. . : r
T II E W li'E KLY LEDGER.
Saturday, -
Feb'.l, 1879.
OpDS AND ENDS.
AGRICULTURAL DOMESTIC.
Beginning - with a production of
four pounds of tea in 1840, India
now exports 40.000,000 pounds, jand
. all the. islands of the Indian archi
pelago are cultivating the plant.
(Tlie entire sale of public lands
Government, railroad and Sta,te-
during the last year was 11,292,246
acie's. This a large excess oyerthe
sales ; for 1872, the year preceding
the panic: j j ,
The Atlantic ocean, if iit were to
i ' ' - : i. . 4 - 1
be drained, would be a vast plan,
"with ai mountain ridge in the middle
i 'j : i i .
running parallel with our coast.
Another range crosses it from New
Foundland to Ireland, on top of
which lies, the telegraph cable. I
, - "i ; i
' The diptheria, which it was feared
would 'become epidemic in New
. i i
York, is abating, list week's mortal
ity from that cause being but 193
casesj against 274 the .week previ-
. Hatching Chickens! Prepare
a box 15 inches cube, closed on all
sides but theTro'nt, on which nail a
. . . )-
narrow 'slat opposite the egg place,
HOW BOGGS RAN FOR '
OFFICE. ' .
Boggs ; was as peaceable a man as
ever lived. ?
Hej was sober, honest, respected.
He had never pounded his wife.
YOTJIO FOLKS' j XE-
leaving an opening below,? 60 as to fight.
. . For the Ledger. .
' ' , BY J.'U.V : ,.;! j ' 'ir
How bright the face arid sweet the smile
Of nur dear children here ; i
Never f took any interst in a dog- And, O! how sweet tobe a child,
QUS.
banitary precautions account
f)T the subsidence of the malady.
A little sir 1 asked an old gen
who hated conundrums
and
snar
le
11TI
maufwno nateu conundrums : nai
is ttfe 'difference between a potato
.a, lemon "I don't know"
ed the eld man. "Don't know !"
exclaimed the child ; "then I don t
want ypii to buy any lemons for
' It is believed that Queen - Victoria
had decided to lay asidej- or at least
materially change, the heavy mourn
ins yrarb she has worn lor seventeen
. . i j
years on and aftr the wedding of
the Duke of vConnauibt, but the
death of the. Princess Alice has in
terferred. . I j
San Francisco records about two
thousand marriages d urine the past
I"! - - . W . I. .!
yearj and ' nearly three hundred di
vorces. The gronnds of the 'separa
tions were adultery, desertion, cru-
elty, and failure to provide. The
decrees were in favor of the hus
band; in 'less than one-fourth of the
cases, i '
M. Paul Broca, the famous an
thropolgist,' is authority for the
statement that ,the tallest man ever
actually measured , was a Finlander
nine j feet three and seven-tenths
inches j high, and that the shortest
man known reached a decimal under
seventeen inches, in his stocking
.feet. ;.! - j
The family physician "was . con
gratulating the lady of the house on
the good health f her six year-old
son, who, j she said, had not had an
be able to clean it the more easily.
PInnp in it n. sod. orrass side Up. If
the; weather is warm, place the eggs
dirpntlv nn thf sod for moisture : if
. , '
cold, cover it with cut straw long
straw may entangle the hen's feet t
do not use hay, as it is apt to get
musty; level the' surface; of the sod
to prevent breakage of eggs. If the
eg8 .get soiled, wash them with
warm wateL. :
Place the box in a retired place
away from the roosts and from other
fowls. The boxes shouldj be some
what different from the laying boxes
to prevent mistakes yet ofjthe same
general appearance, i to make the
hen leel at home. Generally,. Brah
m&s and Cochins may be moved and
set almost anywhere.' JNIedium-sized
fowls are less liable to break: the
eggs.' Set. from 9 to 15 vggs, the
number depending on the ! weather
and fiize of the fowl and eggs. Those
outside are apt to get chilled in cold
weather. An odd number is prelr
able because the arrangement of
them more nearly approximates an
oval.
- Examine the hen to see if she is
free from lice ; if she is, set j her after
dark on some common or china ess
to see if. she means bus uessi Sprin
kle the wbole.nest with su'phur, and
Had nevpr been known to pawn
somebody else's watch.
And never had attempted to steal
a sawrinill.
Boggs' character wa above re-
proac
He
All
honor
And watched by mother dear,
Who often thinks, as she toils along
Through Summer's heat and rain,
Of her little ones to shield from wrong,
Or how her children she must train. ,
Childreiu Yes, all are dear to me, i
ThoujOever so small are they;
Yes, smallnbut not too small to see
The lmpartanee qi ovmg laugu w y j .
i ' ..tn.i..: . . All miiict- ltt;1r
Was it khinincr licrht in SOCletV
n . I i i .ii i x ... .
Boggsville looked up to and Oh t yes,earcnuaren,ypu ai lu u-jr
, 99 r i For grace to help ypii day by uay ,
And now may grace ltsjlove impart
To every loving childlike heart. .
ed him.
? But a change came, a fearful, dire
ful change, i' , . ;
In an evil hour Boggs accepted
the nomination for Constable of his
nativej village.
Alas Poor Boggs ! j
Little dTd he understand the de-
T WO SIDES OF A STORY
44 What's the mattei- said Grow
ler to the black' cat, as she sat nump
ipg on the step , of . the kitchen door.
Matter- enoiieh," 1 said the cat,
ceit and treachery of this wicked head another wav. "'"Our
world. Cook is very fond ot talking, of
. His'eyes were soon opened, how- hanging me. I wish heartily some
even i ' . . one would ihang her.'' !
In less than a week after he was t'Whv; What is the matter?" re-
nonilnateu, the opposition naa iuuy Deated Growler.
and conclusively established the tol- Hasn't she beatenjme and called
ir is NOT BIRTllJ RANKI NOR STATE,
IT'S GIT UP .AND GIT TIIAT MAKE MKX GUKAT.
H E A D Q TJ A R T E R S!
lowing damaging charges against his
character : 1
1. That he was a free lover and
an infidel.
- 2. That he had fed his neighbor's
hens on' poisoned corn.
3. lhat he had broken his mother-in-law's
jaw with an iron boot jack.
. .4, That he had on one occasion
given a (whole vaon load of green
water-melons to an orjihan asylum.-
5. Tljat he had served a term in
the State prison f r horse stealing, j
6. cTiiat he had set fire 10 his
neighbor's barn, merely because h
refused jto lend him a hoe..
7. That, because he found a button
off his shirt, he tied his wife to the
me a thief, and threatened to be the
death of me ?' i
"Dear-, dear !" said Growler. "Pray
what has brought it about V r
uOh ! the merest trifle, absolutely
nothing ; it is, her temper. I All the
servants complain of it. I wonder
they haven't hanged her long ago."
"Well, you see," said) Growler,
"cooks are awkard things to hang ;
you and I might -be-managed much
more easilyi' M I I , J
' "Not a drop, of milk liave I had.
this day,' said the black cat ; "and
such' a pain in my side !"
"But what said Growler "what
immediate cause' f f
"Haven't I told you
V"'
said the
dust it among the hen's feathers and "post and mashed in three of her black cafc pettishly; -it's her temper
itwc "i Fn.v..; . what 1 have to suner irom it i
8. lhat his chief Sunday, amuse- Everything she breaks she lays to
undei; her wings to- prevent the
spontaneous generation of vermin
and to kill liny lice that may havi?
escaped observation. All fowls will
generate iice if they do not take a
ments were cock-hsrhtinr and card
playing.; '
1). lhat he sohl his vote every
year regularly to the highest bidder.
10.1 That he was not fit for the
dust bath often, or iftheyjare not! place anyhow.
protected artificially.! Do not use These charges, although 'without
coal oil. as an v urease will 'smother the slightest foundation, were velig-
the chick-germ th(j embryo likes iusly believed by the majority of cauge j
. . !.!! i the voters of Boggsville. . i ;, ,
air in common wiui ouieranimais, And ;Boggs, political j goose i was!
and the shell is porous to let it in- cooked, i
-it's uubeara-
!' ' : I-'
For1 the Best Goods at lie lowest rricei.
.The'' Largest
ssortraent. and Greatest
Everybody. Trrated Alike, ajt
Do not disturb the hen, but some His chances for being elected were;
Asiatics require to be lifted daily off not worth three cents .on the dollar,
the hests forifbod, exercise and dust- W,ie" KpTi Vf'S '
i T . ' . i ' street, his neiirhbors looked at him:
ing. i in , lining, place the hands tiu- witIi-.!ssuicioniaiid crossed over on
der the wing's and separate the 'feet the other side.
to free her from -the eggs j If the Boggs was a miserable being.
weather is hot, do not .worry about 1 ne y 01 town meeting came at
i . . 1 1
me. Mich iniustice :
bie i' . : ; r-. u
Growler was quite indignant ;
but being of a reflective! turn, after
the first gust of 'wrath had passed.
he asked : "But was r there; no par- j
ticular cause this morning V" t J
l
cat.
"How, mav
quired Growler.
"Oh! nothing worth telling
oflendeel her," &aid the i
I ask if I iientl y
in-
-a
Growler looked at
her with such
a questioning expression, that .she
ri'took the
her staying off two or three hours.
It is a good plan to set two hens, at
the same time, and then give ail the
chickens to one to raise. Fresh eggs
hatch in 21 days stale eggs take a
day or two longer. j
Leave the hen and chickens alone
for a day, unless all
hatched.
was compelled to say
wrong thing for-my! breakfast.
. "Oh r.', said. Growler
1 O : .H "V.v..
J - v - 11 , 1 ' " , - i i vny, tne iaci was, saiu ine
in the Cpnstablesh.p by a two-thirds b,ack ' was sdrincjinW at a
r,,, T, . i . if mouse, and I knocked
Au au vt-sg iity. 1 tnt;ii . d t. knowing exactlv
M..ur.ruui-eu..i.u. uavc was,Ismelt it, and just tasted it, and
BBO "'! it was rathepnice, and '
'CIU .7'" u,7" 1 i t4You finished it r1
mounted picket fence of despair. 1 Urowler ' I
the en-s" are aijaiii, not even for 1 resident. - i i - ! ,i
ooa a"- tt ,J. . . : . A . - - . J cook hadn t come in. As it was, 11
raiich enliuht-
tlown a dish ;
what it
suggested
' '
rr. . - . , . !; i i ciKuacier.
sumcieni nounsumeni ior tue chicks
savs it is too prreat a strain on
left the head."
'"Tile, head
i
i ' ' ' ifVi- fu-onv.ftiiV dnnro r'lT.l-oria - i i 1 , i- , v .,"7. VTl'OWler
ache or a pain for a year. v The 1 J . ....vn.v...o . neiguuors oy grumoung aioncf in .ine
ydiith
saying
I had
she whipped
' : i I I rtrkiirwmn iinii.onrn
sm.th na a good opinion of him- cnimbs and sweet
self. He has never done a stroke of
J
HIT .
infsuiii nnnL- iiririro 1 npv nnoii t no( i a 1 1 1 vt7iv nn uiiniuia i r nil ir oni i .
ppoke to his lather alterward, T J - v". :". the black cat.
"' -. . . . i tanil iliam tli fird Air i, 1 1 k lit-1 leave; office-seekim? to neonle-of ast: -:.r . . ,
: la is mistaken about that: ""v,."v" H J liron i-Ptmtion "JNay, but l sho
a hard uain last summer, after! Pea OI nara'b0IIea cs I m,xea nZ, : said Growler.
i , I . , ... nlL . .. ,1 jLuLLiza io uov viiiiut; L- mo Dcuscs. uA7 II ii
. wuu .miiK. xnen wun x oai-meai, r ; uiun,
111 V.. . II i I I
. . 1 1 I
cl Q ii hrnoil I
uf . hat asked
inuuisitive vou are ! sanl
uld like to-'knbw,'
of some grand fish
I Tarborough Southerner;
that was meant for dinner."
milk: Do not TVVO CURIOUS NORTH! CAK-U "Then," said Growler, "say . what
l i xz l. ii iui:iii luu iHuuii . il in utu Lri
work,;but lives on a hard-working" boiled and mixed with boiled pota-
OLINA CHILDREN.
fatheri Nevertheless lie fancies that
some credit is due him for the fo
toes, j After a few days, ciacked
corn is crood food. Mik is always
tune which he enjoys. The other good jwhether sweeor sour! i Give
uay,: lear.ing against the mantlepiece,
his balc to the fire, he" said : "I was
born the son of a poor laborer. Be
fore I was thirty vcars old I was the
son 'of -one of. the richest men in the Sick Headache
mm,
country,
you ;pleast but now I've heard-both'
sides of the story, I only wonder
A "remarkable case jot defective she dubi Miaim vou."
4 . ' ;i C . mi
vision is that of the three children Little reader, are you ever like the
of James Howard, a seafaring inan black cat ?
wiiose . iamiiy live on cracoKe is
land. They become totally blind DARE TO SAY NO !
I)I11'( AVJlfiT. 1Ill-fi Jlir. f"pfd i if ton 'ind ll
I i -.7 r (,aln uuuicuiatciy aiai ine ouii riii . ,i . ,
npn pvorvt h in rr stlaQn dvii nnA nnm I rrp nnvvn It hv nhnncp hf u Iiqi. I ; cs to , V
"vvj viiijv.iuiij VIVUII, 11 111111 tUIJl ij' vu V" " -'J vuwiiuv J JlJ
fortable.
fllk (Min ofrd t ll m ll vl.'.r f-l.- rn n n n
luc ouu ocio, uicii j.iay -i iiina ui c t
..i l .. i: ,1 j a- -1 ji J "S
jiiMitiiLi iam usiuc, unu euoris inaae
J 11 m .trkf 11 fiiyiiiilntiin 1aM ir -f .... . I . .
pen to bo in the yard piaym when T i r .,, nxf m i u
Some boys
and at once, with a
a meanincr in it.
t 1 I nn t-i T ii uoiui., uiiu 1.1111 10 inaiii (iT ! 1 1
Ct'itE. r-ioi'L.. .J t;.L i...... ! will-say "No,, but it is in such a
III l HMI-II I IIH IIIIIIMM 11' IW-iII I Nil V 1 '
i . L j .1 11. ... halfhearted way that the temntei
, . ' - 7 J v.
Iipmlnn IP Vt. With Mmnhnr 1 1110ia .a ... !..;.. 3 1 11 .-1
I r j , 1 , .-...r..v,. " aiier reiire anu sieep sounuiy until v . .
At thedeath of John Wesley, in of' flannel, (red) sprinkle with black sunrise, after .which their sight is W?WS- j
1791, there" were in connection with -!)PPp4t and 'bind it on the head And described as being restored, and, to .ntTon nf'th!
lethoyism 312
115
knows that it means a half ' Xes.
!' i . . - ' . I nil a i vtirvnrnnrn' dpi'
win;assure you oeiore it is on long, t- - "r j .ur:?-' makes almost certain, too, the yield
es an invitation for a
repetition of the solicitatioit, and
lUUJlOlClOv 1 Uil - I ' 7 " - w -v 1 I ri-i i
cuits, 10 mission stations and 79,000 your headache will.be gone and you ten ears Sf age-two bo vs and one
! members. Now, -.including, the will be ready to sing a song, i girl, all of light complexion. . Their
" r t i: .-... . . - ' I " i ' if i. a- " 1. 1 j ii ?
-.uewiomsui oi vireat Britain, that ot Tn v- ri a ppptc qi,qv eyes are iim; oiue, anu mere is
the United States of America, colo- beat them well, lay them upon the aut them that appears at
nqi AfutiiAiiioTn r...i i i. i.; i 1' i , . . .... au strange.
"7 lt 44 - Iauu" cnurcnes, floor and tack them firmly: then
u is esiimateu mat there are not with a clean flannel wash it over
less lhaii30.000 itfnpmnt ,-.i, ,.-1 1 -c i . ,, i,
..."v.aui pitaucia, wiui one quart oi duiiocks. crail
1
You find hone but Fresh and -K
GAMMON'S, Main St., Durham
Variety, at '
GAMMON'S, Main St., Durham,
GAMMON'S Main St., Durham
liahlc Goodsvat ' i
GAMMON'S. Main St, Durham.
Dres (iocwls Il.oiisc Kurmh-hiiig Good
t i
and Fine Groceries a speciality.
, GAMMON'S, Main St., Durham,
The I,ar'rJst and Most Complete Stock of Goods in the County, at. ,
" ' I , I GAMMONS, Main St., Durham.
Children
v, ...... r
r i . . . ' I .
and M is-rs Hose, autl h me bhoes and Slippers In abundance, i
F ' - 111 M A1 f 1 !M 'Si Main Wfr Tl.
Vi.i u, iuaiu, uvi,
Jlvjidv-Mjuliv LiMei) S,nits. all Styles and;Priecs,i
at
IfiunlMir- ICdiiiip
GAMMON'S, Main St., Durham.
iini' Triuimilwgs in. EndlessjVariety, at
tAMMO'S, Main SL, Durham.
F-vfrvrhin 'arid- Aiivthinij you want, at Prices bound to please, at
GAMMON'S, Main St., Durham.
i'ilK SKH LNCl M.VI.JHN'E Oil
' at IJarhfe".-! Dru tore is said
: - -' ! - i !:' .
to ho superior to ai.y
? , in' the Market.?' '
Try it, : '
LEMONS; AND! OKANGES
AT
STORE.
The B.'st 5 cent ciirar in tlfe State.
A't:
'Jjairbee
Drug Store.
"Seek no further, '.
For better can't be found."
A LARGE STOCK OF
I BLANK BOOKS, . -,
- -
ENVELOPES, PAPER,
PENS, INK, PENCIL!
and COPY BOOKS
At - Barbee's Druff Store;
rJf O N S OKI A. JL
ART EMPORIUM!!
II O M A
HAS
B A 11 B E
most improved
to
i uajrantee.s rooMj
Sliayin'jr,
Hiiii- Cutting, -Slianipdoiiii.
, -
S 1) UN ST ON
,. I
ITTKD Ul' IIIS . j
t? a i n n t r
A V 1 Jk JU v- v-
.f :
opiJosite Barbee's- drug store, in ' thte
tyle. and -will be ad
see ids customers any time lie
-work.
:
locjts;
25cts.
SSeJts.
PERFUMERY, TOILET AN I
j ! SHAVING SOAPS,
I " ': ' - '' V '
TTAIR, NAIL, TOOTH, ,PAINT
1 BLACKING and WHITE .
WASH BRUSHES
in great variety, at
Barbee's Drug Store.
B
IIe,has a boo t-b lack always'iii attend-
. V ' J . . J MM MM. . . .
ajVi IS-tf f1
60.000 Ifr.-il nrnnlin3 A in Ann!
000 adherents. '
The weather in New York city
on the third of January was the
coldest in ten years the thermome
ter at 8, a. m., registering two de
rrees! below, zero. Throughout the
mixed with three quarts bf'sofu cold
water,,1 and rub it off with a clean
The house in which the Emperor anne or house cloth. Any partic- State a1 furious storm of snoy and
.of - Germany prefers to live is filled larI-v dirty 8Pot .should be rubbed Wln na.d r.aSea ,or thirty-six hours,
-wl'tK ti.ir. n i . r,;iti " ii com .euintr me aimust complete sus-
with the paraphernalia of war Prtr iwith pure gall. , .1 . ,
1 . ct.muaoi war. -for- t . & i pension of business in many places.
iraiis -anii busts of g. cat soldiers, How TO Keep Things. Crusts Travel on the New York Central,
. pictures of famous battles, are its and bits of bread should be kept in lhe rie and the Lake Sbor. rail-
cn.ei ornament. 3lodeIs of r-nniw ' iu i 1 - j 1 roaas was ai a sianusun, ana the
:i . ....vi., I jill I 1 11-! 1 1 I UL. I l)!lf I V I UVrl rll III Ml 1 . .1 f . I . , . - . -
ntles and ;shells, wooden statnMipU a 1 -i i xr u com was intense man ' parts of tbe Ifhome is the place where faces are
T; ! ' " uuulu oiaiueites drv. nnnl n ap. - Kppn fresh ani niul .. -f:.4,n cu. I . -i , , , i . .
l , i I ,, . . I I J I ' I r . xvtistt;! u auu . J.i iuuic ouics.
ing. But' a ''No !"' that, is enforced
by tone and Iqok that' tell-that the
word has its own true meaning, et
ties largely the matter; or if it does
noi seme n, manes i ceriain tnai i
the temptation comes again, it wil
be weaker and he will be stronger.
The first "No !" is a great thing.
Many a child; goes astray, not be
cause there is a want of prayer or
virtue at home, but simply because
home lacks sunshine. A child needs
smiles as much as flowers need sun
beams. Children look little beyond
the present moment, if a thing
pleases, they are apt to seek it ; if it
displeases, they are apt to avoid it.
cnnne
world j
places
. a., me uniiorms of.-the suet in tin vessels.
n 1 1 . i- - - ill i
.i aue n cnes ana vacant fat in glazed
ui.3lanu is nan a can- yeast in wood or eartherh
sour, and words harsh and fault
Keep saltj pork ' I , " , ' . finding is ever in the ascendant, thev
. i . 1-wt i i f vmh t-h n k v in n : ni on rr t no rnr i i -i . i : .
glazed 'earthen ware. i.eep ---rf ' vviu spena as many hours aspossibl
Tppi t s "V1,,& 'U,'VUU ! elsewhere.
e
sheen, and so ti-pnniiicr rlojlv -n
in , a dry place. Keep meal in a the heels of Ohio. California leads.
dry place. Keep ice in the of course. Nueces County, Texas,
iwranued in flannel. :KeeD has mere sheep in its limits than any
i: ; imperial signature is given vinegar , in wood or glass. IKeep other county in the Union 656,000.
w..t::jL t.. "holder cut IVom the splh:l preserves and jellies in class, or Almi aro th ln V '!
'Till W . I - . h w 0 mm Mm-I W 1.11 ZmW. m.
i.on ball, and his paper weights the salt ir
hoofs rf favorite charges. Military cool,
h oksnd maps fill his. libi'ary, and cellar
ters Ol a iThlan lance.
I .
china, or. stone-ware.
opens the gate of heaven.
What is the difference! between a
cat and a document ? One has claws
at the end of its paws, and tho nth
has pauses at the end of its clauses.
Which are the two hottest letters
of the alphabet? K. N.
PKESCIt I PT10 XS cafef nil v coin.
pon'ided at all hours of day or night, at
Barbee's Drug Store. , . i
. '- . . !" ! : ' - ; - :- - ' b
The Purest Drugs and Best Medicines
usei
You can get ii
J ... e z z i: L L .
:- - !
' ' . : : .
Watchmaker and Jeweller,
Chapel Hill, 2?. C.
' j witches, Clocks . and. Jewelry rc
piiiml with neatness and dispatch. ;
:mj 23-tf ' , . : ; .
T A M E
S SOUTH OAT K.
I'istol that will tickle
a burglar prodigiously 10 to 20 yards
for &.o0, at . j - ' , '
! . J '
Barbee's J)rig: Store, j
C . S
h U . M SDK N S
STOVE ANU 1IARDWARK tioithv
TIN, .SHEET,! IRON AND COP.
PER WARE, I3
HOUSK FUKXISIIIXGi GOODS, &ci
BSS"'!.?, W.eiffhtS and Munenroc Jl
Till llbofing a Specialty.
Fayetteyille Street, opposite Market
Square, paleigh, N. C. '
General ixsukanck Aoi:xf,
DUUHAM, N. C. '
La rare lines of Insuram-e nlaVed t
short notice in fli-st class Companies.
Term policies on Dwellings ami Farm
Properly, a speciality.-,'
J.
31. ALEXAXDKK,
ATTOKNEY AT LAW,
J - D. DA Y 1 S
ciiArm. ini.i., x. c.
Collections in Orange and Challiam
speciality. '" ' -
- ; - - ; '
Remittances' made prompt ly.
1 eimanentlv. lof!itfi i
Chapelt Hill. Office will be open at
Chap ?l ma twelve davs of each month.
trom
SORG'E T K I C
BOOT AND SUOE MAKEK,
Chipcl Hill, Ni C.
;
Boo
reiair
s'ivrt retire. CuU oil hiiiK
s aiid Shoes made to order, a"l
ng-done pcatly artd promptly
i
i u