aiaDAILYD. J. WHICHARD. Editor.Subscription 25 cents per Month.: Entered as second-class mail matter.The oBig Five� seems to havedisbanded. May be they grewashamed of what their Douglasgang was doing and left them topull along as best they couldhereafter. :We see it stated that the sixper cént interest bill does not go- into effect in thirty days after theLegislature adjournos. There isalso being preparei a bill to ex-empt Building and Loan Asso-ciation from the provisions of thebill.aPearson got the better of Lin-sey and had Mitchell countytransferred frum the eight to ninthcongressional district. One Populist told the Legislature never tosay anything again sbout Demo-crats gerrymanding for politicalpurposes. 7 |n =seeigS atari eROn account of the Ligher rateof postage, it 1s feared that Gen.RacsowTs North Carolina friendswill not hear from him by mailafter he gues to the City of Mex-ico, with the promptness and frequency which have characterizedhis correspoudence since he ha-been in Washington."CharlotteObserver.This is the unkindest cut of altsat the man wiio was never knownoto answer a letter. """" ennThere are three good places tobe filled now by the present Leg-islature "Railroad Commissioner,Commissiouer of AgricalturePrincipal of the Blind Lustitation.The. Populists waut all three_places, Otho W.lson is haukering~tor the first, Newberne for thesecond and Baylus Cade, editores 2 ot the Caucasian, for the other._ *Of coarse the Republicans donTt{object to having a part and it~loff his electionillic,said that they propose tc makeat least two or these fellowsstand aside for their men. Officeshas been the milk in the coccanutall the tine.Growing Disposition of American toLive onthe Government.oThe horseleech hathdaughters crying, give, give,�Americans appear to grow moredisposed to illustrate the proverbby living cn the government. Ofcourse the whole theory of rota-tion in appointive and non polit:cal officers is that the party inpower has a right to pay for theprivate services of its followersout of the public treasury. A re-cent Goyernor of the S:ate of NewYork put his pract*ce in its bold-est form when he approved a cor-rupt public contract so as to payexpenses. ~heordiaary state of mind as to pen-siohs is similiary low. A_ fewmonths ago a distinguished sol-dier, diplomat and statesman de-f-nded the action of a man whowas drawing a pension for totaldisability while an active memberof the United States Sennte. ¢he law,� said he, omakes nodisri: ection; it does not re*ogsnize th.posibility of :nental labor ~by aman physically disabled.� oBut,�it was objected, omight not theSeu. tor look at the matter simplyis an honest man?� oYoa mightia well say that I have noright tetiepension that idraw,Treplied theyeveral. The discassion ceased16 this point; but the wouder remained that men of: wealth andstation aud public spirit shouldtuke paymenat-for their own gali-~antry. There is no effeciive pub-lec sentiment even against ncto-.rious persion frauds. In whatcommunity would a perso. be es-teemed who gave informationacainst a widow who had marriedtwoYet any of us would noctify: thepolice if he saw the same womanstexling ribbecn at a counter "Professor Albert. Bushneil Hart,in January Forum."_"_"_"_""""""Canaigre Instead of Cotton._ The Mexican Financier has aninteresting dvseription of theagain and stil. drew her. pension?)icanaigre crop, wich is becomingimportant iu Texas, Arizona andNew Mexico. In the Peeos Val-"ley, Tex., farmers are goingT outof cotton into eanaigre with de-cided profit- The plant will growalmost everywhere in the cottonbelt, and may become an import-ant paying crop further east thanTexas. Cultivation increases th«product to some thirty tons. ofgreen roots, which shiink to someeight tons when dry. The rootsyield from 23 to 33 per cent. oftannic acid, while oak and hem-lock bark yield only from 8 to 10per cent. Prices of dried canaigrerxot range from $25 to $30 per tonin the rough. In Europe ~from$50 to 880 per ton is paid, it isstated, anil the demand for ex-ceeds the supply. The crop peracre is said to be worth trom$175 to $225, while the cost ofplanting and cultivating is aboutthe same as that of a sweet- potatocrop. The tannic acid fromcanaizre is said to be exception:ally vaiuable for tanning upyers,fine saddlery and fancy leathers.It is used also as a dyestuff. Itdeseryes the attention of ourfarmers, who can obterin usefulsuggestions as to its cultivationfrom the Agricultural Depart-m3ut at Washington.ESTABLISHED 1875.S:)7:-SehultzAT THEOLD BRICK STOREARMERS AND MEKUHANTS BUY' ing their yearTs supplies will tind .their interest to get our prices before pu.ehasing elsewhtre. Ourstock is completen allits branches.PORK SIDES&SHOTLDERS.FLOUR, COFFEE, SUGAR:RICE, TEA, &c.alwuys at LOWEST MARKET PRICES.TOBACED SNUFF & CIGARS.we buy direct frour Mvaufacturers, evabling youto buy at ous.protit. A counplete steck of ageFURNITUREiwayson handaalsoidat prices tusuihe times. Our goods are all bought andold for CASH therefore, haviny no ris*-o tun,we sell at a close margiv.Respectfully,Ss. M. SCHULTZ;fireenville. N.c