North Carolina Newspapers

THE STAND A R D. 'LA KG Ef PAPER 1T1JUSHE1 IS CONCORD- lONTAlNS MORK LEADING MATTKK THAN A NY OTHER ,. A i-ki: in SECTION. A U 1.4 ii't: r A II AY. T .k.-H little dasho' water cold :i liule leaven of prayer, a huh' ' sunshine gold l'is'dve i Hi' morninsr air. to your meal some merriment Vud a thought for kith anil kin, n, then, as your prime imrredient, A plenty of work thrown in- lint fpiee it all with the essence of love Mi l a littl whiff of play, I. t t a wise old hook and a iil.mee ahove Complete the well made day. III YIXJ A HORSE. Rule o He lollwwe.l in So Ilolnfr. Id ease vi) J lave fully and firmly decided to buy a family 1 orse. aud iiothue on tiu face of thin onlb. or nl) r In-low it, will cause you to (.ii.(Mir(' vour mind, be carelul to ob-seivei-ertain rules and be guided by certain fixed i-nnt-iples- It iiny shock you to be torn that there lire many reasons wi y you should buy a white torse, but watt t)t id . In the fit st place, the boy who takes care of him has to put iu moie work for his wanes, nud tint's a rebate f r von. Iu the next, you ran see L i tn if out driving in a dark nii.t, whereas you couldn't tell whether a black lurse was in front ,,r behind '.yoi. Thirdly, if vou happen to gr out to the barn of a nis;h , your whit Imisf d ti' " his fosi ion, whereas vou are i ate 1 t.ble. so blunder up against the heels a l aek one, and eethu.t. If V" are d iviiig around Town your whit oiseoau be seen a mile away; ami the ambulance, tire engines, biiek and ice wagons can t ready to turn into the side Streets and avoid beiny run down Lastly, you cm wear any colored t-oeks' or suspenlers while driving a white horse and always combine liaruiouy and effect. Whenever you ee a tr.aa with a blue necktie driv ing a sonel pic-er, you may be sure ha! he knows m-thing about har mony of dress. Do not advertise your want, but i isu illy mentK-u to some f-ie id that if he hears of something extra go d ami cheap he might meiitioii it, though you are in no hurry to buy. It vwd surprise you to find out now many good things your friend knows f in the way of horseflesh and how Hiixious ha is to do you a kindness. The first horse will be arouud to your nouse iu exactly twenty five minutes. Don't get the idea t at tveiybody in town wants to sell his nag- Not mote than one-hlf of the horses will 1 e sent around to you. The fist ooint to settle is the in kv. You are williug to pay 200. Every man with a horse is wi Hug to se 1 for S-2.")0, which is. of course, a saeiiheeof at least -S"0 on his part It is a i-ad thiug to see a man have to knock off $7,0 fiom the actuat value of the best family horse in the world, but you are not advised to she! any tears over it. In the course of mi hour, if you exhibit proper firmness and indifference, you C8ii beat him down to your fig ure. You feel that you ar robbing him and that it is a mean action on your part, but feelings don't count in buying a Lors. No, fi st examine the anim l's mouth. It there are any teupeuuy nails between his tetth or he has a pi.-ce of boot U s hti I uway along side of his cheek for a quid, he's a heart v feeder ard n'l n:..! The black si.ots on the t e. u i-i.'ic iletln 1 torse's age. If the! e til e oi.ly thlet, then he is :i ear old. If there are sixv, then m- i- a G0-yearold. The eyes come next- Be sure that h;s sight is all right, and that he won't tal e a dancing bear or a min Kti el parade for a load of new hay coming in town from Taylor Town ship. The best way to try a horse's vision is to stand off with piece of board and make as if you would hit him across the nose. ' he feet have considerable to do with a hors", as he is popularly sup posed to walk around ou them. Look out for quarter-cracks, ha f ci ticks and whole-cracks'. Iou't pav as much for a qiarter-crack as whole one- The irog of the foot sh uld be heated somewt.ere near the center in a good horse. Then look f r ring bones and spavins. Take the chances that the other fellow doesn't know any nore than you d about it and loot around the les instead of the head and neck It will be bes to find s'-it,( , or something to make Li in be lieve that you ate not a greenhorn. Then ask the following questions: "Has In ever been sick'' "Xo."' "Does he crib?" "So.'' "Does he kick?'' Never," "Has he ever l uu away T' "Ion couldn't scare him into a thing "Wi.l he stand?' "Like tt rock." " Wi aid of anything?"' "Nothing on earth-" "What's his best record?'' 2:31." " an my wife drive him?" "Eight up to an elephant if she wants to." ' I low is he ou shoes?" ". ay! I whs going to speak to you about that. He only needs shoeing twice a year. Never saw a horse so ea.- y on shoes. " ".ii o';s like a heavy feeder." "ut lie isn't. Six quarts of oats find, a pi nc.lt of hav dally will keep jjlin i")iing fid." "The" you guarantee Li;n all around i"' "I do. Jf there's one single thing wrong with that horse J don't know it." "Wei', I sruess I'd take him."' And he'll turn out to be just as good a horse as if Jpu had gone out to u pa-ture some liitfht, shut, your eyes ltd flung a stone, ami erieu out tiiHt you'd tae the nag the missile fell u at est to. Ovid's art of c-oducting a school exhibition is a tntle peculiar. Ovid is a tow n in Indiana, and the ichool exhibition there other day was opened vith prayer by the local minister, and after the usual literary and elocutionary features, closed wiih a rattling prize-fiht between I'. Kee l and Pen Ears, Jack llenely, an Indianapolis pugilist of note, aiding il3 referee. The local piper says that " Keed was knocked out in the fifth round and the fun closed." In the excitement of the moment the murder sterna to have omitted t, he benediction. Charlotte News. VOL. IV. NO. I t. The Dead Executive. l.YI; IX Sl-ATE IN THE CAI'IIOI.. 1 h4. M. Holt Sworn in n (Jvrrnir ltioi;r:iltinl SKcliici Tol' K rains l t'oiitlulenee, Ac. KalkkiII, N. C, Apiil 8. 1SL 1. The Sta'e Council of olliccrs met Tuesday night at 1:30 o'clock at the executive mansion, Capt. Coke, Sec retary of State, presiding. TVere were many visitors to the mansion, and people came and went all night. The Council decided to take charge of all the arrangements for the fu neral, and also that the body should lie ;u state at ih c ipitol. The flags ou the capitol and the citv hall were half masted, and th- work of draping the interior of the capitol in mourning began. Tele grams wore sent in all directions, giving the news to all the State and to ex-Governors Juris and Scales, Lieut, (tov. Holt, Private Secretary Telfair, who was in Baltimore, S. U Fle, the Governor's brother, of Washington, X. C, and others. Just after noon the body wa ta ken from the stately new mansion to the capitol. A procession was f-rnied. Eight men, commissioned officers of the Governors Guard, bore the casket to the hearse. The march to the capital began. The Governor's Guard, Capt. S. S. liatchelor commanding, formed the escort. Following this were Ilev. Dr. Watkins, chaplain of the Governor's Guard, the state ollicf-rs, these being Secretary of Sta'e Coke, Treasurer Bain, Audi or Sanderlin and Attorney General Davidson. After these were Chief .'tistii-e Mer rinion, Associate Justices Avery, Chi- k and Shepherd, Clerk Ken m and Marshal Bradley, of the Su preme Court; Dr. Wood, Superin tendent of the State Hospital; Col. Faison. President of the Peniten tiary Directors ; Mr. Young, Prin cipal of the Deaf Mute Institution, aud other prominent officials. The streets and capitol gijua e were thronged with people. The casket was placed on a ca afalque in the rotunda, and guard was at once mounted. A stream of people began to pour through the building, each person looking at the familiar face. The rotunda was heavily draped in black ami white, in bands and l'es tooi s. To the exterior funeral deco ration placed theieaft-r Col. Saun ders' death more were added, and the building is more sombre than ever. The Council of tare ofikvrs ap pointed Auditor Sanderlin to go to the depot this afternoon and meet Lieut. Gov. Holt. Capt. Coke a'so met him, as did Associate Ju.-tice A. very, the la'ter representing the Superior Court. Lieut. Gov. Holt arrived at 2 p. m. He was expected early this morning, hiving bet n telegraphed for last night, but the telegram did not re en him until this morning. In a few minutes a f- ter his arrival he was s corted to the j capitol and in the executive oilice, and there in the piv-ence of all the State officers, save Major Finger, who is in New York, Chi-f Justice Merrimon administered the oath. The new governor spoke in a cleat low voice, in repeating the words after the Chief Justice. When this ceremony, an impressive one. though Kl..f ixle.l tin. lieu- Civri.ii- was firs', congratulated bv the Chief Ju-tice, theiTby a number of inmii- ui ".vo ... . nent gentlemen present. lie inen went into the rotund i and viewed the remains of his prulecetsor. Scores of telegrams of condolence froui this and other States poured in todav. It was decided that the funeral will be held at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, News was re ceived here that at that hour several cities and towns would hold memo rial services in honor of the dead Governor. Adjutant General Glenn a'-rived with Gov. Holt. Telegrams were received from ex-Governor Jar vis and I'-rigadier General John W. Cotton that they would be lure on the first train. Governor Tod Pi. Caldwell was the last governor to die in oilice. Gov ernor Ellis also died in office and had the largest military funeral ever seen in this State. Business will be su pended here tomorrow, and many buildings are already in mourning. Anion j tlese are the court house, the capital club, the Yarborough, the executive man sion, and many stores and offices. The tributes paid the memory of the Governor show- truly the esteem in which the public held him. An honorable, pure, high minded mm. healwavsdid ins uutv as ne saw- 1,.. ..... , . . -. His last official act of moment was the appointment of Capt. Oesavius Coke as Secretary of State. Governor Fow le had a peculiar , , , .1 a .- . 1 fi 'ilea issues 01 ine uaj .uiu nai iw hold upon the affectionate regard of , jiml ;l l(.tcn))ni:ltlon to win and men. He loved them and their so-: husiasu) for the cause of De-. piety. His home life was very 15iocracy that had not been seen for lovelv. Hiji children were devote I j years. And thus it has been in every to him, and in no home iu North j 'obtie d campaign, except the one ,. ' A, Jot 1 S'S . whr-n unfortunately for him Carolina was u ere note Y'm,lu pteaaui c nni iuhluii iw.c um .vh lldenee. No tribute we could pay the Gov ernor could convey any proper idea of the hold he had upon the people here, of both races. He was a de vout member of the First Presbyte rian chu ch here, and had been for many years. Secretary of State Coke today re ceived the following telegram from Gov. Phillip W. M'jKmley, of Vir ginia: "I .'esire to express my deep regret at the loss which North Caro lina has just sustained in the death of- her distinguished Governor. Please convey my personal sympathy to his family." From Jerome Powd's " '.sketches 1M.K DTAJNDAKL). of Prominent North Carolinians" we extract the following sketches : IIOX. DANIEL . FCWLE was bo: n in the town of Washington, i.i IWofort count v, X. C, on the :td of Match. LSlSl At the age of four teen he wa.u entered at the school of I t!) 1 Si -. iliii!i4 lniiKt celelr;if fd teacher. William Bingham, where he ; remained in til lie matriculated at Piinccto'i, X. J., at the g of six- t. en. While nr. INincetou lie was appoint'-t by the literary society of which he was a member, junior ora tor. and tu q it tod hi : self so well j as t call fo: tli a comnlimeniary and I particular iiiontioti by ono oi lea tins Xew Yolk dailies the In ls,"d he graduated at Priiic-ton, and having stu lied law under Judge Pearson lor two years, was admitted to the bar bi IS.:',, and in 11 settled in li ih iLT'i- In ISoti he ni irried Ellen lb-cut. oViighlcr of Hon. II. M. Pearson, who died iu l!S("(2, leaving two children, M'argarp, now wife of P. II. Andrews, and M trthi. wife of David B. Aveia, of Raleigh. () i the surrender of Fort Sumter and the proclamation of Lincoln calling for troops to coo; co t he se ceding States, he wMinteered as a private in a comp icy known as the llahr-igh ltirl-'s, and upon the organ ization of the company was elected second lieutenant. Upon the org in izition of tho State military depart ment he was appointed m ij u- of the commissary lepaitineiit. In tlie summer of lll he resigned his com- m sioti, helped to raise the regi ment aturwar-is known as the Hist, was made captain of one of its com panies, then Lieutenant-Colonel of the regiment, and as su'-h served at. Fort Hil!, in ii"aofort e.mntv, and at lioau ike Island, where he was cantured by B-irnside's forces, Feb ruary 8th, 1SC2, arid after a sbort impi isoimient paroled. In (k-to'oer, 1So2, he was eb-cted to the House of Commons from Wake county, and upon the adjournment of the Le srsla'ure was appointed Adjutant General of Xorth (Carolina with the rank of Major General. In the fall of lV;i he resigned this commission. In j.M'.t he ran for the House ot Commons from Wake ou the tmti Hol.len ticket, -m i was the only ot'r oti this tiekei who was elected. Iu l8-''o, durii-g his ab.se from home, he was appointi d Judge of the Su perior Court by Governor Holden, and was ly the Ijegislatu e of lSii." '('ii elected to the Banie ofiice for life In Xt'Vember. 1SC7, he reMgne 1 this oilice rallier iii.-tn noev ami euioref Hi in .'ers O (r !1 I-i! k (. t 1(11 I orders Military Governor of Xott'ti and j State officers, the officers of the va South C.-.rolit :;. Ho was a Ie u- r;0u3 Sae institutions, the Masons ciatic can iuia;e lor i i.e con vein i of 1h-;7 an t was deleat-d, but lea bis ticket by over a hundred votes. In he was chaiim-ui of the State Deniocrat ic Committee, and threw Lis whob emiL'v into that campaign. In 17: 1 lie was oio of the Democratic ctmdidatts for the State Senate irotu the counties of j Fraiik'iu and Wa -educed the It. j.ut.'ic--.in 111 ijoti: v of twelve hun- j died to two hiindi e;i aii-l I'gi-Hi led j l,is t icket. . t I In 7' in' was Democratic elector j for the Sta'e at lalgv. a-.d upou the I election of Ti.de; an i pre eminent so conspicuous ; id been his can- ! vass that the lnemcers of the Nortn ' '.'ai oiiua Electoral '. ilere recom- mended him to tin; President and I r, ., . -1 . , 1 tl. it in- be a-ne-inied i ..! .1 ,,i- ti,.. f.,;t-..i ! AHOlUeV vice. . ; i v.. ill, v iukw . .t.. Tn 1 il he w.is :i candid ite for the D-Jiiii.c.-a!iii iioimn Uion fo, Governor, was d'fentei by - Thomas J- Jarvis.nu .hiring ra: Ciiniiiamn m ! oc i: . v.iim u-.m-u i i.e State ior u'.s late councillor, miiiin SOlUe MXtV S leeches ill lllit'elet.t parts of the Si ate, from t:.e moun tains to th sea. In lsTg he canvassed hat ham and made so i cues in ot ia-i counties of tiie Stale in behalf of tile Detiioc atic candidate for Gov ernor. Iu 17$ he assisted Hon. W. H. Kitchin in his canvass for Con- !.. . ; . . L' I ! ... 1 11 ess. It aKIIliJ spt ceiies hi oeoii.iiiii N'eciC. WiltsOII. Goldsboro IUKI Aew - i:.i., j'1''- 1,1 . 111 1-.-M lie n- ii t .liium.uf nomination for Congress. was Hon. , R. Cox, but ibr.ierr that caiiipa 1:11 bis eicipieiit voice was In ai d in forty 01 tiftv counties of the State pleading for the glorious piancip.es 01 tne i,enio cti.uc pai 1 - i' oiii ii:-- "-c.T.'jii wi this LL,'Uatuie, of l.SSi-'.S.j all the Democratic members of that body united in a petition to President Cleveautd rupi .'.tim.' him toappoiut Judge p'owle S ilici.or General. We failed to ,i i-t tion in its chro- noloyical onter n 1 111 .j anion y, ISM, be married May F.., the only daughter of Dr. F. J. Haywood, of Raleig-h, who die I iu April, lssi;. leaving now surviving her three little children. . Fro u his ear.y manhood in LSiil up to the present time Daniel G Fowle has ever been a constant, earnest, able ami effective advocate of civil lib i t v, k -od government ami that yrea est of all blessing, the Constitution, as understood and defined by that ra-nl old Roman, Thomas Jt ft'ei .sot;. His mora! ch.it icter is without blemish. As a sol dier, be was true to bis Hag;, s a Icifis t r be was able ami conserva tive, as a Jawy, r tie stands wtiiout !l sn ie 1 i"i ,.- j 'e. - p. and pure, and an ornament to that bench which bad been oceupi d by such men as Caldwell, Manly, Nash, Pe n-son, Buttle, Rulii-i and Badg- r, and as a political orator none can surpass him. Well do we remember ; 1 1 Hv III L'OU 111 t canvass ot tne ."state i m ;i.i.. i. uirre.i the i :',.aits and minds of the people as i they it a. I never been stirred before. Wherever he went ha aroused the p-00 e to me .mpon m e o 1 , , o; ! it.d thJ De.uociiitic party his private atoms were in such condition as to tie mat d bis constant, attention. On June ;(tth. 1HSS, he was nominated for Governor by the Democratic Convention, and was tiiuaiphantly elected. '!. Thomas IIoll. Co!. Thomas M. Holt, of Haw River, who a: cccc.ls the late Gov. Fowle, is the second sou of Edvvi-i M. and Emily Holt, of Alamance countv. A. C. lie was hoi 11 luiy 15th, IKJl; was prepared for college i.i 1 ... o t.. ... .. . li;l1..l..... n..,l ai. VyaiuwL-u itisiituie, unisuihv, matriculated at ti e University of North Carolina in 184!); but so stromrlr v as he hub ted with the spirit of his father, and beius more fond of bis factory than coll ge fame, he left Chtipel Hill in 1851, when half advanced in the junior class, and at once addressed his CONCOltl"), N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 16, I8!H. time and talents to the manufacture of cotton yarns and fabrics in his father's employ until ISfiO, when in a brick building OtixGl, with only 528 spindles (now a wing to that im mense factory kn nvn throughout the Southern an i Eastern States as the Granite .Mills,) he commenced business on his own account. They aie the largest and best equipped mills in North Carol, na, and rank with auy in the Southern Stages, They are provided with everything necessary, and last, but not least, an at tractive an 1 comfortable chapel, in which Col. Holt and family and the operatives worship, and whose nulpit is filled at Col. H.'s exrense. lie is the owner of that I mous plantation known as "Linwood," at Liu wood station, ou the North Car olina railroad, a few miles from Lexington. It is here he raises such vast quantities of wheat, clover, bay aud choice cattle and sheep. The property hereiu described, with other not mentioned, together with the stock a :d lan .Is he holds, makes his estate w. rth at least haif a mil lion dollars the proceeds of his own industry. Col. Ho t was elocted by the peo ple of Alamance, as a county com missioner two terms and served in chairman. In the fall of 1S7G he was elected to the State Senate from Alamance and Guilford. He was elected to the House of llenresenta tives in 1882 and in 188I-.'8G- He was elected Speaker of the House iu Jauua-y, 1885. For twelve years he was president of the North Carolina Railroad Company, and has loug been a member of the Board of Agriculture- For eight years he was pusident of the North Carolina State Agricultural Society. Belore the war he was a magistrate and a m -mb. r of the Special Court under out- old county court system. Col. Holt has been found a ready and 1 beral supporter of any measure tending to the pi egress of the State. n i: WAS IVn.KUKO at oahwooh KM t; I I K V Til I ItSOA Y. A I.ar;re l'mieral leiiuiisl ral ion I li Male Military mill it i- Jtoilio Honor to I lie I. air Mau ltitratv. From a Raleigh correspondent's report the Standard gets the follow ing concerning the funer.il of the deceased Govei iioi : Early Thursday morning the cas ket containing the body of the Gov ernor was almost buried in flowers "l Hie IIIOSI. O'aUllJUl MUUS. X lie ami the Odd Fellows and the Con fi derate veterans sent floral tributes. Tli-- Governor was a ineiiiber of t lie last named organization. The Ma sonic, and Odd Fellows' 'nails, the foimer being that of the Grand l.'Hle, were tilso in mourning. Hie crowd in the citv stcadilv in- creased until 1:30 o'clock, the hour for t tie tllller il. At tliat tiiuc the throng oti the streets all a'ong the line of the .iroeession was one of the greatest ever Seen here. Punctually at the t. me named above the casket was taken from the capitol to the First i'retbvtt-riaii church. It was i .-corted thereby Adjutant-General ' eiin and the full all of the Governo md bv the State ollicial.- ' heads of the State institutions and thers. The casket was borne past the .ine of troops who saluted it, 11, t wis ,.:ini.-il into the ebiii-eh be eight colored men.mosllv cmploveedstrof?,;r than m)' re!?,vt at leaving sit" the publicbuilding. " " America. .c ;. t..ntb of the neoo'e coiil. 1 After all, I thought, I am i.ot tit-id room m the cliurcn. vices were conducted bv Th- s..i- Rev. Dr. John Watkins, the pastor. All the other preachers iu the city were present. There were present many members of the Governor's family. The following gentlemen were the honorary pall hearers: Matt W. Ransom, Thonui3 J. Jarvis, Charles M. Bus nee, A. S. Seymour, Thomas S. Kenan, K. G. Reade, Kemp P Battle, Thomas R. Jcrirgan, James (V Meliae, B. F. Park, James Mc Kee and Alexander B. Andrews. The procession was formed after the services, which lasted thirty minutes. The procession wasonewhLh will never be forgotten here. The side walks were packed with people all silent and respectful. The proees sion was made up as follows: Platoon of police under command of Charles D. lleartt, chief of police; Adjutant General James D. Glenn, and the full staff of the Governor mounted; a battal'ion of troops, composed of companies from Dur ham, Goldsboro, Wilson, Raleigh, Henderson and Burlington, under command of Brigadier General John W. Cotton ; the hearse, carriages containing the family and intimate friends; Governor Holt, Secretary of State Coke, Treasurer Bain, Au ditor Sanderlin; Chief Justice Mer rimon, Associate Justices Avery, Clark and Shepherd; Attorney Gen eral Davidson ; members of the Sen ate and House; officers of all the State institutions ; municipal officers; Masons and Odd Fellows, to the number of over four hundred; the I entire lire department of this city; I s venty-tive students from Wake Forest College, and a huge number of citizens The interment was at Oak Wood Cemetery, about a mile from the capitol. On arrival there the staff saluted the casket containing the remains, and the Masons and Odd Fellows formed around the grave. The burial services were conducted by the Masons, and at its conclusion three vollevs were fired by Compiiiy D, of the third regiment, from Dur ham. Governor Holt was escorted from tte cemetery to the capitol by the staff and the troops. On arrival at the capital he made some touching re marks to he officers of the staff, assur ing them of his appreciation of the . - - , , 1 respect shown the late Governor, and informing them that he desired, them to retain their positions. He pledged his hearty support to the State Guard. Adjutant Glenn re plied apprepriatelv on behalf of the staff. 'The people here and from other parts of the State sp ired noth J ing in their effort to show a prop r j respect to the dad Governor, and j every detail of the arrangements was carrieu our. peritcuy. l lie as semblage of distinguished North Carolinians was certainly a notable one. O-REM. OX AMEKICAX MKTKTY This gay young Frenchman classes American aristocracy under three heads: The Aristocracy of Blood, the Aristocracy of Money, and the Aristocracy of Talent, Literary and Artistic Society. Of the latter he has this to say : The third aristocracy is the aiis cociucy of tilent, literary and artis tic society. This third aristocracy is incotitestahly the first, if you will excuse the Ilibcrnianism. I do not think that one could find any here, or even imagine, a society more refined, more affable, more hospitable, more witty, or more brilliant. I should like just hereto indulge in a string of adjectives, af ter the fashion of Madame de Se vigne. One of the consequences of the position which woman takes in the United States, is that in good Ameri can drawing rooms conversation is never dull. 'If I were queen," exclaimed Mad ame Recamier one day, "I would command Madame de Stael to talk to me all day long.'' ne would like to be able to give the same order to plenty of American woman. In tiie.r company conversation never flags and always remains within the domain of causerie; they giide lightly from one subject to another, ex racting something fresh from each, pass from the serious to the gay. even to the frivolus without becoming commonplace, soar asrain to lofty heights, but do not disdain to come dow n to gossip for a minute or two: all this without a grain of affectation, but with a charm of nat uralness that is delightfully win nine. French women are the only ones I know who can conipaie with the American lady in charm of conver- sation, aud even them I am obliged to admit two things: that the Anu-ri- can women of intellectual society are often more natural than their French rivals, and that they make less effort to charm. In a word, with them you are amiable without having to be gallant, and none of i hose stereotyped compliments, which of ten spoil the charm of a con- versation uetwetu a man and a wo m ". are epecteit nf j-in Iii this society, the reunions arc not only veritable feasts for th miml, the heart a!-o plays its part. Vou are welcoijn d v. : Ii such cor diality that you f 1 1 at once among friends, friends whom you will have profouu 1 regret at being obliged to ! 'Iu t 80 '"on, and with w horn you hope to ketp relations all a our days. When the steamer left New Yoik ; harhor, and I was bound for Ktirope, , I hardly knew whether the desire to, i SCC 111 V OW11 COUtltrV again WHS I savins adieu to the Americans, but ' au revoir ; a seven days' journey, and I can be anions them aiiain. A Xcgro Ambitious lo lie a UcoloKist. Pit f. Holmes, the newly appointed State geologist, is giving all his spare time to the arrangement for the work of the survey to begin in June It would be interesting to kuow the number and variety of applica tions for positions on the sutvey. The law inaugurating the work says the " survey shall have as its object the thorough examination of the na ture and extent of the mineral and timber resources of the State,'" and and it is understood that every per son appointed on the survey must be something of a specialist in geology and mineralogy. But strange enough, out of upwards of one hun d ed applicants for position, it is said that not more than half a dozen have even laid claim to auy knowledge of these subjects. The one hundredth applicant ap peared a few days ago at Geological Department of the University in the pel son of a tall and gaunt looking colored man, aud the following took place between him and the State ge ologist: '"Fessor, is you got a minit to spare?" "Oh, yes; what can I do for you?' "I'd line to git a job wid you dis summer 011 de survey." "Well, uncle, I'm sorry to say that I can't help you out along that line, lor the only men we need ou the survev are those who have studied rocks ami minerals a long time, and who know a good tleal abut'.hem. 1'ou don't know much about them, do you?" "Well, bosr, I 'he been a handlin' of 'em all mv days, and I thought if you could give me a place I could work Ym up a little of nigiits." "But, uncle, 30U don't qu te understand me. Tne geologists who make this survey must know enorgh about rocks and minerals to be able to tell what a lock is, how much of it there is at any given place, and what its value is." "Well, boss, how long doit take fur to git to be a geologist?"' "It usually requires from five to ten years of pretty hard and constant studvimr and thinking, under the guidance of a good teacher, much of the time." This was too much for the darkey, who had noped to begin work this summer, but he ventured to ask as he was leaving: "Fessor, dey ain't no nigger geoi ogists, no how, is dey?"' "No, I don't think I ever heard of one," was the reply. "Well, you ain't agwine to hear of none, neither!" The Landmark says: "A drove of 250 sheep was unloaded from the cars here a few days ago aud left on foot over the muddy reads for Wa tauga county to be summered. It was a tight. TOWX AND COUNTY. "There's a Chiel Amang ye Takii-j Notes and Faith He'll Prent Them." I.ikcl.y. a .Mistake. Some farmers from the s-outiiern porlion of C:; barrus, finding the roads, impassable to Concord, came to this market to buy guano, but the weather chanced and it b-.-gan to rain again. They were afraid to take the tertilizcr through tiie ram and were a blue set fill the sun came out again Monroe Register. Are you not niis'sken 'i We heard about them they were from south ern Stank. Coiiiiii-oiiiised. Readers of tli3 Standard will re member th,; accident that oeciirn.il ou the Cnestcr and Lenoir Narrow Guage Railroad just below New t )'i, in -w hich Rev. M. L. Lit Je aud oth ers were killed, and some that were badly injured. Among otliersC. A. Starr, a student of Catawba College, brought suit. A compromise was effected, Starr getting 1,500 dam ages. A Wreck Itcloiv Jlie Ieot. A huut four o'clock Wcdnesdnv afternoon, as. south bound freight train came thundering along, bv sonie disarrangement of the sw itch the train was derailed, causing a good deal of excitement and hustle among the railroad hands. All hands went to work with crow b trs. sledge hammers, and old pieces of iron railing, and succeeded in getting th.? cars back on the track. There was no damage done, except a slight jarring of two or three brakenun who were on the top of the cars. i 1 lie IHimiiiy nil . H. The dummy head and casing has arrived, and as soon as the other parts arrive, as the cross head, piston rod, follower, gland, etc., will be in ship-shape fir hauling freight and passengers. It is not known just why everything was noi shipped at once. While the broken parts of the dummy have been iu Richmond for lepaiis, various parts of the j engine and tender have been pr.ntcd, J and 'i-'w hrasses for the trucks have J "' 11 l'ut Vi'hen the pieces are ' all gotten together she w ill beguile a daisy. Steaiii: II ii I tiniiiier. The Landmark claims that Kso. Hill's suggestion to cover the public roadi is not original. Tli.it paper says : 'This idea is not original v. ith Ml. lllll. Mi. i.. it..'..,.-..,- ,. editor of the Salisbury Watchman, presented and argue. t it in one or more communications t the Land mark several years ;iLro." Well, if L Ramsey suggested the thing, the Standard discards the i whole idea of covering the puldic roads, and we will try to have Fs'p ; Hill discard it too. If Rani.-ev is ' u11 the dadd v of the idea, we arc done ; ( now. We Have One. The Wilmington Messenger has this to say : "The Dry Goods Chronicle, mc . tln.t in the South there is ic ed 1 i" cotton bleacherie- It reports t! Eastern capitalists will remedy this deficiency, and establish sonic bleach cries. The Ch onicl thinks iu a few years there will be a full devel opment on this line." Concord has a bleachery that will supply the wants. Every factory cannot afford to have a bleachery. The capacity of even one being equal to the demands of a large number of mills, net many bleacheries are needed. The Kerr Bag Manufac turing Company have one in success ful operation here. That icooi Aaiii. Joe Caldwell, of the Landman!, is entirely wrong about J. L Ram- sey, of the Salisbury Watchman, originating the idea of covering the roads. If that had been the case, the Standard was don? with the mat ter. But in conversation with a prominent business mini we are in formed that he suggested this plan long before Ramsey began contrib uting to the columns of the Land mark. This gentleman advocated roofing the roads and having holes punched in the roof to admit of a little water so as to avoid the roads getting dusty. Raim-cy has been caught. He stole the thunder, and leaving out the. holes in the roof he claimed the fathership of the road rooting business. Ranuey ought to acknowledge his crime ami the courts will be ea-y with him. A Mtnnly Mam '!iars''il Willi Trying to Vt r-"-k a Train. From the Newton Enterprise the Standard learns of the difficulty in which a former Stanly county man has gotten into That paper says: As soon as the wounded wciv cared for a warranc was -issued for the arrest of Henry Williams, a young white man living about three miles of Newton, who came here a year or two ago from Stanley county. On the day before he got offended with Conductor Pope, because he refused to let him ride on his train from Newton to Maiden. As soon as Mr. Pope recovered from the shock of the accident he suspected Williams from his actions the day before. Williams' actions during the night before and on the morning of the accident are also strong circum stances against h:m. lie sent for his wife, by wnom lie claimed he could prove an alibi, but she refused to swear that she had seen him for 24 hours before the accident, lie waived examination, and failing to give bond for $1,000 was sent to jail. "WHOLE NO. 170. at i:.d: livu.i.i:. '1 Ste Srlstiiil '2osin- an,: oilier Mallei-. Tile Civ . ii ii e i of the Fnocli a cij-icl tool; place on villc High Wed:;e-.l;y ,t! The entire pn bv ti.e .-v:: ht n:.u oil 1 hursday. ;:;;ni:ne, a - ;.i'i u d out r e!"i; ' i I he t'.o-r:s , f W. A. I.u::. an (Tt ill L t: trspai, lc-v. eienf. :i-l t s cili- :. uf mr, Mi-- .v; , ; v ., .;. ,. (:, oy. ,-o:i;.. i-v t !.c li;:!c f.,-! of the! 's were. I e. uhiK'j e!i;s;.-l veS I ivcttaw 11- itidci d, far :: l .rger puj.il iu an admira At lli- i ing :;ie tioa wUli the Year, l in ::. t!:e aeijuit! 'of""l!e.' t V. ;.-.eS, itev - s..;o itk-r.ts l egurd Mr. I.utz's iM-nm c uool was only for the is temporary charge .,i t lie eiiro. iment was l-realtor ticin previo us car, being I :, lie iioui.ccd that Rev. l'rof. 1'. Wright would, by aciion oT Board of Trust co--, he in i Iiarg. principal at the next .-i. n. Ihis school has dotie a good any an- jor Knoclivili.e and that whoie section that can not l-.e casiU- estimated. And it is gr.iiifyii too, to know 1 hat Hio.-e people, upon the whole, appreciaie the importance of sus taining a classic;;! sch--ol in their mi'lst. i ins writer, h V iiiYifa'.ioii, liuule a few remarks. It Vtould be a bad we to overlook the 1' oversight were aC that Coii- Col1' orclie-stra was as it never ph: Vi p'.'eselit d before. alii ilYCi It won il thing.- nor do foi- to tell the nil that wi heard u'.i. it the boys excellent music. arid their real J-inoehvilie is an in. 1 r i ted low i;. ami lias ne.inv it'll inhabitants. There arc two churches in town and another net far away. The roller mill is m-aiing com. p'ctii-g. in aJiiiti-m to the roller ni-tfhiuery owned by the l,.le Jacob Stin-wair, the company h.ive jur ehased several other valuable pieces of machinery, that will ado materi ally to the character of the plant. The construction of the building and the placing of the machinery i heing done by Mr. J. A. Lipe, an experienced mill man. Kuocrnille is certainly a delight ful phicr. a::;; lit. ( nr 'lowii near ! ;ll C i- .".-, briar Harris c.ui- ixu.u-o. t is ru 1.111 1: s rves race. .InE:c i;;c(fii-. .-. a i":mlar : i;r. V. e isoilor u:i the i.ri-aiitiue of th ;;--.(:,! ie-tiva! to be held in o.d ::h. that The Old North State" is one of ie choiu-s. We sitv sure it will ..' given wiih a vim l.y loyal Xorth aroliiiiaus, and may we be there to .uosf ot oar Judge Ga -ton IV .ers the know that poem, but lie circum t was com- lew I'd lcii-s 1 uembcr t stance Unuef Wold i An inteliigtiit i eo. d la of: the re I: county gives this interesting M-cenee 01 ti 1 1 nted and r t i iotic J Huge : In lSol (luring the convention T!te Viiii.i; .1 j Tiie i-'iain g'-tiig l' ' Harrisbiirg ;i th - ii; : nesihiy log;;, :!.;,! Hubcr S::i:i!i utwu;. i bat the -itard. J. V. ;g.;o.l rac ,r. inr d 1 mile r,;:i tln-o-.'g!i ; patches a:-d oc!- n-c! : a;vi o r:j:i;b. TvA-i 1 a gold medal for hi held in B.ileigh to revi.:. the State jh t lie prettiest view of a small town, ccnsUtuuoti, scvenumeuoers 0, tne at ,Ms Stance, I have ever seen." convention rat til win a together 1:1 : Judge Gas&ms ninee. One of these, T1 , .. , . r it a',,. , i ,.,; .. r Dr. lune has an article in the was tion. j). iioi-eaii Inn ringer, ot ; T ., . , . .,,,,..,. . ., .,,., , ,. ,1 r,.; ' 1' f Lexington Dispatch that assures the Cabarrus, a warm personal liieiid 01 . ,- , .1 , - it- , t.,,i ' ti. , , I public that there is no danger of ti.e J udge, i he conversation, tui n-1 1 ,. . T . 0 ing upon Jstate aaairs, State icTaii-s seme of ,1,, gentlemen asked him to write some lin-s expressing the sentiments of a true and lov:l Carolinian. lie 'agreed, and the result was the verses ill' ivi.ti-li u-.. nr.-. :it! so tiroi'il. j It is said that Judge Gaston's mo: her spun and wove cotton, wool, and flax through weary days and weeks in order that her hoy might be able to finish his education. Ahl These wonderful mother; Sat. but True. '! he Durham Sun savs Durham will ask for an election on prohibi tion. From the Sun's editorial it s. cms that a sad state of affairs ex isted in that town under local op tion. INiden'lv prohibition, in Durham, did no prohibit. AVe quote: " Is it not better to bear the evils we have than fly back to those we once had, when the prohibitionists had all the prohibition they .wanted and the ilr.iikers all the liquor they wanted v. ithout tax or restrictions!' Are we again to go back to the holes and dens in tin-ground; woi fil lers inerors carrying it around in tin ir pockets ; are, peddling imi even ooys, i; nler it arour.o tow n, tie i clung t heir associates : Arc our old stables to become favorite resorts for all classes, ;.t times, and even dcseer.it i: g every hour or Minday : A state oi i minuted uairs existing1, t-ucn Ii .-icctives could not ferret. out and M-euro a conviction upon ii legal whiskey den.-;, cont.i ohel by unscrupulous nun, that paid nothing into tne town treasury, yet lent a full hand to (irunkenne.-s ai d crime. Hadn't Durham better control the liquor traffic than turn it loose in the community under the nana.-of local option ; or prohibition, which does not prohibit ir These are ques tions to consider before you sign the petition calling for an election, or vote for .he measure if the election is called." But why such condition of thing.;!' Concord, too, has tried both regimes, and Concord's verdict is very differ ent from that of our progressive neighbor where the " Sun " sheds its beams and the "Globe" serenely rotates. the mwnm. WL DO ALL KINDS OF croze -woirk: JN THE XR I TEST MAXM-R LOWEST HATES. tmv i i iim in immj IN Till: ( HIl lilA TOWX. I'eru o Uclsns Vi:;.r ine. v.xss SoMin lliiils I he str.-H l.ht, ui ill-ill lit. The R. o: D. train stopped at China (.'rove to load up on chickens and egg-, and w hile this was going on (he Standard man cot off. A delegation met lis at the depot that, i --, the depot agent met us. China. Grove is the biggest little town in Rowan county it has a half doU'!i street lam.ts and a post i i.:.ce. T-:e Standard man w as entertained by bachelor Brown, of the China Grove Dart, an eneyelopiedia of recipes, Mr. Brown is a good cn terraint r, but he is a powerful fel low to sleep with lie talks all the lime in his sleep, and it is pretfy hard to -take" some things off him. But bachelor Brown is not respon sible for what ho docs in his sleep. The Dart oilice has a new rope to its cn'ranc-', and has introduced a wind 'ass. They arc thinking about mov ing the oilice into the depot, so as to catch all the chicken news. The High School is pulling for the end of the term. This school is under the management of Prof. George D. Brown, principal, and Miss Cora Patterson is in charge of the primary department and that of music. We hear many nice things complimentary of the work done by these two very earnest and efficient teachers. The enrollment now is The closing exercises are to take place on April oOth and May 1st. John D. Barrier, the man who keeps the shuttle block business in a moe, is happy, so Brown says. The truth of the matter is, this man Barrier is a Cabarrus man, and the people of China Grove liked him so well Unit they made him superin tendent of the Sunday school. The town ohetioa takes place on May ith. The woods is full of can didates, but Mayor Thorn feels as sured of his re-election. The posi tion pays nothing but a relief from taxes and the glory that's a con sideration that the Dart man looks at and may himself become a candi date. This town improves day after day on the fowl business; they come in from liasterti North Carolina. I I'rk:i I . '..ins' Ton 11. i.o.ie o'clock, J Mr. John Atkins was disappoint 'led 01 escape, in seeing the large crowd at Al ilarris, 1 cing a 1 beiisarle 0:1 Mondav and Tuesday, as he expected. The crowd was not very large. The lirst train ran into Alheina--le on Saturday night, April 1th. Court continued only three cays scarcely mij Uuoiucao for it. Duly one case went to t he jury, not a conviction, and the jail is empty. The people in that town are thoroughly excited ovci the railroad. A ;:'.-:i( ilul View. That is a bcauiful view of Con cord from one of those long hills, -outh of town on Rocky River road. We noticed it particularly on Wed- .-day afternoon, when the rays of the setting sun were filling all the laud w ith beauty at the close of that spi ing day but we are plagiarizing, and if we go on we shall trespass upon Harrv Blount's territory! It j was here that one of the State's h,ri,-rhfeSt 0113 said l.-tst. ve.nr Thi """1 The Monroe Register says: Mr. Allen Roger and son and Mr. Bar bee, all of Cabarrus, spent sometime here, during the lirst of the week. They were looking after some min ing interests lying in this county. A rAMOrS ItEMEDY. Tlic nun. wlio iiiveiiteil pills, especial ly those ni i he, Ku:ir-eotel sort, de serves t lie gratituile of monk i ml ; for, if we must swallow physic at all, the smaller and inori; agreeable the dose is made tin; 1. tier, lint, we presume, tho lirst ingenious j.tll-r lier must continue t-i remain in oliscnrity amoiij; tin; great Unknown. -ot so, lmu . . t, the maker (f Ayr's l'iiis, tin- nto..t fatuous of modern mi-ti.-ittcs. Few- names ar i-ii.r.- familinr ticin tun?, of lr. J. C. Aver, win,.- -oi ..'ar-coat .1 j. iiis nre ttiaii nf i.-Tttred iy the tot. Hiei j.te used all t'Vi-r tin; worM. 1'i.c itatit .. p i".li-.r:ty of Ayer's 2':o i is du- to a h.tpji.v comliinatioii of ;!;:.;:;-: tl.. y are avrveeaii'e ami easy t-i T. ke, in-'.. I l.nt thoion-h in operation, I,-, m ti--5n I l'..r a great variety of ail ' .i; , ficiiiited to all a-es, clin.ate.s, i ; .i.ti.:,r;i.i'!s. and tli.-ir use is at t. : u .1 wi'ii i!" "til-, tic ts. What moro 'i i -i iient v. -suit-; ay secured liv l';e e. .;!..!.,:! if jmrely vi etaliii: i . it i:l -, of wl.ich the s.-c;:tiiil virtues ; : ::, i led llie coarse fihre, are ttsi d i:i e,:,:i.'i! tilling Ayer's Fills. No cal i ;;t i, r tu.y other injurious flruc, u t r i:.:o their foitii.o.-itioii h te.,,nj c: !i t!:;.t all mut art-eiatc, ;,!;:; wii -n in If i d of a doi,.etic I.;, . . i : : for. li'.'.K'Vi r ti - fill atid even i-- i-v e.tiotuel titiiy In- in ci.rt..in i :i: : ... it, i.-, v, illio it doubt, one of the. i ! l(.i..i;.!ti: ;f lii uzs and should l- 1 r.-:: !:'!! exveine ciiutioii. Iii ti e ' v i-r o:- m- poculinr to j. ,-r!i.-r:i "to rtes, where caloinid is i ;. of-.-n r.-..rted to as a siiccilic, Ayt-r' j'di ; are stroti-ly recommended, bein I e;e as ( ii'i .-tive as ealotm-l, and vvith l;;0 its ii:Me--en'US ri.-sitlt.s. Ati i:;t. liigciit Texan j.ttts the case in a n it '.i M wi i he says: "After many :-e ith Ayer's Fills a- :r.i q-ei. n i ;:!( dy !-.r i I t-c numiier ol ail met, U : is: i t v .ieran-ements of the liv.-r, f it, Her lo malarial localities, Hlrtjoe j-ts-my l.i;di a this m-iJ!-i I t: .: ob. jits me to express itinti of the merits of l!,i; class of disorder. that Aver's Fills have largely u; . r . di d the old-time reme dies for ?!i.;i:i'-!i t'tid liver tronl.les, not otdy in tie- S-.;ii !i and West, hut all over his toaatry to well as iu foreign lands,