_The Gastonia
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V<|1- *V»1___Gsmtoala. N. C.. May 20. 1807.
THB BOWSERS’ TROUBLES.
THE OLD MAS TRIES TO SHEAR
THE LAMB.
Rite ih* MHyffcit Mftrep KrOiMt it We
AHortt lrt. Uoxver »n lufererUHl
WIluftn-IowMr Witt At ti'lnk, toil
i Hr ThlM tv I ah it WrlahloM H«a
linflokt klm Dt«M-Irlcr on B——y
Jr IlMr)f4 Ttirorfh the flat*— Wktt
He It Rulv«4 by Mirim o4 Ibt taut*
ptirv HotUo, hr Ttllci r4 UttUar n
Hlroree.
M <jua»!iu St. Looi* Kopobltc.
‘‘Well, wlirtt are you going lo do
to-day t" queried Mra. Dowser, iu Mr.
Dowser liuug about tbe klloben door
Id au undecided wav after breakfast.
"X waut a pair of shears," lie aua
wered.
"What for V'
"To shear the lamb, I’d forgot all
about abeep abeariDg, but It'a uot too
Into yet. Get me tbe biggest pair of
sbeara you can And. What alia that
old critter dowu in the add la that bli
fleece ought to come off."
The “old critter" referred to was the
loue old ibeep, which had been left
with the lire stock on the farm. He
had a pair of horn* which rambled in
a strnngo way, and Ills general de
meanor had been so threatening that
be had been left in the Odd to bimielt.
Of lato be bad been acting qurerly,
and after considerable thought Mr.
liowaer bad oome to the ooDcloalon
that be waa suffering from tbe heat.
“Did you ever shear a aheepf"
naked Mra. Dowser, as she put tbe
family eheara io hia hand.
"Millions of 'oro," lie replied. "I'll
bnv<> Ida fleece off in 10 mluutos."
"Hut don't farmer* use iheep
•hear* V"
“Farmer* may use ao ax or a cross
cut aaw or a corncuttcr if they want
to, but theee shear* will do me. I’ll
get b I id under the shed in the barn
yard, and you can como out and nee
Farmer Dowaer shear the thyfal
Sheep.’1
»vny uot get someone to do it ?
It’s a knack to abear a sheep, sail
from what I've aeen-of this ooo he's
ugly tempered.”
“Don’t you worry about that
'knack,1 Mra. Bowser. Before we go
back to town we'll be wearing stock
ing* made of hu fleece. If be goes to
show off with me I’ll show him a
trick or two.”
Mr. Bowser went oft whittling “The
Shepherd's Dream” end took a look at
bis victim from Hie tup rail of the
fence. No sooner did lie appear than
the sheep begin to buck and snort
und shake his wrinkled bead lu a de
flint miuuer. It lie was anybody's
victim Ue didn't seem to realize it.
"The lamb doth (risk 1” chuckled
Mr. Bowser at he walohwl the pro.
need mgs. “Well, Unit's aU right.
He's here to frisk, sod be can't do too
much of it. He’ll be so glad to gel
that wool off that hell he playing cir
cus all day long. The sliourer will now
proceed to store.”
The Ant proceeding wn» to let down
tbc fence dividing the field from the
barnyard. Mr. Bowser went at this
quietly, to as not to scare tlie sheep
awsy, but the animal did uot scare.
On the contrary, ho ttood Ills ground
with a look of mingled expectancy
and exullatiou Id his eyes, and no
sooner was the last rail rtowu than be
drew along breath, lowered liu head
and allot through the opening like a
cannon ball, lie had an object lu
view, and that object win the top but
ton on Mr. Bowser's trousers, sad
though he missed It be shaved the
thing so closely that Mr. Bowser
■printed serosa the biroyard and
through tho gate, and waan’t three
seconds ahead of a catapult which
struck with a crash aud made the
•plIntern fly.
“Havo you got through shearing the
shyfnl sheep f" asked Mra. Bowser as
sbe came down from the house.
“ Blast his hide !’* exclatmod the
panting Mr. Bowser as lie shook his
fist over the fence. "Rut I’ll allow uo
critter oo this placa to run me across
the barnyard I I thought he was only
frisky, but he made for me liko a run
away horse I”
“1 told you you’d better let the job
out.”
“And 1 tell you 1’U do nothing of
lire kind I Hero’s a foil or an old
sheep who needs shearing. Here am I
ready to shear him. it’s Ills duty to
behave hltoetlf. and by the great horn
tponn If he doeeu’t do It I’ll break
him in two I I must havo pieaeulsd a
pretty sight humping myself across
llio barnyard with that old roprolwte
at my heels I”
“ret, yon dhl 1” laughed Mra Bow
ser.
'And you are chockling over it. I’ll
ItaTc ills life for that t Where’s a olub?
1 didn't oome out Item to bo chased
around by a sheep nor anythin* rise,
Lerok st the miserable rcptllt I”
*’I slioutti say he eras dangerous.”
observed Mrs. Dowser, “and you'll do
well to keep away from him . ”
“Ho am I dangerous I" shootoil Mr.
Dowser as ke discovered a club In tho
(rate. “After I’ve knocked his Itrad
off three or four times be won’t feel so
blamed funny. I'm going over there
and show him wbu runs this farm.”
"Don't do It. If you 1st him alone
bell go Imck into Uir held sifter a bit.”
•’But I’ll wipe tip Urn ground with
his carcase' Think of my basing to
run for my life before a sbvep ! Her
him standing there and defying ms 1
list out o’ the way ar.d I'll make him
see a million stars at the first swipe 1”
Mia. Dowser plead with him but
that race across the barnyard rankled
In his mind and ho would not listen tu
her Us spnt ou Ills hands, got a firm
hold of tier club and ordered liar to
open Uis f ile. The sheep asw what
was coming and liaekrd off This
movement of his was interpreted by
Mr. Dowser to be one of fi*ur, and hit
courage rose and hs pressed forward
•’Look out for him.” motioned Mrs.
Dowser -"he's Just drawing yoo on.”
“And I’m Just drawing him on. As
soon as I get near suougli I'll-"
He had thn club drawn book tod
grasped It wltb both bauds, but when
the ' 'shyful eheep” made bis dash Mr.
Dowser struck wildly and failed Co
bud. He struok to kill, nnd the club
flew out of bit Hands and bo fell spraw
ling. Ashe Struggled op something
lilt him and knocked him down, anu
ho beard Mia. Bowser soroaming. He
got up for the second time to see a
wrinkled bead and a pair of horn*
close upon him, and wltb a yell he
started off.
In hia ©on fusion he ran away from
the gate and Mrs. Dowser sod took s
circle around the barnyard, lie wasu’t
running tor a medal nor to break a
record, bnt simply to keep ahead of an
unshorn sboep, and sueh was bis pace
that bs held his lead until the gats was
only Uu feet away. Then Nemesis
put on extra steam and overtook him.
Mr. Dowser’s breed back offered a Uns
target, and as the blow wnt delivered
be went bead over heels tbiough tbe
open gate and Mrs Dowser closed it
not a second too soon. Ten miuutes
Ister Mr. Dowser opeued bis eyes,
waved the camphor bottle away from
hit nose and faintly asked:
“Wha—wbat are yon trying to do ?
•■You’ve been bunted by a lamb,”
replied Mrs. Dowtor as she chafed bis
bsods.
“IX tile lamb dead?”
* Ob, oo. He’* walking around and
waiting to frlvk with you again I (low
do jrou feel, Mr. BowLer?”
“I—I don’t quite understand thi»,”
he said a* tic eat up and clutched at
the grass.
‘‘Why, Former Bowser went cut to
shear the slijful lamb, and the lamb
objected to being shorn. You gotu
club to kill bleu, hat be dodged aud
hunted you la the back. Yon turned
over Qve time* and etme through the
gate, and l am restoring you to lire.
Thai’* all. Uow do you feel now ?”
“I feel,” be replied as he looked
around and then struggled up and
leaned against the fence—“I feel that
yon almost succeeded In carrying out
yoor murderous deslgos, and this
afternoon-1”
“But what bad X to do with It?”
"tillenoe, woman! I sue it all 1
Don’t make the ease worse by offering
excuses This afternoon Pll write
to my lawyer, and to-morrow every
thing can be arranged—aatlstacloilly
arranged. Mr*. Bowser I Not a word
— not a word I I understand your
little game and the plot stands re
vealed I’’
Aud he limped off to the house aud
left Mrs. Bowser looking alter him
with tears lu her eyes.
OeuMraltm Prays*.
iu-v. James X. trillion, ■» ibr May forma.
The question which tome still think
It worth wlnlo to ask, -'Why does a
loving God, who kuowa our needs,
require us to petition for tltcir sup
ply?” both reveals tlte fundamental
misconception and brings into contrast
tho luudamental troth in regard to tbo
whole subject.
Dr. Edward Oatnl has noted, as a
strange survival of tbe pagan mode of
thought among Christiana, that some
of them still conceive of prayer n* an
attempt to get God to do man’s will
rather than as an aspiration to get
God’s will doot hr men. Jeans has
expressly cautioned us not to thlok
that either He prajm or we pray for the
purpose of informing God about our
needs nr inducing Ulm to supply them.
What end, then, Is served by petition
ary prayer for the things God knows
we need, and that He wills to bestow ?
Sorely no thinker is unaware that ver
bal expression lias muoh to do with
both clearness of thought snd the con
centration of altsntlon and will. It 1*
muon enough for eugaglng in peti
tionary prayer, that the confession In
winds of oar wants to God enable*
and pledges us in a dearer conscious
uos« to work out more reverently and
pntlenlty the Dlvlno conditions of
their supply. Thu* it Is that through
prayer the individual will strives
toward unity with the Universal will.
To iuapuU to tha leaders of religions
thought tc-day the crude, primitive
fancy of hooding the Divine will loto
line with tlis hamsn is unworthy of
any who profess to keep alireatl of the
world’s advancing Intelligence. Tho
true function of prayer is to lift the
will of mao Into line with tho will of
God. Thia It does by Its effect In
clarifying moral Insight, deepening
reverent convictions of responsibility,
I and dedicating self mors thoroughly to
Divlun ends, which can be uccnm
pliahed iu tbo world no sooner or more
fully than men deyoto themselves to
their fuldlmmit.
AvhaaMl >fu I nrst
1'ukUsboni' WrcUf.
The Author U woll 'known who ob
jected to Um length of the page* of bis
• forthcoming book when the galley
proof* were toot to Mm. Wold now
comp* from a customer who returned
0 copy of a book with unant edge* be
oau*o aho "llnd* that It '.a not eom
pMod, and can scarcely bo called a
book, as tho leave* am mostly cloaod.”
Hbn eloae* her letter to the bookseller
Wltb: "I atnoersly hopo that you will
ham it Ootahod and return It to ras.
1 bought it for a friend who I* 111, but
1 wai italmmfd to present It In that
foim.”
—IW ' ■__| I
rrn-untea ainh.
Kvery he.irty laugh tend* tu prolong
life, a* It makes the blood Dow more
rapidly and glm* a naw and different
atlmnlua to all tho organa of the body
freer) what Ir In farce «t oilier timer
The saying: "Laugh and grow fal”
lias ilivrefore a foundation lu foot
Bruklee't AnilMSkln.
Tim n«*T »ai,v« in ths world t>«
Cola, Dciiiana, dor**, 11 leers, Halt
I theme, Fsmr Done, 'iWter, Ubnpiwl
rtands. Chilblains, Coma, end all dkin
Krrpeiona, and positively cure* INIna,
or no pay required. II I* goaranU wl
to give perfect *Ati*faetlou, or money
refunded. Price 25cents per box. Lo
a ilc hy .f. R «h)rry A Co
ARP IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
BILL ABP RETURNS FROM' A VIS
IT TO THE PALMETTO 8TATE.
■«» <• rimM Kia-hSHn**
• WoiMtrfnl lsi|iMr«MnlM« lk«
Pwofil* tppnr VnMffNM.
Dill Arp ui Atlanta Uunetitmioa.
“S* 0°. •mbaiuxjO and sainted dead.
Oaar aiuta blood rou iravi*
(To liuuloua footstapa bar* ahaJI mad,
The kgriaura of your Slavs."
Tula is ooe of ilia Venn on a beauti
ful monument looked upon with tear
ful reverenoo while walking through
Hoar mo at cemetery at Newberry.
Calvin Crosier «u a Texas coofed
erelt soldier, who, shortly after Die
olutie of the war, waa going home aod
had some ladles to bis charge. When
the trslo arrived at Newberry so ura
lawless negro soldiers who were in
oamp uear by went Into the oar and
grossly intuited the ladies. Crosier
and soma others dsfended the ladle*,
and In the melee one ol the negroes
was slightly wounded. Before the
train left Col. Trowbridge sent some
of tbo negroes to arrast tbo man who
aid U. They made a mistake and
seined Ur. Jaoou Ho wore, a railroad
employe, end hurried him sway to tlis
colonel's quarters. Without trial he
was summarily ordered to Ur. shot. It
was near midnight wbeu Crosier was
told nr Bowers' arrest sod oondsmoa
tioo; h« promptly went forward and
declared that bo himself was the man
who wounded tlie uegro. Bowers was
released and at auorlas nest morning
Crosier was shot to death, notwith
standing hie demand for a trial and
protest of Prince Rivers, on officer to
Trowbridge’* command. The uegro
soldiers danced with Qendish delight
upon sud around tbs shallow grave
where they had laid him. Long aftor
the war hla bone* were removed and
thia monument was erected by the
gnyd people of Newberry to bis mem
ory
Does history record any nobler socrl
Qoe ?
Damon «u the friend of Pythias,
but tide man I lower* >u ■ stranger
to Orozlee.
Much more of title petbetlo story le
recorded In tbe “ Annals of Newberry,”
»u Interesting volume writtoa by John
Uettcn O'Neall, LL t).
1 we* pleased to loarn that other
coonUea in Carolina wars basing their
snnale written and publlalied In book
form. Ilow else can we hand down
to posterity llie good deed* of our an
cestors l1 State histones einnot do it,
for It would malts tn tny ponderous
volumes, but evsu now it Is not too
late for some one of literary taste and
fidelity in eyery county to confer with
tbs old men and compile such a history,
tiuch publications could be cbcdply
down and would be of Inestimable val
ue to the citizen*. Mr. Chapman, a
well-preaerved veteran, a cultured
scholar, a gentleman of tbe olden
times, la now writing the annals of
Kdgefleld, I was informed on good
authority that this Mr. Ohapmsu was
tlic real author of tbe school bUinry of
tbe United States tbst was published
in Columbia, S. C„ as the work of
Alexander H. Stephens. Mr. Chap
m:m submitted bis manuscript to Mr.
Stephens, and for lbs use ana prsntlgs
of hla nemo gave him an interest In
the royalty. There was scarcely a
change made la It from beginning to
end.
Newberry Is a *0® ot a olty, sod its
population Is perhaps mors oalluied
and refined than any oily of South
Carolina Tbe professors of her col
lege and high school, her lawyers and
doctors and preachers and odllora aro
all gentlemen, not only tu manners,
but at heart. The standard of good
Oiltxeosldp la high and tbe influence of
her leading men pervades tbe entire
community. Mr. Aull, the editor of
the News-Herald, la perhaps tlie beat
all-round man for hla work to befonud,
forks 1* not only a mao ot high cul
ture, but Is emlently a practical nows
papsr mao and la devoted to hla
Calling. He has wrllteu >he history
of the state, and It is the standard In
schools Two of bis boys, aged ten
and twelve, are at work In the print
lug-room and do good service. Mr.
Aull is not at alt reconciled to the
modern system or grading 11m schools
so tint it takes eight ytars to go
through their courses. If four years
more are added for a college oourae
there Is no llmo left tot s boy to ac
quire a knowledge of work or habits
of work. From elgtit to twenty be Is
a nonpmduoer. And when be graduate*
is fit only for ths lenrned professions,
If fit for anything. Hut bis boy*
Imre to mingle study with la
bor and alternate ths years of each.
Mr. Aull Is the president of tbs burn
1’resa association.
Of course. No*, harry luta a large cot
ton mil). Almtat every Ovrullnu
town has on* or more. Aa you travrt
from place to oWce they are in light,
and give employment to the poor,
five years ago Union hud ouly USt**
Inhabitants, hot during all tlirae dis
treaaiog yenra has continued to grow
and prosper, until now then 0,000.
One little mill, aa tboy call it, started
thu boom and etioouragod (Item to
build another-a very Urge oua, wliuao
four (luors cover * space equal to tlx
acres. Next came an oil mill aud u
knitting mill and other Industries,
and now they are boring for arteaUu
water to supply a system of water
works. • Helllter ia llis city nor naar
It are uny people begging for work, for
employment la at baort.
Then go to Spartanburg and b«
arouand. When 1 was there a few
yeora ago lliero was nothing to make
note of save a college, but now there
aro cotton mill* near by that menu
factor* 140.000 heirs annul)/, and H
la claimed that no ont county In the
United States eonaamea its maeh. Nut
an acre of aubnrhae land can to bought
for Iroo than tUO Everything piste
pore and everybody seem* happy. The
i larabln property lau locreaard foar
faW wuliln eight years sad the pupa
: lotion b«s mom Ilian doubled,
i ••iVltere did all tha mousy coaae
I from ?'• I Inquired .
From a small beginning—from one
lltilo mill, aad It did so wall that otb
on aooa followed. Northern awou
factarere of machinery wsra attracted
there and look one-tblfd Of the slock
and paid for It io spindle* aad looms
—aad have mad* good moot? and are
eooteat. Boms Charleston money la
Umr, too. Taaas mills have made
from tan to twsnty per cast, aad theae
machinery man op north will do tba
same thing for Mm people of Carter*
alii* or any othtr souuwrn town tbst
le healthy and well eitoated. They
ouly well to be levltad. The Pied
mont region of Boeth Oarollna Is now
the New England of Ibe south. HVen
the yooog msu andyonag ladle* of
good families In tbslr towns sre not
too proud to take positions la ths
factories. TlMy ere bookkeepers,
JTPawnlers, correspondents end super
intend lu some of Mi* deperlmanta,
and earn good, buneet money. Jest
think of it, what a rarelattoo I Per
many years ere hare supposed that
the state was nserly worn out aod bar
young mtu wo aid have to aeoept
Greeley's maxim, "U© west. young
min, go west,” but not to. Northern
South Uerollo* |* richer to-day aod
more prosperous than aay portion of
Gaorgla. Aoderaon boo nearly doubled
her population during lb* last Cr*
yeurs. hew stores, o*wdwellings, new
cliunjhes, personsges aod a flea public
school bulidlug have gone up. a new
oonrtUouse l» projected, aad alllbls
onmea from lb* cotton mills. It doe*
seem aj tlicogh the cotta* we grow
should bo spun and woven at bom*.
ily liut visit was to the did historic
town of Edgefield—a town almost re.
•i1®"1. *rMB ll** P“Wle gsas, bat one
that haa always fait proud of itu pres
tige us Ibe domicile of mere greet men
then may in tbs *uto. MoDufOe lived
hero, and Gov. INckeus. end the Hot
leva, and ItUells, aod Oarr*. sad many
others. The Tillmans live her*, aad 1
wos the bouored guvst of one of them.
The nobility have no better' meaner*
than mine host sod bostswi, and It Is
rare to bod a handsomer couple.
-— -_
THti rautau amuL
I* Crratoi n IX«w uhnu «ma >1
■•‘•WrW.
atmisrvlUc lanamni*
Ex-Judge WhlUker o< lUlslgh la 1U
and wc Cud the following lu a contem
porary concerning bin:
“Kx-Judge Spier Whittaker bad a
(light attack of paralysis, but t( much
from 'WlDtiouOfgafgfg fgflaofgfifigffg
batter to-day It laaatd.”
Part of Uia above la Greek to ns, but
if It ia the came of the diaaaae from
whioh Judge WUIUker It enSericg,
then we fear hie days are numbered.
Probably, though, Ui«te word* are tbe
product of tbe Inhuman Linotype ma
olilnee which have lupplaaled oar old
friend, tbe “Intelligent compositor,”
in ao many daily newspaper office*.
*»■ Weller's Falter
81. Lnwln HcpuWie.
Dou litres Congreeeman Halley bu
choren a wise course In refraining
from urelie* attempt* to control tlie
action of Uie liuuae. It it a arruie of
energy to fight tbe will of tbe over
whelming majority of the Republicans.
This course, however, should never
ho oarrled to an extreme. There it a
limit which should be observed. It
should not degenerate into allenl sub
mission to auylhiog ilia Republicans
may propose. Tbe argument In favor
of giving the Republican! rope in tbe
expectation tbat they wilt hang them
solve* may bo carried to a specious
point. Tlie Republicans will carry out
tlieir designs wltli or without tlie op
position of a helpless minority. Per
sistent opposition ia at likely to goad
them on aa to sbeck them. Frequent
ly tbe madness tbat arises from tba
goad of a sharp opposition drives a
powerful majority to rxlrauiM upon
which it wonld not otherwise venture.
Hut the opposition oweed.be country
a duty. It is charged with tbe task or
promoting good end prevrotlng bad
legislation. If it bat not tlie power
U> prevent bad legislation It can at
least expose the vlolootuee* of the
mentors supported by tba majority.
It oait keep the country Informed of
tlie nature and tbe motive of the erork
done by the majority. It can record a
protest against injustice and folly.
Reasonable sad vigoroo* criticism Is
of vwlua to the country and to the
party of opposition, but it would be
well fur Mr. ltatley to bear In mind
that a leader sboald reserve hie public
criticism fur tbe enemy. There can i<*
but one opiolin of his oonfeesla*. In
connection with tbe question of ap
pointing House committee*, of Demo
cratic discord and folly. Tbe only
effect of tuch a wail is to aggravate
tlm quarrel and hold up the party to
the ridicule and eonlempt of lu fees.
Bicker Inge and lector** should be
relegated to the caucus: party ipaak
log* should be attended to In the
•eervoy of the closet.
Nt*|W« FlMt CeptareO.
Uuiherronkon VloOlmaor.
Itevenue men eaptured a atlll on
White Oak Monday morning at day
light. Flea atatida bear ware poarvd
out, and tba atlll emptied of a live bog
and alop, and then destroyed. A run
bad Juat teen mada a day or two be
fore. and I tie hog In ftaaixb of paw bad
fallen la.__
Tree rilto.
Rend your edilrem to II. E. Huokten
to Co., t'bteago. and gat a free aample
l«o* of Dr. King'* New Life Pin*. \
trial will convince yon of their merila.
Tbeee pllli aro eaay In aetlon and aia
IwrUeularly effective In tba oara of
Honetlpatloa and Kick Headache. For
Malaria aud Liver Uoublee they have
bean proved Invaluab*. Thvy are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleter Iona an latent* anti to be
purely vegetable. They do not weaken
by their action, but by giving tone tn
atornach and hiwvla greatly Invigorate
the ayatem. Itegalar aim 96a, por box.
hold by Harry k Kaavwdy Dragg let.
Kxuur
Champ auk
khe other M4e~ag« rnrM
aaw iMMiwUMr* PrapaaAa
at bout*
W.UHiKcrTOK, M«7 S_To-day, dur
ln*tbaaeml-weekly melon oftoaBa
publlsan Hooke, Champ Clark made a
raw obaanraUooa upon tba iDutlone af
Oapubtlona pronbaa. Hla remark#
ware rcorned with lively appreciation
by the Democrat*, and ebould Internet
good dllmoi everywhere. Mr. Clark
mid :
“If there erer wan a party com
mitted by erery rule of juatloe aad of
logic to tba paooago of a baukroptcy
bill. It U tba Be publican party. It
la tba great mother of beokrupto, and
lt« lawa bare reduoed amat number of
people to that lamentable plight, aad
now It owm It aa a duty to IU vtctlme
to giro thorn aa opportunity to puli
out of the bole. Am la 1M tba Bo*
publican party ttaolf will aead aa may
way of going loto voluntary bank
c tie man from i'eanaytraola
(Mr. DaTaeU) aaya that the QepuMleana
narer evade a reaponalblllty. They
don’t don’t they 1 Why tarn not
come out In the open and aaanaao
rerpouatbtllly tor legUlatloo. Why
don’t yoo lag) date boot to redeem your
gorgoooa, multtfariou* and del naive
ante-electloo promlaee f Beoauae you
are afield to. Why don’t yon Intro
duce your bill to reform toe fionaooo
and to fa*tea the liagle geld atoodard
legally on too country T Heoauae yoo
dare not. Why don't you retire too
greenback* aad turn tba oouatry orar
to toe trader oaerciea of the national
bank ring—aa you inland to do ulti
mately T llecauaa yoo an tender
footed about to# tall oleetioni.
”xoj promiscu to a vagqe. idhoci
We way to *do eomelblug for silver.’
Now let’s see what that something Is.
rrest dent McKinley has appointed
three commissioners to go Junketing
oyer Europe at an expense af HOO,
000 to the people, to tee if Id metal Hem
can be arranged by International agree
ment I That’s the pretense. The real
objeet la to save from destruction hie
bosom crane, bis Fid as Achates,
Marcus Aurelias llanos, at tba
November election. That’s device
No. 1 to hoodwink the people; aad it
will fall utterly. Tha thing U a ridicu
lous faros, and everybody knows it.
Device No. 3 to hoodwink tbs people,
thereby enabling you, aa you hope, to
tide over the elections In 1006, wilt be
fur tbs American Congress to abdicate
Ha high functions and pass a taw
authorizing the President to appoint a
monetary commission. Tbit cowardly
and Ignoble aobame will also fall
ignomlnionsly nod completely.
“Yon Republicans do not evade
responsibility—ob, no 1 You simply
shirk them. That Is not so high
sounding a word, but it is a better
description of your performance; or,
rather, your nonperformance.
'Tint and last I have beard a good deal
bare about Democratic Incompeteocy.
Republicans roll that phrase as a
sweet morsel under their tongues.
The changes on It have been rang In
our eras constantly since early Jn IMS.
“Loid Byron, after enumerating
every tweet thing that be could thick
1 of, exclaimed: ‘Sweet 1* revenge.’ Our
, turn bee eume at lest. You crowed
over us long aad lustily; derided us,
mocked us In ISM, because, through
the instrumentality of Qve Senators,
recreant to tbuir high Democratic
trust, 603 visions amendments were
added to tbo Wilson bill, and we bed
to swallow them. It was an awful,
■M—UM dOM.
••Yesterday the Dingley bill—poor
thing—was reported to the Senate with
1,000 and odd amendments, which la a
mathematical damoostrstlio of Beyub
I lean iacompcteocy le this Douse, with
Its beastly RepuWIcau majority of 33
over all.
“Most of you, gentlemen, have
studied er lib metis. This question,
stated according to tha old rale of
three, Is as follows: A■ 009 )■ to 1,000,
so U Democratic loeompeteney to
Republican incoas pet racy. No men
can gainsay the correctness of that
calculation. It is now your turn to do
the great swallowing act.
' In 1000, with the McKinley bill to
year head, yon went to tba country
with tba faaetnoting cry of ’a free
breakfast table.’ Yesterday your Re
publican oonfereee Mapped a tax of 10
cents a pound on tea and a stiff tariff
oo sugar, which knocks tbs 'free
breakfast table’ delusion ktgker than
Qllderoy’s kite.
“And you’ll liar* to grin aud boar IL
“Tli» Republican majority la the
IIoum put hide* oo the free Hat Tba
Sonata pula them on tba tariff Hat, and
next fall and Uis eoxt and tba next and
tba( aaxt am will bang your hid as on
tba faooo to dry, and to stay.
“Yesterday. Mr. Speaker, I want to
tba cirooa to enjoy again tbe glorious
illoskma of childhood. I even lingered
to aeo the wild anknals fed and to hear
tba Hona roar. Whoa I returned to
my room* 1 observed la tbe papwa tba
awful roar of my philosophic friend
from Athena (Orosweaor), la wMah ha
osUuerad all tbe Hons to Africa be
eauee the Senate Committee has dared
to lay sacrilegious hand* on tbe wool
schedule In the Hooae Mil, for wblob
be appears to stand sponsor. Ilut he
might aa wall quit roaring, lla wlU
have to take his medicine from Urn
8*oate physicians now, aa we look
oars Id ISM.
“In view of the Imminent peril now
Impeodlag over the head of the Rena
lOilal oiMlrman of the Republican
National OoeamlUoa and of the Inter
ueeine war now ragtag between East
ern and Western Republicans aa to
which ahull perish by reason of UM
tar<ff bill, I aoggaat to them a now,
aHIteraUvo battle cry—'Hanna, Har
mony and Hides r>
“My eloqnewt friend from Iowa
(Dolllrer) «o«»n lima ago aanoannad to
ua that William MoKluley had oouM
to Waahtogton no tba advacoa ngrat
of psoeponty,' William It ber»-!iai
toy* tow two moethe—but wham. ok,
wberv.letto proa parity tto* wm to
rollow him u ilthfully and cloMly a.
hia ahodow? At tto pmaant rale of
PNgiwii WitUam >a liable to gat ao ter
•byto of hu Mmw that It wfil savor
oatoh op with him.
“McKinley pioeperity tea myth. U
la alwaya Juet over tto divide, la tto
•wt eoeoty,on tto other aide of tto
bUL It la Ilka tto mirage af tto
doaart. pUsaiagto tto vtalon, but Im
poaelbieto nacb; Uka the pot of gold
at tto rainbow'* end, which no dm
ever found; Ilka tba fabled fountain of
perpetual youth, which pddoo de Laoti
*>«gbt far io vain; Mm tto pliaaiim
of a dream, which tto awakening die
alpatea forever; Uka tto alctoatlrtl de
tenad dtooveir. -hugged by tto old to
tto vevy verge of tto oburchy ard mold.*
“If are live till MeKlaloy prosperity
«•« «• will al douMo dtaoooat
Melboaelih In length of dayl.”
Wilarioacoa
Ur. J. Whitney Honk, general tut
n* agent of tbe Chitfornia Jfrult
Tranaportatloo ooopsoy, who baa kia
headquarters la Wilmington UQ the
strawberry season Is open, tells os Ibat
avjrfcJSjsrwwB
railroad Saturday was a record breaker.
His company sank oat two Mg trains.
I consisting of 48 refrigerator ears, all
loaded with berries for northern mar
beta- Ibsofaipowat amoootedto 15,
000 crates, which sollpaas tb* shipment
of any sue day In tb* history of straw
Mrry oaltore ie eastern jforth Caro
line- The shipment consisted of 460,
000 quarts, which, at U cent* par
Besides tbs above shipment* tbe
Son there Bxprem company and freight
care carried out probably 1.000 eretes.
Im l*war(M<tac a Sfwtal Vmtn.
Uwthsiu haoorC.
Another •‘reform” or the last Up
ko*«* *o Sa
moa of this (Chatham) ooaaty during
tbe preaaat tarn of our Superior
Oourt. It was the bow method of
drawingJarors in the trial of capital
cases. Hiretofore, uaieat otherwise
demanded by the dofsodant, the spoolal
vaalre, or the extra Jarors. la capital
eaess, were sammoead bp tbs sheriff
ladlsorlmleataly from amoog tbs freo
bolder*. Bet Urn last Legislature
changed tbU by compelling ell them
extra jurors, or special venire, to b*
drawn from tbe jury box In open
court. Accordingly, on last Toesdny
the special venira, or extra jurors, la
two capital cases were dream la this
Banner, H jarors la sash ansa. Im
mediately after tb* names of these
jurors were drawn the sheriff bad to
harry his deputies all over vhe county
to summon tbe jurors to bo bare Dm
next day, sod the deputies bad a llvsly
time of ft.
While tills "reform” may b* proper
and oven necessary la Bounties where
tb* sheriff la corrupt, yet to moss casts
It is a needless expanse and puts toe
many good eiUssnstoa greet deal of
unnecessary trouble.
A IsHkm (Mni In North HhNIm
CDUlMtl Numslcr.
Although many of oar rearfsrt bar*
read a boat the great eoloay of people
from the North whloh li*a woeotly
settled Id Georgia, It te quite probable
they know nothing of an iniereatleg
eolonr of Northern people which bu
settled la oar 8Uto-at Chad bourn,
Uolumbus coanty. On a recent trip
we became acquainted with two rep
resent*11 yes of this colony, young moo
with abundaut thrift and aggresslvo
nem In them aod a One measure of
tnet. Instead of going to more widely
advertised Helds, they went whew land
wan cheap; and Instead of making the
"•aal North Carolina crops, limy have
diversified them and added the mow
attractive and at prekvnt more promis
ing eosnpstltm of fra It growing and
trucking. Two weeks ago thoy wew
In the midst of the strawberry ssaoou,
•nd being abend of Other sections, they
hod • wady market. The colony Is
•oquemtonably making mousy this
your. We wore told that their fields
wsw models of culture, and they them,
■alvee aw models of Industry, economy
and enterprise.
Oe» HUM Sy«paMi|.
leuier in StWrlOn Ciilam.
One day an otttcsr serving In the
artny of the Potomac, who bad fstswt
ly been a sargeos, appeared at Meade's
headquarters In a high stale of ladlg
aaltoa. aod said, ‘General, a* I eras
riding ever low some of tl>* men
Shoutad a flee ate 'Old and 1
would Ube to have It sUnv*d.” Meade
•sited beM of Ills eyeglasses, oon
•pleuoutly large In slga. clapped them
astride life note, glared through them
at the otBevr, and exclaimed: -Well,
what ef that T Bow can I prevent It >
Why, I hear that, when I rode oat the
other daj, some of the men called mo
• -7«« *°gfJ*-oy*dswaputagturtle,'
end I oao't even atop Uist
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“£S,.toJ!S'53r£Kffi,S
augural*!. We folk, who uomioated
rtjS1.1 **? ^ '..
bid belter take u> assistant mretnj
■“P- Tbe adsalsiatfatloo w.uij^o*
CBM who know something about poll
«£aS82- 1 “ ■*'“« “«•
March ft-Big crowd at tbe While
House. They ought to girt tbe t*na|.
toot thee to aoUio hloswir. Hava told
my excursion Defeat aud will stay
awhile. Too man* people saafeu a
hotel uncomfortable. bare found a
rayaas
PMaidaat In the Meet Boom and told
Mm I would anil oo a Boiler trfboal
neaa In a few dm. lie maul pleased.
. March 1&—\faat to tho oaritol aad
Ha wu soar. Bald
the whole Stale waa hrre chaalog blaa.
Aakod mo what I wonted aod mM.
‘ Bottargofor amethlug in reach.’*
Maybe an aunitonblp would be the
thlog.
Mareb 83—'Teak my aapara to tbe
White Hours u>-dey. Thought I’d
emu and have apt) rata talk with the
frwwdcot, bat Secretary Porter said
IMharologo along with tbe rest.
Who* an lU-mannersd sat they wen.
Elbowed me right along just hocaoM
they mw the Preaidant wasted to talk
with uaa. WU! have to go back aad
Quloh oar conversation.
Jlansb 37—Hot some mew mooey
from home. .
March 3d—Went to the White
House, but the chop at l’urter’a door
woulda’t let me la. Sold It waa after
hour*. He ought to he fired.
April 9—b;<w Mark Hanna alter
watting lea hoara Asked bin why
my totter had not been lowered. Ha
•old he was getting 400 ad.ty aad Ms
secretaries would catch up some time
ototyaar. I always tboagbt Hanna
waa ororeDtiostad. Xow X know it.
April S—llad an interview with tbe
President. Was last la lino, ao they
couldn’t pash am along. When I. told
him of my avrrloeo to tbe party he
replied.-Ok, yea.*’ and for cm to 81a
my pupws in the Stats Department.
Sold be bad many good friends in
Indiana aad hoped they would be
patient. Oenha have forgotten that i
am not from Indiana T Probably the
tariff la worrying hits. Shamafel the
wav the Serrate to actlog.
Apni 7—sorrowed a little son
•onejr. Washington It u expanelre
town to lire la.
April 11— deaator X layi all tbe
aadilorrtilp* were mortgaged before
tbe election, but lie »llT endorse see
for a epeeUl agency or * chief eterk
ehlp If i eaa Aral ana that leo’t ander
the eirll eerriee Ur.
April 19—D—o the efril aarrloelaw.
April 17 —Didn’t know them were
m many gaoa poet t lone abroad.
Oeght to b»v* gune fur oee of Urea la
the fret place. Ti.e StaU Depart*aot
hat U w.greni ililog. Think Fn atari
W*U» a,A^w®*» <•**•«* off a tew
which will enltare. Wonder when I
V" aapttate a email loan f
April Id-Dot in te ate the Preel
<Uut aad told bice I ooald beet earn
the adntlatatrulinn aad Urn party
abroad. He eald. "Oit. yen," and to
die ay paper# in the JWsioe Depart
Mat. mad he hoped bit friend* la
ManacboeetU would he petkwt.
Whet made hlet tblok I wai from
aaftaa,1 - —
April 90—Senator Xtaya there la
one chance In a taOlioa uf getting a
tumealate. hut If l will concentrate on
Kown. ha uud the delegation will do
ghat they eaa. 8atarjr.fl.UW, Feet,
AprU 91 — flare enaomWated oft
Xtowo. Dot In Ute tine today jaot for
n mo awn*, te tell the Prettfent It would
wU me. Ue eeld, ’QU, yre," audio
Oto ay pepere la the Treasury Depert
Mbt, and he koprd hu friend* In
Minneario woaM he pau.u tHl he
•oald getaramdto tht*. tfuaarhe
•houW Hi ink f area from Him. a*nte
A|*» W-fht Ingratitude of that
mao McKinley t IK bee nominated
Jo««o for eoueul U /.tcwp, when ha
ko*w I had ooaoeotreiad on U. After
■y terrieea m il* pen,, too. Who
ta Jonca, anyhow ?
>»»*• X****
y* J’ftW m■ I'M. VTW Mad
fur my trouk later. I tram Me for the
Mum «t tbla aJmloletretlea.
£*-%•*«» C*%«vot Tf»». <Ki la*
grMajr ■nilat «f»f a loaf IHaa*.
Ha wat a VriUw t4 Ua InTi TutMlW
C«»«. HaafMary of suit ot KortTc”
alia a, aa« wat tor urn rnHatal to
Um puliUot af Tntu.