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MMBqMHiaMI . " " ' '- ' ' ' . """""" : .1 fX'M rr rrr c3-r 7 I REMEMBER I THE ADVANCE-- - I OIC IIM t - M DOLLAR AHD FIFTY CENTS u izt: run ross Cash in Advance. -JOU WO UK "LET ALL THE EIS THOU AIHI'ST AT, ItE THV COUNTItV'S, TJIY GOD'S. AND TKVTIISV -to T2is errxes.- VOLUME 19 WILSOH. NORTH CM-OLINA, SEPT. 26, 1880. NUMBER 35 . 1 UK Vtiijml i-i 1 ) V AJN UK. "" - , .. .. . i BILL ARP'S LETTER ,; r the ri ; :. .fo. I. I l: (l ASStKJ.t 7 OA'. I,, find I'airiot "" i 1 1 intrcil .1 ml 1! eve ml 1'riends, patriots, countrymen iinw yon that there are l.SOO (ioMics buried at Fredericksburg .-mdederatu soldiers who fell in that great battle? Do yon kIMH tl'at tor twenty-six year.-? t!.,. u'-'l ladies of that city Is i vi' ';: re d for their graves f.nd k - t them fresh and grem, an.l hm' by one these faithful, 1. ,t )':c woman pass away their nr.-i't daughters take, tlieir pl-n'.'s iind say with the poet- "i ii li finn"! tlmvi-rs whilst siiiiiuh-i- insts ' i ii in-ii'iin ihy n:rnvo t" Do yon know that old father Time is fighting memory, nnd that tht wooden headboards tli.it uih rked the name and com pany and regiment are rapidly d.- iViiiir and that soon, very n.i,v. nil-' grave will not be k" Miilrnn another?' Do you kii.nr mat- mese graves cover the i'i.t. li!; an Eden or aparadise and southern money helps to beau- j tify and adorn them, and south- i era monej flows every year into the pockets: of their wid ows and orphans. Why, the marble gates to the national cemetery at Marietta cost i twelve thousand dollars. Just think ""of it. No-.v iet Georgia take a reasonable care of her own dead, and let all the South ern states do likewise. What would have become of them until now, had it not been for the good, kind, loving women of the land. For fifteen years 1 have watched, the ladies of Cassvifle. Old Cassville in our county once the lovliest vil lage of the plain the pride of tins Cherokee country, the st;at of learning with colleges and school and churches, the nursery of honor and truth, and innocence, but Cassville was destroyed by va ndal han is Cassville was burned and . i . J3 A - AT rt:ju 10 uie tcrounu 10 grainy the heartless heartof Sherrnan. L iia.ss.ed through it one moon-lih-ht iiiif fit not long after its t . . , , l.i -lli.l IIQ I TlUTMr TnriTUI T II non-'s oi patriots w?:o iian " ' little to lin'ht for save ,l )ve ui i 1 1 1 1 1 r y , and whose; f-imilifS r. ml Kindred were too poor to ! ri'liiovv them to t.hnir iivrn and j-,et-,'"'s. nomappy nomes sau una siieui uesoiain tm tn afar from home and tears FOR THE FARM. -:o:- M ATT E US OF INTEREST TO THE TILLERS OF THE SOIL. )r:finaf, Itorrmved, Stolen and Communicated Article on Farm nig. A farmer in Iredell took oyer eleven hundred pounda of hon ey fVom seven stands. There aro few avenues in which ener gy and attention pay a hand somer dividend than in raising honey. be ample; facilities lo meet all the demands for the. next crop if not for the present. The suc cessful outcome of this contest means not only independerce of jute combinations but an in creased demand for cotton to supply 40.000,000 or 50,000,(100 yards of bagging required to cover the crop. Wilmington Star- W'ho is there more noble, more free and independent than the intelligent farmer who owns nis nomesteaa, stocKea witnimina tnat me crop win ne. horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, poul- 'short in quantity. The acreage TOl'.ACCO NEWS. Reports froni the fine tobac co sections of Virginia and North Carolina correspond with the predictions made, to the ef fect that a food proportion of this year's crop will with fa vorable season's for cutting, housmg and curing, by line an 1 bright. But it must h lo-pt in THE MOUNTAINEER TUK KEVENUB OFFICER'S UE 0EP1TON BY HIM. The Music, of tfie Moonshiner on the Fiddle. try, fruit trees, vines and shrubs? Rutherfordton Banner. wild, weird scenes that remind ed me of1 Hood's haunted house the place seemed hauuted. No streets,5 no churches, no col- Meges, no happy homes all was ion. ut by and by the wanderers and flowers? Do you know that. amt P'1"" P &nel i' will take iuonev--,t rescue ! ters.a.id put the plowshares to mi and gathered up ttie dead them to their family burying ground, tii y with constrained to The statement is made that Dr. C. F. Panknin, a well known chemist of Charleston, is perfecting an invention for utilizing the bark of the ram?e plaut as a complete substitute for cotton, and a great revolu tion in the cottor industry is thus promised. an these graves front oblivion and replace their headPoards and iv ma i k t hem, so that the child may find the father who f ir victory with his life? Well, now let us respoii 1 to tii is appeal from those goon ladh'S and send them the money they ask for. I'MoUters orphans, sisters and comrades. (itm.se help us in our sacred work," they say. On dollar each grave will do it. I will take care of on3 ; won't you? Mrs. Arp says she will take care i f one for the sake of a dear brother who fell on the ieM. I'lease send me the moiu'y and I wit' forward it to Mrs. Barney the s-cretary of the Ladies Mftii.iri.il association, and it will not he wasted or mi-appli-el. May be "enough will come to mark them with a marble stone that will not decay. Who knows? Privates these sold'ers were, nearly all of them priv ates, but a life is a life, and the graves of patriots are all alike all of a size, and every soldier who foil was somebodys darling. I was thinking how nice it would be and how appropriate if every member of our legis lature would give a dollar. They will, I know, when they jee the appeal, for our neglect about such things is not in difference. Dr. Felton will and will Major Fonte who repre sent our county, and so will Col niel Harris, our senator and I believe that the hearts of the 'others are just .s tender and true and patriotic. Tiey may fuss and fret and quarrel over tie Olive bill and the lease. Some of them may get fighting mad about trifles and run off to Alabama and get lost in the woods, but they are all patriots and houor the memory of those who died for their country. In tact, it would seem reasonable that fighting men should give a double portion just to show their, exalted respect for per sonal honor and personal cour age. Wars are scarce now, and it is right hard on a fighting man that he has no chance to die for his country, and so the best he can do is to se,ek a chance to die for himself. Sir lax k l'allstaff complained that "line of his solditrs were affect lid with "the canker of a calm world and a long peace," and fiti'h Hunt says, "Exceeding peace hath made Ben Ahdem bold." i;ut I know some men in the legislature who have tfi.ite" enough, and so I think that Major Foute with his empty sleeve would be a good 2-ian to receive the money. lie 'jan one good aria left and an boiiest Land, and it will do him Wod to have the graves of his comrades fixed up. Ten dollars vrere sent by the Georgia home a"d this is all that has been f't'iit from Georgia. Mississippi moving right along and our v'reat leader, Jefferson Davis headed the list, with thirtv ' Mdrs.. The other states are responding and Georgia must m.t delay. Our own Tom Cobb I' ll in that battle, and if he was alive today this letter 'ould not have been written. II" would have given the whole amount himself. Don't you know that he would? Mr?. ''aruey will send a list Of our Georgia dead with the name nd the company and the regi ment, and I will have.it pu ti ns hed so that the kindred and b i'-nds can see it, and they can keep the paper as a record,, a witness, and hand it down to ''o'dren and grandchildren. jM'o nds, please send me a '"liar to a dead soldier, to pre- rv his name and his grave. A ill TaV VOll huclr Tucit i , M 4 J - - - uuivjui rj ( . ' v !'":'d ituntil you meet him on ''ie other shore and may be he have something -over there j"t you will need. Look at graveyards of those who miight against us. Se'e them at 'larifctta and Chatlauooga and Aderonville, and all around j!l on southern soil. They look iiairt i!,il y'Jt mey-iiave ', them and not a grove has la the surroundiug country 1 ' uried them, aud for years card for beeu neglected. A kind Providence has pros'pered that people and old Cassville has revived and fnow has schools and churches aud happy homes, once more. S-vevai hundred soldiers are i mjried there aud as often as the spring brings flowers there are enough loving hands to strewr them ou the graves and enough loving hearts to have memorial exercises. This is the way to keep patriotism alive and burning. Friends! patriots! country man ! Send me a dollar. I want an olii-b. I want to handle that money as a middle man. 1 want to open the letters and have Mis. Arp and children to look on evry day and say here is another and another and another Bili- Arp. If the cider vinegar produced in this county is dealt in to any appreciable extent by our mer- hants here, we are not aware f the fact. If there is such a elect in our home made vine gar as disqualifies it for compe- uion witn tue nortnern pro- iuct, let the defect be remedied and give to the Statt and coun ty that no small revenue which the abundant vinegar trade would yield. Greensboro Work man. 'IT'S A BUZ3-5AW- MONEY IX FABMINO. We have a dear friend who owned some years ago and does now, a large farm near the old town of, Bath that was. His land was so rich he could not possibly make cotton. He nev er ploughed the land to make corn, a hole was made for corn and it was never worked. fen barrels to the acre were gathered. In other sections this manner of growing corn used to be resorted to, and may still be We know that Dr. lobt Patterson, of Halifax Co., nephew of the late Bishop At kinson, averaged over 20 barrels of corn to the acre. Wilming ton Messenger. And Should bo Tackled Cautiously The man who unduly tam pers with a newspaper by pub lishing sensatioual articles cal culate'd to excite and mislead the public, whether for gain or for reputation, or for notoriety, or lor political enect, is a nui sance and a drag to profession al journalism, and a pest and stirrer of strife to the c jminu nity whose peace and best in terests he should have, sought to serve, a newspaper is powder magazine and the man behind it should not play reck lessly with firebrands. For ev.ry idle word, every, lie every indecent . thought, every slander, every profanity, utter ed by a newspaper thousands are sufferers thereby, and the judgment of all good people in this word is against it, and the judgment in the world to come it is awful to contemplate. An editor stands on slippery places in this life. Reidsville Review is below the average and then most of the plants though bright and silky, will bo light in weight. The !on rainy spell followed by dry weather, caused much of the tobacco , to "fire" on the hill, so that the ground leaves, burned up, and ninny planters have been cutting parts of their crops to sa ve them from complete loss by further firing. Others again have gath ered the bottom leaves that had begun tc "tire," strung them with twine upon tobacco sticks and cured them; afterwards sel ling them upon our market as "primings" at giod prices. DauvPle Register. Tiio dangers which miriouml the liv'es of revenue officials are seldom KofuMieil by touches of ligh ter hue, such as ailoru the pages of Joel Chandler Harris. Indeed, the men wiio have the hardihood atiu courage to hnnt for moonslnue whiskey among desperate in. ii, in.lilVeient alike to lite aud law, .ue not the nort to lie iutlueuc- (I by romances, the wild beauty ami grandeur of mountain Hcenery, r the amenities of a gentler pur suit. P.ut not stll are hucIi. In the period imme.liatel following the war many Northern officer made easy steps from army life to the in ternal revenue set rice. A8 depu ties, inspector, ami gangers tbey penetrated the Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia mountains, bringing !-ttarpl home to the mountaineer disrillers the strong hand of Fed eral Government. 'I was sent," said an army ofticer ! he otln r day, "lo hnnt, up a dis tiller by the name of Lilly, near King's Mo 'ntain. in South Caroli- a pi ice on the H .or. I barn dome blankets in my tmggv." " 'I haiu'i got anything for you or yer hos to at. ' 'That Is alright too. I hare oatu for the horse and hxl for int- aulfT "He finally gave a growling enn : Hent to my Ntaviue. I went nnr.- HOME CHAT. 722 u::rm aw tzs izzz:z. Til OVa UT FROM OUR A TzziLt ITHzh Txk t Lcrg TL.a 13 i:irf. Xortti Carolina farmers want to know where they can buy improved breeds of sheep, and if those persons who raise them would exhibit at the coming State Fair, October 14th, they will find many persons to buy and give them good prices. Stock is transported free of charge over the Railroads to and from the Fair, so that if tbey are not sold the farmer cannot loose and money in making a trial to sell improved heep. More of our farmers must be breeders of fine sheep and sell to those wishing to purchase and not let our people have money to send out of the State and pay high prices for what we can raise with profit. Durham Sun. r WANTED Td MEET HIS FEIEND " A Saltiaore Drummer "Who Was I-T:t Careful "Where he Stepped- Fred Ernest brings down this little morceau from Sheperds ton, W. Ya., where he has been spending his vacation. The village nine was practicing baseball on t,he common by ttie roadside. One of the players, a village Hercules, had thrown down his coat and vest. A Baltimore drmnmer was walking a long with a Shep herdstownian. "See we walk over the coat," said he in! a spirit of bravodo. Just as he put his foot ou the garment, young Hercules hit him above the ear, and the drummer fell down two rods off. . "Bring up your friend and iutroduce him," said the giant sarcastically to the drummer's companion. Wahington Post. Successful Business Men- lb Who are our most successful business men? Go out oa the street aud look them over. You won't find them meu wbo have pale, cheeks. They are not thin, emaciated men.' Thev are not nervous, irritable meu. Tuej are men whosei faces indicate robust health. Meu with good blood, aud plenty of it,. That's the secret of tin ir success A taan whose blood is '. hni and weak ; and poisoned with i.iiimiities is never aucces&ful hUe in" healthy neighbor. You cannot expect him to be, for with out nc.lt. strong, iioui Uhiug blood lb will oke Ifhe -'vim" tuid "push" which tiie mail must have who would succeed. Such meu should ii'-iH Dr. Pierce' i Golden lledical Discovery to ieslore then impover ished blood to its normal couuitiou. THE CAUSE OF PROSPERITY One of the editors who went on the Georgia farmers' and editors' expedition to Ohio writes the Atlanta Constitu tion that nine-tenths of the farms in Ohio are mortgaged, while in Georgia there are not more than one-third of the farmers in the same fix. The writer alludes to the fact that twenty-five years ago Georgia farmers lost nearly, if not quite 100,000,000 in property, but the Georgea farmer did net give it up. He went to work energetically to reconperate him?elf,and to-day the Georgia farmers, as a class, are prosper ous, acd becoming more go year by year. A liRIOHT FUTURE FOU TUE ALU ANCE. Never before have the far iners been. able to combine in associations as they have now done in the Alliance and kind red societies. Properly and ju diciously weilded there is a vast power for good in these organi zations. The result of the fh?ht against the jute "bagging trust has clearly shown that there is life and power in the resisting force which will enevitably gain the victory. It is also true that the early future will great ly extend the variety of South em products. The cultivation of jute and ramie, and the man ufacture of the fiber into such articles as it is adapted to, is only a matter of time, and a short time at that.. JJashyille Argonaut. Mde, unhonuMPd tu horne, fed aud cetbered him. Then I brought, in my blanKets and provisions. Lilly was woudering whether I was go iug to arrest buu or not, and bow. ed no sighed of melting.' "Mr. Lilly,' eaid I. -I wnt a drink of. peach brandy from I hat jug over under the tn-d." " llavent got anvhe muttered. u 'Oa, J en jou have. Yon peo ple always have ;. jug of K-ach brandy under the ud. aud it' mightv flue. I've heeu mimic all Ia, ;oid I'm iiuni v and ! hit sty Liltey finally went over to th pal let aud tdu-epi.shl) brought oni lh jug, Irntu uh cli I took a good dnuk. It wa fine old paeli uraa dy. t " '.Mr. Lill,' K..j,l I.. I h ive heard thai you were the rinst tiddler iu all South Carolina. 1 am veiy fond of inu-ic, ami would like lo bear jou play.' 'I had touched Lis roti hjot. ' 'Wall, I don't, pl.iv much by uuic. ue replied, out 1 l y Mltnpn " h'U the Ilrethren of th Juill are Think Ihq oiut Saving. KKMLSSIOX OF 8INH Mtt A HOl.LAB A YEAR. "Pay Die printer and tave your ."-KellU,, 51" now we .r.ow. ua, who was supposed 'o have soine4 "netiun s oui'n my Lead. 1 the wrier projeir routr with r r fiddle w'eu I hey Lotion' else doiiiV I have heard the great noha iata o1' the -vol hi from Oie I'.ull to A WONPKliH I. TlllM. is I.OVKK. A wonderful thing is clover. It means honey and cream; that is to say, industry and content ment; that i to say, the happy bees In pertfumed fields, and at the cottagb gate, old Bs, the bountiful chewing sitiisfac- tion'sj end, m-hat blessed twi- ight panse that like a benedic tion fall between ail tc.il and sleep; This clover mikes me dream of happy hours of child hood's rosy cheeks, of dimpled babes, of wholesome loving wives and honest men. of spring and biooks and vioiets, and all there is of painless joy and peaceful human life. A won derful word is. clover. Drop the "c" and have the happiest of mankind. Take away the "c" and "r aud you have the only thing that make.-) a heaven of this dull and barren earth. Cut off the "r" alone and there re mains a warm, deceitful bud that sweetens breath and keeps the peace in -countless homes whose masters frequent clubs. After all Bottom was right: Good bay, sweet hay, hath no fellow." By Col. Ingt rsoll. THOUGHTS FOU THE "MONTH. From the 10th of September to the middle of October, and from the 20th of February to the 20th of March, are the two seasons for sowing winter gras ses and clover. Which of the two to select depends of several circumstances. First, upon the weather which prevails in au tumn. If the latter part of summer and autumn have been hot and dry, so that the ground lacks moisture to considerable depths, and the rains which fall in the first 'mentioned pe riod are light, it is almost a waste of time and seed to sow grasses and clover then. Again, if the soil is easily heaved by frost, ana the winters in any locality very cold, it is better to defer sowing until spring. Asa iule, also, it is better to sow ratner wet Dnuoms in spring. But under opposite conditions, when the autumn is a wet one, and the soil and sub i-d to the iin-iet tt.it'rf among the reef. Atone side was the greeu Whiskey." ''You will have a hard time find ing hi in.' said the collector. 'No one h-:e kiio- exaeilv where hi 8 nl.ice l.-. It is ilk k iu tl.e pine woodf, miles from nn where. The only ili.-ci ip! ion I can give you is that he is the grea'est tiddler in South Carolina.' "I rode in the cars o within souk- fifreen mil s of the region where Lilly was fiipp.iM-d to be. flieu securing a hoi se and buggy some oats lot I he hore, several day's provisions lor I'.yself, 1 plung ed into the wood. It was late in the ufiein xiii when I started on my drive, a;d pronies over the rough road was sl indeed. One han dled ears ago tins country was more thickly settled than to-day. Though tins tegion Tarleton rode on his savage raio, burning farm houses and iron mrnaces on t'te French IJroad. to b at last bard hit and nearly amoiul.iied by Co loiu-l IVrgurson ;.ud !ii. mounted rang' is., armed with Keutnckv pea ri lies, at tne bittle of King's .Mountain. Mouse were a mle a part, and information was extract ed reluctantly as 'o Ldlv's where-aiio-.its. When incur, (V I was two mile? beoml tl:e last house 1 pased. 'I he road had degenera- 1 t slope of a mountain, on the other was a valley, whvnee came the steady murmur of rapid water, while beyond rose other bills, their blue sides datkeuing with tne eatuerinj night. ' I had atnuu ouciuoed to pass the night where I had stopiied There was no moon, lbe stars wete coining out fast Across the valley a twinkling hg' t i-hone from the window of some lar away cab in. I listened i itently. From miles away came t-'ie distant bark ing oi a dog ; then away off in an other uirection :ne paying oi a hotiud,so taint, it might have been from ano her world. Then all was stii', so still that my hoise whick etedfor companionship. Again 1 listened. This time the sound of a violin t;;'me to my ear. Only the high notes had pt nctratiou enough to reach the hearinj;, the rest be ing lost in the distance. I gained courage at once. Taking the horse bv the bridle I led him in the direc tion of the sound, along a pathway which ran obliquely np the moan tain from the road At every step I brushed aside mountaiu laurels aud rhododendrons, heavy with gorgeous blossoms aud dripping with whiskey si1l "The souud grew clearer. When a mile had passed it was apparent that the music came from a rough caltin built of puuclieon logs, with If any one of a biological torn of mind w.nta to Lava a large chunk of pore white fan he ought to go over and watch the monkeys in the Zoo. The monkey'e power of reasoning are limited, but he uses what tare him for all there ie in them. A gentle man rftfMntlv naaoju) In mn nrl. The development of the vari- narv flrnt mirmr -im, . ed resource of the South was foil back. It fell to the lot of nevrr o actlve-Goldsboro Ar- a lomr-Ulla nrnnkir with rn around his ears. He looked In have you bekx them? and got mad. It was the fir?t a r a I a ? m . a. aiuuuuia, town uas a;iarge vime ce uaa seen Llnueir, and deposit of petrified clams, the Imagined rival was eo dni That's nothing strange ; plen- d handsome that a rang of un ty of Nortli Carolina towns have voluntary Jealousy hot through them. Keidsville Ileview. TI1KY t;t:r WKI.I. "tiREASEP." It would be interesting to know how much cash the col ored engineers of the negro exodus movement are pocket ing by the transaction. Wil mington Star. Tell it not to the "exodus- the quadrumaneous bosom. He went on a hunt. Holding the glass very still he would sud d-nly jerk it down and lock for the rivaL rto rival. Tnen be held ihe glass very still and ducked his head quickly. The rival ducked as quickly as he did. Then he grew cunning. He would peep elyly. The glass was allowed THE NEIGHBORHOOD. -KE- TUE .F.MH OF TIIEADJOIS IS O WH " TICS. Jkutoldhv mmr F.rmthrr lUUir in TUrir I'ajter. mud-ilaiuiea chink-',, bacU among the ttees. A rail lnce sutrouudei ir I litre werA no iliii's tirAiin.l tin soil are inorougui y n-ei, a.uo uie j ;,i circumstance. Hitching the horse to the fence I drew my I'.y the use of purifier arid buil this great blood Uei-up ot the sys tem, they may put themselves m a condition which will enable tkem to win the success they are anxious to achieve. FIGHTING THE TRUST. The cotton planters of the South are making a determined fight against the jute bagging trust, and with the uncomprom ising spirit which they show aud the unity of action mani fested it is a question of only a little time when the jute trust will be driven- to the wall and the planters masters of the sit uation. With the factories now in operation making cotton bagging, the pine fibre facto ries, and other factories, that will be established there will winters are excessively cold fall sowings are decidedly pre ferable to those of epring. When fall sowings are possible, they are better, because during winter and spring the ground is usually wet and soft, and the roots can penetrato deep into the soil, and the plants estab lish themselves well before tbe heat of summer. Summer is the trying time with winter grasses and clover. Spring sow ing are very apt to die out then, especially, if they are held back by dry weather. Spring sowings on bottom land will not suffer from this cause. Again, fall sown plants get better possession of the land, and are not so easily crowded out by weeds. The latter start growth mainly in spring and early summer, and, therefore, get almost an equal start, with the spring sowings. They draw upon the soil not for food onl, but for moisture also, and ex haustion of the latter is the chief source of injury. The shading of grass and clover by weeds would be a goodthing if the weeds did nothing but shade; but they will exhaust the supply of food ana moist ure, and the harm thus done is greater than the benefit of the shade they supply. Southern Farmer. To Mothcrs- For upwards of iilty years "Mus. WlNSJvOW'S SoorniN.; Svi:t i'" has been used by millions of mothers for their children while teething with nereri failing safety and sue cess. It soothes the child, softens tre gums, allays all pain, regulates the boweld, cures wind cOl c and is the best remedy for diarrbou. ; "Mrs Winslov's SooTinxaj SYRUP" is for tale by diuggist in j every part of the woild. Price '2o h cents a bottle revolver and walked softly toward hut. The door was ajar and I step ped iu. li was a rough interior In one corner was a pallet. Two split-bottomed chairs were at ne side. Iu the center was a rude table. A rill e and a shotgun lean ed in auother corner. One end t of the room was nearly tilled by stone fireplace, in which a ruddy fire burned. The air was chilly out side. Iu one end of the lire place a blazing knot of lightwooc' thtew a bright glare into the room And on the hearth prouchpd a ::auur, wid-lookiug, long-haired and shaggy monu'.aineer, (.rawing his bow across a hddle and triug to pick out note oy note the score of a ragged sheet of music, propped agaiust a stool, lie was evidently learning a new piece ''P has always been a policy of mine never to show the slightest sign of fear or appreciation of dan ger with these people. It has Pav ed me a world of trouble, if not my hie- Throwing myself, as it were on their confluence they have al ways taken tiio at ray wmp and act,. 1 pur. my revolver in a side side pocket noiselessly crossed the lio r. So inteut was the playor on liii- music that my presence as not felt. J put. my baud on his shoulder and said : ' Is your name Lilly t 'He jumped to his feet l:ke a shot cat. "Yho in the h 1 are you!' be exclaimed, trying to pass me in direction of his nlle. "'Oil, that's all alright, I replied putting out my band. '1 am Maj. T , of the internal revenue ser vec I beam you have some whiskey you wanted ganged, .aryl have came over to see about.' "He eved me silently and with suspicion. "It is lale- I continued, 'and we can't gauce it until morning, so I will have to ask permission to stay with you ad nigtit." " 'I've no place to put you,' sajd he surlily.' 'Ob, I don't want any tb iug hat Uemneji, but I nter have been so affected as b, the nliviii? of (hat Wild moonshiner tld.lli.r .l vtng's Mountain. He was a na tural musican. It was a oitestion whether any attempt at training might not have mined hi natural talenr, is tie was illiterate and :g noraut; mus'c he brought from -Ids tohn was wildly lu-aut ;'al. It reabhed of the woods and m inntain aud was grand. 1 could hear the lglnngel the pine trees; I could leel the spirit of the mountain. Every bird gave up i's note to bu medley; every beast growled or w hisi led Irom bis bnr. "I'll thess tel! r' at the mocker slugs w'en i :i: de is d Id. "The violin gve out, the plain tive trissUIabie c.etic noU's of the whipiKHHw ill mingled with soltcr harmony which ran in and out ot heme like a biook threading its um'ulatiitg bank'. Iv.ny sad voice bird of uight sa:i it song with a power and precision that thrilled me through and through. The tone grew heavier. The harsh rattle of the night-hawk blended tb the hooting tarmolo of the horued owl, aud tbe rawing ol crows merged imperceptibly in'.o the piercing scream of the bald ea gle. Theu with a shght pause came tbe Duty uotes which poet give to the dying wau, eilvcry aud melodicu i tH'joud description: and all was still. I wan silent with emotion. "Lilly w.i3 the first to break the silence. He had seen with quiet satisfaction the spell which the music bad wrought upon me, and recognized a sympathetic spirit. Now major, said he, 'we II thess try yer provender.' So say- ing he tell to and ate the corned beef, ham aud bread with which 1 was amply provided, and 1 was not a whit behind him. After sat sfying our hunger we tell into con versation. 1 learned that he was the youngest oi ten biot ti ers who had entered Ihe Uoufedet ate army, all in one company. "How did they call Ihe roll ou vonf I ask. lhes filled, Lilly, one, Iwo, time, air soon up to ten. "How many of y'ou came out live.' "They was six ez staid' he an swered Mguilieamly. "lie insisted on my sharing hi palet. 1 preleired Ihe floor, bat could uot well resist his importuni ties. In the morning be sNowid me his still aud stock of w biskpy, "Where do you send this Y ''.Sow bar. The folks t lies come iu from around yer with tlieir jug. ' l)otf t you ship auy of it awa ' 'Not er drap.' "It gauges very high. It is loo good whiskey. You ought to put a quart of water to every gallon of It ami reduoe it strength. "He didn't believe in that. Tint was all the whisky he had. Ir wi:s a small still ami 1 let him oil' as easily asposihl. As 1 was going away he brought ont a gallon jug of peach brandy and lin ked it iu'o the tail of the lnKt!. 'Major.' said he, 'you're the fust d m Yankee I vt cottoned lo, I like ye. Ef you ever come tins way agin come and see nie.'' ters,' but Kansas has m law 10 ll1 Imperceptibly to one that preveut marrying between el5e It was of no avaiL Theo the blacks aud whites. It is lDe monkey reached one of its a new law and found necessary hairy paws up to the glast- and lo prelect society. WTlming- maaea suaaeu enaven bemnail. ton Messenger. IXtogsme. That monkey brain was doing great work. It was - X' - I I I . . ukason K.Not t.ii. poiiunic laonaey wuo was Kev.CF.Sherrill of Lenoir fonPIrnS .the appart wants to know why the State courts are not opened 'with prayer. Because the conven tion that nominated Billey Ma- hone was opened with prayer. aud that's good enough reason for any Christian. Charlotte Chronicle. THE I.AW MI ST HE RESPECTED. If North Carolina iutends to assert her power, aud to main tain her dignity, no alterna tive is left. Iaws must be en acted to deter lynching. It would be next to Impossible to tion. It was evident that the monkey In the glas-t was au ac tive dodger, that ha couldn't be caught by activity. lie must be trapped by strategy. 1'Iac ing the la?s on the floor of the monkey pressed it firmly to be sure nothing could be beneath 11. He pointed a finger, so did the other. utnbr one grin ned chatted and frowned; like wise did number two. It was no use. It was as if a human beln were confronted withuodisputed evidence of the existence of a fourth dimension iu epace. and were tryimr to couvictamoD oi murder; but I mentilly grasp a conception of wtiolesome statute would be its exact significance. But tb that sequestrating the property ecru philosopher never said snr- ui an uiose enkraea in anv I render. After hia irnv miup lynching. Charlotte Chronicle. I had rested a bit he picked up the glass and looked again. what they keceive. There was that fame old mon- Ooe of the country papers! key, looking very thoughtful coming to our table says it is a I aua morose., lie held htm a tendency among young men to I prisoner against his stomach leave North Carolina and tro to I and carefully ptokod tbe tiu other States, We once heard a I fo11 a the hack of the glass. promising man say. there is A nis did not reveal the prison nothing for .young men in this I er- lut he was equal to the State: tbey must no somewhere I Imergency. That Infernal toon else. -What for? Generally to key he argued, was evidently be disappointed in the vain ex- between the back and front of pectation of something better the glass. He might be flatter than their own State affords. I than a pancake, but there he lialeigh Progressive Farmer. A long black finger work ed around to the rear of the en- a a a.m how mr. rEARsox looks. emy. a vicious enaicn witn a On seeing Mr. Pearson in the f Tm7 5,eInilL Th1 fetched nulrit. our flret tbouzht wan mm- -ine monaey enowed up one of comparison, "He made with a 6tralt "rr,89 the us think of Alexander II Stenh- nose. Another! TLj pit of his ens " a that rHatlnnlahprl mjetomach wajJ gone VH fOUr ti stfttMrnan RnnprAii wrn fingers at once. That monkey he sat as president of 1ked like Kilraln after the tha where the writer first saw him in 18G2. That famous little orator weighed about one hun dred pounds in his palmiest days. vVe suppose Mr. Pear son's weight is very little above pne hundred pounds. Ashe ville Journal. ILm kr Wt tH-u m n.lMih. Tbe Toloro lire JSk na jetfnlay a grand ot.. Tb tti-rtitig at the Dptkt rhn: ti ta uuirnz to intrrt and promts to ,i tnutt gowL Sevrral bare prx.friM-l ootitrrkK and notntter of Aibrw at !oitnt. Tbe rapetios t( tbe board to bold ootnjtiUr arataatioa for rhUrhi hiIk- Agrlcultnral and Slerbanic ollegi haa leen post from t hf ;rtb, to JYidsy, the :;tb iaM. II .S..4-I..I, f .int. S Irt.lWW. I. '. tVmrt ootivcoes in yew IJenif Oi'Sotter li h. ThTe t only ou- vacant tore la town. Thrtv rr very lew cases to l ltiel in litvtie vantr noatt thi Mr. Jolm! Patrick, u buildiur a w arrhotivc j,t u, crrtk for tbe Mamt-r t'idi. Cpt- J. M. CankadJra, of tlia pUir, b r'igbt cre of tbe Caetf tic ne ever naw. Comne'rrit judc- y it trill jield froa JO to Ml lul..-ls to the a rr. Suiwtkh nmrt trill w-t her cm tk-ioiM-r llth.Jodg !Wjkin pre- Faruirrn of I'. lreootubf hire t-artnl more ht tUu er than ever before Lfjrlle Ihici-n. near illl- lrml, ,xjt Um a xery ralaable Inring louse Itone t 1 1 cS naggers. lIgi-otDle can Imait an tnanr blKle eoltii ms ma he found la the hu The l a r trill prore tbia assertion. With the iwbttrr and tha Lpiscopil Convention notb here next spring, rhu-ken an 1 etz ill nmniand a gd pnc'. TrtMi liatirsT. -l, J. CJ. Sizer, rr aiUnt tele. graph ojtetator a this plaop. wbsle attempting to m nd a tnesfcage Sunday during the Mora rewired a severe stuna and anortcb on bis Land. It doea not pjy to keep poor stock or cattle of any kind. It re. quires an much to feed one as tbe other. Taking in romuderation tbe difference to tbe yield any eni- ble man can readily ?e tLe leak. Mr. M: 1L vVetberbee. brioz about six o.ib from toa. mxM aroused by some Joce striking matches io an adjoining room last Saturday night. He jam jh1 op, seized bis gun and runted in aod struck tbe man on the bead, felling him to the floor aud inflicting a serious wound. 1 he man wa Ja. Denton, his overseer. Confederate Senate thirty-second round. He Lad mm. in less in an a minute that monkey, who had so fool ishly invited destruction, was annihilated. The ecru monkey had what was left of the mirror in the straw, and went off in triumph to hang from the perch by the tip of his gen d'arme blue tail. ll ashington Post. LET THEM ;. We hope no more obstructions will be thrown in the way of the departure of the negroes than ehall be imperatively nec essary to prevent violations of contracts and losses by Indebt edness. In naying this we have no other feeling for the colored people than those wi.icti spring from genuine hiudoe.- aud sympathy and appreciation.- Wilmington Messenger. Tridei Vivt- rh. A letter from Fairfax, N. C, to the Chicago Times, is calcu lated to make one real I re that this is a large country and that administration of the law de pends very much upon locality This correspondent gives an in teresting account of a "swap ping match" la the epar.ely settled plain between the Smoky and Vautebela moun tains. The "swaps" of these Ignorant clay eaters include not It is high time that the evil I only horses, mules, dotfs. sheep of useless and unnecessary and coons, but wives. Half a t HAt.t KM.INO JL'RORK. Stay at Ilcno. "Taking everything Into con. aideration, pro an con, I woiild not advise any North Carolina boy of steady habits, etc., to come to Texas. Stay at-home and use your energies towards building up your native State, and if you are anxious to get into a thriving town go to work at your home and make that the place, and I II guarautee if you will use the same exertions in North Carolina as you would have to use in Texas you can do as much or more there 'than you can here." Chas. J. Grego ry, a former North Carolinian, but now of Texas, in the Oxford Public Ledger. dial lenges of jurors should be abated. It tbe jury system I to indure must be constituted In accordance with the spir it of tbe age, and intelligence -must characterize its opera-tion-. Important functions that involve life, liberty, and propel ty must not be relegated to stolid uiiltitelligencc, and If the delay in obtaining a jury for the Cronin trial lead to a change of the reprehensible practice referred to that delay will not have been In vain. lhirhain Sun. Kniacky Chiyalry- the Doctor "Well, how' aue this morning ?" Col-Bluegrass (on a .visit to Ohio) "I'm better, but wife is worse. 'Whose, eh ! Did she take that quiuino and whiskey prescribed ?" f'Vell er you see, doctor, I thought, beiug only a woman, the might not be able to stand it as well as a man, you know; and so she took the quinine and I took the whiskey." doieu wives were swapped without any apparent idea of either the illegality or the Im morality Involved, and other than wives being regarded as secondary to other property, the correspondent said the bar gaining was conducted with about the same amount of dickering as a couple of north ern farmers would expend on the trade of a few porkers or sheep. Washington Post. (This is, we suppose.only oneot tbe numerous yarns they tell on us. Ed) Joe Caldwell's Snake Ctcry- The children of Mr. John Maxwell, of Chambersburg township, some days ago had fire to a hallow log, and hear iug a movement in it, ran and told their father. He went to it and found in it a copper headed snake with 13 youotr, all of which he killed. Among them were a uuinter of worm like objects, each several inches long with white tips to the ends of their talis. (We hardly ever tell a snake story but when we undertake one we want it to be a good one.) Statesville landmark. An Kdjecombe, N. C, farmer shipped over a thousand barrels of Irish potatoes from fifteen acres. So"lIil X k lH-niifl. S On last Thursday 13th, at fi0 p. m. at the borne ot the bride. Miss Leu a Ilyuian, ol J.V ra, was married to Mr. O. Jl .'. rrr, of Norfolk, Va. On Monday DJg it !'. ritiieut met and orgaoiM-d .'t--i. company tol build a bote, ?O l ol stock already sulmcntM-d. Tbe baildiog 111 cout fllMKMI Death of Kdwin li.ntd On Last Sunday morning 1Mb, at the borne of bis lather, on tbe Oraffin farm near Koanokw rirr. this vonoe man died of hiiuorrbas'c ferer, after an ill tu-NMOl four days. De ceased mas attoul 16 years and four mouths old, a young man of trong wt-rs "Mb phy meal and intellectual. Mr, D. !ltnotidr-ou showed ot teoetitly a sample .l bis tee syrup bcb be is making from tbe Orange csue. l!e has rstsed a quantity of it thi tear, has pur chased mill. ba in evaparalor, an is repate t n.ke op tbe cane crop lor lbe cmnundy. His ytup . line. Thi is a more in tbe tijjUt direction. -jeaJJy if tbe Ure-ftn trill take bold if tbe . ma'ter and raie Ilmr sjtup at home. It i c teajs r than baying IL We leartl through "ar KefieLl corrr-potidetit tld tn the Uarct district, Mr. Cartu is luilJitig large li-k st. walls nearly com pa led. Mr.J.T. rxiyisjo it a!o buiUling a line Mote. Mer.Sta , Popf ud Da ki ta dl .'.ti cotn plete Ibeir stotes. Mr. V. A. Wbitaker l'l bu Id an oHine Where llir I.Urknuth lop otuod. Tbe old waro-houM! wbu b '.o in front of Dr. V Intrtet'ii ftables bS teea iranK-.i, wbch Ik a great Improve ment cn that stteL. Mr. li. JJ. IlsuisM,n bas moved into town, occupying tie 11. llond brmxe. There i only one vacant bouse to tbe town. s:aisa Ttrzz; lid. 1 Economize, young men; lay by a little money for a rainy day. You can appreciate its use when you come to need it. How much better you feel when yon have money In your pocket than when you have to ask a favor of another man. Pay your debts and save the surplus. Pursue the sensible course and enjoy the happiness which It will afford. Keids ville Weekly. Osly a gigltaCrtilta, A St Louis man wants a di vorce because his wife snores, whistles, smokes and swears. She evidently made a mbtake in being a woman.- -Wilmington Star. e.. .v f,d Sionx in pftnouncied Sons, there fore Sion woold W f "'noar'vl Soo. Kye is pronoutioej -I, and tbi is pronounced as though it sjielt -side." Yh Sio ojr-et k4 woo 'd lie regsrdel a a mnt peca bar way tf spelling .nicide. it la . an ugly thing bot-r jou spell it, yet thousand of women are prac tically guilty oi ii. nay anr aaj, week alter eek. tbey etidore tbst doll pain iu tbe t4ck,tbst terrible dic;T'u dn M-tKtton tbat tells ol eakneii and fondional liMrdt-r, and do a'Mlu:elr not Ling to effect a enre. In a few years a broken brarted bu1wd and mot bet Wa tbildr. n i'l follow Ler to the crate. Fa!- debejrey pre vrutootiultirg 4 j.linc:3, bat even tht i titt tir--.xy . Dr. Piertx-V Fatorite Ptfacriptioo baa curel ihouanuti of such vomtn. To Koflrr and to dw when tbia sronld cuie her pain,i cnnjiuksble Saifide. It Is -narsnteei to gfe satisfaction, or money paid for it refunded.