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Attorney & Counsellor at Law
YkNCEYVILLE, N. C,
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GRAHAM A GRAHAM,
Associate Counsel,
G. F, BASON,
Attorney at Law
GRAHAM, N. C.
gUOTT & DON NELL.
GRAHAM, N. C.,
Buy and sell
COTTON, CORN, Pl.tllß, BACON
LAID, AND AIjLI KINDS OP
COUNTRY.PRODUCE,
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Q.EORGE W. LONG, M. D.,
PHYSIC IANandSURGKOX
Graham, N. c.,
Tenders his professional services to the pub
lic. Office and residence at the " Graham
High Scnool buildings where he amy be found,
night or day, ready to attend all calls, unless
professionally engaged,
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Graham, N. C..
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rjIHE GREENSBORO PATRIOT
UTABIiIMRS 1891!
Published weekly In Greensboro, N. C. by
Duffy A Albright, at $2.10 per year !n advance
—postage included.
It U Democratic-Conservative in politic* and
labors zealously for the material prosperity
of the South generally and North Carolina
particularly.
ESrNorth Carolinians abroad should not
be withont it
HHTfSHT
R. FORBLS k BROTHER,
(under the Benbow Hall,)
GREENSBORO, N. C„
keep constantly on hand a complete assort
ment of FURNITURE. Repairing of every
description, tn—»ig ?- ' -
Upholstering
neatly dona Their stock conaisU of
CBAHBKB SBTR,
anting in price from #35.00, to #900.00 ;
BIaUcBMM, PaHsr n HR •
iM Chair*. Barest WaHrakn,
•" lariacN BMIU, NaA«,Crib». Cra
* - 4lciaa4 Traa4li BIFC ftrifce
little Talk*. Wain a—
NfrUi Be4a al ermj ra
ric.i, aai Mjrla,
Hat-racks and anv and everything in Abe
furniture line. Their stock is the largest and
most complete ever offered in this portion of
the State. They defy competition in quality
or price. apiw.3m
JJOUBTON & CAUSEY,
Waouuu ADD RZTAL
MBOBBB,
GREENSBORO, JT. 7-,
Have now in store, and are daily receiving, a
large stock of GROCERIES, which they will
sell to village and Country Merchants on better
tortos tfran they can buy elsewhere—which will
enable (hem to sell at a better per cent, than
purchasing North.
We give our attention exclusively to Groeer
•ttrotton?* 8 which shall havej>rompt
T*B BLARNBV BTONB,
There's a stone in good old Ireland
Built in a silent wall,
And he who kisses it will find
He loses his silence all,
Getting glib ot tongue and oily «f tone,
8o wonderful is this Blarney stone.
The lover praises the malden.s hand
And the beauty of her face,
He talks big things of prospects grand,
And of growing rich a pace,
And wary word is plainly shown
That he has kissed Uia-Blaruey stone.
1 he thunderous man of lightning talks
Abroad about his rods,
He tries to show yoo all the points
MAM in i ...
"nicn you Bvesps with QUUP,
Till he puts one up, you paying down.
It's plain he's pressed the Blarney stone.
A friend with soft, soft soapery
Will praise your genial waya.
And vows you are the nobbiest man
He's met for many days,
And whea you are aloue he'll ask a loan;
This man has licked the Blarney stone.
Tour wife will call you gentle names,
A thing extremely rare,
And with soft words will pave the way
To ask you then and there
'Now won't i you buy that summer gown?'
She has been near the Blarney stone.
The candidate will stump the State
Until the State is stumped.
And promise blessings, with himself
Thrown in with tnem and lumped,
If your votes in favor of him are thrown;
He's rubbed against the Blarney stone.
And yet it isn't too much to say,
If we come to look at it right,
That there are very few of ua
Who are not in this same plight—
Who not content with kissing alone,
Have swallowed a piece of Blarney stone.
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MODERN RELIGION.
It is difficult to find a person, man or
woman, whether good or bad, who
does not expect some day or other to
repent and go to heaven. Thorough
repentance is rare, arid if a man had to
depend on his own merits alone, his
chances for heaven' would, in our opin
ion, be very slim. Almost every man
has a sort of nonviction that he is at
bottom, a very good fellow, and that be
is a little better than any inan of his ac
quaintance. Whether such men really
know theuMclves or not, is doubt Ail.
The character of a man is generally bet
ter known and understood by the com
munity in which he lives than by him
self. To get an expression of opiniou
containing sthe truth, however, is diffi
cult. A lawyejr in full practice always
commands respect, because people tear
him. A merchant with a large stock of
goods stands well, because people want
credit and resort to flattery to get it.
It is th« same with a successful physi
cian, for people look npou him as car
rj ing life or death in his hands as he
desires. A lawyer may do things, that
is to lay, he may misrepresent facts,
may rob estates committed to his care,
may deprive widows and orphans, and
people will speak well of him if he is in
full practice. Merchants may cheat by
sauding sugar, watering whiskey, giv
ing short weights and measures, by false
representation of the quality and value
of their goods, which people want. A
physician may kill, be guilty of mal
practice, violate sacred confidence and
do other mean and wicked things, and
if he is a good physician, no body will
censure him for anything. A success
ful man nevor wants for friends. Every
body will help him. But let a man ffcM
and everybody will give him a kick*
j This is charity—but not of that kind'
the practice of which qualifies a man
for heaven. How many of us do our
whole duty? Who loves bis neighbor
as himself? Who does unto others as
he would have others do unto Mm?
How many of us abstain from backbit
ing, from repeating stories to the dis
credit of others? In trade, how many of
us are willing to give the true value,
and who is not pleased at getting a good
bargain, that is in getting an article tor
less than its value? That is considered
smartness or sharpness—and that is a
quality that the world admires; though
it is doubtful if God does. How many
of ns confine oar religion to an attend
ance at church on Bnnday, without ever
exercising it at all daring the week?
People can hear things from each other
—and many act as If they thought they
had succeeded ijyleceiving the Almighty
—Suppose a true history of every man's
life could be known to his aoqoantances
and the public, he would be astounded
at hißown rascality,or rather not his ras
cality, for that is too strong a word,but
at his own wickedness. God knows
everytliing; let no man think be can de
ceive him. It is easy to deceive our
fellow creatures however—bat it is
wicked to do so.—A man should keep
straight watch on his thoughts ana
spe«ch. _ ... "
GRAHAM, N. C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1875.
A PI«HT FOB BVPBBJIACY.
A gentleman residing in Vicksburg
had occasion a lew days since to make
a jonrney down the rivet* and several
miles back trom it, using a saddle-horse.
Darkness overtook liim him in a sparse
ly settled country, and as the evening
looked threatening, he baited before a
forlorn looking lint, and asked if he
could get lodgings. v
" I reckon you mought," replied the
long-haired, sorrow Ail-dyed man, after
hesitating a minute.
The Viksbnrger found but little to eat
and his horse still less. The squatter
and his wife were all alone, and they
had bat few words for the stranger and
aoarcely spoke to each other. When the
evening grew old the traveler camped
down on the floor on a blanket, and
being very tired, fell asleep while t he
liost and hostess were smoking their
black clay pipes at the other end of the
room. He had slept about two hours
when the squatter shook hhn by the
shoi.l ler and said:
"Stranger, I'm powerful sorry to
disturb ye, but I want to ax a favor."
" Yes—yes—what is it? inquired the
Vicksburgcr, as he rubbed his eyes and
sat up- &
•' Yc likes to see fair play „ dop't ye,
stranger?" "
" Yes, of course."
" Wall, rno'n tlic old woman can't
agree; somehow she's cross and tetchy,
and I guess I'm a triful ugly. We've
fit and fit. Tor gettin' old and sho's
chock foil o' grit, and It's about on even
thing."
" Well, I'm sorry," put in the Vicks
burger, as the squatter hesitated.
; " We've been a-talkin, since yon cum
stranger, and we've made up to ask ye
to hold the candle and let us go in tor
an old routser of a fignt— % regular old
sockdolageiS which shall settle onr fuss 1
If I lick she'll go. if the licks I'll trav.
el.
"I'm sorry there*s auy trouble, and I
hope you won't fight."
" We've got to do it stranger," replied
the woman. "I won't live with a man
who kin lick me, and he's just as high
born.* Sam's as good as the rnn o'men,
but he*s lazy and sassy, and wants to
wear his hat on his carl"
♦,She's right stranger," said the squat
ter, -'and this cabin can't hold both of
us any longer. I'U to be a sqnare light;
no kickin' or clubbiu' and we wou't
go back ou your decision."
The Vicksburger protested, bat the
woman placed the lighted candle in his
hand, and posted hiin in the door, and
man and wife stepped out on theground.
"Subc, I'm going to wallop you right
smart in just four boots and a hollor!"
said the squatter, a* he pulled up his
sleeves.
'•Sam, ye don't weigh 'nuf into
three tons," she replied in a grum voice,
and the fight began.
The Vicksburger mentally bet twenty
to one on the man at the start, but in
two minutes he had reduced the odds
to ten, and iu two minutes more he was
betting oven. The wite was like a
wild cat/spriiigirig,' dodging, clawing
and striking, and pretty soon her hus
band bad to stand on the defensive.
"Look out for the Bengawl tiger,
Stake!" he warned, as be clawed the
air.
''l kin lick the boots off ye, Bam.'>
she replied, and the battle grew hot
ter.
One of the woman's sharp nails struck
the husband's eye and blinded him for
an instant. As be threw up Ms arms
the got both her hands into his hair,
yanked him down, and in another mo
ment had the "gouge" on him.
"Bam, do ye cave?" she asked, as
they lay quiet.
■) "That's the dead wood. Sake, and
I'm a licked man," be mournfully an
swered. T
She let him up and be returned to the
Vicksbuiger and inquired:
"Stranger, was it fk'r fought?"
"I guess it WM!" .
"Then I'U travel!"
He entered the hut, put on his hat
and eori, took up his rifle, and as he
came out be reached his hand to bis
wife and said:
. "Good bye, Sukel We agreed ft,r
and sqoar', and here I go!,' Then turn
ing to the traveller, he added:
" Mnch obleeged, stranger—ye held
the canle plumb fa'r, and ye didn't hot
ler for neither one of us."
And be walked down to the fence,
leaped over, and was soon lost to sight.
"Good enough on the shoot." said
the wife, as she gazed after him, "bnt
his fightiu' weight is cla'r run down to
nnthiu'i" 5
The rivers are falling slowly above
Memphis with a slight rise below th%t
point.
NATIIBRB LAWS.
A Startllag Departure—••TWe Seals
With bat si Blagle Theaght, Twa
Hearts that Meat as Sla
aaeee Twiaa Oatdaae. *
[Augusta Chronicle, 12th.]
We saw last evening, a lutua naturae
surpassing even tho celebrated Siamese
twins. This strange freak is !u the
shape of a double child, or more strictly
speaking, two children joined together.
Tho curiosity is tho offspring ot colored
parents, Crittcuden and Sarah Jones,
of Beech Island, South Caioliua. One
ot the childrcu is a perfectly developed
female, large for her age aod with every
appearance of health. Tje other who
is a male, is but imperfectly developed,
has only the rudiments of limits, and
doe* eat, depending for sustenance,
upon it* sister. These two beings are
joined together by a wide band, iu the
centre of which one of the lungs of these
strange creatures seemos to be located.
Touoh tho male and the female will
shrink; pinch it and she will cry. Re
verse the operation, and still it is the
female who manifests sensibility. The
head of the male is small and misshapen
the ears presenting more-the appearance
ot thobe of an animal than a human
being. The pulsations of the heart and
tho act of rospiratiou can be plainly
perceived in tho ligament joining the
bodies. This ligament, if such it can
be called, is joiued to the girl at the end
of the breast bono and to tho male
lower down. It is broad and thick,
oovered With akin liko the rest of the
body. Whether there are two distinct
ive set* of vital organ* or whethor
both are dependent upon oue, ha* not
yet been determined. That opinion
seems to prevail, however. It i* appar
ant, at any rate that tho male receives
nourishment through its companion.
A well known physician of this city
exarainod the twins yesterday and pro
nounced them to be the most wonder
ful uatural pheuonenon of the kind in
the world. The mother and .fkther of
the cltildren are strong and healthy.
Twins were never born to thein before.
The twins are about oight weeks old.
They will be exhibited at Masonic Hall
to-day, to-morrow and Saturday by
Messrs. Hankerson k> Woathersby, of
Soiub Carolina, who have them iu
charge. The hours of admission will
be from 7 A. M. to 12 M-, and from 1
P. M. until sundown. Price of ad
mission, fifty cents. Messrs. Hanker
son & Weatliersby intend to take them
from Augusta to Savannah and theuce
to New York.
Wilmington is to have another Boy
Murder excitement. The. Journal gives
the following brilliant prospect of such
an event: Yesterday morning Eliza
Penden, a colored woman took out a
warrant before Justice Van Amrlnge,
for the arrest of Tbomas Allen, a negro
boy of 18 years, whom she alleged was
guilty of murdering ber son, Neptune
Jackson. It will be remembered that
a few weeks ago we published the ao
count of the drowning of a small colored
boy at the dock, near Mr. Van Bokkel
en's distillery, and also the fact that
when the body was recovered the jury
of iuquest found that the neck of the
boy had been broken. In the affidavit
the womau states that she can prove
that Allen, an hour before her son was
drowned, was beard to remark that be
would kill Nepture yet, and that be
followed him, and that she believed be
bad killed him.
The arrest of Allen was made yester
day by an officer, and be placed in jail
without bail. The trial comes oft to
morrow morning at 10 o'clock.
WITTKIC WILLOW.
In the garden of the late Andrew
Johnson's residence is a magnificient
willow,-grown from a twig taken frgm
the willow which bends over the grave
of Napoleon Bonaparte on St. Helena,
and sent to the ex-President. A twig
from this noted tree will be planted
over Mr. Johnson's grave on Johneon'f
Hill.
A fIMTATI PICNIC,
The Patrons of husbandry, embra
cing the formers connected with the
the States of Pennsylvania, Maryland
and West Virginia, propose to hold s
grand tri State picnic in William's
Grove, Cumberlond county, Pa., on
Thursday, August 36.
M AITLAHD Ton AOCJO CKOP.—A oor
respoundent of tbe Suntt Uakville, St.
Mary's eonnty, Md., writes that the
heavy rains have done great damage to
tbe tobacco crop in that county. In
many other localities the crop has be
come " drenched," and in others com
pletely damaged. The wheat crop was
also greatly damaged, but the oorn is
better aud more luxuriant than in any
previous year.
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CafiUHCBBCB.
The in lor mat ion contained in (he fol
lowing statistics ia rare and valuable.
It shows the strength of tho churches
in America, for the year 1874: The
Protestant Kpisoopal Church ha 5.3050
clergyman, 2730 parishes, and 273, AM
communicant*. The Romrn Catholic
Chureh has 4878 priecta, 5731 charchcs,
1902 chapels and stations, and 5,761,242
Catholic population. It has now one
Cardinal. The Baptist Church has 984
sssostations, 24,510 ehurchos, 13,334
ordainefl minister* and 1,791,171 mem
bers. The Church of tho United Breth
eren has 0839 churches, lgbi minister*
and 181,893 members.
The Universa lists Chnrch hare 634
churches, 674 minister* and 50,90S mem
bers. The Congregational Church ha*
3404 churches, 3278 ministers and 330,-
391 members. Tho return of the an
nual Conference of the Methodist Epis
copal Cenrch in the United States show
that there are now in in that church 10,-'
854 traveling preachers, an increase of
288 over last year; 12,581 loeal prachers
an increase of 820; 18.628 Sunday
schools, with 200,483 teachers and 1,
168,876 scholar*. The number of mem
bers is 1,563.622, an lncreaae over last j
year of 99,494, The church property Is
valued at $69,288,813, an increase or
nearly 913,000.000 over the value of
property last year. The contribution*
to the Missionary Society were $611,-
954, a decrease of $60,996.
CHARLESTON, 8. C., Aug. 17,— There
was an exciting time last evening in
Columbia caused by the proceedings
under fattens corpus for the velease of
ex-Treasurer Parker. The application
was heard at five p. m. before Judge
Mackey, Parker's oounsei claiming his
discharge under provisions of the Con
stitution prohibiting imprisonment for
debt. Tho sheriffs return alleges
that the ease was one of fraud, a
charge which is expressly excepted in
the constitutional prohibition of impris
onment for debt, and after argument
Judge Mackey released the prisoner.
The Court room was filled with an ex
cited crowd, and Parker was immedi-
I ately re-arrested on a criminal warrant
for grand larceny, bnt his counsel
waived an examination and urging the
amount involved in alleged robbery
bad nothing to do with the amount of
bail. They succeed in getting him re
leased on $2,000 bail. It is generally
believed that Parker will escape and
forfeit the bail. The Newt and Courier
denounces the release of Parker as a
gross Judicial outrage, and a Job put up
by certain State officials who feared
Parker would implicate them in bis
enormous robbery.
A wild boy was lately captured near
Austin, Texas. He was first discovered
wallowing in a pood oI shallow water,
and when approached he broke like a
quarter-horse, running about a mile be
fore be coul j be overtaken by men on
ponies. Biding up near, the boy was
lassoed, when a fierce contest ensued,
the strange being striking, kicking and
lunging about in a most fearful maimer,
and apparently bring frightened to
death. Finally he waa overpowered,
tied and taken to the house of the man
who first discovered him. Hie body
was covered with hair about lour inches
long, and, from else aud appearance, he
is suppoeed to be about twelve years
old. He is unable to talk, but poeseeeee
reasoning power, and now follows his
captor about like a dog.
As an indication of the general tight*
M6M of the times the Wilmington Jour
nal is informed that the tax collector of
Pender county filled hit appointment
■for the collection of taxes in Bocky
Point township, and the whole amount
doe, being upward* of about one thous
and dollar* in this township, the coiiec
tor raeeeeded In raising the sum of
twelve dollars and ninety-tour cents.
It really appears from this, that in this
section of country money i« very scarce,
when we consider that Rocky Point Is
the wealthiest township In the county.
The ftmoos revivalists, Moodey and
Sankey, arrived at New York, on Sat
urday, by the steamship Spain from
Liverpool. They objected to a public
demonstration, bnt were warmly wel
comed by a number of persons who
went down the Bay In a steamer to
meet them. They are acoomnatded by
their families, and bay that tney will
rest from their labors for two months
at least.
"Pitch a lucky man into the nile,"
says an Arabian proverb, "and be will
come up with a fish In his month."
NO. 29.
Wni'B BRMBVKD IT.
Mark Twain, in the Atlantic for Au
gust, inourus over the diminished length
of the Mississippi bet wen Cairo and New
Orleans, which was 1215 miles long 176
year* ago. It was 1180 after the cut oft'
of 1772. It was 1040 after the Ameri
can Uend cut-oil (some sixteen or sar
enteen rears ago). It has lost 67 miles
since. Consequently its length is only
978 miles at present. Now, if I want e I
to he one of those ponderous scientific
people, and " let on" to prove wtyU had
occurred in the remote past hy what
had occurred in a given time in the re
cent past, or what will occur in tin fur
future by what lias occurred in late
years,—what an opportunity is here!
Geology never had such a chance, nor
such exact data to argue from! Nor
•' development of species'' either I—Gla
cial epochs are great things, but they
are vague—TagtM. Please observe. In
the space of 178 ffears the lower Missis- -
sippi has shorteued itself 243 miles. This
is an average of a trifle over one mile
and a third a year. Therefore, any
calm person, who Is not blind or idictir,
can see that in the Old Oolitic Silurian
Period, just a million years ago next
November, the Lower Mississippi Hir
er was upward ot 1,900,000 miles long,
and stuck out over the Gulf of Mexico
like a fishing rod. And by the samo
token, any person can see that 742
years from now the Lower Mississippi
will be only one mile and tbrt&quarter*
long, and Cairo and A'ew Orleans will
have joined their streets together, and
be plodding comfortably along under a
single Mayor and a mutual Board of
Aldermen. There is something fasci
nating about science. One gets such
wholesale returns of conjecture out of
si ch a trifling investment of fact-"
HMViaBRATION.
Oar citizens were attracted to tho
cars through Wolduti yesterday morn
ing by seeing a "civil righto" party—
inatrimonlaJ-lVom Baltimore. The lei
low is white in color, will weigh abcut
170 avoirdupois, apparently 80 years
old, His wife—negro—a ginger cake
color, was lrora Baltimore, where they
were recently married. They were
cheeked to Jacksonville, Florida. Tho
initials on the baggage was "H. L. 6."
Ob, tbey did look so grand and happy
a white man and a negro wife. May
that man go to see "Plato" when be
leaves this country.— Roanoke Nwt.
And till* is the present condition of
Newborn as the Times states it: "Iu
▼lew of the injunction upon tho city
authoriteß tlio condition' of municipal
a flair* is decidedly quiet. As we are in
formed, Mayor Wolfeuden does not pro
pose to call an official meting of the
Board ot Aldermen, nor dose be intend
to exercise any of the Judicial or other
duties pertaining to his office, The po
lice wil not make any arrests, and with
perhaps one exception, will act as
janitor to city propety, will be dis
missed or resign. No taxes will be col
lected and all arrests of persona for vio
lation of the law will be made by tho
deputy sheriffs or the constable, and
tried before our magistrates."
Dr. Hugh J. Glenn, of Jacta:a, Colusa
county, California, is perhaps the great
est farmer in the world, raising 600,000
bnshels of wheat in one season, culti
vating 00,000 acres, and superintending
all himself. It takes* whole county's
population to do his harvesting, and he
sells SIOO,OOO worth of stock every year.
He is a Virginian, and shows what our
people are, when you give them a field
to work in. Strange to say, ha was
not born in Lynchburg, bat in Augnsta
county.— Norfolk Virginian.
■ld CaVBCBM.
St. Peter's at Borne, holds 64,000 peo
ple; the Milan Cathedral holds 37,000 :
gt. Paul's at Home, holds 85,000; St.
Sophia, at Constantinople, holds 28,000;
Notre Dame, at Puis, holds 21,000; the
cathedral at Pisa holds IS,000; and San
Marco, at Venice, holds 7,000.
I*BTTTIR« A LAST BKOWN .
Clark Hoover was riding throngh the
river near Muucie, lad., with Mtes
Jennie Crocs. when the buggy npset.
Mr. Hoover coolly out the harness and
mounted the horse, while Miss Cioes
went to the bottom and was drownett.
In a letter to the Secretary of the
Treasury, Grant says: Let no guilty
Man eseape, if it can be avoided or in
struct those engaged in the prosecution
of fraud to be vigilant against all who
insinuate that «toy have high in- ■
flunence to protect or to protect them.
No personal consideration should stand
I in the way ot performing a public duty
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