LARGEST
CIRCULATION
ANY PAPKR
!' THE COUNTY.
WE ARE PREPARES
TO DO
CHROMATIC PRIflTIHQ
IK COLORS.
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fl.LUME 26.
HICKORY, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1895.
' HUUBEB50
ROMANCE
OF THE DARDANELLES.
Attention of the World Now
Drawn to This Important
Point.
HELLESPONT FAMOUS IN HISTORY AND
FICTION.
Immortalized By the Tragic Love Stery of
Hero and Leaader. Lord Bryon's
Darius: Feat.
Tht attention of the whole civilized
world has been drawn to the empire of
the Sultan on account of the bloody
events that have recently transpired
tin-re. In the telegraphic reports there
have been frequent allusion to the
Dardanelles. It is a very important
point.
The Dardenelles is a favorite xlace
in mythology and history. Its banks
and waters are rich in the. memories of
famous men and happenings.
The Dardanelles is the Hellespont of
oll. The place is sacred to the mem
ory of Hero and Leander. It is a nar
row strip of water scarcely a mile in
width and hardly forty in length. It
connects the Sea of Mannosa with the
Grecian Archiepelago. The current is
swift and strong and the steep cliffs
frown down on the puffing steamship
of to day very much in the same way
that they looked upon the shield
tkirted, long-oared boats that battled
at Sa lands. And from the beginning
of history the strait has served as a
narrow medium of communication be
tween the learning and civilization of
the West and superstition of the
Orient.
lj earliest history reeked vith ro
mance. Every oil knows the story of t
the iolden Fleece, winch was instru
mental in giving it its name of Helles
pont. PhrixiUs and Helle, the chil
dren of Athamus, the Prince of Boeo
tia, were about to be sacrificed to Ju
piter, when they were saved by their
mother, Nepheia, who, mounted them
on the lamb of the Golden Fleece,
which could sail through the air and
tread the waters. But fate pursued,
and while crossing this narrow strait
Helle fell off and perished. The place
was named for her, Helle, and the
Ureek word, pontus, for sea. And
thus came the name Hellespont.
Of all the mythological tales that
hover about the strait none is more
beautiful than that of Hero and Lean
der. Its tender sentiment has been the
inspiration of more than one poet.
The ill starred Marlowe made it the
subject of an exquisite creation. Both
Goethe and Schiller have adorned the
German with the tory of the fatal
love, and Keats, in a sonnet, has
treated the subject in some of his most
exquisite verse.
Hero and Leander lived on Opposite
chores of the Hellespont. Hero was as
fair as the fairest of the Grecian vir
gins, and Leander was a young Ap-
ollo She lived at Sestos on the Eu- j
ropcan shore, and his home was at
Abydos, on the shore of Ata Leau
uer loved Hero dearly tn fact, so
dearly that he swam the Hellespont
every night to see hfa mistress. When
ever ihe wanted, him to come she
tood out on a cliff and waved a torch.
And the sign of fire -was giw very
night. But there came a time when
the toreh was waved and when Lean
der started to breast the waters. But
the waves were hisrh. and the ?allaut
lover sink forever beua5fo the billows.
And when the heart trokeu maid saw
the hodv of her loer washed high
ujvon the shore she Ranged into the
' seething- waters ud -sought deatri.
Thus were Hero and Leander -united
in life and deatij.
a .wiK.v.. .t4vt-;fni Tr"c h Hirers
alK)'ut the banks of the Hellespont.
It is said that the domains' &f the fool
ish King Midas overlooked the waters,
Hawthorne has told the story of the
greedy monarch and his little Mari
gold; how he soon tired -of .'the touch
-.of gold and was sick at heart that
there was so much wealth. Ancient
Troy, that place made famous by
Houieric lines, stood upon the cliffs of
the Hellespont. Often on their sum
mits the fair Helen gazed down upon
the rushing waters. Recently rains
have boen discovered that fixes the lo
cation of Troy at the Hellespont.
In one of the little Islands that lia
near the opening of the strait is the
Island which is said to have been the
home of the erratic Sappho.
An interesting fact in connection
with the Hellespont is that it is prob
ably the only stream in the. world that
was ever treated to a first class Hog
ging. But, for all that, it has not be
haved any better since that time. It
happened this way: When the mighty
Xerxes undertook the invasion and
subjugation of Greece it became ne
cessary to bridge the Hellespont. Ac
cordingly an army of engineers was
dispatched to the waters, and for a ysar
they labored. As a result a double
bridge of boats was thrown across,
making what was called the royal
highway into Greece. And when, af
ter eight years of preparation, a vio
lent storm arose, and much of the
work was destroyed. When the ire of
the monarch was aroused, and in a fit
of rage he ordered that the Hellespont
be given 200 lashes. The scourge was
given with a will, and, in addition, a
core was laeed upon the water.
This is the only time when the water
was whipped, and the only other sim
ilar case is when the Atlantic incurred
the displeasure of Canute.
A hundred years after the hosts of
Xerxes went over the Hellespont to
meet defeat at Thermopylae Alexan
der the Great crossed the water with
his legions for the invasion of Asia.. It
is thought that Themistocles spent
his exile on the banks of the strait,
and near it is the tomb of Euripides.
In the Christian era the Dardanelles,
which, by the way, received its name
from the town of Dardannus, in the
Troad, remained a point of the great
est importance. Its most recent fame
comes from the exploit of Byron. In
1S09 he decided to emulate Leander.
Accordingly on a March. '.morning" he
swam from Sestos to Abydos, a dis
tance of one mile, but on account of
the roughness of the waves and the
current he was compelled to cover a
distance of about three miles. Byron
accomplished the feat in safety, and
on the same night wrote a poem com
memorating the event. The Helle
spont figures prominently in the
4 'Bride of Abydos."
The Dardanelles to day Is strongly
fortified, and the passage can be, easily
ArAnA in tims of war it is a
stroiiir hold. It is the key to Con
stantinople, and by the treaty of Ber
lin the Sultan obtained the right of
K.rnJnrf ssare to any vessel not
luiuo.' 1 c-
having his lirinan.
Unique Picturo of Cotton Field.
The splendid exhibit of the German
Kali Works Occupies the most con-
. . . I lx 1
spicitoUS place in tne Agricultural
building of the Cotton estates anu in
ternational Exposition at Atlanta,
One of the striking things of this ex
hibit is the large oil painting, which
shows many rows of fine, healthy cot
ton growing side by side with rows of
cotton plants suffering from leal
blight.
This picture is no lifancy fekh.'
rH imatrfeiation.
llWOSUOlUIitnui'"'"
Ki.riAw'h(h cotton
. - in oil
field is rv raixmui - -
of an actual scene .c.
artirt Mr. Geo. Welch, of iew xorK
ci- . .... . . A, .
ThA rtrrrrinarof this painting
Thotograhh tak?n by Mr. Geo. F. At-
kinsonOltne fanuicu .
the Agricultural and Mechan.cal Col-j payne tdy shot and killed Dr, J. . j -1 -.t
iilmm. Alabama. The story . ....i.rson yesterday near Bar-
it -- ...
wl- of this fine painting shouia oe
rul carefully by every conou
-
of the-outli.
SlaneloaH Rcsultn.
v-i i.,tor written bv Rev.
J.
Gun erman, of Dimondale ich w
re tormittxl to make this extract.
I have no hesitation iu nn-oiu mending
Dr. King s New Discovery, as tne re
r; Vi,., 11,,'rttut church at Rives .iunc
lion .h wa. broashtdownm . n-;
ii iiic . - -wm
La
Grinie. Ter
mo nut
....wullMiT 1 IIIIW1A. -
if
rible iviroxvsms or congmug vfu.
&1.r Kh Httl interruption a,.d
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I.. A.AI1 lit M 4 I All I
" .,u- - Tri d bottles free .t O.
n-sui-. t c
SSZ and
Ilril.r MOrP. 1V-K" """
,e three storv brick building now
tn rnt Jan. 1st.
Shuford.
them A friend recommended Dr. D j W- Huuter and Mr. W .
U1 nisiverv: it was tuick m uruf- w . v,tu ..intv. will
frV 1,5'M.iv jwtisfaciory 111
THEA.M.E. CONFERENCE
Mooting at Morgan ten Last Weok and This
Week.
The W. N. C. Conference of the
African Methodist Episcopal church
of Western North Carolin and part of
South Carolina met at Morganton last
week, on Wednesday and continued
in session untii Monday of this week.
The presiding Bishop was Rt. Rav. J.
C. Clinton, D. D.t of Chester, S. C.,
with Rev. D. C. Covington, of Hick
ory as Secretary. The following are
the appointments for the ensuing
year. It will be noticed that Kev. D.
C. Covington is transferred from
Hickory and Rev. E. P. Mayo ap
pointed in his place.
CHARIOTTK DISTRICT.
G. G. Musgraves, P. E.
Clinton Chapel, R. H. Simmons.
Little Rock, G. W. Clinton, D. D.
a
Grace, R. B. Bruce.
Moore's Sanctuary, W. L. Alexander.
Weeping Willow and Mowing Glade,
H. B. Bennett,
Center Grove and Torrencs Chapel,
L. H. Wyche.
Rockwell Station, P. J. Holmes.
Riddleville and Rock, R. D. Davis.
Little Hope and Steele Creek, W. M.
Massey.
Pineville and St. Mark, A. B. Long.
STATKSVILLK DISTRICT.
M. V. Marable, P. E.
Statesville, P. A. McCorcle.
Hickory, E. P. Mayo.
Morganton, C. L. Byers.
MooresviUe circuit; S. M. Pharr.
Rutherfordtou circuit, S. D. Watkins.
Logan Chapel, J. R. Britton, ,
Doggetts Grove, A. D. Dunlap.
Shelby, E. L. Campbell.
Siloam; W. J. Mclntyre.
South Wllkesboro, F. L. Bell.
North Wilkesboro, W. W. Horton.
Conover Mission, N. L. Mills.
Matthews Chapel, John T witty,
Forest City Mission, W. N. Carpenter.
Taylorsville Mission, W. M. Rickert.
Union Mission, A. L. Mel nt ire.
Sandy Plain Mission, II. J. Simpson.
SALISBURY DISTRICT.
Rev. H. L. Simmons, P. E.
Salisbury Station, to be supplied.
Second Creek circuit, J. C. Clement.
Third Creek circuit, J. S. Smith.
Providence circuit, J. A. Hous'e.
Miller's Chapel circuit, H. S. McMul
len.
Union Chapel circuit, R. L. Houston.
Mocksville circuit, G. E, Carter.
Piney Grove, circuit. L. A. Barber.
South Grove circuit, J. B. Turner.
Hickory Grove circuit, A. J. Author.
Winston, D. A. McCoy.
Betham circuit, W. B. Grady.
Cedar Hill circuit, C. H. Ardis.
Center, S. F. Hamilton.
Poplar Springs and Palmetto, A. T.
Clement.
Supernumeraries, J. G. Turner, H.
Housier.
LlSrriLVrON DISTRICT.
B. F. Martin, P. E.
Lincolnton station, W. M. Johnson.
Martin's Chapel cir. J. A. Miller.
Kings Mountain cir, H. B. Moss.
Rives Temple cir, H. W. Richardson.
Jonahville cir, D. E. Best and P. C.
Hilton.
Nealy's Grove circuit, A. D. Dunbar.
- . 4 " T fortin
Dallas circuit, A. L. Martin.
i T.incolnton circuit. S. Carter.
. - ctv.MIs8ion A. j. VAar
- fK T inntnn cta
j ropiar opr.u
from Marsiiau w iu j - -
from Marshall to the Citizen says: Jim
i - .
, Payne was supposed -to De
1 - . . . - , i
.iHnkimr. and was lorouiaeu 10 euir.
the house. Enra-ed at this, he drew
revolver and firetl, .unking tne
wnnian in the left arm, tenetraiing
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her heart aud killing her instantly.
Payne is still at large-
exreriment
station-has
- on wt,rk
a-
XL information regarding bee keep
in iH.r -, r
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1.1 I ,wlf anil aiso ICJ
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I ... -x. r oA-aiM ir-U C -
n. tiaii, douiu, a
M. 1 bave charge ol me uew
ta I .-i wii.t'nn iieiirt3
e of .very Weeprjn tb. Sta
I 11 tf. llillllf VI -- -
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ANU CAItOUNIAN.
WORDS OP FAREWELL.
ttmrry Hay ward Por Oat Ffifhtlal
Tirade of Abuto and Cartas Against
Mis Brother.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec 8. "May
the curse of God fall on you and
yours, and allow me from the minute
I drop from the scaffold to haunt you
day and night until your death. Then
I will welcome you on the brink of
hell with a red hot iron."
These were the farewell words of
Harry Hayward to his brother Adry
this afternoon. He hurled them at
the latter as he descended the stairs
leading to the tier in which the pris
oner was confined and passed through
the iron doorway to the outer offie.
It was their last meeting on earth
and such the murderer intended it to
be. Adry was as calm as the prisoner
was impassioned. He was unmoved by
the anathemas except toward pity.
His was the brotherly affection and
interrupting the fervent. God bless
you Harry. Good bye Harry," which
elicited the remark quoted above.
The meeting between the brothers
was arranged by the parents who be-
seeched the condemned man to see
Adry once more before he died. He
remained obstinate .to their entreaties
for a long time, but finally yielded anil
sent by messengers a note reading:
"Dear Adrv I want you to come at
once to the jail, as 1 wish particularly
to see you. I have no other object
than the desire to ak your forgive
ness for any wrong either real or im
aginary which I may have done you.
I want once more to seeyou on this
earth. This is the wish and dying re
quest of your brother.
1 Harry."
When Adry arrived at the jail, he
and Harry carried on a social conver
sation for a time, but finaliy Harry
made a request, which Adry declared
he could not grant and the condemned
man sprang to his feeand poured out
a frightful tirade of abuse and curses
against his brother. '
"You d villian,M he shrieked, "If
I could only get at you, I would dig
timing with a knife. I would
tear out your heart with my hands. I
would crush the two together, cut
them into pieces, squeeze out the
juice, make it into a pie and thrust it
down your throat."
Adry sat quiet for a few minutes but
seeing the uselessness of waiting long
er arose and started to go.
"God bless yon, good bye Harry,"
he called sadlv and went fclowly away.
WAS HUNG YESTERDAY.
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 7. Got.
Clough this afternoon" sentenced Har
ry Hayward, the murderer of Catha
rine Ging, to be hanged Wednesday,
December 11,
Harry Hayward confessed his guilt
before he was hung yesterday.
BUNCOMBE MUST '00 HEAD."
Eiht Brother Wha Served la the CwderaU
Army Still Uvlajc.
One more Buncombe county goe
ahead, as is shown by facta given in a
letter to The Citiren from iN. A. ran
tan.l rr Buena Vista, N. C. dated 'o
timber 29. In his letter Mr. Penland
I noticed In your paper a iew u8J
ago an item, copied, 1 think, from th
Lenoir Topic, giving the names of five
hmthers who went througn tne von
federate army, and are all living.
T,in,mbe can beat that. I herewith
enclose the names and gea of eight
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Tne list louowa
X. Stevens C5
Steveiis 01
.v; i J. s. suvfii!
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u atevens
50 i A A. Meeii!i 4"J
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i
Mr xnlana
couchide-: lf you
finJ anylhing better for the Confed
let u hear from you " lownicn ine
Citizen venture to add. that tn
wonderful record iu nil probability
cannot be beaten. Citizen.
Dr. Columbas Dorham'a Scxr.
ThP ILiritiAt Convention which baa
I in siou at Greensboro, electeo
i . .
- iter. John E. White, tne pastor u
to PJ.nton Bantitcharcn w torrwuu
I . ., . iL.
Secretary of the Convention in tne
ZZlt the'late Uev. Dr. Colamba.
. - - . .
Durham. He U a young man but tne
invention was for him almost unani
i; . , , -ftf WJiH n unanimous
- . . Wt'unon
t- hv Which he was elected' uon
inn
Muniulttee' recommendation.
Ptv -
on
For blank receipt
IIlCKOIlT PniNTINCi
AND CAItOLINIAN.
liooks call
Co.. at PltK
41 tf
flAY SHUT OUT OUR SHEEP.
If Sao Doos. England Will Hear a Uroly
KTotest.
Washington, Dec a If. as re
ported from London, Great Britain
intends to prohibit, after January, the
importation of American sheep, it i
quite probable that there will be a
vigorous protest from this trovernment.
The agricultural department has not,
as yet, received official notification of
the proposed prohibition, but the sub
ject has been informally discussed by
the officials.
Four or fire years ago this govern
ment, through the representations of
the department of agriculture, suc
ceeded in getting the English, govern
ment to remove the restriction which
required the killing of American sheep
when they landed at the docks in
Great Britain and they were then per
mitted to be taktMi inland and fed for
killing. The industry, which was then
very small, ha grown to large pro
portions, the exportations during the
fiscal -year 1801, reaching 80,000 head
and lbS3, 3"0,()00 head. The reason
given for the proiosed prohibition is
the prevalence of scab disease in the
sheep, but this disease, Dr. Salmon,
the chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry of the agricultural department,
says exists wherever sheep are found
and corresponds to mange or itch. All
sheep that were sent from this coun
try were thoroughlv inspected and if
any were found infected they were re
fused shipment.
"TONEY" CARROLL ELECTED.
Ex-Spaker Carroll's Election Hakckes the
Kentucky Legislature a Tie on Joint
Ballot.
Louisville, Ky., Dec. 7. In the
special election held in the sixth and
seventh wards of Louisville to-day An
thony Carroll, ex Speaker of the last
House, defeated Charles Blatz, Re
publican, by a majority of 452. The
re-election of Mr. Carroll makes the
General Assembly a tie on joint ballot
with GS Democrats and 6$ Republicans
and two Populist. One of these Pop
ulists is pledged to vote for the Re
publicans, who endorsed him, and the
other with the Democrat. ; Bradley
will be inaugurated Tuesday.
"Toney" Carroll is a newspaper
man. If he votes for Blackburn it is
almost certain that Blackburn will be
returned to the Senate. EtL I'. & C.
Will Not Bo a Candidate.
Washington, Dec. 9. Senator
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, has an
nounced that be will not be a candid
ate for re election to the United States
Senate.
The Republican Convention is called
to meet in St, Louis, June ICth.
Boo Cultaro at tho Experiment 5Utlo.
The Experiment Station has recent
ly completed arrangements for carry
ing on some work in Bee Culture,
both to dis seminate information as to
the best methods to follow in bee-
kninir. as well as to conduct tests to
determine what plans should be
adopted in North Carolina to make
this particular industry as prontaoie
as possible. In many sections 01 tne
State be culture now ylekis nana
?miiie n-turns when carsfolly man
aged. With proper use. of the im
proved methods of late years tnis re
sult might be largely increaseo.
l the nurnoMS of the Station to
endeavor to aid in the extension of the
irdu-trv. and with the poible im
provement of the culture where it has
now found a foothold, tor mis pur-
the co operation of two ex perl -
tir-l 1m keeirn lias !eeu secured.
Dr. J. W. Hnnter and Mr. W. H.
Ilnl! both ,f For-rth cunty. It. is
expect l,iat r'uIt intertlin to
bee-kelirn will be reoctieU uunng tue
coming eaon. In me meanume
items of timely intert will l distri
buted upou the various pha-sa of the
subject.
a thf Station deoires to enter into
correspondence with every be keeper
now iu North Carolina, eacn one 1
cordUllv nrqueted to tend hU name
and addrets to Dr. Ii. B. Battle, D i-
rwtnr. ltaleish. N. C. Any items as
a
to the fctocks, hives, etc. on hand, and
the succe or failure Heretofore met
With will be gladly received- Doubt
on
less the correpondence will be mu
- ss
tually belptal.
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