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Vol. V. No. 51.
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IX THK LAXE.
( LINTON StoLXABD.
One availing, ju.-t at milklng-time,
I -.trave-1 across thfe down,
Ai. f hoard the cherry church bells chime
uv in the toTrn.
I
k the winding rata 1 n'1
That lel me to the plain,
An 1 Barbara I found beside
rii wicket in the lane.
H..r Ch..-M were like the apple-bloom ;
Upon the hills in May.
H.t eye? that showed no trace of gloom
In vain youM search the country wide,
From Or- Kon to Maine,
y, r f ai pt la than he beside .
Tl..j wi'-ket in the lane.
. v name frh'- f hf-re
u,,x -ame I there?
I do not know.
By chanco!
I tri"l 'to pass. She
thought to go.
Wi:.tt h-.-l us? -but a glance! i
Tvv;i, t!,-i- .-he happens! to be a brido,
An 1 I to be the swain,
On- little glati--e exchanged beside
wicket in the lane.
Smith's Monthly.
MiWS COMMENT.
'fin. (Irnnuin Empress is not go-iu-
to tin' Isle -of Wight, as H is
n rv thought that the more bracing
.jiir.,1' 1-Mlixstowc would suit her
lictt'-r.
Tjijiki: is so much rock salt in the
Colorado Desert that the Seuthem
Tacitic iiailway people have at one
place ballasted 3,000 feet of their
tru.-k with it.
Tin: iiVsl bale of Texas cotton
t!i.vear 189.1. has been re-
- - - .
c i. d at Houston
c Kiiny. To us that
oi' M-.i.-oii somewhat
from Duval
sounds out
j;vi:i;v inllueiicc that France can
command has been brought to bear
on thy Emperor of Eussia to in
duce him to honor Paris with an
Inn 'erial visit in the autumn.
U.Mi.KTAKEit Colwell, of Birm
i iham, Coun., a rich widower, an
ldimces that he will marry the girl
.ii 1 will go up with him in a bal
iooii, the assonsion to take place on
Allgllrit 13,
ri'iu: experiment of assorting mail
uatter on steamships as it is as
sorted on ; railroads has proved to
he a perfect success, and the plan
will be adopted for the entire ocean
jostal service.
G;:n. Booth's first practical move
in the way of improving the condi
tion of the working poor of London
is to establish a match-making f ac
ton', in which a higher rate of
wages will be paid than in ordinary
concerns.
Theiie are more women in British
India (1,000,000) than there are
111011, women and children m Great
Britain, France and Germany put
together, with the population of
several other minor European states
c;it 111 as well.
'I'm: ashes of Mme. Blavatsky are
to ho placed in a magnificent urn
"i t,oId and guardetl bv the British
section of the Theosophical Society.
An oitort will be made by the
Washington theophists to have the
urn .stored in the .National capital.
i
Anyoodyj who buys a glass of
hniio; in Boston now can drink it
standing, sitting, running, or lying
uown. 1 he late restrictive law as
to bodily attitude in imbibing fluids
w;ls regarded as contrary tot the
teachings of Delsarte, opposea to
the spirit of Ibsenisni and un-Em-
1 Ionian in jits nature. Its repeal
inevitable.
1 1 a reported of Mr. Spurgeon
tnat' hilo )reaching in a large hall
die ai r became oppressive, and stop
m thejmidst of his sermon he
jlld: If those persons sitting near
Uie windows will take their canes
d umbrellas and knock out suffi
Jbt -lass to let in some fresh air,
dl pay all damages as socn as I
hm lluo )reaching.
A Dukl with rocking chairs is re
i 'tod in New York. Many a man
as had the-impleasant experience
J !t duel with one rocking chairan
'ne dark, but wh
mil one he would have little
-hanee to escaje with his life. One
for
o 1 uau u uiiuuii
1 man trying to find his way
ti
rouL'h
a dark parlor. 4 '
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THE STATE CAPITAL
WHAT IS TRANSPIRING IN AND
ABOUT RALEIGH.
Raleigh's Death Rate for June The
Odd Fellow's Orphans Home
. Empire Plaid 2IUI Sold
-Miscellaneous.
BY OtS EE8IDENT CO&BCSPOSTDKKT.
RArara,..;N; O.July 11, 1891.
From the report of Dr. James McKee,
Supt. Board of vHealth,"we learn that
dnriug the" month of 'Xtme there -were
36 deaths in Raleigh; and of these ten
were children under one year of age; six
under two years of age; and five under
4 years of age. Altogether there were
twenty-three of -these children under
1Q years of age and ten grown persons.
The greatest number that died of any
particular disease was two. Six were
married; three of the grown people dy
ing were single; and two were widows.
Twenty were white and thirteen col
ored.
There were eleven white births and
twenty colored.
Raleigh makes a better showing than
any other town we know of.
THE ODD FELLOWS ORPHANS HOMK.
The committee to locate the Odd Fel-
ows' Orphans Home met last night at
the Yarboro, all the. members Deing
present except Mr O.4 D. Benbow, of
Greensboro. Propositions were read
from seveial points in the State, and the
committee have started on a tour of in
spection of the various points. After
having viewed the several points they
will make a choice.
EMPIRE PliAID MILLS SOLD.
The High Point Plaid Mills were sold
a few days ago at public auction, Mr.
E. H. C. Fields of that place becoming
the Durchaser at 825,077. The sale was
made to cl6se a mortgage and settle a
judgment held by the First National
Bank of Winston amounting to the sum
realized.
DIED.
We deeply regret to announce the
death of Miss Effie Whitaker, daughter
of Mr. Wesley Whitaker. which took
place last Sunday morning at 9 o'clock,
aged 21 years. She was a most estima
ble lady in all the walks of life, and her
decease has cast a . gloom over a large
circle of relations and friends. ; The
funeral took place Monday morning at
10 o'clock at the residence on East Har
gett street, Rev. Dr. Marshall officiating.
The remains were interred in the old
city cemetery.
THE A. AND M. COLLEGE.
The next session of the Agricultural
and 3echanical College will open on
September 1st, and there is every assur
ance of a larger attendance than hereto
fore. During the vacation, many im
portant improvements will be made,
especially in the mechanical department,
in the way of additional machinery, etc.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr. Benjamin Taylor, who for some
time has been connected with tne Globe
Phosphate company, Columbia, S. C,
has accepted the 'position of assistant
manager of the phosphate factory here.
We note that our friend, Mr. Dorsey
Battle,'one of the best newspaper men
in the South, is again city editor of the
Wilmington Messenger.
The gaps in the pavements on the
streets north and south of the market
house, as well as others, are being filled
with dirt preparatory to being paved.
The removal of Secretary Patrick's
office to the exposition grounds was ren
dered necessary for convenience as to
arrangements, etc., we are informed.
Your correspondent heard this week
that a crayon picture of Hon.. Richard
Stanford, member of Congress frcm this
State, from 1696 to 1816, is to be pre
sented to the State Library by -tfr.
Sam' L. Adams, his groat grandson.
Too Inquisitive
Aunt Jary of Chicago No. dear: I am
afraid we can't go out for a drive today.
Your uncle said not, -and you know when
he says "no" -he means "no. .
Little Ethel of Boston And, aunty,
what does he mean when he says "nawf "
Her One Fault.
Mrs, Dulany Fairfax I have called,
your eminence, to inquire about Lucy
Snowj who recently left your service. Is
she a good cook!
The cardinal A most excellent one,
madam e. ,
Jrs. Dulany : Fairfax And honest?
The cardinal I have never known her
t? pilfer,
Mrjt Dulany Fairfax Why, then, did
you eminence dismiss herf -v
The cardinal WeUnmf - She. would
wear my stockings when she went to a
cake-walk. r - ' . ;
HUSTON N. C. TJJE8QAJirJmZLJU, ,1891.
S45UED FOR BEING FOUrol4
One Ilka Wants $20,000 Spent In Dls-
4 cutting Another. v.
SrraoFm;Ohio, July 6. An extra
ordinary suit forL$20,000 dunairea ! haa
been brought against Frank Wooeler, 'of
ouum ynaiieston by James Brock.
Fourteen years ago -Wooeley and Brock
left their homes together and started a
small cattle ranch near Fort Griffin
Texas. Wooeley jLad a considerable sum
of money with him, and he suddenly dis
Ppeared.( - '
KHis relatives became alarmed, and, le
lieving thai Brock, had put him out of
the 57V. reward of ,$400 was offered
fjoxocytlead. or alive. Sobse
quently Brock was arrested and tried for
the murder of his friend, but was acquit
ted. As soon as the . trial was over,
to more fully demonstrate his innocence,
he himself started out to find Woosley.
In the long and tedious serch that fol
lowed he spent about $20,000. . .
But last Friday Woosley was discov
ered at Benton, Ark., where he has
family and operates a stoneware manu
factory. He was brought back to his old
home, but as yet he has not given a
reason for his strange conduct Now
Brock brings suit to recover the $20,000
he spent in proving that he did not mur
der his old-time friend and in ridding
himself of all suspicion.
Hurrying a Vessel to Samoa.
Washington, D. C, July 7. It is said
that late advices from Samoa, intimating
immediate trouble and a suspicion of in
terference on the part of the Germans to
promote the interest of Jfcfatarfa, caused
the Navy Department to send instruc
tions by steamer from San Francisco on
the 3d inst. for the Iroquois to start at
once for Samoa.
A LITTLE OF ALL.
Bits of Information that Probably
You Never Knew.
Luminous harness is new.
Soap is a curiosity in India.
Chicago will have an L road.
Annam's King has 579 wives.
Arabia has a laughing plank.
There are 156,974,000 watches.
Jersey City has a blind pastor.
The first gloves were of bysus.
East India has luminous plants.
Paris will be the best lighted city.
Paris is to have an underground road.
Turkey vultures smell food 40 miles.
Jersey City has a good public library.
A Columbus dog shuffled off by siii-
cide.
Melbourne has the finest coffee pal
aces. We spent $000,000,000 ir tabacoo in
1890.
It is the salt that makes sea water
heavy.
Lightning destroyed an Iowa
house.
lce
Hungary V railway cars - have electric
lights.
A London pair of earrings is worth
$65,000.
Savannah claims the oldest American
theatre.
One. stamp collection is valued at
100,000.
Two-thirds of rew York live in tene
ments.
New York has 3,543 public school
teachers.
The Caspian Sea is the lowest body
of water.
Big steamshipi use 466 pounds of coal
a minute.
Women are ticket clerks on Irish
railroades. "1 "
There are about 2700 ties in a mile on
a railroad.
There's a big
mackerel runn on the
Jfaine coast.
ifonte Carlo robs its victims of $6,000,
000 annually.
Butter is sold by the yard at Cam
Iridge, England.
"Andrew Jackson" will soon be haeged
at JVemphhis. ; . '
Three St. Bernard dogs owned in
New York are valued at $14'500.
. Each of the 1500 .street cars of N&w
York earned 20 a day last year.
Ex-Senatot Ingalls will do some Chau
tauqua talking down in Georgia this
mouth.
It is said tliat $150,000 worth of prop
erty changed hands in Durham June
27th, i
Grasshoppers stopped a railway train
near the Kansas-Colorado line the other
day. Ingalls ought to be sent out to ex
postulate wjth the hoppar.
mtrderat WILSON.
One Woman Shoots 'Another forPoI
sonlig Three of Her Family.
A special from Wilson to the Wilming
ton Mesanger, " giyes an account of a
shooting affair in that place some days a
go. Rsaya: ,H - '
The party charged is .Minnie Sutton.
The 1 murdered amen . is Jjoa Smith,
the wife of a'.Methodist minister. "All
the parties jWeJlOToi,; The, Sutton
ynavMjfp aeon" waiting
around the Colorpd, Methodist Church
np to the time of the close of the serri
oes and within a few, yards of the church
a woman approached the "Smith woman
in comptir with nncther-woman named
Jones. She looked closely in the faces
of the two and7 "ujwrilocating Smith,
drew a revolver, placed it on the right
breast of Smith and fired. Smith lived
only a few moments. For some reason
the shooting was placed on Sutton and
she was arrested and placed in the lock
up. This morning bhe confessed and
told the ponce where the pistol could be
found. It was found as she stated
wrapped ub in a - tow sack, back of the
garden where the murderess lived. As
yet there is no verdict by the jury, and
the case is yet pending.
The Sutton woman's apology for the
killing is that the woman has killed by 1
poison three members of her family.
Our next court will have two capital
cases to investigate.
TRIED TO STRIKE PARNLL.
Result of a Heated Discussion at the
' Polls In Carlo w.
Dublin, July 7. The polling in Car
low to-day for a successor in Parliament
to.the late O'Gorman iahon proceeded
without any serious trouble, though it
was a hot fight. At Bagnalstown Canon
O'Neill, a supporter of Parnell, took ex
ception to his curate's earnest interest in
opposition, and the dispute spread to the
outsiders, threatening a row. but the
police maintained order.
In the midst of the disturbance a man
tried to strike Mr. Parnell, but he was
prevented from so doing by a number of
bystanders.
The result of the voting will not be
known until to-morrow.
The Climatic
Advatages
Carolina.
Of Western
Several years ago the editor of the
.Manufacturers' Record, while in search
of health, found in Polk county, in West
ern Carolina, a section where the climate
seemed wellnigh perfect. It was a reg
ion peculiarly favored by nature. Nearly
all of that county and most of the one
adjoining, Butherfordton, lying at an
elevation of about 1.000 to 1,500 feet
above sea level, were surrounded on
three sides by a mountain range averag
ing about 3,500 feet elevation. This
range was practically a horseshoe with
the open part facing the South. The
result was that the climate there seemed
to be the concentration of the best quali
ties of that .wonderful climate which has
made Western Carolina noted through,
out the world. It was free from the
severe cold of the higher mountain
sections, while the air was usually dry,
bracing and exhilarating. Dews were
almost wholly unknown, the early morn
ing showing the grass dry, but still
vegetatiion remained fresh and luxuri
ant. In this section is found "The
Thermal Belt," where frost is rarely seen
even in cold weather, and early as well
as late fruits are raerly endangered by
this enemy of the fruitgrower It is a
section of great natnral advantages and
of surpassingly beautiful and picturesque
scenery. It is, in fact, an ideal spot for
a great sanitarium and for a large in
creace in population based on climrtic
conditions alone, even if nature had not
bestowed so many other blessings on
that country. j
Flood at a Wedding Feast.
Lokdoy, July 7. A broken water-pipe
which caused the banquet hall to be
flooded with water created consternation
at Windsor Castle last night while the
Queen was banqueting the royal pedding
party. The attendants were unable to
stop the great flow of water into the
room, and the fire department was called
in to turn the water off.
Not So Silent.
Drummer 'in a - Grand Rapids - mer
chant's store was making some inquiries
about his business.
"You run the establishment alone, I
notice," he began.
"Yep,"
"Anybody in with you?"
"Yep."
"His name doesn't appeal on your
sign? , . , ; f . -
"Nope.' Ji A:; bl .
"Ah! A silent partnerf
"Not much! It'a my wife.'!
LET'S loAUGU.
The Sharp and Witty Sayings of the
'Press Hon.
X think, too ar said the salesman,
"that you ought to have a complete set
of Thackeray'a varls."
"All right, put em in retained Xn-
buddy. "Let's see. That reduce the
space how muchl What's Thackrrs
widthl. v ;
Enpeo Dr. Firstly preached a com
farting sermon this morning '
Xtr Enpcc-Whai was the KibjecU f
Enpec Tkmt there being no marry
ing here. !- i '.' .
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' ' Losing a Grand Opportunity
"Henderson has no sentiment" said
Jfarie.
"Don't you think he hasr
"No I refused to marry him, and he
hasn't plunged madly into dissipation,
or done anything to show that he is a
blighted being."
She (sweetly) The moor light is beau
tiful tonight, Geoige.
He (desperately) I know it is, Nellie,
but I can't propose tonight I forgot
the ring. You will forgive me, won't
you? .
Delayed.
Featherstone (at the picnie) Where
did Jfr. Dosha way and JkTss Swansdown
go?
Bingway He stopped behind to tie
Jfiss Swandown's necktie.
. Featherstone But they have been
gone 15 minutes.
Ringway I know it It is an Ascot
tie, and he has had to get behind her to
tie it
-Salesman (selling a fishing-rod) That
one is a little defective. Of course we
will give you a straight tip,
Buyer Thanks. I "don't want any
straight tips.' They're too expensive.
Is Honesty the Best Policy?
"What's become of young Dimity 1 1
never see him any more," said a custmer
to Mr. Challie, of the firm of ChallioA
Peckay, proprietors and managers of a
vast dry goods emporium.
,4I had to dispence with his services."
"Ah?"
"Yes. , He was too exact"
"Indeed?"
"And too conscientious."
'X never heard exactness and conscien
tiousness made the causes of a man's dis
charges before."
"Well, those qualities may be all right
in their place, but a dry goods establish
ment is hardly the place for them."
'X don't quite understand why."
"Well, I'll tell yon. Ihappenep to
overhear a customer ask young . Dimity
how much a certain piece of goods was
worth. .. -
Well, ma'am said Dimity, in reply,
that goods is worth 75 cents a yard, bat
the price is 8L ' You can see for your
self what an . impracticable man he was
for the dry goods trade."
SELECT SIFUNGS.
Jesus Christ our one perfect pattern
Maine and New Hampshire make all
the world's spools. v
A Hope (Ind.) cow gives fifteen gal
lons of milk a day. ..
Doing nothing is an apprentioeship to
doing wrong. JT. F. CraU. t :
The Commissioner of Pensions dis
burses nowadays over $100,000,000 a
A Pennsylvania town boasts of a pear
tree; that is 150 years old and fall of
blossoms.
In aTersge conditioa, a tsrnip ed
may increase its own weight firteea
The persecution of Hebrews ;oo the
Island of Corfu is said to have been
planned by Russia
The English flag floats over one-sixth
of the population and one-eighth of the
surface of the habitable globe. -
It is announced that the Ele of
Jaine will present a solid' sHver iureea
to the United States cruiser which bean
hex nam c,v Z-"-- v' . r
The people of this country use three
times as much writing paper as those of
any otber nationt in proportion, to their
number. - , 1 1 1
Daring the post year there were over
5,000.000 pieces of nstter ' withdrawn
from the malls" because of incorrect or
insufSdt addresses. , ,
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- rcmsylvsnia makes flfry-two ct of
CTery 100 tcasof rolled' iron ia .(he
Unikd Btitcs, imd" rixty-nise czt cf
i errry 1TJ0 tons of steel tsJlx
01.00 a Year.
THE STATE SUniEYED.
anrsxExroua rnrwoY-notes from
v OTJH THUGXIT EXCIIA?fOX3
What Has and WIU Happen of Inter
- est Thrtmhout the Old North
State Industrial and
:tufc Otherwise.
j . The electric dynamo, 720 candle-power
has sxriTtd at Durhan for Trinity
. Brown Bro-v are reportod as creclins
a new tobacco. factory to cost orcr $20,
000 at Winston,
J. M. Dick has improved his steam
laundry at Greensboro by the addition
of a. water purifier.
The buildings of the State Agricul
tural and Jfechsnical College will be
improved at a cost of $10,000.
LaGrange Spectator: The crops gen
erally in this section are reported very
unfavorable, especially cotton.
William McOorry will erect a two
story brick store building, and W. McD.
Burgin a brick block at Marion.
The Western North Carolina Bsilroad,
Company contemplates, It is stated,
erecting a 810,000 depot in Newton.
The Winston Land and Investment
Co., of Winston, will erect a school
building in North Wilkesborough.
Mr. F. L. Merritt, Principal of Pam
lico Jfale and Female Institute, will
take a course at Harvard University.
Marion Free Lance: The Caiolina
Improvement Company with a capital
stock of $100,000, was organized this
week.
Sanfcrd Express: Farmers find trouble
in getting work hands. The negroes.
are on the railroads and at the rock
quarries.
Concord Standard : Dr. John C Mont
gomery has been elected to a position
of physician in the State penitentiary
department
The Railroad ttmrmission is busQy
engaged with the officials of the roads,
hearing their statements relative to as
sessments. The Governor is corresponding with
the Secretary of the Navy, Tracy, with
regard to organizing a North Carolina
naval militia.
Hickory Press: Rev. J. A. Ramsey, of
Rowan county, has been called to the
pastorship of the Presbyterian Church
at this place,
Work is progressing on the construc
tion of the foundations for the North
Carolinv Steel and Iron Co, 'a , iron fur
naoe at Greensboro.
a a Nash, A, L. HeaThroacr, H. Ix
S talon and. others have organized the
Central Tobacco Warehouse Co. to build
a warehouse at Tsrbora .
E. BL Ftgg, postmaster at Msdisob, '
has been arrested by a V. a Deputy
Marshal and a PostofSoe Inspector.
Cosh of his office is $547 short
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Caswell News: Farmers are busy har
vesting their wheat and oat crops. , They
report the wheat as " being sorry, not
more than a half crop, Winter oats ars
fine.
It is reported that the Wmiaxns k
Bitter gold mine at Carthago has been
purchased by a company which wiU de
Telopsame and at once erect a stamp
mill.
Durham Globe: The Oxford Orphan
Asylum wants every family in North
CaroJina to 'take one child during the
month of Jury and giro the little ones a
vacation.
Tsrboro Advocate: Crops are reported
to be about three weeks later than last
year. However, with favorable weather
and, a lite season, the cotton crop will
surprise many. .
Carolina Watchman: Roanoke and
Southern surveyors are in and around
town this week. The route via Salis
bury, Concord and Charlotte will be sur
veyed as soon as possible. ' '
Shelby Aurora: Cotton has been eonvv
ing out wonderfully the Ust wo ' weeks.
Where it has beear ke -cleaii U stni
looks ss if a fair crop rosy be raised if
the frosts do not come too early. .
Roanoke Herald:, Tb Roanoke and
Bouthern Railroad from this' point to
Winston, Js rapidly spproaehisj com
pletion and the projected 8cnthexsex-.
tensions from Winston premises t male
UaTeryimpcrUstaTsableriilrcaid
syttfra.
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