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VOL II.
LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JAN. 4, 1S89.
NO. 34
I.I F E A T T 1 1 Si V If 1TK
HOI hi:
How SIi-h. Clevluml Took The
Political Defeat-V fleauti.
fill Picture OI IIoiik;
Felicity The PU
hold;
Mr. S- E. Aroher writes in the
current number of the Epoch an
interesting nketch of White House
lift, which gives a glimpse ot the
inner circle such as is not usually
accorded to correspondents. He
says.
"That Mrs. Cleveland was dis
appointed over the result if the
election, rhe very frankly admittel
to the intiumte f iend who gath
ered about her on the eveoiDg of
Nov. 6, when the day was lost and
won, and electricity was flashing
the return over the wires to the
White Uoue.
"She sat in the Ked Parlor with
her mother, Mrs. Folsom, and Mrs.
Vila ahd her daughter. Secretary
and MrH. Whitney and Mrs. Eudi
cott, and chitted over the disaster
which was clearly predicted after
the news from New York and In
diana had been received. To
those who were trying to fiud top
ics of greter pleasantness to dis
cuss she leaut a ready smile and
cheery word, and when some one
would try to offer an explanation
of the astounding news she would
ndismiss the subject with ti qniet
leply and talk to Mrs. Endicott of
her daughter's approaching mar
riage- With a girl's enthusiasm
elie entered into the particulars
and made niauy kind inquiries re
garding the event. Her ready
sympathy went out to Mrs. Endi
cott, when one of the company
asked her if Miss Mary would live
iu England, and the lady falteringly
answered iu the affirmative. Miss
Endicott, like Mrs. Cleveland is an
Only daughter and the letter with
the impulses of a warm-hearted
woman expressed regret that the
couple were not to reside nearer to
tho old home of her parents. Mrs
Cleveland readily accepted for her
husbaud and herself the invitation
to be preseut at the marriage cere
mony, and kept the drooping spirits
of all present by her animation and
cheerfulness.
"The President was busy iu his
office aud did not join bis wife and
guests, and when the latter had
departed Mrs- Cleveland went at
once to her own apartments to
meet him.
"Uauers occupied ner time tor a
brief period the next forenoon, but
she was enabled to get away from
the White House early in the day
and go to Oak View, where she was
alone with her mother until the
President and Col. Lamont arrived
for dinner. On Thursday morning
she returned with the President
and busied herself with hor person
al affairs uutil callers came, when
she appeared as radiant as usual
and as apparently unconscious of
self. Only her friends were admitted,-and
she seemed to enjoy their
presence. To one lady, for whom
she has a strong liking aud is ou
somewhat intimate terms, she said
very seriously : "I am sorry for the
President and for bis sake wish it
had been otherwise, but what can
not be helped must be met.
'Yon will stay among us here
after next March, we all hope,' was
said to her iu reply.
'"Too early to talk of that' smil
ingly replied Mrs. Cleveland. 'We
love our country home here and we
love New York, aud we women fol
low our husbands fortunes you
know.'
And are you happy anywhere
said her friend.
I have never had cause to belong
other wise. The old gay manner
had comeback, and Mrs. Cleveland
vr as soon laughing and talking with
other callers. The same friend In
speaking afterward with Mrs.
Folsom, remarked upon her daugh
ter's admirable nianuer and behav
ior and in complimentary terms
pok'e of her career as 'the lady of
the White House.
Mrs. Folsm listened and then
made the reply that from her earli
est years her daughter had beenofioneof the three most popular wo
lovmg, jovou nature and not even
s'pkMes cu'd dampen her ardor
4S' o is !iw-iyj the same haopy na
'ire,' was mih Nwd iwther'rt com
ment as nlf lM.kd at her heantifril
daughter.
"In Hpeaking of the defeat of the
President this same authority fiaid
'You will never hear of anything)
impiud'nt emanating from Mrs.
Clevelaud. She is wonderfully
prudent and caut ious in a'l her
words and conduct. The President
has the greatest of blessing in his
young wife and he is in his heart
too happy to be long cast down by
political fortune. Though older,
considerably, than she, he does
not permit her to realize it, and hpr
affection for him is extreme. Do
you remember George Eliot's say
ing that tho happiest wife is she
who finds combined in her husband
the tenderness of a father with the
devotion of a bnsband? Mrs. Cleve
land looks up to her husbaud with
the trusf and confidence she felt as
a child in him, and she is very
proud of her heart's choice, He is
indeed that, as you would have
seen for yourself had yon witnessed
their meeting after an absctnee of
several weeks not a great while
ago. Mrs. Clevelaud saw the
coachman's livery trorn the car win.
dow at the depot, and as she
stepped to the door as the train
stopped she looked toward the car.
riage anxiously. It -was emyty
and her face revealed the disaps
pointment she felt. The President
was directly beside her and Faw
her eager glance and the look that
succeeded it. He smilingly touched
her and a she caught sight of him
she impetuously threw herself into
his arms. The rosy, blushing face
was kissed and the President hand,
ed her to her t?eat end the prancing
horses had dashed away with the
happy pair.
'Hoi' will she like to return to
Buffalo?''
"Mr. Cleveland has no interest to
Cake him back there, aud he will
live wherever sbo will be happiest.
There is no question as to his fus
ture residence and the matter was
decided long go. He is not so am
bitions in any direction as he is for
the happiness of the beautiful girl
who made a hero of him before she
was out of tdiort dresses, who looks
at him through tho glamour of
love's young dream. The only
comfort I find in the defeat of the
President is that the public will
have opportunity to correct some
misapprehensions eutertaiued to
ward him and his wile. lie is a
peculiar man, but one of the no
blest in the world.''
"From this same lady, whose
familiarity with the White House
l.fe entitles her to speak were
learned several pleasant facts all
bearing out her assertion that no
home circle in the land is more, de
lightful than the Clevelauds.' She
said that Mrs. Cleveland is extreme
ly fond of pets and talks to her
dogs, coos to her birds and caress
es herhorses with a childs delight
But when others are about she
restraius her feeling and gives her
pets only such notice as is a neces
sary recognition of their delight at
seeing her. So with her echool-girl
friends. At the table she is as
dignified and mature in manner as
is the President and far more gra
cious naturally, but in her private
apartments her merry laugh and
gay conversation are heard contin
uously. When she has ber school
mates with her the Presideut is ev
er ready with suggestions for their
entertainment and he finds fre
quent excuses for going to her sit
ting room, where he is sure of
hearty welcome. There is a kind
and friendly welcome for every one
whom hi wife cares for, aud as a
shot he is most urbane aud atten
tive. The long line of women who
have presided as hostess of the
White House have had new luster
thrown about the position by the
graceful girl girl who was the first
and only one among Presidents'
wives to celebrate her wedding in
the historic mansion. She will be
ranked in coming time with Mrs.
Madison and Miss Harriet Lane as
men who have hold the position.
'.'Side by side with the qaeeuly
Martha Was' icgton's portrait j
should hang th it of FcancesFulsom
the, sweet g rl-wife of tin twen ty
seond President of thi United
States.
Petty NupcrHlitlaiiM.
Each new generation asks, When
will the world have done with its
superstitions f Why should people
cling to strange beliefs in evil in
fluences, beliefs which, for the most
part had their rise in delusions of
heathenism, centuries after the
Christian religion ha had fu'l sway
in the civilized world? We know
that many strange and bloody
superstitions have faded away in
the past two centuries. "Witches'' i
are no longer put to death, and
incantations are no longer prac
ticed in civilized countries; but a
thousand petty beliefs in lucky
and unlucky things survive these
darker nuperstitions; and these,
though they are proved false every
day, continue to influence the minds
of people of no little intelligence.
Iu some parts of the country the
receipts ot the railroads are smaller
on Fridays than on other week
days, because so many people fear
some harm if they start on a jour
ney on that day. Very many peo
ple, who would be ashamed to con
fess that they are influenced by this
notion, hide it under some pretence,
and perhaps convince themselves
that they are guide 1 by soma other
reason, in retraining from traveling
on Friday, than their superstition;
but the proof is plain that the in
fluence of the day is feared.
A great many people have a fear
of certain numbers, and a belief in
luckiness of other numbers. If they j
stopped to think about it, they
would be ashamed to be influenced
by so unreasonable a feeling. They
do not, however, stop to think. Su
perstition is simply a form of let
ting very ignorant people, who lived
long before us, do our thinking for
us.
Many men, who are incredulous
about most thing., i.avo i 1 1 tie tricks
to bring about good fortune, such
as turning a chair around before
they sit dowd, carrying coins with
holes in them, keeping a oertain
coin as a "pocket-piece," to briug
good fortuue, or a boivie chestnut
to "keep off the rheumatism." Inas.
much as rheumatism is a disease of
the blood, it is impossible to len
ders', and how a nut carried in a
pocket could "keep it off''
The distinguished arch eulogist,
L)r. Henry Schhemann, is said by
his frieuds to possess many super
stitions, oue of which leads him to
be very careful always to put his
left stocking and shoe on before the
right, to put his left leg into his
trousers, and his left arm first iuto
his coat-sleeve.
His practiceis the opposite of that
of a great many people who believe
that it is "luckiest" to put on the
right stocking and shoe first. Peo
ple who are superstitious would
find much troudle, probably, to
make their own superstitions agree
with other people's.
One superstition which influences
many is the fear ot changing or
turning a stocking which has been
put ou roug side out. If the stock
ing has once been put on that way,
it must be left, or else it will make
the day unlucky. It the stocking
possessed intelligence and power
enough to bring people bad luck
under any circumstances, it should
do so when it is not turned, iu in
dignation at being left wrong side
out 1
One of the most extraordinary
individual superstitions of the
present time is that of an Italian
marchioness, who carries about with
her a bottle in which is imprisoned
an insect of the sort called a "mul
tiped'' a wood-worm with many
feet.
This lady, who is not considered
.1 1 1 . 1
insane oy tuose wno kuow ner,
never does anything involving risk
without taking out this bottle and
holding it in her hand. This is sim
ply the fetichism of the African ne'
Igroes, and nothing more nor less
Among iuo xicuuu il 13 cuusius
ered la'her dangerous to talk of
railroad accidents while on tie
trains, for fen r the talk wdl bring
on another ace'dent. If this super
stition was founded on a reason it
must be because the locomotive
and cars do not like to hear their
misdeeds ai'd mistakes spoken of!
A custom which prevails in Eu
rope is the coveriug of all pictures
and mirrors with cloths while a
burial is taking place from the
house.
The hundred small buperstitious,
such as fear of evil consequences
from th spilling salt, from the
breaking of a looking-glass, from
howling of dogs at night, and
many more such trifling circuits,
stances, are passing away, no doubt,
but they still have a strange power
over mauy people who do not be.
lieve in them, but wbo are thought
lessly influenced by them though a
sort of habit. Such a habit may be
destroyed by a little serious thought
when one is tempted to yield to a
foolish impulse of the sort, and by
really following out certain cher
ished "signs," and ascertaining
whether they came true. A little
fuithful study of these signs, on
one's own account, without taking
the mere word of others, is pretty
sure to convince of the falsity of
all superstitions. Ex.
The Marriage ol" Near Kin,
Scientific American .
There is a widespread idea that
consanguineous unions produce
either defective offspring or none at
all. When a marriage between
cou-ins is spoken of, sterility or a
deaf mute, idiotic, or deformed
progeny is predicted, and examples
are always at hand to cite in sup
port of the prophecy.
Does this opinion rest upon posi
tive and well authenticated facts, or
is it erroneous i This is a question
that was examined a few years ago
by Mr. G- If. Darwin, who after a
profound study of the subject, came
to the conclusion that, tn the pres
ent state ot science, there is nothing
to justify tbeoommon prejudice that
exists against the marriage of near
kin. More recently, the subject
has been further examined by Mr.
A. H. Huth, rho has just published
an exhaustive work upon it, in
whioh he arrives at the same con
clusions that Mr. Darwin did.
Mr. Huth thinks that, consanguir.
nity of ite'f plays no particular
role in the union of individuals ot
the same stock. In the descendants
it increases the tendencies common
to the two progenitors. By reascn
of their relationship, the closer this
is and the relationship of the au
cestors, the greater is the tendency
of the decendants to exhibit the
same dispositions. If these are
good, consanguineous uuions will
be advantageous, in that they will
fortify and intensify them. If, on
the contrary, they are bad, such uui
ions should fie avoided, in order to
prevent a reinforcement of unfavor
able tendeudcies, which should be
suppressed. Hut the case is identi
cal where it is r question ot uurela
ted persons. No reasonable person
won d urge two neuropathic indi
viduals of different family to unite,
because he knows that the neurosis
has every chance to become infeuse
in the decendants. On the contrary,
a union between cousanguinesous
individuals, equally . healthy and
well favored, ought to be encour
aged. What mnst be urged against
marriages of near kin is the fac lity
with which unfavorable tendencies
are transmitted and the lelative
rarity and the circumstances iu
which such marriages can really be
advised. Bat, this admitted and i
explained, consanguinity of itself
presents no inconvenience, espe
cially if we consider how remote by
reason of the existing laws upon
marriage, is the degre of consau.
guinity between individuals capa
ble of uniting legitimately.
Upon the whole, consanguinity
accumulates and intensifies tenden
cies. If these are bad, the mar
riage of near kin should be avoided,
if good, it may be favored. But as,
unfortunately, the unfavorable teu
denoies are more easily aud fre
quently transmitted, beoanse they
ate the one- that are established
Mtbtl eni '-t i-ibty, Mien is of.
tener more reason for avoiding ttian
sreking such unions. Upon the
whole, Mr. Huth concludes that
the accusations directed against I
marriages of near kin re not justi
fied iu the privet I slale of sciences,
Tho Iiinulngham llulehery.
L. L. Plk, in Progre-wirn Farmer.
On our return from tho meeting
of the National Alliauce on Satur
day night, the 8tb, and as we uear
ed the city of Birmingham, the ru
mor was caught on our train as we
passed a station and was quickly
passed from coach to coach that a
tremendous riot was going on in the
city. At 3 a. m. our train rolled in
a large depot shed and a hasty j
glance at the scene presented under
the glre of the electric lights, at
once impressed us wita the fact
that the city was throbbing' aud
surging uuder intense excitement.
The walking bulletin always on
hands on such occasion. stood at
the depot, ou the street corner s and
everywhere, ready and eager to
communicate all and more than he.
knew, ami f rom him we learned that
a number had been killed at the
jail. On the streets, at the cross
ings, in the saloons, hotels, restaur
ants and drugstores, thousands f
men were gathered in groups, dis
cussing the terrible affair. Briefly
stated, we learned the following
facts: That one Hawes, a locomo
tive engineer, had killed his wife
aid two little daughters, had sunk
their bodief in East Lake, went off
to Columbus, Miss., aud married a
young woman-. During his absence,
the body of one of the children was
found with sufficient evidence to
justify his arrest, which was done
promptly on his return on Friday,
with his bride. He was placed in
jail ami on Saturday the body of
the murdered wouiau was found in
the deepest portion of the lak;- with
150 pounds of railroad iron tied
about her neck, body and feet. The
already excited populace now be
came furious, and h the startling
aud horrible story flew from mouth
to mouth and house and street, the
infuriated people gravitated to the
vicinity of the jail. The sheritl
placed a force of 50 men, armed
with Winchester repeating rifles, in
the jail to guard it. Fvery minute
but added to fhe numbers aud to
the rage of the crowd, uutil at 11:25
they began to move into an alley
leading to the jail. The Sheriff or
dered them to desist, bur the surg
ing mas pressed the foremost for
ward. Again the sheriff warned
them, and ordered the guard to fire.
A volley was poured on the crowd ;
it broke to fly aod another volley,
a')d the sickeniug, horrible woik
was ocer. Seven men killed rut
right and seventeen badly wounds
ed, a majority of whom it was
thought would die.
THE LESSON OF 1JLOOD.
Lynching has become alarmingly
frequent. We have never jet heard
that even a mob visiting this swift
and wild justite, justified their
course by pleading the inadequacy
of the law. Through the incompe
tency of officers charged with exe
cuting the law, through avarice,
venality aod corruption, justice is
too often invoked in vain in our
court houses, hence men claim the
right to seek it through the broken
doors of our jil houses. Let the
sobersminded and order-loving citi
zens of the country feel that attorn
neys, jurors ami judges stand with
uncovered heads in the preeuce of
the majesty of law and justice; let
them no longer dread packed juries,
bribed witnesses and corrupt judges,
and a healthful, righteous public
sentiment will banish lynch law
from the land.
Again : Never were we po forci
tly impressed with the importance
of having at hand a well orgauized,
well equipped and thoroughly effi.
cient military company in su:h
emergencies. Placing the jail in
Birmingham under charge of such
a- guard on that fatal day would
have averted the horrible butchery
of its citizens. The timely appear
ance of snch a force, of itself, would
lhave deterred them from any at
empt on the jail.
Counting the F.leetoral Vole
Philrt.ielpti -.i Tin
By ti ; o Felnu-n 3, I.vnT,
the day for tie meeting of rh- Pre
.dculi.ti L'ntoie iu tLe. several
Slates is changed from the tirst
Wednesday of December to the
second Moiiifay in January fb'low- !
ing their election, The reason for!
this change was to give the States
arnpU time for determining auy J
disputes that might arise couceru- j
ing the legality of the choice of -its j
Electors, so that when the Electors
meet there m i b.j no dou!t ot their
right to east the vote of the State
tor candidates for President and
Vice-Pisideur.
Under tho old law the Electors
in eah State were required to ap
point a person to take charge of
the certificate setting forth their
action and deliver it to the Presi
dent of the Senate before the first
Wednesday of January. In the act
of 1887, requiring the electors to
meet on the second Monday in Jan.
u iiy, Congress failed to change the
date of delive'y to the President of
the Senate, thus leaving the Elect
ors in the anomalous position of
being required to deliver the certif
icate of their final action before
that action was taken. This inconT
sistency was discovered, however,
and remedied by a supplementary
Act passed in the closing hours, of
the reeeut session, which provides
that tho certificates ami list of votes
cast on the second Monday of Jan uary
shall be forwarded to the Pres
ideut ot th- Senate as soon as pos
sible thereafter, and empowering
the latter official, in cise the cert it-,
icalo from any State fails to turn
up by the first Monday iu January,
to rend a special messenger to the
District Judge, iu whose custody
one certificate is required to be left
for his copy.
This is to insure certificates from
every State by the time the two
Houses of Congress meet, to count
and declaro t he. vote, which is fixed
by the fourth section of the law of
1887 at. 1 I. M., on the second
Wednesday of February. The last
fhree sections ot the law prescribe
the rules of procedure during the
count in tae presence of the two
Houses and are aimed to compel a
conclusion of the count before the
day fixed by law for the inaugura
tion ot tho President.
Fortnnatelv, in the first count ot
the electoral vote under tho new
!aw no set ions dis ute or cftnplica
lion is likely to aiise, as General
Harrison's majority of the electoral
vote is so pronoun ed as, to leave
no grounds or excuse for a contest.
The machinery of the new law will
therefore be put in operation nnder
favorable conditions and without
friction. While it is rx-t ail that
could be desired in ti e matter of
providing against any possible futi
use complication, bke tlmt arising
in 1870, the law of 18'57 is certainly
an improvement on foim-r la a s and
rules governing the electoral count
ami will, in all probability, t c found
adequate to any necc-sMie that
may arttie uuder it.
Mr anil Mrs Clevelalami'
trip to Europe.
The Washington correspondent
of the Bait. 6'it says, that in defer
ence to the wishes of Mrs. Cleve-
j laud the President aud she will
I make an extended European tour
j after March 4. The projected trip
it is sa:d, will include a sojourn in
France, England, Spain, Da'y, Nor
way aud Sweden, ad last perhaps
a year or more, President Cleve
President Cleveland is betterknown
all over Europe than any of prede-
ceasors, except, perhaps, Lincolu
Grant, and would,-no doubt be the
recipient of much attention should
he conclude to cross the oceau. It
is scarcely to be expected that any
other American would receive so
much aitentiou as did Gen. Grant.
-.
A quack doctor heads his adver-.
tisement. ''Ho, all ye dispeptics!"
That's just what they won't do- If
they would all hoe vigorously they
m'ght not ueed any medicine. Ex.
Suescribe for the Lincoln Cockier.
I Lay n Tainting Person llomi.
J' is rrj rinng how evcrjbody
nslosat .i lainting person and
strives to laisti him up, and spe
cially to kiep his head erect. Thero
must bean intdinehve apprehension
'fiat if l person seized wit't a
fainting or -other tit, fall iuto the,
recumbent pos.tiou death is more
imminent. 1 must have driven
mile to-day while a lady fainting
was held upright. I found her
pulseless, white, and apparently
dying, and 1 believe that if I had
delayed ten minutes longer she
would really have died. 1 laid her
head down on a lower level than
her body, and immediately color re
turned to her bps and cheeks, and
she became conscious- To the ex
cited group of friends I naid: Al
ways remember this fact namely :
Fainting is caused by a want of
blood iu the brain ; the heart ceases
to act with sufficient force to send
the usual amount of blood to the
brain, and hence the person loses
consciousness because tho function
of the bruin ceases, liestore the
blood to the hra'n and instantly the
person recovers. Now, though the
blood is propelled to all parts of the
body bv the action of the heart,
yet it is still under t tie inrJin nee of
the laws of gravitation- In the
erect position the blood ascends to
the head against gravitation, and
the supply to tho brain is diminish
ed, as compared with the recuuii
bent, position, the heart's pulsation
being equal. If, then, you place a
person Hitting, whose heatt has
nearly ceased to beat, his brain will
fail to receive blood, while, if you
lay him down, with tho head lower
than the heart, blood will run into
the brain by the mere force, of grav
ity ; and, in fainting, in sufli .ient
quantity to restore consciousness
Indeed, tealhes u.s how to immae
the fainting persons, for they al
ways fall, and frequent U ale at
once restored by the reru'iibmr po
sition into which they aio tlnowu.
Medical Jour mil.
IS it l lumper.
Westminister Teacher.
The matter of temper is oue
which ouht to concern us all. Some
one in England has been sottiug
t-pies en a goodly number of people
unawares, and has gathered re
ports ou their tempt r. The result
leached is that more than fifty per
cent, of thoe under espionage were
put down as bad tempered. Tho
statement is not very ilattering,
but it is probably not far wrong.
Theie certainly are a gieat many
bad tampered people. There are
even a goodly number of professing
Christians whose tempers are not
the sweetest. A Christian home
ouyht to be as heavmlike as is pos
sible in this world of sin and bus
man imperfection ; yet tlore are
Christ'au homes in which there is
much of bickering and stiittj and
sharp, cruel j-peaking and other
manifestations of bud temper. Is
there in Christianity no cure for
this ? Is there no power in divine
grace that can sweeten the bitter
fountains iu humau hearts aud
make Christ's disciples gentle in
in spirit aud quiet ami kindly in
speech ? Oue of the lines of beauty
in St. Paul's por trait of Jove is
"not easily provoked.'' That e. ma
to be the mlsbiug line in mar;y oth-
erwise fine characters. Is St. Paul's
picture meant tor real life or is it
too fine to be attainable? Certain'y
it stands for an ideal tow ird whnh
every Chustiiii should continua-'ly
strive. If therefore we learu love's
lesson well, we outfit to he sweet
tempered. We ought to be able to
control our ugly feelings and dispo1
sitions aud our quick, firy tongues.
Ofcourse, the work must beiziu in
the heart and must be wrought by
divine grace. But a good deal
of itres'a with ourselves; we uuu-t
train ourselves to sweeter uvmm's
and kindlier words. It will r t d
to lay the whole responsibility ou
our religion; we have to be co'
workers with God.
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