THE ROCKET,
PUBLISHED ' EVERY THUJRSIJAY BY.
,L. M, BLUE,
. Editor and Proprietor. -
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" EDITORIAL NOTES. ".
Out of 500,000,000 passengers car
ried on American waters last -year
only 65 were lost. - This beats the
rail road record.
Will Wynne, of Raleigh, has ac
complished the feat of - making a
trip to Boston, Mass., on bis Bicycle,
in ten and and a half days.
The legislature of Georgia has re
fused to accept for the State the Sol-'
diers' Home, for which the lamented
Henry Grady labored and spent so
much time, all out o. his . undying
love for 4 the
disabled Cbrifederate
soldier.,
r;fk'tf tH VIM A
We have seen this week a copy of
the acts of the last General Assem
bly, and it takes a book with- only
1544 pages to hold 'em. That's en
ough legislation to last x us for the
next ten years, and if the next set
of legislators elected will just stay at
home and draw their pay, the coun
try will be better off.
Judge Whitaker of the Superior
Court of this State, while holding
court in Johnson and Harnett coun
ties, ordered the Sheriff not to allow
any man with his coat off to enter
the Court House.
' - . . .
J his, at nrst tnought, may Beeui
a frivolous and uncalled for act, but
the people must be taught to hold
our courts af justice in reverence;
for when in the public mind they
become divested of this quality we
will have a reign of anarchy and
ruin. The people of that court may
not have been guilty of any feeling
of irreverence for the court by hav
ing on no coats. We leave that out
of the question, but would empha
size the fact that the motive of the
Judge was a good one, and for the
best interests of the people.
! The jury appointed to report on
the cause of the recent disaster on
the Western North Carolina Rail
i road, report that the WTeck was due
: toarail loosened by an unknown
.party. It censures the railroad au
thorities severely -for having their
tools accessible to the public and
for spine defective crossties found
near the bridge. This seems to be
an uncalled-for stricture on the rail
road authorities, in that the defec
tiveties found did not cause the
wreck, and in that any miscreant
who desired to loosen a rail could
find other tools than the company's
with which to da the work. We see
no criminal negligence in the rail
road's leaving their tools accessible
to the public. The latest reports
from this wreck show that 22 lives
were lost and 26 persons were se
riously injured. It is estimated that
this wreck will coat the Western
North Carolina Railroad about $350.
000. '
PUBLIC EXECUTIONS.'
The Carlhage Blade in giving
lengthy account of the Ben Bostick
trial has this to say of the execution
"The execution, unless ordered
public -by the County Commission
ers, will be private. There seems
to be a universal opinion ihk
ought to be public. We have talk
ed to a number of good men on the
subject, and they express the o pin
ion that a public execution would
have a! deterrent effect upon- other
criminals. The Blade is rather o
the same belief."
There can be no argument for the
public execution of criminals in this
day of advanced civilization, and
we can subscribe no faith to the as
sertion that such would exercise
deterrent effect" upon the criminal
world, but fully believe that
would tend. to corrupt te public
morals. It s a morbid curiosity tba
leads the public to witness the " exe
cution of an unfortunate human be
ing, and every tim this is gratified
the moral sensibility of the public
is blunted, the result .of- which can
be seen in the life of the Romans jus
before their rotteness destroy ed
their once proud empire. We-pu
little faith in the. doctrine that
teachea that punishment is made
for example and reformation; it is
for nothing more than reparation to
outraged justice, and as such, its
victims should be punished in se
cret. We say deliver this country
from the barbarity of public execu
tions and from - th gratification of-
that low spirit in'humanity that re-
oices in the agony - of a criminal s
ANOTHER TEIUHPHPOE MAN . ;
It is hard for the world , to believe
that it lies in the power of mam
kind to cause rainfall, but such a
numph is claimed at last apd it
comes under such plausible circum
stances that we cannot disregard it
as wholy absurd.
ItwiU be remembered that the"
United States government lately
made an appropriation of several
thousand dollars for the purpose of
conducting experiments in this line,
and that the kqcket recently con
tained an account of the'expeditiofn
of Qen: Dryenforth to ' the Staked
Plains" of Texas, where the experi
ments were conducted. The. stu
dent of geography ' will remember
that these staked plains are parched
and almost a 'desert, but it is said
rain followed each experiment in
from 8 to 10 hours. It would seem'
from this that some weight must be
attached to the claim, which is also.
sirengtrrenad by the fact, ' that. pjior
seerrtn the sky.' 1 'The pfan acted np-
on was the explosion of bombs and
baloons charged with dynamite.
high up in the air,
Three closely related principles
of theories are recognized and acted
upon by General Dyrenforth and
his party in their experiments, which
stated briefly and bereft of techuical
terms, are as follows: First, most
rain-storms have bheir origin in the
mingling of different currents of the
upper air strata, some of which are
warm and moisture-laden (in any
locality) while others are much cool
er. As soon as these currents begin
to mingle the warm, moistcurrent
is cooled and its moisture is thus
squeezed out of it as from a sponge.
This moisture first becomes visible
as vapor or "cloud" and finally con
denses into rain. The process is a
progressive one and , will generally
multiply upon useir irom a very
small beginning. The immense air
waves produceed by the explosion of
the balloons at high altitudes starts
this mingling of the currents which
progressing by the force of the lat
ent heat released in the condensa
tion of moisture, grows into a storm
centre.
The second theory is that a con
tinuous series of explosion jar ' to
gether or agglomerates the particles
of moisture in the air into rain drons.
which are precipitated to the ground.
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This effect is evident after a heavy
clap of thunder and has been repeat
edly produced by General Dyren
forth'siar'ty, heavy showers having
been shaken from light clouds from
which no rain had been falling.
To produce this effect 'the kites are
used with dynamite cartridges at
tached. In the third place it is be
lieved that the frictional electricity
which is generated in the jarring of
the earth and air by $he explosion
polarizes the earth and air at the
point of the operations and so creates
a magnetic field into which the par
ticles of moisture are drawn and
gathered. The explosions on-and
near the ground are especially calcu
lated to secure this result.
Honntain Cyeek Panning.
. Since writing to you last week, we
have had heavy rains and high wa
ter in the creek; it has been past
fording here three days in succes
sion, doing much damage to crops
on the creek bottoms. A good deal
of my corn fell, -to the groiind'and
with the weight of--ears can't rise
again. I have it cut down and
hauled in, as much as I can get to,
and cut it up in'cutting knife, mix
ing with dry food and. feed to the
mules, the only way, as I see, to
save any of it that's on the ground,
as it would soon rot.
I sowed turnips th last week in
July on my cow lot, after thorough
ly breaking the land twice; laid it
off 3 feet and put stable manure, in
the drill J sowed the seed in the
manure and plowed in with side
harrow. Soon as turnips 'began to(
show above ground, I ran side rtar-;
row as near them as possible, not to
cover them, and they are growing
and looking well. . This is an im
portant fall crop; valuable to man
and beast and too much neglected.
To. those who neglected to sow early,
I wil say it's not too late yet, as the
salad is w rth' the trouble of sowing
if you. get no roots.- is a -good
plan to mix mustard seed Jn. My
wile rarely fails, to have - plenty of
salad in the Spring by sowing mus
tard at intervals from this, time on
till the first of March.
We must not look entirely , to the
governineht for help and get dec eiv
ed, wd must gojor and ; help our-
selves, and if possible, raise our own
supplies at nome'atul then 66'mo
cotton, but not so much as at 'pres
ent. If we fail to" raise oureupplios,
it's k'nownTTha' then pnCeSAre, reg
ulated by those wbq do - raise such,
to suit their own taste. Just look
at the" wheat trust spoken bf North
west of lis. Farmers are advised to
hold their wheat until it will-sell for
$1.35 pir'Wshef In New"Vork. At
this rate we would have costly flour,
and ip plight be the . same?way with
jneat. - So it's time for us to make
our owrj hog and hominy and only
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cultivate our best landsv highly ma
nured, and reduce aoreage.
The first of September will be a
good time to coramenoe sowing oats
and rye; Rye is a valuable grain to
sow early to graze - Cattle on till the
first of May; then plow up and sow
in other crops if ' desired. Graze
patches need to be good land and
highly manured. Sow not less than
two bushels per acre. Such graze
patches are valuable for milk cows
to produce rich milk and butter. I
have testedlit.
Cotton continued to decline in
price. W hen will it reach oefttom r
If there were nb 4ebts to pay1 but
thit's the trouble. 'Farmers can do
U'gdod deal by economizing) doing
as much of their own work as pos
sible, and buying as little on credit
as circumstances allow; then they
will not be oomplained at for not
paying their debts promptly and it
would give better satisfaction every
way. Don't think many merchants
are to be found desiring to sell goods.
on credit.
Respectfully,
P. R. C.
Capels Iills, N. C:, Aug. 29, 92.
Tourist.
Whether on pleasure bent or busi
ness, should take on every trip a
bottle of Svrun of Figs, as it acts
most pleasantly and effectually on
the kidneys, liver and bowels, pre
venting fevers, headaches andother
forms of sickness. For sale in 50c
and 81.00 bottles by all leading
druggist.
Sam Jones' Egging
Sam Jones gave a Kansas City
Times representative thia account oi
the rotten egg incident at Houston
Texas:
"Trouble at Houston? No,
didn't have any there. never have
trouble. What kind of trouble
Oh, if you mean that little egg inci
dent the other nigh,t don't be deli
J cate about mentioning it.
The fact
is. some hobdlems down there did
throw, some eggs in my direction
The, eggs were ancient, too. I'll ad
mit that, but then a little thing like
that dosen't trouble a man in the
vineyard. I reckon those eggs were
thrown in my honor, but they miss
ed the mark and hit some ladies in
the audience. It happened thia way:
I was making an attack on Satan
on his own stamping ground. It
was a park, and suddenly the light
fizzed out. I didn't stop for a little
thing like that. Then I thought I
smelled something. I was . sure I
smell ed something. Then I thought
I heard something pop. I was sure
something popped. Suddenly it
dawned upon me that a smell and
a pop go together in one way. IlJggs!
Rotten eggs! The greatest humilia
tion a platform speaker can suffer.
I talked on as if nothing had hap
pened, momentarily expected that
the marksmen would ring the bell.
But they didn't The current r&a
turned on again, and when the au
dience was inycced,, three or four
-women and. aa many ..men turned
up with scrambled eggs all over them
I didn't get any until the next morn
ing for breakfast." .
Ex-Goy. Scales is, reported as crit
ically ill at his home in Greensboro,
with little hopes ot recovery.
Absolutely Puree 1
A Creaiiaof Tartar Baking Powder.
Highest of all in" leavenypg strength. U.
S. government report. , "
lHEKocKET and the YVee.kl y j
Courier-Journal one year for, $2.25,
in advance."
-D O NT-FoRGET: !
' THAT
y YOU CAN ' '-
. ! ALWAYS FIND
AT THE STEWART
STORE A FULL 'LIN OF.,
.GENERAL MEitdllALSE
IN ADDITION TO A COMPLETE
STOCK- OF STOVES AND
FURNITURE BOUGHT FOR
CASH AND NOT TO. BE UN
' J " DERSOLD
Stewart ; (farming (Eo.
Administrator's
I have thia dav been aDDointed bv the
proper Coiirt in RioliniQiid county aa ad
ministrator of Fresly N. Stanback -deceaa-
ed and I have quahned as such, and here-
i i ii-- i : j
Dy nouiy ii peraoua unving , uiiiiuia
against the estate of said Decedent to pre-
sentthe same to me for payment on or be-
ore the oth day ot August loy2, or this
notice will bar their recovery. , All per
sons owing the estate of said Decedent
must pay the same to me at once. This
1st day of August, 1891.
'., .,: H. W: LEDBETTER,
Adnini8tr,a.tor of P. N. StaflbaQkf de'ced.
OF INTEREST TO DINNERS.
Bo much has beeo said about' the use of Scales
at the gin house that we call particular attention
to a new book entitled " Facts about Scales,"
published by "JONES OF BINGHAMTON," in
Binghamton,N.Y. It contains full information
regarding costs, patents, &c., and should be read
by every iateUigeot gianes. A postal will get it
Notice.
VY1
K 2 m "VH i I J 11
CUTTING
Again I Gome with my fail stock of
GROCERIES & CONFECTIONERIES,
Larger than Ever,
. Past experience has taught me not to get
behind but to be in front. 80 I am rock
ing & a rolling with low prices. Fiom now until
Jan. 1st., I am going to sell rny entire, stock
of goods at a very low price. I am going to
change business. I $m not going to cut pri
ces but I am going to knock the bottom out
and let all cbme down
some one to tell you about bargains but come
at once, I have got to make room for a dif
ferent stock.
A WORD TO THE
Trusting that what I have said may be a blessing to you all and that you, may
receive a bargain by comiDg to see me,
I AM RESPECTFULLY,
J. R. HOLT.
I would like to say
to my customers and
to the public in gener
al that 1 am now off to
the Mrthem markets
where X esspect to pur-
A CsffiplGta'LinB e Qeneral Mgrclaaiiss, '
Embracing every article that the trade of this section demands, and at prices that are
bound to tell. '
t
I wish to call especial attention to the fact that I have by far the lar
gest stock oi PURNITURE ever shown in Rockingham.
3 .
Thanking you for past patronage and expecting a big Fall Trade
I REMAIN YOURS, .
H. C. WATS03XT
A SHAFJ3LESS PROCEEDING.
What is?. This is. Why? Because our omly reason for baiting our hook with the
above headhneiBto catch youreye. Now. that vou are "hookel" wont 70
1?W Utl?r "d n the 00,dr .eorfering ai cut rates.. I am now oEg
t? fn bWf y?,u ever .beard of. My stock is large and must be reduced for the
IZrlT 1 "yaH-WhatforlOO, $2.o5 for $1.60 and ?L50 for $100
feff il,3PaTra8,Hand bons Infants caps 15c. I have anice line of Gloves
3nNi- y.g in
ana jxouon xlouse. A sale will mco
A sale will convince
Vteh, 'iOchoot:
' , Gibson Station, N. G; v
Frank p. wyche, a. b:, principal
s Fall term begins Monday, Aug. 17. y
Experienced Teachers in all departmants.
1 Thorough Instruction. -
; Firm Discipline. -- -
libw rates of Tuition and Board.
Sixty dollars will pay al' expenses of
board, Laundry, fuel and tuition ia En
glish department for a term of 5 months.
Hor lurther inlormation address the
Principal. ; v.
NOTICE.
. Having duly qualified according to law
as Administratrix of the estate of Henry
Stewart dec'd, all persons holding claims
against tne estate ot my mestate are hereby
notified under Section 1421 of the Code to
exibit the same to the undersigned on or
before the 1st day of August 1892 or this
notice will be pleaded in bar of recovery.
All persons indebted to the estate will
please make immediate payment.
SALLIE O. STL. WART.
Administratrix of Henry Stewart dec'd.
July 27th 1892,
All persons interested in the Public
Schools in Richmond county are requested
4 and urged to assemble at their respective
scnooinonses in eacn cuairict on Qaiuraay
August 29th 1891 at 3 o'clock n. ml and
select three qualified person? to serve as
their School Committeefor two years land
report their names to me on or before the
first Monday in September next, when
they will be duly appointed. .
By order of the Board of Education.
M. N. McIVER.
County Superintendent.
SCRAPE
now; don't wait, for
WISE IS SUFFICIENT
I would alao say that my line of Un
dertaker's goods is complete in every re
speet, from the cheapest Coffins to the fin
est Metalic Caskets.
at is to be lound m a first class millinerv
you. New Vassar hats just received.
Sibs,oa
hni ln 1
If you hava an
and are wide awake, to yourjbes intrests
the fact
to you unless you can realize "the truth of it
tv of doing so by pointing you to our
which we will inaugurate on July 1st, and continue through " the entire month and
possibly through August, if necessary at least until we shall have nnloaal -
large and select stock df Spring and Summer
giving di8Ctiptive catalogue of fabrics, patterns, styles &c., suffice it" that wemean to
give you crEClAL CLEARANCE PRICES?. We must unload hence the sacrifice
JJon t be afraid you1 can t be iJitted or Kleased. Send in your order, we will attend
to that part of it. Our Stock of TfjlN LI(JHT WEIGHT Coats andTest is complete
in VARIETY,. QUALITY and SIZES, comprising airtBe ligKt fabrics in Regulars
Mediums, L5ngs, Clericals, Sto'qts and Extra sizes. 'A pecial feature of this Clear
ance Sale is ,Qur $10 Countei which embraQes suita formerly sold as biyh as $16 50
D.on t fail to take advantage of this opportunity and put to the test the old ad&ca
xx. uvu&i Dav.vf t maue. CBJ
r made. &ks?
CHARLOTTE
I have just received a large invoice of
A large quantity of Beautiful Table
to call and see it.
I AM STILL ON WHEELS!
Having on hands and en route another car load of Buggies, Wagons and
Carta
Prices all Reduced for the Holidays,
CAL
IN
They can give you good Goods for
your money. They are receiving
soma of their Spring Stock and want
to "lose out alj fall and Winter stock
at a big discount.
We always keep in stock, a full line of
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA,
Coonty of Richmond.
Superior Court
Ella Ross, Plaintiff, Action
Against "' for .
Adam Boss, Def d'n. ) Divorce.
To Adam Boss;
You are hereby notified, that I will on
the 10th ay of September next proceed
before W. W. Entzminger, Esq., at his
office at Blythewood, County of Fairfield,
State of. South Carolina, to take' the depo
sitions of J. M. Hawley, R. W. Fana and
others, to be read in evidence in the trial
of 'the above actiofl. You can attend then
and there if you see fit, and cress-examine
said witnesses, " . '
ELLA BOSS, Plaintiff.
July 30th 1:891.
LATJRINBURQ
Female Institute.
Next Session Beginning, Sept, 1st.
To parents who are seeking an
economical School ' in a puiet,
healthy village, with experienced
teachers, and good moral and reli
gious influences, this Institution of
fers special inducements.
For rates 'an d particulars, address
J. T. ROBERTS, A. B. Principal,
v Latjbikburg, N. C.
Py f9 Jusiriess
when purchasins crooala. veu are iww
isr knowledge is nnhan
We propose tp give you an opportuni
Clothing, Space' will hot admit of rm;
We pay return Lxpress Charges.
c Hy ciuru xjipress onarges.
N. C.
Chinaware.
The ladies are invito
V
THEIR
Ann
Collars and Cuffs.
YOURS TRULY,
tEAE & STEELE,
One-Price Clothiers,
if not for sale ia- yonr plaet ask yonr
dealer to send for. catalogue, aeoaro tie
agency, and get them for yoa.
53 TAKE NO SUBSTITVTK J3
"WHY 18 THE .
W. L. DOUGLAS
S3 SHOE cBiif BImen
IHE BEST SHOE IN THE WORLD FOR THfr0HEVr
It la a seamless shoe, with no tacks or wax thread
to hurt the feeti made of the best fine calf, Kylielt
aad easy, and, oocsum we make more shoes of tfy
grads tAai any othm- rnanufactwer, it equals band
R QOOenalae Hand-sewed, theonesfcealf
?Tf jaoe er offered tor 95.00: equals Freata
fA Hand-Sewed Welt Shoe, fine calf.
iA w cwi inn SO
wo9 ever onerea at this price ; same grade aa vat
toBwnade Bhoe costing from d.00 to tgjk. "
50 Pfli Shop Farmer TaaUroad Ken
aad Letter CWrferg aU wearthett; fiaeoatf .
seamless, traooth lnsMe,eavy Uxree-soleft exteo-
iwr wni wear a rear.- B
O- 30 flae oalf I no tetter oboe Tr frared at
Mlsnriect One trial w4UeonTUoe tboee
2?Trni ?e f2T ootnfert aad aerrtca;
are Try strong and durable. Those
S." K'en wm a uiaj wui wear o otaer make.
Boys
OO aad SLTa sckoci ahoes a
ontaefrmerita.
worn by Che boererywhavei tBy seu
Ladies 1. Teryiit?rienfMuatoVreb
taported shoes oostisg freca te 9tM.
tadlea i.50, ii.O aad Sl.TC shoe for
Mteaea are the best flneDouaola. StyLSh aad durable.
Cautiaa. See that W. L. BoucUm' nama and
rtoe are stamped on the bottom of Ssaa snee.
W. L. DOUffiUB, BrooUoa, tfass.
BY
H. Of DOCKEKY
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