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The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-06-19
STATE NEWS.

Person, Iredell and Alamance are all
for silver.
Green county endorses Capt. Suggs
for Congress.
A. A. Hinkle, dry goods and notion
merchant, Greensboro, has assigned to
A. M. Scalet. Liabilitins about $4,000;
assets unknown.
]. R. Hicks, accompanied by Deputy
Sheriff F. M. Jones. arrived this after
noon from Tuscola, Ill. By the pris-
oner's request the officer took a car
riage for the city Jail -Asheville Citi-
zen.
The Democrats of Iredell will pre-
sent Professor J. II. Hill, of Statesville,
capable and most excellent man, to
the Democratic State Convention for
the nomination for superintendent of
public instruction.
The grain crop around Mount Airy
N. c., is reported to be good one
wheat is short but we'll filled, and the
yield will be an average one this year.
The oat crop, it is said, is as good as
the usual yield, though that is not
much.
Greene, Ashe, and Buncombe have
all declared for free silver. Greene is
for jaws for Governor and Sugg for
Congress. Ashe is for Doughton and
Buncombe for Davidson. Lincoln is
for silver. CASTOR is for Carr and one
convention. Warren is for silver.
The Salisbury Herald says that Mr..
c. G. Lanier, who is operating Reimer
mine for the heirs of the late J.. B.
Lanier, is much pleased with results
so far obtained by the the cyanide pro-
cess recently adopted there for saving
gold. The mine has large quantity
of low grade ore which could not be
profitably worked under the old system
and it had been long idle.
A day or SO ago the eight year old son
of Mr.. Kimery, near Haw River, lost
an eye in very peculiar manner, He
was near man cutting wheat. The
point of the scythe struck the child's
eye, splitting the ball and destroying
the sight. 1t is remarkable that the
eyelids was was not even scrathed and
that no other injury was inflicted save
small bruise on the forehead where
one of the cradle fingers struck.
Mrs. Margaret Elliott Pegram, wife
of the late W. W. Pegram. died in
Goldsboro at $50 o'clock June 14th.
She had been sick for month past,
but recently she had improved, and her
relatives and friends had been encour-
aged to hope for her recovery. She
suffered relapse the latter part of last
week and Sunday passed peacefully
away. Her death occurred at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. John w. Powell
The west bouud Southern train from
Durham Monday June 18th ran over
and horribly mutilated an old negro
man and negro child near Garner.
From the best information that can
be obtained it seems that the old man
was trying to get the child off the track
when the train rushed around the
curve and was right upon them before
they could get out of the way of the
cruel wheels. Both were mangled and
crushed in fearful manner.
Polk county has murder mystery.
Dave Holmes, well known colored Sec
ton hand on the SpartanbuEs II
Railroad, disappea1(
from his home n
one night last week, and y
been seen. Later 'Lig1
rolored, was seen
clothes and watch.
that Holmes was
body concealed
his own race
and Jailed:
The crQ
present.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-06-19
COUNTY OFFICERS.

COUNTY OFFICERS.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS:
w. w. FARMER, Chairman.
PERRY RENFRow, ]. J. BYNUM,
W. d. P. SHARP, VIM. WooDARD, Jr.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-06-19
POLICE {:

D. P. CHRIsTMAN, Chief.
EPHRIAM HARRELL, FRANK FELTON,,
JAMES MARsHBoURNE.
The Wilson times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1896-19??, 1896-06-19
THROUGH TRAINS

LOCAL LFREIGHT-NORTH BOUND
Leaves Wilson 7:o5 A. M.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15
streaky Halter

streaky butter Is great annoyance
to al hutiermakers and the cause Of
It Is not always clear Many claim that
Il comes from an unequal working IN
~ the salt. others that u Il from churn'
Ing az too high . temperature In ouf
experience both ~ these have some
thlnE Ia do with a. hat by FAR The
most common cause 10 churnlng NJ ton
high temperature pnd then over
working IN onier 10 get out the butter
milk II the cream Is uhunel 90 rs
low q temperature as possible. tho
huttcrnilk washed ori. not worked out
aud the sslt worked IN just enough
10 incorporate Il With The butter the
chances ~ havius strclky butter are
greatly lcsscncd
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

Oas Pound Of Coal on = steamship.
The value OF one pound Of coal at
different epOchs OF steamship evolu-
ton. as given by Mr.. A. J. McGinnis,
president Of the Liverpool Engineer
ing sOclety. has been ~ follows: In
1870 a pound Of coal propelled a dis
placement weight Of SIS ton eight
kn0ts; but the earning weight was
only one-tenth Of this. 30 per cent OF
the displacement representing tie
hull. machinery and fuel. In 1850.
with iron vessels and the screw pro-
peller. a displacement weight OF six
tenths OF ton was propelled nine
knots by a pound Of coal; but the pro-
portion Of cargo had risen 10 ~ per
cent. or .l6 ton. In 1860. with higher
boiler pressure and the surface con-
denser. 50 ton displacement was pro-
PEELED ten knots. and the cargo was 80
per cent. or % ton. In 1870, after tho
compound engine had come into use.
is tons OF displacement was propelled
ten knots. and here the cargo formed
80 per cent OF the whole. being alne-
tenths Of a ton. In 1855 there were
two classes OF freight boats; the
tramp" propelled 80 tons Of displacc-
ment elght and one-half knots. with
60 per cent. or two tons Of cargo, az
the same time the enormous cargo
s,eamou OF the North Atlantic were
driving displacement OF 3ii tons
twelve knots. with 55 per cent. or IL
tons Of cargo. On the modern express
passenger steamers the cargo weight
is down TO 90 ton per pound Of ooal.--
Railroad Gazette
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

One Of the Chicago railways has q
man in liz employ who has a remark
able memory for cars and car numbers.
It ls his duty to keep account OF the
cara that come into the yards. When
train whistles he steps out on the
platform without either book or pencil
and takes a mental note OF the cars
az they pas BY. While doing this he
does hot hesitate to engage In con-
versation with any acquaintance who
may be near him. After the train has
passed he goes back to his ONCE and
makes a complete and accurate record
OF the train. beginning with the frst
car and ending with the oahoose. As
test OF memory. he can begin at The
cabooso and record the numbers the
other way or he can begin In the mid
die Of the train and work both ways.
giving car numbers. names Of roads ia
which they belong and their relative
position I'm the train lie has never
been known to make a mistake.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

The varied and interesting collection
Of mummles, mummy eases aud iuno-
real furniture contained In the British
museum has recently been enriched by
the acquisition Of an enormous croco-
die mummy. This creature measures
thirteen feet In length. and Is well pre-
served. having a swarm Jf young cro-
sodllos on lis back. The famous follow
that has Jus; been added TO the British
national collection was discovered al
Kom Ombos. IN Upper Egypt. a city
where this creature was veneraied as
early as $500 b. C., and where ruins
still remain having paintings relating
10 the alteration Of sebek Al the south
side OF one temple the remains Of a
large pond have been found. which
probably served 10 satisfy the amphi-
blous instincts OF this adorable monster.
During the reign Of Ptolemy Phila-
delphus, B. c. $50, the worship OF the
crocodile reached ils highest point The
method employed In making crocodile
mummles seems 10 have varied with
taste and means. While some are ex-
gulsi,ely bandaged. others, as In he
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

Hat the NsusE NsR Case Net
through an unlnhahlted district aud
made her solitary progress all the more
lonely. Nervous aud tired she was
tortured by extreme thirst when, H..
behold. = well was found by the road
side. Looking down into Il she saw
the refreshing water 80 cool and dark.
but there was no bucket or cup ~
hand. On closer inspection she found
the steps cut In the side ~ the well
by those who had dlgged Il. and A.
most desperate by this time. abe hast
ened TO lower herself step by siep
until Al last she could drink her hll
Now that her thirst was quenched
she Lost the energy with wnlch her
extreme need had nerved hand and
foot and dared not attempt 10 climb
out agAin. All that she cOuld do was
TO cling frantically to iuttinr rock
aud shriek FOR help. Then between
weeping aud waillng, ~ ahe glanced
upward abe saw the face Of = hand
ZONE young man who regarded her with
look 'twlKt admiration and fear lie
had been passing by and. hearing the
sound Of her lamentations. had sought
the cause, but now he feared that this
was but the device Of some demon. Tor
the well was very deep aud the maiden
extremely beautiful Finally he made
her swear that she was indeed a human
being. and when she had related The
cause Of her dilemma. the Young man
said that he would help her cut on
condition that she marry him Forced
90 consent. ana not altogether unwll-
llugly. the maid was soon rescued from
her perilOus situation and stoui hy the
side ~ her resrucr The youth VIVA
80 deeply moved 10y her comsliuesS
MS revealed IN the fun slare II the
sun-that he Insisted ihst she should
20 with him 10 he married ~ once
The maiden replied to his enlreaiies
/ by asking: Ito what nation do ytu
bplongT'
He reloincd: Il. am an lsraellic 81
the prieslly family bom In tie town II
! A..
Il. too. am ~ ihat family" said she.
/ "apd Il would certainly be- mhecomlug
/ IN ms Ia do ought contrary 10 the rus.
/ toms ~ our faith. Visit me at my
own home and nothing shall prevent
our marriage"
! A weasel PASSED los ai the moment
~ their troth plight. and the weasel
and the we'll were agreed upon rs wit
neSsrs NJ their mutual obligations
Some months PASSED. hui The y0ung
fman came not n fulhll his promise
aud claim his bride. still the maiden
remained true % him. firmly refusing
every proposal for her nand. llci
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15
cslilvatlnr nusssrnio..

Recent experiments In the appllca-
ton o. both heat and cold to the egg,
larvae and pupse Of butterflies have
produced very interesting results. In
this manner specimens Of some va
rieties Of butterflies have been made
to Initiate. In color and form. other
varieties found In nature The appli-
cation OF heat causes a Fastening Of
growth and development Variations
OF moisture and dryncss also produce
nereeptible effects on the growth aud
markings OF the insects The general
results OF the experiments go to show
that. by the application Of artificial
conditions OF temperature, some OF the
natural forms peculiar to certain sea-
sons or 10 certain localities may DO
initiated and forms may also be pro-
dueed which occur only In exceptional
cases and from time to time in nature,
Moreover. through this method Of GU
tivatlol forms OF butterflies can b.
produced which do not at presen, oc-
cur In nature. but which. Il Is thought,
may have existed upon the earth at
some past epoch In lts history. or may
be destined 10 appear through the
gradual unfolding OF natural processes
In the future.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

curse upon her head. At lnsf sns
hrg-cd hrr hH-l,sui g. isli hgr tie
story OF al his career previous to their
marriage C0nscicnce-stricken, the a.
filcted husband could not Withstand her
searching questions and finally revealed
the whole secret OF his broken vows.
To her This accounted for all 81 their
misfortunes. which NOW appeared To ho
only a just punishment for his unfaith'
filness. She Immediately sought d.
vorce from him. begging him % soon
a. he was released. to seek his former
love and by the fulfilling Of his VOWS
prOpltlate angry fate.
The repentant man gladly agreed "a
4 do ~ she wished aud FASTENED 10 the
town In which the faithful maiden
lived. Once there, he inquired on ey
cry hand. and was told Of her stead
fastness and great aiiiiciion. He lost
no time In seeking her parents. q
whom he related all his misforiunes
vOwlng % repair his former wrong al
any cost. lie then repeated these rs
surancrs IN the presence OF witnesses
10 convince the grieylng parents OF
his desire 10 atone for The evil done &
them and their daughter, and was a
las, brought to the beloved and lovlns
maiden. The youth was no longel
such. Tor time and trouble had altered
him not n llttle-and the irue'heariet
maiden did not az first recognize him
Thinking that he WIS some new suii0
she once more pretended 20 be- seize,
with epilepsy. Soon the scene changed
~ the pleading lover recalled the troll
plghied In the wilderness with IN
well aS Witnesses. No room was LEI
Tor doubt as 60 his Identity Here a
last. was her rcscuer and lover. Nh
tual explanations and confessions fol
lowed. and all Of the sad experience
~ those years were told 20 loving earn
The maiden and the youth, no longe
young In years. but reiuyenatcd b,
loves happiness, were speedily maj
rlcd, Blessed by a happy family AM
ever increasing prosperity they foun
full compensation for all OF the sol
rows which they had endured. and tina
sweetest " love rewards. true and uI
changing love Philadelphia Inquirer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

friends AMI relatives tried 10 persuade
her that her lover would never come.
aud 40 last her parents attempted 90
compel her % Accept some one OF her
snltors. 10 defend herself she pre-
tended 10 be- seized with an epileptc
iit. whenever the subject OF her mar
rage was approached. tearing her own
clothing and that NJ any hysiander
who came too near to her This oc-
CURED SO often that the report of her
malady spread and she was soon ~.
lieved from any further importantly.
The young man, however. acted quite
differently. lie had hardly reached
home before. In the rush NJ business,
he forgot both his sweetheart and his
oath, and before very long he married
some other woman. Avenging fate did
not long permit this utter falthlesNneSs
10 10 unpublished. The ilrst child "
this marriage, n strong handsome boy.
was found slain by a weasel when only
three months old. A second son en-
ioyed life hut q little longer, when he
met an untlmcly death by being drown
cd IN q well.
The unhappy mother. saddened by
the nntoward death OF her beloved chill.
dren sought IN vain for any OF her
swn slns that might have brought down
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

The city relative shook his head.
Can't tell anything by them In this
piece" he said. mo one Of them out.
shines the others"
No one seems 10 act any better than
the others" suggested the couniry
cousin.
mo. all are equally bad"
But the bill boards said that the IA.
nous Mile, Russell had been specially
engaged for thls play" protested the
country cousin. How In the world are
We going to know which Is sheg"
Hush said the city relative. IN his
superior way. IAN We have to do Is to
walt for the tableaux at the end OF the
FIRST act and see who takes the center
OF the stage. Washington Post
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

Lived here thirty years. and yet
never saw the city,"
"Never"
"Dld you ever have a desire to 10 to
town."
"well. yes. I reckon has. But you
see, fore the railroad came hit wuz
TOO fur ter travel on foot an the
mule was too busy plowln' an arter
the railroad come. they went ter charg-
in people Ger travelln, an SO / jest
thought I'd stay home an not bother
bout secin' the world But what do
you reckon happened ter as 'tother
dayq"
Don't know"
"woll. sir, my son John ackchully
bought a ticket, jumped aboard o. he
railroad. went ter the city an sub
scrihcd fer newspaperw-Allanta
Constitution.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

storm Viewed from Above the Clouds.
Professor John Wise. the eminent
American aeronaut who lost his life
In making a balloon ascension on Sept
%. 1879. gives the following descrlp-
ton Of a thunder storm which he once
viewed from the "topsIde". THE Wow
Of a storm cloud from above Is one OF
the most interesting sights ever be-
held BY mortal man. A storm viewed
from above the cloude has the ap-
pearance Of ebullition. The upper sur
face Of the cloud Is bulged upward and
outward. and has the resemblance OF
a vast sea Of boiling, upheaying snow.
Immediately above the storm cloud the
air Is not so cold as Il ls In the clearer
atmosphere above or In the cloud Itself
The falling Of the rain can be distinct
ly heard. making a noise like q water
fall over a precipice The thunder
heard above a storm cloud Ia not loud,
and the flashes Of lightning appear like
slreaks on intensely white light on
the surface OF the gray-colored vapor.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15
Washington Star


The little bee has been held up ~ an
Example for sges. and in the main she
thoroughly deserves her good character
for virtue and Industry. Il gives enc
shock 20 learn that these little in
seets occasionally fall into temptation
and that the means Of their DOWNFALL is
similar TO that which lie the ruin Of
men and wonen. In Buchner's
Psychic Life Of Animals" Il IL stated
that thieVishly inclined bees will. in
order 10 save themselves the trouble
Of working. attack well stocked hives
In masses. Kill the scntlnels and in.
habltanta, rob the hiVcs and carry on
the provisions. After repeated enter
prlses Of this description they acquire
a taste for robbery and violence; they
recruit whole companies. which get
nore and more numerous. and At
length they form regular colonies Of
brlgand bees There IL one variety OF
bees-the sphecodes- lives ex-
clusively upon plumber. That drink
ing In excess frequently leads 10 crime
Is as true amongst bees as amongst
human communities. for Il has been
found that thieyish bees can be pro-
duced srtihcially by giving working
bees a mixture Of honey and brandy
to drink The bees soon. too soon. &C
quire a taste for this beverage. which
has the same disastrous effects upon
them as upon human beings; they be-
come lll-dlsposed and irritable, and
lose all desire to work; and then. when
they begin % feel hungry. they a.
tack and plumber the well-suppliad
hives
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15
The Making Of Coins.

II Ia difficult to realize that before
d. c. 100 there were no true coins. that
ingots or buttons Of gold and silver
were weighed At every mercantile
transaction. The Lydians Of Asia
Minor are credited with having been
the hrst 10 cast and stamp with an Of
fclal device small oval gold ingotH OF
definite hHed weight. an invention
strangely delayed. but Of inestimable
importance 10 industry and commerce.
The bright. tar-nashlg intellect Of
Greece saw the import Of the Lydian
invention and adopted Il quickly. and
every Greek state. nearly every city.
Island. and colony. established q Mat.
generally ~ come enc OF the great
temples. fer all early coin types are re-
ligious In character. They bear SYM
bella Of some god. a. a pledge Of good
faith. The eferings. tithes. and rents
Of the vorshippers were coined and cir
culated a. money. Temples thus be-
came both mlnts and banks. Our word
money" 10 said 10 have been derived
from the Roman shrine Of Juno None
a." the earliest Latin mint
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15
Mr.lth nf Lr.alnr Nsilon..

Popular Science says that the wealth
OF the leading nations OF the world, In
Guiding land. cattle. houses, furniture,
railways. ships. merchandise. bullion,
etc. and the proportional totals Is %
follows: United States. tGi.i2O, 900 .00oi
Great Britain. $4,000. 100000; France
tl2 600. OO0. 900; Germany, sSi.lS5. oO0.-
600; Russia. t25.4i5. OoO.O 900: Austria
$40 .275. 900. 600; Italy. ti4,Si5, 100000
Spain. 81. 5S0. 600. 900. Australia. &c.
SOS 900. 900: Belgium. t5.0J5. 900 600
Holland. tl.sOO, OOO. 900; Canada. N.is0.'
900 900: Sweden. ta.sti. 600. 600; Rou'
mania tS.lsO. 900 900; Argentia. t2.5i5.'
0OO. 900. The combined wealth OF Greai
Britain and all i,s colonies would
doubtless change the comparative hg'
uTes somewhat
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15
THE WEASEL AND
THE WELL.

The tales found In Rabblnlcal iiera-
tn arc all Illustrative OF some re-
uaiOus Idea. and are prefaccd by some
'eral proposition expressive OF this
principle. What follows Is typical:
The high esteem In which the faith.
rni are held by God may be learned
from an adventure with a weasel at
4 we'll" Then we find the story. A
beautiful maiden ~ noble birth wa,
sent 20 n distant town 20 perform 4
mission for her father The road he'd
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

lAEDEhlNk ", KEW.
Possibly some Of the tales that were
rife OF a young man answering Young
Rew's description having been seen IN
various sections OF the state were
really founded on the fact that he had
been there lie Is unable to tell whelh-
er or not they are true, however. and
this part Of his wanderlngs may al
WAYS remain a sealed book.
Aside from these hrst few DAYS.
young Rev tells the story Of his adj
ventures In detail with great minute.
ness. His education enabled him to
find friends among a class OF people
who threw In his way opportunities Tor
profitable employment. and from and
through whom he succeeded admirably
In learning the languages French and
German. his lack Of proficiency IN
which had 20 worried him at college
and had Indirectly caused him to &c
away. lie has worked hard since be
went away and has made money. lie
has seen the world and has returned
more OF man at % than most men
are at 80. From being a rather sickly
boy. whose fondness for outdoor axer.
else was caused In great degree By
his anxiety for health. he has developed
into a sturdy. healthy specimen Of ply
steal manhood. His features however
have lost little OF their boyish EXPIRES.
sion. although he has gained probably
so pounds weight and Is bronzed ana
tanned several shades darker than his
naturally dark complexion. During
all Of his wandofinga. young Rev
never changed his name nor ondoav.
ored to conceal his identity IN the ,,ssi
and Il Is to this fact alone that his dls.
coyery Is due, for the only clew that
the detectives who had followed him
about the world were able to gain OF
his whereabouts was tho fact that a
young man giving his name had shin
ped on board a French vessel al Bor-
doaux. bound for Ceylon. Their agents
al Ceylon met the vessel and Identified
the young electrician as the man they
were looking Tor.
Young Rew's contract with the own
ers Of the vessel bound him to remain
with the steamer until she returned 10
Southampton. but he wrote from Cey.
Ion TO his parents that rs soon as he
reached Southampton he would leave
the steamer and take the first trans
Atlantic liner for New York. How
well he kept his promise may he
judged from the fact that between the
arrival Of the French vessel at South
ampion and HIS leaving that port on
the American liner New York only two
hours interviewed. lie did not even
wait 10 cable TO his parents. but cane
at the earliest possible moment At
New York even lcss time was lost. for
after reaching there he spent less than
an hour In the city. taking the frat
West Shore train for Buffalo.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-15

Az Hounslow yesterday there was
remarkable scene when the Fourth
Hussars left by the a:i5 train Cor
Southampton On route Tor India A
dstachment az 4OO men IN full march.
ing order. and under the charge NJ
Col ramsey. proceeded from Houns.
low Barracks to the station. whore
they WERE awaited by an immense
crowd ~ friends. chiefly females.
Among the latter were fourteen brides
~ only = weeks experience Of mar.
rled NE. and these were In = most dis
tresslng condition the poor wemeu
cr0wding together aud clluEinE with
the fondesi aifectlen 10 their husbands
The soldiers quickly entrainod. aud
after the last g0od.byes had beer
spoken the train steamed out ~ the
station leaving the dlsconrolats
brides weeping hysierically In heap
on the platform. The fourteen pfl.
~tes were nrsrled during the prevl
Gus week. without the consent ~ the
colonel. and their wives were there
fore. not entitled 20 sccompany them
Westminster Gazette.