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THE LEGISLATURE.
IN SESSION IN RALEIGH AND WHAT
IT IS DOING.
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
Zeb Vance Wlar Ivle:tet Speak
er Verr 3Iuch to tb Wonder
and Dlagtmt ofHeniper Vlrjrlllua
Luttc. The Itrpublicnun And
PopuliaU Dlrlde the Office
ArnonK Tbrni., WaUer la Said
to have Traded with liutler, ele
be would have been Ietated.
Jim Itojd Wautalhe LOiirTemi
and will Knock liutler Out If
He Can.
The Legislature met on Wednes
daj of lajt wi:ek and is nowgetlinpj
down to bueiut. The I opnheta
and Kcpubucan held a joint caucus
and divided all the letfielath-eoflicea
out amoo ibem. Wa!cr, Iiepub
lican, vraa made Speaker.
Tle rest of the officers of the
Hou?c and Senate went through
b- the machine vote, and were di
vided ainon the tiro parties to fu
sion aa follows: The chief clerk of
the House toco to the Iiepublicane,
the next office to the ropuTete, al
ternating all the way down, llie
aame agreement was made for the
benate, only tho chief clerk wan
started there with a I'ot'ulifet. The
following arc the Jlouee : ofheers :
Principal clerk. S. P. Sattertield.
of Person, who defeated J. M-
Urown. Democrat; readint? clerk.
John A. Chapin, who defeated H.
A. latham. Mr. Link mde all
the nominations. Tho other'of
ticera are: J. McDuOie, of Cnm-
berland, E. D. Staudtord and J. R.
Ilanock, of Jenoir, assistant clerke;
IIou er ol Lenoir, enrossin? clerk;
. J. Move, of Pitt, doorkeeier;
A. IL' Middletou, colo.ed, of Dup-
in, aseietant doorekeepcr.
In the Senate Hill E. Kini;, Pop
ulibt, of Onslow, was elected prin
cipal clerk; Spencer Plickburn,
reading clerkL 1. W . Halliburton
and D. AicMittherS'in, doorkeeperi?;
D. K. S all ace. enirro6inir deck.
The Republican cniictisea ot Tues
day were considerably mixed. At
3 o'clock in the afternoon iteeemed
that WaUer was sure to be elected
Sj-eaker; at 8 ocKck he had given
up all hope; at 10 o'clock he had
received the caucus nomination.
How all these changes were made
thot-e who know will not tell. The
jmt caueua was urged by .Lusk,
W aieer s opionent, and as 6oon aa
it was knowti that there would be
a joint caucus Lutk a election was
considered certain. He had his
spt-teh ot acceptance already writ
ten and was bueily engaged memor
izing it when the news came that
ie was deteated.
It was seemingly the idea that
with the joint caucus and Lnsk for.
&jeakcr, the thort term benator-
hip would go to jlott; whereas, a
separate caucus meant a triumph
or akr. with llolton and settle
behind him, and potibly the elec
tion of llolton lor benator. lut
the strong candidate for the fchort
term hab been Pritchard, atid now
that Walter has lten elected Speak
er despite the joint caucus, it is
thought that Marion liutler lias
theieby side tracked Mott with his
nend Luek. Also llolton and the
rett of the aspirants are 6upKsed
to be weakened.
IJnt the coup by liutler has not
been without the evil results tor
Settle, llolton and Mott are in high
dudgeon against him and Settle and
Uolton lotA npon alter s election
as a eell out by him to liutler, who
is considered certain now for tbe
oitg term Senatorehip.
Meanwhile, people are enquiring
what was the consideration lor
which 1'utlcr consented to take
Walter instead of Lusk. Some eiy
that "W aleer a Btrength meant, in
Butler's eyes, danger to Pritchard,
lie candidate ol Hie original com
intin, and probably danger to
limself. Moreover, it was said
that the giving of the Speakerfchip
to Walser was but an empty honor,
as committee weie appointed last
niht to select the membcra of the
wenty-two standing committees,
caving to Walter only the an-
nouncement of them, lho mem
bers of the cornmilties will be di
vided half and hall among Populists
an J Republicans.
Jim lioyd, ot Greensboro, has ar
rived and ii working up a boom for
Senator. He aud Mott and llolton
and Settle are now againat Pritch
ard and would not hesitate to down
Butler if such a thimr teemed pos-
tioie. inis airnospuerc oa cuang-
ed to-day and clouds are vUiblo in
the Pritchard sky, whnv were not
thought of yctterd.tr Ufo.v what is
thought to haTe Uvii the rnrhdy
of Butler and A altr had trans
pi red.
Lwart a friends say he ba uve
counties in the Ninth Dittrict.
Some of the candidates acknowl
edged their fear of a combination
between Pritchard and Mott.
Lwart takes a farm ftand on the
line that there is aud must be fu
sion only on State questions aud on
no otners not on me oenaionai
matter. He declares this to be the
true sentiment of the Republicans.
Settle says llolton is ahead and
gaining; yet there is no telling what
sort of change a few hours may
bring about.
Devoted friends of Pritchard say
he baa a creat deal of Populist
strength behind him and that this
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is wnere roucu oi uia aircugwu iie.
They also declare that what he call
Iia IIiilfrnRftt! nim'iino will tro
1 to piece and assert that Pritchard
lias in line for him all Republicans
east of Raleiirh. who will be for
him at the right time, and that
Mott, Dockery and Poyd prefer
Pritchard to any body in the Hoi ton
Settle combine, and that the only
combination which can be made is
already made, this being Ewart and
llolton bossed by Settle.
KIL.LEO HIS I3ICOTUEU.
A Horrible Affair In "Wilkes
County Murderer in Jail-
The Wilkes paper report ancther
horrible affair, which occurred in
Mulberry township, in that county,
on Saturday, December 29th.
It appears that Perry and Drury
Coffey, two brothers, were at work,
cutting wood for Z. II. Roberts, on
the day the murder took place.
After they had ouit work they re
paired to RobertaMiouee, when they
became involved in a quarrel and
later came to blows. Roberts sep
arated them and, a he supposed,
pot them to amicably settle their
differences. Rut it seems that
Perry was not satisfied, and was
heard to remark that he intended
to kill his brother as they left tor
their home.
Ju6t what took place on their
way home no one knows, but just
as they cot there Lrury fell to the
ground, insensible. He was taken
into the house and lived until
Thursday morning, January 3rd,
but never s; oke.
Coroner liumgarner bummoncd
a jury and an inquest was held ovei
nis oxiy rnuay ana oaruraay,
when several important witnesses
were examined. The evidence was
of Euch a nature that justified the
arrett of Perrv Coffey, and he was
carried to llkesboro Sunday and
lodged in jail. Dr. S. VV. White,
county superintendent of health, ex
amined the dead man and lonnd
that two blows had been delivered
on the young man's head fractur
ing the 6kull.
His brother dedies killing him,
but admits that he 6truck him.
This is a lamentable affair and
has created a great deal of excite
ment in the Mulberry section, fays
the News.
IN ECSTACY OYER FLORIDA'S BEAU
TIFUL SUNSETS.
The Conquest ot Diphtheria.
"Diphtheria as a dangerous dis
ease exists no longer." These are
the words of Professor Retiring,
the discoverer of the wonderful
new remedy for diphtheria, given
iti an interview accorded to the cor
respondent of the Herald in Paris.
l'rofessor liehnng says .that in a
hundred thousand serious cases of
the disease treated and recorded
the mortality, which formerly aver
aged about fifty per cent., sa'jk at
once to twenty per cent, aud he Is
confident that tbe mortality will
soon be reduced to five ir cent.
In other words, this "cruel," pitiless
disease is practically conquered."
New York Herald.
No Moonshiners In Stokes.
Talk about Stokes county beinc
the home of moonshiners and whis
key drinkers' if you will, there are
jut tvo licensed bar rooms, not a
single government distillery, and
83 lar as we are informed, not a
lockade still in tho county. Where
is the town or county in tbe State
with a population of 17,000 that
can say as much. Uanbury Ke
pnrtcr. IJevond Comparison
Are the good qualities possessed by
Hood's Sarsaparilla. Above all it
purifies the blood, thus strengthen
ing the nerves; ic regulates the di
gestive organs, invigorates the kid
neys and liver, tones and builds up
the entire system, cures Scrofula,
DysjKjpsia, Catarrh and Rheuma
tism. Get Hood's and only Hood's.
Hood's Pills euro all liver ills,
biliousness, jaundice, indigestion,
6ick headache. 25c
Secretary Carlisle awarded the
contract for the building of the At
lanta, Ga. Exposition building to
W. N. McAfee, of Atlanta. Ga., at
$27,446, time for completion by
July let, 1S95.
A dispatch from Tien Tsin says
the Japanese are steadily advancing
upon Chin Chow and the Chinese
are slowly retiring to the great wall,
where they intend to make a stand.
The progress of both is impeded
by snow, which is very heavy.
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Coma and ail Skin Eruptions, atid posi
tlrelT curea Pilea, or no pay required. It
ia fnaraateed to giro Perfect Satisfaction
or money refunded. Price 2T cents per
box. For aale by Taylor A Banner, Drag
risU, Mount Airy, and J. A. Mod, Pilot
Mountain.
Thomas Holloran was arrested
in Richmond, Va., for the murder
of Gabriel Papini. Holloran ad
mitted the killing and said his vie
tim pointed a pistol in bis face.
The trouble occurred over a ques
tion of five cents change.
A Household Treasure.
D. W. Fuller, of Caaajoharie, N. Y,
says that be alirars keep Dr. King's New
licoTey ia the bouse and bia family baa
alwsjs found tbe Terr b st res a Its follow
it ase ; that be woafd Dot be a it bout it,
if prooirmble. G. A. Dykeman, Dmggist,
Caukill, N". Y- shys that Dr. King's Hew
Discovery ia undoubtedly the best Couch
remedy; that be baa used it in kis family
for eigbt years, and it haa oercr failed to
do all tha ia claimed for it. Why sot try
araadaA Inmr Irial anil ImImI. Trial
bottle frea at Taylor & Baoaer'a Drug I
8 tore. Regular aise &Oc. and f 1.00.
Stones of the Tide Interspersed
With Fish Yarns.
How rapidly the old landmarks
aro giving away yielding to
science, discovery and invention
The time was when we knew but
little of the big, round world and
measured everything by our own
latitude and longitude. Civihza
tion came from the east in isotherm
al lines. That ia a big word for the
children, and so I venture to tel
them it is the line of equal heats or
temperature. 1'alestiue is tbe old
est country we read about, and it is
about the same latitude with most
of the southern states, and has the
same kind ot climate. And so
Vheu people began to move west
ward they very naturally sought
the climate they were used to.
They do the same thing now.
Northern Texas is full of emigrants
trom Tennessee and North Carolina.
Middle Texas abounds in people
from north Georgia and north Ala
bama. bout hern lexas has more
settlers from the southern portion
of the older states and from Louisi
ana. People do not like to change
latitude, aud hence the northern
people will not come south until
they are forced by some pulmonary
disease or their long and vigorous
winters, or are tempted by a spirit
of speculation. Northern people
have an idea that the summers in
Georgia are awful hot and full of
fevers, lhey call it away down
6onth and look at the parallels of
latitude on tbe map, when the
truth is that Georgia summers are
not so hot as they are up north
The line of equal heats ia a very
crooked one. It dips from eastern
Virginia down through the Caro-
hnas into north Georgia aud circles
up again northwest to the state of
Washington. That ia as far north
as Maine, but far more temperate.
Boys can go barefooted all winter
in Seattle.
Time was when we got all our
history and poetry Irom England,
and we believed it all. My first
geography had a picture of a China
man selling rats that were Etrung
on a pole. But a Chinese laundry-
man told me he had never heard ot
such a thing. The same geography
had a picture of Florida that was
awful all mixed up with Indians
and alligators and swamps and hor
rible snakes hanging from the trees.
and it took me torty years to get
undeceived. Mrs. Hemans wrote
a beautiful piece of poetry, begin
ning
"Leaves have their time to fall,
And ilowers to wither at the north
wind's breath."
But had she lived in Brazil she
would have said the south wind's
breath. The north wind down
there comes from the equator, aud
is genial, warm and balmy. How
strange it must seem to our people
who go to South America to nnd
July and August very cold aud Jai-
uary very hot. All the great Eng
lish poets wrote from aa Englisn
standpoint, just as though theie
was no country butlugland. CJow
per wrote ugly lines about our
Altama (Altamaha) river that he
knew nothing about. Byron show
ed his ignorance and his spleen
when he wiote:
"As soon seek roses in December
ice in June.
Believe a woman or an epitaph.
Or any other thing that's false."
There are plenty of roses in De
cember and plenty of ice in June,
and woman is a more truthful crea
ture than man. Tom Hood scari
fied November as tbe meanest
month in the year. But it all de
pends upon where you live. Eng
lish people used to pay tribute to
Italian sunsets and celebrated them
a.l I a .1
in song, out i nave near a soutnern
ladies who have seen them say they
do not equal ours. Any clear, bril
liant snnset was glorious to an Eng
lishman, who was born in a fog and
was never out of it until he lelt
England. It is impossible to con
ceive of a sunset more magnificent
than we have almost every evening
on the gulf coast of Florida. I say
every evening because it ia bo sel
dom that we have a rainy day here
in the winter. Even if we have a
cloudy day the sun is sure to find
its way out be to re it goes to bed
and the illumination is all the more
gorgeous for every cloud is gilded
and then reflected upon the glossy
surface of the bay in prismatic
colors tbat I never, saw elsewhere.
My folk can't find adjective
enough to express their diuiratioi
They have exhausted the dictionary.
-a, a m 1 t
2Q a drop oi rain naa ianen since
we cam?, a month ago. and none is
expected until about next April.
But the dew oh, the dew that
sheds its tears upon everything
every nig? t. It drips from tbe
eaves like rain and puddle upon
the ground below. It saturate
everything and revives all kinds of
vegetation. Like the mitts ot rem,
where it never rains, the dews of
Florida are heaven substitute for
showers.
But I am studying the tides now.
We have bad very low tides in tbe
bay and tbe boatmen told me we
would have seven day of high tide
this week, viz: Tbe day of the f ul'
moon and three days before and
three day after, and sure enough.
I we did, but I don't understand the
reason why, and the books don't ex
plain to my satisfaction. For three
weeks past tide water has been
away out on the beach, nearly 100
feet from our fron fence, and now
it has crawled up almost to the
fence, leaving a narrow passway
Twice a day it goes and comes. As
tho Irishman said: "An' faith, it is
a great k dentry two freshets a
HOP ATll lASJSa rf-f W-v arv aF 0 l s-s '
auu aiaijr uiuo vi ioiii
IMMIGRANTS COMING.
11,000 Acres of Land Purchas
ed and More Wanted.
A company is now being organ
lzed to oring a number oi Long
Island and New James farmers to
this section. The compauy has al
ready purchased eleven thousand
acres of land around Newport,
about midway between Newbern
and Morehead City and are negotiat
ing for. other large tracts. The
company now haa about three hun
dred families ready to come. They
propose to cut up the land iuto
thirty-acre lots and build a house,
etc, on each loL This work will
begin at once. A large number of
New York capitalists have been
enlisted in the movement. One of
the parties to the above has been
for 6ix or seven months investigat
ing the country from Virginia to
Georgia and has come to the con
clusion that this is the best country
in America the earden spot This
movement is entirely distinct and
separate from any ot the immigra
tion or colonization movements that
have heretofore been made public.
The preliminary work has been per
formed quietly and the point is at
hand when the results are to show.
Wilmington's New Cotton Fac
tory.
From the Raleigh News and Observer.
The business men of Wilmington
are going to build a cotton mill on
the plan that will enable everybody
to take stock. The par value will
be $100 to bo paid for in weekly
installments of 50 cents eacb. The
capital stock will be $100,000.
The cotton mills will eventually aK
come to the cotton helas, but until
the movement begins actively
Southern capital will have to build
most of the mills. The Noithern
manufacturers were somewhat
skeptical a few years ago. Their
doubts are being removed by ob
ject lessons. The only way the
bouth can build up rapidly is along
the line the Wilmington people are
working. . The installment plan en
ables all wage earners to become
co-workers with capitalists in es
tablishing cotton factories.
NEW COUNTY GOVERNMENT
The Text of tbe Bill Introduced
In the Legislature by Rep
resentative Ewart.
English Spavin Liniment removes all
Hard. Soft or Calloused Lumps ana
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins,
Curbs, SplfntB. Sweeney, Ring-Bone,
Stifles, Sprains, all 8wollen Throats,
Couehs. etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. "Warranted the most wonder
ful Blemish Cure ever known. Sold
by Taylor & Banner,
. Ml. Airy, in. j.
The expected6hipment of $S0O,-
000 in gold by Hoskier, Wood &
Co, on the steamship La Cham
pagne yesterday, from New York,
was reduced to $500,000. Lazard
Freree shipped $1,600,000 making
a total of $2,100,000 on the French
VC86Cl.
Catarrh Cannot be Cured
with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of disease. Catarrh is a
blood or constitutional diseaae, and in
order to core it you must take internal
remedies. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, and acts directly on the blood
and raucous surfaces. Hall's Catarrh Cure
is not a quack medicine. It was prescrib
ed by one of the best physicians in this
county for years, and is a regular prescrip
tion. It is composed of the best tonics
known, combined with the best blood puri
fiers, acting directly on tbe mucous sur
faces. The perfect combination of the two
Ingredient is what produces such wonder
ful results in curing Catarrh. Send for
testimonials, free.
P. J. CI1EXEY & CO., Props., Toledo. O.
bold by Druggists, price ;c
Blind Children In tbe State.
Out of 731 blind children, who
are said by the census reports to be
n tho State, the authorities were
unable to get the names of but 125,
and of these only 49 could be in
duced to enter the institution at
Raleigh. The ismorance ot their
parents and gnardians is the cause
ot their not availing themselves of
the opportunity.
Catarrh is a constitutional dis-
ease, riooa s cjarsapanua is a con
stitutional remedy. It cures ca
tarrh. Cjive it a trial.
A Massillon, Ohio, dispatch says:
The Howells Mining Company is
successfully operating with its own
officers driving mules in place of
striking drivers. It is undei stood
that an effort will be made to break
the strike at all points Monday.
Did You Ever
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relief. This medicine baa been fouad to
be peculiarly adapted to the relief and cure
of all Female Complaints, exertiug a won
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and tone to the organs. If you hare Loss
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citable, Melancbnly or troubled with DLrxy
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need. Health aad StreDgth are guaranteed
by its use. Large bottle only fifty eenU
at Taylor & Banner's Drug Store.
H. H. Creech, dealer in dry goods
and notions,- Norfolk, Va- has
made an assignment. Liabilities
$18,000. .
Itch on human, mange or horses.
dogs and all stock, cured in SO minute
by Vtooliord a sanitary .Lotion ibis
never fails. Sold by '
Tatlob & Bajotk,
Mt Airy, N. C.
Representative H. G. Ewart has
introduced a bill to amend the
county government act. It repeals
chapter 141, acts 1S77, and abro
gates all the provisions of article 7
of tbe Constitution inconsistent
with this act except those contained
in sections 7, 9 and 13 and substi
tutes in their place the provisions
of this act. It declares every coun
ty a body corporate, whose qulified
voters shall biennially elect the
treasurer, register of deeds and sur
veyor. Townships are not to ex
ercise any corporate powers. Where
new ones are established the Supe
rior court clerk will appoint the
justices of the peace, and they are
to serve until the next general elec
tion. J ustices of the peace, five to
each township, are to be elected
by the dualified voters at the next
regular election, and each two years
thereafter. In addition to the jus
tices now in office the Legislature
at this session shall fill all vacancies
now existing, and shall also elect
five additional justices for each
township, all of these to hold office
until the next regular election. In
townships where there "are cities or
incorporporated, towns the Legisla
ture is to elect one additional jus
tice for each thousand inhabitants
infsuch city oa incorporated town,
these jnsticestohold office until
the next regular elecTfcm. Noth
ing contained in this act is to in
terfere with the term of the peace
heretofore elected by the Legisla
ture. Tha Secretary of State is to
certify to the clerks of the Superi
or court the justices elected tor the
several counties by this Legisla-
tuie. The terms of those elected
at this session of the Legislature to
fill vacancies now existing are to
begin at the expiration of the terms
for which justices now in office
have been elected, and not before
The office of county commissioners
is abolished, but the present boards
of commissiouers,iwill hold office
until the 1st Monday in June, at
which time the justices in each
county, including all those elected
by this Legislature shall elect three
citizens from tbe body of the coun
ty, including the justices, oue of
those thus chosen to be oi a politi
cal party different from that of the
jnstices; these three persons to bo
known as the board of trustees, and
to hold office until thenext gener
al election. The register of deeds
will be clerk of the board. At the
election in November, 1896, and
biennially thereafter, these boards
of trustees are to be elected. They
are given power to levy taxes,
purchase real property, build
bridges, to.cost not over $500, bor
row money and make or alter ad
ditional townships. But in those
counties in which there is a board
of audit and finance no taxes are
to be levied, or property purchas
ed, unless afmajority ofthe board
of audit and finance concurs. The
board of trustees will have the
6ame jurisdiction and'power as the
boards ot commissioners now ex
isting. The trustees are to fill
vacancies on other boards. The
Superior court clerk is to appoint
justices to fill vacancies.
In any county 100 qualified
voters and free holders can secure,
npon application to the"J resident
judge, the appointment of not lc38
than three persons, one to be ot a
different political party from the
majority of the board of trustees,
and the person8thnsappointedare
to be styled the board of audit and
finance. County tiustees, before
they assume office, must give a
bond to the State for $2,000, such
bonds to be approved by the resi
dent judge of the district and filed
with the clerk'of the court.
New Cotton Mill at Wilmington.
A new cotton mill on theco-oper
ative plan has been organized in
Wilmington. The stock is to be
raised by installments, paid in
weekly. Fourteen thousand dollars
of stock was subscribed at the meeting-
-
A Juvenile Reformatory.
The State Bard ot Charities has
drafted a bill for a juvenile reform
atory. This week a committee
from AsheviIIe will arrive at ICaJ-
eigh to confer with the committee
of the Board of Charities and the
legislative committees.
Many stubborn and aggravating
cases of rheumatism that were believed
to be incurable and accepted as life
legacies, have yielded to Chamberlain's
Pain Balm much to the surprise and
gratification of the aufferers. One ap
plication will relieve the pain and suf
fering and its continued use insures an
effectual cure. For sale by D. A. Hous
ton, Druggist, Mount Airy, N. C.
i
A Jacksonville diepatcb says the
story published in Chicago paper
of one thousand tramps moving on
Jacksonville is simply sensational
6tuff without any foundation in facL
"I know an old soldier who had chron
ic diarrbo?a of long standing to bavt
been permanently cured by taking
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Kemedy, says La ward Ehumpik,
a prominent druggist of Minneapolis,
Minn. I have sold the remedy in this
city for over seven years and consider it
jpenor to any other medicine now on
the market lor bowel complaints." 25
and 50 cent bottles of this remedy for
aale by D. A. Houston, Druggist, Mount
Airy, N. C
HEART DISEASE
Fluttering, No Arpetile, Cc " : r
Sleep, Wind on 5ton -:I .
"For a lonj timo I Ju l a t :::
pain at my heart, which V.::li : :
most Incessantly. 1 1: ; ! 1. 1 r :
and could not sleep. I wo-:: 1 1 : c
pelled to sit up in bed a nd 1
from, my stomach until 1 t:
that every minute would I ;:
There was a feeilln of (
about my heart, and I w.n 'a:.-. :
draw a full breath. I could r t y
a room without resting, llj )
band induced me to try "
Dr. Miles' Heart C: .
andam harpy to say it h.n c
me, 1 now have a splendid .
and sleep well. Its eHect w:.i'u;
marvelous
MRS. HARKY F- FTAKR, IY'.-v:.; ., ;
Tr. M!!c nart Cnre Is soil on a j
guarantee that th first bottis ..i i
All drasrrlsM rW it at II, 6 bott i. t r
It will be R'Tit. jr,MU,J. on rtv" M tf ?
by tha Dr. ftlU-js ileiiical Co , l L& t,
For Sale by Taylor
Felling T rr hj Steam.
England comes to the front v:.
new invention of value. A C.
manufacturer has brought cut f r. :
proved form of steam trco f
and crosscut ting machine. L'.:. : t
original patent was taken cut ;
these machines a number Lavo 1
sent to all parts of the wcrl 1. 1
are mounted upon a strong c.z. -, :
ported on a pair of wheels cf i : . '
diameter as to enable the euvt t .) c
through a treo at a height cf l".
three feet from tho
skeleton carriage is fitted with a j
of shafts, which renders it r
transportable through the fore t.
After the tree is felled tho t .
machine can bo partially r.f'
upon its axis so that by sir;; !y t
bag a hand wheel the paw can :
to cut in a vertical direct: cn, c r
any angle between the hcrl."?r,t :l .
vertical position. It gene rail;-1
pens, when a large treo faL., t: t
does not lie flat, as its branch : 1
the upper part of the trur.li c 1
ground, and so, in order to c:
trees lying in such positicr7, i
necessary to incline tho saw :
what from a direct vcrtic I
which is readily done by tho r
ment. Duluth Kews Tnl ur.:.
Batter's Urarery.
Colonel Charles L. Fuller cf ;
street haa often testifk-J ts
friends of tho gTeat esteem La v
he held General Butler as a : : '
That General Butler was r hj-. .'
very bravo man ia affirmed Ly C . '
Fuller, who w-aa la the general' j
mand during tho war.
During a reoonnoLeanco cf t'-:
emy'a position ono racming tl 3
era! with some followers wai cc
by a body of Confederate trc;-
escape it was necessary for. tl.. s
eral'a force to travel acre .3 a j "
open country which wo Ev.-c; t
lho hostile iruns. Every ell: r
mounted or crouched lovr c ;
horse's back, but General Cut! r :
rode calmly across the open e :
bia horse and scowling con: j 1
at the firing trocps. IIo wa3 r '
the last to secure a place c t f '
Boston Globe.
n-efeatberel tha Tsrkrj.
A curious incident ocenrre 1 c :
of Admiral Farra gut's frl :.t : -the
fleet entered ilobila I y.
related by an officer who t ur
eyes beheld the ornitholc 1
nomenon. Tho men wt ro : :
down to a hearty hrtakf. t
turkey and other toothsome thlr
when they were "piped to qu art
They bad to leave tho nr.:
turkey and hurry upon deck. '
were being fired nr-on.
Suddenly, whilo they vrcro r:
ing the enemy's fire, they wcr
prwed to notice that tho air v ;
of feathers. A cloud cf then il
about the men at tho guns. 1 1 1
aa if a new and stran go k:r 3 c f r
hovered over this particular fr:
In a little while tho Crir.g t
and the men returned to th 2 1
fast table.
"Hadn't that bird been jlu:.:
some one inquired, pointing t'
turkey.
There. lay the turkey aa tl
covered with soft, wLito f :t!
if they were his natural j lurr -Like
many other ttartllr 7
Eomena, this one Lad a vcrr f
explanation, which cj j--r; I
one of the cabin doors v.-. ; e ;
The room had the aj j ar.:. - c f
ing been out in a light sno-.''.
Little white feathers lay sv; r c
thing. A shell Lad gen 0 r. g h 1 1 1, :
a feather pillow in ona cf th c-1
Youth's Companion.
A BI1 of tb Crlr
Arthur Sinclair, who vra a
tenant in the Confcl-rat2 c
Alabama, has a valuahle re 11 z in
nection with-the famous yt I
is & photograph showing tl. :;:
section of the spar deck. . Tl.
ia coaling, boats are swen j c . :
davits, hammock cloths ctd 1
over the nettings a.3 a r : .
from coal dust, and th2 L I
run in to allow the coal It ; t .1
alongside in safety. Tl.lj r '
was taken at Cape Town, C ;
Good Hope, and includes j 1 :
Lieutenants r.ichard F. Art.
and Arthur Sinclair. TL:;- :r:
resented 3 leaning c:.lr t r,
the third division, while in tl. :-1
ground ia a Hottentot la nr. "r
awaiting the wah. clothe 3 c f t
cers. This is one cf tho cr-:
tos of the cruiser in exu t : : : .
tim ore Bun.