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k vol.- xxlr.
GRAHAM. N.C., THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17. 1896.
NO; 33.;
TURNING GRAY
AMP THREATENED --
WITH BALDNESS
. Thft Daager is Averted by Using
"Nearly forty years ago, after
some weeks of sickness, iny liiur
turned gray and began Jailing out
' bo rapidly that I was threatened
With Immediate baldness. Hearing
. Ayer's Hair Vigor highly spoken of,
- ..... t ,i . . .. ii.:.
commenced.- using
prepara-
tion, and was so well satisfied with
the result that I have never tried
any other kind of dressing. t It stop
ped the hair fronf ailing out, stimu
lated a new growth of hair, and kept
the scalp free from dandruff. Only
an occasional application is now
needed to keep my hair of good,
natural color. I never hesitate to
recommend any of Ayer's medicines
to my friends." Mrs. II. M. Haigiit,
Avoca, Neb.
Ayer's Hair Vigor
" PREPARED BY .
OR. J.C.AYER & CO., LOWELL, MASS., U. S. A.
. i '
Agar' Sariaparilla Bemovc 1'ituplc. -
PROFESSIONAL CARPS.
Attorney-at-L.iyv..
bdrliSGTON, :--'r - s. c
Practice In the fltnte nn1 Weflersl court.
Oftloe over White, Moore & Co.' etoie, Mln
Street, 'Phone No. H.
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B YfltTfil & BYNUMt
Attorneys and CoanWloi at lavr
CfBEENSUOltO, N. .
Practice remitorly in the
nmnc county.
ci'iirta of Alii-
Dr. Johnll.Steard, Jr.,
mr-.VTT.Sfv
BURLING TON. NC.
. ool K tn of tw th tW
Office on Main St. over I N. W ker & no.'g
Livery, Sale Feed
STABLES.
W. C. Moore, Pkop'k,
GUAM AM, N. O.
Harka met'! tmln. Crod Ing or 1ou
Me teams. Charges moderate.
HENRY BAWY. J-llt.:
PRACTICAL TIMEE, -GRAHAM.-
- - - N.C.
All kinds of tin work and re
tiring. Shop on W. Eliu St., second
door from Bain & Thompson'.
Vec.6,lf. .
Since its enlargement, Tfre N"Tth (
Carolinian is the largea wctkly
newspaijer inMilie4-l in the State.
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Jt prints all the new, and ix-cntiic of a spirit of independence andaelf
the tloelrine of patv ucinocrac. It , sopj-ort about it without being dff
con tains right pages of intem-ting i endent jn any degreo npon noigb-
matter every rx;k. rn-nd one
Lr and got it fo-a whole rear. A
sample ci )j will be niailttf free on
application to
JUStl'ULolAAlr.lJ, luiitor.
Ealeigh, X. C
' The Xortft CaniL'nian anil Tk
AlAXAXcK f!lJ!AXK will "I -e pent
t.w niif vr for Two Ilofl.-irK- Cash
inaijfaw. Apply at The Gleams
offloe. Graham, X. U j
WANTED-AM IDEAJlV1
this saaateat VtiX'n voorktM ; ihrj mr
fcai3 vo waaJlfc. pu JOrLN WkLiliEti
bl'KM (X, 1 ! Aimtwvs. Wi.hmgtnn,
h.X.ltrUii Ica aaa.uC4. ,
TfHfc PfcTHIfHED CITY, "
Uxplirrrn nre Vall-a to Find the Fabled
. Town. .-.'.'v t
- Among cities, of fablo tbo petrified
varioty was interesting. Wo have
it in tiiost porta of "tbo world, v Qe
prosaic islands know it, but as a
subtnarind "curiosity: In tbo days
when London enjoyed the preseliOQ
of an embassadbr from Tripoli that
porsbnago aStdhisiied tbo . Royal so
ciety once at least. The famous ttav
olor, Dr. Shaw, bad mentioned ,;tho
story of a ' petriiiod yillago near
Cyrone. Scientiflo people derided
it; soientiflo pdopla uphold it In
abort, a disoussioa . nrosd, pome
lnbmbera 'of tbe Royl Booiety, reool
leoting that there wera grave and
responsible inhabitants ' of Tripoli
Vitbin reach, put the qneation be-
L foro tbo embassador. -Be explained
with. a. vengeance. One of " Lis
friends, a person, of course, whose
honor could hot jbo impugned, was
well acquainted with thoepot. Bhaw
Qiado a great mistake in describing
it as a village. City was the proper
word." Tho walla inclosed an exact
circle, numerous streets crossed at
right angles) with shops and ave
nues of trees," and A noble castlo
stood in tbo midst. In tho chops
and, streets were people variously
employed tho gentlemen noted in
especial a baker and his customers,
loaves in band, & woman suckling
her baby, cto. Ha ontercd tbe castle
and found a kin?, or soniobody of
rank, lying on a gorgeous "bed, with
guards about him. Animals abound
ed, suoh as donkeys, Camels, oxen,
sheep, birds. But everything was
sione of a peculiar bluish tint, oven
tbe money lying, on shop oounters
and in - people's hands. Witneas
brought a quantity away, and tho
embassador regretted that bo could
not -find some pieces -presented to
himself at the moment. A descrip
tion was forthcoming, however.
The coins were as large as English
shillings, with a borso's head on ono
side and writing in unknown char
acters on the others A bnppy littlo
touch represented that many of tbo
figures had lost head cr,. limbs pet
rifactions w'ill .not endnso forever,
of course.: Tho -Royal society ex
pressed "wai-ixt gratitude for .this
communication. V - '
It is scarcely worth whilo to peel:
the origin f a fahle-Vibioh 13 suiS-
ciontly explained by the vagaries ot
imagination. That it was localized
at Cyrone, among Countless other
spots, tnnjr bo duo to. the Csistoneo !
Of a large and well preserved ncorop-1
olis Jhero. with: many ftutuca wect
in Shaw's' timo, if riot now. HoLim
eelf made a long and perilous jnr-1
poy to narntun, in Knmidia, whoro,
as tho Arab3 aVOhched, a Bedouin
encampment was on view, surround-,
ed by oxen and sheen, all turned to '
stona In this instanco no shadow
of foundation for the legend could
bd found. Cut it was so widely dif
fused in thoge days that luinors of
the marvel reached the court of
Franco, and M. lo Alniro, consul at '.
i, received instructions to in-
quire. He employed some janiza-, (lrow uia cajnl t0 nll that portion of
ries, who nndcrtook to hiing away lho t.nrtll formerly owned by Colo
a iiotrified Bedouin, but they pointed I uoi Broadaoro.
out,-very reasonably, that a full
grown specimen would be too heavy.
The consul declared that a baby
would satisfy him, to begin with at
any rate, .aiier many monies, our-1
ing which his interest was kept up ,
by frequent drafts for oxponses, the
J janizaries - returned,, and, -,- 6ure
onougb, tbey had . a stone baby a
very protty ono, too, for it proved
afterward to be a littlo statue of
Cupid, found among; tbo ruins, of
Leptis. They bad brokeneff tbe
wings and quiver. - TJruca also was
tempted to visiMhk jpot-called
Itai-Som, and Captain Smyth of her!
majesty- ship Adventuro went in i
search of it, hut in another direc
tion. - The sultan of Fezznn told him
a story 60 much liko the embassa
dor's that be traveled, f nil cf hope,
nine days tbrcngh a desert country.
In this case, however, there were
really buildings and bas-reliefs of
men and animals, if not statues.
London standard.
The National Capital.
Apropos of nothing in particular
tbe St Louis Star domaods that
some eity nearer the confer of tbo
country be made the capital. It does
not mention 1st. Louis, but it proba
bly has that city in mind. It saya
mat tastrington is practically so
moro than a suburb of New York.
"What is now needed is seat ol ua-
tional government which has more
noring citiea lor its giamotu. Many
travclod people smile when Wash
tngton is mentioned as tbo Paris of
America. Thero is no compaiikcn
between tho two places, allowing
Ten for difference Ln population
and age. . r
B rarsat t BUm Is.
Creene Say I That gbotgnn I
koagbt of yea blew into 1U.CCO
piooes (hetiit tielfirrd it off. I
don't see how 1 rrer got off alive.
Gurutel Ob. yes. I forgot to tell I
yon. Y bare beard of those txw
. .r , V" ' T There isa novelty in banging aroond
farrttiag? WeiL that whs one of U M mhtt u oominc next-fit.
thnx-Iodiajaapohs .JooxsmL- Paul Dispatch-
WILLED HIM THE EARTH.
the Idut and Moot Amniing Joke of Colo- ,
nvl BroadaeTe of lex.
Colonel Broadacro of TexaSi who
was- qnite a wit in his way, had a,
bumptious young nephewi f whom
he was not' overload, and, when the
colonel finally died with his hoots
on way tbey have in Texas it
was found that he bad got oven with
tbe young man in question by face- j wer0 arousing iheir followers moro
tiously willing him tbd 'earth. filld jnoro froffl Lorir t(j boiir untii
The colonel wanted hissorrowing fln rnultifudo Swarmed
relatives to onioy the joke as early , ., : .. 1.. , , ,
in the reading of bis last will and 1 8roud 16 f ? filato'. LonBO,
testament as Josslbh so he remem-i?"? "m: ln ih of ,tho law
hered his , conceited nephew ia-theindlf tb l)le- clamored
i. - i .'.t-'-i-or tbe restitution of tho treasures
Very first clause of the will, which .. . .... ..
i. d nmD. - . - - taken from tho priests, the cessation
'To my weli beloved (by himself)
and self opinionated nephew, John
Benry Broadaore, who has always
wanted the earth, as the saying
goesri hereby, givo and bequeath
saiit body or planet, for him and his
heirs and assigns to have and to hold
in fee simple forever, or as long as
Said planot, known as the earth,
Bhall continue to revolve in its ac
customed orbit. And I trust he will
livo long to elljoy the bequest land
pick up a more useful stock of
knowledge than he appears to be
burdened with at the date this doc
ument is drawn."
The colonel's estate was worth a
couple of millions, invested about
equally in land and good sonnd 60
curity, and of courso tho other heirs
hadihe grand snicker, so to speak,
on John Henry s
It was very amusing .indeed un
til John Henry's lawyer caiiio for--ward
and claimed every square inch
of the colonel's landed estate for bis
client, on tbo ground that it was
part of the earth which bis nnolo
bad willed him, apd. bo was clearly
entitled to it.
The other heirs pointed ont tbo
.fact that tho landed estate had been
Specifically bequeathed to them in
the clauses of tho will following
that in which John Henry had" been
so handsomely remembered, but the
wide awake lawyer stoutly contend
ed and said there wasn't a court in
tho country but would sustain him
in so doing that this portion oTTho
will was null and void, as tho testa
tor had already disposed of every
acr'e of his rvnl estate in Jho first
nlnnfifl of Hin ilnftiitriAitr firwl nn Incf:
- j win nmi testament over made could
; gjv0 ftvray the surao picco of prop-
gjve away
crty twice.
In fact,- bo said, tho striot letter
of tho law would justify his client
in also claiming Out securities 1 e
lon'giug to Colonel Orondacro's cs
tnto, as tho possessor of the oarth
was rightly entitled to all it con
tained. It didn't look eo much like a joke
to tbo rest of the heirs -as it did at I
first, and thoy finally clubbed to-
gethor and bought oil the colonel's
Iit- tv-i ntfmij tintiltntit vnlin si - - f 1
, , . -ii .i 1
had a bump of enterprise, among tho l
rest, for a good round suni up in
the hundred thousands, it is said
in nnnsi(l(ii;ition nf wliinli lin with.
John Henry rides around in his
own carriage nowadays, and when
pcoplo ask him if ho isn't getting
rather extravagant ho simply closes
hia oft eya for tLe 1)aco o perbaps
B Be0ond in a thoughtful sort of way
arj BOyn:
"Not nndnly so, I guess, for a
yonng man who is boir to tho earth. "
The morsl of this story seems to
bo that faoetionsnoBS, though it may
be the spice of life, is out of placo in
ono's lust will and testament, and
also that tho man who does his laugh-
in flfro- fiu th- .Tr,trna mm in la
farwiscr tbnn he Lo goa at
balf cock. Detroit Froo Press. .
' Batemasi and Jrvlog.
Thero havo been rocen t discussions
concerning tho why and tho where
fore of the acceptance of "Tbe
Bells" by old Colonel Batemnn. The
fact of the matter was that the colo
nel was on hia last logs and allowed
Hepry Irving to try Leopold Lewis' j
version of "LeJuif Polonats as I
. , j
know that before that evt.ntfu.l nigh
which started Irving's sncccas a vcr-I
. r . I
Z JZJfJtu ArniH ' Hd '
Veen rodnced at tbe Alfred theater ,
thT.5l i13'
m wi r ..f
Lolonol Batuman never believed in ,
n - u n . .1, 1 . . 1
The Bulls at all and what is;
... !. 1
more never believed in Irving cither
nntil after his anccess as Matbiaa.-
is as Malhiaa. -J
Locdon Trtith.
Weaaw-i Coasktarattm War Wasnaas.
"Mamma." askod Uie little girl,
pointicgat tbe woman on tbo other
side ol the car, "what makes tbo
lady wear her ringa onUide her
glovo?"
"HosB.aaid tb mother in an
aggravated ataga whi.-Der. "Don't
bo rudo. T'te lady wears her ringa
outside her (rlovo to keep tbem from
blackening her fingers. "Indian-
poliaJonrnaL
pijut la lmh.
"After all, what's tbe uef 4Ti
j
,
SLAUGHTER OF 1 HE GALILEANS
S'" - . n , . ' ' ' '
Fontloa rOata Armed CI) Soldier With
: Clab lo UerUlon. : ,
It was Eilato's custom to come to
bis official residence it hind of pal
ace for public business during all
feasts, and be was thero that day,
but be was in a very ugly framo of
taind. Suoh men cs Den Nassur,
aided by zealots from other-places.
1 ?
to be wicked, and they furiously fe-
itnanded the removal of the temple
guards. ' . ' , ',- - ;-r -
The Roman governor had not the
least idea of granting any cf tbose
demands, and he determined to teach
the-angry Galileans a lesson. Ho
sent to bis camps for a largo num
ber of aldiers. Tbey were not to
come in arnior, bnt in ordinary cloth
ing, and were to bo armed only with
clubs. Strong men can do a great
doal of damage with heavy cndgels,
but Pilate's idea was to express in
this way his soldierly contempt for
a Jowish mob. Bis men were order
ed to surround it and to wait ' for
suoh commands as ho might givo
them. '
Cyril's fear of tbo rabbis and
priests grew stronger aa he drew
near tho temple. There was to other
place on earth, ho believed, where n
sacrifice to God could bo effcred as
solemnly as" upon tho bfafeen gold
ornamented altar of burnt Offering,
which ho and his father were soon
to see.
Louder and louder grew tbo sounds
of the tumult in the open epace be
fore tho governor's palace, but Cyril
and his fathbr could no longer bear
it, for they were now in tho outor
oourt of the tcmplo. They advanced
toward the steps leading up to tbo
gorgeously gilded portals of the in
ner courts Hero tliey were met by
a Levi to, to whom Ezra at onooj
handed tho fleecy offering which he
had brought and bad so fur carried j
in his arms. During sovornl min- j
titos,. howevor, thero bad boon
Strango sounds beyond tho pato of
the outer court, and they were fast
growing loader. Ezra and his son
would havo paused to listen, but tbo
Levite led tho way into tbo inner
court, and thoy followed. In a mo
ment word Cyril could sco the
smoking aitar, tho splendidly array
ed priests, tho chanting Lovites,' tua
swinging congers and all tho grand
appliancw of tho te-;ilo worship.
Everything was Fplcniud boyond his
I imaginings, but ho could not lock
at it fur mora than a moment. Eo.
u Q
iiitothoontercourt, filling thatspneo
. . . . . ' . .
and then pouring on into tho inner
court, onmo a shooting, shrieking,
maddened multitudo. -
Pilate's clnb men had been doing
their brutal work only too v. ell, and,
if his soldiers carried clubs only,
other enemies of the Ualileans and
tbey were many had seized tliis op
portunity, for stool blades wero
'"""
ing down t he Jews who had protest
ed so zealously for the temploand
tbo law. ' .
Thoy did not pause at . tho patqof
the inner court, but in a moment
more tbern were slnin Galileans ly
ing among tbo bodies of tho animals
prepared for wicriUco. and tho ro
vongo of Pilnto npon thoso who hud
upbraided him was becoming terri
ble. W. O. Stoddard in fct. Nicholas.
A Centle Clat to Uar Ooasta,
The Empress Frederick unwitting
ly brought on herself the bontility
of tbo Prussian array by a course
she took, or thai was taken in her
niituo, whon the waa cro wn princess.
The Crown princi) gave a prntt mili
tary dinnor soon aftr hia father
'T '
came to tho throno. OfUcors of all
L, j ,
who wrvis uicD auiiaiiuma aro now
'i . , ... .
... , , ...
potting red in tho face with anger.
DC'. a PetJman of the court went
a to fa t ,,-" , Lipbnw
lrticulatly ddred office, lot to
cBt with their knives Jtisnotusa.l
4 mj, ,;,.. .
in good JutRliaU society to cat with
(1,v,. ' , ,
ne knife, but uerinaua and Polo
...,. , . . !
' 'T "
a nittaaa vulgar..
-Londoa-Truth.
r
I A Ma a( Eaisia'
I "Icomotosee- if 1 could fit SO
t tents to go and ace- my pore old faw J
ther," aaial tbe ragged ese doubt
fully.
"Ky,,raid the client, "you ntnat
have forgotten tbst yoa bad told
mo yoa were an orphan."
"Orjihan? . Ol. ysa, Tbfs here
half deXar is to ei fnra a JTiritoat
1st tneetio." Indianapolis Joaraal
Alice Oh, Cd it b, the- honoymoois
is beginning;, to wano. - Percy eaHd
me plain Alice today.
.Editb And yet yot rr not ro
very plniy.dtar. Dctrt ViaiVzz.
RAN THe FIR3T LOCOMOTIVE.
An Iowa Kaa tVlio Wu Xnkliienr on tlu
. . Socket of Oeorye Ateplientou,
For, 40 years lid ward Rntwistle
has had bia home on n lot which he
purchasotl for hi oj sell upon Lis com
ing to Des Moines.
Edward Entwistlo was born in
181S at Tilsey'a Basks, Lancashire,
England- At tho age of 11 ho was
apprenticed to tbb Dcko Cf Bridge
water, who had laryo machine shops
at-Manehoster, 11 miles from the
lad's birthplace and homo. Tho
first railroad for general passenger
and freight business was completed
in 1831, between Manchester and
Liverpool, a distance of ,-31 rnilea.
Tho Rocket, tho first locomotive, or
passenger engine, was built under
tbe direction and according to the
plans of George Stephenson in the
works whero young Entwistle was
serving an apprenticeship. He was
to, , bo cn engineer, and he closely
watched the work. - " '
When tho road was built and the
engino completed, Stephenson lookod
about for a man to run tho engine,
The foreman of tho shops was con
sulted, and after n day or -two- re
ported that ho had no man to recom
mend, bat that if Stephenson wonld
tako tho young apprentice, Entwis-'
tlo, tho foreman would recommend
tho lad.. The cluko's steward was
applied to and pave written permis
sion for En twist le to go with Ste
phenson. When be was notified, after
all these arrangements bad been
ma do, it was the first intimation
Entwistld had that he was to be
placed in tho service. Ha did not
flinch from it, bet rather enjoy oil
the opportnnity.-r v
Tbo formal opening of tho road
was to tako placo on Monday, and
on Sunday yonng Entwistlo and
Stephenson took tho Koeket out for
a private trial trip. They ran over
about ono-balf of tbo track of the
road alone. All Worked well, and
they had no fear cs to tho final re
sult. On the day of t ho formal open,
ing of the road immense crowds
gathered, not only at Manchester
and Liverpool, but all along tbe 31
miles of track. Tho Duke of Wel
lington, many other diutinguisbod
noblomon, members of the cabinet
and stockholders in tho sew road
wore present
Tbo passenger coaches were built
in compartments, somewhat similar
to tho stagecoaches of those days,
I and three of thorn were attached to
tho Rocket. They were filled with
distinguished persons, stockholders
and their personal frionds.
Stopbchson and young Entwistle
took cbargo of the engine, and a
suooessful start was mado toward
Liverpool f.mid tho cheers of tho
thousands of observers of the now
wondor. All was well nntil tho
train was, approaching Grand Jono-
lion, frora whcr0 fl braIK;h roaa wafl
building to Bolton. Closa to that
point a torriblo accident hnj.pcncd.
Amona; t'10 distiuguishtHl pnsongor
was Mr. IIuskision, a member of
tho cabinet, a stockholder and pro
moter of tho now roid. Wbila bow
ing in response to tho chooru of tho
multitude bo in soido manner si i i
ped and fell and was ran over and
killed by tho couch following. Tho
body was takon np and carriod to
Liverpool in tho train.
Tho first trip had been sncocsHfu!
ly made. .After an ovation the train
returnod to Manchester with Ed
ward Entwisflo's band upon the
tbrottlo. The rsilwny for tho trans
portation of freight and passengers
by steam power had bccoiuo a fixed
and demonstrated fact
Tbo line boinfr r jncd for pcnrrnl
trnillo, yonng Enwtt!o was given
ebargo of the Eockr.tandfor lira"
years made two round trif a every
day between Liverpool and Man
chesterone in tho forenoon, tbo
other in tbo afternoon Tbo wcrk
so worocn the venth that he asked I
to bo relieved, L-ving prown nert
ons and unwell. fctephciiKcn at first
said that rntwisilowas bnt on ap
prentice and wontt have to stay
anyway. Lot Entwistlo promptly re
plied that he had cot been appren
ticed to run n locomotive. Through
tho efforts cf Stephenson bo was se
cured a plaoe as second engineer on
ono of tho roasting steemt rg of the
I)uko of BridgewaU. On that tee
ael he- ccmpletcd tho laattbreoof
his aoven years r firrcntirthtp and
remained ono year thereafter.
Then, being 22 yiara ct ago.be;
determined to coido to (ho Dnrted ,
Hia tea. Co landed h JCew York in
1W?. Chicago ReuoruV
Baaiawsa Is Baslacae.
A short time ainoo a wottmirn em
ployed Ly a wealthy firnrof tnano-
focturcrs in Birmingham committed
suichle. On behalf of 'lbs man's
willow rnd child the firm was- asked
to state abat muuuy was Jue to the
(leccascfl; bnt no aalisfsctory state.
:nent ooold be obtained, and -ultimately
a solicitor's letter was aenfc
To this tho Irm rcjilicd that the
torn owed by them to tbe deceased
was la. 1GL. which they furwardod,
less 1 jienuy for yoatagev London
Tnrth.
The charities that soothe and heal
awl blots 7 srntterwl at the feet
of man, 1:1 e Cowex. WwrJa worth, '
Hlghest ofaH ia Leavening Power.-
BSOWTS.V PURE
MAKING HIS PILE.
I
: Early and late be' a-workinit,
Saya that 'a hin natural style.
Be woan't eat out tight for shirking.
And tbey euy he' a-niaking hli pile.
"Unrrted of ooarae,'''! mgffratWI, '
"With babim to elliub on hla knaeT','
-, "No; too many dullarn Invented. . r ,
He's never bad lulsiire, yoa see.
"No band for snorts: bin't active, ;
And Hk him to go to the ploy, a -
' And he'll say it's lulnlity attractive, ' t
. He'd bo glad to on tome other iaf.
"And suppose yon suggest that he's losing
TI10 joys tbut inuko life worth while,
Bo declares your Ideas are amusing
And at.lt, 'Ain't i making iny pile?
" 'No wife to dispute niy dominion.
No childn-n to go to the lad. '
Givo me cash In my humble opinion
The Ust frlund a inun ever bud.'
"If yon spenk of tho pleaHures of giving,
Ho puts on a cynical smile
And remarks that 'you'll learn more by
living.'
Poor fool I Bnt he's making his pile."
Frank Putnam In Chlougo Tinics-Huruld.
Llnoolu's Good Heart.
Tho following testimony to Lin
coln's unfailing kindness is borne
by Mr. C. A. Dana, who bad abun
dant opportunities to see the presi
dent under circumstances that wonld
be sore trials to any man's temper: .
He was kind at heart, not from
mere politeness. I never hoard him
say an unkind thing about anybody.
Now and then be would laugh at
somotbing jocose or satirical that
soniobody had done or said, bat it
was always pleasant humor.
1 noticed his swootnoss of nature,
particularly with his littlo son, a
child at that time perhaps 0 or 8
yoars oldt who used to roam the do-'
partments and whom everybody
called Tad. Ho had a dofective pal
ate and couldn't speak very plainly.
Often I, havo sat by bis father re
porting to him about somd impor
tant matter that I had been ordered
to inquire into, and bo would have
this boy on his knoo, and while he
would perfectly understand the re
port the striking thing about him
was bis affection for the child.
Ho was good to everybody. Onco
thore was a great gathering at the
White House on Now Year's day,
and all tho diplomats came in their
uniforms, and all the officers of tho
urniy and navy in Washington were
in full oostumo, A littlo girl of
mine said:
"Papa, couldn't you take mo over
to son that?"
I said yes. So I took her over and
pu t her in a corner, where she boheld
this gorgeous .show. When it was
finished, I wont np to Mr. Lincoln
and said:
"I havo a littlo girl hero who
wants to shako hands witn you.
Ho went over to her and took her
up and kisHod her and talked to ber.
bile will nevor forget it if she lives
to be a thonsand yoars old. That
was tho nature of the man. Youth's
Companion.
Uaaav Hnstosa,
In Japan most of tbo horses are
shod with straw. Even tbo clam-
I siestof carthorses wear straw shoos,
I which, in their cases, aro tied round
: the ankles with straw ropo and are
; mado of the ordinary rice straw,
j braided so as to form a sole or the
; foot about half an inch thick. These
soles cost about a halfpenny a pair,
'in Iceland bovtaa sre shod with
tbcepa born. In ibo valley of the
tpiKtr Oxus tho antlers of the moon
j tain deer are used for tho same par
j pose, tho shoos lining fastened with
j horn pins. In the ijudan the horses
! sre shod with stocks made of cam.
J els' skin, in Australia horseshoes
i are often made tit oowbkle. A Ger
man not long ago invented a horse
shoe of piper, prepared by saturat
ing with ciV-. turpentine and other
f ingrcdicnts. Thin btyors of snob
paper are glued on to tho hoof till
tii requisite tbicknus is attained,
and the shoes thus made aro durable
and imionetrabl to moisture Cin
cinnati Enquirer.
If flw earts sad Hooa MM IYeC
The sciuntists bnv been d incom
ing the question. What wonld be
the result if I bo earth and the moon
should ooiite in collision? Tbe ton-
eral cpini.m wenai fo be that it
woafd result in the tcmporataro of
tbeeortl rising several thousands
f degree aud ita wholo surface be
ing converted into a boiling coean
by the waters hahK? tbvown out of
place. bt. Looia Itepubliol ;
Cfli. vrtirQrncaltn .cf heart and
mind t As falls yon-Cr tree's loosened
riad to leavo a toadcrw growth lie-
bind, so fall tlwr wrary rears awav.
A cb.1.1 bpiiin, niy bead 1 lay npon
thokpotliii.w-e,day-Wbitticr.-.
The small waUtsjaf French wen
oro lelHved I; v mo me sckntisfs tar
U the alt .f beretlit v: - Ases of
ti?ht l.tia?. tliey say, has produced
a phykr-f iiz'..zritj ia tkti nation,
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-Latest U. S. Gov't Report ' r i
.v , A .TRRIBtE PEVENGK.J 1 ,
Smallpox Disseminata tiasaf ladfaMM h
...... a Was.JIaa,,My -
"Cracker" John Ferris, tbe veteran
stagedriver, who in the early fifties
drove tbo stage on the overland
ronte .between Independenoe, Ma,
and Santa Fo, in relating soma of
his - interesting experiences to m
group of friends the other dory, told
this story, says a Fort Bliss (Tex.)
correspondent of i the New York
World: . V, . : -." .
"The smallpox outbreak Among
the Comanche Indians in the year
18CS," be said, "oaused a great stir
throughout the western country, X
carried the first news of that devas
tating plague to the outside world.
I was making one-of my trips when
'I stopped at a small trading post on
the Koosho river. Great excitement
urovnilfifl liwjinsfl of fln outbreak at
smallpox among the Indians; who
thickly populated that section. Hun
dreds of the redskins had died. '
"Smallpox had np to' that time
beon an unknown disease among
theso Indians, and the outbreak was
the roRnlt of one of themost terrible
. . V 4
recorded. In the spring of 1855 two
young men, whose names I bare for
gotten, went cat to tbe plains for
tho purpose of spending a few
months. The object of tho trip was
for the benefit 6f the health of on
of them. ' They reached Council
Grove and resolved to remain there
a short time. Tbey decided to get
taste of buffalo banting. ' They left
Council Grove early one morning
on a two weeks' hunt They wero
mounted on good horses, which soonv
attracted the covetous eyes "of strag
gling bands of Indians.
"On the third day they came upon
a large herd of buffalo and bad an
exciting cbase. Tho invalid yonng
man killed one of tbe animals and
had dismounted to view bis prise
when a big, strapping Indian rode
out of a clump of trees, shot tbe
white man and scalped him. . The
companion of the murdered man
saw the horrible crime, and think
ing that a similar fata awaited bim
put spurs to his horse and headed
for Council Grove. He was closely
pursued by the Indian. The white
I man escaped find reached Council
Grove in an exhausted condition.
I The companion of the murdered
man vowed to have revenge npon
' the wholo tribe for tbe fonl dood
, which ono of the members bad com
. Inittcd, and be kept bis vow, :
I "no returned to bis horns and
learned that the hospital there on
I tainod several oases of smallpox.
He mads I bo acquaintance of ono of
; tho Attendants of tbe hospital and
induced the latter to Sell bim
number of blankets which bad been
used to cover the smallpox patients,
j He then boxed tbo blankets ami
I wont out and distributed tbem
among tbe -Indiana. The disease
spread rapidly, and tbey died by tbe
sooro. ,, . , - ,
"The young man who brought oaf
and distribated the blabietsfemainv
od at Council Grove nntil heaaw tbe
outbreak of smallpox fairly started
.1 A i . LI- . Ml.
nil men roiurnou 10 jus Dome. XflO ,
United Htates government set on
foot an investigation as to the caase
of the outbreak, and it was disco v
ered td lie in the blankets brought
from tbe cask A large reward wae
offered for tbe arrest of the yonng
man, but be loft theeontttryas soon)
As bo found that be was wanted
Ho never starned.so far aS I know.'
Bad Ilia rietaYa. Takaav r
I have bad my picture taken. If r
was my second offense, my first sin?
having gonoontof print Mr. Ball"
took my pietnre; and Mr. Bindahf
cared it. They did' tli boat tbey
oonld by xna Mr. Bal) hn fhe repa'
tation of being very good in riiffiocrf
cases. -no worked bard With me,"
And 1 feet grateful to btrr for hi '
kind attention aaring the critical
period. Ho arranged me bv front of
A pair of Vice sartains that were
painted or the wall with A wbrte
wash brush and parted on f lie samer
sido as my baif. This, Mr. Ball'
said, wonld give tbe pictafo A bono
like appearanoe'and wonld perbapsf
help to riiviuV p (be (re of tbtf
person wbo-ntigbt bo exsmfcrtag tbo1
pictsro wttn an tuea or keeptag K.
Thus sssared fht thero might bo
kkelihnnilof s4in? ntttf anrav.l tnlifi
Mr. Ball to tako sn impress, and
I wonld bo around ami read the
proof. He then took np tbo robber
iUan inUnui.inK t w.t
wave on the topol bis bead, and the
boatnesa clicketL and cry picture
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