protection nc provided for our lores! reserves
gmlthat u eoniprelionseve forestry system l>o
innuK'irnted.
At tile df the last, tlsi'al year, on the
30th day of .Imie.lv.'l there wereUfit».BII persons
on our i>eii-i<>n rolls. i.etmf a net Increase of
8,632 over the numlier reiiorted at, the end of
the previous year.
These pensions may he elassitled as follows:
Soldiers and sailors, survivors of all wars,
763.t*Ts; widows and relatives of deceased sol-
diers, 215.1sf; army nurses In the war of tho
rebellion 111. Of these pensioners :12.03U uro
surviving soldiers of Indian and other wars
prior to the late elvil war and the widows or
relative of such soldiers. The remainder, num-
bcrilij; tM! .aha arc reeeivina iK-nsions on aeeonnt
of the war of the bebellion and of these l«Ht.:<40
are on the rolls under the authority of the act
of June 27. l««t. sometimes called the deis ii-
dent pension law.
The total amount expended for pensions dur-
hn; the year was sol. pii, leaving an unex
pended balance from the sum appropriated of
t2.V205.712.
The amount necessary to meet pension ex
penditures for the year ending June 30. lf®o. is
estimated ut tl I MS' i (MO.
The commissione, of ]>eusions is of tiie opin
ion that the year is.ij, t*eim; the thirtieth after
the close of the war of the rebellion, must ae-
conllmr to all sensible human ealeulntlon seo
the highest limit of the pensicoi roll and that
after that year it must begin to decline.
The claims pending in the bureau have de
creased more than VO,Ooo during the year. A
large proportion of the new claims tiled are for
Increase of pension by those now on the rolls.
The number of enrtilieates issued was >0.213.
Tho names dropped from the rolls for all
causes duri. ; Iho year numbered 37,101.
Among our pensioners are nine widows and
three daughters of the revolution and forty-
five survivors of the war of 1*12.
The bare-faced and extensive pension frauds
exposed under to ■ direction of the courageous
fid generous veteran soldier now at the head
i;
U V.
of the bureau javeuoroom for the claim that
no purgation of our pension rolls was needed or
that continued vlgilunco and ;prompt action are
Ml necessary to the same, and the ncctmatiou
that an efiort to detect pension frauds is evi
dence of unfriendliness towards our worthy vet
erans and n denial of their claims to the gener
osity of the government, suggests an unfortu
nate Indiftcrcncc to the commission of any of
fence which has for its motive the issuing of a
pension, and indication of u willingness to tie 1
blind to the existence of mean and treacherous
crimes which play upon domagoic fears and
make sport of the patriotic impulse of a grate
ful people. The completion of the eleventh
census is now in charge of tin* commission, r of
labor. The total disbursements on account of
the work for the ilscal year ending JiAie 3oth
1894, amounted *13.306,(170.81, at the close of tho
year the number persons employed in the cen
sus office was (',79. at present there are about
400. The whole number of volumes necessary
to comprehend the llth census will bo twenty-
five and they will contain 22.270 printed pages.
The assurance is conltdeutlv made that before
the close of the present ctUn'-ur year tho ;
material still incomplete will be practically in i
hand aud the census can certainly be dosed by | ii
the 4th of March, 1895. After that the revision
and proof reading necessary to bring out the
volumes will still be required.
The text of the census volumes ima been lim
ited as far us possible to the analysts of the
statistics presented This method whieli is in
accordance with law has caused more or less
friction and in Home instances individual disap
pointment for w hen the commissioner of labor
took charge of Hie work he found much uiuitor
o#hand which according to this rule he was
compelled to discard.
The tariff act passed at Die last session of
congress needs Important nmcncdincnts ii It is
to be executed effectively and with certainty.
In addition to such necessary amendments as
will not change rates of duty. 1 am still very
decidedly in favor of putting coal and iron on
the free list.
So far as the sugar schedule is concerned, I
would be glad, under existing aggravations, to
see every particle of differential duty lu favor
of refining sugar stricken our of our tariff law.
If with all the favor now accorded the sugar
refining interests in our tariff laws it still lan
guishes to the extent of dosed refineries and
thousands of discharged workmen, it would
seem to present a hopeless case for reasonablo
legislative aid.
During the last month tUo gold ieseVved la
the treasury for tho purpose of redeeming tho
notes of the government circulating as motioy
in the hands of the people been mo so reduced
and Its further depict ion in tho near future
noomed so certain that in the exercise of prop-
rapitni, mat i'i.. , ir stocimnuieraare inamouBiiy '
liable for the redemption of their circulating
notes to the full extent of their ownership of
stock: that tin lis:billtles of said hunks upon ‘
thoir circulating notes constitutes under thatr
state law a lir-t lion upon their assets) that j
such hum s have kept ami main tallied a guarun- i
tee fund in t idled .States legal tender notes In
cluding tr... spry notes of 1890 equal to thirty
percent of their outstanding < ire uln ting notes
when presented at their principal or branch of
fices.
I conclude this communication fully uppra-
cinting that the responsibility for all legislation
affoetipt/tho people of the Dulled <stnte8 reats j
upon tin !r representative in congrea* tincjns-
Wiring them that whether in accordance with
recommend:! t k ni I have made or not, I shal^ ;
be glad to co operate in perfecting any leglsla- I
tion thut tends to tho prosperity and wclfttrd of
oar country.
(Signed) <H’OVF.U CLEVELAND.
Do-j. 3, gxEccjrxrg Maxsioji.
- -«•»• •
A Message trom Midway.
[('(»!Ti S| e >: nil'it fc t >1 1 ill.!. Kin it: 11. | j
Miuu av. ihi*. :i.—.lim <'iimjiliell j
was liaiiling l«>K s •<» V.'. N. Turner's •
saw mill l:i>! week mnl wiiile ooing '
down n hill iie:tr the mill his mules j
hecanie frightened ami ran away,
throwing .lames out. One of the
wheels ran over Ids shoulder and leo
infiietin^fa s vere wound on his le<r.
lioctor Crawley is ii tending him.
We hope I in: will soon he out again. !
.Mrs. Amy Ogh shy visited her i
mother, ftlr.-. Ann Waters, hist W ed-I
nesday.
W. N. luruertlie, the hustler, has j
moved ids sawmill. He is on the
land of II. h. Sniith. lie sawed j
about 7. *»d<t feet while ai i\ A. I law- j
kins. Will is sure a hustler.
.Miss Ihiehei Hill and sister visited j
Mill wav .Sunday.
Wehhcr, of your thriving little town,
were mir guests today. One of them
hits fallen in love with a girl. lie
has fell in deep, too.for he was about
to commit "Susan side,’ fsuieidc).
lie is better consoled now. for he has
said ‘■Yes! Oh yes. I have just taken
the second thought.” Now hoys,
whatever you do try and he more
cautious how you get into such
scrapes as that, especially with a
(ieorgia girl, for they are very tricky
some! hues.
What has become of Tom ( amp-
hell? We are anxious, to know
where he is. We hope lie lias not
gone to Georgia. it.
f Caveats, and Trade-Marks rihtainedand all Pat
ient business conducted f.r Moderate Fees '
i Oun office is Opposite u . s. Patent Office
fund we can saetirc patent in kii time than those’
(remote from Washington.
, 1 Send model, drawing or photo., with desertp-
ftem. We advise, if patentable or n ,t, Ip c of
{charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured.
F A Pamphlet. “ How toOUain 1‘atentq” with
{cost of fame in the U. S. svi foreign countries
sent free. Address,
i.SNOW&CO.
Opp. Patent Office. Washington. 0. C.
W oocl,
IJ A IN
Oil rinov
Iv 10 I*
The light wei
niglit very htti
where he
rht
was at
up the
don’t
nil hb
other
know
wav
Having just received a 11 KItK I N< i-H A I.I.-M A KYI \ latest
III Ktil.AK I'KOOK SAFK with Automatic Molt Work and Tina
Safety Deposit Jloxes, I am better prepared than ever to taki
funds.
Safety Deposit lioxes at moderate rent.
County Claims Itought. Exchange Douglit and Sold.
Thanking you for past favors i solicit you future busines
esin
improved
Lock and
if your
home he u t 1 :i io jtinip a sniaiI st ream
tind it hciii. wider than lie expected,
made a short jump oi course, hut iu-
stead of s
rik iutr t h
(•tin
V 1)
auk
he
struck a
pine lojf
and
Ihi
■re
was
plenty of
knots on
ii t'
m );
he
was
liadly inj
il’rti. Now Slip
i osu
it
had
[teen t he
heavy wt
iglu
or
'■L r
hoy
what would have
been
1 ht*
re.*
Ullt.
Util ( iod
ioelh all
tliiiiffs well
and
made me
11 11'g! n W
ei'g'lit
am
1 I
am
not sorry
of it.
sowing
his
crcurc for the public welfare it Uioatne ni.v>-
cBoogry to rcpienUii thi» ryservu and tinu
maintain popular faith in tho ability and ao-
tcimiuatlon of tho goTOnanout tomcat, as
agreed, its pecuniary obligations. It would
have been well if In this enicrgithey authority
hud exiacd. to I-sue the bonds of the gov*
ertiiui tit lii'uria;.' a low date of interest aud
ninttiriug within ■ -.heft period, but thocon-
gre-> h.ivin.'f illed to confer such authority,
resort wit- m‘e' >sarily hud to the resmuptipfl
act of |si5 and pur-aunt to Us provisions
bunds were issie ! av;i\vi ue Interest ut the rate
of 5 per cent per annum and maturing ten
years alter their issue, that being the short
est time author!/.'d by the act. lam glnd to
sny. however, that on the sale of these bonds
the pri nii'.iiii received operated to reduce the
rati-of iiitcivv to be paid by the governmetu
to less than J per e nt Nothing eould be
wor or further removed from s< nsible finance
thut the relations existing between the eur*
reney. Tile govi rnment has issued tin gold
bonds fin its redemption and the moans which 1
must he resorted to for the purpose of re
plenishing such redemption fund when in
spired. Even if the claims upon this fund
were confined to the obligations originally in
tended and if the redemption of tho-e obltrn- :
lions meant their euuuellation the fund would ,
be very small.
Hut these obligations when read and redeem
ed in gold are not canceled hut are reissued
and may do duty several times by way of draw
ing gold from ilie treasury thus we have an
endless chain of o|*eruiioii constantly dcplet-
T. .1. (’umphell i?
rain 1 his week.
.Ine .Meillin had a eollini picking
i last Saturday ami all iv purled a line
linn and <>! euiirse Ins rashinits were
decreased.
Mr. Me.Vrlhur. ol yotir city, passed
tilHigh 1 lies ' diggii.ys lasl Friday.
(Ine of onr hoys lias gone to keep
ing bachelor s hall, .lohn g r el yon a
help mate.
Allow me lo correct a little mistake
that Urn !« (I »»tii I r«MI I M'ay tonville
last week. Tiie Dr. was not satisfied
witii the eussi!'.' Slim Sam gave me,
so he had to repeat ii. i have been
listening lor ih Farmer [Joy, too.
Now hi me give hi m a piece of ad vice.
I would suggest that he holds Ids
peace unt il we rail on him. 11 myself
and Slim Sam and M . 1’.. the "heavy
weight. ;'tv not eapab! • of at tending |
to onr littie world It alfairs we will
call on son e oi • ei-c ht sides the l*r.
to hei|) Mdtic .1. Doctor, your htisi-
iii s. i< to aticiid io she sick and |
.aiHicted. \N c were m 1\ in fnn hut I
supiiose you thought our character
| would he as easily soiled as a piece of j
HAVE PUT THE KNIFE IN PRICES OF
DRESS GOODS AND TRIMMINGS.
Come and see us, we will quote you the low
est prices ever heard of in this town. Our
stock is complete with all the newest styles in
SHOES AND CLOTHING.
Now is the time to buy your Winter Clothing,
Shoes, Hats and Jeans.
Call and let us make you an estimate on your
fall bill. We are offering ALL WOOL JEANS,
80 per ct. wool at 18 cts. per yard.
CARROLL & CARPENTER.
I The Cheapest Place
Earth
A r< >
FURN
t
SHi AT
tissue paper.
.1. Gardner b Hu subscriber”
and he c:■ 1 !i■ <! hue-. 1 1 ! I,■ ■ dent.
Myself and .1 . h. S. will send you a
■ car load m j.i-> catch cow horn
wrinkles 'ci if '.oil will inform us
what sD.c yon want, i don t think
that your inlcllce! is sutticient toget
myself .i;itl S’.im Sam to ivht about
! our jokes, i iial wa - your advice,
you coiildn l he salistii d with what
vou said abuiti me. ha ! to "sass
that
;ur
■ Id
man
at (’>)wpens.
G. L. S.
Dellingsr Dots.
Di i.i.imu a. N C.. Dec. ..—Heliow,
Mr. ivliior. plciis • allow me space in
your paper to join I Im merry hand.
It hrimrs us litgcl her in our social !it-
I lc (dial s.
Mr. .iolm Grumbling was very ill
last week hut is much better now.
David \\ evaer. of Doiling Springs,
N. (’.. is going to take to himself a
wife on I h e. •>.
Mrs. H. ('. (iramhling, Mr. ami
Mrs. .lohn Gramhling ttnd X. IJlun-
plcting the tnasarys gold and never near a «: • n .■ i
final rest as if this was not had enuught we j ton. Mr. anil Mrs. .Marion l>i luges
have by a slitualofy declaration thal I jjikI two daughters (*1 our vicinity,
tt is thv l" licy "f tu.' govcrnui. nt j ( >liss <.,1^,,., Champion, of Sti-
Tomsnntuin 1 lit* parity iroM autl >11- .11 1 , • r \i.. f r
ver. aided the force and momentum of this ex- dcs Hionls. Wel'c I lie guests ol . 11. 1.
hausting proeess au<l ndded largely to tho cur
rency obligations ■ iniming this iieciiliar gold
redein|ition our .mull gold reserve is the sub
ject to drain from every side.
The demand, thut increase our danger also
Increase the necessity of protecting this rc-
Borve against depletion and it is most unsrt!* -
faetory to know thut the protection afforded is
only a tcinper.ii-y palliation. U is perfectly I
ajid palpably plain that the only way under 1
present londiii itis by which this reserve »h<n
dangerously depb ted can be n identshed is ^
through tip is . ,e and sale of the Iannis of the
governmi nt gold and yi t congress lias u it ]
only thus fur declined to authorize the l.-nu of
bonds best suited to such a jmrpose. but there j
seems a dispositionin some quarters todeny .
tioth the necessity and power for the issue of !
bonds ul all. I cannot for a mcnicnt belteyi 1 I
that any of our eitD'ins are dcllherately will- 1
lug thut t heir government should default in Its
pecuniary oldii 4ions or thut its financial oj»
orations .should be reduced to u silver basts.
At any rate 1 should not feel that my duty watj
done If 1 omitted any effort I could make to j
avert such calamity. As long therefore us no 1
provtsfon Is made for the scheme modifying
present hanking law s and providing for tho Is
sue of eirculuting notes by state banks free
from taxation under certain limitations.
P is proposed to rept at all laws providing
for tho deposit of United States bonds as secu
rity for circulation, to permit national hanks
to Issue eirculuting notes not exceeding in
amount seventy-five percent, of their paid-up
mill Impaired capital, provided they deposit
with the government as a guarantee fund in
United states legal tender notes. Including
treasury notes of 1HU3. a sum equal In amount
to tidily |s r cent, of the notes they desin,
to issui ibis deposit to lx maintained at nil
time, 'mi id'ii .my bunk retires any puil of
Us circulation » p' opn' t ion.ite part of it guar
antee land d be ret ini'd toissui'.tu|H'r-
mlt the 't.o. ot the treasury to prepare
and keep on hand ready for issue in ease an in-
creuse in i .reiilat'in i-. desired bliink natioiml
notes for eaeli bunk having circulation and to
repeal the provisions of ttu present law im
posing limitations and restrictions upon bunks
desiring to redu' e r increii-c their circuintl' ii
—thus i'eriuit' dr . udi u. ritiu.e f.r rcdUitl q
within tho limit of > .enty-fivc per cent, of
capital to La- quickly made as emergencies
arise. In addition to tiie guarantee figuuri-
quin d it is propo-ed to provide a safety fund
gr tie in.re. i' 1 ■ deu.ptio.i fd theci:. it-
gimV "f i..:■ i l.utik Iv. impositi. i hi..11
aV one-null i f one per cent, upon the
circulation of each bank uniU tl'O
|)II|I - i ' tlVi p. .'< lb f t tie tot ,
gt' i: i bn:'.
..I i ani. e>. • i in yr ge o. n tuired
i in ' ••• .t-. hot' 1 lu I-.- ii.;
ki n i 1 ' oi i.l ag< .m p . ' . I o
|diud. o' d' pool '■ ■
.or:-', t f'-utt.ii '.f > ■ p
title i aid.oj ti ij'i : i r' «.'.
S. Webbii' :iml fa mi I y "it I’hanks-
■ jiiviiiji day. .ili>> >:ileiiii -'aid tluit
she was ooiu/ 'ii attend a wcdrtinjj
in it few days in ('leveland eoiinty.
Hurrah.boys doti ( let Hie North Car-
idiuiaus "get a head of you 1
Wilkes F. Thomas aud Converse
Carroll, Carpenter & Humphries,
When in need of Furniture of any de
scription call on us. We also keep a large and
varied assortment of
Coffins, Caskets, Shrouds. Burial Ro'oes, Etc.
l>onT lo Our l*rIoo^.
Our * Wagons * and * Buggies
are made for use as well as ornamentation.
Carroll, Carpenter & Humphries.
XM.AH OOOI>«!
Bear in Mind the fact that We are Headquar
ters for Santa Claus.
C'OOIC & C X A !^K
for sale, Below Set Cotton.
HY
Gaffney Land Agency.
Five Vilen nt lots on \ ietoriti nvenm*.
Two vnetiut lotson l.iincstone ttvetitut.
One two room liotisc on lot eontuin-
inj' 7J acres at l.imestoiR' Spriny's.
One room house on lot eoutainin<'
f* aert s land at Limestone.
Oiu ’1 roi.in hotise and hd on Fredrick
st re I.
One lot with L' liouses in northern
part of town.
Tweiity-eiyld and om -lialf acres land
frolii ii : mi T'llg'e -1 reel.
stuck i»l ;it |)i'iccs i<> suit
I his, (•■•ill .•uni see inv line of
LANS, SIM UTS, KI.Ol’i;. Sl r -
Tol’.ACCO AND KYVAl\-
I iim now ollei’in^ my eiilire
r»e. cotton. Ii’ \"ll don’t helievt
SI I OKS, HATS, (’LOTMINfi, .11
(i.\ li.OOKKKK, MOLASSKS,
TIMN(i rsi'AU.V KKITIN A KIUST-CI.ASS
(JKNKIIAL STOKK.
(Jive me n ctill when in town. I will Luv your cotton seed ;m<l
ejisli for them, (iin your Cotton and Orind your Corn, so il
will make ii to vour inter
pay
you want to Imy anythin^ in my line
est to call before huviim.
I I
A K A O
I*. S.—After December 1st. I wil
Monday, Thursday and Saturdav.
on m
l tin
•ee daV- ID eael
.1!
om \ ictnria avriiiH*.
< a' h.
wii ii ■> mo il dwellinjr. harns
•i!:i!;t iioti c. front inj'on l{:iet*
Twodwe
rooms
One lot
and i
si reel .
Sixt y- -'ven and onc-i hird acres land
in I'nion eoinity. uhoul six miles
from 1 hi 'Vnev.
One liiunlred and 1 w nty-tive acres
hind tdiotit 1 miles from GalTnoy on
Kailn >ad.
( )lle lot leal' ( ' l !l!n'V
ahh for si ore lot.
(ine lot fr .ntiii,; on
(Ine lot containing
Limestone aV' inie
eeiit ret
A NEW STORE!!
Ilavinj' just completed and moved into m> n w stori-house
prepared to serve my patrons than ever h. ioi"
and comparison of prices. My line of
ttsK 111"
sun i bolter
in; of nix foods
ot ton mill suit-
I'tTerhs street,
two olliees on
near business
ti : >om dwelling and
;m a: d Mill -l reels.
all on
Dry Goods, Hats, Shoes, and Clothing
is as t'ood as any when prices are
considered. My
Cji I'OOO PX r I >01KlPt moil t
7 4 . • U * A
oi i 1 v .*• c .t:
of tho ran
I
v y of Ud* try
i't*cy by imil ■■
tnyy have ut)!
•yultttinj note vxce.riSt;
atfi t’.o find unftnnn4*»<1
AH/
ted tiarlietilai
LAND *
V
ton
When ill lieei
’iie:' usually kejil in a
in' nex t nii'O 'give me a
•las- < ienornl
Mum \ to loan on Iteal ['.stale.
* FSOiL