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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-01-01

regulation means injury to the railroads.
The enormous sums which some OF
these corporations admit that they sarn
are but = 1.-THE OF what they really earn.
In q few months the stock of some Of
the roads is almost doubled in perma-
nsnt value; in others. additional stock is
issued, in immense sums, to consume
surplus earnings; their managers are
made milllonaires yearly, some Of them
even oftener. These profits are net
legitimate. They are wrung from the
| people by extortion. How a this be
remedied2 In only n way /; and that
Is by regulation by the state. Has the
state tho right to de this? Let US see.
Mr.. Curtis in his reply to Judge
Black says that the Dartmouth college
case settled TIVE great doctrines OF law -
1. That q grant of a charter OF incorporation
is a contract between the sovereign power anG
the grantee, under the protection Of the CLAUSE
Of cur federal constitution which prohibits tn
massage by the state Of any laws that impal
them.
2. That private property remains privat
property although held By 8 corporation an
held for the use of any individual 81 the pub
lie who may desire 10 enjoy its benefits comply
ing with the conditions on which its use 10 OF
fereu.
He then adds IA charter of incerpor
alton is a contract. l know Of no groun'
on which its contracts are more proper
ly a subject of state interference tha
the contracts OF private individuals.
Judge Black may be a step in advanc
OF the times In his declaration that raj
roads are not private property. but NJ
7 Curtis. able lawyer that he passes tol
: is certainly very far behind IN th
above declaration. 1t might answer
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
What Might Have Been.

sWay back from the echoing ages.
comes that sac and monrntul strain,
it might have been. What might
have been Who sorrows. tonight
as they look backward and wish
life had been different ? Who
mourns over some early folly and
borrows trouble day after day from
those unhappy words 2 is it you,
lone wanderer I: Is there, I ask, !.
land of might have been 2 If so-
where can it be found have
often heard of If, but never sue-
ceeded i'll ascertaining its precise
situation. Somewhere IN the past
no doubt. really should like to-
visit such land. What multi
tude OF nights must lio there to-
gether, what aspirations, what no
ble deeds destined never to be per
formed Yet from whitened lips
comes the whisper, it might have
been. No, dear readers, it conld
not be, because yon, or some ono
else, would not allow it. Year by
year we hear the words day after
day they have been the subject of
many discourse and essay. We
hear and read wondering who in
dulges in the might have been de-
lusion, instead OF striving with the
present ana saying it shall be. 1t
Is useless to mourn over the past,
tor it does not brighten it, and the
moments thus wasted will in the
future cause more thoughts as to
what might have Been
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
A Mysterious Maiady.

A most unpleasant malady ef-
fects ever b dy who visits or re-
sides in the city OF BagdaI. 1t il
4 sore called "daten ark,' . because
after it has healed it leaves an in
delible mark, about the size AMI
shape Of a date. 1t generally
makes its appearance about the
face. lasts year, and then disap-
pears. The check o! nearly every
man and woman in B :gdad shows
the inevitable mark. Sometimes
it settles upon the nose, and then
tire Disagreement is great !; snne-
times on the eyelid, when blind
ness is the result. Strangers are
attacked even after IA brief resi-
deace; bnt fortunately. if they are
adults, the spre Is more apt to cone
on the arm. In every case the at
tack runs its course for one year.
No treatment, no ointment, nor
medicine, il is said, has the slight
est effect upon it, Once tie sore
appearing, the sufferer knows what
t. expect, and may as well resi- gu
himself to his fate. 1t is incura-
bic.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
A Tar Heel on Post.
ReidsviIIe Times.


It was North Carolinian at last
who weeded the row at 7 orktown.
There he stood as sentry in his but
ternut clothing with orders to let
no one pass without giving the
countersign One fellow approach
ed and sought to pass but the tar
heel came down with his bayonet
and demanded the countersi gn.
The fellow handed out two or three
old countersigns but they would
not do, and then he showed fight
and said to the tar heel he'd be
burned if he woulda't pass any
way. Then showed the grit in the
old tar State. The sentinel throw
ing down his gun began to shuck
his coat, saying as he did so: |
won't shoot ye, nor ] wont stick ye
but We ainter passin' here without
me to whiP!' and at him he went
with his fists doubled and in his
shirt sleeves, and the stranger ro-
tired in good order. Some of the
Danville Grays witnessed the whole
thing, and regret that they didn't
find out the name of the tar heel
sentry. Who was he?
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
When Apply Lime.

Lime is most u-eful.y employed
in the Fall when manure has been
plowed III. 1t then cxerts its best
effect iu the best season. Bat if it
could not be applied then it may
be used at any time afterward, but
better before a rain thaa after it.
Lime should be covered III the soil
as soon as possible TO prevent too
rapid corbonizat;on, winch would
quickly take pl ce on the surface
when the lime is exposed to the at
mosphere and the nightly dews.
But lime is so useful under any
circumstances that it will pay to
apply it anywhere, at any time.
and anyhow, so that it is not pnt
oat of the reach of the roots of the
crop.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
Cash Value of Laborina Man.


1t is remarked by persons who do
not possess any property and who de
pend upon their daily labor for sup
port OF themselves and families, that
they are ''worth nothing financially
speaking. This language is generally
induiged in by men of the community
who style themselves business men,
Let us examine the question financial
ly and see if their assertions are cor
rect. Suppose the last years price Of
common labor averaged 81 80 per day.
Admitting that the laborer received
81 30 per day, and it required the
whole OF the sum 10 support his fami-
ly, nevertheless we contend that the
laborer was worth in cash to his fami-
ly the sum of $3.50. The amount he
would receive for one year's labor at
81 80 per day would be s475, so which
amount would be the interest at per
cent. on $3.50, which Latter sum
would be the cash value Of the labor
ing man to his famiyl The cash val
ne Of the laboring man to the com
munity is much more than the above
named sum, IS labor is Sire true
wealth to any country. Without Ia
Dor our forgcs, furnaces, woo!en mills
buildings, and, indeed, manufactures
of all kind would cease to be. the
music OF the loom and shu5t!e would
be silent forever: our National and
other banks would close their doors,
and our most enterprising merchants
take in their signs Without labor
civilization would recede, and the bat
and owl would soon occupy the Grim
son chamber of our would -be-busi-
ness men. Let the iaboring men of
the United States realize their true
position. Let them reflect that labor
is honorable, that labor IS wealth.
Let them remember that they are
power in the state /; that to them this
great Government is Indebted for all
it possesses of liberty, glory and
grandeur. Let them not only reflect
that labor is honorable; but let those
who look down on the humble labor
er and mechanic, reflect tor ore NO
ment before they speak in tones OF
disparagonent of "hcwers of wood
and drawers Of watcf.' The custom
IS too prevalent III the community OF
making remarks in Il sneering man
ner CT the great Industrial class of
our people, leading youths among US
to think that honest industry is not
honorable, be what it may, That
time has passed.
Honest, industrious mechanics and
laborers are the wealth Of the States :;
until they are encouraged and foster
ed, our people can not be prosperous.
1t is not the cash value alone hv
which he enriches the place OF mis-
residence, but he adds by his labor to
its material wealth. TO country or
nation that commands the respect OF
the world but what thai respect was
gained through the skill OF lis ne
chauical population. Then let ali
classes, more especially the rich, re
spect aud incalculate their children
with the true theory of lite, that Ia
Dor 3 honorable, and, if in after life,
misfortune should ove. take the m,
willing hands will be pat forth to
earn their support.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10

A wall between many friendships
is built of freeze tone. 3.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
Mysterious.


SS''
Six miles or more above Mt
Airy, near the road side, there is
simple grave when receives the
most mysterious visits from, an un-
known person. Annually some
ore appears upon the lonely spot,
and the changed appearance of the
elevation Of ground alone indicates
that the grave has had human
visitor. The grass which has
sprung up in a year S time is re-
moved and fresh sod is added, Civ
ing to the mound AN appearance Of
a new y made grave. 1t IS not
known whose remains are there
deposited, and the party who year
ly bestows such attentions upon the
grave makes his appearance quietly
and unseen, thou5h he leaves be-
hind indubitaolc evidences of his
visit.
For more than half Il century
this visitor has appeared with re-
tnarkable regularity, and all efforts
to discover his identity have failed.
Tradition says that near the spot
where tho grave now appears, ~
traveller was murdered AN! his
body consigned to its last resting
place by the ROAD side. This mys-,
ierious visitor is the object OF Il vast
deal OF inquiry, and efforts have
been made to discover from whence
he comes. but he continues his Wis
It's to lis Mecca, and to perform his
sacred acts, unseen and unknown.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
North Carolina Diamond Discoveries

Mr. Stephenson. an old gentle /
man IL Western Carolina, has
amused himself collecting precious
stones, cabinet of which he has
sel.t TO be exhibited ut tie Atlanta
Exposition. This and NJ. Smiths
cabinet CT stones are sufficient to
cause a mining rage that may sur
pass the California madness Of tlir-
ty years ago. There are rubies,
sapphires, perfectly y colo-ed anne
fhysts, yellow and rose garneta,
beryls. and the already famous
hiddenite5. These stones are
found in Jackson and Yancv conn
Tics, except the hiddente, whic3,
has been found orly IN Alexander
county. 1t is said that Mr.. Sleph-
enson years age discovered this
stone, but did not know its value.
Mr.. Hidden played the Old game
cf Anericus Vospucius. The hid
denite Is an emerald, and has be
come famous lnainly as a curiosity.
A few have been sold for a. much
as $100 a karat. The yield of pre-
cious stones in North Carolina has
thus far been many :. sensation, bat
lapidists have placed higts valaes
on some that have been found
What may come Of it, OF course, re-
mains to be seen. Mr.. Smith ha,
at the Exposition q box Of dust that
! he claims contains miniature dia
monds. and he is confident that di-
amonds will yet be found, mos
likely in Alexander county. Tai
entirely nnexplored region is onl,
one of q dozen or more sections o
the South that await development
and the mineral resources are onl,
one line Of development. Their
are fortunes in the forests and il
the soil as well as under the earth
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
SAVED BY A SHADOW.

HOW ONE OF MosBy's SCOUTS ONCE
HEARD HIS OWN DEATH.VARRANT
READ.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
n OF IC E.

NOW announce to my friends and
4 customers that h: We removed my barber shop
10 the next door to Mr.. Burch 3 Bookstore
Don think move too often, but in the present
instance il affords ample room for the comfort
and accommodation of my customers We would be
r,IaasAd 10 have ytlIl call and m
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10

1t is thought that this year the
r;oe .-"op- in the Gulf States will
reacb 1go 100000 bushels. Ten
years ago it was onl y .4'ooo,o 600
bushels. Before tie war, howev-
er, recalls the Boston Post, it was
larger than the promised yield of
this year.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
Poor Boys Who Have Become
Presidents.

/ lie second 1feSft2nC OF the
United States, John Adams, was
the son of farmer Of moderate
means, who was compelled to work
constantly for the support Of his
family. When at the age OF twenty
the son graduated at Harvard Col
iege, his education was his only
capital tor his start IN active life.
Andrew jackson was born in a
! log hut in extreme poverty. lie
grew up in the woods of Nortl,
Carolina, living in the home Of a
relative, where his mother worked
to support herself and her three
children.
James X, Polk, the eleventh
President. spent his early days on
a farm in the wilderness of North
Carolina. His father placed him
in a store, with the intention that
he should enter mercantile life !;
but his dislike tor the business was
SO great that, at the age of elgh--
teen, he was seut to the Murirees-
borough Academy to fit him for
college.
Millard Fillmore was the son Of
a New 7 ork farmer, and his home
was humble one. When he was
fourteen years old he was sent away
from home to learn the business OF
a clotheir. But five years later ne
entered a law office, and at the age
of twenty-three was admitted to
the bar.
James Buchanan was born IN a
small town of the Alieghany moun-
talns. His father was poor, and
his own axe built his home in the
wilderness. When James was
eight years old he was placed at
school, and six years later entered
Dickinson College, where he grad
uatea with the highest honors.
1t is well known that Abraham
Lincoln was the son ct parents who
were the poorest Of the poor. Till
he was more than twenty-one his
home was log cabin. His at
tendance at school was limited to a
few months. From early life he
was compelled to depend on him
self not only for his living, but also
for his success in his business and
hts profession.
At the age of ten AndFew John
son was apprentlced to tailor.
Previously his mother had support
ed him by her own labor. lie was
never able, 1t is said, to attend
school. His education he gained
| by his own efforts at night, after
working all day at his trade. and
by the help Of his wife.
The early home of General
Grant, also, on the banks of the
Ohio, more than fifty years ago,
was without many of the comforts
OF civilized life. TIL he was sew
enteen, when be was sent to West
| Point, he lived the life of COM
mon boy III common home.
James A. Garfield, like SO many
of his predecessors, was born in a
log hut. When he was year and
a half old his father died. The
family was poor. When he had
hardly entered hic teens he was do
ing mans work in harvest field
He learned the carpenters trade
He worked on the Ohio canal ue
was determined, however, to have
an education, and leaving his plane
and his scythe, he worked his way
through the preparatory school
ana, with some help from friends
was able to graduate at William
College.
The lives of many of the Presi-
dents prove that no boy is go pooI
bat that he may hope to attain Tho
highest honors which the American
people can give.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10

Ex-Coneressman r al ney, of
South Carolina, at a reception Civ
en- in his honor in Washington, last
Thursday night, declared his pur-
pose to give his party friends in
Congress a chance 20 test thoir pI O.
fessions of love FOR the colored man,
by Offering them the opportunity
to nominate him for clerk of the
House. Two years ago, when tie
Republicans were in the minority
in the House, they gave to Rainey
the empty honor of their nomina
ton tor that Office. The announce-
ment was conveyed to him by Mr.
Garfield. Now, they are again il
the majority in the Honse, and So
Rainey proposes to pnt their pro
fessions to the test, by offering him
self as candidate for the SAM
nomination at time when a nom
lination is worth something. Th
public will await with some interes
the result of this practical test O
- professions of a desir
RepubIIc.... - the colore,
to honor and advance.
man,
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10
ALEX. GATES, Proprietor,

eE ALEX j. still manufacturing his world re
nowne@ HAIR RESroRER. Young men who ac
becoming bald from the eff ects Of s. early pIety,
or Otherwise or old men who have been sn*tchet
bald-headed by their wives, should be sure TO cal
on Alex lie has certificates from some of tn
best citizens of Winston al Salem, as well as oth
er places, and he guarantees satisfaction
vol.o5-nl9 --611
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10

The devil has one redeeming
trait. He never givs boarder
cold room.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-11-10

New Jersey is trying to claim
Noah, because he was II New-a,k <
man. YES remarks the Burling-
ton Haeoheye,." you know he
looked out Of his Ark.an -aw land
Give the South fair show in til,
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-09-30

We have in stock the following Justices
Blanks, adapted for any township or county
In Montana, and In conformity to existing
laws. Following are the prices:
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-09-30

French gentleman, Mr.. Fricot, formerly Of
Grass Valley, bought II, and by him 1t was
taken to Paris. In all probability Il now
graces some foreign museum. 1t should
have been preserved In our own. A fine
photograph of this beautiful specimen has
been presented by Mr.. Arthur M. Hickox to
the State Museum, where It may be seen by
those interested.
A nugget Of gold weighing "a ounces was
found in the Hope claim, four miles below
the Mountain House, Sierra county, valued
at $l,770. The name of the finder and date
are not given.
In 1854 gold nugget was found by Frank
Russworu, In a claim two miles south Of
Campo Seco, Calaveras county, at the head
of Stone Cabin gulch, on the bedrock 20
feet from the surface. Weight, 90 ounces;
value, SLIGO. It was sent to the Mint soon
after being fonnd.
In 1880, at French rayine, Sierra county, q
nugget worth 81, 757 and weighing 93 ounces
was fonnd.
In 1851, at Smiths fat, Sierra county,
gold nugget was found which weighed 80
ounces and was valued at $l,509.
At Lowell hill, Nevada county, In 1855,
SO ounce nugget, worth $1,10O, was found.
There is q model Of gold nugget in the
Stale Museum from Oregon canon, FL Do
RADIO county. Mr. Caleb T. Fay, Of San
Francisco, thinks this nugget Is one that he
bought In 1850 for 81 $50 and sent to Boston,
where 1t was placed on exhibition in the
counting-room Of Dexter, Fay & Co. Mr..
Fay will write to Boston to learn II cast
was made of IT at the time. The nugget
was found by Alonzo Kinsley.
A beautiful nugget Of crystalized gold was
exhibited at the Paris exposition In 1878, In
the Pacific Coast collection, which attracted
much attention. 1t weighed Is ounces. Its
ini rnsc worth was $24s, but as beautiful
meteorological specimen II was tar more val
liable. 1t was from the Banghart mine, Mad
Mule canon, Shasta county, and was exhib-
tied by Samuel Cooper.
What are known as pocket lodges are COM
mon In California. By this may be under
stood quartz veins in which rich spots occur,
and from which large amounts of gold are
taken from comparatively small space. No
calculation can be made ~ to the extent Of
these pockets, or as 10 the reasonable expec-
tatiou Of finding another when one is el-
hausted. A remarkable deposit OF this ma
ture has lately been developed ia The Raiu-
bew mine, Sierra couuty. A fine specimen
has been on exhibition at The Office Of Il. Il.
Noble, 10 San Francisco. II was = slab Of
gold quadz, which was calculated to contain
$40, 1853. 1t was taken from dep b Of zoo
feet. The whole shipment from the pocket
has been 1858 pounds. aud the total yield At
the time of writing, Sl16,aG7.
From 1854 to 1852, 10 god nuggets rang
ing from 80 to ITO ounces were taken from
the Live Yankee claim, at Forest City, Sierra
county.
From 1855 10 1852 number Of gold mug
gets varying from 80 TO 100 ounce, were
found in the Oregon claim at Forest City,
Sierra county.
In Holden's garden, in Sonora, Toulumne
county, in the year 1850, ma.s Of quartz
and gold containing $4,000 worth Of gold
was found.
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-09-30
EST: DEER LODGE MONTANA FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 80 1881
BITS or DoccEREL.

There lives in the town Of St. Croix
A slang-u,ing, rip-tearing boix;
He is rough, CROUCH and tough,
And won't take any . COUGH"
But travels On "What der yer soix ?"
Puck.
Mary Jane, she was of ine physique,
In art she was good critique,
Her nose was Cirque,
Her temper mique,
But one of her eyes was quite obliqne..
Cambridge Tribune.
There was young man named Mcleod,
Who of dress was exceedingly preod;
Yet still, all the same,
When his exodus came,
They bundled hin up in a shreod.
Rochester Express.
There was an aesthetic from Pail Mall,
Who on banana peel fall,
He rose with sigh,
Wiped the sand from his eigh,
And plaintively murmured, ooh, Hailp
-Pnck.
She said he had fiattering tongue,
As to his arms she fondly clongue,
And loves sweet roundeiay he songue.
For that, said ne, my love, / guess
You cannot, cannot love me luess;
Give me the little hand pruess
IT'S thine, she said, with glance oblique,
While blushing roses dyed her chique-
The twain will be made one next wique.
-Somerville (Hass3 Journal
There was a young man Of st. Cyr,
Who impatieu tly muttered, ooh, dyr!
certainly fyr
have drank too much byr,
For my head feels uncommouiy quyr"
Puck.
There was a young lady of Worcester,
Who explained that she was not much orcestel
Climbing tree,
Aud that consequentlee
Sh e had 10 get some one to borcester.-Pucl
The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-09-30
The Memory OF . carrier-Piseon.
Ncsc York Herald.

dC0 FORK dcYud.
Two yean ago there was remarkable oc-
currence In tho loosing from White Plains.
A bird In the flock had been purchased by
Mr.. Damon from Utica, N. Y, Ion, where
IL was being trained for arace from Vermont.
The bird and lie mate were taken TO North
anpton, and after they had raised young
both were allowed TO ny out. They seemed
70 have forgotten the old Utica Ion, and
were apparently 20 much 1t home that the
male bird was put into training for raos
from New York. He returned In good time
from every station up TO White Plains.
Loosed there with the rest at 1852 .. m,
August 10th, when Mr.. Damon was watch
Ing for their return In the afternoon, he re-
csived . Telegram from Utica saying the
male bird had arrived there, and would be
sent TO him by express. The bird returned,
was kept confined some little time, until u
was thought he had forgotten his escapade,
then let out 70 fy about the LOFT. Fer few
days al was well, but one morning Mr.. Da-
mon let them out, and tho Same afternoon
received : telegram saying the bird and il
nate had arrived In Utica I; had driven cut
the occupants Of their old nest box, and had
themselves taken' possession Of Il. They
were again returned 70 Northanpton BY sx-
press. White Plains d los niles southwest
from Northampton and 100 niles southeast
INIT hight took = course the opposite from
hNnssan ard nnxK~s 80 fsatakfl1n II IL 80