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It Pa9 to Qiv THE PEOrLE , an invitation to trade with 70a. The best way to invito thorn ia to atl vertise ia TUB TIMES. Commercial Printing Lotto If cadi, Bill Reads, Note Heads, Statements, Business Cards, Envelopes, Executed Noallv and ProtmitlT. . Kl &SHHH2S2a5rOTS2 VOL. V.- WALTER S. BEL Editor. ELKIN, N. 0., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1897. & NO. 17. mm i mi Bills General, Local, But All of Some Importance. REID AND RANSON UNSEATED. To Punish Train-Wreckers Kesolu tlona for a Codo Commissioner" Proteetluo of Wives. SENATE. 1 Monday. Beimt met at 4 o'clock. ;s Alaxander presented a etitiou from , citizen" of Mecklenburg to regulate hours of labor in the titate and to pro tect women and children. Bills and resolutions were introduced as follows : Walker For the benefit of the pub lic schools iu the Btate; provides that all voters shall show their tax receipt before they can vote, and by this means increase the school fund. Hardison Pohibiting the sale or manufacture of liquor aud sale of cigar ettes in the State. Hardison To regulate the hours of labor in factories. Eollins To regulate the sale of con cealed weapons. Kamsey To amend section 2150 of The Code, relating to probating wills; to amend The Code in relation to ten ants; also to amend The Code in rela tion to persons "bringing suits who are not able to give bond. Moye To define public schools and increase their terms. Mardison To carry into effect the educational provisions of the constitu tion; provides that the commissioners of each county Bhall levy a sufficient tax on the property and polls of the county to maintain a publio school in each school district four mouths. Bill to extend the time for the collec t tion of taxes in Asheville passed; also bill to amend the charter of the Caro . ) lina Mutual Fire Insurance Company. There was discussion of a bill to reg- ulate the probate of fees on crop liens. The original bill applies to Cleveland, but amendments were offered including Uiiion, Franklin, Chatham and Meck lenburg. Those were adopted and the bill passed. It allows the clerk of the court or probate judge 10 cents and the register of deeds 20 cents for probating and registering crop liens. Tuesday. Senate was called to order by Lieutenant-Governor Beynolds. Among the bills and resolutions intro duced were: , By unanimous consent resolution No. 818 was placed on the calendar. This resolution is to elicit information for the better information of railroad charges in the State; gives the Gov ernor the right to call on all railroad, express, steamboat and telegraph com panies so as to ascertain all those offi cers who receive over 3, 500 per annum as salary. Move Bill to amend section 2823 of The Code in relation to the pay of clerks and employees of the General Assembly.. I'rovTdeb iliut the auditor may requires certificate from the proper officers that the work has been faithfully performed by said employes. Hardison Bill to prohibit the sale of immoral and obBcene literature in , the State. . - Hardison Bill to protect the people j, of the State from fevers, etc. , in second-hand clothing; also to prohibit the sale of liquor unless under police auiier vision. J Clark Bill to authorize niavors of j towns and cities to solemnize the mar riage ceremony. I'ersou -Bill to increase the public school fund from fees in Secretary of State's office. Hardison Bill to increase the pnblio school fund in the State. The morning hour having expired, the special order set for today was taken np, the bill to repenl chapter 808, laws of 1895, locating the lines between Alamance and Chatham counties. The bill provides the running of new lines beginning at the Xattie Newlin place, running west to Randolph county and east to Haw river, which would give back to Chatham the laud taken from her and given to Alamance iu 1803. Af ter considerable discussion for and against the bill a substitute was offered and passed second rending. Wkknksday. Semite met at 10 o'clock, Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds presiding. The following petition was presented ; Mr. Alsxander (by request) a petition from the employes of the Victor Cotton Mills, of Charlotte, for regulating the hours of labor. This provides 11 hours as a day's work. A moug the bills introduced were : Alexander (br request!--Bill to nm vide for the erection of a building for the deaf and dumb at Morganton. Mr. Manltsby Bill for the relief of David W. Powell, treasurer of Coluin bus county, and his sureties. Mr. Person Bill to prevont discrimi nation in passenger accommodations. Maxwell Bill to provide for divorces incertaiu cases of females under Id years of age; also to amend chapter 45, private laws of 181)4. The bill to repeal chapter 803, laws of J 895 (the Alamance and Chatham boun dary line) passed to a third reading. To fix the time for the qualification of justices of the peace; provides that the term of office shall begin as soon as they qualify. -Passed second and third readings.. To authorize the commissioners of Robeson county to levy a special tax to pay the present floating debt of the county. Passed second and third read ings. To pay registers of deed of the sev eral counties 10 cents for each copy fcbeet of 100 words for recording elec tion returns. Tassed second and third readings. " To elicit information for the better regulation of railroad charges. This resolntion requests the Governor to call on all railroad, steamboat, express and i teiegrapn companies and ascertain all the officers that are paid more than S3, 500 per annum. The ohict in ir . lnce passenger and freiget rates. This i bill was re-referred. To provide that any note, bond, bill, mortgage, or any private obligation may ! paid and discharged in any kind of money at its face value at the time of maturity; reported adversely by com . luittee. Several Senators took grounds in favor of the bill and several against it, but it wos finally passed. TirrMDAY, Senate was called to or der at 1 1 o'clock. Lieutenant-Governor Reynolds presiding. Among the new measures were Scales To establish and incorporate we JNortli Carolina Veterinary Associa tion and to regulate the practice of medicine; also to regulate the sale of fertilizers in the state. Whidbee To amend sec. 1285 of The Code, relating to divorces. This bill provides that the party who derirea a divorce must be a resident of the State for seven years before applying for same. Shaw To extend the time for or ganizing banks in Maxton. Alexander (by request) Bill iu re gard to bioycles and baggage on rail roads. Following bills passed third reading: To allow the commissioners of Robesou to levy n special tax; toexteud the stock law in Wayne county. Bills on recond reading: To exempt undertakers who are funeral directors from jury duty: passed second and third readings. To protect iron bridges in Macon county; passed second and third readings. To pay special venires in capital cases $1 per day and no mile age. By amendment the following counties were exempted from the bill : Rockingham. Durham, Franklin, Cleve land, Ashe, Alleghany, Watauga, Dup lin, Clay, Cherokee, Graham and Rich mond. To amend chapter 263, private laws of 1891, relating to the students at Trinity Callege. Heretofore this act gave the students some power in the the government of the institution; the amendment strikes out this part of the act. The Calendar: Bill relating to corpor ations; tabled. To amend sections 1109 and 1200 of The Code, relating to chal lenging of jurors; tabled. To enforce ordinances in towns and cities; tabled. To establish a scale of fees for registers of deeds in North Carolina; tabled. Bill in relation to sale of farm products; ta bled. To provide for the probate of wills in certain cases. This bill pro vides a statute of limitation. Mr. Jus tice offered the following amendment: "Provided that this act shall not oper ate to prevent persons under disabilities from applying to prove a will in com mon five years after disability is re moved;" tabled. To provide for the pro bate of wills. This bill allows a person to make a will before death and have it probated; tabled. To prevent discrim ination against different kinds of mon ey; tabled. To authorize county com missioners to appoint time and place for sale of property under process of law; tabled. To pension all ex slaves who did service in the Confederacy. This bill appropriates $5 per month. Mr. McCarthy moved to table. Mr. Person demanded a roll call, which was sus tained. Bill tabled ayes 34, noes 11. To repeal section 8438 of the code and all amendments. This bill prevents the directors or manager of the peniten tiary from hiring out convicts in com petition with free labor. On motion to table Mr. Person demanded the roll call. Sustained ayes 80, noes 10. To amend section 503 of the code, relating to homesteads; tabled. To make wit ness tickets negotiable; tabled. To de fine the publio school law and extend the time of teaching; tabled. To in crease thfi Dlllttic Aclmnl flintl iahlail At the night session the followiugM vi'na nponmi-ilittliail T iiiniriwirnto ? Hamlet; to authorize McDowell county to levy a special tax to pay for jail. Passed second and third reading: To facilitate the trial of civil actions. This bill makes return term trial term also; also provides that when summons is served complaint is also delivered to pavty. Friday. Senate met at 11 o'clock. Among the petitions offered were: Clark From the citizens of Littleton against a dispensary law. Scales From citizens of Guilford comity against the 10-hour law. Alexander To work convicts on the public roads. Barker From citizens of Alexander county, asking the .General Assembly not to make any more appropriations to State institutions, and to make no ap propriations for a reformatory unless voted for by the people of the State. Among the bills and resolutionsiii- irouueeu were: lr 1 1 ll . : iicmiBroou-i7l 1)111 10 ailiei 1 i.i4 ot tlie Uoile, relating to t act Xewsom A bill to amend the sure laws of the State. lustice A bill reluting to the crk of the Superior Court of RutheifV d county. , Utley J5HI for the protection o cational and other interests in Carolina. 1 Abell Bill reeulatincr tlm An clerks of court in regard to book nisiieu iy tlie State. Clark A bill prohibiting games of chance. J ustice -Bill authorizing the sioners of Rutherford county to le special tax. Among the bills cm the third readin were: To allow Cildwell conntv t Iav special 4ax and to build a jail; to incor poraie namiet, .Kicumond county. Passed lo allow the tommissioners of Rich mond county o levy a special tax. Passed. To allow the Jcommissioners of Mo- jjoweu county r levy a special tax. Passed. To allow the limmissioners of Mont gomery county lo levy a special tax. Passed. ' lo allow the ommiRsioners of Wa tauga county to levy a special tax. Passed. Bills on seoon i reading: lo restore the hffice of treasurer of Aieuoweii an! v authorize the Gov ernor to appoint i treasurer until tli election. Passet second and third reading. To exttjd the time of hold ing the Februay term of Guilford court , A message wi; received from tl.a Governor relatin-to the offer of the Seaboard Air Li t to lease the North Carolina railroa'md at 1:10 the Sen ate went into ajcutive session and Governor RusseM iddressed the Legis lature at some 1 e-th on the matter of the North Car. ha Railroad. He charged the pres nt and directors of that company w. t freezing out the Seaboard Air Lin V refusing to con- I v vetion VVIimnt vjsur- cerl siderthe offer ma President Hoffman the feature of the t Saturday. Seni Lieut. -Governor R A petition was pres men's Christian Tea the esta?)lisbmnt I The petition was nig. ihy about t.OiJO prominent woment in I seetiort of the state. Ifor the road by the message was is proceedings. net am o clock, lolds presiding. pi by the Wo- fence Union for reformatory. Among tlie many new bills introduc ed was one by hardison to protect and encourage sheep-raising iu the State. The Edgecombe county road law was taken up and discussed. This bill pro vides that no person living in towns shall pay a road tax, but to be taxed for the improvement of streets in the cor porate limits of a town. Person spoke to his bill; Moye opposed the bill as did also Alexander, saying that his county Mecklenburg had the best roads of any county in the State, and they were improved by taxation; that he would vote against any measure opposing good roads. Finally it was seen that the op position was so great the bill failed to pass by the following vote: Ayes 1, noes 82. The calendar was then taken up and the following passed second and third readings: To incorporate the People's Benevo lent and Relief Association of North Carolina. For the relief of the sheriffs and tax collectors in the State. This bill gives the sheriffs and tax-collectors of each county in the State the power to collect back faxes from 1889 up to and includ ing 1890, excepting a few counties w hich were exempted. To amend section r,C02 of the code. This bill prohibits any person, persons or corporation being non-residents of the State, from catching fish by nets or otherwise, in any waters of the State without first obtaining a license from the Treasurer of the State, said license to be $2,500 per annum. The violation of this act is a misdemeanor and pun ishable by a fine of $100 or six months imprisonment, or both, in the discre tion of the court, the fines and license fees to go to the publio school fund. Resolution tor the appointment oi a special committee to prepare a bill fix ing salaries and fees. HOUSE. Monday. -House metat3:30. Among the bills introduced were the following: Cox To allow defendants in actions to plead the statute of limitation; to make it the duty of Superior Court clerks upon petition of 200 free-holders that county commissioners are improp erly managing affairs, to appoint two others. Ensley To promote marriage in the State. Declaring all unmarried men nged 24 bachelors, who shall be tnxed $l(i for the first year of bachelorhood and the tax to be doubled each succeed ing year of bachelorhood, the tax to go to the school fund. Cox To give the Governor and not the Legislature the appointment of State Librarian. Cox To fine defeated candidates for office who fail to file statement of elec tion expenses $50. Cox To fine cotton weighers $5 who make errors in weighing cotton. Crews (Rep.) Instructing Senators and Representatives in Congress to se cure the repeal of the civil service law. declaring the latter unnecessary and contrary to the spirit of our institutions. Abernethv To appropriate $100,000 annually from the publio fund for the common schools, to be divided pro rata among the counties so as to equal ize as far as possible the school terms tfl Uie respective counties. Lusk To rt all notaries public. 'justices of the peace, clerks of Superior aiH'l s Inferior Courts power to take ac knowledgments and take the privy ex animation of married womou. Alexttuder To make it a misdemean or by intoxicated persons and others to interrupt shjiool entertainments or po litical meetings. Alexander To repeal section 5 of the county government law and construe the law to mean that & majority of any of the present boards of county commis sioners shall have full piawer to act on all matters coming before these boards without the concurrence f the one member who has been apjTnted by tlie resident or presiding uatxige. Tuesday House,niet at 12 o'clock Among the bills-Yfltroduced were: Sutton Tojpfovide that the existence of a life.evrt'a'te in any land shall not be a VT to a sale for nartition of such Uland. Dockery To allow Richmond coun ty to issue bonds to pay the floating debt. Dockery To amend the. charter of Lauriuburg so the commissioners and officers shall be elected by the people tlie nest .Monday in May. Bill to allow Murion county to levy a special tax for the improvement of "its public roads passed; also one to allow Montgomery county to levy a special tax, and one to allow Cherokee to levy special tar. Bill passed amending the act creating the colored normal school at Fayette ville and naming new trustees and managers. Bill to nni end the law as to registra tion of pharmacists was-taken up. It provides that the word "registered" be stricken out and the word "licensed take its place. But, after considerable discussion, the House refused to com mit the bill to the committee on health, and it passed second and third read ings. Bill to amend the charter of Eden ion was taken up and after dis cussion passed second and third read- igs. lauser asked leave to nave the Sen 's free silver instruction resolutions ced on the calendar. There was in- it protest. He made a motion to sus- nld the rules. The Democrats voted and the Republicans no. The mo te suspend wo8 lost. cCrarv's assignment act bill was tat'lH- will passed to change the corporate ns oi xnoraasviue. -Cr&rv lad fed a mniinn lnrpnitRii1. H . ... vote oy wnicn the assignment bill ibled. Hue night session the following ere passed: ii corporate Wingate High School, ion county: to auow nwam coun try special tax; to incorporate r, Swam county; to change the tue apportionment of school u Mokes to October 1 : to put nttle, of Stokes, on the pen I; to amend the charter of o ay. The House met at 10 ills were introduced as fol- Mock' Wei o'clock. lows: Price H amend the law as to elec tion of county superintendent of edu cation, so a to restore the same. tTice Tom,iiow .Monroe s commis sioners to elecW collector; to estab lish graded scb'Is t Monroe. Mare lo prea.'ni me tienruction of live trees by lumSs'ruien tienn lo protfV na animal in Chatham. 4 Arltdgt To ioccj P?rJ Cenfe-al Ia- dustrial Institue at Columbus, Polk county. Dixon, of Cleveland To repeal the $10 special tax on physicians. Theassignment bill was taken up and re-couimiUed and the judiciary com mittee will consider the bill and if it is not in accord with the Supreme Court's decision to make it so. ' A few bills passed second readings to allow different counties to build bridges, levy special tux, issue bonds, etc. Sutton's bill to prevent lynching by empowering the Governor to convene special courts instanter in extraordinary cases was takon up and explained, but the hour of special order having ar rivod the debute ceased. The bill to allow female notaries public was voted against by the House. A t the night session a resolution was adopted urging Senators and Represen tatives in Congess to repeal the civil service law. Bills passed to allow Randolph coun ty to sell the county home in order to buy another site nearer Asheboro; to make the fee for impounding stock in the stock law districts 10 cents instead of 50 cents in Buncombe, Haywood, Surry, Davie, Wilkes and Madison. By a vote of 40 to 44 the House re fused to reduce the salary of the State librarian. Thursday. House met at 10 o'clock. Majority and minority reports of the committee on privileges and elections were submitted on the Mecklenburg election contest case, the majority favoring Clanton and Williamson, the contestants, and the minority favoring Reid and Hanson, the sitting members. Bills and resolutions introduced: Sutton A resolution providing that the Speaker shall appoint a special com mittee of three, to which all bills rela tive to a code commission shall be re ferred; also a bill creating a code com mission. (The resolution was, uuder a tu-qiension of the rules, adopted. Smith To protect the lives of per sons traveling on railroads; also for the protection of wives. Blackburn To forbid minors from entering or loafing in bar-rooms. Lawhon To assist tax-collectors to collect poll tax. Hancock To provide for and pro mote the oyster industry of North Car olina. (Ordered printed. ) , At the night session bills passed mak ing it a misdemeanor for any person, intoxicated or otherwise, to interrupt or disturb any school entertainment, picnio. political meeting or any lawful assembly; to change the name of Grif finville, in Union county, to Marshville and make it a dry town. Mr. Lusk said that the business of the session was about half done, and in or der to expedite matters he made a mo tion that all engrossed Senate bills which come over be placed on the cal endar without reference to committee. The motion prevailed. By leave, Mr. Cox introduced a bill to prevent the spread of disease among live stock. Friday. -4 (louse met at 10 o'clock. Among the bills and resolutions intro duced were the following: McBride To include Robeson in sec tion 2, chapter 202, Acts of 1881. " White, of Randolph To allow the commissioners of Randolph to select any certain day in December andLune to noia tneir mrigrnnmeaa ot tue nrst Monday. Cunningham To allow certain be nevolent orders exemption from insur ance tax and supervision. Peeters To protect deer in Mitchell and Yancey counties by making it un lawful to chaso them with dogs or to hunt them between December 15 and October 15. Dockery To change the time of holding courts in the seventh district. Dockery Resolution that it is expe dient that some method be devised for he protection of the youth of the State against the blighting influence of the deadly cigarette anaits trust. Dockery That the judiciary com mittee be instructed to prepare and pre sent to the House for its consideration a bill to establish a general dispensary system for the State, somewhat similar to the Waynesville dispensary act, though more intelligently constructed, regarding cigarette traffic and con sumption. The calendar was taken up aud the following bills passed: To establish r. uniform standard of time for the State; resolution falsing a committee to consider the reduction of salaries to" conform with the price of farm products; to remove obstructions iu Big Dutch Buffalo Creek, Cabarrus county; to provide for the registration of land grants iu territory which has been changed from one county to an other. Bill to amend the rood law sc as to change the dates of meeting of supervisors to April and October, was tabled. The Broughton-Young contest, from Wake, was taken up, fully discussed, and finally decided in favor of Young, colored. At this juncture a special message was received from Governor Russell on the lease of the North Carolina Rail road, which was read and 500 copies ordered printed. Bill to make ten hours a day's labor in all factories employing over 5 per sons, came up with an unfavorable re port. Mr. Blackburn, chairman of the committee which heard argument on it, moved to table it On this Mr. Dixon.of Green, demanded the yeas and nays. The call was not sustained. The bill went to the table by a very large ma jority, and the "clincher" was put upon it Saturday. House met at 10 o'clock. Bills introduced: - Sutton, of Cumberland To amend the charter of Fayetteville by creating a police board. Ormsby To give county commission ers more time for meetings. Murphy To make bastardy misdemeanor. Bills passed, fcs follows: To leave to the people the question of the line be tween Alamance and Chatham; to es tablish a new township in Surry. A bill to extend the stock law in Wavne county passed second reading. The bill to pay special veniremen in capital eases came over from the Senate. the latter body having added several counties which were objectionable to the House. McKenzie made a motion that the House refuse to concur in the committee of three He appointed. The Speaker named McKenzie and Cook and Parker, of Perquimans, as the com mittee of conference. Bills were introduced by Johnson, bv request, to require all bankers tr offi cers or directors of lailtoiuli tud SUte banks cr other corporations aeatel or chartered by tlie Legislature to take an official oath, the State Treasurer to pre scribe the form of oath and send the blauk forms to each officer on or before January let of eaohyear; to regulate the liability of stockholders in Dunks chartered by the State; to make chapter 494, acts of 1893, discretionary with the State Treasurer instead of mandatory. The bill to establish a dispensary at Waxhaw passed alter considerable argument. By leave Hancock introduced, a bill to aid "North Carolina's Rolling Expo sition" by appropriating to it $2,600, the bill being accompanied by a pen tion. IDE REBELS IRE SCARCE. A South Carolinian Says It Don't Look Much Like War IN HAVANA AND VICINITY. The Soldiers Lounge Around Hotels, Eut Oranges aud Smoke Clgnrs--N'o Harm to Americans. "R. S. M." writing from Greenville, S. O., under date of Jan. 29th to the Charleston News aud Courier, in an interview with Mi-. Sam D. Stradley, who has recently returned from a trip to Cuba, says: " ' 'Sam D. Stradley returned to the city yesterday afternoon, and, being approached by a reporter in regard to his trip to Cuba, said that he was in Havana from Monday until Saturday. That it did not look much like war in the city, the only evidence being that a great many soldiers were lounging around and officers sitting in front of the best hotels, smoking cigars and chatting. He said he went out about ten miles from the city in the direction of Pinor Del Rio ana saw nothing of the insurgents, although had been told that six miles from Havana he would find one of the headquarters of the rebels. But the only thing he saw was people working in the fields. Two gentlemen who went on the trip with him took the train and. went sixty miles in the country, then got a conveyance and rode up the trocha for about hfteen miles, seeing nothing" but the workmen who are building this part of the trocha, which is a bank of earth and stones about five feet hieh and wide, with a ditch on each side. Some distance from this bank are stretched barbed wire fences. This is to keep the Cubans from running over the country with their horses. "In regard to the death of Maceo, it is etated in Cuba by both the Spaniards and Cubans that it was not an ambush at all; that he left"fiis main force to cross the island and take charge of a new regime it. He had with him about 500 men, and met the Spaniards, 1,000 strong. Both sides were surprised, but got to work at once, and Maceo was killed at the first fire. "Mr. Stradley eavs that the majority of the 'iewspaper reports from Cuba are fakes. ' 1 . j, He also says that "lie 'loes not be lieve that any harm will coine" tafaiij citizen of the United States or any other country who wishes to visit Cuba; that he went all over Havana and out in the surrounding country by himself, and that nobody interfered with him or asked him any questions as to why he was there or what he was doing. Gen. Weyler had four prisoners shot one day while he was there. All the people in the city where he was are either afraid to say a word or have nothing to tell, as he could get very little out of them as to the status of affairs. The Spaniards make all kinds of. excuses as to why they do not subdue the rebellion, biit they are rather lame, to say the least."- What is New Mills In the South. The Textile Worl4 publishes the fol lowing record of new textile mills built in the United States last year in com parison with that of the three preceed- mg years: 1890. Cotton 0(1 Woolen 81 Knitting 8.1 Silk 17 Miscellaneous 8 207 1895. 1894. 1898. 59 23 62 83 17 83 HO 40 53 10 11 15 10 23 10 198 114 172 Way of the Spendthrift. The comparative statement of the re ceipts and expenditures of the United States for the month of January shows that the expenditures exceeded the re ceipts by $5,952,895. The .receipts were 124,810,994, and the expenditures $80,209,889. Large interest payments, amounting to pi, 764,051, swelled the deflcienencey for the month. The ex cess of expenditures over receipts since July 1st, 1890, the beginning of the fitcftfyear, $43,834,792. In January, the expenditures exceeded the re ceipt by $3,291,070. - Nearly a Century Old. At Washington Tuesday the Anglo.. Venezuelan arbitration treaty was sign ed by Sir Julian rauncefote, the British ambassador, and PenorJose Andrade, the Venezuelan minister, in the office cf tl:3"ccretery of State, at4:80o'clock. t.!t:r Jziug the amicable termination of a i - ..'.: oversy that has lasted nearly a cc'.'.ury, as well as the resumption of p'..jiiiatic negotiations between the t-.vs; countries, which hod been suspend ed for ten years. Indlung Will Parade. Agent Woodson of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians has received a letter from General Torter asking for a num ber of Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians to march in the inaugural parade at Washington on March 4th, A band of CO reds will be sent to the Capitol as requested. ji Capitol Bull fling Burned, The State House at Harrisburg, Fa., was totally destroyed by fire Tuesday. S'any valuable records were burned, j he I egifclature was in session at the ' i nc the fire broke out. The loss is ?1,-i- ,'X0, and the insurance on'.yg:H,- Castorla Is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants nnd Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic sulistanco. 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. Castorla destroys Worms and allays fcverlshness. Castorla prevents vomiting Sour Curd, cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castorla relieves teething troubles, cures constipation and flatulency. Castorla assimilates the food, regulates the stomach and bowels, giving healthy and natural bieep. Cas torla is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. Castoria. "Castoria Is an excellent medicine for chil dren. Mothers have repeatedly told me of Its good effect upon tbeir children. Da. O. C. Osgood, Lowell, Mass. ' Castorla 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, ly forcing opium, morphine, soothing syrup and other hurtful agents down their throats, thereby tending them to premature graves." Da. J. F. Kincheloe, Conway, Ark. " Castorla Is so well adapted to children that I recommend it as superior to any prescription known tome." H. A. Archbk, M. D., hi So. Oxlord 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 arao.-.j out medical supplies what Is known as regular products, yet we are free to confess that th merits of Castoria has won us to look with favor upon it." United Hospital and Dispensary, Boston, Mass. Allen C. Smith, Pro. The Centaur Company, 77 Murray Street, New York City, Maryland pot-lmntens, In their rflegu) war on the ducks, employ, among other nefarious Implements, a gun from twelve to fourteen feet long, with a bore like a cannon, and using half a pound of powder to propel two or three rkmnde of ehot at each discharge. These guna are arranged or,, swivels In the bow of a punt, and when used against the blrde at night slaughter them by the hundred. The State game wardens are showing unusual activity this year, and, as they are etrongly supported by public opinion, the good effects of their work will soon be manifest. "Can you tell me who lives In that big house up thej-e on the hill?" "Up there In that white mauslon? air. Black." "He must be very wealthy." 'Yes; richest man In town." "What is his business?" "Ho runs the bi cycle repair shop." Cleveland Leader. CAN BE CURED. T. A. Slocum, M. O., the Great Chemist and Scientist, will " Send Free, to the Afflicted, Three Bottlea of his Newly Discovered Remedies to Cure Consumption and All Lung Troubles. Nothing could be fairer, more phi lanthropic or carry more joy to the af flicted, than the offer of T. A. Slooum, M. O., of New York City. Confident that he has disoorered a reliable cure for consumption and all bronchial, throat and lung diseases, general decline and weakness, loss of flesh and all conditions of wasting, and to make its great met its known, he will send free, three bottles to any reader of the Elkin Times who may be Bat tering. Already this "new scientific oonrse of medicine" has permanently cured thousands of apparently hopeless cases. The Doctor considers it his religious duty a duty which he owes to human ity to donate his infallible core. He has proved the dreaded con sumption to be a curable disease be yond any donbt, and has on file in his Amerioan and European laboratories testimonials of experience from those benefited and cured in all parts of the world. Don't delay until it is too late. Con sumption, uninterrupted, means tipeedy and certain death. Address T. A. Slo cum, M. O., 98 Fine street, New York, and when writing the Doctor, give ex press and postofooe address, and please mention reading this artiole in the Elkin Timee. - 60 YEARS' BXPCRIENOI. CAPE FEAR & YADKIN VALLEY R'Y. Jons Gill, Receiver. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. In Effect December 20th, 1806. KOBTH BOUND. No. 2. Dally. Leave Wilmington 7 50 a. in. Arrive Fayettovillo ...11 00 " Leave Fnyuttovllle U 21 " Leave Fnyotteville Junction 11 27 " Leava Hauford 1 00 p, m. Leave Climax 2 65 " Arrlvo Grecusboro 3 25 " Leave Greensboro. .............. 8 85 " Leave Htokes'ilnle 4 23 " Leavo Walnut Cove 4 55 " Leave llu nil Hall 6 26 " Arrive Mt. Airy 6 60 " SOUTH ioOND. No. 1. Daliy. Leave Mt. Airy 8 40 a. m. Leave liurnl Hall 10 04 ", Leave Walnut Cove 10 82 " Leavo Stokosdale 1107 " Arrive Greensboro 1165 " Leave Groensborn 12 15 p. m. Leave Climax 12 43 " Leave San ford 2 66 " Arrive Fayetteville Junotion .... 4 12 H Arrive Fayettevlllo 418 " Leave Fayetteville : 4 85 M Arrive Wilmington 7 45 " X. NOIITH BOUND. "V No. 4. uauy. LeaV Bonnettsvllle 8 30 a. in. ArrivJxMaxton 0 40 Leave Mn 6 Leave lied HiMrSS. J , l eave Lumber BridgS- J ,. Leavo Hope Mills Arrlvo Fayetteville T1VVJ SOUTH BOUND, No. 8. Dally. Leave Fayetteville 4 28 p. m. Leave Hope Mills 4 49 " Leave Lumber Bridge 6 86 ' Leave llcl Rnrlngs 1-36 " Arrlvo Maxton 6 09 " Leave Maxton 6 17 " Arrive Bonnettsvillo 7 21 -Jl- NOIUll BOUND. (Daily Except Sunday. no, Leave Ramseur 6 45 Leave Climax 885 " Arrlvo Greensboro 20 ' Leave Greensboro 0 35 " Leave Htokesdale 1107 " Arrive Mudison 1165 " SOUTH BOUND. (DaliyExcept Bundar.) Mo. 15, Mixed. Leave Madison 12 30 p.m. Leave Htokesdale 1 28 " Arrive Greensboro 2 40 " Leave Greensboro 8 25 Leavo Climax 4 20 " Arrive Humseur 6 05 " NORTH BOUND CONNECTIONS at Fayetteville with Atlantic Coast Line tor alt points North and East, at Banford witb the Seaboard Air Line, at Greensboro with the Bouthern Hallway Company, at Walnut Core with the Norfolk & Western itailroad tor Winston-Salem. SOUTHBOUND CONNECTIONS at Walnut Cove with the Norfolk West ern Itailroad for Boanoke and points North and West, at Greensboro with the Southern Railway Company for Raleigh, B shmond and all points north and eastj at Fayetteville with the Atlantic Coast Line for all polrta South; at Maxton with the Seaboard Air Line for Charlotte, Atlanta and all points soulh and southwest. W. E. KYLE, J. W. FRY, Gen'l Pass. Agent., Gen'l Manager. "- m. "V I x , ion k it mm TRAD! MARKS ntsmsiL COPVtlOHTl in. Aaron winding a sketch onf description my quIcfclrMcertaln, fras, whether n Invention la probably patentable. 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M r Who can think of some simple thlnK to patent Wanted-Hn Idea Protect Tour Ideas: ther fnav brine von weahh write juhx MtupiKUliBS set), j'stent Atior. 4Miifftstn I) C. . r.ii (hMtr el ft.) m :u nftmm o4 list of two bundrtd luTenuuus wasted. ELKIN CO HIGH GRADE C01TON TARNS, WARPS, TWIMES, KNITTING COTTON i 40, e m i r i tj :,w p -