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TIIK PLURAL OF CANNON. 1
The Wilmington Star has recently
given two intereiting editorials on the
question whether the plural of the word :
cannon should V« written canno% or |
cannon. From t!«e second of these we
/ . .
• copy the MK>win|> paragraph containing
• incmoAudum from ('apt. Callett with |
.Ihe crinmcot thereon by the editor of
tbe SJar:
•"The grammar of Heed and Kellogg
lis well as most complete grammars of
the English language give the plural of
oatinon, cannons whore individuals art
cant. can no" in a collective sense.
*t/ebftoi t,m> the following : . 'Canno/u
are made of iron, brass, brnnzo, and
soinotiuics of steel rods welded, &u.' 1
tbink, however, the tendency is to dis
regard the distinction, though the eatly
jusc of the word is in favor of cannons as
the pluial.'"
"Now tor our authorities. Wo do
not believe cannons is correct, whatever
some grammaiiaus and dictionary mak
ers may say to the contrary. Wo con
sulted Sturmontti, tho excellent English
dictionary, and were surprised to see it
oountenauced cannons. And yet but
few, if any, eminent writers of Englaud
08 think, ever use that form, but always
write cannon for the plural. After re
ceiving Capt. Catlett's note we went to
•ur library and made a necessarily hur
ried examination of authoritihs. We
found that three editions of Worcester!,
including his latest, * * all gave
cannon as tho plural form. Wo also
turned to that eminent authority Arch
bishop Trench. lie says: "Our wooden
artillery were • • called cannon."
Wo next turned to Tower's Common
School (Jrauimar and found him writing
"sia cannon and "twenty head of cattle
And thirty sail of vessel."
The plural of words in tho English
l«nguagc ending in on is formed by ad
ding sto tho sin.ular; salmon and a
few others have the same ending in
the plural us in the siugular, usage,
however, as'may bo seen from this arti
cle, has admitted of writing either
cannon or cannons as the plural of the
word cannon.
We note in passing that Webster, in '
the edition of his Dictionary of 1817,
wroto ,: Ouns of this kind are made of (
iron or brass, oto." The editors of the j
purrcut edition of this Dictionary sub- '
•titutcd the word cannons for gutis in I
this place. Wo add the following ref- 1
crcnces to tcohnical authors who have (
used the form cannon as the plural of |
the word. Tho author of tho article on
cannon in Appletou's Cyclopaedia writes
''Canflon, implements of war for throw- '
ing heavy projectiles, eto." We have
before us the volume of tho Memoirs of
tbe American Academy of Arts and '
Sciences, Boston, which contains Tread:
Well's paper. "On the Practicability ,
of constructing Cannon of largo cali- ,
bre." Cannon is also nsed as tbc plural I
of this word in the U. 8. Government 1
Doeumcnt entitled "lle/wirts ot Experi
ment* on tho stiongth and other proper- |
tes o" Metals for Cannon,a with Classifi- ;
I 1
cation of Cannon." I
We do not know whether tho early
use of tho word is ic favor of cannons '
as the plural, but there has becu an
evident tendency among writers of re-
•nt tiroes to substitute tho gsnerio ,
i word guns for Vannnoa We aro of ihe i
opinion that aa there is sufficient author- i
ity for the uso of oannon as the plural
of the word and as this form is more
eophoneous than can nons, wo should
prefer to write cannon as the plural.
CONVICTS ON I'UULIC ROADS.
It seems to us a wasteful consumption
of tine for the Legislature to discuss |
the question of working the conviot* ou
peblio roads. It may be true that large ,
towns that oould work a considerably ,
force might be wanan ed in putting up
• tockados and working the roads out fora 1
few milca each direction from town: but
' i
it may be qcsttoned if it would not cost
more to build shelters and guard a |
■mall squad io a sparsely settled i
Motion than it would to work tbe roads I
by a tax levied for that purpose. To 1
work tbe oonvicta in this way would
beeeseitate a large expenditure for
guards or half the number woald make (
their escape into some other eountry i
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within twelve months. Wo * that
I the railroad companies though if ovided
with good stockades and furnis'i 'h
a number of vigilnut guards ha* a fre
quently let convicts get away.-- In our
1 opinion tho convicts should b'* ut to
; work on publie works.but not on founty
dirt-roads. If our legislators'would
I work for tho interest# of tho people and
no*, foi this or that party, tho convicts
, might employed to build a State
road from the seaboard to the mountains.
: Such a road might be so projected that
! it could be graded without a dollar cost
.to the Statu should both parties enter
j into the LHasure with the understanding
I that it should not be made a poliical
.
! issuo.
I Survey tho road and put several hun
dred convicts at work on it, and hire
the rest of tho convicts to raiiroad com
panies, an 1 appropriate the par to feed
ing, clothing and guarding thoso work
ing ou the State mad. It would ot
course, require eoiuo ild so
long • road'but tTifriTis no
that tho force of uonviot lal»r will "be
appreciably loss than uow, and some
provision must bo made for them so
long is crime exists.
In oomuicutir g on an ai ticlo in the
Wilmington Star some months ago wo
said the word /o/e lo carry docs not
occur in Chaucer or any *>thor English
writer known to tin. The SLir has quito
recently oppressed itself as "not yet
satisfied that tho word 'tote' does not
occur in Chaucer's "Canterbury Tale?."
Now what we said was that toto mean
ing to look,togazc occurs in Chaucer and
other old English writers, but that our
word tote to carry docs not so occur.
Wc liavo seen nothing yet to eauso us
to differ from tho opinion wc have al
ready expressed. .
OUll STATE CtVNTEMIHMAKIES.
The polities of Virginia and North
Carolina are prodigiously mixed. It
would puy.:'.lo the Philadelphia bar, when
at its best, to tell the difference Between
the measures advocated by many Dem
' ocratic and Ri-publicnn papers They
seem to be tarred with the tiiio stick.
Some of tho Georgia and Alabama pa
pers are in the same predicauieut.—
, W ilmington Shir.
The coutiif government} •*>, /Itji, or
rather the bill to repeal *r. amend li,
bus been o tide the special order in tho
House for the 25th. This is a serious
question, especially to Eaaeern North
Carolina, and let. us trust that the best
interests of mir Staoc and the good and
welfare of society, and of the people
generally, will uot bo jeop&rdizod, or
eved recklessly considered Tho East
cannot afford to liuve the pioscnt system
repealed, and we know and believe that
the good people of the western couuties
will not ho willing to see these eastern
counties again causigncd to negro mis
rule,corruption and lawlessness—Golds
boro .Messenger.
The present county government sys
tem, which is tho system ot Government
under which our fathers lived, should
not be repealed. It is possible to ainond
and improve it it in soiuo minor respects,
and this may be done, but to repeal the
law and return to tho lax and ruinous
syttciu proscribed by tho military Con
stitution ol 1866 to 187f> would jeo
pardize every maieri.il interest in North
Carolina. Financial ruin would follow
in the counties of half tho Swtc and our
progress as a people hindered fur years
to come. It is difficult for us to seo
how any good citizen who loves his
State and wishes to see hor prosper cau
entertain such idea. Men whoso ohief
conoetn is to find opportunity for plun
der may very n.nqrally desire a return
to tlio d»rk days oT"SfaTo bankrtiptoy
and poverty.— lliblical RtcorMr.
There are five counties touching
Edgecombe—Martin, Pitt, Y\ iiiun,
Nash and Halifax, and for taxation not
one places the same value upon a mule,
which sells for the same in any of these
counties. The average value in Mar
tin is $79, which is the highest, and
Edgecombe tho lowest, $62. In otli
counties of the State the value varies,'
going as low as $lO per mule. Tho
averago in tho State is a few cent* un
per S6O. 'I he same grade of mule
that arc brought and sold here are car
riod to Martin and sold to tho people
there. If we take the valuation of tbo
land, excluding towns, that of Edge
oombe is valued at nearly one dollar
per acre uioro than that of any otbei
county, valued at more than land equal
ly as fertile and in all other respects
equal exoopt being in another county,
though Kis contiguous. We submit
that these valuation* are nJt fair, ad j
that there isuo wav to remedy this un-j
der the old system—Tarboro South* rn- 1
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STATE NKWS.
The C. F. k Y. V. Railroad is now
'; running lo Stoko»dilo jrest from Greeni
■ | joro.
r | Hon. Joseph J. Davis, of Franklin
> 1 county, has boon appointed by (lov.
, Scales to the placojumdo vacant by tbo
I death of Justice Aslie.
1 Chnrlotto Chronicle: Tho bard times
, have bad tbe effect of inducing tbe coun
try merchants to buy almost exclusively
3 and in Rmaller lota from our home deal
ers instead of sendiug their orders to
Northern house*, and from this it seems
' that some good cau losult from bard
t timet.
r Washington Progress: Tho fishing
season bus set in and tbe eatJi is
| very good. Au old fixhcrinan inforn a
us that be never sat herrings in such
quantities this eatly in the season be
fore white shad too, are plentiful, one
fisherman catching twenty in ouo night
last ncok.
Greensboro Workman: Wn very se
riously doubt the report about Walter
t liingham beiug seen in Haywood coua
j ty. It answers very well to keep tbe
' «i£rc4, and may possibly turn
out to ot true, I'Ut it is very unlikely.
That other report about Hingliam ooui
-3 iug across from Now York to Durham,
a coing thence to Carey, is about tho saint
stripe, or worse,
p Henderson OolJ Leif: The town
has been full of tobacco for tho past
week—all of our warehouse men are
1 worked to their full ability, and all
'• grade* are bringing good prices.
0 Last weeks business at the several
t warehouses was thejheaviest work of the
t season. In point of both quantity and
t> quality of tho tobacco the tales were
much above tbo averuga.
1 New Heme Journal : Our telegrams
last night statu that tho bill to allow
r tho commissioners t ) levy a special tax
'■ has already passed the Senate. We
s arc as much opposed to unnecessary
. taxes as any taxpayer in Craven eouu
ty but we see nothing to be gained,
only for those who invest in county
vouchers at a great discount, by allow
iug a floating debt to accumulate.
'• Jefferson Jippalnchxnn Philosopher:
' Colonel Grayson made a speech at the
11 Courthouse last Monday stating that lie
11 had received a letter from a gentleman
connected with tbe South Atlantic and
y Northwestern Railway Company staling
■ that the road w oild certainly bo built
" through Ashe as ri| idly as men nr^-
• money can do it. and said he is
creditably informed
• 10 from Sinitli
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Villi!.
Winston Daily : Without giving the
i calendar of petty eases disposed of by
tbe Superior Court, the following are
the oouvieted sentenced to tho peniten
tiary • E l Ijoiim, larceny, 10 years ;
\\ m. Jolmson'laroeuy, Oyetrs; Wallace
Masten, larceny, 5 years; Jerry Lash,
larceny, 5 years; Ephriam Williamson,
larceny, & years; J. Fishor, larceny,
3 years; John Christian, larceny two
i years; Thomas Summers, larceny, 3
years. All Oolorod.
Wilmington Star : It is telegraphed
from Raleigh that there is unusual ac
tivity in police circles concerning Wal
ter Hiughum, tho .deaf mute murderer.
A largo number of copies of Gov.
Scales' proclamation offering SIOO rc
.ward for his arrrst have been forwarded
to sheriffs and othor officers in the
western part of tho State, and there is
general belief that in a few days some
interesting developments may be expec
ted. The point at which Hinghani was
last seen is only a few miles from
Wayncsville, tho county scat of Hay
wood, where resides a distinguished
criminal lawver who married a cousin
of this now notorious fugitive. It is in
timated that search will be made for
Uinghaiu in ail that part of tho Stato
west of tho lllue Ridge uiountaius.
Ashcville Moance ; Koeently there
has been an influx of Pennsylvania cap
italists into this State The well known
"Marion Bullion Co," operating in tbe
, "Uraekettown district" of McDowell
county, probably took tbe lead. Thore
' have followed this first investment two
other corporations known as "Tho
i North Carolina Bullion C 0.," and "The
i Southern Bullion Co."— There are a
. dozen or more experts and mineralogists
j now searching in the middle and wes
tern coujties of North Carolina for va
rious uatsful jud valuable minerals. Ex
>' ploration for corundum are being con
i uueted in Yancey and Macon counties.
• ——Recently a company lias been or
: giniied in Chicago for tho purposo of
- developing certain largo lion ore beds
! which are known to exist in the nnrth
i western part of North Carolina. These
• iron beds are iunaenso and are traceable
• for six eight and ten niilos. They tire
of a quality to jurtify the expenditure of
' vast sums in developing and working
i them. This Chioago ooinpany wa» or
, ganized with a capital stock of two and
: one-batf million dollars, and tho cntiro
Ij stock was taken by six men, so the wri
• J ter is informed. Those gentleman in
tend to begin operations at an early
| date. i
f::::;]l:]tkasres
»«.*• •****» ■ *
What tho Sit. Lebanon Shakers
i. Foe ml —lncident In the His
j'l I
J] tory of a Oniet ConmarJty.
.fy Vf, v, . ft*"- >.
* Tho Mount Lebanon (New
York) S'inl:crs r.re a quiet com
munity, colluded from tho fret
and worry of tho outside world.
They are widely known, how
ever, for their ftrict honor end
probity in business. r /. f
ly, Tho Silvers believe that nn
turo has a remedy for every dis
ease?' A few have been found—
the rest nro. ai yet unknown.
Many worn discovered by neci
•dopt, . Others camo to as
the result of patient experiment
and resftweh. a.vy.V » ■
~ Nervous Dyspgpaia is a com
paratively new disease, growing
out of tbo conditionaof modem
life. It is a joint affect''"" of
tho digestive organs niw. ai the
fnorvQu^..sy- J Y Theso two
were fik.mn.ty trfcafed av
rate ailiuentV and ifc was left
for tho clear-sighted Shakers
to prove that tho baaia of this
terrible and often fatal compli
cation liea chit liy in tho disord
ered and depraved functions of
digestion and They
reasoned thus:—"lf we cau in
duce tht; stomach] to]do its
work, an 1 stimulato the excre
tive organs to drive out of the
body the poisonous waste mat
ters which remain after the life
giving elements 'of tho foot!
have been absorbed, we shall
have conquered Nervous J )ys
pepsia and Nervous Exhaust
ion. > And they wero right.
Knowing tho infallible powei
of IShaiK.' Extract (SeigelV
Syrup) in less complicated
though similar diseases,
they resolved to test it fully
in this. To leavo no ground
for doubt t hey prescribed the
remedy in hundreds 6f cases
which had been pronounced in
curable—with perfect success
in every instance,.where their
directions as to living and diet
wero scrupulously followed.
Nervous dyspepsia and Ex
haustion u a peculiarly Ameri
, can disease. To a greater or
less extent half the people of
thia- s country suffer from it—
bothse js'itnd all apes. In no
countiy in the world are there
so many insane asylums filled
to overflowing, all resulting
from this alarming disease. Its
leading symptoms are these:
Frequent or continual head
ache; a dull pain at the base
of the brain; bad breath; nau
seous eructations; the rising
of sour and pungent fluids to
the throflf; a sense of oppress
ion and faintness nt tho pit of
the stomach; flatulence; wake
fulness and loss of sleep; dis
gust with food even when
weak the need of it; sticky
or slimy matter on the tooth or
in tho mouth, especially on ris
ing in the morning; furred and
coated tongue; dull eyes; cold
hands and feet; constipation;
dry or rough tkin ; inability to
fix tho mind on any Inbor call
ing for continuous attention;
and oppressive and cad fore
bodings nnd fears. ,V ■■■>•
All this terrible ~ group
Shaker Extract (Sergei s
Syrup) removes by its jk)s
itive, powerful, direct yet
painless and gentle action upon
the functions of digestion and
assimilation. Those elements
of the food that build up and
strengthen the system are sent
upoa ( iriivvvWi, while all
waste matters (the asheso# life's
fire) which unremoved, poisou
find kill, are expelled from the
body through tne bowels, kid
neys and skin. Tho weak and
prostrated nerves aro quieted,
toned and fed by the purified
blood. A.s the result, health,-
with its enjoyments, blessings
nnd power, returns to the suf
ferer who had, perhaps, aband
oned all here of ever seeing
another well' day.
WINTER MILLINERY!
AND
STAPLE NOTIONS.
Consisting of
Glove*, Hosiery. Zepliyr—
and the iest and moat relia
ble CORSETS.
also
Fancy Good/* and Toy*.
In (reat variety.
Frst door Soutliof Contnl Hotel, Win
ston, N. C.
Mrs- N- S- Davis
• SIOOO.OO
Will buy n rn-Trun Emigrin lloilc
and Saw Mill outfit, that will cut from
TiOOO to 8000 feet of liuulwr per day. Ad
ilrr»« ha i. km ikon wohk». hai.em. v.f.
' 1 VAUGHN & PEPPER, Winston, O. I
Wholesale and llotail Dealers in
i GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Are now receiving and placing in position the most desirable and varied stock of Fall
and Winter goods ever offered by any one house in that market. Thanking their |—
manv friends an custodiers for the liberal patronage given them in the past, we assure
% all in need that *« is the place to get most goods for the least monoy. Ki
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AND DIARY FOB JIUU I
The BEST ALMANAC, and a COMPLP-TB DIARY !
for every dny In tho year. To h« hat! FREE of all I
dealers iu medicine, or walled on receipt of a Vc. pott*
stamp. Address -•»
' - VOLINA DRUQ AND CHEfMIOAL 00.
BALTIMORE, MD.. U. 8. A.
Mrs Stanton & Morritt,
"Winston N. C.
Millinery
and
Fancy Goods
LADIES THIMMKI> HATH, LACKS KM
ImOIDEIUES, &C., Ac.
Main Street nearly opposite the Central
Hotel.
BEAST!
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment ;
CTTHBS
Sciatica, Bcratchta, Contracted
Lumbago, Sprains, Hindoo,
RheamatUm, Btraini, Kraptioni,
Bnnui Stitohaa, Hoof Ail,
Soald.', Stiff Jointa, Bcraw
B tings Backaeho, Worms,
Bite», flalli, Bwinney,
Brniioa. Boron, Caddie (Jalia,
E anions, Spavin Pilot. ,
Conn, Cracks,
THIB QOOD OLD BTAND-BY
aecotnpllahea for erarybody eaactly what I.claimed
for It. One of the rea*)ii. for tho great popularity of
tho Uuatang Liniment la found In IU BaUrr..!
applicability. Everybodynemliaaoh• nudielss.
The I.umbermnn need. It In eaeeof accident.
Tho lleu.ewlfe noeda It for general family uae.
The Cannier nooda It for hla toamaand bli men.
The Mocbanlo neodi II always on hla work
l>ench.
The Mlnorneode Hlneaaeof emergency.
The rieneerneod.lt~cau'tg»talons wllhont It.
The Farmer nooda It in hla fcouae, hla stable,
and hla atoek yard.
The Htenmbon t man or the Boatman needa
It In liberal aupply all oat and aahore.
Tho Horae-faaolor noeda It-It la hla boot
friend and aafeat reliance.
The Stock-growcr neoda It—lt will san him
thpusanda of dollar, and a world of trouble.
The Railroad munnoedi It and will need It oo
long aa hla life la a round of aoeldentaand danger*.
Tho llaoknoodainao needs It. There la noth
ing like It aa an antidote for tho danger. to Uf.,
limb and comfort whlob surround the pioneer.
Tho Merchant needa It about hla atore among
bla employeea. Aoeldenta will happen, and when
these come the Nnatang Liniment la wan ted atonee.
Keep a Bottle la the lleaee. Tla tho beot of
, OOOBSKIiy.
Keep a Bottle la IboFaetsrT. lulmmedlate
uae In raae of aocldeni i»m pain and loaa of waeea
Keep a Uottle Always la the Stable far I
an wkca traatcd.
C. K, j. A, UENKKTT
WINSTON MARBLE WORKS,
BEINETT BROS.,
>
DEALERS IN
Marble and Granite Monuments,
Headstones,
Tablets, •
Mantels, &e.,
Opposite Bronx's W^rqLoicsa r - -' Jfain fit., Winston If "
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QsrSpecl»l !>• signs and Estimates Furolsliod 011 Application'
NOTICE.
When you go to Winston took out Jor Iht Ai v Jlnck Stor* (ntai t» Biniimt t
Lynum's) bj
t. H. Pimm *r.
* General Merchandise Broker. ■
Agent for Standard Ouano, Eddystono Voluble Ouano and M .rrymana D IsaeJra
Bones. All high grades and ([Hick to act.
I ALSO ICElir A STOCK OF
Carriages, Buggies, and riedmont Wagons 011 l and, which 1 will M || Nlur
DEALER IIV
Flour, Corn, Wlic.it, Oats and Hay in small or larger lots to suit the barer.
lon ran save money by giving me a call fcrfoio vou liny elm* hero env ibiur I.
line. Don t fail to give jno a call.
T. II « r .
Ail Endless Variety of JNew Buggies !
JUST RECEIVED AT
J. A. WHITE & SON'S.
CAHKIAdE WOIIKS !
ON NORTH LIBERTY STREET, WINSTON N. 6.
WE WOULD HJCTURN OIJR SINCERfc THANKS for tho liberal sbai* of patraa.
age extended !o us by our fricmla in the past, and by doing GOOD WORK b.pa
to meritthe mine in tlu. future. We are now lull LK E(jI'HTED for rfeißg FIRST
CLASS WORK than cror bufurc. We now have, and intend to keopon kaada large aa4
well selected slock of the
T. T. lIJYDOCK J3VGGI t'S/
The most reliable Cincinnati Buggy oa any market. Remember we wiU aWo knif Ml
band
ALAHOK STOCK OK OUR OWN MANUFACTURE!
Therefore wo invite you tocall on us and learn prices before buying. WE ARK BOIXI
TO SELL I
Repairing in all its Branches! # •
, SHOP ON LIBERTY ST., WINSTON, N. C.
Orden tor the TAltllkKL ROAD CAR I, the most cunveuimt and easy ridiag twa
wheel vehicle forphysirians uiail carriers and otnen on the market, will be filled a pa*
short notice at prices so low that they are within reach af all. Sept lf-Iy
ESTABLISHED 1871. n ABLV3IISD \BT> - T '
J. W. SCOTT & CO.
Wholesale Merchants
GREENSBORO IN. O.
Are now receiving their spring stock of
notions and dry goods.
And almost daily adding to their stock 01
groceries, Buyers are invited to call
in person or send orders by mail.
We hope to build up a large trade with
the merchants of Stokes county and
all along the line of the C. F.
" & Y. V Railroad.