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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
THE POINTER MAIDSTONE.

SOMETHING ABOUT THE HISTORY
OF THIS REMARKABLE STONE.
The following, of general interest, we
take from the Charlotte IN. c. OBJ
server:
TO the Editor of The Observer:
Il read with more than ordinary in
terest the clipping in your excellent
paper from the Norfolk Virginan- Pilot
OF December LIST, together with your
editorial comment on the subject. of
madstones. The celebrated Pointer
maidstone. which you referred TO. is
still In our family, being owned by my
uncle. MIR. Samuel Pointer who resides
near RoXboro, Person county. Some
eighteen or twenty years ago it was
accidentally broken in three pieces. but
Its efficacy in affecting cures seems to
be undiminished. TO show how il was
valued. 1T sold about twenty years ago
for 500 at the sale of the personal
estate of my grandfather the late
Joseph Pointer, Esq. of Person coun-
ty. Since the discovery OF the Pasteur
treatment for hydrophobia. not many
people from distance use the stone
but 1t has during recent years been
applied for the bite of dogs, cats; and
other animals afflicted with hydropho-
bia as well as for the bites of snakes
and spiders. There is Il tradition in
our iamily that about 100 years ago a
gentleman came all the way from the
State of Maine 10 be treated. and after
having the stone applied. he returned
home well and occasionally wrote my
reat-grandfather. saying that he had
never been troubled from the bite Of
the dog which had rabies. suppose
there are other stones that effect cures.
but. as you say in your editorial. the
fame of the Pointer maidstone and the
1,.ass ,..t,a
to North Carolin!ans for four genera
tons Yours very truly.
JOHN l.. POINTER.
High Tower. n. c., Dec 49, l90O.'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
GREENSBORO.
THE DISPENSARY WILL PROB.
ABLY BE DISCONTINUED.

ABLf BE DISCONTINUED.
Greensboro. N. c.. Dec. 1s.-It is now
said that the Greensboro dispensary
will so out of business February list.
The program is for bill for it's abol-
ishment TO be introduced Immediately
upon the converting Oh the Legislature,
the measure granting the dispensary
wholesale license until July 1st next in
order to give the institution time to
dispose of it's stock, etc. Many wish
the dispensary to be continued until
the 1st of July, the end of the fiscal
year, at which time the license will eX-
pre-, but II is contended on the other
hand that the Senator and representa-
tives promised the people from every
stump in the county to have the dis
pensary law repealed at the earliest
possible moment. provided the "antis''
Won in the August primary
liquor man who is preparing to
open saloon here gives rather
peculiar reason for wishing the dispen-
sary continued until July LIST. If the
saloons are allowed to open in Feb
ruary. he says, he is afraid the NUM-
cipal campaign in the spring will be
afought out along temperance lines. and
Pin the event of u dry" Board of Alder
men being elected. the saloon would
again be driven out OF business after
the LIST OF July.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
CHARLOTTE.
POLICE CENSUS OF THE CITY
UNDER WAY

POLICE CENSUS OF THE CITY
UNDER WAY
Charlotte. n. c., Dec. 1S-Com-
mencins this morning the police will
take a police census of Charlotte. They
will act under the supervision OF the
police commission and by agreement
of the Board of Aldermen. Alderman
~ S. Franklin has been selected TO
manage the work.
The census will mean the enumcra-
ton. not only of The populati on inside
the city limits, but all residents with
in the police jurisdiction, which ex-
tends mile beyond the city limits and
includes the larger proportion OF Char
lottc's mill population. 1t is estimated
that this census will show q population
OF 10000.
This work will be performed with
considerable care, especially with re-
gard 10 the residents inside the incor-
poration proper; ana comparison of
the estimates made by the United
States census takers ana the police will
be interesting.
"All the Kings army and all the
kings men" can't change the $4,000 and
something approximation now on rec
ord in Washington, but Charlotte will
be properly elated if the police figure
out a population OF 10000 inside the
municipality, as is expected.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
HON. JOHN n. SMALL
SMUGGLING CLOSE TO RIVER
AND uARBOR COMMITTEE.
(Washington Post0


When Representative Small, Of
North Carolina, recites the various
projects in which he is Interested be-
fore this Congress. it sounds like the
jabbering of an lndian chief. That is
because there are so many Indian
names applied to land and sea objects
in the Tar Heel State. "Scuppernong."
"pamlico.' which AIR. Small SAYS
should he spelled "Pampico," although
the government insists otherwise,
"Pasquotank," ana others of like char
acter stand out prominently in his con
Vcrsation.
There are 2S5 miles of scacoast ad-
jacens TO my Congressional district"
says Mr.. Small, and. more inland
sounds than in the domain of any other
member of the House in the United
States. Cape Ilatteras and Cape Look
out are in my territory from which
YOU viii gather why I am smuggling
close to the river and harbor commit
tee. There are several very important
river and harbor improvements, which
l hope Congress will authorize in that
ViciDitV.'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
ELIZABETH CITY.
PERSONAL S-INDUSTRIAL. =
REMOVAL-A LECTURE.


Elizabeth City, N. c., Dec. 1S.-Mr
and Mrs. Harrell, of Philadelphia. are
visiting the family of Captain Peter
Davis, on Pennsylvania avenue
Messrs. Il. p. Fearing and D. c.
Brockett. who have been attending the
Randolph Macon Academy at Bedford
City, Va. have returned home to spend
the holidays.
Stokes left for Norfolk, Va. Monday
for the purpose of purchasing n horse
to he used by the fire department..
The beautiful residence of Mr.. d. T.
Gallop, on West Main street, is now
nearing completion.
MIR. II. II. Lovcnstein has rented the
double brick store facing Poindexter
and Mathews streets. and will occupy
same as soon as vacated by j. r. Pin
ncr e Co.
The Rev. p w. Melicll delivered a
lecture at the Colored Industrial School
last Thursday. The students are max
ing garments. doing carpentry work
and have begun their agricultural
work. j. II. Nj. Butler is principal
on or about the 2Sth instant BILLY"
Holowel, our clever comedian, will
put on first-class up-to-date minstrel
show for the benefit OF our naval re-
serves
Court convened Monday at noon. No
business was transacted, the judges
charge to the jury taking up the best
part of the evening.
Mr.. Waller Sawyer. who has been at
tending the University of North Caro-
lima. has returned home to spend the
holidays with his parents.
Miss Mary WOOD. of Camden county.
n c.. is the guest of Miss Mae Wood.
on Church street.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
EDENTON.
LOW TIDE-TWO MARRIAGES.
PERSONAL MENTION.
Especial to Neutrality-suspicious.

Especial TO Virginian-Pilot.)
Edenton. N. c.. Dec. 1S.-Mr. w ].
Moore is spending a week here with
his family.
Mr.. j. w. Framing is in Washing
ton, ID. c., on business.
Mr.. w. ]. Leary. ST., has returned
fom a trip to the capital city.
Col Beasley, Of baltimore, is at the
Bay View.
owing to the low tide Roper's Mill
did not run yesterday.
There were two marriages over at
the cotton factory Sunday.
a party of Northern gentlemen are
here enjoying shooting quail, etc.
The chors of the different churches
of our little city are practicing some
pretty singing for Nmas services.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
An AlI-round shirt-wais; wan
Charlotte ObscrycrO

.
Charlotte appears to hold a citizen
who is shirtwaist man right. The
Monroe Enquirer of this week tells of
him thus:
1T is said that the shirt-waist man
will be more than ever in evidence next
summer. y former citizen of this
county. Mr.. j. Martin. who moved to
Charlotte some time ago, is strictly in
style when shirt-waists for men are
fashionable. For eighteen years Mr..
Martin has been Il coatless and vest
less man. He goes in his shirt sleeves
at all seasons ana never takes cold
and says THAI he has never had head
ache and never been sick Il day"
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
THE STATE PENITENTIARY.

One of the questions which is being
talked OF just now is who will be the
new superintendent of the penitentiary?
The Legislature will searchngly in
vestiGate the management this year
and last year. The Supreme Court
prevented the Legislature from taking
control. Since the decision by the court
the board of directors have been the
merest fiSureheads. They say as much.
There are varioue surmses as to who
Will be superintendent. a State official
says he would not be superintendent at
S1O,oOo year and declares that the PEN
1t would seem to be the best policy to
have q legislative committee examine
the Virginia, Maryland and other peni-
tentiarics and get ct the secret of their
SUCCESS.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19
TARBORO.
DEATH OF HON. JOSEPH
MARTIN.
Especial TO Virginlan- PilotD

MARTIN.
Especial TO Nirginian-P ilot.)
Tarborc, n. c.. Dec 1S.-Jospeh J.
Martin died this morning at 4 o'clock,
aged CT years. He was three times so
licitor for the second district Repub-
lican Congressman from the first dis
trict and postmaster under Harrison
ana MCKINLEY. lie was personal
friend of President Mckinley. He
made model postmaster
MIR. Martin was very popular with
all classes an da member of the Tar
boro bar. He had lingering illness
and his death was expected. He leaves
Il widow. n daughter and four sons.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-19

L,oR RlNT-TTIE TWO MODERN
i business buildings. SO and IS Water
street. now occupied by Sallie Perry and
Moses Weiser. Elizabeth City, n. c. Po-
session given January LIST, 1901. Apply to
JArNRSKY BROS. Portsmouth. Va.
no22-tf
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17

Instead Of mere bust. the com.
m ittee having the matter In charge
has decided 10 adorn the new city hall
at Winchester with statue OF Mr..
Oh aries B. ROuss The statue IL 10 be
If e.size, cut from fine grained white
TIA liam marble Ia Is 60 stand on a
pa destal Of polished granite.
A three.days' session OF the United
States District court adjourned in Alex
andria Friday afternoon. Judge Wad-
dill sentenced Cato Lewis aud Peter
Tibbs doth colored) 80 one year in the
penitentiary each, with the alternative
Of 500 fine In each case. Both accepted
the latter condition. They were indtct
cd for violating the pension laws.
A patent has been issued to Henry
J Ennis, Of Washington, assigned 10
George McGovern, Of Richmond. for a
valuable improvement In life saving
appliance that experts predict will min
imiZe the danger with which salt water
bathing ia attended. The device Is a
self-intlAting jacket Of light material
90 be worn under the bathing suit, pro-
vided with a cartridge containing COM
pressed air gas OF calcium carbide BY
touching o button the gases are released
and the garment is instantly inflated.
Its buoyancy is sufficient 30 sns.
tain two full grown persons solely upon
the water.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17
OUR NEW POSSESSIONS.

In a statement about Cuban affairs
Secretary Root said he does not think
the people Of the leland want annexa.
tl0n.
Il is expected 60 have the American
military force 10 Cuba reduced to 1 000
men by October
Gov Charles Allen, Of Porto Rico, who
has been I'm Washington. has gone TO
Canton to consult the President on Porto
Rican affairs.
A detachment Of the Third Cavalry,
under Osp' Dodd. killed l73 Filipinos
and covered 1875 miles Of territory In
Northern Luz0n and had but one man
slightly wounded between April aud
May 3 last
is is believed an army Of 40. 600 men
will be maintained in the Philippines
almost indefinitely More soldier"
is the demand which is coming to Gen.
eral Mac Arthur from every department
Of the island
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17
GENERAL NEWS.

A jury has been secured to try Pow.
ers, one Of the Goebel suspects
A 80. 600 600 sash and door trust has
been formed In Chicago.
q s Senator J. II Gear, Of Burling.
ton, la died Of heart failure, In Wash
lngton Saturday.
Christian Endeavorers have opened
their International Convention In Lon.
don
Government authorities have warned
people TO keep away from OApe Nome.
The suffering there IL great
According 20 consular reports Ameri.
oan -four Is making steady inroads into
Japan.
A resolution imposing total abstinece
on the members was defeated at the
session Of the Young Pc, Pies Christian
Union in Atlanta
Hon. W J. Bryan has delighted the
congregation Of the First Presbyterian
Church in Lincoln Neb by paying of
the mortgage Of g. GO.
Treasury officials believe that the high.
water mark has been passed In the or
ganization Of national banks under the
more favorable condition offered by the
new Financial jaw.
Sweeping was the success Of the
American athletes at Paris Saturday in
the Olympic games Not only did they
win the two events that were concluded
the lOO-meter race and the 10 meter
hurdle raoe-but they finished first IN
% out Of the 20 preliminaries contested.
1t is announced that one third, or
about 81, 600 900. has been subscribed Of
the $50. 600, coo which the Methodist
Church undertook 10 raise this year and
next as a twentieth century thank Of
fering for the cause u religion, educa-
tion and philanthropy.
Several additional cotton mills At
Fall River. Mass. shutdown 90 ourtail
production. The mills include the
Merchants and Crescent, employing
!. $50 hands the Sycamore. 900, Stat.
ford. 500: Laurel Lake, 600; Union
Manufacturing Company, 900.
Dol Albert ID. Shaw. commander-in-
chief Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
who has gone to Atlanta. Ga TO attend
the reunion Of the Blue and Gray, TO be
held there July both says he believes &
million visitors will be in Chicago dur.
ing the enoampment Of the G. A. r this
year.
The third convention OF Georgia
Wheat Growers, held at Macon Friday
last. was a complete success. The at
tendance was large and embraced many
Of the most progressive farmers Of the
State. The showing made In the con.
venti0n demonstrated that wheat is a
profitable field crop throughout Middle
Georgia.
The North German Lloyd Steamship
Company has decided to grant the wild
ows and orphans OF the victims who
lost their lives at the recent dock fire
In Hoboken an allowance, in addition
to the regular pension. According TO
prominent official 1t will cost the com.
pany at least s.. 600. 600 10 pay the pen.
sions and allowances.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17
THE TUG OF WAR.

Boer soldiers have been threatening
Pretoria from q number Of directions.
Oolouel Mahon, reinforced by Gen.
eral Frenoh's brigade took all tle posi-
tions held by the Beers In the neighbour
hood Of Reitfontein.
The Beers continue msssing near
Pretoria The Beers total strength is
variously estimated, but probably Is
aboat 10, 900 men, with many guns
Another case of the Beers wearing
khaki Is reported to have happened at
Lindley jane 90, when they surprised
a picket of % men OF the Yorkshire
Light Infantry, IS Of whom were killed
or wounded.
The losses Of the British in the fight
at the Magalesburg Pass, eighteen
miles from Pretoria, are more mum.
erous than reported. 1t appears that
the British became confused and the
Beers poured into them O terrible fire
Natives were seen in the Boer ranks
British prisoners who have escaped to
Kroonstad report that Gen. De Wet with
force Of 10000 men, who were expelled
from Bethlehem by Generals Clements
and PaRet has taken up q strong pc.
sition 10 miles TO the southwark in the
hills around Reteif mex. President
Steyn is reported TO be with this army.
Gen. Rundle's rapid advance has 1T is
said. forced the Beers into a bad corner.
President Steyn is reported to have
given up all hope after the loss Of
Bethlehem, and would have surrendered,
bat that Gen De Wet threatened to
shoot him. and 10 is believed Steyn was
imprisoned in his own lager.
During the fighting near Pretoria the
British saw a score of khaki-clad and
helmeted men. One Of these showed
q flag, which he afterward dropped
This became the Boer signal for
fusilsde at range Of 100 so 200 yards
on the front, rear and fianks OF the
dragons. who had supposed the
burghers to be the Fourteenth Hussars.
Il seems that while the dragons
fight was proceeding the Beers at
tachou buo OutpOsbbr 10 miieb west OF
Pretoria, held by the Lincolnshire
Regiment. Scots Greys and q battery
section OF two guns. The Beers |
finding good cover behind rocks and |
amid the thick bush, surrounded and |
overwhelmed three companies Of the |
and q squadron Of the |
Scots Greys, who strove to save she
guns The cannon we're both lost
The force surrendered when cut of and |
L was found that the guns could not
De brought back. Detachments Of the
nen fought on until night. when they
'acsped.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17

OLD POINT presents q scene of con.
glomeration this week. The knights
Of The quill" are there cruelty feast.
ing on geese-perhspsH The legal
lights are there shooting off orator.
cal msteors, and the poor farmer is
there masticating and digesting fish
his principal crop-grower. The teeth
extraclors made their exit last week
from this famous resort-ss nobody
wanted to be short of his "msstica-
dorsr 81 Old Point.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17
CHINA.

Gen Ohaffee will be in supre me com.
mand Of the American land forces
operating in China.
Official dispatches tend TO confirm the
belief that foreigners in Pekin have
met death or are in desperate straits
Is is said that in the battle outside q
Tien Tsin, the Cossacks captured six
Krupp guns and killed numbers Of fee.
ing Boxers
Applications continue to come to the
War Department from persons who are
anxious TO serve in the army in the
campaign in China.
Furious fighting between the allied
forces and the Chinese at Tien Tsin
continues Fifteen hundred American
troops and marines have arrived when
most needed.
Wan Ohsu. has been evacuated, the
Boxers having appeared and threatening
10 massacre foreigners, their servants
and native Christians, The motto on
the Boxers flag is'Assist to Overthrow
the Dynasty and Expel the Foreigners. A"
Confirmation Of the awful rumors in
reference to the massacre Of foreigners
in Pekin has now been received from
Shanghai. Sheng, the director general
obtained an audience Of the whole con
snlsr body on Saturday, and informed
them that on or about June 30 the
ministers and other foreigners who had
sought refuge in the British legation
were ennihiliAted.
Lieutenant. General Miles has made
application for active command Of the
American forces in China. Ii is said
60 be doubtful whether his request will
be granted. Washington authorities
have requested Mr.. Wa Ting Fang,
Chinese Minister, TO forward a mes.
sage to United States Minister Oonger
In Pekin. This Mr.. WI has undertaken.
A Tientsin correspondent Of the Lon
don Express, writing under date Of
July 8, seys that the Chinese are daily
"driving in - the allies. The Chinese
have mounted ~ fresh guns in advan.
tageous positions and are sweeping the
streets Of the foreign settlements. A
dispatch Of a different tenor says that
around Tientsin the OosSacks captured
six Krupp guns and killed many fleeing
Boxers. The Chinese lost 5000 killed,
including Gen. Kek.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17

THIS is not good year in Virginia
for the "outs" who want to get lin"
With the exception of the Second and
Tenth Districts the present Congress.
sional encumbents have been undis-
turbed. Right here at home Messrs.
Jones aud Rixey have had the fsirest
Of sailing. From present indications
there will not be a dissenting voice
in the nominating conventions Of
either the First or Eight Districts.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17

The American people are too hon
orable to allow international compli'
cations to inspire breach of the laws
of hospitality, and it is absolutely uu.
necessary-save in cases of STROLL
ing lunatie-tO place guards around
the home Of the Chinese Minister in
Washington. The treatment which
the Spanish Minister at Washington
received when the American Minister
at Madrid was cruelty treated and CO.
creed to make his departure very OBJ
yiously verifes this statement. There
is no reason to fear that any China.
man will be msltreated in America
go long as he is submissive to the laws
of the lard. Verify, Americans are
worthy Of commentator for their IN
surpassed msgnsnimity.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17

THE Baltimore SUMS Washington
correspondent, in reporting the com.
ments Of recslcitrant Democrats st
the Capital over the result at Kansas
City, says Bryan is being styled a
dictator, and that, fairly defeated in
1896, he now invites solar plexus
blow. They say the man poses as
being greater than the party, and
pretends to be terribly vexed over his
sutoerstic action. If that kind of
talk is kept up within the party, the
Republican managers will not need
SO large campaign fund or be re-
quired to do much speaking.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17

Mr. TowNE, erstwhile rampant Re
publican, then a willing POpulist
nominee, while protesting to be free
SILVER Republican, now takes the
stump for Bryan Democracy and
courageously-if inconsistently-de'
clares that the money issue is least
important in the present campaign.
Politics is said to make strange bed.
fellows, but this is not so miraculous
as the lightning changes of mind it
has displayed in fla de seiele politi'
clans.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17
6. A. 3. Slight to Bryan.

The fact that W. J. Bryan had not
been invited to attend the Grand Army
encampmsnt. to be held In Chicago next
tion Of Mayor Garter Harrison. The
Mayor at once addressed letter to the
Encampment Committee. pointing out
the omission. Unless, at the meeting
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
which President Mckinley is certain to
attend, the same attention is paid TO the
presidential candidates Of both parties
Mayor Harrison said, the encampment
would pass without the official reoogni.
ton Of the CITY.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-17

fraternity became peculiarly attach
ed to the then vice. President, who is
a Mason OF high degree. He and his
cultured spouse visited the Masonic
Lodge here, entertaining and being
entertained By The fraternity.