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RALEIGH. N. C. THURSDAY .MORNING." AUGUST 19,1886.
NO. 82
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Absolutely Puire.
fhis j powder never" varies. A jjoarvel of
I'Mrttf strength and wholeaomanets. Hon
eonoutical than orrttnary kinds and eaaoot b
eM ra competition witk the multitude of low
tcM. ihtrt weight, alum ,r phosphate powders
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lrery strata er eoU attacks tkmt weak seek
aa atari? iwreiw yes.
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tiUmOm thm Jterrtm,
Isat knows ia bit M )nn' pnetio. I ha foand it
pontoHy barfeil ia i I urn at hyri whrtiwu
d ia UhiliUtnig nT nti tart hmmr to lwTily
thaajHat U ft fr iy hi T wi mily,"
MB.W, r. BBOWD.HI Maai IM-, Oorktan. Kr4
wrta w .Moara' ma
afaAaadaraaal niboal
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THE GREAT BARGAIN STORJ OF
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XTMttodj Is working tor the almlhtf dol-
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lsr and but lew know bow to uss It after they
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get it. iThey tool it away ia bad ftargains sad
t does them but little good, Buy your geeda
sad erecy thing tlae wbere you caa get them
the ch&pett, as the Baek t . Store does. Big
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price will not do In these perishable tifnes.
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The rich cannot afford, to waste their meavy
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sad toe poor require erery dollar and,erery
penny. We dtal in good goods and not trash,
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and believe the nasefs will patronbte the house
that sells the best goods for the least
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moey.
Who ean tell the watte of mony when you get
your goods from a house that buys and sella on
long time. What U the use of wasting a dollar
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when tou can save one? We throw on our
eounters day after day new arrivals at panic
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prices from houses that will go down to-mor-
row and are compelled to Kilt? us at such
nrlces aswe are willing to par.' From such
sources as these we get many of the goods
we are pitting against the credit system, for
money, reputation and the people. Our stock
will be replenished every few days wttb special
bargains. This week we will offer you tome
great bargains in suspenders and brmoea at 23
cen's, Worth .60 cents; big Job in hosiery of all
descriptions; new style of nlee bustles at 17 et.
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worth 38, shoes of all kinds; cheap line-; of
cotton de panU; mew lot of our 78-cts. shirts,
worth f 1 ; lot Hamilton prints at 6 eta. worth
7 ct. any where. We wiah an early and re-
lieated visit and inspection.
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Respectfully submitted to the cash 4 rade only by
' VOLNKY PUR8ELL 4 OO ,
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NEWSOBSERVATIONS.
Roller skates are being turned into
potions.
I j Jennie L:nd's
daughter, who
Spoken of as having a marvelous v&ice.
is
w; euming w iqjb country.
i 1 A new mineral just found in HiB
sojnri cuU steel vet keeps its edgel It
M been ei yen. an outlandish name
adamscobite. ' t
I ' .Speaking of the elevation of Bass,
the brewer, the London Truth says; the
Beerage is as glorious an institution as
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toe reerage. f
; Under new regulations to go into
effect October 1, every postoffioe in, the
oofuntry becomes a special delivery office
lot air mailable matter,
u Xhe Cuttinar ease serves to
thjst journalism is unpopular in Mexico
f oriv-iour native editors are in nil- in
Tafrkui parte of that country.
r One of our exehanges has a ladies'
eofumn to which an afflicted woman
writes thus; lease tell me howr, to
cuje m y corns. I shall be more grate
faj. for such a receipt than I should be
foi one for wedding eake with the hub
aujd and cow thrown in "
f The fine Italian hand of James Qil-
plaine is pulline the strings in
the republican campaign in Maine. The
election occurs in a month. ! He moat
wm or ebe diamiss 1888 forever from iis
anxious and ambitious brain I
I ft A barruter on fire and a sanitarn
blown up by the explosion , of a botfle
Of i lemon sherbet are sights not often
jfilnessed. Nevertheless, according -to
the St. James Gssette, such a fire ic
tually occurred in a London court riot
long sinoe.
4ExOon federate Captain Watts, of
Meriden, Tenn , was present at the re
union of the one hundred and fourth
Ohjio volunteers at Meyer's Lake, nesr
Canton, on Thursday, atid was presented
wun ou swora, wnicn uio on loans st$
ttieed at the battle of Franklin. Ten a .
r-A story comes from a Massachusetts
summer resort to the effect that a city
chap taking a seat on an old stump thefe
tnqugnt no heard the rattle of a rattle
snake. He sprang to Ibis feet aid
ruhed for the hotel, howling all tie
way as the rattling grew louder, and
fiolly fell down in a swoon. A hoxk
sugar-coated pills that he had in hija
pocket was the cause of his fright.
: A gentleman in Birmineham. AlaL
teljigrapha the Fort Worth, Texas, G$
s0fete for "the latest information cofc-
eerpisg the war between Texas asp
M4xioo," and ia answered as follow:
Gov. Ireland wants to be United States
Seaator; Gen Claiborne has planted the
flag on the platform of the State oonii-
venuon; aivers ana. sundry gentlemen
have applied for oommissions. but aa i
ar no one has enlisted to serve in the
raks, and no gore has been sheI.
The war between Texas and Mexico'
rnaini in statu quo ante bellum." i
t t-les, eon, yes, we Lve read thM
letter of the American missivarv sav
ing that drunkenness is unknown L "Dg
the: Moslems of Syria. Yes, it is tr4.
Wm I Don't I think it is a trait of th
highest nobility ? Ha, my son, I have
no omy seen tnst letter. 1 have aldo
beiin permitted to see some of thi
Syrians; genuine imported Syrian.
Aojd if I hadn't rather be a drnnkea
Christian for half an hour than a sober
8yiao for fifty years, I'm a goat. Gd
tdij when a nation boasts of one sole
isolated vutue that virtue itself beoomoj
a vice. Bob Burdett.
' Verv deep antiane collars, similar
to jthose worn by children, but made of
idxer laeea, are worn by ladies wiQ
Dearly every style of dress, .excepifhogs
designed for the promenade. There are
first the artistio Medici and Stuart col
lar for evening wear, made of the most
expensive Duehesse and other rare laceg,
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Wltu cncmiseite or narrow vest to maic.
Then follow the Vandyke collars, wit)i
rich solid medallions worked in their
ldog airy lace points, the demure nun-s
eoiluri with folds of embroidered crepe
lisle attached, whieh come down and
cross the chest in surplice fashion. There
is also the Rembrandt cellar of IruA
point lace with eufis to match, the quanjt
Abbe uaiant of firest muslin, embroid
ered and hemstitched, with pleated
stomacher down the front, hemstitched
and embroidered to correspond, and
numberless other pretty and boconrits:
fancies in lingerie, whioh do so mueh
towards transforming the plainest toilet
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myi one oi tne aaiaueBi sua mofet. pic
turesque.
1 1 The fact that Princecs Wittgenstein
has been appointed executrix of the will
ofi AbbeJLisit recalls that curious episode
Of;the latter s life which has alrea
fbbnd mention in the obituary notices
ofjthe great musician. Inthe year 18fe'G
he: found himself in an exceedingly awk
Wrd predicament. He had solemnly
sworn to marry the princess Wittgen
stein as soon as ever he should hae
got rid of her husband. On the very
day of the latter's death the widow of a
fjLW hours rushed to Liszt's house t
Rome to announce the joyful news of
her freedom. There, to her horror, site
foiund herself faoe to faee with anotUii
grande dame to whom Lisst had like-
Wiae promised marriage and who hN
that very day obtained a decree of ri
yeroe from her former husband. Terror
Stricken, Lisit rushed f.-om theaspt,
ei?iDg the irate dames facing one ao
ntjber, and sought refuge in the palace
off his friend Cardinal Hohenlohe. Con
fiding tQ that worldly prelate the em
barrassing position in whioh he fouid
himself, he adopted his patron's advjjce
and immediately entered holy orders.
Tme appears to have exerted Vi soofeh
ing infiuenoe on the feelings of one a of
the ladies, and 'the fact that the Princess
Vf ittgenstein allowed her name to figure
a executrix of the Abbe's spill
Shows that she at least was of a for
giving disposition. t ..
AND LEAGUERS.
TH E j GREAT GATHERING OF
IRISHMEN AT CHICAGO.
TBI COMPOSITION Of Till CONVJNTION ON ITS
ABSIMBtAQI.
Tdicjigo, Illinois, August 18.
The scenes about the lobbies of the
leading down-town hotels this forenoon
were not unlike those preceding a na
tional convention.
The delegates to the Irish national
' league present in the city number about
1.4UU, and when not engaged in obtain
ing their credentials to admit them to
the floor of the convention hall and in
obtaining tickets of admission for thoir
needs were actively caucusing in be
half of their favorite leader for the presi
dency. i Dr. O'Reilly, the treasurer of the
league, arrived this merning and assisted
by the secretary began to pass upon tl
credentials of the delegates. He com
pleted bis labors shortly after 1 o'clock,
in time for the opening of the conven
tion at 2 o'clock. The four Irish mem
bers of parliament here were made mem
bers of the1 committee on resolutions,
and were given scats in the convention,
so that the platform adopted may be in
harmony with Parneirs views. Under
a huge streamer, bearing the words,
"God save Ireland," stretched across'
the stage at the central music hall, the
notables;: of the Irish national league
convention began to gather in small
groups. : About 2 o clock this after
noon a good' sized band sat in one of the
galleries directly opposite the stage,
discussing stirring airs. Immediately
prcr their beads was another wide
stretching banner, inscribed in gold
letters, vf The Man dies, but his Mem
ory live."
A Great Failure at Boston.
BosTofr, Mass , August 18 Samuel
R. Payson todaytmade an assignment to
Samuel Johnson, of Hovey & Co. The
announcement of the assignment created
great surprise, as Payson had been con
sidered one of tho wealthiest men in
Boston. : His financial difficulty, it is
statedthns been caused by the endorse
ment or the paper of the Indian Orchard
mills, whioh are virtually owned by
himself and family. William Gray, Jr.,
whose dead body was found this morn
ing, was, treasurer of these mills, and
Payson's assignment is the natural se
quel of Gray's heavy defalcation. Pay
son is a -'man of the highest standing
and his situation elicits sympathy from
every quarter. It is thought by
many that his difficulties will prove
to be only of a temporary nature. Pay-
son is seventy-three years old and is nC
proprietor of the Perry woolen mills,
at (iulTs Falls, N. H., and president of
the City national bank of Boston. He
has tendered his resignation as presi
dent of the City national bank and it
ill be acted upon by the directors at
their meeting tomorrow. His liabilities
are estimated at about $350,000. Pay
son stated this morning that he thought
he had ample funds to pay every item
of his indebtedness in full, but that his
affairs were in such a condition that his
property could not be realized upon at a
decent value at a forced sale, so he be
lieved it to be for the best interests of
every cne for him to make an assign
ment. His failure is due to the shrink
age in the value of the shares of the
Indian Orchard mills. Payson is largely
interested in the Halloweli manufactur
ing company, of HallowelJ, Maine.
Cbteavgo Strike Ended.
Chicago. Aug, 18. A meeting was
held by the striking nailers at Cum-
mings last night and tho long strike,
whioh has been in progress for the last
fourteen months, was brought to an
end. The old men will be accommoda
ted by the company so far as possible,
and every department of the Calumet
iron and steel works will start up with
a full force. None of the non-union
men will be discharged, but as ninny of
the old men have secured positiup r'se
where, there are plenty of places i ac
commodate several hundred of idle men
at satisfactory wages.
The picking-house employees of Rob t.
Warren & Co., at the stock-yards, hare
returned to work. The superintendent
of the establishment said that when the
men went out some work was left uu
finished and rather have the meat
spoiled the old hands were taken. The
men claim : that the basis of the set
tlement Was an agreement of tho firm
hot to ship any more beef over the Lake
Shore road.
The Tin on tn Irish Land Problem
London, August 18 Tho Times.
speaking of the land problem in Ireland
suggests that if it can be shown that in
a certain limited class of cases the fall
of prices has made the tha .position of
tenant untenable, a remedy might be
found, tartly in a measure providing
a means for emigration and partly in the
land purchase scheme on indulgent
terms to be applicable only to tenants
of such limited class. The government,
if it should seriously undertake such
policy, could, says the Times, indirectly
mitigate; pressure upon tenants during
the autumn by the promise of a special
consideration under the scheme of pur
chase to the landlords, who are willing
to reasonably abate the existing rents in
cates within the scope of the romedia
measure;
A Wat India. Hurrleaao Strike the
Usiiror Slaxlro.
WAsniNOTOH, D. C, August 18 The
signal office reports that a West. India
hurricane has passed south of Key West
into the gulf of Mexioo, causing high
Winds m southern Florida. It wil
probably cause gales1 on the coast of the
Eastern. Gulf States VEty
Ohio's rntbnslMtle atomacrai.
THIY l&l GRXATXT PLX18ID WITH DIMQ-
CBATIO SCPKIMACT.
Toledo, Ohio, August 18 There
was much anxioii discussion last even
ing in the committee on resolutions of
the democratic State convention. After
blocking out the ground to be covered,
a sub-committee was appointed, which
was in session until "4 o'clock this morn
ing. The full committee met this morrl
ing at 10 o'clook.It was an hour before the
platform was completed. The convention
assembled at 10.30 o'clock and was called
to order by Hon. Thomas Cogan, o;f
Cincinnati. The chairman of the State
committee, Hon. F. B. Finley, was
made permanent chairman and Hon ' 0
M. Layton was made permanent, secre
tary. There was no preliminary organi-
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canon raaae, on- xiuiey ou rasung me
chair made a speech, congratulating the
convention on the return of democratic
snprcmacy to the country and stating
the work done by the present .admin
istration. He made a strong arraign
ment of the- .republican legisla
ture, especially its seizure of
power in the senate. He anathematized
the republican majority of the supreme
court as having prostituted their high
power to partisan purposes. He made
a lengthy, review of State matters, and
was applauded stormily. At the con
clusion of the chairman's Bpeech the
committee on rules reported, and the
report was adopted. Hon. John Mj
Sweeny, of Worcester, reported the
platform. The' platform was greeted
with intense enthusiasm, and adopted
.unanimously, with loud cheers. Nomi-
nations being next in order, the follow
ing names wero presented: for secre
tary of State, Henry Apthorp, of Ashf
tabula; William' Bell, Jr., of Licking;
Boston G. Young, of Marion; JohnMci
Bride, of 8tarke. MoBride was nomi
nated on the second ballot.. Hon. M.
D. Follet was renominated for judge of
the supreme court; J- W. Cruickshank,
of Miami county, was -renominated fot
clerk of the supreme court ; L D.
Brown was renominated for com mist
sioner of common schools by acclama-i
tion. The tieket was completed by the'
re nomination of Edward Nealus, of
Hamilton oounty, for member of the
board of public works. Tho convention
adjourned.
A Dtrulltr Snleld.
Bobtow, August 18. It lias been de-"
finitely ascertained that Gray, the de
faulting treasurer of the Atlantic and
Indian Orchard mills, committed sui
cide. His body was. found this morn
ing at Blue Hills.
The search for the body began at 3
o'clock this morning by detectives, ao
oompanied by j Boston reporters and
others, and the woods were sooured for,
"lies in the vicinity where the team was;
l. The body was found by a
young man who was alone at the time
and who in his excitement pieked up
and nut in his pocket Gray's revolver,
which lay by his side. The plaee where
the body was found was about a mil
from a road. The body was lying on a
high, fiat boulder in a clear space, with;
the sun shining full in the faoe; giving
it a ghastly appearance. The position
was easy and lifelike, and but for the,
pallor of the face there were no indica
tions of death A stream of blood
flowed from a j wound in the heart.
Gray's vest was j unbuttoned and' the
blood-stains were; visible on the outer
shirt. His tongue was clinched between
the teeth and the mouth was partly
open. Ihewetpon is a silver -barreled
32 calibre revolver and has only
one chamber empty. From the appear
ance of the body Gray had apparently
Deen dead several nours. uenina tne
body, at the head of the rock, was a
partly smoked oigar. The revolver was
put back in the position in whioh it was
f iund and a medical examiner sent for.
Cotton Fntarea.
Nkw York, Aug. 18. Greene & Co.'s
report on cotton; futures says: It has
been very quiet: and somewhat stupid
market, with all hands apparently wait4
ing for some new influence to guide
them. Tho cable brought nothing en
couragir)'' from Liverpool and reported
silver a trifle easier, while crop reports
were muoh the Same as a day or so ago.
A Failure mt Baltimore.
Baltimori, Md., August 18- An-
drew E. Warner,! manufacturer of sil
ver ware and jeweler, made an assign
nr-nt today to C, E. Wiloox, for the"
benefit of his creditors. The bond of
his trustee is 830,000. The house was
established in 1181 by Warner's father;
Baseball Teaterday. j
At Chicago, Chicago 7, Kansas City
1; at Philadelphia, Philadelphia 8,
Boston 7; at Washington. Nationals 4,
New York 4 (game called on account
of darkness); at Detroit, Detroit 8, 8t.
Louis 7 (game called on aooount of
darkness); at Pittsburg. Pittsburg 0,
Metropolitans 2; at Cincinnati, Cincin
nati 9, Louisville 4; at Baltimore, Bal
timore 9, Athletics 8; at Maoon, Macon
7, Charleston 4. O
A Body Foand.
Br'idgiport, Conn.. August 18 The
body picked up in the sound yesterday
proves to be that of J. A Toby, of Nor
folk, Va., one of the victims of the
steamer Idlewild disaster of February
26th. . . ; . , -
Ureal Merda of Cattle to be Killed.
Quibbc, August 18 It is reported
today that all the cattle in Levis quar
antine will be at onoe killed, to prev.nt
tie spread of contagious pleuro-pneu-monia.
The cost of the herds foot up
$200,0i,0 ; i ' '.
Very unfavorable reports are eoming
in from every part of eastern Texas in
reference to the j cotton, which, owing
either to the' rains or extreme hot
weather, is shedding its forms rapidly.
NOT YET ENDED.
THE STRIKE AT AUGUSTA, GA.;
AGAIN ON.
TBI PlACt NIGOTUTIONS AM01HT TO NOTH
ING. Augusta, Ga , August 18. The
strike is on again. A hitch in negotia
tions resulted in the breaking up of the
peace propositions and in reinstating the
strike. .The hitch is as to who are in
cluded in the pay-roll. Secretary Tur
ner understood the superintendent,
president, eto. , to be on the pay-roll,
but the books of the companies show
differently. Turner withdraws his propo
sition and orders his Knights not to go
to work.? The mill-men are willing to
stick to the proposition. aocep ted yester
day. ; They are willing to leave every
thing to .the arbitration provided for in
the proposition, but decline to hare the
clause of the proposition relativo to the
pay-roll stricken out. Turner is satis
fied that any arbitration committee
Would decide that the officers named do
not come within the meaning of the
pay-roll clause of tho proposition. Thor -fore
hating failed in his purpose,
through a1 misunderstanding, he with
draws the proposition made by virtue
of such misunderstanding, orders
the Knights not to report for duty and
declares the strike still on.
Pennsylvania, Democratic Convention.
IIarribbcro, Pa.., Aug. 18, The
democratic St&te convention was called
to order at 10 30 in the opera house by
chairman Hensel. Hon. Miller Speer
nominated judge McUcrmann, of Cum
berland county, as temporary chairman.
After calling the roll of delegates, fifteen
contests were announced, of which nine
were, froni Philadelphia. Jndge McIIer
manrn's apearanoe npon the stage was,
greeted' with applause, and upon assum
ing the chair he said: The' party has
always, been the promoter of honest
labor, and has always been the promoter
of national wealth and the prosperity of
its people.; The gentlemen here met are
manifestly bent upon the moBt judicious
nomin ations, and will do their work well
and adopt platform so as to meet the
approbation of the people. Our adver
ries, who insist upon asserting that the
usefulness ? of the Democratic party is
orer, cannot be believed in the light of
the facts that here in this State the dem
ocrats stand at the head of executive
affairs and that Gro ver Cleveland , backed
by a democratic House and the demo
cratic : party, is giving the purest
administration of public afhirs tSat has
blessed' us for a quarter of a o :ntun .
The people, will give a most vigorous
and determined support to the ticket
tbat snail be nominated today.
The convention at onoe proceeded to
constitute -committees on resolution,
credentials- and - permanent organi
sation, of fifty members each,: all'
resolutions to be referred without debate.
N amorous. ; memorials from granges
throughout the State in favor of a
strong anti-discrimination plank in the
platform were presented and referred lo
the committee on resolutions. -
The convention at half-past eleven
txk a; recess until 3 o'clock.
Ha&bisbvrq , Pa., August 18. Soon
after the convention reassembled, tbe
platform was reported, read and adopted.
Obauneey F. Black, - of York oounty,
was nominated for Governor. On the
first ballot there were over half a dosen
candidates, the most prominent of
whom were Henry McCormick.a wealthy
iron manufacturer of Harrisburg, and
Senator; Wallace.
Robert Bruce Ricketts was nominatad
for r lieutenant - governor ; Maxwell
Stevenson for Congrcssman-at-large, and
J. Simpson-Africa, secretary of inter
nal affairs. -
The Antl-Cfttboltc Movement at Belfast
fcxxfAST, Ireland, August 18 Sinoe
the riots began here every? Cathlic
workman has been hounded off Queen's
island,' although prior to the disorders
hundreds were at work there. Li many
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large establishments of J5clfat also,
Catholio employees have been ft. reed to
quit worx.
A Plant to Nnpprcaa Malaria.
From the London Daily News.
Dr. Brandesi, a physician at Hitzackes,
llano ver, has written an article in a
German medical p iper in which he de
monstrates the valuable properties of the
Anaohaxia alsinastrum, a water plant
which has hitherto been considered as
an unmitigated plague, choking up riv
ers, and altogether useless. i)t
Brandes has remarked that in the dis
trict where he lives, anl where malaria
and diarrhea yearly appeared in a spor
adio or epidemic form, these diseases
have gradually decreased since the An
aonaris aisisasirum oegan to inteat ine
neighboring rivers and marshes, and
sinoe four ' years have totally disap
peared. The above named water plant
nourishes itself on decayed vegetable
matter and grows with incredible rapt
dity. It thus destroys the germs which
produce malaria and diarrhea, and be
sides, its presence obliges the frequent
cleansing of standing waters a meas
ure beneficial to health. Dr. Brandea
therefore proposes that the experiment
should be tried of planting the Anacl
aris alsinastrum in marshy districts. It
is also! useful in protecting the young o
fi'h. ; The plant came originally from
Canada, whence it was brought to Kng-j
land, and 'thence to Germany about
1840.; in north Germany it rapidly
spread far and wide, and this year ap
pears in all parts in unusual luxuriance.
It is estimated mat it will require
glOO a head to support a large number
of farmers in Wisconsin who have suf
fered -Iossesro-f their crops by oooflagra
tions whioh swept iarge sections of ter
ritory, destroying all vegetation. Meas
ures of relief are proposed.
Bettina; en tbe Wlnklnc of On la.
Philad elphla Telegraph.
Betting on horses is a custom of hon
,ored age, if not always honored in its
patronage. But betting on owls who
ever heard of that kind of betting ?
There is a whole roost of owls out at the
Zao; gloomy, sleepy, blinking owls
When you look at them casually, they
blink; when you stare at them continu
ally, they don't wink. That's where
tho betting comes in. When the owl
blinks he Bhuts out the light from bis
sluggish brain and breathes
with a solemn air of apathy
to all animated life. But to stand in
front of the tall iron cage and watch five,
six or seven of them all sitting on a
pole, and say which of them will wink
first, or whether any of them will wink
at all, is to deal with a great world of
probabilities. An owl is a great stayer,
rf any one looks straight at him expect
ing to see him wink he won't wink. It
mages no oinercnco now long he is
stared at he just keeps on looking
doesn't wink. The big pupils oont
and
big pupils contract
from a great black disk to a tiny small
spot, and the smaller the spot gets the
longer the owl ean keep his eye
lids open. That is one of the fine
points in tho owl economy. The game
h very simple. Take a poleful of -owls,
say seven of them and the keeper will
suggest to the visitor that it will be
pleasant to watch those owla and see if
ho can keep count with his watch how
often they'd wink: in a minute. The
visitor watches them closely, and the
seven owls contract the pupils of their
optics and stare dizzily and lazily at
space. "Why, owls never shut their
eyes, do theyr the visitor will inquire
innocently. "Oh, yes; they're bound
to," says the keeper. "That fellow in
the middle's been staring tbe longest.
He'll go first; you watch him. " The
minute hand on a watch creeps slowly
long, when patience scarcely longer
survives; tho end man on the owl pole
winks slowly, deliberately, calmly.
Then the others go one after another,
as if infected by an epidemic, and all
certainty of prediction is at once unbal
anced. The next round the visitor is
ready to bet a oigar on the re
sult. He bets on the corner owl and
the one in the middle goes first. It gets
exciting, and the spectators are oarried
away with the fever of betting on
chance. A man will bet on every owl
but the right one, and get almost in the
state of desperation to be. t his head and
miss. .
The Independent,
Danville Register.
"The idea whioh these so-called in-
dependents wish to impress on the peo
ple is that both parties are not only cor
rupt, but thej lack tbe intelligence and
sagacity to impress upon Congress and
successfully carry through measures im
portant to the well-being of their con
stituents. If there were either reason
or common sense in such declarations
there might be some excuse for persons
bo do not believe in strict party
organization to lend their ear to Bucb
miserable and senseless sophistry, or
perhaps to give their vote to the inde
pendents. Due reflection uncovers at
onoe the ground occupied by the inde
pendent and leaves him in the position
of one who steals tne livery ot heaven to
cover up his bald and naked demagogy.
W bo are these independents and where
do they eome from 1 are questions that
must be asked and answered. Every
party, every human association, whether
it be Christian or secular, has in its
membership some individual whose
ohronio vanity and self-importance fill
his shallow brain with the idea that un
less he is made a leader his fellows have
made an irreparable mistake, and
straight way he begins to plot and plan,
as he says, for the good of bis fellows,
by forcing himself to the front where
official favors are dispensed. Imperii
nence and presumption, his only weap
ons, having failed, he becomes a luke
warm worker in the oauso he onoe ad
vocated, and finally, when he can endure
his unhappy lot no longer, he pulls
away from his old associates, a muoh
injured man, so he says, and tha next
we hear of him he is arming himself in
his new-found disguise as an independ
ent, and is willing to sacrifice himself
for offioe, to save all those who are weak
enough to follow him from irretrievable
ruin.
Death of en. Manlfcault.
Special Dispatch to the Baltimore Sun.
Columbia, S. C., August 17.- Gen
Arthur M. Manigault, a veteran of
the Mexican and civil wars, died at
his home on South island, in George
town oounty, last night, from the
enects of an old wound in the head re
ceived at the battle of Franklin. Gen
Manigault has served two terms as ad
jutant and inepeetor general of South
Carolina, and two weeks ago was nomi
nated by the State convention for a third
term. He waa captain in the Palmetto
regiment in the war with Mexico, and
was distinguished for his gallantry. He
entered the civil war as a colonel and
rose to be a general. The Governor
baa issued a proclamation closing the
State offic3s, placing all flags at half-
mist and draping regimental colors
Mr. George W. Wilson was nomi
nated Saturday by the Transylvania
democratic convention as the candid te
for the senatorial district composed of
tho counties of Henderson, Transylva
nia and Haywood. Transylvania is
entitled to the nomination this
rir Tho A&hevillfl Citizen sars
the convention also endorsed cordially
tho name of Thomss D. Johnston for
Congress.
These are the times when monu
ments dwindle. The Grant fund has
stopped growing and the Garfield mon
ument will fall seventy-five feet sbo t o
its projected height.
CURRENCY.
Tfce Song or Alan Breck. 1
Kidnapped.
This is the song of the sword ot Alan;
The smith made it, (
The tire set it,
Now it shines in the hand ot Alan Breek
,,
Their eyes were many and bright,
Swift were they to behold.
Many the hands that guide;
The sword was alone.
The dan deer troop over the hill,
They are many, tha bill is onr;
The dun deer vanish, ' . , " ,
The hill remains.
Come to me from the hills of hettber,
Come from the isles of the sea.
P, far-beholding eagles,
Here is vour meat!
Literary congressional lady, exuber
antly f'Where in Hamlet does Shake- b
spear e appear?" Surprised: Boston gen
tleman, coldly "On tho title page.' f
Washington lady to Mr. Evarts
4 'Do you not think, Mr. Evarts, that
Daniel Webster was the greatest states
man this country has ever produced?"
Mr. Evarts, with a qualifying cough
" Well or ah um for his time.
madam, for his time. Puck. f
Before the commissioner : ' AocnJed,
yju have admitted that you make coun
terfeit money? "It was necessary,
your honor J What else can a man do
when there is a class of selfish people
who monopoliza all the genuine money
in the market?' Paris Pleasantry.
A young widow in Waukesha whoso
husband had been dead a month,, and
whom she had always supposed to be
free from small vices, was overhauling
his clothes the other, day. She found si
largo plug of tobacco in a -coat pocket.:
"Oh, Georgel George!" she exclaimed
desparingly, "you and I will never
meet in the good world?" In another
ocket of the same garment she found a
ife 'insurance polio v fori S&5.000. of
whioh sho had before known nothing.
and sho burst forth exultantly, "Oh,
yes we will!! we will! Heaven will for
give him his one little fault!" Chicago
Tribune.
j
T.qnal te Ulna.
Waiter girl to commercial traveler
There's roast beef and roast duok.
Commercial traveler Canvas-backed
dusk? ! i
Waiter jrirl4-Yes.
Commercial traveler, facetiously Is it
shirred down the front.Jwith lace cuffs
turned baot over the sleeves, M.aryT
Waiter girl Tne same.
Commeicial traveler I will try some
of it, I guess, '-i - - . j
Waiter gul Very well, sir. Will
you have it with or without? ;
Commercial traveler With or with
out what? I
Waiter girl Buttons. New York
Times. i
Beanoeratic rampalra Commute MrsS
Coafressienal District, i
George H-'Brown, Jr., of Beaufort.
ohairman; II D. Biggs, of Martin: W.
14. Arendell, of Carteret; K. W. Win-
borne, of Hertford; Harrv Skinner, of
Pitt; L. W. McMullan, of Perquimans;
ti. c. Bejl, of Currituck,
A Wat oral Mistake.
Mr. B. a prominent' politician Uncle
Rastus, 1 want you toj come up" to my
house and vindicate the kitchen ceil
ing.
Uncle Rastus W-wha' dat, Sah
vindicate de ceilin'?':
Mr. B. No, no. I don't mean vin
dicate. I mean whitewash the ceiling.
Mew York Times.
PDRITY1 PURITY !
Is desirable In all thlnes' but demanded in'
articles, ot food.
ioni imp ir your neaitn ny using adulter
ted lord, even if it does cost a Utile les.
. , CASS ABO'S ;
Is for sale by the following leading grocers
and recommended by them to be the beat.
Try it.
W. IL Kills.
E. J. Ilardm,
Wyatt Co.,
Jno; R. Terrell,
W. B. Mann A Co.
W. R. Vewsom&Co.,
Qrausman & Rosenthal,
J. K. Ferrall st Co.,
Norris & Newman,
W. C. Upchurch,"
N. V. Denton
Alio CASSARLS MILD CURED HAMS
ana BREAKFAST STRIPS, whic are Un
surpassed.
Note This list will be corrected weekly.
Edward Fasnach,
Jeweler id Optician
RALEIGH, N. C.
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Imported. Real and imitation Diamond Jew.
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