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L . ; i, .d In1 375. CI.v.O l"i' Ve;ir-fln Advance. Large and increasing, circula ton in Alamance and adjoining counties a point for advertisers. 1 1 I M i II II All kinJj C ing, ramr,i:a.3, 1 neatly and prou;; . j t lowest prices. GRAHAM, tf.C. THURSDAY, DEECMBER 22, 1898. VOL.. XXI V. NO. 46. TfttlLSM For gents is to-day a little ahead Latest colors, latest toes, best ht ami made on nature s last Price $3.00 to $5.00 - - - ; - THE UNION SHOE For ladies has already Tcnocked the bottom front under all othe ladies' shoes. Best fit, best style, eive satisfaction. $1.50. 1.75. also hare an extensive line of cheaper shws for misses, little gents, , children and working people. , We buy often and-try to be able and stjle. Give us one trial and we hope to merit your patron "DAVIS & DAVIS' BIG SHOE STORE, BUfiUNGTON, N. C. . . nflrRemembor we tiro closing out to mnko room for new line. . WI PAY THE FREIGHT AND 116.05 II . ALL IT COSTS Thm 3-pwc parlor suit, roc Kr,ai vail, ana sofa, and wo parlor ' ft ....... i rv"'" k.Ia lawk la. liUhul tram, noisiwo au " If any. d uphol- 1 MrM ia vetottr or tapestry, largest sis, and nit- able for an parlor la too land. 15 aad freight paid iifwher on . arta. Suck tk barraia aa this you bars aerer j acaa baf are, bo yon havaaerer , aauor now oia you are, and Mverwiu again- will. Farther comment la vnnecessarv. exceot that If vou want to know of thousand of fuch bargains, tend for our 160-page furniture catalogue, and If you want carpet at tuck price at meet dealer can't buy for, send for our ten-color lithographed carpet catalogue, and what you'll find in these two book will teach von something that you'll want to remember for many a day. Remember Christmas is coming, and sensible people give temible gift which sensible people most ap preciate. Something for the home Is the heat of aft presents, and our catalogues, will suggest toy 00 what U beat. Address (exactly as bekrw) JULIUS HIMHA A SON, Dept. 000. BALTIMORE, BD. QOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO PROFESSIONAL CARDS. JACOB A. LONG, Attorney-at-Law, GRAHAM,. - - - n; c , Practices In tha State and Federal courts. Offloe over White, Moore Co.'e store, Main Street. 'Phone No. 8. . : , . . IohsGbaT Bykdk. . ; ' W. f.Bvci(,J. . BYNUM &BYNUM, Attorney and Goanaelpra at Lavr . ' GREENSBORO, K. C. Practice rerularly Stance oouoty. .-..- In the ennrta of Ala An, t, 94 ly. DR. J. IJ. STOCKAlD . :; " Dentist, . , . , J GRAHAM, N. C. Offloe at resldenee. npponto Baptiat Chureh. Bst work at reasonable price In office Monday aad Batur day. f-n UuU it la almort t :i res wfjwm't '-j.KCVMM WfllCfgfFt.. t.? " ' trrevmlarttUa aad Saiaiiasaaala. It bu beooaMthe keAias leoMdf. tor thia elaas of Iron blee. It eaeru weaeernUlr pealtnc , etmrta in mmd ootbing Infloeno. ppoa the itral enraae. I ear whiu'lDdfaUliiaeftheoah. - II aeov taeniae and lellevae asp or Chaate of Ulf If to the M - , aaa aeipe i hotae barrea to reare. It inio viaoralea. atiflra ' klM. .tMMviham the whole are- Urn. Thia graat iliJllotH - to all adlletod viaaa Why arid ear mm so. Bar aaofber suaal with eiuii relief wlthla seaeht Wine of Oaedat oely ooot flM fm aecu a yeav eras aura. WlaWd'Baj ttelsafWaWa ffaQ fir micoa Aliilfiiai fm. I. m. tamw. tllil. I.S- " t ae aw awe cerwM ai i ex hum tat Mat aa a AdJ tabla iroai tire for heavy wag ob eaa b bad ia suitabto width and cma be easily pmt on, thetwby fsonTrtlng the ordinary road destroyer into a toad Qnit patofaiaf the road ail to Build right. A wide tire saakafh a anaooth road, botasaurvv tinrippeth up high way. No eaeasaanity aaa eaidowa ita taxes by aaUlo, ap Its higBwarswith nar I0W tired waoeav OM KkasOot r-t. Johd (H. B-) TU-raa L3E I ha demonstrated ten ttxraaaad : 'a'llMt I nl'h laVTw . ! i a 1 'or Chaar of dleiae aude pisproe'eBv . Bead la S. Joaa. fa aaaaar aaaaaaw varaar ahse t la wtoMr, en imla (hnw of lees la aprtaa aad awaaam. aothtaf laat Tmi aaralad laaiilail ptacaa, A aiT aaal wa hf. he wwt afraid. Hwt ae eaiwd for a eeada Aad rape every read heeaakl of the day - after to-day's she. most durable. Warr anted to 2.00. 2.50. 3 00, and 3 50. We to suit every customer in price all dry cooda and notions AT COST flIE LIFE OF A. : ROAD. If DEPEND8 ON CAREFUL CONSTRUC r.c: TION AND REPAIR. t Tat Jon layere of Boad Metal Should Be Well Compacted With a Heavy aHeam Boiler- Rat end Bole Are adly Knemle--ffllcacy of Sprlnkllnc. Penaanent, nnootb lorface that can Mdily be repaired and which will bt fcv, rom mod, dnst and water: at all aeason are the requisite of 'a gocd toad. -; Hundred of mile of macadam re being built anuoally with these eadf Iwayi obtained, partly en account oi Imperfect construction and partly on oo- aoont of inadequate and improper eara Oommon fault In construction art failure to- put down the road metal properly and a - tendency to depend en Urely too much on "binding material" to get a smooth surface, say The L. A. W. Bulletin. The bottom layer of coars atone is not rolled until it is well packed before the upper layer is pot on, and this In turn is not rolled nntil tbor avgbly compacted be fere screening art tpphod. Hore rollers are frequently Bieed, but will not do the work effective ly. Constant use of steam roller oi boot IS tons is needed to accomplish the desired end. Each layer of ston should be thoroughly rolled before tfat next one is applied, and he turfac should be made so firm that a piece of loose macadam laid on it wonld bt finished by a roller rather than driven Into the roadbed. With proper pressor the broken stone will bind by its own angles and make a solid bed. When this Is accomplished, the only "binding ma terial" required is a little finely broken tone or screenings. -: In some sections rolling is very inade quately done, and before the atone it compacted quantities of clay are dump ed on the surface. After a light rollet has been run over -that a coat of fin screenings is spread on and smoothed with the borse roller.- An even bnt u nfBoiently compacted surface is obtain ed, pleasant to use for a short time, but With the first rain the clay works np and an inch or two of rand covers tb surface., Before long tbefdgea of stonet HUM IMPUOV1KO. wnrk thrmurh' tha "hlnrttiiir matnrinl-" it becomes uneven and rough in spots; rery dusty In dry weather ; ruts appear. and people wonder what is tbe matter. This method is much In vogue when trap rock ia plenty and Is defended ou lb ground that the rock ia so bard that It requires a "binder" to bold it togeth sr. and it is then asserted that clay and creeoinga unit further be used to "pro Sect" the surface. Tbe hardness of the material and ita excellent wearing quaf- Itlee ara admitted, bnt slovenly meth od of construction is defended, and aa Sort road to unite and prearrvatb surface by Being earth and atone dust hut and of compacting tbe stone by Ibelr own .angle through taa uaeof ade. quale rolling, and to keep it in It do mal state through dry weather by tegu lar and consistent (prinkling. A good road la on on which neither dust nor mud accumulate and which does not wear Into rut. Travel always tend to accumolat mud, but tbe difn eulty I augmented by tbe free us of any soft or fin material to servs for "binding" purposes. Ordinary acctrma- faulon can readily be removed by scrap ing the road immediately after rain. but tbi la carefully avoided ia places where eiay is used In the processes con struction. Tb efficacy at proper rolling I Ignored, and earth I swbstituted for It' Bemoval If mud I Dot permitted Wbea rain allowa It to work to tb sur- faoa, but occasionally in dryjreaiber a Uttls saat I (wept off. Tb only way to pteaum la dry weather aad U keep it alway ia good ooodition I to give It moderate ajBOuat of aaotatur prgulaiiy, and this cannot be tnaared aalea m as id pal aa- worine anoertak tb work. MM poor policy to build expeoaive road aad leave tbem to tb fate afterward. Every town and city ought to matotafarj and operat a eafflcteal stnbsr of carts to Baoistea all Ita roads, It ia sa la)url- oa. absurd and aatiquatad policy to leave a work of such poblio importaoo to prtvat eaterprtas, which, of cotma, ace go oeyooa imaiedlat With tb uulaat recooral of Baud and dust coins tb repair of rut sad hole lai mediately oa tbaur appearance. Kvery dVpreaboa abould be promptly tiled with atoa of swiubl afaa. aad any piece that work eat atoald be at oao swylaead. la abort, eoastaat watctv fBinea aad car ar absoiately s llsl to tb feauiisllua of food roods, and if fct I worth while to pat into highway tbasaas that tb beat roaoe eoat rt 1 surely worth while to tab tb reaeoa abla car asqairad to latntala taeaa to food abapa. SHORT NEWS STORIES. Dm Bad to Tblak - BU11 a tha Old tttund-Hts Asa Betrayed Hint qonoerBinaT Two Sound. , ' ."Now," said the lawyer who wot conducting the crocs examination, "will yon please state bow and where yon first met this manf ' ' "I think," said tha lady with the sharp nose, "that it was" ., "Never mind what yon think." in terrupted the lawyer. "We want facta here. Wo don't care what you think, and we haven't any time to waste In listening to what you think. Now, please tell us where and when) it was that you first met this man.". . The witness made no reply. "Oome, come,'; urged the lawyer. ' demand an answer to my question. . Still no response from the witness. "Your honor, V said tbe lawyer, turn tag to the court, ' 'I think I am entitled to an answer to the question I have nut" " - . . " "Tbe witness will please answer the question, " said the court in impressive tones. "Can't," said the lady. - ' "Whynotr ' "The court doesn't care to bear what Ithink, doesit?" i "No." "Then there's no Use questioning me any further. I am not a lawyer. I can't talk without thinking." -- So they called the next witness. Cleveland Leader. Still at the Old Stand. A boy about 10 years old stood by tbe side of penny in the slot maobine in one of the elevated railway stations tha other morning weeping bitterly.: "What's1 the matter, son?" asked man on his way to the upper platform, stontng a moment at tbe doorway "I tmt ft rvmt It, tMaalnt." hlnhl A nil w inju . .u iuii wvn nra tbe boy, ''and it was tha wrong slot didn't g-get any gum. " "I DIDN'T O-OCT AST OUU!" "Is that all, my lad?" said tbe man. Show me tbe right slot, and I'll drop one in for yon." : Tdrntber d-dropit in myself," sob bed tbe urchin. ' Tbe sympathizing oltlzon gave him tbe coin end hurried up the stairway.' And when tb svmnatbisina citizen cam back from down town ten hours later that boy was still standing by the aide of that penny In the slot machine, with bis pocket full of I oent coin and still blubbering. Chicago Tribun. ' His Ar Betrared Him. . Northern visitor to Aoderaonville tbe scene of tbe Georgia prison of the Confederacy are always anxious to se cure souvenir of their visit To one of these a negro sold an oven cover recent ly, receiving a good sum for it "Bit's a kiver ter a oven what de sojers baked bread In, " be explained. "I seen 'em eookln dey grub In It wld my own eye."': "Indeedr "Fo sub. I us tor be roun' dar ever' day dat come." "How old ar your asked tb suspi cious parcbaAer of the rella "How ol' is IT" y 'Tes." "Well, tub, es nigh ea 1 kin reokot leo', en ef I doan' disremmbsrt I don turned ii. en I'll soon be 18. " "Too needn't wrap up that oven cov er," said tb visitor, as ha turned away. "You can keep it and sell it to someoo Is." Chicago Times-Herald, When Joseph Henry Lumpkin was chief justice of tb state, aaa was brought up from Columbus in which a wealthy eitisea asked for aa injunction to prevent tb construction of a planing mill across tb street very near bis pa latial residence, ' His grounds for com plaint consisted ebtefly in the pro poet ticn that tb notes of tb mill would wak him too early la tb morning. Let in mill fc poilt," said tb rblef justice in rendering bis decision. Let It wheel be put la motion. Tb progfos of machinery must Dot b stop ped to suit thowbim or tb fear of any man. Complainant' fears ar Ira. aginary. To sound of the machinery Will not be a nuisance. Oa lb contrary, It will prove a lullaby. Indeed I know tf but two sound Id all Bator that a aoaa cannot become feooodled to, and they ar tb braying of aa as and tb tongue of a scolding woman." Atlanta Constitution. nttakMaTbief teOaeaTUeV . Preatdecl Bias several year ago in terviewed a famous bandit who was ia prison. Tb robber Informed tb weal eat that his lawless lifs was lb result f baring ao work to da Tb president 11 berated him. mad bin chief of polio af hi aatlv district, which we oa of! 2m worst la tb country and informed htm that be would be held strictly .' ountabl for all robberies la hi disv! trie. From that day o tbi act oa bar Battsfsctory asalntsac aad rfflrietit r desnaad tb divistoa of tb road f any locality Into sect inn with re- spoaeib bead ployaasot of a limited aunber of basdf to keep tbsss scraped and repaired. Ia tbi way road ran b kept el way car and good, big repairs ar obviated aad of saslnfeaaar redaoed. A at m anllao artll an the w,fw to, eight- anna road roOer r tb roaaiag I ' t-aaif th tfa W' ANIMATED PHOTOGRAPHS faeeaasfal Oa of the Ctaoietograpa .. Teaching Aatroaomjr. Tb Pari correspondent of tb Lon don Standard says: When tbo first ani mated photograph were shown, few persons could have Imagined that $a cinematograph would shortly be used at a means of teaobingastionomy. 'That la. however, the latest application of ,the invention. M. Camilla Flammarloq, ' tb well known French astronomer, bu undertaken tb task of photographing, or "olnematograpbing, " tb sky. ..Tb other day he Informed me that be was well satisfied with tb result be bad already obtained. i A there is no cinematographic ma chine which could work from sunset to sunrise and as the apparent movement of tbe oelestial bodies ia very slow, M. Flammarion oontenta himself with tak ing between 1,000 and 8,000 photo. graphs of the firmament every night when the sky is clear. He contend! that they will be amply sufficient-to show the motion ot the moon, star aqil planets Without any perceptible break In tbe continuity. It appears that the object glass he employe in his photo- graphioaipparatns is such as to embraoe 180 degrees, so that the whole firma ment will be seen when the photographs are pus into me cwematograpn.' uom menoing at dusk, the moon and start will as darkness come on appear on after tbe other In proportion to .their magnitude and be seen pursuing their course in the sky till tb light of the rising sun in the east produces the In verse of tb phenomenon witnessed in the evening. Of course, a ia commonly the case with tbe scene of terrestrial life reproduced by tbe cinematograph, tbe apparent motion of tbe heavenly bodies will be hastened so that their course from east to west will not occupy more than a few minutes. M. Flammarion also told me that It was hit intention to treat thopot the sun in the same way and that he hoped very shortly to be able with tbe cinematograph to show to the inhab itants of onr little-planet tbe move ment of those formidable vortioes of fir in the sun's envelope a correctly a tbe movement of water and the break ing of the wave of tbe ocean are now shown, , " "" 6TUDIE8 IN LIGHTNING. taUntlty aad QoanUtr a Saewa by Ha According to tBe recent research es of Professor Trowbridge, the intensity and quantity of the electric current of a lightning flash is a prime factor In de termining' tha particular character of tbe luminosity. He has been able to re produce a great variety of form of lightning, snob a have been photo graphed from time to time, by proper alteration in bis apparatus. Lightning generally I divided . into five main issea. Tb first olass consists of nar row, thin, sharply defined, luminous lines, which may have crimson, violet or bluish colors. - These lines may be either of curved or angular shape. . Tbe second olass spread over immense sur. face, I often of an Intent reddish tinge and sometime bin or violet Is England and America it is spoken of as "beat lightning,'' but properly It It termed "sheet lightning." The third olass inolude tb mysterious "globular, or ball lightning, " wbiob roll about on tha ground, and thus far baa defied all attempt at satisfactory explanation, A fourth form of aleotric disobarg la tb continued em last oa of light from tbe surface of certain clouds, which dies way after a few minutes, only to be renewed again after a abort interval. The fifth class of lightning Is that play. ing between tha earth and the cloud of ashes and vapor forming above a volcano In active eruption. Still another form of lightning discbarge I tbe auroral light which 1 modified by tbe rarity of tbe upper atmosphere from tbe flash to tb stratified sheet lightning. ' 'orea Urea, . Aooording to Br. Bell, in Tb Scot tish Geographical Jfagasin. th forest fires of Canada ar generally caused by lightning. In tb great tbreel between Alaska and tb strait of Ball Isl tb portions recently burned ar sadly recog nised by tb tenderer green ef tbetr foli sgs from th part wbiob have bees Ip ger ipared. Tb fir rush along wlau th (peed ox a galloping a one. Tb branch and dead laavs oa tb grooad burn Ilk tinder, aad tb flame tit to Dearly tOO feet Besinou pin wosd burn fastest Oa of them 3andd I to mile In ten hours. 11m tsaoas of flr remain for nearly a eentury. Birds and beasts ar stifled ot burned, ueavsrsaad mcskrata, which ar atncblbiocA hav a chance of saving their 11 vat. After th fire a few trunk of tb largest areas ar left Nexf spring root begin to sprout and seed to grow. In It or SO year tb soil I covsrtd with poplars, willows, sto., which shelter young firs and other tree. Ia SO year tb eooifer are uppermost and ia 100 tb others r ar dying out beneath tb pin (wood. A third of th forest region of Alaska baa treat 60 year old, another third area of oO to 100 years aodStbs rest trees over 100 yart old. Tb fir seems to suit tb banksian pin, a It open tb pins aad at free tb grains. Bel la laalaaj Once more aa electric el is ia rest- in tb lassot boas at th London oo, and one mora visitors, aaaioas to test Its powers, can b tboroagbl shocked for sixpence. Pretty well baU of tb body of tbt xtraordlnary being I oooapied by orgaa which ar not only alectric batteries, bat aoooxeulator a well, aad tb book la sofnoUBUy powerful to aumb on' ana for a mist at or two and to kill good rdsed ash aa tb spot Tb two end of to nam seen to b in opposite electrical eoodt tiona, a that tbo who wiab to ntak experiment of ita proparti aboald grasp both bead and tall atmaltaaeoasl to order to obtain tha fall tawed of taw dtacbarga. . TeCvMaCetapafhaaBar Tales Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab let. All drnpururts refund the mon ey if it fails lo care. 2.5c. The genuine bsj L. B. Q. on each tablet. Mr. John m Kitchin, a brother Capt. V. II. Kitchin. died near Scotland Xerk a tw weeks ago' aged shout R0 rrr. ftmVAn LEAKING - . x 1 1 i i r . ' ty ui-vr Makes the food more HOVM. ftUtfM ITEMS IN ONION CULTURE. ropelar Tartottas for Market Yield Per . - Aero The Traasplaatui Sjslsai. "What are best varieties of market onions and their ordinary yield per aero? .Do yon recommend the transplant ing .system' referred to in bulletin 80, 'Onioa Culture,' of the United State department of agriculture?"-.These que ries from Macon county, Ulaagre an swered, by Country Gentleman at fol lows: Tho most popular varieties of onions for market are : White South port White Globe; red Large Bed Wethersfield; yellow Yellow Globe Denver There are others, but tbe above are considered tbe most profitable, , Yellow onions be ing greatest in demand, the Globe Dan vers variety, . owing to its uniforta shape,, bright oolor and excellent qual ity, la universally accepted aa tbe stand' ard. It will keep better than any other kind, and even if accidentally frozen in storage, if more covering is added and it is left alone until thoroughly thawed. It will oome out little the worse for it experience. Tbe writer has grown no other variety for market for IB years. Much of the suooess of tbe crop depends upon the quality and freshness of the seed sown. It la better to pay II a pound more for a selected strain of a re- able aeedhonsa than to be fooled hy cheap seed. Northern grown seed is preferable to Californian. ' In the yield of onions per acre there is a very wide range, from 200 to 1,000 bushels, and these numbers are not qnite the extremes either, for occasion ally a crop of 1,800 bushels is beard of; and it is by no means unoommon to see crops of less than 300 bushels. Bnt a man who can average 600 to 600 may consider himself a successful onion grower, while 400 to 600 is a very fair oropr. Tbe width of tbe rows, tbe qual ity and quantity (varying from four to tlx pounds per acre) of seed sown, the adaptability of tbe soil and the extent to which it is fertilised, the attention given to cleanliness and cultivation these are tbe factors governing tbe size of tbe crop. Th transplanting system has many advocate, principally among the young' er growers; the older bands seem oon tent with their- suoooas by the usual method. The chief advantage appears to be that the crop can be aecu red early, at a time when prioes are likely to be good. On tbe other hand, there is much extra labor attached to tbe transplanting plan, though if tbe land ia prepared before band and kept stirred with th harrow or other implement so as to destroy all sprouting weed seeds much less weeding will be required after tbe plants are ono let It is said also that the yield is larger and tbe bulb are more uniform In sise, but against this must be charg ed the expense of towing in cold tram or hotbed (if very early onions ar de sired), the trimming of root and tops be fore getting and tbe transplanting itself. the but a Job of torn magnitude when don on a large scale. The varieties named above are well adapted to trans planting, but th Prise Taker, on account of it large siae, 1 th favorite for th purpose. It keeping properties, bow ver, ar distrusted by many. Under fa vorable conditions and with th best treatment transplanted onions oan be harvested Aug, 1 or very soon after. Bhaharh Vev Barly Market. ' "Th simplest and cheapest way to fore rhubarb without th use of glass is to plao a fow barrel over the plant in early spring. In soma localities tb mere protection from the wind and oold afforded by a box or tub will bring In the pieplant a week or two earlier. The heat produoed by tb fermentation of fresh manure, stabl litter, forest leave or other convenient material will still further hasten tb product. Sometime a few piece of wood are set los to gether under tb bottom rim of tb bar rel to servs as a lid and to allow tb - oap of steam which might injur tb young shoot. If it I worth your wbil to study tb daily change, you might u a box with a movable cover. I bav ret beard of any other method of forcing rhubarb plant In a small way wner they stand. " Tbu write a con tributor to Band New Yorker. H "On a large soale som modification of tb earn prlnoipl must be used, such as that suggested for asparagus. Tb cultivation of U two crops is tb tame in all sasantiala "Hj forcing of either crop under guts Involve an entirely different principle via, tb hurrying out of all tb vitality stored up la th root, tb exhausted clump . being thrown away. Tb forcing of plant km they ataad Involve tb principl that plant forced la th fiald masf M allowed every advantage to reeoperata. These ar tb only two methods. Other so ealled method ar merely variations to practice adapted to local oooditioa. " Bev aad Bete. Entomologist Smith of the Hew Jer sey stat lost says, "Tb practice of giv ing eertiSostea to aurssrymeo that tbetr stock is free from Baa Jose teal aad other insect past and plant di sea aes has bora dlaoootinsed, and parohaaers are urged to depend upon their owa exanv inatioa of foreign a well a boox growa stock." aaaa. aa i mas f The Wilmington chiunbor of com endorse Frank McNeil tr Bi!rol oommiMiioner. Plonrtoy' aad pnevrmoci are aeote ta Casamntioa of tb tonga, and tfnot promptly allayed, tb worst may bap m. The celebrated Dr. John W. boll's Cjoeh Syrup speedily alia v all tnnammauna ef to hmg and eoseto acrrr la a wonderfully abort tima, S t jti J . 4 l 3 COUCH GYiiUP Cares Pleurisy d Paeumofil a Sliial . rpetatekk At ail 111 -1 delicious and wholesome KNrMN OO.. MW VOtsK, STAGE REALI8M. A Bert af BselUng laetdeeA That War Hot ea the BUI. Several unrehearaed and highly excit ing Incident occurred at th initial production of "Th Prairie King" at the Lyoenm theater, Sydney. The play ia one of the wild west order and ia full of sensationalism, which the manage ment sought to make more intense by the introduction of a "real" water scene and a eollapsibl bridge effect A mischance began, tost before tbe hut beat of the drum in the overture, when a canvas tank, whloh fills o many f emo tions during the performance, burst and tbe water escaping into the magasin below the stage the management had to send an apologist to crave the indul gence of the audience while repair were being effected. - The performance crawled along tome what axdly, a If the escaping water bad washed the heart out of the actors, un- j in it was anown uai toe taxut naa oeen refilled. Each member of the company then played Up to the great abduction scene in the second act Tbe part of tb heroine waa filled by Miss JUaud WU liamson. - Her final escape waa to faav been made across tb unluoky tank, and up to this point all seemed to be going off admirably. An Indian warwhoop rang through the theater, and the hero ine was dragged shrieking aoros th atope, and Anally fllttaH tireathleealy into a canoe moored to tbe side of tbe tank. Tben came a mighty splash, ths canoe having capsized. Miss William son fell head over heels into the tank, The audience- waa appreciative of tb realism of . the situation, for it did not know that Miss Williamson bad been caught in the canoe and waa in most imminent risk of being drowned. Some of the performers kept, tbe play going, but Mr. King Hedley and some stage hands groped anxiously and un suooesafully for the leading lady. Tben tbe curtain waa rapidly rung down, and a fireman and a stage hand plunged in to the rescue of the distressed heroine In real earnest. Exactly bow long she waa submerged cannot be said, but when pulled out from beneath tbe canoe she waa unoon scions. Though tb shook waa oonilder able Mis Williamson insisted upon re appearing, and the eudlenoe, wbiob bad by this time becomo acquainted With ber mishap, received her with rapturous Sheering. Tben there followed a hitch in tbe bridge scene through Mr. King Hed ley's alleged mustang refusing to face the risk of plumping down Into the tank. Th star, however, seised tbe uu tried borse and forced blm at the bridge, Which collapsed exactly at the right moment and let him down with a huge splash into tbe tank. Tbe play was thus converted by sheer oourag and quick wittednes from a threatened fail ur into a bug sucoees. Mel bourn Argus. Baeelee at Elba. Notwithstanding his apparent affabil Ity toward the Klbans, intended, we must believe, rather to mislead oot- tidors than tb people themaelvea, Ha' poleon was not popular in the Island. Being in continual want of money, be waa obliged to tax the people beyond their resouroea, and they naturally saw clearly that, whatever he might say and however condescending he might show himself, th money he drew from them waa by no manner of meant ap plied to the improvement of their post' tion. - His tax gatherers war insulted. Biota took plao in tb very oburobes when tbe priest gave out tbe data by which tb taxes Were to be sent in. In on village troops were billeted oa tbe Inhabitants until tb last penny should to paid. Tb eric of. "Viv l'mpe reur I" wbiob bad originally greeted blm on hi variou expedition ceased to b beard. Before matter reached a veritable climax, how aver, Napoleon bad played out bis part and bad left tha island ia Whloh h.bad landed with ao many fin promise. H bad shown blm self clever actor, a skillful Intriguer to the outside world of European diplomacy; debauched, tyrannical and exacting to tbe Inner Elban world, Into which for eign diplomat could pry with difficulty. Ia bia vices, In bis astuteness, ia bU ambition, Napoleon,' aa be revealed himself in tb Island of Elba, moves backward through history and take bis plao besid -tb Borgia, tb Orsifli, th Medici of th fifteen ft and sixteenth oenturl. food Word. A Oaltforai Weaaiaar la the OU Tlaaa. It la aaid tb Californian ar bora oa horseback. It may also be aaid they are married on horseback, Tb day tb marriage oontraet ia agreed oa between tbe parties tb bridegroom's Bret care la to buy or borrow tb best boras to be found ia tb vicinity. At tbcsatn time be ba to get by on of thee meai silver mounted bridltand a aaddl with embroidered boosing. This aaddl must hav also at It stern a bridal piL with broad aproa flowing dowa tbi Bank of tb bora. Tbeee aprons ars also embroidered with silk of different colors and with gold and silver thread. Around tbe margin ran a string of litU steal plate, alternated with alight pendants of tb asm metal. These, a tbe bore moves, Jingla lib a thousand mimic bells. Tb bride also comes la for he abar la these nuptial preparation. Tb bride must area ant ber with at laaat sis entire changes of raiment ao forget, through any sen tl merit of delicacy, avea ta enemies. Bach aa oversight might trustrate all hi hope, a It would b ounstfed into a personal ludlffwesm I kind of Indifference wntcft a California lady will forgiva H there fore boats tbi artiel with aa araob solid tad a tb part the gift that was to unlock paradise. Having found: ats which ara aettaer too full ace too sia- tbera to hi tody as ait laat bridal preaart Sbe Might naturally expect tot to eons next BVev. Walter Oev- toa ta "Tb Laa-4 of r)uaaifkt,M D Witt's Little tarty RUertv Ta liaa.l Ultt- eiUa. &" 0' All Clothinsr Buy. . 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Our own manufacturers have a laree caoacitv and are increasingr their trade daily and must have tobacco. have the strongest corps of buyers in the world for the warehouse capacity. We. want moro tobacco and must have it if high averages will bring it. Try us with your next load and be convinced of our merit. . Greensboro Tobacco Association. I wish to call the attention to the fact that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in 1893 by the late firm of Tate k Albright, is still in the ring. - .. "j - . t , There is no insurance agency in North Carolina with better facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every branch of the business, find a lodgement in my office. With a practical experience of more thanien years, . I feel warranted in soliciting a share of the local patronage. I guarantee full atisiactioa in every instance. Correspondence solicited upon all matters pertaining to insoranca. 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