7 v " ' TLe C'.l-t I- - .,.r fa t!ifl ton!. ' EgiLKuhcd In1375. $1.00 per Year In-Advance. Large and increasing circula ton in Alamance and adjoining counties a point for advertisers. HE - -aSay a I l ah i : ir., T. VOL. XXV. GRAHAM, N. &) THURSDAY, APRIL "13,' 1899. NO. lO. cm ted h t A - - - A L AM am m m T Faying JJouDie trices I for: everything it not pleasant. U. lit But that's what vou are O m hit . e.nnn A Biclefcri.75 Cm- PrtC, 18.75. " alogu No. ,50 Mis all J -" . ,. about Bicycle, Sewing Machiaes; Organ and Pianos, - . 1 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- tieres and Lac Curtains, in ' hand-painted colors. H e pciu ' FrttgM. sew carpeu free, and ' furnish lining without charge. What do you thUksfs. Solid Oak Dry-air Fam-. MvKefriEera- tor for 3.95? It is but one of over 8ooo ban fains contained iu our Gen eral C.U1 ogue of Furniture and Household Goods. Wis uvi von from an ft tars Ljj J perceot.onoTerything.Why lM'.:,,Nr buy at retail when you know Wofmf Which catalogue do Price, S.t6. you want? Address this way. JULIUS NINES SON, BaHintr. M4. Dapi. W9."i E3SI0NAL CARDS. JACOB A. IiOXG, Attorney-at-Law, GRAHAM, - - N. C Hrantlaei In the Stato mid Federal court. Office over White, Moore 4t Co.'s store. Mala mrnet- -roone no. o. ,. lOKX GftAT ByHUlf W. P. BYnnv.Jtt, BYNUM &BYNUM, Attorneys and Gotmeelorsi at lj"vr , j GREENSBORO, . C. . ;f ' Practice rarnlarly nance coanlr. Id tbe courts of Ala Aoif. i, W ly DR. J. 1. STOCK ArD Dentist, ' - . GRAHAM, N. C. Offloe at residence, opposite llainial unuren. - B. et work at reasonable prloea. In office Mondays ana cat ur " day. : . . 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. aJ : ' 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 ! VE.,, . .. . - I i FA JIM 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. . . i ' ' 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 Greensboro Tobacco Association. ! c 1 o o o Q jo 4a 9 O o o o o 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 - o o 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. :;: - JAHXS P. AUCSIGnT, - ' BUELCCGTOS; X C o o o o o o o o o o 0 o o o o o o o WWW 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 aa 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 rstks l f Ca l.al-l t ' - lest erJlaaaod facte m frona xsgmssa Ihnaswns Saoae, We hsrtw iu JtNit ssoat nsasiliawad fisrs ws grata, loawawl in reary baiinasi PRICES. centre, trade centre, railroad i-pi . it a . I .. r' i 7JM :'k:1; :' Wtcclcr a Vilsc: Ketacy natSsai aad Ct3 fesx a. D.T1.M . una as tULua aa a aaaiicii. 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-. OSEIDA STOrI CXX J. M. Ilk!. Azmt. QTYLIS. KLLLVLIX i"; Airnsnc-- ;.: guiisi lasaatisnsa; 1 Xrnlii ImtrZ -2 ii i dSrvit m wav . cw- auiv- rwvwi 2 ft. aati ill assaj lawiia aaiu. tMaaU4iS.Tve.1 l(Hli,HA.Tt-l ' $ sas ktarut ins.- h a - .. 4 V. r.:r. g larttsftM -iirsm -55 CoaK-i vM narsx jl C :k4 V ihanir i r'ittcsi'V t Z ' Khv r y v . S. T. IL Coiekni r; I Tr-"t'j rrr artait -i. . W i axar-V V-a1' - amavnaiinai It