f 1 1 1 l i • 7 1 salisbury c febeuaeyj5 1883 l fv,-~third 3ehie8 no:c woman's power the game of draw the mothers solicitude the wife's pa tience and anxiety the sister's love have proved in nine cases out of ten the strong cord that pulled at the heart of the wan derer till son or husband or brother could no longer bear the strain and loos ened it by coming nearer and nearer home some woman's hand holds the key unconsciously and carelessly per haps but holds it to almost every man's heart and the closed doors will be un barred to her and yield to her touch when no other power will stir them on their rusty hinges let any woman who finds herself thus inside beware how she works in clearing out the darkened chambers so that god's light can enter let her work with such skillful touches f prayer and tenderness as shall do some thing better than stir like an unskillful servant all of the dust only to see it set tle thicker in another place it is no light work this leading of human souls and any woman who undertakes at needs to bring to it all there is of her she will need all her knowledge of iod and perhaps never discover how little she possesses till she tries to open it for an other soul to measure her treasure sho will need her knowledge of people her discrimination f cliamctei her intuitive discernments of mental conditions and her sympathetic perception of feeling all the brightest and best that sho can command is not too good nor too fair to be used in the saving of what is best aud fairest ia others investigation has developed that the fascinating game of draw was invented somewhere about 1846 by a mr kirk man of tennessee a turfman of some note the game of straight or plain poker of course dates further back draw may now be said to be the national game and is perhaps doing more harm in a quiet and unnoticed way than dealing in any other species of gambling almost ev erybody knows a little something about the game which appears simple enough arid yet it has been gravely considered and adjudged thai the very height of hu man wisdom is to know when to lay a hand down some years since a draw poker sharp who ostensibly traveled for a baltimore liquor and cigar house aud who claimed the startling and showy sobriquet of speckled yellowhanimer from north carolina " exhibited to us and a couple of new york commercial tourists how four jacks could be drawn from a pack and held up a sleeve for use during a succession of games we con tributed liberally for the information aud since then we have not been drawing much to uninitiated it may be said that they will not lose anything if they neglect to draw in this way there are some rules about it entirely safe never play for money if you cannot convenient ly afford to lose it don't play without you understand the game the men are all dead who understand the game — ma con telegraph the wilmington review says that a man named haywood from wash ington city 1ms been runiaging around tlie defunct ballot boxes at wadcsboro seeing if anything could be gotten that would be of service in dockery'a contest for bennett's seat and the charlotte journal remarks that mr h j i lay wood nf phila delphia who registered himself at the hotel as being from richmond has been in that burg for several days and that he is in the employment oi the government his business being to make inquiries and secure evidence in regard to election frauds in this state we have no objection to mr dock cry's employing as many lawyers or agents as he may choose to get np facts for his case but we do object to the united states government em ploying a philadelphia lawyer or any one else to get up dockery's case for him and we protest that no public money ought to be paid out in this way for dockery's benefit if it be unfairly stated and the man is not connected with dockery's case then we protest against the united states government sending a paid agent down here to do wlr.it the uni ted district attorneys ought to do we cannot impute to the district at torneys such a reflection upon their own competency as that this fellow haywood was sent here at their in stance if the district attorneys are incom petents let them give plase to better men ; but pray do not give the world the spectacle of having a philadel phia understrapper nosing around to do what the united states officials charged with the execution of the law are unable to do in no aspect does it appear proper f<>r the administra tion to be sending out paid men to look into north carolina elections it is only another subtnrfuge in order to make work and rob the treasury — news observer that must have been a very amus ing debate in the massachusetts leg islature last monday on the resolu tion to print 10,000 extra copies of old ben butler's inaugural address a boston democrat introduced the resolution and it completely demora lized the radical brethren a motion was made by a radical to reduce the number to 2,000 and the ball then opened the democrats insis ted that the people had not been sufficiently informed of its contents — that it was a remarkable indict ment against the radicals and that every radical ought to have the priv ilege of reading the accusation against him the radicals opposed the reso lution some giving as a reason that it was a job put up s that if the leg islature passed the resolution butler could veto it and claim credit for economy ! and others saying that it would be endorsing butler's slanders of the state the resolution passed — char journal a narrow escape — to be beard ed even by the puny hands of a man places one in a delicate position but to be rubbed around the chin by cold , iron rods pulling and wrapping up whiskers with a 50-horse motive pow er must be quite alto-ether embar rassing in the extreme well mr ; wyatt aberhathy of lowell gaston j county was the other day engaged in | training a lot of shafting in the mills of rankin and abernathy of that 1 place and while drawing a sight on some point in the room carelessly let his long chin wliiskers fall upon a turning shaft his beard was caught and drawn around the rod like warp on a beam until his chin came close to the cold iron it so happened ' however that the fineness of his beard and the grease on the shaft combined to allow a si ipping process but for this mr abtrnathy's neck might have been broken before the machin ery was stopped — char journal ■» i you may make an impression on genius with advice but it takes a kick to influence a fool — whitehall times the texas shifting is greatly struck by the appropriateness of the name of a new missouri weekly paper it is called the weekly crisis and the editor of the shiflings says that it is what happens every saturday night when the assets and liabilities are trot ted out the washington pod seems inclin ed to oppose liberal appropriations to the weather bureau it says we never have had such delight ful winters as were enjoyed when the weather appropriation was diverted into other channels now that the money is all laid out for weather we get too strong an article kluttzoldleif alf ' leading dealers is dhy hoods am grocehibs new stock of clothing large assortment of ladies cloaks and shawls lades hats and tr1mik--mefs hats and caps boots and shoes a specialty we keep the tat undo agents for coats spool-cotton new supply of 5 rcnl tin ware full stock of glass and table ware best floor meats sn^ar coffee teas rico potatoes canned fruits pure i*-h ' corn bran meal kew6rlcans molasses and syrnps c fllli ajrtnlt of p n i v medicines including quinina cne and three-fourth lbs cotton sacking at 9 cents new ties at 1 to per bundle three lb cans tomatoes tt is cents oven-oo^ts at 2.3o bo«t l,o cts sugar try it be sure to see oar goods before you baj we mean to aeil rou m ig o the very lowest prices buy and sell all kinds of conntn p ouuce w w taylor h p a rkins f nov 1 1883 ad d j bostian ' | fck^m a brooklyn lady caught a burglar in her room ami compelled him to marry her since this terrible punish ment there has been a great fill ling off in the number of robberies in brooklyn and it is proposed to cut down the police force one-half there are more ways than one to make bur glary odious — norristoicn herald the democrats don't want any tariff reform this year remarks the philadel pliia press 15ut suppose they did want it esteemed con temporary where would they go to get it 1 to the subsidized re publican ways and means committee \ — atlanta constitution dem news from washington of two or three days ago was to the effect that the senate civil service reform bill will pass the house without any change of importance the bill may do good but it will be sure to giye the radicals the offices common things are the hidden springs from which flow the rivers of greatness laughter — the silver river of cheer ! that waters many a blossom of beauty : in the desert of life the total net receipts of cotton at nil j the ports since sept 1st 1382 is 4,017 ! 424 j having withdrawn all agencies and placed our business on u strictly cash ba sis thereby saving agent's commissions and losses by bad debts we are enabled ; to sell our well kn«\ru fertilizers viz : i wilcox gibbs & co's manipulated i guano wilcox c-bbs & co's superphosphate direct to merchants and fanners at very low jiriccs by the single ton car-load or larger quantity for the cash write for prices wilcox gibbs k co charleston s c or savannah ga 0:3m ili.-itoi-.v vfkow«n county by kkv i kcmtlk copies of this interesting book may be had of t f kmttz tiieo iwkkbaim or nt the watchman office cash is my motto having determined to adopt the cash system from the let of december would respectfully request all tho?e who are in debted to me on account or otherwise and for guano to call in and settle as i am greatlr in n i d of money and must have it i shall in future sell strictly for cash r barter us by this means i will be better aide to give my friends and customers more goods for their moaey i am now receiving a nice and fresh lot country produce for the christmas holidays 2f~('a!l ami sec my ptock b f r you make your purchnscs 1 have a tine lot of cocoanuts axd apples on ham ah kind of country produce taken in ejcchangt for goods wain ted furs skins wax rags beef hides sheep skins butter eggs chickens turkeys geese and dicks etc ktc j d mgneely 7:1m havin3 purchased the stock of wm smithdeal as well as the interest of r r crawford of the firm of r r crawford & go we are now prepared to supply our customers with all kinds of agricultural implements in addition to tlie best selected stock of hard w a r e in the s t a t e we also handle rifle and blasting powder f u s e and ft full line f mining snpplies vgt we will a duplicate any frices in the state call am see us tf.s ulukmk sj :. , ii oct 5 1882 gent's fine work a specialty i o - ilk r i • fu ', -^ ■ k boot?,ghrs 4 cait rs i '<■ order ad ■ ■ ],- rti nci ' ' . ■ • . a ii woii don . ' . i - repairing : . ■_ ' : • i li;p 31:1 • v c n lie carolina watchman istablished in^the jear 1832 i „ !_ ii iii . i ' i h(j coated "^ 8 i g by tembl ekhkuitlon i!,:u iollnu the i f^n.n : »'- 1 '•■'•'' rafse.1 10 by i ". ,,. fpim a similar state of pros i » n " ri ",.- || i-.,it.r - stomach bitters i ir t-ni : s»wnt th;u by the same i sem 011 ' ■-"■ " i ' y '"■ mii11 - ihtlrl1 al " 1 i ' ■''' dealera i ?/ j.iiodtt browne -■■ wu c coaut sec'j ahome company seeking home patronage shi fiupt reliable lifea term policies written on dwellings premium : ■ ■ ■■ : one-half cash and ba mce ■ nilis j allen shown a£?f f 21:6m s:tii«i.m y n c k!jes«?s of vos'tjs a;ti.kmax who snfli-red for years from nerv«ii i'm'.ii.nv i'kemati i:e decay lid all ihe efi'ei-ts of youthful indi^m-l inn wi f§r ihe ► ring inimniiily pend lieetc need it i he i ecipe nni ili re i ion foi iking the simple remedy ijv whirli lie w;is ucred - - hing lo profit !•% i he i rerli*er exn rien e can id so by nddre^ingii prrfcci john d ogden ■ ( • r st ntw york hlljiiei f fanners anil t lie gem r i . - family gro cery stoi^k.next door to blaiknier & a here lie will keep a is biicli as flour meal 1 offco tea c i complete stock of cox f ec t io.\e kl k s : zj groceries • a pi ices foi but ter 1 .-_•-. chickens and all saleable coun - 14:3m haoss ahq lot for sale i to make our home in .•■ concluded to sell at yest ward house has s rooms a ■ oom : v ell of pood ■ i garden and st best uei»liboihood irner of monroe and in .!. m horali and lai : ii ulars see messrs \\ . ( lole or b f fralcy u f & m ( . graiiaj1 — i in — and journal of financ3 « lv es the value and correct ratings of over 8,000 mining companies and ths latest mining information -' dividi :, is assessments lotted ; each week up . ublication,-&c f?r sale by all news dealers j per m ar i i.il detailed my mine fin nished see pa l financial and mining pub co . - .'. york city wanted — onion sets at enniss dn stora school books at cost at " v i drill store what killed gambetta died from the bullet of a woman i paris special to n y times tliougtiout lii illness his friends iiavc sought to conceal the gravity of the siru : minn and above all the agency of a wo ! au iu the tragedy nevertheless no i doubt is permissible that the shot which directly or indirectly caused his death i was fired by a lady who is well knovru in j paris and whose pseudonym leouic leon conceals the patronymic of one of the most houoiable israelitish ami lies of bordeaux she left her husband the conseiller-generul of the giroude de partment to follow the wiuus of him by whose eloquence in the baud in sub scription aud trial she w;is completely fascinated and united with him in 1868 she deserted her family their connec . tion has lasted ever since lie was im patient of tho chain lie could not break especially as a child was horn the suc ceeding year whose paternity he refused to acknowledge these refusals caused scenes f recrimination and often of pos itive violence between the lovers the man wearied of the connection and the woman clung devotedly to him for wtiom she had saerified her honor gambetta disliked the child who was sicklv hut intelligent aud lived as his nephew he resembled gambetta in character and features two years ago leonie-'s hus band died and die summoned gambetta to fullil his promise of marriage but re ceived another refusal he made an agreement however to provide for young leon on the condition that he should he educated in germany the mother hesi tated but finally consented and accom panied the child and his father to dres den the connection was com in tied af ter t heir return leonie going every sat urday mfteruoou to his villa where she was accepted as mistress by the servants and returning monday morn ing in his car riage their quarrels also continued within a week three discharged domes ties revealed the mysteries of the ill-star red establishment finally tiie dissen sions culminated in tlie scene of the un happy pistol shot gnmbctta lost his temper giving vent to abuse and coarse language such as he was wont to employ in moments of passion she was exas perated seized a revolver and fired lie raised his hand to turn aside tlio weapon and received his death wound every thing else is conjecture none but they know the truth and gambetta died yet made uo sign 1 can vouch for the au thenticity of this version of the unhappy story and i assume the on ire responsi bility for it no matter how different it may l>e from the others which may ob tain publicity the federal house has passed an im portant bill one of whose selection reads as follows that the circuit courts of i lie united states shall not take original cognizance of any suit f a civil nature either at common law or inequity between a corpora tion created or organised by or under the loss if any state and a citizen of any state in which such corporation at tlie time the cause of action accrued may have been canying on any business authorized by the law creating it except in cases arising under the patent or copyright laws and in like cases in which said courts are authorized by this act to take original cognizance of suits bit ween citizens ofthe same state nor shall any such suit be tween such a corporation and a citizen or citizens of a state in which it may be doing business be remove to any circuit court of the united states except in like cases in which such removal is authorized by the foregoing provison in suits between citizens of tiie same state the effect of the section is to check the federal courts in drawing to that forum suit between foreign corporations and citizens of the several states this law became necessarya particularly ik cause of an important decision of the supreme court of the united state according to a corporation the same standing in the fed eral com t s as citizens ofthe states granting the charier of tlie incorporation sena/tor fkom west vmcixia — hon john e lvenna the newly elected sena tor trom west virginia is one of the youngest men ever elected to that oflice having been born on the ] otli of april 1848 and being therefore ti*t yet 35 years old lie is the son of an irish fa ther aud a virginia mother his father died when his son was only oight years old and after his death the widow moved with the little boy and two younger sis tm to missouri where john at ii years of age began farming when the war broke out they returned to virginia and john young as he was entered the army and served throughout the war sai ren dering with the army at shreveport he was badly wounded after the war he read law and was a successful practition er for several years until elected to the house of representatives in which body in has served with distinction for throe terms he is a man of decided character i and ability and wil make lis mark as a s natoi il he lives char journal if you will look in the dictionary or a cyclopedia you will find that a sardine is a small fish that conies from the coast of virginia and the mediteranean but the dictionaries and cyclopedias are all wrong sardines come from maine and the proof of it is that a petition has been sent to con gress from that state protesting against any reduction of duty on them nine tenths of the so-called sardines which are sold in our markets yes ninety nine hundredlhs of them are little h'sh caught on the coa.-t of maine and put up in cotton seed oil and there fore this infant industry ought to be protected horrible deed of an insane mother milwaukee jan 23 at noon to-day the wife of john zimbrick a laborer liv ing in£6tli street killed her three children the omcst of whom was 7 years of age the youngst is months in a most brutal manner literally cutting them to peices and disemboweling them the attention of the neighbors was attracted to the scene by the woman's attempt to hang herself in an outhouse they cut her down ami brought her to the house where the hor rible spectacle was jdiscoverd mrs zim brick was at once arrested she took her ar rest very calmly stating that she had read in the good book that it was right to sac rifice children she i doubtless suffering from religious insanity gov cleveland of new york is strengthening the good opinion al ready created by making excllent nuin inations mr suanahan his nom inee for superintendent of public works has been unanimously con firmed and mr dulcher his repub lican predecessor says if the govern or had searched the^state over lie could not have found a man better suited for superintendent than mr shanuhan the governor's nominees for railroad commissioners have alio been unanimously recommended fur confirmation by the senate commit tee their high character and capacity being conceded by all how to be young at eighty — rev robert collyer pastor of the church of the messiah new york delivered an in teresting sermon sunday on how to be young at eighty among other things he said : one of the first essentials for for an old agr like this is a strong and hoalhty constitution and this in a great measure depends upon a man's early home and training for sixty years i hare never been ill a day and i attribute all my health to the good foundation laid in my childhood's home j oatmeal and milk bread and potatoes a bit of meat when we could catch it and a plenty of pure air and exercise did the business i do not know what a constitution or a digestion is i came from a country where beer is as common a drink as wa ter but 1 never used strong drink of any description for i found i was well enough without it and that it might end by be comiug my tyrant so i let it alone the newspapers which sometimes flatter themselves with the belief that they affect legislation will have to abandon that conceit every paper in the state lias been urging the pas sage of a dog law but the legisla ture voted down such a proposition with the usual prompt ness do the people of north carolina really de sire to protect sheep husbandry or not — char journal a wroxg font sxeezk — in a certain printing office iu this city there is a com positor who is deaf and dumb in the same printing office there arc two other compositors who arc endowed with the power of evolving tremendous sneezes when tho spirit tickles tho nose one of them is a little short chubby fellow with around red face the grandeur of his sneeze is so utterly disproportionate to the diminutive size of his body that his fellow printers refer to it as a wrong font sneeze neither of the two compos itors who sneeze work iu the same alley with the compositor who is deaf and dumb and the cases between them are so arranged that he canuot sec cither of them nevertheless whenever either of them sneezes he always jumps as though a cannon ball were fired under his car the question for the scientist is how docs he know just when to jump boston post ayf that is the question if they do jet t ho tn write to their representa tives demanding it the new y rk tribune tells the follow ing which shows that the age of genuine chivalry has not yet passed even in the great commercial metropolis of the money - inaking united states a lady pulled the strap of a street car at a corner where here was a huge mud puddle she looked at it appalled she was not very young nor especially beau tiful but out steped a man from the car wearing no 10 shoes and planted one of them square in the mud and said there ma'am step on that alter all there will be a heaven for men — some men it was thought the laboring classes had but few friends in washington but the following from the post of that city tells ii tale that may cause some to change their opinion that paper says : that the poor are not without friends on the ways and means committee is evidenced by the fact that diamonds are taxed only one ninth as much as blan kets genteel pauperism the republi can leaders now argue that our domestic manufacturers cannot live and that even certain growers of sugar lemons oranges and peanuts in the south cannot live un less poor rates are doled out to them out of the earnings and savings of every man woman aud child in the land as mr belmout so clearly put the case in his speeches dining tho canvas what would be the difference in principle between legislation to compel this and legislation authorizing the federal government to pay these poor rates in cash out of the treasury to those sturdy beggars sarkasm may be wh sfur tin bill offerred by mr cox of north carolina two or three days ago in regard to contested elections in the house of rep resentatives provides that in cases of con tested elections the contestants shall be paid nothing unless the house shall declare that there were reasonable giounds for the chir.es and that the pay shall be such then as only to cover the necessary expense and not to exceed 3,000 it seems to us that the passage of this bill would be eminent ly judicious cluirlotu journal wheeling w va jan 3 j d.taylor republican has been elected to fill the va cancy in the 47th and 4yth congress caus ed by the death of j f updegraff of the 17th ohio district over ross j alexander democrat by a majority of 1,500 to 2.000 large republican gaius are reported in ull tin counties the newer arithmetic in one lot there are four calves and in another two young men with their hair par ted in tin middle how hiuny cavles in all