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1 H A.LAM ANOE- ULBANEK. vol.. XIV. GRAHAM, NC, THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1888. NO 11 a-, rt-M-H i, a. Vw TROFSSIONAL CARDS. ' JA5.E.BOYDv . . . .ATTORNEY AT LAW, '' Greennboro, N, C. ' Will be at Gi-nham on Monday of cueh wek attend to professionid business, isp Iti FTH. WhitakerJrV; G. E. McLean. "WHITAKEE & MoLE'rj, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, -; GRAHAM, ;- - - AT. C. j. x. it EixivorrLiil A TTORNEY AT LAW . ' WWAIIAII.'if.Cli ;'" V' Practices in the Male anrt Federal Conr will faithfully and promptly aiteud to all bu : ifsnutruetett to liim . j . Dli, CT. W AVlIlTSETT, r! . , Burgeon DeutistVr -V G KEENSBOKOj - - - . - N. C Will also visit Alamance. Calls in1 the fouuiry attended-, AtldresaL roe at Greensboro. J ntp n w ., ENTREATV. f dreamed there stood at Heaven's high gauj one . uar, A maid, and In her fragile hand there lay One wlUieml rose, with all ita grace of red Wild beauty gone. v, Seelne hor: Peter said: "TIow sad these petals that your pale hands fc tldt Away with It, that worthless Uower and old!" "Alas 1 It Is the very rose," cried she, "I gave my lover Jong apo; and he Lola it with tears In my dead clasp, that I '.' Might take it for remembrance to the sky I . Ob, let me keep it till be comes here, tUo, - ' - That he may see I am forever true I" I waked; my dream "had fled. ' ' G-fod friends, who knows. ' - ... ;,. If kind St. Peter let her keep that rose? . W..C. Gheppard, in American Magazine, COIQUEIUXG A QUAKER. ADVERTISEMENTS. JMO. STEWAUT, JB., gkaiiam; n. c.,'' DEALER IN N Watches CLOCKS JEWELRY. Kopalrlng of all kinds promptly -done.' Pai ronnge solicited. (Jail on him one door west of Harden '8 Drug Store. ; nirlif. "-. ; FOR SALE ! V .' -DLot wjthln corporate limits of Graham con- Otains 3 acres; 2 room cottage on it,' well, ' dairy, burn, good selection fruit trees ami grapevines. Apply to PAlCERoVKERNODLET'Agtsr" - Eeal Estate Agency. 'c,: PAEKER & KEENODLl, Agents, GKAIIAM, N. C. - A plantation one mile -from. Me- hane.in Alamnnce county, containing SlB acre 45 acres in original growth, 60 in ' nines. 1(K) In cu t vntlon.i l he place- IS well wa'ered, a creek and two branches running Ihroughtt, A Ane orchard, 8 good tobacco barns, ? tenement I: quaes, good feed barns, an 8-room dwelling with basement and v and a-ood well of wuter. ate on It Convenient l : churches, school, and a good new mill In V rnileofthohonBe. It Is a .deslrablo fnTir adapted to the growth.of tob'.cco. grain and grasses, Place is seeded In wl.cat nd oats, " Possession riven at once. Price S2000. iunl3 DONBTJY, Soil or exchange any kind of new of second hand Machlncrv, Ilnggies, Ac, before ob tMlnlnv Prices from W. R. Binges, Mansger, (irccni'hf.ro, N. fj. l.irge line f r--ngiiic, Boilers, Mills; Slinfllur VVond-workln Ma chinerv. 'hresliers, Oolton-(ilns, Presses, Light Locomotives, Pole Hoad Lacoraotlv.-s, Boiler -feeders. Lubricators, Tobuco Ma cliinery, Oils, almost any thiDgyuu want at whol"s:ile prices. -" Say what you want, mention this paper and gave iqer?..J.rvS..-ir-!iSi''' SUFFOLK - Collegiate Institute. CHARTERED 1872. rrejiaratory, Pruclical or Finishing in - Claim a, Muthemaiicn, &eteneea . and ike Fine Arts. P. J.miTCDLS. A. U., Principal. - Terms reasonable, jsoth sexes admitted In distinct department. . The next sessiou opens Monday, Sept. 19th. 18V7. Write to the principal for ca'alQiie at enaoix, va. au;;. ii. ii. WILL YOU RAISE A CALF? We Invite everyone who Intends to raise a calf this year, to come ana iook bi our nno ' Jersey Bull and the lot of ca Ives we bare by htm. . t . Tb' service fee is small, yon can raise an icprori d c If at same co-t a a scrub ; at '.wo year old you can sell the grjdc hcifvr at t21 to $40 : at same aire the scrub will sell for (8 tol. Which will -pay you for your trouble t - ' - We claim that "Samanlha Allen's Bon," Is the bet bred and linen iookiug .Tersry hnll 5n Alamance Co. Mnka liim a visit, it. will vnyyou. CEDAR CL-1FF STOCK FARM. ieii&tfc tf - T. Durham, Marg. FUEBHAN & CO., UUKLlTOX, - - N. C. CompotinJing prescriptions and family Ret'fpe a upecialiy. Ord?ra ;y wail aostvered promptly. Full t liDe of dmpa, mcdicineS, i t - . piuu, &cn Ac, - . Full Hue of good on 5 ard 10 rent voiiutrrs among wbicb are aoine graud t iirgivins. nov24 ljr Onward, Vis the Word ! Tie PF.OGnry.ilv7ARtf R cterj lu i -wfc rolnmr at the fo;;ow.nx "Us. i " 1 tbiiir. 1 year l.VS f suicnler., I ye.r .V'fl 10 .utrit!S. I j.r 'n. ro'ij. 1 yrar ire to iLe vne seudmg a .f Uu. t-t ry, f flnmns, ttllr. P. i l '.. .vaije f repaid; 19 -X. L. iI.K, ..Jil ' UaieU;h, A C. "I fronld offer to help yon, Edith, only I don't know what you mean to take," taid ' Helena Marvin, looking into the room where her sister was pacing. "Take?" said Edith, hardly pausing to answer as Biio injved about .the open mints from closet ana bureau, "why, I'm going to take every thine.".. Don'you mean fo make any conces- . nonsl" ' ;.; -'" 'Kot a coricesslon." . - ., - "You think it will be better to defy menu" 'Defyfhemino, indeedl'Whatahor ritleidea!" ' " . , ; "Then what do yovt mean to dof' "I mean to please them.' "But how can you possibly please them if you wear Bilk dresses and curl your hair? ' : . "I don't know; p'orhnp3 I sha'n't; but I'm going to try. And I know I never should please anybody if I left my hair straight;" . and. the prettyCamhridgo belle thought to herself that it would 0e a pity, indeed, if slie, who had .always pleased everybody without trying, could not please Robert's relatives if she did try.- . ' But this-visit io Robert's relatives was naturally contemplated with even more than the usual trembling excitement of the young fiance. For Robert's father and mother and sisters were all Quakers, with traditions and beliefs and customs according to which they ought to con template with horror and distress this union of their only son and brother with a worldling.. And such a worldling I Such a fascinating combination of laugh ing eyes ami merry lips and curling hair and tinkling bangles and rustling long eilk . skirts and coquettish bonnets and bewild.ering laces and ribbons and little Slippers' Oh, dear! oh, dear! how they would hate her. And Edith did not wnnt them to hate her. She had not the slightest desire to defy or to horrify them. erne was very anxious, indeed, to please tlienl. But combined with this anxious dujire to please was a quite Unconscious, though equally firm, determination not to win their affection 4y concessions. Not so much as the bow of a slipper would she offer up on the shrine of de viition to Robert's relations. Worldly sho was; worldly she would -be 'sure to remain) and it Wa3 best that they should understand from the first that she was thoroughly addicted to silk, s:Uifl and laco whenever she could get it. tuit she had a faint hope that, onco biyught in contact with her -worldlinoss, tliiy would find it pleasanter- than they thought. Why not? She hud conquered Egbert; . why Bhould she not conquer tl-em? Robert had not fallen in love with hef in spite of her aiw and graces; ho had fallen in love with the airs and praces themselves. He had often told her S8i Ho had repeatedly pointed out tho particular little curl over heif adora ble forehead that had first won -his at- . tention, and had assured her that it was a certain bit of lovely laca about hei throat that had completed his subjuga tion." And that deaf little Curl was not only a curl, but was a boughten curl, held in its place by hairpins, and as fic titiously wordly as a curl could possibly bo. True, Robert was not exactly a Qimkesj k rs 3ily dtsewuiiuit "ol Quakers. He had not definitely re nounced the world, although there clung : to Iain, from the force of heredity and traisfing ana, circumstances, a cer tain grave demeanor and atmos phere of . earnestness. He did not dance; he did not even want to dance: but he did not exactly disapprove of other peoplo dancing if anybody did choose to Indulge in so. foolish a caprice; and on tho evening when ho had be?n lured by a friend to one of the Cambridge' "as semblies, " and had met there his imme diate, unquestionable, irresistible, worldly little fate, he had even felt suddenly a sort of impotent rage with himself at not being able to dance. True, he . dida't want to dance any more tlian he ever did; but then, she wanted to dance, and how could he ever please her if he couldn't do exactly the thing she did? Still, he had pleased her, and with very little effort; for the quiet, earnest youth was tall and very handsome and would graduate with honors; io. consideration of which attractions his earnestness might easily be forgiven, even, indeed, if the earnestness itself had not a certain charm of its own, as at least a novelty. So, if Rob ert had pleased her, and she had pleased Robert, unlike each other, as they were, and everybody acknowledged that it was a perfect love match on both aide, why might it not be poce-ible tltat she would please Robert's relations? though not so much as a slipper bow would she sacri fice from her pleasant worldlinesa to secure that much to t desired result. As it chanced, a tert'of her regulation In thi respect was offered immediately. Mrs. Marvin and Edith had hardly been shown to their chamber, after their ar- riv.d at tiie LongworTh Lome, before Edith orxTH-d her traveling bag and ex claimed hi dismay: . , -"Oh. dear! oil. dear! Mamma, my alatft pencil is all bmken into biu, and my eriiniis ore aU out of curl. Whatever shall I do? Oh, I know 1 EbUser said she would be in the next room if I wanted anything.' In another mm ate sho was tapping at TusUkt's door. I sui so aomr to trouble' too, bat my sLto tinc-l is ail broken to Liu in my log. Could you Lx ma Lavo one of "But could theo rot comb t'lcrn out? t could lend thee1 a Comb to comb them out" "I cwild, of course, but you've no idea what a fright I am without my crimps; Robert never saw me with my hair straight, and I know ho would fiatft to have his .mother see me unless 1 was looking my very, very best. Of course, you know, I have another bang in nly trunk" Edith made this frank confes sion with a wild instinct that it would bo best for Robert's relatives to know the worst at once, so that any possiblo con cessions to be made afterward, though she would not yet acknowledge the pos sibility of concession," would strike them in the light of unexpected improvement, "but my 'trunk hasn't come; so if you could lend me a pencil 1" . "I I am afraid I have nq slate pencil," faltered Esther. . '.'Well, a pipe would do; haven't you a pipe handle? Just a common white pipe, such as tho children have for soap I bubbles, you know. "If thee will wait a moment I will see," said tho discreet Esther, j Edith In the meantime made her way back to her own room and waited hi suspense, while Esther went slowly down stairs,, questioning her conscience, and yet very loath to disappoint the littlo 'Witcli who was depending upon her. She had made up her mind to be very tolerant of the worldliness of Robert s fiance, but to be suddenly called upon to aid and' abet her in, it, was almost more than could be reasonably expected of her, even by Rob ert. And yet it would be so unfortunate Uto begin the visit with a family jar I She had a ternblo consciousness that there was a pipe in tho house Richard, her little nephew, had had it-for soap bob bles only the week "before and to tell a lio, eve,nva white liej and, permitjicrself to be unable to Junu it,, wan something more terrible to Esther's conscieajco than even conniving' at a curl. As it hap pened, howoveri eho really could not find it. Here wa3 certainly sufficient excuso for going back empty handed; r.nd yet, and yet when she camo to the foot of the stairs, Esther, instead of going U, turned asido into tho kitchen. "Bridget, could theo spare a' moment to gp. across to the corner grocery and get me a pipe a common white clay pipe?" "A pipe, is it?" said the wondering Bridget. . ' - "Yos, Bridget; a ripe; a pipe for for blowing soap bubbles," stammered Es ther. ''Theo knows, ' Bridget a pipe such as Richard had for his play." . Yes, I know," said Bridget, 'wiping her hands-on her apron, and then remov ing tho apron, ' "And is it coap bubbles they do be wantin to blow already? Faith, Til Mnd dinner. "Edith has won her first battle," wrote Mrs. Marvin to her husband that even ing, "and without a wound or a scar on cither side. I only wish yea had been hero with your detective camera to get an instantarfeous picture of tho t?o g'irlu when Edith opened the door and Esther handed her tho pipe." ' As Edith had confidently erpeoted, it was-the first of a long series of victories over Robert's relations. Which she gained, not by trampling down their prejudices under the high lecls of her French slippers, but by quietly teaching tlicm to like hef juSt as she was. Sho had an infinite amount of. tho gracious tact which comes with a certain kind of aris tocratic, high bred worldliness, and she was at heart a most winmngly ufTection- ato and true hearted giiL Had sho been merely a worldling, the French .slippers would not have fought for her or con quered her enemies, but Robert's rela tions mado tho surprising discovery that yii'.rr - Theo wonil like a slate pencil? said R 'xTt'a ccrtDo aister wUh evident U wil h'rni-T.t- . -Wii frray crimpsi, yen know, they ere nil out -t czil mid so tumUid that 1 tii't riiUy go down Uain. kj.h kx" week was over Edith was tho acknowl edged ruler of tho entiro household. It was even decided in family conclave tliat it would do to givo her what, in tho worldly world, would be known as a reception." They had no. Idea Qf.tloin tills tri lUOEiiig forward to her vkit. It was felt that it would bo concession enough for them to consent to receive as a visitor, into the bosom of tlicir own family the young woman who had disap pointed their fondest hopes for tho se curity of Robert' future. To have their friends to meet her, to see her hi tho full blazo of her effrontery of long eilk gown and perhaps even of diaruondJ, would bo to advertise their shame, the disgrace of the entiro family. In a way not to bo con templated for a moment. They would endure, but they would not publish to the world the fact of what they were called upon to enduro. " And yet and'yet at tho end of a fortnight preparations wero on hand for all their friends to come and see this wonderful Edith, with full knowledge on the part of the family that Edith would undoubtedly eurpaca all Iver previous efforts on this occasion in tho art of deco ration. Editli, however, had her own plana. On the evening before the solemn entertainment, sho slipped up stairs, took off all her bangs, brushed her hair down J perfectly smooth and . straight over her little ears, twifting it very plainly be hind, and then drew from her trunk a littlo gown of polo gray cashmere, reach ing barely to her ankles, and without a ruiHe or alold, creept the fewest possible plaita at the waist, and absolutely 'guilt less of ornamentation of any kind. .A liny scarf of whito illusion was crossed over her breast, and her contemplated toilet was complete, IJtjvprthelaa, she surveyed herself ia tho giifca with evident dissatisfaction. "Dear me, mamma, it isn't half so bed as 1 thought it would De. 1 meant to look like a fright, and after all it 'a rather- effective. If I wero dressed for privato tlitatricaJs I sliould think' myself jm dkdw. Oh, dear! supposo they should like me best this way a(Wr ail l It was a sorrowful blow to her hope on this tramp card to find herst-if si ill excdingly pretty. She was perfectly conscious of t certain piquant charm in ner novel appearance that imlit undo her after aul. hull site would run tho rsk. She was a perfect l.vAo actn-ssi. If atuylhirg had bevn needed to .ffe4 'Robert's eozr.;loto subjugation .after Lu fcrst viacn cf her Lvclii.e3 tt lue liar- i vard as?e:nllks, it t supplied when Lo taw bT t!M wnJc after in aocne private theatrirli, Eha ocuM appear to be a Q-i.-ikeTij juct a.i eCuf.'t'Aj as she could ( ti t Ut mcro ntttzrtl edf la a very di.lcr- Kit world, and It was with face and ao ccit aud iincr pcrfctily ada;ic-J to ner now toilet that' elm qulotly cntoi'ed thi? parlor again after Iter cscaprule up Etuira, and said demurely to IZobert's mother: . ..- "Iiiclitl, tvould thee like me to wear this gown to-morrow evening for thy friends?", : - ' ; , There was a snbducd whiatlo of delight from the reconstructed Robert hi the corner. But Robert's mother gave no sign. , - - -. 'Theo must wear just what thee pleases, Edith. If it pleases thee better' o wear i,hy gown of red silk" -,' And the wise Edith understood human nature well enough to be sure that "Raclnd" would not be altogether disap pointed if hot' pretty future daughter-in-law should reconsider her toilet and re pear in the dainty gowns she had been exhibiting for the past fortnight. "And 'what does Samuel think?" Edith asked, passing on' to stand before Rob ert's father. "Samuel thinks," said thoold gentle man, slyly, "that thee had better ask Robert." "On, ho,Pap!V Samttety that would not bo any test at all; theo. knows perfectly well that Robert likes mo in anything,", said Robert's fiance, demurely. "And so do I liko theoju anything," said Papa Satnuol, with .unexpected gal lantry. "But I think I like thee -best, Edith, in red. Theo knows wo Quakers r liko -to follow the way that is most cimple and natural, rind I think red is tho most natural for thee. I think theo must havo been bora in that red silk of thine. Thee is very sweet to me, my child, in this Quaker gray; but wo Qtfakers, theo knows, do not Dpprovo of theatricals, and I think to-night theo ia trying to plav a Etirt. Theo acts it very prettily, Edith, ut I odviso theo to go back to mature tand tiiy red gownx""7 "' " , '.'.'.: 7 bo tho battlo was won, and the result proved that Edith was quito able to con quer, not only Robert's relations, but Robert's relations' friends. When, a year loter, fcho camo back to them aain as a brido, there was but ono tiling left for her to conquer. Robert had prepared her for a possible ajsit from elderly friends who might think it their duty to remoiiElrato with her, or with him, on this very worldly marriage, and it was, in truth, hardly a mouth before he ran up stairs one afternoon as sho was dress ing with tho announcement that tho probable counseloi-s wero talurfejofl! their overcoato in tho halL ,. . ' Sho hesitated a moment; but her hesi tation rose merely from a moment's con sideration of whether sho had any other gown in her wardrobe that would em phasize rnoro distinctly her intention to adhero to hor own traditions. Sho de cided that the long trailing skirt of pale greeit cathmcro, with its border of ' pale plush and its sash of watered silk, was sufficiently worldly when ono took itto consideration the jewel th.itparkled ia the laces at her throat, the" dainty laco edged handkerchief and tho perfectly groomed littlo curls over her whito fore head. Sho paused only to slip on ono moro banglu over her round wrist, and then, kusiiig her husband,, floated down stairs. r - ' . ' Robert never' know exactly what sho said or did to the. old gentlemen ia the parlor. lib hung over the banisters, and caught tho echoes of her tilvery little laughs, and saw tho maid carry tea into tho parlor, and at tho end of en hour de scended the stairs himself, as the old gen tlemen emerged from the doorway, de termined to stand hy Edith to tho last, if the happened to havo had a hard time. Ho knew that some remonstranco would be quietly dealt out to himself, even dur ing tho brief vestibule episode of fare well; but, to his astonishment, as he stepped forward to help tho old gentle men with their overcoats, the one who a reallv sweet hearted crcaturo remains sweet even on high heels; and before a- was evidently epokesman for the party T-iV', ai i . i I . , i , r . I t:l grasped his hand end said . heartily "Friend Robert, thee lias, married well!" Still another year later, and there lay on Edith's arm a littlo Edith, with lovely eyes end veryreraerkablo, highly ra koitlcvcd f!nijir - - - 'Do you think, Eher." said the young mother anxiously, "tliai slio is going to havo curly hair?" , "Yes," tail Esther, with a smllo that was grimly pleaaut and yet pleasantly grim, VI think sho will havo curly hair. I know theo would find a way to curl it, though it be as straight tis as a pipe rtra," and Aunt Esther bent over to kiss the child. " "And you'ro glad It curls, Esther, you know you are," insisted the baby's mamma. T "Yes, Edith, I am glnd it cnrls. For rince thee would be sure to curl it some how, it ia best that Dame Nature will have none of thy tricks and graces, but will bring up the child to plenae herself." Alice Wellington Rollins, in I'itUburg Bulletin. - A Watch Would tuOcs, Among the wealthy men. residjng in tliis city is one whose liberality lias made hiui tho proy of the impecunious on moro than ono occasion. About a year ago ho received a letttr from a email town in Ohio, saying: "Won't you please send me your photograph! 1 have beard of you so often tliat I am very detirous of knowing you better. ' Ino gentleman, thinking that the applicant was getting np some sort of a gallery, sent the photo graph. A few months latw lie received a kHter, saying; "Tho photograph was received ; am deeply obliged. I would like to havo something mora to remem ber you by. Couldn't you send me a watch and chain?" - This letter naturally met with no re sponse. A short time ago a third Hut was sent, which said roodentiyi "1 up Vcne yon have for got me by this time. I wroto you some time since, asking you to Bend me a watch and chain, I wudi to remind yoa that I am still intertted in your career. Won't you please nd ine a watch? I've got a chain. " Waahiug ton Critic. . Vu Somewhat aa.plltaA. Practical American 1'atrwT Now, count. U;foro we can go any furtlirr in tins roatu-r, to far aa my daughter is concmuyl, I should Lke you to tatablinh your identity. ' - Count Mc Dkti! I rid ahoW you mv paietit cf noliIitr. P. A. V. Tliat U all vrry wi-U; I own several xxUecu mystif; Lut how do I know yunrs is not an hifringetucrit. HarjT's iiirar. " . ' ILLUSIONS AND DELUSIONS., Epldemle Effeeta of a tllsordnreel Iiaosl- ' nation Apparitions. ' Epidemio illusions and delusions have been very prevalent at times. This term means that many peoplo or the entire populace hear, see or feel the same purely imaginary sensationSi Thus, it is related by Pausanias, in his "Attics," that 400 years after the battle of Marathon the neighing of horses and the shock of armies could be heard every night on this historic field. All who listened for these 'sounds could net hear them, but thoso who crossed the plain without pre meditation were sure to hear them. Jo sephusj the learned and trustworthy Jew ish historian, relates the appcarahoepf chariots containing armed , men th)tt traversed me oiouus ana spread round the cities, as if to inclose them. He gives this on the testimony of eyewitnesses then living. . History abounds in similar- tales. Even our grandfathers could re late some of these signs and portents which were-to be seen in the sky during the long years of tho American Revolu tion. - Some of these were, no doubt, epidemio delusions; others wera simply cxhibilionB-of the aurora bdrealia, which was then but littlo known to the few in habitants of tho country. Sir Walter Scott makes the following very ensiblo remarks on such apparitions; . "A powerful belief has frequently per formed on the battle plain what has been seen in darkness and solitude. Those who wore upon tho borders of the spirit world, or were engaged in sending their fellows into those regions of darkness believed they saw tho apparitions of those whom their religion associated with such scenes. It is not surprising that in the midst of a doubtful battle, of violence, of iioisr and confusion inseparable from such a situation, the warriors should think they beheld gods and saints." It is every way probable that tho fear of what might bo about to happen had much to do with tho appearances of tho gods of mythology in earlier times and tho holy saints in later years, when our ancestors mc$ to. try their fortunes in Vttde. Religious enthusiasm is, ' of course, to bo recognized as the molding power which gavo tho idea shape, but fear undoubtedly disordered tho tonnes until such hullicinatioas becamo possible. Tho crusades wero specially l eranrkitblo for this kind of phenomena. In too thickest of the fight, nt the battlo of An jtioch, the crusaders saw St. George, St. Demetrius and St. Ihcodosius coino to their aid. ' . Epidemic cholera is undoubtedly nn infectious disease, caused by tho growth and development of enormons numbers of microscopic organisms, which, as fhey grow, produco a deadly poison, which dees its fatal work through tho nor vous system.. It is, of course, out of tho question for fright to produce tho special microbe of Asiatic cholera, but it is a matter of common observation in every epidcmio,of this disease thot thoeo most frightened at tho proxtct of taking it were most suro to become Its victims. As Bain observes, fear upsets tho diges tion, and it is well known that the chol era microlie can do no damage while the digestion is in good conditfon. The rela tion between fear and cholera Is, then,ra closo one and of easy explanation. We know loo little about tho habita of the j parasites which produce smallpox, yel low fever and many infectious diseases) to judge how it may happen that fear adds greatly to the danger of taking them, yet it is well known that such' terror often plays an important part in producing an attack. The process is es sentially a physical ono, id which bodily functions are first disordered through the feelings, giving ready entrance to tho microscopic foes of our raco.-Globo Democrat. rneonsrlons Itaclarl.m. I have always thought myself honest, even from a literary point of view, 'yet my conscience lies never troubled rilfl Ttieu I havo iieijsi Ripoir to the Ideas) suggested by others that havo suited rriy purpose. In fact, I have followed Emer eon plan of "taking my own wherever I find it." It is generally acknowledged, I think, that by constant reading the mind becomes impregnated with the thoughts and ideas of others, and by long storago in the brain these though to and ideas becomo as your own. At some p'-riod, long after yoa havo forgotten their source, they occur to yon naturally as your own, and you use them aa originaL It is needless to picture your dismay, however, when ono of these literary buzzards, very much like the other scavenger of that name, scenting his prey from, afar, pounces upon and dangles you up before the world aa a de tected thief. What are yoa to do? Tho wording is of nece.ity somewhat similar, and there ia the parallel column. The proof seems undeniable, and if you attempt an explanfftlon you aro probably laugliid at by an unthiiiking public. Fred Ford in The Writer. A Carnival at Mnlna, The fiftieth anniversary of the Carnival club of Mdinz was recently celebrated at the largo hall of tho court house 'The assembled, guests counted nearly 3,000,. omong them the governor of the fortress, Von Wintorfeld; the director of the province, Kuechlcr, and the mayor Dr. Oechsncr. The ceiling was supported by fourteen Atlases twenty-three feet high and clad in clowns' dress. The garlands stretching from head to head of these figures were held up by immense wasps, flies, etc., witl most gorgeous wings. ' The rostrum was' adorned with every imaginary emblem of foolery. The band wore dresses of feathers represent ing all kinds of birds, the couductor 'be ing a gigantic Cacadoo. The goddess of foolery, just emerging from an immense egg, was suspended, from the center of the ceiling, and her double appeared as leader of the escort of King Carnival, Presents were carried by Father Rhine, the genii of musio and song, Moguntia, etd. From some f unny devices, at the bidding of the goddess, tho heads of the eleven city councilors wero brought forth. Funny orations, representations and songs alternated with orchestral musio and dances, and the jolly company did not separata till morning. Foreign Letter, ' A Canse of Ift Handedness. Dr. Felt, ia L'Art Medical, relates thd follqwing as a possible explanation of the occurrence of left handedness: - In a family composed of five persons,- tho father and mother were right handed, as was also the eldest son, who had been cared for in his infancy by a nurso. Tho second child had been nursed by tho mother, and was left handed. The third child, also nursed by his mother, -was-at the age of 1 year, evidently left handed, never grasping any object with his right hand. Dr, Felts noticed tliat the mother carried the child on her left arm, and, upon being questioned, said it had always been her custom to carry her children on this arm. The doctor advised, he? to hold the child on her right arm. ' She did so', tho child toon began to use his right hand in seizing objects, and is now, at the age of 10 years, normal as regards tho preference of tho right over tho left band. The doctor explained that when the nurse carries tho child on tho left arm, the left arm of tho infant is tho one which tJ free, and wbicb conse quently he learns to use, to the neglect of tho right. Science " AN EX-MAYOR IN- ClAf.1, A risaslnff ICoveltr In Dlnnar. After the soup had been served, and Just prior to serving the next coursty tho host gave his signal and rose from his seat, as did every other gentleman at tho table, all the ladies) remaining seated. Each gentleman then' moved to the noxt gentleman's seat to hid right. When this was first done, the ladies, not being let Into ths secret, wore very much surprised at the Unusual conduct of the gentlemen, and could not at once comprehend tho meaning of it; but when they gathered its full intent, and the charm there wan Whet Carter Harrison Saw la That ra Distant Country Cnrlons Cnstairf. ' Polgamy is universal, and one sees af .the theatre a man in the -drees circlo of men, whilo tho wife or wives and slaves (female) are in tho women's circle. All classes chew the betel nut,- and at the theatre each family has the betel pot and spittoon. 'The latter is carried by a slave, wh? bands it to the ladies when, they wish to spit. Tho . betel nut is astringent and somewhat intoxicant. Is is chewed in connection with a paste made of lime, tobacco and pepper leaf. It not only blackens the teeth, but crocks1 the lips and to injures Uie gums that the teeth are. caused to protrude and look snaggy... - " - -'' ' The king, princes ancj common peoplo are alike slaves to the nasty habit, and half of the women have their mouths injured, if not absolutely distorted by it. Otherwise the women are decidedly1 ; comely," having fine forms and good gaits, Women and men ress so nearly alike that I could hardly distinguish one . from the other for. several days, for s4I wear short hair. '.''' ' . The dress is a cloth called "pahoongr' about two feet wide, wrapped around thov waist, with one corner drawn between the legs and caught in a girdle at thn waist. This makes a sort of flowiniff trousers, falling to the knees. A gentle man wears a coat (socque) closely but toned to the neck, with long stockings and low shoes. The common man dis penses with the coat, stockings and shoes. The woman generally allows tho "ps -' noong" to haug like a petticoat, ones . wraps about ber breafct a-girdle, leaving; the upper parte the bosom, and tiioulderst , entirely bare, and ' none wear aboca. Many of the .working women dispenao with the girdle entirely.- The great mas of people, even in the city, go barelegged -and barefooted. This is universal in tbo country, ; : . Tho women appeared to be industrious, and perform much more than half tho work. The men are lazy, and, with tiie exception of fishing, appear to be willing to leave the women to earn ths bread. ' All aro inveterate gamblers, and ono rarely sees a gambling bouse, of which there are a great many, otherwise than full. They are entirely open to theT street, canal or river, and at night are distinguished by their many lights. I was told the king would gladly lessen the number of these gambling places, butV ' could not dispense withthe revenuo they -bring in. The invoterate habit of gam , bung is the cause of a large part of tiia people's slavery. They sell their children irtld-themselves to get funds for its grati fication. Tho wily Chinese monopolize , the gambling houses, as, indeed, they do nearly all tho avenues of wealth and nearly all kinds of business which require industry and skill. Bankok has over1 80,000 of these people, many of whom havo acquired largo fortunes and hold , prominent positions. They are tbo bust ness men and the cooks for the Europeans who live here, and to my ecrpriso tho in it, it was decidedly gratifying to noto the merriment and interest with which ' waiters in the princo 'a dining rooms worn they received the innovation. Just prior pigtails. Ex-Mayor Carter Harrison ia, to tho commencement of the next course : Chicago Mail. ( Htlght i ftaa Wars. A scientific gentleman not very long ago declared it impossible that the tallrbt sea wave could exoeed six feet, because, be added, the most furious tempest has not a penetrating power beyond that depth. It is to be supposed tliat ho was never off Capo Horn, and tliat he baaed his tlteorku on the disturbance during a j breezy hour of the surfaces of the Round ticmd and tbo Ergcnfs canal. Dr. Hcoresliy pron'iunced the seas of the At lantic during heavy weather to run to a beipht of from forty to forty-fivo feet. Tins may well be regarded at a great sea, but it would be interesting to know tho elevation of tho waves of the KAitli Pacific in high latitude during a hurri cane, tince it is certain tliat for magni tude and velocity the sea of the north Atlantic are not comparable with the stupendous I U which are set running by the storm along the vast stretch ot waters which 'c'.n'.ht tiie southern hena iepuere. doneloa Tele-graph. aiaoabterlns hf l.lrtrlcltr. Some experinttiits hare been recently i tnodo in St. Petersburgwith tho idea tf ! ahiughtcring cattle by electricity, the re- cults of winch bare been highly aatia faertory d.-jith be ing in all ca instan tauMiti. Chicago "News, " j Ihe-hdHt gave his signal again, and each gentleman again moved one gentleman's seat to his right, and so on. The entire setting of the courses was so harmoni ously arranged that at tho closo of tffo dinner each gentleman had visited, for a' short space, every lady at tho table, and had at last returned to her whom ho had escorted in to dinner. Atlanta Constitu tion. . less Grant's llpaeeh. ..... Oen. Orant was traveling by railroad, and whenever tho trniti stopped a crowd of peoplo surrounded it, anxious to see and hear, as a woman put it, "the man that lets the women do all the talking." During one of these halts the general's youngest son, -Jesse, then a hoy of 7 years, came out on the platforr-f" . - -A specchl & Speech 1" shouted the crowd; but the father remained silent. "Papa, why don't you apeak tothetnl" asked tho boy. Then, as his father re mained mute, Jesso cried out, "lean makes speech, if papa can't I" "Aspecchr from J esse I" shouted the crowd. Ttrere was a hush, as the littlo fellow began reciting! Ths boy stood on the burning deck. -Youth's Companion. Reclaiming the Sahara. The Desert of Sahara has already been largely reclaimed by French enterprise. Ni nation baa ever shown a titlie ot the enterprise, kill and pertistenco of tho French in the way cf what may be termed "world improvement." " They Woolen Stocking Savings Hanks. . When M. de Lesoeps was asked bf Emperor William where he expected to find the immense capital required far tho Panama canal, he- replied! - "In tho woolen stockings of France" the stock-. Ings in which the peasants, workmen and tmall tradesmen store their savings, a few sous every Saturday. The throwd old Frenchman knew what he said to be true. He found the capital where he ex pected to find it without resort to the great financiers and bankers of Europe. It is to be feared that these woolen stock. Ings will long be worn out and thrown aside 'before the littlo savings of too French peasantry will find their way . back to them. But tho lesson remains, asi then Utw fKojiW en tho f.iuj tif ma earth tliat needs it to much oa the American-people. We are a nation of spend thrifts. Once New Ecglanders bii& ft reputation for economy and thrift, but it is said they aro loaing iU Prodigality and extravagance aro the rale. There is lit'' tlo capital in tha woolen stockings of this country. Chicago Times. , GorrhVa Earafaga. ' Cotta, the old publisher at Stuttgart. Wurtembcrg. hot made a statement of the amounts his firm paid to Goethe and his hurt from tho year 1797 to 18(13, or" hi seventy years. The poet himself ro ceived not more than $10(1,000; the heirs, (113,000, or altogether. fSlO.GOO for all the works of the gTeatet't German poet ntil twenty-threo years ago, when thd . . , ..i'..v.,k. qntu twenty-turco years agOj wucn ma sttacked the enormous sand nK JUta-Gotho monopoly came to an end their own coast, and fixed them by judi : . 1 . , . . -1 cienia mnM0K vi lurcsus turning mil lions of acres of waste into fertility. We also owo tho joining of tho Atlantic and Indian oceans to a Frenchman. But so quietly have they worked in the Saharaa that the world was not prepared to bear the progress made. Forty-three oases have been created, having 13,000 inbu ttants, 120,000 forest trees and 100,000 fruit trees. This is a grand showing. G lobe-Democrat. and Goethe became tho property of tho German people, New York Commercial Adverti&ur. - I IVple don't really Lisa tho pope's too, The rj' fex4 is eucaded in a aiik stock- 11 -sliir-l, ia ac-niii ntn'iar-.) in a rl:iinfr T-ct r.ro fortv-five female lawycxi the ViiU.d Uituk . , il -rim laucLcs with LL Lr-s. PauMlng for Bala. ' In many parts of live Balkan prrdnsula, and especially in Servia and Bulgaria, , 1 the old pagan custom of dancing for I rain still prevoiLi. During times of great I . drought the praaant girls aioemUo in ' publto places and deck tire re selves with : flowers and tho branches of trees. One girl, holding a branch in her hand, repro ccnta Dodo), thu Slav god of the air, to whom the others sing a song appealing for rain for the thirkty land, while ono of the bystander throws water from a pitclier upon tho feet cf Uie dance-is. Ine master of the bouso rewanls tlo j dancing divinities with a small present, ' confident tlmt tlieir lively apie-Jt for ruin ought to be at least as eilective as saikm' whUtling for wind. Prank LebVt. Mischief Mskm la Chlaa. Inaiin.U? araault and battery cases the plaintiff mu-4 rovo injury by alinsving blood, oiheTwiso be will be "t7-anked"for ranking trivkJ ceropbintsr "For iui-:hk-f . taa'-in-jor Wwkoiail theuffemler'a rvxitli b "sjnuked" so Itard that he cannot use k tjt amuo tiiBe. Wewien aro t!ie priiaa pnl frx 5;,k-nUof thU punWirnrnt. Wung Chiu Poo ia New York World. Cream Om4 for tho flick. As an antidote for a consumptive fen--dency it is claimed thnt cream acts liko a charm, and serves fill the purposes in tended to be served by cod liver Al, with' much greater certainty and tffect. Bo sides, persons consumptively inclined, those with feeble digestion, agpd oplo and those inclined to chilliness and cold extremities,- are cspevbJly benefited by n liberal use of tweet cream. Oil City Derrick. foot TTaar la rrovlaelal Enrop-s. In European countries wooden shoH -are in general use among tlio rcssantry. Tliey ere clumsy, but comfortable and hoa. The Malay women generally go barefooted, tut they are very skillful hi rm!roideri:ig slippers in gold tinsel, wluch, Lke tliose ef the Turks, are worn just over the toes by ladies of tbo higher classes. Philadelphia Times. Hl.taka of a Tort. Sir Rolwrt Ball, the Irish astronomer royaL l-as made scieniHic ralcuLttiorm, showing to bis own satisfrction, at least, . that the moon was far below tho hcrizon on the night tliat ir John flnore was buried and, tlierefora, IVolTo'a famous poem is wrong in' the. rtanm tliat hoS mooubetuns La it. Q.kr) He-mid. Ih'.uie claims to havo sjAtt-ea men nni women who have lived more than 1CJ years, and no tnI cf ialiatilanU a ho ord overfO. . ., I Tiic-re U a fio:;ri !.i:' rrv Itli noca liour aad quarter now , tr- , r d V frou Les:dwu to I -iris. fci.i-it J'i:.le-f 11
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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