TIE S TA il D A R D.
E DO ALL KINDS OF
JOB "WOEK
IN THE
yf.lTEST MANNER
' ' -AND AT
r7 LOWEST RATES.
jjllMELMVS REX.
UV THOMAS 1SAILEV ALDRICn.
ti.p folk who lived in Shakespeare's day
1 ii.i -aw that gentle figure pass
iv iMlon Uridschfe frequent way
TliVy little knew what man he was !
Tl- miinte.1 heard, the courteous mien,
The ciual port to high and low
,,, di. v saw or might have seen
l'lut not the light behind the brow !
n-i , .i.Miblct's modest gray or brown,
Tlit' .Vnder sword hilt's plain device,
lV' liad these for prince or clown?
j.Vw tuineil.or none, to scan him twice.
v 'twas the king of England's kings!
Tl-1 et wit h all their pomps and trains
iv nio..
rtvd, nan rrmcuiucurn luiugu
alone that lives and reigns !
TO llinKV HOt K.
Tuesiby morning last the writer
left Aslieville for a tour to Chimney
a. Fi"oiu Hendersonville the
r!n;te wa continued by Freeman's
luu a over a country road, alterna
j:',,' iiiionir farms and through
...iui ot trees. For ten miles the
tended over a rolling ridge,
jVv.'i and dry one of the most
Jka'thf regions in the state, and
,!:,;t..;v.l the" Reedy Patch Gulch.
TheM i tiory became more picturesque
ai.il nigged, and the walls began to
tl,iM' up their stony jaws into a
ji:vei'itous corridor, down whose
imling bends glimpses of the dis
tant mountain heads were seen
rising among the trees.
l?v 2 o'clock p. m. I arrived at
Mr.'Kdm-y's hotel, on the wayside,
whi te a line country dinner of fried
l!h. chickens, fresh butter, milk,
roasting ears,potatoes,pies and honey,
tnaile uT banquet refreshing to stage
shaken souls. The hotel sits in the
depths of a cool wooded glen, and
all around the mountains stand
robed in dt use forests of trees. A
more attractive nook to while away
the summer months, away from the
heat of citv dust, cannot be found
on the Blue Ridge.
From Mr. Edney's I proceeded
tknvii the gorge, and entered the
i-aiivon of IS road river. Th sur
roundings now became bold and
imposing. The walls of the gorge
towered aloft overhead in abrupt
palisades, again rose in sheer ledges
iif rck. and again were clothed in
ffiwn shields of forests.
" The brawl of the river as it dash
vtl"'.er its rocky bed, sounded with
a thousind roars, and filled the glen
vith the voice of rushing waters.
At a turn in the roadway, the giant
t..w.-r f Chimney Rock was seen
Idling its crest in" the sky and the
vrai.ite i! 'tiie crowned the canyon
v.th ha immense frout of stone.
Tk v.,;i pile of rock, rising ledge
cm Li'p- Ivlire, present a stupendous
sjvtraoe of granite wildness, and
thctiiop iiasln f the Hickory Nut is
. Teiceu a: its best, with the steep
d..:.;i tains rtand like guarding sen-
llU-.s Oil
wry hand. A mile down
.'urge I cams to Mrs. Logan's
hotel and there spent the night.
This inn lias been fully described
in C hristian Reed's Land of the Sky.
It has &v many years been a favorite
fumnier resort, and a number of
jrursts from different states are stop
I'inj: htr--. The nights are cool, the
f u:v gol, and the scenery about all
lh ye could look for.
I:i the morning I started up the
ascent of Chimney Rock. A hack
v ay has recently been graded up the
Ri 'Uiitain. and "a path cut up the
stetp declivities to the base of the
towering column. Three flights of
-'-airs reach up to the summit of the
C'-iiiimahding dome.
ii the tup of the lofty tower I
look.-d uuwii on the scene below.
The great canyon stretched its
gaping orge away in the distance,
ith its bosom covered with tossing
billows of trees, and the bending
cha;iti.-l of the Broad river, guiding
its 'lashing waters waters towards
sea. and filling the yawning
cha5in with the noise of its roar.
l'.v.,nd the entrance of the gorge the
mountain scene extended into adja
cent counties, and the view is one of
surpassing beauty, that holds the
the mind in the subtle grasp of fas
cination for hours; and indeed the
Sense cannot wearv in contemplatin
the charms of the picture, nor the
eye be easily withdrawn from the
sublimity of the landscape. It is an
w tended view, varied, and beautiful
beyond written description, and
transferred to canvass with its ou
"ties tints, and colors, would make
famous painting.
K-cending the tower I passed along
a pathway cut on the face of the
giu.ite ledire, two thousand feet
above the roaring channel of the
m-r, to the Hickory Falls, rolling
ovi-r the summit of the cliffs tino
the abvss below.
I r a snperiror picture the tourist
win have to go to the xosemite.
When the extension of the C, C.
('. U. R. is built up Broad river,
"iimy visitors will doubtless re3ortto
to the gorge, to see the sights and
' "joy the breezes on its surrounding
I" iik.,-. Tourists are now conveyed
by hacks from Rutherford ton and
ll'-ndersonville. J.N. Ingram.
A telegram to the Raleigh State
('hroiiii;hj says: I). M. Barringer, a
l'liilad.lphia club man, made a
great record yesterday on the Dele
ware river as an amateur swimer.
He is a native of "North Carolina,
thirty years of age and a member of
the Jar. With hia cousin, Prof. P.
b. ISarriuger, of the University of
Virginia, .Senator Penrcse, Dennis
butter, the professional swimmer,
"I'd a few others in boats to keep
bun company, he swam from Smith's
island almost to Chester and return
He was in the water nine and a half
'"ins, swimming all the time, and
In e jveied a course of twenty miles
J" beats the amateur record,
mn r lor Una country o'r Europe.
VOL. III. NO. 36.
A LETTER FROM LOUISIANA.
New Okleans, La., Sept. 4, '90.
Editor op The Standard: I
see in a late issue 01 vour paper
where some of our North Carolina
people went to Oklahoma and are
not pleased with the prospects there.
Now, allow me to say as a native
of Cabarrus county, and one who has
travelled and seen much of our
country, and is a close observer of
people and things, that Louisiana
holds out more inducements for the
seekers of new homes than any State
in the Union in soil, climate and
variety of products. In large yields
and access to market it has no equal.
And in healtb, judging from the
number of very old people we have,
our State is the equal of the health
iest, and certainly uot surpassed by
Oklahoma or out- thr country
where they have blizzards and fail
ure of crops, caused by so much
drouth. I am glad to know that
Concord and Cabarrus county are on
a boom, and much of it can be at
tributed to such a live and pro
gressive newspaper as The Stand
ard. I admire the go-aheadaMveness
of the people of my old home, and I
would advise those that are doing
fairly well to stay there, but those
who wish to emigrate come to
Louisiana and go nowhere else.
Here is where you can live easier
and make money faster than any.
where. All you have to do is to use
your muscle and capital, and success
is yours. No State or Territory has
more inducements for labor or capi
tal, or yields better returns than
Louisiana. The very best of lauds
can be had here for less money than
in any of the Western States, and
when the people of North and South
Carolina or Georgia and other
Southeastern States pass Louisiana
and go to Texas they leave the
"Eldorado" behind them.
When I read of the break-neck-race
under whip and spur of the
crowd rushing to stick the first
stake in Oklahoma some time ago it
was amusing to me, as I felt that
they were going from some place to
no place.
I believe they all got there except
a few that were crippled on the way
trying to get out of the way of the
fast ones. They all got prospects
for their race for choice of places.
Well, I believe the prospects are
now dead and buried, and the great
est mourners are those that got
there first Had they come to
Louisiana in place of going to
Oklahoma, the probabilities are that
they would now be enjoying the fat
of the land with bright prospects
and be a contented people.
Now, Mr. Editor, I beg pardon for
intruding upon your time with my
already too long letter, but will be
there to beg pardon in person when
I pay my daughter, Mrs. K. A.
Brown, a visit and attend your fair,
on the 30th inst. when it will afford
me much pleasure to meet old
acquaintances and read the bright
zhborbood ana other news of
The Standard.
Send me vour weekly, and address
it in care of Southern Express Co.,
New Orleans, Louisiana.
Yours truly,
Geo. W. Fisher.
fWe will all be glad to 6ee Mr.
Fisher at the Fair. Ed.
i
Don AdvertUlBK Fajr t
Wilmington Messenger.
This is a very important question
to business men, and one that only
business men can answer. We have
the assurance from thousands of
them who largely advertise that it
does pay, if judiciously pursued, aud
many or tnem nave given ineir tes
timony iu its favor. If the reader
will tke up any of the city papers
from -Sy to day for several years, he
will t their columns filled with
the anr. jncements of leading busi
ness houses, lhey do not come
before the public at long intervals,
but regularly, daily, changing their
advertisements with the variations
in their stocks, qualities and prices
of goods, thus not only attracting
attention to what they have to sell,
but arousing the desire of buyers to
examine what is offered, thus mak
inre rn afnmjirj unrl rmnnliiriTinf
lift VMk)wu.s 0 u uviruiwi i.iiifc
their places of business. This class
of men will tell you in this day of
competition that it would be lm
possible to do business or secure
an j thing like an average trade if
they did not invite custom by giving
in detail a clear statement of what
they have got to sell.
On the other hand, thousands of
men who have started in business
with fair capital, plenty of push and
a knowledge of trade have gone to
the wall simply because they "hid
their lights under a bushel," in fail
ing to compete with their neighbors
in having the buying public know
where they were, what they were
selling and what inducements they
had to offer. A man may have the
beet stock of goods in the mai
but if he fails to invite custom or
make known the inducements he
can offer he is sure to drop behind
in the race, while his sharper neigh
bor is reaping a harvest.
Forestry pays in dollars and cents.
France is only twice as large as ooi
orado, and yet by taking care of its
forests France was able in 187 to
eiDort besides meet'iDe the home
needs of 38.218,903 people, $21,3G0,
758 in value of the products of the
forest, or nearly as much as the
United States, with fifteen times the
area outside of Alaska, the exports
of the United States in 1887 bein
$22,387,787.
1HE
HTATJE XOTEB.
Wilmington Stan During the
past summer there have been four
homicides in this county, two cases
of suicide and five or six cases of ac
cidental drowning.
State Chronicle: Four colored con
victs got off the west bound train
yesterday, and were hauled out to
the penitentiary. Four convicts
from Anson county were also put in
the pen yesterday.
Charlotte Democrat: Miss Clara
Query is engaged to teach school in
the graded school at Winston. Prof.
Blair, superintendents an advanced
and progressive teacher, and employs
none but the best teachers.
Lenoir Topic: The Jones-Jenkins
battle at Lovelady was adjudicated
by Jenkins going to jail six months
and Jones three. The public senti
ment is that this was rather hard
ines on Jones, who did not precipi
tate the affray.
The appointment of Mrs. George
W. Kidder to the position of lady
manager from North Carolina, at
the Columbian Exposition to be
held in Chicago, i? one that is not
nly excellent in all it bearings,
ut pleases greatly a host of Mrs.
Kidder's friends.
Raleigh, N. C, Sept. 11. Yes
terday afternoon a warrant wp.s
issued for W. A. Sellars, postmaster
at Lebanon, Clumbus Co., on charge
of embezzelment, and making false
returns of cancellation of stamps.
He is said to be $2,000 short Sel
lars has fled the State.
State Chronicle: The Supreme
court will convene on the 29th inst
Viday and Saturday, 26th and 27th,
ill be devoted to the examination of
pplicant8 for license to practice law.
So
tar only two applicants have
been registered, but a class of about
twenty-five is anticipated.
Winston, N. C, Sept 9. Five
hundred people witnessed the most
exciting game of ball today ever
played here. Winston won by a score
of 7 to 6 through the fine batting of
fan ell and Lamer. This makes two
ictories out of the three games
gainst Richmond for the champion-J
ship of the south.
The Statesville Landmark says :
"The Iredell delegates to the sen
atorial convention at Taylors ville
Monday, learned from Mr. It N.
Hackett, of Wilkes, that Dr. York
has already made a speech announc
ing himself an Alliance candidate
for Congress in the eighth district
gaiust Col. Cowles.
Raleigh News and Observer C. II.
Moore, colored, the nominee for Con
gress of the independent Republi
cans of the fifth district has been
offered big inducement by the ad.
ministration and by Quay to retire,
but be declines to do so and is circu
lating thousands of copies of a prin
ted addres which "carries the war
into Africa."
Winston Sentinel: Unless early
frost comes, the crop of tobacco will
jer than has been known for
years. J. he news gets better every
week. It is hardly probable that
prices can stay as they were last year,
but they will necessarily be higher,
and onr farmers will realize more
money for their crop than they have
in a long time.
Charlotte JNews: 4ir. Lovelace, a
farmer who lives at Mooresboro, on
the western division of the Carolina
Central road, was struck "by light
ning yesterday while he was engaged
in unloading loader at his barn
The two mules attached to the
waeon were killed. Mr. Lovelace
was still living at last accounts, but
bis life is despaired of.
Wilmington Star: Fire last night
about one o clock detroyed two frame
houses on the south side of Market
near Eleventh street The buildings
were occupied by colored people,
who saved most of their effects,
The Fire Department responded to
the alarm sent in from Box No. 35,
and prevented the spread of the
flames to adjoining houses.
Durham Sun: The Sbiloh corres
poudent of the Landmark says: "A
young man, heavily loaded with mea
sles, attended New Bethany church,
aud as a consequence one hundred
new cases have been heard from. It
was reported on last Sunday that
cases of meases contracted at Beth
any were at Sharon and Bethlehem
church near the lIand r ord.
Lenoir Topic: The Western North
Carolina Teachers' Association did
not organize last Friday, as there
Here not enough teachers present
The indefatigable Prof. Booth, of
Globe;Acadeny, Mho is the prime
mover of the protect who was in
Lenoir Saturday, savs that the new
Association will be organized and as
a body independent ot the N. C. As
sociation.
Wilmington Messenger the 10th :
Eddie Paul, the four-year-old son
of Mr. N. Paul, who was seriously
injured last Sunday afternoon by
falling from the second story of his
parents' residence on Second street
near Market, died last night me
little boy's skull was fractured and
one of his sholders dislocated. He
was unconscious the greater part of
the time after meeting with the ac
cident
Wilmington Stan Mr. JL P. Allen
("Dick"), recently nominated by the
Democratic convention of the ben
atonal District composed of Bladen
and Brunswick counties, was a visitor
at the Star office yesterday. "Dick"
has bad very little experience in
politics, bat he is a man of fine prao
tical sense and unbounded popu
laritv. There is not a man iu the
District who can beat him, and -you
maviustas well call him Senator
Allen right now.
CONCORD, N. C. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1890.
Col. A. B. Andrews, one of the
North Carolina Commissioners of
the World's fair, has gone to Chica
go to attend a meeting of the com
missioners. Scotland Neck Democrat: The
official return for Scotland Neck
gave only 778 inhabitans. There is
a large population outside the town
limits, many living within a few
feet of the line.
Winston Daily: A gentleman in
the city this morning tells us that
Chas. F. Ferrell, of Willams town
ship, in Chatham county, has in
vented a tobacco knife, by which
the tobacco in the field can be cut
rapidly, and it will be a great labor
saving implement (
Stanly Observer : It is now report
ed, and upon good authority, that
400 additional convicts will be put
upon the Yadkin Railroad in a very
short time, and that the road will
not only be completed to Albemarle
but to Norwood by January, 1891.
Wilmington Messenger A couple
of new 250-ton ten wheel locomo
tives, for drawing freight trains,
have been received by the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley railroad.
We understand that orders are out
for several others, the business of
the road having so increased as to
make them a necessity.
From the Stanly Observer:
The new livery stable of T. C.
Hearne, near the Lutheran church,
is making quite a show. It is a
splendid frame aud will be quite
commodious. It contains 18 stalls,
and the sheds on either side will ac
comodate a number of vehicles and
a drove of mules thrown in.
Wilmington Messenger: About
fifty eeamen visited the free reading
room at the Sailor's Home night be
fore last, and nearly that number
were there last night They were
all deeply interested in the newspa
pers and periodical on file there,
and a more ordely or better behaved
set of men rarely ever get together.
The library promises to be a great
institution for our port
Raleigh Cor. Durham Globe:
County politics becomes liveliej day
by day. The Alliance question does
not enter so much into calculations
as one might think. The county
will go Democratic the best author
ities say. Sheriff ltogers is by long
adds the most confident among the
Republicans. The Radical county
convention next Monday will prove
matter of consiperable interest
Wilmington Messenger :The jurv
of inquest iu the crse of I ho late
Thomas R. Folsom, who shot him
self at the boarding house of Mr W.
H. SyLes, on Dock street, Monday
evening, met at the court no use
yesterday morning at 10. o clock.
After examining several witnesses,
the jury rendered a verdict that the
deceased came to his death from a
pistol shot fired into his head by his
own hand.
Asheville, N. C, Sept. 11. Dr.
Jas. E. Rogers was fatally shot by
William F. Boyd, near Alexander s
n this county last night Kogers
received three balls in his head, and
died in 45 minutes. The cause of the
shooting was a dispute about the pay
ment of an account due Rogers by
Boyd. Boyd was brought to this city
this morning and committed to jail
le claims that the shooting was
done in self defense.
Lenoir Topic: Caldwell county is
almost solid for Zeb Vance. Don't
forget him in hustling about in the
primaries over the county othcers
Don't send any township delegates
to the county convention who are
not strong Vance men. Let the
friends of Zeb Vance turn out, next
Saturday week, and win the gratitude
of the white-haired, one-eyed old
patriot He will tell you some
tokes. this fall, but dou't let his
enemies play any jokes on him.
Winston Daily: A white man who
gives his name as Lewis Jones was
found asleep in the Winstou Graded
School Wednesday night He was
taken in charge by a policeman and
locked up. An examination oi tne
building revealed the fact that Jones
had done a little plundering before
retiring for the night, as some pen
cils and other things were found in
his pockets. Jones will have an
opportunity to explain this little
matter before Mis Honor at the next
term of the Superior Court
Landmark: At the battle of Cold
Harbor, on the 27th of June, 18G2,
Rev. E. E. Pressly. now pastor of
Amity Associate Reformed Presby
teiian church of this county, received
a minni ball in his right leg at the
ankle joint, while he was kneeling
and loading. The surgeons could not
find the ball. He was operated upon
in 1863, but without results, and
again three years ago, in like manner
fruitlessly. Meantime the ball, which
had been a constant source of irrita
tion, was working outward, and last
Saturday Dr. M. W. Uibson cut into
the leg and got it out The sense of
relief which Mr. Pressly expenenced
is inexpressible, for more than
twenty-eight years he has not been
allowed to forget that he was carry
ing this ball about with him. It
formed a sore which suppurated
continuously, having to be dressed
sometimes two or three times a night
It affected his disposition and was a
constant drain upon his system; it
deprived him of sleep and was a
ceaseless tax upon mind and body
but he has preached regularly once
every Sunday, though able to do
nothing else husbanding his entire
strength from week to week in order
to be able to do this. He is nowhe
haDDiest man in the county, feeling
infinite relief already and cherishing
the reasonable hope that he will
soon be entirely restored.
TANDARD.
THE FIFE MEETING IN NEWTON.
Tbe Tent Collapsed Darius- n Storm.
Newton, N. C, Sept 10, '90.
Editor of The Standard :
Evangelist Fife opened his meet
ings here last Sunday morning at
10:30 a. m. There was an immense
crowd out to hear him. Monday
the crowd was not so large as oh the
day before, but every clay from then
on brought forth larger crowds till
Saturday, when it was almost an
impossibility to accommodate them
all. On Sunday morning the people
began to roll in from every direction,
and long before time for service to
begin the tent was completely filled.
There were hundreds that could find
no room at all and left. Beyond a
doubt Mr. Fife is doing a great work
for his fellowman.
'Tis said that Newton and the
surrounding country has been turned
upside down aud all of the evils
pointed out No one can .aay, "he
hit ma," but all can say, "he hit us."
There were a large number of
converts; we have not learned the
exact number. Mr. Fife was liber
ally rewarded in a pecuniary way for
the earnest labor spent with us.
Everything passed off nicely and
quietly until Sunday evening, when
duriug the meeting of the Y. M. C.
A., which was held under the tent,
there came up a storm of wind and
ram. lioth ot the large centre
poles were broken, and the entire
tent suddenly collapsed, completely
covering up at least one thousand
people. Theie might have been con
siderable injury had it not been for
some cool heads, who called out that
the danger was all over.
Ihose who were near the edges
made their way out and aided others
till all were out. It seems as if it
was a providential occurrence that
only two persons were hurt at all.
A lady had her arm broken in two
places and a gentleman had a large
gash cut iu his head. 1 he injury of
lxth was caused by the falling poles.
e. w. b.
Mountalnn Full of Cold.
Recent explorations of the Olym
pic Mountains have beeu of great
inteiest to mining men. A geolo
gist, who has given some attention
to the work of the exploring parties,
ays:
"I have examined many speci
mens irom the Ulympic, but. until
of late they were of low grade out-
ronpings. Recently, however, some
extremely rich specimens have been
received. These new discoveries
have excited a great deal of interest
n prospectors in this region, and
specimens are coming m rapidly.
Not long since I received one piece
that was so rich that I refused to
assay it, as it could not possibly be a
fair sample. It would have assayed
over $100,000 per ton. There could
not possibly have been m any locali
ty any considerable quantity of
quartz so rich. I have long known
that this district was rich in coal
and iron. I am now convinced that
it hides vast treasures of silver and
gold. Numerous prospecting par
ties are being luted out, aud hund
reds of prospectors are already in the
mountains, which are quite easy of
access.
Chicken v. Bank.
Washington, D.C.,Sept 0. Jno.
Mitchell, Jr., colored, editor of the
Richmond, Va., Planet, delivered an
address before the Order of True
Reformers Friday night Among
other things he said:
"Colored men, be your own mas
ters; save up your money, love the
mighty uouar. i iear tnac our
emancipation from prejudice in the
South depends upon our letting poli
tics severely alone. Rely upon your
selves. Freeze to the mighty dollar,
Set up each other in business. Be
honest as you have always been
Yon have never been charged with
stealing anything more than a chick
en, while your white brother has
stolen a bank. The world frowns
down on chicken thieves, so stop and
imitate your white brother and fly
to Canada.
Here is how Senator Vance closes
a speech on the Tariff delivered the
2nd inst.. in the Senate. Does this
look like he is the farmers friend
or not?:
'Look over the free-list, Mr. Pres
ident and no impartial mind can
see a single solitary article which is
largely imported of any particular
benefit to the farmer in his business,
He will see every one of them either
for the benefit of the rich or for the
benefit of the manufacturer. That
is not right, sir; it is not just, sir; ii
is almost, I was going to say, im
piety itself to thus oppres men who,
as the instruments of the Almighty,
answer for us .their prayer He taught
us to utter: 'Give us this day our
daily bread. Applause in the gal
leries.
The Salisbury Watohman says:
Last night, a few minutes before
twelve o'clock, while we were at
work in the office reading proofs
and directing wrappers, we were
suprised to have a gentleman step
in the office. He said he was pass
ing by, saw the light, and came m
to see who wa3 keeping such late
hours; and when we assured him
that the twelve o'clock business was
the rule rather than the exception.
he promptly pulled out his pocket
book and paid his subscription for
two years behind and one in advance
at the same time remarking that
never would he again keep the editor.
who had to work until midnight, out
of his pay. We merely mention
this little incident in hopes that
all who are behind will see the point
as he saw it and come in and do
likewise.
THE WRONG DIRECTION.
The ladies of Asheville, N. C,
are to form a Housekeeper's Union
to protect themselves against the in
competency and unreliability of ser
vants. If that union was organized to
teach their daughters the rudiments
of house-keeping, to make them
learn to manipulate flour, &c, in pro
ducing biscuits that are sensible,
to train them in sewing and making
their own clothes, and in leading
them away from fashions and styles
that are making every mother's
daughter an invalid, then the
Union will be right and have a true
object.
HE'S A SONGSTER.
In the great desert of tariff debate
Senator Vance's wit creates a pleas
ant oasis. Binding-twine, with
which the farmers tie their shocks,
was down for a heavy duty, but the
Senator sang " Blest be the tie that
binds " so sweetly that the clause
was stricken out by 34 to 24. Con
sidering that the change saves the
farmers $1,500,000 the Senator sang
to some purpose. New York World.
Ask what Zeb Vance ha3 done!
Just such things as the above, Vance
is doing at all times. Senator Vance,
if he is not in sympathy with the
farmer aud laboring man and ready
and able to fight all trusts that work
injury to the masses, he is nothing
at all. True to the people, honest to
the core, and a statesman the supe
rior of any in North Carolina.
WHY HE COULD NOT.
Some people cannot call hogs and
others cannot Mhead them." It is
alarming how many bow-legged
people mere are- i.ne question is
not vv ny can t a oow-iegged man
head a pig," but "Why is he bow
legged when others are made
on a
'different pattern-"
Sa mbo was standing in an alley
and could not head the pig. Sam
could not help it, but by letting the
pig by, caused tho owner much
trouble and running.
The medical profession should tell
why some legs are made over harness
names aud others to the pattern of
a bean pole. This question is agi
tating the public.
STRUCK BY A WATERSPOUT.
The Envineer mid Fireman Have
to
Swim lor Their Live.
Antonio, Sept. 11. Last night,
at 9 o'clock, passenger train No. 119,
East bound from El Paso, on the
Southern Pacific Railway, was
caught in a waterspout about fifteen
miles west of Del Rio.
The water, some forty feet wide,
struck the forward part of the train.
It took the engine, baggage car and
mail car from the coaches, and car
ried them forty-five feet, overturn
ing them.
The passengers knew nothing of
the approach of the water until the
jar occurred. Both the engineer and
hreman escaped drowning by swim
ming to high ground. The track
was torn up for 200 yards, and a
gully ten feet deep cut through it
The train is still standing, and a
force of men are repairing the track.
Yesterday Mr. W. J. Teague, of
the Eagle Foundry, made a trip to
Durham. He paid a visit to Duke's
factory and was amazed at the stu-
pendousness of this great enterprise.
He lotted down dots relative to the
factory, which he kindly furnished
the Workman: There are thirty
five cigarette machines in operation
which turn out each two hundred
cigaretts per minute. Ihese "ma
chiens can not be bought and Mr.
Duke pays a royalty of a $1,000 per
day on them when they are run on
full time. The factory in Durham
employs 750 hands and the branch
house in New xork, which isowneu
Wy the Dukes, employs 450 hands.
The revenue to the government from
taxes paid by Mr. Duke is $1500 per
day. Last year Mr. Duke spent 7o,-
000 in advertising: xne paper in
which the tobacco of the cigarette is
wrapped is in sheets a mile and a
quater long. The cigaretts are pack
ed !iu boxes by 230 girl3 and wom
en, each one putting up from twenty
to thirty thousand per day. lhe
factory in Durham manufactures
two and three car loads per day of
cigarettes and smoking tobacco. Mr.
Duke is now building an addition,
which, Mr. Teague said, looked larg
er than the present factory.
untitle Swims Twenty-Two Miles.
A marvelous feat was accomplish
ed by William Blackett, of Chicka
saw county, an incurable inmate of
the insane hospital at Independence,
Iowa. Gaining entrance to the sew
er he followed its course to the river
a mile and a half. Here he divested
himself ot all clothing and started
to swim to St. Louis. He was dis
covered when going over the dam at
Quasquetoh, and as all efforts to
induce him to land were futile he
was captured by force after he had
swam a distance of twenty-two
miles. Except a bruised shoulder
he was all right. Pittsburg Dis
patch.
WHOLE NO. 149.
NEWS OF THE DAY.
The total number of cases of
cholera in the provinces of Spain op
to date is 3,472, and of deaths 1,787.
The small-pox is spreading in
Madrid.
Chicago, Sept 12. An English
syndicate agent all the week has been
trying to secure options on all the
big boot and shoe factories in the
city. He is said to have behind him
$5 ,000 ,000.
Albany, N. Y., Se.pt 9. The
executive board of labor has secured
writs of habeas corpus, demanding
the production in open court of Reed,
Kiernan and Cordial, the three
Knigths charged with wrecking the
train last Friday night.
Paris, Sept 9, The anti-Semitic
author, M. Drumont, declares that
the Comte de Paris ha3 in his posses
sion a letter from General Boulanger
in wnicn the latter, while minister of
war, offered to restore the monarchy
on the condition that he be pro
moted to the rank of Marshal and be
created a duke with an allowance of
200,000 francs yearly.
It is stated that there is a desire
on the part of the negroes of Chat
tanooga to emigrate to Liberia. The
movement is a strong one, and nearly
1,000 have already signified their
intention to go. They will start
about the middle of November. They
Ml Al j r-i , t-
win pay ineir iare to oavannan, ua.,
and the Colonization Society will
make arrangements for steamer
transportation.
A baby carriage which was being
being rolled by two boys on the roof
of No. 203 South Fifth avenue, New
York, broke away, and with its two-year-old
occupant, fell five stories.
The carriage remained upright and
fell on a bale of rags in the street,
where it was shattered. The baby
was bounced upward and was caught
in the arms of a young man stand
ing near. It was not injured.
Thursday afternoon when the
New York Central train, which
leaves Ponte at 2:05 p. m., was just
north of Cold Springs, a bullet and
a stone crashed through a window of
the middle coach. Chas. H. Smith,
or ismgnampton, a passenger, was
slightly cut by flying glass. NOone
on the train saw the persons who
fired the missiles, and no search was
instituted as the train was going at
full speed.
Two men in Birmingham, Ala.,
went into a room and fought a duel
to the death. One forced the other to
fight, gave his antagonist, who was
unarmed, a pistol, and then lost his
own life. The other man was shot
in the"right arm. The man killed,
named Burnett, was fsom Ohio, and
was prominent in politics and Pres
dent of a Democratic Club. Bad
blood and whisky (the shooting was
in a saloon and about a woman) have
done a vast amount of killing.
Fy Tour Freaekers.
The Shelby Aurora has a long ar
ticle appealing to the people to pay
their pastor. The Aurora brings
several instances to show that
money is spent foolishly and will
ingly for almost everything else,
while the poor preachers have to live
on the "charity" of a few. It points
to several political conventions where
the cost of each delegate was much
more than most of the "best paying"
church members pay to their
preacher in a whole year.
The Aurora is right O ur preach
ers, with a few exceptions, do not
get living salaries, and the conse
quence is they are seldom ever able
to give their congregations enough
of the gospel to keep them invigora
ted spiritually.
Mt. Pleasant.
Thursdav, the 11th inst, was
opening day at North Carolina Col
lege. A larger number of students
were present than on any opening
day for several years. The college
buildings have been greatly im
proved during vacation. Prospects
are bright for the year.
The opening at Mt. neasant fe
male Seminary was Thursday, 4th
inst. Prof. Linn seems to have his
hands full. Many fair ones are
there preparing for life.
Our town is lively now no sick
ness of any note.
Our colored mends have been
holding -a protracted meeting at
Reidsville. Some of our "white-
folks" have been attending, and
seem to have been highly edified.
Mr. Jesse Smith and family, from
the Hale mine, S. C, has moved into
town to have the advantage of the
schools, for his children. We are
glad to welcome all such.
The Fair is tne suDject oi mucu
conversation. Everybody and the
children are anxious to see "Our
Vance " go up in a balloon. We are
coming I AxiAiBAi
Copal Grove Items.
To sum the crop prospects up
it
would stand as follows:
Cotton fine; oats are coming up
nicely; turnips are doing fine, and
sweet potatoes are good witnout a
doubt
Good seasons and good health
prevails in this locality.
Whit Palmer (colored), m the
employ of John A. Troutman, died
last Sunday morning from stone
bruises on his heel.
Quite a number of visitors from
Bilesville have been stopping in our
town lately.
The Senatorial horn has not been
blown in the Twenty-eighth
torial District yet. TheV
Democratic Convention wilP held
next Saturday, 13th. rex.
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This week we are
offering Moleskin
Pants for 85 cts.
Just like you
have been buying
at $1.25.
-AI.SO-
J list received 15
cases Men's Fur
Hats in latest
summer styles and
colors, and at 25
ner cent under
value.
An elegant line of Fur
Crushers in four different
colors, 75 cents and $1.
Also
we
want
to
to say that wo are
headquarters for Overalls
in all styles. We have a Blue
Demin Overall for 50 cents that
we guarantee against any you
can buy for 65 cents. Also
Brown and Mode Ducks,
Jackets, Coats, Shirts
and Jumpers,
ALL STYLES.
A Full like of the Cele
brated Sweet & Orr Oveell
Suits that will keep you
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webe in a band
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line.
of
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Colored Mahaiis
Colored Mahaiis
andAlpaccas
and'Alpaccas,
IN COATS AN DEVESTS.
ALSO .
Seersuckers and Fancy
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Coat and Vest.
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