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VOL. 54.
TARBORO', N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1876.
NO. 26.
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GENERAL DIRECTORY.
XAUBOKO'.
Mayor Fred. Philips.
Commissioners Jesse A. Williamson, Ja
col) Fcldenheimer, Daniel W. Hunt, Alex.
McCabe, Joseph Cobb.
Secketakt & Treasukf.r Kobt. White
hurst. Chief op Police John V. Cottcn.
AisisTiST Police John Mudra, Jas. E.
Slmonson, Altiraore Macnair.
COIISXY.
Superior Court Clerk and Probate
II. L. Staton, Jr.
Register of Deeds Alex. McCabe.
Sheriff Joseph Cobb.
Coroner
Treasurer Kobt. II. Austin.
Surveyor John E. Baker.
Standard Kernel J. B. Ilvatt.
Judge
School Examiners. H. II. Shaw,
Wm. A.
Duggan and R. S. Williams.
Keeper Poor House Wm. A. Duggan.
Commissioners Jno. Lancaster, Chairman,
Wiley Well, J. B. W. Norville, Frank Dew,
M. Exem. A. McCabe, Clerk.
IYIAII.S.
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE OF MAILS
NORTH AND SOUTH VIA W. W. R. R.
Leave Tarboro (daily) at 10 A. M.
Arrive at, Tarboro' (daily) at - - 3 30 V. M.
WASHINGTON MAIL VIA GREENVILLE,
FALKLAND AND SPARTA.
Tarboro' (dailvl nt - - 6 A. M.
Arrive at Tarboro' (daily) at
6 P. M.
LODGES.
The "V ia-til :wid tlie Places of meeting:.
Concord R. A. Chapter No. 5, K. M. Law
rence, High Priest, Masonic Hall, monthly
convocations first Thursday in eviry month at
10 o'clock A. M.
Concord Lodge No. 5S, Thomas Gatlin,
Master, Masonic Hall, meets first Friday night
it 7 o'clock P. M. and third Saturday at 10
o'clock A. M. in every month.
Repiton Encampment No. 13, I. O. O. F.,
I. B. Palamountain, Chief Patriarch, Odd Fel
lows' Hall, meets every first and third Thurs
day of each month.
Edgecombe Lodge No. 50, I. O. O. F.,
T. W. Toler, N. G., Odd Fellows' Hall,
meets every Tuesday night.
Edgecombe Council No. 122, Friends of
Temperance, meet every Friday night at the
Odd Fellows' Hall.
Advance Lodge No. 2S, I. O. G. T., meets
every Wednesday night at there Hall.
Zanoah todge, No. 235, I. O. B. B., meet
n first and third Monday night of every
month at Odd Fellows' Hall, A. Whitlock,
President.
CHURCHES.
Episcopal Church Services every Sunday
at 10 1-2 o'clock A. M. and 5 P. M. Dr. J. B.
Cheshire, Rector.
Methodist Church Services every Fourth
Sunday ot every month, morning and nisrht.
1st Sunday at night and 5th Sunday at night.
Rev. Mr. Swindell, Pastor.
Presbyterian Church Services every 1st,
3rd and 5th Sabbaths. Rev. T. J. Allison,
Pastor Weekly Prajcr meeting, Thurs
day night
Missionary Baptist Church Services the
4th Sunday in every month, morning and
night. Rev. T. R. Owen, Pastor.
Primitive Baptist Church Services first
Saturday and 8unday of each mouth at 11
o'clock.
HOTELS.
Adams' Hotel, corner Main and Pitt Sts.
O. F. Adams, Proprietor.
EXPKESS.
Southern Express Office, on Main Street,
closes every morning at Q4 o'clock.
N. M. Lawrence, Agent.
PROFESSIONAL CAKDS.
F
RANK POWELL,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO', X. C.
5 Collections a. Specialty. "Sa
Office next door to the Southerner office.
July 2, 1875. tf
JOS. BLOUNT CHESHIRE, JR.,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
NOTARY PUELIC.
B7" Office at the Old Bank Building on
Trade Street. je'25-tf.
OWARD & PERRY,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law.
TARBORO', N. C.
J3f Practice in all the Courts, Stats and
Federal. nov.5-ly.
w.
II. JOHNSTON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO', N. C.
Attends to the transaction of busi
ness in all the Courts, State and Federal.
Nov. 5, 1&75. ly
jpREDERICK PHILIPS,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
TARBORO', N. C.
5?" Practices in Courts of adjoining coun
ties, in the Fnderal and Supreme Courts.
Not. 5, 1875. ly
y"ALTER P. WILLIAMSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW ,
TARBORO', N. C.
rVill nractice in the Courts of the 2nd
Judicial District. Collections made io any
part of the fctate.
? Office in Iron Front Building, Pit
Street, rear of A. Whitlock & Co's.
Jan. 7, 187G. . tf
JACOB BATTLE,
Counsellor and Attorney at Law,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
WW Practices in all tte State Courts.
March 24, 1876.
5.
H. & W. L. THORP,
Attorneys and Counselors at Law,
ROCKY MOUNT, N. C.
PRACTICES in the counties of Edge
B eombe. Halifax. Nash and Wilson, and
in the Sunreme Court North Carolina, also
in the United States District Court at Raleigh,
DR. E. D. BARNES,
Surgeon Dentist,
71 a i ii Street,
TARBORO', N. C.
lW All work warranted to give entire
satisfaction.
feb.!8-lf.
Dr. G. L. Shackelford,
DENTIST
TARBORO', N. C.
Office opposite Adams' Hotel, over S. S. Nash
Co's Store.
'J wing to the stringency of the times, I
ave reduced my charges tor all operation to
as tandard that will not fail to suit every one.
Care of children s teeth aud Plate work
vpivialty.
Satisfaction guarant ed in all cases.
March 17, 1870 ly.
MISCELLANEOUS.
THE SUN
FOR THE CAMPAIGN!
The events of the Presidential campaign
will be so faithfully and fully illustrated m
THE NEW YORK SL'N as to commend it
to caueid men of all parties ! We will send
THE WEEKLY EDITION (eight pares)
post paid, trom now till alter election lor 50
cts the Sunday Edition, same size, at the
same Drice: or the Daily, four va-'es, for
$3.00.
Address THE SUN, New York City.
Ti a day at home. Agents wanted.
ST) 1 Outfit aud terms free. TRUE &
CO-, Augusta, Maine.
T A Visiting Cards, with your name finely
HI I printed, sent for 25c. We have 200 styles.
Ill Agent Wanted. 9 samples sent for stamp
A. II. FULLER & CO., Brockton, Mass.
A CREATE OFFER !
Dering this month we will dispose of 100
new and second-hand Pianos it Organs of
tirst-class makers, including Waters' at lower
prices than ever before olli-rcd. New 7 Oc
tave Pianos for $2(0 Boxed and Saipped.
lerms, -w casu ana au monthly until paid.
New 5 Octave 5 Stop Organs with book
closets and stool warranted for ?100 ?20
cash, and $5 monthly until paid. Illustrated
Catalogues mailed. 4gents Wanted.
HORACE WATERS & SONS, 4S'l Broad
way, N. Y.
$771
WEEK guaranteed to Agents,
Male and Female in their own local
ity. Terms OUTFIT FREE. Ad-
dress P.
O. VICKERY & CO., Agusta.Me.
ii 0)A per day at home. Samples
DJ lU O-U 1 free. STIXaON & CO.,
3 worth
l'ort-
mj, isiaine.
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NEWSPAPERS
OP THE
UNITED STATES.
A complete list, numbering 8,12l, with a
Gazetteer correct to date, of all town and
cities in which Newspapers are published;
historical and statistical sketches o: the Great
Newspaper Establishments; illustrated with
umerous engravings oi mt; principal news
aper buildings. Book of o(i0 Pages, just
.-sued. Mailed, post paid, to address lor
5c. Apply (inclosing price) to Superinten
dent of the Newspaper Pavilion, Centennial
round?, Philadelphia, or American News
Company, N. Y. Every advertiser needs it
ADVERTISING
i RELIGIOUS AND AGRICULTURAL
'EEKL1ES HALF-PRICE. Send for Cat-
ogues on t lie List Plan. For information,
ddress
Gso. ?- Eoweil & Co-, 41 Park Raw.
SEW YOItK.
AGENT!
make no engagements till
you
NEW BOOK,
Which in thrilling interest, sterling merit.
legance and cheapness, has absolutely no
qua!. It is "The Thing" for the Centen
nial period takes on siirht.
lhe Jorth American ilcviei- says it is " de
serving ot unqualified praise ; we anticipate
for it an extensive popularity ": the Dubuque
Times say3 " Just such a work as thousands
of the Americae People will be glad to pos
sess ": the Detroit Advertiser calls it "prefer
able to any yet published." Axr active Mas
or v ujia.n 01 irooa auaress insured larire
rotits aud steady work lor a year. For lull
particulars, address
J. B. FORD t CO.,
April 2S.-St. 27 Park Place, New York.
PR1VTAE
Boarding House
1TRS. V. E. LIPSCOMB respectfully an
If J. nounces that she has optned a Private
Boarding House in Tarboro,
on the corner
ot Bank and Pitt Streets.
Good Fare, Pleasant It 00111s, Com for.
taDie ueas. iioaru luocerate.
Feb. 19, 1875.
THIS TAPER IS ON FILE 'WITH
Where Advertising Contracts can le mad
GEO. S. HAWES,
MANUFACTURER AND DEALER IN
Tin, Copper
lUll UiHUJ
Tarboro, C
A'
FULL LINE OF COOKING, HEAT
ing, Parlor & OlTice Stoves,
kept constantly on hand,
which will be sold at the
lowest cash prices.
R00FIXG ASD GUTTER
cither in town or country, promptly attend
ed to and on reasonable terms.
of all kinds iu his line executed with prompt
ness.
If yen can't afford to buy a new stove bring
your oui one aud trade.
GEO. S. HAWES,
Nearly opposite Post Office.
Feb. 18, 1S7;. ly.
r&fe STEAM ENGINES. STEAM BOILERS,
mmim m bin: mi , wm
MILL GEARING MADE
P$HAF TIN'G.PULLEYS AND HANGERS
The UNEQUALLED JAS. LEFFEL DOUBLE
Address, POOLE & HUNTy
TERRELL & BR0.,
DEALERS IN
AND
STAPLE DRY GOODS
Main Street.
lllft Rll liffP.
Tnfnoro. EHJ - CJ-
ai;iiL. ou-it
ADVERTISEMENTS.
FURNITURE !
A
for cash. Also
Furniture made to order, by
J. IS. SI3DIONS,
PITT ST., TARBORO', N. C.
Call aud see belore you purchase.
promptly attended to.
Keeps on hand and makes to order, Maho
any, Walnut, Poplar and .fine uomns.
Also on hand a full line of METALIC CA
SES. Hearse for hire on burial occasions.
Jfip" Terms cash.
Jan. 1, lS7ti.-lv. J. E. SIMMONS.
W. T. TAYLOR,
Manufacturer ot
AVIXDOW FRAMES, DOORS,
Plain Panels of every style
DOOR FRAMES,
WIXDOWS, SXSHES, BLINDS,
JfAXTZES, MOULDINGS,
BRACKETS, SCROLL WORE
Tobacco Box Patterns,
Whitaker's, N. C.
Also, contracts to put up buildings, furn
ishing all material, complete turn-key jobs,
or otherwise, as parties may prefer, all with
kiln-dried lumber.
March 2i, 187(3. ly
GEO. L. PENDER,
WITH
Bruffi Faulkner & Co.,
Wholesale Dealers in
Foreign and Domestic Dry
tiood, Motions & white
GOODS.
275 W. BALTIMORE STREET,
J. E. Ruff, 5 rinlfimnrp.
A. B. Faulkner.
vv n. R. Haliett, )
novl9-ly.
Look to Your Interests !
0:0. Farrar&Co's
FINE LINEN BOSOM DRESS SHIRTS,
FOE $1.00 EACH.
A large and fresh 3tock of
Dry Goods, Shoes, Boots and
Clothing,
with a lull line of
GROCERIES
just received. Ihese goods were bought
VERY LOW
aud will bcfe0,"y at rock bottom prices. Also
100 Boxes of Manu
factured Tobacco.
We assure our patrons who desir to pay
cash for their goods, that by calling on
0. C. FARRAR & CO,
they will find prices in every way satisfacto
ry and goods as low as they can be purchased
in any market in the South.
All we desire is an inspection of our goods.
Parties will find it to their interest to call on
us.
When you come to Tarboro', don't forget
0. C. FARRAR &. CO.
April 21. 3m
SPRING GOODS!
SPRING GOODS !
SPRING GOODS !
Dress Goods,
Linen Lawns,
Percals,
Ladies' Hats,
Ladies and Children's
Shoes, Gloves, Hos-
isery and White
Goods ! !
BOOTS and SHOES,
All bought for cash at
1 Ml It
panic prices, and will oe sola very
low by
T. 1. IxATIjIJM.
N. B. T. II. Gatlin is Agent for
W lii V. U LIU V; JL J.
Tarboro', April 7, 187G.
A CARD TO THE PUBLIC !
1 uial ROOT oc LUCRE TIE SHOE, cheap
er than can be gotten up in Northern cities,
and am ahead of trade in this aud adjoining
counties. I use nothing but
First Choice French Calf Skins
and Extra Pebbled Goat.
The finest grades of Sole Leather, English
T I n Tli,. l.tAct ct7lii lnct ap.
i used in mv business. Also keens constantly
on hand all sorts ot fcuoe-nnainu;
WrifL-mnntihiT n nYfpll (-ri VP. Hlft a trial.
and if my work don't suit will make sacrifice
o. c. doggett,
Tarboro. Mav 5. 1S76. 8m,
i -
1 m GOODS
0tirmr.
Friday
June 9, 1S7S
The Centennial Exposition
A Century's Advancement Vastness
musical Nation Addresses Mississ
ippi L.OST Cabin Extortion--How to
see tUe Esliibit ioii--Kuislits Tern
plarsAcross the Continent The
(rounds.
From our Special Correspondent.
Philadelphia, Pa., June 2, 187G.
As I write the bright June sun
shines down upon skcL a pageant
never before witnessed upon this
Contineat upon the Park, in all
its fresh summer beauty and love
liness; upon a miniature city of
great palaces of art and industry,
varied and large, which millions of
enthusiastic visitors will view dur
ing the six months of an interna
tional festival. The people ef mod
ern times are gathering at this
World's Fair which stands alone in
the history of international exhibi
tions in its large proportions and
vastness. While our new boro
nation cannot rival the Old World
in examples of material and scho
lastic advancement, in the achieve
ments which the lapse of ages can
perfect, yet the world will have to
pause to study our hundred years'
advancement in mechanism, our
progress in art, our front position in
science, our literary ability, aDd our
diversified industry. Ninety years
ago Georga III. told John Adams
that no form of government would
do for the United States but the
monarchical. Could King George
now view our Republic, could he
glance at this cosmopolitan gather
ing where representatives of the
British Crown and of other King
doms and Empires stand in the
shadow of Independence Hall in
admiration, he would see that kings
may err and that monarchical gov
ernments are not the best. Ho
would see our people turning from
the idols of animosity, laying their
choicest gifts at freedom's shrine,
and bidding the Aorth, the South,
the West, and the East, to join
hand3 at the alters of patriotism,
so deeply stained with blood, and
maintain the Republic in its glory.
The largest liberty is the truest con
servatism, and is vindicated in ttic
workings of our institutions. The
VASTNESS
oi tne exposition
has been com
mented upon by the CDrrespon
dents of the Jrew York dailies.
They say there is too much of it.
This criticism i3 unjust and out of
place, if it were not vast it would
not represent our country. The
size of the buildings, the practical
character and adaptation, and the
short time consumed in their coin
pletion, arc but suitable exponents
of our growth, the daily life work
of our people. Our cities are large
and growing; our railways span the
continent; our tunnels, railway
bridges, and ac'queducts are mar
vels of the century. The .Exposi
tion would not be American if not
vast iu all its bearings. The United
States may claim now to be a
MUSICAL NATION,
basing their right of
recognition
upon the results achieved at the
opening. The original works ren
dered at the inauguration compare
favorably with the best of the kind.
Whittier's hymn, John K. Paino's
composition, ths cantata by Sidney
Lanier, and the music of Dudley S.
Buck prove to be well suited for the
occasion. The signal success of
this musical feature aftonished the
representatives of Europe.
During the mouth of July a
musical contest will take place
among bands and orchestras from
all parts of the country. They
will be divided into three classes.
The first class will consist of 'mili
tary hands of brass and reed instru
ments with not less than thirty six
performers. The second class will
be made up of brass instruments
wish not les3 than twenty-four per
formers. The third class, with not
less than eighteen performers, will
consist ot cither proiessional or
of these combined. Premiums will
be awarded according to merit.
These concerts will be followed by
competitive exhibitions by the
several orchestras, quartettes,
quintettes and sextettes. On the
Fourth of July, Ilandel's TeDeura
will be rendered on the grounds, all
the singing societies of the city will
be invited.
Under the auspices of the Cen
tennial Commission, a series of
ADDRES3E3
will be delivered upon the
grounds
on appointed days, descriptive oi
the history, growth, wealth and
population of the several States and
Territories ot the Union. These
addresses are intended to include
agricultural, manufacturing, min
eral and other statistics of each
State, and ultimately tu be publish
ed in book form for distributing in
this and foreign countries. The
following is a list of orator3 a3 far
as selected.
Hon. R. C. McCormick, Arizona.
Judge David Walker, Arkansas.
Hon J. Marshall Paul, Colorado.
Hon M. K, Armstrong, Dakota.
Hon. John Hanson, Delaware.
Hon. Thomas Donaldson, Idaho.
Rev. C. H. Fowler, Illinois.
Geo. A. AL West, Mississippi
Hon. Thomas Allen, Missouri.
Hon. W. A. Clark, Montana.
Gen. Thomas II. Williams, Nevada.
Richard B. Hubbard, New Jersey.
E. D. MansSeld, Ohio.
Hon. John C. Brown, Tennessee.
Hon B. B. Hubbard, Texas.
Hon. C. W. Bennett, Utah.
Hon. Elwood Evans. Washington Terri
tory.
Prof. W. C. Pendleton, West Virginia.
Maine, Jiichigan, Rhode Island,
v ermont and Virginia, have signi
tied their intention of making ap
pointments. One of the most interesting and
instructive buildings on the grounds
13 tie
" MISSISSIPPI LOO CABIN.
The timber used in its construction
was shipped from Mississippi and
was put up by carpenters from that
State. Thi3 unique structure, with
its walls of native wood, rustic win-
dows Gothic doorway, overhanging
eaves fringed with moss, its balcony
or naturally and curiously carved
rcots ana ninos, make it a struc
ture of curiosity. The door panels
are made of forty eight kinds of
woo l : the stricture of sixty eiarht
different varieties. The whole
building is profusely decorated with
ornaments found in Mississippi
torcsts. lhe
RESTAURANTS
within the inclosure have been run
in such a manner that an investisra
tion was necessary. If these ex
orbitant prices are not regulated
great damage will be done to the
Exposition. The opinion has gone
out and has spread far and wide
that two prices are charged for
everything pertaining to the Cen
tennial Show, and the experience
I r 1 1 n
u a ie uajra iiJ3 guUO iar to prove
that such is and will be the course.
lhe people that gave large amounts
for concessions are finding out that
they paid 'too much for the whistle,
ana tome oi mum will come out
bankrupt as they richly deserved
It is best for visitors to
carry lunch with them, and thereby
be able to give these wou'd-be
vampyres a wide berth. There was
not one of these concessionists but
what forfeited his privilege on the
op'ening clay and should have been
excluded from the grounds.
HOW TO SEE THE EXHIBITION.
Enter the grounds at G A. M.
and take a seat in the cars on the
narrow gauge railway which make3
a cireuic of the grounds. Ride
around the whole
display
at lest
twice, in order to get
the
location
of the different
enter the Main
buildings. Then
Building on the
East. Have a note book alonsr
and take down the places whero you
wish to visit in
particular. Kso
through this building in about two
nours. men iiarrv to Mechanical
Iall; spend two hours here. Now
o to the United States Building
and glance through it speedily. The
V oman s Pavilion comes next and
should employ but a few moments
of time. ro to Agricultural Hall;
pass rapidly through this, and then
hasten to iorticultural Hall, which
should have a half hour's time.
The Art Building comes next. Pa33
through the gallaries of France,
America, England, Norway, Swe
den, Austria, Germany, and Italy.
Enter Memorial liall. Take but little
time here. A brief visit should be
made to the Carriage Makers, Pavi-
ion, the Shoe and Leather Dealers,
the Stone orks, the Brewcne3,
he Vienna Bakery, the Swedish
School Hou3e, Pennsylvania Edu-
cation Hall, the Dairy, New Eng-
and Kitchen, and other secandary
places. A good walker can make
this route in ten hours. Then if
he has noted the places of special
interest to himself, he can then visit
such locations the following days
In this way a good view may De
taken in tour or nve days, a view
which will reauire as many weeks
if entered upon without system.
If any ot your readers intend to
visit the Centennial on the Fourth
of July, they mistake. On that
day the crowd will be immense and
no peace will be found. Accidents
will be numerous, and many live3
will be lost during the day and on
the grounds. The cost of the
Pyrotechnic Exhibition on th
Fourth of July is 1V,UUV. lhe
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS'
reunion was a grand anair. xour
1 m TT
correspondent having been admit
ted into the .Assilum and knowing
something of the x nth Libation,
was invited to participate in the
ceremonies. The Grand Templar
parade took place on the 1st. The
installation f the Grand Officers
took place May 31st, at the Acade
my of Music. A grand reception,
was given on the 1st, at 8 o'clock
P. M. An address was delivered by
the Most Grand Master ot the
United States. Hon. James Hcrron
Hopkins, at the close of which the
promenada hean. it was a very
enjoyable time and attended bv
Knights Templars from all sections
of the country, lhe excursion
ACROSS THE CONTINENT
is the great event of the day. This
excursion is accompanied by several
correspondents from Europe and
from New York city. It is pro
posed to reach San Francisco
eighty hours, a distance of 3,325
miles. Five railroad3 participate
the Pennsylvania, Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne & Chicago, Chicago & North
Western, Unian Pacific, and Cen
tral Pacific. Tour correspondent
was invited and expected to join
the excursion, but business engage
ments forbid. The
GROUNDS
are now arrayed in the beauty of
Spring. The landscapes spread
out in graceful undulations, bedeck
ed with velvety carpets ef verdure
studded here and there with deli
cate ferns and violets; the maple
trees are in full leaf, contrasting
with the green lines of spruce, cedar
and hemlock; The wildness of
nature is depicted, broken only by
rustic bridges and rural seats. The
terraces are completed, and the
mosr. Tlftantifiil flnwpra rf tha wnrhl
bloom here, filling the air with their
Urnmn.. Cnmnlet ion ia flTPnrirtprA
displayed, and now is the time to
vJsir. tr. PontAnninl TtTrwxrx
For the Southerner.
Tltl'TIIFl'L WORDS.
"TIIEYSAY."
Well, who are they, and what do
taey say
f I hrTr firn !. cot rt
neffs-monrers,
tale bearers, gos-
sips,
scandal and slander makers
ie "they say" are a set of in
jured innocents, who have to bear
the sins of others. A friend comes
in, you are elbow deep in cleaning
up, kneading dough, cutting hash
up or running the sewing machine.
No time to have a chat with your
grandmother were she to come from
the celestial city to converse a few
minutes. Hum jroes everything
wbcn your m,nutes are hour3 iust
v,rtr, tlio f,.;ri wo
mu0A Wansa von nnuld nat Wr
Tvr.ni. shP tr Bav ar.;ur
when she catr.e prialed with'a little
cpction ot both
against your lefi
into your heart
hand neighbors.
You are worn down with fatisrue
from a day's hard ironing, terrible
nervous headache, making your
temple3 throb and bound a3 if they
would burst the teethin ten
months old baby cross and fretful
you are doing your utmost to soothe
and get it to sleep so you can catch
a few moments rest, when in comes
Mrs. Pry with her hopeful twins,
Sarah Jane and Idolphus, aged
six years sue came to nave a chat
and tell what "iliey do say.
lhe twins kick with their heel3
against the chairs, pull the csgra-
vings m the centre ot the table to
pieces, smearing tnera with cmna-
raon candy, upsetting your box of
Chinese chessmen, rattling the back
gammon board and dice until the
"teeming one starts up witn a
mailing cry of fright, ou, all the
while, obliged to smile at the hav-
oc the "blessed twins" are making
smile with that head
pain, talk sociably and
sphttiag
confiden-
tially about your husband's affairs,
or else Mrs. Pry marches olr indig
nant, calling you a "disagreeable,
stuck up woman, and she does not
wonder your husband stays out so
late at night." She ha3 forgotten
when her dear Pry proved defaulter
and ran away, your Charley had
loaned him five thousand dollars
and he is obliged to do double work
to prevent having to sell your cosy
little home.
1 tell you "ney &ay are a
terror in any csmmunity. Let me
be where may and hear that
ominous prelude," "they say," I feel
as the donkey did when the bad
coys tied all the id tin pans and
cups to his tail like taking to my
heels, for I know "They Say" are
going to be iether libeled or else they
have said some very unchristian
things. Now, who are "They Say"?
That is a question no one cau ans
wer, for no one ever knows. Nine
times out of ten they are myths,
tae other truth they are those, who
cither neglect their own home3, or
else have no occupation for their
time and thoughts, with scheming
brains for magnifying what has
been said by others, on making up
a deliberate lie on those who are
attending to their -own business
Their brains are a fetid, fermenting
hot bed of evil thoughts, their hearts
full of foul corruption, their tongue
as poisonous as the asps, their
words deal as fatal death wherever
they hiss and whisper forth their
leprous breath, as the stmg of the
environed reptile, it all persons
in every community would traca out
who "lhey Say are make al
mischeif makers give their authori
ty for each piece of gossip they re
tail, and "They Say" will soon be
come an absolete term. Iry it for
a few months, caeh peace lover.
each truth dealing man and woman
and sse it you cannot purity your
village or neighborhood from the
foulest blot, the darkest stain, the
blackest crime in the category o
crimes and sins.
A slanderer I Uther sms narm
the shadow oi excuse, compared
with that, lhe drunkard afte
taking his nrst glas3 becomes ex
cited and weakly yields to a desire
for more ; the murderer in a mo
- ment ef passion takes life : th
in gambler is lured on by the cards
i
and dice' to hazard & little more;
the thief and forger in an hour of
dire necessity, thinking they can
hide their sin, or perhaps replace
the forged sum before being found
out, are led into their false step ;
the adulter's sin re3ts between the
two erring ones, their shame bids
them conceal their vile act. But
with the slanderers there is no
shame, no passion, no excitement.
They deliberately, coolly, calmly,
resolutely, invent and declare the
vilest calumnies against friends as
well as enemies, no one's character
is safe from a slanderous tongue.
Like the slimy snail, they leave
their filthy trail of jellied nastiness
wherever they crawl.
Many a fair name has been
blighted, many a noble man has
had his heart chords strained with
agoDy caused by the slanderer's
tongue. Many a pure, true heart
has gone down to the grave in dis
grace and shame, through the ly
ing slander of some cool, crafty, sub
tle brain that whispered it's sly in-
uendas against them, with "lhey
say." When one one is known
in a community as a tale bearer, or
a scandal monger, he is too often
endured and treated politely through
tear, that is cowardice, unmanly,
womanly cowardice. The way to
do is to attack him boldly, defiant
ly make him tell who "They Say"
are, er else, make him admit he is
the fabricater of all he tells, de
lighting in his own Ues. Teach all
such characters to fear you and
work them as beneath your notice,
and that blackest of all crimes,
slander, will cease to roam around
in every garb as it now does.
Truth.
Streaff Bill of Indictment of the
Sadical Party.
t th-3 recent meeting of the
Republican State Convention of
lassachusetts, lion. John S. ban-
ford, was chosen permanent chair
man, and upon taking his seat drew
strong bill of indictment against
i t .1.1
ms party, irom wnicn we taice ine
bllowing extract. He said :
"No one who has watched the
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urrent or recent political events
as failed to see a wide-spread and
rowing dissatisfaction with the
management oi attairs. and as a
consequence, there have been large
and significent defections from our
ranks. We have seen the iiepub
ican party routed in its
strong-
holds, and the National House of
lepresentatives occupied by our
pponents. It is idle to disguise
the fact that their have been peri
ds within the last few days when a
national election would have
brought emminent hazard of a
Democratic restoration. Have you
ny longer a doubt as to tne cau
es which have wrought this change
in our fortunes ? Surely we have
not abjured our creed. Our dis
tinctive policy and aims were never
more clearly-alhrraed ; our tradi
tions and the names of our great
eaders never more reverentially
held. No, the protest is not against
the record or creed, but against the
method of administration ; against
dominant influences and tendencies
that have debased the character and
tone of the public service ; against
a leadership that has wielded pow
er and patronage for its own ends,
and not for the public good ; against
partisanship, a narrow, intense
and violent, that has usurped the
place of broad and enlightened
statesmanship and repelled acces
sions or reccgnized character and
ability as an element too repug
nant to be tolerated ; against a tide
of financial morality that has cor
rupted the standard of official hon
esty and turned places of public
trust into opportunities of private
gain or public plunder."
Radical Consolation-
When Republicans are charged
with corruption the fact is not ds
nied, but they attempt to palliate
their crimes by charging a Demo
crat with corruption. The Minor
gives tho following colsquy : 'Grant
Republicans invariably console
themselves in this way :
Dem Blaine got the money.
Rep So did Tweed.
Dem Schench i a swindler.
Rep So i3 Tweed.
Dem Bristow took a big fee.
Rep So did Tweed.
Dera Delano swindled the In
dians. Rep Tiveed sviindled the white
men. Dem Babcock is indicted for
city swindling.
Rep So was Tweed.
Dem Grant is partial to knaves.
Rep So is Tweed.
Dem Shepard 13 the '0033 city
swindler.
Rep So is Tweed.
Dem Joyce and Avery are in
jail.
Rep Sa wa3 Tweed.
Dem A. M. Clapp, the Public
Printer at Washington ought tJ be
impeached for stealing.
Rep So had Tweed.
Dem Robeson is a plundorer 0
the people's money'.
Rep So is Tweed.
Dem Ueecher ought to be ex
pelled from the church.
Rep So had Tweed.
And so on, ad infinitum, and they
roll up the whites of their eyes
like a blind mule."
Tho Negro Coming to His Senses-
The colored voters in Orange
county are not slow or afraid to
assert that they have been blindly
led by Radical tricksters directly
their own interest long
enough, and some of the more en
lightened ones and leaders affirm
that tho negro will give an inde
pendent vote in the coming elec
tion. This feeling appears to pre
vail throughout tho South. But as
the time approaches the .Radicals
will raise the same old cry of sla
very and bondage and the negro
as a race will be frigktened into
measures and will vote to sustain in
power the most corrupt party that
ever had an existence in this land
of ours. Bat we hare never cen
sured tho negro. He was freed
and erfranchised in an utter state
of ignorance, without the least con
ception of duties as a citizen.
While we admit and gladly recid
the fact that they have made some
advancement since the high and
responsible duties of citizenship
were thrust upon them, yet, as a
race they are to-day in a woful state
of ignorance. Let the colored man
act and think as a free man. When
he throws off the yoke of bondage
fastened on him by designing and
bad white men of his choice regard
less of Radical allegiance, ho will
begin to learn what it is to be a
free man. Durham Tobacco
Plant.
Tha Two Agents.
A benevolent looking old gentle
man with a traveling bag in his
hand entered a life insurance office,
and setting his bag on tho floor
seated himself beside the agent.
'You insure lives here,
sir
he
inquired.
'Yes, sir; that's our business.
Yaas ? Waal, now, how much
might it cost to have one's life in
sured V
'Well, sir, that depends on
sum you wish to be insured
What amount do you desire
the
for.
on
your life, sir ? asked tho agent,
taking down his refereuco book.
'Waal, s'pose we say five thous
and' now; what may that come to ?'
'Your age, sir V
'Somewhere about sixty.'
The agent made tho calculation
and informed him.
'Yaas, Waal, that's all right.
And how much to pay down?'
He was toled. 'And now shall
I make out the application for vou
sir 1 said the agent, getting out the
. . . . 1 .
blanks ana putting a
new pen in
his holder.
'Waal, let's see let's
see. To-
day is Toosday, is it ?'
'Waal, Brown's my name; but
looke yer, mister,' and the old man
opened his bag and took out a little
bottle. 'I've got suthin in this bottle
that'll take that wart off your nose
inside of forty minits. Won't you
try some ?'
It is astonishing how rapidly tho
benevolent old gentleman went out
of that office.
Out of Her Element.
'I'm going to stop attending our
church,' pevishly exclaimed a vinegar-faced
spinster not a thousand
miles from Chicago tho other day.
'Why what has happened : anxi
ously inquired a friend.
'There am t notaing happened,
and that's just what's tho matter,'
continued the spinster through her
nose, 'Here I've been a regular ats
tendant for mor n two years, and
there hain't been no gossip, no
scandal, nor nothing to talk about
in all that time, and I can't see the
use of going any longer.
And she squared herself down in
a chair with the look of Martyr.
Tho Observer gives the account of
a miraculous escape from death of a
Charlotte boy' who became entangled
in a well ropo ar.d went sizzing to
wards tho bottom of the well. His
brother gave tho alarm and the
mother arrived at the well to find
her boy dangling near the bottom
w 2th his hands tightly clasping tho
rope., cshe hastily, and witn a
strength born of fear, drew the boy
to the top and found his death-like
grip on the rope caused from his in
pensibility. Mr. W. S. Williams, of Illinois,
announces that 'his wife, Ann Eliza,
having left his bed and board with
out cause, he will not be responsi
ble for any debts she may contract.'
Ann Eliza, Ann Eliza,
Once I loved but now despise her,
As I no longer priza her,
I will go and advertise her,
For, although I'm not a miser,
I won't pay for what she buys her.
The Shelby Banner says : Miss Ida,
daughter of Phillip Davis, of Ruth
erford county, struck her sister on the
head with a hammer on Friday week,
from tho effects of which blow she has
since died. The sad affair seems to
have arisen from her sister's teasing
her about her swoatheart.
"Sambo, did you ever see the Cats
kill mountains ?" "No sah, but Iv'e
seen run kill mice."
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