North Carolina Newspapers

..I THE ROANOKE NEWS. A DEMOCRATIC WEEKLY NEWSPAPER, PUBLISHED BY I..M. IiON TV. W. HALL. One Tear, in advance, Bir Months, " Three Months, " f 2 00 1 P0 75 e.ts. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. jjb wXu DT.C LA R K, ATTORNEY AT LAW, IIA.LIFAX, N. C. rar. 201y. a. sxuru, jr. ATTORNEY AT 171 W, SooTtAsn Nwt, iTami'ax Countt N. C, Practices In the county or Hullfix and adolnlne enuntloH, ami tlin Su preme court of the Ntuto. fun 111 1y. ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N.C. may ltf. JOS. B. BATCUBL'JR. ATTORNEY AT LW, RALEIGH, N. C. Trantloe in the onurts nf the flth Judi cial Dlstriot and la tbe Federal and Hit preme Courts. May 11 tf. rp YY. MASON. ATTORNEY AT LAW, GARYSBURfJ, N. C. Practices in the courts of Northampton and adjoining countios, also la the Federal and Supremo courts. June 8-tf fjpaOMAS N. HILL, Attorney at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. PraoMoos In Halifax and adjoininc Court tie and Federal and So promo Courts. Will bo atSootland Neok, ouoo every fortnight. Aug. 28-a w, H. DAY, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. Praotloes in the courts of Halifax and adjoining counties, and in the Supreme and Federal oouru. Claims oollocted in any part of North Carolina. jun 20 1 l& J M. f K I Z Z A a D, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. , OM ia tba Court linns'. Strict atten tion given to all brauohos of the proles aioa. jn 12-1 o D R. E. !. HUNTER, MVUGEON DENTIST, Can bo found at bis offlca In Enfield. Pure Nitrous Oxido (iM lor the Pain leas Extracting of Teeth always on hand. Jane 22 tt. E. T. BRANCH, ATTORNEY AT LAW, VPIBIB, HALIFAX CSnxrT, N. C. - Prasttae I the Counties of Halifax, lash, Edgooerneii ami Wilson. Ootlealious uaJo ia all parts of the Itato. Jau 12-H i KDRBW J. BURTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. ?raotices in the Courts of Halifax, Wur tob and Northampton counties and in the Saorouae and Fodoral CourU. niim nolleuMd in any part of North Carolina. June 17-a ATIil L. II T M A N ATTORNEY AT LAW HALIFAX, N. C. Praotioet in tha courts of llalilax and adjolniotf counties, and ia the Supreme tad Federal Court. Claiats oolleotel lu all parts of North Carol I a a. AO la lb Court House. july H i j i U I I E. 0)'HARA, ATTORNEY AT LAW, KMt'lKLU, N. C. Praotloes in the Counties of Halifax, Edgecombe and Nash. In the Supreme Court of tba Slate aad ia tho federal Collastlnns made in any part of the .State. Will attend at tho Court House In SKallfax on Mouday and Friday of each week. Jau J2-1 o E i . BURTON, J it. ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. 'Print ices la the Courts of Halifax Coaatv. aad Counties adjoining. Ia the tuoroiao Court of the State, and in the Federal Courts. Will iva SDefilal attention to the oolleo tten of olaims.and to adjusting the accounts 'r Exsoutors, Adminieraiors ami iunr dlaut. doc-l.i-tf IUUKS K. MULLEN. fy U L L E N JOHN A. MOORS. MOORE, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Ilalintx, N. C. Practice In the Countios of Halifax, Northampton, Edgooombe, Fitt and Mar tin lu the Supremo Court of the State ml lu the Federal Courts of the Eastern District. Colioctioas made iu Buy part of North Carolina, jun 1-1 c VOL. VIII. DAWN . As breaks the morn o'er Eastern hills And harbinger- tho day, So a sweet hope la Htruftrlinz still To drive despair away j And us the gntlirrine light appears To weavo Aurora's bloom, So oourago new unto uh noars From the dispersing gloom. We feel that from the past we gloim The strength with which to u;po That in the luttiru may be reou A brighter horoscope, Tlnit strength of hourt and pnrposo true On many a fluid will toll Rich harvest win t.) fund anew Tho work lioguri so '.veil. THE HARVEStT" Monrihon, ono of the mnit faithful and ifali)M9 cliaiDpions of Old Fellow ship, had alter Itrothcr Williams' re cevcry, determined to remove to llie country and try his luck at farming. ilk tho confidence and sell-reliance which is such a prominent trait in American character, he full that he could swap pursuits in middle age with out detriment to himself. People in this country are always changing pur suits. The fanner who had spent half his life between tho plow-handles coo siders himself capable of running a suc cessful dry goods store. The hundred of failures all over the country attest the folly of such a change. On the larrn ho might have bad plenty, and continued to live a life of independence. Hut the farm must be sold and the pro ceeds invented in nierehandiic. In forty-nine cases out of fifty he becomes a bankrupt io a few years, with a pctiui- less old age staring him in the face. Tko merchant and mechanic think they could farm ; but they could not do il successfully. Their extravagant habit could never be controlled, a id their ex pense account would grow faster lhan their c ru. Any business to be suc cessful, must 1.0 the study of a lifetiuu. Machines that go up and down in one grove oced only power and oil to make them go smoothly ; but the farmers, lawyers, doctors, merchants, and me chanics, need brains as well as muscle. Monahoti left his bench aud removed to a farm. He had this much, however, in his favor that his young years had been spent in agricultural pursuits, lie had for many ye irs been m the shade ; hut be hoped that by going into the fields early in the spring ho could be come accustomed to the sun. 1I was a manly fellow, and, removing his wife to their cou .try home, he went to work in hurd enrnesr. Fences were repaired and the fi -Ids plowed and pUnted. He hud bouul.t out hii predeeuss r's wheat fields that had been sown the duUMin previous. There were (wenty broad acres, of it, and the prospect of an abundant yield was very favorable. Kuch night, as Monuh.m would come home, he would cot gratulate his wife on their flourishing prospects. 'II .w much better, be would say, 'is this liv ing in the country than spending one's whole Iile in the dust of a shop I 1 have 10 wurk harder, but when night comes my (lavs work is done, i lie sun and I are iu the Hold together all day, but we q-iil at the same time. The sun has been trying all the spring to drive me to the simile, but he can't do it. I mem to s- e him through. Tuen, wife, the best ol It all is, that I am my own master. There is no one to say, Monahoii, go do this, or go do that,' nr compel me to live like a newspaper ed itoron promises to pay. Thus would iMonnhon argue, as though he expected his wifo to take the opposite side of the question, end put forth something to re'.'ut his asseuioti, but she only gave consent. One evening the good man came home ovcillining will) j y. '(i nd wife,' he S lid witk a chuckled of delight, did you look at tho wheat field t day i' Yes; but I saw nothing unusual, in, have The entile have not broken they r' N, indeed; but you w mien never see anything. D you not notice that the wheat is ripening f It you had looked you could have seen tho grain turning to that golden color which indi cates that it is ready for the sickle. Next week it must be harvested. In three weeks at the most we shall have bresd from new fl mi .' Mrs. Monahoa only smiled at her hus banu's earnestness. At daybreak Mouahon sprang out nf bed ; but as he did so he uttered a groan, aud sat down on the bed-rail. 'What is tin matter 'f' asked Mrs. Monahi'li, springing up. Oh, nothing much, (x.cpt that my feet and ankles pain ruo so that I can not stand upon them.' 'What can I do?' asked tho good woman, with the greatest anxiety de picted mi her countenance. 'Gi t me some warm witer, and I will try bathing them. Perhaps ihcy hate been sprained iu some war. Mrs. Mouahon hastily built a fire, and soon had a tub of hot water. She no ticed that his feet and ankKs were con siderably swollen. Tho application of warm wat'jr, while it slightly reduced the swelling, d d not lessen the pain. A boy who was employed on the furui was dispatched to L for a doctor. The man of medicine arrived ia tho fore noon, and, after a careful examination declared that Mouahon had an attack ol rheumat'un. U-ing unaccustomed to walking so much ou the damp ground, tho ailment had been contracted. There is no idling, ltheuruatism is one of tho most stubborn diseases we doctors have to deal with. It is not very dangerous to life, but often fails to yield to treatment. It is a very cc- 1 . . .... It WELDON, centric disease. Not unfrcquetitly it leaves as suddenly as it came. Kvery granny hns a cure for rbcumalism, and eace claims her owo as infallible; but nature is the great restorative. Your attack may, and I hope wdl, last only a few days. Give nature a chance keep olT your feet, and let them rest,' . But ray wheat crop.' 'Oh, you can't help that. You must keep quiet, and let tho wheat g ) if you can get no one to cut it. 'My God, sir, half my fortune is in that wheat field. If I should loose it I would bo ruined.' 'You can hire men to cut it?' '1'erhaps so.' 'However, you are in no condition to work now, and I must insist that you do not walk ahout until you aro better.' 'Your injunction is unnecessary. I could not walk ten steps now without crying out with pain.' The doctor then left some liniment to be applied cxterually, and nn anodyne to bo taken internally, iu case the paiu became too great to be borne. The following morning found Mooa hon 6! ill unable to rise from his bed. That day the noble grand of tho lodge at L called to ascertain his condi tion, and if necessary, send watchers to sit by his bedside lit hight. Monahon declined the proffered assistance oa the plea that it was as yet unnecessary. He, however, agreed that in case it became necessary he would notify the olfiaers, of tho lodge. Tho great burden of Monahnu'g thoughts, when thcro was a momentary lull in tho pain, dwelt upon tho wheat- field that was now ready for the sickle, lie dispatched Tom, tho hired boy, in search of hands ; but at evening bore turned with tho sad news tbut none could bo found, as all had made en gagements elsewhere. The next clay he was sent in a different direction, but with no better success than before. The third and fourth day were spent with the same futilo results. The case looked desperate, and Mouahon gave up in despiir. He sat in a rocking chair, with his feet placed upon a pill iw on another chair, and bewailed tho fate that cheated him out of his crop. Tho wheat was over ripe, and as he groaned with the pain of the disease he cried out in anguish that filed his heart. 'Wife e are doomed to starvation.' he would say a dnzn times a day. Mrs. M unition would endeavor to soothe and cheer him. 'lis no use wife no uso. There is no such thing as fighting against lute, I used to bave souio friends, but just as sooa as a fellow gets ou bis back they desert him.' While they were thus discussing the matter, Mrs. Monahon stepped to the door, and naturally gaze 1 out upon I lie whealliuld. She stopped and looked as il' 8rno unusual sight had attracted her attention.' 'Why, father,' she said, 'I wonder what s many men aro getting into our wheatfi;:ld for?' 'Coming to steal it, I suppose, be cause tho owner is tied to his bed like Prometheus to the rock,' growled Mon ahon. The g od woman made no an swer, but couiiuuuJ to gizj upon the scene. The rheumatic could stand it no lon ger, but sliding down upon his knees, crawled to the door and looked 1 1. 'Wile,' ha said, 'that looks like an army getting iuto our field. How many are there?' lio added, shading his eyes with his hand. I'dty. father, if thero is one.' 'Wile gel my spectacles and put them on and il you can make nut what il means. You know you can see far ofT better with my gUsses tliau with yours.' Mis. Mouahon, following her hus band's suggestion, caught up his glasses aud adjusted them. 13y this t'uuo ut least, loity sickles were gleaming in the sunlight as the grand army suept down that twenty-acre field like a hurricane. Tho wheat fell before the gleaming steel like dead timber in the paiti of u toiuado. Tue.e forty blades mude a path through the grain fifty yards wide. '(Jan you tell who it is, wife?' Mrs. Monahon gave a kind of hys terical laugh. 'Ye, yes, I see it ull uow; the members of your O ld Fellows lodi'e have come to cut our wheat fur r j ti . .. J lis. L bed liictu ana iturcurg uuu Stacy and Williams and Mi.(Jollougli, and I don't knoo how many more.' 'Thank God we have some fiiends left yet.' said the sick man bursting into tears. His wife, heartily j lined hiai in crying. After a moment Monahon asked who led the reapers. She took i ff her spectacles, and with a corner of her apron, wiped the tears out of her eyes aud looked again before answering. 'L's Williams, the wounded man we uurjed. Hi a culling a snail) twice as wide as any of Ihcm, and next to him, and cnnitn! liko a steam engine, is Hu-h MtUulloiigh. 'That shows us, wife, that an act of kindness is never thrown away; and I'll warraot thul Williams was the first niau in the lude to think of coming out here to cut that wheat.' t The reapers marched back and forth across the field, gathering the grain. There was a large force of binders fol lowing ia their wake, and others de tailed to gather the coldeo sheaves in tbe shocks. Moiinhon'g rhru natism was ha f cured bv the sight he had witnessed Mrs. Mouabuu kept au cyo ou Iho K C, THURSDAY, reapers, and at two o'clock the last cap was pot on the last shock, and then three rousing cheers were given. Mrs. Monahon busied herself putting things to rights expecting an immediate call en masse. When everything looked tidy, she went to the door to see if the army was approaching ; but thero whs not n man in sight; tho list had do parted for his home. The shocks stood like sentinels on tho field, nr like the monuments of what willing hands could do when impelled by friendship and affection. PARISIAN GOSSIP. A B&ILMANT FANCY DUESS PARTY IH I'HK AMERICAN COLONY. CIIAItACTICHS AND COSTl'MItt OK N0TKW0UTIIY KNTIOIITAIM- 5i i: x r. Lucy H. Hooper In the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph. Paris, May 2 We have been hav ing a rather quiet time, socially speak ing, since Easter. Hut a few nights ago a brilliant fancy dress party was given at the house of Mrs. Downine, on tho Boulevard Maleshcrbes, which was re markable for tho novelty and beauty of the costumes nod the general gayety and animation that prevailed. At 10 o'clock the guests began to assemble, undeterred by the vigorous barking of a gigantic dog, a poodle ns to his head and feet and curly tail, a gentleman of tho nineteenth century as far as bis black dress suit were concerned. This comical d's'iiiso was kept up with much spirit by its wearer, one of the leading young society-men of the American colony. Mrs. J. W. Mackay carried oir the palm of beauty and ele gance iu her rich dress as a Gypsy queen. It was composed of yellow satin richly worked with gold, with scarf draperies of black satin nlso embroid ered with gold, and trimmed with gold Iringcs. On her bead sho wore a cip of crimson satin fringed with gold and with two cock's feathers nt ono side. Her ornaments were an Oriental neck lace and ear-rings of gold coins, and around ono arm just above the elbow was clasped a magnificent bracelet in wrought gold, set nith a pnlin pattern in rallies, saphircs and diamonds and large pendant pearls. This picturesque dress was singulurly becoming to the brunette beauty and graceful form of its lovely wearer. Mme. llijiotti, tho wile of tho Italian vice-consul nt Paris, was drts-ed us a Pierrette in a short white sutin dress with scarf draperies of pink sui in. the bodice studded with large pink satin buttons. Hit of white frit trimmed with pink satin aud bouts of while satin with largo buttons. M I?uj otti wore his olHcial uniform. Miss 1) irtiiieg was also costumed as a Pier rette, in wnitc and blue satin. .U'ss Warren, daughter to tho well-known iVuierican physician Pr. Warren l!ey, appeared in a very handsome Gypsy costume. O'er a short skirt of deep red satin, bordered wilh a band of black velvet worked with g .Id hieroglyphic, was worn a tunic of black velvet caught up at the Miles and bordered with a hand of jc I w sat'n with hieroglyphics in black. The corset-shaped waist was of red satin studded with st.irs, coins and crescents of gold. It was laced behindover a high plaited short-waist ol cream loulurd with deep culls ol black velvet edged with gold nod reach ing nciuly to Iho elbow. The heaJ dress, which was singulurly effective uud picture-quo, was composed of ao Orien tal 'kerchief in striped silk, eded w'uh gold coins-, nn. I leasled In the head niih long gold pins Ussellcd with gold coins lluee necklaces, ono ol goiu coins, one of amber beads, and ono ol large coral beads, completed this very rich and accurate toilette. Mrs. Steven son of New York went as "Madame Gavart." in O.feubaeVs new operetla of that owe. The costume was composed of a corsage and short skiit of red cash mere, with a draped overskirt in pale blue aud a shirt-waist of ecru linea with ball-lour' kleeves, and open in (rout. The headdress was a knotted Hretoti kerchief of pule blue foulard, from under which fell the beautiful lair hair of the wearer in two long braids tied with blue ribbons. Pale blue stockings, leather shoes with red heels, and hurdy-guidy carried in iho hand, com- Lotted the cobUme. I'.uUai, her sister, was arrayed as a cnoK-maul in a coquetti-di short dress of brown cash mere, with a plaited skirt, a shirt-waist of white muslin worked will) red. white cap, long rpron, and long gold ear-rings. Miss Hueston was a charm ing little "Germaiue" from Lm Cloches ue Uorncmue ; her Normandy cap, pic turesaoe bodico of pale ereen silk, and red tunic looped over a skirt ia aide stripes of red and white, became her to perfection. Her m dher wore a charm ing sbcpbeidcss costume designed by Worth ; a short skirt of cream foulard printed wilh liny spray of flowers, and also tiiiurncd with Hreton lace, aud wonderfully picture-quo straw hat iu the old ftiiglish stylo, trimmed will) t pro fusion of red roses, lbe wholo cos tume looked as though it might bave walked bodily out of a portrait by Gainsborough. Miss Seligman was dressed as a canotiere or sailor-lassie, jacket, ailli gilt buttons, a round glazed bat, and a skirt of red and white strped cashmere, with scarfdrapery of red cash mere. Mrs. Seligmaa was superb in powder and plumes and diamonds, and en elcgaut cnutt-dress trimmed with costly lace. Miss llealy appeared as "America," iu a short, blue saliu diess, JUNE 20, 1879. studded with silver s'are, and with scarf- drsperles of red and white striped silk, Miss Hooper was also dressed as "America," in a red and white striped silk skirt, blue veNet bodice, with scarf of blue silk studded with stars of white jet end worn transversely, and a scarlet Phrygian cap bordered with a blue fillet clasped wilh three diamond stars Iu her hand she carried a large silk flag. Mrs Licb was dressed as "Night," io black gauze, studded with silver start. Mrs. liites was a very sweet-looking Q inker matron, in drab silk and a poke hoiuiet, her daughter being costumed as a French peasant. Mis. Downing herself looked extremely bewitching as a belle of the Restoration, in a short walsted dress of pearl gray silk, will) tiro li unices, bare arms and neck, under a shawl of black lace, and a tremendous black bonnet, wilh wide, flir'n g brim turned up with a clasp of diamonds. Under this sombre head-gear her fair hair and sweet sunny face showed to peculiar advantage. An hnglish-gcntle-man present appeared iu an Italian cos tume of the middle ages, which seemed chief! to consist of a manly form, a pair of silk light", and a profusion of stage j-iwelry. To bo sure, thcro was also a short tunic of white and gold brocade, edge ! with ermine, but that latter it. gredicnt was so minute as scarcely to deserve mention. A Persian prince in volu.ninous robes of green and gild brocade, a li.idouin Arab in a flowing whilehuoded bournouse, and a white cockatoo that used its perch as a walk- ing-cane, were among tho most notice able of tho masculine costume. Nor must we forget Mrs. and Miss Lay, the wife and daughter of Col. Lay, of tor pedo fame, the elder lady looking very handsome in the black velvet and pearls of Mary Stuart, wilh the traditional Coif and veil, and the younger being one of tho m.!st charming of Watteau flower girls, in a laced bodice and panier over skirt of palo blue silk, the latter looped wiih pink roses over a short white silk skirt trimmed with narrow blue plaited flounces, and wearing a dainty little blue silk hat. Iu her hand she carried a basket of roses that were less sweet and blooming than their graceful bearer. The supper was served in two instal ments, the first for the chaperons and tho second for the dancers. It com prised every imaginable delicacy, ie- eluding struwberries and cherries in summer-like profusion. Tho "germau" presented a brilliant and auiinatcd spectacle, tho gay dresses of the dancers ending it a new at'raclion. It was ably led by Miss Downing, assisted by M. 1m Lastrn, who looked exceedingly well in a white costume, with powdered hair. The merry company did not separate i ll the stars were pailing in the first flush of sunrise. And thus ended one of the most brilliant and note worthy entertainments of the season in the American colony. THEORY AND PRACTICE. A newspaper man, possibly actuated by j -aloiisy of the success of Burdette, has concocted this story about him : An Kistern man, a subscri er to the liurli'igtoa II iwkeye, has been intensely iutcrestes1, during ihe winter, by the let ters which Iturdelte, the humorist, has written home to that paper. Most of all w .s he affected by tho many refer ences which the wiit-r made to babies whom he met upon the trains in his travels. Kvery line in this connection breathed sentiments of tendercst love for the little creatures. 'Ah,' mused the Kistern man, 'what a noble ft llow this is. I should know ho was a father himself, and that his own baby was his grentest source of j iy.' L ist week tho Eastern man chanced to bo in Duilington, and something impelled him to call upon the man who had delighted hi.n so often with his expiessions of fulheily affection. As he approached tbe house in which he had been informed the humorist with the ten. der heart lined, he noted an open win dow, through which the form of a man, bending over a desk and busily writing, could be seen. Tbe EiStcrn man wax about to ring, when he was petrified by bearing a great crash, followed by man's voice, in accents of the wildest description, rj iculatuig : Now there you go I I know you'd haul that ink onto youiself, young scnmpl Here I Mrs. IS somebody everyb idy come and lake this horrible liltln wrelch nwi. 'r like t.i know how you think a feller is going to write anything with a baby everlastingly banging around. Oil, yes now, yell that's rijjlit whoop it npl oh, go ill There 'sh, sb, bushy, bushy I D.y up, or I'll oh, won't some body coruo and put this volcano out? There, Mis. Tt., take him, give him a barrel of laud mum, and if you don't keep him nut of here in tbe future, I'll swap him for abiindla pup.' The nerveless hand of the Kistern roan drop ped from tho bell-pull, and he bad just strength enough left to slagger across the -street, where he sat down on a stoop, and fanned himself with a piece of In th until he revived. Tboa be took the first train fur home. A Methodist and Q iaker having stopped at k public house, agreed to sleep in tbe sime bed. The MutbeJit knelt down nd prayo I Icrvcnlly, and cnnlcssed a lona cat aloguc of sins. .Alter he tote, the Quaker oDacrveil Kcaliy menu, il thou art at b I as thou styest thou tit, I think I dire not tlecp wilh theo. m m "Ioiva bin two hundred snd twenty-lour hrai ban is. ' Now, pays the Hometown Herald, we undernlnnt the Unit ol t lone cditarUl entltiod "n he Gloomy Outlook," wuicu appeal m ia ui lows paper. NO. 17. A MARVELOUS ESCAPE. At Cincinnati a four-year-oU boy who was leaning nut of the fourth story of a tenement h luse, lust bis balaict and started whirling down to the brick pavement, fifty feet below. On tbe porch of the thiid story, immediately below him, stood a little girl ten years old, the daughter of one of tha residents of that fl ior. She saw the boy coming, and by an instinct of purpose which amounted to heroism, put out her arm to try to save the boy. She did catch him at the risk of being dragged over herself and of falling with him. Ol course she could not hold such a weight, but her arm was just strong euough to turn the course of his fall, so that be landed at her feet on the ft or of the third porch. His head struck the bal uster, and he had an ugly cut on bis forehead and ono eye was considerably injured, but bis life was saved. The little girl's arm was lamed, but not broken. She said she saw Lisa coming, and just thought she might save him if she would put out ber arm, and she did it. HOW THE CHINESE FISH- A tlioiHHnd years ago, the Chinese hid ihe ssme Ideas in regard to tbe ottcbing el fish and the working of nets as they have st the pre-ent. The lakes and rivers of Chins, especially thono in the north, are so abundantly stocked, that the (Sid-catch, eis ninkt) their living by actually seizing md drawing the ri-iii nut ol the water with their hind-1. Ihe man goes into the stream, Imlf swimming, half walking, raising bis li'iuds above his head and letting tbeiu drop, striking the surface with hi hands. Meanwhile his feet aro moving an the mu'i'ly bottom. By a rapid dive, he brings np a Qsh in hii hnoda. Striking the Ml 'face frightens the fish, who siuk kf low, and thereby are felt by the feet aod secured. Another curious method is some times praetieel on revcral of tho crest river. A man sits it the stero id a long, narrow ooat, Meers her with a piddle to the middle of the river. A narrow sheet ol white canvai 's stretched along the fide of the boat, and along the other i c a net is fastened so as tn foim a barrier of two or three feet in height. The mnn keeps perfectly dill, while the fish, attracted by the white r&nva. approach and are caught in the net. The fishing cormorant ia oftin trained to catch Hull, and are diluent workers, obeying promptly the call ol their mns'cr. On the rivirs sod canili near Ning-Po, Shaughae and Foo-Chow-Foo, ihe employment olthese birds is by no nieann an uncommon sight, but they are never to be seen fl-bing in tbe summer months, their woik being in the wiater. The birds have, of course, to be trained, which is curried ou in the cormorant bidd ing aud fishing establishments. TWO ALLIGATOR YARNS. Last spring Inrgo ox went Into the wneis of Like Jnekaoo, Bear Tallahassee, to drink. An alligator fastened to tbe fore leg of the nniinil, crushing the bone. The ox sslruggled to the allure, dragging his an tagonist with him. At this time the shore was blseic with alligators, attracted by the smell nf blood, and some cnwled upon Hie bink. Tho ox loiifjlit vnliantly, tossing one of the mcnsteri high in the air, lrom which lull he lay nn Ihe ground stunned a considerable time. Hut the wounded ox igaiu got in the water, and a mammoth ulligttor cloted his nose aud dragged bint under. Not lcr.g ago a Florida pspcr told a stmy ol the charming of tn alligator by a rattlisnHke. The latter upon discovering Ihe former, attracted attention by sound ing an alarm. The alligator tuined his bead seviral times, na if he wanted to get avuy, but as often faced the snskt tcaia 'Toward the end ol hall nn hour,"snys tho puper, with fixed eyes the alligator moved slowly toward hit terrible enemy, until wit It in striking diatnuce, when the snake curled himself more couipseily aud struck the alligator, r or a moment lbe alligator idiook tremendously, and then, as if by uiAuie, made a semi-circle, backward, aud brought his till down on the would-be ii3"iimh with fatal result. Oa several oc casions captured alligators and ruUlesntkis have been put in an mclnsure to fight fur the benefit of spectators, and in a majority . ' l mo mrenu una net II TIVUHIUIl . r ,i,n ....I,. i,A. 1 : . . : having succeeded in etnkinu his Uugs inio the alligator's opeu mouth. New Totk World. AMERICAN COLLEGE DISCIPLINE. Boys to Faculty "Lnok here I wo want shorter 5 o clock urtyers in tha morn ing." Fculty "Very well, boys; we'll nip the oriyera nil it both ends. Only dqn t go to the Htrvird simp across tbe way ta buy your education. Iloya "Aud wo want wonky ta our tot." Faculty "Now, bny, that Isn't btrdly right, you know. Wino is a mack" 13 iys "Whiakey in our tc, and a pint nidrce every morning titer prayers, er we p t ouiz- MeOoih's shop," Faeulty "Very well, beys. Please take your bouts i ff the center-table, ' won't j.u t" Boys "And the profrssor of theolrgy must black our bonis ind cut the meat up lor nur bull puns I Faculty "Now, boys, that's too bsd No college dots such a thing tt least lor the iimrey. Gentlemen, pitta put your degi out of tbe parlor, wou t you T lioys "Piol Drg tur mast bltck our boms, and cut the pup's meat op, or we go ovjr to the Now Haven shop." Ftcultv "We'll try and suit you, bovs." Floys "And Mrs. Prof. Hexamvtor must tuck us io alter we go tn lied, tnd bring ua our soda and brandies in tbe morn ing." Prof. Hexameter ' Mrs. Del. shall da no such thing " Boys "All iii.'ht ; we move ever to the Free tnd-K y Thenlogictl Institute to morrow." Now Yrk Ortphlc. Tun End p tub Would. Whether the world is apcidily roming to an end or not. Ihe "Gbhe Life" U ready to wind up. New Yoik Graphic. THE ROANOKE NEWS ADVERTISING RATES. I S g I 2 SPACE I i : I o 20 MM 40 46 60 U99 76 One Mnnaro. a oo A 10 8 00 10 00 a oo io oo 16 00 1 00 14 99 00 0 00 88 no 49 00 00 00 Two Hquarea, l nroo (squares, r our aquarea. Fourth ilnl'n. IS 00 20 00 Half Column, 20 00 ( SO 00 vvnoia column, Ono Tear, JOAHOKB AORICULTYX WORKS, WELDON. ff. C.i JOIW if, roOTB, Proprietor, TnK RICHARDSON COTTON PLOW A SPECIALTY. KAXOfAOTtTAKB Of, AUD MKRKBAt. ABf roM, ALL KIND3 OF FARMING IM PLEMENTS, STEAM ENGINES AND C0TT05 GINS. Also Agent for tbe Chioage Stale Cos pauy'a UNITED 8TATE3 STANDARD SCALES. KvnrvthlniT In Ihla It fM in. imu Railroad Soilo to tho SMALLK8T TKA. Seale furnUbod at Hurpriaiotr LOW Fir- EH?,rm UA Hr STOCK .Heal or FOUR TONS capacity for . aad Fro irltt. All klnda of IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS Furnished at SHORT NOTICB aad at Potei sburg or Norfolk PKICKS. I am prepared to do ANY KIJtD of Repair Work for KNGINE3, MILLS AND COTTOCf GINS. - .4 I keop'nonstantly'nn hand of bit owo Manufacture GOOD OFJTICK COAL AND WOOD STOVE. Also a good assortment of HOLLOW iVAREa LUMBER furnish Hi In any quantity he Lu VV K IT Market Bates, sep 8 15