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THE CEMT RalTHFi?
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K. F. YOUNG, Manager.
VOL. I.
LIVE ANTk LET LIVE.'
G. K. GRANTHAM, Local Editor.
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DUNN, HARNETT CO., N.;Ci, THURfDAY, OCTOBER 8, 189U
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rTUMX WHISPERINGS. .
Tell It not That Our Southland Is
Prosy.
We Will Tell You About Many jtm
portant Happenings That Have
Occurrod ' During a Week.
VIRGINIA.
is" Alliance Kxchange has
T'r.f Fan:
fl " II ill i ll'iruui.
... I , T,. 1..,.,.
1 Clinch Valley Butter and Cheese
M it. ;' t ' i v is buikling its creamery at
A uv.W for the manufacture of chenille
ai i turkoinan 'liajx rics is a new enter-
t:- i i Suffolk.
A i:ew passe ngcr f-titie.D nnd a freight
! .. rue heing built at Lynchburg by
t . ( h ,'ilce and Ohio road. ,
!-. JfT' t-on Davis will visit Rich-
r; i -. i I iri tin n ar future to select a spot
fa lie- final jesting place of her lllustri-c.u-hu-h.inl
. Ib r daughtc r, Mss Win
f;i. wi: ac runt any her, ami both will
- the ' of General Joseph R. An-
(i-i--;!. ' j
'I'lic F timers' Alliance Club of King
j.ri'1 Uii'tii held a picnic last Wednesday.
I." tun IN ar-cn and Dr. Queensbuiy
(. lin r, , ;ddl"-S".;-
The Virginia I'rcs Ar. onation meets
''it rh 17th in Ilri.-.to!.
William aud Mary Golkge began its
1 fifth s-..ion Thursday und r favorable
e irr timst.n c:s. f
.The Governor pardoned Robert Liud-
y. wlii) w,- convicted in the Corpora-
Tori ( Mint ot Danville oi malicious as-
f-mlt, and sentenced to the penitentiary
(or one year.
A" liftle f How named Mathes. livinjr
pi ii Danville, undertook a few days ,ngo
to u ilk a wire c lot lies line, uhe-n o::e of
hi- '-upports give- way and lie was" ple
c ijit'ite'l to the ground. In hr- fall his
tonkin; u is r night hctwecn hi- teeth and
a poition of that member was en-, o(T.
Tli- h :v e huh ni is raging to a fearful
extent in the upper pari of Siiott-yr.arna
and lower Orange omc of tin; farmers
h'-in all their hogs. One citizen, Vho
is an extensive hog raiser, lost about fifty.
e .. , : : . : e r. ... .
; ii.ui v i on i.-ill' oi noill IWCIVC iri
fifteen men and boys spent the entile
niht on I-ndav hist at the, mouth of
Green vale creek, Iinppahannoi k river
fishinlr with hook and line, and
caught
ever 00 tiout, some of which
e ht pounds each..
weighed
Widow's Son Lodge of Masons of Char
oi ' -vdle are raising money to build a
! 'i':" and a bampn ting loom over the
o t rni'Iated armory th"-ie.
V suit forJlH.Cf'O has been enteied in
tin- C S, rim t ly Chas. R b. Findley
ef Alindon, against the West rn Union
Teleerah Coiiu ai iv for the noii deliverv
of a in age ol iinu him a profe.:roishi
in the School of Mi":'.,-, at Rollo, fo.
- The (J ivernor hi- app.int,-d Mr. AVil-lnni-iC.
Wiikh.iiii. Ii.. of Hanover, a
member of the State IVatd of Agricul
tuie to (ill th. v wanei caused bv the
Msign.-ui..!! 'of Colon! Xormat.d Smith.
The prop,- ity at tmrlhea-t corner of
T.xvi-and l'i.,lni.k streets, Staunton,
h i- been scl ctel s a site of the IT s'
l-ibh, 'building to beVrtcte.i in that c i!
v.
I i" 1 1 v :i
for JL'.'.'-O.
otfeied by Wm. E. C'rai"
NORTH CAROLINA.
W.nk has been stoppml on the Union
p.twngei st ttiori at Ral-ih.
Five new t. -!;. :?o factories ate build
ing at Mt. Airy.
v itiepiione line is to be constructed
tion Wilkesbien to Jefferson.
Sheriff Rn:. of (andolnh rnnnlp.m.r.
ne. lhn c , onvi t
h-t Fridiv
to
thM penitentiary
D,avnH 'Cohen. (f w Charleston
Morn, delivered an address oa the
Real
ew Nuiti, at the Raleigh
laM w'c. k.
Lx position
ov i no;
ti.!i i.f r..
II
F.
(t
A
ateeptrd the resigna-
O'ds :m Ollinh'rm is'rT
" u :, , ,,., of Ordnance, and I.t.
"h b ;. II tic!! was piomoteit to till
th- a 1 1 1 v . r..i (HJs has been on the
to neral s-.lT sic. Januaiy. 1ST7.
ChMlott. V .w Nav;t, iiitM;t!ion has
e inoani- s of 10 men each. The
I . .. . I ...... . - v
in 1 1 tr 'ii v
v ."t--unation of the Oueen Cifv
nuniov: our- .lli.. M...-.,.,t-X-.
b.tlemen Ul( n., !fv ;U;U,K Navaj
t !u.n and ( '!: u',..m. Liht Infantry. A
c:any oinp.,j lsaNo tkvi nf
G-,n,;, II -It ha. appointed the f, 1-
lVingdeleg.lte.totl, Southern Road
Vongics. whuhvil) b- h.,i. i .i..
VI.l . oi I U'l : I II
Fowkr. .1. c. Free man. W
' me, unarles
. II Wood. A
iv v mi ,ms. i; p,
tvnlon. Ii. j v,i.
pamo. s 3. Hvnl
lev. D. U Ifi, i,m..i
-x. Linnet. :, T.'L
'". M. C. Guth-
1 ,n!,-v J J E Rankin. J.
each ll(hluU"n Tlu-se are two from
each l onei. onal distiict.
A In i till',- ,i .,,1, i ... .
in p,, , - 111 e occurred
and hi -Y' WiUiftl Hixon
of B-vb , : Vvc,l Un east
H'in Hones ii V M,f,a !;hoiHe
ch uredbo,u: . , -;"'"w? day the
blood Ml the v , . A l"001 Of
e't,m,:i ,' ihe the. A lat-
wo.kwa,-,i!,VU;.r,Ui!th!lt,l,'-,rible
known Jim rW-. ,'n,,,f ,,le "'ple
- Work on the t ne,
now Wine nr,xcl a, ' rot,,on fa"iies
is pro-
X
;l resting raj
irines are r,'
and Fr.
'h S;."ic.
Hly on ,:e si'v of
The ;( il;:fii
'c
i.t ' lie Vp ;!t (.
is ne.tnv com piet
nne yet Jti 1 '.hi se mit
tion.
wit' Ik? in
op-:l.
A not he : new cotton mill js jn propect
for Rowan, to be located At Gold Hill
At a meeting of the citizens several day?
"SO half the shares weit taken. " '
Thetnwnhip., of Buneo.ube ,-,,
-HlhoMan e!ecthn on . (..:.?-, 1 7 ?0
Consider the issuance of $200 000 bo "ds
io aid in building the proposed Atlanta,
Asheville and Baltimore Railroad.
Negotiations are pending for the pur
chase, by a pyndjr.itp, of the "Wilming
ton S'reet Ratfwav; it is said tht if
these uegetiations are closed, and cer
tain privileges grante'i by the city, it
will insure the changing of the road's
motive poe t th? electrical system.
The Wellington Lime fe Fi-rtilizcr
Co. has been organized' wih a capital
stoe k of '.fOr to rnanufacttinrlime
from ovstf r shells for ngricultural pur
poses, elc.
It is claimed for Albert Johnson, of
Raleigh, that he is the oldest locomotive
engine r in point of set vice in the coun
try. He had chatcre of an engine on the
Richmond ami Fredericksburg railroad
away bock in jh:;.,. in the days oi strap
rails find "snakeh' ads." He is still a
railroad employe and can be seen in all
kin'ls ef weather in the yards at the"
Raleigh and fiast'n depot.
'A gentleman who has recently returned
from Ashevi lesavs tliat words carinot por
tray the magnificence of the chateau Geo.
Vanderbi.lt is buildfng there. The tannis
court abme is to cost 50,000.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
A Clerk's Union has been formed at
Columbia.
An elcctne railway is contemplated at
Anderson. )
A bank is being organized at Summer
ville B. R. Lew's, of Hampton, is reported
as to build a new town near Charleston to
ho called Sycamore.
Columbia Kniirhts'of Pythia, contem
plate erecting a three-story hall building
to co-it from $25,000 to $30,000.
The schooner Nellie Coleman arrived at
Olnrlpston Saturday, loaded with bana
nas; the first cargo of new fruit.
- - .
State Superintendent of "Education
Mavfleld qivesnotice that the State board
of examine-! s xvill meet gn October 30th.
The Greenville county commissioner--
have ordered the election to de-.-ide
to the issuance of $30,000 of bonds
Jor subsci intion to the Glen Gprings Rail
road company.
Another enterprise is now being nr
iancred. for at the Penitentiary, which
vill ke?p-anothcr batch of the convicts
ff the rail'oa-'s. It is ftated on very
'o d authority tint it is intended to es
abl'sh at the Penitentiary a carriage,
lnjnrv. spoke and handl; factory. It is
evp'etod that the proposed establishment
will be. at work sometime before Janu-
The bir-c-ball" came last week between
th.i v-h( lbv ayd Columbia team was called
a the end of tin sixth inning to enable
the: visiting club to'catch the train. "The
scene stooa to .j.
The fust tobacco "break" or auction
raiket in this'State was held Thursday at
'.'"loreiKO Over 40,000 pounds- wen
oi l for an ntruaegate of about $4,000.
v -r: aire pi ice being between nine and ten
e t per pound The first lot brought
i'2 per pound, a fancy price, its value
being about 75 cents Two other small
lot, extra fine, brought $0 "per pound.
Tobacco raisi'ic is now an established m-
du-trv in ihis State.
The Freeman has accomplished a great
'him; for the xvomen of Tumpter. It
has been in-istiol: that thi merchants
JiouH employ female clerks and in that
way open the door of sclf-suppott to the
voun wompn of the coti' tT. At last its
efforts have been crowned w h succesa
and r,;i" of thn largest business houses of
Sumpter v" cmjdoycd female clerks.
The Aiken county teachers are keeping
up with the rear h of progress. Their
ounty a--oriatioii, winch is wed ora
eered. met i A'ken on October 0th
a d 10th. " Modern methods and enthu-
.t luast ic work are now. carrying the ctay.
No old fordism will be tolerated by the
Aiken feathers. f
Louis RVnian. the Lascar sailor who
died at ( h.ilrston Thursday, was a sai'or
on the. Biitish steamship Cape Comino,
nd h s a number of fe'low-countrymen
on that vessei which is now lying at the
hast Snore Tcinun 1 wharf, who conduc
ted th- bu -ial sci vices after the fashion of
heir owj land.
OTHER STATE3.
i
A tin.' ptterv clav has been lound on
'.he Sat ilia l iver, near Bailey's Jldl"", in
Georgia.- A small quantity was sent to a
potti v at Cincinnati, xvhere it xvas made
into llo-verj)ots and other articles. It is
pionou h t.i a- aootl for terra-cotta xvotk
as any clav that h:s been fou d in this
country.
Signor Richard Motto, barrister, has
oeen appointed Italian consul at New Or
leans Siirnoi Cofti. foi mer Italian consul
has been transferred to Havre.
The Florida Central aud Peninsiar
roads are to build a new passenger station
at Ocala. Fla . to cost $10,000.
The Georgia Legislature has passed, by
a decieled vo e, a bill "Ain-j the State
license to sell liquor at $200. An amend
ment fixing the license at $100 was voted
down, as was also au amendment to ex
empt mar.ufaehrrers of spirituous or malt
liquors who selj in original packages of
not less tiiau ten gallons.
On account of the physical infirmities
of Bishop Galloher. of Louisiana, his duties
have for the mort part been assumed by
his assistant, the Rev. David Sessuins,
who is to all intents and purposes the
Bishop of the diocese. As he is but 33
years old, Mr. Sessums is probably the
youngest Bishop in the United States.
School Children in Alabama.
Birmingham, Ala., Special. Enutn
eration of school children in Alabama,
between the ar-s of seven and twentv-
one inclusive, ,has just Fecn completed.
Totals are: "White 307,653 ; colored 239,-
!2o. The increase for two ytars haa
K'eu 11,887 whites, and 12,968 colored.
Large proportionate gain for the latter.
A Colored Journalist's Theory.
From the Richmond Planet.
We .verilv believe that numbers
eolored men are murdered annually for
erime committed by white men who
sc rupulously attire themselves in order to
throw the blame upon some innocent
colored man.
VIRGINIA OUTLAWS TAKEN.
The Desperate Gang Known as Mul-
lin3' Mountain Moonshinera. f
Fehrtvili-e, W. Va., Special to
Richmond Times (One "of the wildest
pottions of the Virginia3 is the moun
tninous regions through which the Hne
passes that divides Buchanan county, a..
from McDowell county, W. Va. The
division is really accomplished by what
is known as Mullin.V mountain. For fif
teen y'ars this mount a n has been in the
possession of one of the most desperate
gan.s of moonshine s that ever distilled
the "mountain dew."" No church nor
school house was ever seen on it, the out
laws being complete 'masfets, with whis
ky for their teachtr and and the "Win
chester for their preacher.
Old m'o Press Mullins was leader oJ'
the gang, and for years they have defied
arrest. Posse after posse has beeo sent
after them, and last Spring"" IXarvc3Iul-
lins, a son of the old man, was captured
and convicted.
Last Friday the old man and another
son (Bob) were taken by Deputy United
States Marshal I). V.- Cunningham, and.
they are now in jail here.
Cunningham also captured the still in
which probably thousands of gallons of
"reu eye nau ue-jn made -witnout tne.
permission of the revenue officers, or so
much as their knowledge. The still was
of about sixty gallons capacity. It was
fastened to a mule with withs and carried
thus to the house of Mr. Lester, where it
is now.
Press Mullins is a man of .about fifty
years, o medium size, with aaiK, pierc
ing eyes, a quick step, hair black as a
raven, tliougn oeginuiug to he soniewnat
sprinkled with gray, and a black mus-
chc, win a few gray hairs in it. He
has a gentle, persuasive voico, and sing3
and whistles freely.
Bob, his son, is a stout, medium-sized
mau, about twenty-two years of age with
black.-piercing eyes like hi.3 father, and
black hair He yeeras much depressed,
has but little to say, and when not en
gaged in conversation hohU his head
down. He shows vdainlv the mental
strain he ha? undergone. He is under
indictmeut fo'r murder as well as for
moonshining.
Both xvill be tried in Charleston at4he
November term of the United States
Court. -
DEBT STATEMENT
Of The United States Treasury For
September.
Washington, D. C, Special. The
debt statement issued today shows that
during September interest bearing debt
has decreased $26,337,758.50; of which
amount $7,515,520 is composed of four
and a half per cent, bonds upon which
interestias ceased but which have not
been presented either for exteusion at
two per cent, or redemption, and are
now transferred to nou interest bearing
debt account. Toti! interest bearing
debt account outstanding is now $585,
024,720. Total debt including certificates
and treasury notes $1.53-1.143.251.61.
Cash in treasury, $741,608,209.80. Net
debt, $702,474,041.71. Net cash bal
ance in treasury, $44,987,068.61. Gold
eeitificate-i -outstandinir. $140,784,050.
Silver certificates, $.H24, 936,559. Cur
rency certificates. $19,835 000. Tit'asury
notes ot 1800 (bullion notes) $6-1,25!.-748
Cash balance i' treasury, has de
creased during the month $15,280,426.34.
Bonded debt has decre.-.sed $17,989,180.
Amount of 1 1-2 per ceiit bonds held in
uii-t by treasurer for National hanks v
-c urity for uiculatioii, at close oi busi
uess Septeinbei 30, 191, is $21,900.
These bonds aid properly of fcurn-i
banks located in icn clifferent tatei.
As they am no 1'mgei available foi the
;urpose -staged they will have to be
placcd with iuterest bearing bonels.
Exports from Southern Ports.
The foreicn trade of the . South con
tinu.s to. incre.se very rapidly. The
e'teat eaius in the value of exports from
Southern ports is acain broucrht out
prominent-v bv a comparison of the for
ei"n trade for the eight mouths ended
Au'-ust 31 with the same time last year
as compiled from the mouthly report of
the Bureau of statistic. Fo'lowhig arc
principal piats:
Value of foreign export
for eight months e Jed
Ang.M, vU.
$ 512.058
2 578,1 1-3
A'Jg.31,00.
$ 77J,f.93
2.820,417
3.2yt,79
4,854,743
3:),516
1,40!,7:
S3 .630,162
6.020.341
5,302.161
78:.318
2,6:59,024
2,383 064
1, St 1,056
9.6S1.157
Southern
Beaufort. S,C,
Brunswick, (..
(h -lrleston . S. O.,
G ilvestcn. Texas.,
Kv West, Fin.,
M bi!. A'a.,
Njw cfr ens. La .
N??rort News. Va
0.40,- 25
10.970,203
2 6,087
1.315,110
61,581.17.
!J,197,5:,J
N rfolk & Portsm'ii.Va. 7.aV2.S57
I 'carl River, Miss.,
s,719
I enstcola, Ha.,
Richmon l, Va ,
Wituiinjton, N. C,
Sivaonih, Ga ,
The most striking
points have been a
2.21,062
3.551.401
2,8! 1,58 1
12,v21,Sa3
nains in
Charleston, where
the value of exports for the eight months
was $9 949,000, against ,200, uuu las:,
vcar; at Galveston, where the value was
$ 10,970,000, against $4, S00,000, and at
Newport News, where the valued was $9,
197. 00-, against $6,000,000 last year.
Newport News for the eight months
ranks nearly up to Galveston and Char
leston as a shipping port.
A Million DoUar Enterprise.
Savernake, Va., Special. The or
ganization has been completed 'of a mil
lion do'lar company to build steel and
tiu plate works here. The directors are
leading American and English business
men, many of whom arc closely
identified with the iron trade. It
is an enterprise of great magnitude,
and it must prove of immense value not
only to Savernake, but to the, whole
South.
Pennine's Air Ship Destroyed.
St. Locis, Mo., Special. Penning's
air ship which was under the tent at the
fair grounds in readiness for tri-.l to be
made Friday, when Atheletic sports will
be in progress, was caught up by a starm
which passed over the city in the after
noon ind w.s blown away As no trace
of the ship has been found, it is sup
posed that it was completely destroyed.
The ship cost $20,000.
ALLIANCE DEPARTMENT.
The New Plan of the Virginia Al-
liance Exchange.
Co-Operation Started Among the
California Sisters to Aid and
Cheer the Alliance.
The Alliance Farmer and Rural Messen
ger, official organ of Virginia State Alli
ance, gives a full description of the recent
change of plan in the business effort of
the estate. The funds
UB.DU"e- "e IUUS f 7 ""."not make a good crop of any sort. A good
business effort have heretofore been raised 4 commercial -fertilizer, composed of ele-
a. a rri r J j 11.
uy HiiuaiLcrijwfeCMrcut ui w cem!s eaen
upon the membership. It
will hereafter;5!
be run on the Rochdale" system. The
capital is to be furnished by subscription, J'
in snares or riu eacn, to tre taicen by sub-
Alliances, and the certificates held for
their perpetual use. In describing the
details, it says . ::
"The goods are to be sold 'at a reason-"!
aide profit for cash only,' there should be 9
a consiacraoie net pront alter paying
ru ining expenses and the interest oncap4
ital.' In the constitution there is a dis-f
tinction made between those two items,y
although in truth the 'interest on capitaltS
ic 4" q l rl tt ft norf. ff Vi rnnninv cTrancae ."1
Now, what is to be done with the 'net
profit' expected? .Suppose a semi-annualS
profit of 5 per cent. $2,100 on the capi
tal of $42,000. This would be divided
among those dealing with the exchanged
rateably upon the amount of their busi-fj
ness one-half in aouey, and the othera
half placed to the customer s account as a
stock until he has $50 invested, when he
may draw his full rebate, as well as inter-1
est on his stock, (the constitution says'
'not to exceed 6 per cent.') but whatever Vi
the rate may be, all shareholders will re-3
ceivc the same per centage. o, of tne 5
per cent divided, the man or woman who
had dealt with the exchange or one of itsy
branches to the amount of $200 in grocer-3
ies, dry goods, fertilizers, or other com-:.
moditiet, would be entitled to a rebate oja
$10, of which $5 to be paid in cash and
$5 to his or her credit as stock bearing in-g
terest. The object of this latter provision
is to giveeach one a permanent interest,
through joint ownership in the system.
And the design throughout i3 to furnish
good.s at actual tost, deducting necessary-;
expenses, such as salaries of ageuts, clerks
porters and stoie reuts,as well as interest?
on working capital, properly a part of the3
necessary 4expenses,
as said before."
the sisters.
A plan of co-operation among sisters hasS
been. started in California that is highlyd
commendable, and is here presented forS;
the beucfit of all States. There are twete
conditions that must prevail before a grea
reform movement can- entire'y supplan
the tendency to revolution: one is, thee
sisters must become thoroughly interested!
and identified with the work, and the
other is, all hands must participate in singi
ing Alliance songs. Then clear the tracks!
AN ArPEAL.
rr- il. O t t 4.-U- XT A J T TT
1U lilt cisie.13 ui uie i: . -n.. nuu i. VJ . , fti-
norma:
A revolution is upon us! The rights
aye, the liberties of the people are in dan-g
ger! lhe hour has struck! and evtr?i
loyal citizen must be ready for duty! 1)
possible, my sisters, we have even morel
at stake than have our brothers. By the'
operation of unjust laws, in the making ol
which we have had no voice, our honie-j
arc being wrested from us, and our chil.
dren, dearej'lhan all else to us, are beinji
oriveu irom peaceiui larms inio me ireauys
overcrowded cities, while we stand help.s?
Ies, wringing our hands in impoten
grief.
At last, a light appears, which seems tr
us a herald of good cheer. We sec bandecj
together a great army of earnest workers-;
pledged to battle for the oppressed of oupi
great land; pledged to labor for equal
rights to all our citizens, without regat.
to sex. We sec them in the field ; we note
their strength and their determination to
win, and we see their needs. '
If this battle is to be won, our soldiefs
must have supplies. Moral and financial
support must be giveu liberally. The
enemy is powerful, rich and unscrupulous.
Cannot we, my sisters, do something to
assist and encourage our brotht-rs? Lec
turers and organizers are needed to go out
all over our broad land and preach tKfe
gospel of justice and equality. To awakeh
an interest and enthusiasm among the
laboring classes; papers, teaching cur
principles; songs, to inspire; leaflets and
tracts in vast quantities must be sent out;
halls must be built or rented ; banners 'and
mottos gotten up; and all this requires an
outlay of a gre:it amount of money, as
well as careful, methodical and enthusi
astic work. j.
In what grander cause can we enlist
thau that of assisting in the battle fo roqfr
homes, our children and our own right to
stand side by side with our brother. How
shall it be done? ' j
. A plan,, presented by Sister Annett NyeJ
of Monrovia, Los Angeles county, Cali
fornia, to the State Legislative (.'ounfil,
seems to cover the grounds, and we trust
it will meet the approval of every Alli
ance, not of California, only, but of every
State in the Union. It is simple, practi
cal, and requires no extra machinery to
carry it into effecjt Let each State "ap
point a committee of three active, ener
getic women, who can spare a portion of
their time, and whose duty it shall be to
act in conjunction with the State Execu
tive Board in this raanrer. ' - '
Let there be thr.e ladies chosen from
each County Alliance andth'ee from e&
6ub-Alliance, thus forming a. chain of
workers that should insure success in sa
good a cause. . .
The amount set, viz: is $1 each or 25
cents a quarter. This is not intended as
a bar to keep any out of our order. We
want every woman, who is eligible, to
join, money or no money. , We need you.
Your active sympathy and your assistance
in other directions will be invaluable
Hold fairs, give concerts and entertain
ments, from which to . raise the funds
needed. AVe hope to be able to icportt
the coming October meeting of the State
Alliance, to be held in Los Angeles, and
" would urgently request that the money
for the first quarter be collected at th
first meeting in September snd sent -at
once to th? State j-ecTetary, as indicated
in the plan j.ist referred to. T
My sister?, here is a grand oppoitunity.
Let us be up and doing. ,r . '
p THE PLAN IN NORTH GEORGIA.
I Stilepboko, - Ga. Wheat culture in
iour section is engaging the attention of
uui inrmers more earnestly now man lor
f merly. Success in that line of agriculture
depends largely upon the good judgment
01 tne larmer. lhe nrst requisite, and
the most important of all, is. crood. rich
; land, naturally fertile, or made so by a
liberal use of the best manures that ran
be obtained. Select land with good drain
age and a good, stiff, clav soil, prepared
iwoll by frequent plowings, harrowings
fand rolling: these three are indispensable.
5. Keep the soil well on top, and in order to
?do this, do not turn the land too deep, if
you turn at all, lor deep turned lnds will
mets suitable f or whpflf. has nroven; with
k0,...;i a.a m i,i
us,' very beneficial indeed. Clover lands,
j when prepared as indicated above, will be
almost sure to produce a good crop of
W wheat. We have found that a good crop
of pea vines turned under makes a good
preparation for an excellent, wheat crop.
In fact?, anything almost that will 'make
the jand rich wilube found to do well.
The proper kind Of seed wheat is another
hnportant item in the business. For this
purpose we import our seed wheat from
higher latitudes say from Ten ne see,
Kentucky or Pennsylvania. It is a fact
worth knowing that wheat seed grown in
a more northern latitude does better wkh
us than wheat grown here,- (North Geor
gia") though of the same- variety. The
Fulcaster has crown to be our best variety,
although little late. Sow early, or as
soon as you can escape the Hessian " rly-
that bane'to wheat culture with us
Use
a liberal supply of seed a bushel and a
half or two bushels to the acre. If too
thick it can be thinned out by harrowing
in the earlv spring. Indeed harrowing in
the spring is ouite essential. Wheat
should Jjjc put in with a wheat drill. "Such
is the practice of our most successful
wheat growers." Rolling in the spring is
very necessary, put the land must be dry,
or injury will be done to tne growing
wheat crop. Cleau cultivated land: as
for cotton; if well prepared andrich,-will
make a good wheat crop.
If land does not drain naturally the
water furrows should be,so arranged as to
carry oil all surplus water. Water stand
ing on the land stt to wheat iff one of its
most deadly toes, loo mucn stress can
not be laid upon the fact that rich land,
well dlained, gives success in wheat cul
ture, as well as in the cultivation of all
other crops. H. J. McCormick.
The Jewish Alliance is now well organ-'
izedjn this country, and has branches all
bver the Union.
President Polk has accepted an invita
tion to address the people at Elizabeth
City on the 29th of October, on the oc- J
tasioh of the Fair. He hopes to be at
Salisbury at the Alliance Fair.
The Toiler (Nashville Tenn.) says : Fif
teen hundred people greeted State Presi
dent McDowell at Cross Plains, Robertson
county, yesterday. He was met by 400
men in line with brass band and escorted.
through town to-the place of speaking.-
Tell the American to kill him some more.
.
Gen. J. B. Weaver, of Iowa, and Presi
dent Marion Butler have been'togcther
in the western part of North Carolina
aod they are', a strong team. President
Polk-was with them at Newton on the
30th. President Butler was at Lenoir on
the 1st inst., to begintbe organization of
the District Lecture Bureau.
''
The Alliance has control of the next
legislature of Kentucky by a majority of
two in the senate and thirteen in the
house. The politicians are very muc'i
surprised that thi new factor in politics
li9s demonstrated so much strength.
Some of the congressmen of that State
are very apprehensive about their future
safety. 'Alliance Herald.
Wonders at Home.
Along the front of the Blue Ridge but
a few miles from Rutherfordton, N. C., are
a series of natural wonders ,6f great and
peculiar attractiveness. . The Shelby Au
rora has the follawing paragraph concern
ing them; 4 "Near Rutherfordton are the
wonderful (482 feet) Hickory Nut Gap
Falls, which are three times, by actual
measurement, higher than Niagara Falls,
which is 154 feet on the American side.
Ytt these falls, so grand and "high, are
little known in the' South, and are not
mentioned iu auv "encyclopedia. They
far surpass" in grandeur and height Toccoa
Falls in Georgia, wh'eh the writer -has
loften seen. The threepools. Chimney
Rock, Bald Mountain and Hickory Nut
canyon, furnish a wealth of grandeur and
scenery unsurpassed this sine of the
Rockie?, and' arc worthily called- the
Switzerland of America. Dr. McNallv,
of St. Louis, says it is comparable to any
scenery in "the Reck ies. Then, why go
on 'distant pilgrimages to Lurope or Asia,
when natnre here at your own doors un
folds a wealth of beauty and grandeur in
describable?" '
NINE MEN LYNCHED.
Arkansas Cotton Pickers Who Kill
ed Inspector Miller. ,
Helen. Akk.. f Special'--! is learn-
-:ti that Sheriff Derrick, of Mariana, Ark.,
eft Cat Island Wednesday having charge
of nine out of thirteen colored -;otton
picKer notersXho killed inspectoi tin
ier in Arkansas last Friday. The sheriff
was on hi way to Mariana where he was
going vo put his prisoners ia jail, but the
party was overtaken late il the night oy
an armed posse who took the prissuers
after a'sharn struggle, and banged tne
entire party. , ' "
Mow to SLp Cotton.
Wahuotox, D. C. Special. The
Secretary cf the" Treasury has issued a
circular to cotton officers iu' regard to
packing of cotton ot. ships, ft embodies
he result of an investigation of a cotton
Snrgo in the British steiuship, Cuy 3f
KichmondT it fune iast, cotidjcted nf
the British Government nd df-clares h -
the frequency oi fires on ships carrying
cotton is in a gTeat measure owing tr the
bwjse condition of the packing of th
hjles. The circular quotes laws bearing
. the subject and ?hjfii;j on -istii.
cucer?" the importancv uf culu-cig ri;t.i
LKu.phanc therewith.
ON HIS MISTRESS' GRAVE.
Gen. Bonlanger Finds Surcease to
His Woes.
Bullet in His Right Ear Bringr
Belief to His Grief Fofthe
. Dead Woman.
Bkl'SSEls,' Cablegram. Gen Bou-
langer committed suicide Wednesday on
the tomb of Madame De Bounemain. w ho
died recently in this citv. Madame Pe
Bonnemain had been known as the mis
tress of the dead general. . She accom
panied him to England fter his flight
from France, and earlv in July last she
was dangerously ill in Brussells, suffer-''
mg from consumption. A Pans phv-i-
cian went expressly in oraer to treat
Madame De Bonnemain by the new sys
tem of t'Cttmcnt consisting in innoculat
ing a person affected with the germ3 of
phthisis with gaiacol, which is obtained
lrom creosote. However, in. spire oi uij
effoit3 made to "save her, Madame De
Bonnemain died during the evening of
July 17. '
Madame De Bonnemain, at the height
of General Boulanger's career two or
three years ago, lived in Rue I)e Bceri,
Paris, where she was rentinually-visued
bv the General Madame Boul-mger was
informed cf these facts but refus d to
apply for divorce. It was greatly through
Madame De Bonnemain s lavorvthat liou
langer was able to carry on his political
intrigues, for the rnadame had inherited
a for-fune' of - $1,500, OO-V all of which
sums she applied to the cause of the then
popular leader.
The General committed suicide about
noon, tie stooa iy ine grave oi nis
mistress for some sime appearing to be
deeply affected . by sorrowful recollec
tions. An attendant of the Gent-ral s who
had respectfully remained at some dis
tance from Madame De Bonnemain s
tomb suddenly "heard a sharp report in
that direction. Running to the spi.t the
afendaut found General BquIaHger king
on the ground with a revolver clinched
tin his right hand. Ilastv examination of.
the body showed that tiic dead man had
.placed the weapon to his1 right ear anc
fired the fatal shot. .
The affair has caused great excitement
in this city and some commotion among
the General s followers in Pans,
Bay State Democrats.
Worcest'or, Mass. Special. The
Democratic State convention opened at
Mechanics Hall, with music bv the bind
which accompanied the Lowell delega
tion form the City of bpiudles
William Eustus Russell, of Cambridge
was unanimously renominated for Gov
ernor by acclamation.' "
Governor liussell entered the nail i
few minutes before one o'clock. If the
uproar which greeted him could not be
heard' all over the State it was no fault
of the delegate. When sile&ee was
finally restored the Governor addressed
the convention. '
John W. Cochran, of Clinton, was
unanimously nominated for Lieutenant
Governor. The: committee on the bal
ance of the ticket reported as follows:
Secretary of State, Eldridge Cushman,
of Lakeville; Treasurer and Receiver,
General Jas. S. Grinnell, of Greenfield ;
Auditor, D. W. Trefry, Marblehead;
Attorney General, Qeorge M. Stearns,
of Chicopee. The Report was unani
mously adopted. After the usual vote
.of thanks, the convention, at 2;05 p. m.,
adjourned.
i
The Statue Rejected.
Jackson, Miss., Special. The sta
tue of Jefferson Davi3, which was to
have been placed in the ba-;e of the con
federate monument unveiled here on
June 3d last, was unpacked and inspect- i
ed. The committee of authority in the
case voted not to receive if, not regard
ing it as a -true .representation of Mr,
Davis, but agreed to appoint a commit
tee of twenty-five citizens to decide what
should be done with it. The statue was
made in I'aly after a bust made in Lon
don in 1866. It is slightly above life-
size, and tome think fairly represents
Mr. Davis as he appeared at tint date.
Embezzlement Easy Provided Cash
. is Not Stolen.
Kora-TZE, Tex., Special. J. D. Mc
Millan, ex-County Treasurer, has been on
trial charged with misapplying funds to
the amount of $14,00?. Judge High
tower yesterday ord red the jury to ac
quit him, charging that the legal defini
tioa of mou(j.y is legal tender coin, and
fVinf Vinnrla nr cnnnnns are not monev.'-
auv v v i ttl
JuTJge Hightower, who is recoguized as
one of the State s best junsts, noicis inai
no official can be indicted for embezzle
ment under the present State laws unless
he steals actual c-sh.
The Snake Struck Back.
Dattow, TENN.,Speeial.--Carl Wilkr
ev, a local snake charmer and tamer met
a" horrible death at 4 o'clock in the morn
ing from the effects of a snake bite yes
terday evening. Mr. Wilkey had a big
rattlesnake, which he took great pride in
exhibiting, but despite all training the
snake bit him -about sundown last even
ing. He was removrngHFhe snake from
one box to ano her, and g- tting'a drop
on him the reptile s ruck him three
blows on the hand. Medical aid proved
of no avail.
Shatterel ila?3
Still another old ti-n; belief hii gino
do-vu beneath the relentle? hia-l of
modern revisions. Ic se-jms tait Ciad?r
elU's famous slipper waia't of gU at
all, but of fur. Tue xnUtak- aros
thr-u;rh the bluader of the raw hi
originally translated the s?or from tii-s
Freach, where the slipp3r wa? deicnbe I
as being of vair, fur. Glai?i is verra, sc
it wouJ I " seem that he vr rtmag t.i?
work by dictation".-- The A'rjoiy.
A Post of Honor.
Ramcigh. N. C Tlie state university
today selected its first fellow He is
Howard A. Banks, of Asheviile, a gradu
ate of Davidson X'ollepe: There me five
fellowships, eat-b yielding $2' 0 ijnually
and free tuition. "Banks ha the honor
of being the first n:n to be-given such a
position in North Carolio-
t. 7
THEIR COURTING DONE BY MAIL.
s . '
rhey Had Never Seen One Another
Until Five Minutes Before
thp Wedding.
Bristol, Conn., Special. In the
presence of a crowd, composed of nearly
all ths towns-people, George Turner and
Helen C. Crut were marnert in the after
noon bv the Rev. John Tower. Never
until five minutes before he service be-
gau had the bride tver seen the groom,
but nevertheless they are head over heels
in love. Several monthes ago Turner
advertised in the western papers, for a
wife. In his advertisement , he aaid that
he did not want any old maids, and none
but pretty women need apply. He also
wantei a helpmeet, as his lot in life was
not exalted.
Miss Crift was 51 years old when she
saw the advertisement, and notwithstand
ing it said no old maids neel apply, she
answered i. Her home was Jn Indian
apolis. She soon received a request from
Turner fofa photograph, which she hasti
ly forwarded. In a little while Turner
wrote that her picture was satisfactory,
and he w- ready to sign a contract for
matrimony. Prrparations were soon be
gun for the marriage, but Turner insisted'
that his finance should come to him.
He refused to go to her and even declined
to meet her in New York. She must
come to him in Bristol. She agreed to
enme. She w due in Bristol on Thurs
day. Turner huug around the depot all
day anxiously awaiting her, but she did
not come, and. I c went home disconso
late. Later he received a tebgrara say
ing that she was detained in New York,
but would arrive on k Saturday. Soon af
ter the we dding the" boys -'and - girls of
the town surrounded the .Turner house,
drmed with tin horns, pan?, and other
musical implements, and gave the bride
and groom a serenade.
A RACETr0RLIFE.
Wilsr-an's. Tough Little Mustang Car-1,
ries xIim Safely Through the Fire.
"Los Angeles, Special. An exciting
race foi life is reported from the moun
tains bank of Santa Monica, where a
brush fire got under way aud has been
burning fi?cly for a couple of days
A young sruter named Wilson, who h d
built himself a cabin in the mountains,
was asleep wkn the flames reached his
house, and was not awakened until thes
tire almost roasted Mm. When he reach
ed the door he thought his last day Lad
come, for the flames and dense smoke
shot up on all sides for sc-ral buudred
feetj and he could see no oulct. l
He had a tough , little mustang. He
placed a wet blanket over tho a dmal's
head and body, and the bronco dashed
intd the flames, and for . a quaitrr of
mile Wilson, more dead th-m alive, ex
pected his horse to drop dead evcry-stcp.
But the mustang- kept his pace, and
dashed into the clear space aheid of the
cracking flames Wilson thought he was
safe, and attempted to slow the mustang,
up, but the hoi se understood the tidntiou
better tlnn his master, and, inspite of
Wilson's efforts, dashed or. It was well
he did, for in a few minutes the fire
bounded across the clear spot and was
close on the heels of the hor-c. Wilson
was terribly burned about the head and
face. The mustang was a'so badly burn
ed. Many homes were destroyed by.
fire, and it is possible that later reports
will show .some' loss of life. The fire ii
,now under control
New Tobacco Section.
The planters of Eastern North Carolina
will no longer lork upon cotton and
"corn as their profitable crops. Golden
leaf tobacco has been successfully culti
vated and .will hereafter be reckoned one
of the staples. The present center for
this newly introduced product is beauti
lh.1, ancient Tarbor. which, through the
enterprise of her citizens, has made that
city the tobacco mart of seven counties,
even as Winston his for large areas sur
rounding that nourishing Piedmont city. ,
Last wee k loth of Tarboro's new ware
ho ises bgaa business. Buyers were'
there from many place' Skilled auc
tioneers from, half a dozen other marts
took turns in selling off the 55,000
pounds offered at two "breaks." The
jualitics were excellent and good prices
were realized. From that dae forward
Edgecombe and her sister counties will
be even more noted for their tobacco,
crops than they have been in the past
for their cotton. ,
To Head the Beform Ticket.
Chaklestov, S. C, Special. The
rcfotmers have at last got a candidate
wh j i willing to make the race for the
mnvoralty. John F. Ficken, a well
known lawyer, has signified his consent
for h;s Mine to be used in the coming
primary He will oppose Mayor Bryan,
who will be the nominee of the regular
democrats for re-election. The"primary
election, which is be held this month,
will practically settle the election for
mayor and aldermen, which docs not
take place until December, unless there
'.should be a bolt and ;an independent
ticket. '
The House in Which Lj3 Sarreiderel.
The hou at Ap,)mttox, Va., ia
which General Lie surranleroi to Gsa
er.aV Grant, wa? soli a fe.v hy afO for
SIO.O'JJ. It wav th 3 property of the
iLi'riani. heirs. 'threv of w'aom live its
Paris. Tex .The pirtiei parchninr, it
said, are representative i of the Grand
. .'.I i . l. . 1 nf lnrl
echoi, a- several i i . -- -
i i t'.ic vicinity h-iv!- i pur; a? I by
tne R-n- ji'rle fn. b-ujat tuhousi.
To Join Rev. 8am Jonee.
Ciiattasoooa, Tkk., Siecial.T
I!ev. George R. Stuart fesigned Sunday
night and preached h's farewell sermon
as'pastor of Centenary church In this
citv. The Holston" conference of the
Methodist Episcopal cbnrch, sou h, which
meets here Wednesday, will select a auc
cesor. Rev. Mr. Stuart resigns to join
Itev. Sam P. Jones in evangel istie work.
They have been associated together
before.
is
Ar.ny of th? Republic, ail it is oeuevci
tht tint orga!:!Z4tio.i intenii to hold nn
.rnu! (!nc4fnon-;at at. t'ls hUtorical