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. . ' .' . ' ' ' . , r, . ' " ! ' 1 ' ; ; : i i 1 u " CHARLES B. AYCOCK, Editor VOL. IV. FOR .THE PUBLIC GOOD. $1.50 PER ANNUM,' IN ADVANCE, CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY. NOVEMBER 15, 1879. BADQ - ? '. " iiiwiw mm aa a mm ' I - ' " ' -- " T - . -. - - - - : . z 'NO. 5. SOWING THE TARES. . ; 1 . Entire UE Stock T THE LOWEST PRICES. A Choice Assortment of ' Styles and Fabrics at Very Low Prices. '! ; ' ' ' vi" . ' : Great Success. Prices Further Reduced to Suit the Times. j Sold at a Bargain, and no misrepresentation. Everything I respectfully invite a look from all who hny First-Class Goods. Bowing tares, when it might hare beon wheat, riucking the bad of life's wreath all complete, Khe night sinks down,amii darkness and fears, While we axe so cruelly .eowing the tares. , wing the tares of malice and spite, Words of black import-Plutonian night We. might have flOWod roaes amid life's sad ? cares, i t i i Bat we turned froai their beauty to tares. sowing the Sowing the tarpnli, ;i.i, JliagUng a curse with life's sweetest hvmn Heeding no anguish, no piteous prayers Whilo we vera so cruelly sowing the tarei Sowing the tares to bring sorrow down mat robs of its jewels life's fairest crown ; . Turning to silver the once golden hairs That grew whiter and whiter as wo sowd the . -. tares. I " HAPPILY RUINED. DRESS GOODS Aj SPECIALTY. Black Silk and Fancy Silks from FIFTY CENTS upwards. " LAWKS, GRENADINES, ORGANDIES, DRESS LINENS, PERCALS, Sec. r ... - ( : KID GLOVES! KID GLOVES ..." .; -J I am Headquarters for Kid Gloves. WHITJE GOODS. riques, Irish Linen, Bleached Domestic Sheeting, Ac, a very full lot. CORSETS. HOSIERY and KID GLOVES. I offer many ner attractions in this line this season. f t; -U:" NECK 'WEAR AND NOTIONS.. XeTT Designs In Ladies' Ties, White and Colorea zepnyr lies, &c. Ribbons, Fahs, Dress Buttons, , r, bilks. Fringes, .tc, Ac, Ac. rARASOLS and UMBRELLAS in Newest Dcaigus and Celebrated make. Arthur Morton eat in a ronm in w t I I TT " "i'J U- I was a youS man. six aDd twenty, uuu irame, with a face of great intellectual beauty, dressed in costly gar ments, though his toilet was but indifferent ly performed. As the youth sat thus, his door was open ed, 'and an elderly gentleman1 entered. "Ah,- doctor, you are moving early this morning," said Morton, as he lazily rose from his scat and extended his hand. "Oh, not early for mc. Arthur. " ntnrnorl Weston, with a bright smile. "I am an early bird." : "Well,, have you caught a worm this time?" - -(- . "I hope it will prove a valuable one." "1 don't know," shrhed the vouth. "T fear a thousand worms will inherit thisnoor body ere long." ; VNonsense, you're worth half a century yet," cried the doctor, giving him a gentle elap on the shoulder. "But just tell mc, Arthur, how is it with Crosby ?" "J ust as I told you. All is gone J' "I don't understand it. Arthur. " VNeithcrdo, I," said the young man, sorrowfully. "That Matthew Cro3by could have done that thing, 1 would not, could not; have believed. Why, had an angel ap peared to mc two weeks ago, aud . told me that Crosby was shaky, I would not have paid a moment's attention to it.' But only iiiinK, wncnmy lather died, he selected ah i it was a strange life for him to enter upon. From the ownership of immense wealth to the trade books of ' a merchant ship was a transition indeed. But, ere he went on deck again, he had fully resolved lhat he would do his' duty, come what Would, short of jdeath. He would forget that he ever did: else but work for his live hood. W ith these resolves clearly determ ined in his mind, he already felt better. u . At first our supercargo was too weak to do much. He ivas very sick, and it lasted nearly iwo weeks, but when that' passed on, ana he could face the vibrating deck ! 41- - i . i , ... wiui a sioui spmacii ms appetite grew 8narp, ana his muscles began to grow strong. - HrA t 'first he craved some of the many deli cacies lie naa long been usea to,, but they were not to be had, and he very soon learned to do without them. .The result was that his appetite became natural in its wants, and his system began to find itself nour ished by simple food taken in proper quan titles. it or years he had looketl upon breakfast as a meal which' must be set. out and par taken of from mere fashion. A cup of coffee, ana perhaps a piece of dry toast, or a seasoned or highly spiced tidbit, had con- swered, and when the doctor arid Crosby had been forgiven and blessed for the twen ieth tiino, Mr. Molburas said, - "Vrait I" He left the room and when he returned the led sweet Grace by the hand. - Late in the evening, after the health of our friends had fairly begun to groiv tired with joy, Arthur asked Grace whether he need wait any longer. ' i ! Giaee asked her father, and ' tlie answer may be easily guessed. ' j Life In Ncw-"torl. The American Klilne. situted the morning meal. But now, when the breakfist hour came, he approach ed it with a kecri appetite, and felt as strong and as hearty as at any other time of the day. ' . : By degrees the hollow cheeks became full, the dark eys assumed new lustre, the color, rich and healthful, came to the face, the breast swell ecl with increasing power, the lungs expanded and grew strong, the, muscles became more firm and true, the nerves grew strong, and the garments which he had worn when he came on board had to be let out some inches in order to v make them fit. His disposition became cheerful ancUbright, and by the time the ship had reached the southern, cape of Africa the crew had all learned to love him. . Through storm and sunshine, through tempest and calm, through dark hours and bright, the young supercargo made his voy age. In one year from the day which he left his native land he placed his foot again upon the sou of his home. But he did not jstop. The same ship with the same officers, jwas going upon the same cruise again, and he meant to go- in her. He saw Grace Melburne, and she would wait. He saw Dr. Weston, and the kind old gentleman praised him for his manly independence. J . v Again Arthur Morton was upon the sea, for my guardian his best friend,' and such I anc again. he assupied the duties of his of GENTS' SHIirfs AND OASSIEIERES. Laundried and Unlaundried Shirts and Fine sold Very Low. Cassimeresi "'Bought to bo Carpets, Matting and Floor Oil Cloth. My Line of these Goods is Equal to any and Second to none .in the State, and I Guarantee my PRICES AS LOW. J - n A' Magnificent Line of Tapestry. BRUSSELS All New Designs, for 75 Cents per yard. MATTINGS Red, White and Checked, some of the best grades imported. New and Beautiful Designs in. Rugs, Door Mats of the Best Fabrics, and Floor! Oil Cloths in the Best Extra Quality, tFT Samples Mailed Free with pleasure and promptness on application to . - any parties ciesinng to puaunic. : Trompt Attention GlTcn to Orders. I J. N. GAMMON, rliia of FasliioEij STREET, MAIN DUiaHAM, Woirtli Carolina. -4 s, SlVJS your money .r. BARBEE'S DRUG STORE IS HEADQUARTERS For Pure Drugs, Genuine Medicines, &c. EVERYTHING USUALLY KEPT IN A it TIP-TOP" DRU HOUSE. even now believe Matthew Crosby was. and in his hands he placed lus wealth, left lor him to keep until I was of age. And when 1 did arrive at that period of life my.moniy where it was ; I had no use for it. Several times within three or four years has Crosby asked me to take my money and invest it; but I would hot. II bade him keep it, and use; it, if ho wished. I only asked that when I wanted money he would honor my demand. I felt more safe, in fact, than I should have felt had my money been in a bank on deposit." ! "How much had he when he left ?" "He should have had $ 1 00, 000. " What do you mean to doT' "Ah, you have me on the hip there." "And -et you must do something,' ,' my son. Heaven knows I would keep you if 1 could, I shall claim the privilege of pay ing your debts, however." - 4Xo, ; no doctor none of that." "But I tell you I shall. I shall pay your debts, but beyond that I can only help you to, assist yourself.- j What do you say to go ing to sea?" A faint smile swept over the youth's pale features at this remark. VI should make a smart hand at sea, doc tor. I can hardly kcerMpy legs on shore. No, no, I must "I "Must what, Arthur ?" "Ala", I know not. I shall die that is all !" ; "Nonsense, Arthur. I say, go to sea. You couldn't go into a shop, and you would not if you could. You do not wish to re main here, amid the scenes of your happier days. Think of it- at sea you: would be free from all sneers of the heartless, and free from all contact with things you loath. Think of it," "If I went to sea, what could I do ?" "You understand all the laws of foreign trade?" "Yes. You kuow I had a thorough schooling at that in my father's counting house." "Then you can obtain the berth' of a super-cargo." i . ' "Are you sure I can get one ?" "Yes."- : "Dr. Weston, I will go." Arthur walked home one evening to the house of a wealthy merchant, John Mel burne. It was a palatial dwelling, and many a hopeful, happy hour had he spent beneath its roof. He rung the bell and was admitted to the Darlor. In a few minutes Grace Melburne entered. She was only twenty. She had been waiting 1 until that age to be Arthur's wife. Some woids were spoken and then many minutes of painful silence ensued. "Grace, you know all, 1 am going from my native land a l)cggar, I cannot stay lon ger now. Grace, did I know you less than 1 do or knowing you well, did I know you as I do many I should give back your vows and free you from all bondage. But I believe I should trample upon your heart did I do ;that thing now. I know your love is too pure and deep to be torn from your bosom at will. So I say wait ! There are other feelings in the heart besides love. That love is a poor, profitless passion which puts aside all other .considerations. - We must love for eternity, and so our love must be free. Wait. I am going to work aye upon the sea to work." "Alas! must it be?'? "It must. You will wait f " ,; .. 1 will wait even to the gates of the tomb." ' : - ."Then heaven bless and preserve you. The ruined youth was upon the ocean; his voyage begun, his duties' as laborer for his own daily - bread all fairly assumed. fiee, and even more, lie even stood watch when there was no need of it, and during .seasons of storm he claimed a post on deck. &t the end of ahot ucr year the young hian returned to his home again. He was now eight and twenty and few who knew him two years before could recognize him now. His face was bronzed by exposure, his form was filled out to perfection, and he was greeted with great affection by old Dr. Weston, who would insist on his staying with him during his leave on shore. One day after Arthur s arrival, he suddenly burst into the room and said abruptly "Well, ArthurJ Mr. Crosby is here. Will you see him ?" j "See him ? See Matthew Crosby? . Of course I will." He owes me an explanation, and I hope he can; give me a satisfactory one." The door was opened and Mr. Crosby en tcred. j He was an elderly man, but hale and hearty. i The old man and the young one shook hands, and then inquired after each other's health. j "You received a note from me some two years ago,'r said CrOsby, "m which I stated that one in whom; I tiusted had I got your money and -mine with it, and that I could not pay you." j ;'. - ! "Yes sir,'' answeted cur hero, not know ing what was to come next. "Well," resumed Crosby, "Dr. Weston was the man. H had your money. " "How? What?" grasped Arthur, gaz ing from one to the other in blank aston ishment. "Hold on, my boy," said the doctor, while a thousand amotions seemed to work within his bosom. "I was the villain. , If was I who got your money. I worked your ruin, and I will tell you why ; I saw that J you were dying. ! Your father died of the same disease. A j consumption was upon him not the regular pulmonary affection, but a wasting away.'of the system for want of vitality. The ininl was wearing out the body. The soul was slowly eating itsiway from the cords that bound it to the earth., t knew, that you coild be cured, and I knew, too, that the only thing in the world which would cure you was to throw you on your own physical resources for a livehood. There was a morbid willingness of the spirit to pass away. You would have died ere you would have made ah exertion from the fact that you looked upon exertion as wars? than death. It Was a Strang state of both , Kieuka Lake, or more" properly Lake Keuka (the reversal is given inj contradis tinction to Lake Cayuga) lies to . the west ward of Seneca and partly bisects the coun ties of Yates and Steuben, New) York. The lake; is divided about midway byl a notable promontory known as Bluff Point, which forms a short, western; fork, the I6nger one reaching to Tenn Yan. This is in truth the Rhine of America and covering all the hills. Far towards the north are the ser rated ranks of the trained grapejfvinej and just now is the height of the vintage. The visitor may wander for miles jlalong the leafy avenues, culling the half hidden bunches, while Ithe plash of the steamboat's paddles or the shrill scream of the warning steam whistle far below are the only 6ounds to break one's reverie. It is most astonish ing to note the; quantity of the! fruit one may absorb under such conditions, j ; To be explicit, there are about five thousand acres of land under vineyard cultivation. , The first earnest attempt to grow grapes here was made in '55, though farmer had raised some varieties .for home- cohsmhption for many years prior to this date.' Jrlato is credited With -advising his agricultural friends to avoid planting their vines to the setting sun'. Certain it is that the western slope of the lake, which turns the , vines to the first rays of Old Sol, yield the best re sults. Such a harvest as theyhave here this year ! It is unprecedented! Luscious' Concords think of it only two cents per pounu. x suspecr. you are paying aooui six for them in the markets. ' ' Catloads are whirled away half a dozen times a day from athwart my window, and steamboats little and big, are forever coming with lus cious cargoes and paddling away swiftly for more The: variety and rotation of the fruit is about as follows : I First are the Delawares, pink with apprehensions of the chill September evenings : next the honey sweet big black Concords and th jir cousins, the Isabellas and the Hartfords. Then the Concord Seedlings and Isabellas, both big, dark and voluptuous like : tropic maids. Sometimes thev almost remind one of the A Sixth-avenue car left the Astor IIouso as usual at three a.. in. There were, prob ably, eight , persons in the car at Canal street, bat during 'the journey up Varrick the number decreased to four. The car stop ped after turning into the avenue and two ladies, accompanied by a young man, got on. The ladies' escort seated-himself lie- tweeri them and took a head on cacli shoul der, j The bliss of the trio and the envy of the other passengers was such that- the en trance ot two men' was unnoticed. They took seats directly opposite 4hc happy par ty, and the larger, man of the two, slightly drunk, began to make remarks about rthe picture before him. His friend was' evi dently ashamed and tried - to silence 1dm. The young man in buff, with the ladies, re- mained quiet the defence was masking ita hand. Emboldened by thi3 silence the man in blue winked at the lady passenger to his right and was preparing to smile, when the lady opositd, on his left, sprang to her feet, stepped across the car, and with her open left hand,1 pushed the haU-burned cigar which he held between hi3 teeth into his mouth, 'while with her right fist gave him a stunning blow on the nose. The expres sion on the face of ..the' fellow was one of 1 unaffected surprise. The other lady laugh- . ed heartily, and said, playfully tol tho con ductor, "she'll whip him easily ; I'll lay you two i to one. 1 he car was going very young by his Then "Now, famous "Sunday school grapes,'' which ;hie sons of somebody brought back from a far. land to-r stonish the children of Israel with, and. which the old cut in my infantile primer represented as being carried be tween them on a fence-rail, 'because of. their size and Weight. i.WelL ajjittle later, in early October, comes the xmecn herself ---the imperial (Jatawba, jher amber beads rich withlah incomparable flavor, and round about her are grouped the sisterhood of light and delicate red and white varied ties, the Diana, jlpna, Waller, Salem, Aga wain, Prentiss, Lady, Martha aiid Kebecca. Within thel great factory-like buildings of the wine companies they are scoring away the boxes of -fruit, heaping ther'high Until the spaces. are full. , Kept where) fhe air s cool and constantly changing tney will rest in good condition until they are put through the remorseless crusher and falj in their own gore into the ponderous pressesjbelow stairs. When the lively,; mirth-loving spirit of the grape passes the travail of the separation from its pulpy tenement it is at Once bot tled and condemned to solitary, confinement in the dark: and catacomb-like recesses be neath the building. "Sje6," sai4 the super intendent, as we advanced int jthe gloom of such a dungeon, "here are 'stacked not less than 30, 0Q0 quart bottles which is a small quantity compared withjthe wine in the tanks." As we stood there! the occa sional bursting bf . an overcharged,,- bottle echoed through the dim recesses' or the eel- fast. The friend of the assailed interfered and cast some reflections upon the characters of the ladies and their. escort. Instead of tak ing offense, the young man whose standing in society was questioned, only smiled and said: "Take care of your friend, or .the lady may -throw him out of the window." The contestants had now clinched and the. heroic man in blue made an effort to strike his fair antagonist in the face, but she eluded him and both rolled on the floor of the car. "Sit up, Mary," said the gallant man, pushing the young ladyi still side, intp a perpendicular, position. addressing the second man, he said, my Christian friend, your turn has come. The crash bf broken glass was heard simul taneously with the blow delivered on the offender's face, and the gallant youngsi'cr closed with the younger "sport." The con ductor again interfered, and was struck a dasing blow on the nose. First blood from but not for the conductor. The driver whipped up his horses. "Here's a lark," said a baker, emerging from a Cellar, and started after the car. ; All were on their feet again, and tho pugilistic lady, who had not uttered a word, was doing effective work with her finger nails upon her portly antagonist's face. How the car spun along! Somebody called for the police,; but the noise within drdwu ed it. The sight, of blood loosed tho tongue of the woman in white. She screamed ! Then she took a long breath and screamed againl The car stopped. -A traveling circus was well enougli, hut a mad-house did hot look right on wheels. A policeman arrived and the tattered and Tlood-staihcd qbmbatants were dragged apart, still glaring at each other. "Who makes a eharge against these peo ple ?" said the officer. ; No response. "Do you?" This was addressed to the conductor. "N-o." "Do you ?" to the passengers.. "No." Whyshouldthey? r "Drive on, "--was the oflicer's order. ' "Twenty-sixth street," said the conduc tor soon after ; and the young people left the car, the passengers braced, themselves in the corners for another nap. "Soda." lar with startling distinctness.: After two years a Teutonic Gabriel comes along and sets the sleeping "bottles into Y& j rack, and thereafter they are shaken up jeyery day for two months, gradually assuming a vertical nosition to allow the sediment to settle against the cork. - Then they are "dis gorged ' and the percentage of Waste is re placed by a flavoring of rock candy ana catawba or other wines to suit the taste of the maker. The wine then becomes cham pagne through virtue of its unfailing spring of gasses born of its saccharine richness, Our Kobiu. mind and body.; work unnecessary while that fortune Your fortune rendered so there was no hope remained, Had it been a wholly bodily malady, I could have argu ed you into necessary work for a cur. And on the other hand j had it been a wholly men tal disease, I might have driven your body to help your mindL But both were weajr, and I knew you must either work or die. "And now, my j boy, I'll tell: you where my hopelay. . I knew that you possessed such a true pride of independence that ypu would work. I saw Crosby, and told him my plans. I assured him if we could con trive to get you to sea, and make you start, out into active life, fr the sake; of a live hood, you could be saved. He joined me at once. I took your money and his, and then bid him clear out. You- know the rest. Your moneiy is safe every penny of it to the amount bf -150,000. Poor Crosby has suffered much in knowing how you look ed upon him; but! I know that he is amply repaid by the sight of your noble, powerful frame, as he sees; it to-night, i And now, Arthur, are we foregiven?" ' ; : ; It was a full hour before all the questions , of the happy friends could be asked and an- Our robin lives our of doors, ibut he is so tame that he enters the house at all times and seasons. When Henny's duties keep her at home room snows nimseii a mosi devoted husband : he carries her plentiful supplies of oatcake crumbs, butter, bits jof candle, and other delicacies of the same kind. . And when he has to scater for Hie little ones as well, he is'really t) be pitied ; so busy is he that he neglects his toilet nearly altogether, land we have jto be satis fied with hurried. scraps of song. He gets quite fearless in his anxiety forj his family, and will join us at breakfast and. help him self to buttered toast without the slight hesitation, or invitation. It is no use break off a niece for robin : his way is est to to horr on the plate and pick off for himself what, he considers the dainty bits; M I have known him to come n five times during breakfast- At bight, a window is left open" that he may come in for crumbs when he pleases. Should all the windows be shut, robin has a very pretty "Open Sesame; V he sits on the window-sill and kings loudly. Nobidy can resist that appeal, las he knows from experience. And when ne wishes! to get out, he has a very' effectual way of J managing that point, too, by fluttering from room to room, uttering a, little fright ened. "Chick, chick!" And as we. know the cat often lies in wait for him;, some one rushes to the rescue at once. I lie is a very '"Mark Tanlev of a bird cheery under ! all . v - . . . - - . circumstances, and a universal lavonte. Soda water is simply carbonic-acid gas soaked in wrater. The carbonic-acid gas is . obtained by pouring sulphuric acid over marble' chips or dust. The gas is passed through water several times to free it from all. trace of the sulphuric acid and is then pumped into a strong steel receptacle, in which i pure water. The soda fountain is generally an elaborate marble affair, costing from $50 to $5,000. Generally a soda fountain in a drug store will pay the rent of the store at least, and sometimes much more. Fountains arc fed from one draught tube and live sirups to six tubes and twenty-two sirups. At some places they have pure fruit sirups, and at others they say they have. The first patent for soda .water was taken out in England in 1807, yet the soda fountain in all its glory ionly to be seen in America. In this country there is at least $12,000,000 invested in soda-water manui actories, fountains, etc., and yet you, can get a drink for 5 cents. 'The tariff used to be 10 Cents, and then a young man with a party of ladies drcaded the sight of a foun tain or the sound of its sizzle, but hard times had the same effect on soda as oh every thing else. . If the price were further low ered to 3 cents there, is little doubt but a great 1 increase of consumption and profit would result. Ooeylnjr Orders. . Uc was weeping soltly as he came out to join his companions; a peculiar twitching oi his muscles and the careful manner of his gait was painfully apparent to the boys; they knew that he had just wre tied with one of his parents ; y they liad been there and understood the whole business. "Been gittin' a lickin',Ben V asked sev eral, sympathetically. "Yes, " murmured he; "1 got licked fur obeyin' orders.". "Disobeym', you mean," cried they. "No, fur obeyin', I tell ye," persisted he ; then seeing their looks of incredulity he made this explanation : "Whyi I was comin', into the house my boots were niud dy as blazes, and mother had. just 'been scrubbin' the floor says she, 'Now, Ben, you'd better walk right over that clean floor with your muddy boots.' "Anything to oblige you,' says 1. bo 1 boldly waited across the room, and she lit on me with a bound like a cat on a mouse, and tho way she toted me around that room was a cau tion. I won't obey orders any more.
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