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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
Edmunds Broke Rule for Him

signed to become minister resident at
Constantinople; he had travelled ex-
tensively in Europe, and at. the time
idency had gained a wide reputation
as an author and a scholar. I'm
pressed by Secretary Stewards line
of reasoning and his recommendation,
Mr.. Lincoln nominated Mr.. Marsh as
minister to Italy, in spite Of the fact
out politicians who were anxious for
the appointments.
From 1861, until his death in 1882,
Mr.. Marsh remained in Italy as the
American minister. His diplomatic
service as minister was the longest at
tanned by any citizen of the United
States. Grant, at the beginning Of
each of his administrations, and Hayes
a. the beginning of his, were beset by
the political friends Of this or that poll
minister to Italy. But it was always
found that Senator Edmunds, breaking
his rule not to ask for patronage, had
sooner reached the ear of the president
and secretary of state than any of the
applicants for the mission.
Following the Inauguration OF, Gar
field, the pressure became unusually
heavy on the president to name anoth-
er thai Mr.. Marsh to represent us at
the Quirinal: among other arguments
advanced the president vas told that
! MI. Marsh had been minister to Italy
for twenty years, that that was honor
enough for any man, and he ought to
be willing to retire. At the height OF
this pressure Mr.. Edmunds for the
third time disregarded his policy
touching patronage and said a few
words to the president in behalf of his
old friend and relative by marriage
George r. Marsh. These words were
sufficient; Mr.. Marsh remained as min
lister until his death the following
year. And when he died all Italy unit
ed in testimonials appreciative of hi:
service not only as minister, but as {
scholar who was familiar with the
Italian history and language, and las
but not least, as a man.
Copyright, 1911. by E. j. Edwards. Al
Rights Reserved.)
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
How the Eccentric but Spirited Little
Senator From Virginia Repealed
the Attack of Democrats Led
by Benjamin II. Hill.

When Gen. William Malone entered
the United States senate from Vir-
glnia in March, 1881, he was already
nationally famous as the Hero of the
Crater" a title which he gained by his
bravery as q Confederate general in
the fighting that took place in and
around Petersburg in the late winter
of 1865.
! General Malone was sent to the
senate by the faction of the Virginia
Democracy known as the r~eadjusters,
who favored a partial or conditional
reputation of the state debt. But CO.
incident with the beginning Of his
term as senator he allied himself with
the Republicans and was assigned a
seat in the real row upon the Republi-
can side of the chamber.
He was an animated skeleton; a
little owe medium height, there
seemed to be not an ounce Of spare
flesh upon his body. He had a bushy
head of hair, large, dark eyes and a
voice that was thin and piping, but
nevertheless clear. And certain pecu-
liarities of dress accentuated his phys
ical appearance. His shirt front was
a lace frill and no man could exactly
describe the kind of a collar which he
wore. It seemed to be a combination
of lace, turnover and old-fashioned
stock. Instead of cuffs his wrists were
lace. He wore a waistcoat Of peculiar
make, double breasted, and drawn in
tightly at the waist. His trousers
seemed to be gathered at the waist,
then swelling until they were of a bal
1OOn-like formation at the knees, they
tapered down to a very tight adjust
ment at the ankles. His coat was a
sort of mixture Of the military frock
and the civilian frock coat. He always
wore a military soft felt hat.
Angered by his allegiance with the
Republicans, some Of the senators
upon the Democratic side, especially
from the south, decided to make at
tacks upon Malone soon after he had
entered the senate. Senator Benja-
WIN 81 Fill of Georgia was chosen to
HHl assault. Hill possessed a
W1h2t seemed to sound the /
Gag bf Human vocal ut%terance. In
lures and in the manner in
pc wore his hair, he reminded
s2e of the familiar portraits Of
John C. Calhoun. He was a man OF
dauntless courage, and he it was who
told General Lee that If the south es'
tablished independence Lee would be
the successor of Jefferson Davis as
president of the C~onfederacy.
The day came for the forensic bat
tie between Hill and Malone. The gal
1eries were crowded. Every senator
who was in Washington was in his
place.
Senator Hill began the attack an6
1t was a fierce, although entirely par
1iamentary onslaught. He intimate6
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22

to find him safe. Then her fear cam
back to her. Papa" she asked, anx-
iously. the papers say that Mr.. Hill
and some other senators are bound
to destroy o. What are you going
to do?"
We'll, you can ask Senator Jones.
who has come home with me-" Sena-
tor Malone replied soothingly, as he
held the child in his arms. He tells
me that / waltzed over to the south
ern side Of the senate and couldn't
find a partner, SO l had to do my
dancing all alone. And did"
But what are you going to do, papa.
If they attack you AGAIN." the little
girl asked, TREMENDOUSLY.
Senator Malone cuddled his daugh-
ter to his breast. He smiled tender
". Then he answered.:
"Weu In the army, l always knew
how to take care Of myself and my
command in the face Of the enemy.
and 1 tell you now, my little girl, that
your papa will know how to take care
of himself in the senate. Now, run
and get ready for dinner"
Comforted by his words, the child
went happily away. But her father
never had an opportunity to take care
Of himself, for not again was he at
tackled.
copyright, 1911, by e. J.. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.l
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
She Was the First Northern Person
to Draw Worldwide Attention to
That States Magnificent Gil
mate and Opportunities.

In the ~mid-spring of 1888, / was a
to run from Jacksonville, Fla, up the
st. Johns river to Stanford, located
at the end of steamboat navigation on
the river. To make the trip required
a journey lasting from about seven
o'clock in the evening until noon the
next day. Among the passengers was
E. K. Foster, Jr., son of a distin-
guished lawyer of New Haven, Conn,
who was in his early life a very prom
inent Republican and a warm personal
friend of Abraham Lincoln's. E.. K.
Foster, Jr., was one of the pioneers.
so tt speak, who went from the north
to Florida soon after the close OF the
Civil war. He foresaw the possibili-
ties of Florida as an orange produc-
Ing state and had made a venture IN
an orange plantation.
Around Mr.. Foster, on the steamers
deck, collected a number of the pas
sengers, who were much interested as
he pointed out various orange groves
that lined the banks of the river, told
of their ownership and spoke of some
of the difficulties which the early de-
velopment of the orange growing bust
ness in Florida had met with.
But the most interesting by far
of the orange groves upon the river
Mr.. Foster said, lis one that Is locat
ed near Mandarin. I never see il
without thinking of the extraordinary
significance associated with it's own
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
Great Senator From Vermont Never
Asked Patronage Except in h
Case of George P. Marsh, First
American Minister to Italy.

When the state of Vermont was rep
resented in the United States senate
by Justin S. Morrill,, who was the faith
er of the first protective tariff law
adopted by the Republican party. and
by George F. Edmunds, now eighty
three years of age, it had the unique
reputation of living up to the ideal of
senatorial duty. Neither Of the two
senators, during their service Of thir-
ty-one and twenty-five years respect
lively, took the slightest interest in
matters of political patronage. except
I'm one instance. They were not only
willing that questions of patronage
should be left to the members of the
lower house who represented Vermont;
they insisted upon it. In this connec
ton it is interesting to note that the
second and third elections Of Senator
Edmunds by the Vermont legisla'
ture came without a line Of CORE
spondence or a word of personal COM
:munication by or from him.
In new order to explain the excep-
ton that Senator Edumunds made in
his rigid rule regarding his n~on-partici-
patton in the question Of patronage,
there should be a brief recital OF a
little political history.
The new and united Kingdom of
Italy had been perfected between 1859
and 1861. One of the first diplomatic
questions brought to the attention OF
President Lincoln and Secretary of
State William H. Seward was this
Who, in all the United States, is the
best qualified to serve as the first min
irter from the United States to the
United Kingdom of Italy? Secretary
Seward was persuaded that a man o.
scholarly a~ttainments, as well as o.
some political activity, should be ap
pointed, and in line with this opinion
he finally recommended to P%residen
Lincoln the name of George P. Marsl
of Vermont. During most of the for
ties. Mr.. Marsh had been a membe
of congress-, from which he had re
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
ARE WITHOUT RURAL ROUTES
Washington Postoffice Department Not
Extending Rural Service az
Fast as Desired.

Raleigh-Petitions for the estab-
lishment of routes to be served from
the following points have never been
acted upon by the postofice depart
ment at Washington. Aberdeen. Adj
die, Aulander, Bear Greek, Bladen-
boro. B-ridgeWater, Brewers, Carbon
ten, Carpenter, Chape, Hill 2, Choco-
Winity, Cid 2, Clarendon, Clayton.
COfield, Columbia, Denton, Elizabeth
town, Ether, Fair Blut!, Farmer,
Forest City, ~Grandview, Hamlet,
Hillsboro, Jackson Springs, Knight
dale, McGrady, Maiden, Margaretts-
vile. Marion q, Mebane, Mechanic,
Merry Mount, Mica. Nebo 3, Newbern,
North Wilkesboro, Norwood. Par
mele, Pelham, Raeford, Ranger, Red
Springs. Richfield, Richards, Ridge
way, Riverdale, BOSNIAN, Round
Peak, Roxboro, Roxobel, shalotte,
Siler City 2, Sauls, Staley, Stovall.
Tomahawk, University, Wadesboro,
Warrentcn, Weaverville, Vests Mill,
Wilkesboro, Winston-Salem, Wise.
Considerable complaint has been
made that the department was not
extending the Hal service as fast as
was desired. Thousands of families
in North Carolina living in the rural
districts, who are entitled to receive
their mail daily, are not doing so be-
cause Of Mr.. Hichcock's economy
program.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
Mrs. Stowe Helped Florida

ership. It Is the grove that was
bought by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Within it stands her winter home, or
did as long ago as her health and that
of her husband, Professor Stowe, per-
mitted them to make the journey ev-
cry winter from New England to Flor
ida.
1.-THE special significance to which l
refer lies in the fact that Mrs. Stowe
was really the first person of the north
to fix the attention OF the north upon
the magnificent winter climate of
Florida and the opportunities that
were opening to that state to engage
in successful rivalry with the West
Indies and with Italy for command of
the market in the United States. for
oranges.
Others came to Florida from the
north before Mrs. Stowe did; 1t is
my recollection hat she bought the
orange grove and built the house
which stands in it's center abdul 18l
But the national. the
-W S>@of .f-.-5a
cause1, |GhoiceSorF4cr3da win
ter reslaen&e. and her enthusiastic be-
lief in{ the future Of the state as an
orange producing region, to FIX atten-
ton upon Florida.
"Her venture here, too, was Of
the first of the proofs offered to the
country and the world at large that
ultimately there would be complete
reconciliation between the north and
the south and that it would be due in
large part to the development Of the
RESOURCES of the South by~means of
northern capital. ,
When it became known that Mrs.
Stowe had bought this orange grove
many persons in the north said thJ7
she would be likely to suffer a godt
deal in the "a of social %ostracism
and by various other manifestations
which would show that in the south
she was looked upon as one of the
fomenters of the Civil wal through
the publication Of Uncle Toms Cab
In Mrs. Stowe, however, had not the
slightest apprehension on this score
She said she knew the people of the
south, was conscious of the fact tina,
they were warm-hearted, generous and
broad-minded, and so felt no anxiety
"She met with exactly the reception
she expected. She was welcomed b,
the people of Florida. She was treat
ed with respect, and after a Will,
there was general acknowledgment O
the fact that by coming to Florida
by thus calling attention to the posi-
bilities of the state as an orang'
growing community, she turned tn
tide in the state from the ebb of de
spair and decentralization towards tn,
food of prosperity which within a few
} years came to it.
But it is a little singular, isn't II
that Harriet Beecher Stowe, the AZ
J thor Of Uncle Toms Cabin shout
J have been the n person in all tn
United States to do that?"
Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edwards. A
Rights Reserved.) =
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
annual Meeting Builders Exchange.

annual Meeting Builders Exchange.
; The annual meeting of the Build
ers. Exchange will be held at Wrights-
Vile Beach, July 3. Mr. j. A. Jones
.of Charlotte is president of the ex-
CHANGE: Mr.. N. Underwood Of Dur
ham vice president, and Mr.. e. P.
Tineley of Charlotte, secretary and
. fro surer. Mr.. James R. McClam-
Iroch of Greensboro is chairman OF the
| entertainment committee n will
h.va charge of the social side of
the convention. The exchange has
,nu;+.d the South Carolina exchange
70 meet with them.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22

SA' iSV. n. Cay GuVdAA0,
Who has been assistant rector of
tthrist church parish and priest in
charge at St. Zavier's chapel, has
accepted the rectorship of Trinity
church, S~tatesvile, and will assume
his duties in Statesville the first Sun
day in July. He goes to succeed Rev.
E. A. Osborne, who goes to Char
lctte.
Asheville.-Among the arrests made
in May by the officers foi violation
of the revenue laws vas the famous
Quill Rose of Swain Ecounty. Quill
Rose is 70 years of hge and, until
arrested last month, had never been
before a United States court, although
it is said that he has been making
blockade liquor practically all of his
life.
Salisbury.-The Southside reel team
of this city, which made such splen-
did records at the Charlotte tourna-
tment, bringing home a goodly amount
of prize money, is to go to Columbia
next month to attend the South Caro-
lima State Firemen's association and
will enter the Interstate reel races
and anticipate giving the Palmetto
boys something to think about.
Statesville.-The good roads county
advisory board, composed of one man
from each township selected by the
voters at the time of the bond cleo.
ton last month, when $4OO, 900 was
voted for road improvement, has in.
structed the county commissioners to
employ Civil Engineer w. S. Falls, of
Frankllnton, as county engineer to
super1ntend the road building as pro.
v1ded in the road bond bill.
Wllmington.-Plans and specifca.
t1cns for the erection of the hand
some building by the Church of the
Good Shepherd has been received an6
1t IS thought that work on the build
ing will be begun in a short time anf
the house of worship ready for oc
cupancy within six months.
Charlotte.-One hundred and twelv,
young men who are seeking to lirac
tice medicine in North Carolinat az
sembled at O'Donoghue hall to tax
the final examination before the stat,
board. Many other states beside
North Carolina were representa-,
among the young men.
Lexington.-The Woman's Mission
airy Society of western North Care
lima conference closed the creates
annual meeting in it's history wit
election of officers. The society wi
meet next year with the First Metl
-oolst church of Gastonia.
Spring Hope.-W. S.. Pounds, bein
taken from Pawtucket, R. l., t
tampa, Fla, charged with bigamy, e
caped from a Seaboard train throug
the window at Norlina, and was CA
tured at Spring Hope by Chief 1
1Eollce Stallings. George A. Bell, th
Tampa officer, reached Spring Hop
a lew minutes after Pounds.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
OLD NORTH STATE NEWS
industrial Progress and Personal
Events Of Public Interest Noted
in Paragraphs.

Raleigh.-Governor Kitchin deliver
ID the address at the graduating ex-
ercises of the Virginia Military in
stitute at BlaSksburg, Va.
Monroe.-The County Bankers asso-
citation will hold its annual conven-
ton at Wrightsville Beach on the
9th and 10th of August.
Nashville.-Three negroes, Arthur
Taylor, John Sample, both charged
with larceny, and J. G.. Little, charged
with burglary, made their escape
from the Nashville jail.
Asheville.-Citizens here made Col.
Lusk a present OF a silver water
pitcher in token of their appreciation
of his vigorous prosecution of viola
tors of the prohibition laws.
Greensboro.-A one-armed negro
man almost succeeded in kidnapping
a blind colored woman from the coun-
ty home. The blind woman was very
much disappointed that her elopement
plans were frustrated by the officers.
Raleigh.-J. P. Smith, of Fayette-
vile, has been promoted from First
lieutenant, Company B, Third infan-
try, Raleigh, to captain in the ord
department of the Third regi-
ment.
MISUNDERSTANDING e. A..
Anderson of the gunboat Yorktown,
having passed his examination for
promotion, will become a captain
June IA. He is a native of Whining
ton.
Newton.-Catawba has improved
her roads no little by the contract
system and the "bug" is at work.
Talk of using the 2O-cent road tax to
carry a bond issue is being heard
nor and lore.
Farmville.-The two little two-year-
old children of Capt. Reddin Smith
and Mr.. Robert Barrett ate a box of
matches each, and were only saved
from death by the heroic work of the
doctor.
Greensboro.-Five thousand dollars
worth OF electric signs are to be con-
structed at an early date in equipping
the Proximity, Revolution and White
Oak mills. The electric lights will
be 81 arranged as to show at a long
distance the names of the mills.
Wilmington.-Dr. Charles T. Mes
bitt, elected city superintendent Of
health, is to receive a salary of ST.
600 la year and will have an assis-
tant who will receive 5000 a year.
Both are to give their entire time
to the work of the city.
Oxford.-The Singing Class from the
Oxford orphanage has started, on it's
second tour. The dsHand for he
i'd entertainment oSWhio ese
k~M Loc -~--nlA go
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
Franklin Voting Tax Districts.

Information comes to the. state de-
partment Of education from Superin.
tendent R. B. White of the Franklin
county public schools that another
local tax district has just been voted
by the people. 1t is for Cedar creek
district and the improved schools will
have three teachers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22

Eastern Star Lodge Acts NobIy.
The North Carolina Grand Chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star ad-
journed to meet next year in Hender-
scnville. The officers for the coming
year were elected and installed and
an official estimate showed the
amount pledged to the Masonic and
Eastern Star Home at Greensboro to
have been $1,000. This amount was
pledged in a short while, and the
pledges ranged from 81 to $500.
The appointive officers are: Grand
Ada, Miss Maggie Hester;e Grand
Kufn: MRS. nsweat; Grand Els
Their; Mrs. Lelie Godfrey; Grand
Elector, Mrs. Eugenia Taft; Grand
Warden, Mrs. Annie Hale; Grand Sem
tiEel. L. F. Fetnries; Grand Chaplain,
L. M. Clymer; Grand Organist, Miss
Laura M. Jones'; Grand Marshal, B.
F. Edwards; Fraternal Correspon-
dent, Mrs. Annie E.. Bynum.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
Tobacco Very Sorry in Pitt.

State Senator r. R. Cotton Of Pitt
county, says that the outlook in his
section is for only about a third of
a crop Of tobacco. The lack of rain
prevented the successful transplant
has been very dry, owing to the <
~ceptionally thorough preparation of
lands, there has been nothing like the
damage by drought to other crops
one would ordinarily expect he says.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
Life Worth Living in Moore.

That the Dewberry crop in the
Hoffman section of Moore county will
this season be especially successful
is the enthusiastic declaration of J..
w. Butler of Hoffman, who. is extern
.siVely interested in this comparative
prices On the northern markets, he
says, are holding well UP to SIS per
crate and it looks as if the market
will hold up to this for the whole sea-
son. Mr.. Butler says lands in his
section have increased i'll value the
past few years so that instead of no
market for them at SO cents per acre
they are bringing readily now from
SIS to $75 per acre.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1911-06-22
Auto Licenses Must be Renewed.

Auto Licenses Must be Renewed.
This is the month for the renewal
of the licenses and registrations of
automobiles in this state and it is es-
timated that there will have to be
not less than 10000 entries of one
of state before this work is over.
There are 1886 automobiles register
ed and all of these will have to pro-
cure renewals before July 1 or be
subject to penalties. The numbering
started at 100 and there is one mum
automobile owner in Charlotte and an
other and more "lucky' number sub
stituted after the machine had killed
one person and happened to a num-
Der of other serious mishaps. What
made the number 1913 more objec-
tionable to the gentleman to whom it
was allotted was the fact that the
registration was made and the license
issued on a Friday.
Grand Lodge Officers Eastern Star.
The Grand Lodge of the Eastern
Star, in sixth annual session here,
elected Mrs. Sallie M. Boettcher,
Elizabeth City, grand matron; DR.. S.
II. Lyle. Franklin, grand patron; Mrs
Florence r. Wilcox, Halifax, asso-
ciate grand matron; Rev. J. w. Row.
ell, Wingate, associate grand pa.
iron; Mrs. Mary C. Weatherly, Frank
~linville, grand secretary; Mrs. Emma
r. Siler, Siler City. grand treasurer;
Mrs. Kate Taylor, Winston; grand
iconductress, and Miss Vallie Sanders,
associate grand conductress.