s§mjmmk — - the watchmalv us the organ ci the i farmers alliance ig 6tii and 7tli congres sional districts advertisers make a note of this nl ,- v/atchman ■ cq d er cent more b cu i a ti0d than any paper published salisbury and is 1 ,- v the best ad ledium xxiii third series salisbury n.c thursday june 28 1802 no 84 for enfants a^d ghhdrcn „-„ , rfaisfio ochadrenthat castori enrca icotte,<jonstlpattot ,-,.■ . sour stomach diarrhoea eructation as superior to any prescription k;liri w ., r . 1jsi eiwilii and promotes di u a aecheb m d gestion ' >. i xfonl st brooklyn n y ytiaioui injurious medication ■ ■■-;.■■■•. i't^ar so^^^tinvariablyprotoiedbeneflciiu castor «**!*.« edwik f . pabd1 ». *. i i".""'3 m -!■■"■;, p p . the wuitiltcpri^t 1 street and trhavo new ort i ity v w york city tire cswnm compajit 77 mcbrat strebt nbw yohk m word ] vvw i . . vi'i 1 : a small affair pod . ■ ; - ■'• the ul maiy foreign countri tllo suits wc ttl'q scl 011 known - ling this week at 10 i fan : : - r : their re - , . ,» „., | take the lead 01 any „, they know them pretty | tiling cvcl placed ou j 7 l!l "" sale for the price they • ■ n man ai i man _ ," iits arc made in every style vour — cassimeres flannels ■ to serges worsteds suits • that arc well cut and elegantly trimmed suits i that will wear well are 1 i ii yours for a 10 bill eiks " slm;1 . l i i ' lir - ' suits that would boa ■ : l-omfori toy • greai . o itsiiinii wh.m relief i bargain at$oor^4 more ti : ia>l i but in order to clean •- ■ mi due and a half grains ■: ■, ■> i ■% 1 ,. ,. niy out odds and cndsj and broken sizes we offer /■ • ! v n v them for ts of europe hurt is i 1 ( ) { ){) hi vmim-iu:u the price > ■? t v • '; our lino of 1.00 iem before 1 5.00 7.50 12 50 aild 15.00 suits are the best cheapest and nobbiest ; xv - suits we ever sold at - these prices makes of sfil dflgeesciiange iirstc ] ass material and are k lo per cent cbcaper ! 13 c st al i i i l , , than can be bought k 5 v a | elsewhere wo arc go _ jiii to out pnotb ii^nt cotrorj a specialty aul3 lcft ulllu cvcr ) r sui writing for par . is sold we have a full ,,,..,.,,. line of summer coats i j !■ gers fgr _^ i and vests — alpaca nia r wbnibkr who hau'i seersucker mohair c ilia and paliilul wen \< ii uip hi itlinlvq **'^ i -.. qtsol th exu:il or 1 rp i t rn • i i'raveliik 1 * ijn^s rsmt,p,h masvi k sealed ll «*'^ i " 1 j 3 ja^^-j oilli\ju ularsrorhomecure xocurenopatf i 1 •: us ' nllralted expprteum cis ctc ; uonesi kepresontntlons lire | ' t..-c.w barker t q rtjaavxt rtatpqijlt p mx ddt 17 wapfq is the place to get monuments tombstones c k of vermont marble to arrive in a few days weguarantce ii cvory respect and positively will not be undersold granite monuments of all kiw.lv « specialty c b webb & co proprietor h'^ntlon the watclsaan u hen you write i 1850 the 1692 g 3jl georgia home insurance co w columbus ga i w h jl eh0i)ib ehcwi^e wm s 0 co art president secretary sr tctal assets over sl,ooo,ouo fe^-^fi s^^^ffistr a iioffi e company seeking koine patronage ] di l ] ' * : lu]tihs j ks at lowest - adequate rates losses adjusted j allen brown agt iuv woodpecker c\i i rittef tbjtt c ■ r t see in he .: ; - tfierc n pctkirt n bobhid ill sft«s whi'.c lie's carvirt 1 n ttdteli in ''••■■ vfifta-skaky crotcli i i ti thoes coveretl hickory tree f f>!:a'fi'i h i ever seo u.-li tt tormentia bir«l | when i vroke up this mofnin i'm first tiling i j heard ' ' was liis :: rubby-dab-d a on an ov holler stub — • tore the other fowl twittered r stirred see im sit there a pectin th.it worm-eaten limb an a win at me fi i'm talkin o him while bis harj bullet licid shinin glossy an rcfl 1 drives n ! i like a thorn black an 1 slim seems in teasing u feller he takes a delight an he'd rather be killed in a one-sided light than to give m i.iie grub he lias found in that stub ' il to show the white feather in flight lie's the bcalin'est bird — au he don't csire a straw ! y he takes what lie wants without license r law an he chatters with fun at the crack of a gun while hr'a tillin his fiimishin craw i'll be hanged if i don't kind o fancy m tho lie's so blamed independent an kcerless you know : an i fvcl sort o bad an considcr'ble sad if he'd mind my complainin an — s q lapiu»,in ohio farmer saved the train mr ransom please toll us why it is you are filling such a responsible posi tioa and you not yet thirty years old this question was asked by one of a crowd of four or five gentlemen seated in the handsome private office of mr ransom superintendent of transporta tion of the chicago & western railroad at omaha neb well replied the superintendent a good-looking young man twenty-six or thereabouts if you will have the pa tience to listen l will narrate briefly how my heel caused my promotion and was the means of saving many lives five years ago i was station agent and operator at llamlin on this road the depot was the only building at llam lin consequently i had to do my own cooking and sleeping in th depot get ting my supplies from hands a place of about five hundred inhabitants eight miles up ( he railroad it was about ten o'clock on a hot sultry night in august there did not seem to be a breath of air stirring the windows were up and the doors were thrown open so as to admit all the air possible no 32 the fast mail had to be reported before 1 could get good night from the dispatchers and re lire 1 had pulled off my shoes arid had noihing <)!! my feet but my stockings as i w.is idly leaning back in my chair my feet p roped up on the instrument table and lazily drumming on the key with my heel i beard a slight noise be hind use before 1 could turn around to ascertain the cause a mans harsh voice rant out '• move an inch and you are a dead man and at the same moment 1 felt the cold muzzle of a revolver pressed against my head put your hands behind your back and look straight before you com manded the same voice sternly i obeyed with alacrity my hands were seized roughly and bound securely to the back of the chair " now my beauty 1 guess you won't do much more telegraphing to-night and he broke out iuto a discordant laugh he evidently thought it very amus ing i didn't " com ; on boys lie yelled i've got this kid fast after a moment three or four men — as well as 1 could judge with my back to the door walked in u4 ha ha cip'n you've got him have you ?" and they all laughed roughly jim said the man addressed as captain have you got that spike lifter toil bet i has came from one of the men the captain then turned and ad dressed me young man no harm is intended you if you keepjperfectly quiet doubt less your curiosity is very much aroused as to our intentions well it can do no harm to enlighten you as the mischief will be done before you can give any alarm we intend — * and here the man's voice became absolutely fiendish — to take no two rails on that trestle out there letmesee the fast mail is due here at 1 god man i broke in with horror surely you don't intend to wreck the fast mail ? think of the lives that will he lost if it runs oil at that trestle and great beads of cold perspiration stood out on my forehead as i grasped the full horror of the situation the trestle referred to was about one hundred yards north of the depot and spanned a very wide but shallow creek fully seventy-five feet below 1 knew that if no 32 jumped the track on that trestle it meant death to every person on board jim cried the captain you re main here and keep your eye on this fel low if he moves kill him the re mainder of you come on and let's go to work then all except jim followed the captain out and soon 1 heard the me tallic clink of the crowbar as it drew the spikes from the rails oh what could be done my hands were bound so that i could not reach the key and if i trier the outlaw behind me would send ;< bullet crashing through my brain how c^iud i afil tils crew of no 3 » of ute tm|tettuing danger tile station tea miles above rands reported no 32 on time soon it would be at kan sever did time puss so quickly it was now 10:37 clock anil no 32 must he coming into rands suddenly an i inspiration flashed through me like an i electric shook why could i not warn ! no 32 with my heel in my leisure ! moments i had amused myself by learn i ing to send with my foot never dream i ing that it would ever be an advantage to me ; 1 quietly pushed open the key with ! my heel and called r 1 three or four : times as fash as possible when i was in i terra pted by the desperado " what air yon waggling your foot : about on that table wr 1 "' my foot has become cramped re maining in one position so long [ re plied as carelessly as i could although i my heart was in my throat " i'm so sorry he said sarcastically i commenced calling r again it was now 10:40 o'clock and no 32 must have left rands too late too late oh my god the agony of those moments were ter rible ah some one broke me m i r " robbers are going to wivck no 32 at trestle just north of her — ' i was ticking when suddently i re ceived a blow that sent me to the floor and left the key wide open k d n you what were you ticking on them wires cried the outlaw how can ! m anything with my foot 1 i tremblingly exclaimed that's just a habit of mine — drum ming oil the key with my heel 1 " habit or no habit you won't put your foot on this table again to-night he evidently believed that i could not send with my heel but it was not his intention to take any chances li l wondered what the operator at rands would do — put on his ground wire and report what 1 had said to the dispatcher — or just think 1 was trying to scare him and lock up his office and go home i thought the latter more probable anyway it was now too late to stop the ill-fated fast maii it would soon plunge off tiie trestle carrying its cargo of human beings to certain death '•{ lay there waiting u,r the dreadful crash to come in such an agony of su pence that the next day strands of gray were found in my hair ah how i blamed myself for not thinking of using my heel before i did suddenly the sounds of rifle shots in quick succession came iron the tres tle the boys are attacked 1 exclaimed ■ the desperado excitedly but you hill not escape unhurt and placing the the muzzle ot his revolver close to my head he fired "] fell back unconscious when 1 regained my senses the room was full of nien ne of whom was bandaging a wound on my head and explaining to the others the extent of the same a close shave but only a scnlp wound men 1 he was saying m i:~v say he will be ali right in a few days ah he is conscious now he said ten derly as i slowly opened my ryes tell us all about it young man 1 it was rather a laborious task as the wound on my head was exceedingly painful but i went ahead and related the whole occurrence from the time the pistol was pressed against my head until i was shot wheu i had finished the gentle men who had bandaged my head and who i afterward discovered was a doc tor explaned how operator rhodes at hands when he had heard my message did not wait the key to close but ran ! out of doors mounted his horse which | he had ready saddled and bridled to ride i to his home after he had reported no i 32 and cut through the woods at break neck speed he knew that no 32 in variably stopped for water at a water tank four miles from rands by rail but only two through the woods he had reached there just in time to climb on the roar car and give the alarm the train was then run ahead until within about two milesof uamlin,and the conductor and a detachment of | united states soldiers who were luckily i on board went ahead on foot and sur prised the outlaws who showed resist ant e and were fired into two of them being killed instantly the others were at that moment ornamenting a telegraph pole _ and now my narrative draws to a close two weeks later i was ordered to report here and was given the po sition of second track dispatcher my promotion dates from that day lint what did mr rhodes get i sonic one asked mr rhodes is chief dispatcher — joe fox in atlanta constitatian it should be in every house j b wilson 271 clay street sharps bur pa pays he will not be without dr icing's new discovery for consump tion coughs and colds that it cured ins wife who was threatened with i ueu monia after an attack of la grippe when various other remedies and several pny bicians hud dune her no good robert barber of cooksnort pa claims dr king's now discovery hasdone more fur him than anything he ever used for lunff trouble nothing like it try it free trial bottles at kjuttz & co s drug store large hot ties 50c and 1 00 _ — — «► s «=- — children cr for pitcher's castori 15 ll nye tills t»k sou aimi a evidently slings in some word pictures fancy aruitiisr on the french btqmi buck shoals n c juno this is a great pleasure resort con sisting of seventy-five acres lying along the french broad it u frequented by myself and a wealthy man who is building me a house overlooking the river the estate lies on this side of i the river so does the man who i thought he could dig me a damp well i at a depth of eighty feet when he knew damp well he could not i had intended to celebrate the landing of j christopher columbus this summer with a considerable amount of explo sives but i have already used my al lowance in this well aud did not make veiy much noise either as 1 pen these lines 1 see the man slowly emerging from the well he is the man who has been digging the well he has a stern look and a big dyna mite cartridge in each hand come to think about it he did not say that he could strike water at a depth of eighty feet it was a feeble man who after wards tiu'ned the contract over to this one i am building a house and studdery here on the estate and learning how to till the farm so that by piecing out the crop with my salary 1 can main tain three north carolina hens aud possibly add a guinea in the fall when george and i george van derbilt and i — came here to show the tar heel horticulturist low brain would overmaster a sluggish soil and how with a course of careful rotation of crops and by tickling these overshot farms and with the hoe we could make them laugh — a low gurgling laugh — we did not know that each of these venetian red hillsides needs a livery stable and feed store on it to enrich it we are learning that with some sorrow and are irrigating our water melons with tears we exchange work weeping on each jther's water melons my tears go farther than his and knock the striped bugs quicker he thinks oil a good day i can cry over quite a patch cow peas are used here a good deal for bringing up the soil they do not make good soup and liiey are not a floricultural exhibit that one would go very far to attend but for impaired soil and loss of fertility they are highly spoken of wet down the farm with appolli naris water then put on camphor tar to prevent moths from eating the young sassafras winch grows quite plentifully ia-n and as a foliage plant ranks with the bull thistle and jinison weed or the vulgar and nasty north now dust off the farm as there might possibly be remnants of soil on it next mix enough while lime with your red hillside to give it a creamy shade some put blueing in i heir farms here now fertilize the r.huttments of your farm with chaos from the bara and in summer fallow the land by autumn you can turn the soil over and cross plow this will bring the under side of the farm to the surface this should have a top dress of guano and if you have in the house two or three car loads of shad roe that is pretty gamy you will find that it will startle the soil and possibly give a great stimulus at first l overstimulated my farm and gave it a headache i put on it several of zola's works and then added some other fertilizing material which gave the soil what the physicians call hypcrnutrition followed by overexhil eration aud then coma my peas have been planted three times and each time eaten by rabbits when i first came here i put np on my grounds this notice j >,':> iii.iiliv.r on hn-.s ro;nrl.i iw ccpt for political re isons i mo milglii lynching partli - mil i.ilsn iik-iso ti'.'l j 1 1 lull lu mieso n ■•-;. k sv ntk : as a result the estate is covered with wild game and yesterday 1 tried all the forenoon to overhaul a turkey that had apparently stolen her nest only to learn at noontime that she was a wild turkey aud rather better than the av erage as a roadster but the fatigue and face of nature in western north carolina at this season of the year makes you scream with delight every curve in the road gives one a new and beiutiful picture of the far bin mountains the near green of the foothills and the magnificent forest and wood flowers tit four elbow in the foreground north carolina has the wildest ram'e of varieties in useful and orna mental woods of any locality in the world 1 reckon in the radius of a few iiiiles all kinds of oaks pines hickory maple elm asn etc without lend are found and among others tho tulip tree,a beautiful ornamental wood especially when it is curly and well finished up oa this tree grows each summer a big tulip olive green oa the outside and shading down on the out side to a bright lemon color or straw every shade of green and yellow nuke up this beautiful flower and the tree is often covered with it though it grow seventy or eighty feet high ever and anon through tho shadx woods as one rides ho gets the flash oi a scarlet azulia twenty feet high oi smells the rich and penetrating ordoi of the calcanthns as mellow and sweei ! im the bouquet a peri the laurc : covers the sides of the mountain u nv n ifjon kepp your eyes peeled yon will see fli sharji expuxsion c red fire winch shows that the oriole is looking for the early rising worm in the ferny glen the rhododendron is also now on deck with its mighty waxen flowers and its wonderful leaves of rich and varnifihed reen from elickory not gap mr vanderbilt h«8 brought tins season i presume a half million of these beautiful natives and transplanted them to his grounds on tho french broad they will look well and add to the value of hia estate possibly also sending ray own up thirty cents per aero which on eight acres a net advance of 2.40 to tho keen and thoughtful proprietor of buck shoals there are also several of the rarest and most curious orchards growing wild here which dumbfound and de liglit ihe botanist the florist the phre nologist and the veierinariuii one of them especially is very beautiful and has a name to it with which i ain now picketing my cov violet bowersox writes under date of june 18 from east miggs what arc your habits regarding care of complexion and skin huu do you manage to look always so young could you give us your pro gramme for preserving so wonderfully ■ your elastic and rosy appearance 1 certainly there can bo no reason why the world should not haye the ad vantage of a valuable experience espe cially when it is so nseful to good health and an attractive appearance i arise in the early morning bidding dull care begone and almost at once proceed to take a tepid bath of twenty minutes followed by a shower bath of , five oimutea aud a rest of thirty min ; iiti's the face and throat are then sub ; jected to a eentle friction of elder flower water mixed with a half goblet ; of warm water this removes all im purities from the pores and gives the i surface a clear ivory hue , i got onto this iu paris ; scented oris powders is then rubbed i into the hair and then brushed out again taking care not to leave any of it at the temple or nape of the neck ; a deiicate cream containing the j juice of the lettuce is then spread over i the face and throat after ton min ; utas it is removed with a linen cloth ' this is said to remove the drawn or tired look contracted in society so of ten while trying to think of something to say which will not betray evidences of thought valontine a mixture of rice pow der and bismuth is next applied with great can producing a clear alabaster whiteness with a trace of lustre and toning down the hot and hectic nasal flush which is liable to come upon those who allow the use of a strawberry on the top of their cocktail the eyebrows an then smoothed with a baby brush leaving a touch of fardc in dieu then with a leather estampe lay under each eye a delicate shadow which increases its brilliancy and gives also a touch of gentle re ■. which in society indi utes i hat wealth has made one blase the above is the secret of my young aud well rounded appearance and i give it here that all may if they will be beautiful sometimes when 1 have not time for the above programme especially while here iu north carolina i simply bathe in the branch afterwards run ning up and down an unfrequented path for twenty minutes before dress ing and avoiding so far a-s possible the haunts of the coon dog which is very plenty here and does not recognize me without dressing though he generally prefers me that way i find then i come back to the branch rub briskly wilh a nose bag dress and begin with literary work for the day anv one can bo well and beau tiful if he will obey those bimpie rules this is followed by alight breakfast of cold coon and possum sweetbreads breaded speaking of letters tho following was written to a neighbor of mine here last year by a man who was work ing on mi 1 of his farms much of the j keen delight and excitement of read-j ing it is lost when it gets into typ but still hie eager yet repressed en j thusiasm of the groom in referiii to his bridp who is under a good charac ter according to rumor together with i the vague unrest that haantd him iv igarding the mule will strike 1 reader even it the ticktown ortho graphy and kivicv institute penman ship are torn a.vav dear ma 13 i wrote to you >•■, ! terday morniiig ! g"t married htst i night i would of told yon in my other letter lint i was nut expecting it : at that time i only lost - day bill was ■ here at work yesterday i ro e yo n ! mule after the ii ense which l thought 1 ; it would w all rite with you 1 want j you to take your pay out of my wag > . i for it i have got my wife with me j here i hope it will bu all rite with you , ; i can put in iwtter time and have no [ ■ ,,. ciisi iu t be away i married a miss j^evaliue blam»?less thpy say she s , under a good chanicter i want to no ii j von have any objection ( f nie keepin • her with me on vour plaoe please rite e to me at one i want to no if it ls all f rife of me riding your mule your truly t 1 name suppressed aa tli man i t still living near me and feeling toiler 1 ably robust this season leulsohiront . ens to i.eep he is j v>i n i e greeting from \ fi:*?ts \ scenery fioastr adrait&^esj atl anc;s poili!&j at our last examination was passed at roanoke college en last friday and we boarded the :■ . train for ihn good old north state and all il hold deaf to one who had spent '.!;■■ scho i year in virginia x \ ■ reac 11 lyttdi burg aftfl after a few hfl u - - it oior v daylight dawns and we find ouraelvi - on the bunks of thv - rer just a ea n rise ir all i life ad ventui ; bound tlie huge iron hi ■ j aee rapidh to the eastern bank there vve sati .■■ beautiful seene ii rising srra just peeping over the hills was sbowtaa thecfty of 39.0g0 inhabitants in its most beautiful position this is r mountain city nd the houses seemed jiileii on upon aiivjfii lias i nupf go u rriiriug ifc tin depot thn train tvfts awaiting as j;ju5 we eja homeward the nearer home wo got ihe graahet our pride for our state grow iln.v glad n-o were to exchange ine moan tain shrubbery for the boundless forest of useful timber that greets .• :'\-' [^ the fudkin river we are proud to see our truck and cereal products so much larger than tluse we lefi behind and to u it goes virginia boast better schools while ivi of our natural facilities and advantages n •• one i>cc ti<m is independent of the otln but this ia not tlie subject ou whi i i intended to write ! am glad to ihe alliance si ill so istic nml f lie t new em ■.-■-• is being put forth s exti tid to you the right hand of fellow brothers in virginia they arc jusi as detemiinod r you are here che cause is growing grow ing i regrd that i could not attend any alliance meetings in that stat i am proud to say thai i was nut tho only member of the alliance m the college we had not a few of them and many advocates who are sympa thizing with the cans \ irginia has mauy stalwart alliance men as she always has for any good and needed reform and they are lead ing her to victory the farnu r in that state are in a depressed condition also and what they are doing for i!n v alliance cause come . noi erom what may exist somewheru el^p hut from home and is sure t ( ; he sincere politics is occupying too ranch if the time in thai state is ii i elaew here never were those old partios in n worse condition tlmre aro "- ; all through them th demoenu on hill and cleveland the republicans on elarrison and blaint with mahona and his followers for blaiue but mj hone died politically » it mffineapelin the democratic primary ut salem wh*i a disgrace to the fair name of vir ginia and not between the third party and the democratic party but aiuontf straightout genuine clemo rats wu hear the third party is befog organize in virginia and no doubt but what it will be largely patronized if good mm are nominated the narr«l4 in tha parties arc caused flimplj because n i w men wanted to ; run the convention this much find i close virginia \* with you in bringing uboul tho re forms the allmnct demands wli soulei and flat-footed take courug 1 tar heels and <^<> on with yoiii work while ever there is an acre of land owned by an alien -\ drop ••:' water to be squeezed oul of tin rail roads i trust or combine in t or i billion dollar congress in america for not until then will your work bu done you have it galaxy of btate calling and urging you in to the work lti^ht will and mtist prevail bill a musl do our part our duty h befora us rwid think act c h bflm rk june 17 1s02 filepfchc bu^i-rs eknewn mfl ho tr^nili a ui >*<■*'. u u | cial mention all who uww u*'rt y2ftc trie bittors nni tbofouae of pndne a purer incriiciuo o - not oxiatiuul t v guaranteed 10 do nu that is elaimwl ' electric bittcra will cure all discascfl of liver and ki«lncya will rcmovovimpie boil.s sail llheuin niul other affections caused by impuro blood !: ilrivca mrt ni;i from the system iu pvevonta w well as cures all malarial fever b*oc i cure of heiwlache coii.suinj>tion mil n iligestiou try electrie ijilters i'jntiro satisfaetion giwi uitee<l or noney re funded l'ii ■(••",( i • and 1.00 per bottla at klutlz & * '<>.'■> ill <>■ ■■<■■' » 4m ai ■ \ ■ pruj mei>k nb sot'nli i ions as p i i '■'. ■ l!li isasln :.■.:! l»tl '. i i it • will i i ii ( o r .| in t.hf world for different ullinuaih u . ■ m ■ . . imp ' ■■■••■ i ■ oi i i i . i'i wit'otaasluin i i the 1 ,- mi or .••"■> • in uil iclti tfli ■>'■■ i la in i ui lea rev thomas dixon of new york formerly of tins slate husfornunl an eiigsigenient by which he gets 10,000 for 100 lectures mostof them will be delivered in the west m d i.i :>■ . 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