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VOL. XXL
WE L DON, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 2.c, 1891.
NO. 43.
IULIUGII LETTER
LKGISI.ATIVK PROCEEDINGS AND
IXTEKEST.
One of the most important measures
ihiuli bits passed the House during the
week was 1111 act requiring labor
past
ijents to pay m; thousand dollars for li
(ense in oaeh county in which lie elicits,
,od if such a'iit solicits without such a
licenw he renders himself liable to a fine
0f a thou-auJ dollar and imprisonment
for term of years in the penitentiary.
It wiil no doubt pass the Senate, and it
js believed it will prohibit further dis
turbanccs of labor and prevent any more
delusion of ignorant people by misrepre
sentation?. The is identical in language
with that of the Slate of Georgia whieh
has already stood the test of the courts.
The Pharmaceutical society brought
up for the consideration of the General
Assembly some days ago a bill forbidding
practicing physicians from compounding
drus fur sale unless they had stood au
examination before theBoard of Pharma
cy. The bill does not prevent physicians
from mixing their own prescriptions and
dues not apply to towns of less than five
hundred population. The bill has passed
both houses and will go into effect on the
first day of January next.
The bill imposing a tax of twenty five
cents upon every ton of guano sold in
the State Ins become a law. It is esti
mated that the levctme from this tax will
amount to about SKIJlllO this year and
ilwut SJS.OOII annually alioi ward. This
tax will be used for the purpose of ana
Iviiug the various btands of fertiliz es
"Mil in the State and the neeee-sary ma
chinery for enforcing the tax. The U.
8. Supremo court has held that such a
tax could be used only for these pur
poses.
This Legislature has enacted a law
which will enable the Directors of the
Western Insane Asylum at Morganton to
make provision for iuebriates. This docs
not entail any additional expense because
such changes us may be needed can be
made without using any ' the annual
appropriation unwoven f r the current
censes of the Institution. Neither
will there bo any encroachment upon the
spce 8t-t apart for insane patients, but
will rather increase its capacity. The
law allows inebriates to enter the hospi
tal voluntarily and it provides for their
betuir taken there in the same way as is
Dow provided for insane persons. The
W of board of iuebriates w II have to bo
paid by them or their friends, but the
cost will not exceed eight or ten dollars
per month. There was no opposition to
the bill.
A petition numerously signed has been
Bent up from Enfield asking the abolition
o' cotton weighers in that town. It has
bom piesented in the House and referred
the committee on Propositions and
Grievances for consideration. The Leg
islature is not disposed to act hastily upon
any subject and committees carefully
scrutinize everything sent before them.
The law establishing these cotton weigh
ers was passed jn jasi.
On Fri Jay u little excitement was cre
eled in the House upon resolutions in
structing our Senators and lteprescnta
t,ves to oppose the passage of the Force
hill. Mr. Pritehard, Republican, f.oiu
Madison county, who by the way was the
R"Pbliean candidate for Lieutenant
Governor iu 1SS3, made a speech against
lbe passage of the resolutions. He was
beautifully and fully answered by Messrs.
Peebles, Skinner and others who were
frcrl"cntly applauded. Mr. Pritehard
's told very plainly that intelligence,
health and morality would rule North
Carolina in spite yf every force which
could be passed by Congress and every
tayonet whieh the War Department can
muster.
The committee on Public Printing
Friday morning reported that the prices
Paid by the State could not be changed
"copt by act of the General Assembly
because they were absolutely fixed by
The coinmittje also reported that
" was impracticable to let out the con
tract to the lowest bidder, and that the
prices at present paid are fair and just to
the State and that the Public Printer
does work commensurate with the pay he
receives. This report was made alter as
thorough an examination as the commit
tee could make by private inquiries and
hearing statements by practical printers
familiar with the State printing but who
are not affected directly by the prices
paid by the State They stated that their
wages were low enough now, but that a
reduction in prices would neces
sarily result in a corresponding reduction
to those who stood at the ease. It was
said by Mr. Ashe that if the contract were
awarded the contract at the price at which
he offered to take it eighty-five percent,
of the prices now paid the prices paid
compositors would not be reduced, but
the preponderance of evidence before the
committee convinced it that compositors
would in all probability receive smaller
wages. The committee's report was
adopted with no opposition except on the
part of the Republican members. The
prices now paid for State printing have
been those fixed by law ever since about
1878, and the fixing thorn was drawn by
Mr. Ashe himself.
The caucus lias completed a Railroad
Commission bill and it has been intro
duced in the Senate. It is now before
the joint select committee on Railroad
Commission who is at work upon it seek
ing to supply such omissions as may in
itsjudgineiit bo needed. The bill thus
far has 11. i features different from such
laws now iu operation in other States.
The biit fixes the number. of Commission
ers at three and the salaries at 2,1)00.
They an; to be elected by the Legislature
and the terms will be six years, except
that thosi (ir.st elected shall bo two, four
and six years, so that one Commissioner
will be elected by each Legislature. Til
Legislature also names the Chairman of
the Commission. The Secretary's salary
is 1,200. As the bill now stands no
person is eligible as Commissioner who
has been a paid attorney of any company
included iu the bill within twelve months
next preceding his election to such office.
Petitions have been presented asjciug a
law prohibiting the sale of liquors within
three miles of Weaver's chapel, near
Littleton, and within five miles of Harriss
chapel in Uriukleyville township. Peti
tions in opposition have also been pre
sented in both cases.
BIG PENSIONS.
CASES WU EKE THE BACK PAT COMB IX
A CIIf.NK.
One of the biggest peusiou allowances
made to disabled private soldiers of the
war of the rebellion has recently been se
cured by John John Jones of the town
of llichlicld, N. V. Jones belonged to
a New York regiment of volunteers.
He claimed a pi n-ion on the ground
that at the battle of Ohancellorsville the
explosion of muskets or cannon caused
inflammation of his eyes, which has since
terminated in total blindness. He is al
lowed 872 a month during life, with
Sir,S'.!t; 27 back pay
A pension allowance only a trifle less
has been awarded to amn her blind vete
ran of the ranks Henry Wrighter, of
the town of Windsor, X. V. He served
iu u Ptuiisylvania regiment, and while on
a long march suffered a sunstroke, which
caused total blindness. He has been
awarded $l.'i,750 arrears and 72 dollars
a mouth. The veteran has a passion for
hoises, an 1 his first move after getting
the check for his back pay was to pay
5,500 for a farm and then to stock it
with twenty-two horses and fourteen sets
of harness at a cost of nearly as much
uiore. Washington Star.
The Rev. Geo. II. Thayer, of Hour
bon, Ind., says: 'T.oth myself and wife
owe our lives to Shiloh's Consumption
Cure. For sale at W. M. Cohen's drug
store.
Are you miserable by Indigestion,
Constipation, Dizziness, Loss of Appetite,
Yellow kin? Shiloh's Vh i'iz r is a
positive cine. For sale by . M. Cohen.
A COW'S BLACK MILK.
SINGULAR HABIT OF AN OTHEUWISK
WELL DISPOSED BOVINE.
Rupert Ilansborough, a leather dealer
of Chillieothe, Ohio, is the possessor of a
natural curiosity in the shape of a cow
which gives black milk. She is on Mr.
Hausborough's model farm, situated a
few miles out of town, andean bo seen
ut any time grazing in his pasture, and
at milking time her singular yield will
be shown any one desiring to behold it.
Of mixed breed, Jersey and Durham,
with a strain of Ayrshire, she was calved
00 the farm and was the sceo'id born to
her mother, whose milk presented no pe
culiarity, and whoso calf, a heifer, too,
still gives an abundance of natural tinted
milk.
Mollie, as she is called, is a pretty lit
tle cow, with something uuusual in her
appearance, and has borne already five
young, which have thriven well ou her
milk. It produces a fair amount of
cream, which is a trifle lighter in color, and
which, when churned, makes butter reseui
ling coal tar, but as palpatable as though
of golden yellow. Mr. Ilansborough says
that at first they were afraid to drink or
use the milk iu any way, but, overcoming
their prejudice, now enjoy it as any other.
He has received numbers of offers for
her, both from the proprietors of mu
seums and stockmen, but declined them
from hopes that she will transmit her
peculiarity to somi of her prhgeney.
Chemists iu Richmond and Washington
have analyzed the milk, both fresh and
made into butter, but declare that they
caii detect uothiug to nwniPt for its
sable color, but attribute it to some uni
que coloring pigment in the corpuscles of
her bio id. Detroit Tribune.
THERESACOOD STOMACH
A I1ABY AT MT. AIUV WHO SWALLOWED
A WHOLE SKYVINU BASKET.
Leo, the eleven months-old baby of
Oscar M. Spurrier, register of Mt. Airy
district, swallowed a number of needles,
pins, buttons, etc ; on Saturday morning
last while Mis. Spurrier was doing her
usual cleaning up for Sunday. About
10 o'clock she placed the little fellow in
an adjoiniug room on the floor to play
while she did her work. She gave him
a glance quite often to see that he did
not get near the stove. She saw that he
was quiet and contented beyond the table
and considered him quite safe from harm
She did not uotice that he had pulled off
the table spread, with the sewing basket
on it. The little fellow swallowed paper,
buttons, tacks, and even took pins from a
paper and swallowed them without cou -plaining.
The mother later on discov
ered what had been done. She examined
his mouth and found uothiug in it, and
felt sure that he had not swallowed any
thing until about 0' o'clock in the uftci
noon, when the child cried with pain, and
emitted from its mouth a number of but
tons and pins. Dr. Run Todd was im
mediately sent for, and could uot do any
thing much beyond giving an emetic
and letting nature take its course. With
in thirty-six hours afterwards the little
fellow had emitted thirty-six various ar
ticles. They had to keep moving the li'
tle fellow almost constantly and he bore
the pain heroically, senrccly crying. At
8 o'clock this morning he was quiet
ly sleeping, and it is hoped that the
worst is over.
Here is a list of the things he swallow
ed: 18 pins.
4 needles.
8 lacks (tinned).
7 wads or parades of paper.
2 wads or particles of muslin.
8 china buttons.
1 vest buttou.
4 pearl buttons.
1 shoe button.
1 piece ol bark.
5 pieces of cork.
1 piece f feather.
1 piece of match.
1 shank buttou.
1 brass pants button.
2 pice of chips.
1 pi 'c u. Vu pod e .Men.
Richmond Slate.
HE KISSED THE SERVANT
the mistake which is m ak i ntl one
ok Louisville's swells misera
ble. One of the sweetest ami prettiest of
I his year's debutantes has been engaged
fin over a month to a well known society
man. Not a night passes that he docs
not call to see her, and she generally meets
iiini ut the door with a kiss and an affec
tionate embrace, which he always returns
with interest.
A few nights ago he had a very dis
agreeable adventure. He did not tell it
on himself, but the young lady told a
bosom liieiid, who told another friend,
and so it weut until it finally reached the
ears of a town talker. The night was
cold and disagreeable. He had au en
gagement at 8 o'clock, so he went to the
home of his fiancee earlier than usual.
He reached the door and found that the
gas had uot been lighted.
The bell was pulled. A light and airy
step was heard flipping lightly down the
steps, and his heart beat rapidly as he
thought of those dear arms that would
around his neck iu a lew short seconds.
The door was thrown open. His arms
were thrown around her fair neck. He
placed his hand gently under her chin,
raised it and imprinted several kisses
upon her lips. He was rather surprised
that his kisses had not met with their
usual response.
The door was closed, his overcoat re
moved ami lie turned, struck a match
and lit the gas Ho then turned to take
his sweetheart again in his arms, when he
was horrified to see the black house girl
instead of his sweetheart. At the same
time a merry laugh floated down the
steps. He rushed for the parlor and hid
himself. His life is being made misera
ble ever since the joke became public.
Louisville Post.
A LOVE SCRAP.
Judge Ilyland, of Galena, was rumag
iug iu his pocket-book the other day, and
out dropped a torn and woru scrap of
print. We picked it up aud read it to
him, when he admitted that he had car
lied it in his pocket for many years. lie
said he must have hid it away when he
was a gay young widower. Here it is:
Til E ART OK LOVE MAKISO.
"All women profess to hate men who
arc jealous writes a noted belle of this
city, "but in this they belie themselves
extravagantly. No woman ever loved a
uj.-iu violently whom she was unable to
affect with the sting of a green-eyed
monster. It is true that some women
ar fond of complacent, easy going and
impassionate men, but as a rule such fel
lows can never inspire the genuine emo
tion, It is your hot headed, passionate
and impulsive men who cau diive a wo
man to distraction. All women are more
or less sentimental, aud so arc all good
men, for that manner. Sentiment has
not bine to do with complacency. A man
must be more or less hut-headed, he must
be more or less jealous, and more or less
pasioiiate, to inspire a woman with the
love that burns. The man who wouldn't
kiss a woman when she tells him with
her eyes that her eyes are yearning, is an
idiot. I don't mean by this that kissing
is at all necessary, or even pi'opir, but it
ccnaiolv is a Ji:.rt and t areel of'tho tut
of love-making. I believe in the rough
old Veise that dear little Lotta Used to
sing about ki-sing:
"Nobody is above it;
The old maids love it,
.Vinl widows have a finger iu the pie;
Some people are so haughty
That they say it's very naughty,
Hut you U t your life they doit on the
Shiiob's Catauh Ibiimiy a positive
core for Catairh, Diihtiiena and tanker
Moinh. Foi sale at V. M Cohen's
drugstore.
For hy q-epsia and Liver Com taint
you haw a primed gmiianicu on every
bottle ol' Sliih'li's Yiuliz-r. It never
A-.. ,re r r ,. . i-v V. M. Cohen.
dlilgU-t.
A BRILLIANT MARRIAGE.
The marriage of Rev. K. II Rawlings
of the Virginia conference, to Miss Pow
ell, one of the Faculty of the Littleton
Female College for the past two years,
took place in the M. K. Church, Little
ton, N. C, Jan. 21, 1891, nt half past one
o'clock. It was unusually beautiful in
1 lie interest shown by the friends of the
contracting parlies anil in the very elegant
arrangements made for the occasion.
The reception given by Mr. and Mrs
Rhodes on the evening proceeding the
marriage was most enjoyable, and will
long linger in the memories of those
present. The reception room, parlor aud
dining hall of the College piesented a
scene of joyous beauty and gracefully re
flected the cordiality of llie Preswent
and his charming wife.
Although the marriage took place at
mid day, the church was darkened to "a
dim religious light" by rich heavy cur
tains. It was handsomely decorated with
evergreens, ferns, berries, and flowers.
The scene was impressive as the large
number of attendants filed in the aisles
to the faiuiliarsirainsof the Mendelsohn's
wedding march and took their stand on
the right and left of the chancel. They
were Miss Nellie Powell and Mr. John
R. Coleman; the ushers Messrs. Haw
kins and Harrison two flower girls,
Misses Nancy Powell and Helen Rruton,
and the faculty and pupils of the school.
Mrs. Rhodes presided at the organ aud
Mr. Rhodes spoke the magic words that
made the twain one.
The popularly of the bride and groom
was attested by the larire crowd which be
gan to assemble at the church an hour be
fore the time appointed for the ceremony
and which followed them to the station to
see them off. They carried with them
hearty congratulations and best wishes
and although the laces of the bride's
friends bespoke their joy in her happiness
and good fortune, wo saw in many a tear
ful evidence that she will be sadly missed
in the college where she has won for her
self tho love of teachers and pupil's, whose
"God with you" will follow her to
her new field of duty as a co-worker with
her noble husband. r.
RINGW000 NOTES.
Mr. Wesley Mingie, a most useful citi
zen and worthy uiau of this section, died
one day last week, iced 4.5 years.
Mrs. William Smith, a most estimable
Chiistian woman, died a few days ago of
consumption.
Your editorial correspondence from
Raleigh, each week, is an interesting lea
ture of your paper and is read with pleas
ure by many.
Tobacco beds are being burned and
the seed will soon be put in, and a largir
area than usual will be planted.
Mr. C. C. Jones killed two deer at one
shot ou Friday last.
I am pleased to learn that the Jjii tie-
ton High School is iu a more thorough
condition aud is better patronized than
ever before. u h. M.
Little Lines fortius day of Dcds
and Suds. Put white e'othes to soak
over night in tubs of cold water with a
tablespoonful of powdered borax in each
tub.
Iron white clothes on the right side,
but calicoes, ginghams, etc., o i the wrong
side, to produce the lust rt less effect seen
in the new material before it has be(n
laundried.
White silk handkt n biefs must not be
dampened, hut ressed with a moderate
iron when entirely dry.
Starch table linen sli'jlnly, bed linen
not at all. Who does not recall with a
shudder the night she slipped all over a
starched pillow.
Do n it rob flannels on a board. The
noon Illinois iiniik clrvin' and that tticv
hi washed and rinsed in water of tl
siiuo teiii'ieratniM very iiuicMv, and not
allowed to cool between
Whpn Bnhy wis slfk, we gave her Custorla.
When she was n Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
TliK "old inn alrai I o1' (he election,
is the l're.-ident V latest dc'gnHti ,u.
Why will yon eouah when Shiloh's
Cure will five imi '! 'e relief, l'.i .e
)i. 5Ui.. ,.uu $1 ivr a!o by . M.
I Cohen.
ADVERTISEMENTS.
50
'adifs
uoBnv
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$3 SHOE Sg
ranted, ami so atamped on bottom. Addrewt
V. L. liOl liLAS, l!rocltioii, Muh. Soltlby
W. IB. TILLERY,
Weldon, N. C.
jan 1 Gm.
JOTICE.
Ily virtue of the power contained in a
deed of trust executed by Halter Lucas aud
wife to the undersigned as trustee on the
2!)tli day of January 18!), to secure certain
indebtedness therein specified and recorded
in book 87. page 1!I2, Register of Deeds of
fice for Halifax comity, I will sell at pub
lic auction to the highest bidder for cash
on Monday, the 2nd day of February lisiU,
in Weldon, N. C, all the right, title and
interest of the said H alter Lucas and wife
in to that tract or parcel of land lying situ
ate and being in the county of Jalifax,
State of North Carolina, bounded by the
lands of L. 15. 7oldford, Dr. I. E. Green,
O. A. liraneh and If. D. Smith, and con
taining by estimation 12!) acres, it being
that fact of land on whieh Mrs. Amaryllis
Sunimerell now resides and subject to the
life estate of Mrs. Amaryllis Sunmierell,
the interest of the said Ifalter Lucas and
wife being one-sixth thereof.
This the 2nd day of January 1801.
jan 8 td. If. E. DANIEL, Trustee.
SALE OF LAND
By virtue of a mortgage executed to me
by M. T. Ifood and his wife Lula M. H ood
J. R Ifood and Mrs. Vfilby Ifood, ou the
1 -1 til day of January lsH2, and recorded in
the Register of DeedsOlhce of 7iililux coun
ty, in hook (i( at page 2:58, I will on Mon
day the 2nd day of February 181)1, expose
to public sale to the highest bidder for cash
at the court house in the town of 7alifax,
that tract of land consisting of three shares,
draw n by wife of J. J. Itrown, M. T. Wood
and J. 15. Wood as heirs in the estate of
W. T. wood, lying and being in the county
of alifax, and State of North Carolina and
adjoining the landf of Tom l'artin, Sol.
liritt and others, and consisting of one hun
dred and ninety-live acnai, being the three
shares hei red in the said estate of w. T.
wood by said Mrs. J. J. Hrown, J. 15. wood
and M. T. wood. This Ulstdav of Decem
ber 1H!I(). W. 8. I'ARKEIv.
jau 8 td.
I ) M I X I ST K A TO It'S S Al,i; of LAM
In pursuance of an order of the Superior
Court of Halifax county, I shall sell to
the highest bidder at tlie court house in
Halifax on Monday the 2nd day of Febru
ary that tract of land situated in
Halifax county near t'io town of Enfield
adjourning the lands of D. 5. Hell, X. E.
Fu ncet t, I'cgjjy h'y-oi and others, and ob
whieh John V. V; ley resided at the time
of his death, containing 131 acres or there
abouts. Said lands are sold to makensset
to pay delds.
t;ry" lT.i;MS OF SALE: One third to
be cash. The balance in e qual installments
of six and twelvemonths, with bonds beai
i.ig interest from day of ale at eight per
cent, per annum and the title to the land
retained till all purchase nioncv is paid.
J AS. T. DAWSON,
Aiini'r of John F. Willey, dee'd.
Halifax, N. ('. Jan. 1, Is'll.
j.lL 1 tll.S.
jyND FOR RENT.
We will on Monday the 2nd day of Feb
ruary Hlil.oihr for rent (ior the year
1 --! II ), al the court bouse door in the town
of Halifax, to the highest bidder, Cat tract
nfland and ,tl:c dwelling and outhouses
thereon, situate just outside ot the corpor
ate limiNof (he town of Enlield, in Hali
fax eoontv, adj'iinini the lands of .1. If.
Jmliiiis, T. L Ifhitakcr, and others, con
taining lilty n'Tos more or less, and knorn
as the J. It. Iliirne rcsidenee.
TERMS OF RENTINC Payable the
tirstdavof Noliemlicr hond, with
approved seeiuity required of party rent
ing This 1st day of January ls!)l.
If. F V VKl:::, Ouardian,
M. (' ''"I ne, .'.('. Home, nod Delia Home.
J W ' nihil I1, guardian, M. F. Hume,
jen 8 td.
9r fWVA tPMyKW WM
W. L. DOUGLAS