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M.ilME 29.
WASHINGTON LETTEK.
Washin;tu: Oct. 11 Unless hi
present plans are changed. President
McKinley will go to Ohio just before
the election and remain there to cast
his vote. He doesn't regard his vote
as necessary, to the success of the Re
publican tie!;t, Kate and legislative,
but he believes that casting his vote
is a. patriotic duty th.it should never
have. been left undone by any man
when it can po.- bly be done. He
has preached thi : mm the stump all
over Ohio in the aiany campaigns in
which he has participated, .in,i ile
wishes to sh o,v his Ohio friends that
he continue to both preach and prac- !
lice it. Whether the President will
make a speech-tiefore the election 'n
Ohio is not yet tu-ily determined. He
is somewhat im-iined to think that it
would not be .- ru-tly in accordance
with proprie: x :or hhu to make a par
tisan speech in a state campaign, but
attempts to pei-ftUd him to address
at least one meeting, at Cincinatti,
are still being made, and they may
succeed.
Secretary Wilson, who is widely
known as an attractive campaigner,
became of his straightforward appeals
to the common, everyday horse-sense
of his hearers, has gone to Ohio to
take the stump tor a few days for the
Republicans. Secretary Wilson has
no scruples about a member of the
Cabinet taking the stump for his par
ty; the issue in Olfio has been made to
involve the policy of the national ad
ministration, and he thinks it all right
for members of the 'administration to
take part in the public discussions.
Events of the last few days in Spain
have con vi,. ceil even the most sensa
tionally inclined scribblers that a
great many people have allowed their
imaginations' to run away with their
judgment in di.-cussing the attitude of
President McKinley toward both
Spain and Cuba. The President has
every reason to feel gratified tit the
visible result of his Cuban policy the
recall of General Weyler by the Span
ish ministry and to expect a still
greater result pet.ce in Cuba.
A great many who regarded the
sending of a commission to Europe to
treat with the governments over there
on the feasibility of the adoptiou of
international bimetallism as chimeri
cal, when it was first proposed by
Senator Wolcott, are now couviuced
that the Commission has raally been
of some service. It has, for one thing,
made the government of Great Rrit
taiu fo: the first time, give serious
consideration to the subject of inter
national bimetallism, instead of curt
ly dismissing it, as it had always pre
viously done. Of course, this doesn't
make it certain that Great Brittain
will eventually agree to international
bimetallism, but it is a longer step in
that disection than it seemed possible
awhile ago to make Great Brittain
take, and the credit is certainly due to
the efforts of Senator Wolcott's Com
mission: Arrangement's have just
been perfected for a series of confer
ences between the Commission and
Ambassador Hay with the British
Chancellor of the Kxehequer and oth
er officials, for the purpose of fully
discussing the matter in all its bear-
Secretary (iage will appeal from the
decision of the Board of Appraisers,
that the Dingley tariff did not become
operative until the minute that it was
signed by the President, to the courts,
and the question will be passed upon
by the C S Supreme court at an
early day, as there is a provision of
law under whichus'onis cases are j
advance J on the docket of the Su- .
preme court. secretary wae nau
previously decided thht the tarilT law
was retroactive, and his decision will
be followed by eo! lectors of customs
until it is reversed by the Courts. If
the courts uphold the decision of the
Board of Appraisers, the (Government
will have to refund about A;U0J to
importers whose importations were
entered at the custom houses on Sat
urday, July '24th. before the Mining of
of the tariff act by the President.
Secretary 'Gage holds fhat the bill be
came a law on the dgy that it was
signed by fb? lVefl4t thfttffJ.
goods entered on that day were liable
to the new duties. The bill wW signed
in the afternoon, after the close of the
business day at the custom houses,
and the decision of the Board of Ap
lraiers would, if upheld, make all
goods entered that day subject ouH
PROTECTION !
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY,
to the old duties. Treasury officials
are confident that Secretary Gage's
decision was right and that it will be j
upheld by the Supreme Court.
NEXT WEDNESDAY THE DAY.
The Wallace Show Will Spread Their White
Canvas In Hickory.
Wednesday Oct. 20th The ireat
Wallace Shows will spread their acres
of white canvas s in this city, and if
thi- advance rejortsare to le believed,
the tented institution this season is
one of the two largest circuses in
America. The press of everv citv in
which the shows have exhibited have
been lavish in their praise of the en
terprise, particularly the Pittsburg
(Pa. ) Chronicle Telegraph, where the
shows app ared a short time ago.
Thi.o great newspaper has among other
good things the following to hay:
The title of "The Greatest Show on
Earth" has been claimed by many ag
grejat ions which annually visit this
vicinity, but it is certain there are
none greater than The (ireat Wallace
Shows, which appeared here Monday
and Tuesday of this week.
The claim was made by the man
agement that the combination was
the bet three ring circus, museum
and menagerie in America, and the
claim is no exaggeration. Auother
claim made was that the various feat
ures of the show, as.advertised, would
be shown, and it is a pleasant task to
say that the claim was literally true
Not a feature as advertised was omit
ted, and all who attend the perfor
mances were loud in their praises of
the production and the honest way
in which the management conducts
the gigantic affair. Honesty toward
the public is one ot the mottoes of the
owners, and that this pays was evi
denced by the great crowds which at
tended the perfot mances. It is safe
to say that on the next visit of The
Great Wallace Shows to this vicinity
there will be even greater appreciation
of the promises which the manage
ment made and kept.
The management also claimed that
the show are ljfty in the conception,
regal in appointmeut, and pure in
character. This is all true, and more
especially the latter. There is noth
ing in any of the many and varied
features of this great show to cause a
blush on the cheek of the most mod
est. The show is full of many features of
exceptional worth, and most of them
have no equal in the world, and the
$10,000 challenge that the world does
not hold their equals has not and will
not bd taken. ,
Another thing which shows that the
management is dealing fairly with the
public is the fact that two Piukerton
detectives are with the show, to in
sure that there shall be no pocket
picking swindliug and other devices
from those attending .some circuses
suffer.
A pleasing feature of the great
shows is that there is a genuine band,
made up of 30 musicians, and not an
aggregation of amateur performers.
This baud renders music, and not the
: combination ot discords made by some
so called bands.
indeed there is no feature of the
great combined show which is not
first -class and far above the average.
and no one need hesitate about going
and taking their wives ami families
or sweethearts, and they can rest as
Mired rhev will be well entertained.
Anyone who h is seen The Orent Wal
. l..e Shows is sure to iro arain. be
cause some of the features are so u v
el and startling that one e.iuld no: tire
of seeing them.
In Kurope. Asia. Africa. Australia
and America, the five creat font .iient
Shiiktr medicine!- are used by suilrriti
humanity for the eure f sick and
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time rinillv cure? the " no'hit.
Sold by druggbts.
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INDUSTRY ! ENTERPRISE !
LIGHTING'S DEADLY WORK.
Severe
Thunder Storm Near
Winston -Salem
ONE WOMAN KILLED INSTANTLY.
And Seven Others Severely Sho.V-J.
Two of Them May Not Recover.
.Meeting Broken Up
ir.-eiif.boro Tflr:!ii. O. t . 11th.
Last night about T o'clock, as the
congregation was assembling for ser
vices at Union Ridze church, alnmt
two and one half mile south of Salem,
a bolt of lightning struck a tree near
the church, and descending it left the
tree and struck the awmhled fnrople.
instantly killing one wouiau, a Mrs.
Huntley, and severely shocking swver
al others.
A man by the name of Heitman.
standing in his wagon, wa only slight
ly shocked, while hi wife and sevcr.,1
others who had just alighted from the
wagon, were seriously hurt, two of
whom it is thought will not recover.
Mrs. Heitman'a baby was thrown
some distance from its mother, but
strauge to say it was not hurt, while
v m
the mother was badly injured.
The meeting was broken up and
great, excitement and confusion pre
vailed.
The lady killed and those who were
most severely shocked all lived near
Cencreville, a suburban village of
Winston Salem.
DROUGHT IN THE WEST BROKEN.
Heavy Rtliis Fell in Missouri, k'ini atid
ArKnH.
Kansas City, Mo., Oct. 10. Secials
to The Times from Kansas. Missouri,
Nebraska and Arkansas points an
nounce the breaking of the drought.
The rain has been general through
out Kansas, varying from a good rain
to a regular downpour.
At "Wichita there was a precipita
tion of three inches. Other reports of
good rains in Kansas come from In
dependence, Emporia, Hutchinson,
Concordia. Greenleaf, Frankfort,
Stockton and Atchison. A heavy rain
fell at Springfield, Mo., and reason
ably good rains are reported at Little
Kock and Siloam Springs, Ark., and
Nebraska City, Neb.
The prolonged and disastrous
drought was broken this evening by a
heavy rainfall, which appears to be
general over this section, Centralta,
Mo.
Little Rock, Ark,, A drought of
more than two months duration was
broken today. Light rains i e I 1
throughout this section and the tem
perature dopped several degrees.
St. Louit. Mo.. Oct. 10. Late to
night rain fell nerc resulting in a
steady downpour, which promises to
beadrtneher. This is the first rain
in two months.
Evansville. Ird.. Oct. 10 There
was a hard raiu here tonight, the first
in three weeks. It is believed that the
drought in this section is broken.
Louisville, Ky., Oct. ID, t he pro
longed drought in this state was bro
ken toniirht bv likrht showers. Indi
cations point still further precipita
tions.
Cincinnati, Oct. lu. Rain began to
fall here at 1 ::J0 o' dock this morning
with every apjearanee of leeomins;
copious and continuous. It is the first
in tour weeks.
TO OVERTHROW CIVIL SERVICE.
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.iicae Man Vi.oit Lincoln to Obtain
Bryan's flclP.
Lincoln. Neb., Octotter U. F. S.
Stoll. eMiperiuteiidetit o the Chie.i
iro poft otlt.-i-. i n L:iieo!n seeking the
-o opt ratio u o! V. J. Hry.in in a
movement lookui: to tlie overthrow
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PROSPERITY
OCTOBER 14, 1S07.
TENNESSEE IS BURNING: CP.
V f Kln Mill Cat the Wtil Acreage
brt. I
Nah i.Ie. Teun. I October !. An
otlser Hwk ha p- d nit bout rain
in middle and wet Teuneee and the
same report come from vtrh and every
county of fading treu . spring aud
well., of tin- Utter dettrurfii.fi of all
vegetation Htid Hit Miti' impoihi!ity
to do farm wurk
The ground mi. not b p'.o.-d .-nd
the acreage to I put m w I. eat w ill be
cut short The money o to the
farmers of thi state il J great
Forest fire-, have done Lr-a damige
THE LONU OKOUU:iT UUOKEN.
Rain Cornet to tlie Uclt-f of Some DUtreo4
SttUi-kiBMi Still Sffrlc.
St. Ioni. ct. 10 -The long drought
that ha eeti so dir-astfoti in this
State, Ne'oiuska, Texas, atu! other
Southwestern sfa'e-, was broken to
day by a copious rainfall. Kansas,
however, did not share in the blciug
and the condition of a large part of
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the State is uiot dUtressin
Stock i- perishing for lack of water.
railroads are burning :lre guard for I
protection against prairie tires, and
the farmers are locking their wells
against travellers.
Louisville, Ky., 'October !. The
drought was broken in western Kv.
today, when heavy showers fell. In
dications are to night that the entire
State will have rain before morning.
T h- Votr Ptaeo In tht Oame.
Wablr uto i star.
' Politics is a very curious irstitu-
tion," remarkeil the baseball enthusi
ast. 'It gets very much mixed up ome
times," hi friend replied.
"Yes. There if. wraugling betweeu
the parties, and it's hard to tell iut
how auythiug in ;oitig to .come out."
"Hut the viter nearly alwny gets
the worst of it."
"Of course he does. The voter isn't
anything but an umpire in the game.
Tht New Road.
Salisbury World.
The Southern's new line via Moore
ville, the North Carolina Midland, is
now being pushed rapidly along. It
Is exjected, we are told by a railroad
man, that this road will eertainlv l
completed by the middle of next
March and that by the latter part of
that mouth train will he running
regularlv over it.
There is no longer any doubt alKiut
ttie road twitig built n originally de
signed. Iu fact, there ha never been
anv doubt about it. varic u idle and
incorrect rumors to the conirurv not
withotatiding.
Cwba'a.Nrxt Cpt ata-0--ral.
ajAlMUlL Met. '.. lienerl lo.n.oi
Blanco; who is to sucret d (ten. Weyler
as Cnptain ieneral of ('ula, will le
accomtMinie4i ov iieu .rur:t.o wim
i to act a secoud chief : n coin-it m 1.
or Deputy tioverttor. in tl"-e i.f tlie
Maruuis. of Ahuiuaul.i. eti it"oii.ii-
Parrnilo. chief of stn:T. ... d iirn P.;i;
do, Derual. and 'ni.el!a.
On Otober iiilh Sain .lone. . r.-i
rtrate thedMieth aiiitiv fr-.i of b
b.rth 111 a liiiililier at ou-e tnel Mi.d
original. Jiift fifty frit-tid. f r
each at f Ulr lilt-. Mill le ini!it
to thii I'M i !;. ) M.ii ion. and tlie
guests wiilnniif tu tu every Mrt o?
the l'uitel S t h t r. i'osu 'mi'
paper.
The old timll wbo hoki out tit the
world ;th clear and benit e- ran
not help let bog grt grat Sieat ,ti at
the thought that hi children lae
inberitetl lt in bun iio eak !- i,.r
teldelic t Ttie baltb o.
mall i the tuali l.u ha thnttlgliout !
hi life kept hia iligetion -l.i
b: lilooI pure. .ot one in a thou
an 1 do- do it: (term go through
tt.e betlthy Itcdy without llemt.
II i.i on. e fintl 1 Jguietit or let thetu
I ti. 1 wm spot. tb WlJLdeVelop b
ti , 1 1 1 1" 1 1 ai 1 the f!tHjJ y il !e fu!
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itnutritu .-;'. aad. the laau. dl
h. :leb a-. I the nTor? .Uceptible hf
i t dlea - Dr. Pierce (io!det4
Jletljral D:c.erv -tf eonly rued tiise
tt. it al.ointely ai.u icfaihnly cure all
i diettem, aid
nirut ail dilate
are i k ud diseae It inI - u e-licine
f.. .ri, .a . rukrtlrflar .tfel- If
j l!lHiHll(. for tli- who U-!v.
- , f out ati the germs of du-eaw and
reidACe imimntie with rw b. rl
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KDHBEH 41
Three Valuable Hook (ilfen
Away.
"ART ANO I'ANtV WORK." "NLTrSmV
RUV.ni." "HOHE OYEINO."
Mrs. Nellie Iggert, editor of Thr
Home, ha published a tier edition of
hr KpuUr tjtiok. "Fancy Work and
Art Decoration." that give practical
instructions for making doUie, table
cover, erarf tray cloth, piu cuhioQ
etc.. with tift illut ration. ThU
Unik together with Nursery Rhyme"
a 10 jvge pamphlet with a habdomr
colored co er deigii of the 4 Mil Woman
who lived lu a Shoe, and ,Sttcv-f oJ
Home lyeing," will bt? sent fnre to
any reader of the Hickory Pre who
forward the following ootipou to
Well. Il:rhardou A; Co., Burlington,
Vt.
Thi entitle am reader of thrl
llu koh PftK to one copy of "Fan
-v otk anu .n nrrorauou. Ur
ry Uhynie" ami '3uecful HotaH
Dveing."
The above liberal offer I tuada to
advertise the ohl reliable Dlatnood
Dye, and 'o get their book upon
home dyeing into the hand o( womea
wju watlt Co dmui well by making
their tdil clothing look like new.
Diamond Dye have special dye tor
cotton, different from thove that are
ued for wool, and are the only jac
age dyes on the market that can be
relied uion to give color that will not
fade or cnck. The fact that Diamond
Dyes have lceu the utatidard home
dyes lor nearly twenty ear and that
their sale increases from year to year,
is proof Hitive that they hare never
had an equal.
Mai4a Iot.
Maidkx. Oct. ri, irjt.
Mr. RoKrt I. Foard t uiarrie!
Sunday to a MUs Carieuter, near
Lincoln ton. The liappy couple ar-
rived in Maiden yesterday where they
will make their future home-. They
are stopping at Mr. VL D. Pot's. We
wish them a loog, happy, proerou
life.
Mr. Jacob Aberuethy Is building a
fine boue on his tract of land about
four Uillea from town.
There vu a tine rain fell here yes
terday.
The Harvcwt Home services at Mat
thew was a grand occasion. Tb
houe was crowded and the church
waa beautifully decoratetl. MaJdeti
wai well represented.
Mr. D. M. Careuter tnada a flying'
trii to Charlotte yealerday. He will
return toIay.
Mr. Will ttail it confined to hU
rtHiiu. We hojH? he fill POtm be able
to I e out again.
Ue. Carrol Smith, of Cooover, was
visaing iu Maiden last week.
Rev T. (J. Healon receivefl a new
buggy Ut week whicti was manufac
tured at hi fathers shop at Little
town. Pa. The buggy was neatly
bushed and tainted by his brother,
w bo i a urrtage 4inter. and trimmed
by an ;itu;.ie friend. Horse blankets
and bp r were presented by his
brwtber .u I iw . und In harm were
a .. ., 4iu uncle. The buggy will
iolig tn tcn.eta!ert-d by lllui, being
tuade a. ii '-1 bm and by his
near r l t . "Poodle."
l. tl. tv'el.at lye l bo.dilig a meeting
in Char.o:tv tin week.
"r J H. lUmy la Iteen appoint
rl p: in k.l-r at Sabliury.
11..- rank of the Lyn hite or
Sanctitle,' H ti d." at Siathrt, are
b ::: r-eriite'l ouite largely. More
ark" lotdl wiili tbetr followers are
arming there. It i aid that the
.mtiit'.f are afraid to iT' any further
! b. aril will abide at Sotith-
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D' kies U.M'overy r CatnotHtv.
Tbl the tet uellre in tLe
world for all fwrtna of Cough and
(UI and for otiu mptJou.' Krery
'. fitte i. mtlml. It will rtlfe a 11
not llaptKilit. it ! tf Kiual for
UUping nigh. A.thrtfa, Ifiy
jAO'X aaW'T WV HUtWfl
tnpV.Xd IU t!e bend anl for Wl-
t tumption. n i mi
l'ieani to take. axd.
ror ail acx.
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I tklO witti Dr Mfig -w DirrTerr.
It I a tiiey rrglt and tor the stomach
.U.iel. W e guaranUe erfet.
saTUfacIico or .rt tarn Jtnef.
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trtal bottle at Ritfcrd Drn? Co. ' i