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HI AN ML Ml) fiJUL VOLUME 7. RICH SQUARE, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1693. NUMBER 8 C ySl Fifty Year Ago. traadfatatf a hatl And within it yo ui, Braadfatkcr's favrlte coach remedy. Wkethr twM Asthna, Bronchitis or Croup, Or baby at al(ktwake4 the house with a whoop. With Aycr'a Cherry Pectoral Gran'ther wuiart That ao cald tmamgh would e'er fall of eare. la hU the styles chaaf e. bat the record will show Coughs arc cared as they were 80oars ago. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral toEa no equal as a remedy for coughs, colds, and lung dis eases. "Where other soothing elixirs palliate, Ayer's Cherry Peotoral heals. . . It is not a cheap cough syrup, which soothes but does not strength en ; it is a physician's cough remedy, and it cures. It is put up in large bottles, only, for household use. It was awarded the medal at the World's Fair of ninety -three It has a record of 50 Years of Cures. GRINDING DAYS. - I have rented J. B. Griffin's mill at Woodland and am prepared to .makcgood meal every Saturday, and Monday if necesssry. Give me a trial. Satisfaction guaranteed, : ' J, M. ODOM. MATTRESSES. I am making a nice line of mat tresses of aggrades. I want the pa tronage of the trade. I think I can please in quality and price. Give me a trial order and see if I can't please you. -I Address, J. O. OPELAND, i Suffolk, Va. SHOES. You will find the well known Bay State Shoes, for Men, Boys, La dies and Children at the new store of L. J. & M, R. Bradley, Jackson, N. C. W. B.Wynns,of Margaretts ville, is traveling salesman for them. V W. FEEbLES & SON, ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, JACKSON, N. C. Office No. 1 West of the Hotel Burgwyn. C ne of the firm will be at Rich Square ev ery second Saturday in each and every month, at Woodland every third Saturday and at Conway every fourth Saturday; be tween the hours of 11 a. m. and four p. m. W. PAUL MOORE, D. D. S. Jackson, N. C. tST" Office at residence. The Jackson and Rich Square Telephone Co. INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF " ' NORTH CAROLINA. Splendid service. -.' Polite agents. Has'conhection with Jackson, Rich Square, Bryantpwn, Lasker, Pote casi andWoodland. Ressages sent to any point on the line for 10 cents" Connects with Western Union Tel egraph Company at Rich Square. ' DR. W. P. MOORE, President. J. M. WEAVER. Secty. and Treat. General offices: Jackson, N. C. Notice. As I have to at other places a part of my time, I take this method to say to the public, that I will beat Rich Square depot Saturdays, Mon days and Tuesdays, and would be glad if my patrons would call on the above named days. Thanking you for your liberal patronage in the past I shall try to merit a continu ance of the same. , W. J, LASSiTER, for W. J. Lassiter & Co. Watches Sepal We ,the undersigned having just received a new supply of first class watch material will from now on make repairing watches a spe cialty and will also endeavor to sell to the" public a nice lot of cheap Goods, txick as Shoes, Hats, Gaps, , Qaeensware and Groceries -and 'all other goods generaly kept in a dry ' goods store. We solicit the patronage of the public both far and near. Give us a trial and you wil be well pleased. , v 1 . Council Parker & Son. - Menolar N. C To Cure CoiMtipatton Frvr. Take Cascarets Candy Cathartic. '10o or S3' If C C. C. fail to cure, druggist refund mono. red EDITORIAL NOTES. . The Chatham Record came to us last week much improved in ap pearance, having douned a new dress. It is one of our valued ex changes. Oub readers ili doubtless read with interest the interview with Dr Gatling which we republish from the Indianapolis News. Dr. Gatling is famous the world over as the inventor of the Gatling gnu. The paper manufactures hae formed a trust, and put upvthe price of paper. So long as the trusts and combines are allowed to name legislators, judges and other public officers we will have to submit and pay trust prices. The corner stone for a new cot ton factory at Concord, in this State, owned and, to be operated by negroes, the only enterprise of its. kind in the United States, wan laid a few days ago. It markes, we hope, the beginning of a era of prosperity of the colored race. In the past they have paid too much attention to politics to the neglect of industrial pursuits. Recent events point to the uni ting of all the silver forces in Con gressional election of this year; as well as in the Presidential election of 1900. The addresses recently issued by Chairman Jones, of the National Democratic Committee, Senator Bntler Ohairiuan of the National Populist Committee, and the leading Silver Republicans, af ter being considered for several weeksj place the money question abovo all other issues and urged united oppositon to the single gold standard, money ques tion seems to be a very live issue, and will not down. Very important elections are to be held in this State this year. All the county officers, mem brs of the legislature and congressmen are to be elected. Some of the county officers chosen this" year will participate in the selection of school officers in 1899, unless the present . scoool law is changed by the next legislature. It is none to soon for the people to be thinking about the selection of their public servants. If they wait till the time of the conventions to consid- er this matter they will after- wards find that the machine arid ring politicians controlled the conventions! and in most nominations. Let cases made the each party select its best meu. There are many relics in North ampton of the olden times, such as old furniture, war relics, &c &c. We would be glad to have a brief description of anything of the kind which any of our readers may know of. We would also like to know something of the old build ings, their situation and history, and about the noted men, of any calling, who lived in the county. We are preparing a history of the county, which we hope to make as complete and authentic as possible, and the information asked for may give us some clues - to find some missing links, besides being of in terest to the general reader if pub lished now. There are doubtless many old letters, papers, fcc in the possession of some of our readeis that would iuterest others. Why sutler with Courh, CoMs, anp LaGrippe when LAXATIVE BUOMO QUININE will cure yon in one day. Does nqt produce the ringing in thi head like Sulphate of Quinine.. Put op inr tablets convenient for taking. Guar anteed to cure or money refunded. Prici' 25 cents. What a Boston Laity. Did. A lady dressed with excellent taste was passing up Washington street recently on a very cold day, when sjhe noticed a horse whose blanket had fallen off. Many oth er ladies and gentlemen, wort passing and it required sonic mor al courage (as the world goes) for he r to s top,- take up blanket spread it over the horse and luck it under the harness. ;" But sin did it, and did it well Her iner cy was thrice blessed, for it bless ed not only the giver and the're ceiver, but the stranger who wit nessed the act. Our Duinl Animals. DR. R. J. GATLING. TEE GREAT INVESTOR AT WORK ONANEWGUH. REVOLUTIONIZED WARFARE. Believes That the United States Should - Prepare to Defead ita: Coast Lines at Oace The Reasons. Dr. K. J. Gatling, famous all over the world as the inventor of the Gatling gun was raised in our sister county of Hertford, only a few miles from Rich Square, but for several years has been living in the North. He has many rela tives living in this 'section, and arrioog them a nieceJ.Mrs. R. M. Peebles of Jacksonj ybom he has several times visited. Knowing that our people are greatlyl interested in him, we give below an interview with him published in the Daily News, of Indianapolis, Ind 9, as follows: Eebruary Dr. II. J. Gatlincr, Who is visit ing in this city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs J. R. Wilson, has been a studeut of the art of warfare, and ho says, of peace as well, for for ty years. He holds! to the theory that as long as nations are made up as they are, thereVj will be wars at more or less frequent intervals, and, as General von sMoltko said, "The best way to prevent war is to be prepared for it;" Since tbe iuveiitiou of the Gat ling gun, which was built while Dr. Gatling was a resident of In hianapolis the art of warfare has oeen revolutionized. Dr. Gatling said last night there is not an arm of the service on land Or sea that has not been transformed since the civil war. The Gatling gun was used during the war, but it was a crude machine compared to the gun in its present form. Even then it was a terrible peace maker, and now, with its im provements, . it is the most de structive agent in the world. Its very presence has at times pre vented bloodshed and riot. It is capable of firing 100 shots a sec ond, and can wipe out an armed force of several thousand in a few mhautes. , The Gatiing gun first brought Pr. Gatling before the world as an inventor of instruments of war. It made him famous, and he was recognized by European nations as a man both to be fear ed and respected. He has made several trips' abroad in' connec tion with the gun, and it is now used by every European nation. HIS LATEST INVENTION. The Gatling gun was however,1 only the forerunner of other in ventions by the same hand. He is just now completing! what he thinks will be his greatest work, a long-ranged cast gun for rapid firing. Like all inventors, Dr. Gatling is enthusiastic over his late invention. He has the confi dence of the Government in his enthusiasm. The gun which was cast and is now being finished in Cleveland is a radical departure from the old methods. L The pres ent heavy guns used for long range firing-on our coast defen ses are what are called built-up guns, made of bands of steel welded over a thin steel barrel. 7"hey were invented before it was possible to get an alloy of com po tion of steel in such form that the big gun could be made in a single piece. The built-up guns have proved a failure, and recently were discarded by the English rovernment. Some are still be- ing made in this country It was found that rapid firing caused the binds to expand. The tension was unequal, and after a few shots the muzzle ot the gun drop ped. Occasionally the bands would break. Experiments show ed the gun to be worthless in ac tion. ; l-V Dr. Gatling.jafter many exper iments, secured a composition of steel with other metal in a cast form which can be made in any size or quantity. He experiment ed with this composition until he was satisfied it would stand eve ry strain that could be put on it, and then began to build areat gun out of this metal. The Gov ernment ; came to his assistance I and appropruited ?40.000 to help build "the gun.. It is now almost coranlete- It will be taken to Washington in nbout two weeks to be rifled, and . then to Sandy Hook, where it will be tested. The alloy from which the gun is made gives 50 per cent more strength than forged steel, and has a tensil strength of 108,000 pounds. The guri is 25 feet long and has an 8-inch muzzle. It can be made, says Dr." Gatling, for one-half the cost of the built-up guns, and in one-sixth of the time. y' If this gun should prove a suc--cess it i will place the United States far in advance of other na tions. The experiments with cast steel in this country have been developed wonderfully with in the last eighteen months. Dr. Gatiing says the United States has made greater improvement along this line ina year and a half than it had in thirty years previous. . j ' . CONDITION OF THE UNITED STATES. ; '":'':v.V Dr. Gatling says the United States is at the mercy of almost every counntry on the globe. The European countries have for sev eral years been preparing for an international struggle, which Dr. Gatling thinks is sure to come. England is now building 117 war vessels, fifteen of them great battleships. She is (spending billions of dollars on her coast de fenses. He says ' that at Van couver, on the Pacific coast Eng land has spent more money in coast defenses than this country has along its entire seaboard. He believes it is the duty of the United States to prepare herself at once. New York, with it mil lions of shipping and business in terests, is at the mercy of any foreign battleship that 'takes a notion to capture it Every oth er seaboard town is in the same position. One million men could not prevent the destruction of New York if any country should care to capture it under the ex isting conditions. This is the age of s4eel, says Dr.' Gatling, and steel-clad vessels govern the world: -H believes the United States should build 1,000 big mine anA rlnrn fVifim alnnc t.hft e " coast This would cost $60,000. - i 000. I - i The day of the old stone forts i s pas V say s D r. Gatli ng. Wi th the long-range, heavy-firing guns a stone fort could be knocked to pieces in a few minutes.; The latest design in the art of warfare call for heavy ter rets, sand banks motors, and disappearing batter ies with a masked front j- -Dr. Gatling does hot think this country is in a position to negoti ate a treaty. It can not now re sent an insult, but with new mate rial, new systems, and new meth ods of Construction this country could be put in a position in four or five years to resist any attack and to enforce any demand.! "War is unexpected," said Dr. Gatiing. "Of the last 200 wars, not more than four or five came when theywere expected, is not the, way nations fight That They are always seeking to take one another at a disadvantage, jl was in Paris just before the last war between France and Germany. I thought the conditions T looked c ritical, and told a friend that there were excellent prospects for a war. He laughed at me. Wi thi n less than two mon ths a German and a French officer be came involved in a quarrel at a watering place, and a war. be tween the two nations followed. The United States- may be come innolved in a war with Spain. The feeling- in Cuba among the . Spaniards is intens against Americans. Suppose some mob or fanatic should kill Consul-General Lee, we would be flighting within a month. It:would take little to bring on a war with Spain, and then would come the possibilities of the other Europe an nations coming to the assist ance of the monarchy, a golden opportunity to administer a re buke to the republican form of government Look, at the situa: tion in Chi na. The grab game going on in Eastern waters is &Y most sure to cause a war. Af rica was riot divided up until sev eral nations bad fought i t but with each other. I bate not: mnch faith in human nature when pas sions are " aroused, arid ihe best way- to subdue passion is to en force respect.- i Dr. Gatling is an intensely in teresting talker, j He knows his subject and his heaTt'is in his work. Well on in years, his eye is clear,- his voice firm, and his carriage erect He has given the greater part of his life to scientL fic problems concerning the art of war, but as the reporter left iim las night, he said: "Young man : I wish I was your age. I wish that that I had another life before me to devote to the study of these great problems, which means . so much to the future of America and the American peo ple. " ; Clocks. One of the first requirements of civilized man was some meas ure of time. Sun risingand sun setting might have been sufficient divisions iOr the savage, but very early men wanted to divide the space of time between these pe riods. The day was first divided into periods three or four times as long as an hour of the present time, and the night was divided into "watchhesl" Now came the necessity of something to meas ure these periods of time It is said that the day was first divid ed into hours in 293 B. C. and at that time a sun-dial was set up in the temple of QuirinusatRome. Whether this date be authentic or not, dials were the first in struments for measuring time. These dials marked the progress of the sun by its shadow on a hori zontal plate. They were of differ ent construction but similar in principle. Of course they were useful only in the day time when the sky was unclouded.; Another measure was the hour glass, a vessel shaped something like the figure 8. This measured time by the flowing of sand though the narrow passage from one spherical vessel to the other. These were - so ; graduated that just one hour was required for all the sand to run out. At one time in England canales were burned to mark the passing hour. The clepsydra was an in strument in advance of all for mer devises. It was a water jar with a small opening at the bot tom. When filled' with water ev ery morning at sunrise, the low ering oi tne water to certain points marked off the hours with considerable regularity. As glass was not used for these jars, the only way to know the hour was by looking down into the jar or -inserting a measuring stick. This invention was usued for a long time without improvement by Egyptians.. Chaldeans, Greeks and Romans. " About 141 B. C. the clepsydra was improved by the addition of a toothed wheel and index driven by the water which flowed from the bottom of the jar. Later one of, them was made to sound the hours upon an organ.pipe. 43y this, the hours could be known at night as well as day. Wheel-works set in motion by weights and springs followed. To join the wheels to a pointer which should traverse a dial and to invent a modeor regulating the speed of the works were the next needed mechanical improve ments. Just the time when these v?ere united into a mechan ism called a clock is not known, but the supposed time in about 1000 A. D. Tower clocks were set up about 1288 and from that time additionsbave been constant ly made until the present time when we are able to buy time keepers of an endless variety of styles and prices. Normal In stitute. Cost of Producing Pork.' One bushel of corn will produce 10 J pounds of pork, from which yon can determine whether it is better to sell corn or pork. Careful experiments have shown the following facts in re gard lo feeding corn to make pork. Fifty pounds of corn, fed whole and raw, makes fifteen pounds of pork. Fifty pounds of corn fedground and fermented, makes seventeen pounds of pork. V. Fifty pounds of corn, fed cook ed and fermented, makes twenty pounds of pork.- Franklin Times Every kind word you. say to a dumb animal or bird will make you happier. "LYNCHTTES" THEIR OEIGm AID HETHODS OF WOESHIP. PROFESS SANCTIFICATION. CaiiJe Wires to Leave Their 11 us. baiidS-jTJieir House Mect iuffsbfkn Cause Discord .We promised last week to give Our readers SO m infnrmatinn about the Lynchites or "Ark Sinctificationist" now quite nu. merouson (ttie coast of North Car olina.; "They came to our State on boats which they live in and call "Arks." and their work has been confined mostly to the territory on the sounds and rivers of the eastern counties. They have but recently gained a foothold in this State. . ' The following article, which w'e cpy from the Christian Advo cate written nearly, two years ago, gives a fair account of the "band" at that time: Scattered over parts of three States Delaware Maryland and Virginia there exists a form of religious belief and worship that would-be' a prize taker in a muse um of religious freaks. It has its headquartbrson Chincoteague Is land, Accomac County, Va. This island is some--seven miles long and about half a mile wide, and is inhabited? by from two thousand five hundred to three thousand souls. Oyste ring and fishing are the sources of wealth. The greats er part of the inhabitants are of average intelligence land thrift. The north end of the island isoc cupied principally by emigrants from the- southeastern part of Delaware, and are below the oth er inhabitants in intelligence. Other points in which this belief has obtained a lodgment are Box Iron, Md-t and William sville, Del. In writing upon this subject it is not my desire to act the part of a critic, for religious 'criticism is o'f all things least profitable. But I think a careful,, truthful espose of this band! or sect will serve a good , purpose; not that I think that anything could be said in these columns to turn any of the misguided from the error of their ways, but it may serve as a warn ing to others. Mr purpose is sole- ly to state facts and describe scenes that, I have .witnessed. Many "of the leaders I know well and have frequently talked with them upon their hobby. ; J oseph Ly nch,af ter several years service in the Methodist Episco-j pal Church as class leader, became sanctified about seven years ago. j For a short time thereafter he kept his zeal within bounds. But his zeal grew, and he was en couraged by others, obtaining jjike precious faith." For a time the number was small, but he was" indefatigable in presenting his views, which in the main were orthodox and in harmony with the teaching of the Method ist Episcopal Church. .Every fresh accession seemed to bring forth renewed efforts, and his growing success turned his head completely. No other man's views of Scripture were worth a fig if they did not tally, with his. Though very illiterate himself, his followers were far more so, and readily accepted anything he chose to teach. Their zeal finally became so intense and their reli gious views so warped that they were forced to leave the Method ist Church. The immediate cause of their expulsion was Lynch's teaching that merely justified people would be damned. Tcan produce proof 3 that he told a young man at the moment of con version i that unless he sought sanctificjation be would go to hell. The young man left the altar, made no further effort in the Christian j-tife actually backslid at the very moment of conver sion. These people claim the right to judge, and would not hes itate to tell the saintliest man on earth he was going to hell if be bad the j temerity to dispute any of their views. For this they cite the passage, The saints shall judge the earth." Their: expulsion only served to increase, their zeal and activity; j they soon bad; a church erected and finished. At this time they I numbered not far from one hun-j CONTINUED OJf 4X11 PAGE. I SCHOOL BOOKS. The following is a list cf Schcv.1 Books adopted for use iu the Public schools of Northamp ton County, N. CL, and tho prices at v. bichjLey arc sold: Hol.m V Finst i:adr, Xe EJWU.i., .15 UolmendRnuler,NwEt!:tkMit .15 . il(.luiTJjlr.l KcmWr, Xe Kdiib ,40 Bolirp romtlillradrr.Xew Edition, .50 Holuica' Filth KeiuVr, Xt Kdulu, .Tl 0. IP Sl-.onl lfiatury of iIm United tatis , .60 nancell' Di,jbr litany uft l United State, IXO McGuffey't Re?teU Erie ctlo Prim tr, .10 Murr KleinenUry Oeogrtphy, ' JU Maury IlcvlseJ Manual Oeogmphj, North Carolina Edition, . M Maury's nerlaed Phytica! Oeog'y, 10 Moore's HUtory of North Carolina. ,85 rageVThe'y A Practice ot Teaching, 1.00 S-mford'a Primary Acal j. Arlth. M Sanfurd's lutermedlatAnaly.Arlth. .IS SaitfonPa Common School Analyti cal Aritlthtnetic, ( ' 'M Santot d Higher Analy. Aritb., 85. Saiiford' Elementary Algebra, - 1.00 Mrs. Spencer'k First Stepi In North Carolina Uistory, .75 Steele's Abridged Pbjalolojry, .50 Swlttton' Langtiage Primer, .21 Finger'a Civil Government. .CO Harrington'! Spelling Hook, .15 Williams Reader for Beginner, .15 Webster'a Primary Dictionary, .43 Webster's common School Dic tionary, ,71. Webter' High School Dictionary .W. Webster' Aeademle.letlonary, . 1.50. Webster' Counting-Houe Dlc- ttchary, , S.40. ' Wot center's Primary Dictionary, .iS Wocester' New.School Diction . ry, ' r. ; , ' " .89. . Woce iter's comprehetnlve Dlc ' tionary, i 1.40. Woce&ter' Academic Dictionary, 1.50. Wocester' Octavo Dlctionaiy, S.40. eterman'i Element of CI vll Government. .60 School History of the Negro Bace in Amerka, by E. A. Johtiaou, 78 Brand' Ileiiltli Leesaona for Be ginners, t 3 Eclectic Copy-Books. (Elemen tary.) Per dozen. .71 -Eclectic Copy-Books. Per dozen, .S3 Hagper's New Graded copy Books. Trimary course, perdos ,71. Harper's New graded copy-book Grammar coo rue per doz. 4 ' .98. Brand's Good health for children, .20. Harrington's Spelling Book, .20 Harvey' KevUed Elementary Gram. f mar and Composition, Harvey' Revised English Grammar, .C5 James Southern Selection. 1.10 North Carolina Speaker, doth, ' - .50. Nortli camiina Speaker, paper, .40. Stephens' History of the U. 8. (a Reference Book,) 1.C3 Paul J. Long, Supervisor of Schools.' We keep on hand the books ' used in the public schools of the State and send them to any post- ' office postage paid upon receipt of price. We pay the postage. Send us your orders. J. 1L LAE3ITEB & (XI, ' Lasker, N. C. WANTED! To buy Milk Veal Calves, SIX To .TEN WEEKS OLD. POKTSMOUni, VA. faavt pun j w nTMP nJ 0OT5 XI '7t'Kl nmn3 qtfil ima' ivap3 . TASTELE0S n I3JU8TA3CCC3FC3ACUL72. ' WARRANTED. PZICZ CO Ct3. OkVA-nx, rtxjL, Sot. IX tSX parWMHeDrk.i4.IXMM.Ma. . t.crti)aen: vim 1 jmr. f wommm mw CUOVXH TASTKL3 CUXU TOiO 1 mm U9rtu lUrm tmm mummay uaajmrnt. umm pcrwoem ( U ymmwm. ta th inf b I um m.,14 srtMrM that rmwm mmern IfilfwMI I Iwruum mm jvar Tante. femn trmty. . , A mmmr,CMMM AC - . Grove's Tasteiess Chill Tonic is soli tj all draggUt and guArmmUxd by all dkl ers to core chUl and farer and all forma of malaria. rnmsm -) J v: III II. t I 1 1 S ' - 1 I ''1 t i . i i i ' ft "fi f" i r