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2TI)t tfljatfjam ttrcorb HATES EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, A D VERT ISINC One square, one insertion One square, two inertion One square, one month $1.0 l.M MO $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly In Advanei. VOL. XIV. PITTSBORO CHATHAM CO., N. C, MARCH 10, 1892. NO. 28. For larger advertisements liberal racU will be made. Onlr the Few. There arc many birds in tlie nests in 'prhiir, There are many buds that a promise give, There are many songs that the poets sing, Hut only the few trill live. There are many children to laugh and play, And many battles fur youth to fight. And ninny brave on tiiruti);h the heat of flay, Cut only the few tid night. There are many hearts in this world to beat, And ninny eyes to si c wondrous things, Anil many ears to hear music sweet. But only the few have wing. Mury A. Mnou, in the Independent. A Sleighing Adventure. That sleighing parly was a ono long to bo remembered. Tlic.ro was a ten rtiilo drive to the farmhouse of ft wealthy old Scot eh gentleman. The roads wcro a gleam of wcll-bcnton snow, tlto crisp nir was laden with g isloning frost Hikes, in id a clear moon gave a light that was so reflected that its power seemed doubled. I diovo the Morgan marc nnd the spirit of the occasion, with all tlio charm of its surroundings, seemed to possess her. It required no urging of voice or whip to hasten her gait, but from "uuntyV' to the party (die took us at lively elip. "Adonis" was out with his blacks, but no opportunity offered to try iesuoss and wc reached the great brick farm icsideneo without ncci dcnl. Tho Scotchman was a whole nu'nd, jovial representative of his i in hard headed, soft hearted nnd f u istintcd hospitality. His round, led fnco was a cheery welcome nnd it boomed that wholesome good humor which years cannot eclipse. His sturdy sons nnd handsome ihiiightcis wcro well educated and had that in herited rclliicmcut which culture ulot:e cun never supply. I hud forestalled any monopolistic designs of tny big rival hy arranging for nil my dances as wo drove to tho seeno of festivities, and there was a quiot satisfaction in noting that sonio fatality lid 1 1 1 in to ask for nearly all tho sets t lint I had spoken fir in ad vance. And how wo did dune ! The jilousuro obtainable was the one thing sought for ami it was a merry, rollick ing party from Mart to liui-h. For tho venerable Scotchman, whose leg seemed rejuvenated by the inspiring music, wo served such venerable ivlics ns tho Virginia Il. ct and Money Musk. It was a fright worth witnessing to set? lii in get up and down the middle and vigorously introduce the .plaint steps that ho had learned half a century be fore. His face glowed like an Italian sunset and bis eyes lit up with gen uinu enjoyment. Ome he collid'.l with "Adonis'' an 1 the latter mado a t in -circular fall nnd lauded full lengib on tho l! :r. F.veryh' tly l.iughc 1, 1 ut I was the one whose jocular di'inoiistiMi ion seemed to cause another entry in his growing list of grievances. We ate and 'anced again and it was only when all had realized that wc had flayed too long that tho sleighs were called for. As I banded in partner into the cutter, and whilo the high-strung Morgan was champing her hit and im patiently pawing the snow, the jolly host patted her neck, called her a Lcauty, looked her over carefully and mnsidcrntely whispered this advice as I lucked tho robes about my fair eon -pinion: "Ilon't let her gel the uppi r hand, lad. She's well ready for a run if the chance he give-.i her." I only laughed, said to let her go, nnil go she di I. She shot across tho broad front yard, through the open gateway and headed homeward nt a rattling puce. There was rare life in ft tho motion, the pure air nud the broad stretches of silver sheen :hul opened out in every direction. N'ol more than a mile had been covered when 1 heard tho (bksh of a team behind us, ami heard "Adonis'' yelling io e'ear lhi way, "My team is running aw;y,'' ho shouted, "but give mo the road nud I'll lire them down." I was iiicon-iderate enough for a moment to look upon the whole thing at a itl-e to give him lh- lead, but the second thought wns a tnoio worthy one, and just as tho ma Idcne 1 b!:uk were within a pistol sh t I !re-,v the restlest mare to the side of t lie read, but even us she lunged tbioug'i the drifted snow, could not stop her. Tho t min went by l:ke a r i. ket, ami pot as I was about to swing the mare into the road once more, myself, my com panion, ami all the louse belongings of t'm cutter were piled into :i misc. 1 1 ineous heap Wc hail pitched head foremost in'o an apparently bottom less ditch of snow, ami the im ro wo Struggled the deeper wo seemed to no. I had instinctively clung to the lines, but one s'rong lunge of tho marc b id jerked them from my grasp. When 1 had dug my way out ami then dug tl e snow from my eyes, I looked upon Ihe vanishing whiil of cutter and initio, j;iiii iikc mi express (ruin. 1 ccui.l hear her heels beating a tnttoo on the dashbonrd and 1 groaned in anguish when I thought that I wou'd have to settle for the cutter, and, what wai far worse, ecttlo with my father for running away from college, running away with his favorite mure and thou allowing her to rim away. Had we been in nuy condition I would have desperately proposed that wc two lone creatures, out theio in tho cold an snow, closo the series of runaway incidents by running away ourselves. I was never morn weighted down by troubles before or since and only prido prevented mo from breaking forth into a lamentation of freezing tears. As the comnanioii of uiv iovs and sorrows of that eventful night was drawn sputtering and spitting snow balls out of the drift, tho first use of her voieo was to propose this comm. drum: "What do you think iiunlio will say this time?"' I gave the robe a jerk that treated us to a temporary snowstorm and ir reverently remarked: '), auntie bu blowed. If she hasn't retained enough senso to know that wo can't eipture a runaway horse with half a inilo start, she had better apply for a guardian, or ut least find another ono for you. If sho goes blatherskiiing around this time I'll give her a piece of my mind." Tho bare idea of my taking that estimable old aunt to task so tickled mv iiurtnnr in trnuhln licit she sottled down into tho snow with peal after peal of laughter that bud the genuine rin.rof meri iiiieMt. I was mini nnomrh to shoot, but what ouhl I do! "We have to get home," I stated in n di.rmi;..d u-.iv. which must luivn been supremely ridiculous. ! am j doctor's (.nice and said with hor perfectly willing to carry you a mat-1 ror that his wife had in sneezing cx tcr of eight or ten miles, but that l"-,llc'1 flom Lot- nose two or three would preclud.j the possibility of our j white worms. A distinguished sur- ceeiiig -minty' before dinner lime. If you can modifv your lisibles 8Ufli- ntU. tn -lL- until iv. reach ah nise. t c.,h.ii,;.i.r m mu ns home. Then there were two of in mad, and a solemn-looking procession wo made as wo marched inglc-tile up tho road, I leading with a buffalo robe, whip nnd cushion secured about my person. "Let me, carry something,'' sho sug gested. "Not n thing," I responded de cisively. '-If we com across the. cut t -r any where along the road, I'll pick that u;i mid carry it, too." I beard a siiulhered snicker and ground mv tec! h : for did ever such K,.,.llt h,,,,, 0f adverse fate strike tho same man within so short space of lime? At length we readied a farm house j ami I partially relieved my pent-up wrath by pounding the front dour. Two or tlire.; curs made the first re- ! spouse and I was keeping tlioiu at bay wiih the whip when a big, raw-boned 1 man op-nod lie- door and wanted to 1 know "What's this fass about?' I explained, and it took several minutes u convince him that I had not tried to knock his door oil' tho hinges. o was finally pa ili. il, and, , after agreeing upon a price that was more than his old turnout was worth, prepared to take us to "aunty." His I cutter was a juiupor, in.nK' out of two saplings for runners and thills com bined, t lie impel -structure being a dry j goods box, carved out at the sides ' with a bauds iw nud nailed to tho cleats which held the uprights to- : gether. Tho motive power was a broken down wheezy old borsu that ; really wasn't fast enough to plow corn with. Linipcty jog hu i went, the big farmer gently plying the whip and chirruping incessantly in n way that meant nolh- ' ing. I was indulging in mental pro- , fanity while the sensible girl leaned ; in one corner of the primitive struct, lire and taw only the funny side of ; tin! situation. It wtis live o'clock in the morning, that onilavdish hour at. , which some one is poetically described as telling "lliL1 old, old .story of love," j when our caravansary drew up in I front of iiitnly s. I hat resolution of mine to give her hack talk had coin, pleiely vanished. I was as hiimj'e as l.'riah Heap. Slit; opened Ihe door and stood there for a second like a graven imago in the mellow light of a hand lamp. Then gentle curves began to wrcnth her mouth as she gathered the situation. Finally three of us were laughing uproariously, and the fanner declared I that be had never beforo "struck sich a gol-daru lot of idvuts." I settled with him and settled more cheaply with aunty by lelllnr her of our ad venture. Meantime I knew that tho Morgan 1 ninre bad struck across the country for j h une, and tho folks there were in nn excited state of uneasiness. I left :i tclcguini with tho clerk, to bo sent us ' soon as the otlico opened, and then I i went nil over dreamland with run- ! uway horses, a pretty girl a- d 6now so deep that a whole rummer could n it luvo lucltod it. Detroit Free free I "SCREW WORMS." rnsect Pests Which Sometimes Attack Human Beings. The Terrible Experience of a Lady in Missouri. So long ns those objectionable creatures known ns "screw worms," which are the larva' of a species of fly, con line their attacks to domestic animals-, the damage they do maybe endured with a moderato decree of patience. Occasionally, however, , Ihcy assail human being, with the most painful and sometime fatal re suits. The winged insect linds a per on sleeping out of doors ami lays its eggs in the mouth or nostrils. SuIhc riuoutlv the worms arc hatched out and proceed to feed upon, the tissue , Pitch a case is referred to in the last number of "Insect Life," published by tho I)epartmcnt of Agriculture. The victim was a lady who sp Mil last summer on a farm ten miles from St. Louis. Opposite the farm was i sheep pasture-, .""beep, it will be l'C incuibcrcd, are the animals most fre quently attacked by screw worms One day Mrs. A., ns she may be called was seized with violent ami continu- us sneezing fits, nnd in 48 hours hue was in irrcal distress, Willi face, nose ! and throat much swollen. Tim do U' however, was nimble to distin- ! guish the symptoms from those of j severe influenza. " morning of tho fourth day ' Mrs. A. s husband appeared early nt ! (?'" was summoned for consultation, and by the aid of mirrors the interior !. cavities beliind the nose nud mouth I were examined. l'- f these means it ; was discovered thai small white larva : wore attached by their nnuth hooks ; " "' mucous membrane all over the inside p:i-s iges. 1-orceps nnd tweezers were hroui;lit into rcmii.-ii ion, and with much difficulty twenty-live oi thirty of the worms were extracted. Considerable force had to bo ued, In tense chloroform and eat boni.cd fluid hail no elici t to make them loo.-cn their hold. Indeed, upon being d'sl irbed, they would conti art so as to nliii st bury tlieiii-clves in the inflamed and bleeding tljsiies. The snfl'eriiigs ot the patient from the parasites and the surgical operations can better bo im agined than described. Three limes a dav for in manv davs the phjsicinns worked at iho removal of the larv:e, until they hail in ire than '.'no in alcohol. Sine of tlienc were taken from behind tho tonsils, entirely out of sight, by means of peculiarly curved forceps directed with the most accurate km. . ledge of the anatomy of the parts. In the jncnnliino iiiicidal mania had devel oped nnd Ihe euii'crcr entreated her attendant to be allowed to end her life. It seems to be a fact that nil persons i lllicted with screw worms require careful watching to prevent suicide, which, under tho circum stance., is not at all surprising. : On iho eight day no more wot ins could be di-covcred and the pa ient seemed gicatly relieved. The inflam mation rapidly subside'.), ami in the course of a few weeks recovery w as complete. In tho ordinary course of jiature thesi worms faii lo the g round us soon as they are full grown, go into the chrysallis condition and come out later in Ihe shapo of winged flies, which lose no time after mating in laying their egg. in soiiicsucli suitable place for their incubation as the no, trils of a sheep. As to the origin ol the attack described, Mrs. ha 1 an indistinct recollection of having been disturbed wh lo taking a daytime nap in a hammock, bat c uld nol recall the fact that uuy in-eei attempted to enter her nose. IVople sometimes die from this complaint, while it'ius ro i cover wiih great uiuliluiinii of the parts attacked. The moral of the story is that it is not prudent to sleep out of doors dining the day with the face uncovered. Washington Star. (Juecr Theory About liioiuiily. "There is something in iho a nns. plicric conditions that develops insani ty and murderous inipul.es," said n student of human nature. " That U my theory. It is like the grip an I other direasrs that prevail at ci iiatu times nnd under certain c millions There are nil sorts of diseases and im pulses in people and it only needs tic conditions to develop them, lusauitv ! is a peculiar disease and to a greater or less degree exists in a pretty large prcpnriioi of mankind. In most cases it i, shown in a hm inie-s idio. syneinry and evil,- no morn cum ! Hunt ;huii mill lidiculc; but in main j eases it has a ho'jilcidal tendency that is suddenly ami unexpectedly devel oped. Can this bo through natural ami general causes or is it imitation that produces these mind waves? I believe It is the former that general causes similar to tho conditions that produce the grip wave, tho cholera wave, the horso distemper wavo or any other disease of u season also tend lo unbalance the badly balance, I mind. "The enses that appear in the papers are not a tithe of ihe enses really ex isting. At the Marlborough Motel the other day the barkeeper showed mo an ico pick ono of thoo stiletto liko things witli around, leaden bulb to it for a handle the same kind of a wea pon that was plunged into "The" Al len. It was taken from tho pocket of a negro bellboy who had been dis charged. 'That boy meant murder. Half the mon jou meet have homicidal tendencies at limes. It is the nature of man. Nothing but civilization and tho self-control thai comes of it pre vents Mir killing each other on Flight pretex's. The so-called crime waves arc probably the results of general conditions that tend to throw men oil their mental guard nnd reduce thotn lo natural ilavcrv." New York Iloiuld. Sail in Hie Air. When a lladi of lightning darts through, tho air it vaporizes nny minute particles of floating matter that may be in its path. Hy examining the light of the lightning with a spectroscope the iiiituro of these j vaporized siibsiances may be deter mined, because every known element in nature show s in its spectrum cer- j tain lines that belong lo it ulone. l!y studying tho spectrum of lightning in this way, W. M. Wood of Washing Ion has recently been able to show that sodium, which is the element from which common salt is formed, exists in the air. He suggests various ways of accounting for tho presence of sodium in the atmosphere, one of which is p.irlicii'nrly interesting, and that is that it may have come there from interstellar space. It is known ih at meteoric dust is continually fall, ing upon Iho globe from beyond the u'liiosphere. ami if it should turn out that microscopic particles of sodium tire inc'uded in Ibis strange, unending shower with which the heavens salute the earth, it would he only another proof of the unity of composition that extends from the earth to the sun, and ' from the sun to the stars. Now j York Telegram. j Kneels or (lie I.im o Weed. The hico weed is the cure of the Southern rancher. In the early spring, before the ii'tilthful grasses j are growing in quantity, iho South- j ern plains arc dotted with small ll.it bushes of this noxiou- plant, and tho ' I cow-boys have to exeiclse their lit- most vigilance lo keep their horses mid cattle from eating it. Tho plant obtains it name of "h i weed" from ! the Spanish word loco, meaning crazy, ! from its cH'ccl on tho animals. Any ! grass-eating iiiiluial that has eaten I much of the loco becomes thoroughly ! worthless for the rest of its days. The only cure is prevention. There ! is no antidote, tho most careful analy- j sis failing to reveal the reason of its baleful cllicts, nnd thus giving tho veterinary no clue to woik upon in attempt to cure. The actions of 1 locoed" animal are pitiful in the extreme. He will spr.ng wildlv into the nir, strike bend, m ck or hoofs ' linst any convenient object regard less of consequences; drink imaginary wider out of imaginary brooks, etc. Frank Leslie's. I'l iKicils nl a .lack-knife. 1 The champion hor.o jockey belongs in Itelfist in tie: cison of "Lije" i Waikcr. dust to give his boy nn idea ot how to yet n.oiig lii the world, I .lie" started away from homo one day on foot ami nothing in his pocket ' but a j tck-Lnil'e. He wns nbselit just ' one week and returned driving a pair i of boises hari esscd to a lop-buggy. Hitched lo the rear axle was another horse ami a cow, whilo ahead was i ! dog. "See how your pap does iiiJ" 1 said "L jo" lo his son, as he gazed at lini' el" day I l oin a haudsomo j wnlch. I-or a fact, be bad got tho hole turnout for his jack-knife, and swopping the proceeds into one Hung and another. IMfnst (Me.) Mail. Met hud iii His Madness, : I'm going lo give her (his music j b x for a birth-lay present," ho said ' conti lentiiillv to a friend. "Kut aren't ou afraid that it will destroy your welcome ns n caller?" "No, Why Hhouid ii?" "Well, it only plays two limes, and th. y r..o, Call Me U.ick Agaiu and I Wc.ii't Oo Home TiJI Moruiiig.'i' mil.lWEVS COM MX. A M ssiiN J 1,1: 4MMAM. Flog is a verb. And so is whack ; l anc is a imuu. And so is back ; And la.y b"j , who K" to slicp. And thrciiif-'h their h ssniis craul :nid creep And slut and stammer, Hast see the noun and fu l the veib, To help I hi mi with their grammar. few York Adverti-'.r. llll. I.I"M -s Mi Till: l.lnt.K Hill!, Not very many yea. s ngo there was fin old lioness nt the zoological gardens of Dublin who fell sick, and ns sho became weaker nnd weaker Ihe rats, which were tempted into the den by the pieces of flesh lying about it, grew so bold that nt last they began to nibble her majesty's poor old Iocs and trouble her exceedingly. A little ter. rier was put into tho cage to keep them in order; but the lionc-s resent ed his entrance and showed her dislike in every sort of way. At length, how ever, sho saw tho dog catch a rat, when Iho reason for his being there seemed to strike her. She became Very much attached to In r small pro tector, and let him !cp upon hi r front paws, light under her nose every night for warmth, a place of honor no doubt, if a somewhat alarming one, and showed her nH'e'",ion for him in the teiiderest manner continually un til her death. I letroil 1'rce Press. tin: i:lltl: in skmo. Once upon a time King l'.iiiip of Spain went to war with Holland, tho country where the land is lower than the sen-level, and then? have to bo big walls, called dikes, to keep the wa'er from .sweeping over the lields. This light was a desperate one, for King l'bilip was so eager to subdue Iho country that he waged tic war with all the means at his coiinuaii I. He sent to Holland, as his commander-in-chief, the I hike, of Alva, a Spanish nobk-ni.in ami a famous general. After the war had been going on a long time, and many towns had Irjen seized, Ihe lhiko saw that if he could lake Aiu-ti rdalii In- could easily over come the rest of Holland, but between Amsterdam and the King's forces lay the city of llatn lent. The lhiko sent his son I)on Fred erick lo capture Haarlem. The city was almo-i siiiroumled by water, then frozen ovi r, a it wn w inter. There were a few ships lying near Haarlem, but lliey were held fast by tho ice, and might easily have been captured had not tho sailors dug a trench all around (heiii, and foitilicd them against the enemy. As soon as I ion I rodei ick arrived, ho sent a body of soldiers lo attack tho ships. The soidicrs inarched out lo the vessels, but as they came near n body of armed men on skates sprang from the trench. The Hollanders were used to skat ing from their very hahyhon I, for in w inter the canals ami sea were frozen for miles itioiind, and everybody skated. Nut only did they skate for fun but to market and their daily bnsi. nes, jut as easily and far more quickly than they could walk. They ll-cd lo have games and si. am battles on tho ice, so that when there was ncd for real lighting they knew what lo do. Hut ll.e S nniards lived in a south, cm soiiiitiy where there is little ice, ami they never went sliding or skat ing. When they saw iho Hollanders dart out at them, their feet shod with steel, appearing almost lo to fly in the nir, they thought ihe enemy mii-t bo aided by witchcraft! They wcro tempted to run, such w as their unitize, incut and terror. However, when the bullets came flying among them, they died lo pick u:i their courage and light. Hut their (ll'orls wen- feeble, for, unable to keep their touting on the slippery surface, they would -ttuiil.lo and fall, hilc ihu Hollanders would glide by unharmed and send their bullets lo the mark. Tho Hollanders were victorious; mi l, when they drove the Spaniards oil' the ice, several hundred of the enemy Lay dead, whi.e the conquerors scarcely siillei-cd any loss. When the Puke heard of this defeat bo was much sui-pri-ed, and decided that he would not be b'atcu again in that way. So he ordered -even thousand pairs of skates, and c muiand -il ali the sol diers to learn o skate. 'I li v had fun w hile learning, but not long nfter ward were able to bundle their weap ons on Ice a boldly as ihe Hollanders. Hut they had I'ltlo mia-ioii to make u-c of this new uccoinplUhniont, for a siiildet, iluiw nud flood mado it possible for the ships lo sail away, and the sailors' brave spirits were much cheered by Ihe sudden frot.1 that fob lowed ami rendered theiii safe from naval attack for a lime, The Flower Itusiuess of Scilly. The flower season lasts from Janu ary to June, and Scilly to be seen 1 1 its glory should be visited in the tpii-ig. At that lime, St. Mary's, which is the principal flower-growing island, resembles u large piece of brilliant patchwork : the air is tilled with perfume, and almost every per son on the island is engaged in pluck ing, trimming or packing. The Jlow prs aro plucked on a fine day, ju-d before they have opened, and taken to a damp room w ith a temperature of about TO degrees; then every vessel which will hold water is requisitioned, nud in iheso tho blooms, after having tho superfluous leaves carefully re moved, arc placed until the time for packing comes. This operation is deferred as long as possible, perhaps for a couple of days after picking, and meanwhile the boxes nud lu-kets are prepared with soft layers of hay and ferns, and labels and cord are gut ready, as well as dainty colored paper wiih scalloped i(lg", for the iuuiu ex pensive flowers. At length the liual slage is entered upon, perhaps ut midnight, and for hour after hour thero is no coMition, one person drying the stems, another t ing into bunches, another pinking, a fourth nailing up, in id a tilth, per haps, helping generally. )n ami on into the gray morning the worker toil in an atmosphere which the beat j ami the odor of tens of tl.oii 1 Saudi of fl iwers have nnido til uo4 in-' supportable, gradually hui ding around t lie in n wall of neat packages, their , movements growing feveii-h a- the sound of put-sing w heeis n min is tin. in that their neighbor-' fl-wcrs are ai re:! ly on the way to market. At la-t i the ta-k is over; the hore lie v oil' I with (heir loud, and lake a place in the line of vehicles which cveiy high, way is discharging on the pier; and ere the weary "flower-fanners" have i well liiiislied their hard y-eariied : breakfast, a shrill whistle announces ! the depa liire of the steamer. At I'enzauce a special train is in waiting to convey the beauty uml perfume of .- i.i to bttsy ceuties. tle're to dec irate the tables of ihe wealthy, to brighten the gloomy chamber of the invalid, and to speak words which (he timid tongue of idie luver hesiiatcs to utter. ! ( 'lllllllbei's .! Ili'll.il. American Apples in Fnulaiul. In sum- parts of Kugliiiul and Ire i land very line apples aro raii-cd, but not in very large quantities, and, owing to the high value scl on land and the system under which most of it is culliva'cd. there is not much en couragement for plaining large or chards. Ltimlairds do not cxp ct ten ! nuts to plant a: chard nod cultivate nnd take cure of trees when their ten ure is so uncertain, f n', after years of waiting for the trees to reach maturity or even a bearing ago, the tenant or planter inav b- crvcl wiliiu notice to , leave, bis successor getting ne bcin lit of his years of lebor. Hut no part of (ireat Hiiiaiu probably is so well adapted to apple culture as ( ur Northern states. I!i sides, our fall and winter varieties excel in '. -s, beauty, and flavor those ra'scd in the most fav ued localities of (.real liritain, and (his is csprcia ly (rue of such varilies as Iho Newton pippin, Haldvvin, northern spy, i nd several others which an? in gieat demand in Fnglish luaikels. The Hlperior keeping qualities and high flavor of I he best Ameiicau vari eties of the apple hav probably cm Iribnted as much inward creating a i demand for them in F.ngland as the ' scarcity or in-nth -ieiit supply of the I home-grown crop. New Yoik Sun. riea-iircs ,,(' l ife in Honduras, ! It is ralhi-i- painful, afier the way in which wc have b'cn indu -ed to think of Honduras as a land of milk, honey, perpetual bloom and all-around terrestrial perfection, to be told by a la luriiing emigrant from that cuinlry that snakes and bugs of lh - iuot in ; tenselv diigreea!i.e kind abound thcie ! audiu:ike quite free with the langiir us ' native and the hopeful colonist. One reptile, it is said, has a double set of . teeth, and when he hi cs the victim sweats blood all over. Another is so peculiarly constituted that its bite is i immediately followed by mm I i li -: t i-i t whether of the flesh or spirit is not ! slated; peibaps both are ineiiit. F.vi 1 denllv the cneigetic piomolers who , have been booming that tropical clime have fiiigolten to mention one natural advantage. Honduras must oiler great fuctlilirs for snako stories. Chicago News. t A Sure Cine. Stranger And so you believe fn j Professor Chloride's cure for drunk enness ? Hod-Nosed Knthnsiasl Helieve in it ! How can I help believing in it? I'Vs been cured bixliiiies. Life. ' Lire is Too Short. Life is too short for sny vain endeavor, For useless -lulling over vanished dys ; time for scorn, no time for needlew praise, Fife is too short. Life is too short for envy to be nourished, For iu to cover up the path wc tread, Mihikof the tuHering! hear the cry for bn ud !- Life is too short. l.if" Is too short for avarice to devour And rob men's souls to seek its evil end ( No tine- for bitter thought, jou know, my friend-. Life is too short. Life i- too short lo waste in tears and griev ing. i Ivor the hoc that cauie but did not stay; ''''is sweet to ilr am, but dreams, tuo, pass away, Life i too short. Life Is too short furgivc and be forgiven, While. vi t we linger: everything is brief, There is no time tor idleness or grief, Life is too short. - M-.ses (J. Shirley, in Yankee Blade. Ill MOKOFS. ; They probably call the sea Ircachet" cim because it boats tho banks. I There is something as good as bra very in getting sealed in time. When the hotel clerk says "front," the hall boy should not talk back. t 'ustoiiier llov.' will thoso ihoca wear? Funny Clerk They'll wear out. Thr vinegar, if you havo noticed, does not seem to have any respect for its mother. The grip is the only thing that can make sjine tough people feci meaner than they inc. Travellers for houses in the leather Irtid'J are facetiously referred to as "kids" by their fellow-diuniuiers. "Pld you see any sharks while you were on your travels?" "I should say I did, but 1 didn't buy anything of them. " 'You nregoticn up lo kill," sho l'f inaikid us he lied his eariiltill s on. "I ought to He," he said, "as I utu going (Hit sleighing." Yea-t Iloes yr-nr wife cook well? ( riiiisonlieak 1 never tried to cook her. Tin' liiiihesl I ever went with her was to eet her into a stew. Mi-, li.ai k See ! Mother has sent us this beautiful pie-ont. Mr. Hlack (ungraciously) Il-m. When does she say she is coming to spend a month w ith li-? "I was dawncing all nigh', donchcr know," said ('holly lo Miss Kecne, on whom ho was making n call, "but Fin not a bit tired. On the contrary, I think I look pweity I'wcsh nfter il." "You're always flash," uho said. A little girl who was about to bo taken to seo the pantomime, on being told that it was called "Ali Haba; or, Ihe Forty Thieves," cxclaiim d: "Why, that is the storv. mother, you read mo out of 'Ah ahum's Light,' is it not?" loi'tiy dame, with the aid of her nai l, struggling into her last season's winter jacket Why, dune, I really believe ibis thing has shrunk, "Yes, ln'in: il is really wonderful bow clotiies shrink at your time of life." Sa s i ,an a-. n what erratic lines .Mali . .!' -!;ny i- shapi d : il ha- t een liapiear mini) dais And 1 Inn e -ti.I I'seaped." i:perls Fall Oul. A tjl'-'i bank bi.l is causing a good deal of discus-ion among bank lellcrs and government (tli-l. ds. As to whether it is good or bad, there is a d ll'i'iouce of opinion. The bill turned up at the Illinois Tin-land Sivings Hank a few days ago. Teller 'ooper thought it a good bill, and showed it lo other experts. It purported to have been issued by the First National l'ank of Hoston. To settle the question the bill wus taken lo iho Nib-Treasury. K'eceiving Teller Si-hoeningi r pronounced it bud and pom bed ilii w old counterfeit" in il, as is i ii-li inai y. There arc fe w c oinitcrfi it sjloobalik bill- know n to l e in i x sience, nnd ll.atol'lhe Fii-l National of Hoston is one of the best. ,i $1110 bank bills at the Kft is a !c:uie of 'oiinuodore Perry and bis n.cu in a row boat on Lake lliii! just as the 'oinmodoic i8 about to utter the memorable words: "We have met the enemy nnd l hey aro (ins." In genuine bids water is seen to bo dripping from both sides of an oar suspended above the water. la Ihe counterfeits the water drips from only one Hide of the otir blade. The bill in question bad a drip only on ono side, il is claimed, although tho bill was so much worn that it was difficult to determine that point. It was the main point on which Mr. Schoeuinger liases his decision. Tellers generally think tho bill is good in spile of tho decision of ihe Kereiviug Teller of the Sub-'Tiensury, It lni been sent to Washington for a final decision, which is expected with it! a day or tw o, Chicago Ti ibmic,
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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March 10, 1892, edition 1
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