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A Ithy Bankrr' LBroBBlfrJwIlh a
Cool nd Slf-Powl BurgUr.
New Yokk, April iO. William W.
Saerman, the ged nd wealthy presi
dent of the National Bank of Commerce,
had dealings with a remarkably ctol
nd level-headed burglar early yesterday
morning.
Mr. Sherman was awakened by the
light of a taper and found a middle
aged man standing beside his bed
pointing a,-revolve;-:at him. "If you
make no noise." th intruder eaid, "I'll
do you. uo harm, but if you shout, I'll
shoot." Mr. Sherman had t the back
of his bed an electric alarm that would
have brought his son or his valet in a
minute, and it was possible for him to
have pressed tais unobserved.-. But af
ter a little thought he concluded that
the life of his son or his servant was
worth more to him than what the burg
lar might take, so he gave no alarm.
After lighting the gas in the room the
intruder moved coolly about, examining
every artide that seemed valuable.
Some silverware attracted him and then
some jewelry that was highly prized by
Mr. Sherman for associations. The
burglar lifted them, and the banker
thought it time to rrasun with him.
"Now, look here," he said, "I think
you would be foolish to take those
things marked with my name or initials.
If you pawned them they would proba
bly lead to you arrest. Why can't we
aettle this thing on a financial basis ?"
"That's sensible," said the burglar.
"What do you propose?".
"I'll give you every cent I have in
this room and raise no disturbance un
til you have left this house."
The burglar accepted the offer, but
was much disgusted to find only $4 in
the banker's pocket book. Then, after
further parley, it was agreed that the
intruder Bhould take two watches, highly
prized by Mr. Sherman, and also two
ieweled scarf pins. "I'm going now,"
he said to Mr. Sherman. "Don't raise
an alarm until I am wife out of the way
if you don't want bloodshed." Then
he coolly extinguished the light in the;
room, walked to the door, went down
stairs and out of the house. Mr. Sher
man after this aroused his household
and called in policemen, who dincov
ered that the burglar had gotten in by
raising the front parlor window.
Jury Could Not Agree,
Charleston, 8. CLJ April 22. After
; being out twenty-two hours, the jury in
the Lake City lynching case this morn
ing annouueed that no agreemeut could
be reached. The final count showed
only five members hanging out for ac
quittal. The eight defendants are re
quired to furniBh bonds for their ap
pearance in November. llefore
missing the jury, Judg; Brawley spoke
on the lynching fever which has pre
vailed in the State. He said this was a
white man's State, and if the whites,
with all the machinery of the law at
their command, were unable to rule the
State without resorting to mob rule, it
was time to confess their weakness and
incapacity to govern.
J. P. K. Bryan opened the case for
the government, llis address, which
continued for four hours, was an ar
raignment of the crime of lynching
and of the prisoners. During the
course of it he declared that human life
is cheaper in South Carolina than four
cent cotton. He accused the defend
ants io the Lake City lynching case and
their friends of mutilating public rec
ords in order to protect and shield the
prisoners.
George 8. Legare replied for the de
fense. He declared that President Mc
Kinley had himself laid the foundation
of the cri'iie by appointment of a negro
to office at Lake City. He ' proieslrd
that the defeudauts were guiltless and
attacked the"" witnesses for the prosecu
tion vigorously.
Live IloKiitMl Toud by Mull.
Hew York Sun, 21st.
When one of the mail pouches re
ceived at the Hoboken postotlice was
opened yesterday morning a creature
with a body resembling a frog and a
tail like a lizard jumped out and scared
the mail clerks. From the head of the
animal projected two horus. Its belly
was pure white. Upon investigating
the contents of the pouch a broken
pasteboard box which had evidently
contained the animal was found. The
box was addressed to a young woman
living in Washington street, near Kiev
enth street.
Postmaster Schroeder described the
animal as a species of the honied toad
It was between ftmr and five inches in
length and had been mailed from Trin
idad, Col.
. Although the rules of the department
prohibit the transmission of live crea
tures as first-class matter, Postmaster
Schroeder decided to deliver the toad to
the young woman to whom it was ad
dressed. The pasteboard box was so
badly battered that the receiving clerk
could find no smooth place on it to
stamp the hour it was received, so he
made the imprint upon the white belly
of the toad. The postmaster refused to
divulge the name of the person to whom
it had been sent.
Another Big Cotton Mill.
Salisbury Sun.
Negotiations are now being made
looting io me building oi another large
cotton mm in ims county, li the plans
are consummated it will mean much to
the city and county. The mill is not
to be built in Salisbury, but this place
wilt be benefited by its operation in the
county. The mill will be built and fur
nished at a cost of half a million. The
Salisbury cotton mill is soon to increase
its output considerably. Machinery is
to oe purchased tins week, we under
stand, for the new work.
. The United States is second to Great
Britain only in the number of naval
stations it possesses, some of the mos
important having Iceu acquired from
fcpain by t'or.ijuest.
Pointed Paragraph.
Culcago Sew.
Fools invest first and investigate later.
Learning and wisdom are not always
on good terms.
Love in a cottage is but another name
for a labor union.
People who live in glass houses should
have them frosted.
A wise man prepares for the worst
while hoping for the best
Nearly every marriel woman thinks
a lot of other women envy her.
The inebriate is unable to get sixteen
drams out of an ounce of whisky.
At a wedding the men all pity the
bride and the women all pity the groom.
Actions may fpeak. louder than words
but women will continue to use words.
A wise man never questions a child
in public unless he iseureof the answer.
Urteasy fiTs" the head that wears a
crown, but some other heads seem to
lie easy enough., ---
The man who has .little and wants
less is richer than the man who has
much and wants more.
About the easiest thing in the world
to loee is a diary. It is almost impossi
ble to keep one for any length of time.
Only tbofe who dwell where there are
mountains without valleys experience
joys without sorrows.
Havana wrappers make good smok
ing jackets.
Dreams and weather predictions
usually go by contraries.
Book agents and sailors need wind in
their canvass.
Many a girl lives to regret the day
she married her ideal man.
The man who waits until to-morrow
never accomplishes anything.
Perhaps all men are liars, but there
are times when it's unwise to Bay so.
Some girls are kept so busy getting
engaged that they nave no time to
marry.
An honest man is not only the no
blest work of the Creator, but also the
scarcest. . .
It is better to do one thing good than
onlv partly to accomplish two good
things.
A fish diet may not strengthen the
brain, but going fishing often iuvigorates
the imagination. -
Occasionally a wise makes a fool of
himself by getting married.
The pessimist kicks because of the
thorns on roses, while the9 optimist re
joices because of the roses on thorns.
Probably nothing bores a man more
than to have another man begin an ex
planation of something he was just go
ing to explain.
Deaf mutes are faniili.ir with signs,
out only drunken men try to shake
hands with the woodeu Indians in front
of cigar stort-s.
!Voith Carolina Industries.
The State of North Caroliua is attract
ing much attention at present on ac
count of the remarkably large number
of new cotton mills being eracted in
additiou to those already in operation.
They include improvements and new
plants at Concord, Elkin, Greensboro',
Harlem, Red Springs, Mt. ' Mourne.
Lexington, Tarboro' and Raleigh. In
preparing a summary of these enter
prises in this State the Manufacturers'
Record gives as a reason the advantages
which North Carolina towns possess for
the textile industry. Accord'ng to a
correspondent of the Record, ten years
ago Charlotte had a population of about
10,000 and one cotton mill, today its
population is more than 28,000 and its
twelve cotton mills are running day and
night in the manufacture cotton yarns,
gray cloths, ginghams, toweling, web
bing, sashcord, hosiery, batting and
wadding. Its five clothing factories are
utilizing every hour of daylight to keep
up their orders. These factories are the
direct result of the cotton mills, while
as an auxiliary feature of textile life
there are the four firms which contract
to design, build and equip cotton mills
complete, and which are kept busy,
while the five machinery and supply
houses are shipping goods every day.
fr'artortea Help the Farmer
CUarlotte Observer.
Apprehension has been expressed that
growing manufacturing interests will
tend to the disadvantage of the farming
interests of the South. Observation of
facts do not prove such to be the case,
but show a contrary result. The popu
lation engaged in manufactures become
customers of farmers for their crops of
food stuffs. These markets for perish
able products become of great adyan
tage to farmers, and the improvement
in farming interests are readily notice
able in the vicinity of manufacturing
towns. Of courst, more work is required,
but the work of raising fruits, vege
tables, chickens, eggs, milk and butter
and taking these to the factory villages,
where no markets are found, -is not by
any means disagreeable work. This can
all usually be done by a thrifty farmer
without materially interfering with the
production of the usual cotton crop. It
would seem as if manufactures benefit
the neighboring farmers in about as
large proportion as the do those owning
stock in them or engaged in operating
them.
Coal In Rowan
Salisbury Sun.
.Rowan is noted for the gold that has
been found within her borders for many
years and of late the coper is coming to
the front. Other minerals are found,
but the latest thing to taken from
mother is earth is coal
Last week parties "were digging a well
for a saw mill on the property of Mr
R. A. Ramsay, who lives in Mt. Ulla
township, fourteen miles from Salisbury
on the Mooresville road. When about
fourteen feet from the surface they
struck a big vein of coal.
Sprrimpns of thw p.fr wero l-.rnnjyht
to the city and left at the Sun office.
Some of it was burned by those who
miide the discovery, and Borne of the
burned clinkers were also brought to
town,
STATB SEW S.
The State convention W. C. X. U.
will be hId in Greensboro June 2nd
to 5th. .
The Southern Railway has been sued
on account of the killing of Sam Flake,
colored, the track walker at the Yadkin
river bridge last year.
The Burlington News says -smallpox
and anti-smallpcx is the absorbing,
paramount issue in the municipal con
test now on in that burg.
The train on the Mocksville and
Mooreeville railroad will leave Mocks
ville daily at 6:50 a. m. and arrive iu
Charlotte at 10: 55 a. ra. It will leave
Charlotte at 3 p. m. and reach Mocks-,
ville at 7 p. m. It will be a mixed
train for the present,
A gentleman who was in Mocksville
Sunday says a big sanctification meeting
is beiug held there by Rev. WV H. L.
Mc'Laurin. He is being assisted by a
divine from the Eastern part of the
State. It is reported that the citizens
of Mocksville are diyided in their views
regarding the doctrine being expounded
by thesantificatiomsts, says the Winstou
Sentinel. ;
Women for School Boards.
Atlanta Journal.
The recognition of the rights of. wo
men to membership on boards of edu
cation and the advisability of eltctiug
them to such offices is now recognized
in many States and cities. Several
States have women school commission
ers and several have statutes requiring
that women shall be represented on the
boards of trustees of their State Uni
versities. In the last State campaign in Illinois
both the Democratic and the Republi
can parties had women as candidates
for that office.
In several States where women are
not allowed to vote even at school elec
tions they are eligible to places ou school
boards.
There is a bill nov before the New
Yor'k legislature for the extension of
this privilege to women. The New
York Herald and other great newspapers
of that State advocate its passage. It
has many strong supporters iu both
houses of the legislature and the
chances of its passage are excellent.
Whatever may be our opinions as to
the propriety of an enlarged sphere for
woman's work and responsibility it chii
riot be denied that the tendency in that
direction is becomiug more prononuced
and more general.
Cuban Debts Kxtended Two Yearn.
Washington, April 20. Secretary uf
War Alger has cabled to Goeriior-U';:i-eral
Brooke an order extending the ma
turity of iil liabilities "collectible by
the judicial seal of real estate" until
May 1, 11)01. The order applies only
-to liabilities incurred prior to January
1, 1890, the date of relinquishment of
Spanish authority. The Cuban plant
ers who presented the question to the
administration are fairly well satisfied
with the order and have returned home.
They pleaded for a remission of a por
tion of the interest, which in spine cases
was 24 percent., but acquiesced finally
in the view that to interfere with the
rate of interest would be the impairment
of existing contracts.
Fright Cause a Woman1 Death.
Dauas, Tex., April 23. The wife of
Lee Pringle died of fright this evening
near the village of Davenport. She was
ridiug with her husband in a wagon on
a country road. They wore overtaken
by two large squads of armed and
mounted men, riding and shouting
wildly in pursuit of an escaping crim
inal. The shock at the situation caused
the woman to drop deed in the wagon.
Negroe Kill a Policeman.
Charleston, S. C , April 21. Po
liceman Bean was' killed in cold blood
at 12 o'clock last night by negroes.
Bucky and lorn Phillips, with two oth
ers, were arrested, ami Phillips con
fessed. To-day the aged lather of Bean
went to the station hue with a shot
gun and tried to kill the negroes. He
said the courts of South Carolina would
not hang a man for murder and he
would bike the law unto himself. There
was trouble in restraining him, but his
gun was taken and the negroes pro
tected. The burning of the negro Sam Hose,
at Newnau, Georgia, hist Sunday, was
a shocking affair, and ohm cannot con
template it without feelings of horror.
Such a crime as Sam Ifi-e committed
deserved a speedy death, as it was one
of the most dialadiciil in the annais ff
crime. The details of it m re too horri
ble for contemplation. But this does
not justify the people i f Newnan in
their unspeakable cruelty m mutilating
the negro and then burning him to
death. It was a crime such as savages
commit, and the people who committed
it are not far removed from barbarism.
Both the crime and its punishment are
alike condemned by good people.--Concord
Times.
There ate 2,500 acres of land in No.
11 township, Cleveland county, known
as speculation land, that no speculator
can be found who claims it or will pay
tax on it. It is well timbeied land and
surrounds some little mountains. Sev
eral citizens are anxious to "take it up"
and list and pay the taxes. Thus far
no owner has been found.
The American Glass Company has
advanced prices Of window glass 10 per
rant tn tara vifart at nnr. Thfl rrn-
duction this fire will be considerably
Eastern factories in sympathy " with
Stccn-hntl'ulilnwrra.
"Oh, kind sir, think of your mother!
Think of your mother!"
Burglar (sternly) No ur, lady; I
was brought up in an incubator.
At the Hoge memorial service in
Richmond, Dr. W. W. Moore, of Union
Seminary, made an address of great
strength and beauty. Speaking of Dr.
Hoge's voice, he said: "When he
preached to the whole of Gen. D. II.
Hill's division in the opui air it rang
like a bugle to the utmost verge of his
great congregation. When he stood
on the slope of Mt. Ebal, in Palestine,
and recited the twenty-third Pialm, it
was heard distinctly by the English
clergymen on the other side of the val
ley, three quarters of a mile away.
When the body of an eminent states
man and ruling tdder in his church was
borne into this building and laid before
the pulpit, and the preacher rose and
said. 'Mark the perfect man, and be
hold the upright : for the end of that
man is peace,' the sympathetic intona
tions fell like healing balm on wounded
hearts. When he stood in the United
Suites chamber at Washington, beside
the mortal remains of the great Caro
linian and sid to the assembled repre
sentatives of the greatness of this na
tion and of the world, 'There is noth
ing great but God,' the voice and words
alike impressed the insignificance of
all human concerns as compared with
religion.- When he stood in the chan
cel of St. Paul's arfd stretched his hand
over the casket containing the palid
form of the 'Daughter oi the Confed
eracy,' and said, 'Blessed are the pure
in heart ; for they shall see God,' it had
the authority .and tenderness of a proph
et's benediction."
Confelon Extorted with a Rope.
Nyack, N. Y., April 20. Dick Brad
ley was hanged to a tree near here lust
night, but was let down in time to Pave
his life. He was accused of having
stolen the pocket book of one of the
three white men. They determined to
hang him and he was pulled up some
distance, choking and gasping. When
let down he confessed the robbery and
was taken to jail.
lie KHe(l a egro Baby.
Monroe Enquirer.
G. Edward Flow, the Republican poli
tician who g.iincd so much notoriety
by kissing a negro baby in Charlotte
iat fall, was a witness in the Bellamy
Doe kery case in Marshville this week
and while entertaining a crowd which
had gathered around him, an old colored
woman came up with a" very large, black
faced rag doll and asked Ed. to give it
a kiss. E l did not discuss politics for
the space of fifteen minutest
"How is Jim getting aloug ?" asked
Mr. Bellevue of Mr. Northsnie.
"Jim is looking down in the mouth a
good deal."
'Why, I heard he was prospering."
"He is; he is a dentist with a large
practice "
The Cuban army lists have neen gone
over very carefully with the result that
there are still over thirty-nine thousand
men who will appear for a share of the
three million dollars. Tnis will give
each man about $75, with nothing for
the officers. .
Rev. Dr. Pr L. Groome, who nwr
from Greensboro to Baltimore some
time ago, has joined the Baltimore Con
ference, M. E. church, South, and been
assigned to the North Baltimore charge.
Bishop O. P. Fitzgerald will preach the
annual sermon at the approaching com
mencement cf the Littleton Female
College. Rev. T. N. Ivey, D. D., will
deliver the literary address.
o
j Babies and children nc
j proper food, rarely ever rr
5 cine. If they do net thr!
( cn their fcod something '.
i wrong. They need a I'i'-.
i !p to get their dice.;,:
r.chinery working prone :
Mi ,3
COO LBVER G2L
''iTr! UYf-GPHOSPMTES of LIME S SO-
i-Aill generally correct t!v3
V
j difficulty.
f If you will put from one-
fourth to halt a teaspoonru
in baby's bottle three or four
times a day you will soon see
a marked improvement. For
larger children, from half to
a teaspoonful, according to
age,, dissolved in their milk,
if vou so desire, will very
l soon show its great nourish-
ing power. If the mother's
j milk does not nourish the
(baby, she needs the emul-
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sion. It win snow an eiteu.
-at-once- both-4ipon-4iwthct
and child.
5oc. and $1.00, all druggists.
SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York.
Melto
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datura
v !v UA S,LS ma Li
R. G. GLADSTONE,
Scales Street,
DEALER IS
Stoves, Tinware, Terra Gotta
Piping, Etc.
Heating and Cooking Stoves,
Pipes and Fittines a Specialty.
Agent for Pomona Terra Cotta Works.
Mr. John YY. Clark is foreman of my Tin Shop and will be pleased to have his
friends calon him when in need of any "work in my line.
Tin Rooting a specialty and 'satisfaction guaranteed on every job.
Give me a call.
H. G. GLADSTONE,
Telephone No. 11. I will pay charges on all messages from any point in the
Reidsville Telephone system.
Send your orders to
Bakery, Confectionery and Fruits.
MOOREFIELD & MOTLEY,
Successors to "W. H. Eice.
If e pay charges on a I Telephone, messages in the
IleidsriJle system.
Telephone ..Vo. Go, Danville, Va.
To Merchants :
We are manufacturers uf Cakes and Candies and do a wholesale business. Re
tail in Fancy Candies, Fruits, Cigars and Cigarettes.'
Lemons gv
.1 PI ties
JJa nan n as- t
Votes L'..jS
Raisins '
OTIS B.
Successors to
MAXt'FACTTREK OK
Buggies, Wagons,
Tine Carriage Pa inting, Warehouse Tracks,
Awnings, Etc. Repairing of all Kinds.
4(5 and 10? Cragliead Street, Danville, Va.
I will pav Telephone charges on messages from anv point in the Reidsville sys
tem. Call me tip.
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liJCfiW"6. Red krs PW Pest Strain tcr.i Jcr;,7 Ct!i
felUl RralV Erei .c.is and FUlies, te as Spat y-k.
OU GET EVERYTHING GUARANTEED A" r-t 7ESi;Nl h J
pedigreed JjOCK . QCCONEECHEE FARM. Durban r
IP you buy of us. Acwrcss uv-wi
Do Hant tic tet Corn Planter on Earth !
Here it is in
The Farmers' Friend !
It will plant corn and put in fertilizer, and do the work in a perfect manner andis
tully guaranteed in every way. We also have ,
THE CELEBRATED DISC CORN PLANTER,
made on the same style as the well known Superior Wheat Drills.
Riding and Walking Cultivators, -;
Cut Oa t and Solid Disc Harrows,
Hay Rakes, Mowers, Binders, Wceders,
Threshers, Engines, Saw Mills,
Buggies, Wagons,
Harness and Horse Goods.
A dollar saved is'a dollar made. Don't Luy any goods ;n my line until you get
7TTT
'to. I will Hflivpi tlirm Irtigh
Reidsville, N. C,
us for anything in
Musical
Instruments
Banjos
Violins
(i uitars
Autoharps
Mandolins
and all kinds
of Trimmings
HARVEY,
C. V. Harvey & Son.
Drays, Etc., Etc.
MffA
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Headquarters for the Best, Caiy.
BREEDERS OF PRIZE WINNERS
OF THE FOLLOWING VARIETIES.
irtii 'Ail' J
Mammoth Bronze and Whi'c Holland Turkeys, ilar.-cc
and White Plymouth Rxks, Brown and White Leghorns,
Lih- ti-ahmas, Indian and Pit Games, Buff Cochins, Silver
Lice., v vandottes, White Guineas, Pckin Du:ks, Muscovy
jmo. : ..... Fsa Fowls.
FOWL. L EGGS FOR SALE AT ALL TIMES
f Imrrtvl Tvwcs t l.'noortjd Et:rli& Be
pwpniH at Tom'Hopot.
0. 0. Townsend,
333 South Elm Street, Greensboro, N..C.