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PA IMS ft" - rUBLISHKl) IN CONCORD-- CONTAIN MORK LEADING MATTER THAN ANY OTHER IWI'KK IN TlliS SECTION. R KiRI.Y llOl'KS. 1!Y HKAISKlin WILLIAMSON. When earlv hopes most brightly beam, What beauty they reveal! 'o loveliness of form they seem To l mit or conceal. A thousand rosy shapes they take, A thousand smiles they wear, Ami to our eyes and hearts they make Life's tenure long and fair. For to us. then, tho future shows Its landscape tilled with light; We see nr signs of hidden woes Rise up before the sisiht ; Calamities do always hide In sheltered ambuscade. Whence they, unthought of. undescried, May fall on hope betrayed. What though tinse hopes that now srise Mav fade in coming days, f f.iil.iw::u th-m. we ate not wise To w.il'v i"i ': M:e's ways. All i-.-pes Mr livt - x best wiil li-.e, "I'll- lipii.ht bent to eheer. And bcter vie v.- and comfort give To every pas: vis ear! a itr.i.ic of tiik i.ii;x tijiks. Hoot (iotrrnor VVn Klnnton. IiiImIIiI nt 5' From the North Carolina Hap'.ist. The wt iter bus been show'i ly Col. N. B. Whitihid, member of the Houo of Hop'"' s ntalives fr-m Lenoir, n c'ipp'i':i from the Iv.iloih lira. eontnininsMh follow !? valua ble Ki-sto. i I . i :i" T. Ir s.i;nlies un important in. 1 of North C irrlin 1 in tin" "i it: ii 1 1 from luuslor, ' tun- to have !hu tl : ' hi t I T TI.e luc-.iineiit 1 '.rt issued ii at fniM nt that ,ue capital the : State. Now th r niv old frirt.d and classmate, Co!. W. L. Sanndeis. has completed his records of cur Clo f Dial Histoiy, it would be well for the State, if she could 6ecure the ser- vices of some oneeqnally competent 1 to supplement this work by securing I and copying all the records r lating I to our Revo.utionarv War and 6ul I sequent histoiy. The document J above r ferred tt) is as follows: Mr Richard Caswell, Sin: The General Assembly, in I their last session, proceeded to the choice of a Chief Magistrate to pre ; Bile over the Executive Department of the Government of this State, t when you, tir, were naiti elected to A that important office, by a larjje I majority of both Houses; and it Cives me signal pleasure that it falN J to me as Speaker of the House of t Commons, in the name of the ltep i resentatives of t.ie Freemen of the I State, aud in the presence of these : Honorable Geutlemeu, to call you to qualify, iu pursuance of this their highest maik of public rerard which can by them be shown to the most worthy citizens THE GOVERNOR QUALIFIES. To you, bir, as; the tirst Ex cutive f Magistrate of this State, we commit t and deliver the Till of Rights and the Conhtitutiou-the one ascertain- i in: the civil and political rigbte of j the rreemen of this country, th' other giving existence to your office and the present happy form ol Gov- ; erutuent; that the same under your guardian care may b? defended, supported aud maintained and pre served inviolate, and as an emblem, of that Power and Authority with which y u are invested, we present ; you with this sword, and to announce and proclaim yo Kchurd Caswell, f Esquire, Governor, t i. plain General , and Commander in-chief i. n"d over the State of North Can lie . -.i" wliich nil the g od and liege p vi ui-e to j take notice and govern themselves accordingly Wm. Blocst, ! speaker of tun ilouse of Com mo.'!. Kinston, May 13, 1785. The llmeljr Girl. " How did that homely woman contrive to gel married?" is not in frequently remarked of some goo i domestic creature whom her hus band regards as the apple of his eye, and in whose plain face he sees Bomethine better than beauty. Pretty girls who are vain of their charms are rather prone to make observations of this kind, and con sciousness of the fact that flowers of loveliness are often left to pine ou the stem, whiie weeds of homeliness go off readily, is, no doubt, in many cases at the bottom of the sneering question. The truth is that most men prefer homeliness and amiability to beauty aud caprice. Haudsome women are so i.etimes very hard to please. They are apt to overvalue them selves, and, in waiting for immense bids, are occasionally "left on the market." The plain sisters, ou the contrary, aware of their personal deficiencies, generally lay themsel veB out to produce an agreeable impres niou, and in most instanced succeed. They don't aspire tocaptore para gous with priuceJy fortune!, but are willing to take anything respectable aud loveworthy that Providence may throw in their way. i he lock ahead of your haughty Juuos and coquettish Hebes is fas tidiousness. They reject and reject until nobody cares to woo thfiii. Meu don't like to be snubbed or to be trifled wit a lesson thousands f pretty women learn too late. Mrs. Hannah Moore, a very excellent and pious perBon, who knew whereof the wrote, recommends every unmariied sister to close with the oiler of the tirst goo 1, sensible, Christian lover who falls in her way. But the la lies win .-e mirrors, aided by the glamor of vanity, assure them they were born for conquest, pay no heed to this soil of advice. It is a noteworthy fact that homely girU generally get better busbsuds thau fall to the lot of their fairer sisters. Men who ure caugut merely by a pretty face and figure, do not, as a rule, amount to much. Toe pra tical, useful, thoughtful port on of mankind is wisely content with unpretending excellence New Yolk Ledger. P.irham Sun: Mr. C. II. Wil liam?, on Curr street, received a tele gri m today from Danville, stating thnt his brother hau been kilhd and that hig remains were in the depot at thtt place. Mr. illiams says he ham't any brother, hut thinks it inn tit be his son, who runs ou the trai l between Charlotte and Dan ville. Grant's restaurant, Chuch utriet, was the fcene of a shooting affix; r Saturday evening, ltweeu eight and nin o'clock. A small 32 cab 'nr pistol was used, and Doney Long, one of the colored waiters, is wearing tho ball in his cheek. The dispute aro e I etween Don y and mother employe. VOL. IV. NO. 6. NPFLLIMi MATTERS. Another Communication from H. A.I.. Editor Standard : In our "previous remarks" we favored aud advocated the continued use of tho Blueback, but we did wish to create the impression that we are "joiued" to any idol and re fuse to avail ourself of any improved "tool" for the educational work. We do not desire any one to under s. and, or infer, or imagine, from what has b en said in the communis cations already published that we Hie built that way. If we know our self, we ure built in a different way altogether- And we belie-e that otheis who know us and our work will testify to the same effect. Be it understood oi;V,e for ail that we are l ot n M ssu.vf K. or fossil, old f gy in tr.e H:hou! room. We tu e ever on the waic'i t r the. biat to ;!s I!, I 111" Utt;'' llJi-lhuil. fcOtlh isa new tool or method is ammuiiced or ndvf'tised we a-e aiuoiig loe tiit to welcome it nod give it n f iir tin;!. We are ready aud willing to accept and adopt any real help to substan tial results. "We have aligned our self with those that have their faces set to the front, and are keeping siep to the music of educational p 041 ess. But while this is so, be it uudeislooi too that, we do not and will not give up a good tool or a good method for a new one just be cause it has been boosted into pub lic notoriety by clamorous prete.i Bion aud the weighty indorsement of sopje distinguished educator. If it meets a Mt want and it lOi s good, solid work, we are no! sit w to find it out and e it for all it is wo-ih. We are not " joined to a tool or method bt cause it is new or old. Its age, in our o.'iuion, does not deter mine its efficiency aud worth- But if its use gives us substantial re sults, we are "joiued' to it and will stay "joiued" to it until we find something better. In our long experience we have tried some naif "dozea spellers and compared results. Our conclusion is that the Blueback is the speller for beginners. For teaching pro nunciation a better " too. " cannot be louud. And it should not be forgitten that a chief object had in view in the preparation of this speller was to teach pronunciation. It was not intended to be used as we use Harringtou. It may be so used, but it will i:ot prove so satisfactory as Harrington. It may be asked, "What is the use of learning to spell and pronounce words that are never used iu corns mon coEversation by the best Bchol ars?' Our answer is, the vocabulary of the best scho'ars in common con veisatiou is not a fixe I or known quautity. The bet scientific scholar owes the vocabulary he dravs uoon in conversation to his peculiar line of reading aud stud-. The best scholar in the ministerial profession, the lejal profession, or the medical profession, owes his vocabulary to an entirely different Hue of reading aud studv. A speller that wou;d contain the words used in common conversation by our best scholars, it seems to us, wou:d be a nondescript. But we do not believe that the Blue back is so full o! useless woids a the uew lights in educational meth ods would have us think. If we :tie mist ken, let U3 have a sight of the list of unnecessary words. It makes us tirtd to near men condemn a booi fo- a fault that exists only iu imagi nation. 'J ho merit and excellence of the Bluehacn caui-ot be belittled by assertion. If rightly used, it will do for the youthful learner all it was intended to do. It was never iu tin' miudof the author t furnish us the vocabulary ot the best scholars. Such a vocabulary would be un suited to the growth of the young mind. We think this must be appa rent to the dullest ntellect. It is a self-evident fact. N ;w let us look at themonotonical feature of the Blueback. It is here we rind we cannot praise it too much. It is an excellence we cannot prize too highly. We know that this feature is not appreciated by some educators, anu that it is held up as one of the defects of tho speller. But they have failed to grasp the true object of this feature, and are therefor engaged in ail unholy war against the book. If one of the chief objects in its preparation was to teach pronuueiaii' u, then monotones or words having tke same tones luiul play a prominent part in the arrangement of the words. Let us il ustrate this feature of the book. The tone an makes easy the pronun ciation of the words ban, can, fan, inau, pnu, ran, tan, van; in makes easy bin, din, tin, gin, bin, kin, sin, tin, win; ask makes easy bask, cask, flak, hask; ra 6k, task; end makes easy bend, fend, lend, mend, rend, send, tend, vend, wend. Under words of two syllables we find bat ter, natter, matter,latfer,ever,uever, 6ever, inner, dinner, sinner, hamper, pamper, tamper, &c. ; under words of t ree syllables amity, sanity, vanity, parity, comity, levity.cavity, laxity, amorous, clamorous.valorous, timorous, rigorous, vigorous, fc ; under words of four syllables, pub lication, replication, implication, explication, supplication, calcula tion, mo mlatio i, regulation, pecu lation, stipulation, &c. We shall not tax the patience of tho reader further. B. A. L. Horrible Ilailroad Accident. There were three lives lost by be ing run over by the fast tra;n, last night, just, in front of Mr: Van Lind ley's near the city. The niirht was a3 a shaft in a coal mine the rain was falling in torrents the wind was bo ling, so the smoothly, though rapidly gliding train could scarcely be heard a hundred yards away. The dense fog and all the surroundings betokened gloom and some awful and impending catastro phe. It was just such a night as none but the reckless would have ventured upon a railroad track. But such is fate! In a second without even a shrill whistle ftom the usually careful engineer -the mighty loco motive dashed headlong int the thoughtless crowd upon the track and brought death instantaneous death horrible death to three of Mrs. Liudley's finest muscovy ducks. Greensboro Kecord. This fine specimen of fine literary work sounds like a flaming adver tisement for the railroad. New Hanoverians petitioning for no fence law. H CO.XiiREKNMAS UKOHVK D. TI I.MAN. Congressman George P. Tilman, of the Second South Carolina Dis trict, is a brother of the present Governor of that State. He was born near Currvtown, Edgefield county, S. C, August 21, 182(5, and, after receiving au academical educa tion entered Harvarl University, but did not graduate. He studied law with the celebrated Chancellor Ward Ian, and was admitted to the bar in 1848. He practiced at Edgefield Court House until the civil war broke on t when he entered the Sec ond South Carolina Heiment, in which he served as a private until the close of hostilities. lie served iu the L -isl itniv of South Carolina mm for some time, and was a member of t ie State Constitutional Convention of 18G5, held under the reconstruc tion proclamation of President Johnson. He was the Democratic candidate iu the Fifth District of South Carolina for the Forty-fifth Congress, and unsuccessfully con tested the seat of his competitor, Hobert Smalls ; although the Com mittee on Elections reported in f tvor of vacating the election, the House failed to act on the report. He has been a member of the last five Con gresses, w here he has sat as a Demo crat. Mr. "Tibnan is a cotton planter and resides at C!ark's Hill. Great interest is felt in Congress as to his future position as rumor will have it that he disapproves of his brother's course. VI ho Shall ay ? Superstitions die hard. They are prolonged. They are strung out. Thousands of men consult the goose bone, and those who consult it be lieve in its virtues.. Men believe in the dark of the moon as the only time to plant certain vegetables. Long-haired spiriuulistic cranks and immoral free-lovers, by their sleisht of-hand, teach sensible peo ple to believe in mystic raps; and prove that departed spirits matendize and rumsoaked mediums at so much a sitting. Mn believe m dreams, and dreams are idle things. We deny the unreasonable. We laugh at the innocent beliefs of childhood and ourselves believe non-sensic.il things. We climb upon the dashboard of the supernatural and clutch at the bob tail of the spectral horse. We quote the impossible attempt to make our selves believe that it is possible. We pay tw3 uol.ai'S and seventy-five cents to a greasy blonuined seventh d nigh ter of a seventh daughter to reveal our past life, our future life and our present life and yet at the idle idiocy of the numb-skulled ne gro who honestly believes that he will be kidnaped before morning. In him we see the chump personified, we see personified the chattering chimpanzee and the moral gorilla. We only get the reflex cf the beauti ful and the wonderous wise when we, God's ima're, see ourselves re flected in our cwn mirrors the white liahts of intellectual super iority. In the chaste and beautiful lan guage of Noah Webster, LL. D., "Rats Durham Globe. Opposed to a Commission. The Kaleigh Xews and Observer, true to its faith, says this about a Railroad Commission: "The underlying idea in the railroad legislation now pending was probably expressed by one gentleman in his speech yesterday, who said the railroads oppressed the people so much that he did not care to have any in his county. U'e venture to say that a lare number of the mem bers haw the .-ante notion, and that they ha e indoctrinated the people with similar views. Now we don't think 'here is myihiug substantial in that. Tile oppressions C;in only exist in the way of charges, and the charges are said not be unreasonable If jthe railroads are so oppressive, ho.v is i", that the counties into which they penetrate give such evidence of improvement? People, however, do not build roads to be run at a loss, and the charges must cover the cost of operating, or the roads will cease to exist. It is a daily occurrence to hear of outrageous, mean and positively un reasonable chdrg"8. Such conduct is the history of one road iu this country. Heroic F.irorl. The account from Wilkesbarre of the entomhing of the three miners for five long days and nights their intense anxiety, their sufferings, their having to look death in the face through the dreary hours, and their heroic rescue at last is far more exciting in its stern real'ty than im agined horrors of the novelist how ever painful his details aud minute his realism. No wonder that two became crazed during the awful vigils and fearful impending catas trophe. Wilmington Messenger. Standard CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19, TWO IXTEM.IGtM DOOM. Canine thnt Pssen More Sens? nnd Fidelity Than Nome Mon. There are two dogs in this city that surpass, in point of intelligence, the celebrated boar-hound that nightly appears with Pi of. Darling, the lion trainer in the lion's cage iu "Claudiits Nero," says the New York Telegram. If you have ever walked up Broadway late iu the afternoon or evening you have prob ably noticed the old blind beggar who sits at the corner of Broadway and Thirteenth street; with him is a dog of the breed commonly known. as the "yellow cur" yet one glance at the animal is enough to convince a:iy one that he is a dog of more than ordinary intelligence. vViui. the old b'ind beggar is re:dy to g home t'.ie dog leads the way, the ok! man holding him by a string attach ed to his collar. At every crossing the dog hark once. If there are wagons or carriages passing the dog will bark twice, and the old blind be.jg.ir will wait patiently until a t ig oil the string he holds informs him that the street is clear and his guide is rcidy to proceed. At other times the dog has a habit of wh ning peteously to a' tract attention to the beggar's outs'retched hand, and the whine rarely fails to prodmetle desired effect. Somewhere in 'he neighborhood generally about Twenty-eighth or Twenty-ninth streetand Sixtli avenue, you will come across another blind beggar and a dog. Tue latter 13 a shaggy nound aud knows his business quite as well as his Broadway rival does. He, also, has a habit of whining to attract j '": tn but the act that makes him famous is the manner he goes through a crowd. If the crowd is a big one and the dog can see no way of going through it he will growl ominously. The crowd scatters at once, and the dog, with a wag of his tad, proceeds with the old man who owns him. Kaleigh Xews and Observer. Snublel Jay tionltl. A considerable sensation has been created by ths refusal of Governor Northern to joiu iu recei . ing Jav Gould. The governor is n man who st imls by his convictions regardless of con sequences, a"nd there is not apartick of sham About Dim. Friday night Mayor Hemphill in vited him to participate in the re cention of the Gould party. The governor was so busily en gaged Saturday that he found it im possible to see Mayor Hemphill, so he addressed the mayor the follow ns letter: " W A. Hemphill, City: "My Dear Sir, It has not been possible for me to meet yon today in conference about the invitation you had the kindness to tender Mrs. Northern and mvself to aid in re reiving the Go Ail party upon their arrival in the city. " I recognize with the fullest ap preciation the consideration sin vn me as the chief executive of the State, and I beg leave to tender y ;u my flunks for the compliment. I must be allowed to say, however, that I do not recognize Mr. Gould as visiting the State iu any official capacity, but rather 111 his own in terest without reirard to the interest of the masses of the people of the State. I may bo mistaken in my measure of the man. but I Htn can- ! did ii saying that I do not think his methods as practiced in other sec tions where he has had power.would develop our State ou the Hue of the public goo 1. "Without in the least criticising the opinions of others, and thanking you most heartily for the compli ment intended in the invitation yon so kindly tendered me, I most re- bpectf'jUy decline. t'lease understand what 1 say refers specially and solely to Mr. Gould, and not to any other member of his party. " Truly and sincerely, " W. J. Northern, "Governor." It was reported Saturday that the governor had declined 3 participate in the reception of Mr. Gould in Atlanta, and the Constitution speaks of the fact that he declined the inyi tation. A copy of the letter do s not appear iu the Constitution, how ever. When a Journal reporter asked the governor for a copy lie at tirst hesi tated, but in vev.' of the publicity that Had been giveu the matter bj rumor and otherwise he fiually con sented, so the letter printed above shows exactly what it was the gov ernor said. All who heard of the governor's course agreed that whit he did was exactly light. On Saturday night Gov. Northern went up to Ma itta to see Attorney Lt neral Lester, who, it. will be re niemnered, lias oeen k uttering some time from a stroke of paralysis. Atlanta Journal. JeeniR Came Home. Jefferson Davis' memoirs read like a t raged;, but occasionally the pages gleam with a little humor. In one place is found this letter from a " Carol iny gal ": "Dear Mr. Presi dent I want yon to let Jeems C. of company oueth, 5th Sotit.i Carolina Regiment, come home and get mar ried. Jeems is willin, t is williu, his mammy says she is willin, but Jeems' captam, he ain't willin. Now when we are all willin ceptiu Jeems' can tain, I think you might let up and let Jeems come. I'll make him go straight back when he's done got mar ried and fight just as hard as 'ever." There is no Northerner, however bit ter his memory of the great struggle may still he, who will not warm a lit tTe toward the rebel chief for writing on the letter, "Let Jeems Go." Jeems did go home, was married, and re turned to fight against his country "as well as ever." Goldshoro Headlight: Mrs. Sallie Becton, relict of Daniel, Becton de parted this life Saturday morning at 7 o'clock, after a week's illness at her residence in Brogden township in the 41st year of age. LITTLE IKO!S OF Tar, I'iU'li. Turpentine and Oilier Tar Heel t'rolu-ts. Four winged rooster in Grecns- boro. Handsome hotel planned for Gra ham. Altamahaw cotton mills, Alamance, has en larged. Lutheran grave yard being moved out of Burlington. An eighty-five year old deed regis tered in Mecklenburg. Schooner Mavoosheen, New York for Wilmington, missing. . Northern parlies erect a $10,000 I lumber mill at South port. Some moving into Burlington for advantages of the Academy. Builders and mechanics going round Graham with tape lines. Dr. Sparrow, of Beinfon coun:y, has invented a glass burial case. Sunday School State Convention at Fayetteville. 24th, 25th and 2Cth of March. Charlotte had the distinguished honor of having five railroad officials on Friday. Wilmington Sea Coast, Company has bought the Ocean View lhulroud for $10,000 ' Work progressing on the Young Men's (Jhr't-tiari Association fine budding, Wilmington. On the passage of the railroad commission bill 102 votes were re corded out or 120 iu all. W. S. Moire, of Greensboro, ship ped fifteen thousand five hundred rabbit skins since Christinas. Sentinent Seems to grow in the State for the removal of door and window screens from saloons. Legislature has extended eligibil ity of Wilmington mayor from ranks of board of aldermen to any citizen. The funeral of Mr. Bomtz was the most imposing and largest at tended of any in the history of that city. 'lhileigh News and Ob-servei: Work was real I v begun yes erd.y in the construction of the new Union dt pot. King's Daughters auction sale or old maids at Greensboro realized from $1 to $1.50 p.-r old maid, about the usual county price. The geological bill before the Leg islature pi opuses to expend 10,000 a year until the geological survey of the State is completed. j Murfreeboro Index: Eldridge Stewart, a colored man of Maney's Neck, killed four w.M turkeys at one shoot one day la-t. ' cek. Raleigh News and i o.-erver: The Governor issued a rco u.-.tion ye-ter-day on the Governor of Tmne-see, for Thomas Kittrell, an escaped con vict. GieeiK-boro Ik-crd: Mr. W. S. Moore has shipped from his store in this city, within the past few days, htieeii thuv.suid five hundred raobit skin -. Goldshoro Argus: Goklsboro will have quite a boom iu building this year. A number or business and dwelling houses are now bein? planned. Raleigh Visitor: Three more cows died at the Grimes pla .tation last week from the effects of mad 'Jog bites, and yet the Legislature cjii t see the necessity tor a dog law. The bill to prevent lynching gives the Governor ample power and au thority to tnipioy an agent and offer a reward for the ".liscovery of any person who has committed frlony or other infamous crime, whether the identity of such person be known or not. Marion Free Lance. The grippe, at the present writing, has 1 linn grip on our town. Quite a large amount of sickin-ss in our town. We regret to chronicle the death of Mr. A. Foster which occurred at his residence Tuestlay morning, of pneu monia, at the advanced age of 80 I ears and a few months. Newton Knttrpri.-e: Mr. H M. Taylor, near Midden, died of heart disease very suddenly Wednesda. night. We are sorry to lie d- of the death, Tuesday, 3d inst., of Mrs Quint Little, of Chine's township La grippe is very severe in that section We h-arn ftom Mr. Henrv Lawrence, a member of the firm of J. U. Long & Co., of Cat iwbi, that on Wendesd.iy night the store of J. II. Pitts and J. U. Long & Co., of that place, were burned to tlie ground. Greensboro Record: On every hand we hear of contracts being let for buildings in the city to be com rnenced as soon as spring opens. It is said that pttitions are being circulated by those opposed to the city s extension, with a view to in fluencing members of the Legislature and prevent the bi 1 from passing. The High Point Enterprise says R. Duncan, telegraph operator at that place, left Thursday night for Greensboro and has not been heard from since. His cash iccounts are said to be short about $70. The News and Observer of this morning says: Tomorrow Rev. ('. Durham and Col. Eugene G. Harrell will leave for Havana, Cuba, the cc- casion being the dedication of the first Baptist church on that island. A large number of promiiv nt Bap tists from this country, including several others from North Carolina, will he in attendance. The church will be dedicated on the 15th Feb ruary. The party will set sail from Tampa, Fla. Mr. Harrell, after the visit to Havana, will go to Jamaica and other po'nts anl will be absent about one month. We wish them bon voyage. 1891. Conditions of roads producing wbod famine in many places. Ashcville Journal: The jury in the Boyd-Rogers murder case have rendered a verdict of not guilty just before 4 o'clock this afternoon and the prisoner was discharged. Raleigh Capital: There is an en gineer 011 the North Carolina Road who is CO years of age and owns property worth $100,000 who runs an engine regularly through pure love of the work. Oxford Day: Citizens of Oxford are agreed that the business interests of the town demand a railroad from this place to eastern North Carolina. Kv rybody is talking about the Ox- tord & Coast Line Railroad. Wilmington Star: Two acres of land on the Newb-rre road, opposite Capt. Nob'e's vineyard, have been purchased from Mr. H. C. Evans by Mr. J. H. Rehder, f-r a picnic ground ami pleasure resort for the Sunday School of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church. The price paid was $200. Cartilage Blade: Mr. Gib Blue, of Greenwood, captured an escaped convict at the residence of Mr. R. A. Wicker, last Thursday, supposed to be Archy White, colored, who went from this county to the penitentiary ab.ut three years ago. He was attempting to steal some of Mr. Wicker's clothing. Durnam Sun: Mr. Robert E. Lyon last evening showed a Sun re porter two beautiful lumps of gold weighing twenty-two penny-weigh s which had been aken out of the mines near Moncure, in Chatham county. He has quite a number of haul at work in the mine, and they think they have just reached the main vein, but their works are greatly retarded by the bad weather. Washington Progress: We learn that Dr. W. S. Sparrow has invented a glas burial ca-e which has caused quite a bit of interest in the South Creek section. We also learn that a patent has been applied for. If it is as represented to us, no doubt it will be worth an immense fortune. Mr. J. B. Whitehurstaud Dr. Fields and others have taken stock in the erterprise. Asheville Citizen: Wilson Mur thatee, colored, was arrested in" this chy yesterday by Officer White on suspicion. Murthatee had been sell ing shoes, horse collar , etc., to par ties in the city at prices below the regular market value, and it wa- thought he had stolen them. One of the collar had the cost-mark of Reed & Co., at Baltimore, on it. Mur thatee had a hearing before Esquire 0. W. Malone this morning and was placed in jail to await the next term of the criminal court. Ihe stolen goods belonged to Geo. Vanderbilt and were stolen from Reed's store at Baltimore. Winston Sentinel: A new Baptist church was organized at Walnut Cove on Sunday last. A strong effort is be.ng made to locate the Col ored Agricultural and Mechanical College at this place. The colored people, especially, have displayed commendable zeal in this effort to locate it here. The sum of $3,750 has already been subscribed. Slessers Filer ec Starbuch have agreed to give a site of twenty-five acres, valued at $Go0. Mr. W. A. Myers, of Ire deli county, brought two fine water melons to Winston last week. They were well preserved and parties who sampled them say they were quite 'toothsome' for this season of the year. In a Unlet Country. I had been staying at an Indiana farm house Ail night, aod the next morning the farmer said he would give me a lift into town. When he was ready to go he called to his old4 est boy: "Bill, is that shotgun loaded with sa t for t ramps'?'' "Yes." "txot the gates shut bo that no mad dogs kin git in?"' 'Yes." " ell, ke i) a lookout for wii d mill, ligntuiug rod.organ and sewing machine men. Don't have anv ti uck with peddlers and poultry buyers Don't Ut in any patent gate or wir fence men. Keep clear of pa ten 1 liav folks, and don't waste no tiim on churns, force pumps, ice cream fie Zer, bag bolder, patent barrels, fiut tiees, wagon jacks nor owl haps," "No." '"And say, Biil!'' called the old m:hii, after w. lud driven forty or rii'13- rods, "don't buv no cure foi the" heaves, no tiieproot piilit, no patent gat binges, pitchfornS nor eiicyeiopiedias.'' "No." We had driven about three miles when he suddenly pulled up with au exclamation of d sgust. "What is itt ' "Hang my hide if I didn't clean forgit to warn Bill agin Bohemian oats, New Zealand clover and them pesky insurance agents! Well, it's too iate now, but I kin git back afore the mob overpowers him." Northwestern Magazine. A Remarkable Bill. A report is current to the effect that Representative Banner, of Mitchell county, has introduced in the legislature a bill taxing all min eral property in Western North Car olina. The effect will be to tax property on its agricultural value, and also on its mineral value, real or supposed. If such a bill should be passed it would be a heavy blow to mineral interests in this section of the State. Asheville Citizen. Let's tax the old Sun and the old Moon ; let's tax all that is beneath the surface and in the air; let's tax everything and everybody, except the Tar Heel bench-legged, wool-thirsty, yaller, contemptible dog. Let not hand be placed on him he is the monarch; to him all legislatures bow in meek submission. WHOLE NO. White Hall in Ashes ! FIRE AT 5:15 a. m. DESTROYS THE nril.ll0 AXD FI IIXITI HE. So Liven Lost 83.0UO Worth of Prop erty Runted .Vol liinx- KavedTIit School Will Continue. A school 1 a Im r n f ' building in our county White Hall Female Seminary is in ashes ; the furniture, books and all the private and school property are in ashes. The t tory is a sad one. Hut the mad tongues of fire, like death, is no respecter when the occa sion comes. - This morning at 5:15 the alarm of fire was given, and all the inmates were raised from their slumbers in the wildest state of excitement. Onlv a few were tip when the fire started those who were in charge of the culinary department for "the week. All were helpless to fight the fire, and it took its own free angry course, rru, 1:.. j... i i a , - - a tie me is inougnt to nave origi nated from either a broken lighted lamp or from a stove flue. It began burning in the ceiling of the first story, and spread so rapidly that all set about to rescue the students, let ting the flames go and the furniture be;ir its fate. Miss Morrison, a Northern lady and one of the teachers, had a very narrow escape. Her exit was cut oir I y the fire. She climbed out upon a roof and wound her way round in such a manner as to be rescued. The building was quite a large frame one, and it, together with the furniture belonging to it, was worth at least $3,000. The students 50 in number lost nearly all of their clothing, trunks, Jiooks, &c. Some money and cpiite""a lot of jewelry were burned. Vrhen out, the students began to .onder if all were saved. At that point Miss Ella Gibson, an heroic and noble girl of South Carolina, forced herself into dangerous places, making ao investigation of every room to see that none of her school mates were yet in the burning build ing. Her conduct was daring, brave, noble a young girl of heart, nerve, she is ! This school property is owned by a Northern association, and has been used for the special benefit of those who could not well educate them selves. The svhool has been in oper ation for over eight years an I has done a great work. A new building was erected last summer, and it will be used for the present. The building being small only twenty-five of the pupils can be accommodated, hence quite a number hare returned to their homes. It is fortunate that no lives were lost. The building was insured, and this will enable the rebuilding at an early day. LF.T I S HEM" THEM. Koine Assistance Should le Rendered to White Hall Students. It is a duty we owe, in the name of community, to contribute some thing to alleviating the troubles into which the authorities of White Hall Seminary have been so suddenly thro.vn. Only a small lot of clothing be longing to the pupils of the school was saved. They lost everything else they are left in a very bad con dition. The faculty working nobly as they do cannot be expected to re place the goods that have been lost by the needy ones. You will be called upon to con tribute something towards repairing the los3 sustained by the pupils; as said before the faculty cannot do it, as each member, besides engaged in a labor of love, has lost all her per sonal property. Now let every one respond liber ally; let every one contribute in a manner that will show the authori :ies that their work for tne education of the less able class iu our midst is appreciated. Contribute liberally, freely, and quickly. Ladies Love Tobaeco. Inquiry at a few of the principal tobacco stores ot London has reveal ed the fact that smoking is ver fashionable among women, especialh among those of the upper ten. "W- are used to being aoked for ladies' cigarettes here," said a salesman as one of the big stores. "We serve ladies with cigarettes in aj matter of-fact a way as we do gentlemen Not only do ladies smoke cigarette,' he went on, "some of them smokt cigars. One lady conies in frequent ly for a box of cigars. She smokei almost the costliest brand we ketp.' Some of the most expensive brand of ladies cigarettes, he said, wert artificially scented. Ihe manager said that the ladies whom they sup plied were chiefly ladies of rai.k and fashion duchesses, countesses, xe They patronize a good Turkish brand, costing six or eight shillingi- a hundred. I asked what the opm ions of gentlemen were on the sub ject "Well, my informant, "those of the old school naturally don t ap prove of ladies smoking, but the young men take it a3 a matter of course. I have never heard a man sneak in a derogatory manner about a lady because she enjoyed cigarettee. Mrs. Grundy, of course objects, but I don't think anybody pays much heal to the old lady. Pail-Mall Gazette. The Charlotte News says: Mr, Lawson Todd, one of the oldest men of this section of the country, died at his home near Dr. John Irwin residence, six miles f-oni the city this morning. Mr. Todd was 92 I years old. THE HAHDARD. WE DO ALL KINDS OF job "woirik: IN THE XEA T E S T Jl A .YjXER AND AT THE LOWEST HATES. MARRIED MAX WII14 HARD Tells Some Things Through the Salis bury Herald, aud all Written While Smoking. Ash Wednesday Superior court convenes next Monday. The first national ba.ik has moved into its handsome new home. Five tramps were arrested on Monday A lire at the cotton factory did dam age to the extent of 50. The stockholders of the new factory met Thursday night and organized. Fede al Pensions For Confederates. At a recent meeting of the veteran union league in Chicago, Mr. Samuel W. Allerton, a prominent Republi can, said: "If I had my way I would pension every okl Lonieuerate soldier, and win every man and women 111 the South to a devoted love of the stars md stripes, emblems of liberty, equality and justice, to tha1". both tho North and South, the Last and est, might live in harmony und peace for generations to come. The Atlanta Constitution says of this: "Federal pensions would not win hack the "iouthemers, for they are d ready loval citizens, and they ask nothing from the Federal govern ment beyond the important enforce ment of just laws. They wane no 1-ederal pensions. Individuals, so cieties and States are taking care of the Confederate veterans who need issistance, and they do not need out side aid. "All that the average Confederate veteran wants is a fair showing fighting chance. If he cannot take care of himself in the battle of life, the friends at home will help him." We believe this to be true; and it 13 highly creditable to the South that it is. It would tarnish the fair fame the Southern people, for as long a time as men will remember, if tne dd soldieis of the confederacy were not given the best seat at the table, the light end of the heavy weight, the profitable office. That they are thus favored does not, as Col. (of the rear guard) Shepherd of the New York Mail and Express would have his readers believe, testify to a present faith in the lost cause; it simply means that gratitude is still living virtue, a flower ot the heart is beautiful as it is beneficient. While the Northern soldiers iu great numbers have been put, or have put" themselves, before tne puo- 11c in the light 01 mendicants, tho Southern soldier comes to his own wi h no loss of personal respect, au honest man earning his own living among a people not taxed to support him, but glad ot the opportunity to testify in a substantial manner their respect for him who borej more than his share or. the daily heat and bur den at a time when days were as years, and years as centuries. Ashc ville Citizen. The Xews rrojeet for Keprcseuta- tiou at the World's 1-nir. The Legislature may or may not ippropriate a sum to secure a credi table representation of Noith Caro lina at the World's Fair, but the News has started out on its own hook to see that the State is not en tirely ignored. The News' idea is to get up a cabinet of ireaks, ana it we succeed we will fit up a comer in the big show that will certainly startle the world. The bearskin overcoat of Prof. John McAnulty, the Cabarrus county weather pro- .ihet, has already been entered, aud we have dispatched a special mes senger to Statesville to negotiate for the Landmark's lamb. Ihe said lamb has eyes running into each other and a tail growing out of the forehead. This freak, alongside ol Prof MsAnulty's coat, will give us a most tncou raging start for our World's Fair museum. Charlotte News. A COMMON COMFLAINT. It is astonishing how lightly most people regard certain organic derange ments, so long as the pain or inconveni ence caused thereby is not excessive. This is particularly true of the bowt-ln, which, next to tiie stomach, are th most abused portion of the body. Tho wonder is they continue for so many years to perform their importiuit oftiee with anything like regularity, consider ing how little attention is paid to their special demands. One of the must common ailments is constipation, which very frequently he comes chronic fur want of proper treat ment. As a general rule, when a per son wakes up to the consciousness that he needs something "loosening," ho takes the first thin;; at hiuid, if it only promises a speedy eiTect. The evil of such indiscreet medication is that while the dose may cause a prompt ioid ener getic movement, the operation is liable to be followed by another, and perhaps longer, period of cnnstips.Soii. If this again is remedied by a similar treat ment, it is sure to be succeeded by still more stubborn inactivity the final re sult be.in;; a permanent weakness ot the bowels ill the form of chronic an I confirmed constipation. Xow w hat is n cded by way of physic, ia any protracted interruption of th;i regular operations of the bowels, is simply a gentie aperient to bring about a movement, leaving the rest to cool ing drinks and relaxing food. For this purpose, there is no better opening med icine than Aycr's Pills. P.eing pur. ly vegetable in their composition, and en tirely free from calomel or any other harsh, drastic purgative, their use is unattended with those injurious effects which follow tho taking of ordinary cathartics. On the contrary, Ayer's Pills are calculated to strengthen as well as regulate the bow els and stomach, and also to stimulate the liver, the slug gishness of which often the real causo of constipation. Ayer's Pills, being sugar-coated, are easily taken ami are, therefore, admira bly adapted for inc. either at home or abroad. They are recommended by lead ing physicians ail over the w orld, and, in countless households, are the only medicine considered absolutely indis pensable. They are, w ithout doubt, thti most popular pilb ever made.