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III 0UTOF THE RTJJS. " -Ttlere
are portions of the
old
ilorjd where the ground is plouged
nvrJpecil sown now just as it was
ior'tffb thousand years ago. Where
:hejailroads and the telegraph have
lotfoffe ?s missionaries of progress
liiuBCivilizatibn the countries
are
were
sraMicallythe same that they
tv(housand years or ; mcye ago.
Thly. are i n the ruts so deep th at
icjp'r.evcwtll and never can . get
nt them by themselves. .
'lc average man is in some. re-.
ec$ like some animals of, the low-
!er.. He follows in the .beaten
falthough it might have been
ciga!iy started by accident, or by
.-.-t&t situs lK- uric'nt ftVarrlw ffArHtn I
uuy mv. fc Anijr wittiu.-
he was going when he started
orae wuu animais ioiiow .the
path that leads to the springs
if r!
ers from; which jhey slake their
, ana - tne animals tnat prey
them knowing "this lay in arri-
fusf
for them' there and take them
!y surprise. 'Cattle, swine, sheep, on
isinii or pasture, do the same.
It is
y sot
avj in paths so they travel in ruts,:
nderhaps it is the same instinct
leads them into the beaten
thjat leads and keeps so many in
its.
the non-progressive Countries,
IhJrl the people have but few aspi-
latwgis and but little to hope or live
stations and but little to hope
lt-fk.r .i i :: : -a. -e
r,?-jmiu wncrc uiey arc .i;uhlciiu ii
hei'sret enough to eat and wear, it
orf't; make so much difference about
being in the ruts, for they
retail in them, but in the rJr.ogres-
iv.c(Hintries where the ruts' are not
o ep and where the more hustling
ipifs get out - of them, the fellow
ahailftays in is going to get left in
fthejace that he must make with the
inustjer.
ijhy is it that the cotton planters
ol iKe South persist year after year.
inuring-cotton,' and more cottori,
fffieltier it oavs ofriot ? Simolv be-
jjcaiej they have got into the rut and I
aiayn t so tar made any determined
port to get out.1 The farmer of
ne ;vesi is in a rur, too. ne raises
reac alter year wneat, oats and corn,
nd raises more of them than there
j i - . .
jlis i market for unless something ex
's. . r . . . .
tra,qruinary nappens to taice nis-sur-
pl J,;as is the case in the short grain
crdiHn Europe, this year. But he
ca!tj very well help travelling in his
rufj for wheat, "oats and corn are
abfjut all he can raise to any great
extfeiit.
he Southern farmer, hasn't this
exiiise for travelling in the rut, for
thefe are numerous things that- he
could raise, in' , addition to cotton,
far! which he would 'find a ready and
a profitable market. This has been
demonstrated in the peach culture
S arid melon culture iq Georgir, in the
gripe. , peach and . berry and Irish
pftato and fobacco culture in East
..et.llSforth; Carolina, all raised? on
ld;once devoted to cotton. ;.
ine manufacturer wha makes a
Uriel
of goods which is mde by
has much competition, and
Pust be satisfied with small pro
fsr So the farmer who raises
!iat the thousands of other 'farmers
tfaise must run the risk of an over
stocked market and be content with
,hat he can get out of it. The
Manufacturer who makes something
W which ? there is a demand and
which few make stands a fair chance
"?f realizing something for his goods,
and so the farmer who raises spme-
V'2 for which there is' a demafid
f.pa which;fpw others raise standi a
" fair chance : of -realizing 1 something J
jor the product of his acres. ; There
gemen ;n Easterri North Carolina
fhj5 have realized more money frbm
3 '?w acres of Irish potatoes, straw-
prries or tobacco, than their nejgh-
?oes who have stuck in the rut and
tuick to cottori will realize from fifty
pes ot cotton; Of course if every-
.Potatoes and strawberries, &c, this
Wld not be so for the market would
IS. overstocked and the chance for
J profit destroyed. . ' -
? 1 here are. dozens of. things ;for
llhich there is a ready market which
pouthern farmers could raise without
linger of glutting the 'market and
IjUFjon which, they Could realize many
FiVimeS as murh tmnnov 9c tViiv ran
from cotton There is nut culture,
wiiich very few have thought of; the
"lackberry, which cultivated and im
proved would become very popular;
Mi's, tor ; .which there is always a
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market; ramie, for which, there is. a'
growing demand; figs, which grow
luxuriantly and which driecl would'
find a ready market; grapes, for : rat
sins, and prunes? to 'be dried: and
even the scarcely noticed persim
mon which grows wild in our for
ests for the exclusive use of tfee
puouui wiiicu appreciates it. some
years ago a Guilford county man as
an experiment dried a barrel of per
simmons thinking that he mio-ht
possibly find sale for them . in
Greensboro. Failing in this, at
the suggestion of a friend, he
shipped the barrel to a merchant in
St. Louis, who sold them -as; North
Carolina dates, and after deducting
his commission remitted the Guilford
county man $20 We do not intend
td glorify the persimmon, of . which
the 'possum has a monopoly, but we
refer to it in connection with" other
things to show the use that may be.
-made of somethings which apparent
ly escape- attention, and how they'
may be made profitable. He who
will make money at farming or any
thing else of a productive character
must getout of the ruts and study
the laws ofdemand and supply.
STATE TOPICS.
The card which we publish else
where, announcing that the Alumni'
of the State University offer five fel
lowships, of-the value ot $200 a year,
is an encouraging sign of a growing
interest in higher' education, and
leads to the hope that the five may
A. ' ' '. m - r . .
ue lncreaseu year alter vear. This
hope is strengthened by the zeal and
energy which President Winston
brings to the work, which are already
beginning to show their good effects.
We want to see. the; ti.me when, the
University and out Colleges may
turn out scholars enougli to fill all
the places where they may be needed
without sending to other States for
: the'm.
People who, imagine that Mr. Har
rison don't" cut considerable-! a fig
ure are mistaken. A $6,000 set of cut
glass has just been completed tor
the White House tables. Conspic-
"ous amohg the 520 pieces of which
composed are a mammoth cen
ter piece and punch bolw, which for-
bids the harrowing suspicion that the
President is a cold hearted, cold
.
water man.
An Arkansas man confessed just
before dying that he had murdered a
detective, a neighbor and a book-.
agent. He killed the book-agent to
atone for killing the other two men.
A Texas farmer has plowed up a
pot filled with gold. When the Texas
farmer goes out to plow Ije goes to
plow and not to fool, and he will
plow up anything that comes in his
wa7
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
For the Week Ending Friday, Aug. 14th,
The reports of correspondents of the
weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
by the North Carolina Experiment Sta
tion and State Weather service, ; for the
week ending Friday, August 14th, 1891,
show that decidedly more , favorable
weather conditions have prevailed dur
ing the past week than have
been experienced for some time,
and that the outlook is becom
ing encouraging. The excessive rains
have ceased, andVthe weather . has been
very ,warm witn aounaant sunsnine.
Occasional showers have fallen which
have not been injurious. The excess in
temperature per day was 2 degrees vat
Knoxville and Wilnjington, and 4 de
grees at Charlotte, Raleigh and Nor
folk: the deficiency . in rainfall', for ' the
week was .50 of an inch at Knoxville
1.30 inches at Wilmington und 1.10
at Italeigh. Cotton has improved
slightly during theweek, though it Con
tinues to shed somewhat. The plants
are large and thrifty and with a few
weeks good weather will fruit well, hut
the pdbr stand obtained at the beginning
mi i .1 .:u a
will Keep me yiciu uuwu.
Corn has improved 3 per cent, over
last week. It is reported everywhere to
be in excellent condition. Tobacco con-
tinues in good condition, though there
is some complaint of lower leaves "fir
inc." - :-.
The prospects are for continued fine
weather. . ;
The present condition of crops is as
follows: i ;
Eastern District cotton 76, corn 85,
tobacco 87.
Central District Cotton 75, Corn 87
tobacco 82. . '
Western District cotton 75, corn 88,
tobacco
88.
For the State cotton 75, corn 87,
tobacco 86.
150 reports received representing 06
counties. . . .-
The Conoly Murder.
A well authenticated rumor was curr
rent yesterday that a white man named
Kellv. one of the persons arrested ifor
the murder of Simeon Conoly in RoBe
son county, a few months ago, Was assas
sinated by unknown parties Friday last.
'- A dispatch from Greensboro
reports that the trestle at Buffalo Creek
had given way Wednesday night and
trains, on the C. F. & Y,V. would be
unable to pass until Thursday fevening.
Cotton quotations at the. Pro
duct Exchange were revised ' yesterday,
and marked down to a basis of 7 cents
for middling. . , ' .j
Mr. D. J. Rooks, of South
Washington, was a caller at the j Star
office" yesterday, and reported cotton
crops in excellent conditon in his neigh
borhood. . - ii
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AOoaduotor oa the Seaboard Air-ijino
Shot and Seriously Wounded.
A; dastardly assault and attempt to
murder was made last Friday evenirip-
at Hamlet, n Capt. T. F. Kirkland,
conductor of the passenger tram that
arrived at that place Ijrom Raleigh at '
7.80 that even me. : b
passenger
named Martin Meeks.
There had been some misunderstand
ing between the conductor and Meeks.
because ot the latter's insisting updn
riding in the first class coach on a sec
ond class ticket and the conductor had
invited him to take the coach called for
by his ticket. When the train: stopped
at Hamlet, the conductor stepped out on
the platform at the station, when he was
immediately approached byMartinMeeks
who after applying to him a most of
fensive epithet, and before he could be
stopped, drew a pistol and shot Capt.
Kirkland twice, inflicting "severe wounds
in his left hip near the groin, and three
inches apart. Meeks then held the
crowd back with his pistol until he
gained the shelter of a large swamp mtq
which he made his escape. Neither the
conductor nor any of the bystanders
were armed, but the conductor showed
great courage and closed upon the
drunken miscreant even after he had
been so badly wounded.
Capt. Kirkland was removed to. Ral
eigh for treatment. While his wounds
are severe, it is thought he will soon re
cover. BALLOON" ASCENSION.
At Carolina Beach About Fifteen Hun-
-: dred People Present.
About fifteeri.hundred people visited
Carolina Beach yesterday to see the
balloon ascension and parachute drop by
the Jewell Brothers. At 5.30 d. m.
Mr. Ed. Jewell appeared on the
grounds where the ascension was to
take place, and began preparations.
It was not long before every
thing was m readiness and the daring
aeronaut in his green silk tights called
for volunteers to. hold the balloon to
earth. Volunteers responded readily
and a number lent their aid to keep the
"air bag" from soaring aloft before the
Professor" was ready to "let her go."
At last the signal was given and the
balloon soared aloft amid the enthusi
astic shouts of the crowd, the "Pro
fessor" hanging to the trapeze of the
parachute by his toes.
The balloon ascended two or. three
thousand feet before it commenced to
descend; Mr. Jewell, in the meantime,
being unable to detach the paracbute
from its fastening. He descended with
the. balloon until it was about twenty
leet from the water and then dropped
into the sea and made for the shore.
The balloon struck the water soon
after, and was recovered by men who
went out to it in boats.
Although the parachute, drop was a
failure everybody was well pleased with
the exhibition and voted it a success.
Sagacious 'Merchants and Tradesmen.
More people fail in business and miss
wealth hy, injudicious advertising than
from any one or all Other causes. The
Washington (D. 0.) Star, after years of
observation of the ups and downs of
merchants and Other trades people,
says: Primarily what an advertiser'
seeks is publicity for such announce
ments as he wishes to make. And the
wider, the. publicity the better, other
things being equal. He might just as
well put the money he pays for adver
tising into an old stocking and bury it
in the back yard as to print his induce
ments where they will not be seen by
the particular people, whose attention
he aims to attract, What he should use,
therefore, is the newspaper that is read
by the largest number of persons likely
to want what he has to offer. Mere
extent of circulation does not always in
sure the kind of publicity required by
the advertiser. It is the quality of Cir-.
culation that tells, as well as its extent.
That, indeed, is the vital factor in the
problem the advertiser has to solve.
Sensational and scandalous cesspool
journals, that . are chiefly circulated in
the slums of a city, and read by the
riff-raff of the town,- may and often
do have a very considerable circula
tion, as the number of copies printed
and handled indicate; but they are
merely glanced at to see whether the
new scandal is worse than the old one,
and then tossed into the gutters, where
they belong. They are consequently
worth nothing to the man or woman
whose aim is . to reach reputable ana
responsible people who will probably
become customers if sufficient induce
ments-are held out,"
NEW COTTON.
Wilmington's First Bale ; of the
". Beceived Yesterday.
Season
The first bale of new cotton (as men
tioned in the Star) arrived here yester
day, from Sumter, S. C, shipped by Mr.
C. E. Stubbs, of that place, to Messrs,
Alex. Sprunt & Son. It was placed on
exhibition at the Produce Exchange,
and excited considerable attention. ;- It
was classed as low middling. --"
The5 first bale "Of new cotton of the
season of 1890-91, arrived in Wilming
ton August 27th, from Morven, Anson
county. It was received by Messrs.
Sprunt, classed as middling and sold tor
13 cents per pound.
The first bale of the season of 1889-90
was also received by Messrs. Sprunt &
Son. . It arrived August' 27th vfrom
Marion, S. C, classed as good middling
and was bought by , B. G. Empie&Co.
for 11 cents per pound.
Bev. B. G. Pearson.
! Rev. R. G. Pearson, the evangelist,
will sail for Europe, September 5th. In
a letter to Mr. , Brenizer, pi Charlotte,
N. C, : Mr. Pearson says: "We will
spend .most of , the winter in Loncjon;
then the spring and summer in Ger
many, Switzerland and Scotland; return
ing to New York, September '92, if-we
don't get too "home sick" to stay long
er. Since I can't work, it seems that
foreign travel is the best thing I can do,
and I trust to be benefitted in more
ways than one."'"
WILMEON
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Geo. Gilliean, a Bisamist. Arrested and
Brought to Wilmington for Trial;"
George Gilligan,' a white man, was
brought to Wilmington yesterday from
Augusta, Ga., and lodged in jail to an
swer to an indictment charging him
with bigamy,
Gilfigan came to Wilmington abodt
a yearago from Danville, Va., and se- J
cured employment at the Industrial
Manulactunng Work?. About four
month ago he was 'married to a young
woman named Eva Landen, daughter of
Mr. L. u. Landen, a carpenter, living in
Brooklyn. Shdrtly after his marriage to
Miss Landen a letter was received bya
member of the family divulging the fact'
that Gilligan had a wife living in Virginia,
whom he had heartlessly abandoned.
Inquirywas made and the fact was fully
establishedrbut in the meantime, Gilli
gan left Wilmington. The young
woman he. had so cruelly, deceived here,
soon after his departure went to
Charleston, S. C, to visit a maried
gan'was living in Savannah, Ga. A dei
tective was put on his track, and he was
finally found and arrested in Augusta,
Georgia.
Gilligan will be tried at the Septem
ber term of the Criminal Court, and in
all probability will be sent to the State
penitentiary for a long term of years.
THE CONOLY MURDER.
Particulars of the Arrest of HcDougall.
Mhe Alleged Murderer.
The Albany, Oregon, Democrat, of the
7th inst., says:
Saturday evening Sheriff Scott re
turned from Spicer with D, A. Mc-
Dougall, whom he had arrested in re
sponse to a dispatch from W. A. Pinker-
ton, of the Pinkerton detective force of
Chicago. McDougall admitted that he
was the right man. 1 he following dis
patch, dated at Chicago, July 30thand
signed by Pinkerton, received by the
sheriff, explains the whole matter: "D.
A. McDougall, alias Jones, is wanted at
Laurinburg, N.. C, fori the mur
der of Simeon Conoly, committed April
21, 1891. The authorities at Laurin
burg offer a reward of $300 for his ar
rest and detention until, papers arrive
for his extradition. McDougall is said
to be now at Spicer, Linn county, Ore
gon, going under the name of D. H,
McLaurin. His description is 33 years
old, 5 feet 10 inches high, light: hair
and heavy sandy moustache. Since his
departure he has dyed his hair black
and shaved off his moustache; gray
eyes and complexion light, reasonable
weight, 1G0 pounds, rather medium or
spare, straight nose with sharp point,
face rather narrow; joints of the feet
where the big toes join are unmistakably
large and shoes are made to fit these
joints." Will write you enclosing photos
and certified copy of indictment upon
which you can arrest him and then
communicate with the authorities at
Laurinburg, N. C"
INDeVeNDENT LIGHT INFANTRY.
The Fayetteville Company Will Go Into
Camp at Carolina Beach.
. Fayetteville Observer, August 13: A
full meeting of the Fayetteville Inde
pendent Light Infantry Company was
held" at their Armory Monday night
lastt when and where it was decided
that the Company would go into camp
at Carolina Beach on .the 20th inst.
Maj. John B. Broadfoot, the command
ant of the Company, tells us that he ex
pects to go into camp with 50 men in
line, besides the F. I. L. I. Cornet Band,
20 strong making in all about 70 men
in uniform.
The Company also passed resolutions
highly comphmentry to and commend
ing Hon. T. H. Sutton, for the stand he
took and the services rendered by him
in favot of the Company in the last
General Assembly, alTState Guard reso
lutions to the contrary notwithstanding,
after which the Company adjourned to
meet every other night lor drilling and
Other purposes preparatory to their de
parture for Carolina Beach,
We understand that quite a number
of the old veterans of the Company in
former days will accompany "the boys,"
and mess with them around the camp
fires once more.
CONFEDERATEVETERANS.
A Wrong Impression m Begard to the
Becent Encampment of Pensioners at
Wrightsville. -
The Mountain Home Journal, qi Ashe-
yille, publishes the following : ,
Yesterday evening vv. a. tseam, a
crippled Confederate soldier, came into
the office of the Mountain Home Journal
On his crutches, and said he had called
to express- his and. his comrades'
thanks to the State of North Carolina
aud the pension Committee for the very
en joyable trip the pension soldiers had
been given at the expense of the State,
their fare and board having been paid
by the Pension Board. In Wilmington
the ladies gave them a splendid festival'.
which must have cost ffidOO. ;
Mr. Beam said that all the disabled
veterans heartily endorsed General Ran
som's words on the occasion when he
said in a public speech, "There are no
words in the English language suitable
to express our gratitude at the kindness
and sympathy shown towards the
disabled soldiers by the State and the
ladies of Wilmington."
We learn that petitions are being
signed in every county in the State to
have the Legislature give each crippled
Confederate soldier a pension ot $5 a
month during the life of each. This is
a move in the ngnt direction, ana we
trust the next Legislature will enact
such a measure.
The very "enjoyable trip was not
given at the expense of the State, nor
was the fare and board of the pen
sioners paid for by-the Pension Board.
The State furnished the tentsnothing
more the railroads transported the
pensioners free of charge to and
from the encampment, and trans
ported veterans who - are' not pen
sioners, for halft fare. The' enter
tainment of the pensioners while in
camp-f urnishing provisions and1", other
supplies, the cooking and attendance
all was provided by Col. E. D. Hall,
with voluntary contributions of money
arid supplies by citizens of Wilmington,
The "splendid festival" alluded to in the
above article was the dinner prepared
and served by the Ladies' Confederate
Memorial Association of Wilmington.
Mr. John Cooke, of Fayette
ville, has been promoted to the position
of mate on board the steamer Cape Fear.
1891,
This is intended only
for. subscribers whose
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remittance.
We are sending out
bills now (a few each
Weell). and if OUT re- I
CeiVC One please ffive it
VOlir- attention.
SEASONABLE HINTS.
How to be Fairly Comfortable in Hot
Weather and Avoid the Danger of the
"Siokly Season." j
A writer in the Philadelphia Times
gives some timely suggestions. i
Under all circumstanc.es, he says, it is
to be expected that occasional severe
heated terms will come in the month of
August,' and although the nights are
usually cooler than in the early part of
the summer, there is greater danger
from excessive heat during the present
month than at any time in the summer
season.
We have now reached
the period
when vegetation begins
persons suffering from
to decay; when
excessive heat
during the day are very much mOre
liable to be affected by malaria during
the evenings, as they imprudently ex
pose themselves to the refreshing cool-
ness that . follows the heat of the day
In this way many become affected by
malarial poison that greatly enervates
them for months to come, if, indeed, it
does not end in serious illness. Thus,
in addition to the ordinary care neces
sary at all times when the weather is
unusually warm, the month of August,
especially the latter part of the ftionth,
requires additional care to guard against
malaria. ' ! .
It is impossible for ! people to keep
cool all the time during the heated
term, but it quite possible for every
person, no matter how Situated, to be
able to mitigate the suffering to a very
great degree. First of all, it is neces
sary to avoid excitement and fretfulness
because of the condition of the weather.
Keep the temper cool under all circum
stances. Those who fret and fume over
the hot weather simply multiply their
distress, and.there are rarely serious re
sults from excessive heat that are not
as much caused by the sufferer as the
heat itself. . i !
No person suffers a 'sunstroke with
out reasonable admonition. When the
skin. becomes dry and the head, face and
eyes suffer a burning sensation, it is no
tice that a sunstroke is possible, and
the only certain way to avoid it is to
cease exposure and to retire to rest and
quiet. Instead or this most people
drink lavishly of iced water, iced beer
or iced soda, and only increase the suf
fering and tneir peril. Men directly ex
posed to the rays ot the sun in tneir
daily labor should protect their heads by
a damp cloth or other non-conducting
substance, such as fresh leaves in the
crown of the hat. They should always
eat sparingly of strong food, drink spar
ingly of everything, and avoid overload
ing the stomach. Frequent drinking of
cool water .which is the best beverage in
hot weather, will be refreshing and
harmless, provided it is done in modera
tion.
N. C DENTAL ASSOCIATION.
Election of Officers for the Ensuing Tear.
The N. C. Dental Association at the
meeting at Morehead elected officers for
the ensuing year as lollows: Dr. u.
Alexander, of Charlotte, President; Dr.
T. W. White, of Elizabeth City, first
Vice President; Dr. Frank Boyette, of
Clinton, second Vice President; Dr.
Wyche, of Oxford, Secretary; Dr. J W.
Hunter, ot balem, l reasurer;, Dr. j. n.
Durham, of Wilmington, Essayist.
The Association went into the elec
tion of members of the Examining
Board and Dr. V. E. Turner, of Raleigh
and Dr. J. W. Hunter, of Salem, were
elected.
Winston-Salem was chosen as the
next place of meeting, and the time set
for the fourth l uesday in May.
FARMERS' ALLIANCE.
Officers
Fleeted by the Convention
at
Morehead.
The Farmers State Alliance, in ses
sion at Morehead N. C, elected State
Senator Marion Butler, of Sampson
county, President of the Alliance for the
ensuing year, to succeed Hon. Elias
Cair. Butler was a member of the last
Legislature, and was oneof the framers
of the Railroad Commission bill.
State Lecturer Thos. is. Long was
elected Vice President by acclamation.
and senator Bell, of Clay county, 'was
elected State Lecturer.
AT OCEAN VIEW.
Women and Children Precipitated into the
- Sound.
There came near, being a drowning
accident in the Sound at Ocean View
yesterday afternoon. From accounts
given by persons who came up from the
Hammocks last evening it seems
that a party of twelve or fifteen
ladies and children were catching
crabs on a dilapidated gangway that
extends into the sound nearly -opposite
the pavilion at Ocean View, when the
gangway suddenly gave way, precipitat
ing the party into the water. With the
party were Mr. George Branch, Mr. W.
F. Melton and Police officer John
Piver, through whose efforts all were
rescued and brough safely to land. The
tide was at the flood and the water was
deep enough to drown all the women
and children, but for the men who were
present arid rescued them.
Miss.Lessie Potts, daughter of
Mr. Sam. Potts, of Lake Waccamaw, is
in the city, a guest of Mr. William " K.
Walker. i
Third Day Governor Tillman's Address
The Allianee Trotting and Bunning
Baoea The Ball Bansom to Speak To
Day. .. ;, :
Special Star Telegram.'
Red Springs N. C, August 14.
There is a crowd of seven thousand or
more present. . ''..
After formal opening" by Maj
Jesse
R. McLean, Hon; A. J. Rowland intro-
AA rnnr Tiiima f r,r.
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olina, in an effort like Rowland and
therefore happy. Mr. Tillman's speech
was remarkable significant of i what the
leading - Alliance ' Southerners also
leading Democrats think of the
nartw mnvemcnt. Tt. irave those dn
Third
party movement. It gave those doubters
in the party, both ot tne Alliance
and outside, something for " grave
thought. Tillman's great characteristic
is courage and his speech . was honest
and bold. He does not pose as an ora-
tor but at times he thrills his audience
With his earnestness.
AilUgClUCI f dill
convinced from Tillman's, speech , that
the Democracy as well as the Alliance is
safe in his hands. His tribute to the
Scotch Irish was veryjfihe. He wa3 ap
plauded most heartily, and his appeal tQ
Democrats of both North and SOuth
Carolina, as once one people and still
one people, was able and dignified. His
subjedt was broad but he treated it
ably and was never common-place.
The exhibit is very fine in every de
partment. Very excellent stock is ex
hibited. Trotting race-this evening Bay Dick,
1st; Dark Cloud, 2d; Little Pete, 3d.
Running race Midget, 1st; George, 2d;
Solitaire, 3d.
The ball is nOw opening.
Ransom speaks to-morrow. .
CONVICT LABOR.
Its Utilization on Farms and for Improv
ing County Boads.
Editor Star: The success which
has attended the operations and con
duct of the farm on the Roanoke river,
near Weldon, gives rise to much food
for thought. The State of North Caro
lina has evidenced rnuch wisdom in this
step in the march of progress as she has
in other matters pertaining to the, wel
fare of her citizens.
She has shown a lively interest in
advertising to the world her resources.
This Fall at' Raleigh will , witness an
Inter-State Exposition of the products
of the Southern States, which promises
to give prominence to the products of
the fields and mines of our State, which
will be a revelation to many of bur citizens
Her convict farm near Weldon can be
drawn heavily upon to prove that well
planned farming with labor that can
be
in
it
controlled is very remunerative
North Carolina. The lesson
teaches is that . if we would
succeed in farming we must adopt some
method by which labor can be concen
trated and well directed. Far better
for our lands to be redeemed, and made
remunerative by working the State's
corivicts than as in the case of Tennes
see make them a disturbing element by
coin petition with honest labor. .-. '
And should these state farms realize
for their proprietors their anticipations,
and we are informed that the profits are
good, might be well to use these
profits in supporting convicts who
coald be most profitably employed in
bettering the condition ot our country
roads.
This is a subject which should arrest
the attention of our farming commu
nity, and they should see to it that
efforts are made by the use of this con
vict labor to improve our country roads.
This accomplished and there will not be
so much difficulty in . bringing into
notice our hidden wealth. We are rich
in natural resources, but poor indeed in
facilities in reach ing them. i
1 aking a cue irom tne success attend
ing the convict farm, can not this crying
evil be eradicated by the same agencies,
so that when strangers Come among us
to view the promised land their lives
will not be endangered going across the
country looking at our lands and mining
properties. : '
COTTON IN TEXAS.
Every
Sign Points to the Greatest
Crop
Ever Gathered. !
The cotton crop outlook in Texas and
Indian Territory is very promising. The
acreage is fully 10 per cent, better. The
crop is ten days late. , ! y
The report of the Dallas News, pub
lished Thursdav, the 13th, covers 385
neighborhoods in the cotton belt. In
176 the plant is well developed, vigor
ous and heavily laden with bolls, prom
ising, with an average fall, the largest
yield in ten years, and in 144 the stock
is healthy, taking on growth and fruit
ing well, assuring, with another rain, an
average yield. . . !
These 320 neighborhoods, covering
eight-tenths of the principal cotton
counties, are free from rust, insectsand
all indications of the precursory fly. '
In the remaining ;li neighborhoods,
48 reports show the presence ot boll
worms and sharpshooter flies, doing no
,serious damage andyielding to Paris
green wherever the poison is applied.
In 26 neighborhoods the plant is sickly,
not making blooms and shedding bolls.
In the majority of these neighborhoods
a soaking rain would start -the plant's
growth anew,- j
SUIT FORDAMAGES.
By Col. Jno. C. Tipton Against the West
ern Union Telegraph Company. .
Shelby, N C, August 14. Suit has
been entered in the Superior Court of
this county against the Western Union
Telegraph Company by Col. John C.
Tipton, of Kings Mountain. The
amount of damages claimed is $10,000.
Complaint recites that on September
4th, 1888, at 3 p. m., while plaintiff was
a resident of Salisbury, he filed a tele
gram addressed to Col, W n. Michael,
of Lincolnton, announcing the death of
Mrs.; Tipton and telling. Michael to
complete arrangements for the burial
at Lincolnton. When plaintiff arrived
at Lincolnton next day, about noon, he
found the telegram had not been deliv
ered to Col. Michael. ; The operator at
that place stated he had received
the telegram on. the evening, it
was filed and sent it to town by a dray
man. The drayman gave -it to a little
boy to deliver and the latter lost it, As
a consequence no arrangements . had
been made and the body had to lie "in
the church overnight. ' For neglect and
injury to his feelings, plaintiff sues for
the amount above stated.;? His attorneys
are Osborne & Maxwell, .Charlotte; . D.
H. Covington, Monroe, and Gidney &
Webb, Shelby. v -
NO. 40
DENTISTS.
A Banquet -Given the Visitors by
the
North Carolina Association.
v Morehead City, N. C, Aug. 13.
Tb-day was the third and closing day
of the annual Convention of the South
ern Dental Association, and the con
cluding feature took place to-night, be
ing a grand banquet given by,the North
Carolina Association complimentary to
ineoouuiern uenuu Association, xo-uay
was devoted to the reading and discus
sion of papers on subjects of interest to
the profession. Dr. WTC Wardlow, of
Augusta Ga.,read a valuable paper on mi-
croscropic and bacteriology and D. Ens-
ley, of Danville, read an interesting pa
per on microsopic,
The Committee on Literature and
Voluntary Essays reported a paper
which was read, contributed by Dr.
C. B. Colson, of Charleston, S. C., on
Medical and Dental Therapeutics, which
caused friction and suggestion to har
monize them. Dr. J. Y. Crawford, of
Nashville, Tenn., read a valuable paper
on the care of Children s teeth.
The banquet to-night was a brilliant
and costly affair, and was largely at
tended. Dr. V. E. Turner, of the North
Carolina Dental Association, was master
of ceremonies, and the following toasts
were drank and responded to:
"To our guests; the Southern Dental
Association." Response by President
Wright, of South Carolina..
"Dental Literature;" by Prof. Henry
Morgan, of Nashville, Tenn.
"Dental Education;" by Prot. B. Hally
Smith, of Baltimore, Md
"The Columbian Dental Meeting;" by
Dr. J. Y. Crawford, of Nashville, Tenn,
"The Dental Chatauqua;" by Dr. W,
ii. Kichards, of Knoxville.
"Dentalfanufacture;" by Dr. W.
Gilbert, of Philadelphia.
Toast to "North Carolina;" by Dr,
C. Herring, of Concord, N . C.
CHRIS. YOUNG.
X.
H.
Hanged for the Murder of Stevens Ferguson
at Lexington, Mo.
Kansasi City, Mo., August 13. A
special frOm Lexington Mo., says:-Chris
Young, the slayer of Stevens Ferguson,
was hanged in jail there at 8.17 a. m.
The body fell six feet and two inches.
and he neck was broken. Young talk
ed and smoked his pipe until 110 last
night, when he lay down ana slept
soundly until 5.15 this morning. Upon
awakening he dressed himself and had a
smoke and at 6 o clock ate a hearty
breakfast. Just before 8 o'clock the
Sheriff, Mitchell, visited his cell, read"
the death warrant arid had him prepare
himself lor the march to the scaffold
Young mounted the steps leading to
the platform with a firm tread, smiling
upon a score or more ot men who
stood about the gallows. After being
strapped Sheriff, Mitchell asked
him if had anything . to say?
"jNothmg, came in a 'distinct voice.
"Give my regards to all Higgansville
boys. sheriff Mitchell, when every
thing was ready, said, "Goodbye, Chris,"
and cut the rope.
At 8.45 the body was taken down
and placed in a plain coffin and was
buried in the cemetery before noon.
IN BEHmNG SEA.
The TJ. S. Ship Mohican and the Cutter
Bush.
San Francisco, Aug. 13. Officers
on the U. S. shipMohican, writing from
Ounalaskd, Aug. 1, says that the Mohi
can nearly ran into the rocks at St.
George Island during a fog. The ship
was going at full speed when the break
ers were seen ahead. Engines were re
versed and the vessel s bow missed the
rocks by about ten feet.
The cutter Rush picked up seven
men in a whale-boat from the whaler
Triton. They , had been lost in a fog
and drifted around ten days before be
ing picked up. They were in a terrible
condition when found; one having gone
mad and four others are not expected
to survive. Nearly all the sealers have
been notified to- leave Behring sea
and have complied with the order.
BAKER MURDER TRIAL.
Richmond, Va August 13. Argu
ment in the Baker murder trial at
Abingdon closed to-day, and the case
was given to the iury. After an hour's
absence the iury' returned and asked
instructions as to whether conviction
could be had upon the evidence Of Mrs,
Margaret Gilmer, 'who is indicted as
an accamplice of Dr. Baker in the mur
der of his wife. The Court substantially
instructed the iury that conviction
could be had on Mrs. Gilmer's testimony
if the iury believed her. The iury re
tired, and on account of the illness of
one of the iurors the Court adjourned
until to-morrow.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Secretary Foster's Statement in Begard to
Befunding Operations.
By Telegraph to the Morning Star.;
Washington, Aug. 15. Secretary
Foster made the following statement
to-day in regard to refunding operations
and the financial situation generally:
'About $18,500,000 of 4 per cent
bonds have been extended and applica
tions have been received covering aboyi
two and a half millions more. What
the final outcome may be, ' of course, I
do not know. - It is probable that aeon
6iderable portion of the balance ($30,000,
000) will be extended, it will be no
hardship to the Treasury to be called
upon to pay those not extended. In
fact, such payment will add by the
amount paid in money in the
hands of the people. By extension
we succeeded in preventing decrease of
National bank notes; and in fact have
so far increased their circulation nearly
five millions. The outlook is that con
siderable more of the increase will be
effected. I am not finding fault w-ith
the action of the banks, as might be in
ferred from recent publications. 1 saw
Mr. Sherman at Mansfield. I always
find it profitable to discuss money mat
ters with him. I do not recall a single
disagreement between us. The state
ment telegraphed from Mansfield re
garding our conference is pure romance.
While there is less money in the
Treasury than for many years past, it is
in a comfortablevconaition. Because ol
less money in the Treasury it follows
that more money than ever before is in
the hands of the people, thus facilitating
the conduct of t.he business of the coun
try. "We are on a gold, basis, and there
is np occasion for alarm as to the ability
of the Government to maintain or in
crease the present reserve of gold. I
may add that Mr. Sherman freely agrees
with me regarding the legal power oi
the' Secretary as above - expressed. I
do not see any occasion for the exercise
of this power, but 1 do not hesitate to
sav, should occasion arise, I shall not
fail to use it.
Talse humility is worse than
pride, it. Augustine. .
SP1KITS TURPENTINE. ;
Charlotte News: -Mr. "John G,
Brown, a well known citizen of Meek- -
lenburg, died at his home in. Hunters- ;
vine - yesterday. . Mr, - Brown was oa . ,
years of age. He leaves a wife aged 84,
and a sister aged 80. ,
Wilson Advance: There is no
doubt about the fact that the population-; :.?-.
of Wilson is increasing. - It would do so C
more rapidly il houses could be secured.
Every house here now is occupied, and
there are perhaps twenty jn course .Of
construction. ; -
Washington Gazette: . The
heaviest cucumber on record so far was , .
exhibited at this office last week. It was '
raised by Mr, C. M. Bailey, of this town. ;
It was seventeen inches long, fourteen
inches in- circumference and weighed
five and a half pounds. " . ..
Charlotte Chronicle: C. H. Reid:
the forger, who so successfully took in
n,. Jvi. Andrews and A. rjutchinson.
of this city, and succeeded in getting
two bills of goods, has been heard from
under the alias of C. H. Lewis, and is ,
wantedin Asheville for forgery. -
Asheville Citizen : Victor L. Hy-
man, ot riendersonville, died at -bis -
home in that town, last night,.of typhoid
fever. Mr. Hyman was about 27 years-
of age and a lawyer jot excellent pros- - '
pects. He was at the time of his death r
Mayor of Hendersonville.
Rocky Mount Phcenixz Big- pre--
parations are being made to handle the .
tobacco crop of this section in our mar
ket. The number of prize houses going
up, the general air of activity and bustle.
are eloquent of the beginning ot a new
era in the history of Rocky Mount.
Elizabeth City . Economist and
Falcon: We are sorry to see that Ocra- .
coke has closed,-: and to hear that the
season has not been a prosperous -one.
The-Tomato war is raging in-, the
Fork. The tide of battle changes, and
"Old Trapper" is on top. He "laid on
our table Thursday seven tomatoes,
four of which measured half a callon.
Mount Holly News: The yield
of corn in this county this year, bids
fair to be unprecedented. Such a pros
pect was never before known, and it. .
nothing unpropitious happens an im
mense crop will be gathered this fall.
There is a man in this town, aged
about thirty-five years, who can write a
splendid letter and cannot read a word
of printed matter. He can take a clip
ping from a newspaper ana copy it in a
very fair hand, but cannot read the
printed matter. This is no snake story.
Franklin Times;.' The Times
learns from a pretty reliable source that
a negro living in Kentucky acknowel
edges t he killingof R. E. Gill, whose
atrocious murder in this county a little
over a year ago, is still fresh in the minds -of
the people. It is stated that a white
man who lelt the state some years ago,
has written to parties in this county,
giving the information that the negro
told told him he was forced to leave the
State for killing a man by the name of
Gill, in Franklin.
Greenville Reflector: It is no
uncommon signt to see Daies oi last
year's cotton crop on the streets, Though
we are right on the threshold of the
new crop there is still some of the old
in the county. We suppose there are
farmers who will have part of two crops
on hand at the same time, The
crops are all about laid by, although
they are not in a good condition, owing
to the wet weather we have had. There
has been no marked change in the past
week. The season from uow on will
determine the cotton crop. Corn in.
some portions is poor. Nearly all of the .
tobacco farmers are curing or are pre- '
paring to cure.. . .
Kinstoh Free Press: George
Sparrow, colored, was up before Mayor -
Pollock Saturday for brutally beating
his twelve or thirteen-year-old daugh
ter. Her face was badly hurt, he hav
ing struck her in the face with a brick.
He was bound over to court in the sum
of $100. The $100 which Mr-Martin
Nobles, of. Jones county, paid to the
express company here tor a "green
goods" package, was returned to Agent '
Nunn by the company, as it was not
called for at the other end of the line.
and Mr, Nunn notified Noble3 that, the
money was in his hands and could be
secured by an attachment and bond 'to
protect the company against any chance
of loss. The money was finally paid
over to Noble's attorney, Mr. Chas.
Brown, on an attachment before Justice
Moore.
Charlotte News; Mr. Robert
Wallace, of Eastfield, was in the city to-
day, and he says that the Roanoke or
Southern road is surely coming. The
deeds for the right of way from the .
bridge over Rocky river to Charlotte
have been secured, ana tnat evidences
business. The surveyors have comple
ted their work and submitted their re
ports to the officers. Cotton that
was held back last November for better
prices is still coming in, and a sorry lot
it is. The farmers have really lost for
tunes in this way, as daily incidents will
show. One farmer brought in a bale
that weighed 730 pounds. Last Decem
ber he was offered 9M cents lor it. The .
bale was so rotten that he was glad to
receive $10 for the whole of it.. Wm.
Foster, a well known colored man of this
city dropped dead at 1 o'clock this af
ternoon. Weldon News: It is with much
regret that we announce the death of
Major Will Whrtaker which occurred at
his home a few miles from Enfield, on
Friday last, of a congestive chill, at an
advanced age. On Thursday morn
ing last, the 6th inst., this community
was filled with sorrow by the announce
ment that Joe Gooch was dead, having
passed away at 5.15 o'clock. He had an
attack of the grippe more than a year
ago which left him with a bronchial
affection which gradually grew worse
until about a month since he was unable
to leave his bed. Among, the con
victs on the State farms near here is a
full blooded African. It is not known -whether
he wa3 brought here as a slave
but it is supposed that he immigrated
of his own free will and accord as be is
a comparatively a young man. He has
only one hand, the other having been bit
off above the wirst by a tiger in the
jungles ; of the dark continent,
Mr. V. M. Burton hands in the
best snake story of the season. Last
week while on his way to school in the
country, he discovered what appeared
to be a large brown snake crawling along
the road. . He procured a big stick and
struck the snake a terrible blow, when
to his astonishment the snake separated
and moved in many directions. He was
greatly astonished to find that the snake
was composed ot an army ot small
worms about two inches long. The
worms had formed a perfect-looking
snake, tapering down from a large
head and body to a long, keen tail.'
This story is vouched for, and is
actually correct, in every particular.
Miss Hawkins, a bright young lady
and the daughter of Mr. B. W. Hawkins,'
of this county, died at her home Mon
day of a peculiar disease of the throat.;
Last h ebruary she commenced to expe
rience great difficulty in swallowing, and
soon after she realized that her throat.
was closing up. Three physiciaus were
called in, but the disease baffled their
skill. They could render the young
lady no relief; and in March" her throat
had closed to such an extent- as to ren-.
der it impossible to take any solid food.
mce that time she has lived on a nttie i
milk and thin soup. She never had a
day's sickness in her life before the dis
ease attacked her throat. She actually
died of starvation" with an abundance
around her. .
It is as easy to draw back a
stone thrown with force from the hand
as to recall a word once .spoken.
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