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VOL. 3. SHELBY, N. C, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER j. 7, 18S7. NO. 33. 3c BUSINESS CARDS. jlt-BRAYER . & HYBUM, j Attorneys at Law, I SHELBY, N. C. n'lVE prompt attention to all business IT i-ntrusteu to mcur. vV?r office in Commercial hotel. 15-tf H. OABAIISS, ATTORNEY AT LA W ind United States Commissioner, PRACTICES in the court3 of -Clcve- lund and Rutherford counties. OHice on West "Warren street. : !2S-tf. IXEXPKESSIO. To dream ; to feel a tugging at the heart ; Dim visions cf a face that come and go; A' memory floating from the long ago, AJonging like the thrill when lovers; pait. A thought half-grasped;, a sense of beauty near; ' j A fleeting glimpse: a joy a momenl given j Too vague for words save in the tpngue of heaven, j Whose bnly earthly language is a tear. rough scrawls on 'era went iuand was worth mor'n all the rest. Diamond Jack set th' hat down on thf ' bar, and we all had a drink thet he paid for. Then he counted th' stuff and took it over t' th' hotel. V "Two days afteiward th woman and little gal were comfortably fixed in Diamond Jack's shanty byith' big wash. -.'":' ; " . ; "Wejdjdn't see nothin' of! the gal fer a, few davs. and then she come round and asked fer ther erentleinen's shirts. B.l Frank Wood, Attorney at Law. j I SHELBY, N. C. c Dr.TlCTOR McBEAYER SHELBY, N. VG. 0 COMMISSIONER of Deeds Booth Carolina.- " f"" c-i .t oil in vain I We eave them to her, and a couple As oft, when waking from a blissful days atterwara sr-e orougunnem uu. ' dream,. for a woman and little gal, hi wifn and daughter ,he said. Diamond Jack sprangjto his feet and walked quickly np to him- -: i ' 'If you wish to see her, come with . - i i i . . i : me, ne said, aorupuy, leauinn iubi way and walking to ther door. 'I can tell yer all yer wanter know.' "Several of the boys started ter fol low, but, with a wave of th hand, Jack motioned theoi ter remain. To ward dusk 'e walked out to the yard where the dead wotaan was buried, across in his We try to recollect its joys again, To have it vanish in a misty gleam : In earthly dress the glory fades away, We heard the song, and only echoes stay. F. L. Patiee. Diamond Jack's Ward. country ing. FFF.R3 his professional services to the neople ot sneiDy ana sunoiiuuuis Jimce III om jrusiuun-c ojuum- i T. B. JTISIKlj ! ATTORNEY AT LAjW, REAL EST ATE i AGENT, A quiet wedding took place in Den ver recently which -caused a! ripple among the old miners of '79, who re membered the sweet bride as ; a tiny frirl uphrt iamfi to the camp when the clean and with ali-the fettoard on. AftetUatijbetcame regularly each week, and we all 'pan to watch fer her like a piece oT gold thet was shinin' on her curls all th' time. She didn't look white and pinched j like when she first came, bnt was bright and rosy and always laughed when, we mm her ther mouev fer th' wasbm' and said Thank you, sir,' iu such pretty way thet we all loved her. . "Th' winter was.gettm' -long to-1 wards spring, and one week she didn't come ter in' snirts as usuai. no ua ed her7 and asked Diamond Jack what was th matter. He hed ben used to i n i;HHi:r r a ntjlkk. g01a craze was aBnlgueSl: downte.th, Bjjjnty quitj,otten marriea to a weauny. mine wuci, a"u -- is now whirling across the continent to R VTHERFORDToV, N. C. SPECIAL attention given to collections (if all kinds, and to the sale aind pur fliase and refit'mg.of Real Estate,! and the investigation 0f and preparation of Titles, Mortgages, &c. - ' - Office at court house, in County i' urcr'B office. l"tf New Tin, Shop. HAVING opened a Tin Shop. in A. It old stand.helby, N. C, solicit the patronage of those needifigLn. Ware, Tin Rooting ana outienug,. ley Tin, Sheet Iron, Copper, &? batis action guaranteed in every respect -8-tf. " J. H. HIGHTOjWER. take a steamer for Europe. , Her hus band looks with pride upon his girl- wife, who is not yet IS years jof age and still calls her his "little gal." But to go back to the day of '79, arid tfill the storv as it was told by a rough old miner, who held np j a gh of sparkling champagne in honor of the bride at a little supper after the wedding: ' i ? " We were pretty crazy in them days, I tell yer, but we kuowed aj straight article;when we onct put our eyes on't, all the way down from a pan o' diit to a lump o' color. There -was no foolin' us when we didn't want to be fooled. Lots of wimmin kem to camp and tuck dust ofFn the boys, but they wasn't tKo kind that washed our shirts. One mornm, 'n it was a drizzlin jcold day, the stage stopped down the road and a woman 'n little gal got off. She didn't hev no! luggage, ard. we boy4 thet was . EBELTOET, at first ter see th' mother, bat now he nnlv went when ahe sent ter hiitt. ";-.He said he would go dowu and see, but tie j didn't come back that night, although several of the boys hung around th' 'ranch' waitin' fer him till late. "Th' next forenoon he came into th' saloon and called fer a glass of whis ky. He looked haggard and pale, and his eyes were bright and feverish. v asked about the little gal. ""Tain't her, boys, 'tain t her J She's all right, but it's ta' raotuerj He stopped 'n' his face kind o' twitch- A.t 'She's dead and lays down tUere in ther shanty cold and white. The lit tle one ain't eot any one in th'. world to look after her but me, and,' he add ed, after a pause, 'thet shall hev her. Boys, I told yer when tbey first came thrive needn't mind the story agin her husband, thet it was bad enough. Well. I'll tell it now. This woman was a rich man' only ehUd, and this miss made love ter her and married He dint) t . 1 - 1 . l..f.Kan.l ana men uct ubi - DEALEK IK rT1? ,rjI'lCi-J Ler bec.a she didn't h., .T and found the stranger lyiu' the low mound, with a bullet heart -: "Diamond Jack canied an ugly wound in his shoulder and walked iuto the room quietly. We didn't ask questions ftr we eould guess at all of it. :- ' "He came up to tho table and told tho story. 'I gave ''him a fair show and let him do the countin'. Yer know the rest. He isn't fit to lie ou 1 her grave, but there was where be was I stand in'. He came to take tho gal away from the mother, because he heard about her gettin' the money. But 1e didn't get her. Now, I will send the little gal to school away somewhere and won't be afraid of him turnin up and stealin' her. I promis ed I'd take care o' her, and I have.' "In a month she was gone. We all miss4 her bright face and golden curls, but Jack felt it more than any body. He worked harder every day, and a year afterward struck the big mine up there and quit, He put it in miration and left the camp me wealthiest niau in the slate at that time. We saw hira many timea after ward, but never asked him any ques tions regarding the gai, v. was; a week ago we got the wedding invita tions, i "Well, Jack U keeping his promise to take eare ot tne oany gai, auu there's no better man ever washed dirt that could do it." j The old miner who told the stojry sut down, and a dead silence reigned over the table. Then the glasses clinked merrily and the guests depart- ed. Fred A rther, in New Tori Star. vlctpd a HrltMir. ' Dan Emmett, the man who wrote "Dixie," U-still living in Chicago. He is, as people who .keep posted ou theatrical matters, may remember ,one of the founders . of minstrelsy in this eouutrj. Ho is an accomplished fid dler and a natural musician. Fe is also a good eitizen, which .means, of oorse, that he favors, law and, order. Once; when Luther Lafli a Mills was'a joroseetifcnv he fouud-Dau Emmett be fore- him as a possible juror. "I didn't know t the time," said Mr. Mills. "that he was a nesrro minstrel, but that in itself would have been no bar, But Hiked hi face and the shape of his head. After asking him a few l 0oK. STATIONERY, AirTISTa Come straight ta th-r saloonj and ther i money. X, .M.v.vnals,c. little gal hung onto her mother's hand ?cnptions tor -THE HEW Jba.. ana , n -., ,-T , -,w hne, aud i Chlr leadinsj-puhlications. If -ou need tight and looked at us -Rith big blue. I.AT WEKjK.lJf Tllll-STATK. ltappcilns, Nifclai, I'llt iral, Finnn- J cit ! Mteri is.". question, I was satisfied with him. and, the defense making no objection, he was accepted. The jury' was out several hours, and finally returned a verdict of guilty. Some time after I made an inquiry s to the cause of the delay, and was astonished to- lean that Dan was the cause. He was about the only one of the jury who voted 'gnilty- ou the first ballot. The others, or nearly all, were against him, but they were won over by Dan Enimett's logic. The next time I saw Dan I conipn- meuted him on.1i.is staying qualities, and jemarketl incidentally that I had heard that ho was great tiddler. His reply was: 'Come down to the house and I'll fiddle for you.' Kyp,--t'rHl for Winter Urnzlnit. -.nvt llllfr 111 niS illll. tZtt.ll Kfll mill ." j'oV; OiHee Building, Shelby.'N.iC.r ISO. jATT ELLIOTT, FasiioaaWe. Barber and Haif-DresseF, ,f SHELBY, N. C, ! ';' y A TAVING secured an expert assistant L i inepared to do all tonsiprial werK ,.i rir;t..4:i.5i at-vln. Tie has moved into his nel shop.south of the court hoijise, .-wkich. I snt-ulv turtusnea. .-. . eyes thet hed been erjm' lately, 'cause ! Vet Cull sist; uit i n i u(j-iMi. - , -1 i'. all curls Ground her I head, and Vnttli America. Its name arose from the confusion that at first existed re Wiva to idantitv of the bird with the She livd with him till last m i A 1 - fall and he kieked her out 01 uw insxl anntLr vom&D to hve with and ver knnw tb rest t.n ha atond again and WMt GumM fowl, whicn is Knon a,; a ,-. " n ? ' .1 .. . m , mi : U.. on. 'No. yer don't know the rest, and ntw of nrKey, , ueie . uu was an eum ,;rouua, nerjuu, , . . t - . . u one Last D,aee &, keeping mrkeystnan a large, made us think of babied thet was warm s . . doc, oDen shed, It should be so constructed and snug back in the State, those ot - f She wanted as to protect the fowls from the lin us thet hed any-Well,thewpmaii came. Klk ter rae j went ia aoa Mt bV clemency of the weather, ftnd espe- This isa grain whio'- w not generally esteemed in this countiy. It i a used to a small extent for bread in the northeastern states, hot is scarcely ever fed to stock. Its pimcipal use is for distillation, but even this is grow ing less, not probably through the in fluence of the Prohibitionists, but be cause there are other substances from which the "O, be joyful" may bo made cheaper to the manufacturer, if not more wholesome to the consumer. . The average annual value of its pro-, duction for the past five years amounts to about $18,000,000. whilst oats and wheat, respectively, stand 111 round numbers at $177,000,000 and $400,000, 000. There is onv virtue ia iMiowey The eonjma turkey U a native ot J. whjeh khould place it ia high esti- 1 Macon county js ? hippibg eat tie aud sheep to Iliehmpud. . . A handsoine nd well-equipped hotel is being built at Hamlet. ' The High Point Rifles have notified the Governor that they !will disband. Mr. A D. Jones, chief marshal of the State Pair, jwili havejone hundred assistant marshal art iwnuwea. . t . . -i-.r . T . " Thelhcreased busiues4 between vV il- niingtln' andf Tojk' necessitates the Clyd Lineiflacing Another steam er on the routel ?'f -". ThelReidsvillo v Light j Infantry , will be fivej years od im, October, Tbe.time Of thef member who enlisted at its or ganization, wilt expire then.. The corner stoiie of tho new Reform ed church iat rtckory wfll tie laid to day at 10 o'clock!" The pevmon on the occasion will be ipreaiehed by Rev. G. The Supreirte coukt department of the nfeWjBapreme Cour and Library building is nc.iriy eompeted and pre sentalthe Itanclsfiuest interior of any public building Sn the sjate Salisbury hason'its' hands-a : novel law suit. A man stumped his loot on a rock that ptjpjjected to and a quar ter ibches fixm the ground and fell and broke one! of his jlegs. He has sued! the towii for danihges. Ml. J. Benton Burn!, proprietor of the urns Hotel, in Wadesboro, died suddenly at bis home in1 that place last Tuesday at I ISM iy clock, with a stroke of apoplexy. Hf - was one of the eldest and best known! citizens of the SOC I'll t-AROJ.I,A SEWS. . ' ' - Wli.it oar aieighb r. In tlio tliiiotl Nlntn nre dolus.--.. Ballot of Aiuies on Jlntlcrs in Uencrnl. The cotton caterpillar has appeared in portions of Marion county and along the Pee Dee. ... Ben Rawle, a moving white man, was cutting wood near Lexington, when a limb fell on him causing his death. An examination of the Sumter bank's affairs shows the total assets $52,850 j due to depositors, a little over $02,000. The amount of Barttelt's 'de falcation 'is over '$65,000. Mr. S, 0, Sturgis, a giaduate of the South Carolina College and a most ca pable young man, has been elected principal of the Rock Hill Acadfetny. He will be assisted by Miss Arr.mie Pride. The liock iiiil Cotton r'actoiy sus pended work last week to i.ermit of the machinery bciug rnbbed np and lev elled. During the suspension, which will last two weeks, two new engine boilers are being put in place. , George B. Frey, F Spartanburg county, lost his dwelling house, kite en and nearly all his furniture Sunday evening by fire. No one" was at home at the time. It is supposed that the fire originated from a cooking" stove. The rice crop on the S.intee was not materially injured by the excessive rains. Some of the farms controlled by colored men were overflowed, because they have neglected the embankments, and their rice farms will have to be abandoned unless they turn over a now leaf. Thursday, the Sth inst., will bo a KK.l.Tlt'M. Hanging is too good for a bad paint ing. seraiiton Truth. . The Indian scare looms up withoi t any reservation worth speaking of. Boston Herald. in proportion to its size the mosquito draws better than t.ie averaere ci garette. New Haven New. i 8 town j ... ! l- ! - Between 150 and ICQ students are at at tile University, and many more are expected. The old students are slow gala day in Yorkville, the occasion be ing a series of mule races in the cut of the Charleston, Cincinnati and Chica go Railroad on East Liberty street. I The proceeds of tho races (admission The reason , drunken men ; seldom drown is because the whisky . makes their deads swim. Duluih Ptirtuirapher. In a week's time the earth travels over n.wu.uuu miles. Fortunately there are no wooden bridges v on the line. Nonrieh Bulletin.- .' It is not true that when Mr. Blaine was in Ireland he kissed the -blarney stone s; hard that he took all the blarnev out of it. Chleano hexes. So far hs can be ascertained by a careful canvass there are only two i women in tho state of New York who ' stutter. As they stutter faster than any other woman can talk, they don't i look upon it as an affliction, Detroit -j Free Press. t. NewYorkEditor "Is the cable news column full ?"' - Assistant-"No ; but the man who I writes it is?' ' t "That's bad. We must make a show , f somehow.1"' n"r'" ! ! "I can't think up anything to write ! about." - "Well, kill Stanley again." Omaha ' World. "You say yon want to marry my i daughtei ; have you spoken to her T" "Yes, sir," replied the young man ; "and have gained he consent." "Well, if she said yes, that settles it. ' Anything I might say or do wouldn't have the slightest influence." Then the young man goes home and : wonders ihe isnft too young to marry such a girl. Puck. to -is and said the wanted ter get a, me a letter ter cially from wet, which plays sadhayoe Oiaton Gruthiie, I (Young America) RUTHERF0RDT0N, H. C f DEALER phLTT.-i, CONFECTIONERIES, CI X Israr?, Tobaccos, Musical ihstrumnts tti-i ( hiiv the treslicst ana peft gocnib. lIioii' hart! ware store and Tia. HOTELS. Commercial Hotel, SHELBY, N. C .-V: CLARKE, Proprietor E iWt furnished and bet kept Hotel Jack and saj s : , ! " 'Go over ter ther hotel; and tell 'em I sent yer, and I'll come o-ver ai up- per time and talk ter yer. "And he handed her tlie card" thet answered fer him throughjthe camp the Guth- s t.he jack o' diamonds, j 'Sl.o Wdrf-il at ther rd and said .ifdont imn sir ' in a voide thet m SSI and me wish we hed: done some ulfa' fer-her too, and then went "cross tle street leadin' the little one wils matiou by the farmers of Virginia aud all other southern states. This is for winter and spring pasturage for sheep and all young stock,and also old stock, if in sufficient quantity. Jt furnishes good and nutritious graaing, and in this respect cannot be too highly oom- inondei. $t will grow well on poorer land than any other grain, and every farmer Fbould have his rye-field for pasturage, . as nothing else will supply the same amount of green food from December to April, When we say poorer land we do not mean to be un derstood that it will afford good grac ing when sown on a barren surface, but ou land which will produce three lor four ban els of corn to the acre it BPntnerhis dvin' blessin'. The wo-Md the weight is too much for the jo yery well 5 and ou scb land, if man wa- dyiu' herself, yet she smiled grrength of their wings. " uue pu when I read thet part. ! , joying their Homy, my iao Jack's voice dropped lower and ne I which preserves tnem iroio "ier- manic proportions," Avoia roosi,ing coming m, as they do not have to be to enci0sare) will be applied to a ben- classified. Staulev county carries the flVOifint obiect for the benefit of the banner in the hands of a freshman Yorkville Cemetery Association. weighing 21S pound. '.; . ' , n ', ' wi , s f . Fite occurred t Branchville Wed- Te flAsw'repbdsthaf Col. Row- j esday4iIte.rnoon and destroyed nine land has now so far recoveted as to be hn;iA;nirsi s follows : Hareltou's sen- able to viBitljis officodaily. He hopes i an(i resideuce, Block's gen- by next week to be able to Tisit and ctAr. a. F. II. Duke's .ceneral spehd ft few4ays cm the sea shore. He gtore' an(j resideuce, J. Karrishs milli- has had a ivery senoue .time, but is lnery store Pealstine, Kairish &. Co's. now beyond! tho contingency of a re- euerai store, J. R. Mayes' general place ler stay, and if we thought she . f . xn with them, Have high perches, but ciaW do-washin' of the shifts lor ther . ' ... , , i- .i anti tufi ,1n nnt neirtl,t to make a broad ladder -gentlemen thet ..were miners enough ter - ghe Us d mArried agin for them to walk up to popst. Uight j pe-connoriaui-.-. , . ... ,, , a uj ,,(. hflP off without lw asked wbv a laiiaer, wneu uie mr- s i i 1 1 1 si w hi n iiuu , tt - - - - -. -- -' mt - "I looked at Bill Lane and ius look-; n . th uax, ; a.;id 'state roosta on trees 1 t . '1 i' - .IMuH lr.inwirh)ir ttr I a-vwij . ... ttti ettaime,iHu-u.uul-" , . h tUO and other high PUces T wneu we ii .1 T: . 1 Uiiuv tid-a J mxv. - 1 r tell her, when up steppeji iiamouu - . - m.rriJ. The store aud D. D. laple. Tlsst Wednesday nie-ht at half past and resident- nine o'clock, at the Institution for the ance $G,000. Deaf and jpumb, and the Blind, Mr. Jonas Costlier, one of the teachers in the institution, and Miss Carrie Wil soiji, the lady ofijeer in charge of the sae, were United in marriage by Rev. Myers' general store Loss $-10,000, insur- vear after she was married. Tben it ten fowls in the domesticated state, said thet her father forgave ner ua i tney peeawo umwixr n ll 1 ! '. 1 on trees ; many a ock nas oeen wipeu out of existence in consequence of this. There is no surer way to introduce roup among your fowls than in allow- Wf C.Norman, Jlmong the important enterprises on foot, a new- railroad is now m active contemplation to leave the Cripple ex- Thfl Fnisronal consreeation of this place have determined to build a ret- ; tory and the contracts for that pur pose have been given out the wood work to Mr. J. C. Kennedy, and the masonry and plastering to Mr.Sigmon. The house will be built on the lot next south of Mr. J. O. Walker's residence, ou Congress street, and will be ready She was one of these lofty,approach rae not sort of girls, born with a silver spoon in her moutlf, and - indignant to ; this "day because; it wasn't pure gold. Billy Bhven had. just beer. . introduced to her at a lawn fete, and was doing ' his best, in his plain matter-of-fact -wav. to makoi himself agreeable, i AtJe' f they had chatted a few "niinutes I oit'the veranctn, Bill concluded that he i would like to know her better, so he ' came at the subject thuswise : I "I should greatly I I should like very much to call on you some even- . iug. Suppose I drop around and wtr go out and take a little walk." i 'ThatiSs," she said; stiffly, "I am no pedestrian."' Billy pondered a little while, and then remarked, in a quiet way peculiar to himself : i ;r,d have asked 3'on to go out riding, oaly I knew you were no jockey." i yit, lien lurnisnea.anu w -f- "-'" ft.,Annd Akin' .1 1 in the Western part of the State. Per- V.irouud takiu Public pat- r3ier- i, ' ; ) -"Diamond Jack was a jniner thet us I lioys iflt he camp all looked up to. He drank hard, ye was always a little suthiu' when it vas a goia'. ne nea goi iwus iitation of bein1 a bad( man to deal t rvith. but how he 'came by it wasnev.er : never. w! satisfaction guaranteed. ''!, vf solicited. " 4t"thbf?inuingof'the year the Com- .. .. ? - . , ,. . I Stl. t. r. now mttciai cuantreil nanus, anu :kjiu u.. , n.,fli n,,,.. hrmJ w been refitted ! understood, '-ease he wasn t a quariel- ikI furnished anew. No effort will "KOme''cuss, ev when he eparedto maintain its wen-cSeserved. rep-1 . , - f, t He atsJtion. 1 looms newly carpetett ana neai- jr 7 . i , , th? lv (furnished. Best servant" attendance. shot, iand thet n$o was, probab.y th taVie &re first-class. f fnoi iy 5 reason he was 'called :bad. 1 . thei Knot e slow " 'And I promised her thet I would a1 look after her little gal as I would if she were my own, ana dvin' woman when I promised. It's touched a wo-1 ne this practice 111 UIMUw mj T . . 1 . i 1 14.1. t I Tho fpmalo be?ias to lay in jtner man sincei.iicu j -- , , . , i. And if I don't keep my word and take spring. As a rule, she will make her ther best 0' care o' ther Httle one, may nest in some obscure plane, where she T n. in thfl next will dron an Baa dailv. or every other 1 never stso cuuo, . - -1 rr - - - world.' "Jack's head sank down on bis arms, nn,l !, cried like a kid. f There, were nova in nfllPT fiVfig and sorrow settled Jl 1 uroppcu ins was a dead day, until as high as twenty eggs are laid, according to the maturity ot tne bird. A turkey hen is a very persis- pnt sitter, and will often half starve over the boys. They had all bad moth- before she will leave the nest. ! If ers. Enuring the recital , Jack's face and manner "Thet even', after sjupper, as t : f- -r- i Z . , i-r-r y"v Tlf J AIR hi Kt mUlJDlj, iminersrifted across ther saloon, i nAtWd .Taek wastf iCUejse.. tie was W V- . I ' ssitiin' In the rude, ha 11-1,1.1 par- . 6- s: c. I Black's, I V Vi , , 1 ate lor of ther hotel with thl .btt-I on 1 li--t kept hotels in the state. j1 , , srf ,r,.rvontin nt. nil times. his knee and oneonragiti e woman Mrs. M. E. BLAJNTUiN, ; Uhe best he Vnowed how. .By ana oy i he come over the way, and we all stop iped talkin' when he,canie in and wait Proprietress MERCHANT'S 1 BLACK,. HOTEL, sj. c. : ; ed feir him ter say what jhe wanted ter. He came in to ther middle of the room and stopped. ! Boys,' he said, in a low tone, e all big, stout men, with plenty gal (of the story kept iu the bouse all tbe morning, betrayed to which is the time they lay, the possv- i,a u ht it was more than frieud- bilitv of hiding their eggs is avowed ;i w"f h,1 IaVati him to the I Tn the second lavinrrs, the number of IV luicrcsv tuoi. . 1 . . nMtum and nf tbe hopeless iovb u eee rareiy bawu had borne for the dead woman. Ana bation varies trom tweniy-eign 10 in each heart there was a responsive thirty-two days. Young turkey chicks W4.nv,a rrif. shonld be removed from the hest a ttar an effort he raiseu nis neau nhortiy anei inev r noicuou. the farmer can afford it, '400 pounds of finnomhnsnhata of lime and two -,rT I - bushels of plaster han'owea. in witn the seed at the time ot sowing will add much to its growth and capacity to sustain heaviei gracing. To ensmO strength of roots and a good spread over the hind it should be sown in September and left until December be fore any cattle are turned on it. Hye does best On a light and dry soil,whieh will be improved by the droppings and tramping of toe cattle, ami mis win oe more visible if a small quantly of ter- tihssor is used. In using rye for the purpose indi eated there i One precaution to be observed. It should not be allowed to mature its seed to get mixed with wheat, The shattered grains of rye will cause it to re-appear from year to year, and if wheat is sown on the same field a mixing will take place ro tne the saraDle of wheat when V - ' - nut on the market. To prevent this. . we would advise that all stock be taken off the field by the first of April & . ri . ? VT it 1 i.V. viiie, to sax. Airy, pi. huu iuci connect with a branch road of the C. y Y. yj Railroad, over nor has appointed as "del- The T3c tension at Allisouia and run through for occupancy by the 1st of Novem- Oarroll county vVa by way of Hills- bev.TorkvMe Enquirer, At a meeting of the Board of Agri culture at Columbia, on Saturday of last week, President J, M. McBryde was elected director of the twexperi elates to reDresent the state at me t mental sianons ro ue raiuiuuw, w ' : ... r ... " !-. -1 V,i;n.l lMonn Pr.iicn-Ae whii'h meets sn.ln.rv of the TlOSltlOn . nOl OeiUK . ueu Aliuuni tlm'u i . ' - . j 1 . -- a Toronto, Ont., Oti September 10th, as yet. Capt. J. W. Wofforrf, ot bpar- tbje following ; J. H. Mills, Thomas- tanburg, was elected superinienueni viler Rei, Thos. Dixon. Jr., Capt. EAi bf the station near that place, at a Stamps, Cot. W. J. Hicks, Raleigh; salary of $800 per year. ine supenu cil. W. it BeasleyjDr, B." F. Bison, tendent of the Darlington station was Oxfcrd. s : C ' ', not chosen. fl, roAifhprfli.d National Bank. of I Mr. Hollenbeek. late of Colorado, THIS House is conveniently situated on 1 " ' V -Main Street, to the Depots and busi- t r;urt ot town and has peen newij mi , , . .i thrt little Woman and gal ng beds ana maurestcs.4- - . . - . - ( .. v . , ff , with the best the market over there ain't got a cent. Not nuff clothes to keen 'em warm-, even. iislicd with spri 'le. furnished aif ink PniiKi cprvants who srive every alti'htion to guests.. Vortejr meets all trains. Sanipfe rooir a the house, First clas Livery Stables attached. I . J. W.THOMSON, jl-tt . -proprietor; forest City Hotel, FOREST CITY; N. C. N. BIGGERSTAFFL bopriktor HOUSE and furniture new. . Every Uiing in first-class style. Kates low - H -r-r ( GUTHllIE HOUSE. Rutherfordton, N. C. rHE undersigned has taken charge of the above named house and will en 'Vi.vor to keep his tabljipplied with the bt this market affords, aad will spare no l'.ns in making his .guests comfortable. Kutos reasonable. W. GUTUHIb, . 36-tf. v - Proprietor hev what's worse, she's been drove away from home by her husband, and come over here. Ye needn't mind her story it' had 'nuff agin ther man. She wants to git washiu'. and we need it bad. I Ami we'll pay hsin'somely fer it, . 11 1. and make behove she earns u an ua- Mt.-t I'm goin7 tor hxjup tuer suauij th bier wash and she ken ,J C t thet fer me vo willin ter give ? J T .... 1 ; . . ,.i "TIp said it in a slow, ineasuiuu oj .., iiim ffavp ns plenty of time think about it. Finally, ..ii,i ff Ma hat and looked uuucu w. ... sheepishly at ther floor, and quicker n i:,.!,;,. nv-f.iv hat was off, put Bill, he'd tho first Mow and. ther gold and j silve C-Unkcdinter Jus hat as 11 rouml, and several bits o' paper Now. what's ther rest m1 snoke aeaia. ; -- " -The doctor unrolled a little white bed .quilt, and showed :me the tiny babe thet was born last night, but th' iu.iA fjiur" aa ilpnd. Tltere was an IH'L1 - ; ugly black mark on his temple thet l showed where thet brute husband j struek ner. The baby's dead, nd the mother's sleepin'too. And if the father ever conks ter claim thet little gal she left he will be a dead man, so help nie God !' Jack's hand was held aloft, and the flash from his eyes showed he meant business, and would do just what he said. ' "One by one the miners passed out until th' saloon was empty, and Jack returned to th' shanty. S I "The next day but one was the fu neral. Diamond Jack held the baud of the little gal and led her to the cof- fii. to take a last look at the race 01 her dead mother. , "When the first shoveliul o' dirt fell on the coffin Jack's face got as white as the snow thet yet lingered on . the ground. The miners filed slowly out . . .. tnl laFfr tllA V tne UlUD Kraiejcuu, uu .v,. - lone woman asleep at last where life's sorrows would weary her no more. went "A rew weess ia'r a. ncuRd with lounged into the saloon ami inquired ter Lane down Tn feedinsrpoults about two or three months old, such boiled herbs as wih succory, turnip-tops, and cabbage sprouts, are suitable. Boiled potato skins and a few potatoes may begien. mixed with beans, oats, barley or puck-. wheat : When six mouths old, boiled potatoes mashed and mixed with mieal, and fed fresh in a clean vessel, con tinued for about a month morning iand evening, will develop a good weight,! and fit them for the market. If j the early market is to be met; do not fail, to keep the fowls a greater portion fit their time m darkness, ana curiau aa much of their exercise as possible Turkey --poults , must be protected against cold or damp weather, as well intense sunshine. In case of lain, they should be housed at once. liq turkey raiser must constantly Keep m eyes open, and never neglect jtno, slio-hlest act of kindness or cleanliness A great many turkeys die annually for' want of these. American. gr Mauri., 1 ! and the crop suffered to mature until it gets in . bloom , and then mow . and cure it for bay. A War 'orlMily. CharlotteJ is now-tbe :oniy, United states: that he has found gold on the &Vi, ruUnaiinrv in North Carolina, nlanfation Of Col. lohn b. lirairon, u,a,v..vHw,w - - - - . . . i. 1 ... 1 -i -r. il. :ll.. Vl rtrttvrrx ir formenv two. me vjohi-1 near-iara.iwusviiM:, m win. v,Uu.j. mereial National, lof Charlotteisrand Having faith iu the development of tip. National Bank, of Raleighhut the supposed gold mine, he has leased tWUtte Las -ceased to be a deposito-' 1 it for three years and is now engaged JL tWo fHiMvl.iftA biinb to ftniov I with klinvels and hicks in digrsnng the mv- W1..T.-. - I . tb distinction set forth above. precious ore. If this process results m I ! i , , chowjfnthe richness of the are, he will j Mr. Thos. Ilemby, one of tho oldest purej!ase the necessary machinery a.id ajim mosE nigiiiy ustwiwu y-".4. - f thoroughly develop the mine niwm Wilson. I ' The Ilock Hill correspondent, of the it. 1, 'i :i.. ii,nn- ill. Charlotte Chronicle writes: Joe Masse mi nuuwj, 'B- t,-.. - . n f ir il P il. ... flH lift; 111 M llkl n I'llL L. J u v riess. Mr. Uenmy was me iauier 01 , v.v - , , . j.. , . tuta. 1 t ns n ace anu who was wjuviewu vv . ti. nemov. oroorieior ot uic vuai- 1 .. , . . Iptte Chronkle. He leaves many rela tives and a large circle of friends to ftionrn his loss: lf Enquirer and Rev. Dr. Shaffer, a former president of North CarolinaCollege, is very 'ow with fever at the residence . of Mrs. Daniel Barrier at Mt. Plfasant, 1 He is said to be in a very dangerous condition. "Mr. Alfred Sheild has in his pos session a genuine curiosity. - It is a pair of minieballs which had evidently struck each other in mid-air and had flattened themselves out against eich other in the impact. The peculiar characteristics of these balls are very marked, one being readily recognized .. .F' Confederate, and the otner as Yankee make. . This relic of the war was picked up a Cold Hatbor.1 In all likelihood the two balls came from the guns of op posing sharpshooters, who had taken deadly aim at each other ana nrea stm ultaneously, causing the missiles from their respective guns to meet in transit and while each was on its fatal mission If this theory is'correct.tbe collision of those two balls; in all likelihood, saved the lives of two men. At any ratfrthe relic is remarkable and interesting. IticHmond Whig. - ' - " Greensboro now enjoys light. the electric o: intirriidaKOn and sentenced to thtee months' "imprisonment in ; York jai and a $200 fine, while being from i Greenville .to : Yorkville deputy marshal.bfoke out of the guard Arrnements e beins"made tor I t, ho atteadance of the Governor at the f iut j-k r thQ night nd made his escape centennial celebration of the adoption 1 He is' about six feet high, with a very taken bv the . a .1- T T " . J of the constitution ot tne unueu fetates, yhiok will fee held in Fhiladel-1 phia Septemberi 15th, Ifith and 17th. The details! have toot been arranged, thoaeh keveral : members of the Uov- ernor s srau anu iue v ojeucium rfntrv nnmbeiinsr fiftv stroncr, will isccompanyj hjm, - batl Qouptenance ; is a dark copper colored negro, and has been in a num ber of scrapes. He has probably made his way to the west. Dr. J. J. Boyd has a mixture of Iju cerne and Bermuda grass growing in his front yard. At first hg attempted to get rid of the Bermuda and he plow- The Junius Daniels Camp of Confed- ed up the yard and sowed it down in . . xrLa fnrmnd at Little- Lucerne, which came up anu nonian- . . f L im - i., I wl flnplv. - But when tho warm weath? states being present. The following crcame.uieBmuuua.u.; were elected: Commander, its rights to the soil and finally looku John P. Leach, 33rd North Carolina; Commander. . Jas.. -.11. Little xClement, when three years. I - old, was very observant. One day he was sitting iu tho sitting in the library, ;. ; 1 And surprised his mother by remarking . a that the room was not correctly tiamed.i "For,'' said he, "the room we dine in is the dining room, the room we sit in the most is the sitting room, so the " room that holds tbe books on,ht to be the booking mom." T " - "Papa," be asked at another 'time, do you carve better than mauini?' -'I suppose I do, my son, because I have had more practice." The next day, bearrng his mother. at: tlie piano, ; he rau to her and asked: "Aiv yKi - practicing so that yon can carve a .. - welt as papa ?" - r - - j-h. Hi thinks nothing is inexplicable - HisHnother on one occasion was com plaining of the small size of the eggs., If can ..tell whv they are. so small. mamma; Patrick is always chasing,;. the hens,-so that they don't have time. , to lay large eggs.'' Babyhoods . f The following story 'comes to the t'Listetier" of the Boston - Tranteri ftpm a Maine city: One evening Mot ' long ago there was arrested in that' .' city an old gentleman of position and of cheerv habits. ' The policeman said he had found the old gentleman on the streets very drunk. When his case paint up in ' court the only -witness summoned to prove bis condition' 1 wereithfe policeman and the old family : ser van t : of the accused, a faithful anS dvotetl rt-Tatnerr - The policeman .haft given his testimony,'" which was un qualifiedly to the fact of the bid ,gent-' tlemanrs intoxication. -The old servant . was called to the stand. There was a mingled expression of indignation and determination on his countenance. He. testified flatly, to the t.urprise-of the court rooin, that the old man .-was so ber when he ame home. -The prose cuting attorney proceeded to- question. "You say that. Mr.- -was sober when he fame borne f WYes, sir.'! ?Did he go to bed alone IM "No, air." . "Did House, 18th Mississippi Cavalry Pay master, Col. W. '; A. J QUnstont JLtU North Carolina; QuartermasteTf'Jerry V. Newpomi 24th North Carolina ; Or derly Sergeant, John S. Williams, Wth North Carolina Surgeon, Willis Al HtAn: M. Dl Caoehart's Cavalry. All rnnfoi-atoi r ni;ribl fr mem-: well on bership. ) i ; - Spartan. as if it , would -j-oot out the . Lucerne, Then when the cool days of October came the Lucerne came forth again with great vigor. The doctor, getting interested, applied a liberal top dress ing of manure. Now he gets two .or three cuttings of Lucerne iu the spring aud then several cuttings of Bermuda later in the summer. Both; flourish the same ground.-r-Caroua i you put himj io bedl" "Yensii." ' f And he was perfectly sober T" V. Yes, sh.''. ."What did he say when you put hira to bed f lie said, 'good night." U Anvlliini mlattt".. "TIa. CAlil UK JlOW I MJ WU VMfV '-.l. v was-1 ?alL hi early.'-'. "Anything else V.v He Baid as how I was ta call him early, Xor he was to , be . Queen ot the May , . .The ! oourt room roared. Andt in spite of the oW servant' yery positive testimony,the accused was con victed and fined. -