
power as is ascribed to it, a boycott
of it's goods by a few merchants here
aud the hostile combination of a few
planters there will not even produce
a ripple on the surface of it's com
placency. 1t is q waste TO time and
energy to try to fight such an aggre-
cation this way. The thing forfarm-
ers to do is not to seek to hurt others,
but to help themselves. They can
do this most effectively by diversity
ing crops. This year when tobacco
IS low, cotton is away up. Vegeta-
bles and fruits are in demand at good
prices. 1t is predicted that the corn
crop in the west will be below the
average and that meat will continue
to reach consumers at high prices.
All these things we can produce and
it will be particularly hard on us if
we fail to do so and the one thing
produced is a drug in the market at
ruinous prices. Trust or no trust,
there is a good living in the land if
we give it a chance. 1t will yield the
things we must buy at high prices
when tobacco fails to supply the
money.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
Quit Tobacco and Raise Something
Else.
SratesviIln Landmark

There is, as The Landmark has
noted, IL great uprOar in Eastern
North ChrOlina Oh account of the
depression i'll prices OF leaf tobacco.
The American Tobacco Trust is prop
erly held responsible and a boycott
of the products of the trust is pro-
posed as Il remedy. Boycotting is
like lynching. There are times when
we think it ought to be put in opera
ton; that nothing else will meet the
case. But we know it is wrong, that
evil consequences flow from it, and
we cannot approve it. Moreover, it
is not practicable in this case. 1t
cannot be made universal enough to
affect the trust. Some other remedy
must be applied. The Landmark
doesn't need to proclaim itself an
enemy to trusts and the American
Tobacco Trust in particular. We
have time and again spoken our
mind about this monopoly and it's
aiders and abettOrs in North Caro-
lima. But we believe in common sense,
practicable methods. Politicians and
demagogues who hope to be bene-
flied through the dissatisfaction of
the farmers will expend much wind
about how they will squelch the
trust, and in the end nothing will be
done. The only thing we can advise
the Eastern farmers to do is to quit
tobacco and raise something else, as
many OF them up this way have
already done.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
THE NORTH STATE INDUSTRIAL
JOURNAL.

Mr.. E. l.. Tate, formerly a job
printer in this office, is working hard
to establish The North State Indus
trial Journal, and is getting out a
paper which compares very well with
other papers of it's class. 1t is pub
lshed every week in Greensboro at
one dollar a year. Mr.. j. Stuart
Kuykendall is associated with Mr..
Tate in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Church Record.
Mr.. Tate was an employe of this
Office at one time and married here.
He is intelligent and painstaking,
Industrious and sober and deserves
to do well with his new enterprise
There is field for such a publication
in North Carolina and it can and
should be Of great benefit to the
State.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
New Railway Aggregation.
Baltimore Sun

The arrangement by the Rock
Island Railroad Company with the
Seaboard Air Line, in addition to
the ''Frisco," brings into existence
a monster aggregation which ex-
tends from Chicago to Denver and
Fort Worth in one direction, from
Washington City to Tampa and Bir-
mingham in another direction, and
from st. Louis to Oklahoma City, to
Kansas City and the Rio Grande
river to Memphis and Birmingham
in third direction. 1t vies with the
Gould, or Wabash, system in the
breadth of it's aspirations, having
connections with all the chief Allan
tic ports and extending through the
Gulf States to the Mississippi and far
beyond. 1t may be said to approach
the status of an East and West trunk
line. In 1902 the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railway owned
3,219 miles and, with leased lines.
operated 1900 miles of road. The
acquisition of the st. Louis and San
Francisco gave it 3,O95 miles more
and the Seaboard Air Line has a
mileage of over $500 miles. so that,
with recent building, purchases, etc,
the Rock Island aggregation controls
about $4,000. 1t will doubtless be
pushing and aggressive element in
the Southern field.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
Cures Eczema, Itching Humors,
Pimples and Carbuncles.
Costs Nothing to Try

B. B. B. Botanic Blood Balm) is certain
and sure cure for eczema, itching skin humors,
scabs, scales, watery blisters, pimples, ach-
ing bones or joints boils, carbuncles, prick
ling pain in the skin, old, eating sores, ulcers,
etc. Botanic Blood Balm cures the worst
and most deep-seated cases by enriching,
purifying and vitalizing the blood, thereby
giving a healthy blood supply to the skin.
Heals every sore and gives the rich glow of
health to the skin. Builds up the broken
down body and makes the blood red and
nourishing. Especially advised for chronic
old cases that doctors, patent medicines and
hot springs fail to care. Druggists, 81,
with complete directions for home cure. To
prove B. B. B. cures, sample sent free and
prepaid by writing Blood Balm Co. Atlanta,
Ga. Describe trouble, and free medical adj
vice sent in sealed letter.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
GEORGlA'S VAGRANT LAW.

Georgia has taken hold of the
"vagrancy" question in vigorous
and business like manner. A bill
has just passed the legislature
which makes it the duty OF every
county officer, the police and other
like officials, to give to any officer
empowered to issue a criminal war
rant, information concerning all va
grants, or persons suspected OF being
Migrants, with a view to their trial.
The bill defines the vagrancy
against which it's provisions are di-
rected, thus:
"Persons wandering or strolling
about in idleness, who are able to
work and have no property to sup
port them.
"Persons leading an idle, immoral
life, who havenO property to support
them, and who are able to work and
do not work.
"All persons able to work, having
III plopCl ~ W cupPoiC ohCiii, GNU
who have no visible or known means
of fair, honest and reputable liveli-
hood, as used in this section, shall
be construed reasonably continuous
employment at some lawful occupa-
ton for reasonable compensation or
a fixed and regular income from
property or other investment, the
income from which is sufficient for
the support and maintenance of such
vagrant.
"PersOns who have fixed abode,
who have no visible property to sup
port them, and who live by stealing
or by trading or bartering stolen
property.
professional gamblers living in
idleness.
"All able-bodied persons who are
found begging for a living or who
quit their houses and leave their
wives and children without means of
subsistence
"All persons able to work and who
do not work, but hire out their minor
children and live on their wages"
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
Save the Children.

Ninety-nine OF every one hundred diseases
that children have are due to disorders of the
stomach, and these disorders are all caused
by indigestion. kodol Dyspepsia Cure is
just good for children as it is for adults.
Children thrive on it. 1t keeps their little
stomachs sweet and encourages their growth
and development. Mrs. Henry Carter, 7O5
Central ST., Nashville, Tenn, says: My little
boy is now three years old and has been sui
fering from indigestion evers since he was born
| have had the best doctors in Nashville but
failed to do him any good. After using one
bottle of kodol he is a well baby. recon-
mend it to all sufferers" kodol digests what
you eat and makes the stomach sweet. Sold
by W W Parker
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
FlREMEN LOWER WORLDS RECORD.
The Horse Hose Wagon Contests De-
veIop Great Speed-Raleigh Wins
the Championship Reel Race-Offi-
GERS Elected.
Special to Charlotte Observer.

Special to Charlotte Observer.
DURHAM, Aug. 12.-World's records
were lowered in the horse hose wagon
contests this morning. GoldsbOro
had two teams entered. and they
both broke all records of the past.
and won first and second prizes. 1t
was between II and - O'Clock when
the first race was pulled off. There
were six teams entered, as follows;
Salisbury; Eclipse, of Goldsboro;
Goldsboro No. j Fayetteville; Rescue,
of Raleigh; Capital Hose Company,
of Raleigh. The time made by the
various teams was as follows: Sails
bury, SO 40; Eclipse, of Goldsboro,
81; Goldsboro No. l, 30 4-5; Fay
etteville, 36 2-5; Rescue of Raleigh,
SO; Capital, of Raleigh, 81 2-5.
Thousands ofpeople saw the parade
this morning, and it was the unani-
nous verdict of all that it was the
longest and best managed parade
seen in this State in a long time. The
procession was over three-quarters
OF a mile in length. 1t has been years
since there have been SO many people
on the streets here. The race course
was perfect jam before the races
began, but when the races were on
there was absolutely no interference
on the part OF the spectators.
The contests Oh the race course this
afternoon consisted of the champion
ship reel race and contest between the
steamers. The championship race
was run by Capital Hose Company,
of Raleigh, alone, this team making
a race against the record Of last
year. No other team contested.
| Last year the Capital team made the
300 yards and showed water in At
2-5 seconds. This record was lower
ed to-day, the time being 46 40
seconds Under the rules of the asso-
citation, the prize now goes to Raj
eigh, haying won it three consecutive
times. There were six engines enter
ed in the steamer contest. Only four
OF the contestants took part, and
the remaining two, Newbern No. l
and Rocky Mount, will operate early
tomorrow. The time made by the
four steamers this afternoon was as
follows: Elizabeth City, quick steam
i'll 3S % seconds; long distance, Pa
feet inches; Charlotte, not entered
in quick steam; long distance, 23S
feet; Atlantic team, Newbern, ruled
out in quick steam; did not enter long
distance; Greensboro, long distance,
214 feet 4 inches.
Following is a list Of the officers
elected: President, James D. Mcneil,
of Fayetteville, the tenth time that
he has been paid this honor; first vice
president, Mayor A. A. Boyden, OF
Salisbury; second vice president, Mr..
r. d. Douglas, of Greensboro; treas
urer, Mr.. II. A. Green, OF Newbern;
secretary, Mr.. W. c. Won Glahan, OF
Wilmington, elected for the fourth
time; statistician, Chief Charles
Schnibbins, of Wilmington.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
THE 'FRISCO-SEABOARD DEAL

President Williams Expresses Him
self as Entirely Satisfied-The Deal
Was Hade With His Cordial Co
Operation Operation of
All Southern Railroads One of the
Results to be Expected.
Touching the 'Frisco-Seaboard deal
a New York dispatch dated the 18th,
says:
GIN regard to the situation you
can say for me that all arrangements
by which the new interests have been
brOught into effect. have been carried
through by Ladenburg, Thalman &
Co, with my cordial cooperation"
This was the statement issued to-
day by John Shelton Williams, pres
ident of the Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way, in answer to a question as to
whether the report was true that he
was dissatisfied with the new inter
ests which have secured control of his
road. Mr.. Williams was shown a
statement issued by a Wall street
agency, which said that a large
amount of the stock of the Seaboard
had been acquired by friendly inter-
ests and that control of the road
was to remain where it is.
''That is substantially correct" he
answered, ''and | am free to say that
the report that the deal will adjust
many difficulties and that it will in
sure the amicable operation of all
Southern roads is also substantially
true"
AS nothing iii connection with the
financing OF the Seaboard Air Line
Frisco deal is known, officers OF
Southern railroads are discussing
the influence of the new factors in
that territory only. The concensus
| of opinion is that a stability of rates
will be insured, something that was
| not at all certain under the SeabOard
Air Lines old management.
The opinion is thatas the manage.
ment of the Rock Island road has
| already clearly demonstrated an
aggressive and wide-awake policy,
the new factor in the Southern rail
way field will be of decided benefit to
| the South. An officer of one of the
largest systems in the South points
| out that the consolidation Of the
Frisco and Seaboard Air Line is apt
to be important from the standpoint
of transporting freight, when it is
considered that it takes two weeks
to transport freight from New Or
leans to New York, while the same
can be transported by water IN foul
| DAYS
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
BEST REMEDY FOR BLOOD AND
SKIN DISEASES.

For eczema, pimples, dandruff and all skin
diseases, use HancOck's Liquid Sulphur
any nature, when the skin becomes dry and
harsh, you should use HancOck's Sulphur
DIN tment in connection with the Liquid. A
few applications of Hancock's Liquid Sulphur
will cure the worst cases of pricky heat.
For sale at The Eagle Pharmacy.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
Dewitt is the Name.

When you go to buy Witch Hazel Salve
look for the name DEWITT on every box
The pure unauthorized Witch Hazel is used
in making DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve which
is the best salve in the world for cuts, burns
bruises, boils, eczema and boils. The popu,
larity of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, due to
its many cures has caused numerous worth
less counterfeits to be placed on the market
The genuine bears the name of E. c. Dewitt
& Co., Chicago. Sold by W. W. Parker
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
A Good Liver.

4 bad liver means a bad breath. bad com
plexion. poor digestion and of,en conslpa
ton A good healthy, active liver means
fine clear skin, free from pimples and spots
bright eyes, buoyant spirits, in other words
good health. Make the liver healthy an(
keep it healthy by using Rydates Liver
Tablets. They act specifically on the liver
mild stimulant and tonic, arOusing it tC
activity. They gently stimulate the muscular
walls of the bowels and intestines and thus
assist nature to restore a regular healthy
habit. EAGLE PHARMACY.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
Deafness Cannot be Cured

By local applications as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result. and IN
less the Inflammation can be taken out and
this tube restored to its normal condition
hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases
out OF ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
nothing but an iutiamed condition of the
mucous services.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness Caused by eatarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars, free,
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. 0.
Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists
Halls Family Pills are the best
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20

On Wednesday, Sept. End, the Seaboard
Air Line Railway will operate fast spe-
cial excursion train to Portsmouth,
leaving Raleigh and Durham at 1000 a.
M; Louisburg, 1910 a. m; Youngsville,
1915 a. m. Round trip 1920. Oxford,
1890 a. m; Franklinton, 1886 a. m;
Henderson, 1924 a. m. Round trip
1926. Norlina, 11:4O a. M; Littleton,
1921 p. m; Weldon, lilo p. IN. Round
trip $50. Low rates apply from all
other intermediate stations.
This special train arrives in Ports
mouth 4:30 p. M, and returning leaves
Portsmouth 10 a. M, on Friday, Sept
4th. There will be plenty OF room
Special cars for ladies and their escorts
Separate cars for colored people.
This is the best time of all the year to
visit the famous resorts around Norfolk
Special rates at hotels You cannot afford
to miss this great chance. Last of the
season to Norfolk.
For further information apply to your
station agent or address Christian &
Weathers, managers, Raleigh or Durham:
or II. S. Leard, Z. p A., Raleigh, n c.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
Total. .S293, 100000
Eat All You Want

Persons troubled with indigestion or Dys-
pepsia can eat all they want if they will take
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. This remedy prepares
the stomach for the reception, retention, di-
gestion and assimilation of all OF the whole
some food that may be eaten, and enables
the digestive organs to transform the same
into the kind OF blood that gives health and
strength. Sold by W. ". Parker
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20

PRESIDENT John Shelton Williams,
of the Seabord Air Line, says the
Southern Railway has acquired no
interest in the Seaboard through the
deal consummated last week. This
is reassuring although it makes little
or no difference We suppose whether
the Southern is in the mix-up or not,
since the roads have way of getting
together which amounts practically
to being owned or controlled by one
company. And yet we can't help
feeling that it is better for the cOun-
try through which the Seaboard
passes that it becomes affiliated with
Rock Island Frisco interests instead
ofthe Southern. The general opinion
is that the deal will be better for the
SeabOard and the development of
the territory traversed by it's lines.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20

THE name of the new Pope is Sarto
and his official title will be Plus X
He is said to be a man of fine ability
and his face is much stronger and
more intellectual than that of Leo
XIII. We hope he will prove to be
as wise and as amiable as his prede-
cessor.-Charity and Children.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
Potent Pill Pleasure.

The pills that are potent in their action and
pleasant in effect are DeWitt's Little Early
Risers. W. S. Philpot, of Albany, Ga, says:
During a bilious attack | took one Small
as it was it did me more good than calomel,
blue-mass or any other pills l ever took and
at the same time it affected me pleasantly.
Little EARLY Risers are certainly an ideal pill. ~
Sold by W. w. Parker.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20

THE country seems disposed to
give Mr.. Bryan rest, but the trouble
is Mr.. Bryan does not seem disposed
to give the country rest. He ought
to be willing to extend reciprocal
cOurtesies.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20
BY
THAD r. MANNING.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1903.

THE trouble about Mr.. Bryan's
"eligibles" is that he does not seem
to be able to get other people to
gauge them by his estimate.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1903-08-20

THE railroads may be hesitating
as to whether Durham wants depot
large enough to accommodate all the
people who come down to see the
trains pass.-Raleig 9Th Times.