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It. C. McLANE'S
CKUUNtATKD V
WQBRPILLS,
i%i -»o* tn* cu** or *****
|4titts, or Liver Complaint,
§ jnemu «* act wii.ni.,"
Boms of a Diseased Liver.
m V , :r side, under the
Rtoetifli« the pain ia in theleft
■ the patient fc tardy able to lit
•left side; sometime* the pain b
mfa the ahouMef blade, and It
W£sf e *tend« to the top of the
Pwr, tad i« sometimes mistaken
Miiimiatism in the arm. The
u affected withtaft oT sppe
**J new bowek in fen*
Rare costive, sometimes alternative
ft hx; the head is troubled with
A accompanied with S dull, heavy
■toot m the back part There is
V*"? a considerable losS of mem
fc accompanied with a painful sea-
P °( having left some-
to have been done,
■flpt, dry cough is sometimes an
F 1 T|»e patient complains of
■gas and debility: he m easily
Bt*7 feet are cold or burning;
s « complaint of a prickly sensa
-12.1?® ' kin ; Jug spirits are low;
> J » satisfied that exer
■ r«r, , hettefidal to him, yet
summon up fortitude
In fcet, he distrusts
Several of the above
waattend the dmsaabut cases
■*® occurred where hfM diem «-
K&wT**? 0 * «** Mf.
L/CUB AND FEVER.
P V. McLimPt | IMBM !>., M
"proanetiveof
Quinine. We would
I WHO Hi nfllinte f Al_
E* tht la
It wua't M when I wm youog—
We used plain then;
We didn't speak of "theingaiooU,"
When meaning boy. or men.
When (peaking of the sic* Uaudwrite
Of JTW, or Tom, or BUI,
We did it plain; we didn't my,
"He slings a heavy quill."
And when we saw a gal we DM*,,
Wlio never failed to pleaia, •
Ws called her pretty, neat and
fct Hot "about the cheese."
Well, when we met a good old friend
We hadn't lately teen.
We greeted Mm, but didn't My,
"Helio, you old ■ardiue!"
The boys MmstlniM got mad and St—
We .poke of kick, aad blow*;
But now they "whack him on the Meet*"
Or "paste him on the noes."
Once when s youth was tnrmd swsy,
By her he held most dear,
He walked upon his feet, but now
He "walks off oa his ear."
We used to danen when I was young,
A«d plainly called ateo;.
But now they dont, they ooly "sttng %
The light fsatastie tttC M 1
Of death we spoke in language plain,
Tha* no one did plerpiex;
But In these dsjrs one doesn't die—
He "paMs. In kis ehedts. "
We pralMtd the msn of eommen sense,
"Hi. good," weeatS;
Bht now they ssy. "Well, that ofa* plum
Has get a level head."
It 'tis rather sad'that children now
Are letrsiqf an such talk;
They've learned to 'etiln" in.tead of chat,
And "waits" instead of walk.
lo my little Harry yesterday—
Mj grandchild, agfed two-
I said, "lon love grandpa?" Said he,
"Ten het your boom I So!"
Oh! give me back the good olt days,
When both the old sad young
Convened in plain, 11-fa.hloned words
And clang wa. never ".lung."
■•w AsrifA UssLLAlßtfsai WA»
MSVH^
A group of girls stood st the stsge
door of the Grind Opera House in Viens
na, talking or exchanging words with
the other employe* who passed in, kqep
lug the while a shsrp lookout for the
mauager. One of these chorus singers,
nyonng and beaudfei Italian girl, stand
ing just within the extreme entrance,
with her mantle wrapped cfosc about ber
throat, suddenly remarked:
'We must sing our bsst to-night, for
the Emperor is oomingt '
'la he? How do you know? Who told
yon, Anns Carol la 1"
'Oneot the baud,' snswered Anna
Cnrolls. quietly. 'Carl Rosenfeldt. There
he comes with bis violin.'
Wi'h some others of the opera baud'
there approached a, tall. handsome young
Hnngarian, Who paused to answer ,tbe
giri's eager inquiry, 'Had he said the Ein*>
pcror w«s coming?'
'Yoa; tbe Imperial {guards have |ust
passed by to take up their place at the
grand entrance. Tae house will be
, crowded.'
Then passing inside, he stooped to
whisper to Anna Caroila. with a smile in
his deep bine eyes.
'Anna, I lead the violins t# sight—
: Steudgal is ill.'
i Site pat her hsnd in bis, with the
sweet, pei-fect trust of who knows
she is lovsd.
*1 sm sorry for Mm; bat for yoa, Csrl,
my heart must be glad/
'Here they come, together 1' cried a girl
outside. 'The manager and chief (for
theatre. Away I'
The new leader of tbe band bnrried
away as tbe chorus tiooped in, and Anua
Caroila followed them into their dresuiig
room. There she soon don nod ber stage
ditto, and slipped away to watch the
boose filling, and, above all, to bear ev«ry
note of tbe exquHite overture to *Obe*
ron.' '
Bow fast every place was filling from
flfor to gallery! Tbe auditorium was
one blsse of splendor; and as aba gased.
the poor, fristidleesebonff singer- whose
dramatic talent and splendid voice
oogbt, if she had only the tortane to get
the first lift, to phmebsrhigh la tbe lyric
stage—wondered sadly if such a chsnoe
would ever come to ber! If not, Carl's
father would never consent to their aaf»
riftgo
And now the whole boose rose as tbe
Emperor entered his box, splendidly
dressed, glittering with jewels of rarest
yalaa, which flashed a tbonsaad rays as
be bowed right and left with bis usual
oontteons grace. Then tbe band struck
np tbe overture, and wltU tbe last bar the
curtain d»«w op.
Flitting bars and there daring tbe pet*:
formance, With eyes and sars for everysj
thing, tbe manager noticed the Imperial j
visitor indicating to a gentleman hestfe
GRAHAM, N. C-, TUESDAY APRIL 3 1879
him Home in the ehoftis.
It wm Ana* Carolla. Whose beauty
hu) alt racial his eyr, whose rich voice
bU ear had caught above and through all
U>t others.
The flrtt act went splendidly. and the
eeooud act noon commenced, but If ate
had decreed that it should never be play«
ed out that night. HalKway through,
a* the manager, pleased and complacent,
wa- quietly standing back in one of the
wings, he suddenly felt hie arm grasped,
and turned sharply to see Anna Carolla's
lovely face, so full orfottfmiiiatiou and
character, at hie side.
'HushT.she said, very low and quiet*
If; 'make no exclamations, tut go and
•ee to it before it gains or is discovered.
The theatre is on fire totnewbere back of
the green room. The compsuy can leave
by the stage door. Go.'
'But, ehild, if there is (be feast hint of
alarm, look at that house. They will be
crushed to death in their terror and
crowding to gel out.' '
•Listen,' said the Italian, In IN same
calm, self-ooutained wanner. 'Send the
call boy to tell the doorkeeper to order
each one as the) pee* out to depart
quickly. I will clear the house quiet
' You do that.'
'Ye», here U the boy; send him, and
clear out (he company j | fi]| do my
pvt.' "
The manager blindly obeyed the strong
will and steady purpose of the master*
mind, as people in emergency .generally
dov whatever their relative, positions in
the World.
Auua Corolla passod on to the stage,
and advancing at once to the footlights
stood for one moment, her tall, comuiamt
tirin and beautiful head drawn erect,
unflinchingly lacing that crowd, meeting
full even the astoaisbed fafte of the
Emperor himself, and the wondering
look of her lover iu the orchestra below
tier.
Then she aaid, In a voice not loud but
clear as n bell, with cool steady
authority in every measured sccent.
"I am here by the manager's orders.
His Imperial Majesty has been robbed
to»mgiit of a rare dismond, and the
thief is in the house. Every one," and
the speaker's dark eyes swept tl.e
audience Itom gallery to pit, "is at
ouce to withdraw quietly and iu order;
any one attempting to reinaiu will be
iintLsdiately arrested, The baud will
also retire st ouce." „
Even as she spoke, her Oar, painfully
suung for the aohud, coulu hear the
warm hum of flames Irom the back, but
unmoved she stepped back, swept a deep
obeisance to the audience and Emperor,
and the curtaiu fell.
The Emperor instautly left his bjx,
whispering to the geutleinan to whom ho
.Ad before pointed out Auua Caroila:
"There is somethiug behind all this.
I am not tobbed. Send Colonel
Bergmann round to stint mou the
manager to oar carriage-door."
Meanwhile, the Vast crowd Altered
rapidly, in qniet order aud in safety out
only learning at the door, as they
hurried sway, the awful death by flre or
crashing from which tne brave and
quick-witted girl had saved them.
Tho but few to leave tha auditorium
smelt the flre and heard the crackling
of flames snd hurried wildly, spreading
the alarm. But the terrible cry of fiie
cunt too late to do mischief, aud ouoe
outside, the police and soldiery, under
the 000 l directions of the Emperor
himself, kopt order. And though the
flames mounted at first, Anna'a timely
discovery, and the energetic measures
taken, torocd tha fire auder. In less
than an lioor and'a half It was completly
drenched dot, and the mutilated Opera
House left In chsrge of the police.
Tbeu, snd not till then, did the
Emperor dlmount from tbe horse be bad
used aud return to Lis carriage. As be
did so, he paused suddenly.
"fiergiuanu, seel there goes that
Italian girl herself, leaning on tbe arm of
tha young fellow who led toe band so
splaudidly to-night. Go see who snd
wbst they a«e." Colonel Bergmann de*
parted to obey the order, and tbe
Emperor drove off.
Tha next day the whole story was
iu tbe Government organ, with an
intimation, "inspired," of coarse, from
that quarter) that His Imperial Msjnty
had graciously caused fuqniries to be
made about tbe yoong chorus singer.
A few days inter, old Herr Boeeotoklt
received an cflioial iatormation that his
gifted son Csrl, and bis /nctsee, Anus
Caroila were both under Imperial
protect lou, aad their ssntriagn was
desired to tske place as immediately aa
possible, the Emperor dowering tbe
bvide.
The manager also received a similar
intimation through Colonel Bergmann,
that his late chorus singer was to be
brought forward ait«f advertisiri tor the
reopening of tlie opera a* Madame
Carplla-Hosenfeldt. *
..•*• • * • >
Once more the elite of gay Vienna
crowded (be o|)era-Uouse to witness the
of the new singer, as Agata la
"Der Ficischutz," The moment fcbe
came ou she was received Willi a lurorc
which might well make Carl lit use nle kit
proud of his beautMVtl young wife; and It
fc r Royalty was her grateful gland) and
sweeping salme, for him wa* the autile
in the soft dark eyes that met bis for one
Mcondv
Wheu the certain Hell, the new
was called lor and showered with
boqucts irom many a distinguished band,
but from the Imperial box was flung oae
in which lay ues'led a costly bracelet,
in the centre of which biased a diamond
Of rare vaiae and beauty.
"That fire kas t made ottt fortune, Carl,"
hU young wife said, smiling, as thsy
drove hotoMb.
"Nav, Anna, your own courags aad
quickness," answered Carl Roseufeldt.
"That was a diamond rarer than the
impel ial gift."
And be was right, . .. *
GUMPTION.—Not a high sounding Word,
perhaps, hat a very expressive one, is
(Jutnption. A nan had betted be born*
*
with a good stock of gumption in bis
cranium, than with any amount of money
in bis (prospective) trousers' pockflt.
Many a man lias let a fortune slip
chrougfi his fingers for the want of it,
and many a woman who might have
clothed herself iu purple undone linens
has been content to wear six penny calico
fjr the same htttfc.
Gumption ito the small, everyday
affairs of lift) is more than any other
quality —the one tiling needful. Web*
ster makes this word to moan/ capacity,
shrewdness, address, li is ill this k aud
more. W hat word have we that can
quite ex| rest ifet foil meaning?
If we see a man drawing out manure
on a «tone boat, or wheeling it on a
barrow, or damming a muddy brook to
wash hit theep in, inatead bf driving
them half a mile to the river, or 1 fling
heavy barrels into a wagon inatead of
rolling them in, or fleering his Arid of
stones by carrying them off in .his hat,
or mowing the thistles in his pasture
after they have gone to seed, or letting
bis mowing maehius stand oat in th"
weather, while his homemade contrivance\
for marking out ground even aland*
under cover, or cutting off a cow's toil to
cure her hollow horn, we are apt to say'
he ia lacking in tommVh sense, bat it is
only gumption be lacks.
A woman laeka it when she plants
■mall flower seeds in the same way ia
her husband does melons lud corn; when
she tears heir dresses into tags for ber
new carpet, because they are "just ths
color she wants;" when she spends *ll
her spare time piecing bed quilts and ieta
ber children run the streets, dirty and
untaught; when ahe cans fruit in ctaoks
ed jars and expeots it to keep; when she
ieta ber husband go sbroad in patched
overalls snd collar less shirts, and then
Pondera that he don't get into the
lature; when she tricks ber daughter
up to "cst:h a bean" before ahe is fairly
in her teens; when she "talks" to her
neighbors about her husband, and than
ca'ut uuderstaud why he is slightingly
spoken of t when she allows ber sons to
call tbeir father the "old man," and then
is ready to cry her eyes out because they
call ber the "old woman;" when she
keeps her children's stomschs stuffed
with rich cake, pies snd pudding, snd
tbeu sends them to bed with th> ir faces
dyne up in lemon juice, to make their
complexions clear) when she discards a
lover beennse ha lias a wart oa his hose
aad marries a dandy with a nose the ool>
or of a beat.
Some peoole go through life without
being able to do anything they under*
.take, except in the clumsiest manner,
and yet they have set n the work don » as
it should be, a hundred times. These
have mora gumption, however,- than
another class who never attempt a tiling
tuat demands the least taste or skill, be
es use they are snre beforehand that thay
"never could do it."
"Dear tnel" sighs one lady, "If I
didn't hava to hire so much sewing dene
for the men folks, I might afford soma
thing for myaelt now and then,"' T
"What ia it now?"
"Ownilh"
have tin>s and a maeb«u.-?"
"Ob, I never couM. I tried it once,
and when John cane to pnt tbetn on lie.
couldn't wear them, feenusc IVsawad
tli« lonts togetiier for obß leg and thtt
backs for the other."
Auotht-r lady wants to go on an ez
ouririou •Mreadfully," but cannot afford
it.. ;■ ''
"Fix tha* hat you are going to take to
the milliner's yourself. It want* nothing
but what you oaa do."
**l woulun't date undertake it for the
world. I should ruin it." i-
"Then make over your dress and save
the dresemakerV bill.
"Oh, you could do it, I dare say| but
I oSn't. If I rip|>ed it to 1
should be able to . |et it together
again,
One of the wont things about women
of this sort is, that tkry are forever
blaming some one else for whaf th*>yf are
to blame theuihelvea. Do they want to
get.aloug and up in the world—and often
they are not alow to'sea tb«t| somebody
doesn't manage right biu never think «t
taking the blame to themaelvefe, Thay
haveh't gumption enough lor eVcii that.
-XHmral Nno Yorker.
AStasLT rtistse
nii u ii*i» if »d ' S » '»»!;
[Pma the San Praadseo PostJ
It • wedding in South Carolina last
numb MI incident oemred aptly II ustrus
Miur IOCM ttfs in the United Btat«s. The
briuegrooui, ijwMwvdrt the "*»,t
Southern families," took! exception to
the pbrMeolagy of tlx officiating ciemr«
man and. remarked, "YowshooJdirt ur
those one whom tho Lord hath fined
Who pridOn himself upon Ihe'Miiahioued"
quality ot his (ingmKe, quieilr dropped
his baud into the poidtet ot bi* surplice
and interpolated: "Y«« fist paddle your
own canoe, vonnp feller, or roar
trouble'll begin »une .enough. I'm
runiiiiiMhis tea parlyJl am-Mil said
alore* my beloved bearen-thoMtttns »s
thaLonl" Jusi then the bridegroom
made» qwtfvn toward# Jils hip, but
before lie could draw the minuter fired
from his p«cker and (be young man fell
dead at his feet. Instantly the Whole
church was tilled with bfcslng pistols.
In lass than flvo seconds the ouJy parson
leit alive was the bride, who had.diwkad
behind the pulpit early' in action. The
ball-married female gazed (musingly
around and remarked as aim started for
home: "TheM aelftcockiug revolver* ia
playiug the mischief around here, aud
that's a fact!"
The abotc Is a whopping He, of course,
but tlieii it is about as nerftbe ttrutli as
much ;that Is published of Southern
babitsfmannets and lawlessness. As a
burlesque
burlesque upon the manutact tired and
grossly exaggerated stories told of tbr
Southern people,/ahd from which in
many .places an estimate of ; their
character is fohned, it.ls A V6l? adtuira*
ble hit. [Ed.]'
I«IU#SB MCkTttli
I Washington ear. Springfield Republican.]
lioseoe ConkKng's eccentricity is in
neckties. In other respects the Sonslor
dressesjin excellent taste. Hejtvidjtitly
gets his ideas ot ties from the Atriencan
flag, tor they are slmnt iuvsrlablv either
red, while or blue. When the Semuor
came back here at the beginuiug of the
last session he wow n white tie, aud,
under his blonde liair, it gave hitn quite
an etheriel sspeet. HN WSS then playing
the role of the generous foe. and was
apparently quite inoffensive. But later
when be began to gather himself up for
war upon the President, he put on his
red tie,fth4| entdgn of battle. Lately,
however, he hss worn mostlv the bine,
as symbolical of the state of his teeHngs.
He will pmbsbly continue the bine for
soms lime to come. If Grant is nomina
ted in 1880, we shall perhaps see the
Senator with neck tie of all three ootors
blended In brilliant harmony.
IJlPLtfailtT.
The man who Is obliged to be constant
ly employed to esrn the necessaries ; ot
life ami support bis family knows not the
onbappfuess lie prays lot wlieu he/tesires
Wealth and idluness. To be constantly
bu«y is to be always happy. Persous
who lisve suddenly acquired wealth,
broken np tbler active pursuits, and
begun to Hve at their ease, waste away
and die in a very shorttime. Thousand*
would have been blessings to tbe world,
snd sdded to tlw common stock of
happiness, If they had btrn content to
remain in an ho toi tie sphere and earned
every mouthful of too I that nourished
their bodies. But no. fashion and wealth
took possession of them, aud they were
eotopletety rained.
i t hev ran away frpm peeoe and pleasure
ami eraonufed * lingering death. Ye
who are sighing for pomp aud splendor
ot life* ttonareflTe ktfoW not what ye
wlsft. No situation however ex sited;
no wealth, however magnificent; no
honoh however glorious, eon yield ypu
solid enjoyment while disoontent lurks
In yoorbosom. Tbe secret of happiness
Hes In Cbi*; to be always content d wtih
and power. Persona who ait Always
bosy, and go cheerfully to tbeir daily
tasks, are tbe least disturbed by the
ZfaßUSe&s. •
Old Gent (who firmly bei'evealn com *
pulsorv education) to C«w "Ob,
jougo to aehoof.do yoa? Now, I dare
any you CJMI tell me who it was mat Was
NO. 6
Gleantnf*
The elect tic light, iljlil nbQouuoed, Iml
proyed a failure m tho gloat London fish
market at BiiliugagMte.
A «naft's gisat ambition is to be erwU
ited with »ohm great feat; a wowaus to
bo credited with euudi feet.
I would not liv» always; I can not to
tfayj it costs too n.uch for w«abtu*,
wiring three ahirto » *y.* ,
Pouglaa Jerrold, ou Jl*-ing told f|, at
punning via the lowest form of Wf, "re
plied tin* ft «m therefore the fouudathm
of all wit.
Bidoey Smith once rebuked • swear
ing viaitor bj saying, "Let un assume
that everything and everybody ' drt
dawned, proceed with our subject.*
Mrs. Char lee Brook, who di*l re.
centlj in Leineslerabire. gave *o tthe
Chuwi ofr England durFugW liifc not
lew th*3 1700,000. * * *•' '
Two sophomore enter a' homcear; the
J*"** w »ud ti»
•acoatf sits in ' litf 1A,,. *
enters aud tfie second sd.tb,
rising.oayr, "Take ay teat, «a»UW .
An English writer says in hu advice
to yourg women that their mother KVe
married a gardeoer. IVnrght be audrd
that tile gardener, in essafiMMstl kia
match, lost hu sitaatiau.
"I wish I knew how to aero a living."
■aid an iillar.
•Ho to work," growled a neighbor.
"Sure enough" rejoined the iAa; »'I
■•▼•r thought 61 that."
"Yes* sidd a lawyer who was defend
ing a murderer, "the prisoner lAthe'tar
will prote an aJiK. Gentlemen, wo Uhall
| prove that tfao taudered urnu wasn't
mere I"
' #i* Dafcxtf* Hotnt. W He*a my
darkost hjur," said a wifr, painting to
herhesbanu; "aud would y«M like to
know the reason why? It's becauao bo
always arriveejost before tbo daj." '
A Syrasuse school mitfdss thought to
puzzle h*f juvenile dart) and asked
them where all the pino go. A littlo
hoy replied that alt the ocbstt bent 'eai,
and laid 'era on the Mats, they
'' went opw"
"W hJ doa*t yon get even with iuin?"
wag askbd oI« youth whose aabso(matu
wae in £h* kabit ol heotoriug hits, a#d
(1M wise young man replied, "I never
crow the tesse lor fear £» m>ght dot tu/
V*" ■;* n, .. j, '
nf t wttin aridenai on .Taaaday that
©•«• when the Widow (bybwvet) Oliver
sought ta e . iottrTtißV ( fitlt Senator
Cameron she received a manage few 44 Uo
to the devil." She repined that aliu
and MM • lawyer."
ic, Ueston preooeity—Jack (aged ten
years or under): "I trust, fqipury, th*t
you believe in the nou eassntiality of m
prMiiiteat first c«uw." Touimy: "0L
oertainJy. At least, I go no Anther
back than ths' primordial afbinto
globule." Kisunt, driving their hoop*.
ALKKF AL "DIGESTION.''— It U not WLMT
psopleeat but what (liey dlgc*t th»r
makes them strong. It is not what thoy
gaiu but what (hey save that wu*m UWiia
rich, it is not what they read but wh«t
they rememlmr that uiake? ihani learned.
It is not what the* proie*s but what tlley
practice I hat .makes tbeui rignteous.
This is a boy's com position On gitrL .-
'Girls are the ouiy folks that always has
their o#a wajn Uirls ia ot several thous
and kinds, aud sometimes one gu 1 pan
belike several thousand girls if Sne
wauls to *lo anything. This » aIM kno\/
•boat glrla, and lather saye the hum I
know about them ths beusr.'
"Things,** quoted David, in yWieal
mood, M ar» not what they sseat." "Of
course not,**' oommented Mi% *Hhe
aswing machine wwmi, but evflfyhegy
kuowa it is not ths shirt it seeape." Ana
then nobody said anything lor a k*g
time, Cnd David made some remark about
people who could appreciate aenii.ueui.
At last tt* Democracy iw (Jougissa i»
rouml the ring—oocastonally reminding
Ibe great North American sMvn* 4nn
Mains, that there is a emart Utile erajker
at tUs -malUodoi lbs whip. lientk
men of the Usnd, will jrs be kimT euoiivh
to ling a little uielody into the alrf-
Atlunta Constitution.
A story comes from Milan of a highly
hTSdt' of the foid wa. too
•mush IbrsßO. Jfl bud run awsy I
should have cut the rich man's ihrost
»nd ioWied him-' The gentleman who
100 francs. '