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jr. J. A. PLEASANTS,
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gg.Jy . RUTIIERFORDTJDN, N. C. I
rON W. VT. LOGA.X.
" G. W. LOG AX &SOX,
ATTORNEYS AT L.-iW,
RrTIlKKFODlON. N. C.
I Will nttcnd to nnv business lintrusted to
t),eir cjire in the Pfciie of North KJiuolina, in
either the slate or jtuenu pour's
35-tf
Z. V. HARRIS, M. D. '
riijpician, Purjieon and Obstetrician.
OflVrs liis professional services to tho ciii
2en. of RtiierfordiMi Mid vicinity.
AH wises entrusted to" Ins cure, will receive
nronint attention. i
.He. may be found at. Ids OfTize or residence
wfien not prolessionally absent. 1 1'
OLIVER HICKS, M. D.,
Rutherfordton, N. C.
! Continues the practice of Medicine,
Sitr,?ery . and Midwifery, 111 Rutoer
fordton, and the surrounding conn
try. oO-ly.
3. 5. UA1THER. " JXO. GRAY BYXUM.
iGAITIIER k BYXUM,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW, '
JIORG 1XTGX, K". C.
Practice iii the Federal Court?, Supreme
Tinirt ot Xoith Parolin, And in 1I1C Counties
oi Catawba, Caldwell, ttuthertc'rd, McDowell,
Jlcn.it'rson, Mitcludl -and Yhirvv.
Culleelions made iu auv lart ot tbe tato.
" 38:ly
: mi. J. a. Hague,
Physician and Surgeon,
Jliviuij located t Kntlier'ordfcn, N. C, re-
fpk'tfully tender? bis Professional Services to
1M cilimis ot the Yilb'jro and Mirroundin?
tiJiiitry, and hope- to merit u part of tbeir
jiiiironage. ' . 38; ly.
J. -L. liUCKER,
PHYSKMAX AND SURCKdN",
(!ritc(ul for the liberal ptionaire bercto
fcrv. received, lu pes, by prompt attention
fill calh. to uicriL a coiitir.uauce of ti c same.
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J. J. .CARPEXTER,
ATTORNEY. AT LAW,
i RUTIIERFOUDTOK, iJ. C.
. C.llccVtpns prcrfnp'y Pttf iided to. J'tf
i J. II. JUSTICE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Will practice in tbe" Si-pMior Courts of Un
til and 11th Judicial Distncis. ja he ' l-u-
jjrime Court of N'MtJi l.tuwiiua. ana in me
tUcrai Courts, at fc'iausviiie and
Ashcvi.le.
C-tt
HOTELS.
: CIIIMXEY ROCK HOTEL.
1 Tlie underpinned having taken full con'rql
.Tot thi olJ and fa voratly known House, on
'lie Hiek'ory Nut Gap Tu'rnprk, 17 miles
west ot Rutherford-toii juid mi es e.vt of
Acla-viHe, refpecttully notifies plejvsnie stck
and the travelling public that lie is fully
prepared toaecomniodale them. It is nnncces
ry tos late that this place is in the midst of tiie
finest scenery in Western .orth Carolina, and
ervons desiring either health or plt-asure.
will rind no belter place to while away tl.e
vsuiiimer mouths My terms shall be reason
5 hie, and no pains will be spared to make
tcsts comtortable. Give me a call.
IG-tf. 1( J. M. JUSTICE.
THE RURXETT HOUSE,
RUTHERFORBTON, N. C.
nnen for iho ftccomroodation -of the J
travelliiig public, .and with aood fare, attenv
live servants, and good stables and feed for
horses, the propiielur usdes a share of patron
4lKe. v C. DURXETT,
, lTt ritior.
BUSINESS CARDS.
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Main SL, Opposite tite Burnett lfuuse,
. IiUTIlEETORMOX, N. C.
All work cut and made warranted to Fit.
Clea mug and repairing done at &lurt notice.
Latest Sfyle Fashion Plates always on hand.
tS" Urders from a distance promptly at
eiided to. 44-ly.
HIDES ! HIDES ! ! HIDES ! ! !
The highest market prices
find Dry Hides.
id 'tor.
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Xli; Duasl&rrs.
A Peculiar Set of People.
A. 'correspondent of the
St.
Louis Republican gives some par
a
tienlars Itbont the German lnp
tists known as Hie Dunkers, who
have been holding their annuiil
nntional confe.ence : " They teach
the doctrine of general redemp
tion through our Lord Jesns
Christ, and .hold that msm is a
free moral ajjent. Thev also be
heve in the doctrine of infant sal
vationvbut their leading bishops
have not decided at what time in
life 'accountability';' begins. They
believe that Christian regenera
tion will exhibit itself externally,
and hence on-becoming members
of the church tlvey rejiouuce the
pom ana vanities or me worm,
mnnifesting their belief by plain
ncrs and uniformity of dress, both
men and women ; hence in all
the assembly- none of the sisters?
exhibited any llounces, furbelows
or jewelry, but instead are attired
in plain modest colors, many of
them in calico, 'and alj, both old
and young; wear sun bonnets
which, they remove w.hile in
church, each ot;e having on her
head a plain cap of Swiss muslin,
made after the style of our great
grandmothers. The' men -wear the.
style of dnss usually adopted by
the Quakers, and ; in meeting a
brother "salute by shaking the
hand and driving the kiss of bio
therly love.
In their moral tenets th'ey are
opposed to bearing arms, and will
hot resort to the law to collect a
debt. When a brother is unfor
tunate financially, they render
him assistance, and never permit
any of their members to be sup
ported by county or State chari
ties; are opposed to all secret so
cio! ies and will not receive, any
oneinto membership who belongs
to them. Do not allow members
to make contracts with persons,
either members or otherwise of
the church, which they cannot
till. Any member found guilty
of this subjects himself to disci
pline of the church. Preach tem
perance in eveiy thing, ard pro
hibit their members from dealing
in or manufacturing ardent
spirits. Counsel their brethren
not to hold office or to vote, es
pecially in time of war, and ad
vise, not to vote or take any - in-
terest in State or political affairs,
and suggest to the brethren not
to read political papers, on the
plea that it has a tendency to lead
their minds astray on religious
matters. Their annual confer
ence is held alternately east and
west of the Ohio river, beginning
on Pentecost day, which is the
seventh Sunday from Easter. The
principal churches of this denomi
nation are located in the States of
Pennsylvania, Virginia, Xorth
Caroliua, Ohio, Maryland, Dela
ware, New Jersey, Indiana. Illi-
no1,s MicniSan, Minnesota, Idalio,
vyctinwnn.i, xuit, xrKaiidas, jan
sas, Oregon, Colorado, and Mis
souri, with a scattering member
ship in the extreme Southern and
Xew England States, but no
church organizations, the largest
body being in Miaraa Valley,
Ohio. J
As to the number of member
ship, it is impossible to give any
thing more than an approximate
estimate, they holding the doc
trine that the Scripture forbids
the numbering of the brethren.
Their ministry is divided into
three classes, the first being teach
ers or exhorters, and advanced
when found worthy to the author
ity to perform the marriage rite,
and eventually to the office of
bisTiop, by the lying on of hands.
They receive no salary, but accept
what the brethren voluntarily
bestow, and are at liberty to se
lect, with consent of the "church,
their field of labor. Members are
received by vote, and only by
trine immersion, and are not per
mitted to partake of the sacra
ment with any other religious de
nomination. Thev consider mar
nage by an officer of the civil
law as valid; are law-abiding
citizens, except where the civil
law conflicts with their views of
the Bible doctrine, in which case
they prefer to suffer the penalties
rather, than sacrifice their religi
ous belief. They observe the
Lord's Supper in the ancient man
ner, by washing the feet and kiss
of brotherly love. The churches
are at liberty to observe this ordi
nance six times during the year,
or. oulvcnce, as they may elect.
Industry on the part of its men
hers is strictly required, and all
lazv, indolent members soon find
there is no support for them if
able-bodied."
In
his speech -accepting the
Republican nomination for re
election to Congress in the' Ninth
district of Massachusetts, lion.
Geo. F. Hoar said :
tl I do not cleny that errors, have
been made by the Republican par
ty, but it is only admitting that
errors have been made by a ma
jority of the American people, and
those who declare that the Repub
lican party is ..corrupt only declare
tiiat a mojarity of the American
people are corrupt. Some things
have been done which ought not
to have been done, some things
which should have been done have
been left undone. In my opinion
one of the. greatest errors was
committed wtfen universal suflv
rage was given the people that
universal education was not im
posed with it. I do not contend
that education is atmnaeea for all
evils, or that knowledge is to cast
out all evil
purposes when reli-
srion itself fails.
liut I do sup
pose that the -great truth upon
which Massachusetts is founded
as on a rock should not be disre
garded in the reconstruction of
the South. I think it a mistake
that Congress rlid not declare to
the States that; to be admitted
there must bea complete system
of education, and that it would
have been wise economy' if one
or two hundred million dollars
had been expended for the pur
pose of educating the people of
the South. He then - referred to
his Education bill Which passed
the House, biit failed in the Sen
ate, was introduced again at the
present Congress, but owning to
the panic, had been deferred till
next winter, when it has the pri
ority of all other business from
day to day until disposed of. We
desire, he continued, to secure
honesty and purity in the admin
istration of government Great
uueasiness has prevailed, mauy
charges, some of them just, have
been honored by the Republican
party with its confidence. This
is what has always followed a
great war, and what persons fami
liar with political history predict
ed as the war approached its
close. No partyjjean retain power
for twenty years without attract
ing to it persons who join it for
their own selfish edns; camp-followers,
jobbers,? office-hunters,
moiety-men men who "mean
to make politics pay." The; Re
publican party must deal with
them, and is trying to deal with
them as well as it can. Do r you
think our Democratic opponents
likely to have escaped better than
we have in this regard ? The
Republican party is the majority
of the American people, and to
say that the Republican party is
corrupt is to declare that the
American people is corrupt.; To
say that we cannot remedy! this
evil is to declare the republic it
self a failure. I, for one, do not
despair. England, a ration with
institutions so nearly like I our
own that she has been called a
"repuoiic noopeuy has gone
through a tar worse experience.
Not many generations ago an
election in England was a contest
between two men of wealth,
which could pay the largest sum
for the votes of the constituents.
Yet bribery at elections has there
almost wholly been suppressed.
Nor was the represntaiives in
Parliament. himselfman of rank,
majt of culture, man of honor
though he claimed to be,-better
than the constituent. Mr. Dis
raeli, a short time ago, stated in
the House ot Commons that the
time waSj when at the close of
everv session of Parliament the
Chancellor of the Exchequer took
his place below the bar and gave
a 500 to each member as he
went out who had voted steadily
with the government through the
session. Some one called out
" You mean Sir Robert TFalpole."
"No," said Mr. Disraeli, "Jong
after Robert Walpole. Long after
the close of the American war."
Now if England, with all the ten-
dency of an aristocracy7 toward
corruption, has extirpated a prac
tice which existed in such gross
form within the memory of living
men, so thai corruption in Par
liament is there almost unknown,
surely the American people need
find no difficulty.
Profitable Z?olilctscss.
The Boston Traveller, in com
menting on the prevalence of
rudeness, tells the folllowing in
cident thtt happened some years
ago: There was a -very plainly
dressod, elderly lady, who ,was a
frequent customer at the then
leading dry goods store in Boston
No one in the stoi e knew her even
by name. All the clerks but one
avoided her and gave their atteii;
jtion to those wno were better
dressed, and more pretentious.
The exception was a young man
who had a consciencious regard
for system. Ife never left another
customer to wait on the lady, but
when at liberty he waited on her
with as much attention as thongh
she had been a princess. This
continued a vear or two, until the
young man became of age. One
morning the lady approached the
young man, when the. following
conversation took place :
Lady " Young man, do you
wish to go into business for your
self?" V '
44 Yes, ma'am," he responded,
44 bnf I have neither money, cred
it, nor friends, nor will any one
trust me."
44 Well," continued the lady,
44 you go and select a good situa
tion, ask what the rent is and re
port to me," hauding the young
man her address. Theyoung man
went, found a capital location, a
lood store, but the landlord re
quired security, which 'he could
not give. Miudfnl of the lady's
request he forthwith went to her
and reported.
44 Well," she replied, "yon go
and tell Mr. that I will be
responsible."
He went, and the landlord or
agent was surprised, but the bar
gain was closed. The next day
the lady called to ascertain the
result. The young man told her,
but added, " What am I to do for
goods? No one will trust me.".
" You may go and see Mr. ,
and Mr. 7, and Mr. , and
tell them to call on me." '
lie did, and his store was soon
stocked with the best goods in the
market. There are many in the
city who remember the circum
stance and the man. He died
many years since, and left a for
tune of 300,000. So much for
politeness, so much" for civilty,
and so much for treating one's
elders with the deference due to
age, in whatever 1 garb they are
clothed. -
How to Catcli Men.
Christ taught His Apostles to
become fishers of men, and it is
the office of religious men and
women to reclaim those who have
faiieu, and bring them into right)
relations with themselves and
their God, as well as to save from
falling those iutrusted to their
charge. Would they prove them
selves mediators between men
and their Maker, let them bait
their hooks with true Godliness ;
let them tive circumspect lives ;
let them practice what they
preach. Men ace easily caught ;
indeed, very many, if not most
men, would verv soon reform and
pursue the. right, when gently
aided by kind admonitions, and
when the real Gospel is so pre
sented as to make the way seem
clear for their acceptance. Man
seeks happiness ; nideed, happi
ness is the end of his existence.
He prefers to be in normal or
right relations, and it is only
through r-ERVEKsiox, or a wrong
use ot good faculties and powers,
that he becomes fallen and cor
rupt. Inherited, of course. How
could it be otherwise when the
blood, hone, ana muscle every
fibre of a father's being is per
meated by foul poisons, or of cor
rupting diseases ? Of course, 44 he
was born so." The thing for us
to do is, first of all, purify our
selves, then to catch and trv to
save others. Phrenological Jour
nal. When I was a boy there was
but one permanent ambition
among my comrades in our vil
lage on the west bank of the Mis
sissippi river. That was to be a
steamboat-man.- We had tran
sient ambitions .of other sorts,
but they were only transcient.
When a "circus came and went it
left us all burning to become
clowns; the first negro -minstrel J
show that came to oursection
left us all suffering .to try that
kind of life ; now and then we had
a hope that if we lived and were
good, God would permit lis to be
pirates. These ambitions faded
out, each hi its turn ; but the anir
bition to be a steamboatman remained.-
Mark Twain, in tli At
lardic. -
Tiie Western ZIo Crop.
The Cincinnati Price Current
prints full statistics of the pork pack
ing trade of the Wast for the present
season. The aggregate packing to
date3 langing between December 9th
and 16th at various points, is 1,190,
000 head against 1,097,000 last;sea
son, an increase of 93,000. In six
rn-incipal cities, the packing to De
cember lGth is 2,010,000 against 2,
070.000 last year. The total &r the
year will aggregate about 3,400,000
against 3,280,000 last year, an in
crease of 120,000.
Mr. Davenport, the United States
commissioner of elections in New
York, refers, in a published letter of
his to the World; to a democratic
precinct in that city which in ' oiT
yearF, when there are no United
States officers to watch it, polls or
returns 375 votes ; but in the years
when there are congressmen to elect,
and the United States court author
izes election supervisors to be ap
pointed, polls or returns only fcrty
six to fifty four votes. The falling
off m years when the polls are hon
estly watched is very remarkable.
They take life easy in Mississippi
Domestic 4sauce" is kept in family
jars.;. ; ;:;...;" :' "' ', - ;"; . ' i ';,
A friend indeed is one who is not
in. need. . .
Instead of waiting for a chance,
make oner '
Better run in old clothes than ran
in debt
A man sticks at nothing when he
tries to stab a ghost.
A Chicago man has invented a bar
tender's bell punch.
When it comes to point lace, all
women can sec the point.
Speaking of the round world,1 much
can be said on both sides.
Forty Kentnckians rode two days
to kill a fox worth sixty cents.
m i i i i m -
People who dance never pay the
fiddler. It is those who get tip the
baD.
Now is a good time to buy ther.
mometers. They are lower now than
they have been since last spring.
It is to the interest of the mission
ary societies to gainuse tne state
ment by M. Moca, a French savant,
that " the flesh of the Caucasian m
bitter and salty, while that of the
negro is of finer flavor, and will keep
much longer."
Here is a pun which the reporter
no doubt thougKt out while going:
for accident items : .
44 Some people are never content.
After having all their heads mashed
and then: banns knocked out, they
will actually go to law to get further
damages,
" A charitable Cincinnati man
keeps a pair of dogs shamed at
his front door, so that poor people
who step to " get a bite" can be
accomodated without taking the
trouble to go in the house.
A Brockport man dreamed recent
ly that his aunt was dead, and the
dream proved true. He tried the
same game with his mother-in-law,
but it didn't work worth a cent. .
Too Pooa. And now Wm. B.
Astor, who is worth $50,000,000,
pleads that he is too poor to repair,
the hotel which bears his family
name. The rental of the building is
8120,000 per annum, but the pwney
says he is "too poor" to-make "860,
000 worth of improvements. ..'Poor
devil ! AVhat a squeeze he will harp
through the needle's eye C
Count Jaubert, who recently diejf
once attacked Marshal Soult with
number of epigrams, and the mar
shal, meeting him at a reception of
the court pf Louis Philippe, turned
his back on him just as the count
was coming forward to speak to him,
and this in the presence of thirty
people. 4Monsieur le Marechal,
said Taubert, quietly, i hare been
told that you considered me one of
your enemies. I see with pleasure
that it is not so." MWhy not, tSiV.
s. ud Soult Because,, said Jauberty
"you are not in the habit of turning
your back to the enemy." The mar
shal held out his hand, and ; the
counts success was complete.
A New Orleans paper tells of a
printer who, when his fellow work
men went out to drink beer during,
working hours, put into bank the
exact amount he would have spent if
he had gone oat to drink. He thus
kept his resolutions for five -yearF.
He th n examined his bank account,
and found that he had on deposit
$521.86. In the fire years he had
not lost a day from ill health. Three
out of five of his fellow workmen,
had, in the meantime,become drunk
ards, were worthless and were dis
charged- The water drinker then
bought out the printing office, went
on enlarging the business, and in
twenty years from the time he began
to put away his money ai worth
$100,C0J. .