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THE ROANOKE NEWS A DEMOCRATIC WEEKLY NEWSPAPER PUBLISUEDBY L. 91. LONG W.W. HALL. Oae Year, In advance flix Month, " , Three Months, ' f 2 00 1 P0 75 cts. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. E DWAKD T. ULARK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. tor. lOly. w. W. II ALL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. iriay Uf. 11 H. SMITH, JU. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Scotland Nscit, Halifax Codntt N. C, FractlcAg tn the onunty nf Halifax and adjoining; counties, anil the Ku pretne court of the State. Jan 10 ly. n. DAT A. 0. Znl.MOOFFEB. AY ZOLLICOFFKR. D ATTORNEYS AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. Tractlco In the courts of Halifax and adjoining counties, and In tlioRnpremo and Federal court. Claim collected In any part of North Carolina. Ono of the firm will always lie found in thn office. . Juno 26 ly. B. BATCIIELOR. ATTORNEY AT LW, RALEian, N. c. -, Praotioos in the onnrU of the 6th fudi cil District and in the Fodoral and Su prome CourU. May 11 tf. fp W. MASON. ATTORNEY AT LAW, GARYSBURG, N. C. Practices In the courts nf Northampton and adjoining counties, also in the Federal and Supremo courts. Juno 8-tf. IIO MAS N. HILL, Attorney at Law, HALIFAX, N. C. Praotloas in Halifax and adjoining Counties and Fedoral and Supremo Courts. Will be atSoatland Nook, once every tartnight. Aug. 28-a J m. p a i z z a a d, ATTORNEY AT LAW, HALIFAX, N. C. flee la ihe Court IIouw. Strict atten tlea given te all brauchos of the profes in. jan 12-1 o J-JR. E. I'. HUNTER, SURGEON DENTIST, Caa be found at his office In Enfield. Pare Nitrons Ox'do Oas for the Pain leas Extracting of Teeth always ou haad. June 22 tt. T, B & A U C H, ATTORNEY AT LAW, lri3Ll. HVLIFAX OflUNTir. K. C. Praetlaes la the Counties ef Halifax, Mull. Kdeoaamha and Wilson. Celleetioas mads la all parts of the State. jan 12-6 i jKBRUff J. BURTON, ATTORNEY AT LAW, WELDON, N. C. Practices in the C-inrts of Ilalifax, War- rea and Northampton countios and in the Sunrome and Federal Courts. Claiaas collected in any part of North Carellna. june 17-a Q A T I X L. H r M A N , ATTORNEY AT LAW HALIFAX, N. C. Praotlo3 In tht courts of Halifax and adloiniag oountlei, and la the Supremo aid Federal Courts. Claims oolleatei in all parts of Nerth Carolina. Aoe la tht Court Uouse. July 4-1-Q. A M K 3 K. O ' U A it A, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ENFIELD, W. C. Praetloes In the Countios of Halifax, Edgecombe and Nash. In the Supremo Ourt of the Slate and lu the Federal Canrta. 'Celleetlons made In any part of the IStato. Will attend at the Court House in Sail fax an Monday and Friday of each woek. . jau 12-1 0 ft . BURTON, J a. ATTORNEY AT LAV, HALIFAX, N. C. Practices In the Courts of Halifax eaatr. and Counties adlolnlng. In the iuareme Court of the State, and in the Federal Caurts. Will eiva anenUl nttontian t the colleo- tUn ef olaims,and to adjusting the accounts 1 Executors. Adinmisrators ami nuw- dlans, deo-li-tf Hans a. MULLEN. "M U L L E N JOHN A. MOOKK. & MOORE . ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Halifax, N. C. Praotlce lu the Countios of Halifax, Northampton, Kdertoombe, Fitt and Mar "tin In the Supreme Court of tho State and In the Fodoral Courts of the Eastern District. Collections made iu any part of North varuuaa, JUU i-A VOL. VIII. STOLEN. Now, Tom, I know you kissod me, For I felt it on my cheek ; 1 was lying on tho sofa, But was only half asleep. When I beard you oomo In softly, And I thought I would not apeak, But I really know you kissed uio, For I felt It on my cheek. Now, please dc not deny It, For you sea, I don't much care, For I know that I looked lovely, With tlio roH"s in my hair And I'm btire 1 cannot blamo you, It was not ho vory wrong, To steal ono llltlo treasure You havo covoled 1.0 long. Yes, Tom, you are forgiven, As it W your drat, oll'onen, Ar.d no nun could ho Mij.-ry, If posstissnd of coin mnii noiiho j And porhaps I miudit forgive you, Were you penitent and meok, Should you klxs 1110 on my lips, dear, IiiHload of on my check. A RAILWAY JOURNEY. Upon a sunny morning in early Juae, the post-boy rapped at the door of Judge Marston'a dwelling and left a let ter for his pretty daughter llattie. Now this letter was nothing remarkable of itself, not being a love-letter, and not even coming irom a gentleman cor respondent. It simply bore a Western post-mark, but it sot little Ilattio Mars ton all in a flutter after she had eager ly perused its contents ; and, with it in her hand, she hastily sought her mother, who was superintending dinner. Oh, mother I a letter from Cousin Lizzie, from Cleveland. Uncle and aunt wished her to write for roe to visit them next month. There is a gentle man of their acquaintance comma east in a week or two, who will call for me a Mr. l'arlow who, L'zzie writes, is the son of an old college friend of uncle's and father's, Lizzie bas told bim about me, and he politely offers to be ujy traveling companion on his re turn. What a grand opportunity it will be I won't it, mother? You know I bavo been wishing to go West for a year or more ; and father is so much engaged that he cannot accompany tne. I can go, cuu 1 1, mother? said lluUie eagerly. "Watt, and sea what your father says. I know we have long promised you a Western visit j and now, it' the judge thinks it best, and this young man is a proper escort, I shall bo willing for you to leave us for a while. When your father returns to diuncr, you can read the letter to him, and seo what his opin ion is." At dinner, Judge Marston, with his dignified mien, silvery hair, and frank, gci.ial countenance, was met by hia daughter. "What is it, Hattie? what has hap pened?" he ioqutred, as he noted her eager, Unshed lace, and tbo opeu letter in her hand. "0!i, father! a letter from Cousin Lizzie, wishing me to pay them a visit. I will read it to yon, and shall expect you will gladly sty that I may go forth with." And llattie proceeded to read aloud her cousin's letter. "There, father, what do you think? May I not go?" she inquired, excitedly, as she fin- ished reading. "Why, what a girl, HaUiel so eager to leave your old father und mother 1" said the judge, teasingly 'and with a strango young gentleman, tool I don't know about trusting my llattie to tho care of this handsome friend of Cousin Lizzie's. Who knows what might como of it, eh, llattie?" and the judge laughed provokiogly. "Don 1 talk so, father 1 said llattie. "You forget that 1zzie says his father is an old friend of yours, and that he is also one of the ablest lawyers of Cleve land." "Well, if Robert Furlow iuherits at y of bis fathes's qualities, ho is a noble young mm. His father was my most intimate college Incad, aua many a scrape did he save mo from while there. I should like to see the young man right well, and hope he has the same trails of character which distinguished his father. You can write your Cousin Izzie that your mother and I give our cooscnt, and that she may expect 'our plague at the appointed time," and the judge turned to his dinucr. Two weeks later, H bert Farlow ar rived in W , and stopped at the vil lage hotel. O.i tlio evening after his arrival ha called at Judge Marston', with a letter of ii.tmductiou from tlio jnn'g'j's on thrr, Mr, Marstsn, of LV land. A frank, manly bearing like that of his father in youth quickly won the judge's favor; and he cordially proffered the hospitalities ut bis boose to tne young la wjcr anting ms stay in me place, remarking laughingly to bis wile, "I have 00 fears, now, of intrusting Ilattio to his care." And llattie, what did sho think of her escort? Ah, mcthinks if the pillow whereon she pressed her golden head could tell tales, it would speak of a strong prepossession iu the young law yer's favor. A week later, and the westwara train bore llattie Marston and ltobuit "Farlow among its passengers. It was some thing new for llattie to travol, hav'wg never been farther from homo than a neighboring boarding-school, aod every thing was fresh and delightful to her. The varied ocettery of lake and forest deficbted her, and her fresh, childish re marks nlcuscd her compauion. who had hitherto been accutored ouly to the society of fashionable ladies. He dis covered ia her a truo child of nature, whoso unhackneyed guilelessness at trailed fttd grutiGed Liiu. WELDON, As night drew on, poor Hattie be came tired of asking questions and look ing from tho window. Sho gradually grew silent ; and after many vain efforts to keep bcr eyes open, they uncon sciously closed, and she was really fast asleep, while a gentle hand drew her head down against a manly shoulder, and tender eyes, in which beamed a new light, gazed upon tho sweet face nestling there in quiet peace and secur ity. Tho succeeding two days and nights wero similar to the first to our travel lers, savo that tho manner of Hubert Fallow grew more tender and thought ful for his charge, Ou the third eve they arrived at their journey's end, and llattie was safety transferred to her uncle's house. "And how did you like your escort, Cottsio Hattie?" asked L'zre Marston, as tho two girls sat iu the laltcr's room late that night. "Oh, I think ho is splendid 1" an swered llattie, while a blush uncon sciously stole up her face. "He was so polite and gentlemanly? It seemed as if he could not do enough to make me comfortable." "I thought you'd like him ; and I knew he couldu't help liking Cousin Hattie, as I told him ho would I He is usually averse to making himself agree ble to ladies; though they, dear crca ore1, perfectly dte on him when in his society," said L:zzie, laughingly. "Now I'll tell you a little secret, Hattie, if you'll promise oot to scold me. Do you want to hear it, Hattie? If so promise not to look cross." "Yes, I'll promise, if it is anything that I ought to know." "Well, it is; aud so here's the story I You see, for a year or more, I'vo been wanting a certain gent'emun and a cer tain cousin of rnino to become ac quainted j and, for nwhih, I really des paired of affecting a meeting. Uut one day a bright idea occurred to rue. I had just received a letter from tub cousin of mine, who shall, for the pres ent, be nameless ; and it so chanced that tho gentleman in question, who also sliail le without a name, happened in as I was reading the letter, when what could I do but read aloud a few passages, aud then tell him of the writer? Of course I had never men tioned her before I Then I hinted that a j mrney East would d him no harm, and that ono West would do the lady heaps ol good ; so, very naturally, he took tho hint, and offered to bo your es cort, Cousin Ilattio. There, now, am not I tiico f.ir planning?" "O't, you cruel, wicked girl I how could you?" exclaimed llattie, biding her glowing face, which had' gradually grown a deeper hue, till her cousin fin ished, when it seemed n-blaz with fire- "how could yon dj it, Hattie? I never would have, come ono ttep bad I known of your plansl" And llaUio's voico really betrayed lij'ircd feeling aod wourded pride. "There, don't be angry, dear Hattie, or I shall regret having told you 1" said her cousin, pulling liei unit around her aud kissing her. "Tliero is no htrm done, fori kuow Iliboit Farlow doesn't regret hW journey, if I can judj-o from his countenance this evening; and you, Hattie, you, of course, Lav'u't been foolish enough t fall in lovo with him; so, my dear, kis mo forgiveness, a.vi let's seek our pillows, for I know you must te fatigued enough with tho jour ney." I,t l'ulla slumber refreshed Hattie Mais'. 11' j eyes that night, for her cousin's words rang in her ears: "Yon havvVt been foolish enough to fall in lovo with bim?" Had she? Sho hid her face in the pillow, and tears of shame dimmed her blue eyes. Tho next morning Robert Farlow called, as a matter of eourse, to inquire after the health of bis travelling com panion, llallio's manner wns cool and reserved toward him, a marked change from what it had previously beeu; and he felt it. "Are you ill, Miss Marston?" ho asked, anxiously, as he noted her pale face and heavy eyes. "No, oh, uo I not in llio least," sho answered, quickly, tho Color rapidly mantling her cheek. Tin afraid. Mr. Farlow, tho Journey has mada her ill. It was almost too loil' to take without stopping f) rest atrhilo upon the way," said her aunt, Mrs Markton. "Oh, no) Cuusia Ilattio is only a lit tle fatigued; nho wdl recover io a day or two,"'said Lizzie, demurely. The wicked girl kucw all the while that her words of the pictious night had caused tho change in bcr cousin's rr.an oer toward their visitor; but sho had a plan in her head, which she was deter mined should be fulfilled. Time passed, and Hattie Marston en joyed her visit exceedingly. A gay su-xmcr and fall sho had at her cousin's iu the West, cantering over the flowery praries, or sailing upon the lakes ; and her tiojo was fully occupied. Hur beau ty aud grace attracted much attention, and many suitors were at her side ; but to all sho turned a deaf ear. There was one whom sbo saw daily vet who stood aloof when others fl icked around hor one word from whoso lips would have se,t fullest hop piness to her heart. But this word was not spoken ; for her guarded manner, since tho oight of their arrival, had con tinued ; and so they two, so near, walked apart, each mistaken ia tho o'.hcr. .Ah, L'zzic Marston, your tlio JST. C, THURSDAY, should not have been told so soon I You made a sad mistake io its betrayal, for Hattie guards her heart with a double bolt and lock and Robert Far low, equally watchful over his own catches no glimpse of what is bidden so securely within berg whom be deems ho loves in vain. Ai tho autumn days deepened and the beauty of tho season departed, ono morning, at breakfast, Ilattio avowed bor iolciitiun of returning home, and would not listen to cutreatiet to remain longer. "15ut you cannot go until tho last of next oio ith, H ittie," said ber uncle, "for I shall not bo able to go East until then, mi J your father cnunot CJruo for you now." "Hiit I must go, uncld J I have made you n long visit already. I can go iu charge of tho conductor, and shall nr rive safely ; never fear for that," she re plied, stoutly. 'llattie, homeskk? why, child I" said her aunt, looking at her scrulinizingly. "Well. I dou't much wondar at it, for I expect Lizzie would be if she were on East. Rut try, dear, and content your self until your uncle can go on wilh you. I shouldn't feel right to have you go without n companion." "llattie, dear you musta't go a step now ; so don't say another word about it," said bar Cousin L;zzie. "Iloro we have j'ist begun to enjoy ourselves, ot.d you must take this freak into your head to return home. I shan't allow it I so don't g'ue it another thought, but con tent yourself t remain until uncle comes lor y u ; ana tnsn, ot your own accord, you do nut wish to reinaiu lon ger, why, I won't say another word against it. Will you, Mr. Farlow?" said Lizzie, turning to that geulleman, who had just entcrud. "Against what, Miss L'zz:c? What is it I am expected to influence your cousin in favor of ? I must know the case in question before I givo my de cision," he answered, smilingly. 'Oh, of course 1" answered Lizzie. "I did not real'z-i but thut you were hero just now, when H ittie made known her intention of returning homo imme diately. Now, what wo want, is, that you should tiy your powers of persua sion in behalf of her remaining until her father comes for her, which will be only too soon for us to lose her." "I hardly fi alter myself lhat anything I can say will have tlio desired elfect if you all have failed," he acswered; "but if on tho contrary, your cousin wishes to go, perhaps I might be of bent-lit to her 011 the j mrney, as tho duties of my profession call mo to New York next week. If sho will again accept my es cort, I shall be but tjj happy in render ing it." "Just tho thing 1" said Mr. Marston and Ij Zzib in a breath ; tho latter con tinuing, with a smile lurking iu tho cor ners of her mouth, "Well, Hattie, if ynu aro determined to go, why, you can have your old trav eling companion 1" Poor Ilattio dltishe.d, and murmured out a few words iu thanks; and then, pleading a headache, retired. A week ater loumi our traveller? companions upon the return route. Hattie still maintained her old reserved manner; nu-l Robert Farlow despaired of obtaining her lovo; so ho wrapped h'niself io a reservo equal to ber own. But accident was destined to placo that happiness within tho young lawyer's grasp, which, otherwise, would never have been given him. It was tho last night of their journey. Ilattio had Mink into a deep slumber, unbroken by the jolt of tbo cars or the hoarso breathing of tho engine. She slept, and the eyes of the young lawyer rested iipio her with tenderness beam ing from their depths. He felt that the time wns fast ncaring wheu ho would le obliged t.i yield his lovely charge to her parents, aud found himself unconscious ly wishirg that something might occur to prolong their journey. This desired "something" came. A sharp, shrill whistle, a sudden crash mingled wilh loud shrieks told that a frightful accident had occurred lo the train; and Robert Farlow felt himself whirled rapidly down a itccp embank ment. Unconsciously, at the first j ir, bo had grasped the sleeping girl in his strong arms, and with her clasped to his heart, had been boruo dowo amid the cra'.bir.g scats r.f tha car. Very f-i U nato it was that they had taken passago in the last car, and in the rear of that ; otherwise, neither would have beca saved tho ;'ad fate cf mangled limbs met by so mauy of their fellow-passengers. Five minutes after that terrible crash of the two fi. ry engines that came in collision, Hubert I'urlow, with pale face and one hand bleeding and crushed, erose from the ruin tround him, with Hattie still cla-pcd to his breast. Faint and ctunned from the shock, - moments had passed befored he recovered his senses; hut awakening to a realiz.itioo of his situation, ho rose with his uncon scious burden, aud stood out in tho clear moonlight. A crimson mark stained llattie itlarstou s white lorchead, and ber eyes were 'closed, while the moonbeams showed the otherwise deathly pallor of her face framed in bcr loosened, golden hair which floated around her. ' "Ob, my Oodl" exclaimed Robert Farlow, as he gazed upon her and saw that sho did not revive. "Ob, Hattie 1 my beloved, my angel, it dead I" be cried, passionately, as he preyed bis lips to hers in a first long kiss. The lips of tho young girl trembled at the pressure of bis, aud ber eyelids JULY 3, 1870. slowly unclosed, whilo sho murmured softly, "Where nm I? Am I dreoming?" and she paused ia confusion, putting her band to ber bead. "No, you are not dreaming, dearett Ilattio I It is tr ie that I love ynu better than life that I would gladly meet death, if thereby I might save you a pang I" bo answered, tenderly aud rapidly. "Hut where nm I? and what is the matter with your hand? There is blood upon my facp, too 1" she said, us she put her hand to her head. "Wo kavo met with a fearful accident. Hittie," bo answered, "and many are seriously injured. I was afraid, at first, that yon were ; but. that.k Cod, it it not so? My hand is slightly injured, and the blood must have touched your forehead, for there is no wound there. You are not harmed. 0', how thank ful I am that you are safe 1" It wag a strange phco for an avowal of love, there, at the midnight hour aod in the moonlight, with tbo sound of the sufferers still in their cars. Hut a mo ment they lingered ; yet that was suffici ent for Robert Farlow to read an answer and only iu llio eyes of his companion, but ia bcr few spoken words. ' You have saved my life, Robert henceforth it shall bo given tojny pre server!" Then they turned to assist the unfortunate sufferers around them. A few hours of detention and they were again ou too road, and nrnved safely tho next nightfall at Hattio's home, where they wera tearfully wel comed by bcr parents, who bad just read the news nt the accident. A month later, a wedding was cele brated at Judge Marston'a mansion and when Hattie again left the homo of her girlhood for another Western jour ney, it was as tho wilo of Robert l'ur low. CUT AMD RUN. Henry Clay came out of tho Capitol at Washington, one day, saw a frightjued woman in the street, vainly striving to dwarjoff the attacks ofa sportive gnat, and gallaullv, in spite of his years and ofhee, seized the goat by the horns. The wo man thanked him warmly and sped hur riedly on. Mr. Clay would liked to have moved on also but tho goat had its own views about the interfercuce with his innocort amusement. As soon ns tho woman's deliverer loosed his hold on the two horns, the animal rose maicsti cully on his hind legs and prepared for a charge. In his own delenca Mr. Clay now took the animal as before by the horns, and thus for a time they stood, while a crowd of street boys gathered around, immensely amused at the unu 8iial speclaclo of a senator aad a goat pitted the one against tho other on public street. As long as Mr. Clay held the goat hy tho horns, all was well enough. Rut the moment the quadruped was free came a fresh preparation for a charge-, Not a boy offered assistance, tut after a while ono vetu'ired to sug gest, "Throw tho Hilly down, sir." Mr Clay at onco accepted and adopted the report of tho committee, and tripping the goat op essayed to pass on. Hefore ho could fairly turn away, however, the goat was up in lofty preparation for new charge. Mr. Clay gave his enemy the floor or tho pavement once more and keeping hiio there, turn to bis new adviser with the question, "And whnt snail 1 iio now f "(Jut aud run, replied the lad. sir,' K WOULD BRAG. A. party of young men traveling Europe bad among them a citizen of our great republic who was so thoroughly patriotic that he c uld Bee no excellence in nnythirg in the Old World as com pared with his own coun'ry. Mountains water-falls, churches, monuments, scene ry, and all other objects of interest were inferior to what tho United States could show, His companions becamo gome what tired of his overweening boasting lulncss, and determined to 'lako him down a peg ' The party spent a winter in Lome ; and one eiciiiuj', having all things prepared, they induced their Van kee liienl to join a drinking bout, and so managed that they kept goher while he got gloriously drunk. 1 hereupon they took him into the catacombs, laid him carefully dowo, with n candlo with iu reach, and retired a short distance out of sight to wait for developments Alter a wnue tnoir iriontl roused up, having slept oil his hist drunken stupor, aod in a slate of same astonishment, bo gan endeavoring to locate himself, the same time muttering : 'Well hie that's little strange. Wonuer bic where urn I, anyhow.' He got nut his match, lighted bis can die, and began to study his surroundings On each side were shelves piled with grinuing skulls, and niches filled with okcletous, while all about were piled legs, arms, ribs, and vertebra; a ghastly array, and altogether new to him He nodded to the skulls on one with a drunken 'How do do hie f" and 011 the other with 'How d'ye feel hie anywav? took a look at bis watch, and once moro at his surrounding;, got his feet, took off his bat, and holding ubnvo his head, remarked, loud enougl: lor bis irienas to bear ; "S all npht : hie all- right. Mom io g of Ihe rosur- rcction, by jingo I hie. First man on the ground rah for United Sttcs Alters ahead. Tub for ine specially I NO. 18. SOKE CU!5!OU3AVERS;CNS. Tl e Secretary ol Francis I, used to stan up his nostrils with bread il he aaw a tilth of apples, to prevent su othcrwiae inevita ble bleeding at tlio nose. A Poluh Kinj bad au antipathy ta both the smell and Ulit ot tin whclcsnnie fruit, an! a familv of AqmUlne had a hereditary hatred of it. A i it-mnii ilimsel was sadly troubled by an uncomfortable aversion to llio 1111HI ol bread. Cheese, mutton, mihk. and uinlur- K r i 8 have biva so repugnant to some natal otgmu aa to Bend their owners into convul sions. Oretry, M13 compiler, could net endure the icrnt of the rsn, neither could Anne of Austria. The mere light nf the quceu f flowers was tno much fur Lady Men. ago iieii. niinr.er woman tn O iren ,n im .,.H Kenelm Dighv r-cordi that her cln-ck bo und blistered when fleini) ono laid a while rose upon it ai ihe dept. Her ladyship' antipathy wig almost as strong ns that of tlio daiiio wbn tainted when her lover ap picirhed her by wearing an attilLml roao in his butto'i-hole. A violet was a thins f horror to tho cvei of ti e Princess de LamlmUr; tansy wua abominable to an enrl of Darrymnrc; Sca'igcr grew pale before the water crcs?; and a soldier, who would liavi; senrned to turn this back on a foe, fled without shame from a sprig el rua. A poor Neapolitan was slwavi seized will) a fit upon attempting to Bwallow a morsel of fresh miat of any kind, and Na ture thus condemned hnn to vegetarianism s sorer aiinction than that Buttered by Uuiannrinvvhosp heart palpitated violent ly if ho indulged In a pork dinner, or by no la iy who could not taste of be.tr with- ut litr lips swelling to uncomfortablo di mensions. Df. Prout had a patient who declared honest wuiton w9 as b id as poi- t n to h i in. Thinkini' this was a'l fancv. the doctor administered the obnoxious meat under various disguises, but every ex periment ended in a severe vomiting fit. Another unlucky individual always had a fit ol tlio gout a few hours after eating usli; ami a Count d'ArmsiaiK never failed to go off in a faint if ho knowingly or un knowingly partook uf a dish containing the M'ghtcst modicum ef olivu oil, A ttnl worse penalty attached to lobster salad io tho cipo of a lady, for If she ventured to taste it, at a dancing-parly, her neck, be fore elm returned to tlio hall-room, would to covered with ugly blotches, aad her pence of mind destroyed for that evening According to lsurtoii.a melancholy; Duka of Muscovy tell instantly ill if he looked upon a womsr; nnd another authority wai tci iil with a cold palsy under similar pro vocation. Wcinrichur talks of a nebleman who drew the line at old ladies, which did not prevent him from lusiu-; his life ia con sequence ol hii strange prejudice; far, be ing culled from tlio supper table- by some mischievous friends to Bper-k to an old woman, he fell down tliiectly he beheld hor, and died then and there What an old woman did for this old hater, an eclipse lid for Chnrlts d'12'ctrn, Bishop of Lan- Lr-s. It was hia luconvcmeot custom to faint at the commencement of a lunar eclipse, and remain insensible as long as it isted. When be was very aid ana very nlirai an eclinsti tank place. The good llisliop went il as tminl, and never came to ngain. Old John Langley, who settled in Ireland in 1(351, cherished an autipathy quite as obstinately, but had no Idea ot mug (d it. iiy his Inst will and teatameut ho orderod his corpsu to be waked by fifty Irishmen, for each uf whom t.vj quarts ol iqil vt'to were to be provided, 'la tbe po that getting drunk, they would take to killing ono another, and do something toward lessening the breed." Chambers' Journal. THE HUMAN! MANUFACTORY. A man may eat and drink heartily all day, arid sit Hud luunga about, 'doing nothing,' in eric senso ot the word, but big hmly must keep hard at work all the time er it will oio. Suiiiinse the stomach refmoa to work within ten minutes after a hearty dinuei; the man would die in convulsions iu a lew houis, or cholera er cramu-colic would rack aud wreck him. Sapuuse the p.iren' of the tkui meaning thereby iho glandular apparatus with w hich they are connected sbnaid go ou a tfiko,' we would in an hear be burning up with fever or "oppression would wcign down tho system aud soon become insuppoi table. suppose the liver become 'muluh;' appe ti'.o wiiuld be annihilated, food would be loathed, torturing pains would iuvailo the email ol the back sud the lie id would ncho to 'bursting.' Suppose tho kidneys 'shut up shop, and dangers more imminent ufteiings more uubtutaldc and death more certain wnul I be the speedy and lueviluble renin. II the workshops ol the eye should clcau,' in an hour we coul 1 not shut or open tliuni without phy-icul focti and iu another we would he Hind; er of tha ton guo, and it woul I become aa dry as a bonu and aj etilfas iteel. 'lo kueu such a com plication ol machineries in walking utdi r lor a lilcMmo ia a miracle of wla lorn but to work l hem' by tlia plotsurcs ol eat in-j and ilrinkinj . miracle c! bcUCu ceuco. Hearth and If ime. A STEP TOWARD FCHTU.'.E. ADeut lorty yeara ago, a poor Women living in Philadelphia, mansged to eke out a miserable existence by rilling mo lasses candy. One ilay, her candy was scoichcd. Tho wntnuu was in despair Tbe loss was a serious one In a trade whose pr. fits were counted by pennies. Sho was qtiick-wittod, however, and ready wun expedients. pnecrr.CKea son wal nuts, mixed the kernels wiih the candv and wrote a placaid, "Too new nut candy, one cent a cuke," The ohtldn n dropped in on their way to sch'tol. Tho candy was liked. They came bck (er more tho next day. The fame of tho cheap confec tion spread from no school to another. The maker shrewdly confined herself to making tlia'. Presently she took a larger shop in tlio alley, Ia a year er two the moved egain, but this tiuio it was into one nf the principal streets. Now, bor wal nut candy ia sold all over the countrv. Soma years ago, she sold out ber buaioos's, and retired with a handsome foitune. Now she lives in a stately house v bioh tanda in a grove ft walnut trees; the wood-work W all of walnut; catyed pan mla representing wluut boughs decorate the dining -room; and on her ferriage jr.. stead 0! a cen t of arms, is bunch uf wal nut jut buratiu from the Lu.:k3. THE ROANOKE NEWS ADVERTISING RATES. a I a I a 3 00 8 00 14 00 ft 10 10 00 20 00 8 00 15 00 80 ro 10 00 18 00 86 00 IS 00 20 00 40 00 20 00 80 00 60 00 SP.ACE j One Square, Two Squares. I O 20l (0 00 40 l ifi f see 66 09 7 Three Squares, Four Squares. Fourth Col'n, Half Column. Whole Column, One Tear, JOAtfOKE AQBIOULTVB WORKS, WELDON. N. C. JOH St. ruOTE, Proprietor, THE RICHARDSON COTTOV PLW A BPKCIALTT. MANUFACTORY !ir, AMD IIKIU1 AaMTff FOR, ALL KINDS OF FARMING IU- TLEMENTS, STEAM EXQINE8 AND 0OTT0M GINS. Also Agent for the Cbioago goals Cos pany'a UNITED STATES BTAKOAK9 SCALES. Kverythlng In this line from a 100 TO Railroad Sosln to tha 8MAU.RST Tri Scale furnished at NurprlBlng LOW Fig riaiiorin UAY ni STOCK SoaTa of FOUH TONS oapaoltj for . an A 1 UljUlM All kinds of IRON AND BRASS CASTINGS Furnished at SHORT NOTICB Poleisburg or Norfolk PKICES. I am prepared. Itopair Work tut to de ANT CIXD at ENGINES, MILLS AND OOTTO GINS, HLSKZgr MACHINIST. a4 IkMp'fienstaatayo band of car om Manufacture a UOOD OlTFICie COAL AND WOOD STOVE. .VA'" Rood asgortsnent of HOLLOW LUMBER furnW.H inanyqaantkr a I be LoVVKiTMarkotKatoi, . sep 8 1 5