VOJLVII.
GRAHAM,1 N; C;; THURSDAY, JULY' 14, 1892.
NO.
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JACOD A. LOS
ATTORNEY AT LAW,- '
GRAHAM,- K. C,
3 Ml E Hori , . ; r iW: B. F jjeksdn,
Greeneboro, N. C. : . Ornhnia, N.' 0.
BOYD & ROBERSON
- ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
J. X. Iv 13 11 N013 LI .
A TTORNEY A T LA W -
Practices in tie- State and' Federal ConV
srlM faithfully and promptly attend to ll lui-
eutrnstert to hlrtf", T I " . f .
J. II. STOQKAitU, Jk.,'
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i ! , BURLINGTON, N.C. ,
Calls prompliy attendtd HOtfhore
Alamonce county.; , . Syjt 1. 9L
In
- AOold Watch and $201
.Thnk 1. wliflfc Av.rv Auflnt : Mprivnn lvlm
. , .
f CIV Vl . WU ,1111 (- fVl ITUMVJflUU r.
-: . uur i Kami gom-niiea cases are wanauir.
iJ,tof ;M (fns f1 Ili'i fir-, Wn'im
noTemetit. 6te-n wind and set. Ladj's or
v Vent's sfse. s,Equn to an f.-J)ira(rh;:.To bw
-,WrfeSl?(irtts wliere'WO Mv tions.-wo 'sbll dii.
" of tne tlnnUnj Case .V etches for the club
t .r fc t'iS.arld saiul C,f,,D.l by txpa&a with
s- prtTHene 01 exaiuuauun ueiore paying iur
-:,ame. - . '
J 1; ' Out agent at Durham, N. 0 ., write s
:.' , v "Our Jewelers hav confessed they don't
Know uuw uu vttu iui iiibu euou worn ior mo
v !;. Ona good rpU9i'Ie-at;ent..aoted-Tor Jeach
i place, tfi he for -parties lats.' ,
K.urtnn watch t o.. ; . : ,
48 and 50 Maidvn Lane, Uc Tork
HOT'aMlllH"
;jfJJi;l.ri ii -Ut:: -,. a
. IT.ii.n rill vnra T7k' Hi. II iri H A lnllilK
lin D 1M tn W Kliv: aaniJW a'm
.Tivrin!S Wot KB a 1r ill on. ' vour ,liiH
f rs ? If notifiSVo Utt ohce, 'ai)4 flave
.- t',iu. i..inv . 12.Mflil nu"hnt I lift 1 nm-
iirictor ofJho Manchester Mills save.
-lit .MfAciiES'rErls.,fe1L-
r . . V ' 'March ihJSfe.
JLTf-nj ti &ei.' iPwjvt'ef mHUi
' . -Roller Covering Shop. . :;
DifAa ?ia-;-?L.have URei rollers 'cov-.
i erf t at yovt shiii 'Rr tli'e4- 'last' twelve
. jnotiths, and lakfl plpnur in faying
.. - ifjtciion, and I would advise all Too-
. iury nuueriHiciit'ivuut w. imtrMiiiKH yuQi
Y cau u ihis- tWtiihojiittt if you
, -wish. . Respectfully, :
, w - ' John FV Clabk.
Hoping to have a trial ou fourjTwIl;
. Yours Truly, ; -
, . - . . , VM;L.- gCOTT .
1anl4tf .' . ?.-.?? .-.ltaanxri
i?
f Etad forusiness.-
I am now In my new house an DaU St..
with all the room I need and ihe lartreft stock
of eood' I havn vr had, such as- Wagons,
(turrit, Carls, Mowing Machines, Harness
: tioods of rverv dcrinlioa, Including Baddies,
Lap Rohea, Whips, eti!, : I am agent for
Piedmont and iiwen-'aiconcy Atf jriher
: 1 makes I will fnrnuh on shorff Bdtivc.. Also
jweriihiiig In the Uudertakers line such s
tVifllna. Caslf cts, Burial , vases, etc. . My
- "tHfv&d anfl t VnrohfljtA Tul rAtnrnA will
adow that I bought, agd sold -ncar!j double
flit) quantityibi (toods in HiSl 'soltt In any
v-rerjoua year- WllX t iJccause 1 sli gtods
mt . iin.l! nmfll t want t., ffifila aitti.M
siii.C'r. ' W-hen Vfco lined, -anj-thfng) ltttmy
iluecU anS se! nie. .' 1 -
- : . : t C c. TawjrsEND, -
TIT, X ' If rVn wfttt fle1du;d-tude hirt-'-(irss
1 aflt furnish .tiiein at any - Wbulesat
iloiixe's Price List for same Harness. -
- ' . " : - f'
i ISt ib., and I fl so inmek Ssrttfr tllt 1 wamU n4 t3n
N A htsdblwfIam,iMlirlHir1Mi
$ sf t c. I rvti jisod swer IrrmUnsDt t ) i aflarsr trt"
. . swill r. r oi sxi loB7 1 Blafp Is tacitsj far Mrf,"
fTfrv-r, Tfir,TE) gy WA)U CONFtDENTiAL
' sv4 - ii vMmr W'Ar1soc f s4 &ael
ti l w. r. isieti. grjcary ntiTTt, enc;:itu
;',v; -Ths Sunny SsutbW'
, i nrsrn-ai poninrrn ranny ''klT. shoflij
. e b.i.n ut etr h"Ua.id lb nir l
jiiI 4 a ver. and a rprcnt worth thii
mount or mure t sent for trery f -ai ly u,.
icni'tion. A sample ropy will be tnl fre w
any address. H nie at :ice lo
J U. seal rn .
AlUnta. (Js.
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1 or Young; Ladies.
The hesl'lifnl loctlun of thin nlntlon.
mineral irin-s, Boni.i:i:n sciury, nH nv'
lirrd f tt DAtioo mike i . o.
j are f.ir a -n joi. T - ban. im-ts are w:
lurnii'rd ant emnTKiiif?ti . ni-.ir.'T a I looai
, hv r n M ftte-i-!r. T, jVm'w r in
ca nil t ah . c-e rt"i-t i.,n .1 xrr, irr
o I. " r tfo.il, .-d 0. t ml trv-ir; i..
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All IiCMiuie, i.atii X. C.
Ja;JT tf
THE WHITE KlOTH
7. i.
"If a leaf rustled she would start; :
And yet aha died, a year ago. -Uuvr
had so frail a tuliifl tbo heart -;
lolourney rbn alio faarctrt so?: .
. And do they turn and turu In fritfht, ,.
. Those littlu feet, lu bo much dIkUI" . .
TUs Hitht aborc tbo port's head -i ? (
" St reamed on Ilia iu;o and uu tbo cloth,
: And tvriiw aud thrice lliore buffeted
. On the Mark uui a wh it o vrtngwd mothj
"Twas Annie's sonl that beat outaldo, , .
And "Open, open, upon!" criud. v
J! eonld not And ths way to Godi , .-,
' 1 hera are tootaariy SamiiiK uns
For sign poets, anil ilia fearful road -'
Led over wustos whore millions fij.r
Of la&irlcd coinet Limed and burned- ..';
' 1 was VjvrUdored aud 1 turned. . ; . .
""Oh, it was easy thonl' I knew . ' 1 1.
Tour window aud no star beside. .
Look up, and take me buck to you!" -. '
b He rose aod thrust the window wide. "' ..
, ..I'wm but because Ills brain was hot . rk4
With rltj mlng; for lie heard her not.
- t T ' l ' -,
But poets pollnhlnR a phraao
Hbow aniicr over trivial thlness - ," '
1U
y. 1 -And aa ahe blundered lu the blaza - Jt-.t
'.' Toward Mm, with ooetatie wlns,
He mined a band aud smote her dead,
" Then wrote. "W ould 1 had died InstnadP
-Arthur T.uillerojich in Loudou bpeaker.
;.;a country mw
Kittj' JtcKiaaen - koted . at hoi
brother' mi fliyhad; and , tho' sigh
waa accompanied by a glance of. ad
miration. Hugh McKissen was coi
tamly a fine specimen of young
mountain . manhood.. - Tall and mus-
tular. with a lithe and smewv fonn.
whoae graceful proportions even the
half coat, haJf acl?; called "a hunt
ing Bhirt'wuld notdwOTiise; a franli
and pleaaaut expressions and a voice
that, m spite of a ratner nasal tone
when its owner was excited, was full
And .musicals Hugh was' worthy of
feimnine admiration.
He was singularly ignorant of his
attractions, anil, though bold in pent,
fearing neither man, lear nor cata
mount in single fight, was timid in the
presence of women, ,hw- mother' and
his sister excepted. ' The owuer, sub
ject to his mothers lifenght, of a
thousand acres of mountain hind, of
wliich ouethg-d was neh 'bottom,
or" level land, With horses in stall.
cattle In meadow and steers- on the
hill range, he was at sevon-and-twen
ty a bachelor, while his fellows wore
h-vls of families' ty. th& time . they
had come to manhood. He loved his
toother and : sister, who;. worshiped
him, and ne was content.
.: Kiftv McKissen was not his sister.
however, por was she hig,&inHwoni
un tt?1rY. lCUar. VOHM Koftt'O " -TlllTl
l CtU .. KJiUtVVM ; j vih .. a w . vviiij
Alarkham came there from the east,
and bought a little ''bottom patch" of
sixty acres, and settled on it with his
wif e.5 j He t built a log cabin," set to.
work awkwardly fo cultivate, a few
girdled acres, and tried ta: accoTnmc
Mate himself to an unusual position.
Folk around,, naturally suspicious of
strangers thought be tmist have aone:
somethinar wrong to make turn leave
homei:? He brought books,: not over
a hundred t in- pum ter, - which the
neighbors deemed -txy.be. a groat
library.' 'His house was neat, owing
to his young wife's taste, fl The neigb
bors naid,-,'lt's stuck roun with
tfiing-a-majigs till it's a plom sight 1"
"Markham worked hard, and so didj
Ijis wife, and sxu after their coming
Kitty wad born.,; She was christened
Catharine Burnett. rThree months
after her birth her mother died, and
Mrs. McKissen,: vho had. just, lost a
Child of nearly the same ago; ipffertJd
to nurse Kitty; -ran ofWr thankfully
fw-cetd But John Markham caught
cold by exposure, it settled upon his
lungs, rind in lesn than a year be died,
leading his little . possessions" to his.
child.t K,tty thrived and soon be
came known as a McKissen, the cir'
cuit rider's baptismal certificate to
the contrary notwithstanding. - She
and Hugh, who was a nine-year-old
boy when she came, had been brought
up together , ' . i '
When she was half grown, Peter
McKissen was killed by the fall of a
girfljed tree and Kitty became the
mainstay t5f the bouse, for old Mm.
McKissen, who, was ten years senior
to - her' busbantl, had been half paia-
lytic, for years, and passed her time
in hobbling between- her bed, '-the
"kitchen table and the fireside, where
she . comforted herself with her cob
pipe, frequently' refilled," As foster
mother she was the only one Kitty
had known, -and tho love between-
the two was strong. . " - .
a JYftuk and good natured, as well as
athletic, Hugh was a popular young
manhis fellows accepting his lead
and young women receiving lua at
tentions courteously. But be never
threw the Tiandkerdiief at any par
ticular fair one, .treating a!J with a
shy deferens. They did not come
nn to the standing" of Kitty," who bad
inherited some of the refinement of
her tnother; and who, having read
her father's, books, over and over
again, was credited with a vast
amount of learning. . That kind of
knowledge did not interfere with her
I rimiiirruHfidv ntl.llitit. for shd WHS
known to be the best cook ana barer, f
as well as the best bnttermakcr and j
rtateKt housekeeper la the connty. j
i '. measured all othet girls "by her j
lrocriu,tean standard. Besides. Lluh
was not matrimonially inclined, ti is
home was too comfortable, and be
waa in no hurry to bring a strange
woman there.
I .;t lin. IcKissen thought It high
time f r her son to marry, and spoke
to tiitti about it.
"What's t!ie vedl, mother." he re
r ! i;.l. I'm comfortable, and so
? y i V.'Ly alioul 1 1 tiin? a
s,;.t ro -or.e u.ai uio t mhim
to nt acJ our ways, OiwtUui j
uii'ir . '
'You nt'ivln't o that neither,1 1
Balding mother. 1" - '4
Cut Hugh wns too- obtuse to take
the hint and wont out to salt the cat
tie, but ho Communed with himself
as he went.
"I might spark Lucy Campboll," ha
thous'ht. "Sho s been east to school,
and she's asort of highllitu', but she's
pretty. Old Jnn Campbell s well oil,
aud he has only young Jim and Lucy.
I duimo. ; 111 speak to Kitty about it
And there she Ljat tho ce-wa, now."
'Kitty was 'there with ; hor milk
paUs, and Hugh broached'the subject
at oncu. She-looked up, blushed a
little and then- looked down and lis
tened, , 't
"Lucy Campbell I" she cried. ' "So,
Boasl Why don't the cre'tur' keep
Btilll "Lucy Campbell's a. nioe girlt
a little Bliarp tempered, but you re
pot; and she never turns a baud to
anything around the- house1 but
you're not looking for a housekeeper,
Give down, BogsI" . ' - ; 4 ; ' ;
. -"Well,, there's ,..Nancy - Stalh'nft
Nancy's people are not so. well vH as
Lucy Campbell'Sr but they . .do say
that- Nancy is the utost mduBtrious
gii l in the ueighb'rVL" 1
"Yes," Baid Kilty; "yes, sho'a n
worker. ' She noyor cloans up her
dirt, though, ;and " sho-rUhe chewB
BmuT, You don't Iiko tobacco in that
way, do you,-Hugh?"
( ,?'M-mph ("ejaculated Hugh. '.'Well,
I dimno-what' to- do. Mother, ahe's
at me to maiiy, and 1 declare, ex
cept the two," I can't think of a girl
I'd' like to have, unlesi well, there
ftin'tfono.'r. , .' "
"You stupid!" Baid Kitty pettishly.
"Eh?" - , '
! ."Tliia Boss is the most stupid cow
I ever saw.' Now, Bulll'acel" K
''And Kitty stooped with her pail
and began a fresh milking;, v .
"See hero," said- Hugh, "did you
ever see such an uncertain chap as
that Si Does? He's: been hero four
tunes this week about buyin a cow,
etays around iTours nt a time and
aiu't made up his mind yot 'Poars
to me he don't know a good thing
When be sees it." k
'There are a good -many young
men -inn the same fLt, allow," said
Kitty,' "Si Do: nppeara to me not
to be one of that kind. Ho knows
what h wants, I fancy." :::,-r;'
And then," with ' her , filled paiL J
Kitty moved off to tho springhousa -i
Hugh stood a minute, salt bag in
hand, forgetful' of hu cattle, when
he saw Si - Doss riding up; and- then
dismuuntmg'. Si tethered his horse
to the pendant' limb of a beech tree
and then strode forward, He bad
the reputation of being the most for
ward young man in the county; but
he had a very, embarrassed air now.
" "Howdy,-Hugh." . . .
"Howdy, Si. - s
Tolks all weUr- '-vr;;'- ?:
''"Fun' rate, thank'. y! Oaf best
brood sow 's sort p! limpish.;. I allow
She's been eauo somethmg afore wa
brought her outon the woods.''
.And then tho two stood like ex
hausted receivers. At last Doss broke
v w Hitvn us w fc4mi a s,vs.
'Yes?- liAri i'r m '
"I'd like you to put in a good word
tor me. .- - jt.'-r-?;'
Mel ' Who's tho girl?" v ; - . -
NoV-our-Kittyl" '' .-',. "
."Yes... I'ra not quite sure wbctlioi
she favora meror not ;j I've boon
afouri some, but Bnmehow I ain't got
the nerve to speak out. Couldn't you
soun her an find out?"
"0ur KittyT Why Si, she's a little
girl.5 She's too young." J- "'
She s eighteen yeart old. I beam
Miss McKissen . say bo. You know,
though, I'm tol-i-able well' to do, an
dou t owe; no man a dollar,; I love
the very ground she walks on,",, i
; ell," said Hugh after a pause,
"we U see atwut iu Anything new?'
"There just iff..- There's a fellow
down tojhe town & furriner from
the cast got up in store clothes an
mighty sassy lxkin, an he's been in
quirin about John Markham's folks.
Sez he's a kin to 'em an 's grino to
come an hunt up Kitty." v . '
VNol i What's his name!"
v. "Calvin Burnett 'He's a lawyer
where he lives." - . -
" "Burnett? ilustbekinto Kitty'i
mother. You told him wharshe ir
"Yes,' and thar he comes now, on
Sol Dingoes daybank mar. Can't
ride worth shucks, nuthcr." :
It was a sprucely Jmwvl strangei
who rodo up, and leading his marc
came toward them. It was not ncc-,
e3Rary, to tell Lis kmEiiip, tor he
"favored" Kitty, as they say In the
hills, ..The same eyes and forehead,
but be had a square chin. He ex
plained his business: ' . .
"Come into the house, Mr; Bur
nett Baid Hugh, ; "Kitty will b
back from the Bpringhouse present
ly." "
Dosa was anxious to learn every
thing, bat as no one asked him to re
main he went off reluctantly. Present
ly Kitty came In. and the newcomer
Introduced himself as her Erst coutin,
the son of her mother's brother.
"Of course," said Burnett "I am
very glad to know a near relative,
especially when she's a pretty girl;
but I did not come for that I am
here on business. Do you know any
thing of your father's history?" "
"No. sir." - ' - ' - .
"Oh, dou't V'r rn?. Kitty; wo are
own cousins. .Call me "Cuain OJ.'
Your father ran r.1 with my aunt
having married htr taiir-.t granJ
fat'uer's tx)iunui5j. Orandfalhcr d
owned her and Was very bitter.- But
when he died he left one-half of his
! prtyjx;ity to father absolutely and the
otherhalf in Inuit Tho natui-e of
tho trust was explained in a sealed
paper, not to be opened until after
father s, death and to bo carried out
by his. executor.; I , believe father
knew its nature. ; v
. "The trust money Increased under
my ..father'B prudent ..management,
and that share of the estate amounts
to more than what 1 1 inherit r It is
nearly twice as mwh I opened thcr
paper and the instructions are tnat 1
am to pay if over to the heii1 or hoirs
of Catherine Markhath. Yam satis
fied, from inquiry, that you are tho
heir, Kitty, and I am ready to trans
fer to you. under the proper legal
form.v noirU 490,000. I cougratu
late you, Kitty. -r You 'will be able to
hvo at the eaat ascomfoji-tubly aspos
Bible on an income sufiiciont, I supr
pose, for a smgla gentlewoman."
Ninety - thousand, dollars I The
amount dazed- Kitty and struck the
McKissens dumb. It was a fairy tale
and the young lawyer looked like an
enchan ter. . Hugh was coasidei'ed
rich there - with less than a fifth of
tho sum, but $fla,Oom v '
At last Kitty asked
.'Mr. Burnett.- Cousin Cftlvln
must i live them to got the money f
"No. v You-can', Jive whei-e you
liko, but if you want to enjoy life
the cast is the place for you. You
ai'e your own.' mistress, or, at losist
you will beat twoiity-one,! In the
meanwhile the court there wul prob
ably. let you : name- your own guar
dian and trustee." ; t .t
."Thank you, cousin. . I am glad to
know you: glad to have this unex
pected fortune, and would be glad to
sefi.a place that ; I've heaKfso much
of. But the only kiifi I everr knew,
though not of my blof)dj are dear to
mo. This is my only nomo. " t may
visit tlie east, but : 1 'could not stay
there".' .l ' ''''-. ' ""
The news of Kitty's .wonderful in
heritance Boon, spi-eod, Humor in
creased it by an additional cipher. "It
was heard'of with a tluHll of awoaad
envy, It was Baid that the dashing
young' "furriner" .was to marry Kit
ty and take her away - Immediately ;
and Josiah Doss was .to the gulf of
despair. , Hugh knew- better so far
as Kitty's views went, but lfo, felt a
sinking at the heart i Kitty i would.
stay, but with such a fortune in poa
Bession she seemed out of tho com-'
mon sphere. "
Buraott, while the legal forms were
going on; amused himself by studying
his cousin, who was so readily suy
commodating 'r. bei-celf ; to circum
Btances, and the McKissens, especially
Hugh. It required no penetration to
see that tho latter was- in hso with
Kitty, but seemed not to quite realize
his owri 1 feelings;' and .that Kitty
loved Hugh, and knew it, 7 -;'v "'
"That yoimg man is bright enough
raBomo things, but veiy Btupid to
this,? said tho . lawyer to himself.
"I'll play the good genius; for tho
fun of the thing,'?" fii.-W4:i
'The court, at Kitty's instanco, ap
pointed Hugh McKisson her guardian
and trustee, to the scandal of the
young folk, who thought she should
have chosen some older man, " Hugh
and Burnett had divers conferences
before affairs were over. At ono of
these the lawyer said: - - .
"What a-very pretty girl Coum'a
Kitty lis I Don't you think so, Mr.
McKisson?" - ' '
"Ye-ea." , " -
"Shell make a figure when she geta
Into society t too. She is one of
the rough gems that take to polish
Kindly.' if"'
: "M rar- V--r ' 'i:' ..';
The fact Is I admiro her tho more
the more 1 know her." I must 'tr
and pcrauado her to leave the moun
tains. 1 .;,;'. ;?.'...'.-'. .-.'"'?
; "Kitty McKissen Isn't one 6f - tliat:
land," said Hugh. VYoa heard her
say that she would stay hero, ana
she is the one to keep her word."
I beg your pardon, Mr, McKis
sen, said liiuTiett. . "tier proper
name is Catherine Markham, and she
is not uirejy to cnange i( m mis
place. No offense to you, but tho
name is a good one and sounds welL
but it would sound better if It were
changed to Burnett, to my, judg
ment"' J".i:,,-:.,,v'---r"f
And then Burnett -walked off, to
take a stroll through the hills, leav
ing nugh confused and indignant .
"Confound his tmpudenoe V cried
Hugh. "Mrs. Burnett I -He after
Kitty s money. ' Kitty marry hun!" -
Hugh walked out to cool hansel
and met Kitty coming from the
spring house ; for Kitty was born to
lovo cows and chickens, - and hrr
money had not changed her ways.
She nodded. Hugh kept at her tade.
and as nhe reached tho 'torch he said;
- "1 I want to have a talk with you,
Kitty." - "
- ."All right. . Sit down on tlie porch,
then, and I'll listen." , -
"Kittv-I the fact Li"
"Yesf" .
"Tho fact to Tod don't care for
Burnett do you r
rnett, tioycau . - . .
Care for him I Of course I do.
brought mo g?od fortune; he's my
own cousin, you know, and ho s a
Tory nice man too." .
"Are you going to marry wiiii
Limr ' --
"What a question I I suppose yen
can ask it as you're my guardian. 1
don't boo bow I cou'.J; he's not a
Morroon. m.J he t.vi a wife tuvad.
"Oil. KiUy, you irnow I"
"Wt il, I d.m't kaow, till I kno"
vLat it is 1 Ln iw."
Vitty, 1 IvVtf yen,
"Of course you do; . we were )
rought up together. - v.t ',:. . .
"It s not that, Kitty but why can t
jremarrv?'
.' "You hover asked me, Hugh." j;
Hugh asked then with a vengeance.
Ee poured, out his feelings in a flood
af .words., KJtttyv': didn't , intei-rupt
him,;1 She ; liked , it, v. Bui when he
paused for sheer want of breath, she
quietly put her hand' to his and Baidt
: "Yon ought to have known that I
loved you, Hugh." ,'
, When Burnett came back he di
fined the alate.of affaini at once. . ,
v."Mr. McKissen." ho said, dryly, VI
presiuno that Miss Burnett will have
the approval of her guardian to this
matter.' ' ' . 1 " '
. Kitty did go to the oaet; but It waa
as Kitty McKiss?n, and with her hus
band After their return there was
i hoUEO put up on tho McKissen place '
which was the wonder of the neigh
borhood,, both of itself and furnish
ings. "Such doings!" said Nancy Stallins
to a gossip, You know the house
built outer bricks and rocks a sorter
irrosa atwix a co't house and a meetin
house; an enough rooms in it for a
tavern. But I was inside; six wagon
toads o' things was put iu ; the floors
orekivered all over. .Yost" contin
ued Nancy, with the bitterest climax,"
"kivered with kivorlidsl'WThomjiB
Dunn English to Now York Lodger, ;
Hotir People rtognrd Newspaper Opinions.
In the case of the few reviows in
which writers sign their names,- read
ers almost invariably glance at the
foot of the articles before reading
them, and attach to their contents
the exact weight which their knowl
edge of the writer enables them to
attribute to him personally. It is
our habit and - it is a wfao one to
deal in impersonalities, v Until re
cently very few people living beyond
the London pavemonta know even
the namc3 of the editors-of the prin
cipal London newspapers. , , .
A halo surrounds, in the minds of
most people,, the mysterious beings
who control and direct the editorial
staffs; and though occasionally, no
doubt, this Induces some fow pooplo
to attach undue importance to com
monplace utterances, yet as a rule it
unquestionably has the advantage of
leaving the editorial , contents of
newspapers to be judged on thoir in-
Ua-insio merits. London - Saturday
Review. - ' '- .
- Weieliln to m Hair. '
"As fine as a hair" could well he
the praiBe accorded the wonderfully
delicate weight tester for coins at the-
mint As the coins run down into it
through the long spout, the .tester
needs to balance them but for an in
stants Immediately, shooting those
that are hot found wanting into tho
expectant and opon mouthed sack at
the end of a lower spout If too
light they are tossed out through aiv
other epout and if too heavy through
a third end.
Not long ago an astonishingly large
number of coins were tossed Into the
too heavy'-, spout Surprised at
this unusual rejection of so great a
load of the silver pieces, investigation
was instituted, when. lo! it was found
that a singlo tiny hair caught to the
scale had made overweight for every
coin passed through. Philadelphia
Record..
, SlarTclous Mstnorivev
Among men noted for wonderful
memories were Milton, who was said
to be able to repeat nomer ; Professor
Lawson, who boasted that he could
repeat the wholo of the Bible, except
.a fow verses; Lord" Macaulay; who
made tho. same boast 'about "Pil
grim's Progress" and ."Paradise
Lost;" Dr. Lerdon, a friend .of Sir
Walter Scott,, who could repeat an
act of parliament on hearing it read
but once, and a London reporter, who
took no notes, but could write out an
unexpected debate verbatim ; Ilunry
Clay could not - memorize a singlo
gtenza of a poemv but never forgot a
name, a face or an argument Phil
adelphia Ledger, . . :';';'.:
. nan or and Bawai-4 on a Pirate Ship.
" On board a buccaneer to chase or
battlo the captain's power was abso
lute.. He who first spied a sail, if fibe
proved to be ft prize, was entitled to
the best pair of pistols on board her,
over and above his dividend. These
pistols were greatly coveted, and a
pair would sell for as much as thirty
pounds from one pirato to another.
. In their own commonwealth the
pirates are reported to have, been
severe upon the point of honor, and
among Robert 's crew it was the prac
tice to slit the ears or noso of anv
Bailor found guilty of robbing his
fellow. National Review.
" A risrlil Sabstltat far Kcmy. ,
" Mr. Dan Dixon? wbyf res near tie
Limonia lake, aooepta cootors as h-cal
tcu'lcr at his store. It is Kiid to be
an interesting sight to see Mr. Dix
cn'a customers, after Laving pur
cliased various artklcs, reach down
j into a sack apd hand him a large
for raluo mx4veL for which
they got two or three small
rooters in change, according to tbe
amount of goads purchased. Atlanta
Constitution,- ,
,Ia Doabi.
Mm. Boston I don't know whether
to kt Annetta have that talking doll
' her nucla scnl hfr or not -
I Mr. Dtitm Why. w hat's the mat
ter with it?
, Mrs. Ct-.n It's awrit is sodls-
trotAir&Iy New York. Harper's Ba
i tir.
.m rei.iTtcti, points, .
; CongrcfiKninii V. R: Forma'," W iR.
Morriston'a ailj, Buya ; : "Thi ru is no
question in mind k bout 'the Denio'crftts
.urryiitjt ' Illiuois. I kuow htit,th'e
Ufciiiouratiio party' .will ki 20,000 Luth
irait VoU'H and meaus 20.000 less voteg
lor- the -;; Rpnublicun' 2 ticket, . Eyary
(imtnuil ilfiiiih lunn n-lin ; t-ntna iIia
I Dtsuiocrfitic t icket, will', take - two or
iluee yotcs with him. , When th
Gerinaua at. roused un tliev do, hard
work to Kuiii ih-fclr t add, and they co-
r CoogrPSFmna Tltl f'. 1 6f Illinois, who
waa in JNew York Thuittilay, said fa ail-
tim-rvietvcr : - "i am Inclined to doubt
tlitit the Third party will make uo
great s aligw in the Went this year as
in the South. It Is ton early to judge
tli urububie results, but thrka move
meiiia in pelititw di peud largely -upon
poor returns to lite farmers. I thiuk
the Westcrir rin crops have bocu
more satisfactory than IhecottOu crops
for tho pakttwo years, and-that 'the
activity of the Southern Alliaiicemon
is tho result of wthclr coukcdneot - dis
stttifaractlou." ' ."..-
Tbe I.RIe Crap ritfab Palaims 1st Ihe
. ,,' ... .SoMih.' '", f . - -'
The above ia thn title of an tnterest
Inu liullrtin. No. 85, of tlie N, C' Agri
cultural MxpeHment Station, by . I'rof.
W. I, MuHHev. IIorticulLutiaV at tin.
Station, The suldfcl. Is an imoorlnnt
one aud the Industry based upon It la
destined to become a most valuable
inio to the South, Of the same thou
euoda of barrels of seed potatoes : now
nonually brought from the North both
for seod and food, a lew years hernia
will ba reduced to a many huddrt-d.
Por truckers in the E,it Athmtln
States, to a largo, cxtpo.', now plant
uoino-ifrown notatoes for thn amnnrT
oid, nud It will not bo long before (be
I'Moiice will become universal. Theee
poia'ofk are destined also to- supply
the foci) market .to the. exclusion of
Northern grown potatoes.'" i -
': Tlie JmpirlUUt lioillts ta nIrvA'. til
pluiitii-s; nre : Bed the seed iu thesoii
u m II iilmitiug time, about the second
we k lu I ugn.tt aud U4e only sprouted
polaioca, ;, Never, cut the potatoes but
plant whole. Plant tn a deep furrow,
but cover tcrv liehtlv and iiek lh
sojl to the eed, Gradually fill in the
noil to the plants as thev tfow, and
cultivate tno-croD pertcctiy tlHt. i ',
BUKgeauons as to Keeping; tbo late oop
will he foubd in the above bulletin, fee
weu as experiences or many truckers
wuu tuut new crcp. - - - ii j, .
, k JtaislncLombs tor Markets, -v
Just now Ihoro is a rush-, amona
Northern mutton producers and would
be mutton growers to get a crop' o
December and January lambs for .Jhe
early blli prices.; The Horned Dorset
sheep, which often bring twin", nd
seem speclully flited - for producing
good early Jambs, are becoming very
fnsbionable. But for one who cannot
afford (he fancy nrlces lor thoui
good runi 'of middle-wooled breed, as
liie boutodnwn, Oxfordshire, or Shrop
nbii c, or Hampshire, con be bad for a
uiuueraievpriiie. rut me pative or
common flock Into good feed early and
keep th ram shut iu ill barn," either
day or ulblii,; and feed hi at grain,
This will give you' early trong lamW,
Before, at; and after weaning lime tbe
ewes hould have some extra atteotion
nuaieeti, sna tue jamns will grow
faster aud fatten better (f given a place
to get away from the Ibck and eat
gralo kept In a low, long trough, ex
pressly for them. By handling sheen
In this way a reputation can bs made
for good lambs and mutton add good
paying prices Insured.' Who wilt try
tbls fur cumIi prices ia the future ?
Fiauk E. Emery, Agriculturist,- N. C.
Agricultural Experiment S alion. V ,
I.icsra Fair Is anil Aaisasla,
At tbls M-ason of tho year lice -and
ticks are sure to 16 feat fowls, greatly
retarding Ihelr growth. Tbo best rem
edy Is the kerosene ointment, mads as
follows ! i.Iard, one pound ; powdered
sulphur, lwo"ouucs ; kerosene," one-
fourth pint mix. Before setting a
ben smear - roine of tills under her
wingK, at base of tule and on head.
Smt-ur non-si ting time and roosters lu
the same wny and smear' tho -(ops of
tho head of you og chicks. Give the
hen .house -an early and thorough
cleaning and tbro wash with white
to which half pint of crude enrholio
acid has been added for each gallon of
waab. ..- Instead, of white wash the
bouse and rooats may be washed with
lha kerosene emul-iuo ab used cpon
b'anls. Tue kerosene ointment may
also be used opon dog, hogs and oth
er auimuls Infosted by lice and flea.
titrafd McCarthy;" N. C'Exptriueol
Statiuti. ' - "
Jllt, Taas asul PrtMms, "
What fo nrrservst ? sod How to do
it ? am question" saiistactorily answwr;
rd in "Ayef'a Preserve Lonk.". ' Ke.-
tipes for tho oewtst, toost dlic!0ti,
ai.il, at iho same lime, eoouomcUl
iuro. lelliea, and i-fseryeaareponram-
f-t in ibis book. All practical, bavioa
been nd teled bv one of Ihe icot
noted enlinary aulhori'HHi and benae
keeperaof the riay. ' AystV Pfesive
Hxjk mailed to any aditrs on rwipl
of a tnro-tvrt stamp by J. C. Ayer
I Co., Lowtll, M i. ' .
y.Aniri
yals.g atolft, or rhw.vn wha -srfnt 'nttd
r,tn i i ii.a i b.nirt-.
V ti ; ' xat to tn rt.ti jit!--!, rcul
Cum, Ci-wiieda sa j iJr J t .n ' J.
. Cuat of Dralalng Land. Br
- Tho cot ofMaking dniin"di'j till
very much on tho r.atnre of the t-u.l tt-t
to'ihfti-titl)oi' 'tif "fhakiujr the dilchef,
Ijtiinl that ia free froia f tope way lm
excavatodfur. tiulf, or .leas' thii,,lan,
tilled with it, an t the larger the. stona
he greater .wijl bo rho ;cot". ' But $ht
per acre In moro than the averuje ex
pense of making" !rius eixty' 1eeb
apart in c'ny land, j If the land K not .
insumbeied with lare stone', tbe'Vx
tra costuf digging may easily be mnda
npin-the qe if Tthe?kteiie fjir filliDg
'the drains, hut, as a rule, there is so
much- hws-rtipirhserfor rtlea,-which need
only narro'7 Utctf8( that ji is .cheaper
to buy tbo tiles, ; An ord nary wet clay
may ho the cheapest to dmin, as peaty,
swamp land may be so' soft that it wilt
not bear the tiles, and the d'inins thus
Bet out of ,, line ;.iid v.heeotne useless.
There will be about forty fire roads of
ditchogo- enh''wtreV with drains at
sixty leet.NeW; York yimei. ; ?
Joshh IVnderj: of EJgecoajbo cnnir-,
ty, died during llie'war. . A short tiuiet
tcfore be died he-was lu the Went
Indies, ond froth there bpHQtit bis wife,
a sister of Loui ' Pender, threw
drafts of 100 eaoh on tho B.iuk of Eng
land. Tbey were received,: out then
being no communication with ' Great
Uritian they were put away and final
ly forgotten, : Tho Trbora"' Southerner
says ft few dnj'R since Mrs. Pender, lit
hauling over Mho contents 'of 'an old
trunk, etiuie aeros these three checks. -At
first khft w asdiii jsed . To ;teard
them as vrcA-t (dee a paper except that
they cor.Jortit'd the wfii-iag of her bns
band, but on second, ihouuht. ebo de
termined lo .iixnerlaiu their yulu';. .So
the utufu -were ' -etidorsi-d ' autf eent
tbrou(;h thu Pntnlii'o l?unlt for colleo
tionj - It is, believed alto ; twill, 'get the
money. - T"',r- ; t ' .
SarsQporilla
,'MMi-l--l
lit
A ri 1 1 in -.' r" :
las Dottles Cured lacr. a
t ,l-;'?i:; ,: . ''-i: CiaaoM Tavnly, lflafc -.'
. I was snffartss 10 fceara. from shocks in saf
bead, aumuvfi so tluu at tlmoa i didn't expect
torMovor. I took niedioiaos from many dos
ton, bat did not Set anj rallot ontll I look Pastor
Kosnlg's Kerr Tonlo; th aaoood doss rsUrred.
tus iuul a bottles anradma, B. W. PECK,
rf JMf Kswroair, Ky., Mmoty 40, mu f
Tot many years I was sickly ud tary nars
ens, so tnat taa teaat toiu voald frfh- wsv
and my slssp was onnfnshtnf aad I a a
wrak aa to ba anabl to do any taouaawork.
1
was always lU-huzoorsd and drprassMi.
Vow
rvlhlna Is ohoufld. Paetor KoanlR S MOTVV
Toi.i) i but! lost ba helped at; 1 am likea n
bsi son, eaa wot . aiaep wen ana ioci coutaw
l rco anting una
BUKiicina at wrary onuao
fwpi ri A VotnaWa Book aa V'rwnmm
L I J L L Ulsewoe aunt frea to aar aMdnw,
r Hr i and soor patlauu can am otaaia
1 1 1 la La 110s uiixllvUM, flaw ul clmrsa.
This remedy has bera ttrspared by the BrrarsnS
Psator KoeoK. at Fort Warn, ind. slues bxsVaM
Xsuowprmarwd uoiUir iU UiiWloa Uta ,
KOEHIC MED. CO., Chicago, III.
Sold by nrncti sta a 1 pot EotUs. 4 s? CS
PERFECTED
CRYSTAL LEISES
'- TMBMIMMs
LeRoy King- & Go",
have exclusive fI of thece ct kbratedl
' 'gloasesio Graham, N, C
V Ktllam & 3roore, ? 5
The only Mannfncturin opticians ia
the uu:i), Atlanta. Ua. '
BQrPed l!ra are not supplied with
these' fainots g asser.' May 19-6u
SclentiEo fcnfrTcu
. joncy f.r
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