The
Watchman.
Carolina
vSC.
Ju XVIII.-THIRD SERIES.
SALISBURY N. C, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1837.
HO. 49
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P
IEDMONT WAGON,
MADE AT
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Saltsbcut, N. C.
Sept. 1st, 1886.
Two years ago I boadit-Ji very light two
horse Piedmont wagon of the Agent, Jno.
A. Boyden; liave used it near'y all the time
since, have tried it severely in hauling saw
logs and other heavy loads, and have not
had to nay one eeut for repairs. I look
upon the Piedmont wagon as the best Thim
ble SKein wagon in me in me uiiiieu oiaies
The-timber used i.i tlu?m is most excellent
and, thoroughly well seasoned.
TORKBR'P. TnOMASOX.
Saxisburt. N. G.
iy AugJ 27th, 1886
About two year; ago I bought of Jno. A
Boyden,aone hoise Piedmont wagon which
has done much . service and no pa it of it
has broken or given away and consequent
lv it has cost nothing for repairs.
Joun D. IIkxi.y.
ALisnuny, N. C.
Sept. 3d, 186.
Eighteen months ago I bought of John
A. Boydcn, a 2J inch Thimble ISkein Pied
mont wagon and have used it pretty much
all the tunc aud it has proved to be a first
rate wagon. Nothing about it has given
awav and therefore it has required no re
pairs.
T. A. Walton.
Salisbury, N. C.
Sept. 8th. 18fc'C.
18 months ago I bought of the Agent, in ,
Salisbury, a 2 in Thimble Skein Piedmont
wa'on their lightest one-horse wagon 1 1
have kept it in almost constant use and '
during the time have hauled on it at least
75 loads of wood aud that without, any
breakage of repairs! L. R. Walton.
a home mm
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HELP OITE ANOTHER.
j "Help one another," the snowflake said,
i As they Cuddled down in their fleecy bed;
j "One of its here would not be felt,
One of us; here would quickly melt:
! But I'll help you and you'll help me,
And then what a big white drift w
II
see."
i "Help one another," the maple spray
fcam to its teilow leaves one day;
"The sun would wither me here alone,
Long enough ere the day is gone;
But I'll he!p you and you help me,
And then what a splendid shade there'll
be!" :
"Help one another," the dewdrop cried,
Seeing another drop close to its side;
"This warm south breeze would drive me
away,
And I should be gone ere noon to-day;
And I'll help you and help you me,
And we 11 make a brook and ruu to the
sea.
'Help one another," a grain of sand
Said to another grain just at hand;
I be wind may carry me over the sea,
Ana then, u, what will become ot ine?
But come, my brother, irive me vour
hand;
We'll build a mountain and there we'll
stand."
Cliaibers Journal.
There is i "boom'1 it the old town
of Oxford, N. C. Twenty-nine new
brick stores, besides numerous splendid
residences, warehouses, &c.
At Helena, Ark., a large number of
Irunken tie-cutters attempted to mob
the town uiarshall, but he shot one of
them and arrested seven, and thus stop
ped a riot.
The Illinois Democrats in office in
Washington have formed an associa
tion for the purpose of looking after
the official scalps of all Republicans
credited to that otate a commenda
ble example to the Democrats of other
btates.
Annual Fair at Weldon, N. C, on
the 1st, 2L 3d and 4th November.
Under the head of amusements an eat
ing match is announced. Boys are to
be supplied with a loaf of baker's bread
and a gill of molasses, and the boy who
finishes the meal first is to receive $5.
Did it never occur to those having this
business in hand that some boy may
gt badly hurt at such foolishness ?
To a distinguished Southerner who a
few days since called upon the Presi
dent to urge the appointment of one of
his constituents to the Supreme Court
vacancy, Mr. Cleveland stated that he
had already made the selection and did
not suppose he would have reason to
i i i i i
ciiange it, and although no name was
called, the visitor, from subsequent re
marks, was firmly impressed with the
opinion that the judicial mantle would
grace the shoulders of Secretary
Lamar.
The report of the Secretary of th
Interior, in response to the demand of
the select Committee of the Senate,
of which Mr. Cockrell is chairman,
makes a volume of 490 pages, printed
in small type, and gives a detailed state
ment of the amount and character of
business transacted Jn the department
and the methods of conducting the
r . i ilia
same. It also shows that there are
9.154 employes of the department of
which number 411 tire Presidential anc
the remainder departmental appointees
A similar report shows that there are
COO employes in the Postoffice Depart
ment; that there are 54,774 post
masters; 75 first class, 400 second,
1,884 third, and 52.214 fourth.
The resignation of Ex-Gov. Porter
as Assistant Secretary of State and the
appointment of his successor continue
to be topics of discussion among the
politicians. There appears to be every
reason to believe that Mr. Bayard and
Mr. Porter wero at variance on several
questions of public policy that, in fact,
the latter was too much disposed to as
sert himself in affairs of State. Among
those mentioned for the succession are
Congressman Belmont, of,N. J., Chair
man of the Committee on Foreign Af
fairs in the Forty-Ninth Congress, and
ex-Congressman Cox, of N. C, who
was Chairman of the Committee on
Civil Service in the same body. It is
said that Mr. Bayard regards the latter
be most favorably, on account of his
administration of" the North Carolina
statesman's progressive course on Civil
Service reform, and also his possession
of considerable wealth an important
factor in a diplomatic pasition. Mr.
Belmont also h;us wealth to back him,
and he is not without experiehee in
matters of diplomacy. It is understood
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tnai . iiieofcicuuj .....; vuc ki
select Lis as:;ist;ait.
BY J. J. BRUNEU.
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Tho Old Folks at Home.
TUE SAD CLOoING SCENE IN AN OLD MIN-
STHEL 6 LIFE.
Wilson Mirror.
The opera hoase was crowded, for the
f:inlillv mill vf !! wprp mvina a lwonofir
,uji ii j ii o r -'
performance. They hud concluded the ,
j sweet refrain of the "Swunee River."
The tumult of applause was hushed
,oy tiie appearance ot a ragged old ;
I it
"noys, sing tnat song once more,
once more for a poor old minstrel's
sake. It brings back the lost and dead,
my old home rises before me, where I
was once good and happy all the day.
1 learned the song there of my mother.
The vision of Her ami ling face, praising
her boy, comes baek with, the nnmnar
I wiecik ciu-.utuj? iu uie xroui. jjimng ; snouted, " Where awavr nnd the reply
; his banio as a suju of brotherhood, he ! camp ImeV "Him! ah
i cried with a choking voice : was on deck, excited and active.
I . ,Jipotat.&tke-bua$a, arrd- the memories
or long age. 1 wandered away to play
and sing for the world. It listened and
applauded. I was flattered, fetustRtl,
intoxicated with fame and the whirl
of pleasures. But I wrecked it a!l.
.Now, old and broken in heart and
strength, I am left with but one friend
my banjo. No one listens to it, for
the world has found new favorites, and
the old minstrel is turned away. She
whofirst praised me died while I was
playing for the world. Died without
seeing me for years. The song she
taught her boy led him from her side.
He left her for the world. The world
has forsaken him as he did her. Boys,
sing mv mother's song again, and let
my old heart thrill with a better life
if
once more.
The hbuse signaled its assent. The
old minstrel sat down in the front row.
When the solo reached the concluding
lines of the second stanza, the singer's
eyes turned pityingly upon the wander
er, and with voice trembling with emo
tion came the words:
All up and down this world I wandered,
When I was young;
Oh, many were the days I squandered,
Many were the songs I sung."
The stranger sat bending forward,
the tears coursing down The furrows of
care, his fingers unconsciously caressing
the strings of his battered banjo. All
the summer of his life came back to
his heart again. Mother, home, love
and all his boyhood dreams. The cho
rus began, and the shriveled fingers
sought the chorus with a strange.
i f i i i - i .
wierd harmony, unheard before, the
strains floated along the tide of song.
The time worn instrument seemed to
catch its master's spirit, and high above
the orchestra accompaniment rang the
soul like choids from its quivering
strings.
When the interlude came the min
strel leaned over his banjo with all the
fondness or a mother over her babe.
Not a sound either was heard. The
solo rose again, aud the almost super
natural harmonies drifted with it.
iiut he bowed like a mourner over the
dead. Every heart in the audience
was touched, and tears of sympathy
were brushed away by many a jeweled
hand. The singers' eyes were moist,
and with plaintive sadness the last lines
were sung:
"When shall I hear the bees a humming
All 'round the comb?
When shall I hear the banjo tramming
Down in my good old home?"
The last chorus followed. The hoa
ry head of the minstrel was lifted, and
his face shone with the light of a new
dawning. His voice joined with a
peculiar blending, perfect in harmony,
yet keeping with his banjo high above
the singers, ringing, like a rich harp
string long over strai.ied. The mem
ory of better days, the waywardness,
sorrow, remorse, hone and despair of
all his wasted life seemed pent up in
those marvelous tones. The chorus
closed and his head sank down, the long
white locks shrouded the banjo
The manager came before the cur
tain, ainLsaid:
i,mi j 1 1 1 I
henent nroceeus to tne wanaerini?
brother."
The house approved with loud dem
onstrations. A collection started in
the galleries, and swept over the hall
like a golden shower. The two sums
were heaped together on the stsige
Such a contribution never graced the
footlights before. Again thvi audience
broke forth in round after round of
hearty good cheer.
But the banjo was still hushed under
the shroud of snow white hair, nnd no
words of thanks or token of gratitude
came from the silent figure toward whom
all eyes were turned. They called him
to the stage, and the manager went to
escort him there. He laid his hand on
the bowed head; the soul of the old
minstrel had wandered away once more.
He was dead. His heart had sung that
last song on the borders of the spirit
land. Sung it as the bird sings when
it escapes the prison bars which makes
life 'Sad and dreary," and flies far away
from the scenes where "the heart nev
er "rows weary with longing."
Yes, oa the precious tide3 of that
tenderest and sweetest of all heart
songs, and whose notes of endearment
awoke responsive chords in every hu
man bosom, the spirit of the old min
strel revisited the hallowed scenes of
happy childhood, heard again the voices
that once made music for him, and
then his soul went forth to meet the
old folks who htid long been gone from
the old home on the bwanee Kiver
I '- V " "V v w-w ' -
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Yes, tne old minstrel, so long weary
wandering, and so long thirsty with
: longings, had met in everlasting reun
ion, and was then a child with the old
folks at home
The Tijer of tho Sea.
Some years ago a trim New Bedford
whaler was bowling along in the North
wuiuer tiu oowiuii, ill'
Pacific, when suddenly
came from aloft
the crv, "There she bl
ows !" TCven the
man at the wheel started, and let the
ship up a ioiut or so, and as the mate
; - "
It was the first whale the crew had
seen for a long time, and from the spout
ing that was now observed again, the
old whalers averred that it was "right
whale," which meant the great SieboTd's
whale, BalcenaSieboldii, the right whale
of the northwest.
The ship was headed after the huge
animal, and when it bore off to ihe
windwatrd, so that she could not follow,
the boats were manned, and with a will
the crew bore away in one of them.
For two or three frours the oarsmen
pulled before they reached the erratic
game; but finally the whale came to a
stop, perhaps for rest, and a few mo
ments later a boat was alongside, and
the harpoon was planted deep in the
thick hide oi the whale.
A rush of water, and the rope was
hissing from the boat like a living
thing; then came the long chase, that
ended in the conquest of the huge
animal. The ship, that had been beat
ing up, came within one hundred yards,
and preparatians were made to haul it
alongside.
This was almost accomplished, when,
without warning, the water became
filled with strange black forms, with
curious fins that projected from the
ocean like masts. A novice or green
hand might have taken them for
young whales, which they certainly
resembled in some respects; but the
whalers knew better, aud the shout
of "Orcaa !" went up from the boats,
followed by a hurried cry for spades
and lances.
Another boat left the ship, but before
it reached the whale, the great monster,
though dead, was moving about in a
S3emingly miraculous manner. Now it
seemed attempting to disanneai under
the water, bobbing up and down in a
curious way, while the orcas darted
over it now entirely out ot water.
flashing in the sunlight, now skimming
along, with dorsal fin cutting the water
like a knife, presented a mojt animated
scene.
The boats drew alongside the whale,
and soon the men were engaged in a
fierce struggle with the new enemies.
Blows from harpoons, spades and lances
seemed to be of no avail, though they
were plied with the greatest violence.
The orcas dashed among the boats
without the slightest fear, and it was
evident now that a fight for the great
game was now in progress. The whale
had beenvkilled by the whalers, but the
orcas claimed it.
Every moment the orcas increased in
numbers, and they rushed at the inani
mate body with the greatest fury, biting
out great pieces of flesh, seizing it by
the tail, flippers, lips, and every availa
ble p;ut. It was evident that if they
did not carry the body away, they
would devour it.
Some of the men now leaped upon
the body, and from this vantage ground
struck at the animals, but without the
slightest effect. The heavy blows did
not daunt them in the least; indeed,
t L & i t i n t
tne presence or uioou irom ineua or
foe seemed rather to spur them oil to
fresh endeavor, and despite the fact
that scores of them were wounded, thev
pulled the whale below the surface,
and the men had to leap to the boat
for their lives to avoid the attacks of
the orcas and shark that had also gath
ered at the feast.
In a few moments the great whale
over sixty feot in length, was dragged
entirely out of sight by these marine
whalers that, like veritable pirates, had
rushed in ami carried oft the boofv
In all classes of animals we find
i i i
certain ones whose part in the cere-
iLony of nature seems to be that of
preying upon all the rest. In the
fishes we have the sharks and others.
among the land animals the lions and
tigers, among the birds the eagle, and
in the insects the spiders. So that
when we come to the whales we should
expect to find similar predatory indi
viduals. Youth's Companion.'
A Whitewash Equal to Faint.
The following is good; cut it out and
keep it. Housekeepers after trying ft
will never be without it afterwards :
The following recipe for whitewash,
sent out by the United States Treasury
Department to all the light-house keep
ers, makes an article that answers on
wood, briek or stone, nearly as well as
oil paint, and is much cheaper : Slake
half a bushel of unslaked lime with
boiling water, keeping it covered dur
ing the process. Strain it, and add a
peck of salt, dissolved in warm water,
three pounds of ground rice put into
boi ing water and boiled to a thin
paste; half a pound of powdered-Spanish
whiting, and a pound of clear glue,
dissolved in warm water; mix these
well together, and let the mixture
stand for several days. Keep the wash
thus prepared in a kettle or portable
f iirmtee, and when used put it on as hot
as possible, with either painter's or
while wa:;h brushes.
11 exvepaper Advertisements.
An advertisement of the present day,
as a rule, is a model of clearness, pre
cision and compactness.
In fact, quite a degree of leasure
can be derived from the perusal of it,
aside from the important information
which it ftftentinies conveys.
In ingenuity the modern advertise
ment is remarable; in fact, it is fre
quently a wrk of art, both in a liter
ary and typographical sense. The aim
of some advertisers in man v cases seems
to be to draw the attention of the
reader away from the fact that it is an I
advertisement. While not taking rank ;
among what may be termed literary
productions, it possesses many of their !
brightest features. In the hands of a 1
master workman, be he advertiser,'
writer or compositor, the matter be
comes attractive to the most casual
reader. The hitter's attention is drawn
toward it, and liis interest in it is
aroused before he is fully aware of the
fact. The old style of merely puffing
one's merchandise has passed out of
date. The reading and purchasing
public of to-day demand something
stronger and better. That this want
is recognized and appreciated by the
keen advertiser and equally alert public
is apparent to almost every one. The
fact is, advertising has become such an
integral part of modern busines .meth
ods that it is almost impossible to carry
on any kind of trade or traffic without
its aid. It is well known that many
concerns pay large salaries to skilled
writers whose only employment is the
invention and the framing of attractive
and telling advertisements. ' ,
Thousands of dollars are annually
expended simply in putting the matter
in shape, and many millions more for
its publication in the press. The firm
who can express in -clear, strong, and
concise language, set in attractive
form of display, just what it has to
offer, at once attracts the merchant as
well as the consumer.
No merchant can now wholly depend
for business upon the fact of his being
well known to the trade. No matter
how many years he may have been es
tablished, or how familiar his name is
to the purchasing public, or how cele
brated his wares are; if he does not
advertise and keep doing so in some way,
buyers and consumers will in time ig
nore him and visit and trade with his
competitor who sounds his trumpet
ii - . .
upon all occasions to the extent of
thousands of doHars a year, and pays
tne same -without murnier because it
pays him to do so. Dry Cotxls Review.
Young Man, You Will Bo.
A young man was recentlv Graduated
from a scientific school. His home had
been a religious one. He was a mem
ber of a Christian Church, had pious
parents, brothers and sisters. On
graduat ing, he determined upon a West
ern lite among mines, t till of courage
and hope, he started out on his long
journey to strike out for himself in a
new world.
The home prayers followed him. As
he went he fell into company with older
men. They liked him for his frank
manners and his manlv independence
As they journeyed together they stop-
peu ior a oauoaiu in a ooruer town.
On the morning of the Sabbath, one
of his fellow travelers said to him,
"Come, let us be off for a drive and the
sights.
"No," said the young man, "I am
going to church. I have been brought
up to keep the Sabbath, and I have
promised my mother to keep on in that
way."
His road acquaintance looked at him
tor a moment, and then slapping hi in
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on the shoulder, said, 'Jtight, my bov
I began in that way. I wish I had kept
on. Young man, you will do. Stick to
your bringing up and your mother
words, and you will win."
The boy went to Church, all honor t
him in that far away place and anion
such men. His companions had th"ii
t a 1 . . ...
drive, but the boy gained their conn
uence and won their respect by li
manly avowal of sacred obligation
Already success is smiling upon the
young ina:i. lnere is no lack ot place
for him.
PLAIN AND SENSIBLE.
Sound Logic Given in the Conference of
the A. BL.E . Church at Louisville, Yes
terday.
Louisville, Ky., Sept. 22. The Ken
tucky Conference of the African Meth
odist hptscopal Church convened here
yesterday. The venerable Bishop Miles
called the meeting to order and before
proceeding to business startled the con
ference by saying :
"I have received complaints against
a great many of you preachers who
don't pay your debts, you are liable to
be arrested and 1 fesir I shall have to
call a private session to consider the
matter. If von don't receive enough
money you had tatter quit and go to
work at something where you can make
more money. Y'ou need not say a word,
I know you aud just give you until
next Friday to get square with your
creditors. I don't want to expose you,
but if you don't come up and do right
the public will know it and you will be
left without an appointment."
The Bishop refused to say any more
but his remarks made tiie ministers
very silent, '
Blackrot in Grapes.
From the Bulletin, State Agricultural
1 Department, '
The July Btilldin published some
extracts from the Salisbury Watuh
ii kS in regard to blackrot in
grapes in the vineyards near that
place. Acting Commissioner F. C.
Nesbit, United States Department
of Agriculture, writes as foiiows on
the subject: J
"I am sorry to learn of the unfortu
nate experience of Mr. Murdoch in the
use of sulphate of copper and ammo
nia in the treatment of his vines. The
manner of 5praying the conditions
under which it was made, the relative
proportions of the ingredients, and
the real strength of the solution
used, are not given, making it impos
sible to explain why lie met with such
result. Where I have applied eau
celeste there has been no noticeable
injury done to the foliage, and some
correspondents assure ns that where
the compound was used early, and
applied four or five times with an in
terval of ten or twelve days between
time, it very manfestly reduced the
severity of blackrot, as evidenced by
the greater intensity of the disease in
parts of the vineyard not treated. Fur
ther trials are necessary in order to
prove whether this or any of the sul
phate of the sulphate of copper prepa
rations will be efficacious in the treat
ment of blackrot.
"In the publications of the Depart
ment respecting these remedies, their
efficacy was assured only in the treat
ment of reronospora vitima and in
his case it was stated that they-' acted
as rA'eventices of the disease. It was
their known value in the treatment of
his disease which led to the hope that
hey might exercise a controlling in--
fl uence over blackrot, and certainly the
destructiveuess of this disease would
warrant the making of every effort
which presented the least possibility of
success.
A Wonderful Little Engine.
At New Britain. Ct.. one dav. not
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011T UCO. the (.-asp Enainp nnmnAnv
j cj 7 o---' v r,
was organ ized with a capital stock i
300,000. The invention is of
unique character, and the historv of it
development relids like a romance-
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Lase, Mie inventor, has been at work o
it fifteen years. His theories hav
been laughed down, but he has pern
vered, spending tjme and money. TL
sale of a patent on a water wheel ft
25,000, a few years ago, suffice
to keep the wolf from the dAxur. Othe
patents have brought him somethiu;
but his main attention has been eor.
centrated on the engine. A few week
ago he solved the problem. With
few pieces of cast iron he lias coi.
structed a ten horse power engine th
is only eighteen inches long and eight
inches wide. It certainly does the
woik. Skeptical machinists who saw
it at first refused to believe that them
was not something concealed, as the
engme hangs from the wall like a
piece of shafting. It has been run for
a low cost per day.. Case was sudden
ly lesioged by capitalists. In a, fort
night he received 10.000 for the re-t
fusal to form a com pan v: He will
eventually get 50,000 in cash for his
patents and 75,000 in stock. Chicago
Times.
The Moon and the Weather.
During a long storm persons who
are well versed in weather lore are
often heard to console themselves with
the prediction that there will be a"
change of weather when the moon
changes. Nash myth and Carpenter
characterize as a popular error, in its
nio?t absurd form, this belief that the
gradual turning of the moon's face
toward and away from the sun could,
at certain points, upset the existing
condition of our atmosphere, generate
clouds and pour down rains, in Eng
land (and the' same jtnay-Jbe said
of much of America) the weather
changes about every three 4ays, and:
there is a change of the moonevery
seven days, so that many coincidences
must occur. Those who believe fchat
"the moon rules the weather" always-; .
cretin such coincidences to lunar inhu
ence. But the theory is untenable
unless it applies to every ease and un
less ihe same effect is always produced
by the same cause. To suppose that a
change of the moon will turn dry
weather to wet, or wet to dry, indis
criminately, is the merest childishness
and contrary to all lueteorlogical rec
ords. Popular Science Mutfldif.
A Horse Who Can Talk !
Everybody has heard of a "horse laugh,''
but who has ever seen au equine gifted
with the power of speech? Such an aainial
would be pronounced a miracle; but so
would the telegraph nnd telephone have
been u hundred years ago. Why, even vtery
recently a cure for consumption would
have been looked upon as miraculous, but
now. people are beginning to realize that,
the disease is not incurable. Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery will cure it, if
taken in time. The world-renowned rem
edy will not make new lungs, but it will
restore diseased ones to a healthy state
when all other means have Jailed. Thou
sands can gratefully testify tp tliis. All
dru.-gist.
If all men were to pay as they go
there would be less going and more
it i is n t
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We judge, in th:s world,
tentiou but by ivti-.it.
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