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FRIDAY, riilJRUARY 5, 1S97.
Marion Directory.
T:iwii io -niniiit.
Mayor It. M. I". Mrilicw.
A'd-rmin I. I.. MwrKiin, Wm. Sweeney,
J. S. Dvs.-irt W. M. Martin, J. H. Nichols.
n i'l Tri-a-. Wm. Swccnty.
MarMi.il 1-. A. Martin.
County Government.
ShrritV-K. I. Nil h. .Is.
C'Ci K Sim . ri'.r Court H. I!. 1'rit
ft r.-i.r 01 I .ils J oi- C. I'.rown
to.ni.- SMrv.-vor-Jos. H. llurii
C..r..m-i--!ir. I'. K. i'l
inir ln-.
I S. C'xrjivninjr, j:i-tor.
-t ;,nl tlnril s.-iiili.-tthi. a I 11
i-'i i in- -vi-:iinir. Sa!.l..-it h s hool
t, u :;n a. in . H. li l'ru-f. s-u.t.
" mil 01. .nU-rn.-iU- balili.'itll
oiii III-' I 'in il:n altcriioon altir
'.I'.atli.'" i 'raver lli.-etin We.lnrs.lnv
.... .ml Sal.t.ath ttie pa-.tor
. , Ml. Mll'l on tin- lom tli
...nil in i i. in. -
So. i. t , i--i.1i ln -t Sat.liatli alternooii at i-.-rlo.
k. riavn -ineetniK We.liies.lay e eliliiK.
LOCAL NEWS.
.I- th- c."irt h'Hisf: Tues-
!;as. !i'-cn m;i.le to
l'.,f ;i ch.f tcr fr
lin k, of M-'.riJii.
coiiic to the
ioht i:i tin'
..r nuiiib.irs
Tied to learn of
i i-xprcu-ii, ot Mr.
i.Iote
ii n i iit.' at his home.
Mr. W M c 1 . I.uri;in lus b-.-en
ap, .iiit.-i! p jst master at the Ma-
I,,,:, ist iliii to fill out til'.1 UI1CX-
pur l tot in ot the late J. C. Mc
(,'ui i v.
Miss !-M ,-.,:! . Is has moved her
m i i i i i. ,-s v a.-, into the front of
i.pt. S-.-ij;lt;' iiiniitiiie store.
They are f-.r sale at est to make
ready for a new stock.
A few d.tvs since the United
nn--ts p
1 j,t . .:.! I-.. it. 1 1 a it. ail"
tt i ,. i i.oi.i-1 - !-' . . 'I.J. Koilners. pastor.
s,., , J , ' i '., vN,:,i,ili at 1 1 a.m. a.i.l in the
i I.....',!,. , ,.,". ,i t In- loiirlli, Ia n t!ie pastor
I ' C - ;, ;. ,,?s -.1 -a a Hill. M.l.l.atll s hool. Ill
., , ,lf;,sv.h:.lh A ' .ilkey.supt. Mis-
l . sion v l . -t Moii-iav t-veniii'.' a!ur
(.. , av.a. ,. .I;:;;1;7-.i"tii''i-ra:y,er
f? i'SU'':" n,;,1'1";"' .'p'u!-' ;',:r,v,.,r';,'.':J." I'.'r-t sa-.i..-.ti. .
1 ,?ra. 1, ,,,.H..aH.-rateH. at 11 a. .... an.l H
If P'V' ! ,H.MN.-- l-ev. Vni. II. White. pas
Ill" t r .1 ' ' V on. I an.l fourth J-ali-X
' th-it's at ll'a in. Ii-vriiltil.'. "rst Sal,-
JV til;. ,s --- ;;;;--';';i-i.,l.1.,r.'. '"v r.1;!,.!;;:'1
3 V 11 ':','.'!,',"' Mloa-a m atlrrnooii. -I ..Vloek ;
,'.'''r.: t nV.t-'ve' jz?r,
M a I, - ; V. . s,..t. i-a.lus- ,i issi.fi..
I l' J,!.-, v l-.tor.- thir.lSab-
J jf Arrival of Tjttins.
V ... -in. uk K-. 1 1, w.w . r.astern tin.r 1 No.
I - ! -, ., .,, I. ,., a 11 I', p .a No. 11,
I iw,;. .1 ... 1 i- p l-:ast.N...1.;.vrst,l.Ic.
.5,1,.. J 17 , , No. 1L-. east. Une 1:1 p in.
j-i ' , , i . .lines passengers,, east, due
" . , .s, .le IrAJ p. ....
L a . i i I mi.w v- 1-asseiiKer arrives
1 I - ' - -' ' ' . ila.lv. lea es 1 :'( p.
d I,, i
7' v1" ....
tn-, ! Ir i .V
J C'-llt I ! i " ' ' i:
. :nn! li n-I- t ( .nil
'
I t'.C lie..! ll, 1
ll.tvul (i..-::i!--. wl
n Slates jr,,veriiment seized four
: bill is, nil ee taps, imtv. wu. no uwe.
s a numlier of packages of whiskey
! , belonging to Mr. 1). V. Ilaney.
TJ Hear in mind that another
, meet i. is.' is caii.-.l for next Tues
day niol.t, the l ,l (,f i'ebruary, in
the ci nit h.aise to consider the
or a graded school for
this r .in -ii unity-
Mr !. S.viiidc-11 makes an
inteio: 14 ( i.aiitje in his auver
tisenx-i this week as to harpains
iu tl, i.-welrv line, and watch
1 1 :s st. k, work and prices
!y adverl'se him.
f.
M;. W. 1'.. Wch.'u has moved
his s'.-i k oi staple and fa'icy
ei,,in .. -, t i the room oicupied re
cen'lv tiy Miss I.. ',. 12.1 wards'
mUli'iei v, pp 'site lliaiiton's
Seiv;!e t'.id. !!;. 'iH n him.
Wi, ilier you have children to
t'duc..!'- ! i' !, whether von have
m nt h tt ' "i-Mv t he taxed or not.
u v.,i;.l be much bet efitted by a
rad'd siirol. It woultl benefit
II. S . let all come out Tuesday.
V:iv W'Mill not a buildiuc
and loan association pay here?
Since those general building and
loan associations of Knoxvide
have .id'-d, it iss. cn to be wiser
to en,- iiii.io.- home institutions.
This i. mid be one of the best
so! buudinj; "p Marion a
i- a:i d loan.
of the special bar-
t ..: ..:,:..:ntd wewi.uld ask
la. tea.'iui: oi Mr. K. I. (ias
a ...!. K eadv made cloth
. ' : !.! v . j ast at whole
: 'ihs to made room for
1 ' sp: !!.; stock f Ijo jds
n iiim. See his
!' ! .i.eth Kanipe, "wife
1 u d at 4 a. m.,
' '-..v. :- .e wa;- -( vi'ctrs ol
bui
. I ; -,; age. '. .is tv.irneu in ttie
f,v xy I'-"1"''- Ciavey.nd about two and a
Ijf ' , fi' - hall iii;Io ::; . est t,f town on
ll . i rri.i..y. , A-..s ,Us excellent wo-
C . mau-1. -..v.. . husband and
V Is seven i h.,du-r. to in .urn their loss.
i : '-'. ! p..u! to t!;e first
i imes beinir -,ara he
; the paper ami
v. "i i h.ive us to send
i s-, ot i eb: uary he
" "ii 1 i.ot do -without
' a, and tor us to
a am eat we were very
' i in. iced. Sever al say
lave It. Anil ho iv ran
- t:
semi it
much p
they
. one u.i w.th-utt a county paper,
even u( another party than his
own, when the paper tries to treat
an tpaesu ,ns a:U persons fairly
j i lie wear er was very severe
J op 2 a
mad attendance was
15 ' r 1 lKS !aV nikht to con-
' X raied school prop si-
v,7 afun.-.ance I r that
T- n. t a r,:
o'o- pi ...t;.
A 111 a i
siis.i a
m in
ii
, sr dica"'
" t 1 l-.v t;.- m-as-c.o
;.;!, tiie mtet-
o a.-.-; n-..xt Tues
can t I sc. Let
l!v in
is a '
. If l in w
! (lav
:i;'s,r:it ;
eveiy one in'erestt
'i j i discusvi-'!1 c.d the
l asainst be present.
ne interested in a 'horniirrh
matter for or
. f I $1 1-1 Um, lu.sd..v ot iciest to
Al Pf I; -Itau; h was
if? IK ' l)rokt'n P-'te ytass that had been
i I ' t ranslei e 1 Here over the road. S
Y i l-'V'"' K,1-. M--ru.-ir.t.n, rep
7 I reiuued tho Motgantj-a company
p -i Col. I'. J. Sin, lair represented
the railroad. The decision was
against the railroad, but appeal
was taken to the higher court,
where the final decision awaits.
The people, the most of them
we suppose, awoke on Monday
morning here with the pattering
of the sleet on the roof. During
the morning, rain was mixed with
the sleet, later on the snow fell in
round pieces, then in very large
flakes and fast ; the fall appeared
to conclude Tuesday night in rain
and snow. Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday were the slushiest
days that we have seen in a num
ber of years. The ground after
the thaw is soaked with water, and
the roads are in a very bad state.
A gentleman who has traveled
over must oi the county; one on
whose judgement and intentions
we can well dtpend, says that he
asked quiet a number of persons
as to their opinion of working
Convicts on the public roads over
the different parts of our county.
Hi: said with only one exception,
every man favored the matter.
The people are getiir.g tired of
Oad loads and wat.t a better system
and better roads, and are in favor
of having the convicts to work
them if it can be arranged. Not
only are v.e delighted with the
p: ospect of a better road from here
to Uurnsville, and from here to
Hakersville. But the people want
bettt r roads over the whole county.
Six Vrrkt lr of Wii.trr.
There is an old tradition that
if the ground hog comes out on
Feb. 2nd and sees his shadow he
goes back into his hole and there
is six weeks more of winter weather.
If he does not see his shadow he
remains above ground, which
means that winter "is broke."
According to this the end of winter
is six weeks off, for Tuesday was
a clear day.
Thr WrlUlH-r.
The temperature for the week
ending Wednesday, Feb. 3, 1897,
at Marion station, has been as follows:
Max. Mm. Mean, Kane,
Jan. 28 36 14 25 22
Jan. 29.... 39 01 20 38
Jan. 30 43 08 25 25
Jan. 31 44 n 27 33
Feb. 1 4' 25 33 17
Feb. 2.... 43 32 37 11
Feb. 3 50 34 42 16
The following is a list of jurors
drawn for the spring term of
MeDowell superior court :
First Wkkic W L McCurry,
.1 (1 Sandlm, V E lirown, ,1 W
Walker, M 11 Nichols, ( Y Chap
man, A Y Hicks. M ,1 Harris, .1 M
(Iravson, V S Parker, IJ Mai low,
M I Lytic, W II (lilliam, J F Wil
son, J II Gilliam, I L Nannie, J V,
Jones, K L Poteet, M P Jlright, J
V Stroud, J A McDonald, li L
Greenlee, gam. McUall, W II
Laugliridgc, H P Tate Z V Craw
ford; L 10 Rickets, J 11 Cooper, J
W Pyatt, L W Gettys, Geo. White,
,J Ii Conlcy, Martin Denny, A .J
.Simmons, S D Pyatt, J .1 Sprouse.
Si'.ci'.M) Wkkk.-T C Ilaunon.
Andy 11 Hunter, W S Smith, C A
McKov, D C lirown, T ,1 Hcmphil,
das Gallion, L A ILuicy, D Ii
Owensby, .1 M Goforth, W C Ho
gan, II P P.racket, II W Gibson, J
T Lonon. Geo Hi Karley, T C Mor
gan, G li Morris, ,1 L Dobson.
l.ivi.l .(times Augustus (.ree.ilec.
Again the nngel reaper, death,
has taken from us one of our coun
ty's citizens. Mr. Greenlee died at
L':.".0 a. in. on Tuesday morning of
a complication of diseases. He
p issed quietly away. Rev. J. M
Greenlee took a part in the burial
service with the pastor at the
home Wednesday, when quite a
number of people gathered to
how their last respects.
He was ."( years of age last Sep
tember. At four months old, his
mother before dying gave him to
his grandmother Greenlee. He
was given the best education the
county all'onlcd, and then sent to
Davidson College at the begin
ning of the war. In IStll, with his
class , he volunteerd in a calvary
company in the Confederate ser
vice, ,1. C. Tate, Captain, and in
the regiment of the late .Judge G.
N. Folk. He was a good soldier;
a most devoted husband, ami an
affectionate father. Our sytnpa
tines go out to the stricken widow
and orphaned children whom God
has promised to guide.
Nriilsville N-w.
rrespon.lenee ot the Messenger.
It is expecicd that S. .1. P.rown's
roller mill will be erected soon.
We have an excellent high
school heie, taught by Miss Fannie
Logan.
Miss Virginia Grayson, of Ruth-
erfordton, visited iriends andtrela-
tives here n ceritly.
P. rocket S: Welsh have resinned
business and are buying cross ties
again.
Prof. P. C Harmon h;rs just
closed a two weeks music school at
P.cthel Baptist church. The peo
ple of this community took con
siderable interest in the instruc
tions, and the music of the church
and Sunday school is greatly im
proved. The closing exercises
were so well gotten up that they
were complimentary to both the
class and Prof. Harmon.
SCRIBLER.
Simon S. Ilartman, of Tunnelton,
West Ya.. has been subject to attacks
of colic about once a year, and would
have to call a doctor and then puffer
for about twelve hours as much as some
do when they die. He was taken re
cently just the same as at other times,
and concluded to try Chamberlain's
Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy,
lie says: "I took one dose of it and it
gave me relief iu live minutes. That
is more than any thing else has ever
doiip for me.' For sale by Morphew
& White.
Kradou.
"Look at tbat foolish Mr. Baker, ont
cn a day like this without an umbrella.
Is ho crazy?"
"I'm afraid he is. Let's hurry on. I
don't want to meet him. "
"Why not?"
"He may recognize this umbrella.
It's hid "Pick ile Up.
-p" Double width serges and
fancy worsteds at per yard;
onlv to be had at this pr.ee at
iilantoti s.
I'KKSOXAL.
Maj. W. A. Con ley, our member
to the House of Keprtser.tati ves
at Raleigh, came up on Saturday
for a few daystoiook after matters
urge.it.
Dr. G. P. Keid was in town
Thursday accompanied by Mrs.
Elliott, his mother-in law, who was
on her way home in Rutherford
county.
Mr J. II. Atkins is on the road
for the furniture factory. Mrs.
Atkins in the meanwhile makes a
visit t.j her relatives .t Mt. Moarne,
Iredeii county.
Mr.J. L. Hyatt of Yancey county,
one ot the two senators of the 31st.
district passed through from a
short visit home to Raleigh on
Thursday. The senator is of
young and vigorous years.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Frank Wood
arrived from Winston on Monday
night to henceforth, make their
hom with Mr?. Margaret McCurry,
Mrs. Wood's mother. We are glad
il at they will be in our midst.
Mr.Wiil Moore of Spartanburg,
S. C, came in on Friday last and
made a visit to the home of Capt.
Alney Burgin. He is an uncle of
the Moore children, whose father
was such a noble deacon of the
Presbyterian church here for
awhile.
I'KTITION.
McDowell, County, C.
7o the llixuil v County Commix
nioHi-rs :
We the undersigned petition
that an election be held for the
purpose of obtaining the "Stock
Law" ii: the boundaries below
mentioned :
Peginning at and on the 101th
side of the bridge across Cataw ba
river ami running with the Cor
pening lane with Maj. Wilson's
fence to his outside fence, and
wit li his outside fence on to join
Mfij. Young's outside fence, ami
running with said fence to the
northwest coiner of sa.d Major
Young's land; thence across the
ridge to join the outside fence of
T. 1. Ray's farm, and running
with said T. L. Pay's fence to the
upper end of the church held;
thence crossing Pack Creek and
running down said creek with said
T. P. Hay's outside fence to the
land owned by .Limes Morris;
thence down the public road to
the lauds of Dollie P. Putt near
John Lllis"; thence west across
the ridge by the Home
place to the load 01.
Clear cieek; thence down said
creek to the lands owned by d.is.
Greenlee, deceased; joining his
outside fence; thence with said
fence to the upper end of said
lands; thence on by the back side
of the lands owned by David
Greenlee and on with Lee J. Wil
liams' outside fence to join the
stock law fence near Mrs. M. M.
Purgin's.
Signed,
J. P. Pav, W. p. lirown,
T. P.. li iv, J. M. Mashburn,
,L P. Shehan, H. S. P.rown,
11. A. Gibbs, ,Iils. Hedge,
W. (i. Grindstall', .1. Z. Pago,
W. S. Pyatt, T. P.. Young,
Pea ice Jackson, Tom Corilell.
After oO days publication an
election may be ordered if not
overcome by opposition.
T!. I.u.lies Hi. 11. tl.uiriiiil for February.
The Fein nary J.aiJ'ms' Home
Journal opens with a striking
article "When Kossuth Ilode L'p
F. roadway- the fourth of its
Great Personal Events"' series.
Iu it Parke Godwin recalls the
unprecedented demonstration and
enthusiasm with which the Hun
garian exile was welcomed to New-
Yolk ; also his patriotic but ain
mission to this country. Charles
Dana Gibson's second drawing of
Dickens' people portraying Dick
Swiveller and The Marchioness
worthily occupies a proiniuent
place in the excellent magazine.
The splendor and sumptuousness
which marked the festivities inci
dent to a double lioyal wedding in
the Ini.erial Palace of the German
capital is glowingly reflected in
A Page at t lie Perlin Court. In
A delightful vein iatwani rage
Gaston wiites of the winsome
belles of Mexico, and the restrain
ing harriers that social customs ot
that land interpose bet ween lovers
during courtship. An article that
will appeal to women is Mis. Tal-
cott Williams sk.-tch of "ii.e
Most Famous Cook in Ameiiea
The Februaiv Journal a'.-o pre
sents the first of Mis. S. T Poier's
Cooking Li'ssoiis: "Ideal Cooking"
and "How to Make Soups." These
are the initial contributions to the
lep.srtrnent she will hereaf'er eon
duct in the Journal the only pub
lication for which she writes. "The
Senate and House of Representa
tives is the subject of ex Presi
dent Harrison's "This Country of
Ours" paper, and he express, s
himself very forcibly upon seveial
points. Mr. Kdward W.P.ok writes
in vigorous denunciation of the
.wishy-washy" hooks to be found
in Sunday school libraries, i'nd
points an easy way to secure better
litetauire for Sunday school chil
dren. "Daughters of Oar Presi
dents" is an attractive series ol
sketches of surviviug daughters of
Chief Executives, and ''The Origin
of Our Popular Songs," by Wil
liam George Jordan, relates the
interesting circumstances in con
nection with the writing of many
of our favorite melodies. Dwight
L. Moodv addresses his Pi ble Class
on Atonement, and Ruth Ash more
writes a helpful article addres-ed
to girls on "Casting the First
Stone." An admirable sketch by
Miss Mary Wilkins portrays
"A Quilting Pee in Our Village"
with charming fidelity. The Purg
lar Who Moved Paradise, Herbert
D. Ward's serial, is fairly ov. 1
flowing with humorous interest as
it i unfolded. There are also
articles on amateur photography,
sweet pea culture, plans for "A
?1."00 Summer Cottage," matters
pertaining to dress and the usual
departments. The tnagaz ne is
boundless in the scope ami inter
est of its articles.
tlFSubseribe forTi-K Messkx
gee. l Of) a year.
THE AMERICAN NILE.
SUCH 13 THE GREAT RIO GRANDE,
WITH ITS VAGARIES.
It Is a Il.Tcr of rrea'Kish Habit fcnd
Mast lie Seen More Tlian Once to lie Un
derstoodFlows Maiuiy Underground,
bnt at Times There Is a Torrent on Top.
"It's a river 1,500 miles lonp, meas
nrexl in its windings," said the man
from New Mexico, speaking of the Rio
Grande. "For a few miles, at its mouth,
liplit draft steam rs run up from the
srolf of Mexko. AU1veth.1t it dtiesu't
float a craft execj.-t at ferri.-s. In tin' old
rhiys, v.'hen New 31. xieo -was a province
of Spain, th jv-ople along the river
didn't even have f rryboats, and the
only way tin y had of f ttiug across war
by fording. rir this purpose n special
brwl of largo horses was i -ared to be
kf'pt at tho fords. Yhf-ri the river waf
too high for the. horsop to wade across,
travelers camped on the bank and wait
ed f r the waters to subside. Now there
are bril.vs over the river at the larger
Rio Cranio towns, and in other place?
n f s and rowboaU are the means
of ero.s.-rin.
"In tiiaes of low wuter a stranger
seeing its current fur the first time
would be apt to think slightingly of the
Rio Bravo d 1 Norte, as the New Mexi
cans love to call the great river. Mean
dering in a small part of a very wide
channel lie would see only a little muddy
stream, for ordinarily nine-tenths of the
Rio Grande is underground, the water
soaking along toward the gulf through
the sands beneath its channel. The val
ley, bounded everywhere to left and
ri?ht by mountains or foothills, is sandy,
i-.:id the water, percolating the sands
down to hard pan, spreads out on ea.' h
side so that it may always le found
anywhere in the valley by digging down
to the level of the river's surface. For
the -rcafer part of the year the river
above ground flows swift and muddy,
narrowing as it swirls round a sand bar
an.l widening over shallows. Lut the
thing that strikes the stranger most
(uctrly is its disappearance altogether
fur reaches, many miles in length, of
its chaimi.l, which, ixci pt, it may bo,
f r a water nolo lu re and there, is as
dry as Sahara. The river is keeping
right ah.-.:g about its busha-ss, however,
a.:.! wh'-re a m-k r-ef or clay I f d blcelas
s-abtirraiieaa current it emerges to
t!;e surface aud takes a fresh start above
ground, rniming as a big stream which,
farther down, may lose itself in tho
sands again.
"It is when the floods como down
that thr1 Rio (iraude shows why it re
quires so big a channel for its all the
year round nso and demonstrates that
if the waterway were even wider it
would be r.n advantage to residents
along its baaks. It is fed by a watern 1
of vast area and steep desce nt, which
i:i times of rain raid inciting snows pre-,
cipir.-.t' s the waters rapidiy into tho
cha: -.:el. In Jane, when the snow melts
on the pea'rs iibe.ut its headwaters in
Colorado and northern New Mexico, and
later in the sann.a-r, when heavy show
c is and cloudbursts are the order of tho
day, the IUoCr:mdeov rflows its banks,
deluging widetr.u-t.sof valley and some
times carving a new chama 1 for itself,
changing its course for miles. Where
tlie valley is unusually wide and sandy,
as below Isleta and in the Merilla val
ley, the old channels in which the river
used to flow are plainly indicated in tho
landward.
"No cue who has seen the great river
in flood is likely to f. rgft the positive
f( unity it set nis to disj.layas its waters
sweep all beforo them, and woe to the
man or beast who is overtaken by them!
The flood arrives without warning. The
sky may bo clear alxivew hen the travel
er, leisurely jogging across tho wide
channel, hears his wagon w heels grate
np -1 the sand with a peculiar sound. It
means that the waters are stirring the
sands lieneath him, and then, if he
knows the river, he lashes his horse,
making at all speed for the nearest
hank, and lucky he is if he reaches it
saf . The chances are that before he gets
there he hears the roaring of waters up
tho channel awl sees them coming down
toward him with a front like a wall,
roiling forward and downward as if
over a fall, with a rising flood behind.
Many a man and whole wagon trains
have been overwhelmed in this way,
and, buried in sands or cast away on
desert banks, ro human eye has ever
seen them again.
"The great river has its pleasing and
romantic asiecr, so fascinating that it is
a saying among people who live in its
valley that 'whosoever drinks of its wa
ters and departs will come again to seek
them.' Like the Nile, the Rio Grande
enriches the soil of its valley to the
point of inexhaustible fertility. Along
its banks iu New Mexico are fields that
fur two centuries have been cultivated
yearly, yielding great crops, and they
are as productive today as when they
Hr.-t were tilled. Irrigating canals, call
ed acequias madras (mother ditches),
convey water from the river to be dis
tributed through little gates to the fields
of the valley, which it both waters and
enriches. A trip along the river reveals
a succession of pictures of a primitive
elviiizati-. a of t he old .Spanish-American
type. Adobe villages, with small, flat
routed houses built about antique
churches, and the spacious houses of the
vicus, or L-rc::t men; orchards, vineyards,
win a', li- Lis and grazing cat lie are all
f . atiuv.-; of the scenery of the Rio
Grande, the American Nile." New
York San.
St'vastaiiol.
The forti.leatioii.s of .s-vasfapol, which
caust d the allies so much trouble during
the six months' dcf. use of the fortress
by the Russians, were at first very
weak, and military exjv-rts say the town
night have hem taken by a vigorous
bombardment and assault during the
first few days of the siege. The igno
rance of the allied generals in regard to
the strength of the works caused a delay
which the Russians improved by making
the defenses almost impregnable.
IJucklen's Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for
Cuts, Bruises, Sores Ulcers, Salt
Liheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap
ped Hands. Chilblains, Corns, ami
all Skin Eruptions, ami positively
cures Piles, or no pay required.
It is guaranteed to give peifcet
satisfaction, or money refunded.
Price L"i cents per box. For sale
by Moiphew .S: White.
I";A!1 persons who owe Mai tin
Pros, by note, or on a' Count, are
urgently requested to settle the
sar.s at an ear! day and save any
costs, as we are closing up our
business.
CV" "C-'nch, all-wool flannel tri
cot. Ce. per ird : former price, I'o
to I'oe. : in all shades, at Plai.ton's
only.
L..-ir-.:r your razors to me,
p!ea?e. I will hone them reasona
bly. J. Harvey Dale.
J Iiip lino umhrrlla- at 1 educed
prices; see them at A. Hlantou's.
grant nous: tr.
He Slept Id a r!c-;.-n Afrr !.- Tattle cf
fie W.V.-r
Th RPUfraS ; ::,!: : .v rfc d npen
the ground. Tr - : ;,. ;: chilly,
Biid u cotsp-e ci lir. s v - , ,i to add
to our comfort. G :i- rul Cr: ;.t L7 down
with his efihii 1 r.-id. cf the fires
without any c vcri::g WL' 12 -is'eop, an
aid quietly spread an overec at ever
him. For about four ho.i.-s we all kept
turning over every few minutes so as to
get warmed on both skas, imitating
with our bodies the diurnal motion of
the earth as it exposes its sides r.lttr
nattly to tho Ik at of the su'i. When
daylight broke it was seen that a low
board struetnre rlose to whieh the gen
eral in chief had lain d"w n was a pig
pen, but its former cecr.-.;i;ts had dis
appeared and v,-i re pob:.b!y at ihat tir.ia
nourishing the sfeni.iclis of the cavalry
troopers cf tho invading army. Unfor
tunately the odors f the place had not
taken their djpaitnre with tfcepivs, but
remained to a"du to the discomfr-rt of the
bivouaekcrs. Sheridan's cavalry had
had a fi?ht at this place the afternoon
before, in whieh 1"? had defeated the
r nosing i. rce. and the ground in tho
vicinity, strewn with the dead, otlered
ample evidence of the severity of the
struggle.
At daylight on the morning of the
8th active operations were in progress
throughout the columns. General Sheri
dan had ordered his cavalry to move by
different roads to seize the bridges cross
ing the Po river. General Meade modi
fied tbeso orders and directed a portion
of the cavalry to move in front of War
ren's infantry on the Spottsylvania
Court House road. The enemy were fell
ing trees and placing other obstacles in
the way in order to impede the move
ment, and the cavalry was afterward
withdrawn and the infantry directed to
open the way.
About sunriso General Grant, after
taking off his coat and shaking it to rid
it of some of the dust in which he had
lain down, shared with tho staff officers
some soldiers' rations and then seated
himself on the ground by tho roadside
to take his morning smoke. General
Horace Porter in Century.
In many parts of Central and South
America sensitive plants are so numer
ous that the course of u man or animal
through the undergrowth may for an
hour bo traced by the wilted appeurance
of tho foliage.
There are 3,027 knots of ocean dis
tance between Cherbourg and Fire is
land. C ST New Dress Goods, New
Clothing, New Shoes in fact,
everything NEW at Planton's.
kSSchool Books at Planton's.
There is no Word so Full
of Mcaninsr
....and about whicu
euch tendt-r recollec
tions cluster as thai
of "Alother," yet
there are months
when tho life ot the
I- ipectant Mother ia
filled with pain,
dread and suffering,
and she looks for
ward to the final
boar with fear and
trembling.
"Mother's Friend"
prepares the system for the change taking place,
assists Nature to make child-birth easy and
leaves ber in a condition more favorable to
speedy recovery. It greatly diminiRhea the dan
ger to lifo of both mother and child.
My wife snffered more in ten minutes with
either of her other two children than she did
altogether with ber liiBt.having previously used
four bottles of "Mother's FrienJ." It is a bias
ing to anyone expecting to become a mother,
says a customer." Henderson DALE,Carmi,iii.
Sent br Mail, on receipt of price. Ji.oo PER BOTTLE.
Book "To Expectant Motl.eri" mailed bee.
The bradfield regulator co..atcanta.Ca.
60l0 by all druggists.
TWO FOR ONE.
IIY SI'KCIW. AIUI ANGK.MKNT
vvk on ki:
florae and 9apm
Iu combination with our paper, for
ONE DOLLAR A YEAR,
Peiug the price of our paper
al.-me. That is for all new sub
scribers, or old subscribers re
newing and paying in advance,
we send
Home and Farm
. . . (INK YKAK HIEK. . . .
U03IM AND FAIi.M is a 16 page
agricultural journal made by farm
ers for farmers. Its Home Depart
ment, conducted by Aunt Jane, is
unequalled. Its Children's De
partment, conducted by Faith Lati
mer, is entertaining aud instructive.
IITINMYV now and get this great a?
rieultural and home journal
NOTICE.
HAVING qualified as executrix and
executor of the last will and tes
tament of J. C. McCurry. deceased, late
of McDowell county. North Carolina,
thin is to notify all persons havingelaims
aga'li.-t theestateof said deceased to ex
hibit them to the undersigned on or be
fore the 20th day of January. 1S9S, or
this notice will be p!-ad in liar of their
recovery. All persons indebted to said
e.-tale will please male immediate pay
ment This January 20th. 107.
Mks. Makoahkt McCurry.
Executrix,
B. B Price. Executor.
GET THE BEST!
You buy the best hams, the best eggs, the
best clothing, why not buy the best medi
cines? Do you want that kind? We have
it. Yc give care and promptness.All
our resources are taxed to please.
. . NOT ONLY DURING THE HOLIDAYS . .
But all the while we want to do a good
business and give you good bargains. Our
MEW, - PURE - DRUGS
Are in; Exquisite Toilet Articles, a Variety
of Patent Medicines, and Druggists'
Goods generally.
Prescriptions - Carefully - Compounded.
We have a full line of fine Candies, Lem
ons and Oranges. We want to buv your
BIRCH OIL.
MORPHEW
TRAVELERS, LOOK
Wiiile at Hitkersville. stop at the PENT) LAND HOUSE - the best Hotel in the
Mountains. The table is supplied the year roucj with the very best t'ae country
allords. Every comfort of treats looked after carefully.
A good Feed Stable is run in connection with the Hotel.
liEUIiKX J. YOUNG, Proprietor.
Bakersville, Mitchell Co., N. C, Oct. 2, 1SSC.
Potash
is a necessary and important
ingredient of complete fer
tilizers. Crops of all kinds
require a properly balanced
manure. The best
Fertilizers
contain a high percentage
of Potash.
All about Potash the results of its use by actual ea.
penment on the best farms in the United States is
told in a little book which we publish and will gladly
mail free to any fanner in America who will write for it.
GERMAN KALI WORKS.
03 Kassaa St., New Yark.
PREPARED
foi: Tin;
M I D-vV INTER TRADE.
EXCELLENT (J00DS
AT
LIVING PRICES.
Our line has been enlarged
lor this season. Our usual
line of
HARDWARE - A - SPECIALTY.
HATS, CAl'S, SHOES
AND
USEFUL - NOVELTIES.
UUZ CU HAND. SADLERY
AND HARNESS GOODS.
GOOD VALUES
FOR YOUR MONEY.
J. S. DYSART.
Livery and Feed
Stable.
GOOD TliKiNOUTS.
CAREFUL - DRIVERS.
A. B. GILKEY & SON,
!Mfirion, !TT. O.
A GOOD TAILOR ESTABLISHED
If you will give me
your work. . . .
Tailoring, Cleaning
and Repairing
Done to Order.
B. W. BOND, Tailor,
Craig Building, Marion, N. C.
NORTH CAKOMXA. ) Si-i-kkior Ch ht,
.MclmwEi.L Cor.NTY. Spring Term. lH'.tT
Mrs M. H. lixon I 1'ulilication
Thi.m.is A McO.ailiarii.
. 1 Summons.
The State of Xorth Carolina, to Thomas A.
Me' Vallum! , Greeting:
Yon are hereby commanded to opjear lie
fore the judge of the Superior Court for Mc
1 10 well ei.untv, to tie held on the first Mon
day in Mrireh next, and answer the eom
p:.;.i.t ot plaintiff, whieh will lie tiled within
the tirst three days of the said term, or judg
ment will lie rendered against you for the re
lief prayed for in complaint, which is to ex
chide yon from nnv interest in the land of
TiIaintilT situate in Mcliuwell countv.
L signed I H. H PMCI-:.
Clerk Superior Court, Mellowed Co.
I'. J. SiNCt.AiK. Attorney.
& WHITE.
TO YOUR INTEREST!
iilfi:ii;iiiii!iii.iii;i;ninii
E WATCHES.
: Our leaders in low
price Watches are
; big values and tip
; top timers. See
: tht.ni aud pet one
- for vo-.ii self.
Our line of man
tel clocks are hon
est goods at an
honest price. You
dint make a nis
tcke when y ; buy
one.
00
o3)o
Bring in your Watch, Clock and
Jeweh Repairing and let us put it
in first-class order for you.
MIS B,
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SVliss EcS
Is Giving Great Bargains. Every
thing Going at Cost.
Now is Your Chance to Get a Fine Trimmed
Hat for Just One-Half.
i Fine Velvet Hats that were .$4.50 go for 2.75.
i Hats that were .oo go for $-'.25.
;! Hats that were 83-50 j;o for 2.00.
Hats that were $3-co 0 for '-75-I
Fine felt shapes lrom 35 cents and up.
Tam O'Shanta caps fur 25 cents and up.
Fine Sailors for 25 cents and up.
Ostrich tips from 10 cents and up.
llaby caps from 15 cents and up.
Silk laces that were 35 cants for 20 cents.
' Silk Lice that was 20 cents for 12 cents.
''; Elegant ribbons that were 35 cents for 20 cents.
; And everything else in proportion.
Ec- Come and see btfore buying.
MISS EDWARDS,
J. G. MM k I1TI1.
Silver, Gold and Currency
exchanged" for a General Stock of Merelotmlisr at
SEASONABLE -:- PRICES.
We aim to be elected ly a large majority on
QTJALITV AND PRICK.
Boots, Shoes, Hats, Gaps, Dry Goods,
Groceries, Hardware, Queen's-
Ware, Etc.
CU0TH1N& k
ski-:
YELLOW
J. G. NICHOLS
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I fjtpietly at ot 1
I FOR THE I
I NEXT 30 DAYS f
1 Goes .'ill my Clothing to make room
1 for my
I Q spring stock:. .. 1
1 Also, can save you money on Dress 1
Goods, Waist Goods and Shoes just
received 1
....NOT OLD GOODS.
Just received ten dozen of the best 1
1 50 cent Shirts you ever saw, and
1 ties to match
I . . See and be convinced . . f
Respectfully,
1 .7.c..,. E. L. GASTON. I
5lllll!ilIIIIlllIIIlllIIIIMlilll!lllill!llllil!IIillllllIIIIIIIIII!ini!lililIimiIllllllllI
The FleiMM-Eagle
Two Hotels iu one, under one man
agement, by
Tin-: giil ni:n family.
NO - RAISE - IN -
Summer, Iiegnl.tr and Transient
Boarding Reasonable rates.
Marion, C, July 22,1 SCO.
r?rOne piece navy blue tried
flannel, one yard wide, only 1'Ue.
per yard at lilanton'.s.
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LOCKS. S SPECTACLES.
Don't put off get
ting proper glasses
for your yyes. We
have the right
kird. They suit
your eyes, and the
price will suit, too.
Kvery pair guaran
teed to give satis
faction. 00
mil, 1
ward
oppositi:
It LAN TON'S
Etc., Etc.
SPECIALTY.
tiu:
FRONT.&
& BROTHER.
BOARDING.
Piedmont House.
50 Cents a Day; $2 a
Week; $8 a Month.
A - GOOD - FEED - STABLE
Run in connection with
the House.
J. M. ELLIS, PropriVfsr.
Marion, N. C.
Wanled-An Idea S
protect your Hu: thr mmy l.rlnn .u WMlth.
Write JOHN WKlIKKUt'KN . Hah-nt Atf.r
ne. WwtilutUMi. l. C f.r ihflr I.H f.rixo oix