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TJ. altraotloM are the result JE2. !flth- 1( ,hr are sbsent, thara 'I SUWaniflfMsl aniamnarvlA abT Ka jfiam- J?yiemlniB. organs present Hearth r organs suaa bsaUU and tMataty K7cELnEE73 Vlino of Czirtlu) 7 women beantiful and healthy. taJS?1 L.rt " root of all their w, ache or nain whirls It will tint tr JJf k f thai bodJing girl, the fk'r "e matron appnwcnins "j womaa'a life it bring " aaW Ur.sst.Wla. JOKES OF GREAT JOKERS. Tricks Played on Unsuspecting Peo ple by Fan Loving Men. Hook forged 4,000 letters to 4,000 tradesmen nod others requesting them to call on a certain day and hour at the house of a. wealthy widow, Mrs. Tot tenham, In Berncrs street, London, against whom he had conceived grudge. These people began to arrive soon after daybreak. The rush continued until nearly midnight They came by fifties and hundreds. There were 100 chimney sweeps, 100 bakers, 50 doctors, 50 dentists. 50 nc couchers. There wero rpriests to ad minister cxUcme unction nnd Metho dist ministers to offer last prayers. There were 50 confectioners with wed ding cakes, GO undertakers with cof fins, 50 fishmongers with baskets of cod and lobsters. They pushed, quar reled and fought, and the police wore called out to prevent a riot Finally among the hoaxed ones came the gov ernor of the Bank of England, the roy al Duke of Gloucester and the lord mayor of London, each lured tulthor by some cunning pretext. A police Investigation followed, but the per petrator was not detected. Florence and Sothern once asked Captain Leo, Adelaide Ncilson's Eng lish husband, to dinner at Gramercy Park hotel, where he was. to. meet Vanderbllt, Astor, Governor Seymour, Longfellow, Bryant and other noted Americans. These gentlemen were for the occa sion personated by Billy Travers, Lar ry Jerome, Nelse Seymour, Dan Bry ant and other choice spirits, who, after violent quarrels, drew pistols and bowle knives and filled the room with curses, shrieks and explosions. The Englishman, convinced that these were ordinary American manners, div ed under tbe table, where he remained until dragged out amid the laughter of all present A horse dealer having refused to give "Sherry" further credit the wit wrote asking that the dealer's wife should bring the carriage and get the money. Sheridan's footman Induced ber to sit down to a delicate lunch, and while she was eating It "Sherry" slipped Into tbe carriage and drove off. Again be ordered two pairs of boots from two reluctant makers. When they were brought he sent each maker away to stretch one of his boots. Then be put on the remaining two and took a trip to the country. Philip, duke of Wharton, when a young man had a tutor whom be cor dially disliked. One nlgbt long after the good domi nie bad retired tbe duke awoke him In seemingly great baste and excitement Tbe dominie hustled Into bis dressing gown and slippers and came trembling, yawning and groaning to tne aoor. "Sir," said -Wharton deferentially, "will you lend me a pin?" THE OLD HUNTING COAT. A thing ot stlj canraa, dirt spotted and torn; Soiled corduroy collar, huge pockets that tots The game, and Its fabric is crumpled and worn, Yet memories cling to tho old hunting coat Its color of tan with the ground smoothly blends And (rights not the timid and sharp sighted game; , By delicate thread its lone button suspends, "-..wuui-u ojr me nana or the unseeing On tho sleeve a light feather seems destined to stay, The scent of burnt powder around it doth cling, And Its pockets conceal but a motley array Ot pipe and tobacco, shells, matches and string. And many a night it has pillowed the bead That rested In peace 'ncath a sheltering tent That on some stream's banks, tree protected, was spread, Where few but Dame Nature's wild creatures e cr went. Ah, if it could speak, it would earorlv tell 01 lonj, breathless cliasa through the thicket ami inorns In pursuit of tho elk that fomrht nohlv .nrl mil But whose antlers the old hunting coat now auurnsi Or perchance it would whisper of morning's sharp VII 111 And rush hidden boat In some lake at daylight And Bpeak ot the silence and e'en of the thrill That it felt when Uio canvasback started the nignt. Or yet It could Epcak of the farorltr, enmn Where tho brook makes sweet music and soft breezes blow And the odor of Brs and of wild flowers, dew And the leaping of trout where tbe slender weeds grow. The broadcloth may scorn It, the woolen may Biiccr Aristocrats they, kecoina- alwara rcii.nto Yet none oi them offers the comfort and cheer Anu Happiness found in the old hunting coat. Colorado Springs Gssette. --.A.-.A.-.A.--.V--.A.--.AV--.aV 4 NARDO'5 GHOST 4 A Gondolier Found to His Cost That 1t lj Not Safe to Bpeak DIs- respectfully of Wan tiering Spirits. B7W.L ALDEJJ". CopwiuM. iSID, h;i Erc( H'ardinon. "l...........vv..-.-.-.r.., When Lissaudro bad the misfortune to kill Nnrdo, there was scarcely a gondolier in Venice who did not sym pathize with him. LIssandro was a good tempered, Jovial young fellow, without a single fault, unless It was that he was a free thinker. Of course it Is very bad to bo a free thinker, though, after all. It Is a matter wblcb does not greatly concern any one ex cept tho free thinker himself, and then be can always change his opinion when he comes to die and confess and be ab solved like any other Christian unless be has the 111 luck to be drowned where there is no priest at hand. Sandro was always ready to help a friend In dis tress, and lie nearly always had money in his' pocket for he was so frank and honest in his ways with the foreigners whom he rowed that he could nearly always chargo them at least double the tariff fare and collect It without mak ing them suspicious. That so good a fellow and clever a gondolier should have been compelled to stab a man was certainly a great pity, nnd the day that Sandro went to prison more than one friendly gondolier shed toars and cursed the meddling of the police In the strongest possible language.' Sandro did not stay In prison longer than about four mouths. Although ev erybody knew that ho had stabbed Nardo and thrown his body Into tho basin at tho farther end of the ttlva Dcgli Schinvonl, the body was never found, and so the magistrate said that there was not sulBcIent proof that Nar do was dead and that Sandro must bo released with a solemn warning never to stab another man. While neonle were glad that Sandro was released, there was a general feel ing that the magistrate had no right to dispute Saudro's word. Had be not said dozens of times that be bad been obliged to kill Nardo because tbe latter oneiily asserted that Saudro's grand- 1 ... . . a fate father did not win the regatta in iiuo, whereas tho flag that tho grandfather won is still hanging In Sandro's bouse? It was certainly not polite In tho mag- utrnto to nay no attention to wnai Sandro said and to decide that there n no nroof of Nardo's death. maclstrates have no regard for other people's feelings ORd that is ine retuwu afraid of live men, 1 need not be afraid of dead ones." "When you say there are no ghosts," replied Bartolo, "you forget the picture In the academy wbch proves that the blessed Saints Mark and Nicholas and George appeared to a fisherman and made biui row them over to 8. Andrea. If there are ghosts of saints, there must be ghosts of sinners." "Not at nil," said Sandro. "The saints and I don't deny that there may be saints, though I never have seen one can, of course, work miracles and consequently they can make ghosts of themselves If they want to. But Nnrdo was not a saint, as every one will ngree. So whatever St. Mark and his comrades may have done has nothing to do with what Nardo can or cannot do. Besides, I am not so sure about that story of the saints and the fisherman. True, there Is the picture, but any one could have painted It What I want to know 1b where Is the ring that the ghost of St Mark gave to tbe fisherman. Show mo that ring and perhaps I may believe the story. Just then a loud clap of thunder shook tbe wall of tbe Osterla, and two of the -younger gondoliers -crossed themselves. "You see, Sandro," said the old gondolier solemnly, "it does not do to say blasphemous things about St Mark. There Is going to be a storm, and who knows that It Is not sent to rebuke thee? There was a man whom I knew, a man much of thy age and appearance. He, too, was an unbeliev er, and he said one night at tbe tra ghetto of S. Toraa, In the presence of four or five of us, that be didn't con sider St Mark fit to be a patron saint because be did not send German trav elers to Venice except In the spring. Ten days later that man played eight soldi In the lottery, putting two soldi on each of four numbers. What hop- J peucd? Why every one of those num News-Obeonrer : North negro congressman, J' 1L Whila.-hM been tent to J to corral Ui nesro rote for the WicJins of that state. Robber Stamps t. . . ulPd and cncV,; ,.. v.- i mkg. rw.1i .nA tt v;A. f ' a " . i..u v I !. ,. . I(V U'P Buppiiea.. Biamps W. P. EZZELL, Burlington, N. C. After the defeat and flight of Charles I tbe daredevil Duke of Buckingham disguised himself as a mountebank, set op a stage In the heart of London and for days laughed In the faces of the stern Puritans, who were thirsting for bis life. One day when his own sister, tbe beautiful Duchess of Rich mond, was passing, the Jocular duke aet the' mob on to drag her from her carriage. Tbcy forced her to witness tbe pranks of ber brother, whom she recognised, but could not betray. A noted Joke Immortalized In Lever's "Charles CMallcy" was actually per petrated by Mr. Frederick Welcome, a student In Trinity college, Dublin. Mr Welcome nrctended to bear a rolce In tbe sewer and persuaded the mob that a prisoner bad escaped Into the sewer from the Jail and that be was perishing there, lne moo .oH afreet. The troops were call ed out, and a riot folk.wed.-St. Louis Republic an,- Watch Oak Trew. on,- n-wikirn Times give an Inter esting account of a One oa" ..j. , the irrsve of a Presbyterian minister In the cemetery at Hunting- a Man'ti anf! hflJl ton. N. X. ine citi - . "T7 encircled tbe tree with a bronse tablet wttj, tfie following Inacriptlon: This tree was grown from an acorn token from tbe historic watch oak tree of England and planted by the Iter. James McDougaL, 18G2." Tbe watch onk tree referred to stand, near tb. town of ' ' f." land. The pU '"JL genac. It In er tbe soot where Har old IU the king of England, gathered army7or a tattle with William tb Croron Oct 14. 10CG. TnjdUkm ha. It that tbe oak tree stood! to prominent poatUon and Uvttnn l branches Harold's " obaerred the ent. of the Invading Nonnan Tbt name watch oak was given It. and aSTS ha. beeo centuries since that memorable battle. time nre marrlstratcs and send nr men to nrison for next to nothing. When LIssandro came out of Jail, 11 gondoliers belonging to bis tragbetto cave him a dinner at the Osterla delta p. in the eallo Lunga 8. Barnabo. It was a capital dinner, consisting of fried fish and polenta and all tbe win that any one cared to call ror. iw fish were beautifully cooked; toe po lenta was of the best golden In color and as light as a feather: two sllcea of It were all that a man wanica to , io generously thick did the landlord serve It As for the wine. It was last Verona, reasonably pure, and nrwl stromr. When the dinner was finished, the guests lit genuine Tuscan cigars that tbe landlord fur nished without charge, and each man bejran to drink In earnest LIssandro bad borne his Imprison ment well. He was a trifle thinner than formerly. Ltt he was In excellent health nnd spirits. He told ones mors the familiar story of his dUtptrt" with Nardo, Introducing several enura new variations which tended to show bis great forbearance when tbe qnarrel began and tbe tremendous strength and activity wblcb be exercised when tbe fatal straggle culminated. His comrades onanlmoosly agreed that be could not hare acted mors o Wy than be had acted and that there were no terms strong enough to char acterize tbe conduct of tbe police In arresting him for a matter which was none of their business. Boddenly S grave old gondolier, who was regarded as tbe father of the trabctto and who bad been absorbing bis wine In com parative silence, naked Sandro If he did not fear that the ghost of Karoo would appear to him. -Thou toowest.- said tbe old goodo- Uer, "that when a man has not bad Christian burial bis ghost wUI wander everywhere, trying to End some one who will give blm a comfortable grsTe. Now. Nardo moat have been carried ort to sea. and It to my opinJoa that some night be win come back end haunt you." -Go away. BartoloP cried Hanaro. -There are no sock things as ghosts. When a mas dies, either that la an end of him or else be goes so far away thai be never can find his way back. Be sides, I should not be In the least afraid of a ghost, even if there was one who earoe to see me. If I am no bers won, and tbe man was fit to kill himself because be had not played on the qunterno. Instead of winning a few lire be might have won a fortune. That shows that It Is dangerous a speak lightly of tbe blessed saints." I have nothing to say against the saints," returned Sandro, who did not seem very much Impressed by tbe other's narrative. "I let them alone, and I expect them to let me alone. But ghosts are a different thing. Now I don't care a conteslmo for all tho ghosts In purgatory. In the first place, there Isn't any purgatory; in the sec ond place, there are no ghosts, and, In tho third place. If Nardo has a ghost looking for me, I shall be glad to see him here or anywhere else and will agree to offer blm a bottle of wind and to share It with blm." "For heaven's sake, 8androI" cried a young gondolier Antonio, tbe foolish don't speak such wild and wicked words. Who can tell who is listening? Above all, don't talk In that way while there Is a thunderstorm growling. It Is as black as midnight outsldo. 1 my self don't always believe In everything when the sun shines, but when It Is as dark as this and the thunder may strike at any minute, I bcllevo every thing." A fresb thunderclap that seemed to rush from one side of the heavens over Venice to the other and back again, aa if it was In search of some one, com pelled the company to keep silence. When quiet returned, Sandro once more, with unabashed spirits, resumed his skeptical comments on ghosts. "You are wretchedly superstitious all of you," be said. "I don't so much mind your ideas about religion, for un less you waste too much money In masses and other" Another crash that sounded as If tbe Osterla Itself bad been struck or smashed into a million of pieces. Inter rupted Sandro, and wben be was able to continue bis remarks be did not take the trouble to mend bis broken sen tence. "As I was saying," be continued. "I don't find fault with you for bcllovlng In religion and saints and all such things, for If yon want to lie c-nlldren you bave a right to suit yourselves. But that you should believe In ghosts and be afraid of them, is trying to my temper. Consider a little. How can a ahnut hurt rou? He never carries a knife; no man ever yet pretended to bare seen a ghost with a knife. He can't bit yon, for be Is as thin as so much smoke, and yon might as well expect a wblff of Tool's cigar to hurt yon which Is strong enough In all con science to hit yon between tbe eyes and knock yon down. If there are ghosts, they are as harmless as so msny girls, and for my part I should as soon think of being afraid of a 2-montbs-old girt baby." "Walt till yon see a ghost" said old Bartolo. "Ton will sing a different song then. If a ghost were to appear to yoo tonight and It Is an excellent night for ghosts I believe tbst yon would be tbe worst frightened man In Venice." Von think I would be frightened T cried Sandro angrily. "Ton are an old man, and I am a peaceable one, or 1 should bare something to ssy te yoo so that question of being afraid. Bat I will tell you what I sltould do If I were to see a ghost I should welcome him as If be was my oldest friend. I should ssy to blm. t'ome sod have bottle with me and tell me all about tbe place where yon lire.' Then 1 would pot .7 arm In bis and sing blm something to raise his spirits and on less be was as solemn as Bartolo we should bare as Jolly an evening as can be bad to Venice." The door opened and a stranger en tered. He was evidently a gondolier. and s wet one. It was natural that bei should be wet, since It bad been rain ing torrents for the last half boar, bat be bad apparently had an unexpected ttath in the canal, for bits of seaweed were clinging to his beard and balr and the thick btoe mod of tbe lagoon was everywhere plastered over bis dotbeai Come InT shouted Sandra "Come and drink a glass with ns; though, to be ears, what yon need Is a tittle brandy, for I ens see that Torn bars been overboard." Tbe stranger did not speak, bat be bowed a potlta ncqaieecence la Ban tiro's Invitation, and. tossing his bat Into the corner, sat down opposite atandro, where the other guest made room tor kiss. - ' - S . As they looked at bis fae now (test it was ae longer obscured by his bat, they ooe and all crossed. Useta selves, with the solitary excetto of Sandra, For the newcomer was ne other thsa KardVv the dead. so. There could not be a shadow of doubt as to Ids Iden tity. The face and tho figure were un mistakably tboso of Nardo; besides, there was a. stain on the left breast which might possibly bave been mud, but which every one believed to be blood. And It was precisely In the left breast that Sandro bad been obliged to stab Nardo. Not a word was said cither by the stranger or by any one of the guests. They sat In profound silence, except for the chattering of tbe teeth of An tonio, who, had It been possible for bis bronzed face to change color, would undoubtedly bave been as pale as mar ble. Presently old Bartolo rose up and walked silently and softly from the room, waving a farewell to Sandro that was full of despairing pity. The other gondoliers lost no time in follow ing him; Indeed they crowded through the door as If a fire bad broken out In tbe Osterla and they were In Imminent danger of a howlble death. Sandro and tbe stranger were left alone, each ap parently waiting for the other to speak. "Very well, Nardo," exclaimed San dro, when ho saw that the stranger was obstinately siient;"so you've com? back to -Venice again. What was the matter In purgatory? Did tbcy turn you out because you were not syin pathetic aud you know, Nardo, that yon were never a sympathetic person or did you break out the same as you did when you were locked up In tho prison at Trevlso for stenling from your brother?" This allusion to a form of theft re garded among all boucst gondoliers as nothing less than dishonorable was well calculated to draw an angry reply from Nardo, but be still remained si lent "I never believed In ghosts," resum ed Bandro,-"but now 4hatl sco a very dirty ghost sitting before mo and re fusing to drink wluo I know that there are ghosts nnd that they arc not good comrades. Drink your wine, Nardo, and speak up like a man. I'm not afraid of you now that you are dead any more than I wns when you were alive, but I don't like to sit over my wine with one who docs not open bis mouth even to speak." The ghost was not to bo taunted Into breaking silence, and gradually that si lence oppressed Sandro. Tbe latter spoko tho truth when ho said that bo was not afraid of Nardo, but any ono will admit that It Is not cheerful to sit at table with a ghost who Is soaking wet and disgracefully muddy and who will neither drink nor speak, but sits staring as rudely aa if bo were a Ger man tourist. Sandro was Irritated by the ghost's conduct, and under tbe circumstances no ono can bluinc blm. Tbe best man who ever lived would be Irritated If the ghost of a man whom he bad bad the misfortune to kill should como back In n draggled and dirty dress and do nothing but staro and drip water on tho floor. "If there Is anything that you want, Nardo," said Sandro, "porbnps you will mention It If you don't want any thing, perhaps you will go away and let me finish my wine In peace. No body Invited you te come here, and It was Just a little Impertinent for you to thrust yourself among a dinner party of honest folk. But you always wero Impertinent That was the reason. If you remember, why I wns obliged to spoil my knife against your ribs." Tbo stranger gazed steadily Into San dra's eyes, but be tnado no sound. Just then tho door opened the breadth of a hand, and the scared face of Antonio was visible through the opening. He had ventured back to see If Sandro was still olive, and If so, whether he was as badly frightened as the rest of tbe gondollurs bad been. Sandro saw and read tbe meaning of Antonio's face and seized the opportunity to show his utter fearlessness of ghosts. "See here. Nnrdo," be exclaimed, "I will do anything that a man can do to please you tonight What would you like to bave me do? Say tbe word, and I am at your sen-Ice." Tbe stranger rose op and, moving toward tbe door, from wblcb tho ter rified Antonio had already vanished, beckoned slowly to Sandro to follow blm. ' "Certainly," ssld Sandra "Perhaps yon bave forgotten that It Is still rain ing dogs, but no matter. A little rain will not hurt ns. Lead tbo way, and I will follow-that Is, if my legs wlU lot me, for the wine has loosened tbe Joints of them till tbcy are like tbe leg of tbe beggar of tbe Campo Rant An gela, who, we all know, has no legs whatever." There la no doubt that Sandro bad drunk too much wine and that bis brain as well as his legs was affected by It Still his courage was undimin ished, and be was ready to follow tbe ghost to purgatory or anywhere else. As tbe two passed Into the calls and turned to the left, directing their steps to where a gondola was moored, San dro saw a group of his late dinner com panions gathered at a corner, at what they supposed to be a safe distance from the ghost. Us called to them: "Goodby till wa meet agalnl ! am going to dine Jo purgatory with the good Nardo. I will tell yon all about It when I return." Wben the gondola was reached, tbe ghost mot toned to gandro to enter and seat himself under the febe. "This Is really too kind," said Sandro. "Nar do. thoo art a good devil after all. Take me to my boose, and my wlfs will psy thee. In case I am too drank to And my pocket. Tboa are a most excellent devil, and I ask thy pardon for that sub I gave thee." Sandra dropped with bis bead on tbe eoshlooed seat of tbe gondola and fell Instantly asleep. Tbe ghost took tbe ear, and tbe gondola floated down tbe Barrow canal until tbe Canalazso was reached. Thla rapidly crossed, and tbe gondola took the abort eat wsy across tbe city toward tbe Pools del liendl caatL Saadre'a late eompanlooa, after crossing the tra ghetto, followed swift ly on foot. They were In time to see the goodoi gain tbe open lagoon. In spits of tbe storm tbe ghostly gontloUer rowed steadily toward tbe eetoetery and In a few minutes was lost to view la the driving rain. "Heaven nave mercy on poor San. ore's eooV said Bartola "We shall ersr see him again." And they never did. What was be ttered by many, to be bbj body was found ta tbe lagoon a fortnight later, bat It was never satisfactorily Identi fied. That he. was carried offbyjtbe ghost of bis victim, who escorted blm straight to purgatory, was firmly bef Ueved by all who knew tne uurortu nate Sandro. Certain skeptical police men maintained that the ghost was In reality Nardo's brother, who bad lured Sandro Into bis boat and murdered him when out of sight of any witnesses. Doubtless Nardo had a brother, for It was notorious that helind once been Imprisoned for robbing bis brother of a new suit of clothes, but nobody in Ven ice had ever seen tbe brother, who was variously alleged to be a gondolier at Burano, a cab driver at Trevlso and a fisherman of Cbloggla. Tbe only cer tainty Is that Sandro was never seen alive after he entered tbe stranger's gondola, and nobody bat an Infidel can doubt that bis bold and blasphemous language at tbe dinner table was fitly punished by tbe ghost of the dead Nardo. New York Press. Those Pallsnaa Car Masses. Tbe story runs that Mr. Pullman osed to give a gold coin to a lady of his family for the name of each Pull man car. It being her duty to name them all. Whether or not this Is true we do not know, but all the world knows the results. Tbey have made us familiar with the names of Sclplo, Af ricanus and Noma Pomplllus. We bave learned also tbe names of Aphrodite and Astartc. We are told that there are Pullman dining cars running un der tbe names of Hepatitis and Gas tritis, but these we have not seen. To the plain citizen of tbe republic Uils Is Impressive, but Inconvenient Who Is there among as who, having got off at a way station to stretch bla legs for a minute, has not been covered with confusion when It became neces sary for blm to ask a porter where bis car was? And who Is there who has not been ooc JUdicIoUs AdVcrtlsiq: AND . . "Keeping Everlastingly at brings success." ' SITES FURNISHED OS APPLICATION. Job Printing. All kinds Commercial Print ing, Pamphlets,. Posters, 8c c, neatlv and promptly executed at' lowest prices. $ ooooooooocco : There are two things we give to every purchaser Who buys a suit or an overcoat, viz: Wo do a cash businessand have.,.. Good Value and" A Good Fit. Only One Price. Everybody pays us the same price. You buy ns cheap as your neigh bor your neighbor buys as cheap as any one. We think this is the only way to do business so that it wilj bo mutually benefiicial both to the customer and ourselves. . 200 pahs all wool pants, guaranteed not to rip .".2.00 ' 110 suits all wool black Clay worsted, 18 oz. . ."$10.00 Pants for regular, lean, extra sizes and stout men. 7 - . - . Come to see us we will convince you that our prices are riorht w want to cot better acquainted with you anyway. We will treat von nine if v. can't sell you. WILL H. MATTHEWS & CO., 304 S. Elm St., Greensboro, N. C. oooooooooooo amazed nnd enlightened by tbe porter's pronunciation of tbe name? We re member that once In traveling over tbe IC. P. we found a young Pullman con ductor who spent bis spare time read ing the Greek Testament Ho said that be was a theological student but wo suspected that he was "chucking a bluff." Later we have thought that perhaps be was preparing himself to master tbe nomenclature of bis profes sion. Railroad Gazette. Wky Alexander Was Depressed. "Why, my dear, what Is tho matter? What .can you mean? You look so de pressed. It cannot be nnd yet oh, ro llevo "this killing suspensel Alexander, bave you failed?' said bis wife, wltb clasped bands. "No, my dear, my credit Is yet unim paired, and business Is looking up." "Yoa don't mean to say, dear, that your old pain In your head has como back?" "No." "You haven't bad to pay any bills for your brother Joseph 7" "No." "Have you now tell mc, Alexander Bldlack bovo you bad another ottack of rheumatism?" "No." "Now I know I expected It I knew It all tbe time I felt sure It would bo so. Mr. Delionalr lias asked for Bern-phlna." "No; nothing of tho kind." "Then tell me without waiting an other minute what has happened. I can bear It Let mo know tbe worst" "Well, that button I told you about has got tired of banging by one thread, and here It Is." St Louis Globe-Democrat Slexlcan Customs. It Is a little startling to newcomers at first to notice the universal custom In Mexico of addressing persons of high and low degree by their first names. As soon as friends are at all well acquainted tbcy address each other by tbo given name, and this is tone not only by those of tbe same age and sex, but Indiscriminately among young men and young women, young people and elder persons. In tbe hit ter cose, or between elderly persons, a respectful prefix Is used, as "Don" Rlcardo. Public characters are also commonly referred to by their first names. In tbe household tbe bead of tbe boose Is called Don Jose or Don Manuel by the servants, and a son In distinction Is known as Mauuolito (little Manuel). Among servants the customs regarding tbe names glyen superiors are not tin like those of the negroes of tbe south ern United States. Tbe lowest classes, or tbe servants that have rown up in a family, speak to tbe beads of the bouse as Nino or Nina (masculine and feminine for child), or call the wife and mother senorlta, regardless of tbe fact that sho may bave attained three score. Tbo servants distinguish between one of tliolr own class and a friend of their master or mlstross by such dis tinctions. If a caller is to bo announc ed. It Is a senorlta, regardless of her ago, that is In the parlor. If a woman of the common class awaits tho mis tress, It Ib a Bcnora. A gentleman of tbo upper classes is referred to as a sonor, while a lalwrcr will bo called i mucbacho (boy). Modern Mexico. All weak places in ; your system effectually closed against disease by De Witt's Little Early Risers. ..They cleanse the bowels, promptly euro chronic constipation, regulate the liver, and fill you with new life and vigor. Small, pleasant, cure ; never gripe. Simmons, the druggist. .. ' , Relief In Six Honrs. Distressing Kidney and Bladder die relieved in six hours by the "Haw Osrur South Assmoss Kidsbv Cubs. This sew remedy Is a great anrprlm en scTOUnt of Its-, exceeding promptness in relieving pain la the bladder, kidneys, back and every part o the urinary passages In male and female. It relieves retention of water and pain in pass ing It almost Immeduitely. If you want quick ' relief and care this Is your remedy. Sold by T. A. Albright, druggist, Graham. If. C. . f The State Normal Colleg1' of N. C. and Indnatrlal Credit. Now that they were married, tbe ogly old man had a confession to mako to tho lovely young woman. "I am not rich I" lie faltered. In much apprehension. She did not start as If stung. Far from It Indeed, she smiled, not unkindly. No matter," she replied. "Every body who sees us will think yoa are rich, aud credit Is Just as good as money." Moreover It was no small comfort. If one must be married, to be married to a person whom one need not treat with respect unless one feels like It Detroit Journal. Delia Beads. Years ago doll heads were made of wood, carved oat by band, and great numbers of dolls were sold that were entirely of wood, wltb Jointed arms and legs. Some dolls of this sort, look ing quaint enough now, though tbey were once so common, are still sold, bat tbe great bulk of the dolls now made have bodice of cloth or leather, wltb beads of, china, bisque or papier mscbe. There are also dolts' beads of metal, these beads being made of brass In two parts, stamped oat wltb dies and Joined together. In the process by which these heads are made, many dies are used In the prod net Ion of a single bead, tbe metal being worked to Its final shape gradu ally. Tbe first die makes but a barely perceptible Impression upon tbe piece of sheet metal from which tbe bead Is to be formed." Tbe next shapes It a little more, end so on by pressure from successive dies, each a little more sharply defined, tho bead Is brought finally to Its perfect form. These beads, are made In various sizes sod In vari ous styles as to details of finish. Tbey cost about tbe same as tbe best bisque beads,, but one of. tbe merits claimed for them Is Indestructibility. New York Sun. Prwosla Fai reand Motkaw Once npon a time a women who bad cedar chests In which to store ber win ter belongings wss considered a forto nste being Indeed and looked npon wltb envy by ber slater housewives. Now cedar chests, camphor and moth balls are all scorned as old fashioned and Inadequate by tbe patrons of cold storage warehouses, where fare are taken care of and costly draperies, rags, etc, are sent for protection from tbe moths. Tbe expert farriers say that beat and not moths Is tbe chief danger that threatens furs. A month's wear In warm weather Is harder on line furs than years of use wltb tbe tbenoometer at freezing point Heat takes the life eat of far end pales tbe color, leaving ft limp, doll and faded, la tbe modern storage boose the furs are kept In rooms where tbe air Is dry as a bone and tbe temperature many degrees be low f reeling point Any daring moth tbat found its way Into this room sroald be at ooee froseo stiff, New fork Commercial Advertiser. Oatwllled the Trap. Several days ago a business mun, tbo basement of whose establishment Is more or less Infested with i n Is, pur chased a patent rattrnp. "The day before I set It," he declared In relating his llttlo tale, "I found a nest of 11 tiny rats In n bundle of shavings In the basement. The little fellows struck me an Im'Iii;; Juut the right kind of bnlt with which to cap ture their parents, and 1 put tbuin Into tbe trap, huddled all together on the top of tbe lid of a tin can. Tbo next morning I repaired to the basement prepared to see the mother rat. If not the father, safely caged inside the trap. "Yoa can Imagine my surprise wben I discovered that not only tbe old rats were missing, but that tbo baby ro dents were gone as well. Tbo tin can top left in the trap showed me how the mother rat had effoctod the release of the llttlo ones. It rested on tbe edge of tbe door leading Into tbe trap and through which the old rat would bavo bad to pass to got Inside, where ber babies were. "Originally tho tin can top was ai least an Inch from the door, bot tbe parent rodent undoubtedly sized up the game and carefully pushed open the door until It rested on the floor. Then she reached In and pulled tbo tin can top over so thnt its weight held tho door down, after wblcb tbe work of carrying out the llttlo rats, not ono of wblcb wss ablo to either see or walk, was easy. Great ra t, that old one, don't yoa think r '-Philadelphia Inquirer. Offers to young women thorough literary, classical, scientific, and in dustrial education and ppecial ped agogical I raining. Annual expenses 890 to $130; for non-residents of the State $150. Faculty of 30 mem bers. More than 400 reenlar- stu dents. Has matriculated about 1,700 students, representing every county hi the Stale except one. Practice and Observation School of about 550 pupils. To secure board in dormitories, all free-tuition ap plications should bo made before August 1. Correspondence invited from those desiring competent trained teachers. . For catalogue and other informa tion, addrecs PRESIDENT MoIVER, Greensboro, N. C. Asseleat Pianos. There Is a very Interesting collection of old pianos lu tbe Hoinan museum at Hildi-shelm, Germany. Dating all tbe way from the end of tbe seven teenth century, the collection" exhibit In a very Instructive way the primi tive origin of piano manpfactare, and gives one sn Idea of the simple Instru ments used by our greatest music com posers. ' Tbe oldest Instrument on exhibition Is a small clavk-hord of tbe seven teenth century, possessing 34 tones with 28 two choral bound strings. An other of equal antiquarian value has four full octaves a one chord Italian spinet, built at an angle and possess Ing a rich and beautiful tone for sing ing accompaniment Tbe strings are rifted wltb pointed crow qnlUs. Both Instruments date from tbe time of Handel, Bach and Glock. One instrument wss made In the first'' half of the eighteenth century and Is a bound clavichord of H oc taves, CS tones and 40 strings. There la also an instrument from tbe second half of tbe last century which pos sesses i octaves. Tbe last two are applied wltb strings - tipped with brass, and their Immediate followers were the hammer pianos of 1700, used at tbe time of Haydn, Mozart and Bee thoven, and even by Mendelssohn, Bar tbotdy, Chopin and Trans Llazt daring their youths-Chicago Becord. A ras as! is Slpatut - at OASTOZUA. simplest n I'Jl! BEST CTNA TIE NEW Wheeler & Wilson Sewing Machine WITH r- Rotary Motlofi ui Bail Bearings,- . , Easy Running, Quiet, Rapid, anl Parable. s Purchasers says V" " It runs as light as a feather " 'Great ImOTOvement overarm.. I. " It turns drudgery Into a retime. ' iiv iiuh, WUEIII tfCWCl. i . AH sizes and styles of sewing ma chines for Cloth and Leather.' ttx?"The best machine on earth ' see it before you buy . OJNEliA STORK CU. J. M. Hayes. Agent s!rJlsaWflWj!MMmslMHiasiMssssssBi; S1YU5H, RELIABLE : ABTLSTIC bi 1 ARTISTIC-OX Reeeaasaetsded by LasdkM ; llfnuukm. a ; They As way a Pias.-V ADAZAR. I 1 IkFTERIISxLy &Teriinente at the Louisiana station have led to the following conclusions: Bed rice Is a different variety from tbe white rice. Whit rice will not pro duce red seeds wben tbe seeds have been exposed to the weather all winter, ae la commonly believed by planters. Tbe two varieties will cross, producing hybrids, and these hybrids tend to re vert to one of the parent forma, tbe ted rice being a little stronger. Bed rice, being dependant npon self preservation, is hardier thsn the white rice, and also has a special device for preventing the seed from reaching tbe ground In early tali. $ NONE BETTER AT ANY PRICE j f WThm Mttrn tmr so 14 ta mamrty ; srvry nJ artm m in unurm atatea. I f fotrr eraser 4i not keep wttxart to era. Out ceat Mss AMrmvMlttirni posn. THE McCALL COMPANY, 1 1S Is I4( W. Ulk Sires. Bee Test nAvraarvfctt! So Firth Avs., Chicago, sad : gi Market SC. ssa Frasicssoa. j I s,ontaiws oeasniiau usoras i-w.sk. ; Illustrates Latest Patterns, rasa- 55 J : - looa. Fancy Worm. J I Agrmt mttiA for taw aasaasS. ssia-T 5- ; tocaiMf. wits ,iaiiM fcw limn;. , vo. Wm lor tcrai, 1 OCSMT 1me- - Z ! alara. Sfc-riptio !, . fm Jl, ; rln imt a F B EE tmnmrn. . i THE McCALL CO- ?; j 18 to 14 W. 14th St., Now York TO?71 nULlrrir ' r. t it. s ..iun l : s . v.os, if va rryor 54

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