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Stats Library LARGEST WE ARE PREPARED TO DO CHROMATIC PRINTING IN COLORS. CIRCULATION lN Til COUNTY. n I VI I ill ill HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1895. IfUlEBER 48 VJU iflifrnn I Ml : I lil Wo mm 25 - . -V 1V J N M EXICO. Loot it Hie! Galliyaiting Id -Kaiio Lite 1 Ygm Han. THINKS IN ENGLISH. UK gut Ihrrc No Telllnj But What tie Is Walking Spaaish-Ha (Jets Off a Rig On Silver. U r,,pv the following from the Le- - .. 1- T. . 4- coir ii! Top!' THIS wees.. lisecuia 1.110.1, tyl(. ,litmgins 4ied and clever Presi Pt.t of th Chester and Lenoir Rail- ..1 4 r rf-v 5 - X C -v roa ie. Up has doubtless gone out to li, say silver. "From ;i private letter from Maj. Harper we are permitted to print a fr extracts that may be interesting to ourrenV-rs- The letter is dated Tuesday morn ing 11,th 011 board a train on the Mexican National R. R: near Ca- toree. Mexico: He says: "On yesterday we, came from Han Anton ia, over International & ; Great Northern R. R. to Laredo, where we crossed the Rio Grande, the line which divides the United States from Mexico. It-was an uninteresting ride, no towns of consequence and very few cultivated farms just one continuous and never-ending sight of mesquit and cactus; enough of the for mer to supply two States if any was Deeded, and, the C. & L. R. R. could not pull the cactus we saw say from Lenoir to Hickory in a month. At Laredo we struck the Mexican National R. R., which is Narrow Guage and a daisy one. The first thinfc I did at Laredo was to change $30 in greenbacks for Mexican uieney, gClllU fJO.OJ UiVlClUI, AUD viw .vs this you will discover is that a rood square mal at the It. R. eating house (or 1.00 each costs us really 56c. We took sleeper for Mexico, $U Mexican money. The train here is made up different It from ouri after the mail and ex press comes Pullman sleeper, then "coche de primera clase," then the "e qunda clase," and last the "teriera clase." As you may not be thorough ly at horse in Spanish, 1 will explain that the terms indicate the 1st, 2Dd nd 3d class cars in the order named. On our return we will take pleasure in translating Spanish to you if we are not too busy. We are nearly h df wayji ovy oetween Laredo and Mexico. Have been all morning in a plain, say 20 miles wide, that looks like a. desert. No rain here for years, and vegetation pretty much out of sight. The mountains are all bare. TT-l ... nat the very few Mexicans we see ad their donkeys subsist upon I can't sa'. The interesting country about Monterev we passed in the nteht and did not s( see. We got good meals at the R. eating houses. The goat's milk k the coHee was ne w to me and I don't fancy it; everything else was O. K. So farming along here and no towns 'pt at long intervals. ' Aha houses when you do find them re mostly adobe, one story and flat uo ime cigars are sold bn the train l a quarter and the quarters for wtle lts than 14c of our money. - Ti. . .. . . ue i ree silver cranks should come i0Wn here and exchange their Ameri- eurrenevoreoin for Mexican of al or superior weight and fineness fceeivin- nearly $2.00 for $1.00. Bag- jpf is inspected by Custom House of at the line going either way. Qks are taken out and unlocked tne owner. Hand bagage on Pull- acars is inspected in the car, if not r, out for the nuroose. We left Cr TV m the ear. I had mine open ex- t 1 one end fastening and walked out to iastening ana wf the performance going Sga-e room. When I ret on in the returned to a shabbily-dressed Mexican wo- opening it. As she had no badge ".Aif1 r 1 A 1 n uuuorm l luougui su cond ciass passenger who was ' tO MlistaVo lnv rrrin frnVlrS. find i-omptiv told , . .d If ! had requested her to "go to Bally hack" she would have understood me just as well. She was an attache of the Custom House forced but spoke such bad Spanish that I could not un derstand her any better than she did me. We are due in the city tomorrow morning for breakfast. The Railroad and Government of ficials are all very nice and agreeable. I write on the moving train and I could do better if seated at a desk. I hope you can read it. If there is any- thmg that you can't make out it may be Spanish that I inadvertently used. I do my thinking in English, how ever, Ancient China. In early times, as far back, even as 2000 B.O., we find that science in Chi na had reached a fairly advanced stage. The Chinese possessed un doubtedly a great knowledge of as tronomy; inscriptions have been found which provethis. In the "Chou Kiug," a book of records, we read that Emperor Yao, who reigned 2357 B C, did much to advance the study of this science Jle ordered his astrono mere to observe the movements of tke sun, moon and stars, and showed them how to find out the commencement of the four seasons by means of certain stars. We read also that he told them that a year consisted of a little less than 3G6 days, and as he, divided the year into lunar months, he taught them the years in which the addition al lunar month ought to be included. It is also known that the Chinese had the annual calendar, that they ob served the planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and were able to calculate eclipse ana icnew tne an- i ... a- a .a ferences between the equator and the ecliptic It is quite probable that the ecliptic was not known of before the Mussulmans occupied the mathemati- cal tribunal, which they held for three centuries. - Astronomy has always been closely connected with astrology. By means of astronomy the time was ascertained j for the numerous pablic ceremonies recorded ia the imperial calendar; it likewise regulated thd affairs of the ifovernuient. But. thet calendar has long since ceased to be , used for this latter purpose, and the majority of the Ctntie' inoculation merely look upon it nw u intatlR Of continuing the myste- I rious ceremonies and oracles connected with tke different positions of the planets, li is ordered in the 'Collec- tioi of the La'" that at each eclipse ceremonies should be gone through to wenver-viie ccupu this time, tnereiore, an warm sounded on the drums, the mandarins arrived armed, utter many objurga tions, and thus deliver the endangeie 1 bodies. In the seventeenth century certain Jesuit missionaries arrived in China. On seeing the low state into which the Mathematical Tribunal, had fallen, they offered to help it They found an observatory containing many instru ments which shows plainly that this branch of science had at one time o,v.ai n n'dvanced stasre. The de- cay of science is not to be wondered at 1 CtAVkJ V V4 w.- . w when we remember that twenty-two dynasties were brought on the throne this de by actual revolutions. Nor is cay confined to astronomy. Accora iugtothe ancient books ana traui- . . i t tions we find mat various unwuies science had reached a hign degree cl culture. reigned Tha Kmrieror jvau -o in the seventeentn century, uau a great love of study himself, and en deavored to advance the general edu cation in China. The Jesuit mission aries instructed him in geometry and physics. He translated some text- books into Chinese, The Chinese have generally been credited with the invention of rt,v,ior A certain document r 4 l been found, however, Dy . Arcuiumu- drite Palladius; a Russian sinologue; cttin that in the ninth century Per.iau regiment, under the Chmese sovereign. maae kuowu u. uiaicii n. . . r. I similar to wild fire, which was aiter- wards used for fireworks. Apparently, chemistry has never been studied unless by a certain sect, the Tao-tse; who spent all their time endeavoring to discover the philoso pher s stone and the elixir of life. The Chinese have not a great knowl edge of geology. The mines have been machinery, and out any uwcuiui;, deep; therefore firedamp are not very has rarely been the cause of destruc tion. Coal was extracted at as early time as 200 B. C.t in the dynasty of Han. Although the mode of extrac tion was very primitive, enough ws obtained to satisfy all wants. About 1861 the government handed the exploration of the mines over to American prospectors. The work, lasting from 1862-G4, was directed by Prof. Pumpelli, who at iU , teraiina- tion sent the Emperor a report and a map of the fieids. The Smith- g0nian Institute of Was Washington have had these documents published ;they have also appeared in the diplomatic correspondence of the United States 18G4.) ikter onBaron de Richtofen did similar work, and found that the coal fields in China are even more ex tensive than those in North America. . Research work has not been carried far in natural science. In zoology their classifications are "quite wrong. The drawings in zoological and bo tanical books can often scarcely be recognized. TheirLiuost ancient work on botany dates 2700 B. C, and is a treatise written by the Emperor Shen nuug, it is merely enuinerative. An other work, the "Rh-ya," dates from 1200 B. C, and shows signs of pro gress. The 4Pentsao," an encyclope dia, is, according to M. Bretschneider, of little value. This Russian investigator speaks of the Chinese as follows: "It is an un deniable fact that the Chinese do not know how to observe, and have no re gard for truth; their style is negligent, full of ambiguities and contradictions teeming with marveloas and childish digressions." However, in a more recent commun- jetton, U. Bretschneider retracts his words, and feays that it is more that Chinese will not observe, than nat they cannot for Liehi-Tehen, an- thor Gf several intereeting pamphlets, brings forward many facts oncejning cultivated plants. J With regard to medical science, it (g very elementary. Occasionally here and there a successful doctor is to be fond. This lak of knowledge is not to We wondered at, for Buddhism for bids dissection of bodies.. In the tern pie of Confucius a bronze figure Us to be feund on which all the different parts are marked where the surgical . , . mi - 1 1 i nMHU ranv be anDiied. The ueeule is practically the ouly instrument used iu the profession. Th njght of civilization in China wag reache1 at the eud of the reign of Kane-hi. The gradual decline is sup- pOSe(j to nave coramenceu with the Tartar deaomination. l?rom nature. Bk Tomb Oraaa'son. A Jacksonville, Fla., preacher Rev. "R Toombs DuBose. amazed his con- gregat ion last Sunday by fishic keQa outfit from under his pulpit. fishing a and showing them how the game was played. He declared that a promin ent city official was interestea in a L-o,.r o-n hip which was opened there awv last week. This Reverend gentleman is equal to the Western preacher who, when he had completed his discourse. gave out as the closing song. Ta-ra- boom-ta-ra." Tne cnoir oegan u siug it with a will, when up rose a visiting Reverend and expostulated. The par son who had given out the hymn told the choir to go on, that it was his church and he would have the choir sing what he chose, and accordingly the choir proceed with Ta-ra-ra-boom, and sang it through, after which the benediction was pronounced. X woman was arrested at Saunders ville, li. L, on the charge of murder ing her father. HOW TO PREVENT CROUP. SOMK RKADIXG THAT WILL FROVK INTERESTING TO YOUJfO MOTHKIt. HOW TO GUARD AG AIN'ST TUB DI5KASK. Croup is a terror to young mothers and to post tliem concerning luecauMs first svuiptoms and treatment is the object of this item. The origin of a I crouo is a commou wiu. . S rsatotur; to fof whnaresUDieCt lO 11 liiivo wu I . . . i . The first svmptom is noarsenes; this is soon followeu oy a peculiar rough cough, which is easily recog nized and will never be forgotten by one who has heard it. The time to act is when the' child first becomes hoarse. I f Chamberlain s Cough Rem edy is freely given all tendency to croup will oon disappear. Even after hnnv couirh has developed it vr - - t will prevent the attack. There is no danger-In giving this remedy for it r.:e nMhin. imunous. For sale I " ; pAPor Tlmirist. by O. M. Royster, Drtgut. . ir it the sadness of a sad end. H Fll FlMt and TKr Vcu Ar. Colorado is Nearly As Good As North Carolina. Colorado Sprixos, Col., Nov. 21. Col. M. E. Thornton, Hickory, N C. Dear Sir: Not hearing from you for some time, I will drop you a line to you, supposing of course our Crip ple Creek gold craze has long ago struck you as it seems to have caught most all men who speculate at all from San Francisco to New York city being here in the hot bed of it and learning th thousands of queries from all states and to te money rolling in here from Gold Stocks is beyond anything known in America on gold mining. Three daily Boards here and ail crowded and thousands and thousands of stocks transfer daily. It really seems as if the excitement had only just begun here and many new Cos. are forming just now and some of them excellent properties indeed. I my self took one-fourth the capital stock of a Company today, which we fiaally close up tomorrow. We have now property and splendid showing and first class location in the heart of thn camp, but owim' to the formation of so many Cos., stocks in new Cos. start on our exchanges at low figures and the better get up as their merits de serve. We do not want our stock to go to the board at less than ten cents a share, if we can prevent it and we have sought to'use this means. To place 100,000 shares of this stock to parties outside this city who will hold it a short time till we complete all our patents and get ready to shove it, then the stock will be valuable and ready for sale. In order to raine im mediate money to this endwe will sell of-, this stock a limited number of shares at'.Olc or $10 a 1000 shares. To outside parties making it an object to them to touch this and giving the ground floor chance to them who will touch it outside of our city knowing full well that ia so doing those who do profit, and this deal will only be the more ready to take hold of other, good deals in stocks. When we offer this and will give us a man in outside circles to aid in placing other stocks and thus repay us for what we loose in this offer. I am speaking this person al Mr. Thornton; Now I deal in stocks and of course desire all the outside patrons I can get as any man does and. I write this sufficient to say to you if you can sell stocks let me know. I will send you our daily or weekly reports of sales here on the exchanges. If you have the nerve to risk a little touch, a few thousand shares of our present stock at .01c or $10 1000 say, 10,000 or so. Think you will not regret it as but few will get this chance, as only a limited number of shares will go at this. I figure on a good price for my stock, so if you want in, send draft payable to me for amount to cover what you take at $10 a thousand shares at once so we will get not later than 10th of December by that time we can issue the stock and send to you. Respectfully Yours, W. L. Dawsox. The Lenoir Topic recently said that a young man in Caldwell county bought a marriage license on Satur- day and was going to get married on Sunday. Saturday night he went to a corn shucking. Before he began to shuck corn he pulled off his coat and hung it up, the license being in the pocket. When he had finished shuck inir he went to get his coat, when, lo ! he found it not. An old cow had eaten the coat, license and alL Ine young man made a few broken remarks, went home in his shirt sleevea, and on Mon day morning bought him another coat And when he cets nis license be ays he will marry forthwith. Danzor Froaa Catarrh. The most important feature about that very common complaint, catarrh in the head, is its tenaency to ueveiop into some other more serious and dan- wrous disease. The foul matter drop- nint? from tue neau iuio cue uroucmai t nbes or lanirs is very liable to lead to hmrvhiti or consumption, that de- Ktmver which causes more deatlft in thi country than any other direaj-e. A ratarrh orirrinates in impuritie in the blood, local applications can do hnt little irood. The common tense method of treatment is to purify the blood, and for this punose there is no preparation superior to Hood's Sarsa 11a. The powerful action of this medicine upon the blood expels every unnnritv And bv so dolusr cures ca tarrh and gives health to the entire or- Iganism. 4G4t Tha Bank of England. The Bank of England, the most Kwerful monetary institution in the world, celebrates its tecoud centen nial anuiverary this year. This fact adds interest to an article in the So cial Economist for September, in which the- history of the bank is brieflj .-ketciunl. Its projector was Williiin PatterMu, a Scotchman, and his immediate purpose was to aid Wil liam HI in thedifiicult task of raising funds to carry on war with France. By the terms of the charter $(3,000,000 were to bo raised, and the subscribers were to form a- corporation styled The Governor aud Company of the Bank of England." The privilege of keeping the accounts of the public debt, paying dividends,' and issuing notes whs to be given to thj bank, and, for this, an annual allowance of $20,000 was granted. The entire 'capi tal was to be loaued to the govern ment at 8 per eent. This interest, with the allowance just named, gave the bank an income of $500,000 a year. The capital was increased at various periods until it expanded to the pres ent figures, about $72,700,000. The government debt to the bank reached $73,400,000 in 1810, one-fourth of whieh-however, was afterward repaid. On the remaining $55,075,000 the bank now receives interest from the gov ernment at the rate of 2$ per cent. The first notes of the Bank of Eng land was issued in 1G95, aud were of the denomination ot $100, reckoned in our money. At various times notes of from $50 to $5 were put forth, but at present no notes are issued for less than $25 nor more than $5,000. The Bank of England has the exclusive privilege of issuing notes payable on demand. These notes are all made in the bank building, and when once redeemed are never again put forth. Taking the world at large (it may be said that th notes of the Bank of England are regarded as the safest paper in circulation. But this institu tion like all other banks, has bad its troubles. Its management has been frequently assailed and sometimes justly. In the great pan io of 1823, when 770 banks, in Great .Britain failed, the Bank of England was shak en, the gold accumulation diminish-. iug from $700,000,000 to only $5,000,000. At the present time the bank em ploys 1,060 persons. The governor and deputy governor each receive a salary of $5,000 a year, which is far be low the American standard. There are twenty-four directors, each ne ces&arily holding $15,000 of the bank's stock, with an annual compensation of $2,500. These directors are ex pected to direct and they general ly do so. ine reason wny mis oanic is tne center of England's financial system is found in the simple but important fact that all other banks keep their bullion reserves at the Bank of Eng land. The bullion reserve averages from $5,000,000 to $70,000,000 daily. As regards the bank's earning power, it is stated that the highest dividend ever paid by it was 27 per cent., dur ing the years 1753-C3. For twenty years the dividend has averaged about 10 per cent. William A. Shoemaker, attorney for H. H. Holmes, convicted at Philadel phia of murder, was held under $1,500 bail in that city Monday to answer a charge of subordination of perjury. He manufactured evidence, tending to prove that Benjamin F. Pietzel, for whose murder Holmes was 'convicted two weeks ago committed suicide. Shoemaker paid a woman $30 to sign and swear to this statement. When a eron begins to grow thin there is aomething wrong. The waste is greater than the supply and it is on ly a question of time wbn the end iiiUkt come. In nine casej out of ten the trouble is with the digestive organs. If yon can restore them to a healthy condi tion voa will stop the waste, put on new fltrsh and cao them to feel better in every way. The food they eat will be digested and appropriated to the neils of the system, and a normal ap pttite will appear. Coasumption frequently follows a wasting of bodily tbsue because near ly all rocsamptives have indigestion. '1 he i haker Digestive Cordial will re store tne stomach to a healthy condi tion in a vast majority of cases. Get one t.t their books from your druggist and learn about this new and valuable itxnedy. When the children need Castor OA, give them Lixol, it is palatable.