r'^ HUNTING TRUFFLES. '
fn Pr«no* Th*y Train Dog* to Find th»
Prized Plants.
Tmlfios, like mushroomaf belong; to
the family of tlie fungi, but are a dia-
tiuct and very peculiar genus. They
ire crvptogamic plauts and subter-
rnnefln, their position underneath the
Skill varying from two to three Inches
JO two feet in depth.
They have no root, stem or leaf and
vHty In color from light brown to
LhK'b. They are sometime* globular
iu form and vary in size from that of
a pei^'ftu nut to that of a duck*a egg.
Their surface Is watery and coTWed
with a sklQ. Their exact method of
growth Is uot precisely known. They
are. of course, regarded aa a great
luxury by the epicure.
Truffles are mentioned by Javenal.
riluy, Plutarch and MartiaL The
Attwiilaa epicure* were acquainted
with them, and a story Is told of a bon
vlvuut who freed a whole family of
glares v.ho had invented a delicioHs
uiethod of preparing them.
France has the credit of producing
the Quest truffles. Dogs are commonly
brod to seurrh for them.
Thd uiethod of “breaking” these
dogs Is to give them for a time pieces
of truffles every morning before they
are allowed to partake of any other
food. After a certain period, when
their appetite for truflSes Increases,
I '.tvei are hidden in the ground, and
they are made to find them. Thus
they are gradually taught their bual-
iif. 9, though it often takes as long as
t itrhtcen months before a dog becomes
(^kllkid in the art.
In some parts of EYancs—Poitou and
I’erH^ord. for instance—pigs are traln-
eil for truffle hunting, and by some
they are deemed to be better fitted
for this work than dogs. — Harper’s
Weekly.
KEPT TO THE POINT.
SHE WAS LOYAL
Likewise Honest Enough to Tell Lin*
coin the Truth.
During the war between the states
&liss N., a high spirited Virghiia young
lady, whose father, a Confederate sol
dier, had been taken prisoner by the
Uutos forces, was desirous of obtain
ing u pass which would enable her to
visit him. Francis P. Blair agreed to
obtain an audience with the president,
but warned hla young and rather Im-
pulsire friend to be prudent and not
betray her sympathy for the south.
They were ushered into the presence
of Mr. Lincoln, and the object for
which they had come was stated. The
tall, grave man bent down to the Uttle
maiden and, looking searchlngly into
her face, said;
“You are loyal, of course?”
Her bright eyes flashed. She hesi
tated a moment, and then, with a face
eloquent with emotion and honest as
his own. she replied:
“Yee, loyal to the heart’s core—to
Vlrgtala!”
klr. Lincoln kept his Intent gaee
upon her for a moment longer and
then weiit to his desk, -wrote a line or
two and handed her the paper. With
0 bow the interview terminated. When
they had left the room Mr. Blair be
gan to upbraid his young friend for
her impetuosity.
"Now you have done it!” he said.
“Didn’t I warn you to be very care
ful? You hare only yourself to blame.”
Miss N. made no reply, but opened
the paper. It contained these words:
Pass M1s3 N. She is an hontMt i^rl and
can b* trusted. A. LINCOLN.
Interruptiona Didn’t Make Blaine Lose
Hia Self Possession.
In his “Yesterday With the Fathers"
Dr. WilUam WUberforce Newton tells
an Incident which, fortunately escap
ing tragedy, serves nevertheless to il
lustrate the imperturbable self pos
session of a famous statesman.
TJpon one occasion the Hon. James
O. Blaine addressed a large concourse
of people. There was a great wooden
platform, on which were the speakers
and the officers and a famous German
band. I had been invited to make the
opsnlng prayer. After this Mr. Blaine
began his address with the following
sentence:
”I am opposed to the election of Sam
uel J. Tllden.”
Just then some one In the crowd
called sut, “Hurrah for James Q.
Blaine.'” and then a great ovation
greeted the Hepublican leader. At Its
close Mr. Biaine began again by re
marking:
“As I said a few moments ago, I am
opposed to the election of Samuel J.
Tllden.”
Jtist then a terrible grinding, crush
ing, earthquake-like sensation was felt
by all of us who were seated on the
platform, and the entire staging went
down with a rush. We were tumbled
one over another, speakers, officers,
German band and all, and for myself
I felt as Korah, Dathan and Ablram
probably felt when the earth opened
and swallowed them up alive in the
Idt
Mr. Blaine and I happened to be
wound round together, legs and arms
In inextricable confusion, and as we
were trying to worm ourselves out of
the melee he said to me:
"Mr. Newton, isn’t there an article
In the Apostolic Creed about the res
urrection firom the dead?”
“There is, Mr. Blaine,” I replied,
“and there is also an article about de-
seendittg”—
When the debris was removed and a
place made for the speaker he began
again by saying, for the third time:
“Notwithstanding these many inter
ruptions. I am as opposed as ever to
the election of Samuel J. Tllden.” -
Virginia Creeper Berry
Poisonous.
A widespread peril that threatens
the lives of ch Idrtn throupfhout Ameri
ca has, it is believed, just be»'n «lis-
covered in Portland, Ore. Ihe mysttri-
ous death of •> baby led to the chemical
examination of the berry of the Virgin
ia creeper, and it has been found that
there are few poisons more deadly.
Attracted by a brightly colored berry
a small child put one in its mouth. The
child died in two days. Its ailment
baffled the physicians, as did a similar
case when the two-year-old baby of
George Henson, died, it is believed
from the same cause.
The analysis of the stomach contents
of the child was made, and by means of
a high-power microscope a large num
ber of small spicules, apparently of
vegetable matter, were found. A sin-
plo drop of the juice of the Virgfinia
creeper berry was found to contain ‘
millions ol these tiny spines which are
sharp at both ends and cause internul
bleeding, even piercing the arteries and
bringing about motor paralysis. '
The boy’s appetite is often the sour
ce of amazemedt. If you would have
such an appetite take Chamberlain’s
Tablets. not only cj^cate a heal
thy appetite, but strengthen the stom-
acbe and enable it to do its work nj •.
turally. for sale by All Dealers.
What 8h» Wanted.
They had been married but two
moQtkB, and they loved each other de
votedly. He was in the back yard
blacking his shoes. “Jack.” she call
ed at the top of her voice, “Jack,
come here, quick!”
He knew at ouce that she was In
Imminent danger. He grasped « stick
and rushed up two flights of stairs to
the rescue. He entered the room
br««ath{essiy and found her looking out
of the window.
“Look,” said she—“that’s the kind of
gowa I want you to get me.”—Har
per’s Magazine.
GENIUS OF SCHUBERT.
Whatever the Great Composer Felt
Flowed Forth In Music.
Whenever Schubert happened to turn
over the leaves of a volume of poetry,
verses that pleased him would b^
come clothed in melody. They would
sing themselves in his mind with su
perb accompaniment, noble in rhythm
and rich in harmonies. If paper hap
pened to be within reach the song
would at once be written down.
One July evening in 182C, after a
long walk, the composer strolled into
a beer garden and found a friend sit
ting at a table with a volume of Shake
speare. Shubert picked up the book
and read the song in “Cymbeline,”
“Hark, Hark, the Lark.” The beautiful
melody, with its accompaniment, as
"wo now have it instantly flashed upon
him, and he wrote it down on the spot
apou staves hastily scrawled across
the back of a bill of fare. In th^^ course
of the same evening he set to mu.slc
the drinking song in “Antony and
Cleopatra’’ and the verses "Who Is
Sylvia,” in “Two Gentlemen of Ve
rona.’’
Asd all this cxquislteness came from
the son of a cook and poor mechanic,
whose chief delijrht as a baby was to
pick out melodies on a rusty old piano
in his father’s shop and whose acme
of human bliss was reached when he
was taken to a neliihhorlng Joiner’s to
try his infant hands on a flne new In-
struu>ent. He was a charity pupil in
the Imperial School of Music, but nei
ther its orptmn asylum atmosphere,
the two meals a day nor the Ice cold
piano with the ice cold instruction
dampened the little Franz’s ardor.
Whatever he felt flowed forth In mu
sic.—New York World.
The Eyes of the Japaness.
A Japanese friend of mine once saw
amonf^ my paper* a picture of an Eng
lishwoman dressed in Japanese eloth-
lag.
is no Japanese,” he said. “Me
Is European.”
“How do you know that?” I asked
hkii. “Her costume is correct; her hair
in straight; she has no ornaments.’'
“Yes,” he replied, “but look at her
eyos. Her eyes look out on the worid
as tksufk she understood It. Tbs Jap
anese woman never looks Itte that.”—
Frea “S&gland Through Yellow Spec-
tasle*.”
Pockets Make the Man.
Mrs. John Lane, In a volume of es
says called “Talk of'the Town,” takes
an Ingenious way to prove that men
tally woman Is superior to man:
Just consider: The most ordinary
kind of man has at least a dozen pock
ets, while a woman of transcendent
intellect generally has none, or, if she
; has one, it Is where she can’t got at it.
i Now. try to Imagine man doing his
errands with a purse, handkerchief
and shopping list In one hand, the tail
of his skirt In the other, his umbrella
under one wm, meanwhile making an
! effort to keep his head clear for busi
ness problems and at the same time
keeping a warj eye out for motors.
Be couldn’t do Itl There really is no
doubt that man owes his superiority
to women entirely to his pockets.
Light of the PfroAjf.
Pr(4e8*or Mclnto^ say* that a tem-
P«ra4ore approaching 2^000 degrees 6*.
wouM be neceasary to make a light
e^u^aleot to that emitted by an ordi-
i^ary flr*ay. Ttx9 eoormoo* waste of
efi«ffy la ail indiisttlal methods of
prodociag li^'ht is a matter ot com-
men knowledge, and the ezamcla of
the firefly remains unknitated by naan.
—Aifoaaut
Tsotf%i4.
“J^iattaa, please go to Uid pawnbro*
ker’s and pawn my gold watdi. The
poor tnan, i understood. Is not getting
much business, and I thinfc we should
h^ him along.”—Fiiegende Blatttf.
Misleading.
A man once ran for oflice, and after
a very close election the returns
riiowed that he had been elected by a
few votes. A friend with whom he had
been discussing the matter asked:
“What makes you think that all the
batlota weren’t counted r*
“You see,” replied the successful can-
dklflte, **I’m Judging from the number
of fellows who’ve come around asking
for a Job on' the ground that they vot
ed for me.”—New fork Times.
fttlll Wore*.
**lCrs. Fastleigh has given up dffa*
rstt«s.“
“Did the soK>ke make her lUt"
“No. The smoke made her l0( tfL**
-Olsvelaad Plain Dealer.
Mary’s Skirt.
Mary had a little skirt,
Whice was so tight it really hurt,
Shennnced along the crowded street
With two-inch s e’, s, a vision sweet,
Her movements were s^ ve y slow
It almost seemed she didn’t go.
Her costume was exceeding warm,
’ 1 was but a matter of pure facts,
i^he couldn’t catch a trblty car,
Could Mary, plnmr and chubby,
couldn't catch an omnibus,
l^ut still she caught a hubby.
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TOlSCBViffl
(ciso^ati^o
TMALBOmifRg,
lUNG TWOUttES
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Everybody Loser
The coal miners’ strike in Western !
Canada, which has just been settled^
after a duration of seven months, is ’
estimated to have cost the laborers and \
mine owners together ten million dol- [
ars. This takes no account of the loss j
entailed upon the innocint third party,}
the public, which is always the heaviest
sufferer ?n dusturances between Labor
and Capital. For the good of all con
cerned, it is to be hoped that the time
will eventually come when disputes be- i
tween employers and employees will!
be adjusted before strikes or lockouts !
are called, instead of afterwards. Mo-
body >s ever commensurably benefitted
by the contrary policy. —Virginia Pilot.
Cabbage Plants lor Sale.
First quality cabbage plants in the
qest varieties 12-1-2 cts per 100. Spec
ial price in quantities. Send me your
order for fail or early spring delivery.
T. O. SHARP, Durham, N. a
Phone 887
Is yonr husbadd cross? An irritable,
fault finding disposition is often due to
a disordered btomach, A man with
good digestion is nearly always gord
iiatured A great many have been!
permanently curad of stomach trouble i
by taking Chamberlain’s Tablets. For |
sale by All Dealers j
The Penalty of One-Crop
Farming,
What do you think? Wilmington re
ceives cargoes of hay from Canada to
bo sold to North Carolina farmers
The records at the Custom House show
the shipments, for the entries have
to be made and the tariff duty paid
before the merchandise is delivered to
the purchasers. Thus, North Carolina
farmers have raised cotton at about
cost to paj' for forage that they could
produce at home. They pay the Can
ada hay producers’ price, the Canadian
hav jobbers’ profit, the Wilmington
merchants’ profit, the lomr distance
freight, and the tariff tax added to the
whf»]e.—Wilmington Star.
SEUARS
& SON
Presence of. Mind.
Ooats and
Goat Suits
For Women
Who Care
If you want to step
right into the jauntiest
sort of a new coat or
coat suit with every de
tail of fine tailoring
carried out just as it
should be, come and
see us.
Coat Suits $10, to $35.
Ladies Coat $5, to
22 .50. Misses Coats
$2, to $15. Children
Coats $2, to $8.50.
B. A. SELURS
iiSOII
Eurllngton N. C.
Sunset.
Those clouds are angel’s robes—that
fiery west
Is paved with smiling faces.
Charles Kmgsley.
^‘Private” John Allen of Tupelo,
Miss., tells this one on himself:
* Court had been in session in Tupelo
and there were a lot of visiting law
yers. They were congenial souls and
naturaliy a little game of poker started
down at the hotel. I stayed out for
several nights, but finally the break
fast table arguments got so pointe d
that I had to promise to be in that eve
ning by 11 o’clock.
“When 11 o’clock cams 1 cleaned up
and could not leave a winner—that
would have been snide—so I stayed to
give the hoys a chance to get their
m^neyback. Also, there was plenty
of the sort of drinkables prohibited by
law in Mississipoi.
“Finally the game broke up, and I
looked at the clock; it was 2:^. I start
ed for home, making the best time I
could, slipped off my shoes at the front
steps, pulled off my clothes in the hall
slipped into the bed room and began to
slip into bed with the ease of experien
ce.
“Mrs Allen has a blamed d^ that
I on cold nights insists in jumping in the
■ bed with us. So when I began to slide
under the covers she stirred in her
sleep and push d me on the head.
‘ ''Get down, Fido, get down!” she
sad.
“And, gentlemen, I just did have
presence of mind enough to lick her
hand, and she doz^-d off againi” —Cos-
mopolitad Magazine.
“It is a pleasure to tell yoii that
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy is tie
best cough medicine I have ever used,^
writes Mrs. Hugh Campbell, of Lavohia
Ga. ‘’I have used it with all my child
ren and the results have ’ been highly
sattsfactory.’^ For sale bv All Dealers
FOUND, a single barrel shot gun on
Rfd, No 2. Owner can have
same by proving property and paying
for this advertisement.
G. L. McAdams.
THEMcADOO
A most delightful *
home in Greensboro
N,?. fprt^g^toy.e-
ler
STRi»j|i(v ■
CLASS IIIAPIW
MEHT.
EXCELLEIIT SERVICE - ' ^
Easy of access to railway
station
TiMNartli Carollui.
0011E6E OF AGRICULTURE AND MEGH-
ANIC ARTS.
rsB tNDVsraiAi. coujbob
HI* Affllotion.
A teacher had told a class of Juve-
nfle pupils that Milton, the poet, was
blind. The nert day she asked if any
of them could remember what Mil
ton’s great affliction was.
•*Ye**m,** repUed one little fellow;
"he was a poet.**—Christian Register.
The Hilnutes saved by hurry are as
nsetew ai the pennies saved t>7 pazsi'
mflmy.—O. B. Newcomb.
1HE HAT THAT
Everything else that
is wanted in hats—
Stetson and Knox’s
latest blocks, $3.50.
Other hats at $2.00
and $3.00
This is not only a
Clothing Store for all
the men—it is as well
a hat store in every
senss of the world
VANSTORY
CLOTHING COMPANY
CHARLES H. M’KNIGHT. Mgr.
Greensboro N. C*
Notice to Cotton Growers
My Gin at Cheeks Crossing is now
ready for work. Will gin Fridays and
Saturdays of each week. Cotton may
be brought in any day of week and
stowed in separate gamers untill gin
day.
Walter F. Crawford,
.E.P.
OPTOMETRITS
1
I will be at J. W, Stainback’s
store, Tuesday, October 24th,
I McCray, at E. Long’s store,
Wednesday, October 25th Union
Ridge at L. H, Aldridge’s store,
Thursday October 26th.
Eyes examined free and glass
es fitted at reasonable prices.
Satisfaction guaranteed. If not
satisfied, eyes re-examined and
a y change made free within six
months, that is necessary. If you
have any trouble with your eyes,
or need an^ thing in the^'Way of
glasses see me.
HomeReidsville, N. C
Four-year courses in Agriculture; in
Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical En
gineering; in Industrial Chemistry; in
Cotton Manufacturing and Dyeing.
Two-years courses in Mechanic Arts
and in Textile Art. One-year course
in Agrictlture. These courses are both
practical and scientific. Examinations
for admission are held at all county
seats. For Catalog address.
THE REGISTRAR,
West Raleigh, N. C.
PRESSING CLUB
I have opened up a press
ing club in the reer of my
place of business and will be
glad to do your pressing. I
will guaranteed satisfaction,
and will appreciate your pat
ronage.
J. R. Shanklin,
Mebane, N. C.
Saved Many From Death
W. L. Mock, of Mock, Ark., believes
he has saved many lives in his 25 years
of experience in the drug business
“What I always like to do,” he writes
“is to recommend Dr. King’s New Dis
covery for weak, sore lungs, hard colds
hoarseness, obstinate coughs, la grip
pe, croup, asthma, or other bronchial
affection, for I feel sure that a number
of my neighbors are alive and well to
day because they took my advice to
use it. I honestly believe its the best
throat and lung medicine that’s made.”
Easy to prove he’s right. Get a trial
bottle free, or regular 50c or $1,00 bnt
tie. Guaranteed by MeM? Co.
Burltngtont N* C*
John H. VERNON
AHORNEY AND GQUNSLOR AT
LAW
Telephone Of&e No« 65 J.
Residence" Mo. 337
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A NEW AUTUMN HAT
Soon-to-be Sure
It is a good time right now
„ to begin looking into the
matter.
We are ready to show
you.
MORROW-BASON & GREEN inc.
Burlington, IN. C.
Keep This Well Fixed In
YOUR MIND
' We sell EVERYTHING, Quality always first,
P es guaranteed. We offer for your inspection
' i^onof the largest and best selected stocks of
goods in this State and promise courteous treat
ment and liberal terms to all.
; • We solicit your patronage whether cash or
, credit and guarantee satisfaction.
H.W.& J. C. Webb
Hillsboro, N. C.
s. M. MOCKFIELD
WB01.ES«AND UET.VI 1.
Dealer In Clotliing. Shoes And Dry Goods.
1 will sell you goods at an attractive
price. Give me an opportunity to con
vince you. *
S. H. HOCKFIELD
226 WEST MAIN ST. DURHAM. N. C.
Baptist Church Services
Preaching the first Sunday at 11 A.
M., and 8 P. M„ by Rev. B. V.
Ferguson Pastor. Sunday School every
Sunday morning at 10 o’clock the
public is cordialy invited to attend each
service. \
Winter Shoes
No more reliable place to go to purchase your
winter shoes than at our store. After years of
experience we have learned where to get the best
for our trade. The best for wear and the prettiest
for looks the market has to offer. See us and save
money and get something that will please you.
Ever yours,
J.M. Hendrix
Company
Greensboro
North Carolina
SNEEO-MARKHAM-rAYLOR eOMPANY
ONE PRICE GASH CLOTHIERS, HAHERS AND FURNISHERS
We can fit, and give you perfect satisfaction in
quality and price.
Sneed-Markham-Taylor
Company.
Markhams Corner ■ • • Durham N.C.
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