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I I Editor ajad Proprietor.
.;rekn.diR'. 5. c ji lt as.
I About : 100,000 of onr negros
Lire Roman Catholics.
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Chicago saloons take in 30,
MMi.iMMi a vear fur liquor.
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1 By this time wo suppose
porofy dan legun to chink up those
T
riarks.
The Brooklvn bridge doesn't
j.jy. The Mfpl are either afraid
to walk or ride over it or"re too
sting to pay toll.
The rfpublicansatole Flor-
iI.t and Ixjuiiiana to elect Hayes
,i:mI Wat TiMeu. and liought In
.liana to elect Garfield and boat
Hancock. Why not rebuke the
crime of and the crime of 1880
by the iiominhtioti and election of
TiMeu and Hancock!
lx Confederate put their
Icidiu? general a Iec-tle lower
than the angel, but not mnch.
Where do the Union men place
.their lending generals T Baltimore
a.
Well, they
the head of
place old Grant at
the row of political
uuivincv indicted on thU conn try;
Hancock, the bravest and best of
"the lot, they defeat itl for the pres
denry, a the) fid the gallant Me
ridian; Fitxj John Porter, who
once saved the army from utter
annihilation, jthey allow to lire
under an undeserved reproach, and
,;thv man they reward i Tope, who
'Arcured for ihe Tnion arm the
iwort defeat t)f the war.
! The New York Timem pub-
' lnhen report from 314 localities in
J ! thirty eight State indicating the
1 drift of public sentiment on the
J Presidential Question. Mr. Tilden
j i' the Democratic favorite, it seem,
( in ll"d of thef localities, and Mr.
j Ulaine U the Republican favorite in
? lat of them. jMr. McDouald stand
l next to Mr. Tilden with votes,
I so to speak, i ml President Arthur
rank next tj Mr. Ulaine with 64,
Senator ITdmtinds standing next to
Mr. Arthur intli ."71 and General
i
Grant following at a long distance
w ith only 17.) The Democrat are
thinking of forty different possible
- candidate, the Itcpnblicans of for-
fcone.
PKOIIII.NTMUIXm
The New- York Timet has shown
commendable enterprise in tapping
the alleged prevailing sentiment of
the conn try upon the presidential
inestioii at more than 400 different
points, and while the result is of
1 altogether too previous a character
to be of any practical value, it Is
nevertheless interesting a indicat
ing, to a certain extent at least,
the wet of public opinion at the
" present timej The Timet requested
of thecorre.HMidents to whom it
applied, answer to the four follow
ing question) : 4(1) Who is most
frequently spoken of by I.epubli
can in your viciuitj as their first
choice for presidential candidate in
I 154 t (2) What other names are
j mentioned t j (3) Who is most frtv
quentlyiuchtioned by Democrats in
i your neighborhood as their first
J; choice Tor presidential candidate in
11! ( 4). yiiat other names are
I mentionetl, and in nlniut what or
: der, a indicating their populari
ty r It is claimetlthat the people
j applied to under these bead were
not ioliticiau$, but reliable men in
both parties, whose interest oblig
ed them to kt p thoroughly posttnl
in political matters. Categorical
replies were received from 344 dif
ferent point, developing the fact
that in each of the two great par
ties there are about 40 men thought
of ami talked of for candidal. In
the Kepnblicaii column Mr. IHaine
leads the list at 103. or nearly a
third of the' whole. Arthur i a
remote second, at 64; Edmund
stands at .7j; Grant at 19; Sher
man. 17: w bile after bim are men
tionetl in order as first choices, Ixv
gan. Lincoln Harrison, Sherman,
Gresham, Fiirchild, Ilawley, Cor
nell. S. F. Miller, Sheridan, Folger
and Windoii. while 10 have no
preference. The scale of alleged
popularity in the Democratic party
is graduate!, a follow . Mr. Til
den lead at an easy gal loft, his
, hk standing at 1J. Next to him
n .Mc..i...M :,, H, .ml (ter
him P.ayard at .111. Hancock is
the pri-fc mice of mimI after him
is rated Ctovj Hutler of Massachu
enr. at l"ujf Jnostly from New En
gland. After llutler the order i
Thiirtnan, Cleveland, Uandall,
Flower, Iloadly (with an if) Morri
son, Unton, Parker, Hewitt, Hen
dricks, Jewitt, Palmer, English.
. lint all this U nothing much more
significant than warm weather re
creation. A ear works changes in
many thing, I but in nothing to a
greater extent than in presidential
proliabilities
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1825.
MR. TILDKX AXD Till: FR1U
DKSCY.
j The New York Sua, which ha
been regarded a in the confidence
of Mr. Tilden, pronouuees as "hok"
and as "mere fabrication tie
statement published in the New
York Timet a coming from an "in
timate friend' of Mr. Tilden, that
lie ! still willing to be nominated
for President by the Democratic
party. In reply to thU the Time
declares that Mr. Tilden Inten
tions are among the few things
with which the Sum Is not intimate
ly acquainted ; as to these it is
either deceived or deceive itself.'
In this connection the editor of the
New York IFcrW. vbo traveled
from Yonkera to New York with
Mr. Tilden Thursday last, make a
statement in regard to Mr. Tilden
condition. He ay: A to his
health, we are not prepared to give
a physician's diagnosis nor a phy
sician's certificate. But if clearness
of complexion and brightness of
eye are sate indication Mr. Tilden
is certainly a healthy a man as he
was seven year ago. nia com
plexion is certainly fresher and
healthier and his look has no indi
cation of weakness about it The
partial paralysis or palsy or nerv
ous affection, or - whatever it is, of
his right arm and hand, continues,
aiid he is probably nnable to make
any efficient use of that arm. He
talked freely and fluently; what
ever impairment his body may have
suffered, his mind is as clear as
ever His memory is remarkably
retentive and accurate, extending
to trifling incidents that one would
hardly expect. bim to recall. He
talked about politics, about the
electoral commission, the dangers
of interviewing and other natural
topic of a half hour's ride. There
is no doubt that he still maintains
the same keen interest in and intel
ligent attention to politics and to
business. .We are inclined to think
that Mr. Tilden is not very angry
to hear himself talked about for tho
nominatiou. In fact, we rather
judge from his healthy complexion
that he could be persuaded to serve
another terra.'
rIRF.PUT.ni.K POLITICAL ri-:v-j
F.LATWSW.
In a recent letter to a personal
friend in Arkansas Mr. Dorsey de
clared that he was greatly tempted
to "brand with a red-hot iron' the
infamy of some of his associates in
the last Presidential campaigu,and
a seven column publication in the
New York Sum of Monday would
indicate that Mr. Dorsey had yield
ed to the temptation of his desires.
This publication i styled an Ab
stract from the Budget of Stephen
W. Dorsey," though it is not stated
to have been furnished directly by
that much prosecuted individual.
According to this budget, Mr. Dor
sey made a canvass of Indiana be
fore the Octoberclection,and found
tbe Republicans in a very decided
minority. He placed the matter
squarely before Garfield and the
Republican leaders, and informed
them that nothing but mony, and
a great deal of it, wonld carry In
diana for the Republicans at the
October election. In response a
special messenger arrived at In
dianapolis from New York with
400,000, either in cash or convert
ible pajer, raised principally by
Hon. Levi P. Morton, now minis
ter of France, When the money
reached the local committees it
waa largely in crisp, new 12 bills;"
it "was distributed through the
State just as ballot were, in great
bunches; by noon of election day
they had fallen like snow-flake si
lently all over the State," and the
result was the purchase of a Re
publican triumph in Indiana. The
budget declare that "Garfield,
Arthur, MacVeagh and "other Re
publican leader knew at the time
what had beeu done, and all vied
iii doing Dorsey honor." More
money, however, was required to
consolidate the October victory in
Indiana by a fresh distribution
amoug Venal voters in November,
and it was at this point that Mr.
Jay Hubbell, chairman of the Re
publican Congressional committee,
called on the Starroute contrac
tors to sulwwribe at least 40,000
towards ihe corruption fund. Assistant-Postmaster
Brady demand
ed of Hnblndl something that he
could "fall Imck on in case of
trouble" before undertaking to
raise the amount, and the result
was the writing of the famous "My
Dear HubWU letter. The bud
get vouchsafe .the further in for
. . . ..i.i ... ..
, ' .a-uM-Mi aniisi - rin -
approached for a ,000 subs rip-
IIOII, MIHI lion micr ,...
tion himself and another sub
scrilied $ 10,000, on condition that
in the nomination ot a member of
t te Supreme Bench a man should
be appointed whose views were fa
vorable to the railroad corporations
represented by Mr. Gould." In
accordance with this agreement
Garfield subsequently nominated
the man to whom this agreement
had reference, Stanley Matthews,
to the Supreme lench, and Gould
telegraphed Senator Plnmb urging
him to secure Matthews' con firm a
tion, Matthews was confirmed by
one majority." The bndget sums
up the result of the financial op
erations a follow: "Thu,through
Brady help, large sums had been
raised from the' Star-route con
tractors. By following the plans
of Dorsey immense sums were se
cured in New York. More than
two million dollars were raised in
all fur the campaign, and a canvass
that had been characterized by
constant bargain und sale between
the factions of tho party and be
tween certain capitalists and the
candidate was broucht to a suc
cessful result by means of the ad
vances obtained." This is a plain
statement, and if uncontradicted
in a most explicit and satisfactory
manner, will prove a heavy load
for the Republican party to carry
in the next Presidential election.
In the budget the statement is also
made that a movement was started
in io79 by Mr. Whartou Barker, of
Philadelphia, to mak? Gen. Gar
field the Presidential candidate,
and that the latter had full knowl
edge of this movement from its
inception to iU successful conclu
sion I in tbe Chicago convention.
This statement is fully verified by
latters which passed between
Messrs. Barker and Garfield, and
which are published in the Phila
delphia Bulletin of yesterday after
noon ( by Mr. Barker. This gentle
man claims, however, that tho oft-
repeated charges that the late
President Garfield was untrue to
Senator Sherman are absolntely
false.'
.
lateraalTaie.
(RkliinoJ (Va.) IiuU
The Washington rott stys.
"Democrats who desire to abol.
ish the internal revenue system in
order to get rid of the collectors,
who are notoriously used at the
most offensive features of the polit
ical machine, would do well to give
serious consideration to the Potft
plan for dispensing with the collec
tors nnd getting in the revenue by
sale of stamp. We hold that it is
Democratic to tax luxuries. To
abolish the liquor taxes while keep
ing np the duties on almost all tbe
articles that the poor are compell
ed to buv would be anti-Democrat
ic, Whiskey is a good thing in it
place, but it is certainly less essen
tial to a comfortable existence than
coal, salts, shirts," hats, and the
tools with which the laborer, the
mechanic, ami the fanner earns his
daily bread."
e are among tuose who uesire
to abolish the internal reveuuosys
tem in order to get rid of the spies,
informers, aud electioneerer who
now Vex our people and control too
many of oar elections. We also
wish the tax upon tobacco to uo en
tirely removed. The periodical ag
itation of propositions to abolish or
to rednce this tax propositions
one or the other of which has been
made for many years at every ses
sion so long as even a remnant of
the tax is left we say, the iKsnodi-
cal agitation of one or tho other of
tnese propositions is ruinous 10 ine
business of tobacco manufacturers.
Every winter their trade is para
lyzed by a renewed agitation upon
this subject. A hiskey may be
classed among articles of luxury;
but not tobacco; or, it a luxury at
all, it i the ioor man's luxury. In
deed, it is the one luxury which he
may enjoy wuuoui leeuug mat ne
is robbing his family of needed com
forts! He cannot indulge in wine,
nor. brandy, nor whiskey. These
are too costly for the poor man a
purse, to say nothing as to their
effects. But a plug of good Cav
endish cost but little and will last
him u week or two, or longer. He
can enjoy it all day long every day,
instead of (as in the case of the
consumer of whiskey) enjoy it for
only) a few minutes each day. He
can chew while he is at work, nnd
whilst he is goiug to and from his
work. No party can make any cap
ital by declaiming agaiust the use
of manufactured tobacco as a lux
ury.1 Those who chew and those
who do not chew tbe rich and tbe
poor the humanitarian and the
sordid money gatherer will all
unite in favor of allowing the hard
working poor man to have this one
cheap "luxury," and have it untax
ed, i They want no stamp-tax nor
any other kind of tax upon tobacco.
The tobacco interest is the largest
manufacturing aud agricultural in
terest of this Commonwealth.
There is no justice in taxing the
Virginia planter's tobacco, and not
taxing the colossal income nf New
England and New York.
As to taxing whiskey, and col
lecting the tax by use of stamps,
to say except that if the tax were
necessary to support the National
Government it ought to be contin
ued. Nothing else will Itear taxa
tion so well as whiskey. But the
nouey is not needed for the sup
port of tbe Government.- aud its
presence in the treasury is a con
stant incitement to extravagance
in appropriations. It is also, pro
lific of bad scheme such as the
proositiou to distribute the money
collected iu one State among all
tho States. We would prefer,
therefore, to abolish the internal
taxes entirely. The hand of the
1 pdorcr i seen much m
n tlepartment than
much more
in
the collection of custom duties. We
have beard many men complain of
direct taxes. We don't recollect
that we ever heard a ioor man
complaining of indirect taxation.
o have strayed a little way
from our text. We conclude by
saying that we are inclined to think
that no national war-cry more pop
ular than that of "Down with the
Internal-Revenuo System" could
well be adopted by any party in
the United States.
"! Yon will never stop at any
other place in Richmond after once
visiting the St. James hotel.
GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 26,
Thm Xew Refera Hraoi.
After a great many vexatious
delays and interruptions the new
patent, nickle-plated, back action,
reversible civil-service machine has
been put iu operation simultane
ously in Washington, New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, SL
Louis and other cities, and although
the defects of a first experience
have not failed to manifest them
selves, it is believed that the new
machine is a great improvement on
the old machine, and that it can be
got in working order in time to ac
complish its object, which is to
keep the old crowd in and prevent
any disagreeable changes which
might result from a transfer of
power.
The first principle of a reformed
civil service is that those whom tbe
Government supports ought to sup
port the Government, and the Civil-Service
Commissioners felt it to
be their first duty to accommodate
questions to tbe supposed attain
ments of those whom they desired
to admit. With this view the re
sources of primary education have
been exhausted bv the examiners,
and such topics, incidents and
points have been selected by them
as wonld naturally be familiar to
those who were to hold the offices.
Acting on this theory the ma
chine has been set in motion, and
we are enabled to lay before our
readers the first set of conundrums
set before tho applicants who pre
sented themselves in Washington
last week for examination. Our
readers will notice that the range
of the questions covers very near
ly the whole record of our Govern
ment since it became the property
of the grand old party, and all will
admit that any applicant who can
successfully answer all the ques
tions is eminently qua ifled to serve
the Government. The following is
the first table of questions :
ARITHMETIC.
Define addition, division and si
lence.
A clerk's salary is raised 10 per
cent, and the committee assesses
him 20 per cent. How much can
lie afford ro spend on his vacation!
A contractor holds a statesman's
note for $9.0.00 and loses it
to the statesman at a game of pok-
er. now mucn tioestne contractor
gain T
Keduce Jism lis. (i. to trade
dollars.
The principal of the national
debt is 1,800,000,000, and the an
nual interest Is 0 per cent. ; if tbe
rate of interest is reduced to 3
per cent how many houses can be
built on all street ami liroadway
out of the Raving T
A shin costs 1,'JOO,000 aud a pa-
triot contracts to build it for $900,
000; how tnauy extras will be need
ed to clear 100 per cent, profit after
dividing with the department?
Explam tho meanings of the
following numerical, expressions:
'320," "300," '8 to 7," "4 11 44.'
A Senator draws a salary of
000 a year and spends j?C,000. Iu
how many years will lie be wortu a
million f
Twenty clerks in a iiost-office re
ceive salaries of $100 month each.
How long will siu assessment ot -
percent, support the grand old
party.
Divide 40 barrels of nower,
blankets, 800 pounds of cheese and
8 boxes of toothpicks among 00
Indians, and how much will the re
mainder.be and what will the agent
do with it f
GEOGRAPHY.
How far is it from Niobrara to
Washington by a star-route f
Name six leading Indian agen
cies and give the estimated steal
ings of each.
How many smiare miles or rail
road grants can lie surveyed in the
remaining territory of the Govern
ment t
Where is Sing Sing! JolietT
What noted men live there and
what industries do they pursue T
Name six principal rivers and
harbors and the estimated appro
priations for each.
HISTORY. "
Give some account of the life and
opinion on the De Golyer paving
contract.
State what you know of Oakes
Ames and of his aims and hoaxes.
WTho was Eliza Pinkston f
Sketch the life of the Rag Baby.
Give some account of the voy-
a a4l -1
ages and uiscovenes oi tjoiumous
Delano among the land grants or
the West.
POLITICS.
Who organized the Treasury De
partment, and how did he come to
die poor T
Name six prominent
carpet-bag-sketches
of
cers.and cive some
their penitcntiarj life.
Define a returning board.
What are the functions of a vis
iting statesman ?
How are the Judges of the su
preme Court chosen, and how much
does a choice cost ?
ENGLISH LITERATURE.
Spell the following words:
Fraud," "ring," "sta" "route,"
'crooked," fc'boss," "contract,"
steal."
Write a letter to the Governor of
your State, requesting the office of
nspector of ueeswax, and give
1
ipropnate primary reterences.
Read the Declaration or inde
pendence if you can.
Given resume of tbe Jiuiugan
letters; of the Morey letter.
Would ou Oecn n a lettier "mj
Dear Hubbell " or "My Dear Mr.
Hubbell t" "My Dear Dorsey" or
'My Dear Mr. Dorsey f And if so,
rhy not T
IOO.DOO.OOO from Internal Keveuve.
For the first two weeks of the
new fiscal vear eudincr Sunday the
customs receipts were close on to
ten million dollars and the internal
revenue receipts about $300,000.
On account of the great reductions
in internal taxes which . weut into
effect on the first of tho month and
the operations of the new tariff,
it had beeu anticipated that the re
ceipt would have fallen much be
low these 'figures. At tho rate at
which, internal revenue receipts
have come in so far this month, it
would be reasonable to calculate
for $100,000,000 from this source
for the fiscal year. -
Hir PreaMeatlal Turrtydnf.
I Xew York World.
President Arthur is the Turvey
drop of ci vil service reform. When
ever the subject comes before him,
officially or unofficially, his deport
ment is a study for an artist. A
delegation of Georgia politicians
has been at the White House to
solicit certain changes in the Fed
eral offices in that State. The
President, with his left hand in the
bosom of: his vest and his right
arm gracefully extended, informed
his Georgia visitors that, being
heartily, sincerely, irrepressibly in
favor of civil service reform, he
can make no removals "except
for cause except for cause !" Then
our President removed his hand
from his vest and fanned himself
gently with a white cambric pocket
handkerchief.
This is the same Chester A. Ar
thur whom the New York political
ward-workers used to call "Cbet,"
and who' was turned out of the
Custom House by President Hayes
because, ;according 'to the Presi
dent's letter to the Senate, he had
regarded the duties of his office as
"of subordinate importance to his
partisan work," and had "made the
Custom House a centre of partisan
political management." ;
The same Chester A. Arthur of
whose official acts as Collector of
the Port of New York John Sher
man, then Secretary of the Treas
ury, reported to the fraudulent
"that many persons have been reg
ularly pajd on his rolls who render
ed little or no service ; that : the
expenses of his office have increas
ed while collections have been
diminishing; that bribes or gratui
ties in the nature of bribes have
been received by his subordinates ;
that efforts to correct these abuses
have notjmet his support, and that
he has not given to the duties of
his office i the requisite diligence
and attention." i .
The saine Chester A. Arthur
who has1 sanctioned the employ
ment of George Bliss as special
counsel in the star-route prosecu
tions and, tbe payment to that law-,
yer of the enormous nnd unjustifia
ble fees of $50,000. ;
The same Chester A. Arthur
whose removal from 1 the Collector
ship wasjcoafirnied by the Repub
lican Senate on the implied charge
of venality, and who openly eulo
gized Dorsey for corrupt campaign
work and bribery in 1SS0.
Tho same Chester A. Arthur who
in his letter of acceptance as a can
didate declared that- no new man
should be! apiointed to an office
without the recommendations of ex
lerieijcejaud of tried capacity and
honesty, 'and who in his practice as
President lapjtoiuted nn untried po
litical office-seeker from the whis
key making State of Kentucky as -Commissioner
of Internal Revenue.
Chestcr A. Arthur is a bland,
courteonkj gentleman, a very good,
shrewd politician, a jolly compan
ion and an expert fisherman. But
he does hot show well as a civil
service reformer. It is not his role.
He is a keen local politician, and
ha knows ihow to "t ike care of the
bovs." But a civil service reform
J m mr.A
er I Pa
tli ur.
ij j No hypocrisy, Mr. Ar-
Tilden a a Candidate.
John 111 Read, of Philadelphia,
who with (William L. Scott, of Erie,
mauaged Samuel S. Tilden Penn
8ylvaniainterests in the Presiden
tial Contention of 18S0, makes this
statement; relative to Mr. Tilden's
nrospectH !for next year : "Mr. Til
den has jail that makes the world
comfortable,' He has money, he
has home comforts, ho has luxu
ries. He (is sixty-seven years of
age, and there is no earthly reason
why he should desire to go into a
political I campaign to gain that
which the country thinks was his
bv right! j If, however, I will say,
the Democratic and reform party
of the Ukutetl States decides that
the old ticket .of the centennial
year should be nominated, I believe
that Mr. Tilden would go into the
campaigu' with tho same vigor and
earnestness i which ; characterized
the contest of 1870, and that means
to win. jl have no right or reason
to talk for Mr. Tilden, nor do I !e
lieve anyone else ha. It is my
opinion aiid firm belief that Tilden
will be the next Piesident of the
United State. j
"I believe that Mr. Tilden wonld
not only accept the nomination, but
would make such a campaign as
we have not seen for many vears.
Bear iu uiind that the old gentle
man has tiever said to me or any
body else that he was going into
this light; aud what' I say is my
own view. Talk almut his physi
cal iutiroiitiesP said Mr. Read;
"why the only trouble I could see
was a slight nervousness iu the
right ami, which really amounted
to nothing so tar as strength is con
cerned, as his grip is that of a
youngster, his eye is clear, his
memory remarkable and his politi
cal judgment the best in this or
any other country. Any person
who will !go to see him at his home
will be natisfied that Samuel J.
Tilden does no seek the nomination
from thoj Democratic Convention,
but if it is given to him will make
the same brave and determined
fight which was successful in the
centennial year."
The Hrpuillcan Campaign l. Xorlli t arw
1 1 . oliua.
Washington, July 17. Attor
ney General Brewster, it i stated,
will shortly take step to prosecute
certain resident in North Carolina
who are charged with conniving at
election f rands last fall. He has
enlisted the! services of Marshal
Keogh in the work, and it is pro,)
able thatthe reign of prosecution
for polities' sake will shortly be
inaugurated umoug the Tar heel.
i i .
m pU-SherlS HWappeara.
t I Kalcifh Itf-errer.
The diiippoarance of ex-shenft
J. J. Cockerell, of Nash county,
lastweeklattracted much attention.
Some Jktsoiis said he had run
away, others that he had been ittr
haps killed. But on Monday he
made hijsipiearaiice, saying, it is
reported, that he didn't know where
he badibeen. He is behind in some
settlements as sheriff, to the
amount of some $4,000, it is said.
His bondsmen seized his safe, etc.
1883.
"Piety Hlll'VXotes.
Ilot temper makes many enemies.
Neither a word, nor a stone once let
go can be called back. j
1 If you are really determined to
expand your chest the best way to
do is to carry a larger heart. ,j
. Some people's feet go to . aleep
once in a while, and other people's
heads have never waked np.
There is nothing in this world so
entirely soul satisfying as to hear
someone say something ill about
our neighbor. j j
People try every ;ossible way to
become good without being virtu
ous and honest, as the miser tried
every w-ay, except leafing, to be
come fat. H i
When we speak of our virtues
we too often resemble the Celtic
damsel who said she had only two
friends in Boston, "wan of thim n
Ireland and the other in Maine." j
It is all very well for a man to
believe that the earth revolves on
an axfrv but when he becomes
thoroughly convinced that he is
himself the axis the less you have
to do with him the better. (
Before the days of Luther the
old proverb ran, "When a man has
plenty of friends be is rich," but
the love of money has so changed
the world that - Erasmus said the
proverb should be in verted to read,
"When a man has plenty of riches
he always has friends." The ; ver
sion of Erasmus has become fixed,
and now we find iu every tongue
this sentiment, "I wot well how
the world wags; he is most loved
that hath most bags."
There is. nothing in this world
that pays such large dividends is
cheerfulness. We are apt to forget
that we are not by nature intended
to be snapping turtles. Grumbling
is the one thing which, as the
countryman said, we "ortent" io
do, and therefore it is theoue thing
we take most delight in doing.
Life would be sweeter and brighter
for you if you would speak this lit
tle piece to yourself every morn
ing: ' i I
w bivU.6 and boo, sine as ro fo, !
Shorten the row by tbe songs 70a know.
! It would be well for ns it we
would heed in our domestic life the
adage, "As the old cock crows, 60
crows the yoring,"! or, according ito
the version of the: German, The
young rooster crows so petter as the
old rooster." There is very little
use in trying to wipe out of our
children's character the sins which
are bestowed upon them in their
birth. "If ymiwant to cure the
boy of his disease," said Dr.
Holmes, "you must begin With the
fourth generation I before the boy
came iuto the world." ,4Make your
self a good niau," growled Carlyle
in his prime, "and you will be sure
there is oue less rascal in the world,"
and in that case, it is easy to add,
you will save the hse of the birch
on your offspring.) If bad children
could only" thru round and give
their great-grandfathers good
thrashing for transmitting evil
qualities of character the right-nail
would be hit on the neau.
Amenities of Life la Arkansas. M
From the Arkansas Traveller.
A minister while riding along a
louely roadin Arkansas that glided
under tall bushes and wound
around rugged hills approached la
man who stood at j the gate of a
rndehonse.- The minister addressed
a question to the man, but, with
out replying.; the latter turned to
ward the house, bowed to ja woman
in the doorway, and said:)
I "Good inornin',; madani;
vour health and the
hows
health
of your family T" The wo
man did not reply. "Fine dav,
madam," continued the man, "only
the sun's strikin' down mighty
near " Still the woman did not
renlv.
fv friend "said the minister.
"1 am to preach at Harvey's Poinjt,
and I would
ike to know how to
get there."
"Don't veu
know V asked the
mau.
"No, sir; I
do not "
"Then hov4
do you expect me to
know more
about your business
than you knw f Say, there, mad-
am,77 turning to toe woman, m;u
. - .if t.i
like to come in ana make myseu
at home. How's the prosieet8." j
Tiie woman made uo reply, but,
kicking a cai out of the way arid
"shooing" a chicken that came up
on the stepji, she leaned against
the diRr facing aud regarded the
man with a lack of interest that4
characterize the sweep of an eye
over a barren waste. j
"The church is situated near
here, is it not ?v asked the minis
ter, j 1 . i
"Yes, but it is nearer to some
places thau it is to here." r - !
"Say, madam, I am very glad to
see yon, an I hope that our rela
tions may bri pleasaut." -
The woman made no reply. J
Which Way must I go, as the
roads have been changed ?"
"Go down the creek. Compli
ments of tho day, madam." ..
'I've dun told you. If you know
better, go up the creek," and he
smiled and bowed to the woman.) j
"You seem to take great pleas
ure in being polite to the lady U
the door. Who issue;
"The boss."
uTiio hn..4 of what f
utIia situation. She's ray wif4
"Yhv doi vou stand, out heje
"Mister, wnar was jou i.8
anyhow! Vou don't know thjs
country like I do. This morrniiU
went ou ten this gate with a skillet
follerin; me, an' Ive got to do rny
courtin' over agin or itun't safe
to haug abound the house. : I ve
got to win that woman before the
sun goes down or I'll sleep 111 trie
woods. I ain't got no time to talk
about churches and things about
the next world, for this world needs
coolin' off at present. Arter I win
this woman, come arond an Ml
talk to youi. How do you do mad
am f Fine lot of chickens you've
got. No, sir, my friend, I've gotja
bi" job before me an' I ain't got
through. She's got a flat iron back
thar, an' is apt to let drive at any
minute. Go on away now an' let
me make the fight.- I'm mighty
lersuaden in my nutnr. ,J.
madam.
1 W&W
- Tbe Deadly Pie.
Chioaco Tribune.
. Summer in.Cohoes. .
- The soft, rhythmic, sensuous
sawy ing of a pair bf striped stock
ings which hung in graceful fash
ien from a clothesline that flecked
the horizon in the rear bf Bricrton
Villa, and lent a warm tint j to the
turquoise bloom of the jdreamy
Italian skyi that looked down in all
its beauty that August morning, at
tracted the; attention of; Cecil Dare
as he walked listlessly up tlie grav
el path leading to the! little rose
embowered! summer-house in' which
he was to meet Clytie Corcoran
the proud, stately beauly to (whom
all the broad acres with their wealth
of golden grain, orchards, nodding
with, the weight of rosy-cheeked
apples, and the old slab-sided cow
that had kicked Clyde's father into
the great ! Beyond, of; wliich we
know so little and are iiotj (wildly
anxious to find out more by person
sonal exploration would beloug
when the two months that must
elapse before she became of age
had passed. - j : . '
Aud as he walked slowly ! along,
his hands clasped behind him iu
such fashion that the large, gaudy
bone spavin on the third finger of
his right hand, which was all that
was left to him of his college edu
cation as a third-baseman, did not
show, one thought was in his mind,
one care in nis heart. But it was
bitter, bitiug, bug-in-tho-cream-pitcher
thought, and, strive! as he
might to' put it away, to forget
even for an instant its haunting
presence, the attempt was1 of no
avail, aud this man, proud in the
possession of boiiyaut health, great
physical strength and mentid vigor
of no ordinary kind, felt that unless
relief soou came to him death, or
eveu life in St. Louis, wuld be
preferable to his present state of
misery and haggard agony.
"Are , you dreaming", darling f
aud, as Cecil Dare looked j up in
surprise at the sound ot the voice
whose tones he knew s6 well. Cly
tic Corcoran stood by hfs side, aud
before he coma answer, uef iiues-
tiou she had placed her jdiapely
arms around his neck and pressed
with her dewy lips unoa his cheek
a warm, throbbing, thero'is iio-dan
ger-as-long--as-you-grab-thq-chair
kiss that seemed to bint like a ben
ediction. I I
"Aud yOn are late, too," Contin
ued the girl, looking more beauti
ful than ever as she stood there,
the sun glints that chme! down
through the white crofvned blos
soms of the apple treesjseeriiing to
kiss the coronet of golden hair that
Lav in aimnln. door-knob fashion on
the nueenlv head, while the! wind
sweet breath of the! moHiing
brought to her dimpled ; ehewks the
mar tiiiMh that onlv neiiecti health
and the right kind of fce jnowder
can give.-j "ion are neariyj turee
minutes behind time, audjifyou
knew how dreary arid desolate
those moments have been j to me,.
how my heart has been storttired by
agonizing doubts aud learsj I am
sure you would not, ifjyo" loved
me, ever be so cruel again."!
"Forgive me, my precious oi.e,"
said Cecil in low, mnnnbroui tones
as he bent lovingly over the girl
and pressed a cold, calhi, Ilistori-
cal Society kiss on a brow that was
fair as the cyclaineu leaves jtu the
woods around them. "I Willi never
be lateagaiu." f
"And I ! will never leave you,
said the girl, "when the madden-
ing ecstasy of our lovef has-
found
fruition in marriage. 1 mill
be al
wavs bv vour side untilxlenf h
"Hold ! I Do not speak of ljeath,"
cried Cecil, dj-awmg her still more
closely to him. "I had such a ter
rible dream .hat I s lUdder even
now when I think of it.?
"What was it. sweetheart f ask;
ed Clytie.
"I dare not tell yoii."heati
Swers.
his voice I semiuj: almjost
ike a
moan, so greatly is he affected.
"But vou must tell me, ' s
if
per
iu c.
sists. "Surelv vou can
i
tn
st
your future bride, with &uy ikret."
"It was nothing," he aysj trying
to laugh away tnejiorrorin
the thought of the dreadful
had called up to his facie.
it even
vision
"But I insist on knowing
" she
says, "and if. you do not U
shall know that you do iiot
me I
ove me
as you sav. that you dd i nor
trust
ly as
me fully, religiously, implici
1 do you. jOh, Cecil, tuis
Liml nf vim. indeed it i is I
is not
lot : l
have lain mv whole heart b
ire to
'you, given to you the ohe i
absorbing i passion of ft p
ajiid all
nire wo-
man's first and only Ioe.
had no secrets from yoiij
have
have
about
rnld von eveivtlung. even
the. corn on mv little t(iei
k it not
so f ' And as she stands SlOoking
up to
him
with wist
ul eyes in
- !
which
the
mists of
sorrow are
fathering, he feels that to
doubt
confi-
her love, to refuse her ant
dence, would he worse than Uj
a t i I
enme,
it would be asacniegej
"I will tell yon then, precious
nA b savs. "but vOU mnst
be
vu'wa . 7 i
brave ver-brave." j
"I will,". she answeri
"I dreaniel," he said!
hat we.
were, married, but had become very.
very ioor too poor, jiri Jltict, to
keep even one servant,! a (id that
you, my bonny little Ulosob, that
had never before knovfii f ant, or
sorrow, or suffering, Vere j obliged
to ao anjounnwi uw"""11
"But there is nothing so
about that," interrupt CI;
ah vouncr and stronir.r J
work
errible
tie. "i
"Wait" he says ill ! a ghastly
whisper. "I dreamed jthai fori the
firr ilar nt our noverlv .V(i made
some pie apple pie ami
folu me
s -
nothing about it " an
sees his face grow palfr as
Clytie
all the
upon
horror of the scene Pres
him. 1
'Yell f she says, tnteifilogative
ate a piece of thepiel?
he cou-
tinus, "and can yori no
"My Gol !" shrieksjthe
agony of grief. "Ihnv
von live r
gness f
girl, in an
ong
did
"Fifteen minutes"-and
temlerlv. he said!: "f
kissing
i:v must
part forever, Clytie. It kjould be
wrong totake such cianjes. Am
I not right, sweetheart ft
Looking into hij fnW with a
yearning, passionate Expression
that showed how her) heart was be-
T !
SERIES, NO. 866
I , .HM,'
i
ing riven by this terrible experience,
she said with clinched hands and
lips that were white with- Ogony :
"I should smirk to twitter."
I -i...-4a I -.
Khonld Womeii Ride I.ik Men t
The above subject having' creat
ed considerable J discussion jin the
English newspapers, the Lanctt
(London) now takes it up and con
cludes that it would be as Well to
leave (the determination - ot the
question to those whbm jit princi-'
pally concerns.! We fapcy they have
pot wish to change tbe custom. As
a matter ot fact, although it may
no appear to! be the case, the wri
ter continues,1 t;he seat whichja wo
man eiyoys on a jside-saddle i fully
as secure, aud ' riot near)y as irk
some, as that which a mtjn has to
maintain, unless he simply balances
himself and does not gripe the
sidespf bis horse either with the
knee 6r thc side of the leg.; It is (
curious to note the different .ways
in which tie legs of men kho pass
much j time in the saddle ajre af
fected. Riding with a straight leg
and along stirrup almosfj invaria
bly produces, what are popularly
knowu as knock knees. Nearly all
the mbnuttjd soldiers of the Brit
ish army snffejr from, this deformi-.
ty, asj any one who will! take: the
trouble to lotice the inch of! tho
Life Guards or the Blues! walking'
may satisfy himself.. OnHhe other
hand, ruling with a short stirrup
produces bowed-legs. J Jockeys,
grooms and most hunting; men who
ride ery frequently are mofe or
less bow-legged J The long stirrup.
rider gripes his horse j with J! the
knee, while the short stirrup rider
gripes! him with the inner side of
the leif bel ow the knee, j This! dif
ference of ketion explains; the differ
ence of result J No defojrmitylnec
essarily fo lows the use of the side
saddle if thefj)recaution be taken
with growing girls to change sides
on ! alternate days, tiding on the
left side one day and on j the right
the njext. The purpose of this
chancre is to counteract ttie tenden
cy to lean over to the side opposite
tharoh which the leg is swnng.
The SIijter, liawier.
The law, is n noble as well a
learned profession, and it is to1 be
regretted that j its j usefulness, is
sometimes impaired arid jits dignity
lowered by the coudnct and char
acters of those who ivre intellectu
ally nor morally fit to assume t its
... ! . i - i i .
uuties aniij responsibilities. r in
theory and! intention ai least a
lawyer occupies a positions as. ele '
vated as itiis important. On his
honesty, hs fidebty ahd his intelli
gence often depend nbt 'only great
business interests, but the vindu
cation of private reputations, and
the defence of life arid liberty. For
the proper execution: of their high ,
trusts iris necessary; that the mem
bers of the bar ! should Lbe above
suspicion iii their legaj and private
characters, jit is greatly to be de
plored, therefore, when j the stan
dard of tho profesafdn is lowered
bv mehibers
prdstitutetheir
knowledge
IAu- nii1 iitinrnrtll v
ends. V
lister does hot! give the
defidition o
a ' ;shyst;r,t but tlie
meaning of
the term is very gen
erally understood, and the individ
ual himself isooii writes (the word
on his sign underneath Ins name,
illustrating and defliiirig ithe thing
by his daily professional life , aim
eouversatiop, jA shyster; is 'a men -ber
of the hjiir -with a small allow
ance of lestrinng, a till smal let
modicum of brains, and a complete
moral Vacuuj in thej jplaw. where
tho conscience ought to lie. Being
without peitsbual honor r self re
spect, jie is as! utterly careless of
profesSiona rules and traditions as
he is oi" the opinion of the commu
nity in'' whi L:h I he lii ies. Alt he
cares for is fro make money, and h .
would athr make it by crooked-
and foul methods than to make it j
by straightforward dues. Know!
ingthsit hekraiirriever; tise to prouf
nence in h s professiori by ability
or learning he qirect his energies
id the line hi Siecniativ lawsuits
among needy or j unsCpnp.ulous- cli
ents. I Sucii a character, though
below coiiteuiiscaableof work;i
fng serious fin jiiry to tbe rirotessiori
of which hi is Us t member, as well
as damage to j the pjiblc. ()the
small minded j ani j Unscrupulous
meu are eirouigeilHiiid tempted . ;
tienter th same nM,l1 a,ul tur
profession fbecomes Jnixeii wjthj -men
who simply make j.he law !
cloak for their dishonest practices.! j '
Members o tbe bar owe iit to'them-i j
selves! to keep ilown tliiis ; rop ot
weeds! Bar associations are forni-
ed for this purpose, arid they cam
not be too vigilant or too diligent
iu thMdireftiori! OriC or two meii
'T
111:1V
strve to ! cast suspicion uKti!
an entire bar in tlid
ey
of the
thou;
itless
and iguorant
All! Ila!
Reklf ille Tiiet.
Ah,
ha,
and so Col. TAndrews
work iu opening :up Western North
Carolina is bipgVriniug to js peak for
itself.j We knew it jould in time,
ne hasdoiie inore foi the;push and ,
progress of the H)U1 North State'
than any ohr live nien within her
bordeis. rjLUl when t he old -.mother
was in war he. was 611 line! in l r
defeuee in jthe
i
(hickst of the Dgh
as the sctirs
on
his pesrrjj'ji;
1 '
show
1
Vet
o be JemoMNiraica.
Warliinirton Poet,
It lemai is to be provci. V heiiu
the refornh wave has yet rollci
t t . - ; 1 - : .
hijrh enough ti destroy tjie, 'estab
lishi'il 1!eiiinblicaii eii.stoinl of turn-
ing tlie fuijicmls j of .statesnieii into
iiiiiL-tbir YlielitiOlli4. laud ex
x!l
penning taousjunisqi oifarson 1
quors tor the attem
and (heir friend ,
ing Statesmen
..... 1 jr -
Perfect heath
lepends
;upon
bloo
perfect couditioii
f tlK'
Pui-e blood conquers every; disease
and gives new life to every lecay-
ed or affected art. J Strojig nerves
and j perfect digestion eriables the
system to staml thejhock;of rikI
den! climiitic changes. An occ:i
sional nsi of jlrown's Iroii Bitters
will keep j vou ! in a ierfeet state of
health. Don't m deceived by other
iron' preparations aid to be just as
gHii. Tlie genniiie I "Wl on'
by I Browiifs t nemieai yompaii,
Baltimon
Md II Sold tv
dealers
in triediciiief
r
tit
n
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