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I.iicnl uoti.rs ."fiits a lint.
Suhxcriptiia! inviniiilily i:i Ad
v.Mi:nml .flvi'itisnu'iits jinya-lik-
on ilcii'.iiir.l.
Westi in Nortli Cai)lina.
l?eauti'ii!!v titnalfi, in a
chat in v, latitude. enthroned 1
upon 'lie everiast iiier hills, j been looking into the "l't j
downed with a diadem c I '! immensity of heaven'"; r.h'er
chnuls, and sun (Uiiiaed one j inj? to (Jod the "perpetual
iiyside'iy .r.-ind and lofry wtirship of the everlasting
iiamntait'.s; Western North jliills". He may In- touched
Carolina, as a country, is in-1 by lie fleecy wings of the
deed in;iteli!r-s. j morning clouds, or mellowed
lit 10 in the heart of the Alle-' bv the golden light of the
fchunies, nature has. with a
lavish ant partial hand, poni
ed her flirts in r'cl.est pro
fusicr., making this "land of
the tddes"' all that heart
could wisy. Dear to theheart
of eve'y one is his own, his
native land, and this applies
with peculiar force t- thepeo
pie. of our oirn happy favored
State.
No matter how far they wan
der, they are ever turning
longingly to the cool springs
and delightful bwzes of their
mount a in home, and stern is
the necessity that binds them
to another laud.
Here we have the most mag
nifioent scenery, and the most
delightful climate in the
world. The invalid has but
to breathe this health-giving
atmosphere to recover. The
tourist and pleasure seeker
finds our cloud capped moun
tains sufficiently beautiful for
their greatest expectations.
The artist, dwells with delight
on each changing landscape,
and the poet amid such love
ly surroundings might find a
renewed inspiration.
There is no baleful miasma
lurking near us; we feel en
tirely safe from those diseas
es thfit infest low level coun
tries, and enn only look with
pity on our richer, but more
unfortunate neighbors who
live there.
Western North Carolina is
rich in mineral wealth. Hid
den away i the dark recess
es of the mountains are vast
quantities of ores, and we
dream sanguinely of the days
that a re to come, when Wes
tern North Carolina will ri
val California: when these
rich treasures will be taken
up by the hand of industry
and skill., and,nddedtoalljer
other attractions will be the
ct'O'.vnmg glory of wealth.
The exqusite beauty of the! channing countries in the
scenery would rival that of! world, .tud when ta's beau
the far famed Alps of Swit-I tiful land of mountnins with
z i l.iiitl. Tin' sMi i..v hki s il i
M,ft twilights of ll.i'y. I
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j,, Mljr,t sl)l;v. IM!! Il't
CMi I ill I iMii i . 1 1; . i in u es-
It. ni North C.:n:l:i: 1. Her.'
Ijiic i 1 1 1 1 in;:;.! If hm initaiii
j rn n-rs si 1 1't'iiiitir a!t ilnii
iii ! . . . 1 I .
iililf lines in. 1 i in y siif him
in fhe inazf f li!;iiM f.
Kiicra.llfil aiiiitll'if r'cstrr
inp hill-an thf hv I vnl
1vr rcj'.ini; in iIimiii Jikp
lii-auty, oi',sl:a(nv..'(l In lh
! all i n"-:l iMounlnii s l.ior.i-
,'xuv: ai-(itnil lliiin on cVfiv ,
!si.!f. Hero aifswiilaiy caks
rising mi from thf wililem.'.- :
, of inouutainsin thf sniH-rioi-!
ity of their height and jrrand ;
fU
Xoti-ablf annaifr the 1110:11.-1
tain Deaks in We;stein North;
faiolina, isthedrandfailier. ( (aiferrcd very little powrro" ;
I Im v ':iti-lwil liU ,lo.-ir f;iJco!i.riss. Thf ('oii'';vss!
milii'n-fnw. in .-illliis eii.-ne. i, .
moods, until it is forever da-!
fiuereotvp.'d on mv memory. '
lie ever looks upward as it
mt he act 01 devotion. Da v
and nilit, wiv.ter and sum-;
mer, throu;;hifilorm and : un-
shne, that reverent face has j
1
noouday sun, or kissed by
the moonbeams, or again the
storms are raging around
him in all their fury, and the
red lightnings a re let loose o
ver his grand old head; or
rocked by the music of that
"grand organ of nature", the
thunder, responding in deep
heavy notes through the ma
verse. When the 'storm-king'
has been chased away how
gl oi'ious the Gra nf a t her look s
when the peaceful morn
bathes him in a Hood of rosy
light; or night with her glo
rious retinue of moon and
stars keeps her vigil over
him. lie stands ever the
sa me, a kingly spirit, "thron
ed among the hills" his foun
dation deep in the earth, his
summit piercing the skies.
Here that beautiful stream,
the Watauga lliver, has its
source. It rises on the side
of the Grandfather, and
makes its way through deep
gorges and rocky ravines,
washing the mountain side
with its cool clear waters.
Emerging into the valley it
becomes a beautiful river o
verhung with laurel and ivy,
and embosomed among the
hils.. it carries with it a charm
tha t only a mountain stream
can. In its clear sparklinc-
waters is a beautiful mirror,
reflecting all the beauty of its
surroudings in its silvery
depths.
The mountains, are the glo
ry of the world. The hand of
Divinity formed them for a
special purpose. It satsfies
the eye and fills the soul with
a calm and solemn delight to
gaze upon these grand old
mountains, that rise above
us in such awful and unchan
ging majesty.
Western North Carolina
but waits for development
to make her one of the most
f mi painted cliii's. i(v i
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Ui"l. 1 he . ide of ;'!
r :;;i:iTii Male, i'.ti.i ..r.,
. ;ijo!:i:a tnk.M her pI.-mv m-
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t:w;i;y; t!. :i;t: Iic.v ix ulaini
f will hf. l!:at
v a hfv, in this
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on;n:Li:r.!tAT!o:s.
Tlif fM'p!' of N'o; th Ca; o-
lii:a will on thf 21st. ti.i.v u!
NuVf iaai'i M'"e".i-ati 1')') h r.i
v; !ary of thf f mistit lit uui
of tlw 1". S. by Xoilii !,n! - o;! -
na. The 'fl-bration w II in
held in Fayettviil:
DuriniMho Uf volnlio-!:-y
war. the states had foriiied a
kind of Conre.leration whlrli
!,., .nl'il nnlv recommend law s i
but not eni'orce them. 71s,.;h.v lie? lvaiarks of (,1 Shei-;(vnt
itivenune;it. had imnrred aii'''"1 fi'ive w)i: ivjomers;
heavy debt on account 01 t In
I , j
war. I onuress nskeii each
state to pay, but tney were
jealous and noil. in.u; could be
done
Fuller such circunistan'-eslgciit Mrl It -l si gentiemea. ! I'.oi.ei 1 .mui e ane. mm
many of the best men in the! If Tin-: i-lax had wou-.n. j iux sixty-seven days, Hied 1 t
government recommend i;j -Cleveland planned that he! hishomem Indianapolis, Ind.
nW Constitution. A Con-coi;l 1 then beelecte to a ; His case is so extraordinary
vent ion was called to n t j third term without a MtW!e! tvit it tins attracted the at-
at Philadelphia to ivvis- the! Northern Stale. The result j tention not only of the cur -articles
ol Confederation, ! would be that the South 011s public, but of the medi
Wnshington was chosen pi e.-! would. Ihorugh Cleveland con I en I fraternity far and Hear.
i,t, .t A 11.. -.v Cofstiiiifion rrol thenatiou The negroes I He was ,N." years old.
wasadopted, Septeirber, 17jvould be resubjugatiMl, the
177.
All the states hi the Union
were requested to be repre
sented North Carolina, by
an act of the T.egislat7;re
sent five delegates. The new
Constitution was submitted
to theseveral states lor rati
fication. Nine of the thirteen
original states had to adopt
it before it was binding on a
nyofthe states, then only
on those thntdh adopt it
was it binding.
The Legislatures of the dif.
ferent states met in 178 ft, and
the required numberadopted
it during that year. North
Carolina, called a Convention
to meet at Ilillsboro to con
sider the Constitution on the
21st of July 1888.
7his Convention seems to
hive been influenced against
adopting theConstitution by
H'illie Jones, but a favorable
report was had thit if some
changes were made it. would
be adopted . This ' a usd grea t
political strife inNorih Caro
lina, and the question of a
dopting or not was discuss
ed thiouhouf the land. The
Legislature and a Conven
tion both met at Fayettvilie,
and on the 21st day ol Nov.,
the Convention unanimously
adopted the Constitution of
the United States, whic; then
had received ten amend
ments. It is this memorable day
in North Carolina 7istory
that her people will, in a few-
weeks, celenrati
North Caiolina should spare;
no effort to makefhecelebra-
tion a grand success. Our
.
people should inform them
selves more abort the forma
tion of our Government and
Stntes, and should strive
to learn the principals ol a
Itepubkcan form of govern -
mJir, IT IN VPl'V K11 Tf IIIITI-l
that so many ioliticians who
ougit to enlighten the peo
ple about the workings of
the government, are them-
selves meregns bags, and They wouhi then uaetiea'y i(kI8 or uw 1 'ms Exposition, i ways ignorantly or purpose
have no knowledge But we f'a, tl ients so f.,,.' there is none," says a writer ly beii g misrepresented.
atriut -they were , .cerncd. an.l!".;; ranseript, jStopitJt is monotonous.-
. . ', ,T .11 , -ii . 1 '"a t sliows moi'p accura te 'tJ,sere; .
students ourselves, How ma-'say that slavery slill cm? ted 1 . wi.i.i.n
t read
hit of tin-
lid.
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have ever
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(;::( .soinf liir i-:ti:c-;j,,sr
o!!v lir Tau via
h.) arc !'u!! oi" v. !n:a a.trrwa-
' si , ii, '"'.
.'sfs - I " i 'Ik National
1,rS soi-Satior. at Detroit
i.iiy,:in -Col. Shi p.pard !
"-den -e of th.- fc!l..in- of.
i;:jiaae t nie ....'01 T..e:stl.(,JlfJ. thf lei.:-! .sentiment ui40. pieces, covered with (Ias
n Vw hat city 1
WtW l5hl.di-d it. Oh-onrse ;
' ''! , !ther!i enitors Wi'ie iu-J
" fusciy instill fd
it v.ecaiiia)) ..-live too much;
space to y.urh siuti for we be-,
ll-'Vf Col. Shej.nard to be a
1 r
' craiilv
and doe
;,ot ercjwess
i lie views of but few illtHii-;
, - . .1
noor trash of the Soul h
would be driven out and the
North wo id. I beat the mer
cy of (he n he's. These plans
would probaby have been
covered up by some pretended
political issue of another
character, but I think that
had Clevelmd been reelected
we would have had another
war during the four years
of his term. The .South won-
Id no doubt been anxious to
withdraw from the Union
again and the people ol the
North would nof stand it.
But the good Lord (Jod Al
mighty, in his beneficent
providence, saved us the ca
lamity by defeat iug Grover
Cleveland.
Til K r.LooDY, I1LOODV SHIHT.
"I often line with ("Sen.
Sherman, and in out several
talks he agrees with me that
thy Southern people are as
traitorous as ever, and that
there is no patriotism among
them. Hedoesnot t l:uk that
they will take up arms again
during tins generation, but
that tt. is only the sturdy, un
liincying, patriotic spirit and
superior strength that keeps
the country together.
"The r groes now have no
political rights and many are
practiealy in slavery. They
can't vote unless they are tax
payers, and when without
means of support can be sold
t m ison contractors to nre-
! " I '
vent them becoming public i
charges. Should the South
gain control, as Cleveland
had planned, the Southern
States would have repndia-
! t(lfl ..lst tim,, amend
! incuts, claiming that they
Were forced upon tiem while
in duress, and that in law
such nction wasncjo binding.
1 j .
and that thf ingrohnveno
s-i 'lits us 1 ii izcii.H. '
'i iiisi.-t that i ho pH)pl.MirmM.nous glolie On which tin1
1 hf Nrnit h w ill never Imi omjo 'at Ill's rut faro is depicti-d.
ji.Mii-ilic-. Lock at the way The diiiiicter hi ftirly UwH
M:ey i lob,. Jeff Davis when-
vci- )v :i;'jiiius i:i jni'.ilif. '
Yon :iiti tliat tin ni.-u who
aif must ')j.i!ar in polit -s '
in Suiiliifni St. .r.ai.'th c
who weie !ii d'votf ')
the lost cnusi' (I who
sist th.at til.- lost i-ans,' h im c
,t js v,.t nlivf. The
c, ,,!!, :n ., 1, ,, 111 (- 1 :
sf'iitimcat. Tlif.v sfii.l hom1hi!i that ivhitfM t th1
.-ill inn- Noi th.-ru nicn who ;o' earth, its peoprraph.V, its jmm
;f;o;,t, to stipnlatf thf pro-' lit ical divisions, all itfiiiean!
(i,.tjV ir.dustries ofthecoun,of eomnuniieation On Intldor
n.v
'Why. to i-adicate how
.,... I)(,y0know thatii
A!.,xaiilria. ik miles fron,
Wasliinton there was not.:
1-. j;. u. U) iirist() t;e n .';
(Vntennial day. and the 1
j,. to s;.n,i lo Washinta 1
f0,. .,, jt was liunff U,i
.i(h t,vo VvM
JMS L().(! FAST KNDKlh !
11 .1 ...l i . . f rt l- . i.
On June Kith Mr. Marvel
ale his last square men. For
thirty-six days he took abso
lately nothing into hisstom-
ache.
On the thirty-eight
he bit off a piece of pie, but
did nor nr. un t!ie ttnrtv-
nintlway he drunk a small
quantity of milk, and at ir
regular periods he has con
tinued to do so. All told, he
has drunk not to exceed one
gallon oi milk m sixty-seven
j days that have elapsed since
! he began to fast.
The affects of his abstinence
is such as would beexpected.
The faster had 1 educed him
self to a "living shadow."
The case is so far beyond the
ordinary that incredulity
has been excited.
j'ut there is no occasion
for tins', as Dr. George 7as
ty a well known physician of
thi city, has vgnlarly at
tended him. The great dif
ficulty in treating him has
been his determination to re
sist proffered aid. After fast,
iug a full month he one (ny
arose from his bed, and seiz
ing a pa nof water that stood
near, and drank some of it.!
After the milk and water was'
left wear him and occasional
ly he would rise and drink a
little. During the last week
Marvel had been bedfast, ex
cept at times when he would
spring up and w onder about
the house and porch. Sores
came upon him by reason of
his long confinement, and ev
idently Marvel has not only
suffered long but severely,
though everything possible
was done to relieve him. Hi
fast is the longest on record.
The World In Miniature.
"Among tlie many won -
scivrdinV knowledge mi tin'
1 of tlw makers than 1 1
freh nn.f the PUi fact? is l27
s - juan fift, rtlul thec f it's
aif .tiil to rejii-osorit jUstdiii1
inillioU'li of the cl;uH'sinrf
f tho ii-at oiif;inal. Thri
-shi I J'urn:it 1os ih'tllil'
Laro citifH havf tho Wilts
linrs anil soinf of thfir jain
tl-ot-ouihfaivsxpi-'ss.Hl
nil .iii-iiWn fit uiil l-'ruiii
sea, i.s nhown. The globe if
niadeof stout pasteboard, in
ter, fastened to a skeleton )f
wrought iron ribs, nnJ ail-
thoup,h vfr.v heavy, ho finely
adjusted is the balance that
It will turn at the elightecfc
louch. If it were rotated at
tlie same Velocity as that of
the earth 1 its movement
would hardlv be visible, awtt
point at the Hquator Mert3
the speech would be highest
would move at the rate ofori
ly an in -h a minute;
FAULT FINtHN(j;
Faultfinding is ailrn.Vs ft
very podr busijee Criti
cism may baa ver.y profier
performance; It requires on
ly a Very small man and ii
very mean nature to perceive:
and to point out faults. Td
1 11k f. fniM rtif ir nnA nmaf
j,., V(1 lnro0088 nf mind and n
.spirit of fairness: for criti-
cism inciuoes ine oiscerniniT
of the beatltiea as vell as the:
defects of t hat which is under
examination. If you would
be a critic, or would do tha
work of a critic, in any sphere"
of life, you oweit to. you owri
it to yourself and to tltti
cause of truth to make it
clear at the start that yoti
are not a. mere fault finder.
Before you point out aiiy
fault you would have coirec
ted, you must designate some)
beauty which is worthy of ad
miration, and which ought
nottobechanged. Then wlieii
vou have proved that you
have the best of critics pow-'
crs, it will do for you to enter
upon ihe critics inferior work.
If ever, under any eircuni
stances you tell another of
his faults before yoU com
mend his good traits. Or if"
you point out the defects in
a piece of w ork cf his before
you speak of itw Attractions,
you seem to be d fault flpdei'
rather than a critic; afld st
you seem to be n person fthd
is wholly out of place in tin
w old . S. S. Times.
North Carolina has been
one of tnc most backward
States in the matter of pub
lie ed neat i 311. Exchange.
This a an error. Before the
war North Carolina had the
best common school system
in all the South. Since the
a lutes got the State Govern
ment out of the clutches of
the carpet-baggers, eealla
waggs and negroes the
schools have been provided
for. The sum annually im
somewhere near $ 600,000. It
could do better and M ill do
! better. North Carolina is at