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LMboaTBDbed Oeroet Catalogue I In ail anode In sand-iislntsd anion la alio freaj if Carpet sample, are wsoted mall us So. In stampe, "Drop a poeul et onoa to the money savers andraaaeaa. sr that wa pmy freight this mtm psreb.es sr arswte. as Carfalas. I-ertfere ua Suae anontlav ta S m4 ewer.. Julius UlncsA Son p4XTinoRS, no. Our MRS. YORKE'S BUSE. J 1 jIiW- -ir..- I V Flower and Garden Seeds. Large lot of Flower Bulbs To arrive in a Few days. . School Books. .- . .. - t jl Don't fail to try nuiuic riuo. D rugs, f i ne candy, &c. 0ATES&00., Burlington, N. C. Doris forks stood In her bedroom thinking over things. That her tbooghts Were not pleasant ooold be judged By the trosbled look on her pretty faoe. . She was not wbafc one ooold call a beautiful woman, but there was some thing lrrcaiatibiy fsaolnatlng about her. Brer cos admired her. The big gray oyes, with- their long, dark lashes, would sometimes seem black when they were filled with merriment Her hair was a most dellgbtf ol shade of red gold, and her complexion; being oolarleav wss as pure as alabaster, and, moreover, Doris a Very sensible little woman woman who baorneen need to mixing In society ever sinoe she first entered her teens; when she took tbs manage ment of her father's, house after iier poor mother's death i a little woman who, underneath a' guileless exterior. bad a tremendons amount of taot and worldly'knowledge, and therefore when her father married again, although sho was perfectly friendly with hef step mother, reobgnised .that it would be as well for her to have a home of her own, so, to the surprise of every one, she ao oepted and married handsome George Yorke. ' ' - '-. Why every one was surprised was simply that George, who, enjoying the reputation of being the handsomest man In his set, also had: the reputation of being tbe very worst flirt in Slowmin- iter. He had been engaged times out of number, while his flirtations' were ooontless, Everybody liked him in spite of bis weakness for ladies' sooiety. He was so good looking, so generous snd witty, so warm hearted, that, In spits of his delinquencies, be was a universal favorite. Still tbs news of his engage ment to Doris oaused quite a thrill of astonishment, for tbe girl was a flirt, too, and every one prophesied that tbe .engagement would: speedily be termi nated. But every one was wrong. George Was head over ears in love with his pretty sweetheart and she was equally in love with him; so after a brief but intensely happy, engagement they ;got married and up to tbe time our story opens had led an ideally happy life. Every one pointed them out as be ing one of the few couples that effepto ally disproved tbe legend of marriage beta? a failure. . Yet hers was Doris in her bedroom st tbe Queen's hotel at Bournemouth with knitted brow snd perplexed face. The cause of her annoyance was very simple,' She sod George were atsying at Bournemouth for a few weeks. She had been very delicate since tbo birth of her second baby, and tbs doo- ton bad ordered her: to go down there for perfect rest and gbange. George had been . and was most de voted and kind to her during her ill neaa, and of course bad accompanied his bonny little wife to Bournemouth; - Everything had gone well until a Mrs. Winn had appeared on the a young widow, who dressed most beau Livery, Sale ?H Feed j"? -00,n1ette1.,r?a . . : I crown of ber dainty golden bead to the sole of ber faultlessly shod little foot She was so yonng snd bright and charming that it was no Wonder that I tbs men speedily fell victims to her charms. She flirted in an unconscious sort of manner, and as. shs was- witty and sparkling tbe invariably bad a small court of admirers hanging about her. , . : George quickly got an introduction to I ber and fell apparently a victim to tbe wiles of tbe charming little widow. t Doris laughed at' it at first and pa- -A f ' AT nnttv P ROIR- tiaaT listened George's rhapsodies. W. Vs. IvlOUKIi, rltUJr-K flhadld not mind him aamnmnviria Mrsv Winn for driving exourtioni to the STABLES. ' r GRAHAM, N.'C, Teame meet all trains. Good ting le or dou ble teams, wanes moaerais. z-zB-em ' PROFESSIONAL CARDS. . avSaT'eWanttlvM JACOB A. LONG, Attorncy-at-L,aw, GRAHAM. .... - n. C PraAtlM. In tha Statu and Tederal oourts. Urtlee over White, Moore Co.'. .tore. Mala street. 'KHone o. s. J. D. KERNODLE. . 1 TTORSEY AT LA . ORAiiAxr,. ... .:. -N. C. i rasa Obat Brc. W. svBvsvst, Ja. flVSJITM- Jb : WVVTTHf . S AttorneT-a and Coqnawlons st Laiw - ' OBBEN8BOEO, K. a - Fraetles Tefalarly Is siaaea eooslr. tbs eonrts of lla An.t.B4iy. DR. J. I?. STICKA1?D, GRAHAM, N. C. Offlne at - llantlat Chuteh. tuti won atraaaoosote rnam In MSoe Moodars and latar .oars. ' -rro t). H. Hill, of-the Airricul tuml and Mfchsnical College, has consented to take Judge Arery's tUos in wriUDsr the "History of, Korth Carolina Troops in the Late "War." which is to be part of work soon to be published by tbe Ailsnta Publishing Company. Prof. Hill is a son of Gen. D. H. Hill . T Can A Catd ta Sh Day. - Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All dru racists refund tbe money if it tails to care. Z5c Sandsv morninjr a week borned half tbe business portion of the town, including three stores, the, postomce and much personal pro perty. The railroad ,depot was dMriaied. Loss estimated at l7,6Cg arjtj) no insorsnee. ' - ' - - t -, " ' Jn, Johnson counts ..week before Jut g party of rnoonshineTS ambosb ed and Bred upon a party of revenra officers. Deputy Collector J. W. Jooes, ot Wake, wss " sfighUv woauded in the tsce and hand with bird -i hot The officers returned tbe -fire but it is not known whether any of the moonshiners were hit. j New forest or for pionios to tbe isle of Wight till oqe evening she aooiden tally overheard a convenstion in which she was spoken of as "poor, blind little Mrs. Yorke, " and beard herself describ ed as "s little fool" for not preventing tbe flirtation that wssRoinaon between her husband and Mrs. Winn. Her ears burned and she wss intensely mortified. and that evening She in tbe frankest manner told George of the gossip that was going on in the hotel. 'Such nonsense, ".he said angrily. "Mrs. Winn is a charming woman, and she Interests me, and I am sure that yon are not snob an Idiot as to bs Jeal- ous, are youf Jealousy Is a tbing could never understand." ' Doris did not answer, but bar lint had quivered a little. Without being iaalona. Dnris was annovad about It She did not like bee hatband's name to be connected with Mrs. Winn and for her to pose as an injured, ansospecting wife.' Tat bow was it to bs avoided? She wondered .how shs eenld bring George to his sen tea, for, sure as she was of his love and faithfulness, yet through earelnasnnm he wss likely to drift into aa unenviable positioa. It wss no good quarreling, she decid ed, and worse tbaa fatal for her to ap pear jealous. She determined to speak tu him seriously that evening. They were goiaa to the theater. A very well known swtress was appearing that week. and tbey had taken a box Mrs, Wins sod Oaptala Beawaeoet ware aeeompa- yingthetn. vsptans SS a brave officer and true enUaman, and a very old friend, mora- orar, of Porta. Jb as she was thinking tbe old probieea over of ber husband's stvpM furtmtioa and how; to prevent' it be beast Into the room eccitedly. -Oh. Doris, dariisc," be What de yea think? Mia, Wina has sees with aa sweUsat She slipnsd. sad be thinks bar ankle Is sprained." "Bow very ssriortnaata, said Doris a trifle eoldly. "Bow did It eeearr "I was biking with ber this Ing," said George, "and be was cettiasT off the fesX and she Is la awfal pain. Poor lit tle wooaan I I thoswht she would have tajotad." i -Bow very pacbetio." replied Doris. Did yea have to oarry bar ta or pot haired lady twesl out ol Iborooiii. Icav ins her husbund lookinn vcrv much cx eroised in bis mind. Horriblo little cat!" oho said. "What a donkey he is. bnt ob. niv lord. I ll brtna von is voir sennl" And with these thoughts she swept into tbo library. "On, Captain Beaumont," she fold, I want to tpeak to you. Will you do me a favor at least, I know you will just because I am Alioe's cousin, und I know, if all tbo people at tbs hotel and my husband doesn't, that you are head over ears in love with her and are just waiting to got ber -answer, mid I have always stood your friend snd now want you to do something for me. " anytmng tnat I can do for you, Sirs. Xorke, 1 will, " said tbe captain. 00 Doris sat down and told him some thing at which he at first looked scl emn and tben burst out langbing. Agreed," be said; "but, mind, we mutt both write to Alice tonight. Certainly," answered Doris, with o saucy toss of her pretty bead, That nlgbt George went into his wife's dressing room. She . looked, .wonderfully pretty, he could not belp thinking, Sbe wore a gown of tbe palest crecn silk, with a very low bodice lavishly trimmed with pearl embroidery. She held out to bim one slender wbito arm for him to clasp tbe pearl bracelet on. Ton are a swell, 'f be said, rather nervously. "What ore you dressing like tnis for?" i "Ton forget" she replied sweetly, We are going to tbe theater. George flushed "I do not think that we will go to the theater tonight, Tou know tbat we arranged tbat Mrs. Winn and tbe cap tain should go with us, but sho cannot get off -the oouob, her ankle is so bod, and '( told ber tboWe would stop at nome. one win be so rngbtruiiy dun. Besides, I am awfully tired, and I should like to retire early." He glanoed at Doris again. Would she be annoyed he wondered. He knew that sbe bad bad rather a dull day'nt tbe hotel, bnt still well tbo would not be silly enough to misrepresent a few common attentions to a pretty woman, and he would take ber to the theater when they returned to town. That is very sweet of you, " said Doris. "Poor dear, you do look tired and worn. Upon my word. George, you are beginning to look -quite old. You must go to bed sooner of a night for tbe future. George drew a sigh ot relief. Doris really was a dear little girl. 8ucb a sensible wife I He wonld be able to resume his conversation with Mrs. Winn on tbe possibilities of plutonio love, snd in the meantime Doris oould finish reading the latest novel. Tbou if Mrs. Winn's foot were better be would go to tbe theater next evening. At dinner that nlabt he could not help noticing how provekingly pretty Doris was. Sbe Isngbed and chatted and was in tbe best of tempers, but presently ne was asionisnea ne neara her call just over the table to Captain Beaumont: "What time will tbo brougbam be here tonight?" "At 8:10, Mrs. Yorke. I did not think tbat you would want to see tho first piece. " 'No; you were perfectly right Uh er oaptain Beaumont you might have 'made a mistake. We sre not going to the theater tonight Mrs. Winn Is not very well. I have arranged not to go because sbe would be so lone ly. "Yes, dear," said Doris, In tbat clear voice of hers. "I know you are going to stop snd keep Mrs. Winn company. It Is so sweet of you, but tbe captain and 1 are going to the theater together, and it Is just about time, isn't it?" And sbe got up composedly. Before George could say a word tbs was in tbe balL Tbe maid bad brought her down ber wrap, and tbe captain was carefully putting It around ber, snd tben she kissed George on both cheeks. You poor, old darling." sbe said, "you do look tired. I hope you will have a good time with Mrs. . Winn. Do not wait np till I come home, love. Go to bed if you are sleepy." With these words-she went Into the brougham , What a horrible evening George spent! He wondered what his wife was doing. How pretty sbs looked snd bow devoted Beaumont bad appeared to ber I He tried to read to Mrs. Winn, but it was not a success. He was distrait-and miserable. After all, Mrs. Winn was really not pretty. Her bair was dyed, her eyes, - liks her complexion, made up. He went to his own room ct 10 o'clock snd moodily went , io bed. ne pretended to be asleep, but at 1 1 :80 fas was quite conscious of Doris coming in, bright flushed and animated. "Poor old darling." ho beard her murmur. "So be has cone to bed. But I sm not ssleep," bs said wratbfully. "Just fancy I" rejoined Doris tweetly. 1 went to tbe drawing room thinking yon would be with Mrs. Wicu." - Hang Mrs. Winn I" he said testily. "I was tired and bad a headache snd had to go to bed." I am so sorry," rejoined bis wife, for, oh, I had tbe most delightful even log I And, do yon know, I hate ar ranged trith Captain Beaamont tbat While yoSgo biking with Mrs. Winn we will go for some drives. Toe know 1 bate sycilng, bnt I, lore driving, and be has got his eVwcart down here, and so we will have some lovsly times. " Jfrs, Wu be sprained liar ankle" Stiswarsd Oeorga , ,t "Yea. darling," aaid his wife, "I Of eoae sbe cannot cycle while er ankle la baa, bat of coarse yoa in read to bm.'' - Bet George did not answer. I The nest day and for saany days sftcr George was aa intensely an bapoy man. His wife wss charming. Always polite and loving to hiss, bat sbe ao lonjer witk) bias fee hie fllrtav ""We are going fur u walk to Bos combo." v -: "Wo? Who ore 'wc?' 'Lhe queried, f "Captain Benumout and I." " "Captuhi Uununiont and you?" he echoed In a sudden fory. "It is always Captain Beaumont either walking or riding with you. " ' . "My dear, " sho replicd'culmly, "you aro not so silly as to be jealous, are you? Jealousy is u thing I csuld never un derstand,. Of all things I abhor it it a jealou9 man. A sbcuM never think of you for cjo being jealous of Captain Beaumont Look bow much older he li tnairtinvM';r "I do not core a pin," said George, "if be is older or yoouger. I know you are my wife, and it in my- placo'to tuko you out for rides and drives and to bring you flowers, and I am not going tool low n single man to bo banging after you always and to have every onojn tbo hotel speaking about it Yoa go ont driving with bim, be takes you to tbo theater, giVcs you flowers, and yoa al low bim to pay you any amount of at tention." i "My dear," said Doris, "you aro really exciting yourself. I am suro you are fur too uineli of a man of tbe world to be jealous. Besides, you lake Mrs. Winn for drives and yoa giro ber View ers. Yon bang about and bavo nil ( bo people in tbe hotel speaking about it. and wben I receive attentions wby should you worry about It?" "Because I lovo you, Doris," snld George affectionately. "Bccauso yon are my wife. I do not caro a bang for that little fool of a widow a little empty beaded doll. I fllrttd with ber well because I never could help mak ing an idiot of myself for some silly woman. You know I love you and I am not going to have you spoken about and talked about like tbat little fool. If you want to go to tbo tbgeter, I will take you, and if yon want flowers I can bay tbem for you ; if yoa want any one to ride with yon,. I will give yea my so oiety and, Doris, I lovo you and upon my soul you will drive me mad alto gether if you do not leave off flirting." !Oh,yoa old goose I" cried Doris, when sbe bnd recovered from her fit of laughter. "Bnt you aro so libo a man. I, forsooth, must not be jealous of you, but ob, let me flirt with another man and you are jealous of mo. Yon can give a widow baskets of flowers, tut let a poor man give mo even a spray and, ob, what a ta dot George, darling, you are a silly gcoscl - You are very hand some, but yoa have not a grain of senso in your silly bead. Wo bave only been having e lurk with yoa Why, Captain Beaamont is engaged to be married to my cousin Alice, privately, and I mast confess tbat I asked bim to flirt with me just to prove to you tbat what is sauce for tbe goose is also Banco for tbo gander and you seemed so fond of Mrs, WinnV "Nonsense," said George viciously. "Iljate ber." 1 "And you paid her so much atten tion," continued Doris maliciously. "Sho told me yesterday tbat sho was going to be married to a man out in In dia, " interpolated George. , ' ., "And you said tbat you would never be guilty of jealousy." "I was an tin," raid George. And tben be took Doris in bis arms and hissed and hugged her. "Cpon mysoul,"vbe said in a few moments, "I Won't do it any more. Tbe game is not worth .tbe caudle. Don't you flirt, and I won't" "Flirt I" quoth Doris, with ber gold en bead up to bis shoulder. "I should never think of such a tbing, for I love you, George love you with all my heart But you kno w love only feeds snd thrives on love, snd you oanuot keep anything alive unless you boorish it " "I have been an ass," said Guorgo repentantly When he met Captain Beaumont in tbo smoking room afterward, be looked st him rather sheepishly, and then ho held ont bis baud and said, "Well, old fellow, I know all about it" "Poor little girl," sold the gallant captain. "Itwaavoty plucky of ber, but I could not bave kept up much longer tho flirtations with her, because Alice' snd I are going to .be married in six weeks." . ft THEJ3Q0SE. ANI CLEAN FOWtS-jALW AYS ON DRESS PARADE. THE DOUBLETREE. A Pimotlonl Farmer. Ideas About Equal la. ' In the Work et the Horses. Not every farmer has stopped to study tbe physics of tbe doubletree. Very few doubletrees are made with three holes in them on a line, as will be seen in Fig. A. TbeyareoftenermadeasinFlg. B, so tbat tbe strain will not be ao lia ble to split the wood. Yon seldom over see one made as in Fig. C, yet one is occasionally made in this way with rigid attachment Now let us look st tbem olosely. Wben tbe-tbrce holes are on a line, it matters not which boras is ahead, both pull an equal share of tbe load, as will be seen by Fig. D, where both ends are equal. Wben tbe boles are out of line. Plentr of Fare Water and the Beet of rood Health Oeeee Fatten Rapidly and itt XatUy Marketed Aa Ideal Goose Vara. : . There is a growing impression that American poultry raisers have been neglecting tbe goose. Of the seven standard breeds tbe gray wild variety is extensively raised. These geese have a rather small head, small bill, sharp at tbe point and long, slender neck, snaky in appearance. The back is long and rather narrow, and is arched from neck j to tail; breast full and deep, and body long and somewhat slender. Tbe wings sre long, large and powerful, and tbe thighs are rather short. Tbe bead of tbe wild goose is blaok with a white stujpe nearly covering tbe side of tbe face. Tbe breast It light gray,' which grows darker as it approaches tbo legs; tbe BIG STORK Under One Management' - SAMPLE BROWN MERCANTILE CO., of Greensboro, , want the people of Alamance te'EtiovP that they now, have an immense stock of NEW SPRING GOODS, em- I bracing as nice, stylish, up to date staff as is kept by any house in N. C. In their dry goods house, 234 South Elm St. yoa will find everything in - . ' v j IN 0,1 TCMnnr i i as is usually tbe case on doubletrees. like B, it will be seen at a glance tbat plumage of tbo uudorparts of the body irom ino tegs to me tan is wnite. Tho wings are dark gray ; primaries dusky blaok, showing Only a dark gray oolor wben the wing in folded; secondaries . ru hwiron knt n llnlilm, I.L. n r! n 1. .. ItQUAt eN05 the primaries. Tbe tail feathers ore glossy black, and the thighs are gray. Tbe suaiiki, rocs and weLs aro black. Tbe eyes are blaok. A goose farm of unusual interest is tfjQ I I un m 001 ""usHer pi uyuima, ny., on me j-iicsing river, says a correspondent of tbe New York Sun. Mr. fienaker has erected a largo wooden building about 80 feet wide and 100 feet long. It is; two stories high. Tbo floors slant nrad-' ually to tbo center so that they can be flooded and thus kept clean". There are troughs placed at convenient points to bold the food for tbe geese. 'At present there aro (5,200 geese in this building in different stages of tbo fattening process. They are gathered from all parts of tbe state, and when tbey arrive their aver age weight is from four to eight pounds. Tbey aro first placed iu tbo large yard Dress Goods, Trimmings, Notions, ( j Hosiery, Silks, Carpets, . Mattings, etc, ( ) At 225 South Elm St. they have by far the largest stock ( ) -OF fine snomsm ! carried by any house in the State.: Yon are earnestly re- ( ) quested to call on us when in Greensboro or order, what ( ) you want with the understanding that if goods and prices ( ) () ( ) ( ) ( ) f are not satisfactory money will be cheerfully refunded. Sample BroWK Mercantile Go., GREENSBORO, N. C. LONG Airi tNO END . TIIIICS KINDS OF DOUDLETIIKES. the horse that gets behind it not only behind, but be enjoys tbe short end of tbo doubletree and is pulling more than bis sbare of tbe load. Tbls it shown in Fig. K. Should tbo sides of this double tree be reversed tbe horse tbat goet ahead will have tbe short end and will be pulling tbe greater part of tbo load, as in Fig. F. Should you be unfortunate enough to bave a doubletree like Fig. C it will be seen by glancing at Fig. G tbat tbe horse which is behind not only enjoys Doing behind time, but be is bv his laziness compelling his mate to pulf the. greater share of tbe load. I give these figures for tbe boys on tbe farm to ponder over. Those leisous will not only be found interesting, bnt will be valu able for any one to know who has to work With horses, says a practical form er, who expresses the forogolng'ideas in the Iowa Homestead. . Bow to DUInfeat the Pruning Knife. Tbe Country Gentleman quotes Pro fessor M. B. Waite in regard to disin fecting tbe pruning knife used iu cut ting out wood diseased by pear blight as follows: "The solution to bo used In disinfect ing tbe pruning knife is tbe csrbolic acid solution, wbiob is doubtless tbe best for tbls purpose. It la made by shaking up the acid, SJreferubly tbe crystalline form, in a bottle with wa ter. The solution should contain about 0 per oent ot tbe sold. A piece of cloth or a sponge should be fastened inside tbo vessel containing tbe solution, and each time the knife it used it should bs wiped on this cloth or sponge. A solu tion of ordinary chloride of lime is slso good for disinfecting tbo knife. It should contain about S or 8 per oent of tbe chloride of lime. Another solution which can te used for tblt purpose is corrosive sublimate (merourio chloride). A solution, contaluing one-tontb of 1 per oent would be sufficiently strong. Tablets containing snfllulent corrosive sublimate for a quart of water can be obtained at almost any drug store. " Ifia-ttELYE Wc have just returned from the North with the newest of new styles and tho lowest ot low prices. Give us a call and be convinced and let us show you what we can do for you. . . " We are now located in the new store of B. A. Sella & Son, and are no longer known as Mrs. M. A. Walker & l-o., but a ii a VI' i nuv Vi M UUI III it I Mil! 1 1 miiiniiiiki llaViMiVII BURLINGTON, N. C. P n Formalin Treatment, Dr. Arthur seoms to bave been tho first to tost the effloaoy of " formalin in combating tbs potato scab. It is not , very expensive and oan be bought by the fluid ounoe st most drug stores, Tbe following is bis description of tbs meth od of treatment, which is quite simple: Eight ounces of tbs formalin are add ed to 13 gallons of water, and in this the seed potatoes are soaked for two hours, After taking from tbs bath Ibey can be cut and planted as usual, either at once or after some time. Formalin Is not corrosive, and so oan be used in any kind of vessel, snd not being poison ous there are no particular precautions to bs observed. It does, however, make tbs bsnds smart if there are any raw spots, and tbs fumes Irritate tbe eyes snd tnrost with the obarmtof little widow- la (act, sbe rather eaeosoaged It than ulbsialsa. Bat he had the nnoamfa-t- sbts eoascltinsuass that while ha waa felly fond of. and when she sirs anr "Beany. Doris. " said Psoras asatrfly. Lfchtine with Mrs. Wina Dceia was oai thing asora she means 1L gbstborouali- I d not know why yea asaar Like with Cantata Pntnietmt I ly approves of "cordially yours," and wife oy sne way, i Captain Beaumont and Alice are a very happy married couple, and tbe only ones tbat are perhaps a shade hap pier are Dorit and Georger " George never goes in for flirtation now, tie has too vivid recollection of tbs misery that was caused bim by Do ris' ruse. Cincinnstl Commercial Tribune, "Toajre Tralr." ' The habits of people in signing let ters are receiving some attention, and Interesting conclusions are drawn from study of tbs different wsys writers subscribe themselves. Tbe curt "Yours" and "Yours truly" ars found not only in business letters, but in personal notes as wen, tor there ais plenty of corre spondents wbo don't believe in gush and who think tbat " Yours truly" or "sincerely" means about all tbey wish to convey. Opposed ts these sensible snd essentially practical persons Is that slats of writers made . np usually of young and eutbusisstlo individuals, as a rule ef tbs gentle sex, wbo throw words about as carelessly on paper as they do la conversation., Tbs ess of tbs word "love" by snob people la a dis tressing sign of emotional weakness, of eareleasneas or of insincerity and possi bly arises from tbe same Impolss tbat prompts women to kiss each other indis- erimtnittely. - One Boston girl has taken ber own stand in tbs matter, and at the risk of bring (wosidored "cold" and "thorough ly Boston" the sticks to it In ber childhood she was taught to sign "af fectionately yours" to ber faraway grebtannts snd second cocaine, some of whom she bad Whom aha triad to ilka, hamnaa of tha claims of kindred, and the word "affeo-l which will five storage room in the loft ttooatsly" same to mean to her nothing ' boir ' .oiu urge amount of bay, A Cheap Barm, 'Apian for a cheap barn without a basement for cattle and msobinery is presented by a correspondent In Tbs National Stockman snd Farmer. Tbs barn is SO by 64 fret Tbe stables sre crosswise of tbe building and capable of accommodating SO bead of cattle. A A are walks I feet wlrto. U B sre manure gutters. C 0 sre tbs platforms and i 1 r 1 ass roa CATTta ass macbisxrt. stalls D D ars the feed troughs and mangers or racks combined. E It tbe feeding alley. F Is storsgs moot for tbs farm machinery 88 by 40, with sliding doors U II II fast wide and I I 10 never am bat all of i Wide. GO O are windows The st all except polite and ninnasary no tion, go the signs "affectionately" to, people the is supposed to bs eonveotion- The bay may be taken In at cos or both ssdt by menus of the boras fork. that, AaV OSS woold think roa Ware taai h taaraa ta aanua bla jeejoea c ton poor osue wnsssst, ant) i artta tke little widow, and he began to frequently now si au uuags tan aaoos n M a jaaiooe aee hew stack sweeter and snore eaarss woaaaav I sm ssse I shnald Osjw thhak . la Doris was. Be got bad tempered, of being jealous ef yoa, aatoV j and she was always good trm pared and Doris got np with a saddaat aparUe aireotioaase with bla. M be aoald not in haw eyes. - f kelp teeing and feeling tbat she was -I eaa ass si I von, George, M sbe Said- nits as happy with Captain Beaamont leeching!. "I shook! awrar be aloas as he was ta his soarpany. afyoe, for hi I theeghd I had anyone. - "Where are yoa going tot" be said ton I sboald speedily roMole SJryseif." f one day when be saw her trim and With theae words the.bttle foldser sn la a tsikw snsds swa- ' J is I in notes between ae- ooalntanoes who are on distinctly OTenojy or sordini terms. After all, "yoax friend." when It eaa be ased truthfully. Is a simple snd satisfactory wsy of ending friendly letters Some people bave the habit of not prefacing thetr names with any set form of words at tbe end of letters. Tbey stop when they get through and writs their signa tures wiUMsi say frills. Southern and Western stock men know a good thing when they see p inereiorejur sjcraUrnes, sweeny, ring-born, strains, sprains, brnisis, saddle and ha mews gulls and silmenls of horses, they use Rice's Goose '. rease liniment, it is good man as leaat. 8old and guar anteed by all druggists and general stores. QIUV WILOOOOSB. in wbich the building is situated, and there they find abundance of water to tbat tboy can clean tbomialves. After a few days tbey are placed Iu the boase iu tbe fattening pena It requires four or five weeks of careful feeding to fatten tbe goose. Tbe establishment has a stoam corn mill and eorn 'heller. Tho corn is purchased from the farmers In tbe neigh borbood and is shelled and ground into meal. Tbe cobs run down n shoot to tbe furnaoe and make enough fuel to ran tbo machinery. The meal is mixed into a dough and iu that form fed to tbe geese. "A goore is tbo cleanest fowl alive," says Mr. Bcnaker. "I have been in tbe poultry business siuco 1871, have han dled all kindsof domostio fowl and have studied tboir habits olosely and bave never seen anything which equals the goose in cleanliness. Tbey are constant ly at work keeping their foatbers clean, snd if tbey have plenty of water tbey are never seen except wben fit for dieas parade. Tbey are equally careful re garding tbeir food. On ono occasion we bongbt a lot of corn which bad masted, and the goeso woulduot eat tbe dongb msdo from it, nor will they cat dough after It has soured. On this account we fasvs to be very careful to nils up no more aougn man lue goeso will eat iu a day. "Another peculiar thing aboat geese It that tbey eat a great deal more some days than tbey do on others. For in stance, it freqnently requires 80 or 40 buckets of dough a day to a given pen of geese. Tben for a few days tbey will probably not tat more (ban a docen buckets. Wben tbey bars plenty of wa ter and wnolcsoms food, soese fatten rapidly and bave no diaeaae, but unless tbey bave an opportunity to keep clean and bave pure food tbey die rapidly. "Tbey are sold by tbe braoeand aver age wben fat from 14 to 8 pounds a brace. We sell our geeae 1 in only one market New York eisy. Tbey are shipped in poultry cars and are furnish ed with ao abundance of water and cornmeal dough wbilo tbey ars on tbe way. lhe reason tbey are shipped alive is thai Hebrews nisy uot purchase tbem after tbey are killed. Last year we ship ped about 13,000 geese to New York city, snd tbhrywr g will binair OW). Tbe capacity of oor hoose it be twocu 1,000 and 6,000. Jt requires throe men to attend tbe corn sbcllerand tbs mill aud to feed tbe geeae. We bave waterworks connections and keep tbe bouse pice and clean by flooding tbs noun, and we keep tbs geeae supplied wita su tns ireab water tbey need." INSURANCE ! , I wish to call tho attention, of insurers In Alamance county to tho fact that tho Burlington Insurance Agency, established in 1803 by tho late firm of Tate dt Albright, is still in the ring. ' . Thero is no insurance agency in North Carolina with better . ' facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low-' er rates or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every branch of tho business, find a lodgement in my office. - With a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel warranted in soliciting a shnro of the local patronage. I guarantee full satisfaction in every instance.. Correspondence solicited upon all matters pertaining to insurance. - ' I am making a specialty of Life Insurance and will make it to the interest of all who desiro protection for their families' or their estates, or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit able investment, to confer with me before, giving their applica tions to other agents. Very respectfully, JAMES P. ALBBIGI1T, . 1 -BURLINGTON, N. C. t t t lOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOCCCO 5.2.68 PANTS: Vat Haaa- Ken Sal So A correspondent of Tbe English Fan ciert' Gazette says be bat been watch Ing bis bens and tbeir teas and the Hatching of tbeir eggt and bat discover ed tbat tbs eggs of tbe abnormally fat a stldom batch. Tbe chicken dies a boot tbe tenth or twelfth day of Incu be tion. Tbe eggs from the most active and healthy bens batch first and often S day or two In advance ef time. Inva riably the egg from the sleepy, lary hen Satchet late. Ue baa two brnswboss eggs he has never found fertile, though be has mated them with different roos ters, and tbey are tbe worst tempered bens In tbe yard, si ways quarreling aud besting the others. Cuts, Bruises, Bores,. L' leers, Rait Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chap ped Hands, Chillblains, Coma, and all Skin Eruptions, and pom U rely cures Piles, or no- y requied, It is guaranteed lo give perfect satis faction or tn0ncy refunded. Price 25 cents per box. ' For sale at T. A. Albright et Ca's drug store. j I "i None Mb. V Tjf I j Money, M j Very v 1 mJ.Good. - L $2.68 Pants Exclusively. We try to do but one thing, bnt we do that one Uln better, do Bore atone- mioaJlr and nore epdltkml taaa aarboir else does It .Tke lowaeea of our price and tke kick value ot ear Pants ars eonvloeine proofs- $2.68, Jhat'a III. . bet roe've often paid tlM for Pants ot near so rood. You'll Always 0.1 AO If you wear wear Anell s PaVU them once. NTS by Jtoel! Bros. Paofs Co. Boiboro, M. C roaeaUBV HOLT & WIIARTOX. rJ. JM. HAYES" BURLINGTON, N. O, fELLSr Wheeler and Wilsoa 1.9 He needs no introduction to the people of Alamarjce. Ask anybody In Burlington' (No interested la some other ' sous in our line Vho sells the most Furni ture, ' Organs and Sewirg Machines, . and see if they don't answer, As he carries the Largest Stock. Andthen Ellis sells Cheapest. big Two big stores Four rooms full of organs. ing machines and furniture. ELLIS rURNITURC CO.. & a KLLIS-aUoarsr. BnrUacton, X. C. "est doer to the Bank. Organs 121 andlup. Sewing Machines 15 and up. DMirurnuTOB'S roticb. If a Ilia enaHnaa1 aa nhtlrf. . Taoeapaoo. Sarwaard. ail pmm, ... aetata ot ejd sre re-j ue ul t. o mediate narnent and . n.r.,, . . i-lalsM sni oat eatd 0..-l a i os or bt,.re April l.f. i souca) will h Bka Td i a r of . . er. This tut ot r i - e.kluvi"'V Xsr.Stet. i