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FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1S97.
I . S. (illANT.
Time is when his memory may
be looked at calmly. He was the
leader in the field of the winning
side, hence we need to look through
the glare that surrounds a victor.
He was a man and general of good
ordinary abilities, but with un
bounded resources, or !e never
could have conquered the unusual
ly able general, good man and
polished gentleman, K. K. I-ee ;
nor the unsurpassed, masterful
leadership of "Stonewall Jackson."
If Grant had had but twice the
resources of the Confederate lead
ers, he never, likely, would have
been the victor.
With good surroundings he was
generally in the riyht, but war
made him cruel, even to his own
men; for when he huile l Kose
crans, l'upe and others against the
Confederates to be almost anni
hilated one after the other; and
at Petersburg, when he under
mined a few Confederates by a
secret pit, blowing them up and
made a huge grave that the C.jn
1 .-derates filled with his own men
he was dubbed by some of his own
soldiers "the Dutchcr." As Presi
dent, he was rather hard on the
defeated South; and he was con
nected in some questionable ways
with railroad jobbers, but let it ail
be hurried, yet history is history
of public man. Yet, at Appomat
tox after he had won, we honor
memory because he was mag
nanimous to the great Soldier Lee
in allowing him to retain his
sword. The past is past. We for
give it all that was wrong. May
his ashes rest now undisturbed in
the New York tomb.
m:v soi'tii, ok 01. i?
Poth, and neither. The South,
as our dear native land, should be
viewed as having a connected his
tory as any other part of our land,
and, too, connected with the whole
union. We should know and be
proud of the status of things that
were noble at every period of our
Southern history, and appreciate
the good of the past that led up to
greater good in the present, or in
promises for the future. So we
love the old South as the founda
tion of the present and future. To
speak of the present "The New
South" as if we wish it might
not have had any connection with
the past we have no patience
with such twaddle for only twad
dle it is, and snobbery.
And yet we, as in any section,
may and should make material
advances upon the past, for we
have more opportunities. And
our openings in the South for
great advancement are scarcely
surpassed in any land. It is a
great privilege to live in the South
of this day. Yes, both the old
and the new South, and neither
apart from the other.
an mroKT.ivr m.tti:k.
We wish to call tho attention of
our people to the important elec
tion to take place in our county on
the first Monday in .June next, in
accordance with section (i of tin
School Law as enacted by the last
General Assembly. On this date
the commissioners will elect a
county board of education, to be
composed of three. This hoard,
together with the register of deeds
and the clerk of the court, will, on
the first Monday in July, elect a
supervisor (county examiner) and
Jil so live school supervisors for
each township. The greatest wis
dom should he used in selecting
men for these positions. Let men
he selected for their qualification
to discharge the important duties
of the positions. Politics should
have nothing to do with the selec
tion of these men. Let men be se
lected who have the educational
interests of the county at heart,
men who will not he actuated by
any petty prejudices, hut men who
will at all times and under all cir
cumstances keep the school inter
"ls as nil incentive to wise and
1'iudent action on their part. The
commissioner and we suppose the
hoard of education elected hv
t Iii-iii would he glad to have sug
gestions 1 1 1 1 tt citizens, which we
hope will lie freely ofTeted.
OM lYoplc.
M people who iviiuiro iiu-iiuine to
regulate the bowels and ki.liievs will
liiiil the ti ne reineily in Kleetrie Hitters.
This medicine .lues not stimulate and
contains no whiskey nor other intoxi
cant, but ai ts as a tonic and alterative.
It acts mildly on the stomach and bow -Is,
adding strength and giving tone to
the organs, thereby aiding nature in
the performance of the functions. Klec
trie Hitters is an excellent appetizer
and aids digestion. OKI people find it
just exactly what they need. Trice
lilty cents ami per bottle at Mor-
j'hew A: White's drug store.
Z-f.r Wam ki A position by an
experienced salesman. llecoiii
inciidations furnished Will not
woik in a saloon. Address "X,"
care Messenger. apl.'XMI.
ELECTI0NS0VERTH&S1ATE
Monday's Kesults in North Carolina
Cities ami Towns.
GENERALLY DEMOCRATIC.
K. IS. Springs Klrctril .Mayor of Charlotte
Unas K-Me-t-ri i" Kail-lull J. K
Kankin arii- Alievill Ity a Narrow
.Majority Salihliury ltii'1 Stateoville III
l ine-If irkory and I.iiiolnon Go IJry
Otli-r Klroiions.
Coinkn-iil l'roin Charlotte olistrvtr.
Chaki.ottk.K. B. Springs, in
dependent democrat, was elected
over J. II. Weddington, the demo
cratic nominee, by a majority of
.105 votes. Aldermen were elected
as follows: First Ward S. K.
Linton, G. S. Hall, J. Ii. McLaugh
lin. Second Ward II. M. Wilder,
J. S. Myers, F. W. Ahrens. Third
Ward K. J. Brevard, T. Garibaldi,
I I Zimmerman. Fourth Ward
T. S. Franklin, W. G. Berryhill,
J. II. Kmery.
Kai.kh;m. The election was per
fectly quiet here. William M.
Kuss, democrat, elected mayor,
receiving 1,607 voles against 946
for Frank Stronach, independent;
Kuss' majority, 00i. The demo
crats elect nine out of t Aelve alder
men, carrying all the wards save
the fourth.
Lknoir. The town election held
here to-day was decidedly the most
lively one held here in some years,
resulting in there-election of Jas.
K. Widby for mayor and the full
democratic board of commission
ers. S 1 a 1 1..- v 1 1. it.. The municipal
election passed off quietly to-day.
There was no opposition to the
democratic nominees, except in
the second ward, where two negroes
received about one-thiid of the
votes cast for aldermen, and C. W.
Uoshamer, J. I. Lamprecht and R.
I. Cowles received about half the
total vote for mayor. In the hands
of Dr. Lawson Ilarrill and the
aldermen elected to-day the affairs
of Statesville will be safe.
Gas Ioni a. The town election
passed off quietly, there being but
one municipal ticket in the field.
G. W. Kagan was elected mayor,
receiving 306 votes. The vote for
town commissioners was: G. A
Gray, 314; J. D- Moore, 316; Edgar
Love, 311; T. . Wilson, 311; Dr.
C. K. Adams, 313. At the same
time an election was he'd to ascer
tain if Gastonia would donate
15,000 to Gaston county, to build
a court house and jail in Gastonia,
moving the county seat from Dal
las. 1 he vote was 337 fur the ap
propriation to 10 against. The
appropriation is carried. A ma
jority of the qualified voters on
the books 452 was required.
IIickokv. The election to-day
was hotly contested. Thomas M.
Hufham for mayor, J. D. Klliott,
G. II. Geitner and J. F. Abernethy
for aldermen, defeat K. 15. Cline
for mayor, II. F. Klliott, C. II.
Little and S. M. Ilamrick for alder
men, by majorities as follows: 45
for Hufham, 5S for J. D. Klliott, 67
for Geitner and 57 for Abernethy.
There is a largely increased ma
jority for no license, which was
the leading issue.
S.M.isncKV. The election to day
was without unusual excitement,
as democratic success was a fore
gone conclusion. In the north
ward, T. C. Linn, democratic nom
inee, received 112 votes to 48 for
Andrew Murphy, republican nomi
nee. In the south ward Linn re
ceived 169. Murphy 62; east ward,
Linn 104, Murphy 32; west ward,
Linn 114, Murphy 3.S. Linn's ma
jority was 319. All the rest of the
ticket was elected by about the
same majority. George II. Shaver,
for tax collector, and D. A. Atwell,
tor treasurer, teceived large ma
jcrities.
Lincoln 1 ox. The town election
here to day passed off quietly. W.
Ii. Grigg, cashier of the Bank of
Lincolnton, was elected mayor in
spite of his protest that he was not
a candidate and could not serve.
"Wet" and "dry" was the issue,
ana the drys won.
f T-l
i j r.M.ti ion. ine town election
to day was the most exciting that
nas ever occurred here. The con
test was between the wets and the
drys, resulting in the election of
the dry commissioners. John II.
Mover, the present incumbent, was
re-elected mayor. His election was
on political lines, as he headed the
other ticket.
Another account says: Lexing
ton has gone republican except for
mayor. John II. Moyer, democrat,
was elected by 11 majority. The
commissioners were defeated by
25 majority, the negroes and pro
hibitionists defeating the demo
crats.
Hi. ;h Point. High Point votes
to establish graded schools by ao
overwhelming majority, only 33
voting against it. Only one col
ored man opposed it. W. G.Brad
shaw is elected mayor by 199 ma
jority. Xo politics figured in the
election. Aldermen elected are:
John A. Lindsay, A. K. Tate, O. N
Richardson, A. V. Sapp, J. J. Cox
L. Flagler, F. X. Tate, K. A. Ben
cinis. Mr. Hoii.v Mt. Iloliv is still
democratic. A. P. Rhyne was
elected mayor to-day by a large
majority over two other candidatts
and every ward in town elected a
democrat for alderman.
Grf.knsi;oko. The city election
passed off very quietly here to-da
until about 12 o'clock, when a few
republicans, headed by 'Squire
Keith, got out an opposition ticket,
and things boomed up a little!
Keith had himself for mayor and
hauled a few negroes and secured
92 votes against 519 for John Xel
son, the present incumbent.
Limit k ion. K. K Proctor, Jr.
was re-elected mayor to day with
out opposition. Also the former
commissioners: (). C. N'orment
W. J. Lindhaw, !,. X. Higley and
T. A. McNeill.
Ashkyi i.i.k. J. K. Rankin, dem -crat,
was elected mayor over H. L.
Gudger by 35 maj ori'tv. With the
exception 0! three republican a'.
dermen, the entire democratic
ticket is elected by majorities rain
ing from 20 to 30. The election
passed off quietly.
Goi.Dsi;oKo. At the municipal
election here to-day the democrats
elected their entire ticket mayor
and six aldermen. The republicans
elected three colored aldermen.
Oxford. The democrats won
in the town election to-day, J.
Crawford Biggs being elected
mayor, with a democratic board of
aldermen.
Rockingham. The town of
Rockineham went democratic by
the overwhelming majority of three
to one.
THE EXPOSITION OPENED.
The Weather Wan Fine ami tlie Attendance
Was I-arte President MtKiuley Set the
Machinery In Motion.
Nashville, Tenn., May 1. The
Tennessee Centennial Exposition
was thrown open to the world to
day nnder auspicious skies and
amid impressive ceremonies. At
8 o'clock the gates of the exposi
tion were opened and the people
began to arrive. President John
W. Thomas, at 11 o'cloi k, with a
historical gavel, rapped for order
and Right Rev. Thomas F. Gailor,
coadjutor bishop of Tennessee,
offered prayer.
Chief Justice Snodgrass, V. M.
McCarthy. John Thompson, Speak
er of the State Senate, and Mor
gan C. Fitzpatrick, Speaker ol the
House of Representatives, deliver
ed biief addresses. After the ad
dresses, President Thomas direct
ed from the stage this message to
President McKiuley:
"7b the President of the United
States of America, Yattingtot,
. C:
'The people of Tennessee send
greetings and request that you
now put in motion the machinery
of the Tennessee Centennial Expo
sition."
In a few minutes the roar of ar
tillery was heard echoing and re
echoing through the building and
over the grounds. President Mc-
Kinleyhad pressed the button; the
exposition was opened, the maehin
cry had started at 12:1 1 o'clock.
The exercises in the auditorium
ended and the people gathered
around the immense fountain rep
resenting eleetrieit.v built by Mo-
retti, to witness the ceremony of
its presentation to and acceptance
by Mrs. V. L. Kirkman, president
oi the woman a board.
Governor Taylor introduced
Mrs. Kirkman in a brief, but happy
speech, Mrs. Kirkuiau biielly ac
cepting the honor, touched the
button and the waters gushed
forth. The attendance was esti
mated at 30,000.
STATE NEWS.
Evangelist Fife is holding a
meeting at Gainesville, Ga.
A heavy hail storm passed over
the vacinity of Maxton last Satur
day. Some damage to crops is re
ported. Durham Sun: W. Duke, Sons &
Co., made a shipment of three
hundred thousand cigarettes
Thursday morning by express to
Memphis, Tenn.
lion. J. H. Blount, for 12 years
solicitor of the first district, and
who ranked with the ablest law
yers of the State, died at his home
in Greenville, N. C, last Saturday.
The State Press Convention will
meet at Morehead City June 9-10.
The secretary expects about 100
members to be present. The meet
ing place will be the Atlantic
Hotel.
King's Mountain Reformer : Mr.
Oliver Jenkins and his son, who
live near Grover, have loaned the
commissioners of York county
$7,000 at 7 per cent, interest till
January 1.
A slight earthquake shock was
fell at Lenoir, Statesville, Elkin,
Concord, Winston and other towns
in the State on Monday about 12
o'clock. It was of only a few mo
ments duration.
Winston Sentinel : An insurance
man in Winston has recently put
through a $100,000 policy on the
life of one of our citizens. This is
perhaps the largest policy ever
written in our town.
Watauga Democrat : Ashe coun
ty is connecting herself by tele
phone and now has connections at
Wilkesboro, Marion, Va., Elkin
and Mountain City, and now
wants to extend to Boone, and
Blowing Rock.
Newbern Journal: A tarpon
measuring 42 inches from tip to
tip, and weighing 28 pounds was
caught by Capt. Samuel Willis off
Fort .Macon. The tarpon was
caught in a net, something
that is very unusual.
Lenoir Visitor: John Minish, an
employe of the Granite Falls cot
ton factory, was attempting to put
a belt on a wheel at the factory
when he was caught by the belt
and thrown around several times,
breaking his back and otherwise
mangling his body. He is not ex
pected to recover.
A Washington dispatch of the
3rd savs : "Senator Pritchard and
Judge Ewart, of North Carolina,
called at the White House to-day
in behalf of H. A. Gudger, of
North Carolina, who is an ap
plicant for the Brazilian mission.
It has been definitely decided that
National Committeeman J. E.
Boyd, of the Tar Heel State, will
be appointed Solicitor of Internal
Revenue, and his nomination is
expected this week."
Sharpesburg correspondence of
Statesville Landmark : It becomes
mv sad duty to chronicle the d-ath
of one of Sharpesburg's oldest ci
tizens, Samuel Johnson, who died
on the 2 1 st instant. He was S3
years old and leaves a wife ami
several children. Mi. Johnson was
a good citizen. He had some pe
culiarities, as we all have, one of
which was his avcrson to taking
an oath. He never took an oath
and for many years paid double
tax rather than take an oath. Of
late Mrs. Johnson has made his
returns for him.
tTiuii.l,erlainNColir.lT,lerjau.l Iiarrt..i-a
Kt-titeriy.
Tins is the best medicine in the world
for bowel complaints. It acts quickly
nni etui always be depended upou.
Wlieii reduced with water it is pleasant
to take. Try it. and like inanv others
yon will recommend it to your friends.
For sale at 23 and 50 cents Yer bottle by
Murphew & White.
THE M0QNAND WEATHER.
When Hie Queen of the Night Hangs
on the "rint" It is Sure to be
a Wet Month.
A PREACHER'S OPINION.
lis? Draws Coi'lu-iirt fi 4itii s-i--nt ilic
Keasouii.j; and Ji-.-s.it T.iUn !ui-li Stock
in the Moon Cilery Mountain's Tuo
School of Weal her I'lopiuts . Wt
cline in "SligH Life" A Sensational I i i.il.
Corrcspt'ti'ltncc of The Mefscnp-r.
Since writing my last ;4r;icle the
two schools ot .veal!.;:r prophets
have tried conclusions with t;wr
victory on the banners i t on tac
ti jp, and rou'e and riii:i on the
other. The one side swears by
the ni n, while th : other draws
its ded u c t i :i fr,n scientific
reasoning. S im-thing owr a
month since the mi'iii votaries
saw that the mo. u was hanging
on the "pint," and predicted
another wet month.
The scientific prognosticator is
a very erudite and accomplished
minister. He swears not by the
moon nor by anything contained
therein. All admit his skill with
the sword of the spirit, but the
great army of the unmasked re
gard any questioning of the moon
as to hanging on the "pint" or
otherwise as nothing short of sac
rilege. But the reverend "Old
Probabilities" staked nis reputa
tion on the result, and was well
aware that to be turned down on
the weather was more likely to de
stroy his influence than to engage
in the tlirte card m nte swindle.
Howbeit, he made his weather
prediction about a month since
that the i'. et seal n was over and
for a month the weather would be
favorable for farmers. This, too,
was an opinion at direct variance
with all the opinions of those who
did obeisance to tiie moon. Men
nagged their heads and said: "It
is a pity that a man who can
preach like he can, and seems to
be so good a man withal, must go
under by bucking against a theory
that all know to be correct.
Everybody knows when the niuun
hangs cm the "pint" it will rain ail
that moon. Next he will be ar
guing that a man can plant cot
ton when the sign is not right and
make a crop."
But the preacher held out
against the field, and his predic
tion came to pass. Some have
come over on his side, while
others think that Baal is asleep
and cannot be 'awakened, or else
gone on a journey. The parson is
in the swim, for verily nothing
succeeds like success.
As your readers are aware, this
region can be depended on to hold
down any other space from Mur
phy to Monteo in war, lawsuits or
otherwise. We can get up more
high-toned weddings than any
other neck of the moral vineyard,
have bruisers that would put the
mighty John L. Sullivan to sleep,
and our courts are a feature cal
culated to make imperishable his
tory. Cards are out announcing
the marriage, on to-morrow be
tween the hours of ten in the
morning and two in the evening,
of Col. Ben Campbell, formerly ot
Rutherford, and Miss Belinda Jane
Samantha Price, also a native of
same county but now of Cleve
land. The Colonel has passed
seventeen summers of single deso
lation while the bride has seen the
dawn of fourteen vernal seasons.
The course of true love has failed
to run smooth, for Ben is some
what belligerent when in his cups
and has been made to tread the
wine-press. The strong arm of
the law has made Ben teel its
grasp, but the bride has been loyal
in evil and good report. To mor
row, unless Governor Russell in
terferes, they will pay the penalty
as the law directs. The groom is
to wear a pair of red-topped boots
with Texas spurs, cordury pants,
a striped shirt and a "seersucker"
coat and a drum major's bear
skin cap, together with leather leg
giMS. The bride is to wear a while
dress with large red fl jver, and
thinks she will get shot s by late
this evening. Their bridal tour
will he made on foot, and will
take in Tanner Elliott's tanyard,
as Ben is a stock holder in that in
stitution. The officiating 'squire
expects no fees or emoluments ex
cept the reward of a clear con
science. Another sensation is a trial set
for ti-day. Something over a
week since a house thought to
contain about 75 bushels of corn
was burned in the nigh. The
theory prevailed that the corn was
removed and the building burned
to conceal the crime. A medicine
peddler, who claimed to be as
sharp as Larry Sellais, was placed
on the trail as chief detective. I
was in bed sick at the time, but
he naturally placed me under sus
picion on account of my promi
nence in the tee gum case. But
when he saw my charger, Bucka
feelus, loom up like some maj ;stic
ruin, with tears in his eyes and the
whinny of supplication in his
voice that theory was abandoned.
I understand he says that I, my
hoss and my game rooster all look
like we have been in a wreck and
have not had a square meal in six
months. He, However, placed
another man under censure who
claims he was at home that night,
living in the fear of God and the
State, and can prove it. He was
arrested under affidavit from de
tectives, charging him with lar
ceny after trut and arson to con
ceal the crime. The magistrates
say that arson means some kind
of stealing, but larceny is some
thing they may have to look up
and see what it is. They are sat
isfied, though, it is a "haynuus"
crime, and are rather under the
impression that it is "tinkerin'
with the tariff."
On Wednesday, April 21st, the
case was set for trial, but was de
ferred until this eve at one o'clock.
Local attorneys were in charge
of the case on either side, whose
knowledge of common and statut
ary law was somewhat meagre.
This evening both s:.!cs f.a-. c
skilful counsel fn.i a .l urrav
ot witness. 1 e . ;c c f u,c
corn is a wicow Ai;h several nap
less lif.le ch.ldren, and the accused
is a man of hitherto blameless
c haractei. On that account there
are two very partisan factions in
the (.as-. All good citizens are
s-.-rrv tor the ur.fortuna'e lady,
and some are certain t.f the guilt
of accused. Others think the fir
iag was accidental, or if of incen
diary origin, th" dtlerdant is not
guilt) .
Co;:n Crackf.k.
Chfiiy Mountain, X. C, . ay
1st, 1S07.
.!n:or a I j-nrliiiiK.
.MurK.inton HvraM, th.
There was great xcitt'inent here
for 1 while yesterday evenim
wh :i .l';if i s In ought in Jim Har
haw, a negro about 17 years old.
cii .id with an attempt to rape
Mini!!- Ilaid:i!,:i 14 year old white
till. ho 1 m s with her bio! ht r in
l.:v. Mr Alm-d ihtiit'IsMii, about
'2S Hides imilh ol .Mm anrnn.
Mumie had gone to the s-piing,
some distance from the lioue,
abi'Uf 12 o'clock yesterday, for a
bucket of water. In a short time
she ran to the house screaming
and fiying and reported that a
neirro had attacked her at the
spring. Mr. llarrcl.-oii immedi
ately secured his pistol and started
111 pursuit of the lieml. lie tracked
the man for about a mile and
caught his game, Jim llarshaw,
who was boru and reared in that
neighborhood and whose mother is
cooking fur Jailer Ward. When
the arrest was made news of the
occurrence had spread rapidly
through the neighborhood and
quite a number of men had joined
in the pursuit. At one time after
the arrest it looked like the negro
would never be brought to town
alive, but cooler heads prevailed
on the crowd not to act too hastily
in the matter and the negro was
brought to towu and turned over
to the authorities. He protested
all the while that he was innocent
of the crime. Minnie Hardin was
sent for and she identified Jim
llarshaw as the one who assaulted
her. On hearingof the afl'air quite
a large crowd gathered about the
court house, where the negro was
being kept, and loud threats of
hnehing were freely used. But
after the preliminary hearing and
it was shown that the negro had
not succeeded in his hellish pur
pose and that the ease was not as
aggravating as at first supposed,
the excitement abated and the
crowd wisely decided to let the
law take its course.
The ease was heard before W.
E. Powe, Esq., who found sutlicient
evidence to commit the negro to
jail to await trial at the next regu
lar term of Burke Superior Court
for an attempt to commit rape.
A Trip to Linville Kalis.
Corrcspondi-nce of The Messenger.
On the morning of April 29th a
a party of young people from
lii idgewater, consisting of Misses
Ilannie, Gertrude, Belle, Dollie,
Annie and Pinkie Tate, Lizzie
Hemphill and Mollie McCall, and
Messrs. Joe and Tom Hemphill,
Albert, Joe and John Tate, and
Ed. MeCurry, in charge of Mr. W.
P. Hemphill, started lor Linville
Falls and reached the top of Lin
ville Mountain about 1 o'clock.
Here we had a picnic and rested
for a short while. We reached the
Cove about 4 o'clock. The crowd
spent the night at the hospitable
and comfortable homes of Messrs.
11 W. Brown and J. II. English.
We enjoyed our stay at those
places as well as our trip to the
falls, and will never forget the
kindness shown to us by the Cove
people. Next morning our crowd
was joined by Miss Louisa McCall
and Messrs. Jiui McCall, Wade
Ilennessee, and Walter and Ben
Brown. We readied the loot of
the Winding Stairs about 10:;0
o'clock, took dinner at the Buck
eye Hotel and went on foot from
there to the f.ills, and enjoyed the
grand scenery at that point and
the country around. It is impossi
ble to give any description of the
beamiltil views one has to be
there to appreciate them. Every
one who wants to see the wonder
ful works of nature, and enjoy the
mountain country, should go to
Linville Falls, through the North
Cove. One of the Party.
Bridge water, X. C, May 3, 1SU7.
Itt-marttabie Mory auouc Ann.
A truvcler returned from South Africa
tells of a singular combat that he once
witnessed in a deep forest iu the heart
of tho dark continent. Happening to
cast his eyes toward the jrround ho no
ticed a caterpillar crawling along at a
rapid pace, followed by 100 or more
Binall ants. Beiujr quicker in their
movements than the worm, the ants
would catch np with the caterpillar, and
one would mount his back and bite him.
Pausing for an instant, the .caterpillar
would turn his head and catch tho ant
in such a way as to kill it almost in
stantly. This slaughter of their fellows
did not seem to have any effect upon tho
attacking hordes, the place of the dead
warrior Loins presently filled by another
hero willing to sacrifice his life. After
slaughtering a dozen or more of his tor
mentors tho worm began to show ffigug
of fatigue, whereupon the auts made a
combined attack. At this the worm
sought i-afety by climbing a stalk of
gras, going up tail first and defending
himself with his head and strong jaws.
Seeing themselves outdone on that score
the ants set to work and soon felled the
stalk vith their mandibles. When this
was done, thoy all iK.uneed upon the
helpless worm and made short work cf
him. tft. Louis Republic.
During the winter of 193. F. M. Mar
tin, ot Long Reach, V. Va., contracted
a severe cold which left him with a
cough. In speaking of how he cured
it. he says: "I used several kinds of
cough syrup but found 110 relief until I
bought a bottle of Chamberlain 's Cough
Remedy, which relieved me almost in
stantly, and in a short time brought
about a complete cure. ?1 When trou
bled with a cough or cold use this rem
edy and you will not rind it necessary
to try several kinds before you get re
lief. It has been in the market for over
twenty years and constantly grown
in favor and popularity. For sale
at 23 and 50 cents per bottle by
Murphevv & White.
Those who are troubled with rheuma
tism xhonlii trv a fniv unn:i,..jti,.i,c ,,r
Chamberlain s Pain Balm, rubbing the
parts vigorously at each application
If that does not bring relief dampen a
piece of Manuel wiih Pain Palm and
bind it over the seat of pain and prompt
relief wi.l surely follow. l,r sale by
Murphevv 4: White.
Nicest line and bi'st
v.tiiifK in la .;et.s and 0o pipers
at iiuKHV.
WIND JAMMING DAYS.
AN OLD MARINER'S TALES OF BRAV
ERY IN WRECK.
"On My Honor a r. ai'lJ, I t'oa': !.-
Yon," Sold t!:o Ci rtiu tr. r iv !c Sr.:Kr.
lira wry c mi I'at!:c In the "h a l;u-!u.-s
of the Old !.
"Eah!" lie said, "iit.u have a lot to
learu, ycung Yt u livo as ii;ti Ii
etutimtnt in yoar construct iou as this
stick I carry.
"The iC.iw of a ycv.tli llle yeu trying
to tell me that th i j is :.s much Iravery
and pathos aitat htd to seafaring i;ow as
there wc.s wkt :-u I w;.? r.uistcr of a wind
jamnu r! You pmhably believe that you
are eoiriot i:i your statement; but, man
alive, yeu :.r;' jr.;ik;.::rr a fool cf yeurvelf.
Here iu these days y u have llfebiars
tig uid t U'iit (M.nh to cai:y an ::r;:iy
of men. You Law t. am :o iiK::ii-idate
the falls, patent davits to swi::g dear.
No lowering away by hands and no get
ting them back over the side with every
pound of flesh a-pulling. New fangled
guns for throwing a life line, rafts that
won't go to pieces in the first chop of a
sea, cork jackets that need no instruction
cards, but which go on like a man's
vest; pumps that are rusty for want of
rise, seamless plates and dozens of other
inventions iu these days. Where were
they iu the old times?
"Let me tell you something. I don't
say but that there are many brave and
gallant mariners in the business now.
But the old shipwreck meant more in
the matter of life taking than the ship
wreck of today does. Did you ever hear
tell of a sailor of the old school trying
to get into a boat before the passengers
were out of danger? You needn't say
you have, because you have not Why,
the only ones who ever attempt any
thing of that kind are stokers and fire
men and rowdies who have the impu
dence to call themselves sailors.
"I remember the case of a shore loafer
named Holmes, who tried a shenanigan
like that He was afterward tried in the
United States circuit court at Philadel
phia and was convicted of manslaughter.
He was one of 30 shipwrecked persons
who took to the long boat, which was
greatly overloaded and constantly in
danger of sinking. Well, this beach rat
Holmes and some more of Abraham's
men threw overboard 16 passengers, two
of whom were women, to lighten tho
boat The court held that a sailor is
bound by law, if necessary, to sacrifice
his life to save the life of passengers.
Furthermore the court held that while
two sailors might struggle with each
other for the possession of the same
plank which could save but one, if a
passenger wero on the plank even the
law of necessity would not justify the
sailors in taking it from him. You do
not think much of that law? Well, it is
the law of God. It is also the law of
duty.
"Did you ever hear of the case of
Captain Kutmau of the ship Aidar? He
was a good sailor and a gallant master
and no matter what many may think,
it is possible to be both. His ship foun
dered, but he refused to be taken off.
Do you knew why he refused to be taken
off? There was an injured man on board,
and while the old timbers were going
to pieces under his very feet he knelt
down and said to the man:
" 'I won't leave you, lad. On my
honor as a sailor I won't.'
"On his honor as a sailor he would
not leave him. Have you ever heard of
anything more touchiugly honest? Cap
tain Nutman went down with his ship,
but managed to hold on to his man and
to get to the bottom of an upturned
boat, from which they were afterward
rescued. It w as a month or so after that
when a townsman asked Captain Nut
man what the name of the rescued man
was.
"'Why, I never inquired,' he said.
'He just signed articles in the regular
way. I may have heard it then, but I
do not know it now. He was a Swede,
that's all I know of him. '
"The friend shook his head in aston
ishment as he inquired:
"'What! A Swede? Take all that
chance for a Swede?'
" V hy, yes, even for a Swede. I didn't
care whether he was a Swede or a
Laplander. He was a good sailor and
would have done the same for me had
things been reversed."
"Nor is that all, young man. There
was a shipwreck about 1845, but the
name of the craft has escaped my mem
ory. The crew took to one boat which
wvis overcrowded. A noble Newfound
land, the pet of the sliip, swam along
side the boat All the men turned their
eyes sadly upon him, but they knew
there was no room for him in that boat
The captain loved that dog better than
he lovtd his life, and he stood up iu the
boat as he took off his coat and said :
" 'I cannot see him die like this.
Give him my place in the boat I can
hold on to the plank, and he cannot '
"There was a chorus of dissent, and
one of the sailors struck the brute over
the head with the blade of an oar, while
another pulled his sheath knife.
" 'Don't hurt him,' said the captain
kindly, but firmly.
" 'Order him away, then, growled
several of the men. 'He will swamp us
alL
"The captain hesitated a minute,
waved his arm in tho air and said,
Back, Prince!' and the faithful brute
swam back in the direction in which
the vessel had disappeared beneath the
surface. Where do you find such pathos
in the sea business now? Give me the
old sailor every time."
And he hobbled up Beaver street as
the young mariner dived into William
6treet. New York Mail and Express.
All He Asked.
"And do you really want to be my
son?" asked tho widow Mullius of young
hpndds, who had asked for her daugh
ter's hand.
"I can't say that I do, " replied the
truthful suitor. "I want to be Helen's
husband."
Soiiirt Mug : Ifi-nl On.
Mr. James Jones, of the drug firm of
Jones & Son- Cuvvder., 111., in speaking
of Dr. King's New Discovery, says that
last winter his wife was attacked with
la grippe, and her case grew so serious
that physicians at Cowden and Pana
could do nothing for her. It seemed to
develop into hasty consumption. Hav
ing Dr. Kings New Discovery in Kinra
and selling lots of it. he took a bottle
iiome, ana to me surprise or all she bts
gan to get better from first dose, and
half dozen dollar bottles curort I...-
ound and well. Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds is guaranteed to do this good
ur. iry 11. t ree trial bottles at
Morphew & White's drug store.
King's Weekly : It has been
claimed that "Mri. Emma Wake
field" is the first colored woman in
the Union to be granted license to
practice meaictne. A few years
ago L. Hughes Brown, a colored
woman, the wife of a Presbyterian
clergyman, who was for a time
pastor of the celored Presbvteri
church of S-utesville, passed an !
examination before the North Car- j
olina Medical Boa.d, and was'
licensed to practice medicine. J
Tin-re Ja no flowrr cf wooJ or lea.
Ho April flower, as fair ts sho.
O white anemone, who bust
Tbe wind's wild kt.u :
Know her a cousin of thy race.
Into whoso fin-o
A prv&enuu like tho v. inJ's hath passed.
There is no flower i;f v."o d or lea.
Ko U.iytime t!w. r. f:i-r t. n1:o-
O Uu.-'-ell, Unih-r with liiu Li lie
Of lli:;piJ bkhs,
Thy lineao hath kitiJrtd tic
lu hf'r whoso eyes
Tho huav'ns' own j utilities ioibua.
There Is no flower of woo 1 r lea,
Ko Junwlay flower, iw f .:r mi sbo.
Rose, odorous with tvi.uty cf
Life's first uud best.
Behold thy sister l"-re eoi.fe:;sed.
Whoso maiden breiist
Is fttitfrant with the lr :ini of love.
ilttdison Cawelll n New York Ledge.
LONDON IN 1772.
It Waa Considered a Joke to Turn Cattle
Into a Ballroom.
Can any one tell me anything of the
city assembly rooms aud the assembly
rooms on the Sumy side L e,, fckroth
wark about the year 1772? The social
side of the city about that time is curi
ously difficult to get at satisfactorily.
For instance, when Catherine Hulton
went to London in 17t8, bving then 27
years of age, she went with a certain
Mr. J. Woodhouse and his mother. They
called for her at 7:30 in the evening,
the gentleman being dressed in a suit
of rale blue French silk, spotted with
pink and green, the coat lined with
pink silk, his hair in a bag, a white
feather in his hat, a sword by his side
and his ruffle and frill of fine point lace.
This seems very splendid. At the as
sembly the men were- chiefly in "dress
coats" meaning probably of blue or
pink silk, like that of Mr. Woodhouse.
Those who were not wore ' 'cloth coats,
trimmed with narrow gold lace, with
waistcoats of silver tissue," and the
hair "in a cue, with curls flying out
on each side of the head. "
The other ladies were covered with
diamonds. The subscription to the city
assembly is 3 guineas. There are 200
subscribers and late nights. The sub
scribers are the first people in the city.
The rooms nre lighted with wax. The
branches for the candles, the urns for
the tea and coffee and the baskets for
the cakes t3id macaroons are of silver. I
want to know more about this assem
bly. As regards the Surrey assembly, all I
can tell you about it is that the room
was on the ground floor, and that on a
certain night the opening night of the
season of 1772 (?) while the dancing
was at its hejht some wag threw open
the front door and gave admission to a
drove of oxen, which began to run about
in a most terrifying manner. Some of
tho men drew their swords valiantly,
others tumbled down. The ladies faint
ed and fell over the men. Caps, hoops,
tippets, handkerchiefs, were lying all
about the floor, and the oxen bellowed
and ran about, threatening with their
horns. What would have happened one
knows not But "the sprightly Mrs.
Hanniver" presumably a lady con
nected with the supper department
"coming from the Lactarium with bub
for the geutlemeu" "bub" is defined
by Webster as a strong malt drink
snatched from the master of the cere
monies his inopstick did the M. C. on
the Surrey side carry a mop6tick as a
wand of office? and, with so much
spirit belabored the horny tribe that
they fled incontinent.
When the company gathered them
selves together and picked up what they
could, being horribly dishevelled, amid
the general wreck hoops gone, wigs
pulled to pieces, headgear destroyed,
dresses torn they proceeded, I suspect,
to refresh themselves with the sprightly
Mrs. Hanuiver's stimulating bub. If
any one will tell me more about this
assembly, I shall be grateful. Sir Wal
ter Bcsant in Queen.
MISS PARLOA ON SOUPC
The French Housekeeper's Way of MakT.
Them Described In a Lecture.
"Economy is the watchword of the
French people," 6aid MissParloaiu her
talk upon the characteristics of French
cookery at the New York Young Wom
an's Christian association, "and tho
French housekeeper, no matter how
simple the dish, excels in the making of
it. The market prices are much higher
in France than here, butter and sugar
costing more than as much again. One
may buy half a lemon or part of a car
rot, and it is not thought unusual, and
only a sufficient quantity is purchased to
supply each meal, and an unexpected
guest is never provided for."
Miss Parloa added that roasting and
broiling are hardly known among
the working classes, and pastry is
made only in the kitchens of the very
wealthy. An American housewife may
take the lead in the making of dainty
and fancy desserts, but to a French
woman the making of soups and sauces
is the most important part of the cook
cry. The following simple soup is said to
be savory and delicious: Put 3 table
spoonfuls of butter or meat fat in a soup
kettle and pour over it 2 quarts of wa
ter. Let it cook 10 minutes before add
ing a pint of potatoe s cut into cubes
and 8 leeks washed and sliced thin.
Add a teaspoonful of salt and one-third
of pepper and allow this to cook very
slowly one hour. Break 5 slices of stale
bread into pieces aud put in the soup
tureen, and turn the soup over it when
cooked the required length of time.
A French vegetable soup is made thus:
Cut a large onion into thin slices and
put them in a pan with 3 tablespoonfnls
of butter. Let them simmer together
half an hour and add 2 quarts of water.
Have prepared a pint of white turnips
cut into cubes, the same amount of po
tatoes, half a pint of carrots, half a pint
of the white part of the leek cut into
thin slicea Add a clove of garlic, an
eschalot, a teaspoonful of sugar, one
third of a fc'aspoouf ul of pepper and salt
and cook slowly an hour, adding ome
chopped parsley 15 minutes before the
soup is removed fronj the fire. This soup
may also be used for a vegetable puree
by pressing it through a coarse sieve,
and to a pint of the thick soup add a
pint of boiling milk.
A paste for thickening sauces is kept
at hand for constant uso. Here is thq
way to make oje that will keep a long
time: Cut equal amounts of beef, veal
and iork suet in small pieces. Put them
in a kettle with very little water and
slowly render. Turn off tho first fat,
and when very hot stir in flour until it
forms a thick paste about a pint of
flour to a pint of liquid fat. Put these
into a graniteware vessel and place in
an oven and cook three to four hours.
Keep in glass jars covered.
Au Atntlavlt.
This is to certify that on May 11th, I
walked to Melick's drug store on a pair
of crutches and bought a bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm for inflamma
tory rheumatism which had crippled
me up. After using three bottles I am
completely cured. I can cheerfully
recommend it. Charles II. Wetzel.
Sunbury, Pa.
bworn aud subscribed to before me
on August 10. 1894. Walter Shipman,
J.P. For sale at 50 cents per bottle by
W. A. Leslie & Co.
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at tiMUtkU's.
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if properly treated with fer.
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1 actual
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A trial of this plan costs but
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All about Potash the resultt of In nw br ntui
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