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CONCORD N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1897
WHOLE NO. 408
GIVE US A TRIAL
ST AND A EtD.
Si
A Thcroncb (lHli.
It will bo remembered that The
Standard bai time and again con
tended tbat the filtbieit plaoe in th
county wbi the court room at the
coantv'd court bouse, and at the
last term of court Judge Greene
ordered tbat the room be cleansed
Tbe order was read to the new board
of commissioners at their recent
meeting and as a consequence fifteen
or more bushels of dirt, dust, tobac
co quids, a miner, peanut bulls and
other Gltb that contains microbes
and disease germs, have been re
moved from tbe floor. Tbe court
house will be thoroughly cleansed
and arrangements will be made
to
keep it in appearance as neat as pos
sibls with the service! of a jani
tor. For this one step tbe new board
of Commissioners deserts spoial
praise, ana win doubtless receive
tbe blessings of a grateful people.
Trftla Wreckers taught.
A Standard reporter learns from
a private source tbat Frank O'Brien,
sheriff of Jefferson coun'y, Ala., has
captured five of tbe train wreckers
that were p it ties to the appalling
scene at tbe CuhYj river bridge, on
the Louisyille & Nashville ro d
several weeks ago. Oae of tbe
number is a negro, formerly of
Charlotte, N. 0, well known to the
public Two of 'he five men have
confessed at parties to the crime.
The capture of these men means
thousands of dollars saved to tbe
railroad company.
A Rnnnway Trnni.
The two horse team of Mr. Jim
Loman left the depot Thursday
t about 8 30 o'clock with no atten
dant and of course took on new
fright as it weot. From the de
scent at W M Smith's it ran with
terriSo spe 'I and attempting to
turn into Brdl Avenue the horses
parted on each side of the telegraph
pole at the correr of West Corbin
street and B 11 Avenue. Both horses
were thrown into tbe ditch. Tbe
miller fell nearest to tbe wagon
and the large bay was thrown over
and beyond it. The left front wheel
of tbe wagon hooked the telegraph
pole while tbe hind end of tbe
wagon kept merrily on its way up
Corbin street till it attained a ver
tide position an4 pointed tbe tongue
of the wagon up Bell Avenue.
An impromptu wrecking crew
came to the leacae and tbe large
horse was easily persuaded to get
np, but several efforts had to be
made to get the smaller horse on
foot again.
a sain incision Fon toe arm
of the big horses right leg was all
the apparent damage to the team
and a broken double-tree, a split
coupling pole, a few severed chains
and a slight shatte ing of the bed
was about all tbe damage to the
wagon.
A Corraelloa.
In tbe annual sta ement of ei
penditares of the county commis
sioners Jos. W Foil's mileage is 20
instead of 10 miles.
W M Weddixqtoh,
Clerk of Board.
l'olMoneri With Money.
Alexander Waitzfelder, of Kew
Y'"rk, died on New Years day from
blood poison gotten by tipping his
finger on bis lip to moisten his
finder when counting: bank t ills.
Dieine fa lika t
, railroad train. It
f has a regular way nf
i coming and going
f and keepa on td
i ily along a certain
k trark. You can al
most alwava tell how
' a diaeaac atarta, and
where it will prnb-
I ably end. It won')
go out of ita way
to oblige you anj
i more than a locomo
' tive will. Diaeaac
usually beglna whea
, the appetite gl
ont that's the firsl
warning whiitle.
, Then tbe stomach
) and nutritive organ)
.jifPt-L
j 't. . r'-s
fall to supply tuod
blood, The ctrciila.
tinn afpowa poor, thin
and tainted. lntedofeain'inniourishinfrrt
to the diilerem turta of the body it carries
poison, Which settles at aome point and eats
(way the tissue. According to where it set
Uea it is called liver or kidney or skin dis
fase-rsetofula, erytpclaa, ecsema, or con
autnutin if it settles on the lungs. It is all
no trouble : United blood ; clear out this
taint and build up the tissues with rich
blood and the disease is stopped ; side
tracked ; it cau't ro any further. No matter
what the name of a disease la If it'a a blond
disease, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis.
eovery will cure it by driving the poison out
af the circulation and creating new sup
ply of healthy, red, life-giving blood to re
vive and nourish the waatea tissue, II
puts the digestion in order, Invigorates the
Blood-making organa and builds inn
healthy Bean. unaumptlon is Woo
disease. Don't beliey tt catVt he cured 1
it it t rcfl every quj j v. pierces uoraen
Dear Sir.ir-l onunot My enmifarh for twit "flol.
For tvrovftm mvlltlU
niy iii'Icrcd witn lung trouble firm inking itv
ripnr ; Krond Intermittent fevr: third, lung
rouW. For two years he coiiRhen. The phy
.clan could do no good and I thought he mini
die. ! was told to try Dr. Pierre' Golden Mel
Irs. Diitrovery. I did, and before he had
one bottle he begun to mend and cnuM ent
tittle. When he had tnken taw Lottie he mi
Well aud oow In n ntunt as bf-iurc.
MtpttWtt? your
ffco'.'K-irsv'V''-.
few
Ws Al4Z ..itudy the situation. W. wait to
t.aav. Siorgaa Ca, U, W' Mora's impKMlOD.
REPORT OF AUDITOR FUR-
MAM.
The Population, Wtiiteaaid rolorod
the Somber of Tax Pajrera Ibe
Amaaatt af Tasea aaal Haw Appro
priate tbe amallneeaar Brtaras
tbe Pereapita or Tm Wonld la-ere-aae
Penaloa FaBiftlie Number of
Wblte and Colored Poll Tax Pajrera
ibe Respective Amount Payed by
Carb for Hcbool Pnrpoaea Keller
for Bnlldina- and Lean Aaaoclatlona.
and Fnrlher fcecnrlty From Rarely
Companlee Would Bell (be Mlj-.
The report of tbe State Auditor Is
before as and while it is clear as
It's comprehensiveness would admit
of, it is a matter suggestive of much
deliberate thonght.
Tbe valuation of personal and
real estate property for 9596 was
$257,437,227.99 which was a de
crease of $2,127,222 from tbe year
before.
Tbe amount of taxes collected
from tbe assesment was $1,414,-
217.77- From privilege taxes was
$89,186 21. Total $1,503.403 98,
Total from all sources $1,687.209 22
of which $847,578.57 went to the
school fund. $191,278 30 weot f ir
educational nnd cburitabh lnstitu
'.ions supported by tbe S'ate and
pep?ion fund, leavius; $328,352.35
for the iifcepsary txpenses cf the
legislature, txecutive and judicial
departments, and the interest on the
State debt.
I fie Auditor bnda tbe gross
auuo.Lt of State and county tuxes to
be $2,570,300 97 and the population
of the State to be 1,760,000 which
shore a per capita of $146 for all
purposes and be save we are tbe
lowest taxed people of all the States
in the Union.
The average assersment of lands
in the State is $3.94 per acre, horses
$38 97, mules $43.35, cattle $8.39,
bogs $1 37, sheep $.96 per head.
All stock bavea downward tendencj
except cattle which have an upward
tendency.
The Auditor estimates thit about
i of the tax payers pay on less than
500 worth of personal and real
estate property and ery few pay on
$10,000 worth and over of property.
Tbe white population in tbe State
1,053,382. There are 171,915
whites enlisted for poll tax, and G5,
607 colored out of a population of
561,018. A little less than I of the
white population pay poll tax and
little oyer 1-9 of tbe colored popu
lation pay potl tax. For school tax
the whites pay $402,839 65 and tbe
colored pay $14,748.88. The per
cent is 96.34 paid by the whites and
66 by the colored population.
The Auditor recommends a small
increase in tbe appropriation for
pensions so that tbe disabled pen
eioners may receive tbe amounts
contemplated by tbe law, viz: $100
per year for flrst class, $75 for sec.
ond class, $50 for third class and
$25 for fourth class.
Tbe Auditor dwells on tbe bene
fits of building and loan associations
as of the greatest value to people of
small means in . obtaining botres.
The la'e law prohibiting over 6 per
cent interest has driveo many out
of business and has left tbe people
without the benefits There are
necessary expenses connected with
tbe institution that discourage in-
vester whj cau't realizi 6 per cent
net. He think this should be rem-
iied.
The Auditor notes tbat the L
atoie of 'l3 r quired of eu et?
counpanies aoiposuof bouds witn
tbe State treatunror such security
as would be niorj tangible than a
meieagen!; tbe Legislature of '95
repealed this clause and the surety
oui raniea might easily dodge when
quired to pay defaults, lie urges
action on this line.
The Auditor reft re to the veiing
problem of the ojster tvds in thf
sounds tbat, should be a source of
ravenue to tbe State and individuals
but they are expensive to the State
and probably profitless to the peo
pie. lie drops lots a vein of levity
bordering on ridicule with nfeience
the steamer ''Lily" lying nn Tam
lico River to protect tbe ouster In
terest, ll-i lecoui mends tbat she be
sold, and sold early.
The Auditor vets a litl'e epicv in
referring tv th tendency jt people
to value taxable proprrtv at th
minimum. Ho botes tbat cl e aver
age valuation of hoa in the State is
$1 37, while man; 200 to 500 pound
porkers are butchered and tbat tbe
meat sells for from 12) to 15 cents
pet pound, lu thi we think he is
under iIm maximum of weight bat
very fur above in price.
I'he auditor closes with com pi l-
ruarU to tboae associate I with bim
and a griiCtful a lieu to the office.
Gen. Wejler seem, d tiverjoyed to
see Mr. Moncv, ana wisnes more
Americans wouH oome to Cnba :Q
SHORT LOCALS.
Fitzsimmona and JCorbott are
billedfor a thumping on the 17ih
of March.
Tnere la no panic in St Paul,
Minnesota, notwithstanding tbe
cloning of four banks.
The issue of silver dollars from
the mints for the week ending
January 2nd, was' 428.300.
The worst blizzard for many
years was raging in Kaneaa laet
Sunday and Monday. Snow was
four feet deep on a level.
A double banging took place at
Norfolk, Va, Tuesday, the 5.h.
Tbe parties were Downing and
Ubarlea Williams, it was eaid to
be a moet successful manipulation.
Concord can no longer boast that
it baa not had a "swell-headed" law
yer Mr. J L .Crowell has just re
covered from a week's confinement
with tbe mumps.
The young people of Mooresville
recently gave an entertainment to
raise funds to furnish their little
town with street lights. Their sue
cees was almoot phenomenal.
Thomas M Holt, the youngest
sou of tue late Ex Governor Il'.lt,
died ou Wednesday, the fl h, at
(Jtiase City, Va., of lirights disuasr
of the kidneys. Ilia den'.h vets
rather sudden and unexpected.
Apples have btin qr.oied al tel.
cents a barrel in Maine. As tbe
prohibition laws of Mai. .a prevent
the apple raiser from converting his
fruit into liquid, fan hat- to sell it ir
the naluiv.! lorm and take what he
can get for it.
Branson's is the up to date North
Carolina Almanac, calculation cor
rect, weather fmt, signs in full. plant
your "later crop tiy this Almanac
and avoid the bugs and you will be
happy. Get one for five cents at,
Fftzrr's Drugstore
Merchant Jake Harteell, of No.
10 township, brought to town Wed
nesday a carp weighing 7 pounds.
Tbe fish was caught in a net out of
Rocky River near the Bunvan
Greene mill. It is the largest fijt
ever marketed in this city that
come from a Cabarrus stream.
Branson's North Carolina Al
manac. "Ibe people hang it in
the chimney-corner and refer to it
all the year long. It gives them
more useful knowledge about the
State than can be found in any
other book for the same small
price," five cents at,
etzeh's Drugstore.
Capt. Ed. M Patterson, of the
Southern local freight, Wednesday
bauled through this place tbe frag
ments of one of the engines thai
was torn up in the recent wreck a'
Clifton, S. C , taking it to the new
shops at Spencer, Salisbury's sub
urban town, for overhauling.
The Raleigh News and Observer
has located Mr. C D Ilarringer ir
the chambers of the State Senate,
and says : "Senator Barrineer, ot
Cabarrus and Stanly, ia a successful
and progressive farmer of the rict
farming county of I abarrus. lie n-
rather bald and bis gold glasses and
baldness make bim look like a grave
and reverend Senator."
In the city of Philadelphia tbe
suicides tor 1896 numbered 138, as
against 189 for 1895, and hnmicidef
46, as against 39 for 1895, Com
mentiug on tbis tbe limes sa
'these figure" may be accepted at
an index of hard times and a stead)
increase of the criminal population.
But an increase of tbe crimina
population is also an index of bard
times.
On Christmas eve near Meeeka-
yille, in Wilson county, a party oi
young p'-op'.o thought they wo'ilf
have some fun ; so Ihcy went sere
nading one of tl'eir u'Mghb'ir.j, liu-
'ns K-iiifrnw. 11? w H angry, nnd
i ting to the do:ir fired at th in w it!
a sh -I'gan, thi l.md t ak i ,-. -i ell -ct ii
the thigti of MiHfl Mahal, y Thome.
young lady of the party. Ihe
young lady is not t: . .gerously
wounded.
1 ' r
1. 2 K L.'. I
Fifty Years Ago.
Who could Imagine tliat this should be
The place where, in eighteen ninety-three
That white world-wonder of arch and
dome
Should shadow the nations, polychrome ...
Here at the Fair was the prize conferred
On Ayer's pills, by the world preferred.
Chicago-like, they a record show,
tiuce they started 30 years ago.
Ayer's Cathartic Pills
have, from the time of their
preparation, been a continuous
success with the public And
that means that Ayer's Pills
aooomplish what la promised
for them; they cure where
others fail. It was fitting,
therefore, that tbe world-wide
popularity of these pilla should
be recognized by the World's
Fair medal of 1893 a foot
which emphasizes the record)
50 Years of Cures,
Mary pwple are cow planting
garden seed.
Messrs. V D Anthony and Cecil
Foil are engaged in painting Pop
lar Tent church.
8am Hill, a negro cropper on the
plantation of Mr. R E Gibson, was
arraigned bafore E quire W J Hill
today (Siturday) for stealing a pair
of shoes from the firm of Dive it
Bost, and placed under 8100 bond
tor bia appearance at court,
That slight cold, of which you
think so littlo, may lead to serious
trouble with the lunps. Avoid tbw
result by taking Ayer's C'icrry Pec
tnrnl, the best known remedy for
colds, coughs, catarrh, bronchitis,
incipient consumption, and ali
oluer lQroal ,ul,B a""-".
' -.1 . 1 I j:
The Standard is requested to call
tbe attention of tbe board oi county
commissioners to tbe bad condition
of tbe public road at Cold Water
crjek tiridge on tbe Mt. Pleasant
road. 1 he road bed needs tilling
in several places that will cause
trouble when the rainy spell sets in.
In the treatment of croup or
whooping cough, Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral has a most marvelous ef
fect. Thousands of lives are saved
annually by U.e u .) i.f this medi
uiuo. It frees tLn obt-iructed air
passages, all.iy- inflammation, and
controls the. Jt-oire to couU.
Mr. Vic ,cnuh left Wednesday
mc-rv;;,; f r Ua hoL " at Avordale,
Ala., aftei pending t -veral week
y 'th relatives here. He went by
t . way of Fort Valley, CJa., with p
vi. w to Iocnting tbere. Mrs SmilL
ar.j t. ii ' vj'l ren.Mn ia 'hi city
some ti i;-o h-.,r ioti ri.ii. ; to 11 tir
home in A,.ib. ma.
Master Luther Gillun, son of Mr,
M M Gillon, is a captain. Durinj-
the past fall he has captured twenty
four bawksof diflfrent epecies. He
catches them with a steol trap,
which he fastens on the tops of
large trees end places where it if
most likely a hawk would perch it
elf. Truly his efforts have not been
without reward.
Branson's Nohtii Cakoi.ina Al
manac. "Great care has been lakei:
to secure absolute accuracy of the
Court calendar and tbe officers ol
public institutions. This, with the
two pages givim; the county oQicri
all over the State, make it an Al
manac ot very great value em
phatically, 'no other like it.; " Get
one for five cents at,
FETZER8 DliL'GSTOKE.
An enterprieing schoolmarm ol
Westbrook, Me., seeing a fine roos
ter choking to dath on her way to
school one morning, caught it, cut
-ipen its crop, which was cleaned
out thoroughly, sewed up the in
cision with silk, and put the roos
ter in a barrel wbere there was
nothing to eat. Three times daily
for two days she gave it medicine,
and it came around all ritrht.
Lawrence Wilson, one of the
twelve unfortunate boys bitten by
mad-dog in Baltimore and treated
at the l'asleur Institute in New
York has developed strong synip
torus of hydrophobia and is not ex
pfCed to survive. John Buhl, an
ither of the twelve, is showing
symptoms and it is feared that he
will make tbe fifth victim of the
errible scourae of one worthless
dog.
A drill which J J Kaminer wa'
inking in quest for water on hif
olace at Gadsden, S. C, struck, at a
leptb of thirty five yards, three
eet or a substance which was
ofter than tbe sand above it and
below it. It was found to be wood
'hat recembled cypress or walnut.
There have been other similar find?
n the neiphMrhood, and no water
vii been struck anywhere around
'here.
Tho Wilttrl-ro CLronie'e says:
Thorn v.-ni a micida up in Unior
Hi-iit-hip ('ii ?.l itiilar of lnt week
Ui.. ;;tiiu Paioous, i..o 15-yeur-o' '
en of Curoline Pars ms, haneen
ii-nsolf to ii limb and died. L
v s that his mother had civer
iiu, a ''Hie timv-hinp; wit'i aleathei
it .-up (i ,.,v.: Hp .r.'i ti K 1 .:
line and v-n-i 1 iiit-- 'Am w.wxi
ind hung iiimei ,i ia a limb. When
"onrd ho va den 1, or nearly so.
It is supposed he did it to spite his
mother for whipping him."
A verv sad su ry comes from
X1I18, Mich. It appears that a
vmme woman at that place felt si
certain that Bryan would he elected
hat she wagered 1,000 kisses with a
young man 8gninst a box of glove
m the result. During the last six
weeks she has been busily engager)
nearly every evening in paying the
bet. A few days ago, however, a
dispute nros'i over the count, and.
in order that no mistake shall be
nsnde, at the young woman's stijj
aestion, the scors has been wiped
'nt and the count will be begun all
over again. Ihe Mic hi crease are
scrupulously honest in refusing to
take advantage of tbe Jlichignntiers.
Mr. Mutton. Representative in the
leginlutnre from Cumbir'and county.
introduced the fnHowini? iPn!iriot)
in the House Frid it : " I ha onr
Senators !e InBtrno'td and nor Rep
resentative be reqnested to n.e all
honnrab'e means, and B! early 88
possible, to bring about the p-Sfiije
of an uet of Oonpresa rcrnjfn'zint'
the independencfl of the patriots of
Cuba who for so hr.t a time have
hern strnreline for life ar.d liberty,
the Ond given heriti-ge of all men."
It was nnnnimotisly adopted and
sent to the Senate. Representative
I.'isk. of Bnronnmbe catinty, intro
durfd bill Friday to repeal the
coto-i 'us "assignment act" of 1895.
The best regulator ti regulate a
people is Simmons Liver Regula
tor. It regulates tbe liver and tbe
liver regulatee the person. If the
liver is regular then health is good,
but if sluggish or diseased then there
is constant Biliousness, Indigestion,
Headache, and all the disorders of
the stomach that one hears of try
Simmons Liver Regulator and prove
this.
Branson's North Carolina Al
manac. No other like it. "1. The
calendar is calculated by Branson
himself, and guaranteed to be cor
rect to the nearest half minute no
other like it. 2. It hasthe weather
carefully conjectured according to
tbe best Bcieutifio knowledge no
otber like it. It stands the test of
an intelligent public. Tbe Branson
maxims are well worth reading,"
in fact Banson's is the only up to
date almanac of tbe State. Price
five cents at.
Fetzers Drugstore.
('(Inn Urov. Ileitis.
Miss J nnie Patterson returned to
Concord Sunday night to resume
ber work in tbe graded school.
Dr. A J Crowell returned from
Baltimore List Sunday. He brought
with him some cnltured bacilli of
typhoid fever, and he is now pre.
pired to make eerrm diagnosis of
this most dreaded and fatal difease.
I),)ctoris a young man and v e pre
dict tbat a bright future awaits
him.
The vouna men held the anni
versary of tl. ir p-:ijer meeting lact
Suuiiny evening to very large and
appreciative audiecce. We take
pleasure in congratulating the yonng
men npou the success of their
speeches and also tbe manner in
which they acquitted themselves.
We hope they will continue their
good work and again in tbe future
give us another public exercise.
Mr. W J Swink returned Monday
night from Richmond, where he bad
been to spend the holidays.
Mr. Cbarlio R e left Monday for
Oak Ridge, wbere be coes to enter
school.
Miss Grace Shultnl.ergsr gave a
very interesting eecia' !e tbe otber
evening cn the order of bat ta-ty.
It certainly was amuting to te the
bojs trimming hats. 'Ihere were
two prizes offered, and I declare it
was with great difficulty that the
committee could decide who should
have the "boobj."
Mrs. I Frank Patterson and Mas
er Bernard spent last evening with
Mrs, Steyens, of Enochville.
Miss Mollie Fetzer, sccompanied
by her sister, Mrs. Williams, have
been visiting at Mrs. I F Tatterson's
jeveriil d ivs
Miss Pauline Thorn left for Salem
Fitn.i!e Academy this morning.
Miss Mary Graham, of Salisbury,
was visiting frends in onr townl
this week. We know some of tbe
yonng men were delighted with her
presence.
Miss Lottie Qraber is visiting
Misses Florence and Belle Eddies
man. Mi-s Hoke, of Lincolnton, who
has been visaing her sister, Mrs. Dr.
Ramseur, has returnrd home.
We bad a mnaway couple from
Salisbury to board the train here
the other day, L.Ltid for South
Carolina. Marriage is a wonder
ful institution, but we think the
'letter way is to properly adjust Euch
matters with all persons concerned
mil tl. eu proc. id. fcuch conduct
ioi s not rmet with our appro pation
Hut, "sech is life."
China Grove's litr;ury club, "The
!.Li:," t:: t at M s Ethel Patter
on's lust night. Tiie otjct cf this
o!ub i the mutual benefit of all its
members in liurary, scientific and
otber rts.arches. Our program was
very interesting, and one of the most
brilliant fia'nns of the evening was
t recitation on the "School Marm,"
hj Bro. Swink, who, to the dolight
if the club, handled his subject in
uch s masterful way that it was
the unanimous consent that he
should be the champion elocutionist
if onr 'own. Another very inter
ejting feature of the evening was
the icndition of the eolo "Apple
Wo Eonia," by MissEbel Patterson,
which was certainly beintiful.
We will con e agaiu '.' e do not
we-iry you. "PiiuVwT."
Chiua Grove, Jm. C, 1S97.
RofiiKrillu l"ljr Ilia Poll.
Bill Bryant, of No. 5 township,
was placed in jail this (Friday)
morning for refusing to pay his poll
t.xes. Bill has served a term in
t le State pi ui ejliary and because
it debars him from tbe privilege of
voting, he contends that he cannot
be forced to pay poll taxes. Tho
law, however, has difToreDt vieWB
from his mid will hold him until
the matter is adjusted. Which is
right, Bryant or the law t
THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAQE,
A KynopHlH nl'Oovrrnor Carr'l Me"e
nve to Ihe LeiclMlHlure now in New-
MlOII.
The Governor's message is before
us and is another masterful prod no
tion that will add lustre to his fame
as one of the State's Lest governors.
It is 14 columns in the News and
Observer and contains about 14,700
words and treats every interest of
the State in full. The logic is clear,
the arguments forcible and manj
passages are well worth storing awaj
a mental food.
6UIT8 GAINED.
The Governor announces the
happy issue of the contest over the
suits in the courts over tbe fraudu
lent bends issued ia the dark days
of the States worst history invok
ing $12,297,000. Tbe Supreme
Courts sustained the S'ute s contest
nd the matter is now forever set
tled and the State is relieved.
FOB WHAT WE PAY TAXES
The various objects for which tbf
State needs fundj are as follows :
"The General Assembly, Executive
Departments, Judicial Departments,
Uailroid Commission, Bureau of
Labor Statistics, Agricultural So.
oietiee, conveying convicts to peni
'entiary, rewards end advertising for
fugitives, car? of public building
and grounds, interest on 4 pT con'
iebt, the various schools, inst'tutions
ind asylums supported or aided by
tbe .Ktate, printing and general con
tingent account. About $821,850
per year is needed.
THE RESCl'RCES OF THE STATE.
The n sources are substantially
a given by the Standard in tbe
Auditors report.
Some provision should be made
for declaring and filling' vacancies
m Stale ofiicea in cases of iusanity
ir other disability.
the p. r commission:.
The Governor is delighted with
the Railroad Commission. Under itf
'nansgement railroad valuations
have increased from $12,424,540 in
1890 to $2G,57G,09G in 189G. Little
valuation of Steamboat lines for
axation waa madebefo e but now
e receive tases on $278,780 worth
m this line. Freight and passenger
rates have been grea'ly reduced,
t-degr&ph ra'es have been reduced
40 per cent, express rates have been
implied, the business of railroads
is tabulated and can be seen without
applying to the corporations.
lease of the n. c, railroad.
The Governor is very strong in
his belief that the lease of the North
Carolina railroad was just the right
thing. He shoulders his full share
of the responsibility and defends the
action ably. Here is something
that will do tc stick a peg by:
"Men some times, for one reaeon or
another, criticise public; ofliciale
without having fully inforired them
selves as to all tbe facts in tbe ease.
Under euch circumstances' their ad
verse critie'ems are are not always
just or their conclusions infallible.
An impartial investigation, may show
that eotne of the critii:3 of the
lease are of this clans'. lie
sive, "I heartily jin it J oppo
i.etils in inviting full iuveeti
ii'iou of these and all other mat
trrs connected with, our manage
ment of the interests of the Slate in
'his coxpai;y aud I insist th.it such
investigation be had by this Legis
lature." He maintains tha authorl-
V of the Bjard to make suc'j leate
dyseptici, bilious - suf-
Tjriji "JJJanil tine, t'e mercurial
' LSI 9 "
Aferet, victims cf fever
C' cheerful tirits and gcKKi
4'SiVM'Peitc; they will tell
riMTRVnr7fyou by wkin Simmons
LlMtH KliuULATOK.
The Clii!r'Hfc, Tui utt nnd !tct l ainlly
IMriiic. n.- i i ll.n World!
For PYSPEINIA. OVSTli'A'nON, Jaun e,
fl.u.ius .turlc, SICK Hl.MiACHK, lli:, lere
turn nf Sinls, S tl K STOMACH, Heartljurn, etc.
'lliis um: 'ir.l Ttmey ii wuraii(r-l n-t la contain
H single particle of MKt'KT, or any imttfral subsianccv
but ti
PURELY VECETABLE,
ciinuiiti!i ttwi' S .utlicin R.,.,aml Itetbswliirh an
nil wise l'rnvi.ii:!K-e lun vlnrel -"tin:r'es where
l.iver I'l-c.i..-. iihsl prtn.l. It will enre all
ilUpriMen ruliHe.l by U!rau(eluut uf tha
Liver ntnl line. . In.
'Ihe SUiriuMS erf rjer Cumplaint are a hitter
or hail t.l.te in the m,m;h ; e.iil in the l!m I;, bide it
inints, olten mistaken lor kheumatikm ; Sotll
t.imnrll I Ias of Apitte; Ih wels alternately
cnMive and lax; Heacaeiie; I r il Mennirv, with a
painful aen.atum uf hating f.uletl to d,' Miniethmn
whieh auht ti have lie.rn di-lie; ll.'llilit.v ; l.ttw
Hplrlls; a thick, yellow aiie.iranre of the Skin and
i.yea; a dry Conh, often imstakon I. t'onsninciion.
Sometime many of thei.e ..Mnptoin, intend the
disease, at others very few ; 1 lit tlie I.ivkh. the largest
oran 111 the hooy. Is o. net. ill . the s.-:!! - I the d ....is...
and if not Keiil.iti'd in tnif . i rent niillellliii, vtieti.il
atlness and IIKATIT i I Mie.
The following highly e-lo, nu:d j,erv,ns rfest to the
virtues of Simmons Livrit a i:.t l.A 1 1 It : lien . V S.
Holt. Pres. lia. S. W. It. K. l.o. ; Kev. J. K. I elder.
PetTy.lia.; (ol. I', K.Suark. A limn y , ( ia. ; I'. Master,
aon, rsli.,SheritTI!ililCo ,t.a.: J A. I'liitn. lla hi rulye,
(in.; ktv. J. W. llurke, Ma.ou,(,.i.; V,i,il I1. .wets,
fcupt. (ia. S. W. K. U. ; Hon. A1 x .nikr II . Mepliens.
Ve have tested id viitiies y. Tsuoall . anil know
llint for Dyspejisia, II lions'. esi nod 'I lirol hmif lli.'id
at'he. it is' the lie.t nie'ln-i'.e I'm ' orld ever si. e
nave tried forty other reni. di. . l.i lole Siniiiioi,. t.iver
HeRiilalor, and none ol them imve lis mo,e ilo.n tem
porary relief; l!ie KevnUl'T 1101 oniv ri lies e. 1. 1 nil Liir.ci
W." to. i Iil.l.L.H.VI-11 AND Ml.-i- IM.I K, l .'.t e , OA.
M.VNUPAiTflinU ONLY UY (
J. IL. ZKlIalN 41 i.O., I'lui.l.leli hi., "a.
Asms.
11
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Highest of all in Leavening fewer. Latest U. S. Cov't Report
and shows that the private stock
holders were unanimons in their ep
proval. The Govrcor denies trs
any thing was done secretly oi
hastily.
The North Oaiolina railroad dis
connected wilh any Fpeml system,
paid scarcely any dividends, as manv
know too well. Tbe Governor shown
that with the road leased on the
present favorable terms the road is
a source of great revenue to th'
State.
For the firat six years the S ite
will receive $195,000 per ;;a,' ant!
Vter that will realia $210,000 j et
year, which is sufficient to pay prin
cipal and interest of all the S,:.te't
Jebt in lees that 50 vei.ro ..m". .i.e
a maiuipg 40 cr mire j -arj wi
would begetting tue ;U0.t---0 pes
year all )rom this foruiariy : i"-
worthless lall.-oad. ard, too, i:t u
end of the lease we wvtld Mvc th
road not in the cotdit.on in v.h'-ch
the liicbrnot.0 ar.d Ujnvilli? rvceived
it but with all the ir prov. inei'.tF
put upon it in the mean time.
In answering tne objection to .l.e
length of the term of the leado he
shows that better terms could le
gotten and that the stock waa tnado
the more valuable taereby, cilinf
Virginia's leasing for 100 yc..r.
which ran stock np from 105 to
150 per share.
Tbe Oovernor says it waa the
avowed purpose of tu administra
tion to phtco all property on the to
list and lease the State's interests.
He thinks the lease cf the Atlantic
and Nor'h Carolina railroid s.t
aside by the courts waa the very
best bargain (hat could be made ful
the State.
FARMING INTERESTS DEI'RV-'SSEP.
The governor laments the de
pressed condition of tho farming
interests, but the Sta'e povcrrment
ean't remedy it. It uiuat be d.,r.
tiy Federal Legislatiun. bt lit" '
the gold Standard is tbe sitt-iv o'
all our business evils, in that it
transfers the advantages to the Bi Ivor
using countries of Mexico, Chiuo,
Japan and tbe Argentine, lie iLinkr
if the gold price of Silver cjntiojt;
to fall it is ouly a question of linn
when every mill in this count y ie
closed. "The white man with the
yellow dollars is no match for the
vellow man with the white dollars."
STATE INSTITUUIONS.
"While our S at.1 Institutions hue
been economically managed I be
lieve they can yet ba made more so
by the application of ordinary busi
ness principles to their management,
by making them mutually ass. t
each other, which would reeuii ij a
still greater saviDg to the tax-paye..
The penitentiary should r;tiM a'
the yegetabhs and stnole applies ,
well as make all the olotl.'h ?, c: .
ind hats in all tne im v it: v u c
Blind Asylum, the b-m -v.', i
tnd chair?, and the IK-aC r.t.t. i t-'c
.UI the St:t" printing a-.d h. .'..'..
ly expending a euui; a-i o:ai it
the purchase of a pUt t tie IX ai
mutes could do ali tLtf jitiblic ptiute
ingand bit ding for U.e Sato ant:
save tbe tux payers at hint j'.Tj, 1 OX
35 per annum and at the Banie tin.i
open up a Ce!d cf employment fu'
.he unfortuu.iteobj 'Cta of the State';
charity."
Tne Governor doea not adviitf (
bo creulion of p. juvenile rofornio.
tiryyet.
IIo urges that boards of vharitnule
and penal institutions receive cua
peasation for rjervices.
OYSTEU LAWS A KAII.l'Ui:.
Thus far tho oyster laws have
been failures. lie hopes tho new
regime can improve.
I'AltliONS.
The Governor ban rnr!o.T-d
commuted 15 and repri'-vo-.l 2. D.n
not publich thn naui':S of thoea re
leaned. It won Id be to ther disad
vantage in nbtaioi.ig employment.
He laments '.hat thero u re g'tat in
equalities of punishments und.T
the pre.-ent system of courts.
TIIltKK iKATII 'i'.' l. It!. AT Ml'V.
The Governor ,ay? a hrani-.:i !
tributH to llun. Octuvious Cne, ;
Hon. S M Finger, ami Kt-v.o7fr:-"rJ
Y M Holt.
TIIK I'SIVKRSITY.
The Govrrnnr appeals in hir
ptrongest terms for the rr.tinu""l
liberal aid to the Univen'ty. It!
requires 810,000 per year to run i
.T
Its
receipt.! make 820,000 and the
Jtute fumisi.es the o'.her $20,000.
Thifi ?20,0GO appropriation would
lot run the common schools of the
state a day and a half. The Uni
versity should be further developed
ind made to North Carolina what
Harvard is to Massachusetts, Yale
is to Connecticuttand Princeton to
New Jersey. He shows that the
State pays less to her college than
ilmcst any of the S'ates a;id by far
less than many of them.
THE STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL
8CHO0I.. ii-i. .
This h no less importaut in edu
cating our young women than tbe
University is in rduc ing our
young ro.t r. IIo reoommorjda $'20,.
tor it or a s-irn tq'i-il U that given
.o the University.
Vi.K C-.'MMON .-'"IM'iI.S.
The Gov-."". :-"r:; a y i.eavi':t
ibi-? r.:.; .: tie educational lita
ind ures trie execution of the con
I'ttutioc ;l rr.-ndati ftrf ui T.orths
ioLi.ois ai.u l'jvori cjuif-ulrory a'
.er daace. ; ."171
n'drtii caiic: r.'y-.E of aici
cui rtK at. .-'n:.m: i :;.',:ca. a'.ts.
T.'iia ir.s i.'ttton is in the be -t of
condition. Tif luryo3t r art of the
exponses ii-' borae by the Urittd
States given tin r-nditlm that the
'tute furr iah building! i-d other
appliance,
t 0 UKiial 1
Ii-5 I'-cjinmumls that
CV vi be continued to
th's Coll.-'g.l.
C J.VTINUr.b ( N SECON
ALT GEL ITS i.K.J)i:;: ii HALT.
ilo Iknrtlons Sot., i or ilio n'orNt PrU-
oimrH In Hie llliiinfs lentt(..mrr,
nml roiiitiiitici fsi'iilt'ii.'ost of sutlers.
CmcACtj, Juti. C. Governor Alt
.".-Id cnpp'.'d the cllni ;s cf an unu
ual pardon record jejterday by
?ranting freedom to nineteen con
sicts, one of whom ia John Mc
Gratfc, f." a dt-cada tho leader cf the
Menry nreet ing, and u'l arch en
emy of tho police.
Five other Cook county criminals .
were ta:.icd Iojej by the retirirg
i
i
l t-.jycr:.
l-it n.'
:.li of them will
city wiili eo much
i:s the noted Mc-
U- r e ed ia tl:
,'ei' l.orr:
Of mnrb i'tt. r.'st to the .c
(,' an th? coi'.m itatton of the
r-iji-nce cf J'jdi- S'..i?r, a life
l'-isofr J )!'; -t, 6c-ni!icc-d from
Chicaso in lS'JO for poisoricg her
'rniployer. Th3 settence in her case
was commuted to 12 years, and, al
lowing for percentage, she will soon
lie free.
Governor Altgi Id also commuted
the sentences of Charles J and
Frank II Meadowcroft, convicted of
receiving deposits np to the tims
their bank i i Chicago was placed in
the hands of a teceiyer, from one
year in the prison to 00 days in jail.
Altgeld is the man who never
tires of saying mean things about
.l.e ur.n who Hon. Jca'tub Patterson,
jf M.-rpt-Lii, Tt.nti., 8173 is the
ir?."r. Ani rSi) cf L;j time, Gro-.e-(.','
yc i ..'ad. IVcti-rs Viill diil'.T.
Lis tif' c t' adcrt? to those cf
"born a' i.i'K'.i evil ca-.nvt be said as
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