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iT.,i4iin. Kveky Fkii.ay .At " ? I? II ' i if I Ti I I " iSl 58 te f "TT" T7 J -f X. T ."V . T1 rS' I I - . V "! A NJTTn Rates op Adver laixo:
One Inch, One Insertion,
One Month,
Three Months,
Six Montli, -One
Year, 5
. 15.1)0
be Made
Liberal Discounts will
for Larger Advert l-en.ent and for '
Contracts by the Year. . f
Cash must smnipany all Adver
tisements unless good leference is
given.
y,u j 'l - ; ? lLlJ " " 'LET At L THE ENDS THOU AIM'ST AT, BE THY C0UNTRY'S,.THYOl?S,A XND TRUTH'S." ! . 1 r '
' . , i r:.'r l': $iiXVior t j vol u a. i' 1 1 ' - I ' n1oii Wimv . .!: wilsox, x. c, Friday ovembeu j4, i88s.; :: : :" ' XQ
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Tin;
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N. !:)!.. .
j - i th lUiMihlifSBJf Illinois would J I 7 i for their doings are lirougl
lij. w J tlct ,ilfl in . sliow xhi jjMise"an.l an apprecia-, TfjWeeI yealtl t f Xear j hisloor. lie rejoices w
! i t -i-i 1 1 - i.
Hist ! il ! i
;t! ( ;ililirill'
I lit- )..i
I in-. Ni-
i ; in lor fi-iii
tin? iU,ird
,Niiintv is senoiiM.v iH
7 IJflfit IIK' tl;
ii iV:t jili)i- nils
ui k " Situ I'lainis' I lie.
!;iiii-si.ii'-i I.-f'c:ir in
tYnst. icill.-l the
I!' ill - sc;.snl). -The
tioii ol'tlie lesHoiis of the late elec
tion if ."they would return David .
Davis to the I'nited Btnte Senate!
WVhlou 4ecial to the Index-Ap-in:nl,
; A very larjje crowd was at
tin- fair tu dav. This was the lar-
tU s . Uatherrd b Our lie-
,potei-fc andeatljAippcd
Irani our Numerous Neigh
bors.
Moore
rest exliiiiitmi. ever : had, ' At a , tundayat ttoldsboro of the
iiifcUiig of thuM k'ytto uight fyr I irurder of O'Neal, a white man.
the 'elect ion Vf otfic'ers' Tho's. Lji Moore . goes to the penitentiary
for tjventy years, and Pratt is
Kmry, "fo"nurlf .vour. cit, was
elected President; L. M. Long was
re elected Bcc-retarvj aiil -K W, .!
Hili uJYeasliier rf'tU for "t,iU'e
. ' icy JJros.,
i ne ensiiiiM' ear
tba hung January 19th.
glad to note that Hack-
. i t -.vr uil.ifie i-i ;iieil at Peii-je..a. ' J In a oiniiinuicitii
( ,. ,i Cr.ui 1 i isleil in i.-isler in ! '" -l'niwW iMtfiee thatjReV
e-.x V..1L mIIi. i.- he now irveK,i-'-;"M-cJi1 MeU-ith erectiou
j ot a iiioimiiieiit oyer tue grave oi
i the late lamented Dr. Ctaveiu I
I
iihi li --t-n u i-1 1 1 !v (liil nol vitir at
I..- f-.iM elect iin..; - ' -
de(e:l!ei jc. I ' I li i 1 .1 1- ill DlllLlS,
"i ln.i jiiid. killed a. young
iv ,T w h" I. ni Ki'iokeii iil of hiiu-p
I ill Wl I lie i
1'..;,.
I'ir t .-j.iccct
11:11. "of r.:t.
L i t. ! Ii.r I In
I( is .r 1
fi-l l'.,f!: oh
, ; tn ! i 1; 1 1
iei
i ; . . i'iitti
li IS a i)o!ii e
iiiiiii.
i ! n. eleel eil I .
Selia-
I. t lie late iteilj. J I.
A.; M. 'ul(iiitt was
lull lei in.
i-J tiiat Clrvveland
ill tie t he dciimci :it
! iitr President and
loiiienr in
i i . of -i 4 i n i l.v.iuia
I ,i He.icliel? as Ills
! :i . . Score niiol her
I :-!iTnir''1 4-l he coin in g mail.
. . ... -' ..'1.1 'l.
i i ins councciioii we are iau 10 oc
atile tostaffe fhaf imnfcfliateiy nMMi
the adjoiininien't of Conference a
systeinatie etfort will he made to
obtain the money for this laudable
purpose.
The vNew !ent fonrnaJ nomi
uales John Hughes for tlovernor;
I he V iitt urges Alfred M. Scales ;
the TobtHco Plant endorsos Judged
neniiett ; , h-j1 the r paper. are
presenting the name of thelr choice
for standing bearer. ' This kind of
"iMKjmiiig"' does ii i oi-e. 'to ,. injure a
Roelkjrj JfonHte)jter-t
V- j rising carrift jinalaclmm-tt-'
t,U;H; o-ivl three out ',of., the ..four. ,pie-
, mums onerotl at tyes .171 yr,
otwitlistanding the faet'that' ever
.'OOniliits'wi're made in ; this'de
'aniiient. " '' '"
all lands.
ht houiei
rith '.them
in their fortunes and sympathizes
with tbem in their misfortune. A
good newspaper is next to the Bi
ljlein ennobling maiikiud. ,
The ne spa peri also the great
agent of f progress and reform.
Abuses do not reform themselves.
The newsvaper brings them to the
notice of public opinion as often as
it proclaims its imperious degrees.
This glorious nation is blessetl
with a free press, and as long as it
remains tree troin oQicial censor
ship toe liberties of the jieople are
safe. 'Usurpation and tyranny can
not prevail against a free .press.
MARRYING AN HEIBESS.
-.!-'lir-
ii : 1 han w e
;i t loii' il.
1 1 1
ic
V-.. !:
f-A".
niau'tt chances than rtiiythingf- els
Twenty months hence will be soon ioljhis, which we think is highly
ciihimeiidable.' Kimnsod. in 188 1.
I be lob -years old,', being formed
i enough. "
! '-Secretary 'Teller says the Demo
I crats carried Colorado by the use
i of inonev. and the s;iiiie chaise; is
1e Tarboro Fair appears io hare
lieeij quife a success, tinaucially, as
w jl'llie seen from the following clip-
pa Irom the. Souther iter. "Hie
treasurer's: rejMnti sltowed that
thebrftsa receipts vfeve' between
5.fH) and ?3,50t, ami that after
paiing the indebteilness incurred
pr.:l ious to the , fair, . 2,500,; and
paving the prcmiuins and other ex-
pulses there will be Vsinalt " deficit
4 1 1 1
oiibout 300..- -;.
he Clinton Cyitsavs ; Mr.
I! -KlT. Bovkin infiirms us of a'desitrn
1 o i -,iit I'iblit c
.,i--.H ;1iiiS 1'
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1 in- !-i V-.-H-
v in. .. 1 . ".
( I i'ir-- I
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!l,i l M'' hi i in- 1 ll'i.ll.ll! A - llllll
,i ;i- giiU. Kv-
1 1
i ;'i oi ' i 1 ; 1 1 -eli HiuljKsiin ia
!lilc (negro or
ha e 'no con fi
lilii un oarl v fnr-
il. If lo lor.-., ic J made u. otheA."( (are
j glad to knowphitC; tbe.iratip
I party is becriinni": so wealthy. 1
1 I ......t . .1. M lfll.Vllf III'lLilK' . II II V' l jit
'special reference to the .lay llub-j
.t ... 1 1
i ti I lie-v iai lieiies-i
l!e!o:-.i's: "
fiiui Dupliu in' 1 774. His .idea is
It have a centennial celebration in
ljS4 iuwhich he patrioticcitzeus
olDupHn will bejinvited'to p&rtfci-ljte.-
i!i --vtu '.'., .. . . rs .
-'is -'further expected,, ou the
pi hicfjial l;v of the celebration to
ej'ee.f k monuinetit to the Confeder-
:t l!
! M
1: I'
.1 i n 41 r.
tut t-r
hi 'Ili-liJ.
1 r:ll- Jor ii 01
a 1:1
!-i i' niVer in f
1 11 i 1 alt ;iii i 'ol
Old .-infant, who
I'lil.il alldieuccs
I., i A ... .I.'I V .
i'ij,r of famine-;
ii' is reported to i
!.. 11 ....t.............t C.....1 - n..l tit the
, 1 tit U llMCOAIill.tU.iUUIW U.-VVU, Jl. V"V
1 receiif MecifVT-lB:i; ltiSfilJlfBSj soldiers. Mr. Boykin informs
have' had a jrnmopoly of the-rote- j Us thaj JwhasthepifAnis( ofj iy
j reaciirom uve pinimnenc geniieineu
.'0 j,eci
. " '
1 nil 1.
is much
am! H Ut
( i i f - t in-' re
I - I:.l ,lMf:'l -.Hi II ueil soiiii-
iVi ni wich la, 'bus hei,, basketful rf'
In k;i thai. I acre j - one bi ickVh'-i'p
tllvt l i il M-U, luit i'l .1 li.in U ( pol-
1 . 1. 1;: uv ;! i
t.ud a w hoc
ili.iii u't 111 :1 ri-r fo
buy i 11 g, busi ness..
,Dr. Tyre YOtk, who". in the-.Legis-lature
of ISTSiv lxtlieyed do every
in in's practicing, lnediciiio accord
ing to t he dirtateixf of Ids o u con:
science, has beaten , Bobbins in the
71 b ' d'stw'ct'."; The " iT,ubt; 'now ' is
whether he is a Democrat, ii M'ott
Ucpiiblica'n. aMahoiie DeiiHM-rat, a
York Democrat, or a (iuyascutis.
ti little. . ".
n ., f 5 S f -
in 8ainpson. and ''wishes to ' raise
'tlObOfor the inounijient which 'will
!- 1
be erected on ihe court Fyard siju'are
It. is u patriot ic? idea' and deserves
; encouragement V '
;iiH
.Pleasant Occasion J
'M.ie.
A re'-pt.r;
h'iVi ( ahu
i,1' ol'!:ei 'I.
I:-.- n-.itl: oi
: rC"ii. 'i.
iiill.i'. '..hi
. . i",- t'hesi
rtr'-ioles r ; j
t' d.i. -
Cliele
Si
"s eleel ion and
wvre handr
. ii-i'iii I
I.," '1 Vi
lla I-
I i
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1- a-1
u; 0.1. l"eiiiis ! :1111a.
-. ; w'l it he i-iiough! of
I i-.es !
i Sk.ni!.
.1: .' VVi'jh i;..';tiiblic.i"n,
If jor the ilete ;l of 1,1.-1.
f"il.' i lie "j itoll;-' I eii i-ei ion.
I t II lie ch.isi ell:
don't t e t; ""elll
! Ir.t!- Ii' til e It u a . ilolle oh
ice I- III'! '
I.O!
He
hi
Si .lie ..i i 't ili'HII h is not
V:ir: ilitl ! i .ilie I leiupcrat s
she has, elec .
3.
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late
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1 .i.i "'ti ina jol it , and
; mil .ut. ele v eil 'ull-
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Il!li'iii of
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lil 'I ll'Mlti
e i I ai Of the
iin,t exceed
kleiti of the
"t'i he Shcr-"
-. e est iniaf ed
i i hensand
Muha want JlS kiiowj -Vrhat- :
pa'VtyW plat ukM in VUl, tli plat
form, "JiiliiO is nno.areauible. and
twenty resolutions, strong" in nou
essenl ials. -ague in e.sseiitials;round
the bush liu' jfliiilaid rough s
t li mi !:!- n the .Morinans; clani
orous for Hvil service vefurm, will a
reserved deliind ion of civil service
'reform; down on' corruption, lend
in its praise, of purity, and detcrniili
to have it if takes -ever.iit tile
party caii raise. . The- platforms,
oii understand ".lulia," is a. legiti
mate anii-iiecessarry part of the
campaign pomp ahdjcircuinst-r'tice.
II goes along vil.h the baiines
j ransparciices and torches, ;nd
When the cainjiaigu is over well, it
is si ore I away ro -TM-ceunr wae fl!nl
ict. ilotig witli jiie rest i. ttieniy
foi riis and tori hes. A campaign
pi it;'oriii is very much li'e the
eamiiiign .torch indeed; it gives
tint a great ."deal of smell ami sflioke
with a very ' uncertain, nickering
l.-ht. . " "
It was our giiod luck to : be pics
entouyast Saturday night at a sup
per given to the Koe.ky Mount hand
by B. 11: Bunumr next 14epi"esent
at ve.-atjfh.is hospital ?!'!residince,
aliout o miles from this place. The
supper waVa' ''Ifjiendid one, anil
much enioyeil i'by ! all. The mem
bers of tlie band had their instin
went along aud discoursed a 'good
deal of vervtsweet" luiisic.
Also on Tuesday night,' our next
Senator, JjtliV'ias. S ' Buttle, gave
For-Farm Boys to Learn.
Fi-oiu a VYestern pajier we ex
tract the following practical re
marks; they will le useful to every
one on a farm. How many of the
boys who read this 'paper could
'day oft"' an jicre of ground exactly,
providing one of the . dimensions
was given them ! Now "floe Hau-
ole" likes to lie useful, and I have
taken some pains to make out a ta
ble, and I would like to have every
one -of ; rhiv: form boys learn it.
There are ! square rods in an
acre, and there are 80$ square yards
in one rod. This gives 4S40 square
yards in one acre:
Five yards wide by tM8
long is 1 acre.
by
Ten yards wide
long is acre.
Twenty yards wide by 242
long jh I one acre.
Forty yards wide by 121
long is 1 acre,. 1
Eighty yards wide by (()
long is i acre.
Seventy yards w ide by COi .varjs
long is 1 acre.
r Sixtyjyards w ide by 80' yards
loiii! is 1 acre.
yards
484 yards
yards
yards
yards
Goy. Pattison.
Robbins and Yort-
.11 i 'ecu i reil
, .is'; Ii;' -co:
! . l i il,
inc i.l .
II k h-
i-k.-fna
k-. of l.iidi
troni hisic-,
isalt ictl en
Si'iiile gan :
'ne- t r. n I'l
I ii'ier ami
.-.v makes
'grand old
Willi. inr la
the hand a ver.s jtine supper at hi;
lesideuce near town,-at -which -it
was again our, . .irood luck to .lie
present. The. entire band was
present, anil ilie- iniisic disi-om-seif
! during the eTenlug wonhTtio credit
to a much older baud than ours.
Kocky Mount L'rportrr. .
Take Cari ot FariSools.
barm tools will rust out Soulier
they will wear Out. Many
fanners injure their farm imple
ments mo'.e. by exposure I to, the
weather than by rise on the farm,
An implement 1 hieh rith 'I'ivkI
care would last twentr.years, will,
when exposed to the weather,. In
come useless in live years or even
less A farm cart which, with giwMl
usage, would last almost n bf time,
will only hist a few years, when ex
posed to the weather. The expla
nation of the reason why farming
does not pay with. many is found in
the .neglect-1 take, care of the farm
tools. All farm impl.-inents are
costly; arid the farmer w!m ha to
! Only four and a half years have
elapsed since lioWrt E. I'altisou,
the Democratic Governor e'ect of
Peunsylvaniii, who was then only
twenty-seven yeais of .age, left a
small law practice to become- con
troller of the city of. Philadelphia,
having been elected by a majority
of 1,902 votes over James NY.
Sayr'e. Befoie. then he was , un
kuown to the public. Three years
later the novelty of having' a con
VoUer who really controlled and
who stood sternly and immovable
between'! he public jobber and the
city treasury, had made Robert
Emory Pattison. So popular in P.hiL
adelphia that in al' the partisan
excitement of the presidential elec
tion, which resulted in a majority
there of 2(,SS3 for (iartield and ofj
The great bell had clauged, the
conductor had shouted AQ aboard:'
and we were ou the point of start
ing, when she entered the car with
two bird cages, a poodle dog, a
bouquet, and a traveling bag. Who j
do I mean by "she!" Why, of
course, I mean the most beautiful
woman in the world! She jwa
slight and dark "with brisrht brown
eyes, hair curlingin nossy tendrils
all over her forehead, and the most
enchanting little : rktrous nos
that ever bid defiance to society in
general. ' The moment I saw her,
I felt the curious sensation we all
experience at tiroes, as if I had
known her all my life. - J
uJust like a woman" sai4 Joues
'to come alioard with forty bundles
at the last moment." j .
I anuihihvted. him with a glance
as I rose promptly and, stepped out
on the aisle. . ' f r
"Will you have this seat, Miss
Silvingtonf said I, .bowiug low,
aud offering to relieve her of her
ti-ax-ellingbag and two bird cages.
She looked up at me in surprise. ,
"Ah," said I, "you think I am a
conjurer; but it is very simple,'
pointing with a smile to a card
bearing the name "Alice Silvington
that was attached to the cage,
','1 have ofteu heard my cousin,
Xelly Ford, speak of her friend Miss
iS'ihington, a'nd lam delighted to
be of service to you.'
"I am much obliged to you for the
seat, sir," she said coloring a little.
Aud so leaning on the back of the
railway settee, I began to get com
fortably acquainted with my unex
pected companion. .'"",.
Fortu n ately for m e"a fat lady got
out at the next station- and 1 suc
ceeded in obtaining the "place next
to MissHrington. ; "
"I am goiugto Lake Crystal for a
change of air," she said, . when at
last our conversation turned upon
our respective destinations.
"And I am going to Lake Crystal
t man-v an heiress " said I.
wild roses in her hand. ,
VWelV' shaid, with a world ofj
mtscuiel smnniog in her; dart eyes,
"how do vou like j our heiressf"
"Do you really wish toknowt" I
enquired. ;
Of cuursw, I do," she answered
archly. ' - i I
'Well, I've seen her," said I-
"Seen liert Oh! cried Miss Sil
vington; "how very awkwail of me
to drop bU my roses! Oh, pray don't
trouble yourself, I beg. WeH-and
how did you like her!" , !
'Not at all," I answered, - replac
ing the pink pupped treasures m
her bauds. , ;!
"Dearme," sheNaiil, - ;i . ;
' "A nioe little person, who - would
do very, ' wett fiir'ai UMither of fan
anut; but 1st a wife "
"But she's rich."
'Do you take me for au H heiress
hnoter!"! asked indignantly. :
"Most men are mercenary!" -she re
plied, intent ou a particular tiny
pink bud which she was tfjyiug to
detach from the rest. j ,
"Connt me atnonig the exceptions,
If you please," Vaid I, not. without
diguity. "I would rather break
stones ou the road than1 niarrV a
woman I could not love, were she
possessed of. all the ; wealth of the
Rothschilds!" ' i
i
"Audi honor you for it," said
Miss ' Silvington, with aj sudden
flush of color mantling her ;cheek..
sThis was on Wednesday morning.
Ou Saturday, in the shadow: of the
woo Is, I askeil Alice Silvington to
lie my wife. sl '.
"But what is tb become ol your
herressf" she asked, half laughing
and half crying. V , ; -t
"My darlin"g" said I, "Hove, you
better thau all the heiresses in the
world!" 1
'fBu't but you don't understand
she interposed, as I resolutely ob
tained possession of her hand. "You
have been under a misapprehension
from the very begiuning..f
"How!" . f
"I am not Alice Silvington." ;
"You said vou were." j
THE PREMIUM LIST.
I send list of Premiums awarded
at 2nd Annual Fair of E. C, Ag
ricultural & Mechanical Associa
tion. The awards are not ierfect,
and will not be in some time yet.
Special Premium for Sweepstake
not decided. !
ilorses etc.f Thoroughbreds.
David Barlow bst stallion .
tlOOO
5 00
io oo
J as. Norwood second best
staU'nm 'Tar rieel' -
Jai. Norwood best brood
mare, 'Nannie B.'
Not Thoroughbred, class, 2.
' i .
Whitehead, Powell & Co. -
best stallion
R; W; Finch second .best
. yjStaUiOU; I ;
R. II. Uicks best brood
mare : i .
Jas. Norwood second best
1 Ifrood tuarei
Ns, B. Killebi-ew, bewt colt
one year old.
J as. Norwood best colt one
year old -j. -J.
S. Brake best farm horse
J. 9. Jones best saddle horse
WV.H. Whitehead best
single harness horse
DEPARTMENT B. CLASS' 3. MULES
. 00
10 00
3 00
500
5 00
5 00
5 00
3 00
5 00
- 5 00
J. J. Battle, bpst mule
J.K.Lawrencii best pair
mules ' (
(1. W. Killebrew best mule
colt 2 or 3 years old ;
B. 0. Pitt liesjt niule colt 1
or 2 years, old, .
N. B. KiUebrelw liest mule
colt undej-1 year old
Jas. Norwood 'best display -
in dep't. l.
Discritionary !preinium"of
2 awarded to W. A.
Parish for ."mule style
and speed.
SPECIAL PREMIUMS.
J. K.'Lawrenjee,"
J. S. Brake.
J. J. Battle,
James Norwood.
I no
.too
3 00
8 00
I arrested him
What Is jonr defeusTotuuiie,"
said his Honor.
"I wanted an office," said Torn-
mie.
"No excuse sir," said his Honor,
SoUiarescuteuced to the common
jail for eighteen months, ami all
good citizens will be duly advised
of your treachery."
"Bring up the uext man, Bijah."
"His name is: Oakley, a defeivted
ture," said Bijah
THE QUIET HOUR.
Selections for Suuday Reading .
THE YEARS PASS OH.
Radical candidate for theLegis'
;Ved
risSi-
DEPAKTMEiNT C. CATTLE ETC
"He looks aud feels bad enough.
and we will suspend judgement,
and dismiss him upou the payment
of cost. Stand aside, Oakley."
"Next man Bijah."
"This man is named Edwards.
At one time he said that the right
of suffrage, must be taken from the
negro, and yet he ran for a judge
ship expecting to le elected bv the
negro vote, and I arretted hi ni for
it." ' -.,...
"Take him out, and hang him by
the neck till he is dead lea l
dead."
"Who next,' Bijah!"
"He is a man who voted against
our regular Democratic nominee
"Take him out and kill him, bury
his lxxly at the forks of some road,
drive a stake through it, and then
ir-vite everybody to throw stones at
the grave."
"Next man, Bijah, if you please."
i "Here is a unn that niu nt vote
15 00 I at all, and I have arrested him for
derelictiou of duty.-"
"Throw him down the well at the
back door, and cut the well roiie so
that. he may never lie able .to get to
the top-again."
"Bijah," said his Honor, "let's go
home," and t hey went, Bijah com
plimentiug the Judge all the way
; home on hisrulings. Plant.
She lookd with
sparkling eyes.
Really and truly?;
"Really and truly always provid
ed I can get the heiress to have uie.
It's a lady that my sister w ants me
to see a Miss Baynard,"
"Ah!" said MissSilvipfcuJ Isshu
pretty?" .
; Sothey say." ' ,
"And agreeable?'' -"Si)
I am told." ! :
"t must be very pleasant to ii,ar
ry an heiress," said Miss Silvington,
dipping her pretty little no.-e , int
the, heliotrope and mignonette Of
herbunpiet. . '" 1 ''
"Jf the heiress M-nice.'V
'And suppose," with a sly
sidelong glance from under her curl
ed eyelashes, "you don't like her!"
mischievously "There's where you areaiislaken,"
i she retorted, laughing in jspit ot her-
said whe self. "Yon took the fact Sfor grant
ed because yon ' saw hiy ; friend
Alice's nauie on her birdcage which
I was taking home with me, as she
has gone to the : White Mountains,
and -1 tj didn't eontradict you. I"
j thoughtit an excellent joke; but I
; might have known that okes tnru
"And suppose she doesn't like
im.'i if. A lii.i: niXTit. ,,,r'
KIT.! TK'N Of, (' A'(i l! K';SM 5-.T-
l.A KliK, '
- . ' - t
J r.. in sin- f"U figure's now iii. it" is
learned that Ynk's niiijoiity
over W.iol.ins in I hi i .1 isf net is llH!,
oriei tin'- a' clerical, error : f 0l
votes in Wilkes county in ftvor of buy three or fnir times as maiiy.as
l-.ibbiiis Frauds are chargfd in h's neighbors because he, does hot
Mount 1 11a township, I'ov;in conn-
21.770 for William E. Littleton, re
....t.ii....M .....wi;ii..tM for clerk of the 1 "Then I shall not marry her
quarter sessions, the Democratic
...... .r,,l . tu 'f,,i. ..ontrollei' was reelect- J'01'
ed ly.!3,4Gl or a majority of 13,."!S
over One of Philadelphia's most es
teemed citizens ami successful
merchants, E. Harper' Jeffries,
whom the combined ring managers
had prevailed upon to sacrifice him
self, alter they had. forced off the
tickets an equally estimable- can
didate, Joel Cook. Mr. Pattison
will not be thirty-two' years ol age
until the .Stir of next Decemlier,
having been I mm in 1850, tut Qnan
tico; a village near Snow Hill, in
Somerset county, Maryland. His
father, the Rev. Robert 11. Pattison,
w ho died seven years ago, w as a
popular Methodist minister.
i. '
Mi
nli-lit
s:'i I I 't-jiSIc
. I!'-: lii
I l ! Ill" I "
i I1..V , I I.
1 1 V.l V - eai ries
i .it-king w lieu
ikiiiu. alo-ig a
fi'i- .u'.h'ioh
-.'he hanis out
; eh if in li-.i he
iff. '
where it is alleged voters were
registered on theitax of chit imi ; in
Davie coniitv wh.'ie YorkM tickets
were pjinte.' on blue tinted .paper:
; in Traphiil. W ilkes county, where
i-o 'via ore', votes were cast than names
.found on the. polling Imok. Tii'd. in
Ane pie -inet in Adie county -where
ii regularit ies occurred. It is not
yet known whether in view of these
; tacts Mr. Bobbins will contest " or
; not. He. will In- governed by his
s. !-.e of dit to his ci'iistitiients
, and will liol -contest unless hi
fake 'care of t fieni, of course'" will
not find 'much profit in farming.
The same carelessness in any other
kind of business would insure equal
ly as disastrous results.
The Press.
See Here.
Whose paper is this that you an1
reading? Does it. belong to your
self, your iieighbor, o- us? if it
belongs to eith- r of the latter you
ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Don't you know that there are some
things belonging to other
you are forbidden to covet? One
of these things is his new spapet s,
and if you still persist 1 in borrow
ing it, where do you expect to die
Every intelligent citizen acknowl
edges the jmwer of tne press. Ev
ery public) enterjirise appi'ols to
the press for snpportj- and it sel
dom fads to secure it, if it deserves
it. The modern newspajter is it-
is,i self a public institution, and thei-e- i
when you go to? Delinquent sub-
I smiled. "Then I suppose' she
will not marry me!"
And then Miss Silvington dee.larl
t hat she was sleepy, 'and l.ud her
head against the prompt n piUow of
travelling shawls that. I dix ised up
on the edge of the seat.
The next we kiiew the 'conductor
called out, "Crystal Lake," and we
were there. Aud in the generaj
crowd audi lost sight of Miss Sil
vington, except that I had the
chance to wave my hand to her as
she drove away from the station in a
deli eious little brown brougham with
a high stepping horse and a man in
plain livery. .
"The Silvingtons have property,
eh?" thought to "myself. "I wish I
hadn' said quite so much about heir
esses."
Somehow the boom seemed to be
brushed off the Maynard idea; after
that brief fec- a tete with Miss Sil-
vigton; but I had pledged myself to
sister Kate, and I never was a man
w Fiich j0 uro back from in v word. So after
dinner Jones and I walked down to
the Maynard cottage, a pretty little
gem of a placed close to the shore o1
the lake. ! .
out very disastrouslvi soiiJletimes.',
"Then you are " K
j "I am Marion Maynard," j
"NonseiLse!" 1 exclaimed, with,
an air of serene .".snfieHority. "I
saw Miss. M ay nard myself, and she
is no more like you ihan a wisp of
dried hav is like a bunch of bloss
omingred clover." , ;
"Y"es," she said, looking down shy
ly,' "but that was uiy annt. There
are tiro Miss Maynards, 'yini must
know." '
Hooked despairingly at her. "
"TIhu vou are au heiress, after
all," I said.
"Oh, Fred." she said deprecating-
i ly, "it isn't my fault." ;
"t 11 manage to torgive rt," i said
heroically,' "If only you'll tell tue
you love me." , ' ' '
"I do Jove you," she said.
And so I married an; 'heiress, in
soitejof fate Second Century.
4 00:
400
4 00
3 00
4 00
3 00
il 00
4 00
:$ oo
3 00
5 00
15 0J
N. J. Pittinau. best bull
devon, j '.
J. B Phyiip-s1, best bull,
durham j ,
J. J. Battle, foest bull, jer
.sey or alderney,
O. W. Killebrew, sei oud
best boll,
J. J. 1 Jat4ii et cow, jer '
sey or aerney.
J. J. Battle, keeoHil best cow,
J. J. Battle, 'jbestcsd Hinder
' one year old
J. P. Daughtiy, best cow,
native or grade.
J. J- Battle, best calf under
one year old,
J. B. Phillips, best single ox
N,J. Pitttmjn, best yoke
oxen, j
J. J. Battle! best and lar
gest exhibit -of cattle
Discritionaty p'remium'to a
2 year old AVeshire hull
enteredjby N. J.Pitt--
man, : .
DEPABWEST ('. CLASS RUEEP.
N. J; Pitt mau, second bust
pen bntk ews aud lamV
ineiinoes . J
Jamvs Norwood, best pen
buck, ewe and lamb,
cotswool,
N. J. Pirtinui, best pen back
; ewe and lamb, Shrop
shire, .
James "Yorood, be -t peri .
buck ewe and lamb, 'ha
five orj grade,
N. B Killetuew, swoml licst
peJi buck ewe an 1 lamb;
N JPittijian, largest and
best exhibit of sheep
The Result.
Brother Gardner on tne Cyclone
2 0)
a 00
Z 03
"Is Miss Maynard at hoine?'
sci ibers and newspaper borrowers j enql,imi 0f the old garduer who
have long since been given over to wag roliillg a jawn ,ower to an fro
hardness of heart, andlieen assign- j over a emerahl expanse' id' turf in
ed their places at lg tran sgresors. ; f t ot tbe house.
There is but one way ofj escape.
Turn ye ! turn ye ! Why will you
lie so bad ? i '
I 1111
I --1
11.
II'".
pro
' hi; se en
i s u , U
h'i-i lo.'k'tti..
i- ,,, .iie.Ii
aiiti wears
sat i.-lied that it is his duty so to do, j. folv syinpat hies' with all others
It m iv be set down as a fact that ' t is'not subject to the narrow and
if lU nuett is decl.-.rcil el 'ctetl. j rigid rules -which apply to inerely
wli'n li is ;i deciiletl niatter by this private caMings, but to the broad
lime', thai Dockerv will contest, , uml enlightened' principles spring
hii friends claiming to have discov- jug out of its relation to the public
. Hkti- his
-- ; . -, v lin n
irv-;'"Mi r;i.. eei-ei ser-
." ' 1
...i t u.ii a ;o .il e.oii ii ! i't -
! ! --illar i - l.e-
n -'ei ii C i.i .1 t t: oi, i
lin' coin i lieay.-
i '. . acid tot
eretl snfticieiit ii icgtilarities in I 'inn
. "i.ei l.tn;!. .l.eiioir, I'raiikhn ami
l-jlg coiuiu -to clutiigc tin-, result as
now claimed by tiie DeiinH rats and
elect 1 1. K-ker - H.e w ill initiate liis
I conicsr oefore t he -ii-ate. canvassing
board, arid il decided ag iiust hiin
i tie will carry the coolest .into the
t next House of llepicsentatives
and its.dnty tit! he' people in the
i-olleci ion and piiblie.it ion of inloi -mation
n-hiting to jtheir ; interests.
A Deacon Discomfited.
"I hate to see a woman with rings
in her ears," exclaimed the good
deacon; "they aint natural. Hit
was intended . for women to wear
them she would have lieen born
with holes' in her ears. The fust
w oman didn't w ear ear rings, I'll lie
"Jist fur once, I'll ; brake ober
our rule an' auser dat query .as
bes' I 4tj. While de ! Ainerikin
peepnl am grate pollytishuns, dey
nebber furgit dat dey hni also free
citizuiis. Yer kin leiul 'em about
So fur in pollytieks, religuu, chari
ty ordebiltry. De Dimycratic par
ty led de peepul ter a sartain pint,
an' den lo -t its hold! j Diuiocrat- let
go ob departy trlecohie citizuiis;
De Hepublykins habled de peepul
to a sarUin extent,! an' de reack
sIii'ih h is sot in. Suspishun, fear,
an' disgust am takjn hold ob de
)eepuL Let me Lsayt ter you '
"I. An Ainerikin Inbs bi j ken
try moah dan. his jrarty.
2. " Pollytishuns 'will 1k blindly
followed loa sartain turu in de road,
an' den de irty will halt an' .scat
ter. . -' -,t- ' . .' j
"3. No matterWhat streuirth a
party has corrnpsfinn will! skatter
it in time..: v': ' 1 --"';."
"4, Bigotry, avarice, selfishness,
kaavery and o)enj fraud are ele
ments of pollyticktr Dey will bring ;
success tur a time, .hufcdey am also j
sartain to briugefeat.'v-' ; j
De kentry has, gotj tired ot de ,
present rule an' its evils am guine
to make a hange. f W jien de Presi:
dent oh de United) States becomes ,
a ward pollytishun an'iSenators rob
de kentrv at large tojiave uie wt'j
i J ...... i
DEPAKTMBST "V. CLASS 4
Iredell "Williams, best biar
R. H. Ricks, seco:id besj -iow
jersey ireds.v
J. J. B;ittlej, bi'St boar, f,scx
N. J. PitliiVan. second best
"': bo.ir ekeX,'
N. J Pittnij:i, liest pen ot
P'g.S S.seX, -':''
K. P. Battle, lest jk'U of:
" pig: itiit.veor iriadc,
; .i r, : o-i -. . i
... .i,.i i.!.. i-'ii! lii'li.r..
; '.',,-; i i ,. ; Wli? t i lie 'ahiged irregularities are j smhuions.
Is at.Jilie.l. li I-. I'ollshl-j. z ., i , - .
The bnsine f join nalisni is no iuaiul!?" "No." reinarked Iheqiiiet
ltnitger a" niere iucitleiit to the print- little niau in tne cornor, "i noi- noth
er's. trade. It has become a great i eise." The discussion was
and learned ptolession, w ith hon- j l,luUght to an aliriqd close, ami the
ored 'fraternal organixaf ions, simi- j house adjourned without day.'
lar to medical siMMtien and b ir as- j jinx-ton Trautcriut.
, . - - - M
J
ill -t I oil . i itiintcl tell .
!Na! ioiml l.'e:inblicaii s;ivs ! he
its untie, .i riuht -."Min in
H! I ih
. --.iiit o! nine, that S-
it s w li.it 1 c ills "sl"hf.
la--:ii In i .-!! ;, ( 'omii'cj i
iw. Y : !.. I Viin r. am. i. Micli-
Kan-.i . i t i..i.nlo TvuiH'.ssee
they prefer at present not to ihakej ' The newspais-r is the great edu-
Hii'lic. iWirxo" f nun rrn . -
cator of the masses of the jieople.-
" ; ( v - j j I It visits them fro in week to week,
lit the New York Htl'lM WC late- , - , , tl.-in l, ;n..l .onuwls
h ctton of las! ly observinl mention of the speeily f t:in tcHhiiik. The intelligence of
cure, of Tliad.leus Davids, Esq., ol ' a ,aJlliv ,.au be judged by -the nutn-
the' great ink tirni, 12r AMlliaui
street. New York, of rheumatic
Brought out Perfectly.
a. I ( Mil..ii,i,i.
g.-ol .by St Jacobs i,Y.
( Minn.! Pioitur Presx.
-St Paul
; IjoiitsvUle, Ky., Marcli so. lssi.
H. H. Yarner & Co". Sirs I
! had lieen a great sufferer from
! iwute disease, w hich in v physicians
1 lier aud character of, newsiiajiers , v()M no( (,m. ,mt a s,iort tria, of
; taken and paid lor by it. 1 lie
your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
1 brou"ht me out in Perfect health.
citien ofthe vvbild. He feels an w- Chaeles H. Gebhard.
man w ho reads a new spatter i -
"Yes, sir," answered the old man.
cln the flower garden, sir, just' out
a bit," motioning with his baud to
ward a hedge of blooming rhododen
drons, "a looking at her roses."
So w e followeil the little winding
path, Joue.s and I, until we came in
sight of a precise little bid maid,; of
five and forty, at least, in a flowered
muslin gown and a garden hat, who
was gazing at a newly-blossomed isis
in one of the bushes. -,J to a second or third
'Jones," said I. in a sepulchra-1
whisper "is that the heiress?"
'"Old enough' to lie your mother,"
said Jones, repressing-a violent in
clination to laugh.
I piused for no more extended ae
quaiiitanceship; but seized Jones
arm, and hurried him away,
"I cunldn't marry that old hag,''
1 said, glancing back at thes-till . un
conscious Miss Baynard; "no, not
for her weight hi gold. Kate must
have lieen crazy to think of such a
thing."
I met Miss Silvington on the shad"
owed lake road, with her gypsy hat
stuck fjill of ferns and a bumck ef
SPECIAL. rUEMll'MS.
Rocky Moi;it Plnv 'Co,
be.-t jersey, one Um ky
- MoUhi 'euttoii plow, J.
J. BatIe, '..; '
Rocky Mount Plaw t 'o.,
native, J. P. D.iughtry
(i.C. Uattje. premium, for
best ten hog, K P.
B.itthi 1
AUVANCEjlHist Hliluhvc.iU'
.1. 1'. niihtry,
Au'A'CEjfat hogs, "K. P,
' Battlif,
Kocky M m nt Mills loo d, -,
4x1 slie.'tiu for-bn tier
J. J. jB ittle,
Augustus! Wright premium
pair ioot-. oxeu N. (1. .
Pittinun, ;
T P. Bnifwel! premium, one
cot toil seed ozier for
largej i'at hog, Y. B.
Batchelor,
Rocky Mpunt Mills,-100 yds
4x4 sheeting, boar any
bred 1 1 redell YY i 1 1 iam s.
.XewJjYork elects Cleveland, dem
ocrat, by a majority of 194,000, a
Democratic legislature and 10
Democratic Congressmen;-- out of
34.-
Pennsylvania elects Paltison,
democrat, by 3S,S50 majority, ami
1G Democratic Congressmen, tint
of 28.
. . i.
.'-California elecls Stoneiuan, dein
ocrat, by 10,200 majority, six mem
bers of Congress, aud a Democrat
ic legislature, j
Colorado, elects Grant, deiuoerat
(io eruoi-. Congressman and legis
lature. .
Iiidiana gives a Deni Hiatic ma
jority of 15,000.
Iowa elects three Deu'i.tcratie
Congresshien a gain of three."
Kans i s elect- -i DemoiT.vti" ' lov-
ernoraud one l)etuoi.Tit tiv: Con
gress againofonei
Miiss icliusetts elects Bu'Ier. dem-
ocKit 'ioveraor by W.'Yh.. and
four.Demorat to t .i igrei .
Michigan elects Beg !. : leiuo--crat,
.Governor, mid two Denuicrats
to ( "ongress, .
New' Jersey 'gains me. Democrat
ic Congressman and elects a Demo
cratie leji.ishitnre. . '
S uth Carolina elects Thompson,
democrat. ly 50.000 niaiority, and
six of the seven Co.igresuiaii.
Texas gives a . Democratic 'ma
jority : of 40,000, and ten out of
eleven Congressman. - fc
Missouri elects DeinoCi atic. State
12 IK) j officers and a solid Demoi-rafic del
egation to Congress.
Teiinesce elects Bate, democrat.-
Governor, by 30.0)0, iind w ith a
'Democratic gain of one in (.'on
; gress.
Coiiiiecticutt elects Waller, demo
j crat ic. Governor.
New Hampshire elect H:dc. re
4 publican. Governor by 2o: in;.j: rj
ty. '. i
.j'- in Yi.giui.i.l.ilin Yise, re adjus
! ter, was elected 'Congressman at
j larg.- by aimiit 2.30 majority.
j Illinois elects a l'eiublicau legis
j lature. whii-h elects a Senator to
i succeed David D.ivi".
i Mississippi, send- live dc.'ii M'r.i'.s
land one re lublicau to Coni'ies.
Whun I'm a woman ittu II ts? what I'll Jo:'
1 11 Ih- nmtt nj uod an.l nolilvanO tru:
I'll visit lh. uluk nj relieve tb piur
N" om hiill ?vrr lw ttirnisl from my Juor
Rut I in only lltilvirirl now. .
Au1 th yttira mil tut.
WhvO I'm itldor I'll li.ti mt.r Hint
To think of llvaven iwl thliitpn ublliu
.My iiuir now in run or l udia ana piajr.
Hut I nmlly mtn to lnvln simiic .lay :
i bi only a little rrl now.
AtiJ to the yvar roll on.
Whi'D I'm a woman." a ntiiwiji'ii aiJ.
Tit trj - itiilortKliI and not W afralJ;
I II bo a enriatian ami vlvn up the Jo
Of th worltl with all lu tlaulliur toy :
But I in only a youn girl now."
Ana o the yrm.n pau on.
Ah. me '." slifh.M a woman irrav with nun.
11 fr heart full of van an.l dog M and f ear. ...
"I've krpt puttttw off the lime lobe rood.
Instead of betrlnnliiir to do as I (hould :
nut 1 in an old woman now.
And the rear nrtl on.
Sow U the time to tnw1n tn in riifht
T-day. whether nklea he dark or brtirht.
.watie oinen nappy ty -rood iieeau oi io
Lookliur to Jenu-iior help from alMiy.
Ana then you u be happy u w,
A nd the y war pax on.
"MeKT ME IX TIIK MoKMJfO."
He had Iteeu absent about a
year, the youngest pupil in a
boy s school; and now his moth
er was expecting him every day,
and she went about proud and
hapry, telling her friends of his
improvement in his studies, and
always ending with his being ho
good a boy. Then came a tele
gram from Willie himself, th
first real message of the kind h
had ever sent how funny it .
seemed from that baby and
there was just this simple form :
"Meet me in the morning." His
mother went about all day with
it in her hand, reading it over
as if it had been in his own
handwriting. Then she smiled
to herself as she pasted it care
fully in a scrap-book, whila.
somebody suggested framing it
to hangover the mantle.
But all the friends loved Wil
lie. He was the only son of bis
mother, and slur was a widow,
and he did not come in the
morning. There came, instead
the dreadful news of hasty ill"1
ness, and his mother hurried to
her darling boy ; but it was too
late. - The desHiiler bad dony
his Work, the ly wa brethinjf
out his little life in the sleep
from which he never would ful
ly awaken here. Only once, to
ward the last, he unclosed his
eyes for a. moment, and naw tin
dear mother's face bend ing over
him, when he murmured with
dry, husky lips. "Meet me hi
the morning, Mama." Dear boy,
it is morning with liiiu always
the morning light of fairer
than Italian skies, while we yet
grope among the shadows. But,
by and by, - - -,
3 00
- oo
10 00
SWIXE
3 00
1 50
oo
150
00 i
Jas. D. Jenkins.
Secretary,
to lie continued.) . .
His Honor and Bijaii in Darimn.
ArizoiiH, Wyoming and MonLiiia
! Territories elects Democrat ic icp
j reseiitatives t i roubles.
Nevada elects a Democrat ic'Gov
! ernoi' an 1 Congressman, and tics
j on joint ball ! in 1 he legislature.
Georgia sends a solid Democrat-
'.lie delegation to Conresi. So d es
: Arkansas. i
I Kentucky sends 10 Deuiociats
"Bijaii" said his Hon, "what is"..-,-.,,,.. .hlicn io Con-rress
h..;.. ..';,., il.V ,.... r 1
nomlUastlUil, ; l"r "M ioh npniu.-i .in.-, ui.m .
- i i i.i: ' .. 'in l.. . . ulli. I ' ; M-illij I....i-;.. t.
lie Ulnlrnt iiriuuiicnu niu iri jtf ou - in.-. inn- . nn.- ".i -
party ties ter loot j out frt
try.
Al.it. una electrt all DeiiHM-rats to
"We shall iio borne at eiilim,
And find It luunilnir thuru."
Ministers and Minstrels.
A Baptist pastor in Wisconsin
lias recently been tried for tht
offence of attending a perform
ance given by a company of
negro minstrels.. He pleaded
guilty to the charge, explaining
that he was ou his way loa tem
perance meeting,- but got Juto
the wrong' hall, and wheii tlto
performance began bis sense of
fun overcame his moril scru
ples. He vot olf with a mild
rebuke, and H is to be regretted
that there were not among his
judges some who were honest
enough to say that they were
glad their pastor hi" d found his
way under -the influence of '
Lhariiiless fun, ami that they
hoped he would d it atrom and .
often. There is no greater hjun
bug or hyiocrisy than thei'ur
rent pretence, in some religious
ci rcles that pastors and preach -ers
are better able than other .j
people to get along without di
version. A man whose time is
spent almost entirely in con
templating the sins of the world
and beariiigof huinanity'syveak
ness and troubles is the last one.
who should be called to account.'
for enjoying anything that Is
firnnv vet hot improper A'. )'.
Herald. '
How niatfj'iiflceiilly siumc nieii
can turn defeat into victory !
Sumnier before, last, Ir. I rllcli
ard wrote a series of interesting
letters to the MM i vat lirronhr,
concerning his travels in the
North, and after i-aking, in
praise of ajmost everything, he
closed hiscorrespoitcicitce oyas
serting that the women d the
North were not as pretty is the
women of the Smth. Iui--t Siuii-
mer, he went back to ( liautau-
iiia. and it was amusing to see
with what zeal one of the sis
ters and a very beautiful one,
too attacked him about it. A
dozen of us were looking on,
very ad tor him, as "be said:
"Yes, you said we were bouiely
Vou said it you. did we
have sa-u the ajsT you said
it." As-quick 'as thought and
in the most courtly and jirace
ful manner the Broadway pastor
replied : "Yes. lujidain, I did say
it, but I had not then Keen '.".
That was enomrh. She will al-
ways have a kind feeling for
Dr. Pritchard. fietiiion Jn "
aid. .
kle ken-j i;ij;b. -He has deserted his Conl t'Sf-
"An now one word iter th? cullM
party foijollie'e sake, and I arrested'
, 'I him.
had our cauidates on boaf tickets,
an' dey war buried outer sight. De
Dimocrats owed ns miffin,' and dey
paid us off. De Republycans oweil
n ile 1 is' sixteen v'arsi ob rnle, an'
DnnnKlritan: irtt.td lMat i-lf r 1
cauydates on de ' Republyean tick
et. Dat's all. iFigger it out fiu-
A Woman Kills a Man.
mutnnl - Vt If.K WOtetl Hllli) all
rT " . . - t ' ' ..i-i. . i- i... . -.. Me ; .. . . ..
we has bin leit. In ds county we: "iwninc.ivuivW.,J.......-1 , mmay evening a inie mau
. ..-'t ..t-r-..! l.tu lltf.ii.r . . 1 . .:.
ouer, ajiiceo ins Honor.
said the prisoner,
wantel iuiifiice."
named Jim Queen, and a white w
man nanied Ann Barrett, got Into a
jdiflicultv about three hides from
"No excuse sir," said his Honor! Shelby, in Cleaveland county,
"vou areJ fined one thousand dollar During the difficulty the woman
kud if I had the iower I would se-l picked up a fence rail aud struck
tence yqn to the peniteutiary for Queen over the head, splitting his
ten vears." t skull 0eir lor about Ave inches
... .i. :.:i j a I ..VK,.,.mc'nTt liiiah t' 1 Ooeen died in a few minutes. Ihe
weilKe rfacoiw auu vu- I . , v . . r 1 i i
1 k'i. ni-f sh ! "Tominie Hevereanx.a thirtv-iLirl woman H said to be of bad chanie-
Gilmour indorses the remedy.- convert ?o Republicanism. I toot j ter, and has fled. At last accounts
BaJtim.r i Mdv CoiAb ifrrr Km f b a traitor t liujpaity, aX ..au uol -.. tic.
verselves.
Our youiijf tueii want t tj
fast. The restless spirit of the
agei iossessing everybody and
its effects upon our young peo
ple is most hurtful. They want
to begin where their fathers left
off. The old royal road to suc
cess, with its dust and toil and
sweat, its patience and perse
verance and pluck, is well-nigh
deserted. ...Our Websters and
Calhoun and-Clays are full
grown at twenty-one. As Dr
Lafferty would express it, ' they
tassell about two feet Vi"
ground," and niake an effort 'o
shoot, but tne uu ro,
. .. ...L-i.j it M I
In f ho MT 1PVT llinn. .- -v-
pearance-