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PTl" EE n, j. - I ' m . " '" - ' 1 - i i i i rnciiirTiox uatwi ry T t4'.tf elubfcf Ua yrir v-r.lr. For T Bid. CiOOP-'tUiliT. MT CAKISn. 1 1 Good tlgbl, dtrllng ; mybrlgtt ns! gtritbe, Ttroogb ih dretay boun that bring th rt ; I Mj thtir soft UU wiagt cIom ec f old lb - j Tit no irotiUed thought ca reach thy brMut. "j My no thorn rob tby downy pil low, ! Of th awet rtpow thy beta1 thall fit; ! My iby warm bright th.'ek b fanned by sf rbyr, j Soft Tcloe of theaoattara wind. XIy lb Rnt spirit who watch o'r the. . j Kpin tb la twfret wearily Baiiigtow, la tcJr wbUpr raur- mar . lo iLy JrMraing betrt one thpagbt cf ra- : CUjtoa, tf . C, OetoUr rtb, "BZ. A ll'DDCI CHANGE. 1TiBbCof u Plnln Illount Fllrror Finn." j On Sunday, as she entered the church, regaled in her beauteous loveliness, many an eye feasted opoa her exquisite charms, and gave her that sweet look of ado ration which womanly j glory always wooes and wins and hoJ! In such fond and endear ing vassalage. She knew the vu sweet; she ktoew sio wis pretty ; she knew she wa ad- wirA and. VAtnin lika W&8 i - bsry, She walked gracelallyjielf taut a house on jivsireer, vp the alafe.and with thoaghU m Nt as the odors which breathe odt their .precious life aakl fragTant flowers,, and with spirits as radiant as the glimmer ing ranbearas which fall from the dialing quiver of effulgent noon, ake started to enter a pew, when lo and behold, miserable dicto, that awful bustle, that big swell Idc bustle, which hangs on beb'md,did hang on behind to th corner of the pew, and at one there w&i a terrible disloca tion of its graceful possasad derangement of thetoat ensem ble, snd in an instant more tbs SablM'h of her soul had tied, the gentle dove of peace bad flown far away, while the stormy pet rel of rags brooded over her billowy bosom to get one good kick at that cranky bustle, that onesided bustle that was scoop ed op behind. i Remedy Tor Lockjuw. Let any one who has an attack of lockjaw take a small quantity of turpentine, warm it and pour it on the wound, no matter where the wound is, and relief will follow in less than a minute. "oibing better can be applied to severe cot or brui.e than cold . turpentine: it will give certain relief almost Instsntly. Turpen tine is almost a certain remedy for croup. Saturate a piece of flannel with it and place the flannel on the throat and chest, and in a etrtere case three or foor drops on a lump of sugar cay be taktu inwardly, j The southern cotton mills are alowlr but surely working out their depression. There may be co big boom, but there will b a safe, profitable bnitaess. It is said there are two reasons why some people don't mind their own business; one is tha: they haven't any bnsioess, and the ctbr is that they haven't any raindf j J VOL. 8. CLAYTON, N. C., WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER Washington Letter. 'rrwa ur r.-cu!ar CorrponJeat WAsniNGTo:;, Oct. 24, 1835. The tnnnal racing and chasing lif-ro on the part of senators and representatives for winter quar ters is coing on. It has become tbe'fashioa in Washington for poblic men to keep boose. The boarding honses are taken up principally by government em ployee. The bachelor and gra3 widow r clement in Congress go totheboteIs.bat a majority or tue member have families take houses, Oepially when the long session is impending. Itseemaas if every . houso in Washington, no matter bow handsome or how handsomely boilt for a home, must go Into the houfe agents' hands within fife years from its building. Senator Cameron's houso on Bcott Circle, which looks like a family hotel, wai bought by Mr. Morgan last spring, ancT is now being overhauled aDd .decorated after the New York style. Mr. BlaiDb'a fine residence was leased to the wealthy Mr. Leiter, of Chicago, while Mr. Blaiue,last winter, occupied tso house of ex-Senator Windom. Colonel Jerome Bonaparte characterized Washington exactly when be called it the .JYiuteNfewport., It Ii,inded, a places for birds ox passage. Colonel Bonaparte nim- ii . which he has occupied for sere ral years. - It. is Dot .plaone hospitably, but after the French- lest style of French architecture. It is large, but .it has not a Single guestcuamucjv . As moat of the congressmen who drop daily into the city come merely to.arrange for their residences, they stay but a short time. They go away without trving to do much oflice seeking. The senators with whom I have talked express various shades of opinion about the ad ministration's policy. There is certain to bs a reat deal of friction between all of tbo sena tors and the members of the new administration. THe Democratic Senators are even more caustic in their criticisms than the Repub licans, but none of them, as yet, see their way clear f jr the future. The Republican statesmen who are here, are happy over the fact that Democratic Senators have cause for complaint. They fay if the Preai Jent wants to do well hes'nould follow the .advice of Republican Senators. Senator Van Wyck, of Nebraska, is among those who have been huutin - a houso during the He is fond : of exciting week times, and has been called some thing of a sensationalist. His eyes danced with joy when he epoke of next winter. He thinks it will be the liveliest Sfssion since the war. benator an VYyck has much faith in Secre- tarv Lamar, and went to the Interior Depaitnient on Tuesday in order to ongraiulate him open the attack he is making on the Western land thieves. The President's callers have been very numerous lately, and be remarked at the close cf oflice hoore yesterday that the day had been very wearing. Monday was an unusually eventful day at the Wnite House. A public leceplion, a reception of a Prs bytemn cyned, and a review of God, the colored odd felloes proces sion were fixed for the same hour, and the collision produced some amusing incidents The dignified clergymen had to wait in the corridor while the public reception went on, and the twen ty lodges of odd fellows waited iu the grounds and street with bands playing while the synod was paying its respects. The President thou walked out on the portico anil stood while the lodges marchel by. Occasionally some fond parent places the President in an awk ward position. A baby which bad just been chrigtsned Grover Cleveland,4iestled in its mother's arms in the East room, waiting to be kissed. When the band shaking procession began, the mother marched np holding the baby forward. The baby was equalling lusti y, thus znarr i his .beauty, mush to his fond mother's annoyance. The Presi dent had a grim determined look in hia eye as lie ignored the child and seized the woman's, hand in the vain hope of getting oft this time. But the mother was equal to the occasion. "Mr. President,' said she, Please notice my baby : he was named for you to-day." "Nice little fellow," replied Mr. Cleveland! chucking the child under the hahln. "Nice little fellow; pass ron.n The eminent English prelate, Canon Farrar, who lectured and preached in Washington daring the week, was much pleased with the President of the United States. He said that he did not flatter himself that Mr. 'Cleve land treated him more courteous ly than he did any other gentle man who called upon him, but he could help feeling that the President was very kind to him. After talking with the Archdea con ot Westminster upon a vari ety of subjects, Mr. Cleveland led him over to the White House and explained to him the uses of the variuos rooms and their contents. Rev. Sain Jones' Rival. Sam Jones has a rival in his evangelical work in the person ot Rev. Monger, who is at pres ent engaged in clubbing Satan in Ohio. Here is an extract from one of his late sermons : "Hell is full of better people than you professing Christians are. Ycu are nice (?) followers of Christ. . You aro followers of the devil, that's what you are. But you ginners need not think I am slighting you, for you are a d d sight wore than they are. xou young women spena two-thirds of your time before the glai padding your breast, putting on false backs, banging your hair and powdering faces so that yon will look attractive totbeyonng men, and thjen go out upon the streets and try in every way to 6educe them. You are worse than tbe men are, and if you don't quit this foolishness and take eft ficeiy , you will go to hell where you belong." t4Run down to the butcher's, dear, and see if he has pig's feet,r a mother directed her four year old boy. A few minutes lar the little one returned and reported. "Mama, I saw the butcher, bot he had on boots, and I could u't ece if hia feet were pig's feet." W! Tiiist. Punishing Jurors. The papers are discussing the jury: system. There aro4some that think the present system is the beat that can be dfired by the wisdom of man. The Star has jberetofere had much to say on this point. At present we wish to deal with another aspect of the question. The &far has insisted that i,t was the doty of all good citizens to render faith ful service as jurors wh'ea sura- moncd, when not prevented by physical disability or important business arrangements. The ftarhns pointed out that if the intelligent, qualified men in commonwealths shiko the duty of jurors the whole system is brought under reproach and sus picion. To make the jury system fo be rcspeefed men of character and intelligence must be jurors. Now to the point we have in view. There are reasons why so many men of high character avoid as far as possible discharg ing the duties of the' jury box other than those that arise in business obligations. The way that juries have been systemati cally punished by the Judges is onbof the chief causes; nay, it is the chief cause why men dis like so very much to serve a jo rors. We say punished, and it is the right word. From our earlleit manhood men have, with good reason, complained of the arbitra ry course of Judges in dealing with juries. Instead of doing all they can to make their duties less irksome and less offensive, they, do all they can to make them curse tbe system and wish the Judges "the other side of Annp Domini " A jury cannot acree and they are kept in close confinement in badly ventilated rooms, -under the most disagreeable -surroundings, are often hungry and worn out, and sometimes are even made sick. We heard a gentle man not long ago tell of his own experience for one night. He was made sick and no wonder. The jury was packed away in a hole, and was made up of about equal numbers of white and colored. The weather turned jflcjenly cold. rjfhere was no re and he was without an over- coat; He suffered all through the night greatly. He offered a negro who had charge $j to go home! and get his overcoat, bnt this was declined. Next day at 10 o'clock the Judge went Into court and heard the verdict, when he might have relieved the jurors three hmrs 'earlier. That man will never again serve on a jury if he can avoid it, because he cannot tell jjn advance whether tbe jury will hang or not, and ne sun ders at the idea of spending another such night of horror. Sacla punishment is unnecssary and ought not to be allo wed. The Legislature ought to pass a law to prevent Judges from purdsh- tng jurors. MaKe the sarroond- ingsjmorge agreeable. Give tbe jurors comfortaoie rooms witn firesiand water and food, and do not compel the races to "iness together" and to book together, and 'there would be less dodging. Judge Caldwell once was hold ing court in Paf qnotank county. A. jury could net aree. He had a wigon brought, the jury were put aboard and taken with him to Camden court- The next week he took them to Currituck court. jEntcred in PoSc Seeii-C!s Matter. 28, 1SS5. ! NO. 28. But they could not agree. The Judge was inexorable. He re solved to keep them going as long asheremained on thncirccir. When Currituck court ended the jury had tc come back by way of home on their way to another court. But tbeir hearts failed them, and the co?iscience went by tbo board, and a verdict was rendered to avoid further perse cution. , Who will say that this was rignt f. Who could defend ny system that permitted or required such tyranny ? No system can be morally right that forces men to perjure themselves Make the jurors more comforta ble. ' The jury system, in the esti mation of lawyers, is a very perfc' thing. Intelligent out siders look on at its workings and think there is a vast deal of - humbuggery about it. The idea of twelve ignoramuses being se lected to try a complex, dfficult case requiring the rarent intelli gence, and in civil cases some times involving much mat he matics. The system, if it is to be retained, shonld be improved, for it needs it.- Wilmington Star, A New Generation The Fayette ville Evening Nncs Says when we begin to look around and see what a large per centage of the man who took a prominent part in the war be tween the Stat as, have passed off the 'stage of human life, we begin to realize that .aSotber genera- tron is coming on. Five of the fourteen members of the Confe'd erate cabinet are alive ; the army commanders of both sides dead ; but the most notable of all who were identified with that the greatest struggle in tbe hqman family still lives JEFFirisoN for the South to stand op longer against the great odds with which she had to contend with, and Davis lost. He did not fight for power, but for States' rights died. To-day he sits in his quiet home, and the carrion birds of the North arev trying to feed themselves on what they are that lived for four years, and sweated blood at every pore ; he threw himself into the vortex of war for a cause that was not on ly right, but sacredly so. The judgment he ssed must be ac knowledged when we think of what was done by him and his co-adjutors without any prepar ation for war. But it was possible DAVisa patriot of the truest stripe, a gentlemen of the high est grade; a statesman of gigan tic strength, and a chevalier soul and body. He i3 one whom we shall always honor: for be was called to the head of the Nation pleased, to term his disgrace, but he is as far above it all as the soul of the saint is above that of a demon. Let the new gene ration of the South never turn away from the graves of the dead confederate soldiers that lie by hundreds of thousands all over the South with anything but honor in their thoughts words and deeds. Yes, we are losing sight of the old South, and a new generation baa grown up that never saw "tbe boys in gray "and to a great many who did, it is like a great dream ot the long ag A Nation that was mighty while it lived, that wrought won ders in battle, lead by as great generals as warfare ever kneW -:L-rfrrzL-T it no. I ln-h, ... 2 4 " .column 1 75j 1 0 s 4 w i e cefr ISM i 3 3 T; 10 OC 10 Ot 15 0 IS P 20 VO 11 U 30 00 X 1U) 35 0 s no r oo to CO 30 M 43 0 11 00 sprang into belnglived, and died here in the South; and exists only in history and the hearts of those whose cflections were knit with it. Bat among us we have one thing yet that smacks of times that are no more,a photograph &9 it were of a dead hero whom he loved, of a father that had passed into eternity, and. that memento is the uniform of the military companies of Fayette ville and the 2nd North Carolina regiment. Wear it sons of the South as long as you bear arms; even if it must be the bar to your obtaining prizesthat you win. wear it in memory ot tnose wno wore it first : they were your kith and kin and you have fallen heir to their dress, it is more becom-' i ing to a southern boy than canv ever be any other color. FLEETING THOUGHTS. From ihe Kiruton Fret Prit. If you want people to do right; set the example. If the world owes you a living; pull of your coat and get it. It is easier to forgive another" than it is to ask forgiveness. Anger is tho gust of wind that blows out the light of holiness. Reverence for old age is neces." sary to prove that any man is a gentleman. People shoald;be pions, bnt pie" ty does not moan exclusion from all pleasure. If you want otnel to;respect you treat everybody with' polite- nesa and deference :.' 'f The matron0 loVes not his church has 5 not religion tnpagh to save more than seventeen souls. Te church member who rises' the church for world gain has a through ticketon the fast mailJ for sheol. It Is everybody duty to dress; decent, bnt it is not right to dress beyond your means-t ii' not honest. j That ia right young man, be as' dirty and obscene as possible if yon want to make people think of you as a bog. The child who iespects not tht' parents who raised him; Is too ' little mean and degraded, for honest people to associate with. If you cheat your neighbor every day in the week-, don't think hard of him for not having any faith in your long winded1 prayers. A religion that, means only outward show, is worse than no' religion at all. It isidebasrajT the cause of the Lord to the more effectually serve the deftf in. ' . If you find fruit with other" people about the way they doV their work, do your own better' than they do their's. If yotf don' t the thing for you to do if to keepyour mouth shut. i An exasperating editor beln threatened with a coat of tar and1 feathers, said in bis next issue r Tbe people of this town may break Into somebody's hen roost and steal t&e feathers, Dot we know they are too; stingy to buy the tar.1 ' ; ; " . Beecher says that the book of Revelations was Written for Orientals, and that it u "only here and there a white mati cazr understand iV r tF.CK. UTl t r A X A
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