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VOL. III. DUNN, HARNETT CO., THURSDAY FEB. 22 1894, ' NO. 52.
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DIRECTORY,
Town Oeficebs Mayor. fc- A. I'ir
ker. Commissioner. J. II. Pop, -J-C.
Co. 1. T. Maeitgill, F. T. Moore.
Attorney, F. P. Jones. . Marshal. M. 1.
Wade.
L;aurclzcM.
METnoiST-Rftv. Geo. T. FJmmong. Pastor
SrvlceH at 7 p. m. every First Sunday, and
11 .- n .nrl t it m. pvprv Fourth Kuinlwr.
Vrayer meeting every Wednesday uight at t
7 o clock.
Suaday school every Randay raorninpr t 10
o'clock. O. K. Qrantham Superlntenuant.
Meeting of Sunday-school Mfc8ionary So
ciety every 4th. Sunday afternoon.
You'll Men's Frayer-ineetiug .every Mon
day night.
FrfbSbytkrian Rev. A.M Hassell. Pastor.
Services every First and Fifth Sunday at
11 a. ra. and 7 p. in.
Fundav school every SuBday-evening at
2:i0 o'clock, Dr, J, H.Daniel, jiuverendant.
Discipi f.s Rev. J. J. Harper. Pastor.
Service every Third 8unday. at 11 a. m.
and 7 p. m.
Sunday school every Sunday at 2 c clock.
Prof. W. C. Williams. Superlntendant.
Prayer meeting every Thursday, night at
7 o'clock.
Misioxiry Baptist Rev. N. B. Cobb, D. D.
Pastor.
Kervices every Second Sunday at 11 a. m.
and 7 r ni.
Sundayschool everyiJunday mrming at 10
o'clock, R. . Taylor. Superlntendant.
Prayer meetlong every Thursday night at
5:30 o'clock.
f : -
Free-Will Baptist Rev. J. II. Worley,
; Pastor. f .
Services every Fourth 8unfiay at 11 a. m.
Sunday sdhool every Sunday evening at 3
o'clock. Erasmus Lee Superlntendant.
Pkivcative BAptist Elti-r Burnice Wood
Services every Third Sunday ut 11 a. m. and
" Saturday before the Third Sunday ni 11 a.m.
L
EE J. BEST.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
.DUNNV.N. C.
Practice in all the Court.
Prompt atteution to all business.
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A NEW LAW FIRM.
D. H. McLean and J. A. Farmer
nave thi9 day a8Sociated themselves
together in the practice ef law in all
the courts of the State.
Collections and general practice
solicited.
I). II. McLean, of Lillington, N. C
J. A. Farmer, of Dunn, N, C.
May-1 1-93.
TU. J. II DANIEL.
1) DUNN, HARNETT CO.
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Cancer.
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at n distance. I
A pamphlet -''On Canjer. Its Treat
ment and, 'Cure, wl 00 mailed to an'
address tree of c arge.
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SIMMONS AND VANCE.
Senator Vance Announces nis op
position to Mr Simmons Con
firmation and Gives His
Reasons There cIe
Pays His Respects
to Certain Anonymous Scribblers.
Ashville Citizen.
Tampa Bav Hotel.
Tampa, Ela.. Feb. 5, 1804.
Editor The 'Jitizen : Iu answer to
your letter of the 1st I have this lo
say : You know that in all transact ions
connected with the executive s-ssion
of the Senate, including vrhat is said
and none in committee, my moutn is
closed. 1 am at liberty, therefore
only to speak to you about my owu
attitude toward Mr. S.mmons, what
has not been done etc., but not as to
what has been done or probably will
be done.
I want to say, first, that for myself
and on my own authority I have filed
no charge against Simmons. Aside
from those which may have been filed
bv others, my attitude toward him is
one of opposition, for the reason that,
as chairman of the Democratic com
mittee of North Carvlina, became to
Washington and interfered in oppo
sition to my recommendation for ap
pointments under the Government.
Knowing that Mr. Ransom and I had
agreed that primarily I should recom
mend all appointments in the west,
whilst Gen. Ransom did the same ln
the east and knowing that I had rec
ommended Mr. Gadder for collector
in my own district and that Gen. Ran
som opposed Mr. Gudgeron personal
srrcunils and favored Mr. Elias, he
peryerted misused the power intrust .
cd to him bv the Democracv of North
Carolina by urging and securing the
appointment of Mr Elias over Gu i
4er. He also opposed my recomraen
dation of Mr. Hale for a foreign ap
puintment. which was virtually se
cured and was higher in grade, than
uny given the state.
Now, if he thought proper to vol
unteer his interference where he had
no right or air hority to do so, he
should not object to the exercise ot
an undoubted right by a Senator . in
the selection of appointments, be
stowed upon him by the constitution-
To save trouble to the anonymous
scribblers who are constantly slan:
dering me in this regard and who re
port him as speaking of himsrelf as
Simmons and the Democratic party,"
I announce, once for all. that I resent
not only Simmons interference with
my rights as a Senator, but the insult
ing and defiant tone assumed by both
him and them.'' I ''shalj oppose Mr.
SimmoDS confirmation on personal
as well as public grounds -grounds
connected with Ids unQtness to hold
the position for which he has been
appointed.
My health is improving rapidly in
this fine climate, and I hope -soon be
in my seat lnthe Bepate.
Very truly yors,
Z. B. Vance.
SIMMONS "KEPY. ''
"""" Mr. Simmons Replied to Senator
V a KPK'a Letter Giving1 His
. Reasons for opposing the
Farmer's CoNfimation,
Special to the Messenger.
Raleigh.- FebrlO. jCoilector .- im
mons will to niorrow publish tue fol
lowing letter: . . .
Senator Vance in a jeltert- the
Ashville Cicizen, dated February .',
1894. and published-in y.ur i-ue f
yesterday, declared hiniself opposed
to my c i.fi rmation-".f'r the alleged
reason thatschiirmai-iif tlie. Democratic-
Kxectire coram ft .ce of this
State. I went to Washingto:: and
nlerfercd with apd d ifeated the ap-
pointment of Mr. Hale to a high grade
foreign posiiioa and of Mr. Gudger
for collector of internal revenue and
secured the appointmeut in his stad
ofMr. Eiias, whom-he antagonized.
"In view cf this specific aod public
statement by the Senator, of the
grounds of.his opposition by my con
tirmationt I am constrained to believe
it proper for me to make a statement
"
ot my connection with the appoint
ments referred to by him, that those
interested may judge whether I have
transcended my rights on the one
hand or usurped the prerogative ot !
the oenator on the other. Both as a
citizen and as chairman of the Heni
acralic Executive committee, I was,
on account of their acknowledged fit
ness and eminent party services, ar
dently in favor of tlie appointment of
Mr. Glenn for attorney of the Wes
tern district and of Messrs Jernigan,
Bobbins and Henry for the beat ob
tainable positions in the foreign ser
vices of the Government. Some of
these gentlemen appealed to me in
very urgent terms to go to Washing
ton in their behalf. I cheerfully
yielded to their solicitations in this
respect, because I thought ihcy des
erved the recognition they sought as
a reward for honorable and faithful
public services, and I felt that they
had the right to call upon me as the
chairman of the Executive committee
f their party to assist J-hem to that
end to such extent as I might be able.
"It was opposed as was also Sen
atore Vance, to Mr. Elias for district
attorney. But I was not opposed to
Mr. Gudger of collector. I had taken
no part in the contest for the latter
position and the appointment of Mr.
Gudge. would have be'en entirely
satisfactory to me.
Mr. Hale had requested me to en
dorse him fur the position of Consu
Geneial to London, a position Which
pays about $50,000 per' 'aunum, I am
informed, and I had not , complied
with' his request, because I did uot
think him entitled to absorb all the
patronage in this service-which might
be accorded to North Ca'rodna. .
This was the position which. I oc.
cupied "with reference to. these gentle
men when I called upon Mr. Cleve
land and the Assi-stant Secretary of
State, Hon. Josiah Quincy. .1 had
had u'o communication with Senator
Ransom concerning the appointment
of either Mr. Gudger or Mr. Hale and
did not then know his attitude toward
them, nor towards Mr. Elias, except
that he was opposed to him. for dis
trict . attorney.
When I went to the White House
I did not expect to allude to the con
test over the cbllectbrsliip. , I went
simply to advocate Mr, Glenn and
the other gentlemen first named and
did 'so with ..warmth and ardor. I
spoke of Mr. Glenn's opponent, Mr;
Elias, in, such high terms of praise as
I thought then and now think bim
entitled to receive. When Mr. Gud-
ger was mention I spoke of him in
equally as high terms of praise. I
lecame satisfied however before the
interview closed that the President
would -appoint Mr. Elias either dis
trict attorney or collector, and in
response to a question 1 expressed
the opinion that there was a more
general crystaliza ion of sentiments
in favor ot MK Glenn for district at
torney than there was for Mr. Gudger
tor collector, there being at that tim
,l did not advocate the appoint-
t meet of Mr. Elias. nor oppose the ap-
'u.iiiLincn. of Mr. Gudnes for coltec -
t n - - ' r r
! ti.r
In all I did ajitl said in this
i i ..it. .i ' .
.Alittvr I u. ;o . niM llllPil H- lift lhnnxli'
i . -
or purpose of antagonism to Senator
j Vniii-e r favoritism ni Senator Ran-
ui. ?r I then n-garded bodi of litem
t w
a- my mends, but I was moved and
influenced purely and simply by what
I thought to be my duty to the party
in the interest of harmony and right.
With reference to Mr. Hale and
his aspirations for a high grade for
eign appointment, I will say general
ly and briefly that I haye never advo
cated uim for any position and I
have, in the exercise of my right of
personal opit-.iou, at all times denied
his claim to precedenti oyer all other
North Carolinians in'the distribution
of the foreign patronage of the Gov
ernment During my conference
with the President I have had but
me with him since the election
the claims of Messrs. Jernigan, Rob
bins and Henry were discussed, but
nothing was said about Mr. Hale,
During my stay in Washingtou
on this visit I cilled upon Assistant
Secretary Quincy twice, once on my
own accord, and the second time at
his suggestion. On the occasion of
my first visit, made solely lor the pur
pose of urging the recognition of
Messrs Jernigan, Robbina and Henry
I was told by him that it had been
suggested and claimed that Mr. Hale
ought to have the next best place in
the foreign service given to North
Carolina. From this claim I dissent
ed, and expressed the opinion that he
was not entitled to precedent over
such gentlemen as Messrs Robbins,
Jernigan and Henry, and that it would
ue unjust to set aside the men who
had borne the heat and burden of
the fight just ended in victory, for
quite a number of candidates for the
latter piace, and for this reason I ex
pressed the belief that there would be.
greater disappointment in the party
if Mr. Glenn failed to receive the ap
pointment of district attorney than
they would be if Mr. Gudger vras not
appointed collector..
Mr. Hale. I knew of nothing in his
political career which entitled him to
such paramout consideration and 1
believed and said if he appointed this
gentleman it would create great dis
appointment in the party.
'In taking this position I acted
from a sense of duty to the party, and
without feelings personal to ang one.
This is the sum of the facts of my
socalled interference with these
appointments.
Seuatoi Vance says my tone has
been defiant and insuring to him. He
has been misinformed.
"I have neither privately nor pub
licy given forth any utterance which
could make me obnoxious lo tkis
charge. I have no'desire to mak n
issue with Senator, Vance regarding
my rights to ezpress an opinion to
the president, whether in advocacy or
opposition to the claims of an ajpi
rant fioin the State for a Federal po
sition requiring Senatorial confirma
tion. That is not the issue made by
the facts in that ca-e, but I jo inssi
and m.iiiiiaiii that I had a perfect
right in doing so. But - I certainly
did not in eithur usurp or inrode the
rights jf the Senators from tiiis State.v
JUDGE WHUTKER IN -LITTLE
ALEX.'
Judsc Whitaker -ha1? succeeded in
making the pe ple of Alexander coun
ty hate him most cordially, say tfiii
Statesville landmark. When the
foreman of the giand jury went into
the court room on Friday his honor
asked to M?e the presentments and
becase the county commissioners
were not indicated ror refusing tit act
in accordance with his charge con
cerning the court house and jail he
put all the rescutmeut3 suve oue in
j the stove and then berated the grand
jury, tetlin-4 them finally-that tie hail
l no furthr use- for them. 'Whtn it
i ft reportcu to the Jude the grand
ijury h d voted unanimously to make ;
J J J I
a preseutm-nt f gainst hfm Tor pot
j .xz preoit Jto open court Monday
j be said that if they had done so Le
would have ordered the whole body'j
tju.il. N. Car.
WITCHING WOMEN OF HISTOBY.
Mm Worshiped and Obey! Ti
Vherha Ly th Ch.rmf
What, ask r WalUr B-vauit, Is woman
greatest charm? Sweet looVs, strtot
speech, sweet smiles, sweet voice, love
ly eyes, & comely head, a gracefal fig
ure; all these are ffttta and Traces ho lpo
ardently desired. Yet there is one gift
that surpasses all the. rest. At the.
Roj-nl nendemy, Iondon, there are tb-a
portraits of three women, Lady Ham
ilton, Mrs. Jordan and Sophie ArncmJdL
The lovely Emma is a typo cf rustle
beauty at is bet not reined likely
to become coarse. Mrs. Jordan showa,
behind a charming- face, intellect, wit,
cleverness and a gentle heart, 8qpMo
Arnould shows greater wit, rreater
cleverness and a heart tiot . so
pentle, perhaps. On coca of the
faces there is' In addition, unmistak
ably, the same quality, rare and won
derful. It is the. quality for which
there is no other word than witchery.
These were all three witches, but tn
stead of , being burned at the stake
they set fire to every masculine heart
that approached them. And the nobis
procession of fair women Delilah,
BathshebA, and her con temporary,
Helen of Troy; Aspasia," Cleopp.tra
Diana de Poictiera, Mary, queen oi
Sootts;. Nell Qvvynne they wero oil
witches, and they all possessed the
wonderful, indescribable look which
proclaimed their mysterious power oi
fascination. Many there arc who bars
this fairies' gift in a greater or less
degree. Providentially, few know
their own power, and are content to
bewitch one man alone out' of all th
earth. .
And what is the secret of this rrft?
It is certainly not faultless beauty, for
it is a perfectly comprehensible para
dox that as a rule the women who
have been noted for' the fascination of
their beauty were not pretty women
at-all.." Anne Boleyn had many plastio
defects. The duchess of Burgundy,
who lit up in the old aire of Louis XIV.
the court of Versailles and neutralized
the morose influence of Mme. de Main
tenon, had a goitrous, neck ud decayed
front teeth, yet she was proclaimed a
beauty, Margnoxite de -Valo. with
whom most of the prominent Vrnn cri
men of her day were at some time
another deperatelj: in love, had heavp
cheeks, too prominent eyta. anA
thick, hanging under Hp. The last
Duoh?fs do Berry would not hare Veen
allowed to so much as compete ort m
beauty' show bad she presented herftoif
incognito. Sir Walter "Scott, who
close to her at mass in the Taller
chapel, wrote in his diary that she was
plain and that her eyes were not fei
lows
At what ngo Is .this 4 chann. ooat
subtle? Swift wrto with cruel raod
of Stoles fadinpr charms, od at bc-r
or a birthday gift a rbjme4 "BecV
to Itestere fler Lost Ycth,,, at a jmMt
that wo: should consider the prics-a oJ
life. The caustic dean of 8L Patriok
wondering- -Ucnr
aa?tl9 looi st tMrffrtx,'
proves a sharp contrast to th neie
modern writer, George Lewea, who. In
his "Life of Goethe," speaks of tbtrfcy
three as the' fascinating period la
woman's life, being- that in whieh ke
considered her to kavo reached the
full .development her powers
of mind and body. And thirty
three wa the aire at whick
Frau von Stein proved dangerous
to the heart of the poet who had sur
vived the more youthful charms ef a
Gretchen. a Charlotte and a LilL Tne
line between jcune fille Tielle Clio ia,
in the polite land of the Frenchdrawn
with a sharpernnd more merclleashand
than in our own; yet it ! the glory of
t!itt Fen'ch -life.' with It elxsr' and
practical limitations and iU adoration
of yputhful bnuty, to havo pi-eaented
the finest flower of courtesy that tho
world has ever known to women what
had lost thr cinrms of early youth and
ruled the-minds, and even - the hecrUv
of mcn,by their wit rid wisdom, their
vivacity and'thcir grace. It is Impo
, feible to read the descriptions of salon
life in Paris without realising tho
immense power of Mchwomon
oa Mine, de Rambouillet, Mme.
Deffand. who f could . tolerate 'any
thing but the commonplace; Mme.
Neckar, her brilliaot daughter. Mme.
de fc'tael. and her cherished ' friend,
Mme. d'lloudctot. exercised in literary,
social and political matters.
It is interesting to ree how- the sgo
of the heroine of the modem novel dif
fer from that of older writers, On of
thirty of Scott's heroine, sixteen aro
deicribed as .under twenty, thrco are
over twenty, and only one. Amy Rob
sart. is a heroine J"of an uncertain age,"
since stfe is historically a middle-agtd
matron andf fictitiously a youthful
bria Bat the ,0 character
of tho modern novel is a woman, not a
girl., who has lived and experienced -much,
and not Infrequently Ls maarried.
before the atory ' introduces her as IU
cenlnJ fiuxe 1. bun,
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