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A DEMOCRATIC J 0 UENA1. THE PEOPLE AND THEHl INTEREST. VOL. V. NO. 23. MAXTON, N. G., TTIESDAY, DEC. 23, 1890. 8 1.00 A YEAU TOWN DIRECTORY. M. KATT S. l'.VliNI'. J. (TKIilh. Commis sioners. J GRAND ANNUAL SESSION. The National Farmery Alliance at Ocala, Flat nntn:. T-wn Marshal. Mi DUES. I .... , ,i,.vai? Vn 1 72) meets '-' 1 ' - - TJ c k n,.,.t; rvf-rv Sunday at 7.30 ...... x- ,7-mt WM. BLACK. w .in n.r-t." nrt Thursday nights of j hm.-nth at -M. OSKN FltlKNDS meet on second .1 . ,i . . ? ii fco-H month. l rhW Counselor: H. W. 'ar"ha:;-f crf tary and Trcasur.-r. kxiN LODGE, KNIGHTb UJ? riHIV- u.t-ctH every rnuay nigiu, , ,.,,r ' !:i f!U h Ul nth, at H look. f.pr. , iDi;NTV BIBLE SOCIETY j 'r - V Pr-s Dr .1 I) ro..nj. 'nd V A I. l;-.w(). Sv. Wm Iii-ck Tra. r-i:' ; -.:": Fx Cin Kev I;OHi. EH, I. S i.-nseni, P I .VJCE-oemTi., - v , ',. li M.-K 'liTii: An:iitint? Com., K ip:,,. o H p,l,(ktr and BDCaldwtll. Lvri i!V(.. COMMITTEE. VrV J "' I'll l-viu.s, K..v II (i Hill. D D, jVv .! I'-:-n k. Kev i) J Meeks, Jlev J r Kn.ifi ii, " .-mcv-oiiumi, I j Smr It, imncan jitvu, ui. S !; U'owii, " Ir J L McMillan. . I t H I M. MlMMH I KK. J I' s.nnh, I H M -.Nill. J A Humphrey liH,v,,f u... I ,. tn- l.undirton, N. C. r'im.' .r ii. XT mo. ! int; Thursday, May Ith. i ', ! 1 r! ' ''1; ni- Bit. it- ini'l .-.'-:iiii.-Mts can ue pui ii i i :. . .. f. V P W II, l.iU'r. 1 ' M H II . .uuifii, - f.)-.!. Ail i.ur.-h- and Ril.le S.K'ieties in the ,Unt v in". ;t"l t"- nil ilc-1. uttH. K rwhi-.l u!l .ii.-'-ti .n . t' Wm Black, 'rwii Ji r, M.it"ii N ( ' i 1 1 1 ii: ii .' KK-HYTKitlAN, ItEV. I)U. II. 0 - 1 ! 1 it. Jill. I.. 1 ; i - T - r- Scrvh is t';icn ai)u:uu id 1 IV M. S'.nidny School at 10 A. M. I'iu'mt in. ciiii every Wednesday ..(, .". ... -. i IKTII'HU-T, i:i:V. J. W. JONES . 1 4 1 !':iti.r. N-m-r e icii Sunday hi ii A. M. S-i-i -In V School at (J oO A. M. M KJIVU' i.XT N i.o:m;k a. F. A. M. I . , V A l. lur. t. l-t frM iy niui in eauu aji 1 1 ii h at s r. m. ChM.l'.AI. DUIECTOHV OF KoU.oN Cf.lXl'Y. Lx:1or. .!. V. P)ii.f. K(;iri --! ' ,'i T. .M. Watson. IK . Kegan. E. F. AleRae. VihiY C-iini))isioiiers, '( 1. Stancil, l.iciiryue. i s nfivpr C. S (' , C. V. TuWIlMMid. Shfrilf. H. M. Kachcn. Kc'r Dec In. .1. II. Morrison. t re.iv;:-( i, . . .icl:iirniia President Polk's Annual Addres Given Here in Full.---An Ani mated Convention. Biuii of IMucaiion I J. A. McAllister i.J. s. .McQueen. Bupt. I'll.. In-:,-,), .). A. MeAlister. Cor-neiA- Sum. of Health, Dr. F Lis R THE FARMERS ENTERTAINED. The Cinzens of Florida Turn Out to Do Them Honor. A !,n d;sj, at( h flom lJartrnv P1 ;jVs , v:--lh-atesto theNal iuiuu l ..r::, ,,' A'li;iri(.r and Industrial l'i,"' n, r' -at'll,r, ,i P hy the Orange ;v;.r; :"' r"i soutt ' ' 1 -I'-' l , .1.1! ' , .... 1 v." . I . ' o reier-sburg At tin- latter point ' :uner Sadie for ' '".'"rcd 21. Tarn u :t!i a barbecue and a: Ybor Citv, and ' ' ' ,:' ! FroruTam ' :;f' aid by rail to il' and Kiss- 'tte:in:r receptions v ! T The j)arty ar; I : ,1 . . j- a:,:: I .o ' i' :. i ' ' V.';. Iri :iul - ssissippi. . . I vc name of a Mi i-Mppi. lo Ni w Orleans & - - 'uth of Ilanis- ' u: :-a I location on lied by the Mis- !ii cis of which -i-icnt. aud Pnul t i . : . it ' v iiii ago; n. ii. Tetary. A good :i c saw mills and ''.la nts and other t have been built. ' who inaugurated - are said to be ' knatiou and i iug in i he H-'riniauMauu-Mr. John Hope ' '--Mdi-nt. The ; 'he compauy ,;''-:5o0.00il ha : The an . "'I'aiiy is to use x' - !:' the estalv " 1 ""bnbing : ' thv capita! ! -de to secure ; :-l vantage to ;ns Indorse Parnell. ' "; hishmen at Iu- a4. " ! to au address to ' ' P,A..,,.ll ' urn. A press dispatch from Qala, Fla., says: The National Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union are meeting in the opera house. Nearlv every delegate has armed and the house U crowded; with Alliance men and women. Great enthusiasm is manifested and the congress is hard at work oa knotty A1L- ance problems. !j PRESIDENT POLK'8 ADDRES9. Immediately after calling the delegates to order President Polk began the, deliv ery of his annual address, which occupied over an hour. The address congratulated the Alliance on its achievements since the last meeting, and then reviewed the caus es of agricultural depression . Mr. Polk declared that the depression is an anomaly to the student of industrial progress. Retrogression in American agriculture," he Hai(f. "means national decay, and powerful and promising ni is this young giant republic, yet its power and glorj touch not the degradation of the American farmer. The alarm incident to the ecu trali .at ion of monopolies was then pointed out dud both political parties w ere condeinued for forcing and encourag intr this condition. i With referance to extending the order Mi. Polk urged thnt additional organi zers be sent at once into Oregon, Wash ington, Ohio, New York, New Jers y, .Vri.ona aud other States.! Among the recommendations was one that an organization le formed to be known as the National Legislature, com posed of the national president and the president of the Statu Allia ces, their dutv being to look closely after the legis lature reforms demanded by the Alliance, both inState legislation arid in Congress. He recommended changes in the consti tution and recited the "demands" to be made in the way of financial, land, elec tion and tax "reforms, tie deprecated sectionalism aud closed with an eloque.it appeal for national harmony. Of course nothing of importance was done to-day except securing an organiza tion. All are in the mood for exertion, and soou the convention will be up to its elbows in the hardest kind of work. From the talk in the lobbies some idea can be obtained of what is proposed to be done. Many of the moire conservative leaders .arc dreading certain schemes that will be introduced by some of the more enthusiastic, who are fond of riding their own peculiar hobbies. The air is full of all kinds of reforms, and unless a strong hand is at-the helm ome of them will force the debate and probably an issue. The leaders recognize this and will do all in their power to shelve Utopian schemes and to keep the Alliance committed to what is now known as the cardinal p-incinles of the Order. It may be easily done or it may prove an impossible task. The Alliance is in a certain sence in danger, but it is a danger that can be overcome by prudence and firmness. j GROWTH" OF TIIE ALLIANCE. In the way of explanation of the rapid growth of the Alliance, which the officials say is still extending in all directions, an dfflicial organ of the Order j in h;gh stand ing says: "We have now three million members, and they are men who represent almost every variety of politicial opinion. It would be worse than folly to try to en list these men in the suppoH of either of the existing parties or of a new party. Our methods of developing the Order so far have been solely educational, and to be successful they must continue so to be. Therein lies the secret of the growth and power of the Alliance. It has .been dis tinctly a business organization so far, and it is in politics only so far as the business interest of the members make it necessa ry. We have endeavored to educate the farmers in economical and financial mat ters. - Every political movei which has re sulted has been spontaneous and natural, not forced or artificial. We have no agita tors iu the Order, and wd will tolerate none. One of our most difficult tasks has been to suppress and silence agitators among the local leaders of the Order. We don't believe in the pblicy of some labor and serai-political I organizations, which is simply to incite discontent among the people for the purpose of gaining some definite political end. We are sx.'king no partisan ends whatever. We endeavor to educate jur people in sound economic and business principles. When they come to apply; these princi ples to public affairs remedies will be spontaneously applied by the people where they are needed. If Sit requires a new party to accomplish necessary reforms a new party will be promptly forthcoming. But if the Alliance leaders should be so foolish as te attempt to create such a party they would fail iguomiuiomlv and the" whole Order would suffer disinte gration as the penalty for the folly. Our whole experience thus far has proved the truth of what I say. In South Carolina and Kansas, for instance, j the situation made a third party necessary and it was spontaneously forthcoming: In Georgia, where we are equally strong, a man who advocated the formation of a third party would be hooted out of the State. We must stick to this policy of education and political ncutraii y. Ot jwe shall loose all we have uained." The Egyptian Cotton Crop. A cablegram from Cairo,; Egypt says: The Cotton Association reports that the picking of the Egyptian cotton crop is finished, that the crop is of good quality, aud the vield 3,750,000 cantars. A CHRISTMAS LULLABT 4f Sleep, baby, deep! tb Mother sines; Heaven's angeJj kneel and fold their wing; Sleep, baby, sleep I S t With swathes of scented hay thy bed By Mary's hand at eve wa spread. Sleep, baby, sleep! At midnight came the shepherds, thev Whom seraphs wakened by the way. Sleep, baby, sleep! : And three kings from the East afar Ere dawn came, guided by thy star! Sleep, baby, sleep! Thej brought three gifts of gold and g axz, Pure orient pearls, rich diadems. Sleep, Jbaby, sleep r But thou who liestoslumberintf there, J Art King of king, arth, ocean, air. . Sleep, ibaby, sleep t Sleep, baby, sleep! ' The shepberds dng; Through heaven, through euth, hosannas ring. Sleep, baby, sleep Si -John AdMingtctn Symonds. The Baker of Bajmburv. CHRISTMAS STORST. T was three days be- fore Christmas, and a T iuw iHiaa w tuc iumc y ' village ot Barnbury j j. sat in, the room, be- Z, hind. his. shop. He r77 was a short and sturdy baker, a good fellow and ordinarily of a jofly demeanor, but this day he sat grim in his little back room. 'Christmas indeed," he saidto him self, "and what of Christmas? Thank you, baker, and a merry Christmas to you,' and-every one of them goes away, with the present of a raisin-cake or a hcrse ginger cake, if they like that bet ter. AH this is for the good of the trade, of course. Confound the trade; I'm tired of trade. Is there nogood in the world, but theygood of the trade? 'Oh, yes,' they'll say; 'there's Christmas and that's good.' Btifc what is the good of it to me?' say I. Christmas day is a family day, and to a manwithout a family it's no day at all. I'm nNot even fourth cousin to a soul in the town. Nobody asks me to a family dinner. 'Bake! baker1 they cry, 'that we may i?at and love each other. Confound them. . I am tired of it. What is Christmas tome? I have a mind to skip it." As he said this a smile t broke out on his face. "Skip Christmas," said he "that is a good idea. They did not think of me last year; this twould make them think of me this year."' As he said this he opened this order book and ran his eye over the names. 'Here's orders from every oneeof them," said he, "from the doctor dotvn to Cob bler John. All have- families,; all give orders. . It's pastry, cake or sweetmeats, or it's meat or fowl tode bated. What a jolly Christmas they will hawe without me ! Orders from all of, them e very one, all sent in good time fori fear of being crowded out." Here he stopped and ran his eye again over the list. "No, not all," be said,- "the1, Widow Monk is not here. What4s the,mater with her, I wonder? The. only person in Barnbury who has riot ordered either pastry, cakes or sweetmeats; or fowls or meat to be baked. If I skip Christmas, she'll not mind it, but she'll, be only one the one in all Barnbury. Ha! ha!" The baker wanted some fresh air, and, as this was supper time ftor the wholeril lage, he locked up his shop and went out for a walk. The night was clear and frosty. He liked this , the air was so different from that in his bakery. He walked to the end' of tic village, and at the last house he stopped. "It's very odd," said he to himself; "no cakes, pastry or sweetmeats; not even poultry or meat to be baked. I'll look in and see about this," and he knocked at the door. The Widow Monk was at supper. She was - a plump little body, bright and cheerful to look upon, and not more than thiaty. "Good evening, baker," said she, " will you sit down and have a cup of tea?" The baker put down his hat, unwound his long woolen comforter, took off his overcoat, and had a cup of tea. "Now then," eaid he to himself, as he nave any ennstmas inis year." "How's that!" cried the baker; "no Christmas, Widow Monk!" "Not this yea, baker," said she, and she poured him another cup of tea. You see that horse-blaaketP said she, point ing to one thrown over a chair. "Bless me, Widow Monk," cried the baker, "you're not intending to set up a horse!" "Hardlv that." she answered with s smile, "but that's the very last horse blanket that I can get to bind. They don't put them on horses, but they have them bound with red, and uso them for door curtains That's all the fashion now, and all the Barnbury folks who can afford them have sent them to me tc b bound with red. That one is nearly finished, and there are no more tc be bound." "But haven't the Barnbury folks any more work for you?" cried the baker; "haven't they shirts or gowns or some other sort of needing?" j "Those things they make themselves," answered the widow, "but this binding is neavy work and they give it to me. The blankets are coarse you see, but they hang well in the doorway." "Confound the people !of Barnbury 1" cried the baker. "Every one of them would hang well in a doorway if I had the doing of it. And so you! can't afford a Christmas, Widow Monk!" "No," said she, setting herself to work on her horse blanket, "not this year. When I came to Barnbury, baker, I thought I might do well, but I have not done well." "Did not your husband leave you any thing?" he asked. "My husband was a sailor," said she, "and he went down with his brig, the Mistletoe, three years ago, and all that he left me is gone, baker." It was time tor the baker to open his shop, and he went away, and as he walked home snow drops and tear drops were all mixed together on his face. "I couldn't do this sort of thing be fore her," he said, "and I .am glad it was time to go and open my shop." That night the baker did all his regular work, but not a finger did he put to any paradise seen through a Christmas order. The next day, at sup per time, he went out for a walk. "As the baker entered, the tall man said to the inn-keeper: . "Is there a Mrs. Monk now tivinsr i this villager "Truly, there is," said the inn-keeper. "and I will show you her house. Bat you'll have your dinner first!" ' "Aye, aye," said the stranger, "foi Til not go to her hungry." The baker asked for tothing hot, but turned him and went out into the cold, bleak world. As he closed the door be hind him heard the stranger say "On the brig 3Iistletoe." It was not needed that the baker should hear these words; already he knew everything. His soul had told him everything in the moment he saw the sun-browned man with the rings in his ears On went the baker, his head bowed on his breast, the sun shininar like tawdrv brass, tne snow glistening like a slimy, evil thing. He knew not where he wa? going; he knew not what he intended to do, but on he went. Presently a door opened and he was called. "I saw you coming," said the Widow Monk, "and I did not wish to keep you waiting in the cold," and she held opeD the door for him. When he had entered and had seated himself before the fire, she said to him: "Truly, you looked chilled, you need something hot," and she prepared it for him The baker took the hot beverage. This much of good he might at least al low himself. He drank it and he felt warmed. "And now," said the Widow Monk, seating herself on the other side of the fireplace, "I shall speak as plainly to you as you spoke to me. You spoke very well yesterday, and I have been thinking about it ever since and have made up my mind. You are alone in the world and I am alone, and if you don't wish to be alone any longer, why, I don't wish to be either, and so peraaps it will not be necessary to skip Christmas this year." Alas for the poor baker! Here was barred gate I moved; even he could not But the baker's heart was in the midst of his misery THE BAKEIt HAD A CUP OP TEA. on tne way be said to himself: "II she is going to skip Christmas, and I am going to skip Christmas, why should we not skip it together? That would truly be most fit and gladsome, and it would serve Barnbury aright. I'll go in and lay it before her." The Widow Monk was at supper, and when she asked him to take a cup of tea he put down his hat, unwound his woolen comforter, and took off his over coat. When he sat down his empty cup he told heij that he, too, had made up hii mind to skap Christmas, and he told her why, and I then he proposed that thej should skip it together. Now, the Widow Monk forgot to ask him to take a second cup of tea, and she turned as red as the binding she had put on the horse-blankets. The baker pushed aside the teacups, leaned over the tabh and pressed his suit very hard. When the time came for him to open his shop she said that she would think about the matter, and that he might come again. The next day the sun shons golden, the scow shone silvery, and Barnbury was like a paradise to the good baker. For the Widow Monk had told him he might come again, and that was almost v.he same thing as telling him that he and the would skip Christmas together! And not a finger, so far, had he put to any Christmas order. About noon of that day, he was so put down his cup, "if she'd ask me to ! happy, was that good baker, that he dinner I wouldn't" skip Christmas, and went into the village inn to have a taste the whole village might rise bless her." "We are like to have a fine Christ mas," he said to her. "Fine enough for the rest of you," she said with a suile. "but I shall not up and of something hot. In the inn he found a ! tall man, with rings in his ears. A sun- browned man he was and a stranger, who had just arrived and wanted his dinner. He was also a handsome man, and sailor, at anv one could see. out De grater ul lor the widow a words. There flashed into his eyes a Sudden brightness. He held out his bands. He would thank her first and tell her after ward. The widow took his hands, lowered her bright eyes and blushed. Then she suddenly withdrew herself and stood up. "Now," she said, with a pretty smile, "let me do the talking. Don't look so downcast. When I tell you that too nave maae me very, very happy, you should look happy too. When you came to me yesterday and said what you said I thought you were in too much of a hurry, but now I think that perhaps you were right, and that when people of our age have anything important to do, it is well to do it at once, for in this world there are all sorts of things continually springing up to prevent people from be ing happy." The whole body of the baker was filled with a great gtoan, but ht denied it utterance. He must hear what she would say. "And so I was going to suggest," she continued, "that instead of skipping Christmas together we keen it together. That is all the change I propose to your plan." Up sprang the baker, so suddenly, that he overset his chair. Now he must speak. The widow stepped quickly toward the door, and taming with a smile held op her hand. "Now, good friend," she said, "stp there! At any moment some one might some in. Hasten back to your shop. At 3 o'clock I win meet you at the parson's. That will surely be soon enough, even for such a hasty man as you." The baker came forward, snd gtiped, "Your husband -0 "Not Tet.wsai4 the widow. wUh a augu, ana Kissing tne ups ol Her Oncers U him she closed the door behind her. Out into the cold went the baker. Hit i head was dazed, but he walked lastly to his shop. There was no need for him to go anywhere, to tell anybody inythiog. The man with the earrings would settle matters for himself ; soop enough. I The baker put up his shutters and locked his shop-door. He wo uld do nothing more for the good of trade; nothing more for the good of anything. Skip Christa&s! Indeed would be I & And, moreover, erery holiday andbvery happy day would no be skipped straight on for the rest of his life. He put his bouse in order; be arranged his affainj be attired mmseii in his Desi a: Ixrked his door behind him; and out into the cold world. xie toogeu now 10 gee tar awa the village. Before the sun set would not be one soul there who care for him. As he hurried on he saw the parson's house. "I will take but ono thing awal with I went j iron 1 there proutd before him SI me," he said, "I will ask the good old man to give me his blessing. Thl t will I take with me. " j "Of course he is in," said the parson's maid, "there, in the parlor." As the baker entered the parson a par. lor, some one hastened to meethinu it was the Widow Monk. ! "You wicked man," she whispered, "you are a quarter of an houx late The parson is waiting." j The parson was a little man with White hair He stepped toward the couple standing together, and the widow j took the baker's hand. Then the parson be gan the little speech he always made on such occasions. It was full of good sense and very touching, and the widow's eyes were dim with tears. The baker would have spoken, but he had never Inter rupted a clergyman, and he could no do it now. ! Theu the parson began his appointed work, and the heart of the baker swelled as the widow's hand trembled in bif own. "Wilt thou have this woman to be thy wedded wife!" asked the parson. "Now for this," quoth the poor baker to himself, "I may bake forever, but J gOOQ cannot draw back nor keep the man waiting." And he said, "Yet. Then it was that the baker received what he had come for, the parson's ble ing; and, immediately, his fair compau. iou, brimming with tears, threw herself into his arms. "Now," said the; baker to himself, "when I leave this house, may the devil take me, and right welcome shall he be. "Dearest, "she exclaimed, as she looked into his face, "tou cannot know haw happy I am. My wedding day, and my brother back from the cruel seas!' I Struck by a sudden blast of bewilder ing ecstacy the baker railed his eyes and beheld the tall form of the sun browned stranger who had been standing behind them. "You are not a sailor-man," quoth the jovial brother, "like my old matt, who went down in the brig Mistletoe, but ray sitter tells me you are a lolly good fellow, and I wish you fair winds and paying cargoes." And after givjapr the baker a powerful handbake,the sail or kissed the bride, the parson's wife, the parson's daughter, and the parson's : . i. i w. it iiithi, uu wuiku uw isuuij were larger, having just returned from the cruel sca. The only people in the village of Bun bury who thoroughly enjoyed the Christ mas of that year were the baker, his wife and the sailor brother. And a rare gooi time they had, for a big sea chest arrived, and there were curious presents and plenty of time for three merry peop cook for themselves. The baker told his wife of his harrowing plight of the day before. "Now, then," said he, "don't think that by rights I should bake the same?4 "Oh. that will be skipped, she said, with a laugh, "and now go you and make ready for the cakes, pastry, and sweet meats, the baked meats and the poultry, with which the people of Barnbury art to be made right happy on New Year's day." Kr York GumnurtUl Aduriiur. - i alT The Empress Frederick of Germany has purchased Kronberg Castle at Kroa berg, in Heaae-Kama, celebrated Jaf havog been the residence of Martin Lcther. Bhe intends to convert it into rMrjfrfr institution ia oraory of her There art 33,390 tenements in Hew York, sot counting the better class c Cats. - -2, - - I .
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