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OUNT AIRY JMEWS.
VOL. 17.
MOUNT AIRY, N. 0.. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1807.
NO. (.
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M Nil
J. A. MAKTIN.
nOTAHY PUBLIC,
moMtH 20 and 38,
Mount Airy, N. C.
1 GKAVKtf,
Attopncy-at-Iiaw,
MOUNT AIBY, N. C.
lr-1'riu u o In Mate mil K"1nral Courts.
Pruirpt aitmiiliin to Collodion of claim.
W. K NKKDIIAM,
Attorney-at-kaw,
Pilot Mountain, N, 0.
ir-WIII prarllno In tin HUlo Courui. Col
Iwllon of aUlHH apni'lalt. Jan I Ml
T. R McCAKCO,
DOTAHV PUBLIC.
orricE opposite Tews' office,
MOUNT AMY MOT 1 1. BLOCK.
ButiNiii Phomctiy Attindio To.
CKO. W. tfl'AKGKR,
Attorney-at-Law,
MOUNT AIUY, N C.
Will iriu tl-t In Hlal ati'l Fritiirnl court.
Hpm:l) attention to collation of cliilma anil
Bi-a"otlaMng loan.
w. r. CAHTtR,
IHJUMT !., M. a
4. n. ttwcuvN,
Dowon, a o.
CaKTKK & I.KWKM.YN,
Attorneys-at-Law.
.
IV-piaitllii-In Hi. Male and Fi'iliTiil Court.
Prompt aiu-nllon iflvi-u U all IiiiMikim I'Ulruit
ed to llielr ram.
J. H. Slakemore,
PHOTOGRAPHER
MOUNT AIRY, N. C.
la prepared In inaki) all th. Ni'r ami ANIhIic
Mlyliia. Is up lili Hi. llinia ami will tin- juu
Oral vlaaa work.
DR. C. W. BANNER,
I-DENTIST.4-
Mount Airy, N. C.
Olllee over Taylor ,t Haiiner'i Drug
8lnr.
(llliee lionrs 8 a m. to 6 p. m.
A5
umi KB IN-
Bnrial Robes, Slippers, 4c.
A full stork of all ami ipialili.. ki-pl
OB liAlnl, ami at rraaonahlr pri-.-.
Slor. romn. uv-ira over M, I.. PalLr
luiii'a ator, m Main Ktit.l. Itssi.lrm .,
flrat bona. North of tli. rallronl.
Call atttc
BRAY'Si
BARBER SHOP
Vlien in m ed of a Hair Cut, Shave or
Shampoo Everything elean
and first-class.
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.
Skp Ojiprilf Ta)l 1 Baiiiirr'i Trig Slere.
KURAL HALL
J. l.J
Ulule the schedule of th. C K. A V.
111
uls,
HACK
J V. It. It. remains at it now is passenger
from Mount Airy can gt-l teams at
Iiural Hall, on arrival of passenger
trains at 6 50 a. m , and go to Vinton
and return in time for evening train go
ing to Mount Airy. Rate reasonable.
Your patronage respectfully solicited.
YOURS TRULY,
Z. B. BiUintr.
Oil RIDGE MUTE,
40th YKAR.
Twtity-toyparwnderprnt principal-
224 (it udenU attended last yar.
A High Grade Collt-s-Preparatory
rVh.s.l, with apM-ial departmenta of
Rook-kpinjr, rhort-har.d and Trleg
raphy Tbr Lr(frt and Bent Equipped
fitting School ia tbe Sooth. "Term
to auit the timra."
For beautiful ww eaulogu adJrv,
i. A, A at, H MOLT, Oaa Rooc. N C
t.KJWfaanaaJ"Oaao
A Ncro Preacher Murdnred at the Altar.
A Mini joiiiit)', A lii., fp't'UI of
July 2S, wiys in Hits nral J a jt it
L'liuic.li, colored, lieru today, whilu
tlio State Congress of in in inters whs
hi HfHMun, Prof. 1 . II. I attursori,
ono of tin lemJiT of his riice hi tlio
South, a prmliuito of tlio UnivtTHit j
of Mutliinn, a tt'HcluT in tliu KtHtc
iWiiiHi Colleen hikI u liiL'lily rc
snooted iick1-0! WIW '-nurdured at tlie
slur. Tho tniircdy irre w out of a
bitter liie'iooai fitfht butwcen the
local ncLTO liHPtlHtS over tlio i xpiil
siuti of Uev. J. T. I'rowu irom tlio
PHHtorato of the 'ti church for al
Ictfcd iniiiKirii Clint net with a inetn
her of hi ll'ek. Patterson led tlio
ik-ht iiL'iiiiint liiin, and Kev. A. J
Stokes, pastor of another church,
mdcd with Iirown.
This iiiorniiiLr, when tlio Stiitt
Conn convened, an argument lie
tween Mokes and ruttercon ovir
tho llrown chho reunited in a lint
(Mil, when Rome nrro from tho
crowd chot and killed I Htti rmri
The colored population in very much
wrought Hi). In lb nfturir.'oti a
poM-e eniiiiiiiHtd of ncirroe captured
Ueoreo I ritehett, who IhkI iroiio in
to tho wood. He contcMU'S to Imv
iiiif done tlio Mlxxit uiir. 1 readier
S (ikcn, 1 '.row ti, Ilraey and Itraiiii
and live other irouiiiient to Lr e
mvo lieen arrcnted. A conspiracy
ih alleged to have exiHled
An invctiation by tho Gmoiicr
wag l eiziin thin afternoon, but haa
not Im'cm completed. The erand
jury i beinir held in action to eon
aider theca-e. Lynching wha talked
to tiii;ht. 1 here ih every indication
that tho law will bo allowed to lake
it course
.
Manhood.
The obligation to act nobly i no
wiho impaired by reverse of fortune.
No matter what inav come in the
way of failure, Ice or baiikrni tcy,
character is a precious io8hmuii
that i to be L'liarded with all care.
To the thoroughly upright ma", the
battle ih never wholly lo,-t. o are
awaro ot the temptation that are
likelv to tollnw in the train of
tinaticial adversity. Too m:inv per
sons, c( kit. g fur some means ot
esi-ape Biol n cover y, have not best-
tati'd to compromise their honesty,
their truthfulness, their general
integrity. Such people nctdpity
above all others; for tiny have
palled coicpany with everythiig
that makes life worth liking The
uii ir g up ol slock and b nds tu.d
house and lands, bitter hs the t x
perietice is, leaves tho iiihi.Iioi d still
intac. I!nt when that is surrender
ed nothing is u tt that is uorth
takii g into account. Far be it from
any of our reader to renu 1 to tncK
and shihs and mean dishotn site in
order to keep their property in tin ir
own hands. I be straight foi a ard
and holiest way is the only one that
if to Ik- thought ot. I hesc utterances-,
while holding good of all, are espe
cially applicable to Christiana
Nashxiile Christian Adxa-ate.
College Presidency for Cleveland.
It is reported thfct ex l'resident
Cleveland will in November be
formally tendered theollice of pr a
ident of the I'nivcrsity of Virginia.
Heretofore the chaiiman ol tl.e
faculty has been at the head of the
I'nivcrsity.
The invitation would have been
made to Mr. Cleveland after the
finals last month l ad it not been
for ihe hot diffusion that rent t tie
meetings in twain and successfully
thwarted any action for the pre
ent 1 he disseiitioii arose from the
fact that the iiaiue of (ioidoli Mc
Cabe wag pn posed a prospective
president of the I'niversiiy. Mr.
McCain; !;) a strong political back
ing in Virginia, especially in and
h!i: nt Richmond, but i said to be
unpopular with the faculty.
When it was seen that this politi
cal ''pull" was to la exerted to have
the nomination ol Mr. McCain; i -ured
the meeting grew stormy to
a point that the member of the
faculty arose and declared they
would resign in a body if McCabc
was elected president of the I'nivcr
sity. Chicago Chronicle.
Henry Wakefield, Esj , of (iuil
ford county, died Wednesday after
noon, aged Oil years. He was the
father of Dr. W. H. Wakefield, tbe
optician, of Charlotte.
It is reported that the Pullman
Car Company will shortly erect
large shops in Salisbury, which place
will be headquarters for their East
ern Division.
Economy and strength are com
bined in Hood's Sarsaparilla. Ev
ery bottle contains loo des and
will average to last a month.
Mrs. Anna Gage, wife cf Ex
Deputy U. S. Marshal
Columbuj, Kin sirs I
"I was delivered
of TWINS
lea than SO min
te and with
careelj any pain
after aaiog only
two bottles of
"MOTHERS'
FRIEND
sis sot im AmiwiiD.
w ty ar.. a. ai.it, e- twum f m.
i r- a.iua. m ' lo nun'
aaiMma abi uroa f., aruwra, u.
OLD BT MIX. DariM-IITS.
ft
fclli Sialc ROWS.
STATE ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE GATH
ERED FROM OUR MANY WIDE
AWAKE EXCHANGES.
Some People You Know and Othan You
Don't Know it Seen in Our State
"Projectoicope."
Tho Yadkin Association will lo-
Kin on tho liiih of AujjUHt and I net
through tho l'dh.
Tho State Auditor, Mr. Aver,
make the statement that 2,hmiiO
acrid of lan) in t!ii 8tuto uib no
tax.
A heavy electric Murm visited
Slatenvillo Tiieoduy. Tho a'eeplu
on tho 1'rofhyterian church wae
atruck y lihtrnng and damaged
nonaiderably. Tlio elect lie meter
wan torn to piece.
Tho anniiHl meetinirof the Farm
i r' State Alliance will ho held at
Millahoio. AiiLMift li'lh. litT.irta
mvo lieen undo to have the da'n
changed, on account ot the school
tax election, which will ho held that
day. but Fretddetit (irahain decide
I Raiiint any chaniro.
r ... ,, , ,
Mitforing greatly with neuralgia of
the eye, which prostrated her cv rul
veara ago. She wa treated at the
Walker Sanitarium, near I'hiladt
phia, anl wa relieved. The trouble
has returned, and Mr. J nek him
again at the nHtiitariuin, tint tho
new from her i hot encouraging
-Chariot to Observer.
A Concord Hpecial .iysgold mill
ing in Stanly county ha broken out
in a trcMi fever. l,at week a two
loot vein was uncovered on the
lands of Mrs. Clara I'arker, near
(ibidntono, which the prusoector
claim to lie the richol vet discovered
in Stanly. It i k1o stated that
rich vein of gold ha been found on
the Shaver land, near I, isk, Rowan
county.
ihe ureenshoro aldermen nave
cinpowercd the mayor to otl'cr r
ward of $."ni) each for the party
who reri ntly set fire to ti c old
v:iri house buildin.r occuoi d bv J.
I. Pl.u'iiix and the party who threw
tl.e dyi.atnite u nier Mr. Tliigpcn'
lou se. As vet no krres's have In en
n.ii'le in connection i;h the I hig
ten ou'lage, Mlthougli the police
have accumulated considerable ev l
d nee against suspected partus.
Dr. S. I, Moore, ol Mecklenburg
county, who lell last week forl.hina,
where l e goes as a medical mi-sioii-ary.
i'l gt first to Japan, where
he will lie man led to Miss Mary
Tortence. He Htid hi wito will
then go to China to begin their
minion work. Miss Toirence is
from Mecklenburg and she and Dr.
Mooie w crechildicn together. She
has beiri a mi sionary in Japan for
some time. Charlotte ( )Wrver.
Some time ago a distiller in David
son county '"informed" on a brother
distiller. And a'nee that time a
g 'od deal of informing has been go
ing o:; Btnorg the distillery men.
The lab st victim of the informing
scheme i U. II. (iarrctt, whose dis
tillery is situated near Jubilee. I i s
pi Lice of I'Usiiifss was raided by reve
nue officers Friday night of last
wick as a result of information re
ceived by them of iire.nl .tities.
Saturday Deputy Oollu-lor Thomp.
s n wer t over and clo-ed the dis
nile y. Exchange.
The new taiilT bill ha.i been pas
ed and enacted into a law. One
paragraph in that law forbid the
using of enpoii for the promise .r
pametit ol pri.is, premium or re
ward. Thir breaks up an industry
in which a large rinmlicr of manu
fac'urers arc engaged. In one of
our largest factories no less than
one hundred hiiJ sixty operatives
will la; thrown out of employment.
la-cause that is their business to put
in coupons and put tags on bags.
There is no telling how many more
will lie aflected, ps we have not Ikm-ii
able at this writing to obtain the
official figure. Durham Sun.
Our only reason for ardently ad
locating local taxation for our pub
lic schools is that we arc profound -
lv convince! that local taxation is
the only way to build up an adc
qnate eebool system in North Caro
lina ; and the greatest need ol North
Carolina, politically, religiously and
industrially, is an adequate school
system. I here are many consider
able objections, many great ols.
ttack-t; but when we consider that
if the present effort fails, the im- j
proviment of our school will be
delayed ten years, we overlook tho i
objections and resolve to overcome i
the obstacles. If any one will con-
aider the matter seriously, he will
come to this conclusion notwith-!
standing his prejudice. Ilaleigh
loblictl Ii-corder.
-
Dr. J. I. Terry, of Trimble, Term ,
in speaking of Chamberlain's Colic.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Ilemedy,
ays: ' It las almost hx-cowe a ne
cessity in this vicinity.' This is the
bfet remedy in the world fr colie,
cholera morbus, dysentery and diar
rhoea, and is recognized a a Deoes
sity win rrver it merits become
known. No other remedy is fo
promjt or ffectnal, or s p!eannt
U take. Sld by 1. W. Wwt and
J. P.. Smith.
The Plain Words of I Ni'gro,
Tho Wilmington Meaaenger suya :
1 licit so fuw dillicultica have oc
curred in tho Hoiitli lietwoen the
whites and blacks is owing moro to
tlio lorbciiranco of the farmer than
to tho good behavior of tho latter.
o aoppoHO in every goiitliern town
thing havo oeeurrul that were well
calculated I) provoke a race con llicf,
but were purposely riot Keen or over
looked. I'hero are negroes who aro
over bearing and self asserting and, No Arreiti Made by the .Ollkcn, But the
...'.I I t . I I 'III '
mi a oi ma or two ahead, aro w nng
r.. a tiH i) I ..I ...:!,....
ii.i n 1111:111, iuiu nioiifni
. .
canui. I luifn iii... ft..) muni. 111 llu mi
111 tho Kin, but ono bad telloworonu
iinprudcnt man can start a dilliculty
thai may ho lar reaching. 0 tiave
hi'ard often nl ollensivo demoiistra
lions, and even ladies havo been
liidely jostled. Wo luvo read tho
following written by an educated
man 01 color who lives hi a many,
N. V. lie visited tho iNashville
exposition, and writes insimprcrsioii
... 1 .... .1
tor a iiotthern paper ol his race,
e co.y only a 1 art :
"Speaking of lace dicciimination,
01 which so mil. 'ii nas lieen nearu
recently in tho pies and out of it,
11 1 1
I am (rank to say that, so far as my
onset vations went, there is no more
lit 111 .Nashville than there 1 in
Washington, l.allnnore, or l.ostoii.
It is a liitlo more pronounced, to be
sure, in iNHshv; lo than in the other
daces named, because there ale good
and substantial reason for Us exist
lice, chief among whi.Ji is the fact
that some of the lower class of blac ks
are bumptious, overhearing, Hiid
greasy in public places and on public
curriers. They are boisterous and
some tiiin s insuliii g, ami are always
looking for tioiible. i hey realize
that they are fiee citizens, but lorgi t
to comport thcmselvc with the
decency and decorum which become
all cltiz -t.s I did a good deal of
street cur riding when in Nashville,
as my lodging were quite three
miles from the exposition. In
going to and from the ground I saw
things which did not altogether
pleise me. Halt grown negro boy
would stop the crowded or, stand
on the p.'a" form, smoking vile pipe
or cigucttcs, their eoit oil and un
der their arms, tl.tir clothing tilthy
and dirty, and their language cot re
spotidingly dirty. When they had
finished their siiioko they would
niHke a break for the ti rat seat vacant
in the car."
Cuiigie.ip has ad jourued or rather
the senate has miiiiirned, for the
House can hardly lie said to have
been in si -sion. Toe Republicans
have pa.-sid their t.irifl bill -their
much-heroldi d pit u ace a for hard
times their uie receipt lor the
much promised prospi rity. Will it
come ! e shall see w hat we shall
see. If prosperity does not come
then the Republic ins will be forced
to take a luck seat. The Republi
cans refused to legislate on any
other question. The tariff bill was
their remedy and their only remedy.
They even rcfustd to take action to
help or reconi.e in any way poor
struggling Cuba. They filibustered
against the Pacitic Railroad resolu
tion which would have saved the
government $o 1 ,t 'U, t and re-
tiiM-d to act on it. Their record is
m ide, they must stand or tall on the
result. Caiici sian.
Assistant Secretary Yandcilip ha
a;:thonzid the dinctor ol the
uii.auoi .-t:iaMMu no p.miing
.mmi ,,o oe ,,ei louieouiceoi ioc
ecict.iry I niled Nates iiotts
Treasury note and silver eertiii
ites to ll
amount or f .4 ,IMMl HI Ml.
A large proportion o li.csc notes
w 10 i.e 111 small di iiommatioiis, ones,
hi ii . 1
twos
r. .... . 1 . . . .. 1 .. . 1.. 1
II WP 11 IIP, HIM UK Mi'll'IV
iscxpectid to be siiliiiielit lor the
tieedit ol H e Treasury foi a period
of about three months, meeting the
toil large demand for small bills
n quired in the movement of crop.
The department anticipates, iti vi w
I Ihe Hin. id. Hit crop atid the
loreign demand, an uiiUMialiv large
and early cad for sum!! bills.
The Sta'esviilc Christian Herald
s.hvs : tieorge l-elhae. a young
rid man, was found dead in the
woi.ds near 31 ilia pond late Moti
lity evening A coroner' jury was
summoned and tip to this writing
no verdict has la-en rendered a to
h.-w the deceased came to hie death.
here is siigoiei ui that he was poi
soned. A daik crime somebody
must answer for.
There was a freight wreck on the
Wilkesboro railroad near Elkin last
Tuesday, but nobody hurt. From
some cause the engine jumped the
track.
All inc -mes over $ I'nti are now
ubject 10 taxation. The total
amount liste d in some counties. dies
not exceed ." Mm.
The t.rundesl Itemed-.
Mr. I. It tiie-tve, not chant, ol
hilhow ie, Va., eellifies that he had
eoi.sutiiplion, ;., given up to die,
ughl all hu IhuI ircultiii'Ul that
nioiu-y eouhl procure, teied ull tough
remedies he could hear of, tint got
no relief; spent many nights sitting
up in a chair; induced lo try
ir. King's New 1: overy, and w aa
rnre-J ty u-c of two bellies. For
pa-l three yerra lua been attend ng
to l.uaines., fnd say lr. King'.
New iMncovcry iathe gran lest rem-e-ly
ever niaJf, a it ha done ao
much f.r ki m and alao for otlicra in
lo community. Hr. King' New
IiiM-overr ia guarart-od f ir cmii;h,
r.l is and co''ssirr.p!ion. ltdnn'l fail.
Trial bolt h a fiens at Taylor A Plan
ner' I 'rug Store.
A MAN PROBABLY FATALLY HURT NEAR
KINSTON BY A GANG OF
MOONSHINERS.
Sti, w Drttroyed ind Mucf, Ber
I 1
. .... . , n in 1
1 anil whitbffw Pnnrsn Utit
I '
Tho Raleigh News and Observer
of tho ii'.'th July ys
In a battlo with moonshiners in
Le noir county yesterday morning at
1 ;.'((( o'clock, MV. F. T. 11 arper, a
(number of the pose, was shot and,
it i feared, wl die.
Nowa of tho fiuht reached hero
yesterday in a letter to the revenue
.
detmrtmeut. Tins aaid that 1 lamer
dangerously wounded and it
would probably Ihj several dava vet
11.. t .. .t..
t.ejro In phystcinn could tell
whether his hurt was mortal or not.
It seems that Deputy Collector
I 1 1 ill had information of a largo illicit
distillery in operation about I !2 miles
southwest ol Ktnston. on tho south
side of Neuso river. Tuesday night
he orirarnzod a dossc- to i?n and can
turo it
Harper was a member of
this tiosxe
1 ho vicinity of the still was reach
o l about l;.i'i o clock, as the
ors approached the moonshiners
discovered them and, just before
thov rchciiul the still, opened upon
them with a volley ot buckshot.
Only one man was hit, that was
arper. Four sli t took t Ifect on
him one in his chest, two in hi
shoulder and one in his neck. He
was standing beside a shallow well,
dug to get w.i! r for the still, and
when shot hj .lined over into Ihe
water had ic not been for In
con' ,it,ioi,,e von! ! havedrowued.
Alter n selling bun they pna'eeded
to i.io still and dcsl.oved it.
'i he liies Were I i;. ing brightly
and the thing '- s k lull blast, but
the i mo i si. im rs h : disappeared
1 It 'ih ho a T"st were made, tho
sixty-gallon still was cut up, and
i. it1 tilons of beer and much whis
key were poured out on the ground.
It is supposed that it whs tho
property ot Jonah Houston and
M'wis Johnston
After completing their work 0f
s
destruction the posse returned to
Kinstoii with Mr. II irper, the
wounded man, and put him under
the care of Dr. I armtt, w l:o is doing
all in his power to save hi lite. He
found three of tho buckshot, but the
breast seem to have
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one in ins
IropiK-d down into the linings of
. -
the throat or w indpipe and ha
I.Ul I
yet been found.
Mr. Ilaria-r is a young man wlunte
father is a liveryman in La Grange.
Klondykes of Our Own,
The Alaskan gold lields have
aw akentd interest in gold 1 Id else
where, and the gold miners of the
southern states North and South
Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Ala
bama and Tennessee claim a share
of attention.
A compilation shows I
lat the total output of these south-
ern mines in a little Um than one
bundled years has been $ 15,505,483.
f.u rl Im I f of rlml chiiih f rotn nrlli I
Carolina, Georgia ranking second in
.,r.H uct HI)(i Soutn Cam iua
third. Since l.tl, however, Sioutb
frolinu lias le.l in the ontont U r h I
.i inoisovciiii'iits in iinninir hihI I
,;;, ,,r,-.,-SHes which have .-..mi.
psi' - 1
, , . .-.. .. , f w
1
1 ui liuwii aii-i r .u uiiiv.i.M I'J lilt ot
l..w.r, AlwtA 4-
s uitln ru gold held. Old mines are
again being developed and found to
have most valuable deposits, and
new ones in new lociiitiesare being
discovered. "The modern processes
will enable the southern gold mines
to be worked to tho fullest extent,"
an officer of the Niiitlicrn railroad
So
Biys, "and tho world w ill probably
soon awaken to the fact tint what
wa popular. y supposed to te a
wotked out region is in reality one
of the greatest gold-bearing belts of
the continent. Mining properties
in the south can bo purchased very
I cheaply, and with txtritrico and j
intelligent mining, operatioiia can
be conducted at small cost.'" New
York Evening Post.
Mr. A. C, Wolfe, of Dundee, Mo ,
who travel for Mansur iV Tibliefts,
Implement Co., of St. Lou:s, gives
traveling men and travelers in gen-
eral, some good an vice. ivine a
Kniiht ot the (irip." he av. "I
have, for the Past three rears, tnade I
it a rule to keep myself supplied
with Chamberlain s Colic. Cho era
and Diarrhoea Remedy, and have
found numerous occasions to te-st its
merits, uot only on myself, but on
others a well. I can truly say that
1 never, iu a single instance, have
known it to fail. I consider it one
of the best remedies travelers can
carry and could relate mtny instan
ce where I have used the remedy
on skeptics, much to their surprise
and relief.
. '"crJ XnX
man in tbe V. S..will carry a laittle
of this remedy in hi grip." For
sale by I. W. West and J. 15. Smith.
Tim steward in the Methodist
Church at AlU'rtsville, Ala , find
ing their church revenue lnsutii
eietit, have levied an annua! tax f
$10 on each tobaceo-chrwing mem
ber of the congregation. The plan
i aid to work admirably and to
bring in a goodly revenue.
England Seizes Palmyra Island.
Ktafo Department ollieialfl i'y no
now !suo i presented by tho ce.'z
tire of I'alinyra Island by tho I rit
ish, renorted siio dajs ago by an
Incoming vessel, for Great J.ritain
has inairiUinud a claim to the island
for tho past nine jcara. The island
in said to lie in tho Polynesian irroun.
and although Hawaii has asserted a
claim to its possession, our govern
tneiit has not been etrongly inipren
ed with the validity ol its claim.
Meanwhile, tho lintish, it is mid.
riot only have asserted a elaim to
it, but havo actually occupied tho
l -land for some years pat. In view
of the probable annexation of Ha-
wau by the United States, tho mat
ter doubt leas will receive closer at
tcntioii in tho futuro at tho hands
of tho state department, but it is
not expected that tho subject wil
prove to bo dillicult of adjustment
particularly in view of tho fact, as
1 .... .... . ...
'aieu hy naval otticers. that l'al
tnyra island ia nothinir moro than a
barrel) rock in tho Pacific, distant
l.oiii) tnilis from Hawaii.
Proposes to Live Under Ground 40 Dat.
Dr. II. A. McLean, a Preshvte
rian clergyman, of Portltnd. Mo..
announces that if given the neccusa
ry permit he will demonstrate that
w hat Christ hu done could Ikj dotio
again ; that ho would cause himself
to bo buried in a coffin under three
or four feet of earth and remain
there for forty days without food
or water. He snecifica v statu!
that there would be no tube or corn
miKiicntioti with the open air, such
as has been ucd when person un
der hypnotic intitienco have been
t I . . ,a ' . a
interred.. "I shall arrange, provid
ed tho necessary permit ia iriven. '
he raid, "for the construction of a
coffin under my own direction.
There will bo apertures in the side
ot this cothn which will admit what
air may percolate through the por
ous ground which I will select. As
a guarantee against any trickery or
subterfuge, I will deposit $1,iM) as
a reward for tho disc -ivory of any
trickery." The experiment is to be
tried at Rivertown, Me.
- -
An Old Soldier Rewarded With $800.
Mr. Jesse Snotherlv, of Mont
gomery county, in a battlo in the
late war found a Federal soldier be
tween tho lines, wounded in one
knee and unable to get away whilo
dry Uvea etr wi-io w.ndnctinj-
. o l..,i ....... '.I 1.... I i.:
a fire that would have burned him
to death. The unfortunate man's
cries to.- water specially drew the
attention of Mr. Snothcrly and eli
cited hi pity. He hastened toe'ear
away the litter from around tho man
.1 .. ... I - .. . .1
""u H' . , F" -"ra 8 c. . tcn ,ot
water and ien mm to ioiiow trie
line of duty and personal safety
. , - .....
.ot, however, until lie had given
the grateful man hi name and ad
dress. Here ail seemed tj end
but not so. The wounded Federal
recovered and we are told recently
opened correspondence with his
benefactor and enclosed to him his
cheek for $$00.
Held Up the Vestibule.
A young man from Winston
went as far as Greensboro with his
sweet In art, who bad been visiting
in this city and was returning home,
a tew days ago. At Greensboro
they had an hour or two to wait,
he fore t h vrstilniii on which th
young lady was going, was due,
bhe cave her pureand t cket to
the young fellow to take care of
while Ihetf wi-re Ink in it in tliA t.arn
At lemrth the train arrived anrl
tb.i vonrii man nnt his chnro-p
j n r r
a.p.rd. and with a sad Countenance
. . . ...
". 1111111114: 'iiia itovv lit i- r
an. i bultiiuT Ka,f,. 1 .A
byo. Ashe stepped otf the plat
form and the train p tiled out, it
occurred to him that he had the
lady s purse and ticket in his pistol
pocket, lie madea wild rush for
the train, which wa alreidy s :ne
distance away and was moving at a
lively rate. The conJiicior saw hie
wild gestures and heard bis war
whoops and stopped the train, and
they do say vou could hear that
fellow smile ail over Greensboro.
Ask Tom Crawlord alsout it.
He was an eye w itness. Winston
Sentinel.
Salem, N C., June 24. 1S07.
Ilah F. Hine, ot this place, ia among
those who have found great relief
by taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. She
any a, "I have takei three bottles of
Hood's Sarsaparilla, and I rapidly
gained in weight while using it. 1
had thattird Joeling, but Hood's
Sarsaparilla has relieved me, and has
restored my health."
Hoods I ih cure nausea, 6iek
Hood's
headache, biliousness, indigeatiou.
All druggist. 2a cents.
Mise Lovie J. Dixon, of Carteret
county, accid ntally knocked a load
ed cartridge from the mantle, the
cartridge exploding and the ball
taking effect in her breast, inflic'ing
a wound from which she died.
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Mr. C. P. McUin, Acworth.Ga .
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She used Royal Germetuer Some
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Civil Service Rides.
TKEY ARE PROMULGATED BY PRESI
DENT WILLIAM M'KINLEY TO THE
SATISFACTION OF ALL.
Removal for Causa Only The Civil Service
Commissioner Approves the Rules
Removal for Proper Reasons.
Washinoton, D. C, July 28.
President McKioley has promulga
ted tlio following important amend
ment to Civil Borneo rulo II :
"No removal shall be made from
any position subject to competitive
examination, except lor just cause
and uHin written charges tiled with
llm head nf Ih.. I li.nartmont t.r art.
.v.. .J.i .i.ii. .k.
a" 'ins '"K vim;i ir, nii4 t'a n111t.11 1110
accuied shall have full notice and
an opportunity to make defense."
it i :. j in
1 in aiso ameuueu ruie 111 o br 10
includo within the classified service
tho employees of all custom house
offices, Withont regard to the nuraU-r
i if mil 1 1I1 vmtti llirli..rinhpai(!.
cation embraced custom, offices
w here the numlier of emplovcca wa
five or more. This order btings in-
to tho classified servico sixty five
hitherto unclassified customs offices,
The President has also amended
rulo VI. making exceptions to ex
animations so as to read as follows:
"Custom house service one
cashier in cash customs district, one
chief or principal deputy or assistant
collector in each custom district,
one principal deputy collector at
each sub-port or atsiiun.
"Internal revenne service one
employee in each internal revenue
district who shall act as cashier or
chief deputy or assistant collector,
as may be determined by the 1 reaa-
f ....
ury Department : one deputy collec-
tor in each internal revenue district,
where tho number of employees in
tlio office 'of the collector exceeds
four: one deputy collector in each
stamp (or branch tfiico.
"Appointments to the positions
. ' ..
named in this rulo in the customs
House service and in the internal
. . .. . .
revenue service shall be inbiect to
an examination, to be prescribed by
the Secretary of tbe ireasury, not
' .A- ."I
disapproved Dy the commission,
equal to the examination hold by the
commission for positions of like
grade. Such examinations shall be
conducted by the commission in ac
cordance with its regulationB.
ihe plan of the extension winch
was formulated by Secretary Gage
and Assistant Secretary Vanderlip,
has the unqualified and hearty en
dorsement of the Civil Service Com
mission, who earneetly recommend
ed to the President its approval.
In speaking of the amendment,
President Procter, of the commis
sion, said that the friends ot Civil
Service reform everywhere could
congratulate themselves- on this most
important advance of the cause.
The commission in its last annual
report had said that government
officers should have the power of re
moval for proper reasons.
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