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11 VOLUME 18.' j " WILSON, WORTH CAROLINA, JAN. 17,, 1880. NUMBER 50 If 7a:s .
THE
BILL ARP'S LETTER
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UE FORGOT TO HANG
JUS STOCKING.
UP
And Consequently "Got Left"
The yose Indication of Charac
ter. Anniversary Feelings.
. I never got a thing nbi a
thig. Old Sapta pranced all
aronud my household and left
m o it at last. But I did re
ceive my share of fun and
hapDiness. They let me look
at and handle all their presents
atirt kis.sed my face until it was
riht clean. A whole barrel of
apdes come from Rome, and I
don't know who sent them, but
they 1-it me eat some because I
paid the freight. These chil
dren aud :rand children have
got an idea that I am Santa
CUikj and don't want anything.
I tent some, pocket-knives to
the little boys at Rome and one
lit t, e chap who can hardly walk,
is uial because he didn't get a
knife, and says he will never
speak to grandpa again. His
grandpa sent him a beautiful
picture, book, but the rascal has
got away-ahead of pictures and
waats a uun aud a bowie knife,
I recon. When I waj ten years
old I got a barlow for a Christ
mas gift and 1 was proud and
happy, bu a three-year ojd is
too much of a man for a barlow
now. I don't know what to do
with the tferieraton. One of our
grand daughters told1 me she
didn't have but seven dollars.
She wants ten. I recon, and will
soon be putting put their wash
ing by the week.
We had a Sunday School
Christmas tree last. Friday
night aud it was a pr tty sight.
The children were all dressed
in their best appearl, and were
seated in rows according to.
age. The beautiful tree reached
nearly to the ceiline, and was
illuminated and loaded down
with story bcoks and dolls, and
toys and oranges, and pretty
things, aud the little chaps be
haved beautifully. As the gifts
were taken from the tree, itwas
splendid fun to watch the eager
expectant faces as they waited
for the name to be read out.
there was a lovely doll, on the
top of the tree, a doll with an
gel wintrs, and almost as large
as a sure enough baby. Every
little girl wondered who that
doll was for, and every one. bad
hope until the good preacher
said : "Children, you may look
at the doll, but you must, not
wish for it. That doll is for
the sweet little sirl who has
been sick so long, and is still
sick. You know that her good
father died the other day, and
she is an orphan now, and I am
sure you will all be glad for her
, to have that doll." And they
were glad. 1 could tell it by
their faces, for they all loved
her aud pitied hei. After a
while there was a little wooly
sheep cut f join the tree. It was
mounted on a stick, and it
would Meat when it was shak
en. WLen the name was called
I had to advance forward and
take it, and the children laugh
ed and cheered so I felt right
sheepish and wanted to. bleat
too. I offered it to a little girl,
and she said she didn't need it.
Jutd, then I saw a preacher com
ing in, and so I had his name
put on the card and called out
aain, and so the sheep kept
traveling and-j bleating, and
lots of fun. A red jumping
jack was givn to the leader of
our choir. He is a tall, stately
gentleman, with red hair and
lonj; red whiskers, and is every
body's friend, and when he wa?
called up his genial face t.urnvd
as r&i as his beard, and the
whola concern liked to have
took fire aa the children laugh
ed and clapped their -hands
I like red hair and redhaired
people. I think the rich auburn
hair of the Scotch is the pret
tiest hair in the world. I wish
lhad some on the top of my
hf-ad, but I would be willing to
ficaticn. ' v-
It is considered orthodox bv
Sam Jones.and does next imply
tailing from grace. In 'fact, it
is the on'y dance that i Grorver
cin performwith alacrity a id
it suits the occasion, as he is
going to twist out and Benja
min is going to twist in ab it
that time. , I am awfully bo vy
for General Harrison. If ihe
hungry republicans from nil
the other states are besiesriut;
him like ours from Georgia I
don't blame him for having It-is
life insured. His goo d grand
father was tormented! in 7 is
day, and actually died from t ho
auger and gimlet that ofh.ee
seekers bored into him, ind I 'm
airaid the. grandson will sur
render and his last sight be,
a man speak disrespectfully of
Washington's little hatchet. He
said it was a myth. But even
tie sun paid homage and re
spect to the notable day and
held his face behind the moon;
though I heard an Atlanta man
say that Atlanta got up that
eclipse just to show the world
what Atlanta could do. I wish
that our people would pay more
respect to the memories of the
past and less to the sensations
of the present. A friend asked
me yesterday if Mr. Hayes was
living or dead. 1 told him that
he was not dead, but was "sick
transit." Bill Akp.
VAGABOND JACK,
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THE LIFE OF THE WAY
WARD LOVER.
A Story ff a "Shiftless, Ne?er do
I Well" Beautifully Related.
NO ANGELS-
"Oh, where shall rest be found; i, 1
"ltest for the weary soul. -. -
"Why don't he take the, advice
that Jethro cave to Moses t ad
shove off all this little businiss
upon his secretary ort souie
other man. :
But the new year 'brought us
a box from the boys who xe
faraway, aud I got aiovly
blanket for my couch, j some
thing to cover me in my even
ing naps. I can now wrap tue
drapery of my couch about me
and lie down to pleasrat
dreams. They ssnt theiif morh
er a beautiful shawl and s'e
came wrap its 1 drapery arou id
her alabaster shoulders. ! They
sent the boys some lovely cra
vats and they can wrap th sir
silken drapery around thir
mcks and strut around liie
young peacocks among t ie
girls. And they sent their S's
ters a lot of beautiful handker
chiefs arid they too, can wrp
their drapery around thir
necks and iuhale the j swet
odors that came with them. So
we were all surprised with na
expected happiness and in re
turn nave sent tne Doys mr
potographs, j which' they long
have , wanted. But it was aw ul
hard work to get Mrs. Arp to
set in front' of thatf la ge
camera, we nave been 'trying
for years but she wouldn't t;o.
We have some pictures that
were taken when she was young
aud rivaled Pocahuntas in 1 ?r
beauty and balanced the I sea :es
at a hundred pounds, and
have her portrait that .was
painted over thirty year4 ago
and so she didn't want h6r nvt-
ronly face and form to. go do vn
to posterity in pictures. --.ie
is not satisfied now and the
declares the! artist is no accou :t,
but we all tell her the pho :os
are splendid. Yousea there is
no trouble about photographs,
especially cabinet size. Tf .he
nose is quite prominent rad
slightly elevated, it appears
still more so in the picture, - or
it strikes out a little nearer to
the camera than the restjof t e
face, and is a trifle magnifi "d.
A small nose takes well ir; a
picture, for it becomes largor.
I am not alluding to any nose
particular, but just ment on
this as a scientific fact the I
have diagnosed, targe m.es
are a good thing to have for
they indicate force of character
and will-power, but a man 1-ad
better be cautious about mating
with a woman whose nose is
larger than his own. Sometimes
I wish that my nose was a tiifle
larger, just a trifle. -j
TL is is the centennial year of
the public. It is the one t lat
ought to be celebrated! One
hundred years ago on the, first
day of this month Geo. 'Wash
ington was elected presioent
and John dams the vice!-p es-
ldent. On the first Wednesday
in February the votes df Ihe
Then There Are Some Close Sin to
Them.
Cel. Bob. Ingersoll insists
that there are no angels. He is
mistaken. They ha e appear
ed on earth many a time and
oft. A New York paper gives
an account of one of which was
observed on an elevated car in
that city only last week. A
newsboy slipped into a seat at
one of the stations and fellj
asleep. His feet were a bare
and his hat had fallen off.
Presently a charming creature
entered the car and sat op
posite him. A few moments
later she leaned over and placed
her muff under the fellow's dir
ty cheek. An old gentleman in
the next seat smiled at the act,
and without, saying anything
held out a Quarter with a nod
toward the boy ; the girl hesi
tated a moment and then reach
edfor.it. The next man just
as silently offered a dime, a
woman across the aisle hsld
out some pennies and before
she knew it the girl with flam
ing cheeks had taken money
from every passenger in that
end of the car. She quietly
slid the amount into the sleep
ing lad's pocket, gently remov
ed her muff from under his
head without rousing him and
got off at twenty-third street,
including all of the passenge
in a pretty little inclination of
the head that seemed full of
thanks and a" common secret
Now how could Mr. Ingersoll
have convinced that boy when
he awoke that there were no
angels ?
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DON'T BUY 'EM-
Tharo is No Noneyia Them for
Farmers-
:he
This Story was besrun January 3rd.
Tin-re wts that iu the gaze of
Maiipan which, along with other
things, sept away the last vesti
ges of poor Jack's resolntionH, and
over;jo wfrel the last faint efforts
of his vacillating will Add to this
the stories of exploits performed by
others, the disgust at seeiug the
noble hport spoiled by burglars,
the absorbing aud irresistible
passion that only a hunter can
comprehend, aud it is easy to
understand how Jack could hold
out no lunger.
It 'as a great grief to Feliae. To
tell the truth, she did not love Jack
a bit (he less, and her heart was
entirely his, but she instinctively
perce ved that this return to his
unsettled id'e would compromise
the ' hole edifice of her happiness,
already fragile enough. Shti telt
perfectly tbat it would be impos
sible to get her father to accept
such a Kou-iu-law ; aud if before
marriage, aud in' the first trans
ports oi love, she had only obtained
a temporary victory, surely there
was room for misgivings as to the
future, when assured would have
dulfd the edge of passion.
Oa the other hand, old Martin,
who had not been too highly natter
ed by Jack's prelereuce, was
uchauted at, the pretext the latter
had so conveniently furnished
ajr liust himself, aud only waited
for a good opportunity do dismiss
him.
1 iiAve nor crossed you lu your
n-i:na:ious," ne saiu to uis uavign-
ter, "ana it .Men had re;iuv oecorae
an altered man, I should certainly
ot h ve refused my consent ; bat
leave vou to iude lor yourself
wherein? would lead you by the
road he is taking. Li?ave him to
him siort. aud lorget him. A good
looking girl like vou, and oue that
ha Siimei hing ot her own runs no
risk of not finding lovers."'
Felise ft.lt the fi.ll force ofthi
asoutng, aud could make no
reply, ."-he p.issed parts of every
night in weeping, praying, and
ca ling ou all the saiuts of her
acquaintance to take her out of her
troubles : but she could not make
up her mind to renounce all tiope
Well, well," said Father Martin
one evening, '-since Ldse is so loug
iu deciding, I inu-it interfere my-
joy and anxiety. "If we get a good
price for the oat, there will be
something handsome for," Father
Martin had said and Fifteen Ounces
who had never in his life had a
penny he could call his own, could
all hia own, could think of uothing
bat this present all the iray, and
indulged in the wildest flights of
imagination.
The goat wag sold: Father Mar
tin entered Into a conspiracy with
the corporal of fhe gendarmes for
the capture of Jack and poor
Fifteen Ounces, cunningly tempted
oy his master with the gdt 1 a
fine horn.hamlled knife, agreed to
play the traitor. v
Chance arranged matter as well
fiven as Martin could have wished.
Jack who had not been at the farm
tor some time, came to throw tiim-
self, as the saying is, into wolfs
mouth of his ovn accord. Old Mar
tin received him os usual, a:id did
not-appear to retaiu the least ill-
feeling towards him on account ot
his violence at their list meeting.
"How is Lise !"' sa'd Jack seating
himself in his accustomed place.
liise is very well think vou Jack "
'May I talk with her to-uav V
'Certainly, if he is here, and is
agreeable, but I don't knowr whether
she is in the honse or not, for 1
have just come iu, and have not
seen anyiody jet.
"Don't troublo ourself I shall
see if she is in mvt-ell." Jack lose.
and openlug the door at I he loot
of the stair leading to the first
story cried iu a loud an mildly
imperious tone, "L.se, I am here :
little
CONFEDERATE S0LIIE2S
They Were an Heroic aal Brave set
of Patriots.
THE LEGISLATURE.'
In a private letter from e
sensible farmer friend he says
I wonld like to have had
more time and gotten up thir
article in good shape, but as I
have to eo to iranklin to mor
row and will not get back in
time to get it up. I concluded
to get up, hastily, to night
what I send you. Please
warn or advise the tsoutn to go
very slotv about making con
tracts for guano. I believe it is
the farmers business to advise
with the merchants about this
matter and not let them bring
in a lot of euano iust now for
several reasons :
One is that guano did no
Dav well this year, another is
that guano is very high, anoth
er is that the farmers are aoiug
to try to make their own ma
nures. and the last and the
best is that thousands of farm
ers will not use it all this year,
If the farmers had the right
kind of straining for the nex
three months therw would be
ba little guan6 used in this
country. If every farmer in
this country should by accident
iAme oown and Jet us nave a
talk together."
This appeal and the well known
tones of the voice -so dear to her
put all Felise's resolulDu to flight.
as it uy enchautmeut. .- ue rau
uown-stairs like a lark to a minor
drawn by aa irresistible, attraction
and made her appearance instant
ly. What do you want with me,
Jack! she usked blushing and
delighted.
"luis is wua: 1 have go to s.i.
to ,ou, Lise. Y e have tilked
together for a loug tini-, i nd I am
now certain that I h ive a love fur
voj that nothing -,ui om noiu j or
weaken, will you be my wife, ant
will you allow ia: to a- jouiu
marnriige
Fehse became as lull' death, aud
maiued speechless lor a uioiueu
look'ng uow at her lather now at
..er lover, troubled to the dep'lis t
ber soul, and not knowing unal t
say. Uld uart u, without seeming
the least surprised at lie u:iexp c
ed bolduess of the request, Iran
nuillv tilled uimseli a gl ss o! ine
and drank it on.
"There is my ham!, Jajk'i sai
"We love the Confederate
soldier, we love the principle
that he struggred for, and we
belong to a youug generation
that will live to see him no
more in the flesh upon, this
earth, but will drop many a
tear ai uis departure, ine ro
mance and pathos and heroism
and courage of his life are de-
ightful food for the gifted for
years to come in music and
poetry, sculpture and painting.
nat a banquet the civil war.
with its four year? of blood and
carnage, the prejudices and
passions it has engendered and
all the results it has armm-
plished, spread beforo the
young man and woman of this
generation who possess genius
nd leisure. Some of the pImls-
antest and yet sad and pathetic
moments of our life have been
spent in hearing a Confederate
private giving graphic reminis
cences of his carreer in the
war. Truly the brilliant, brave,
honorable, self-sacrficing South
ern side of the war in its zeal
beauty and soul is yet untold.
What a happy field for genius
aud what a heritage lelt to th
children of Confederate soldi
ers. Yet the scourage of pover
ty has discourage the gifted in
the South and the stirring ro
mance and thrilling pathos of
the Confedercy are a beautiful
picture without frame or can
vass. Sanford Kxpress.
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WHAT OUR REFRESEXTA.
TIVESARE AJOIXG.
A Summary of Tlie Work of The
General A use mil y Soiqin ten
sion at Raleigh.
t
seif; i his affair has gone on too
long alieady."
II.
Tiie next-timn that Jack went to
Tinet's farm he did not find Felise
sitting as u-.ual in the chimney
corner: oil Martin was attending
to the biliug of the pig's-pot by
himself. .
"Where is Lise !" asked Jack,
not without a vague presentiment
of evil, and wit a slight quivei
in his voice.
'Sre is not very well," replied
her faiher ; "but though she had
been quite well it would have been
all the same she; wou',d not be
here."
'What do yeu mean f
"That L:se does not wish to talk
with you and that you are w isting
your time in coming here."
At these cruel words, uttered in
the most indifferent tone, Jack's
heart was torn with such bitter
grief that he could bardiy keep
from crying out. fie restrained
himself, however, and biting his
lip till the blood came, replied.
"And did Lise give you this mes
sage for me !"'
Alas ! yes, my boy ; only a
states were ofjenerl and enn rtpd sit down and make figures on
r I . . - . oi 3
in Nev York Citv, Tker it now mucn guano nas promeu
Felise at last, iu a scarcely audible
tone of voice "do as you please."'
Jack took the little hand, wnich
trembled excessively iu his pre.,ed
it gently and gravely twic-j or
thiice, and fetin.luig before the o.d
man, who never lot a bite while
this scene sras going on, said '-Sir'
I ask Lise from jou in marriage,
and I promise to be a good abd
faithful husband to ii r.
Lise is free," replied the old
man, "and l do no! ii-tior. .uat you
will make her a fai h id hu-biud
but doyou really think of taking
her to the mountain with jtu 'o
live in a cave !''
"Certainly, not," iepl:el Jack;
it has become quite clar to m
that I must either give up Lise or
the life I have hiiher.o led but no
sacrifice will be too much for me. I
am ready for any trial 1 know also
that my word is uot sufficient, and
I must give prcoK Li -.ten then to
what I propose, if I rei am lor
jear steadily working on the faun
without firing a gstu once t veu on
aSunday will vou believe that 1
husband worthy of her
I shall I ask .-tothiug more and
Heaven strengthen you iu your
good resolution. 7
Jack took tie man's hand and
clasped it cord ally telise. radiant
with happiness, handed them a
glass of wine.'faud all three drank
to the happy issue of the betrothal.
"Wei," Said old Martin, as he pu
NC2TH CAE3LINA 7213.
Ho The 2ailrooi3 Bsili;!) it zp.
The toTn of LaG ranged with
its large and prosperous schools,
is supplied with from the Rich
mond mills, and we- of Golds
boro not a bushel ut corn or
met-1 can be shipped from New
liern because the high freight
rates take all the profits. What
does the Messenger think of 22
cents per huudrei pounds on
corn by the car loid from
Goldr-boro to Greensboro. Is
there 'any encouragement to
glow grain to ship under such
a tar ill? It seem to us that
our only hope is in striking for
the Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley.
it u the main line of this
road extended to .Washington
and a branch connection with
the Atlantic & "orth Carolina,
aud a direct line through Jones
and Onslow from Wilmiugton
to New lieru. we will begin to
develop Eastern Carolina and
our own seaport towns will the
beuints of such development.
.New Uern Journal.
short nme aiio,
she said to me
compromise on gray or green,
any other color. Weil, we naa until April 30th 1789 an3
jmis ui mu anu n was an niuu
ent. Jf anybody had their
tender feelings lacerated we
don't know it thongdi 'there
are some feelings that stick out
on purpose to be lacerated. It
was the biggest Sunday School
we ever had, but I m afraid it
will not last. Now'the next
thing we want for our little
church is an organ. We want
a. hundred dollar organ for. half
the money, "and some organ
man had better embrace the op
portunity to lay up some treas
ures in heaven and get in the
tapers on earth. We could get
one from Mr. Cleveland or Gen
eral Harrison, for they are both
good Presbyterians, but we
don't want to bother them about
a little thing, like that. The
Methodist and Baptists can run
a state government right well.
but when it comes to running a
big thing like the nation, we
are juet obliged to have a Pres
1 A . -W , m
oyienan. i see Dy tne papers
' that Mr. Cleveland is going to
prance apouni Mrs. Harison
and General Ilarrlson is going
to dance with Mrs. Cleveland
at the inaugural ball, but that
is iust a little Presbvterian
.dance that our folks call twist-
took a messenge three wekr to
to ride on horseback to Mt, Ver
non to tell the general that he
was elected, and it took another
messenger two weeks to ride tc
Boston and tell Mr. Adams of
his electian. Then it i took
Washington several day tii have
a tailor to make him ; st.me
clothes, that' would suit 'he
great occasion, and sq he never
reached New York . until the
20th of April and was inaugu
rated on the 30th. So it it- a
historical fact that these: Uni
ted States never had a president
the
government is not yet a hun
dred years old. I thought i all
this last Tuesday- night, ihe
centennial of Washington's
election, and 1 1 ' got inspired
to help and went down town to
get some of the parties to; help
me do sometnmg and shoot
some Mins and fire off Jscme
rockets, but nobody seLaed
enthused but the patriot ! ? il
lingbam, and be said he ice t Id
not holler any to hurt, ana o I
came back home and got on the
piazza and threw up my hat
and gave a wild Indian whoop
all alone "Hurrah for 'Wash
ington.! hurrah for Adans t"
I exclaimed and about hat
time Mrs. Arp came taeaiiiei
ing to the front and 1 tiid,
" W as who ? Adam who ?'? u nd.
them for thd last ten years, he
would get up and exclaim
Durn me if I ever buy another
sack. Suppose wo say so this
year and then you calculate
and see how much money will
be left here in the south and
would cotton bounce up here ?
I hope the merchants will
be very slow to make trades
for guario.
; Farmers "think1 seriously
about buying guano. What
does it cost in dollars and cents.
What profit is it to you.
you trace it this year ?
Could
Sadly Mistaken.
lne Uetriot a ree Press says:
"The canary is, after nightin
gale, the bird that sings the
best and has the strongest
voice."
Did you ever hear a wild un
caged mocking bird rioting in
his vocal powers as only an
uncagea mocKing Dira aoes,
and pouring forth a volume of
song that fills the air for half
a mile around including wdth
his own and excelling the songs
of all other bird3 and dancing
to his own music?
Well, if you will come down
to our latitude some bright
May morning you may have
that pleasure. Weldon Ne ws.
What have they been dois
and, when I ; explained, the
asked me if I was crazy-, and
she Joked at me with alarm. I
saw that patriotism and fe.nti
ment were not appreciated, and
so I subsided to my normal
meekness. I'm afraid that I
am the only patriot in alt this
nation that celebrated the, cen
tennial election day, ana this
proves that republics are un
grateful. Not long ago I heard
(rood Roads.
The New Orleans Picayune
says: "it is at this time of the
season the country folk3 wish
somebody would make goed
roads for them." Mud roads
sucn as ours, are always very
good when there is no mud,
and when they are muddy they
cannot be worked, so they are
generally left to take care o
thtmselyes.
oa this very spot.
Tf r . ,. N .n
him to go away again I Go Dot
wish him to speak to me more." By
my share of paradise, these are the
very worps sue said.
ved," saiu jacR. wnose eyes
wer blazing, "r;tl her ttiat he is
goiug away axain i And you sup
pose that is enougn to settle the
whole affair ?"
"Ch, it's hard, it is hard ; I ad
mit that but Li.e is perfectly free
you are aware oi mat. Will you
take a b lass to cheer vnn nnfi
"No, thank you : 1 shall soon be
an rig ut' wuuouc anytniug. i am
: oing away, one i suaii not bid you
good-bye, ather Martin; aud 1
think you will likely hear from me
before long.''
He left the room with a threat
ening air, very pale and trembling
with anger but the change in his
vice aud appearance did not appear
to trouble -the old farmer in the
slightest.
'There's a piece ot business well
over," muttered the old mac rub
bing his hands, "and not one of the
easiset either- The raseal will not
give iu yet, I am afraid. It's so far
good that he should give up com
ing here, but I must have tho norm.
Ktrv rid of him altogether. Let me
think over the matter.
Martin's thoughts were not
long in translating themselves into
actions. Pretending that he wanted
to sell a she-goat, he set oat next
morning ior aiormoiron accom
panied by his shepherd lad, a bov
of fourteen or fifteen, who had
come from the workhouse of
Carpentrast, and had been brought
up oy his late wife and made to
worK about the farm i'for hts bread,
lhe boy's name was Simon but
he had been so long .thin and
sickly that he had been nicknamed
"Fifteen Ounces," and the name
had stuck to mm, thought he had
become strong and healthy at last
Fifteen Ounces was no great scholar
but he was already a good shoo
herd. His knowledge of the moun
tain was wonderful, and he always
drove his sheep to the best place.
The poor child bad never been
farther than the village, and the
idea of going to Mormoiron with
bis matter filled him at once with
down his empty glass, what
On Wednesday of last week the
General Aswmbly ol North Caro
lina assembled at lUleigh.
SENATE.
At 12 o'clock, Maj, Charles M.
Sted man, LL-Governor called
the Senate to order.
Upon roll call only one Senator
was absent.
Th following officer were elect
en. Chief Clerk, li. M. Furmao,
Reading Clerk, I). L. Xicholson.
Door keeH?r, W. V. Clifton, Assist-1
ant, A. Noble.
Eugrossiog Clerk Mike ttrad-
show. ,
Senator Tayne Introduced a
resolution to create a Meet commit
tee of three on the part or the Se-,
ate aud five on the part of the '
House of Represent ,ives to con-
aider all matters rtlat'ig t a rail-
road commission. Paced ou tli
calendar,
IIOUSE OF REPBESKXTATIVKS. i
The House of ReprtBerjtaUvi-i i
was called to order by Geo. M
Bulla, Principal Clerk of the lat
House. i
Upon the call the members came
forward and presented their cer-'
tincates, signed th roll and were)
Hworu in.
On call of the rod counties th ,
following notices of contest were
given, tier tie county. Limns Uoul-'
bac, republican, against K. R. Out-
law. deiuocra, Graham county, Jot-1
L. Crisp, republican, against Ken- '
ben Career, democrat, Halifax
county, Christopher Utker aud ,
Johu M. Pittman. rimU:cini.
against W. J. Anthony aud T. II.
Tay!or,democrats, Rii bmond coun
ty, John li Covington, republican
against T. J Wooteii Jem., Jones
coonty, i Jr. (men, republican,
against H. M. Foscu?, democrats,
Pender couuty, It. i Croom ie-
publican, against IL C Johnson
democrat. Wake county, L M
Greea, republican hainit L li
Baucom, Democra.
The following ofiiceis were elect
ed. Speaker. A Leazir,1 Principal
Clerk T 11 Woraact, ladine Ch iL
11 A Latham, Engrr-ing CleiL
Clerk, W T Crawlo.-d. Knrolliog
Clerk of both HouM-r. J M Brown
Door keeper, 1) It Julian, Assist
ant U L Kiluatrick.
" Thursday January, 10:h.
SENATE
-tit ion from citizens of Iredell
unty, requesting the repeal of
a merchant purchase tax.
Mr. Toms Resolution requesting
e Secretary of State to furnish
nators wuii two volumes of tbe
deofl&iand Kales tui-
.nued and adopted.
Mr. Emry Jo:nt teolution to pay
xks to the Board of State Can
aers. Under frusfension of th
t.es was parsed it several read-
' ,'s and transmitted to the House
' thout engrossment.
Mr. Moore. Joint reolution re
. resting our Seniors and member
Congresa t use their bet efforts
. the itntnediat and total abolition
' the internal revenue taxes. Made
? -ocial order for the morning boor
? mo i row.
Mr. Llnebruk, Resolution re
l ..'stingour Senators and members
( Congress to ue all efforta for
tbe total iepe.il of the entire inter-
n.-l revenue astem. Made apecial
uer ior tomorrow immdtate!y
er tbe disM.Mtion of the other
.ilar resolution.
.Ir. Llair, Bill to t emulate the
s of solicitors in capital cane.
Icrred to the judiciary commit-
on priTikfes aad
air. Helton, Bill tq amend
Hons 2.01'J and 2,021 of tbe
-ie, relating to overseers of
uis. Rek rred to the judiciary
niiiiiiee
Mr. Thoiuis B.ll to prevent
ud ;n the hale ol lands aud
attel property under mortgage
.dr. tireen: Bill to prescribe
inlorm oyeteoi of text books for
public i-rhooj of tho State
ferrvd to tie committee on edo
tmu.
:Ir. Lucait: I'.:ll to arrend tbe
lion t.f North Carolina.
.icrred to commit!. a judid
Take a Wifa-
I..
is said
is said, but you are giving up an
excellent chance tor achot, m
poor Jack."
"How is that.1' .
"It seems that a magnificent
covey of partridges are lung on
ou the Lauzieie, and eating Jeau
de Christol's buckwheat. Fifteen
Ounces has flushed them every !ay
tor several days, and has counted
a3 many as fourteen of them.''
"Indeed !"
'So he sayR, and it is likely
enough to be true. The young ones
are so large, he says too, that he
could not tell them fro.n the old
ones. That will be a flue chance
tor uominique, sinco you iruve
renounced the devil."
"Minique will take that shot
wheu I can say mass, you will
only have bungled wo:k with him,
yoa may be sure of that."
Oh, you, 1 know he is not good
for such, my boy, Minique will kill
two or three of them and wound as
many, and the wounded ones will
natter away ad die, without
profit to anybody. Ue has only an
old flint-lock gun and no dog at
all very different from $ou!"'
"I don't mean to brag," Jack,
"but it would not bu the first covey
that, I have bagged with two shct
Bah, don't let us think any more
about it, word given, word kept."'
"That is speaking like a .man,
Jack, and I see that of course, but
what if you were allowed to take
back your word just for once ?"' At
the last market iu town partridges
were at a ransom, and 1 think It a
great pity to lose a good louis d'or
when one has ouly to bend down
and pick it up."
"Well, so it is," said Jack, who
in the depth of hi soul was only
too much of this opinion, "but why
tempt me!" Are you trying mel
or are you only jok;n 1"
(TO BE CONTINUED.)
"Doctor, I feel' miserable in
mind aud hody what shall I
take?" asked an old bachelor
patient of a physician. "Take
a wife," answered the doctor
gruffly. Many ar6 the men who
have profiled by this prescrip
tion. In after life, when the hus
band gets torn by care and
troubles comes to steal away
his peace of mind, the woman
whom he promised to protect
becomes his protector. SLe
smooths out the( wrinkled
brow of care. She props up his
flagging spirits : she 'puts new
life into his bosom, new hope
into his soul, and he goes forth
in the morning with new
strength and new zeal to wres
tle with life and its responsi
bilities. Woman may be weaker ves
sel, but she isn't broken up and
doesn't go to piecies as sooti as
a man. Colman's Rural World.
Bills aud Resolutions introduced:
Dr. King : Resolution in regard
to the inauguration of Governor
Fole. Placed oa the caleudai.
Mr. Tomer, of Iredell: Resolu
tion adopting tbe rules of the last
Senate until uew mle shall he
adopted. Taken op rfnd adopted.
Mr. Thomas: Resolution concern
ing the Blair educational bill
Flacod on the calendar.
Mr. William, or Pitt; lidl to be
entitled an act to reduce the legal
rate of interest, Referred to tie
committee on nuance.
Dr. King's resolution on inaueu . .
ration was taken lron: tbe calendar '
and adopted. This r -solution pro-!
vides for a committee af three from J
the Seuate and five fn.m the lloute '
emjwwered to make all neeessat .
arrangements Ior Cov. Fowle "
inauguration and to expend SO'-'i), ,
and instructs the Tre.tsurer to pr.j
the warreuts of this j int commit
tee. i
Mr. Payne-calU-daij Sena to reso
lution o. 2, to crtrato a joiot se
lect committee on Railroad Coin
musioD, and it was amended ts '
consist of five from tLe Senate and .
eight from tbe House aud adopted.
Mr. Turner, of lie Jell, called up
tbe resolution creating a joint com-
mittee on joint roles and it a-adopted.
Tbe pr si lent ann jnoed tbe
.lowing cow tr it tea.
Jadiciaty. Mr. Kerr, chairman,
srs Poit. Mean,Ba!iey, Turner,
Jrede!; !.:'" IUraod. Bar
. S't:b'.i, pjitu. I.ccas, Green
Pnv.1.. ge n:id lclion: Mr.
lie, t-u.iir.naji; Mrftxr Too
.ujpiH-I!, Lriggs illiama, ot
iuibcilar.d, l'.ivt;e, Rice Line-
-k.
Kducatio'i; Mr. Slaw, chairman
.wa LOcraiid; Bennett
d. Ct.ivli. tUi'ey, Jooe.
m. R:.i:.- Moo;e. Faulkner.
"u-lurk.
:.:! nal Imj r ivetrects; Mr
kih. t:.tixtn.a; Messrs Long,
tUr, Ketr. King, Twltty,
mpb 11, l.uc-.i-, Mnitb Lack and
.'.nias.
'Links mi f Currency; Mr Tom,
aii in an, M-rw A j cock, Abbot,
rlhlug, l; air, Green.
Cortoratio3; Mr. Barber, cbair
tn, Me-srs Bi.Jey, Poa, Means,
cock, Luc4, Thm in.
Agriculture, Mechanics and
ning: Mr Wil'iams, of Pitt,
iirman. Me Reid, Robin bod,
ry, Aycock. Shaw, White,
ighen, IyeGrand, Lineback,
in, Pane.
IV rial lnsinutions: Mr. Poo,
iirman. Mers Bailey, Twittr,
to the tMnrlne tbe bodies of dead
animals. Propcitiona and srier
anoea. Mr. Hoffman, of Bark: To repeal
chapter TC, Laws 1887. Committee 1
on propoMtions and grievances.
-ur. button. Reirnlatinr LY
election laws of Xortb Carolina,
lxmmit;ee
ecliona.
Mr. Hopkins, of RockinAam t ,
nconoratko f the Methodist Ito-
teunt Church. Proportions aad
gnvaucea.
Mr. Long of Colambas Amena-
ing chapter 1.07G, of tbe Code. Jos.
till cat ion of ofScial booda. Jndid-
Mr. Wooten. of Leaoir ArcA.
ing chapter laws f ie57,ta
regard to tbe stock law. IYo
positiooa and fmeTanoea.
I louse bill So. T. relating to far
nUbinj: copies of tbe Code aad
as to members, was amended to
to include tbe laws nf llkM anil
Hooe bill No. 3. called cd aid
paaed its aeveral readings reiaUtr
to iDsiroctioe Doocreftt in rerurd
to tbe National Rankle Act.
I louse hai re lat i q r to the Raric r
Bank or Henderson X. C-, put4
Its aeveral readinga, was ordered
engrossed and oeot to tbe Seoste.
A tnexftage was received from tha
Senate relatiDj to a joint aelect
committee oa tbe railroad com.
minion Tbe Hoaae concarred by
a resolution to appoiet a ooaim.lt
Tbe House after ai.notatlnr tha
followiog staodlBff oomttiLecs ad
journed nntil 10 o'clock today.
ooxxnTtxa.
PropoMtioas and Grierasce,
Mesfra. Hamilton, Hood. McGiH,
Baird, Waoton, Blot. Defora,
Franks, Jobnaoo. Matb. Pearwon,
Reyoolda, SUfbock, Trail, Hoi
loway. Penal loslitations; Measra. Hoke,
Gibbon, Newland, Marb, of Catoa,
Orerman,MHUr, lxog, of Mecklea
bcr , White, Wootes, ol Richmond,
Yaooey, Walser. KUrbock.TroIL
Flacatloo; Mera. Dooxbtoa,
Overman, Alexander, GirUm,
Littleton, Hewitt. Jo&ea, Oollsw,
Cbrk, Cooper, Hendrickt Ifb,
Ward.
Privileges and KVetiont; Xeatrm.
Lyon, pulton, Jonea, Newland.
tiilman, Cbrry, Chad wick, Ps&lap,
Long, of colambas, Ylajer, Ilea-
dricka, Amis, Crisp.
Internal ImproremeaU; Measra.
Cook, Chad wick. McCobbiaa.Maka
ly, CofSeld, Vootea of Luoir,
Matbejon, McDonald, Cbek, Fear
son, Scoot t, Cocper, Rejnolaa,
1 1 olio way, Crowder.
Knfrroafred P.tllsl Meaara. Walker,
Wilmington, Bloe, SilUt, DtS. lied-
dingfield, Crowder.
Inaarurauon Oommltt.Mesara.
Carter, Iloke.Walaer, Reddicc&eld,
ui A nlbooj as House branch.
Use The Cct.
HOUSE OF BErr.EStSTlTIVnS.
Rll's :n trod need:
Two American toys rni3 tbt
acqaainUnce of tbe kit ci
Denmark, last eummer, under
itb, Hughes, Green, Wlmber-Try peculiar circurmUncea.
Tber were ekTlarsinf in In
salaries and Pees. Mr. Leeper, etreeta of CopenLaen, a.od ona
iirmaa, Messrs Brigg,LeGrand, boy tosued tbo tbe otber'a hit
into a. tree. While tbe TlcUxa
was trying to dislodge it, tLera
came along an old gf'leman,
with umbrella under '' ana
and Lis bead burlea la Lis
bcok.
"Please, air," PiiltLe Lttlens
boy, "will you ret toj Latr
TLe old gentleman tsLed
around with Lis umbrella for
about At mlnuten.tand failing
to dislodge tbe bat, allowed tba
boy to mount bis ebouldera.
and, with tbe umbrella, finally
captured tbe baL Aa tb boy
dismounted and tbanked tbo
old gentleman, another geotla-
man came along, wbo MJuia
and called tbe one with th
umbrella, "Your Majtety."
Being an American boy, our
boy was not paralysed, but be
thinks tbe King dewrres hia
kingdom. In fact, tbe King of
Denmark Is a capital fellow.
lie loves to mingle with th
people in their amusements,
aud there Is no fol-de-rol of
royalty about hlia. Golden
Days. s
-xrk, lU-nnc'.t, Rice, Wimberly.
1'e.leral Rel ttionn: Mr. LeGrand,
airman, Messrs Willims, of
t, Little, Moore, Su.ilb, Partb.
.: and Lusk.
luhuraiire: jir. Ixng. otirmao,
' ;ssrs Tom, Si!h, 1eGiand,
Homas, Copeland, Rrowi..
Iotitutioa for tbe D. D. and B
i. Reid, chairman. Xrssrs Bailey.
itty, Hughes, Crawford, Cope-
id, Bank
Fifth and Fisheries; Mr. Lucas,
airman, Meis Abbott, St abbs,
nek, lZobinvm. ( ojM-laod, Rice
Claim: Mr. Campbell, chairman,
?urs Shaw, Brock.Smitb, Briggs,
. toiitton. .iters.
PrKiMtioutf nod Grievances
ir. Turner, cd Iredell, cbatrmam,
wra 4j"ng. Keir. Robieaoo,
a tier, 4 C.itiba, Waters,
iuk, urawlcjtd.
Military Affairs: Mf. St abbs
.laiirftan, Mtsrs. Ajcock, Emry,
..mu, iXftH-r, l aolk&er. Green
Insane A-.ilum: Mr. lUiley
airman, Mrs Kerr, Ktog.
.cock. Tomer, of Catawba,
mull, I iiruv-,, .ir.un uf. -
obb IlaiiJilton, Banks, il
ms of Cumberland, Blair
IOISE or SEfBElESTlTITES.
vValdo F. Brown, the well
known Ohio farmer and agri
cultural writer, has proclaimed
himself a covert to the value of
and cob meal. From actual
experience he eays he is prepar
ed to believe that the 12 or 14
pounds of cob. when ground
fine, are worth as much as the
same number of pounds of
corn. Mr. Brown has so far ex
perimented only with this meal
for cattle, bnt intends to try it
on hordes and swine.
The Wifa's Wcrk,
Tbe wife labors day and
night, yea, often sixteen hours
iu twenty-four, for the comfort,
happiness and support of the
family as much as the hus
band ; yes it is sadly true 'tis a
pity it's true that she must asK,
like a child or a slave, for a
small portion of the income
and like a child to be
refused. ihelty Aurora.
A Saall "If."
The Warrenton Gazette says
last year was probably the worst
crop year our people have had in
forty years. Nearly every kind of
crop was at least a partial failore.
So, it is condition now, and not, a
theory, that confronts ns, and it is
therefore absolutely necessary that
far greater economy than ever be
fore be practiced.
Ponsonby's Prospects Mr.
Dolliver "So you want to mar
ry my daughter? Have you
any means of existence ?" Pon
sonby. "At present, none, but
I have very brilliant prospects"
Mr. Dolliver--"dare say, bnt
suppose I don't die for a good
many years, what's going to
become of you then?" Drake's
Magazine.
Si noe a Railroad Conimisaion for
North Carolina is an ajpirent
certainty, the prospects or Iv-htern
Carolina are much brighter. New
Berne Journal.
Mr. Pugb: In relation to tbe!
Clair educational b II. Calendar.
Mr, McCotten To prevent th.
spreading of diseases amoog.cai
tie.
Mr. Crisp: To exjK?dit content -id
election cases iu the Genera.
Asembly. Judiciary.
Mr. Amis: In relation to road '
and highways. Calendar.
Mr. Amis: In re'atK n to convicts.
Committee ou enal Institutions.
Mr. Sutton: In rc'. xtioa to Stat
banks. Calendar.
- Mr. Lawson: An relation tf
amendment of section 2.GC8 of tbe
code and repeal of section 813 of
the same. Jodlciar;. .
Mr. Amis: In n. 'at ion to the
encouragement of t-hep husbandry.
Committee on agriculture.
Mr. McDonald- lu .elation to .
railroad commissioa. Calendar.
Mr. Walser: To ai.ieod chapter
180, Laws 1885. Jud ciary.
Mr. Beddmgfield, of Wake: In
relation to a railroad commission, l
Calendar.
Mr. Walker. Id relation to the !
often Qualification of 'voters. Calendar, i
Mr. Tilley: In relation to an ap-:
propriation for a colored orphan '
asylum. Committee on finance. '
Mr. McGill; To prevent tuanu .
factum 8 and others from using j
non trausferrable scrip. Judiciary '
committee.
A resolution Iroin the' Senate in
regard to tbe ioauguration of Gov
elect Fowle was concurred in.
Mr. BlevinB; la. regard to fur
nishing member of tbe legislature
with tbe Code.
lhe Governor's Message wa
then read and sent to tbe Seuate.
jaost ot .tne session was taken up
by tbe reading of tae GevernorV
Message.
Friday, January 11 1S6S-
SE5ATE.
ti . . : . . i r:i
c u nous. xbCBoiuuona auu xu,
Tbe following bills were Intio-
.ucd:
Mr. Long, of Mecklenburg: In
latum to fences and stock. Com-
tiltee on propositions and grlev
.ore.
Mr. Newland. of Caldwell; la
Vatiun to eMa'Jislnig a railroad
'immissiou.
Mr. Mastin, of Tilkea: In rela-
on to cbap'er 27. Mc!oa liGof
ie code, m a to a-low county Bar
-yors tc tak .uU of deeds and
.ber convev ai.--.
Mr. L on, if I'dat'en: Relating
) entry tf var, t lands. Jadlci
Mr. Mastin, of Wilkes: To
r.eud tbe net ion 2,674 of the
"l, in rcg'itd to tbe regulation
t eiectins. ( alendar.
Mr. Cooke, of Franklin; Chang
sg the name of Henderson Sar
:gs Bank to that of Citiieos' Na
nat Bank. Calendar.
Mr. Push of Randolph: To pro
. bit the hiring oat of coavicta.-
ilendar.
Mr. Dills, of Jackson: la rela-
on to c.if rj iug concealed weapons
. adiciary.
Mr Sutton, of Cnmberland: la
- lation to the cancellation of deeds
id mortgages. Judiciary.
Mr. Sutton, of Cumberland: Re-
' asing the grand jonea of tbe
-tate from certain daties. Jadl
tary.
Mr Sutton; la relation to lawful
fonces 4 feet to be tbe legal
: eight. Committee oa proposi
tions and grievances.
Mr. Sutton: To prevent the in
-tase of bog cholera and other
aseaftes. Calendar.
Mr. Amis, of Granville: To repeal
ectiou 2,C78, chapter 16 of tbe
ode -appointing judges of elee
ions- Jndiciary-
r. of Montgomery:
Laws 1&87.
1
f. t vr316
Tbe Roxboro Owrier is now
owned by Nod Brother. Brother
Hackney retires I rota, tbe pajtr.
Tbe Cbarlolle News la nr m
morning dally. UanSMs oatltr
m good j taper, aay our exesaogea,
Tbe Ftb, Oyster and Game
Fair at New Reroe, will be bfcld
this year February 19,50, Stand
22.
Judge Davis addreased tbe ce-
groea on tmaaciapauoa cay ai
Loaisborg. Well wafer all we
have cot tbat be cave ibem words
of wisdom.
Tbe Plant says tbe Darbaa abet
tie and Bobbin Mills will be start
ed in a few days, tbe capacity of
tbe Mills having been Beany
doubled.
Col. W. T. Black well baa been
elected President of the Darbaa
Street Railway Company and tbe
fare reduced to two asd a hair oesu
if tickets are purchased at os
time.
Tbe Kerneraville News learsa
tbat a colored maa aod a white la
dr are candidates for tbe potitioa
of Pot mastership at Brown S a ta
rn it, with chances about evenly di
vided. .
Tbe Monroe Eoqairer writes that
hereafter persona reporting largw
bogs killed will please bncg tb
eoitor one of tbe bams, 'not neces
sarily lor publication, bat a guar
antee of good faith."
A furniture factory ta Charlotte
furnishes moat of tbe fomitorw sold
In Eobesoa county as well as a
large area of country, aaya tba
Fayeltevtlle Observer. Tbe one la
Goldaboro is doing well also. W
lore to see enterprises of this char'
acter prosper. Tbey keep ocsey
at horns tbat oibenriae woili fo
North.
introduced. Mr Turner, of Ired '
kson;
v