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MOUNT AIRY, N. 0., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1800.
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CURED AT n YEARS.
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limn la a wrlialiln txitrmnh. 7 yxara of
aaw, with frolic prnjiiiiie. tinnotii, who
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quitiU In Atimirt litut I iNmiiiivtH'4'il tttudtg
Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure,
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fiMinrl tit hirslirlh .l--h.. I Unrm
ihiv tiMN four UtitliHi in nil ninl h,ti fr (In
entirely Wf II, Mm 7i r-nr of nr- find lift v a
ft jrni fti-HinM jirtit nt tiMhrtii( all
H'Jf ll fn, but I ill not Allow thin to trrriil
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valuftlilt ri'nM-iljf tutu wr-Kitrht in tit- I 1o
llili to Ik'W my annnx ini.n (,f r VllutV
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fumnt4H tiifti the Ur t thiti li will twin itu
All (irupifMn w-ll it nt M, 0 .mtUi InrW, or
I I will bfM-tit, irMAilt on rt Hit of trSr
f tl 1T. MUt MuUlcJ to., Ukiwt, lmi
Dr. Miles' Heart Cure KKa.
J. A. MAHTIJf,
HOTA8-Y PQSLIG.
riioNKK SO n i 20,
Mount Airy, N. C.
S. 1 GKAVKS,
AttOPncy-at"Iiaw,
MOUNT AIHY, N. C
irTrartlcoii In Stale i'd rwlcriil Court.
Proirpt .IIODlloa to collocllnn or cUlma.
V. S. XKKDIIAM,
Attopney-at"Law, 4-
Pilot Mountain, N. C.
-co-c-
tr-Wlll pracllc In the 8tt Cciuo. col
lection of clidiua specialty. Jmi-I!tn
GKO. W. SrAKGKR.
Attorney-at-Uaw,
MOUNT AIRY, N C.
Will prdfMce In hUl ami Federal i oun.
8peclil atteollon to coilccilon or claims ana
DegutlatlTjg luius.
W.F. CARTER,
MOUNT MRV, IL 0.
J. ft. LEWELIYN,
DOWOta, N. C
Carter & Lkwellyx,
Attorneys-at-Iiaw.
"Practloe In the Slat and Federal Courts.
Prompt attention given to all business entrust
ed to their care.
J. H. Blakemore,
PHOTO QRAPHER
MOUNT AIRY, N. C.
Is prepared to make all the Sew and Artistic
Style. U up with the tlm s and will give you
first-class ork.
DR. C. W. BANNER,
DENTIST,
Mount Airy, N. C
Office over Taylor t Banner's Drug
Store,
(Mice hour 8 a. m. to 5 p. m.
When you b-4e .tune work to do you
will find it toour internal to ne J. 11.
Walker, be will lurnib none lut lt
rranite, eillwr rough or cut. Cemetery
work a specialty. Apr-a-lu.
SALK3I
ACADEMY ADD COLLEGE,
FJR nearly H year this Institution tor the
hik'he.rau 'un of young women tins ckvu
Med the very trimt moK. and was never nre
Lumen.usH a'teud- .1-flian ni'W. it is not only
provided wli u a hitfli-trrade College course i,ul
Laa elien In all iI si-lal boois of M usle
Art Biut'UUim. ioiniuenial au'l luausinal
mud ea we will te pleased to i-nd eatalogue
on aupucawon. Term Petrms hepiemis-r rd.
baieiu. inorth Carolina.
JOS. NATIONS,
IiELIE IN
latcks, Clods and Jewelrj
Of all kind, hewing Machine, Magical
Inatrumei.U. c. Wau-hea, ( locki and
Jewelry repaired in U-at potieitile man
ner ana atif action guaranteed If you
want to mM'ey e me Mun
makinf your purchase, or Laving your
work done.
-lit.ixa !
Coins, C,
BmilKcbss, Slippers, Li
l Un atflrk rfU mmm aai eatliLi. krj
mor worn. np-"- wr U. - Tmue.
01
umm,
Not Until tha Farmer Prospers.
JiiHt after tlio clwtion win n tin:
nrinuis wliicli onieJ froo nil vur
.wi u i.t.1 in tins ('lection of McKin
Ifv wero ri-fitiriin? over ttio rcviva
in busint'st, bi'causo eome of tlio
inanufictiirors juit choir hand to
u,rlt to (ill tlio ordurs that were
maoV conditional upon tlio election
of Mckinley, and on tlio atrcnfrtli
of tine announced that tlio predicted
boom had conic, wo editorially re
marked that wo thought they wcro
somewhat too previous, and wero
tulkiiiif ra'her as imrtmans elateu
with euccei-a than as cool headei
nrvevora of tlio bituttion and of
the nroniH'cta ahead. Wo ventured
the iisscrlii'ii that there was noth
injr to luifco a Imhuii upon and that
while a gradual increase in buhincss
nu J linnroveiiieiii in me Biiuation
iniifht Ihj expected there waa noth
hy; in tho cotiditina to foiechadnw
a Ikh.iii, or to create any very Uro
increaao In bueinefs. 1'ho advance
in the price of wheat and com came
too late to benefit the farmers as
the bulk of the exportable crop of
whi'at and a verv considerable
quantity of the com had tin n paused
out of the hand of tho growcis
into the bands ol tho speculators
who profited by tho advance in
price. Wo contended then and
wc contend now that there can Ihj
no general or permanent prosperity
in this country until tho farmer
prof peri. Wilmington Star.
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A Warning Against liliberality.
"Not long ago," tays a Philadel
phia clergyman, "I made an earnest
appeal curing a ouimay morning
Kcrviec for contributions, to sup
port a certain brauch of the church
work Tho iihliers distiibuted
blank suWcriotion cards, which
weio to be tilled out with promises
to pay specilied sums within a year,
and returned. Ono of our leiding
members tilled out his card for $5,
but by the time the ushers collect
ed the blanks he had changed bis
mind and decided not to givo any
thing. He held the paper in his
band until the church ten iae was
over, and upon leaving the church,
tore it up i;i little meets and threw
it in tlio street. Providence held
an eye on that man, and so did a
policeman who stood on the corner.
The latter arretted the erring
brother for throwing the paper in
the st reef, took him to the police
stMtion, ami hud him locked up.
The next morning he was lined
$7.5n for violating a city ordinance.
Did You Ever Think About It?
Tike another leeeon from Heath
endom. How much do the various
denominations give to carry the
Gospel into heathen lands J How
much per capita ( The two largest
Christian bodies in North Carolina
are in order of numerical strength
the Paptistsaud Methodists. How
much do their respective member
ships contribute to fore'gn missions!
The hodis's do not exceed 15
cents each. We believe the I'aptitts
give lees. And yet some months
ago we read of a heathen people
brought uuder the influences of
Christianity on an island near ihe
African Coant who averaged some
CI cents to send the blessed Gospel
to other heathen that they too might
hear of the Way of Life. People
who go to church and behavo decor
ously and listen respectfully and
give stingily forget that their
ancestors were once heathen also,
and that but for the missionaries
they themselves would be heathen
to-day. Put come to think about
it there are a great many heathen
in this land we love. Wilmington
Messenger.
Blood is Life.
It is the medium which carries to
every nerve, muscle, organ and
fibre its nourishment and strength.
If thebl xd is pure, rich and healthy
you will lie well; if impure, disease
will soon overtake you. Hood's
Sarsapaiilla has power to keep you
in health by making your blood
rbh and pure.
Hood's Pills are easy to take, easy
to operate. Cure indigestion, bilious
ness.
ioc.
Hon. William J. 1'ryan will make
two birthday banquet speeches.
This as the compromise arrived at
after two delegations one from
Omaha, the other from Chicago
had labored with the silver champion
to induce bun to be the guest of
honor at their resjtectivecelebratioris
on the eveninf of January b:h.
His speech at Chicago will be on
the 7th.
It is said that unless Spain ends
the war in Cuba in January, the
United States will interfere.
YOUNG
S1VES
We Offer To-j a atafne4y WnU-a lnaurrs
&AFKTY to UKE ml Bulk
Mother and Child.
'T.!OTHERS'FRIEI!D''
bobs wmrurr or m rain.
Makes CHILD-BIRTH Easy.
Tmtmrmr mm rwi . 7 shn
rlmmt wri.hw mmd mnmm .k Im. m..S
au at.w. mt (whwUtawa mm luiaila
n r at.'t ew nf
I wot taatto. H - -It "lnltt
ami n it f i w. tMiniiHI uiaarf wamtan
msnns atzsnxroa co., itueta, o.
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS,
STATE ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE GATH
EREO FROM OUR MANY WIDE
AWAKE EXCHANCES.
lien) and personal protierty in
North Carolina during the (ant year
has declined $ 1),)0V') 1 That i
a tremendous slump and ono that
cannot bo easily explained.
North Carolina is making rjuito
a refutation fur crime. Murders
aro being committed nearly evory
dav soiiio where in the State. A
lot of hanging is needed.
Stato Treasurer Worth says he
expect State olhYcrs to bo inangu
rated January 13th. Cy. Thomp
son skvs be does not know the date,
but thinks Kiiseell will regulate it
Wo notice more accounts of the
dlaiiil teriug of fiuo porkers, men
tinned in our exchanges this year,
than ever liefore. Iho avciage
weiuht of those rcportud is about
."2.") Ik unds.
The I'avettevillo Observer tells
alaiut Ml tie Plancho Lancaster who
whs playing under a shed at Park
ton, a few days ago, when sudden
ly the roof full in killing the litt.'e
gnl almost instantly.
The stirring old town of Sails
bury ill ask tho legislature to al
low tho town tho privilege of voting
on the i neet ion ol issuing flOO.OIMj
in bonus to buy water works and put
in an eloctrie liicht plant.
The Wilkesboro Chronicle reports
number of incendiary hrcs, entail
ing serious losses upon eome of tho
bist citizens in likes. During the
past fe weeks four or fivo houses
and barns Iirvc been burned, and
so far no rrests have been made
The crop of tobacco grown this
year in Surry, Stokes and adjoining
counties is or a much liner oiiality
than that of 1S!5. and prices have
averaged up pretty well with the
weed. The result is having a won
derful effect on the farmers purses.
A stiecial from Aslievillo to the
Charlotte Observer says : Utv. J.
J. Glt-nwood, a Paptist minister,
entered his barn near Candler, Sat
urday morning, to teed his stock,
when he was caught and flushed
y a cow, receiving internal inju
ries trout which he died Tuesday.
The Wadesboro Mesen;rer says
Miss Dolly Newton, of Lilesville
township, Anson county, was walk
ing with a can of concentrated lye
in her hand when she stumbled and
ell and the cn burst, a part of it
contet ts flying in her eyes and ears.
t is feared that she will lose both
her sit'iit and hearing.
The Attorney General sas the
niacist rates elected by the people
do not qualify until the first Mon
day in next August, lie also ssya
the failure of officers elected in
counties to file a statement of ex
penses forfeits the office and the
lerk must nil the vacancies attcr
Augm-t 1st in case of magistrates.
The North Carolina Hoard of Ag
riculture reporta the foil jwing mills
in the State: Cotton spinning or
weavi".i mills, 174; Hosiery mills,
15 ; Knittirg milis making under
wear, nets and coids, 10; Calico
mills, 1 ; Silk mills, 1 ; Woolen
miils
Several new mil's of sim
ilar character are now under con
struction. Governor Carr has ordered a spe
cial tern of Forsyth Superior Court
to be Ir.dd lor the trial of civil cases
Judge Hoke is to preside. Court be
gins or: the second Monday in Jan
uary. The architect and contrac
tors are confident that the court
house will be completed in time to
hold the special term in the new
temple of justice.
Ilev. J. C. Ilartsell, a snpernuat
ed minister tit the North Carolina
Conference, M. E. Church, South,
died at his home in Shelby last Wed
nesday. He bad been in tailing
health for several venrs. He was
the preacher at Elkin some years
aco. The writer first met him at
Elkin and afterward at a protracted
meeting at North Wilkesboro.
The Charlotte News says : Lead
is coming into more general use iu
North Carolina, it we may judge by
the cumlierof bullets flying around
lately. Was there ever so much
pistol shooting heard of in the
State i Tr Heels are getting en
tirely too careless with their gtins
The Charlotte psper might have
added that "lead is killing too
many people for North. Carolina to
lie real healthy.
The Winston Daily SetitiDel is
authority for the following: ' Mr.
Ilanetiu Sink, ol Sjuth Fork town
ship, is wearing a pi ir if pants
which he bought at Wapskoneta,
Ohio, in the fall of 1804. They
were made by a tail n and cost f 11.
The t rst button broke off last week.
Mr. Sink has a vest which he taught
at the same time. Like the pants,
there is not a hole in it and it looks
like it might lat several years yet."
Mr. Syd Tiuer lies at his home
on Sutli Tryon street scriouely
w iuu.j(.d. Last night ktaut seven
o'cloci Mr. Tj iier heaid so;;ie olc
in his yard, among the chicken
coop, lie dieoovered a negro try
ing to crry off Kme tf 4iis poultry.
He xi:ld not stop the thiol but ful
lowed him to what ir known as
"TTMer's How." Just then the
Degro turned, pulled out hi pistol
and sh A Mr. Tyzier. The ball took
effect n the right che.k. nd the
bullet iodpwj in the rct k, jat be
hind x'.m kit mr. The woaud is
quite serious, CLailotte News.
Bryan on Silver.
Willit in Jennings I'ryan, in the
Decemlnr t umber of the INorth
American Review, discusses the ef
fect of the election upon the silver
question. The issue upon which the
election turned he describes as "the
greatest .versnbmitted to tho Amer
ican people in time of peace." Tho
declaration of tho Chicago Con ven
tlon in favor of tho lree coinngefof
silver forced upon the people of this
country a study of the money ques
tion in geneial; and within the past
four mouths more people have been
simultaneously engaged in its con
sideration th in over before in the
history of tho world. Tho result of
this study Mr. Pryan declares to lie
"temporary defeat, but permanent
gain for tho cause of bi-metallism."
in his opinion tho canso of bi-metal-
Iisin mai'e more rapid progress than
any other cause in such a short time.
Mr. I'ryan expresses his assur
anco that the election can be by no
means regarded as a conclusive set
tlement of tho question. Tho ad
vocates f free coinage sro con
vinced, bo says, that they aro lalxir
ing iu behalf of a largo majority of
tho inn pie, not only hero, but
throughout tho world, ar 1 they pro
pose to contiiiuo their Ci utest, con
fident that four more yctrs of ex-
iicnence will convince many who
have tin. a far resisted argument.
Mr. Pryan councils the successful
party to remember that thousands
of Uepi'blicr.ns have been held to
their paity this year by tho pledgo
that tiiey will try to securo inter
national bimetallism. In regard to
tho gold standard Democrats, Mr.
ISryan is assured they cannot do as
much in lltOOas they have done this
year. 1 hey havo declared their
affection for Democratic principles,
while tin y snared noellort to securo
tho success of tho opKing ticket,
"They c.mnot," he says, "disguise
themselves again."
Would We Whip Spain?
Of coi rso we all think so. China
thonirht she would whip Japan
roundly; Spain thought sho could
whip Cuba in six months; in tact
both sides usually go into battle
counting on victory. Ono of the
leading papers of f ranee announced
the oiuei day that war with Spain
will mean war with Europe. Put
no one o er l.ere iiclieves mat and
hero is indeed little ground for the
statement. Spain could certainly
not oveicomj the United State;
but she might give her a strong con
test on tl o sea, and she nndoiibted-
y would injure our commerce for s
time and do little damngo to our
seaports. All the running would
not lie on Spain's side, nor all tho
oss. Pit lit us hope that there
will be ii ) hostilities. Indeed, it is
tho duty ,f Christian people every
where to pray to tho Oou ot nations
that the right may prevail, and that
there nmy be no oppression nor
war upon tho earth. Piblical lie
coi der.
.
Brjan to Hit Correspondents.
Hon. WillliHin J. Pryan hasgiven
out the following statement :
"I ho, io that those who havo
written 1 io siuce the election will
not ta impatient it they do not ru
ceive answers promptly. I have
four persons assisting with my cor
respondence, but we are consider
ably behind. The mail txceed'd
500 let'ers per day for a while
after tht election, and even now I
could not answer the letters as fast
as they s rive if J could spend every
hour of the day ut woik. Other
work prevents me from giving my
whole time to correspondence. 1
shall do the best I can to answer all
letters a- soon as possible after re
ceipt, a id luqie my triende will
pardon tielay."
One day last week a boy named
Cox, about 13 or 14 years old, was
caught in a belt about tho lapper
room at "he Attain thaw cotton mill,
and so 6i verily injured that he died
a day or two later without gaining
con6ciou ness. He was found on
the floor, and the belt, a large leather
one, was broken, and as no one saw
the accie'ent, it is not known how it
came about. Burlington News.
-
An interesting bit of information
as to the policy that will be pursued
by the i: cming administration is
thestattnien? Irom a reliable lie pub
lican source that the two Criminal
Circuit Courts one in the East and
.he other in the West will be
abolisbei!.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals
has affirmed the sentence of death
pronounced sgainst Scutt Jackson,
t Covi- gton, for the uiurdtr of
Pearl Pryan.
A pit 'uinnt physician is quoted
as s.yiu,' that children will have no
diphtber a, scarlet fever or worms it
they eat treely ot onions every day,
Soiwt-lblaig' I Drp! Oa.
Mr. James Jonen, of tbe drug firm
til Jone A Son, O-wden. 111., in
pea'kif.g of lr. Kit'g'a New Dia
covery, trial lasl wmfer to
vr fe w as at ut kcJ w ith La Gripp -,
and her a-e grew so Senium tnal
pbjaieiais t Cowden and Par.a
could do ;io Ling for Ler. It emed
to deveh p ir lo hasty eot..urojtion.
llavn S lr. Kind's New Discovery
m atorc, ,fid frcilii. ; lots of it. La lox.k
a bottle home, and to tbe surprise
of all l te-ao to pet Uiter irom
first dosf, and halt de-sen tij.Ur
b -t le. turvd tier wound and well.
Dr. Kind's Stm Inat.erjr for coo
sumpu.'f . eoupb and coids it guar-iifoe-.J
ts dg tb' good ok. Try
it Fre trial tallies at T J lot 4
Banoer s Drug Sure.
THE SITUATION IN CUBA.
EXTRACTS FROM THAT PART OF THE
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SECRE
TARY Or STATE RELATING
TO THIS SUBJECT.
Following are extracts from the
report of tho secretary of state under
the head of Spain :
"The situation in tho island
of
Cuba bus largely engrossed tho at
tention ot the department of etate
during the past .year. Its efforts to
obtain trustworthy information and
to insnre duo protoetion to citizens
of the United States and their
property and interests within tho
theatre of disturbance have been
ably seconded by tho consular rej
resentatives in that island."
"Ai regards the character and
scope ot the hostile operations whi
now affect tho greater part of Cuba,
tho reports ot our consuls are prop
erly confidential and whilo prccino
as to tho several districts touching
which reports havo been received,
tho nature and sources of tho infor
mation obtained are such as to mako
detailed publication impracticable,
so that tho department is cot in a
position to do more at present than
stato its general deductions as to
tho position of the contending
parties.
"iSo prominent seaport lias been
attacked by tho Insurgents or even
menaced beyond occasional raids
upon tho outskirts. A largo part
of the twenty two hundred miles of
tlio irregular coastliuo of Cuba,
comprising the comparatively un
settled stretches of its western ex
tremity and tho inhospitable moun
tain shores of its eastern port, is
practically in tho hands of therevo
utionists. Tho character of these
shores, filled to tho westward with
shallow indentations inaccessible to
any but light vessels of small ton
nage, and to the eastward with rocky
locks dangerous to approach by
night and affording insecure anchor
ago for larger craft, lends itself
peculiarly to the guerilla warfare of
the interior, so that tho insurgi nfs,
being relieved of the need of main
taining and garrisoning points upon
the coast, are effectively able to
utilize a considerable part of it as
occasion offers to communicate with
the outside world and to receive
clandestine supplies of men, arms
and ammunition. The situation in
that quarter as regards the ease of
surreptitious access and the difficulty
ot repressing illicit traffic, finds a
not unapt parallel in that of the
Cornish and Welsh coasts of Eng
land or tbe Scottish highlands in the
last century, where a few a i ven
turers were able to smuggle supplies
and land rebel emissaries or forces,
baffling the watch ol maritime forces
much greater thsn those maintained
by Spain along the diversified shores,
of Cuba.
"While thus in tact controlling
the greater part of the internal area
of the whole island of Cuba, from
Caie San Antonio to Capo Maysi
and enjoying piactically unlimited
use of an equally largo part of the
coast tho revolutionary torces are
scattered, being no where united
for any length of time to form an
army capable to attack or 6iegu and
tit to take the defensive in a pitched
battle. Assembling suddenly at a
given point, often in a single nihf,
they make unexpected sillies or
carry devastation to the tobacco ami
cane he Ids of Cuba, and at the first
sign of pursuit or organized assault,
they disperse only to reassemb.e in
like manner at some other spot."
"So far as our iufor ination shows,
there is not only no effective locul
government by the insurgents in
the territories they overrun, but
there is uot even a tangible preteniM
to istubUshed administration any
w here. Their organization, c it. fined
to the shifting exigencies of the
military operations of the hour, is
nomadic, without definite centres,
lacking the most elementary feature
of municipal government. There
no where appears the nucleus ot
statehood. The machinery for exer
cising the legitim ite rights and ow
ers ot sovereignty and responding
e obligations which de facto
sovereignty entails in the lace of
equal rights of other states, is con
spicuously lacking. It is not pos
sible to discern a homogenous jolit
lcil entirety, possessing and exer
cising the Ii: fictions ot administra
tion and capable, if left to itself, of
maintaining orderly government
in its own territory and subtaiuing
normal relations with the external
family of governments."
"In opposition to the nomadic
control of the interior and the on
defended coast by the insurgeuts,
the Spanish authority continues in
the capital cities and the se-Hj.orts.
Its garni ona sre tl ere established.
Fiom th ni its naval opera ions are
directed and executed. Most of its
fouctiofis proceed as in time of
peace. Its cuttoms and municipal
revenues are regularly collecttd, and
w ith the exception of the temporary
restraints, alleged to be due to the
admitted existence of a slate of
hostilities, foreign commerce with
the Ulatd is kept up, although
la-ge'y dimin:shed by the natural
contraction of the Cuban market e,f
supply and demand. As to thoce
parts of the ialand with which this
country and its citizens maintain
legitimately normal intercourse, the
Spanish power is supreme, akhotgh
often exercised in a Texatior.s and
arbitrary way, calling for just
Ai.L .u,L s'-itiaii of tWn mili
tary strength are att&irabie with
difficulty and are not always trust
worthy when obtained, enough is
certainly known to show that the
revolutionists in the field greatly
exceed iu number any organization
herotofora attempted ; that with
largo accessions from the central and
western districts of tho island a
tatter military discipline is added
to increaed strength ; that" instead
of mainly drawinsr, as heretofore,
upon tlio comparatively primitive
population of eastern Cuba, the in
surgent armies fairly represent the
intelligent aspirations of a large
proportion of the peoplo of the
whole island, and th.it they purpose
to wage this contest, on tatter
grounds of vantage, to the end to
make the present struggle a supreme
test of the capacity of tho Cuban
people to win for themselves and
their children the heritage of self
government." "A notable feature of tho actual
situation is the tactical skill dis
played by its leadeis. When the
disparity of numbers and the com
paratively indefensible character of
tho central and wesb rn v ega coun
try aro considered, the passage of a
considerable force into 1 inar de
liio followed by its successful main
tcnanco thcro for many months
must be regarded as a military sue
cess ot a pronounced character.
"Jr rom every accessible indication
it is clear that tho present rebellion
is on a far moro formidable scale as
to nn in hers, intelligence and re pre
sentative features than any of the
preceding revolts of this century.
and that, despite the constant influx
of fresh armies and material ol war
from tho metropolis, the rebellion,
after nearly two years of successful
resistance, appcais to day to be in
condition to indefinitely prolong the
contest on its present lines.
"Iho only apparent aim on either
sido is to cripple the adversary by
indiscriminate destruction of all
that by any chance may benefit
iim."
"From whatever point ot view we
regard the matter, it is impossible
not to discern that a stato ot things
exists at our doors alike dangerous
to good relations, destructive of
egitiuiate commerce, fatal to the
internal resources of Cuba and
most vexatious and trying because
entailing upon this government ex
cessivo burdens iu its domestic ad
ministration and its outward ro
tations. This situation cannot inde
finitely coutintio wii.iout growing
still worse, and tho tune may not be
tar distant when tho United States
must seriously consider whether its
rights and interest aj well as its
international duties in view of its
pcculiai relations wilh the islands
do not call for some decided change
in the policy hitherto pursued.
Hit the Wrong Man.
On Friday afternoon the Rev.
Jacob Schoonmaker, of Susquehan
na, l a., went by invitation to at
tciid a special service in an adjoin
ing hamlet. He was invited to tea
,v one of the elders. It was nearly
dark when they arrived at the home
of the elder and as ic was raininc
bard and the minister's clothing was
wet, the elder took his guest upstairs
and provided him with a dressing
gown to wear down to tea. The
minister, having put on tho gown,
went down the stairs into the hall
and was met by tho elder's wile,
who had a Pible in her hand. Rais
ing it aloft she hit the preacher a
resounding whack on the side of his
head, cxcla ming:
"There, take that, you old idiot,
for asking that preacher to stay
here."
When the lady of the house dis
covered who was inside of that
dressing gown it is said that she
collapsed. New Voik Sun.
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Mr. Monroe Davidson, of Green
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Important From Cubs.
A special dispatch to the Citizen
from Key West says : The steamer
Whitney brought Havana news in
relation to Maceo and Weyler.
Passengers state that Weylor Is
now encamped ten miles from At
tcmisa and his army is scattered
along the trocha and through tbe
Pinar del Rio district When Maceo
retreated from Weyler in the first
campaign, his plan was to surprise
Weyler at the first opportunity.
Now Maceo baa his army on each
side of Weyler and they are having
daily skirmishes.
Weylor is completely hemmed in.
and if ho attempts to move ho will
bo compelled to go to Artemiss.
Small bands have crossed the trocha
into Havana district, and are attack
ing the outposts and villages of that
province.
Insurgents numbering 7,000 are
encamped in Havana province,
twenty miles from Havana, and will
go to Maceo's assistance when need
ed. Spies in Havana are keeping
the insurgents posted as to tbe
movements ot tho Spanish troops.
A movement is on foot to capture
Weyler if ho attempts to go to
Havana by rail. Firemen and vol
unteers in Havana are being sent
to Weyler's relief. Heretofore these
troops have been used in the de
fense of the city.
Since Tuesday's raid on Guana
bacoa the city has been attacked
almost every night, and Thursday
night 250 Cuban cavalry rode for
two hours through it. The damage
done amounts to thirty-six houses
burned, and a largo quantity of
supplies and ammunition seized.
imports received from all parts of
Pinar del Rio indicate that a great
mortality follows the recent epi
demics, which are spreading
throughout that section. Of all tho
diseases epidemic in nature cholera
seems to be the only ono which has
not visited that section.
A. L. Bradsher, a young merchant
of Pushy Iork, Person county, on
Wednesday evening, accidentally
hot and killed Uardy Bradsher,
an old colored roan. Mr. Pradsher
had been hunting. The old colored
man went to the store for some salt
just s bout tho time Mr. Bradsher
returned. V hJo entering the store
the hammers of tbe gun struck
against the side of the door, causing
it to go off. The entire contents ot
both barrels entered tbe old man's
head, killing him instantly. Dur
ham Sun.
Chicago is one of the great food-
distributing centeis of this country,
and yet it is reported that there are
bUO families in that city on the
verge of starvation.
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rilla neutralizes the acid and cures
rheumatism.
Jim Davis, a negro, who on Satur
day last killed a 13-year old boy and
seriously wounded another aged 11,
son of Jos. Williams, his employer,
was lynched near .Memphis, lenn.
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neglecting a slight cough and cold.
Profit by this truth, and provide your
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to help me, and everybody said I was
getting consumption, when a relative
recommended Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup.
I got a bottle and It helped me, and
after taking two bottles I was cured,
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Madrid Newspaper?.
Tha Madrid, Spain, newspapers
are greatly excited ever tho refer
ences to Cuba and Spain contained
in President Cleveland's message to
the United States Congress and de
clare that intervention of the United
State in Cuba would bo unbearably
humiliating to Spain.
El Cwrresuondencia Militar says
that Spain 1ms forces moro than
sufficient to punish any interference
on the pact of tho United States in
the affairs of Sp:iin.
The general opinion here is that
the reference to Cubn and Spain
contained in President Cleveland's
message to Congrcps shows that it
is the intention of the United States
to conform m ire and more to tho
Monroe doctrine every timo a caso
arises to which the principle is ap
plicable. Iho Cabinet, alter donating tlio
text of the message, will form tome
definite judgment, which it is be
lieved will result in a modification
of the relations of Spain with tho
United States.
The Heraldo says tho President's
message foreshadows tho inter
vention of tho United States in
Cuba in March next, but adds that
Spain will rcind the arrogance of
tho American Government.
A Boston man, who was in tho
habit of dining at a restaurant, dis
covered after tipping his favorite
waiter for several years that tho
waiter owned several houses in the
city and had a bank account that
made him a bloated plutocrat, com
pared with tho gentleman who had
been tipping him. The tipping has
ceased.
Evangelist Fifo began a meeting
at Louiiburg Tuesday.
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