VOLUME XII.
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STOKES COUNTY.
ITH PLACES OF IXI KRKST—ftC KX
tltr-lUON, MICA AS') (nit Jilt
MIXMtALX—TI.MUEIt,
.SOIL, ETC.
Stokes county is situated m north
western North t 'aroiiua, and is bouuded
ou the north by the Virginia line (Pat
rick county), south by Forsyth, cast by
llockingham, and west by Surry county.
It is quite regular outline, being boun
ded by parallel lines, and has an area
of 22x20 miles. The surface is undu
lating in the lower part of the county,
becoming decidedly broken ou all sides
in approaching Sauratown Mountain,
where the view becomes very pictur
esque, for with Kmcrson, "broken couu- ■
try makes picturesque landscape."
Sauratovn Mountain, named after a
tribe of Indians that had their domain
in tbi& region, ox tends fur about 20
miles iu the centre of the county in a
south-west to a north-east direction, and
at the distance of three miles from Dan
bury the mountain mav be ascended
by a roadway leading to the summit of
Moore's Knob, which was used as a tri
angutation point by the United States
Coast Survey in 1875 aud again iu 1877.
Its altitude is 2572 feet, aud from this
point may be had a prospect of the itlue
ltidge for 80 miles, and i'ilot Mountain,
affording tourist* and lovers of nature,
landscape and mnuntaiu iwanery uttnur
passed in extent, beauty and sublimity,
witbm thoState.
Dan River, which is the longest river
in tb« State, flows centrally through the
county id a south-cas*. aud north-cast
direction, its principal tributary being
Town Fork, coming in from the west.
Its fall from Danbury to the sea is 680
feet. It has a network of tributary
erecks winch afford abundant wator
power.
DANBURY, the county-seat, is situa
ted in the centre of the county, on the
eastern slope of Sauratown mountain,
which rises from the western side of the
river. The main street extends west
ward from the river, ascending to the
top of an oval knull where the court
house stands, at an elevation of 836
feet, according to the observations of
the Uuited States Coast survey.
GERMANTON, 13 miles south-west
from Daubury, is pleasantly located at
the juncture of Town Fork aud liuffalo
creeks.
Piedmont Springs arc situated near
the base of Sauratown mountain, about
21 miles from Daubury. It is a cha
lybeate wa'cr reputed to possess such
an invigorating effect on the system, for
which such waters are sought. It has
been much frequented during the sum
mar season for years past, llcrc Moore's
Knob, Hanging Rock, and spurs of
Sauratown mountain, with tbeir deep
gorges and lufty boulders, loom up in
fr mt of the site of the hotel which was
burned down in 1870.
Pepper's Alum Spring is situate a
mile wast of Piedmont, on Mountain
creek, and Moore's Alum-Sulphur spring
niilos nortj-west of tho former.—
Tbero arc a number of other sulphur
and chalyboate-alura springs in tho
same part of tho county. Tho presence
of alum and iron in theso waters is duo
to the decomposition of tho iron-pyrites,
so widely diffused in tho gnoisaes, gran
ites and slates. The romantic Cascade
is 2 miles from Piedmont.
The toil is adapted to raining graiu
and fruit, and especially lor the culti
vation of tobacoo—the principal market
orop—a largo part of whiuh was former
ly manufactured in a number of facto
ries throughout the county. A large
portion of tbis county would be well
adapted to the culture of tha grape uitd
the manufacture of wino. The state
ment made a few yaars ago by Mr. S.
T. Mickey, who ia engaged exc usively
in tbc business in Forsyth county, may
be applied to tbis county. 11 o says : -
"My experience teaches mo that our
poor soils mako the finest wines, which
I also tea reported in wine growing dis-
triets in German)'. Many person* that
profess id to know innro tlian 1, laughed
at my selection of ground for the fruit
business. I uiu Huro that this section
of North Carolina is very well adapted
for fruit raiding, and also for making
the bust wines iu the United States, as
1 lmvc been shipping wines North, West
and South, and the trouble in our State
has been with most of our grape grow
ers, they do not understand how to
uiakc our wines, which has been a great
drawback."
The price of land varies from 50ets.
to s.')o per aero—the average price for
uplaud being from $3 to $lO per acre ;
for creek and river bottoms froto to
S.)O per acre, while some mountain land
may he had for iiOcts. to $ L per acre.
There arc very choice bottoms that aro
valued as high as $ 100 per acre.
IltuN.—While the large number of
minerals found within a circuit of I*2
miles from Daubury attest the mineral
ogical iuteresi of this cuuutv, the do
posits of magnetic iron ore of most ex
cellent quality extend iu a belt for
some six miles ou the north side of l)an
ri vo, beginning about two miles from
Daubury. There are also some detach
ed deposits in other parts of the couutv.
Iron was smelted from 1780 to 1865 at
a number of forges located in dificrcnt
parts of the count), and pig metal was
made at the furuace of the Moratock
Company ; but only in quanties suffi
cient fur ucigbbvihood consumption. It
is believed that a high grade iron can
bo produced from these ores unsurpassed
iu quality for softucss, toughness aud
tensile strength.
Coal. —At Stokesburg there are out
crops of 3 seams of coal in succession,
the upper about 3 feet thick, the other
two reported to he much thicker than
the top scum. It is scuii-bituiuinous.
IJl.uksto.nk occurs at a number of
localities on a line beginning 7 miles
north-east from Dan bury, aud extends
iu a south-west direction south of Dal
ton.
MlCA.—This mineral is found in
ledges (veins) of very coarse granite,
and, with interruptions, extends from
the north-cist corner ot the county iu a
south-west direction for some 20 miles
to Rrown Mountain. The mining of
this miucral has bceu actively pursubd
here for over a year, with such success
us to warrant the expectation that the
industry will be much extended during
this year. The introduction uf this
mining industry into the county is large
ly due to tho enterprise and energy of
the Pepper Alining Co., who are suc
cessfully working the mine at Jauies
llawkin's, and control the larger part
of the mica paospccts in tho county. —
Mica is used chiefly for stove door
lights.
Fulspathic clay for making fire brick
may be had a rails froiu Danbury, and
soapstoue, in tho form of grcontsh mas
sive rock (potstone) for chiuiuey hearths
and liuiugs is found near Danbury.
LIST OR MINERAI.R FOUND IN STOKKK
COUNT r.— Sulphur is frequoutly met
with in minute crystals in cellular quartz
filling the cavities formerly occupied by
pyrite.
Grnphile or Plumbago occurs in beds
on the Little Yadkin. Hematite, tho
foliated and micaceous variety occurs at
Snow Creek.
.Magnetite, a band of granular mag
netite, free from titanic acid, mixed with
actinolito, tremolite and a little epidoto,
passse from near Dan bury, and also from
Surry County, through Yadkin; For.
sytbe, Dane, Lincoln andU&stou Coun
ties. This tumoral forms the iron ore
of Stokes County above mentioned.
PyrolutUf, occur* near Danbury, in
fine crystalline masses.
Quartz. —Good specimens of Rock
Crystal have been found at Stokesburg,
and cluster ot crystals of .Imethrgl of
good violet and pink oolors on western
part of Sauratuwn Mountains. Opult
tceni Quartz, at Dan River. Chalet,
tfany is found at Martina' quarry, and
at two miles of Danbury. /iornslone is
found at Martins' quarry. Uaco/umite
01 flexible sandstone forms a stratum in
the quartxite at tlie Sauratown Moun
tains. Fouil H'uod is abundant near
Oeimantna, where the public road is
in a measure obstructed by the multitude
fragments, and entire trunks aud pro
jooting stumps of a petrified Triassic
Forest.
Jimphibolf. ; Aetinolite has been ob
served in talcose roeks, at llolejaek's
qunrry, ami at Koders Ore Kank. J!»-
bcttos is found on the waters of Big
Creek, and at other localities.
Brryl has been found at tha Mica
ipiarry on Hig Creek, C utiles N. \V. of
Danbury.
DANISUItV, N. (J., THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 1884
Garnet is found at several localities,
being a constant constituent of many ot
the mica aud hornblende slates, in which
it occurs in minute dodccahcdral and
trapczohcdral crystals of a brownish or
brownish-red color. IScautiful and per
fect crystals of this mineral of & brown
ish red oolor, are found near Gerui«nton.
The massive manganese garnet is abun
dant near Moott's Mill.
Phlofppsitr, in small, brownish scales
has been found iu the granular limestone
of Uolcjaek's quarry, aud at Martin'*
|uarry.
Tournuilint is foMtid on the wators of
Snow ('reek, with black, green and white
varictio*. *
Granite, is found ti miles Kant ot Dan
bury in coarsely bladed masses of a blue
aud greenish-blue color.
Titamte is feund in minute brown
crystals in hornblende slate and in gran
ite at Roger'* Ore liank, uud iu the N.
K. part of the couuty.
Lazulite is found at Coffee (lap, in
the Saurutown Mountains, in dark blue
crystals and erystalinc masses in quartz,
and a very iittlc luargarite.
Culciie, the grauular varieties which
constitute marble before uieutioncd.
.Jnlhracilr "ho bituminous coal of
the Dan ltiver is frequently found, es
pecially uear trap dykes, according to
Dr. (lenth, ulmcst deprived ofitshydro
carbons, approaching often true anthra
cite. liituuituous Coal, above men
tioned.
Sardonyx and Cornchon aro found
associated at the Chalcedony forma
tion 3 miles N. K. of Daubury. Jasper
has been found iu the waters of the
Little Yadkin.
According to the report of the Unit
ed States Commissioner of Agriculture
for 1875 sixty-four per cent, of the
area of this county was covered with
forests. The variety of this forostal
growth may bo seen fiom the list of
woody plants of Stokes as given iu
lilum's Guide.
Yellow pine, loblolly, old field and
pussutu pine, white pine, white oak, post
oak, iw&uip oak, chestnut oak, black
jack, spanish oak, red oak, quercitron,
black oak, turkey oak, willow oak, shell
bark hickory, black walnut, buttcruut,
white walnut ) chiucapiu, aiucriean chest
nut, rose or honey locust, water locust,
catalpa, red maple, silver leaf or white
maple, wnite ash, red ash, slippery elm,
chickasaw plum, wild red cherry, holly,
flowering dogwood, swamp dogwood,
black or sour gum, peppcridge, sassa
fras, pride of India, bread tree, China
taee, long-leafed cucuiubcr, scrvico or
June berry, narrow-leafed crab apple,
persimmon, red mulberry, red cedar,
white cedar, tulip tree, yellow or Caro
lina poplar, grcat-tootbed aspen, cherry
birch, black birch, mountain mahogany,
river birch, black willow, hop hornbean,
sycamore, piano treo, duttonwood, sweet
gum, sourwood.
The price fur common labor Is from
40 cents to 50 cents per day, $8 to sl4,
with board, per mouth. Mechanics $1
to $2.50 per day, Wood chopping 40
cents per cord, or a pit of 25 cotds SB.
Team work (2 horses, wagon and driv
er) $2.50.
DISTANCES FROM DANBURY.
From Danbury to Germanton, 13
miles; lluirstou's Ford, 12 miles ; Ked
Shoals, 3j miles: Walnut Cove, 12
miles; Fraucisco, 13J miles; Dalton,
18 miles ; Salcui, 28 miles; Kernors
villo, 27 miles; Greensboro, 40 wiles;
Mt. Airy, 30 miles; Leaksvillc, 35
miles; Patrick C. 11., Va., 20 miles;
Ueidsvillc, 40 miles; Danville, 65
miles.
To Advertisers.
The REPORTER AND POST offers tho
following inducements to advertisers
who may wish to reach tho peoplo of
Middlo and Western Nortli Carolina,
and other sections :
1. It goes to nearly every State in
tho Union, circulates to a considerable
oxtcnt in Surry, Forsythe and Rocking
ham counties, in this State, as well as
the adjoiniug counties in Virgmit, whilo
its circulation among tho 10,IKK) of
Stokes county's population, is nearly
as great as that of all other weeklies
combined.
t!. It is in a prosperous condition
and growing in favor, its circulation 'o
duy being greater than at any time
since (be first number was issued more
than ten years since, and has nearly
doubled without the last two years.
3. The rates offered by tbo Kt>
PoiITEK AND I'OST to advertisers are as
low at are offered by any paper with a
circulation as largo as its own.
The Hot-Water Cure.
It is rcmnrkublo how an old idea may
be "revamped," burnished up, and made
to post for new. lleadwr' you may
j have had a real mother, who blended
her life with yours, autiuipiting your
j wants aud even watchful of ills that
might overtake you. And if you do not
j remember) you have heard how she cur
ed you of colio with warm herb teas, and
1 hot draughts to your feet; she cured
: croup by dipping strips of flannel in hot
; water, tlieu wringing theui out and en
veloping your ncek with them : how she
cured a cold aud cough by Wotting scv
| era! tbidrtlciScfl of flannel iu hot water
and laying them on your chest. But tho
; world has forgotten its experiences, and
j hot water posescs as a brand-new remedy;
I not only for ailments for which, it is cs
} peeiully adapted, but it is recommended
Iby some who ought to know better
I for diseases where it might do positive
I harm.
Do not imagine that because water is
| abundant, is found everywhere, even
iin stoues ar.d metals, it has no potency
as a curative agent. It stands at the
j head of the list of remedies, and enters
i into all compounds. It constitutes five
sixths of the material from winch the
I bodies of men and itiimals are made.
' A knowledge of these facts will enable
jus to see more clearly how water, and
I particularly hot water, acts as a remedial
[ agent. Take, for example, the case of
a person who has taken cold intbc lungs.
1 The circulation of the blood in the small
! blood vessels in that portion of the lungs
i affected becomes sluggish ; in some cases
! it is quite suspended ; the general cireu
-1 lation is impeded through failure of an
j important organ to do the work required
| of it, and the whole system suffers ; the
! man is ill If we know why the disease
! exists, by what unnatural condition it is
kept up, the remedy suggests itself; as,
J if a water pipe were frozen up, any ohild
knows that the remedy is heat. And
here is just where water as it can be
comfortable boruc will effect a cure in
| ordinary cases. Let the patient go to
| bed. I'ut bottles of hot water to liis
1 feet, and clotlios wet in hot water on
j liis chest. Let him drink hot water as
| freely as he can with comfort; it mal
j ters little whether it is clear hot water,
J or herb tea, it ts nevertheless hot water,
i With this treatment wc arc employing
j hot water at its full value. Its internal
use tends to thaw out the blood vessels,
and its outward application (|tiickcus the
circulation in the blood vessels near the
surface ; thus drawing on the deep-sea
ted blood vessels for supplies to keep up
the activity, and that the congestion is
relieved and tlio patient is cured.
In dyspepsia, hot water taken inter
nally, under proper restrictions, is no
I doubt useful, since dyspepsia depends
] on a congested and deranged condition
lof these digestive organs. But in con-
I sumption and other disoasos attended by
: general debility it can only bo detri
j mental. Whon a person is feeble from
> disease not marked with acute inflam
mation, tho hot-water treatment nccos
|
I garily increases tho debility. Hero a
I tonic treatment is applicable—a treat
ment that will increase and enrich the
blood aud supply tho fuel required to
keep the machinery of life in motion.
! The hot-wator traatiucnt is useful in rc
! moving obstructions from the machinery
! but only in systems where there is a sur
| plus jf vital power.
| To rcoapitulate : The drinking of
! hot water at proper intervals and m pro
j per quantities is useful in dyspepsia,
| constipation, torpid liver, congestion of
I the stomach, chronic diarrhoea, and in
various affections of the kidneys aud
bladder; provided that there arc not at
the same tiino serious diseases of tho
lungs, with debility.
Tile watqr should be as hot as tea is
usually made, that is, from 110* to 150 s
and should be sipped, not taken rapidly.
Tho quautity should be from 4 pt to 1 pt.
It should be taken one or two hours af
ter meals, and nothing shoul 1 be eaten
uutil at least one hour afterwards. Tho
evening draught should be just before
going to bed, The hot-water treatment
should continue until a ouro is ofloctcd,
tho time required will vary from one to
six months.
11. G. Abottt, of Vassalboto, Me.,
says that two pigs, furnished with muck,
sand, weeds aud sod, will manufacture
them into the best manure that can
be found, and will bo worth, when the
pigs are G months old, as much as a ton
of the best superphosphate that sells
for SSO. If the suggestion is success
fully adoptod the nianufactucrs of su
perphosphate will soon have a pretty
lively competition.
Jcnnln fa-Par rack.
A very brilliant and interesting, but
rather private wedding, came off last
Thursday evening on Mailt Street at the
residence of Mrs. Mollic l'arrack. Hu
i mor hud indeed for soino weeks whis
pered that tho social young circle of
I Bristol would soon lose one of its bright
i est attractions iu the persou of Miss.
Florence l'arrack, but the particular
dale of its occureucc was left to conjee
i ture.
Promptly at 11 o'clock P. M. (Jen.
Clias. Tliurinan, of Nashville, and Mr.
John L. Williams, of Lynchburg, stcp-
I ped into the parlor, followed by Mr. Will
j S. Jennings with his pretty orido lean
j ing on his arm, when the marriage ccre
! moiiy was celebrated by llev. G. A.
j Caldwell, the bride's beloved pastor, in
a very beautiful and impressive style.—
J In a few moments Mr. Jennings and
! Miss Florence were wedded for life and
their pathways blended in all their rela
tions of happiness or woo.
Thc i bride was attired in olive green
; cloth suit, hat, muff and wrap of same
material, trimmed in gray fur. The
1 company was received by the bride's
aunt, Mrs. (Jen. Tliurinan, of Nashville,
| who laid aside her deep mourning for
1 the occasion, and was elegantly dressed
in white silk embroidered with cider
down. The gentleman wore the cotiven
| tinal evening suit.
I The happy couple took the mid-night
j train for Lynchburg, their future home,
] accompanied by the sparkling, hand
some brunette, Miss Irene McDowell,
who became the guest of Mrs. Jennings,
Sr., until Monday the 14th. at which
time she was joined by Gen. Tliurinan,
I who escorted her to Washington City,
! where sho will spend the winter, lien.
Thurmam going thence to Baltimore,
Philadelphia and New York. Many and
fervent were and aro tho wishes follow
' ing the bride that she may have a life
jof sunshine and success. Miss Florence
| l'arrack will be missed from our circle
iof fashionable and happy young people.
I Sabbath-schools, aocicty and home will
I liavo cause to wish she could have re
mained here. Mr. Jennings may congrat
| ulatc tho star that led him to this prize
j of worth and personal boauty.
j A large number of bcuutiful presents,
some of them quite valuable, were show
ered on the joyous piir. On the return
of Gen. Tliurinan lie will be joined at
this point by Mrs. Thurmun on his re
j turn to Nashville, bidding adieu for a
: time to the many friends whose hours
she has done so much to enliven for a
number of weeks.
A Salutary Remark
When 1 was a young man, there lived
in our neighborhood u farmer who was
usually reported to be a very liberal man
and uncouiiuouly upright in his dealings.
When be had any of the produce of his
farm to dispose of, he made it invuria
| ole rulo to give good measure—rather
more thau would he required of him.
j One of his friends observing him frc
j quently doing so, questioned him as to
| why he did it ; ho told him he gave too
j much, aud said it would bo to his disad
' vautage. Now, dear reader, mark the
answer of this excellent man ;
' ' God has permitted mo but one jour
ney through the world, and when 1
am gone 1 cannot return to rectifiy mis
takes."
Think of this. There is but one jour
ney through life.
Make a llcKlniiliig.
I ~ ——
Remember in »!1 things that if you
j do not begin you will never come to an
end. The first weed pulled up in the
! gulden, the first seed in the ground, the
j the first dollar put it the savings-bank,
and the first mile traveled on a journey
' aro all-important things, they make a
, beginning, and hold out a hope, a proni
' ise, a pledge, an assurance that you aro
in earliest in wli.it you have undertaken.
How many a poor, idle, hesitating out
cast is now creeping and crawling on his
way through the world who might have
held up his head and prospcr/'d if, in
stead of putting off his resolution of iu
| dustry and amendment, he had only made
1 a beginning.
WoiiTiiv Titr ATTKNTION or KVKRY
MECHANlC. —Mechanics have a right to
retain tho poscssion of all articles of
personal property reparcd by them till
all charges for repairs are fully paid. If
not paid in 30 days if under SSO or 00
days if over SSO in value they may ad
vertise and sell. Now tbe new feature
of the thing is that tho advertisement
must be in a newspaper for two weeks if
tbero bo one in the county, according to
the provisions of See. 1~$ : > of the code.
Woman 11 ml Time.
Woumn lias a long contest with grim
Old Time before she will confess herself
| beaten. At the first intimation that he is
| penciling her face she throws a (lush
| more of youthfulncss into her attire, and,
if possible, a little more sweetness into
her smile. For a while she laughs at
the audacity of the wretch, aa IOTC is
said to laugh as locksmiths. She sits
in '.lio theater and notices the fair young
faces here and there, and knows that
Time is closing in on her, but she thinks
to cheat him by assuming ignorance of
his power and hi) intentions, ijho in.
dulges in no spoken reminiseencies,
ceases to date her stories, and begins to
associate more with women a great deal
younger than herself. When the crow's
feet become noticeable she resorts to a
mask veil which comes just to the top
of her nose, aud takes at least fire years
• l
j from her record. A little later and she
makes her hat defy the thrusts of the
enemy by a jauntier poise than ever.
She fights the foe openly, cheats him
with her cherished artifices, contests
every step ho takes, and scorns hiui al
ways. Sho never admits his mastery,
as men do. The theology of the toilet
tells Iter to resist Age and he will fleo.
This is a doctrine she faithfully lives up
to. When she fccld the weight of yeais
upon her, she affects not to know that
Time, the all-dcvourer, is going to be
tbe viator after all. Just as bravely
does she fight him as though there was
a hope that she would wiu tbe day.
When sho can no longer defy him utter
ly, she yields grimly to hit dictation,
though she never acknowledge] his mas
tery.
The Klcli nuil the Rich.
Miss Kothchild—expecting to be a
brtde in a few days—to Papa Uothchild:
"Oh, how sad! how Bad!"
"Wlnt is so sad, ray pet!"
"Oh, Miss Vanderbilt's situation."
"Why, what's tbe matter with her,
my darling?"
"Yon know BIIC was married last
week?"
"Yes; what of it?"
"Why, her pupa gave only $5,00,000
as a dower."
•'Poor thing'—that is rather small."
"Oh, she'll starve, starve, poor thing!
You'll give more than that, won't you,
papa, you dear old darling?"
"Certainly, my precious; but you
should not feel too lofty, nor should you
exult becauso you arc better ofl than your
neighbors, for the day may coiue when
you may be as poor as the Yauderbilts
are, so that when you give a party it
will only be a mere common beggarly,
•snorter' like one Miss Yandci hilt's pa
pa gave the other evening. There are
many strange and unexpected mutations
in life, my dear, and tho man who is
worrh his hundreds of millions to-day
may be a poor, beggarly, half-million
aire to-morrow. — The Halchct.
Home, Wile mill Suturluy
Klulif
Happy is the man who has a little
J home aud a little angel in it of a Sat
| urday night—a house, no matter how
little, provided it will hold two or so;
no matter how humbly furnished, pro
vided there is hope in it. Let the winds
blow—closo curtains. What if they
arc plain calico, without border, tassel,
or any sueb thing. Let tho rain corn e
down—heap up the fire. No matter
j if you haven't a candle to bless your
| self with, for what a beautiful light
' glowing coal makes! rendering clo-idlciu,
sliiddi.ig a sunset through tint roam—
just light enough to talk by, not loud,
as in the highways, not rapid, as in the
hurrying wflrld, but softly, slowly,
whispering, with pauses between, for
| the storm without ami the thoughts
j within to fill up with. Then wheel the
1 sofa around by the fire; no matter if the
sofa is a settee, utieushioncd at tluit, if
ao be it is ju»t light enough for two and
.1 half in it. Ilow sweetly tho music of
silver bells for the time to come fulls on
the listening heart then' Ilow mourn
fully swell tho chimes of "the days that
are no more."
"Where did tcis baby come from?"
asked a little three-year-old girl of the
nurse, who was washing the squealing
little strangej. ••Why, from heaven,
'of course!" replied the uurse. "Well,
if it sercuuied like that there, I don't
l wonder tlicy sent it ofl'!" was the sun
ning re?oinder.
Tho New York Turn* and the New
I York Tribune are quarreling over their
' t respective circulations.. Both of tbem
j circulute too many copies for flic good
I of the country— Dispatch.
NO. 34
A TliuiiklCNX Trump
All trainpß are th.it, but the oae wh«
visited Mr. liutlon, of Davidson count/,
wais oue of the worst. Ho was peculi
arly pitublc iu liis appeal for food, and
wan taken in and treated kindly and M»
UiUeh impressed Mr. I laden ax to indue*
him to hitch his buggy and scud him
hulf way to Lexingtou. That night
there came a rapping at bis door, at aa
unreasonable hour. Suspcctiug thing*
not altogether right, be took with him a
largo hickory cano as be went to open
the door. As the door swung open the
muizlu of a pistol aud "your monyr ar
your life" wore the grouting. The first
blow from the cane caused tho pistol to
full, and the second blow caused the man
to full. lie was cared for during that
night, and next morning the tramp, for
it was he, displayed a large roll of mouey
and triod to buy his freedom, but Mr.
lladen very properly delivered him te
the officers aud ho now rests in jail*—
Salisbury Watchman.
The "poet's scorner" in a newspaper
is usually tho editor.
Niagara falls. Well, you wouldn't
expect it to run up hill, would you 1
A joint resolution—The determina
tion of the landlady to have a leg »f
mutton for dinner.
Tho use of alligator leather has be
come so general that it causes the
slaughter, every yoar, of 6,000,000
P'6»-
A Frenchman is teaching a donkey W
talk. What we want in tliis country is
a man who will teaob donkeys not to
talk.
"Dig him out! Dig hire cut !" aud
the wife of tho man who got buried by
a caving well ; "he's got at least six
dollars in his pocket."
Tho London World tells of a new
contrivance to mako ladies taller. The
ladies hare contrivances eaoogh far
making man short.
You can rent a sealskin sacqae in
Chicago for fifty dollars a season. This
; is cheaper than house rent, for a woraaa
' can live iu a sealskin on the
stroet all wiuter.
An exchange advises bread and milk
poultioos as a cure for scratches. Yonng
husbands will do well to note this
down in their diaries for futare refer
ence.
The Winston Leader says thatitseems
to be a ftct tlmt the citizens aro deter
mined to have a branch road from Wiu
ston to connect with the C. F. .V Y. V,
K. 11. at Walnut Covo.
Ayer's Hair Vigor improves the beau
ty of the hair aud promotes its growth.
It imparts an attractive appearance, a
delightful and lasting perfume. While
it stimulates the roots, cleanses the scalp
aud adds elegance to luxuriance, its af
fects are enduring ; and thus it proves
itsell to ho the best and cheapest article
for toilet uso.
A lady contributor to tho Detroit Frti
Prtss "Household" column* pays this
tribute to lbs press as an educational
factor : "As an educator I esteem tho
newspaper unsurpassed. No one cao
carefully or thoughtfully read our best
daily and weokly papers without becom
ing familiar with almost every style of
authorship, with everything pertaining
to the worlds of art, aoience, religion,
literature, history, commerce aud agri
culture, in fani, with all that concerns
mankind's welfare and intelligeHao.
Were I compelled in educating my chil
dren to cliooso between spelling books,
grammars and the other customary text
book* aud good newspapers, 1 «li«uM
unhesitatingly take the newspapers."
The cvidcace of eminently KtipreMfal
buianess tuun should always h« taken a*
| true, nu4 other* might profit by tbeir
i example. We coinuienil the fullawiug,
from I'eter Cooper to uur bui.iaess nrou ;
{ "In all the town* where a uewspaper ia
1 published every man should advertiaa i«
j it even if nothiug mare than a o*rd aUt-
I tilting hi* naiue and the buisneia he ia en
gaged iu. It dooa not only pay the ad
■ rertixer, but itleta peojdo at a distance
j know that the town you retada in hae a
prosperous eommuuity of buiwess man,
As tha seed is sown so the fruit
recompenses. Never pull down your
iign while you expert to do buianeea,
(or it often indicates thai buitnoes ia
poor, and you are losing your grip,
commercially speaking, The judteious
advertiser will" receive in return ten
1 dollars for every one invested in tha
columns of a local [taper."