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Attoun';y at La .v.
I' Mill', X. C.
W. 15. COl XC1LL. M. I).
r.oDiic, n. c.
Resident Physician. Office
on King Street north of Post
Office.
K.F. LOVILL
Attoknky At T aw,
Boone X. C.
DR. L.C. REEVES.
PHVSH I.X AM) SriMJKON
Cff.ce at Residence.
Boone, X. C.
L. I), lowe,
A!f3rn3 a. Lav
V.Nl
WLlaT PUIlUC,
baxxers elk. x. c.
I PSGBFEKn'.
.17 7aV.V-' .i7 .-t II.
MARION. N."
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Will practice in the courts o
Wut Jii!-a. Ash.-, Milclu-11. Mi-Dow-Ml
mid Hi other com tics in the
.vcslern lirtlrii-t fWSitecinj ntten
Hon given to the collection of
NOTICE.
Not? Property tot Pale.
On nccoiMit n' failing health
rf myself fltul wilV, I offer for sale
tviv hotel property i: the town ol
I'.uiiif, North Curoliufl, nnd will
icil low for ,;sh and nmke twins
o unit the Inner, nrl will taUc
ipjiI or ji'-rsmisl frojTt v in c.
Chans'. App'y sn.
W. 1.. UYAN.
Katicp.
For unle. 000 acres of land,
on Rich Mountain, Watauga
County, on which isnsbostos.
nnd tine land for sheep ranch.
Sales private. L. T. Lowe k
I. T. Furgeron, Fx 'tis, of
Mrs. A. P. Calloway. deed.
Banner Elk, Nov. IT '90 .
" SOI HE.
Parties patting; papers in
my hand for execution will
pleise advance the tees with
the papers and they will re
ceive nromnt Attention, other
wise they will he returned
not executed for the want of
fee. D. F. IUinn Shff.
lTl. GKEKXE, & CO.,
REAL ESTATE AG'T3.
H00XE,N. C.
Will giv special attention
to abstracts of title, the sal
of Meal Estate in W. X. C
Those he vino: farms, timber
and minetal lands for sale,
will do well to cull on said Co.
at Boone.
L. L. GREES & CO.
March 16, 1893.
NOTICE.
The laws of the State re
quire all weights and meas
ures to be sealed, and I here
by notify the people that I
am prepared to do such work.
You will find nie in Boone at
the residence of D. H. Dough
erty. .L H. Cook,
Standard Kaeper.
TE AtAT PR99REtia OP TRI8ITY.
KiSd a iit&a IgsIiSIi
or t E im a t af On owie,
rrlTKte, rB&), ard all
r1-al !! tim
. AKAITTa.KO la all rail
nrrtntm to 4 ukrn.
tvnla la atampa for boek On
I.
, ahova lnmi, ana aow to
trura them. Call ar addreaa,
kns a. nrn rtl a 11
? ai. IttHI.Th.
IJOONK, WATAUCiA COUNTY,
WASlUXCiTDX LLTTKi:.
From onr Rejultr CorretpondpnL
Judye Lochren, the demo
cratic Commissioner of Pen
sions, takes charge of the
IVnsion Bureau this week,
wih the full knwlelge that
he has nndrfaken the task
of his life, and by far the har
dest job that will f.ill to any
Bureau Chief under the pres
ent administration. Hi-fully
shares President Cleveland's
idea that the U. S. Pension
list sho il be a role of honor
.ind from the start it will be
his earnest endeavor to make
it so. No soldier leg-illy eati
tied to a pension h;is any
thing to fear from Judge
Lochren; it is those who are
drawing pensions without
any Vzt right to them that
are in d inger from th new
administration of the Pen
sion Bui 'an. The roll is to
be gone over carefully as rap
idly an possible without neg
lecting the current business
o' the office, ami 1h rascals,
whi'ii found, are not only to
he dropped, but where ever
it can be done they ate to be
compelled to repay the mon
ey they have illegally drawn
froir. the rov vnment In
this good work Judge Loch-1
ren will be glad of tlv co-operation
of eTery good citizen.
If any citizen in any p;irt of
the country knows of any
man who draws a pension
without being entitled to it
he should at once eommnni-r-ate
with Judge Loen-en,giv
inq; the facts as far as he
knows them, in order that
an official examination any
be made. It is believed that
the old soldiers themselves
will aid, m this work as soon
as they becomeconvinced, as
they soon must be, that on
ly the frauds are in danger of
losing their pensions.
Secretary Herbert has been
83 busy since he took charge
of the Navy Department, ma
king preparations for th- na
val review, to say nothing or
an attack from the grip, that
he has had no time to inquire
into several notorious abus
es known to existjn his de
partment, but he Vi!l do so
now. Prominent in tiis list
of abuses is the practice of
granting long leaves of ab
sence to naval officers with
two-thirds pay, in order that
they may enter the employ
of private parties orcorpora
tions, thus drawing two sala
lies. The very nature of the
employment of these officers,
as will be cf-n by a list of the
most prominent of them here
to appended, is in itself scan
dalous, and would not be tol
erated by any other govern
ment, and probably will not
be much longer .by .the. Uni
ted States; Commander Fol
ger, who was for some years
Chief of the Bureau of Ordi
nance of the Navy Depart
ment, was last January gran
ted leave of absence for two
years on the ground of j 1 1
health. He immediately en
tered the employ ot the com
pany which controlled the
Harvey process for impro
ring steel armor'plates, and
which ha large contracts
nith the government, con
tracts, too, whie he as Chief
of the ordinance bureau, had
been instrumental in getting
awarded to that company.
This transaction 'doesn't J(ok
altogether straight, does it?
Lieut. Swift hm been on leave
s'nee Aiiir. 1st. 1890, and du
ring nil this time he has been
mi the employ of Sellers and
Co., of Philadelphia, who
have sold the .Navy Depart
ment big bills of tools, etc..
many of which were designed
by Lieut. Swift, who also ne
gotiated their sale to the
department. Lieut. Comman
der Symonds, and Chief Fa
irineer Robinson got 1 year's
leave of absence each, in or
der to accept positions with
piiate parties at theWor'ds
Fair. Lieut, commander Corn
well has been on leave of ab
sence for two y ears and un
der salary to the Thomas
Houston Copper Co., to look
after its contracts with the
Navy Department. Lieuten
ant Stone has a three year's
leave dating from .March 10.
1 891, and draws ?r.)00 a
year from Carnegie and Co..
to look after their steel con
tracts with the Nary Depart
ment. Lieut. Drigg. joint
inventer of a rapid firing gun
used in the Navy, is on leave
and in the employ of the Co.,
that manufactures those
guns, ijieur. fceauury, ia on
leave, and iu the employ ot
the Co. that nianufaelnres
ordnacefor the armv. Chief
Fngineer Towi e after long
service in preparing for the
department, designs for ma
chinery for nawil vessels was
granted leave for two years
in order that he might draw
$0,000 a year from Cramp
and Sons for superintending
the construction of the ma
chinery he had designed in
the course of his regular du
ty. Lieut. Wood has been
on leave for nearly hair years
and is vice-president and man
ager of the American Projec
tile Co., which has govern
ment contracts. Naval Con
structor Armistead was on
inspection duty at the ship
yards of Loring and i;o., up
to May 4, liS92, since whieh
date has been on a leave and
in the employ of that firm.
Chaplain Holt is on leave en
gaged in literary work. Civ
il Engineer Menoeul, is o n
leave, and is chief engineer of
the Nicaraug.n Canal Com pa
ny. This is only a partial
list, but it shows a bad sys
tem. These men should re
sign theircomaiifisions it they
desire to enter private busi
ness, but if they hadn't the
commissions their services
would probably not be want
ed oy their present employ
era.
We have onlj once to live;
therefore let us live to some
pat pose. Thedny that dawn
ed this morning will never
dawn again. The oppoitu
nitieswhieh.it brought with
it will never come again; and
if we fail to fill it with the ser
vice it requires of us, there
will be no possibility of re
turning into it to repair the
mischief. The w heels of time's
chariot have ratchet to them
and thpv move only forward.
-IV. M. Taylor, Dili
If you are tired and never hun
gry. Hood's Sarsaparilla will
make you fel strong and well,
and give you a hearty appetite.
N. (, TIIUKSDAY,
Whrre art t.
hurlotte NVww.
Headers of the News have
evry once in n while seetnef
erences to Belmont and St.
Mary's, yet probably very
few of them know that these
items have referred to one of
the largest ami most pros-j
pilous Catholic settlements
in the South. And the settle
ment is only 11 miles South
of Charlotte, just across the
Catawba river, in (JastonCo.
About 19 years ago, a little
frame school house was built
there and a Catholic school
wan started. The original
irame house is kept there,
probably by way of contrast
of what was and what is.
Towering brick buildings o-
vershadow it on all sides.
The growth of Catholicism
from that modest beginning
is surprising.
The property of the Catho
lics embrace 700 acres of the
prettiest land in (Jaston conn
ty. Dr. O Connell, who deed
ed the Catholic 500 acres of
ground still lives in a modest
little house on the grounds,
and is always sought out by
visitors. The Cat holies star
ted with a little school house.
They now have u village ol
mon.thteries, orphanages and
churches.
By invitation, a party of
Charlotte people, including a
News reporter, last Wednes
day visited the place. The
party left the Air Line train
at Belmont, and a drive of
just one mile I inded them at
the door of the monastery.
Bishop Haid, the abbott, is
in Rome, but iu his absence,
Father Felix, vicar general,
is in charge of the monastery
and by htm the visitors were
most cordially received and
entertained.' They were first
shown over the college build
ing. It is a four-story brick
structure, the length of a full
city block, and an add tion
of 7o fact is now being buili
to it. Next to this, the most
striking building is the new
church, now nearing comple
tion. It is larger tha.; any
church in Charlotte, has stain
ed glass windows, slate roof,
steel ceiling, two towers, and
it cost $(0,000. Mr. J. II.
Thome, the builder, is now
tutting the finishing touches
to tin- buiidng. Flanking
the college and church, are
the work shops, laundry, ba
kery and st 'bls. Half a mile
distant are large buildings
grouped, the convent a n d
orphanage for girls. Between
is a church for the colored
Catholics, and near by the
foundation has been laid for
an orphanage for boys. The
settlement is located on high
grounds, and the effe't.s of
the minarets, steeples, cross
es a net slate roofs appearing
above and among the trees
as one approaches, with Spen
cerand other mountain peaks
in the background, is one to
be remembered. It looks odil
to find a settlement of such
an extensive and imposing
character planted in the
woods. The buildings and
grounds represent very near
ly $17G,000.
The Charlotte people spent
five hours with the Catholic
priest and were shown over
i the place. The college build
MAY, II. ISWJ,
ing could scarcely have been
more conveniently arranged.
One hundred nnd fifteen boys
are now at schoed there, und
neaily every Southern State
is represented; The building
from basement to attic i
clean ns a pin; the floors aie
oiled, but the reception room
parlor ai.d guests' room tare!
elegantly carjieted. You could
scarcely soil a handkerchief
in ths kitchen. The dining
room is almost as large as
that in the Central Hotel,
while the bed room occupies
one entire floor, where there is
row after row ofsingle beds.
Adjoining is a dramatic hall,
fitted with stage and scenery.
The class rooms ore large
nnd well flighted, find there
are departments of telegia
phy, mechanic, science, arts,
etc. The cabinet room is
stocked with minerals and
curiosities, anatomical mod
el astronomical instruments
botanical specimen and cu.
rios ot .all kinds, and is one
of the most finely equipped
rooms of its character in the
State. In this room alone
one could spend a day pleas
antly and profitably. Out
side the building tire many
things to interest the visitor.
The grotto, perhaps, is the
most striking. It is construc
ted on a hillside, and the ar
tificial stonewoik is so faith
ful as to make it look almost
like work of nature. The ath
letic grounds have three dia
monds for baseball and an
elegant grand stand provid
ed with swings, and tasteful
ly painted. On these grounds,
which are as level as a floor,
three games of base ball can
be played at one time, while
the lawn tennis and baud
ball boys can be amusing
themselves, too. Near the
athletic grounds is the ceme
tery. It is marked by a large
wooden cross, set in the cen
trc, upon which is a life-size
figure of Christ is nailed. The
image can be seen for some
distance from the cemetery.
Not the least place of inter
cstisthe stables, Jwhere 40
head of fine cattle are kept.
They are in charge of a broth
er from the interior of Ger
many, who can yet scarcely
spak rgiish, but who is in
telligent. His pet cow gives
six gallons of milk per day
The monastery consumes all
the milk mil butter product
ot t lie (i;in . l here is not, a
woman about the place. All
the sewing, laundrying, ba
king, gardening, carpeting,
painting, scouring, s c r u b-
bing, mending, patching, and
all work of all characters, is
done by men. There are a bout
22 brothers engaged in the
different occupations about
the monastery, and there are
12 professors in the college.
They have a fine vineyard,
an extensive orchard, and
one of the best farms iu Gas
ton county. While the lifeo
the priests is one of seclusion
.yet visitors are always cor-
dially.received, and are nev
er more handsomely enter
tained than at St. Mary's
Monastery. Mr. IJ. C. Kcclen
who was one of the party,
remarked that after all his
travels throug'i Europe, Mex
ico and this country, it still
remained for him to learn
NO.
that there was a place of as
much interest as this so n -ar
home.
All the supplies of the mon
astery are bought in Char
lotte, and is quite an impcr
tant item in the trade of the
city, ihe kitchen Htintilies
or March, bought here, a-
mounted to $1,019
When Edlnon Wat loony,
Practical Electricity.
1 was nn operator in the
Memphis office when Thomas
A. Fdison applied to the man
ager for a position," said A.
G. Kex-kfeller, a member of
the Reminiscence Club. St.
Louis. "He came walking in
to th office one morning look
ing like a veritable hav seed.
He wore a hickory shirt, a
pair of butternut pantstuck-
ed into tlie tops of boots a
size too large and guiltless of
blacking. 'Where's the boss?
was his query as he glanceJ
reiiind the omce. .Niione re
plied at once and he repeat
ed the oueitioti. The mana
ger asked him what he could
do for him, and the future
great man proceeded to strike
him for a job. Business was
rushing nnd the office was
two men short; so almost
any kind of a lightningsling-
er was welcome. He was as
signed to a desk and u fusion
of winks went the rounds of
the office, for the 'jay' waa
put on the St. Louis wire,
the hurdest in the office.
"At Ihe end of the line was
an operator who was chain
lightning and he knew it. Ed
ison hardly got seated before
St. Louis called. The new
comer responded and St.
Louis started in on a long re
port, and he bumped it in
I i k e a hemse afire. Edison
threw his leg over the arm of
his chair, leisurely transferr
ed a wad of spruce chewing
gum from his pocket to his
mouth, picked up a pen, ex
amined it critically, and star
ted m about 200 words be
hind. He didn't stay thero
long, though. St. Louis let
out another link of speed,
and still another, and the in
strument on Edison's table
hummed like an old style
Singer sewing machine.
"Every man in the office
left his desk and gatheied
round the 'jay' to see what
he was doing with the electric
cyclone. Men, sir, lie was
right on the word, and was
putting it down the prettiest
copy-plate hand you ever
saw, ven crossing hist's dot
ting his i's and punctuating
with a.s much care as a man
editing telegraph for "rat"
lirinters. St. Louis got tir
ed hy nnd by and began to
slow down. Edison opened
the key and said, 'Here, here,
this is no primer classl Get
a hustle on you!' Well, sir,
that broke St. Looi all up.
lie has been 'raw hiding' Mem
phis for a long time, and we
were terribly sore, and to
have a man in our office that
could walk all over him made
us feel like a man whose
horse bad won the Derby. 1
sa w the 'wizard' not long a
sro. He doesn't wear a hick-
ory bhirt nor put his pants
in his boots, but ne is very
far from being a dr'de yet.''
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