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I-,. - ' t - . t ""l1--'" " $M - v - . t vt-r-; j ' . I' i run i i ' I . 1: v fl ip' it-' mmtmtmnmamamm mbmh j ' F I Carolina Watchman. THURSDAY, DEC. 24, 1885. r Taxes High vt Low. We suppoafc there 1s noc a tax-paying community Ota the globe which pays its iiGiwimrn'' iiwr public purposes without more or less complaining, Aa a general Tuler people wmrld pay their dues without grumbling, bat there are always a few tight-fisted individuals who grunt, arid squ1frit,afid make fuss enough to attract the attention of others, and soon the hatr part, ignorant of the real facts in he case, begin also to squirm, and grunt, and complain, and thus the community is afflicted with the spirit of discontent and (he fear of oppression. Such is the case tn pditkof Rowan at present, and it is wholly without cause. The taxes this yr are higher than last year, it is true ; but there are two first-rate reasons for it. Tbers was no State tax levied last year, ut State expenses were paid out pf the teener received from the sale of the Western North Carolina Railroad. About Six hundred thousand dollars was in that way left in the pockets of tax-payers. Such a thing never happened before and may never happen again. That accounts fe the tow taxes of last year. We have rib more railroads to sell, and so it comes to pass that the people' of the State are required to pay just as they did in 1882, 1883, and years before. The taxes are only ten cents higher this year than in 1883, and that happens in the providence of God, by the destruction of a large number of bridges by the high waters in June last. These had to be re beitt, and it necessarily created an ex traordinary demand on the- county. In Edition to this, a building is to be erect ed at the Poor House, and there are also m few other items of unusual outlay. In view of these things, the Magistrates of the county raised the taxes the enormous sum of ten cents more than usual on the poll not a cent more on property that, and no more. We have looked into this matter and know whereof we speak. The complaints alluded to are made by those who are only guessing rat the facts per sons who really have not taken the pains to examine into the subject. We have heard of only one tax-payer who took the trouble to search the rec ortK He went at it with his fingers fairly twitching with pain for having paid an enormous tax! Surely something must be wrong, he thought. The Sheriff arid Register would not dispute the mut ter, but they brought out the old tax books and the old tax returns, and traced out the facts from year to year, when lo ! it was found that the taxes had not been raised on this man, but that the variations were wholly due to the variations in the amount of property returned in the seve ral years 33 cents only at that. We. are prepared to give figures in sub stantiation of the above statements should it be required, but shall not do so at We will add but ope other fact, and that is a rather remarkable one : North Carolina collects a smaller tax than any Other Southern State but onc, and there are only .three or four States in the Union where the people are so lightly taxed. There is at least a crumb of comfort in this, ami It is offered for the relief of those whose minds are burdened with the dread of. a few cents more tax than they usually pay. Freight Trains Collide, reached here on last Tuesday torning of the collision of two freight trains on the Western road. The acci dent was one of the most frightful whieh has ever occurred on that road, and ; resulted in the death of three persons. The Charlotte Observer says,: kxa official of the Western North Car oltna Railroad Company gives us the .Jlpwing particulars of the collision : 5 '('TW freight trains. Nos. 5 and col lid - miles east of Old Fort at 2:45 a. m. The cause of the Accident - a miscalculation of time on the part if conductor Drake and engineer Perkins Tf train So. 4. Marion was the -regular meeting point of these two trains, and conductor Trot t and engineer Jack Ed wavds running No. 5 arrived at Marion on time, and after waiting their delayed time for No. 6 proceeded on their rights, " and When in 4 miles of Old Fort met No. 6. Conductor Drake's watch had stopped and was wrong, but engineer Perkins had ; ' compared his watch a few minutes be fore leaving Old Fort and he and his Aretaan both had standard time. Engin eer Perkins and his fireman, Jim O'Neal, weae killed on their . . w 'o ev m cmau k Melntoah, jumped and was killed - Piai concussion. Engineer Edwards was slightly hurt. The track was cleared by 12 o- , the rules clock, and trains movine under rules. Conductor Drake and engin eer Perkins had lost their right to the ran. ine accident is a deplorable one, uu u wuuucior urake and engineer j-wiuns ana nreman O'Neal were all sober and reliable men, their action is un accountable by all who knew them." The Eads Ship Railway. Senator Vest has introduced a. hill the United States Senate to incorporate in and foster Eads much talked of ship railroad across the Isthmus of Panama. With the present-lights before us, we are pleased to see this ; and in view of the important and growing commercial inter WP of our country in the Pacific, we . .nop6 congress will extend to the enter- prise tne aid necessary to give it success rfle subject has been thoroughly investi- - wed ny competent engineers and scien 1 ' tUta men, who have rieported favorably on irii sme'Bcneme. A The latest news from Spain is that ja conspiracy to establish a republic has heeo discovered at Terragona. -1 Turned into a Golden Opbir. Th Staiife Obtervcr in commenting on 'ike -recent meeting of the Upper Division of the Yadkin Valley Railroad Company, has this to say : "We wonder where the Lower Division will meet again , and when ? It does seem that our citizens are content with very few enterprising schemes. Every think ing man among us admits that Stanly can never be fully developed without a rail road and industrial factories, and yet not a company can be formed, nor a step taken to bring about the desired result. It argues one of two things, that we have little money or still less enterprise. With a little energy in the right direc ting accompanied by a little capital, KtAiilv could be turned into a kind of Eden or golden Ophir in a few years. But alas, alas, we like too well to follow in the old beaten track of our ancestors, and plod along while the enterprising car of our sister counties goes whistling by. Two railroad schemes are presented to us, and it appears that we will not accept either horn out of the dilemma," So far as the Salisbury horn of your di lemma is concerned, you nave some reason to be hopeful. There are several live and public-spirited men here who are on the lookout for the opportune time to snrintr this scheme. They have the M n - " matter at heart, and so soon as the condi turns requisite are apparent, they will work with might and main to secure the desired railroad. There are many reasons whv the line should be built, and the " ' co-operation of Salisbury may be depend ed upon. Right Temperature. At Houghton Farm, a dairy establish inent, great pains are taken to keep the milk and the cream for churning at sixty- two degrees, in winter, as at that temper ature experience has shown a larger yield of butter than at a higher temperature This is mentioned as a well settled fact, not to be varied from without loss. A few degrees higher or lower, most butter makers are apt to think, will make no difference ; but those who are incredu lous can easily test the question for them serves. Fiftv-five degrees are set for suinmcr churning. Try it. The best re sults are only attainable by best atten tion to the feeding and comfort of the cows. None but good milkers should be kept, except for beef. A committee appointed at the last ses sion of Congress to inquire into the steel producing capacity of the manufactories of our country, with reference to army and navy purposes, have their report about ready to submit to Congress ; and it appears a most thorough and exhaust ive investigation of the subject has brouhgt out the gratifying fact that the United States have not only no occasion to go abroad for steel, but that we can beat all the foreign producers in both quality and quantity. One Jennie - C. Harris at Wheeling, West Va., brought suit against W. E. Pickett for the-support of her child. It was the occasion of bitter denunciations of Pickett, who denied the responsibility. The woman was required to produce the baby in Court ; and not having one of her own as she claimed, she borrowed a baby from a German woman and brought it into Court. Tho fraud was discovered and Pickett acquitted by the jury without leaving the box. Jennie has disappeared and it is thought has drowned herself. The richest man in the world, the late Wm. H. Vanderbilt, died of apoplexy, without a moment's warning, without a parting word or groan. A similar deathd happened in our Courthouse a good many years ago to a juror in the jury box, a man named Barber. The Judge on the Bench was the first to notice the man slowly falling forward, and summoned the Sheriff to him. But he was gone be fore any one could reach him. He was taken out and .laid on the counter of the store at the Mansion Hotel corner. Phy sicians called in bled him in the large vein of the neck : lut it was of no use he never showed any sign of returning life. Ferd. Ward, of the late banking firm of Grant & Ward, now in the penitentiary, seems inclined to turn on the Grants- Buck, JTred, and the old General. The N. Y. Herald publishes an interview held with him. in which it comes out that Fred borrowed the securities (bonds) of the bank, raised money on them and loan ed this money to the bank at the rate of 20 per centper month; and the old gen eral put in $141,000 and drew out $242,000; and much more of a like nature. Ward may yet let out facts enough to solve some of the mysteries feonneefed with this remarkable banking company. Jacksonville, Fla., sustained a loss bv fire, Dec. 17th, of about $450,000 Tt broke out in Hubbard's warehouse, on the dock, and spread to the Abell block. Hubbard's toss alone is estimated at $130 000.f Theee were $350,000 insurance on vne pronertv destmvfxl srAMi lives were lost by falling walls. Andrew Jackson, colored, perpetrator of a horrible crime at Point Pacific, Tex. Friday week,? was pursued, tracked by uiwu uounos ior a hours, and finally run up a tree and captured. The dogs never nmerea out Kept the trail, though it led a nines through water. Sherman Hayes, colored, of Sampson county, feloniously assaulted a lady whom nc met traveling in the public road near Clear Run, in that county, a few days ago; but the cries of the lady brought to her assistance colored people who hap pened to hear her, and he escaped, for the time, but has since been arrested and jailed. Seventeen persons in New York who ate of a dish of ham salad on Thntc giving day, are suffering from trichinosis. ( oome ounem are very low and are not 'expected to recover. t Thanks t HonJohta'S. Henderson for public documents sent to this Office. By-the-way, it is gsatifying to learn that our representative has been allotted a high stand among members of Congress, as a zealous, intelligent, and hard working member. The Charlotte Observer gives the details of a professional burglary m that city between one oclock and day, on hist Sat urday morning. Burglars entered the residence of Thomas A. Allison, chloro formed the sleeping family, and secured about $275, a lot of jewelry, and clothing. Rather bold this m view of the very re cent execution of two housebreakers in that city. Dec. 22d was made notable by fire at Georgetown, S. C, loss $12,000 ; at .Wad dell's gin house, S.C.,in which a man was lost in a press box ; at Hogansville, Ga., heavy loss and no insurance ; at Shelby ville, Tenn., the business part of the town was destroyed ; at Vincennes, Ind., heavy loss and great excitement for business part of the city, which narrowly escaped. Prof. W. F. Warren, president of Bos ton University, has published a book de signed to show that Paradise, the exact location of which is lost, though generally believed to have been on the banks pf the Euphrates, really was in the north polar region. His presentation ot iacts in sup port of this belief, spoken of as very interestiner. and the book as one of the most remarkable yet given to the public on the subject. The presidential succession bill known as the Hoar bill has passed the Senate This provides that a vacancy occurring in the presidential chair shall be filled by succession, first of the Secretary of State, and in case of his death, by other mem bers of the Cabinet. A bill has been presented in the House which provides that the electors of Presi dent and Vice President shall be called in to fill any vacancy that may occur. It will probabbly elicit considerable debate in the House before the question is final ly settled. One of the oldest papers in Virginia, the Richmond Whig, has been recently suspended by an order of Court and a re ceiver appointed to close it out, for debt. And this is announced as the result of too much Mahoneism. The Whig fought Ma hone's battles for a long time, but has realized at last that it didn't pay the printer. The Bepublicans in Congress are not a unit on the President's nominations, one faction being in favor of opposing all ex cept those conspicuously good ; while another favors the plan of considering each case upon its merits. It fe now very generally admitted on all hands that the President is doing what he believes to be right, and he cheerfully submits his appointments to the ordeal of public criticism. Senator Beck, of Kentucky, made an attack on President Cleveland's financial policy Tuesday, particularly that in re gard, to the silver question. The speech created quite a sensation both in and out of the Senate chamber. More of it here after. A Roman Catholic priest at East Du buque, 111., didn't want to be bothered by a constable who went to collect a debt, and locked him up in his house. After the release of the officer, the priest locked himself in and defied the constable. N. M. Thayer, Esq., of Eldorado, Mont gomery county, Avas here last week. He has bought an interest in the Henderson mine (in Montgomery) and reports min ing active generally in that district. After seeing John Sherman's picture in the Charlotte Observer today, we more than ever incline to the opinion that he is capable of doing anything mean or vi cious. The entombed miners near Wilkesbarre Pa., are believed to be dead choked to rioath hv hl'wlr damn anrl rw ml tl.n they are entombed forever. The owners of themine have, however, put in a large foree tdwork down to and recover the bodies, which, it is thought may be done in a month. r A woman in West Virginia locked up in her house an infant of one year and a little girl of four, and went to a store near by. The house caught fire and the two children were lost. The Clay Eaters. AN EXPLANATION OF THE PECULIAR NORTH CAROLINA HABIT. It has been a matter of speculation for years as to why the "poor white trash" of Central North Carolina ate the clay that is iouqu in that part ot the country. It re mained for a Philadelphia physician to solve the mystery. A short time ago Dr. Frank H. Oetchell, of 1432 Spruce street, went on a gunning expedition to North Carolina. His quest for game led bim into the wild country back of Salisbury, which is inhabited for the most part by a misera ble race of beings with only just enongh energy to eke out a wretched existence. These creatures are nearly all veritable liv ing skeletons and, with tew exceptions, are guaiciea 10 ine naoit oi ciay eating. While shooting wild turkey and other game in this wild region, Dr. Getchell made an incidental study of this peculiar habit of vice among the inhabitants. It is a moun tainous country and in the spring little rivulets start out from the cabs of snow on the mountains and, as the days crow warm- U.1 1 . . l i . . i er, ine nine nvuieis oecome torrents and great washouts are made along the moun tain side. The soil is of a heavy, clayey nature, but t'.ere are strata of cay thit a-e heavier than the rest, and when the water rushes down this clay is formed into little pellets and rolls and accumulates in heaps in th val ley. These little pellets and rolls are what the clay eaters devour with as much avidi ty as a toper swallows a glass of whisky. EVERYBODY EATS CLAY THERF. Among the poor people of this section," said Dr. Getchell the other day, "ti e habit ot eating clay is almost universal. Even little toddlers are confirmed in the habit and the appetite seems to increase with time. While investigating the matter 1 entered a cabin occupied by one of these poor families and saw a little chap tied by the ankle to the leg ofa table, on which was placed a big dish of bread and meat and potatoes within easy reach. The child was kicking and crying, and I asked his mother why she had tied him up. She re plied that she wanted him to eat some food before he weut out to the clay and he refused to do so. The woman confessed that she ate the clay herself, but explained that the child's health demanded that it eat some substantial food before eating any earth. Almost everyone I met in this sec tion was addicted to this habit. They were all very thin, but their flesh se'jmed to be puffed out. This was particularly noticuable about the eyes, which had a sort of reddish hue. AR8ENIC IN THE CI. AY. "All of the clay eaters were excessively lazy and indolent, and all these conditions combined led me to the conclusion that there must be some sepative or stimulating qualities, or both, in the clay, and I deter mined to hnU out whether there was or not. I consequently brought a lot of clay home with me and Professor Tiernan and .myself made an analysis of the stuff and discovered that, instead of clay eaters, the inhabitants of Central North Carolina should more properly be called arsenic eaters. All of this clay contains are6enic. but exactly in what proportion we have not yet discovered. Arsenic eating i9 com mon in many parts of the world and is practiced to a greateror less extantthrough out the world. It acts as sedative and also as a stimulant. The mountaineers of Sty ria, Austria, are habitual arsenic eaters. They give as their reason for eating it that they are better able to climp the moun tains after eating the poison, and their ex planatioq is a perfectly reasonable one, as arsenic acts as a sedative to the heart's action. The habit U also prevalent in the lyroi and the Alps. TO MAKE GIRLS' EYES BRIGHT. "It is also said! thit the peasant girls of Switzerland and.parts ot Germany and in Scandinavia cat arsenic to give lustre to their eyes and color to their cheeks, but this is a matter I have not 'investigated. It has been shown that arsenic or arsenical fumes are a sure cure for intermittent tever. The inhabitants of a section of Cornwall, England, at one time all suffered with this type of fever, but when the cop per works were established the fever'dis appeared This was accounted for bv the arsenical fumes created in the treatment of copper. As to whether arsenic eating shortens life I am not yet prepared to say, but I intend investigating the matter thor oughly." The above is a lie out of ithe whole cloth. It is from the pen of some idle brained Philadelphia sportsman, and while it can do no harm to the people of this State to have such wanton lies writ ten about them, yet it does have an effect. The effect is against the northern sports men. They are trying to make arrange ments to have their gun clubs come to this neighborhood for the purpose of shooting quail. The people very naturally will refuse them this privilege, for fear more "rot" may be fed to the northern reader from the spoon-shaped pen of one of these "la-de-da" sportsmen. This is about all that will result from the foregoing, or any other form of lying that may be indulged. The effect recoils on those who seek pleasure here, and not on the slandered people. i ' Washington Letter. From Our Regular Correspondent. Washington, Dec. 22, 1885. Oratory has free play during the week at both ends of the Capitol, llules in the House of Representatives and Whiskey or Temperance in the Senate, have given to the proceedings of those uqaies some unexpected touches ot color. The House is still talking about a thanse of its rules, with little prospect of an earlv conclusion ol tiie subject. In this debate as in all others the old evil of tireless talk is painfully prominent. The tendency of Congressmen to indulgence in excessive speech-making is a serious impediment to business. It is more serious than any of the abuses that were tolerated under the od rules, or that will be eliminated by the new code. The main issue now is a distribution of the power of inakiug appropriations among eight committees, which power is now con fiped to three. Mr. Randall, the chairman, of the general Appropriations Committee, is opposed to this plan and has some strong tol lowers on both the Democratic and Re- Kublican tides of the House. Representative orrison ot Illinois leads the opposition and also has a strong following. I he battle has been sharp, the galleries have listened with much interest, and the distinguished r'ennsylviaman has been fiercely attacked and has resented some personal remarks in a very able and dig nified mauner. In reply to a thrus-t made bv a member from West Va. Mr. Randall denied the allegation and said that he did not deal in personalities in the House. If any one wanted to deal with him personally he ought not to do it there. The Democrats who oppose a distribution of the Appropriations bills do so principal ly upon the ground that it will loosen the purse strings of the Treasury and present an opportunity for needless extravagant e which will be charged upon the party. Mr. Hammond, ot Ga., who is in sympathy with Mr. Randall in antagonism to the distri bution pf bills made same forcible argu ments against it. He touched upon the Tariff question and declared that every at tempt made by the Democratic party to revive the tariff had been lollowed by a Democratic victory at the polls. "Morrison," he excljamed, "was Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee when Tilden was elected President." The Democrats laugh ed and applauded. Mr.Hammond said some thing about being afraid to try this exper iment of scattering appropriation bills since the Democratic party had been posing for years as the party of reform, as the party of economy. A Republican member suggest ed that posing was good. uYes," said Mr. Hammond, "and the country has been look ing at bur posture, and learning to admiie j'I T i l . t us untu nas driven you out oi power." Speaker Carlisle has not yet completed the formation of a single one of his stand ing committees. He is waiting on a revis ion of j the rules. It is his desire to pro mote as close intimacy as possible between the majority in the House and the Admin istration. He has consulted Cabinet of ficers, with a view to selecting men with whom they must come in contact, who frill be personally agreeable to them, so that the party policy may be carried out wuuHut inction. ror instance, jnr. .Bayard has been conferred with as to the make up of the Committee on Foreign affairs, par. Whitney as to the Naval Committee and so on, though the Cabinet has not urged or suggested the assignment of particular men to particular places. Speaker Car lisle is so judicial, so fair, and so superior to taking a party advantage in- the admin istration of his duties that his political enemies even can find no canse of com plaint. The Senate has passed the Presidential succession bill, and also the bill removing the disabilities of Gen. Lawton w hic'h never existed. Gen Lawton is here now and when the President signs the bill, it is thought he will appoint the General to the vacant Vienna Mission. The Succession bill gives the Presidency to the Cabinet in case of the removal or death of both the President and Vice-President. Preparations for the Holiday shold the at tintion of almost everybody in Washington. Congress is taking a recess, and soc iety is forgotten for the time, in anticipation oi the gatherings around each fireside. President Cleveland will inaugurate a much needed reform at the White House by making early hours fashionable. His levees are to begin at eight instead Of nine O'clock in the evening, as heretofore. State dinners are to be served at seven P. M.,and New Year's day receptions are to begin at ten o'clock in the morning, although eleven would suit most of those in official life' much better. The President devoted considerable time during the week to signing his name to lists of nominations to be sent to the Sen ate. All of his recess nominations have been sent in now, and they number about twelve hundred. On going into his office a few mornings since and seeing an ava lanche of papers on his desk, he exclaimed, ' Great heavens! Have I made all those ap pointments?" The President went to a pho tograph gallery during the week mid sat for Iris picture, in a group with his Cabinet officers. He also took time to dine with Secretaiy Bayard on Wednesday evening. The week was a busy one in Congress. The Senate debated and passed the Presi dential succession bill, talked about pro hibiting the sale of liquors in the 8enate restaurant, which it did not do. discussed kota s late action in electing State Sen- ors, received bills, and acted upon some minor questions. Both Houses passed the bill granting a pension of $5,000 a year to airs. Grant. In the Senate it passed unan imously, in the House there was one vote against it, that of Representative Pierce, of Wisconsin. The House spent mast of the week in discussing a change of rules, and decided by a vote of 226 to 70 to adopt the new Morrison code in relation to distributing the appropriation bills among the differ ent committees. Mr. Randall being so badly beaten, politicians are wondering now what ho will do. Will he or not ac cept again the chairmanship of the Com mittee, shorn of so much of its authority which he fought earnestly to retain. The action of the House in revising the rules has started a fresh speculation con cerning committee chairmanships. The make-up of committees will be greatly af fected by the new rules, and Speaker Carlisle has not been able to consider the matter deliuitelv on account of the un certainty that has prevailed in regard to the change. He will arrange this trouble some part of las duties during the holi days and be able to announce the stand ing committees when the House meets again on the fifth of January. The Pres idential succession bill, which the Senate passed, will be taken up by the House immediately after the recess. There will be opposition to it from members of both parties, and several substitutes will.be offered, among them a plan by Mr. Ran dall, and another by Representative Dip pie, of South Carolina. Up to this time the Senate has not acted on any of the President's nomina tions sent to it since the present session opened. Western Senators have been receiving large numbers of letters urging thcin to oppose the confirmation of Com missioner Sparks of the Land office, be cause of his recent rulings against the land thieves. Mr. Sparks was confirmed during the extra session last spring. Senators Sherman and Logan both made the blunder of not knowing this in writing to their constituents. The Old World. MICHAEL DAVITT OX (iLADSTONE A HOR RIBLE MINE ACCIDENT. London, Dec. 23. Michael Davit t, in an interview today respecting home rule for Ireland, said : "Ihe alleged proposals of Mr. Gladstone recently published, are. a good basis for the settlement of the Irish question. I advocate Daniel O'Con nell's plan for minority representation in the Irish parliament. I would give 75 seats to the Loyalists and 22o to the Par- nclits. The police should be disarmed. Irish landlordism would 4e impossible under an Irish parliament. FOUR HUNDRED MINERS ENTOMBED. A dispatch from Point Y Pridd. iu Wales, reports that a terrible explosion has just occurred at rerdale pit, near there, and that four hundred miners are entombed. Iso details of the catastrophe have as yet been received. A later dispatch savs that 12 dead bodies have been taken out of Ferndale mine and 30 miners have been rescued more or less injured. The remainder of those who were in the mine at the time of the explosion arc believed to be safe. Tn Western "North Carolina tho mil. ronds inn nvw n. rnnrllipd nf tivn mitaa of beautiful variegated marble in Chero kee county. Congress has as yet done little more than preparation work. We expect some thing of importance after the holidays. A VALUABLE MEDICAL TREATISE. The edition for 1886 of the sterling Med ical Annual, known as Hostetter's Alma nac, is now ready, and may be obtained, free of cost, of druggists and general coun try dealers in all parts of the United States, Mexico, and indeed in every civilized por tion of -the Western Hemisphere. This almanac has been issued regularly at the commencement of every year for over one fifth of a century. It combines, with the soundest practical advice tor the preserva tion and restoration of health, a large amount of interesting and amusing light reading, and the calendar, astronomical calculations, chronological items, &c, are prepared with great care, and will be found entirely accurate. 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STORE IS THE PLACE ! GREATEST ASSORTMENT Ever Gathered Together ! f CHRISTMAS GOODS OF ALL Einds For Everybody ! f FRENCH and DOMESTIC CANDIES. FRUITS ! Orakobs, Lemons, Piwe Ap ples, Banannas, Appi.es, Cocoanuts, Raisins, Currants, Am. Kinds of Nuts, Preserved Fruits, & Ei.eoant Pkkles. Buy Tho Best 1 DOMESTIC CAKES RAKED FRESH every day during the holidays. - All kinds of DOLLS and doll furniture, doll baby Curringes, &c. CMna Toys and Mantel Ornaments largest and cheapest stock ever displayed here. Decorations and Supplies of all sorts and kinds for CHRISTMAS TREES. Cups, Saucers and (Uass Ware ! JEWELRY of all kinds at low prices. Watches, Clocks, etc. Music Boxes, and other musical Instruments, Walking canes. Hobby Horses, Rocking Horses, Shoo Fly Horses, and everything else that Santo Claus needs. i Remember that the Largest and Cheapest sivck uj noiiuay gooas in town arm the place for bargains note is at A. PARKER'S. n2Cd26 Exhibit of the Clerk of the Board of Commissioner for the County of Rowan, to the hfst Mon day in Leceniler, A. I). 1885. Amounts and items audited i bv the. Board to the members thereof: Thomas J. Sumner, per diem, $24,00 " 7 clays extra services, 14,00 " " " mileaee. 10 00 C. F. Baker, per diem, 28 00 " 5 davs extra services. 10 00 W. L. Kluttz, per diem, 28,00 " 5 davs extra services. 10OO L. W. Coleman, per diem, 24,00 " " mileage. i9nn J. S. McCubbins, per diem, 24,00 T - 1 ay extra services, 2,00 J. G. Fleming, per diem, 4,00 ,M u - mileage, 2 70 H. N. Woodson, Clerk, per diem, 28'oO Total, $220.70 Distances traveled bv the members nf th Board in attending the sessions of the same : Thomas J. Snmner, 200 j miles. L. W. Coleman, 240 " J. G. Fleming, 54 " Horatio N. Woodson, Clerk. Nov. 30, 1885. 4t DO YOU or -o- Then send to EUGENE L. HARRIS & CO., Raleigh, N. C. for Price list of Artist' materials. They keep everything needed and will fill your order by mall or express promptly. Portraits in Cravon and Oil. Oil Landscapes, Western N. C. Scenery. 4:3nupd. I rilEEI'S ft Wm m T Ct9 Draw Paint 9 MUSI New Business AT "'1 R. R. CRAWFORD'S BUILDlHGj. 8ALI8BURT. If. C Will be opened on the first of DeccmheF iwL. with a variety of goods, consisting ol Dxt German Canary Birds, all singers) Parrots, Para qultts, and other birds. Bird Cam Bird seeds ami Food tor Mocking Rtnfci i also. Goldfishes. : A full assortment of Fancy Groceries, Can Meats, Fishes and Fruits, also Buck- wheat, , Hominy, Macaroni. Grits. Bice. Fan- . . " na, and - J - Pickles, Teas, sand Roasted Coffee. : Common and Fafocy ImporteB Swiss Cheese!0 ann Wooden Ware. ! A very large assortment of 11 nest and comaoii CANDIES, NUTS, RAISINS, SEBDLES8 STJLTASA, CITRON ORANGE?, LEMOX8, AND ' ' BANANNA8. Real assortment of Tea and Fancy fresh and Crackers, which win be received weeklr Common and Fancy CROCKERY and Glassware, Lamps and Lamp Goods, fine Chu , . goods. Complete assortment of Fancy Goods and Ornaments: TOYS aafl Christmas-Tree Gills, CIGARS, SNT7FF AND TOBAC CO in the greatest variety. Please give me a call. E. LOEPER. novtcnovSfi GREAT STOCK OF , r Comprising the greatest, most varted, most tasty most useful, as well as economical, stock Of Good EVER OFFERED IN SALISBURY! SIMPLY IMMENSE !-! READ PARTIAL LIST: ' Tricots, Flannels, Ladles' Cloths. Casslmerea, j Plaid Suitings, Debarges, Alpaccas, fSILS, j Satins, Velvets, Velveteens, (ln-HUl shades), Feather and Fur Trimmings, Woolen: Laces. Hercules Braid and Buttons, In immense variety, Handkerchiefs and Gloves, in largo variety. WEAPS, CLOAKS, ULSTERS, JACKETS, NEW ARRETS, RCSSfAN CIRCULARS, CLOAKING, and a magnificent line of JERSEYS; Shawls, Nu bias, Uodfls, Knit Jackets, Short WrapsL Zephyrs, Ac., &c Napkins, Towels, Table uien, QUILTS, COMFORTS, BLANKETS CATirETS. ; Ladles and Children's Underwear: CORSETS, woven and otherwise ; HOaERY, full and complete line, including spectaillne of RIBBED HOSERY-JQjcLO ever seen here. Full line of Gentlemen's Underwear & furnishings; Dont fall to see them n ATS, Caps, Boots t Shoes. - GROCERIES. Full, New, Fresh, and superior lineiof Standard Groceries same price others sell old goods for Wood and WlUow Wear, Trunks and Vallccs Sewing Machine. f Agents for AMERICAN and ST. JOHN Sewing Ma chines the most reliable on the mark et. A splendid and varied assortment of the finesfc Dress Goods left over from last winter, will be sokt BELOW COST, to make room. These Goods are In per fect condition, and are as serviceable as any goods. v CVLook for the bakoain cocbrra. Also, a lot of HATS and SHOES, carried over frfflB last winter, at a bargain below cusu tWwhen you want anvthinc that ahnuM ho act MEHQNE Y & 110 kept In a first class Store, oome to us for it.f tm We propose to meet and Batlafir the de-J H ("mands ot customers. Come and see na m MERONEY & BRa Wt Salisbury, Oct. 15. 1S85. MJ3m - SALE OF LAND. By virtue of a decree of the Superior Court of Rowan County, I will sell on the premises or Saturday, the ssd day of January, l, the fojlow- ingdescrtbed tract of land, belonging to the estaw m m 4onn lucKey. aeceasea. situatca-in scotco m Township, and bounded and described as fiUlows: a tract 01 about one hundred and tw;nty-scen acres, adjoining the lands of John W. Turrter, J' k Moore, and others. Said land will be sold subjm to the life estate of the widow, and the sale :W M confirmed by order of Court, at the aiuoant for which It is sold - . Terms of sale: Bidding will commence at tig one-third cash, with acrediton the remaining tw thirds of three and six months from day of 9e with Interest at eight per cant. " W. A LUCKEY Surviving Executor of John LucWf December 2d, isss 4t " FOUTZ'S HORSE AND CATTLE POWDER' No H- will .HA of m.ic. froif or Lr '" TTK, if (vuCf fovticn are "1 -In t'.nie. t'outrt 1'owiIpit willciire :inrt prtlw.'Bt H (nSSZ Fortii Powder will prevent Gki' ' F.itt- Pow.lem will increa-p uW ".fLana nrl rreani twenty per cent., ami niakfc the Dtitwr"T and sweet. ! FonUI Powders will en re or prevent alracut DtSKAS to whtrh Hnnwa and l atfl'-are mUjert. ' FolTl'a PotrnvBi w 114. err jUTlsFACTioa. Sold every wltcre. " DAVIS . FOUTfc. Proprietor. BAL11 MDBS. M& J. II. Ennias, Dfist, Aycnt. A I - ill A i J