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CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1896.
VOLUME XLIT NUMBER 2269
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HOUSTON AND HIS DEAD. I man CD me that,
enoot straight.
Shoot and
stood hesit&-
WHY
HE IS EXTERMINATING
JFNNINGS FAMILY.
THE
Apr 3, 1996
TeT. P. KEERANS, .
Dentist,
5ov 2,
UGa W. HARRIS,
Attorney sou vuuunciiur i uow
. j j 40 t :i .1 :
OSBORNE, MAXWELL &
U KEEKANS.
Attorneys at Law,
Offices 1 and 3 Law Building.
Oct 20, 1895
N. PHARR,
Attorney at Law,
Office No. 14 Law Building.
QLARKSON & DUL8,
Attorneys at ijaw,
Office No. 12 Law Building.
D
Judge Jennings, Whom He Killed lmt
Week, His Second Victim, and Still More
Probably to Come.
New York Sun.
For the second time in his life
"Senator" Temple Houston, son ol
the famous Gen. Sam Houston, first
Preident of the republic of Texas,
will be put on trial for his life out in
Oklahoma. Two men have fallen
before his pistol. The first was E i
Jen Dings, son of Judge Jennings, ot
Oklahoma- He fell in what the
Wtst calls a fair fight, and Houbh
ton was triumphantly acquitted.
That was in the spring. Last week
Houston shot and killed Judge Jen
nings, the father of the first victim.
Jennings had no chance for his life
as the other pressed the revolver
n rr t i r, a t KSa hraafit. hftfArn firiniv
HIT Til M WM mm U ff.....v ... W.W.W M mm
. N' FM AKK Houston Kave himself up.
in UKianomr, wnen a man aevei
ops a habit of shooting at his fellow
men, it may mean one ot two things
either that he is a desperado and
a murderer at heart or that he has
made it bis practice to oppose in
stead of opposing who are. Temple
Houston's reputation was that of
a man who never sought a quarrel
and never shirked a fight. He was
such a character as is seldom found
nowadays, except in dime novels or
on the borders of civilization, lne
exegieucies of a new country s de
velopment brings out such charac
ters, and they are invariably heroes
to their friends and acquaitacces.
It is claimed to distinction in Ok
lahoma to be able to say truly that
Houston is your friend. The Hon.
Edgar Jones, of the Supreme Court
of Oklahoma, once wrote this of
him:
' Temple is one of the grandest
personalities io the Western coun
try. He is as profound in law as a
Bacon, at polished as a Chesterfield,
and as brave as a Davy Crockett."
In a country where the titles are
prevalent it would be strange if
such a man did not bear one. His
admiring tellow.ctizens long ago
btstowed upon him the title of "Sen
titor," probably b cause he never
has ben a Senator, nor tried to be
one, and thn ugh all lhat part ol the
oouutry he is universally greeted as
Senator Houston. Physically he is
well qualified for heroic roles, for
he towers above a six-foot man.
Rrr TWla-n Mr Pin He is forly year8 old' tml doeLBn 1
. o . J oraan oo 00. look H 0e of bi8 Btriking chars
acteristics is his reddish brown
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Amazed the other
ting.
"Shoot, I tell you," shouted Hooa
ton. "I killed your brother. Shootl"
Slowly Jennings raised his pistol
but before the muzzle had come to
a level with Houston's heart there
was a flash from Love's revolver and
Jenning's arm fell, the bones of the
wrist shattered by the ballet. A
second shot from the sheriff put out
light. Jennings ran out of the door
and escaped. When the lamp was
relighted it showed Houston kneel
ing over the body of the man he had
killed, with bis face bowed in bis
hands. He and Love were tried to
gether, and acquitted in ten min.
utes. Since that time there has been
a feud between Houston and the
Jennings family. Everybody knew
that sooner or later it would become
a question whether Houston would
kill the Jenningses or they would
kill him.
No oyert act was committed after
the fight in Cabinet saloon such as
to precipitate a shooting affray until
last Monday. On that day, it was
said, Judge Jennings, going up town
in Woodward to his home, met
Temple Houston's little son coming
from school. The boy said some
thing to him, and Judge Jennings
spat in his face. This meant that
Houston or Judge Jennings, or both
vould probably be killed when they
met. On hearing of the occurrence,
Houston took his revolver and went
cut to find the judge. Tbey met in
the same s loon where Houston had
killed Ed, Jennings. The judge was
standing at the bar when bis enemy
came in. Not a word was spoken
on either side. Houston was beside
Jennings in three steps, pressed his
revolver against his heart, and fired.
Jennings spoke just once.
' I'm a dead man," he said, and in
five minutes he was.
Houston went out to lock for an
officer. When he gave himself up
he merely remarked:
' 4iIt was my life or his."
It is universally believed in
Woodward that if Houston be ac
quitted be will have to kill John
Jennings also, or be killed by bim.
Many of his friends say that he will
he acauitted. Tbey contend that
Judge Jennings's spitting in y uog
Houston's face was prsctioally a
notice to the b jv's father that he
would shoot to kill at their next
meeting, and the belief is general
that Judge Jenuings would have
sbot Houston bad be had time.
Some wimesses say that be had al
ready grippedliia revolver when his
adversary fired. Houston will prob
ably be tried in the same court and
prosecuted by the same attorneys
as in his trial for the murder of
John Jennings.
Hundreds of persons from all over
i ha countrv who were at the Chica-
10 PoDOcratic convention last July
will remember Temple Houston as
a strikingly picturesque personage,
even in that collection of freaks.
His height and bearing made him
noticed, but he would have been
conspicuous apart from his physical
advantage, because of the wild fer
vor with which he whooped for the
silver cause. He was the head of
the delegation from Oklahoma, bav
rialacr&te bv the
courtesy, and aUo of the influence i , e8t m8jorjty given to any dele
which he weilded, is shown by the & w b&. acqaitted
Into a crowoea p. - hTr of murdering John
my life," said the Oklahoma giant.
"and 1 m getting too old to begin
The click of the slide punctuated
the sentence.
Senator Houston looked at the
man for a mioute very bard, took a
step toward bim, then stopped, and
shook bis bead sadly. -
"No, I suppose it wouldn't do,"
he murmured to himself
" "Young man," said a bystander
who knew Houston, to the camera
fiend, "you and your picture box
have just had the narrowest escape
on record.
What Houston told the man is
true. He has never bad a photo
graph taken. The picture repro
duced here was diawn by an artist
at the Chicago convention. When
be ran for Congress, some years
ago, Houston's friends made a de
termined effort to get a photograph
from which to make a print of bim,
and knowing his prejudices on the
subject, even went so far as to se
crete a photographer in the parlor.
Unluckily for them the Senator
f und out the plot. He left town,
and didn't come back for five days.
William Jennings Bryan.
Augusta Chronicle,
Had William J. Bryan been suc
cessful in Tuesday's election, the
newspaper writers of the country
would vie with each other today iu
the employment of complimentary
phrases to eulogize the m&n and en
large upon his wonderful campaign
and glorious victory. With the
Chronicle the defeat of Mr. Bryan
makes no difference in our etmate
of the the man. Mr. Bryan is as
high in our esteem today, as a de
feated candidate, a-fc would have
been had victory perched upon bis
standard
The Next Congress.
Baltimore bun.
Much interest now attaches to the
probable composition of tbe next
Hou-je ana Son ate. lhe republicans
will it appears, after-March 4, 1877
according to some estimates, have
is tbe Senate 44 votes, or almost
eaougb, with the Vice President's
help to control " that body. With
tbe help of sound money democratic
Senators the gold standard man
will nave a majority of the 90 Sen
ators constituting the upper House
for non partisan measuies in the
public interest. Last Tuesdays
elections produced gains and losses,
but a net gain of six or seven seems
to be assured to tne uo
minant party. In one or two States
the figures are subject, perhaps, to
change when returns are moe fully
scanned, but the outlook promises
well for tbe permanent suppression
of the free coinage majority which
has so long dominated the Senate.
The opposition to the republican
Senators will consist, it seems, of
abut thirtv silver democrats, four
sound money democrats, five silver-1 planter, refused to sell tbe
ites pore and simple, and six popu- i at any price.
lists. OQOUIU ine iiagtsiaiureu ui uiu unuinoBiwruioviupui
North Carolina and South Dakota I ton was ginned and baled in 1&4,
turn out to be popocratio, two voles I one was set aside from the entire
will be added to the opposition, ana I lot, saying to nis son at tne time
i Old Cotton Bale.
Augusta Evening Newt
Perhaps the oldest bale of cotton
in the world was purchased last
Wednesday by Mr. Alien Fleming
of Fleming fc Fostei'a Compres
Company.
Tbe Cotton was grown in Lau
rens County, S. C, 1834 by
an old man by the name of
Watts.
The ootton though old was snowy
white and not the least tinged with
yellow. It was a curiosity to the
coaon men of today and attracted
considerable attention. The bale
was of usual size and was packed in
a ooarse home-made cloth woven
from old rags into a sheet Tbe
ties which held the bale together
was -made from grape vines and
were as hard and taut as raw bide
thongs
The cotton has been in the family
eversince it was made, dumped
(rom tbe cotton press into the yard.
It was then taken into the old barn
where it has been safely sheltered
for morb than 60 years.
Mr. Watts, though fairly a rich
o ttoo
more optimistic view of the subject
than that of the Watchman. Not.
withstanding the great annual in
crease of new books and other read
ing matter, we do not learn that
there is any falling off in the publi
cation and sale of tbe Bible. It may
be that there "is less study of the
book than there was before reading
matter became cheap and abundant,
but so long as the sale of Bibles
maintains tbe old-time ratio as to
population, we shall not be ablo to
believe that tbey are not read.
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it would have a m-jonty. Five of
the 44 Senators credit ea to tbe re
publican column Carter, Clark
Shoup, Warren and Wolcott have
hitherto voted for free coinage, but
some of them are expected to be
inflpeuct-d by the verdict of tbe
polls. On tbe other hand, in addi
tion to the four democrats classed
as gold democrats, tbtre are five
Brvanites German, Murphy, Mills,
may be a poor man when I came to
die and in case I am I want that
bale of cotton," pointing to the par
ticular bale, 'and the proceeds used
to defray my funeral expenses."
The years rolled by, he continued
to add to his wealth, and when be
had lived his allotted time Ire was
pretty well fixed in this world'
goods, and tbe cotton was left un
sold Some time before Mr. Watts'
demise be took ocasion to remark
to his son that iu case the cotton
was not used to keep it in the fam
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Executor's Notice.
Having qualified as executor on the
estate of V. G Ott, on October 1st,
1896, notice is hereby given to all persons
indebted to the estate of said V. G. O't, to
makjs immediate payment and settlement;
and all persons having claims against said
estate will present them for payment on
or before October 22od 1897, or this
notice will be plead In bar of their recov
ery. This, tbe 22nd day of Octobsr, 1898.
K. A. OSBORNE.
oct 21 lm Executor.
WAIT
Martin and Mttcht-ll who have in
Thmurhin the midst of defeated I the D-t voted against free coinage
rn a Viiu.tH tinnAa Mr Fir i7 1 ait the ishue of tree coinage 18 DOW a
iuuvnr''- ""f- ' "'J I . 7 . . . " u I m i..
an stands today head and shoulders dead one, it is pernaps.not too muuu uy, Ku.ru.ug .v t..jr .
above bis fellows, a mighty man of to say that there will be in the Sen- sell i. under any circumstances ox-
mnrlrman nhn nuAnAdh I ate at Its HeXt BOBSlOn an aOBOIUte I Cepb IOr IttUOrsl Oaucubob. auom-.
not be ashamed. He has fought a majority consisting of 40 repubh- was then taken in chsrge by young
k ho. trnt fi.h I nana and eirht or nine democrats 1 Watts and was more carefully
guou uguv, ----- :--7 - :.k atiir.haA htr him than W hia fath-
with the people, mere are none, i agaiuot uj juuuw nuwnUfi . j
CHARLOTTE
NOT UNTIL
SATURDAY,
FOR TDK
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SHOWS UNITE
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THE LARGEST AND
RICHEST SHOW
EVER ORGANIZED.
hair, which hangs in long wavy
curls almost to his shoulders, put-
finer nut in glorious luzuriance from
beneath the wide sombrero which
ho alwavs wears. But lor one ec
centricity be would be regarded
neat in his attire. He will not wear
suspenders, a peculiarity which once
drew from an Oklahoma belle this
appealing comment:
Senator Houston, I wish you a
tell me what makes yo- wear your
pants so neglige."
Had the speaker been a man, in
result would been dire, to worn
en theSaoator was always tne pins
nrnmtAai. An instance of this
fnllnwin? eDisode:
J . ... TT . . n a
railroad car io wnicn nouswu Bt
came two elderly women, neither
were oi aiircuo j
i ru J:.fr lin call There was no vacant seat in the car.
need in j j Immediately u
and see 119.
GARIBALDI & BRUNS
(Next to Gilreath & Co.'s Shoe Store)
JOHN FARRIOR,
w.uk.tAr and Jeweler, dealer
a jv. u in ... . ; -T I o
in DUmonds, Watches, Clocks, Jew-1 onep 80genlie a8 to be
elry, Silver and Silver jriaicn . wbisper:
Soecial attention given vo x
,t. jan AO, io
non seeing them, the
Senator jumped up, and with a low
bow begged that one oi w
him the honor to accept bis place,
nobody followed his example The
sicantio Chasterfield looked around
bim with a saddened face. Then be
rJaintivelv. in bis suavest
almost a
Watch Hepainn:
Don't you think
You have been promising
your wife lone enmigb to buy
Lr A NEW bTOVE? There
"Gentlemen, is noDOdy going w
give this lady a seat?"
If every cushion had been full of
mn in that car COUiuu v
" ' . :rl Tko atnnrl I . t : r. hia nhair
have risen more Bwuujr. i tne ngnt. jumpiug P
nman .rrasDed with surprise, . reaohed back toward his hip
fell into tbe nearest seat, and at
tempted to thank her benefactor.
"Don't mention it, madoro, said
k. Ynur thanks are not owing to
av
t a L t lom ATI
me, Dili io iuc 6V"V".
(with great eropbftsia;,
the
of the charge ot murdering
Jennings. He had served the cause
of free silver on the stump during
several campaigns. It is said bis
friends labored with him to prevent
k,a mariner his revolver in his belt
at the convention, and persuaded
bim only alter rep-ated assurance
that there would be no shooting, in
ciew of his expoiiences at Oklaho
ma conventions it is not to be won
dered at one time he felt doubts
The last Democratic convention of
the territory was one long succes
sion of riots, despite the efforts of
Jack Love, who was sergeant-alarms.
Knives and revolvers were
drawn at one time, and it was only
Houston's influence that preventea
either friends or foes,whocan charge
uoon him responsibility lor Demo
cratic defeat. His campaign has
hAm a marvel of Dersonal force. He
has carried hooe and enthusiasm
into ranks which were hopeless at
tbe time of hi nomination and dread
and uonsternation icio the cohorts
of a boastful and confident adcer.
sary. Through weeks of the most
active camDaiycintr and oitterest
ODDOsition he was gone ont-cathed
with his sincerity ui questioned and
his honor untarnished. Hid he
been victorious, he would have gone
into the White Hou3e with a follow
inir of in eose lovalty. and now that
deleat bas retur'ned bim to private
life, becarries with bim the admira
tion, tbe respect and the confidence
of millions ot bis fellow cilizms.
When Mr Cleveland firsi promul
gated his tariff reform message ii
resulted in his overthrow, but when
tbe tariff came to the front as the
controlling issue four years later
the people looked upon Mr. Cleve
land as the .ogical candidut- and he
wan nominated and ejected by a ti
dal wave of popular enthusiasm.
If the Bepublican party shall fail to
meet the demands of thd peop'e and
of the bueines interests of tbe coun
try, in reforming our financial con
dttioos and correcting the evils in
our currency system, and four years
hence the fiuancial question should
again be the slogan ot the campaign
there can be but little doubt that
the masses will return to Bryan as
theis logical leader, and be will go
silver. Tbe estimate is moderate
one, taking no accoant of tbe t fleet
of tbe election on out and out stiver
republicans and silver democrats.
As some silver Senators have notor
iousiv been influenced to lavor si:
ver against thir .wn teter jurig
ment out of deference to ihe supp6s
ed overwhelming silver pentiment
among their coustituei ces it is not
unieasonble to expect a u nber ot
them now to deolace heir true views
and come over to the winning
ide.
Fitly eight Senators hold over
after March 3 nxt. a follows: Re
publicans, 28; Bryauite democrats,
20; sound money democrats, 4; silver
ites j,ure and simple, 3. p pulists, 3
Tbirtp two vacancies are to be fill
ed. Republicans have already been
,.innn m nil meed reDublicans "n Io
" .
a and Vermont and seats have
gained io Ohio and Maryland, Brice
and Gibson baveing been displaced
Demccratic senotors have been
ehosen in Louisiana and Mississippi
tosuoceed democrats There is now
a republican majority of two in the-
Keniucky legislature, wnicn win
elect a republican successor to Sena
tor Blackburn. Democrats will suo
aed democrats in Alabama, Arkan
sas, Florida, Georgia, Missouri and
South Crolina. There will possi
bly be a democratic gain in Dele
ware ana anoiner m yi suiuiuu "
Calitornia, Conneticut, New Hampshire-
North Dakota. Pennsylvania
and Oregon republican Senators
will be chosen to succeed republican
er.
Mr. Watts. Jr.. was industri
onsand when he cross over the riv
er it was not necessary to dispose of
it to pay the expenses of funeral.
Before the young man died be
made a will to his sister, and in that
will it was his exnressed wish that
the precious bale be disposed of only
for tbe purpose of obtaining money
to pay her funeral expenses if it be
neoessary.
When she died she was weaitny
and the cotton was not sold.
Miss Watts lecently died in tea
t .t and wbn the ffnal weeding op
of hr estate was made the cotton
was put on tbe market and was
old.
THE ADAM FOREFATJGH
AND
SELLS BROTHERS.
ENORMOUS SHOWS COMBINED
2 BIGGEST MENAGERIES.
2 BIGGEST CIRCUSES
2 BIGGEST BIPPODROMFS
BASED ON MILLIONS. TRUE- iMOBAL. GLORIOUS
Creation's Crowning Thousand Wonders.
into the White House upon tbe crest Republican senators will be gained
of a tremendous wave of popular en
thusiasm a wave which enthuastio
followers vainly hoped had culmin
ated in this eleotion.
We believe that no candidate ever
passed through so bitter a campaign
so absolutely unstained as William
J. Bryan, and men of all parties and
oil shade of ooinions. will endorse
miwmw r
in New York, Indiana, Illinnis and
Wisconsin, displacing Hill, Voorhees
Palmer and Vilas. Colorado will
send back Teller and Idaho
Utah well send respectively
a populist and a Bilver republican
North Carolsna is expected to return
a republican and South Dakota will
perbap, replace a popunsi wuo
Mr.
sure
I ielt
that
i - i .
uea trioute
Post:
We think h proper to say of
Bryan personally, however, that
Ihoro n eed be nothing ot humiliation
pocket and hissed in a penetrating I qt digtreH8 to him in the contempla-
wb.sper: , , o . . tion ot b deteat.
'Gentlemen, aon u o-c-sn. . KJma if w th oourase ana aevouoo.
- . a I aa -
While wandering aooui vuiuog"
Houston was an object of curiosity
a
.i ,.n : -.ttfl and rooll mer I rAnnblican. Udoq the whole, the
mo IOIIUW1UK lit bww.u- I - t . , - mr 1
A - . v, n 1.1 uQninmiiii iKun.iHiini uioud w.
I U Lil liliC " iru. r r
3 next, more business like body in
reoentyears. with tbe silver interest
in the minority, As respects the
isriff, it is doubtful whether a stiffly
Protective" character could com
mand a maiorilv.
" " ... T T L
Ol tne mouse ui
mingled with admiration.
Thn Romoosition
nimseii wnu wuiK - - -- - . . . j c
from the beginning to tbe end of tbe Representative cannot y et be defi
iroui lunuvg & . :t I .,aaA hut. It will contain a
campaign, ue DBB.eimuueu euu'i mnaj ow-, - -- ----
for
Id keeD I -u-ri mnncr the street ur
no UKaoonia j?"u,,1D , Bpreu uiu - . ,. . .
hU seat while a lady was stanjng tnat Buffalo Bill had bleached
is no excuse for further promise
while we arr selling them s"
LOW.
WE HAVE THEM AT
ALL prices:
CALL IN AND 8JJK THEM. EVEN IF
YOU Don't want to ouv now I
FULL LINE OF KiKo-
Ptoves, and Kitchen
Slate ana Tin koouds, t
for his own insistance Hous- ... an(j uken up a residenoe in
ton would not have been brought Cnicag0f ftnd orowds of the gamins
to Vial for killing EJ Jennings. No would feilow ftm about, respectful
body wanted to try him. but he de- , entreating bim to produce a gun
manded that he be tried. The cir- Bboot the insulators off the teles
cumstancesofthekillingweretbeEe: ph poles. To the women he was
a inninr. who came of a farm- erD8tat delight. His magnificent
lv celebrated forcouiage andabi.ity I pDyBiqoe, his handsome face
to use a gun, opposed Houston in a rounded by its long curls his
lawsuit at Woodward, v,,.,
the course of which hot words pass
ed between tbe lawyers.
night Houston was in tbe Cabinet
Joon with bis friend, Jack Love,
tbe sheriff of tbe county. -
n nrrs wirn u is 1 -
rumor l rr,,rno aiif h unblim-I vrv decided msi nty
- I " ..... . i.' i i.:, ;0 I mointnnannA of the ffold stand
itv ot laitn in nimseu uu iu uia lud ui.... . :. " ,
uy ui vu u I j Tk. Rflnnhlii'ans class its
mou duvu i tru, "vr ' it rr.
KepuDucans
sion such a power over
I mAmhershiD as follows: Rept
guts o uki I o99. nmn(rat 119: PoDulists and
as mav truiv uo oam iu --
ma uji - j i ;, tc A mnra tar
AUeged Ignorance of the Bible.
Washington Post
Tbe Watchman, a religious news
paper published in Boston, is im
pressed with and grieved by the be
lief that the people of tbe United
States are becoming less and less
familiar with the holy Scriptures.
It declares that a generation it
growing up in tbe Sunday schools
that is practically unacquainted
with the Bible Literary men of the
hichest standing, tbe Watchman
says, deplore tbe popular ignorai ce
of the Scriptures, antl well they my
if the Watchman's estimate of the
prevalence of such ignorance is jus
tified by tbe facts of the situation;
for it is regrettable on literary and
educational as well as on religious
and moral grounds. No person can
be regarded as edecaied or as profi
cient in literature of history who
bas not made himself familiar with
the Old and New Testaments. Even
though one is not, and is unlikely to
become religious, in the srict sense
of the word, he cannot afford to be
ignorant of writings that have been
one of the chief factors io human
history. -
The Watchman reports that
preachers say tbey can no longer
take it for granted that tbe simplest
Biblical auusionB iu mwir ecimvuo
will be understood by members of
'heir congregations who have spent
ten years or more in tbe Sunday
school. It. s?r kes us that this is an
arraignment of tbe Sunday schools
that these cburcb-going per
sons have attended. Tne great ob
ject of such schools cannot and
many homes do not furnish
Acoording to the Watchman, it is
not alone the non-religious, the free
thinkers, tbe irreverent, but also the
ot knowi-
1
2 Stupendous and Superbly Comipete Menageries.
We have them. No one else has.
100 Open Dens, Cars and Chariot Cages.
. We have them. No one else has.
Biggest Herds of Best Trained Elephants.
We have tbtm. No one else has.
A SCHOOL OP
sur-
re
faultlessly
hands, on
mhn a rA H ABti t lit fl
A more temperate i- w,;t Tt aMrt that
tba religious press teems with com
plaints that Christian people do not
know their Bibles; that the daily
papers, daring the last two or three
PHENOMENAL PERFORMING SEA
LIONS AND SEALS.
TV e. have hem. No one else bas.
3iant Male and Female
HIPPOPOTAMUSES.
We have them. No oue else has.
A Monster Full-Grown
POLAR BEAB.
We have it No one elto bas.
A Tremendous 2-Horned
8UMATBA RHINOCEROS.
We have it. No oce else has.
A Flock of Towering Sahara
OSTRICHES.
We have them. No one else hat.
A Strange Gnu, or Horned Horse; A Mag
nificent Niger Antelope; A Noble Eland,
and many R-rert Cwaturet -We havs
them all. No one else has.
The Most Colossal Hippodrome and Coarse.
All the Superb Rao. s of All Time. The Eminem
.We have thtm alL No one else has
The One Donble Circns Maxliaus of BIoden,Tlmes.
ablv small feet,
booted, and bis slender
which he wore a
left one of course, as no Oklahoma
cramlemsn would mase a praouu
nt alovinir his pistol hand;,
;td their keenest aamirauuu,
ii.i k. kitArff r( Anranc&n I nilverites. lb
pare .i - "ii. ' . ' I.Vs-" ... th Kenublicans 200
poi'ttcs. ne isses us uw c.6u. cbvuu r-- - -: -r
t o t th riava Peter I ertit. with some 22 in doubt in-
the Hermit, who, with his firey ap- eluding the sound money Demo
peals to passion and to ham, to in orats, the vote against the debase
dignatioi and to pity, to valor and ment ot the currency will be 0 ,18
6 . . . a .ii lu.i.ionHnm adiimitArl over 230. A tariff bill
t n nnivairv. tuiucu w -- . . .
. .. I 1 1 it naalAd IVKhnlll I - . i 1 . n : n.nnii I hariOteTfl
to tears and groans ana set in mo- woam pruo.j- r " the Scriptures, and that eauoauonai i air, "e,ut. TrOUIK
tion;tbose tnmend u a m.eswnicn dimcu, y, - institutions bae found ,t necessary g-v e? Huge, '
4 Rfoe. 2 Olympian Stages. Incredible
aerial Flight. Separate Companie. of
.hampion friocipal Performe The
New Wi.man in Motley and at RlDgmas
... TTn...iid Male and Female Bare-
years, have repeatedly emphasized I Riders. Clowns. Leiprs TomMer.,
Lne UUIBIUIIIBI 11.T w uv uvvp aiui.i 1 - V . . . -
glove the Godfrey ie B millon,Hugb of peril due to ibe inflation eentimen
til thev eazed upon the spies an mi
n'.nu und domes of Jerusalem, tbe
teted'tbe place, and tbe qusrrel be- hig at distress, for he has not a Hq, Cl He nM BWayed multi
tween them renewed. Tbe quarrel I lk of Vftnity, and detests being M DO oralor V6r did
noticed on the street
ex-
to
Glanders. Bobemond and iancrea, i a nui ior currc
marched through Pay nim blood un likely to recBlves-Mu,, attention.
A
Heating
Utensi b
tilators and Cornices
J. N. McCAUSLAND & CO.,
Charlotte,
309 and 211, 8outh Tryon
N. C.
St,
Mail
tiou
May 10. 1895
orders receive prompt atten-
ail m n im rmim
became a tight, ah iour
volvers, and at tbe first fire Ed Jen
: o faii dad At the other end
of the saloon John Jennings and
had fired at each other
J BV-n. , - .
but neither shot iook ui. vu
9eeing bis brother laii, S
turned away from toe bu.hu,
could then bav shot htm down ea
oil v nau uo o"-, "
eapon iau to a'
Houstoi-:
You damnea
NYE HUTCHISON,
Fire Insurance,
Offices 16 East Trd Stj;4 North
cowardl
out to
You've
j nnm. vanrK now
lhe theatrical quaiuy U1r""""' .
courVge asserted4 itself. Throwing
Sown bis revolver he tore . his shirt
open and advanced upon the broth
Tof the man be bad just
Coward mir b. cried, "No
This being so, his visit in Chicago
was not a pleasant one. Ji.oaaK men
-d t a lie in wait for him, and snap
at him when he came out of his
hotel. He afterward confided to a
friend that the greatest effort at
self-control of his me was to aeep
from drawing a gan and returning
the firs of the cameras. One par
ticularly persistent man he did torn
on but only in the muueav maunor.
"I wish you'd point that thing the
other way he said io gentle tones
'First thing you know, it will go off
and hurt somebody."
Why, lm going to tase your
picture," said tbe man in some sur
I've never bad a picture taken in
before. He baa moved men ana
women to sorrow aod rj oiceing, to
hope and fear, to such exaltation as
seemed beyond the experience of
humanity in these days. That be
was earnest, nincere. beyend the
thought ot selfishness and sordid ap
natite. we veriiv DWieve. ueiuoeu,
mistaken, blinded he may have been
but honest, f -arles-, ardent as tbef
dav. He will bear defeat without
dishonor, tor, as we juage tne man,
he ha neer for ooe moment har
bored a base hope or entertained
an unworthy nr ignoble purpose.
to make special proviouo ir
nuainling their pupils with the Bible
deeming it at least a reproach to an
.inn.tAil rveraon to De utiismmar
with tbe Bible. Finally, tbe Walcb
man suggests that if any one doubts I
i- . a
tbe extent of popular ignorance oi
Darioc .h-riote-Ta. uasn-
, jrami-
ttavage.
A.mpbibi.us Beautiful and Cunning 'Ai W
n . ... a:.A. .ni Annt-nn Marvels Hi
Phenomena, Novel and Mirthful Acts.
Locomotives Garlaadcd.
Baltimore 8uo, 5th.
On tbe Pope Creek division of
thn Pennsylvania railroad two loco-
mAt;.: Ar orarlanded with oriole I the Bible among tbe young peop'e,
colors and each bad two brooms on I eTen of Christian families, he should
E.CH MORNINO OF EXHIBITION
-d rt nf Proaigiuu Pomp
Free iraraa.es aiiu.
the cowcatcher, indicative ot the
sweep Tbe railroad repair me
about Bowie wore bat ribbons an
sashes of tbe same colors.
The DlacoTery Bared Hi Life.
Mr. G. Caiiloueite. druggut, Beavers.
Tille, 111 . says: To Dr Kind's New Dis
covery low my life. Was Uken with
La Grippe and tnea an me pujivu
for miles atxmt. but of no avail and was
n .nt ttd I r.nlfl not live. -
ice Dr. Kit g's New Discovery in my
store I sent fr a bo tle and hegm its ua
and from the first di ss beg to get bet
ter, and after u-mg three Ditties wa up
and about aeain. It is worn' its weight
iooid. We-on't keep store or hoiw
-ithnt ii " Ott a free tnl at uurweu
wmmM. t w i m vrvi m a- -----
i & Duun t:o drag stare.
boys or
rill coo-1
test an average class oi
girls, and a lew questions
vince tbe most skeptical.
In it true tbat the Sunday schools
rA no more efficient than tbn re
ligious organ represents tbemr l-
;t una that these schools turn out
their scholars after a loig a tend
a nee. utterly unlearned in tbe Scrip
ture? Is it probable is it a be
lievable thing lhat tbe million- f
vouog people in tbe enristian ii
deavor, Epworth League, and kind
red orizanizatiorts are unacquainted
with tbe story Ol Christ and the bi
lArv nf the r .na trom wl.ich he
W -
--w . . a . . 1
sprang? We are too ioca to uiae
imrmtlfe. varied and Fs inatlag
m T;a. m. u asi h. inniiie. a uj - - - am.iw
Th- Greatest, urnnaew. .llmnied An Extravagance vi viayfj
PopuUr 'pectacniar :-'-'- fTaacrifabU
Unparalleled A TrlaapB n "-"
Tbe Only Show of . mQ
Heroic oiz.e anu.
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