'PROVE ALL THINGS; HOLD FAST THAT WHICH IS GOOD."
VOL: V.
DUNN, N C., DECEMBER 2, 1896.
NO. 49.
A Column of Both Home and Foreign
Happenings
ARRANGED FOR THE FIRESIDE.
tviuch Will Be of More or Less Inter
est to tbe General Reader.
Tho report of Commodore Melville, Chief
Eogineei of the Navy, has been made public,
and j?ives a detailed statement of tbe condi
tion of all tbe warships, so far as their ma
chinery and mechanical appliances are con
cerned. As a whole, it shows that all tbe
modern sbip3 are in good condition; a few in
which machinery is being overhauled. The
old-time shirs are, as usual, reported antique,
but serviceable considering their age. The
New York Navy Yard has done tbe largest
quota of work, the expenditure $ 346.927 on
vessels, and tho yard expenses f 130,537. Tbo
Norfolk yard disbursed $122,320 on vessels,
and 549,471 on the yard. The Boston Navy
Yard spent $ CG2 on vessels and $10,115 on the
yard. Tbe Mare Island, California, yards
disbured $123,3C2 on vessels and 83, 451 on
lot; yard.
Tho report urges that a boiler-making plant
tin provided at the Norfolk Navy Yard, and
the League Island yards. As to the new dry
dock at Port Royal, S. C, it says:
'The completion At this station of the only
dry dock on tho Atlantic coast, which will
take the battleships, makes it imperative that
there should be facilities for doing the ordi
nary repair work when one of these vessels is
placed ia dry dock. The necessity for pro
viding for such repairs is too evident to re
quirt; argument, especially ns the great draft
of water of these ships' renders it almost Im
possible to take them either to Norfolk or
New York Navy yards for repairs."
The Commissioner General of I ..uiigra
tion in his annual report shows that during
the last fiscal year the arrivals of immigrants
in this country aggregated 443.267, two
thirds of whom were males. Of these 240,
6GG were landed and 2,799 were debarred and
deported at hte expense of various steamship
lines by which they came.
Of those deported 776 were found to be
under eontract to perform labor in tbe Uni
ted States made prior to their arrival and
2,023 were returned as belonging to other
prohibited classes.
In addition 233 who had become public
charges within a year after their arrival
were returned to their countries
Tbe Commissioner-General states that he
knows of no immigrant landed in this coun
try during tbe last year who is now a burden
upon any public or private institution. The
amount of money brought into tbe country
by immigrants was fully $4,917,818, and
probably largeJyin excess of that.
The report says statistics do not justify the
conclusion that our alien population is grow
ing in undue proportions. Tho figures for
tbe past year compared swith the average an
nual immigration for the proceeding ten
fiscal years, discloses a decrease of over 21
percent.
' - -I-It
is stated at the Navy Department, in ex
tenuation of the fact that thecourt of inquiry
in tho battleship Texas is held behind closed
doors, that it is not thought advisable to give
publicity to the probable weakness in the
thipjust at the present juncture when tho
eyes of other nations are directed to our na
val and military affairs. Jt is learned that
the investigatiop Is developing some start
ling facts about the structural strength of
the ship's bull which has caused so much
concern since ber keel was laid. Tbe most
remarkable thing about the recent flooding
of the ship is that the water tight doors leak
ed and other compartments were flooded in
addition to that in which the accident oc
curred. It is now developed on account of
lack of stiffness In all tbe bulkheads of the
ship and 'consequent warping of tbe frames
and plates, that none of the doors when
closed fitted hermetically, as they should,
and the cellular system of the vessel Is there
fore practically worthless
The civil service commission will soon se
lect a test case for prosecution In the courts
to determine tbo extent to which the civil
eervieo law is applicable in political assess
ment cases. Thoro were many complaints of
illegal assessments during and preceding tho
recent campaign, and various cases have
been sent to the Attorney General for such
action may be expedient. Investigation
showed that, as usual, some of the allegations
of violations of the law could not be substan
tiated. The commissioners are now casting
about for a fit caso for a test and they will in
a few days select one which they regard as
lik-iy to bring out the best results to civil
tervke reform in a judicial decision.
While tho findings of the naval court, which
J to vetlgating the recent foundering of the
! B:!i"hlp Texas, Lav not yet reached the
d-; .-rt.nent, it is learned thai without exten-n-
alterations, it is very doubtful whether
t '. Txas can be again ordered to sea. It is
ju.lrstooi that evidence was adduced to
t."w that 61 of her compartments leaked
be n her engine room was flooded and that a
ljk sprung in any one of them at sea would
hare surely caused the total loss of the ship.
N'ut only were all the alleged "water tight"
doors found to be abortive, but in the opia
1 q of at least one member of tbe court hoc
whole bulk head system is utterly useless.
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Although the House committee on appro
priations meets November 20th for the com
mencement of work on the appropriation
bills the estimates of the various depart
ments have not been completed. The law
requires these estimates to be submitted to
the Secretary of the Treasury by October 1st,
but this law has always been ignored under
all administrations, "in partial from'the esti
mates will be ready when the House com
mittee meets but will not be made public
Upon the recommendation of the Secreta
ry of the Treasury the President has ordered
the revenue cutters Woodbury, Dallas, Ham
ilton, W'indom and Morrill to cruise along
the Atlantic coast from December 1st to April
1st, for the purpose of affording such aid as
may be favorable to vessels in distress.
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A medal tf honor has been awarded to
Torreston L. Taylor, late a first lieutenant of
the- Twenty-third regiment of New Jersey
Volunteers, cow of Lawyers, Va.. for gallan
try in the battle of Chancellorsville. During
this engagement be saved the lives of two
me tleld to a place of safety.
roJhtehIrQ'y ?,ePrtment has Issued a call
V6 !,edmp.tdoa oI Unite State 6 per
cent, bonds to the amount of $9,000,000 at
face value issued under the acts of Julv l
.1862, and July 2. 1864, in aid of certain Pal
ciflc railroads. The bonds commonly known
as currency 6's, being due January 1, next
The State Department is informed that the
President of Nicaragua has granted amnesty
to over 500 persons implicated in the revolu
tion of last February and the conspiracy of
September 8 last: The members of the rebel
government and the principal generals of the
defeated forces are not included in pardon.
The postoffice department has complaints
against fifty or Eixty presidential postmasters
throughout the country, the President pro
hibiting them from taking an active part in
Politics. Most of these cases are in the
West, particularly Illinois and Iowa. It Is
hardly probable that the Postmaster General
Jill take action against nil the offenders, but
c-eal only with the mosi flagrant.
WEEKLY NEWS BUDG7.
Southern Pencil Pointers.
At Columbus, Ga., a rabid mule bit his
driver. Joe Woten, and in a few minutes the
mule died. Woten became worse, and though
thef wound bas been cauterized, he developed
symptonsof hydrophobia and is expected to
die.
Fire at Atlanta, Tex., destroyed Ave of the
best houses, as well as about fifteen smaller
concerns. Loss, $75,000, partly covered by
insurance.
At Selma. Ala., AIL and Bob Holly, broth
ers were killed at a negro cake-walk by the
Hayes brothers Henry and Jack. Tbe
Hayt's brothers fled.
At Augusta, Ga., fifteen head of milk cat
tle, five horses and three mules were burned
to a crisp. Loss, $2,500.
Chas. B. Crisp bas been nominated for
Congress to fill the unexpired' term of his
father, Hon. C. F. Crisp, deceased. .
A lynching occurred on- the State line be
tween North Carolina and Tennessee. Fri
day Mitchell, 35 years of age, for. assault up
on a child, was taken from officers at Allan
town and hanged.
Geo. H. Hoffer. cashier of the first National
Bank of Lebanon, Ky., is a self -con fes-ed
embezzler to the extent of $110,000. He has
been at it for six years.
A thorough investigation Into tbe charges
made by Jacksonville, Fia., gamblers against
tbe mayor and police officials of that city is
necessary.
Property owners in West Central City, W.
Va., are sitting up nightly guarding their
property with shotguns to prevent the Ches
apeake and Ohio railroad men from laying
tracks through their premises to connect
with a number of big industries on tbe river
front They threaten to shoot anyone who
trespasses.
A special to the Louisville Times from
Danville, Ky., says: An attempt to burn the
town of Danville has been made and property
to the extent of $15,000 was destroyed. An
unknown negro who was driverr from a liv
ery stable is suspected,
A special from Versailles, Ky., says all toll
gates in Woodford county has been cut down
and destroyed by a mob. Similar depreda
tions have been committed recently in Frank
lin. Owen, Anderson and Washington coun
ties. The mobs are composed of men who
demand free turnpikes in Kentucky.
At St. Lous, Mo., the national convention
of the W. C. T. U. adjourned sine die Wed
nesday. To the executive committee is left
the duty of selecting the place for the twenty-fourth
annual convention. A number of
cities have urged their claims. It is believed
that the choice lies between Buffalo, N. Y.
and Detroit, Mich., but the choice may not
be mado for some time.
All About the North.
Announcement bas been made in New Tork
by tbe Children's Aid Society that Wm. Wal
dorf Astot had made it a gift of $50,000.
L. P. Hazen & Co, of Cincinnati, have
been awarded the contract for the build
ing of the new jail at Atlanta, Ga.
Their bid was $169,000.
The twenty round contest between Casper
Leon, of New York,-and Dave Sullivan, of
Boston, before the Bohemian Athlitio club
resulted In a draw. .
The Ohio Iron Company's furnaces and
roll mills at Zanesville have shut down on ao
3ount of lack of orders.
At Pittsburg, Pa., the differences between
the window glass workers and the manufac
turers which have kept the factories of the
jountry idle since May 30, have been settled
it a wage conference and 15,000 or more men
dependent on that industry will be at work
igain on December 15.
The pressmen of the Chicago Evening
Journal are out on a strike because tbe man
agement refused to recognize the union.
In New York. Frank P. Slavin, of Australia,
and Bob Armstrong, of Chictgo. fought. Ia
the fourth round Slavin after two minutes
and fifty-six seconds of fighting, threw up
bis hands and quit
At Cleveland, 0.,lrishmen and Hungarian?
have a bloody street riot in which knives and
clubs were used with deadly effect
The State convention of Nebraska sugar
beet growers, just closed, bas passed resolu
tions in favor of tho United States producing
its own sugar and properly protecting tho
new industry. Tbe matter is attracting much
attention in Nebraska.
G. W. G. Ferris. Inventor and builder of
the Ferris wheel, died at Mercy Hospital,
Pittsburg. Pa., where he bad been treated
for a week for typhoid fever. The disease is
gaid to have been brought on through
worry over numerous business matters.
William Porter, 13 years old, was blown to
atoms by a charge of nitro-glycerine on the
farm of Samuel Dellenbaugti near Millers
town, Pa. Porter, with several othe Doys,
went to where De'lenbaugh was sinking an
oil well. The boys found a-quanjlty of nitro
glycerine, which was being used for drilling
purposes. Porter In some way exploded it
All that tne lamtiy nave oeea auio iu uuu wo.
piece of skull and the boy's 6hoes.
President McKinley will be invited to at
tend the convention of the International
Epworth Leage in Toronto, Ont, next .July
and reply to the address of welcome to be de
livered by Lord Aberdeen.
Capt J. H. Stickle, for years a leader in
politics in Central Nebraska, and president of
tbe defunct Blue Valley bank of Hebron, has
been convicted of wrecking that institution
and sentenced to two years in the peniten
tiary. Foreign Chlt-Chat.
It is stated In Madrid that subscriptions
for the Spaniards in Brazil and Argentine to
wards the fund being raised to increase the
jtrengsh of the Spanish navy now amount to
over a million pesos.
Emperor William has designed a cup three
feet high to be namedUhe Jubilee cup, in con
templation of Queen Victoria's sixtieth anni
versiryof her reign, to be sailed for by the
British yachts In a race next year from Do
ver, England, to the Island of Heligoland.
A Special from Paris says an actress named
Mmle Glayeules has been swindled out of
2,000 pounds ($10,ftOD) worth of jewels by an
American named Caiuben. who represented
bimself as the agent f the Watson company.
New York, prepared to advance money on
valuables.
Lo-Fengle. Wu-Twing-Fan and Hwang-Tsum-Hsein,
have been appointed respective
ly Chinese Minister to London, Washington
and Berlin. Yang, the Chinese Minister at
Washington, has been transferred to St. Pe
tersburg. Reports have been received from New He
brides Island, lying West of Fiji, that the
natives are being sold like sheep from 6 to
10 per head and that many are subjected
to great cruelties.
A dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette from
Calais. France says arrangements are being
made to establish a line of steamers between
Liverpool and New Orleans. Cotton and
grain will be the principal commodities car
ried. ...
Miscellaneous.-
The total visible supply of cotter "for the
world Is 3.556,841 bales; of which S,241,8
bales are American, against 3,608,507 bales
and 8,273,385 bales respectively, last year.
The issue of standard ailver dollars from
the mints and treasury offices for the week
ended November 21 was $749,478, and for th
corresponding period last year was $595765.
The shipment or fractional - sliver coin from
November 1 to 21 aggregated $685,604. "
WAR DEPARTMENT WORt
Secretary Limont Makes His An
nual Report.
STATE OF OUR FIGHTING FORCE.
Coast Defences ' Being Improved "With
Great Rapidity Mora Artillerists
. Needed- Work at West Point Is niflily
Commanded Xew Ideas About Na
tional Guard Estimate for the Tear.
Washutqtox, D. C. (Spe.'ial). Secretary
Lamont's report of the operations of the
War Department for 1893- shows total ex
penditures aggregating $51,803,293, of which
$13,505,063 was for pay of the army, $1,438,
236 for subsistence, $2,867,464 for seacoast
defenses and $17,844,563 for river and har
bor improvements.
The unexpended appropriation turns!
back into the Treasury at ths end of last
year was $1,975,033, making, with two pre
vious years, more than $5,030,000.
Much of the report is devoted to a detailed
exhibit of the work accomplished and now
under way on tho coast defenses.
On July 1, 1893, of our modern defense
but one hignpower gun was mounted. By
July 1 next seventy blgbpower breech-load-lng
guns and ninety-five breech-loading
mortars of modern design will be in position,
and by the following July 1 123 guns, 153
mortars. A b:ittery of two or three of
these guns takes the place of the former
pretentions fort, and Is vastly more effective.
The subject of coast defenses Is elaborate
ly discussed, and the statement is made that
the Endloott project, modified by the Engi
neer Corps, is in a fairway to be carried out,
providing batteries and mines that are cal
culated to protect American ports from any
fleet that could assail them. -
Since the adoption of the present coast
defense scheme $26,457,169 has been appro
priated, moro, than one-third of which was
provided at the last session of Congress.
The armament of troops with the new
magazine arm3 was completed in May, and
the armory is "turning out 125 rifles or car
riages per day. All the ammunition for
small arms now made is supplied with
smokeless powder of American manufacture.
But little change has occurred in the water
levels of the Great Lakes during the past
year, and as no water. has yet been drawn
for use in the Chicago Drainage Canal, no
further facts can be given as to the probable
effect of abstracting . 10.000 cubio feet of
water per second from Lake Michigan. The
importance of providing reliable data con
cerning the probable offect of this and the
opening of connecting channels Is urged up
on Congress.
The army consists of 25,426 officers and
men, or 284 belo ir the legal maximum. Tne
effective Sell strength on October 31 was
23,382. N
Secretary Lament calls attention to the
f net that moro Una officers are now serving '
with their regiments than at any time since
the war.
Tin discipline of the iroops was never bet
ter than now. The trials by general courts
martial decreased fifteen per cent, during
the year, and never has the health of the
troops been so good.
Under the new lesruiting system 8498 men
were enlisted Jast year, one-half at garri
son posts without expense. Desertion is de
creasing. De r .era in 1883 numbered 3578,
in 1893 only 1633 and last year 1355.
The excellence in military exercises of the
corps of cadets attest Point has never been
surpassed, and tho corps numbers 322, the
largest number ever attending at one time.
The thirty-five army officers assignod to
duty with the National Guard report steady
improvement. Camps of Instruction were
held in thirty-one States and in several in
stance regular troops were encamped with
the militia. The National Guard aggregate
111,887 officers and men. To maintain this
ferce the States appropriate $2,830,000 and
the Government $400,000.
Investigation this year has shown serious
deficiencies in the arms and equipment of the
militia. Secretary Laaiont recommends that
the Springfield rifle, calibre forty-five, be is
sued; that the States be allowed to return to
the War Department obsolete arms.
The 310 Apache prisoners of Geronimo s
band at Fort Sill have reached a self-sup.
porting condition. Secretary Lamont recom
mends that the 36,000 acres they occupy be
acquired by the Government, and that they
then be placed under control of the Indian
Bureau. , ' , ,
The estimates for the year ending June 30,
1898. for permanent defenses and tDeir arma
ment, amount to $10,482,268, in addition to
$2,500,000 required to meet contracts au
thorized by tho Fortification act of June
6,1896. -
SetTFireiotnVJail.
rxiosias Carey and "Hoppy" Hopkins were
locked in jail at Mens, Ark., charged with
dlsordely conduct, and shortly afterwards
the jail' was discovered to be on Are and be
fore Carey and Hoppy could be rescued they
were burned to death. It is believed they
get Are to the Jail, hoping to escape.
Southern Express Officers.
At Savannah, Ga., The Southern Express
company held its annual meeting last week
and the following officers were elected: H.
B. Plant, president; M. F. Plant, vice president-
M. J. O'Brien, vice president and gen
eral meager; George H. TWey, secretary
and treasurer.
A Great Lock.
A German has, It is said, invented a safe
that on its lock being tampered with, throws
open Its doors, seizes and drags and 1 w ks in
the burglar, and handcuffs and holds him in
readiness to be conducted to the police court
latno morning. A man in Manchester ia go
ing to improve upon this, and is experlment
S upon an automation that will fix the
burglar across its knee, and amuse him with
stick until the jolice.arrive.
r
England doesn't hesitate at all to
practice with her war ships when she
ia certain that the fellow she is prao.
Uclng rnjstftjL warship of his own,'
BECSfcTAUY DANIEL S. LAJIONT.
THE APP()INTMOTS
Of the Western North Carolina Con
ference, as Read by Bishop Gal
loway.
The Western North Carolina Meth
odist Conference, after a six days sea -sion,
at Salisbury, adjourned Monday
after making the following appoint
ment8: -
CHARLOTTE DISTRICT, i, B. lt&OOKS, P. X.
Charlotte, Tryoa Street and North
Graham StreetW. -W. Buys and J. P.
Butt. ' '
Trinity and .Dilworth S. B. Tar
rentine and P. 1 Durham.
Church Street H. L. Atkins.
Brevard Street C. M. Campbell
Charlotte circuit- R. S. Howie.
Pineville circuit T. W. Smith.
Matthews circuit T. P. Bonner.
Sandy Bidge circuit J. W. Clegg.
Waxhaw circuit-- A.' W. Plyler.
Clear Creek circait .R. F. Bryant.
Monroe station TV. R. Ware and
W. M. Bobbins.
Monroe circuit J. H. West.
Polkton circnit-Supply B. F. Fin
cher. -
Ansonville circuit G. D. Hermon.
Wadesboro stattonParker Holmes,
Morvec circuit R. M.' Taylor.
Lilesville circuit--J. CL PostelL
ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. D. ATKINS, P. E.
Asheville, Central church C. W.
Byrd. -
"North Asheville E. L. Bain.
Haywood Street M. A. Smith.
Bethel and Biltmqxe J. W. Dow
nam . ,
. Weaverville circuit L. E. Stacey.
. Salpbnr Springs circuit Wilbur
Legette. .
Swannanoa circuit G. F. Kirby.
Xieiceeter circuitLi. F. Cor del 1.-
Cane Creek circuit- -J. A. Scronce.
Saluda circuit E. M. Crowder.
Hender8onville station W. H. Wil
lis. ' . .
Mills River circuit E. H. Poe.
Brevard circuit Li. A. Falls.
Ivy circuit Supplied J. B. Hyder.
Hot Springs circuit G. T. Rowe.
Spring Creek circuit T. B. Mo-'
Curdy. .
Marshall circnit T. F. Gibson.
Sunday-school editor James At
kins. J - ?
FRANKLIN DISTRICT, T. B. WAGO, P.
Franklin station D. F. Carver.
Franklin circuit J. H. Bradley.
Macon circuit K. B. Shelton.
Waynesville station R. D. Sherrili
Clyde circnit T. B. Johnston.
Canton circuit W. G. Mallonee.
Haywood circuit W. M. Boring.
West Haywood circnit A. W, Ja
cobs, ,
Webster and Dilleboro station J, J,
.Gray.
Highland circuit G. J. Owen.
Cullowhee circuit R. Ii. Sprinkle.
Whittier circuit J. W. Bowman.
Bryson City station J. E. Aber
nathy.
Andrews circuit J. T. Stover. "
Hayesville circuit F. W. Bradley.
Hiawassee circait Sup. Z. V,.Cor
dell. '1
Murphy station J. H.' Brendel.
Bethel Academy J. R. Long, sup.
GREENSBORO DISSRICT, P. J. CARRWAAT
P. E.
Greensboro, West Market street
J. H. Weaver.
Centenary J. E. Gay.
Greensboro circuit W, 8. Hales.
Reidsville station H. F. Chreitz
berg. Ruffin circuit J. B. Tarbor.
Wentworth circuit J.M.Price."
Jamestown circuit S. D.-Stamey.
Pleasant Garden circuit S. T. Bar
ber and P. L. Groome; J. T.. Craven,
sup.
High Point Station S H. Hilliard.
Randleman station J. E. Woosley.
Asheboro station A. A. Crater and
G. H. Crowell.
Ramseur station H. H. Jordan.
Randolph station R. S. Webb.
Uwharrie station T. S. Ellington
and L. W. Crawford,
East Uwharrie circuit E. G. Pnsey.
Trinity High School J. W. Stridor
and Sup. T, A. Smoot.
V. L. Marsh, student at Randolph
Macon College.
MORGANTOJ DISTRICT, J. W. JOXES, P. X.
Mcrgacton station W. H. Leitb.
aiorganwa circuit w. V. Hnnni
cutt. Table Rock circuit L. L. 8mith.
Marion Station T. G. Rogers.
Old Fort circuit E. Meyers.
McDowell circuit W. H. Perry.
Rutherfordton circuit G. W. Ivey.
"Broad River circuit J. B. Carpen
ter. Green River Circuit J. D. Carpen
ter. Burnsville Sup. R. H, Penland.
Bald Creek circuit J. D. Gibson.
Bakersville circuit M. Y. Seales.
' Elk Park Circuit to be supplied.
, Estatoe circuit W. S. Cherry.
North Cove circuit Sup. M. L. Tay
lor. Silver Creek Mission Sup. J. C.
Brown.
JIT. AIRY DISTRICT, H. M. BLAIR, P. X.
. Mt. Airy Station W. R. Barnett
Mt. Airy circuit J. P. Rogers.
' Pilot Nountian circuit T, H. Pe
gram.' Dobson circuit Sop. S. D. Moore.
Elkin and Jones ville stations W. L.
Sherrili.
Wilkeaboro circuit W. L. Daw.
on.
North Wilkeaboro circuit H. C.
Sprinkle.
Sparta circnit W. K. Boyer.
Healing Springs circuit Seymour
Taylor.
. - Jefferson circuit A. J. Burrusa.
-Wataugacircuit A. G. Gant and W.
Lu Nicholson. :
Creston circuit J. P. Lanning.
Boone circuit E. W. Dixon.
BALLSBURT DISTRICT, JT. B. SCROOQSP. X.
Salisbury, Church street T. F,
Marr. , - - - '
Chestnut street Sup. A. I. Coburn.
Salisbury circuit D. P. Tate.
Woodleaf circuit J. F. England.
China Grove circait J. A. Peeler.
Concord, Central church J. E.
Thompson.
Forest Hill J. D. Arnold. -
Bay's chapel W. B. McGhee.
. Concord circuit G. G. Harley. .
Mt. Pleasant circnit A. E. Wiley.
; Salem circuit J. J. Brooks.
Norwood circuit J. A. Clark.
Albemarle circuit Ii. L. Johnson.
Gold Hill circnit C. M. Gentry.
Lexington station R. H. Parker.
Lin wood circait J. S. Nelson.
Thomasville station L. T. Mann..
SHELBY DISTRICT, J. J. BRXW, P. BV
Shelby Station C. G. Little.
Shelby circuit T. T. Salyer.
King Mountain circnitr-Z. Paris.
Gastonia station W. M. Bagbj
McAdensville circuit M. T. Steele.
Stanley Creek circuit P. E. Parker.
Mt. Holly circuit N. 0. Wilson. .
Monrtain Island station R. L.
Ownby, -
Lincolnton circuit W. E. Womble.
Lowesville circuit D. M. Litaker!
Cherry ville J. P. Reynolds.
South Fork circuit--E. M. Merritt.
Bell wood circuit A. R. Surratt.
Polkville circuit J. D. Rowie.
Forest City circuit J. A. Cook.
Henrietta station J. A. Bowles. "
' Bessemer City circnit J. W. Roberts.
Bellwood High School.
STATESVILLE DISTRICT, 3. C. BOWK, F. B
Statesville station R. M. Hoyle.
Statesville, West End, Janes Wilson,
Sup., and R. G. Barrett. "
Statesville circuit J. O. Shelley. '
Iredell circuit S. S. Gasque.
Mooresville station M. H. Hoyle.
McKendree station B. G. Tuttle. ,
Troutman circuit J. R. Moose.
Mt. Zion station Ira Irwin.
Rock Springs circuit J: C. Mock.
Catawba circuit C. C. Brothers;'
- Newton circuit M. D. Giles.
Hickory station F. L. Townsend.
Connelly Springs circuit P. L. Ter
tell and R. S. Abernathy.
Lenoir station T. A. Boone.
Lenoir circuit J. H. Moore.
Caldwell circuit Albert Sherrili.
Alexander circuit L. M. Brower.
Student Latta H. Triplett, Trinity;
N. R. Richardson, Conference col
porteur. WINSTON DISTRICT, P. H. WOOD, V. B
Winston Centenary W. S. Creasy.
Burkhead G. W. Callah&m, W. W.
Albea, superan.
Grace Church J. A. B. Fry.
Winston circuit J. H. Fitzgerald.
Forsyth circuit M. C. Field.4
Madison circuit C. F, Sherrili.
Danbury circuit T. W. Msnsfield.
Stokes circuit W. H. lu McLau
ren.
Davideon circuit D. H. Cowan.
Zion and Prospect J. J. Edes.
Kernersville circuit W. M. Curtis.
Summerfield circuit B. A. York.
Yadkinville circuit S. P. Douglas.
East Bend circuit C. A. Wood. .
Mocksville station J. A. Green.
Mocksville circuit M. H. Vestal.
Farmington circuit R. T. N. Ste
phenson, -
TRANSFERRED. -
W. D. Sasser to North Carolina Con
ference; J. H. Ball to Denver and sta
tioned at Morrison Memorial; A. P.
Tyer to North Carolina; C. F. Evans to
Kentucky and stationed at Lexington.
LOVES HER CHICKENS.
Odd Pets of Jessie Bartlett D-avis, ths
Sweet Singer.
A few miles from Chicago is Willow
iale farm, the property of Jessie Bart-'
tett Davis, the sweet contralto of the
Bostonians. Every summer Mrs. Davis!
lurrenders up her professional duties,!
iisdains the whirl of society and the!
lummer resorts, and hies herself to her!
Domfortable farm house in its grove of'
willow" trees and becomes for a few.
weeks a veritable country dame. Off j
toward the west of the house, writes a!
recent visitor, lie the stables, crowded I
with thoroughbred horses. Among!
them Is Paloma, the white Arabian
mare, a favorite with the singer. Next,
to the stables lies '-he kenneL noisy j
with the bark and whine of collies and;
Cox terriers. ;
"Horses and dogs are glorious
beasts," said Mrs. Davis. They are
worthy of man's highest care and at
tention, but, oh, I am so afraid of;
them. I love animals, but I cannoti
make pets of them all. Come with me J
and I shall show you what I love best'j
And she led the way to her barnyard,
where coops and henneries held sway.
Without a hat to shield her bead from
the sun, and dressed in a simple light
gown, open at the throat so that thej
winds may strengthen the fair skin and
delicate muscles that surround tbe sear
of her. power, she goes forth every
morning directly after breakfast to feed
and tend her family of 400 chickens;
SThlnk of it! 400 beautiful white leghorn!
fowls, with feathers like snow and!
combs like flaming poppy headdresses f
Imagine her standing at the gateway!
when the sun has just risen gloriously,!
her sleeves rolled up from her dimpled,
arms, her yellow hair radiant in the'
light! Suddenly she lets out. her richi
contralto voice In its full power, singing!
a morning call to her pets. Then, like!
an avalanche, 400 white, noisy things,!
summoned by the well-known " voicej
come, half running, half flying, to herj
feet, and approach fearlessly her gen-,
tie hand as she stoops to scatter meal'
about the ground. , . ..
"These are my pets," &he said. "White
leghorns. I am fond of my chickens.
They come up to me, and seem almost
to demonstrate fondness for me in return.-
I take the greatest pleasure In
the world In raring f orthem, setting
my hens and raising die bipods of
young. I spend the entire morning in
the barnyard, of ten to the neglect of
my Dracticlnz-W ' ; 1
BILL ARP'S LETTER.
MEETS AN OLD FRIEND WHO RE
- CAL1L1S TUE DIM PAST.
Phllosophor Tends the Flowers and
- Sweeps the Walks.
Now that the elections are all over,
let as wash our hands and turn over a
new leaf. It is a curious paradox that
as a general rule a man can't be elected
until he first falls from grace. Poli
tics makes a strange-mixture of Cal
vinism and Arminianism. Bat I reckon,
we will all survive onr disappointments
and, as Dr. Miller used to say, learn
to spell the word acquiesce. He al
ways pronounced it with the first e
long Like it wasacquieece. This seems
to be the young men's era and I reckon
they can run the machine, but I mast
say that it has been a long time since
I have had my choice in anything out
side of home. I am doing reasonably
well under my own vine aud fig tree,
where I am elected all the time. The
fact is, I never fall from grace inside
of my own premises, though sometimes
things are not calm and serene even
there. . -
I worked hard yesterday clearing np
the flower garden and got in quite a
sweat of perspiration. The leaves
from cur big trees had blown all over
the beds and the chrysanthemums had
fallen down aud had to be staked up
and tied and the old canna stocks had
to be cat down and removed. By the
time I had got everything in good or
der and the leaves all burned and the
walks raked out I thought it was about
time to receive some praise from some
body, for I had observed that Mrs.
Arp was sewing by the open window
and occasionally gave me an nxorial
glance. And so I sat down on the
iron seat and mopped the honest dew
from my aged forehead. Suddenly
she drew near the window and re
marked l .
"I wish you could jusjfc see Mrs.
Crawford's front yard and flower gar
den ; they are as clean as a parlor. I
was there yesterday at the meeting of
the aid society and everything was
lovely. Mr. Crawford certainly knows
how to keep a place in order."
Well,' that disturbed my tranquility
a little and I was about to say maybe
you had better get him to come np
here and fix this one, but I dident.
But Iwasent serene at all and ventured
to remark that Mr. Crawford dident
do it, for he had to weigh cotton all
d ay and I : reekawit.waa MraCxaw
ford's work. I paused- for a reply,
but she resumed her needle and thread
and I Eat and ruminated. When I
came to dinner I continued my broken
remarks and said that Mr. Crawford
dident have four acres of. big oak
trees to litter up his little front yard and
I thought that a carpet of rich brown
leaves wasent, an unsightly thing no
how. She asked me to send down my
plate for some chicken. After another
panso I remarked that I had long
since found out that wo couldenthave
every good "thiDg in one place. We
couldent have a beautiful grove and a
fine flower garden near it for flowers
won't grow under shade. Those beau
tiful roses that Mrs. Laramore sent
me have the sunshine all the day.
"Let me help you to do one of these
poached eggs," she said.
"But I reckon," said I, as I handed
my plate, "Mrs. Crawford had things
fixed up extra fine because the aid so
ciety was coming."
"It is going to meet here next week, "
my wife remarked in a mollifying tone
of Toice. "Won't you have a glass of
buttermilk; it is fresh and good."
And so I gave it up, and after dinner
she came out and was quite profuse in
her admiration, for the knows that it
takes lots of encouragement to keep
me at work. I'll keep on cleaning up
until that aid society comes and goes.
I'll watch the leaves as they fall and
catch 'em in my b. I'll sweep and
eanapaper every walk and then Mrs.
Crawford can go home and praiee me
to Mr. Crawford and put him in pouts.
I'm going to put ont two more rows of
strawberry plants today, for the hinted
that we had hardly enough. I heard
her tell tbe girls that she was ashamed
of that old patched-np carpet in. the
dining room, for it had been down for
four winter?, and she wished she' did
have a Urge rug to pat under the ta
ble. I'll surprise her with one some of
these days when I sell my gold mine. It
will sell now, I reckon, since McKinley
was elected, for there is gold in it. It
was the only thing I had that Sherman's
bummers didn't pick up and carry off.
I traveled the other day with an old
soldier from Atlanta to Cartersville.
He couldn't find a seat, nd looked
troubled as he toted his old valise up
and down the aisle. So I pulled his
ooattail and made him sit down by me.
He looked thankful and in reply to my
inquiry, said he was going to Calhoun,
and from there to his son-in-law's in
the country, a couple of miles ; said he
wanted to see Sally and her children
mighty bad. ' - -
"Sally is a powerful good woman,"
said he, "and she has a good, indus
trious husband, and they are gittin
along mighty well eonsiderin. . My
old woman died eight years ago, and
I'm so lonesome at home that I go
about and about and stay with our
married children. That's all that an
old man can do for comfort" -
This old veteran was nearing his
four score and was still quite alive and
lively. He followed old Joe Johnston
all the way down from Chicamauga
and had never been over the ground
since. How the old man's eyes bright
ened as I pointed out Kennesaw
mountain, though he said he marched
on the other side, toward New Hope
church.
"We had a hard fight over there."
he Lid, "and we evilastinglj salivated
'em, aa tho. boys said. We kept old -
Sherman powerful busy burying of
his dead." ,'
I pointed ont Lost mountain, and
when we reached the station that they
used to call Big Shanty, the old man
stretched I up another inoh and point
ing his trembling hand, said : "Right
over there is the, spring where I used
to fill my old canteen. Yes, I would -be
glad to stop long enough to walk
over there and take one more drink of
that water. We licked them yankees
all around here, but there was too
many of 'em too many. They just $
come up out of the yearth like locusts ,
in Egypt.".
The old man was familiar with every ;
place we passed, and talked fast and
eagerly. When he told me he was
from old Gwinnett and had a farm on
Yaller river, I was drawn closer to .
him and asked him about the Craigs ,
and Yanghans and the old Moses Lid- '
dell plaoe and Shoal creek and Mont
gomery's mill pond and Fairview
church and the old manual labor
school. The old man looked at me
again and again with a bewildered cu
riosity and finally ventured to ask
what mout my name be.
'Did you know the Alexanders and
Stricklands and Nathan Hntchins?"
said L
"Ob. yes, I knowed Dr. Alexander
and all his boyr, and all the Strick
lands from old Milza down, and I
knowed the Hutchiuses. I come down
to Atlanta with Fits Hntchins this
morning. He's our judge, you know,
and he's a good friend of mine. I
knowed all the boys. Clarence ain't
far from me. '
"What moat your name be?" said
he. - " " " .-:.
"Did you know an old man in Law
renceville named Asa Smith?" said L-
"Why, of course I did; everybody
knowed him. I traded in his store
lor years." He moved away to Floyd'
county just before the war. Did you
ever live in Lawrenceville?"
"Do you remember a little dark
skin, black-eyed girl who used to ride
horseback up that road? She was Fitz
Hntchins' sister." -
"Why, of course I do. Everybody
knew ber. She used to go to the old
judge's farm on the river, 12 miles
from town and go alone, and she went
in a hurry aud come back with a bag
of apples or peaches hanging to the
horn of her saddle. She married old
Asa Smith's son, if I don't mistake. I
think Fitz told me that . I was think
ing that maybe you were him, but
then you are too old a mm, I reckon."
"My friend,";said I, "you forget
that it has been ver fifty years since
you saw that Jittle girl ; yes, she is
nrywHeaad -is not a littje- girl jiny.
more." ' . . V
"Well, well, shore enuf," said he,
with a melancholly tone; "I do for
git 'I'm always forgittin. An you
are6ld Asa's son. Well, well; 1 used
to trade with you and your pa and the
Stricklands. Well, well; I am so glad
I come across you." ; '
The whistles blowed and the bell
rang and I gave the old man a warm
shake of the hand and eaid, "Good
by God bless you."-rBiLii Abp in At-
lanta Constitution.
"DOG WITH THREE-LEGS.
New Tork Financier Has a Prize in
. a Collie Poppr.
J. Pierpont Morgan, the New York
banker, has recently - drawn a prize.
He is the proud possessor of a three
legged collie puppy, which was born n ,
few weeks ago at his summer residence
at Cragston. Tlie puppy Is as well
MOROOS AHO BIST FREAK PET.
formed as any other animal of bis spe
cies, except that the left forward log
Is absent and the right one grows al
most out of the center of the body.
Even at this early stage the front cr
seems to be stronger than tiie bin J
'Hannah, what are you standing
there staring at me for? Didn't I tell
you I was not to be interrupted unless
the house was on fire?" "Well, mum.
that's It It do be burning this half
hour. Indianapolis JournaL
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