THE NEW ELECTION LAW-
35
Party Trueto Its Fledges.
Before the general assembly con
vened J the Democratic . caucus, at
its first meeting, pledged itself to
economy -and reform in the em--ployment
of officers; and laborers.
The caucus has been true to its
THE PARIS EXPOSITION MOREHEAD A BANKRUPT.
An Outline of Its Principal Pro
visions by Sections.
. The new election law is In its main
features a. copy of the law.in 4orce pre
vious to 1895. The bill provides ;
1. That the election for State and promise and has lived up to that
county officers shall be held on the pledge in every respect.
first Thursday in August and every Tjpto the present time the legis-
t wo years thereafter. , , lature has cost the state $66,500.
2. That there shall be a State board Nearly every bill has been present
of education composed of five persons e(j aD(j there are only a few more
elected by the Legislature for a term mlnor expense accounts for which
of two years. - - - warrants' can be issued. These
3..Tbattheresballbeacounty board wm not appr0ximate $500. So
of elections consisting -n-P" that it, will be observed that the
appointed Dy ne om j,uw;
term of two years
Twelve Prominent Men
pointed to Ropro3ont
North Carolina,
It looks Ilka North Carolina will be
well' represented both in number and
character of the - representatives at
the Paris Exposition in 1900. , ?
One of the last official acts of Speak
Ap- Former Citizen of Loaksvllle,
: : N. C, Files d Petition
V1 In New York.
' New York, March j 8. J. I Turner
-forehead, ; thermo-cbemical smelter,
has filed a petition In bankruptcy with
liabilities at $575,3S and nominal as
sets of $42,015. Of the liabilities $421,-
er Connor yesterday , was the appoint- 457 Is as surety for money borrowed by
ment of , twelve commissioners and the North State Improvement Corn
twelve alternates to attend this gmt pany of North Carolina. I
world's fair as the accredited rep'resen- For twenty-five years Mr. Morehead
tative of the State of North Carolina, was one of the leading men of Leaks5
Tbese commissioners are as follows : viUe. N. C. He. with others, built the
iqnn d. uunningnsm, unnnlngham. Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Bail
m mm . -
4; That State board or elections snau
meet in Raleigh the first Monday in
May, 1899, and organize by electing
one of their number chairman and an
other secretary. Another meeting shall
be held on the first Monday in April
general assembly will not at the
utmost cost the state over $ 65,500.
Naturally the question arises,
what did the fusion legislatures
cost the state? Both of those dis
graceful and never-to-be-forgotten
assemblies came high. They were
in each election year. Special meet- luxuries that the people of the
state never care to indulge in
again. The Fred Douglass affair,
the one of 1895, cost the state $72,-
266.74. , . - ' ;
; Its running mate the disorderly
and turbulent legislator of 1897
cost the state $70,760.74. -
When it is remembered that the
Dresent general assembly was in
in 23 may be called when necessary.
For their 'services' the board shall re
ceive $4 a day and traveling expenses.
5. That the county boards shall ap
point sll registrars and judges of elec
tion. Members of the county boards
may be removed by the State board,
and the county board in turn may re
move any registrar or judge of elec
tion. J. That county boards must meet
- - - a
session tnree days longer man
not later than the first Monday in May either the assembly of 1895 or 1897,
for organization, and for dividing tne jt will 'be seen that the contrast in
counties into precincts and fixing poll- figureg should be even greater than
ing places. i ' they appear. i-
7. That before the next general elec- a 11 th Urio AiinTtmAnt-' of
tion here shall be an ent rely new tfa6 legi8lal-re jU8t adjourned have troduced in the House and passed.
I SXrr been conducted with dispatch and The first one was , by Mr. Foushee,
listed his poll for taxation for the n business principles. They Jiave
currant, voir in which ha annliea for been free from the scandals that
John C. Drewry, Baleigb.
Joseph A. Holmes, Chapel Hill.
T. K. Bruner, Salisbury.
i Charles . Johnson, Baleigb.
J. L. Carrie, Carthage. ,
W. B. Council, Boone,
Clayton Giles, Wilmington.
James A. Bryan, New Lern.
XI 8. Carr, Durham. - ,
Nathan O'Berry, Goldsbbro.
John D-Mrphy, Asheville.
The following were named as alter
nates : ,,. I',,.. , s' '
H. C. Wall, Bockingham.
Jphn Wood,' Edenton.
Fred A. Olds, Baleigh.
Fred Phillips, Tarboro. '
W. B. Odell, Concord.
Pi H. Hanes, Winston.
D. Y. Cooper, Henderson.
Ashley Hurne, Clayton,
r- Charles W. Worth, Wilmington.
J.8. Wostbrook, Faison.
M. C. Toms, Hendersonvllle.
Hugh Chatham, Mt. Airy.
These appointments were made in
accordance with three resolutions in
road, and in that connection Indorsed
paper of the North State Improvement
Company, which, with the railroad
company, went into the hands of a re
ceiver In, March, 1894. j T !
Mr. Morebead made an assignment
on January 25tb, 1894. He afterwards
came .to New York and has been in
terested in the development of alumi
num. "... , , t j;',
Bad debts are alleged to have forced
him to the wall. ,
John L. Morehead, of Charlotte, is
given as a creditor for 133,000. Other
creditors 'are at Wilmington Spray,
Greensboro, Beidsville, Lynchburg,
wWuuuLb u uuuLiviliij j
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Zatk Tckac of th worlds beat desnaer
for a ntckeL Still gmter fcotom; in 4-poaod
TUP. BT. K. PAntBAITK COJXPAJfY.
Chicago, 8c Loate. Htm York. Boston. Plifldlifci.
Winston, Leaksville, Salem,
Matri
mony, Madison, Goldsboro and Bal
eigh, N.C.- ",. -.... i , r
... : i .
! These are dangerous times for the
health. Croup, colds and ! throat
troubles lead rapidly to Consumption.
A bottle of One Minute Cough Core
used at the right time will preserve life,
health and a large amount of I money,
rieaaant to take; children like It.
Howard Gardner.
mmmma m.
1
Ntw Train Service.
; Commencing March 12, The
Washington and Chattanooga
tot iniams ana unnarcn.
The Kind You Have Always
BEARS THE SIGNATURE OF
of Durham, and provided for three
commissioners : the next one was by
" m.rtr.... . Mr. CnnnM . nf , Watftnra. anrl nrldAH limitnrl " fraina .nil Qi
registration, and for tbe year next pre- taintea ootn tne lusion assemDiies. r;-; i---;ZLr 1?-- IT Tr.
And if any applicant shall The legislature was'not made a te- 7 .Tin ZZ'CZL ' umuw .iiMPori,i aiem-
falsely swear he has listed his poll for hide of Jpolitical reward without pnijto Wcw York and New Orleahi
taxation, he shall beuilty of perjury regard to cost and the welfare of - ThflM cnmmiRsinnfirfl h&vn thA nrivf. 3 ? , or'c will be operated via
the state. In this respect, as in lege of going to gay Paris at their own cnnurg, bouthern Kailwaj and
nearlv every other, the present leg- expense and staying as long as they cnniyivania railroad, instead of
i.lRtnr hn hAAn as HlflTrnt frnm I d lease and livinar in as munificient via onenanaoan junction and
ceding,
falsely
taxatioi
w - - - mm m m
and punished fis prescribed by law."
8. That tbe registration books shall
be kept open for twenty days and clos-
SL2SJre 8 nnD;a.hat Rt predecessors as has guni as their blood will stand, on the pBoyai Blue Line" as formerly. M
election. On each baturaay during , . . i MmA torm. patAk AKcA.ra A nw pn. u-nu t.,ii.
.. i , . .ii . A. i want, iinn narKnAii. : v i6u ww. i vuvuKm utr
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Amm SJP mmmmmWr mmWJmmW 1 tW mfW
In Use For'Over 30 Years. II
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th ceTftuw eoMasy, TT mummer Tcrrt Mtwvoaa: errVi
rs:" .r. ::ri..:: lu,,H " .u I liht and darkness. - I terms.-ttaieign
Dolltnir place to register votes. On To statement wag made yester- Landreth & Sens' reliable Garden
such days the books shall be open for day from a legal source that the Seed fresh at Gardner's, corner oppo-
inepection by voters of the precinct.
There shall be no registering on ela
tion day, but "voters may be. chal
lenged. 9. That on or before the first Mon
day in July the county board shall ap
point two judges of election 'for each
preoinct.
10. That to prevent disorder as many
as three
employees of the legislature would ,lte postoflTce.
be enutlea to draw pay continr A Remarkable Lightbouse.
tinnalv until it rAnnnvAtiitrl in .Tim I
ior.n J t ... a .u. j.M The most extraordinary of
-w W
islature had not adjourned;
it was only taking a recess
that by a strict interpretation of
the law the j employees could de-
all
through
man sleepers will be established
between Knoxville and New York
over 'Shenandoah Valley Boute,"
via Bristol, Roanoke, Natural
Bride, Luray, Hagerstown, Harris
burg and Pennsylvania railroad,
thairigbthDU8e, iB t0 b6 ,OUB(i on the traina Nog. 3 and 4. 0
Amla) rmr C rmw . D m M .
and . i , i . S a J
rocs wnicn is Benaratea irom tne
special officers may be ap-
DOinted bv the registrars and iudrpm nf
election; but it happ
11. That there shall be one ballot officers of tbe assembly have a say
for all 8tate officers,: one for justices of so in the payment of bills. Ral-
tne supreme Court, one for members eigh Post.
ui toe uonerai Assemoiy. one for
Character.
A young man does not find it
far
way
of
county officers and one for township
officers. That all ballots for each of
these classes of officers shall be same
size, on white paper and without de
vice. The size of the ballots must be
or escribed bv the AtatA hoard nf olon.
mW - ' MWm 1 v
tions. Tickets in the wrong box shal find, in the long run, that it is
not be counted. . - easier for him to make his
a oat tne memoers oi tne several among men without any or all
ooarus oi election snail constitute the these advantages than to make sub-
board of county canvassers, which fnHl Vrrf.?. i .i,nil,njj
shall meet at the court house the sec- !?AuLPlg"T 9 i I
ond day after the election, canvass the out tho roPutation of a good char
returns and declare the result at the ter, even though he haa all these
court house doot. -. possessions. Character stands for;
Tbe remainder of the act provides tomething else, in spite of its fre
for canvassing the returns for State quent blightings. Men who are
officcfrs, Congressman and electors, pre- themselves lacking a good one, ap
scribes penalty for performance of the preciate and value it in others.5
The young man whose word cannot
lations of efecTions: b? believed whose honesty is not
Apply to ticket agents, Norfolk
fc Western railway, for schedules
in detail. W. B. Bivill,"
ll-4t. i Gen. Pass. Agent.
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-L.au a rem b sons' rename uarden
Seed fresh at Gardner's, corner oppo
site postomce. ' j
The Liar and the Thief.
Lying is of, all mean traitg of
burning lamp in the lantern, and character the most despicable!
no attendant ever goes to it, .for This is the crying sin of the ace.
L '.-ri- .u u tno eimple reason that there is no that men db not value their word;
in.nn..Bt.uk.w ana no on well to repienisb. . . worlde
island of Lewis by a channel over
RAA m. m-lA Tm i- l. iL. TT.L
mndlary. It is-are.t pity to "m.L Vi V u
destroy . bewtifnl '.tfry like thi,, Scotland On thi. rock a
but it hapnen, that the preBidine ?nI,5al J?ac?n ' e"ed.
a n I its lammit a lantern is nxea, irom
which, night after night, shines
light which is seen by the fisher-
men far and wide. Yet there is no
him a thief and
ghuhg him; he can never outlive
it; but if he lies, though it may be
plenisb. . . worlds brands
The way in which this , peculiar
lighthouse is illuminated is this:
On this island of Lewis,' 500 feet proven, he is still respectable, and
or so, away, is a lighthouse, and if he profit by the lie, he is esteem
frem a window in the tower a ed especially clever and smart,
stream of light is projected on a But the thief is not near so dan
mirror in the lantern on the gum- gerous to society as the liar. We
mit of Armish Bock. These rays can proteet1 ourselves against
are reflected to an arrangement of thieves, we can guard our posses
prisms, and by their action are eiong, but, the liar can penetrate1
converged to a focus outside the the strongest fortress and blast the
lantern, from which they diverge most precious of our possessions,
in the necessary direction." The He can t?o into court and rob or
i
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TTADtLi EL I
. - . . . ' ' ' -. . -i- I :
HAS GOTTEN IN A FULL UNE OF i . 1
ftfi CIO
WHIPCORDS, FMCY lESTKIGS,
-I AND
JUST TAZE A LOOS AT THE HEW SPBXKCI STALES.
I
DR. TALMAGE RESIGNS.
above suspicion,
consequence is that, to all intents
and purposes, a lighthouse exists
Gives Up the Pastorate of the
First Presbyterian Church
in Washington.
WW9 m
wasningtonMarch 9 Rev. Dr. T.
B n 9 Hrk AAA Aa - I :
gonal life is not what it nncbt tft neuner lamp nor ngnt
.7 h . .. w . m ww -mt Ml W W
be, is not the young man that the
business world has opened nlaces
murder at will. He can blast a
life or ruin a fortune and there is
no redress.
WE GUILFORD ROLLER MILLS,
for. He may have health and
wealth, and a family position, and
uiKay lnouuB, out it ne nas not a
feShe Talked Too If neb." Call
Gardner's aad get a fret copy.
at
One Way Out.
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Sunday-school Teacher (wishing
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We solicit t,he trade of this, section and guarantee satisfaction
custom work. We make a specialty of Our. PatehtM and "Bstili
Ground" Flours, Meal, &c, which for the money cannot be equaled.
Kememoer tne place, Tlie Mill at the Depot."
house keeper, and yet which gives
as aerviceable light taking ac
count the requirements of this lo
calityas if an elaborate and cost
ly lighthouse, with lamps, service-
rn.rn.rn. . - . mm- m, . M. mm. m . - mm m - - U U M. M. A. m El HIAH I I MM. I . m m
JjeWltt Tftlmir who fnr no.in. tn..m I j . ... I room, bedroom. liTinirrnnm. stora. I n hn hn .d.II tt xxTmaU
umZ u ZZZaM Zr ... JLY"1 gooa cnaracter ne is at a dlsadvan- ' Z Z V . .V r"Div r--6" -n i i i t T-r-v-i--r -r -r- -r- . . . , J. -L
PrihvtrUr; ,K. T S , tage in every position in lif e. When ll "rooin' waser-sanKi ana an mgton mlgbt have falsifisd) Now, 1 U JJj J? VJJKrlJ JXJJLjijl!jt JVlJJjlja UU
?S!-Vtfrian.5hurch. th city,L mnp . other accessories were erected on children, little George didn't know LZj V i-tfWXJXJXJJAj qjOJAjp
KK good naemakeVaone;; rt -mmit of the rock.-Christian but that heM be severely whipped
exolanation maf in th to recover it. he finds that hia wk YVo by confessing that he chopped
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follows : is a hard one a great deal harder,
: "The increasing demandsade upon in spite of all other helps, than it
me by religious journalism and the would have been had he made a
SthJ118 fo'moreSeneral work right start without . these helps,
ttntlnetfo V Friends are comparatively .pdweV
work. . jrit not rlghi that thVw.: ?B' effrt t0 "in confi.
dition of affairs should further con. dence for one who has proved him-
tinue.
Seed fresh at Gardner's, corner oppo- might
site postomce.
i Hundreds of Heroes.
Senator Pettus,of Alabama, spoke
the thought of the "public when he
he have done in order
keep peace with his father?
Patsy Buried the hatchet.
to
Trusses and Crotches
cor. opp. postoffice.
mum.
at Gardner's,
Banner W areheuse
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Ann. i w . vr wQ uiuiu uiiu i riiiifTiiifln i fin nrnmnunn rr viiiii nr
Besides this.it is dMirhU tK 8e'l unworthy of it on iormer oc-1 fin.rp it. -
r::: , "u"aJ o meet face ".; iwb is mat tne young Santiago. Hardly as many as nine
.u.? " ""W assemoiage those in man is neiy to realize as never of that number reallv did i
w cuTul" ana other countries to before that "a good name is rather
whom I have, through the kindness of to be chosen than art
v . : ;
The people of tbe United States
E32TSE3:E30, T.
We desire at the beginning of another new tobacco
who go clothed may rejoice If the our thanks and express our appreciation to our friends and cunoneri,
thA nrlrttlnrtr rme. I . . .
nreach we even as a worldly investment, be-
Sxceptiot, ro7 ak;for.hirw CaU" U 'i ' h1" 8 on with-
tantly I have concluded, after serving Wnen
name, or to regain it
once surrendered. Every
to tender this UounK can who has that posses-
sion
It is the intention of Dr. Tftlm. and to hA . Km
:,r:r , 3 '" " Inis city. He The Golden Rule.
uouio om oi nis time to literarv
you nearly four: years,
letter of resignation."
pursuits.
' Commodore Philip, who is now
at the head of the Brooklyn narv
yard, gets a salary of $4,000 a year.
General Eagan, I who was court-
martialed and found guilty of con
uuui, upuecomingj an officer and
gentleman, gets $5,500
regiments of regulars, one of tbem
colored,' the volunteer regiments
Ohamberlain-8 Conxh Remedy. clinging, as a rule, to tbe ground
This remedy is intended especially l? hJ? tYl. ThfGenr in com"
for coughs, colds, croup, whoopine lt himself so far beaten at
cough and influenza. It has become the end of the second day's fight
famous for its cures of these diseases, that he was contemplating retreat,
over a larsre Dirt of the ftf-tity -.a.ij - i 5
Th m.t ;mm r-J,'.. .jUeiiorai x orai s Barrenaer was aue
TeVoun'orrtS to .nbsequent bluff It
good works; of the aggravating and ly luck the folly of Ce
r . : J .J . gnaii. resoive xnemseives into a
extraordinary in tnat action, and trust. As Jeb wished that his en
"this wholesale reward," at Sena- my might write a book so the
ter Pettus eays, "cheapene the Wearera of wooleng may wish that
whole bugiaess." The fight on the trebly protected makerg of
land j at Santiago was important woolens shall get up a combination,
onlyjin its results. It war not That would be the strongest possi.
mucu oi gn.v oaeo ngnwng as bie argument for tariff reform.
wiere was was aone cnieny Dy tne
"T" iouuvry iorttneir past ravors and liberal patronage. It is knowh t
snau. resoive xnemseives into a that we have the ht Vr.rUf n im. .u.
r 7 -- .o vuuuvtjr nuu lUKk
!
..i
year
to reu:3
t of jo3
The Bannor Leads in Big Averages.
Our buyers are now readv for all .rades and kind
and we claim the advantage of bavin, a bnver for ever kind: Soseo.
them ship to foreicrn marketa nrl fr in -jfi- to rl,. ti p vrv hi?
of tout tottc-,
kihd.
est m
ship to foreign markets and are in a position to pky the very
larket price for all export grades, while others are reWeent
of the largest manufacturers in Amrr .Thr t. tiv 'n.mvtiiuci
alive
lPi ra I 1 between these hnvura Th. Vtti-. .u a lrv.'nM T'n.
",W-. " ' " wkWB vr our home manufacturers use all clasies of to WhiU this ie true
a vear "for
performing no duties at all. .
tO itS SOOthin tfTtnta nA -.rKum. X-J
MIoibooVmTlT,'., V.," .?'JKMR7JSfSX.V.. Scored.
was mere-
t
nop inH I t iuv mo luiir ui Lorvera ei-
pertlstent coaehg it hftlfiurori rf . 1 f Art trt AannnA from thn harW
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fri;.rr:u"uiJ' yeiaea promptly that put it in the bower of the
mi
nd rhilriran V iki I . , v o nu. AUO
use this remedy as a specific for La ' ' ' ;' '"v':' '
; $10,000,000, has been organized to
Trusses and Crutchss at Gardnsr, operate the iron furnaces in Vir-
cor. opp. postefflce. . oXwl 7 u
power
Americans to argue Torai into the
idea that the situation was hope
less. Upon the whole, the cam
paign was- guccessful, but there
wag not quite 900 heroic officers in
it. - ;
TO CTJX1 1?A r.
That is tbe war all drorrisU sell GROVE'S
TASTELESS CIin TOKlC for Chill. FeTer
and Malaria. It i timplj Iron and Quinine in a
tasteleM form. Children lore it. dnlUpreXer
it to bitter naoasatlns tonics. Price, 0c.
The bearing of
children is not
such a very se
rious ordeal to
the woman who
is prepared If
FrZzr.d
that wonderful
ly soothing and
relaxingj lini
ment, be faith,
fully used dur
ing the "period
of pregnancy,
there will be little morning sickness or
nervousness, the critical hour will be re
lieved of much pain, and labor will be
brisf. Recuperation will be rapid, and
all after-dangers will be avoided, i
Seld r dKUts far SI a bottle. !
t m ro oon raas book on tvb tvajacT.
Tg rj ipygLa -r-T co a e
fee
than
rate
:er
to
safe in saying that
YOU CANNOT FIND A BETTER MARKET
Greensboro for your entire" croD. from the commonest
finest bright and mahogany wranner. ' . '
I The Banner Warehouse is fully equipped and opt;
icoceu warenouseTmen. no one will give your ' tobacco
tention or exercise better judgment in sellini? than will
ourLauctioneer, and WL J. Blackburn, who has cbarfee of 1
nave naa many years experience in the warehouse
-now tne wortn or tobacco and will get you its full valut.
bmlth, our weigh and paymaster, discharges his dutv co
scienciously. W. L. Wharton and "Shell" T. Porter, ou
lugrougmy competent ana dlBDatch hnfnBa with eorrebtn
M. Sharp, Will B. McKi nnev anri IV M- Tlrmnnh urn nil
I - - J mmmmm m . m w mmmf mm m m T
tnat you ana your Stock are nrontlv rard for dav afadm
Hoping to see you soon, we remain your friends,
b'ofe rr.f
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decs-
see
SOITE BLACKBURN
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