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1 " U months .,
:i immJlis
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1 inch 1 wwk,
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I'or iiitrrnu diatv' rt s corn s-1
inl with tin I.'iiitia-.
Lot al lictiics 5 cents fi l:n;
Snhst lij tion iiivaiidhly in Ad-
yanck aiul u.lvcrtisiiicais paya-
hie Oil tlcihiUlti.
A f and reliable remcdr for HKADACHK,
TOOTH At HK and NKl KAI.I.IA. A few
drops pasted oer tha painful aarface glvei im-
mediate relief, with termioatfnn of the attack.
Price 5f. und BOe. per botUe. FOR BALE
by all druggists,
t i i k tum vcduii lur hdiia on
Lanoir, North Carolina.
I ir(iaivu vj .uq rib. r.Hk.l.ta Hliva vw.
MV. A. (i (-'orpeniuft- North
Catawt'a Caldwell Co. X. C.
tays, "i write thh to say
that the little pottle of utedi
( iue called Kehaline is a
r-plefidi 1 remedy for headache
lay whole faiui'i.v tise it and
tdl say that it relieves them.'"
Mr. Wilson Lanton, Kitigs
Ciwk, (Vd.hvcll Co. X. C.says
'"Ih.aveused Kephaline for
Ivadache, toothache and
neuralgia add have never
faileil to be relieved, 1 have
also used it for Colic in doses
of one and two drops with
great beneiit."
THE EIECTICX I&.W.
We copy the followinjjffrom
the State Chronicle:
The Iteptiblieaus in tin1 Lee-.
ilature and the Uepuhlican
iiewsia)eiv in the State have
tio tight to mislead the people
in regard to thechnuges made
by the General Assembly in
theelection laws. We charge
it upon them that they have
tried to make a false impres
sion for partisan purposes,
and we tell them that the
people are not fools and will
not be deceived by untrue
statements.
To undei stand thechanges
fully it is well to go back to
the recent elect ion. The read
eis of the Chronicle will re
member that in Forsyth and
other counties a large num
ber of negroes registered and
voted who had no legal right.
The old law required the reg
istrar upon the oath of an
elector and the testimony of
one other elector to 'allow reg
istration. This often led to
fraud. The new law requires
an elector to furnish ''testi
mony under oath, sat isfacto
ry to the registrar." Thi.j
change was proposed in the
Chronicle last, November and
is an important and needed
ehange. The other changes
are that the registrar shall
be appointed in September,
instead of October, and that
the books shall be closed on
the second Saturday before
the election. This change
vill prevent colonization.
HO'JNK. WArAl'liACOlVJV, N. ..
'nother provision is t!:a if
. , f , . f
I , .
i 'i v. tin other judges may
appoint any dixTe jf-r.-on
,,is P1:,,v- Tllis ",,s U iv"
necessarvbv Fave's riivulais
Of last fall in which he ad vis-
(
H. ruililiraii poll holders
llltlKSClVt'. .OW It li'j lit .1
. ... 4 , , '
.: in.s.iTunni'u uoi;oiscre
tin- Di'Iikk rats will hoM tin1'
cliM-tlO.iS
i i
Tin1 only otlu-rchiiafv-; ;m
tin iv ; the tirst, that if th.'i
juilircs tit d'H iion jirefc-r th-'
Pi"J? places m.ij l vniid
1.0.. wuenvise iiie eic iias
slaill he coirhi'-tVil a.s hercto
fon'. This provision uil! he
valuahle in larive prc iii'-ts,
but will not he used cl.-ie-i
wheiv. It is provided that
thevotiiiforStiit.'aud coau-;
ty oilieers ni:iy he kept j-epa-
r itefroin the volinlor i;:e;j
i,0i..s (f CoiiL'H H and I'resi-
1 1 1 1 rri
!I ntial eleetor.s. I Ins is op
tional and will not he needed
or used unless I'revideni Har
rison atte::ia!s- to control
pt;i('f ioilvi in Vm-llt ' i- ' i i -i
HOI. 1.1 .Mllll v . . 1 0 . 1 . 1. 1 .
I,- !,, ili-wu Hun It', V-.t!
u-".'i u..n nm . . i n i .i. i
,,,,., , ... ;, i 1
agents canuol .spy into raid
I C i. J. t I. 'l'
iiMititii niiiii' eiec; .tia.s. i i; ;.s
is a pifparntion to ioiv.-.taii
any hostile;!!-1, ion on the part
of the I'cpuhliean Congress.
If we. are let, alone, we" will
not need to separa-te theelec-
lions. If there is an attempt
at Federal interference we will
no1, submit, to any violations
of our rights as a Slate.
The last change is that; the
board of ( anVassers will have
judicial powers. They exer
cised such lowers under the
old law until the Sapieme
Court construed the law not
to grant judicial powers.
Xow, the above are plain
explanations of the changes
and the reasons that caused
them to be made. We sub
mit that all the clamor and
"hullabaloo" raised about
them ischeapIJepublieaiiclap
Ira) sound and fury, signi
fying nothing. It will make
no impression upon sensible
people when there is a perfect
understanding of thechang
es. To prevent repeating, to
pat astopto colonization, to
be ready to checkmate the
Republican Congress, to pro
vide against a rush and in
timidation at the polls, and
to give the board of canvass
ers lower to pass upon re
turnsall these tilings de
manded slight changes in our
election machinery, and they
have been made, and will bei
commended and endorsed by J
the fair-minded people of both
political parties Indeed,
when' the matter was under
consideration in the House,
Mr. Trull, Republican mem
ber from Cherokee, secured
the adoption of an amend
ment providing that then;
should be no crowding
around the poils, and then
left the House and would not
vote against the bill.
Her Cha: &is.
Written by a skeptical lover.
Her fair complexion, creamy
and clear,
Would dazzle and craze a
saint;
1 could gaze at it forever,
and never tire
But I wonder if it's paint?
Her hair is wavy, and rich,
and brown,
The fairest I'v ever know n ;
No m-rma! cv.-i i-,.-
mi !a;r
Lilt I VVC.ll !;T if ;h. her
own .
Hit I) ';njt!i;i!..'v.'a. t.e ul lil
t.s-l !i
R-hilel iv. li;,-- ; ':;:!;
They're fair- ti: in t -he
. J'.Ut iiiv'. en!;.- !
sh-.r.liwoi;
i .K !!;.
ill iJjalitui .
'I'll never ii.v- ':!). ie, o. 'in;
It is a a! 1 i;y v:wi.
I'll never pa. 1 h i:. tay taoat !.
5-aid lilt:- U-. I luv i.
"I'i- iiever ase (
.'.ceo, no
e-'-fs.
;i in e.'
Its use a. 11 woe ti:
Hi scorn the .'
'iovni ;
I'll a:si hvioke ci
Atneri. ;;a
In m.- l:tl .r.j hear
! tlia! awi'ul tliiii'r ;-il-oiir Vv.
i::auk:t, the c;is!ii.-r of t:
.s'xtev'iii h Natiori.ii ?
Xo. . iirit w.a; it ?
Why, (hey went orer
acca-Uiits ti e ct iier d.n
las
al-s
'found that, in tw.iit v
Mr. Iliaiiia't liasn't slo;-'a a
( J r t ,;,
' ' k I1'1.' I'OO
H . i rper s il 7 i i
One bl;fi.ir.
She (whisperin...
is in bed fnaja'' a
..'.ijif.
)-::::.. m
e p.
t'M
j i i y MP1 jl ,
I ie a slee p ; x it:
' . i -,
1 1. lie
the evening?
Yes. Last
thought yon
evening sh"
were, ani 1
didn't l-'f on yon weren't
Was any one?
,o, 1 1 was omy inepnano-
graph. Well. I clipped up
' 1 i. ! .,1 1
staivs witluiui her seeing me.
ana sue sa.r up until yo chw-k
this morning waiting to give
me a piece oi tier mind
Yes.
Well, all dav to-d
kept her trotting around so
she couldn't ta!-:e a nap. You
can stay real late to niht.
Pliil.-Hltdplii;! Record.
Archibald Campbell, while
out. driving near ( inei'mati,
pail led (ait his handkerchief to
wipe his nos;?. Mrs. Osborne
was at her gate, am! thought"
he meant to flirt with her,
and she followed him up and
shot him in the arm.
Thk R.ni Ans Kit'ivi;n Rk- j chairmanships. Of these
fouk thicv wr;!ti: SiriMU:;o. 1 North Carolina gets two
r t
The amendments to the elee-! ihinsom retains his chair
t.ion lawdo uotchatige it nsa-! uiam-'.hi'poi'Coinniii tee on Pri
terially. The Senate passed j vateLaudClaims.withaclerk
an election bill which took a .-sud a committee room, and.
pretty rank hold, but t!ie Vanee iscl;airmanofthecom
western nt.embers of the ; :;iit1 h on Woman Suifrag.
House could not stand it and : This Ts a huge joke. We do
the new law is a sul.'st it uie ; not think J)r. Mary Walker,
for the Senate bill. It is verv-'Su.-an 1?. Aulhonv .and other
mild. The jiidges are still to !
be of both parties; only ime ,
voter can enter the polling
place at n time; the judges'
shall, upon request, put. the j
voter's tir'.et in the box ; j
they may separate the Sate j
and National elections 1 his i
clause is not mandatory ; t he j
resist rat ion books shall bei
closed ten days pet ore the
("lection ; somesnfeguardsare
thrown around registration.
The law is as fair for one par
ty as for the other. The Re
publican outcry against it
was for bum ome only
Statesville Landmark.
The
Spuanok Rets ox Ship-
hoah!). The ;-torv is told of !
Cnptnin Curling, a retired sea
Captain of Thoni.istonf sail
ing between New Yok and 1
Liverpool, there might have j
been seen, in calm we itlcv or!
V; TjUN INUAY, MAIU'JI 27. iK!.
s -:i vc;t:i-r, ;i v.-,;!.,- on
ti''' ,,: " I"' two
t "n.i;v . ;ak a'i'lth-1'.
T!i. always w; nt to
a V. i: i i
( '; otninV- .!ii;.
Ji:!' 'i: in twoivat
t: : Nr.v u;;l Livi i-
'-t. V; " . ;! , i-v a nllo'v-
th-
Vp -
. ;'! r ! in. an ll iok j is in town tliis uiornia hut
p;ona 'link!-! ralrotejis had been tMkcn in
:-f his b. rth. It is the case up to 11 o'clock.
it I e rarely iiHo vul; K.-.Jii(i;e Moatoia-; y, of
of his si:;t, a ad Concord, and. ex-Soliictor
ir'- !.!.eh.sr;ru:ti: or re- J Adaais, of Ash vi!!e. werehere
i; '
nrn !.:.e
1 1 !'.;" e.'u'eoe
i or.-: (
wnarves !::"
i, .
"( ;;i;a
"'a. not ! ne,-'
of .1: e pet -Ulie Capia.ii re -
t j.' d i'ioai the !usy hie of a
s'..i;. ni ast;' r.uo I. however, on
'eoa:
ir !cs.
. iii'W -
ision (Me.) Jo'.i;-.'!a!
.'i Tii'tA-: GUI's of C'-:-ppr.s
cx-a Uin-
'1 s-.
i:J.KK.!f. X.;'..Ma:'(-hl?k
n- gro e:a:ii!. from this
e :s
a o! ;
bout to take the
ran..! ; lull oi ne
o
in
kansas. The n:
, , : , , '
., .-..Iiaosr mgnlly, a n ne-
-'T V
XhAh'A 1 ," ,,'i;'i.1-.,- 1 a"
u -gi-o preai-hers o! this see
,",1'-
are no. -mi;.'.
t i--';n are esp . ially a. ti ve in
tb" miter, aiil issued a cir
cular to-day calling a meemg
to or.eani:et!;e North ('aroli-
. ' .
,,a Luagrant Association tor
: ih, purposo of seciirinii- or-
1 jo, nixed action toward e)lo -
; mzing all the negroes in the
: Statein Aryans.-is, wheivthey
are oln-rei
ands for a trifle.
jTh" cir-nlai-s sr.y that the
.v I've; v.iiite i ieo ile don't want them
; h-oand thevhave determin
ed to go. it is complained
that the el -el ion law, school
law and ot her law's passed by
the last general assembly,
were passed to crush them
out. They pro io.se to. colo
nieon unoccupied land in Ar-
liiisas and foilow
: 1!i'-
tifiricul-
The Republican Senate gave
the Democrats o'nlv a few
woman snh'i a jists
will
prive the selection of the
chub man oi" this committee,
Staie Chronicle.
Tuesday evening's train
from Charlotte brought" a
surprise to the people of
Statesville. .1. R. Connelly,
1 he defaulting tx-clerk of the
Sunerioi Court, arrived on it.
! with his wife and youngest !
child. They took a carriage
at the station ami were driv
en to the residence of 0. M.
Connelly, on front street, and
yesterday Connelly was on
the streets shaking diands
with his acquaintances. He!
does not look as well as when!
he left, and savs his health
has not been the best, bi'jt his ; zed there's a tear for every
spirits arefcih'Vsroojrln'dliislftah?. Such a crowd would
confidence r.r?jia own 'integri- j
ty -is uasha ken.' 'He said on j
the train, on his way "p, that '
, h" wa n-ithn- asham-id nor
.if, ;i ! , ) f ti-f his cni taifs. It
w.i a. i whn il was
l.ini' -i .!i,it h," was in town,
1 ti...? i. i.i i ..
oi.ii ii. .. ii.u ir ,ii iiui-f ill-
; nsV;!. i, ijt .s'lfrlfi Allison was
in tla-.,n.if.vTn;'sl;ty niulit
;r.i! Vf- t":i!:i v ii'iil so
and yo: te:i:iv r.ad so h. was.
:!!ot (!i:-tui!i( d. The Sh-iia;
on ;l.e bi'last Saturday, having been bid.lin farewell to those so
; J.ive: pool i retained in Connelly's inter-j." n bound for the West.
irai'u.e pets .est, to ascertain of Solicitor : Anions tliese wore Messrs. A.
win i ever he , Loii-jwliat bond would proh-; M. .Mast, I). C. Mast. Ivcy
as it may. ably be r--vu:red incase ofSiierri!l and Harvey Deal,
i'ii e;l -a;h i his ret .:;.,;;!; i is believed ; to whom our hearts, from
jthat t ie return of the fui-
j tive is ;, ; -vlt of the visitand
ii ; : i:ee of the advise of
d:;:; cu is l. ,'o sa vh tiu
S;.:l. ile t. and in ark.
of" Baptism. An
if.a-hn.i'-t of f'.w.
old
repute, su idenly joined the'
va j
to ti
e surprise of
his f:;.-i-an
e.pi :
"I a::
s, who demanded j
:!ti-m. He said:!
kand tired of the!
iMethodisvs, who urw-h j 1H)'VIU! v'i- tne amend-
J mt lu i meats to the North Carolina
.H,,c:.vtion law. There is no
dipped. and bedonewith it. " I m,t rasion Un' comment
11 i,sfr,..i. .a I.,. u i..:
i Methodisvs,
AS A 33ESA3IE OCCASION.
Fditor Dijmochat :
V.'itlamt pri-suming that
tin
Ins article will interest your
.,,,, , . . . ' .
vadera, I ask- permission to
r,veiera, i usi; j
refer to an occasion which I
il,iul tl, plcasu.eof attending
at Mr. J. Wi Horton's. on
Sunday. March loth.
Refore the day arrived, it
was generally known to be
Miss Addie's birthday, and
many anxious hearts avai ted
its ai rival. After attending
to our ;mii. day School duties,
a large party of equestrians
f i . ....
formed a procession without
delay impatient to share
the ever-ready hospitality of
our beloved citizen. Mr. Ilor
von. , very warm reception
awaited us, and the crowd,
numbering thirty or more,
each had a-different topic to
discuss; some joking, others
courting, and a few talking
sensibly. Much to the delight
of some (if not of the writer)
one couple was joined in the
holy bonds of matrimony,
and all hastened to be first
to tell it; but alas, it was
only a sham, and they parted
that evening as before. I
wonder if we will not soon
witness the same in reality!
Ry this time the welcome
summons to dinner came.
Now was Ihe time for th"
sweethearts to couple, and
those of us so unfortunate
as not to possess one, had to
take some one else's, ami
make for the dinner table.
All to please the eye or grat
ify the taste was served. The
linT was excellent, and al
though prepared for mortals,
it was fit food for the gods.
It is needless to add that we
performed the part assigned
us faithfully.
After a few hours more of
social chat, musio. and inelo -
dious singing, the time of
parting came. Thenwereal-
be difficult to assemble again,
and we ail wished our bnnd
had known no break, but
no:jh
could go on on with thcroll-
, insula !oftiitM'tlin)i!hotit
ternity. V wcro jflaj to
i liavpwithu.H. Miss HinaGixiaie
, i i.. i
llii .ur. 1"U. Ott!)C!ll CI
. Ilocm.', both of whom onjciv
irii'iit pojml.wity on V.oyp
i'inL-
I'ni'k.
We wl.sh for Miss Afidie thn
, sue -ess she deserves, and the
' return of hei birthday thm
times a .vmr, when we ran
; niain enjoy the pleasure of
her last.
Our saddest mission was
constant association, have
' Ieeom Mtronffly attached.
We wish for them much ni-ns-
Keritv and ;i soeedv Mtm-n
t o Wa t a uj a, where t hey lea vo
---- - - j"-'.,, v v a it
j soltli- of ur fair daughter
rttid heartbroken.
Dixie.
Covm (Wk, Mar.-IG.
Objeiiing to the Removal of Bull-
Dozing.
Tl"1 I.-u'ladelihia Press is
Ij i howling over the amend-
j afforded by the adoption of
theseamendments, but if any
body is ojij.osed to a fair
1 1 .J e 1 1 1 1 l f.r , !.sv...t - ......
j , , , t , . ,. '
law calculated to re leve the
L , , , . .
ou-i Mom oun-uoziug ana
tending to a free ballot.
That there has always been
a fair count in North Caroli
na every man admits; that
the negroes have always been
fearfully bull-dozed by their
associates is also as plaiu as
a pike-staff.
The amendment which the
inu.ia,ar,t,;., i.......
: , , , ' . , iL4ll, u
' niny howls about has noth
ing to do with the count but
removes to souk? extent this
bull-dozing.
The law so much objected
to is that there shall be ap
pointed four poll-holders at
each box, t wo democrats and
two republicans; that pro
vision may be made for keep
ing the crowd outside of the
pollir.g room ; that the vo'ter
may, if he chooses, put his
own ballots in the boxes, but
if he does not. choose to do
so the poll-holders may put
them in for him. That is the
law as amended. i practice
wo suppose the republican
poll-holders will see to it that
the republican voter who de
sires their help will get it.
Any man, however, can either
put his ballots in himself, or
can call on any poll-holder to
put them in for him. He
votes away from the crowd,
and if he wants to vote the
democratic ticket he can do
so without fear of detection.
Th a t is w ha t ma kes t he Press'
gorge rise. It says; "Let
bull-dozing thrive'' so long
as it is the bull-dozing of the
darkey by the colored crowd.
The .amendments to the
j North Carolina election law
proceed on the ground that
each voter is permitted to
east the ballot of his choice
free from bull-dozing. And
so the Press raises its howl.
News and Observer,