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w Mi . f . mm ' --Q - THE CAUCASIAN. PUWJSHED EVERY THURSDAY, 'llj' MARION BUTtERt JClitor Hud Proprietor. subscribe; i Show this Paper to vour neigh bor and adv ae him to subscribe. Subscription Price $1.50 per ' Year, In Advance. PROFESSIONAL COLUMN. w. It.' ALLEN, ATTORNEY- AT-LAW, ' . Goldsboro, N. U. Will practice in Sampson county: feb27 tf A, M. LEE, M. D. PlIYSIClA.V,S(IKaEOX AND DENTIST, Office in Lee's Drug Store, je 7-lyr J A, STEVENS, M. D. Physician and Surgeon, (Office over Post Office.) 1 ffeMay be found at night at the residence of J. II. Stevens on College Street.. Je7-iyr I T E. FAISON, XL Attorney and Counsell or at Law. Office on Main Street, will practice In court ofSaxnpson and adjoining counties. Also in Supreme Court. All business intrusted to his eafu will receive prompt and careful attention. jq -yc ET W. KEItU, Attorney and Counsellor at Law: , Office on Wall Street. Will Dractico in Sampson, Bladen, IVmler. Harnett and Duplin Coun ties. Also In Supreme Court. Prompt personal attention will be jriven to all leral business. le 7-lyr i twvTtnv (- iJU t- ? Utters ms services 10 ine iwyie Vl in lull nun y iv-iiiii v i -j I - In the line of Dentistry done in the lost style. Satisfaction guaranteed. iQrAIy terms are etneuy casn. Don't ask me to vary from this rule. JEWELRY AND LOCKS i 1 have iust received a large lot ot Eleirant Jewelry. This I will suaran tee to th purchaser to be just as rep. rcntad. I sell no cheap, -nre guilt rt,.mlii lilil I'nrrv a sl'P A N r A HI) T.I N K OP I r... ilw. lo-l! ;. allwl tr. ha Uifitt stvlpk of breast fins thev are "things ol beauty 1" The old reliable and standard SETH THOMAS CLOCKS alwuVs in stock, in various styles and sizes. Repairing of Vatchc9 und Clock's nd .mending Jewelry--is a speciaJty. Allwprk-I do is guaranteed to give en liic gatifefaction. Besnectfully. .cp3-tf G. T. BAWLS. I. T. & G. F. ALDERMAX, . . C0MM1SSI0S MERCHANTS, No. 112 North Water Street, WILMINGTON, N. C. jjaso: Country Produce handled to best ad- vantaire. Reference-? 1st National.Bank, Wilm neton. N. C. auffa'll HEW BARBER SHOP Vhcn ; ou wish an easy shave As gcoj as barber ever gave, Just call oi. us at our. saloon .At luorniu'g, ; eve or 'noon: '; "j . We cut and dregs the hair with grade, To suit the confourof the face,. w kiahiXIb haaI aW tows clean, Scissors tbarpanu razors keen, " Arid everything we think you'll find: To suit the face and please the mind, A.nd aLJl our wt and skRl cap, 1 1 vb it Juiat calf, . we'l 1 do for you. Shop.on PeVane.Street. opposite Court House, o ver the old AHiarxce leauquarters. PAUL SHERARD, The tninton Barber. AFirst-CJlass ... BARBER SHOP- If vou wish a first-crass Shave. Hair Cut, Shampoon or Mustache Dve. (jalLatiny place of- business on .r'.i . . . ... i vu :B; !!?v5aI .le Comer OI XU. Il-nSlWU S, Uierc jrOU will find me at alfhours. . EAZ0ES SIIAKr, SHEARS KEEN! 'If you want a good J 6b don?t"fl to call on me. J. n. bimmunb, apriO tf Barber, Raise Turkeys weighing from 30 to 40 . pounds, ana worth twice as much as common stock, by buying full-blood breeds. Address, . ; ' S. II. COLWELL, " WaUace P, Q, nov6-tf Dup4 Oo N. C. '(afawltoSiiger ' Stiwlnij Maemne. fV BIGH ARM $25.00. fT Sch MacblM bu a drop leaf, J A lancy. cover, two urge .drtwen, ir' frith alckd tings, and full set CrAcl of AtUchmen-s. eaal ta anv Sin , IT gcf.Macliloe soldt from $40 to,, $Q by Canvassers. Atrial la your hcm$ fore payment a4t3. Ejty ired tLfan faetater aa4lTe astntr profita besides getting ctcaicaotrarfafoii-ve ytarx. Send for Ilaffloili mm e.piCwrith5-wteBl.tcWn1Senatois. This leaves Sampson with" "y .-.-- - - nABIT- i All th. VVarld th.ru is bn lr. IlAluea' iiuldca Specltic. rid tbrt is but one cure, It' etn b ciVn in a cop ot tea or coflat without tli know Me of th ninon t-kinsit. effoctiDBA xi- And mrmiBtnl ear, w kotri.r tha Mtient if A oldraokar-a b- Ihmq cared who ha- tk tb DfonsrAM arioKar or nn ileocolic wrocc. inomnui Ul4n Me)ll in tbair coffM without their knowl- Hln. Uld todAT bali- tb Unit HrinVin. nfthvir own fro will. Ho bamfnl affect -Malts from ita .dnilnUtrAtlon. Cr giiArantMd. Hood for eir- lr Ana riVLFAriio-iar,., Aaarew in conBdonco, UAM hhun w. mapsm Dire, vtnctnuAtl, o of era 17-L (Custom 'BncLHBmion gnarABiieea BaftaMvefundauL ' $lll' YOUR ADDRESS FOR SAMPLES v V JU4 (attractlana for Salf-Maaavrtaiaiit. PIEDMOHT PANTS COMPANY 1 WINSTON, N. C. t PairofnftMmn -Made) It II lil I V - I II 111 I 11 Vol. ix. STATE CAPITAL TIIEW. & W. ItAILItOAD PRO- POSITION axd'titt pv.TPifs. I1UIIG CIIARTKii dam ahvh FOR STOCK KITrrcmtV Uatt ROADS. A BILL. TO REHTOltP. Tv-At, ifitstat inM cjtv PFit rFNf c TKTFttrsi P tv HIE HOUSE-A. & M. COL LEGE ' "Who W1H Be Railroad Coinmis- slonera Still the Great Inter rogation Point. THIS LAST WJ'IUK, A GREAT RUSH OF BUSINESS AND MANY IMPORTANT M1.AS- URES. Senate Chamber, N. C, TH . r - m I i.A.,fcu.iy iviarcu o, Ji. Editorial Correspondence This is the last week of the Gen eral Assembly of 1891, and two of tho most important matters before it ure yet to be settled. First is the proposition of the Wilmington & Weldon Railroad Company to make ri siiiali fluff anpi-nril cw rtf ffu r1aimnfl exemption from taxation by way of ..-. 4 CJ---. .. 4! 1JI ... ... - discussed at length by us last summer through these columns and during the campaign on the stump. So the readers of The Caucasian are fa miliar with our position on the mat ter. They now come before the Legislature with an amended pro position, offering, after ten years, to allow their property (road bed of main line) be fsS(Hsed for taxa ' linn af. 19 AAA nai iiilli onrl HriinK rrtnri at. 8 OfKi nor mi:. Thiartnps not effect the situation at all. It simply means that they offer a little more hush money. The people are contending for I he principle of equal taxation, and this second offer is simply a little larger cash offer (not to say bribe) to induce us to. surrender th,e principle for which we have been contending. Some of the best men in the State favor the preposition, but for one we will never consent to any proposition out A.A.-I a m - a 1 an unquanueu surrender, so inatine company's property snail stana do- fore the law for . taxation on the same footing as the property of the committeii appointed to consider this proposition has recommended, by a majority vote, that it be accept ed. They think it best, we do not the matter will be strongly con tested on the floor of both Houses. Second, is the selection of Rail road Commissioners. As we said last week this is a more important matter than the former, or even the passage of the bill; for if any mis- take is made, it were better that no bill had passed. There ate so many candidates, yet so few qualifi- ed for the position that we tremble fnr tho rMnlt. A cflucus will be held to to-nieht to nominate the Commissi oners. They will be elect- Thursday. We . will telegraph the result of the caucus to-morrow. A bill has passed, the Legislature requiring scientific.knowledge of the nature and effect of alcohol and nar- tta nnnn Vio human KVsfAlYI in hfi I v,i.o uj.ui " .n-M.i tho nKn rchnhi. Pro- KikTm i.o ' A u,,.0 Kt .. ... . .,' .... I":, .r;:: rnnn trttm Tfi IDA riifir. iiT t np n iitsr ion i auu o mo umj- uui j "v VT 1 Lll DUUjrt Senator Bryan's bill to require the school fund of Che entire State to be divided on a per capita basis failed .Jr W. f -P1 Ji.is unconstitutional. The Stock Law clause was strickcu from the Railroad Commission bill, but we have" introduced a. stmph mental bill to. regulate the damages for s'ocfc killed by railroads, which we think will give the needed relief. The bill should, aud wo think will, a .. i UCOUie U laW . - ;r - Bills incorporating the Roseboro, Parto rsburg and Autry The committee on redistrictUiS the uWa AinArninfv n rnA Punfinn fit IKVIil. huB fAnnrtpd. Thft 14th district IS i i . composed of the counties of bamp , . , ,. A.rn eon, Harnett and Bladen with two one Senator, and Bladen and Har nett with one every other time as formerly. This arrangement was these counties have a Senator this time. Senator Green representing Harnett and Senator Allen represent ing Bladen. They both reflect cred it upon their counties. - There are no better or safer men in this body, Wayne, Duplin ancl Pender form one Senatorial district wiih two Pen-1 a tors.' New Hanover and Brunswick fnrm a K-natorhtl riiatrlrt. with nnp Senator and Senator Culbreth, ofw?w W1U De greatir CPP Columbus is chairman of this im- Continued on Second Page. .. ' , - i ... : ," f portant committee and he has dis charged his duty to carefully and faithfully that under the arrange ment of his committee there are on ly two certain llepublican districts in the State. Wc hav0 introduced a bill to raise a Commission to provide a scheme D3 r which purely local legislation can be settled in the respective counties before the county commissioners and clerks of the Courts. One half of the measures that have been before this legislature have been purely lo cal and have' no business before the General Assembly. This body should pass general laws from time to time regulating or providing for regula ting local question, but it should not deal specificly with such questions, which now take up the bulk of time and attention of members of the Legislature to tin exclusion of im portant and weighty general ques tlous which should demand careful and thoughtful investigation and consideration. This is in our opinion an important and necessary step, and if not now must sooner or later be done. We have also introduced a bill to amend tho public school law so as to "increase the school terms without additional taxation." This is to be done by lessening the expense of the machinery of running the school system. A bill to appropriate $15,000 to the Agricultural and Mechanical College has passed the Senate and is novv be fore the House. Some appropriation is absolutely necessary if this insti tution is to be equipped for comple ting the courses of Agricultural and Mechanical training Instead of appropriating money lor tUe VN rltt S air Ut CttlCagO, tlie Senate has compromised by provid ing for reviving the State Geological Survey, which will be a constant ad vancement for the State, and will draw more capital here to develop our resources than an exhibit at au exposition that would cost len times the amount. There is a movement on foot to extend the Atlautic and North Caro lina Bailroad from Goldsboro to Fay- etteville and probably on to Char lotte. If this is done Sampson will have another railroad. It will croSS Newton Grove, We-stbrook's and Mingo townships. It ought to be built. The road would then pay NOTES. Many of the members of the Leg slature ran down to the New Berne Fair last week. They say it is one of the best fairs in the State. The i fish and oyster display was quite a novelty to the Western members. Messrs. W. K. Pigford, R. R. Bell, D. B. Nicholson, B. S. Peterson and this writer from Sampson, Mr. It. C. Johnson, of Pender, and others, were invited out to the A. & M. College bunaay lor dinner, vvitn five bamp sonians there as visitors, tour bamp- son boys there as students and with the genial and excellent matron, Mrs Carroll, also from Sampson, we felt very much like we were at home in a Sampson institution Rep. Pigford has introduced a bill providing for fifty convicts for the draininsc.of certain swamp lands in SampSOIl. -r, - t.-ii v,.. si. i i v.jii .-. "aa " amend tne Jioaa Law (sec. of Code), with reference to Supervisors. that he says will save Sampson alone f,nm 1T Ia 9nA o vn..T i TilE HOUSE. The House has had no busier week than the past, and yet it has done so little of 'general interest that it is ai'ffiwit to say.. mu:ch abput its pro ceedings. Its time has been occupi cd in the main in creating charters for various sorts of companies, pass ing special, tax laws for various coun ties, &c. Our readers will remember that early in the session a bill was passed preventing dredging for oysters for three months. Several bills have hKA ir.ri .rr Wwl n tcr1 r i.ovtn i nr f I r vr.re- I tllof . All f ) V r t rttTC f Al3 Ci1V A r 1 1 . mg limitea areuging and one pre venting it altogether. After a hard fc luc 1x "u "tuusu anu I ' a. r..n r...j,..,., nni. 1 t , have agreetl that they will adjourn v J J tfansactel is enormous. It will have to be done in great haste, and if it is all ilnnA Da f la P.jnf im I t if- it'ill Iia a " ' The rate of State taxation will be the same for the next two years as for the past two -2q cents on proper ty and fi cents on the poll. The Senate, has passed a bill allow ing the Agricultural and Mechanical College $15,0,00 and it is now pend ing in the House. It ought to pass If it does not the work of the insti C--- lomocrncy cumd Wlilto Supromaoj. CLINTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH IIENRAVEN RANCH A Story of American Frontier Life. Bj OspL CHAELE3 USQ, U. S. Author of "TIu ColoneCa Daughter "From th4 Ranks," "Z7m Deserter," Eto. CbpyHghted 18S3 ly J. D. UpplncoU Company, rnuaaeipnia, ana puDJUuioa bj Bpecial arrange mcot through ti American lress Association. CHAPTER XV. WO days passed with out event of any kind. Socially speaking, the garrison was enliven ed by the advent of Mrs. Page, and every body flocked to the Bel- knaps quarters in order to do her proper homage. When Perry called he asked Parke to go with him, and when the lat ter seemed ready to leave the former, disregarding a very palpable hint from the lady of the house, picked up his for age cap and went likewise. For two days the one subject under constant dis- eussion at the post was the event of Miss Maitland s sudden appearance, her peril ous run and her daring and skillful res cue. Everybody maintained that Perry ought to be a very proud and happy f cl ow to have been the hero of such an occasion; but it wa3 very plain that Perry was neither proud nor anything like nappy, jno one had ever known him so silent and cast down. The talk with Lawrence had helped matters very little. In brief, this was about all the cap tain could tell him, and it was all hear say evidence at best. The officers of the Eleventh and their ladies had. with a few exceptions, taken a dislike to Dr. Quin before Belknap and Lawrence with their companies of infantry had been or dered to J ort Kossiter. The feeling was in full blast when they arrived, and dur ing the six or eight months they served there together the infantry people heard only one side of the story that of the Eleventh for the doctor never conde scended to discuss the matter. After he wa3 forbidden to leave the nost by his commanding officer, and after the announcement of the "blockade" of Dunraven, it was observed that signals were sometimes made from the ranch at night: a 6trong light thrown from a re flector was flashed three times and then withdrawn. Next it was noted, by an enterprising member of the guard, that these signals were answered by a light in the doctor's windows, then that he mounted his horse and rode away down the valley of the Monee. IIo v.-as al ways back at sick call; and, I: : y one told the commanding ofiuco: : . . ; diso bedience of orders, it was u:i ! :e until so near the departure of tht -.Seventh that the doctor was not afterwards act ually caught in the act. Things would undoubtedly have been brought to a crisis had the Eleventh been allowed to remain. Now as to the story about Mrs. Quin and her going. It was observed during the winter that 6he was looking very badly, and the story went the rounds in the Eleventh that she was stung and suf fering because of her husband's conduct. Unquestionably there was some fair en chantress at Dunraven who lured him from his own fireside. She had no inti mates among the ladies. She was proud and silent. It did not seem to occur to them that she was resentful of their dis like of her husband. They were sure she was "pining" because of hi3 neglect or worse. When, therefore, without word of warning, she suddenly took her de parture in the spring, there was a gasp of gossip loving cronies in the garrison; all doubts were at an end; she had left him and taken her children with her. "The more I think of it," said Law rence, ."the more l beueve the whole thing capable of explanation. The only thing that puzzles me now is that Quin hides anything from your colonel, who is one of the most courteous and consid erate men I ever served with. Perhaps he has tc!d him by this time; we don't know. Perhaps he thought . he might be of the same stamp as his predecessor, and was waiting to find out before he made his confidences. As to Mrs. Quin's going away when she did, it may have been simply that her health was suffer ing, she needed change, and went with his full advice and by his wish, and he simply feels too much contempt for gar rison gossip to explain. Very probably he knows nothing of the 6tories and the ories in circulation; Ihn sure I did not until a very few weeks ago. You knotv, . rerry, mere are some men in garrison who hear and know everything, and others who never hear a word of scan dak" But Perry was low in his mind. He could not forget Quin's 6udden appear ance; his calling her Gladys; and then he hated the thought that it was Quin who aar nun having tliat confounded tender interview wkh Mrs. Belknap. Was there ever such a streak of ill luck as that? No doubt the fellow had told her about itt Perry left Lawrence's that night very nttie cornroitea, and only- one gleam of hope did he receive in the two days that followed. Mrs. Sprague joy fully beckoned him on Wednesday after noon to read him a little note that had just come from Miss Maitland. Her father had been very ill, she wrote; his condition was still critical; but 6he sent (V world of thanks to her kind entertain ers at Rossi ter, and these words: "I was sorry not to be able to see Mr. Perry again. Do not let him think I have for gotten, ctf will be likely to forget, the service he and Nolan did me." Of Dr. Quin be saw very little. With the full consent and . knowledge of CoL Brainard, the doctor was spending good deal of time at Dunraven now. at tending to Mr. Maitland. - Indeed, . there seemed to be an excellent understanding between the commandant and Ills medi cal officer, and it was known that they CASIAN a ong taut t,oireu.t;r. vtt-r circles in the garrison were still agitated ! with chat and conjecture about Gladys Maitland and her strange father; Perry ; was still tortured with questions about his one visit to Dunraven whenever he was so incautious as to appear in public; but all through "the quarters, every where among the rank and file, there was a subject that engrossed all thoughts and tongues, and that was d&cussed with feeling that seemed to. deepen with every day tho approaching court martial of Sergt. Leary and of Trooper Kelly. As a result of his investigation, Capt Stryker had preferred ciiarges against these two men the one for leading and the other for being accessory to the as sault on his stable sergeant Gwynne wes still at the hospital, though rapidly recovering from his injuries. Not a word had he said that would implicate or ac c :;o any man; but Stryker's knowledgo of his soldiers, and his clear insight into h iman motive and character, were such that he had readily made up his mind as to the facts in the case. He felt sure that Leary and some of the Celtic members of his company had determined to go down to Dunraven and "have it out" with the hated Britons who had so affronted and abused them the night of Perry's visit They knew they could not get their horses by fair means, for Gwynne was above suspicion. He was English, too, and str; Ting to shield his countrymen from the vhreatened vengeance. They there fore determined, in collusion with Kelly, to lure him outside tho stables, bind and gag him, get their horses, having once rifled Gwynne of the keys, ride down to the ranch, and, after having a Donny brook fair on the premises, get back to Rossiter in plenty of time for reveille and etables. No sentries wero posted in such a way as to interfere with them, and the plan was feasible enough but for one thing. Gwynne had made most gallant and spirited resistance, had fought the whole gang like a tiger, and they had been unable to overpower him before the noise had attracted the attention of the sergeant of the guard and some of the men in quarters. An effort, of course, was made to show that tho assaulting party were from without, but it was futile, and Stryker's cross-questioning among the men had convinced them that he knew all about the matter. There was only one conclusion, therefore, that Gwynne must have "given thsmaway, as the troopers expressed it. Despite the fact that ho had been as saulted and badly beaten, this was some thing that few could overlook, and the latent jealousy against the "cockney sergeant" blazed into a feeling of deep resentment, uarrison sympathy was with Leary and his fellowB. Thursday came, and Sergt. Gwynne returned to light duty, though his face was still bruised and discolored and he wore a patch over one eye. He resumed charge of the stables in the afternoon, after a brief conversation with his cap- toin, anc was superintending tuo issue of forage, when Perry entered to inspect the stalls of his platoon. Nolan was being led out by his groom at tho mo ment, and pricked up his tapering ears at sight of his master and thrust his lean muzzle to receive the caress of the hand he knew so well. Perry stopped him and carefully and critically examined his knees, feeling down to the fetlocks with searching finger3 for the faintest symptom of knot or swelling In the ten dons that had played their part so thoroughly in the drama of Monday. Satisfied, apparently, he rose and be stowed a few hearty pats on the glossy neck and Bhoulder, and then was sur prised to find the stable sergeant stand ing close beside him and regarding both him and horse with an expression that arrested Perry's attention at once. "Feeling all right again, 6ergeant?" he asked, thinking to recall the non-commissioned officer to his senses. Almost, 6ir. I'm a trifle stiff yet Anything wrong with Nolan, sir?" "Nothing. I gave him rather a tough run the other day had to risk the prai rie dog holes and, though I felt no jar then, I've watched carefully ever since to see that he was not wrenched. I wish you would keep an eye on him too, will you?' There wa3 no answer. Perry had been looking over Nolan's haunches as he spoke, and orce more turned to the ser geant. To his astonishment, Gwynne's lips wero twitching and quivering, his hands, ordinarily held in the rigid pose of the English service extended along the thigh were clinching and working nervously, and something suspiciously like a tear was creeping out from under the patch. Before Perry could recover from his surprise the sergeant suddenly regained his self control, hastily raised his hand in salute, saying something half ai-ticulate in reply, and turned Bharply away, leaving his lieutenant gazing after him in much perplexity. - That night, just after tattoo roll calk when a little group of officers was gath ered at the colonel's gate, they were sud denly joined by Dr. Quin, who came from the direction of the stable where he kept Us horse in rear of his own quar ters. CoL Brainard greeted lum warmly and inquired after his patient at Dun raven. Every one noted how grave and subdued was the tone in which the doc tor answered: "He is a very sick man, colonel, and it is hard to say what will be the result ot this seizure.'" " ""You may want to go down again, doctor, if that be the case before sick call to-morrow, I mean; and you had better take one of my horses. I'll tell my man to have one in readiness. "You are very kind, sir. I think old Brian will do all the work needed. Bnt I would like to go down at reveille, as we have no men in hospital at all now. And, by the way, is Mr. Perry here? "I am here," answered Perry coldly. He was leaning against the railing, rather away from the group, listening intently, yet unwilling to meet or hold conversation with the man he conceived to be so inimical to his every hope and interest "Mr. Perry," said the doctor, pleas antly, and utterly ignoring the coldness of the young fellow s manner, "Mr. Maitland has asked to see you; and it would gratify him if you would ride down in the morning." Even in the darkness Perry feared that all would see the flush that leaped to his face. Summoned to Dunraven Ranch, by her father, with a possibility of see ing her! It was almost too sweet! too thrilling He could give no reply for a moment, and an awkward silence fell on the group until he chokingly answered. I shall be glad to go. What timeT "Better ride down early. Never mind breakfast Miss Maitland will be glad 5, 1891. to give you a cup of coffee, I fancy." Ana l'erry felt as tbouzh tlte fence had taken to waltzing. He made do answer, striving to regain Id composure, and then the talk went on. It was Stryker who was talking now: "Has the ring been found, doctor?" "No! That is a most singular thine. and one that worries the old gentleman a great deal. It had a history; it be longed to Mrs. MaitUnd's father, who was from Ireland indeed, Ireland was her country, as ir was my father's and that ring she had reset for her son Archie and gave it to him when he entered serv ice with the Lancers. It was sent home with his watch and other property from South Africa for he died there and old Maitland always wore it afterwards. Archie was the last of throe sons; and it broke hU heart" "And the ring was lost the night of Perry's adventure there?" asked tho od oneL "Yes. Mr. Perry remembers having seen it on his hand when the old gentle man first came down to receive him. It was missed afterwards, and could easily have slipped off at any time, for his fin gers were withered with age and HI health. They have searched everywhere, and could find nothing of it " It could easily have rolled off the veranda on to the grass during his excitement at the timebf tjie row, and somebody may have picked it up cither- among tho ranch men or among the troopers." "I hate to tliink that any of oar men would take it," said the colonel after a pause. "I do not think any of them would, with the idea of selling it," said Stryker; "but here is a case where it was picked up, possibly, as one of the spoils of war. I have had inquiry made throughout the troop, but with no result so far. Do you go down again to-night, doctor?" "Not if I can avoid it I am going now to try and sleep, and will not ride down till daybreak unless signaled for. Good night, colonel; good night, all." Unless signaled for! Instinctively Perry edged closer to Lawrence, who had stood a Bilent listener to the conversation, and Lawrence turned and saw him and knew the thought that must be upper most in his mind. There was a moment of perfect silence, and then Lawrence spoke: "Does anybody know what the signal is?" "Certainly," said CoL Brainard. promptly. "Ho has explained the whole thing to me. Those were signals for liim that we saw the night you were all on my gallery. It was an arrangement de vised by their old nurse she who came up with the carriage for Miss Maitland the other day. She had a regular old fashioned headlight and reflector, and. when Mr. Maitland was so ill aa to need a doctor, used to notify ' Quin in . that way. He sometimes failed to see it, and I have given ordera today that the guard 6hould wake him when it is seen here after." "Then that was what those mysterious night lights meant that we haveheard so much about during the last three weeks?" asked Mr. Dana. "Certainly" answered Brainard. "What on earth did anybody suppose tney meant r lo thi3 there was no response for a moment Then Lawrence burst ' out laughing. Continued next week. LOVER'S DEBTS AND CREDITS. Thev QuarrelledHe Wanted to Know Who Would pay lor tne Creams She Asked for His Whole Bill-She Got It and Paid It. (Boston Beacon.) Thev had been to the circus, where they indulged in peanuts and lemon ade. Then they went to have some ice cream. She was very tired, and managed to quarrel with him. "How, is this the end T1 neasKeu. 'It is, and I shall never speak to you again." "And last Sunday you said mat yau lovod me." - "I did then ; I don't now." "Well, .who's to pay for all tho ice cream ?" , . . . "You horrid miser I "ioupay.and then you may send me a bill, and'if I owe you a thing I'll pay up." """ Tie paid it and left . The next day she received an itemized statement: Miss Evelyn Jackson to Moses Faithful Brown, Dn. 60. 00 lo 20 carriage rides, 30 oyster stews, 25 dinners atchurch, , 30, theatre tickets, 1 suit of clothes, SO shAves and shines, . 250 promises nt t kept," 1 breaking my heart, V 7 50 25 00 . 45 00 ,.55 00 , 20 00 2 50 1,500 00 liaising hopes, 5,000 00 Sending me off last night, 25 '. $0,710 25 By -Quenching hopes, $ 3. evenings with other men, 3 healir.g blighted aff-c- I; 60 s'oo "iJO 4,000 00 2,700 00 4 00 tions, First kis, Kifcscs and sundries L ve h-tterp, - -; , : $0,710 oo Balance due. - . - Will ca:I lo- morrow night antl ciI- Iect. - - ' - - When lie ealUd jdie said: tCome into the parlor, Mores, and I'll pay you. A minute later she contract ed new debts en ttyed as sundries, and half, an hour later they ate ice erc-im together and made plans lor the fu ture. No cards. . " Yoa are ta a Bad Fix But v e will enre you if yoa will nav m. Our message is to the stk. nervous and debilitated, whv, by early evil habits, or later indiaer" tions, have trifledj away their vigot of bodv. mind and" manhood, and suffer all those effects which Jead to premature decay, consumption or in sanity. If this means you, send for and read our Book of Life, writ ten bv the ereatest Specialist of the day, and sent (sealed) for C cents In nr. pMTker'a Mptl- ical and urgical Institute, 151 North Spruce St., Nashville, Tcnn, : - w No. 21. A -Tempest in a Tea Pot. Till. LONG AND THE SHOUT OF THE riJUUU PRINT ING MATTER. EditorUl .'om-iond m . Halkigii, N. C, Feb. 2S, 1S0I. It may be that some of our read ers have heard of the noiso made in the city of llalfigh over the election of State Printer and awnxdins tho contract. We understand that blank peti tions, accompanied by a ouelded statement of the matter, are bchigr bent all over the State. To set the whole matter riirht before the ikm- pie wc publish tho following article. giving tho facts in tho case. For four years or more ('apt.S. A. Abbe, editor of the News ami Olncr- ver, was State Printer. Ho received the same prices for the work that are now paid, with the 'adminis tration of President Cleveland Capt. Ashe was appointed Postmaster at Raleigh. In 1S87 Mr. Joscphu. Dan iels, editor of the State Chrouicle, defeated Mr. Ashe beforo tho Dem ocratic caucus for State Printer. Two years ao Capt. Ashe was again a candidate and was defeated by an overwhelming vote. By reason of tho recognised oppo sition of tho News and Observer to those measures that cause! tlic farm ers of North Carolina to control tho present Legislature, it was perfectly plain to Capt. Ashe that he would stand no chance before its members for election to his old coveted pl.iee of State Printer. And for this rea son, and only this, as is believed by those familiar with it all, Capt. Ashe it t .11 11 i t1 contract for 15 per cent, less than tho present prices. Therefore his offer to do the work cheaper was not bona fide one. If ho had thought that the work would bo awarded him, ho would not have made such an offer. He knew that Mr. Daniels would be elected State Printer, and he wished to force the Legislature to put the price so low that Mr. Dan iels couhl not do if. But some one will ask, why did not tho Legisla ture take up Capt. Ashe on his pro position and force hiiu to do tho work at a loss? Because, if Capt. Ashe had been elected State Printer he would havo claimed that his pa per, The News and Observer, was endorsed by the iegislature as the organ of the Democratic party. Yes, that a farmeisV Legislature had en dorsed a corporation paper, and Capt. Ashe would have been willing to have done the work at a loss to have secured this point for his paper and the corporations of. the State. Besides it appeared that the animus of the effort was to damage a paper that has stood up for and advocated the rights of the people. Notwith standing all this, we havo investi gated the matter from a business standpoint to see if the printing was done with due economy, and we have been thoroughly satisfied that the State of North Carolina was get ting its printing and binding done at rates as low as they ought to be. Talking with mechanics who do the work, we felt certain that any re duction in the present prices would work a hardship upon them. For it is k fact, that wherever there has been a reduction in the prices paid by the State there has been a reduc tion in the wages of tho workmen. It has been charged by the News and Observer and. statement- sent out by that paper in blank. petitions that Mr.. Daniels received a bonus of 20 p3r cent, from Edwards ABrough tonwhodo the work; but this we have been informed by Mr. Daniels and by Messrs. d wards & Brough ton is pot true. The contractors a bo cell us tha,. Mr. Daniels does give a great deal o f attention to tho work, and- that there Is no reason for be lieving that the State conld do bet ter in its contract if the work was given direct to some of the job offi ces as has toeen claimed. . 1 It Is part of tho history of this pub lic printing that in 1872 MaJ. Wm, A. Ilearne, then publishing the Car olinian in lialeigh, in his desire to defeat Hon. Jofciah Turner Tor Pub lic Printer, offered to tho Legislature, to take the contract fr about 15 per cent, less than Mr. ; Turner was re ceiving, but the Legislature did not join in Maj. Hearne's effort to over Come a com pe it or by'tuch unfair means, and through Capt. 8. A. Ahe, who was t ben tho Ilepresentative from Xcw Hanover, gave the con tract to Mr. Turner at (he old price. By the way it will" interest 'bur readers to -know' that Just after the war under Tiepublicjn rule the price paid for the State Printing was $1.00 per 1,000 i Vma . for the compcaitionl When the Democrats came into pow er it was reduced first to 87$ cents, thtn to C6J cents, and later to 40 cts. per thousand ems as now paid. - The prices paid the printers, who set up ' the type at the respective times were THINK-.' JUDltlOrS ADTCKTIMMJ CREATES mac j txw 111. EX LA KG ES maor an old Um tc . UEVIVE3 many a JuH balae. .RCEVUXSnuar a lost husio SAVES man j a failing l!nc, rilESEUVES tsany a U-je Wusm, SECdlES suctcw h. y buIr-- Therefore advertise In a prpul icr, one the people are anxloos to r d. 50 cent, 40 centu, ami 33 J cent per thousand cm. It can rwuUly be seen hot rapidly and wvcrcly tho , profits of the contractor were cut away. White tlc?o was a margin of fifty cents to the contractor In tho cornpo- Mtln undet Republican rule there U only 7! cents now. When Mr. Tur ner was printer tho marglu wjh Ifif cents, which contract Capt. Ah, proved. Ith this iranal recor.l In tho printing nutter and with tit position of his ptpcrforthc Ian i'nv years toward tho iteoplc.thdAU I iiic. their right and their niAure to reform it will bo difflcult for CapUln As'.io to make any oao belie vo t'Mt lui has created all this ado out uf .in spirit of economy or lntrv.t for I . tax-payers of the State. Let no uu. to deceives! by the rtatcuienU ait petitions sent out. Tho iViura.i ? members or the legUlituro hv given a hearing toalUldv, an I vniu all tho farts before them voted uu ui- linously that the pro .mi t pric p ill for tho printing is v on :ih. O.i Saturday there was :i it scene In the IIouo, and th ltep iS- 1 leans made astrong attempt to t.i ik. political capital out of tho puYie printing question. Ths Dnno r.ii presented an unbroken front, tit tho day previous Mr. Ptitehar.1, th.? ltepublican leade r, ha I called u;i a resolution to let out the public pri i1. iugtothe lowest bidder. Mr. M (Jill moved to lay that motion oil tin table. Curled. Mr. Prijeh.ird vi ted in the affirmative, and thui mov ed to reconsider, then proceeded to m ke a political harangue. Toe Sp'jaker ruled that ho was out of or der, aud that tho motion was not de-b-iteabie. Th is was a clear and plain and unquestioned fair parliamentary ruling, and yet ou I ho next day .Mr. Pritchard offered a protest which contained an attack uium Speaker Doughton's ruling, ami also a bao attack upon Mr. W. F. Steven-, of campion, and Senator Ay cork, ot Wayne, who wero on the I'rintit g Committee I wo years ago. The House amended tho protest, leaving out all portions rellectlng ujxm all those gentlemen and excluding an anonymous 'communication which had no place on the Journal. During the debate which was animated these facts were elicited : 1. That the Sttte Printing I i North Carolina is done at a less price than in any other State in the Union. 2. That it is 150 er cent cheaer than when the llepublicans were hi power. 3. That so long as Capt. Ashe was Stale Printer ho declared llial the price was low enough, but n jv that he has been defeated he Is seeking to damage this Legislature by offering to do the work at a Cheap John price. ' 4. That The News and Observer, in all public matters, is the friend and champion of tho corporations and against tho people. In every way he has thrown himselt against a Hail road Commission, and agai &i all measures which the Alliance lias championed. His well-known t ir poration proclivities made It impos sible for tills Legislature to gCve hU paper any endorsement. 11c did net get a vote, and Mr. Daniels was elect ed by acclamation. - . - ii , Dff.rneM C't Be Cired .' by local' application, as they cai.i .t reach the diseased portion of. Pie ear. Th-?re is only ouo, way to cure Deafness, and t hat Is by const i tu I i vu al remedies. Deafness Is caused by an inflamed condition of tho mucus lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube gets icflajned yti have a rumbling.soond or imiertect hearing, and when itlsentiivly cln ed Deafness Is the result, and unh-ss the. inflammation :ari be lake.n out and this tobe restored to its normal condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;, nine cases out of ten ae caused -by Catarrh,wbich 1 nothing but an inflamed condition of the mu cus surfaces. , , - We will give One' 'Hundred Dol lars for any case of lcafness (caused by Catarrh) that weean not cure by taking Hall' Catarrh Cure. 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