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polly'S REVENGE.

I'm I'm Callow avenue there Is a par
rot of almost human intelligence, WHICH
has become almost as much or an en-
tertaiument to the neighbors as to. the
family which owns the talking olrd.
Polly soliloquizes and holds dialogues
with herself as well as responding 10
nuestions and remarks put to her. Her
SINGING voice is great, and there ls
seemingly no sound that she Is not
able to initiate! i.
Recently a fox terrier puppy has
been added to the family collection OF
livestock. Dog and parrot got along
together in something better than the
traditional monkey and parrot" man
ner. and although some OF polly's tall
feathers suffered when they were mad
yertently stuck between the wires OF
the cage when the puppy was near
while the dogs tail suffered tweak OF
two from the sharp beak when the plro
got a chance at him, so honors SEEM
ed to be even. Evidently Polly was
harboring a resentment, as succeeding
events showed.
One night the heao OIL the houeeiioio
was awakened by furious parking.
Commands and threats failed 10 stop
the noise, until finally he descended In
his wrath and smote the dog WIN
some warmth. All was serene 1or
q few minutes, and then fierce barking
rent the midnight air. Again was the
dog punished, this time with more
vigor, and larger switch. A second
period of peace followed, and then a
third disturbance; but this time sleep
oyerbalanced the desire to mete out
punishment.
The next morning as he was again
making friends with the dog, the man
of the house was greeted by his SIS
ter with the remark: "You ought to
hear polly bark; she initiates the pup
DIV exactly.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
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CHE gorkrille Gnqairsr.
Published Wednesday and Saturday

PUBLISHERS:
L. N. GRIST, W. D. GRIST, D. E. GRlST.
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pound. He sold his mattress" to the
Belmont cotton mills. Our informant
didn't tell us how long this creator Of
wealth had been holding" his cotton.
The Piedmont Cotton Seed Oil
mill is nearing completion. The walls
are about finished, and the roof is be-
ing put on this week. The cotton gin
connected with this plant Is already in
operation and Is being well patronized.
go. Chief Jones. Jno. 8. Wray, L. A.
Blanton, Ed Blanton and Lawson
Blanton left Wednesday, for a big fox
hunt in the neighborhood Of Kings
Mountain. They were guests Of that
genial and hospitable gentleman, Ira
Patterson, a veritable prince OF good
fellows. While they didn't strike a
track" they were well repaid for their
trip in the splendid treatment received
at the hands Of their host.
LANCAsTER-REv1Ew, September
2s: Our friend, the Hon. W. U. Clyburn,
Of the Halle cold mine section, is the
possessor of two gold bricks-not the
fake sort that professional swindlers
occasionally palm off on verdant VIC
Tins; but the real stuff. They are the
result Of two months "panning" by one
nand, at branch on one Of Mr.. Cly-
burns plantations. Each brick weighs
321 pennyweights, making their value
about $3.50. Mr.. Clyburn is succeeding
80 we'll at farming, being one Of the
largest farmers in the county, that he
is in no hurry to develop the, valuable
gold mine which he evidently has on
his place. Mrs. Laura Barrett, wife
of Mr.. Albert Barrett, Of the Oakhurst
section, died on Sunday last, Of fever.
She was a daughter Of Mr.. Robert
Crimminger, and was about 40 years
Of age. Bolton Johnson, colored
citizen Of this county, was shot in q
row at Negro camp meeting In Ker-
shaw county, a few days ago. Several
others were SCI lusly wounded. John
son was shot the head; but will re-
cover. -. Mr.. Benjamin Lowry, son
of Mr.. F. M. Lowry, and Miss Martha
B. jenkins, daughter Of the hate e. C.
Jenkins, both Of Taxahaw, were mar
ried on the goth instant, at the resi-
dence Of the brides mother, Mrs. Mos
ley Jenkins, Notary Public ]. N. Est
ridge officiating. fatal accident
occurred Saturday evening at Dixie.
Ike Addison, young colored man, was
killed by being caught in the shafting
of Mr.. Reece Langley's gin. His skull,
neck and legs were broken. Coroner
Young held an inquest over the body
Sunday morning. :. -. John Sadler, a
young colored man Of this place, liter
ally ripped mis- wife up the back last
Saturday morning, severely cutting
her in five or six places, besides break
ing her arm... Mr.. Daniel Todd, who
lives on the Adams place, a few miles
above town, had the misfortune to lose
by fire, Friday night, his barn and sta
bles together with about 1,200 bundles
Of fodder. His mules were saved with
the greatest difficulty. He had no in
surance. The origin Of the fire is un-
known. It started in the loft Of the
building.
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DOES IT PAY TO BE POLITE? ?-The
outer door Of the office building was
massive affair that swung either way.
The man who entered was in hur-
nv, but he considerably looked behind
him to see that he did not let 1t swing
in the face of anyone who might be
following.
The woman who was following SEEM
ed to be paying no attention TO the
door, so the man held 1t open for her to
enter.
The thought that occurred to the wo-
man, just as she got in the doorway
appeared to make her doubtful as to
whether she wished to go in or out.
The man still held the door open.
1.-THE woman said: II wonder If
have the paper that he told me to bring
to the Office" and began to search
through the little bag that she carried
in her hand.
The man said-well, never mind what
the man said. He still kept the door
open in order to prevent it sweeping
the woman into the street.
The woman found the paper she was
after and looked across the street, as
If uncertain whether she had the right
address.
The man said: Pardon me, madam
but I am in hurry
The woman said: Sir"
The man said: "I cannot remain
here and hold the door any longer
The woman said: "Sir, you are the
most insulting man I ever met"
The man said things softly to him
self; the woman entered and the dool
swung back with great force.
The woman looked scornfully at the
man and said something about telling
her husband how she had been insult
ed.
The man made no reply; but later M
was heard saying to himself: "Ane
yet some people claim that it pays tt
be polite.'-Tit-Bits.
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Saturday, September 29, 1900.

up country on the hill submits and
sides Of deep barrancas, Is impossible
to conceive, unless great seismic dis
turbance has changed the topography
OF the land. That corn was one Of the
chief articles Of food, is proven by the
metates and pestles which are found
in nearly every ruin; but where this
cereal was grown is mystery, as there
does not appear 20 be more than suffi-
cient soil to raise corn for the present
Indian Inhabitants. Then there Is the
question Of water. Although Guerrero
is probably the best watered state
in the republic, 1t Is often miles from
the prehistoric dwellings and in almost
Inaccessible canons."-Austin Dispatch
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ELECTION DAY.
How It Came to Be Tuesday After the First
Monday Ia November.

How Il Came to Be Tuesday After the First
Monday Ia November.
The designation Of the day for hold
ing the presidential election is left to
congress. The first act passed by it re-
lating to that subject was in 1892. It
provided that Presidential electors
should be appointed within "a days
before the first Wednesday in Decem-
ber." This left each state free to select
a day to suit itself within those limits.
Pennsylvania chose electors on the last
Friday in October. Other states elect
ed theirs on different days between the
beginning and middle Of November.
When Harrison was elected in 1S40
the Democrats asserted that his sue
cess was due partly to fraudulent vot-
Ing, which was made possible by the
lack of a definite election day. It was
alleged that Kentucky and Ohio Wings
had voted in both states, the election
being held on different days. So in 1s45
the Democrats passed the law now on
the statute books making the first
IueSQdy dIter lue uiSI noohudy Al W.
vember election day.
At that time but five Of the rs states
held their state elections in November.
In Michigan and Mississippi voting was
carried on through two days-the first
Monday and the following Tuesday.
New York had three election days-the
first Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
-hut had finally confined voting to the
middle day, or the first Tuesday after
the frst Monday. Massachusetts chose
state officers on the second Monday in
November, and Delaware on the second
Tuesday. SO congress selected the first
Tuesday after the first Monday to con-
suit the convenience Of three states
out Of five. one Of the three being the
important state Of New rk.-chicago
Tribune.
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humorous. Department.
OUT OF the WRONG MOUTH.

The young dentist had caller. She
was stylish young woman and towed
by a stout chain the ugliest Of ugly
bulldogs.
Poor Jim," she said, soothingly,
''you must suffer-"
The young dentist gazed at the brute
and smiled.
"This way, MISS" he said.
"Just q minute! Is there mirror
In the building? My hair is wild from
the wind"
"You will find one at the end Of the
hallway, miss"
While she stood before the mirror
he surveyed Jim.
ct am not in the habit Of extracting
dog teeth" he soliloquized. "but sup
pose I can do the job. 1t would be
/ good idea to start in now. If she
stands near I may get the least bit
nervous and the chances are in favor
OF the dog making trouble. for some
one"
He thought he knew the bad tooth.
Come here, pup" he said, trying to
get around the dog. Then he reached
for the forceps and got good grip on
his patient. When Jim opened his
mouth the steel closed down on the
supposed bad molar. Man and dog
struggled, and the man was the victor.
The tooth came out. Just then the
young woman re-entered. 1t was an
exciting scene. Gore, deep crimson
gore, was everywhere. The young den
tist was in corner warding on the
vicious attacks with chair.
What does this mean?" she gasped.
'I got it out, Miss
'Got what out?"
The brute's tooth; but it was a
hard job"
do you mean to say that you e3-
tracted one Of Jim's teeth?"
Certainly. Isn't that what you
brought him up here for? found the
bad tooth without any trouble"
But he had no bad teeth"
"No. I came to have my own teeth
extracted"
"But I heard you say the dog was
suffering"
From fleas."
.Then I will"
mo, you won't. I'll go to some den
fist that knows his business"
Then she took Jim by the chain and
dragged him out Of the ofice.
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GINSENG CULTURE.
Far Sighted Tar Heel EEmbarks Upon . Pay.
Ing Enterprise.

Ing Enterprise.
Shelby Aurora.
DR.. J. H. McBrayer fs' experimenting
in the culture Of ginseng down on his
plantation on Broad river.
This plant, which is sold to the Chinese
at an enormous profit, is indigenous to
this section; out requires skillful hand
ling with proper location, to be sue
cessfully raised. It is Of exceedingly
slow growth, the seeds remaining In
the soil 1S months before terminating.
After the plant begins to grow 1t re-
quires five years for the roots to ma
ture. So sensitive to the suns rays is
the plant that 1t is almost impossible
to grow it, save in the deepest, darkest
coves, places where the rays of the
sun rarely, If ever, penetrate. The
Chinese consider the ginseng the celes-
tial plant, and think that by eating
the roots they establish an indissolu-
BILE connection with the celestial king
dom.
And so the shrewd American panders
to this taste, and all the wearers Of the
pigtails will pay almost any price for
the celestial food.
A Kentucky ginseng nurseryman es-
Inmates an acre field of ginseng to be
worth $4,000. Mention was made In
the state papers few days ago OF a
farmer having refused an offer Of one
half million dollars for his field Of GIN
seng.
The cost Of the seed for planting Is
$50 per pound. The plant grows In this
county. DR.. McBrayer has already Sc
cured two plants, one large root and "a
seed ordered, will form the nucleus
from which he hopes to successfully
grow the ginseng. The roots sell for
about $40 per pound.
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PREHISTORIC RUINS IN MEXICO.
Discoveries By Prof. RIven In the
State of Guerrero.

State of Guerrero.
A dispatch from the city Of Mexico
SAYS Prof. William Niven, Of New
York city, who is in the wilds Of the
state Of Guerrero, had made some fur
ther interesting archaeological discov-
cries. He says in letter just receiv-
ed here:
prehistoric ruins were found on all
the ridges, and at point called Caca-
huatla two columns Of trachyte, Al feet
long by IS inches in diameter, lay side
by side. They were completely cover
ed with hieroglyphics, with hve
pointed star on one end. Each OF them
must weigh between 400 and 500 lbs.
About 300 feet up the hill were ruins Of
a building over 100 feet long. 1t Is DIFF
ficult to imagine what these pillars
have been used for, unless as affairs OF
a temple. Several blocks Of d1orite, Il
inches square, were scattered about, so
it is evident that the edifice was OF
more than ordinary Importance The
grounds for hundreds Of yards was
completely strewn with fragments Of
broken pottery, but the brush and un-
dergrowth was so dense that only a
small part Of the locality was explor-
ed.
"Reearding these Guerrero ruins, l
have seen sufficient evidence, during
my 10 years travelling in this state, to
prove that the country has been inhab-
tied by some vast millions of people:
What such a vast population could
have subsisted on in this wild broken
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held on Friday last, the board decided
to submit an offer to the Winthrop
board Of trustees, that If the latter
would erect model school building on
the Winthrop grounds, to accommo-
date $50 pupils, equip and heat the
building, pay teachers, etc., In consid-
Grafton of this convenience to our citi-
zens the Rock Hill board will pay $3.50
per session per pupil to the Winthrop
board. Under the present contract the
number Of children in the practice or
model school, Is limited to go and the
Rock Hill board of trustees pay $3.50
per session towards the employment
of two teachers. The proposition as
made last Friday will be submitted to
the Winthrop board at the next meet
ing. Preaching preparatory for COM
munion will begin in the A. R. P.
church Friday morning, and continue
through the Sabbath. There will be
two services each day at II a. m. and
o. m. Rev. r. G. Miller, D. D., will
assist the pastor. All are cordially in
vited to attend these services.
CLEVELAND-SHEL AURORA, Sep
tember 26: Revival services began in
the Presbyterian church Sunday morn
ing. Pastor Minter is being assisted
by Rev. DR.. J. H. Thornwell, Of Fort
Mill, S. c. This scholarly divine is
one Of the Palmetto States most dis
tinguished and scholarly divines.......
When the cotton market was coquet-
ting around the II cents mark, hust-
ling resident Of this county emptied
the cotton from his cotton mattress
and put 1t on the market, remarking
that he couldn't afford to sleep on cot
ton when it was bringing II cents a
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IA Hotel Guest Out West-Now, you
are sure this bed is quite clean? Bell
Boy-Yes, sir; the sheets were washed
this morning. They amt dry yet.
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-13
GOV. JARVIS WITHDRAWAL,

In our news columns this morning
we print letter from ex-Gov. Jarvis,
withdrawing from the race for United
States Senator, and giving his reasons
therefor.
1t is a manly, patriotic letter-just
such an utterance as one would expect
from Gov. Jarvis. He takes the people
into his confidence and tells them can
didly why he takes this step. And
then he adds:
In thus eliminating my personal inter-
est l wish it distinctly understood that
l do not abate one jot or little of my deep
interest in the success of thekDemocratic
party. The Democracy Of North Carolina
rousing majority and. elect a solid Demo-
cratic delegation to the House of Rep
resentstives. 1t can be done if every
Democrat will do his duty. shall go for
ward to do mine, and l appeal to every
Democrat to be at his post of duty until
the closing of the polls.
How like the grand old man is this
appeal. 1t comes from heart that is
sincere and was penned by hand that
has grown old in the service of De-
mocracy. 1t will not be in vain. The
people have learned to trust its author
and to follow where he leads.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-13
THE SENATORIAL PRIMARY.

A subscriber send us the following
request: 49,
For our information please give in the
News and Observer how the vote viii be
in the Senatorial contest, or in other
words, how many votes are required to
elect, and what does it take to have a
second primary.
The answer to the above is contain
ed in the following paragraph from
the platform adopted by the Demo
cratic party as part of its platform, at
it's State convention held in the city
of Raleigh on May 18th, 1900:
eve hereby instruct the State execu-
tive committee to make povision for the
holding of primary on the first Tuesday
(the 6th) of November next, for the Sc
lection of a United States Senator, by
the Democratic voters of the State, at
which every elector or voter who voted
the Democratic ticket in the State cleo
tion shall be entitled to cast one vote
for one man for United States Senator
and the candidate who received the ma
jority of the votes so cast in the whole
State shall receive the support of the
Democratic members of the Legislature;
and If no candidate shall receive a ma
jorIty then the committee shall call and
hold a second primary, at which only the
two highest candidates shall be balloted
for, and the one receiving the majority
of the votes cast, shall receive the sup
port of the Democratic members of the
Legislature: Provided, that if any third
candidate shall receive at the first pri-
mary within $500 votes of the second
highest candidate, then, in that event,
the three candidates shall be balloted
for at the second primary, and the one
of the three receiving the highest num-
Der of votes shall receive the support of
the Democratic members of the Legisla-
ture for United States Senator
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-13

The Republican and PopuIist papers
are now using Judge Boyd's charge
to the grand jury in the United States
as a campaign document. The charge,
considered in the best light possible
was bad in taste, but it is much worse
to undertake to use it for partisan adj
vantage. Ks the Asheville Citizen has
already most aptly remarked, ''it saw
ors of the reconstruction period hap
PLY a quarter of century gone, and
it gives foretaste of the empire of
centralized power from which we trust
the God of Nations will spare u.s.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-13
A. SUBSTITUTE FOR COAL.

London is trying to produce a substitute
for household coal. Common peat, chem
ically prepared, is the proposed new
coal" Whether it will displace the faith
full old fuel remains to be seen. Time will
weigh it in the balance and if found
wanting, relegate it to the graveyard Of
failure, where so many imitators of
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, the great
dyspepsia cure, may be found This has
been the only genuine cure for half a
century. Every sufferer should try it for
constipation, Indigestion, dyspepsia, liver
or kidney troubles, if he would be cured.
Be sure to get the genuine with our Pri-
vate Revenue. Stamp over tho neck of the
bottle. There is nothing as good for
malarial fever and ague, or to counterfeit
rheumatism.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-13
FIRST DISTRICT POLITICS.

The situation in the First Congress
sional district is decidedly interesting.
Some months ago Republican con
ventlon was held and Isaac M. Meek
ms. of Pasquotank, was nominated for
Congress.
The nomination, for some reason
didn't suit the Federal-office-holdin
wing of the party, so last Tuesday an
other convention was held and DR.. Alb
ner Alexander, of Tyrrell, was named
as the party's candidate for Congress,
and ex-Sheriff j. T. Wilcox, of Eden
ton, was nominated for elector.
Mr.. Meekins, however, declares his
intention not to come down but to
continue his canvass of the district.
In this he will have the support of
the Republican newspapers of the dis
trict. and, it is said, of a majority of
the district committee.
The Elizabeth City North Carolinian,
the Radical organ of Eastern North
Carolina, calls Tuesdays convention
1.-THE Office-holder's Meeting" and the
following is its account of the pro-
ceedings:
The meeting called by DR.. D. H. Alb
bott at Edenton on Tuesday was not
largely attended and was mainly COM
posed of Federal office holders. Six
counties held no convention Parties
oIx1 kloI1
elected in their respective counties. The
motion was gone through of putting up
DR.. Abner, Alexander, of Tyrrell, for Con-
gress. The entire proceedings were il
legal and irregular and only tends to dis
organization. A few words next week.
The Populist convention was a failure,
only about a dozen delegates attended.
No nomination was made for Congress.
Said a prominent Populist: ut is hard
to butt against the Revenue ring"
This, coming from an orthodox Re-
publican paper, is decidedly interest
ing, and the ''few words next week"
promise to be even more so.
The First district is naturally Demo
cratic and, except in the early days of
Fusion rule in the State, it has been rep
resented by a Democrat. During the
past two years the district has been
represented by Hon, John I'll. Small.
He has made an able and faithful
Representative, and the people of the
district believe in him as never before,
and will give him a much larger ma
iority than that he received two years
ago.
The Republicans realize that he is
a dangerous buZz-saw to monkey with,
and that's why they are now trying to
swap horses in the middle of the
stream
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-13
COLD COMFORT FOR MCKINLEY

Your Uncle Benny Harrison knows
what he's about. The Republican eX
President interviewed himself Thurs
day morning in the New York newspa-
pers, and he didn't say thing for Nc
Kinley. The interview is chiefly re-
markable for it's unasked and there
fore unanswered questions. Mr.. Har-
rison did not ask himself what he
thinks of Mr.. McKinley's policy in the
Philippines, nor of Mr.. McKinley's adj
ministration as q whole. Here is his
question and answer:
@. But, General. 1t is said that you
are not altogether in accord with your
party?"
A. well. have heard that my silence
was imputed by some to that cause"
That is all Mr.. Harrison will say for
Mckinley. He points to "the general
prosperity" and 1.-The full dinner
bucket" as fruits of ''the economic pol
icies of the Republican party" and
expresses the othodox Republican
opinion that Mr.. Bryan's election
would throw governmental and bust
ness affairs into confusion" And
that's all there is in the interview that
Hanna has been so persistently urging
the ex-President to give out.
If there's any consolation in it to
either Hanna or Mckinley they are
welcome to it.