AUGUST JO, lceb
inscription Rates :
illows :
Lvance, $1.50 I
edSnio'sS.OO
1 12 nio's8.50 I
9 'a)"1
iviici
Pont
.n M
gy hj bfgan To
be thetv i
the mass meeting at Mor-
CoN3JEi.ur Springs. These springs, k-I
meu at leant, on the Western N. C R
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, . iiim ii resunou lO 111 IS 8UIU-
mer by visitors from this State. We learn
that Mm WhiHdieud, of this city, pro
nuuiica the water there as nossessiiur -
"
meuiciuai properties. As an
his appreciation of the virtues
lie is bow there, and we are
i has improved in weight and
trengtlt. Among the many persons
Ct- . - :
wuo uave eniovMi t. in ntin m.-
MINING.
T. K. BRUNEI:, MANAGER.
Read the advertisement of the Grason
Miuiug Company, to be fouud in another
column.
.
At Dutch Creek machinery for. hoist
ing ore and pumping water from the
copper vein has been placed. Next week
steam will be zoiuir. This coDner vein
, Llr around Saturday. Every- -is aummer axe j. n. uei- was discovered after the property came
? ; it Lrm Towushlp is expected to " auu ua tUw cdren, Theo. F. (into Mr. Newman's hands, and is of such
u wue ana iour children, J. M. quality as to justify shippiu, with
mcriue ana wife, and Hiss Rosa Mc- fair margin to the owner.
.y owen has engaged to take nw iuuw naiyouixon ana Ur.
w H . I . r v.- ' .
I'll- ' 1 . .. . i l. IllEAMAfl nf rliia nitv Pr.nr.,,;! 7 . Tut. f . . . . . . . 1 LI : -1 IJ
fFran'i") Acaueniy, wuicu opens wh uumbo i "n vww a rcujuraoiy nea kuiu
cbarge OIj ' . - lf. . ; -aoiaf-.! kv and wife and child, and J. C. Kennwl v hae been developed near Bilesville
to the -f ,V,Bl' , i t . and wife, of Innir nnntw at, t in Stanly county, where ore that assays
' r rnuiip., Mrs. a dumps. The mine is called the Crowell,
iuu oiauiey ana miss uyntie Kouutree, aua ts being worked by Mr. N. B. Can
Is i..;,..if.f Mr K .7 " oi A-inston : Miss Mamie U. Keech. of lwtJ' euperiuwnueuc. nr. .Mcv.au less in
gMd fteymv. r . " . T-rWrt . w A4lr. - . ' : tends exhibiting the ore at the Boston
y . :. . Hill .ktri.Avoi im in a i - " w . - k b&iumu hum nn :i 1 1 1 1 i ... . . ... ...
v A! ' troiiiwu ttuu it win yerj iieiy iinruct
. auiiuwu, oi n,uci) attention there.
a t 1 . 1 f.miitr
riperieui in the art of teaching.
sale of the valuable o
. n w (laUL'lltpl- mil f ra S
mi mm i iv Kitvaai-a a 1
0 I'fltlVI v.v. i.j.. "J- .
The ore that was
At Co., to take place on
rut county j Mrs. . A. McLean, ef Row- aent to Balitimore for assay and which
an county ; Miss Jennie Caldwell. Mrs. D. w found to y ild $2,600, was not picked
; I a. l . , . y .
rui.i..ii ...i r. u TI....I .. .r,, , oui, out was iraiuereu irom t ie line on
u. vmuncil, UUUOU8. t XI U 1 lO , Of VaOaT- .1 ,1 , , , . i .
f. . m w .uw:L tho dumps, and all the balance is said to
, ... . . iwuiHu., iara. o be equally aa rich. Mr. McCanless says
r.oug, aira. Amanua uaiawell, Miss that lie is now taking out even better ore
Kate Caldwell, and Mrs. Lawrence, of than that. He will make a good show at
Holmes, Inbounciug
Tobscc
Sturdj lst of September.
1.1 r-O
Mesarslliol & Co., of this couuty in-
trm us tlai they were out threshing the
,w ii... n j . w xvuic vaiuou, uu Mia. Lawrence, oi i,c
Ute geasop th a new oeisci, auu in Stato-ville . charlim Cmmn ml -if mh Boston and will exhibit bis one along
UZ3m oat fifty crops, summing TV x V ru r 7 with the collection gathered from the
7n , rCEala children, of Richmond. Va. We have TariU8 mines in thition by Mr. T.
op ln"- been kindly furnished with the above in- K. Bruner, who has special charge of the
. '.I I a t- i a fnrn.r friend . formation by J M McCoi kle. Eso.. of this North Caroliua exhibit. Charlotte Ob-
: . t i 1. I eitr. who Iiam anon, t.lut nnaf tvn mnnlha 1 Server, Aug. 4.
wbose corn f top is " J 3 " f " la this the old Crowell property form
it ., .1 lor. t lioun annnrra -1 - . . .
.rmGfrnaeaice 01 ine uiwuiu, uiu iuc -
to prpridq ir his stock as well as he can o
by gowi.pmip. t 1 nier i,..u Grapks. -We have several vineyards in
rre for sf S.Kiuer. ciot, m -rue o ir...K. y u vicimtv .d thiv ar l.P.-iritv
Others tuigaccept tut suggesnon ana uo tig froU f flne ,u
fr thf ir Mdck
Picsic
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Eain. We had a delightful rain last
night. It t$me in gentle showers, allow
ing time forrtlie earth to take it in.
It is
erly managed by Mr. Braudreth. Ed. M.
liecord. Aug. 1 1th.
This is the same Crowell property,
formerly onwed and operated by Mr.
Brandreth.
The Watchman has also been used to
giro circulation to a report similar to
the above. It was necessary for us to
decline the responsibility of one of these
articles, and while it is true that the
ores spoken of will be exhibited at Bos
ton, at the same time it must be distinct
ly understood that the manager of the
mining department of the Watchman
does not sanction these reports, because
his opinion aud information are to the
contrary. A simple statement of the
facts as they existed at the time Supt.
Eames left the Crowell will sustain our
position. At that time the property was
visited and there was ne ore iu Bight ex-
Bail Koad about Hickory, aud at other 1
points, hut causing no delays.
I o
t TrtE Boafu of Couuty Commissioners
met in txtta sessiou last Monday, and
pent the day and a part of Tuesday in
miners for the safety of the mine. When
(a very superior grape,) doing much bet- Mr. Eames left, the mine filled with
ter in the field than it usually does in our water, and was not forked until the
MWtbtni ft provide against hard times Tb proprietors 0f two of them. Mr. Wm.
Murdoch and Mr. John Fisher, are ship-
. 1 a. f . a m
A Hull inail informs ni P'B uuoiiwhcs 10 mo uiaiuw ui
that there D to be another 20 foot plat- Virginia and cities further north, where
form flyiny jenny and basket picnic at Prices range from 5 to 15 coats per lb.
hi reside! 7 miles west of town on the Tue are PPing in eight pound
gberril's iff a Road, on Wednesday, the Paekagea, put up in light wooden baskets.
00,1 inrt. ate savs it is for ttie oenent 01 ow is- -
r; 1 j ju!
old WhelS and widowers as well as for B1"M in 5- conuniou
All the vouhber people who love to have a After an inspection of those vineyards
i I.. . .. . 1 ..
good time.! 1 with a view to ascertaining the varieties
ot tmstruit nest auaptea to our cumate auu
soil for field culture, we have ne hesita
tion in pronouncing in favor of the "Con
cord" as A No. 1. The "Cliaton" comes
P""-s " 7-7 7", t i ana in Mr. Muraoch's vineyara, cept iu the "arches" or "pillars" left by the
uie uroimr hh uuhc Bi c.u unu wi um- tll0 "Oelaware" 3d. We found the Salem
sga to all growing crops. There was a
heavy, washing rain up the Western
i 1 j:j !J Ul.
.1 u AO!l 11 Wl lf'll fill! IM1IIKM 11 11 rill - .
- u,v rardwu. f Ittiar vrr cmnri rnrieties wera nM.on ,ao ,r.,lt.,,f t....V l.r,- T1-
. . 1 I O - ' r " 1 11 vovub luaiiu-vuitii . iwua viku i v. , A no
damage. 1 here was s.ignt i.Uury 10 . uie lookiug fiue) Dat those named luive pre- mine can not produce ore in any quau
t .
eminence. titv unless the Brandreth shaft is sunk
Our farmer friends who desire to make to a greater depth, aud tunnels or drifts
a valuable auaition to their rruit crop, 1UD
but plead ignorance of the methods in we have entire confidence in Mr. Mc-
respect to grape culture, should visit one Canless, the Supt., and should he make
Sic m a ai.a.a .
hearinir anal eonaiderinc the com nlain ta tbese vineyards ana see now ine ousi- a gutement in reirard to the miue.it
- - a rw ; m 1 .
made by psoua who were disutisfied is conducted. It is simple enough. WOuld be accepted
with the recent new assessments of their Any man who chooses may succeed The Watchman has labored sealously
real estate, inhere wero verj fow changes with it, if he will give his Tines as much for the interest of honest mining, and
made, as alk with but one exception, ac- attention as he gives his corn or potatoes, has fought speculation as an enemy to
knowlrdL'eilan unwillingness to take in The annual pruning is also simple. For leiritimate work. As a matter of consis
cash nhat teir property was valued at. the amount of labor requirea no crop teucy and as a protection to the reputa
There was l&ttle other business outside PJ8 better. The vineyards spoken of twu 0f this Paper it has been deemed
the above transacted. The report of the above are yielding this year something het to make this statement.
committee who are to open aud clear out r 10,000 pounds of fruit to the acre. ye are not responsible for the opinion
a new jmhlia road, in Providence town- I o see the rich clusters on the vines is 0f correspondents.
ihin, was confirmed. worth a day's ride
9 o Wo acknowledge the politeness of both
is " -
let .pw. 1 here are some young Mr. Murdoch and Mr. Fisher in our visits
nteu about town who have been for some to their vineyards : and Mr. F. capped
FOR SALE!
little wlriie tempting the liquor demon, the climax yesterday, by the preaeuta
Of course tljly are fully determined that tiou of a huge watermelon. He excels iu
the blue defils, monkeys aud snakes shall big hogs, melons and grapes and his wife
never gut pjfesession of them no never
luey are gwug to quit the drive long be
fore they a in any degree of danger.
Exactly so If Millions of young men, us
Itr . 1 m a
muuK( lueauuy auu niiysieallv, as you
in raising fine chickens.
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The undersigned oflfer at private sale, for
the next Thirty Days, the property of the
UK AY SON MINING COMPANY,
Golden Valley, Rutherford Countv, N. C,
consisting of 244 acres, farm aud mineral
land, on which is located
Three Houses, Bam and Large
Mill with a Stationary Engine of
ftlnj. Biugham'a Lectures.
Last Friday morning aud evening the
1W . . ' - I
are, nave crushed the same resolutions, Ho wan County Teachers' Institute was 3Q horse-power, 2 Perkins Boilers,
uBi now tr n di-l,. m. !.. 1 r. rn.. .... I - . . . 1 1 1 1
b...-0. fj.vored with twe addresses bv Mai. Kobt. vn hirstp-rtnwe r each niifl room
Bingham, of Bingham's School. To say and power for a twenty Stamp
-let goof
these lectures were interesting aud prac- mill; also one Foster Cruslier, one
I uote frm Prof. Weatherly tical is to say just what all would expect Stevenson Pan, 60 inches; one 5
ly safety foyou is to quit new
it at once aifd for all time.
it o
A private
C5n??8 ! iufiJrion that he has de
clined the P Hncipalship of the Salisbuiy
;,m,ni nqiiooi. tits patrons at James
7" wouiajnot liar of his leaving that
pUce.-Zo&,r Wetklu, ReUhrille.
The abotd extract does Prof. Weather-
'J lujasticjef in that jt conveys the im
preasi.n that he wilT not fulfill his en
gageaent hr, asjrfincipal ef our Graded
from this eminent lecturer, Mai. Bing
ham though no declaimer possesses the
first gift of a orator : he makes his audi
ence listen and understand, however long
he may choose to talk. He talks without
paper, in a popular, easy, off-hand man
ner, so that you arc sometimes deluded
with the notion that you are conversing
LA IlMW Utcich'lirr ilm nn F w
Superiuteniint iu conducting the Teaeh- with him arC alu,OSt Whe" be
a. T - I m-o-amm . i AtkiiiMtt-f no iltw f aur Hilt
'"Miuileiaud has made a very favora
ble
ikhool
uanresfon. The Salisbury Graded
U ilk . 1 4
uup Til 11 1' At ftloiwlni 111
Katit... .1 E - 1
fwmuern under the most favorable
circuuistaiits and with an able, active
ot teaf hers.
nomins mhra t.Iii.iv .r...L-,
O-
nttera an apparent paradox, to say "But
ou the contrary, Maj. Bingham " only
you don't do it.
His morning lecture was on "Physical
Geography," and iu a new and original
way he showed the influence of moun
tains, lakes, rivers, seas and climate
"God's earth-writing," as he called it
upon domestic and national life. The
1 .... t i
-8 i uie Old North SUite from her leth-
fgy iu regajrd to popular education, with substance of it was that God had written
iuch she has loner bean inatlv tanntmA on each continent aud section of countrv.
C. w.j . 1 " '
1,111 U lifciesed far iliti.. t. Hmlm liMkHmia orrcat outlines of character, and
oiiu ,0 VU,,UK I .... V - J
U'e coiimiiin .. 1 . .1 - f , I .i 1 1 -- a :
i" oviitoi incuer ior enlarging iuui vucu iiimi. cumyiva uhwvicu
" V 5 . u"inj eneciive wora IU I uariuouy wiuj a cmui-hiiuu
school room. Cnnnti- i,.Di;.,t.o thi- dam Biipjuifiil. mikI thnt when in.-m
, . f . . J III.IIIUIVQ BIC I J . " . - T
"-'U 111 IlPill'lv f .! .....1..... . I . I nmw.i1 (hoiu li v b 1 iiiflnnnmi luilnrn
v'iere tlmi iiiiru ....... 1 j I ... ;..n.;ii.u
unr coiiipvtent iusti uctorR. lenm the The evening lecture was upon "The
"""h siiDi'fti'Mi in. .ti,.i . . i- .1 i- 1 i) i v.i n.. ....
. y-j- uisiuuua OI UlCaClllUg. AUU I IMMHM ibiu. wi unuianvu. mjj u i
arge pttendanee and deep interest meroua historical illustrations he showed
ainfe8te by the teachei-s at these train- that brain-work was necessary to the
t, suiooi8, shoo, that they are full y alive highest success of nations and sections,
e hict,tha t tliey must keep abreast and that the more people spent on educa
te profession in the march of im- tiou the richer they became ; that Massa-
' ,JS' r tlKir l,lj,ce will be filled chasetU, with a country whose chief pro-
bJ others Mib ;
of 'mTf ougt to be especially proud erty amountiug to an average of $1,700
'"Institute if " L 1. -...1 n..:.l n.l. f
are more competent.
ductious were granite and ice, bad piop-
81011,
the
!'!tur. At its third anniuil m. to each inhabitant, and Paid to each of
"Hli poses this week, every teacher 100 male teachers in her common schools
Say
hut few executions. $5,000. and to each of 100 female teachers
Over eighty names were 2,800; while iu North Carolina the av
ium) v other counties can erase wealth Was $75 to each inhabitant,
III Ut' ) Mil. illttl-nfAMi ..I... I... anil tlio ii.l. i-iu. nf dor IiwIkiiv
flfe lt.ll . 1 , . S '
ii9Ules iu
ties,
several other conn- poudingly low, though her soil was fer-
' tllit tllli tt':ii'!ui'v ,xf a... I n...l Imr JLtHnntiinM finli ontl varinil
o VI feVU 1 fefe 11 VUlfel I AUU . fefe wum. 1.SVMW wm. muw "
i . 1
'"'. ,i.., .:.i .1 1 .. . 1 1 -
thiil -v """im inose or any 01 1 nor pwpio are hi j gmu w iww auvu
Mn . T U'-T ,mve visited. The in- practical common souse speeches as Maj
eh-. i011 u' a.l of a pracLcal Binjiham delivers, aud we hope he will
bet,
r
r?" yKxl resnli! nf it will come asaiu. He is himself the most sue
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l,i 1 iR-iiif ...1.. - . . ?t 1 - . f.. .1 ii . : . . .. ... .
fli&i.i . J v ."Oi rooms during the j eeskiui lenener iu .oriii Carolina, auu ; riing companion sxiU tlmy called fresby
x . "TW" j ear.
Stamp Battery, 600 lbs. stamps
each Becket & McDowell's best.
Also Shafting, Pulleys, Scales, Tools, &c;
Two Horses, Wagon and Harness.
Enquire of C. C. Wilcox, on the premises,
or address
The Gartson Mining Co.,
44:1m Meriden, Conn.
Forth Watchman.
Steele Towsship, Aug 13th, 83.
Dear Watchman :
Having a foreknowledge Of the good
things that is predestiuated to be at and
around the place where a goodly number
of Methodist Preachers and laymen are
gathered together, 1 set out, on Wednes
day, the 1st, in st, to attend the Salisbury
District Conference, held at Fanning ton,
Davie county. Though uot a delegate I
thought I would try my luck as aii Ex
(I believe that is what a fellow is called
when he is elected to omce one term aud
gets beat the next); So I note a few jot
tings by the way. The uew towu of
Third Creek comes first. Here things
seemed to have taken a new impetus
since its incorporation. Two new store
houses and a faucy dwelling nearly com
pleted, a large steam flouring mill in
prospectus. This place is situated in a
fertile part of the county, inhabited by
an intelligent, industrious and indepen
dent Scotch Iriah people. Nothing want
ing at Third Creek but more men with
capital, brains and energy.
Struck out via the new cut road, passed
the neat residence and fine orchard of our
friend Dr. Eaton, and also au old settle
ment where I used to go courting in days
of yore, struck a sway-back, 6moky top
deserted still house close by, (didn't
imbibe anything, but a faint, sour smell);
a log pen hard by with big letters on the
door, "United States Bonded Warehouse,
&c.n Peeped iu at a crack : not even au
empty doubling keg was left, thought Uncle
Sam's warehouse was sufferiug from
drought. The farms along this road
presented a neat appearance though the
crops were suffering much from the dry
weather. Crossed the river at Uie farm
of John D. Johnston, Esq.
From the river ou to Mocksville the
chances for a living looked to us some
what slim, unless the people cau substi
tute for corn, wild carrots aud a tall
broom corn lookiu-r grass that our Iruv-
doms nor Principalities, thines present
nor tilings to come could eradicate when
once it got a holt, saw some fields where
1 obacco ought to be and some patchet of
bumble Bee cotton.
Found Mocksville sitting quietly in
solitary places, waiting patiently, and
wondering what had become of the R.
Road. Called on our old friend Ad. and
advised him to brush up by the time .hc
people gathered for the next circus.
About 5 miles above Mocksville signs
of life strain appeared, and as I neared
Fartniugtou, a beautful level country
burst upon the vision, neat residences
and improved farms told of a thrifty and
energetic people. Farmmgtou is a pretty
little village of about 150 inhabitants.
Here I found two of the neatest churches
in Western North Carolina. Two stores
doing a lively business; one large brick
store house building ; Tobacco factory,
a steam mill and various other work
shops. But nothing attracted more at
tention than the residence and grounds
of G. W. Johnsou, .Esq. , A vineyard
capable of producing 1500 or 2000 gallons
01 wine, large orcnards loaded with select
frnit, and the largest Bee Apiery I ever
saw. surely this is a place flowing with
wine and honey. I had the pleasure of
dining with the hospitable old pioneer
and his cultivated family. I was assign
ed to Capt. Frank Ward, two miles east
of the village. A huge stack of straw, a
well filled crib and a herd of fat hogs
assured me ou arrival that I was at the
right station, and with this excellent
family I fared liket a prince duiing my
stay. A large per cent of the ministers
and lay delegates was present at the
opening of the conference and the reports
from the different charges show that the
march of Methodism in this District is
ouward and upward. The sessiou was
harmonious, save a little skirmishing on
the paper question. The preaching was
of a high order, and listened to by large
congregations of intelligent looking peo
ple. The Conference adjourned on Sat
urday evening. The next sessiou to be
held at Albemarle, Stanly county.
Meeting with an old Caswellite school
mate, known as Buck Atkinson, whom I
had not seen lo these many years, I was
coustrained to visit him ; so taking leave
of our kind host ou Sunday evening, I
was soon at his comfortable home 5 miles
northeast of Mocksville, in company with
a dear old lady, a friend of my childhood
whom I thought to be iu the spirit laud
long ago. Here I saw the finest field of
tobacco anywheTe seen during my stay
in Davie county.
Up to jtllis writing the distressing
drought continues and ere long the eutire
crop ,ot upland corn will be dead upon
our red lauds. Many fields will fail to
make seed, farmers should look well to
their wheat garners.
Clod Knockek.
Speaking to the Point.
Au addition was recently made to the
county jail iirPaterson N. J., at a cost of
$30,000. When it was completed, the
couuty officers and the contractor cele
brated the event by a banquet in the
building. There were liquors in great
abundance. After a number of toasts had
been drunk, the gentleman presiding, a
judge, proposed "the temperance cause."
It was probably done because they were
getting pretty drunk. Mr. Ban tram, a
temperance man, was called on to re
spond, and did so in the following sting
ing speech, which some of them, perhaps,
will never forget. He said :
"I thank you for tins invitation, and I
recognize its fitness. Tou have assem
bled to celebrate the enlargement of this
jail, rendered nece$aiy by thenseof strong
drink, in which you are so freely indulg
ing this day. Down stairs the cells and
corridors are crowded with criminals who
have but changed places. A few years
ago they were respected citizens, some
of them occupying rs responsible posi
tions as those now ocenpied by yoursel
ves ; but they commenced as you have
commenced, and they continued as many
of you are continuing,, and to day they arc
reaping the harvest iu a career of crime,
and paying the peualty with a period of
punishment.''
At this moment another bottle waa
opened, and Mr. Bantrara said :
"I hear the popping of corks. I listen
to the merry voices, aud the praises yon
are singing to the internal spirit of wine;
but there cornea to me the refrain from
the prisoner's cell, w ho is shedding peni
teutiai tears over ms toil v, and accom
panied by the still sadder wail of anguish
uttered by the.brokeu hearted wife, worse
than widowed through the traffic in
strong drink, which, as a judge in your
courts said, 'is ihe great promoter of crime,1
a traffic licensed by your votes and sus
tained by the patronage you are this day
giving it. It is with inexpressible sad
uess that I discover that there cau be
found in Passaio county so mauy meu
with their hearts so hardened, feeling so
calloused, sensibilities sojbl tinted, that iu
a place like this, under 'circumstances
like these, dare to raise to their lips that
which depraves the citizen and endangers
the State. Thanking yoi gentlemen, for
the unexpected privilege, I take my seat
fully conscious that you will never again
call on me under similar circumstances."
Seieeted.
North Carolina Diamonds.
Gen. C. Leventhorpe writes to the New
York : "Your correspondent is cer
tainly in error in saying, as I find in the
9mn of July 29, that as yet no real dia
monds have been found in North Caroli
na.' Some years ago some laborers
found one in a placer mine on my pro
perty in Rutherford county, N. C It
was very small and of bad color, but a
veritable diamond nevertheless. I sent
it to Professor U. Shepard, of Amherst,
Mass., who pronounced it a diamond, and
gave it a place as such in his cabinet. It
seems to me that only the veriest inex
perience could counfound the diamond
crystal with that of quartz or any other
mineral. The peculiar appearance of the
diamond is known to all who have care-
fullly examinedthe crystal. The form may
vary, but the aspect of hardness and the
slightly bevelled edges are characteristic
and uniform. I know of several diamonds
that were found in North Carolina. The
late D. J. Twitty, of Spartanburc. had
one at the time of his death, which oe
cur red little more than a year ago. This
stone came from a mine in Rutherford
county, N. C. I have seen it often. It
weighed about a carat, and waa slightly
yellow in color. Dr. Hunter, Lincoln
county, N. C, also found a small dia
mond and probably owns it yet. It has a
a bluish tint."'
A Word With the Farmers.
Two years ago the prospects of a good
crop were turned to naught by a terrible
drought. The people suffered. Indeed,
in this particular section the last three
years have been remarkable for the
drought. This season it appears is not
to be an exception. From every portion
of the State, and indeed, fiom the entire
South the news conies that the drought
is severe, and the cropa are being greatly
damaged. Droughts cannot be prevented
but they can generally be flanked. Their
disastrous influences can be lesseued
Now is the time for the farmers to realize
and to appreciate that they can whip
droughts if they will. It is said that the
crops in Englaud are not affected by the
weather ten per cent, in any year. The
harvest is often interfered with, and the
crops are sometimes lost after they have
been made. But so far as the yield is
concerned, a draught will not vary the
harvest much. How do they fight the
drought f How do they become inde
peudent of the seasons 1 Now this is the
point. They prepare their laud with the
expectation that there will be a drought
To counteract its effects they underdraw.
so as to mellow the soil deep. They
plough deep. They go down so that in
stead of having six inches of mellow soi
to hold moisture, they have twelve
inches. Neither droughts nor floods
make anv difference then. We do not
mean that they turn up the poor smbsoi
but they break it up, pulverize it, so that
a surplus of water will readily percolate
through it, and so that it will absorb
and hold moisture against the evil day of
drought. We want our friends to learn
this lesson. These dry times tell who is
the good farmer. The farmer who has
properly prepared, pulverized, ploughed
deep, manured well with homemade ma
nures, twenty-five acres, will make
more on it thau his neighbor who has
skimmed over a hundred acres. We in
vite our friends who have any practical
experience iu this matter, who havo crops
that are now growing well despite the
drought, to write us about it. Our pur
pose is to direct attention iu this channel.
Who will givo in their experience f Who
will tell us the facts of this season?
JlTeaw & Observer.
1
MECKLENBURG
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WOHKS
JOHN WILKES, PROPRIETOR.
CHARLOTTE, H. C.
dfLa
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Mining Machiner
We invite the investigation of Mine owners and
Mill-Men seeking MACHINERY.
We can furnish on board at our Works, or set up
at tne mines anywhere in the southern gold region, on
short notice
STEAM PUMPS,
STAMP MILLS.
(for wet or dry crushing),
REVERBERATORY FURNACES,
REVOLVING ROASTING FURNACES,
CONCENTRATING MACHINERY,
ROLLS, CRUSHERS,
CONVEYORS AND ELEVATUKS,
HOISTING ENGINES, BELT AND FRICTION HOISTER8
WIRE ROPE, RETORTS, BULLION auo INGOT MOULDS, &C, &C.
2FEstin.ates furnished and prices quoted on application. 25:6m .
Says the Oxford Orphans1 JVieacI ; Ou
last Wednesday two boys ran away from
the orphan asylum. They were natural
rovers. There was no immediate provo
cation. Both were tired of good beha
vior and) the school room. It is a little
remarkable that the only boys in tne
State who run away from school are
those who get their board and tuition
free. People to whose houses they go
will also give them food and raiment
and listen to their tales, forgetting that
they are encouraging them to run away
from their only hope of learning to
read.
MARRIED.
Aug. 0th. by Rev. W. Kimball, Mr. C.
M. Kimball aud Miss Laura Virginia
Miller, both of Rowan county.
At the residence of William Barber,
Esqr., on Wednesday, the 30th inst., by
the Rev. R. W. Barber, of Wilkesboro,
Dr. Baxter C. Clement to Miss Lina
Barber, of Steele township.
In this county, by Wilson Trott, Esq.,
Aug. 9th, Mr. Heury Waggoner, of Davie
county, to Miss Mary McSwaim, of Row
an By Rev. R. L. Brown at the residence
of the bride's father, ou the 12th of Au
gust, 1883, Mr. Jeremiah L. Shuping to
Miss Sarah E. Ludwick, both of Rowan.
BUSINESS LOCALS
Duke's Cigarettes wholesale and retail
at Factory prices.
Fresh Mackerel (No. 2 Shore), Fat.
Lemons by box or dozen.
Best Leaf Lard on hand, at
A. PARKER'S.
SALISBURY MARKET.
Corrected weekly by T. M. Knox Co.
Samsuury, Aug 16, 1883.
Bacon U to 12
Butter 20
Chickens 15 to 20
Eggs 10 to 12i
Cotton 9 to 10
Corn 00 to 65
Flour 2.25 to 2.55
Feathers 40 to 50
Fodder t)
Hay 30
Meal 65
Oats 30 to 35
Wheat 80 to 90
Wool 30 to 35
Salisbury Totaco Market
NEW GOODS,
CHEAPER tMaB EE ?
The generous action of Maj. Burke, of
the New Orleans Times Democrat, in de
clinging Uie salary of $20,000 as Director
General of the proposed Cotton Ceuten
teuuial Exposition to be held in 1884,
and having it reduced one half, merits
special uotice. But this was not enough.
He subscribed the salary he will receive
($15,000) to the stock of the Exposition.
Even this was not euough. He then
douated the stock to the State Agricul
tural and Mechanical College. We do
not when we have read of such liberali
ty. The Major, we suppose, is not a
very rich niau. We suppose so, because
he is a Southern editor. Wilmington
Star.
deserves to be.
tcriaii, from the fact that neither King-
Tlie Lexington Dhpateh says: We
have two firms engaged iu the shuttle block
busiucss. Both firms are now drying
timber, and large quantities are being
brought in every day
will soon be in full blast.
Destructive Fire.
Boston, August 12. A fire broke out
about 1 o'clock this morning at Yiueyard
Haven, on the island ef Martha's Yiue
yard. It started in the Baptist church
from some uukuown cause, aud as a
.strong breeze was blowing, aud the houses
nearly all of wood, it spread with remark
able rapidity. A patrol was organized to
protect goods of which the streets and va
cant lots are full. Numerous thieves from
vessels iu the harbor are on shore, and
boldly attempted to carry away goods.
Several arrests have been made of per
sons caught making off with clothing, etc.
The territory burned over embraces about
fifty acres of the heart of the villages.
The loss cannot be accurately estimated.
It is thought that probably it will fall
a little short of $200,000. It strikes al
most a death blow to this ancient village.
It leaves hundreds of people homeless,
many of whom are thrown upon the char
ity of their neighbors. There have been
no accidents nor loss of life, although the
fire spread quickly and covered a thickly
settled territory. The town is at pres
ent full of summer boarders from Wash
ington and elsewhere, and probably two
hundred of them are turned out of doors.
At 2:30 a. m. the fire was under control.
The Winston BepubUcan says: The
Salem Female Academy building is being
replastered and thoroughly overhauled
preparatory to the opening of the fall
session.
From the Akron Commer
cial, Ohio, of Nov. 95th, 89.
Readers ot the Cemmereiml can not weU forget
t hat a laree suace Has for years been taken up by
dalrtTcrasemenUi-speclany of m certain
f?fU.... X?Zum had deailuirs wit Mr. Ken-
dau for many yeaiiandwe know of some large
SnJmSue. near by who bare also
SeVt wttoiamtor many
JS aonet.a&Tt his' ceeb Spavin
?u is not only all that MjtoemnmmtttoM
that the Engusn Lanuagr
4 7fA Hir1ilr
mKE25AmZXlmm will cure sperms. There
are hundreds ot cases In which that has been proven
tobor eerSn knowledge, but, atteraU, if any per
son conflned the usefulness of this celebrated
nnedlclneto curing spavina alone, they Jmake
mcl...w i. TferthAipst medicine known as an
on tjJr art a DDlicaUon tor rheumatism In the human
Ky It n igood tor pains and achea. swellings
and lameness, and Is Just as solely applied to men
irir .hiidrM as it in to hone, we know
The new industry I that there are other good llulments, hut we do be
I ue uew iuuusiii rf. , ,..,. u.tio f-r hotter tlixn anv ever
j lieve iiun njju. -
invented.
CORRECTED WEEKLY BY JNO. SUEPPAUD.
5.00 to 6.25
6.25 to 7.50
7.50 to 12.25
12.25 to 17.50
6.5t to 8.00
8.00 to 11.50
11.50 to 18.50
12.50 to 15 00
15.00 to 27.50
27.50 to 40.00
40.00 to 65.00
Lus, common to nied.
Lugs, med. to good,
Luys, good to fine,
Lugs, tine to fancy.
Leaf, common to med.
Leaf, med. to good,
Leaf, good to tine,
Wrappers, com. to med.
Wrappers, med. to good
Wrappers, eood to nne,
Wranncrs, fine.
Wrappers, fancy, none offered.
The breaks tor the past weex nave oeen
good and prices have ruled high for all
grades. All tobaccos nave rouna reaay
sale at the above quotations.
Quotations are changed whenever
there is any advance or decline in tne
markets. Our manufacturers require
over one million pounds of leaf tobacco
which they desire to purchase on tnis
market and will pay the highest mar
ket prices for all manufacturing stock.
Wrappers, cutters, smokers are in demand
and hiirh.
Concord M
CORRECTED WEEKLY HY CANNONS FETZEB.
Bacon, Hug round,
Butter
Chickens,
Egg,
Cotton,
Corn,
Flour,
Feathers,
Fodder, per lOOlbs.,
Hay,
Meal,
Oats,
Wheat,
Wool,
Concord, Aug 16, 1883.
1H to 13
20 to 30
15 to 25
10 to 124
Oi to
60 to 65
2.25 to 2.50
30 to 45
75
.50
65 to 75
40 to 42
00 to 100
25 to 85
DRS. J. J. & E. ft SOMMERELL.
OFFICE t
CORNER MAIN ANt BANK STREETS
OPPtCB HOURS :
8 to 10 a. m. and 3 to 5 p. M.
37 6 m
Two of the oldest and best remedies are
Allcock's Porous Plasters and Bran-
dkkth's Pills. They are celebrated house
hold necessities. For sprains, rheumatism,
pains in the side, back, or chest, or ay sut-
ferinz that is accessible from the exterior.
Allct)ck's Porous Plaster r perfection
while for regulating the blood, Brtmdrcth'
Pills are uncqualod. Always keep them on
hand. l&ly
a?
We have received our new Spring and
Summer Goods. Our stock is Large and
Complete, consisting ef
DRY GOODS
GROCERIES,
HATS AND STRAW GOOD
Boots&Shoes,
Drugs and Medicines,
QUEENSWARE,
CLOTHING,
AND
everything kept in a First Class Store
all of which we offer-as CHEAP as the
cheapest for Cash, Good Produce, or First'
Class Chattel Mortgage. If you would
SAVE MONEY, do not buy until you
examine our stock.
FERTILIZERS
We keep constantly on hand THE VERT
BEST BRANDS of COTTON and TOBAC
CO Fertilizers. HTWe nave a soceial
preparation for Tobacco that we warrant
to give entire satisfaction Don't fail to
get it.
Last but not least, is the large brick
Tobacco Warehouse in rear of our St ere,
conducted by Messrs. Gray & Bell, whsftt
you can get the highest prices for your
tobacco, and good accommodations for
man and beast. Give them a call.
No. 1. Murphy's Granite Rew.
J. S. McCUBBINS, Sr.
Salisbury, N. C, April, 1883.
To Mine Owners and Minion Go's.
Tht understsrned are Dreoared to mirchaM ori
of Gold, silver. Lead, Copper, and Sulphur, in un
limited quantities, 10 be delivered at nearest rail
way station, according to market price. Cash
payments, contracts entered Into for one to fifteen
year. Kicuakds Powkb a Company,
London and Swansea. England.
All latfni. dHauM V. ...I.J ,1 VJ n
. w i n i ofefevrufeu ijc awiirvKii iu m. rfell T
(Josset, Thomasvine. Davidson Co ,N.C.,aole Arent
for the United States. Sfclypu
EVAPORATING FRUIT
;AMwRJvcABJ!:eQ
IrUAMKULN oeVBTT,
M'FBCO
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MEDICAL BOARD of ULMi
07 NORTH CAROLINA.
Tarborouh, May 14th to 17th, 1883.
Dr. . Mitchell Summers
of Rowan County, having passed an ,
proved examination before the Board
been licensed to practice medicine in a
its branches, according to law, see (
238, p. 356, Private Laws of 18S8-59
P. E HINES, M. D , Pre
II. T. Bahxsox, M, D., Sect'v.
37: Im
GREENSBORO Fsnle CQLLEb.
Greensboro, N. C.
The iota Session of this flouristuag I1'
stitution will begin on the 22nd of Aug i.-t.
1883.
Borne Comforts. Oood Pare, Tfeo
ongh Instruction.
Special care of health, manners and ino
als. Cuaroes Mookbate. For particuh.
apply to T. M. J6XES, Pres
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