t , , j,. it..r "j I...:." ; : .j
111331
L.
, JjailtiWiUiamai, of Davie, is still de-
l : i a:'- -trU stnl in onninntmnM
Pnecially new in the markets.
!Jr ..- . v.;knaninre1 in eonscnuence
' il at tiic.avmwx.
ium?susUined by being thrown from
but is still improving. He will
Ur irfespondent "M," of Woodleaf,
h ieso u from tbeT publication of
tils com
.i.utilll
COUlBieu vvww. i
v Mr. Joel Reed is having stalls pnt up
on his wagon lot in rear of hi establish
ment. Concord i ' .r U;
Joel Reed is doing a pie ver thing for
wagoners ; and we take this occasion to
remind the business men of Salisbury that
they could not lay oat a fewN dollars to
better advantage than by providing' for
the comfort of wagoners and their teams
stopping here over night,
the rains of winter set in
ready for them.
nie'nfc on the character of the dis-
y ween"Teacher"and"B. O. T."
Siich
1
-ft
dualities
i; ' h S- . i! . - -l
(Some jfrieuu , oeww A.uuuui.
V.iiigV Mill,) have sent us coiumumca
. ' -tsl!ifabiih without accompanying
ii wjtla "Hiiie kuown to us or giving
-.t i Hh 5 nM... h1a tn anIi itiiaaa la
' iinst litem, ! and the publication can
not be
0 Newtox. Band Xo.- 2 has
Conimence-
uf Newton High School on
: "
been cnga'
uifiit cic
t that time lor tue accom
Lf fmun- u-lin wifili n. nlp!inr
-t
. . . A
if . ontli Mav. lustaut. An excursion t:ar
t that time
W" i .:
otiaitipnlof thoswvwho wish
jCatawba.
irip to,
; i I I ' I . ' : rrl. -r
i.ig!j,,lili-yuiiu-uc viuw, w o3 iicic uii
thel'tH 0e aJvertiwement) is the most
jjiuainheii combuiatuMi of musicians
XiAlvinu other country. They are
'tfiifc-k krfowu, and theirmerits every
vSliere acHnowledgeiL- They are offering
coni is unity a very rare opportunity
Qiibt not it will be unproved.
-Or
Don't wait till
before making
The Local Option discussion which
we have very willingly given place in our
columns, is now becoming too personal.
t has drifted away from .the main and
proper subject, and some of the contest
ants have gone to using cutting criticisms
on each other's style, want of sense, judg
ment and taste. These are all foreign to
the subject in hatid. and: however ranch
it may gratify those who thus vent them
selves and tickle a few readers, they are
uniustructive and positively injurious,
aud mast, therefore, so Tar as we are con
cerned, come to ah end. Articles desigu
ed to show the arguments pro and eon on
local option, free Of epithets aud person
alities will be welcome, but uo others.
mole and cover r two rows tat" once,"witli
another.
,'Sprine liavine fully ooened. 'tome peo
ple, as usual, have turned their cattlemt
to range in the commons and browie on
tlm rich oak and hickory, and other
"Woodleaces,11 and it is pleasant wheu ta
king your noon stesUt after a hard half-
day V work to have to go out and turn
fourteen head of strange cattle out of your
oats field-; But still more pleassint, ou
some soft, balmy night, richly freighted
with the perfame of flowers, when wcarce
a kipplen i caused by "the "Zephyr's
breeze, to dream of soft, lute-like muic.
light, low, melodious sounds, bienuing-o
harmoniously with the soft, hazy beauty
of the scene, and on aroosing up, and
approaching vour yai-d-gate you find the
sounds havo leeu watted inwards bv
Bcrentetn cow bell, worn by strange eattle.
Why didn't the Legislature abolmh cow
bells t But the "Stock Law" will reme
dy all this. W.R.T.
Enoch rille Items
One day last week L. W. Stirewalt, a
white man, and Andy Barnhart, a negro
boy, wete plowing in a field about a mile
and a half, from this place. They both
wanted to plow the same horse, and the
dispute ended in a fight. Andy threw
rock at Mr. S. which inflict a slight wound
on his head. They proceeded to scratch,
choke, and pound each other for a short
time when, by mutual consent, the fight
ended.
W. T. H.l'lnster, Esq., has just return
ed from Stanly county; where he has been
aiid we tl
m.irTitif'r-Yes noetry. You will find
min hmh made articles in this paper,
The fiist Ibv i Vliiliy- sjnarpe s uroiuer,
i jiorte Walgisli way is rather taking. The
oihi-r an old fellow who will never
' get over Hii love scrape, but mourns -over
lii.H failure to niKe inenue auis nui now
Ifo.i('goiig down to the grave with a
tpur in lii eye.-
jiif.!- '
AVeiegrvt to state that Mr. John Deaton,
wiiosc stcuess was mentioued in our last,
dlti.onturday, mourned by numerous
I- fiii-iuls aiid acquaintances. He was about
I ycjui' tlfage. His -funeral took place
i-.'fxjm th'jiKpfscopal chutch Sunday after
! niiou, aiut was numerously attended. The
I Hook and Ladder Company, of which Ire
i was a inelnber, attended - in a LxHiy in
I B .,u.. mi it it - & I iau D
'h" ' t T o-
jIoXRflLci-lT. Mr. H.Cook, 'of Davie,
wiilie in pwn Monday the 28th April,
lost a siujall net purse, made of purple
I; cot ton yjain .(home-made), containing two
l ipr tliiee 'pi gold pieces and five or six $T
I giiltl piecs and woiue' sih t-r change. He
j: is 'jiot certain; where he lelt it, but he
! thinks at lotne store : and has reason to
Wjieve. thas been found, and hoes the
IBttiy is filling Ut restctre it to Iiim. The
fliiuor will o! l:ge him. bv leaveing it at the
ll'i(f;mf A office, for which a suitable re-
wjird willtbe paid:
I ,
l Assessments.
hTlte Township Tax Assessors arc issuinff
their notices tor listing tazables. A more
rignl ruUJw ill hereafter be enforced in re
sjiiTt to lifting.'
lAt a meeting of the Board of Assessors.
MontUy, tlic following rates were agreed on:
First clas harness horse ur, mule, flOO; 1st
class farmihorse or mule $75; 2d class $50,
and tJd class $25. All other horses and mules
a the discretion of township assessor.
. iFirst clftss hiileh cows anl steers $15, 2d
$10,'lind-all other cattle and livestock
at (liscrettpn of assessor.
Corn, valued at 50 cts. per bushel, wheat
f. rye 75and oat9 30 cts. "
; Flouh jier sack assessed at $2.50 ; bacon,
S ets , cton 8 to 10, leaf tobacco 3 . to 15,
manufactured 12 to 30 cts, per lb. All other
,p)ualipripertyjit discretion of assessor.
SOUTH RIVER.
A visit to Foard & Lindsay's Mill on South
River, Tuesday, was a surprise and a plea
sure. 1 lie cleanliness ana gooa oruer or nttendmir the LiUtlieran Synod us a uele-
the establishment is in sharp contrast with gate from this charge. He reports a very
the condition of most mills, and strikes the pleasaut session
w hue frost here last Saturday morning
but I think the damage to vegetation was
not very serious.
The municipal election passed off quiet
ly here. --The following ticket was -elect
ed: C. M. .Cook, Mavor; H. J. Overcash
visitor at once. And if he goes through it
from basement to attic, lie will find the
good leep all -through. Everything is in
tbeautifivh order. And if lie shall have the
pleasure of 3Ir. L'S. company and the bene-
frora both these causes,' aud therefore nfe
wholly incapacitated to discover logic in I which to throw the nastiestt of dirt. It
rogress or any oiuer writer. P somewhar commendable in Uwrii, that
But to be senouK.it is a solemn thought I therreaervA Hidr imml hnnwihr
that the fates have so arranged, and the hommie undef shch an incessant borabard
Wise Mau! but repeat the same idea men t and fierce shelling. Tbir shops
wm?u ne asserta mat a fool snail be kuown are sooken of aa dm. Mv.ra. mnilwiM
by his follyj. The idiotic folly of poor hellgate, ice i Themselves; tnoistenL
! J4i
are mad
o nctia wi. iiuir ou uiiicii uy vne ic- i i ur, aixuATios at aiuisutox. Lu
casional drunken lapses of thm bnsltand, j Q. Vahiu!rton teletrraiihs the following
a by tht well, call it iiflVoficy, f the I to the Louisville ! Comritr-JouriKd M W
wife. His irnrm receptions, wheu dis-1 opmion4 aa to the result ;
gnisedf7 good humored but maudlin, fit 1 The situation can be summarizedlnihe
titiieteget "in his cups,' an indipi-J utatement that, while the Democrat, as
tion to go home and 'faceibe music," and j almost a uuiyersal rule, are solid, ther
bo prolongs uu urjusiiig unui nis uner tareuivjaea as to t lie dinerent- courses
tlBII . ATXKlt.ft III HLtilUlll" X III" MtM I IIBIIItinB lllAAilllAll.il. 7. . - . I Tl -, -. - , , . , , f ... . . .
. y." , T- " . o. . 7 I uiiMiuwiuiu, tlCflia nuu ASrC. I nCHalUtliriefl ITPUlIlrHV nMIOIeI Hill! IIIM I OtWll tn TLiflM I hi itniv t.lmt rill it t-:.
nrmH.ixm n... I ... A r...l 1.111 I I'm . . . I , . " ' I I T " i " " " -- " w , . .,
menu m eMMmd iw, ao aiuu nMiw Liuiiiifiu. t. nAii lu. i, .. ,. 4w. n
IT
another evulence that the fool-kilter has
titllKT ILV il i Il,ab,Ultlon y Jtp t men thus fsrtified and expecting a conrlict, he dent the repeal is independent measnrevT
o the weak-minded driveler who appear- from engaging in the Xusiness, and to IgeU home and reoavs the furious invec- holdiuAtibaCk the! imnrJrLtinia until h
eu last week Hi tiie n aichman unoer the make those in it reckless. "Give (even) ti ve of adi.tracted,pitia We but foolish wife takes actiou upon these imlepeut bilbw ?
cognomen Of Niul lie i evidenUy thinks a dojr a bad uante7 A mail mikT Tftiort I liv 4tniAtrilir tliiiifrali w.K- V 1a HTlcnt nf I Wli.it nimr rwiifi tlwt f d a tall s,j'
he has CiirtUCltV to ruttll llltl nrint am Unul t nn .la Mllin.; l . I I .1.: j-.rl..:.." .si.s . ..s .1 . 1. l. 1 i . - ''t
' V' I r. ... ..v .. viuiiS , ' iHcio mc umi ichkiui; iiiriiiLiirc, BiriKinx in wiic, ier 1 uu( me leeiiiiu now i mac wueu no 11a .
aDDear to ndvantt?e : unt Sa dxa t h I mt in v.umii,,. ci i.a..ilaa II.1- s.. i . ' . I 1 1, ? i. . - --' - w4 --
. . : : o - jl- -- w 1 v ikvuiiuu. oaiwiu; knucin. i iiuiis nuu even. iii. 111.1 iiniiiiuti iiDuiinrv. i vpnim efi. iiiii 111 iiirrrwnT iui iiu i -ikt.
1 a v f a -j j - -. ..w vs..w . "ii" i .. 1
uoors.j gress can do uo work, aud tiie. jfnsidetil
ll . 'a Al.I... A .1. . .1 .. ! 1!a -. I iTT-T
nn - 1 luiuib iiieu litKe me resoousiunii.v,.! UaU t
. B . . . .
uis 1 lug no appropriations
re-
itv oil tirnne.hful fiMliurru until tli iiniirn-niri' nf
. .11 - rt I : V. .. ! . 7 J ! . r4- - o- j
without understanding or application in jinen of irreprosichably goud,'- honorable j subsided aud he u LU natural seif again,
the sickly banthng in which Saul Friday character. Remissly as this is often done, Even the. best of wen, (iutirui euounh)
ueeiuw i-o oe HeeKiug i,ue premium as uie utc aveiage saloon keeper discharges who never driuk, Mte allow' are embit-
cnaiiipnm Kcuiier-uiHiu mi una local con- uie untiea ot nis onerous business far bet- tered by scoldiiMC. or even caUtuis indiff-
lest, is eyiueutiy mo production ot a ter and more honorably than mauy of his I erence, as ooe little story" will serve to
mum ttiuuijr uuuseu ui uie power 01 cruel luaugners wonld under like trying I prove.
thinking, Uie art of composition, to say circumstances. For. many reason, hisl A loving IiusaiMl took Uis wife's best
avemirn lnnf.tii. t.liinlr nimaif nl.lA tn mla I
. ; ; -v-uiimcia, jcro, oa-c. r" txcnsarT unving wue auu ciiuuren out i
Tllal fluDtlnlilU nf Ainiiiau 1 2 ii t K laM.M..AH I Zi . M 1 ! . I . . ... I . .a - . - .....
y "F". ui, lancer, eviu ; nuu u is itte pare 4 vuoiu i to All of these horrors coult be
are ujiucr ja mental ueiusion, resnltmg see that the commissioners,! people ted by the true policy tf Lwtuoring
from lack f brains m the former aud concentrated, be held accouuUble for J idiocies, aud evu ivstniiniur Utr
iiusioriuiie in ne iaiiei i ue continued derelictlou in the momentum di
anl ott
uotjuug; ofjtiie application of the rules of calling is undesirable, aud suitable men pitcher, at her request, to draw sowe cider.
logic. 1 It s leads to the conclusion it Is who bravelv enter the bnsiueas ami fill As he was iroiii!? down the clhir stens. he
the man Friday who strikes at Progress, all the requirements that wholesome law slipped, ami inortler to savethe cnickery, J p
Stranger, & Co. fc should demand of them, desei"ve and injuml himself considerably. While he ?
It may be information to some to know should receive moral support as public was rubbing his skiu very vigtmtuslv, hU n ?
Ftxi OF Corxtv OmcKiis.- Attorney-.
General Kesaa has written inreplv ton N
letter fww Col. Moore, -Solicitor of
the Cuaaiuiil CoaKt of New Hanover ' I
county,; expressutg ue opinion that the J
act; of tiie Ueuerul Assembly, passetl at its
last session, entitled 4an act to regular i
the fees of certain oraeera In Pitt coun tv,"
applies in tkact onuty alone.' This, we ir
snpKse, may ue Xakeu is final, nulesa '
steps are taken to contest the matter lit -
court. Col.; Kenan :is a lawyer ami
grxxl one, but his construction surprises 1
lio' Snnl! w .ii.iiA,.tMi !, i, I k...... i Kj -ia..is ii.. L:t. .i .L.i i.:- f. ..a I u. Cluirlotte Uvservtr.
..w.. aaau.; . . 'vv mo unui VI lllTintlui K, lUSirail III UT Ug I II HUIIRI J HS 1 i 1C, Ml Ug II I-1 CMS H HIS II lilt, CllCW UUI, I
Friday whom Progres attaches to the sailed as public corses. "Oh, mercy ! have you broken the pitch- !
tcrecm a nu ioeiu .Mini (Hi. uaptured V lieu a man decides to draw on the erT7' "No. sjivs he. in irreut wradh.77
parrots, jack-daws, monkeys, apes, bab- public for a living and the accumulation I "but I'll be d d if I donV'iud crash it
oous, ourangontaugs and cannibals m- of wealth, by "selling thinirs. it is au I weut ajrainst the wall.
variably do their best to imitate their overstraiu on the imagination to view The only curb to our natural deprai
masters, but the imitation is always a him as a public benefactor. In t&re Ciises ty, is watchfully intelligent (not instinc
i..ugiiuio uurieHue nuu iiuisemoie iau- ue may oe, to some extent; out m$ only 1 live) , nome train mg. uniy on sucii a
UTC. 1 lie master mav Ue. ail interior. Il llinnlirfl I nnm ulHlinp.a li ii irlinl v luiu. ran n fiiio naofiil nnil omlnrtno
t la a . a - I a . 1 . - . 7
uunesnue iiimseii ; but Uie imiUition be- "on the make.77 however fair and honora- superstructure be built. Then parents
comes the essence ot absurdity, as in the ble he may be. Now a man wiih some I need have small fear of criminal, drunk
case of Saul Friday. This rule produced money, whose own and family's support en or, improvident offspring. A Greek laud the? probability is, .though" it is not
T
Em.Usii Ranks Taking Mokk Amer
ican SluCLKiTiEsi Ioudou, May 3. It is t
stated that thc liondon and Westnunster
Bank yeiterday Unik live million dollais '
of 4 jer cent, bonds at A per ceiit"
interest, making in all thirty -jive million
United States securities this bank has re- .
ceutly purchased. The old syndicate'
have about concluded their operations,
fit of his explanation of improvements and L. t. Kodgers and J. a. 1'laster, animus
w: i.j-i. i. ; .1 k...;h sioners.
novelties WHICH lire iu uc iw.-v.-h uric,iic "in
jbe surprised
art of runnin
at his own ignorance of the
art of running mills and making Hour, it
is a far more abstruse science than it is com
monly apprehended to be. It is here con
ducted as a sfience,-with all the care and
accuracy necessary to insure desired results.
The products of this mill have already won
for it an excellent fame in the markets.
Under its present management it will con
tinue to lead. i-
We took advantaged this visit to inquire
as to the merits of the mill improvement
which Mr. Pagenstecher is introducing In
this county. Mr. Lindsey's practical expe
rience" and general intelligence warranted
the belief that he was competent to give a
trust worthy opinion. He ls-vcrv decidedly
convinced that it is a valuable improvement.
although before trying it he had no taith in
it. " Yes," said he, it is all that Mr. P.
claims for it. It will do more work and do
it better. It produces more and lietter flour
in less time and without the danger ot kill
ingit."
The improvement referred, to relates to
the bed-stone. Solidity in this part ot the
mili Uas heretofore Iwen considered of the
first importance. Solidity is discarded by
this 'improvement which mounts the bed
stone on india rubber springs, and so ar
ranged in reference to the wooden casing
that its vibrations shall jle without the
slightest hindrance. The effect is magical,
and relieves the miller of a deal ot anxious
watching. In the words of Mr Lindsey, who
.: .a
seemed to enioy it as a tiling or real piea-
sure,
We
it make muling exy
a k n o vv ed ge co u rt esi es
representative. Mr. Rst, who
from our
lives near.
Foard & Ramsav, and from
who shewed; us through his
from .Messrs.
Mr. Lindsev,
complete anTleautiful mill.
a ' S
o
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
-o-
;1). Sjdes, of this county, has recently
rwiwf, through Mr. Henderson, from
Uie S late . Treasu rer, the sum of , sixty
dollars, the first year's allowance of the
annual pension voted to him for life by
the last Legislature. Mr;. Sides lost his
right arm and right leg at the battle of
the? Wilderness in May 1864. He is a
por but worthy citizen, aud has a wife
atiij six iyouug children dependent upon
liis exertions for a support. He is the
Vrtt .Umfederatc soldier pensioned by
iimev ihe State of North Carolina.
For Mayori John .. Ramsay, 193.
" - Kerr Craige, HMI.
" R. W. Price, 52.
COMMISSIONERS :
Xorth Ward.
David A. Atwell, 183 ; J. M. McCorklc,
250; T. II. Vanderford, 193; E. H. Marsli,"
223.
East Ward.
Wm. Smithdual 390 i Martin Rich-
wine, 196 ; Moses A. Smith, 191; T. W.
Lowery, S&.
South Ifarrf.
The. P. Kluttz 224 ; Joseph Horah,
223 ; Juo. Y. Bailor, 180 J. M. Brown, 166.
Wct H'rtrrl.
Andrew Murphy, 297 ; S. H. WTi'cy,
Married: May 1st, by Rev. Mr. Trex
ler,'Mr. V."L. li. Reaver to . Miss Jaue
Overcash ,
On the anme day, by J. A. Lijie, Esq.,
Mr. R. E. Xlenis and Mrs. Mary Overcash.
W.
Lexington Items.
Tuesday, May G, 1879.
Conrt met last" Monday, his Honor
Judge Schenck on the bench. The Salis
bury, Salem, Winston and Mocksville bars
are largely represented. Nouebnt minor
cases havo come up so- far. There are
several important cases to be tried during
this term.
Our jail at present numbers 32 inmates,
13 negnws and 14 whites. By the time
court adjourns this number will probably
le largely increased.
The Grand Jury found a true bill against
W. M. Barber for manslaughter, Tuesday.
The trial will probably take place about
the last of this week.
Our municipal election created no ex
citement. The old Board of Commission
ers was re-elected, with IL B. Roberts for
mayor instead of T. C. Ford.
The March House i, ns usual, taking
the day. Judge Schenck and a number of
distinguished legal gentlemen are among
its customers.
Ours is now a dru town. An act of the
last Legislature prohibits the sale of li
quor within one mile of the churches.
Crops are looking well. There never
was a better prospect for a heavy wheat,
harvest.
John Bradahaw, a mulatto, was arrest
ed jesterday for retailing whisky. 'He is
iu jail.
llie usual number of peripatetic hum
bugs are atflictiug us with their noisy jab
an excellent mental photograph of Saul, are dependant on his tact to so invest it philosopher, dying while his family was J definitely settled j etj Xhat the Ireadquar-
iimi inns iic nus iuuuii At ns ine uiuu as hi uiiike il "uiiu oul weii. win ivire- i vet vounir. icii nis mouev 111 ine iitinus ui i vein 011. iuuhul, nnioi uniouu ntcuu
Friday, wlioml the dashing Progress luis full v survey the field of annul v mid dn-I a friend to be iriven to his children in will be transferred .to Hie office of the
made the legitimate laughing stock of the thand, to enable him to choose what ex- case they should crow up fools: "for,77 Barings to ammmo&iteiforniJiey V
local option contest, haul will please utina wants he will catei
score another "whiskey and kindred which his sagacity suggests
spinis victory lor rrogress, Jiiuex, returns lor ins risks, and the largest gaiu
Fair Playjaud-
ose what ex- case they should gnw up fwIs: "tor," uarmgs, to ammmoottexuerMiieayy
;r fr, from said he "if they are wise they wjll not need subscriptions through the Bank of Com
s the surest it, and be better off without." N merce and the. First Natiomd Bank, of. -
largest gaius I would suggest to "Saul77 that he New York, for ftireign maikets. : '
For the Watctunan.
The Only Route to Sobriety-Prospected..
ber about
et al, ad inf.
corn -s;!
ilvt
"tooth-drops,"
Dusen.
For the Watchman.
To "Progress."
i xo. 3.
Assumitig it to be admitted that all at
tempts, by law, to suppress the
ardent spirits, as a lieverage, are
except by the whole iieople, tlirough their
representatives in Washing compelling a
"dead stop" to its manufacture aud im
portation, 4-1 think those who earnestly
lesire to act for the best, regardless of
preconceived, pet theMiries, will see that
only a recognition and sagacious regula
tion of, and square dealing tcith a present,
existing aii;d inevitable evil, is the course
of wisdoms As to those who are still in
favor of local prohibition, or to
"Those that are convinced against their
will I
Vho,stublvrn, stillnecked, argue still"
it may be said,' that they ha ve one defect,
fatal to success, no practical foundation.
They are sliko; Archimedes, exclaiming,
"Give me h place to stand on, and I will
move the world." The lever is aiuple,4
the force iprujdigious, but there is lio
fulcrum. I'liey are like the man whjo
proposed to lift himself up by the straps
of his boots. They make a great cispbiy
of muscle, ibu tithe application of it isonjy
c ilculated to increase the resistance jii
sttvid of ovierciijiiiiiig it. Their local pro
hibition scfienie, if tried, will work more
adversely Uhaii the sailor's plan for
lengthening a t rope, ly cutting a piece
ort'one end to splice it on the other.' A
simple abortion.
The onset of teetotalers on drinking j is
too often iiHne 111 the form ot cruel, ag
gressive wnrfaie, than of philanthropic
reform. For instance, they say that they
(arrogating to he: the community) arc tax
ed' to support the pauperism of drunken
ness in the; poor houses. Now, to say
nothing of the arrogant
the few wenlthy, that thru
of the taxes.-when, in truth, all that
they pay cmes indirectly from the mass-
Stkaxger. for his pains. If he is a man with a ("school" himself it little--more, before he
"proved good moral character, fitting to f undertakes to teach aud cntisize, sneer
be! a saloon keeper, aud elects to be one, inglymen of education, thought and
tie comes ucarei the riirht to le entitled 1 literary culture. His selection ot a worn
"a public benefator," than if he embark- I de guerre is unfortunate, except his imjo-
ed iu any other line of trading. ' pie are very dwarfish. He is evidently
A plain admouisher ouce remarked, a dwarf himself aud he does not appear
Saturday last several hundred negroes
met iu Weldou to discuss the question of
golug to Kausiis. Several speeches 'were
made pro and con, and a committee was
appointed to ascertain particulars and
report. ; - f
"Iii observing tiie ; manifold .turulncs.
h I I ... .4 ( i. . t .) . v . I n wo .vf 1 ..... a m . 1
Use Ot I -lanugo iuu innigiug!! i Jiuui;j , tiiiu
futile compromises ot integrity, so largely at-
lenaaut upon ine nccuniniation 01 weairn.
Miss Thursby's eiieeess in Paris
seems to have been pjienomenal.1- Slic
is mentioned in correspondence of
English papers, as well as the local
I journal, with such enthusiasm as to
ca is accustomed to.
auv taller by standing his head
Nimrod Jr., liquor is nsed, primarily to
cause the welling upof jrcwirt feelings; but
it is also fuel to the herce passions, when
-1 coufess to a decided lv crowina respect they are aflame. Election day is the cul
for those who uWt tHeeeed"!!! I niiuation of the very bitterness of the hate
I will here transcribe, from the aunals of party spirit, which would le dauger-
of the sixteenth century, the hist will and ously inflamed by liquor drinking : None
testament ot a Parisian usurer,-as worthy know tins tact so well as unnkiug men, I justify ithc belie! that l'ans IS not U&eH
of notice, from, the salutory legsons it and they are the ardeiit advocates of UotliP ihusionl exeolleiue whii!h Ameri-
to.-iciies: "I oriier m v itonr retnrneo ro truce 10 uriiiKiniz on sucii uhi; ucucc
the earth, from whence it came. I cive for such a purpose and with such sup-
to the devil the souls of my i wife and port, prohibition is easily carried out for
daughters, who encouraged me in usury a uiv.
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for the sake )f tiue clothes and, good In conclusion I again say, it is time to
cheer: also the sonl of my confessor, who stop denunciation ot saloou keepers. It
connived nr. niv erinm. liv lus fulenea they lire not wnat they SIIOUIU ue, VClll
It is annosite here to let Dr. Fosmite sav. your indignation on the county commis
- . .. . I , lr .1 i .1 . a I. II . 1 . . a
in sieaKin or tue manv causes 01 crime 6ioun. u uie .ui. uu mni iun uui.,
tlmt. "The neiimliejil imuhs nf thosH eror- ho fear but the former will be the "right
rreous nlRtes of fashion, which. amonr a men lu the right place." 1 hey do, not by
ihxmi in ivinirH H,,,.,l,fv in niifurnril law. Sell IKlUor to millOI'S , UIIU Willie
adornment as the evidence of social posi- saloons remain, adults do not keep hot
s n
The Mexican Dollar.
What i the difference between the Mexican
dollar and Tablets Buckeye Pile Ointment?
Onedoeawhat.it promises and llie other does
not. The Mexican dollar iay, "1 a in one
hundred cents;" bat when you come to invent
it you find it is j only eighty-fiver Tabler'g
Buckeye Pile Oinimentjays 'I will cure you
of Pile;" and upon trial il is found lu do so in
every case. It makes but one promise to
1'rice
i i . i . i f i
a! -A. 1A.. -I..-!-.. . A" .1 A I nr.. I j ., (ra a tliaaTT orvlllll il 1 SO llllt tt0 1 tlllC IIB", XAVJr. c-w tt.vi. an.,... v.
lion, sumuniie n uesire uir ureas, o nw"j"so' u .v. ... v.x- .uu i.j n it p,
... wi. ...... I .a.ntiti.... f ita-7iin(liiij8 ; hntthv cenUaiwUl. Iw iale b L. It. barker,
UlillllV UIIICII, llCilllll, nCUUII illill VlllUO I w.u.a.v.v. w. . v
-)-
arc iglatl to learn that the Free
.Sfehool for1 tliis (Salisbury) district has
"Pned nfider quite favorable ciicunistan
aud -the attendance is as large or larg-
nt thf'jiH'giuning than was at first an-
Mk. Epitor: Please allow me through
your columns a correspondence with
Progress which I would begin by pri
vate letter it I knew his address.
Mr. Progress: I have read after "More
Anon," younelf and other on the "Local
Option77 question, and must confess my
inability to say which way I would now
be inclined, had I read with an unbiased
mind. As it is, I say frankly, I am a
Ijocal Option man, and will remain the
same uu less convinced that my position
A. A M
are too often saennced.'
It is verY "common mistake to de
nominate inordinate gains derived from
loaning mouey as usury, and as wholly
covering the term a:di;epioach. Mouey
is simply proTierty.-laod, wOor, in a
condensed and readily transferable form :
a ud he Who takes ad vautage of his fellow-
ma n s ignoiance or pressing necessities to
filch his means through exhorbitant returns
for small outlay, is a nsureri It ap
plies with equal force to the renting off
houses and lands, the selling of food and
clothes. Sec. as to money lending. I
will here present a short extract troin a
vivid reflex of the crimeofavariceaudnsu-
es, who are; poor, through them merely
f?n2: P. A. Frerck. 104 f J. W Maunev. 188. is wrong ; then my standard shall bear
7 ' ' ' 1 .1 1 . Fll A '11 ,
oiuer colors, i nereioie, win you nave
the kindness to state in the next issue of
the Watchman, in as few and plain words
as iossiblef every objection yon have to
the Local Option law T Lay down your
premises, and draw your conclusions. Of
Elected.
The vote was also taken on the question
of a towu law for penning hogs, aud re
sulted as follows:
Hog Law, 8f; No Hog Law, 297.
There is no' political significance in this course a comment on any premise is not
election, except, perhaps, it illustrates
the snirit of indepeudentism. With Mr.
g, .
Price out of the field there would have
been no difficulty in electing Mr. Craige.
Some good Democrats voted for the Ke-
imIi1.c:iii candidate. Mlv Kamsar. on
objectionable nay, it is desired
After I'see your arguments laid down
iu plain language, free from epithets aud
other matter foreign to the question uu
der discussion, I hope to be able to draw
a clear couclusieii. Should your argu
ments refute every ouo that 1 think can
be urged in favor of Local Option, I will
hinatecl
We are informed that a great
Niuit of elementary school books is felt
vith the ftcacliers 'such as "McGnftey's"
""fders, "Djivies'," Arithmeilcs,
" "ndiwe have no doubt there are tam-
lr8jD titwu who would willingly donate
m-ihi such to the School Conimittee for
the iHMiefltjof children who are unable to
Iffwure tjiem. If there are such they are
stfd to lKiye Ahe 1(M)ks .v(h Mr
l F' Flily, 1. IV Sleioney, or J. D.
aivAeely
Tlie
Gov
i
-o-
average
republican thinks the
VerniUent OWn lihii ;i livincr nml tli.if
"t is a tttoagel fellow citizen if it is not
-Ijaul to hhn iu hinds or mules or negro
yole. Tjiere was a rusty old chap (white)
. ?'le in town on ifimdav ibr the
. P"rIf applying to the County Uotu-
'wionm for pension, dating iiis
Miu bik to 1812. In answer to a ques
,"on he said Jie was not a soldier in that
0r blt Fa only j a little boy : but that
,e wet With his
.w-tiv
private or personal'considerationS. Others uot lX Local Option man. Should thev
nor, I may, in my feeble manner, attempt
to show the readers of the II atchman my
views on this important question, assur
ing vou that I will neither carry yoii fox
hunting, nor charge you with uncharit
able, ungeiitlemaiily, or nuchrtstian
motives. And I hoiie that you ana any
one else who may condescend to notice
me. or anvthing that! may write,! will
not say "Pharisee,77 "bigot," or "sermu
I write because I am a lover of justice.
Respectfully,. C.;u.
vtel for him uud for Mr. Pnce because
they thought a lack of courtesy deprived
Mr. Stewart of the nomination. Alto
rather . there were causes sufficient to
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defeat the nominee by three votes. It is
due to Mr. Craige to say that he did not
seek the place, atid'hi allowing his name
to be used yielded to the solicitation of
his friends.
o
Salisbury, May 8th, 1879.
J. J. Bbuxeu. Esq.
Dear Sir : I desire through your columns
publicly to return my sincere thanks to my
friends who supported me so cordially in
the recent contest for Mayor. While I did
not seek the office, as the nominee of the
Democratic party I endeavored by honora
ble means to secure my election.
. Very trulv urs, &c ,
KEKit CRAIGE.
j For the Watchuxan.
The Temperance Champions- Sanl Fri
day and Crusoe Mm rod.
a little boy ; but
father to the big
rosid
p'"- K,i,leiTs Company iu camp, when
j ey wfe gbing-to the war. He could
Pfpve thy and some oue had told him he
pmld draw a pension on it, and he thought
oug'1tjt0i,ave it- m thought "John
lfemlerson did a niirlltv uimio-. fhin.r
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g 'fOtcd to give that man a pen
T'wholosta leg and uu arm tiglfing
T"nst M good a government as we had."
Franklin Zephyrs.
Frequent, refreshing showers, have pmde
quite aiiimprovenfent in the apiH-arauce
of crops, and there is an extra good stand
ofjewn and cotton.
' We had quite a frost Saturday night.
We learn it killed a good deal of cotton
for Mr. E. A. Propst.
A mammoth hollow sycamore tree, on the
lands of aMr. H. G. Miller, in Secoud Creek
bottnn,nieasires thirty-six feet iu cir
cumference, and tweylw men can easily be
shelterred, at one time, in its-cavity.
The four cotton gins in our township,
rgiiiued, in theaggregate, last sestsou, six
hnudred and seveniy uaies, uu t which
(except eigliteen bales) ; was raised in
Franklin. Great improvements have been
made in cotton planting. . AVe ojen two
rows for the seed, at one f time, with one
Mr. Editor : In the last issue of the
Watchman "Sanl'7 gives evidence of a
weakened capacity to comprehend any
thinir save what his master Crusoe Nim
rod Jr. says. Tin is to be expected, for
Saul Fridav is but an artless creature
whom Crusoe Nimrod has but lately res
cued froma state of mental barbarism
therefore it isi delicate matter to chas
tise poor Friday without awakening the
wrath of Nimrod Jr. This is to be ex
nected if Crusoe Nimrod has the true
feeling that the protecting superior shouU
alwavs have toward his dependent infe
rioi. This accouuts for the weakeucd
milk fouud in the cocoa, and the absence
of cultured brains in the empty gonril
referred to iu my first article.. I hequau
fitv of either is not un to the average
adulteration of chalk apd water. To In
come more practical and get w ithin the
range of easy comprehension, it requires
brain ot a higher order than that j ioa
sessed by the natural born idiot or a
lately captured and nntntored cannibal
to comprehend a proposition in logic.
These facts account for the failure of poor
Friday Saul to comprehend the articles of
Progress. His mental capacity suffers
is stewards, the asscrtinu regarding the
poor house! is groundless. 1 deny that
the main cause: of pauperism is traceable
to drinking, even indirectly. But admit
ting that it is.-lthe scant aud meagre
'ood and accomodations, grudgingly fur
nished those pitiable "fag euds" of humani
ty, (often overworked for) is long and
manifold prepaid bv liberal exiieuditure
of mouey lor highly taxed drinks in high-
y taxed sale-rooms, and in the depriva
ion of lightly taxed home comforts, for
many years, oeiore me repugnant cuiuax
and sad finale is reached. There are five
Saloons in Salisbury thinly patrouized. I
now of two towns m the btate, with,
each, less than a fourth ot its population,
that have six saloons e;ieh ! I hese live
lere, pay a yearly tax to town, County and
State, of one thousand dollars. And while
the uneaualed. lavish expenditure, of
money, by the; Thinker does, in many
. i ., a; l.: .
cases, entau sore ueprivaiions on his
family, (purely a family concern) the im
petus he gives to the circulation ot money
does more good to society, though less to
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himself, than it he iioarcieo ir, ami is con
tinually solving, the tax enigma. And
how is'it. on the other hand, with many
of his coldr-blooded, taunting abusers?:
snarling, close fisted carmudgcons: ra
pacious collectors and screw-like grippers
of money, who deny themsevles eggs till
hens can afford: to lay them at three cents
a dozen, add think barbers overpaid at
a cent a shave who don't drink on prin
ciple, viz, ilKicause it costs mouey aud
might opeulthcir close hearts ; would take
small stock in! fresh air aud sun-light,
even, if thev cost anything, and are 1-
imiit sa vine? sis the Russian miser who
learned Ui parkj to scare off prowlers, and
save the ejpehse of keeping a dog. In
short, men Who living as if they Were poor,
all their livies, to be wealthy when they die.
Of 6uch are! those who conjure up imagin
ary nhantoms Of poor house taxes, to
h iunt their small souls: and with such
perversion of fact, like inverted steeples,
to draw on coarsely aim luuiscriuiiiiaieiy
insult drin(cers in advance,
-rhere are and have been, myriads of
men w tli the choicest gifts of heart and
mind coupled with the infirmity of ac
msioual drunkeiiuess : aud the attractive
features of I whose characters have only
shone more brightly, aud been more
clearly illustrated by the dark back-grouud
.f tbiwi vicious habit. Of such have been
manv of the tneatcst factors in the
world's nrogression and enlighteiiment
and the great balk of mankind, which is
humane, lose none of their regard for the
men. al th dash isiucerely 'deploring this
frailtv. It is only devotees of avarice,
those "dead-locks" in the path of enter
nrise aud progress, who, over-ratiug gold.
miiler-rate true merit, aud. like the
horse fly. l)ite iuto this, sore smit : and
their ceusufe is only oblique self-praise,
will do so when saloons are closed out.
The drinking will then be done in the
dark, so to speak, with no supervision of
law at all ; then minors will be iu emi
nent danger aud a thousand dollars iu
taxes will be kept out of the town, coun
ty 6c state treasuries yearly, with plenty
of sottish boosiness iu place of previous so
briety. I will here present -an extract
from the "Police Gazette" of last aVfcirch,
showing how prohibition and the "sneak
detectives" of teetotalers work in Con
nccticut.
"The Rev. Hugh Montgoraery,ofthe Central
Methodist church of Norwich, has been the
most vigilant and active prosecuter of the li
nnnr lA.lara TI li m iilvd man to In r lc
. - . , . -, , , UUUI V. V I - I aa aa ... - - j "
assumption of ry as they rode rampant danug the war, about the windows and entrances of suspected
pay the bulk taken from the lSuu" of Columbus Ga., bar-rootas, who, on the slightest presumption
March Woo. "Men ot weaitnwno are of guilt against the dealers have brought the
hoarding thousands, put up the piteous cry charsreof a place where it is reputed liquors
of exhorbitaut rates. more bitterly than are sold." and in the niHjority of most cases
ever, just after increasing the prices oue have secured conviction. Ui late ltliaa become
thousand fold, while hipon ragged, blood- so difficult for the dealers to carry on the traffic
drenched soldiers, -upon weary, despair- that they have carried their stock of liquors in
ing heart-sick womeu, and those whose the numerous pockeUi of their coats, and sold
-ltr aniii onU to men who were known to be truslwor-
must be made to bitterly suffer. But K or to prions no res
what matters life and deaU. of otitis, to fe? l d," '2 l '1
the simulator, so lus avarice can be 1 w 'ch lhe Ueg
gratified t What is honor unattended by Buter' r or of two p4rtieis Tom
wealthf VVhat if the country is ruined, Keep ad p., rick Aloriartr, and strait way had
its women ravished, its homes desolated, ,hpm .rr(,i Butler testified that Moneom-
its altars violated, and freedom! forever er. g:lve $3 for his servics, and Mr. MonJ
perisu , uiiwc geucuu wiioiuihuiu gomerv ao milieu ine ici, asrtiiig mi mt
other countless horrors go o so that money" wm paid to cover Bntler'a ex pences.
speculating extortionists may be enabled The caw hinged on the question whether it ia
to amass piles of money : and ; buy up legitimate to commit one crime, that of solici-
li.wwoa ami hinrU ' ami audi ur irrund line a man to break the law, in view of a pos-
home irenerals who talk Ioudlv on street sible greater good to be effected by iiunishiiig
corners of their love of cottutry ! and
many are leaders in Sauctity who whine
about charity, love of souls, and carefully
parade all they give, before. the j public."
.Many, as t do, win Keeuiy ; remem
e'r and recognise the truthfulness of
Salisbury, N. C.
Coussens' Compound Honey of Tar has been
so long and favorably known that il need no .
encomium. For coughp. colds, ho re throat.
hoarseness, etc-, it afford speedy relief, and is
a most pleasant and efficacious remedy, honey
and tar being two' of its ingredients. The skill
oflhe chemist, and the knowledge of a physi
cian were united in its preparation, the result
being a compound which is the favorite reme
dy in thin severe climate, and has no equal as
a cure for coughs, colds, hoarsene-, bronchitis,
croup, etc Use . Cousnens' Honey of Tar.
Price 50 cents. For sale by C. R. Barker,
Salisbury, N. C.
In Fupebior Court,
2Cth April, 1879.
Adm'r of John Canup,
which is always invidious and false to
others. I
Saloon keepers, themselves are made
tanrets for every kind of deadly missiles,
projected, however, with jwwder such
as the old negro decided had been too
the above picture, and that while
drunkenness was terribly prevalent, the
extortionate usurers were all teetotalers ! !
I must now hasten to offer my respectful
regards to Miss Atwell. No one can fail
to appreciate her rare mental crspicacity
aud pure, brilliant diction, in her delivery
him. City Attorney Kipley asserted that such
a system of espionage ia necessary, and i every
where employed in the detection of different
crimes. Oounseler Shields, for the defence, ar
raigned Montgomery and his spies as equal
criminals with the dealers who broke the law.
There was great excitement during the law.
yer's plea, the sympathies of the croweded
courl-room being manifestly with the defen
dants The address of Judge Kellogg took strong
ground against the use bv any one of what he
termed immoral means in the detection and
suppression of crime. "I shall tolerite nosuch
..f .in?! uSHiv ntf.M-.iii. truthful as means." the Jiidae said, "and cliall not sanc-
axioms. in a decideded vet sympathetic tion them by the conviction of any one who is
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manner The fon-ihla enunciations of a apprenrnueu in uii
lad v w ho has evidently sought for truth, The above prelibation of "U cal prohibi-
nat fiitlv and honestlv. and . exnresses I tion. turougu anonier pariy inii;i,
what she has seen, nd sutlered. fearless-; will be suggestive to sensible people, who
nn.i .A.ifiri.ir w , iml(ei1. a nower.l trv to nrotit bv the experience of others
it would ivn miii affectation, on mv narr. as wen as weir own. cMiie, iinounriB
if 1 did not acknowledge a feeling of pride Sec, are the synonyms of atrocity the
inspired by the laudatory notice of., my world over, compared witJi whom, the
..'..-. i,v biiIi :i tniontiMi and estimable ordinary "ousv bodies are saints: oui
-.UUttO, K,J OXV" A. W.-.-" -r , - V
Knt pnnfnw that HIV, fTratltteU sneaK Oeiecil ves. w llliout wuuse aseii
feelings are mixed with painful oues: for, cy "local prohibition" n;is not a gnostoi
i l.ilo nn one ran more earnestly desire hone, are drawn from the most detesti
tlm tittup t tin tt wm nf nn lent snirits ble elements of humanity : and of whom,
.,,,-a.A.ir I rl nut. siMiiirn to lo a nnfortnnatelv. every 'community has its
iAn.i..r rim nhiarfc iifniv conuiiuiiica-1 uuotit . but who are comparatively harm-
tions. at this iancture. U the promotion I lass until "backed up" by respectable
of fairness to all, the dislpation "of mys-j citizens, who are blinded by fanaticism.
North Carolina. )
How am Count;:,
John i W Friik.
Plaintiff,
Against
Samuel Canup.Susannah Good mtit, Camil
la Goodman, Margaret Canup, George A Ca
nup, James VV Canup, Henry A Canup Thomas
L Canup, and Sarah L Cannp (the last two
minora)! Vina Campbell (of Cabarrus), Wil
liam Campbell, David Campbell, Sally Green
(Stanly J.Sophia Kirkpatrick or her heirs (in
V j? . i i '-il. r . u -:-:.. i ii. .
intuanaj, anu vaieu viiiipuciiu juiuuib
Defendants.
Petition la rll tand for atsef.
Upon the affidavit of the Plaintiff, it ia ot-
dered by the Court, that publication be made
ill the Carolina Watchman for six siict esBirjB
eeks, notifying Sophia Kirkpatrick er her
heirs, and the heirs of Caleb Canup, who art
non-residents of the Stale, to appear at the of
fice of the Clerk of the Superior Cfeurt of paid
county, on Monday the Dili day of June, A V,
179, arid answer ! the complaint which ha
been filed in the above entitled action, and if
they fail to answer, lhe complaint, The Plain
tiff will apply to ibe Court for lhe relief de
manded in the complaint.
; Witness J, M. IIOKAll.l
Clerk of the Superior Court, Kowan county.
KERR CRAIGE,
: ttorncii at fala,
Salfsburr, 3NT. O.
tification, aud the warning of unsullied
youth. It does uot surprise me that Miss
Atwell disagrees wif h some of my asser
tions, for many of them are iniiuvatious
oh very general preconceptions, idiiefly
hypothetical. I also, while agreeing w ith
ail, deprecate sonic of her utterances, as
I will try to show through the following
predications. Ladies, in general, are of
necessity from their very uatuie, educa
tion and position iu society temperate :
and can but little understand the tempta
tions besetting men
ent natures and associations
is different from man s. and they are
armed correspondingly. Men may com
inaud: Women must tiersnade. Men may
breast the rude storms f pajsion and
prejudice ; Women must bend beueath
tiie blast, but can rise, like pliaut reeds,
aiid resume their positions and exert
their influence. Weak yet strong; timid
yet courageous j and even strongest and
most courageous where the path of duty
is the most difficult, and utter abnegatiou
of self, the most imperative. Many homes
W. II. Neavk.
Unity
Foliage.
NATIONAL HOTEL,
! Cpjtjajidt StEjjet,
I 'J XE.VU BROADWAY, '
NEW YORK.
IOTCHKISS jSc POXD, Pkopuiictoiis.
On The European Plan.
The festanranti cafe and lunch room attach
ed. a e 'unsurpassed 'or cheapness and excel; h-
luntaf nf aar.in. Ijwini. AH 1 I. ' 111 rtAailglr ' !
ICIIkC Pt 1 T l.Vi -; A r- vv 1 . . mr 1 'A ".J .
$3 to 10 per week. Convenient to all ferries
apd city lailroads.
Hew Furniture, New Management
134 ly. ! -'
The "Xetrro Exodefrom this point has
beiiuu to the Mooresville and Winst4.ii
railroad.
There will le a public discussion of the
"Stock Law Question" on the first Satnr
day of July (15th) at Wood Land Acad
emy. The meeting will le held uudcr
ZoVXthTVn the auspicea of the Wood Land Literary
i n? ThTr f J Circle, and addresses will be made by Sen-
;iations. lneirspuere . J an 1 . i vi .-
r.....'- -.n.i iw ... ator Jno. 8. Hendenwni, Jas. M. dray,
Esq, and perhaps others.
The spring com mini ion at Unity church
liegiUft on Friday, the !th iust. The pa,
tor will.be assisted by Rev. E. F. Iloek
well.' :
Street's National Hotel
i i RALEIGH, IL C.
8. R. jSTRKET & SOX, Owners and Proprs.
J
.Xo Opium! Xo Morphia, or other dan.
gerous drug is coutained iu Dr. Bull's Ba
by Syrup, for the relief of Colic, Teething.
etc.Piice t5 cents.
GASTON HOUSE,
1 MEW-BERN, M. C,
j S. !lt. STREET A SOX, Proprietors.
! The 'understxnied having purchased the Ns
tional Hael pnuMty of Raleigh, opened the'!
15th March, 1879. ll4 known House to i
the puilic underllheir managem-nl. They re- j
fer lo fheir past! management of the Oasioit
House .as a guarantee that the traveling puWio i
wHL find the 'National, in their hands, up to (ho -j
siandardofa fifrt class Hotel. The Senior. !
Mr. Samuel R. Street, will remajn in charge of
the Gaston Ilonse. - The .junior. Mr. Wm. J.
Street, Swill conduct llealKnal HtMel.
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