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PROFESSIONAL CARDS. JAS. . BOYD, ATTORNEY AT LAW.r Greensboro, If. C. Will Ve mt Graham on Monday of each week r attend to proiessionai Dusints. USep lb J. D. KEIINODLE. " ATTORNEY AT LA W Practices iu the State and FederAl Ours Will fiibful)T and promptly attend to all ln- ressutrastcd to mm .;.'.,-.. ' DR. G. y. WIIITSETT, . Burgeon Deo tint, J . : ' "l: GREENSBORO, - - - - N. Will also visit Alamance. Calls in the country attended. Address me at Greensboro. . dec 8 tf JACOB A.. LONG, " ATTORNEY AT LAW, ' GRAHAM. - - N. C May 17, '88. 1 ADVERTISEMENTS. DON BUY, Sell or exchange any kind of new or second hand Macliincrr, Bnraies, fco., before ob taiiilnv.Pricc from. W'. R.Jturirce, Manager. Greensboro, N. C Large line t Kngincs, .Boilers, Mills, snarling w ood-wormn-r Ma- - chlnery. ' breshers, Cnt'tonsUlns, Presses Light Locomotives, Pole Road Laeomotives, Boiler -feeders, Lubricators; TobaccJ Ma chinery, Oil, almost anything you want at Wholesale prices, r Say what you want, mention this rmper and cavemaney. tscpt la, vi-i, SUFFOLK Collegiate Institute. CHARTERED 1872. Frtpctratory, Practical- or Finishing in and the Fine Arts. P. J. EEBNODLE. A. It., Principal - Terms reasonable, .doth sexes admitted in , distinct departments. The next session opens Monday, Sent 17th 1888. Writs to the principal for catalogue at naoifi. va. . imy, iu. u, V. G. HUNPIEY, Insurance Agent GREENSBORO. N. C. Fire,cLIFE, Accident. , ; hpsdi oalj FirstCl&s3 Companies. , BgluOfnce opposite the Court House, North El nj Street. - Oct 13 t' Durham Marble Vorks, Wlitaker & Hulin, Owners, . ucceors to R. I. Rogers, : Durham, N. C. 47M, J. W. Cates, at Barllnfrton, can boar you Ceeigns and give yon prices, Ma81y ATTAR OF ROSES. A subtile odor from the east Is wafted along the room; A penetrating scent a feast ' Of dslicate, sweet perfnmo. ' ' 1 My vagrant fancies wing such flights, Such wonderful scenes disclose A page from out th' Arabian Mights On a whiff of attar of rose. Ihear the plash of fountains play Over tessellated floors: And music steals from far away Through curtained and latticed doom -Tour couch's a divan soft, whereon You lie in voluptuous pose Strange such fancies should float upon A whin of attar of rose. Sequins shine In your dusky hair And jewels swing at your ears, -4 . " . And ghsfning on your bosom bare' There are pearls that gleam like tears. Tm transformed to a swarthy Turk. My pipe a nargileh grows Strange what curious fancies lurk In a whiff of attar of rose. With a muffled, stealthy, catlike tread, -- A eunuch creeps through the gloom. His bowstring does its work I and dead - You lie in your fresh young bloom. . I watch revengeful, cruel, dumb, The horrid scene to its close Strange what hideous fancies come With a whiff of attar of rose. . Edith Sessions Tupper in Frank Leslie's. CASTING REFLECTIONS. J. T. SHAW, JEWELER MEBANE. N. C, . Dealer In watches, clocks, Jewelry, ane. tacles,eye-glssees, tfi. ' . REPAIRING A SPECIALTY. Any part of a watch, eke', or piece nf fewelry can be replaced at toy . bench ally and as cheaply as yon caw bare it done anywhere. , All woik lent tbmj(b the mail or by express shall nave prompt attention. - Tours trmty. UCltir "OJlAVt." "i anal W rim We kraal - wr r ww mt.,m at t mmm mwwm.m asst si. y-aaf hs-b prmjtrtf. Tksai I , mm urn mm 'jK V 1'M Bt T r rib auj s faBBat iamb iarH(aJMO t Ik. i f. Aiuas, mnnrnr.nntirt. . hsmlSOft.a X. Yes, Tm aa bright as ever, thouga I've had some hard rubs in my day particularly from the hands of do mestics. No wonder I am called cold and hard, but nevertheless I am the most sympathetic creature in the world. Ismilo with those that smile and weep with those that weep. At times it is difficult, for no matter how dull I may bo feeling I am expected to reflect the look of the most casual passerby; how ever,' I always manage to present a smooth surface, and am acknowledged by all to be highly polished. And though I have met reverses, I have never yet. had a falL With ladies I dm, tand always have been, a great favorite, They consult me on all oc casions it seems as if they could never tiro of me and I am not slighted by the men cither, but some of tnem do dread to-loolr. at me in the face in" the morning after a late sup per at the club. An artist strolling through "Le Temple" in Paris threw a glance my way; 1 reflected his look of appre ciation, and ho at once purchased mo. I served him faithfully, but never flat tered,' assisting him almost dailv in criticising his sketches ; in fact, I could reverse anything for him, except his luck. We had been together some time, when one 'day she came into our studio. ' . Now. I'm a keen observer when people are in front of me, and am ac customed to study faces, but sue rather puzzled me. She impressed mo. as an actress, but still her general appear ance was almost too artistic for that She was accompanied by a literary friend,, who hod persuaded her to pose as ine neroino ior a novel wmcn tne artist was to illustrate. Whiloall this was under discussion her eve fell on me. and I realized Miss tiwansdown was wnat would be called in simple parlance "a society beauty." . And the effect she was woaucinar on Brown Lako made my heart acho for his peace of mind. Naturally, in look ing around the studio she took me up, SLnrl T Ttrlll ntlmfYnrloflrrA it nnia a mil. tual pleasure, and as she laid mo down with evident regret on leaving I felt that I had been to her what sho had been to tho illustrator bright spot in tnattiay. . Wol 1 tlioTT ffimn mrtW nf Inca wmi. larly to tho studio, and the posing be gan. It was a long MS., and some of the situations were rather 'pleasing. At times she had to stand as if in a conservatory with tho hero of tho "novel whispering in her oar. Then she "was placed at tho piano as if ho was turning the music. Again he was supposed to be holding her hand as sne stood on tno stairs. All these do- Jsitions-she took with grace and ease. it was then that l learned she was cel ebrated as an amateur actress, which explained the impression she at first made on mo. Brown Lake often found it necessary to pose with her in order that she might get the right action ; then he'd leavo her and rush at his pencil to mako the sketch, but in somo of the scenes he took much more time, it seemed to me, than was really required in posing her, particularly when the situation allowed him to assume a tender attitude. On somo occasions he used his friend Roberts, who was a regular visitor, to assist in tho grouping.' During tho "rest" she devoted herself with com mendable zeal to playing the banjo and depleting the bonbon box. , I learned she was deep in rehearsing ono of Gil bert's comedies, "The Wedding March,'' in which Lake was persuaded to tako a minor part; so besides tho meeting at tho studio they saw each other at the rehearsals. deal of life, and consequently a great deal of actinfr. I had never been pres ent at a play and so was delighted when taken the first night to the Club theatre. - - It was entirely a new world to me. There was only ono email looldfisr glass in our dressing room, and it was flattering to mo to be so much in do mond : it was also a revelation to see witK llAW mntl iMWMfl Vi . ..!." tious amateur looked into my tell tola face I had always been accustomed to this from the "gentler sex," hut to be ao sought after and consulted by the men was a new. and amusing experi ence. - Afterward I was taken into (ho make ur room, wiere two busy deco rators were making the peachy cheeks, the jetty eyebrows, the cherry lips and the alabaster arms for the1 stage; and though there were two large mirror in tho room, they were so crowded about, that, when my presence became known, I was nearly crushed by tho general eagerness to get ono look into myclear face. The room was as bric-bt and pretty as a tfed of flowers in full bloom. Tho costumes were picturesque and becom ing to tho young Ladies, whoworo any ilreVs that suited their particular etvlo, while tho men, according ta tho ricy, were obliged to don the Diroctoire" costume. . -As ono after another of. tho girls looked into my face. I realized that the report in regard to the beauty in the cast was not exaggerated . . ' In one corner was a little maiden in robin's egg blue satin, reading her lines and devouring caramels with equal earnestness, while -near by a' fat young dude made up as an old village innkeeper, with a lady on each hand, was struggling with a new step for the march. . JNcar the stairs a young man in a magnificent scarlet uniform was 1 1 X A- -.l reuearwng uis pari w a sweet utue giri robed in black velvet and yellow satin. while flitting from the dressing rooms to the stage was a constant stream of excited, nervouslaughmg amateurs, looking for a tost bouquet, a missing flovo or a forgotten fan. A gorgeous, eflowerod, antique gown, surmounted by an . artistio black bonnet, partly concealed one of the graceful amateurs who was lamenting the non-arrival of her bouquet Around her were grouped Beverai sympathetic airecioire cos tumed companions, whose attention seemed about equally divided between L looking into her eyes and into my lace, tor mv popularity did not diminisn. I was bright enough to see all that was going on, and I observed Brown Lake sketching miss Bwansdown, who, in a sleeveless costume of antique cut looked, if possible, more charming man ever. Mr. itooerts, who had been so often in the studio, was also hover ing around in evening dress, which was useful for contrast with the bright costumes. It seems to me he had im- g roved his acquaintance with Miss wansdown very rapidly since- their nrst meeting in the studio. . And I fan cied Lako didn't welcome him with the old time cordiality. Roberts had rather an important part to play in connection with Miss Swansdown, and naturally she would have considerable interest in him for the time bemor. at least Whilo Lake was drawing Miss Swansdown, he was also carrying on a lively conversation with Miss Car son,, a charming, black eyed girl. dressed in the-"village beauty" stylo. in which costume sho was sufficiently attractive to fascinate any one ex cepting, perhaps, some of her own sex ; for I'm sure Ihcard Miss Swansdown unfavorably ' criticise ' her becoming attiro. v. Now, I mako no pretense of great depth 'I'll acknowledge I'm shallow most of my observations are on tho surface, but still I felt sure that it was jealousy yes, jealousy and piquo that made Lake so attentive to tho littlo black eyed "village beauty" whenever Roberts . was near Miss Swansdown. , Suddenly I heard tho ring of a bell, followed by a commanding voice ; then there was a grand rush yes, every, one, dudes, officers,. Directoire cos tumed gentlemen and maidens fair. rushed for tho stage stairs I I who had been so much sought after, so' covoted, so fondled, was as suddenly dropped as if I had been a last year s fashion. However, I'm always treated this way the moment there is an ex citement I'm forgotten, but I was more than usually disappointed this time, 03 1 had anticipated going into tne rear oi uie stage wnero i coma sea tho play. If Miss Swansdown had only seen me, I felt that I would not havo been thus neglected. ' Brown Lako himself had never seen the whole play, though he had hearsed parts of it many times. Dor a lew moments there was a great hustling of feet over my head. and half snppressed, excited talking; then again tno commanding voice, next tho ring of a bell, tho orchestra opened fire, the curtain rolled up and the play began. But my loneliness was not of long duration; down came Lake. I read his face at a glancor-ho was not ycl- iow ; uu wua wiuttJ, uut it was jcoi- OUSV. ' . Now, according to all tho heroes in stories, ho should have bit his lip till drops of gore ran down his "firm but delicate jaw ;" he should have clenched his nails in his hands till nothing but his wrists were vwiblo; he should have paced the room like a man that was very angry at something, and, above all, he should have talked aloud ; then I should havo learned the cause of it all. But ho did nothing of tho kind. He simply walked to the fire, bit a lead pencil into small pieces, then, his eyes falling on me, he snatched me up, feel ing sure of meeting a friendly face. I noticed his hand trembled as, looking me straight in the cyo, I heard him mutter, "Am I a fooll" Tho room filled again as tho curtain dropped on tho first act - Miss Swansdown and Lake were soon dccD in an animated conversation. I heard his jealousy was caused by the first sceno in tho play, when Roberts is supposed to meet Aliss Swansdown in a etirden a pardon mado rcsolend- cnt by the shopworn verdure or six potted plants, a canvas back stono wau ana oracerui card ooaru vmea. Here the noble knight in a modern dress suit kisses tho hand of the lovely maiden, whkh'part Miss Swansdowtt, in her artistio antique garb, filled with ease. This was the sceno which caused tho scene that was now going on between Miss Swansdown and Mr. Lake. The former was opening her big brown eyes till the white showed above the papiL a habit with her when she afiected surpriao or pretended indigna tion, He turned abruptly aa Roberts joined them, and touching the mease n evr call gave an order for a bouquet Then I felt easier. Again the com manding voice, the rash, toe bell and the play continued. At the next in tcrmuwon Lake took tne to tho gentle men's dressing room, and was abou placing mo in his overcoat pocket when a piece of paper on tho floor attracted his eyes. IVkyig it up be stood mo tiorlces speecldesa holding me in one hand and the paper in the other. Anil this is what Le read : "I love you I love you with my whole heart Without you the world would be" Miss Swansdown's handwriting. which ho so well knew, looked to him In a state of great excitement (an ex citement which only an amateur can feel when the stage is waiting). In his hand were several sheets of paper jpn which the handwriting was easdy recognized at a glance. Lake collected himself and handed the missing page to the newcomer, which was received with a relieved look and hearty thanks as he hurried out : In the meantime the bouquet arrived by a pert littlo messenger boy, and you can iniacrine my feelings when Lake sent it round tho front to be thrown, not to Miss Swansdown, hut to Miss Carson. ' At the next instant fortunately for me, I was taken up behind the scenes, and found myself in great demand by those not on the stage. I was trying to keep my eye on Lake, who was do voting himself to any lady who came in his way, excepting tho writer of the fatal letter. His avoidance of her it was evident she observed. I had known her tot long not to read the slight quiver of the corner of her mouth. She would never seek an ex planation, but if somethinir would only happen to break the ice, I felt thai everything could bo explained. When the last act was iu prowess. having nothing 'more to do on the stago, Lake stood around in an unde cided manner for a time, then suddenly prepared to depart, placed me in his overcoat pocket - and started. Then again he hesitated, and .finally paced the dressing room nervously till the play ended. Then hurrying to the foot of the stage stairs he began a lively conversation with Miss Carson while the others were rushing back and forth. Miss Swansdown passed without his apparently observing her, but L peer- ln fnnm Ilia Vu-itlr&t Aeti nst tt 1,ni il Q 1 glance at him, and I felt the quickened beating of his heart JJays and weeks passed, but the stu dio was not 'again brightened by the presence of Miss, Swansdown. and the theatrical season being over I was not again taken out; consequently what was going on I had to learn by study ing tho face of Lake and listening to tho conversation of callers. Even when ho held long consultations with no in regard to tho arrangement of his front hair, I only knew that ho was going to some reception, party or dance. How I used to wish he would bo like other heroes in novels or on tho stago, and talk aloud when alone I Then I should have been thoroughly posted. instead of ' having to , surmise and worry. How could I tell what ho might be planning to do I Suppose ho should lose heart on account of his love affair, and, liko the impetuous hero in the novel, suddenly start for foreign lands? Then what would become or me? I'vo always had a nameless dread of auctioneers. Think of mo in a second hand store, in a dusty window mixed un with a lot or common cutierv. cheap jewelry and old furniture I The thought sends a cold chill down my back. No wonder I was anxious for his affairs to run smoothly. , 1 watched to see him become thin. melancholy, morbid, ncrrlect his work and writo poetry, but he did nothing oi the Kind ; he seemed more energetic and industrious than ever, but how ugly ho was, and how he used to kick tho furniture around! Finally the Juno days came; ho packed his traps, entirely ignoring mo, and was off for the summer vacation. How tho dust gathered ! How quiet it seemed I ihven the janitor neglected us, and my vision becamo quito ob scure. My neighbors, tho brass sconces, the Chineso feather duster. tho Spanish Unife, the bronze lizards and tho rest of us became too dull to shino in our own society. Finally a brush with tho janitor ruDDeu us up a bit, and the next day in stalked Brown Lake. In looking over his accumulated mail among tho recent letters I noticed one from the secretary of the Amateur Dramatic club asking him to join in a repetition or the play given the preceding season. Holding the letter in ono hand, he took a lovely photograph of Miss Swansdown from a cabinet and looked at it in a discouraged sort of way; then no answered the letter, pouteiy, but firmly declining to again participate, saving he had never vet seen tho whole of the play, and he counted on the pleasure of being in- the audience on this occasion, A month later the night of the play cArne. Fortunately for me, one of tho amateurs, seeing me in the stadio and remembering how useful I had mado myself, borrowed me for the evening. much to my era till cation. Brown Lako, on a front seat was watching the play with rather languid interest till xiobcrts, coming upon the stago with Miss Swansdown. seized her hand and opened the love sceno with the familiar words of tho fatal letter: "I love vou. I love you with mv whole heart" Lako realized in on instant bow ho hod misinterpreted it all it was simply Roberts' part in the play which Miss Swansdown had copied oil for him I Tho moment the act ended Lake was behind the scenes. As Miss Swans' down came down the stairs he Srmmed her hand both hands and spoke to her. as bo did so, in such a low voice that I could not hear what he said, but l could see through the open door of the dressing room where I was. She blushed and smiled. He-cast a quick glance around to see that no one was looking, and then put his arms around her and kissed her. Then a noise of coming steps disturbed what I regarded as the prettiest group that I had ever seen. As she passed on down stairs bo popped into the room. "She's mineT Le said, picking me np as ho said so, but he aid not mean me. WiU P. Hooper in FitUburg Bulletin. Dtuulh, the starlit city of amphib ious txmunerce, in winter smile on ice, and all the year round an agate among tho rocks, possessed even now of the bones and sinews and arteries I of a mighty city the pride of the west and the apple of every cye--shaIl asmimo all tho charms of rarest beauty with tbe power and luxury that wealth con fivo. fcha rita lodav ei tha feet of Lcr own pos&ililities whilo the passing es u tao letters vero a loot in Jngth. i stars atn? together of Iter coming 411 n ixiM snomcsx in ru-Lteaixxirts glory. Luiaui (Xiiu.) i Araraphcr. THE CULTURE OF MURDER Haw ' Impulsive ' Orcnnisms Are Ptvpand to Do Dark Deeds. No fact is more patent to science than tho direct effect of influences exerted through the medium of the senses upon tho Dram that particular part of the organism whose function- rail nin1 Ttomni. Pusbin and all the crreat students of develop ment have labored to bring this fact within the cognizance of the general thinking public That they have failed is only too painfully evidenced bv the persistence and surprising in genuity of the practice of cultivating uomiciuai propensities, ana coimicr- ally murder, by a refined use of the art of mural decoration. . While we empower the police to put down with a strong hand tho exhibi tion in shop windows, and the censor of stage plays and spectacles tointer- i - i 1 1 i ai i m uici wo.paraue in uieatres ui pictures and scenes of an "immoral" character, because it is recognized that these have a tendency to corrupt the mind of youth and ogo too nothing what ever is done to restrain tho daily in creasing evil of pictorial placards dis played on every boarding, and of highly wrought scenes produced at nearly all the theatres, which not only direct the thoughts, but actively stir the passions of the people in such way as to familiarize the average mind with murder in all its forms, and to break down that protective sense of "horror" which nature has frivon us. with tho express purpose, doubtless, of opposing an obstucie tome em influ ence of tho exemplification of homi cide. It cannot be disguised that even the most sensitive nature is to some extent brutalized by the display of tnese pictures. We are none of us as shocked at the spectacle of a knife driven into the chest of a young woman, and do not recoil -as-violently ironi ine iut ui this form of murder, as before the dis play on all sides of an elaborate, nearlv life size picture of the deed. Nor oo two men grappling together ana staDOing eacn inner, or ono man shootinsr another with a revolver, striko us as presenting spectacles of such hideous enormity as they would havo done had we not been familiar ized with these scenes bv impressive placards staring us in the face at every turn. It docs seem strange passing strange tliat this murder culture by the cducationory use or tho pictorial art has not been checked by publio authority. - ' j We havo ho wish to mako wild affirmations, but knowing what we do. as observers of development, wo can have no hesitation in saying that the increasing frequency of horribly brutal outrages is by no means unaccounta ble Tbe viciously inclined are, in a sense, always weak minded that is to say, they are especially susceptiblo of influences moving them in tho direc tion their passions inclino them to take; and when the mind (or -brain) is impressed through the senses, and particularly the senso of sight, in such manner as to produce mental pictures, cither in waking thought or dreams. of homicido, tho impulsivo organism is, as it wore, prepared for tho per formance of tho deeds which form tho subjects of tbe consciousness. Wo are. of course, writing technically, but tho facts are indisputable, and we trust they will bo sufficiently .plain. It is high time that this ingenious and per sistent murder culture should cease. Lancet A IIow to Master a Dools, In reading a book so as to retain a knowledge of its contents, wo should first reduco tiro memory problem to its lowest terms wo should minimize as much as possiblo tho work to bo dono, by discarding all that is familiar, all that we already know. To this end wo should mako a careful abstract of what is new to us in each chapter as wo pro ceed, using as few words as possible,' and thoso shoscn from the text Mak ing a clear abstract of a book does moro good than half a dozen ordinary perusals, as it quickens the intellec tual energies by arousing and holding the attention. In reviewing tho sub ject refer to your abstract, not to tho book. When you becoino expert in making abstractsyou may gradaally disponso with written ones, as you find your memory growing stronger. As to the method of memorizing these abstracts, tho best way to proceed is as follows: You first associate or connect tho title of tho book with tho ti'tin r1 Ilia nl.,nli, ili.n 4 tin Clio of tho chapters to each other; and then in each chapter the Icadin? idea or proposition to tho chapter; the second leading idea to the first : facts and illus trations to the principles to which they belong; and soon, to tho end of the book. The number of ideas that should be selected from each chanter will de pend on the nature of tho subject, tho degree of sequence or relationship be tween the parts, and the completeness with which it is desired to bo reraenv Derea. vncn you nave nmsnca 1110 wholo book, and wish to test your knowledge of its contents, turn to the Index and seo whether you can giTO a clear account of all tho subject or facts referred to therein. J. V. ilollctt in The Writer. ; V The Doc Orphanage At batjersoa, , t I doubt if many Americans ever go to the dog orphanage at Battersea. We went there to .buy a dog for a little black haired maiden who in liert of her Buffalo cousins was promised a poodle as a winter playmate. The in stitution is endowed, and has a long list of subscribers, headed by her maj esty the queen. To it are sent all the stray dogs .and Cats' picked .up by the London policemen: Do not suppose, as I did, however, that it is a sort of canine home where orphan or friend less dogs ore petted and cod dled to a green . old age. It is really a pound. For if the luckless dog is not claimed within a given period he is sold or killed. Ail the curs are packed into a car and go slid ing off together into eternity. That is, they find themselves in an air tight chamber which this car exactly fits. As it is charged with noxious gas, tho dog, in the euphuistio language of one of the keepers whoso face was scarcely above that of tho brute cre ation around him "goes to sleep." by which he meant to imply that the ueaui is instantaneous onu painless. The sounds that smote upon our ears as we entered the pound were like thoso of an orchestra tuning up behind the scenes. All tho human in stinct there isin the dog is developed when he is thrown on tho charity of Battersea, for he stands on his hind legs behind his prison' bars, wags his head, paws tho air and asks your sym pathy in the most melting tones. If you pet one dog in the kennel the wnoie paca an instantly upon you, brushing then? noses against your glove, and ij you throw in a morsel of food, they ngnt like tigers for it When a kennel becomes too uproari ous tho keeper quiets it with one lash of the whip. The most touching sight of all is to see the poor littlo orphaned poodles or pugs used to tho softest cushions and daintiest food shut up alone in the cold, comfortless pen of Battersea or with a half dozen com panions, all equally homesick. Their dejected, limp and seemingly lifeless forms remin ded me of nothing so much as myself tho day I recroased the British channel and sung my sor rows to tho sea. Cor. Buffalo Courier. - Work of Insect Undertaken. . Nearly every ono is familiar with tho burying beetle, and many have, perhaps, watched its operations. No ticing that dead moles and other small animals laid on the loose ground soon disappeared. Professor Glcditach' con cluded to investigate tho cause. Ac cordingly, he placed a molo in the garden, and on tho morning of the third day found it buried some three inches below the surface. Though wondering why this service was per formed for the dead molo. yet as he saw only four beetles under the car cass, he reburied it and in six days found it overrun with maggots. It was not until then that the thought struck him that these maggots were the offspring of the beetles he had seen, and-that they performed the burial rites in order to provido a place to de posit their eggs, where the newly hatched young might have food for their nourishment Continuing his observations, . Mr. Gleditsch placed four of these beetles under a glass case,- witn two dead f roars; Ono pair buried tho first fror in twelve hours, and on the third day tbe second one was similarly disposed of. The professor, then' gave them a dead linnet and a pair of the beetles set to work to bury it They pushed out the dirt from beneath the body; thon the male drove the femalo away and worked alone lor about live hours, turning the linnet around in a moro convenient position, and occasionally mounting tho body to tread it down After res tine for an hour it proceeded as before, alternately excavating and pulling the bird from below, and then treading it down from above. It was buried" by tho end of the third day, In fifty days the four beetles had buried four frogs, three small birds. two fishes, ono mole, two grasshop pers, tbe entrails of s fish and two morsels of the lungs of an ox-Chi- cago later Ocean. Be Co It Dad. "Look here, old man." said a ramtr lawyer to a more successful profes sional Brother as ne rushed into the bitter's office one afternoon. "I want 5, end I want it bad!" The money was forth eominir. and tbe unfortunate young Umbo the law tucked the bill intohispocket and flew out of the door. The next morning ho returned in a great state of excitement and ex- elaimcxif "Say, that bill you gave me yesterday was a counterfeit, and it came near getting toe into trouble." The friend swore around in bis chair and answered: "Well, voaaoid when yott rubed in bore that you wanted it bad, and I gare it to you that way." Albany Journal. "IHches take unto' them selves wfnr and fly away " said the teacher. What kind of riches is meant?" And the smart boy at the foot of tho cktA said he ""reckoned they mut bo ctt- rw os." Americaa Poultry Yard. . Chart Essay oa Wrinkles, It is customary to sav that wrinkles come from worrying, but the truth is most oi them come from louchinc. To know how to laugh is just as im portant as to know when', to do it' If 1 1 l .1 . , - a m you lauirn wim tuosiuesoi youriaco the skin will work loose in time and wrinkles will form in exact Accord anco with what kind of laugh you nave, 'i ne man wno always wears a smirk will havo a scries of semi-Circu lar wrinkles covcrinir his cheeks.' When a gambler.' who has been ac customed to suppressing his feelings, loughs, a deep lino forms on each side of his noso and runs to the upper corner of his mouth. In timo this line extends to his chin and assumes the shape of a half moon. . A cadaver ous person with a wax liko skin is very apt to havo two broadly marked wrinkles, one running up from the law and the other under the eye. These meet at rip-lit on tries at the cheekbone and look as though they lonnca a . knot at the apex. . ihe scholar's wrinkles forni on his brow, whilo the scheming politician's come round his eyes, where they look for all tho world liko tho spokes of awhecL London Tid Bits. . Daw Vhw Are KUlwL . , . Of course all good husbandmen have provided suitable conveniences to save Uieir wives extra labor and "vexation of spirit," but perhaps this little item, from an Eastern paper, ought to be read aa a sort of nut act to some of their neighbors: "See that skeleton of A woman tugging two pads of water up that hill to tho house, while at a coat of $50 an aqueduct would bring water into every building. That man (her husband) has f5,000 at interest, and three wives of blessed memory in yonder yard. The fourth will soon be beside them, after which there will be an eager contest for tho dead wocuaa'a harness." Herald of Health. A Chineso teapot is of whito porce lain embedded in a waddirg lined trunboo basket for rctaiairj tao heat METHODS OF HOUSE HEAINCJi' j The Open. Fireplace, the. Stove and thd . Furnace Steam and Hot. Water. The open fireplace is, on several aof counts, to be preferred to any other" means of heating ant apartment ' li insures, when well constructed,, Ihe) removal of thoso products of combusr tion which tend to vitiate the atmos phere, and at tho same time causes & strong current of air to pass from tho room throu gh' the chimney, by which, alone tolerably effective ventilation is produced. But it has certain objectionable fea tures which precludo its. employrtienf when a steady and uniform heat is rr quired and when it is .especially de sirable to avoid irregular currents, of air. It is therefore not adapted for use in largo rooms, such as hospital words, where many sick persons are .present Tho warmth from a fireplace is no generally diffused throughout tho room. The heat is., almost cnlircly communicated by direct radiation, and, consequently while thatbart of tho body turned towards the hro is heated perhaps to excess, tho portions not ex; posed to tho rays of heat are not suffi ciently warmed. . Stoves not only heat tho atmosphere by radiation, but also by conduction! andheuce any' organic matters whicn may bo suspended in tho air aro vbla-, tilized on coming in contact with thd heated metal. In on open fireplace i great portion of the heat, amounting genoratly to as much as 00 per cent, -is drawn up the chimney, but that given off from a stove is retained in the room to a much greater extent Aj serious objection to stoves is that as tho ir surrounding them become heated and specifically lighter it as-, cends to tho ceiling, and therefore the lower strata of air contained in a room heated by a stovo are never so hot ad the upper. . -( , - , Furnaces placed a distance from tho apartments to be heatedj generally: under them, ore modifications of thfi ordinry stove, difiering only in tho, fact that air is brought to the stove heated by conduction and then al-; lowed to ascend to tbe rooms through! pipes or flueft Ii proper precautions' are taken to insure a full supply of fresh air from the outsido to, prevent' tho mixture of the gases from tho fuc with the hot air and to provido suffl,; cient moisture, this method of warm ing is not very objectionable . ... , Tho chief disadvantage of steam as a heating agent consists in the fact' that it is difficult to regulate tho tem perature. The pipes' piust be kept at' xit degs. Fahrenheit .or condensation of tbe vapor i4 once takes place .and water is formed. In passing from a state of vapor to that of a liquid stearn parts with its latent heat and becomes'' sensible, and thus the temperature of the pipes is raised. Tho latent heat of, steam being 1,000 degs. , a great source, of heat is thus at cohwnand; bat if the pipes are allowed to cool again below. 212 degs. a fresh portion of steam is! condensed, and so on till tho whole of it has been converted into water ana has parted with all its latent heat' .. , Hot water affords another excellent means for obtaining artific&l warmth, and the principles upon which iha. process is conducted do not. differ essentially from- those which govern the last described. Pipes aro arrangext in connection with' a boiler containing; water. . Hoat being applied, those particles of the water nearest to thej source of tho heat first becomo warmed: and at tbe somo time specifically lighter. If this water were allowed if. escape thero would bo a constant rie cessity for replenishing the boiler;' but' after it has lost a portion of its heat is' is returned to tho boiler and tho pro-, cess is repeated. The pipes may bo ar ranged in coils, contained in boxes under tho floor communicating with, the external atmosphere. A register, in the wall or floor allows the hot air to enter the chamber. Dr. William A.' Hammond in New York World; ' Toast to tha Old Hare. , . , Ou scientists aro sometimes np to tricks, but they have a purposo' that makes the tricks sometimes far', reach ing m result . It is quite possible eomethingjriay comoof a dinner lately -given by Dr. Rush Huidekoper, chief, of the veterinary school of tho Univer-, sity of Pennsylvania. The dinner was S'ven ton number of his friends, at e Philadelphia club. The doctor has' long owned ' a famous gray . mare,' named . Pandora. - At the dinner ono of tho principal dishes was on the card 7 as "filet o la Pandora." It was eateif. and pronounced superb, leading to' many fqquirics. The doctor, quietly waited- till all had partaken and ap proved, when he congratulated him self that his favorite mare was as' popular as ever with his friends; ''for," he said, "you have just eaten her. . No revulsions of feelings or sentiment aro reported ;' only the toast' to tbe old more was drunk In silence.'. There is no reason known or namablo why horse flesh should bo wasted any. more than cow's flesh. In France tho old prejudice is pretty well used' up. -Globe-Democrat . - ... AtwmaA tha ITarld" Blcrelk. A bicyclist rival of Thomas 6tevena is Mr. Hugh Odhu,'a Glasgow clergy man,' who, after wheeling from Pans,' entered Constantinople on Oct 1. His. route lay over France, into Alsace by. Belfort, along the Rhine from Basle to Constance, up the Arlberg Pass to Innsbruck, over the Brenner .Pass.' through Carinthia by Villach, and Carniola by Laibach, throuch Croatia' by A gram and down by the Save to, Semhn and Belgrade' rrom Belgrade, ho rode down gervia to Nisch. over the'' mountains' toPirot thence into Bui-, garia through the Dragoman Pass to' Bophia, over Trajan's Pass to Fhilip popolis and by Adrianople and Siliv ria into BtombouL In all about 1.630' miles. He caught the fover in Servia and lay ill of it a week in Sophia. His' intention is to prolong- his journey ori throuch. Asia Minor into tfvria and Palestine as far as Jerusalem. New York Sun. To keep chestnuts from fonrta'rlx" months, mix each bushel with a rirf of salt shake thoroughly and keep i V a dry place, where tiia Ur"jv"rs.;uro i.- iroai J to J uev-s.
The Alamance Gleaner (Graham, N.C.)
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April 18, 1889, edition 1
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