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PrtC, 18.75. " alogu No. ,50 Mis all J
-" . ,. about Bicycle, Sewing
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What do you think of a fine : J" , . 1
' rait of Clothing, made-lo-your- En I
' Denture, guaranteed to fit and ' ' sf
'for ft.iot Caulogue No. ST
' shows 3 Samples of Clothing
' and .hows many bargains in
'Shoes, Hats and Furnishings.
' Lithographed Catalogue No.
1 47 shows Carpets, Rugs, Por-
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' hand-painted colors. H e pciu
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' furnish lining without charge.
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Solid Oak
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eral C.U1 ogue of Furniture
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E3SI0NAL CARDS.
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GRAHAM, - -
N. C
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Office over White, Moore 4t Co.'s store. Mala
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WB-TEWnfS Oil
11 the pain
- andaicknessfrom
t- which . women
rrffer is caused
by waaknesii or
derangement
menstruation
Nearjy ahvayt
when a woman to not wall these
organs are affected. . But when
they are' atrong and healthy a
woman Is very seldom sick. '
Is nature's provision for the regit
latlon of the menstrual function. -It
cures all "female troubles." It
" Is equally effective for the girl la -her
teens, tho young wife wUh do--. ;
mestio and maternal cares, and
the woman approaching the period -'
known as the " Change of Life."
They all need IL. Tbey are al
beoefuied by tt. . -
For aoVice In easesl iixadibs? 1
dlracttons. aidms, rT symptom,
the " Lidics' Advfeory Dct"tr!irt,"
Too CUttancoga McudooCo.. Cbstof
sooga. Tana.
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THO. 1. COOPER. Tops, WsV.Sei
'My si-tar uSared truss ) luseutss?
and sj...,uI sMnstruatioa aad docior
autd ( rtHo her. Vtn of Cusxs)
niirsit corre hor and else kctpad as
swuisr hrou(li tM Ciunos of Lae."
, The Etliinnl mi Beynlty.
" O. W.-Rnneell, the author of "Col
lections and Recollections," rtworrl the
following from an unpublished diary of
ord Robert Seymour as an example of
the "refine cf manners" In tbe highest
ctrcUw of English society in the latter
Pert of tbe l&t century. In 1788 Lord
Robert made thi entry:
"The P. of W. ( Prince of Wale, after
ward George IV, whom Thackeray has
pilloried as ' tbe First Gentleman in En
pe') called on Alias Voneck last week
with -two of bis equerries. Oncoming
Into tbe room be exclaimed, 'I must do
it; I must do it' Miss V. asked b im
what it was that be was obliged to do,
when he luted at t Lepr and the
other accoiripUr, who lay'd Mis V. on
ha Finer and the P. pau lively wfpped
b- The occasion of this extraordinary j
behavior -was occasioned by a Bett
hi. a I rc-. ws be made In one of his
a4 Fit. Tbe next day, however, be
wrote her a ftiuntiaj Letter, and she
ow rereivr t::n on the same footing !
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if. s '5 -i r '
Or tnese two kinds, ami hundreds ofher
shoes, mnkes our ntock by far the largest in
town. Indies' Oxfords till yon cant rest.
A'ou know il hard 10 buy a jsond shoe for
a child. We uv ajitriiil intention .to this
line and the ndvaicnge gained by our expe
rience and cnpiml is yours fur nothing. A
full- line of bous-- lunuVhiug goods. ,
. i DAVIS fc DAVIS, Pronr's '..
? Bis Shoe Store, Burlington, N.C.
BUSS.
Be was a little negro
. And sat upon he fence.
Be lindn't nny fnther
Nur.nny iniifher. henr
He was little orphan
And hadirt any sense. .
Sa
dl
' is,
: He thought tho curl lis cirola,
But flat ob En j-floor ;
. Was soro it scarce extended . '.
- . Beyond the river shore,
And thought tbe stream the Jordan
Which Israel paused o'er.
,He knew the sun at twilight
Just pnt himself to bed
Underneath a coverlet
- Of pnrple, blue and red,
. Except on stormy evenings,
2. J?hSjlf' W"4Jlck, lntj(l
He bTOTM-finrnltoreih hesi-an
Wero blessed angels' eyes
"A-peeping froo do openln'a
J'er see who steals do pies"
At least so said his anntie,
And she was very wise.
And then he thought hi conscience
The throbbing 'noath bis rib
That beat so fast and loudly -Whenever
be told fibs.
Which -was often, each one prefieed
By '"Truo as eber yer libs!"
And he was sure Elijah
Would come for him some night
And take him in a chariot
All glorious with light.
To a sweet and happy country.
Where every one was white.
He was a little negro
And sunned him on tbe fence;
Be hadn't any knowledge .
Nor any money, hence
Be was supremely happy
. Each has his recompense?
v i C. Leach In Independent.
THE NEW BROOM.
In the good old days of tbo French
war, when ; England .was so occupied
upon the seas that she had little time
to guard her coasts minutely, the peo
ple of Trewarne were smugglers to
man ' and -thrortv cxeeedifagly. : There
were indeed riding officers stationed
hard by. bnt they were not numerous
enough to interfere effectually nor,
'tis said, were they notably eager to
have their bands strengthened.
. Bnt this season of prosperity and un
troubled quiet came to an end. Peace
to England meant the very reverse to
Trewarne. It was with tbe utmost ais-
gtlBt that its people saw their old friends
being replaced or so surrounded with
new colleaenes altogether unused to
the ways of tbe district that tbey could
not remain harmless if they would. It
was soon beyond a doubt that the rev
enue men were really in earnest in their
endeavors to suppress the free trade.
Among the men of Trewarne toe
whole blame. in this matter was lata
upon the shoulders of John Coffin,
nejv man, whose energy was such that
in mere self defense his comrades were
eomnelled to emulate bis detestable
artivitv. 4! ' " ' ::"VV-
' was a little man, piacK nearaea
and exceeding neat in bis attire. He
spoke ontlandishly mincing, his words!
after the manner or people ronaoiung
the regions which lie op the country.
And he interfered shamelessly with tbe
hnaineaa of his neiubbors.
For exanjrle, at the edge of the cliff.
some two mucs to toe; wes m inr
warne. there was a Conner mine. Just
.- . ., . . n.
hove the sea level a tunnel bad been
driven from tbe shaft to tbe face of the
cliff. The water pumped up from the
bottom" of tbe mine was not taken to
tbe surface, but simply raised to the
level of this "adit" and so allowed to
gain tbe sea. And tbe recording an gel
alone can tell now many a aeg n guuu
liquor, landed on the beach, has gone
into that adit, been carried to the shaft
ml nmvevMl to the surface in tbe
srreat iron "kibble,'.' bucket which
... iimvI . for nauiinar toe w u
rr.o" Once the rtnff had gained
tbe surface it was stowed away in tbe
engine bouse, to be sent to its ulti
mate desination at a convenient oppor
tunity. ' : . ' ......
Tins, one niirbt a very aeceni nine
cargo had beenxon. A goodly number
of kegs were buried in tbe sand of the
beach. 'Some twoecore were carried np
tnto tbe adit and later on drawn to tbe
surface in tbe kibble Tbey bad been
carefully disposed in tbe engine boose,
and all seemed well. When suddenly the
place was invaded by a gang of revenue
men. The engineer did not lose his
presence of tuiud. He sprang to the
safety valve. Ia moment tbe room
was filled with steam, and eustome offi
cer and miners were tumbling one
over tbe other in wild confusion. But
presently John Coffin got to tbe safety
valve and stopped tbe eaaepe of steam.
Tbe miners roelred away like mm
ckmds (being unarmed) and a Bttle
later saw tbe good 5 liquor going off ia
casks to tbe stronghold of tbe revenue
men. Mr. Coffin was a proud man, but
there were ominous murmur be re
tired, and his name suggested many a
grim pleasantry.
This sort of thing happened continu
afly. but as tbe smugglers were still se
cure from loss if tbey saved one cargo
in three end as tbey had behind them
many years of uninterrupted soocess-
it made no great difference. Indeed the
men engaged in the traffic w the hu.
morons aapect ia tbe triumphant suiea
of John Ccffin. and for a little while
thought the spectacle wefl worth tbe
Ion of a few kega from time to urn.
It was at this tiro that tber coDstruct
ed a "cavie." or store, ia a big field aot
800 yards away from tbe cTMtqia boure.
Bnt John I'otiiu was not content with
these HuecetweH. and his ambition Soon
became intolerable.' ; ,
Of nil the young men in those parts
i uu reuierntet was tbe most promii
Ing. There were none but - knew the
traditions ol the smuggling and could
help if help were needed. But Jim was
one of those rare spirits who make tra
ditions. He was hardly more than four
ana twenty, tail, fair and boyish, but
ue uuu aireuay maae ntmeelf. a name
J the cleverness of tbe dodges he in
vented and the magnificent coolness
with which he carried them into execu
Hon. It was no wonder that Maggie
upie. tbe prettiest cirl in Trewarne.
was prond to have him known as her
sweetheart. - . ''-v .-:
She Was a 'little, dark haired creature,
with cheeks tinted like wild rosea and
.big gray eyes that would have made
conversation an easy thing to ber if she
bad chanced to be bora dumb. There
was a childish innocence in them some
times, and sometimes a feckless mis
chief, which Jim himself could only
envy and admire. It was said that some
of hie cleverest inventions had been in
spired by her. And. there, was only one
tiling In her which Jim deemed nnrea-
unable. . ; She appeared to detest John
Coffin with all the etrength of her soul
It seemed to Jim that to do this in such
a case was to go beyond what was nec
essary or appropriate. He had outwit
ted the man so frequently that be felt
almost kindly toward him. - - -
- Bnt one day hla view of tbe matter
was changed. Maggie reported to him
certain events Which had befallen her
while he was away upon bis latest voy
age to Roecoff. -..- :. -y v-:
Once, or twice lately, she explained,
it had been borne in upon her that John
Coffin was much more polite to her
than he bad any reason to be. She had
forborne to speak of tbe matter because
there were a multitude -of smuggling
histories which proved beyond a donbt
that it was oftentimes convenient for
such a one as she to have something of
a hold over such as he. Bnt now she
eonld-not ignore the matter nny longer,
"What you'll nay," she said, "I'm
sure I can't think. But I hope yon
won t do anything rash. '
It appeared, then, tbat Maggie was
coming back to tbe village from a visit
to .Breach, a little church town " two
miles distant from Trewarne. She had
hardly started when she met John Coffin.
"Good afternoon, Miss Opiel" be
said. " 'Tis pleasant weather for the
time of the year. And he stopped,-so
tbat Maggie could hardly paes on im
mediately.
"Ibs." she aaid, " 'tis pretty weath
er.'
"May I keep yon company along tbe
road!" said the man. i
" 'Tis a lonely old road.
Maggie raised her eyes to bis. Then
tbey fluttered and fell " 'Tis very kind
of you." .
They discussed a multitude of indif
ferent subjects. Then, 't didn't see Mr.
Penlerrick when I was down in Tre
warne jnst now," said Coffin. ; i - -
Not" laid Maggie.
I didn't see the Dream either.
suppose she's gone to sea again t"
How should I know!" said Maggie
innocently. "Is Jim Penlerrick tbe
man to tel! i rcirl what are his plans
well, said Coffin, "I suppose he'll
be back for Sunday, being Feasten Sun
day. I shouldn't tbink he'd be later
than Thursday, for the fair's on Fri
day."; :, --.' .
"Are you going to the fair, Mr.
Coffin?" said Maeririe. I
Tbe man smiled. "If I could see you
there"
"Aw." said Maggie. . "Ton can see
that any time. Wbyr the "waxworks is
coming tbat haven't .been here these
four vears."
"Waxworks is ho attraction," said
Coffin contemptuously. "Give me fleeh
and blood. " ;
Well," said Maggie, "if waxworks
is no attraction, 1 1 appose yoa won't be
there.'
In a minute or two the subject was
changed,
" 'Tis a lonely life down here tor one
tbat'a been used to bigger pieces, said
Coffin. "If a man had a wife, perhaps
twould be all he'd want He'd have
some interest in his work then, hut as
it is" ; ' ' ' '
"I won't bring ee no further, Mr.
Coffin," said Maggie interrupting blm.
'Many thanks for your company.
And the little man looked at her
meltingly. "No need of thanks I" be
eiaculated. " 'Tis yours whenever you
like to take it and for so long a time as
you choose." He raised his hat with a
flourish, and Maggie walked on home
ward, having now rescued the outskirts
of tbe village. 8 be knew not whether
to laugh or to be indignant Finally
she did both. '
Jim Penlerrick and tbo men of tbe
Dream landed tbeir cargo tbat very
night and got it into a place of security
without untimely interruption. Tbe
next morning Maggie came to her win
dow early and inspected tbe harbor
which it overlooked. Tbe Dream was
there. Even while she looked a it aba
heard a whistle and. glancing cnp tbe
road, she saw Jim Penlerrick coming
to call on ber. So sbe descended quick
ly, beard tbe tsl? of bis adventures dur
ina the time of this last absence and ia
conclusion told ber own tale.
"It looked to me," be added, "like
as if tbe man wanted .mo to tell all 1
know, and offered to make me Mrs.
Coffin in reward. Now, Jim, don't yoa
go and do anything foolish. Perhaps be
never meant it, after aU."
Jim laughed grimly. "Perhaps not,'
he said. "All tbe same, I fancy a bit
of a lesson would do hint no barm. He
can't have thought yon was bad hearted.
So be must have fancied yon conkj ne
fooled easy. And he mast be cored of
all such fancies aa tbat."
Maggie flushed. "I never thought or
that," she aaid. "Jim, ywa can do Just
what yon like with hiss." And Jim
went off to hie breakfast, full of
thought as to bow tbe end be bad ia
view was tab obtained.
That afternoon be went through the
village with a friend carrying, a stout
poet aotne 10 or 1 feet ia length. They
made off in the direction of a small and
secluded cove, about a mile to tbe west 1
of Trewsme.
Later in the day John Coffin chanced
upon a little girl who was idly wander
ing by tbe roadside. lie waa armae to
pes on. when the child spoke.
. ac A
"Do. yoa know to kane wsuung sw
Pentrix covet" said the child. -
"Yea," aaid Coffin.
"Well " said tbe child. "I got a niee-
stg-e far yoa. You mut be at the top or
by ball psurt t to zneev a
- Coffin inspected, the .messenger sua.
ricioneiy. "Wbo sent you?" he asked.
"Aw." said tbe child, "she said I
mustn t mention no name.
Coffin laughed. "Well" be said, "i
don't know that you need. Herevtbl
will buy you some lollipops." ; He gave
toe enna some coppers and passed on;
And be was perfectly right in tbe im
pression .be carried with him, for the
f little girl waited untir be was out of
sight and tben went off as speedily as
might be to Maggie Opie'e home, where
sbe reported progress and showed Cof
fin's gift.
"Well done,", said Maggie. "Spoil
the Egyptians where and when you can.
There's good examples for that" Bnt
at half past 1 ahe was talking at the
cottage gate with tbe daughter of
neighbor, nor did she quit her home
until more than an hour later, when
Jim Penlerrick turned up and suggest
ed a brief stroll-. He had manifestly
some jest to share with ber.
Now, John Coffin had never doubted
as to the identity of the sender of the
message. At half past 7 precisely be be
gan to mount tbe hilly lane, and when
befatd rearfwdtbe- appointed place he
lit a pipe and watted. : For a long time
no one came, He began to grow more
and more Impatient, knowing that tbe
girl could have nothing on earth to keep
her at this hour. And .slowly, there
dawned upon him a dreadful donbt
Could it be tbat ahe had fooled him
and was not coming at all ? He pnt the
thought from him. but only for a time.
In the end he swore vehemently and
would have turned away bad not a roar
of laughter suddenly arrested him. Be
fore be could recover from bis surprise
he was struggling in the midst of bait
a doren men, and a moment later they
had overpowered and fcound him, put
ting a gag between bis teeth.
All this time tbey bad not spoken a
.word, and it was still in otter silence
that he was compelled to march, a manj
at either arm, in tbe direction of the
cove. Coffin did not doubt tbat be bad
fallen into the bands of smugglers re-
golved to revenge on him the r
jmiea to the traffic they carrier
remembered a hundred horrid
ece.nt in-
carried on. He
remembered a hundred horrid tales of
violence, and his heart quailed within
him.
Tbey led him onward until tbe sound
of tbe sea broke on his ears, and soon
he was being led by a wild and danger
ous path down to the little yellow
beach. His captors dealt none too gen
tly with bim when tbey came to cross
tbe space of tumbled bowlders at the
foot of tbe cliff, and when they had
gained the beach they led him to where
tall, wooden post had been fixed in
an upright position in tbe sand. One of
tbe men advanced and kicked it It
quivered, bnt otherwise was firm, being
deeply sunk and having big stones
buried about its base. And John Coffin
would have cried aloud for mercy bad
he been able.
For he realized what they were golni
to do with fciin. They raised him and
bound him against the wooden post.
and he looked desperately out to
gagged, so that he still could not speak
and wondered how long it would be
before the advancing tide would reach
him. The men moved about-in silence.
testing all tbe knots with tremendous
vigilance before tbey moved away in a
band and vanished in tbe blackness of
the cliff's shadow. And John Coffin
was left alone to watch, tbe slow, re
lentless advance of .doom.
There waa no moon. The clear star
light quivered in lines of silver on the
dark plain of the sea. He could distin
guish through tbe gloom the glimmer
of the breakers. "There was a heavy
ground swell on, and he knew that
even if he had been able to shout eveti
if any human being had chanced to ap
proach this lonely region of the coast
after the fall of darkness, it would still
Be in vain to hope for rescue, since his
voice would not be beard above the din
of the tide.
Hff dliTTiot lack courage as indeed
he had proved, beyond dispute by tbe
conduct which had brought bim into
bis present predicament for to inter
fere seriously with tbe smuggling was
to take up arm against a united coun
tryside even, be bad sometimes dimly
suspected, against the local magnate
who should have been glad to co-oper
ate with him in tbe work. And In tbat
work, be had never been afraid. He
knew tbat be risked his life, but he
went armed, and the risk would never
bare troubled him had be been a free
man and at liberty to fight for bis life.
He would almost have enjoyed the ex
citement. But. to be bound to a post on
lonely beach and to wait in tbe dark
ness for death, whose thundering foot
step already deafened blm, -was an or
deal beyond what a man is made to
bear. A cold fear froze bts heart Tbey
might have taken away tbe gag, and be
would still have lacked tbe power of
speech. t ...i...:,.
He realixed tbat this vengeance of the
smugglers was not so much a return
for hi interference with tbeir actual
trade as for tbe few word be bad
spoken with Maggie Opie, and be knew
that ber treachery bad betrayed mm.
And he bad stopped to talk with Mag
gie, ia the first place, not because he
knew tbat she possessed valuable Infor
mation, but merely because be had seen
girl la all bis life wbo waa half so
pretty, no girl whom be woum more
unwillingly have vexed. And be bad
endeavored to learn tbe secrete with
which sbe was acquainted involuntarily
and oat of habit
Her bad been tea minute alone.
though the time had seemed longer than
the longest night to the man who Is
tired and cannot sleep. Suddenly be
beard footsteps close at hand.
The men had returned. Tbey aaa
gained tbe top of the path, and then, a
mode of deepening tbe horror of hi
situation occurring to them, tbey bad
returned. They did not apeak a wora
One of them took a big red handker
chief from hi pocket folded it and
bound it tightly over Coffin eyea
Tben they once more left hint alone.
The thunder of tbe sea grew lonoer
and more aenr. The very miante
teemed interminable and so filled with
Intolerable fear tbat bet constantly fan
cied be must loss hi reason tmmediate-
Tand suddenly a shock of terror
threw tbe blood back upon hi assart
A wave had broken cksie at hand. Tbe
cold water had reached hi feet
He waited for tbe next waited, aa
it seemed to bim, for many minute.
Possibly, be thought tbe wave wnicn
bad reached bis feet bad . been one of
those tremendous ninth wave wit a
which the sea kin men, whea. wit a
the other eight tjum plyd i withtbem
y J ww a. trnwrn yriiwe -'
i p , , -.rfws . k ; . '
Maxes the food more delicious and vvhotesome
eovM, aAMNi
as a cat plays with a wretcheu m6Ue.'
He waited and waited. i
., Suddenly he awoke, as from a drug
ged '.sleep, and found that day was
breaking.;. The waves were far away,
and Maggie stood near, the red hand
kerchief in her band., - -
She looked at him strangely, and he
endeavored to recall the event of tbe
night -Maggie saw his difficulty and
-poke. '.i;. ;':; ;,' ; :.-.--.
x ''Are yoa ' better now t" she said.
"v'Twa ine that put you .there. I told,
and the men swore they would punish
you toay-a- joke,- so they fastened yoa
there, taking care to put yoa just where
the tide would stop when it came up.
And I laughed over it when tbey came
back and told me what they bad done.
But soon as I wss abed I began to think
What fear you would have. I could tee
yoa standing there and waiting for
death. 'Twas as If I stood there myself.
I knew 'twas but a joke. and. Lord
know, I've no love for revenue men.
So I fought against it at first , Bnt at
last I couldn't stand against it longer.
I came out to set you free. " i - I
; She cut the bands, and he took the
gag from bis mouth. "Look I" she said.
"Yoa won't make a row about it I
Twas only a joke. The tide never
wetted more than your feet " .-. ; i
John Coffin turned and looked at her
in silence. "No." be said at last "14
wiu say uuiiuiiir. oat job are nam on
a man whose sin waa that be thought
yoa the prettiest maid be had ever
een!flaiaraed jwjyfromherand
moved stiffly and slowly toward the
path which led up the face of tbe cliff.
Maggie watched bim as he went
bave no love for revenue men." sbe
had said, which is curious, for when
sbe was married six months later she
took the name of Coffin. H. J. Lowry
in Strand. - ' r v..
Msrrlsfs a Serlem Veeatlsm.
"A woman who is blessed with good
sense does not consider at tbe start tbat
marriage is a role to be skillfully and
successfully enacted, or a grand frolic
of which sbe is to be the admired and
indulged center, or a mere incident in a
life crowded with other . activities,
writes Helen Watteton Moody in The
Ladies' Home JonmaL "Sbe knows
tbat marriage la a serious and steady
vocation and that the true wife is one
who enter marriage not thinking how
much sbe can get out of it, bnt how
much sbe can put into it It is this
larger conception of marriage which
make women dwell by tbeir own fire
sides in sweet content with what is
commonly called , tbe 'narrow limit of
home, knowing well that no true home
la narrow since it most give cover to
tbe whole primal mysteries of life-
food, raiment and work to earn them
withal: love and marriage, birth and
death, right doing and wrongdoing
all these commonplaces of humanity
which are most divine because tbey are
most commonplaces - .
"The way to make home a wide place
to dwell in ia to bring a wide personal
ity to dwell ia It Any home ia jnst aa
wide a the maker, and can be no wider.
Wbea a woman understands this sbe is
able to keep ber bead steady and ber
heart undisturbed over newspaper
sketches about other women, in which
each one of them is made to do tbe most
remarkable and unnecessary things."
A Cklaasaaa' Measesr.
The intellectual capacity of tbe Chi
nese may rank with the best ia westera
countries. . Tbeir owa literary studies.
In which memory play the important
part prove the nation to be capable of
prodigious a enlevement ia that direc
tion. It is stated In 'Macaulay'a Life'
tbat had 'Paradise Lost' been destroyed
he could have reproduced it from mem
ory. But even such a powtr of memory
as be possessed is small compared with
tbat of many Chinese, wbo can repeat
by heart all the IS classics, and It la aa
nothing to tbat of some Chinese, who,
in addition to being able to repeat the
classics can memorise a large part of
the general literature of tbeir country.
"A Chinese acquaintance of mine
waa able at tbe age of 65 to reproduce
verbatim letters received by him In hi
youth from some of his literary friends
famous as stylists. When pitted against
European student in school or college,
tbe Chinaman i in no respect inferior
to hi western contemporaries, aad.
whether ia ma thematic and applied
science or in metaphysics and specula
tive thought he ia capable of holding
hi own against all competitor."
China ia Transformation, by A. B.
Colqahooo.
. Ctevev atesssr.
. Theodore Hallam. a Kentucky attor
ney, ia generally reputed to posses
about tbe nimblest wit In tbe bins grass
commonwealth. A story of his repartee
at the expense of tbe late Deacon Rich
ard Smith, the widely known editor of
the old Cincinnati Oasette, run; thuas
Smith waa chatting In tbe cafe of the
St Nicholas with a friend about politi
cal affairs. It so happened that just then
tbe police superintendent of Covington,
Ky.. and Cincinnati Were having a row
over a fugitive, which ended la the
charge that theCovingtoa official were
affording "protection" to criminal.
A Hallam entered tbe cafe Deacoa
Smith said: . .
"Hello. Tbeodorel I see by tbe papers
(bat you're accused of harboring thieve
over in your town."
"Ye. Mr. Smith." Hallam drawWd.
"Come over I"
klifsil cnssij. -
Xhere ia no eaoaing fruit that we
pria higher than th cberry called th
Early Bichmond. It I a sure bearer,
ripen just after strawberries and 1 a
heavy bearer. I have' grown them for
IS years, and tbey can be relied on to
prodac a crop four year out of five.
The tree are not long lived, and to
sure of a family supply a iw
should b planted every six or
eight year. Waldo T. Brown Ik Home
and FaLJs. . .
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One Minute Couth Cora, core.
That I vast H wa SB tr.
pnnnm eo.( nvw voett.
TAKING HER PICTURE
WOMAN A8 8HE IS SAID TO POSE BE
FORE THE CAMERA.
Ctadt Device Wer KwhawefB fa
' Charm f tho Fair Sahiaeta Bsrw
Ilea Cseallr Fe the Phtrav-
s-ber Portraits f Bahlea.
.The photographer's studio the old
fashioned gallery has gone the way of
all flesh is a most fascinating place to
visit; to visit that iev'wJtb no sui
cidal intent bat merely as a disinter
ested 'spectator of the work of art it
contains, for tbe modern, photograph is
indeed a work of art ,
, To many persons, and the writer is
one of them, the dentist's chair hardly
present more - appalling possibilitie
than the picturesque seat provided by
the camera artist To ait arrayed as the
Ulies of tbe field, and stare violently at
noimng, trying meanwnije to assume
one's sweetest expression, ia aa experi-
ance before which one would think the
stoutest heart would quail the most
pleasing countenance develop a ghastly
grin. . That tbey do not do anything of
the sort ia proved by the specimen pho
tographs one see. -i
Here is a maiden with a dimple which
she is intent upon showing. The cheek
.which contains, it is turned invitingly j
toward an admiring public, and Cupid'
hiding place made very, very conepiea
ous, so much wo that the whole of the
rest of tbe picture stems to revolv
around it, and oheThardly noticerlhejrt
jnvssy sewuns gvwa w suiy wa
other fine detail to absorbing ia it
Here I another maid, also decollete.
bnt wearing: a wide picture hat much
bepmmed. Either, one muse, she is
going to a dance with tbe hat oner
else she think of shopping clad in a
low, cut gown. There seem to be some
incoiudstency in either supposition, bat
one remember that the bat ia very be
coming, and so la tbe gown, and that
the combination ia entirely fetching, so
he smile leniently back at her and
passes on to her neighbor.
. Sbe I aha dad in evening curtuiuev
and so are almost all the other rtrhv
until one I tempted to exclaim. "Neck
or nothing!" Most of the photogra
pher recognize this penchant ia wont-
for the decollete so entirely tbat
they keep evening waists to hire to
their patrons, jnst a they keep a comb
and brush la their dressing room. One
may eva rent property jewelry ia msm
of the galleries, ranging from two carat
dismond ring for enal girla to dia
mond sunbursts and other trifle, indica
tive of her husband's appreciation of her
sacrifice in marrying him.
The women who are rjhotographed in j
evening gown on a stairway nave sssa
ally reached tbe last step ia their prosj
reaa down, and one ia free to imagine
that it is a anap thotof then ia their
beautiful boom and that they
are engaged in their asoal vening
amusement of coming down far the
ball The un.be ti a ia supposed to be
playing ia tbe drawing; toons at the
right of the hall and th abject of the
picture teem to have paused just a
moment perhaps to debate how many
dance be will giv KegiasJd. It
times happen that yooag wcn
photographed ia evening dresa coating
down those braattfal stairs whose
of getting tresn on floor to an
other are limited to aa elevator ia aa
apartment hcoae or to the straight,
narrow stairs of a hoarding hoaea.
Some few street costumes ara
among the rank and file, and their ap
pearance is particular ly refreshing.
Men. photographer aay. "take"
much better than woanea brrawj they
do not attempt to posa. A nana walk
into a studio and take his seat before
th camera with very littla preliasiaa-
ry "nxlng. ' tie ht coatant mat aat
hair ahonld tall ia its neaal way, aad
if hla ti is perfectly straight aad hie
linen Immaculate he cenasdera that he
an that Is accessary ia the
costuming line. Hi likeaeaa U nasal
ly, therefor, of the kind popolartr
known a "rpeeking." Bttle tdsmbasd
and Utile altered.
Tbe tthotoBTapha of childrea are al
most always thing of beauty aad veri
table Joy forever. The Utile eatea da
dm either, aad an lb Bowertik
faces are reproduced with th sweet
infantile expression of Usoreaga aaeeat-
There is on class of taraat
photographs, however, that on wesild
think vsi better honored ia tis breach
thaaiatbeobacrvanca. This i that that
represent the innocent yceiagster dad
in each aa infinitesimal scrap of cloth-
lag that oaa cannot bat thiak how
thoroughly ashamed of Ittarrt they
will be when they grow np aad look at
this reptodoction of their chubby trir.
It m a very rwmttenaib habit of par
ent, for the danger of anewnsrtaia to
the enbjacta mast be great
Actresses ara ondoabledly th tsst
poseur and ara really to he envied for
the faculty which they pen of Wing
sbl to assam befor th deadly laatra-
t their best facial eanreantna aad
most graceful poara
Strang- how shocked cm sosaea
whea coafroated with a picture at her
satf taken II year befor I
Did I ever look bk thatT" an
gasp aad straightway tear the sssa
blanc an, The difference ia great be
tween a past photograph aad a lineal
presentment truly, bat it Uon of dresa
aad the arrangement of the coiffure,
not of feature, fur camera do aot b
as w all know.
Th mesaotint photograph of the day
I certainly a great imuiovejut apoa
the polUbed finish of the old kind. Th
feature are oftened by thi process.
aad the face that looks eat at one from
the card la asor the face of a living,
breathing peraoa than the other kind
showed. Baltimore News.
A slavrthla atnaasato.
"And yon will not elope with me,
Marnier"
"Certainly not Jast look at pa and
ma I They eloped." Cleveland Plain
Dealer- -" .
DeWltt'a Littla Early Riaer.
Th lit- attt? lla.
Greensboro TobnccD 2
ROR HIGH
Sold over 5,000,000 pounds last year for nn average of $7.57 iU '
pounds. ' . i d,,d-
This is the highest avernge made by any maiket in piedmont 'm' '
Carolina. - - . ;
' Over 11,200,00 paid out daily to farmers for tobacco during tit tt'
year. ...-. . J -
, It is the best market in the State for the farmer. I -If '
Our Warehouses are large, commodious and up-to date, whose tWirtJV
etors stand without a peer as slesmen of the weed. t t
Every large firm in tbe United States and a number of foreign firivg r '
represented by our buyers. - -..',
loDacco centre, manulactunng
educational centre.
Ihl. ava m amhTm ... 1. - 1
wn.i .uoui;iuicis nave a large capacity ana are increasing! it,t;ji
trade daily and must have tobacco. ? 5 -vi
We hare the strongest corps of buyers in the world for the warei-ft'MVy
capacity. , -
We want more tobacco and must have it if high averages will brii
Try us with your next load and be convinced of our rjK-rit. y,t - f
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1 wish to call the attention ofimartts in Alamance county
to the fact thai the Btirlington Insn ranee Agtncy, establbed ia
1893 bj the late firm of Tate k Albright, i ttHl in the ring.
, There is no insurance agtmcy in Xorth Carolina wlti Letter
facilities for placing large lines of intntranee, tbat can give lm
er nica or better indemnity. Only fb?t-clas eoropaniea, in every -
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branch ol the buwesB, find s lodgement ia bj See. Ms2x
m practical aperienee ofincntbanttjears, I JeeJ vramntai
in solidting a share of tbe local pxtroikage. .' " IgaiaxEtefiII
M&factioa in every mtrtance. Catmspmidmee tafixited trpon
all matter pertaining to imaaanta.
I am making a rpecmltr of LiCe lumamm and vrQl male
it to the interest of all who desire protection fir t&eir &mHks
or their estates, or wbo wish to aaalc alaoliatelj safe saul proSt
able farestaoeut, to etmSa with se tw&ve grriag t&ar appCca
tioos to other afects. :;: -
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SUBSCIUBE FOR THE ClJEAIaXK,
$1.00 per Year In Advance.
THE BAD ROAOS TAX.
In camsrtoriac th aab jerk of
for good roashi yoai
eosnrt the tax of had ismdn.
md by the offiea of hatrasry aaa
u thia direct, latamstadyww
asdappty thakl
fact cottoned
10,000 of thai
in th Caited ,
saTWwlranJeoaaMy.astotha
taal ooat
to
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m m 1 eiaan ami-Iia. Ithi
ara kaaJssL Thia hi threw !
aa great aa taaceat asadsnst tha I
aa aa- r
over th btst roads ht ttamjca
Taking the h aal siaswal of 1
ha taaeanatry. saytaar with ta
Wait litigat tarn sapctist Sfl
wa and that th total eostaC Utohaaa-
inst stone an thus tonda i achats toast
soO.000,600 aaataalty. Takia; htsaacv
eoaat also tha kan snneiiaed by iata.sk
of tha tailare to faark wari with pwr-
adathia articaa. th failatw to caOrrvata
prodacta which woaU he rrels tt
asarketa war ahray ari.aitih, ajghr.
r with th cafueeed idlsiaesniot tartaswa
and draft haiatals titroagn naatoaa W
wet aiallsii wa iiiaa tt entirely safe
tosay that 600.000.000 of thjafsotk.-
000. 000 can be savad an tha
Thia MOO.00aOO0L than, at tha
bad road tax. And. again rssmntx to
th rms I tevara, vra tad that this ia
equal totat tilth of tha asaaavaha
cf aU thfana prodactacd taaCeUtwd
fjtitsm. $
It ia nwdla to asy that thia tax ta
not aU Vera by tha farmer alaaa, It
woald prosapUy haakrapt tha whole
agrioaltarai otaawiaairy. Tha farmer
add all of it they can to taaorfcnef
their prodacts, aad thaa saddlattapoa
th msrehsat aad tha coasanaar. aad
thi it is which is nsakina; tha people of
eitia aad vilUa-ea aad of aU other ocra
pationa than tarmlagwillingnowtoaeln
bear th bardea of road tatuiuaont.
Tha chamber of eosaraerTa of task city of
New York say. "W ara handicapped
la all taa BBarkata of the world by aa
seaamoaa wast of labor la tha prlraary
trApartatioaot oar prodactaaad aaan
afaetarea.' "Give me a liver regulator and I
can regulate tbe world," raid a peo-
ius. The drunst handed turn a
bottle of D Witt's Little Early
Risers, the famous little pill?. J.
C. Simmons, the drupgirt.
OAor?orttAi
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lest erJlaaaod facte m
frona xsgmssa Ihnaswns
Saoae, We hsrtw iu JtNit
ssoat nsasiliawad fisrs ws
grata, loawawl in reary
baiinasi
PRICES.
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ureal KBVtinvtaKStvtvtxrr's.
SO tit."
"It toras 5n?TaTrsrttoa rtrsli"tf
" T&e raagtc Siect Ssrarer.''
' AlstWetraJstrcfswiijrn.
ttunes far Oath and Leather.
hmT'Tn4 beet aaattinsi eo
ean.
sea it before vwa boy-.
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