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; AN YV ERE IX
!-:cno.
, i i i. it ii'iur i:ni.viiis.
Ii from New York says
sta'es tl '-it there is no
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' ) :i
. S 1-V.
:--.foho
t in
i i.t for doubt that
i :.IM will accept 1 13
m- Secretary of the
Tri.ii.lcnt Cleveland's
from Philadelphia
ii. . i; g 1:: the Reading coal
i.. . was concluded yester-"-.e
cmtiiittco will go over
imor.y submitted, at Wast
from New
:y ;vr:ons fi:
ifivnt the
York says
lancial Jif -
David G
'. r.;ew;nj company. The
assimdfor the trouble is
.is has bee 11 a bad year and
.iti-nals u;d iu making beer
:r
' ' 1 r
Japanese war issel
0 u:ul from France
: a oliUiori in the
h the 15rx'i.:b. steanirr
war ship was sj bad-
Th
:'.' sunk. It 13 t.ot
. 'v any fat aldies.
: fn-.-.i To: or.' fays Si;
ic-.-w ay. premier i f New
iui-.s that formal and
evokange of cpii.ion
betwvtn the Caucdian
.i those from No v
u the subject of co a
the reci-nt Halifax e on
. -'tah f.vm New Yerk says
siSiiou cf the American
. ef e.iuuieal or inters was
:':y n:o: nil; ,', v do'e
t i: g present, with Resident
' iu the chair. The session
: executive one. Hon. Eckley
so, of Drifton, Penn., was
president for the ensuing
:.b!e from 1'aris says Mrs.
a s.iys, regarding the charge
-er husband would name as
ondent in a suit for divorce
'::: Le Poix Leon Renault and
Rochefoucault. "My ac
..i.t.ir.ce with the gentlemen men
:.c I ii most formal. I know their
.. ;'.:,'ht!y, b it h.ir husbands
t.cver b tn iu my house."
A o:. patch from New Y'ork says
l:;own, in the United ScattS
cuurt today, granted premis
.;. to welter 'vi Oakman, receiver
the Kiehmoud and We.-t Point
:a Mil warehouse company to sell
;..:n.-Jf ia block $103,000 of the
of Georgia at 91 Hat net.
I'AHKKIl-AVrilOXY.
. i. ..nl i:i(l)inoiil form
Happy I'u.'o" " I'vl'.
Mr C W Parker, of this city, and
; ... Ii-iise Anthony, of Richmond,
w;.. married last night at theresi-i
d u e of the bride's mo:ber ia Rich-
n.v.d. Immediately after the cre-!
n. - y they kit for Washington City
f : a stay of a few days.
i i.c L-room i? head dork at Mr. E
A:.drfcw8 farniuire fctoro, and is
. n.ancf line bu: iness capac-
. The biide is a r.iice of Col. J
A-.-i.onv, of this city, and during
: : :-t and last vhitto tlrs city a?
:: , Anthony, number. d nn.ny ad
: . ;s in her train, of whjin Mr
J '.. i.'.r wa3 the most fonunate.
Among several handsome i resent
:.-.vaiting the young couple on their
turn
:-:il
13 a Oeauiliui tuyu tn.iu
the clerks at Mr. Andrews
also an elegant bror ze clock,
'r '5
. tel from Messrs. J.oyne a
r's finest, from the Queen City
. .rU3.
Mr. and Mrs
Purker will reside at
Ahdrows' on Euit Sixth B-rct---ri.arlotteObK'rver.
; Mr. Parker is a brother of Mr.
.bd;ui Parker, and a son of Capt.
i'.vlo-r, of New Loudon, fctaulj
..-.nty.
The ieolojjlial ltoarl.
Governor Jlolr, Governor
elect
c ,.r n.w! Mainr Mordecai
were all
;,:,-er,tat the nuoUr g of the geolo
--, ,1 board, held at the wcutive
' yesterday. Ihe state gcologits,
l'r,fei8orIolineB.prt8ented bis bien-r.i-l
report for 1891 and 1992, which
w.s aoceptedandappr-ved,and will
i 1 rinted at an early date.
'li.ere are also nearly ready for
r.i,icatton the following report:
J i. Iron Ores of North Carolina,
u B C Nitze; The Building
n.-.s by J V Lewis and J A
II ,!m.T- The Minerals and Mineral
i.o .iiies, edited by J AHolmee;
'J
Forest Trees ana
r.ust.v; by Gifford, Pmcftot
ur.d W W Aehc. It ts expected that
tl. ,er. ports Hill he published Boon
f:,r the beginiag of the new year.
r-S-i-te ChronicV.
VOL. V. NO 46.
MOI XT IM.EAS T ITEMS
R L Patterson, of China Grove,
and Miss Jennie Blackwelder, of
Knochville, were in town on Thanks
giving, F M Thompson, of Salisbury, spent
Sunday in town,.
John L Reiulleman and Paul
Bernhardt, of Salisbury, and fors
mer students of X. C. C., attended
the entertainment at Mount Atmena
Seminary.
Misses Linda and Cora Peschau,
daughters of Kev. F V E Peschau,
of Wilmington, who have be?n in
school at Mt Armceaa Seminary,
returned home last week. The
cause of their leaving is, we learn,
that Kev. Peschau will remove to
Pennsylvania at the ecd of his pas
toral year at Wilmington.
On Frid.iy ciht the Philalae
th ian Literary Society gave a pub
lic debate of the question' "Resolved,
th:it aneierr civilization is superior
to modern." The discussion was of
a high or.'er consiIriug that only
Sophn or.s and Freshmen partici
pated. The enUrta:nmont by the Fe
male Semina-y, h.uies on the night
of Thanksgiving was splendid, they j
say. it consisted 1 1 music ana rec-
iitions. AUerward was the holi ;
day party.. Several ladies and gents,'
of auisburv and Concord attended
)ii"iut Lore.
Only one man in 203 is oyer G
fe-t in height,
In India there is a species of crow
that laughs jus: like a human being.
Onchalf the wealth of England is
in possession of 1,000 individuals.
A snow-white deer was killed re
cently at Baker's Run, in Clinton
county, Pa,
Wcr-kho-j'i-usk, in Northern Si
beria, is said t3 be the coldest place
on earth.
The highest church steeple in Engs
land is that of St. Walburg's, which
is 003 feet in altitude,
Fleetwood, Pa., claims to have a
quince which weighs 28 ounces and
measures 10 inches in circumference.
A chaiu made for the United
Spates government at Troy, X. Y., in
18o3, was eixVilts and a fraction in
Iciigtn.
Nineva, the ancient city, was 1-1
mile3 long and eight miles wide, sur
rounded by a wall 100 feet high and
29 feet wide.
A woman in Ohio ha3 a churn
which has been iu her po session for
t'o years, and which has made more
than $10,000 worth of butter.
At Dunenong, Australia, there is
a blue gum tree which ha3 aa esti
mated height .f 430 feet. It is be
lieved to be the talleot tree in tne
world.
A fat penman will write at the
rate of thirty words minute, whi ;h
means that in an hour's steady writ
ing he has drawn his pen along a
space of 300 yards.
At the head of the Gulf of Both
nia there is a mountain, on the
summit of which the sun shines per
petually dining the livedavs of June
19, 20, 21, 22, anu 23.
The largest a; d oldest chestnut
tree iu the world stand- at the foot
of Mount K'n. It ia 213 feet in
r.irmnoferenee and is known to be at
least 2,000 yt.rs old.
The largest telegraph office in the
world is in London in the postoffice
In it there are over 3,000 operator
constantly employed, about onesthird
of whom are women.
Fifteen Presidents wore smooth
faces, four wore beard and mustache
two wore side t. hirers, one wore
beard and side growth, and one wore
a mustache alone.
JIcLiukie Uetn Hail.
Pittsburgh, Nov. 29.-The appli
cation of Hugh Ro .s and John Mc.
Luckie for release on bail waa heard
be-fore Judges Kennedy and Mcj
Clung this afternoon. Neither of
the prisoners was in court. They
were each bailed in the sum of $10,
000 on the charge of treason, no ob
j. ction being made. The application
for release on bail in the murder case
..t ir.,,rh Rosa -as postponed till
TVi.rJav. as the Commonwealth
was not ready to argue the matter.
nl0i,ail in the murder case of Wc
Luckie was fixed by Judge Magee
lome time ago at $10,000 This with
the bail for treason ana w
make $22,000 bail. Oliver Murphy
and OaverC Coon went on the bond
and ha was released.
There welblpatiwta n the
ah Innnp Asylum.
JL
FOIt A LI. TASTKiS.
Minister Egan will start back tc
Chile in a few days.
Oil flowed at the rate of 4S.0C0
barrels a day for an hour from a new
well in Hancock county, Ohio.
If the vo'.e of Indians are counted
in South Dakota the electoral vote
will go to Harrison; otherwise
Weaver will get the vote.
Mi s Sophcnisby, a relative of
Congressman Breckinridge of Ken
tucky, has been admitted to prac
tice law at Ijouisville, Ky.
As the earth sailed by vlure the
comet sped
It coyly lifted its hat,
But the comet merely wigged its tail
And murmured; "Where am I at?"
There wa3 an oM fake of a comet,
Who swore, by the beard of Mas
hornet,
That the earth he would s:i.ite,
On a fie Sunday night,
Knock it clean cut of siht
And turn day into night;
tnu Le uidn t show
comet ?
up;
that
A new tiira to r. nh-o.il lawyers
has come to the front in a spinster
swe
hearts
su
at I'ougkkeepe,
oO,0oo damag s
X. , to recover
f0r tlie kill";
lit John K
gaged ton: i;
2 en a tram of Journa
ls;. .Kill, V, :.r (11
y ? (Mi. j Kra 1 r)
Th ? spinster's
the s .me, she ai :
a widow in a sim
ais (..umiios aiv
res,, a.- are thoso of
ar case.
Atleiilioii:
All Confederate soldiers in C.ihar
rus county are urgontiy requested to
be at the court house in Concord,
Thursday, December 15th, at 12
o'clock. Don't forget it. It is im
portant, J F WlLLEI'ORD,
W I) Axtiioxy, President,
Secretary, pro tern.
It is proposed by the above "aiton.
tion" to form a camp of purely,
downright Confederates. The foL
lowing from Major-General E 1)
Hall, erplains itself;
Wilmington, N. C,
Oct. IT, 1392.
Dear Sir: I send you blank3 to
be used by your association in case
you see fit to put your association in
line with United Confederate eteran
Association of the Souti. They
will explain themselves. The next
assemblage will be at Birmingham,
Ala,, and it is my sincere wihh that
North Carolina may be largely repies
sented. Please urge your association
to join. F D lI.w.L,
Major Getu-val ofDistrict of North
Carolina.
Let all the Confederates come.
The cost for each camp is on1)- $2,00
aud not $2 00 for each number, as
is supposed. Each member pays his
per capita of 10 cents per annum,
and his proportion of the $2.00 a
year for the camp. Let us form at
once.
J F WlLLKFORD,
President.
W D Anthony,
Secretary, pro tern.
Mr. Gladstone earns en an average
$1,500 an .r by his : en a! ne.
The Shah of PeiVia, on State oc
rims gmoke 3 a pipe which COat
$320,000. It ji
t Wl
shies,
diamond.-, and em
Mrs. W Xewl.t:
Virginia, r.nd Mr
1 Lir-eh, of Wect
:. M L Liltkton,
-iii. will run a
of
Na hviile, ri
the
it re at t!v- o
Tbec onet v
;!, Mtlle Chio: go
first,'' saa the New Yoik Press, "on
account cf its lofty buddings, which
are nearer heaven than ma iy of i la
people there will ever get."
AWholf l IK'H !.
Two wealthy mill owners died
within a short time. Through v
resilient of this town, Mr. Giles
Crowell, there is some local interest
in the facts below.
Two weeks ago Mr. Crowell re
ceived a letter from Mr. H G Hill,
of South America, staging that Mr.
Thomas Thomas did cn October 2.
Friday morning Crowell received a
letter from a New York friend, in
forming him of the death of Mr.
Hill on November 30th. These
"cntlemen composed the wealthy
milling firm of Hill & Thomas, of
Argentine Republic, and whose mill
Mr. Crowell superintended for six
and one half years. Mr. Thomas
was a Welchman and Hill an Ameri
can, born at Bangor, Maine. They
were both aged men; Thomas
eeventyseven and Hill seventy. The
latter leaves no children.
These deaths are pecul arly sad to
Mr. Crowell, who seemed to enjoj a
warm mutual attention with these
gentPmen.
i4 M OTA ATTHi A
r 1 1 mm
SHORT LOCALS.
There are 1,700 Baptist churches
in North Carolina.
John Wadsworth i3 now a hustler
0:1 the cotton market.
The front of the eld Culeium
stand occupied by 11 J FoP, In?
been r painted.
II PTucktrhas bought out J M
Mills & Co., and is preparing to put
in a big grocery stock.
Standaid subscriber?, who are in
arrears, will do us right by remitting
their subscription.
The school at Scotia Seminary is
a full as last year. Scarcely any
more could be accommodated.
J P Carico, of Grayson county,
Va., is here. lie's a well known
horse drover m these parts.
The price of birds i3 declining
They have been sold todi? for 5
cent-5, with the feathers on.
C G Montgomery, of this place
was re-elected secretary of tlie West
cm North Carolina Conference.
1 ho Xew York Sun's advice to
the Democratic pirty is: Don't
jump; s
The Sun is
pojr an-
itiuii'.v. ;
)
o r i i-( i ,i ,!
Our fashion cui tor has something
, . ... y,
a thing is not e ven found in a die
fi .'.ary.
Notwithstanding the increased
rice of cotton, some lrercimnt's
eouT1.uu u uuiiucMuu, uC.Uii BitT,ii should yon feel inclined to !
tii0"b j ag:ii" confer it upon me, and I beg j
Mi . M M Gillon had seven bales of you, sir and gentlemen, that you !
;f cotton at A B Youngs Hn, hut !
having moved thcni yesterday,
was quite fortunate.
he j
j
R Vie, Caldwell came to town to
day a:.d suld some cotton, and ho
g.u m me brand new coppers just
:'.: 1. 1 the mint. Vic. says they are
'.an day Echool money.
F. q. J F Will-ford killed three
pigs that were ton months old. They
weighed respectively 253, 204 and
300 pounds, making a total of 823
pounds net. Good for the 'Squire.
R A Brown has a Merino sheep
that bus this year yielded him six
teen pounds ot nice clem wool.
Query Won't sheep raising pay m
the '-Old North State."
A Jones Yoikecame in on the
midnight train aud repor!s that a
negro was run over, at Thomasville,
and his foot was cut off just above
the ankle, m.kiug a dday of the
rain.
Vic or Rhh.ehardr, son of Mr.
Mike Rhine hardt of Rockwell, Row
an county, has gone: to Makanday,
111. He will join his brother John,
who has been there for several years.
A Wes'ren man has discovered
that Limberger cheese will cure dys
pepsia. A dyspepsia that could
stand an acttact of Limberger cheese
must be very robu-.t.
There is a rabbit race every morn
inz in M..iu street. A black bench
legged lice has all the digged sport
but he'd lo ver cue:h the rabbit did
the i .llv e:owd not veil the rabbit so
bli.id it cn't run.
IheU.v.i Mills cioseel now n it. is
(Tliurj. 'a;.) morning long enough to
ooMHct the two tngines. A new em
Ha-; 'oeen addel at Mill 2o. 4, one
not. being abio to pron:ll the ma
e1 ':. ry rogubtrly.
Mr. John Stiinly '1 l.oaias, of New
bin:, who has been a student at
Princeton theological seminary, be
comes dean of the celebrated New
York city trade schools in which
.here are COO students.
Governor Holt offers $200 reward
for the unknown persons .vho, nine
months ago, set fire to the dwelling
of G W Livingston, in Heuderson
eountv, and completely destroyed it.
!Soli itor W C Newlaod of that dis
trict recommended the offer of the
reward.
Arch. McPhattcr, the negro who
assassinated Deputy Sheriff Living
ston, in Richmond county, has been
taken to Wilmington to eave him
fiom lynching. He was captured in
Robeson county, and the sheriff
found he could not be taken to
Richmond county.
Dr. J S Lafferty has just returned
from New York. He accompanied
his brother, Rev. J W Lafferty, to
Clifton Springs, N. Y., and we are
happy to state that Rev. Lafferty is
improving, ur. xucuuire, oi xnuu
ti.ond, succeeded in removing the
spinal trouble so that by hi3 advice
the patient could be moyed to Clif
ton, N. C. The hope 13 that the
Rev. Lafferty will soon be in full
he Ph.
mm mmm mmm kmw
'oi.om:i, Axnioxv ki:sh;s
Ah Colonel ol tltc ltli. Krimoiil. I'npl
Arm!iel1, of Stnlcy ill-. Hit Niir
fpsior, North Carolina tnillitia wa3 well
represented hf re yestc-rday, the occa
sion of t'legf.thrring being aeon vens
tion to ekct Held ofucers for the
Fourth llegim nt.
The meeting w.i3 called to order at
12:o0 in the chamber of commerce
room by Capt. J F Armfield, of the
Iredell Blues, of States ville, who acU
ed as chairm m. There were pres
ent, Cat. Ariiilie'd, Lieutenants AK
lison and Fhuiigan, of Statesville;
Capt. E P Mangum, of Concord;
Capt. llamrick, of Satlby, Lieuten
ant Finlay, of Lincolnton; Lieu tens
ant E B Lewis, of Asheville; Capt
T S Franklin, Lieutenants W II
Twitty and J II Little, of Charlotte.
Col. J T Anthony, who has been
colonel of the regiment for a nunr
ber of years, tendered hi 3 resignas
tion m the following letter :
"Charlotte, N. C, Nov. 30, '02.
"'Capt. J F Armfield, Chairman, and
Gentlemen cf th? Convention :
It is with regret that 1 have to ;
write tliis to you, iu consequence of j
my uuavoiJabie absence from the :
city during the session of your con -!
' t i ii . r .... l
vennoii, as i suoaiu nae preierreu
iiiLetu,.2' you personally to say to you
j i J j
what it is now lncum' cut upon me
; to write, toswit : That owing to my I
: future prospec's and probable change
1 of residence, I must decline the po- j
:sition which I have so long served j
' VOU ii the Colonelsv Of the regiment !
wi.i select some one or jour very eis ,
Hcient oincers wnom jou nave, to ,
supplant me. I shall ever feel dee p, i
Iv trrateful for the unifwm kinds :
ness you have at all times displayed
toward m-1, and I shall ever remem
ber you for it. With my most sins
cere wishes for your prosperity and
success iu the future, I am, most
truly your
Obedient servant,
J, T. Anthon y."
Col. Anthony would have been
unanimously re-elected, but in the
face of the above letter, it was
thought useless to urgi his accep
tancy of the colonelsy again. Capt.
J F Armfield. of Co. A. Statesville,
was u animously elected his success
or. Other elecLions were as fol
low s :
Lieutenant Colonel Major E F
Younir, of Charlotte.
Major of 1st Battalion 'Japt E P
Mangum. of Co G, Concord.
Major of 2nd Battalion Major C.
N. Budd, of Asheville, (re-elected).
Charlotte Observer.
1 lierisli Tour Ciirlhood.
Dear girls, don't be so often wish
ing you were grown up women that
you will neglect your girlhood. In
the rush and hurry of these fast
times there is danger that you will
reach and strain after "young lady
hood" too much.
Be girls a while yet; tender,
joyous, loving, obedient and indus--trious.
Womanhood, with its privi
leges and power, its burdens aud its
trials, will cme soon enough. On
(his point one has said:
"Wait patiently, my children,
through the whole limit of your
girlhood. Go not after womanhood ;
!et it cor.ic to you. Keep out of
puhlic view. Cultivate refinement
and mo'tsty. The cares and re.
sponsibilitits cf life will come soon
enough. When they come1, you will
meet them, I trust, as true women
should. Butch, be not & unwise
;:s to throw away your girlhood,
bob ii st yourself of this beautiful
season, which, wisely spent, will
brighten all vour future life." Ex-.
cha:-r.
Ilitiln to Travelers.
Be on time; trains aud boats wait
for no one.
Read your ticket carefully, it may
be your guide.
Know your route before you corav
mence your journey.
Have as much money as possible
but keep little of it m sight.
Keep your eyes and ears open
Guard against pickpockets.
Avoid useless questions and others
will usually be answered politely.
If you have several parcels put
them all into one strap, Ihey are
easier to carry.
If you have your ticket ready to
show at the gate don't get flastrated.
Slip aside and look for it calmly it
saves time.
Ho Wasn't ;oinur.
See Must you go so soon darling?
It is only ten o'clock, and father
won't object if you story until twelve.
He True, my own. But that
onlygives me two hcurs in which to
say gocd night.
RD.
the catowno pexsiox list,
The Fimiros Mill Koali 6350,000,000
Before Lou;.
The Herald bureau in Washington
furnishes us with some veiy suggest
live facts in connection with pen
sions. Commissioner Raum will find it
rather difficult to give anything like
the accurate figures in hi3 report
and avoid startling the people of
this country. He will probably scale
down to its minimum the amount
needed for the coming year, but
even then it will reach a total sum
of enormous extent.
For the fiscal year 1890-'91 pen
tions absorbed from the Treasury
something like one hundred and
twenty-five million dollars. How
ever, as Mr. Ingalls, of Kansas, once
said when he w'as coquetting with
the soldier vote that one thousand
millions were none too much, this
one hundred and thwenty-five mil
lions si em a pretty sum.
In 1892 the amount demanded
wa3 oue hundred and forty-four
million dollars and there was some
hocus pocus about even that amount,
for it was soon discovered that an
additional
eighteen million were
needed.
For the coming year one hundred
anl eighty million dollars will be
required. Raum, who knows better,
tells us that the erd will then be
reached. Secretary Fester, however,
js niore candid and freely admits
that before long the peusion list will
povpr fnllv turn hnmTrPft nml fiffu
million dollars.
At any rate, there were three hun-
dred and eleven thousand pensions
glvntc.tl during the last year, and
there are more than three hundred
thousand cases now on docket to be
hoard from
These are large figures. If they
represent assistance to actually dis
abled veterans that is one thing; if
they represent forty per cent, of
fraud, as has been declared, that is a
very different thing. New Y'ork
Herald.
This amount is dumped out into
Northern homes without turning of
the hand. Southern people work like
Trogan3 and to pay that would have
to sell 5,000,000 bales of cotton.
The S'andard believes that tne brave
Y'ankce that smelt powder and got
hurt by Southern bullets and became
disabled ought to receive pensions,
but my countrymen, some scalawags
are drawing pensions. Oh, Lord,
how long shall it be?
The Itillvillc Bnnner.
There has been a good deal of
train wreckage of late. And yet
the raiLoad authorities continue to
refuse free passes to suffering edi
tors.
The Democratic party of Billville
has petitioned Mr. Cleveland to send
us on a toieiffti mission, ine un
grateful community is bound to get
rid of us in some way or other.
The new comet was first yisible in
Billville. Any man who lives here
is bound to see stars.
The recent rise in cotton makes
all hope of a new shirt at Christmas
out of the question. The preacher
and ourselves will have to button up
our linen dusters close around the
neck and live by faith and fire.
Poets sending manuscript to the
Billville Banner should always en
close plenty cf stamps. We have
more letters to mail than you can
shake a stick at, and we've got to
get them all off before Christmas.
Christmas gifts soon be in order.
We will take anything, from a
pound of butter to a pair of boots.
Atlanta Constitution.
A reneeliil 1 nuiitf uriUon in Alabama.
Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 1. The
inauguration of Thos. J Jones to his
second term a3 Governor of this
State took place today at noon. The
ceremonies were simple, a3 is usual,
at the second installation of the
same official.
After the Governor's address,
Chief Justice Jones administered
the oath of office. Instantly there
after the Montgomery Field Artil
lery, stationed on Capitol Hill, fired
the customary Ealute.
Neither Kolb nor any of his sup
porters attempted in any way to dis
turb the proceedings. -There is
every indication that they have ac
cepted the inevitable and have de
cided to make no efforts to declare
Kolb Governor, as has been mooted
fcr some time.
A Way Out.
'What can I do for my little
boy," asked mamma, "so he won'
want to eat between meals?"
"Have the meals thicker to
gether," replied the yoang gour
mand.
WHOLE NO 253.
"SHORT STOP" OX t'OSFEKEXCE.
It'a nlMty He Iilu't Slop Short I5e
fore he Finished.
Winstou Sentinel.
Although we have Cole weather,
we welcome you in our midst.
As the Ivey clings to the oak,
may the recollections of your visit,
always be fresh and Green.
From the Fall3 of the Yadkin, and
elsewhere, they come, and few doubt
ing Thomas-es there are among
them. There will be Sharpe com
petition among Borne, and none will
be found to Bay(s) at the Moon.
They have a Barber along, and
cannot suffer on this line and al
though Bird(s) of a feather, will
flock together, they must beAVare
of our Bird who is too bi to be
bagged.
The Bo itlea of soup, will vanish
in their presence, and they will
Brook(8) no delay, when the dinner
bell is heard.
No Boring process is permitted,
and they crave us Boone, more than
io pieasantiy entertain, iney are
indeed Brothers in fraternal unity.
"The Campbells are coming"
indeed are here, and they tempt
Carpenter along to Carraway the re
fuse timbers, that did not pass ins
spec tion.
They have a Corner on hand, al
ways ready to administer upon the
estate of the deceased turkey.
A Cooper may also be found, io
keep the "spinta" from wasting.
Their Cherry voices mingle into
each others, and all sing hut the
Craven who dare not raise his voice.
The black Douglas" from old Eng
land's shores is here, leaving the
Greene Fields, streaked into Gray,
far behind him.
They have a small specimen of a
Gnatt, but happily no mosquitoes.
A Gay and lively crew are they,
but all are Gentry of the purest
water a Groome is along, that the
cattle may not suffer, and all are
Hale(8) fellow, well meet, and happy
are their Holmes.
A II oss not quite sixteen hands
high they have, but he is a steady
puller.
The lights fingered Gentry, had
best be-Ware of these men, because
they deal out a "deck" according to
Hovle.
Jacobfs) is along, without his lad
der, but avers that Jordan is cot
such a hard road to travel after
all.
The King proposed to "rule the
roost until the Bishop came and
named another Maun.
They have no Mock trials, &s the
Peeler cuts to the mark.
Moore Pages are needed to supply
the demand for Pepper, or they have
no salt some have seen Paris, and
have good Pickens too, but finally
had to Pool their stock, and sell it
at a very 6mall Price.
Little Profitt was made by this
venture as one might Reid from
their crest-fallen countenance.
Some of the feathery tribe was
captured, and a Renn wa3 bagged
while feeding on small Rice.
They Rowe(d) with a Rush, and
had but little time to Steele, and
greatly feared the terrible name of
the cruel Tarle'on.
The poor little Taylor tried hard
to keep up, and was lejoiced to see
the city of Troy in sight, under
whose sheltering wings they all
sought refuge. Many Wagg(ed)
their head, but none have the beauty
or innocence of the Vestal virgin,
They had sufficient of Waugh and
as Weaver could spin a Webb, fine
enough to entrap them or they were
Wiley enough to take a due West
course for home. Leaving the Wood
behind, with a Wheeler to aid them,
tli3y hailed the son of York as
their deliverer. Upon all the scene
stood the undaunted Yates, nnawed
by the top of the drum or the noise
of the Fife.
"Short Stop."
A Cotton Gin Burned.
This (Thursday) morning the gin
house cf Alfred Young, near the
dummy line, was burned. The fire
was discovered at 7:30 o'clock, A
bale wa3 run down half way in the
pres3 and it is supposed that here
the fire originated from a match. A
colored man was firing up but the
engine was at a different part of the
building and could not have caught
from tne boiler.
The loss is $350 for the building,
besides all the machinery; 3,000
bushels of cotton seed and six bales
of unginned cotton. Nothing was
saved except the scales. Mr. Young
had no insurance.
The colored Hook and Ladder
Company responded to the alarm and
did all it could.
There are 215 pupils at the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum in Raleigh.N.
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JAY(;0 I'M) DEAD.
The Itallroatl Mng-uet and Money
King Passes In his 4'herks.
Mr. Jay Gould, the railroad mag
net and the money kin?, of New
York, is dead. He passed in his
checks at 9:15 this, (Friday) morn
ing:. A big figure thus passes away.
Utiles For 1'Ning Book.
Never hold a book near a fire.
Never drop a book npon the
floor.
Never turn leaves with the
thumb.
Never lean or rest upon an open
book.
Never turn down the corners ot
leaves.
Never lay a book down upon its
open face.
Never touch a book with damp or
soiled hands.
Always keep your place with a
thin book-mark
Always turn leaves from the top
with the middle or fore finger.
Alwaps open a large book from the
middle, and never from the ends or
cover.
Never open a book farther than to
bring both sides of the cover into the
same place.
Never cut the leaves of a hook or
magazine with a sharp knife, as tho
edge is sure to run nto the print,
nor with tbo linger, but with a paper
cutter or ordinary table-knife.
Never hold a small book.with the
thumb pressed into the binding at
tha lowes back, but hold it with the
thumb and little finger upon the
leaves and three fingers upon tho
back.
Something About the Speokers.
When Hon. John R Webster wa3
elected speaker of the House of
Representaoives, the Hon. Lee S
Overman, ot Salisbury, was the
Democratic caucus nominee for that
position. Mr. Overman is one of
ablest members of the present legis
lature, and would make, perhaps, a3
satisfactory a presiding officer a
could be selected. He has had much
experiance in the chair, is a good
parliamentarian, a fine lawyer, and in
every respect worthy of tho honor
of handling the gavel over the next
Democratic House.
To Tell One's Age.
Give the number of the month in
which you were born. Double it.
Add 5. Multiply by 50. Add age
at next birthday. Subtract 305.
Multiply by 100. Add number of
day of month on which you were
born. Aid 11,500. Point off in
periods of two from the right.
In the result the first two left
hand figures will be the month, tho
second two the age, the third two the
day of the month.
The Children or Town.
Mr. II M Goodman has just com
pleted the census of school children
in Concord, N. C. It was a big job,
and it looks a little startling. The
children are listed, who are between
the ages of six and twenty -one, mar
ried or single. Thi3 i3 the censu j
for the whites : Families 403 ; male
children 593; female C03; total
1,250. Mr. Goodman will complete
the colored census later on.
An Atlraollve Entertainment.
The ladies are in a flutter of ex
citement now, over the Cosmopolitan
Bazaar, which i3 being arranged for
the 15th. Every nation is to be
represented by the young folks of
the town, who, in becoming fancy
costumes, will serve from their
booths, refreshments of all kinds,
from the substantial meat supper to
dainty "food for the gods."
From the material of which Cons
cord boasts in her young people, and
the enthusiasm with which ths idea
has been received by all, the mans
agers teel safe in promising a de
lightful evening's entertainment.
Death Cheats the Gallows.
Arch McPhatter, one of the mar
derers of Deputy Sheriff Living3tox
of Richmond county, died in Wil
mington yesterday morniDg, and hia
body was consigned to the Potter's
field.
McPhatter's wound on the shoulder
was notthe cause of his death but he
died from the effects of exposure
while hiding out from the sheirff's
posse. His feet and legs were frost
bitten and were glonghing off. They
were obnormally swollen, and there
was no chance for hia recovery, He
did not, however, seem to be near
death when he arrived in Wilming
ton, as he sat up in the cart on the
way to the hospital and talked with
the shen ff. He told him that he
had been in the swamps and woods
two days and nights without food or
care, beinsr only in his night
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