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Ci Citim gtmxk II. .A.. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, RATES or ADVERTISING Ote square, one insertion On square, two insertions One square, one month li.00 1.50 9.60 $1.50 PER TEAR Strictly in Advanct. PITTSBOttO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, JUNK 18, 189G. NO. 43. For larger advertisements liberal ecu tact will be made. VOL. XVIII. A Sun? or Tlino. Woop not for tlio hereafter The burdnu of ttio yours ; For Time stays not for laoi;htr, And Tiino stays not for tears. On swiftest pinions flying. Ho speeds o'er laud ami seas ; Khali roses dend or dying Itovivo because of those? Core not for spurp thorns sprluglng j To thee Iwillf" completo If any bird Is dinning And nny roso Is sweet. What IIIh may eomo hereafter Will oouio despite my fenrs ; rime lingers not for luiighlor. Ami Time stays not for tears. Frank I,. Htatiton, in Atlanta Conslilu tlon. ATTACKED BY APACHES. Tlio following episode, related by Walter J. Dayis, formerly n deputy Uiiitml States liinil sin voyor, in tlio Now York Sun. is interesting because of ilH authenticity : "My government contract for sur veying iuMio lands coverod scvernl ranges of townships extending over the prrt of the Hun Minion plain which Hon east of Htcin's Peak, from Lords- burg northward to tlio Gila river, in New Mexico," said Mr. Davis. "It was tho spring of lSSrt, and tho wnr with Ooronimo's Apaches was nt itH height. It wan n dungorous tiino to bo out with my little- party, especially as tho military escort promised us from Washington never appeared. Rut I bad my moil to pity whether thoy wore working or idle, and tho terms of the oontrnct left small margin of timo for delays. Ho I armed my men with army carbines of tho Springfield pattern, and laid iu a good supply of ninmiiuitiou, and then wo set to running linen on tho lonely plain an busily as if wo wero not liable to bo jumped on by tho Apaches nt any hour of tho day or night. "I had two parlies in tho Held, onch numbcriug seven men. The Iwo were usually working at loist a township opart with separate camps, so that one cuuhl not bo relied on to help tho other iu ease of troublo with the Apaches. On tlio day I tell of tho party in charge of my assistant bad gone into Lordsburg. Tho party that I headed, working to tho northward, Went into camp nt a small mulct llow ing out of tlio foothills.eightocii lit i Ion northeast of Lirdsburg and 11 vo or sit miles northwest of tho littlo initio camp of Gold Hill. Tho cook and pack burros arrived at tho spot in ad vance of the surveyors, and ho had dug a well-hole in tho sand mid started a tiro by tho timo tho rest (if im camo in, half an hour boforo minuet. The moil hud set nboiit unpiekiirj tho burros, tho c iok was mixing dough for broad, and 1 had taken my solar compass from tho tripod and put it away in the box. "Wo did not know that Gerouiuio's band had raided the Gila Valley tho day before, and on this day hail paused through the Burro M miliums, sack ing and burning half a dozm ranches and killing all tho people ho could And. The Indians had lost a mail or two of their number, and were feeling more than iimi illy ugly mid revenge ful as they started to cross the plum on their way to tho Pclencillo Range. Once among these mountains they could defy pursuit, making their way by tho old Ap icho trails down into tho Sierra Mud re acro-s tho Mexican border. "After I had set my solar compass away it occurred to mo to take n look around with my Hold glasses. Noth ing suspicious or unusual met my gazo, and I was about to put the glasses down when something moving -off in I ho northwest camo into the Held of vision, and I looked again. Four or live miles away a baud of borsemcu wero coming into view, moving iu single file out from behind a foothill and heading southwesterly serosa tho plain. I wa'c'ied and counted them, until they wero all iu sight, forty-two iu uunibcr. My glass was a strong oue, and I could ptaiuly distinguish tho h-id-hmdi, colored shirts and blankets slipped down about their loius as they rode, which showed them to b Indians. The co m so they were taking woiiM no whero bring them any nearer to tie, and there was a bare chance that they might pass oil without seeing U". " 'Put out tho fire,' I snid to the cook, 'and men, intko yourselves bin ill. O'.'t down behind tho burros.' "Hut v.y order came too late it probably would h ivo boon useless in auy Cise, for Indians' eves are like hawks' for seeing. Through my glasses I saw tiie Indians stop nml a littlo knot of them gathered about the leader. 1 could see hi ii raise his tield g'asst sto hs eye-nud bring liiein to bear on nt the A ue'ies, you know, to riu-d iho trick of using tb-Id glasses esrs nyo, before Victoria's war, nnd they carry as good oucs os Iho c fiLcer s of tho troops sent out against them have. ' y held a short council, while I looked on in suspense, and it onded by all of them turning for ns, putting thoir horses to a lope. "Wo wero a scared lot of fellows about that time, and I don't mind saying now that I waw as badly fright ened as any. Rut as loader of tho party I must keep my head and show no fear. Homo of tho men wero for breaking to the foothills and trying lo reach Gold Hill through tho cactus that hedges thein. 'Don't think of it, boys,' I said. 'It would bo just tho Indians' gamo to get us whero they cm com) upon ns under cover. We must keep to the open plain. Havo you nil got your carbines and ammunition ? Now, all hands come on for Lordsburg.' "We left our camp outfit as it stood and stmt al at a slow run out on tho plain. Of course, wo didn't expect to get far beforo tho Indians overhauled us, but Lordsburg was tho quarter from which help was most likely to coino to us, mid wo wanted to be working that way all wo could. Iho Indiana camo fast after us, and when thoy w re not more tha i a mibi and a half away I called a halt. 'Oivo 'cm a volley,' I said.and wo nil fac d about and blazed away. Our c irbinos could not send a ball half way to them, but tho Indians stopped to seo what would happon.nn 1 wo got a minute's breath ing spell. Then thoy started for us again and wo ran on. Twice nguu we stopped and tired at tho Indians. Tho third tiino wo hud gained a littlo riso of ground, and hero I saw was the place to make our hod stuud. Thoro was a stretch of plain wo had come over covered with the last yoar's grass that would show white behind tho In dians when they got near, nnd so help our aim iu shooting. "When wo stopped this timo tho Indians wero half a inilo away, coin ing all together at a great paoo. As wo faced them they scittercd out in a lino a quarter of a milo long, and ennio on without slackening speed, each Iu dian dinting his horso to left and right to confine our aim. Sj far they had saved their ammunition, lint now they began to tiro and yell and tho yelling of a band of Apaches is a mighty unpleasant sound wheu there are only seven of you, nnd muro thnu forty of them are charging down to wipe you out. "Wo tired fast, and an Indian swayed in his saddle and dropped. Whoso shot did it. noli ) of in kuew.or could tell what bee inio of him, for be fore ho reached tho ground a dozen of his oompanious had closed iu around him, and when they scattered wo could seo nothing of tho no that had been si ruck. Whether ho had beeu able to mount again or was strapped op belli ii I another Indian wo were too lunch engaged to search out. "The purpose of tho Indians was plainly to surround nud ' eonfim) ns w'.iile shooting us to pieces. Already at 10) yards away they had spread out in a half circle about us. Thoir chief, Geroliitno, directed nil their movements by signs. Thoy wero well armed, mi"iy of them having repeat ing rillcs, und tho bullets whistled (natal t us as their lino closed in. The sun had just gone down, and they seemed bent on finishing in beforo darkness fell. Two lucky shots dropped two of their pomes nlmost to collier, and caused tho Indians to hold back a little. Then Juan Garcia, a Mexican of our party, gave n cry and his carbine dropped from his hand. A bullet hud struck his arm above the elbow. A voungster next me was crying, but ho kept his car bine going nil the same. 'We'll get some of 'em b. fore they do ns up,' ho whimpered, and blazjd away nt the Indians. "I remember thinking, as I worked my cm bine, that it was a sad endin to my hopes and struggles of live years iu New Mexico to tlio iu this way on the Bandy plain. Wo had all given up hope, except tho hopo that none of us should live tii bo captured, and I had in my mind the six shots in tho re volvcr at my hip, and wondered if I should hive time at tho last to empty it before all was over. "All of a Biidden one of tho Indians reined up his horse, gave a peculiar yell, and gesticulated wildly to tho others. In n twinkling, all tho yells and tiriug stopped, and every Indian turned Ins horso and took the back track faster than he had coino. There was n.i doubt they were ruiuiiu, away. and I looked round in niiiaz incut to see what had started them off. "llehind ns, over a rise of ground, a troop of cavalrymen were coining at a gallop. Well, it'sno use trying to tell how wo felt. Black despair tho l incut bo'ore, and now wo wero saved. We pvo the civ.ilnmcu a fecbie cheer ns thoy charged past, and then every man of us collapsod. Now that tho danger was over I fouud myself weak nnd trembling, and realized that my throat was pirckod, my face Irawn, and it was only by nn effort that I could speak or hold my carbino. 'Once nut of rifle range the Indians camo together, and they kept on head ing straight across tho plains until they wero lost to viow in tho falling darkness. Tho cavalry horsos, jaded with loDg marching, woro no match for tho Indian ponies, and soon tho recall was sounded nud the troops camo back to where we wero. It was commanded by Lieut. Croesan, and had been sent out to look after tho beliographic eervico and to make at tho sumo timo a general scout for ludiauR. Back in tho foothills thoy hnd heard our first volley and had slarted at ouco to our nid, guided by tho Bounds of tho firing. "They went back with us to whero ouroullit was and camped there for tho night. Rut thoro was uo fear that tha Apaches would return. Thoy hnd got enough of it, and besides thoy didn't have tho time. Everything at the camp was as wo had loft it, except that a burro had eaten up most of tho cook's dough sot out for baking." Patient Training. "How long has it tnken you to trnin IheBO clephnuts?" asked tho reporter. "I've hnd 'em threo years," rcpb'ed tho keeper. "Been trniuing'im steady ail that time." "Do you havo to bo severe with them?" "Always. If over you let tho ele phant get tho upper hand of you just once, you ro a goner. If you try to boas him and ho finds you're ufraid of him ho'll watch his chanco nnd kill you. Au elephant nin t rutou oy love." "But you reward him whon ho has lenmod his lesson all right, don't vou? " "Oh, yes. Ho knows if ho goes through his performance without n broak ho'll got n tit-bit of eomo kind, and if ho doesn't ho'll got tho pitch fork. And sometimes wo havo to give him tho pitchfork anyhow." "Doesn't it require a groat deal of patience to trnin an elephant? "Now yo I'ro talking, young man It takes moro pationco than anything else in tho world. An olephnnt is a mighty smart animal, but he's trickey, Whon you think you'vo got him all right he'll take a wrong shoot, nnd vou havo to do it all over agnin. Patience? You don't know what tho word menus unless you've trained an elephant I" "la this your boy horo? " "Yes." "Are you going to mako an ele pliant trainer of liiiu?" "I used to think I would, but Pro givo it up." "What's tho matter with him?" "Well, he's too hard to manage. I havin't tho patience, I guess. Chi cago Tribune. Engagement Episodes. "foil wero embarrassed when you proposed to me, George, wero you not?" "Yes ; 1 owed over jC500." Walter Poor Dibbles! They say ho got n pair of beautiful black eyes lately. I feel sorry for him. Tom You noodu't. Ho got n very handsome girl with them Answers. Good-looking young girl Will you do something for mo, Mr. B. ? Mr.B. With pleasure, my dear Miss. A. What is it? "Well, I wish you would proposo to me, so that I may crow over my cousin. I promise I won't accept you." Saturday Night. Nell Do you liko tho girl your brother Tom is engaged to?" Amy No; but Tom likes her enough for Iho whole family, so what earthly difference does it make? New York Weekly. Angelina That was a lovely engage ment ring you gavj mo last night, dear; but what do tho initials 'K. O. menu on tho inside? El win (who has bestowod tho ring boforo, nnd had it back) Why er that is don't you know? that is tho new way of stamp ing eighteen carats! Amusing Jour ual. Ethel Gotrox Pupn, you must lot mo marry Jack. Ho says ho positive ly cannot live without mo auother day Old Gotrox this is more serious than I thought it was. I had no idea he was so hard up as that. Spare Moments. Curious Hello I Bliss, w hat makes you look bo happy? Bliss, Letter from my girl. "What does she say?" "Don't know; cuu't read her writing. But it begins with 'My darling Fred' und ends w ith 'Yours lovingly ns ever,' ho I know it's all right." Montreal, Canada, is ambitious to have a world's fair, nnd has petitioned parliament (or 8250,000 subsidy tow- j nrd the expenses. WHAT IT nAINS. It rnlnml ami rained ono April nlht, "l'was oil, audi awful weather ; And Oirll", looking out doors, cried, '(Hi, my! It's raining water '." "Ho," tier M brother said to her, "Whatever is the matter? You silly Kirl, there's nothing else That it can rain Init water !" I5ut (lirlie gravely turned to him, Her brown eyes nil a-lwinkle, And calmly answered, "Yes, it enn, 1 know H enn rain sprinkle !" Mao Myr,tlo Cook. A COW A IirilOINE. Tho Philadelphia Times prints the following story without vouching for its truthfulness, but which if true shows tho cow possesses moro sense thnu is usually credited to that useful animal : A Texns engineer was running his truin at full spued, when, ho says, his attention was nttrncted by a cow which scorned to bo coming straight down tho track to meet the train. He put his hand on the vulvo and puffed out three sharp whistles. Still tho cow camo on, bellowing at every step, and acting altogether in an unusual manner. As much from curiosity as anything else, tho engi neer slowed up and sent tho fireman nhend to seo what was tho matter with tho cow. No sooner did tho cow seo that the speed of tho train was slackening, and that tho liremmi was going to investi gate, than sho turned and ran straight back down tho truck, stopping now and then, looking o-.er her shoulder nnd switching her tail, as much us to lay, ''Com-in !" Tho man followed, mm? fy nTuTliy Baw the cow stop at a high tressle. Going up ho discovered another cow which had got herself fastened in the trestlework squarely noro.s the rail. As soon as the animal was released, tho two cows lost no timo in scamper ing away. It would havo been a littlo more like stories which the Companion re ceives oeensioiinlly, if the engineer had sr-.id that the cow was giving warn ing that abridge was broken down, and that thus she "saved tho train." OKAVE8 OV TUB rKF.SUlKSTS. Georgo Washington died from a cold which brought oh laryngitis; buried on his estate nt Mount Vernon, Va. John Adams died from senilo debil ity; buried at Ouiuey, Mass. Thomas Jefferson died of chrouie dinri ho':i ; buried on the estate at Moiitieello, Va. Jumes Madison died of old nge; buried on his estate at Montpelier, Va. James Monroe died of general de bility; buried iu Marble cemetery, New York city; removed to Richmond, Va. John Quiney Adams died of paialy sis, the fatal attack overtaking him in the House of R prescntatives ; buried nt Quiney, Mass. Audrew Jackson died of cousump tion and dropsy ; buried on his estate, tho Hermitage, near Nashville, Tenii. Martin Van Bnreu died of catarrh of the throat and lungs; buried nt Kinderhook, N. Y. William Henry Harrison died of pleurisy, induced by a cold taken on tho day of his inauguration; buried near North Bend, Ohio. John Tyler died from a mysterious disorder liko a billions nttnek ; buried nt Richmond, Vn. James K. Polk died from weakness, caused by cholera ; buried on his estate iu Nashville, 'J'enn. Zaehnry Taylor died from cholera morbus, induced by improper diet; buried on his est ite near Louisville, Ky. Millard Fillmore died from parak sis; buried in Forest Hill cemetery, Ruffalo, N. Y. Franklin Pierce died from inflam mation of the stomach ; buried at Con cord. N. H. James Buchanan died of rheumatism nnd gout ; buried near Lancaster, Peiin. Ahrahntn Lincoln, nseisdnuted In J. Wilkes Booth ; buriud at Spring field, 111. Andrew Johioon died from paraly sis; buried at Groonvill", Tenii. Vysscs S. Graut died fro.-u cancer of tho throat; buried in Jiivcrsulo park, New York City. Rutherford B. Hayes died from paralysis of tho heart; buried nt Fremont, Ohio. James A. Gurfield, assassinate! by Charles J. Guiteuu ; buried at C eve- laud, Ohio. Chester A. Arthur died from Blight's disease; buried in Rural cemetery, Albany, N. Y. a Most AUVPiNa man. Tuero is, iu the zoological gardens in Loudon, a bird whoso aviary is con stantly surrounded by groups of chil dren, shouting with laughter and vig orously applauding, ns if they wero witnessing the perforinnnce of some favorite play-actor, comedian or pantoiuiinist, instead of the nuties of a intber conimon-pluco looking fowl, neither us remarkable for shape or plumage ns many another about him, writes J. Carter Benrd. If, however, yon were to join one of IhoFo groups of spectator and wutch h:s notions, I feed sure you would acknowledge him to bo ns funny as my human being, or monkey you ever saw. Ho has such an old-fushioned, high- shouldered, learned look wheu you first see him that you cannot help espeoting him, much ns if ho wero really and truly tho wiso old profes sor he looks to be ; a German pro fessor, perhaps, such as you have soeu pitcims of, a professor in a gray lressing gown, with his hands behind him and his head and long red noso thriiHt forward and nodding at every step, ns ho stalks solemnly about, wrapped in silent meditation. Tho dignity nnd seriousness of hia gait and expression, indeed, is some thing that must bo soen to bo appre ciated, ns must also the suddenness withNJiich nil his stately, formal nnd decorous deportment disappears. All at once his sleepy companions, dozing OMs4fieir perches or meditative ly dressing their feathers nnd pluming tueinseives, awake to the fact thut they havo a feathered terror nmongst tin in, nnd that the hitherto unobtrusive kugu, whom they hud found no par ticular occasion to notice before, has, apparently, gone mad. With wide open beak and outspread wings, with a sudden development of an ominous nud most preposterous crest, whero nouo was to bo seen before, and a harsh rattling noiso ho rushes at tho frightened inmates of tho aviary, he drives them frantically, squalling, shrieking und Hipping iu every direction ; ho chases ami up sets them, and is not satisfied until, master of the field, ho uloiie re mains on tho ground nud every oue of bis companions is clinging iu luoital terror to tho topmost wires of tho gieat cage. IPs salir faction at this achievement is evident, his enjoyment of it un bounded. Ho runs prances nnd skips about in tho most dignified fuhhioii, nnd, filially, taking the lip end of a wiuj or tail feather iu the tip end cf his beak, he indulges iu a high step ping, light, fantastic waltz that is ab surd nnd preposterous beyond descrip tion. His performance, generally winds up with picking up n stray feather (there are sure to bo plenty lost in tho burly burly ho iins caused) tossing it up iu tho air chasing, catching it and tossing it up in tho air ngain, until ho is tired or has worked off hid llow of spirits. Oeensioiinlly, how ever, ho varies this performance by sticking his bill deep in tho ground, standing on his bend, flapping his wing", and flourishing his long red legs wildly iu tho faces of the specta tors, who never fail to greet tho per formance with shrieks of laughter. Certainly such another amusing bird docs not exist, unless it is a sort of second cousin of tho kagu, tho shadow bird or Scopus umbrella of Africa, that plays in pretty much tho same way. -Atlanta Constitution. Perfuming a Burglar. A man named Frank March recently broke into a doctor's house in Cam bermell, England. The doctor hap pened to bo in, and he at ouco hurled n bottle containing peppe rmcnt at tho intruder. March, who wna seeking monoy, got nothing but a scent. It clung to him when he was taken be fore the Lninboth magistrate. Tlio odor of the peppermint bail been the cine thtt led to his arrest. The circumstantial evidence against him is, liter illy, strong, ns the Cam berinell doctor uevtr dilutes his pep jiei-jiuit. ELHCTRIC PLOWS. They Banish From tho Farmer's Life an Arduous Feature, A Stationary Engine Furnishes tho Elementary Power. Science is n ally in n fair way to rob tlio farmer's lito of tho arduous feat ures that havo deterred tho rising generation from adopting it with en thusiasm. Milking machines are au old story. Electricity has long swung the gate that let tho cows out of tho barn mil int.) the I0113 lmo that held thu herd iu its narrow confines until the broad pasture was reached. But now the electricity that Frank lin so successfully wooed has put its powerful hand to the plow, nud be sides furrowing the laud, extracts tho potato from tho earth's embrace. Franco and Germany have found the; electric plow a success. Exceed ingly favorable reports have been re ceived by tho department of agricul ture at Washington. Now it seems more than likely that plowing by elec tricity will soon become common iu tho United States. Tho electric plow his a great many striking advantages. It does its work much more conscientiously than any farm hand cojld bo expected to do, nnd it may always bo relied upon. Tho well-plowed field should bo turned up ido down nnd tho soil crumbled to uniform dqith, nud tho electric olow msv nlwavs bo relied upon to do this, merely providing its gauge has been properly set. It is ills available for husbandry iu a small way. All other maehiuo plows nro very expeusive nnd cumbersome, and cmi only bo use I oil wry large farms. Electric plows are nt present manu factured in many different sizes. They aro far less expensive thau uny other form of machine plow, besides being far lighter iu their construction and therefore more portable. Tho commonest form for fanning on a large scale consists of a see-saw, tilt ing or balanced plow, provided with a motor mounted on tho plow itsolf. A stationary engine furnishes thet loineu tury power, through an electric motor, to tho plow by means of a wire. This form does away with tho wire rope traction of most steam plows. A chain is f-trctcbed over tho field and secui' ly anchored nt cither end, and tho plow is iiiudo to run along tho liuo of the chain. A laborer stands on a littlo platform attached to tho plow and regulates its movements by menus of a lever. Iu order to operate a jdow of this kind au engine is used capable of de veloping from eight to twelve horse power. This is placed iu any convenient position nud the power is transmitted by menus of two lb-xiblo wire cubles. Five or six such carriages nro very readily managed by a boy. It is only necessary for him to ndju-t thoguiiges on the plow u id turn on the current, mid tho plow ii :es the rest. Tlio largest tield of 1111 ordinary farm may by plowed by this ingenious device iu uboiit one-thirl of the timo it would require to plow it with tho simo number of plows operated by horso power. New Yoik Journal. I'.iv.'iiii'iit of S.iait Hay. Permission has beeu gruuted by the Mayor of Baltimore to lay a suiuplo of a new pavement, made of swamp hay, in order to test its durability. Tin? material is swamp grass, which grows luxuriantly in tho salt marshes along tho Atlantic coast. It grows very compactly in many plneos to a height of six or l ight feet. Laborers go into tho marshes with largo, flat bo ats and cut the hay, which f ills into tho boat ns it is poled along through tho water. The material is then put into bundles an I cut into the proper length by a machine similar to tho ordinary hav-culter. It is afterwards snbj-.'ctcd to a mode rate pressure and made into blocks about six inches thick by sixte.Mi long and twenty wide. Tnese aro then fastened by wires very much iu the same maiinot that hay isput up. II t r ; tho blocks are shipped from the factory they ar treated with a preparation of "dodo oil," an I they nro then ready to lay upon tho streets. The cost of put ting down this pavement complete, including the prepirations of the con crete fouu latious, is given at from SI. 10 to 1.70 per square yard. American Architect. A Ki-ason Why. Teachor Whit is meant, Johnuie. bv the saving "tho sun never Bets on England's Hag"? Johnnie I guess it means tho sun's afraid to leave it alono in tho dark near anybody t'lsy's bouudary line. Puck. WIipiiT One morning in the garden bed, Th" onion nnd the carrot said I'nt'i tie- pnrsley group : "Oh, when .shall we Ihr neet again. In thunder. lihtiiiior. hail or lain V " "Alas ! " replh-d. in tones "f I'"'". The paisley: -In the soup I " - Drake's Maga.ino. iiuMoitors. no If we were not in a canoe, I would kiss you. She Tuke me ashoro instantly, fir. "I think it is mean of you to suy Unit the Count is good Tor nothing." "Well, I suppose if you ever goto Paris he will eomo iu handy as it 11 in terpreter." Gratitude Magistrate (severely, to prisoner) Last time you were hero 1 let you iff with a euiilioii. Prisoner (eoob)-Yus, that's why I'm '''" ng'in; it t ort of encouraged 1110!" 'She,'' said tho ndorin young man, "is an angel." "Of course," said the elderly friend. "I havo proof, almost indisputable pi oof. Even mother thinks sho will mako me a good wif'. " Dnzby What nre belli on bicycles for? Dooby D .n't yon know? Why, tho riders ring them, you know, when wheeling thioiigh tho st it ets, so's to let the people know they're going to run them down. HeWhat is the sense of puttiug nil that trimming 011 the back of your h-u? Do you suppose any man can seo the back of your hut when lie meets you! She No; but every woiuuu will when she passes me. Toucher Jumes, what makes you bite? James I whs pursuing knowl edge. Teacher Pursuing knowledge? What do you mean? James Why, my dog rail off with my spelling-book and I no 11 after him. Tops.y-tnrvydoiu-"No.Henry dear, I cannot bo yours ! ' "Do you reject me?'' "No; but since 1 am n member of tho Woman's emancipation league, I cannot belong to any man, but yoit may be mine if you like" KatM'actorily explained. "Well, of all the inipudeiHV. Asking me lo help you bi cause you've got threo wives to snppoit !" "They don't be long to me, mister iiothiii' of thu sort: they belong to my sons-in-law. " "When I grow up," said little Jack to his father, "I'm going to be just like you, papa." "That's sweet of you to suy," said his father. "Well, I menu it," said Jack. "What a suup vou do have with iiiuiuma around to wait on you !" "What kind of a who I me you going to get?" "I'o tell you the truth I haven't decided; tiiele are now over 'J, mi I'hest inn kes' lo choose llolii, urn! 1 nch of your Ii ends '-0, iho other one belter when he is telling vou how much better the make ho rides is I him any other bc-t mako made.'' A Itemarkah'.e ( rowing Hen. ('lowing hens may eomo to bad e lids 1 eiitiinlly, jiot us whistling girls are supposed to d", but 11 Lou don Field correspondent giv. s somo facts mi the subject that hum to dis prove the popular not 1011. The eor- l-es b lit had three pullets in I.V.I I, which be:-,au to lay eggs iu November. Dunn ill ' year eliding on October :il, l'.'l, the three had laid oS'.l eggs, in rp'.te of the fact that one ot them was a crowing hen. The next vear .'lit eggs stunted lie' record. Not ev il severe weather ouhl i-lop them fioi'i laying. Th" poultry man thought that he could run- somo chickens rnmi the three h, ns, an 1 pi t a rooster into their yard. "We now have 11 ridiculous conceit, th" breeder writes. "The cock leads off in his lull voice, and the hell fol lows with 11 shrill fnlsetto, with varia tions much out of tune. S:ill sho lays, und on two daya last week tho three hens laid six eggs each day. I hope to get the faeoiers nt poultry shows to give prizes to crowing hens iu tho near future." ltelative Weiirht of the Human brain. P: ol'c-sor Kanko bus submitted to the (i.-rmui anthropological society the re.iiiits of his investigations into the relative weights of tho bruin and spiuul cord in man and the monkey. The elephant and the w hah.' have heav ier bru:ns than man; tho mole and certain small apes und sin 'ing birds h ive h ' ivi'-r brains in proportion to the weight of the body than in 111. Ac cording, however.to Prolessor Kanke, the weight of the Wain in proportion to 1 Ik; weight of the spinal cord is greater in man than iu any other ani mal. Tiie English government pays from C17.il. S-00 apiece for tho cavalry louses ii is taking iu great numbers, from Caua 1 1.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 18, 1896, edition 1
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