North Carolina Newspapers

T. (i.coiii:, (I'riii.i.siiKK,) Wm II. W 1 1 ITU, SUBSCRIPTION PRICE, r Iil'l K'K? $1.00 Kntcred at the Tost Once at Ma rian, N. C, for transmission through the mails, as second class matter. FRIDAY, AI'KIL 16, iSyy. Ol i: i n;vr ANMVKKSKY. Like the little fell av cutting his first teeth, it has been with a reat deal of labor, and nut ti.tirely devoid of the suggestion of pain Km -i i,l-.-isnre to sustain the effort) tu do our very best in this our first anniversary edition. So far as the editors' part is con coined doing the write up of the county, town and local and edi torial matter we have done, amid other pressing caies, what is be fore you. If it shall meet your favor and appreciation we are sat isfied. The other work on the issue we can the more confidently commend as being better done than ours, iucluding the work of the faithful and etlicient "force." Ot'll M l OS. In our county and in the town we have done much, but much is to be done in developing the natu ral resources that a beneficent Providence has so bountefully showered upon this beautiful, charming and grand region. Com mendation is due for what has been done, yet we are unable to fully develop the resources to the best advantage of all concerned ; hence, we need 5,000 or 10,000 more good people in McDowell county, with millions of money to aid us in development; to aid us in delv ing in our mines, tilling our soils, manufacturing our lumb.'r, and in turn manufacturing it into various articles of wood; canning our veg etables and fruits; enjoying our superb climate; gearing our vast water powers to the wheels of in dustry; and in building up our so ciety, schools and churches. In Marion and at Old Fort, and in a number of other places in the county, we need larger hotels thd will draw and accommodate from 50 to 500 guests each winter and summer for the benefit of our cli mate. From $2 to a day hotels to secure pleasure and health seek ers. Our climate is superior to Asheville fur this purpose. And we do nut depreciate our present' hotel facilities, which are good but insufficient in capacity, that ncel the demands of travel and, in 'part, the health and pleasure seeker. Tin: iikm'iki; 10 in 111:1.1. am yancky. This road will be worth more money to Marion in the future than any of her factories. The legislature furbishes the guards, tools and fifty convicts for several years, or until the "pike', s completed. The three counties of Mitchell, Yancey and McDowell are to levy and collect until the road is completed, each $500 a year. Requisition lias been sent in for the convicts by the road commission of the counties, and they are to be here to begin ac cording to law, active work by the first of the coming month. The whole length of the road will be something near 70 miles. This will make Mitchell and Yan cey, whose nearest railroad station is Marion, practically several miles nearer. The travel over a good "pike" will become a pleasure, and a source of profit to many when loads twice as heavy can be hauled. The road is to be 20 feet wide, no grade to be steeper than one foot :.' rni'en, clear of roots, rocks, mudholes, etc.; to be rounded for drainage by ditching on either side and across by under ditching when necessary, ami bridged when needful. Work is to begin at this end first. Soon the pick, the shovel and the con vict will be among us. Do not kill the goose that las golden eggs by asking too much for lots desired by manufactories. and thus force them to go to more appreciative locations. If Marion is a first rate location for such there are others. Hut we are ap preciating factories more, and giv ing them welcome. Towns have been known to be injured, and ruined by exhoi bilant prices for land ('riving, would-be purchasers els.'where. We beiieve this w not be the cc.se here. Of course man can ask what i.e pleases, th is not denied, but there is such a thing as wise and unwise action in this matter for the good of ail. We surrender a part of our edi torial space, and a part usually de voted to local matter, to the neces sities of the write Hp, which h.s the right of way this week, aftt r which we shall have our comple ment of ed tori.il, news and local matter. Much of the information as to minerals, temperature, rainfall, etc , and other valuable informa tion 'vas secured from that m st excellent work, "North Carolina and i s retoui o-s," by T. K. LU liner. OIU 1-1 Itl.IC SCHOOLS. They are the "paladium of our liberties," and the basis, for the great majority, of any future edu cation or training. Wise is that man and dutiful as a citizen, and wise is that people that make the most of our public school. They have in days gone by been s inefficient that some good men have fallen out of con fidence with them. Hut they are to be, and can be rnad j much more efficient. The last legislature appropriated $50, ceo a year for three years to the public schools, to be secured as follows: In August next in every township of the State an election is to be held to vote a tax of at least thirty cents on each poll and ten cents upon each hun dred dollars worth of property to be do-voted t the public schools to the township giving a majority for the taxation. To any amount thus raised up to five hundred dol lars the Stale will give the same. If a township votes for such a tax it shall not be repealed within three years. Thus a township may add one thousand dollars to its public school fund in addition to what is raised by the regular State tax of twenty cents on the hundred. Hach school is to have not less than sixty-five pupils on its roll (just one-half do not have so many). The total number in this township, to illustrate by it, will likely be reduced from fifty-six for the whites and thirteen for the colored people, to a total of about fifty. If the township should vote a special tax of as much as five hundred dollars, securing another live hundred dollars added to the twenty cent. State tax, the schools will run hereafter about six (6) months in a year. Fx United States Senator Dan iel Woolsey Yoorhees, of Indiana, "the tall sycamore of the wabash" has bowed himself to the earth the voice of the great democratic orator and statesman will be no longer heard. (Ol.. Itl.OtKI K I.OSKS A IIOKSK. A SlrHiitjc Acciileiit A K m.ir kalile In nlaiice ol' Caiiinn Sajjaclty t'apt. Terrell ami Mr. Maililiurii KeiiiNlatt'il ill the siiiillic rnV Service. Corrispiinikiu-e nf The Messenger. Co'. O. II. Blocker had the mis fortune to lose a horse yesterday in lather a strange manner. The animai was lured br an evening ride by a j.,pntleman visiting here, find he having business at "Joli niont," hail gone into the house, leaving the horse tied at the gate, v.hen, becoming frightened at a train passing thro' the deep rail road cut near, it broke away, and running very fast, fell in the road, injuring itself, it is feared, beyord any hope of recovery, ihis oc currence is the more unfortmate because the Colonel had about concluded a trade for the horse. remarkable instance of canine sagacity is related by a gentleman of Crooked Creek township. He had sold a dog below Spartan burg, S. C, a distance of eighty- five miles from his home. A few- mornings since it made its appear ance at its old home about Da. m., with a trace chain fastened to its neck, and much travel stained, and is supposed to have made this lengthy trip in one night, swimming Island Ford, one hun dred and fifty yards wide, on Broad River. The many friends of Capt. Wm. Pitt Terrell wil. hear with much pleasure that the Southern Rail way Co. have reinstated him in their service, tho' it is a matter of regret to those here that his new duties require his presence at Sal isbury, he having been called to wot k there. No effort has been spared by his friends from Ashe ville to Raleigh in his behalf, and I think the Southern does well to have again in their employ so effi cient an engineer. A rather re markable compliment to Capt. Terrell is the fact that at this point now two of the best engin eers on the road are doing the work he formerly did ah?r.e ; tho' this is no reflection whatever on them ; it only goes to show that the duties and responsibilities of the place are more than one en gineer should have upon him. Capt. Terrell left on Sunday night for his new position. Mr. I'. II. Mashburn has also re sumed work with the Southern Railway Co., but by this his many warm friends must not think that he has put aside his aspirations to be Old Fort's next postmaster, as he is still very much in the race, with fair prospect of final success, and will at once take charge it successful. SlDNfV. Oid Fort. N. C, April 15. iJ'y;. Asheville Hotel. Asheville, X. C. On South Main street. Ashevilh", X. C, opposite the Swannum a lintel, is the Asheville Hotel. It has just been reopened, reftr nishod, recarpotcd, repainted an 1 renovated t hrouhoui, fiom the parlors to that important part of a hotel, the kitchen. Mr. .1. F. Austin, the proprietor, his had Conner successful hotel cxpericii'v in Tennessee. Harry Hai nes, of ew York, is chief cleili, w hile Louis Xocke, of New York, is night clerk. Miss Hattie Austin, sister of tl e proprietor, will be general housi keeper, and will hu direct snpei vision of the waiteis, who are white gills, and who come well recom mended as to character and effi ciency. It goes without saving that this hotel will be neatly kep't and will likely succeed. The'house has 47 rooms open to the public, elegant pailors, jecvpuon rooms etc., . tc. The legular rales are l .".0 to hi a day, with fecial prices by the week or mouth. WASHINGTON LKTTEII. Democrat Knilnriii- Swne Statement Mswlf Hy llnily Office-Seeker Worry ins Alxnit tin, Civil Service. ICulen Dtath of Kx-Senator Voorheen. From Our Kc-jrular Correspondent. Washington, April 12, lSDT. The democrats of the House iu miens endorsed the statements made by JJcpreentative Iiailey,of Texas when Representative Ding ley, in response to Representative deny Simpson's protect, bluntly stated that the republic. in s did not intend to allow any general legislation by the House at this session. Mr! Hailey said: "We are not inclined to insi.-t upon the republican party legislating. We feel that the eon 11 try Millers when the republican party legislates. We have contended tins alt our lives, and we sincerely believe it. We have no desire to urge the Ke publican parly to make laws, but we de.-iie to understand ii's pol icy. Wo are here ready to discuss any measures you desire to bring up, but behoving that nine out of ten of them would be bad we are ready to help mi if your policy is to do not hing."' In the death of ex Senator 1). W. Vooihees, which occurred Saturday morning at his Wash ington residence, the Democratic paity lost one of its ablest and hardest workers, a man who ha tor nearly half a century occupied a place in the front ranks of democracy in every national cam paign. Mr. Vooihees had been in failing health for several years, but his death was entirely mu x pected, although he was iu his seventieth year. lion. W. J. Iiryan arrived in Washington to-day from Florida. This evening he was given a re ception by the Old Dominion Club and delivered an address before the law school of Columbian Uni versity, and to-morrow evening he will be the guest of honor at the big democratic Jefferson celebra tion. Among the many prominent bnsiness men who are iu Wash ington for the purpose of pointing out to the Senate Committee on Finance, the bad features of the tariff bill, is Marshall Field, the widely known Chicago merchant. Mr. Field was asked if he cared to make a statement for publication ou the tariff bill, and he replied: "No, except the one general remark that it is the worst tariff bill lever saw, not only as icgards the rates of duty imposed, but in the com plicated and ambiguous methods liw-,rtJ.i i'-r.s,-ijw4 ti.fts.TVV-''-'---" . r .-.vf..V--y.--" -r-V'" v?. , v . , v: 1- v mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Scene 011 of imposing them. There is scarce ly a line 111 tho bill that will not have to be interpreted by the Su preme Court." Speaking of whether the demo crats in the Senate ought to resort to illlibustering to delay or defeat the tariff bill, ex-Representative Clunie, of California, said: "I am in favor of allowing the republi cans absolute sway and full scope in the making of a tariff. The freer they are loft to work theii will the quicker will the country repudiate their acts, for I hold that prosperity can never come from taxation, but only fnyn a re adjustment of our financial system that will put silver back to its old footing of equality with gold." This is substantially the position taken by Senator Jones, chairman the democratic national com mittee, in a letter made public a tew days ago, and which is en dorsed by most of the democrats in both branches of Congress. The republicans are doing con siderable worrying about the civil service rules anil how they are go ing to get around them. At least, those who are after ollice are. About the only man who has al ready got his office who has shown aiiv special interest in this matter, is Puhl.e Printer Palmer, who has been practically discharging dem ocrats from the government print ing ollice, by asking for their resignations, every day since he took charge. Fx -Congressman Bowden, ot Yirgiira, who is will ing to become a Federal office holder, voiced the opinion of tlo office seekers when he s-a :I : "I have i';ct during uiv present visit to Washington with republicans : Ij-.vie i; anther summer r--Irom every p.ut of tho union, am! ! b rl ;n Mitche.i and is reached bv almost to a iiinn tlu-.v are opposed i wav. of B;0..vir.;r Rook on the to civil service rcioim, so ealhd. u, t-.v Cr--nber-v rai-ira.r It is a fact that th. re is a volt I atVd"''Lt;lge on the' no'i'th." h"h against the whole syst m, and i beautifuiiv siuated 01 th- LiaviUe tor one, would be glad to see it j river and h;!S a -)!ie h lc! readv demolished ior ail time. I ueiieve President Mckinley is going to do what he thinks is rigid, t-ut I do not beiieve lie is goin t ho el 1! in of t hose I him in the campaign." to ignore ;tr,1,! U lu.it smt of talk is heard every dav hut Mr. MeKiii!e h .sgiveii iiosm;i,:ii,d it is doubtiul' whether he will set aside aiiv of the extensions of the civil service ru'.es made bv Mr. Clevo- l.md, unless authorized bv Con lUthorized bv ,;,,,.! gress to do so, and the aerage le publican Congussuian, while will ing to tab; against tho civil service law to please their ollice seeking constituents, will hesitate about voting against it, and there are a number of them who will sMml by the lawthiough thick and thin. Doss Piatt's heuchiuau are much exercised over a leport that Mr. Theodore Ros-v-l who will qualify us Assistant :-r rotary of the Navy in a lew day s, bavii!: al ready been nominated ai.d con firmed, w ill iu est igate i h - Hiook hn 11 ivy yard, li w.i- ln-cause they feared this very thing that I lf' fought if o-eve!;'s appoint ment p,a. mi h im COM. I V. It-. l.iM-.tl iiiii. Still h:i:I rrotI.it- s Mica iiml (run Iixinstrii-H suuitnt : lit-sorls Srliot.ls I'ljiuI il 11:1. C' rri"spui;tlw:n.'- The M'.s- n,:cr. Mich v.-11 couinv Iks bitvt-en the Hlue Ki i:;e r. ' an-; : he S.:it. !y west in.viri a c dary M st of the ojs, there bens : formation excr w -iters of l-lt' Linviile. nth and east, 4 i"u"t'n, the :i vt.lt'.' a ai botin- i n ' y : :n unlaiii-liuk- valley i ho upper r, an. I upper The soil of Mitchell is universal ly fen ile, the timber of large sizj and of great variety. The hickory is very plentiful ; the walnut, chestnut, beech, buck eye, locust, maple, cherry and birch abound. Of the shrubbery there is also a great variety. The rhododendron or laurel grows here most Juxuri anliy. 1 lie ivy kalinia latijcua often called calico bush, conspic uous for the profusion of its white or pink angular bell shaped and delicately dotted flowers, covers most every hillside. There are several varieties of the azalia, among which are the orange and lemon colored, grow ing in large compact clusters, and adding rare beauty to the land scape from the conspicuous glow of its masses of bloom. There is also a white variety, which grows along the water courses, and of great and delicious fragrance. The "sweet shrub" calicanthns jioridus which is much admired for the vinous or fruity odor of its chocolate-colored flowers, grows here in exuberance. There are a great many medic inal herbs found here. The gath ering of these herbs is an impor tant industry, in fact, it is the only means that some of the poor er class have of getting their meat and bread. This is a natural grass country, and stock raising is very profitable. The cereals grow well, and much of the soil is adapted to the growth of tobacco. The mineral products are con- Southern Hallway, W. X. C. Division Koi fined at present to mica and iron, although other minerals are found. The famous Cranberry mines are in the northeastern part of the county. They are connected by railroad with Norfolk and South ern railroad at Johnson City, Tenn. The mica mines are the most extensive in the United States and produce a large portion of the mica put on the market. An im portant branch of the industry is grinding the waste mica (nearly nine tenths of the whole), which is used for wall paper, artificial snow, electrical purposes, and in lubricants. There are four mica mills at Plumtree, and they grind moie than half of the mica used in the whole world. There are several of the gems and precious stones found in Mitchell, among them, the aqua marine, emerald, ruby, kyanite, and garnet. The Roan mountain is in this county. I; is 6,332 feel high. The top of the Roan is a prairie 7 miles in length. The view from the mountain is grand. I have been told that, w ith a good glass, you could see into eight different states. The Cloudland Hotel, the most loftily siutated first class hotel in the L'nited States east of the Miss issippi, is on the top o! Roan mountain. It is kept open through the summer and is generally wel supplied with visitors. It is readied by a r.arr.AV gauge r-i l r Ki i frcM .'ohnsou City, Tenn , to Roan M ur.fin Station, a. id th.e ice by stage by a graded road ! ,( 1 to receive all visitors. .'he chmate of Mitel. Ui'ui in summer and :11 i: tii-; ce- ' ,rZ .,..t I.- - ,,. h . a w i n - ! railroad facilities 'this would' soon I u , -.,c.r. f. i-c, .,i i 1 ,r' -. "t. ' ... , . , , i -'l:chtl' ',oral f.?' con; ! :r"n , "e c;iiMrcn . a,e j 'cmaat-iy Lng.it an i tney sr..,w a oesne 10 a.qre an euuc.,u-..n. i lie population 01 me county ib ,Sc; while, 12,25.' coh.-rcd. j 3 VNDKA. i'"CnIhoit clocks are the be.-t. At Swiiuloll's. LVNevv books and always at bwiudelFii. pciiodic.ils ItKALTIFl I. OL1J FOItT. A l-!ensnt Town I'ii'tnrPHfiue Surround ing One of the ISt l'laoe in W. N. C. in Which to Spend I'leanantly Sum mer or Winter, atl at Little Kxpenae. Ciim-jspomlciicc of The Messenger. In this special edition of The Mr.srN;HR I woul-J like to give the outside wo; Id some account of the town .-! Old Tort, the best place in Western North Carolina in which to whiie away pleasantly summer or winter. The town is admirably adapted for a winter rtsori; Miu;.ieo i-i the net th-western part of McDowell county in the CaMvba valley, just where the great tio-grde of the Hlue Ridge 1 the Southern Railway. We i'.i.e thrf advantage of an op;-n so nth et n exposure. Cy clones .'.re n .1 known to this fuvoied eciio::, Jis north fr west ot us the i.dis i-.r.d mountains are a natural hairier against storms. Our climate is particularly suited at ail seasons for invalids, those tired out with the rush and hurry of life, those seeking a quiet and p!eas-ant home in which to icr.t and recuperate, ami es pecially for people with families of children whom they wish to have the benefit of a sojourn in the mountains. Our water is un excelled anywhere for purity, and so c.o A that ice is not needed in summer. Our nights are always pleasant in summer. As to the matter of expense I quote from an article written by a very prominent physician of East ern North Carolina, who was here for the first time last summer. He says: "The people of Old Fort seem satisfied with boasting the elegance of its climate, the beau ties of the scenery and an unex celled cuisine for the hard dollar ot its visitors. Be it known, how ever, that there are no exorbi tant charges here for anything Nowhere in the South are the prices charged so moderate, and if ever a person received full value for his expenditures he will do so here; and nowhere in Christendom are the people kinder, more hos pitable or more anxious to render pleasant the sojourn of her visi tors." High praise, this, but the facts warrant every word. About five miles from us is Ca tavvba Falls, a place much visited by lovers of the grand and beau tiful, and well worth the climb necessary to reach them. On the west we have the famous Round Knob with its hotel and fountain said to be one of the highest in the - .ik! Knob. world,. A pleasant trip to this point can be made by rail and re turn on foot. On the east we have probably as fine a view from Gunter's Flats as anywhere in the mountains, and quite near town, within easy walking distance, is "Wild Cat," a mountain the as cent ot which is now rendered quite easy by a fine road lately built. Those fond of fishing can find plenty of mountain trout in the numerous streams with which the country abounds. Old Fort is a "dry" town, made so by the nearly unanimous wish of its citizens, who see no good reason that it sould be otherwise. We have four churches, Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Epis copal, in one or another of which services are held every Sunday. We have here six stores of gen eral merchandise. Then, too, Old Fort has a drug store, stocked de cidedly better than the usual vil lage one and attended by a phar. macist of many years experlnce. Shortly we will have a resident physician in the person of Dr. V. W. Clarke, now of Candler, N. C, who contemplates h eating here immediately. The following are boarding houses of Old Fort: Mrs. Julia Salisbury, Mrs. W. H. Wester man, Mr. J. C. Sandl.n, Col. C). H. Blocker, J. B. Burgin and the Kd!y Hotel. We have running through our town a stream. Mill creek, with water power en ugh going to w:;ste or unutilized, sufficient to turn the wheels of many factories. Underlying hundreds of acres i.e ir us is a s'rata of clay espe- i.d y good fur the making of tiles aol brick. Indeed this has been pronounced by experts to be su peiiorto any in our state. We have near us also a genuine "Thermal Belt," in which grapes, peaches, and, in fact, all fruit is grown with great success. This h-s on the north slope of Hickory N -t Mountain, and much of its ! P'-duct Umai keted in our town. 1 On the farm of Mr. 1 nos. A. Nob- ! lett is a cultivated Concord grape .vine fully t)i inches in diameter froin v.hicn is gathered e.-ch year i ar least iccd ot this delicious fruit, , Tb.re g .;ob:v no action of our c...unlfv where tne .,tbors of i the viiie g-ro.ver meet with greater j returns, tne only drawback being 1 tiie limited home market, though j this fact of course tends to give I our pe-.-ple and their visitors the j b-r. :f:t of fj-.v prices, j I hr.ve endeavored to avoid the Iiuiiome laudation of peisons and exageraied description of places so apt to characterize the efforts of the average newspaper write up " Should tiiis article bring benefit to our delightful section or rieasure to any, tlien incieea 1 will fee! amp v repaid. In con clusion, I offer to The Messenger. the best all round tit'7csjtifer our county has had in many years, if indeed it ever had one so good and complete, so important and so clean, and so readable and well printed, my most heaity congrat ulations on its birthday, and sin ceres', best w ishes that it may have long life and much prosperity and receive from all that appreciation its many good quelitus so thor oughly deserve. Sidney. Old Fort, C, Apr. 12, ';7. 1KIOI CO UN CUAlKKK. The Arrest ami Trial t.f Un ftr lsun- 11 inn Saw Mill nntl SMriliKitus Con duct. Correspondence of The Messenger. Since writing inv last, the Tem ple of Justice iu this bailiwick has a daily service. Something over a week t-ince, the deputy sheriff ol this region and I met on a Sabbath eve. Our object was to renew our spiritual strength, ami we fell to discussing the hstic encounter be tween Col. J. J. Corbet t and the Hon. Robert Fitzsimmotis. He was backing the former with great vehemence, and I as sturdily show ing the superiority of the latter as a linguist, a versatile writer aud a master of his dukes. In five min utes more we would have doubtless settled the matter under Marquis of Qneensbury rules, without ref eree or socoud, when two wild- eyed members of an upper teridom church came in with a bench war rant from a very learned justice of the peace. This document en joined us to ride down a bold bad mau who worked in a saw mill sis days in the week and sat 111 the seat ofthe scornful on the Holy Sabbat li Moreover, he had changed his shoes in the sanctuary, aud whis pered in meetiu' to a man as vile as himself and as unmitigated a saw mill operative. We were to make these daring criminals feel that hell hath 110 furies like a wor shiper scorned; aud herein we were to fail not at our peril. Mount ing our official mules, we took a blood red oath to let no guilty man or saw mill man escape. In a few hours, after a dark ride over rough roads, we came to the lair of this daring transgressor. From the description we had of him, we ex pected to see Capt. Kidd, or some other bold buccaneer of the Span ish main re incarnated. My teeth chattered and mv hair rose like quills on the fretlul porcupine Hike the Prince of Denmark in the presence ot the royal ghost, 1 felt like say ing : " Angels and minis ters of giaee, defend us.'' At the stentorian call of the warlike dep uty to come forth in the name of the State, a boyish looking fellow of some 2.j hummers opened the tloor, and told us to hang our mules to the picket fence, our harps on a weeping willow, if we could find one, and our gnus to the bow of our Saddles; to come in and smoke stoie cigars at his expense; that he had no idea what we wauted at such an unseemly hour, but he was always glad to meet tine haired white folks, if such we were. On getting a better view of his fea tuies, we saw he was quite hand some, with a dreamy, poetic ex pression, and we found further that he was quite intelligent, with very winning manners. Had we met him in a loviva', he would have been classed as a young mm is'ei. My deputy friend informed 1 1 111 that he was charged with run ning a saw mill, and sacriligious conduct, while a devout man was pointing sinners to the beautiful beyond. He said as to being a saw mill man, he plead guilty ; in fact, had been caught red-handed iu the act. But as to scoffing and disturbing the pure in heart, he had done nothing but pull off a tight shoe, and did not blow a horn before him or otherwise make proclamation of the fact. We asked as to the whereabouts of his companion iu crime. He said that, like the frog, he would a wooing go, and had not returned. We waited till midnight, hut still he came uot. Our interesting crimi nal, like Yorick, was a fellow of infinite jest and most excellent fancy, and time did not drag heav ily on our hands. We failed to find the other man, and by the time our mules had eaten up his picket fence, we were ready to de part. We told Li i in to report at the magisterial council house on Tuesday at a couple o'clock, and face his accusers. He said he'd be present by at least two thirds majority. At the call of time on the day and hour appoiuted, he took his seat ou the mourner's bench. The odor of guauo hung about the t"rments of the officiat ing 'squire, and his flowing beard fell over his bosom like the vesture of a son of Levi. The male portion td the church was 111 solid evidence, and their lowering looks boded no good to the man iu the prisoner's dock. A very staid and circum spect deacon deposed that some body back theie kept up a most ungodly ami unseemly racket, but he didn't know who it was. The file leader of the amen corner tes tified that he heard thiugs of a disturbing uature, but could not locate the sound nor swear to the man. A man who sings " I'm glad salvation's free" thou toed the mark on the witness st,aud, and swore that the sound was as the voice of many waters, but he was unable to tell whence it came or whither it weut. A lobby member then took the stand ami swore point blank that the accused was talking, for he 'seed" him. In order to see him he had to turn round from the preacher and look back. But he "seed " him and he was a talkin' anil a laughin' and changed shoes with the other man who was named in the warrant. The defendant said he whispered a little, but tried to avoid talking to his comiade; that his shoe was hurting his foot, and he pulled it off, and he and his associate saw mill mau exchanged shoes. No evideupe was adduced that he was druuk,'aud the foiegoiug is a suin- Imary of what wa proved by the life "WSmm vai site BATTERY PARK HOTEL Asheville. X. C. State. Had the counsels of the truly good prevailed, the evil doer would have peiished at the stake. The magistrate was on his hrst case, aud seemed to want to shoot about where von hold him. lie iinpoed a fine of ?L0 aud all costs, 1 which was piomptly settled. Kre the excitement had died away, tue owner 01 me oioou- liouuds and foxhounds inthebte gum ease brought a wild eyed, brindle-beaided malefactor to taw, eharge with taking a horse eollar, a side of leather aud a halter rem. He seemed to have rather taking ways, in fact, and had bten a cor poral in the chain gang of another county. He swore he was not ready for trial " bekaze his lawyer want thar." His lawyer turned out to be a man uot conversant 'with Blackstoue or the Code, but wise as a serpent iu chimney corner statutes. He is also conversant in mica, but has uever discovered or developed a paying mine, lit came up promptly, and was very zealous in favor ot his client. His opinions were at variance with common and statutory law, and about nine times out of ten a judge of the Supreme Court, except the present iucumbeuts in North Caro lina, would hardly have sustained his opinions. But his client was found guilty, aud he cheerfully put his autograph at the business end of the bond for his appearance. As their aggregate wealth approx imates 15 cents, they will be forth coming. Auother man is wauted for sheep stealing did it ia self defence, Another stole a box of tobacco be cause he was starving to death Another took a sack ol salt, who also plead destitution. Y hen told he could not eat the salt, he said he couid eat it with the meat he expected to steal. Oue man stole a setting uen. bue was too poor to eat, but he managed to steal corn enough to get her very robust. 2ow, as everybody knows, I am for McKinley. He was the ad vance agent of prosperity. He was about four years in advance. In l'MM) . J. Bryan, that blatant free silveiite, will be elected ; times will get better, and Biyan will get all the credit. Cokn Ckackek. Cherry Mountain, X. C, April 5, 1S17. Knrotiraf ment for The Mt-KHt imrr. Editors Messenger : I am very glad to learn that you contemplate getting out a write- up" edition of The Mksskoek, set ting forth the developments and advantages of Marion and the sur rounding territory tne country about. In this edition please allow me an opportunity of expressing briefly my appreciation of The Messenger and of sticking in wora in us oenau. 1 11 come right to the point in a hurry. The undersigned has been a sub scriber of the various papers pub lished in Marion for the past 16 years, and also of The Messenger during its life of one year. Cir cumstances have been such, that my address has been continually changing, and in this connection I desire to say, after advising all papers alike from time to time of my rhanged ad dress, that The Messenger has been the only paper that has reached me regularly and on time. Notwithstanding the fact of my address having been changed, for instance, nine different times the past 12 months, The Mes senger nas never once failed to come in at the appointed hour. In this criticism, however, let us give the devil his dues. Other papers have been as newsy and at tractive, and at times, perhaps, moreso than The Messenger. The late Mr. Flemming, the founder of the Marion periodical, the Lamp Post, gave us a number one sheet for that day and time. Then came Brother Eaves, who Jiughd us a clean, conservative sheet for a number of years. After the Bugle the Marion paper appeared under various names and came out in the shuffle at the hands ot such able editors as R. J. Page, jas. l.ljrihin, bamuel Archer, J H. Atkins, J. C. Linney, A. H McFaden and others. From 1 strictly "newsy" standpoint, per haps Page and Atkins gave us the best sheets for the time being, (G r. haves Accord also a good one) but unfortunately theirs, like the others, in the course of time in variably fell into a spirit of "in nocuous desuetude," appearing by "fits and starts," sometimes 7 days apart, sometimes longer and final ly disappearing entirely. At all events, the papers in the past have always reached the writer with famous irregularity. This cannot be said of The Messenger. Therefore, for punctuality, re liability and general conservative ness, which are the prime at- mouies 01 a moaern newspaper, the first condition especially. The Messenger, in the opinion of the writer, is ahead of any paper ever seni out trom the city of Marion. Long live The Messenger. C. M. CoRI'FVivr. v'ost heartily do we appreciate tne above award of excellence and encouraging commendations we have determined to secure city reporter, that no news be missed. ho ) 257IIowaid at Swiudell'a. a hebt machine oil c orn is a vigorous feeder and re sponds well to liberal fertiliza tion. On corn lands the yield increases and the soil improves if properly treated with fer tilizers containing not under 7 actual Potash. A trial of this plan costs but little and is sure to lead to profitable culture. All about Potash the result! of Its use by actoal -rerimcnt on the best farms in the United States is told in a little book which we publish and will t'clly mad free to any farmer in America who will write ( u. btlUlAN K.AL1 UKHS, 83 Kauau St., New York. Livery and Feed Stable. 6 0 0 1) T I! 11 iN 0 11 T S. CAREFUL - DIUVKKS. A. B. GILKEY & SON, Iarioii, 1ST. C. LUMBER WANTED. Having purchased the lot opposite the depot in Marion to put a woodworking factory on, we will pay CASH for Green or Dry Oak and Pop lar Lumber on our yard; will want other kinds of lumber soon. We will be glad to communicate with any one who can furnish shingle bolts. Payne & Decker Bros. Disosway, The Druggist, Old Fort, N. C, Offers to bis customers an alt lutely correct Mock of I)i n's and Patent Medicines. Just Arrived: Wiiooi'inu Coroii Plas ters, a specific for tliis lis tressing com plaint COAL TAR FOR CORN PLANTIN6. Two Hotels in one, under one in it 11 axemen t, ly T1IEGKUKEK FAMILY" NO - RAISE - IN - PRICES. Sunioaer, Iicgulitr and Transient Hoarding. Reasonable rates. Marion, X. C, July 2'-', 1890. BOARDING. Piedmont House. 50 Gents a Day: $2 a Week: $8 a Month. 4 - GOOD - FEED - STABLE Run in connection with the House. J. M. ELLIS, Pmprirtor. Marion, N. C. Election Notice. There will be an election Le! 1 in Marion, N. 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