North Carolina Newspapers

THE ALAMANCE GLEANER VOL* 7. Cfttftlamaitft (filtantr, • Published wukklt at Urih*w, IK. C. Eldridge $ Kemodle, PKOPIiIKTOKM. Terms: One Tear. #1.50 Six Months 75 Three Month* ...... ..60 Every percon sendttig ui a club of ten sub scribers with the cash, entttkp himself to one copy free, for UieliffldfciwfGlMior which the club is made up. rarajt* MNt to different offices No Departure from, tlve Cash System Postage at Tiws Office AdvEßtlilxo Rated: 1 in. a in. S lu. M -ol }j col 1 001. 1 week 100 t 150« 200»400 *7 50 «SI2OO » 125 200 250 700 11 00 If 00 S " 175 250 850 800 13 50 18 00 i *o., aroo soo 450 950 1500 2200 S " *OC 450 600 10 50 17 50 .80 Oo 5 " 400 600 750 12 50 20 00; 87 00 6 " 650 1000 1350 15 00 85 00L 45 00 »«• 1(100 15 00 18 00 80 00 48001 8000 Yearly "wlvertisemeuta changed quarterly if Aesired. 4 > . ... , . . . Local nottees ten cents a line, first insertion No local in&btfUAr.lfittS thtui flftv cents. PROFESSION AI, CAHDS~ JSO. W. GRAHAM. JXA. A.jQUAHOt. Hillsoaro, N.C. Graham, N.TT QMLAMAM * GRAHAM, AX LAW. Practice in the State snd Federal Courts, tsßpe«.d ta»colleotl%. J. D. KERNODLE, Attorney G B A H AIH, /K.C. Practices in thfe State anJ. Federal Courts Will faithfully and promptly attend to all busi ness intrusted to him m. m> PABEiS) ATTORNEY, ✓ OR AII AM. IV. ©. -, ; I Will attend regularly the Superior Conrts of Alamance, aswell, Person, Chatham and Ran dolph, and the Federal courts at Greensboro. Kusiness entrusted 10 him shall hare faithful attention. • . 6—l 80. it: . " _ SB. I. C GRIFFITH, DEN 11ST,— GRAHAM, N. 0., Is fully prepared to do any and all kinds of work pertaining to the profession. Special attention given to tha treatment of Hscwes of the MOUTH. Calls Attended in Town or OouNTar DR. GEO. W. LONG, GENERAL PRACTITIONER —o » Medicine and Surgery, GRAHAM, N, C. Fore and fresh drugs always on hand. 8.1. 80. ly. T. B. Eldridge, Attorney at Law, GRAHAM, N. C. r "> • Prattlers In the Btate and Federal Courts. AJL business intrusted to him shall receive rompt and carefnl attention. •"*' ADVERTISEMENTS. I. WiXtuilier f I j —WlTH— mmajim Jjf., WIOUULI a Retail Dkaleks in .foreign anil {Domestic iFrg-CfJcoiia, Boots, Shobs, Hats, Trunks, Carpets, *o., -80 Payette villa Street, Ralbish, N. C- Orders Solicited. Satisfaction Guar ad teed. Sept. 12, 38- 8m HfIUDAY GOODS! 1. . - r t vvjr' NEW, BOOKS, ALBUMS, VA&EB, TOILET SKTa^ CHRISTMAS ft. NEW YEAR CARDS, &.CI Blum's Aimaiir.es- FOR 1 8 82. CHAS. e. YATES, DKALEHIN , Books, Stationery, and Fancy Articles. _ OrscaaksNi K.C, Dec. 5, 1881, 40-ly. nOBPHIKtHaMt I ■■cared in 10 to It day t. T«n jrcari Ui |p o c t r b AIIj ran for Farmers. O painter of the fruits and flowers, We own thy wise deMgu, Whereby these human hands of ours May share the work of time Apart from thee we plant in vain The root and sow the seed: Thy early and thy later rain, s Thy sun and dew we need, Our toil is sweet with thankfulness, Our burden is,oar boon, The curse of earth'« gray mooting ts The blessing fit its liovn. 1 i-Tlt- ; , . ''V ; ■•: Why search the wide world everywhere For Eden's unknown ground? That garden of tie priiual j air • never more be found. But, blest by thee, our patient toil /. f May Eden's orchard shame. We taste the tempting sweets of theso Like Eve, without her blame. And north aud south and east and weat, The pride of every zone, The fairest, rarest and the best May all be made our own. Its earliest shrines the yaung world sought In bill Rnve and in bowers, The fittest offerings thither brought * , ! Were Thy own Fruits and flowers. 'And still with reverent hands we cull "/ -S Thy gifts, eac'u yew nnewed, good is always beautiful, The beat'tifol is good. FALSE GUARDIAN. Just alter lie close of the American Retola'lon, James Tudor, a young ship carpenter, ol Boston, sailed on the Oiient, a new and |tauncll-i>uill riiip, bound lor Smyrna, at that tirno Uie largest and wealthiest city ol the Levant. Alter the usual tedium and waut at variety inci dental lo so long a voyage, the Uritnt arrived safely at that port and unshipped her anchor. The next morning, just as the captain's gig was bring lowered lor the accommo datiou ol thut offier and the supercargo, who were thou preparing to go on shore to report to the British consul and pay their respects to Mr. Tracov, the A men can merchant, to whom they boro let ters of introduction and credit Irom Gray, Tolluitts & Co., the great import ing house at Home, they perceived a small row-b>at rapidly approaching the jhip, aud containing two parsons—a man who was vigorously rowing, and one solitary female figure. When the boat came alongside, the boatman promptly an'sted the lady on board. Somewhat wildly, but hesitat iugly, she inquired lor the captain, who, in compauy with tbe supercargo, was pointed out to hur. She was young and pretty, in fact, almost childlike, and seemed, from her wild, scared look, to be laboriug under eoine deep anxiety or fear. She was dressed in garments of the richest ma teiial, though seemingly tluown ou in haste and with the greatest negligence. She approached tha captain and in a flurried, uervous way inquired il she might speak with him a moment alone. He answered in the affirmative, and drawing her aside out of hearing of his companions, patiently prepared to listen/ for the sudden appearauce of the strange young woman on board bis ship at so early an hour in tlie morning had great* ly excited bis curiosity. ' Will yon excuse me,' she began flm idly, 'but are yon a ringle or married nan?' Captain Ward glanced at the question er curiously. Indeed it was a peculiar question lor a young woman to ask «f him, a perfect stranger. But ha ass* wered her with perfeet good breedlhg a:.d politeness. Yes, he was a married mitA. The young lady looked disappointed but presently recovered, 'lslhere any gentleman on board your skip who is not married, and whom you think would, like to taarry a' rich young gir* within the hour, and aak no ques tions? I will say that she has baon deeply wronged and persecuted, but Is nevertheless Idgbly respectable and virtuous, though 'he can only claim her property by clearly establishing the tact of a legal manrhtge.' 'Both my nates are married, aaid the | captain, 'and tha supercargo is engaged to a yotng lady iu Boston, to whom-I understand he wilt M Married on ear return. But held,' be added, reflective ly, 'there is our carpenter, James Tudor, a fine looking, gentlemanly young fel low as one might wish to see, and is oas married. In faet be is mncb more of a gentleman jn bis way* aud maimers than any of qs, it we except Mr. Owley, yon der, the supercargo.' 'Can I see him?'inquired the strange young lady, eagerly. 'Oh, certainly, Miss, I will summon' him directly.' And James Tudor, the sprightly and handsome young carpenter, was "scut for, and cane promptly to where Cap. GRAHAM, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 2, 1882. r taiu Ward aud bis mysterious visitor ' was stauding. It was evident at a glance that Tudor bad made, at first sight, a favorable im pression upon the young lauy. Captain Ward therefore excused him self to the lady, and alter leaving her aloue with Tudor, rejoined Owley, when the two shortly after look their saats iu the gig, and were pulled ashore by four seamen in waiting. At the awkward introduction of the 'oaptain the carpeuter touched his tar puuliu politely, and made a low and giateful bow, which wejgt far toward captivating the heart ot the young lady. 'Dear sir,' she said, blusbiog aud trembling visibly pi have what may ap pear a very udmaidonly proposal to msko, TbOie'is a wealthy young lady, iu whose seivioe aud iutecest 1 am now employed, who cannot obtain possession ot her rights excepting, by marriage, as a proviso to that effect was unfortunate ly embodied in ber father's will.' uncle wae appointed ber guar diau, and, taking advantage of tbe situa tion. has since attempted to make a traN fic )t her hand by marrying ber to a wretch whom she loathes, in considera tion of his yieldiug up to him 6ue-half of the property, which amounts, I am told, to over fifty thousand pounds steriiag. It is now the earnest wish of this young lady te marry some one else, aad thus dcleal her unpriueipled guardian, who ,sas been to her, since her lather's death, k most unmerciful tyrant. She is pretty aud amiable, and I have every reason to believe, would devotedly love ber hus band. And new I come to tbe raost*if ficult part of my mission. Will you, a stranger from a foreign shore, take pity on her hopeless condition and marrylief? The momeut you are married she will make over to you her entire fortune.' 'I will marry her,' said James Tudor, 'if for nothing more (ban lo spite her tyrant, but 1 will not be so mercenary as to exact her fortuue lor so slight a service.' ' 'Coine. then, my bout awsits you; let there be no delay; said the young lady, greatly overjoyed by his ieady answer 'You need make no alteration iu your toilet, as I am supplied with ample means, and have beeu authorized to pro» cuie for you tho most costly garments to be lound iu the market.' _Hartly knowing li#w tbe adventure was likely to end, Tudor followed the strange young lady into her boat, and they were speedily laudod at tbe market wharf. Sl'Q hailed a cab and Ihe two entered it. They were driven to a locality men tioued by the young lady, where our young American enjoyed the delightful luxury of a Turkish bath, which left bis naturally clear skin as pure aud white as an infant's. Their next step was to visit*Bne of tbe most tashionable English clothiers in the city, where Tudor, at the urgent solici tation of tbe young lady, secured the riohesl and most expensive outfit ia the establishment. Tbe proprietor himself assisted young Tudor in tbe arrangement of his toilet, aud when once attired iu the elegant aud costly habiliments, a finer-looking young gentleman could not have beeu met in the city of Smyrna. lie was tolerably well educated, too; irell read, with a great flow of language at bie command, picked up from the r works of Steele, Addison, and others, with whom in Ids leisure hours be had made himself thoroughly conversant, ad ded to which he was naturally possessed OjT easy, graceful, aud winumg manners. When his toilet Was complete he glanced admiringly into tbe full-length mirror'before him, and was then ushered in'o the presence or the young lady b> tbe gratified proprietor. - She looked at him in a half-bewildered V/. as though she were in some doubt ef bis identity, and tbeu her eagef lace { was suddenly overspread, with a genuine blush of pleasure; and taking bis arm ihey re-entered the cab. which was aiili in wailing, aud were dri> en directly to the residence of an Episcopal clergyman, tbe address of whom bad been previoas* ly given by the you g lady. . On alighting from the close cab they frere ushered into the parlor where tbey jrere presently joined by the clergrman. 'You must speak to him,' whispered the young lady, blushing crimson, 'for, m you may have guessed, I am to be tbe bride it you do uot object to me.' 'May, on the contrary,' whispered Ta» dor, his lace glowing With manly pleas ure,'l aiu overjo) ed to hear that it is yon. But please tell me by what name 1 am tn introduce you?' 'Susan Faber,' whispered his fiancee, smiling through ber blushes. The yeaiig American promptly accept ed his cue, and proceeded with a grace ful introduction ot tbe young lady, as wall as the purpose for which he had 1 called. I The clergyman bowed and withdrew, but presently reappeared with his wife aud two daughters as witnesses, When the interesting ceremony was ever they again entered tbe cab, aud were drwen to iho residence ut iho Britisti Consul, before wbom (be new made bride made a clear statement of (he laete. As good fortune wonld bare it, Capo lain Ward and Supercargo Owiltjr ar rived just as ebe bad concluded, and both readily Touched Tor the responsible and gentlemanly character of James Tudor, Ibe bridegroom, and a messenger was immediately diepatched for the false guardian. When he arrived and eaw how natters stood he ground bis teetb iu suppressed rage, but wisely declined to test tbe va lidity or the marriage. lie relinquished OH the spot all farther claims as guardian of bis niece, and a' (he request uf the consul, made out a burrieu sohedule of tbe properly (ben under bit control belonging to tbe afore said niece, Mrs. Tadajrl A fortnight later, and the happy bride came into lawful possession of ibe £SO, «■ 000 left by her father, and on the subse quent return of her husband to Boston, where with the uiopey thus received, was purchased the wharf which bears their fumily name to (bis day, C' ;'i ' Nicodemos Budge When 2 was a boy in a printing office in Missouri, a loose-.ioiuted, long-legged, tow-headed, jeans-clad oounlri&ed cnb, of about lounged in «ne day, and without removing bis bauds from the depths ot his iron set's pockets.or taking oft bis faded ruiti ot a slouch hat, wiio.se broken brim hung limp and ragged about bis ears like a bug oaten cabbage ieaf, stared Indifferently around, then leaned his hip against the editor's table, cross rd bis mighty brogaiis, aimed at a, diss lantJly from a crevice In bis upper teeth,'laid him low and said: ' Wbar's the boss?' 'I am the boss,'said the editor, fol* lowing this (Virions bit ©f architecture wonderingly along up Us clock face wlih his ey«n - r .1 u .■>.», i 'Don't want-anybody to learn the bus iness—'lain! likely?' . • ... • Well, I dor.'t know. Would yen like to learn li ?' 'Pap's so po' be can't ran me no mo,' So I want to git a show soraers if I can, taint no diffunce what. lam strong and hearty, and don't- turn my back on no kind ot work, bard nnr soft.' 'Do you think you would like lo learn tbe printing business?' •Well, I don't re'ly k'yer a darn what Ido learn, so's I git a chance fur to make my way. I'd just as soon learu prini'n's anything,' 'Can you read?* •Yes—midliu'.' 'Write?' ' Well, I've seed peopl* could lay over me tliar.' 'Ciphor?' 'Not good enough to keep slore, I don't reckon; but up as far as 12 limes 12 I aiut no slouch. Totber side of that gits me.' 'Where is your home? 1 'l'm fin old Shelby.' ' What is your father's religions de nomi nation?' 'He's a blacksmith. 1 'No, no—l don't mean his trade. What is his religious denomination?• 'Oh, I did'nt understand you belire. He's a freemason.' 'Oh, no—vou don't get my meaning yet. What I mean is, does he beloug to auy church.' 'Now yon're talking'? Could'nt make out what you was tr»in' to git through yo' bead no way. Belong to a church? He's been (he pizeusst kind of a Free Will Baptia'for tor(y years. Theroain't any pizeuer ones 'u' what be is. Mighty good roan pap is.' Everybody says that. If they said any different, they would'nt say it whar 1 wuz- not much.* 'What is your religion?' 'Well boss, yon have kiud o' got me' tliar.' ' Wbaf is vour name?' ' Nicodemns Dodge.' '1 think maybe you'll do, Nicodemos. Wr'll give joii a, trial., ' All right*' '"When would yon like to begin?* •Now.' So within about (en minutes after we had first glimpsed at this nondescrip, he was one ot us, aud with bis coat off aud bard at it. Beyond the end of onr establishment which was farthest from the street was a deserted garden, pathless, and thickly' grown with the bloomy and vHllanons 'jimps->n' weed, aud hs common friend, ibe sunflower. In tbe midst ot this very i mournful spot was a d eaysd, aged Ht- , lie frame house with but one room, one ' wiudow, and noeeiling; it bed been a smoke-bona* a generation before. Nico demns was given (his louely and ghastly den as a lied chamber. Tbe Village smarties recognized" a treasure in Nicodcinas—a bntt to play on. George Jones had the lienor of per* pel rating the first joke on him; be gave him a cigar with a fire-cracker iu the end of it and winked to (be crowd to come; tbe thing exploded presently and swep away tbe bulk of Nloodemus* eye brows. lie simply said, '1 consider •betn kind of seeg\vars dangersome,' and seemed to susi'eet nothing. The next evening he waylaid George and poured a bucket of ice water over blm. One day, while Nicodemiu was swim ming, Tom McElroy «iied' his clothes. Nicodemus made a bonfire of Tom's by way of retaliation. A third joke was plaved upon Nlcede mns a dav or two later—be walked up the middle aisle of tbe village church Sunday night, with a staring band till pinned between his shoulders. The joker spent (he remajudei or the night, alter church I lu the cellar of a deserted house, audi Nicodemus sa( on the cellar door till to-! 1 -ward break last time to make sure ibat'» the prisoner remembered lhat if auy j noise was made some rough treatment i w»uid as the consequence. Tbe eellar bad two lest of stagnant water iu it, and was bottomed with six iuches or mud. Before a verv long time bad elapsed, tbe village sinaities began to feel au un comfortable consciousness of not having made a very ehining success out of their atleuipts ou tbe simpletou from 'old Shelby.' Experiments grew scarce snd chary. Mow the young doctor came to the rescue. There was delight aud ap plause when he proposed to scare Nico demus to death, aud explained how he was going to do it. He bad a uotdo new skeleton—the skeleton of the late and ouly local celebrity, Jimmy Finn, tbe village drunkard—a grisly piece ot prop> erty which he bad bought of Jimmy Fiun bim»eK, at auction, for filty dollars, under great competition when Jimtny lay vary sick in a tan-yard a fortnight . before bis death, The fitly dollars had gone promptly tor whisky and bad cons aiderably hurried opthecbangeotOwuer »hip Iu the skeleton. Tbe doctor would put Jimmy Finn's akeletou in Nicode mus' bed. 1 ' '*'«• This WSB done—about halt past ten in tbe evening. About Nicodemus' usual I bed time—midnight—tlie village jokers came creeping stealthily through the jirapeou weeds aud sunflowers toward Uie lonely frame den. Tbey rbaebed the window and peeiwd iu. There sat tbe long-legged pauper ou bis bed, in a very sbort shirt aud Ucthiug more. He was dangling Ids legs contentedly baek and tortb, a id wbeeziog tbe masio ot 'Camp town Races' out ot a paper-overlaid comb which he was preesing against bis mouth; by bins lay a new jewshanp, a uew top, a solid iudia rubber ball, a hand Iu I ef painted marbles, five pounds 9f'store' candy, and a well gnawed slab ot gingerbread as big and ae thick as a volume ot sheet mueic. He bad sold tbe skeletou to a traveling quack tor three dollars, and wae enjoys lug the result. — Mark Twain. . vg What» Corner Is. ni' it.. > i.unt'i#tr i• it . Aetook eoroer is than explained by the New York Evening Pott: The .'bear element' in the market consists ot all those who think that prices ef securities are idgher than they ought to be, higher than tbey can permanently remain. In order to taka advantage oi i tbe ranted 'inflation or values' aa tbey an derstand it, they borrow stocks and sell them at tbe high prices prevailing, ex pecting lo be able to buy them iu at low er prices before it becomes necessary to reluru the borrowed securities. For instance, A borrows frojn B 1,000 shues of Hannibal tc St. Joseph, which is selling at sixty. A pays B 900,000 cash aud agrees to return the stock on de maud, when, of course, the money will be refunded to him. ~ It is lor B's inter est to lend the slock, becanse he gets tbe interest on the 960,000 during the iutpr val, or, at all events, more iuterest than he would otherwise have te pay for the use of the money. Under ordinary con ditiona B, the lender of the stock, will pay A, the borrower, something for tbe use,of the money, but it the particular slock wauled by tbe bears is scarce, it will be lent 'flat,' that is, the borrower will receive nothing for tbe use of the money while tbe !oan continues. In ex treme cases the lender may even get a commission lor the use of stock in addi tion to the interest ou tlio money whiob it represents. If tbe market fluctuates while the loan continues, the borrower aud lender settle with each other at the close of tho day, so (bat tbe amount of money shall at all time be exactly equi valent to the value ol the stock, i When tbe bears, or any portion of them, have discerned a weak spot in the market—that is a security sel[iug for more than it is worth in their opinion— they borrow and sell it liberally. Their selling has the same effect iu putting down the price aa'tbough the stock were absolutely their own, and their expec tation is, that other holders obseiviug a decline iu the price will become alarmed and sell also, thus putting down the price* still more and frightening still other holders. They intend, of course, to buy enough at the lower scale ot quo tsiiens lo deliver back what tbey have borrowed, pocketing the difference. It sometimes, though rarely, happens that a lew persons discovering what the bears are about aud believing that tbey (the bears) are strong enough to stand a heavy loss wthout breaking, qaiitly buy up all of a particular stock that ex ists, lu ordpr thol the pri:e may not forced jip while they are themselves ; buying, they lend slock Irccly to lhe bonis, and thus enoour i»e (he latter to' '.sell. When they have secured all, or I aearly all, of the particular slock that exists tbtfy call in tMr loans. The then compelled to buy, and since ao sio k. or very little, is lor sale, the price can bo forced tip to auy figure at vbich the cornering party chooses to put it. The 'aborts,' must come up and settle en such terms as i«iay be dictated to them. The last resort is to leave the conering party saddled with the a hele issue of the etock in question. Whether thoy make er lose by the operation will depend upon whether tbey can ek tort from the bears more than enough to compensate them for the loss tbey asay incur in retailing tba stock to the geuersl. public. Most commouly the eoueriiig party, as well as the corner ed, lose money, which has been gained meauwhilo by the multitude who have taskeu advantage ol the high prices to sell out. For ibis reason corners have lat terly been of rare occurrence. The components ot Dr. Boll's Congh Syrup are dailj prescribed by tbe.ableat physicians, whose success is due to the specific influence of these components. J>r. Hull's Cough Syrup skillfully pre. I pjrod for immediate use, it is for salt by. , all druggists. yugisiH Wk !■ H #■ Hp woo VL. M I TW/ IPB 8Bfc» I) vff ' «j»* toutklt MEnunsK Backache, Soremee of the Sheet, Seat, -. » Quint/, Sore Throat, Swelling* a*d IT Sprain*, Burn* and Seam, General Bodily Pain, Tooth, Ear andlHeadache, Frosted Foot and Eafio, and all other Pain* '■ ! •••' and Ache*, a i ii®w No Piepentton on earth equal* Br. JAOMB ORT A#; T9 ■ I of 00 Cento, and every one *ufferingwfth pain | can have cheap and poaittva proof of Uaeialßqt Directions in Eleven Language*. BOLD BY ILL PBPBOIBTB AID D£JLL*S XF ,1! ■ KI»T(h»>L . •!',)_ ••>■:} mi XVOOEIER As CO., *'• MNMNbCkKUk -D *■ ' 1 ■ i ■ ' . *v' ■» THE GLEANER > ,ftti jlo« ,u«fit)9 iM tifni «>il Mft Of FEE Hi f> #ii t>/ Is prepared, to Execute Job Printing: IN— WKM ¥M®TSf. AND WTTH NEATNESS AND DESPATCH, £ll«ESlCMH|tm Qi ve Us A Trial. J. W. DAOiHT, *f Alaaaaci, H.C.I with Guerrant Sf Barrow —WBORLRALR AHD BKTAIL— GKOCEES •MKcaknia GENERAL MERCHANDISB t —AGCJTTH rot TUB CELEBRATED— ehpiii ovAmm. Mala Street, 3 door* above Johnston A Cheek's Bank, Danville, Va., Mr. Dalley will be pleased to hare his North Carolina friends call oa bin. •» jan 17—LY Watches, JgjOIiOCJKS :; nwiiif, t; ■** V* -~f 111 j i >l - v HAVE JUST received a large assortment of 4 Clocks of various kind*, which .1 will sell chnatt. I also keep on I- sad • flue assortment PT Watches and jewelry. , TR Repairing done with despatch. • 1 -' ; Sent. 18. 28-I." ~' 3 1 CbmjmnyShip*. ~ Patents for Inventions i • it •.»•■» ;* n3*> y 1 \ *i T » t?T I. W. ANDHKBOX. I. C. • MITI. Anders* Tl A Smith, ATTVRIfRTR.AT.IiAW, No. TOO B*rairra STUIT, Washlnotot, D. C. No fee for preliminary examination. No TM unless patent is allowed. Fees less than other responsible agrticy. Books ot Information seat free of charge. References furnished upon RE VEST. Bept 1), TT-TF. FATBITS. FA. I.EHMANN. Solicitor ot American and • Foreign Patents, Washington, D. C. All business connected with Patents, whether befora the Patent Office or the Courts, promptly at> tended to. No charge made unless a patent la secured. Send for circular. Sept. 18,88— tf. BE ATTY'SS.."^! It. Pianos «185 up. cßllus. OMalogae Fur. Addresa Beat* aahiegtoa, *. J. NO. 43.