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"Prove all things; hold fast that which is good."
Vol. 6.
PUIMIM IM. C, MARCH 3, 1897,
No. 9,
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W. L Douglas $3 Shoe.
Stylish, durable, perfect fitting.
Endorsed by over i, 000,000 wearers.
V. L, Douglas $X50, $40 aiul $5.00
Shoes are the productions of skilled
workmen, from the best material pos
sible at these prices. Also $2-50 and $2
Shoes for Men, $L50, $2 and $1.75 Boys
- We iiieonlythebestCalf.HusstaCalf.French
I'atent "alf, French KnamcL, Vlci Kid, lc,
graded to correspond with price of the shoe.
If dealer cannot npply yon, write .
I Catalog free. W. L.DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mast.
J. A. MASSENG-ILL & Co
Dunn, N- C-
TOWN DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES.
Methodist Church Rev. E. C. Sell, Paator.
B-rvios first Sunday night, and fourth San
dny inoriiiiitf ami night. Prayermeeting'
every Wednesday j niyht. SuKday &choel
every Sunday, morning' at 16 o'clock, O. K.
iraiitham Superiutendeu ti "
.
Haitist Church. Rev. L. R. Carroll, pastor.
Hervice.s evtuy second Sunday morning and
ihtflit. I'ra ermfeHng every Thursday night
Sunday School every . Sunday morning:, R." O .'
Taylor Siiiteriiitendeut.-" "
Pre t'-yterian Church. Rev. A; M. Hassel
lastor.' Nvrvi.ee every first arrd fifth Sunday
morning: and night. Sunday school every
Sunday morning, M. L. Yi ade Superintendent.
Iu.sofiTe Church Rev. I. W. Rogers, pas-
Wiiii nifht. Christian Endeavor Society every
;Tussay night. Sunday School every Sunday
veiling1 at 3 o'clock, McD. Holliday Surt.
Free Will Baptist Church. Elder R. C.
Iheksoii, pastor. Services evqpy second Sun-
Jay morning and night. "'
Primitive Baptist. Church on Broad street
lerW.U. Turner, Pastor. Regular servi-
ts on the third Sahbath morning; and Satur-
ay he fore, in each month at 11 o'clock. El-erV.-li.Oold,
of Wilson, editor of Ziou's
niiuiiiailv, jireaches at this church on the
iirrh-Sunday evening in each mouth at'7i
cloek. Everybody is invited to attend
liest services.
Young. Mens Union Prayermeuting every
iiinlay evening at 4 o'clock and Friday night.
t7:30 o'clock. All are - cordially' invited to
ton I these services. An Invitation is ex-
iMidvd to the visitors. .
. LODGES., 1
lucknow Lodgre.No. 113, I. O. O.K. Lodge
jtom over J. D. Barnes' stord
Regular meet
L. H. Lee. Hi O.;
ig 011 every Monday nlghf .
. II. Sexton, V. O.; O. K. (iranth4n,. Secre-
ary. All Odd Fellows are cordially invited
attend.
iralmyra Lodge". o. 117, A. P. & A. M. Hall
Ver Free VViU B.intist church. F. P. Jones.
. M ; W. A. Johnson, S. W.; E. A. Jones,
v.; J. (J. Johnson, Secretary. Regular
miinuiicatioiis are held .on the ?rd Satur-
ky at 10 o'clock A. M. and on the 1st Friday
I:U).,o'lock p. m. in each month. All Sla-
n3 in good standing are cordially Invited
uttv-ud these communications.
f TOWN OFFICERS.
I.C. McNeill, Mayor.
M. L. Wade, Clerk.
p. F. Young, Treasurer.
. As Driver, Policeman.
' Commissioners
. K. Grantham. -.
X'.D. Thornton.
. II. Parker.
F. Young. ,
CorsTT Officers.
lieriff,J.H. Poje.
I'lk, F. M. McKay.
egister of Deeds, J. McK. Byrd. .
reasurer, Os D.Spenoe.! .
nner, J. J, wilsou. -
iryeyor, J. A. O' Kelly.
unty Examiner, L. B.Chapin.
ftmmissloners : J. A. Oreen. Chairman.
. Blzzell and Neill McLeod.
'KOFESSIONAL CARDS.
Attorney-atXaw. "
SMI I H FIELD, N. C."
Jul attention to any civil matters
ruste;l to his care m the courts of
Harnett County
Xi. Godwin,
1
i Attorney at Law.
N. C.
te uexj door to Post Office
1 practice In the courts of Harnett
adjoining counties and in, the
ral Coiu ts. x
pnipt .-ittention given to allbusines
E-Murchison,
jon'esboro; n c.
ices Law in Uarnett, Mooie and
comitie?, but not for fun.
20 ly. "v..
c A-Murchison, -
FAYE TI EVILLE, N. C."
ices X-aw in Cumberland, Harnett
aywhere services are wanted.
Verson Davis' birth day is
ul holiday in Florida, y
lJominion of Canada was
hed in 18G7.
STATE NEWS.
Items op news gathered from
ALL PARTS .OF THE STATE!
Mr. Thomas W
Manning a
i respected citizen of Scotland
'Neck, Halifax county, died at
the age of 01 years on February
18th.
Will Salmon, a convict in the
penetentiary from Cumberland
county convicted of breaking
into a still, has been pardoned
by Governor Russell.
There is a mad dog scare in
Cumberland
number of
killed which
be mad.
county. A large
dogs( have been
were supposed to
The Fayetteville Wooden
Ware Compahj" are making ex
ceptionally large shippments of
buckets to all parts of the coun
try just now. Most of them go
South, some of them as far as-..
New Orleans. ?' The company
has made a big reputation for
their buckets and tubs. Fay
etteville Observer.
i .'i
Three carloads of poultry
passed through here on the A.
C. L. Saturday en route to New
York from Tennessee. There
were between 12 and 15,000
head, consisting of chickens,
ducks, turkeys and in fact al
most every variety of market
fowl, says the Fayetteville Ob
server. ' '. :
Jim Havnes and Alex
Grist,
colored, were tried at White-
ville last week for the murder
of Jno. Lee a white boy. Jim
Haynes was convictbd of mur
der in the first degree and sen
tenced to be liancred on the 22nd
of April. Grist was acquitted
by the jury.
There was' no criminal court
in Halifax this 'week. Jurors
and witnesses were all on hand
at the x court house x Monday
morining ready to serve the
county, but there was no Judge
to preside.
Jude Mears has resigned and
the Legislature and the Govern
or not agreeing on a judge for
this district, the court was not
held. The court will be held
i
perhaps about the first of April,
when the judge appointed will
call, a special court.- Scotland
Neck Commonwealth.
Mr. Thos. L. Ritch owns a
farm in Sugar Creek. Several
days ago he sent one of his
hands, Amos Gaither, colored,
out to dig up some stumps on
the place. The negro went to
work and after digging down a
foot or so unearthed a hidden
treasure a number of pieces of
silver, some of which were lined
with gold. He took his find, to
Mr. Ritch. The latter surmised
that the silver must have be
longed to the Frews, whose land
had joined that now owned by
him and who, in years gone by,
were extremely rich. He is
willing to give the silver up if
it can be properly identified.-
Charlotte Observer. ,
' "' - '
Goldsborp Argus: An old
negro .named Quinnie Dunn, in
Green county, grew tired of
evading the strong arm of the
law; which he had done success
fully for the past threeyears,
and created quite a sensation in
the little county seat of Snow
Hill Monday morning by walk
ing boldly, up to the court house
and delivered himself to the
sheriff, just as the present term
of the Superior Court was about
to convene .- About three or four
years ago he drew a pistol from
his pocket and killed a colored
boy in his employ, who had spo
ken in a disrespectful manner
when ordered to do 6onie work .
Dunn is a vprr irwliisrrioiis nlrl
darkey and by frugality andfthe waJ of the
economy had accumulated con
siderable wealth and when he
came in town Monday morning
his bond of . $2,000 was sub
scribed for in less time than it
took to write it out, and he was
once more at liberty to assume
the life of a civilian.
THE MIGRATION
BILL IS.
The immigration bill which
has been amended, passed and
sent to the i President provides
1. That no ierson over six-
teen years of age who Cannot
leivu aim wniB irom iwemy xo
twenty-five words pf the Con-
-. . . : - ' . . '
stitution'of the United States in
language of his own selections
shall be permitted to come into
the country. j
2. That a person over hfty
3'ears of age who cannot so read
and write, but who is the pa-
rent or rrrandnarertt of anv oual-
ified immigrant over twenty-one
O i - A
jcar&oi ag unu aoie io sup-
port such parent or grandparent,
may accompany such qualified
immigrant or be sent for to join
him or her.
3. That the wife or minor
child of any qualified immi-
grant may accompany such im-
migrant' or be sent for ,to join
such immigrant here.
The remaining clausesTof the
bill have another purpose : They
are directed against the annual
lncoming of Canadian .laborers
to work in our harvest .fields or
shops at times of labor scarcity,
ThejT forbid any; male alien who
has not made his first naturali-
zation declaration to be em-
played on any public work of
the United States, or to. "come
regularly Or habitually into the J
United States f for f the
purpose of engaging in any me-
chanical trade or manual labor
for wages or salary, returning
from time to time to a foreign
country." They make it a
criminal offense for anybody to
employ any such person, but
these clauses do not apply to
railway employees whose duty
carries them back and forth
across the border, or to sailors,
guides on the northern frontier
and the like. I
They mean simply to exclude
i . .
the Canadian workmen who
seek temporary employment in
the United States without mean-
ing to immigrate permanently;
WJIJT
The Secretary of the Treasu- For purposes of local govern
rv is also permitted by the bill ment, Greece is divided into
to bring persons into the coun
try "for the purpose of teaching
new arts or industries," and
the act is made specifically not
applicable to persons coming
hither from Cuba during the
continuance of ; the troubles
there. New York World.
HOW TIIE GOLD BUG PRAYS
FOR THE WORK ING MAN.
Our Father who art in jEiig-land-
Rothschild be thy name ;
tliy kingdom come -to America,
thy will be done in the United
States as it is done in England ;
give us this day our Bonds in
Gold, but not in Silver ; give lis
plenty of laboring men's votes
to keep Monopoly in power and
its friends in office. We know,
dear Father, that we have done
many things that are wrong :
we have rpbbed 'the honest poor
and protected the dishonest rich ;
we know it was wrong to" re
fund the bonds and make them
payable in Gold ; we know it
was : wrong to water our Stocks,
but thou knowest we made mon
ey at that. Now, our Father,
thou knowest that we are above
polities-r-it is the same to us
whether Gold Democrats or Re
publicans rule- for thou know
est we can sway side parties ( ?)
in our favor. Lead us not into
'common peo
ple," the farmer and the la
borer and above all . things,
deliver us from Sixteen to
One. Thus shall we have the
Kingdom, Bonds, Interest, Pow
er Slaves and Gold, until the
republic shall end ! Amen. ,
FACTS ABOUT GREECE)
I
popuja-
The kingdom has a
tion of 2,187,208.
The flair of Greece is a white
: cross on a blue ground.
About one-half of the people
are farmers and shepherds.
.me area ot tiie , country is
about 24,977 square miles, pr
half theize of PennsTvania.
No part of Greece is forty
miles from the sea nor ten from
the hills.
About 70,000 of the inhabi
tants speak the Greek language
only, and all but 20,000 profess
tbo r!liiictnn volifrirn
" . j
The chief characteristics of
tne average TireeK are ms in
quisitiveness, fondness for ek-
citement, love of discussion, de-
sire for knowledge, an aptitude
for learning and aggressive pa
triotism
There are three distinct races
within its confines, speaking
different languages, wearing dif-
ferent costumes and holding lit-
tie social intercourse with each
other the - Greek, the Albians
and the Wallachian,1 or Roil
manian.
The present king. George I.
came to the throne in 1863, in
his eighteenth year. He draws
an income of $260,000 annually,
including. $20,000 from Great
Britain, France and Russia,
He is the son of the present
king of Denmark, Charles IX;
and brother of the princess of
Wales and the dowager empress
of Russia. He married in 1867
the Grand Duchess Olga, eldest
daughter of the grand-uncle to
the present emperor 6f Russia.
She lias had six hying children
five sons and oneMaughter.
The king has a palace at athj
ens, built by Otho, at a cost, of
$2,500,000, and ii summer resi
- -
dence at Corfu. He shares the
legislation with a-single chani-
ber, called the boule, the mem-
bers of which are elected by the
people every four years.
There are seven ministers of
administration, whose salary is
$2,140 a year each
thirteen nomarchies, under of
ficers called nomarchs. It has
an excellent legal system based
upon the old Roman lawJ !
Its regular " standing army
consists of 16,280 infantry, 3,
120 cavalry, 3,842 artillery,
1,080 engineers and transporta
tion men, 3,400 officers and
men, making a total of 28,470
troops in the land forces, 1
BILLVILLE AND GREECE.
If we only had warships that
could float we might cross over
and lend Greece a helping
hand.
Such is our feeling for Greece
that we recently bought a dol
lar's worth of bananas from a
Greek count who does business
in our midst; j
These great powers of Europe
are Christians for cash. Their
religion consists in taking up a
collection and then dismissing
the congregation.' I
Bill ville sympathizes with
Greece, ye once attended ah
allied campmeeting, got up and
protested and the brethren
knocked us out with three
chairs.
Our people are mortal ene
mies of the heathen Turks. We
sent seven missionaries over
there to convert them and when
they got through with our mis
sionaries they made a demana
on us for their funeral expenses.
Atlanta Constitution.
The County Union is j the
only paper published in Harnett
county. Subscription price. $ 1 .
Subscribe now.
WEDDING
GOWN OF MARTHA
WASHINGTON.
The mariage of
Colonel Geo.
Washington
to Mrs. Martha
Custis.on the 7th of January,
1759. was the jrreatest social
event of the times. Mrs. Cus
tis, the 4tmost beautiful widow
of Virginia,'' was just twenty-;
six, in theheydey of heir beauty
and was equally- renowned for
charm of manner and personal
distinction J - ,
The wedding gown of the
bride was sumptuously rich,
differing in a marked degree
irom the simple costumes worn
py ner at a later date, ana in
the pictures with which the
public is most familiar. The
petticoat was of heavy quilled
stain of a deep creamy shade,
the court. train, reaching to the
front breadth of the petticoat,
was of corded cream silk, trim
med with deep flounces of rare
lace.
The- tight bodice and sleeves
were also of the . corded silk, and
the fichu and garnitude of
sleeves was of lace to , match.
flounce. The high-heeled slip
pers were of cream satin. No
cap and no gloves were worn.
The hair of the bride was neith
er powdered no frizzed, but was
worn brushed smoothly back
from tle forehead and . dressed
high at the back with an elab
orate garniture of ropes of pearls
and diamonds.
The wedding was celebrated
at St. Peter's Church. New
Kent county; and was attended
by the Governor, members of
Legislature and British officers
in full court dress. From the
church -the bride was driven to
the White House in a gorgeous
coach, with six out-riders in
livery and a body of splendidly
equipped,' cavaliers. On the
porch of the White House stood
"Bishop," Colonel Washing
ton's favorite bodyguard, array
ed in the scarlet uniform of
George II. Washington's court
at the White House, and sub
sequently in New York, was
magnificent to a degree, and
Martha Washington . always
presided at these receptions in
gowns of richest materials,
adorned with rare laces and
costly jewels.
Later in life she discarded her
fine gowns and always appeared
in public in simple dresses of
unobstrusive color and . plain
stuffs, as an example of .demo
cratic simplicity to the women
of the new nation. ' c
Mrs. Washington's favorite
colors -were yellow and brown.
It is said that her inauguration
gown was of rich yellow bro
cade, elaborately trimmed with
lace and jewels. Later in life
she preferred brown satin to all
other materials. New York
Journal.
BELONGS
TO THE
YARD.
GRAVE
A printer walked into a cer
tain store in his rounds and no
ticed a drummer standing by
the counter with his sample
case read' to open. "Anything
you want to say in the paper
this week?" said the printer to
the business man behind the
counter. "No," said the busi
ness man, "I don't believe in
advertising." The drummer
waited until the printer was
half way to, the door, then slow
ly taking up his sample case he
remarked, "Well that' lets me
out, I dpn't care to sell on time
to any man who, at this ago
dops not believe in advertising.
I prefer to deal with live men.
When I want tS strike up a
trade with a dead man I'll go
to the gravefyard. Good day."
Ex. ; '"r . ' ' -
THE FAMOUS
STATES-
It is pleasing to contemplate
that three such distinguished
citizens as President Cleveland,
Secretary Olney and Postmaster
General Wilson are to give their'
services in a . measure to the
youth of their country. Presi
dent Cleveland is vsoon to take
up his residence at Princeton,
and while it has not been an
nounced that he will become a
member of the faculty of that
honored institution, he will
doubtless often be, called upon
to participate in the University,
celebrations and to delivev ad-1
dresses to the student body
The Secretary o!f State, Mr. Ol
ney, according to report, is to
: i -
go back to New England and
fill the Chair of International
Law at Harvard. The Post
master General, Mr. Wilson, has
recently been elected to the
Presidency of Washington and
Lee University, at Lexington.
Thus New England, the Middle
States and tlie South will each
receive a contribution from an
Administration which has been
beset with ' more troublesome
questions than any: other since
the civil war. After the vicis
situdes of public life it must be
grauiying tor such men to re
tire to retreats Avhere the ambi
tions, trials and disappoint
ments' of life do .not enter.
There the buoyant ' sjiirit Of
healthful youth acts as a tonic
and gives zest to the enjoyment
of life, and there the quieter
processes of the mind, reflection
and contemplation, may be in
dulged in at leisure.
It was Thomas Jefferson who
laid down tne rignt .lines upon
which a government by the peo
ple should move, and who, after
a life eventful in all of its phases,
left the scenes of his triumphs
to found the University of Vir
ginia, at Charlottesville. It
was his desire that this achieve
ment should be inscribed upon
his tomb. What finer example
can the statesmen of to-day seek
to follow than that set by Jef
ferson? General Lee, too, after
haying been one ' of the most
conspicuous figures in the great- (
est wars of modern times, turned
his thoughts toward the 3011 ng
men of the country and became
the president of. the University
to the promotion of the inter
ests of which Mr. Wilson will
soon devote his abilities. The
Duke of Wellington is credited
with having said that the battle
of Waterloo was" won at Eton ;
anil granting this to be a senti
mental view, it, at any rate, in
dicates the value that this in
trepid warrior placed upon tho
training of youth Every year
it is the young men from the
colleges who are assuming the
leading parts in affairs of gov
ernment, and it is encouraging
to note that for many years to
come, let us hope, they are to .
have the benefit of the counsel;
and experience of the three genl
tlemen herein referred to !
Philadelphia Record. .
FEELS SECURE.
A colored man who is serv
ing a term in the penitentiary
was asked, "Don't you
hard time?"
have
a
"No, sah, Boss,"
said the
RETIREMENT OF
MEN.
convict, "I feel mighty safe. j in every lOyears there are sev
Every night when I lies dovn,en years which have 13 months,
mm
I knows dere's somebody gyard-jThis
in' me, and nuffin can' hurt me
'tall." Scotland Neck Com
monwealth. The man who sings, "Jesus
Paid it ail" and refuses to pay
tbo dollnr hp bor -
lllO IIUIL.II ' .-
j : i,i-rt?t
is a liar and he knows if.
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othor lllxb Anu PrtU Nickel IIat4
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xrnnt yonr trnds. csd lrpriess. t?m
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bar lt Wo challenge ths world t
produce a ninTEl (50.00 Sewing
Itlachlne for $50.00, or a better $30
Sewing HXaehlne for $20.00 than-yoa
can buy from ns, or onr Jcnts
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FROM RAM'S HOR.
God calls no man to work
alone.
Every man is a king in his
own back yard. ,
Every lie has other sins hid-
ing behind iL . -
The fear of hell alone makes
noiman fit for heaven. i
If good resolutions wore hors
es everybody would rido
Much breath is wasted in
praying for a revjyal in bad air.
If good advice we ra gold ev
ery pocket would be full of mon-1
t- . ' ; ' ..
Tlo world's creed i, "llo 1
the best man1 who wears the
best coat."
Count the day lost in which
you have not cast all you cafe
upon the Lord.
Having our own way gets us
into trouble. Letting God havo
his way gets us out.
The man who stands behind
truth to fight, has a shelter that
is bullet-proof.
Trying to look like asheephan
never yet produced any wool on
the back of a goat,
Open the door of your mind
to good thoughts and evil ones
will be driven out.
When some people read the
Bible, the last thing they want
to know is its truth .
Every crown bestowed by tho
world rests on an aching brow,
The devil is too often the on
ly gainer when a young man
beeomes his own master.
The man whose knowledge all
comes from books, will not find
in it tho power to movo liv
ing men.
Every man who is a co-work,
er with God will be sure toleavo
this world better than he found it
Every prayer the Christian
makes ought to have as much
meaning in it as a millionaire's
check. ,
If your son never learns any.
thing from mistakes, it is hard
jy worth while to send him to
college.
The Athenians began tho
year in June; the Macedonian's
in September; the Romans first
in March and afterward in Jan.
uary ;' the Persians on August
11; the ancient Mexicans on
February 23 ; the Mohamme
dans in July. The Chineio
year wnicn oegius eariy m reo-
ruary, is similar to the Moham
medan in having 12 months of
" a
: 90 mid I'.O dnvs altprnatt?! v : but
is not quite correct and tho
Chinese have therefore formed
a cycle of sixty yoars, in .which
period 122 interceoding mouth)
occur.
The velocity of light is 180,-
330 miles persryond. Themran
'distance from til: e.irth to tho
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