vol xvii.-tiiibd series salisbury n c may 6 1888 n0 29 l d tiiis column cauefclly meroney & bro's t he grand central fancy and dry goods establishment ok sal.isburt i o ■ : l)n - i . im lalla an h lai .- .\ . ■ '■■ i ■ v a || coin } ''"'•'• 11 '" '"■■-' hnc f la 1 " uli:i '< ' sh black and ' ■ i " •■ ntal egyptian i a . arascne and ] ■ silk floss in all hades r lie best 5 ever sol 1 a full line of warner's corsets parasols from 15c lo i );., ■ bargains in ivi 1 an i = gloves tuj m : s iinu 1 ' r ■ a complete line of uudn - i kids for < ladies an unequalled assortment : latin b an 1 misses hose it t ribbed i se for chil dren a speciality geni - ' just the plu-r ■ : if } >;.>_ s you can tiixl th i tin more run fi i tin more \ oil ■ convinced that tliev lm e the in si 1 tow n an in all tlie recent po dressgoods they lave all won nun veiling al bt fctcs and embroidery t match einltroidi re<l etoi lin roim -. embroid ered z-ph r rob rs full line hiin eton i n dress goods combination vv'ool i lobe dress • i.jods brocade combinutii a dress goods strip i (' imhinati r jj canvass 1 ud d i |>|>« r ; •' ! " ! drew g . - d ,-..<, lie s b.ttns white oogzoss in wliite g.ki better auj v in n , th \ ' ! ' ' ca india l.ini n i'iel litwn at all i all hilh ; ifs3 ii 5i . per i ■ rent's wear all pi i ladies and misses jer , * ur j tain goods in 1 ! n i apery ■ ■ a irtain i'olea iiid .!•".. \. u c linen lap it ibe 50 meroney & bro 16:0m pali>iiuuy.n.c jji 4 *?**- ' % best eemsly snown f03 catarrh sore mouth or in all forms and stages purely veqetaole rtoulhi^rjjijstru^oit ii cares whar others failed to give relief dr b i suffered ttain ' i-atahkl . ■ fr ■■■ fruui lu • ga says ■■ ert un r rakku i me ui a - vere u erated • se u ." "'!•-' • i writ ••■. 8ept : j-ii i rernpciy entirely i utered j " writes s ot :. s5 1 i weeks vus u s i al'akkil ctite in can you d0u3t such testimony wi think not riven liere ' , ur uv i 3 c co athens ga y ' ■ v - ■ b .!. 11 kxn1-s salisbury n.c & 1 certify thul \ ■ v i commmeuced my l'>.;r.'i j children aged 2 i <> and s years a k r p '" ■ ■ ' ■ ' a'.i within six days there were 7 i . o n e c h i 1 < j ■ i / :-;-, er 100 in one niuht "•,* v j e si mpsox jphallco february 1 1 ( .». /$? f s - a l >•'• i o :,!,:;.;# m syniptoois of worms i tri d ealom . > % and other worm medicines but i ■.,]}- j «/•- to ■ x - ij m r . c nn f cerl xa'.t . 1 ... ; a ■> al oi j ■ .■ \\ ; ■,, a j u il and th first dose brou.^h f rt '\ £ worms i • on i dosi so many \ were pas$c 1 i could no count them % why ] cannot tell why god should send into ray life the bitter sweet n r do 1 know why t"il ami strife my hop defeat i knew nut why this weary aching m / heart should fee 1 only know in dreams or waking life seems o real i cannot t>.-ll why fond affection should p.);i grow cold or why the friends we love and cherish are quickly tuld i only know some hearts are trusting and fail to find the love which know no change or rust ing pure gold refine 1 y wean heart wherever hidden in a or youth sad march cornea to each unbidden but god is truth \\\ know no why his wisdom sendeth each sorrow down but patient prayerful calm endurance will win a crown trusting henceforth his love and mercy < ur hearts will cry dear father end us hope ami strength thou kii"v est why — /'(/•'' tannatt woods sftlein church notes editors watchman we are hav ing line weather now the farmers are about through seeding corn ami are now busy i;i preparing their cotton lands by the first of may the cotton crop will fie i;i the ground on the night of tlie 18th inst while everybody was or should have been in bed ■ taking the rest which nature req tire . a party of thieves broke into boat's mill and too two sacks of hour and some oiler things the theft was not discovered until uexi morning i m tracks were discovered and traced to the vv x c r k track where they were lost the concord blood hounds were sent for but could not be gotten i account of being crippled some of your salisbury men should get some of these hounds anil be ready for thieves tin sving is too common at this day and time and we must take steps to make a sure and speedy capture of that class of criminals a farmer woodleaf items our farmers talk of organizing a farmers < lub at wo idleaf they should by all means no agricultural i duiity i in succeed unless the agricul turist i successful there is some complaint among our people about t;:e produce market in salisbury improve it or trade wiil take wings for other p irts the people in this section generally ■ • sign the petitions being circu . asking the county to grant an election on local option prohibition 1st they say it will be an expense to the county for nothing 2j they say it has been thoroughly tried and killed v.tv dead the deadest kind of a dead and that the time has not arrived for its redirection j i they s<iy and know that it will be injurious to the demo cratic cause ith they say they object to tommy johnston and his chatter box we believe in temperance but not in a new pr ihibition party johnny sherwood has returned from the oxford asylum where he has been under training he is much improv ed and will enter the active duties of life with fair qualifications generously don wed by the charity of the mason's and good people of the state jeb tho comet a comet is now visible in the morning skies and it can be seen any clear morning with the naked eye from 2 o'ciock until dawn blots it from view it i the comet discovered by fabry at paris france on december l>t last with a telescope the comet i a beauti ful object with a tail some five or six degrees long very slender and neatly shaped a bright starlike nucleus shines in the head and is surrounded by a nebulous glow of light a group of small stars can be seen some dis tance backof the head shining through the gauzy train without any diminu tion of their lustre the comet promi ses to be a conspicuous object in a few days as its brilliancy is now only 60 times that of discovery and it will rapidly increase up to the 29th at which time it will be brightest the comet will then be visible n the evening set ting less than an hour after the sun but it will be 5(50 times as bright as when discovery which may somewhat compensate for the disadvantage of its beingseenon a twilight sky the comet will then be moving very rapidly to ward the southwest - char obs what discussion does the friends of the blair bill were 1 dissatisfied at the course of the educa tion il committee in the house they went to work to get it before another committee - known to be friendly to it but it turns out that it is defeated prac tically in that committee by a vote of three to one this result in all owing to discussion three months ago but j few had studied the bill or under 1 stood it there are ten opponentsto it ' now to one the 1st day of january last : with three or four months more of discussion all important advocacy of it would disappear wil star 1'ij id watermelons are being ship ] f 1 north duelists can't hold office mr richmond m pearson of ashe ville sometime ago published i circular abusing liis colleague in the legisla ture gen johnst^ne jones in regard j to the passage of i stock or xu fence law for buncombe county gen jones recently replied showing that pearson was as much to blame for the passagg of the law us he jones was find also showing that pearson acted deceitfully in the matter c where upon it is said pearson challenged jones to a duel if pearson sent the challenge he has cut himself oil from ever again holding a public office in the state and the law hereafter will be strictly enforced ar ticle xiv scr 2 of the constitution of north carolina adopted march 10 l868 says no person shall hereafter fight a duel or assist in the s.une as a second or send accept or knowingly carry a challenge therefor or agree to go out of this state to fight a due shall not hold any office in this state p s the asheville advance of the 28th says it is rumored that the challenge has been withdrawn and that friends of the parties are conferring to gether with a view to an amicable set tlement of the matter — char iloitic democrat kb eueliing extracts from johnstone jones re ply to richmond pearson duelling is wrong in itself a viola tion of the commandment thou shalt do no murder 11 it is a violation of the constitution and laws of north caro lina in ray case to indulge in such a practice would be a violation of the oath i have taken to bear allegiance to i he constitution and laws of our state being till a member of the general assembly 1 recognize the obli gution resting upon me as such aside from these views i cannot recognize the method as a solution or a cure of the grievance of which you complain were you to kill me or i to kill you there would be no vindica tion of courage nor would it satisfy your friends or mine or the public gen erally that the cause of complaint was just or unjust 1 regard the killing in a duel as de liberate murder so pronounced by the highest authority human and divine and to light a duel though death might not result both the sin and the viola tion of the law have been committed whatever niav be the estimation m which the practice of duelling is held by " l'he code duello it ;> m ide an in famous crime by the code of north carolina tht custom has become obsolete and i think now generally regarded as both ridiculous and farcical as well as un lawful,and if i now grant your request i should i\el myself to be a moral coward worthy ttie severe condemna tion of the law and the contempt and derision of the good and law abiding citizens occupying the position i do as a representative of the people i cannot afford to commit a crime so plainly for bidden by both the organic and statute laws nor set such an example of law lessness it wiil kill our schools wilmington star ex-gov i 11 chamberlain publishes a letter in the new york evening post from a lawyer of richmond ya who is highly honored and widely known in which he speaks plainly and decided ly as to a measure that has just been overslaughed m committee lie savs the blair bill is monstrum horren tlnn but the virginia solons at wash ington and here support it both j parties a plague ou both your houses — resolve for it ah the same it is full of evil to schools and all it is as much in the teeth of the constitution as the kentucky resolutions of 1798 shades i of marshall and madison virginians democrats ready to vote for it god help us * * * but if possible its un constitutionally is its least fault it will kill our schools and kill our educa tional spirit * * * woe to us if it passes it may pass congress but i do not believe it will pass cleveland 1 indian on the war path nogales arizona april 28 — about forty apaches passed up santa cruez valley early this morning killing sev eral mexicans and one american j 1'hev passed colabassas at about seven o'clock this morning in answer to a call for help about forty volunteers well armed left on a special train for colab issis scouting parties were or | ganize.l and the hostiles were discover : t'd in camp about two miles north of i colabassas a second train load of vol unteers left at 10 o'clock and word was soon received that the indians were j being corralled and would be held i for the arrival of troops at noon a detachment of the tenth ■ cavalry under command of capt lebo ' passed here for the scene a company of cavalry also passed crittenden about ii o'clock going in the direction of colabassas a third train ha left here with lpi'lies there has been intense excitement in town all day and business is practically suspended — »<»-. the watchman is a family news-pa per and will ceutain nothing objection able to any family circle subscribe for it rejoice at their death the blair educational bill us well as the willis bill died among its friends in the house of representatives this week and the mourners are now i gonig about the streets and capitol ! building with very few sympathizers j the friends of the^lair bill need not mourn for if the thing had become a law with all its outrageous provisions a h>m an-l influential demand would have been made on the next legisla ture to cut down the school tax to one half its present rate say to about 8250 000 so that with the aid of the blair fund the school money in this state would not amount to more than it is now about 8500,000 or 86 m i m n i let the dead bury the dead — char hontc uemocrdt —^^».*^ seriou3 effect of ths blair bill as near as ran be a ertained north carolina's proportion for the first year will be about 8550,000 and for the second year 780,000 and the third the enormous sum of 1,170,000 but be it remembered that to secure this she must supplement it by in equal number of dollars now as the amount raised for educational purposes in this state in 1885 was only s564.071.70 it fol lows that althougn there will be a sur plus of about 14,000 for the first year the second year will show a deficiency of over 200,000 and the third year a deficiency of over 700.000 now where is the 900,000 to come from ? v e can see no source from which it may be expected except from the tax payers of the state who are alreadv nenvily enough burdened — gastonia gazette items of interest from the n c state immigration department y ii higgins of linker pa write to j i patrick commissioner of immigration inquiring for f.tvorabls location i'ur a number oi farmers aud mechanics and desires to be put in cor respondence with parties having lands that they would dispose of on favorable terms they desire to make the settle ment at an early day k 11 hall oi caribon has six hund red ddiars which he desires io invest in a sm ill improved farm in ih western part oi north carolina parties hav ing such property should correspond with mr hall l ciioate.i of charleston mass tv rites that he has been studying the advantages ot north carolina georgia ind florida and that he has decided in favor of our si re and wishes to pur i liase an improved fruifrfurm with some timber on it parties having such a place will please correspond with the gentleman 1 vv johnson of cedar springs canada wishes to purchase lands in vi cinity of waynesville he writes that he has from five to six thousand dol lars and will probably desire to invent from 2 r.'ii to s3.l)00 in fanning parties in we jvn north carolina having property to sell should corres pond direct with the gentleman w h flaundless of warner n h p 0 box 130 says he has made much study of the different climates and came lo the conclusion that north carolina is the banner state of the south he will make north carolina his home an erranl of charity uncle stead is what they called a shrewd old gentleman who used to live in winthrop a little way out of the village up the side of the pond near keadtield o;*p of his fellow citizens was a man named lovejoy uncle stead met lovejoy in the village one day and he said to him :• lovejoy there's a poor woman lives out on the edge of town that ueeds some provis ions i'm willing to supply her but i've so'd my horse and have no nie.ii s of getting the stuff to her now i'll i buy her u barrel of flour and a ham and some other supplies if you'll dairy them out to her with your team lovejoy said certainly he'd be very glad to do it accordingly uncle stead bought a barrel of flour a ham a bucket of sugar etc and telling lovejoy where the woman lived sent him off on the errand of charity with the good things in his pung lovejoy easily found the house where the woman lived he unloaded tnej goods puffing iike a grampus a he rolled the barrel of hour in and said to the woman mr steadman sent you the provisions he's a mighty kind hearted man to send you all these things well i don't know why be shouldn't send them to me exclaim i the woman in surprised accents he's my husband — letiiston ( mt j journal ■■■«!■ mi thousands are expected to visit montgomery to see and hear our be loved ex-president davis as loyal a citizen of the united states and as no ble a southern gentleman as ever graced the highest p isition in all the modesty of genuine greatness lamar neics ethel pointing to the saints in the mediaeval glass window at church say mamma who are those people mamma — they are apostles ethel ethel do they sing the mikado mamma — tid-blts alwava prefer n c n v ' name to rich : salisbury and fayetteville shake tho sentiment in this community i in favor of temperauee bat no third party — watchman we think we can venture to assure j our contemporary that fayetteville and salisbur can be connted ofi in the same file on tin's question of the many prominent professional and busi ness men in this community who have taken a decided stand on the temper ance question we know of none who favor tht third party prohibition move ment they have too much good com mon sense to be caught by such a flimsy clap-trap — fayettectlle observer and gazette jeff davis in montgomery wednesday v.-as the biggest day in the history of montgomery ala on ! that day ii n jefferson davis received an ovation aii'l spoke to thousands of people on the spot where he took the oath as president of the confederate states what changes have come since then let us look not mournfully upon the past it comes not back again ' yiv davis spoke from a platform over which floated to the breeze the amer ican flag the star-spangled banner before him stood a host of ex-confed crates who believing their cause was just were glad to hail their old chief it was a memorable occasion proud of their glorious record and fund of mr davis the southern peo ple are as true in their allegiance to j the union as any section of our vast i domain — state chronicle consumption is the cause of one death in four among the indian tribes a m ich larger proportion than among the white or the colored races the irish contribute more cases of con sumption to the deatte-lists than do any oth r race of white people or the col ored races farmers come and she .. ; .. j^ijiil a.3 1-m-j improved v 1 iron mower reuarded n the most perfect ose ever con structed it has many points of excellence to commend it to the american farmer some lit which are as follows ii.iiiii enlarged wheels it lias quite an ni.iv draft the weight has been reduced several hundred pounds a lend w heel in front <■■( the shoe carries the weight ol the cutter bur ami prevents anv t'-;i lency to choke with loose grass tin lead wheel forms i perfect protection h the jitiiiiin ami can be set higher or lower h may be required in bottom or stony lands where often a change from the ordinary cut is very desirable another important feature in t hip mower is th;it tlie cuttinsr apparatus is kept i strict line with the pitman so that v:ij friction 01 binding is rendered impossible i'his i a weak point in most mowers and very often overlooked in purchasing though tlie dcfei t reveals itself l>v use i ')•> provided with the s:inic kin<l of wooden pitman is described particularly in the remarks about the regular iro.n mower it i a machine thai will i-tand the sever est tests and never disappoint tlie farmer in its work i c:tn be suddenly stopped and is suddenly started again in the most difficult places in a ntralv.v without a kiiiu up to clear the guards or give speed ti the knife ' . fiw ■:■■ i srw«i\m»j*ri^)s^p25^»bw a single light reaper is desij^neil especially for those who own sm ill larm it is a center rut one wheeled reaper cutting jive k-t-t wide having the mini wheel on a line with the small r.iin wiu-cl the advantages 1 which can be seen l v the ease with which it can be backed or turned by the use of one lever both ends of the platform can be raised i>r lowered to anj desired height ol cut while another lever til's the intsin-i e<lge to the angle required lo pick up leaning or fallen grain thefee changes can be made by the rlriver in iii seat with tlie machine in motion there is uo fn gearing in the main wheel to lnitiut dirl mid straw as the mo tions of earing raking a d tripping de vu-ea re all well timed and positive en a'.iiin the operator to size the buudiei to aiiit the irain its whole operatiou wiil be found simple positive and reliable but o his many improvements mccor mick's steel harvester and binder is the acknowledged type and pattern for all harvesting machines and stinds unes ele.l unequaled and inui valed i its design construction ami ■■ as n reliable harvesting im plesest i p ants of excellence are ton many to enumerate here tail must be s.c.-cn to be ipi)reciati ■!. john a boyden j & d a a.twell i a - cnts - then with these we sll the newark chine co's iiav rakes iin-.plt strong and effeciivc youth can w«»rk ne j hav 3 1ss6 : 1 jm notice to druggists and store keepers i guarantee shriner's indian vermifuge to destroy uid expel wottm liom the hu man body where they exist il used uc cording tu direction you are author ized to sell ii upon the above conditions l>avid e foutz proprietor baltimore md 1oo pianos and 0rsan8 to be closed out regardless of c ■!. our annual closing out sale preparat try to inventory listen to the story stock tiikirg is the time for barg;iin theu we clenr out mneramy ami tait new 2u0 pinnos and or«;ftn3 too many on hand must part with them s"ine iwed i few months only some n ' year vr so some five years some teu yearn all in prime order and many of them repolishcd renovated restrung und mrtilt j nice and new each aud all arc real nargains guch is comes along but oner a \ •■;!!■. spot asii buys cheapest but we give wry ea&v ti-nns il nee jed write for closing out sale cir culars and mention this adver tisement bargains in small musical instruments maf:k down sale to beoooijtagk the knife put in deep times hard stock too lar^e a 20,1)00 sto k to be retailed at wholesale prices an actual fact see the.se p!i es accordeoxs six keys 50c 8 keys 65c in keys 90 .; 1 stop 1.25 1 stop truuipeta nnd clasps 2.25 banjos calf head 4 screws 1.75 8 screws 2.75 nickel rim 12 screws 3 same 21 screw9 violins with complete outfits bow oso strings rosin instiuctor o.j0 0 7.r>o io euphonias — with 4 tunes only 6.50 the latest automatic musical in strunirnt orguinette and organini music 50 feet for 1.00 post-paid oar selection guitars cellos double ba"»3cs music b ixea oryuinettcs or^nninas tamboi iu «. drui s c<>ruets trimmings etc all ite ilucej down d n t«.rm3 cash with order no credit money refunded if floods do not suit handsome illustrated catalogue g5 pages free to all music given away send ten cents in postage stamps n we will mail you free of charge five pieue6 of vocal and instrumental music full sheet fii/.e also catalogue ol our 10 tent standard music b-tter bargains from us than any north ern m'lvic house ca!i give order trade a specialty customers in all the southern states letters promptly answered address ludden & bates southern music house sav'h ga notice by virtue of a decree of tlio 8upcr:or court of alexander county obtained in a m)'m i:i proceeding by ihc v iministrator of edmond burke lee'd against the heirs at law oi edmond burke i will offer for sale to tlic highest bidder on a credit of six months on the premises on the 1st monday of june a d lfc^g a small tract of land in ko an county on the waters ol third crock adjoining tlic lands of thu junes cowan henry burke and others and con tains by estimation twenty acres bond with approved security for the purchase money and no titl to be made to the pur i chaser until the sale is confirmed by the superior court of alexander countv hcsuv j bcrkk adm'r of edmond burke dee'd march 25th 1886 24:gt something new ! :^- la ml cu i m nets tj that will not break bv heat lor sale at enniss diamond dyes - all colors you wish tt lxniss don't forget to call for 3ced ol nil kiinis at enniss 1 , 10 the ladies cull and see the flower pon nt enniss patents caveats trade marks and copyrights jbt ninr-.-j and all otiier busines in tlie u.s pato&t . ■■ .■ • : , ■, leratt fc - unrofli ■■■ i opposite ibe i s p u nr ohice aa6 than iii rt i ! 1 1 tl 5f t • t . u advjsp is to | ability fr mi l-liarg ; l!i;l raak ac ctuirge u,uc3 ki obuiu r ■■ ■ we refer k^r to ttr postmaster tip monpa f>m !.•••. :- of the i - p it entofflee forejrcalar idvir terms and refer en - ■ . ■ '. ; ; ■■ ]■ : • - in ■ our ow n siateor rounty r.i to c a snow & co opposite patent ollice v abbliittonii c ' oct ji ao.—ti illlb r 2i.rjl.xv r huwcll 6 < = vwap»i>rr i ;. i . •■ u«a : : is i olih i medical is what two prominent phy sicians say of a noted remedy crafwordtille ga denim b b b is without doubt oncofthcmom valuable and popular medicines known to the medical science and i.hs relieved more suffering huninnity ilutiany othei racdicim since it came into u?e t has nevci tailed ii » single instance to produce hie most favorable results where it hasbtt-n proprrlj used physicians everywhere r onunend i ns dolnp alt i todo the fo lotting certificated nil from two prominent physn iaua who have done a im-v an suc cessful practice for many years and upou whose judgment the public can sntely rely crawkoki'yim.i ga july 13 1885 editor democrat f<>r the past ten years i have been sufleritij with rheumatism in the masch bof my ri;;lit shoulder and neck during tliis time 1 have tried various rem e'dii 8 both | i and t hose iii scribed by physioiitns last summer i commenced upjh 1 11 b and «• uld see an improvement bj the time i hail taken one tt!i i have been takinj it at inter vals bitloe last stimmi r an i can ay it is the best medicine lor rheumatism 1 havu ever tried i take pleasure in itcommed ing it to the uli ic j w rhodes a m m d ciiawfoitnvn i.b ga july 15 1885 editor democrat : about november of last year i had what 1 supposed to be & cauliflower exen s nice on i i _■ i : ! id of neck i used local applications which effected no perceptible good i commenced the use of b b b and took it regularly twelve bottles nnd in tiiu time the sor lieal d over and now consider it well i iht-i-liillv rccommed it as a fine tonic and alterative medicine s j rainn;i r d meal bag en a bean pole elbetitox ga june i 1885 my brother has a sou iliht wa afflicted with rheumatism in one of i * i — leys until the knee wa so badly contracted that ho could not touch the ground with hi heel ind had si rofulu if took oi ij two hot ties of b b 15 . and scrofula uu i rhcuma ■ tibin are both gone mrs m a elrod chiiip to my house tlio past summer almost covered with carbunc les and boils 1 t two bottles ol b b 15 und before she had pot through with the second bottle she was entirely well sbo was also troubled with swolen feet and ankles and have been for:,v<nty year all gone no mure trouble with bwolen feet now 1 was troubled with bleeding piles since 1858 i used one bottle nrd have felt nothing ol tlie kind since t kin«j ilit medi cine the clothing that i i wearing when i left at nnt:i fitted in 1 about thu same as a meal sat k nould n bi n:i polo 1 have on the same clothing uow and tbuy arc n tijsit til you can h n you like with this is for me and my household we hink t\inje b's u fully orthodox and will o to swear by ri spectfuily yours j m barfeeld kerosene oil by 71 if barrel at enniss drug store july 9 85 tf fresh turnip seed the earliest aud best turnip seed for bale at exniss trusses nfai.knulsnt reduced prices at enniss cheperthan ever also rubber rings for fruit jai.s at enxiss scarr's preserving powdes for sale at enxiss the best and chepe3t for threshers reapers aud mowein at exniss prescriptions if you want your prescriptions put up cheaper than anywhere else x to enniss drng store . t v 9 85 tf enniss blackberry ccrdial kor disentery diarrhoea flnx c for hale at enniss 1 drug stoie garden seeds given away t enniss drug store if you buy one dollar's worth of garden seeds or drugs oi medicines dr ejcniss will give 10 papera of fresh garden beeds free l > tobacco seod free for 50 cts worth ef garden 89yls.or u e ivinb ] hi