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J- . - 1 r :- . ' - ... ' .. j ' - ' '''' : '"';V.':"-': ' ywwj SHELBY AURORA. (. JOB PKINTING. W. II. MILLER, Editor. OF KVKUY 1) 1J S C It 1 1 T I O N XEATLY F.XLTUTED . .' EXTREMELY AL0W. FH1CE5. i AT THIS OFFICE. I I is TA 1 i I. I S 1 1 1 ; I , 1 H 7 . Aurora's Circulation ;VOL.XIV, NO. 19. SHELBY , C ., THURSDAY WHOLE NO. 705). i ' v 11 II vH J 11 .".) : : ' . i : ... j. u wr.nu I IDNEr & WEBB ATTOUNKVH ANIl COtNSEIXOK AT LAW, S II KIl Y, N. C. Prompt and careful attention Riven to .ill lmsim-as -Intrusted to their care. flf-Oflice-west of the court house. ; You will Lave no use' for spectacles if v.u nso Dr. J. M. Mclean' htrenthen ' ffijf Kye S.1vo; It removes the tllm an hi:ii in whi li accumulates on the eye hall, hiiImIiiim inflamation, cools and hmMick t irritated ncrven, strengthens viv.ik itnd failing ttiglit. box. if. unnAvr.. iu'l. hybchn. McBfJA YER & RYBURfl, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, wnruv, w. c tiivo prompt attention to all business iilnislcil to item. j Ollkd in Commercial Hotel build f ' 1 7rrt"""viiuli I aurfo burns, cuts, spr.iiu nl liruscs; Ir nso in such cases lr. .1. II. .McU'anVOfolciuiic Oil Lini ment fur many years wen the con stant favoritu family remedy. ' J. V ANTHONY, A TTO R N E Y AT L A W. " . SllfcMlY, N. C. OIVmo n :u,,rHt' Olllce and first cant riMiin upHtaii Ji in Miller l'ck. martl In i ukc of .t'ever and Ague, the blood is nn elTectiiiilly, though not ao dangerously poisoned hy t lie diluvium of the atmos phere it i,ronldle ly the deadliest Dr.'l. II. McLean's Chills 'and Finvcr ( iiro ill eradicate thin poison from tlio system. .V) cents a bottle. H. T HUDSON, Jr., i ATTOKNKY AT LAW. ; UllKI.UY, N. C. - J-l'roinpt and careful attention given t all business cntruHtcd to his care. ; .,, Jt ; (- . ' - I r yiiu K.i6 up phlegm, and are troubled vvilh a hat-kiut; cough, u.se Dr. J. II. McLean's T.'ir Wine Lung lialm. W. A. HOKE ATTORNEY AT LAW. SlIKLltV, N. C. , . . Practices in the counties of Huthcrford, Ch-ve.huul, Lincoln, (Jaston and Catawba; Will attemfat Shelby on the llrst Mon day its- March, lS!K),and usually thereafter on'tlm lirst Monday and Tuesday irf the nioiith. I, f20tf. Foi! s'n'k jicadachc, female troubles, ncuiiilic pains in the head take Dr. .1. II. McLean's Little Liver and Kiiln'cy fillets. 'St cents a vial. DANIEL, n Dentist, - - - N. c. WITHOUT TA1.V.- McMurry's Store. .it in iv uAA of o can lake it wtlh- ient. All latest and latest meth ork. Satisfaction s of the mouth and graduate or tne I'niversity of Maryland, Haiti more. In a clans of lifty-two -ho was awarded a large iill Medal for best .Mold filling, and mnothcr for bent set 'of Artificial Tcclh; nnothcr inedal was awarded him fromi one other1 college. , ' Scnue me with llrst class papers and I w ill cl your work on time till fall. ml4-ly . lMi j;i k T digestion and asHimilaion produce disoriU-red conditions of the '"nyslejn which grow and aro comllrmed S by iie"'lVet, Dr..j. II. McLcans'sStrength vningiCoidi.il and l'.lood l'uritier, by its tonic WopcrticN, rures indigestion and flivrnlliiue to the stomach. 1.00 per .oil lei I . . WATT. ELLIOTT, FAS IIONARLE II AKliKK, Mario"! Mrret. -, - - Shelby, N.C All vlotk done in first-class style; only experienced workmen employed; hot mid col 1ml lis nt all hours. Patronage solicits! and all work guaranteed. jl jr4 people suffer much from disorders of t lie urinary organs, and are always gratified at tlio wonderful effects of Dr. .1. II. Mt Lean's Liver and TKulney Balm in banishing ' their troubles. 1.00 per bottle. . I If 1 ENTRAL HOTEL . , (Cor. Warren and Lafayette 8ts.) SHELBY, C . Located in business part of town. Nea Court House and Tost Oflice. . Car viagMLmcct all trains. Commercial Trav elers will find tho Central first-class. lfGood Sample lloom on first ioor free of chflkgo. Clean beds and neatly furnished rooms. Si'KClAL katks roa St'WMKH rOAHlKltS. i i W. E. llYBUIltf, rrop'r. " Ciioi fv suffocations, nightcoughs and nil tho common affections of the throat 1 lilies quickly relieved by Dr. J. II. McLean s Tar'Wiiio Lung lfcilm. , ! - PARTICULAR ATTENTION GIVEN , I""-. TO THE . - Collection of Bents of Houses ard Real i Kstate. !; IlKNTl.NO A SPKC'IAI.TY. I' ' ' , Will make reiort to owners nonthly. Mso to the purelia'se and sale of all kinds :f property personal and real Will also alleml to ino w ining up oi uccus, aiorv tV:i'es Ac. Blanks will bo kept on hand. Kutisf:itlion guaranteed in all business -i!(iusteir to me, Jso. r. iuiv, i. .Ian liioin Oflico over Miller Bros. W'iik.v you are constipated, with loss ,4 iiiioetite. lieattactie- take ono or Dr. J 1 4 uppotilf, headache, take ono of Dr. J. IT. McLean's Litile Liver and Kidney Pilk'ts. They ure pleaaut to-take and 1 1 will cure You. 25 cents a vial. TAILOR SHOP. Muri.Mi'sn-rff, - - - ' ' 8hlby, N.C. HAVng nfited myself or the busf iiess of Tailoring, I take this method of slating to tA'so who want work done in mv lit"e thai I am fully prepared to cut mid make ton a. -suit of clothes in the . . m vast . m latest styles. I also ao an ainas or pidiing. I'artioH desiring worj will find my otlice on North f nm the court li fnnn the t'ommerrial 1 II. B.iQviNN.Fashl Fob. 0-tf if VOL mid V checif .11! J. W.'OIIiNKV. SKI I i PrBt is lh mot clcraat fbra r LAXATIVK amo NUTRITIOUS JUICff I OfTHB FlQS OF CALIFORNIA, Combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to 1 most' beneficial to the human system, forming an agreeable ' and effective laxative to perma- ! nently cure Habitual Consti pation, and the many ills de-. 1 pending on a weak or inactive condition of the ; KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS. It is tfttKOitCxcenentrtsitdjrkBOwato -j CLEAS THEirSTEM EFFECTUALLY i . Whcm iifilTiout or Constipated i PURE BLOOD, RKFRISHINO LCEP, ' HEALTH and STRENCTH j WATUSJALLV fOLLOW. Every one is using it and all are delighted with it. ASK VOUft DMUOOIST POM BTrxirrx3 or xxg-s MANUSAOTUMO onlv ay i CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO. j . 8AM FRANCISCO, CAL. j 10UISVIUI. Kf HEW YORK, M. f. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. COMMISSIONER'S SALE. Uy virtue of a decree of the Superior court of Cleveland county made in the case of John Yarboro and others .vs. Thomas Yarboro and others, I as- com missioner will sell at the court house door at Shelby. N. C. at public auction to the higest bidder on Friday MAY 0, iHiKlL seventy eight acres of land more or less lying in No. 5 township Cleveland coun ty on the water of White Oak creek, bet ing a part of the John Yarboro, dec' tf, homestead tract, said land will be sold subject to the dower of F. li. Y'arboro in same. Terms of sale 25 per cent, baV ance on a credit of six months with in terest at 8 per cent from day of sale,notc and approved security. April 0, lsim. . . , J. A. ANTHONY, ' - . . Commissioner. LAND SALE. By virtue of a mortgage with power of sale made and executed to me by A. A. Bridges and wife and Jane Ann Hawk ins, on the 20th day of February, 1 wiU sell for cash, to the highest bidder, at the court house door, in the town of Shelby, N. a, on the 17th day of MAY, 1H.K), (W and three-fourth ifcrcs of, land, lying in No. 2 towmdiip. Cleveland comi ty, and known as the Samuel Hawkins homo place. The aforesaid mortgage lwdiifj rocordodB the Uoaiatcr' oflico of v;iimnu county, in uuuk -, page JIH, the boundary of same being fully set out in said mortgages and reference to same is hereby made. This April 14th lsK). ( Gidney At Webb, T. V. SCKUGUS, Attorneys. Mortgagee. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE Having qualified as administrator on the estate of Nettie Humphries dee'd on April 3, 18'J0, notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to said estate of Nettie Humphries to make immediate ayment and settlement; and all persons laving claims against said estate will present them for payment on or before April 3 1SU1 or this notice will be plead ed in bar of their recovery. This .April 3 1WK). S. It HUMPHRIES. Admr.! of Nettie Humphries, dee'd. i COMMISSIONER'S SALE. B) virtue of a decree of the Superior Court made in the case of J. W. Gidney executor etc. vs. Martha E. Gidney and others 1 will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at the court house door in Shelby, N. C, on Monday, JUNE 2nd lttiK) the following real estate: One half interest in lot No. 11 in south west square of tho town of Shelby, N. Ci One half interest in lot No. 27 north west square of the town of Shelby, N. Cj About fs") acres of land adjoining J. Wi Lineberger, W. W. Green and others ly ing 2 miles northwest of Shelby. About acres of land on the w aters of Brushy creek, j Four lots in or near the town pf Mari on,1 N. C. . ! A lot in the northwest stiuare of the town of Shelby, N. C, containing about 5 acres, being the lot upon which Dr. J. C. Gidney resided up to the time of his death. This lot sold subject to the dow er of Mrs. Martha E. Gidnsy. , Terms of sale 10 per cent, cash, one half of tho remainder due January 1st other half due Nov; 1st 18D1 evi denced by note and approved security with interest from day of salo at 8 per cen.t. This April 2J 1S1K). r It. I KTIIfBX, i Commissioner. j i i 1 MORTGAGE SALE. By virtue of a mortgage with j full power of sa!e therein made, executed and delivered to me by W. T. K, Bell and wife, recorded in book "1" pages 4s7- of Registers otlice of Cleveland county. I will sell for cash at public auction to the highest bidder upon the premises at King's Mountain, N. C, on Monday, JUNE 2nd at 12 o'clock, the follow ing real estate: One house and lot in the town of King's Mountain said property being fully described in the record "of said mortgage above referred to. This April 2U 10. . Wm. Falls.! . ! I . Mortgagee. MORTGAGE SALE. By virtue of a mortgage deed executed with power of sale by li. R, Ouinn and wife, also William (juinn and recorded in otlice of register of deeds irt Cleve land in book 15 page ofti, I will for one fourth cash and three-fourths payable iu' Deo. 1SU0, sell JUNK 2ud 1WW two lots on Main street in Waco and containing 1;J one-half acres of land, also tracts No. 2 ol tlie Bookout place and No. 4 of the Home place, being the land described in, deed from J. T. Ramsey, M. S. Ramsey,' J. T. gueen and W. T. Queen dated Dec. 0, 1$82 to which deed referenco is here by made, for n more complete description of same. J. F, Arrowoou, i I I Mortgagee, MEN WANTED. Experience not necessary. I'ermanent nol-f tion guaranteed. Salary and expenses; liberal commission, (ray weekly.) advantage to beginners. - Stock witn fast-selling specialties , in tee what we advertise. Ad en Bros., Nurserymen, Roches- Y. (This house is reliable.) jlC-Cm ttention. Mael-stratest U will to tuoney by buying their ns. W's have pot tbe price of all N lower t&u any other honae In tb eopl sr fant flndinn this out number of order we ai daily V. 1IHM Mtlna. Rhalhv W TIIKOKFII AX JUI No home! no home! said a little irl, , At the door of a princely hall. As hhc trembling ntood on the marble . steps, ' And leaned on the iolifdicd wall. Her clothes were thin asd her feet were . bare. And the snow had covered her bead; Give me a home! die faintly cried, A home, and a' piece of bread. My father, ala! I never knew. And tears did fall so bright. My mother sleepx in a new made tmb, , 'Tis an orplum that begs to-night. Tlie night was daik aud the snow utill fell. When the rich mai closed his doora; And his proud tips curled as he curtly Said "No home, no bread, for the ioor." "I must freeze," she said as she sat on tho steps, And strove to cover her feet :. With her old tattered clothes, all covered with snow, . ., Yes covered with snow and sleet. The rich man slept in his velvet bed. And dreamed of his silver and gold; While the orphan lay on a bed of snow, And murrmured, 'so cold! so cold!'! Another hour- and the midnight storm, 1 lolled on like a furious knell, And the earth seemed wrapped in a windy sheet, Aud tho drops of snow still fell. The morning dawned, and the little girl. Still lay at the rich man's door; lint her soul had Med to that homo above, Where there's room and bread for the poor. The rich man arose at the dawn of day, And fcilently he opened the door, And he found at hit feet a frozen girl, All covered with leet and snow. Bright' angels came at the midnight storm, Yes, Came to her relief, And bore her away on Iter snow-white wings. To heaven, her mother to greet. A golden crown and a snow-white robe, Was given her thein to wear; And the bread ot life her soul to eat, To reward her sufferings here. The rich man rose with the dawn of dayJ And slowlv he opened the door: .1 . 1 1 1. .1 A,. J To And at his feet the frozegirl, He had left so late before. . As he gazed on the beautiful form at his feet. And thought of dreadful sin; He whispered low as the tears dropped down, Alas,! It might not'have been. His conscience then like a gnawing worm, Over his mind did fly. And ho a raving maniac Was shortly sent away, His business failed for tlio lack of his aid, And his wife was'soon no more: And his own little girl his joy ana pride, Was numbered aiiong the poor. And when at last the physician's skill, Did him to his mind restore; He returned to find his own little girl, ... JL tMaoimi from door to floor. -. - He came at. length to the marble steps, Hut was not invited in. So he turned on his heel as the tears rolled down, ' And sighed it might not have been." So now all men who read these lines, . l'lease stop and think them o'er; . And never forget the Lord's command, Whic.li says "remember tho poor." How Sal Came Through. Harry Edwards is inimitable in negro camp meeting scenes. His story' of I low Sal Came Through," is one of the best ever published by the Century. ; The dusky heroine ofthis story had been depressed because her lesy beau, Aleck, bad been conjured by Maria, an enterprising rival who wore a showy Mrcss presented by "Ole Miss." . To encourage Sal in re ligious matters, her pions young mistress offered her a new dress if she would get converted. It was in the midst of an exciting meeting that Sal's mother discovered the first Bigns of religion in her hith erto obdurate . daughter. She an nounced the goou news with a shout which wa9 answered by many a groan and amen. ' The meeting from that moment is described as follows: ' "Er-comin' through ! Hit's been er long time." . : "Yes, sister!'' ' . "Hit's been er long time! but hit's come at las'; his han done foun 'er sinful heart an' hit's er-leadin' de wayf' ' ' "liless the King ! ' "Uom-oo-oo- : .. m i 'a a . oo-oo. j "Amen : Amen I Amen : . "My chile es br-comin throughj she's er-comin' crlong de way !" The woman; was swaying back and forth and clapping her hands. Her excitement was communicating itself to th6se around and her speech was growing thick and incomprehensible when suddenly she fell over,' her voice died out and her limbs stif fened. Two women lifted and car ried her out gently, the congregation chanting and scrambling up again. As the little group passed Sal she sprang to her feet and rushed to' the front. She turned first to one ' then1 to another, waiving her hands and shouting in the cadence of a quick step. ' . j ' ; Glory ! glory ! ttlry.glory glry -Glory ! glory ! gloryglory, glory ! Each took her hand, gravely shook it, and released it ;. and as she moved around, the feet of all l?at time, as though the whole cougregation was marching, while through it all ran the wild monitone, "Glory! glorv ! glory, glory, glory !' Occasionally a woman would shout a response and throw her armst around the girl's neck. . lrescntlv some began Ring ing again, and all joined in tho re frain until the church -fairly thun dered i Sister Mary weep. Sister Marthy moan. Who's on de Ixrd's side ?t Ie Lord's side es de sho side. Who's on de Lord's side ? O mo'ners, you on de Lords side ? O mVners, you on de Lord's side ? De Lord's side is de sho side, Who's on de Lord's side ? And through the weird melody in singular cadence rose the wild cry oi trie marching girl : - Glory! lory! glory, glory, glory .V' O sister, lay yo' burden down. Who's on de Iord's side ! - ' D laird's s'ule is dc sho side, WIhi's on de Ixrd's side ? j Sal had made considerable pro gress on her circuit and was begin ning to add a riueer little shuttle to her march, popping her lon, broad foot uf on the resonant plank, when the came face to face with M'ri.a sit ting in all the glory of the Ole Mies frock bv the side of Alec. M'ria tonchoil her escort in the side with her Hw, and said aloud, grinning: "IxK.k at Rigfoot Sal!" ; It was a fatal remark. Sal was fairly frenzied with excitement, and M'ria drew the whole current. Her rival sprang on her with tho fury of a tigress, and in a few moments the Ole Miss frock was reduced to shreds. Sal lifted her light enemy into the air and brought her down to the floor with terrific force, M'ria f;iving expression to her pain and ear in frightful screams. As Sal tore and bit, the clockwork of her religious fervor ran on: Glory! glory ! glory, glory, glory ! she mut tered. The congregation had been fired to a white heat by the conver sion of the girl, and were just drift ing into' the ecstatic church dance when the sudden conflict began. M'ri.i brother sprang over the benches intervening, and, catching Sal by the hair, began to cuff her vigorously. The next instant Alec, whose love for his dusky fiancee had "only slumbered, jumped on his back like a catamount. Men and women struggled in every direction.. Some took Hying leaps out of the windows, and some, crawl ing over the heads of thos,e who packed the doorway, dropped down safely outside, perhaps only to be come involved at last, for many old debts are settled in such ementes. j Gradually the crowd escaped to the exterior.of the church and groups were formed on all sides. Fights -were still m progress. Presently blows were suspended, and excited discussion took their place. Just at this moment when a reaction was . . setting in, ana mends were pinning remnants of clothing over the almost nude forms of Tempy ' and Chloe, while the two loudly abused each other, out of the doorway came Sal. Her head was hitrh in the air, her feet were keeping time to the mono tone she was still somewhat exhaust ed ly shouting: . ; . - "Glory ! glory ! glory, glory !" The crowd gae way, and looking neither to the right nor to the left, marching with measured tread, put tine: in every now and then her queer little shuttle, and slapping the roadw.1v with her long foot, she passed on among the pines, her cot ton dress appearing and disappearing at interval unm me distance ana shadows swallowed her ur. Silence frft-a Tnoif.rriinc'rrTiion tlitr" cro"rt 'ci; then a bust of laughter folio w"ed; the excitement had taken a more cheer ful turn. ' !' On went the girl, and faintly sounded the marching cadence: ! "Glory ! glory ! glory, glory !" ' Then iw died away in the distance, and the crowd found itself interested in two wrecks that crept out of thq church and appealed to their svmpa thies. One was M'ria; the other I'eter. ' SI0WI3, still arguing, the gather ing desolved. But as the scattenn:; groups faded away through the patches of moonlight and shadow, and the night hushed discord, from away up the road where it winds aroundkthe house and Missy's dark ened betlroom at the corner, there came floating back the words of Sal's. triumphant hymn: "(dory.! glory ! glory, glory 1 Sub-Treasuxy We recently saw in a Washington apcr that according to Col. 1. L 'oik's estimate only forty members of the House of Representatives are in favor of the sub-treasury plan, and of these McClammy is the only one from North Carolina. .. Nearly every Congressman has re ceived letter asking for his views in regard, to the sub-treasury bill, but very few 01 them have had the cour age to speak out. Forty members have come out in favor of the meas ure and only one man has expressed himself as opposed to it, 1 and that man is Oates of Alabama. He re cently contributed an article in the Atlanta Constitution setting forth his objections to the various demands of the farmers. Mr. Oates says, that the sub-treasury plan is unconstitutional !- We would like to ask Mr. Oates J few questions on constitutional mal tcrs: Is it constitutional for the gov-. ernment to levy a tax on the clothes, food land implements of farmers in order to protect and enrich the man ufacturers of New England ? Is not that class legislation? Is it constitu tional for the government to take on deposit bonds held by a National bank and issue it money at one per cent interest? Is it Sohstitutibnal for the government to build school houses at every cross-road in the country ? Is it constitutional for the government to dejosit large sums of money in banks without charging in terest: ' ' j li these things are constitutional, why is it not constitutional for the covernment to issue money to lar niers with their products as security? i lie IV IS just. H IUUIU BCUSC III lending money to farmers at one per cent, as any other class, ana there is much more justice in it than in re quiring a certain percent, of every? thing farmers buy to go into the private pockets of manufacturers. If a scheme to lenefit manufacturers is constitutional, why is a scheme to benefit fanners unconstitutional ? 1 1 he manufacturers have had the favor of the government now for half a century, and it is about time for a new deal. ; ! One of tbe things the government must ao, consuiuuon or no-consmu tion, it must either wipe away the tariff and other statutes which op press the farmers, or prpvide some relief for them such as the sub-treas ury plan proposes. Mecklenburg limes. 1 i low Xotcs- l'affave n Rea more a the other telegraphic oflice at tfcv list ot the killed and 1 now uc given, we haf t . . . mired l'a as a reader 'la ong known that Le had V r . : r . 1 1 1 ' 1 or I'uiiuir lneu ciucken. to sru'ech-makinir always h how- V hen a child he used td the back fence and recite Shakes- pear to the pigs. Yet le is not yet lerfect. To him" and othpr. v make the following suggestions about speaking, reading and reciting in public. i . 1. Never try to sneak whil r.hpw- ing a half plug of tobacco. It may cause you to stumble in your speech. , ' i Don't fumble wih your mar bf? or top-string in your britches' :ocket winie reciting. It is bad manners. Don t attempt to speak with vour tin horse m Tour hand. It will distract your thoughts. j o. uo not do like l'q. He has a abit of 6uekincr his thumb while speaking. This is bad taste. If 3 0U will keep something in jyour mouth, get your mother to fix tip a little su gar m a rag. We have seen one member of our family amuse himself . ? 1. r . 1 . 1 r wnu uuc gi iiicbe intKS ior noursat time. : j. ..''''!' 4. Never leave vourself rpadin while you step out of the house. Stav and hear vnnroolf rwilu v Tf J JVM.uv.. . W will improve you. ! ; o. If it 13 summer time do not wriggle your toes on Ahe floor nor poke them in the cracks. . . C. Do not cry. Pa often ruins his recitation by sheddincr tears. There is one piece he never recites without weeping. It is that poem about Mary and the Lamb. When he reaches that part where the teacher puts the lamb out he always breaks down and his sobs of grief are heart rending. One day last week we got in a btig- gy and rode out in the country. Te never slacked speed until we landed at Iiro. Dixon Randall's house. Here we tarried and sat down with rhim to partake of his delicious table. Why is it that country . fare always tastes better than town food ? Well, we drove aloncr thf roads. listening to the birds, breathing the pure fresh air, sincrinir i snatches of old love songs and having a good time generally, a fellow never feels small until he frets out in Ilin fir-Ida and among the hills and! forests, and its enjoyable too. Wardsworth says, "Man made the town, - God made the country." We tried to pass off as an. Alliance man but we and we couldn t come it. . - Town people have gat a custom of going to sleep on Sunday evenings in their close rooms, surrounded by the hot stifling air of summer. Why not go out in the fields and hear the sermons that the birds sing and the songs that the brooks miirmur? Bet ter do this. "The forests were God's first pupils" says a good author. Try it; it will help you. Lancelot. The Country Boy's Triumph. When all the expert telegraph operators from the great cities as sembled to 6how an admiring world how rapidly the could transmit mes sages, and to ascertain which of them was most wonderful in his skill, the tanned, freckled-faced young man from the country came also. He was accustomed to- doze in the solilary confinement of a Hartford office, fighting flies to amuse the abundant leisure between infrequent messages, and he came' to town to get soma points about operating. When it came. his turn to exhibit the leisurely rural style he rattled his key key and -fchook the words from his fingers ends at the rate of fifty-two to the minute. The sun burned country youth walked away with the championship and when ever he "wants a place in town he will naturally get it.' t The case is accordance with all precedent. It is the habit of the country boy to these things'. The men whose conquest in New York have been marked were ; most bred in the country." The strong men .in every department here V have hither from the East, the West and the South to make the most of the op portunities furnished bene.. It is this !L.i V 1' t 1 . Ol - iuatmua.es iuw 1 oric great, one has every region of the landing growing men for her and sending the pick of the human crop to her, just as she has first choice of the fruits, the vegetables and thei meats pro duced in every part of the Union. That is why the whole country feels itself a sLare in the glory of the re presentative metropolitan; city. It is tlie glory not of a district or a State, but of the nation. ! The whole land contributes to create it. .North Carolina. : At CajKJ Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad dedication. 10 the toast "North Carolina" 1L T: Gray of Ral eigh' responded. He said : ; "To be required to stand in tbe place assigned to the Chief Execu tive of the Mate js embarrassing to me; to disappoint, as I know I must, tne expectations 01 a least ot oratory which were lustly excited when it was announced in the printed pro gramme that the silver tongued Gov ernor of the State would respond to the sentiment just pronounced. Hut I recognize and yield to the fact that no son of North Carolina, wherever be nlay be or whatever the time, should fail to lift his hat at the men tion of his name, or however feeble his utterance may be, should shrink from, endorsing and testifying the truth of what is said in her praise Let Ijbia be mv excuse, if any is needJed, for my temerity in consent ing 1-day to stand where Governor nitrv TV J a5"V nstrelsy ith which the legend of rflTalem. rtlina! What is it ? A iad between two States, as it been sometimes derisively called! A StAte wh?sc chief products, accor ding x some old geographies, and some x I am sorry to say, noW used in the schools, arc tar, pitch and tur jientinc ! A Rip Van Winkle, stretch ing his laggard legs in sleep, while Others are( awake, alive, and ; forging ahead in moral, social and material prosperity? God forbid! j " ( hat Commonwealth has! the his tory' she i possesses? At Mecklen burg, declaring against tyranny, and at Cowpens, Moore's Creek King's Mountain -and Guilford Court House making good her declaration by her muskets, her cannon, her pikes, her swords and her blood ! and, after the battle had been fought and won, standing in a Federal Congress and at the Constitutional Convention in Fayetteville, holding out to the last and contending for a constitution that would preserve to posterity the fruits of her victory! and. later, and within the memory of all of S us, you know how, when the Southern Cross was upheld, the boys of the Gac Fear joining those of the Piedmont and Albermarle sections and their brothers from the Jiills and mountain caves, untrained to feats of arms and gladiatoril sports, rushed to the con secrated fields of Virginia and all the battle grounds of the Confederacy, and staved and stayed and stayed, some of them forever, (more than those of any other State,) and the other until their Chieftain 'said "Enough ! go back!" and whether dying or j surviving, illustrating by their daring, their heroism and their soldiery qualities the noblest type of feouthefta manhood, until an allusion to or comparison with Thermopyla' becomes, common place and tame, j Such is a short record of North Carolina's past, than which no com monwealth or people has a more eri viable history." Vol. Ingersoll's- "Immeasurable I Confusions.' - j ,. . i- In many things which he (Colonel Ingersoll) says it seems to me that he entirely mistakes and misstates the standpoint of Christians. His paper seems to me to be full if he wul pardon the expression of immcasur hl nfmi, ll,iitiki WIU broad contempt of beliefs which are to me, as to thousands nay, to mil lionsof mankind, dearer than mor tal life ; yet wa reply to him with out anger, or denunciation, desiring onlv to indicate whv bis writings and speeches will leave Christianity exactly where they found it. lhe truths which made .them was through the civilized world in spite of franlifi opposition tne truths which pre vanea over Judaism with its hiteen hundred years of gorgeous worship and solemn memories the truths against which a splendid civilization in all the plentitude of its imperial powersilrrayed itself in vain, are not likely to be 6haken, now that they have been so long, and so passion ately, and so beneficially accepted by an mat wmcn mstory reveals as greatest and noblest in the intellect and character of our race. The faith whose fundamental doctrines have seen I generations of opponents sink into oblivion has nothing to fear from rhetorical assault. It throve and conquered not only in spite of legions, but also in spite of all that the flashing wit of L'ucian, or the haughty mysticism of Porphyry, pr the battering I eloquence and keen criticism of Celsus could do against it; llobbes. bpmoza, Jiayle, lxrd Herbert, of Cherbury, the keen sar casm pf VoltairCj the powerful style of Diderot, the English Deists, the t rench Jncyclopsedists, the corrosive analysis of the school of Tubingen, the microscopic skepticism of Stranss, the perfumed dreams of Renan what have they effected ? Count over our great statesmen, our great wri ters, our great travellers, even on' great scientists, and the infidels among them can be reckoned on the the fingers. Securrus ludicat orbis terrarum. ) The argumentative posi tion of Christianity is stronger at this moment than it ever was. All that Colonel' Ingersoll has said or can say against it has been said better and said before, and has not pro duced the slightest appreciable effect upon the iudgment of mankind. Archdeacon Farrar in North Amer ican Review for May. f ' An Irishman full of enthusiam aru the "cratur," was walking along a street in Boston on St. Patrick Day, and j elling "Iloorra for St. Pat rick! lloorra for Ireland! A Yankee walking in front turn around and in a disgusted tone, said "Hurrah lor 11-11 r "All right," replied the Irishman every man ior nis own country i .in a case before the Supreme Court of Arkansas it was shown that negroes who wished to vote the Democratic ticket were deterred from doing so by threats and oppo sition of other negroes. That fact was well established long ago, not only in Arkansas but in all the Southern States. Ex. i " When Secretary Rusk has thor oughly educated the American far mer on how to hold up against for eign competition, he will show him how to get rid of that other foreigner the j.ngusu sparrow. ix. A bill has recently passed the New ork Legislature requiring candi dates for office to swear to their election expenses. From 'this we learn that & man can be elected May or of Lockport for I'ZIi Lr. UJIS1IAM. s IcCowii and Jim Graham Speak, . orrespondPiu-o Piiki.bv Ackora.) f I V Kit am, N. O, April U!, 1 MM). Ceventv-five or an hundnul rnurrhoa assembled in the court houso last Monday night for the purpose of lolding a , mass-meeting., to endorse one of Durham's live white candi dates for mayor. At least, as many wuiie men were present, out ot mere curiosity. e came away fully re paid for our going.' rrom the very leginning the meeting was ..lively and interestincr. and I utilized a eood portion of; a memorandum book, and several old envelopes in notirt; down the chief incidents of the oc- asion and I sub mit the same to those of your read ers who have never witnessed a col-' orcd mass-meeting, so that they may know something of the methods of the noble and down-trodden African in this patriotic work, and may never oe guiuy 01 saying again that ho is ncapablc of tilling the crave and im portant position of a citizen, or una ble to appreciate the dicrnitv of an ollicc or incapacitate to perform hi duties. Prof. Sam McCown, who teaches school and lives in a neighboring vil- age known as lragtown, took an ac tive part in the proceedings. He arose and moved to call l'rof. l'ayton Smith "the refined and edicated gen tleman from Hayti, to the chair. 1 hen Mr. lurton was nominated secretary, and. the meeting was de clared to lie in working order. rrof. McCown takes the floor againv when 1 is interrupted by Jim Graham. I y, l give a short de scription of Jim : I Ie weighs ;about 2'25 pounds ; is as lack as tar ; possesses a , mouth of immense bize ana lunrs 111 proior- lion, llis head is as- lartre as a half- bushel ; ho is slichtlv cock,cved. and perennially drunk. His business is waiting on bar-rooms and taking out bis wages in liquor and old ' clothes. He boasts of belonging to the noted family of (Jrahams of this tate, and goes by the name of "The Governor. Jim was boiliiJg over with indigna tion that McCow n, who lived outside of the incorporation., should dare to attempt tins meeting, and ho arose, and with thundering tones protested against the intrusion. Rut tlie crowd seemed to be against "Jecms" and favored tho erudite professor, because they considered' Jeems both un schooled and .intoxicated, and they prevailed upon him. to take his scat and let the professor continue. Tho substanco oi Prof. Cown's speech was as follows lMm cw wmhmUv .with' irrcat pride and delectation that I arise to night to nominate the future mayor of Durham. We have assembled and congrega ted together to do a most noble work for our country, sir. It behooves us to be very extremely kecrful to select a man ior mis executory drive who has the intrust of the colored man at heart. ' I am in favor of no new man in Durham, sir. Let us have a man of broad and long experience, and let us be most diligent in seeking for a man who will deal out even justice between the white and the black man, who will protect and preserve and perpetuate the liberties our white oppressors w.euld fain deprive us of. I nominate, as the man for the color ed people to support, Mr. M. A. An gier, a gentleman of experience and wisdom and honor. A man who has built up this town' and ttood by it in every adversity and under trying circumstances. A man who has been kind and liberal to thq colored man we are greatly indebted to Mr. An gler. Whenever you needed a fa vor he never refused to help you. There's not a black man under, the sound of my voice that don't Owe Mr. Angier something." I Cight here about onedialf the whole colored audience sprang to their feet, and with emphatic oaths and wild iestures denounced Mc Cown as a liar, and denied that they owed Mr. Angier a single cent. Sev eral made for McCown and shook their fists in his face.- Now was Jim's opportunity. A large portion of thecrowd had turned against McCown ami were ready to back any speaker who would demol ish the man who accused them of indebtedness. Jim was the man to do it. He made a bull-dog lunge for the middle of the floor and' squared himselt belore the chairman and de manded a hearing. The chairman refused and ordered him to sit down, whereupon Jim swore that he'd be dinged if he would. That he paid his taxes -and was a ! 'habitant of Durham and a citizen of this United States and that he would stand thar and address his sentiments to de au aience, "sink or swim survive ,or perish." ' Jim was loudly applauded by me white visitors and encourage by those whom Prof. McCown insulted, and seeing the way clear, he made the following speech : Mr. Cliarman Prof. McCown lias seed fit here to night to rise to a pint of order against mc. Now, I pro poses to rize toa pint of order against him. I stands berc to dispute the testimonials of Prof. McCown. I ain't in favor of any outside nigger coram' in here fur to lse inessin in our proceed ins. I ' . V$e bin hilt back and circumvented from fpashiatin' in dismeetin as long as I'm gwinc to stand it! Dis stuck up sihool teachin' nigger from out of town has bin 'lowed to monopulize de most valu ablest time of dis con vention. And you, Mr.Charman,has bin aidin' and abettinNhim, and try in' to stifle devoice ob dis ieople. 1 I has riz to "a pint ot order for to confute de allegations ob McCown, and no nigger needn't try to inter fear, for 1 specks to stand right here till I turns dat gentleman's argu ments wrong-fiide-outards, and J sposos do fallacies dey contain. : (rive nie free sih'cm-Ii and a nr showin' or, by golly, give mo bind !". lv tins time Jim had become ex. cited and was pounding away on thv table with chough forco to shatter it , iht6 splinters. Evervtinip ho ntnu L theable ho jumped with both foot clear ot tho iloor ami ins coat-tail al mos't flew over the back of bis head. Three colored men took hold of Jim, and; tried to force him to lake! bis seat and "let de convenshirn go on' wid its 'liberatsliiun.'." but Jim vio lently threw them half way across the room and continued : I "Mr.- Ch .11 m an; Mr. Angier has 'been nominated. 'He is a very juice old gentleman, whoso gray li blosNomin for de lu'mb. He hairs arc is a mail of d most, unspotted blcmiVhesI dat walks uc street? of Durham, desarves do naUrirnony . of 'Mericart i jlir.cn L dat exercises sufferin in dis giit 00!!!! I has ho adjections to SqwreVmgicr. I didn't rise np here to scTes any ; autlrix here, sar, for Uf sort my. alienable rights agiust dat mtvrlopiii' nigger who has dared to attempt to interfere wid mc Fjakin' my views," I hab him to understooI right liere in dq' commencement dat I proposes to speak my sentiments nint K-riti-mentally. I has got fr'unds to .back me,, sar. I'.bery nigger in u is ;vat scnitilage who dares to 'pose mo din sacred privilodge of free spA-ch may go tole old debble on a hard trotiti' boss and a porkjf-pine- . saddlo-dcs wharhe belongs,; and Whar lie will find hisself dctfusjt thing he know, if ho intersists in niolestin' mo h my deliberasliuns widj de public. - I'so got whito friends to back mc," sirJ so bin raiststVig a family ob gCTitleman sar, who ticlon& to de" highcrstocrasy, sir. No black, rusty nigger from 110 olcr sid ob llragtown can come in here, a-r, and dictale to me sar, wid such nnterccdents and ancestors and testuViTlITlllfas I pos sess No, 8arl it's absiimtuons land prcKurd. No sarrco!! I'll bo dingf 11 patience nam 1 ceasea 10 ih5 n viir mmt, sar. No kinky-headed, lious nigger can cum hero ami sinuate, his meddlesum lip into our important 'librashnns, Bar." ; 1 I For fifteen ' minutes lhe c-liaiitman had used his lest. endeavors t stop ' Ji mi but to no avail, a motidnd.was made to adjourn and carried, and iho chairman,' with others, left in disgust while Jim's, admirers and the white spectators clfcercd him vociferously,. Taking the chairman'! place, he ' continued with a voice of thunder. and with the perspiration roll 11 n from his face : ' . I ' "1 K "Gentlemen ' anv fcllcr-ciUzeiis I knoid I'd make it too hot for'dem sk?' krs, and ni.-iko 'em iciurn. 7T jLihv-4- dv jv cm l know dat I mm herWyul principalities an I'm goin'' to stress em. free, ojen and above board sink er swim, survive or per- 1A lsn, sar. t ' I have got , niv own oKirifons s:ir, an uo ucoiei kan 1 take 1 . . eir froni m, sar, and do liord wouldif't hab Vm. And I skecks to say Yin if I live, so, I will. . I ain't no longer a party man ; f done quit votin' for .arty ai party -ism; j Hereafter I hhall vote for do man Who has de jicrsonal casji. No Iarty or iarty leaders can rule me. I hal e bunted dis fool nigger mCct- m ai to smash, ana 1 11 do it obery time ilat sassy, stuck-up, big Ike tries to boss de consarn. lhank-yoii gentletnons for your attensliun. 'f Jim here descended anul 1ud ai'--- plause. The small portion .of i!i conveption which' retired, met out in the street arid' endorsed Mr. Angier foY tho oflice of rnayor, while Jim hield the court room with Kise elo-, qicc.' '! ' ' , it was in a cvfinMfntidn if negroes" precisely like ibis where Darwin first V conceived the iilea that the "nigger" originally spiling from the Chimpan- zus and tonnas'oi luv African jitn- gles. Pat II. Krii k.. , Men aud Women of Note, v Ri sk. Secretary Rusk taken up tli stmfjr of French. j " , j (tEoiHiK. King (Jeorge of Grcrce is suffering from dyspepsia. Lko, During the twelve years of the rule of Pope Leo sixty-fi ye cardinals have died. . . InsKN. f he 7 sultan of "f urkcy is having the dramas ofIIcniik Ibsen translated into I uJCWW -, SwrNiicuNK, Tlie iet Swinburne is addicted to brilliant colors in his attire and always, wears n red neck scarf. " : l j- . , '.'' Do Mii.l.v Ignatius Donnelly has abandoned his literary and political ambitions, disappointed lack of success. at 1 us ( akkiki i In a recent election';, in ! Cleveland Harry Garfield, the son ! of the murdered President, was a candidate for "School Trustee, but , j waT licaten. - Takt. One of the largest men in the State cf Massachusetts ill Valorous Taft of l'pton. who baa been prominent in initio. He weighs over 4) founds. . . 4 TfsiiKcnoKK. The- traveler and. ' ethnologist, Tushkuroff, poiritf out the fact that there are 40(0(00 I heathens and 50.0UO Mohammedans' in the Russian Army, the latter forming 75 per cent, of the CW ' sack regimen U, and also declares : that Christianity is dying out in 4 Southeastern Russia. , ... , Sergeant Dunn who is becoming famous as ; a weather-wiso officer, thinks we will have a pleasant sum mer. He believes that tho warm winter shows that our temicrature ' will maintain a low average during the summer. Vice-President Morton reads more newspapers than any man in Wash ingtont V 1 1 l 1UI.IV v '"'1 . - t .' . . ' ' ' , ' :' 1, ; f. 7 . r '. .' - : '', i .i "'. . . ; 1 '.-
The Highlander and Shelby News (Shelby, N.C.)
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May 8, 1890, edition 1
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