North Carolina Newspapers

1 ! f t i 1 I- I! it i r i 1 5 THE WEEKLY LEDGER. i Saturday, - - -March 15,-1879. ODDS AND ENDS. -' . ! : l -' ' Take Lhe Lede. ': AGRICULTURAL DOMESTIC, I OUIVO , FOLKS' r PAKTMENT. Horses' Habits in Lying Down. -I don't know why a horse should Bemuse' ' It tel af famllrnewspaper -of Dure sound reading for old and young, a. wise;:bqy;. ; not be as much rested and benefitted He was a Wise and philosophic boy j beitsiye summary (Of the ( important by lying, down as any other lour- wno always wished tbatseveryjaeason a,:v H ?:' ? ' ? THE N JS W X UKlv V v r., ' ' if'. 1' ' . . I A 1 I '...! s ' A Western editor; in response to 1 oeast. . a norse o iien eie eps would last tqrever, ana wneu itj was a subscriber who crumbles that his standing up, and so does an ox. 1 gone, was glad when the next follow- the best family newspaper, 'publishes near . . i --- i r-". - . - iTT - ' i :,!...;..,, th.. . '. i . . w. .. i hAth rno roiicrinim Mini akuiiiui new a mi'v paper isfrntolerably damp, says it ia Know that it was ciaimea ior a gray Ing season bad come, vv hen it was fg iVl in Tnyj Aimily, wfaile all that Is "because there is so niucbdue on it." horse ?nce as a 8Pecia ?e,ri.f that winter he said, "Oh, glorious win- likely to do harm is shut out. It devotes v.' Am.- : r- he would not' lie 'down 1 unless his terl What fun there is in skating tour pages to regions news, and iourto ivufiouu .gravis i iu excel- .... , i ' ' . i I I. . . ... i secuiar. i ' ; . " ! stall was wen uttereu ; consequently and sliding, and snow-balling, ana Thel New York Observer was nrsc all expend of bedding might be going - tJ Who'bl 1 1 I W Winter Sb saved, as no doubt it had j been. 'WOuidJast forever!" Newspaper continuing its even course Horses are peculiar about Ivinsr iU Lr ho ..M TW;,Wn1 for fifty-six years,, without a change of r - , I " ,(-.HontrlheJ intent, purpose; or ilown. It seems as ll theV knew nnrin f Xt.oar.ti rtf WtrAa nnA flnwAra ! t .vJ , r T'l I , oyt "fS mvh. v. w.u . - 1J1 Clitic 11 UU1 WO UHI v. vo wm. "- . A rumor comes from . Pans that their helple8ness when in this posU How I fove the spring I I wish : M nnetsareJ be worn on the head L. , , , J ... . THE 57TH TOLtJME tiou, ana were Dounu never w ex- spring would last torever I" nose themselves to danger. Although snn;'m Aamo Thon ha a;d Th will contain all the iibportant news that head would be a cood' Dlace to wear . t . , . - -r can interest or instruct; so mat any one neaa o ua ue agoou piace to near m may be lying down, every 8weet' clover ! The fun of makinsr who reads it will be thoroughly posted. a Donnet but such a .depanurcwill horse iu a uWe is ou his feet at lhe . . j ; wimmihff . We do'not ru.) ia benevolent mstitu- be a little odd at hrst. lent health, "and is prospering. He has just bought Mrs. Dorsey's hand? some residence, . "lieauvoir, Mississippi City. . . - My bull has-gored your ox, said a man to a lawyer. "Of course you will pay me the damage,",said Solon. Soou the man came back : 'I was misinformed," he said : "It was your bulj gored my ox.' 40h !' mg who reads it will be thoroughly postea 4" " nay J auu buw x uau nwiuiuiiugi . U.vf- oci. fnr tho simtinrt slightest noise. It is. besides, almost every day ! I wish summer would 6f charity. Wefpropose to make the universally regarded and usually last forever 1" ! Best Newspaper that is published, and , f .,t u i.u-r h' i ',. U ; . . ! we propose to seil it as cheaply as it can truly, as a sigu of ill health it a horse Autumn followed and he exclaim- be afforded. Iet those who want pure, is found lying down iu the day time. ed;"Oh, jripe and mellow autumn ! sound,!, sensible; truthful reading, ,sub- ti 7i J .u Lri . . J scribe for it, and let them mO uce others I have recently come to the cpnclu- qu iuscious season of fruits 1 Rich to , the same. I sion that if horses are perfectly easy an(i DIeasant harvests ! Hunter's We are now publishing in the Obser in their minds, they will take as moon j ! Rabbits. Dartridees. and fai.I the man of law, ' that materially much comfort in lying down as cat: uaii j Grapes, apples and pears ! I alters me case. tjB j0j aU j p0int t0 one stable, w'ish autumn would last forever !" : A curious pair are two brothers rnl ,ny own, where spirited, well-led That boy enjoyed this life. That 1 1 l - - 1 - I i. in Hartford, Conu:, employed at the horses may be seen lying down at boy was wiser and more philosophio pou tne ver the story ot JOAN THE MAID, by Mrs. Ch .tries, author of ''Chronicles of the Schonberg-C;otta amily." ; We send no premiums. We will send Fame place of business several miles almost any time of theday or night than ten thousand hypocondriacs an3 "from their homes, Who had n falling aVd it comes from the perfect j coufi- croakersJ ; "I WANT TO BE AN ANGEL." One Sunday the superintendent out a dozen; years ago, and have dence they have in their groom. never spoken , to, each other, sincet Ashes as Cattle Feed. 0neof thongh they ride la and from-work our substantial subscribers in a re in the same wagon preserving a cent conversation, cave his experH was about bririging the exercises -to moody silence - toward each other, ence iu treating neat stock affected a cIose by singing a hymn, and look ing aboutj over the congregation and with no other companion. with the habit of eating Josl has ha - j . i Bitiiugs says : If anybody "S bones etc rdkvork of it to 'please most spring affected wood, chew- His cattle were one this way ; they Le- NEW YOKK OBSERVER; one year, post-paid, for $3.15. Anyone sending with his. own? subscription the names of new subscribers, shall have commission allowed in proportion to the number sent. For particulars see terms Jin the Observer. ! ! ' i i Sample copies free. Address. , f NEW YOKK OBSEKVJSK. L 37 Park Bow, New York. reople, it lis an editor. If he bmits canie iniu 1C nesD reiwea . 10 . eai anything! he. is lazy. If lie speaks hay, and presented a sickly appear thinira as thev are., neonle nret ai1. Jrie put aDOUt lour Dusneis oi of angry proj er names, children, he asked, "What shall we Immediately! the clear, sweet voice of a childj was heard to say, "Sing , " Ij waut to be an angel.' " , GETTHEIUEST. ":TT ! , IT'S Ulj A ND GIT jTII AT MAKE MENS GREAT. H E A p Q TJ A R T B R S ! 7.J Yqx the Best Goods at the Lowest 'Prices. GAMMONS, Main St., Durham The Largest Assortment mid Greatest Variety, at Everybody Treated Alike, atlj GAMMON'S, Main St., Durham. J (AMMON'S, Main St., Durham, Yo ftml nonc b,,t Fresh a,.l ItelBblc , gON;S- Mal Dhum, maid 3QOO If he calls thini bv their leached ashes in his barn yard and All eyes were turned to see who "1" I.. . I. . i l! - t. i.-.i - It he is declared unfit threw out to tueni aoout a snoveuui naa spoKeu. it was iiuie Aaron, air for his position. If he does not fur nish his. readers with" jokes, he is a mullet. :- If he does, . he-is a rattle head, lacking stability. If he in dulges in personalities he is a black guard. : If he does not, his paper, is dull and insipid." In the; state of Bikaneer, India, last year! some seventy or eighty r -111-'"' Hindoo fakirs, declaring rthatl their each day. They ate all with evident child of perhaps four years of age. relish. Alter turning them out to By the side of this little boy stood pasture ho put one peck of dry ashes a man in middle life, but who bad per week on the ground in the pas- spent all his years without any liv ture. Thev ate it all ud and gnawed ing knowledge of the Saviour. But 3XK) Engravings ; 1840 Pages Quarto. four Pages of Colored Plates, j Published by d. & C. 3Ieickiam, M j.', , Springfield, Mass. . WARML Y INDORSED B Y Bancroft, 1 Prescot, 1 George P. Marsh, nff the frrass where it had been I vine those childish words touched hisi Motley, n , . . ... L , . r ll iVGieene Halleck, John G. Whittier, a iiu cuLbiu uetiu iu iiupruvc, jaiuuiyi ucau, uuu nn vyvts weic iuii ui waiai J. 1 . flesh and looking better than they as he looked at little Aaron, -who, had for several years. He now gives with a sweet smite on his face,, was one quart of ashes, mixed with the! then singing with the whole school, snme nn.inf.itv of nalf.i-t.o twelve head head priest had been unjustly arr of' catt,ef about once a week, and rested, tat down outside the English . .:.'u"um ,a UUUiJ lit tU Ul VV I1 111! bUVlM VUU - I "I want to be an angel, And with the amrels sniff. HINTS TO BOYS AND GIRLS. ! i 1. Never look over another person when he is writing a letter, or read- D Willis, John G. Sax Elihu jBurritt, I Daniel Webster, Rnfiis Choate. ! - IT. Cnhrurn. I ? Smart! b Horace Mali u. More than 'fifty college. President si And the best Americiiii ' and European 1. ! ' . ' ; .."Scholars. '; Webster "is the Dictionary usedjin the Government Printing Offic(B."' The I.,rSc,, nn,. . M.. Compete Stook '"..X' Durham. . and 1 Fine Shoes and Slippers in abundance, at GAMMON'S, Main St., Durham. Children and Misses Hose, i. Jteadv Made Linen Suits, all jStyles and Prices, at 1 GAMMON'S; Main St., Durham. Hambiirg Edgings and Trimmiwgs in Endless Variety, at; agents house , and .remained . there L- i ior eigutiuajb, iiirfuicuui 10 com- mit suicia or to starve themselves A sweet omelet is simply a rich, Jo death unless their alleged wrongs fr-ie custard. Take one teaspoonful ing that which does not concern you. were redressed. iSot until their Gf sugar .one tablespoonful of cream 2. Never enter another's room Iaa.Iai . Ii o I haan ialoQ caI n . nnil I' ' I .. IT . ' . t 1 O 4 T to every two eggs, mix thoroughly ruFuy. strive you specai uiibiuess i qhe authorized fautliority in Courts bf wouki iney toucn iooa, ana tuey and cook. Serve with jelly. ! ivnock gently at tbe door, or ask h'O- Justice, tor the meaning of words. Every School and Family should haye it for constant use, and reference; est family help' iu 'training children to become intelligent men. i I Oeveral years later, has 1-5 more rnaf; at)" O ter; than any other ..Dictionary.'" ! Kvervrhing and A nvthing you Want, at Prices bound to please, at r - r il i GAMMON'S, Main St., Durham. ' THK SOWING MACHINE QirJ had dug graves and placed some of their number in ahem, r to be buried Gravies may always take the place permission 10 enier. a. ixever scieci tne Dest article oi i . . j i i i ' .. . . "-.- i oi Duiier ana syruo wnen eriuuie iilive, when they carried their point. -i..a frt vn oa . food at the Uble. Wait till you are t ; A negro minister; who married boiling a. pint of milk or cream and helped. Be modest, be polite, and rather sooner after the death of his adding a spoonful or two of the bat- temPerate, 1 : wife than some of the sisters thought ter of which the cakes are made, as proper anil becoming, excused him. a thickening, a little salt and j a very self as follows : "My dear.bredren f little lump of butter may be added. and sisters, ,my. giief- was: greater Children are far better satisfied with than t could bear. I turned every a creamy gravy than with butter, way. fo)Heace' and comfort but RlCE Pudding. One cup of fresh none cami I searched de Scriptures whoIe rice; nine cupfuls of new milk from (ichisee to Rebelation and .,i .t.. .1 WliVl UllW V-L Jk OUliai J. KIKf f 1J t stone or earthern pan, and bake in a moderate oven two or three hours. Stir it two or three times dnrinr the - i! found pleuty of promises to de wid der ,but nry one to de widdercr. So I tookj it dat de Lord didn't waste sympauiy o.mi man wnen u fir8t hour; do not increase the heat 4. Never ask trifling or foolish queslionsj or inquire about things wilu wuicn you are aireaay iamuiar. "A fool's voice is known by. a mul titude ot words.1' i 5. Never speak unless you have something to say think twice before you spealc once. "In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin; but he that refraineth his lips is wise." PROMPTED BY LOVE. I One morning I found little Dora Etj'mologies auddefliiitions far in ad vance of any other Dictionary. " "O ecommended by Chief Justice Waite jl t ai -bet t nuthority lor dennitionsj j -"-i : TH ELDEST. ' 1 ' . F A C T S : Recommended 03'' the State Supt's of 35 different States and by over 06 College Presidents. ! - f About 3S,000 have been placed in Public Schools by law. or by School authorities. j It contains 3,000 illustrations,, nearly (three times as'manyiasany other Dictionary. - " " , . JM - Three pictures Of a ship, on, page 1 751, illusriMl.ft thft mftjininc of innr th:m IOO j words. ! . I The jsale of Webster's Dictionary is ; sk times as great as that ot any other ' scries of Dictionaries. 1 ALSO 1 at Barbee's Drug Store is s to be superior to any V in the Market. .; 'u' ;;;r,TTryJt.1. FRESH -LEMONS AD aid ORANGES AT BARBEE'S DKUG STORK. 7Z "!, I, f ,he J!n afler il bi Wdmaer. tusy at the ironing table, smoothing WEBSTER'S NATIONAL PIC- sc!f: aud Ijavin a first-rate chance to marry in jde Lord, I did so, and would do so again. Besides, bred ren, I cons jder dat .poor Betsy was ju?t as dcal as she would ever be." - I! - ' - There are sixteen directors of the ' Bank of 'France. Nobody can be a director 'unless he owns twenty-five shares of j.ne bank. Now, as each' share. is worth $600, each director must havcU$25,000 invested in the bank ; tho great majority of the di rectors have two or three times this amount oi j money in T bank shares.' Itothschilis, Holtinguers and Says are amon jthe 'largest shareholders, aud as ' they bought their' shares when they were" worth $400 .each, tlleir dividerid8 on the money in vested are) an enormous per centum. Only the 200, largest shareholders - are allowed to! be present and vote at the ? annual meeting of share . holders, ft! .?being assumedl that the : interest , pi ; all the shareholders would j be1 Wcufer in their hands thaa ifevery bwuer of a share bad a voice , in j the f bank's management Theie-200 i shareholders consist ; of eighty-ntne; persons who own a hun- dred shar who own be careful not to scorch or blister the towels and stockings. a light covertoward the last !will be "Isn't it hard work for the little better, btt to cool undisturbed. It arm?" I asked. is best eaten cold. A look of sunshine came into her Soup. Take about four pounds face as she, glanced toward her. moth of good lean meat, and boil in about cr who was rocking the baby. four quarts ot water ; pare about six t;It isn't) hard work when I do it small oi.ions, and the same quantity for mamma," she replied softly, cut in pieces an inch long: one yel- How true it is that love, makes la- TO RIAL DICTIONARY, 600 Engravings. 1040 Pares Octavo. J Is it not rightly claimed that W EB STER IS THE ISiitional Standard? The Best 5 cent cigar in the State. At Barbec's Drug Store. "Seek no further. For better can't be found." .T.O IV WO JR, X A. ART EM PORIMH riT II O M A S D U N S T O N I . .. . . - , .,: . - - I' HAS FITTED tl HIS , B A HBE It S AX O Q UK fv opposite Barbee's drug store, 'ijin M the most improved style, and will fye glad to see his customers any time lie guarantees good work. . Shaving, Hair Gutting, - Shampooing, - locts. 25cts. 5ctf. -I'M A LARGE STOCK OF ' v ' ' " BLANK BOOKS, - ENVELOPES, PAPER, r f At PENS, INK, PENCILS and COPY BOOKS ' . - . ' l v- ; . Barbee's Drug Store. PERFUMERY, TOILET AND f SHAVING SOAPS, : If AIR, NAIL, TOOTH, PAINT, ? BLACKING and WHITE WASH BRUSHES in great variety, at , ' , l5arheeTs Lhrug store. .u D. E'Z ZELL low turnip cut in small . pieces, and bor sweet when we love the the same quantity of potatoes; boil blessed Saviour, we shall not find it in a separate saucepan until half done, hard to work for him. It is love as that rids the vegetables of a part that makes his yoke easy and his of the unpleasant smell: when the burden light. meat is tender remoe it from the broth, and add the vegetables not the water they were boiled in ; then beat well one egg and one table spoonful of milk, thicken with pre pared flour; drop in small quantities What Fanny Wanted. Said little Fanny one day': "I will give you the letters of a word which tells what 1 ; want . more than anything else. Mother's got it, and God has I $1,000 ,N EMIUMSI ; AND COMMISSIONS TO ALL. I1: !., !.. i : AGENTS ARE .WANTED in every post town; in the United States to sendjsubscriptions to tne Send agents. five cents tor copy and. terms to . . '. M -i.v--; i HAWKEY E ! PUB. CO., Burlington, Iowa. it. and .Tpqiis lma it. nni TATr.v.' vu w-, ouuF Here are the letters in it : I. N. A XT AY WOOD PU R EFO taken up, as it must not boil more n , . JZL - I- i . thin fivelmiuates, or it will mike it P'! ' w?! 1 BOOT & SHOE MAKER,- too thick ,f the meat is allowed to f f, rigf ' and la . H.1U X. C. ; remain in the soup after it is tender, -!T ' j . 1 Send your orders to.him. Shop in t hu c -kilt i will tct tii II - fimnm&na rtt I i "I 1 . , : IT VV "-ef1 VA wanted, he: wilt find out Fanny's at lowest prices. , , j ' ' wod without getting cross about it. Truthfulness is a corner-stone in Texas haa 200,000 acres of public character.! and if ft la nbVfirfnlv laia j'fii, and. eighty shareholders j land set apart for educational pur- in youth, there will ever after be 2 aout sixty shares.' poses, vortb at least $30,00000.' ' weak spot1 in the foundation. 10 BARRELS ROSE POTATOES, CHOICE EARLY Just received at Bar bee's Drug Store, at bottom figure. me samples anti true to naiaie He has a boiot-black always iiijjattendt ance. Give him a call, apl 18-tf ; J.j ) Watchmaker and Jeweller, Chapel mil, N. 0. Wat eh e, Clocks' and Jewelry re paired , with neatness and ' dispatch. . i my 25-tf . :::'- :''... PRESCRIPTIONS: carefully com pounded. at allhoitrs of day or night, at Barbee's Drug Store. , . I . The Purest Drugs and Best Medicine used. V You Can get a . Pi3tol that will tickle a burglar prodigiously 10c to 20 yards J AMES i SOUTIGATE, for $ 5.50, at r Barbee's Drug ltore. I) R D. A. ROBERTSON. DENTIST, Will visit Chanel H ill ' two or thw times during the session of College, and oftener if he' finds it necessary ;f 1 ! . . nxs? uut-u mu ai ways be given in this paper of his coming. .;.v d .. j P AV,I S . ' ' ;.ijaivTJtsT." Permanentlv lofatf1 in T")nrKtm n nrl Chapel Hill. Offl.- will h n'rwti uf. Chapel Hill twelve days of each imonth, from the lith to the 22d.' , 4 li'M slK,.riP?tlcc: CaH ,ort" him. GENEKAL INSUKANUE AjOENT, ' :i '.:'! .' v ' ! DUIUIAM. N. C Large lines' of Insurance placed t es. Farm .1 short notice in first class Companies. Term policies on Dwellings and Fa Property, a speciality. r f J. M. ALEX A N DEK, ATTORNEY AT LAW . , ! : I-- ..v.-..,-',"-'. . . . ;'' ! - ' -.-.. . '; CHAPKL IIIf.L, N. C : ' . t. I -4 . 1 : ' ; Collections in Orange and Chatham a speciality. . - . Remittances made promptly. Q E O R g E T It I C E, , : BOOT AND- 6HOK MAKEK, ' t Chapel Hill, N. CV Boots and Shoes mrl tn order, and repairing done neatly and promptly 1 ! - v 1 f . "A