THE DANBURY REPORTER-POST.
VOLUME XV.
Reporter and Post.
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PROEI.SSIOXA I. C- IUDS.
A. J. BOtt>, J. w. REII>.
r. to. joii.NsTo.x, .a i.u;.s .ioiinston,
BO YD, KErnt JOJfXSOJY,
Attorney s - nt • Ijaw,
WENTWORTH, N 0.
Mohhvh. U-iil and J-.Hbs..|i Will regu»
larly attend tlio Superior CuUl'ts ol
Stokes comity.
R L. HA YJIOttE,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW
ML Aii'V- N. C«
Special ;'lU'iiiion given iu the co'lectlnn o'
slaimi. I —'- m
~WTF. C. HIT Ell,
j& ir»
UY. AlltY, SUUUV C 0., X. C
Practices wlierove.- hUservtcos are waited
». DAV, ALBERT JONES
ID ay & JorxoSf,
manufacturers ul
BADOI.KRV.iI AUNBBf,COI.I.A«S,TUVNR
>o. xu; W. Baltimore -nut, Ualiun.ro, .U.I.
W. A. Tucker, H. C.Nuottl, U.S. S|.rn i;l ili»
Tucker. Smith & Co..
if in,| fact urtt r* & wli.'t 1 -*llf Dealers In
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS ASl> CAPS
K«. ttOßaHlMmc Sheet, linll inorc, tf.l.
J. d- It. E. VEST,
> • wirn
Henry Soiinebom $ Co.,
WHOLESALE CLOTHIERS.
B# A ano\or St., (lie*wpen» »rman Jfc l.oml»anl St*)
BALTIMOUE J/ IK
•B. 80NSKHWRN, "• BLtMLINE
JSteghfii i'uhifii, L. H Muir
ll'. 11. MILKS,
STEl'li EA J'U T.\ E Y $ CO
H 7,0/. w'/t' dettl*'M hi
Boots, Shoe*, and Trunks,
1-219 Main Street,
„ept. 8-H4III. IIICIIMOSD, VA^
juril A i;i» «\ «»•»!» fAM I- li^JDUIX.
II ENI(V IIKM»KHM»N. Ulcll'tlW* JkVtU.v.
WOOD, BACON & CO
lM|>«irtcr« an. .lubber* Of
DRY GOODS, XOTIOXS,
WHITE GOODS, ETC•
Koa. 300-311 >l*l ket St.,
PHILALKLPIIIA, I'A
Parties having
CUT MICA
for sale will find it to their interest to
c "respond with
A. 0. SCIiOOXMAKtiIt,
158 William St., New York.
R. S. OM.IXBY,
C. W." SCOTT.
WHOLESALE
NOTIONS AND WIIITK GOODS,
61$ Main Slreot
LYNCHBURG VA.
a, E LF.rTWI K.
Kith
WlflGO, ELLETT t CRI'MP,
RICHMOND, VA.,
Wholesale Dealer* ia
BOOTS, SHOEB, TRUNKB, AO.
Prompt attention paid to orders, and saila
ction (rawraateed.
0m- Kir;i«u> Sltte Prison GooJi « tftnaUy
March, «. 00
aoaiaT ff. fowia*. m>o*» D. .
R W rOWBRS & CO.,
WHOLESALE DRUG GISTS,
Dealers In
PAINTR, OILS, DVKS, TARNIBHBH,
French and American
WINDOW GLASS, PUTTY, *C
SMOKING AND CHEWING
ll GARS, TOBACCO A SPECIALTY
1806 Main St., Richmond, VaJ
Augusl6«ni«
hilso.v, B; r.\K k c oT.
WVOI.ESALB UKOCKRS AND OOMMIf
SION MERCHANTS.
10 R Howard street, earner of LowhaM:
BALTIMORE.
We keep constantly oa hand a lar*e am.
well assorted atoefc of Ureceritn—euilaMe let
MeuUwn and Western trade. WeaAllcitcon
■lf amanUof Country Produce—sueb m Oct
tan; Feathers; Ginseng; Beeewai WooljDiteo;
PruKj » ur«; Skins. etc. Oai tacllit.* for do
at business are such a* to warrant quik salel
»d prompt returns. All orders will hare oai
■ft aMaation. yi
OO TO
f. I INsan
TIHE DI.OCK,
WinNtOn, IV. C.
FOR OOOD
Tobaoco Flues, Sheet Iran and Home
made Tinware at
Ijiyinar l^rieew
Abo Hoofing and Guttering at short
notice, at bottom prices.
Sept IC-ly
j. w7siiTi" LEy,
Corner Main and Brd street
WIHSTOIt, n. c.
Under Jacobs Ciothing Store.
manufacturer op
Harness) ItriJles. Collars and Saddles,
Also dealer in Whips, Haines,
ijfUshcH, Lap Robes, ih fait
everything in the Har
ness find saddlery hud.
chkapksT Hoi sK tx wksteh!? KOhrtt
CAROLINA.
Will 9pII my own munufavtured goods US
cheap as vou can buy the W estcrn
and Northern city made goods.
PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY.
lias a stock of the old army Mc'JlcllAQ
Saddles on Land.
Couic and see uio Sept 26 1-y.
Brown Rogers $ Co
Wholesale and Retail
HARDWARE
I.argea*. line of STOKVS in W inston.
Agricultural Implements
MACHINERY of all kinds
H.IR.YESS A* D SADDLES tr*.
I>AJ \TS, OILS,
Sptdnl ttlleniion invited to their WAtta'
Clipper Plmvs.
Afcnlt Duponl't old and Iveil tenwrn
Rifle Pawiler,
Sept iWJ-ly
Doors, Sash, Blinds,
Having rebuilt our Planing Mill,
Door, SaMi aud Blind Factory, and fit
ted i: tip vriih all new niacbictry of the
latest and most approved patterns, we
are now prepared to do all kinds of
work in cur line in Ihe very best style.
We manufacture
POORS, SASH, BLINDS,
Door Frames, Window Frames. Brack
ets, Moulding, Hand-rail, Balusters,
N 'ewels, Mantels, Porch Columns, and
are
Sawing, Turning, &c. We carry in
Mock Wcathei boarding, Flooring, Ceil
injr. Wainscoting and all kinds of Dross
cd Lumber; also Framing Lumber,
Shingles, Laths, Lime, Cement, l'la* or,
Plustcring Hair and all kinds of Build
era' supplies. Call and see us or writn
for our prioee before bovine olscwliere.
MILLER BROS , WINSTON. N. O.
GEO. STEWART. ~
Tin and Sheet Iron Manu
facturer.
Op|XMiit' KatHhiiV Warehouse,
wixnro*. >.
ROOFING, GUTTERING AND SPOUT
ING
dotic at short notice.
Keep constantly on hand a fine lot :
Cooking and Heating S'~~ w
' n. M. th« ScjW|tlfla
to obtain 'Canada,
Oarraaar. and all othar cnnntriaa ThalroKport
one* u uue4ual»d and thwir taailttlM M» nn—r
l>rawtnee M 4 apacl float IOM praparad BB] fit ad
la th« I'a'ant OSiuon short no*ir«. T»rma vary
reasonable. Mo oharff* for • xaiatnaiioo of tnodola
or drawtaga Adriro by Bull frn
Pauntanhufnjd t Urouab M uon AO£ara BOjtead
lath* P.CIKVTIFK- ATHKRfCijl.whiah has
tM large*t droulUiun and li the mqat Infloaatjal
(towspapft- of tla kind pobltahadln tka world.
ThoßdraotM*e of soah a aoUea avaqr pat»at»a
u Wly illMlifcUl
adpttiftf jy£ l WpH»B>
maehantoa, invention*. enftno«rin« worfco, and
Safest.
"NOTHING HUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.^
DANBURY, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1886.
IMVITATIOHB UK4XIWKU
MBS. B. A, BLODOKTT.
I sakl to Xew Bum
When lie asketl me to come,
■'l've engagements to-lay
That will keep me away."
I Mid to the Wine
When he asked me to dine,
"Can i grant your request
When Cold Water's my guest?"
'l'lien Whisky came up
And ollei'ed lits cup—
"You know I was born
Of tlie bright yellow corn.
Xo field crop I'm sure
Was ever moie pure,
More stately in form
In sunshine a ul storm;
More pleasing to view,
Ever changing ami new,
From the tiny green lilaile
That grows in the shade.
To the plumes that appear
On the top of the spear."
I answered in scorn,
"Away, sir begone!
Thou demon of diva I,
To hell you lmve led
Many souls in despair;
Go, dwell with them there."
Then said Lager Beer,
With a sickening leer\
"Vou do right to decline
i'heprofiers of Wine
And bis brother and chum
Who calls himself Bum;
I've no doubt they would
Be friends if they could,
But their nature is such
They blight with their touch;
But from me it is clear
You have uothing to fear
Yon may drink me for years,
Nor have cause to shed tears;
The Germans know well
This truth that I tell.*
Then I said in my wrath,
"ltegone from my path!
A dullard and bloat,
Yoi. see only the moat;
The beam's in your eye,
So, forever good-bye!
1 remain to the end
With C'ohl Water my fiiend."
—Apputarhiim /'Ai/i^pAi'r.
HIS FIRsT "SPARKING."
ID early times there lived in Indiana
a man oy the name of Ueorge Bonne, «
descendant of the celebrated Daniel
Boom, lie kould have stood well in
tboee days when there were giants in
the land, if there were such. He was
near sevm fret high, with large bones
and muscles; his hands were large and
his feet were of extreme siie in length,
breadth and depth. The following an
ecdote was ouo Boone used to relate
himself, with evident relish, after be
I became ore of the State Senators :
1 was about eighteen years of age,
when, for the fiist time, 1 took it into
my head to go a-sparking. One of uiy
neighbors, a few miles off, had a pretty
daughter that I thought wouli just suit
me.
It was iate in the fall, and the weath
er pretty cold; still it was too early to
put uu ll mcs for those primitive times. |
W hen Sunday afternoon cmic,l dressed
in my best butternut-eolored suit, made
some six months before, but aoon feun i
that the pantnloona reached only just
below my knees, and my ooat stretched
over roe as tight as an eel-skin dried on
a hop-pole.
1 started barefoot, wading the creeks
and muddy bottoms till 1 reached the
house. The family were about sitting
down to supper, and invited me to eat,
Sally sat by my side. They bad mush
and milk, and plenty of it. The old
lady, wbo was dialling ovt the pudding
told m« to pass my bowl. I reached
I •
out my hand with tne dowi ; Dot 1 baa
made no calculation of the aixe of the
table, the space between the big tuilk
pitober and the bowl, not the width of
■y band. With all my embarrassment
I struck the milk-piteher in tome way
uptet it, and ont went the milk over
the table, Bally and myself. She jump
ed up and went, shaking with laughter,
into the other room. I saw that all
waa lost. 1 saw nothing more of ber.
When the clock struck the old lady
aaid :
"Mr. Boone, won't you wa*h your
foot and go to bed
"Yea, ma'am," said T.
"Here is an old iron pat—all I've got
that'* fit," Mid the old lady.
I took the pot and found it M Email
that I could only ft my feet into it by
•tiding them in aideway*. But i got
them in Th« water waa bot and I
aooo found them swelling tighter and
tighter ; 1 couldn't get them out.
1 said nothing, though the pain aud
anxiety vat so great that tbe sweat
miUd down my face.
Tbe olook struck eleven.
"Mr Boone, are jou done fcasbirtg
your feet!" sleepily inquired tbe old
lady.
"What did tbis pol coat? I've got
to bfeak it," 1 groaned.
"A dollar."
"Bring me the axe."
She brought it. I 't ok the axe, broke
the pot io pieces, banfckl tbe old lady a
dollar, opened thfe door and started for
home.
I never went there acuin.
SANCTUM SKETCHES,
Two pictures ! Every ono ought to
adorn their rooms with pictures—inter
esting lifelike pictures. Such adorn
ments sometimes teach useful lessons.
We were recently invited into a gentle
man's study ; there was cbeerfulncjs and
comfort within. Upon the wall wo no
ticed a picture, "From Shore to Shore"
—a boat crossing a stream and the oc
cupants represented youth, manhood
and old age—the voyage of life. On
each face was depicted tbe joys and
bappinuss that make up one's existence.
In another portion ot tbe room was the
scene of a shipwreck. The life-boats
were filled and sailors were pulling with
might and main against the storui. Con
trast the two and what a lesson it
teaches! In jne case wo havo a merry
party gliding smoothly over a peaceful
stream — all in joy. The other smug
gling against tbe storm on a raging sea
—despair and death staring them in the
faoe.
It requires no effort to go wiih the
tide. Any one can drift. The bright
sea weed floats along on the ocean, and,
as it goes, sends us back by the ripples,
a tiual farewell. The flo.iers wc care
lessly toss in tbe stream pass onward,
and we see them no more. Boats must
bo anchored or th«y-.too, are swept
away by the restless waters. There is
no standing still in this world. We
must either go up or down stream ; re
sist the current, or drift with it. It is
so easy to drift ' We think while tho
sky is blue and cloudless, and tbe bright
green shores skirt either side, that there
is no need of thought or care. We are
content to enjoy the present. We havo
so many companions drilling ou with
us. Now and then wc meet some one
struggling against the currcut, working
manfully, heartily, hopefully, and gain
i tug slowly. We admire his pluck, his
. steadfastness of purpose, but the ques
i tion comec home to us, arc we ready for
I such life work ? Will we assist those
' workers ?
Many will often disoouragethose who j
are battling toe earthly tide ; it may bo ,
by a thoughtless word. Christian sail
ors tell us that rest in worldly pleasures
is drifting us to destruction When we
hesitate, tbey tell u« of One whose
"grace is fufflcient" for us, who will
help us in every time of need, and he
breathes a prayer to Him who increas
ed the strength nfthoso that hare no
might. We are urged to take the cross
I tui a compass and be guided by it. But
pooi humonity is so prone to turn
We are not reaay to deny ourselves,
lies des the ehoiee will not bo popular
Then frail humanity drifts with the tido
and takes the oonsequenees.
Did it ever occur to you, estocmed
reader, when everything seemed against
you--tepeated failures staring you in
the face—when discouraged and dis
heartened, you woro almost ready to give
up —that the bout is stoming the power
ful current of this life 1 Thru you need
courage, and ihe anchor of bope. You
h»r« only to renew your finergies and
j battle ot>
j W? n"ed no assistance in yielding to
temptation. It is »o easy to drift ou!
into tho TOitex. Hot it takes prayer,
religious principle, and «oustant
ing, to resist the evil in thia world —to
struggle against the tide.
And here oomea in the mission of
kind and loving words of encouragement.
All of us oan speak tta»e. They arc as
swoet and refreshing a& the perfume of
flower* when breeaoa oaress them. Kind
words—the glorious lights of a sunny
nature, whioh aend out their beams to i
cheer and fringe in luatre the deepen
ing shadow*. Tear* for one's sorrows
are th* peal-drops from the crystal foun
tain of friendship and loving sympathy.
Hearts thus tuned strike higher melo
dies that make life sweeter and more
! beautiful.—Charlotte Chronicle.
The pension roll inure»»od 121,000
foriPf
GERMAN EDUCATION FOB
AMERICANS.
The Wilmington Star io an editorial
'Kducition at home m.d in Ger
many''— comments upon an artioleof tbe
edilor of the Richmond Adoocate which
discusses the custom of sending Ameri
can youth to Germany to complete their
education. Tbe Star says:
■'lt has comt) tu pa>B that a man laugbt
only in this country is not considered full
up in tbe books and be must, therefore,
go abroad to get a title. The difficulties
of being greatly benefited intellectually,
leaving out of the count tbe moral aud
religions aspects ol the question, tuusi
! be gruat when it is remembered that but
\ lew American students can speak a word
' of Dutch [German] when tlicy land from
tbe steamer ou German soil. The Ad
\ vocnte B. ays as to tbis poiut .
The lectures »re in Latin or German.
It requires two years of unceasing study
by a quick mind t> have tlio German
well enough in hand to catch an address
on a literary or tecbuicai subjuct. As
to understanding what a l'rul'essor says
in rapid utterance and with foro gn ac
cent when using the Latiu—that is out
of the question.
"'One of tbe half-dozen men in Amer
ica who have done worthy wsrk and won i
honest distinction iu Germany, told us '
that he knew but one American student \
who even kept up an effort for two
months to find out what the University
lectures were about! The brightest
college-bred man wo ever knew, on ro
turning from a residence in Leipsic of
years, spoko oat plainly against the de
ception practiced on wireglass college
aud conttding visitor's."
Any one who has acquired some ac
quaintance with the German and has at
tempted to follow a ser
mon, or address, in that tongue, can
appreciate bow unquestionably difficult
must bo tbe effort to understand a lect
ure on a philosophical, technical, or
literary subject. It requires a vitaliied
acquaintance with tbe language, such as
very few graduates of American colleges
acquire, to understand a lecture deliv
ered in the Latin language. By a vi
talized acquaintance with Latin we mean
the mquisition ol such a degree of pro
ficieucy as enables one to read a prose
Latin author at sight, and to write a
letter in that language with oase. V,' e
here introduce by way of illustrating
— what we mean by writing r,ith ease—
an extract from a letter of candolence
addressed to this wr iter on the death of
his father, by J. Jos. Uianconi, profess
or of natural history, in the University
of Bologna. Italy. It is gracefully oon
ceivcd as to sentiiueuf, and elegantly
expressed as to languige, and moreover,
is wriuen with ease.
Nesoio quid mihi gratias accidcro
potuissot quam tuas acjipcre literas
ldur summopcrc la tatus sum cum ruii
hi cpistolae tuac ad me pervenere , nis.
carum pistrcma doloreiu tuum ex amissn
patre :uihi apuriunt. Condoleo suuimu
pore lienetorem licet aunis gravcm
amitterc seuiper lacrimabilo est. Toto
cnim auimo cliaros nostro lutura ipsa
deligiinus, consuetudo diuturna cum
iis viucit : ct memorina dol rem vel
•unvitatum qaae cum ipsis pertulimus
merorem ex iis amissis infundit. lieu
nimis ' et ego quidem talia passus sum :
Filiolaui majoreiu natu, ct prole sua
parvula gaudentem amifi! Solaiuen
tatnen uiium, et maximum sane inter
laciyinos res tat nobis. Spes revisendi
eharos ncstros. Haec spes me aegrum
sustioot. iiu'" ""stiaent quidem
a Deo tibi 010.
Wo agree with the Star that "it is
possible to tench men high enough in
the United States to equip tbem for sol
id work in academy or college." The
omrse of instruction pur.-ucd atonr best
institutions, when supplemented by the
post-graduate course should quatifiy a
man for acceptably filling the depart
ment which ho affects i:i any of our col
leges of the ordi i»ry grade. But if a
young rnao is endowed with marked tal
ont for pursuing any special line of
original research and feels confident of
possessing that force of intellect which
would fit him for becoming one of tho di
rectors of scientific thought io this coun
try, he would uud.OVbtodly bo benefitted
by tho actual advantages afforded by a
1 residence at a German University.
A correspondent of tlio Beekeepers' i
Magazine holds that it is generally a
poor location for beekeeping whero the
bees have to go eastwarl to pasthragc,
as 9 out of 10 thunderstorms are from
the west, and when the bees are out a
mile and tho storm oomes up quickly it
usually meets the heavily laden workers
I bofort they reach tho hive, aod many
i are thus destroyed.
The llomans oalled the bagnge of their
army xnptthmtnla (impodimonts). Our
modern lady of fashion does not howev
er, 6nd baggage any impediment in
traveling, judgicg by the number of
Saratoga trunks with their contents,
j satchels, wraps, umbrellas,parasols,etc.,
i th\t form her traveling outfit.
FUTURE PRICES OF AMERICAN
LEAF TOBACCO.
We sec that the United States »gri
cultural department places tlio average
production of tobacco ihi present year
at 700 pounds per acre, and the t.ital
yield about 480,000,000 pound*. Itile,
of course, it is impossible to give the
yie.ld accurately, still this about illus
trates the comparative yield when plac
ed in juxtapositian with the figures of
last year'a. yield about 100,000,000
pounds more The effect of this reduc
tion in yield on prices will not be felt
this year then the effect on values will
be visible in a rtuady improvement iu
prices, as by that time the surplus stock
tuw checking active trade in the prin
cipal markets will havo disappeared to
a great extent, and with the certainty
of a crop materially below actual cur-
rent requirements staring them in the
face, manufacturers aud speculators will
be urged to active efforts, and the com
petition thus engendered will naturally
result in improved prices. It u this
lack of competition that now makes a
dull market and begets low prices, aud
the reasm for the refusal of buyers to
bid actively agaiust each other is found
in the fact that the large stock in all
markets proves to them there is far more
tobacco than is actually required in the
near future, and consequently it would
be foolish on their part to strive actively
for what can be secured with much less
energy aud effort. Tbe use of tobacco
is constantly spreading, aud its cou
suuiption i creasing, and it is only due
to unus tal increase in its production
that the demand for it becomes stagnant.
Were the increase in its production ouly
to keep peace with the increase of its
consumption, thetc would always be a
healthy and active market for it. l'lar,-
tcrs should bear this iu wind.--B'esfe;n
Tubncco Journal.
A SHORT SERMON.
Test— j'Owo no man anything."
out ol debt. Avoid it as you
Would war, pcstilance and famine. 11 ate
it with a pcrfeot hatred. Abhirit with
a perfoot abhorence. Dig potatoes,
break stones, peddle tin-ware, do any
thing that is holiest and useful, rather
than run into debt. As you value oom
fort and independence, keep out of debt.
As you value good digestion, ai.d healthy
appetite, a placid temper, a smooth
pillow, pleasant dreams and happy wak
ings, keep out of debt. Debt is the
hardest ot all taskmasters, the must
cruel of oppresses. It is a mill stone
about the nook. It is an incubus 10
the heart. It rpreads a cloud over the
firmament of man's boiug. It furrows
the forehead with premature wrinkles,
it pluuks from the eye its light, it drags
ail nobleness and kindness out of tbo
port and bearing of man. It takes all
' the soul out of his laugh, and all the
' statelincss and freedom from bis wnlk.
|»' no not under its aocurxed dominion,
; nor ever be its slave.— Ex.
THK MOTHER OF THK MURDER
IS D LILLIAN.
Masquin P. 0., Dec. 4. 1830.
My Dear Governor: j c
Please, my dear (iyvcruor, let the | t
law tukn its course with that wretch, '
Cluverius, who has caused a father,
mother and eight brothers aud sisters to
sec so much trouble. Only, if possible
hasten a'l such on as quick as possible
for the sake of other pooi maidens and
innocent females. Please, for the sake i
of a mother whose hoart aud mind have
been nearly crazed with grief and dis
tress, let it stay as it is, is the prayer of
tho mother he has caused so much trou
ble*. Much more, dear Governor, 1
would say, but will lcavo it all to your
tender, paren'al heart. 1 lease, I pray,
grant mo this ono petition, is the prayer
of your humblo and rospeetful fellow
creature- LDCINK. T. MAPISON.
THE LATEST WRINKLK IN SO
CIETY.
The society young men will surprise
the gills with a new «rinklo this winter.
Let it be only faintly whispered but
they will powder their hair. To be
prematurely gray is to be in tho height
of faabiou. If you have a florid face so
much the better, but gray you must be
and still look young. A fashionable
hair dresser has been besieged with
applications for a lotion which will
• bring about tho desired but he
r has failed to produce anything aatiafao
. Tory as yet, although he has Bold quan
i tities of stuff which he elnims will bring
f the -'silver threads." Those who are
impatient have given »P > ,s -® c  howev
er, and will powder hair.—Rock
ingham Rocket.
JUL ftffWEWS eO^LECTtON
NO. 24
BRIEFS ADRIFT,
It is proposed Io keep the German
army down this ) ear to a peace basis—-
427,274 men.
Snow fell at Lynchburg, Va., the
beginning of last week to the depth of
fifteen iriohes.
A patriot at Rochester, N. Y., voted
sixteen times before bis tr'.ckery wo*
diseovered.
It iswiderstood that Thomas J. Jar
vis wants to succeed Senator Ransom in
the U. S. Senate.
Another effort will be made in this
Congress to pass the bankruptcy bill,
and to have the trado dollars redeeuied.
A mh and philanthropic Philadelphia
woman has undertaken the task of foun
ding an institution for the technical
instruction of poor girls.
By unanimous resolutions of tho Con
ference, Dr. Bagwell was expelled from
fe'lowship aud from the ministry of the
Methodist ohurch, South.
Judge Scott, of Illinois, has granted
a stay of proceedings in tho case of the
condemned Chicago anarchists, until the
Supreme Court can review tho case.
Tho Jews are talking of transferring
their Sabbath tu our Sunday, beginniug
with tho year 1900. Tbe matter its
exciting much attentiun iu Englaud.
In Now York city there are between
3,000 and 5,000 Chinamen, nearly all
of the lower elats, yet there art less
than twenty-live Japuucso residents.
A pearl that is declared the largest in.
Europe was sold in London lately fur
$3,150. It was two inches
inctios in circumference, and weighed-,
three ounces.
Col. A. B. Andrews has been re-dcor
ted President of the Western North
Carolina Railroad and Muj. J. \V.
Wilson returned to h:s old place an
chief engineer.
If it is true that valuable gold depose
i's havj been discovered in Oklahoma
•.he Indian question as to that
may be regarded as settled, and Dot m
favor of tlio ludian.
The lady lawyers of this oouutry will
hold a convention ai Ar.n Arbor,Mich.
They propose a campaign to secure
access to the benoh, believing that if a
womap can practioe she can sit in the
scat of judgment.
A pension check for $3,000, altered
from one for six dollars, was presented
at the St. Louis sub-treasury for pay
ment. It came through the Merchants.
Bank for collection for account of *
Kansas City bank. The latter banc
will be the loser.
Senator Wade Hampton was badly
hurt a few days ago, by his horse fall
ing down upon liiui. He was hunting,
his gun was accidently discharged, tbe
load .entered (he horsca head, kilting
him instantly, which caused the auiuial
to fall upon the Senators leg.
In removing bodies from the Moravian
Cemetery in Philadelphia recently it
was found that the body of Joseph Wot
rell, who was buried 75 years ago was
completely petrified. The features wero
as lifelike as if sculptured in marble.
The casket was filled with clear water.
PICKINGS.
From tlie Wilmington Star.
Russia's public debt amounts nearly
to threo thousand trillion dollars.
Senator Wade Hampton is very un
fortunate. He would be wise to give
up hunting.
There is but littlo doubt that Senator
Jones, of Florida, is off his mental bal
ance. He is still in Detroit, Mieb.
\ considerable demand for '"poiram
and taters" has sprung up in New York
city. A good tuuny .ipo«snms ycc find
ing their way to tha*. market.
"Sinile when yon can," is tho sdvioo
wo find in an exchange. That is pre
cisely what six or eight millions of
American citir.c n« *re doing. Give them
a moro difficult lesson.
Tho Adams family, of MawaokiiAetts,
is tho only ono in American history
that has famished four generation* n(
genuinely able men. The late Charley
Francis leaves two son* of superioi abil
ities.
Wo hear Gov. Scales's reason for
commuting '.lie sentence ot a burglar
' sharply oritisud. People why pay tsx
. es ought to be pioteoted in tbeir pr»p
- erty. Shall tbey not be protected als^
in tUei* life 1