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r- 4 'Prove all things; hold fast that which is good." - -
T" DUIMIM, IM. C. DEC. 7, 1898. 1 m o
i TOWN
DIRECTORY.
CHURCHES. .
Mctliodist Church Re v. D, B. Parlsnr Pastor.
Services first Sum'.ay night, and fourth Sun
day moruiii- and mght. Praycrmeeting
cvtry Wednesday niLt. i"iiK,day fcchcel
ovei-y Sunday inrning at 10 o'clock, O. K.
(iraiitham SuifrUitt'iideut.
Baptist Church.- Rev. L. R. Carroll, paster.
Services, every see nd Sunday morning and
nitfht. Prayermeeling every Thursday night
S inday School e-ory Sunday morning, J. A.
Taylor Superintendent.
Presbyterian Church. Rev. A.'M.Hassel
pastor. Services every first and fifth Sunday
morii'mif and night,- Sunday school every
Sunday morning, Doug Smith Superinten
dent. Disciple .Church Rev. .V. B. Hood, pas
tor. Services every third Sunday morning
and night. Cnrf-tiau Endeavor Society every
Tuesday night. Sunday School every Sunday
ev ening at 3 o'clock, McD. Holliday Supt.
l"iee Will Baptist Church. Elder R. Ct
Jai1.son, pastor. Services every second Sun
day morning and night.
Primitive Baptist. Church on Broad street
Elder W. (i. Turner, Pastor. Regular servi
ces m the third Sabbath morning, and Satur
day before; in each mouth at 11 o'clock.
LODGE.
'Palinyra Lodge, No. Ii7, A. F. A.M. Hall
over Kree Will Baptist church. F. P. Jones
W. M ; W. A. Johnson, S. M".; 15. A. Jones
J. V..; J. G. Johnson. Secretary. Regular
?c nisnuiiications are l.H.l on the :-ird Satur
day at 10. o'clock A. M . and on the 1st Friday
at ":"( o'clock p. m. iii each month. All Ma
sons in good staml'.ngi are; cordially ' invited
to attend these communications.
TO WN OFFICERS.
J. F. Phillips, Mayor.
1 Commissioners
E.F.Young, R.G.Taylor, J. V . Jordan
and McD. Holiday.
M.L. Wade, Policeman.
County Officers.
SherihJ. II. Pope.
Cleik. F. M. McKay.
Register of Deeds, J. McK. Byrd.
Treasurer, G. 1). Sif nee.
Coroner, J. J, Wilson. ,
Surveyor,. J.. A. O'Kelly.
County Exrrminer, Rev. J. A. Campbell.
OoiumiSf-ibiriers : J. A. Green, Chairman
II. N. Bizzell iuid Neill McLeod.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
I 1L MCLEAN
)
Counsellor and Attorney
at Law,
DUNN, N. C.
Practice in all Courts. Collections a Specialty
W- E- Murchison,
JONESBOKO, N, C.
in Harnett, Mooie and
but not for fun.
Practices Law
other countie?,
Feb. 20 lv.
Isaac A- Murchison,
FAYETTEVILLE, N. C.
Pi act ices Law in Cumberland, Harnett
and anywhere services are wanted.
J,
O CLIFFORD,
Attorney at Law,
dunx, x.
c.
Will practice in all the court
State, where services desired.
of the
H. L. GODWIN,
Attorney at Law r
Dunn, - - N. C.
Will practice wherever services may
be required. Dillicult ; collections
inomplly made.
w,
L. HUDSON, M. D.
Physician and
Dunn, l'V
Surgeon,
C
Olliceon X. E. Wilson St., second build
iui; from Bn:ul St. PaVnletice at junction
oTlv. T.road and Llni Streets.
P.rompt attention to a, 1 calls froin
either Town or Country, d.iy or nji?lit in
tlie various blanches of the profession.
F. P. .IOXES. W. A. STEWAKT-
JONES Sr. STEWART,
Attorneys, Dunn, N. C.
Will practice anywhere; i in State or
Federal Courts. Collections a specialty
and pr mpt attention ijiven.
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STATE NEWS.
Items op news gathered from
all parts of the state.
The grand jury of Beaufort
county Superior Court now in
session at Washington found a
true bill of murder in this sec
ond degree against Ed Dudley
for the killing of the negro,
Henry Wilkins. .at Washington
last Friday night. Greenville
Reflector.
A
recount
of the votes of
vrreen county wmcii was or
ri " . -1.1
dered by Judge Robinson, elects
the entire "Democratic ticket by
majorities ranging from nine
teen, to sixtv-seven.
.The coroner's inquest over
the body of the dead infant
found in a box in a creek near
Chapel Hill found that the
child was probably white and
had been murdered by tieing a
string around its neck.
Alderman A. M. Powell was
elected Mayor of Raleigh by
the board of aldermen last Fri
day night to fill out the unex
pired term of Mayor Russ who
resigned having been elected
Superior court clerk for Wake
county.
While soaping a pulley over
which the gin belt was slipping.
Mr. Howell Bullock, of Belvoir,
gotjiis right arm caught in
some way and broken in four
places-being broken in two
places above the elbow and in
t w o places below.
-King
(Greenville) Weekly.
The home of Mr. H. T. Davis
in Brogden township', was en
tered by thives Thursday while
all the family were away and
$51, including a check for $18,
and some other articles were
stolen. No clue has as yet
been ferretted out as to the cul
prit. Goldsboro Argus.
Seventeen volumes of the re
port of the laws of Hawaii were
received yesterday by Secretary
of State Thompson. These re
ports date from 1846. Dr.
Thompson made request ' for
these reports, as it is customary
for States and Territories to
make these exchanges. They
are in English. News & Ob
server. -
Ike Young, brother of Colo
nel Jim Young, Third North
Carolina Volunteers, was torn
to pieces by a train on the At
lantic Coast Line on Friday
morning last. The unfortu
nate man was drinking around
town on Thursday night, and
was not seen again until his
dismembered body was found
in the morning, scattered from
the freight depot to Arrington's
corner. It is not known how
he was killed, but it is sup
posed he tried to board a train
and lost his footing. Rocky
Mount Argonaut. '
A special to the News & Ob
server from Wilson dated the
3rd says : Charle Hines, a ne
gro, was killed Wednesday
evening by Albert Battle, an
other negro. The killing was
done at the residence of the
latter by a blow with a guu.
and the slayer claims that he
acted in self-defence. An in
vestigation by a coroner's jury
was completed this morning
and a verdict rendered charg
ing Battle with an unlawful
killing A warrant as issued
and the preliminary hearing
will be held this' evening. The
defendant is represented by ex
Solicitor John E. Woodard.
We have just heard of a hor
rible crime at Brownsville near
here Our information is limi
ted and consequently we have
hpfm unable to ascertain any of
thftnnrtiftiilars. It seems that!
one, Murdoc Brown assaulted
his father and sister-in-law with
a razor and cut their throats.
Thinking, perhaps, that he had
completed the job he made an
unsuccessful attempt to assassi
nate the balance of the family,
Brown was subsequently cap
tured and lodged ill. Rocking
ham jail. It is said his victims
will die. Our informant tells
us tne trouble originated in the
adjustment of an estate in
which Brown and his victims
were interested. Laurinburg
Exchange.
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Advertise.
"When a man begins to advertise
It means he's fnl! of enterprise;
He's got the barnacles off his back.
And sliows his fellows where they lack.
The old mossbacks may growl and kick,
But the advertiser "gets there" quick.
Providing all his wares are "Straight,"
Reasonable in price and up-to-date.
Truth and facts must be the rule;
For the people you cannot fool.
Since in thia age they read and think,
And follow the light of printer's ink."
If you want the "plums" for yo ur Christmas
baking
Just lrt The Union do the shaking.
Diversified Crops-
Below' we give some wise and
timely suggestions to the far
mers as taken from the Maxton
Scottish Chief. They apply so
well to our countv that we re
produce the article. We hope
the suggestions will prove of
value to the farmers of Harnett.
Just here, we will say that we
feel safe in assuring that Dunn
will fufnish a market for tob'ac
co next season. Read what the
Scottish Chief has to say :
"The year 1898 should be re
membered bv the farmers of
the South as the season when
cotton was its lowest price. The
farmers, in this immediate sec
tion especially, should take
heed and let this be their last
experience in extensive cotton
raising. The planters of the
South have utterly ruined them
selves in raising the fleecy sta
ple, and it is now high time for
them to call a halt and turn
their minds, to something more
profitable tobacco, for in
stance, as their chief product.
North Carolina tobacco is said
to be exceedingly fine ; in fact
it is as good as can be grown in
other tobacco-producing sec
tions. The farmers in the mid
dle, and northern sections have
been in the tobacco industry
for years, and the planters in
some of the eastern counties
Wilson, Wayne, Nash, and
Edgecombe h a v e followed
their wise example, and instead
of having a gloomy, poverty
stricken look in those sections
the sun of prosperity shines
down upon the people.
In our county Robeson we
have both climate and soil for
tobacco raising, and it would be
a point of wisdom if the far
mers in this county would drop
the cotton, for a while at least,
and put their whole minds and
hearts together and go to rais
ing tobacco. We wTant the out
side world to know that our
people are not entirely depen
dent on cotton for . a support.
The low price of cotton this year
should put our people to think
ing, and if they have already
thought seriously on the sub
ject of raising something else
besides cotton for their support,
let them put their thoughts into
practical use. Make no delay,
for the time has come vhen ex
tensive cotton raising in the
South will be a thing of the
past. Cotton, no doubt, has
seen its best days, and will no
longer be the chief commodity
in this country. Robeson coun
ty has excellent land, and it can
produce good wheat an essen
tial article as well as cotton or
tobacco.
We do not wish it understood
that" diversified crops alone will
serve to make a prosperous
country. At this time to make
a country more progressive we
should have other enterprises as
well as agricultural pursuits.
The fertility of the soil and the
versatility of crops cannot make
farming profitable without the
aid of manufacturing industries.
Then, to encourage and pro
mote agriculture alone, without
reference to manufacturing,
would be no encouragement at
all, and would serve to make
farmers competitors of' one an
other. To increase the farm
products without providing
markets, is like erecting houses
without any prospects of ten
ants. The suggestion comes to
increase the number of produc
tive consumers, who will en-(T.nfrp-in
the manufacture of such
articles as the larmer neeas,
and who will exchange these
articles for the products of the
farm. This will give constant
market to the farmer as well as
the manufacturer.
Bv developing our natural
resources, and establishing di
versified industries, Robeson
will then be in the front ranks
of the business world."
A 25-000-Acre Wheat Field-
What is said to be the lar
gest single wheat field in Cali
fornia is now being planted in
the grain that makes the staff
of life. It covers over 25.000
acres or 40 squnre miles.
This enormous field of grain
is located on the banks of the
San Joaquin river, near the
town of Clevia, in Madiera coun
ty. The field is part in Madie
ra county.
Clovis Cole is the man who
is putting in this vast acreage,
and he has undertaken one of
the largest jobs that any man
has yet done in California.
While it is true that larger
acreages of wheat have been
planted by certain ranchers in
the State, there seems to be no
record of an exact parallel to
the present case. On the Mil
ler & Lux ranch, in Kern coun
ty 50,000 acres were planted
one year, but the fields were
scattered about in different
place's. They were really a se
ries of fields, wherever there
was a fertile spot. Few of the
fields were over 2,000 acres,
and in many instances there
would be half a mile; of bare
land between them. The acre
age planted could not be called
a wheat field of 50,000 acres
anymore than all the wheat
fields in the State could be class
ed under one head.
The Clovis field, however, is
an ideal wheat field. It is al
most as flat as a floor, with a
;gentle. slope toward the river.
The outer lines of the field make
it almost a perfect square. Each
side is a little over six miles
and if the day is clear every
part of the field can be seen
from anv other part. It will
be a beautiful sight worth see
ing when all the grain is up
and waves gently in the breezes
of spring-time.
I
There are no roads through
the Clovis wheat held. It is to
be one solid stretch of grain,
5 -
and every square foot of land is
to be utilized.
Plowing and planting began
in the bir wheat field about the
middle of last July and will
hardly be completed for the
next two months at least. But
the grain will all mature at
about the same time. Then
will come the herculean task of
harvesting it.
To get an idea of the enor-
mous size oi tins great wneac
field, let us imagine that it is
close to San Francisco. If one
end of it one mile wids touched
Market street, the rest of the
field would stretch one mile
wide almost to San Jose. This
same field is over four times
the size of the improved por
tion of San Francisco. The
whole city and county of San
Francisco, including all the out
lying districts, is about the
same size.
With the big improved ma
chinery it does not look as
though there was much work
spent on planting and harvest
ing the field. But suppose one
man had to handle the crop, if
such a thing were possible, how
long would it take him ?
Suppose the field wTas one
mile wide and 40 miles long
and the one man had a double
gang plow cutting a furrow 24
inches wide. ; He would start
at a corner of the field in San
Francisco and plow south to
ward San Jose, a distance of 40
miles. Then he would come
back and cut another furrow to
San Francisco, making 80 miles
for the round trip.
This amount of work would
only be a tiny scratch 4 feet
wide along one side of the 40
mile field, and the process
cess would have to be repeated
at least 1,300 times, making a
total distance of 105,000 miles.
Suppose that the plowman
worked at the rate of 20 miles a
day. To get over the 10o,000
miles would take 5,250 days.
To plant would take about the
same time, making a total of
10,500 days, or nearly 30 years.
It would be like spending a life
time, and the distance travelled
would be equivalent to going
around the world four times.
And all in one California wheat
field.
To accomplish the necessary
amount of work within the time
at his disposal the owner of the
Clovis wheat field has to
em"
ploy over 200 men, over 1,000
horses, and several tons of big
machinery. The men are work
ing earh- and late now, and if
the whole acreage is planted by
January and a sufficient quan
tity of rain falls there will be
such a crop of wheat as has nev
er been heard of, for the land is
good land and the seed is good
seed. Ihen will the bread-eat
ers of the world give thanks
for tlie existence of the largest
wheat field in California. San
Francisco Call.
His Life Waa Saved
Mr. J . E. Lilly, a prominent
citizen of Hannibal, Mo., lately
had a wTonderful deliverance
from a frightful death. In tell-
ing.of it he says : I was tak
en with Typhoid Fever, that
ran into pneumonia. My lungs
became hardened. I was so
weak I couldn't even sit up in
bed. Nothing helped me. I
expected to soon die of Con
sumption, when I heard of Dr.
King's New Discovery. One
bottle gave great relief. I con
tinued to use it, and now am
well and strong, I can't say too
much in its praise." This
marvelous medicine is the sur
est and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat aud Lung
trouble. Regular size 50 cents
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Drug Store ; every bottle guar
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Duty of Tax Collector.
In some counties of the State
the taxes are collected by a tax
collector, instead of by the
Sheriff.
In such counties, from time
to time, some question arises as
to the division of official duty
between these two officers. Such
question has arisen in Mecklen
burg county and the matter has
been referred, by the State
Treasurer, to the Attorney Gen
eral. Yesterday Mr. Walser sent
the following to Mr. Worth as
his opinion on the matter :
"In reply to your letter of this
date relative to the tax collectors
elected in Mecklenburg county,
in accordance with chapter 460,
Laws of 1897, I will say that
while I do not feel clear upon
the matter, still I incline to the
opinion that the purpose of the
statute was to place in the
hands of the tax collectors the
collection of what is generally
known as property taxes and
not the collection of privilege or
other license taxes. It is a mat
ter I have been unable to -collect
any authorities on, but the fore
going is in my judgment the
true construction of the law."
News & Observer.
No Bight To Ugliness.
The woman who is lovely in
face, form and temper will al
ways have friends, but one who
would be attractive must keep
her health. If she is weak,
sickly and all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable.
If she has constipation or kid
ney trouble, her impure blood
will cause pimples, blotches,
skin eruptions and a wretched
complexion. Electric Bitters is
the best medicine in the world
to regulate stomach, liver and
kidneys and to purify the blood.
It gives strong nerves, bright
eyes, smooth, velvety skin, rich
complexion. It will make a
good-looking, charming woman
of a run-down invalid. Only
50 cents at McKay Bros. & Skin
ner's Drug Store, .
Esquire James Welborn sent
a drove of calves, numbering
45, across the mountains Mon
day to be wintered. There are
droves of 20 to 50 going almost
every day. It would seemthat
every calf in Wilkes will soon
be across the mountains for
winter quarters. This is pre
eminently the season for the
migration of calves. Wilkes
boro Chronicle.
DeWitt's Witch Ilazel Salve lias the
largest sale of anv Salve in the world.
ThU fact and its merit has led dishonest
people to attempt to counterfeit it.
Look out for the man who attempts to
deceive you whnn you call for De Witt's
Witch Ilazel Salve the exeat rile cure.
i Hood & Grantham,
I
Isaac Smith's Statement-
Craven's Sable Representa
tive puts the responsibility for
-he Wilmington .trouble on the
preachers.
Isaac H. Smith, the colored
banker of Newbern, who has
been elected to represent Cra
ven county in" the Legislature,
has published a statement head
ed :
"YE GODS."
"fiT?.JT?.RAT. GT1 A rprir TxTrpj,
It bears on tlie Wilmington
trouble and is a literary curios
ity. It gives good advice to his
race : '
"I have studied for twenty
years from an ingenious, logi
cal and philosophical stand
point, the appearance of God in
nature, the course pursued, the
deferential, loving care and re
spected protection the white
men of the earth give to their
fair women.
x iiavo iiul.i til tit Kjii mia
line the white men make their
appearance on the Scoqe as
gods.
"Do youiknow, or has it ever
occurred to you, that this is the
first lesson for a christian, an
intelligent, civic citizen who
claims to represent and reflect
the image. of God, to learn?
"Then, whoever fell in Wil
mington, upholding a pure and
an unadulterated womanhood,
fell in the arms of Jesus.
1. Tt is true that the Manly
editorial was slanderous against
the women of the gods.
2. It is equally true that the
colored ministers of Wilming-
ton Qrred religiously and other
wise when they approved of
and endorsed the said slander
ous editorial.
3. However, it is gratifying
to learn through the press that
when the gods put their govern
ment in operation, through and
by it, ample and adequate pro
tection is now being, given the
men, women and children of
my race.
"In the course of, things, it is
approved! of by the law of na
ture, governing the stupendous
sun, moon and stars, that had
the colored ministers of Wil
mington passed resolutions con
demning the slanderous edito
rial, I do not believe that there
would have been cause for the
shedding of one drop of blood,
nor a single life lost in the re
cent race trouble in Wilming
ton. N. C.
"This one act on the part of
the men of God would have
moulded an entirely different
sentiment ; hence a different
feeling, and therefore a differ
ent result.
"I trust this open statement
may do some good in the future.
"Isaac H. Smith.
''Newbern, N. C."
News and Observer.
The Appetite of a Goat
Is envied by all poor dyspep
tics whose Stomach and Liver
are out of order. All such
should know that Dr. King's
New Life Pills, the wonderful
Stomach and Liver Remedy,
gives a splendid appetite, sound
digestion and a regular bodily
habit that insures perfect health
and great energy. Only 25c. at
McKay Bros. & Skinner's drug
store.
Federal Court Steps in.
A special from Wilmington
to the Raleigh Post of Saturday
says :
Lnited States District Attor
ney Bernard has received in
struclions from Washington to
cause the indictment of persons
who drove United States, Com
missioner Bunting from this
city during the race riots. Hie
plan at present is to procure
bills of indictment, -issue bench
warrants from Raleigh and
have the trials in that city.
White men will be witnesses.
A SuukThinq fok-You.
A transaction in which you cannot
lose a sun- ;hiii. Hilioiisucsa, sick
headache, furred tongue, fever, piles
and a thoin-ui.d other ills are caused by
constipation and sluggish liver. Ca
caret Candy Cathartic, the wonderful
new liver stimulant and intestinal tonic
are hy all druggists guaranteed to cure
or money refunded. C. C. C. re a sure
thing. Try a box to-day; 10c. 25c,
50c. Sample and booklet free. Sold by
all druggists.
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GENERAL
NEWS.
News From all Parts of
The I'ord.
It is reported that the Cuban 9
are. buying arms. For what
purpose is not known.
Great Britain has ordered a
warship to Nankin, China, to
protect British interests there.
She does this because Franco
has a warship there.
As the steamer yVlamo bound
for Galveston, Texas, was leav
ing her pier at New York City
Saturday night one of her steam
pipes bursted and killed six of
her crew.
Gen. Fitzhugh Leo has-been
ordered to move the Seventh
Army Corps, now at Savannah,
Ga., to Havana as early as pos
sible. The Second Diyisioiv
will sail about the JQth, it ia
thought.
The first session of the 8u
preme court of Santiago con
vened last Friday. It was
formed by General Wood in com
mand there and is presided
over by Cubans. ; -
Advices come from Manila
that Aguinaldo, the insurgent
leader will not recognize Amer
ican authority over the Phillip
pines, and that the United
States will have to force him to
surrender, and to do this 'will
take something near an hun
dred thousand troops. M
The Cruiser New York was
ordered to Havana last week
and sailed from1 New York Sat
urday. On arriving at Havana
Admiral Sampson will again
take command of the North At-
lan tic squadron, using the New
York as his flagship.
The American Soldiers took
charge of the province of Santa
Clara, Cuba, Saturday and the
United States flag was raised
over the government buildings
in all the towns of the province.
The Spanish troops have evac
uated this part of the island
and sailed for Spain.
The work of cleaning the
streets of Havana by the Amer
ican forces preparatory to re
ceiving our troops began last
Saturday. .The cfty will bo
thoroughly cleaned for their
reception. This is done as a
precaution against diseaso and
contagious fevers.
Advices from Cadiz, the cap-t
ital of the island of Panay, ono
of the Philippine group, say
that the Spaniards have fled
from the city and that the in
surgents took it on November
24th. The city has a popula
tion of 11,000 and was the resi
dence of the Spanish governor.
The case of private Lindsay,
Troop F., Tenth Cavalry, who
was sentenced to death after a
court-martial trial, has been
laid before the President for
further action. Lindsay, who
is a negro, killed one of his
messmates at-Huntsyille, Ala.,
about ten days ago. Sentence
was approved by General Wheel
er, but the execution, according
to the articles of war, cannot
take place, unless the President
signs the death warrant and sets
the time of punishment.
Mourning for the Dead.
The Israeliter. neither wash
ed nor annointcd themselves
during the time of .mourning,
which upon extraordinary occa
sions lasted a month or more.
The Greeks and Romans fasted.
White was used in mourning
for the imperial family at Con
stantinople, 323, the ordinary
color for mourning in Europe is
black ; in China, white ; in Tur
key, violet ; in Ethiopia, brown ;
it was white in Spain until
1498. Anne qf Brittainy, the
queen, of. .two successive kings
of France, mourned in black,
instead of the then practice of
wearing white, on the death of
her first husband, Charles VIII
(1498j',--New York Tribnne.
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