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An Experiment.
I kno w he was a professional beggar
as I saw hira working on the out-sklrts
of : the crowd. Professional bejars
arc srrcat liars ; they have no sense of
ime ; they are not grateful ; they
sfu lv to deceive.
thought I would experiment on this
I t'ar. It would do him no harm, and
it would help rac pass away an hour.
One rnn't study human nature by tak
ing a seat inVbay window and watch,
in '4 the faces of the people who pass on
Um sidewalk. .
I he .beggar had been rebuffed by
several, and I could, see" a look of dis
appointment in his eyes as I threw
myself in his way and smiled blandly.
Coining nearer, he held out his hand
and said, in woeful tones :
"Mister, for the love of heaven, give
mc xnnic change 1 My wife is sick, I
w a several small chil "
I stopped him witli a gesture, and
-Kindly answered :
" My. dear man, here is a. quarter for
you ; I know about your wife. Poor
thing). I I am afraid she will never re
cover. And your seven children Lord
bless their poor souls and bodies It
ihas been a hard trial' for vou as4 well'
and I don't see how you keep up such
gootl spirits. I wish I could give 3-011
twenty five dollars instead of twenty
live cents."
I-was watching his eyes and I read
him like a book. I was a stranger, and
and he reasoned that I had mistaken
hrm for some one else, and he hurried
away with the money without speaking
another;' word.
Keeping ray eye on. the man I saw
lmi. rebuffed again and again, and
presently laid my hand on his shoulder
and asked.: .
My good friend, didn't I hear you
ask that man for 'five cents with which
Ho bUy a loaf of bread ?" V .
-lie hesitated for a moment, and then,
thinking I did not recognize him, he
answered : .
" Vbu did you did. I have a fever-.
sore and can't work, and haven't tasted
fix)d for two days."
." T have heard of 3-our case before,"
I said,, looking him squire in the eyes,
" and I'm willing to help you all I can.
It must be hard.-for a man of your age,
after being familiar with luxury for
years and years, to be suddenly depriv
ed of wealth and social position, crip
pled by disease, and compelled to live
as you.are living now. ( I should think
ybu would sometimes almost be driven
to the ibint of suicide."
"Weilah ahem well," he stam
mered c& hetook the second shinplas-ter.;-
"
I walked; clear around the crowd
before I found him agrdn. lie had
matle a pretty good day's work of it,
and-feeling more independent he was
selecting his victims, ehoosing men
whose liberality and innocence of mind
could be read in their faces. I stood
behind and heard him say to a kind
facel t(ld man :
I have no means to bury her."
The kind-faced old man hesitated.
even after putting his fingers into his
vest pocket, ancl said :
" Well,. iVa curious. I should think
tiiat the overseer of' the poor or some
other official would have authority to
bl"T your wife at the expense of the
town."-.: '' . .
' T wont I have been to them!
1 -
two or three days," replied the beggar,
wiping his eyes. "You don't know
how hard it is to hare a dead wife In
" Oh, well, heres tea cents,1 said
the kind-faced man, hanging over the
scrip, but speaking as If he doubted the
beggar's word j
As the impostor turned away I tap.
ped him on the shoulder, and said :
"My poor, dear man, how my heart
bleeds for jrottl 1 stood jthere and
beard yorf appeal to that flint-hearted
miser, and I saw him handiyou a pal
try ten cents. Can that man have a
heart ? Can he feel for the 'sorrows of
others ? Can he be less than a statue ?'
The beggars eyes betrayed his sur
prise at seeing me again, and I plainly
saw that he was embarrassed.
"I am poor," I continued, keeping
my eyes upon him, "but you are worse
ot Your poor dead wife must have a
Christian burial if I have to return to
Detroit on foot. Here is twenty five
cents. I am ashamed to ofTer you such
a beggarly sum but I can't spare any
more
"I
ahf ah," he stammered as he
took the money. j
" If you were a professional beggar,
I could detect it in your face," I said,
greatly enjoying his embarrassment.
"You are not. One has only: to glance
at you to see that you have culture and
refinement, and that you ask alms from
dire necessity. I feel deeply for you,
and I wish I could be of service in some
way.'" I j .
He limped away without raising his
eyes, aad I suspected that I had lost
him. He sat down on the steps of a
grocery store for about fifteen minutes,
and then, arguing with himself that I
had departed, he limped Into the crowd
again. I followed him around and
heard hi nil tell several different stories,
and at length tapped him on the shoul
der. He turned quickly, anil extend
ing my hand, I inquired : !
" How do you do, Mr. Grote ?"
Uc held out his hand, drew it back
again, and refused to grip me when I
got hold of it. - j.
" I heard about your house burning
down last night," I continued, looking
hira in the eyes as earnestly as I could ;
you have lost everything, while I, tho'
not wealthy, have much left; I have
been looking for you all the' j morning.,
I want to give you a small donation in
cash.' , , j
He tried his best to look me in the
face, but he could not. He jwas con
fused, ashamed and vexed, even though
he was making money out of it. As I
released his hand to get at my wallet,
he 8lunkawayg and after a long search
I found him oeated on tho wreck of a
canal boat, eating a decayed orange
and wearing a disconsolate look.
Standing on the bridge, I called to him :
"Baxter! Baxter! I'veicollected
some money for you to buy another
cow with 1"
He threw away the orange, muttered
something that sounded like " Kussin."
and hurried off down the tow! path.
As an experiment it was well worth
seventy-five cents. j
Startling if True. The Xaahville
American states that "in Hartford,
Conn., last Fridaj evening,; Senator
Wm. W. Eaton addressed an audience
of some twenty-five hundred In the
course of his speech he made i rather a
startling announcement concerning a
matter which he said had not been as
yet made public, but with which he was
"thoroughly conversant," ani its sub
stance was that when the Sew Orleans
whisky ring comes to be exposed, St.
Louis and other Western cases of this
class would seem, insignificant j for in
New Orleans frauds would be traced
directly to the White Houso and to
President Grant, who was familiar with
all -the facts. He claimed further, that
men who had gone there to ferret ont
the facts had been killed, and that the
Attorney General had refused to take
steps toward ptxnishing the murderers.
He knew this to be true, and he knew
that the Attorney General and Presi
dent also knew it,"
If Senator Eaton spoke by authority,
the American Bepubiic has reached a
crisis in its existence Which can only
end in regeneration or revolution.
Avgutta ComiitutiontdhL
ASHEBORO, 2T0RTH CAR0LI1TA, WEDNESDAY, JTOE 7, 1876.
HINTS TO I CENTENNIAL VISI
;!T0B3: .
tt will not j be advisable to secure
lodgings in advance through agencies,
unless yon are familiar with the city,
and have made up your mind as to the
quarter you wish to live in, or have
friends to choose for you Otherwise
you may find j yourself billeted off in
a hot and unsavory by-street at along
distance from the exhibition and from
all other points of attraction. If you
intend to stay only a few days, the ho
tels near the exhibition will be. on the
whole, the most deslreable; but if you
mean to remain; longer than a week, go
first to one of these establishments or
to one of the hotels in the city proper,
and then look up lodgings to suit you
in a private hoUse. Do not come with
the idea that you are going to see an
enlarged State fair, that can be "done
In a single day. . Nothing less than a
week of steady application will suffice
for a rapid survey of the great show.
In the main building alone there are
eleven miles of aisles and passage-ways
between the lines of show cases. If
you are absolutely limited to three or
four days, you would bfettcr divide
j our time as follows : Devote the first
day to taking a general look at the in
teriors ot the six principal buildings
(in six or seven hours of hard tramping
he can get through them all) then
make up 3-our 'mind what department
you most want to see and devote the
rest of your time to seeing thoroughly,
so as to take: home some clear and
lasting Impressions. If you roam about
aimlessly- your! recollections of the
fair will be wholly chaotic. Incase
you are fond of art, two days spent in
the art hall will be to some extent an
education in styles of the modern
schools,- whereas, an hour or two of.
hurrying from j gallery to gallery will
leave in the memory only a jumble of
color and forms. If vour special bent
is for machinery, or farm products and
processes, or mineralogy, or chemist
ry, or ceramics, or whatever it may
be, after a general glance of the exhi
bition, stick to the department that
interests and benefits you most. "How
long will it take to see everything
thoroughly ? the reader may ask. At
least a month, and the time will be
well spent, too. At its conclusion
you will be familiar with the best arts
and industries of the. entire globe.
The cost of a month's stay in Phila
delphia, with daily visits to the exhi
bition, will be as follows, supposing
the visitor to practice such economy as
is not inconsistent with comfot and
with the object of his visit :
Room in a private house for orie
month.
$25 00
suppers, at 50
.. $30 00
grounds, at 75
Breakfasts and j
Cents each i
Dinners on. the
cents each
f22 50
Thirty admissions to exhibition,
50cents. I .....$15 00
Street car fares...!..... .k 7 5n
Evening amusements. :.... .$10 00
inciaentaia ..8l5 00
lotai .j ......8125 00
By taking regular board in a board
ing house or small hotel, the cost of
living can be so reduced that the first
three items can be brought down from
$72.50 to $40 or $50, and perhaps
even to $30. A week's stay at a first
class hotel and daily visits to the fair
may be estimated to cost as follows :
Board seven days, at $5
Admission to exhibition
$35 00
3 50
1 50
Uar tares...
Incidentals
5 00
Total...... j ; .....45 Oo
The maximum price for hotel board
is $5 per day. There are plenty of ex
cellent houses where the charge is from
$3 to $4, and in many good, comfort
able hotels it is as low as $2 or 2.50.
Boarding houses charge from $6 a
week and up for; rooms and meals. At
the granger's encaproent about seven
miles out on the line of the Pensylva
nia railroad, rooms in rough, shed-like
structures, are furnished for 50 cents a
night, and meals at an equally moder
ate price In short, there are all kinds
of prices for all kinds cf people, just
as in other cities where there is no
world's fair. I
A woman purchasing some cups and
saucers was asked what color she would
hare, 44 Why, i jain't particular said
she ; any color that won't show dirt'
We clip the following extracts from
a Congressional Speech on Music from
the Raleigh JVete, Mr Harrison Ora
ting!
uuamujiu, lormieen long drea
ry years at the other end of Pennsyl
vania avenue the White House has
been occupied by a Republican, and
during the winter months, of evenings,
the Marine band has been up there at
receptions to discourse sweet music
for the delectation of a Republican
President has stood in a room receiv
ing his guests, and his pet Republican
friends in white vests and white era
vats jjatte stood behind him enjoyih
the dulcet tones poured forth from the
silver throats of silvered instruments
by twenty-four gentlemen in scarlet
coats. For long vcars, of summer
Saturday afternoons, twenty-four gen
tlemen in scarlet coat's have caused
twenty-four silvered instruments, on
the green in front of the White House,
to belch forth martial music for the
delectation of a Republican President.
On the 4th of next March, sir, there
Will be a democratic President in the
hite House. Sir, is the democratic
President to have no music ? Laugh
ter I have been there at apresiden
tiai reception. I went in and I saw
my friends from the other side enjoy
wis mc uiusiui 1 went inrougn a
crowd of republicans with one hand
on my watch fob and the other on my
waller. I caught now and then the
notes of the music, but I could not en
joy it. I was a stranger in a stransre
land. I felt that I was one too manj
But next year, sir, it will be different?
Mr. Milliken. They will have their
hands on their watch-fobs then Laugh-
ter.J
Mr. Harrison. Very good ; btlt we
will be enjoying the music. Laugh
ter. Why, sir, the'other Saturday
evening I was out in front of the White
House among the canaille, the sans
culottes, the men and children without
breeches and shoes.
Mr. Townsend, of New York. Was
it a democratic meeting ? Laughter.
Mr. Harrison. And there sat the
Chief Magistrate, the republican Pres
ident, with his feet on the balustrade
and his Partaga in his mouth listening
to the Marine Band. His republican
friends were about him. Their feet
were on the balustrade of the south
portico, wreaths of blue smoke curled
up in balmy deliciousncss from Part
agas fresh from the Flowery Isle.
J shook a mental G3t in their mental
fjaces and whispered to myself that
every dog had his day, and I asked my
self, 4Shall this "be ever thusly?"
And from deep down In my heart came
a reply, "No ! No ! never !" I will see
a democratic President in the White
House. He shall receive his friends to
music of twenty -four silvered instru
ments, filled with the breath of twen-tjT-fotir
gentlemen in scarlet coats.
The Marine Band shall play true dem
ocratic music for a democratic Presi
dent, laughter ; and out there on that
south portico I want to see a democrat
ic President sitting with his feet on the
balustrade listening to the music pour
ed forth by the Marine Band, I and I
hope to be one of his friends j and I
wdl sit there with my feet on the bal
ustrade enjoying one of his Partagas.
But they wish to abolish the Marine
Band. Think of this being done, dem
ocrats, before the democratic Presi
dent goes into his position. We have
many men who we feel are fit to fill
that position. In my mind's eye I see
them now marching on from 'Saint
Louis to the White House. Let me
name them as they come in sight.
They come first from the East.
Why, here is one from the; great
Eralre State that we know is greater
than Alexander was, for Alexander on
ly cut the Gordlan knot with his sword ;
but the Gordiaa knot was made of
nothing but a hempen string ; but this
man with his fist i smashed a ring of
adamantine steel, cot and destroyed
the canal ring. He mar be in posi
tion, sir ; and I want the Marine Band
there to give- him music He is a man
of purity ; ay, of virginal purity, j Per
haps be may wish to lead a bride into
the White House. Shall we say the
Marine , Band shall not play for him
the wedding march t Shall we refuse
to let the Marine Band fill with sweet
music the bridal chamber i Laughter.
Here the hammer fell, amid loud
cries of "Go on V "Go on1 !v
The chairman. Is there 'objection to
the gentleman from Illinois proceed.
Ing? ! .
Mr. Lewis, I must object.
Cries of , no r
Mr. Kasson. I more to strike out
the last word, and yield! my time to
the gentleman from Illinois.
Mr. Harrison. "We hare other men.
There may be one from a smaller
State who would grace the tYesidential
chair as it has not been graced fox
long, long years past ; one who in char
acter as in name resembles the peerless
knight who Wasstoi iWr H tans rc
prod. Sir, this almost faultless man
may be there. Are you to deny him
music from the Marine Ban! t Never
sir ; never never 1 l nil! never con
sent by my vote. Great laughter.
We have them from Western States
Mr. Kelley. Bill Allen. Laughter.
Mr. Harrison. From the Buckeye
State ; a man at the other end of the
Capitol who never speaks but he utters
words of wisdom j who is ready on
every subject and makes no mistakes!
Are we to have no music tor him oth-
er. than that which 'he himselffrivpa
forth in his own red bandana f No sir ;
never! never! Great laughter.
MUST HAVE A CIllvNGE.
Mr. Frank W. Bird, a leading Re
publican of Massachusetts, whose
views on the political situation we
quoted to some extent yesterday, is
emphatic in his belief that Republi
canism has no possibility of usefulness
left in it. In the dark aiid" troubled
night that is upon us he sees but one
star of hope the united Democratic
party of the United States. In the
following comprehensive paragraph he
sums up the whole matter! of the sit
uation and the (Intv in 4h
, vv .UVVUUUMJ J L
all who are in earnest about hrinrrinnr
1 w O
ib back to a better condition, i
" It is my profound conviction tJtat
the worst Democrat whose nomination at
St. Xtouis is possible is safer for tint
country ; than the best Jbpublican whose
nomination is possible at Cincinnati.:
Hie imperative, solemn need of Ihe coun
try is a cJiange of the national admin-
vstratvonr A new set of hnnka mnt
be opened at Washington. Every
department of government, from the
White House to the customhouse must
be purified. Columbia Hegisler.
INDEPENDENT DISORGAN
IZERS. Our level headed contemporary, the
Wilson Advance, lifts up Its voice a
gainst independent candidates and
spares, not. The Advance j" sincerely
" hopes that the Democratic party will
be spared the infliction of independ
ent , candidates and disorganizers
" in the great political struggle before
us. The issues involved in the cam
paign are too mighty, and there is
too much at stake to tolerate disor
ganization of any kind. There never
" was much of an excuse for an inde
pendent candidate in faci, wc al
ways regarded the name a misnomer ;
' for what sort of independence is it,
" to be independent of your! own party
"friends, and dependent 'chiefly on
" Radicals and negroes for supports
" That is what we consider the most
abject dependence."
Rightly spoken, adds the Wiiming
ton Star:, There is no ninn in th
toleration extended to men who for
the love of notoriety or the spoils of
office, present themselves to lie voted
for by a few faithful friends land nearly
or quite the! whole body of he opposi
tion party. Toleration cfj such men
as Conserratives is political treason.
It works disastroiislyrbrca3clng up the
Conservative organization J encourag
ing the enemy, ami promoting a spirit
of selfish officeeeking. which is doin
much to undermine our system of gov
ernment. Office is honorably won and
worn. But there is too much love of
office. The good of the people is lost
sight of, and office-bearing from a dnty
becomes a wanton pleasure and a mor.
al degradation
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2TU1IBER 19.
Wc hope, with the Advance, that wc
shall not be afflicted with independent
candidates this year in North Carolina, '
at least to any considerable extent.
Heretofore In nearly every campaign'
there have been good party opportune i
ties lost by these nests of Ervnt
plagues and abominations who cov !
er themselves in tho thinnest of dis-'
guises, but who are yet dangerous!
when operating among the nninlight-;
cned and unwary.1' Sals. Watchman
There has been some doubt In thei
public mind for some time past, wheth !
er Gov. Vance would accept the nora-:
inaton for Governor, if tendered him.i
The Charlotte Observer published in I
his own Town says he will. From!
wlmt we see in our exchanges, wc
think, the indications very strong that
he will be the man. The Observer hx
the following paragraph Upon the sub.
ject! I
1
" Very much interest is bei?mmn !
to be felt throushout the State as to
the probable course of this gentleman j
in me coming campaign. From in
rnMil(Snn wl.lok au I 1
luwtiakiuu nuiui Ticuavureceivea i mm
authentic sources, wc are authorized
to say that Gov. Vance will not allow
his name to be run in opposition to
Mr. Ashe the present incumbent, m a
candidate for Congressional honors in
this District. Should Mr. Ashe with
draw and leave tho field open he would I
accept the nomination of the Conser'
vative party of this district, but as Mr. !
Asne nas already announced himself, j
Gov. Vance must be regarded as out!
Of the field. Ifthe nominAtinn fnA
Governor be tendered by the Conser!
vative convention which meets in RalJ
eigh on the 14th of June, Gov. Vance
will accept the position and its rcspon
sibilities, and make such a canvass of
the State as has never been made be
fore. " -, -
Knowing him as wedo. wa bcl'ieva
there is no man in the State who can
get a larger vote than Vance, and as
he has never been beaten after along
ami successful political career, we haves
no hesitation in saying that his nom!
maiion win be most opportune. j
THE CONTEMPT CASE.
In the matter of contempt against
T. M. Argo and E. O'Hara, practic
ing lawyers, for an affray in tho court'
room, the respondents appeared be foro
Judge Henry on Thursday aaernoon1
and were heard through counsel. j
The counsel handed his Honor a
paper signed by the members of the
bar attending Halifax court (with one
or two exceptions) giving their views
upon the question of contempt. This!
was in response to a request for their
op nion, previously made by his Honor,!
and merely reduced to writing, the
substance of the views expressed by'
them orally on Thursday. j
It was their unanimous conclusion
that tho respondents were guilty of a;
contempt and should be punished there' -.
for. But it was also suggested that
the action upon tho part of both tho
respondents was unpremeditated, and
not intended to show any want of re
spect for the court. It was urged upon
his Honor not to inflict, fof the imnub
sire word and act of a moment, aiiyj
punishment which would rankle here
after.
The Judge imposed a fine of $200 on
each which seemed to meet with gen
eral approval. lloanok AVtr.
The New York Tribune has dropped
Bristow and is veering around to Blaine,
it says: !
"We do not doubt, and have not at,
any time these six months, that upon
a popular vote of the Republican party
Secretary Bristow would receive the"
nomination (ox the Presidency, He is1
undoubtedly 'the popular favorite to
day. The phrase may mean much or
little. That it is a fact will not be dis
puted by any impartial person who
moves at all among the people, or !'
familiar with the current ofpnblic!
opinion. But it must be admitted that I
while some of the ablest and purest men j
in tbecountrr welcome thi indlr!;
of a popular reaction from the rule of
the machine politicians and the dicta
tion of Caucus and Pan". ktw1
ognue the yearning of the people for a;
.v.w pvuuc&i condition, them
is still a fellicg of heaiUscy with regard5
to Secretary Bristow and his ability to!
meet all the requirements of the titna:
tion. It arises of course from hl rU
of experience in public affairs, and thu
uiuibcu upponunmes uiat have been af
forded him for showing his capacity irr
more than a sin-ks direction i
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