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CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY. AP11TL U. 1S92.
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The "free wool" debate in the
House Lift Wednesday, was of an
interesting character. Among
those who hud remarks to make was
Capt. S. B. Alexander, representa
tive from this district. Mr. Alex
ander, addressing the chair, said:
"1 have listened with a great deal
of attention to the arguments which
have been 'submitted in favor of
free wool, and 1 confess that it
seems to me if the principle does
not hold good with legard to wool
that is the principle of incidental
protection it does not hold good
with regard to anything else. I
can not see why the wool-grower
and the vast majority of the farm
ers of this country, more or less
directly or indirectly interested in
wooKgrowuig, why that article in
which they are interested should he
put upon the free list and at the
same time protective be given to
the manufacturers. The argument
us.d for giving the wool to the
manufacturer is H at he may pro
duce cheaper '.w is. If that is true
it must gie h'.ui ch.-ap.-r ma-erhl,
and to give hini clua; wool you
must ruluce the rice if the pro
duct of tiie f;ii!ivi-s of this country.
There is no (iiiestiou of that, lucre
1 1
is no escape from that position.
have figured the thing from every
standpoint and I cannot find a rule
of mathematics that will apply to
it unless you take the New England
carpet-bagger's rule down m the
South when he m.dertcok to Settle
w ith the negroes, and that is
A naught is a naught,
And a tigger, is a ligger,
This all for the white man
And none for the nigger.
This is protection for the manu
facturer and free wool for the far
mer. Thi3 tariff for the manufac
turer and reform for the farmers.
There are thousands of Farmers'
Alliance lodges, of farmers' grange
lodges, thousands of farmers' mutu
tual benefit associations, thousands
of lodges of farmers'leagues through
out this country; and I have yet to
hear of one single one of them that
has asked to put wool on the free
list as any protection or relief to
them. But we have heard, Mr.
Chairman, in thunder that they
were opposed to building up one in
dustry at the expense of another.
In offering this amendment, there
fore, I simply ask that protection to
the farmer that is giveu to the manu
facturer nothing more.
To Rebate tlie I'eiifcion.
Kmstoti Press-
We thank Mr. W. D. Suggs for
an invitation to the third annual
r1f.Vi.itft between the societies of
Trinitv CJlege, on the queery:
"Resolved, that the payment of no
pensions at all would be better than
the present system as administered."
This i3 a good subject for debute,
It will have a tendency to show up
the inivuities of the present pension
system. The pensions are un
doubtedly too large, and they" are
fraudulently so, in that they are not
deserved. It was Grant we think,
who expressed the opiuion that the
pensions would never exceed 'JS,-
000.000 a vear (and it cannot te
;e
reasonably said that the great I'nion
general wa3 opposed to pensioning:
Union Soldiers) but they now ex
ceed his maximum estimate by about
$100,000,000 and are still cons'ant
ly increasing.
A tall l or primaries.
All voters, who intend to act with
the Democratic Party and support
the nominations made, and the plat
forms adopted by the Democratic
State Convention at Ealeigh in May
next and by the National Democratic
Convention at Chicago in June next,
are cordially invited to meet at their
usual voting places on the first Sat
urday in May, 1SJ3 (being the 7th
day of May) at 2 o'clock p. m., and
elect delegates to attend a County
Democratic Convention to be held
at the Court Housti in Concord on
the following Saturday (May 14th,
1892) at 12 o'clock noon. By order
of Democratic Executive Committee
of Cabarrus county.
Kobt. S YOL'.VC,
Chairman.
March 10th, 1802.
How It t arried.
The free wool bill passed the
House Thursday by a vote of 104 to
CO, and has now gone to the Senate.
Immediately after the vote was taken
the House went into committee of
thvi whole for the purpose of con
sidering the bill of Congressman
Turner, of Georgia, placing cottou
bagging on the free list. The wool
bill passed by the largest majority
ever given a measure of the kind,
puly two Democrats voting against it.
imoTIIKK AI STIX AXI IIIS Tltor-
iti.r.s.
f.Y KEY. K. A. YATES, 1). I).
"Dr. Yates' logical (:) argument
in defense of the manufacture and
sale of cigarettes, is undergoing se
vere criticism through some of the
papers. We are too youthful to
measure lances with the aged scholar
and logician."
I clip the above from Bro. Austin's
paper. He seems to he hurt because
I called him a "young man." But
he surely ought to have seen that I
intended that only as a playful re
mark. 1 meant it in all kindness,
and I trust that he does not use that!
inoffensive allusion as an excuse for
not replying to my argument; if
indeed, any reply cx r.K made. I
took his silence to mean, and I still
hope, that my ansaveh to his ix
I'l'lKY satisfied him.
lie surely does not desire to make
the impression that my article was
written '-i:i defense of the manufac-
'ure and sale of cigarettes!" For
he knows perfectly well that my ar
ticle was written for the sole pur
p se of answering his inquiry, viz:
'Can the church use money coming
h.l- i s treasury from sources that
si'ine persons may regard as immor
al ?" JIv conclusioa was that the
church is not required to throw out ,
monev because A savs, "that dollar;
was given by a tobacco raiser," and
" lIKU U1,m; "'J "
i. ,.i.i- . . i ..
J-.vtitor who takes money ur wniStey
advtr:isements" (aid this List
would get Webster) and C
says,
"that nickel was given by
ette maker." and so on.
a cigar
If Bro.
Austin believed his own premises,
does he not see that not only Trinis
ty College would sutler, (and this
SEEMS- TO 1!E THE OIUKCT OF ALL
this Tir.ADE a;aixst ciu.YUETTES-,)
but Chapel Hill would sutler ; and
so would Bro. Abernethy's College,
the Oxford Orphan Asylum, Greens
boro Female College, the pastors of
the Aslieville Churches and even
Bro. Austin would bo short in his
bread and butter. And then, just
think, from the very paper from
which I clipped the above paragraph,
Bro. Austin publishes, on his edito
rial page the following with his prei
sumed endorsement:
"The members of Trinity Metho
dist Episcopal Church, Durham,
were called on to contribute to the
re-modeling of the building, the cost
being estimated at o,UUO. Al
though the day was unfavorable, the
sum of .$18,000 was subscribed in a
short time. Asheville Citizen."
Now, Bro. Austin, I am pretty
sure that at least twosthirds of the
above sum came from the sale of
the "filthy weed." My young broth
er ought to be mure careful ; he
plays with a blade that "cuts gwiue
an' comin."
The phrase "filthy weed," and
"filthy habit" so often in the wri
tings of some self-nude saints, re
minds me to suggest, that I know
some of them, who, if they would
use tobacco moderately upon their
decayed teeth, it would not only les
sen the filth, but improve the breath.
Bro. Austin says that my article
"is undergoing severe criticism
through S':ne cf the papers.'' Will
ho oblige me by naming the papers 'i
Come, now. be honest for we are the
j p;lint3 'you know ! What pipers?
.;VI.;UY kk.-tkctaijLE pai-ek in the
.State that has noticed the matter, at
all, except one, endorses my position.
And that one exception made the
mistake of supposing that I was ar
guing in favor of some bugaboo it
called a trust.
I have reminded Bro Au-tin,
above, that if the "saints" views
about tobacco was carried out, many
enterprises in education, and the
church would be sern usly crippled
if not destroyed. To enable him to
see this, let him suppose that cig
arettes and smoking tobacco were
suppressed by law, how could the
farmers continue to support the
church and her enterprises, when, by
such a 1 iw, the markets for their
best grade of tobacco would be vir
tually destroyed. What did they
get for bright cutters before the ad
vent of cigarettes and f-moking to
bacco ! Suppose the American To
bacco Company should remove their
buyers from every market within
reach of the producers of this sec
tion, what would the farmer get for
his bright tobacco then ? I am not
arguing for any trust ; for I know
nothing about it. But I am argu
ing from common sense. Trinity
College would not be the only thing
hurt.
Of course I said in my former
article that the growing of tobacco
and ils manufacture into cigarreties
and smoking and chewing tobacco
was not morally wrong. Some peo
pie may injure themselves by its
excessive use. Self-injury ot course
is morally wrong. But if wo stop
making everything by which some
people may injure themselves we
shall get back to a very primitive
condition. And even when we get
there we shall need Bro. Austin to
pass a law to take Noah's grapevine
away from him, and appoint a com
mittee to cut down the apple tree
which Eve used to her injury !
I think if parents will prop rly
instruct their children at home as to
the hurtful effects of tobacco upon
boys, there will be little trouble;
and a poor man could enjoy this,
almost the only luxury he can af
ford, without haviug laws passed
empowering dyspeptic fanatics to
run around pulling motes out of
other people's eyes, while at the
same time their own eyes are yellow
with envy, slandar, and all unchar
itableness !
1 heard the statement made so
of ten years ago, that the paper of
the cigarrette was I'OISoxkd, that
somehow it might require such
treatment to make it tough, but
since then I have investigated the
ma ter; and 1 find it a very foolish
mistake. lVof. Babcock, State
Chemist of Massachusetts, testiiied
before a committee of health ap
pointed bv t he State Legislature,
thai there is no poisonous matter :
wl atever in cigarrette paper. lie;
analyzed various brands of cigarettes, j
.. .1 .,t: , - i
' T ,
j oukt poisonous urugs. lie ueciares
'that no recognized authority in
Chemistry ever made the charge that
there was any doctoring of the
paper cigarettes. So say the State
Chemists of Tennessee, Georgia and
New York.
I am no advocate for the people
using tobacco if thev do.i't want to.
I neither smoke cigarettes nor chew
tobacco, nor do I mean "anything
between the lines." I am -i very
moderate smoker of cigars, and it
would produce fun for any church
to try to pass a law to keep me from
it.
I thick there are many persons
who ought not to smoke cigarettes
or use tobacRO in any way, especially
boys. But I also think that truth ia
better than falsehood, and that it
never helps truth to support it with
falsehood.
It seems that when my good
brother Austin gets his line of vision
away from cigarettes and hateful
Trinity College, he really has ability
to think correctlv, as witness the
following :
"It is wrong to try to force men
to believe that the plans proposed by
the Third Party Prohibitionists
deserve recognition and endorsement
by every temperance advocate."
es, of course it is wrong. But
does he not see that the same wind
will catch him on the other tack?
To "force" men against their con
science is a dangerous experiment.
If Bro. Austin thinks it a sin to
take money that conies in from to
bacco, why, let him refuse to take
it. And when he starts his col
lege get a large ive and
sift out all money that is not
clean according to his definition
of cleanness, and what he has left
will never uav the expenses of a
Legislative committee to make ar
rangements for a millenium.
Speaking of the "filthy habit,"
I am reminded that some of the
best men of our age3 smoked to
bacco, and never supposed that they
were more filthy than some of the
self-made saints. The good Spur
geon found comfort aud health in
smoking. He has recently gone up
to the true saint's reward ; but he
never once thought, poor dear man,
that there were some of the new
rsst'E saints in North Carolina
who denounce him as "filthy."
And I also notice that some per
sons of very sore conscience "hung
the head in shame" when it was
charged by one of the mote pull
ers that some of the ministers
smoked while at Conference at
Greenville. Now, let me say that
I also feel like hanging my head in
great shame when amon cultivated
and intelligent people, I am com
pelled to acknowledge such a per-
the head iu shame," instead of re
buking the fanatic who made the
the charge. And let me also say
that no amount of misdirected
shame can possibly induce gentle
men to abstain from smoking just
when they please to do so, and
especiilly when the person so
"shamed" attacks gentlemen'
over an assumed name. Oh, for
the honest sweet spirit of Christ!
The truth is, this "moral reform"
(?) business is being vastly over
done, unless it began more frequent
ly at home. The great Dr. Closs
told this writer once, that in his
experience, the "second blessing
sanctification" preachers gave more
trouble with iheir sour, cross, bad
spirit, than any other class. That
was in his day ; and whether it be
true or not, one thing is very clear,
and that is, that many of the so
called "moral reformeis" of this
day are doiug an immense amount of
damage. When the fever sub
sides, as it surely will, then the re
action is infidelity ! The good peo
ple of this country are getting ex
ceedingly tired of this wicked hid
ing of one's own sins by hurrahing
against those of otSier people.
"Moral piddling" aud tomfoolery
are rather mild name3 for it. Much
of it is down right deviltry. Raleigh
Christian AdiO ate.
SI X llK OF A M I MS I i: It.
Kev. J. J. J. Wfli-ilcr. Killing Elder in
I ho Melliotlisl t'liureli t l'.ast Haiti,
more. Commits Suicitle at C'liarle
Ion. IV. Va.
Charleston, W. Va., April C. The
dead body of Ilev. J J (i Webster,
of Baltimore, was found early this
runrimi'T lvinr on the side v:il!c in
front of his hotel. His head wus !
homblv mashed, shoi.lir that he!
had fallen from the window of his !
i i , t1 ,
room, which was located on the third :
t .i -ii1
story. A gentleman arrived here s
List, pvenim- and wrote on th
hotel!
ro,Tl8iter . .vorthinnon Washing J
. . f , '
t . noe cou
Seined the words, "Kuiu, dismay,!
despair." It was, later, discovered
who the deceased was and a telegram
wis quickly sent to his family in
Bal imore. He was the ruling elder
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
of East Baltimore and va3 very
popular. He had been in poor
health for some time and recently he
married a second time He disap
peared from his home last Monday
and news of him to-day is the first
since that date,
M Utl.Y KI.OOO
Contributed by the 1st lr'sly Icrinn
t Iiureli oloiieorl-!r00 Atlvniu-f ofi
l.nt Year's Work.
STATISTICAL REPORT OF
The First Presbyterian church of
Concord, N. CI, for the year ending
April 1st 1892.
Tnfant baptized
A-- tilts baptized
Meul'bers added
10.
2S.
O -J
I .
311.
270.
Teacher
Scholar .
Total r- l
Sabbath school
h;ibbath school
' t members
COLLECTED.
Forcg")
dons'
005.00.
3 ST. 10.
35.37.
2.10H.71.
J93.C5.
Home missions
Ed mat ion
Congregational
Miscellaneous
Total 3,718.73.
Over 300 in'advance of last year's
report.
A Itnrlar'H Iiiventioii.
Philadelphia Rv.-ci.til,
The key chain worn by many gen
t'emen is the invention of a noted
burglar who spent many years of
his life in a dungeon cell for plying
his vocation in hotels in this city.
While at work one stormy night
trying to turn the lock of a Walnut
street door the false key dropped in
the snow, and while searching for it
i watchman came along and locked
the burglar up and had him sent to
Moyamensing. Having some inge
nuity he thought of having keys fas
tened to a chain so that when a limb
of the law appeared he could fly
without a thought of the keys, and
he found it worked like a charm.
He has now seen the error of his
ways, and lives comfortably on a
royalty from the manufacturers.
Kriiil Tills.
All those who have not paid their
subscription to the Cabarrus County
Soldier's Monument will please call
at Correll Bros, jewelry store and
pay to James C Willeford, or on me
at C G Montgomery & Co.'s store
either of us will receipt you for the
amount you pay. The monument
will be shipped on the 20th of this
month and we want to be able to pay
for it when erected. We lack about
forty-six dollars of having enough
money paid in and subscribed to
pay for i Mr. II C Howell, of
No. 10, John A Baruhardt, of No. 5,
and W G Barringer, of No. 8 town
ship, will receipt you for what you
subscribed to them.
Gentlemen, please pay up at ouce
so we will be ready when the monu
ment is erected to pay the last cent.
The unveiling will take place on
Thursday the 5th day of May. An
interesting programme will be ar
ranged. All are cordially invited
to be present and participate iu the
exercises we especially invite the
Confederate veterans, their wives
and their children to be with us.
J. F. Willeford, Pres.
. Cabarrus Veteran Association.
TiiLscori ii-iuisii t i(;i:kss.
Wlileh ejects in Atlanta April 2Htli
will i:'liH nil Former (lather ius
of the It i nil.
The fourth annual congress of the
Scotch-Irish Society of America
will convene in Atlanta on April
2$ih, and remain in sesion three
days. The Atlanta Scotch-Irish
Society is making great preparations
for the event, and the indications
are that the meeting will be the
most interesting and the best atten
ded in the history of the Society.
Five thousand engraved invita
tions have been printed from steel
plates4and mailed to prominent peo
ple on both sides of the Atlantic.
Two thousand newspaper editors
are among this number, and some
of the most distinguished men in
the United States have accepted in
vitations to address the congress.
The program includes addresses
by Colonel A K McClure, Editor of
the Philadelphia Times, lion. James
E McKenzie, of Ilopkinsville, Ky.,
one of the Vice-Presidents of the
W Columbian Exposition, Dr.
,ra,!Cls L 1,atton Indent of
1;niversi Dr' Johu IIa'
of . New York, Hon. James McDill,
'
H'ho succeeded Judge Coolev on the
n
r. ...... "i-.. -i-- ...
uomnieice v.om mission,
Mr" IIeni7 Wallace, of Pes Moines,
lowa, lion. l'at. Calhoun, of Atlanta,
Dr J 11 Bryson,of lluntsville, Ala.,
and other distinguished speakers yet
to be announced.
One of the most enjoyable fea
tures of the proceedings will be a
number of ten-minute speeches by
some of the wittiest and brainiest
men in the country among them,
Major Charles II Smith (Bill Arp),
Colonel G W Adais, the famous wit
of Atlanta, and a number whose
names have not been announced.
Xo address will be more than forty
minutes long, and the ten-minute
speeches will be in the proportion of
two or three for every longer address.
Ileduced railroad rates h: ve been
, i r, 11 ,1 c
elx"itu iluu Llvul 1111 I'"1"15 BUUL"
the Ohio and east of the Mississippi,
one and one-third fare return tick
ets will be cn sale. The same or
approximate rates from point3 be
3'ond. President Harrison, Ex Pres
ident Cleveland, Secretary Blaine,
Governor McKinley, Ex-Governor
Campbell, Governor Buchanan and
many other distinguished Scotch
Irishmen will be invited. '
Special rates have been secured at
the Atlanta hotels, and everything
will be done to make the stay of
visitors pleasant.
Many applications for member
ship are being received, and this
meeting presents a favorable time
for persons of Scotch-Irish lineage
to affiliate with their brethren and
i
! l-inamrtn rt1 V- .1 o f fr A o rvo ?j nrf
limited to members. The objects of
the shit ty are historical, education
al and social. It is strictly non-partisan
and uon-secfc'rian. The only
requisites for membership are
Scotch-Irish blood, in any degree,
good character, and nominal d't.'s.
for which members receive the val
uable historical works issued by the
society.
Send applications for membership
and for further information to
A C Floyd, bec'y Xat'l Society,
Columbia, Tenn.
T II P Bloodwortii, Local Sec'y,
Atlanta, Ga.
Capt. Alexander Interviewed.
Capt S B Alexander, representa
tive in Congress from this district, is
reported by the Baltimore Sun as
saying : "No Third party is organ
ized in North Carolina, but the en
tire State i3 politically at unrest.
Those who are agitating the question
are people who want a change iu the
financial policy of the government.
As yet we have not been able to ap
preciate the depth or strength of the
movement."
"D i you think there is any danger
of this Third party movement de
feating any of the Democratic Con
gressmen ?"
"We cannot tell about that yet,
.replied Mr. Alexander. "About the
only thing which has been settled -is
that there will be a Third party elec
toral ticket in the field. As to its
success it is one of those unknown
quantities the strength of which no
one can tell. There is unquestiona
bly some uneasiness among the Dem
ocrats in regard to it."
m
Hints to Yoniiyr Men-
A very valuable and interesting
little pamphlet with the above title
has been issued by the L'niversity.
It contains practical suggestions
how to get an education, what to
study, and how to become speedily
fitted for law, medicine, journalism
teaching business or agriculture,
Any one can obtain a copy by ad.
dressing President Winston, Chapel
Hill, N. C.
Till: KITTF.I.I.E CASK.
The Supreme Court Sustains Judge
Meares Killing.
Charlotte News.
At the last term of the criminal
court held here, Judge Meares presi
uing, Mr. Geo. V Kittelle was iu
dicted for violating the laws regard
ing the sale of whiskey. It was
charged that the clerks in his saloon
had sold' whiskey on Sundays, and
to minors, against Mr. Kittelle's ex
pressed instructions, and without
his knowledge. Instead of indicting
the clerks, the bill was drawn up
against Mr. Kittelle. There was
considerable legal sparring on this
point, but Judge Meares charged
point blank against Mr. Kittelle.
The case went against him and a
fine of 50 was imposed. An ap
peal was promptly taken. Two
weeks ago the case wa3 argued be
fore the Supreme court in lialeigh,
and yesterday a decision was ren
dered. The decision wa9 "no error,"
thus sustaining Judge Meares.
This decision i3 one of peculiar
interest. The case was considered
to have been a knotty one and the
lawyers supposed they had a safe
thing when they appealed it to the
Supreme court. The offense alleged
had been committed by the clerks
against Mr. Kittele's orders and with
out his knowledge, yet the decision
of the court is that he, and not the
clerks, is guilty. Thi3 is the first
case of the kind yet on record, as a
matttr of course, the decision is an
important one to saloon-keepers,
landlords, or renters.
His Opinion ofJIr. Karnhartlt.
A gentleman of another town,
attending the Lyceum on the night
of the railroad question being dis
cussed, writes a communication
about the matter. The Standard
thanks him for the pleasant remarks
about the debater that discussed
"Stanly so ably." Among other
things the correspondent leads up to
some remarks about the Grand Old
Man of Cabarrus, Commissioner
Jesse II Earnhardt, as follows :
This brings me to the views of my
friend "The Blind Man Eloquent"
as I some time3 call him, Bro. Earn
hardt. lie spoke to the negative. I ad
mire the man, his manner, his ear
nestness, his emphatic way of put
ting. No trouble to tell where he
stands, especially when he shoots up
into the air like an arrow and comes
down on both heels of his No. 10's
at the same time, and calls your at
tention to it by saying "That's the
plank I stand on."
His remarks prior to that were
striking the key note. True as gos
pel, and sounded like preaching,
lie made the point that the present
system of railroading did rob the
masses, or wa3 one of the principal
factors in so doing, and was there
fore, a public enemy, which point
has not been disproved, or denied.
Bro. Earnheardt is a power. Let
his fellow citizens "give him roap."
He 25 worthy of 'trust. Opposes and
denounces
or hurtful
very thing that is wrong
the public good.
Advocates wlat 1 e believes to be
a good r.iin in t'.vi y icsr of the
word. I ku r Mm, I admire him,
I love him, I aia picud of him.
Visitor.
Statistics of Forest IIUI 91. E. Chnrch
The Second Quarterly Conference
for Eorest Hill Methodist church
was held last Saturday evening.
The reports for the quarter were
very encouraging. There have been
23 accessions to the church by cer
tificate the present year. The finan
cial report for the quarter showed
the following:
Paid for pastor
Presiding elder
Conference collection
Relief of poor
Incidentals
Japan mission (special)
S. S. purpose
$250.00.
25.00,
290.00.
25.00.
11.03.
10.00.
78.09,
T,tal
Total last quarter
$090.02,
275.00,
Total 1st and 2nd quarter 905.02
Yesterday the Pastor placed in
the hand of the Treasurer of the
Board of Missions, a check for
$195.78, the amount of their asses-
ment for 1892.
Salaries of Railway Mail Clerks.
Washington, D. C, April 5. The
committee on postoffices and post
roads, through Mr. McMillin, today
reported to the senate, with a favor
able recommendation, a bill regula
ting the salaries of railway mail
clerks. J he classification is
changed, being divided into seven
grades, as follows: $800, $1,000,
$1,200, $1,300, $1,500, $1,600 and
$1,800.
in sri.i.xu k TKitritisi:
At the Harry Frj liiitf Machine Shop,
anew Institution.
Ptev. W G Campbell, one of the
best allrouud men in this country,
drew up plans for a steam engine of
one-horse power.
He and Harry Fryling are now
busily engaged in making two en
gines of the same s:ze and power.
On Friday, they were making the
cylinder heads, which are of brass.
They turned these on a lathe and
present perfect appearances.
The effort is an experiment and
merely to show what can be done in
Harry Fryling's machine shop.
Fryling will use one engine, and
the other one will run the Standard's
printing presses.
Thelthotle Island Kleetlon.
Providence, 11. I., April 7. Af
ter a hard fought battle the liepub
lican3 of Rhode Island have won.
They have elected their ticket for
State officers and the Legislature is
largely Republican. This means
that Senator Aldrich will be elected
for another term in the Senate.
Corrected returns at noon today,
complete, give Brown, the Kepubli
can candidate for Governor, a major
ity of 10G, and a plurality of 2,047,
out of a total vote of 54,740.
This i3 ten thousand more votes
than were ever cast before at a
Rhode Island election. The Legis
ature i3 Republican by twenty
eight. Tomato liaising.
Capt. B F McCade, of Charleston,
S. C, one of the most successful men
in the canning industry, speaking of
Tomato canning said to a News &,
Courier reporter that the raising of
tomatoes for canning puposes should
be one of the great industries of the
south. An acre, he says, will yield
from 10 to 20 tons and they readily
sell at from $5 to $0 per ton, and
would give the producer at least $75
per acre at the cannery.
Compared with cotton at its pres
ent low price and the all year round
labor of cultivation and the trouble
of gathering, the profit on a crop of
Tomatoes would be far greater as
they are easily raised and gatLered.
He further says there is no danger
of an over production as there is
always a steady demand.
Stop Religious Legislating.
Senator Vance ha3 presented a
petition from citizens of Raleigh, N.
C, asking the adoption of an amend
ment to the Constitution prohibit
ing States from legislating in regard
to religion, etc., These petitions
are coming to Congress by the thous
and. Printed heads are sent out
through the country and people sign
readily.
The State Democratic
Executive Committee was polled,
on preferences for President, with
following result:
Cleveland 14;
Hill 0;
The nominee of the Chicago con
vention 1;
Against Cleveland, no ' choice,
feme man who can carry New York
Opposed to both Cleveland and
Hill, ti J special preference 2;
Some Wester man 4; j
No choice 3;
A Western man or Gormam i; ,
Prefer Cleveland but for policy's
sake for a Western man 3:
The man who can win 1.
This shows a marvelouschange in
the sentiments of the committee
since its meeting on the 2d of
March.
wton Commencement.
May 15th to 19th will be com
mencement week at Catawba Col
lege, Newton. The students are
now sending out a handsomely en
graved invitation. Rev. W S Creasy
I) I) pastor of the Methodist church
of Charlotte, will deliver the address
at 11 a. m., May 19th. The mar
shals for the occasions are G S Ab
ernethy, of Hickory, J W Foust,
Little Rock, Ark ; E C Ivey, New
ton, N C ; J W Young, Lexington,
N C ; L N Glenn, Crowder's Creek,
NO; CM Inmau, Yorkville, S C ;
O M Boyd, Gastonia, N C.
Joe Has Another Tale.
In speaking of Joe Cruse, the Mt
Airy News has this :
Joe Crews, the 'busman who was
shot by Sam Allred, 13 out again,
though looking badly worsted. He
ha3 a different tale about the affair
from what we first printed, but for
the sake of peace we will state no
further particulars until court
comes.
Charley D Parnell, of Salisbury,
formerly of Concord, we are glad
to say, recovering from an attack of
fever.
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I'ert anil Tretty Ieliniiins of the
Tyrant o! the Household.
Tid-Bits has just, awardul a two
guinea prize for "The B;st Detinis
tion of a Baby." The prize was
won by Miss Nellie B raid wood, of
Girvon, England, who sent this an
swer: A tiny feather from the wing of
love, dropped into the s;:eml lap of
motherhood.
The following is a selection from
some of the best definitions MibmiU
ted:
The bachelor's horror, the moth-,
er's treasure and the despotic tyrant
of the most republican household.
The latest edition of humanity, of
which every couple think they pos
sess the finest copy.
A native of all countries who
speaks the language of none.
An invention tor keeping people
awake at night.
A mite of a thing that requires a
mighty lot of attention.
A diminutive specimen of pers
verse humanity that would scarcely
be endured if he belonged to some
one else; but being our own, is a
never failing treasury of delight.
The unconscious mediatoi-'hetwevn
father and mother, and the focus of
their hearts.
A daylight charmer and a mid
night alarmer.
About twenty-two inches of coo,
wriggle, writhe and scream tilled
with suction and testing apparatus
for milk, aud automatic alarm to
regulate supply.
A curious bud of uncertain bloe
som. The prince of Wails.
The one thing needful . to make
home happy.
There is only one perfect specimen
of a baby in existence, and every
mother is the happy posessor of it.
A mite of humanity that will cry
no harder if a pin is stuck into him
than he will if the cat won't let him
pull her tail.
The morning caller, noonday
crawler, midnight bawler.
The sapling of the tree from
which will be built the bulwarks of
our nation's future greatness.
A bursting bud on the tree of life.
The only precious possession that
never excites envy.
A bold asserter of the rights of
free speech.
The best developer of the most
beautiful part of woman's nature,
"unselfishness."
A tiny, useless mortal, but with
out whyrh the world would soon be
at a standstill.
The most extensive employer of
female labor.
A padlock on the chain of love.
A soft bundle of love and - trouble
which we cannot do without. Lon
don Tid-Bits.
Annual Convention ol Kind's Daugh
ters. The annual convention of the
Kind's Daughters, will be held in
Wilmington, N. C, May 18th, 19th
and 20th. Delegates expecting to
attend will please notify the Presi
dent of the United Circle, Mrs. F I)
Swindell, 408 Mulberry Street, or
the Secretary, Mrs. S II Burt, 309
Walnut Street. State paper
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yVillcUie. You, is a truo stntetaent ilm
action of AYKlt'S Srs:iiin!l;t. u n
taken for diseases ori-inathi:: in impure
Mood ; l.ut. while tlds ass.-rti.-n is trite of
AVER'S SiusapuriUa, as thousands run
attest, it cannot 1"- truthful y apl'1'' '"
other preparations, which nn rnn iph-.l
dealers will reeoamn-inl, and try to nn
poso upon you, as "just as -i iod
Ayer's." Take Ayer's Sarsap-.rilla and
Ayer's only, if you need a hlui,d-piir:lier
and would ho heneiitcd pn man. :it !y.
This medicine, for nearly lifty years.
Las "enjoyed a reputation, and ma. In i
record for cures, that, has never heeii
equaled by other preparations. AYF.U'S
Sarsaparilla eradicates the taint of he
reditary .scrofula aud other hloo'l
cases from the system, and it has, !
vedly, the confidence of the people
lliS-
i9
Sarsaparill a
"I cannot forbear to express my joy at
the relief I have obtained from the usu
of AYER'S Sarsaparilla. I was ailiicted
with kidney troubles for about nix
months, suffering greatly with pains in
the small of my back. In addition to
this, my body was covered with pimply
eruptions. The remedies prescribed
failed to help me. I then began to tako
AYER'S Sarsaparilla, and, in a short
time, the paitis ceased and the pimples
disappeared. I advise every young man
or woman, in case of sickness result
ing" from impure blood, no matter how
long standing the case may be, to tako
AYER'S Sarsaparilla."! I. L. Jarmaun,
33 William St., New York City.
prepared by Dr. J. C Ayer & Co., Lowell, Maae-
Will Cure You