North Carolina Newspapers

A :r ia the County. HE MjAM AMJE Established in1875. Sl.Ot) kt Year la Advance. Large and increasing circula- . All 1 ' : ivg, 1'. , neatly an 1 ; lowest j i i x s ton in Alamance and adjoining counties a, point for advertisers. VOL, XX V . GRAHAM, N.'C., THURSDAY, MARCH 23;- 1899. NO. 7. V Cn Jnctory to Fireside. - ' X SI.75 1 Iff Bnyi this Whit 4 aoanieiea steel ved - l in either 54, 46,4a or 36in.widths. Length ?5 inches. It has one 4 t uch pHUrsandXia. filler. Guaranteed the strongest bed made. , Uf Rreni ico-pagn catalogue tens 01 tnoo niHlt of hnrcnins in Furniture. Cloth inc. Bed- v . . . - l.ee diitp, r6' Very, Silverware. Sewiug Machines, A .cfr'.ceraiors. Picture. Mirror. Tin Ware. Stoves, etc., and In buying from us. you save m (rent 40 tt Co psr cent, oa ererythiug -don't X Cwgut this. , .. .v:.. .;. 4 Wfl publish a lithographed catalogue of Car- prti. Kuss, Art quares, foruercs and Lace a) Fv ... u.Klh .., j..:. :- l j p'i"tt'i colors'-i'tltciions can be made as saris- W . '.- 4 faciorUya thouch ou were here at the mill. A - 1 Here s tne - ccicDratea ' Hi'ie reiriiig Machine '4 mm rbctter made. Gitftr- itrdforao vcars. Cata- T hjtuttU youailaboutit, frice (3 Drawer Style). SI3.25 a C Viy have we easterners tin tverjr part cf the Ud4 ted States, in Canada, Mexico, Bermuda, Cuba. A Porto nicon:id even as . . i T Jar as Australia and South FmfC flHltyl 4 Africa? Send tor w Free: ifaeJWnM. . O A' Catalogue. They will tell yoa. Address this way X Julius Hines & Bon, f BALTIMORE, HD. v Dept. 909. ' 1 PK0FE3I().'AL C VUDS. JACOB A. LONG, Attorn ey-at-Lnw, gkaham; y' -n. c ' fraotlos In the Stwte Slid Fedemi court.. Olllre over White, Moore A C'o.'a store, Muio Stront. 'I'tioiio No. V. I'lEII OBAT BVKDK. ' W. P. BtXVH, JK. Attorneys and Count-lvsHt lavr : ' ' ORSEM8B0RO, N. C. FrtK'tk'e regularly Id lw "cMirl of mnuce'cuuotr. . U ' . '. : 'J DR. J. R. STOCK ARD I-' Dentist, ': GRAHAM, N. C. T". ' Baptist I'bureti. MONTHLY SUFFERING. Thonsands of womea are - troubled at . monthly inter- J - vaU with pains in the bead, - back, breasts ehoulders.sides . hips and limbs. But they need' sotsufier. - - These pains are svmptomS'Of ' dangerous derangements that, can be corrected. The met atrual function should operatft painlessly. ' - -. 1 -, makes menstruation painless. 1 ana regular, it put me aeii- catemenstrualorganBincondi ; tion to do their work properly, , And that stops all this pain. Why will any woman Buffer ' month after month when Wine j ; of Cordnl will relieve her? It . costs $r.oo at the drug store. ; Why dont you get a bottle ; to-day? . " :;';;:''' For advice, in cases requiring special directions, address, giv- iue symptoms, "The Ladies' " : Advisory- Department," The - Chattanooga Medicine : Cp, Chattanooga, Tenn. - MMltM Mrs. BOZBtt UWIS. ' of Crnatlll. Tttit, , I MS (rtublMI tl Knnttit; Inimtlf ir!lh la .!. ftii Is f j I awl Ijrck, ,. ' bu! tavt baa onllrWr nt:t4 ft Win . I Cu4d.- - -wi. mm II M WW THE. HOLE IN THE SEA.- Olrofa and bubbles atop of the wave ' . ' H'bare Jock? plnogcd ttaraagb to Uie darkol of (trove . '- Inn, dova, dep down, far under tbs bio, kinking a (plMli that tba MBllfht duMrf tbrongk. And (f. marked Is the logbook Um bols hi ttn "It. watb, .; Long. weat,KLn ., Frock coat, and bio lolrta, ma oleu nd at , neat, . - . And Jack droased la cstm from bis kMd tl bt feet, ' Beved tip tifbt with aanteter. enp sad btaak hot. : To carry bin atralirbt to tb. bnrfatl lot - Tbl' down.dcepdown In tbadocpof toe taa Vbwa DMnjr a aailor aad labbar tbm ba. . "Maa rln lib dowabaall", "Boyal eto Hue. Hand by I" - . Clew gmmf sad tmaUiaca; aU hands poll away I" . "WmUh wain and loa erojack braeai aow haul!'1 Shako a leg there, mj hearties, don't ya baa tbe plpo'.eallt" '. . 1' Kow tba eblp's all aback with t be wind at ba And ready for qoartem o bory tbs dead. frock eoabj on tbs wcatbsr. No4 shirts sa HM loa, ' . Xarn-m oa tbe ponpiUrt.! brare .how to ana. And tba aky pUot 's dreanl to bis Bandar bosl Aad Jork'a In his aaara. there serrad ap at All imldy'to prni-ia tbo far sonUbt tbmoch' " Ad make bnbhlcaanJ circles atop of tb broa, (. bark O. Bowtaad rn Xew Tort San. TUaga Teld by Otbsn. ' Ed imspectioQ by tbe state experi ment station is required by s new law in i!.iiua. , -'. - r.nrnl New York advises, when t inner is not posted as to the use and fT.Ttaof the chemical fertilisers, that be buy roarty piixod "complete" fertil i rs of well kiKrwn flrma. Yrr.ra Maine comes the, report of s j ii failure in the sweet corn crop. Tio New Jerspy tomato crop is better t'iiii yr, but not p to tbe acre r . in Ki! ra and Cumberland CoudU It i f. ii!cl tiiat the potato crop of : ! r. I and New York will be t r ;. known in many years, A - " i- to The Kew Encland Ilame t '.. i . ., in the viriniry of Boston ' t tiwl rp 1S37 with the tt ? , t l.vs rnade fu sptwI tifiH J? ROADBU1LDINQ PROBLEM. Ubl Question Calling For CaralQ Study .. '. ' aad Intelligent Aetloa. -"While th administrative part of roadmaking In this country cannot be aid to have nassed the experimental ! stage, " gays one of the constantly grow J tog number of "good roads" men to a ' nuK..... J! - a Til ." , 1 I T- Acpxcm;ufcabiTa m tue x nuaaeipnia xtcbs, "yet it is well and actively begnn. Nearly every state in the Union has lately passed laws bearing on the pres ent movement for improved highways. While these laws show a variety of plans and methods by which the one common object is to be gained they uniformly show that the real difficulty is not how to build -good roads as an engineering problem, bnt rather who shall build thenj, how shall the money be raised with Which to build them, PBICES WERP. HIGH, BUT TRET COULDN'T GET lOMAUKLT. . , From Good Boads. . ' and by What agency shall it be expend ed. -And in successfully introducing this movement these questions must first be wisely settled before any actual road construction can be engaged in, Some pioneer-voik-must be done btf ore-t any general pian can De luroiiigenuy offered, much less accepted, for tbe com prehsnfiive treatment of our present bad roads ftisordcr. ( - - . "The abolition of the plan of poll lax and the substitution of u cash payment into a town or cpuntry road fund to be expended under contract to experienced roadbuilders, superintended by a compe tent county official, are two of the easy steps by which a comprehensive plan can be approached. They are easy of execu tion, and the immediate results are so favorable that tbe farmer at once agrees to the wisdom of the plan. To put into operation ft law which will place a slight tax upon the narrow tire is an other means of getting, those most in terested to appreciate that the road question must receive intelligent treat ment not only at the hands of our legis lators, but-from every citizen whose business has anything to do with roads. ' "Several states have passed the early stages of tho work; and are now carry ing out carefully devised plans for ulti mately, bringing the community into full enjoyment of good roads.' It is a long step between these simple prelimi naries and the larger plan. To hasten progress all states now acknowledged as leaders in this work, such as New Jer sey, California, Vermont, New Hamp shire, New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island, have appointed commis sions to give special study to tho ques tions in all its relations. to tho state and report bock to the legislatures with rec ommendations touching future legisla tion and particular plans for developing a systematic state road system." . . IMPROVED HIGHWAYS. Ones tha People Oat Thenr They Will Be 8e4isfled WUU Mo Other, Once a community finds out that good roods are possible jll the year round and that they are cheaper by all odds than poor roads it will insist an having high ways that are a public comfort and con venience, ''i ''-,' ' ' "The best is the cheapest" applies to nothing else with more force than to roads. The farmers are learning thia fact, and only tbe fear ot greatly in creased taxes keeps them from pushing tho movement for getting the best stone highways. , . . This objection is now being overcome by following some plan' whereby the whole property of the state city and country is being taxed to build the country roads through a system whereby state aid is being extended to communi ties and help is offered those that offer to help themselves - ' It is matter of uncertainty which need fixing most the roads or the road laws of this country. Fixing the latter will do much toward correcting the former. : -, In a legislative way a good deal is being done. In the matter of the actual work of fixing tbe highways there must of necessity be a great improvement ia work and methods. uooa Koads. Ta Bnlld ft d Beads. To be worth anything at all a road most be constructed scientifically, says tbe St Paul Globe. The system of "mending" roads in vogue in this coun try from colonial times is worse than nothing. All labor and money so ex pended are utterly wasted. There is bat one kind of road that deserves the ad jective "good. " and that is a highway constructed under competent engineer ing supervision according to scientiflo ally approved methods. It must have a substantial foundation, a good surfac ing and a carefol system of inspection: and repair. These matters should not be left to local guidance. There ought to be a state engineer for road construc tion, try- whose directions tbe work mast be carried on everywhere. Th nmmlHx 1WI IMnlntiflSIS Co? the .Hol vnrwt mafa ! Sill IBM St OrlsSdO reported a resolution favoring the enact ment of laws by which ail classes and interests must bear the burden of road improvement. A subsequent reeolaacn ..lAwi IK. ft tw ett ahmld not bear more thaa one-third of tbe expense, the rest to bs Dome cy coumif. cc hjojtu uals immediately Interested. flood roads are cheapest ia the lonf ran, also in tbe short run. . Ask for" good roads, insist CO gettmf hem. v A road sbonld be fixed a little while jefore it needs it rather than a kg t. bile after. If yon dco't sre tbe good roads yoa rant in your vicinity, ak ft them. Good roads tC -ases corporals InUSV GOOD ROADS ECONOMY. Costs H to Maintain Hud Bonds Thaa . .Well Built Highways. . '. .; . ' Governor Mount of Indiana enunci ated some wholesome truths on the road question in his Inaugural address. He said in parti v---:-, : " -: Good roads are essential to our high est development socially, intellectually and financially. Maxiy counties in our state, actuated by a commendable spirit of progress, are ropidly improving the highways. In the. near future some of our counties will have a complete sys tem of free gravel roads. The main thoroughfares in these counties, having been graveled andreceived by the county commissioners, are kept in repair at the county's expense. The supervisor, being thus relieved from care of the main thoroughfares, is enabled to concentrate the labor and tax at: bis disposal upon t he lateral roads; hence all will soon be improved. -- : The economy in" road improvement will soon be .demonstrated by the fact that the counties having tho best roads will maintain them at less cost than the mud roads, with all their inconven iences, are maintained in their wretched condition, The work required by law of ablebodicd men, together with tbe road tax, gives to the road supervisors of our state the eMenditurfc. in money and la- r,V vast sum. . Much of this is wasted by reason of incompetent man agement The railroad tax for' highway improvement in some road districts of our state is so manipulated , by tho rood supervisor that tbo- money inures more to his benefit - than the improvement of the thoroughfares. In some instances in our state a brokerage business is carried on, and money is made out of trafficking in this road tax.- ' ''' " While some of our road laws need re forming, tbe manner of their execution needs revolution. When competence is made tbe test in selecting -snporr; and taxpayers see that they discharge their duties, we will find some improve suent in our highways without addi tional tax. " - -. CONVICT LABOR ON ROADS. Would Not Compete With Free Labor II Worked on the Highways. ; The only way prisoners can be em ployed without competing directly with free labor is to put them to work on public improvements that could not be constructed for years to come but for the. utilization upon them of labor of this sort, says the Chicago Record. In this way there may be secured improvements of inestimable valpe for all time that the publio 'might not bavo felt warrant ed in constructing under other circum stances. There is no doubt that good roads would be worth almost any amount to a community, but it is practically impossible to get taxing bodies to take from the people the sums necessary for their construction. ' . Making of good roads would be in many respects ideal employment for a portion of the state's convicts, and the proposition so to employ them has been revived ia NewYork. , The chief objec tion to the plan, peculiarly enough, ia a sentimental one. It is argued that the popular sense would revolt at the sight of convicts under guard at work in tbe presence ef the public. This objection has same weight, but it should not be made to appear insuperable . ' THE OUTLOOK BRIGHT, Tha Tsar 1897 Promises to Be Wstebls la Highway Improvement. ' It becomes more and more apparent that what was formerly a pnblio request for good roads is now becoming a pnblio demand, says Tbe I A W. Bulletin. Where the people were onoe v-ttisfied to make- a suggestion they ' oro now dis posed to dictate. What is' good for ev erybody noVcdy should oppose. ' It is now pretty well understood that good roads are the most economical in vestment a people con put tlieir money In. Bow to improve the publio high ways is now tbo topio of. discussion. There is uo longer any question that they should be improved. The already overtaxed farmers are be ginning to look upon tbo securing of good roads as a local means of increas ing their welfare rather than as some thing to sdd to their present heavy bur den of debt There is a getting together of all tbo forces interested in the sub. jeet that warrants tbo prediction that 1807 is to be a notable year in highway improvement Tbe lawmakers and the roadmakers are being encouraged by all classes and ages to do something of a practical nature. - . , , . . COUNTRY. ROADS. The Vast MajorHlty at Then. Am Simply stretchea mt IHwU For. 100 years or -more newspapers, philosophers and political economists have vainly tried to convince the tillers of soil that they, mors thaa any other clans of people, were directly, vitally, and pecuniarily interested la making and maintaining country highways over which heavy loads and light ones eould be drawn without the expenditure of aa unnecessary cjoccct of costly strength. Tbe farmers studied tax rates and either would not hear or would not heed any statistic whose bearing was leas immediate, tlwsjgb not less obvious. The Vast majority of rural roads continued to be stretches of dirt, made into dost by the sun, into mod by the rain aad always enforcing tbe truth that I be dis tance between a farm and a market de pends more oa tbe nature of the soad connecting them than oa the number ef miles separating them. Wheeling Register. ' ' ' gnsn.d Cbsy. A writer in tbe Davenport (lav ) Lead er advocates burned clay as a road ma terial. Bs says that be has sera a rail road track "ballasted" with tbe clay siiuply pot on -lit ashes, and the) sur face was so hard that it was Imposdbls to force ese's hswl into it It seems, be adds, a simple solution of the road Dm-' terial prohleen, good and cheap. The tobsoco plant is remarkably sea. si tire - to meteorologicsi conditions. Even in each a famous tobacco region as Cuba tobueeo of food quality cannot be growl! in tbs Immediate vicinity of tbe coma or ia certain parts of tbe island even on what would otherwise be consiiU red good tobacco lands. This has been tbe experience also In nmetrs . and ia the Cnited fruits, tn.t the in- (! Deuces are too subtle to bs &' t"ted by ordinary meteorol.igTcal instraients, j asys aa exchange, f- V ROAD DESTROYERS. Coiae nf the Forces Which Operate to War- pair Highways. . A roadbed may suffer disruption by Fjriarage of the subgrade. it has been determined experimentally that: clay shrinks one-fifth of its bulk in excess ively dry wentber and increases to aoor regpocding degree when wet, and that (ilidous sands and gravels undergo no change in volume. From this it follows tliat when a way passes over a clay bed. vbich may becomo desiccated, injuria ous results are likely ta follow, particu larly at a point where the clay abuts a sand substratum which is unaffected by weather changes. ' v The gradual destruction of a roadbed ty the ordinary processes of friction and impact is always to be expected, AFTER A HFAVT BAIV. ' ' . 'Prcnflj. A, W. Bulletin. nd the rate of wear would seem to de pend directly upon tbe hardness of th road si one used in its construction, and yet to many factors have to be taken into consideration in choosing a road metal that if 1s found that the question cf hardness, important as it may bs when combined with other qualities, singly is not of greatest consequence. Quarts, ' the hardest of our common minerals, used alone does not make a desirable road stone, as its dust is laok- entlng power, it has rpeclflo gravity, and is very brittle, qualities we should seek to avoid in se lecting a road material. . - a Ou tbe other hand, rocks as soft ai limestones and slates are quickly ground to powder and are rapidly carried away by water and wind action. Hardness is of importance in tending to resist tbe abrasive effect of wheels and the feet of animals, but brittleness promotes crum bling under tbe impact of , blows there by delivered. - ., :S:.,;;2, '";-. ...: " - When the way passes through woodi or when largo trees occur along tbs roadside, the integrity of the founda tion may be disturbed by tba force oi growing roots. In, this coauection it will be well for those having charge of beautifying our thoroughfares to plant trees tbe roots of which lead downward rather than borirontally. , V; 1 STATE. AID FOR ROADS. i ., ;.. . ; ;. i '; Tbs Espenss of Highway Improvement - y' Should Be Dome by All, : V Roads are used for pleasure as well as for traffic. This uss of good roads by town people is greater than tbe same use by farmers, for tbo farm population bits less- of leisure. This is especially true of tbe women and children. In the country they are busily employed, while tbe women and children of the town have the leisure for driving and riding. On account of their use of good roads for pleasure town people should help to pay for them. Thousands of people now nse bicy cles. Ninety per cent of these wheelmen ate town people, . They would profit by good roads. This is so plain that they are the foremost advocates of good roadsr Profiting by good roads, they should bear a part of their cost. This they can do only through state aid. .Good roads, removing the isolation and dreariness of farm life, would oper ate powerfully to lessen tbe movement ot farm population to the city a move ment that has been excessivo until pop ulation is congested in the cities. This would reduce tbe overcrowding of city industries, leading to steadier employ ment snd better wages, and as a bug percentage of population would be en gaged in agricultural pursuits, while a lessened percentage would be f ngsged in other pursuits, there would be a greater comparative production of food products, wool snd cotton. Tbe result would be lower prices, and tbe income cf towa people, increased by steadier rmrjloyment and - higher wages, would purchase more food and clothing. Sure ly for this double benefit town peopl miebt well car something. - While there sr some just objections to state and county aid in roadbnildiag there is bo otbjsr way ia which town people nan contribute to the cost of good roads equitably and efficiently snd with so little injustice to themselves . od others, and some method of appuv ca:!cu, beneficial and just to all, can rarely b devised. John JJ. StabL Baady Abewl the Farm. A low down whoclbarrow has its uses on every farm. To make one liko the model in tbe illustration Prairie Farmer gives these directions: Use a heavy iron wheel with a two inch tread. Get two TOW DOWS- WUZKLBABROW. natural crooks aad round one end for handles. Nail inch boards across as In dicated ia tha illustration and set up kal an.1 ine will httva) a InuTDW handy for hauling rocks, ' barrels of grain, salt, lime, apples, etc As etnas' Bansedy Var Cabbage Warms. Ataw HcJliiisvworta gives his rem edy for green cabbage worms in The Fsrm Joarmu. Here it is: Pyrethrom powder, 1 pound; cayenne pepper (not the common red), one nail poena; noar, 1 pounds. Apply with a dry powder gun while the dc-w is on. (O-ll t r.M .) ; ) CoWs are easily taken and often de velopintobrooclnUsorconsurnptloB. You should cure a cold prom ptly with Tr. John W. Bull s Conga prnrp. This c 1 bmel remedy is most tffl rf't and wnl cure a oid st c". t r ' Proff 'Jy cures Sli-Lbom Cc4Js. - .tl mm ulneiil b te ' TW.nrs e - '.'ji ft rys (eojaated 11. i t ujt r Al InKi'"1, Rlaxes the food more defidous and wholesome WOVAt aAftlt cobra stGries of india. i BrltUh Boidlai MUUke How a Hood ed Snake Saved a life. . ''It was threo years after the close of Ihe Indian mutiny that I came near log ing the members of my mess in a fright- ' (ul way," sold John Bain, wbo served . in the British cavalry in India until ' thirty odd years ago. "My company ha been ordered into' the Desbwuv dis trict, J 50 miles' north of Cawnpnr, to brSakup the daoolts, 'Who-bad become; . very troublesome there. I was one of .a detail sent, under command of a lieu tenant, against a band of these robbers wbo had made a stand in a little jungle village. We arrived thsre ia the night, stormed their intrenohmant by moon light killed or captured a round dawn of the daooits and ohased tbs rest into tha Jungle, Some of us followed them on foot among - the reeds sad bushes, but soon got tired of this useless busi ness and were quite willing to stop and turn back at the sound of the recall. Our hospital steward, a native, and a good one, was by my side. My canteen hod been emptied on the march, and I was parched with tbe thirst, that fol-J lows fighting. Something among tba bushes, glistening on tbe ground like water, caught my eye. '"It's a stagnant pool left by tbe rains, hut it'll serve to wet my throat. rowing myself down on my very belly to drink from, it But the steward pulled me baok. "'Nay, sahib, stay! Lend me your sword for a moment, I he said. "He took the sword and lightly stir red the pool with its point. From tbs middle of the pool a cobra's hooded head arose, and there came tbe sound of its hateful hiss. With a sweep of the sword the steward cut the reptile's head off, and at onoe what bad seemed to me a water pool became the writhing coils oi a serpent that had been fully six feet in length. ': -"'That was your pool, sahib,' tbe steward gravely said. 'It is well that yoa paused before attempting to drink from it' ' Tbe white belly and greenish back of the cobra, lying coiled in the moon beams, bad looked exactly like a water pool, " But for the steward's warning I should have thrust my face down into that hideous coil. ''''"' "There wss a case I knew in which a cobra saved a British army officer's life not intending in tbe least to do so, of course, .. The officer had gone with a de tachment to a district in northern India to bring to order one of the bill tribes that bad been making bobbery and had killed a civil officer or two. His quarters were at the bungalow of tbe magistrate of the district He had got things quiet ed down among tbe tribesmen, and ev srythlng safe, to all appearance, and was preparing to take things easy when one night, sleeping at tbe bungalow, he beard a cobra moving about ia his chamber. A cobra looking about for prey or when ready to fight rears its bead and about one-third of its body straight upward from the ground; and as the bed on which he ley was a low one the officer 'knew that if the cobra came to it be was very likely to get bit ten. At any movement he made the co bra would hiss, showing that it was ia an unpleasant temper, and, to make things worse, tbe officer's night lamp bad gone out so that be oould only judge of the snake's position by sound. "He stood the strain as long as be could and made up bis mind that bs would at any rate get to a place where tbe snake could not reach blra. A tall dressing case stood against tbe wall, about six feet from the head of tbs bed. Tbs officer reached out to a chair, set it half way between tbs bed and the dress ing case, and then stepped from tbe bed to the chair, and from the chair to tbs top of the dressiug case. .There he was safe from the cobra. - "As bs perched on tbe dressing case ia tbe dark, thinking how ridiculous and uncomfortable bis position was, two billmen stole in at tba door, rushed to the bedside and struck fiercely with their tulwars tbe heap of bedclothlng where tbe officer bad lain before tbey discovered that bs was Dot there. Tbs snake set sp a load biasing, which seemed to convince the assassins that tbs officer eould not be hi tbe room, and tbey went away without seeing him, Dssdng tba dressing cue not a step awsy. The cobra presently crawled out of the room through the door tbey bad left open, and the officer was able to get Sown from tbs dressing osm sod raise aa alarm. Tbe two hillinea be never gsugnt, but be slept with a sentinel at bis door dnrini lbs rest of bis stay in tbs district.'' New York Boa. ' Veewtab sod Hmilag Pya. ; For many centuries the city of Nor wich, in respect of tbe manor of Oarls- toa, was liable to provide annually S4 berring pies for ths royal ntcasn. Blomefield. ia bis "History of Nog' folk." referring to this quaint service. prints a letter from the household officers of Charles U making "divers just exceptions" to tbe quality of tbe pies which bad beea forwarded by the) dry sheriffs. Tbe main exceptions read as follows "First, yon do not sand them award ing to your tenure of the Bret aew aer rings that are tsJtsn. - "Secondly, yoa do not cease then to bs well baked ia good and strong pastys, as tbey ought to bs, that tbey assy sa lura tbe carriage tbe better. "Thirdly, whereas yoa sbonld by yoar tec are bake ia these pastyes slx scors herrings at the least, being tbe gnat hundredth, which doth require are to be pot into every rtye st the least, ws find bot fewer berHnssi to be la dK- an of tbeco. "Fourthly, tbs Bomber of pyss which yoa seat at this tyme ws find to bs few rCa bsve beea sent beretafora, and l.T!rs of tbam moch brokea. "And, lastly, we understand the bringer of tben was constrained te maks three aereral jooTDeys to yoa bs fure bs coald bars them, whereas it awmetb be is bound to acme bat onoe." ChainbrTs' JrarnsL " One Minute Cough Curs, cures. That Is what It was aaaas tor. C''sli warJUW' POrTOiW 00. , OTW VOWlte , PRINTERS' ERRORS. HE FIENDISH BEHAVIOR OF WELL MEANING TYPES. Vew Examples From a limitless Source . of run Poets, Politicians and Editors - Who Have Suffered Because of "Fool" , Casss and Kindred Misfortunes. , '. The oompositor, casually and uncon sciously, is a fellow of infinite' humor. The writers and speakers upon whose telling arguments or flights of fancy tbe compositor exercises bis wit may be an noyed, but the general publio has no al loy in the enjoyment of these typo graphical antics. Miss Fanny Fudge, tbe youthful genius discovered by Tom Moore, who used to contribute to tbe poets' corner of The County Gazetto, complained bitterly to bar cousin of tbe navoo lav printers maao oi nor senseifrs. amfher rhymes. "Though an angotijj should write, still 'tis devils must print," she explained. Here is-how those devils served her: ' J But s week or two slnos. In my ode to ths spring, (Thick. I meant to have made a most beantlfal ' thing, ' Where I tnlk'd ot "the dewdrops from freshly . blown roses," - v - . Ths nssty things msds It "from freshly blown nosesi" -' I once when to please ay cross sunt I had tried To commemorate soma mint of her ellqoe who'd Just died. Baring mid be had "tsk'B up in boarea bis position," ' Tbey made It, he'd "Ufn ap to heaven his . physician." . The responsibility for these humors of the composing room rests sometimes with the author's vile handwriting, but it is mainly duo to tbe conditions under wbiob the oompositor works. A wooden frame (or-case, aait is known lu the trade) is divided by ledges into several receptacles or boxes for tbe various let ters of the alphabet and points of puuo tuation. In one box there are all A's, in another all H's and in another all T's, and so on, and from this case, picking ap tbe letters one by one as required, the compositor turns tbe manuscript Into type. Practice enables him to do this not only with extreme rapidity, but with remarkable accuracy, but he bos often to deal with what bo calls a foul case that is, a case in which several of the letters have got into tbe wrong boxes and as bo thus unconsciously picks up tbo wrong letter from tbe right box ws find oats, turned to oats, poets. to posts, arts to rats and jolly to folly. L-; A theatrical critic in u notice ufA charming young actress wnose treat ment of Portia had afforded him much pleasure wrote, "Her love for Portia made acting eosy." That was right enough, but what tbe types made him say was "her love for Porter," cto. A oompositor who was better acquainted with the geography oi the west tuau with Biblical lore sot up tbe phrase "From Alpha to Omega" as "from Al ton to Omaha" and possibly found him self compelled to start for those places next morning. In ihe earlier half of tbs present century it was announced in a London newspaper that "Sir Robert Peel, with a party of fiends, was shoot ing peasant in Ireland," whereas tba minister snd bis friends were Only in dulging in tbe comparatively harmless pastime of pheasant shooting. Shortly after tbe battle of Inkerman ono of tb morning papers informed its reader that "after a desperate struggle tbe ene my was repulsed with great laughter,',' The omission of a single letter has rare ly played more havoc with a subject which was no laughing matter. Itniustbave been tbe very printer's devil himself wbo represented a very worthy advocate of tbs cause of female suffrage as exhorting bar bearers to "maiutalnijheir tlgbU" What tbs brldesmaJrfS at a recent wedding most bavs thought when tbey read that tbey bad all worn "bundsouie breeches, tbs gift of the bridflgroom," one oin only guess, lint whatever their thoughts may have been at seeing tbeirpietty brooches thus transformed tbnir lan fasgs at any rats cannot ws may as sume, have matched that of tbs politi- ctan'wbo read the following comment en one of his speeches, "Tbem ssses be lieved him." Poasiblybe was not much consoled by being assured that the re porter bad merely wished to signify that "tbe masse believed him." On another occasion a reporter wrote, "At these words the entire aodience rose sod nut the air with tbeir snouts." Tbs somrjositor had set up. shouts correctly, bat bad not observed that tbe top of ths b was brokea off. Aa enthusiastic editor began his leading article on a local elec tion camnaiga with ths phrase, "Tbe battle is now opened." Unfortunately tbe oompositor transformed battle into bottle, and bis readers said that tbey had sasoected it all along. Lsndor, revising the proof of a poem be bad written for Tbs Keepsake, found the concluding staasa thus printed : Tee," yoa shall ay wbra ones the 80 herd ta break I is e'er, 'Vf love wss vary AW to hiss. By farm and peace wars ssore." This error seems to bars angered tbe poet, whose temper, Indeed, it wss aot difficult to apses, for upon tbe msrgin of the proof (which is still extant) he wrote : "Of all the ridiculous blnn oers ever committed by a compositor farm instead of fame is tbe most ridicu lous. Pity It was not printed my farm sad pea. " Bicbard rToctor, to natron onnr. writing ia'bis maasxlne. Know I edge, stated that tb most remarkable sbanae which orbaters had ever arranged for him occurred ia the proof of a little book 00 "BpeeUoscopia Analysts," written for tbe Society For Presses, log Christian Knowledge. Tbe words. lines, beads and strim la the violet part of tb spaetra," were pnnteo, links, bonds sod stripes lor toe vio lent kinds of specters." A still mors amusing blander, which Mr. rroctar declared that b bad seea ia tb proof of a poem written by a friend, was tbs transf urmatioa of tbe line, Hs kissed Iter snder tbe silent stars." into "He kicked ber under the cellar stairs," Macmillao's Atafraxtna. DWitt' Little Darly Risers, Tbe ,ain Hit:? ..ile. Greensboro Tobacco ROR HIGH Sold over 5,000,000 pounds last year for an average of 7.57 pounds. This is the highest average made by any market in piedmont Carolina. Over Sl,a0.00 paid out daily to year. It is tho best market in the State for the farmer. Our Warehouses are large, commodious and up-to date, whoso pro; : i etnrs stand without a peer as slosmen of the weed, i Evory large firm in the United States and a number of foreign firms f r represented by our buyers. ' Tobacco centre, manufacturing centre, trade centre, railroad con! - . educational centre. - Our own manufacturers have a large capacity and are increasing tin 's trade daily and must have tobacco. We have Ihe strongest corps of buyers in the world for the warcliosi capacity. , ..." - ' ; ' .. , . .We want mre tobacco and must have it if high averages will brins it- .Try lis with your next load and be convinced of our merit. Greensboro Tobacco Association . o o o o I wish to call the attention of insurers in Alamance county to tho fact that the Burlington Insurance Agency, established in . 1893 by the late firm of Tate & Albright, is still in the ring. T-rThere is-no insurance agency- in North Carolina with better facilities for placing large lines of insurance, that can give low er rales or better indemnity. Only first-class companies, in every branch oi the business, find a lodgement in my office. With a practical experience of more than ten years, I feel 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 alspecialty of Life Insurance and will make o o o o o o a o o o a it to the interest of all who desire protection for their families Q or their estates,- or who wish to make absolutely safe and profit- O able investment, to confer with ine before giving their applica- tions to other agents. - J Very respectfully, O J ABIES P. ALBRIGHT, O - . ' BURLINGTON, N. C. 0 ' ' SUBSCRIBE FOR $1.00 per Year Blad the Shocks 'Irmly. To have corn stand up against tbi full winds it is important to bind the shacks firmly near the top. Ia tall com it is difficult to do this without a de vice like tbe ono shown in the cat and originally described lu Tho Farm Jour nal: It is madoof a 0 by 1 inch bard wood stick four or fivo foet long rounded to within a foot of one sna ami j shaved to a pointy at the other. At eight inches from A ooxvaxntnT dkvicb. the end, a half inch hole is dotwi for a rope and near the end a three quarter inch hole, for a pia to go through. A knot fastens one end of tba rope in the hole. To nse the tightener, thrust it through the shock, adjust the rope as shown in cut and twist until tho shock is snugly drawn togetner. Tbe band of twine or straw can now be pat oa at leisure and as firmly as neces sary, and the implement be withdrawn. , . marly RuralW cw Yorker says: "Our earliest potatoes, as judged by tbe dying of the vines, were dug Aug. 10. Tbey were Early Andes, Red Elk, Sir Carte, Early Trumbull, Early Roberts, . Triumph, Quota, Early Ohio and Bovee. Of tbem we would place Queen this seasoa at tbs bead, as having tbe highest average of good qualities, and Bovee next The vines of the (Jueea were dead Aug. 6, those of Bovee Aug. 5. Early Trumbull and Early Roberts would be our next choice. The two varieties closely re semble each other.- Early Trumbull yielded more. Early Ohio vines were dead Aug. 11. Triumph vines were dcaxl Jnlv s. bat tbe tubers were nearly all amall. as ia previous trials. Early Andes, Sir Carte and Red Elk are aot drtural leas judged by on trial. Though tb season has been exceptionally w tiers was no rot in any of tbem." If colons ar ripe when harvested. allowed to dry before placing in a pile and are kept at a temrmrature below which growth takes place, they will keep for months without trouble. Tbey grow st a low temperature and when exposal at a temperature moch abort 4S decrees will sprout in spite of any thins that can be done. It is useless to poll onions green or wbea ia a grow ing condition snd expect them to cease growth if tbesaromn is warm, whether tbey are oa a floor or oa the ground. Maturity of oaiona is indicated by ces sation of growth and S withering of the tops at tha neck, causing them ta lop town. Ohio Farmer "Give me a liver reeolator and I can mrulate tbe world," said a gen- -. s 1 ' 1 us, Ihe druFinft nsnaea mm a bottle of I)e Witt's Little' Early Risers, the femoos liUle pills. J. C. Simmonrv the drupgiA OAflfoniA , isi n " rr-tme , ." -1 PRICES. farmers for tobacco during tli 10 i s-3. m THE GLEANER, In Advance. THE NEW. Wheeler & Wilson Sewing 'MacMse wrra , i Rotary MotJsa aid Ball Bearings, Easy lzzilzz, Qslet. IUr'J. Purchaser) sayi " It runs as light as a feather." " Great Improvement over anything ofar." " It turns drudgery into a pastime. 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