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When We're Alone. When we're aloue, Louise and I, She, somehow, sec ma afraid and shy; She talks of books and babbles ai ?, A Ml if 1 bint that I've a heart She tiutters and prepares to tiy. I look at her ofttimes and sigh. And mark her grace and wonder why .She seeks to play so cold a part When we're aloue. If others chance to linger nigh She heedlessly informs me bv Her glances that she feels the smart Left b3' the keen, delicious dart Then turns the cup and leaves it dry. When we're alone. ?8. E. Kiser. An Ofticious censor. A Russian press censor named Krassovskv, in the reign of Nicholas I., was the bugbear of poets. He not only blacked out oil thht he did not approve, but he often favored the poet with criticism. A poet named Olline wrote the following verses, and was rewarded with the following criticisms by the censor: What bliss to live with thee, to call thee mine, My love; thou art pearl of all creation! To catch upon thy lips a smile divine. Or gaze at thee in rapturous adoration. ?Censor?Rather strongly put. Woman is not worthy i'or her smile to be called divine. Surrounded by a crowd of foes and spies. When so-called friends would make us part, Thou didst not listen to their slanderous lies Hut thou didst understand the longings of my heart. Vensor?You ought to have stated the exact nature of these longings. It is no matter to be trifled with, sir; you are talking! ?of your soul. Let etivy hurl her poisoned shafts at me. Let hatred persecute and curse, :c$weet girl. one loving look from thee Is worth the suffrage of the universe. Censor?Indeed? ! ! You forget that the universe contains czar, tings and other legal authorities ?whose good will is well worth cul tivating?I should think! tyomc, let us tiy to desert, distant parts. Far from the madding crowd to rest at last. True happiness to find when our (two) hearts Together beat forgetful of the past. Censor?The thoughts here ex pressed are dangerous in the ex treme, and ought not to be dis seminated, for they evidently mean that the poet declines to continue his service to the czar, ?so as to be able to spend all his time with his beloved.?Current Literature. When Rockefeller Worsted Hanna. The venerable teacher of Cleve land's original high school, An drew J. Freese, had many pupils who became famous. Two of these were Marcus A. Hanna and .John D. Rockefeller. John was quiet and studious, while Mark was inclined to fight as a means of daily exercise. Young Rocke feller stood watching the other boys at play one day in the open space in front of theschoolhouse. Hanna spied him and tried to draw him out of his habitual re serve by throwing apples and sticks at him. John only smiled ?until a particularly large apple struck lnm on the nose. His reserve seemed to vanish at once, for he walked up to his school mate, rolled up nis sleeves and gra ve Hanna the worst trouncing he had ever received. Afterward j the two became great friends. I JSe lator Hanna, however, even to this day, is just a little shy of j jgetting into decided opposition j to the quiet man of millions. The romanefe of John I). Rocke-1 feller's life had its inception in! this humble schoolhouse. Lucy' Hpellman was a pupil there, a bright, winsome, sensible girl, who studied hard and entertained a,n ambition to become a school teacher when she should grow to woman's estate. Little did she dream in those days that the aslender but manly young fellow who escorted her back and forth to her home would make her the richest woman in the world and happier than a queen.?Success. Atlanta's Carnegie Library. There is in this city no more beautiful buiding than the home of theCamepielibrary now nearly completed. Its architecture and its workmanship make it anorna inent to Atlanta. It is built of i Georgia marble, which is now in j demand throughout the United I States for great and elegant structures. The library building will soon 1 be thrown oj>en to the public. Air. Carnegie has made three; donations to this institution, ag gregating $1 ">0,000. Atlanta's1 city government has contracted to give $.">,000 a vear toward the support of the library.?Atlanta' Journal. She?"Ilut I ean't eook, and I liate to wash dishes." He?Then I am decidedly the one you should marrv. I can't afford to buy anything to cook, and so we won't need dishes."?Ex. The WorlJ Loves a Lover. Recently tlie newspapers have been filled with an "English" woman's love letters. These have been widely read, not, it must be confessed, because they were particularly attractive, but for the reason that "all the world loves a lover" and there is no lover whom the world loves so much as the devoted husband or wife. Bismarck, "The man of Iron," was the kind of lover whom the world delights to honor. Recent ly the love letters of Prince Bis rnarck have been published. The following are interesting extracts: "My Isjve?I have just received your letter with much pleasure, and have read it in a very tire some committee meeting held to consider the punishment of peo ple who try to corrupt the sol diers. Hair-splitting lawyersand would-be orators enlarge so upon the simple question that I can't prevent my thoughts from wan dering, and I give them a free course to you, my angel, whither your dear little letter points the way." * * * * * * * "You must look with contempt on every one who does not know enough to appreciate your merit; and to every one who has not yet proposed to you, or would not at least like to, you must say, 'Sir, the fact is that Herr von B. loves me, and this proves that every male person who does not adore me is a blockhead with out Hifif'Orntvmnt ' Wlixr not Lepsius worship you? 'Tis his duty and obligation. Don't be insultingly modest, as though I, after wandering around among the rose-gardens of North Germany for ten years, had final ly grabbed at a "buttercup with both hands." * * # * * # * "I am genuinely homesick and ; long to be with you quietty* in j Schoenhausen. Have you re ceived the ribbon for Annchen?" * * * * * * * "On reaching the village I felt more distinctly than ever before | what a beatiful thing it is to have a home?a home with which one is identified bv birth, memo ry and love. Tbe sun shonej bright on the trim houses of the villagers, and their portly in-1 mates in long coats and the gayly dressed women in short j skirts gave me a much more friendly greeting than usual; on every face there seemed to be a wish for my happiness, which I invariably converted into thanks to you." * * * * * * * | "My Sweetest, Dearest Heart? Why so sad? for it is pleasant in foreign lands, but I can hardly restrain my tears when I think of the quiet country life with you, and all that goes with it; the life that will probably be a thing of distant dreatns to me for some time to come and which just now appears more charming than ever. Why do you talk of a long separation, my angel? Do ac custom yourself to the idea that you must go out with me into the winter of the great world; how am I to warm mvself other wise?" There is nothing more beauti ful than the love between hus- j band and wife, and the older they become the more beautiful seems their affection. In New York re-j cently, a couple, both of whom were more than 90 years of age, were in dire financial straits. It was suggested that they lie sent tbo nnnr linn en Knt t iv> nut f'V/V/I nv/unv., UUU U M 111^; \J\J ; the rules of that institution that would have necessitated a sepa ration. They pleaded to be per mitted to remain in one another's company and finally the New York Journal took up the case and made provision for them so that the 90 year old lovers will1 be permitted to remain together until their death Such a case as this would offer a great opportunity for men of wealth, who, like Mr. Carnegie, do not want to be disgraced by dying rich. A little money ex pended in behalf of such people would go very far toward what M r Carnegie calls "the making of the soul."?Bryan's Commoner. Old Soldier's Experience. M. M. Austin, a civil war vete ran, of Winchester, Ind., writes: " My wife was sick a long time in spite of good doctor's treatment, but was wholly cured by I)r. King's New Life l'ills, which worked wonders for her health." They always do. Try them. Only 2.">c at Hood Bros, drug store. The difference between the edi tor and his wife is that she sets things to right and he writes things to set. Literary Notes. S. E. kioer in Chicago Kecord-Herald. Mr. Ernest McGaffey, the Chi cago poet, lias been appointed by Mayor Harrison to a city office which pays u salary of #4,000 a year. We regret to l>e compelled to add that Mr. Mc Gaffey's appointment was made not as a recognition of his splen did merits as a poet, but because he is a Democrat and as such has a considerable following in his ward. Mr. Winston Churchill announ ces that lie has nbout completed another historical novel, and that Abraham Lincoln, 1'. S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman are to figure in it. Mr. Churchill would doubtless have chucked Jeff Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson in if he could have had a little more time. It is reported, however, that he re ceived the following telegram from his publishers a few days ago: " Chop it where you are. Mob outside howling for the new book. We can't hold out much longer. First edition, 900,000 copies." The author of "The Helmet of Navarre" is a young lady who is only alittlemorethan 20 years old. The story has an average of two bloody fights to the page. It is alleged that Miss Ilunkle fainted the other day when her mother's cook cut her thumb with the potato knife. Some publisher is missing a golden opportunity in neglecting to bring out " The Love Letters of Brignatn Young." Homer had to beg. Dante was poor. Alilton died in obscurity. Goldsmith often went to bed hun gry. and Poe never knew what a $20 bill looked like. Not one of the gentlemen named ever wrote j a historical novel, a series of love j letters or a book of animal sto-i ries, so they had only themselves to blame. A Chicago writer agreed a short, time ago to write a novel for a New York publishing firm. The negotiations were conducted by wire. When all other matters had been agreed upon, it having been stipulated that the first j edition was to be 100,000 copies j or more, the author telegraphed: What shall I write about ? The answer of the publishers was: Suit yourself, only the fights must all be with swords. Our readers like that kind best. Can't J you work in the Billy Patterson episode some way ? You are much more liable to ] disease when your liver and bow els do not act properly. De Witt's! Little Early Risers remove thej cause of disease. Hare & Son, j Hood Bros., J. R. Ledbetter. HOUSES FOR RENT. Mr. Spiers' seven-room house recently occupied by Prof. Parker is for rent. A good well of water j and a very desirable place. Beaty & Holt, Smithfleld, N. C. Exodus ot Congressmen to the Philippines. ml in i , . I i nere win De a very exoaus oi Congressmen to those new per-1 plexities in governmental affairs, Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip- j Eines, duringtliecomingsummer. ongressman Coooper, walking down from the Capitol, after the defeat of his pet measure, an ap propriation for a congressional commission, raised his hat to cool his well-shaped head, and said: "We are going just the same. Howcan youexpect mem bers of Congress to serve on the Insular Committees and vote un derstandingly upon these ques tions without a most intimate personal knowledge of the situa tions and conditions? I am go ing to spend all my time until Congress meets in Peeember in getting at the facts." Representative Cooper is chair man of the House Insular Com mittee and stated that over fifty members of Congress will visit the Philippines before the next session. Chairman J. A. T. Hull of the House Military Committee is also among the number who are disposed to "see for them selves."?.Toe Mitchell Chappie in "The National Magazine for May. <? Thi? signature in on every bo* of the genuine Laxative Brom<>-Quinine T?bi?u the remedy that rarer u cold la one day She Sang: Just the Same. Senator Newt's inost famous anecdote is that of Miss Hertie Allendale. It was told when the two chambers were arrayed against each other on the tariff of 185)4, and the House was insisting that the country would go without any tariff act uidess the Senate were pre pared to forego its own schedules and adopt those of the House. "In my younger days out West," said Mr. Nest, "I went into a variety theatre one night. " 'Miss Hertie Allendale,' re marked the manager, appearing in one of the interludes, 'who has entranced two hemispheres with her wonderful vocal powers, will now render, in her own inimitable style, that exquisite vocal selec tion 'Down in the Valley.' " "A gentleman in a red flannel shirt arose in the r.iidst of the audience and exclaimed in an im pressive bass voice: 'Oh, thunder! Miss Allendale can't sing for given apple!' "The manager who had started to leave the stage, halted and turned. An ugly light flashed from the eye which swept the audience anil filially rested 011 the face of the interrupter. Raising one shoulder higher than the other, and letting one hand drift significantly toward his hip pock et, and thrusting his nether jaw forward in a savage way, he ob served with adeliberateness wnich emphasized every syllable: " 'Nevertheless and notwith standing, Miss Hertie Allendale will sing 'Down in the Valley.' " j "And she did sing. So, like wise, nevertheless and notwith standing the Senate schedules will stand."?St. Louis Republic. Childhood of Great Men. In a statistical investigation of the early life of fifty great men of the present century, it was found that while they are absent-mind ed, generally speaking, their memories are very strong in the things they are interested in. In childhood they seem to be more imaginative tfian average child ren. It is generally said that a great man owes his success tolas mother's influence, but there are many exceptions. They were in fluenced much by some one per son, and the mother's place was often supplied by that of an aunt or relative. The child born of parents in the prime of physical life probably has the better chance of greatness, for the average age of the fathers when the great man-child was born was about thirty-eight, and that of the mothers thirty. The average number of children in thefamilies was six. Eleven of the great men were only sons, and sixteen youngest sons; that is, in all over fifty per cent. If it is im portant to study the criminal to find the causes of crime and there by know best how to prevent or lessen it, it is perhaps more need ful to study great men in order to learn those conditions and characteristics which make them great.?Everybody's Magazine. What is Known of the Planet Mars. What is known and what has been variously theorized concern ing the planet Mars would make a picturesque and interesting volume. That the planet comes at fixed intervals within studia ble distance of the earth has giv en it a special prominence. It has been 111 npped, photographed, measured, and is better known in its geograhical aspects than any other planet. Its more inti- j mate study began with the as tronomer Huyghens, in the reign of I-ouis \IY. The discovery of certain geographical markings which we suppose to be seas and of certain straight lines covering the surface of the planet and ap parently connecting them, lineH now known as the canals of Mars and responsible for many of our theories concerning its inhabi- j tants, was made soon after.? "The National Magizine" for May. Prize Winners in Every Line. American mines, forges, oil wells, mills, bridges, engines and machinery of all sorts take the first nrizes and are the 'acknowl edged models and exemplars from pole to pole and all around the equator. James Russell Lowell once wrote of a certain condes cension in foreigners. Uncle Sam has achieved so many triumphs that he may now possibly take on a certain air of condescension toward other peoples. That would be an unfortunate mis take, but it would only be natu ral in present circumstances.? New York Tribune. The Herald and Home and Farm one year, $ 1.25. *?BIG STOCK.*** WE KEEP A FIRST-CLASS HARDWARE STORE WITH ALL SUCH THINGS AS Stoves, Ready Mixed Paints, Oils, Lead, Guns, PISTOLS, AMMUNITION, TINWARE, CHILLED PLOWS lor one or two horses, GLOBE CULTIVATORS, WAGON MATERIAL. NAILS and HORSE SHOES, POCKET and TABLE CUTLERY. FIRST QUALITY BELTING, SASH, DOORS, BLINDS, CROCKERY, LAMPS, Extra teavy Team Collars, etc. .T 11st received a big lot of Devoe's Old Reliable I'aints and Colore in Oil. Every Gallon Guaranteed. Osborne /Wowe-rs and Reapers for Sale. 14-FINGER GRAIN CRADLES. fAffA!) HflPC Wire Poultry and Fish Netting. vUllUII IIVvo. Wire Screen Doors and Window?. Clayton Hardware Company, C. W. CARTER, Owner and Proprietor, D10?tf. CLAYTON. N. C. S. 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