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La Answer to Hie Customary Bis; Sear
Talk She Said "Fiddlesticks!" and. Car
' rled Her' Point It la Well to Know.
Tour Rights and Than Defend Them,
v About one in ten of the person who
take presorlptioni to drag stores to be
filled ask for a copy of tbe formula.
Nearly air pharmacists furnish the de
sired copy without comment. : Some of
them may add S or 10 cents to the cost
of the prescription to pay for their ex
tra trouble in copying the physioian's
hieroglyphics, bat they .raise no objec
tion to the customer's request . There
are druggists; however, who are averse
to making copies of the prescriptions
winch they an, ana now and then some
spirited disputes are overheard at the
prescription desk. ;f -, - ' i
Not long ageHrflniet one-self reliant
little woman stepped into a drag store
near the urand Central station and pre-1
sented a prescription written by a well
known specialist. ,
;; "Eighty . cents. Please pay at the
desk, ' said the prescription clerk ten
minutes-later, as he handed the pack
age of medioine over the ooanter. . '
' "But I want a copyof tbe prescrip
tion," said the woman ill a tone' that
implied that she thought it ought to
have been given to her without the ask
ing.' ' -:-
. "Oh, bat we eouldn'tgive yon that,?'
replied the clerk suavely. "This is a
special prescription, and we would bavo
no right to give yon a copy of it with
out an order from tbe doctor..'".;
"Bat I mast have a copy of it," per
sisted the 'woman. "I do not live in
k ..... 1 . .
new ion, jut Homo u several nau
dred miles from here, and I want -this
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GOOD lOADS GOSPJEI
HOW IT IS SPREAD IN THE LAND OF
- -FINE HIGHWAYS. .
Haw Jersey Jlellovsa - In AgltaUnar
' Boad gneatioa and Iu Slate AM-toae
. Hlshwaya Cheaper Than Gravel Dad
Roada Drive People to the Cities. . -
i Kew Jersey is famous throughout tbe
country for its good roads. It is almost
equally famous for tho enthusiasm of
its farmers over them. . They have found
that tbey pay State aid to building
such roads, state organization and a per
petual preaching ol the gospel of goad
roads have brought it all about The
commissioner of publio roads believes in
agitation.; He keeps at it all tho time.
Here , are a few of the arguments he
uses, taken from his , fourth annual re
port: ;V'?":;."; ';' -vx '-k '
It oosts 9U oents per bnsbel. to ship
wheat from Chicago to New York, a
distance of 000 miles. It costs 3 cents a
bushel to haul wheat on a level road a
distanoe of five miles and on a sandy
' Flower and ;
- Garden Seeds.
Large lot of "
FJSvver Bulbs
arrive in a
Few' days: ,
remedy for use daring tbe winter. Now,
don't keep me waiting, please, for I am
about to take my train. " .:
" Well, my dear madam, you can send
to us at any time, and we will fillet he
prescription for yon. . It will remain on
our books, and when you write you need
mention only tbe physioiau's name and
the number. Von see, that is a special
presoriptioSof Vsi. -'s, and he would
not want it handled by every village
druggist"--- .. .tt ;"-f -
"Oh, flddlestiohsffVjtclBimed tbe lit-
tie woman, bristling up. . "That is my
prescription. I bought it and paid'llb
erally for it. Now yon either give mo
a copy of it or take your medicine back
and give me my original, prescription.
Dr. knows where , I . live, and be
knows that I would not 'leave New
York without takins a oonvnf that tire-
Dontfail to try wriptionwUbni9 '' -
H n I moc' P fttf K!' But. jqjjieii -ssadatrvyan HJStun
nuiines " t ders'tand our position iu tbematter. We
:t.w;jr l- . 1 ' . : - have got to protect ourselves. Now, if
;tpCVMs,Jln c.ant?y ' c.- t- y tbat yn cau b5v8 a py
r 'sh" a s 11 .1 fit" o r of this prescription we will be glad . to
fiATRS&tjO.. give it to you. v
- -. 'I . "'Ynn'll irivA It tn ma whAttiM vnn
are glad or not," retorted the little wo
man, now tboroogbly aroused. "If yon
1 want Dr. - 'g sauctiou. von can send
T.itrprir Sin I A Af,'u P'pPlI I him and obtain it lecrtaiuly amnot
School Book.
3 uriingrtoii, N., C.
STABLES.
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WC. MooRte, Tkop'k;
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- -'. 1 YKOFESSIONAL CA RDS. .-
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JAC&B A. LONG,
l'; Attorney-atLaw, ,
RABAM. ' ' s- c
'?rVaeHo In tae State and 1 rrteral courts.
OHloa over Wli Ite, Moor Co.'a store, Main
Street. 'Phone No. K -
D. ; KERNODLE!,
; i TTORKEY A T LAW . ;
GHAIIAMt.. J. " N
ttm pA Bmoit. w."P. BTu,J.
just five minutes, and if I do not get a
copy of my prescription or the prescrip
tion itgelf I'll make trouble for you. I
know what my rights are, and i propose
to stand up for Ibem." - , . '
The- prescription .' clerk looked as
though he would like to say something,
but after a few seconds' hesitation con
cluded thbtlt would not be worth while.
He withdrew from view and presum
ably consulted with the proprietor. The
latter came oot from his little office in
the corner, and after looking tbe little
woman over sharply turned to tuo olerk
and said, "Give it to her."
' "Ton see, madam, " said ibe clerk in
bis most affable manner two minutes
later as he Jiauded ber a copy of tbe
prescription, "we desire to accommo
date our patrons in every way possible,
but we have to be careful with special
prescriptions. Why, it was only last
year that wa were threatened with
suit for big damages by a noted special-,
1st because we gave one of his patient's
a copy of tbe proscription he wrote for
her. . He claimed . that she took it to a
small town in tbe south, wbora an ob
scure druggist got hold of it and, find
ing it to be an effective remedy, at first
mixed it for local distribution and aft
erward put it on tbe market as a specific
with bis own name and picture as
trademark.-80 yoo sea"
. "Oh, fiddlesticks I" said the little wo
man as she harried oat to catch ber
train. New york Times.-'
and Connaelora at lNf
Q B KB MS BO BO, BT . C. -
Praellee retTitarly la tbe enjrla ofo
Pianeaeoaotv. . .. Aug. . W .v-
fifc. VJ. I?. 8TOCKARD,
;;V tSRAHAM, N. C.'':' ' "'
OITloe at realdeneo, oppoerfi
tte.tet rhuKk .
Bs work at reaaonatle prloea.
Ia oAea Mondays and Setup
daya. . .
jTS.Ca PAHTS:
aj None
Better.
lX j Money,
kfj j Very
JrH r Few'
U f 7l As -
WUa
, J2.68 PanCa ExcIusJveK-. N .
Wa try ts do hut one thing, vat w do
that ooe tklat better, de asore eoono
aieallr and aw wpadWoaaly thaa
. ' aaybadyatseaoMtt The loe-aeas of
' - ar prtoa had the biarh value of Mr
lVrtaaiiBetataepof
' -25 eijKf. fll. , V - t-
tv , ' bet you're oftea paid US for Peats
y . . i aot near ao food. (
Voa'll Always P0 If jroii wear
wear Knell's f-iUJ tliern once.
UT4 by XoeU Broa. Panto Oa, Beibnro, BT.C
roa a.Lf bt
jioi.T & wriAnmx.
- , Has. Onlaat, . -
Guizot, the orator and writer, became
acquainted with his future wife through
tbe literary muse.- Mile, de Meulan was
tbe brilliant editor of tbe Publicista,
supporting not only herself but an aged
mother by hef jxn. Her health gave
way under tbe burden, and In tbe midst
of poverty, illness and debt she received
an anonymous letter one day respectful
ly offering to. supply articles fur tbe
Foblioiet regularly and without pay
until her health should b restored, Tbe
letter was aooompanied by aa article
oomposed very much iu her owa style.
The kind offer was accepted, and lat
er oa, when try means of tbe timely aid
Mile, de Ueolan was restored to bar
osual avocations, she begged ber un
known contributor, through the columns
of the paper, to reveal himself. Tbe
grave, dignified young Goisot obeyed,
and ths result was a marriage between
then at tbe expiration of five years.
Hum. Onlxot waa the center of tbe lit
erary coteries of tbe day, her celebrity,
greater than tbat of her Baahaod to be
gin with, kept pace with hi" advance-.
aaens. and she was ever his 'otniDeelot,
critic and Mend. Catholic World.
"Did yon introduce that bill as you
promised, senator?"
"I did, but tbe legislature positively
aeclined to acknowledge the In trod 00
tion. "Detroit Free iTea.
way.. '
Secretary Wilson has given direction
to General Boy fctcoe, chief cf the
bureau tf geed tcs.Cs at tfcc dcpeitjcfot
of agi icult ore, to eoeetrcct a sample steel
roadway at tbe tocat convenient loca
tion J.a can find at ite Nashville expo
sition, brre it may laaeea and studied
by tbe VMiiias to will attend the es
ptwjttGO cering the suuiaaet. Secretary
Wilarej Ibmts the steel tcackwsy for
wactis It Ite ratirct aolultoa tf tbe
Cod ICW.S ficfcknt, pertk-alulj ia the
GOOD ROADS INCBKASS FABM TAXUES
road it would cost at least 9 cents per
mile to haul it The saving on a bnsnel
of wheat with good roads for a distance
of five miles would be about equivalent
to tbat of 000 miles of transportation by
steamer or canalboat or of 878 miles by
railroad. Onejnile of good roads would
make a saving equal to 78 miles of rail
road transportation. Thus every mile of
good roads places the producer 78 miles
by rail nearer to tbe markets. It Is esti
mated thpt tbe cost of hauling 600,000,
000 tons of farm produce to market is
f3 per ton, or Just about tl, 000, 000,
000. It is also estimated tbat about 60
per cent of this last amonnt, or f 000,
000,000, wpuld be saved each year If
farmers were, able to. do this hauling
over good roads, ,..;;
We have demonstrated by building'
numerous stone highways under tbe
stater aid. law that we can have good
roads without overloading' with taxes
this class of smallest inpome. Tbe farm
ers' returns are comparatively small
00m pared with those iu other pursuits;
therefore at first tbey hesitated to sub
scribe for tbe building of these, improved
highways, but tbey are rapidly learning
that by the nse of these tbey oan very
much add to their- net returns by the'
lessened oost in serving tbe cities with
their products. - - - " . '.
. Sou can haul 606 pounds more on
good, hard, sandy roads with a four inch
tire with the same amount of power ex
erted than yon can with a one and a
half inch tire. ' fou oan haul 471 pounds
more on level gravel roads with a four
inch tire with the same amonnt of pow
er exerted than yon can with a one and
a half inch tire. ' - v -. J.
- Theobjeotof all legislation should be
tbe. greatest good to the greatest num
ber. ' Therefore legislation should be
liberal toward good roads, as tbey are
more generally useful. than any form of
publio improvement - ' . - ,
. Good roads in the end will not cost'
as muoh money outlay as poor ones. No
tax is as great as one of bad roads.
bad road is a heavy tax on those who
use it, and tbe worse tbe road the heavier
the tax. .
' Improved roads bring better prices
for farms anfl farm products. Double
loads cheapen transportation.
Cau market over good roads when
oommodi ties are soaroe; can al way a ship
aesptte tno weather.
... Bural homes are more sought after
aloog good roada
Cannot, sell lands -advantageously
along poor roada Good roads make
brisker demand for farms. ' '
Bad roads caose a decay of agricul
ture. - Tboy impose the greatest of all
burdons on tbe farmer.
- Bad roads cause people to gather into
ottiea ,
- - Wagon highways are tbe greatest
arteries of commerce.
Tbe splendid condition of tbe roods ol
Switzerland aild France Is doe to per.
petual attention. - ,.
experience over a scries of - years
demonstrates a stone road is cheaper
than a gravel, although tbe first oost of
gravel Is much less.
The trained roadbuilde? is Just as
necesaary as tne trainca -aoctor, manu
facturer or educator.
fiesult.of Improved roada tretnen-
dons increase in value of farm property,
facilitates fcnsinesa, greater happiness
for farmer, wife, eons and daoKUtcra,
shortens distance to be traveled. He
who shortens bis distanoe to market
gains a great advantag'e.
Poor roads wear out tbe horses very
rapidly, thus detracting very largely
from tbe cmst of toe farm.
Civilization Is to be ladged by tbe
ooodltioa of tbe roada. - -
CLAY AS ROAD METAL
NOT DESIRABLP EXCEPT IN SMALL
" QUANTITIES.
Acta as a Cement to Unit the Stone To
gether When froperly Vaed--Aetioa af
Wat, an the Roadbed Prevents Dost
and Tk'sar Trees and Hedge,
Tbe iiirt played by waler'ou crushed
tone while undergoing rolling is sev
eral fold, la practice broken sieue com.
plctcly wet down is thoroughly rolled
with a roller welching ten or more
tons. " Tho wet surface cf the angularl
rock fragments permits a more thorough
Pact Pee fliaiia ,
Tb supervisor of roads la the state of
New York officially assure the farmer
tbat it oosts them half as much to can!
their prod oos three tulles by wagon as
tbey pay tbe railroads to haul it 600
mile. With a system of good macadam
roada, be say, the oost of tbe short baa I
eonld be red need 60 per oast, thus re
ducing tbe whole coat of transporta
tion froca tbe tana to tbe eooaamer by
eoe-eixth. It ts only needful to get
these facts and figures firmly planted in
tbe agricultural saind to insure aa ae-
tiv. Interest la road build ing all over the
United Btatea, Washington Post
The elastic need fur garters and
many other purponea is made by
wearing threads of rubber, cat by
tnacbioerx, into tbe lmaterial used
in tbe inaDn&ectrrre. Tbe wet vine
to done) try a special proooas which
permits the elastic to tengtbea
without 'Impairing- the fabrVL
Lengthwiae tkreaxl of cotton or silk
are wore very slack, as o4brvria
treat. aLci sfene and gnrvel areeoarce. I the7 moaidi twt the Stretching
ted lb K.:l is p and Uirky, ' : ' l tn rBttjT
bricant, allowing tbe stones to slip by
one another With greater freedom than
.would be the case were the fragment
dry. At the same time tho water re
tains tbe powdered rock resalting from
abrasion of tbe particles and holds U
between tbe fragments. .
: This process is reactionary and cumu
lalive, for the presence of the powder
of attrition acts through capillarity to
tuse up ana return sini greater qnau
titles cf wt.tcr unlil the spaces between
tbe piece of broken alone composing
tho upper part of the read become com
pletely filled with powdered rock. Not
little cf ti.e cementing or tending of
a load durii'g rolling is in realily i1:c
effectof capillarity existing between too
grains of powdered rock and the ad
joining walla. ' .;'
This principle may be observed on
our seashores and sand roads. While
wet, the beach or road may be firm and
unyielding, allowing heavily loaded
teams to pass over them, but when dry
such 'places are impassable for heavy
teams and difficult of passage' for all
kinds of vehicles. In this case cement
ing, as ordinarily understood, plays no
part in producing adhesion between
tbe grains TJr.on drying, tho grains are
entirely lre toavovc over one another,
having lost tbe water which served to
bind them together. ;
When a macadam road is thoroughly
compacted' a careful inspection will
show that tbe fragments of broken stone
are - closely packed together and tbe
spaces -between are filled with a fine
powdered reck, whlofa, if derived from
a editable road material, carries a small
percentage of clay. Any of oar com
monly need read stones contains ah ap
preciable quantity of cloy disseminated
In little particles in the feldspar whence
it has been derived by tbe weathering
of Iberock prior to its removal from
tbe quarry, t n ' .
Tbe micrcfccpe shows that the feld
spar of our traps and granites and other
load stones is never entirely free from
S considerable amount of kaolin izatioh
or alteration to clay. This change has
taken place in tbe crust. of tbe earth to
a great depth, and no road.material can
contain feldspars free from more or less
of. this mineral, depending upon tbe
character cf the lock and tbe amount
of weathering towbicb. it has been sub
jected. , By the gradual wearing of tbe
feldspar, by tbe abraslvo action of tbe
toller, the wheels of carriages, and tbe
feet of animals, a smiill but important
quantity of clay ia liberated, and Ibis
in combination; with any clayey ma.
terial tbat may bave been added, to tbe
road serves to furnish the necessary
quantity of cement to knit tbe -broken
stone firmly together. It Is not to be
understood that an appreciable quantity
clay acts otherwise, than objection
sbiy wneu used in roadbuildlng. A
rule nothing i more undesirable tban
tbe elay element in highway construc
tion, jet a little mixed wlih some . of
our southern limestone serves to in
crease their cemcnticg and enduring
qualities. Upon drying, I bo pondered
rock set mucn after .the manner of
sandy clay and serve not only to bind
tbe piece of rock together, tbn giving
rigidity to tbe way, but to retard the
wear due to any differential motion of
the fragment ever one another while
the load ia raising along tbe road,
wetting of Ibe superficial portion of
roadway daring rains lends by.ibe ex
pansion of Ibe cement to knit tbe sur
face together and make it impermeable
to tbe passage of water.
Ficni a theoretical standpoint it
wculd sctia probable tbat a certain con
dition of moisture instead of being ob
jectionable to a roadway undergoing
constant use is rat ber desirable than
otherwise.. A condition cf moist nes
serve to prevent lot of material worn
flu by Ibe abrasive action of tbe wind.
and tbe presence of a thin film of wet
dust act as a cushion to protect the
fragments 01 rock from tne ruoeeonch
and impact of parsiug iraffio, ths Jca
ening tbe wear and tear cf the aurface.
In lb same manner the moist estucnt
operates to distribute the baariaf aur
lace of tbe brokea steue aad evduce
the local intensity of the friction 4.
twetn one lock and another, sltbcggb
cement in this condition will lend to
allow stealer fietdoia cf .tnevenienl
among Ibe brefceo stones, and bene in
mi way rxako tbe roifuce more yield
ing. Attsniisg ihut the Ice sjiMmgh
inert seed abrasion cf material watdrina
rrotn aoctat tf nxnl between the rock
fragment is equal le tbe saving do to
the eosBlouloa effect of a small aaaaaii
ty of aBOtstet on tbe soifao, tins, si ill
n mains a saving to the read tr tbe
mcueticn asm did by rrereaitaa7 ex-
enaive lose through the artieaef to
wind. .
It is the custom in England to slant
brdgtrews braid snaradamrzed road
in order to Insula a rapid diying cf tbe
alter a raia tv tbe sua' action.
In Get many It baa beta tbe practk 10
pisnt iron trees, paitlruUitly tbe tbey
ry, a bile in franc ibe multeity tree
may m seen along lb roadside, serv
ing tbe doutle curpoc of feed for silk
worm aad shade.
la tbi country no pc credent he
txtn eeiabitaiieti fa tbe caller. The
state ia decidiag tbi qnetlica suoat of
rears consider lalitede end solicited
ffectitiff the tbarat Uv cf tie tree
that will flourish tbeieia ad lix Ir re
lation to climatic rofidilkns. & I
Whittle.
TYPE8
OF POTATOES.
CnttbiB For Seed aa Deteralaod by the
Shape ef the Tabers. . .,-
In some seotlcns many farmers give
unqonlified praise to the machines fas,
outtlug potatoes. Other are disappoint
ed the seed piece will not come np
aad there are too many misses In tbe
field. Bural New Yorker explains tbe
cause of tbi a follows!
iereatoffIof this is quite easy to
understand when we realise what a po
tato is and how ft early growth
made. The "eye" or bud from which
the little plant must grow must
strong and vlgprous to start with and
most have with it enough of the flesh
of tbe tuber to support it uutil feeding
root are well formed. Now, If all va-
A Swede) went into a lawyer' of
fice at Hgrjrrrnejr Lb other day to
get him to rnaka oat a conveyance
fee? some) land which bat had pur
chased. Es said be wanted a mort
gago, bat the lawyer aaid be should
have warranty deed. "No," re
plied tbe Bwrxla. "I coc had a war
ranty deed to a farm, bat enotber
man bt-kl a mortgage and got tbe
land. I want a mortgage," WeU
maa (Ia.) Advance.
Flo. I BOW TO CUT A SKID POTATO.
rieties of potatoes were alike in abape
and vigor, so tbat tbe eyes or buds were
evenly distributed over the surface, we
migbt have a single role for cutting teed,
and ia most case a machine would do
fairly good work.
We all know that tubers of different
types differ both in number of eyes and
in the vigor of these eyes. -Take, for
example, a tuber of tbe Sural New
Yorker No. a type. This Is a round or
chunky potato. The "eyes" are appar
ently well distributed, but when we
sprout tbe tuber we, find that only a
few stronger bud at tbe "seed end'
or end .farthest from tbe vine will
Start 1 The others are mostly V blind
eyes, wbloh will make but a feeble
growth, if any. In a long and narrow
potato like Orphan, on tbe other band,
tbe buds are also well scattered, and If
we sprout a tuber wa shall find good
growths starting Out all over it. Almost
any eye is sure to make a plant
There can be no fixed rule for cutting
seed potatoes. At Fig. 1 is our way for
cutting tbe long, narrow type of potato
of fair size. We would quarter tbe po
tato by cutting first down through it
lengthwise end then cutting each long
piece la tbe middle. Some growers
would oqt still finer by halving at least
two of these quarters. We do not like
such small seed pieces, especially for
early varieties. Fig. S show our plan
cf outting tbe Bural New Yorker NO.
t. In this case, the tuber is oat through
lengthwise and then each half is out in
tbe some way. Thu each seed piece
carries at least one strong -eye from tbe
seed end. Tbe eye on tbe lower part of
tbe tuber rarely start ' With smaller
tubers ws would out onoe lengthwise
and plant half ths tuber. When a man
undertakes to cut np a tuber of tbe Bo
no. II SOW TO CUT A SSSD POTATO.
rat New Yorker No. I type In a ma
chine, be will find tbst 98 or 80 per
cent of ths seed piece will fail. They
are large enough, -but the "eyes" are
feeble, and if tbey start at all will
mass poor plant a
Tbe trouble with potatoes of the Or
phan type when cut lengthwise, ss with
tbe round or chunky type, I tbat tbe
seed pieces are so long snd narrow tbat
tbey break too easily. Tbey give poor
satisfaction when ased la a planter, es
pecially tbe crisp and dry varieties liks
Burst liluan.
- Clever aad CI rasa.
Wherever It is intended to let tbe
seeding lie more than two years before
plowing some grass Seed should always
be sown with clover.' In fact, we think
some grass seed ought to be sown any-
way, as failare to get a seeding some
where else may make it near aaa ry to
keep tbe field la grass a year longer
thaa is Intended, Tbe only question Is,
wbat grass seed shall be sewn! Timothy
I tb universal standby. Bat it is not
ready to eat when tbe -clover It, and II
also runs out after a few years, unless
annually top dressed. Orchard grass I
more permanent but it requires three
or four years to fully cover tbe sorfaoa.
If clover and timothy and orchard
grass are sown together, tbey will cover
the land ia tbe same alternation we
have mentioned. American Cultivator.
- , A Business Judge. ..v; i -
The Kansas City Journal tells two or
three good stories of a well known and
highly respected judge, regarded as one
of tbe ablest in Missouri. Ho believes
in convicting tbe guilty and does.nol
waste muoB time in vexatious delays.
eonie time ago bo was called to St,
L100I1 to try a caso. After bearing cvl.
donee all day he adjourned tbe court
until 8 o'clock tbe next morning.
"Eight o'clock, your honor I" said
one of tbe St. Jjohia attorneys. " Why,
In the city our judges never begin to
hold court until 10 o'clock." -
"Well," said the Judge, "if you
must have country, judges, you must
bear, with oountry ' ways. Court will
meet at 8 o'clock while I am on the
bench." And oonrt did.' .
. on another occasion be granted a
change of venue from St Louis to
Cooper'coubty. The defendant's coun
sel, an x -governor, bad looked up tbe
regular term of court in tbe Cooper
county circuit and found that there was
no regular term for some montbs, As
he wo anxious for' delay the lawyer
was much surprised when after grant
ing tbe change of venae tbe judge said,
-"I will set this oaie for n week from
next Monday."
- "But your honor, tbore is no term cf
court in Boouville for several mouths."
: "You aro mistaken, governor," said
the judge. "I livo in Boouville and
hold court at any time. a?jroovcr, the
constitution guarantees a speedy trial,
and I am sworn to support tbe constitu
tion."
Bat a speedy trial was just wbat tbo
governor did not want for his client,
and so he continued 1
"I can't bo in Boonvillo daring tbat
month. Tbat will bo my regular vaca
tion. " - ' .
"Yon hear what your lawyer says,"
remarked tbe Judgo to the prisonor.
Yonr trial will begin at thu time
stated, and if the governor cannot be
present yon would better arrange to
have some one else to represent yon.
Ibe trial camo off as stated, and tbe
lawyer was on band.
I STORES .
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have an immense stock of NEW SPRING GOODS, em- ;
bracing as nice, stylish, ao to date staff as is stent hv mv '
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at. you will hnd everything in -
Dres Goods, Trimmin gst Notions,
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How the Ueatenaat Governor Waa Seared.
Lieutenant Governor Jud Brush was
ono of the first men to pan for gold in
the "Cherry creek diggin's" during the
ly fifties. While in something of
reminiscent mood at Ibe Brown hotel
an evening or two ago ho told Stories of
tbe dead past and .then turned his at
tention to tbo foturo for the city.
"We muv not have skveoranera In
Cfonver for some tiino to come, " be re
marked, "but when they do arrive there
will be advantages aa well as disadvan
tage. Tbe lost time I was In New
York I went to seo a friend in. tbe thir
tieth story I think of tbo block. Just
as I (topped out of the elevator I saw a
man leap oat cf a window, end of
oonrse I made a rosb for my friend'
onioe to breathlessly explain to him
wbat bad happened.
" 'Tako a obalr and sit down, Jud.'
be remarked, with painful unoonoorn.
I can't 00 If said I. 'By gosh.
that follow will kill himself falling
oown tnoao uu stories to the pavement.'
'JUy friend repliod tbat bo would
ring op tbe fire department, which
would catch him In tbe nets for tbat
purpose beforo he reached the street. I
watched out of tbe window, and in s
few minutes there came tbe department
a-tearing and caught tho man in a net
just as be got witbiu a couplo of feet of
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sou uaru etuuu.
You can see from this ' tbat there
isn't half tbo danger in those tall build
ings that people aro inclined to think
there ia I tbiuk tbe Denver dopnrtraeut
would have done even quicker workJ
tban tbe one In New York did." Don
ver Times.
INSURANCE !
I wish to call tho'altciition of insurers In Alamance county
to the fuel that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in
189$ by tho lato firm of Tato & Albright, is still in the ring. '
i v Thero is no insurance agency' in North Carolina with'better
facilities for placing large lines of insuranco, 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 foci warranted '
in soliciting a share 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 tho interest of all who tlesiro protection for their families
or thoir estates, or who wiHb. to make absolutely safe and, profit-1
able investment, to confer witb me before giving their applica- -
Hons to other agents. -Very
respectfully,
JASlES P. ALBRIGHT,
' BURLINGTON, N. C.
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.a Ohio agricultural who apart
ted with corrosive sublimate for
preventing scab oa potato says: Tbe
I used was vary badly covered with
tbe scab ia fact, it waa the aawalabl
potato eulied out of those sold to a
aaedaraan for planting. Tbea war treat
ed with a sniatioa onieting of four
as eorroaf ve sublimate la SO gallon
of water; The potato war allowed to
remain la tbe eolation one boar, tbea
were spread out to dry before cutting.
It we foe ad that potato would grow
aft being ra tbe solution IS htm
bat war a little alow to analog ep.
The potato treated as first givea pro-
daeed arw tubers ajaaoat anUrely tree
iwxej the soak
Southern and Western stock
men know a good thing when they
see it therefore for acratcbee.
tW'Seny, ring born, strains, spraina,
bruista, saddle and nameae gaji and
silmeot of boraea, tbey nse Rice's
Goose ' rease Liniment, it is good
for man as beaat. Sold and roar-
anteod by all druggists and jreoersJ
tore.
3ASTORXA,
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"Oa toved tbe Children."
Tbsckeruy's words were satirical, and
be himself wss called a oynio, but tbe
author of "Lovo Affairs of Homo Fa
mous Men" shows wbat sort of a heart
beat in tbe satirist's breast by nuotiua
from tbe letter of ono to whom the fol
lowing Incident happened 1
in tbe week following bis death
there appeared some genial .memorial
line in tbo page of Punch. ' Walking
down tbe then unsavory thoroughfare
known ' Bedfordbory, my eye caught
tbevjpen page of the popular tn-riodlra.1.
and I staid to read the graceful tribute
to the dead moralist. Turning away at
iengtu, a poorly, dreasod man In work
Ing garb said to me
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" 'You knew TbaokerayV I asked.
. " 'Yes, sir. I keep tbat little talker's
shop yonder, ' pointing to tbe oppoeit
dde of tbe street, 'aud many' th
time Thackeray would come and boy a
pound or two of oake of me. I eut it
Into slice for him, sod then, distribut
ing it among a crowd of hungry ehll
area, be would walk away aud hide In
that court over there, tbat be- might
bave tbe pleasure of seeing tbelr enjoy
ment He didn't know 1 know biro, but
I did.. People used to call him a cyulo.
sir, but it wasn't true. lie loved tbe
children, sir, and no map 1j a cynic
who does tbat'"
Pie aad PaUseophy.
Jaliaa Hawthorne -told -tm- oace that
Concord ate mors acreage of pie ia pro
portion to it number of inbalitaut
thaa any town ia New England, and b
dded, though not in a boaaifol may,
tbat be himself bad consumed 14 la a
single sitting. Tb elder Hawthorn
waa devoted to pie, hnd a cupboard at
tbe liawlboroe boose ia Couocrd was
built for the sole purpose of containing
tbi delightful and stimulating brain
food. Tboreaa wa vary fund of pie, and
so wa Aloott, and W bav beard tbat
Magaret Fuller would take a piece of
the softest variety of costard la br
dainty Soger and eat it with th at-
t grace wit bout smearing ber mouth
or ebowiug evidence of tbe extreme haz
ard of tbe feat .Wblttlrr very often ate
pi witb a knife, altboogb w believe
tbat this habit, commoa In Ameatmry,
wa never extesively commended at
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