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VOLUME X.
LENOIR, N. O.. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17. 1885.
NUMBER 30.
Wallace
Bros.,
STATESVILLE, N. G
Wholesale Dealers
Geneial Merchandise.
-lot-
largest Warehouse
and best facili
ties forhan-
dling
Dried Fruit. Ber
ries, etc., in
the State.
RESPECTFULLY
Wallace
August 27th, 1884.
J. M. Spainhour,
aSAOCATS BALTIMOBX DKJtTAI. COIXXOB,
1 LENOIR, m, C.
Uses no impure nuttcrUl (or filling teeth.
Work as low as good work
can be done.
1 PatlenU from m dUUnos u.T
Told deujr by Informing him t what time
utejr
propoee coming.
F. LEE CLINE,
ITTfiRNEY . IT -1 A W.
mcnonir, n.c. j
XTDrJUTID JOIJZI3, ;
I T T AD UP V I T T I W
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LEIIOIB, IT. C. 1
CLINTON A. CILLEY,
Attornoy-At-laT7, r
oza.o:ilr XuT. nV;
Praottco in All The Courts.
OUR NEW YORK LETTER.
A Hew Costume A Big Theft How to
keep Cool H. C. pluck hi New York
Southern Editors in Town
Piliiiis and Business
Generosity in low Ufa
M. C. Resort
ers. New York, June 8. -To
the Editor oTJie Lenoir Topic:
The proper way to dress in New
York now is to put on the very thin
nest gear that the law and good cus
tom will allow, then put on a winter
overcoat and sail out. Half the day
is likely to be cold enough to make
the overcoat a necessity, and the
other half is sure to be as hot as
August. In this way you can vary
your dress every hour to suit the
climate J It changes 5 degrees
every few hours. Perhaps the best
way to account for it is to remember
that John Kelly and Tammany Hall
are no longer the greatest powers in
American politics. Since the old
bos has become feeble the weather
has forgotten how td behave itself.
These are wonderful changes that
these new days bring. .
But it was hot enough yesterday
, the first torrid Sunday of the sea
sonfor thousands and thousands
and thousands of people of all clas
ses to seek coolness out of town. In
summer the big preachers all take a
vacation and go away to Europe or
to some cool retreat ; the churches
are practically closed ; .and the peo
ple use the day as a general excursion-day
and holiday. The preachers
are making much complaint about
the general disrespect paid the Sab
bath, but nobody pays any attention
to them, and everybody goes wher
ever there is promise of finding the
coolest place. .
A BIG THEFT.
The event of last week was the
running away of the cashier of the
Bank of the Manhattan Company
with $160,000. The bank presidents
confess that they know of absolutely
no way to prevent a teller from
stealing if he has a mind to. He is
supposed to be in Canada, but of this
there is no definite information.- It
is a little strange and -greatly to be
regretted that the treaty between
the United States and Canada does
not permit the capture and return
of a thief. A man can steal a mil
lion dollars here, go over to Canada
and live like a prince in Open day
light, and nobody can lay hands on
him. It is only a few hours ride
from here to Canada, and escape is
comparatively easy. This tempts
men to such crimes here.
Murder is not .confined to the
Southern States by any means, much
as has been said about the crimes
that are committed there. On Sun
day in broad daylight in a thickly
settled street in New York, a party
of drunken sailors teased and chased
three Chinamen for the fun of the
thing, knockingtheir caps over their
eyes K and pulling their pig-tails.
AVhen the little Chinese tried to get
out of their reach by running away,
one of the men drew a pistol and
shot at them. He killed two Chi
namen and wounded the third one.
ITr was cantured. however, ami
stands an excellent good chance of
Doing nangea.
WTO Kk COdA JJ-J;
' ' The summer theatres are now get
ting their apparatus in good order
to keep audiences cool. They have
a great space, filled with ice, and
right over the ice the air is fanned
into the theatre. It is like an Oc
toberday. The theatre that first in
troduced this capital plan of keep
ing cool made a big success.' People
went' there many a hot day i and
night quite .as much to enjoy that
delightful atmosphere as to see the
play. The plan has even been talk
ed about for some of the fashionable
churches. Most of the fashionable
churches, however, are cool enough
in another sense. , They never get
undely warmed up, and "shed"
and "hades" are as near as they get
to the old-fashioned idea of the
warm region to come.
N. C PLUCK IN NEW YORK.
A good old-fashioned North Car
olina pluck crops out wherever the
tar-heel wanders. There was an ev
idence of it given here the other day.
Mr. Tolar, originally of Cumberland
county, is a well known dealer here;
in naval stores. A little controversy
arose the other day about a matter;
of trade when a rather pompous gen-:
tleman made some remarks that Mr. :
Tolar did not quite appreciate. It:
took two stout friends of the parties
to prevent the raised fist and rum
pled pluck of, Mr. Tolar from mak-J
fng a visible difference in the other
gentleman's? appearance. When it
was all over, somebody remarked,
"It won't do to fool with these
North Carolina fellows top far."
cnrmrrTrw TsnrrORS TV TOWN. r.5l '
A nuluDer oi wne must piuunucu.
Southern editors, of Georgia, - and
CoL Jones, of Charlotte r were here
-.eaWlav : tti'rierfectf 'arrangements
m fpr, betters telegraritBervimlrJ
their newspaperu. j-u.vj no
ceived with, every attention by the
newspaper fraternity here and in
terriewedtibont the Southern politi
cal situajiomi Theyffxpresed the
most cheerful condition of opinion
and outlook for the future.
POLITICS AND BUSINESS.
Hale, until the other day Govern
or, of New Hampshire, was supposed
to be worth several millions of dol
lars. He was well known here as a
speculator, and he used every influ
ence he could command to make a
grand financial success of his plans.
But on the day his term -of office as
Governor expired a number of seiz-;
u res were made on his property, his
financial bubble burst and a dozen
men and firms who had trusted him
found out that his acquaintance had
proved a very costly luxury. Up to
March 4, big speculators had had a
big career in politicsbut it seems
now to be the poor man's r an j the
honest man's time to 'conduct the
government. t '
4 GENEROSITY IN LOW LIFE.
A little newsboy named Jim (no
body knew the rest of hjs name, if
he had any other name) died in New
York the other day, and the other
little rag muffins held meetings at
which they expressed in th most
eloquent way the regard they had
for him. He was a manly little fel
low, and they had appreciated his
manly qualities. One of them Rold
a silver watch and gave the money
to buy Jim a coffin. They all con-;
tributed their pennies and gave him
both a decent and an imposing bu
rial. There were many incidents
that showed the regard of the little
waifs for Jim's good qualities. He
had been a sort of hero among them.
The most of these little newsboys
are entirely alone in the world lit
tle waifs who have no idea when and
where they were born and have no
homes. The get together a few
cents and every day they buy a hand
ful of papers. They are required to
pay cost for them, and they make
on an average a half accent on every
paper they sell. Many of them live
on 10 or 15 cents a day, and are as
independent as Jay Gould himself.
-he strangest company of little
waifs in New York are the ; little
Italian boys who throng AVashington
Square, and will black i your shoes
for 3 cents. Some of them" cannot
speak English, but they will dog you
if you are not shined to perfection
by an incessant repetition of "only
tree cent, Meester, tree cent."
N. C. RESORT ERS.
You can hear veryfrequent in
quiries made here about the summer
resorts in North Carolina, the fame
of which has gradually spread until
the State now fairly has a place
among the great summer resorts of
the continent; There seems to be
no reasonwhy this popularity should
not continue indefinitely until North
Carolina hotels become one of the
very foremost industries in the
State.: Caldwell.
The north Carolina Chautauqua.
news and Ubmrver.
The great educational gathering is
growing daily in popularity with our
progressive North Carolina teachers,
and the membership is increasing
rapidly.l The Organization how
numbers nearly five hundred mem
bers and each one is taking an active
interest in the workr The delight
ful meeting a Black Mountain : will
attract to the lovely mountain coun
try and invigorating mountain cli
mate a most congenial and sympa
thetic company of co-laborers in this
important department: of State in
terests. The instructors engaged
are unusually able and eminent, and
the talent is so , varied that ' every
branch of school-room work will be
considered and discussed, tending to
the greatest improvement; of the
profession. No live teacher can af
ford to let the Chautauqua be left
out of the summer's work and pre
paration for greater usefulness and
success. The regular work of the
Chautauqua begins on the 17th of
June, though the tickets will be on
sale June 9th, to enable those who
wish to go before the large crowd to
sperd a few days in resting and
special sight-seeing. Prof. George
Little begins work on tht 9th ; Col.
Travers W. Parker and Mrs. Parker
on the 21st ; Prof- S. G. Boyd ;on;
the 24th; Dr. Van Daell on the 17th;
Miss Florence Slater on the 17th.
Excursions will be made to the sum
mit of Mt. Mitchell and Bald Moun
tain about twice a week, and visits
will "be made often to Asheville,
Warm Springs, Round Knob, Hay
wood, White Sulphur Springs and
Balsam Mountains. The place where
the Chautauqua will be held has the
reputation of being, . m several re
spects, the most delightful place in
the mountains. Black Mountain
station is free from all dust and
damp, haying a perfectly dry atmos
phere which is so beneficial to
"health." The nice new'hbtel," about
a hundred yards from the ;depot, ,
stands proudly on an elevation which i
is 2,500 feet above, sea level; ' 'It
commands a most ' magnificent, yiewi
from ; the observatory of ; the; entire ;
surrounding country, 7-whicn view
never fails tp makethe behplder ap
preciate the beauties of j the moun- ;
tain-.country. -w, X, V ttr '.'f''t
; Charles M. Corpening was the only
.North Carolina graduate at the naval
academy this week. He has been
ordered to sea duty.
3 mr mm' " '
' Our chief twants , in life is soihe-;
body who shall make ns do what we
can. This is the service of a friend.
THE MASONIC PASSWORD.
Curiosity and timidity are two
important traits in the character of
Ralph Sloogey. The fornier quality
so in e y ears ago made him; d esirou s
of learning the secret of the Mason
ic Fraternity ; but as he had heard
that hot gridirons - and pugnacious
goats with sharp horns are made use
of duringthe ceremony j of initia
tion, Ralph's timidity warned him
that, as he was not copper-bottomed,
he should first strive to ascertain, if
possible, whether buck-goats and
red-hot spears and gridirons formed
indispensable adjuncts in the myste
rious oi deal of Masonry. To satisfy
himself on this point, he endeavored
to "pump", an intimate personal
friend, Jacob Slecton. wnom he
knew to be a Mason.
"Now, Jacob," said he,
durins: a
con y ersati on on , the my sterio ns su b-
ject, "I would like to become a
member of the fraternity but be
fore doing so, I think you ought
to tell me something about them.
Do they really brand you with a hot
gridiron ? alia if so, on what part of
the body r ' ; j,; ; :
Like all Masons, when such ques
tions are asked, Jacob would smile,
and say, "After you shall have taken
the three first degrees, you'll know
all about it. ; I can't answer your
interrogations.
For a long time Ralph
tried to
worm out something concerning the
fraternity, but in vain. On every
possible opportunity he would renew
the attempt, until, at last,- Jacob
became offended at Ralph's persist
ency, and determined j to punish
him,
EarlyOne morning as Ralph and
Jacob were hurrying down , Grand
street to their respective places of
business, the former renewed 4 his
inquiries, t I : I
VIM give fifty dollars if I knew
the signs and password. . If you tell
me about the password and grip, I'll
promise never to ask you! another
question.in regard to the secrets of
Masonry I - Come, now, Jacob
you've known me since I was a boy,
and you ought to bo aware j that if I
am a little curious I ne jer blab.
Will yon tell me ? Surely you don't
doubt your old school fellow ? Out
with the password, and I promise
you that I'll be as mum as a mouse."
Were it not for the sake of old
friendship, Jacob would have long
before put an end to such) imperti
nent queries j but having failed to
do so the inquisitive Ralph imagined
that he would at last be successful
in "pumping" his' Masonic friend.
When Ralph "had "completed his
last sentence,1 which was spoken in
a loud tone, Jacob turned his head,
thinking that the words might have
been overheard by a gentleman who
happened to -be walking behind
them. I j .
This gentleman proved to be Mr.
Hinslow, who a few weeks before
had been dismissed from his position
as keeper of the city hospital, charg
ed with stealing spoons. Although
personally unacquainted t with : Mr.
Hinslpw, Jacob knew him by sight:
he had been pointed out to- him by a
member of the Common 'Council, of
which body Jacob was at that time
a member.
: The charges against Mr,
Hinslow
had not yet been proved, but a com
mittee of the Common Council was
to inquire into the case at ian early
day, and, Jacob had been appointed
a member of that committee.
The last question propounded by
Ralph angered ' Jacob, and as he
turned, his eyes beheld the ban who
had stolen the spoonsi an idea im
mediately entered ' his mind. ' He
conceived an 'admirable plan for
punishing Ralph, and resolved im
mediately to put it into execution.
"If I tell you the password,'' said
Jacob, purposely slackening his
pace to allow Hinslow" to pass
before themy "if I tell you the Ma
sonic password, you promise never
to divulge it not even to a broth
er ?" ; ". !;:; - - - - , . V
"Never I" exclaimed Ralph, ex
ultingly, believing that at jlast his
curiosity was to be satisfied.
"Upon your soul, you swear it ?"
"Upon my soul, I swear lit 1" re
sponded Ralph; as he put his hand
to his face, scratching his Snose to
hide a smile. '
By this time Mr. Hinslow had
passed on before them, leaving Ralph
and Jacob about two yards 'behind.
fYou'll.never utter it in the hear
ing of man, woman, or j beast ?"
asked Jacob.. ; ;:j.J: '' ;
"I promise you most solemnly,"
said Ralph. i f f H
'"I think that I can - trust you.
Well, Ralph, I am ' about to,: make
known to you one of the great se
crets of Masonry. ' When yod wish. ;
tofprm the acquaintance .of a Ma-
: son, rall yon have to do js io, whisper
:iuThis ear, the mysterious - password. !
''Arid that password is Spoons ?" '' ;
Vi "Spoons!" Oh that be-" ejacd
lated Ralph, as the smile oft his face
was displaced bya frown.' ' I- '
-"J tell : you V truly-i-tlie Masonic
password is 'spoons:' " ' 1
. "Spoons ! Ha! ha I ( har ; and
'!RalpK;,inade a feeble?' attempt to
; laueh' ; "Spoons that's a; gay pass
week I Yon must think I'm a con-'
foundri-'foolP,:--
.''"TmHn : earnest Ralph. When3
Masons; get - into - a ' difficulty,' and -need
assistance they", ,Toar ' out the
word:HMm three times. Were you
to say spoons three times, even here,
on the public street, and a Mason
Bhonld near you, he would immedi
ately rush to your assistance, think
ing that you needed it."
Ralph did notbelieve him, and to
show that he could not be so easily
gulled, he roared out at the top of
his voice
"Spoons! Spoons ! Spoons "
Ere the second syllable had passed
his mouth, Mr. Hinslow turned
round and faced Ralph.
"You said 'spoons didyouJ Take
that and that 1 As he spoke, he
struck Ralph between the eyes, anoT
then under the ear? the second blow
lifting the inquisitive man off his
feet, so that he staggered and fell to
the pavement, completely stunned.
"I'll give you spoons 1" roared the
excited Hinslow, as he advanced
and repeatedly kicked the prostrate
man. - " ,"
As Ralph made no effort to rise,
the enraged Hinslow soon tired of
kicking him, and slowly passed on,
occasionally looking behind to see if
Ralph was following to obtain satis
faction. Ralph did not require satisfaction,
thinking he might get too much of
it so he prudently postponed re
turning consciousness until his ene
my had disappeared.
As he rose to his feet he said to
Jacob, in a subdued tone, "why did
that man strike me so ?" , j
- "Because you uttered the Masonic
password, but could not respond to
the countersign. He is a Mason,
and, as he is solemnly bound to do,
immediately answered the password
by making the countersign with his
hand. You were unable to answer
his countersign, and for that reason
he knew you to be a clandestine
MasQn a man who had learned the
secrets in an improper way. There
fore, it was his duty to chastise you.
Your life may yet be forfeited for
that indiscretion." r !
"My life ? By the great Jehovah,
I thought you were only humbug
ging me when you told me that
'spoons' was the password."
"Sh-h-h-h ! Beware 1" said Ja
cob, putting his hand on Ralphs
"Never utter that word again. I Ma
sons are ubiquitous, and. you might
lose your life. As it is you are in
danger ; for all the lodges in; the
city will be immediately convened
to adopt measures that may discover
who has betrayed them. My life, as
well as yours, is in jeopardy. Prom
ise me that you will never again
utter the password." j
"And so spoons is the password?
Ralph was at last convinced that his
old friend had been telling the
truth. I'Well may I be broiled on
a Masonic gridiron, and turned over
with a red-hot trowel, if ever I hal
loo spoons again 1" ,
Ralph has most religiously kept
his word. Should he need a spoon
while at table he now asks his wife
for a "sugar-shovel," fearing that if
he mentioned the proper name of
the required article, -'gome pugna
cious member of the mystic broth
erhood might respond to the Masonic
password.
k THEORY SUGGESTED. .
BaltiiiK-re American.
The verdict of the jury in the
Cluverius case was reached speedily.
After considering together for but
forty minutes they found him guilty,
of murder in the first degree. The
testimony for the defenceVas chiefly
to prove the previous good character
of the accused, and denials that he
wore a mustache whic.h went td the
question of identification and de
nial that the watch key found on the
reservoir was his. Giving, to these
contradictions their full value, they
failed to answer the strong points of
the case made by the prosecution.
The theory of suicitfe was unten
able, because Lillian Madison could
not have climbed the fence at j the
reservoir. Her canvas sack jwas
thrown into.the river a half, mile
from the reservoir. If she had gone
to the river to throw in her baggage,
would she have walked back and
climbed the fence to drown herself
in the reservoir ? Would she have
uttered the scream that one of the
witnesses heard ? No. She didjnot
kill herself. She was killed I by
somebody either Cluverius or some
body else.
It seems to be proven beyond rea
sonable doubt that Cluverius had.
held relations with the unfortunate
girl which placed her in a helpless
condition. , She was on the eve of
becoming a mother, yet had been
able to conceal this fact up to the
time of her visit to Richmond. That
she and Cluverius met in Richmond
by appointment is proven by many
circumstances. The torn note alone
('is evidence enough. What was the
purpose oi tins meeting in liich-
fnnTifl ? " Tn nrfwir?ft tliA orirl a oAnrof.
piace wnere sue coma pass a lew
weeks' in retirement and seclusion.
The letters written to account for
her absence "by a pretended engage
ment at Old Point prove this. The
humble dwellings of the Belle; Isle;
iirpn workers r offered, a promising '
place, and thither they went togeth
' er on the morning of the fatal night.
They were seen by many." If mur
der had been in the heart of Cluve
rius at that time,-he would not have
been seen in public with ; her. He
lwould have decoyed her out at night
on one of the high bridges over the!
rushing river,1 and there hurled her
from the height to her death and
this would, perhaps, have looked
like suicide. But the visit to Belle
Isle was a failure. The girl was not
satisfied. I hey visited another place
with similar results. Then the girl
thought that she would go and throw
herself on the mercy of her friends,
the Dunstans, and entreat them to
conceal her shame. They were seen
to go out late in the evening, enter
a street car and so to Reservoir
street, on which the Dunstans lived..
In the morning ' she was found
drowned in the reservoir, and her
red shawl was found hanging over
the Dunstans' gate. What do these
facts point to ? They indicate that
a scene occurred at the gate. The
poor girl, when she arrived there,
felt her heart fail her. She could
not enter and tell the - story of her
ruin. She turned upon her com-
g anion and reproached him keenly,
he implored him to marry her and
save her from disgrace. During her
excitement she threw her shawl over
the gate. iHer gloveswere cast aside.
Her agitation r was intense. Her
voice rose. Her lover, fearing that
she would arouse the house, drew
her away. They forgot the shawl.
They walked together up the lonely
j-oad, and the ifian who was engaged
to be married to another woman re
alized that he had an injured, des-
Eerate, unmanageable woman on his
ands. It was then that the thought
of killing, her entered his mind.
They walked on together. She had
ceased to reproach him, and was
now tearfully entreating him. She
would follow him wherever he asked.
They leached the end of the road.
A dim light showed the gap in the
fence. This promised concealment.
They entered, and were alone in the
lot. But the high, level bank show
ed Cluverius that it was a reservoir
whoe deep waters would offer a
belter concealment. She ascended
the bank with'difficulty, for the hill
was steep. There he paused irreso
lute for a moment. He dreaded to
strike the blow. Their conversation
was renewed.5 Other plans were
proposed to her, but she saw safety
only in one, and that was for him to
marry her. He took her fiercely by
the arm. She uttered a piercing
scream that was heard two hundred
yaids away. Then Tie struck her,
and in her delicate condition she
fell like one who is shot! Full of
horror and fear, he caught lier- up,
lifted her to the height of the fence
and let her fall on the slope of the
bank. She rolled down, "not quite
dead, and clutched her hands full of
the slime of the bottom.
Then all was silent. Cluverius
was alive on the bank. There was
the canvas bag, which had been
brought out in expectation of her
staying at the Dunstans. He picked
it up, hastened to the river and
threw it in. It was found several
miles down the stream. Then he
returned to his hotel, and left for
home by the post midnight train. "
Perhaps it happened in this way.'
Death to Insects.
AshevOle Citisen.
We gave a trial yesterday to the
Persian, Dalmatian, or Insect pow
der. It is an inpalpable yellow oust,
made from the pulverized flowers of
the pyrethrum roseatum, a plant
largely cultivated on the eastern
coast of the Adriatic. It is death to
flies and fleas and alc.ost every other
insect. It is death to the Colorado
beetle, as we proved. But-from the
lightness of the powder, it is some
what difficult to apply it, the faint
est breeze wafting it away. Indoors,
it is best applied by means of the
same kind of syringe that is used
with the inhalator For flies, close
the doors of rooms,) and jet out a
few puffs of the dust. In a short
time the present brood will all tum
ble to the ground. Other insects
can be reached directly with the
same appliance. Death to insects,
it is perfectly innocuous to 'human
beings, safe and perfectly cleanly.
The Frauds who Prey on Invalids.
Invalids, especially men, are cau
tioned against writing or communi
cating in any way with the parties
whose names and addresses are given
below, as we know them to be abso
lute frauds. Some of them have
spent terms in jail fpr fleecing the
ignorant, and only one of the entire
list is sailing under his own name.
Their ways are so wily and their
tongues so oily, that if ' you enter
their; net, if only with a postal card,
you are sure of getting caught. Let
them severely alone :
Rev. Jos. T. Inman, Station D.,
N. Y. City. The Voltaic Belt Co.,
Marshall, Mich,. Dr. J. D. Judge
& Co., 79 Beach street, Boston,
Mass. Dr. Rice, 37 Court - Place,
Louisville, Ky. Dr. Wagner, ; 338
Larmier, street, Denver, CoL . Dr.
Whittier, 617 Charles street, St.
Louis, Mo. Dr. Clarke, 186 Clark
street, Chicago, HI. New England
Medical Institute, Boston, Mass.
Peabody Medical Institute, Boston, ,
Mass. . J. H. Reeves, 43 Chatam
street, New York City. ' Cirale
Remedial Agency, Fulton street, N.
Y. City. Dr. Lucas, 132 South1
Clark street, Chicago, HI. ; ' Dr.
Bate, 25 South Clark street, Chica-
fo', HI. Maraton Remedy ; Co., 44
I. 14th street, N. Y.: City. : Mag
vneton Appliance Co., 218 State St., .
Chicago, ill. Dr. Raymond,' Brook
lyn, New York.
Fall Sspsrisr. Cosrts. I
I ' ; 1885. . : -
" 8tH DIST. JUDGE MONTGOMERY.
Iredell 2 weeks Aug. 10
Iredelli 2 " Nov. 9
Rowan 2 " Aug. 24
Rowan II 2 " Nov. 23
Davidson 2 Sept. 7.
Davidson 1 week Dec. 7
Randolph; - 2 weeks Sent. 21
Montgomery 2 ' Oct. 5
Stanley! 2 " Oct. 19
Cabarrus 1 week Nov. 2
9TH DIST. JUDGE GRAVES.
Rockingham 2
Rockingham 1
weeks
week
weeks
July 27
-Nov. 9
Oct. 26
Sept. 28
Sept. 14
Sept. 7
Oct. 12
Aug. 10
Nov. 16
Aug. 24
Nov, 23
r orsyth
Yadkin
Wilkes
Alleghany
Davie
Stokes ;
Stokes1 1
Surry
Surry 1
week
weeks
week
weeks '
week
IOtH DIST. JUDGE AVERT.
Henderson
Burke
Caldwell S
Ashe '
Watauga
Mitchell i
3 weeks
2 "
1 week
1 "
1 "
2 weeks
2 "
July 20
Aug. 10
Sept. 7
Aug. 24
Aug. 31
Sept. 14
Sept. 28 -
Oct. 12
Yancey
McDowell
2
it
llTH DIST.JUDGE SHIPP.
Union ' 2 weeks
Sept. 21
Aug. 31
Oct. 12
Oct. 5
Aug. 10
Oct. 26
Nov. 2
Nov. 16
Aug. 3
July 27
Mecklenburg 3
Gaston
2 "
Lincoln
Cleveland
Cleveland
Rutherford
Polk
Catawba
Alexander
1 week
2 weeks
1 week
2 weeks
1 week
1 "
1 "
Sogar Grove Letter.
Sugar Grove, June 8.
To the Editor of TJie Lenoir Topic :
Up here in our land of the clouds,
the windows of the heavens were
recently opened and the winds came
and the rain descended in floods i
for ten or fifteen days ; so much so !
that planting and hoeing of corn
was very much retarded. June, ; so
far, has been fair and warm and yon
bet farmers made good use of their
time, and hoed corn while the sun
shined. Owing to the failure of the
wheat and rye crop, our people have
set extra large crops of corn, buck
wheat, Irish potatoes &c.
I believe it is for our good that
such things as failures of crops &c,
do happen. It teaches us this im
portant lesson, that of ourselves we
are nothing, as it were, and what
dependent creatures we are ; while
at the time, it sharpens our energies,
increases our industry, which mani
fests the old adage, "fortune helps ,
those who try to help themselves."
Corn is looking well aud growing ;
fast and has as good if not the best ;
stand I ever have seen, f ! ;
The financial pressure jstill weighs ;
heavy and drags slowly, while our
county is crowded with surplus of
live stock, for which there is but
little demand. This condition of
things has demanded this act, that"
we must keep less and better stock
and raise more grass. Our soil,
climate, and production are so gen
erous and productive, our water
power so abundant, our hard and
soft wood so plentiful, our cold and
sparkling springs so numerous, and
the surface indications of various
and valuable ores and minerals so
common, that it certainly does open
up a vast field for many and profita
ble industries which are only now in
their infancy or do not exist at all.
I will suggest that a canning fac
tory for fruits, berries &c, could be
made a paying and profitable indus
try. Our cold springs with a full
back ground of luxuriant grass are
great facilities, and offer nattering
inducements to dairy men while
sheep farms for wool -raising would
be a paying industry. Also, tobacco
can be made to pay well, as demon
strated by actu.ll experiment, and
bee culture as far as tested pays a
handsome dividend. Even poultry
raising has become quite a business.
Mrs. Jeremiah Glenn has over 100 .
young chickens and Mrs. Melissa
Herman, has 150 young and old
chickens and about 30 hens have
produced 90 dozen eggs since last .
fall. ;
A gentleman from Johnston City,
Tennessee, came up to Watauga in
March and bought seven 2-horse
wagon loads of chickens for which
he paid from 16J to 20 cents per
head. .
i Western Carolina is slowly but
surely coming to the front, and her
rich and abundant resources are at
tracting public notice, and have and
will still induce enterprising men to
invest their money in various enter
prises ; for instance the Blowing
Rock and Roan Mountain hotels.
The extension of our Western" R.
R., the completion of the C. & L.
R. B., the building of the Cranberry
R. R., and the successful working
of one of the richest y and finest
i grades of iron ore in the world, from
a .- mountain of inexhaustible iron
ldepo8its--8uch are some of the great
'internal improvements of this age in ,
our beloved Western. Carolina, and
why may we not, at the rate of com
pound interest, reasonably hope that
Ihe next decade will develop tea
fold, yea, 50 or even 100 fell i i
provement, - for - which let vdt
and trust. 11.11.
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