the carolina watchman tol xiv third series salisbury k c november 30 1882 k0 7 allowing it to run down his throat i shuddered and half-believed the juggler possessed of a devil if not a devil himself how i charm serpents said the nec romancer some short proverbs i had heard something of this sin gular power and desirous of seeing it displayed accordingly myself and attendants all repaired to an open field at no great distance where af ter some search paunjar discovered a hole in which he said he doubted not there was a snake • russian pray to god but continue to low to the shore he next produced a tube tl at look ed like brass about two feet long and half an inch in diametr and next the ball of twine again where these things came from or went to i could not tell they seem ed to be in his hands when he wan ted them ; but i never observed his hands passing near his dress either when they appeared or disappeared when i looked for the cup that i had lifted from the snake it was gone and yet neither myself nor any of my attendants had seen this wonderful man pick it up it was indeed jug glery if not magic of the most un questionable kind ! through the brass tube the con jurer now passed one end of the twine which he put between his teeth he then placed the tube between his lips threw back his head and held it per pendicularly with the ball of twine on the upper end then suddenly this ball began to turn and turn rapidly and gradually grow smaller till it entirely disappeared as if the twine had been run off on a reel what turned it or where it went to no one could s^e the juggler then set the other end up and a new ball began to form on the top but appa rently ribbon of half an inch in width and of different colors these rolled up as if on a bobbin till it funned a wheel of two or three inches in diam eter when the performer seemed to toss ribbon and the tube over his shoulder and that was the last i saw of either sanskrit — silence is the ornament of the ignorant chinese there are two good men one dead the other unborn tanml the handle of the axe is the enemy of its kind the carolina watchman established in the vealt 1832 price 1.50 in advance fe^i 8tomack *^\ 4t remember that stamina vital n«rgy it b the gsrrfion of the human fortress wdwtoi u waxes weak the true . poucy u to thn>w in reinforcements in i btr words when buch an emergency ';■/ "". eonunence n course of hostetter a bitters fsr"'k i drnggists un.l dealers towtom apply for hostetter's almanac loi lttao z 1 y but before i call him forth he proceeded i must be assured that some one of sufficient courage will stand ready to cut him down when i give the signal — otherwise should he proved to be a cobra capella my life inav be sacrificed kluttz k rdleltt ' leading dealers in dry goods am groceries large assortment of ladies cloaks and shawls ladies hats and trmims.-men's hats aid caps boots a^d shoes a specialty we keep the best made agents for coats spool cotton new supply of 5 cent tin ware full stock of glass and table ware best flour meats suirar coffee teas rice potatoes canned fruits purr i artl corn bran meal new orleans molasses and syrups c full assortment of family medicines including quinine one and three-fourth ib3 cotton sacking at 9 cents new tics at 1.73 per bundle three ll cans tomatoes ai 1 "> cents over-coats t 2.3o best 1o cts sugar try it be sure to see onr goods before you buy we mean to sell you good goods it the very lowest prices gpwc buy and sell all kinds of oonntn produce w w taylor h f atkins ) ..._, „ nov 1,1882 iu ul 1 1 bostian j sa lesmen i will myself undertake the busi ness said 1 drawing my sword the man hesitated,evidently fearing to insult me by a doubt ami yet not eager to risk his life on the strength of my nerves after the display of tim idity i had already made i thought i read all this in the man's face and i said very possitively — never fear good sir ! i will cut down whatever you bring up this time be it snake or devil !" persian one pound of learning re quires ten pounds of common sense to apply it arabian it is hard to chase two hares modern greek two watermelons can not be carried under one arm sound advice wall street reporter a stranger who had made a purchase of a second-hand dealer on chatham street grew confidential and said ho would like some advice vhell go ahead t if you were iu my place and wanted to go into business here would you lend your money and live on the interest or would you go into the second hand cloth ing business ?" my life is at your excellency's mercy bowed the man with a show of humility remember tli3 signal ! when i raise my hand above my head may the blow be swift sure and dead ly !" he then gave his whole attention to the business before him putting an instrument not unlike a flageolet to hi.s lips he began to play a shrill monotonous disagreeable sort of a tune keeping his eyes riveted upon the hole in the ground and soon af ter to my utter astonishment though i had been prepared for anything i saw the ugly head of the hooded snake the dreaded cobra eapella the most poisonous of all deadly reptiles come slowly forth with its spectacled eyes fixed steadily upon the strange musi cian who began to retrat backward slowly a step at a time the snake following him when at length in this manner he had drawn the hideous creature some leu or fifteen feet from its hole he suddenly squatted down and began to play more loudly and shrilly at this the serpent raised itself on its tail as when about to make his deadly spring and actually commenced a dancing motion in time with the music when the charmer gave me the signal to strike guardedly and stealthily i advanced near enough for the blow and then struck cutting the reptile in two and sending its head flying to some distance i never took life with better satisfaction my frent replied the other with a serious look on his face let me u.le you shust like a fadder doan go into de second-hand peesness yourself but lend me your money and pecome a silent part ner the safety of the republic the recent elections show an enlight ened and virtuous pnblic opinion which is the snfty of our free institutions the river and harbor bill swindle the shame less assessments to raise money to cor rupt the elections the base prostitution of the powers of the government to par tisan purposes the countenance and aid given to repudiation of state indebted ness and even to final and conclusive awards and judgments of international tribunals destructive of all confidence in the public faith the bribery and cor ruption of the trial by jury by the de partment of justice itself in short the general demoralization and extravagance in the administration of the general gov ernment alarmed and roused the people and they have rebuked the rankling cor ruption of paityism in high places in telligence and public viiti'e among the people constitute the only safe reliance for the public welfare and liberties of tho country are the profits large large how much you thinks 1 made oi dot west i sold you for two dollars ? i made sliust twelve shillings not by a blamed sight for i haven't paid for it and won't take it exclaimed the stranger as he dropped the bundle and walked out he next produced what appearded to be t!ie sime cup i had lifted from the snake showing smething that looked like an egg advanced the same as before and placed the latter on the ground and the former over it and again requested me to raise it which i declined to do fearing 1 should see another serpent or something equally horrifying will any one lift the cup he said turning to the others is'o one vounteered to do so but all rather drew back an eastern juggles while traveling through india be tween sorat and nagpore my body servant one day informed me that a great juggler and snake charmer wished t have lite honor of showing me sonietffii g of his skill what can he do i asked my ser vant almost everything that is marvel ous i've been told was the answer 1 received admit him my servant withdrew and present ly returned with a small withered old man about whom i saw nothing remarkable except his eyes which were small black and piercing and seemed to have lightning imprisoned iu them i do not know whether the man could see in the dark like a eat but there was at limes that peculiar fiery appearance of t lie balls which is so often observable in night prowling animals he wore a white vest turkish trousers a kind of crimson petticoat worked with strange devices a tur ban of many colors and red morocco shoes pointed and turned up at the toes his arms and neck were bare and with the exception of a couple of heavy gold rings in his ears he displayed no extraneous or naments his age i judged to be six tv and his short mustache was al most white he made a low salaam and then appeared to wait to be ad dressed your name said i in ilindo stanee paunjar your excellency i am told that you wish to show me some wonders ?' if your excellency will well what can you do hesuddenly produced — from where i did not see and cannot tell — a large ball of twin 1 , which he appeared to toss into my lap keeping hold of one end so that it unrolled the whole distance between him and n;e — at least ten feet saying as he did so will your excellency please exam ine what you sec now 1 honestly aver that i saw that ball of twine when he threw it as plainly as i ever saw anything in my life — saw it come toward me saw it unroll and apparently drop into my lap so that i brought my knees quickly together to catch it and yet when i put my hand down to get it and looked down for it it was not there — nothing was there and at the same instant 1 perceived the juggler balancing it on the end of his finger pshaw ." said i ; you deceived me by making me believe you threw it toward me does your excellency think i have it ?' he asked and before i could answer i saw iu place of the ball a beautiful large rose which was balancing by the stem — and yet he had not altered his position in the least and scarcely stir red a finger i began to be astonished while yet i looked i saw in his right hand a cup and in his left the rose he stepped forward a few feet laid the rose down on the ground and placed the cup over it here it will be observed there was no machinery to assist him — no table with its false top concealed compartments and confederate per haps to effect a change as we see similar tricks performed in a place fitted by a magician for the purpose — but only my own quarters in the full bright light of day with myself closely watching every movement within five feet of him and ury at tendants grouped around almost as near vhell vhell sighed moses as he looked after him efery time i tell der truth i loose money and efery time i tell a lie i lose a customer how can an hon est man make a living in new york ?" are you a man ? at this he took up the cup himself and appeared to throw ii into the air and there sat in its place a beautiful dove which flew up and alighted on his shoulder lie took it in his hand muttering over some unintelligible words seemed to cram it into his mouth and that was the last i saw of that also one day a young man was teasing a little girl when she becoming tired of liini exclaimed impatiently — if i wore as big cloths as you do i'd be a man her mother overhearing the remark called her nway and eluded her for be ing so satisy but soon the tears caused by the rebuke were brushed away and the cause forgotten by the little girl a few years later the same girl then a young lady was returning home from school and in making some changes of the train was obliged to stop at a hotel over night a rising and popular lawyer of the place chanced to see her name up on the register and at once called upon her as soon as he greeted her he said — i called to thank you for what you have done for me she replied you must be mistaken about my help for although i do remember you as a ! clerk in my father's store when 1 was a child i cannot recall one single favor i ever did you or in fact remember that i had seen you since then our political system truly said to bo the-faircst fabric of civil government that ever rose to animate the liopca of civiliz ed man is yet liable to be corrupted and destroyed by the wranglin^s and commo tions of partisan leaders the history of popular government in other ages and countries has shown the dangers arising from the partisan struggles and devices of ambition and cupidity forewarned by the examples in other countries our people will be found forearmed against the dangers which beset their republic — a merican register fifty contests in the next house is the number estimated let the democrats resolve hint no contestant shall receive pay who is unsuccessful — 117 slur fiwtt ? iie oil p allison & addison's star '•'■; rkakd complete manure combine thr activity t peruvian ouan no with the ttromj and lustituj effects of an imal lionet it is prepared under our personal super vision and in made of the best materials — contains no shoddy or other inferior nn moniates it is fine dry and in excel lent condition for drilling plus fertilizer ha been in use tirelre years and him joined a reputation for ex cellence seevnd l none '. •-.-' st i .\ 1>a li l it mm be surpassed allison & addison nairn fuel m as ihchmond \ n 4 koi g vi v by j alleb brgv/n salisbury \. < '., r m k<'~i uoiro third cn i-k sta tion x <".. ami l»y agents at all irapor hint points throughout the wheat grow in section f n'oi th caiolina r..;ot pd tibefsbom the repn-scntativc industrial paper of north carolina is a 28 uolnnin illustrated weekly evei mine owner farmer m.in ufaeturer merchant and industrial man in the south should have it pays especial attention to north carolina mineral he joiirei : i'l di>es full j istiee to evi ry de partment t>f oui si ' - handicraft pn i k $ i i per \ car positively in adtilci address al m c . ldwaiid a oldham e ; tor and propretor wilmington n c ex he performed some other tricks similar to these and concluded with the mysterious bag this bag — which somehow came into his hands as did all the other things he used in a man ner unknown to us — was from two to three feet long and about a foot wide it looked as if it had been used to hold some kiud of flour and i cer tainly saw something like the dust of flour fly from it when he turned \*. in side out and beat it across hi hands he turned it back again and tied it at the mouth with a siring muttering a low incantation whatever deception there might be about the juggler's tricks there was certainly none about the snake for i have its skin still in my possession i gave the man a couple of gold mo hurs and he went away perfectly sat isfied wishing my excellency any quantity of good luck i was per fectly satisfied too and would not have missed seeing what i did for ten times t'le at o it i paid i'liis done lie threw it on the ground and stumped on it treading it all out hat with his feet he then stepped back a lew paces and requested is all to fix our eyes on it vv'e did s ; and after the lapse of perhaps thirty sec onds saw it begin to swell up like a bladder when being expanded with wind it continued to swell till eve ry part became distended and it ap peared as round and solid as if filled with sand its solidity however was only apparent — for when the juggler went up and placed his foot on it it yielded to the pressure but immedi ately sprung back or rounded out as soon as that was removed he then jumped on it with both feet and flat tened it all out as at first he then went away again ; and the bag being left to itself as before again began to rise or inflate but this time as if some animal like a cat were were inside of it in fact i could see where there appeared to be legs and then to my niter amazement 1 may almost say horror it began to move toward me as if impelled by the unknown some thing in it ! 1 do not think i am a coward — my wost enemy has never accused me of being one at jea>t — but i confess that on this occasion my nerves would i;ot let me remain passive and 1 retreat ed from the advancing mystery ami informed the magician that 1 had seen enough to satisfy me of his wonderful occult powers at this he smiled grimly walked up to the bag trod it down again picked it up and beat it with his right hand across his lcfi caused it to unaccountably disappear from my sight and then made his concluding salaam how these wonders were performed — by what art power or magic — i do not and never expect to know i have conversed with many persons who have si.cn quite as strange unnat ural things but never heard any one give any explanation that i consider ed at all satisfactory if your excellency will i shall i now have the honor of showing you the wilmington star says let southern men be on their guard let north carolina members be very care j fill to do nothing rash giant that the internal revenue system is a nion slrosity,an offense a stench an oppres sion an outrage what then ? will you wipe out the 145 millions raised by j this badly abused system when you know that it will fasten upon the country for a decade the oppressive war tariff that absolutely taxes fifty millions of people i'or the benefit of one million do you call that statesman ship do you consider that wise leg islation ? give the country free cigars | free plugs of tobacco free smoking to j bacco free whisky and tax fifty million people upon all necessaries that enter into household expenses j such legislation as that would be absurd unwise unprofitable ami won hi be sure to prove a b lomeraug in the end the times says edito rially : the chances of tax red net ion at i the coming session of congress are being already discussed in washing ton the protectionist policy is easy ' to predict it will as heretofore be directed toward a sweeping reduction of internal revenue taxes by way of warding off any reduction ut duties on imports the republicans will hardly improve their position by lend ing themselves to this programme — chaotic as public opinion may be on the subject of the tariff the majority of i he american people are certainly not in favor of making whisky and tobacco cheap that all the necessaries of life may continue dear he then referred to the impatient re mark before quoted mid said that day lie resolved to lie a man and from that time had honestly tried to makej some thing of his life he also said he had never been tempted to do a mean thing without hearing the warning i'd be a man how to succeed you are the architect of your own for tune llely on your own strength of body and soul select some specialty for your life's work and adhere to st paul's pre cept this one thing i do let your motto be industry self-reliauee faith and honesty and inscribe on your banner luck is a fool ; pluck is a hero earn est effort ill one direction is the surest road to wealth and high position don't take too much advice keep at the helm steel your ship and remember that the great art of commanding is to take upon yourself a share of the work don't practice too much humility think well of yourself strikeout as sume your position it is the jostlings of life that bring great men to the surface 1'ut potatoes into a cart over a rough road and the small ones will go to the bottom fire above the mark that you intend to hit energy invincible determination with a right motive are the levers that move the world touch not the wine cup don't chew or smoke nor use profane language ; don't deceive ; don't read novels be earnest ; be generous be civil : be a gentleman superintend your own business use the printer's ink ; keep your own coun sels love god and your fellow men ; love truth and virtue love your coiiii.-els ami obey its uws.—aye having covered the rose with the cup as 1 would be willing to make oath for i saw the rose distinctly as the hollow vessel held by the top went slowly down over it the con jurer resinned his tormer jtlaee and said : j kuoiiesbuowxe pit : . wm.c coaut.sec'y ahome go nip any peeking home patronage stroii prompt mie literal term policies written on dwellings premiums payable one-half cash and ba nce in t ulve nioni hs j allen brown a?t 21.g.n salisbury n u vva i)luii of theo buerhsum scool books school supplies novels and stationery ai ii.n i i.i.m \ n who suffered fur vims from nc-rv.'iis ukiiii.ity i'kematckk jkcay rnul all ihe effects nl youtlifii indiscretion will for the sake of sullen ny humanity send ii eeto nil who need ii ilie recipe mid direction for making the simple ivnn dy by which he wan ucreri sufferers ivisliiii lo profit l the ad vertisers experience r.m i l)_v ad iressingin n ■'■:,-, : i-onlidenee john b kjdkn ■ ii h cedai st ntf\v york pmemsiber the dead ! pi monuments tombs great reduction tn tiik prices of mar:h monuments and grave-stones of every description 1 eordiall.v invite the public generally to an inspection of mv side antl work 1 feel jnstiticd in asserting liiiii my l>;ist cxpevieiice under first-class workmen in ail the newest and modern styles and tbat the workmanship is equal to any of the best in the country 1 lo not say that my work is superior to all other 1 am reasonable will not exaggerate in or der tn accomplish a sale my endeavor is to please and ui \ r each oust omei th val ue of every dollar tlu'v leave with inc prices 35 to 50 per cent cheaper than ever ottered in this town before all at nine or send for price list and de signs satisfaction guarant'd or no charge the erection ol marble is the last work of respect which we pay to the memory of departed friends john s kutchii:sox salisbury x i nov i 1881 notice firm of ii 11 cuawfokd i co is uns day dissolved by mutual consent i return my sincere thank to a generous public for the liberal patronage bestowed upon me during the hist 17i years and re spectfully ask all persons indebted to the ' •' call ii once and make settlement . d by mv | former partners samuel taylor and v s blackmer and ] sak for them the same lib ral patron 1 upon the old firm ' ■■ "■' ■ "•' r my spkiidi 1 brick store j md b\mi building lots for i , i i ately _ i u crawfoud will your excellency be kind enough to lift the cup and see what is under it ?' of course i would have wagered a heavy sum that the rose was slill there for one tiling because expect ing some hick 1 had kept my eye on it to the last moment and was cer tain there was no possibility of its being removed alter the hand had let go 01 the cup at the top i complied with the n quest step ped forward and raised the cup but instantly dropped it and bounded back with a cry of terror — for there instead of the rose was one of the lit tle green deadly serpents of india coiled up and ready for a spring with its small glistening eyes fixed intently on mine snakes of any kind are my horror and this only horri fied me but all my attendants who with cries of alarm enlarged the cir cle very rapidly for they knew its bite to be fatal blaiiimmlob having purchased til i — — __. .- iu stock <) f wm smithdeal as well as the interest of it r crawford of the firm of r r crawford & co we are now**preparcil to supply our customers with all kinds of agricultural implements in aridil ion to the deal selected slock of ii a li d yv a i i in lhe s t a t e we also handle rifle and blasting powder f ( i s e and a full line of mining supplies fl we will g duplicate any prices in the state call and see i's w.s bl1ck-er sni'ltlvlok oct ■>. 1832 oily i gent's fine work a specialty boots sho£s & gaiters ma.!e lo nl n-au ■ ars kx ;>■ -.•:.' , v • . wdik loi.e in '. ready mad i i l ■•;• ilrtn neatly in i prompt • . i ,;,(_. y ini.-l w^m a snglo 51:lj i.i m ... .<. , making fexce.-posts last a western fanner says that lie has d\s covered a model by which the part of feuce-jiosts buried in the ground can be made to last longer than iron time and weather seem not to affect it posts can be prepared for less than two cents apiece the recipe id to take boiled linseed oil and stir iu it pulverized charcoal to the consis tency of cream and apply a coat of , it to the lower half of the post a few days before setting thurlow weed died on the m no more such tricks as these cou jurer !' said 1 sternly it is perfectly harmless your ex cellency grin ued the old man walk ing up to it lifting it by the neck putting its head into his mouth and gov st«-i»li»'u.s is playing liaroc with die laws of georgia lit lias already pardoned twenty-five criminal tlie courts would do well to close up what's the nse with sacli a willing uue-maii power ivil star bib h : r i -"^' ■ "• ■ '' '■ ' '*-}! \ ' ' ~* . y li ■ y ■"*" ■ ' i ft j :^ - -__ / rfc