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I . - ' i mmmmm , . , , . i i i THE CAUCASIAN. I'UHLISHEI) EVEEV THURSDAY, V A, Hy MARION BUTLER, !.!! ! or an J Proprietor. SUBSCRIBE! JUDICIOUS ADTERTISHU) CREATES many ft new bush" . EXLAKGES many an oU haunts, REVIVES many a doll busine, RESCUES many ft kt buinea, SAVES many a falling btine, PRESERVES taut; ft large KusiocM, SECURES soccee in any buines Tbertfort advertise in a prpul paper, om the people ftr anxious to rrad. Show this Paper to vour neigh bor aifl ii-lv so him to subscribe. 0 VOL. IX. CLINTON, N. C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1891. No. 20. Su!4'i"i pt'on Price per Year, In Advance. . - . -r, . . -I THINK! i r II if II w t v i i va r i w - x x i ' M i 1 AY 7 v A A : . I III I I 1 S II II 111 h. I I I X X I I X"u.xre Domooraoy and Wulto Sxx.x3roxx1.M03r. a : . f r1 -r i t ; ) I HO KESS ION A L COLUMN . w. . ALLEN, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, Uoldsboro, N. U. Will pntetleo in Sampson county. feb27 tf M. LEE, M. I). I'liYMK iANtMioKov and Dentist, i ic in Drug Stun. je7-Jyr J. A. S 1 EV ENS, M. D. I'MYHHAN ANI SUIMiEON, mtliiie over Post Office.) tKjfAlav r luimdHt night at the r. i Ifiici! oi" J. II. Stevens on College tr-.-t. je 7-lyr I T E. FA1SON, 1Jl ArrjusEY and Couksell- on at Law. Office ou Main Street, will practice In courts ol'Satnpson and .t. Induing counlies. Alwo in Supreme Court. All business Intrusted to his .ii r will receive prompt and careful n.teiition. je 7-lyr E. W. KElilt, Attorney and Counsellor AT IjAW. Oilice on Wall Street. Will practice in Sampson, Dladen, I'.Midor. ILunett and Duplin Coun- i'u . Also in Supremo Court Prompt personal attention will be riven to all loal business. ie f-iyr I Tm.YNK HOYETTE, D.E.S. 1 Dentistry Office on Main Street. Oifars ills services to the people of Clinton and vicinity. Everything in tin? line of Dentistry done in the host style. Satisfaction guaranteed. ssST.Mv terms are strictly cash. Don't ask xne to vary from this rule. JEWELRY AND CLOCKS! 1 itisl iv;iv.:l a 'arm; lot of KiV,'iuit j;wclry. This I will guarnn- le to iUa purchaser to be ju.n as rep- restMiUd. 1 fell no cheap, "lire yuilt" L'.iodH hut carry a standakk line of tioiA) front ooodh. The attention of lali:H is called to the latest styles of it k east iuns thev are "things of beauty !" Tin; old rcliablu and standard SETII THOMAS CLOCKS always in stock iu various styles and sizes. K5" Hepainng of Watches aud Clocks mid meudinq; .Jewelry is a speca y. A1 1 work 1 do is uanuitced to give en (. Hatif faction. HeHpectfully. ep. -if G. T. RAWLS. NOTICE. :0: HAVING QUALIEIED adtninitrator f C. T. upon the estate of the late J. A'S A. W Smith, deceased, notice is given to all persons holding hereby clal i s against said estate to present the same to me for payment, on or bo- fore January 30th, lsUz, or this no tice will bo plead in bar of their re covery. All persons indebted to said es tate are hereby notified to make Im mediate payment of the same. J. E. JERNIGAN. Adm'r ot C. T. A. F. P. Jonks, Attorney. J!l: 27th, 1891. feb5-4t I. T. & 6. F. ALDERMAN. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 112 North Water Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. Cotton tml Timber : also : Country Produce handled to best ad vantage. Reference 1st National Bank, Wilmington, N. C. aug2,.-tf HEW BARBER SHOP When ; ou wish an easy shave, As gco J as barber ever gave, Just cull on us at our saloon t u.orning, eve or noon: We cut and dress the hair with grace, To suit the contour of the face. Our room is neat and towels clean, And everything we think you'll find ' To suit the face and please the mind, A.nd all our art and skill can do, It vou just call, we'll do for you. Shop on De Vane Street, opposite Court House, over the old Alliance Headquarters. PAUL SHERARD, The Clinton Barber. "R A "R 11 ETC SHOP . If you wish a tirst-class Shave, Hair Cut, Shampoon or Mustache Dye, call at my place of business on Wall Street,' three doers from the corner of M. Hanstein's, there you will rind me at ail nours. RAZORS SHARP, SHEARS KEEN! If you want a good job don't fail to call on me. J. II. SUMMONS, aprlO tf Barber. Raise Turkeys weighing from 30 to 40 pounds, and worth twioe as much as common stock, by buying S. II. COLWELL, Wallace P. O.. novC-tf Duplin Co., N. C. FOR RENT ! , Store-House and Lot, Barn and Stables connected with same, at In gold, N. CV Possession given immd- diately." ' For further particulars apply to E. C. HxjURIJNO, Mejs janl tf Garland, N.C. STATE CAPITAL THE INTEREST BILL DEFEAT ED IN THE SENATE, PRES ' IDENT HOLT CASTS THE THE DECIDINQ VOTE. Who AVUI De It. K. Commission ers ?The All-Absorbing Question. THE SCHOOL DILL INCREAS ING THE TAX FROM 12J TO 14 CENTS PASSES THE HOUSE. The Geological Survey Bill Pass- eg the Senate Kenate Chamber, N. C, Raleigh, Feb. 24, '91. Editorial Correspondence. The House amendments to the It. It. Commission bill were all concur red in by the Senate except the clause relative to stock kill, which is now before a conference committee. The woods, and especially Italeigh, Is full of candidates for Commission ers. The Legislature should and we think will use great care in selecting the men, for the success or failure of the Commission will depend almost entirely upon the qualifications of the men selected for the important positions. The large towns and cities are pushing their candidates. but the Commission is designed more especially to protect small stations. oi rather places where there is no competition; but above vll we must have men of ability, integrity, en ergy and judicial fairness. If such men are not selected, it were better that the bill had not been passed. There was a warm discussion and a clos contest over the bill to reduce Interest to six per centum. There was a majority In favor of the bill, but it was defeated by amendments a exempt certain counties from the provisions of the bill. Some of the Senators who favored 6 per cent.un- thoughtedly voted for the amend ments. The vote stood 20 ayes and .20 noeB. Tho President of the Sen ate cast his vote toexempt the coun ties. This sealed the fate of the measure, for those who favored six per cent, could not vote for an inter est law applying to any certain coun ties. If the House will take up the matter and pass the bill, we think then it may pass the Senate. A bill was introduced in the House to raise ti e school tax to ICS cents, but was cut down to 14 cents, and in that shape passed. It remains to be seen what the Senate will do with the matter. A bill to establish a Geological Sur vey ras passed tho honate. Tins measure if it becomes a law will do more to advertize the State, and to attract capital here to develop our resources than would an exhibit at the Chicago Fair that would cost five times the amount. The past week has been tho busl est of the session so far. Both Hou ses are behind with their calendars ind are working hard to catch up The House has held several night sessions already, and the senate be gins them to-night. If the General Assembly adjourns at the expiration 0f the sixty days for which the members are paid, the next two weeks will be the busiest this writer has ever witnessed in four Legisla tures. The Itevenue bill has simply been introduced in the House and is now in the hands of the printer. The Machinery Act and nearly all j the appropriation bills are yet to be I . I .1 ,1 V . n : . 1 r. . KiinHMiiln I consiueiuu, uesiut wiu huuuh-us ui bills now on the Calendar. No time has been wasted, except, perhaps, a little unnecessary talk "for Bun- i combe." No body ot men could work mare faithfully than those now assembled here. The whole truth is the Legislature ought to xieet less often and sit longer. Six tv davs is not time enough to con sider deliberately and decide Intelli genuy ine many measures prupuseu. The Senate did not concur iu all the House amendment to the Rail road Commission bill, notably in the one requiring the railroads to Dav trlDle value for stock killed when they refuse to pay tho valua assessed by the owner, and the Com mission should find the owner's val uation not excessive. So the bill is not yet a law. A committee of con ference has been appointed to recon cile the difference between the two Houses upon it and they will doubt les3 agree very 800n ami maKe their report. The bill to make it unlawful to charge and receive more than aU per cent. bt. tabled!- tk. Senate after a hard fight. This duj not loo mncn to say that Mr. Pritch elicitedas much outside discussion ard was greatly hacked. He is a as any measure that has claimed at tention, scarcely excepting the Rail road Commission. The Senate has passed a bill divid ing the crime of murder into two degrees, and It has been favorably reported by the Judiciary Commit tee of 1 he House. It will probably became a law, as it ought to. A bill passed the Senate Saturday appropriating'115,000 to the A. and M. College, but was reconsidered and comes up as a special order to night. Members of both Houses are divided in their estimate of this in stitution. Some are loud in its pra . bos. while others say it is a failure. The House failed to puss the bill to pay Solicitors an annual salary by avoteot 14 to 86. The Attorney General had urged the passage of such a law and the bill had passed the Senate by a large majority, it was inexpedient to provide but for the payment of 921,600 in salaries out of the State Treasary unless it was certain that the costs paid by criminals would replace it to the State and the counties. The House ha& passed, upon its second reading, a bill to increase the public school tax to 14 cents on pro perty and 42 cents on the poll. Both Houses have passed a bill to give magistrates jurisdiction of as eaults, assaults and batteries and af frays where no serious damage is done, although a deadly weapon may be used. There is a bill pending in the House to atolish tenancy by the courtesy and place husbands on t he same footing as wives in relation to real estate after the death of either. This is a great innovation, whether It Is wise or not is another question. The tcene of the session occurred in the House Saturday. Mr. Prich ard had introduced a resolution some three weeks before to let out the public printing to the lowest bidder. 'j.he resolution came up for consider ation on Friday and was tabled. When the motion to table was put Mr. Prichard, seeing that it would prevail, voted with the majority in order that he might move a lecon sideration and get in a speech on that motion. But the Speaker rul ed that a motion to reconsider a mo tion to table was not debatable be cause the original motion was not. This deprived Mr. Prichard of his speech and he was very much cha grinned. Saturday he pi est, n ted a protest on behalf of himself and oth. er Republican members of the House against the action of the House in tabling his resolution. The protest- contained matter which the Speaker thought improper to go upon the journal, and he so ruled. An amend ment was offered taking out the ob jectionable portions, and upon this a heated discussion arose. Mr. Prich ard poured out the vials of his wrath upon the Democracy in general and upon the majority in the House in particular, predicting an overwhelm ing Republican victory in North Carolina in 1892, Ac, &c. Mr. Jones, of Wake, replied to him iu an earnest and able speech, setting forth the constitutional right of a member to protest against any action of the House, but insisting that no protest containing a single misstatement of facts, as did this one, should go ujton the record. He said, in answer to Mr. Prichard's boasting about a Republican victory at the next election, that the "Gradd Old Party" was dead and gone where all bad parties go, and its ft w sur viving members on the floor of the House were of interest only as spe cimens of an extinct race. Mr. Ray, . of Macon, obtained the floor and made one of the most pow erful speeches heard here for many years. In giving the gist of his re marks let it be understood that no endorsement or condemnation of his position is intended. He said he had not Intended to take part In this I riminnntAn Win hAn r tn Wf 9 n A t uiscumiuu, uukushouucoiuvupiiuu- lie printing question agitated till he was tired ofit. This agitation came from the Republicans and certain persons allied with them for their own seittsn purposes ana was not nwle with any honest desire to ben efit the people. Much h ad been said about an prising among the people of the State on the subject. Thou sands of petitions had been printed and sent out and the incalculable number of petitioners returned oa those petitions was 857. He liked the gentleman from Madison (Mr. Prichard) . That gentleman wanted to be Governor, and had the brain, but his face was set toward the city of Sodom and he would never "get there." The gentleman in his threats agalcst the Democrats reminded him of a character in Allan yuiermain. It was an old savage named Umslo- pogass, who could speak only a few words of English, lie carried an axe which he constantly whetted and kept mustering v ntmseif " Um sloDoeass smells blood. The gen tleman smelt blood all the time, but it was noit Mciuuwnus uiwm-ji ww 1 the dying; of his own expiring party. Tne proresi was auieuueu uj aa w "Zo IlZ man of boldness and ability, but he went a step too far this time. The warm weatner last week m&ae many of the members eager to get home and look after their farms. i t- : DDNRAYEN RANCH A Story of American Frontier Life. By Oapt. CHARLES USQ, U. S. A, Author of" Th ColotieTt Daughter, "From tk nanht," "Th Deserter," Etc Ooprrlffhted 1688 by J. B. Upptncott Company. Philadelphia, and published by pedal arrang- MH Utrougb tit American ZYeaa HE group that gathers there a moment later Is as interested a party as the central figures are interesting. Unable to set her left foot to the ground and still encircled by Perry's arm. Miss Maitland stands leaning heav ily on his breast. She is very pale for a moment, partly from exhaustion, partly from pain, for there was no time to free her foot from the stirrup, and the ankle is severely wrenched. Nolan, riderless now and cast loose, stands with lowered head and heaving flanks, a sympathetic but proudly heroic looker on; he knows he has played his part In that rescue. The huge English hunter is plunging in misery among the mounds a few yards back, his fore leir broken. One of the o troopers has seized his bridle, and an other is unstrapping the heavy English saddle. "Splendidly doner says the colo- neL as he trots carefully un. casting a glance at the fallen cause of all the mis chief; "but if that saddle had been one of those three pronged abominations he couldn't have swept her off as be did. Graham has sallooed to the stream for water, and the colonel lifts Mrs. Sprague from her saddle, and together they advance to oiler sympathy ana aid. Mrs. Lawrence follows as quickly as she can pick her way among the prairie dog holes. Dana has deserted Jars, liemnap, and she alone remains mounted while all these others throng about the two who stand there for the moment, cling ing to each other. And now Gladys Maitland lias raised her bead; blushes of shame and confusion triumph over pallor and pain; she strives to stand alone, but Perrv bids her desist. The moment she sees Mrs. Sprague's sweet, womanly, sympathetic face her eyes are filled with comfort and her heart goes out to her. Most reluctantly Perry re signs his prize to the arms that open to receive her, and then come the wonder ing exclamations of some, and the brief, breathless explanations. "Don't trv to talk yet," pleads Mrs. Sprague. "We are only too glad it was no worse. "Indeed, I'm not hurt," answers Gla dys, bravely "only a little wrench, but," and she laughs nervously, trying to carry it oil with all the pluck and spirit of her race, "it would have been what we call a 'nasty cropper at home IT and her eyes turn shyly yet with world of gratitude to his "it had not been for Mr. Perry. "Oh, then you know Mr. Perry l" ex claims Mrs. Sprague, with frank delight. and Mrs. Lawrence turns in rejoicing to look first in his glowing face, then at the dark beauty of Mrs. Belknap silently lis tening. "Why, we had no idea" And she concludes irresolutely. "Oh, yes; we met at the ranch at home. I am Miss Maitland, you know; and that is my father's place. But we've only just come," she adds, with the wo man's natural desire to explain to new found friends why and how it was that they had not met before. And then the group is joined by a bulky young Briton in the garb of a groom, though modified to suit the requirements of frontier life; he comes cantering to the scene all el bows and consternation; he gives a groan of dismay at sight of the prostrate hun ter, but rides directly to his mistress. She is paling again now, and in evident pain, and Perry's face is a study as he stands, his eyes riveted upon her; but she tries to smile and reassuro him. "Youll have to ride to Dunr to the ranch, Griggs," she said; "and there's no help for it papa will have to be told. Las them send for me." "Pardon me. Miss Maitland,' Inter rupted CoL Brainard. - "You are almost under the walls of Fort Rossi ter, and Dunraven is miles away. I have sent a swift horse for Dr. Quin and a spring ambulance. We cannot let you go home, now that you are so near us, until you have had rest and proper care." "Indeed we cannot. Miss Maitland," chimed in both ladies at a breath. "You are to come right to my house until you are fit to travel." "I'm not very fit just now, certainly," she answers, with a faint smile; "but I can surely wait here until they send; twill not be more than an hoar at most." "It will be two hours perhaps three Miss Maitland," pleaded Perry, bending eagerly forward. "Do listen to our la diesT And "our ladies" prevailed. While Griggs went sputtering oU to Dunraven with the sorrowful news, the strong arms of Perry and Graham lifted and bore their English captive to the shade of a clump of cottonwoods. Mrs. Sprague and Mrs. Lawrence managed to make a little couch for her as a tem porary resort. Mrs. Belknap rode up and was formally introduced, than gal loped away to Roasiter to send blankets for tha picnic couch and see to the pll-i 1 iowb ox tne amouiance. The colonel and I Perry remained with the ladies and en- grossed their attention while Graham XZVZK2XZ Ing his pain forever.. Than came Dr. Quin galloping like the wind down the familiar trail, chiding Gladys" as though bis right to do so were a long stablished thing, and thereby setting Perry's teeth on edge, and. long before the call for afternoon stables was sound ing, . the fair daughter of ..Dunraven n oriaTria. CHAPTER XIV. Ranch was lioused within the walls of Rossitcr and the ice was broken." erry had had the joy of helping carry her into Mrs. Sprague's coolest and co xiest room. She had held forth her hand such a long, white, beautiful hand and let It rest in bis while she said. "You know how impossible it is for me to tell you bow I thank you. Mr. Perry." and he had simply bowed over it. long ing to say what he thought, but power less to think of anything else; and then be had gone to his own quarters and shut himself in. Mrs. Sprague bless her! had invited htm to call after re treat, and he had totally forgotten the Lawrences' dinner when he said he would bo only too glad to come. At the sounding of stable call his darky servant banned at the door and roused him from hi reverie. He rose mechan ically and went out into the broad sun shine, glancing first along the row to see- how things were looking at the Spragues' and wishing with all his heart that they were somewhere within reach of a conservatory, that he might send a heaping box of fresh and dewy roses to that sacred room where she lay. How many a time, he thought, had he strolled into some odorous shop in the cities where his "leaves' were spent, and care lessly ordered cut flowers by the cubic foot sent with his card to some one with whom he had danced the german the night before and never expected to see againl What wouldn't he give now for just a few of those wasted, faded, for gotten flowers! Stables that afternoon proved a sore trial to him. When at last tho men went swinging homeward in their white canvas frocks and Perry could return to his quarters to dreie for his eagerly anticipated call, the first thing that met his eyes as he came in sight of officers row was a huge, bulky. covered traveling carriage in front of Spragues. Two or three ladies were there at the gate. Mr. Ewen, the English man ager, was just mounting his horse; Dr. Quin, too, was there and already in sad dle; and before poor Perry could get half way across the parade, and just as the trumpets were sounding mess call for supper, the bulky vehicle started; the ladies waved their handkerchiefs and kissed their hands, and, escorted by Ewen and the doctor, saluted by CoL Brainard and the adjutant with raised forage caps, Gladys Maitland was driven slowly away, and Mrs. Belknap stood there in the little group of ladies smiling sweetly upon him as he hastened towards them. For many a long day afterwards mess call always made him think of Mrs. Belknap's smile, and Mrs. Belknap's smile of mess calL He shuddered at the sound of one or aight of the other. It was Mrs. Sprague who stepped for ward to greet him, her womanly heart Ulled with sympathy for the sentiment she suspected. She had to push by Mrs. Belknap to reach him; but, this tune, no consideration of etiquette stood in tho way. "It couldn't be helped," Bhe said, in low hurried tone, her kind eyes search ing his, so clouded in the bitterness of his disappointment. "It couldn't be helped. The news of her accident or something brought on a seizure of some kind. Mr. Maitland was taken very ill. and they sent for her. The came, and with him her old nurse, Mrs. Cowan, and Dr. Quin said she could be moved without trouble: so she had to go. I hated to have her, too, for I've hardly had a word with her: Mrs. Belknap has been there most of the afternoon, even when she had a guest of her own just arrived, too. And Mrs. Sprague could not but show her vexation at this retro spect. Perry stood in silence, looking yearn ingly after the retreating vehicle. It would -take him but a few minutes to hasten to stables and saddle Nolan; he could easily catch them before they had gone two miles; but there was parade, and he could not ask to be excused. Not until he suddenly looked around and saw that Mrs. Belknap's dark eyes were fixed in close scrutiny upon his face did he realize how he was. betraying himself. Then he rallied, but with evident effort. The colonel was standing but a few paces away, chatting with Mrs. Law rence and his faithful adjutant. Mrs. Sprague stepped quickly towards him and spoke a few words in a low tone, while Mrs. Belknap .remained looking straight into Perry's eyea Before the young fellow could gather himself, CoL Urainard, as though in reply to a sug gestion of Mrs. Sprague's, suddenly started, exclaiming, "Why, by all means!" and then called aloud: "Oh! Perry, why not gallop down and overtake the Dunraven carriage and say good-by? Here's my horse all saddled now right in the yard. Take him and go: I would." There was something so hearty and genial and sympathetic in the colonel's manner that 1 erry a face unshed despite his effort at nonchalance. The thought of seeing her again and hearing her sweet voice was a powerful incentive. He longed to go. The colonel's invita tion was equivalent to an excuse from parade. There was no reason why he should not go. v He was on the very point of thankfully accepting the tempt ing oiler, when Mrs. Belknap's words arrested him. Clear and cutting, but still so low that none but he could hear. she spoke: "Take my word for it, you are not wanted, nor any other man. when Dr. Quin is with her. Perry's hesitation vanished. "Thank you, coloneL I believe I don't care to go," he answered, and, raising his cap to the ladies, turned on his heel and hurried to his quarters. Mrs. Belknap stood watching him one moment, then calmly rejoined the party at the gate. "WelL" said she. with the languid drawl tha her regimental associates liad learned to know so welL "this has been a day of surprises, has it net? Only fancy our having a beautiful English heiress here within reach and never knowing it until today!" . "But you had a surprise of your own. had you notT Interposed Mrs. Sprague, who was still chafing over the fact that her lovely and dangerous neighbor should have so monopolized the guest she con sidered hers by prior right, and who meant to remind her thus publicly of the neglect of which she had been guilty. "Mrs. Page, you mean!" responded Mrs. Belknap, with the same languid. Imperturbable manner. "Yes; poor Jen nie! She is always utterly used up after one of those long ambulance .Journeys. and can onlv take a cup of tea and go to bed in a darkened room. . All she want is to be let alone, she says, until she gets ever it. I suDDOse she will sleep till tattoo and then be un half the night. You'll come in and see her, wont you? Au re voir. am cjunuv ana sracetuitv victorious! r. the dark eved dam with drew, leaving her honest hearted antag onist only the sense of exasperation and defeat. It was full quarter of an hour after parade, and darkness was setting down on the garrison, when Capt. Lawrence's orderly tapped at the door of Mr. Perry's quarters, and, being bidden "Oume in," pushed on to the sitting room, where he found that young officer plunged deep In an easy chair u front of the Brcplace, bis attitude one of profound dejection. man. "Mrs. Lawrence and the captain's miHn' A Inn.. wm " 1 .v j mil Continued next week. ODDS AND ENDS. A year ago Harvard bad 2,079 stu dents; Columbia, 1,620, and Yale, 1,477. Pointed slippers and ties, as well ae shoes, should be one size largerthaa those oi an ordinary shape. Take two large pools, drive large nails through them in the wall aboot two inches apart and hang your broom up, brash end up. On a recent Monday morning la Ifev York city 105,000 letters were taken oat by carriers in the first delivery. The new 10-inch guns are expected to range 13,650 yards at 20 dega eleva tion. The 12-inch gone will range 14, 700 yards at 20 dega. elevation. Fifty-five ladies practicing snedfaene in India have presented a memorial to the viceroy that the age of conaont in marriage may be raked to 14. Prince Valdemar, the youngest broth er of the Princess of Wake, is a naval officer. He has worked bis way up from a humble position to the rank of captain. The average stipend of curates oi the church of England who have been twenty-five years In holy orders is only 118 a year. So it is stated ia the re port of the coratee augmentation fond. One of the most vulgar and unbe coming things in the world la devotion to dress, which, in many mmds, grows into a form of insanity, and leads to the worship of dry goods and dress makers. A good remedy lor pee or wasp stings is common earth mixed to a mud ie with water. Apply to the af flicted spot immediately, covering with a cloth. The venerable preacher. Dr. Bobert Collyer, boasts that he has never been sick abed. In spite of his advanced years he is halo and robust. His near est approach to a severe illness came when he had la grippe. The bureau of vital statistics in New York city has received a certificate a nooncing tho marriage of a Chinaman to a Chinese woman. It is said to be the first official record of a Chinese mar riage in New York. If every boy learned a trade thor oughly the market worridxioi be gutted as at Tvesent with unskilled labor, and thro -wnnM nnt ha no niAn-r winrwr mMidUjnnomnnil n nfflnM fcn on. ex llUaA.n " mr w- 1 1 Tl M w UOD1.IU SBBSW to $9 a week, wbilethey are learning scarcely anything of actual bosmess and are on the road to nowhere in par ticular. This is the situation, and CoL Aochmnty. of the New York trade school, described the remedy in an ex tremely interesting and valuable leetore at the board of trade rooms Wednes day evening. The apprenticeship sys tem has passed out of vogue in the United States, and the majority of skilled workmen are foreign bom. A young man nowadays most pick np his trade, at best in a slipshod manner, in such a position as he can get. The trade unions are hostile to the training of apprentices: their policy is to cor ner akfiled labor. The trade school is the solution of the problem. The 2,600 young men who have learned trades in CoL Anchmuty 's school have earned $2.50 to (S per day on leaving, and testify that the school has been the making of them. Plaster ers have gone right out and earned f4 a day. Bright young men in tor the course in plumbing in three months, in some instances, and find work awaiting them on graduating The work of the bricklayers who team the trade there is far superior to the average contract work. The old system of training in duces a boy to leave school to find em ployment in a workshop. The trade school system encourages him to remain at sohooL to go to eol lege if he can. and then learn bis trade in a trade schooL Thirty-one of Um forty-four states of the Union are repre sented at the New York schooL UoL Anchmuty asks what more useful and fnnWng gift BpringficM could receive fmm the business men than soeh a schooL Springfield mm The biggest umbrella in the world has been made by Wilson. Matheson A Co., of use of a West African king. The breTJa, which can be dosed in the manner, is twenty-one lee la and is affixed to a pousbed staff of the same length. The b made of Indian straw, hoed wfchl cardinal and white, hasaaeoreof tasseb and a border of crimson On the top is a pine shaped straw ment which terminates m agSdea When in nee the mmtefla is fixed la tha PTwind. and under its abetter the king is able to-eatertela tmrty at dhxaer. Ixodon Ttt-2ta Then was a society wedding in a city not a dozen niOes from the state It was literally an immense aSair, of v luefi nloeal paper said that to those present would be to print fh "hme book" entire. One of tha euests.in kxAingover the vast array of presents ob exhibition, said: Wby, I don't see-oar present.- -wnss itr "Venus," she when asked whether it ins cm statoe. replied. "Why, it of the very latest veanees, wua arms." Boston TrayeGaT. .. "AN IMPORTANT M KASURK." A Bill to Extend the Power of the Railroad CommUsioru TO GIVK IT roWKRTO IXVE8T1QATS AXD BEGULATE TAXATION. The Newa and Observer, reporting the proceedings of tho General As sembly of kit Thunday &ay: Mr. Butler, of Sampson, lntroduc edabill placing the asevetdng and valuing of the property of railroads for taxation under the railroad com mission or North Carolina. The ltalelgb correspondent of the I Wilmington Metwengtr commenting I upon the bill aays: I A verv ImnnrUnt hill I. h-r..- the Legislature. It prescribes addi tional duties for the Railway Com missioners, the) additional duties being with reference to tho equaliza tion and ascertainment of other sources to legally increase the reve nues of the State. The board is re quired te see that taxes assessed up on railways are properly and prompt ly paid, and to have the same power as regards taxes for other corpora tions; and can examine, if necessa ry, under oath, the officers of any corporation, bank, improvement company, etc., in order to ascertain what property should be listed for taxation. The board is also given power to visit the various count te? and examine the tax lists, in order to secure an equalization of the tax es levied upon real estate and per sonal property. It is not necessary lor more than one commissioner to take such evidence as he may desire I irom the county commissioners, magistrates, tax list takers and pri vate persons. He is to report to the central office of the commisBion, at itaieign, and the commlulon will in June make a report to the county commissioners, requesting that the recommendations therein made be carried out as far ar) practicable. This is a meiltorious bill. This State U a heavy loser by reason of unlist ed property, undervaluation, and great irregularity In valuation for taxation. A good commission, thus ac ting as a board of equalization, can do a great work. llow Is This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by taking Hall's Ca tarrh Cure. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Props., Tole do. (J. We, the undersigned, have known b J. cneney lor the last 16 years, and believe him perfect! v honorable In all business transactions and finan- cially able to carry out any obliga tion made by their firm. West & Tbuax, Wholesale Drmr gist, Toledo, O. Warding. Kinkan A Mabvin. Wholesale Druggist, Toledo. O. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Inter- nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucus surfaces of the system, I Price 75c. Tfr bottle. Sold hv j. It. Smith. l)rUtrtHt Mflllnt OHvA. N. C. and I)r. u. if. Tiollidnv. riin. - - ' - - - v J a ton, N. C. JOUBNALISTIC ROYALTY. Lucy (indignantly) : To think of our names appearing in the paper- pour paper ts being engaged ! And there's not (sob) a word of truth In it! Von Paber (calmly Then, as a loyal tcribe, let us make It true. Will you be my wife? Lucy (falutlv) Welll-for the dreadful paper's sake yes. Pitts burgh Bulletin. A Wsader Wsrker. Mr. Fiaok Huffman, a young man of Burlington,' hio, states that lie had been under the care f two prominent phvsi- cianx, aud used their treatment until he was not able to get around. They pro- nounced hit case to be Consumption and lucurable. He was persuaded to try Dr. Kiog's New Discovery for Consumption, Couglis and Colds and at that time was not able to walk across the street without resting. He found, before be had used lialf of a dollar bottle, that he was much better; he contluued to use it and is to-day enjoyinz good health. If you have ay Throat, Lung or Ches Trouble try it. We guarantee satis Eac - tion. Trial bottle free at lt.U. llolu- day's drugstore, Clinton, and John It. i . n. i a w a Smith, druggist, Mu Olive, . C. No Loxgeb Protected. He : You do.i't se tn to skate so often this winter as you used to, Mis Turner. tin. wont Ant i havn Wn rthr " - ' afraid of going on the fee. Life. Bocklea' Armies Salve. The beet Salve in the world lor Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Kheum, ft- ve 5rorei. Tetter, Chapped Hand. Ohil- blaius. Corns, and all hlc.u Eruptions, and piuvely cure rues, or u pay requited. It i euarunU-ed t- irive per fect satistactim, ot money refunded. Price 25 o-nu per bui. ror aale by I Dr. U. II. HoLLii.AV, Clinw., aud J. U. 8UITU. Dnuirist. Mount Olive, N. C. Wool Why did Bagley fall In his country raper enterprise? Van Pelt He sttnek a town where the people were' all first and second cousins; they knew all the news a week before he could get hold of it. Harper's Bazaar. "Hew to Care all Skla Diseases.' Simply apply "Swayne's Oiktmekt." iivioKiuii uicuiviuc tuavu. xstuv two years ago ana issueu w,uw euj tetter, eczema, itch, all eruptions on the jM 0f nhi addresfc, and the people face, hands, nose, Ac., leaving the skin elected him over Mr. Williams, who clear, white and healthy. Iu great heal- foar yesrs ago was in the Senate te.nl iuS HU b7 no y.ALPf. gist for t watne's Ointment. The kittens grope and tumble 'round Ere they get their eyes asunder ; And where the dickens they are, to -" - them ' - v Must be a nine-days' wonder. ' Puck Excitement in the Senate I UPON THE QUESTION Or Villi- SONAL PRIVJUXJK. Senator ltU and Other Senator Take Ilxcr ptlons to an Article la TtiA Ciiutoit Caucasian. SUU CkronkW ot Thur Uj.j There wai n exciting .ceaflon in the Senate yestenlay, Wednesday. A iter tho Senate had fully wni!f. erod the House ameodmeuU t the HltTkl nnmmtklmi KIM f c - f Clav count v. to a nu.iion ,r personal privilege. He aald llmt when the Railroad Coamitadon bill uPn voieaior certain auieaa meats and offered certain other which he thought would give the people a better measure. 1 le did mo conscleutleuslv; and yet in Tin: Clinton Caucasian of February 12th (this paper is edited by Senator Butler) his, motives were impugned. He road the following extract Irom Tux Caucasian : The contest on Saturday (un lle ltait road Cummisaion bill) lias around con siderable Intel est and made the raHruiul men hopeful of crippling the l-il.'. The lobbies and galleries Wire crowded. The Senators who were ou the side ot the railroads nuuleaitronj and running light. They all claimed to X Mronly in favor of a Com mi siou, but wanted a "couMJrvati? e" bill,tliough ever)- amend ment they oA"endwa intrnded'to cither cripple the bill or make tho Comm Union advisory. There were elbt N-nstors absent who were fur the bill, hut evory enemy to the I oraranuion was in hi at. Again, continued Mr. Dell, I read from Tiie Caucasian of the phuio date: The railroad lobbyist; are In re In full force. We did not think they would bave the audacity to tight the I'ommw lon this time. They My that they an not opposed to a Commission, but they are secretly doing everything in their power to cripple the bill and make It worthless. They are liaving their acnU in the Legislature te offer amendment to the bill that would have tho eflect 01 making it simply an advisory commls- sion instead of a rate-fixing Commission as the people demand; and trance to say, some men who came here pledged to support a Commlscion are favoring the change. We will ame to make no compromise, but fight square for a rate- fixing Commission or notlnnc. This publication, continued Sena tor Bell, places the Senators in an awkward attitude. When the asser- tion Is made that we are agents of corporauons, buuuoi iov mo ppopie, it is unfair and unjust to beiiators. Their motives ought not to be im pugned. I havo walked between the handles of the plow and studied the grave problems of to-day, and seen that tho liberties of tUo ieoplo are being taken away from them. I kve iecn ricn corporations ride in'o power with U.e blood o tho poor dripping from their garments. Oi hue 1 have seen men wno said laoy I favored the Commission bill i-1 it Came frOU! the COmmitUti WitllOUt crossing a ,'t" or dotting an 'i." I do not impugn others, but that is too easy a conscience forme and my constituents. While pledged to lUllroud Commission, I felt I could ray what kind I wanted without be ing denounced as an agent of the corporations. The time has c-ine when demagogues have taken tho farmer by the noso and are lending the Alliance and the Democratic par ty to ruin. I am an Alliance man and a Democrat. The people were willing for us to be the judges as to what sort of a commission we should have. Because I wanted to compel the commissioners to consider the cos of rallroals In fixing rates I am de- nounced as the agent of railroad by TilE CAUCASI AH. The editor of The Caucahia.v I couldn't tell the difference between a beau fctlck and a fishing pole. Ia X I us save and guard the people's tuo- ney ai,d do right, and the Farmers' alliance Influence will be felt every- where. I don't want demagogues to tell us how to vote. I voted con scientiously and I allow no man to impugn my motives. MB. GBTGSBY8 SPEECH. Mr. Orlgsby, who has been sick, 1 li he was the nominee of the Dera nrratlc nartv in his district, and he I 0 defended the Democratic party on every stump. It was unjust and un generous that the motives of any Senator should be impugned when he voted his conscientious convic tions. He held in his hand the reso lutions adopted by a large meet log In Jefferson Instructing him to vote I . ... t. . " C f Lilt against a liauroaa iommission om, and had letters from all overhb county nayiug mat uie ywyva uu not want a Commission. 1 1 here is not a railroad in Ashe county Ed.1 The Senator from Sampson had no right to impugn my motives. He further than that and reflects UDOtt the Piesident ot the Senate, and charged In Morgantou that the Lieutenant Governor had loaded down theIlailroadC'mmisIon com mittee against the bill. My motives were pure and I voted under instruc tions. I regret that I am too unwell to say more. MB. WAL8EB SPEAKS. Mr. Walsei regretted that the edi tor of The Caucasian had written the article. The newspapers take tho most undue license ty impugn ing men's motives. Mr. WaUer went on to say that it wa a sad spec tacle when a Senator could not staad up for his principles. In the cam- I pajKn he explained his position of Chairman or the cimmmee on tno Railroad i ommiasion. Herel have carried out my Instructions. Is it right to impugn ji man's motives r I offered no amendments 10 eih uie bill. I wanted a Republican placed on the Commission. Two sub-Aiu-! usees In Davidson endorsed my po- Continued on Second Page,