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The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29
PITH AND POINT.

In all natrr' dc lub o. dc mudder
Is dc strongcs'. De he bird flies roun'
while de she one takes keer o dc most
Judge.
In this enlightened age. true
greatness consists in smoking three
dozen twenty-cent-cigars a day and
having signature that nobody can
read. -DdnsUIic Breeze.
Three things too much, and three
things too little, are pernicious to
man: To speak much and know little;
to spend much and have little; to
presume much and be worth little.
Ceramics.
1t is certainly much easier wholly
to decline n passion than to keep il
within Just bounds and measure; and
that which few can moderate almost
anybody can prevent. -Phtladeiphta
Post.
II swear by those tall elms in
yonder park" he commenced, but
she interrupted him. Swear not by
thcm," she said imploringly. why
notP" Because those trees are slippery
elms," she said simply.-Nercham
Traveller.
II person can say with truth,
can not dig he settles his own case in
few words. In pronouncing this
short sentence against himself, he
fixes his position at the foot of the
ladder and shows reason why he will
always remain there.
One of the unexplained myst erics
is, why should manufactured find it
necessary to publish his portrait in
connection with his advertisement OF
n three-dollar hat or pair of trousers.
1t would be as sensible to publish the
portrait of his great-grandmother, if
he were dealing in fifty-cent ear
trumpets or twenty-fye-cent night
caps. Puck
doctor" said the patient Il be-
lieve there's something wrong with
my stomach" Not bit of it" re-
piled the doctor, promptly. God
made your stomach and he knows how
to make them. There's something
wrong with the stuff you put into it,
maybe. and something wrong in the
way you stuff it in and tampit down,
but your stomach is all right. -
BROOKLYN Eagle.
What a sickening thing it is to see
man copying the speech, the walk,
the manner of woman. The trouble
is that they do not initiate a sensible
woman. but some female imbecile.
And they simper, and they go with
mincing step and lisp, and scream at
nothing, and take on q languishing
look, and bang their hair. and are tho
nauseation of honest folks of both
sexes. DR.. Tatmage.
Neither wealth nor poverty is in
itref honora Bile or dishonorable. A
very poor, and even n very bad book.
may bring the author great deal of
money, but also very good book may
do the same. A bank account does
not furnish the standard Of character
for books or men. And whoever tries
to make it appear so is promoting n
moral muddle, is confounding good
and evil. is doing his little all of
mischief to his country. Gail Hdnsit-
ton.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29
prRsoNAI AND POLITICAL.

DENIS KEARNEY had an interview with the
President on the 2lst, and denounced the
pending Chinese treaty. He said that un'
der the clause permitting Cinnamon worth
81 900 to return, in case they left the coun-
try each 81, 600 would be made to do for
1000 incoming Cinnamon. The President
said he thought the treaty could at least be
tried for while.
IT is stated that General Boulanger, irri-
tated at being placed on the retired list,
will commence an active political campaign
against the French Government.
1T is reported from Pittsburgh that at
the Labor conventions III Cincinnati, May
II, efforts will be made to unite the differ,
ent Labor parties, the Greenbackers and
the Changers.
THE delegates elected at Des Moines,
Iowa, for the National Republican conven-
tion are in favor Of the nomination OF Sen
ator w. b. Allison for President.
THE inhabitants OF Padas nave revolted
against the British Borneo Company. and
have murdered four policemen and burned
the town of Batu. They also attempted to
destroy Mambakuk, but were prevented
by the interference Of the British man or
war Rambler. The company recently ac-
quired Padas, and the inhabitants have
since been discontented.
THE Massachusetts House has defeated
the biennial election resolution-l26 yeas,
IS nays, not the required two-thirds.
DEMOCRATIC primaries were held at New
Orleans on the 22d and passed off quietly,
except in the Tenth and Eleventh wards,
where distur Dances occurred. In the Tenth
ward q number of shots were fired, but no
one was hurt.
COLONEL THOMAS MCKIssoCK, the well
known railroad manager, died at st. LOUIS
on the 22d.
THE Moscow Gazette, in an article discuss
ing tho subject Of imminent international
combinations, again urges the necessity OF
England joining Russia and France.
THE Ohio Legislature has increased the
Dow liquor tax to $3.50 straight.
The Irish Times says: "The Government
meditates introducing bill in the House oil
Commons erasing arrears OF rent, the
measure to be antedated two years. Es-
tates on which the plan OF campaign was
adopted will be specially exempted from
the benefit Of the act. Tenants will be sub
jected to simple bankruptcy for the legal
moiety Of their arrears. Other creditors
will share equally with landlords"
AN imperial decree has been issued au-
thorizing Crown Prince William to repre-
sent the Emperor in the transaction OF
official business in the event Of Emperor
Frederick's inability.
The Chief Justice OF the United States,
Hon. Morrison r. Waite, died unexpectedly
at Washington on the 23d. The Chief JUS
tIce had been ailing from complication of
diseases for q few days, but his collapse
and its fatal ending occurred within few
ninutas Ha was horn in LYNN Conn.,. in
1915 and was descendent of Judge Waite,
OF England, who was one Of the signers ei
the death warrant OF King Charles
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29
RUNNING INTO DEBT.
Practical Words of Advice to Young Men
from DIR. Collyer.

Practical Words of Advice to Young Men
from DIR. Collyer.
So common is the habit Of borrow
ing or getting things on credit that
the average young man thinks no moro
concernedly of doing it than if it was
recognized and honorable business
privilege. Robert Collyer. in his ad-
mirable Talks to Young Men" makes
the following wholesome remarks ON
this subject:
"Iknow of few things in our life SO
full of peril TO young man as run
ming into debt. 1t has done moro
damage to our finest manhood than
any other thing can think Of except
drinking whisky. and to a good many
men there is no danger from that,
even, so long as they stand free from
this curse of debt. But man is
driven into the second evil often in
trying to forget the first, or to abate
its burden. 1t is not true, as
we might imagine. that only those of
n poor and shiftless sort drift into
debt. The worst of the curse
is that it so very often takes our
choicest young men captive. and drags
them down to this shame-young men
of genuine honesty, so far rs good
intentions 60. when they set out in
life. 1t is like thread of
golden wire, so fine they do not see it
at first or feel it; but day by day other
threads are bound about them, and
thes, twist themselves at last into
cable from which they find it very
hard and bitter work to get free.
Do not spend money you can not
we'll spare. If you buy a Bible, even,
you can not afford to buy just then.
you wander to where the wires are
set. and may do more harm to your
self thereby than the Bible Will ever
do you good. Nay, l will say moro
than this: fyOu so misread your Bible
as 10 trusS God will take care of
you when you ought to take care
of yourself in this most sacred busi-
ness of paying as you go. you had
better sell your Bible at the first old
bookstore and buy Poor Richards
Almanac or The Autobiography of
Benjamin Franklin like that word
of q sound divine who says that next
to the grace of God. paying our debts
right along is the best means of grace
in the world to deliver US from q thou
sand snares. Do not run
into debt, then. Save that You may
spend. Do what true man may do
to provide things honest ih the sight
of all men. Owe no man any thing.
in this noble way. and then you will
make all men your debtors for the
sterling and noble example you set to
| the world aboptyou "--& J. R0ses
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

A STRANGE upheaval occurred on the
farm of Mr.. Eotf, on Duck river, Coffee
County, Tenn, a few days ago. A
rumbling noise was heard by the meni-
bers of Mr.. Eoff's household. There
were thoughts of an earthquake, and
many were badly scared. After the
noise subsidized Mr.. Eoff found. few
hundred feet from the house. a strange
cause for the unusual disturbance
and noise. He found for measured
distance of forty-eight feet that huge
chunks of rocks, weighing ten tons,
had been shattered in many instances,
and in other instances had been split
in twain. The work was done by no
human hands, and there was nothing
TO indicate that it was other than an
upheaval and explosion of unknown
clements underground.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29
THE eURLlNoToN's TROUBLES.
The swItchmen Aid the Cause Of the En-
Kiheers and FIremen By Striking.


ChtcAeo. March o4-At exactly twelve
o'clock last night strike was itlaugurated
among the switchmeh employed by the
Ehicago Burlington & Quincy railway.
Whispers Of such q frtose had bect heard
ever since the beginning of the strike OK
the Burlington engineers and firemen, but
not until the past few days did the rumors
assume tengible shape. veri6eation Of the
reports was lacking and yesterday the iTfi.
portance at first attached to the matter had
dwindled almost to nothing. The inactiv
ity at the headquarters OF the engineers
and firemen all day and evening was so no
ticeable as to cause the remark that 1T was
studied, but no outsider, it is safe to say,
suspected the surprise that was In store.
Owing TO the unexpeetedness Of the
event. the exact details of The situation
were difficult to obtain. The general inl-
preston Is that the strike was general over
thE entire Burlington system and would
include the brakem6n. 4 basis for this
supposition lay in the fact that emissaries
from Chicago and elsewhere are known to
have been at work among the switchmen
and brakemen along the entire line Of road
for some time past and considerable active
sympathy had been shown by these two
classes OF employees with the engineers
and firemen, and in addition a plta ~ self:
protection had frequently been entered.
The plea was that tho switchmen and
brakemen were in constant danger Of life
and limb from the alleged lncompctency Of
the engineers and fremen who had taken
the places OF the Burlington members Of
the Brotherhood
At midnight the 80 switthmsh en-.
ployed In the local yards, or as many Of
them az were on duty at the time, picked
up their lanterns and walked away from
the tracks. There was no noise and No
confusion. They gathered in little groups
and were joined by their comrades from
more distant parts of the yards, discussing
the situation with more OF less warmth and
fialting their way 10 the Twelfth street
hall, where the meeting at Which n WIS
finally decided TO strike was still In pro-
gress. Not q swtchman refused to obey
the order, but each willingly threw up his
rlace and joined forces with the striking
engineers and hremen.
The effects Of the new strike were illus
trated at once upon two locomotives that
were out on the tracks switching cars in
the vicinity OF Slxteonth and Canal streets,
both being compelled TO cease operations.
Tho swItGhmen after the strike were as
mum as before, Excerpt to intimate that
they had assurances that none OF the many
knights of Labor among the new engineers
and firemen on the Burlington would work
with non-union switChmen.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

PROF. ELISHA GRAY, of Chicago,
who claims to have invented the first
speaking telephone, was not party to
the suit which the Supreme Court of
the United States decided recently,
and therefore his rights in the tele-
phone litigation were not affected by
that decision. He has an interference
case against Prof. Bell now pending
before the Commissioner of Patents
which he proposes to press vigorously
and to take to the Supreme Court if
the Commissioner of Patents decides
against him. He said that his counsel
had discovered fraud which would
make a sensation and which would
doubtless secure reversal of the
decision of the Supreme Court. He is
backed by the Gray National Tele-
phone Company, an organization OF
Chicago capitalists.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

ESTIMATES made at the Treasury Nc
partment indicate that she present rate
of expense collecting the revenue from
customs can not be maintained up to
the close of the present fiscal year, un-
der the available balance of the general
appropriation, without creating a def
cheney of $40O, 600. Secretary Feirthild
has therefore determined upon re-
duction of expenses to that amount
during the remainder of the fiscal year,
being 100000 a month. The reduc-
ton has been apportioned among the
different customs collection districts.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

EDISON proposes to present the first
half-dozen perfected photographs to
the crowned hcads of Europe. He will
make the presentation address here in
America and when the instruments are
delivered their royal recipients will
have the pleasure of hearing the words
of Mr.. Edison through his wonderful
machine.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29
Suit Against DIR. Coz.

ST. Louis, March 23.-Efie Ellis, the
young woman who was deluged with
vitripl and disfgured by DIR. Cox, Of
Springfield, arrived in this city yesterday
morning and went to the house of Thomas
Day and refused to see any one Day
stated that she had turned over her af-
fairs to him, and that she was now in con.
sultatlon with Lawyer Thomas Cornelius
with a view to suing Cox for damages.
Being asked how much the suit would be
for-Sl0, 600 or more-he answered: ayes,
and three times ten and more. have not
determined just yet how much it will be,
but 1t will be Q good round sum.s
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

THE House Judiciary Committee has
decided to report favorably the bill to
punish dealers in pretended counter
felt money. This is intended to reach
the "grccn goods" confidence opera
tors. The bin makes the punishment
heavy fine or three years hard labor
in the penitentiary or both.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

IHE English steel trade is said to be
undergoing season of great depfes-
sion, owing to a large extent to the
prevalent anxiety regarding prospect
i've American competition.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

URBAN OLIVIER. the Swiss novelist,
who recently died at the age of seven
ty-eight, conscientiously produced one
book n year and at the same time cul-
tivated farm. He was very sue
ceSSful farmer,
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

SENATOR HAwLEY was recently ac-
cused of owning ten thousand dollar
violin. 1t was explained that Royal ID.
Hawley. and not Joseph R., was the
guilty man.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

THERE are only four men now living
who have personally received the
thanks of the Congress of the United
States. They are Generals Sherman,
Sheridan, Howard and Terry.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

A NEW Russian law DEGREES that any
one circulating literary or scientific
works without the sanction of the Press
Censor will be liable to c year i'm
prisonment.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

DIR. MARY WALKER has been at
tempting to obtain an increase of
pension from Congress She now
draws $3.50 a month from the Govern
mont
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

A GREAT many drawing rooms in
Washington are now more or less
adorned with large-sized photographs
Of Joseph Chamberlain.
The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1888-03-29

The late Josiah b. Plumb, President
of the Canadian Senate, was for many
years previous to 1861. q resident of
Albany, n. Y.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-07-14

system of county government and we
demand the election of all county and
township officers by the people.
9Th. The Republican party favors
and will earnestly support any legis-
lation looking to the abolition of all
useless State officials and DEEPEN
denotes, and the repeal Of all un-
necessary taxation, that government
itself may not consume that which
it was intended to foster and protect.
9Th. We favor the working of the
public roads by some system more
equitable than the present unjust and
burdensome one.
10th. That we oppose the present
system of hiring out convicts by the
State, so as to bring their labor in
competition with free labor.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-07-14
The National Press Convention.

BY virtue of my Office as President
of the National Press Convention and
by the expressed wish of the executive
committee of the said organization and
in accordance with the vote at the
last meeting, the annual meeting is
hereby called to meet in the city of
Nashville, Tenn, August LIST, 1888,
at IL m. A large meeting is desira-
BILE. Thi past year and the present
time present to us grave problems for
discussion. The executive committee
will publish the programme which I
hereby request all newspapers to copy !;
also extend this present notice.
Yours for the good of the Press,
WIN. j. SIMMONS, Pres.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-07-14
New Schedule on the Carolina Central.

The Carolina Central Railroad,
with its accustomed enterprise, has
arranged the schedule by which
day train as well as night train will
be run both ways over that road, each
making connections at Hamlet for
Raleigh going and coming.
The day train going West will
leave Wilmington every morning at
1870 and will arrive at the places
named as follows: Lumberton 1000
a. m; Maxton 11:21 a. M; Laurin-
burg 11:52; Hamlet, arrive 1890
p. M; leave at 1850 p. M; Rock
ingham, 1;04 p. M; Wadesboro 1:46
p. M; Monroe 1902 p. M; Charlotte
1857 p. M; Lincolnton 5:51 p. M;
Cleveland Springs 7 p. M; Shelby
1908 p. M; Rutherfordton S:15 p. M;
Going east the day train will leave
Rutherfordton at 1920 q. M; and will
arrive at the places named as follows
Shelby $3.50 a. M; Cleveland Springs
o:4O a. M, Lincolnton 9:45 a. m;
Charlotte 1925 a. M; Monroe 1898
p. M; Wadesboro lao p. M; Rock
ingham 2:40 p. M; Hamlet 1858 a.
M; Laurinburg 1888 p. m; Maxton
Alb P. M; Lumberton 5:14 p. M;
arrive at Wilmington 1850 p. m.
The night train going west will
leave Wilmington at 6:1O every even
ing, and arrive at the places named
as follows: Lumberton 1904 p. m;
Maxon 11:15 p. M; Laurinburg 11:36
p. m. Hamlet 1890 a. M; Rocking
ham 1852 a. M; Wadesboro 1856 a.
M; Monroe 5:33 a. M; arrive at
Charlotte 6:55 a. m.
Going east the night train will leave
Charlotte at p. M; and arrive at
the places named as follows: Monroe
1923 p. M; Wadesboro 1886 p. M;
Rockingham 11:5S p. M; Hamlet
2:O5 a. M; Laurinburg 3 a. M;
Maxton 1926 a. M; Lumberton 4:35
a. m. Arrive at Wilmington S:2O
o. m.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-07-14
Republican Platform.

LIST. That the interests ofthe farmer
and the laborer are identical, and
whatever injuriously effects one works
grievance against the other.
I'd. The hand that holds the pillow
should be honored, and there should
be more equitable equation between
the wages of labor and the compen-
sation of the ofice-holder.
Sd. We look upon the purity of the
ballot-box as the best possible security
against threatening evils and we
demand such reasonable State legis-
lation as will fully protect the elector
in the exercise of the elective franchise.
Any denial of the elective franchise
by fraud or violence poisons the
springs of power.
4th Agriculture, manufacture and
commerce are the three great factors
of civilization and all legislation tend
ing to foster these agencies will re-
ceive the support of the Republican
party.
9Th. While industry and economy
are always to be looked to for relief
from financial depression, individual
success necessarily depends to great
extent upon wise legislation. To
this end the total and unconditional
repeal of all internal revenue taxes
will greatly relieve the present par
alyzed industrial condition of the
country-both by relieving the
country of a swarm of unnecessary
officials and will relieve North Caro-
lima from this unequal and unjust tax
Internal federal taxes belong only to
war and all revenues for the support
of the Federal government Gin times
of peace) should be collected from
customs dues and their collection
should be so adjusted as to protect
American industries and labor.
9th. The general government
should not keep in its treasury any
more money than is actually necessary
to meet the demands Of the govern
ment ; and as the means of preventing
any further accumulation we demand
the repeal of the internal revenue
system Of taxation and the passage
Of the Blair educational bill as the
best method Of public education and
of distributing the already accumulate
ed surplus in the treasury.
18th. We are opposed to the present
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-07-14

law of the land, as it is put down
here. These men are black. They
are to be punished, while white men
for the same crime go free.
Mr. Walker, the prohibition can
didate for Governor, will, speak here
next Tuesday.
Mrs. Annie E. Blackwell, nee Walker,
is very ill at her home in Bridgeport,
Conn. She is improving slowly.
Mrs. Hilly Funderbark, of Monroe,
passed through yesterday to visit her
people in 'Ashville and enjoy the
mountain breeze.
The Harvest Home encampment
will be held near Spartanburg, S. c.,
on the Goth, 9th and 2Sth. A grand
time is anticipated.
Mr.. Chas. Conner asks us to say
that he will be prepared to accommodate
visitors to the Sunday school conven-
ton at Davidson College.
The passenger train on the R. & D.
road broke through bridge in Vir-
ginia Wednesday night killing seven
and wounding forty persons. Mr..
John West was one of the mail
agents MORALLY wounded.
A colored woman named Ann
Wallace killed Mile Robinson with
knife on Wednesday night. They
were both married women and it
seems they fought about single man.
They both lived in Sharon township.
Ann Wallace is in Jail.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1888-07-14
Presiding Elders Appointments.

FAYETTEVILLE DISTRICT. 3D. Round.
Fayetteville-May 81 to June 4.
Savannah-June 9 and 10.
Manchester-June 16 and II.
Cameron, Hoods Chapel--June %, "a.
Mt. Hebron-June 80 and July l.
Norrington-July 7 and 8.
New England-July IA and Is.
Douglass Chapel-July 81 and %.
Evans Chapel-July % and 20.
Staleys-August A and 5.
Gulf-Angust IL and II.
Mt. Zion-August IS and 10.
lions Grove-August rs and 26.
Observation-Disclosures 80 to Sept. 3.
A. NJ. BARRETT. P. E.
Raleigh N. G.
WADEsBoRo DIsTR1cT-3d Round.
Rockwell-June "a.
Davidson College, July 1.
Clinton chapel, July s.
Jonesville, July Is.
Biddleville, July %.
Sanctuary,-July 20.
China ve,-July 80.
Dallas,-July 30.
Grace, August 5.
onroe,-August II.
Marvila, August II.
Kings Mountain, August 10.
Reding Springs, August 26.
Little ck,-August 26.
Neill chapel, Sept 2.
New Morning Star,-Sept. 2.
Mooringlade, Sept. 8.
r. S. RIvRs, p. E.