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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25

tate the language of their masters. This
dialect of the educated whites of the
South, and the English language at its
purest, is but dialect which has over
mastered other and competing dialects
of the English people, was, OF course,
common to the slave holding class gen
orally. In initiating this the resultant
dialect naturally had more or less uni
formity.
1 was born on d Southern plantation
ten years before the war and in com
mon with so many other Southern boF~
my playfellows were little negroes Since
the war many negroes have come under
my observation, and among them negroes
from most of the Southern States. The
uniformity of their dialect has always
been noticeable, though, of course, there
are notifications and variations. l saw
not very long ago a striking illustration
OF this. l had long known that in this
part of North Carolina the Albino neg1 @
is called Molly Glasco' L took this
to be purely local word, especially az
the surname Glasgow is found in this
neighborhood among the mulatto free
negroes. But upon recent inquiry l fiji
the term familiar to negro from Geor-
gia and several from South Carolina ard
1T is probably understood in other South
ern States.
In the following four lines of Negro
dialect which you reproduced from tho
New York Tribune there are about q
dozen errors.
Dat, sab, am not a fact'ry. Dat am
SIN Johns 'Piscopal Church, where Marse
Patrick Henry done get up an ak d(
Lawd to glib him liberty or glib HIN
! deaf
| The old time negro, provided he used
| these words would have rendered them
thus dat, sub, al no fact'ry. Dat
/ Sain Jawn's 'Piscopal church, whal
Marse Patrick Henry git up ell AK dc
Lawd to gin him liberty or gin hin
! deaf
But the chances are that ii he he'd
known that much about Patrick Henry
| he would also have imbiped sufficient
knowledge OF the Revolution TO embcl
| lsh his assertion in somewhat the lol
lowing picturesque fashion.
Dat, sub, al no fact'ry. Dat Sain
lawns 'Pistopul Church. whar Marse
Patrick Henry hop up en- ak dc Laws
to gin him liberty or gin him deaf. Klre
George done got mighty biggity, yci
krow, subj en- low he evbody's daddy
But, bimeby, he got enough or dat deal
bushes, en- he gin Marse Patrick Henry
whut he ak de Lawd fer. En- it all hap
PIN right in dar. Dat whut he say
suh''
When | was a boy it was commo.
expression among the older negroes that
if | had so and SO Il wouldn't AK KIM
George to be my daddy.
The negro never rolled his RS. aut
to be perfectly accurate II should be
used after novels in its place.
o. w. BLACkNAII.
| Blakenhall, Kittrell, N. c.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
ONE MASON DtsAPPRovES.
Says Many Have Done 1htir First Gambling
at Masonic Fair.

To the Editor:-I hasten to thank you
for your editorial of October 23rd, IL
which you say:
Gambling of all kinds is the gigantic
evil of today. Men often learn it III
church fairs OF other like places. Getting
something for nothing seems to be the
mania of the age
AS l was made Mason in 1856 / have
had forty-seven years to be proud OF be-
Ing one. Masonry has honored herself for
many years III North Carolina by her
work for orphans.
But two days ago a prominent preach
er asked me if l was a Mason, ]
said: Il am He told ne in soft, sal
tones that he understood some of my
brethren had resorted to questionable
methods for raising funds TO build Ma
sonic Temple. Last night 1 saw in the
Bazaar many Of the brightest and best
people Of the State. Some We're Masons.
others We're their friends. A pretty young
woman with pencil and paper asked me if
| would take a chance for some candy
/ told her when | wanted candy / bought
it and paid for it. One man offered en-
velopes to little boys for 10 cents. telling
them that the contents might be worth
20 cents and were never below 10 cents.
/ asked no questions as to how the beau
tiful things in that beautiful hall were
to be disposed of--whether by lottery or
ratified l saw on the wall wv G. Hill"
That carried me back over fifty years.
As / thought of that great and good
Mason the names and faces of W. T.
BAN, Donald w. Balm DR.. n. r. Reid and
John H. Mills came up before me, and [
asked myself what would they think OF a
Lottery 10 build a Masonic Temple.
l have no doubt that many of our young
people have taken their first steps III
Fair.
A. d. BELTS
Lilhngton. y. c.. Oct "a
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centre of all interest in that section Of
North Carolina.
Speaking of the Fair. Colonel Cunning
ham said: Il was in Charlotte few days
ago and found the people united in
their efforts to make this far the great
est in the history of the county. Char
lotte is one of the most up-to-date and
enterprising cities in the South.
men, her residents generally, the facto-
ries and schools and colleges are all OF a
high order. Charlotte was the home of
Senator and Governor Il. B. Vance, and
the widow of the immortal Stonewall jack
son makes her home in that city. 1t is an
ideal residential city and more than sixty
thousand people live in the city and
county. The towns around Charlotte are
growing and prosperous. the farmers IN
that section do we'll and they will sell
their cotton this year at good prices.
There will be a great crowd at the fair
and the farmers will turn out and bring
their families. The agricultural exhibits
are such as will give them much OF inter
est. The races arranged include all OF the
best horses that have raced in the South
this fall, and there are some fast entries
The Midway will be on large scale and
everything will be arranged for the per-
feet enjoyment of the thousands who at
tend
Col. Cunningham, as the chief marshal
OF the Fair, has arranged social functions
OF unusual interest, which will alore
r.ove great attractions for the Meclen-
burg Fair. The marshals will ride the
handsomest horses TO be found in that sec
ton and the chief feature of the marshal
parade will be the ladies mounted on
horseback. Many of the most prominent
Young women of Charlotte and the sur
rounding towns have accepted the APP
pointments as aids to Col. Cunningham.
Military companies from Charlotte AMI
other cities, the Charlotte Fire Depart
ment, Police Department and other COM
panies from North and South Carotna
will participate in the parade
From what Colonel Cunningham says Of
the Fair it will undoubtedly be the
greatest success that Mecklenburg county
has ever known.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
Half Billion a Year to Cotton Growers

When the wheat crop or the corn crop
is below the normal yield. in part at least,
substitutes can be provided, but Tor cot
ton there is no substitute. After 1T has
left the field. it affords employment III Its
manufacture to over million operatives,
besides the hundreds OF thousands en-
ployed in the making OF machinery and
in other work connected with tn1s INDUS
try. The capital invested IN the cotton
manufacturing interests OF the world mas
been estimated to exceed two billion dol
lars. The worlds production OF cotton
has averaged, for the last SIX years, 49,
40, 900 bales Of 500 pounds each, OF which
the South has produced during that time
an AVERAGE of 1O.023, 900 bales, or IS per
cent. The South is now producing an aver
age Of about ton and half million bales
a year. The largest crop which II ever
raised was II .274,S40 bales, IN 1888 out
owing to the very low prices men pre-
valing. its value was the smallest 1of any
year since 1878. In that year the yleld
was 5.D74.155 bales, but this gave to the
cotton-planters of the South 1886, ,ooO'
while the eleven million bale crop OF TWEEN
ty years later brought s2S2,Hz,ooo' froiu
the low prices of 1898 there was sharp
rally and the crop of 1900, running to
ten and a thir million bales, was valued
at s494 5s7. 900. and that OF &c fellow
ing year at s452.OOo,o00 To these hsures
should be added the value OF the seed.
now averaging about $So.ooO,ooo year.
making the true value OF the cotton crop
to tho farmers during the last two OF
three Years between $5o0,00oo0o,OoO and
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a good time in store for those who come.
Major T. L. Emery, president of the
Fair Association, states to your CORE
spondcnt that every detail of the arrange
ments has been completed. From the
lists of entries for the races it is evident
that this feature of the Fair will eclipse
anything that has been recorded on a
Carolina race track for several years The
exhibits are of class that inspire inter
est in all who inspect them and In some
particulars this fair is going to be the
most successful of all in the series of
Carolina gatherings.
The crowd is going to be here. The
advance guards have arrived. The pref
tiest girls in Eastern Carolina and South.
eastern Virginia have made their plans to
honor Weldon and be honored by the SO
cial features arranged for their pleasure
The older people have enough before them
at the fair next week to assure them OF
all manner of pleasure The Midway is
to be the best ever seen here, because
only the best and cleanest shows have
been selected from the various fairs of the
past few weeks and every effort neces-
sary has been taken to safeguard the PEG
pie against fakes.
The Weldon Fair has reputation above
all others for the reunion feature. There
are hundreds of people who have been
coming to every fair for the past twenty
eight years, thousands who have beer
TO every fair for the past ten years and
now it is so that one who attends this
wear will be so enthusiastic about the
Weldon Fair that return next year vii
be sure.
The Seaboard Air Line and the At
lantic Coast Line have arranged the spe
cial rate of one fare plus fifty cents fol
the round trip. including an admission IN
to the fair from all points within reason
able distance and schedules have beer
changed for the week so as to let the
crowds pour in each morning and return
home the same evening in time for sup
per.
The First Regiment Band of Richmond
Will furnish the music at the Fair Grounds
and will also furnish the music for the
numerous dances and other social turc-
tions which make the Weldon Fair SC
popular.
Every railroad agent can give the in
formation desired about rates and SEIZED
ules. The homes of this town are thrown
open and every effort of the home PEG
pie will be to sustain the reputation for
hospitality.
Tho tar proper opens on Tuesday and
will continue until Saturday The exhib
its are all to be in readiness before The
gates are thrown open. Many of Tia,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25

an intensely dramatic manner announce
the vote as follows: 1.-TWO votes may be
recorded for Garfield, twelve reported to
be for Blaine, and fifty-eight are for
Grant" When the State of West Virginia
was reached, with its five votes, the chair
man of that delegation would rise, and
immitating Conklrg perfectly in voice and
manner, would announce: Three votes
may be recorded for Blaine, two are re-
ported to be for Garfield, and none arc
for Grant
The effect was to set the convention into
roars of laughter and greatly discomfit the
New York Senator.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25

LADIES TO BE MARSHALS
Col, Cunningham Talks Of Charlotte Fair---Sass
the Parades VIII be Great and
Everything Use on Large
Scale.

Col John S. Cunningham, of Person couu-
ty, was in Raleigh yesterday and was
enthusiastic in his praise of the arrange
ments already made for the Fair to be
held at Charlotte this week. Colonel
Cunningham is chief marshal of the Neck
lenburg Fair, which, on Tuesday, Wednes-
day, Thursday and Friday will be the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25

horses have already arrived and the judges
say the races will be the best ever offer
ed here. Large crowds are coming from
everywhere in this section and the at
tendance will be record breaking.
Major Emery and Secretary Daniel arc
to be congratulated upon the excellence
of the program and the attractions offered
to induce the throng of visitors certain
to be here.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
The Gift of Humor.
(Elkin Tines.l

Some one remarked that Sydney Smith
would have been the greatest man that
ever lived if he had not been tho wlttiest.
Humor is fatal gift. The world likes
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The Guy l.. Bush who was recently ap-
pointed National Bank Examiner to sue
cced Walter h. Henry, of Charlotte. is a
Western man and will enter upon the dis
charge of the duties about November list
Beyond these facts nothing is known here
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25

According to railroad officials here. the
winter tourist travel South this season
will be unusually heavy. Reduced rate
tickets to Southern resorts have been put
on sale earlier than ever before and many
have already been sold. The winter schcd-
ules for Southern roads were arranged
at a meeting of their representatives here
this week.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-10-25
ONE n1FFERENCE.

Greenville Reflector.
Elijah | was fed by ravens. Elijah II
is fed by suckers.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-11-07
Ownership of New Zealand.

Queer points are raised from time to
time in courts of law. For instance,
one just seriously reserved for cOnsid-
GRAFTON by an Australian judge of the
supreme court-namely whether New
Zealand is legally British possession.
1t sounds like a joke at the expense
of that most ardent and energetic Of
imperialists, King Dick" Seddon. At
the same time, it is possible there may
be something in the point. Although
Captain Cook repeatedly urged upon
the Imperial! government the colonial
ton Of New Zealand, no practical step
was taken until very late in the thir
ties, when it leaked out that the
French were contemplating the annex
alton of the islands. 1t was a close
race between British and a French
man-of-war, the British ship winning
by a few hours. 1t is conceivable in
tho excitement of the moment some
formally in the proclamation of Brit
ish sovereignty over New Zealand ma:
have been overlooked. In 1885 a
Frenchman who called himself Baron
de Thierry'' proclaimed himself Soy
ereign Chief of New Zealand but this
funds failed, his 93 followers deserted,
and he sank into obscurity.-London
Chronicle.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-11-07
Which Lea?

In q small town in the west of Scot
land the town clerk who was a bit of
a character" had the misfortune to
lose his leg in q railway accident.
AS mark Of appreciation and es-
TEEN for his long services, the council
unanimously agreed to replace his loss
with an artificial limb, which they did
as soon as he was sufficiently recov-
cred
A few months afterwards the town
clerk who was generally known by his
Christian name, Paul, was unfortunate
enough to have his other leg frac-
tured in q trap accident.
Naturally the mishap become food
for town gossip, and one old wife, in
discussing the matter with neighbor,
was overheard saying:
Its a gey bad business for Paul,
puir man: but is't his ain leg or the
leg that belangs to the toon that's
?"-Tit-Bits.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-11-07

no longer il her teens, in a white
froc1i.
Miss Raw3on. this IS a real pleas
urG," Her 4Gnd was IN his strong
warm clap, and lis kindly eyes on
hers. She tr.cI 10 say something ii
response to the congratulations that
were On every other lip but hers. He
stopped them with brief thanks, look
in. round him With a half-amused
c.a1oo. Why this is the very place
here VIC pa,jel-whera l saw the last
1r you-hoW many years back?'
AGela vas right He remembered.
He hal returned with the impulse OF
that memory still III his heart.
Grace sad so2aething trite about
changes t.,na Lal rade; she hardly
knew what she sa;d. fEe assenced
graveiy. yet smiling. lie was still
locking about him as # he were bring
Ing bach the li,tle scene.
Yes, 1t was here, How often Lave
| thought o. It. At night over the
camp lra-oGt On the veldt-under the
stars"
u hope the pain did not go with
you"
She cou'd not help saying it out of
the compassion in her heart.
lie locked up quickly. surprised.
The pain? 40, no, That was
?in-Dricl,-a stab 5or The hour---it
could not last, But the memory OF
that moment lasted: i, was at once my
solace ana my star CT lope. Perhaps
yol will never know how much owe
to it: t can never be told"
The memory Of Adela! Had that
been his spur, his impulse?
Mems hearts were not tie ONLY ones
that had to endure pain
She wondered why he should find it
neadful to put ont his strong hand
again and take hers into it while he
told OF his unchanged feeling for
Adela.
But I can speak some of it. can
thank ycu now for the sweet and
gentle womaniness that tried to soften
lilS DHDN II letu " uStl LiS, tIdJ
showed me all women were net hard
and worldly wise and cold. l could
have knelt down then and kissed the
hem of your garment for the angel
you were to lie. II was when | had
put seas between us that knew. The
strong impression Of your face as you
looked at me with sorrow and SYM
pathy; the sound of your voice as
you tried to comfort me in my disap-
pOi1tment and distress. One moment
like that, when two hearts lie open,
flashes a searchlight into them. l
knew then how great was my mistake,
l had taken the shadow for the sub
stance. had wooed a dream, the
real woman stood at my side She
Went with me through all the years
that followed. l have come back to
try to win her. Will you be my
wife,"
And Graces eyes were misty as she
answered, feeling as though the ter
race tOttered beneath her feet.
Il have loved you always. | loved
you then, and l love you now-more
dearly. But l never dreamed of this,"
New York News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-11-07

Shadows lengthen- Day is dying
HomcTard face the rowing kline
Load the little strenmet batbles
er the pebbles meath the vine:
fa>,'r-loWcr droop the sha;.ows-
From tines brief loom the day is torn.
Darkness shroGiS the beauteouS valley
Day is dead-the night is born.
See, The gloom OF mount is bro
Liyil silver threads the air.
Eifts of light Ike her!,ds follow,
Bgrsts the moon in radiance fair
Valley, stream!et, wood and hill-to
Gloritied-t transfgured lie
In the heauty Of the night time
Meath the throne of God on High.
Louise Gibbs, in Washington County Pozt.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-11-07

A Japanese author is said to have
completed work Of fiction that runs
into ninety volumes,
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-11-07
Dl r E CT o RY.

FMnD cexaR1saToNAH DISTRICT,
Member Of Congress, Robert r,
Broussard.
KL1v1NTE GXNA1oRIAL DYsTEYOH
State 0enatcr. go. Lastie Brousssrd
TwaETy THIRD yuDzcxAl D1sTnIes,
Juass. ;. IA. 6. Allan
District Attorney......W. K. Wilson
PARrsN OF ST. NARY.
Representatives J. Y. Sanders and
Henry jacobs.
Sheriff and Tax Collector, Jehn B.
Sanders.
Clerk and Recorder. Wilbur Kramer
Assessor. ...............H VI. L. Jones
Coroner. DR.. A. J. SniiL
Tseasaror go. "A. r. Stirling
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1903-11-07

M Meets the hrst Tueaday df every
month.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-09
TO THE HAGUE TRIBUNAL.

Minister Bowen has triumphed to this extent, that
he has forced the bockadng allies to appeal to The
Hague international trbuna and that victory enough
Tor one man to achieve in diplomatic contest with
three aggressive land grabbing powers like Great Bri-
tain, Germany and Italy.
The world will now know for all whether or
not in this enlightened twentieth century programme
OF bombardment and butchery entities nation to pref
erence over peaceful nations in the settlement of
its claims.
An international precedent will be established bv
the highest source of international law and that
dent will the future conduct Of the nations Each
claimant against Venezuela, and the United States
France, Belgium Spain, Holland. Denmark Norway and
Sweden are included with the three bockadng powers
will name its representative and Venezuela will appoint
another, who will pass upon this question and doubtless
settle it for all time.
With seven peace nations and Venezuela against the
doctrine that war settlement has priority peace
settlement there ought to be little question as to the
outcome 1t may almost be predicted in advance that
the present case is the last in which world powers will
seriously set up that contention.
Doubtless the powers will seek to evade the plain
issue involved by asking for adjudication on other
points. They may simply ask for settlement of the
point recently raised between six-months and a
thirty day preferential in the collection of Venezuelan
customs. But Minister Bowen has it in his power to
name the ground of arbitration and he will naturally see
to it that the main issue is not obscured
Another important victory is the lifting of the
blockade. This means that Venezuela will now be free
from the domination of the blockading allies in Ven-
czuelan waters and will have chance to protect itself
successfully against the revolutionary party which has
threatened the existence of the government.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-09
sHR1NKAGE IN EXPORT VOLUME.

It is fact of significance but Of great credit
glory, that the exports of merchandise from the
United States for the calendar ending Dec 81
show marked decline, compared with those of both
1901 and 1900
In 1000 the high water mark of SI.477,o46u3-
nearly $I5ooooo reached This the great
est volume recorded by any nation in the history
OF the worlds In there slight drop
to but i'll 1902 there shrinkage reach
ing over $Ioooooooo and leaving the total I36o-
7oIo35
The current explanation is that breadstuffs
sponsibe for the shortage But that does fully tell
the story The shortage and wheat accounts for
only trihe half of the deficit; while -four practi-
cally held its own
There loss of about $4,000, 900 in the value
of the cotton exported but the increased exporta-
ton OF cotton goods practically made UP for this
There is not much question that one of the chief
factors the sharp reduction in export volume the
overreachng of the in stenng the prices Of their
Cooperating with this is the hostility of Euro
pean countries which have begun to resist what they
term the American invasion"
Take the exports of iron and STEEL for example the
products that controlled by the United States Steel
company. For the calendar year ending Dec 81 1900,
the total exports of iron and steel manufactures
$I2o63348o, compared with $Io2534575 in 1901 and
$o7So2o36 in 1902 This is all the significant in
view of the fact that finished products like locomotives
typeWrtng machines, sewing machines and machinery
and builders hardware generally which is produced
Dy the steer trust and yet are included the and
steel total exhibited marked growth in export volume
The machinery and hardware items here named as not
produced by the trust showed increase of fully
$S,oooooo i'll 1902 1901 This a shortage of
$5ooo,ooo to $2o,oooooo in the exports in each
Of the past two years.
The beef is doubtless responsible for further
reduction i'll export volume, the export business in
provisions is substantially trust business The aggre-
gate shortage in the provision column is about S2o.
100000
In mineral oil the shortage in export volume is
100000, compared with 1901, and $4,000 900. as
compared with 1900 So it appears that the Standard
Oh company also overshot the mark trife; and that
foreign opposition to the big octopus is being felt
1T IS essential that the trust needs to pay-close at
tenton of the law which forbds charging than the
traffic will bear 1t may also be good thing for the
trusts to stop and consider whether the foreign trade
going to prosper under tariff law which se hostile to
commerce Less protection and more freedom might
be better for the protected than for
public.