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Atlanta, Ga. pon't delay, Write quick. Administrator's Notice. Having been .appointed this day. by the jClerk of the Superior Court for Anson Coun ty, Adnstrator of Joseph A. Morton, dee'd, I, nsarfby notaTy liU pa-Sons hariugj claims iiist the decedent to present the same to fy January Sad, 1891, or this notice will leaded, in bar of their recovery. Poiwus t decedent must pay at once. This De th, 189. JAW. T. PORTER, 44m'r of J. A. 5oton, dee'd , CHAPTER nr. ' A NEW CHABACTEB ENTERS. HEN Holbrook left the station house the coroner and the sergeant entered into a consultation as to the best method of procedure. -- The .sergeant, thought he . saw xa opportunity U. gain ored4t to himself by the speedy discovery of the murderer, and he was anxious that as much progress as was possible should be made at once. He was compelled - by the rules of the department to inform the central office of the crime at once. He had done so, but he hoped the headquarters detectives would not stir in the matter until later in the day, when he hoped to have made much progress. . . He had already concocted a theory, but he was anxious to hear what the coroner, who was a man of great com mon sense and no little experience, had to say. ' The trouble was, the coroner bad a theory too, and no idea of giving the ser geant the benefit of his brains, though he was anxious to know what the ser geant thought. It can be imagined, therefore, that neither said very significant things, and that each approached the other diplo matically. ; . ,. 44 A mysterious, case, sergeant." "Very; something different from the usual drunken brawL" "Yes; likely to give us much trouble." A long examination; little to go upon In the beginning, anyhow." . "Unless the examination of the friends, the man was with last develops some thing." "Perhaps it will." This sort of sparring not having brought forth anything, they were silent for a short time, when the sergeant put in a feeler. ." "What could have been the motive?" The coroner returned the balL "It could not have been robbery, evi dently." "At all events there was no attempt made." - , - N ' "Unless after the blow the man was frightened by the cry of Wessing." . "That's one view of it, certainly." This having brought forth nothing, the coroner made a lead. . i; -i - "Still it could not have had robbery for its purpose.' Y6u see both Holbrook and Wessing say the man was about to pass when he stopped short and said, 'It is you, is itr' that shows he "knew the man Tenipleton. No, it was not rob-bery."- ' ; - "That was what I was thinking; if it had been robbery, even if ho had known him he would hdve said 1 lothing. As a matter of fact it seems to me that it was an accidental meeting that is, the man was not waylaying him." "Oh, do you think so? , That would make it all the more difficult" "Unless Wessing - was in the job and E&ve the signal from the other corner.? "I shouldn't-wonder if you had hit it' straight now." This was what the coro ner said aloud; what he thought was, ."My friend the sergeant has gone off on the wrong tack; so "tlus is his theory, eh? "'V ;. The sergeant thought, "If he wont talk he can't pump me, and so I'll give him that little misleader." ' t i. ' This game of verbal chess might have long continued, if it had not been inter rupted by the arrival of-the - reporters, who had been aroused by the receipt of the news at the Central office. Among them was one reputed to be very shrewd, and who was credited with having tracked more than one crime home, where the police authorities had failed. He was known as Tom Bryan. When the others hurried off with their information he remained, asking permis sion to write his report at the desk. Ho wrote hurriedly; the coroner, who had been detained by the reporters, pro posed to go home for the night. As he was about ; to leave, Bryan asked: ' "Do you think Wessing to be connect ed with this crime?" "No," replied the coroner unguard edly. : The sergeant said to himself, "Hang it, I didn't give him a 'stifT after all." The coroner could have bitten off his tongue for his carelessness. "Why do you hold him then?" said Bryanj ' ' "Because he refused to tell his busi ness in New York city," replied the ser geant. , "That's hard," commented the report er. "It Isn't everybody who wants to make his business public. It would be very tough on me if I had to tell my business every time I' entered a strange town." This increased the uneasiness of the sergeant, who doubted the wisdom of detaining' the man, and it was he who , had taken the responsibility, not the cor 'Oh," said the coroner, "we "have the right to detain him as a witness." The sergeant felt better; the responsi bility now rested on the coroner as well; nevertheless he proposed another visit to their prisoner. "I do not know why I should not tell you," said Wessmg; "I do not want to get into the papers. Why, you will ap preciate It when I tell you. Here is the reason of my visit: A short time ago a gentleman, one Charles . Pierson, weal thy man, died in this city Iqaving a large property, but neither children nor will." , . "I know the case." said the sergeant . "My mother, for certain reasons, be lieves she is the nearest heir, if not the sole one-that is,'she thinks she is a re la-" tive. I hare come to New York at her request, first, to identify the deceased man with our relative if I can, and, hav jnsgtabljshed the identification, to de termine whether my mother Is an heir. I have so little faith in the enterprise myself, I dont want any publicity; and again, publicity would not help my search, if there was anything in it These facts you can verify by telegraph ing to my mother or the lawyer we con sulted. He is a man of high standing at the Philadelphia bar. I'll give you the addresses whenever you want them." -The sergeant and the coroner consulted, and the coroner said: "Mr. Wessing, your statements will be verified, and if fpund to be true, we shall not detain you; but we shall exact the promise that you will not leave the city until after you have given your testi mony at the inquest" The promise was readily given. The coroner left, and the sergeant found Bryan waiting for him. "This will turn out to bo a mysterious case, sergeant," said Bryan. "I hope to have track of it by to-morrow night" . "I dont think you will. I know some thing of this man Templeton. He was an upright man, not given to dissipation, or to having alliances which would bring hn into trouble. He was a real estate broker, doing a fair business, living quiet ly, going into society somewhat and into the best fond of the theatre, but not of the actresses. A reputable man.' No, you will have to look deep for the mo tive of this crime." The sergeant stood somewhat in awe of the reporter, for he believed in his shrewdness and experience. "You think then the murderer way laid him?" ho asked. "No, I do not; the meeting was acci dental, but I think he bad it in for Tem pleton. It was bound to come when they met" . ' . "Why do you think so?" "The circumstances surrounding the deed, the remark of the murderer shows surprise at the meeting. The deed shows it was intended the remark does too." "I agree with you there." "You have no clews?" "The wallet containing the memo randa of engagements may furnish one," "No good; they relate to his daily business." : The sergeant looked annoyed. "There is the knife." "Properly worked that may amount to something." - - "Then there are the clothes found in the park." "Let me see them." The sergean brought them out "Never worn but once and but for a short time. Cheap." He handed them back. "There is one clew you have not spoken of," said the reporter. - At this moment an officer brought in a "drunk," and when the sergeant turned again the reporter, much to his chagrin, was gone, CHAPTER IV. CUriO EXAMINES HIS ARROWS. HE diamond but ton first occupied the thoughts of Holbrook on awakening in the morning. "He determined that immediately after breakfast he would seek the coroner and de liver up to him what possibly might prove to be the leading clew in the mystery. On his way to the station house the thought oc curred to him that he was going a little fast in concluding that It belonged to the murderer, for it might quite as well belong to themurdered man, torn from him in the conflict When, therefore, he was told at the station house that the coroner would not be at his office until noon that day, he said nothing of the button, but asked to be permitted to view the body. It had been removed to a neighboring undertaker's and thither he bent his steps. On looking at the cuffs of the dead man (for his clothes had not yet been removed) he found them supplied with oxidized silver buttons. "My diamond button did not belong to Templeton," he said. "My first con clusion is correct I will go to my office and see the coroner at twelve." As he left the undertaker's he met Wessing. "Ah, you are free," cried ho, "Yes, just free. They have verified my story, and finding it -confirmed in every particular have let me go. So I'm off for breakfast"' They parted, Holbrook going straight way 10 nis omoe. xnere ior. a ume ne oecame so, en grossed in business that the murder 'and the diamond button were driven from his mind. Upon what small threads do matters of human interests hang? The young lawyer had for some time anticipated that a contingency would arise calling him from the city to a dis tant point for at least three weeks, in the interest of a client ' His mail that morning Informed him that the contingency had arisen. His first impulse was immediately to pre pare ror his departure. , His second 11. v a. inougnt was, u ne went cue coroner would not . have him for a witness, and as a matter of public duty he ought to remain. - Then he thought that while the client was a valuable one, nevertheless the duties to be performed were of the sim plest character the superintending of the signing of papers and contracts al ready drawn so lie called in a neigh boring young lawyer to whom he often tendered business, and who consented to go. Had Holbrook gone this story would never nave Deen written. During the morning Holbrook received a note from a lady in whose good graces he. wished to stand high, asking him to call upon her. ,:J ';.;) , . ; . The lady was young and handsome, and rumor said rich. She lived with her uncle, her parents being dead. Holbrook was greatly delighted with the summons. He had been attentive, but as yet had received little encourage ment from the young lady. Her manner toward him, while cour teous, was not different from that dis played toward a dozen or more of the young gentlemen with whom he -was in rivalry. - Her name was. Flora Ash grove, and she was spoken of in the clubs as "The handsome Florai". Rumor did not credit any man with having the favor of the fair lady. Her acquaintances of her own sex said she angled fom suitord and failed despite her beauty. Twenty men knew she had re fused the offer of one man at least . Dhe did not wait for a gallant In the park nor an escort to the opera; she was sure of an invitation to the hunt and a seat upon the most distinguished coach in the parade; at each regatta her name was seen among the guests of the most sought after yacht, while at the charity fairs her booth turned in twice the mon ey any other did. These were hard nuts for her dear fe male friends to crack, but they hammer ed at them persistently; consequently she was a great social success. ? " Holbrook was a self contained young man, whose good opinion of himself was fully equaled by his good looks, and upon that score he was well content While not of a very ardent nature, still he ad mitted to himself that if the divine Flora would but give him some sign that she found more pleasure in his attentions than in those of others he could quite readily fall In love with her; but until he did he. proposed to keep himself well in hand and not make a fool of himself, as some others he could name had done. The note lying before him was the first he had received from her, and, indeed, the first intimation he had had indicating that she cared whether he camor went. He was therefore filled with pleasur able emotion and no little wonder. The note had driven from his mind all recollection of the button and his visit to the coroner, and, disposing of his busi ness as speedily as possible, he took him self to her uncle's residence a handsome dwelling in Fifty-sixth street, -not far from Fifth avenue. ' When ushered into the richly furnished parlors he was made aware that it was the summer' season. The furniture was covered, and so were the ornaments, statuary and most of the pictures. Then he remembered he had wondered how it was that Miss Ashgrove was In the city at thatJtime of the year. ' But one picture was exposed, and from that the cover had been thrown back over the easel upon which it rested. This was the portrait of the lady herself. He fell to a study of it, waiting the coming of the lady who had summoned him to her presence. He thought it would be a fine thing to have so Iiandsome a bead at his table. Other lovers would probably have given rein to other thoughts, but Holbrook was one of those young men who get on in the world, less given to sentimental con siderations than to those, of a practical nature. While thus engaged the original of the picture entered the room through a door which brought her to the back of her visitor. She was entitled to the name of "the handsome Flora." Tall, of superb pro portions, her exquisite form was full though not plump; her hah was flaxen and shining in waves pver her perfectly proportioned head, standing erect upon a white column of a neck; her skin was white as alabaster, and her cheeks had the delicate tinge of a peach;'her lips were twin cherries, full to the point of sensuality; her features faultless in their classic regularity. She stopped for a moment, placing a shapely white hand upon the back of a chair steadying herself. Her footfall had been so light upon the soft carpet that she had not attracted the attention of her visitor. She observed him intent ly for a moment As she stood there a gracious picture In the half light, it could be seen that her eyes were gray, luminous and large, but cold, even hard, and greatly at va riance with the full aud sensuous lips and the voluptuous curves of her face and the folds of her neck. Finally she moved up and said: "I hope you admire the art of my old professor, Mr. Holbrooke The young lawyer sprang up startled. but quickly recovering his self possession replied: "I was less engaged with the art of the picture than with the beauty of (he 8ubiect The lady made a deprecatory gesture as she said: "As a work of art it has been greatly admired. " . - "The artist had Inspiration In his sub ject worthy of his greatest skilL" "A truce to compliments," laughed the lady, "but sit here, where we may have light and air." leading the way into a rear apartment "Indeed, this is the only habitable spot on this floor." "I supposed until I received your note you were still in the country," he re marked as he seated himself in an easy chair. "We returned yesterday on some tire some business my uncle insisted upon. You see," waving her hand over the -room, "we are not living, merely exist ing for a few days." , "I was delighted to hear from you," imuu. xaoiurooK, not very ongnuy, DUt ror the sake of saying something that would lead to the reason of his summons. His effort was successful, but some high expectations were tumbled and he was filled with astonishment when he heard her unfold it : TO BE CONTUTCTED. Gratifying to AIL The high position attained and the universal acceptance and approval of the pleasant liquid fruit remedy Syrup of. Figs, as the most excellent laxative known, illustrate the value of the qualities on which its success is.baeed and are abundantly gratify ing to the California Fig Syrup - x or sale by McLendon & Parsons, Druggists. The new Masonic temple which the Masons of- Chicago propose, erecting, wil! cost $2,000,000. - The idea is to have it completed within two years. THE MISTAKE OP A PIG. IC Could nt Tell a Cartridge from a Grain of Corn. : Charlotte Hews. A pig belonging to John Henderson, of Paw Creek township, met with a sudden death in a singular manner last Tuesday. ' John returned home in the afternoon from Derita, where he had bought a lot of pistol car tridges at the store of Mr. John P. Hunter. He emptied the cartridges loose in a pocket of his overcoat, and as he alighted from his cart on reach ing home the cartridges dropped from his pocket. He did not discover the loss until he entered his cabin, and knowing that it wouldn't pay him to go back along the road to bunt for the missing cartridges, he dismissed the matter from his mind, took up a peck measure of corn and went out into the barn yard to feed his hogs. He scattered the corn along on the ground, and as the hogs came up he started back to the house. He had not reached the door when he heard an explosion, and looking around, he saw one of his pigs fall over dead with blood gushing from its mouth. An investigation reyealed the fact that the cartridges had been dropped on the ground in the barn lot, and thai in picking up tile corn the un for tunate pig had also picked up one of the cartridges and was killed. The Unappreciated Sky. N. Y. Ledger. It is a strange thing how little in gen eral people know about the sky. It is the part in creation in which nature has done more for the sake of pleas ing man, more for the sole and evident purpose of talking to him, and teach ing him, than in any other of her works; and it is. just the part in which we least attend to her. There are not many ot her other works in which some more material or essential purpose than the mere pleasing of men is not answered by their organ -ization ; but a very essential purpose of the sky might, so far as we know. be answered if once in three days, or thereabouts, a great, ugly, black rain-cloud were brought up over the blue, and everything well watered, and so all left blue again till next time, with perhaps a film of morning and evening mist for dew. And intead of this, there is not a moment of any day of our lives when nature is not producing scene after scene, picture after picture, glory after glory, and working stiil upon such exquisite and constant principles of the most perfect beauty, that it is quite certain that it is all done for us, and done for our perpetual pleasure; and every man, wherever placed, however far from other sources of interest and beauty, has this doing for him constantly The noblest scenes of the earth can be seen and known by but few; it is not intended that man should live always in the midst of them; he injures them by his presence, he ceases to feel them if he be always with them ; but the sky is for all. Bright as it is, it is not "too bright nor too good for (human nature's daily food." Sometimes gentle. sometimes capricious, sometimes awful, never the same for two mo ments together; almost human in its passions, spiritual in its tenderness ; almost divine in infinity, its appeal to what is mortal in us is as distinct as its ministry of chastisement or of blessing to what is mortal, is essential. And yet we never attend to it, never make it a subject of thought, but as it has to do with our animal sensation; we look upon all by which it speaks to us mors clearly than to biute8, upon all which it bears wit ness to the intention of the Supreme, that we are to recieve more from the covering vault than the light and the dew which we share with the weed and the worm, only as a succession of meaningless and monotonous accidents, loo common and too painful to be worthy of a mo ment of watchfulness or a glance of admiration. A Bold Liiou. Santa Cruz Surf. Tuesday morning as Luther Evans, son of L. I. Evans, went to the field for his team, ou the Barber Darling place, near Soquel, he discovered an animal, which he supposed was a dog, worrying one of the horses. As he drove nearer he saw that the ani mal was. not a dog, but an exceeding ly lively specimen of the , California yon, who was making a vicious at tack upon the horse, biting and scratching it with leonine ferocity. The horse was making the best de fense possible, rearing and kicking, and was aided by hi mate, - but the lion was very evidently getting the beat of the fight and would soon have secured an equino breakfast. As young Evans, who was on horseback, rode up the lion crouched on the ground for a moment and then ran off to the woods. The horse had been badly bitten on the flanks, neck and belly, and was nearly exhausted from the loss of blood, but under proper treatment is expected to recover. Diptheria is dangerous when it eet3 among our little ones, but there is no danger if you will give themRadam's Microbe Killer. It never fails to cure and as a preventive It is sure. For sale by L. f. Huntley 5c Co., Drug gists, A Judge Paints the Town and After wards Fines Himself Heavily.- San Francisco Alta, Everybody in Oakland knew Police Judge Laidlaw had been on a howling racket The papers had recounted the story of that wild debauch at the White House and people wondered what the outcome would be. The spree was fittingly concluded yester day by the arrest of the Judge Laid law and the imposition of a fine of $50. The amusing part of the affair is that the judge ordered his arrest. fined himself, and also paid the fine. There was rather more than the us ual attendance in the Oakland police court yesterday, and a ripple of ex citement ran around the room when the judge's voice was heard pronounc ing the words: "Mr. Bailiff, you will place Alexander Laidlaw under ar rest for violating an ordiance. Mr. Laidlaw is released on his own re cognizance," continued Judge Laid law. "Mr. Clerk, you will enter that name upon your docket, and he pleads guilty." Judge Laidlaw adjusted his glasses, took a roll of manuscript from bis pocket, slipped off the -elastic band, opened out the roll and read as fol--lows: "Mr. Clerk, you will please enter upon the docket of this court a charge of violating an ordiance of the city of Oakland against Alexander Laidlaw. To this charge I plead guilty, arid be fore passing sentence I have this to say that I feel it my duty to make some statement of the case. The charges and allegations, as printed in the press of this city are, to a certain extent, true. A number, however. are incorrect and untrue. That I was drunk, or, to use the language of the ordinance, 'under the influence of in toxicating liquors,' is true. That there was no palliation or extenuation then, nor is there now, for this offense, is also true. That the entire occurrence is lamentably, sincerely and sadly re gretted I can honestly state, and do so state. I, who have sat here day after day, week after week,and month after month, dispensing justice with an honesty of purpose, sense of justice. and every other motive of right that can possibly actuate an honest man, cannot pass by this greatest offense of my life. Is it right? Is it honora ble! Is it honest to myself or to the people of this city to permit myself to go unpunished for the commission of an offense for which I punish oth ers daily! My answer is not Em phatically, no I ' "For a tramp or a vagrant, lost to the world, to his home, to his family, to decency and shame, there may possibly be some excuse in the com mission of an offense of this charac ter, but to one of my past standing in this community there is no excuse. But for the sake of one I hold most dear, and who inculcated those early precepts which I shall never forget, I deem myself in duty bound to show my manliness and admit, frankly and sincerely, that I have committed a wrong, and frankly, ask forgiveness for the same. "I have made this statement freely and voluntarily, and with a better consideration of the fact that many a better man than I has put 'an enemy in his mouth to steal away brains;' but I sincerely hope that this affair may serve as a warning to all such as are beset by that curse of modern civilization drink. Upon a repeti tion of this offense I shall not ask for mercy, neither will I expect it. In conclusion, I wish to exonerate and exculpate all persons from any blame whatever whose names have been coupled with mine in this unfortunate affair. The sentence of the court is that the defendant pay a flue Of $50 with the usual alternative." The judge closed this remarkable proceeding by handing over to the clerk $50 to save himself from the fifty days' sojourn in the county jail. A Cure for Diphtheria. Tho following remedy is said to be the best known, at least it is worth trying, for physicians seem power less to cope with the disease success fully. At the first indications 'of diphtheria in the throat of a child make the room close ; then take a tin cup and pour into it a quantity of tar and turpentine, equal parts. Then hold the cup over a fire so as to fill the room with fumes. The little patient, on inhaling the fumes, will cough up and spit out all the mem branous matter, and the diphtheria will pass off. The fumes of the tar and turpentine loosen the matter in the throat, and thus affoid the relief that has baffled the skill of physici ans. - The Engioeer'a Story. New York Sun. In the smoking car, long' with half a dozen others' of us, was an engineer who was going down to Peoria, and after a lime the judge started to draw bim out by saying: 'I presume you nave had your share of close shares, along with oth er engineers!' " 'I have, sir, was the reply. 'Been in many smashupsf - A full dozen, I guess. Any particular adventure that might be called wonderful! 'Why, yes, I did have one,' replied the man, "after relighting his old cigar stump. I didn't think it any' great shave myself, but the boys cracked it up as something extra." 'Let us hear about it,' said the judge, as he passed him an Havana. 'Well, one day about three years ago I was coming west witn tne lightning express and was running to make up lost time. Down here about twenty miles two roads cross, as you will see, and there are a lot of switches and side-tracks. I had ju6t whistled for the crossing and put on the brakes wheu the coupling . be tween the tender and the baggage car broke. I see, I see, ' murmured the judge. 'At the same moment something went wrong with old No. 40. and I could not shut off steam. She sprang away likeaa flash, and as she struck. the crossing she left the track aud entered a meadow filled with stumps.' 'Good heavens! She kept a straight course for about forty rods, smashing the stumps every second, and then leap ed a ditch, struck the rails of the D. & R. road, and after a wabble or two settled down and ran for two miles.1 'Amazing 1 Amazing!' 'Then, at a crossing, she left the metals, entered a cornfield, and, bearing to the right, plowed her way across the country uutil she came to our own read again. She had a long jump to mako oyer a marsh, but she made it, struck the rails, and away she went.' 'You --don say so ! 'I was now behind my train, an J. after a run of two miles. I got con trol of the engine, ran up and coupled to the palace car, and went into Ashton pushing the train ahead of me. 'Great Scott And was no one hurt!' 'Not a soul and not a thing broken The superintendent played a mean trick on me, though. 'How!' 'Why, the farmer who owned the meadow paid the company eighteen dollars for tho stumps I had knocked out for him, while the cornfield man charged nine dollars for damages. The superintendent pocketed the balance of the money.' 'The scoundrel 1 And how much are you paid a month!' 'Ninety dollars. 'That's for running on the road! 'Yes.' 'Ahd.nothing for lying!' 'Not a red. 'That's an outrage. The superin tendent is an old friend of mine, and I'll see that you get-tbe $9 on the stumpage and a salary of $100 month as long as you live. It is such men as you who make a line popular. . mi Ogdex St., Phila., Pa., March 28th, 1869. Mr. Bad am: Dear Sir Had a violent attack of acute inflammatory rheumatism, which was promptly and quickly cured by your Microbe Killer. I used flannel bandages around tbe limbs and arms-wet with it, besides using it,internally. Mrs. B ,T. Jenny. . For sale by L. J. Uuulley & . Co., Druggists. China, with a population in the vicinity of 380,000,000, has only three newspapers at present Considering that an editor's head is chopped off on the slightest provocation the won der is that there are even three . a bad cough t Use Dr. J." H. McLean's Tar v me L.uns mum, it win secure you sound sleep, and fciToct a prompt aud radical cure. THE COLORED EXODUtJ CBAZli 21.000 NecroeM Have Left tbe State in Four SIoo lbs. Raleigh Call. There has been so much published of late about the negro exodus, that it is almost an "old chesnut" But the movement has " reached such alarming porportions that tho facts begin to multiply. - Tbe Richmond & Danville Railroad Company, great as it is, can not get cars enough to meet the demands. As fast as tbe cars can be returned they are refilled with the negroes and sent out. Cheatham, the colored Congross-w man from North Carolina advises tbe negroes not to emigrate. But when he buts against "Peg Leg" Williams, tbe agent that has caused the move ment in this State, he is -powerless. They will go Congressman Cheatham to the contrary notwithstanding. Not only is the exodus of the ripgro to other parts of the United States creating a sensation , but the whole country is stirred up on the Exodus of the "brother in black" to Africa. Pearson, the evangelist, has raised his voice and says he considers the negro problem the problem of all problems, and that he can see no way . for its solution. . He states that he is in sympathy with tbe idea of colo nizing the negro. Africa, be believes to be the true home of the negro and that he will do better there than in America or elsewhere. The Senate of the United States had up last week a bill for consideration. to provide for the emigration o per sons of color from the United Suttee. - The great northern dailies are dis cussing the question from every standpoint, and are sending special. reporters into the South to inquire into the . condition of the negro. What is to be the fate of the eight million negroes in this country is a question. Some believe the hand of God is seen controlling the matter for a great and wise purpose and that purpose, although bringing into play two hemispheres, will eventually ac complish all that is intended to be. Congressman Butler has been de bating the questiqn in the halls of. Congress. He said "the question en ters the domain of prophecy, that scenes shifted so rapidly and unex pectedly and events followed each other with such unforeseen precipi tation, that he became-TlunTfounded oy me - uistonu jaieiuoscope, uuu was impressed with a profound sense of human inability to coutrol events." Thus we see that the matter widens and deepens. The future alone will determine tbe question and solve the problem of problems.. - How to Travel Wit boat a Ticket. The other day, on a certain railway, a man. got into one of the cars, and presently began talking to a fellow passenger. After a time, he asked the gentleman whether he had heard the story about how a man travelled without a ticket. The gentleman said he had not ; so the man-asked him to lend him his ticket, that he might show bim how it was done, and began fiddling about with it, but pretended that the story had suddenly clipped out of his head, but that he would be sure to remember it soon. After a time the train got near New York, and, as the man still could not remember the story, he returned the gentleman his' ticket (after tearing a bit off of it) and start ed for the door. This struck tho gentleman as being very curious, and so he watched the man. When he was reached by the conductor and asked for his ticket, he said he had given it up ; but the coud uctor denied it, and, after a ..deal of altercation, the man pulled some silver out of his pocket, and was about to pay his fare, when he suddenly said pro ducing a small piece of the ticket he could prove that he had given up his ticket, because he remembered playing with it in the train aud tearing off a small piece, and that if tbe conductor looked he would find a ticket with a piece torn off. On looking tho conductor found a ticket with a piece torn off, and, of course accepted the man's statement. Dr. Talmage will bring for his new church a stone from the Jordan, a stone from Mount Calvary, a stone from Mount Sinai and a stone from Mars Hill, Athens, where St Paul is supposed to have preached." -Exposure to rough weather, getting wet, living in damp-localities, are favorable to the contraction of diseases of tin kidneys ami bladder. As a preventive, and for theVure of all kidney and liver trouble, use that val uable remedy, Ii J. II. MeJbeau's Liver aud iaduey Ualui. fl.00 per bottle Tbe nio6t Economical Man In North Carwiiua. H'ilson Advance. "Talking about hard times," Raid a gentleman the other day, "remind ed me of a story told me of the eco nomical qualities of two well known and wealthy gentlemen living in a town not so very far from Wilson, that is a" good lesson for those who are Inol possessed of the true opirit of economy. On a certain night one of these gentlemen called ou the other to transact a little business at the for mer's residence. The host lighted a caudle that they might examine some papers, but Immediately blow it out again when they were through leaving them both sitting in the dark. "Why did you blow out the can dle!" asked the caller. "Oh, we can talk in tlie dark as well as the lightand it saves the candle,'1 was the reply. They continued their conversation for come time, when the host heard some - mysterious sounds coming from the" direction of th? caller's chair, and enquired what his friend was doing. "Why," was the reply, "it is dark in ' here and - no one ' can see aw, so I thought I would take off my trousers to save the wear and tear mi thfm f-"..." What Congress Costa. The salary of Senators aud Con gressmen is $5,000 per annum, with a mileage allowance of -20 cents to and from Washington, and allowance per annum. A total of $380,000 is required to pay the salaries of Sena tors, and $1,695,000 lo pay those of the Congressman. It costs a little less than $150,000 per session to pay the mileage of the members, and the country pays $50,000 to purchase tho stationery for members and officers! of the House alone in any one session. The Treasurer pays $57,000 for re portmgjthe debates, whothr Con gress sits for one month or 12, as the official reporter, like most of Ui clerks, are paid by the year, though they seldom do more than 13 months work in the 24 months that make up a Congressional term. The Sew Discovery. You have board your friends ami neigh, horii talking about it. You way yourself Ut oiie of the mauy who know from persuual experience just how gxiU thing it is. It Jm have ever tried it, you are on of in staunch friends, tmcause the wonderful tiling aHot.it it is, that wheu once giveu a trial, i;-r , K tax's New li-ery ever after Ik -I N t kiaoain the hottso. il yon have rs-v. r r iua snouia oeamnnea vuu cwu.o t 1 cs' Ybroat, Ltmg or Chvil trw:1' tla at one aud give, is -enaranttxHt rvry tim- Tn.il UvnU.-ilV-- - " In-j'.; i
The Messenger and Intelligencer and Ansonian (Wadesboro, N.C.)
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