The Carolina Watchman. ff OL XXI. THIED SERIES SALISBURY, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1890. NO. 44. COME ! SEE ! BUY t. . WRICHT. lie Leading Furniture Dealer and Undertaker IN SALISBURY. A Toons: Highwayman. h ftow offering O the Largest and Best Assorted Stock of Furni- t-ure ever brought to this place. PARLOR SUITS! PARLOR SUITS! Mohair Crush Plush at $00.00 Former price $7.1.00. Silk Plush at $50.00. Former price, $00.00. . v Wool Plush at $35.00. $45,00. Former pric i i w a 1 RED ROOM SUITSL RED ROOM SUITS! Antique Oak, Antique Ashe, Cherry ami Walnut at prices that defy competition. A LARGE STOCK A LARGE STOCK Of Chairs, Safes, Mattresses of "all Kind, Spring Bed, Work Tables for Ladies, Pictures and Piturc Frames of every style and quality always in stock, or will be made to order on short notice at reason able prices. BABY CARRIAGES 1 BABY CARRIAGES! A large stock of Raby Carriages with wire wheels at $7.50. Silk Plush Seat and Satin Parasol Car riages with wire wheels at only $10.50. Formerly sold for $22 50. UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT ! UNDERTAKING DEPARTMENT! Special attention given to undertaking in idJ its branches, at all hours day and night. Patties wishing my services at nijiht will call at my residence on Rank street, in " Brooklyn." Thanking my friends and the public generally for past patronage and asking a continuance of the same, I am, Yours anxious to please, G. W. WRIGHT, Leading Furniture Dealer. td O m C This space belongs to W. H. REISNER. Watch it next wc(k. BY J. D.MH.LIOAX. "What hare you got in the old to mato can on the fence, Harold Hawk ed Dr. Lowins. "Tadpoles, papa, and guch a lot of them too," replied Harold, a pretty, blue eyed, fair haired lad of seven, who was spet.ding the summer vaca- cation with his grand mother. 'Tadpoles, are they ? Whatarevou keeping them for ?" Why papa! Don t von know that the funny little thing will grow into big frogs, that sing 'kerchung, keichung" all through the night. You see, pupa, I have eight cans nearly full of ditch-water. Each can has twenty tadpoles all of a size, and they caiii grow there without the duck getting at them to eat them." 'And when they have turned into frogi, what do vou purpose doing with them ?" "Oh, I shall let them go then, be cause they will be happier in a big pond, or in the ditch than in the stun cans. Of course, I shall be sorry to part with them, for it wouldn't be right to keep them after they were able to take caie of themselves, would it, papa ?" "Not unless you had some use for them ; as for instance, studying their habits carefully, and uriderstandingly, with a view of obtaining knowledge, u melons me ! you are covered with dirt and mire . where have you been to get so filthily dirty." Mrs. Lowins joined her husband just at this moment, and looking at Harold's clothes said, "Nearly every day he comes home in this plight, and Norah has to change his clothing and clean his shoes. 1 have said nothing, because thought you would he pleas ed to see him engaged in a pursuit that afforded him pleasure as well as information ; however, he has enough of them now, so I shall forbid his go ing to the pond to get more. could command, "You have done wrong to take that poor boys property from him. Just think how bad you would ufeet-tf von were in a similar manner. How could you do it ? Why, yon have committed highway robbery, and could he nnvst 1 and sent toprison. It was wicked of you, very wicked ! What were you thinking of?" "What was I thinking of mamma?" answered Harold complacently, ignor ing the moral part of his mother's speech, if indeed he understood it; what was I thinking of? Why.I thought it was the easest way 1 knew of te get tadpoles!' and with a loud whoop, he jumped from the veranda and went to see how his strange pets were doing. lhe next day the boy from whom the tadpoles had been taken was seen, and he cheerfully agreed to forgive Harold, and also to let him keep his prize; together they discussed this new pastime, and, I suppose, were fully satisfied that anything relating to the wiggling pets not known to them was hardly worth knowing. Comfort for Senator Plumb. Senator Plumb, of Kansas, one of the most original and conspicuous fig ures in public life, has been solemnly read out of the fold with bell, book and candle, by the senior republican organ for having made an mdepen dent speech on the tariff question. There is a grim, weird, ghastly solemnity in the promulgation of the decree. "Hnu he. says tne senior organ, "been more of a statesman ai m k m . a a 11 less or a politician he eouht not now be tempted to cater to democratic opinion in order to keep his head a hove water." Senator Plumb has never impressed us as being in the least degree an en gulfed statesman. This may be be csiuse we do not look at things with the solemn, purblind eyes of a party organ. We may repeat for his en couragement, however, the historical fact that there is no surer way of 1 i ere la no surer way "But I didu't get them in the pond, rising in republican authority than to mamma. 1 got in the dram hack of Mrs. N'tloulihan's house." any his "Well, you must not go there more without permission," said mother. "All right, mamma," said the boy, frankly ; "I'll not go there unless you say I can." For a week or so he was very atten tive to his charge and the tadpole in dustry progressed finely ; but to his dismay, when he returned home one evehiifg, he found his culture-cans had been knocked off the fence by a long stick in the hands of Bertie, his three-year-old "brother, and alt his cherished pet were scattered and lost in the tall grass. Naturally Harold felf bad, thought lie did not scold Bertie w ho was too young to appreciate the mischief his little hands had performed, or to rea lize what the loss meant to his brother : but when his grandmother tried to console him and told him he could easily obtain more, Harolds eyes filled with tears, and between his sobs, he said, ruefully, "I know it, though 1 shall never love other tadpoles as well as I did those." A few days later, and be1mTo"7 the fnece was again add trued with the cans, and inspection revealed the tad pole culture was full blast once more This of course demanded an explana nation, as he had not received permis sion to visit Mi's. O Houl han s dram to procure them, and his grandmother was much afraid her little favorite had got into trouble and was in danger of punishment ; but she was horrified when the boy denied being disobedi ent, for now she felt sure he would be whipped for telling an untruth. "If you have not been near Mi's. O'Houlihan's drain, how did you get the tadpoles, asked his mother. "I would rather not tell you.'L "lf you have obtained them else where," said the grandmother, "you need not fear to tell, Harold. If you do not tell we shall snppose you have been disobedient and told a wilful lie. The bov looked withful craze into his mothers face and said. "They come from Mrs. O'Houlihan's drain, but I didn't take them from there, mamma, I really and truly didn't." "I believe you Harold, tell me, how did you get them ?" -1 was going by Mi's. O'Houlihan's gate yesterday and I saw a boy com ing out of the gate with a can in his hands, 'What have you got in that ean ?' 1 asked, and he said 'Tadpoles.' Then I walked up to him and told him if he didn't give me those tadjioles I'd cut his ears off! and he handed the can to hie and ran away. "Why, Harold ! How-, dare yon do such a wicked thing ?" Said his grandmother. "Shame on you." "1 didn't take any advantage of him grandma, for he was just as big is am," said the boy proudly, think ing he was suspected of playing the t.y rautover the hoy smaller than himself. "He was just as big as I am, only he didn't have any sand, so 1 took the 11 . Li .1 L 11 can ana nrougut- it nome. Mrs, Lowins had great difficult v to rconceal the mirth the boy'sstory evok- ?d, buLshe-wnntetrto make an im pression on Harold's mind regarding .he theft he had been- guilty of, that r would, in tlta future, remember i.hat might does not make right ; so ihe said iu a voke as a latere ;is she Ixdt from the oartv now ami then. The lolter, if he will only return, is sure of a high command. We do not not command this as the best way of running either a party or an army, but it is a fact, and Senator Plumb is entitled to all the comfort it may give him.. The senior republican organ itself not many years ago was leading the democratic campaign for the Presi dency. Mr. Evarts left his party to enter the Cabinet of Andrew Johnson, and Mr. Hiscock supported the demo cratic nomination in 1872. These eminent gentlemen are now Senators from this State State, conspicuous for their intolerant republicanism. The republican party of New York pre sented to the last Convention as its candidate for the Presidency a gentle man who had not long before been the democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor of this State. Two of the best missions in the Executive gift were conferred by Mr. Harrison upon gentle men who had led the most formal dde ho t the nail had ever endured. Senator Plumb must not writhe under these anathemas. He has taken the sure means for advancement. The more thorough the bolt now the high er the terms to be offered in the day of reconciliation. There are always fatted calves enough in the republican sham bles fir the sustenance and comfort f tlu returned prodigals. AVir York - t o lie; a '. Building A Cheap Silo. The question of winter forage ia one of adsorbing interest to all f urmers.and particularly to the cotton planters. 'ri a; -n , ... i ne mscussonsat our f armers Institu tes have awakened such a wide-spread j a . mm I interest in the making of ensilage, aa farmers begin to realize the cheapness of the feed, that 1 am over-whelried with letters asking for directions for building cheap silos. These who at tend the institutes -will not need anv further hints, but asit is simply im possible for me to answer all the letters coming to me from others, I have con cluded to give these directions in the dulletix. first, the farmer who pro poses to build a silo wants to determine what the size should be. Packed ensi lage will weihh on an avrage 40 pounds per cubic foot. One cubic foot will lie a full feed for a milch cow in full flow of milk. Dry cattle will get along on a much smaller quantity. Knowing then the number of cattle yon propose to winter, is an easy matter to calculate the necessary cubic con ten la of the proposed silo. No silo should be lesss than 10 feet square on the base, nor less than 15 feet high for the best re suits. Whatever size, the perp nd- icular diameter should be the greatest. in order to have the best pressure Having determined the size of the silo, mark out the square upon the ground, and set good hard-wood post, four feet apart, around the area of the height needed. Saw off level at,' top, and put on a good plate 4x0 inches Ik 111 ill a a Lirace wen norizonciiy across the cor ners, and put one or more good stout girders across the top- Ceil inside horizontally with l inch stuff, and inside of this ceiling, ceil with stuff dressed and matched on the edges I ms inside ceiling siiouiu oe put on vertically. Before filling, this ceiling should have a good cosit of boiling tar o preserve it from decay. Between two of the upright posts from a door way from top to bottom of the wal braced at top by the plate and once or twice Immow. I he iambs of this door way should .slope in wan', and should be closeb? with shut doors, each three eet high, with hinges, dropped in one ibove another, to be held in place by he piessure of the ensilage inside. The roof can be made of any cheap material, and should project well all iround, to throw the water away from he building. lhe gable end need not he closed if the roof projects well. Fill through the gable ends. I'o do this it will be well to build the silo near a hillside, so that a gangway can be made across the gahle end, on which the cutter can he placed. If obliged to build on a dead level, it will be necessary to have a carrier to the cutter to elevate the cut ensilage and drop it in the top. No floor is needed, . ..a . t 1111 I I 1 I 111 Hit the earth should tie oankeu sngiitiy iround the outside to preqent water lining under. In filling the silo, it should lie fin ished off at the top with a thick layer cut straw, or better, of .cotton seed nils. No other cover nor weighting is needed. If the corn is well matured it will lie hard to make poor ensilage, but it must be remembered that thickly i . -ii i. . sown ami immature corn win mane poor,sour ensilrge under, any manage- meut. W. F. Matsf.y. N. C. College of Agriculture, Baleigh. P. S. To those asking in regard to fig culture I would say that the subject will lie treated in full in the Bulletin ahorlv. WF. M. in Builltin ' The Joys and Sorrow of a Coun try Kditor. South-Carolina Split. the Joseph p. caldwell, of the "btatks- VILLE LANDMARK." RESPONDS TO THE A BONE TOAST AT THE PRESS 48SOCIATION AT DURHAM, JULY 2Uh. You know the lecturer who had for his subject. "Snakes in Ireland." ex hausted it in ix words : "There are no snakes iu Ireland." It is not given to me to escape so lightly, for though there be.no snakes in Ireland there be joys and sorrows in the cup editorial in Iredell. - The assignment to me of the sub ject in hand, 1 take to be a compli ment to my capacity for condensation, tor to lie sure the oil in the cruse- would run out with the patience of my hearers should 1 undertake to teH all that l and my fellow-bondsmen know of "The Joy a and sorrows of t he Coun try Editor, 1 especially the latter ; and moreover, what is now comedy might become tragedy, as in the case of the Roman Emperor who dwelt with audi power upon the sorrows of life that many ot his hearers went out and de stroy etTthemsei ves. With reference to the joys which brighten the life of the rural journala list, there are certain popular misap prehensions which I am glad to have this opportunity to correct. To be able to "jeff" the printers Saturday evening out or a Week s wages, is one peculiarly his own, but in the main his j ys are not different from those of other men. lo open a letter which he feels in his bones contains a dun, and to find a postal note from a subscriber who is three years in arrears, awakens a sensation which can be compared to nothing except the stern joy with a i i . i m winch ne nails tne appearance ot a load of fuel brought in by a wood sub scriber when the snow is falling and the printers are settitig type by a fire made of bound volumes of the ( 'oji- aressiouat Record, Yet other men have found agreeable surprises iu the mail and others have been cold ( though not this summer) and have been wanned again. - As the strong man reivices in his trength, so does the country editor in his influence. I, even I, have the power of control over met. No long er ago than last Saturday afternoon I ittended a primary, lhere were four men in it who waited to see how 1 voted and then they went and voted the other wav. 1 have in time taken mv public opinion moulder from be- OLD PALMETTO .STATE RACKED LT STSlFE AMONO BROTHERS. Columb A, EL C. Aucr. 14. Tin -Democratic State Convention remain A aft er hind my ear and advocated the claims reeogn;zeUi is a Hu1)lic obligation of a certain man to office and carried Gf primary importance, and in ful K i 1 1 HMk every township ill the county g M in the past, will .continue" 'to have him. In all the range of my acquaint- I tua fwfur; u ,f i - . w I bill. I III till i: Wl 1,11"- III I 111" Hill It- : government, aiid should command the Pigeons are not Fowla. Since Judge Miller has become " . . a f.irm..r some of Htc cases that are brought before him iu the Police Court oVnot strike him as they used to do when he was a resident of the city; such, for instance, as cases under the police regulations for suppression of crowing roosters and cackling lfens. These earlv-morningsounds complained of in the city are part of the music on a farm. In the Police Court to-day, Mr. Samual C. Middleton wife charged under the police regulation with heiug the owner of disordely pigeons desig nated in the official papers as "fowls. Misses Fiances 1). Cond and Josephin maiden ladies, were tne prose and they toW how the oi'reons of the defendant nny in number disturbed them. The squabs, .ne of them said, "squealed likejits Mr. Middleton saw! that he the pigeon, but be was getting them as farasTic conic1 . " That's false,1 interrupted one of tin ladies. " It's not false," retorted Mr. Middle ton. The case turned on tne quesnoi whether a pigeon is a fowl or not. V how that pigeons ' i Educational State Pride. State pride is commendable every point of in session all night. It was midnight liefnre a rcrmaneut organi zation was effected. Wild and exci'- ing scenes charac feri;sexl its proceedings. The crisis was reached at 4:30 th s morning, when the Ti.lmanito major ity ndopted a new party constitution which in effect rejected the positii n for primary elections to choose dele gates to the September nominating, con veil tiozt. TnE STR VIOHTOUTS WITHDRAWS. The Straightout f.ictinnof the con" vention, consisting of Charleston, Co lumbia, lleaufort, Gergetowif and' Sumpter delegates, 52 delegates iitall, withdrew from the convention, prr ceeded to another hall, organised, nnd appointed a committee to draft an ai'' dress to the people of the State. Hon. Geo. Lamb Uuist was m ule chairniTi of the convention, and E. J. lirennou secretary. A NEW STATE COMMITTEE! The Tillman Convention, meantime, elected a new Democratic State cxccii- tive committee with J. L. M. Irhy,' of Laurens, chairuran,tand then nd jourued. . " 5.80 p. m. The straightout party, will refuse to recognize the executive committee, and act altogether indW pendentiy of the Tillnianite bedy. They will elect delegates to a nomi nating convention to be held September 10th, and place a straightout' ticket in the field. Thus, the expected split in the South Carolina democracy "is an accomplished fact. - - o The" convention this morning adopt ed the following: "Wheras, evil dis posed persons, causelessly Inutile to the farmers' movement, and regardles of the fair name and credit of South Caro lina, have caused to be circulate through the press of the count! statements intended to predndice the the general public as to the relation ot the Democratic debt of the State; and, whereas, such sinister statements, growing out of hostile, .political mo tives, are w Roily at variance with the purpose of the Democratic party of the state, and if unnoticed would' create wrong impresssions and possibly do harm, and he unjust lo people of South Carolina: be it resolved oy the Demo cratic party in convention assembled. that the deht of South Carolina as now of ance I do not know of hut one other man who, I believe could beat thi record. He is a country editor, too. u ancient Greece an Athenian gen eral said the victories ot his rival would not permit him to sleep. I eave this branch of my subject lest 1 arouse the jealousy of my brethren. And I must coudence. lhere is joy i- i . i m ii i. ill tne neart oi tne country etinor when, after church festival, the ladies come around and ask for his bill ; hen the commencement Reason is 1 I 'ill a 1 l r over ; when ne is toiu ot tn ueatn oi the man who comes up and reads his exchanges to him. 4iit as suggested by my subject, and admitted at the outset, he- has his ran I sorrows, too. mere are tunes wneu confidence of the investing public." Pessimism. There is nothing on earth so weari some as an affection of which olio li..s tired. A man will endue anything buta won no lojiis seinove; a woman thing but a rival. an)- In taking eare that your cleanliness is next to your godliness, take care niso unit your godliness is next to nothing. IN ever despair of m iking your.vvf felt somewhere. If yon eau't m ,L-n liond, cuting witnesses, ownet rid of ml . sr t. .i iiu. uiij. til rosecutor uuuiont - - .1.... iviiv included ill miow ma. ---- "ilm fnwls of the air. Jnibw Miller referred to the section ..nJpr which the prosecution was insli- that " fowls by then lulru' P1"' i- a..Ui aT- ia tad ruckling uismru, .. r. . . , the Court held, is a bui, . XI. 1 . 1 .....i fiw . and tne ueieimaut nxefirentlv not coveretl by i Ti r.hrn was there dis- tlie oaw. - n-' missed. W rskiqhm Star. crowing A pigeon, a . is commenaaoie irom view. It is the loca spirit of patriotism; it makes home ml a fixed fact; stimulates home progress and exalts the citizen. The good people of North Carolina carry this feeling into every line of action. In educational matters it is' especially prominent. The North ' m i .1 it. I L Uaroiina leacner is one oi me oesi, mblications of its class in the south, ind in it we find advertised such works as "The North Carolina Copy Hooks," The North Carolina Practical Spelling Hooks," "First Steps in North Carolina History. "School History oi .worm Carolina, and "The North Carolina ' - - i Sneaker. . ..... . , ... i All these hooks are written ami published in the Uld worth state ... . a . t i i 1 and it will lie noted that eacn one nas North Carolina in its title. When state pride fostered in this way it goes without saying that the rising generation of North Carolin ians will be devoted to the intrest of their commonwealth. Home books for a people will lead them to make their home section independent of the outside world. Atlanta Constitution. Signing a Check by Electricity. One of the marvels of electricity, mid one of the most striking of the fcdi sou exhibits at the Paris exposition, was the little instrument which enaWes the operator to slgu a check 100 miles mJ a a lA ' L distant. Tne wntimg to oe irasm iv ied is imtiessel ou soft paper with an ordinary stvthsf This mounted on a olTiidtr. which, as it revolves " makes and brakes" the electirc current by the varying indentations of the paper t the receiving euu ot iue wire I U V m aav.a av . . mm mi the grasshopper is a burden. The first impression abroad, try beidg disagree cotton bloom and the first cotton boll, - "c. the egg with the crooked neck and the man with the first strawberry of the season, demand elaliorate notice ; the chickens with four le28 and a double back, and the calf with three les and an eye iu the top oc its ne u, clamor for recognition. The atlvertis- ing agent who "wants top ot column ou as they arc like or the local page, with reading matter on Up rial postcsaiou both sides nnd followed by rosding, ani wants it at half-price less 25 per cent, bars the editorVway to a strict ly religious life. The subscribei some times waits on him with a hickory stick and the sheriff is not always M .ybehell m paveil with gool in- r tentions, but I wiH wager it isa't, wat eretl enough with the tears of repent ance to lay the dust! A wise in in learns to differercntiaio w.mion. To a woman men differ onlv- u n I ike her own - Do not stint the family lanler to send the non-esculent missionary over the seas, foi the gopel ln bear can not assuage the indigestion ho caues. gracious. But the biterness of these memo ries fade under the influence of Dur ham's good cheerlind in the company of each other and ot uurnani s cnarm- i n g people. Now gravely, my country oretnren, I admonish you to magnify your joys and minimize your sorrows, and to re alise the dignity of your calling. You have a mission peculiarly your own ud minister to a people who weigh your words. There jras never a time when vour responsiuuuies to society were greater or when it was m re nec essary for us ti lie steadfast, lmmova- ble. At this iwnna, wnen, as it w mm seem, a social revolution is up upon us, when prejudice is about tjetng en throned iu the seat of reason, I com mend to you the words of Seneca s pilot : "O Neptune ! you may save nic if you will ; you may sink me if yon will ; but whatever happens, I shall keep my rudder true." a i -i. : . i i. . Lv ini nr. mov in t? i nccuraie . . n m . t . iiwi iw iiit m in iiiit v. ! on' n VV hen an.mais are , "A with the otlu.rceivrsthe duty of the owner to see on chemically prepared pape nve a v rny - - o(( which ifc tianscri,M.5 the signatur s lt, as we. . .. .. -rrv , Qn a Wu.tj groin I. water and fieih ai.. I have known women who would die before they would expose an inch of stocking, but would lay bare Uie nudity of their minds without a pangv Distinction is what we crave. Hat degree is important. ff we can't, hreak the hank or run off with airiemi'i wife, we can eat quails on a wager or talk ILkc S.pn Jo.ics. An early religious edncator is not to lie despised. 1 know a Christian liousewife who consoles her hot horn : over jellies and jams with the calei In f- cal promise: "The Lord makes piT ser yes and k eps them.1 Avoid the enthusiast!,. Your vfitues, mav set hisHieart on lire, but When you would fain warm yoursejfl pit the blase, behold, it is alrady biirnuigoua strange altar, and you have left Only a pile ofashes which you may mot profitable use in polishing up m ine dull platitude? on etc run friend hip. Itorothm (junttnis. Thare is no kind ov llatiery so pow erful, so subtle, and at the same time so agreeable az deference. Bare necessity ill support life i o i, . i twill lli' v.rks ui.DorL a i i i . i iT. . .. kn 1. K . I. tm r. t iHa4iti I wau'ii; out tuiji,.' ii (j- . I'iiilos ip'.iy is a very gnil kin a teacher, and yu may be uble tew live by it, but you kaut live n it. I'as!i will tell you. ouoe in a whi!4. jud u leetle. T!ie history ov fTe i. tew h p : an I be di?iippointed, l.e vfeki a y .i to ii.VK i' di. 1 ! f i