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Witt $1.00 a Year, in Advance. ' FOR COP, FOR COUNTRY AND FOR TRUTH. Sitifcls Copy, 5 Cents. ' VOL. XIV PLYMOUTH, N. C, FRIDAY. JUNE 12, 1903 NO. 13. THE OWNERS One shall hang f:o the jolting helm In tho path oE the blinding spray, And he shall hark in the crushing dark .. For the surf in the open bav: And ho shall hold through, sleet and wind Muscle and heart of steel 'And take hi. trick oa the sccthin deck, Tho guardsman at the wheel. One .sliall ride in t lie racing ropes, (.'littering, thin and white.. And he shall cling to the reeling thing That's drunk o' the cup of night; And lie shall perch on the topmost ppar T:i the lace of the lempe'st fangs .Watching afar, like a wukeful star, :Aieit tne lookout liangs. By Martha X'M quite too delighted, to see you, dear," exclaimed Violet Grant as she clasped her cousin's hands In warm wel I come, "and of course you know that it's to be quite the biggest ball of the year and really, dear, balls are quite too delightfully new and fresh to me. .They hold some wonderful fascina tion for me which it it impossible to explain." . ' . "Yes, of course, I understand." re turned Veronica, the blase city cousin, and she let her big, blue, handsome eyes travel leisurely over Violet, "yon fue young anil everything is new to you glitters, as it were, but really it seems scarcely credible that but a few months ago you were in the laud of arithmetic and geography, and now you are 'out' and quite the rage, I hear." r.'Violet laughed lightly and her color 'came and went quickly. Great indeed were the changes that had taken place "just a few months ago," for during that time Violet had fcrown into an immensely pretty and graceful girl. There was a sweet, refreshing simplicity, a charming win Korr.cncss of manner which the worldly-wise Veronica foresaw would in evitably prove fatal to mankind as n whole. She frowned and instinctively felt that this innocent young cousin of hers might possibly prove to be a somewhat dangerous rival. Only a year and a half previously Veronica bad scoffed at the proposal of a penniless, though exceedingly devoted, cava Hen and haughtily refused to even "hear him out," and had finally swept from his presence with the regal air of a queen, demanding that no further attempt should be nlade to address her on that subject. ' But it is the unexpected that incvit flhly happens, and it certainly occurred in this case, for tlirough the sudden "!' ..-a th of a wealthy uncle, a "railway king," Dudley Maitiaud had succeeded to that personage's vast possessions, and Veronica, reading the turn events had taken, resolved if possible to re rover, by strategy, if by 1x0 other means, the ground she had lost. Hence her visit. to her aunt's country' house. "You won't mind sharing my room, will you, clear?" cried Violet, as the little circle sat and chatted fvrer their afternoon cups of tea, "you see the house is literally packed, and " "Oh, I shan't mind anything," re plied Veronica, deliberately, "that is, provided I have a good time." "Her beauty," said Veronica to her-' pelf, "if I could only mar that, not pcr t jnaaently," but just temporarily, to prevent &er from attending this ball. .What can what can I do?" She walked over to the looking-glass. She surveyed the accessories on the Crossing-table. A little accident hap pens so easily, she mentally concluded, and she lifted her head with an air of superiority and s'elf-satisfaetipn characteristic to her nature. And later on, when Violet returned to her room t-he was delighted to find her cousin looking eo fresh and radiant. "What, pretty hair, you have, child," remarked Veronica later. Violet only laughed. "Do you really think so? Mr. Mait land often declares that it looks as if I have been playing among the cur rant bushes, but I think he likes it jut tho same," replied Violet, inno cently. "Now, mine absolutely, will not wave." said Veronica, slowly, still re garding her cousin "of course, I jnean not Avithout recourse to plus and tangs, etc. Naturally curly hair is in deed something to be right down thankful for." "Is it really?" asked Violet, laugh .Ingly. , Mot A BlsHg OF THE DEEP. One shall walk the narrow bridge To the song the breakers ain," And he shall rule his kinjrdoin stanch With the micht of a sailor kinc: lie shall hold his hand to her throbbing heart Tlirough the passionate hour of week. And the toil and tears of the hurried man o' the quarter-deck. These arc the emperors of the waves That slide through the breathless night, They rule their own from a reeling throne O'er shimmering fields of white; They dare the death of the under-world Where the sou Ik of the sailors sleep. They walk as kings where the tempest swings, . The owners of the deep. Alden Charles Noble, in Lippincott's. sirement Morris. "It is." And then both cousins lapsed into silence. Finally the time arrived for both girjs to retire for the purpose of lin gering long over their respective toil etsa matter oT utmost importance. Suddenly there was a loud shriek of dismay and Violet's loveliness was marred. She dashed into her mother's room with eyes blinded with scalding tears. "Look! Oh, look!" she cried, scarce ly knowing what she said. "I shau't be able to go to the ball! Oh, and I'm dying to go! Did you ever see such a fright before? Veronica did it, but it was quite an accident! Do not scold her for it," seeing the look of dismay on her mother's face, "she is as dis tressed as I am. Oil, but it does seem hard; I shall be marked for weeks!" "But, however did it happen, dear?" asked Mrs. Grant, as soon as she was able to speak. "The tongs, dear," replied Violet, still, sobbing. "You see. she was doing her hair and the hot tongs sprang from her lingers and struck my It was purely an accident, but so sorry!" "00 am I, Vi," returned tho face! I am elder woman,' "so am I." Apparently Veronica was terribly concerned, but all the sympathy and suggested remedies were of no avail. Nothing could possibly erase the ugly scar from Violet's cheek, and finally it was declared that she must forego the ball, great though the pain of so doing would be. . ; "You can write Dudley a little note, my dear," said her mother, when she and Violet were alone; "Hint will be politic and polite. Y'ou must not let him think you rude, and you know Vou 'promised him the waltzes. Poor child! I'm so sorry!" Tiie respective vehicles accordingly arrived, and as Veronica kissed her cousin good night she had never looked more radiantly lovely. Gems of won derful brilliancy glittered in her hair, on her neck and arms. Her dress was of some rich, soft, clinging ma terial and she carried herself like a queen as she swept out of the room where her cousin lay upon the bed be moaning the irony of fate. Allured by. the appealing eyes and' coaxing words of bis fair partner, Dudley Maitland became the victim of the moment, and it was not long ere lie was escorting her away from the throng of merry dancers into com parative solitude. "'This is quite like old times," Veron ica said as they entered the cool con servatory and sat down. "Not quite," returned Maitland, somewhat absently. "Indeed, times have changed considerably since we last met." This was a discordant note, and Veronica did not feel quite at her ease. "I'm so glad you came to-night, Dud ley," she said, as though involutarily breathing her thoughts aloud. Maitland raised his eyebrows slight ly, but she failed to notice that dan ger signal. "Why?" he asked, somewhat brusquely. "How strangely you speak,' she re turned, nervously, "but do you really care ?o know?" "Naturally I am interested." Veronica toyed with the petals of a rose-bud. and her eyes were cast upon the ground. "r.eeauso I have wanted to see you, to speak to you, to tell you how bit terly sorry I am for my cruel words! I think I must have been mad!" she said softly, "I came back to'the draw? ingroom." she went on in the same tone, whila her eyes remained still downcast, "but you had gone, and I have never known a happy moment since!" . ' Now, had Veronica's conscience per mitted her to look into the 03-es of the man at her side, with those won? derful liquid orbs of hers, it is pos sible that the fascination of her gaze might have blinded him to the false ring of her words, but. as it was. he felt neither pleasure nor flattered. "I am sorry if you have been un happy," he returned, lightly, "but in these rapid times it does not do to grieve over the dark and empty past." "Not dark, nor empty," she said, with mock tenderness and well affect ed concern; "but tell me. Dudley, have you forgotten all the past?" "All!", he repeated, suavely. "I sup pose you mean tiie days when the smiles were for others and tiie frowns for me. Bah! What a mad-headed fool I must have been! But you taught me a lesson, Veronica, and it was well laid to heart." "Do not speak of it." she exclaimed brokenly; "I have told you. Can you still be so unforgiving?" "There is nothing to forgive," he re plied: "you certainly seemed to pre fer any society to mine in clays of which you speak, could never bear, you malice the old and I on that score." "But, Dudley," she said, so softly that her words were scarcely percept ible. "I have suffered so, truly, I have seen the error, of my ways, the magni tude of my terrible cruelty to you. Conu say you forgive me, and let us be friends again." "No," he returned firmly, even fierce ly, "that can never be, Veronica. You must not forget that even the most beautiful and accomplished woman has no right to play with a man's heart, as if it were a worthless toy to he taken up or cast down at pleas ure. And may I ask you to excuse me now? I have an important en gagement to attend to. Allow me," and pale and trembling in every limb, Veronica once more entered the ball room. Violet had watched the several ve hicles drive away with eager and tear ful eyes. How she longed to be among the merry throng! Finally she re solved to drown her heartache in tho pages of a novel. But she could not fix her mind, try as she would; so toward midnight she again took up her stand by, the win dow and looked out into the dark and star'ess night. Presently she turned. for she fancied she heard a footfall. "Why,. Dudley." she almost shrieked, "you here! Whatever brings you at this hour, when you ought to be doing duty to the people in general?" "I wanted you," 'he replied tender ly, "and you are more to me than all the people in the world." "But look at me," she said, shyly; "I do believe I am disfigured for life. Do you not think so?" And for an answer she was clasped in a warm embrace and kisses were showered upon her. And later, when Maitland left her, there was a new and even softer expression in her eyes, a brighter and more winsamo expres sion about her mouth. Her heart was happy, and she went up the old oaken staircase humming the air of au old love song. "Have you enjoyed yourself, Veron ica, dear?" exclaimed a voice, and a curly head appeared above the bed clothes. Veronica was silent for a time, her heart beat too fast. "There was no one in particular that I wished to see," she replied, finally. "Dudley Maitland was there, but he was infinitely disagreeable, and eventu ally made himself conspicuous by his absence." Violet's face became dyed with blushes. "Veronica," she half whispered, "he came here. lie asked me to marry him, and " "Asked you to marry him?" repeated her cousin, incredulously; "I suppose you said yes." "I did, dear. He saw this terrible scar but he does not mind it in the least, so he told me. So you see, dear, you were the means of bringing us together after all." Chicago Tribune. Malta's Dense Imputation. Malta is the most thickly populated island in the world. It has 1300 people to the square mile. Barbadoes has lOoi people to the square mile. Cramped Quarters. If some men were as big as they feel they would have to live out of doors. New York News. But one-fifth the population and one eleventh the area of Turkey is in Eu rope. , 1 ' Ghosts Willi Xo Originality. When you have read one of these stories you have read them all. Al though the behavior of ghosts may ap pear eccentric when judged by the standard of conduct prevailing among the living, . their habits are. in fact, most regular, they seem to possess the little character of originality, and prob ably their ideas are very limited. Some of them walk along the passage or up the stairs; others knock 011 the Avails or furniture, ring bolls, slam doors or break crockery; now and then you come across one who shrieks; and there seem to be a few specimens who appear (and disappear). But their fac ulties do not go beyond this. A very remarkable proof of their limitations or their slavish adherence to tradition, is that, though I have before me at the present moment a dozen authen ticated ghosts who have been heard walking upstairs, there seems to be no case on record in which a ghost has been heard walking down. Why airy body should think it worth while to chronicle tho movements of such unin teresting creatures. I cannot under stand. An account of the day's do ings of a flock of very much more Truth. sheep would be exciting. London Only :x Io-. In Kalama. Wash., there livens a largo bird dog, who certainly follows out a line of reasoning, which in its policy and knowledge of human nature would reflect credit on any human philoso pher. v Singling out the stranger in the town, he follows him, respectfully; but per? sistently, until the person followed stops to remonstrate with him on his attentions. He (the stranger! is con fronted by an earnest dog face, with eager, brown eyes, which try hard to convey their owner's wishes, while a plumy tail wags most persuasively. Some person vl'ho knows the dog and his "little game" is usually near to give an explanation, and the person so ap pealed to instantly. "digs up" a nickel, which is most gratefully accepted, and he may follow the canine' highwayman to the nearest meal shop, where, grave ly depositing his nickel on the counter, he receives a five-cent soup bone, and trots out. The queer part is, he never asks a resident of Kalama. but singles out the stranger, invariably! And he never asks the same person twice. Talk about human and brute intelligence! Where is the dividing line? Tho New Century. Tiie Inspect ion IClevator. "The way things are .going now," said an. architect who stood watching a gang of masons and ' miscellaneous workmen employed on a big building of his own design, "I shall not be at all surprised if the time comes when the elevators in skyscrapers. will be set running up and down through. the air by some ingenious device, and the buildings with dismally yawning doors elevators. No sooner is the skeleton of a new building in place nowadays than the elevator becomes an im portant part of the structure, sahd many biuldings with dismally yawning doors and windows and apparently insecure walls, display prominently tho sign, 'Elevator Now Running That does not mean a freight elevator, either,' but a lift for the accommodation of passen gers who have an eye on the building as a possible future location and wish to pick out desirable quarters in good time and have them partitioned off to order." New York Times. Statistics About the Hotly. Come interesting statistics about the human body are compiled by a con temporary: People born in November are the shortest, in July the tallest. A head of fair hair consists of 143,040 hairs, dark hair. of lOo.OOO, while a red head has only 20,000. Fair-haired peo ple are becoming less numerous than formerly. A person who has lived nearly seventy years has had passed through his heart about 075,1)20 tons of blood, the whole of the blood in the body pass ing through the heart in about thirty two beats. The heart beats on an average seventy, times a minute, or 30, 792.0000 times in the course of a year, so that the heart of an ordinary man eighty years of age has beaten 3,000. 000.000 time?. The heart beats ten strokes a minute fewer when one is lying down than when one is in an up right position. London's Fire Alarm System. In London there are 700 fire alarm rail-points. They vary from 200 yarOs to 400 yards apart. XTnfurnisliod, Castles in the air are nished. New York New. seldom far CACAO IN PHILIPPINES. NEW SOURCE OF WEALTH DE VELOPED IN THE ISLANDS. The Importance of the Crop Can Hard ly be Overestimated The World's Demands For it Aggregates Two Hundred Million Pounds. According to a bulletin of tha Phil ippine Bureau of Agriculture on cacao culture, which has just come to the War Department, the cacao grown in the archipelago is of such excellent quality that there is keen rivalry 'among buyers to procure it at an ad vance of fully 50 per cent, over the price of the common export grades of the Java bean, notwithstanding ths failure on the part of the Filipino to "process" it in this way. In parts of Mindanao and Negros, despite ill treat ment, or no treatment, the plant ex hibits a luxuriance of growth and wealth of productiveness, that demon strates its entire fitness to be consid ered a valuable crop in those regions. The importance of cacao growing in the Philippines can hardly be overesti mated, as recent statistics place the world's demand for cacao (exclusive of local consumption) at two hundred million pounds, valued at more than $30,000,000 in gold. There is little danger of overproduction and conse quent low prices for many years to come. So far as known, the areas where cacao prospers in the great equatorial zone are small, and the opening and development of suitable regions has altogether failed to keep pace with the demand. t ' Cacao is cultivated nearly every where in the archipelago. It is grown in several provinces in Luzon, in Man danao, Jcl-o, Basilan, . Panay, Negros, Cebu, Bohol and Masbate, and its pres ence can be reasonably predicted upon on the larger islands anywhere under an elevation of 1,000 or possibly 1,200 metres. In most cacao producing countries its cultivation has long since passed the experimental stage, and the practices that govern the manage ment of a well ordered cacao planta tion are as clearly defined as are those of an orange grove in Florida or a vineyard in Californa. In widely scattered localities the close observer will find in the Phil ippines many young trees that in vig or, color, and general health leave nothing to be desired, and with due precaution and close oversight there is no reason why growing cacao may not become one of the most profitable horticultural enterprises that can en gage the attention of planters in the Philippines. Th-3 bulletin treats of climatic conditions necessary for the best development of the cacao, which loves to "steam and swelter in its own atmosphere," the locations best adapt ed to the growth of the plant, the soil, its drainage and preparation. The cacao, relatively to the size of the tree, may be planted closely, for it rejoices in a close, moisture laden atmosphere, and thus permits a closer planting than would be admissible with any other orchard crop. There are a number of varieties of cacao in general cultivation, which may be referred to three general types, the Criollo, Forastero and Calabaelllo. The Criollo is undoubtedly the fittest variety for general use. On breaking it is found to be vhitish or yellowish, white, while the seeds of those plants In which the Forastero or Calabatiilo blood predominates are reddish, while the Forestero is almost violet in color. For flavor, freedom from bitterness, facility in curing and high commercial value the Criollo is everywhere con ceded to be the best. The others; however, yield better, are more vigor ous and not so liable to disease. Th.3 bulletin describes the method of planting, cultivation, pruning and harvesting the crop. Attention is also given to the enemies and diseases of the cacao, and among the former are mentioned monkeys, rats and par rots. The estimated cost and rev enues derived from cacao plantation are given for a series of years, and the bulletin concluded with the state ment that "the difference between good returns and enormous profit3 arising from cacao growing in the Philippines will be determined by the amount cf knowledge, experience and energy that the planter is capable of bringing bear upon the cultivation in question' New York Tribune. A portable infant's swinging bed to be adjusted at night and folded awa In the day a convenience in flat keep Ins whera tpac Is scarce.
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