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LENOIR, N.O., WEDNE3DZT, D OEMDEH 18, 1809,
NUMDEIl 18.
Kodo
Dyspepsia Cure
Digests what you eat.
ItarUllcially (llifeiitstho food iiru! ,i'd,
K.ilurc In btruiiiHhiililiiK 'il r' n
Ml liOl.llIK I lie exliiilb.led (IlKiHtlvo r
"una. ll In I li" luteal discovered dl,
ant itnrl ton In No other prcpar i
can approach It In efllcleucy ll I'
utant.ly relieve Hrid iteriiiuiienl lycun
DyMpcimli, Indigestion, Hi riril i.n
Kliitnlt.iine, Hour Stomach. Nm
-MM- nala;h(!,OttitriilKla,Orarii)f-
ii oilier resultcof Irnpe.rfectnMk'eHi.
I rsparsd by t C. DeWIU A Co.. Cbica"..
Edmund Jonen.
Lawyer,
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W. H. B0WEa
A I TOKNEY - At - M W,
LINOIH, R. a
Wil' prantl ia In th. cuurta nf ctaldwall and acljolo
uk Oou&M.
EDG!I ALAN Pi)E
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
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J. W. SUDDBRTH
Brick-flayer Sc Plasttner
I-KLVOTK N.(I.
"ftovont ywfcrs pip'-rliue In the
tiuftlneB ontrartn (or work nollrtt 1
tod tlrf'-ii iiurr
T
RIN7TV COLLEGE.
Forty-fifi li wnr npMm WMnc rtny Ht'itPin
hrllh. I,r-hi Hii1omeut of any ("loll
in the uutli '"nii.iVtnt Oyninnnttitn Id t
H'nt R. u1 ' ,v. t.. tin,"" .fr month, I oan
"rhotArHljii1 f"r wrrri liy jfcmiif men Y.iiPff
women artim 1 1 1 t, nil the (Usses Mpd1 for
a t it ngU' I o
r iv ! : IK n t K! no.
Durham, N.
!lDlil VALLEY IMIfliTf
AND
School of Business.
BOON VILLK M l.
Aims tn 'nrnnh th mii'iiuo
(1 Hnthe ut the min mail) f .
i'- bov and girls prepari. v ' r I
ege, Burnett, or Teaching A
age coat of board and tui - t for (it
months, only t4U Bru I irges
Book keeping, Shorthand, Vy e
writing, and Telegraphy m 112 50
pnr con s i. Speoial attcn giv .
to Tti:wj! e-s' Normal Cours-1 20H
studen ; reproaeriting thn atf e
in attendance last year. l'V 1 un
will open Anguet. 8, 1899. Spl
did ntw bu 1 (i well t mm
l.-'tii.n v l(ii Ind . "pt
liiBLruoU!. 8 We invit (; n ."
i- mrt.hdc i" ll"" of .
ttn.c-a oi i , c -uoter
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MORN, r
Boone v i
Lincolnton
Hine Shop,
Founders cSc IVZcxolilxxlts9
LINCOLNTON, N.C
Bo ol Haw Mills, Plniaps, Banding Machines, and other mnohinery.
Our Saw M:il is the la rst improved, and we invito inspection.
Wo ba ld engines, 15 ..o 30 H. P. We applj oar improved Head
Blocks- to ol mills We make Urate Bars lor wood or dnst.
We make bovel and a our Getr Wheels We make cat gearing of
all kind and varieties We mae Brass and Iron oaatingl of all
kinds and shapos. We re-boro Engine Cylinders, plane the
Valv-s and Valve Seat, and make new rings. This itopi joux
engine from leaking steam and gives yon foil power. Take your
Cylini.rs off and send to us. This i s oar business.
And we study it, and this is why we are doing more repair work
than ever before in oar history. We do ull kinds of Pipe work.
We out piping to any length and famish all kinds of fittings.
Write ao for what yoa wtnt and we will help you We have
aavod the people money raaor timet by a letter or a few minutes
talk Do not forget to writ
a iit or Lire
A luuldcn Mt vltbla tb door
And un m maaf tlmM bfor
A maa to dally toll passed by,
No lovo or plaaauro lit hla
liut whan ha harl th marry aunf
Ila wblatlad aa ha wnut along.
A woman by tba win low wept
For ona who In the nhurchyard atnpt,
Hut when upon her hearing (ell
That tune ahe knew ami loved ao well.
The flood of burning Uara waa atayod.
And eoon a long bar Upa aaaayed.
Ilrr neighbor hitnrd the tender itreln.
And softly Joined the aweet refrain.
Tim, nil day long that one song bore,
He Joyoumese from door to door.
CLA It A J. DENTON.
ALMYVS SETTING OUT
Thr engnrment was announced the
afternoon of the sewing at Rachel
WrlKht'a. A doien early arrivals were
having a perfectly delectable hulf hour
dlsRUHKlng their vnrloua ailments when
Mn. Whooler entered almoat breath'.cta
ami exclaimed: "Almy Tlmmlna Is en
gaRed!" The Internet In patent medlclnee nd
il I la at once died oat, and the nvi
bearer wai beeelged with question! aa
to who, how, where and when.
"I don't know nothing about It, on
ly Almy met me at he gate a 1 c ine
by and told mo, itnd ho'a a Uvlng iioine
where In the west." waa the reply.
" 'Par to me," said Grandma
Wilirht, "lh.it the sewlngM! have to
work harder than It (lid last year If
thn t a no. There'll be eomethln? .nuru
to do than Just to make things fur Uie
fair."
"How eoT" lnrjulred Jane Cox
"Why," nald grandma, "we pniMilMed
If A I tt i y Kot married we'd make h'T
net l In' -mit, art I gieee we ain't gum
back i n our word. lear! diur! lion't I
remen.her It well! Must have lnn 1
years ago. 'Twib a leap year, and we
hod the dewing down to Aliny'e Aunt
Mui Ins. lui hh h 1 if' 1 1 rememlier well
enough. Almy was 2UorHO,and e run
ning her 'bout nut tn ln married I
could eo ehe didn't like It, but Bhe
wasn't Hpry-tonisued enough to get in
hi l annwi re, so she kep' still. Blmeliy
we li t he r alone, and someone was ray
In' that It wbf perfectly shameless the
way two or three of the girls was
throw In' themselves at the new minis
ter. Then Almy spoke up quick like : 'I
don't know why they shouldn't try for
him If they want him Girls aln t
treated fair They're laughed at when
they don't man y, and laughed at when
thi v try to. 8cems to me If they'd
ought to h ive liuf bands they ought to
do all th"y kin to hurry and y : em
"V all Just roared, and said, "Good
for you, Auny ro and gei yours It's
leap year ;.nd we'll make your Beun'
out.' "And she said, short and sharp-like,
'Mebbe 1 v '!1,' and I knew "by the set
of her lips and the lift of her eliln :he
meant to try "
"And try she did," paid Mrs Torrey;
"not a young feller around that hadn't
the refusal of her "
"Mi.vbe she didn't," put In Jane Cox,
rhnrltably.
"Maybe not ," sniffed Mrs. Torrey, In
reply. "I d n't know only about my
Pnnny, and him I'm sure of, 'caupe Bhe
rame to me and asked permission to
ask him first "
"Well, well," snl 1 Grandma Wright,
kindly, "Almy's a g " d girl and uil!
make a good, thrifty wife fur any ni'n,
even If she ain't right wise In some
things. Ain't bad looking, nuther."
"Wonderful plain, I call her," put In
Millie Weaver, with a toss of her own
prctts head
"I dunno," said Mrs Torrey, thought
fully, "you'll 'low she'B got style."
"Style," replied Millie, scornfully:
"yrs. I'll 'low any one that's took the
fashion papers for years and practiced
the pictures before the glass Is bound
to have some sort of style "
"Well, she rildn't have a mother's
brlnglng-up and I'm glad she a got
him, and'll have a home of her own."
put In Grandma Wright again, "but I
wonder who he Ib and how she got
him."
nut the latter question wasn't an
swered even when Almy and Aunt Ma
ria Tlmmlns themselves appeared,
though there waa not lacking those
who couM put two and two together
when they heard that Joshua Curtain
had been thrashing up to Timmlnses
and had mentioned that a recent letter
from a cousin with whom he had been
brought up, but who had lived In the
west for over 20 years, had told his
trials as a widower with a young and
growing family. A month from that
day Almy had announced herself en
gaped to the western cousin.
The aewltiR society held nobly to Its
promise of making thesettlng-out, and
To Cure a Cold in a Day.
Tke l.nuili. Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ill
I'mikkIM" refund the momey If It (alls to
ns lor
whei.jjroa want,
as It gave Ila iliilnnrs, handiwork and
Almy wsa bound to spare no eiperiM,
It was ui:h a one u hud never before
been seen In that neighborhood. Kven
('apt. King's daughter, who murrlnd
the young rmm In the groc ery busliiiiu
down In York, ntnm die um-d of aui h
splendor. In v. In did the Interested
frlaiuls uhiiic hei Hint on an out-of-the-way
farm she wouldn't have any
need of such c'oililni' mi l when wash
day came round ahe would bn find of
something plain Almy replied thni she
was going to get a good husband, and
she was going to him ut her best Hlie
was old enough to do us she llkeil i.nd
She was spending the money "helred"
from a matcrnul grandfather, thn
hoarded savings of a lifetime.
Her clothing was the talk of the
town and tho fame of It spread even us
fur as the West Hills, and th- folk Irom
there fell Into the hahlt of dropping In
of a Hunduy U; Inspect the t hi ugh ,J.,t
that these pious people would have
dreamed of deliberately planning so
worldly a pleasure on the Hahhntli, hut
Tlinmlns always bad been a bundy wa
tering place for the hones on the WKy
horn from church and while thi men
were employed with the "crUer," it
was ii.l e easy and natural f ,, the
women folk to step Into the front oom
for a little visit and, with the clothing
spread out around th" spate chamber
Just adjoining, It wusn't in human na
ture) to reelst.
Itut the glory of tbe entire outfit was
the black silk drrsH Not even her hi mI
al gray received the same attention I'
was tike creation of a city tailor, madi
In a atyle so recent that to the Initiated
It appealed out of IWahl n The reason
for Its ejclftteuoe wis . uuiuied flint to
Millie Weaver and l L 1 out one
morning when she 'ind Mrs. Torrey
met at the corner Th. e.-fc
counted out the agga and weighed the
butter In the latter'B basket.
"Dollar ten, yy come to, Mrs Tor
rey. What'll you have?"
And as he filled out the grocery order
In eichange he chatted on.
"That reminds me Almy Timmlns Is
a saving creature. Came In an hour or
so ago with an egg to post a letter.
Told her 1 waa sorry, but Uncle Ham
didn't take eggs. Bhe said It was a good
fresh Leghorn and I oufcht to be glad
to get it. Sorry.' I says, 'but Just had
advices from WuHhlngton that they
I wusn i going 10 set any more uens iuis
j year "
"Then she got huffy, bo I lent her
two cents to post the letter and off she
went with the egg. Got to keep pout'if-
flre acounts straight, you know."
'Well, she ain't sparing nothln' on
her settln' out." suld Mrs. Torrey.
Two grand silk dresses. Whatever did
she want of that black silk, now, I
wonder?"
"Ain't she told you?" aBked Millie, In
Btirprlse. Why, she's going to get her
picture taken In It to send to him. May
be she t.dd me first a she wants It to
be a regular stui.tu 1 "
"H'm." grunted Mrs Torrey; "ain't
he goln' to get her soon enough without
that?"
Millie answered with a shrug. "Rays
she wants him to see what a fine, sty
lish woman he's going to get Anyway,
he'll need It to know her by. He hasn't
seen her since she was ten years old,
and thirty years do change a person
some. She s gh en up the fashion paper
pictures, and got a lot of actresses'
photographs and Is practicing them.
She's made up her mind which she
wants to look like now, and to morrow
her picture's going to be taken "
It was on exhibition two weeks later
at a goodbye tea which Aunt Maria
gave, and was duly admired by the
neigh bors.
"Y' U see, he don't know much about
me and I want him to see what he's
getting," explained Almy. "I think It's
a wonderful good picture, and I'm sure
it will surprise him."
And It did.
Almy had made most of her farewell
calls, her packing was progressing nnd
she was eagerly awaiting his letter of
final arrangements when she received
the follov It u
"Dear Madam Your picture has fair
ly staggered me. When I promised to
marry you I was looking for a help
meet for myself and a mother for my
children. I thought I saw In you a way
out of my troubles, but I'm In no posi
tion to t ike upon myself the support of
such a stylish woman; so there's noth
ing to clo but bark out. Hope you'll
pardon me No deceit Intended I've
broken up ivy home, put the children
to hoard, and I'm going to be a sheep
drover In the far west. That's all.
Kti'iti yours respectfully.
"JOHN CURTAIN "
Chicago News.
The Philippines War.
Manila. 1 vo. 11 The expectation of
rati hing a-ulnaldn In th. north has
been abnnilor.ed practically and the
probability now Is that he will turn
uthward. If he is not i.lrc cdy there,
With his destination Cavlto Province,
his home, whet.' the Insurrection be
gan and where ii still has Its greatest
suength. The Filipino soldiers in that
province recently have been showing
Increased enthusiasm and boldness, and
captured nntives say (hat Agutnaldo la
coming to Join them with a large army.
The same belief prevails among the na
tives In Manlln and elsewhere that
Anulnaltlo Intern's to make his head
quarters In Cavltc Province.
NEW YORK MARKETS.
Cash prices for staples.
Wheat. No. 2 red. .72.
Corn, No. 2 mixed, .39H
Oats, No. 2 mixed, .30.
Flour, Minnesota patents, $3,90.
Cotton, middling. 7 13-14.
CotTee, No. 7 Ulo, .Ofi7ji.
Pugar, granulated, 6.18.
Molasses. O. K. prime, .3.
lleef, family, 12.7S.
Peef hams, 24 00
Tallow, prime. .04.
Pork, mess, ! 2!i.
Hoes, dressed. 10 lb.. 0r.
Lard, prime. 5.".7.
Iron. Northern. No 1 foundry, 28.00.
Butter. Western nenmery, 27.
Clieeae. State, full cream, small,
Beptember, f-mcy. per lb.. 12alie.;
do., small. October, finest. 12a 12540.;
do., good to choleo, liu,anc.
Mr. J. Sheer, Sadalit, Mo., sav
ed his ohild's life by One Minute
Cough Cure. Doctors had ien
her np to die with oroup. It's an
infallible oare for ooughs, oolds,
grippe, pneumonia, bronohitii and
throat and lusg troubles. Relieves
at once Todd & Shell.
ill I Kill III
Methuen's Forces f iercely At
tacked By LJocrs.
WIRES AND RAILWAY CUT
Tha Result Is Not Yst Known Hard
Work Ahead for Buliar He Will
Mast With Realstance a Any Point
Ha Mjy Attack Tha Boers Are
Stubborn Gist of All the Newt.
London, Dec. 11 General Methuen
baa been Isolated. A Hying column of
liorra Mm cut the ie!"gtaph und mil
wuy near Grass 1'iin.
Another simultaneously ultiiked
Mi tnuen s re ar J lie War Oltlc has i
Issued the following bulletin rei Ived
at Cape Town from Grunge lU-er
"The railway culvert waa blown up
this morning near Grass I 'an. The
telegraph line was also , ut. It Ii n
ported thut there la heavy llrlug of
guns to the north."
l esperate lighting Is now proceeding.
The Ilrst news of th buttle came in a
dispatch from Pretoria reocKed le re
F.b'ay evening, which says it Is te
porte l there that fighting was i.-s. m -d
at the Modeler Itlver Thursday ll was
confirmed by later dispatches f.om
Cupe Town.
Ladysmlth 8helled Again.
Pretoria, Dec. 11 (delayed In t rar.s
mlsslon) -The following despatch d .t
ed Friday, hus been received from i,,e
head laager, near l.adysmlth
"The L'rltlsh arc advatu lug un f .,
lenso, but last night pusued u ;. ,
an attack. There was a desultory ...n
r.onade this morning, the naval gun., in
Ladysmlth replying ilgor. MlHly l'j mil
Arc."
The Fighting Is On.
London. Dec. 11. Gen Lord Methuen
must have l,.-un his a.Uun. i
berley. , cording ... the I'i. lot i s
patch saying tiyh'mg Is now ,,u He
has fully li.iM() men, it Is believe.: tu re
The Loers ar. Htongiy Intreruh. ' at
Spytfont.-ln. hetv. n Mo.ld. r Kiver
and Kin bi-rlev. wl h 11 UMi n -n
Pretoria, 1 cc S ' lene. il Bui '
gone to Ft er e, w h. r G' li ; alt'lcr ii -u
preceded him by hree ,, s With i lie
commander in clu In the i an, - ' he
relief culun n It t -iiiv to b.. ,h
founded supposl'ic r. . I tu. ;.re
iimlnarles have I - :, aitaiig. 1 and
that tiie advance c raise the sic of
Ladysmlth will bi-in soon, i: I,
is not now actual I und -r wa
The !! ltlh will not match mm f ir
in fore finding the Uoers in tlcir fruit
Fven If a Hank movement shoui I lie
made th'- Transvtt i leaders h.v.- t'c
entire region of the Tug-da and Little
Tugela livers covered by their alert
and swift moving looming parties.
General Kuller an count on having
his crossing or furttier advance stub
bornly contested The Boers have
moved prt of their main force frim
Grohler's Kloof to near ( inderl - .ok
Bprult. Four thousand Free Stater - are
fortified ..n the slopes of the lila. k
Mountains, ten mi'es west of Colenso.
while reconnolsant cj from Frete h ve
developed the rxl temc of fortified
camps below the ridges along the
northern bank of the Tugi da east of
Colenso.
Wherever Puller feints or act u lly
crorses he will find the Iloers waiting
for him.
The n-iers have some heavy guns
mounted to defend the approach to
Ladysmlth. but General BuKer. it Is
known, hus greatly strengthened this
Important arm of his column
The Roers are said to be at Spytf n
ten. wl'h 11,000 men well intrenc' H,
and rupported by powerful artillery,
with all the ranges measured
It appears that all 'hree of the lie
leagurcd towns are still safe, that ' o.
onel Raden-Powell, Colonel Keke.ich
and General White all agree In the
confident assertion that they are i roof
agnlnst all and every assault, and hat
decisive battles In both Natal and on
the western frontier of the Free State
are near at hand.
Communication Re-opened.
London. Dec. 11 General Forculer
Walker has sent the following 'is
patch, duted at 8 o'cl ck Frh'tv e-- n
Ing. to the War OffVre from Cape
Town :
"Telegraph and railway cnminun! i
tlon to Modder River has been reop. n
ed. A battery of field artillery an a
battalion of Infantry v ere dispatched
from Modder Klver against Commajid
ant Prins Loo's force of 1.000 P os.
with one gun, who had destroy- ' hr
railway. Our losses were fout teen
wounded."
Reported Distentions.
Modder River, Dec. 11. Communs a
tlon with Kimberley by means of
searchlight was established last night.
The town waa reported all well, with
ample Btores of provisions and forage
for present and probable needs The
Doers have not been shelling the t..wn
since November 25.
It Is reported that serious dissensions
have broken out In the Uoer camp be
tween the Transvaalers and the Free
Staters. General Cronje Insists upon
putting Transvaal officers In command
of the Free State forces and says that
the latter will not fight.
Troopa for South Africa.
London, Dec. 11 Mr. J Powell Wil
liams, Financial Se. tetary of tbe War
Ofllce, In the course of a speech at
Queensbury. said that when nil the
troops arrived In South Africa, the to
tal, Including the colonial and naval
contingents, would be 105,770. The Daily
News says It Is Intruded, as soon us the
sixth army division Is embarked, to
prepare to moblllie the seventh in case
it should be needed.
Operations Around Mafeklng.
Mngalapye, Beehuanaland, Dec. 11
Preparations have been completed fur
an advance In force to repair the rail
way line and endeavor to restore com
munication with Mafeklng The it iera
are reported In force near Gahrones. In
a strong natural position, with a seven-pounder
and a Maxim commanding
the line.
Miss Josle Kelly, of Flshklll Land.
Ing, N. Y., waa waylaid and robbed of
$50 by a tramp.
tlw Ar inr KMufi
Ir Hobba' Br-srami Will cure all Wnr Ma.
Satin. AM.tiUsBUU.Cklocgf N.T.
CHOICE Vegetables
will always find a ready
market but only that farmer
can raise them who has studied
the preat secret how to ob
tain both quality and quantity
by the judicious use of well
balanced fertilizers. No fertil
izer for Vegetables can produce
a large yield unless it contains
at least 8 Potash. Sent 1 for
our books, which furnish lull
information. We send them
free of charge.
GERMAN KAI.I WORKS,
V) Nmu St , Nt Yorti.
BURNED AT THE STAKE.
An Angry Mob's Awful Vengeance on
a Negro Murderer.
Maysvllle, ky., Dec 8. link ''.de
man, the negro murderer of Mrs. I.i h
brook, was taken from the olllceis by a
mob of 1,000 men Wednesday -ml I. 'lin
ed at the stake.
Th mob, led by th- husband . r the
negro's victim, dragged the shrieking
criminal through the principal streets
of the town, bound hlru to a small tree,
set fire to the brush und stood guard
until he was dead.
t'olemari arrived und. r a si
guard of deputies sworn in b
Rc-rifT. Including Detective l"H
lal
i he
aid.
Constable Dawson, chief of i . i.
Donovan, all the poli. - f..ne aril two
deputy sherllTs
When they arrived at the court ' o e
th-y were met by a mob of fullv 1 o'tO
I pl. headed by Janc-H I.ashl r ..k,
tin- hush. md of the riiunl. iel w-u : m.
The oflloers wote cornj.-Il. d t de
liver their prisoner, aid the mob . etit
imii .liat--ly up Second s'r.-t tin --..gh
th- Central portion of i he city, f.d'c.v-
ed bv fully five thousand of tic
zens of the town and county
No attempt at disguNe u is ru.i
the members of the mob They
itl-
- by
.rk-
-d In grim silence, s. ipeiv a rd
being spoken tievond the curt com
mands of their lead.-! s
A dozen men dragg--1 Coleman ft tu
the grasp of his guar is and. tlr.vv
tng a rope over his h.-.id, drape-, tutti
li.tough the streets Th" wretch sitl Ic
ed constantly for tn-Tcy, plcadn i 'r
his life at every step
Th- moh carried ('..l. -nan to a sread
hollow near th" ral'r. a 1. wlc ; 'h y
bound him tightly to ,i voting sepdrig
Tie n th- v heap--. I a huge pile of I. ish
wood and timber about him and fired
the stack, while he continued his cries
for help
Some one cut out his eyes, ti ri 1 in a
moment his head rnlled around an 1 h"
was be'leved to b- dead A '. n
torches were ap; led slmuit.iri. : ly
and huge toneu-s of flame swop' u;.
and around th" sins-. less !....!
As the flani'-s hurst forth th-- ! i
uonse crowd broke ln'n - he. is, v P. h
continued as long as the fr" lorn-d
Tiefore the toasting began ( 'ol.-rn.'i ri w is
almost dead
Itefore Colem'n was luirne 1 b'ue v !
rlol and cayenne p-pp. r w.t-. th- n
Into his eyes and his face was mii.i led
In with a chunk of wood
Many women were present during the
burning. Just before Coleman dl. I he
raised his head and Is reported to Pave
said:
' If you take the ft i-n s avv.iv I want
to sav something. ' tiun he s.m' b.i.k
and died
Judge liar' - rson wi'l call a s- . clal
grand jury at on- e to . oris! i. r ch i: g-'S
against the loaders of the n, .b
Coleman had been kept in the j il at
Covington since his arrest he. aico. of
his fear of mob violence at May vi e
Coleman was in mortal terror when
he was handcuffed to be placed In the
train He begge 1 plt -ously to be al
lowed to stay in Covington until ..Tier
the trial was ended.
After the lynching was over. J invs
Lashbrook, husband of the woman
w hom Coleman crltiui. illy assaulted
and murdered last August, said:
"I touched the match to the tire that
sent Coleman to his doom I did as I
thought right. I will stand for all that
may follow."
ROBERTS TO THE PUBLIC.
Denounces the Methods Used to Carr
Him From Congress.
Washington. Dec. 9 Hrlgham II.
Roberts of Utah, who was not al'ovv.d
to take the oath as a Representative In
Congress, has Issued an uddress to the
American people. H contains mu h
that was said by Roberts on the " ior
of th" House, and by Mr. RIchar "n.
the Democratic leader, who opposed the
resolution of Mr Taylor of Ohio in
the address Mr. Roberts says that H e
committee Is made up entirely of hose
hostile to his cause all of whom vet d
against the Utah member taking Ms
scat. He argues that he is being un
fairly treated and asks the Ante i .in
people to look upon the matter in '.hit
light.
The Roberts Committee Meet.
Washington. Dec. 9 An initial meet
ing of the committee appointed to in
vestlgate the charges against Ilrlgh un
H. Roberts, the member-elect from
i Utah, on which the aeoussed Is barred
from taking his seat in the fifty-sixth
Congress, has been held to dec ide up
on a plan of procedure by which the
matter can be finally disposed of at as
I early ,i date as possible. The proof" 1
, lugs of the committee were not ul'o
gether of a pun. I.- character, but
enough hap been learned of what tran
spired to warrant the statement that
Mr. Roberts will be granted th" privi
lege of making R personal plea b- fore
the committee and he will also be al
lowed counsel at the committee he:. ring
of his case
llvaata with yoa whather yon ronllnaa thy -wia
iwT-imiittocT..iiMt. T-aij)TiI
rmoTM t dMira for tobaoeo, "tlhaTY mk 3
ulaarvoadUtrM. ailliBiiSKB .ill I tfT
Una. purtflM tha blood, Tal I k mLJr"
atoraa laat majiaooa.ajTavl B p.jBoijo boif-a
Bwkaa too ilnm jji 1 1 1 1 V0"1 400.000
Stalls, asnawI a UlWIB'cataaaurrU "
WS poekatcajfyl 1 m Slievro-B AC Croat
took, i sjf JVa"nroar ova amcalVta
"JWSjlaCul,fM'''r'-,l''ll
M Rfs-wai.pMMllly,prtUt.entty Ona
f 1 boa, SI. anally aaraai I boiaa, St W,
I JaVaranocatefiiT. arwrc-fand mona.
la, aWStata a tt Ca.. CtHasa, aaaattl, Saw Itai
, UDKUA I USIIIU'A 770 V
Wbuii ll.ti Democratic incumbents
wlio hud Leon legislated out of of
ll"o by the Puronitts, began suits
to hold on to tbe places, we tUuKht
it wa thu b ginrjing of a poliuca)
evil in the Mate. The reoeni tie
c s on of tbi Bupremo Court 11 bat
another bol l step in tbe samo t'l-ftc.
t tin. It. is a (Ufhnce of the cf
i da ui'Ojj'e ai:d niurpation, bj the
Jik i tta! (lep-r. inent of the jforti
iiicr t, cf ti e tigh's cf the Let sla'
u'h I 'i t( e able din ntine nu n
ion filtl b Judge Clark, the f
loM-rg pointi, an iaoimariz.il by
M.e Nt-wj & Obstrver. are well tat
tained:
1 Tt'at the onititution confers
npon the Supreme Court no power
to nullify or set aside an aot of the
Iegnlatnje, but that on the con
trary it eipreuily forbids its unt of
any uch powar.
3 That tbe decision of the c art
bused upon the clause of the Fed
e al coua itution whioh forbida a'iy
htate to pans a law "impairing the
obligation of a coatraot ."
:t. That the Hupreme Coor' of
tbe United States has repeatedly
be 1 1 that the tenure of an office is
not a contract with the State, that
the Legialalure may ubolob or
chargu an office at will or remove
be iT."umb"r.t onlesa eipreetly pro
hibited by the State cous'i'uiion;
and therefore that the Sop-eme
(ourt of state in holding to the cor
rory rpfogint' to accept a tn iorr
Of the United States Court rs to
if in'e-pretation of the Ua;ted
S'ts constitution
4 That the rnlinf of the court -s
dmi'tpdly btgd on Hoke v. Llen
'erejri, which wag decided seven
e n y ars be'ore the Unitrd State"
npreme Court hi Id tbat tenure of
fti ib nit a contract and that to
ibol ah an t ffidf t r remove tbe i
coniber.t ib t ot to "impair the
Ii- hiion of a contract."
5 Tbat the ruling of the court
a contrary to that of evtry other
S'a'e court and to the highest legal
sui dorit ei.
Willi. ItlBS
Old uncle Nathan Triplett, of
Jobs Cabin, who wag reported ill
laat week, ig dead.
Thomas Sprk, of New Ctstls,
was put in jail Friday by Jide
Henieison. He s one of the .e'
lowg that vent to Chap Curry'g dig
tillery some lime ago and r iied
'm"rry cam "
Mr. D P Yount, of Newton,
waa here the first of the wek. He
hat been acroea tbe mountain 1 M'k
ing for a man who had embt z : od
strop money frvm the Newtoa N'ur
try, but did net find him.
Rtv J. J Daech'a congregation
at Moravian Falls overwhelmed him
with a ponnding Thanksgiving
night. Tbe house wag so crowded
tl.at the "pounders" adjourned to
'he rhurco where they engaged in a
nearty thanksgiving servioe.
Mr Eli Absher, secretary of the
stockholder of the Mulberry Gap
turnpike, reaching frcm the foot of
the mountain on this side to Gray
in Allrghaay county, gives us a few
encouraging faois as to goad roads
Tbe atcckholders on this road began
work on the 10th of July, and by
Aufcn't tbe riad was ready for tray
il and a toll gate put up. Tbe ci'
aa about $1,000, The road for
four montLj, ending Nov. 30th has
paid $242 33, collected.
Mr. Finley Whittington, of Un
on townabip. was seriously buit
aat Sttnrday afternoon. He was
lauhng when the mule ran away.
Lie was thrown or jumped from tbe
vagon tbe result that his left thigh
"aa broken, big ear aplit, some se
oro gugttt'S cut on his head and
thtr b n arg ii fl ctc)d. Drs White
t it P, uirKon attended him at d ne
t pelting a'oni; alright A week or
o tijfo, the game mole ran away and
ftlir hurt Mrs, Whittington, from
he t (Tjcte of which she is still con
fined.
Th Ippititi it i Salt.
la envied by all poor dyapep'.ica
hose Stomach and Liver are out
f order. A'. such should Iniw
iat Dr. KinK't New Life Pills, the
onderfol Stomaoh and Liver Kem
r. gives a spleadid appstito,
g. '.md digestion and a regular bodi
abit that insures perfeot health
and gteat energy. Only 25j. at
Todd 4 Shell's drng store.
An edit r pr titi hi japer to give
his patn ns ihu iimt of the day and
for the money there la in it He is
presumed to know of what he writes
and be generally does. When he
writri u he deei in ti n Leader
Courier, Osceo'a Milla, Pa , without
fee or hope of reward, inat "Cham
berlain's Cough Kerned ? o'a mag
ically, and we have found none bet
ter in our h ,n oi .old If ym hare
a cough, try it," it uisj b. ccepled
as an houtat 'ip esoOI)i orthy of
credence. F,,r -. at l)r Ktnt's
Drog Htc rd.
Highly a i barn la if whiskey
were seized by revenue (.filt ers at
tht Southerr freight depot in Win
gU.n Monday u.ght for mvc' ligation
as to some irregularities. The
whiskey was .hipped from Klkin by
a Mr. Sprinkle
Clarion. Ins
Comos fnm Dr. D H. Jargile,
of Wahiia, I. T He writest
"Fon- b-'tl s of Elrcfic Bitters has
cured Vi l Brewer of scrofula,
whicli bad t snaed her j;reai suffer-
lrg fcr yttra. Terrible sores would
bn ak out on tier heid and face, aud
tho best doctors could g've no help;
but her euro ia con-pkte and her
health is sxcellent." Thin shows
what thcuaands have proved that
Elect ic B tiers ig tbe bfkt bleed
pur.fi-ir kn .Wl I "s 'he an pre me
remtd for e. z i , er, salt
rheum, ulcere, - ' -nnn'ig
gor.e P. aiiinua : r aidneys
and bowtle, upr-'i p-. irons helps
diei'ion bu ld-i up the strength.
Only 50 ctv 'i, Sold by P)dd 4
Shell Druggists Guaranteed.
TO CUBE LA GRIPPE IN TWO DAT. 9
Take LiiiTivt Bain i viuiNiNl ' bl rs Al
druglata refund t he mon-y if It full to cure.
B. W. fls-wnlg-nture on t rjr bo
S.W. Shell,
PHYSICIAN AND
SURGEON,
Lenoir,
- N. C.
Office at rf alliens on West Mln Rtreet. Ail
fLU answered prom'lj day i r nlgfat-
Sewing Hlftchine
Rotary Mm ui k Pmi
Send for Circulars.
WHEELER & WILSON MFG. CO.,
ATLANTA, 6A.
We call a'tention to this line.
We have a ni e line to offer
the trade. Yv, alst have
Shoes both for
Men and Women.
We are opening at and be.ow
cost. There is not a large
Stock of the latter hm when
fits &o are to be had bargains
can be found.
We have some clothing too,
we are offering very cheap.
Call and examine.
Respeotfully,
GLOYD & JOHMSOH.
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