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ith County, State iim! Nut ion.
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I. It.'lHU'lillKUTY, Kmtou.
it. c. i:ivi-:i:s. iyhusuku.
Hri'HUii-riox Uatk.
1 copy 1 yi-nr $1
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1 .l liionihs :t."f.
Advkutisim! Katks.
1 inch 1 week 7"i .
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1 liiniii 1 week ?5)
1 " 1 month $ra..-o
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Ingersoll on "Whiskey.
I am aware there is a prej
udice against any man en
gaged in the manufacture of
alcohol. I believe that from
the time it issues from the
coiled, and poisonous worm
in to the distillery until it
empties into the hell of death
dishonor and crime, that it
demoralizes everbody that
touches it from its source to
where it ends. 1 do not be
lieve anybody can contem
plate the subject without be
coming prejudiced against
the liquor crime.
All we have to do geitle
men is to think of the wrecks
on either bank of the stream
of death; of the suicides, of
the insanity, of. the poverty,
of the ignorance, of the des
titution, of the little children
tugging at the faded and wea
ry breasts of weeping and
despairing .vivos, asking for
bread, of the talented men of
genius it has wrecked, the
men struggling withiniagina
ry serpents, produced by this
devilish thing; and when you
think of the jai's, the alms
houses, of the asylums, of
the prisons, of the scaffolds,
upon either bank, I do not
wonder that every thought
ful man is prejudiced against
this stuff called alcohol.
Intemperance cuts down
youth in its vigor, manhood
in its strength And age in its
weakness. Breaks the fathers
heart, bereaves the darling
mother, extinguishes natur
al affection, erases conjugal
love, blots out filial attach
ments, blights parental hope
and brings down mourning
age in sorow to the grave.
It produces weakness, not
strength, sickness not
health, .death not life.
It makes wives widows,
children orphans; fathers
liends and all of them paup
ers and beggars. Feeds
rheumatism, nurses gout,
welcomes epidemic, invites
cholera, imports pestilence
and embraces consumption.
It covers the laud wiili idle
ness, misery and crime. It
fdls your jails, supplies your
almshouses and supplier
your asylums. It engenders
controversies, fos.ters quar
rels and cherishes riots. It
crowds penetontiaries and j
furnishes victims to your;
scaffolds. It is the life blood j
of the gambler, the element j
of the burglar, the prop of;
the highwayman and the'
support of the midnight in-j
c-ndiarv. It countenances
nOOXi:. WATAl'dA C()lNTY. N.
! t lie liar, respect t!:e thivi
land espvm tin !ilas.i:i'ii. r.
! It violates obligations, nv
eritsvs fraud and Irta.or in
ifainv. It incites the fall.'i
jto hud-ber hi h!plos ff
j spring, help 1 hi hn.-.b.n.d
nia.vsaete his wife and tic
child to grind the pnricidal
axe. It burn v.
consumes worn
life, curses (Sod and drsj.ise. -
heaven. It stubborn w it -
I nesses, curses perjury, defile. -
the juiy box, and stwins tlie
-'ijmliciai ermine. It degrades
' j i.iiiM . 1 1 i, i-m .Mjt s
1 1 lie citizen, Iebaue.s the legis -
iaior, uisnonors statesmen.
tand disarniH the patriot,
It brings shame not iH)noi;!i..,rKH;,.: j1p' ,.:) ". , .
terror not safetyjdespair.not
happiness; and with theina
nevolenee of a fiend, it calm
ly surveys its frightful deso
lation and unsatisfied with
its havoc, it poisons felici
ty, kills peace, ruins moials,
blights confidences, slays
reput ation and wipes out na
tional honors. It curses the
world and laughs at its ruin.
It does all that and more
it murders the soul. It is
the son of villainies, the
father of all crimes, the moth
or of abominations; the dwv
il best friend, and duds
worst enetnv.
,'Onr Dead Hoy.
Tho following is reprodu ced
in the Mt'Hsenger because it
contains deep, heartfelt pa
thos, and by itself is a gem
of pure English idiom:
"I saw my wife pull the
bottom drawer of the old bu
reau this evening, and I went
softly out and wandered up
and down until 1 knew she
had shut it up and gone to
her sewing. We have some
thing laid away in thatdraw
er that the gold of kings
could not buy and yet they
are relies that grieve us until
our hearts are, sore. 1 hav
n't dared to look at them
for a year, but I remember
each article. There are two
worn shoes, chip hat with
the brim gone, some stock
ings, pantaloons, a coat,
two or three spools, bits of
crockery, a whip and several
toys. Wife, poor thing, goes
to that drawer every day of
her life and prays over it,
and lets her tears fall over
the precious articles, but I
dare not go, Sometimes we
speak of little Jack, but not
often. It has been a long
time, but somehow we can't f
get.orer grieving, Some
times w hen we sit alone of an
evening, I writing and she
sewing, a child will call out
in the street as our boy used
to, and we both will start up
with beating hearts and a
wild hope, only to find the
darkness more of a burden
than ever. It is still qjiite
now. I look up at the win
dow where his blue eyes used
to sparkle at my coming, but
he is not there. 1 listen for
his pattering feet, his merry j
shout, his ringing laugh, but;
there is no sound. There is '
no one to search my pockets,
iinn tpiiwo mr fnc l irtM!.ii t k
and I never find the chairs:
turned over, the bvoo;ii down, i
or ropes tied to the door I
kuous. i want some one io
tease me ior my unite; to ride
on my s-koulders, to lose my
a .v. in follow u.e io the g
; , -a ! go, an I bethr. ie-i
i -om to call -go d uU-lif
i:-.:n the little be.i si.'W cup-
IV. .Mill Wl'e "if I'll.' ll!
Slili l;l'IV, 1 l.l'ii' .11.' I O ill-" I'TjlJ.ty. M.ltl-tle SilO.V
:!i'ui'l to wash, no prayers that a ii:i!Iar condition piv
to ay, novoioe teasing to;-, vail all ovrrthe Style. In
; !! ps of sugar, sobbing w ith
up men. if ;j r.'i from tin' hin t to. a;;.!
n, di'tepts'sihe would give her lif. al -
' n:osttowakeatuiiuni-ht and
j look across the crib and sec
jour boy a he used to b-. S-; diau.b-ned f;.rais, complete
j we preserve our relic, and ; with h'-ns.-s, I'-'uees, barns
wh.-n we a it dead we liopetnd otitbuildii.-is, must be.
s n-u Jin- ni-.i-j -
J strangers wid hanole tli::n
: '.eMier.y, even u i ivy sn.-a si
j icr.i.s over t he;a..l.''.'. ',-.
North Carolina, , t fie I nion. In ii ruer val-jeent kick in the shin. The
Executive D.-p.irt ;:i -:it. 'leys is no malaria, whih it ; big fellow then jumped to hi
Whereas, in the preamble Jullu are covered to t he sum-; feet to annihilate the little
of our State C.tusfitu.'i. in it'mit with vogeiation. The, one but he didn't. Hardly
i de late 1 t!at we. the peo-1 reckless agriculture which i was iie out of his seat before
pie of the Slaleoi Xort h Caro : agriculture which ha ma.Iea sledgehammer blow under
lii:a,areg:-atef;d M A!. nighty : portions ir th. .South nearly the chin knocked him flat on
tJod, the Sovereign Ruler of barren ha never been fa-! hi back, and there he lay.
Nations, for the pieerva- voed in Vermont, wl:ir a i The blow knocked him out.
tion the American I'liiou, century or more of stock; The passenger fairly ch'r
and e.vi:ile:iee of our civil, po-.farming has rather em iched ed: but the quiet little man
lilicaland religion liberties. , than exhausted the soil; yet J was not looking for glory,
and acknowledge ourdepeii-jlhe people who once found j doing to ly seat he had se
iknce upon Him for the eon-; happy homes there have looted before the encounter,
tiuuanee of these blessings to crowded into the towns or he sat down unconcernedly
U5? and our (s osperity; and, ;have left tiie State altogeth- pulled out a new paper and
H'hereas, the (i.nvrnor is or.. In thirty years, from bigan to road. The guard
directed by statute to set lS")t)to JN.SO, the increase. and one or two of the pas
apart, by proclamation, a.! in population in Vermont. ! sengers roughl jammed him
day in every year us a day of j was live .-or cent, while the, into a s.it. His dazed son
solemn and public ihtnksgiv popuustiou of the whole j so soon began to return,
ing to Almighty i;od forpasi j conn try more than doubled, J but ho said not a word, and
blessings and of supplication ' and that of the adjoining; at Fifty-ninth street he meek
for his continued kindness ' State of Masu:husetfs in-jlyleft the train. Xew York
and care over us as a State
and Nation; now, therefore, cent. Not protoudiwgto any
I, Daniel (!. Fowle, (lovei nor j ideas on political economy
of the State of North Caro- wo will not try to account
lina,doher.byajipoiut.Thurjfor this strang.f condition of
day, the 2kJth of November, j thing, but ii is certaiuly cu
1SS.9, as a day of solemn j riou that a region so fa vor-
and public thanksgiving had
supplication, and I eaiii 'sty
invoke the people of the State
devoutly to assemble them
selves togetht-r on th'at day
ni their respective places of
worship, and supplicate for
us the perpetuity of our in
stitutions and the continu
ance of God's blessings to us:
and whilst thus engaged, let
us not forget to ask His bless
ing upon the po r and need
y amongst us, and to con
tribute liberally to the help
7ess orphans that are depen
dent upon our care and to
the institutions which have
been organized in our mTdst
for their maintenance.
Done at our City of Raleigh
this 2nd. day of November,
One thousand eight hundred
and eighty nine, and in the
One hundred ami fourteenth
Y'earofour American Inde
pendence. Dy the Governor:
Da.vl G. Fow Lin
Vacant Farms in Vermont.
A rather'sad story is 'told
by Mr. Valentine, a Vermont
official, about the desertion
of chat beautiful State )y
its former inhabitants. Stan
din"- with other official on i
a hill in Bennington countv, !
and looking over the vaileyiwho, in reality, was a well !
of the West river, a tributa-j
ry of the Connecticut , they j
counted fifteen contiguous
'fsivmu nf nurli'inu 1i mill I 1
acres each, all 1'cncod, and I
with dwelling houses and ;
barns in at least tolerable
eoinmion, wirnour a single
inhabitant, oeyond. toward
the Connecticut, but hidden
Til! !Ni)AV, NOV K.NHUIii, H. iSSi.,
y the mapl' groves in t lu ,
valley, were, a they knew,.
;-fi.s-n more. a!.-dc.- rf.. j.
yi ail v.-!! itua t; d and M ill
.t:iv.i!'ii sins of th.'ii foriaiM-
: S i.i l!i.uii county aloi:: :ir-
' :noiv th in f.-rfy th.MHand
n ies of land, oik im -.iiiivated
j leil nov !. s i(e.. and ia the,
whole staJe the nu.nber of
,uei win wiianiiis, must ie,
several thousand. Yet Yer -
uioe.t i.i one oft lie pleasant -
, healthiest, most fertile
ai:d mast civilir ed -1 ates in
creased by nearly eighty per
led in climate ai:d position
should be retrograding so!n.nTmvlv escaped lynching
rapidly.
tevt
Rewaie of t he Quiet Man.
A big, burly man, with the
form of a heavy-weight pug
ilist was making himself ex
ceedingly objectionable to
the passengvi-s on a Sixth
avenue train about 2 oVook
yesterday morning. Ho sat
stretched with his long legs
clear acn.s the isle, his hat
forward over his eyes, and a
look on his face which seemed
to declare: .
"I'm a bad man, see! I'm
looking for trouble, and I
don't care where it comes
from."
Several passengers wore
unfortunate enough to stum
ble over the man's feet and
in return were profanely
abused for doing so. There
was not a man in the car
who did not feel inclined to
punch the fellow's head but
he looked too formidable.
At Thirty-third street, how
ever, the bully met his
match.
quiet looking little man,
with tbe aiuearaneo of a
prosperous voung clerk, but I
known teacher of fencing-and 1
boxing, entered, and, as he
..iade hi way to one of the;
cl'ilss Ri;its Piifiinr, f ';-ivil t hp I
outstretched legs of the ob-j
jeetiouable person. Very po-;
ditely the new-comer turned ;
u mm ana sain:
Sir will you kindly draw i
in your loot so that 1 can
piss?'' .
The bully look.-d up to see
vho had made Mich an ini-
. p m -iiiient request, ami said
to tin- inoffensive-looking
in m. jiTli a st ring of oaths:!
"11 ih liawthing, see! If
yii- want ter jret ly wul
step ovi r dose feet, ai.il if
yo.is,' j-ooil h.miuc you'll bo
'-a refill how vou does It.'
Th.-little man's eyes Hash ,
ed, and hesaid. in a tone!
very different to that h-- hu
previously ured:
'Sir, draw in your feet!"
nir, ura w in your ie'i :
: An oatii was the only re -
' snom-.e, and tho little man
' wit h a 'then fake that,'
: gave Hie big man a maunifi-
! T'mijt
The Mormon's Strategoms.
Rhimixoiiam, Ala. .Nov.
A pJ,'tv of Morman Elders
created considerable excite
t.jout in the northern part of
Favctfo countv la t week and
at thi' hands of the indignant
citizens. A young woman
was going through the coun
try preaching Mormonism
and made a number of con
verts. She was accompanied
by two elders who kept in
the background and had lit
tle to say. -I few days ago
it was discovered that the
eloquent preacher who was
teaching Mormonism was
j t a w oman, but. a young
man disguised in female at
tire. This discovery caused
great excitement among the
country people, especially
those who had entertained
the disguised preacher at
their houses. Friday night
a committee of citizens wait
ed on the three elders. Some
wanted to lynch them on the
spot; others proposed a coat
of tar and feathers, and the
three elders were badly fright
ened. Cool heads ruled the
angry mob, and the elders
were allowed to depart on
their promise to leave ihe
county in twenty -four hours
never to return. They were
warned that they would meet
with summary punishment
if tnP.V visited that locality
18Hl1
-Xews-Obsi'YM:
The Goose Rone Prophecy.
The true bone i the sharp
l-il -i 1i fivnn tUj ln-o.icf f .1
goose that was hatched in
Spring and has a trae
of
wild blood. A row of dots'
around tue Keel oi tne ootv
torecasts the weather, tne
darke.- thc.v M-ots the colder
N'O.l!)
the wcitlcr n ill . Contra
ry to corn hu-k li.-. tw
i:ooe !o:-i h:ivs ilu-iv will !
a verv 1 1 1 : 1 I winter. 'Tin-re
will not he mnnv day in
whii h running water wi t
fret ..t." Tln'coMcst wi-atluT
will mine tin? Ialtr half of
.lauuai.v, and the coldest
day of will be January 127.
The January thaw willconi
in February, and there will
be disastrous tloodsanddam
' bursting and the lieud to pay
! jreiierully. After that we
jshall luive an eailv Spiiag.
isiiaii luive an eaily pua'
1 We on-ht io.U.itU (.!..)
: Tunes.
Helena, Monl., Nov. I.-Tlu
State Canvassing Hoard met
at 10 o'clock today finishing
the canvass of tlieState vote.
Silver o.voouty was count
ed as canvassed by it board
thus electing fen entire Re
publican Stat" ticket except
Toole for Governor. The Su
preme Court and six out of
the eight district judge are
Republican. Tlj; Senate in
a tie with the Republican
Lieutenant Governor to give
the casting vote. The Repub
lican majority in the House
is six. In the cov.test in Jef
ferson o-.mr.v the Republi
cans expect to gninonemem
her in the House which will
give theni a majority of eight
on joint ballot There is a
tie for a joint member of the
House in Reaver Head and
Deer Lodge counties which
will necessitate a ne election.
Out of 22,00!) votes cast on
ly 1,800 are against the
adoption of the. 'onstitutkm.
Ae i r.s ant Obsr ver.
Drinking A Farm.
My homeless friend with
the chromatic nose, while
yon are stirring up the sugar
in a ten-cent glass of gin, let
me give a fact to wash down
with it. You say you have
longed for years for the free
independent life of the farmer,
but have never been able
to get money enough togeth
er to buy a farm. Rut thin
is just where you i: re mista
ken. For several year yon
have been drinking a good
improved farm at the rate of
100 square feet at gulp.
If you doubt this t tatement
figure it out for yourself. An
acre of lain! contains 4-3,.T,'!0
square feet. Est i mating for
convenience, the land at
$43.00 per acre, you will see
tlu-it it brings the land to
just one mill per square foot,
one cent for ten square feet.
Now pour down the fiery
dose and imagine you are
swallowing a strawberry
patch. Call in your friends
and ha ve them help you gulp
down ax500 foot garden.
Get orr a prolonged spree
some day, and see how
long a time it requires to
swallow a pasture large
enough to feed a cow. Fut
down that glass of gin;
there's dirt it 100 square
feet of good rich dirt, worth
$."3.56 per acre. Hob linr-
' 0 e
DR. L. C. REEVES.
Physician and Suhokon
()ffif.e a Coffey's Hotel
Boone N C
July 4. 89.