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VOL; VI.
PLYMOUTH, N. C FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1894.
NO. 21.
, . THE TWO GIA.NTS.
' A mighty plant once there was,
' A gentle giant he,
Whom all men loved where'er ho went,
1 And none was known to flea.
He lived, within a castle fair)
All J f?rant na Via vrna afpinn.
Tn" t"v 11 W I . V
And those who passed when he wot there
v wnua near a nappy song.
Ills heart was kind, his hand was free,
Ulf soul was set to mirth.
'And all men snrfd s " "TIs Joy to live
. Tith' him upon the earth."
Ills face was bright with pleasant smiles,
Ills laugh was good to hear.
yhile round about him everywhere
Twas summer all the year.
.
Bwltt flew the time ; the Riant grew
, , Full old and weak of frame ;
Oa day unto the castle fair
. Another giant came.
And as the gento giant waned
; Theother waxed in might ;
. A man of solemn mien was he,
Nor glad unto the a ight.
The oastle old grow silent, cold,
Nor any mirth came out,
And where the summer long had smiled
, The winter stalked about.
And all men passed another way
, Whenever that they could 5
They dreaded him as they had love!
The merry yiant good.
No song was ever on his lips,
I His eyes were hollow lights ;
The castle seemed a haunted pile,
And dark and chill o' nights.
And round about It rose the wave,
, And lo I an island where
The gloomy giant dwelt alone,
The picture of despair.
And tho-se who knew the giants twain
The truth with tears confes? s
"l'hey brothers were and one was Grief
4nd the other was Happiness."
Chicago Record.
. AN EARLY CALL
tE proposed to her
in the conserva
tory after sup
per; he did not
go down on his
knees or declare
that life would be
nothing to him
without her, but
he told her, simp
ly and earnestly,
that she was very
dear to him ; that
he had always
loved her, and that
as his wife it
would be his care to guard her from
'the world's rude buffetings. "I
'think T could make you happy," he
'said. "I am not as clever as some of
the men you know, but I love you. "
"Yes," she murmured, "I know you
lo.ve. me you have always been good
to me; you must know you must
'feel that I appreciate it. It touches
'me to have you care for me I wish
- - - ' i it T
I could make you understand mat x
am grateful."
I "Grateful? But why should you
be? Could I help loving you? Could
I know you and not care for you? You
'are. 30 unlike other women, so free
from envy and petty malice. I have
'walchud you with your girl friends I
have seen you do many a kindness
thai you thought nobody knew any
thing about. I think it was your
'goodness that charmed me first." .
J She, looked up was he really in
earnest?
I "Don't praise me," she said ; "com
pliments from other men are well
'enough, but not fromyou."
i "Is it a compliment to tell you
'what I think? And it seems to me I
have said so little. Ah ! if you could
know what is in my heart but no
'doubt," as she made an impatient
movement, "you have heard all thia
before a - twice-told story wearieg,
jWhat can I say to win you you who
ere so used to being loved? Tm
another woman I might speak of my
weal th, of all that I could give her,
but not to you."
i "You think too well of me," aha
broke in.
! "No, Edith I understand you and
'that is why I want you all for mine, to
hare and to hold, to love and to
cherish say that you like me a little,
th&t you will be my wife." .
T She leaned toward him, the word
that would send him .1 rom her, and
'end forever the friendship that had
,be-come a part of her life were tremb
ling on her lips, when he, guessing
-her intention, perhaps, said hurriedly :
"Someone is coming your German
T 1iinV TVm't answer me
! pur -
inow; later on will do aa well".
f ' She breathed freely. It was natural
for her to postpone unpleasant things
to put off the evil day as long as pos
sible. "As you wish, then J will you eall
tO'tnorroWi"
"Yes in the morning, at 11." He
bowed and withdrew just as her next
partner came hurrying up.
i "The cotillon is about to begin,
Miss Alton," he Haiti, taking Manning's
chair, "but I think we have time for
a short chat. Yon don't mind talking
to me for a few minutes, do yon?"
"Why, no," she answered, for she
liked the lad not only for his own sake,
but because of his friendship with that
other, whose image was never long ab
sent from her mind.
"By the tv ay," he said, as if reading
her thoughts. "1 got a letter from
Agnew to-day. I thought you might
oare to hear from him ; you always
eeemed such friends,"
"Yes," 6he responded, idly. "How
is he?"
"Very well; but growing homesick.
Think of it ! He has been away six
weeks. "
,"No doubt he is enjoying himself."
"Oh, Carl will get the best out ' of
life ; that's his way, you know."
"Yes, I know." The answer was
given so carelessly, with such appar
ent indifference, that he was about to
speak, to tell her the tidings that
his letter contained, and which
so far some instinct had made
him withhold, when his hostess ap
peared in the doorway.
"Come, yon two," she called; "the
others are waiting for you."
J "Dear Mrs. Danton," said the girl,
rising. "Mr. Lane and I are such
old friends that we sometimes forget
how time flies."
"You young dissembler," laughed
the older woman; "you know Her
bert Manning was in the conservatory
leithyon."
A sudden blush stained Edith's
cheek- she hated herself for it, it
was so apt to mislead but Mrs. Dan
ton seemed rh no way surprised.
"There, child; don't look so fright
ened," she said. "No one wishes you
happiness more than I. "
"But, Mrs. Danton"
"Really, Miss Edith," put in Lane,
who had been a puzzed and uncom
fortable listener, "I don't like to hurry
you, but we shall surely be late."
She turned away; after all, what
did it matter ; by to-morrow the world
would know the truth, Manning's face
would toll the story of his rejection,
and a few hours' misconstruction
could harm no one. But late that
night, when she stood in her own
pretty room, she felt vaguely dissatis
fied with herself ; she could not put
the feeling from her.
"I have not acted honestly," she
said aloud. "I should have answered
him ; it was not kind to put him off,
it may lead him to hope, he ms.y have .
misunderstood me." She was silent a
moment, then went on still contritely :
"And I do like him. He is the kind
est, truest friend, but love " She
arose and crossed the room.
When she came back she carried a
photograph, a man's cold, olever face
the face of one who knew the world,
and was perhaps not on the best oi
terms with it.
"But for you," she said, gazing in
to the unresponsive eyes, "1 nad
loved that other man ; if you had not
shows me so clearly that I was dear to
you, I might still oare for him, for he
loves me dearly ; but it is too late
now too late to talk of what might
have been." She stopped and lfid
her lips on the picture's.
The next morning she was idling
over her fire, when the maid brought
up a bunch of heartsease and a card :
"Mr, Manning's compliments, ma am,
and will you see him ?"
"Yes; say to him that I will be
down in a moment."
When the door closed she lifted the
heartsease tenderly;, a mute appeal,
they seemed to her, from the giver.
"Poor fellow," she thought regret
fully. "I should have told him ; how
ever, there -,18 no use keeping him
waiting. . I might as well get through
with it at once."
She pinned the heartsease in the
lace at her throat, cast a parting glance
at the mirror end etarted down j;he
stairs. '
As she reached the lower, hall the
front door opened and a servant ad
;. - '
mitted a girl in gray with a bunch of
roses thrust into her muff.
"Why, Edith," she said rapidly, "1
never thought to find you down so
early. If you are going out don't let
the" keep you."
"I am not going out ; come into the
sitting room and get warm."
"No, I won't sit down. I only want
to see you a moment. I came to ask
you to join our house party there
will only be eight of us, the same old
crowd we had last year."
"The same crowd? How delight
full" "The same, and not the same. I
won't invite Mr. Agnew now."
"And what has poor Mr. Agnew
done?"
"What has he done? Ob, nothing
unusual ; they all do it sooner or
later ; but an engaged man is de trop
at an affair of this kind. No girl
wants him for a partner, and, really,
one can't blame them."
"An engaged man!" For one hor
rible momeut Edith Alton thought she
was about to faint ; the next, however,
the tables and chairs righted them
selves, her visitor's face ceased its
grotesque gyrations and she was con
soious that she was speaking.
"Co! Where did you hear that
pleasant bit of news?" she asked, seat
ing herself on the arm of a chair.
"Why, last night; Mr. Lane told
me coming home. Strange he never
mentioned it to you. I am horribly
disappointed. She's a Boston girl.
You remember her a little creature
who visited the Mores. Wealthy, of
course trust Charlie for that but
oh ! so plain. "
"Beauty is in the eye of the be
holder," quoted Edith, lightly. She
felt a longing to cry out, to bury her
face somewhere, instead of which she
must smile and look unconcerned and
discuss this love affair with the indif
ference of a mere acquaintance. "If
I remember rightly she was a nice lit
tle thing."
"Nice? Heavens! Fancy Charlie's
coming to that actually to marrying
a 'nice' girl ! His best enemy couldn't
wish him worse luck. He has disap
pointed me dreadfully. I thought,"
significantly, "he fancied some one
else, somebody nearer home. "
"Somebody nearer home? oh, do
you mean myself? How awfully
funny! Why, we are very good
friends ; we have always been friends;
but I " a rapid flash of ' thought ;
then, with rising color, "I am going
to marry another man."
Her visitor's face expressed intense
surprise. "Going to be married,"
she repeated ; "1 had not heard "
"No one has heard," said the other
with some emotion, "and, by the way,
Mr. Manning is waiting for me in the
library. I must a3k you to excuse
me."
"Mr. Manning?"
"Did you not guess? I thought of
course you would. Don't speak of it
Janet. I only told you because
(slowly) you are such a good friend of
mine.
"And I appreciate it accordingly.
I wish you every happiness she laid
her hand lightly on Edith's arm you
know that, don't you?"
"Why, yes you have always wished
me well, haven't you? See how po
tent your wishes have been! But to
return to our first subject, I shall be
glad to go with you to Arley. Last
year's visit was a dream. "
"Then I shall count on you. Come,
you will have to let me out ; I am not
au fait with your latch."
"What a strong wind there is draw
up your wraps. Goodby, and again
thank you for thinking of me."
The front door slammed and Edith
stood a moment in the hall, gathering
courage for what was to come ; then
she turned and went into the library.
Manning, who was standing at a dis
tant window, came forward at her en
trance.
"I am afraid I kept you," she said,
giving him a trembling hand, "but I
was detained by an 'early call from a
friend."
"An early call," he repeated ; "then
what do you think of me?"
"Ah, but I told you to come ; that is
altogether different. I wanted you."
"You wanted me?" he cried eager
ly ; "my darling, may I enterpret that
after my own fashion? Do you really
care for me a little?"
She could not speak, but for answer J
iBhe came td him, laying her beautiful
head on his breast.
"Love me," she whispered, passion
ately; "only love me, and you can
'make of me what you will."
"Do you know," he said to her,
about an hour later, "at first you
' frightened jne, but when you didn't
!say 'No' at once, I began to hope. I
, knew it wasn't like you to keep me in
i suspense you are . too true of heart
for that."
"Too true," she thought, remorse
fully. "Oh, Herbert, Herbert T
But aloud she said, smiling naif sad
;ly into his loving eyes : "To think of
your being afraid of me of poo little
me who am not half worthy of you f"
! New Orleans Times-Democrai.
POPULAR SCIENCE.
Most fast colors are decivod from
coal.
Petrified forests of enormous extent
have been discovered in South Ari
zona. A well at Montpelier, lnd., which
gave forth natural gas, now yields an
abundance of oil.
Dr. Kremiansky, a Russian, an
nounces the discovery that a prepara
tion of aniline inhaled will euro con
sumption in its worst stages!
Signal officers have succeeded in
sending messages by flashes of light a
distance of 183 miles. The achieve
ment is certainly remarkable.
The great lathe at the Creniot
(France) Gun Works is capable of
turning a solid steel ingot fifty-two
feet long and eight feet thick.
The poison of a bee's sting has been
experimented upon by a French chem
ist who declares that in combination
with certain essential oils it is a rem
edy for rheumatism.
The theory that the Chinese pest
germs are chiefly boxed in soil dried
by longcontined drought is 'confirmed
by the fact that among the 100,000
Chinese who live in boats on the river
at Canton, there have been scarcely
any deaths from the epidemic.
Professor Todd, of Amherst College,
who has for some years been an enthu
siastic student of eclipses and of the
sun's corona, is perfecting plans for
his expedition to Japan in 1896, where
an important eclipse of the sun will
be visible on August 9 of that year.
The opium dealers of Hong Kong,
China, have collected data, and issued
a special pamphlet, in which they
triumphantly point to the fact that
opium-eaters or smokers were, almost
without exception, exempt from at
tack during the recent pest epidemic.
The observation that the marine
plant called filum, which swims on the
surface of the ocean, has the power to
calm the waves like oil poured on them,
has induced some Frenchmen to con
struct a loose kind of net, which has
been found to have a similar effect,
and is believed to be useful for navi
gators. One person in 1000 dies of old age;
one in fifty-four of measles ; one in
thirty-seven of apoplexy ; one m 143
of erysipelas ; one in 133 of consump
tion; one in twenty-one of scarlet
fever ; one in forty of whooping cough ;
one in thirty-three of typhoid fever,
and one in 143 of rheumatism, on the
average.
A few years ago a portion of the
pavement in Groswell road, London,
was lifted out of its place in some mys
terious way. Before the workmen
were sent to replace it numerous toad
stools made their appearance in the
craoks between the misplaced stone
and its fellows. Investigation proved
that the stone, which was two feet one
way by four the other, and weighed
212 pounds, had actually been lifted
out of place by the resistless growing
force of these soft, spongy fungi.
Well Meant, feut Menacing.'
"Here it is again," exclaimed the
clerk, indignantly. "Lend me your
penknife, quick, till I cut thio article
out of the paper." . ' l
'What is it?" '
"One of this confounded series that
tells how to make home ' happy en
$1200 a year."
"Why, my wife says they are very
interesting."
"That's the 1 rouble. They read so
luxuriously that if the boss sees them
he'll cut me down to a thousand sure. "
Washington Star, '
ATLANTA'S FAIR.
bio corrox states' and in
ternational EXPOSITION.
Will Be Held In 1893 National Gov
ernment to Make an Interesting
Display Plans or the Mala
Buildings.
THE great Fair of 1893 will be
the Cotton States' and Inter
national Exposition, to be
held iu Atlanta, Ga., next
September. Its success on nn elabor
ate scale is assured by the fact that
Congress appropriated $200,000 for
the removal of the immense Govern
ment Building from the World's Fair
grounds in Chicago to the grounds of
the Cotton States' Exposition in At
lanta, thus giving the exposition a
Governmental indorsement, which will
prove of great valu?. In addition to
this the business men of Atlanta have
subscribed $200,000, the city of At
lanta gives $75,000, and the State of
Georgia is expected to appropriate
$100,000.
Tbe Cotton States' and International
Exposition will exceed in scope sev
eral times over the Cotton Exposition
of 1881. Atlanta has grown steadily
and is abler both in experience and in
wealth to handle such an enterprise,
and has gone at it with an energy that
makes success certain.
There .will be six principal build
ings. Five of these were designed by
Bradford L. Gilbert, of New York,
and one by Walter T. Downing, of
Atlanta. They will be erected on the
Piedmont Exposition grounds, of
which Mr. Gilbert says :
"I do not hesitate to say that I con
sider the possibilities of development
for exposition purposes beyond those
of any other exposition grounds which
I have seen. It is tended to retain,
so far as possible, the natural contour
of the ground, and that is wise, for I
am sure they can be made very beau
tiful. ' When the buildings are erected
and the decorations of the grounds
are developed Atlanta will have one
of the most attractive exposition
grounds that this country has ever
teen."
The Administration Building, de
signed by Mr. Downing, will be one
of the striking features of architec
ture in the grounds. It carries the
idea of the Southern homes of ante
bellum days in the immense pillars at
its front and is intensely Southern
throughout. The central portion is
of double-story height, but it is de
signed to be a great central hall for
use as an art gallery if the Board so
desires. At either side are the rooms
for the offlcers and for the press.-
The leading idea throughout the
other buildings is Romanesque. They
are designed with an idea of stability
and simplicity of construction. Take
the Machinery Building, for instance.
This is in its interior construction &
simple cube so designed as to give a
great deal of space inside and with its
exterior finish having a touch of the
Benaissance. On each end, at the
sides and in the center there are large
porticoes with immense pillars, which
will give to the entire building a state
ly effect. It will be sixty-Are feet
high. The Manufactures Building
carries out the same Romanesque idea,
but is considerably more elaborate.
In the Agriculture Building the same
idea is carried out in a sort of pyra
midal shape, and so, too, in the Elec
tricity Building. The latter has tow
ers and arches, which can be brill
iantly illuminated, and, located as it
will be at the foot of a lake, a great
light can be secured. The towers at
the corners of the Manufactures Build
ing are very large, and can be used
for restaurant purposes, or anything
of the 6ort. The broad outside corri
dor on the second story of this build
ing can also be used to magnificent
advantage for restaurant purposes.
The dimensions of the buildings are
given as follows:
The Manufactures Building is 370
by Jil6, is 60 feet high, with a
Vwer' reaching 100 feet from the
ground, and will be the largest build
ing oa the grounds, second only, of
course, to the great Government
Building.
The Manchinery Building is 100 by
500, and is G5 feet high.
The Agriculture Building is 300 by
150, is GO feet high and has a 100-foot
tower,
The Minerals and Forestry is 80 by,
320 ; the elevation is 35 feet, the
central octagonal tower is CO feet.
The Electricity Building is 91 by
250, CO feet high with a' 100-foot
tower.
The Administration , Building has m!
central hall CO by 100, .and two'side
win era. 50 by 100. It has aaelevarioa
of 60 feet j
. The Government Building is to be
on a high hSU above the building of
,the Driving Club. Beyond it and above
the famous cotton patch of Piedmont
Exposition days ts the site of the
main building,' a. beautiful hill, where
it will have one of the most prominent
sites on the grounds. The Agricultural
Building, which fromiiaarohifcec't'nrar
structure is designed to bo kepper
manent, with the idea of making it on
auditorium, is to bo located on the''
hill south of the main entrance to tho
grounds. The Electricity Building is
to be near the Piedmont Exposition'
main building, at the foot of ; a lake,
and at the head of the lake is to be the
Machinery Building. The Minerals''
and Forestry are to be along the lake
between the Machinery Building and
the Electricity Building. The Ad
ministration Building is to be between
the Government , Building and the
Manufactures Building, and will
occupy one of the most attractive
points on the grounds. 1
In the construction of these various
buildings the architects have, of course,
taken into consideration the elevation
of the site on which each building J
to rest, and it is the aim, of course, toW
make each building stand out for it
self. These six buildings will be sup
plemented later on'by a Womon'sBuild
ing, an amusement pavilion, and, per
haps, by a number of State buildings, i
Now that the Atlanta Exposition has
secured an appropriation of $200,000
from the United States, applications
for space are coming in rapidly from
foreign countries. Tho exposition is
already assuming an international as
pect, and is sure to attract thousands
of people from all over the United
States and Europe.
One of the interesting features" of
the emosition will ha an Mhibit bv
the colored people. It will be the first
of its kind which has ever beemadt'
and it will be an education to the out-
people of the South have accomplished? '
right at their homes since they were
given their freedom. . It will be very
attractive, riot only to the colored peo
ple themselves but to the-: people ' of
the entire country, ancl it is doubtful
if any other one feature will bring as
many people to see the exposition aa
does this colored exhibit. 1
Atlanta, tne city or trie exposition
of 1895, is a very pretty place of 90,
000 population. The houses are new,
and are like those of a progressivo
Northern or Western city rather than'
like those of an old Southern town.
The streets are bustling and active.
The adjacent country is hilly. The
city is 1080 feet above sea level, icet
ing at a point where the topography ' -changes
from the mountainous regions
of the Blue Ridge to the rolling and
finally level pine lands of Southern
Georgia. The air is fresh and brac
ing, coming, as it does, in stiff breezes
from the nearby mountains, and, in
fact, the place is so like a Northern -city
in the style of its streets and
houses, its climate and its activity,
that people from Massachusetts feel
as much at home here as does the man
who comes from Savannah or New
Orleans. ' - x
city is of historio interest, and all in
all there is not a Southern city that
could be more attractive to a visitor
from other sections of the country.
New York Advertiser.
A Parthiar Shot.
First Boy "You're afraid to fight,
that's what." -
Ran.nA Tin- V T t kt i,
figat you my mother'll lick me." -V
.Birst xoy -now win sne nnd ii
out, eh?' . ,
Second Boy "She'll see the dock?
goia' to your housed Tit-Bits. '
Female Cats Art Bio.idss.
. An authority oa cats says that yel
low hairs, no odd hcr few in num
ber, always indicate that the' won-rer
is a female. Ho . further" adds: No
male cat was eiax known to iiavo tha
slightest tipt of yellow. Chicnc
Itersli.