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Mower County transcript., 1890-01-29
Pretty Pictures i'm Sand.

Parisians have lately been entertained
by remarkable artist, who displays
wonderful skill in her peculiar form Of
painting. With plates of various COLI
ored sand before her, she takes the sand
in her right hand and causes it to fall in
beautiful designs upon table. A bunch
Of grapes is pictured with violet sand, a
Leaf with green sand, the stalk with
brown sand, and relief and shadows by
other sands; when the work is brushed
away bouquet of roses and other OBJ
jects are represented with the same dez-
terity and delicacy.-Pttsburgh Dis
patch. ~ ..e .>.
Mower County transcript., 1890-01-29
THE PINKNEY GIRLS.
They Were AL Accomplished Elk
cepting Lucy.

give of 'em," said DR.. Pinkney with
compl.cent eyes. "All fine, well-grown
.Rirls, as straight as an arrow, and un-
, derstandin' themselves we'll. Except
Lucy. And she's an odd one, not bit
like the rest I don't understand it.
Never did. If it was the old days OF
evil fairies 1 should most think she'd
been changed in her cradle, ha, ha, ha!'
The four Miss Pinkneys laughed
aloud, as in duty bound they laughed at
all their fathers jokes. They were
exactly like the doctor, all excepting a
hundred extra pounds or so of avoirdu u.
habiliments. Their laugh was the very
echo of his, their complexion was SINH.
lar, they even walked and carried their
heads like him. But Lucy Pinkney
colored as red as Glove pink, and
shrunk into her corner at the ieerine
laughter.
''There amt one of 'em but could sup
port herself just as we'll as any man
going, if it were necessary" went on the
doctor. Except Lucy. She never had
any faculty that could find out. Eh,
what's the matter? Lucy-Lucy, where
are you going?"
LA, pa, let her co. said Mrs. Pink
ney. 81 don't see why you are always
sneering at poor Lucy. She doesn't take
any comfort of her life.''
''Sneeringr' replied the doctor. "I'm
only speaking the TRUTH
Miss Eliza Pinkney had studio in
month oh
doctor, in his paternal partiality, com.
pared her pictures with those of Turner
'Just look at those reds and pur-
ples!' said he. 'Don't it remind YOU
of the Slave Ship?' There's no calcu.
lating what that girl will accomplish
before she's thirty" Miss Rosina taught
school, and dabbled in Darwin and Her.
bert Spencer. 'If Rosy ever writes g
book" said the doctor, 'I'd. like a
chance to read it, A girl with that
shaped head is bound to have intellect ,
Sophy stenographed when she could get
any member of the family to read aloud
with sufficient slowness. Any rapidity
ofspeeoh threw her off her equilibrium,
but, as the doctor said, time would i'm
prove that. 'I'm told that some of the
court stenoeraphers in New York ge'
$4,000 a year," observed he. "Why
shouldn't Sophy?" And Sarah Pinkney
was taking lessons in mu9ic. "She has
q sumner Of voice." said DR.. Hinkney
"And the big bugs in New York pay any
price for parlor singers. I shall get hel
ztheD when 60 to town next. Bu
as for Lucy, bless me! don't know how
that child does fill up her time"
Lucy, slender, dark-faced little girl
heard all these comments in silence
Mr.. Pathfield, the village rector, could
perhaps, have told of tho kindly visit
she made to sick families, the SEWING
she did for poor, overworked mothers il
the factory houses down by the river
The weak-eyed old druggist could hav,
borne witness to the prescriptions sh,
copied for him so that no frightful mis-
take should cloud his later years. A
for Mrs. Pinkney, she boldly asserte,
that she couldn't keep house withou
Lucy. ''The other girls never have an,
time to help me, said she. 'But Luc,
Is always ready e4:s.
slack at all trades and good at none,
ssia the doctor. New, see here, wife
Mower County transcript., 1890-01-29
LATE At CHURCH.

We attended tho meeting together and sat
in the principal row,
where people of state and position come,
mainly their riches to show.
Her cheeks were fair and as glowing as cos
metic plasters could be;
And her lips dropped incense delightful, as
they parted in speaking to me.
The masters and servants of fashion hled
into the door pews around,
While others climbed into the galleries or
we're seated down nearer the ground,
The service was half way completed and a
hush had fallen DER all
As still as the silence that gathers, at the
side of the funeral pail;
When in through one of the doorways, that
down to the affairs side led,
Came a pale and nervous old wO man, with q
heavy and unbroken tread.
All eyes for a moment were wrested from
the voice that SO eloQuently burned,
And down on the blushiny old lady with
contempt and anger were turned.
Ny eyes with the rest were upon her, but my
heart rose up to relate
Why t:re poor old soul was deepondent and
the cause of her being late.
At the board in the kitchen she labored, the
suppers confusion to clear,
While the household were off in their car.
The maid at my side leaned toward me, dis
closing her true heart of stone;
She said with oontemptuous bearing, in q
despiteful, sharp undertone:
"Just look at the foolish old mortal, that
nervous and dirty old hag,
Coming in at this hour-how disgusting!-in
dress that ia scarcely rag"
Did she say any more. can't tell you-no
more did hear-for my mind
Wandered off from that circle of critics.
away from those lips so unkind,
And beautiful vision I witnessed at the
throne of eternal grace.
Where the poor, the humble, the weary, with
the angels are equal in place.
She noted the change, and she asked me as
homeward we bent on our way
The reason my thoughts were 80 distant and
why I'd so little to say.
Ny manhood awakened to tell her, but pity
bid me fOrbear,
And her vision changed to fancy by re.
marks unburdened with care.
To-day in the street when I meet her,
speak with respect as before,
But see in her smiles and her actions the
shrine of true woman no more.
The reason is simple and ample why so grim
and Indifferent be,
That dear old woman's the mother of a
friend that Is dearer than she.
And know in that land of the blessed,
where sorrow and grief are unknown,
When that dear old soul shall be summoned
to appear at the heavenly throne,
The angels will welcome it's coming with q
Joy known only above,
For anguish of earth is of Heaven, license
of eternal love.
Phil Hoffman, in Chicago Herald.
Mower County transcript., 1890-01-29

sHeS fund derstands his business, sir.
that's certain, said Or. Pinkney. @
/ His speech was palmer now one could
4 ]ccmprehend his meaning. =.Ss}$s
But it's . woman said the church
] warden, .@s#[ ai5.5z .gsS... ss 5s.s p
f5.5-- hen, SIR, she's a genius"
We've engaged her at six hundred
y y "a
one n pleased" . .=... u =. .#s>.fA3
2.I shall come here every Sunday and
hear her play" said the old man. .'I'm
sorry my girl couldn't have suited you
but = Z
t'Why, man, it is your girl" said thu
CHEEKY little church warden. 'You,
Lucy. Mr.. Pathfeld told us she, could
play, but we didn't expect music like
this. You're right, she is a genius"
K DR.. Pinkney hobbled home in silence
but when Lucy came to him after dinner
he held out his we'll hand with some
thing of pleading air.
"Luoy, "said he, ''my child, why didn'1
yoAp tell me. of this?'' s5asssi..-
4 YBecalse," whispered Lucy, $50 much
dependedson 1t. Because Iwas 50 afraid
should fail And whenI saw you sit
ting there-oh, papa, the, keys all
turned black before my sight for Q min
lute."\ 'IES Il:
Daughter, all the music went
Istraight tony heart" said DR.. Pinkney,
''You've1 done me good. thank Heaven
that you are my child" n.
+ And then Lucy explained to him how
she had learned secretly and with many
Imisgivinge to play on the organ, how
she had lowed 1t, and, nevertheless, how
amazed sh6 was when Mr.. Pathfleld
asked heE sfter Sarah's failure, to at.
tempt tbs manipulation of the keys and
stops. !,
"Butthat isn't al, papa" said Lucy,
hanging her pretty, dark head. i
''Eh9" said DR.. Pinkney. "What
! else?s >@g4sE II
'''Mr. Pathheld has asked me tobe his
wife" q .>F'"fA q
4 ''What did you tell him, Lucyq"
''Isaid I couldn't leave you" +
"Well?"
''And he said needn't. He said there
was plenty of room jim the new rectory
for you and mother both, and he said
that a good daughter always made a
good wife. Ard, oh, papa am SC
happy!" - @ .{}l#:
DR.. Pinkney sat thinking long after
Lucy had gone % take the afternoon
service at the church. .
"How strangely things turn out, :"
pondered he. "All the four girls upon
whom I depended have proved to be
broken reeds, and little Lucy, whom
I've actually despised all my life is the
one to lean on. Well, we'll, I'm rather
old to learn a lesson, and yet / have
learned it to-day" @.='~ Z
So Lucy Pinkney married Mr.. Path
field, and took her parents home to the
rectory with her, and the four hand
some, robust young women who had
calculated on opening the world like an
oyster, with the blades of their various
careers, are still looking around for
some way of supporting themselves.
"Poor things!" said the ree<or, .*'they
have yet to learn that to be &kcJAssful
bread-winners, they must abso1{talN az
eel in some one direction. And the We
no more idea Of it than fouH chldre}a. .
But there very talented Z sid visit.
iul Lucy f-5"- !.
s''It isn't talent that tells in tue worlds
arena" said Mr.. Pathfeld. !, '.It's good
common sense and hard swork."-Fire.
side Companion. \ -. =. !. sss7T
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"A well-known insurance company
has declined to pay . policy on. the life
OF one f'the victims Of the Johnstow1
food, whose body was discovered in the
Conemaugh river two weeks afterward
on the ground that his family did mo-
give the ten days. notice required by tht
contract. s7t ~ .'5 Il.
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In the Spring Months

Nature should be assisted when the
system is changing from the full hab.
it of the winter months to the lighter
diet of the warm season. Nothing
does this as we'll as S. S. S. 1t slim
ulates the sluggish blood and rids the
system Of heaviness and the feeling OF
languor. If there is poison in the
blood, it generally shows Itself in the
spring, and this is the season to help
nature to drive it out and be cured.
S. S. S. Beauties the skin and
makes the complexion rosy and
healthy.
S. S. S. Gives elasticity to the step
and buoyant spirits.
s. S. S. Makes the feeble and deli
cate strong and robust.
S. S. S. Is tonic to the whole
body and increases vitality.
s. s. S. Is simple vegetable med
icine, harmless to the most delicate
yet so powerful as to cleanse tie sys
tenn Of all impurities.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases
mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.,
Atlanta, Ga.
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She Wanted to be Prepared.

A neatly dressed, nervy looking
on Gratiot avenue and asked to see
some plain wooden coffins, says the
Detroit Free Press.
81 want something Stylish" she
said, "but not costly. My husbands
sickness has cost us so much that
there amt money enough to put on
style with, but 1 want his folks to see
I've done right by him."
The undertaken showed her several
different styles and then asked her il
she had brought any measures with
her. She said she had not.
'I can send them along with the
order," she said. I think I'll take
this black walnut. All our furniture
is black walnut, and he always likeo
that wood the hest. How much dc
you want paid DOWN.
"When did your husband die?" in
quired the undertaken.
"Oh, he amt dead yet. But the
doctors have given him up, and 1 go
a chance to slip out for little fresf
air, and thought I'd look at styles
and prices, for when he's dead
shan't be worth shucks to attend t.
business. I'm too soft hearted"
Then she paid down So on her new
purchase, took a receipt and went ou
with the air of one who mad made q
satisfactory bargain.
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rs IT A DEAL?
A. & D. Officials Make a Tour Over the
Danville and New River.
From the DanUiUe Register.

From the Danviue Register.
Messrs. Bateman, Peck and other
gentlemen connected with the Allan
tic & Danville railroad, made tour
of inspection over the Danville and
New River railroad OF Sunday last.
The special train conveying the tour
lists left Danville in the morning, went
up to Stuart and returned in the af-
ternoon. The party left Danville
Sunday night for the North.
Exactly what the object of the visit
was no one on the outside seems to
know. Of course the tour of inspec.
ton had some reference to the western
extension of the Atlantic & Danuille
road, but the railroad people are ex-
treInely reticent, and little could be.
learned as to the real nature of the
visit.
Mr.. James P. Harrison, attorney
for the Atlantic & Danville company,
was seen yesterday by Il Register rep
resentative, but had little to say on
the subject. He said that his compa.
ny had really not decided by what
AoutC IL Nooiu ~ WcSb, anu IL IL iiau
SO decided, it would not be business to
make known its plans. "But of one
thing 1 can assure you" said Mr..
Harrison, "the road will certainly be
built to the west and will be COM
pleted from Danville to Madison or
Stuart by July, 1897
Mr.. Harrison then went on to say
that the Atlantic and Danville peo-
pie had purchased 100000 acres of
material and timber lands in south
west Virginia, and will certainly ex-
tend the line to that property. The
surveyors have already made the sur
vey between Danville and Madison,
and other corps of engineers are at
work in the southwest. In Il short
time a vote will be takan in the coun-
ties OF Stokes On. c., Carroll and
Grayson on subscri ptions to the road,
and after these elections have been
held, the company will be in a better
position to define its route to the west.
Until this is done, of course the public
cannot expect to know the company's
plans.
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WINSTON-SALEM N. c.. THURSDAY. MARCH ~, 1890.

ing the apex of the hill and taking
time to catch their breath, the chal-
lenger and the second surveyed the
situation.
"'Sir, said the second, what kind
of a place is this for a duel? sWhy,
both parties would be out of sight at
eight PAGES, let alone ten; and then
turning to fire, you must fire into the
side of the HILL
$50 much the better for both of
u.s., answered the party of the second
part. I'VE are on terms Of perfect
equality, then, which is not always the
case in modern duels'
"'Sir! roared the challenging prin-
cipal to his opponent, Sir! you are a
coward!"
"'Well, 'sposin' 1 am? You knew 1
was or you wouldn't have challenged
me-
"They descended. One party was
laughing, but the other stormed and
threatened with horrid oaths. They
were never reconciled; and they never
fought"
A quiet man who had been listen
ing in silence arose and said:
Gentlemen, you may feel inclined
to make some comments on those du-
elists on Sugar Loaf hill, but one of
them was an ancestor of mine' We
asked which it was, but he smiled and
shook his head, and the company sep
arated for their state rooms.
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The Elections Next Fall.
[E'om, the State Chronicle.

People are already talking politics.
This will be notable year in the po-
litical world of North Carolina We
have to elect
1. A Chief Justice and an associ-
ate Justice of the Supreme Court of
the State.
I 2. Superior Court Judges of the
First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh,
Eigth, Tenth and Eleventh districts.
3. Solicitors in all the twelve Judi
cial districts.
4. Nine members of the United
States House of Representatives.
5. Fifty State Senators.
6. One hundred and twenty men,
hers of the North Carolina House Of
Representatives.
Z. All county officers.
The legislature to be elected will be
charged with the important duty of
electing . United States Senator, az
Senator Vance's term expires March
4th, 1891.
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prince to the Roumanian throne being
followed in 1870 by project of rails
ing another prince of that house to the
Spanish throne, Napoleon seized this
incident as a preteDse for declsra-
tion of war, which, under Bismarck 3
influence, was met by both the North
German Confederation and the South
German States, with Prussia at their
head, with such an unprecedented
spirit that France was utterly pros.
trated in the war. while King William,
victorious from the beginning to the
end, was proclaimed Emperor of Ger
many at Versailles January Is, 1871,
and he soon afterwards promoted
Count Bismarck as the originator OF
the brillisnt triumphs of Germany to
the rank of prince, with the title OF
Chancellor of the German Empire.
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THE BIG FURNACE.
Prospectus of the North Carolina Steel and
Iron Company.
TFSom the Neus and Observer


Iron Company.
From the Neus and Observer
We have received copy of the
prospectus of the North Carolina Steel
and Iron Company which is just out
and which sets forth IN ezte,sso the de
tails of the proposed enterprise. 1t is
q handsome pamphlet in pink covers
and contains 80 pages. In the intro
duction it Is set forth that in the or
ganization Of the company, its project
| ors had in view: ,
First. The building Of furnaces for
the manufacture of iron and steel, and
ultimately the building of rolling mills
and other industries for the utilization
of the product of the furnaces.
Second. The acquisition of con-
siderable area of land around the
locality that might be selected as the
site of the furnaces, in order, that
the company might itself enjoy the
results of its own work, by getting the
benefit of the increase in real estate
values that would follow the establish
ment of furnaces and other indus.
tries LBS
Third. The Inauguration of gen
eral development and town building
enterprise, starting with an attempt to
secure the location on its property, of
iron, wood, textile and other indus
tries, thus bringing together an aggre-
CATION Of factories and stores, and'a
continually increasing population, with
the reulting need for land for busi-
ness and residence purposes.
For the manufacture of iron it is
proposed to use the ores of what is
known as the Ore Hill property in
Chatham and Moore counties, North
Carolina.
This property includes several tracts
aggregating 1877 acres. The Ore
Hill tract proper, 261 acres in area,
has been noted as an iron property for
more than a century. Ores from it
we're used III the manufacture of iron
during the Revolutionary war. Dur
ing the late civil war the Confederate
government selected this locality as
the site for large iron and ordinance
works, and appropriated large sum
Of money to be used for that purpose.
While the work of construction was
in progress the war ended.
The lack of railroad facilities has
made impossible, hitherto, the profit
able utilization of these ores on any
large scale. The locality is now, how
ever, made accessible by the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad,
which now passes through the prop
erty.
Some of the most noted iron men in
America have examined and reported
on these ores, and there has never
been an expert report on it that was
not highly favorable.
The officers of the company are
President, j. A. Odell; vice president,
]. s. Carr; general manager, j. j.
Newman secretary and treasurer,
s. H. Wiley; attorney, T. F. Klutz
executive committee, j. A. Odell,
| A. B. Andrews, j. A. Gray. The
capital stock is 100000,
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JHE EDITORS TABLE.
THE CONGRESSIONAL RACE.

The fight against Brewer, or who
ever the Republican nominee may be
in this district, is already arousing the
greatest interest among the people.
It is an important campaign that is
ahead of us. The election in this dis
trict may decide the fate of great ma
tinnal questions. If we succeed in
electing Democrat from this district
and Ewart and Cheatham are beaten
the Republican party in the u s.
House of Representatives will have
such a small majority that they will
hardly dare to try to carry out the
schemes sof oppression of the South
which they now intend. Therefore,
the people are exceedingly interested
in knowing who is to be the man who
is to lead the Democratic forces. Be
low we give all the facts and opinions
bearing on this subject that we have
been able to gather from people or pa
ners - ! -=-
Mr.. G. B. Watson, of Winston, will
not be a candidate. lie resigns his
chances in favor Of j. G. Buxton
Esq.
~.
The people of Person county hope
to present to the Convention the
name of j. A. Long, Esq.
1t is. we'll known that Col. David
Settle, Of Rockingham is in the race
and, by reason of his great personal
popularity. will have a strong follow
ing.
Judge Gilmer and ex-Gov. Scales
have as yet said neither "Yea" or
rNay," but it is the general opinion
that neither one would become indig-
nant if the nomination were rendered
him.
Ex Governor Scales is spoken of az
a successor in Congress to Brewer, Re-
publican, in the Greensboro district
Gov. Scales served in that capacity
before. None were more faithful
He is one of the few in our State who
were given more than tw, terms in
Congress Concord >tmdard
Congressman Brewer, who has been
in North Carolina for the past ten
days looking after his fences, returned
to the city this morning. He Seems
a little blue and anticipates n warm
campaign next fall. He believes that
Judge Gilmer will be his opponent
Wash. Cor. State Chronicle.
~
In our acquaintance with j. c.
Buxton, which has extended through
a number of years, we have found him
to be real true, enterprising man
and if nominated may be elected, and
if elected will make whole souled,
true representative, possessing the
qualities of a true statesman, and il
we are not mistaken in our views, he
should be brought to the front, for il
there ever was time when this coun.
try needed true statesmanship it il
now.-Danbury Reporter.
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E UORfH CAROLINA.
Thou sitsest like queen with coronal
at dazziipg beauty on thy sunny brow;
The giorious mountain for thy lofty throne,
Ehegrand old Ocean lying It thy feet;
Thy jewels are che healing springs, that he
Like CLEANING pearls upon thy bounteous
breast.
Fsom far and near, earth's weary pilgrims
s--s--come,-----s-zs.ss. - ~
A long procession, sad and heavy eyed, =
To win anew the priceless boon Of health,
From thy Bethesda, angel stirred. and blest,
DeePin the bosom ofthy mighty hills,
Dame Nature brews the elixir Of life,
Apd ponFs IN layishly through rlvep rocks,
In basins carved hy no weak, human hand
And here and there, deep down the wood.
land glens,
She sets her NOES trimmed challces, where
those
Who quaif With fevered lips the cooling
draught,
Find health and vigor stealing through thei.
veins.
o. queenly ststel lift up thy fair. proud
head,
The while thy son. and daughtep homo,
thee,
And shine . pure ' hite star, whose light
kundimmed, through all the ages yst 4
Covnel
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Judge Gilmer and ex-Gov. Scales
have as yet said neither "Yea" or
"Nay," but it is the general opinion
that neither one would become indig-
nant if the nomination were rendered
him.
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NoRrH CAROLINA POETRY.
From the State Chronicle.1

r. Some time ago the publishing house
Of A, W iIliams & Co, offered, through
the Chronicle, handsome prize for the
best poem Of not less than sixteen nor
more than twenty four lines on any
North Carolina subject.
The decision. of the committee was
that, among the fifty or more poems
fubmitted, - No. II" was entitled to
phis number was compared with the
record j and It was found that the
writer. Of the poem was Mrs. A. w.
Curtis, Of Raleigh.
The title of the poem is North
Carolina: