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), L V J if ... -j. .r "i : i' v -.-.- Jl r si.. a. i M M' ir in :. J : Nkws AND 0 BKjSEtVER. OL. XXVII. RALEIGH. N. C, FRIDAY MORNTNG. DECEMBER 3, 1SSG. NO 58 J Hi Absolutely Puro, Thar pewder. aeWjvarten. Jk t : lUrlty, strength ud Wholesoineaess. More eoaomlcal tua tnUnjury kinds ud eaatant be tald Is coscpetiUaa with the multi-uds ol low MK. shert weight, hiM or phosphate poolers only in cans. Bottai. Bailcm pomi 1M Wall Street, Mew York. . . I cold by W 0 B Stronaeh, Geoige T trK 1 4 F Fermlf A Oft. . j IRON BITTERS! WILL .CURE HEADACHE I INDIGESTION BILIOUSNESS DYSPEPSIA I NERVOUS PRpSTRATIOf MALARIA CHILLS andEEVERS TIRED FEELING GENERAL DEBILITY PAIN is the BACK & SIDES IMPURE BLOOD CONSTIPATION FEMALE INFIRMITIES . RHEUMATISM j ; NEURALGIA I KIDNEY AND LIVER TROUBLES fOJt SALE BY ALL DRUGGl&TS The Oini lias Tr4e Mark ml omadm ',a on wrapper. ' i TAKS NO OTHER- I ; BACKET STORE ! THE GREAT BARQAI5 STORI OF BALEIQH I lEW8 OB8ERRVATION3. The soldiers of the German army are accused of taking socialism in their peer, j Wade's Fihre and Fabric reports the infention of a machine : that sews buttons on. Secretary Swank's report shows 800,000 tons of American steel rails or dered for delivery in 1887. new $2 silver certificates are! all ready for distribution. They are just twice m attractive as the $1 certifi cates, n the opinion of thrift; critics. : The agents of a Paris insuranoe oompany have received instructions to decline taking ricks on the lives of peo ple who are in the habit of dyeing hair; our beard. - --Isaac Murphy, the colored Ameri can jockey, is the nearest approach we have to Fred Archer, his annual earn ings being plaeed at from ten to fif teen thousand dollars. The publio has paid for Appleton's American Cyclopaedia" in its various editions, including annual supplements, nearly $15 000,000. The number of seta sold is 129,090, aggregating 2,600, 000 volumes. Senator Jones, the infatuated Sen ator from Florida, oahnot be induoed to leave Detroit. His son has just made his third visit to him, trying to induce him to return to his home, but he has met with no suocess. Very interesting and extensive re mains of a Greek oity have been dis covered on the banks of the Dnieper, including regular streets, elegant ar chitectural fragments, utensils, Ac. From the coins found, the place is pretty clearly identified as the lost citv of Olbid.! Babies are beginning to figure as assets.; A very young one was recently seised! for rent, together with a cradle and a! dog, on Lord McDonald's es tates in Pennies, Scotland. The dog was valued at a shilling and the infant at a pixpenee. Lord McDonald was COLD WEATHER. H. C. 8. O. a new PAirry. THl THE TEMPERATURE DOWN TO j TEN DEGREES BELOW ZERO I IN THE NORTHWEST. M0&1 lAKXHQCAkl SHOCKS IN 0HARL1ST0N ; AMD COLUMBIA HXAVY D1FALCA- now iir Chicago ro&xiair WS OTHM OKfliAL j MBWB BY WIKB. Chicago, Dec. 2. The weather is clear with the temperature, as reported at 6 o'oloclc this morning by the signal service bureau, at 2 below iero. At Dubuque, Iowa, the temperature is 10 below aero. i Chaklmtom, S. 0., Deo. 2. There were eight snocxj of eartb quale at Suurmerville last night and this morn ing. There was : a severe shake at Columbia at 8 o'clock this morn in jr. and two slight disturbances in Charles ton, one about 1 o'clock and one at 8 this mornirg. The shocks in Charles ton made more noise than shakes. No damages are reported in any quarter. DvfaleatlM. : Chicago, Deo. 2 The Inter Ooean this morning sate: The most sensational, as well as the heaviest defalcation which nas taxen piaoe in uniosgo in many years probably during its commercial history has just been brought to light. Miner T. Ames, the miliionare ooai merchant is the viotim, and Theodore S. Mice, his confidential book-keeper. and cashier, and secretary of the Chicago & Minonk Coal and Coke company, at No. 14Z ita oaile street, is the perpetrator of the robbery that is estimated at 9IOU,- uvu, ana may exceed that amount. Paxib, Deo. 2. A well-credited re port is current here to the t Sect that the Csar has socepted the re- very indignant, as the baby was actually sji nation of M. de Giers as foreign min-1 Hampshire, II peoftis knew how nuch credit eottl them . .5 they wuld Mt be seeUiif tt,lor tt is ku, that tb me-xhant who buys geods i rwUt aad MUa tlxtia pa credit -not mii his oodJ higher to eover .Us loasea. UmsoI BMrchaBdise ttee an tkrae Jbiteular Jtattaet MtMisan Um tar profit! tharged up sad each aztn iter cent laid, t cow tfedlt. Toueount tea per eeat on jMchol tkeas ad yeu have atths.laMt wttaaWWper i - jcat which you muatpay to cover 7 who never pay. This the eo has to pay. It ail jbosMS out af the losses lau-oer the ard- earned doOars of the; laboraf peopU. It you hoirow aoaey . troatt the bank . ft 8 pier cent yoU think it very high, yet you wffl byyour ' ; ?' ooda oa credit aad y 60 per aeat.ifof tor Ahem tlMka you ouAt to pay aad yW will urer wink your eye at tt. This ciwL takee trota the producers? of thheouBtary fa-half theymaka. How how dojou lifcs thoiyrtenr posted for sale, and he has ordered an aotion! against the sheriff's offioer who took the ohild from its mother. .' Germany's supreme tribunal has deoreed that no member of the Reich Stag shall be allowed to acoept pecuni ary aid from constituents or sympathi sers, j The question did not relate to bribes, but only to the support of needy olembcrs, such as American sympatli iers have given to Irish nationalists in the British Parliament. The decision is regarded as an aristoeratio move against popular representation, although just how it is to be enforced is not at all $lauM A child was recently born at the Emerald hospital, New York city, with out aim outH. The physician made an incision, cutting through the flesh' and a tough membrane which connected the upper and lower 1 Plugs of press 00 Ootton were then put between the jiw pones to prevent them from uniting in healing. The appearance of the mouth IS now quite natural. There will be but little lip, ; and the mouth when closed will resemble a heavy sear. . It is thought that the palate and tongue will develop and be nearly normal by the time the child ia full grown, and an ef fort will be made to turn the flash so that the, lips will appear red. It kts again become very fashion able to wear veils as a protection against the harsh northern winds. A gossamer . - 1 ?eu is we pest preserver 01 the com plexion just now, and far more efficient than the flimsy net "oomplexion veils, as they are termed. Yet even these afford a slight protection sgainst the cutting gales, snd so are not to be wholly despised. Women who eleot for the long English walks" of miles in length and hours in duration are ad vised not to indulge in the fashionable red yeils, for under the joint influence of the wind and this oolor, the human countenance acquires a depth of tone highly suggestive of erysipelas in its last stage. ine entot ox manure on soils is various. Long manure on sandy soils tends to make the land still more dry, and henoe should only be applied to liter and has appointed as his successor Jrnnce Liobanoc. Lom-ox, Dec. 2. The ancient church of St. Mary Magdalen, in Knight Rider fctrett, was partially destroyed by fire I today. The fame fire completely de stroyed four warehouses on the same street, lie total Iocs amounts to S500,- 000. SUCTIONS YSSTKBDAY THB VIBST BIQIMBNT. Special to the News and Observer. Tabbobo, N. O .Dec. 2, 1886 At the eleotion of moors held here today J. W. Cotton was re-elected oolonel. Boeart lieutenant-00 Ion el and i , Sugg majorJ Col. Cotten was endorsed for adjutant-general. Tbe Second Botrtmoat, Special to the News and Observer. Wilminotox, N. C, Deo. 2. Our meeting today was harmonious and enthusiastic Jones, colonel, Mo- Eae, lieutenant-oolonel, and Cook, major, were re-elected. There is life in the old guard yet. Tbo Thtrtf SUctmotit. Special to the News and Observer. WwsToir, N. 0., December 2. At the election of offiaers held here today, Col. Glenn was re-elected colonel; A. W. Cooper, lieutenant-oolooel: and R. W. B. Ellington, major. Tbo Host comtonnlsl- Phxladblphia, Dec , 2. The dele gates sent by the states and territories to devise nlans for an annronriate cele bration of the centennial . anniversary of the promulgation ot the Federal consti tution, which is to oocur in September next, met here today. The states were represented as follows : Pennsylvania, Amos a. j-iiiiie: Virginia, vvm. vvir Henry; Massachusetts, Henry Cabot Lodge; Connecticut, Henry C. Robin son; Maryland, Clinton P. Paine; Flor ida, J J. Findlay; Rhode Island, Row land Htiard; Delaware, John H Rod ney; Miohigah, James N. Campbell; New York, Lieut. Gov. Edward F. Jones; North Carolina, L. W. Barrin- ger; South Carolina, James A. Hoyt; West Virginia, D. D. Luoas; Missouri, Thomas Tasker Gantt; Iowa, John A. Kasson; Indiana, Charles H. Reeves; Montana, Edward W. Knight; New Beuj. A. Kimball; New CENTENNIAL ANN1NERSARY CF THE ADOPTION OF THE FED ERAL CONSTITUtlOX. MAIL BOBB n ABRT8 TTD TH PRK IDENT S MISS AG 0 MPIBT8 THE J4.PAN TKBATT OTHkB KBW3. Pittbbcro. Doc. 2 A oiroular his just been issued by the national com mittee of the united labor organisations, containing a declaration of their princi ples and the objects of the industrial movement to form a national union la bor party at a oonvention to be held at I from scarlet fever, and she was kept in Cincinnati February 22, 1887. Among bed in a darkened room for five months walk years W0S6E0U8 JSUCCtbS CF DB HOWS IN TSAC I ) I HO II BB From the Boston Post, Not. 27th. 7 I was on December 21 18 9 tht Laura Bridgman wa. bjrn in Hanor"-. N. H., so that she is nw nearly f'7 years of age. As an infant she was sprightly and pretty, with bright blue eyes. Her constitution, however, was feeble, and she was subject to severe fits till she was a year and a half old. For the next six months her health materi ally improved and she soon manifested a fair degree of intelligence. But siok ness came on again and she lost sight and hearing at the end of five weeks 3 m the philanthropist, and 00 one who sees hor oan fail to admire the humans spiris which led Dr. Ho to opeja to her the avenues of intelligence andjerjiyment. 1 i Ttt- MlhUUI. Jersey, Chsa G. Garrison. Georgia was the only one of tbo orignal states not represented. The delegates were welcomed in addresses by Thomas Cochran, of the local oommittee. having in charge the entertainment of the visi- speculations to the amount of $2,000 the representatives appointed to repre sent the various organisations is John R. Winston, of North Carolina. The oiroular or pamphlet sets forth that the representatives renounce all other political parties tc the end that legitimate labor may be emancipated and the government be restored to the people. The plan of organisation con templates the appointment of an organ iser for each state and territory in the Union, the State organ? ;r to appoint a district orgac i?r for each congressional district in 11 is state, and the distriot or ganiser to appoint local organisers. The basis of representation gives each con gressional distriot one representative for each of the following orders or organi sations in suoh districts : Kaights of Labor, trades unions, greenback labor party, patrons leagues, peoples' party, farmers' and laborers' co-operative union, agricultu ral wheels, soldiers' organ.s.tiona and all other organisations which endorse and subsoribe to "the new declaration of in dependence." fall Bbbr Arrstd. Dxtboit, Mich , Dec. 2. A special to the Journal from Grand Rapids says: A. H. Elwoood, mail agent on the Grand Rapids & Indiana road between here and Cincinnati, was arrested at the pesteffiee in this oity this morning by inspectors Bessett and Kidder. Ei- wood is charged with systematically robbing letters, and seventy-five marked bills were found in his possession. He confessed everything aad acknowledges A year passed bei. .e she could unsupported, and it was two before she oould sit up all day. Her sense of smell had become almost entire ly destroyed, and her taste was naturally much impaired. It was not till 4 years or or tgc tbat ner bodily nealtb was re stored, but the sense of feeling was her only avenue of communication with the world. As soon as she oould walk she went about the room, and then the house, and felt of every object she could lay her hands on. She even learned to sew a little and to knit. Her (I Come to the Backet, btora.a&d boy yoorfod. i I 5 The Backet Store has all the advantages, i from having buyers always ia the Hew Tof k f mar- 3 - ket, with cash in tutnd, who buy from houses J s which are compelled to take their oilers lor these goods. It b the power ot the ilxnightv . 5? .. . it. dollar cutting tu Way through t he beotreot 1 . v ; 1 time which enables us to offer foods at lees than they can b4 made tor in huodrtds of 2 I i 1 The Backe8tore Is satisfied with small profits and we shill make oar bargains make 1 ! ; our business. Now oome to the Baiket Stor a nd buj your fojds and save jour nhn.- lra with lb iptnUh West Ii-dlM. Madbh), Dee. 2. Negotiations have been renewed for a special treaty to regulate trade between the United States and the Spanish West Indies, the government at Washington no longer lrcistirg upon the exclusion of other nations frcm the favored nation's privi lege. - The Spanish government is pre paring to largely reduce West Indian tan Cs and reform the harbor and cus tciDS rsgulations, whether the treaty with the United States be arranged or not. A Sovoro H mrrtemw. Niw York, Dee. 2. The steamer Westernland from Antwerp, which ar rived here today, reports that .Novem ber 27th in lat. 47 deg. 60 m. long. 43 deg. 57 m. she eiooontered a terrifio hurricane from a, WW., during which, at 2 46 p. m. an immense sea strnok the vesel Over the bows, staving in the turtle-back, killing four seamen and steerage passengers and more or 1 severely injuring fifteen other seamen and passengers. ratarssatlswVeriL. t T VT T a m t jm tjxiw xoxx, JLeo. z. ureeae uo.'s report on cotton futures says: Bus iness was raiier ana the general tendon cy of prices upward with a well sus tained tone all day. Sellers, as a rule, appeared scarce and cautious, and some of the large local operators! with senti ment in favor of ootton are commencing to i.buy found room following, that created a very good and stimulating de maud tors, and John Bardslee, of the oity ooonoil's committee. The representa tives then organised, . v ith Hon. John A Kasson as chairman. Mr. Henry, of Virginia, informed the meeting that Gov. Lee had communicated with President Cleveland in reference to the proposed celebration, and that the President would incorporate a sugges tion to Congress in his annual message in relation to the matter. A committee of seven, with Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massaohusects, as chairman, was ap pointed by the chair to confer with a similar number of the citiiens' commit tee during the recess and adopt an out line plan. The oonvention then ad journed for two hours and, upon re-as- sembling, Mr. Lodge, chairman of the conference committee, reported that the following outline programme of the eel ebration had been agreed upon : I. An oration and poem oommemora- tive of the signing of the constitution. 11. Military display m which all branches of the United States ser vice will be represented. HI. An industrial procession: IV. Creation of perpetual memorials commemorative of the constitution. Invitations to take part will be ex tended to the President and oabinet ; Congress ; offioials of the government ; foreign representatives; cmeials of state government ; civic and other organna tions, including the organisitions of labor. Hie Oocoaaker CtaUry Has a continuation of the "Life of Lincoln. The Dart deals with "Lin- ooln as Soldier, Lawyer and Politician," one might also have said "as wrest- -and, together with what has al- 1 J ;. ler" About 6 points advance was so- I ready been printed, forms a sort ofepit- oured and this market closed firm with tffsrings light. liiMt f a mrfum BwlaUr. t Louis. Dee. 2. A Post-Disnatoh this kind of soil in a thoroughly rotted special from Chattanooga, Tenn., says: - A 1 titf.! n hAa mm aa jArni I r 1 . g . V x : 1 vnaries varier, mo notorious xana condition or better as a compost. What sandy soil lacks, as a rule, is humus, and compost or thoroughly rotted ma nure is just the condition to kindly per form tins offio.v Many person, perhaps a majority, stppose that manures leach down through the soils and are lost. If the soil is nearly a clay sand this effect will take place if some crop is not growing thereon. But crops on sandy soils, in tie presence of sunure, eat out the mature very fast, and hence this apparent disappearance of manure is iaeoounted for. It goes quickly into the crop if in a soluble state Loams and clavs, on the contrary, take up and hold the manure indefi- . a m t. niteiy u not accepted py crops swindler, was arrested at Birmingham, A l: x - TT 1 . 1 r ia-, coaay. ne swinoiea parties in this city out of $90,000 worth of land. n " a . tie will do brought here on a requisi tion from the Governor Of Alabama. He is wanted in several other ecu then- cities where he has oommitted similar erimes. This week we shall oflSer some great barg in. 4bai in Gents' Boys' and children' caj ; also in GenU clothing Sot all kinTs. Trle sliver plate on steel knives and forks worth fS.CO at 1.75. Ureat jo i a4diMia.ee' in 4GenW. LadW Gum 8l--e. Fsoas wuhing suc kooos wiu .... imv hv niireh-l-- Irofli US.1 h Resoocatollr iubmitted to the cash trade ... VOLNBf PURSELL k CO., Ji9 10 JULS$$L occupied by crops, it is given up, but all the constituents of plant growth being present, the eating out of tne ma nure is not so quickly seen. The reason why manure is more quiokly eaten out of sandy soils is tnt uey are more po rous than clay soils and henoe moie amenable to the action of the oxygen of the air, and this action cf oxygen upon lay material liable to decay b what re duces such material to a state by which it may be taken up by the plants. Henoe, if the sou is olayey, long undi gested manure will be indioatcd. It venda to render suoh soils more light I and porous. On sandy soils every means I :i1 1 I J V. J J .1 . soil as oompaot as possible, while the naturally firm clavs should be used to kv-ader tueio the most productive. Yet there should always be a due relation to compactness in any soil to reach the best results. Farm, Field and Stock- for XlrM ta MBtb Carolina. Tll . Wv - m vwAxusTon vto. 'A Uharieston u filled with smoke from the forest fires in the surrounding country. Telegraph wires are down on the line of xMortheast ern road and the full extent of the damage- is not known. The village of Hino- If I hells, Berkley Co., narrowly escaped de- a. I - b - Twf mm ltfTa1 pAak'a A 4swa1 1 in v struetion. Mrs. Kale Porcher's dwelling and a number of barns and farm houses are burned. The fires are said to be generally under control, having turned out their fuel. Large bodies of turpen tine woods have been destroyed, and the loss will necessarily be heavy. A Old JBtalB Stina la Bevads Falls. rVisGiKiA Cut, Wev., Dio. 2.--L. B. Franhel & Co., the oldest mining took firm in this state, failed this morning The liabilities are 1915,000. The creditors include many of the most prominent shareholders in the Comstock manes. LA. Oml; tm a Ietlae4. i Washuotoh, D. 0., Deo. 2. The secretary of war has approved the re quest mide by the ohief signal offioer that Lieut. Greely be retained on duty in the signal cilice as an assistant to Gen. Hiien, who is in ill-health- ome of lire in tne mississippi vauey down to 1850 The opening articles are on Henry Clay. His home at Ashland is desenb ed by Charles W. Coleman, Jr., and reminisoenoes forming altogether a defi nite picture of the man are contributed by his friend, political opponent and executor, J O Harrison, Esq. The art paper of the number is the m m ..!. a .! nrst ot sevenu mon aruoies on "uon temporary French Sculpture. The Utter talf of Dr. Martin's "Old Chelsea" contains chat in regard to the literary and historical associations of this part of London, the drawings by Pennell, including Uarlyle's Statue and Home, Turner's House, Tile Street, Cheyne Walk, Battcrsea Churoh, etc. The Food question in America and Europe" is a vital and suggestive study, by Edward Atkinson, of a most practi cal subject. A curious article is "A Little Miller- ite." by Mrs. Jane Marsh Parker, being reminisoenoes of Millerism in 1843 and 1844, the time set for the end of the world. The topic in the War Series is "The Second Day at Gettysburg," treated by Generals Henry J. Hunt and K. 11. Liw, the latter with special regard to "Round Ton and the Confederate Right. The number eonta ns two short stories by American writer.: one a London so- aVti? "An AmnnMii K.n(v " by Mrs. Poultney Bigelow; the other a tale of the Far West, entitled "A Cow ard," by a new writer, Miss Ellen Maokubin. Mr. HowelLs novel, "The Minister's Charge," comes to a conclu sion, and in the second part of Stock ton's "Hundredth Man," the boyoott is touched upon, and toward the last is begun the serious part of the story, the theme being the intetftarenoe with an exgajgement to marry. El wood's homo is at Silver Creek, Ind., where he has a wife and three children. He was appointed four years years ago, is fifty years old, a veteran soldier and in poor health, lie sajs he was led tc steal by financial straits and for fear ol leaving his family unprovided for. Ti BnHC Com !. Wabhinqtom, Deo. 21. The oabinet meeting to-day was of short duration. All the members were present. The President's message was the only sub ject considered, although there was an informal discussion as to the probable course of Congress at its coming session. The message is practically completed and the clerical force at the White House is now engaged in preparing copies for the House of Congress. ZxtrdUla Treaty Wlt.n Japaa. WxsniHaTOii. D. C, Deo. 2. Presi dent Cleveland has issued a proclama tion announcing that ratifications have been exchanged in due form for the ex tradition treaty with Japan,' which was negotiated at the oity of Tokio, April 25th, 1880, and amended by the Senate June 2lBt 1886. In aooordanoo with the terms of this treaty it becomes operative sixty days after the exohange of notnoalions and this period has al ready expired. A Verdle. Chaxlmtoh, S. C, Deo. 2. The coroner's jury in the case of C A. Rob inson, colored, who was lynched at Florence, Tuesday night, found that he "came to his death by being lynohod by parties unknown to the jury." Tklrfy Mm lastantljr ftUlUd. Lohdon, December 2 Thirty men were instantly killed by an explosion in the Lemore colliery in Durham today. TUo HeQaade Trial. Nnw Yoxk, Dec 2 The jury for the second trial of ex-alderman Mctjiadt was oompleted today, after severs1 ohanges bad been made in the members of the original one chosen. 'i-a 1 m . Her great-grandchildren at her wed ding, Sampecu Townsend, aged 70, oi Lightstreot, ra , was married at Jna dletown last week to Miss Julia Gilles pie, of that village, aged 74. The guests numbered nearly forty, the O . a . a greater part being oniidren, grandenu dren and great-grandchildren of the bride. The bridal party were preceded to the altar by Robbie T. Bryant, a six- year-old grandson, and Grace Mapes, a three-year-old great granddaughter or the bride. : The happy oouple went on a week's wedding tour. The ease of Sallinger vs. Ccmmis- ' nr . ? 1 sioners of Washington county in we U." S. sunreme court was decided in plaintiff's favor, iffirmicg the oourt be low and sustaining the validity of the "Market House bonds." tt. Jf . i"hil- lips and J. W. Hinsdale Were counsel for plaintiff, C. M. Busbec for defend ant' : Circumstantial Evidenoe: Biwin -'I've just found a shot in my bit of the Eartridge." Angelina "How odd I So ave I. Poor thing they've had to shoot it twice !" Punoh. affections were quiokly developed, par ticularly toward members of her family, bnt it was not easy to oommunioate with her. The only way of telling her to go to a place was by a push, and a wish to have her oome to a person had to bo in formers aliianoe, grangers and dioated by a drawing movement. Ap- of husbandry, anti-monopoly I probation was shown by patting her gently on the head, disapprobation by a pat on the baok. She showed eager ness to learn and use signs d.oriptive . . . . 1 m a T . rr 01 inaiviauai ieatures to luaioaie am ;r ent members of the family, but the need of language to impress restraint upon her became evident, and only her father had control over her will. It was at this time, when she threat ened to become unmanageable, that Dr Samuel G. Howe heard of her. He went to Hanover, and found her figure well formed, her head large and beau tifully shaped, and b.r whole system in healthy action. In October, 1873, she Was brought to the institution for the blind in South Boston, where at the end of two weeks arbitrary signs were used as a step toward making her interchange thoughts with others. Artioles in com mon use, suoh as knives, f.rks, spoons, aUd keys, wore experimented with by means of labels pasted upon them wiu their names printed in raised letters. By feeling these she learned that the words differed from each other as much as the artioles they designated. Then she learned to-Understand the labels when detached. But she could not appreci ate the'existenoe of any relation betwe .c the various things and their labols. Next, letters were given to her, by which she learned to spell simple words .B V t A.s last sue seuea tne meaning or signs in communication, and this gave her great enoouragement. About three months after the beginning of these ex periments she had learned the maiua) alphabet as used by the deal-mutes. A year followed, in which she learned ihe names of every object whioh she could handle. The report of her ease at this tiaae stated that she eould not see a ray of light or bear the least sound, and that if she had any sense or smell sue never exeroised it. Yet, despite her mental darkness she was buoyant and gay as a child, and, if left alone, was very hap py if she had her knitting or sewirg. When passing through a passageway, with her hands spread before her, sle knew every one she met, and gave signs 1 m a? f - 01 recognition in passing, out wnen meeting a particular friend she smiled brightly, clasped hands, and used her fingers for telegraphing her feelings When she began to use words she oould only exoress the individual oharaoteris tios of things, suoh as book, spoon, &o., and her first use of the words great small, heavy, Ac, did not eon vey the idea of differences in quality; great oook was to her the double name of a parti? oular book; heavy stone was one parti oular stone. 8he was afterward taught words expressive of positive qualities, such as hardness or s ftneis, by oocnest- iag the adjective with the substances, though she placed the latter first. In time she was taught to write, to go through the process of addition and substr action m small numbers, to un derstand the days of the wock and to measure time so accurately as to distin guish between a half and whole note in music The increase in her command of lansfuatre was verv notioeable. and her intellectual has been aooomanied by marked moral development. Her sense of touch informs her when music is being performed, by the un dulations of the air the vibrations of the floor. I noticed how quiokly she peroeived the opening of a door of the approaoh of a person. Her aoquain- tanoes she reoogn?s9s in an instant by touohing their hands or their dress, and in a long row of her friends she out dis tinguish each one on touohing their hands. Laura Bridgman wore a plain cap; a shade covered the places i where her eyes once were, and her faoe showed great mobility in its varying expres sions. 1 had with me a cane witn a monkey's figure on top in jockey cos tume. She felt of it with great eager ness, and told Mrs. Anagnos it was a boy with a jacket on. She was misled by the clothes; but on trying again she nut her hand very carefully over the figure, and, finding the money's tail, gave Mrs. Anagnos the right answer with her dexterous fiosers. This leased her very muoh, and she uttered a sort of chirrup. At this tune Laura isndgman's spt eial duty was to supervise the flue sew ing, her delicate sense of touch making her ft ftdept In this work, bhe is o.v tafatly an object of peculiar interest to PUOCXIDINGS Or THl NORTH CAT10I1NA ANKtJAL C05F BBNOE. Cor. of the Ne and Observer. ! Ruo-ViLLBi N, :0 Do. 1, 1886 The above confer vae comiur.noed it . fiftiethsession in Reids villa on Wednes day, December 1st, 1886. j. Uishop John C.Jktranberry opened the confer cnoe with religious exero;ss, giv ing an earnest exhortation 10 the mem bers of the conference, to the end that they each should expect and receive a blessing from God; and that they have an eye single to the glory of Gad and the advancement of the eause. D. W. Bain, of your city, was elect ed seoretary of the conference. After tne usual communications from the church extension board, the confer ence proceeded to the examination of the character of the preachers. Rov. J. Walter Dixon, of the 8outh Carolina oonferenoe, was Introduced to the conference aad invited to make him self at home in the oonferenoe. Rev. W. L. Wright, of Reidsville, and J. H. L amber th, of Roxboro, mini-tors of the Baptist church, were in troduced to the oonferenoe and invited to seats in the oonferenoe. ) Reidsville is a thriving place and has opened its doors with sineere hospitality to the entertainment of the oonferenoe. '. I C' What Traa Marl will D. The unprecedented sale of Boscbee's Oer an Syrup within a few years has astonished the world. It is without doubt she safest remedy ever discovered tor the speedy and ef fectual cure of Coughs, Colds and tne severest Lung troubles. It acts on an entirely different principle from the usual prescriptions riven by physicians, as it doea not dry uo a Couch and leave the disease stlllia the system, but on tne contrary removes the cause of the trouble. heals the parts effected and leaves them in a purely h'aJthy condition. A bottle kept in the house for use when the diseases make their appearance will s;.ve doctor's bills and a long spell ti serious illaeas. A trial will convince jou ol these facta, lit is positively sold by fell druggists and general dealers in the land. Price, 76 cts large bottles. I,at it awful?" looking Tip from the exolaimed Bella, newspaper; "one hundred Cossacks lost." "Quite a hardship, no doubt," responded Clara, languidly; "but then, you know, how muoh worsa it would be had they been Newmarkets. CJossaoksJ you know. haven't been fashionable for sometime." I fsfftginajusa ft OBM.O0I--.B1 A-rtm-L. h, Idl li-tntCon-Pmp- penou m adTfeoera kv 01 Ik lliirm 'rilrl St eta. On- turn. Xb Gem-in Vr BuU' Ckmoa memp M aota o:y m wkiU wmiwr. aad bean ear .Bantam! Ttada-Marki to wit i AiU'l Head im CircU, a i- Strtp ooafoaHLoMi, ana vtf -f-,-.-ii-j,J- W. BmU A.C.Mrftr COw. Sola PnpX Batttao-v. HA, OB. A. SALVATION OIL, ".The Qraataat Owe oa Earth for Pain," WIU relieve mora quickly than any ether known remedy. Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Swellings, Bruises, Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Lumba-o,Sores, Frost bites. Backache, Wounds, Headache. Toothache, Sprains, &c Sold by all DrusxUta. Pric 25 Cent a Bottle, CASSMD!S PURE LARD. WHAT A WELL KMWI CITIZEKSATS IICBT ITi "Ma. B. H. Woodill: j "Dear Sir I have now used Casard'a Lard both winter' and sunnier aad it las proven entirely satisfactory. We bad the offer - of well known pure country lard and my wife . advised tne continuance I Caaara's. j nrarn-. ly congratulate yon on being the agent tor such a prime necessity ot lite, s Tours Wdy, "Bar iW. J. W. CEOWDIE." For sale by the following reliable Grce-rs : W. B. Mann & Co- -W.' B- Kawrom Co K. J. Hardin. , W. S. Bills, J. B. Fermi Co W. C. A. W. fraps, W.iCUpchnr. b, A. B. BU-onach. G. Cassard & Eon 1 BAXTIMOBB. MD. Curers ofsthe Celebrated "Star Brax,d? Mild Cured Hams and Breakfast Bao n. B. H. WOODBtL, Salts Afent. Edward Fasncck, Jeweler Optcisii 1 -, 4 t !- :. w..-. RALEIGH, H. C. 1! Gold and Silver A Imported. Beal iM imitation Dl-mond Jew ; - s elry. 18 karat Wedding) and Engag-ment Bings, any sixe and weight. Su-.l og Sliver Ware tor Bridal Presents. I Optical hps da A SPECIAkjTy. Spectacles and Jje-glasses in SUvtr Bteel, Bubber ad ShHi Frarrrn. Lenses, white aad Untsd. In endleas -tnr-rVm. Seals for Lodg, Uorrutin, o. ajse Badges aad If edaia lor fc.hx.i. ami Sociees made to order, ! Mail orders promptly attended to. Goods sent oa selection to any part of t he State. war Old Gold and SUveir in s&uil aal larsra quantities taken as oaah. J 4aju WatobM, American aad I bsd rather be a kitten and ory mew ' thaa KToan all night and scold all day with neural gia, when one little bottle ol Salvation Oil would mute me genue ana weiu rimj, wouldn't youf Coughs, hoarsene s, asthma or any irriratkm t the throat or bronoi ial tubes will be re lieved ly taking Dr. Bull's Cough Byrup. It has cured thonsaada. BecomSMind it friend and aeifhbor. to your 1 ; -m it v" I 5;: 1 -