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CHARLOTTE, N. C, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1894.
VOLUME XLH- NUMBER 1449
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Nov. 2, 1894
HUGH W. HA11RIS,
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Office, Nos. 14 and 16 Law BuildiDg,
CHARLOTTE, N. C.
.July 0,1894:
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OSBORNE, MAXWELL & KEERANS, '
Attprn,eys at Law. .:
" CHARLOTTE, N. C.
jr Offices 1 and 3 Law Building.
Will practice? in the State and Federal Courts,.
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Dentists.
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Jan. 3, im
J. P. McCOMBS, M. DM
jflerufcis professional services to the citizens of
(.'harlwMe and surrounding country. All calls,
both night and day, promptly attended to.
Offlce.ua Brown's building, up stairs, opposite
ti'bariotie Hotel.
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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Offices, Rooms Nos? 6 and 7, Law Building-
Jan. 6, 1894.
I a RIOT CLARKSON.
CHAS. H. DDLS
CLARKSON & DULS,
Attorneys at Law,
Charlotte, N. C.
Prompt attention given to all business m
justed. Will practice in all Courts of the
State.
ty Office No. 12 Law Building.
Oct. 7,' lSlfe"'
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.Office No..... Law Building.
Prompt attention to all . business intrusted.
Special attention given to claims. Practices in
State and Federal Courts
Jan. 6, 1894
JOHN PARRIOR,
'-No. 3 NORTH TRYON STREET, CHARLOTTE, N. C.
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER.
) Diamonds. Watches, Clocks, Jewelry Sil
ver .Silver Plated Ware.
1ST SjecU,uvaeption given to Fine Watcb
March 28. 1894.
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THE ACKNOWLEDGED
Leading Seeds Are
BUISTS! - BUISTSI!
We open ours toilav, fresh from the grower.
PlaDt only "Buist's Prize Medal Seeds," and
you are sure of a crop.
R. U. JORDAN & CO., i
Jj9rM2-n ., .Betail yiggfe-ts
GO TO ALEXANDER'S
. 9RUJ3 STORE, ;
NO. 21G, NORTH TRYON STREET.
Keeps a well assorted stock of all articles usualy
kept in a Drug House
. . t.J. B- ALEXANDER.
The Poor prescribed 'for free.
April, 8, 1894. -
FEED DEALERS!!
CORN, OA$$ EAs; .sti '.
Mill Feed, Cotton Seed Meai and,
Hulls, Hay and Wheat Bran at
b o t:t dM;T V4 pri cesi'
, . . Crowell Milling Co;
pril 13, 1891
' E, N C&ISON. ;
2..u 8 FIRE.,lNSUii4NCE. ;
- Pces 16 East. Trde Street ;. 4 North Tyotf
" Street, ; up stslra; '"'
Feb. 19, 1894.
NEW DRUG STORE.
A fresh line of Medicines. Drdgi; Paints, Oils
Toilet Articles, Garden and Flower Seeds and
H articles usually found in a well regulated
Drug Store like the white front on College stree't
J. B. ALEXANDER. ;
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CROWELL MILLING CO.
Charlotte, N. C.
aroiers can have their Com.-made into choice
"Mi.r 0-uber bolted or unbedj'atejbldl'Star
lis Saturday is regulafcrnRl dar, for ctwtoir
W. M. CROWELL.
March 10, 18?4
Manager.
We sell Choice Fresh White Pearl Grits,: at
20 CENTS PER PECK, our own make.
V -t'RQWEIiL MILLING CO.
March 80, 1894.
"The Ripened Leaves."
' Said the leaves upon the branches
- One sunny autumn day :
"We've finished all our work, and now
We can no longer stay.
So our gowns of red and yellow,
And our sober cloaks of brown,
Must be worn before the froet comes,
And we go rustling down.
"We've had a jolly summer,
. With the birds that built their nests
Beneath our green umbrellas,
And the squirrels that were our guests.
But we caDnot wait for winter,
For we do not care for snow,
When we hear the wild northwesters
We loose our clasp and go.
"But we hold our heads up bravely
Unto the very last,
And shine in porrp and splendor
As away we flutter fast
In the mellow autumn noontide
We'kiss and say good-by,
And through the naked branches
Then may children see the sky."
(Margaret E. Sahgster in Harper1 a Young People.)
Trustee's Sale.
By virtue of a deed in trust made to me by
A: A'. Wood, duly recorded in the office of the
Register of deeds for Mecklenburg county. North
Carolina,. I will sell for Cosh, on account of de
fault in the stipulations contained in tne said
trust deed, all that lot of land in the town of
Pioeville, N. C , adjoining the lands of the late
Samuel Younta anu J. W. Morrow and others,
and being about one acre of land. For more
particular description, reference is made to the
said trust deed The said sale to be at Public
Auction, Saturday, November 17, 1N94. at 12 M.,
at the Court House door, in the City of Char
lotte, N. C. flERIOT CLARKSON.
Oct 19. 1894 5w. Trustee.
Sale of City Property.
By virtue of a power contained in a deed of
trust made to me on the 30th day of December,
1890, by Allen Lewis and wife, I will sell at
public auction at the Court House door in the
City "of Charlotte, N. C , on Monday, the 19lh
day of November, 1894, at 12 o'clock M., a lot
situated on the east side of. fc?outh Myers street,
in the City of Charlotte, particularly described
in said deed of trust, which is registered in Book
73, page 167, in the office of the Register of
Deeds for Mecklenburg county. Terms cash.
This the 18th day of October. 1894.
oct 19 5w W. C. MAXWELL, Trustee.
Administrator's Notice.
I Having qualified as Administrator of the estate
of E K P Osborne, deceased, all persons having
claims against the estate of said decedent are
hereby notified to present them to me for pay
ment on or before the 5th day of November,
1895, or this notice will be plead in bar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to the estate of
said EKP Osborne are notified to make imme
diate payment to me, This November 1, 1894,
H N PHAKR, Adm'r of Estate of
EKP Osborne, deceased.
Noy.2, 1894, 6w
J; , NOTICE!
Notice is hereby given that the undersign d
has this day .qualified s executrix of the last
will and testament of Sarah Eagle, dee'd, and
tnat all persons holding claims against said testa
trix, are required to present them for payment,
on or before 15th November, 1895, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their recovery. This
1st October, 1894.
EMMA J. KENDRICK, Executrix
Oct 5,-1894, 6w
Executrix's Not'ce.
Having qualified as Executrix of the Will of
Leroy Kennedy, deceased, I hereby notify all
creditors of the said testator to present their
claims to me duly verified on or before the 1 st
day of October, 1895 ; and all persoiiS indebted
to said decedent will please make immediate pay
ment. MARY E KENNEDY,
Sept. 22, 1894. 6w Executrix.!
7 Waterproof Oil for Shoes .
We have a new preparation ,for oiling and
blacking all kinds of leather. Comes highly
recommended, said to tnake all kinds of leather
damp-proof, making them, soft, pltant, and glv
iug a new life to the stock which has become
hard or worn. Always .'feadyto apply, does not
have to.be Leated. In large boxes, for
? v A M Ili Y v U S E , 10c.
small sample boxes free. Will be glad to
havethe readers of the Democrat call for a
sample and give it a trial... :
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GRADE . ADMITTED HERE.
We have a large Variety of Fine
China fPlates, Salad Bowls, Cake Plates, Cracker
Jars, etc., that we desire to close, and to do so,
will sell them below cost all new goods of the
highest standard. Your attention is directed
TO OUR I
Twenty - Dollar Dinner Sets
. . We have four patterns,
i
Such sets never sold under $30 before. An As
sortment of. fine thin decorated China Tea Sets,
of 56 pieces, only $6. ;
G. S. READ & CO.
April 13. 1894. . ;
ANTIMIGRAINE ! f
:. ''I do not hesitate to pronounce Antimigraine
the best and most effectual headache cure that I
ever tried. It is quick, pleasant and permanent."
" Yours truly, ' Joseph Ferst, ;
Savannah, Ga.
'" FOfSale by
R. H. JORDAN & CO.,
The Retail Druggists:
June 22, 1894.
' QUEEN CITY HOTEL.
' " In. visiting Charlotte,
' . Don't fail to stop at the Queen City Hotel.
Corner East Fifth and College Sts.
Everything firot-class.
s 'RATES, $1 00 PER DAY.
July 6, 1894. W. J. MOORE. Prop'r,
FINEST LOT
Ever brought to Charlotte. This is
no idle boast" We have the finest
lotof PERFUMES in thacity. Rick- .
seeker's best In. FANCY Bottles,-
- Cases, Flasks, etc., in GOOD shape
for an EL KG ANT PRE8ENT.- It
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WILL PAY YOU TO BEE IT.
R H. JORDAN & CO., Druggists
Deq,23,1893 .
How Doctors Become Impervious to
Diseases.
"People wonder how doctors can pre
vent themselves from carrying disease,"
remarked a physician the other day.
"It is simply care, and nothing else, that
makes a physician seem impervious . to
disease. And the method ia so simple
that many people would never notice that
a doctor was taking any precautions what
ever. Now, for instance, I go to the door
of a room which contains a patient having
a contagious disease. I give a knock; per
haps a voice from within will say 'Come
in,' but I make no move. I wait there
until some one opens the door for me.
By touching the door knob I might come
in contact with disease germs. ' I go into
the room; go over to the patient; perhaps
feel the pulse or look at the tongue, always
careful that none of my clothes come in
contact with the bed clothing or anything
else in the room. After this I prescribe
my medicine and leave. I never sit down
in a room' where there is a contagious
disease. After leaving the room I wash
my hands in water containing bichloride
and I am as perfectly free from disease
germs as when I entered the room.
People do not seem to know that you must
come in contact with the germs before
you can carry them. Now all these pre
cautions, with the exception of washing
the hands, would never be noticed in a
sick room, yet I am most careful to carry
each one out. Frequently I do not have
to wash my bands as it is not necessary
to touch the patient. In such cases I al
ways have the door opened for me when
I come in and go out. A careful doctor
does not carry disease; but some are apt
to overlook the importancs of these little
sanitary rules and their patients suffer."
The German Beet Sugar Industry.
Speaking of this industry, Consul
General Dundas says German sugar is
made entirely from beetroots cultivated
by farmers who have an interest in sugar
factories. The average yield of sugar in
the beet is from 14 to 15 per cent and in
order to secure a good yield the roots
destined for . culture art selected solely
with regard to the percentage of their
yield of sugar. Therefore the excellence
of the root in regard to yield and the
production of the seed is a matter of the
first importance. The plant most in de
mand is the little Wanzleben. The fac
tories consume 200 tons to 1,000 tons of
beetroot daily, according to size or work
ing capabilities. The process is as fol
lows: The roots cut into strips are
edulcorated with warm water, and juice
thus obtained is clarified by means of
lime. The residue left is then subjected
to a process .by which all moisture is
extracted by means of presses and uti
lized as provender, which has been found
very serviceable. A second and third
purification with carbonic and sulphu
rous acids follow ; and the sirup and
crystallization operations by evapora
tion and boiling give the final production
of the manufactured article, which is
separated by centrifugal machinery from
the sirup. The deposit left from this
process is the molasses which is so much
used in the manufacture of spirit. The
number of factories in Germany in 1891
was 406, equipped with 4,717 steam
engines of 68,691 horse power, using up
10,623,319 tons of beets, and yielding
24,273,784 cwt. of sugar and 4,815,922
cwt. of molasses. Scientific American.
Victims of youthful follies suffer.
ing from nervous debility, lack of self
confidence, impaired memory, and kin
dred symptoms, should send 10 cents in
stamps for large illustrated treatise, givs
ing means of certain cure, with numer
ous testimonials, sent in plain sealed en
velope. Address, World's Dispensary
Medical Association, 663 Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
THE
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FOR THE
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IN THIS SECTION !
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COOK STOVES, &c.f
AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES!
COME TO OUR STORE
And let us show you through, and be convinced
THAT WHAT WE SAY
IS TRUE!
A Trial is All We Ask !
THOMAS & MAXWELL,
23 West Trade Street.
Oct. 5, 1894.
CHEAPEST HOUSE IN
THE SOUTH
LOOK HERE."
Improved Congress, something entirely new,
no seams to rip. no strings to tie, all -ready, half
soled, and all for $1 CO These shoes are 'made
by the worst set of thieves in the world,.under
the superintendence of a reliable boss, (such
people as we make roads with.) You cannot
buy as much leather from any dealer in Char
lotte for $100 as you get in this Shoe. These
"Look Here" Shews (that's their name) come
sizea 7 to 11, no other, sizes, one pair will last
" nigh onto a year." GILREATH & CO.
Oct. 12, 1894.
Charlotte Seminary
Offers varied and ccmplete courses leading te
college or to a diploma certificate in collegiato
grade. Carl E. Cranz, musical director. Special
courses in Music, Art and Physical Culture.
Boarders accommodated.
MISS LILY LONG, Principal,
411 N Tryoa St
Its Shell is its Fort
How a Tortoise Whip a Rat Without Danger
- . to Itself. ;-.
Pa&kkbsburg, W. Ya., Sept. 30. A
tortoise which was a most unique attrac
tion years ago has returned after nearly
three years' absence. . It is about six
inches in length and: almost a perfect
ellipse in shap. A day or two ago the
tortoise was picked up op town, and was
identified by a series of dates the latest
one 1891 carved into his shell. The
tortoise has proved one of the local at
tractions for tho sports.
The tortoise was presented to a local
merchant four or five years ago by some
one who . picked him up in the forest.
His new owner set him down in the yard
in the rear of the store, and he was
forgotten un'.il one day a few days after
his arrival, whenrone of the clerks heard
a terrific squealing in the yard, and look
ing through the window, saw a strange
sight. A big rat had .attacked the tor
toise and was biting and scratching at
him, but with all his attempts the rat
failed to make even an indentation in the
armor of bis enemy. The unique sight
soon attracted the clerks and customers,
until standing room was at a premium.
The big rat climbed all over the tor-
toise and tried all points of vantage, but
his sharp teeth merely slipped from the
smooth shell. While ail this was going
on the tortoise lay with feet closely
gripped to the ground, while his head
had been drawn in out of sight. Pres.
ently, in climbing over his antagonist,
the rat stood with his hind feet in front
of the place where the tortoise's head
ought to have been, and it was there yet,
for in a second the head and neok shot
out and the horny mandibles closed with
a snap on the rat's hind legs. When
the rat felt the grip it twisted about
with a squeak of pain and rage and tried
its best to get at bis enemy's head, but
the shrewd tortoise bad withdrawn not
only its head but -he rat's hind leg be
tween the upper and under shells out of
its enemy's reach. Fight and struggle as
it would, the rat failed to move the
tortoise an atom. It then turned and
tried to break loose, but that was equally
as ineffectual for a minute, when it broke
away, but with one leg as cleanly ampu
tated as if cut with a knife. The rat
bled to death.
After this battle almost every day a
similar one occurred. Sometimes the
rats doubled-leamed on the scaly gladi
ator, but the result was always the
same a leg amputation, a tail abbre
viated, a disk of hide and flesh cleanly
cleft, or an almost severed neok always
ended the battle. The clerks and young
follows enjoyed the unique departure in
sport, and whenever a battle was on
they filled the windows and doors and
excitedly made their bets on points. The
tortoise never paid any attention to the
spectators, and the rats after getting
fairly excited paid all of their attention
to their enemy. This sort of thing cop
tinued for months until at last it ap
peared as if the rats bad caught on and
quit for good, as they entirely disap
peared from that locality. Some time
after the rats ceased to appear, the tor
toise, probably ennuied from laok of
sport and exercise, disappeared, until he
was found a day or two ago. Phila
delphia Press.
How to Crystallize Flowers.
Arrange some basket forms of any de
sired pattern with pliable copper wire
and wrap them with gauze. Into these
tie to the bottom violets, ferns, gera
nium leaves in fact, any flowers except
full blown roses and sink them in a
solution of alum of a pound to a gal
lon of water. ' Wait until the solution
has cooled, as the colors will then be
preserved in their original beauty, and
the crystallized alum will hold them
faster than when formed in a hot solution.
When you have a light covering of crys
tals that completely envelops the articles,
remove carefully and allow it to drip for
twelve hours. . These baskets make a
very unique ornament and long preserve
their freshness.
The Bridge to Paradise.
Al Sirat is the name of an imaginary
bridge betweenthe earth and the Moham
medan Paradise. It is not so wide as a
spider's thread, and those laden with sin
fall over into he abyss below. Just so
narrow is the bridge between health and
illness, and many there are who fall into
the abyss of chronio invalidism, solely
from the faot that they do not know what
to do to get well. For so many women
suffering from diseases peculiar to their
sex, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
has proved an invaluable boon. For
prolapsus, inflammation of the uterus,
suppressions and all diseases arising
therefrom, it is truly unequaled in its
powers of cure.
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CARL S. GAERTNBR,
July 13, 1894. Dxrxctok.
Rev. Rothrock D. D, .Dead.
The StaU's Oldest Lutheran Minister Passes
Away
Last Friday at his borne near Gold
Hill. Rowan count v. the death of Her.
I V7
Samuel Rothrock, I. D., occurred.'
He was born in Davidson county, his
ancestors being Huguenots. His father
was a blacksmith. , :
Thirsting for a classical education, "he4
says his biographer; "started out on foot
for Penn College, March 27th, 1829, hav
ing across his shoulders a little knapsaok
containing a Bible and some homemade
clothing.and only 50 cents in money iu his
pocket, which amount was to defray his
expenses of travel and . college education
It took him 20 days to make the trip, a
distance of 400 miles, wading creeks and
rivers, and finding shelter and food the
best he could. Arriving at the college,
footsore and tired, he made report to the
President, Rev. Smuoker D. D. who re
ceived him as a father, and directed and
aided him throughout his entire classical
and theological education.. During -his
stay of seven years at the institution at
Gettysburg be made one trip home and
back, walking both ways. And when
he graduated be walked home, thus msk
ing the trip of 400 mi!es,four times over."
He was licensed as a .Lutheran minister
in 1833. His first pastorate was St. John
Salsibury for four years. He was pastor
of historic Old Organ church in Rowan
county for 33 years. His entire active
ministry was spent in North Carolina
except one year.
The University of North Carolina in
1888 conferred the degree of D. D., upon
him.
His first wife, who was a Miss Hoke, of
Gettysburg, lived only one year. He
was married a second time to Mrs Amelia
Arey, of Rowan county, with whom he
lived for over fifty years. She died sev
eral years ago.
During his long and faithful ministry
he baptized about seventeen hundred in
fants and adults ; confirmed twelve hun
dred and twenty-nine members; married
four hundred and seventeen couples;
buried nine hundred and twenty-two
people ; and preached over four thousand
regular sermons, besides many publio ad
dresses, and thousands upon thousands
of catechetical lectures and pastoral visita
tions.
At his death he was 84 years, 11
months and six days old.
He leaves one child, Prof. Li. i. Roth
rock, for a long time principal of Mount
Amcdna bemmary.
He had made all arrangements about
his funeral and burial, requesting that
Rev. W. A. Lutz preach his funeral with
out eulogy, but to say to the audience :
" there lies a sinner saved by grace." He
also requested that he should be buried
in a cheaper coffin and with less expense
than bad been bestowed upon his de
ceased wife, whom he deemed worthy of
more respect and attention than bimBelf.
The funeral took place yesterday at
Union church, conducted by Pastor liutz,
of Winston, assisted by Revs. A. C.
Brown, W. P. Huddle and C. B. King.
Rev. Lutz's discourse, taken from the
parable of the talents in the 25th chapter
of St. Matthews, was splendid and was
listened to by a large audience. The
body of our beloved "Father Rothrock,"
as he was familiarly called, now rests in
the grave yard near Union church but
his spirit must surely be in the Paradise
of God.
No blemish rests upon his character.
Not a stain tarnishes the fair name he
has left behind him. Perhaps no one of
the present generation has fallen among
us so universally esteemed. The memory
of such a man cannot die. The influence
of such a character cannot be destroyed
by death, " The righteous shall be held
in everlasting remembrance." Concord
Standard.
The Feminine Left Foot.
A Young Woman of Observation Says that It
Needs Very Serious Attention.
"I certainly would like to know," said
a young woman of observation, "why it
is that 90 per cent, of women turn in their
left foot when they run up stairs.. If
both feet were turned in 1 could under
stand it, but it is only the left foot that
is the offending member. I've asked lots
of girls why they do it oh, bless yon 1 I
do it myself and they have all denied
the failing, but when a committee of
investigation was appointed the verdict
always was that the left foot was turned
in, and that it was turned in at the toes.
Then when we came to inquire into the
reason for this defect of gait it seemed
that nobody could furnish any that would
bear discussion. ' Some said it must be
because of the pressure of the skirts, but
that could not be, because the skirts
would affect both feet alike. Then, too,
we tried running up stairs with the skirts
lifted free of both feet, but it -was no use
the poor left foot remained in disgrace
and weakly continued to toe in. When
we walked up stairs with dignified con.
ssiousness, as we should do if we knew
we were being watched by some of . you
fellows from below, each foot kept
straight ; but immediately we started to
run we found that it needed alb of our
restraining care . to keep the; left tootsie
from pointing its big toe in the face of
the big toe ot tne right loot, xne general
verdict was that it was dono naturally
and, therefore, unconsciously that we
were, in fact, as Jack would say, 4a lot of
unbroken fillies all having the common
fault of interfering with the near hind
foot.'
"But, as I have said, none of lis could
give any specific, demonstrable Teason
for this defect in progress, and I'm very
much inclined to - grieve over it : . for.
what s the use of training yourself to
look like a cross between a Greek goddess
and one of Du Manners square shouldered
English women, shod in French kid
shoes, if every time you ran up an Ameri
can staircase you turn your left foot like
a weak-kneed New Jersey heifer ? It
makes me sad and mad to think of it,
and I've been thinking a good deal about
it of late, in a very chastened frame of
mind The only explanation 1 can give
of this defect in the great and gorgeous
creature that we re growing up to be,
that it's a case of locomotive atavism.
The natural gait of us all-of the old Eve
as well of the old Adam was to walk
with the toes of both feet turned in to
ward each other in primitive neighborly
fashion. In these days of the elevation
ot the dextrous we have conquered the
tendency to revert in the right foot, but
old tendency. lingers in the neglected
left foot, and betrays our simian origin.
Ton men have succeeed in stamping the
teuuue iQing out, ana we win, too, ii
only the great world ot women is aroused
to an appreciation of the gravity of this
defect in our training.
"Now that its existence is going to be
made public, I look, of course, for the
immediate and universal formation of
Societies for the Correction of Atavistio
Tendencies of Locomotion in the Female
Left Foot." New York Sun.
A Queer North Carolina Race.
Are these Descendants of Members of the Lost
Colony of Roanoke ?
There live in the swamps of Robeson
county, North Carolina, a strange race
of people. Their manners, customs and
personal appearance are unlike those of
any other race on the American continent.
They live wUhin themselves, and their
neighbors, both white and colored is lim
ited to the extent which necessity de
mands. Among the citizens of the county
they are called Portugese and mulatoes.
They are neither. Recent investigations
by antiquarians who have closely studied
their characteristics, inoline to the opin
ion that they are tne descendants of the
Croatan Indians and the lost colony of
Roanoke Island.
It is an historicial fact that on the ar
rival of the relief expedition fitted out by
sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Richard Gren-
ville the colony planted on Roanoke
Island a few months before had totally
disappeared. Years afterwards, when
the country bad become sparsely settled
by the English, and when the Tuscarora
Indian were the dominant tribe, it was ft
tradition among them that in the interior
there were white men who were members
of a smaller tribe of Indians, and that
these men possessed many of the gifts of
the English. It is generally tbongbt
that when the English vessels sailed to
England for supplies for the infant colony
those left on Roanoke Island were too
weak to defend themselves against the
Croatan Indians, their nearest neighbors
and that in an incursion the men were
killed and the women and children carried
away into captivity.
Whatever may be the supposition, the
fact, nevertheless, remains that in this
remote county of the old North State,
there exists today a strange and peculiar
people. Their associations have in the
main been with those who previous to the
war were know in the Sjuthern States
as free negroes. They intermarried with
these free negroes and the majority of them
are more or less tinctured with African
blood. This admixture, however, does
not change their characteristics. There
are among them certain families who
have held aloof from such alliances, and
these occupy a position of superiority.
While they are not, in the strictest sense
tribunal in their government, they bow
in implicit obedience to their rulers who
are always members of these pure blooded
families. These pfcre bloods in personal
appearanoe resemble the Portugese, but
in every other characteristic they are
more like the Indian. They sre brave,
generous, natural hunters, fine shots and
very truthful. The swamps abound in
game, such as bear deer, ducks, turkeys
and smaller animals and birds. They
never forget an injury aqd treasure up
their feelings of vengeance until they find
a way to gratify it. They live in houses
of peculiar architectual designs resembling
the "dug out" ot the primitive Western
Settler.
A few years ago these people became
a source of terror to their white neighbors
One of their principal men, Henry Ueiry
Lowrey, organized a band of them and
wrought as much crime in Robeson and
the adjoining counties as did the James
gang in its more extensive field of opera
tions. This man, on account of a real or
fancied wrong, waylaid and murdered a
wealthy and influential white man, a Mr.
Townsend. The horrors ot an Indian
war, except the scalping of the victims,
followed. Women and children were
killed as well as able bodied men. No
race was exempt. It was a war of exter
mination Houses were burned, stocks
destroyed, and the country laid waste
After committing depredations, the band
would return to the swamps, which are
almost as impenetrable as the jungles of
India. They are covered with dense un
derbrush, and only those familiar with
their recesses are able to find the hidden
paths that lead into their depths. Low
rey possessed considerable intellect, and
being familiar with every inch of ground
showed himself an adept in the warfare.
His second in command, Stephen Lower,
his uncle, was a capable lieutenant, and
was often sent on a marauding expedition
with a part of the command, while the
chief would strike at a distant point.
This was continued for several years,
and became so disastrous to that portion
of the State that the Legislature passed
Um act granting amnesty to all the despe
radoes except Henry Berry and siepnen
Lowery, for whose capture or death a
reward of $10,000 was offered. This
action of the State had the desired effect
and the war came to an end. What be
came of the leaders is not known. They
were never captured, and no one ever
claimed the reward for killing them.
They disappeared and their followers re
sumed the even tenor of their way.
These people are legal citizens of the
United States, but seldom avail them
selves of their privileges. They take no
interest in either local or national affairs.
They have fought against all efforts for
their improvement, and live today the
same lives their ancestors did. N Y Sun.
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Sherman and DnBignon.
How
the Distinguished. Georgian. Reported
the Loss of His Pet Pony, v .
When the national convention of. law
yers met in the west some years., ago Mr.
duBignon was sent to represent treorgia,
his native state. Being one of the rising
young men of his region he was also in
vited to respond to the toast, . "ine
Toung Manhood of the South," at the
large banquet to be given.
The young lawyer prepared his reply
with care, feeling he had done his best,
which was all the bar could expect ot
him. His toast was the tenth in line and
the toaatmaster had pronounced in diss
tinct tones the title of the toast, and
added that Mr. Fleming duBignon, of
Georgia, would reply.
The lawyer rose slowly to bis leet,
glancing as he did so down the long
double line of expectant, polite, upturned
faces smiling at bim, encouraging him to
proceed.
"Gentleman ot the bar," he began,
"I M
"General Sherman," delightedly broke
in the toastmaster, and "Sherman !"
"Sherman!" was echoed all down the
table, which saw dotens of men stand
to their feet to greet the, great soldier
Uwer as he entered the room , - .
General Sherman had promised to at
tend this convention, but had been de
tained by other engagements until this
late hour, and bis advent was ' hailed
with a burst of weloome as he advanced
down to his vacant chair. : Every one
was shaking hands with him, creating
quite a hubbub.
When it finally subsided the toastmas
ter turned again to the young Georgian
and said :
"Will Mr. duBignon now proceed with
the toast, "The Toung Manhood ot the
South?"-
The Georgian sat for an instant dazed.
He was young and the excitement break,
inginto his speeoh had "floored" him.
What was he going to do ? What was
he going to say? Every lice of his pre
pared toast had left him, every bit of -his
plan of thought had deserted thim.-- To
stand there a confirmed dullard ; to be
unable to respond to the toast that in
volved all his patriotism, . when that
speech was intended to show, the north
erners just what the southerners could
do and bet It was humiliating; it .was
agonizing.
All this, however, did not occupy the
space of time it takes to tell it. It flashed
through his brain like lightning, and even
during the latter part of these thoughts
he was rising mechanically to his feet.
He stood still for a second and -aw
General Sherman's face looking at Lira
with interest. The silence was appal
ing! He felt that everyone was thinking,
"Poor fellow, he doesn't know what to
say.'
In a quiet tone, in which, however,
he
felt a quiver, he commenced :
"Gentlemen, I am confounded ! 'The
advent of so noted a warrior as General
Sherman has made rae forget every word
of my speech" the men all ' looked anx
ious and interested "but L think . you
can scarcely wonder at my confusion.
Georgians are so used to the fact of Gen
eral Sherman following them, that it is
enough to simply paralyze one of thorn
to be asked to follow the general." rTbore
was a pause for an instant over the
young fellow's audacity, and then the
room rang with appreciative applause of
his excellent wit. v
Men leaned over their plates and imme
diately fixed themselves into attitudes of
interest ; they at once perceived that, at
least, and original young, chap -was. go
ing to speak.
. Mr. duBignon felt the personal - mag
netism he had excited reflect' on . himself,
and continued with more assurance. "
He said that he would tell a story
about the young manhood of the south ;
the very young manhood, including his
first impressions of General Sherman.
The time was the civil war, the place
Milledgeville, Ga. "I was only a -little
shaver he started, ''staying at - home
taking care of my mother And' younger
brother. AH the men had; gone to -.war.
The cry started in the morning '.Shewn an
is coming I' It increased from a whisper
to a frightened shout . The old- negroes
who were at home left the .field and plow
and gathered in their cabins, exactly as
if it had been said. 'The judgment day is
coming?' People stood irresolute in the
street, not knowing what to do or
whether it was best to go anywhere.
Even the chickens and cows seemed to
understand that portentious phrase that
was filling the air 'Sherman is coming.'
"And later on he came. Soldiers and
horses, they began to fill the little town
and the people's houses, and fear was the
prevailing element.
"I insisted that my Shetland pony.and
my brothers pet rooster must be -saved.
My mother equally insisted that i .was
to stay in the house, for if not the sol
diers would carry me away. I was made
ft prisoner but owned a window, and
when I saw one of the soldiers go under
our house and catch the rooster and
wring its neck, I was certain my pony
would go next. So jumping out of the
window, Iran to the soldier, and doub
ling up my fist, cried : 'Dog-gone you,
old yankee, if you take that pony I'll re,
port you to General Sherman He
stopped for an instant, and then contin
ured, courteously : "General, he did. take
my pony, and this is my first opportu
nity to report to you."
Mr. duBignon, of Georgia won the day.
Men cheered him as he took his seat
for his cleverness, and General Sherman
jumping up, said : "Will some one present
me to the youn g rebel V ICew York
Press. '
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