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vol. in. NO. 24; i. 1 iTML.! n. u. nnnicRTutv. i ' ' ; : : n- - - T ' .-- , ROBERTSON, DENTI8Tf I H H Will visit Chapel Hill. two or ihr times during the seeaion of CbHece. and ujkwior u lb iinua it necessary, ixif) Noiice will always be given in this paper oi uib coming. ; , ' ; ..Ljt. -j ZJEA'IJSr, . V CUapel HlLU - Q31cojti'ill ,bo optt'a, f , Giapel llill iwejvo dzya of each month. from the' 12th to Iho - ' JAMES SOCTHGATE, 1 1 Creneral Insurance Agent, x l N. p- "LargeJ lines Of Insnranoa nlaryv? t ! .1 fihoH cotico in first class Oammnitss 'Tern policies on Dwellina and Farm & 4 0 t 1 poRTiiArrs FOR TUB PEOrUE. ... I beg leave to again call the attention of the people pf Orange4 County and all portions bf the country to my , CRAYON PORTRAITS, which can be -enlarged to any desired size- j ..:' i . - .; : . ' Frotn any Kind of. Small Pictures, including . Card Photographs, Gems. Old Daguerreotypes. Breast Tin or; Ijocket Pictures; and finished in the fin eet stylo of Orajon DraTring,' and finely - framed. 8x10 inches, $5; 10xi2 inches. $7 j j Half Idfd Bis-e, $13; Lifb Size.' $20; bend in ! your Email ' plotures and have them enlarged. - EUGENE L. HARRISrArtia, . Chapel Hill. N' O. 8TRKETFS 1 5ATI0NAI ln0rEX.' 1 ji KSLEIQH, n. a S-, B. Street & Son, Owners and Prop,, B. R. SrwrgT So, Proprietors. The undersigned having purchased the National I Hotel property at Raleigh, onened March 15th. 1879. that well known Eouso to tho public nnder their management. They reft to their past I management of the Gaston Houso cs a j guaranteo that tho traveling public v:ill find the National in their hands; up to the standard of & flrst-closd Hotel. The senior, Mr. Bamuel E. Street, will re main in charge of the Gaston House,. The .junior,1 Mr. Wra. J. Btrect, trill conduct the National Hotel. 1 ' ' 1 S. R. STREET S SON. TIC E. a MoK. BOWLES, PIjASTEREB. BRICK-MASON end WHITE-WASHER, is now ready to do work at short notice, All of his work la marnteed to ' Mve - Batief action. Gall on him andhavo your work done neatly.' Refers to citizens of Chapel Hill. art jzsironivm ' THOMAS DUNBTON, : tut rniiD up ins BARBER SALMON, ON rai-NKLlB STREET, , .. in the most improved style, and will be glad to see hifl customers any ume. n.v guarantees good work. Rhmrintr '' i, . I ISoenti,, Hair cutting, . . . 25 g ixiSlaapooing, !.;- He has a boot-black always in attend ftnee. f Give him a caii. xvv.v.K 1B TOM own town, and n capital ruked. Toucan glrotke bus-. ineM xni wiioptt .yauo Kaf oTinortnnltT 6T8T offered zt (SoriaiDg to work. Yon eould try none alMun. S youseefor yourself what you can do at the bus- "ouS Jat ' ??TS?lr. Z.tTrrt t,.v for orerr b our that you IZiTwoMn xsaka aa much as men. Send for ap- nOntfltfrH. Dont complain of hard times whila tou b w auch a chanea i ' - Addreaa fl. HiXLETT & CO.. Portland, llalae. J tmrmm ISA Tk.ITlClUrs. WUiCU WD Hi-" rm wm I S TO 16000 A TEAS, or $1 TO 16000 A TEAB, men do aa well as II ; UJ XssU XZZS mpn do mm well as men. tf. v. mnMth.A th Amount st&ted above. Ne ina en fU to ma money faat. Any one eui dj i work. Yon ean make from 60 eta. io $3 w tour bvdovotlM your evening and tpare time to the bua- imm axe a tor money- .fff?f; iS?nTMAntandBtrlctlTbonorable. BaadarI - ' w wm 1 w A J mmmi w Jowant to know aU about the bert paying bualjaaaa Wore the trabhn, send us your addreaa and wa wm iSSfyoS iSlrtloularB and prlrata tarma frja; mpta worth ia aiao rraej you emu won xi BSEOTfflsSW'fc-OO jfortland r 1 A MONTH guarantee. $13 a I day at noma made by the ln Idostrloue.' CapiUdnotml, win start you M. woman, noya ana rvu mxe mouij J"" rvm fat uathan at anything alaa. .The work la light aa asntnd aooa aa aoy on ean go right af. Tho bearawlM whoaMthla notioa will aand na thalr addrcee at onoa and for thamaaJvea. OoatlyOnt t4aa4taraaafra Kowttthatlma. Thoaealraady Swwrk ar laving vrp Urga aama of mosey. x Taua Amguto, aOla. . The " Rosraen' fJallPrr" r - "i " jw piemao, portraits num- Bering four. .- -i iu UB" on air. Birr Talc your time sit flown inn vint than. -a" w mm m.i .11 J w bearfand break the rulea olJ quiet and of peaee : I The rMtefrcmad about the house we tkink will serer oease ; ,1 Aiiey ooasju oaiOf jorfler withi4hfit.e$t enticing KVITL .r Yes, only httle rogues, air ; but y. you know- i .'A'l would have They'll aurely lose , their power when at last they older grow.' Jurt now they work their miechlef, , wth their n mniMn n inn a Tin tur - - dimpled handa and feet, witneuriuue ,Ilpmg. tongues, and their roguish faces aweet. h i Theyrobuacf ourkiisea, and of our lore aa well. Stealing beans' and thoughts so truly." And T fan we erex tell . How many nights of comfort these rogues i hate etol'n awy ? 'A ". J. How many anxious hours have filled both night u.ior tnetr jutie eina I bold these rogues In in duranoe rile, . . r) Along comes dear old grandpa with his sunny, kindly smile, . 1 i And offers to go 1 bail for my little prisoners four, , . . ... ... . ' Ji' ,f Demanding that I open the cruel prison dsor. But they are captive now, air,- fast bound with slumber's chain, ". ' j; No more to plot their mischief till the daylight dawns again . , i Four utue - white-robed prisoners. Oh I tis. When to mother they are dearestsound asleep . ' or hard at play..-j : m nf:; RED , ROSES. i)' It was the alternoon of New Year's Day, 187. and the workmen were put- tinnr the final touches to. theldecorations in Jlrs. Lancaater'a beautifuIhQmeV pre - paratory to a grand; ball tot be gvren there that evening. ,.the invitations 1 to which were out in vast numbers. u HrB2 Xt an caster, . her. daughter Gertrude; and her orphan niece.. Ethel - -Grey, were taklmrtr -parting" survey - or 'tne -rooms before making their toilets for the even ing s festivitie. xne tnree were stroll- intr leisurely through, admiring the floral decorations, which were remarka ble for their profusion and their artistic arranfirement. which lelfi notning want- ing nor to be desired. ' Everything seemed perfect and not one of the ad- miring trio ventured once a suggestion to have anything different. 1 At lencrth. they, were through, and Mrs. .Lancaster, with a final glance of approval, and drawing a long breath of intense satisfaction, turned to leave the rooms.; Well, girls, I am going to lie down awhile,' said Mrs. Lancaster, pausing at the foot of the broad stairway. 'And I would suceest that' you both do the same thin if you can. - You will be tired enough before you go to bed to night! ' It would be useless for me, mamma,' replied Gertrude, 'I could never go to sleep now.' . . 'Well, let us lie down and rest even though we do not sleep,' said Ethel, as the. three mounted the stairs, whieh in n few short hours would be fairly creak- insr under its weight of human freight. Gertrnde and Ethel arrivine at their room, threw themselves upon the bed, ravlv ooniecturintr the events about to 9 7 w . , transDire. At length little by little their conver sation reased altogether, each, howerer, hniW enerntreA in her own thoughts, onri K rn cr a to Mv. the sublect of their nitrinai iirAaminffii vu .-one and tne smfl' cersori Edwin uraname yet neither would have acknowledged to the other that he formed any part of their rambling, pleasant thoughts. ! Pvosont v KthAi mew mat urertruae 1 J . J I xrtm fiflieer ' xrom ner - ueep. . nwiunt 1 breathing;; so -: conversation ended en tirely. . ' Ethel did hot sleep, and when there was a light tap at the door, she arose quickly, and quietly opened it. It was Katie, Mrs. Lancaster's maid. 'Mrs.. Lancaster wpuld like Miss G6r trudeor yourself, please,, to arrange a few flowers for her hair and throat; she particularly requested a few. All right, Katie; I will do it myself, ftg Gertrude is asleep,' and, closing the door genUy, descended to the lower flnnr.1V floor. It was but a few moments after Ethel had left her own room, when Gertrude awoke, and, disliking to be alone and in the dark, arose and hastily rang the bell for lights, and for Katie to come do her hair. i! f V :L Slipping on a dressing gown, she seat ed herself before her mirror, waiting for Katie rather impatiently, and ab sently drumming a tattoo with her ivorv brushes, when a loud knock at the door aroused her; and in answer to :her 4 '. iu.uflti..mA,i to come in. the butler entered, bearing a lovely bouquet of Marshal Neil rosebuds, with a feW deep, rich crimson ones in the center. For Miss Grey said James, giving them into the hands of Gertrude, bow ing hiinself , obsequiously out of the room. '''" ' v t ! ' 1 m ; 'Gartrude hastily glanoed at the card, upon which was the name of -Edwin Grahame, ( and instantly there crossed her face a shadow, as her eyes f pll on a note pressed in between the rosebuds; her brows contracted, and rather an odd ixraf'Irf 'in """''U1WI7 eJo oi Drown, ana r ij?!ifa Vfclwk, and blue; :' vicul TT she read;;ii,a jliUi wtt,5ioo -n. I a 11 . - I T 4 -L.m Ji expressio oyer her countenances SaefireirH e envelope ont nninklv.. und Ml ne,nejKi it a moment wb hand.tfien, nesuating no longer,' locked her Vooni t!r 0660 P8? Poarga-ot-fmnds long separated. S5f 251! "M Kl-WWa Mr, Lancaster lef the room, 1yi ocroim rottXB -u. j. accept is. My answer must be' ven to morrow morning-4aje,,uld .he gtrennowj if jrTKruwa. resnetr cnnrenrrwitlrlaTBeln uijum uiuiuB uu x piace my lurare, far, at Jeaet. aa to bid m cn nfck-r . t . .. . .?-. - - m you uia me stay, it la witn tne under, standing : that you become my wifei earing not to have theoorxirtnnitv wus evening, , of saying : tnls . to i you; J . . .... T adopt this . as the only , altetnative.il l macw a' r - r . . -w . ocuu h iew iiowerH crimson . and run a gold; if I am to Btay,' wear the crimson in your ,naur, td mht: if I am to cro. wear the other, and I shall, ac&ept' that as my rareweu. EDWiir UrIhame.' Jin iiertrude perused these lines, a look almost, of hatred grew in her fiaSli ingeyes, and settled in the curves, of her mouth ; and ' muttering j something beneath her breath, .she crushed the note in her hand, threw it, hastily to ward the open fire-place, and unbolted the door; at which some one was already juiuusuig. , xi. waa jxane, wno ' Degan a once to arrange Gertrude's hair. : 1 Ti Tr a t . . . Presently Ethers light step was heard : ana uertruae managed to : control her self and face. . . On, what lovely flowers I was Ethel's exoiamation, upon ' entering the . room. Where did you get them? andpickina- tnem up. read Edwin Grahame's name - Ethel's face turned intensely white. to the very bps. and her heart seemed suddenly. to stand still. . . L ' Ton see from whom they came,1 re plied Gertrude, watching her narrowly . '.aces, was all Ethers lips could utter. 1 . Well. . is .there anything so ' very strange in Edwin Grahame sending me xnosenpwers, mat you stand ' mere as though atupened ? 1 i iait ninna oriettlonr. T. wonder?' I tboiitfhtOflrtrndfl- still watohinff hr J thAti a Inn fit T rnallv bAltAVAi T!thfll vnn 1 are jealous. , Well, I will put you out I of .your 'misery at once: Ao prevent your .Deimr wnoiiv devoured . dv tne creon- -eyed monster, by telling you thoseflowt era-were sent to you to.MxesGry: m - ii niin in V.VAkn r..n and her heart throbbed wildly, as she buried her face in the roses, to prevent Gertrude from seeing tne sudden joy she felt would surely betray itself through her eyes. I ( 1 Nothing, however, was . lost on Ger trude, 'and she almost hated herself for being obliged to confess that Ethel loved him. Will you wear any of them to night? asked Gertrude, trying to make, her query appear indifferent. . ? Oh, would you, if you were me? Which would you wear, the crimson or gold or how would both look together?' A smile flitted across Gertrude's face, at the thought of what would be the re sult if she should wear both. I ; 'Well. - let me see,' said Gertrude, slowly, as though critically examining, and deciding the effect upon Ethel's dress which was entirely white'! think you will look better without anjf color, don t you?' .'Oh. but these deep crimson buds are so lovely,' exolaimed Ethel, a little dis- appointed ly. JJon t you reaiiy tnins: they would look well? and Ethel 1 held them up to her hair to note the effect, as she stood before the mirror. !' vu Gertrude fairly shivered, as she con templated. Ethel with her crimson roses, and the result. ' . : r Oh no!' she said, quiokly. 'Most decidedly hot; do not, I pray you,nspoil your dress with an addition of color. ' ?' w - . v . ' a. very well, said iuiei, wno .was ap to be fiTUided in sucn matters py uer trade: and so when Ethel descended to the drawin tr-room. sne .wore two loveiy Marsnai sseu roseuuua m um uir, wuuB the rest of the flowers upon, each one of which she had fondly pressed her lips, remained upon her dressmg-oase, uncuuaciuua ui mo .wdj " 1 Z ik I;... 9 - f rr ViTtin art'. ilnAin era uik jj ",o who loved one another. How often it happens that some little trifle may change the whole current , of our uvea. . , . ' . v. ; .. v, ;. - A year and a-half has passed since the event ocenrred whioh is recorded in the first chapter and Mr.' and Mrs. Lancas ter, 'Gertrude and ner ' nus oana, mr. Lane (she has now been married four months), and Ethel, are traveling in Europe. 4 1 1 , ' " ., The party, August, will 'doing the I remain , in Switzerland, doing the magnificent scenery, , etc One day. upon returning from, a long ramble, feeling desperately i tired,' they, all separated and retired to ' their own apartments to rest Mr. and 1 Mrs. Lan caster, ' Gertrude .'and Mr. Lane and thus Ethel was left alone. . -1 Glancing idly ovet. a , London news paper a week old, . her eyes chancedto fall upon the foUowmg paragraph: 'We are giad to learn Lthat Mr.1 Edwin Gra hamehas at last availed: himself of the opportunity afforded for 'rest and recre ation from his 'arduous labors (in the scientific cause for which he .came ; to this country), and is nowf traveling in Switzerland, where he1 expects ;to re-. . 8he read it asrain 'and aeain. and her thoughts flew: with lightning-like, .rapid ity back to that New wear's night, eigh- teen, months, ago, wjen sne jh saw Edwin Grahame; and the ;1hought ttat I ha : still ToosaeSSBd never asked her for her "love, sens w color to her face; and although a year and a half had passed away, the knowledge rthtf thpy-srere so near each other, that wis j,t xnignsrpoBioiy meer,. made ner Ji?3?SIKMlsBjJprfoy. From musing over the past; she. fell into dreaming . of the future ir she should meet, him : the dcorf opened J -her ? uncle entered the room, and with him Eiwin Grahftmp? J . Ethel buicaly arose, extended, her toirpart the news of Edwin' Grahame's .arrival to the rest of the family.' 1 recipient : or "in virauons w j oin tnem wherever they went, and : they were a nvery, pleasant party. f Dunne his long absence ; he, had .tried to overcame every trace of . his love" for Ethel, find he thought he had succeeded ; put no, ngut it as ne would, tne old glamor would ' come 'over him when withu Ethel, and at times he almost persuaded himself he could win Ethel now. U he would but ask her the second -time;. but no; he would not risk being irjouui' wice uesiues, wuue every thing, was pleasant now, why do f aught to interferer4 . i v r,f;; , They had been together now a month, and the time was drawiner near when El win was to separate from his friends. No one, from his demeanor, would have guessed what 'good-bye' meant for him to utter. . ; . -4 . If was lite in ' the afternoon, and the party wera leisurely strolling homeward, or wnat was 1 their home at present. Ethel and Edwin being : somewhat in advahoe otthe rest. E&el carried a few flowers, and nat urally , ,thel conversation turned upon them..;,-:! ' . ''i. ,' 'Are not flowers just the loveliest things in nature. Mi. Grahame?' asked Ethel. looking fondly at them; Yes answered E twin, 'they certainly are very! lovely. Who would think to look upon their innocent loveliness they had the power to change the entire future of, a, man; that any one's fate rested a&ne upon one little rose, seems almost inftredible, does it not?'. JE thel laughed, r 'It does indeed m fact, I should say utterly impossible. But perhaps you will enlighten me upon tnis mysterious power they ean exercise upon us poor mortals.': : JB twin looked steadily at Ethel a mo ment before answerinar. . Could' she so soon forget? No. " Was she then but trifling with Jiito end :for the second A that itifttAnt ihcao thouff hti fled, ah IimAv. Ok. Un.t rw. n i. n fta -a - - v - - tnere uasned tnrougn , mm one wnion oaosed his pulse to tnriir with joy could it be possible she 'had never re ceived his note? I ; Ethel,' and he endeavored to pre serve a i cool and calm; exterior, while watching her attentively; 'Ethel, did you never hear of a, man risking his .whole future happiness upon a little flower?' . : " 'NeverlJ and she gazed up in his eyes fearlessly, unflinchingly. , Surely there was, there could be, no deception in those clear, honest eyes. I .'Oh, fool that I've beenl' and El win, as he repeated these words to himself, placed his , hands ! before his eyes, as though to' shut out some un pleasant vision some unhappy recollec tion. .. 1 j'v! . : v j .! '5 'Listen then, Ethel, to a -very foolish act, of ' whioh I was guilty,' and here followed a recital of the event of which we already have a knowledge. ' ! And I never, knew it,' said Ethel, slowly, j " T ' ' . Would your answer have been a dif ferent onehad you but I care not what it would have been, but what it will be near; for again . I place my happiness m your hands ; for try as I have, ' I have never yet succeeded in Jiving down my love ior you, nor my oisappomimeni: again do I ask you to become my wife.' Yes,' was all Ethel said simply 1 one word; but it was sufficient to Elwin Grahame, who had waited so long for it; J 'My own darling at last I Ethel, you have made me very happy.' w r : ? j That evening, when Ethel came down stairs to join the family party, she wore zed roses in her hair and at her throat ; and seeking Edwin's glance of recogni tion, was satisfied at the happy smile which quickly spread over ms counte nance ; at last sne . wore tnem t ana . ior him..' " i " "' . ' '. : t ,; li Wholesale Destruction of Caterpillars. A German inventor has patented a caterpillar exterminator to rid that conn- - . ' . mmm - J ' try pf a great pest, xne apparatus is 01 simple construction consisting princi pally of a series of brushes which sweep the caterpillars from the 1 leaves - into a number of wooden spouts or tubs, from. which they fall into a common recepta cle. The whole is fastened to a cross beam and is fitted up so as to admit of being drawn by a horse or ox. ; . Near Halle lately an exterminator has been at work and has given an average result of from six to eight bushels bf caterpillars a day. On the estate of Merbitz, near Halle, in a single day there were collect ed, by help of the machines, j twenty eight sacks of the insects, , each , sack containing on an average one hundred weight. The result of one asy s wora: on a single farm was, therefore, nearly a ton and a half of most voracious eater pillars. As to the approximate number of insects taken on this occasion, there could not, at at moderate calculation, have been fewer than a million, and if they had been allowed to live and only half ojE.them had, laid 100 eggs each,' they would . have j produced within six weeks -time a'progeny pf no ewer than KO.O00.0tj0 caterpillars. The next gen1 eration and there may be three: general tta:BIIglfl-.inBmasWo m vmi fnrt ! Mr. Wilkie Collins is engaged upon a new novel, entitled 'Jezebel's Daughter. . , f . A Successful Arctic Expedltlen - The arrival of Prof essor Nprdensijold and the S wedinh' steamer Bega, , in bis command, at Yokohama, Japan, seta ' at rest the last doubt about the successful achievement 'of the northeast passage. The expedition! was probably one of the most remarkable in the whole series of Arctic , explorations. It started . from Gothenborgi Sweden, July , 1878, reached Nova Zambia on August 5,' and arrived at Ttej dekin, the most northerly point in Asia, on the 19th of the, same months .rhe OTpediaon wintered in 1 ice-paca in longiiuae 1 y wesc, ano tne men connected With, it preserved their health remarkably well, the experience of Professor : Nordensk jold in i previous voyages serving him in1 good stead. The natives on the coast hard by the point where the expedition was frozen up kept it supplied with bear and reindeer flesh, thus j preventing - scurvy. The cold experienced was intense, averaging 82 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. In spite of this, however, game and wild fowl . were, abundant when spring ap proached, j The expedition, .aft? r being imbedded in the ice here for 204P days. finally was released on July 18 and im mediately I sailed ' for Behring ; Straits, saching there July 20, 1879,' whence ley steamed across to Alaska and thence to. Japan.;. The expedition, be side affording a practical proof of the existencej of a northeast passage, has been able to make many important con tributions to scientific research . It has determined the formation of the Arctic seas, and their flora and fauna. . It has calculated, determined . and charted the location,,! velocity and volume of the Arctic and Pacific polar ; currents, and discovered a; great many new fossils and a new marine animal . Professor Nord- ' ensk jold considers the voyage from Europe to Asia by Behring Strait to be certain and. safe, and the actual time in covering, the! route was very short. . The success of this expedition has been re markable in view of the fact that so many, leading explorers, i ior several centuries, have faOed to achieve its object. Making Thimbles. The process of making thimbles is de scribed as follows: Bright new silver coins are! reduced to ingots by melting in crucibles. They are then rolled into the rwqmreu; aaioanesa ana cus oy a Biamp wsbkomm rwroalor dlsjts are piww uuw solid metal bar of the size of the inside of the intended thimble, which,, moved by powerful machinery, descends in a bottomless mold f the 8129 l ; the out side of the thimble, and presses the metal into the desired shape at a single blow. The remaining operations ; of brightening, polishing . and decorating are performed -by means of a lathe First, the blank form is fitted with a rapidly revolving rod; a slight touch of a sharp chisel takes a thin shaving from the end;1 another does the same on the side, while a third rounds oil tne rim. The polishing is done by a round steel rod which is dipped in oil and pressed upon the surface. Small revolving steel wheels held against the revolving blank pierce the indentations on the lower half and end of the thimble ; the ornamenta tion is done bv a similar process. All that remains to be done to the thimbles is to brighten and polish the inside, boil them in soapsuds to remove the oil, brush them up! and paok them for the market, j . .The Great German Steel Works, The cast steel manufactory at E?sen has existed since 1810. Jt has been con ducted by the .' present owner, ; Herr Alfred Krupp, j since 1826. and since 1818 for his sole account. The number of workmen attthe close of 1877 amount ed to 8,500. There are in theae works 1 ,648 'furnaces,! 77 steam hammers, the largest of all weighing 50 tons, 18 trains of rolls, and 1;063 machine tools. One of the steam engines at r Essen is 1,000 horse power. When all existing j facili ties are ! employed the works can pro duce in 24 hours 2,700 rails, which will lay eleven and - seven-eighth j miles ; of line, 350 tires, lou locomotive , and car wheels, 1,000 railroad grenades, etc. la one axles, 180 car springs,1 l.ouu month there can be produced! 304 field guns and guns of large caliber ., ' At the various works of Herr Krupp there were also employed 5, 3b0 workmen i4 addi tion to those already enumerated. The mines attached to the works embrace 4 ;coal mines and 562 iron ore. mines, m mines near Bilbao, in ciudincri iron Spain. 'Four largo steamers owned by the works, eacu 01 i,7uu tons puraen, besides leased steamers, are engaged in the transportation of Spanish ores to Krapp's; furnaces on the Bhine, , An other steamer, pf 1,000 tons burden, is being constructed; " ; ' i : :,'' i Seelety .Young Man.' Scene : The billiard-room of a fashion able club-house. ' At nine o'clock enter Augustus, who removes ; his summer ulster and discloses a dress suit. ' One of the I plavers Hullo! ' Gus is rifircred out under full sail and all the candles lighted. wnat is n, 01a zeiiowr Augustus Oh, I have been-to make mv nartv call I On Miss Banker. She wasn't at home, so I left ray pasteboard j and came around here. , - ; - Thirteen young men drop their cues, seize their hats, remark 'that's the rack et for me,' and slide off to Beacon street At ; eleven ; o'clock Miss Banker n gets home, finds . fourteen cards. and says: mow Mnhv that all thev boys should have called this: evening. ' At the same i . a 1 thMA vmilM' 1 and ten cigars: the'grateful 'offerings of "thirteen'1 ybtirnV inenu, whbqhave made their nartv call wiinout rue iruuuie dressinflr or the expense of a hack. ITEM&-0F GENERAC INTEREST. 11 William Hi Vanderbilt employi 27,706 . , Chickens sell at Qnioy, Florida, at four cents each. ' ' It is estimated thaVsUOOO is wasted . every month . in Bridgeport, Conn. , in a m mm V , me purcnue. 01 xnwrj , ucseui uuuuij by mill operatives. Kiiti&Ta:tiil,:i'.m' tobaoco leaf thirty-two and : one-half - inches ; long, twenty; and one-half finches wide and A sailor washed overboard during the recent. severe etornt on the Texan coast, floated about on a hatch .for eight days and nights without food or water before he was rescued; ' r ' ! Shavings from a planing mill in Chi cago are, by an air-blast, blown 700 feet, through a fifteen inch sheet iron pipe, to a distillery, where they are burned for fuel. . ;;-H"' ..,-.!,. v . ji A recant official return of the national debt of Great Britain puts the exact fig ures on the first of April last at S3, 890, 394,000. In 1878 9, $4,015,630 was paid qff and $36,440,615 added. I: Hrmft nf th lAArHno- N"w YorV fnrni ture manufacturers report that they are taking orders freely, from the photo graphs, for their ; best goods, and that nearly all sold in that way. The proprietor pf the Germania thea- of season ooupph tickets, purchasable at . reduced rates, good to take a crowd to the play or to be expended one by one every night, as the holder pleases. I A Toronto magistrate hag ruled that shaving is a work of necessity, and con sequently lawful on the Sabbathrday; and some of the barbers of the city, who .A 1 A 1 1. oujeci to aeeping open snop on inac uaj, have determined to appeal against his decision, i The original copy of Gen. Bobert E. Lee's order announcing the death of Stonewall Jackson, has been bought by a resident of Bichmohd for presentation to a friend in Europe; but an effort is being made to recover it for preserva-. tion by the State of Virginia. Gov. Drew of Florida is collecting commercial statistics relative to the port of New Orleans, in order to ascer tain what advantage would accrue to Flnrirfa in thA vt-h-"LXZZZtt 1 passage oetweon the ureacant mTvwna passage oetweon the . ureacnityftn Northern ports. : About 100,000 pounds Of wire, for binding grain, has been sold in Dodao county, Minn.,. during this season. By actual measurement there are eighteen rods of wire in one pound, or -about five and two-thirds miles ' in 100 pounds. That wonld give . 5,666' miles as the length of wire sold in the county, zj Philadelphia is; stirred, up on the question of the removal of .the main exhibition building from Fairmount Park. The park commissioners have ordered the Permanent Exhibition com pany to remove it, on the ground that it obstructs the park, but the citizens object to its displacement, and have, protested so strongly that it is thought it will remain. ' ; y The postmaster -general has ordered that an actual daily count be made in all the poetoffioes of the United States, from the first to the seventh of Novem ber, of all letters, paokages, postal cards, eta , deposited for ' transmission in the United States mail. Publishers of newspapers are requested to furnish postmasters with the number of papers mailed by them within .the limits of the time specified. Grindstones should never be ran in a trough of water as is frequently the case, since when tne stone is etui, the part in the water becomes soft by soak ing, causing the stone to wear unevenly. It is better to place a vesrel of water on a I frame at one end, making a small hole in this vessel, so that a small stream will spurt out upon the stone while turning.: The bole should of j course be plugged up when not in use. I Reports from Wisoonsin'are to the ef fect that the cranberry crop upon the older and leading marshes will not be as large as in some previous years; but what there are of them are large and healthy, and will be a better berry to hold for.the winter and the 'spring trade than has ever before been shipped from this country. The acres of young vines maturing and bearing fruit this season for the first time will add materially to the crop and bring it about up to the average,' if no frost comes before picking time. .'".!' . " S . Oregon and Washington Territory to gether have an area of over 106,000,000 acres. Besides the production of grain and fruit and wool, the salmon fisheries of the Colombia river and the lumber interests, of Washington territory are important branches of industry. The wool clip of Oregon this year is estimat ed at 6,000,000 pounds. Columbia riv er salmon,- preserved in cans, are sent to every part of the civilized world. More than 250,000. 000 feet of lumber from the forests of Washington Territory were shipped last year from Paget sound. . The visit of the emperor William t6 the czar of Russia had only been decided upon twenty-four hours before the em peror left Berlin, and that the visit was undertaken at the urgent invitation of the czar. The preparations were made with the greatest secrecy.' When the emperors met, both the Railway station and the street leading to it were cleared by the police,2 who were ' stationed at fcvery twenty yards. The street commu nicating.between the two, imperial resi dences was macadamized j in order that conspirators' rnighl be easily detected in their movements and their escape pre vented in the event of attempted flight,
The Chapel Hill Ledger (Chapel Hill, N.C.)
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Sept. 27, 1879, edition 1
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