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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-19
THEORY VS.. CONDITION.
SAMIVEL WELLER,
ov Durrum County

Tn an interview in Washington few
DAYS ago. Ex-Governor Russell, OF North
Carolina. talking about the negro, said;
..The negro who gets very prosperous
is TO be pitied, for straightway he Is IN
situation where danger confronts him. Let
him hut own a fine farm, blooded horses
and cattle. and dare to ride in carriage,
md if I were an insurance agent |
wouldn't make out policy on his ste
I'm plain English, to get above his or
dained station in life is, generally speak
ing, to invite assassination
There are not few prosperous negroes
in North Carolina. Not many ride in car
riages, but there are those who can at
ford to do so. In these columns from
time to time have been statements or
nrosperous negro farmers and in every
town and city there are thrifty negroes
who are property owners. Their best
friends are their white neighbors. They
are treated kindly and respected. Their
property rights and their person are as
safe as the similar rights OF any white
n,en in their communities.
WHY should Ex-Governor Russell make
Northern people think that assassinatlons
of prosperous negroes are common in the
South? There isn't negro in North
Carolina who does not know that the
statement quoted above is not borne out
by the real conditions.
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WHO CAN EXPLAIN IT?

This is the farmers year and IN some
sections of North Carolina the demand
for land is great. Good cotton land has
appreciated, within the past half dozen
years, fully twenty-five per cent. The OPP
portunity on the farm was never better
than now, and yet in some sections people
are leaving the farms, as the following
from the Monroe Journal shows:
"The Journal will be obliged to some
of its friends if they will explain why so
many people are moving from the coun-
try to town just at this particular time.
Of all times. it would seem to be now the
one when people would think most of
staying on the farm-a time marked by
high prices and much better prospects
than usual Yet the moving is far great
er than usual and, to us, quite unaccount-
ed for
Who can give the true reason for this
unwise exodus at this time? When cotton
sold for six cents, eggs at ten cents a
dozen, and other things in proportion the
reason for trying town life was plain. But
now, when cotton brings twelve cents,
eggs from % to 40 cents, the wiser course
would be for those who moved to the
towns in 1894 to return to the farms.
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1 desire to state here in the most en-
phatic language / can use, and to pile
up on top of the other statements have
made in other advertisements concerning
this grand organization, that l believe
in the final outcome of 1t as firmly, as
fearessiy, and as faithfully as 1 believe
in any business proposition on earth. [
cannot make the language any stronger
than that Science and language have
not provided it, Some people say: well
could invest a few dollars in mining
company, but what would it amount to-"
In this connection l Will give you a lew
figures. In 1892 the Independence Mlno
OF Cripple Creek, Colorado, was offered
for sale for 100000. No buyers. The
mine was sold N 1898 six years later, Tor
$40, 900 900. Money IN that tor the stock
holders, wasn't there? 1t was clean
money, too-''not gambling cotton future
money" The TomBoy mine n Colorado
was bought for 1925, eco in 1896; sold in
1899 for 81 $4,000 In 1898 the Sultana
was bought for 100000. Three years
later million was offered and refused
In 1892 Morris Yeuzell, OF Moscow, Idaho,
a merchant tailor, received III payment
for a suit of clothes 5000 shares OF LIE
Roi Gold Mining Company's stock. In
1897 he received for this same stock So
per share and accrued dividends amount
ing to 100000. Pretty good price Tor SUIT
OF clothes wasn't it? The Granite Noun
tain sold for 10 cents a share with the
same capital stock as Great Western,
with the same par value 81, and it went
to $65 per share. The Mollie Gibson sold
for 10 cents; it went to $l5 per share.
Five years ago the stock of the Gold Com
nine at Victor, Colorado, was offered
1T cents per share. The Gold Coin has
been paying dividends from l cent to 8
cents per share per month Tor the past
four years. The stock is now $5.25. Five
hundred dollars invested in this stock
five years ago would have bought 5000
shares, which would be worth today over
$4,000. There seems to be money in
mining. and remember, it is clean money.
God put the gold silver and copper and
iron in the earth, and gives man the ln-
genuity and brain to get it out.
Miss Chase of Bangor, Maine, has re-
fused $4,000 for stock which cost her
$780, Her stock yields $3.50 per month
in dividends; here are a few of them:
The St. John Delroy has paid in dlvi-
dends more than $13, 500, coo; Boston and
Montana, 5000 900. The Consolidated
California and Virginia has paid more
than $4,000. COO The Homestake, of
South Dakota, returned dividends of &c.
coo on every LOCO shares stock with ore
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SENATOR SIMMONS SPEECH.

Elsewhere we print the full text of the
81 eech made by North Cardinals senior
Senator in the Senate on Tuesday.
There was sharp division among the
Democrats upon the wise course TO pur-
sue. Most of the Democratic Senators
voted against the Cuban bill, but DO h
of the North Carolina Senators, with
other able Democratic Senator'S, voted
for it,
In view of the difference of opinion
within the party as to the proper course
to pursue, the readers of this paper VIII
be all the more interested in the reasons
that influenced Senator Simmons in vot-
ing as he did. He states his reasons
and the argument with his usual clear
ness and force and makes an able presen-
tation of that side of the question.
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WILL RISE TO HAUNT HIM.

We published yesterday an extract from
an interview with Spencer Blackburn, who
said in substance that if ex-Judge Robin
son could not eat with the negro member
of the national committee, he ought to
resign. We said that he was probably the
only white man in North Carolina who
would take that position. 1t seems that
there is another, though he will not print
his name. From the Charlotte News We
print the following interview:
"Will there be any action taken in re-
gard TO Judge Robinson's refusal to be
present at that banquet in Washington p
THAT l cannot say. in fact. l am in
no position to discuss the matter. l do
believe. however, that the incident has
not reached the closing point and it may
be that some action will be Forthcoming. .
what can you do? Judge Robinson
has openly declared himself as opposed to
the social equality; of the negro and has
thrown his declaration in the face of the
head of your national committee. What
is left for you all to do in the nlatter?'
"WeIl. where there is will there is
always way, you take my word for it.
That washington incident is not closed
Judge Robinson will find that it will rise
10 haunt him yet. Mark my word
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SOLVING THE LABOR QUESTION.

The farmers of the South are generally
agreed that the cotton crop cannot b.
materially increased because of the lack
of labor. They say that all the cotton is
planted that can be cultivated now and
mere than can be picked unless the fall!
is a very open one. Cotton requires
much labor, both for chopping and pick
ing When somebody invents a success
full cotton chopper and cotton picker
the South can great increase its produc-
ton of cotton, but not until then. II
seems that a North Carolina editor Is
about to bless mankind by inventing a
cotton chopper. He is the editor OF the
Mt. Airy News and in his paper this
week says
1--WE thank the brethren of the press
for the good wishes expressed for the
editor of The News. We have been busy
trying to perfect machine for chopping
cotton, and it affords US real pleasure to
publicly state that we have solved The
problem after many months hard work
We will have the machine ready for in
spection in few days"
Now if some other editor or some Other
good man, will invent cotton picker that
will be success, the South will owe q
lasting debt of gratitude. 1t will largely
settle the labor question in the cotton
producing sections.
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averaging 81 per ton. The Alaska Tread
well pays annually $500 on each 1000
shares stock from ore averaging $500
The Great Western ore will average $50
per ton. What dividends ought our stock
holders to expect when we get thoroughly
equipped?
Now there is another important feat
ure to be considered in this purchase
OF mining stock, and that is the Increase
in the value of the stock. Great Western
is selling at 10 cents per share. Is 1t
not reasonable TO suppose that this COM
pany will follow in the footsteps of 9th
ers? 1t certainly Is, and 1 believe that
the increase in the value OF the STOCK
will be more than geo per cent. in adj
dition to your dividends, in the near fu-
ture.
Now the lie Roi stock was sold at 10
cents per share when mine started. This
stock is now quoted in London at $25 per
share. The Great Western in taking tie
Afterthought mine alone paid $15O5eo.
and | am very much of opinion that the
time is not far distant when it WI be
worth $40. eco. 0O0. I have cited distances
where such things have happened. Why
not this? Hon. w. d. Pratt, cf Shasta
county, I3ilIOTlld, says AAtS4 -ebutohI -
worth 81 eco 600 now, and Great Western
has Just commenced its operations. | toll
you, as sure as you live and | live, there
viii be many sore hearts among the
skeptics who failed to take my adviee
and buy Great Western when they could
get it at 10 cents per share. / do not
believe in booming in any sense OF the
word Any person who knows me wen
will know that / would rather die than
lie to, or deceive, my fellow man. But
Great Western Gold Company's property
is so valuable that when l come to place
it before you in its true light it does
sound q little like booming. Judge Henry
Bickel. of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, says there
are a million tons of ore in sight. NJ. e.
Ditmar, of Redding, California, says:
with the 175-ton smelter (now being
erected,) running will pay you as much
in dividends annually as you are now
paying for the stock Mr.. Potts, one
Of Redding's most prominent business
men, says we have one OF the best mines
in the country. ! could give you hundreds
of testimonials as to the value of the
property, and l urge you to take my
advice and buy the stock at 10 cents
Remember it advances to 81 January LIST.
You carry 800 around in your pocket
for a year-it is still 800. Put it IL
Great Western and hold 1t for one year
and see it grow. You will begin to real
ize then that the advice / am now giving
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you was good. Remember the stock is
forever worcestershire. When you buy
the stock at 10 cents you are picking
up 81. / positively believe this.
We all rejoice in the SUCCESS of this
company 1t has taken much labor, much
time and much thought-all great enter
prises debut we are nearing the goal
for which we started, and Great Western
(for a short time only still holds out the
opportunity to invest in this stock at 10
cents A good, strong pull now, all to-
gether, and we are through, and we can
saw to our board of directors Here is
your money: now we want our dividends"
And Mr.. Detmar says to tell you they
will come as sure as the world stands.
/ say we will get them, and every one
who has ever visited the property says
we will get them.
Buy $50 500, $500, $1,000, $5,000 So,
Geo. before advance. Send checks made
payable to me. ] hope, l trust, that
every friend of mine and every person
chat knows me, either personally or by
reputation, will take advantage OF this
opportunity and purchase at once as
much of this stock as they can possibly
raise money to pay for. You need not
write me for particulars, as l cannot
endorse more strongly in a private let
ter than | have in this advertisement
say with all the earnestness l am
capable of having that this is the very
best mining proposition know in the
United States l have known it in its
infancy; / have known it in its adversely
l know it in it's prosperity and l am
posted on almost every mining company
in America. For big future results from
an honorable, legitimate business Great
Western is head and shoulders above
them all in it's present state of develop
ment. Remember, we have already ex-
pended 100000 on. property
Thanking my many friends that are
placing confidence in me and in my
Judgment, and for their many kind ex-
pressions contained in their letters, and
assuring them of my everlasting graft
tude and promising them, with any
others that may see fit to invest in Great
western, that l will guard their interests
az sacredly as my own; also stating to
those desiring as much as 5000 and up
wards of this stock. If ii be OF any ac
commodation, will sell them for one-third
cash; one-third so days, one-third so days.
Remember it advances to 81 January list,
which virtually means it will be retired
from market, and requesting all orders
be sent me to address below until fur
Their notice, I am yours to serve
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A CHARITABLE VIEW.
(Rhamkatte Roaster.)

Editur Rhamkatt Roosther: Why du
goo and basel? Tha viii infer the col
lidge so speak. The trusteez had du
what tina did out NV protekshun. Mistur
luke he toald them that the oald man he'd
hz will done made an had give the col
lidge u million moar mummy and that If
tina turnd basel out the oald man wood
tair up his will. Mistur Killgoo he sed
the oanly wa 2 get the oald man 2 civ
any thing moar now wuz for the pro
vinshals to make him mad and that hee
wood Civ the collidge a Christmas give
jess fur spite and that it wood bee so
Mise 2 walk up Christmas morning and
fine one one hundrid thousand in hiz
stockin' an a bust ov booker in baset's
stockin' that the trusteez had ort not 2
du nuthin. So tina dident du nuthln.
think tina did jess rite. Mistur Editur,
quit sayin' hard things about our col
lidge Wee farmers call it our colidge
FUR dident wee bid it or ruther, so 2
speek furnish the mummy? Mistur Juke
is guide man an he jess axed us Civ
him our terbacker and hee bilt the col
lidge fur us. He wood hav given us sum
thin" fur the terbacker if hee wood bit
the collidge and set hiz boys up az mil
ionairs an had emmy left; hee il so kind
harted man; butt after bildin the col
idge and so forth THAR was nuthin LETT
OF coarse, wee can't send our boys it
but when wee go to town wee can look
at the purity gait and the big bildins and
feal happy our mummy bilt it and awl
them bildins makes us think ov heven and
so duz a CRATE deel ov guide. My sun
WilIyum hee grumbles an SEE: Par, wee
wood a bought a heep ov Mise things
withe that there mummy Mistur Juke took
20 bill them THAR housez; butt l done
toald him 2 hush up that hee had jined
the church and if hee KEEP on that wa
dident bleeve hee had emmy relidgeon. lie
M an seq: Par l am wilin 2 give one
tenth ov that terbacker 2 the preecher
butt I can't sea that the Lord wants
NEE Q give it awl Mistur Juke. l sed
Wilyum hush or Mistur Killgoo vii GIT
Won. He dried up skeered ike. That
the wa / am bringin up my boys IN the
feer ov the Lord so speak. Anuther
thing I herd sum ov the suns ov the pro
yinshals sayin the Trinnitee skule boys
WHO'D he'd a big on thaire caps that L
showes the raisin ov the rrovlnseal
bratts. Tha sed that tina woodent haY
change the P az it stood fur Tuskiggy
ICES az wei. Now Mistur Edltur doant
YOU think that jess lettle creWel!
Sum foalks blame basel for compairin
booker 2 Ginerl Lea, l doant Mistur
Editur. I've allwaze bin charitable man
| awl nv born daze an l think wee aWl
had ort to bee jedged by our surroundins.
an mebbe it cum natcheral fur basit
think that booker was bigger'en emmy
body he wuz aquanted with. You sea
Mstur basit's artikle cum out befour Mis-
tur Killgoo revealed how big man hee
wuz.
Yores respectfully,
SAMIVEL WELLER,
-. D,,cr,,,, Co,,nty
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CTION OUTLAWRY AND BAD
MANNERS.
Everything.

And if Trinity College was big enough
in the brain department it would call up
the offending students and send the entire
pack home. That is what it should do
but it will never do it. Josephus Daniels
should not take offense at this last flick
ering attempt to behttle and insult him.
The pack of ill-bred students who perpe-
trated the job is incapable of offering
insult to gentleman. and it is now up
to Trinity to publicly and officially con-
denim and punish the offenders Failing
to do this that college must necessarily
sanction outlawry and bad manners.
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Hard Times in Stokes.
Monroe Journal.l

Monroe Journal)
Mr. A. NJ. Stack returned Saturday from
a visit to Stokes county. his old baillwlck.
He says that the farmers are fearfully de-
pressed on account of the low price of
tobacco. and q great many CT them are
leaving the farms. From one nelghbor-
hood as many as nine families have moved
People don't look ahead said Mr. Stack.
Next year they may get big prices and
forget all about the hard times OF this
year. But they have it in for Judge
Neal" continued Mr.. Stack. He forced
the county commissioners to build new
court house. and the increase of taxes
coming along with bad year is causing
the Stokes folks to lay up wrath against
the judge. Times are hard up there
Why, the most ardent Republican Will
admit that times are worse than they
were under Cleveland"
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ADVOCATES OF FREE SPEECH
SHOULD PRACTICE 1T.

Charlotte News.
We should think that It might be learn
ed by this time that it would be better to
let Josephus alone. Unquestionably, and
on high authority that article in the
South Atlantic Quarterly was inspired by
the motive of making a personal attack
upon a yellow journal We think the
News and Observer came out OF that con-
fiict rather ahead Ministers and the edi
tors of QuarterGes have the same rights as
the editors OF daily newspapers and no
more. It is time that the advocates of
the illimitable freedom of the human mind
were practising some of their doctrine as
concerns the right of others to freedom OF
expression.
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Boyden May be a Candidate.
Especial to News and Observer

Salisbury, N. c.. Dec. 1S.-For some
weeks the friends of Col A. II. Boyden,
of this CITY. have been insisting that he
announce his candidacy for the chair
mpnsbip of the Democratic State Excel
tive Committee and it Is understood that
he has about decided to so act, ana VIII
undoubtedly be in the race II MS many
friends continue their solicitations. Col.
Boyden is at the present time mayor OF
Salisbury, has held various ofhces ID ms
rarity for which he has been laith1ul
worker for more than thirty years.
The Salisbury Elks gave charity pan
at their club rooms here tonight the pro-
ceeds Of which go to the needy FAMILIES
in this city.
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NO PATIENCE WITH WHITEWASHING
Hendersonvile Hustler.

No defense can be made either for
Bassett, or the trustees Of Trinity Col
lege. The former merely pretended to
tender his resignation and the trustees
added insult to injury by declining to ac-
cept it. They are now in the same boat
with Bassett, yet feigning great sorrow
for the poor professors plumbers. We
have no patience with such attempts at
embarrassing.
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Capt ExIine Improving.
lspecial TO News and Observer

Pittsorbo, n. c., Dec. 1S.-The many
friends throughout the state OF Capt. l..
r. Exline, will be glad to hear that he is
fast regaining his health and "lil sooi "
entirely recovered from his recehl III
ness. Captain Exline was forcea - give
up a very responsible goverhniene
ton in Washington OH account y s..N-
ness and return to his home IN ii.eA-
boro In a short while his l'ny 1911
says he will be able to resume ms uusieS'
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A MORNING TONIC.
Gilbert Hubbard.)

The world bestows its big prizes. both in
money and honors.. for but one thing.
And that is initiative. What is initiative
I'll tell you: 1t is doing the right thing
without being told.
But next to doing the thing without
being told is to do it when yeu are told
once
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AND MASSEE. TOO.

Scotland Neck Commonwealth.
Some people think that too much is said
about the negro, and perhaps it is true;
but when men like President Roosevelt,
Dr. Bassett and Senator Hanna keep
pressing the subject upon the people by
their words and acts, how NAV we expect
the people of the South to disregard it?
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-12-19

Mr.. Robert C. Ogden declined to take
mart in a meeting of the Union League FOR
the purposs of demanding Congressional
action looking to full negro suffrage IN
the South. He gave several reasons, the
first being:
such action will injure the material,
POLITICAL and educational interests of the
negro in the Southern States"
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Spirit of the Press.
THE LAND OF COTTON.

Birmingham AgeHerald.
The wiseacres in the Northern cities are
alarmed lest prevailing prices for cotton
shall induce other countries to grow cot
ton in other lands. There is nothing in
such fears, or rather next to nothing.
Moisture and sunshine are nowhere else SO
happily mingled for the production of cot
ton, and these States will grow the chief
commercial crop of the world indefinitely
Out of 100000 bales grown last year
this country produced nearly 100000
bales, leaving about 100000 bales of the
commercial crop which were grown in
India, Egypt China, Japan and Corea and
central Asia. We grow fully two-thirds
of the worlds crop, and we will continue
to grow that proportion of it.
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A STRANGE ACCIDENT.
Lineman's Nose and Roof OF Mouth
Pierced by Wire.
Especial to News and Observer

Goshen, n. c., Dec. 18.-Lineman
Dawson, employed by the independent
Telephone Company met with peculiar
accident which may cost him his HE
In cutting a wire the end OF 1t dew
around and penetrated his nose ana the
roof of his mouth. 1t had to De extracted
with plyers He is bleeding proluseiy
and is in serious condition.
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Some of our farmers are still holding
to their tobacco hoping that the price will
go up sufficiently to pay for their guano,
curing and marketing, and to hear them
talk it is quite evident that many of them
will stop '.chawing the weed rather
than make even enough for home use
Duplin Journal
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Capt. Abner Robinson. of Fender. a
former State Senator. is dead. He was a
prominent and useful citizen and was es-
teemed highly by the whole county
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SOMETHING ELSE DID HAPPEN

Greenville Reflector.
Sure enough, something else did happen
and Rev. Massee has taken attention from
Prof Bassett for the time being.