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THE DANBURY REPORTER-POST. VOLUME XIV. Reporter an J . ost. PUBLISHED WEEKLY AT DANBURY. N. C. PEPPER & SONS, Pubs, ft Props BATKM or KIPTIOK ; Cm Year. paoable In aOtancc, SI-JJ 811 Months, 13 K4TEN OF ABVEITINI^U: On# gqoare (ten linen or lew) 1 time «1 «l For each additional tuwrtlon «' Contract, ror longer lime or more .pace cau bo to remit aeeontlnc to tlio«« rate, at the time thoy send "lou? SStlVe. will he charge.! 00 per cent, higher lu.erte.l at Ten l.eltar, per annum. PROFESSION AL I'JIKPS. W. F. CARTER JIRRO ir. MT. AIKY, SURItY CO., N. C Practices wliereve. liisservlces are wanted R. L. HA YMORE, ATTORN EY AT LAW lit Airv- N. C» Special attention given to the collection of claims. 4 B F. KING, WITH JOHNSOJY, SUTTOJY 4' CO., DRY GOODH, Me,. r aid » South Sharp, Street, T. W. JOBFBON, R *.SUTCON. J. H. It. OHABBE, O. J. JOHNSON. F. BAT, ALBERT JONEB. fe Joaes, manufacturers ot SADDLERY,HARNESS, COLLARS, TRUNK Mn. :u; W Uii!tinur« ktreet, Haltimprr, \li\. W. A Turk.-r, 11 (Smith. BJ.SpT«|glli Tucker. Smith * Co*. M»autitctarhr* Jfc whole** Is Dealer* In B99TS, SHOES, 11ATS AXI) CAI'S. He. 1M Baltimore Street, Baltimore, J/J. K. J. t It. E. 11 EST, WITH Henry Sonncborn &■ Co., WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS. M Aaa.iver St., (beiweeiitlerinan ML Lombard Stal UALTIMO HE Ml). n. SOMBEBORN, B. BLIMI.INE Uteyhcn l'ulmy, ' L. U lihiir W. 11. MILES, WITH STEM ENPUTNE Y$ ('O. H'Uoiemalt tltalrri in Boots, Shoes, and Trunjcs, 1219 Mam Street, gept. Ml #m. RICHMOND, VA. Q. E LKPTWICK. with HIKTIO, ELLETT T CRUMP, RICHMOND, VA., Wholesale Dealer, i* BOOTS, BHOBB, TRUNKS, AC. Prompt attention paid to order,, and aatia ciion gauraateed. pW VirjinU Stalt Prif* Qoodt a tpenaUy March, «. m aaaaar w. pawaas. aixita a. tatlo . R_W POWERS * CO., WHOLESALE DRUGGISTS, Dealer, iu PAWTS, OILS, DYBS, TARNISHES, Trench and American WINDOW GLAbS, PUTTY, HC SMOKING AND CHEWING CI OA US, TOBACCO A 81'ECIALTI 1805 Main St., Richmond, Va; A Mgust6ml6— J. L. C. BIRD, WITH W. DO KYLE & Co., XBrCRTEIM AUD JOlWfcUtf OF HARDWARE. Cutlery. IRON, NAILB and Carriaok Goons Ho. 9 Governor Street, RK'IIMOVD.VA. BUY YOUR SCHOOL BOOKS OF Williamson A Corrie, BOOKSELLERS AND STEAM POW ER PRINTERS, WINSTON, N. C. Liberal discounts to merchant* and teacher* WILBON, u; RNS ft CO., WVOLEBALE Gil OCRS AND COMMIT BION MERCHANTS, to 9 Howard ,tre*t. earner of Lombard; BALTIMORE. W« keep con,lan 11/ on hand a large ,n0 veil anorled stock of Groceries— salt tMe foi Southern and Western trade. We •fgnoicnt, of Country Produce —such m Cot ton: Feathers; Oinwmgi Beoewa* WooliDrieo; Fruit; fur,; ISkiDi, etc. Oui facUil.o, for do ag are ,uch aa to warrant qulk aalel ad rrea,|>t returaa. All order, will have oar ■tl atteatlea. 74 SUBSCRIBE FOR Your County Paper, -iTbe Rpoorter and Post"' OF THK aPEOPLI* I FOR TUF I'ISOPJ.Ei OF THE PEOPLE! Foil Till; PiMiPIA f OF THK PEOPLE! FOR Tt.r. PEOPLE r OK THE PEOPLE ! Foil THE i EOPI,E ! ONLY §1.50 A YEAR! SI/HSCRIBE XOW CAMACA 1 To the Weary, Feeble mmmmmammmmammmmm AND I^RASmiESEKKER. Seeing the need in peetion of a place where the weary, feeble nnd brok en down ma; recruit their health and rest ; where they and their families may nd the hot Season pleasantly when it is necessary to leave their homes or change air, that the failiug health of some loved one uiay be restored, we have laid out A NEW TOWN and are now offoring for sale lots in probably the healthiust section in North Carolina. The town is located on a beautiful Flat Mountain Ridge 2} miles arest from Danbury , about I of a mile from the celebrated Piedmont springs; about the same distance to Pepper's Alum springs ; { of a mile from Smith's Chalybeato spring, and two miles from C. JS. Moore's Sulphur spring, while the location presents The Finest Views of Moore's Knob, the Hanging Rock, and other prominent peaks along the Sauratown mountain. The lots are well cuycrcd with large aud small forest trees, which will afford shade iu summer and form lleautiiul Grove*. Th« whole is Surrounded by Springs of tho purest mountain water, entitling it to the Indian name, "Cuuaca," a land of springs, which, together with tho pure mountain air, wouU bring col cr to the faded cheek, and strength to weary frame, even if there was no real mineral water within a hundred miles of the place. The undersigned propose also to erect • saw-mill, planing machine, &0., that they may build cottages or furnish lum ber to those who wish to purchase lots in this healthful looality, where no ma laria ever cones, and a case of typhoid fever was never known, except it was contracted out of the neighborhood. The [rice of lots this season, 50x100 feet, will be $25 each. For furibir particulars addres, N. 11. k W. R PEPPER, Nay tO, 'BS. Danbury, N. 0 "NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE MIJCCEKS, DANBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, MAY 13, ISSfi. Spssf! WHAT lIAVR Hi; DOXKT If wfi sit clown at sot of sun, And count the tilings we have done, Ami, counting, fin-l, One »>lf-(ki|y)ng art, one wonl, That ceased the heart of him who heard, One glaucenust kind, That fell likesui.slitne wliere it went, Then we n;ay count Ilia.' day well spent. But if,, lurough all the livelong day, We've cased ao heart by yea or nay j If, through it all We've dene no thing that we can trace, That brought the sunshine to a face ; No act, most small, That helped some son], and nothing cost, Then count that da) its worse than lost. Captured by Apaches. A WOMAN'S STOar. There arrived on tbo Southern over laud train une day last week a short, fair-haired woman, of perhaps 35 years. Her features were wrinkled and care worn, though, and gave evidence that their owner hud fecn more than her share of mental suffering and anguish. The woman was Mrs. Rosina Laxton, and she had come direct from New Mexico to this city, where she bad a married sister living. During the past eight years of her life she has lived through what few members of her sex have been called upou to undergo. Each one of thoso wrinkles which now mar what wag coco a handsome lace was gathered while she was a suffering cap tive in tho hands of the cruel Apache Indians. To a Call rc|>ortcr who visi ted her in her sister's cosey little cot tage in tho Mission, MM. Layton rela ted ihe story of lier life, the terrible tiials and pains borue through eight miserable years, and the details of her final eiicapc from the bruush captors. "In 1873," said Mrs. Layton in a subdued tone of voice, »Inch occasion ally quivered as if recalling the past awoke emotions which sho could hardly restrain, "John, that was my husband, anil 1 moved from Leaveuworth, Knnsa.i, to Santa Fe. John worked there for a long time, and we were happy. He tbeu got an idea in his bead that be could do better if he struck out for bim self and went into stock-raising, lie had some money and 1 thought with hill, thai it would be a good move. So wo packed up ail our things in a big prairie schooner, and in this, with two children 1 rode, while John aud a scout, who kindly volunteered to see us fixed in some place, drove tho cattle. Onr march was a long and weary one and I cannot remember bow we went, but I know that we at last stopped at a place the |.uide said was called White Water. All around was short stubble grass, aud where we were camped some one bad dug a well. The guide said we would have to stop here for at least two weeks, as be did not care to push on until he had heard from the fort whether the In dians were off their reservation or not. I did uot like the place at all. It was so dreary, and when the guide left, us to gain the information lie wanted I felt very nervous indeed. John, however, said the guide assured him that wo were in the saftest place in the Territory at White Water. Throe days passed away, and wc had heard nothing from tho absent guide. On the evening of this day John, who had taken a long tramp, came home looking quite flurried, aud after repeat ed questions he at last told mo that he was afraid Indians were near, as ho hud observed a stray mustuug roaming over tho plain grating ou the buaob-grass. I advised him to harness up the horses at once aud drive on, but he said that would be a sure way to run iuto them. Oh, bow well I recollect John saying that to me. I folded the children up in their blaukets that night and over their slumbering forms I prayed that we might not fall victims to the blood-thirsty In dians. 1 oould not sleep and lay tossing about, starting up at every moan of the night wind that swept over the prairie. John, too was wakeful. It must have bceu about midnight when our dog be gan to bark, aod we could hear the cat tle moving. I was paralyzed with terror, but John sprung up aud looked out. In another moment he guvc a grasping cry, and said to mo : "Ellen, the Indians are upon us." "Ob, God ! bow can I relate what followed. There wore demoniao shrinks thut seemed to rend the atmosphere. John Bred his pistols and there wcro re turn shots, aqd in the blu2eof ltd I fell over my children in a faint." Tho recollection was too vivid, and Mrs. Layton leaned her head upon the table by which sho was sitting ami wept piteously. After a few moment.t she composed herself and resumed, in'a bro ken tone; "When I came it I was in the aruis of a horrible brute of an In dain, and around me were a score more. Our wigon was a blazing mass, which lit up the scene wtt.li its light. The In dians wore hastily githeiing our cattle together, and I knew they were going to leave. I cried out aloud for John and the children, but the be»V. that I.eld mo only jeer;d at mo and sJ i n«. Then I struggled to get away from him. la doing so l turned around, and be held—oh, God !it is horrible—my dear husband and children. They were ly ing on tho ground—dead, dead, dead; yes, and bleeding aud sculped. From the belt of the wretch that held me dangled the white, silky hair of my lit tle girl and brown locks of my loved boy. That was all lean recollect. 1 became a lnaniuc, I believe, and dashed my fist again and again in Ihe face of my captors until I sank unconscious from exhaustion. My ,'ifo aftor that was but ths case that all female captives of tho Apaches lead. For days and days they k.;pt me bound hand and foot, and cruel squaws and children beat me with sticks. The pass became a blurred bolt in my memory Ino longer dwelt upon the horrible sight presented by memory when I thohgbt of my husband and chil dren. They at last releasod ine, and I was allowed to wauder about their camp in the mountains I was a slave, and was made to carry water and wood, and «lo all sorts of menial aud disgusting work. 1 was fed upon scraps, md at night had only a ragged blanket to pro tect me from .the cold. How 1 lived through it I know not. One day the chief pulled tuo icto his wigwam, and gave me to understand that I was to be his squaw. There was no help far it; tny ilpgradation became complete. As the chiefs squaw my lot was not so hard, as I was no longer a slave fur the tribe. Then, too, not being compelled to labor and wander about half-starred aud bruised and sore, as before, my mind became clearer and I thought once again of my childred and busbind. While my Indian husband was away I would sit and weep _as I thought and lived over again that awful night near White Water well. The chief, seeing iuy red eyes, always beat me and used hard lauguage. All I prayed foi was death, but it did net come, and 1 would not take my own life. My final escapo happened in this way : Tho Indians moved from their mountain camp very suddenly and started through the hills, which there are called tho Organs on account of their looking like organ-pipes across what is called the "bad land*." From all I understood they knew that some troops wero aftor them. Upon hearing of this a strango longing for lib erty came over me, and 1 determined to escapo or porish with my child, for 1 was n, w the m}tbcr of an ludian girl. 1 lovod it, though. Taking my baby in my arms, 1 one night secured one of the camp mustangs aud escaped without being observed, for the Indians were holdiug an orgie over soroo liquor which they had stolen from from a station house ou the stago road. My wander ings lusted two days, and both babr and I were well nigh dead from the expos uie. lat last lound the state-road and went along it. 1 was so weak I could baldly hold tho baby in my arms and keep my place on the horse. How overjoyed 1 was you can imagine when I heard a wagou rolling along the road behind us. It was the stage. I was taken iu, and, off; so kindly cared for. The good people in it could not do enough for uie and baby. The passen gers made up some money and gave it to me. At Santa Fe I was also kiudly cared for, and from there 1 came to San Francisco to live with my sister, bhe is all 1 have to live for now. Baby died atSauta Fe. It never survived the exposure on tho plan. Ido not expect to live long myself. I have a severe which has settled jn my lungs, and the hotrors which 1 have just pass ed through have made me a nervous wreck, i cannot sleep at night. I seo before me a terrible picture of the blenching bones of my hu>b.tud and children lying beside the droury White Water 'veil,"—San Fisueisoo Call. Scotland wants home rule. too. bu is Scotland willing tc give it to Ire land ' VANOERBILT AND OAR RETT. A Western Marylander, an intimate fricad of the late John W. Garrett, re lated to uie the other day the circum stances i f the first meeting between Mr. (larrott au-lold Commodore Vsndiibilt, the pioners in that ra Iro ulworld iu whieh their sons nave sinee become kings. Mr. Gairett related the interview to my friend a few days after its occurrence. The president of the Baltimore and Ohio called upon the old commodore just sftcr Bob Garrett hud graduated trom Princeton College in IStiT. Bob and Harrison wero with their father at the time, and when th'sy were ushered into the presence of the Commodore the two* boys took themselves to an obscure coiner of the ro.-m. Mr. \ anderbilt's greeting was: "Garrett, you have ruu that B. and O. d—d well." Such words from the lips of such a clerical-looking gentleman as Mr. Van derbilt astounded Mr. Garrelt. who ad mitted his success, hut modestly attrib uted it to the board of directors rather than to nny ability of his own. "The direetors de d—d," sharply in terrupted the clerical-looking old Com modore ; "they are the most intolera ble nuisances outside of h—." Bob and Harry snickered so loudly at this that Mr. Vaudcrbilt looked at them, seemingly surprised at their pres ence. "Who aie these youngsters ?" he inquired of his guests. Mr. Garrett in troduced them as hts sons. "Look here," he continued, "if you want to make men out of them take some advice from me. Put tuem at the hardest work you can scrape up in your office aud keep tbem at it all the time. Marry them as quickly as you can and mako thorn support their wives and fam ily without any help from you." Mr. Garrett aud the old commodore never met again' "Bob" has beccmo the suecessor of his father, and it was at his feet that the ton aud successor of the man wlio told his father how to raise him fell dead.—Baltimore Herald. THE COLOROF THE LYE. Some curious researches have recontly been undertakeu by Swiss aud Swedish physicians on the color of the eyes, but without any apparent purpose. Forcon venionco all eyes were divided into bluo or brown, tbo various shades of gruy eyes being classified according to tue prom inence of blue or brown in their color. Some of the conclusions from a great many observations are these: That wometi with browli eyes have hotter prospects of marriage thau those with blue , that the average number of chil dren is greater with parents whose eyes are dissimilar. In children both of whoso parents have blue eyes ninety three per cent, inherit blue eyes , but in children both of whoso parents have brown eyes only eighty per ceut. have brown eves. Tho above results were reached in Switzerland. In Sweden the discoveries were not quite the same. The woman with brown eyes wcro more numerous there than the men with brown eyes; but brown eyes are apparently in creasing there, as iu Switzerland.—Phil adelphia Ledger. THE LOCAL PAPER. Every year every local paper gives from 500 to 5,000 free lines for the sole benefit of the community in which it is located. No otlict agency oan or will do this. The local editor in proportion to bis means docs more for his town than any other ten men, and in all fairness, man with inan, be ought to bo support ed, not beeausu you may happen to like him or aduiire his writing, but because a local paper is tho best investment a community oan make. It may Dot be brilliant or crowd ed with more thoughts, but fiuaocially it is more of a benefit to a community than the preacher. Un derstand us now, we do not mean mor ally or intellectually, but financially, and yet on the moral question you will find the majority of the local papers arc on the right side of the question. To day the editors of local papers do the most work for the loast money of any mca on earth. Subscribe for your lo cal paper, not as a charity, but as aa investment —llavid Davis. "Mamma," said little Frank Potter, who was my great-great-grandfather,''on as fai baekas you can go ?" "Why, 1 •oppose it must have becu Adam," • lid Mrs Potter. "Adam? said Prank. •'Well. 1 nover know that Adam was a Potter." GENERAL NEWS. Tuc Congressional Investigating Com mit tcc is in session at St. Louis. Milwaukee brewers have granted the demands of their striking workmen. Six oi seven men arc reported killed in Chicago last night, iu the labor trou bles. 380,062 standard silver dollars were issued from the mints during the week ending April 24th. Tho raply of the Greek government to the ultimatum of the Poircrs is considered insufficient. Indictments wero found acains'.'thc leaders of the street railroad strike in Now l'ork for conspiracy. Tho Vulcan Iron Works at Caronda let resumed, tho men accepting the terms proposed by the bosscss. The public debt reduction in April is about eleven and a half millions ; two mdliuns have been paid out iu pensions. An earthquake shock that swayed buildings and broke wiudows is repor ted from Athens aud Nelsonvillc, Ohio. It is now said that the Supreme Court of Virginia will deliver its opin ion in the Cluverius case on next Tues day. Tho pedestal to the Bartholdi statue at the entrance to tho harbor of New Vork, is at last complete aeecording to design. Every planing mill of importance in Wilwaukee was shut dowu April, 29, iu consequence of demands by the work men. Apache Indians are on a raid in Ari zona and have killed a number of set tlers ; volunteers aud troops are in pursuit. There was a great labor demonstra tion in Baltimore, participated in by all trades; six thousand people were in the procession. The pork-packcrs at Chicago stock yards want eight hours to constitute a day's work ; it is probuble th4t it will be conceded. The Turks have 200,000 men in arms. The Greeks buve 70,000, the Serviuns 100 000 and the Bulgarians 100,000. A mob of strikers at Bay View, threaten trouble ; the Governor has or dered several companies of militia to the scene of the disturbance. There is an entire suspension of building iu Washington, D. C., but no evidence of trouble, on account of the demand for eight hours as a day's work. Heavy tains in Mississippi, all trains delayed ; a construction train wrecked by a washout ; conductor and firctnou were killed aud the engiuocr badly hurt. The prohibition election in Richmond on the 26th, ult., resulted in an over whelming mxjority for tho ''wet" tick et, The vote stood—"wet," 6,941; "dry," 3,269. The Philadelphia Times estimates the number of Laborers now on a strike at 100,000. All are demanding eight hours a day. They say loss work but the same wages. Three wheelmen have started from New Orleans for Boston. Thev are on bicycles and expect to make the 1,600 miles in 30 days, hnch will carry 10 pounds of bagguge. Tho railroad strike at Ht. Louis has ended, the strike being declared off by the Executive lioard of the Knights of Labor, the result of the labor of the Congressional investigating Committee. A St Louis physician oured a case of alcoholism by means of opium ; be thcu cured the opium habit through the agency of oocainc, and now he is search ing for some thing with whieh to cure the cocaine habit. President has sent a basket of choice flowers fiom the White House conser vatory to ex-l'residont Arthur, with a note iu which the President expresses the hope that the distinguished invalid would soon recover and enjoy many bappy days. Mercury .1 "lies a not minus negro was Ihofc down by a mob ot cuizens about midn gt-t April 2h, near Auburn, Ky. On Monday nijjht .Jones enter*'.! t)>o room i)f two respectable young ladies and tried to chloroform ilictn, but was diseoveroil, and mado his escape. Ho waacaptur. dby officers, who were ta king him to jail when a mob seized Joues to hang lain. the: fLOWERi, CDLLJLtuON NO. 45 CRUMBS or IIUMOR. FROM OUR EXCHANGE*. Wlioo a young inan tries for three | minutes in church to brush a sunbeam | off his now coat under the impression ] that it is a streak of dust and then looks up and sees a pretty girl laughing at him, be kind nf loses the thread of the sermon, temporarily, as it were. A little girl sat on the floor , crying. After awhilo she stopped and seemed buried in thought. Hooking up sud denly, she said : ".Mauima, what was J I crying about ?" "Because 1 wouldn't I let you go down town." "Ob! yes'" and she set up another bowl. Astronomers tell us in their own sim ple, intelligible way, that the gradual lergthoning of the day is due to tho obliquity of the ecliptio to the terrestrial horizon This ought to set at rest the fool sh idea that the days are longer bo eiust tiC .UQ rises t ulier and sets later. \V ANTED TO II EAR HIM IALK. Enfant Terrible (jumping into visi. tor's lap): You're Mr. Noodleby, ain't you 1 Noodleby : Yes, dear, that's my uan.c. E. T.: Well, 1 want to hear you talk. Noodleby : And why, my pretty dear? E. T.: 'Cause pa says you talk like a jackass, and I nover heard one.—Ram bler. TIIK EIGHT-HOUR LAW FOR HER. "l'apa," said the daughter of a large employer of labor, ''are you iu favor of ' eight-hour system ?" ! ••Well, daughter," he answered,"un- J der certain circumstances 1 am." | "Oh, I'm so glad;" she rapturously | exclaimed. [ "Why my dear, why are you so inter | ested ?" | "Because, papa, George has beat on ly staying four hours every evening, and ! he told me last night if you favored the eight-hour system he needn't go homo ! nearly so early, i'ou dear old papa, j I'm so glad you are iu favor of it," and 1 she threw bcr soft white arms about his neck and choked off all explana tions.— Washington Critic. J THE KIND OF FARMING THAT PAYS. Mr. Richard ReeJ, a young Georgia planter, who begau farming seveu years ; ago with a mortgage of $4,000 over his ' place and who has since cleared $40,000 j attributes his success to giving persoual attention to business and u> raising his own provisions. Ho gays: "I never saw a man who did not raise his own j corn that made money in cotton. I never saw a corn raiser that wasn't I a prosperous farmer. You can often figure out that you can buy corn cheap er than you can raise it—but that is j only on paper. Corn raisers always j prosper--the othets fail. My cottou j crop is always a cash surplus. I make my other crops oarry the farm.—E. M. I Unel. Farmery, you aro the bono and sinew of the laud. Your progress and success deeply concern all classes and condi tions of men. Progressive farming im plies diversified crops. You have found out by experience aud observation that it is not good policy to extend all yonr time aud lubor on a single product. You know well that cotton alone will not feed, clothe and educate your fam ily and froe you from debt. The sum® may be said of corn and wheat. Theu try auother remedy. Quit the imported fertilizers. Make your mauurc, aow grass aud clover. Kaise your own hay and make your own meat.—l'ittsboro Home. Texas is a curious Stale. It is sa cosmopolitan thrt tb« Governor's mest ages are priuted in four different lan guages. About thirty thousand copies are printed in English, ten thousand in German and tii|o thousaud each in Span ish and liobemiau. Every man is tit j architect of his own fortune, tlioy cay, and it needs but a glance to convince the m >«t skeptical that some ui"ii dun t Uiuiv an\ iiMrt* ibrjut archi.cetr-.j i :«• i 1 , IV . about aitilicial moa'iiuion.— Merchant Traveler. I Prohibition met with an overwelroing defeitin Richmond and Manchester i and Lynchburg, Va.