North Carolina Newspapers

THE PUBLIC LEDGER. By JOHN T. BRITT, ISSUED EVERY THURSDAY MORNING OXFORD," N. C. JAN. 26, 1899. Skinner isj howling for the Cau casian race to rule this country when he has enjoyed four years in Con gress at the hands of the negroes largely. He has no gratitude. It is well enough for the negro because he was told that Skinner was not his friend and he would not heed the truth Washington Progress. A barber who on the sly married a Kentucky girl in Michigan, is suing her parents for $50,000 dam ages for alienating her affections. He accuses them of barbarous cruel ty in lacerating his feelings by mak ing him a compulsory grass widower in being deprived of his "blue grass girl. The number of people whose careers were ended in other than the natural way, in this country las year was 25,102, classified thus: By accidents. 10.935. (255 of whom were killed by lightning); homicides 7,840; suicides, 5,920, lynchings, 3 27 soldiers and sailors killed in the war with Spain 280. James vyson, of Australia, in ad dition to having amassed a large fortune had a unique record, for it is said that shortly before dying he boasted that he had never entered a church, a theatre, or a public house, had never tasted wine, beer nor spirits; that he had never sworn; that he had never washed with soap, using sand instead nor worn a white shirt, or gloves. He was a not-ty old bachelor. Of the two young women who ac companied the Peace Commission to Paris as stenographers and type writers one Miss McNaughton acquired a thorough knowledge of Spanish while connected with schools in South America, and the other Miss Atkinson is not less familiar with the French language. They receive the highest salary paid by the government to women, the sum of $2,500 a year. Harry D. Cooper, known among tramps as "Railroad Jack, the Ham mock Kider," says he has traveled over 100,000 miles in the last ten years, riding in a hammock of his own invention swung under a box car. He does most of his riding at night and is fairly comfortable, hay ing a cover to the hammock that keeps out the dust. John C. Geer, of Port Jervis, N. Y., is dead, in his 85th year. Since early manhood he had made a living catching rattlesnakes for menagerie managers and whoever else wanted them. He also did a good business in selling rattlesnake oil to druggists for medicinal purposes and the skins and rattles to summer visitors and tourists, as souvenirs of the locali-ty. Mrs. Frances S. Lee, a member of the lower house of the Colorado legislature, presided over the House as acting Speaker the other day. She was called "Mr Speaker," "Mrs Speaker," "Madame Speaker." etc., and if she discovered that the speaker had less talking to do than any one elsa "she manifested no surprise. When it became necessary to call members to order she used the gavel. John J. Upchurch, a wealthy mill man, who lives on the boundary line between Georgia and Florida, repre sents Charlton county, Ga., in the lowerjiouse of the present Legisla ture. He was a member of the Florida' Senate at that body's last session. Before thatjie was sent to the lower house of the Georgia As sembly, and further back was in the Florida House and . Georgia Senate, in alternate sessions. The,.Rev.Thomas Dixon, Jr., who has for four years been preaching to th- People's Church,, a union denomi national body ,in New York, and who hasat times.been highly sensa tional in, his comments on affairs of public interest, has announced hU resignation and his determination to go into the Baptist Church again. The People's Church will probably be disbanded. Therevenues have never been considered sufficient. The most important measure that will engage the attention of the members of the present legislature v. ill be the sacredness and the neces sity of whitesupremacy in North Carolina the paramount, in fact, the only issue upon which the recent campaign was so earnestly and'so determinedly fought. The ignorant negroes must be eliminated from future political contests in North Carolina. Rocky Mount Motor. The attack made upon General Miles by Commissary General Eagan before the War Board of. Inquiry, inflicted a disgrace upon the United States army that must be effaced, and promptly effaced,if the adminis tration would not share the dishonor put upon the army. The fact that Secretary Alger permitted such a flagrant and fiendish violation of all tne attrioutes oi a soiaier ana a gentleman without summary punish ment, proves that the army demora lization that is now flung in the face of the country and the world, is largely if not wholly due to the in competency of the War Department Educate Your ltoweis Willi :iscsi rets. m " nr-, i -i Mrs. jva Ardo, a young woman was bitten by a rattlesnake twice in St. Louis last Wednesday in the presence of five physicians and re mained quite unharmed. Some of the blood from the wounds with some of the venom left by the snake on the surface of the skin was in jected into a guinea pig, which died in forty-five minutes. Mrs. Ardo declares she is not only immune from snake poison by reason of being bit ten by a rattlesnake when a child in the Island of Trinidad, but that the presence of the poison in her system is now necessary to her existence. A tailor man was arrested in Baltimore the other day on a charge of deserting his wife, who lives in New York. He had been working tor a woman in oaltimore who em ployed about thirty hands. She iked Fetzenfeld, the wife deserter, and it appeared that she was negotiat ing with his wife for his purchase at $150, the price asked, but was not in a hurry to close as she thought the price too hight, and hoped even tually to get him for nothing. She didn't get him, and he got free lodg ing in jail to await trial for deser- ion. Candy Cathartic, cure constipation forever. I nfraaalfw rf fVio orf Dc,S5c. It G.G.C. fail, druggists refund money. JnecessuJ OE act. PROUD OF LEGISLATURE. The staid old Greensboro Patriot says the people of North Carolina have just cause to feel proud of the egislature now in session. The earnestness and determination of the body betokens much work with little bluster, while the harmony preyaii- mg among tue members is most commendable. We feel safe in pro phesying that the people will not be disappointed in expecting great things from this general assembly. Already some wrongs have been remedied and much good accomplish ed. Many measures looking to a reduction of expenses have been in troduced, and the clerkships in both houses have been cut down about 40 per cent. The saving thus effect ed over the sessions of '95 and '97 is considerable. The action of the Democrats is deciding that they will not vote for any legislator for an office will meet with great popular favor and can but merit the ap proval of every fair and honest man. The fusionists disgusted the people along this line. The providing of officers for the members was a dis tinctive feature of the two last legis latures, and where an office was not available a new one was created. POLYQAHY AT DOORS OF CON GRESS. When Utah was admitted to the Union as a State, it was under the condition that what were called in the territory "plural marriage," but for which the law has no other name than bigamous marriages, should be prohibited by the constitution of the State. They were so prohi bited. Utah was admitted under further pledges that polygamy should be at an end, and that no attempt should be made to revive it. The men chosen to both houses of Congress from Utah have been, up to this time, not poly gam ists. Last November, however, a member of the Fifty-sixth Congress was elect ed there who is an avowed polyamistr The question has arisen whetne this man shall be allowed to sit in Congress. He cannot be excluded by any regular means, because it is not denied that he was duly elected, and the clerk of the House of Re presentatives has no option but to put him on the list of members-elect. But the House has power to expel a law-breaker, or indeed any other member deemed unworthy of mem. bership. There is no doubt as to its authority in this matter. The ques tion simply is as to the wisdom and SILVER ISSUE IS ALIVE. Col. W. J. Bryan declared in a brief speech which he made at the public reception given him by the Bimetallic League of Denver, Col., Jan. 16, that the silver issue is still very much alive. He said; "The cause lives because it em bodies the hopes, the aspirations and the belief of our people. The Ameri can people favor bimetallism, never mind where the silver is produced. We do not need it because it is pro duced here. "People eat because they need it, not because food has to be consumed And so with gold and silver. They are important in the world's com merce because they are needed, and you can never destroy silver while it is needed. "The farmer, the creator of wealth knqws that the gold standard lowers prices without raisin ar money. And ii u if the gold standard should once be established, vou mav set it down that the date of bankruptcy is no far ahead. To restore bimetallism is to restore the party between money and property. "Those who advocate the gold standard as a rule know that the gold dollar is not stable nor honest. The strength of the gold standard if to be found in the money centres, and its strongest advocates are those who, when their dollar is invested, want it to go up. "If our cause is just, and I firmly believe it is, its triumph is sure. Truth cannot be crushed to earth. The hour of death is not here. THE LEGISLATURE. WHAT IS GOING ON AflONQ OUR LAW MAKERS. A Synopsis of Proceedings as Gath ered from Raleigh Papers. The joint committee on public printing decided to divide the public printiner equally between Edwards & Broughton and E. M. Uzzell until a public printing law is enacted. By Senator Miller, to repeal chap ter 105, laws of 1895, and to allow the plaintiff more action to try the title of any State, county or muni cipal office to make a motion before the judge of the Superior Court of the district in which the action is brought to cause the defendant to give bond for any fees or emolu ments that may come into the de fendant's hands and that may be re covered by the plaintiff in the action. A message from the governor, giving the reasons for removal of J. VV. Wilson and S. Otho Wilson as railway commissioners was received and read. During the reading Otho Wilson entered the lobby and was an interested listener. The message gave no evidence, but merely ex tracts from unsigned letters to the governor saying ' the Wilsons were interested in the Round Knob hotel. At the joint caucus the proposition to establish new superior court dis tricts Was abandoned, as Governor Russell had announced today that whether three or two new district were created he would appoint one judge. The question as to criminal courts was referred to a sub-committee, with the understanding that the present criminal courts be abol ished and new courts be established. Hoey made a report for the joint committee on printing, recommend ing that the joint committee be given authority to contract for the printing and binding, at a rate not in excess of that of 1893-'4, None of the public printing to be done until the legislature passes a law re gulating the public printing. The resolution was adopted, yeas 69, nays 23. Republicans and p pulists voted no, except Smith, of Craven, (colored), who voted yea. The following is the text of Mr. A wreck at sea is not the only place where a life line is of importance. There is a life line for the sick, as well as for the drowning man. It is Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It is not a cure-all, but it is a scientific medicine that goes to the fountain head of a number of serious and fatal diseases. When a man gets seriously sick, he can generally be cured by the right course of treatment. The treatment that cures many obstinate chronic diseases consists of pure air, good food, rational exercise, and the use of a remedy that will strengthen the weak stomach, correct the impaired digestion, invigorate the liver and promote the as similation of the live-giving elements of the food. The "Golden Medical Discov ery " accomplishes all these things. " A young man lay pale and motionless upon (what neighbors called) his dvintr bed niacaei. of the lungs, liver complaint, kidney trouble, and grave. The not care to die,' he said, ' were it not for leaving my dear wife and little child, but I know that I must die.' A brother had presented him with three bottles of medicine, but he had no faith in patent medicines ' ; but, after the doctors had gvien him up to die and he had banished every hope of recovery, he said to his wife, ' dear wife, I am going to die, there can be no harm now in taking that medicine. I will begin its use at once.' He did begin to use it and at first he grew worse, but soon there came a change. Slowly but surely he got better. To-day that man is strong and healthy and he owes his life to that medicine. What was the medicine? It was Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and I, Ivuther Martin, am the cured man. Dr. Pierce, I thank you from the very depth of my heart, for rescuing me from the grave. " The foregoing is from Luther Martin, Esq., a promi nent citizen of X,ubec, Wood Co., W. Va. Julian's bill entitled "An Act to Amend Section 2, of Article 9, of the Constitution of North Carolina." "The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact: "Section 1. That section 2, of article 1, of the constitution of North Carolina be amended by strik ing out all after the word 'school' in the eighth line thereof, and in serting, and 'and all the monevs arising from the taxation of the polls and property of the white race, tor public scnoois, snail be appro priated to the support of the public schools of the white race, and all the money arising from the taxa tion of the polls and property of the colored race, for public schools, shall be appropriated to the support of the public schools of the colored race.' "Section 2. This amendment. when agreed to by three-fifths of each house of the General Assembly, shall be submitted at the next general election to the qualified yoters of the. whole State, and in the event of its adoption by a majority of the whole votes cast, it shall be come a part of the constitution of this State from and after the official declaration of such result. At said election those favoring this amend ment shall vote a printed or written, or partly printed and partly writ ten ballot, 'For School Tax Amend ment,' and those opposed thereto shall vote a similar ballot, 'Against School Tax Amendment.' " 1U D) ft ft ft V ijv Effectually cures all diseases i!v of the Throat and Lungs: ijv Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, i?t Hoarseness, Croup, Influ- ?C enza, Grippe, Whooping- i!v Cough and Incipient Con- Iv sumption CHEAPEST. LTU Relieves consumptives and asthmatics. !v the most reliable remedy sold. Always cures. A are small. Sold by all druggists. Price 25 cents. THE BEST W and yf in w n ? """" """x vt QJ W U Us It is X Doses tfiv 1jm)TE . m m, m m m TO ALL POINTS North, South and Southwest. Schedule in effect Dec. nth, iHs Buggies, Wagons, Bicycles. Full assorment of Buggies. Prices $40, $45, $55 and $65. One-horse Wagons $22 50, $25 and $30. Two horse Wagons S35, $40 and $45. Bicycles at all prices. Bargains for two weeks to reduce stock. Parties owing me will please settle without delay. S. H. SMITH. fff-G-- pjCITAY LOR " CANNADY ?r' T """"l " '''j " Z-j y-g-----j!wjlj'WIMjS Ili W, --- -r--jni lr-" -jlil-C-X-iH j f m - j; Z-iiiiif3iiiJ7jJlrg Strength, Best Proportioned, Durability, Finest Finished! We wish to thank our many friends for the encouragement we have received, for the past year. We feel and know our success has been greatly due to the good people of Granville and adjoining counties as they always wish to encourage a home enterprise. I llir iPQirP nas aJwavs Deen to make the, best buggy, something W Ul lLOllu that we are proud to sell and would ffive us a lastine- reputation, and we think we have accomplished this. We desire to make a better buggy than ever before, ( llir hYnpriPnrP We were brought up with the business, and Will 1AUC11C11L,U Mr. Taylor has worked in everv department A S .A. ior years. 1 11 1 r h q rf rVM 1S a home enterprise and we have the very best work- wui x cllwi y men we can find. Our materials the beat monfiv ran uuy. ( llir PriPPQ are tne lowest for first-class work--in many cases lower Will 1 llCo than cheap work is sold. We sell a new buggy for $25. Gome and see it. Our buggies are the best in everv wav heat materi als, best workmanship, best proportioned, and the aualitv is what spIIs them. Don't torget to look at our large stock of Harness, Wagons, &c, when you wish to buy. Again thankine: you for nast favors and wish ing each and every one a happy New Year, we remain Yours for buggies, SOUTHBOUND, Via Penn R. R Lv New York, Lv Washington Lv. RichmondA.C.L Wo. 403, i 1 00 a in 4 40 p m 900pm No 1. Via S. A. L. I.v Portsmouth Ar Weldon Ar Henderson r Raleigh Ar Southern Pines Ar Hart; let 8 45 p ni 11 10 p ni 1257a in 2 16 a ni 4 23 a in 5"7a m y 00 j, . 4 W H 1:1 y '-'5 h 1,1 9 2" .1 1 1 .S) H n 1 5" Ii n 5 .S 1 , 6 5.? 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Nos. 403 and 402, "The Atlanta Special " So.id Yesubuled 1 rain ol Pullman Met-p ers and Coaches between Washington and Atlanta, also Pullman Sleepers benverii Portsmouth ana Chester, S. C. Nos. 41 and 38, "The SAL Exurts " Solid Train of Pullman Sleepers and Dav coaches, between Portsmouth, and Atlanta. Company Sleepers between Columbia and Atlan a. Both trains make immediate connect: .. 1 at Atlanta lor Montgomery, Mobile, iww Orleans, Texas, Calnornia, Mexico, CJia. ta.iooga, Nashville, Memphis, Macon and r loriua. l-'or Tickets, Sleepers and Inforinatum, apply to ticnet agentB, or to MURKAv bORUKS, Trav I'ass Agt, Portsmouth, Va. E. St. John, Vice-Pres He Gen M'gr, V. E. McBkk, Gen'l Sup. H. VV. B. (.lover, Trailic M'gr L. S. Allen, Gen Pass'r Agent. General Offices, Portsmouth, Va. Administrator's Notice. The undersigned having been duly uimlitUd as administrator of the estate of Atoses t'ary, late ol the county f Granville, deceased, bendy notifies ail persons indebted to said estate tu make immediate payment, and tuose liavuiL claims against said estate to present them to inc lor payment on or before the etn duv ol liecum her, iay, otherwise this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery JAMES W. DAVIS, Admr. of .Moses Carey, dee'd. Dec. 7, 1698. decs tl 11 OscforcL, 3T". C, IS THE PLACE TO SELL YOUR TOBACCO ! HIGHEST PRICES, BEST ACCOMMODATIONS. The Oxford market is now stronger and in better shape than ever before in its history and is selling more tobacco than any other market in this territory. We have a strong corps of buyers manufacturers, leaf delers, buyers on order, stemmers, exporters, etc. and some of the largest ordsrs ever placed are now on this market. The farmers can count on getting the top of the market every time on every grade when THEY SELL AT THE JOHNSON. We are leaving nothing undone to promote the interest of our patrons and are working'Jor them night and day. We have a capable and experienced force of assistants who heartily co operate with us in our efforts to plesse. Yours for high prices, z. "W. mrsroirsr- Salo of Land. Pursuant to a judgment and decree of mile made by the ouperior court ol Granville county in the special proceeding 01 A. It', Johdb hmI wife Mamie K. Jones v J. D. Jones and others, 1 shall on MONDAY, TUE 6th DAY OF FEB., Im'.i'.i, it being the first Monday in February, lS'.il), sell to the highest bidder, at public auction, at the court house door in uxloru, JN. C' the following described tract ol land: Lying and bing situuit: in uak tiill township, adjomimv the lands ol K. L. Jones, J. f, btovall, Unas. A. fttovall, hamul i Clark and others, containing about 'ill acres uiM being the tract of land known as the Kotu-r'. baulurd home place. Terms of sale, oiu'-li.iif cash, balance in twelve months, with lnteri'i-'. from day of sale and title to be retained till tl.: purchase money is pai j in full. Time of sale i-i o'clock M. This, Jan. 3rd, lb'J'J. jau.5. B. S, HOJtSTKK, Com'r. Sale of House and Lot in Oxford. Pursuant to an order of the Superior Court "' Oranville county made in the special proceed)' ; pending therein, entitled Maria ii. Landis ar., others against George W . Landia and other, . shall on MONDAY TUE 13TU DAY OF FKB. lsM. expose to sale to the highest bidder at jmhr auction at the court house door in Oxford tl. : house and lot of land situated in etid town .' Oxford on the East side of Main ttreet, m ' hounded as follows: Beginning at the West n ner of Miss Maria B. Landis' cottage lot on sm street being 53 1-4 feet from Mrs. Kawlins' We . corner on said street and running thence alon.: the line of said street to Mrs Katie White's co' ner on aid street, thence by Mrs. White's Hi. at righ . angles to said street about a78Ji feet t the line or corner of the lot formerly owned t .v C. E Landi9 thence a South Westerly cours; parallel wtih said street to Miss Maria Lanrlt 1 North corner, thence by her line to the begin ning, being the lot known as the "Old Landis Home Place." TermsOne third of the pur chase money to be paid in cash, and the Dalano in twelve months, with interest from Hie day ! sale, the deferred payment to be secured by th bond of thn purchastr and title retained until t he whole be paid. JOHN W. HAYS, Com'r. Jan. l;Jth, 18!i!l. Land Sale. By virtue of the power of sa'e contained In 1 certain Deed in Trust executed to me by G J Levister on the 3rd day of September, mi l duly recorded in Mortgage Book 5, pages 54 , 547 and b4H of the fceglster of Deeds ollice ol Granville county, I shall on MONDAY, TUE 13th DAY OF FEB , 1H'J, sell to the highest bidder for cash at the court house duor in Oxford. N. C, tue lonownitf de scribed tract of land, lying and being in (rsn viile county and hounded as follows: Begiunim; at a sassafras. W. II. P. Jenkins' corner west 1 the millstone brnch, thence north 127 pole to 1 dogwood, W. II. P. Jenkins' corner, tu-nce we-t 119 poles to a dogwood W. J. Mitchell's comer, thence .South 7ti poles to a pine on the mountain, thence S. iO degrees W. lti poles to a post oak on the top of the mountain, W. P. White's comer, thence S 17 degrees ft. 4 poles to a hickorj. liellin's eorner, thence 8. 66 degrees E. 15 pons to a white oak on the branch liellin's corner, thence up said branch as it meanuers to a sweet gum, liellin's corner, thence South 91 poles to 1 hickory, liellin's corner, thence by his line Ka! 20 poles to a pine, thence South 1U4 poles to ; stake, thence east along Cannadv's line 34 pole-i to a blackjack, thence North Stti ples to a black gum and maple, Jenkins' corner on Millstone branch, thence down said branch as it meander . to a rock. Jenkins' corner, thence West to the beginning, containing two hundred and twelvt ana a hall (21 2 1-2) acres more or less. Time 01 sale 12 o'clock M. This, Dec 7th. WJH. dec.8. L. T. TUKNER, Trustee. Sale of House and Lots. On Monday, the 13fh day of Feb. 18H9, 1 shall sell, to the highest bidder, for cash, at the court house door in Oxford, the fo lowing described houses and lots in the town of Oxford: Firet: The lot of laud adjoining the lots of Kev. J. N. ilardaway, '- D. Brooks ana others, upon which Is located the Public School Building: Second: The lot of land on Smith Hill upon which i located the Public School Building said lot be ing the one conveyed to the Public School Com mittee by A. S, Peace and wife. Possession 01 these properties will be given the purchisers at the end of the present school term in this Ills trict. Time of sale 12 o'clock M. This Jan. Kith 1899. F. W. HANCOCK, Chm'n. School Committee Dmt. N. tl.