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THE STANDARD . u l. !M ALL KINDS OF tTB "WOEK . in- THE .YE." ilSl MAXXER -AND AT LOWEST RATES. Jill XT HV FKAXK. ... --.iivil." that boy Frank, , ,r:i!iin' at all with the crank; ni .,'' dirtv a arutter snipe i , ilistribiitin' type ; . " . " . . . i i . ' Hi- lV."..' lV.:;'-' lit iUt'or- I'" liirw uraii V: ,1,1 ri l'l lllll'lii.- ui .-...,s aw,.,c, lV v in.irnin' to evening's shank 'n! "'.'. .?..vil." that bov Frank ! jl, :l-- - ,., ,.llMd him t want no good; "7: , !. a a piece o' wood; J,-: Am ' An ,.,.1 111 :;,M on in his hard-head way. win ii the train was passin' by !P..r"s eliild on the track Oh, '.x i n-lti'il with his same don't-care :n front o' the engine there ! ws.-;ived! But where was Kr:ill'K Ti tv 1 "lixt''i tor 'mu UIU,er tuc re's bank 1! ' people trembled an' held their i.:iui ii! i:x limine, crushed to death" i ;;ie dust an' prime he lay T"1 -li! I., liaa riven ms me away; a" iingel'. that boy Frank ! nv. f TIIK TRAIL. Tbrill'- TraieI.v ,n Pinal Moun tains of Honlhrrn Arizonn. fttroit Free Fres. We liail followed the right land s V tbe corge up to noon, when -e ruui ii". , welf wo less man . -i foot ab""- "- bottom,.. ;,tlH .. -l.t wa, donhl, I have spoken cf if as a ; .. 'one of the : t lifts ml some- ed- orge. It 'is our ui i'" i-'. - .L Final .Mountains ot bouthern Arizo .im Hme places a valley half a mi'e wi.lt iu others a narrow, deep Bui aism.il canyon not more than tiftv feet across. Opposite us as we rested, and not over a quarter of a mile away, the wall oi the eanvon was almost straight up and down and entirely clear'of tree or ba-b. It was higher on I bat siilc than on ours a fall of iimi fett to the rocks below. "We were sipping our colli -e when we suddenly oaiitfuf siiilit of an object moving alorl tbe face of the opposite cliff. We could not see it. but there was tviJentlv a leilire wnidi furuisheil a f,, puth. We at tii-t took the ob iwt tor a Leaf, but no sooner hail tiiec-M trapper jjot on his feet than itolei v "d : "li"j'v.i'y a mountam liony, boys." It was a chestnut colored pony weij.'!.:!.- about ")"0 pounds, with a verv sti ivy co it . lie was a descen dant of tli.' wild horse of the plains, but i!;te t I of following them over tie prauies he had taken to the Lills- H:s brctd used to be as nu- t n " : I 11ILH in Lllfi utrous in iiio i inais as goats, anu tlrV llS'l company oi large uura- Ids yf bulViloes which lever le- iCrsdta t- tiie vuik-y--. Te IcJf:e iuust have bet-n a very Lirr.w ci.e, for we saw the pony cow l'-'wly and with caution. He bloce a iuost opposite us when a stM'l object moved out froiu be LilJh oi-k to the east of us. We ti ;:t supposed it to be another I'vir- hut the trapper no sooner set txnn'd it than he whispered . "It's a big cinrfamon b'ir, and we arr soil's to see some fun!"' Xo soon r had the bear vioved out tliti be was face to face with the pf!.y, thouirh a distance of some Li'tytVet si-pirated them. The pony tbrewup hiii head and uttered a snor: of alarm, while tne benr sat up anil looKul at him. Thai u.is i. tlenist wi.d bast tbo i lmi j teei. in Lis roanntigs through those lonely mountain.. . 1.7.1 it was the first I te Lai seen ui..b-r such circuit i staucts. ibe ledge was not wide fciiOUs:lj for Lira to turn about. What would be Jo ? Tbe bear v as in no hurry. He Seemed to feel sure that he had his dinner sufe, and perhaps a close n-vofthe pony was a novelty to tita. Two of us got ready to shoot, i :iiin' to drive him away, if not ki.i Luii, but the old trapoer 'jo tioW'l us back and said: ' It is the wiiv God ordained ; let H.' rules stand." fbe puny had perhaps seen us from the hi st. He now looked over, iiiiiiiuiily in appeal, but he found oiily pity. He started to back down tbe trail by which he had come, but te bad not moved more than a yard wbt-n tbe idea was abandoned. The trail was too narrow- He advanced to bis former position, and then Iockfed straight across the gorge into our fai-es. "God luade it so He made it so!"' wbi.-pi.-ied the trapper, as he heard a movtujeiit on our part. t or perhaps rive minutes the bear &M tb; pony faced each otcer, and we could not tee that either moved to tbe slightest Theu the bear be am a sli, advance. The pony stuck bi-i bt-u . out on a line with his body a:il uttered a sort of whistle thro' tos nostrils. "ile d tight if he had a show, but be hasn't got one," whispered the trapper. Tne pony's under lip fell down an 1 showed his teeth, and his ears we: laid back like an enraged cat's. As the beur drew nearer he raised cue tne foot and then the other and struck them sharply on the rocky Noan r ! Nearer ! Nearer ! Tbe bear did not walk, but hitched bimsi-h along foot by foot, while he l't his great paws swinging in the Jjr. lie evidently suspicioned that t!J p -hy would attempt to jump kli him. Now they are fifteen feet apart- now ten now only five. Now tbe pony utters a scream of aflrigl t or aner, and the snorts of the bear come plainly to our ears- They face fe&'-li other for a full minute, and fcvny one of us is trembling as if Personally menaced. Swish ! The bear gathered him-K-'f and ma te a rush, roaring loudly us be did so. Quick as he moved, tb pony moved ejuicker. It was m' th on the trail ahead death on "' .j tut boulders in the bottom of tbe- jjtrge. He chooe the latter, and fes t!!f; bear rushed the' pony reared P. ivln eled to the r ght, and spraDg juv out into space with such a cry of "'ror us human beings have uttered bi ii they went down to an awful butL. l'eerinsr over the rocks, we Jv hiH dead and mangled body on ibe cruel iockB below. .Ibe expenditures for pensions for M1 year ending June 30, as now offi 'ly stated, amounted to $109,327,-J't- In the previous year we paid f '.Wi 770.11, while in the year be i?.r that we paid $80,288,508.77. iheroHtof the German army, it '".v ho interesting to note, is for this .fc& estimated at 891,720-293. Be jjjgjj Pensions our army posts .-5!lapeSt artd Best weely VOL. III. NO. 44. STATE XOTEM. Winston Daily : From the infor mation we can gain there are bright prospects for one or two cotton fac tories being built here next year. Besides this several other enterprises are on the eve of being started. Landmark : On 40 J rods of ground. which is J of a rod more than a quarter of an acre Mr. I).Ti. Howard, of Falls town township, has raised 113 bushels of sweet potatoes in addition to what the family has used. This is about a'; the rate of $116 per acre, which is a record that is hard to beat. Landmark: Referring to a recent item about the many bad habits of an Alexander county child, Mr. M. L. Sigman, of this township, tells of a girl in his immediate neighbor hood, between 3 and 4 years old, wli5 chtws tobacco, dips snuff, smokes, plays cards, picks the banjo, swears, and has had to be weaned by nam strength. Thryhad lively times in Mt. Airy on the 4th. Streets tights were plen tiful, and those who were not fight ing were growling like curs. The policemen were on duty and came as near doiug their duty as they could. Ore man joiuted his pistol at a po liceman and was about to pull the trigger, when a man threw his hand on the weapon, and the hammer fell on the flesh of his finger. This is all that saved the policeman's life. Frfe whiskey flowed in abundance. Landmark : Vance is always him self. One night week before last he and Maj. Rob bins met on the depot platform at Greensboro, the latter on bis way to Randolph to begin fill ing his appointment. "Hello, Rob bins," said Vance, "where are you going?" "Going to Liberty," said Robbins; "where are you going?" "Going to bondage," answered Vance. And Robbins hopped on his train and Vanco hopped on his train and away they went. Greensboro Workman : The Daily Sun of Durham :tates that the monthly output of cigarettes bv the W. Duke Sons & Co. is 101,000.000. They are nothing to eat and nothing to wear, and their effect on the youth of the country is to muntal, physical aud consequently moral damage, be ginning near the cradle the nearest of any demoralizing agent known, making fearfully applicable the po etical line, "The grave is near 'he cradle seen." Constance Ilarrv Harrison, in "Battles and Leaders of Civil War," says that many woundel and sick soldiers were brought into Richmond where everything possible was done for their relief. Her mother urged upon one sufferer, a gaunt and soft voiced Carolinian from the "piny woods district," a delicate trifle, which had been sent in from some neighboring kitchen. "Jes es you say, old miss," was the weary answer. I atnt a contradtctin vou. It mout htf eooa for me, but mv stumieks i.: ;f Tbo ;' but "nder sot agin t. 1 here am t but thing I sorter yam arter, an that's a dish of greens an' bacon fat. with a few molarses poured onto it." An amuiiug incident occurred in Court at Carthage on Monday. Rev. Mr. Fuquay, a Baptist minister, was on the witness stand and his man ner of testifying was so animated and demonstrative that Judge Graves thought he was drunk. The Judge asked the Sheriff if the witness was drunk, whereupon" Mr. M. S. Rob bins informed he Judge that the witness w:;a a minister of the gospel, and his style on the witness stand was his usual style. Judge . Graves apologized to the frightened clergy man in admirable style. Sanford Express." Charlotte News: Yesterday after noon just as The News carriers were starting on their rounds, the fire alarm sounded and in an instant the engine house door on Trade street, was flung open, and w ith a clang the reel horses dashed out. Little Joe Orr, one of The News carriers and a son of Policeman Orr, was passing along near the engine house with a bundle of papers under his arm. He tried to dodge the horses, but they overtook h.m. He was knocked down and the horses' hoofs struck him about the head and body. For tunately, however, the reel wagon did not strike him. He was picked up and carried home in a carriage, medical aid was summoned and it was found that the little fellow, while painfully bruised about the head, was not seriously hurt. He was very sick during the night, but is resting well to-day. Raleigh Visitor: We are informed by Mr. E. P. Wiggs, who resides near Wakefield, that quite a serious occurrence took place at his home yesterday afternoon ft seems that Mr. Charles S uith, one of tbe par ties iu the suit that occupied some time of the court here, recently, went to the house of Mr. Wiggs at the time noted in a carriage, driven by a negro named lhifus Montaguej employed at a livery stable in this city. They went to Mr. Wiggs' door, and after being forbidden to do bo, made their way by force to the room occupied by Mr. Larkin Smith, where they took that gentleman, against his earnest remonstrances, and in spite of all his efforts, and placed him in the carriage, Mrs. Wiggs protesting against it. Mrs. A. L. Ferrell, of this city, a daugh ter of Mr. Strith, was present, being on a visit to her father, and while at the carrrage, her parent clinging to her, Mr. Charles Smith ordered the vehicle to be driven off and Mrs. Ferrell was ran over, damaging her considerably. It was an occurrence much to be regretted, nn M OFFICIAL VOTE OF CABARRUS COUNTY, 1890. Townships.ter 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TT 12 TM. Candidates. 1 j 1 2 3 4 j Shank Ie 121 125j 34 57 107 58 14 111 231 165 87 61 50 20 40 1073 Iloncycutt 1 21 30 23 ' 6 0 8 26 0 0 11 9 2 8 49 175 Simpson 2 3 59 19 5 24 3 5 60 4 . 6 19 2 10 3 224 Ilikman 123 1271 116 92 115 S5 17 118 66 171 93 83 52 28 43 1329 Sims 131 j 133! 127 164 130 61 18 139 105 173 105 101 67 46 103 1543 Patterson 130 107l 95 87 48 77 27 129 63 166 83 92 49 39 47 1239 Cook Oj 20 33 35 78 11 1 26 39 2 23 16 21 14 56 3S1 Props t 20 37j 56 73 47 50 19 89 32 23 35 57 47 37 49 691 Morrison 11 2j U2; 81 56 85 41 15 65 53 16Q 74 55 27 15 57 969 Alexander 125 128 1011 80 116 - 74, 16 119 72 168 88 78 59 31 41 1302 Xonncnt 1! 4; 24 31 lp 3 7 25 18 3 20 17 4 10 52 229 Long 125' 132; 105 70 116 79 18 129 54 130 87 77 56 39 41 1261 Blair ll Oi 24 10 7. 1 5 25 20 38 21 15 4 9 55 235 White 132; 120: 135 99 132 92 20 140 104 173 89 102 - 70 46 102 1466 Gibson 132 134; 135 125 128 92 28 143 103 173 108 106 72 54 107 1640 Mehimoii 125 1311 107 70. 116 79 18 129 54 131 86 77 56 40 44 1263 Price l! 0 24 10 7 1 5 25 20 38 2ll 15 4.9 54 234 Annficld ... 125131 107 70 110 79 18 129 54 131 86 77 55 40 45 1260 Coble 1! 0 24 10 7 1 5 25 20 38 21 15 4 9 55 239 Lorn 132 131 135 105 133 92 28 141 104 174 107 106 70 52 104 1605 Walter 132 133j 135 100 132 88 27 141 104 175 108 104 69 53 104 1615 The above is the official vote , i. a i i.t.: i. iiL-i& nail uuisucu men wuiK. vote for the House, in No. 9. John TIIK YOl.NU UlC 1'EKiaEXLI). D'Orlt'Him Falls in l.ovr With Two llloiitle Sis ten in Richmond. -. - - The Due d'Orleans changed his cravat three times a day on the steamer that brought the distin guished party up the James river to Richmoud. incited thereto by the presence of two blonde young ladies of that town who were passengers on the sanw boat, says the Hartford Conrant. Etiquette' required that the young nobleman make no ac quaintance with the fair sex on that trip, though the young persons play ed the "P.oulanger March," the "Mar seillaise" and "Down Goes McGinfy," all day lo.ig on the wheezy piano to attract his attention. lint when he pot to Richmond he showed himself the man of the occa sion by becoming acquainted with a reporter, of w hom he inquired their nanus and address. The young hi dies, as fate would have it, lived en a street through which the party had to pass en route to the battle ticld. So the next morning they were on the -veranda in becoming costumes to greet them as they rode by. The duke was enchanted to be recognized, aud that night, like any other sensible young man, appeared with the reporter to call in person on his fair admirers. From that till he left Richmond he was missing from the paternal charge. lie Cared not for battlefields or relics, nor past associations, nor indeed for his fair tiaiicv, who had proved her faithful lovo during his imprisonment. If there had been but one instead of two MUs li s the politics Of France might have ben revolution ized, but it seems he could nut decide where his affections lay, because 'tothef dear charmer was never away. "Do not call me your royal high ness," he was heard to plead. "Call me due." Could this remark be construed as equivalent to an oiler of marriage from a common person? He was missing at mass at the cathedral on Sunday morning, he was opposed to accompanying the party to see the crater at Petersburg. He escaped unmarried, but it is universally granted not heart whole. We speak of this bit of gossip in a' trilling way, hut it may have serious ..conse quent s ; at least all Virginia is on the qui vive on the subject, and ex- pectinjf another international mar riage if only the heir of 1he .Bour bons can decide which of the sisters he prefers, for we cannot believe- either would hesitate to sacrifice her self for the glory of her country:' Mm. Harrison and Ilie McKinljr !ill. It is related in the Sunday Gazette that Mrs. Harrison and one of her lady frieuds bad an experience in shopping in Baltimore last week which gave them a forcible illustra tion of the workings of the McKin ley bill. Mrs. Harrison is very fond of running over to Baltimore to do her shopping, because the not only has the opportunity to meet her many friends there, but she finds fully as extensive a line of goods as in New York, a lid. always sit rates below New York prices. But the McKinley bill, of course, affects Baltimore prices just as it has raised them everywhere. A few days since Mrs. Harrison went over to Balti more, went into one of the shops and asked to look at some dress goods, which she had admired on her lat visit, and which had been held at $2.23 per yard. When, in reply to her perfunctory inquiry, she was told the price was now $3 per yard, she quite naturally asked for an ex planation. The clerk, who knew her, replied with some embarrass ment that prices had advanced be cause the McKinley bill, which ad ded 50 per cent, to" the duty on that class of goods. If Mrs. Harrison had been a man she would have whistled at this. As it was, she only elevated her eyebrows. She aud her friend next looked at some Gne ho siery, and found the prices 20 per cent, more than on her last visit. Next she wanted some pearl buttons, and found the McKinley bill ha I advanced them 100 per cent. Mrs. Harrison said nothing, but she evi dently was doing a great deal of thinking. It would have been very interesting could any one have list ened to the conversation she had with tlie President on the beauties of the protective tariff. ii The trees are fast losing their modesty, and will soon shock th public gaze with their bare limbs. Newspaper at CONCORD,. N. C. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER of the county, and was obtained v ii j may ue seen, xne voxe was very A. Cline, for Treasurer, received Poor Lo'tt Logic. ' A dispatch from the West says that a big band of Sionx Indians are camping np the Bad river about three mi'es, and preparing for a big Indian dance and pow-vow for to night and to-morrow. An emisary from Standing Rock is among them having called them together for the purose of instructing them on the coding of their new Mesiah. The Indians are much excited, and expect in a few days that a huge wave of earth, thirty feet deep is to pass over the conutry which will smother all bad Indians and whites. There is not much geology in an Indian's knowledge. But this would indicate that he thinks. He knows that way uuder the earth's hard crust are found fossils; found rem nants of the past age he knows that trees and human bones have been discovered .hundreds of feet uuder. the earth. And the Indian thought it out. Of course, thq Great Spirit sent a waste of earth a wave pf it thirty or fifty or sixty feet high over the world and buried all the had Indians aud incidentally swept away all the pale faces!, And iu the Indian camp where the Great Medicine man holds his. hearers charmed, such a theory is believed. And who eh ill say that such an idea of geology is not as giHd as the false and wild theories which long-haired white men build and which the world accepts because the world does not kno v any better ? The drift ae and the other age theory is a bigger fraud than the Indians wave theory, and there is no thing on earth to prove the truth of either of them. Durham GIoIhj. Th Chinaman's View of It. A -thinking Mongolian of this city, gave th Sun a new notion when he spoke in this wise: "You Americans often iy that the Chinese face has an- unpleasant look, and that you do not like its shape or expression ; but perhaps you do not know that we Chinese think -the American face has a very obnoxious shape and ex pression. Our broad Mongolian fea tures are'not to your liking; You do not laugh at the queer looks of. Chinese babies anymore than we laugh at the queer looks of your babies. You do not 'like the Chi nese style of dress, and we dislike the way iti which American women and m'enf dress themselves. You your religion is 'better than ours; hut tell us how it is better. You think American belles are prettier 1 ' JT I 1 ' ana - more 'pleasing- man unmese belles; but' we think j list the oppo site of that. You say that whiskey and beer are good drinks; we say that tea is--the best drink. We believe .that things in China are better than things in America, and that tlie . pedpie there are. happier than the .people here. We come to this country to get money, which is hard to get in -our country ; but we all want to "get back to China whi e aliyTor'to be taken back after dead," New 'York. Styx. Pass Hint Around. : Whenever a fellow begins to cheat the printer out of his hard earnings, sooner or later he comes- to some had end. We take the following para graph from the Ashevill'e Citizen : - "Many people," says a Raleigh letter, "will remember Professor (?) G.'W. Millman, who used to teach penmanship here. He is now charged with the theft of diamonds valued at $2,000, from some town in Pennsyl vania. He is also wanted at other places." Yes, we remember him. He owes this office $1.00 for honest work, and hi3 name is on our black list for all future reference. Durham Sun. Drawing tbe Line on Color. Misa Florida L. Les Veruey, the daughter of a wealthy Savannih cotton broker, and Miss Maude Cheeney, daughter ot the Collector of the port of Galveston. Tex., both ArdnrArl . 'wsrn admitted laht fall as Btudents to the New England Con servatory of Music in tbia city, bome of tlie other students-objected to eating,-reciting and associating with the young ladiep, and now the Ex ecutive Board of the Conservatory do cot know whether to send them away or take' the chance of losing a largo number of their wealthy white patrons. New York World. Itotb in Letter and Spirit. "I can teach you much better when the class is lull," said the new professor of Greek to his students.. But the next day, wheivthfiy ap- peared before him, he appreciated the ambiguities of English as she is 8 poke. Detroit Free Press. ' the Lov Price of $1 Per Year to BvERYBobY. ANDARD. yesterday after the board of can- i- i . xt t . ngnt. vvm. junker received one 42 votes, and Tas. F. "Harris for A RVKTIC BELLK Who Declined to be Wooed With a Pitchfork. Miss Kate Cummings, who lives with her parents on a farm in Win nebago, H is., can beat any man in the tounty mowing hay. She wears boots and a waterproof, with a felt Hat and hnsey woolsey dress, and, mounted on the mo wine machine. she is as handsome as a Hebe Kate has had a great many admirers, and the admirers have had a great many difficulties to overcome. One of them had the audacity t ) swear out a warrant for her arrest on the charge of assault with mali cious intent, liufus bloan was hired by Mr.' Cummings for harvest work, and while turning the new-mown hay he fell in love with Kate. Every time she came around on her chariot. pushing her sickle a little further into the standing grain, Rufus worid take his hat off and throw a handfnl of kisses at her. The young laay aid not HKe tnis performance ana told mm so. Then Rufus asked her to pull up, as he had something to say to her. she drew the horses in, pushed ner red hair behind her ears, and with fire in her blue eyes, 6aid: "Well?" Then Rufus planted his pitchfork in the stubble for a rent, told her he wanted a wife, and offered her the position. She curled up her nose, wrinkled her brow with scorn, and answered: ?'Youf Bah!" This was top much for Rufus, who jabbed her iu tho side with his pitchfork. Kate screamed; the horses started. In his excitement th irate swain got on th.- si.-kle side of the mower. The lady s.iw her advantage, seized the !i ;es, and chased the fleeing lover aii over the field, screaming that she would mow him down and cut his ugly legs off N. Y. World. y. w. c. t. r. On November 1st, 1890, was laid the corner stone of a building which marks an important epoch in wo man's work. The Woman's Chria. tiin Temperauce Union is the largest organization of women the world has ever seen; they are band ed . together against the worst foe women has ever had a foe who dates liis age by the century, and whose business is backed by far more wealth than any other com mands. An organization to fight such a fee has come to stay, and must have the proper appliances for work. Miss."Willard says: ''It is time we dwelt in bur own house, time that the temperance idea materialized into a.-Temple worthy of it, one which, by its plan and purpose, might - set ar example to all the world.'' Haying recognized the ne cessity, the plan for erecting such a building was matured and the cor ner stone was laid with fitting cere monies a few days ago- Their purpose is to erect a magm fient structure in the very centre of the business portion of Chicago for the National Society, where tbe V. , C. T- Us headquarters will be located, as well as that of the Wo man's Na'tional Publishing House. It will cost $1,100,000 to erect the Temple. Of this amount 1600,000 have been raised in stock, the bah ance will be raised in bonds. Tbe building will bring in a rent of 8250, 000 a year. After the building is all Said for and all necessary expenses educted, a magnificent income will be at the command of the organizas tion with which 1o push on to suc cess educational and reformatory temperance work. Tbe Temple is to be thirteen stories high, sur rounded by a niche of gold bronze 70 feet high, cn which stands the beautiful figure of a woman with face upturned, and hands out stretched to heaven in prayer. On the Southrwest corner of the build ing, on the street, is to be a beauti ful drinking fountain finished with suitable sculpture and inscription. Around the front of the grand en trance will be carved on granite the coat-of-arms of the different States of the Union. Upon the corner stone is engraved the National legend of the W. C T, U. "For God, and Home, and Native L .nd.' On the reverse side is tlie W. C. T. U monogram and the date of organiza tion 1874. Willard Hall, the grand audience room, is amphitheatre shaped. In the centre will be a beautiful fountain. It will have memorial windows and pedestals will support the busts of illustrious Sersons who have lived, labored and ied for the cause of temperance. From this hall the incense of prayer will ascend daily for the suppression of the liquor traffic and the salvation of the drunkard. Fourth Suicide In One Family. Syracuse, N. Y., November 4 John Gasser committed suicide late last night by firing a bullet into his heart. This man is the fourth sui cide in the family within as many years. Alexander Gasser, his father, cut- his throat with a razor- Alex ander Gasser, Jr., left home sud denly about a year ago, and corns mitted suicide in Chicago by shoot ing himself through the heart. The daughter took her own life soon after the death of the father. . 13, 1890. pito;iti:s.s ix iMioToent vim v. Intercstins: Facts Which it Itcvenls in the Growth ofPIanls a nil Animals. Remarkable success had been at tained by Professor Aim, of Breslail, in applying photography to hx the, indications of different diseases of the eye. Another contribution to one of the newest departments of science are rrolessor rischer s plio- tographs of cultivations of luminous bacteria, which were photographed by their own light the views giv ing evidence of the constant move ment in which the tiny organs are unceasingly engaged. One or the greatestest anthropologists of the century, in Paris, has been making a collection ot tne various types ot mankind, and he iloes it by means of the photograph. He inclines to the opinion that the type or origin, the race to which the party, ofiinally belonged, is better preserved among women than among men. He has therefore made his collection from simong women, and to increase its attractiveness and value he has announced his inten tion to choose onlv beautiful women for his types. Aproposs of this idea a prominent photographer proposes to appeal to photographers for selec tion and contribution ot photo graphic reproduction- of the repre sentative .women whom they con sider the most beautiful, so that a collection can be made which will be handed down to posterity as rc- presenting the standard types of Deauty in the nineteenth century. South Carolina Kedbone. "There is a singular race of peo pie in South Carolina called the Hedbone, said Senator Wade Hamp ton. "Their origin is unknown. They resemble iu appearance the gypsies, but in complexion they are red. They have accumulated con siderable property and are industri ous and peaceable. They live in small settlements at the foot of the mountains, and associate with none but their own race. They are a proud and high-spirited people. Caste is very strong among them. They enjoy life, visit the watering places and mountain resorts, but eat and keep by themselves. "When the war broke ut several of them enlisted in the Hampton Legion, and when the legion reach ed Virgina there wras a great outcry among the Virginians and the troops from other States because we had enlisted negroes. Thev did not re semble the African in the least ex cept in cases where Africans had amalgamated with Indians. This intermixture, which is common in the Carolinas, produces marvelous results. It takes the kink out of the hair of the African, straightens his feat ures, and improves him in every way except in temper. These Afro-Indo people are devils when aroused, and a3 slaves were hard to manage. But to return. We soon convinced the kickers against the Redbones that they were all right, and when in the first Bull Run battle - they proved how well they could light all prejudice against them disappeared. (ilobe Democrat. . Maj. Kneed Dead. Maj. Win. II. Sliced, the well known politician and wit, of Wilkes county, died suddenly ot congestion of the lungs at his home two anil a half miles west of Wilkesboro, and one mile east of Moravian Falls at 12 o'clock last Thursday, agedaiout 75 years. He was raised in one of the northern central counties of the State, Person or Granville perhaps, but had lived in and near Wilkesboro many years. He was a tailor by trade but practically was a gentle man of elegant leisure. He could neither read nor write, but was one of the best informed of men a man of wonderful humor, acute intellect and strong native judgment, espe cially in matters political. This whole section of the State is full of his "sayings," and he will be long remembered. He knew everybody and everybody knew him and he was equally at home with governors and groundlings. Sneed was a character, and all who knew him will be sorry to learn that he is dead. Statesville Landmark. The Lone Star. A great many people want to know how large Texas is in area. Tbey look in nuite a number of alleged statistical abstracts and never lind the same figures in two of them. The official figures of Texas area are 252,G'J6 square miles equal to about 8.9 per cent, of the entire area of the United States and Territories. Texas is six times larirer than Newr York seven times as large as Ohio, and 100,000 square miles larger than all the Eastern and Middle States, in cluding Delaware and Maryland. Compared with the countries of Eu ron'e she has 34,000 square miles more than the Austrian empire, 52, 000 more than the German empire, and nearly 70,000 square miles more than France. Texas Trade Jour nal. A Mangled Skeleton Found. In tearing down the old Barnum's Hotel, in Baltimore, a tragic mystery wa3 unearthed some days ago. In the cellar was found the skeleton oi a man. "The fleshless palms were held together by rusty handcuffs, and the feet were manacled. In the center of the forehead was a round hole, and a large pistol bullet rattled inside of the skull." No one is able to give any account of the mystery. Many such strange things are un- unearthed here and there as wit nesses of the shocking barbarity of the race to which we belong. WHOLE NO. 157. ( EXM iiKi) tiik -o:toM::e. Farmers F.nraed liecnnseThey Could Not Lynch Hay lies. Columbia, Nov. ('..There came near being serious trouble today at the continued inquest over the bodv of Miss Florence Hornsbv, who wa murdered by an unknown person Ci .i. 1 ... 1 rr. is i, oiiuiruay near uere. Hie m- ipic&i w as iiem aooiu seven miles ..i. i. i i i .. from the city. Wade Ilaynes, the negro who reported the finding of Miss llornsby's body, had previously been committed to jail on suspicion of having been the guilty party. The farmers in the neighborhood were infuriated and word was passed around that there would be a lynch ing when he was taken to the inquest. The officers of the law, however, had heard of the threats and would not risk the prisoner's life. It was well for him they did not, for. about a hundred neighbors had gathered with the avowed intention of killing him. rri .ii- ... J ne testimony maa? it appear very uiac k lor Ilaynes but no ver diet was reached, as several iurors would not sign because the prisoner was absent, threats were thick as hops an;l the country folKs roundly abused Loroner Roach for withhold ing Ilaynes. They swore he should not get their votes at the next elec tion. Several colloquies ensued and for a time the difficulty appeared to be impending. Ther coroner never quailed, however, and ordered the inquest to be coucl tided in this city next Saturday. Ignorance Is Not Bliss'. It never was. It is dancer, disas ter and death. Not to know how to teach and train children aright is fhe worst ignorance. The Southern Educator, a journal of education, literature, and the science and art of Normal teaching, is just what teach ers anel parents need in their work of training the young. Ii: is pub lished by a company composed of over fifty leading educators and friends of education, amoug whom are ex-Governor Jarvis, Messrs. Garl and Duke, of Durham, twelve col lege presidents and professors and ten superintendents of city schools. The best thought of many of the most prominent educational men and women of the country enrich its columns. It has a corps of over two hundred editorial writers and contributors. Supt. Audrew J. Con ner, of Northampton county, says: "The October number alone is worth a year's subscription." Every teacher should take it, and it should be in every home where there are children. Only twenty-live cents for four months' trial. Send today to the Educator Company, Durham, N, C. I Sixty Acres and a Mule.' S. S. Simmons, a Nashville negro was convicted of fraud in the Uni ted States District Court and sen tenced to fifteen months in the pen itentiary at Columbus, Ohio. Last August Simmons went to Lincoln county and made a thorough canvass among the negroes of that section, seeking out those that had been in the army,' engaged in govern ment work, or had any sort of a claim against the government. Sim mons claimed to be a pension and claim agent sent by the government to adjust claims. lie made the pay ment of a two dollar fee a prerequi site to his taking charge of a claim, and at- the time of his arrest was reaping a golden harvest. Negroes Hocked to him from all directions, and he could scarcely fix up their papers as fast as they presented them. To some of them he promised as much as $1,700 within ten days. The victims were all illiterate. Over twenty of them testified against Sim mons, and his conviction speedily followed. Winston Daily. Selling u cr. Esq. S. H. Hilton is in the slave trading business in a small way, and just to put an edge on Elliott F. Shephard's appetite for breakfast we make the announcement that on last Saturday Esq. Hilton sold a. negro for $130. That isn't anything Hk,e war time prices, but it is enough to make the pious Elliott snort. It came about in this way: Esq. Hilton is superintendent of the chain gaug. About three months ago a negro named Thos. Caldwell came into his care under a sixteen mouths' sentence. Thomas had been working for Mr. W- Holmes Hardin, of Chester, S. C. and left his wife there. Mr. Hardin thought a good deal of Thomas, and when he heard that he was in troubte here, he made up his mind to rescue him. Ho canio on here and made a trade which se cured Thomas' freedom. He bar gained to eive Esq. Hilton 6130 for i'homas' unexpired 13 months, and further agreed to board and clothe Thomas and his wife and pay them S8 per month for the 13 months. So he got Thomas and the county got S130. That's how the nearo was sold, and it was a satisfactory trade all around. Charlotte News. iioldcn Itod and Influenza. A Maine man says the golden rod is responsible for many cases of in lluenza. A while ago his little daugn ter githered a large bunch and put it in a vase in the parlor. Two sleeping apartment are on the same floor, and the doors are frequently left open at night. Two days after th3 flowers had been carried into the home several members of the family began to sneeze, complain of sore throat, and feel greatly depressed, hut not for several days did they find out the cause of their illness. It is said that the flowers give off an imperceptible powder-like substance, which is taken into the lungs by the sleeper, causing an irritation. It also irritates, Uhe throat, produces violent sneezing, makes the limbs feel as though burdened by some he ivy weight, and depresses a per son's spirits. Merrill Record. THE STANDARD. L AUG EST PAPKR -PUBLISHED IN CONCORD. CONTAINS MORK READING MATTER THAN ANY OTHER PAPER IN THIS SECTION. JCDMS WKITIX He is ilad That Times llnvet handed. and Admires IMucklIe Likes the May Jim John Sails Into 'Km Willi, nut Gloves. Editor Standard : That feller as writ the l. t.teis ;m calls hitjelf Jim John are a trump, to my wav of thinking. It ies1. do do me good to see a feller like him go in without gloves an hit these croakers who are all the time- telling now the t lines are degenerating, how the things haint like they used to be an sich. Well, nie for one am glad tha h.iint. I've hearn the old ones tell how they used to lick the boys and gurls at school an as how "one pair of shoes was all tha got in a w hole year, an a bounet as didn't last for three or. four years want counted." Anas how "these fellers only come to spark once a week an theu mostly on Sun day night," and as how "they allers left by nine o'clock or half past at furthest," and so on an sich like. Now this may all be korrect an true but sometimes when pa and ma gets in one of there jolly humors an gets to telling as how tha was so sleepy the next day after one of these Sun day nights visits, I axed em how it was w hen they never stayed up later than U o'clock ; tha sayed young peo ple are two smart these times an I had better mind my crosha work. Hits all attributed to the degeneracy of the times I suppose. T'other night ma was telling about a sociable tha had when she was a gurl an hoiv the fellers did, an says I, "what did you do with the carpet when tha was a kicking up so?" "La sakes, chile, wc didn't have no carpets theu except rag carpets. I jess tell you them as could have a front room with a carpet them das was high up, tha was." Now this set me to kontemplating. I haint sartin about the chirography of that word. I jest ask you to korrect it, for if there is one thing I am more particular about than another hits my spelling. As I was jist about to remark that set me to kontemplating. While I was trying to to see thro hit I heard them talking about a sing ing ha had at Deacon Harmony's, an I just axed who played the orgin, an if ever you seed anybody tuck back tha was. "Why chile we didn't have no orgins then. Deacon Har mony used his tuning fork to get the pitch. 1 tell you there want many churches a3 had a orgin them days, much less a family." That's kurious, thinks I. Jist then tha started the machine at the electric plant and the light came on and pa says, "Well that's nice, we didn't have sich as that in our das, did wo ma?" "No indeed," and then they sot in to telling about the good old. times agin. Says I, "pa can you ride a bycicle ?" "No chile ! when I was growing up tha didn't have no sich as that, you had to walk if you didn't , have a critter to ride." "But," says I, "you could go on tho Rale Road couldn't you?" "Yes, if you could lind one, but they was precious scarce I kin tell you. 1 recollect when their want a Rale Road inN. C," an so on an so on to the end of tho chapter. "Say, pa ! did yon have a paper like Concord Daity Staudard?" "No chile! there want many who could afford to take a paper an some of them couldn't read it if tha had hit. There want many dailys either." Then 1 commenced to kontemplate some more. No Daily paper, no R. R,'s no Electricity, no Publick Schools, no Orgins, no Carpets, no uuthing hardily, and I just come to the conclusion "that if this was de generating let her degenerate, I shan't stop her. Jim he's tuck up them Professors too. Hits good the way he does let into them. Now a rale genuine Prof, who knows something I admire, sol do, one who knows more an other folks, aud don't have to be telling all around that he knows so muclCbut one that folks can find out by talking to that "he has im proved his talents," that last is a scripture quotation. These fellers that cut3 off corns and call3 hisself Prof, of Chiropody, and that other feller who brakes horses aud them as is manufactured by some of these see-on class schools to order an haint lit for nothing but to wear a standing collar and gold headed cains, you naw ! I do jess abominate 1 do. I have writ and writ until I ex pect you wont want to publish hit but 1 feel relieved if hit do git into the waist basket. You know when steam gits too high into a bilcr hit elieves it to open tho safety valvo and let her go. Yours till deth, Jeems. P. S. When I writ to you before some how them fellers in tho office made me say "your old paper" when I writ "your able paper." I expect hit must have been b.-en that "Devil" of yours that is allers getting things top si turvey in your ollice. A Prominent .Mason toying. Louisville, Ky., November 5. Major Hiram Bassett was found un conscious from a stroke of fatal pa ralysis in his ror m at Millersburg, Ky., this morning, and his physi cians say he cannot recover. Ilis death is expected at any moment. In the history of Masonry Mr. Bas set is regarded as its brightest ex ponent, and when Robert Morris, the Poet i-aureate of. Masonry, died, he left $500 by will to pay Major Bassett for conducting the burial ceremonies. - The melancholy days are coming to the front. The champion hoj is soon to bo reported.
The Standard (Concord, N.C.)
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