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-.. ! - : r. . " -.-:;. .1.1 r. --r;. . -. - mi ; - i : n : - ' . . . - - - ' "I - i .-V,:- -1 -J;-J ..-.f;..i-- 8r-- -l-j . Ji-'ft'-l- - i . j i i , . , , . . i , . !,;,,,,, I .i - 3 1 1 i ' . -1 i if , . , . i i - r Tj T? .J-ata. -i I ESTABLISHED UN" 1825. GREENSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1883. - NEW SERIES, NO. 871. SjiffirffiisliflrflSatnot wi:i:ki.y kditioni Tsta. IJV: mi wntb 75 Mttt i i iMittn .l i inn Ahnn kdrUNk 4TtTtfi RtM:-M mrk mm lasirtir, i Liar -k iiiMUt i i n ra 5t reU. A4- rtrwr auH rr ii rata ia anW to j jons I i XUiuor jons b. nuBsiT, fcjuor aad ITxiprtrtor. HREEBOftO. X. C, Al'GrT 30. HQ. Nortb Carolina will have two thousand different articles on rxhilntion at the forthcoming Bos ton exposit.On. - I -The e York Ktal lUtaU .Vir.f express an opinion, based iikjii Actnnt statistics, that more lniit" will tx constmcteil during ibo jovMMit year than in any pre liuc 1- 1'innth.H in the history of thf country. '. The Charleston (8. C.) Xetc$ tint i WrtVr ublijhes reports show- ury to cotton uy me I ilnuth, ani ntntiuc that creater injury threatenetl. The upland crop is estimated at three foarths .if an average crop ami the Sea lUnd crop jit lr?ci. " tiii: HtIM siti;atio. The peni-ial busineHH situation h much tetter than it has for week, if not mouths, past. The financial disturbance inXew York early in the Week broke -the. stock market to the lowest point tonch nl for a Mioiber ot years. That tli ?Mliiiiilatcts should only turn- Mt down ptcv, and merely wipe out tlie uariiis of equities In prop erty held byj tcx:k operators, and not prodiirr'a pMiiir, ns was feared, i certainly a most hopeful sign. The !iHcial plearinj house rviorts shuw clearly that the volume of le gitimate luisiiK'.Ht throughout the ciuntry ilKtonung rapidly enlarg "1 in fact nf the great falling lotT In theprirrs of most commolitie. i The cmp pn"iecs in the northwest aiidwct of the Mississippi' river arc particularly bright, aud noth ing titaml in the way of an an . tuoiiiV business but the completion of harvesting New wheat has be gun to move and already Chicago aud other western banks report de maud upon them for currency for the interior. The prospects for large railroad earnings aud a good and early fall trade all around ap pear most favorable. M)RTll CAROLIN A AIir.AD. North Carolina has 3(rJ facto ries, working 17,109 hands, with a capital invested of 813,015,030, .paying annually in wages 12,7 i0,. 7GH, yielding annually iu prodnets 20,Oai,037 I Alabama has 2,118 factories, workiug 8,jt3 hands, with a capital invetetl ofj8j,713,aT-, juying an 'nually in wages $2:7,903, atid yielding annually in products $13,- oti.;u. . . Miitftifsippi has 1,731 factories, working .",911 hands, with a cap! ta! invested of $1,501,714, paying annually iu wages 1 ,579,42$, and yi fling annually in protlucts tS, . 154,75.". j j Sonth Candinn has, 1SI facto ries, working -SHI hands, with a capital invented of .1,400,418, pay Ing annually in wages, l,o43,715, aud yielding annnally in products 9.33.8 ft8i. Ixutsiaua has 2,.V7 factories, working TMf071 hand1, with a caj4 tal investetl of 18,313,974, paying annually in wages 4,594,407, ami y iflding annually in products 24, MMHC Acconling to these figures, taken from the tenth census reiwrt, North Carolina leads four of the principal Southern States in mechanical and manufacturing industries. Uw tt'rcUII H eather. . S ' 1. When the temperature falls suddenly there is a toroi .forming South of you. j 2. AYhen' the tetnjerature rises Kuddonly tbere in a torm forming North of you. j 3. The wind always blows from a region where a storm is forming. 4. Cirrus clouds always move from a regiou w here a storm is in progress to a region of fair weath er. . ! I - Tk Cnmulus clouds always move from a region where a f torni is forming, j j C. When cirrus clouds are mov Ing rapidly from the north or north east there will be lain inside of twenty hours, no matter how rold it is.' 1 7. When cirrus clouds are mov ing rapidly from the south or south east there will be a cold rain storm on the morrow, if it be in summer, and if it Uj In winter, there will be a snow storm. i F. Wind always blows in a circle artMiiKl a storm, and when it blows from the north, the heaviest rain is t.vt of yon; if it blows from the tooth, the heaviest rain is west of you; if it blows from the east, the heaviest rain is south; if it blows from Cue wtr. the heaviest rain is sou tli of you. i V. The wind never blow unless tiu or f uow i falling within 1,000 aiks f y wo. I 10. WiMaevcr heavy, white frost ocean, m tvrm is forming .within 1C0 miles north or northwest of TUB FRUIT VAIR. Am Kicelleat DUpUy 4 a Fair AU The first penological fair ever held in the city of Wilmington was formally opened at the City Hall this morning nndcr the auspices or mo fruit U rowers7 Association of North Carolina. From the mo mcnt that it was understood that there was a probability that the annual fair of 1833, of this organi zation, would be held here unceas ing efforts have been - made by many of onr most prominent and public spirited citizens to bring it here and make it in every particu lar a eomnlete sncc-rs a triumph one that should eclipse all other exhibitions of like character in tbe State. When the doors were thrown open to the publio it was the uni versal sentiment that all that had been desired had been accomplish ed. For many days men and wo men of our city have been bnsy in the task of preparation. -Men have devoted valuable time and fair fair ladies have contributed of their skill and taste in design. IUch,rare and lucious fruits loaded the sev eral tables; beautiful flowers and evergreens, wrought by fair bands into many a fanciful and unique design, were interspersed through out the hall, a cool and sparkling fountain sent its gushing waters to purify the atmosphere and en hance the beauty of the scene; the works of art commingled with the rich product of nature, gay flags, banners and festoons of evergreen adorned the walls and the space over the tables and standss, until the entire hall seemed an enchant ing kaleidoscopic picture, present ing new beauties with every change of the position of the beholder. There was but one sentiment one expression, and that was of pleased surprise at the magnitude and ele gance of the exhibition. There had been grave fears among a good many tnat tno iruit wouiu not oe forthcoming, and we had been re lcated!y asked within the past few days, "Where is it coming from V Ilut it was there this morning, aud iu abundance. Ap ples, pears, peaches, grapes and other fruits were there in profusion and of the finest variety and rich est quality. Long before the exhi bition was opened it became ap parent that the room would not be sufficient for the articles contrib uted, while busy hauds were still engaged in arranging those which continued to arrive on every train, as well as by carriage and other means of conveyance. For an hour before tho time appointed for the formal opening, the people began to flock to tne nan ana fairly thronged about the tiekct office waiting for the time to arrive when they could tain admission. There were people from Alamance, Guilford, Itowan, ake, Sampson, W ayne, Dnplin, render, Columbus, Onslow, llrunswick, Bladen, Cum berland and other counties, be sides a large representation from our own county of New Hanover. At about lOuJO a. m. the officers of the association and invited guests arrived at the hall,preccded by the Wlimingtou Cornet Concert Club, who kindly turned out for the occasion. After the procession bad filed into the building and en tered the Mayor's office the gates were thrown open and the eager throng pressed up the stairwaw to the exhibition room. At U o'clock the officers entered the hall, and after a few moments a voluntary was played by the band, followed by a 8hort,.impresive and appro priate prayer by Iier. C. M. Pavne of the Second Presbyterian church. This was followed by another vol untary by the band, after which tbe address of welcome was deliv ered by Mayor Hall. Mr. O. M. Wilson, secretary of the associa tion, was then introduced by Capt. IS. P. Paddison and responded gracefully to Mayor Hall; Col. F. W. Kerchner then made an apol ogy to those present for the ab sence of the expected orator of the occasion, after which the popular State air of "Carolina! Carolina 1 Heaven's Blessings Attend HerP was rendered by the band. This being performed and received with cheers, Mayor Hall arose aud de clared the exhibition duly open. There were sixteen tables in the hall which were numbered and occupied as follows : Table No. 1 Applea raised . in New Hanover county, and sent to the association. They were fair and nice looking, but we wish that this portion of the exhibit had been better aud more iu keeping with the excellence of.the remain der. Table No. 2 S. W. Nobles, of New Hanover county, exhibitor. This table was profusely laden with apples, loaches and grapes of of a fine quality and was much commended (as it ought to be) by the visitors. It was a very credit able display and in some of its features it was excellent. Table No. 3 Capt. It. P. Paddi son, of Pender county and presi dent of the Association, exhibitor. This table contained apples, grapes and canned fruits und vegetables, all of which were very fine. Table No. 4 Messrs. J. It. Pad dison, of Pender,, and T. F. Pugh, of Sampson county, exhibitors. This table cuutaineda remarkably nice and tasteful display of apples, grapes, pickles and jellies, and showed, as did table No. 3, the. skill of the housewife as well as the prod nets of the soil. Table No. 5 Elegant and mam moth specimens of pears, exhibited by Capt. W. A. Cntnniing, of this city, and raised, at his place on tbe Sound, together with several vari eties of peaches sent here from Baltimore and exhibited by Col.F. W. Kerchner. Table No. 6 Several varieties of apples, New York city exhibitor. A tine diiplay. Table No. 7 This table was loaded with apples, peaches, sever al varieties of pears, luscious in appearance and mammoth in size, aud several kinds of crapes, ex hibited by Mr. William Murdock, of Itowan county. It was a very fine display. Aside from these the table contained a sample of grapes exhibited by Mr. II. E. Newbnry, of Marnolia, Duplin county, to gether with a bottle of sweet wine of his manufacture, ana oota ex bibited by him. Table No. 8 Apples, grajcs and flowers, exhibited by Mr. h. I). Pearsall. of Dnplin county. Tables Nos. 9, 10 and 11Spec- im?ns of dried fruits and stuffed birds and animals, exhibited by Mr. M. T. Hughes, of Guilford county. This exhibit deserves much more than a passing notice, as it is one of the finest in the hall. There were dried apples, peaches, toma toes, grapes, pears, corn and other vegetables, all neatly arranged in cases and properly labeled, and they probably exeited as much cu riosity and provoked as much com ment as ' anything on exhibition. The fruits were dried by the ordi nary process of evaporation, and the work was certainly attended to by those who knew their busi ness. We are clad to know that Mr. Hughes will take this display to Boston for exhibition at the Manufactures' and Mechanics' Fair, which is to be held there in Octo ber next. Table No. 12 Apples, grapes and DCiches of a . very superior quality and of several varieties, exhibited by Messrs. Lineback Bros., of Forsyth county. Table No. 13 Apples, pears, peaches, plums and grapes, exhib ited by Messra.I. S.ttagsdale & Bro. ot Guilford county. This is a re markably fine display. Tables Nos. 14, 15 and lb Ap ples, crab apples (several varieties), pears, peaches and grapes, exhibit ed by Mr. J. Van Lindley, of Gnil ford county. This was a most re markably fine display and on tbe most extensive scale of any in tho hall. Mr. Van Lindley is one of the vice presidents of the Associa tion, an anient and enthusiastic pomologist, and has been very suc cessful in his efforts to improve the cultivation of fruits in his section. The above comprises the exhibi tors on the numbered tables, and w now we come to stands arrayed against the walls, beginning by turning to the right as we enter tbe door of the hall. The first is a very large and fine dispbiy of to bacco exhibited by the Capo Fear Tobacco Works. The next is a stand which contains a part of tho exhibition of Mr. J. Van . Lindley, for which tbere was no room on tbe tables. The next stand was occupi ed by MessrsJ. S. Itagsdale & Bro., for the remainder of their exhibit, and Mr. A. C Hege, of Lexington, Davidson county, who made a nne and varied display of apples and grapes. The next stand contained a model of the peach packing shea of Messrs. Lineback Bros., of Sa lem, which they have presented to North Carolina Fruit Growers As sociation. It was a marvel of neatness and convenience combined and was a most cunning piece of workmanship. The same stand was also laden with samples of sun-dried fruits and plums and sev eral bottles of sweet wine by the same exhibitors, and with a display of Bartlett pears of very line ap pearance, exhibited by Mr. George Laugh tou, Morehead city. The next and last table, on the front side of the building was occupied by a very fine display of dried fruits, exhibited by Messrs. A. j. & W. S. Worth, of No. &43 Green wich St., New York, and by a sam- Ele of mammoth green peppers ex ibited by Mr. John G. Marshall, of New Hanover county. Commencing now in the south east comer of the hall we have a very fine, elaborate and tasteful display of wax flowers, exhibited by Mrs. W . J. Guy, of Charleston, S. C, who is a teacher in the art of their manufacture. The next is a fine display of pickles, catsups &c., from the store of Messrs P L Bridg era & Co. Immediately North of this is a little map prepared by Maj. W. L. Young, showing tlm su gar producing belt of North Caro lina, while the stands for a consid erable distance are laden with va rious kinds of fruits, dried fruits &c among which were some mam moth apples exhibited by Mr. W. 31. Hand, of Pender cxninty. Ibo next was au exhibition of grapes by Mr. H. W. Beatty, Jr. They were of the Hopkins Seedling va riety and were remarkably fine, nice aud large. The next was a fine exhibition of dried fruits, dis- layed bv Messrs. Hall Bros., of Iickory, N. C. The next was a display of two enormous pears ex-. hibited by Mr. VoIIers, or rt. Caswell, Pender county. In tbe centre of tbe ball, at the southern end, was a display of as sorted grasses, exhibited by Miss ictona Gore, of this city, fur ther down and near the centre of tbe hall, was a boquet of flowers, repared and exhibited bv Mrs. II. kYcbb, of this city. Next to this was a goinic aruor, a portion ox which was occupied by Mr. N. W. Craft, of Yadkin county, in a dis play of apples, pears, peaches, grapes aud wine, while the other portion was used for the same pur pose by Mr. G. K. Faust, of Ala mance county. The display upon this table was very fine. Next iu order was a fine display of wines, liquors, cordials, and cigars, ex bibited by Messrs. II. Brunhild & Bros., while at the end of the hall was an extensive display of con- fectiorries, exhibited by Mrs. Warren,' a?d another equally as fine exhibited .by Messrs, E. J. Moore & Co., botll of this city. The last which we Lave time to notice now is the exhibit L' machi nery for making fruit cans with workmen engaged in making them, exhibited by Messrs. Harding, Johnson & Co., of this city. Saak 1 1 ma ting La New Jeney. Philadelphia Time. In times of general prosperity Jersey snakes are" greatly in de mand among showmen and keepers of dime museums. A Jersey snake is especially valuable from tho fact that it is comparatively harmless, and by skillful manipulation may easily be changed into a rattle snake, a cobra, or almost any kind of venomous reptile. Two years ago William Howe, a saloon keeper at t lfth and Arch streets, Camden, did something of a business in show snakes. Since then he has moved his saloon and has given up snakes entirely. He has had very little to do with any kind of snakes since a vicious copperhead nearly killed Heury ilson, bis barkeeper, some time ago. Howe's mantle in snake trading has now fallen upon Jerry Martin, of Hammonton, and Howe contents himself with snap ping turtles and marine curiosities from tbe lower bay. 1 visited Jer- ry at his Hammonton home one hot day receutly, and expressed my wish to go snake hunting with him. "snake buntin', is it t ' no ex claimed, in something like an as tonishment. "Want to go snake huntin't Well. I never! Fine gents from the city never hunts suakes, as I knows'on. Goin to start a circus T Museum business, maybe t No t Well, I never. Jest want to hunt suakes! Maria V9 he shouted, in a voice that might have been mistaken for a steam whistle. A nervous looking little woman stepped out from behind a chicken coop. "Ye needn't yell so, Jerry; l ain't deaf." "Hero's a gentleman from . the citv as wants to go snake huntinr Jerry waited to note the effect of Uls woms. .loiuuiuaua ujuicuiu the careworn face under the sun bonnet. "Well," she said, a moment after. ward, "why don't, yon take him 17 "I'll do it for half a dollar." In a few minutes Jerry and I were n train loiunc over me nu broken field in the direction of a forest of scrub pines. Snakes is scarce, ii round .these parts this year. Fire over to Ham monton drove 'em off last summer. The big 'uns took to the pine swamp 'bout quarter of a mile be low the clearin' in the piuey woods over to the right of ns and the lit tle ones was burned up It's hard er for roe to git snakes now, but when I finds one he's sure to be a whopper an' big enough to send to va a 1 T 1 A. a circus, lue nine ones i eeiiu 10 saloons an restaurants tor show windows. Billy Howe, m Camden, he used to sell 'em for me, but he's gone ont of the business and I have to ketch 'era and sell 'em myself. I was up to the Zoo oligi-cal gar den in the city last week to see about selling a big pmey snake, but Mr. Brown, the superintendent, ! . . A. it. . was away an' tne uuuerai iue gaio wouldn't let me in. Mebbe I'll go up next .week. I ain't seen the big snake for three weeks. auT it he ain't pulled up stakes an' gone on "a vacation, he's hiding. in the swamp. Can't stand hot sun, a ye . A. P see, ana oniy comes out ior ujr length of time on cloudy days. Not much chance for 7im to-aay." At the edge of the woods the horse was unroped from the wagon and turned loose. "A covered bas ket, a pronged stick, a bottle of chloroform, and a small sponge --were taicen iroiu a uox in me wacron. In the basket was an imi tation mouse fastened to the end of a stout stick, and wound around the end of the stick was a small ball of twine. . An old cloth aprou completed what Jerry called the "outfit,77 . Down to the edge of the big swamp, where the weeds and bush- es grew tniCK ami nigii, oerry walked softlv, and, after five min utes of slow creeping, sat down up on a log. "Keep quiet, now," he cautioned, 'there's lots of snake holes around here. Here s where I saw the big mi three weeks ago. Now, you hold the end of the string while 1 fasten the mouse in the clear 8ot over there." The stick upon which the imita tion monsw was fastened was forced into the cround ho that the mouse rested in an upright position about an inch above the sand. The string reached from tho mouse to the log. We lay down, side by side, behind the log, with our heads upraised so that we could see a semi circle thir ty or forty feet in diameter. We waited five minutes in utter silence. Then Jerry's arm moved backward quickly, and the string fluttered an instant in the sand. Snueakl The imitation mouse cried out as if caught in a trap. A bird stepped chirping overheard. Squeak 1 squeak 1 The bird flew away. At irregular intervals ior en minutes the mouse shrieked in ancuish, but only the flitting shadow of the swaying string dis urbed tho dull gray surface of the sand. Throuch an opening in the trees the sun blazed down in sullen fury. Out in a cleared field the heat throbbed upward like waves from a furnace. The narrow hori zon beyond the trees waved like a banner, and the branches of the bushes hung motionless in the stifling nir. Squeak squeak squeak ! The mouse was becoming furious. Over at the base of the stump something moved. A streak of yellow gray sand seemed to start into life. Jer ry nudged me softly. J. , "A snake." It was but a whis per, but the snake heard it aud stopped, with ' head upraised and tongue darting back and forth like the flame of a spirit lamp. The mouse became frantic at its danger. Jerry seized the crotch ed stick, and the chloroform,' and tbe sponge, and was making ready for a spring, Uhen I saw by a sudden pallor in his face that something had hap pened. I leaaed toward him and he put his lips close to my ear. : "There's a 'snake crawling over my legs," ne whispered. 'Don't move a muscle p ' Jerry bowed his head upon the log ana Became as marble. In moment something touched my leer vwice ' u. cam ran tnrougn me; my veins ceaseoMhrobbinir and mv lungs refused to do their work. The snake was feeling his way across me. A second lengthened into a minute, the minute into an hour, seemingly, and still, the snake dragged his heavy lengtn across my legs. In that second of horror and disgust the reptile was as long os a ship's cable and as heavy as a tree, j When I felt myself free of the weight I turned my head. Jer ry naa risen, and with suck in hand was stepping over me. He made a lung at something, and when ! jumped to my feet I found him '.holding the stick upon the snake's neck. I "Wiet the sponge with chloroform and hold it down upon his nose.77 ' While I was doing this the rep tile wound himself about the stick and about Jerry's leg twice, but in a moment the folds relaxed and the snake was as limp as a rope. "That's the way I ketch 'em," said Jerry, as he wrapped the snake in the apron and crowded it into the basket. "No trouble about that, j is there! To-morrow that pinev snake will stretch his six feet of length in a box that I've got up to! tho house, an' next week he'll go toiNew York or to the new mu- seum on Arch street, Philadelphia. That mouse does the business every time. That first snake skipped back into his hole when the mouse stopped squeakin'. No use tryin' for 'im '-to day more. Wouldn't cornel out for a drovo of mice. They're mighty sharp, snakes is." j ' " Helping Poor Uncle Ham. WisnrxGTON. Aucust 21. J. H Gardner, a wealthy citizen of Bos ton, j recently deceased, provided by will that a large sum of money, . At . " A ? ixinus anu oiner securities, aggro gating in value $931,G00, should be turned over to the United btates Treasury, to be used in helping to pay I the national debt. The be- o nest has-been received at the Treasury Department, aud by dir: 1 r . oction of the register was to-day placed to the credit of "patriotic donations." Carp laiough for All. At the State fish ponds there are thousauds of carp, enough, uora niisstoner Worth thiuks. to supply all demands. Wheu cold weather conies the ponds will be drawn off and the fish taken for shipment to all Darts of the State. The desire to have carp ponds does not aoate, but Ion the contrary increases. There are now over 1,200 such nonds in the State, and the number irrows creater each mouth. Out of the fish hatchery, which is but lit tle over a mile from Kaleigh, may bo seen carp, white nsu, japan fish, etc. " ! limiting bin Father With a Pistol. TinTsMf)TTTii Va.. Arier. 21. A few (minutes betore the departure nf th7 o'clock llaleicb. N. C. ex press train, and while a large num ber j or i negro excursionists were gathered at the depot here, a young mari pushed his way through the crowd, flourishing a revolver, and in an excited manner cnea out 10 the people to get out of his way; tbatf he would kill the first man who interfered with him; that his father was on the train and that he meant to kill him. He searched the I train and .found his father tanding on tbe platform of one f tht cars nnd be era ii firinc at him!, striking him in the thigh in two places, one near mt nip aim th 'nther iust above the knee. He was! arrested, and when questioned said ! that his name was A. M Tykes, that he lived in Philadel. phia, and that he had-sworu to kill iii! 'Klanderiuc his mother. He said' that he had followed his father to new lork and thence to Norfolk. Tbb father says the rouble grew out of the dissipated habits of his son and his ui.satis- fl.1 ilpmnnila for inOltCV. IhO wounded man is dangerously buf uot necessarily fatally hurt. KobhiMm Crusoe's Island. rr i. :.i.il id lu.nf. Kveil SnaU- X llu IOIIIIIU v m ish leagues in circumference, or a trifle over 20 English miles. It belongs to Chili, .ind for a num ber of years tho Government used it as a place for transporting con victs, till one night all the prison ers iirose iu their power, killed their keepers, and taking the oiily twats on the island sailed away, and never heard of more. Of late yeArs the Government has leased tu island to one man, who pays something like 2,000 a year for its 'use. This man has a small colony of. workmen whom he em ployes' in cutting timber, drying fish and goat skins and sending them every few months in large quantities to the markets of Val paraiso There are to be found in tho I waters about the island lob 8tere of a peculiar kind and enor mous size. Some of these measure from two to fonr feet in length. Every variety of fish in great abundance seems to swarm about this lone island. It is a great re sort for whalers, who put in here for1 la few days to supply them selves with fresh water aud with fish,' poultry and game, which they obtain at marvellously low prices from the sovereign ruler of the island. Many years ago two lone, lorri goats were brought to the island, and their families and chil dren have increased so rapidly that to-day thousauds and tens of thou sands of these are now to be found in every part of the island. Large numbers of them are shot each year, and their dried skins sold in Valparaiso are a source of largo income to the lessee of the land. Hamaa Obesity. , , Loddon Times. We recorded Saturday the death of th0 "fattest woman in I the woridia memoer and special cu riosity of Nathan's Cleveland cir cus in 'America, who appears to have smothered in her bed. Miss ConleyJ though the most enormous of her sex, weighing as she 'did 407 pohnds, fell far short of that prodigy) of human bulk, the famous Daniel Lambert, died in 1803, dur ing Stamford fair, at the age of 40. Lambert weighed no less than 52 Stone 11 pounds, that is 739 pounds or close; upon half as much 'again as the American, lady. Daniel Lambert's coffin with his j body could not be brought down the stairs of lhe house in which he died, and the wall at the sides ot tbe window had to be broken away to provide an exit. He was fiyefee eleven inches iu height,-, measured nine feet four inches round the body arid three feet one inch round the leg. He never drank any bev erage but water, and slept less than, eight hours per . day. The Claimant at his stoutest weighed twenty-six stone, or less than half the weight of Daniel Lambert. Stonewall Jackson's Old War Horse. ; ' , i Charlotte Obserrer. j ' Col. John E. Brown yesterday- had Stonewall Jackson's bistorica war horse, "Old Fancy," in his sta bles in this city, and to-day the old horse is 6n his way to the Virginia Mill aryj Institute at Lexington "Old Fancy" has been iu the keep ing of Dr. Morrison, Gen. Jackson's iather-m law, on the Doctors tarm in Lincoln county, ever since the war. Mrs. Gen.: Jackson, having presented the horse to Gen. Smith of the Virginia Military Institute, Dr. Morrison sent him to (Jol Brown last Monday, and the Col onel fonf arded him to Lexington to-day, over the Richmond & Dan ville RailroadJ '01d Fancv"is now about 30 years old. and has lost a great de&l of his former beauty He is a fine sorrel, and though his eyesight s still good, his joints are becoming stiffened and his jgait is broken. IDr. Morrison has j taken remarkably good care of tbe famous old animal and would only drive or ride him enough to give him the necessary exercise. Up to a short time ago. Dr. Morrison would ride "Old Faiicy" about the country regularly,! but as the Doctor is now in his 8.5th year and too old to ride horseback! at all, he retired "Old Fancy" asj well as himself from this exercise, f - ! M . -Gen. Jatkson was at one time a professor iu the Institute and it was on 'this account that j Mrs. Jackson presented the horse to Gen. Smith. It is the purpose of Gen. Smith to care for "Old Fancy" as long as the animal lives, and when the old war horse finally yields np his burden' of life to; turn him over to a taxidermist, who will stuff his skin and mount it fof pre servation in the museum of the In stitute, i 1 i A White Girl Abducted by a Negro. Charlotte Observer. j The people of Matthews' Station were considerably exercised yester day over the arrival in that town of a well dressed, coal black negro man, accompanied by a young and handsome white girl. The two got off the train on its arrival at; Mat thews' from Hamlet, and made their way to a negro cabin near by. Such an occurrence as this natur ally excited the suspicions or the citizens of the town, and when, a short while afterwards, the hegro arm eared m the stores making pur chases and exhibiting an unusual amount of money, tliey 'decided to investigate ithe case, as they felt satisfied the girl had run away from her home, wherever! that might be, with the negro. Vhile they were discussing the ad visa bility of arresting the parties, tho negro went to the house whrtLhe left the eirl and packing up two valises-started out on the dirtl road in the direction of Charlotte. The girl was Keen to go , out on the railroad.' -A party of citizens at once followed the girl, and saw the neirro join her on tbe railroad some distance ahead. Seeing the citizens coining the ) negro picked up his valises and fled, leaving the girl on the track. She was soon overtaken and given into the charge ofMr. Joe Duncaiik the town marshal. The girl was weeping intteny, aim for some time would not answer a - L W A. 1 J At question, but finally sue rom mem that she had been over-persuaded, and had run! away from her father's bouse in Moore county iue i mgub previous with the negro. Her tath- er a name, sue hhiu, . Lhk1. A telegram was sent to him-, and an answer was suorny re ceived requesting them to hold the iil, who was really his uauguier, and who had run away witn iue nero. Mr. MeLeod uad oeeii nuni- iiii? tor ueri nu uc icjt,t'"- that be would reacu Jiauuens . AL T Ta. the first tram. capt. -u. Everitt, conductor on the Carolina Central train, says that the couple boarded Jiis train at Hamlet, and he noticed their queer actions and surmised that something ; was wrong. Th girl is oniy sixteen years oiu, anu i " v - looking, vvneu sue - TTamlPt she1 wore a shabby dress, but shortly afterwards came out in fine aunday clothes, wearing, among othe- jewelry, a gold neck- ace, and was otnerwise siishij dressed. Though every means oi persuasion j were used, sue jimu bornlv refused to relate any of the details of her aDdnetion, omjr ryr peating thai she had been fover persuaded,1 and had run away the previous night with the negro. From an i envelope rounu in iue cirl's possession it was aiscoereu ia Frank tnat iue - Uallman. He is very black, low. i.:ir iat ftroiint a nne suit oi clothes, Derby hat and gold watch chain. f ! 7 The. negro was arrested; near Charlotte yesterday evening.' -1 ' -; rilow to feeep Cool. j; . . ;- - A barrel of money makes a bog set ih: society. ; ; . --.; ;.-.'.J ; ; The penis mightier than the sword, but it can never hope to compete with the toy pistol. T j Carlisle spoke with cleitr in sight when he said that some must do without happiness and find blessedness instead. '.() Last week a Pennsylvania wo man eloped with her husband's father. . She probably tbought'ehe could go father and fare worse. "Don't be going to the funerals of your patients," said a physician's wife to her husband ; "it looks like a tailor carrying; home his; own work.y ; p;; " A, Boston housemaid, I who, about! to leave unexpectedly, was urged to give a reason for it; sim ply said: "I can't stay; the young ladie8,8ieak such bad grammar." "Vhy do most people 'marry under the age of 23 !'' asks a relig ious exchange. Most people under the age of 23 marry for lover; bo yond that age they marry fojv money. . -t-A waip went butting to hurworkj And varum tiling did Urkle ; He ttanr a boy and then a dog. Then made a rooster emckle. At last npon a dniminer'i cheek lie wttled down to drill : He prodded tbere for half an hour. And then he broke bis bill.. I "Mamma," cried a little four year-old cirl, after coming! from walking with her next oldest sister, Mamie shoved against m and pushed me down right befortf some gentlemen, and hurt mejj too." "Well, it doesn't hurt you!! now, doej it t Then why do you cry V "Cause I didn't cry any whpn she pushed me down. -, The Campaign jAgaiust Diri The North Carolina Board ot Health has started "a Campaign Against Dirt" for the prevention of diseases. The time to baffle dis ease.' says the author, is notjin the midst of an epidemic. j "aMII tho science Of all thq best skilled sanitarians :of the laiid can not avert the 'pestilence by any. talisjnainu acc. The only reasona ble way to meet an epidemic with any expectation of Niieeess is to be always ready. Tojbrganize H cam paign by appointing good officers, by drilling men, by carefully in strncting them iu all the essentials of cleanliness, by being constantly on guard in the qiliet time! when there is no sound of alarm, faithful ly working as though the 'enemy were daily expected this is (he on ly rational way to be prepared for an epidemic.77 The Affe ofiTreen. I The popular belief that the con centric rings in the cross-sectioh of a iree show its age need not be s jaken by a recent argument to the contrary, accord jug to ah Ohio lawyers letter on thlp subject. "In the trial of a large number of land crant cases," he says, it very fre quentli became important to show the date of the survey, this was sbonfn by the endorsement on the doeumeiit, and corroberated j by an, exaiuination of the hacks pn the Hue and corner trees of the survey. These hacks invariably left a scar, which, to the practical surveyor, was readily detected, even; after the Eiipse of CO years. liy block ing' jthe tree and counting from the hack made by the surveyor to the outside of the tree, it invariably corresponded with the - dajes iis thevi anieared upon the returns made by the surveyor." A Curious Death Scene. 8 woman nameu aiessic, who a. : " . kept house for her lather, livincr near Marsh Hope, Kent county, Del., has been ill left-some tim past. On Wednesday last a neighbor, followed by a dog, cairie to K'isit the sick woman and the dog accompanied' the visitor into the sick room. There, before any ouebould interfere, the strange an imal and a dog belonging ,to the house engaged in a , savage nght and finally to the horror fof all re4eutand the "terror of the in valid, the brutes lea pVd upon her bed and contmucti he ngiu in spite of all enort i pari inym, Thi whole a flair was loo much for the sick woma ii overstrained nerves, ami, wnii me ?um ! savage creatnres7 growling; ju her . a . I . ai . ears and their writhing bodies t ill uiioh her betl, she shrieked, nxeu ier! eves in a tieaini.v srnre aim turnetl over and ilied. I An Old U'amaii Defjlng the lMroniotlve. ' - Peck's ?un.l j. "Well, sir," said an engineer, as ie took a doughnut, 'fall these ac cidents occur just by people irjing to be smart. 1 have neen humirecs of farmers who woiiui stop ineir tealns far enough away jlioiii a train, so there would be no danger, but! about one iu ten afecs as though he owned the earth, aiiid if the gets thefhiud end cf his wagon ver, he thinks he has achieved somethng remarkable. I exject U kill a ;o man out here about KX) miles one of these days. She drives an old black mare and I think shqlays for a train. She sees the train coming and slaps the old more fith the lines and hurries on the track, and the! old mare stops a Jhoiigh she wa$ going to eat grriss, aiid then theroid lady looks at tne in tbe cab window, through her sictacles, slaps the old mare some more, and she meanders off the track pust be fore I hit her, and the old la y loots back at me justiastue engine whirls past, and my heart is in my month, and she looks pust as though she thought I wasbinuiilg that war for fun, and that I am an imiolite thing, because I don't slack up for her. Some day the marsh out there is going ti have a shower of black marie and buggy wheels aud spectacles, and there will be craie on the old lady's door, anil instead of a verdict of suicide the coroner's jury will blame the engineer, and her relatives! will se the company ior uaniagew 'he New nab).! j t Uthi ii I ' Bahjr to tbey tot i I airired tha othrr I liny, round I WM nertoed.. tno. thourb Bih one of them I knew 7 w hat a time they madeT oh. ; dear I - -. when i 11 heated -v' "UM i' IH EKE!" Then 1 gave three rheoH for joy, when i they aaid i dncl ma; he'i splendid, who V my pa?; Matt be that old cover Who friM imd acta w foolish. fcwnaJwaj : cominf on tiptoe saying I hare vt hia nowe. Welt jt'i red like hithat' true 1 tracm he likes the bottle, too. I . ju. (tare at him when he would be -. recoffnited br me. If he rich perhap we may be en vpankief terms . some day, i J8ince I 're eoine . from 'no where here 1 hare learned to: yell with fear when woman comes,? for he pirM'beN maals and kiwi mw in tha mouth; To ; taxte each breath, is enouith. to give T me death. Then they; j iuake beliere they 'U eat Yj , J.; - me right np becadite I'm ( ; : j weet, while the tuies that i : '.j : the make friithten tne so , ; -j . that I quake, and the baby? I -- talk they speak makes me si-k. . . The must be weak. ; Anj bow I like ray ma, thoaah somehow, . : she'Wiiod of pa' and I lay all day - and keep close beside he while I '. I Ittasa bor. 1 wa Intro- . . sloep, aiHl-when I wake shepvea kiss to me. rails me Sruunesso darlihs? i . sweet and nice to; a t. has something Vhat Farnier Made on Walnut Trrrt - I rt Milton Chronicle. lob Vilson and Zeke Slade. of j. returnetl 5 this county, have j just I fromahl excursion to - j Asheviltei anu irom there they took the iuck town road and,. went up ligon-; river. fThey stopped at aj farnier's j i who livjed n a little old fehackletK house, as Bob remarked to llem- j ing Terry, f "I ! believe, Flem, yotif and myself could j turn itjjbver'jj and yt hat farmer owned six thousand acres of land and had ; f just sold j 1,000 walnut trees fori $10,000. I A true bill. ., J i f . . 'H ' A Rival jof Quinine Dlscerered. f -;: : j tI)mlon Times, Aug. 1 - Gerinati Imedical journals diseas f. a new uedcal agent lately disco v ered by Professor Fischer of Mn nich. jliitlie course of a ; long se? ' ries o" investigations'' concerning! ' the natnrejand action of jquinimV he fouijd that by n succession oi, chemical! transformations i a sub-. L ! L.li. i x r ! stuuuucauiue uutuitieu, iu iue luiui i of a witocry8tallinei)owder, from oai iar, wuicn - grcauy reseHioies uiuiuo in ars acuon on xuo uuinau riramsnr. I Fischer has Civen it. he uabel af 'kairiii." The i chietr fleet prdtlucetl by it as yet observr d is theiranid diminution I of fever ; heat, an4 its efficiency in! this re' ; spect Is 4cj5cribed as remarkable. It is believed that It will renderS; heus of ice in fever cases tin nec- ssary and that its skilful Employ- eiiL will euaoie tuu inj sjiuutu uj oderatd the teinoerature! of tho- AitiAnk .if : 'Ml' ' l" Kainn 'ia also reported tp have.: less iiiconveiiieiice for the stomach ' r- .1. -I i- ' . i , tliin " mliiliii. i Ttiif nlwoM'ntii.iiM does not -show-as yetj at least--' tlfat it olscsMes that tonjc; andf restorative! in 11 iteiico for which nui njiie is: so; frequently iKlininiteredii 1'erhaos.llcoiu a'cheinicaTitiid ph.VM3j ioogicai point, ot view, uiej mosr. Viilualde thing about the new dis':J cojveryisstiat it seems U) bri jig u&5 ndareritojfihding out the chtnicat., nature! of Jjiiiniiie Itself and the 4 true character of its agencyJ i Tlitji I discovery! Itjis oeen patented, land sif : minufaiy of kairiiuestablisliedj .t under lh direction Jof Irof. "If.uiflS" beiiheiiiief, bf (lietiseii. " Hut. as ijj is Itaidjtlnftftbecost of pHMlue'ing a kilogram j a) out5i ijof ihe im-m ) agnt is JC15, it will ..be sonie j timtjf .-: before jits patrons caii hope to bvt$ it cakeithd plawof qiiiniiiaiiKin-aey ticai p larlnhey llrot icr (.ardner om the weather, Set Vat nit-in hers ob dis ehib.'L aid the president vas't lie bars wi-nf et dof?n' liiidT the meeting driveiV-' let in 'llO-fa I'tV.'ll me ito concoct' a . i lliatv;!"-."'" Miuitiner tu itiK .9. t . tur de; iiMHofculludv in'oph, au ? likewisi- to write but a- setbf hilek regidashitns anVrnedi jl cm I jlmUs 1 b io.lowed dMriit'-le healtMi isezjifi Lr a t r Mt'inien 1 1 von want suiitliiii tM helt in your mouth if you want Vour Html feectrifled n' your feet ; liftt d ho lif vou want smith if lo make Voiitftk'l; dat. dU cold world am i wife (tfb gootl a place .tur 'such inei as yo(i4 take a gallon of waterr a qtiai t ofsiaolasses, two oumu-s id, 8aMf4aiarilii one oil nee of giiiger ouelgill off brandy, de yolks or' toui egg, an i)i ix 'em rogeuer win jft KaMsbiiras siick air ue JlilUljH; :l;IV ay iiiideid house w bar h dig.f V t.alll I II1MI tl Den. when occ.tMOti reqi ins, let it assuage yoir tUir H and enliven! your soul. As to juiiii'i mer rules have daRlied oft' de -tiAii I. "Jjoan w arooerciiis nor oin , shots nor 3ear-mnffs dotirin' .July ai Au2uk.'it-'.:-. 2J " Hire i cheap han' to clr dfe snow oil' yejr sidewalks, sons iwtj i.: oln-ilieat Ver blood. 1 - I . i I 3. Letl de ole womaiispiit le.;i wiMadlan7 do chill'eu hoe de ganleit.-: an' doan' foot-riice et noboily beat yer in fur I a jirize of fifteeti cents; ,f Ji: - ' ' ' '" . J'l. 4. 1'fllartg out late at nights, lav abeif late il yer nieals;al u '. a a a jj irt e maniii . pick v i at beer saloons, aid li'il nuff nolvticks to keen de bliKHi :nr ; ; cniatin'. r f; IN- ) r r ! n--. 5. K'Sliiiiii' down hill, skating, - , hlidijf an' s'liowbawliu7 am di llyta rioujto hf.dth in mid Kumnu i. i ; 'Hat's iilfout all de adviceJjVv to gi4 yijii.- jih' we-wiliow pi jfirf: ' tobiiiessFf ' V!-'-'- ';"'. ;l m".'' SiiiftiuelfKhiii at once aiostjl audj iuquipetl if thei chair meant jto.rtiA flection hint by advising to le;t tin old hjromaiif split the woodi 1lj ;. would explain that ho had had a IanioLshouhler iiir several ly eaai j past and had Wen obligwl ti paw ' the Wxet0 his better half. is aJ offset he lisid et her wear hiH bet f hat to the jpircns ana several iifs is nics ami niidii several certsioi'is i had fun in (lebt fur wearing ivmt f el for her'a late as 10 o'ctyck ijt l t. !..- " -i- - rA "Sot dpwn,1 Urndder Shin SOP! down !" re'plieil the . president. :j (Dis club! doan' meddle wid ii ! member's! domestick affairs jonless ? dey become publick property njt., den we alius gin him a chance to resign' orfcommit suicide," 1 - u
The Greensboro Patriot (Greensboro, N.C.)
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Aug. 30, 1883, edition 1
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