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JOB -PRINTING rr? i ?i?vrrf L V. & E. T. BLUM, Publishers and Proprietors. U twe--e wti e3 i him ry U ta primt U e week anAvwc, oaATOH. VERY LOWEST PRICES jEK3IS:-CASn LN ADVANCE. Orj Corr one year, . . ilx rnontha, three " TS ewe se f1 M VW VOL. XXXIII. SALEM, N. C, THTJESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1885. NO. 49. trewtTaej w-U um . : ruurosE. Not like tll! shifting sand beside the sea, That landward drifts to every sea-wind's swoop, l nr baok inta the all-engulfing deep triiBii in iinitaiu currents bend the foothill tree- : . Sot lik-o the sea-sand shall our purpose be, But ohorisliwl as a sacred trust to keep Inviolate an Lsteadfsst, so that we Be strong with courage, though we laugh or weep. Friends may depart by fate or chance; the gold I That birrs these worldly pleasures may e'ud.; ; Een love may miss its other self: in all If pnrpose be of active, noble mold, j 'ot all in vain is life's great task pursued, And splendid lights shall on our pathway lam I C. ll Cleaveland, in the Current THE CONSTABLES STORY. - 1 - : ! Constable yoha Frick. That's me. A matter rough, to look at, but sound inside. J , j Lots of folks affect to sneer at a coh Bt:ible ; look Sown ou him in a way as jif he was naturilly mean and no account. r.ut, Constable John Frick has & soul ia him. and atheart as soft as a woman's. Indeed, he has been called chicken- hearted on aefcount he wouldn't kick stray dog, not tramp on a sick kitten. But this is neither here nor there. Constable Jiohn Frick is going to tell some of his own experience on duty. ... j I mind the day well when I received the paper to warn a certain family that thev must "set out," that is, leave the house of Landlord Craigly, because it was an awful stinging cold day in March, when the wind seemed to be tearing things to Hinders round the corners of the old frame buildings: and whistled and howled in a way to make a base burner head tios3 of the ranch. Booms 6 and 7 m a great rambling barn of a place, one cf a dingy block down by the river; a grimy looking brick building that had once been a warehouse. Now the long narrow wilderness of store rooms were cut into little cubby holes to live in at both ends witn just one win dow-for light and dark passageways ;to . pass in and out. " j I remember! I thought they were mis erable places- for God's creatures to live in, and awfulj weather to put a family out onto the sidewalk -in. I may as well own up that Constable John Frick had "no heart" for this part of the business. Of course the landlord had a right to his rent. That's evident. If the tenants; didn't pay they must go out. .,. All the same Constable John Frick felt mean and uncomfortable. j To save h's; neck he couldn't account for it, but it seemed as if something would keep on suggesting: "Suppose there is a delicate woman and a lot of little children?" : ! For answerJthe soulof Constable John. Fr;ck kept ori responding: "Putting 'em out intoi the cold roadway such sting;!g weather will be miserable busi ness, make the best of it," and his heart "kicked" strong against it. j But this was borrowing trouble. And it wasn't ''business." . It might be that the man Carl Sev holm was his name on the writ would go out peaceful. I know I prayed strong it might be so, though it would ' he fees out of Constable John Frick's poc' t if he dad. IU- .-. G in the rear : on .the ground floor, i had to each it through a saloon. Curious how saloon's seen to be ever lastingly mixed lip with poor families who have to be put out into the street. Who kept the saiooh I' never knew. There was a greasy-faced, fat man, in a brown knit waolen ' jacket, behind the bar, and a slim) young fellow crouched against the wall to one side, boozy, stupid from th$ effects of liquor or beer. It pretty nigh made me sick to look at this young chap; he was so frowsy and rumpled and filthy, as if he had been rolled in a dust heap and then raked through the gutter. V Mr. Sevholm j As I looked at him I involuntarily said to myself : "God help your wife and children!" ' i The greasv-faced . man jerked hi9 thumb over his shoulder to 'indicate room 6, and I rapped for admittance.! Never was go surprised in my life . Expected to find a slatternly, frowsy woman to match the soaden husband, j and a mess of dirty, squalling brats, tumbling about the floor m confusion. Nothing of he kind. If youTl be lieve, I found! a slim built, pale-faCed little women, sitting in a low rocking- chair with a wee baby in her lap, trying t to coo it out of Uhe fretful pain it was in. One day and -not very far away either she had beenjas "pretty as a picture." But this was past, Trouble of mind had got in its awfuS wearing work, making her delicate facb thin and pinched and death-like, and' the big eyes unnaturally bright. ' - There was a pretty fair show of tidy lsh furniture, obly it looked as 'if dis couragement bind fallen like a mildew on it and the mistress had lost all heart . in trying to keep it trim and shapely.! I could see that as plain as a big sign board Trouble has its own stamp, and if. yoiu've seen jit once, you kow it again the minute you set your eves en it. j j' I swear, I f eft bad looking at the discouragement the troubled lookjoa the woman's face, and the wee. sick baby on her la remembering the sod den brute of a husband outside. 1 made my voice tremble so, when I went to'ex plain my business, that I don't believe I made myself understood. But she was expecting wnatj i came for on account the landlord had handed in his notice lo leave. She tried to smile, poor thin, faltering out the words that she sup posed that I waa the constable. j It was an awful sick smile, though. it made my heart ache to see it. It was a sight more pitiful than a frown. it may seem! a strange admission to make, but Constable John Frick apolo gued for doing; his duty. Actually said ne -was sorry for having to doit. Then he touched the Kveenv rheet of rh Khv with his rourrh fingers and said he hoped . it would soou bewelL and otherwise talked in a way some folks might have luuugut was riqueuvous in a constable, , 1Jut ttien, it a man b.aa a soft tender neart, Doing a constable won't change it. 1TTI ,1 k - . - vnen tne tanaiora came to the suuire s omce, lour days later, and emptorily ordered the things put out of looms o ana 7,t constable John Frick tou n,a uiuo as uc iiau ever ieit in all his life. He hadn't been ahl that delicate little woman's sad face out of his mind, ndr the sick baby, nor; the "lunsen wreicn or a husband. io tell the. plain truth, he and his "o uaa laijcea jne matter prer frequently. You see, she was a mother, and had a mother's big tender heart in her bosom, quick as a flash to feel where children were concerned. Only that morning, when I was starting away on duty, she said promiscuous like : "Recoliect,John Frick,if you put that poor woman and her baby into the street such a day as this snowing and blowing fit to kill you needn't never look me in the face again." "Jape," I said ia my utmost dignified voice. "I must do my duty." When the writ of expulsion was put into my hands, and the landlord said he wouldn't give another day, I felt meaner than a skunk. The weather was just fearful. It was not only biting cold; but damp and foggv, and enough gloomy to make folks in trouble bend their ideas to getting relief bv self-murder. I found the same sodden young man in th saloon, s tipsy and sloucny and dirty as before. JSow he was noisy. drunk, swaggenng about the place, swear ing and bragging, thick-tongued and maudlin, and looking still more disgust ing than when he was doubled up on the chair. "What do you want her&r' he yelled, as I was passing on to room aix. "You dry up, Sevholml" snapped the greasy-faced man, grabbing him by the arm and swinging mm Dact irom loliow ing after me. "He's got business with your wife. Keep still you! you re not fit for business." But the tipsy loafer broue away and burst into the presence of his wife ; and when I had, explained the nature of my errand he ranted out : "It's all right, Elsie. I've got a place ready. I'll fetch a wagon and have the things moved right awav." And out he started on a run. -. I now learned that another suite of rooms had been secured, only awaiting the payment of the first month's rent in advance, and that by the sale of a por tion of his .wife's best wearing apparel the needed money had been secured. I also learned that the man waa a first class workman in a business that paid except tionally high wages, and that uatil he had fallen into habits of intoxication they had lived as happily and respecta bly as liearts could desire. Would he return with a team and gain the new home for his family I Or would he continue his drunken spree a!nd spend the money his wife's clothing had been sacrificed to secure? I asked these ques tions a score of times, as I stole furtive glances at the troubled looks in the woman's eyes, and noted the terrible strain her mind was in while he was fashion of stopping to enjoy the sight of a nice place, when a hand was. aid on my shoulder real hearty, and a cheery roice cried out: "Constable John Frick I give me your handl" "If you'll believe me it was that iden tical loafer, Carl Sevholm I But not the first bit of a loafer now. Not much. You wouldn't meet a smarter looking man. nor more respect able gentleman in a long day's march. It was a solid pleasure to look at him and remember what a God-forsaken scamo he had been not three year ago. "Come right in and see Mrs. Sev holml" he said, pulling me up to the side of the porch all covered with pretty vines, "she u be mightv clad to see you." Pleased t You'd better believe " it. Pleased wasn't half a name for it. The light of newborn happiness and thankful gratitude waa just dancing in her bright eyes. Ah, wasn't she a picture 1 Ilealth and rosy gladness of heart had all come back to her. Soul-numbing trouble had all gone. She was just as sweet and nice looking a lady as I ever set eyes on, and tne Daoy, as plump and fresh as a spring robin, was toddling around like a house a-nre. House was furnished handsome, I can tell you. Evervthing in top apple-pie order. It was easy to see that the old miserable saloon tippling was played out i or good. When I stood up to leave, after enjoy ing a real pleasant chat, and promising to call again. Sevholm clasped my hand as he said : "Uonstabie John x net, that was an auful thrashing you gave me. My bones ached for a month. But it did me more good than anything I ever had. And I thank you for it to-dav. It made a man of me. Gob bless you 1" ir. W'hiticorth, tn Jleteland Leader. THE EFFICACY OF CHARMS. AM lam&lll BTTBSTXT1OT TOX vatjiutuo MDicurm. 8tra.Bg- SprCUIe . ! Eactlak rmrwrnmn ItatUeel la rvaaeytvaal ef Tfclr Qmeer Belief. A letter from English Settlement. Fenn.. to the New York limit says: Years ago a number of emigrants from Devonshire. Lancaster, Cornwall; Yorkshire, and other counties of Encland settled ia Northern Pennsylvania, near the New York State line. They have made some of the finest farms in the State, and are the best of citizens, but many of them cling with singular tenacity to a strange belief in me emcacy of certain charms that have been used for centuries among the class to which they belonced in Eng land. The charmed ring cure for epl lepay it one of these. Only a few dajs go jeweler at Honesdale was called upon by a resident of the settlement who had with him his daughter, a alcklv girl of fifteen. The girl produced nine English two-pennj pieces from which the jeweler was requested to make a ring to fit the girl's middle finger. It was necessary, the farmer said, that a portion of each coin should be used and the rest of the pieces saved and "returned to his daughter. The coins were given her by nine boys, as near her own age as could be found, which would give to the ring a charm which, when she put It on would cure her of epilensv. from which she was suffering. This he maintained was a cure that was always tried la De vonshire and never failed. If the victim of epilepsy was a male, the nine colas must be presented by nine females. borne of tbeae farmers keep the skins of adders in or on their houses and buildings, believing them to be a certain charm against fire. the covsrlid at the foot of the bed m that the toes of the shoes protrude b also a sure preventive of cramps. . N on who wears a soskeskls around hU bead need ever have headache. If oni feels a aty coming on his ere let him Ukt a hair from the tail of a black cat, rut the eje with it niae times before mil night on the firt n'.ght of the new moon, and the sty will die. A ringworm may be di peraed by simply holding between the thumb snd fingers a pinch of hate! aafces before breakfast for three days and sajiag: Ringworm, ringworm red! 5ever maveat I boa rr4 or ipve4I Cat are grow Um aad I, Aad die among tb aehr These and many more atranze super- suions are part of the faith of the simple. hesest and thrifty farmers of EoirlUa Settlement. A CURIOUS LITTLE IIARP, xrros wnc rmin caw SUCS AST KXLOOT. r&o- Drinks for the Tele. Tea, coffee and cocoa are three admis sible drinks, but none in excess. For the voice cocoa is the most beneficUL It should never be made too strong, and those cocoas are the beH that have been deprived of their oiL A cup of thin cocoa, just warm, U more to be recom mended between the eiertions of singieg than any alcoholic beverage. Tea must not be taken too strong nbr when it has arawn too long, for tea then becomes acrid, and his a bad influence on the bt.ucous membrane that lines the throat. There is a'wajs a dry sensation after having taken a cup of tea that has been allowed to draw too long. A vocalist had better do without sugar la tea and only take milk with It, or. if an ethila- rating drink is needed, mis some claret f wine with the tea. putting In a slice of ; lemon and some honey. Coffee shou'd never be taken too strong and not too often. Two cure a gone. " The furniture was nearly all packed in readiness for removal; and I knew, though she did hot tell me, that frail wife had spent her strength in the ardu ous preparation. I had told the landlord that they were ! ready to move, and would be surely gone that day. He was not half satis fied.. He had come tearing to the office in a great stew of anger and impatience to have them thrust out forthwith, he would not grant another hour's delay, so there waa no help for it ; if bevaolm did not speedily appear I should be com pelled to place their effects on the side walk. So stating to Mrs. Sevholm, I added that I would a heap rather take a licking than do it. With tears of thankfulness in her eye?, she responded : "You shan t be put to the pain of it. God bless you for vourkindlv sympathy. You are like the dear old father I once had." Then after she turned her head a min ute to brush away the tears that blinded her, she drew a heavy gold chain from the bosom of her dress, and as she held it up for me to look at, went on: "It cuts me to the heart to sell this. It was a present from my dear mother the day I was married. I can sell it for enough to "pay the rent, and 'have the things moved in a little while, if you Desperate Fijht Wilh an Elk. A few weeks ago Jackfiaylord was on a hunt in the ind Kiver mountains. among the foothills of which his ranch is situated, rrom a close-grown pine thicket one morning there leaped tho largest elk he had ever seen. As the huge animal paused a moment to "sniff the tainted gale" the hunter's ready rifle cracked. The elk was evidently hit, but only slightly.and away he went, crashing through the brush and over the loose shingle of the mountain side, and now began the chase. The dogs were put upon the track, and soon the cliffs and chasms echoed to their opening music. The royal elk headed straight for the brakes of the Sab e mountain, a huge pek, one of the loftiest of the range, that rose some five miles distant. On the summit of this mountain rises a crest of rocks that, at a distance, exactly re sembles a huge table. Though he had evidently selected the Table Peak as his final place of refuge, tho cunning quarry doubled again and again on his pursu ers. But the hounds were not to be shaken off, and at the end of two hours', run the elk found himself at the foot of the peak, with the hunter and hounds ' close on his haunches. The hunted animal at once began the steep ascent and tried hard to shake. off his pursuers anv.d the tangled thicket that line the mountain side. Leaving his blown pony at the base of the peak, the hunter followed the chase on foot. Half-way up the mountain the elk was sighted. The clamor of the dogs was redoubled. The hounds were now close pon the noble game; and under the giant shadow of the table it turned at bay. As the foremost of the dogs emerged from the last copse and sprung full at the throat, the branching antlers were suddenly lowered, the keen tines pierced from side to side, and all that was left ot the staunch hound w as thrown hirh in air. and fell far down ! the steep incline. Nothing dsuntcd. To cure ague the patient is taken to a spot where two ; day i all that can be allowed; without roads cross, and an oak tree is fonnd as ugar is best. Very strong coffee heats near the spot as posaiule. A lock of his hair is lifted up and driven into the tree with an ash peg. The patient must then tear himself loose, leaving the hair stick ing in the tree, and walk awsy without looking behind him. Sufferers with ery sipelas by wearing in a silken bag around their neck a toad from which the and makes the voice husky. In fact, no drink should be taken too hot or too strong; the voice wants ane-)uah!e, mild temperature, that will keep up constant moisture and flexibility ia the vocal or gan. Thess are of all clashes and are now universally taken, but I am sorry to say A CWt XTltU m JerJa.ry I . Sat : SSalr4 S nhe A Tvv tietrai eat. "I suppose that the majority of people do not co oilier a wharp as worthy of being dasfllel as a musical iastromeat. But then their eiperkace has probably bea limited, and the oaly intira.o&is they have ever heard are the penny ew harpe that the boys on the street comers twaeg for their axnuaemeat. The speaker was John AnJrvws, who has a little shop over a the West siie, and Is enraged esclusivcly la the tnaaa facture of jewaharpa. "I only make harps of the best qn'.l ty," he continued, "aal have beta ea gsged la the butlne for over forty years, thirty-fire of which I have speit ia this country. My father end brother were ia the bus! arte before me, end are now at work at the old trade la Belfast, Ireland. I make every oae of my laslru meats by hand, and sever Lave aa at sistaat, because Ike art is oaeothca only a very few pottre the secrvt. As I know ot only one other taaaafacturrr ia this city who nukes the same ki4 of harps, you will ere that the dtmtad for them is not enormous. I do taot of my work oa orders from moiio aad toy stores downtown, aad ttee keep me bus moat of the time. How many do I make a year! Wctl, that's rather a hard aurslioa to aatwrr. for I sever kevp track cf them, txit work aloog ti l I get aa oruer EatAa aad thea tatkle the aett oae. I sup:ee I could finish oa aa average siioreiht erst-clasa instruments la a day, aad per haps twice or three timrs as man of the leas expensive oars. The lowest price which I charge foe a harp Is fificea cents aad the highest I i. The latter are mtde with Uenuaa silver framrs aad the tongue is of finer steel. The frame, how ever, does not have anjthla; to do with the musical tone of the lattrumeat, aad it is usually made of iroa. which is after ward "tinned. I have all my frames right hind leg and tho left fore leg has that the chemical ingredients of the syr will be so good to watch the baby until S the remaining hound, toot made its fierce m vr rafnm " Of course I understood well enough that she had given up all hopes of her man's return, or of ever seeing the" money she had trusted him with to pay for the rooms.. And it was curious, as I could see, as plain as plain could be, that she was ten times over more pained and worried about me finding out what a miserable scamp her husband was showing himself, than for the trouble and misery he had heaped on herself. That was womanlike. I wouldn't listen to what she had pro posed, by no manner of means. As good luck would have it, I had $10 in my pocket. Said I: "If this will be enough I will lend it on the chain, and you can pay it back whenever vou are able. That way you won t need lose your mothers present, nor pay any interest." She couldn t speak for thanks, licr heart was too full. At this very minute her husband came tearing into the room before his wife could get the jewelry out of sight. Give that to me 1" he screamed. I knew you had it all all along. But you lied;,liedl" With this he struck at her in his drunken rage, and poured forth a tor rent of cursing vituperation. Then I grabbed him and vanked him backwards with a pretty rough jerk, but before I could secure him he gave me a clip under the ear that knocked me over a stool, and made another savage lunge at the defenceless woman, as she strove to get out of his way. ' The blood of Constable John Frick was now up to fever heat. Generally hs is a mild tempered man, with a consti tutional tendencv to peace. He never could stand quiet and see a woman or child abused though, and he tackled that maddened brute with as little com punction as he would have trampled the life out of a snake or rat." I knocked him down, kicked him a time or two in the ribs, snd mopped up the floor with him in a wav that sobered him so he fairly roared for mercy. Never gave a man such an unmerciful thrash ing in my life before. And all this time his wife, her face as white as death and holding out her arms imploring, begged for mercy on his cow ardly hide. 1 hat was womanlike too. "Now you get a team and move this stuff lively 1" I said, as I let him crawl up off the floor. , Turning to his wife, as she stood all l Ul T i . ... in a ucmuio, a assured ner he had never had anything do. him as much good as that beating would do. And i was right, as I am able to show. 1 did not see or hear anything of them, except once, about three months after, when Sevholm called at the office and redeemed the chain, till as much as two years had gone by, I chanced to be walking one evening on a street had not seen before, when I came to the front of mighty pretty cottar e, with trim garden and crass lawn in front: and. 1 stood admiriag it a bit. $ I have spring, and shared the fato of its com rade. The" bushes parted, and the hunter stepped into the open battle ground where had just perished his two gallant hounds. With a hoarse bellow the animal rushed at him. The hunter fired, and tho next instant was w hilled aloft on the broad antlers. His ttout buckskin hunting-shirt turned aside the sharp prongs, but the had become fastened in the garment, and Gaylord bid fair to be thrashed to death against the .rocky ground. As for a second time the elk dashed him to esrth he managed to catch hold of a stout bush, and kept his grasp long enough to en able him with his other hand to draw his revolver from his belt and send a ball crashing through the brain of his savage foe. iktft Lake Irwune. ups used with them are often very injur ious to the voice. Soda-water is refresh ing when pure, but when mixed with.all kinds of aromatio substances actually dries the throat Instead of moistening it. Ginger ale, cider, and such manufactured drinks are only serviceable lo the vocal ist when of the very best manufacture, otherwise they are heating and drjlcg instead of cooling. o few fruit syrups are now made of fruit that it is diificult to know where to find them, and the art tificial syrups are really dangerous to the voice. Wster is to be recommended when pure, but not too much ice-water. In any case, it must be filtered water, and never too cold. A spoonful of pure sjrup or honey in a glass of col l water is better than aerated dnoks. ater to excess is also injurious to me voice. Milk in excess Is also injurious, while a glass of fresh milk ia the morning is most helpful to the voice. It nat only softens it, but nourishes it and puriScs the blood. The Story of the Telephone. In 1872 Dr. Bell had a private school for deaf mutes in Boston. Among his pupils was Howard Glyndon, who is well known in literary circles. . Une day. while this lady was walking, she noticed that whenever street cars were passing and the muff in which her hands were placed waa pressed gainst hef' body. she experienced peculiar vibrations. On informing Dr. Pell of her sensations, he proceeded to construct what he called a sound-box, having drum-shaped heads, which was to be worn in front, under the clothing. Dr. Bell experimented with sound-boxes till he struck upon- a hew idea. This idea excited him very much, caused him to work sometimes all night, and at length resulted in the telephone. Dr. lieu now needed capital to pusn his Idea. He was poor, having nothing but his salary as teacher. The way the Bell telephone became a success was due to causes wholly outside of its own merits. Gardiner Green Hubbard, of Cambridge, Mass.. had a deaf-mute daughter at school in Germany. Becoming dissatis fied with her progress he had her come home, and employed Dr. Bell to teach her. The young lady was very lovable. and Dr. Bell soon discovered that the feeling he had for her was very different from the ordinary feeling existing be tween teacher and. pupil. - He felt com pelled by honor to resign his position, which he did. But the mischief was done. The affection was mutual. At first the young lady's parents op posed the union. But when they found their daughter's happiness at stake they gracefully surrendered. Dr. Bell had won a charming wife and obtained as father-in-law a wealthy busi ness man. Gardiner Hubbard had every inducement to push the telephone. From this time on it was a success. Chicago Tribune. . . Artificial eggs both the yolk and white made of Indian corn ffour, and in closed in a p' aster of pans shell are said to find a ready sale. A great deal of Isnd around Winches ter, England, maji be leased for twenty fiya ceoti aa acre. been cut until the mutilated reptile dies will get well of the disease. The tongue cut from a living fox, these charm be lievers say, carried about the person will ward off disease of all kinds, but as the person carrying one of these fox tongues will surely die if he should happen to meet a fox at any crossroads the charm is seldom invoked. One old resident of the settlement carries in his pocket con stantly an immense tooth from a human jaw. The tooth, he says, was taken from the mouth of a man who wss hanged in Hertfordshire more than a hundred years ago after the maa was dead, and wss carried by the present owner's father, grandfather, and great grandfather, it is carried as a preventive of toothache, the tooth from the dead person's mouth being a certain charm j against that malady. The owner of the tooth says he never hsd the toothache in his life. A double hazelnut carried in the pocket or about the person Is also a preventive of the disease. l he charms for the dispersion ot warts believed in by many of these honest farmers, are numerous and most singu lar. For instance, if a person with warts on his or her hsnds will write down the number of them on the band of a tramp's hat without the tramp knowing it, he will carry the warts away with him that is, they will gradually dis appear from the person's bands snd appear on those of the tramp. By cutting a notch on a green elder stick for every wart a person miy have, rubbing the stick on every wart, and then burying it in the barnyard until it rot the warta mav be cured. t arts may also be re moved by takinjj a black snail, rubbing it on all the warts at night, and impal ing the snail on a thorn bush, repeating the process nine successive nights, by wtii.ti tim im irftrf ftnrl t Km anall will both be shriveled up. Another way to ! Thomas circle, and get rid of warts is for a person to see a funeral pass unexpectedly, wherever he may I e, and as it passes rub his warts quickly and repeat the words, "Wsrts and corpse pass away and never more return." Green peas may also be used to advantage in taking off warts. Let the afflicted pcr-on take as many peas as Le has warts and touch each wart with a different pea. He must then wrap each pea in a separate piece of paper and bury them secretly in the shnde of an ash tree or under a hazel bush. If peas are not in season and the person with warts does not care to try the efficacy of any of the above named charms, let him select ss many pebbles as h wants. Sewing them up in a small bag. he must take them to where four roads cross and throw the bag over bis left shculdcr. This charm will never be re sorted to, however, bv persons who have no maliciousness in their hearts, for if. by chance, any other person should find the bag and open it the warts will ap pear on his hand. A wen is usually a troublesome and unsightly thing to be afflicted wUh, but the victims of wens need not suffer 1 ng if they believe in the English charm. Take a common snake. Hold it by the head and tail, and draw it backward and forward nine times over the wen. Then cork the snake in a bottle and bury it. If that fails, the patient must not repine, but simply wait until the next May Day. Rise early in the morning cf that day before tho sun has disturbed the dew. Go to a graveyard, and by passing the hand three times from head to foot over the grave, collect tbe dew that lies on the grave of the Isst young person who was buried in the yard. If the victim of the wen is a woman the grave must be that of a man. and vice versa. Apply the dew immediately to the wen, and a cure is guaranteed. In England, accord ing to an old resident of tbe settlement. the "dead stroke" wss considered a never-failing cure for wens. This was the stroking of the affected part with the head of a dead criminal. The charm for curing nosebleed is a curious one. If a person is subject to nosebleed he msy effect a cure by going to a person of tbe opposite ssx and re nuetinr him or her to purchase a piece of lace, such as may be specified, for tha nerson roakinir the request. hen the lace is brought the person must take it and neither pay for it nor return thanks for it. He must make a necktie nnt of the lace and wear it for sine days. and he will never have the nosebleed again. If the person is too modest or fre.ila.nt to fret the lace In that way let him catch a toad, kill It and wear It around his neck in a bag until the stench sickens him. His noee will never hiMHi amun. If a person has cramps ia the legs or feet at night, he has but Xn Ms itockinps in shspe of a cross on the floor In front of his bed when he iri or lav his slinoers under the bed. aoleauDward. Placing the shots uader Fertaaes la Stoae aad Broaxe. Washington CitT has a great deal of money invested in statuary, and some of it may be looked upon as a mighty poor investment. Greenoagh's naked statue of Washington cast 43,000, and the statue of liberty awsy up there on the capitol dome cost 23,0vO. Clark Mills, the sculptor, received ; pre St sums from the government, though he died comparatively poor. Fifty thousand do'lars was the price paid him for An drew Jackson, who alia uron a rear.nar horse opposite the White House, and he j received another fjO.OQO for his eques- trian statue of General iahlntoa la Washington statue is that it must make the taxpayer happy as he looks at it tore member that Congress paid $23,000 for the pedestal, and that the four bronze lamp posts around the base coet 14,000 apiece. Away o&T to the east of the capitol, ia Lincoln square, three thousands pounds of brass represcat Abraham Lincoln giving free dom to the negro. The statue cost 1 17, 000. but it was paid from contributions made up by the freed men of tbe South. General Nathaniel Greene stands la a rark northeast of the capitol at a cost of $30, 000, and ia Scott cire'e. General Wla field Scott has been embodied ia broaxe for 143,000. Yienle Hesm't statue of Fsrragut coat 120,000. The statue of McPberson, together with its pedestal, cost about 140,000. and down in Haw. lins square, southwest of tbe White House, there is a bronze statue of Gen eral Ilswlins which looks just as well, at a cost of 1 10,000. Ia additloa to these there is the statue of Professor Henry ia the Smithsonian grounds, which cost a small fortune, thatot Admiral Dupoat, opposite Blaine's, which represents a larire en ouch sum to pay several times a Congressman's salary, aad the besutiful bronie statue or Martin Uuttitr ia ironi of the Lutheran Memorial church, which coat but $3,000, and is as fine a piece of statuary as you will find this side of tbe wster. Carp; ti C'tt ad Lunr. eat and "tinned at a fouoJry aad thea fi&ish them np here. "Thea it is not a easy to make a ae toned jew sharp P Certainly not. It requires s great deal of experience to be able to make a harp that wal produce a trae cause si tone. Tbe nuking and Ctliee of lLe tongue are the hardest work. I have my little portable forge here aad manufac ture the steel tongues mytelf. The edge of the tongue must be made perfectly straight aad filed ia a particular manner, so as to Produce the smoothest vibra tion, and thea the inner edges of the frame must be made to correspoad wih the edges of the tongue. The closer tbe frame Is made to fit the toeue without coming la contact with it, the better will be the quality of tooe that caa be produced. With oae of the best harps any melody ran be repro-lixe-1 ac curately by the performer, and a skillful pljer caa get more mwsic out of ooe of these little instruments thaa yow would imsgine. I cannot play well tnjself, or I wou.d show you some of the effects which mi;hl be produced. 'Are the harps tuned to any particu lar pitch, so as to be used with other in strument P "No, I do not tske the trouble to pitch them unless they are ordered that way. It is eooLzh, however, to do this by shortening or lengthening the stem at the cod of the tongue until the tone cor responds with the note repaired. Some people caa play two harr at the a time, aa l whea a pair is ordered for that purpose I always have to give thea the same pitch. Most of the lasUvtaea'.s of finer quaLty are made to order, aad. of course, I have to make them lo suit my customers. A very. ne Instrument is made wiih a poused iroa frame, a little heavier thaa the cheap grades. which are us xs'ly only aU for toys. The weight of the frame gives otlXCT StrTI.NUS. Dr. It. W, nkhardsaw fa !s that the cat resists infToea'.ioa three timet as loa; as the dj o the arrrax, a&d la ooe ia Uace slae Care aa long. A a o'.d reralaiioa at Ta'e is List a stodeat shall Lft his hat at a d-sUare of tea rods froca the pervdvat, e! -t fra a pre feasor aad five frota a tutor. Esjj'.Uh phyalclsat Lave eifrtvsel the ep;nioa that the use ef dynamite teais t reodoce apoplexy, several t&ierre Lavia fallra vkiUna to the ea'ady la ce dis trict, Georgetown, CoL, has had to la pert a ee corps of female teachers foe iu r? tie achooU, oe!y ee of last J rar'a schoolma ems" remalaUf. The nt have all clamed or are ee;vtd, Fort Lewie, la La PUU coaty. Is sail to be Ihs Taighrst tsT.iUrr poit la the world, being feel above ea levtL At preeeat there are alt coeap&iM of lafaatry aad two coopa!rs cf taea'ry with twtatj-oee eScers suiiooed there. Cealipedrs, ssch as eboual ta N Mexico, make tbrir attacks at night. They are armed with eo?t 2 "O LUle 1 sacra lahed to the toe of esc a loot oi " Lka they have several aad at the I of each laacw Is a tlsj sack cf 1 vcasta. Ia the police are of the Paraaa re- p-jblie all sorts of food were estrrtaely cheap, whea compared lo modern recea. K Utshrl of wheat soli for e rtl ceau aad a Vuthtl cf rora tot tea. Oa'y as much as half a ceat per day was charred at aa iaa for leo4 aad loJ;.r. . Why Is a dram-driaket's ns relf Is saswerwd by lr. Johasoa. of Wahisg too, D. C. who asvs that the dram driakere heart bea's about thbteea times ofuarr lathe m aate tha the heart of one who de not tsa Lquor. The ar terlre, ta coaaeq'aroco cf this l:: re .! heart action, carry the blood to the owe qukker thaa the se as earry it back. The blood, therefore rvmaJee co3gnaVd ia the over-filled vrasrU of the aoae aad face. Th's wasosewsy of feovlsg that a woavsa was a witch la ue ewa use. She was placed upon a chair r a'.oi iih her lege feed ceoaa, that all the weight of her boly might rest coa oae rlsce, aad by thai toeasa, sfttr some lime, the circjlaCoa of the b'.ood wan J te much atoppel. J he was h.1 red to re a si a ia th;e pcsitloa for tweaty-four hours, without cither sleep or food. Ia order lo free herself froea lais tart ere it Is ao won irr that ste was wilUsgto coa- fea that she practised witchcrsiu etr real t e" rry tCy essaUag f os4 ssa fjy Vim c 12 r.rwasa, WBs r fcwj-.s M frw fr.aw e!ae As lie essxiUat txr4 $; Ycwa te.lt gare U ia tUissa i"tr ere Sr I ew.,'y fruwwAa lc4 a w-oei se tw ?kAsx, V4 tmM sa rw. LeV s sVy eras Wet sAx. t une loirs w sAaal. We wxtve f ag aal ttrVa, tvvwauisg atot U S t-w eesla, Aad atukai a ww ru4: ra tad tsae w t.'jr tnm iia H a mtW rr-sa 4 -er T ! la stv Wsni r mm, Vr I atWJ eia law awceeew tt erne Im&U cl Wsfl- Aase tUa gaesa f wal Ow-par r As lSe w-narr Asfe w-y-e aw, TiS I fVt a ti sA:4&Dg fa Imi grdw. all alawa JCe 11 1 fJ lArrw we lrrfW. STe Wl w.taaiit U Je T UJ; (r Vt gC1 srnor waaUwr C4 t ceerwr A aa eJUla. Tfat far sua, URe raia'y aMsf re e le TV mm la. PiJ as tl IX lowfll wcjflnr: TV a, a? wire cw'y fr4a e ha.1 a Lule additional wricht of the frame circle. Another s ki.vou ' more solidity to Its tooea. The peaay of General Thomas ta harps are made by unskilled work mea. aad are of very Utile value as musical Instruments. Mr. Andrews said that meat cf his harps were made for out of-iowa trade. and a large aumber were seat West every year. For the last two years basinets had been verv dul aad ll seemed as If iewsharp playing was waning la popular ity. Ia Iretaad aad Scot Land the I a sirs meat was very popular, esrociallr anion? the Scotch, who took about two thirds of all the Wwaharpa, made la Belfast, where his father had the monopoly of the business. At the present time he was tbe alv manufacturer ef jewaharpe a I re' aad that hekaew of. The finer claas of goods were usually made with silver-tipped stems, but this did aoi make any d Li ere nee with the tone, the richness aad volume of which depend entirely oa the workmanship aad the delicacy wilh wUicn the toorue is a-x justed to tbe frame. The oaly trouble about a jews harp is that II is aol a very durable Instrument, for after a year s nse the tone usually becomes dull and loses the clrararas of ite vibrations. Il caa easily be retiloed. however, by reltt'.sg Mr. Aairews said that Am Active Jtaa. "Greateatmaa to jump Into a town aad get acquainted with folks I ever saw, Jso Johnson wss, said a traveling man. "Give Jan a night and a day la a country lace and evervbodr there would call b a a a Im by h s first name, ana ne a cau evervbody the same way, even the girls. Ia forty-eight hours he d snow every man. woman, cniid. norte. uoi. sou cm in the town, and could tell who married, who cot drunk once ia a while, and who hsd fits or rheumatics. Give him three data la a towa aad he'd hare every . ..a S) bit of the gossip and old musty scaoaaia that ever went over the iack lencts oi that town down flner'n silk. He was a wonderful man. Jap waa. and he could aell roods like a house afire. The bicffist ihlng he ever did. though, was 'bout lour tears ago. He had four hours to spend in a little towa out la western Iowa. la thai ume se sold two blt'.a of rood, was iavitod lo dinner h tha mavor. decided four beta. waa referee la a dog fight, rropoed marriage and was accepted by the belie of the Dlace. borrowed irora ner ra. beat another maa two frames of billiards. aad, it happening to be election day, he canned tha mansard bv sailing la aad having himself elected town clerk by a majority of eleven votss. Cio;w LItrU. FrssM haa arricultarel echoo's for girls. One of the chief is near Kooea, and haa S00 girls from six to eighteen TMfs of aee. The farm conta as over 400 seres. the tongue, and he received a large number of lastro- Eetlresl BelUiar Darlar tke ffar. Flora General Graal'e ankle on the Chattaooga cam; wire, la the t"Wrs, re quote the fc4lowteg drscnp'.ioa ef the meaas etarljel t open a aeecad line of s-4ptlK difisg the a ere: Craeral iKwIge. tesl Uisg S8x4 capaUe aolder, was aa esperxword rail. ro4 builde-e. lie taa ao looia le wic with tml thnse ef the j-icceer airs. picks, aad sfwdra. Wiih thes he waa ab.e to litre aca his me a, sad re&iecl Ihera artiest rarpeisrs by s-iV! rrtlf of the enemy. As he hsd as base ef trip- r les uatil tr-e read (MUle earta back lo Nashsil c. the first matter to coasidrr, after protectisg his axa. was the get! is ; la of food aad forage froea the eorrouadisg co-a"rr. He had his mea aad teams brier ta a'l the rrria they could Cad, or all they aceded, aad all the cattle for beef, aad sch other food aa could be fo-jad. MilUra were detailed from the ranks to rs the mil's along the liars of the army; wha lhes were aol near etc;; a lo iu t for itectica, they were takradowa aal moved up to the Use of the road. 1-1 c k &i:h shore, with ad the iroa aw a:eei fouod ia I he at. were movea op ta l.t maaatr. BTacksmlths were detswed aad set lo week mek Is g the tools arceattry la railroad aad bridge tu'dig. aicmea were pl to woek getUer -at limber for beligee, aad cwtuag fl f;r the loco mouves whea the road was ccaj.'sieJ; car build era were at to work rvrwirUg the locomotives aad cars. Thsa every branch of railroad build. a scakleg tools lo woe k with, aad tappet la - the workmen with food, waa all eoleg oa al oace, aad wfcboat the aid ol a saehaa'c or laborer except what the cotamaod it self fureUhei. lut ra.U aad cars lit meacoullsoi make wUhoul rlerUL aad there was not ceowch rolliag stock to keep the road i had already woeked to its fall rapacity. There were ae ra-ls etcerl those la ts. To rjt-f'j thews dtSc-eeciee I ordered eghl of the tea esgiaee General Mel hrraoa had at Was bar; to be seat to ashvil e, aal ed lie cart he had, e tret t Ua. I also or Jrrei the troop la wesl Tree to po-s'-s oa. the river aal the Mrerb aal Charleston road, aad the cars, lorocao- tivs a, aad rails frrca erbrr ra.lroads to be seat to the same drstiaatioa. The military aaaaarrr ef ra.lroe.is a"o waa directed to fstaish swore ro'.H? siork. aal as far as he co-.ll. trv'r matrrUL Graeral Dode had the woek a raed him finished wiaia forty dsys after re ceiving his eedrr. The asee ef nrnoB or the dm. X eooV-as clfch The roUlsg fit. A coa.se Uos milk maa tvrr wrer paeajw. The yf-eyer dews roods fee a farmer's wife ro gala. CUJrrel a-TU -M who shakes oxr ashra .Sr. W It": I la the loCrry of Lie ll dreUal Is a lacky f:i-w; hi's alwsjsdrawUr Ihlsg .Ve JVI Are IW loa U gw r A at a4 c4 A-miK s--4a T f:p Sa Ml sa V tUmiaje, Uw a lif a wnree f l"-' :. Tt ?- lrst aal ti.arre are g4 for fettle," aail the !c, as she roe ia the f hi I: nie hr h -i 4 s rx ""- "X real, aal aosr I th.sk I H lits chaage, Wa C'". Klas the tuby wL.le je eaa,"al taotushee a roet. Te caa kiaa her las as veil fil'.eea or twvaty jrars frena if she's that k .ai cf a ttbr, casUoy rrsvarks the U&lo lrewaa. I Ihlak tsy wife edvenlare her saouth." al Jlaks. -Wlett iiew 6 voa saraar laired a friioL Hh. It la verv b-ssy all the ti, aal is tvrvrr clowrd. evea oa a holday." A'm'.asJ Trtrlrr. TVs kMal mmVt Ulser saakas a grwU tf. ZVat aui f wsii la. U taa tavk Se- Ut. TWa r-aaS S . taVa TT I "Ilia dbvw. t,ti aw as smf svk4 4 se - tnf a CVsewr. Av.eplsiJrr covered with t4sah U the ls'.t pw'or adarat-rat. Its a it Ihisg wUI U) l cwer lm W V iaa.ee with fi aal Ihea the evrrare wotaa assy te trasd lo hat j a J -c .Vest Ttrk Vrij'lts, rWWJy Las leea trjirg to reave Vy frarrs thai there ia ete cow for every f or peo;--e la the ratry, bl ka fami iar wi'.h lie gaaiei ke crvm ef the Uard;t house caa arvrv te tevssht lo believe iu C-l'a I t8Kle Jana.-aail a c ty yctg ladr, who was sjctl.tg a frw dsys is the ctpsstrv, "i$ thU chlrkea ty the rsU a Ilraha aP "o."rved t a? le Jt&ew, he i a Ie-h:ta. -Why. ceriaUlv. to bes3reravd the yostg lady. "Hew sts.d of sael I caa woe Ihe hanic L-s aaklra," lWr ifm. It area a t ay Lu Url Ttl aat wtna a tra At mmtxmi rwa be leOJMs Ue a tie in .J sswstraiv. A rrvm'-tx.t. nw;ui t Taoeaae rat (kJ al sr fruea U. IaS aa cas asti r4 Sa kawd L'av SMe 'Tw4 fav . AM afr eerj TV ewl, Aa4 Mmm ke s4a a TV ka;Ma Ur4 w-s la aa ssowtk! it ewl aw4 ywl Sa -t Ck ' u eSAa sanaa re a e rsa lVvf aa4e lt VW taetg; IVa ewl ra 1 1 -tx. w i Si M. 4 'Utwl tie car tt A a. ri cwx: aa. a.-rr -ri' AK wwa.t'a w Irwas avae! T IAX, VttamiX. w-a jertl t lev. KUs, w-aaaS aa. t. aa ho M tumt Uhs Ssla meals every years to be JVre Jafrdwaa Lrprtm. The TTelsts Leek. The little kingdom of Wale, early united lo her more powerful aetghuor of England, has a d suaeuve bodge draws from the vegetable world. 1 beer rip of the WeUh leek Is traced bock to the eevealh century. Oa U tHvid's day, 640. the Wa'.th under Cad waller wtre marching a rait at aa KarlUb sttbt, aal wishing to adopt badges which might distiaguUh thea from their enemies, tbev are led themaetvea of thowe sacel easily ottaloed. Fach maa plucked a leek from the field throogh wh ch he was paaaiag sad stuck it ta his cap. The Welsh arms were extorioos; the leek was adopted la grateful memory of the event ae the aaliooal emblem, sad was l ag worn by total Welshmea oa every j anniversary of ifL Ia14'e day. la bakepe-ree play of Henry V. that prince cUime the rifhl by his birth at Monmouth to wear the Wea. It would appear. al. that the Welsh coatiereat ot the English amy had worn this em blem at the battle of Povrtla. We recol lect that a leek la d.amoala occupied a promise at place ia a peese at given ly the Udire of the priaclpality of Wales lo the prince of Wales oa the occa-oa ef her raarrUrs. Caem'evv JrrL Simplicity la bridal el lire Is more a foreign thaa aa Amrrlcea faahioe, bat ll must be allowed ll is tar more appro priate. If owewUhee to perterve avey seaUment with the UiiaJdrvea oae does sot care to use it as a ball drrae after ward. Heavy satias aal brocadee teart oae to wear the drvwa Instead cf eioe.a? It aw a as aa heirloota. Aa importaat suit a msa's wed l a gvroes brid gee to rv build was oae haa J red aal e!rhtv-twa. maav of threw over dee? repaired. .Vrw I i4 kie chat ma. The Urf.h ef roel repAiravt was eae bsasrrd aad two mi . A Bslgsrtsa Left a L A writer la a Frrach r-srr ccrtrb-sVes the tUlxanaa vers-oa of a kgesd whkh. ia oae shape or sxher. has a p--ce la lae traditioas of almost every t i:a whoa we are acqiaiated. Niae raas'.rr snaeoas, who were eagared la blldia a citadel la the time ef the Vcse-i N rs to, foaad oa reiu'aiag lo their woek each aaoealag thai the pari of ' the wall wakh ihry had ceeatleird the! previooe day had fa.Ua to pieces darisg the eight, aal was 1; lag a tea? ef rsa UlhediUh. Maaotef Cwrtra, the head Baeow, iafonaed his comradee owe saora- lag that a eesee freca aeevea h-d w-araet hvaa te his sleep l&el Ueir utters wowa coaliaoe to cowse lo svoegil aaleri they all swore ttal r&orasg to lamre ia the structure the first wemaa. wl-'e or alser, who sWakl arrive with the sacealsg meal of owe or either of lieta. They a-i took the oath, aad the I art sna hsd hardly bxa swoea whea KaaTe owa wife made her aptearsaee, bet rir her hue bead e bevaafsel. Maaol kept the oath, aad fiora of the Cella" -p-pered ia the saase ef the ta;llf snsiag saaooary. A cur-oa peaclke of Ihe tld garisa taaeowe whh s;rvUrs le lilt daf tea le to the vltali.'y of the Irgvai. Te laevre the solidity ef the Voaee lhy rvevl lae rTtbster sal Jessy tits. We'.eser was a eery coavltiai sxan, foad of lrsvre at4 er el ajaeaitira. Oa cae occaaioa he wss al a sir?, at trow a s hotel, aal. the wine te s g-ood. he lsat.bel a graT deal ef IL rsy Lial was slsg.sg at the CaU?tary l-eal-e, aal at a late Lcsr rt tite aad h sparircf frieais 4rta,l f roo l e h-ael lo the Iheslr. Whea lley arr.eed the cu'tala Lai jr-t g-e p fee the laat act, aal the caaUitWe e;-7arl ea the s are lo a-tr 'Had O uaiu.' Weheu-e ytri la w-.-.h his saarvJrat lee aal af raWl Lrr tlrovgh the eotr. Tte a dkar jelled, stac;el aal aheVel. Tier b'rsa arvs. aad araa sur it through wiih U a-me rt't.n'-sa vtvl.ar lae e4ew. I -a vm rtis!ri a thlri. a fonh. a tr ad a sitth tUse, be!ore they were tee. s&l:ted lo rt'.-ra. At ihe ciase H ilu s&ale a eaag-sifkett bew to lie diva, each as wexikt Lav aade I n a traco had he saade ll at a Jraw, g-roca cf Lo-s le Graad ; the sitrvr re-.fcrvad it. aad Ws hater rvxea.'! It. aad twe eo-snea et rct!Uvei a aid W.h Lai bwed is the ssvoat el sites Le Sfeasae aevra lisaea. lsr a g Ihe We rrf ct- cw WebeSer 111 Us e s-S Lal U his Leal aal lire. Wb- was lr C"- t alh-srwal. eraal-ag Lias U tr-4. Lf n s. le Ji r" feetll they sae-eare with shadow the tn. tersow after they have dag the f a-sndstisa aal are about to lay the tru sioe, aai thea they bury the rd aaJer lis losasSa Uoo elooe. Ia tetwwe to tae vt'rlt of iu body the caaary fcirl haa a beala Vrr drvtleped thaa that ct a r&aa. The Cllaewe trama, The L-saryef the r-rv'.ar draaela CUta Lae teea f lel tale ihfwe frt- a, eorrweyasada; trejwiive1y wj-h t fiecee eoopoael a"er lie Tarx dyey(A,D. Tr-v;4t. the f-tg y- ats-v t'.e-llr'V aal li-e dyaaasy t lie .ia ad lowea iii-siv. jutvm aalee txe laat r a its a I v of -lleorw Tea aal "7a. ki. a&l It Is froca a dramatic axlV'egy, c-Oed Ihe Toaea Ha Te lei-. 9 La steed fex roarned aairr ii-e Ta that the aS at yevwetl lrst.t's:l lilt Etre"iea laarsre Lae tt tra-t y SKc'ed. The largeaaabee ef draai asthers aal tUva ta CVaa stsv Tpe eU-sxa-sd f reea Ue fact aha the tuaeae La& OS d?esWL4 Olh.ors vaier the Ysmea ttTiartf coa'-a-ae ihlyoc-e saaie rlrs saal.SAte whom tit flars are aiir.Vrt, la ad d.iitia to 1 15 aoayaas fU; a Trsrx'i& everaft froaa tl iel'.l r aaoath irtm ech sa4raUiy Wje -a iATXcit7. '
The Western Sentinel (Winston-Salem, N.C.)
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