rvi -. . . $ It 1iys tu Gn isvmmcrciai jrrintinff THE TEOPLE Letter Heads, Bill Heads, Note Deads, Statements, Buainesa Card, Envelopes, -eto., Executed Neatly and Promptly. r& an invitution to trade with you. 8 The bost way to invite tliein is to ,4-. vertise in, K i . THE TIMES, ffl vol. iv. Mmu&Uiito, ELKIN, N, 0., THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 189G. E.B3ARD & ROTH, hito NO. 23. If ! It I if I ? a Si ! I PA0AKS.1ND PKAYEBS SOME ODD OBSERVANCES STILL .. PRACTICED. Praying by l.lachlner y-Prayei- b- Wa- teic rower How lb Chinese Cheat the Devil Why the American In diaua Placed Their Dead on Poles, jr Oueer Hellgirma Rites. ' itu the possible exception of the Buahuuin, who is believed to bo first couaiu to tho MiUHiuj; Link, if, indeed, there is uot a nearer relatiouKhip, uli na tions have seine form of religion and reremcnial observances eciilinr to its exercise. Among civilized nations, re ligious ceremonies are suggestive iu char actor and symbolic in origin, but as we ifa down in the scale of human mi Hire there are found many peculiarities of religious observance which are strange, liicotul)''-. hensible, and, not infrequent! j", (u'e highest degree nlimird. 10 VHJ'Ki eust they seem so, tb- uct al.isinK p'rtly froJ our inabilit- to t.omprehpnd any sijfuino ,nw ..iey mny have for those Who prac iiee them, and partly from the enormous difference bvtWfen our inrolligWiee und that of the peopfe W!ia use these un vnh ri'les. Un it is exceedingly iuter-J-sting to Viotico that even when a re Ugieiia cereuiony, once symbolic and full Sit Sncaoiing, has lost nil the Hignifieanee it lornierlj possessed, mno tlio ltss does it continue to be ptflotit-cd. for the reason that in these things custom Is powerful, h thtt fact ihat hk it br-iilhen nation a Mifcl'ous Veivnidity is now performed, no Matter hu 'meaningless, is suflieient evi-WeikWS-to the minds of the worshipers, nt only that there is virtue in t4 but ihat it ought to bo perpetiitftwl simply because it come down to them from their ances tors. . It is Probable that to many if not to biSt of the worshipers in pagan temples the ceremonies performed there have no significance other than that of custom. AT THE GATE OF THE CHINESE TEMPLE. They are like the Chinese idea of the funff Shwoy; that is, the eternal balance of things. When a Chinaman builds a house in one corner of a equure lot, a house must also be built in the opposite corner to restoro the L'ung Sh'.vay: when one chimney or tower is erected on a building, there must be another on the opposile side, to preserve the Fung Shway; when a plate of rice is placed on one side of a table, another must be oppo site that the Fung Shway be not dis turbed. The Celestial does not know why this should be so, but he knows that every other Chinaman bus the same idea and that is enough for him and to tnlk to him about architectural proportions, or to tell him that his notion probably or--Virmfpil in n nice sense of relation, would be to waste your worus, lor auoui inese things he neither knows nor cares any thing; the fact that everybody else be lieves that the Fung fchway ought not to be disturbed being quite enough for hi3 purpor-e. He has another idea that, to our minds, seems ludicrously absurd. At the gates of the temples iu which he worships there hang bells and when n native of the Celestial Empire wants to say his prayers, or to make offerings to his gods to insure good luck In any enter prise in which he may be engaged, he goes to the parish temple and before en tering gives the bell at the gate a tap to let the deity of the place understand that a worshiper is at hand and desirous of attending to business. Nothing, to our minds, could be more exquisitely absurd than this method of signifying to deity a desire to pay reverence, yet to the Chinaman it is lit and proper, and he de voutly believes that unless this prelim inary were performed, his prayers and sacrifices would be wasted ior'the lack of a god to hear and receive then). The Idea had itu origin, in an ancient use, very similar to our own, of bells for noti fying worshipers of the proper time for service, but of this fact the Chinaman of the present day knows nothing; he Sings the bell because everybody else does, and because as far back as any one can remember, the bell has been rung for this purpose, and thnt is quite enough, j Speaking of prayer and praying, how ever, perhaps the most peculiar method ever in vogue in the pagan world is that which is practiced by millions of people in India, Thibet, Chinese Tartary and China at the present day. The Budd hists have many prayers, but of them nil none is supposed to have the virtue of one simple sentence, Om mani padmi hum. ,"Thc jewel in the Lotus. Amen." These words are constantly on the lips of the devotees of this faith. The laborer at his toil, the merchant in his eiore, the trav eler on the way, all repeat this mystic supplication; Dot always aloud, but even when mentally engaged, their lips keep up a mechanical motion as the praying goes on, for the belief is universal that the greater the cumber of times this sen tence is repeated the greater the benefit. A few hundred years ago, however, some impatient genius, finding his tongue too slow, conceived the idea that the thing could be done in another way, bo he in vented a mechanical device to further his devotions. It consisted of a woolen cyl inder about Vi inches in diameter anq2 in height. At the middle of one end a staple was inserted, to which a cord 6 to 10 inches long whs fastened, the other end being made fast to a rounded piece of wood of convenient size and shape to be held in the hand. The cylinder was hollow and contained a roll of thin parch ment, on which this prayer was written several hundreds of times. The handle was t&fcta and the cylinder was revolved, on the theory that at each revolution nil the prayers written on the parchment within it were repeated The priests in stantly perceived the working value of the model and promptly monopolized the manufacture of the prayer cylinders. de riving therefrom no small benefit in 1he way of revenue. In some parts of India the nse of these cylinders is almost uni versal, nine out of ten of the men met by the way i revolving their cylinders as they walk ork!e. Tli.ei(lca was soon found capable of extension; T."" priests rea soned, if praying could F'e di,np with final' cylinder, why not w-ta larjj on. So great cylinder, hnting d meleof 5 to 8 feet iand a hetrtt of to 8, Wvre prepared- umk'd with prayers, a cruhk W fitted up, by which they couM bn turned, they were set tip iu Uii ftjlple, and any one, by the payment of a small fee, was allowed to turn the machine u certain, Wcth of time, The rwnlt was a grand success, for tlm people soon came to learh tiiat; by the payment of a fee tfcey would be able to pray nrorfc in five minutes thai) they could hope to do all their lives In any other way, and the Incomes of the temples waxed great and the priests grew fnt, for wealthy men, well able to payt hut unwill ing to work at the wheels Bcili their ser vants to tlo the ttiHlhig, looking in occa sionally t fef,e that the job vas bein properly done, The WjienU k.Vere kept going day and h'gut; and the demand for them Intltuie so much greater than the supply that another Improvement result ed. A monastry itj Thibet was situated beside a Uiuutltnin stream., and it occurred one oJ to the priests that it would be a good idea to rig up the prayer wheels with a water-power attachment) let the water do the turning, and credit bhc who paid moncj into the treasury with so much lime bf the Wheel. The idea was found to be both brilliant and practical; a water wheel was made, the prayer wheels placed in iosition over it, the apparatus was set iu motion, to the immense satisfaction of everybody concerned. Tho people were satisfied because they tould do their pray ing With far greater eaue, having only to pay and not to work; the priests were con tenli for all the time of the wheels was fully taken up, and sometimes rich devo tees paid in sums so large as to engage the services of the wheels for years at a time. Thus it Is that in North India, Thi bet and China to-day water wheels are at work day and night, grinding out prayers tor the iieople. The question of revenue is thus seen to play a very importunt part in heathen temples, and tho wits of the priests of ISuddha are often racked to the Utmost to provide wherewithal to carry on the business. In some temples of South India 1 the intelligence of the elephant is utilized iu iuito iuuub, aiiu oil glLUL xeMivuia uii elephant, trained to the work, goes to and fro among the worshipers, holding a bas ket with his Irunk and soliciting contn butions from the faithful. He gets some' thing troin everybody, too, for he has a truculent way of presenting the basket that intimates to the devout that the soon er they disburse the better it will be for them. Some years ago a number of En glish and American clergymen were visit ing a templo In Benares, when the ele phant deacon was making bis rounds, and he stopped before them holding out the basket with a significant grunt. They were loath to give anything, but at the request of the guide, who warned them that the beast might be troublesome, every one got out his pocket-book. It was the only time in their lives that any of them ever contributed to the revenues of a heathen temple, but then an elephant collector has not the urbanity of a church deacon, and his trunk has a persuasive flourish about it that will draw rupees from the most reluctant. Some of the most singuar customs of paganism relate to death and burial. In Africa, even at the present day, human sacrifices are commonly practi"ed by some tribes of the interior. Save on rare occa sions, they do not sacrifice their own peo ple, but captives taken in war, and wars ore frequently waged, not' so much for conquest as to obtain victims for sucri-fi.-e. Volumes have been written about the human sacrifices of Dahomey, and though this nation is perhaps the worst in this respect, there are others where this form of worship is extensively carried on. Very frequently, the bodies of the victims are eatn, but in many cases, the unfor tunate wretches are butchered, simply that their blood may be offered to the hideous images that stand in the templo inclosures. In India, the pagan native deems himself peculiarly happy if he can die on or near the sacred river.- Before the days of British control, the dying were carried by their friends to the banks of the river and laid in the water. Fre quently they we're taken out in boats to the middle of the river, and then thrown over to drown. These practices were in great measure stopped by British author ity, but in secluded places they are said to be still carried on, though to a neces sarily limited extent. Burning the' dead in India has never been interfered with by the Government, though the suttee. or burning widows, on the funeral pyres of their husbands, was long ago abolished by the interposition of law. Perhaps the most peculiar burial ritos are those of the Chinese, who, in their funerals, ire as odd as in most of their other customs. A Chinese funeral is mau aged strictly with a view to cheating the devil, who is understood to lie in wait tor can he turn without a great deal of difficulty, his joints an muscles being sd arrauged that tfi hlle lie eaii .travel like 4 fej hhV!6 as loiig as he goes in a straight line, a good deal of time and effort la necessary when he wants to turn a cor ner. Bo t,o fireworks, are let, off, at the Ion III drnVr to blind hlU1, and when the 6'iioko i suClcii iitly dense to obfusciitii his Usicii the procession starts, leaving him watching at the door. Of course, in a littl-j while he discovrs how be has been tricked and starts nfter it on a run, but when the firtt corner is turned he in tumble to stop, and so shoots on ahead, The siiinb bad hick attends him for peter Hi turns; hud after repented l'xjierlencc of this kind he gives up the hunt In dis- gUat, goes oil to the cemetery and sifa' down at the gate to await his prey, Uight here tho Celestials are too smart foi- him, and, by (Voiding the gate, always manuga to have the burial over before he funis eut what is golux on. It, may seem strange that the Old Boy does not learn better, and, considering the fact thnt several millions of the aliriond-eved.nte dhnunlly Fpiritrd Out bl his reach by the same means, it really seems that he ought, to be aware of the means adopted to deceive him, but, as Chinese proverbial lore ex presses it, "the devil never learns by ex perience," which is a full explanation of the whole situation. The same contempt of the devil's stupidity is seen in a pecu 1 ia 4 fitiriui custom among Some of Our aboriginal tribes of Indians, who former ly elevated tlie bodies ot their dead on poles from a belief tlat tho eyes of the evil one were so placed in his head that he looked always downward and of course, the bodies being above him, be might pass under Olid never sec them. In all heath en mythological lore, though many pecu liar superstitions are found, tho origin of which is lost in antiquity, there is per haps nothing more curious than these methods. by which Chinese anil the Amer ican Indians cheat the enemy of mankind, MOHAIR IS POPULAR AGAIN. .fi v. i tr-iyrf. - "i. 'Saw rBATFB WHEELS Vt THIBET. near the residence'of the defunct Celes tial for the purpose of carrying off his soul. Just before the departure of the funeral cortegt from the house a con siderable quantity of firecrackers is set off in front of the residence, together with a peculiar variety of smoky pyrotechnics, and onder cover of the smoke thus made the bier is raised and the carriers leave the bouse in a smart trot. They go up the street a short distance, then suddenly turn into a cross street or alley and st p and yeUVmore fireworks are burrjed, and after a pause of a few moments the fun eral march, or rather trot, is resumed. Running, turning short, and halting, to gether with fireworks aed yelling, f sally bring the cortege to the place of burial, but the cemetery m Bever entered throttvb the gate, but through a gap in the herice or fence or hole in the wall, and, after more fireworks and yelling, the body is finaliy interred. The cause of this sincu ler procedure is this. It is well under stood that the devil, although in some respect shrewd, cannot see very well. Fashion Hns Again Taken It Vp After a Long l'eriod of Neglect, The angora goat has leaped Into pop ularity ug-aiu. Its wool, known com mercially aa mohair, has come Into fashion ouce more after a long period of neglect Within the last few mouths it has risen in price to such an extent that immense fortunes have been made by it. One firm of manufacturers .Is said.to hare cleared $5,000,000 iu less than half a year. The price of the raw material has gone up more than 16D per cent. Anybody who happened to have a large quantity iu etock was as good as a millionaire. This isa matter of importance to the United States, inasmuch as it is be lieved that the angora goat could be raised very profitably in this country, particularly in the South and South west. One correspondent writes from Texas that he has a flock of 100,000 of the goats, which are doing well. At present there are two sources of sup ply of mohair, namely Asia Minor and South Africa. Asia Minor is the nat ural home of the angora goat. That region Is very mountainous and cover ed with trees and shrubs, on which the animals chiefly feed. A large part of southern Africa llrtug similar to As!a Minor in its topographical characteris tics, it occurred to a few enterprising Cape Colony farmers about thirty years ago that it would be a desirable thin? to get some angora goats from Turkey and try to grow mohair. At that time the Turkish Government was willing to allow the animals to be sent out of the country, and ship loads of pure-bred angoras were brougbt away from time to time, until the Government became alarmed and prohibited their expo? ta- j tion. The business proved so success ful! that now the clip of Cape mohair exceeds that of Turkey. Though the Turkish Government pro lilbits the exportation of rbe angora goat, the regulation is not strictly en forced. Accordingly, it would not be difficult for Southern farmers to lm port goats for breeding purposes, thus beginning with a fresh and pure blood, THK FJFTY-FOUKT1I CONGRESS k Synttpsla of the Proceedings fcf tioth Houses. THE SENATE. r Ji ihe Senatn on IXonday ttieonferenoe repot t on Uib Cuban resolutions was report ed by the commit toe, and was discussed at length. jur. it oar onerea a rcsoiucun, wmcn wem over and under tho rules, thnt the oonsider fttion of the conference report relating td Cuba be postponed until Monday, April 6th aud that the committee, on foreign relations be directed to rqrort the facts, which In its opinion! justify b" adoption ot such resolu tions: w til thrt t-Tiiloiitie thetefttfi Mr. itoar also offered a resolution! lllcli was agreed to; requiring lli President to communkuKe to the Somite (so far as not in com t,n! II, lo with thu nublla intereHtl. nil facts in his possession relating to the existing conflict in tho island of Cubi and especially such as affect the interesU and duty ot the United States in the premises, A bill for the punishment of -ffeooe oo the high seas f revolt, mutiny, assault and riot ), was reported from the judiciary committee and was, after some opposition on the part of air uan, passea. TUESDAY, In the Senate on Tuesday almost the entire day was consumed in the discussion of the LuIjhu question. No action was takea. WEDNESDAY. The Cuban resolutions Were the all absorb ing topic for discussion in the benatt Weil. ncsday The debate was not concluded Mr. Turpi", of ludlnna, concluded his throe days Bpeecn against tne claim or Mr. Uupont to t sent in the Uenate from the Btuto of Delaware. Mr. rritchard, of North Carolina, Was a pointed on the committee on pensions Fn place of Mr. Ilawley, who was relieved at his own request. THURSDAY, Almost the whole time of the Senate on Thursday was consumed In the discussion of the Cuban resolutions. No vote was taken. I H1DAY. The attention of the Senate on Friday was turned to tno consideration ot the nnanclal question. Except a lengthy discussion nothing was done. The Senate adjourned nntil Monday A Lot of lied Fire. Tliero is a new bit of slang In New York which came into being when two yiung newspaper ineu happened to be in the Fifth Avenue Hotel the other afternoon. The men saw a very pomp ous man, well known in society circles, who never leaves his homo for his club until afternoon and Is then beringed and perfumed to the nines and who always dresses In the very extreme of malo fashion. This man has what Dickens called in tbe case of Mr. Tur veydrop, a "deportmejt" He walks with stately tread and makes as much fuss in progressing as a side-wheel steamboat "That man," said "one of the newspa per men, as he watched the assertive manner of tbe society leader, "is burn ing a lot of ml fire for himself as be walks along." "Burning a lot of red fire" Is now a sentence to be used when you mean to convey that somebody thinks he is somebody of Importance. Cost or a Fashionable Event. Now that the New York horse show it over, estimates of the cost of the "frills" are in order. It Is estimated that the grand total, exclusive of the cost and keep of the horses, amounted to more than fl.OOO.OOO. Tbe dress makers and milliners got at least $300. 000, the costumes ranging from S2.000 to $20 apiece. The tailors and batters secured st k-ast 130,000, while tbe mis cellaneous items figure up $370,000. These Items Include $10,000 for flowers, $10,000 for carriage hire. $50,000 paid by visitors from out of town, $l.ri0,000 paid for admission and seats, $100,000 ' for dinners and luncheons, and $50,000 for Incidentals. Is It any wonder that the New York mere bant, tailors, dress makers, florists, liverymen, etc-, are al ways glad to 6ee horse 6how week? New Tcrk letter:' Boiler Implosions f n Michigan- Michigan see-ms to be running with too big a bead of slenm. Since Jan. 1, 3S33, thpre have been 12 boiler ex plosions, killing 172 persons anj Injur ing 200. Tbe monetary loss has been f rwi ckyi THE HOUSE. BATCBDAV. Tho House Bnturday, in committee of tho whole, continued its consideration of tho postofflce appropriation bill. Before going into committee of the whole, the House passed a Senate bill authorizing the Secretary ol the Treasury to distribute the diplomas and medals awarded exhibitors at tne Uolumntaa World s Exposition and the House bill incorporating the Grand Lodge of Masons of Indian Territory. The Senate amendments to the agricultural appropriation bill, with two exceptions, wtra non-concurred in and a conference or dered. The two amendments authorize the immediate publication of 75,000 copies of 'Jiseases of the Horse" and 00,000 caples of "Diseases oi Cattle und Cattle-r eeding. (y a vote of 117 to 106. the House refused to concur In a Senate amendment authorizing the puuijration of 25.000 copies of "Cattle and Dairy Farming." MONDAY. Among the bills passed by the House Mon day were the following: Limiting to 10 cents per copy the maximum price 'for copies of patent speclacations; to print iiO.WU copies of the book on ugriuulture by the Depart ment oi Agriculture. , Mr. Heudrick, -Democrat, of Kentucky, was assigned to tne nan King ana currency com- inittco in placo of Mr. C'owen, Democrat, of Maryland. Chairman Daniels, of election committee No. 2, cave notice that he would, on Wednes day, call up tho contested elect'on case of Aiuncti vs. Eoubins from the fc arth district ot Alabamu. Under the rules, District of Columbia bus iness was then taken up and the following disposed or: Fixing tne price oi gas at $l per 1,000 feet in Washington City an ; f 1.25 iu Georgetown; abolishing days of grace on promisoty notes, etc.: incorporating tne rro- testant Episcopal Diocese of Washington; to establish a free public library, the expenses of which shall be borne by the district alont; to establish an asylum for the cure and Cure ot lnBbrlates. The rest of the session was devoted to the further consideration, in committee of the whole, of the postofflce appropriation bill. TUESDAY. Tho annual flght in the House of Repre sentatives aguinst the appropriation of tl96, 000 for "special and necessary facilities over the trunk linos between Boston and New Orleans," carried in the bill for the past sev enteen years, engaged the attention of the House Tuesday in tne course oi tne consid eration of the poEtoflloe appropriation bill. The ilem was retained in the bill. The House parsed a bill making one year's coi tiououg residence in a territory a prere quisite to obtaining a divorce there. Besides that bill, only two or three mis cellaneous matters were disposed of in the session bills for the relief of individuals. WEDNESDAY. The postofflce appropriation bill was final ly disposed of by the House on Wednesday and sent to tbe Senate. No other busin-iss of importance was transacted by tne House on that day. THURSDAY. The House spent Thursday considering contested election cases. One of thsm that of U. Du lley Coleman vs. Chas. F. Buck, from the second Louisiana district was dis posed of without debate by the adoption of the resolutions unanimously reported by elections committee No. 2. that Coleman, Re publican, was uot elected and that Buck, Democrat, bad been and was entitled to Ms sent. Debate upon tho other "Wm. F. Al drich vs. Gaston A. Bobbins, fro the fourth Alabama district was begun and continued for several hours, I ut a vote was not reached. FBIDAY. In the House Friday two bills were passod. One was to require tliat engineers and as- lat ent engineers on steamers sailing under American registers shall be American citl izens. The other was the tonnage tax bill, repealing tho reciprocal provisions of the law of 1884, of which only Germany and the Netherlands take advantage, and reducing tbe tax on t"ie coastwise trade belweenlhe Americans, between the United States and the West Indias, and between tho United States and Hawsii from S to i cents a ton. The Aldrich-ltobbins, content election ease was taken up. Gaston A. UobMu, Demo crat, wsa declared not to be entitled to the seat occupied by him as a Representative from the fourth district of Alabama and Wm F. Aldricb, his l'spublican opponent, Wfl planed therein. Tiie House adjourned until Monday. Isaac Elchonon, chief Rabbi of the Hebrew Church ia Russia, died in Kovno. Josej.h Chamberlain has appointed Sir RichHrd Edward Rowley Martin Administra tor of Police in BschuannUnd, Motabele land and Mashonaland, to succeed Dr. JamesoD. 71ho Adminis' rat or will be solely responsible to the Government, and not to the British South Africa Company. Ha baa terved in South Africa lor miny years. The three children of James Beausoliel were lo-.-ked ia the house a few miles from Fenetanguishaae, Carada, while the parents went to o a neighbor. Shortly after tbe bouse looi fire, hbI be'ors aasistan'- could tie nven tne cnnarea were barned to death. ' Dr. Jataesoa and his efneers in the Trans vaal raid vtere arraignei ia the Esw Street Court. London: taere was to papular de monstration; tbe hearing was adjourned for a week, Mr. Goscben. Firt Lord of tbs Admiralty, said in the British Houe of Com mo in that the icereeba of the Euziish Navy was'titend ed merely as a de.'ens.se measure, and con tained no menace 'o the United States. Queen Victoria stKned from Windsor for rortsmomh to embjrk f"r Cherbourg, en tvat ! to N ice. Domestic. .id ward G. Ward, a rallroat man. shot and killed nil wife Iu Denver, Col., and commit' ed luioido by blo-vliig out bis Drains, iaaU busy was the cause, ,.Tlie G-eneral Eleotrlo Company and tils' VTestinghouse Eleotrlo Company, New York Oitv, agreed to stop fighting over patents. Students attending an Intercollegiate ora torical oontest in Indianapolis, lad., engaged In a free flght, and Gancrul Harrison loft the theatre. At Union, Mo., Arthur Duestrow, the mill ionaire, who killed his wife and threa-year-old son in St. Louis two yef.rs ago, waj sen tenced to be hanged on Apr 1 22. Ohio Republicans lndursud McKinley for the Presidential nomination in a platform favoring gold, silver and pa,or money, and Bdleolod a Slatd ticket headed by- diaries Kiniieyj of Scioto; for Becretury of Slate, , Geaerril Callxlo Garcia R',d six others, who were associated with hi tr. id the steamship Bermuda expedition agcinst Cuba, pleaded nil gutity in the Unitoi States Court, New lork City, to indictments charging viola tion of the neutrality laws, ' LeioW'sGrei(er New York bill passed the Senate at Albany, N. Y., by a vote of 88 to 8. Bonator Lexow attacked Lieutenant-Governor Baxton for publishing his letter to tbo Rev. R. S. Storrs opposing consolidation. The storm which struck New York City moved out to sea, after a valu attempt to imitate thu blizzard of 1883. A false report oil tho New York Stonk Ex change supposod to emanate from "insid-ers,-' put tobacco stock up to 82, and those who were in Die secret made- about a million dollars on tbe turn. The ritate B:nk of Bloomfleld, at Eloom fteld. Knrx County. N sb., closed its door3. No statement was made. William O, Wattson, who was shot in his Office at Weihawken.'N. J., by ox-Detective Clifford, died from his wounds at Roosevelt Hospital, New York C.ty. While Sorgeant-at-Arais Riinhardt, of tho New York Assembly at Albany, and Door-keep- r Bauer were eudeavorifc? fores As semblyman Otto Kemimer, of New York City, to take bis seat by order of Speaker Ffc-h, he struck both of them. A scene of gre:it ex citement ensued; and iu the end Mr. Kemp ner carried his point. The Albion Paper Company, at Holyoke, Mas?., is in serious financial trouble. 1 Of 105 countiea in Kaasai 101 elected Mc Kinley delegales to the State Republican Convention. Forcltrn Kotoa. Advices from Havana, by way of Madrid, are 'that Maceo with his m-jn have re-entered the Havana province. A Are at the Melikoff petroleum wells nt Baku, Russia, has destroyed eight wells and twe factories. Two persons lost their lives. The floods continue in Germany and many Villages have been submerged and the in habitants have fled. The navigation of tho Rhine, and work at most of its quays has ceased. Captain Wiggins say3tb it in the event of no news bsiug received of Dr. Naasen a small land expedition should ba eent in the tummer to search 'or bin. It is generally believed in Ministerial cir cles in London that Lord Salisbury has as sented to the formation of an Anglo-American ComniiKslou to settle the Venrt-uelnn dispute. Tbe French Govsrnment will introduce a bill in the Chambur of Deputies to establish free trade between Maingiiscar and France, while in France the ffieliue tariff is ecioreod against the rest of the world. Sir Augustus W. L. Henmin?, the new Governor of British Guiana, tailed from London directly for South America on the steamer Atrnto, instead of for Nevrjork 03 was reported. In the German Reichstag Her Babel ac cused Dr. ChH Peters, the explorer, of being a murderer, aud severely rebuke.! the Gov ernment, thereby causing the greatest excite ment. Italy haa opened negotiations wilh the Abyssinian Kins. It is reported in Rome that King Menelek has offered generous terms of peace to tho Italians. Federal troops In Nicaragua have 'defeated the revolutionists disastrously intwo battles. A despatch from Havana. Cuba, savs that L'.eutenaut-Ganeral Paudo has issued an Hot that all citizens must enlist for de fence, or be considered 113 indifferent or as suspects. Captain-General Wc.yler issued a procla mation ordering the ra.ease oi persona ar rested in Havana und Pinar del Bio prov inces on the charge of being; affiliated with rebel bands. rending tbe arrival of the Peace Com mission appointed by the President of Sal vador, the Federal troops and tiia revolu- lutiouists in Nicaragua will desist from ac tive operations. Mr. Gladstone declinsl to introduce a deputation to Lord Salisbury to urate Govern ment patronage lor Armenian relief. Captain-G?neral Weyler will remove his headquarters from Havana to Matauzas. Tho town of Mouteguelo was burned by insurg ents; the towus of Maeasjua aud Pilotas were partially destroyed. Twemr-lwo countries have givon notice of their intention to take part in the exhi bition to ba hell in Paris, France, in 1900. Emperor William of Germany conferral upon Count Goluehowslii, Austrian Minister of Foreipn Affairs, the decoration of the Order of tho Red Eagle. Abou! 200,000 Armenians are in a starving condition, and are solely dependant for the necesFarit3 01 me upon tue cnanty of the British and American public. General Rafael Reyes. Colombian Minister of the Interior, has resigned his portfolio ia orlor that he mav be eligible for election to the Viee-Presldeney. Tbe repu alio is tran quil, and precautions have been taken to preserve order. w I WOULD BURN IT INTO THE 'iTHEPEOPLEifi Thit tW is not VJS a family anywhere to which money means so much ten cents means so much that it can aifoftJ not to ex change ten cents a month for the art, gviv the refinement, the vv pleasure, and the information that a copy of Munsey ff.il Mararinewillbrin? cJJf to the firesiie. FRANK A. MUNSEY, 151 Fifth Ave, New York. ill .' C-5 By the mf. Si.oe. tJ, iS. fmple oopy tree. What is Cautoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infant und Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor Other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless substitute for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing Syrups, and Castor OIL It is Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty years' use by millions of Mothers. Castoria destroys Worms and allaj'S fevcrishness. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural fe.vep. Cas toria is tho Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. " Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chil dren. Mothers have repeatedly told c: of its good effect upon their children.'' Da. G. C. Osgood, Lowell, Mass. " Castoria Is the best remedy for children of which I am acquainted. I hope the day is not far distant when mothers -will consider the real interest of their children, and use Castoria instead of the various quack nostrums which are destroying their loved ones, by forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby sending them to premature graves." VS.. J. F. KlNCHELOE, Conway, Ark. y Castoria. " Castoria is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known to me." B. A. Archek, M. D., in 80. Oxford St., Brooklyn, N. Y. " Our physicians in the children's depart ment have spoken highly of their experi ence In their outside practice with Castoria and although we only have among out medical aupplies what is known as regular products, yet we are free to confess that the merits of Castoria has won us to took with' favor upon it." United Hospital txto Dispensary, Boston, Mass. Allen C. Smith, Pret. The Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City. CAPE mi ft YADKIN VALLEY E'l. JoHS Gill, Rooeivor. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. In Effect Dec'r.8th,1893. KOBIB SOCXD. No. 2. Daily. . . 7 25 a. m. ..10 3b '-' ..10 55 Southern Railway. Leave Wilmington Arrive Fayottevllle T.n v, Pu vt tnvll Irt T.nnvA TTn vnH.pvlilrt .Tnnctton 10 "7 Leave Sanford 12 19 p. m, .Leave uuaxax ' ' Arrlva Greensboro 2 &8 Leave Greensboro..... 8 05 Leave Stokesdalo 3 59 Arrive Walnut Oove 4 31 Leave Walnut Cove Leave Bural Hall. Arrive lit. Airy Eouxn EOCND. .1 Leave lit. Airy Leave Bural 1111 ...... ...... Arrive Walnut Gove Loavo Walnut Cove. . Leave Stokesdale Arrive Greensboro Leave Groeusboro , Leave Climax Leave Banford Arrive Kayetteville Junction Arrive Fayetteviue.. 4 83 " ... 6 17 " ... 6 15 " No. 1. Daily. . . . 9 35 a. in. ...1105 " ...1135 " ,..1145 " ,..12 12 p. m. ...12 58 " .. 103. 1 S2 PIEDMONT AIR LINE. Condensed Schedule oi Pauenger Traliif. Northbound. Jan. S. 16. 8 19 4 30 4 33 Tavn Paveltevlllo 4 45 Arrive Wilmington 7 16 KOBTH BOCKD. Leave Bennetts villa Arrive Waxton Leavo Max ton Leave lied Springs Leave Lumber Bridge Leave H ope Mills Arrive fayetteville BOUTS BCOND, No. 4. Dailj. ... tt 25 a. IB. .... 923 " ... 9 29 " ... 955 " ,...10 12 " ,...10 35 " ...10 52 " No. 8. Dally, ... 4 38 p. in. ... 4 60 ... 6 20 C42 11 14 Leave Fiyelteville Lave Hope Mills Leave Lumber Bridge. . . . Lnavn ltwH Rnrinirs Arrive niaxion Leave Maxton C 13 Arrivo Lennottsville 7 lid " WORTH B0VND. (Daily Except Bunday.) v No. 16, Mixed. Leave Itamseur 6 45 a. m. Leave Climax 85 " Arrive Greensboro 9 20 lave Greensboro 9 85 " Leave Btokesdaie. . . . , 10 60 " Arrivo Madison 11 BOCTH BOUND. (Daily linceut Bunday.) v No. 15, Mlxel Leave Madison 12 25 p.m. .... . , . . r.o II Leave moKwaaie Arrive Gieensboro. 2 35 Leave Greensboro 8 10 Leave Climax 8 55 Arrivo rtatuaeur 8 60 HOBTH BOCKD COKKEOTIOKi at Fayottevillo with Atlantic Coast Line for ail point North and East, tit fianford with the Seaboard Air Line, at Grwnsboro with the Southern Railway Company, at Walnut Cove with Cbe Norfolk & Weeleii Eaiiroa4 tor Winston-Saleal. SOUTH BOUND COKStOTIOWS at Walnut Cove with the Norfolk Western Xtailroad for Roanoke aud point north and . i n.t...0r.,.rr. nriiVi IIia ftnnt.hem Rail- IT';oit uiLLUJ.'v, ...... way Company for Raleigh, Richmond and ail points nonu ana easti uv with the Atlantis O ast I'ne for all poinU South; at Maxtoawith tbe E aboard Air Line for Charlotte, Atlanta and all points south and southwest W. E. KYLE, !. W. FRY, Gea'l tafia. Agent Oen'l Man&sor. it 1 S..ltJViClVkTZ- -stp : 1 umi w C.I - mrrA-lX A T A TEKT Tor s prompt on?wT and an honest opinion, writ to W I S K Ac CO., who have bd Bearlj flf it rears' experience in the patent bot-inesa. Communica tions wnctlT confidential. A Handbook of In foriFatioQ concerning- I'atenta and bow to ob tain them sent ire . Also a catalogue of mechan ical and scientific boots sent free. Patent taken tbrouab Munn ft Co. receive special notloein tbe sirie attuc American, and tbus are brought widely before the public with out cost to the fnTentor. This splendid paper, tBsued weekly, elegantly Illustrated, has by far the largest circulation of any scientifac work ia the wond. 3 a year, f-sm-tle onptes aeut free. building Editioo, monthly. W3 a year, bing-la . eop, es, 2. cent, t very numter contains beau tiful plates, in colors, and photoprapbs of new onuses, with plans, enabling-builders to sbow the iatf-Ht desitmc and secure cohtrats. Address 4 OO. tw Yoke. m Bfc.CADTT.aT Expenditure and Income. The British Government in India lias borrowed and used for railroad pur poses a tt-uil of $500,000,000. The rail way receipis, wlikh have doubled in the past ten years, now amount to about $100,000,000 annually. Lv. Atlanta, C. T. Atlanta, .1. Korcrosa " Jiuford (iaiuesrillo .. " Lula. .... " Cornelia ' Mt. Airy " Toocoa Westminster " Beueca " Central Greenville... " Spartanburg. - tiaffneya - blauksuurg.. h lug's Ml... M (jastonta .... Ar. Charlotte.... " Uauvllle Ar. Richmond.. Ar. Washinetoa - Baltm'e.PRW ' l'uiiaiieiiinia, - Jew i'ork Southbound. Lv. N. P K K . Philadelphia. Baltimore.... " Washington . Lv. llichmond . Lv. Danville Charlotte .... " Gastonia - Kme'sMt... Hlftcksburg.. Gullneya - Bparuuburf; " Greenville.... Central Beneath " wettmluater " Toccoa , . Mt. Airy.... " Cornelia .... I.ula Gainesville .. - liuford - fcorcrosa Ar. Atlanta, E. 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Voi 37 and 3 Washlngtoa and Bonthweatera Vestibule Limited Thiough Pullman sleepers between Kew York and lew Orleans, via ath Inrton, Atlanta and Montgomery, and also be tween New York and Memphla, via Washington, Atlanta and Birmingham. Dialog ears. Nos.WandJo United 8tats Fast Mall. Pol' maa sleeping cars bstvara Atlanta, New Or leans auo Nsw York. No. 11 and 1J. Pullman sleeping ear kfltwesa Hlofimond, Dan rllle and GrMOsboro. W. H. GREEN, GsnT Bupt., wasnuigtou, kj. v. 7. M. CTJLP, Traffic M'g'r, Washington, D. C W. B. RIDER, Boperintendent, Charlotte, W A TURK B. H. HARDWICK, W- flel pssk Ag't. Ass-tGen'l Pass. Agt " Washington, P. C. AUanta, G The Charlotte Observer DAILY & WEEKLY Cauwsix TaoHTKuri, Publishers. I. P. Cauiwiix, Editor VBSCBIPTI05 PBICE. t s - a m II t , -1 w -6 Months HOT. Is Ji II. W. 1 1 Tear. fl 00 ntitT OwmvrML 6 Uonthn .6- Full Telegraph. swvlce, and itrge corps Doreepondent. Best advertUlng saedlaia Utven waabtng Km. n. f-, and Atlasita. 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