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"7 Hw T ram Enterprise. V( All i'.'. NEWTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUGUST 8, 1890. PRICE: 81.00 PER YEAR ROYALIur.'JVI L i.. V. ""ik a Absolutely iPura , ; . .i i :i rf .: r bal 'ce; i i der ! ; :;'. i.i viutr st ivn--;t ii. !". S. i;, ,!::!,-: . V. -J...H. An- !7, l.-M). 24 hjiMbhill iinMlol. NEWTON, N.G. Dr P F LAUGENOUR, DENTIST. Xi-:wton, X. 0. !'.. '...'ik. Lutes', improvements. Now i.i.-iii' I,n'.v;.iin. Aeitimr and bad ly ,!....;...! i.H'th. if".-! !!. tilled nnil snv , .1. ;.;. I ut-1, -i-ihi i i i'Wiis nit on na ! ill V n i .-. I':ri sIV'' '" l"T cent, of mii-Ii t.t-ih ;!,! t!-i!s;i!!,v '-xt ractcu. Ar titiit.it i... i!. i i; in nithonr plates, hv the new -s;-m n.' CUOWN mi.l i'Riix.;E u.it-k. Tin y n:T made ta-i in tin' mouth, m-vi-r fall down ! liniM', Arc the ;ii'i-o;i'-ii to t 1 i - natural teeth. ;v.-A l.y i'm- tic- !m-j -trtirii-'al snbstiuno. Cfi J 70 :". ri;iw '...'. 'it:u'gurt 1 roe. Lull ft U o r.r.o F. l'.o;r. :v, Wa.-laruton, X. 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" "77e w.Vonvs- of fie brook" Jot 40; 22. tlic;itcl to the memory of Mrs. Min iie J'erk'iifi lltinh;irt Mnrpliy, who died Jure 20th, S!0, .it Maiden, N. C, nV J01L AUIKRT MVIU'llY. A hush of mom when spirits seek To revel in the .slumbrous gloom, Death cnlled the rosrs f.-oiu her cheek, And marked her for a jeweled tomb, Where weeping willows bad and b'oom. I h i hands are p'n -sped like braided snow. Her eyes no more the'r watchr". keep; Tien on her theg-een ve (tire throw, And wrapped in ros ., let her si '), In qeiet where the v. 'Hows wrep. No costly stone above her raise, Wh'eh other names m-glit iustiy crave; For she hath le.'i of silent praise, A monument above the -ave, Emir ing wlrle the willows wave. Let grand old oaks by storms can essed, Their shadows round the tl;al send, And when by autumn v. "mils undressed, Their leaves shall richest colors lend, As covering where the willows bend. Ta-ov. i aeoi iis iV,l"ng on her mornd, I"! oni t ri tops shaken to and fro, Sha'l n rap her door but none be found To rise and answer from below, To visits where the willows grow. And when the morning choir of spring Kings o'er the plane and shaded nook, Levi sw; 'test Horal tribuie brii'-. And cast it with a hopeful look l-eni t; .h the a iliows of the brook. When shailows eastward cr-p along, And ius. -t mourners gather nigh To trill for her an, even : tig song; No scenes such ha'lowed thoughts sti- ply As where the wi ping willows sigh. When autumns l usset cloak o'ei spreads The shoe'ders of the giant trf 's. And oi ie it pearl.-, the eveicng shes Shai' flasli and spar1 V on the le; :, Ecr v 'Hows ocr her k;ss the l.tr. 'ze. Tell them who ask, "Who, here, i mot?" '"An open rose the garden took, Wie'e blokni'i- and hath marked the spot, AVi.h Parian cross and open book. I'tencath the willows ot the brook," KEght ha"owed nioi:img. iprckly eonie, For which the ransom hath been paid: Colh -t her saeivd ashes home, Along the highway Je. ms ma le. Far from the willows pei:ive shade. THK SOLDIEU V.'A- A FATHER. New York letter to the Kelt imore Sun. There was buried at (ireenwood toJa3r a man with a curious bistoiy He had boon a Confederate soldier, as brave as any of bis comrades, but be deserted bis army during tbe war and was tried by court-martial for doing so. Ed ware1. Cooper was his n';t;ue. For the past year be bas been living at Xo. 355 Fourtb ave nue. One bleak December morning ?'u 18G3 be was before a court martia of the Army of Northern Virginia. Tbe prisoner was told to introduce bis witnesses. He replied, "I bave no- witnesses. 1 Astonished at tbe tbe cabaiuess with which be Seemed to be -ubmit;ng to hiz inevitable fate, Gen. Battle said to him : "Have you no defense ? Is it possible that you abandonded 3'our comrades and deserted your colors in the presence of the enemy without reason?" "There was a reason," replied Cooper, "but it will not avail me be fore a military tribunal." "Perhaps you Bve mistaken," said the general; "you are charged with the highest crime known to military law and it is yorv duty to make known the cause that influenc ed yoi : actions." Appro xhing the president of the court Co- per presented a letter, say ing as be did so: "There, genera1, is what did it !" The letter was offered as the pris oner's defense. It was in these words : "Dear Edw. id : Since your con nection with the Confederate f 'my I have been prouder of you f'an ever before. I would not have you do anything wrong for the world, Out before Gol, Edward, unless you come home we must die ! Last night I was r 'oused by little Eddie ciying. I called to him and said: 'What is the matter, Eddie?' He rep.'ied: "Oh, mamma, I am so hun gry.' And Lucy, your darling Lucy. She never complains. But she grows thinner and thinner every day. Before God, Edward, unless you come home we must die. ' iorR Mary." Turning to the prisoner, Gen. Battle asked : "What did you do when you received that letter ?" Cooper replied : "I made appli cation for a furlough. It was reject ed. Again I made application and it was rejected. That night fcs I w andered about our camp thinking of my hone, the wild eyes of Lucy looking up to me and the burning wordd of Mary sinking ia my brain, I was uo longer the Confederate soldier, but was the father of Lucy and the husband of Mary. If every gn in the battery bad been fired upon me I would have passed those 1'nes. When I reached home Mary flung her f "ins pround mj Deck audsobbed : 'Ob, my Ed wai'd ! ..,.1 am so glad you got your furlough.' She must have felt me shudder, for she turned as pale as death r.ud catching her breath at every word, she said 'Have you come without your furlough ? Go back! Edward, go back ! Let n e and the children go down to the .uyo, but for Heaven's sjike, save, save the honor of our name ! ' " There was not an officer on the court-martin', who did not feel the force of the prisoner's words, but each in turn pronounced the verdict guilty. The proceedings of the court were reviewed by Gen. Lee, ? id upon the record was written : "Headquarters A. Is. Y. The finding of the court approved. The prisoner is pf doned and will report to his "mpany. R. L. Lee, General." JUDGE M. L. McCORKLE. Kaleigh News and Observer. Yesterday Governor Fowle ap pointed Col. Matthew Locke Mc Corkle to bo Judge of the 11th dis trict to supply the vacancy caused by the death of Judge Sbipp. Col. McCorkle was born in Ca- tawba (then a part of Lincoln) coun ty, November 17, 1S17, and is now in his 72d year. His grandfather, Francis. McCorkle, fought gallantly at Ramsour's Mills in tbe Revolu tionary war, and the name has ever been held in high esteem in that por tion of the State. Having graduated at Davidson College, he studied law under Chief Justice Pearson, and obtained his license in 1S4G, but was immediate ly made Clerk of the Superior court, which position held until 1S50. At the outbieak ol the w r he raised a part of tae Twenty-third North Car olina Regiment, and he served faith fully on the field of duty. In lSGi, he was elected to the Legislature, and was s.'so elected Colonel of the Senior Reseryes. His next public service was in the Constitutional Convention of 1875. Judge McCorkle. is one of the best and pcrest men in the State. He is a sound lawyer, a gentleman of character aud high integrity, riis disposition is amiable, his manners courteous and he possesses a fund of the mi'k of bain an KncNess and charity hat make ail men esteem him who come in contact with nim. It was understood that Gov. Fowlo would make no appointment to this vacancy until after tbe Judicial Con vention had made a nomination, but upon Jndge Whi taker's action in re gard to jurisdiction, in order that Stokes court might be held, the Gov ernor determined to fill the vacancy at once. Col. McGorkle's name has been mentioned in connection with Jthe nomination, but we learn that his name will not be presented to the convention at all. OUR BIGGEST LAND OWNER. Asheville Citizen. Mr. Barkley CVn has sold his fr m of 50 acres on the French Board, South of the city, to Mr. Geo. Y'anderbilt for S12.500 Mr. Josiah Jones, whose farm adjoins Mr. Cain's, has also disposed of his farm to Mr. Vanderbilt. The price is unkown. Mr. Vanderbilt has purchased of Mr. G. W. Pack the Antler Hall es tate for $30,000, and it is reported the estate of G. W. West and Col. J. G. Martin, for 8G0.000 and 850,000 respectively. This property all ad joins, and with the exception of Col Wm. Cocke's ft -m, gives Mr. Vans derbilt the entire front on the French Broad, from below the Swan nanoa to Alexander's bridge, and be yoDd, It also comprises some of the most valuable as well as the prettiest valley and b;il lands of this beautiful section. Mr. Pavk has instructed all work c. ried at Antler Hs'I suspend ed. THE FILST STEP. Perhaps you are run down, can't eat, can't sleep, can't think, can't do anything fo your satisfaction, and you wonder what ails you. Y u should heed the warning, you are taking the first step into Nervous Prostration. You need a Nerve Tonic and in electric Bitters you will find the exact remedy for restoring your neivous system to its normal, healthy condition. Surprising results follow the use of his great Nerve Tonic and Alterative. Your appe tite returns, good digestion is restor ed, and the Liver and Kidneys re sume her.'thy action. Try a bottle. Price 50c. at T. R. Abernethy & Co's Drug Store. WEEKLY WEATHER CROP BULLETIN IAU1ES Needing a tonic or children that wa it building up, should take BROWN'S IKON BITTERS. It is pleasant to take, cures Malaria, Indige tlou, aud BUiousness. All dealers keep it. FOR TR-i WEFTv ENDING SAT1.1DAY, AU GUST 2d, lb90. Oenh-al Office, Raleigh, N. C. The reports of correspondents of the Weekly Weather Crop Balletiu, issued by the North Carolina Exper iment Station and State Weather service, co-operating with the Uni ted States Siguai Service, show that heavy rains continued throughout the State until the SOth of July, iho remainder of the w ek ending Satur day, August 2d, 1S90, being warm and bright. Fears have been enter tained that the heavy rains of the past two weeks would cause serious damage to crops, but the injury done is far less than might have been exs peeled. Cotton has been shedding badly iu some places, but the plants are so well advanced and full of biossoms and fruit that the present loss is not sufficient to justify any gloomy anticipations. In a majority of counties the rains have been just what was needed, aud the genera' prospects lor cotton, corn and tobac co continues excellent. The wcath er during the week has greatly bene fitted upland corn, but injured crops on low ground. M". J. Y. Morrow says that Pmevilio township can show cotton h.pph g in five foo rows and five to s:x feet high. The highest temperature during the week was 01, the lowest 51 de grees. The average rain fa'l was 3.75 inches, which is nearly 2.50 inches above the normal amount. The following are tome of the heav iest rr is reported : Edenton, Chow an county, 3.90; Elizabeth City, Panquotauk county, 2.80: Newborn, Cravea county, 5.30 Ra'eigh, WaLe county, 5.78: Sniithiieid. Johnston county. 3.85; Lawrenburg, Richmond county. 7 00; Ayesville. Stoke s conn ty, 7.00 inches; Le;o?, Cr 'dwell county. 4.G0: Old Fort, McDowell county. 5.00; Asheville. Bui, combe county, 3.70- Next week will con tinue waim with plenty of sunshine and not much rain. Eastern district. Cloudy and cool weather prevailed, with heavy rains until July 30th: followed by warmer weather the rest of the week. The average rail; tall 3.2G i'lehes. Some damage reported to cotton and tobacco. Cotton is shed ding, but not badly, and rust has appeared. The heavy rain dul less damage than expected. Central District. The average rainfall for the week was -1.02 inches, which is more thin three incites above the average. The latter part cf the week was bright and warm. Cotton has been damaged and i-s shedding, but not as badly as was anticipated. The rain lias been fa vorable, for corn, grasses potatoes aud vegetables, has slightly injured tobacco. Rust reported on cotton in Richmond county. Western District. Rainy . weather continued until the 20th, followed by warm weather with plenty of sun shine, which was greatly needed. The average rain-fall for the week was 3.20 inches, two inches in excess of the normal. Less injury to cot ton reported in this district than in others, though it has shed some. Corn and tobacco, improved especi ally upland ccrn. NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF WIGGINS SAYS TFE WOKX.D CAN.xOT END FOR BILLIONS OF VE 1S. Prof. Wiggins, the weather pro phet, who is now at a smr.ll Cana dian village near Ottawa, was inter viewed the other day b a Globe Democrat correspondent. "Will this world ever have an end ?" was asked. "NOj" said the astronomer; "this world will never have an end. The universe, or immensity, so far as re vealed to us in the telescope, is made up of star bunches, or nebula? placed at immense distances from each other. Our sun belongs to the nebula which we call the milky way. Who would think of one nebula blotted fiom existenco without pU the others meeting a sinilar fate? But if our earth ever does have an end it cannot be for many billions of years yet. "The first plannet of the solar sys tern that will be snuffed out is Nep -tune, for it is the farthest from the sun and the" oldest. Uranus will then follow, then Saturn, then great Jupiter, then Mr. vs. Twenty mil lions of years after we see Mars fall out of the sky we ma3' prepare for oblivion, but riot till then. Tou see, as the planets grow they recede from the sun and shift their axes. And as "they recede from the sun, or the center of grayity, they swell or en large. Life on Mars is much prefer able to that on the earth, for the peo pie there have smaller bones, be cause the attraction is less, and they B'T"' iess muscular exertion for lo comotion. They have more mental energy, therefore, for study, and hence are much wiser and longer hved than we are. We may infer, also, that they are not subject to diss ease,and their mental energy may be so great that they renew their bod ies by sink "ng into a sott of chry salis state, and without the agency of death, so that their lives may be eternal." "You think, then, that Mars is in habitej ?'' "I know it is, for a1', the land sur face is carved up by canals, evident ly for the purpose of travel and 5 li gation. A'ong the banks of these cp i-.als ve planted forests, for the tiec-s supply moisture to the air, and thi probably becomes dew, which then promotes vegeta "on. When the er "'ill's orbit becomes as great as that of Mars,our pknet w'T probs ably be a hundredth part larger than now, our oceans wi'l become more shallow, all mountains will be worn dow.-, ard we will have nothing to condense the moisture in the air, if, indeed, we have any moisture to con donse. Canals will then everywhere be a prime necessity." THE OOTTON PROSPECT. FIFE AT MORGANTON. THE WESTERN NORTH CAIOITXA FT EIGHT 1EFOT LCRXED YESTERDAY. The Morgauton Here1'.. of Thurss day says : The Western North Car olina depot in Morganton, three freight cars, and a great der1 of val uable freight were burned jesterd ty morning. The loss will approximate si 0X00. About 10 o'clock the shanty car, occupied by the force of hands that is digging away the big gravel bank west cf the depot, took fire "from a tove in which the hrnds had been cookr'ig their meals. The sbaaty car ?'ood on the side track on the south side cf the brick freight depot, "nd a long trr;n of "reight cars, loaded with va'uable .freight consigned to Morganton and Burke county merch ants stood on the same track. When the fire was discovered there were very few people at the depot, and no locomotive being on hand it was im possible to move the burning car. which stood by the depot platform and almost touching it. From the car Die ilamoj were soon communi cated io the cpot, in which several thousand dollars orth of freight was stored. The crowd which began to arrive at this juncture made des perate cflorts to save the freight,the first articles carried from the build ing being twelve kegs of powder and four large boxes of dyr.pmito. It is thought that all of the freight could have been saved had not a frighten ed negro opened the door on the so-jth side of the depot next to the burning car. As oon as the door was opened the flames rushed in and the whole interior was soon ?n a bhze. W Lien a few minutes after the a arm was given five hundred people had collected around the de pot, and a column of men and boys was formed to pass water from the pool at the old furniture facto-y site to the new passenger depot, which was amoking with the heat from the freight depot, which stood on the opposite side of tie track. In the meantime the train of freight cars had been uncoupled from the burn ing shanty car, and was pushed off down the track by a big crowd of men to a safe distance. After a fierce battle with the flames the passenger depot and the brick warehouse south of the burning building, were saved, and the fire was confined to the freight depot and to three freight cars. The loss, including the three cars, the freight and the depot is estimated by the railroad company at from 810,000 to 812,000. - The New York quotations show that there is jow a d'ference of nearly 2 cents per pound between spot cotton and deliveries for No vember andDeccmber the- qnortotion for the former being 12 cents, and for the latter 10.51 and 10.50. Earlier in this year there was a corner in Liverpool which advanced and maintained prices in New Y'ork. Now, it would appeal", there is a cor ner in New York which is stiffening prices in Liverpool. At least, a dis patch of Monday from Liverpool re ports the Jonm-1 of Commerce of tha-, city as raying that "New York cotton operators have undert: ken to run a coiner in I rverpool in autumn deliveries. They have set loca' houses to buy e!l spot cotton at tbe present basis as well as f r im mediate delivery. They wi'l try to run a corner in Naw York r 'so.' Advices from Manchester r'so say that the cotton spinners there may have to foil back on the'r reserve stocks unless prices decline, and that foreign holders may slip their sur plus supplies to New York. It thus appears that, although the price of cotton has been we'l main tained during the summer months by the competition between a home and a foreign corner,- the prospects for the new crop are not assuiing of the maintenance- of present prices. True, if the Manchester spinners re duce their reserves, as suggested, they will have at eomctime to re plenish the'r stocks, but the condi tions under wbich they may do so c ve at present uncertain andprecaii ous. The true policy of the planters ap pears to be to avail themselves of the .resent prices as long as they con tinue, so as to meet t' eir needs and obligations, but not to hurry the ba'auce of the crop to market if re actionary forces bring it under the control of the "bears'' for there is no reason to doubt that deals and corners will be continued through out the com'ng cotton season. A close watching of the games of the speculators and an improvement of the opportunities afforded by Iheir "ups and clowns" may enable pro ducers to profit by the deals of the speculators. is against W. H. .Spray. The girl, who is nine years old, has b ;u a: tending the government school in Cherokee county of which Spray is teacher, and the pi uin tiff alleges that when he demanded that she return to his home Spray would not give her up. More than that the father claims that the daughter had been taught to ignore Ltr parents when they c-JIed to see her. On technical grounds the case was adjourned uui-I August 13th, when it will be hea d by Judge Fred C. Phillips. SCRATCH ITS SUPPORTERS. SWEET CATSUP RECIPES. THE NEW DISCOVERY. You have heard youi friends atftl neighbors talking about it. You may yourself be one of the many who know from personal experience just how good a thing it is. If you have ever tried it, tou are one of its staunch friends, because the won deiful thing about it is, that when once given a trial, Dr. King's New Discovery ever after holds a place in the house. If you bave never used it aud should be afflicted with a cough, cold or any Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, secure a bottle at once aud give it a fair trial. It is guaranteed every time, or money re funded. Trial Bottle Free at T. R. Abernethy & Co's Drugstore. "Why doesn't he take Hood's Ssrsaparida ?" is the general inquiry of friends when a person suffers from any diseases of the blood. O BROWN'S IRON BITTERS Cures Indigestion, r.ilionsness, Dyspepsia, Mala ria, Nervousness, and General Debility. Physi cians recommend it. All dealers sell it. Genuine bag trade mark and crossed red lines oa wrapper. Currant Catsup Take 4 pounds of ripe currants, one and a half pounds of sugar, a tablespoonfrl of ground cinnamon, a teasoonful of salt, ground cloves and pepper, with a pint of vinegar ; stew the currants, and sugar unt'l thick ; add the other ingredients, aud boitle for use. Coosbcrry Catsup Take nine pounds of gooseberries, five pounds of sugar, cue qur't of vinegfv, ten table.-poonful of ground cinnamoD, and one each of allspice and cloves. Take the blossoms off the gooseber ries and wash them ; put them in a porcelain kettle, mash, let scald and strain ; add the sugar and apices ; let boil fifteen rr'nutes, and add the viuegar cold ; bottle immediately wbi'e hot. Grape Catsup Take six pounds of ripe grapes pick - from the stems, bo"! in a little water and strain, ac?d a pint of vinegar, three pounds of sugar, a tablespoonful each of cloves and cinnamon, a teaspoonful of salt, and one grated nutmeg ; boil until thick, and bottle. This catsup is ex cellent with game and fish. Sweet Green Tomato Catsup Take six pounds of green tomatoes, and chop fine, cover with vinegar, put on the fire, and boil until very tender, strain, add three pounds of sugar, season with spice to taste,boil fifteen minutes, and bottle. Sweet Ripe Tomato Sauce Cut up three dozen large ripe tomatoes, put in a preserve kettle and boil uni til soft ; take off and strain ; to every cup of juice add a teacup of sugar, the juice of a lemon, one teaspoonful each of cloves, allspice, mace and cinnamon, with half a nutmeg ; boil until thick, and bottle. Peach Catsur Take very ripe, soft peaches peel and seed, put in a kettle, after mashing, and add a little water to keep from brniug " cook and stir fifteen minutes, take up, strain, and put buck "n the ket tle ; with vinegrr to these, a teacup of sugrr to every quart, with spice to taste; cook ten minutes, and bottle. AN INTERESTING CASE. Asheville Citizen. An interesting habeas corpu3 case was before Judge Merrimon this morning. It involved the posses sion of Susie Ropetwi&ter, an Indian child. The suit is brought by John Ropetwistcr, father of the girl, and G. A Woil'Dfi Powtieily has a letter ;n the Jovrn: of the K. of L. ag' nst ' " e force b" I ironi w' "ch we inn'zc these extracts : "The b- ', 5 it passes, is intended to regr'&t ' the election of Congress men, and is i ar'"cu!uiJy designed for use in the South, at least that is what it is supposed io be. A very appropi "ate title for the b' 1 would be. 'A law to place the control of its owe election in tha hands cf the United States Confess and to pre vent the people from interfering too much in that little matter.' "The p-oposed law covers seven ty six p tges of he regulation Con gressional file, with about two bun dled and fifty words to the page. It is so ccmp':caied, so cumbrous and illy-constructed a piece of ma chinery that it is veiy doubtful if its pareut c nld successfully manage it end explain what it would be able to pei form. Shorn of verbiage the in tent of that law is to perpetuate the e'-'stence of the party in power and eaable it to keep a close watch over t: e election of all officers as well as Congressmen. Why should a special w le enacted to regulate the elec tion c; Congressmen 1 Whom do "'iey represent thai they should in sist on manipulatiag the election machinery in the" own "nterest ? A Congressman dons not represent the United States in the House cf Representatives he represents a number of citizens comprising a cer tvn teirritory in acerta'n State, and the people of that State should have the right to scru.inize and regulate tbe eJ :tion cf tne man or men who w'll represent them in Congress. THAT THE LAW PROVIDES. ' The iaw provides that the agents of the United States Government si aU have the light to scrutiniza the election of rre iibers of Congress, but it ' co rrLully worked that they shall alss have the privilege of scru ti j'zing the election of a'l other offi cers as well. Section 9 of that law is in r'rect violation of the contract by which the several States are bound to the United States, pnd is a most unwarrantable interference in the legislation of the sisterhood of States. It reads : ",3ection 0. Hnepfter r.!i votes cast for the office of Representative or Deligote in Congress shr 1 be counted, ' nvasscd, certified r ml re turntd in he manner herein after provided ; r id any State, Teiritorisl or mun'cipal law or ordiuau;e, in so far as it conflicts herewith, is hereby annulled." "If he citizens of the Urn" ted States vf'ue their iadepeudence they will promptly resent such tampering with the" .- right to make State, Ter ritories and municipal laws to suit themselves. I! the government of he United States shall have the iight to supervise the election of its own officers 1 d take th.it light out of the hands of the people, who are supposed to be represented, of what use is it to support the government of the sep?rate States and Territo ries ? Where does Congress get the authority to annul a State, Teirito r'd or municipcl law ? j "It is told by its friends that that j uw is to operate in the South, and tat its passage will enables the peo pie of that section to guard agaiDst bulldozing and intimidation. There is more intimidation contained in fours, lines of that law than in all the Southern' outrages that l ave taken place since tha w:.r. It is claimed that this law enable the colored cit izens to vote free from intimidation and influence. That may be true of the outside of the polling place, but it simply transfers the intimidation and influence to the inside of the polling booth. Why not act the part of men and say that the colored men " e not fit to have a vote, for that is what they mean ? If there is a body of men in this land who do not know enough to do the"- own voting, if they lack the ma-.hood to defend their ballots with their lives at the polls, then that body of men are not the kind to be privileged to Toto for those who make laws for others. "The Democratic party does its best to intimidate the colored citi zens of the South, and they give as a reason that if they did not do eo they would be subject to negro rule dovvnthere,or,as they put it, 'ignorant rule.' Iu the North the employers of labor intimidate the workmen in the interest of Republican party and cannot lay claim to so respectable an excuse as to desire to avoid 'ignorant rule,' for the workmen of the North have never imposed ignorant rule where they elected their own Repre sentatives. "Farther on in that section the e'ection of a Congressmen is left to chance, a sort of a Louisina lottery scaeme is invented by which a sec ond ballot may be avoided, and tLe gmeoi blind man's biff substituted for Pii honeat election. It says that, if there are more balllots in the box than voters: "Then one of the inspectors of election nd one of the supervisors of election sbal' be blindfolded and placed with his back or their backs to the s??d box, from which they shall publicly draw so many ballots as shall be equal to the excess,which ballots shall be forthwith destroyed, and the votes for the persons named in such withdrawn ballots shall le deducted from the votes entered for such persons on the tallies. 'A more dishonest piece of legis lation does not exist than that. It does not record the will of the ma jority, it does not aim at justice, and it certainly does not express the sense of those who voted in earnest? Waere a number of ballots in excess of tbe number of voters are found in a box it shows that illegal voting has been done, but, instead of making r 1 honest effort to find out and pun ish those who did the illegal voting a second wrong is perpetrated in drawing at riindom a number of votes without questioning whether they are the illegal ones. ACTION BY THE PEOPLE URGED. -That law passed the House of Representatives without the advice or consent of the people of the United States. It was hastily pass ed and without due consideratou. It should be reconsidered and publish ed to the world, so that those who aie governed by it may know what time to express their opinion before its passage into law. "According to rule there is uo probability that that will be done, and the next best thing is for the people to Sv nd their protests to the Senate against its passage by that body. Our members should act at once and ask the Senators from the various States to voice their senli -ments on this measure when it comes up for consideration. -The name of every Congressman who voted for that law should be published to the world and the citi zens who ave opposed to such high bonded work should scratch them on next eh ;tion day. T. V. FOWDEELY. THE. MOUNT HOLLY FAIR. harlot je Chror: Ie. Tiie Alt. Holly fair was in full blast yesterday. The clouds had vanished, and the summer si n sent his burning rays down upon the multitudes that had gathered at Mt. Holly to attend the State horticultural fair. Jno. Robinson, commissioner of agriculture, President A. Q. Holli day and others, held the second in teresting session of the Farmers' Institute. The Eubject under dis cussion was n akiDg silo and ensil age, and the breeding of fine hoises. The grape fair was formally open ed yesterday. The display of grapes consists of about 1,000 plates, and covers about 1,200 square feet of table, including between 90 and 100 varieties. This is a beautiful dis play and well worth seeing. The largest and best display of grapes ia from Wake county. The largest ex hibits beloDg to S. W. Whiting. G. B. Edwards, and S. Otho Wilson, of Raleigh; Prof. P. W. Johnson, of Wake Forest, and J. Van Lindley, of Pomona, N. C. In addition to this there are some fine exhibits of manufactured goods. Today, the Chief of the Pomolog ical Department of the United States will deliver an address. Addresses willalso be delivered by Capt. S. B. Alexander, Col. A. Q. llolliday aud others. Professor McCarthy, State Botan- ift, will make an address on practical horticulture by practical illustra tions. J. Van Lindley and S. Otho Wil son will discuss grape culture in North Carolina. DR. ACKER'S ENGLISH PILLS Are active, affective and pure. For sick headache, tlisordered stomach, loss of appetite, bad complexion and biliousness, they have never been euualcd, either in America or abroad. 4 Sold by J- C. Simmons, druggist. l 1 1 1 11 r ? i
The Catawba County News (Newton, N.C.)
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Aug. 8, 1890, edition 1
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