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; GRAHAM, N. C., THURSDAY," DECEMBER 27, 1894.
NO. 47
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-May 17. '88..
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LATE SPIiEESa
A. Man Who Makes Ufa Eurdefi
eome for a Olori.
Ba-Conaldoratnly Walt t'ntll All Caeatf
Are la Med Before Commencing .
to Fill Up A ftemartr
ble Caae.
The hlit clerk in one of Long
Dranch's largest hotels was dozing
litfhtly at his deskat 2 o'clock on a
recent morning, when .a m.an who
had evidently been imbibing freely
staggered tbrouirh the hall. He was
Stout; srnootb-sbaven.had gray hair.
and carried himself-with the aif or a
rounder. He stopped at sight of (be
clerk, braced himself on .his cane,,
and glared fiercely at the sleeper..
For fully a minute he swayed on
bis frail support, and thea .be top
pled over.
The crash was awful. It shook
tbe Boor and made the movable ar
ticles on the desk dance.' It startled
the clerk so that be jumped straight
up in the air, landing squarely on
his feet before bis eyes were open.
The night watchman rushed in from
tbe piazza la alarm, and several
guests who had just returned from
the club bouses stopped In the door
way aghust. y:.
The prostrate man looked a fear
fnl wreck, ne seemed completely
flattened squashed, as the watch
man put it. It. seemed, impossible
that that inert mass oC flesh could
ever move of its own volition -again.
Had the man fallen from the roof the
result would not have appeared
worse. He remained motionless as
the men gathered around him.
"Heavens!" exclaimed one of the
guest, "the poor fellow is dead."
"No," said the clerk, with an air
of great disgust, "I wish he was.
Confound him, he is more .pother than
all tbe rest of the hotel. V ;..
: "What's the matterf wltb him?",
asked the solicitous guest. : .
r "Ob, drunk, as usual:"
The clerk stooped and turned the
man on hie back. He was , sleeping -as
innocently aa a child. Without
further ceremony the clerk , caught
him by the shoulders, the watchman
took Ms feet, and they carried him
Into the elevator. I
"Dont mind about putting him to
bed," said the clerk to the: watch". ;
man; ''just lugbimintohis room aud
leave him on the floor."
Then the elevator shot up.
"That fellow,'' said tho Jclerk, is J
the queerest case I ever struck. He '
bas lots of money, and lives here
with hi daTightcr.a very sweet and
refined young woman." 1 To see him
about In the day time or in the even
ing you would think be was the qui
etest old gentleman you ever saw,
but after the daughter has retired j
he slips over to one of be club '
bouses and gambles and drinks until
be is full to the nozzle. Then he is"
likely to do anything. ' f ;
"One night last week he came in
and said he felt hot. All right',
said I, 'go out and cool off,'- i 1 will,!
aid be, and out be staggered. Ho
went out on the lawn -in front of the
hotel, took oil bis coat and vest and
lay down . to sleep on "the gross,
The spray came in from tho ocean
strong that night, and must have
soaked his clothing,' but he slept, un
disturbed until daylight. 'You 'may
think he would have caught cold and
rheumatism, but be was walking
tt -
around here as vice Iookingas ever ,
at ten o'clock,
"He Is up to something new every
night, snd keeps me guessing what
he'll do next Fd have bim fined if
be wasn't so decent in the day
time and didn't manage to confine
bis sprees to hours when nobody's
around wbo is likely to be offended:
I don't believe bis daughter, even.
Imagines that be la up to any of these
tricks." N. Y. Sun.
The Wheel In the Army.
. . The use of tbe bicycle in military
operations is gradually extending all
over the world. j In our own coun
try, we see the militia, in some in
stances, using it, and abroad the va
rious governments are endeavoring
to avail themselves of the advan
tages of the wheel in many ways.
In Holland young men skilled in tbe
use of tbe bicycle are invited to
join the army, and given Increased
pay and the rank of a corporal. - In
these caaes tbe attendance to duty
in the army is reduced to the mini
mum, so tbat tbe enlisted men ran
pursue other occupations. Ia Por
tugal, Spain and Bulgaria, there are
certain advantageous terms offered
to recruits of tbe character men
tioned.. In Denmark recruits, are
always under tuition, and in France
two men from each regiment are
told, off for such work. Sweden
takes pains of a most elaborate
character in tbe Instruction of her
troops is a bicycle work; In fact ev
ery aatioa Is experimenting more or
leas wtth the wheel. Hardware.
A Machinery Market.
A good demand for machinery
could be built up lo China, but It
would be for tha. cheapest sorts.
Tbe masses in that country are very
poor, tbe fishermen oo the sea coeat
beioglTsable to b?y common twins.
-Hardware, - .
HE OBEYED ORDERS.
That Is Why Ha la Now Chief Pay
master for a Big Railroad. - .
Twenty years ago Peter F. Dona
hue, wbo is now the chief paymaster
of the Erie railroad, was the office
boy of "Jim" Flak, " who then con
trolled the Erie road. Though
young, he was attentive and faith
ful to the interests of his employer,
Donahue was told by Flak one day
that he must not admit anyone to
his office. - .. ; v '; ; "
The boy had refused admittance to
a dozen applicants; when JohnJMor. -
rissey, the prize' Cxbter, put In an
appearance. - ,
- Jlorrlssey was in the habit of
walking into Fisk's office-' unan
nounced, - as - the men were close
friends. He was proceeding to do
so on this occasion, when he was,
confronted by the small office boy,
with: - : .
.-"You cannot see Mr. Fisk
flay." . "
"Why, how's that?" asked Mor
rissey. . ' . .
"llr. Fisk is very busy to-day,
sir, and cannot see anyone," was
the reply.
"On, 1 guess he will see mer saia
Morrissey. '
'No, he won'tl" was the -matter-
of-fact rejoinder.
"Do you know wbo I am, boy?"
"Yes, sir; you are llr-.John Mor
rissey." ., ; . m u.
i'Well, t think Mr; Fisk; will see
me." si ly-J. I ' J ? f"
I -.Then ho moved to the door, but as
quick as lightning the office boy was
on his back, with his arms about his
neck.
Morrissey Anally shook his small
opponent off, but as soon as4he con-
test had been concluded the boy was
again between him and the door. ;
. "Ob, now, what do you want to
act like that for?.'' asked Morrissey.
'-'You see, sir, Mr. Fisk gave ms,
orders not to let anybody in there," '
replied the boy, "and so you can't
go In, and tbat ia all there is about i
it."': .;...
1 Morrissey was too plucky a man .
not to recognize pluck In othersj'bo,
with a laugh, be turned on his heel
and departed.
Tho next day be met Fisk, and
told of hi.9 encounter with the office
boy and bow it had resulted. Fisk
was immensely pleased with the lad's
action, and from tbattimeon he was
-a, 1 - J . . . !. ..... .
rapidly promoted
; Mr. Donahue's present position was
in a great measure due to his en
counter with the big prize fighter,
which he counts one of the luckiest
incidents in his life, and often tells
as an instance of the importance of
a boy obeying orders.
' His Absence Wanted.
An English doctor, attached to
the court of a : rajah, . made himself
almost r indispensable to his high
ness. ' He had, fortunately, also
made a friend of his. prime minister.
On one occasion bis highness, be
ing slightly indisposed, had taken,
by - tho doctor's advice, a seidlita
powder, with wblch he expressed
himself delighted. Its tendency to
"hnfl and fljtz rradv to blnw vour
nrt9 off" Roemed to him tn "snattpr
coolness;" and he seemed so much,
I better after taking it that the doctor
felt himself justified in joining in a
hunting party. Presently a borse-
iijou iiuiu vuo uaiauu, iu true wuu-
dentia, emplorment 'of the grand
r 1 : i . u .
vitnr mllnwrl nn tn Mm M
r -F . j
master bids me to tell you," he said,
"that ' Kin filrrfinoea ' fina hrnkpn :
open your medicine, cbest and taken,
first, all the white powders and
then all : the blue." "Gracious
goodness.' cried the doctor, "there
are twenty -three of each of tbera."
"My master adds," continued the
messenger, t dropping his
voice
or the
"tbat you had better make for tbe
frontier without a moment's delay."
The doctor put spurs to his horse
and never drew rein till be was "out ,
of tbe jurisdiction of the court"
San Francisco Argonaut
He Had Done Both. ,
- Dovcrspike was married. , His
friend Giddings contemplated matri
mony. . .
"I suppose, said Giddings,"that it
comes a trifle bard to face a girl's fa
ther and ask bim for tbe band of his
daughter?"
- "VTell, yes," replied Doverspike,
reflectively. "It does come rather
difficult but It Isn't a marker to fac
ing tbe mother of girl you have !
Seen courting lor a year or so, ancr (
yon have concluded that you like t
some other girl better, when you j
meet the old lady accidentally some
tiroe after break log witn tbe oaugn-;
ter. Smith, uray & wo. s Aioaiuiy
Belle Why doesn't Tommy get
married?
Kail iMntMnnttitMiBTvWCan't af
ford It - '
Belle Well, be snd his wife could
live on "bread and cheese and .
kisses," couldn't they?
Nell Yes. they might: but
Tommy hasn't been able to find any
girl wbo could provide toe necessary
bread and cheese, as yet Soraer
rille Jour oil. -
SAW UIMSELf' DIK.
An
Odd Onloasro Oharaotor
Hla Laat Roqueot.'-
and
a tVl.had to Baa nimarir aa tjo Waa Vjlng
and the Hoapltml I'liysjclaa Ka
snored alio Peculiar
, , s 1, " "Pink Horn." '
One of the oddest clmractera tbat
Chicago has known was a blitho fel
low named ' Horn. They called bim
"Pink" Horn.' He boasted that he
rffiilfl hot "keen monev:5 he declared
tiJat at bfflva borebrmaBrwedr
blow" himself. It was this ioke
that allured him from his trade; that
of sign ' painting.1 -After lthis ho
lived on : his wits. He was not
known tov be dishonest, but to' the
man. who lives by his wits there
come but few twinges ot con
science. Once be made a reputation
in a new direction. "One cold day
' he took ', off a new overcont and
wrapped it about the shoulders of a
, thinly clad negro woman whom he
" met In the street. : His companions
marveled at this, knowing that he
bad but little money, and in reply
' to their expressions of surprise he
remarked
j ; "My father was a Slav owner be-
i fore the war, and an old black
j mammy brought me up."j s
J He always wore a flower on his
. coat, and when the flower was a
: wilted one his acquaintances knew
that he was hungry. , He was a man
of courage. Once, in a playful
moodj he fought "Black Jack," tbe
commander of. the bumboat, and de
feated him, and this was no easy
matter. His great fad was to in-
TC8tira,to evervthlni?. and in this re-.
6pect e became strangely curious
i toward the last. lie bad a mania
for gazing into the' eyes of a dying
man, and often hung about the bos
pitals. He used' to say that he in
tended to see himself die, . Some of
his friends said that be was losing
. his mind. ' ,
i Well, hard luck came, and he
drifted away. He went south and
lbn Into the far west. But he
found no place to interest him. . In
Dead wood be did all sorts of jobs,
striving to get back to Chicago. Ho
said that he had but a short while
longer to live, and that it would em
barrass him to die away from homo.
Ho camo back and stood about the
corners looking for his old friends,
.
but found thorn not. No one knew
him.' . "','"' ": :',' '
."Why, you must have heard of
me," be said to a man. , "I am Pink
Horn."
"Never heard of you, sir."
"Why, I waa here before the fire."
"That may be, but I never heard
of you.""
"Didn't you hear of the sport
who took off his overcoat one bliz
zardy day and gave it to a black
woman?" ,
"Oh, yes, I believe J did hear of
that So, you are the man! Well,
see you again. So long."
No ono cared to talk to him. ne
strove to Joke, but his merriment
was ghastly.
One night last week they took
him up and carried him to tbe hos-
pltal.
And this is tbe story they
tell, tie bau been in oea two aavs
when a physician told him tbat he
bad but a few hours to live.
"Are you sure?" he asked.
"I am certain. . If you have any
arrangements to make you'd better
BiaKC Wem.
"My lungs are about gone, I sup
pose?"
"Yes, practically."
"Will you do me a favor?"
"Surely. What is it?"
"Well, I want to see myself die."
" "I don't understand you." ,
"I simply want to see how I look
Jrbile dying. . Prop roe up and put a
mlTTfir at the foot of the bed."
ObTthat would be" . .
-"You said you would do me a
favor."
"And I wilL"
The doctor propped him op and
a nurse brought a mirror and placed
it so tbst he could gaze into It And
so they left bim for a time. He said
that be desired to be alone.' When
I they cams back he was dead; bis
I ffazs was wide and his glassy eyes
'mirrored the mirror. Wanted to
see himself die! He was ao odd
character. Inter Ocean. . ;
The Custom of the Country.
"When I was in Kentucky lait,"
said the man wbo had sworn off, "it
waa verv drv down there and -thev
ld me I'd bars to take whisky or
nothing." -
"And what did you sav?" Inquired
who interested" in bis wsl-
ftre
"I said nothing," bs replied with
tbe air of a martyr. '
Tbat was right; that was right,
toy dear fellow."
"Yes, I found out tbat It was.
Tbey always give a man whisky
under such cirenmstance when be
says nothing." Detroit Free Press.
The Letter Waa Loaded.
A - Hootingtoo (Ind.) post office
clerk tamped a letter the other day
wblcb contained aa explosive. Tbe
thing went off and nerrly killed bim.
Courier JourctJ.
BEEHLER'8 S0LAR0METEH,
It Was Praised In Europe and Will
Now Ca Used In Our Navy.
Lieut.-W. II. Beehlor, United
States navy, who arrived in Balti
more recently from Bremen, brought
with7 bim his solarometer, . which
was tested in France and Germany
and on the voyage besides. Lieut.
Beehler and the ; officers , of the
Weimar -. took one : hundred and
eighty-nine observations of the sun
arid stars at all hours of the day and
night, .. and , tbe ship s latitude,
longltude-and compassetrorj were
ascertained by tbe solarometer with
accuracy. TJpon arrival at Bremen
Lieut. Deohler took the solarometer
to Paris! where he explained it to
M. Gautier; the celebrated Parisian
astronomical Instrument maker,
who has a contract for making the
solarqmeters In France. By request
Lieut Beehler also exhibited the
Bolarometer to the officers or the
French navy at the ministry of ma
rine et colonies, in Paris. . , -
'At the German naval observatory
In Hamburg the professors and
astronomers evinced the greatest
Interest in the instrument, and ex
pressed, their approval of Its prin
ciples and their admiration of its
mechanical design.
The solarometer now on board the
Weimar will bo taken to Washing
ton to serve as a standard for the
tests of six solaromcters now in
course of construction. The Iron
work observatory domes for these
instruments are being made. As
soon as tbe six new solarometers
are , constructed they will be put
into service. One of them- has been
ordered by tbe navy department,
and will probably be mounted on the
armored cruiser New York or the
flag ship of the North Atlantlo
squadron. N. Y. Advertiser. ,
ENCYCLOPEDIA STUDY.
It
la Necessary to a Broad and
Liberal Education.
"One needs nothing mora than an
occasional hour or so during the
week with a good encyclopedia to se
cure a broad and liberal education,
said a weil-known newspaper man.
"Tbls fact struck mo forcibly Sun
day afternoon." Wo have at home a
very excellent edition of a well
known encyclopedia, and I went to
it to get some Information. Turning
over the A's, I camo across Algebra,
and found tbe history of the science
from beginning to end; Its introduc
tion into Italy, and its improvement
from time to time, together with
problems illustrative of its advance
and powers. I came across Eugene
Aram, too, and learned, for the first
time, such a man lived and read all
about hira. ,( Tho Alhambra caught
my pye, and I fortified myself on its
history," at the same time getting
the concise and well-digested history
of tbe Moors in Spain, as well as if I
had read all of tbe volumes of the
Conquest of Grenada. In this man
ner I drifted here and there through
a perfect store-house of interesting
things, being led from one to anoth
er as one would be In a musoum
where tbe eye no sooner leaves one
attractive object than It is invited
by another equally as pleasing.
Consequently, waat was intended to
be a moment's search for a refer
ence, became extended into a
healthy and refreshing mental re
past of two or three hours, and I can
not tell how much better I felt for It.
I tell you, there Is nothing so speciflo
for tho relief of the Intellectual mo
notony we call brain fag, as a journey
through an encyclopedia without
having an itinerary laid down at the
benning." Washington Star.
Idea Peddlers In Chicago.
There are three men In Chicago
who make a fairly good living by
marketing ideas. That is their busi
ness. Suppose a man opens a new
restaurant. The "idea" man goes
into tbe place and says: "Why not
put up a sign tbat you'll give a dish
of cream free to every red-headed
roan? It would cause talk." '
If the restaurant man adopts tbe
suggestion the "Idsa" man expects
to be paid for it
He writes poetry for soaps and
patent medicines, and submits it to
tbe proprietors. If tbey like it ho
nsmes bis price. At the big retail
stores be drops in and confides new
and startling schemes for advertis
ing. He goes to tbe theatrical man
ager and says: "Here, wouldn't this
be a good catch line?"
Day by day hs pokes Into other
people's business, and is well paid
for it, because, after all, there is
nothing more valuable than ideas of
tho right kind. Chicago Record.
Women and Knives.
A boot one woman in twenty owns
a pocketknife, and her selection Is
somewhat different from that of her
brother. She, e a rule, fancies a
small knife, sometimes tiny, and she
pays much attention to the handle,
Some of her fancies are In tbe tur
quoise, while many are In pearL She
rarely carries this knife In ber pock
et, andylt can also be said that (hs
never receives as a present one of
tt."e articles from a male a?quir.t
3ce, Jl&nJrsra. .S -
8LU0 SIX
Pretty Romance of a CoIoatTO
' Printing 03106. -
Bow tho Kew Compoeltor from So. til
Carolina Waa the Uaaatimi SlQaT
BU for a Wira-Jinra Sign ;
of a Wedding.
Slug Six was the prettiest girl. In
tbb composing-room; and that Is a
large saying, for all the lady typos
were charming creatures. --LBuAS!ugSixasnotjncrelypret-ty;
she waa exquisite and more
tbao that. All . the boya were in
love wltb her. They avowed It open
ly. ;
That is, all the boys except Slug
Thirty-seven. If be was in . love
with ber he never boasted about it
Perhaps he was too shy. Or perhaps
he was inspired by one of those
queer passions which Slug Nine
teen called a really-truly love, and
hence found it too deep for utter
ance. Or perhaps, egain, there was
some black-eyed beauty down ; In
Dixie to whose remembered charms
he remained faithful. ' V ; ,; '
For Slug Thirty-seven came from
"South Cahlina." He was a tall, seri
ous, sunburnt youth and very green
about the city ways. At first be was
quite in despair at the complications
of a large prin ting office.
"OTou see, I came from a country
printin' office,". be confessed to Slug
Six. "I nevah saw copy cut in 'takes'
this way befo'e."
"I am sure the foreman Is very
kind," she said. "
"Yes, ma'am, the fo'eman is kind
ness itself. But it's the galloy boy
I'm afraid of."
Slug Six smiled. '
"He Is an autocratic young gentle
man, Isn't be?" she said. But you're
a good compositor. Better than most
of us, in fact. You will get along all
right in a few days. And If thero's
ever anything In which I can help
you I hope you will not hesitate to
call upon me." : :: " ,
"Thank you, ma'am; you ah very
kind. I'll bo stiab to do it."
There were surprises in store for
her, however, .
"You know," , sold Thirty-seven,
laying his stick on tho case o.nemorn
ing and turning toward her, "you
know I haven't been to a theatah
since I came heab."
"Haven't you, really? Well, you
ought to go." !
"Yes, ma'am; that's what I think,
but I nevah did like to goanywhab
alone."' " ,;
Slug Six had no comment to make.
"I thought," ho continued, "that
perhaps you would go with me some
evenin'?" -
"Oh; I don't know; I I "
"Of co'so I bad no right to expect
you to go," he said gently, "and If
you would rather not "
, "It Isn't that," she replied, realis
ing that be was entitled to perfect
frankness, "indeed, I should like
very much to go; but you see I
haven't known you very long, and my
parents are not acquainted with you
at all."
"Yes, ma'am, that's so," be said,
and wcut back to his work.
Slug Six saw that he was hurt
and hurt bad. She felt highly un
comfortable about it He was
certainly a gentleman. And she bad
wanted to go to "Charley's Aunt" so
long. , '
Later In theday she came and stood
timidly bcsldpbim.
"Mr. Woodruff" it was the first
time anybody in the office, excepting
the cashier, bad ever spoken his
name; It sounded sweetly strange
from her Hps "Mr. Woodruff, I
have been thinking that perhaps If
you care to, you might come some
evening say to-morrow evening
and get acquainted with my father.
Then we can ask mamma about the
theater, you know." '
That was three months ago.
AndSlug Twenty-three, who is
bachelor old enough to be called
"uncle" by all the typesetters and Is,
therefore, excellent authority on
matters matrimonial, now says be
soon expects to be invited to the
wedding. He gives the following
reasons for his belief: .
Slug Thirty-seven has quit chew
ing tobacco. He puts twelve dollars
'in tbe savings bank every Saturday
night He studies tha "for rent"
advertisements with great solici
tude and Is Interested to an unusual
degree in tbe price of provisions.
Slug Six bas a new light la hr
beautiful eyes. Last Sunday she
might bare been seen closely scrut
inizing a four-room flat near Lincoln
park. And there bas been a dress
maker at her bouse sewing busily
for two whole weeks. Chicago
News. '
He Had God Luck.
"Whur ye bin?" asked one rural
sportsman.
"Fisbin'." replied another.
"Get a bite?-' '
. "Yep."
"tteica anytumr - i
-Yep." . . - - j
"What jeketch!T . . . - . . !
"nctch the mosquito that gittni
tb bUe." Washinr-tca Star.
Annual' "Statement'.'
In itccoMitnes with the irnnlrementeof ke
tlon 718 of tbe Code-, I, J. II. Veltoo, clerk of
the board of ccmmlralonera for Alnmnnca
county, do hereby certify that the following l
a true atntemt-nt lor the year ending Nov. SO.
isat, ortl.e Amount , item and nature of all
compeuFAllon audited by tbe board to the
membrra thereof, eTrally, tbe liomber Of
da-n the board una Id era-Jon and tbe dis
tance traveled by roth member I ,-'
v . To B. LONG,
Fori dare agpo. rom'r, ' (KoJ
' BWhitleaa ice mils, . - i6a
, fcktra arrTlre aa ru'm'n nokid for ,
... yeur ending Nov, bO ImH, 1000
Extra xervUt-K tin ch'ln'n bonrd for '
yenrendliig, Ior,M. 1MM, 10
4 dAa com, on tax roaUaamt 1 day '. .
, com. on jan,
f Total, k
ToNVJl. STAFFORD,
Forl7dayanaCo. Com'r, '
120 in Ilea 6o a mile, '
..-' Total, '
IK) 00
To C.C.TOWM8END,
For ID dnya aaXo. Com'r,
1 day toying on"rid to Burlington,
1 day on tax roud.
6i uillea is oc a mile,
al,
EBB,
to8
For 20 day aa Co. Com f, ' MOO
610 in ilea fltet mile. - , iISM
. 1 dny com. on c. a. c.'t re port fl, ' 2 (10
1 day com. tiling wltb Iroaanrer, , 2 00
1 day com. on tax mnria and 1 day
on building committee, ' 00
Total, . 7S
TO C. H. RON Ex. V
For 18 daye aa Co. Com'r, l8
ZtSmileatf fica mile, ' ' 11 M
1 day nacom, nettling with treaa-
un?r, -t 200
2 day a com. on tax toads and 1 day
coin, on Jail, ;'' 600
Total, ' . " Sue SO
Tbe Board waa lo aeeelon 20 days for the
year ending Sov. SOU), ISM.
......... - JiiLWATBOK, "
Clerk of Board.
Mortgagees' Sale !
tty virtue of the p wer eontntned In re,
tain morlgHiiedeodnexeeutad by Chaa. L. Knn
vllle, one on tint or Dec , 1HM0, end regiatered
In book 12. piuie, 4 7, 4 arid 420. one on Dec,
a, 1HI. and rvirutere . In Uak 17, pngps-,aW, SUT
i d 20S, ami Due on A ng. AO. 188H. and rtwIclMv
rd In bonk 17, pngea VSt, a and 4M, and all
r gi'iedlUieomerortheKeKiatrrOf Deeda
ot Alara mcpotmnty. the nnderaigned mortgu
teen will aell for cnh at the court boaee aour
In Unthani, at 12 M. on
' MONDAT, JANT 7, 1B0S,
the tnirt of land dearnbrd In aald nortenirea.
The tract nf land con Ulna ,m acre, and la '
altuale In K,imt. loHnslilp. Alnmitnce
oomily.arljolnlnsr the tnlwlnot Brlce Ki.nvllla
eiiilnlhera. It l uti axrollej.t tnkacm and
grnlll furui and very (lMlr.ll Teniia-aal ,
i r:on'iK kkhnoix e.
l.KVI H. Mii'Al-I.KY.
iSO. l K OX, and oth
ijc6, 18M-td.
other, v
Mortgngeea,
HOME
r LK 1 uLLj.
-FOH
COTTON, CORN
AND v , -Oenoval
Crops.
tJed and endnraed by leading laf '
mere in North Carolina and the Fo'ith. -lor
tbe pHHt nvei tv yenra. Read the
fa llowing ceit G'-it'-M, aii'1 !aenil for
pamphit'i giving riireciions fcr mixing,
ttaiimottiiiK & .
. M AKt.vn.t.a, J. C., Bept 20, "A
Heaara. Bnykln. t.'armer A to.
U-ntirmcn : The rhemlcnl I bonclit of rod
for making "Home Fertilizer" eonilnne tt
clve aattafuction I only oar It under rnttnh.
Von know I tnnat think it eraxl, or I aliobld
not have md It ao long, lhla mnkni la or IT
yearn trial I have been nalngll.and Kama be
made me able to pay far it In tanh, not oa
eroptnnet Vuura tnily.
. ', Tuoa. 8. EVahb.
rnraAW.H cOctK ltfcS.
Meaara. Boykln. trmer Co.
It glrea ua nlvaaure toiy we hare been oa
lux yoi.r "Uoine Kerllllxrr" for more than
fifteen year conllnunnaly, and tapnH toron.
Unite to do . Of couraa we kre entirely sat
lafled tbat It nova na In naa It.
r.earevUully, J. W. McKav,
K. M. JdcKAtr.
nitiiirn o.ia
JelAllilLUtVll.a
BALTIMORE, MD. ,
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