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The state chronicle., 1891-12-08

News in North Carolina
in a Condensed
Form.
THE STATES PROGRESS.
Incidents and Industries, Efforts
and Energies, Persons and
Things from Cherokee
to Currituck.
Five large flats or apartment
houses are in course of construction
at Salem.
The discovery of green sand in
New Hanover county is one of great
Importance.
Much pork will be put up in
Johnston county this season, the
Smithfeld Herald says.
The people of Sampson county
are reforesting, by protecting the
young pine trees, million ofwhich
are growing.
AS yet there is no news as to the
whereabouts of Cashier Bowden, of
the smashed First National bank at
Wilmington.
Moore Bros. of Four Oaks, gen.
eral merchants, have assigned. They
also dealt in turpentine. The pre-
ferred debts aggregate $1,000.
Mr.. H. M. Buffers, of the town
Of Hub, has put $25O,OOO in the
lumber industry in North Carolina.
His big mills now cut 100000 feet
of timber daily.
Miss Meddie johnson, a pupil at
Greensboro female college, died last
Sunday, of grippe, after fifteen days
sickness. Grippe is prevalent in
several sections of the State.
The three-year-old child Of Ar
thur Rumage, of Davie county, was
accidently burned to death Monday
by its clothing, the Times says, hav-
ing caught fire from the fireplace.
II. & l.. Wright of Salisbury
who have assigned, bare assets of
$4,000, liabilities $1,000, and
have surrounded all their property,
not even reserving the homestead.
Last week granite block was
shipped from the Mount Airy gran
ite quarries to Philadelphia which
weighed over nineteen tons and
which, the Nraos states, will form
the base of huge monument.
Frank Shoe, aged 4 years, son of
Albert Shoe, postmaster at Finger,
Stanly county, while playing around
well fell in. Soon after, his pa
rents missing him, they Instituted
search. The Salisbury Herald says
the little fellow was found in the
well, cold and stiff in death.
MIR. Rufus Baker, who lived near
Four Oaks, Johnston county, was
run over and killed by passing
train near Benson Wednesday
night. He was drunk and was
walking On the track. He was ter
ribly mangled, his head cut off,
body severed and one hand cut off.
Thieves, the Charlotte News says,
are about to take the Mill Hill sec
tion of Cabarrus county, and are
carrying off corn, cotton and any
thing they can get their hands on.
Some parties selling liquor in the
neighborhood are suspected of Sc
curing the stolen goods. Hundreds
of dollars worth have been stolen,
and it is thought the gang is thor
oughly organized and that there will
be trouble in making arrests.
Never were burglars so daring or
burglaries so numerous. At Char
lotte a night or two since the house
OF Mrs. Biggs was entered. She
awaked and found two white men
standing beside her bed, one with a
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-29
Newspaper advertising Rates,

An article in Printers Ink contains some
interesting and valuable facts about news
paper advertising rates in northern cities
which are we'll calculated to cause adver>
Users in this part of the country to open
their eyes in establishment. The steadily
increasing cost of publishing a newspaper
has made an increase in the charges for ad-
vertising necessary.
But the advertiser gets more for his money
now than formerly, because the greater
attractions of the newspapers increase the
number Of newspaper readers, and, besides,
the newspapers are read more thoroughly
now than ever before The advertising
columns are an interesting feature of well
conducted newspapers. and are read about
as generally as the news columns.
In the article referred to 1t is stated that
the Chicago Net0S charges and receives for
publishing a ten-inoh electrotype once
week for twenty-six weeks 81, 593 80.
The same amount Of space for the same
time in the New York Euening Post com
mands 81 ,9o6 81. The New York Worlds
ordinary rate is 80 cents a line and the
New York SUMS rate is 40 cents line.
There is undoubtedly profit to the ad-
vertiser who advertises at such prices
Otherwise the pages of the leading newspa-
pers would not be crowded with advertise
ments.
The southern newspapers have increased
their advertising rates very little, if any,
within the last ton years, Notwithstanding
the great increase In their cost. Newspapers
which few years ago earned a fair profit
are now barely able to pay their expenses.
A great many newspapers have changed
hands during the last few years, and this
fact is sufficient evidence that their ex.
penses were greater than their receipts.
The people in southern cities who must have
newspapers that contain the news and are
| fully abreast Of the times and up to the
standard of the newspapers published in
| northern cities Of the same class should be
willing to pay more for their advertising
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-29
Not q Sign OF Prosperity.

The carrying of cloth bags which close with a
string has become so common that such bag
is no longer a sign of a lawyer-even a green
bag, for certain men of literary or newspaper
pursuits have ventured to carry their manu-
scripts back and forth in bags of pure legal
green, says the Boston Transcript. However,
gentlemen of other professions, il they do not
care to be taken for lawyers, will still choose
black broadcloth rather than green for these
extremely convenient receptacles.
The subject reminds the listener of a true
story. Not long ago Mr.. Alpheus More Gage. a
chamber lawyer of great ability but small
practice, and even smaller stature, was travel
ing homeward with well stuffed green bag
under his arm, when a brother of the law over
hauled him.
Hello" said the brother Il congratulate
you, More-Gage, on yonr evident prosperity,
What makes you think I'm prosperous?''
asked the lawyer.
why your bag has such plethorie and fee
like look that couldn't infer anything elSe."
Ssh" said More-Gage. drawing the other
nearer. I'm tell you what I've got in my bag
if you won't tell soul; it's Goldfish and a
pair of rubber boots for the boy"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-29
His Mascot.

1T saved me aginl" exclaimed an old darby
who lodged an ice wagon on Monroe avenue
yesterday says the Detroit Free Press, and
pulled out and waved on high rabbits foot.
What is that?" asked one of the men who
grouped around him.
''De hind fut of an Alabama rabbit, sah-de
bestest chain in de world fur pusson to carry
in his pocket"
How does it act as a charm!"
Keeps ghosts away-doan' let any robbers
cum around-saves yer life when somebody's
gwine ter kill ye. Whar would have been j.st
now but fur dis rabbits fut?''
''Bosh! l don't believe there is any good in
You doan'l Jist hear himl Doan' believe
in no rabbits futl Why, sab, wouldn't be in
your shoes fur no To- thousand dollarsr'
Go on! It's no better than dogs hind
foot"
''Hu! Hear himl OATS all want to know
OF you, sah-dat's all. You keep right away
from me- Pusson that ridicules rabbits fut
is bound to be unlucky. an doan' want muffin
to do wild him! De ghosts am suah to pick his
bones. sooner or later. an doan' want no truck
wild him-no truck, tall, sah."
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Appropriated the Articla.

An incident occurred on the floor of the
charity ball which for cool, deliberate viIainy
surpassed everything in my recollection. A
lady in dancing dropped lovely pair of gold
lorgnettes studded with jewels. gentleman
who was promenading with a lady stopped and
picked it up, erdeavoring to overtake the owner
says the New York Truth, when a very plausi-
BILE, gentlemanly individual stepped up and
said:
~ beg pardon, but think saw you pick up
an article which was dropped by lady in our
party. Ii you will allow me will return il to
her
Whereupon it was handed over without hesIta-
ton. Later, when the finder met the lady and
mentioned the occurrence she exclaimed:
To a gentleman in our party? There is some
mistake. l came escorted only by my hus-
band"
the man
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Trv,no 20 Bel,ttle Patt,son.

The effort Of some Of the republican
papers OF Pennsylvania to make il appear
that Gov. Pattison of that state is a plagi-
artist is about the smallest business ia which
any respectable paper has engaged for a
long time. The Philadelphia Press was the
first paper to start the story that his inau-
1ural address was full OF plagisrisms. It
printed extracts from the inaugural address
which he delivered at his inaugural the
other day, and also, in the same column,
extracts from the address which be delivered
when he was inaugurated as governor a
number of years ago. The extracts were
very much alike. In number Of instances
they contained the same ideas, AMI the ideas
were expressed in the same words. But this
was not plagiarism. It was repetition. The
ideas were the governors. He had right
to use his former inaugural address,
or any part of it, without stating
that ne was repeating that address.
He did not steal anything.
Portions Of the paper that he had written
years before pleased him, and he made use
OF Them. They expressed what he wanted
TO say at his second inaugural, as they did
at his first.
Failing TO make any capital out Of the
charge of plagiarism, the governors de-
tractors asserted that he did not write his
first inaugural address. They declared THAT
it was written by Judge Gordon,
a man who was very close to the governor
when he was serving his first term as chief
executive of the state. But there is no
evidence that Judge Gordon wrote it.
Judge Gordon does not say he did.
Gov. Pattison. although a comparatively
young man has held important offices almost
since the day he reached his majority. In
every position no has shown that he possessed
much more than ordinary ability.
During the campaign last fall be
displayed such tact, judgment and fertility
in the discussion of public questions that
his friends were led to talk Of him as a
presidential candidate. What nonsense it
is, therefore, to say that he is not the
author Of an inaugural address which con-
tains nothing that is at all extraordinary.
The address is very respectable state
paper. 1t is crsditable to the governor and
that is all that can be said in praise Of it.
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Ready Wit Saved Sim.

Sir Robert Wright. who has just been ap-
pointed to the seat on the bench of the high
court Of justice left vacant by the death OF
Baron Huddleston, has the reputation Of being
as much Of a wit and as good at repartee as his
predecessor says the New York Tribune Innu-
nerable stories are told OF his readiness with an
answer, and Of his imperturbable aplomb. due
possibly 70 his Irish orig n
On one occasion while at Oxford he was sum-
moned before the dean of Balliol, the college to
which he belonged, for the purpose Of being
censured for some infrac.ion of the university
bylaws and regulations. The dean, like most
college dons, was exceedingly pompous and
careful Of his dignity, as well as Of his personal
appearance
Wright looked the dean well up and down
while the latter was delivering his lecture, and
finally interrupted him in tae middle Of one OF
bus most telling periods by remarking conf
IDENTIFY:
Il know you VIII excuse rue, sir. but l think
you cannot be aware that your wRistcoat is IN
buttoned."
Completely nonplussed. the dean was only
able to stammer out:
.''oh, thank you, Mr.. Wright. So very kind
OF you, lam sure. Good morning, good morn
ing!n
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Joos Have the R,ent Of way.

That distinguished Pennsylvania demo-
crat, Chauncey F. Black, in a letter from
Washington, Published in the World, wants
TO know il this congress is TO be given over
bodily TO jobs. It seems to be his opinion
that it is. He calls the force bill job-a
gigantic political job-because the purpose
Of il is TO control elections by means Of a
corrupt partisan machine, which is TO be
run by money obtained from the people. It
is the greatest job that ever obtained recog-
milton in congress. The millions Of dollars
which would be taken from the treasury by
it would go into the pockets of the agents
Of the party which expects to keep
itself in power by means of
it. These agents. therefore, would
be inscriptions in their efforts to
ill their pockets and insure the success of
their party. What Davenport has done in
New York to enrich himself and defeat the
will of the people under the present election
laws would be a small matter in comparison
With what would be done If the force bill
should become a law. There would be
Davenports in every state. especially 10
every southern state and the ballot-box,
instead Of being the safe guard OF the people,
would become an instrument for robbing
them of their rights and their money.
The ship subsidy bill Is another job. It
has been before congress in one shape and
another for many years. A supreme effort
is to be made to get it through this con-
gress, and this congress appears to be very
friendly to it. 1t is a mistake to suppose
tl,aEs fteba ks5sH
ing TO millions of dollars Annually, for
which it provides would have to be paid for
a few years only. 1t Is true thst the pro-
position is that the subsidies shall cease after
a certain number Of years, but the same
thing was said years ago with respect to the
protective tariff. Just as soon as the in
FAINT industries were able to take care of
themselves it was said the protective prin--
ciple would be eliminated from the tariff.
That principle, however, is insisted upon
now with greater determination than ever.
And 50 it would be if subsidies were given
ships. The time would never come when
ship owners would admit they could get
along without subsidies. They would
declare that they had invested their money
on the promise of help from the govern
ment, and that the withdra val Of that aid
would cause their ruin.
And silver legislation thus far has not
been without its jobbing features. A COM
mittee is now trying to find out whether or
not congressman have been specializing in
silver. The investigation is not being con-
Quoted with great deal of vigor, but one
senator has confessed that he bought silver
before he had voted on the silver bill.
While congress is wasting its time in jobs
the real business of the country is being
neglected. Bills in which vast interests are
involved are not taken up. The force bill
alone has occupied about half of the time Of
the Senate during this session.
When this congress met the republicans
said that it was going to be business con-
gress. Much Of the business it has thus far
attended to, however, has been closely con-
nected with jobs.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-29
Gotten is stili Ahead.

Since southern mills have begun making
good quality Of the coarssr grades Of cot
ton fabric and the production has shown a
steady increase, New England manufac-
turers have turned their attention to making
the finer grades For that purpose they
have undertaken to find a cheaper substitute
for sea island cotton. Egyptian cotton has
been tried and found in some respects salts
factory. But they find that combing ma
chimes are necessary to work it with. That
has probably prevented the adoption of it
beyond twenty mills or So Still those mills
have been consuming a good deal of cotton.
In Egypt the average crop is about
100000 bales of about $50 pouRds weight.
They do not manufacture any there. Most
of it goes to England. In 1885, however,
4,55S bales were brought TO this country in
1886 3,Sl5 bales came; in 1887, 4,700 bales \:
in 1888, 5,792 bales; in 1889 the number in
creased to $3.50 bales, and last year the
aggregate was 1000 bales.
This shows that the imports have steadily
grown from the beginning. Only a few
days ago the largest single importation of
it ever received in America arrived in New
York 1t aggregated 2, $50 bales, valued at
s350,000. 1t was of good grade, and well
handled. But even those who use it confess
that the best Of it is far from the equal of
the sea island product
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-29

Professional political prophets are saying
that Senator Brice and other democrats are
considering gigantic scheme which may
cut quite figure in the next presidential
campaign on the lines of the famous Buc-
hanan bill, that was introduced in the Ohio
legislature last winter, and provides for
electing presidential electors from the con-
gressional districts. 1t is proposed to pass
similar bills in Michigan and Indiana, both
branches Of whose legislatures are demo-
cratic, and will hold over until after the
presidential election. 10 Michigan eight
democratic congressman were elected, in
Indiana, II, and in Ohio, Is. This would
give the greater part of the electoral
vote OF two republican states
and one doubtful state to the democrats. In
case Indiana went democratic the demo-
Gratis would also gain the two electors-at-
large. which would net them thirty-six
electoral votes, the same number of votes
of New York and two mora than enough to
have reelected Mr.. Cleveland. A bill
similar TO the Buchanan bill is now pend
ing before the Michigan legislature. This
scheme contemplates the election of the
next democratic President without New
York's electoral vote, and Chairman Van
cleaf is said to frankly admit that the Ohio
legislature may pass the Buchanan bill
This story has tendency to make the re-
publicans feel shaky and unhappy.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-29
INlEX TO NEW ADYERTEEMENTS

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Prickly Ash Bark Wanted, Lippman Bros. as to
Bills Against British Steamship Malabar; A
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wegian Bark Mercur.
MILITARY ORDERs-GenerAl Order No. 5,
Georgia Hussars.
SHERWOOD, CoNcERr-L & B. s. NH.
AUCTION SALE-Furniture, etc. by l. D. La
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STEAMSHIP ScHEDULEs-Oceap Steamship
Company; Baltimore Steamship Company.
CHEAP COLUMN ADvERTIsEMENTs-Help
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The Case Was Different.I

young woman who had sole charge of a
1-year-old baby had good deal of trouble with
it In the sitting room of the Erie depot the other
afternoon. The little one howled and kicked in
several languages. says the New York Sun, and
finally became so much of a nuisance that three
or four of the nearest sitters got up and moved
away. AS they did so an unoffieious woman
came forward and asked:
Are you its mothsr?"
Nom, I'm the nurse"
''Well. I'm the mother of five children, and 1
never lad one act as this does"
Nom. l presume not; but the case was diff
ferent"
How so?"
Why, you are alive, and could see to your
babies while the father Of this one was killed
on the railroad two months ago, and the body
of its dead mother is around on the platform in
. casket. It's going to Troy for burial AID the
little one is goidx to its granJma's. Sorry,
a'am, but it will cry in spite of all l can do"
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They Died Sober.

Apropos Of Gen. Cutcheon's remarks on social
drinking in Washington, says the Detroit Free
Press, the general was led to tell the story OF
an army experience of his with whisky. 1t was
in the trenches before Petersburg. AS the colo
mel of the regiment be had prohibited the sale
of liquor save on doctors order, and in that
case prohibition prohibited.
The division commander, however issued an
order that a ration Of whisky Should be served
to each man in the trenches. and the liquor for
the Twentieth Michigan was brought in two
great iron kettles. AS the men clustered around
with their tin cups some one cried cut:
Boys, if I'm going to be shot to-day, want
to die sober"
The cry was taken up by the regiment. The
kettles were seized by willing hands and the
whisky was poured on the sround. Fifty-two
out of ITO of the brave Michigan boys of the
Twentieth were shot that day and every one
who died died sober.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-01-29
rhe Eloquent Chief Tecumseh.

seen. William Henry Harrison thought the
great Indian chief, Tecumseh, says the India
napois Neios. was the most eloquent man in the
country. He never tired of repeating
Tecumseh's words at the famous conferences
which was held at Vincennes in 1871 learned
them by heart. l remember. Gen. Harrison said
that when Tecumseh was asked to sit upon a
chair in the Girt-floored hut, where the CON
ference was held. the chief Strengthened up to
his full hight and proudly said:
The sun is my father; the earth is my mother
and will recline on her BOSOM
so saying he waved away the proffered chair
and sat upon the ground. knew then that
there was trounble ahead, and that we would be
fortunate to escape from it. Gen. Harrison was
wont to conclude"
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Somewhere,

How can cease to pray for theeY Somewhere
In Gods great universe thou art to-day,
Can He not reach thee with his tender carer
Can He not hear me, when for thee prayS
What matters it to Him who holds within
The hollow of His hands all worlds, all space
That thou art done with earthly pain and sim
Somewhere pgfthin His ken thou hast place
Somewhere thou Invest and hast need of Him;
Somewhere thy soul sees higher nights TO
climb
And somewhere still there may be valleys dim
That thou must pass to reach the hills sub
lime.
Then all the more because thou canst not hear
Poor humal words of blessing will pray;
., true brave heart, God bless thee, wheresoe er
In His great universe thou art today
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