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TOMERS DEMAND IT.
Aecordlnajr to One of the Much Auuh
ed Profession. It la the Knight
the Raaor, Not the Victim of It. Who
la Bored by the Flow of Words,
Ine little barber was Inclined to be
uncommunicative and confined bis at
tention strictly to sliarlng bis custom
er. This rather unusual mood botbered
the customer, and after several inef
fectual attempts to engage tbe little
barber In conversation lie asked:
"Why don't you say something more
than 'yes' ani 'no?' Usually you are
perfectly willing to talk and especially
so when the man you are shaving
wishes to be let alone
"That's right," retorted the little bar
ber as be made a vicious dab with bis
In t her brush and managed to Insert the
tip or It in his victim's uioutb. "That's
right. Of course we barbers always
want to talk not. It's just you people
that come In here expecting to bo en
tertalned while you lie back In the
chair that cause barbers to keep up n
conversation while they are shaving
you.
"It's a funny Idea that everybody
seems to have that a barber Is a sort
of encyclopedia, anxious to furnish In
formation on every conceivable sub
ject. Tbe truth of the matter is that
the barber would rather that there
should be no conversation. It takes bis
mind off bis work, and tben, unless he
agrees In every particular with the
man In the chair, the latter Is very apt
to take offense and quit tbe place.
"That may seem drawing It rather
strong, but It Is mild. One day last
week there was a mau in this chair
wbo made about the same remark that
you did just now, and I told bin) just
about what I have said to you. He
wanted to make a bet. and I accommo
dated blm. I bet that the great major
ity of men who came In during the day
would begin the conversation, while he
took tbe opposite view.
"We each had a piece of pnpor. and
after we had uoted down 2 uien he
banded me the money and weut out
without a word. Out or that '.'" all but
four bad started the conversation and
bad done their best to prolong It.
The first own bad a small package
wrapped up In a newspaper In his baud
when be entered. As I was lathering
him he asked, 'Do you kuow what Is In
that packager
"I hastened to assure him that I was
no niahatina and was willing to let It
go at that.
" 'Well, I'll tell you.' he said. 'It's a
couple of pieces of gasplpe that have
been subject to electrolysis and are cu
riously worn.'
"And with that he started to talk
about tbe thing and tell what a great
scheme be had to prevent electrolysis
and what a fortune he would realize
from It He was still talking anoui u
when the boy helped him omvltb bis
coat, and tben be talked to a man sit
ting In one of tbe chairs and waiting
for bis turn until tbe man went over to'
the stand In the corner and bad his
shoes sblned to escape from blm.
"Next came a man who knew all
about prizefighting. I bad to listen to
the history of every fighter of the wst
25 years. And It was only when a man
In tbe next chair turned anil oaiieu imii
down for slipping up on a date that be
stormed Is Ik Inc. At that be waited uo
til the man wbo bad called blm down
left tbe shop and then Informed me
that be could prove what be said.
"Then there was oue of these real
wise guys came In and wanted a sham
poo. He was pretty near the limit.
Than, wasn't a slnele subject that, he
wasn't tboronghly Informed on In bis
own estimation. And be warned cv
hnH In ilie nine lo know what be
know. He could elve yon more mlsln-
fnrmntion In less time than anybody I
erer met before. One of my regular
customers enme In tben. and as be ap
peared good nalured I sin ilea at Dim.
irhn til ron about It? he asked
when be saw nie smile.
"Ahont wbnlT says I. s
" 'Why. my little adventure with that
. . , h.a I... an.
tonpet yoa picseu om
wered. and then he went on and told
me all about it.
It kept op that way all morning
rellgion. poHtkn. sport, business and
everything yoa could think of. And I
bad to appear Interested In each sub
ject. Out of aH tbe men who cam lo
no two talked on the same subject All
but four began the conversation, naif
of them went out dlmwll-fled l-raiue
I bad dared to dlsagw wlib ihelr
iews. and tbe other half proliaWy
me down as a foot And yet you my
that the barber always wants lo talk.
Come In here some day and alt for
awhile and thro wonder why I don t
care to do a rapkl Are con renal loo
torn with, every ,l" ,be
chair.
-Tay at ibe desk. Thank yoa. sir.
Next" -New York Son.
OABVORXAs
Tk. -A aM ll i m BaarU
THE SAILOR MAN.
Sure a terrible time I v.as out o' the way.
Over tho tea, over the sea.
Till I come back to Ireland ono sunny day,
Betthcr for ir.e, botthcr for me I
The first time me foot got the feel o' the ground,
I was sthrollin along in an Irish city
That hasn't its aquil tho world around
For the air that la sweet an tho girl, that art
pritty.
Light on their feet now they passed me an aped,
Oive you mo word, give you mo word!
Every girl had a turn o' the head
Just like a bird, Just like a birdl
An the lashes so thick round their beautiful eyes,
Shlnln to tell ye 'twaa fair time o" day wi'
them.
Back in me heart, wit' a kind o' surnrlni..
I think how the Irish girls haa the way wl'
litem.
Och, man alive, but It's littlo ye know
That never was there, never waa there I
Look where ye like for them; long may ye go
What do I care? What do I caret
Plenty as blackberries, whero will ye And
Bare pritty girls, not by two nor by three o'
themf
Only Just there where they grow, d'ye mind,
Still like the blackberries, more than ye tee o'
them.
Long, long away, an, no matthcr how far,
"Tia the girls that I miss, girls that I miss.
Women are roun' ye wherever ye are.
Not worth a kiss, not worth a kiss.
Over in Ireland many's the one
Well do 1 know that has nothin to say 'wi'
& them
Sweeter than anything under the sun.
Och, but the Irish girls has the way wi' them.
Moira O'Neill in Blackwood's.
The great surgeon bad come down to
Marlon for rest and forget fulness. He
had meant to go where there was nei
ther pain nor sorrow, if stich an Eden
existed, and be had come to Mariou.
For one thing, it was not ou a railroad;
for another, Its diminutive size pre
cluded the Idea that the clanking
chains of business lire were about it.
It was just a lazy little hamlet a
church, a general store, a score of
straggling white bouses with green
blinds, and that was all.
Here the surgeon meant to bury him
self for his precious four weeks' out
ing. Ho could have gone to Kuiopo as
the guest of a millionaire had he said
the word. He knew ho needed Marlon
Instead.
The great surgeon had been sadly
overworked. All through the summer
months he had promised himself thai
he would stop and rest. It was late In
September before ho finally started.
He felt that his Iron nerves were giv
ing way, and ono September morning
he noticed that the marvelous steadi
ness of bis good right hand was im
paired. He knew then that be bad
enough.
He went away with all the precau
tions of a defuulter. He left no ad
dress. He desired no mail, no tele
grams, to follow him. I-or a month lie
meant to drop bis professional exist
ence. He picked out his destination at
haphazard Trom the big mnp ou his of
fice wall. He was Influenced, as has
been said, by tbe fnct that the little
vlllnee was off the Hue or travel, lie
bought his ticket for a point beyond
tbe railway town that was Marion's
nearest connection and then doubled
back.
'And now," he said, as he alighted
valise In hand, from the inn II stags
that brought him over, "here's au end
to tbe surgeon shop. For a mouth I in
somebody else, somebody wbo knows
no more of struggling with bumnii ail
ments than he does of throttling Thra-
clan gladiators."
He hadn't even brought n iiroresslon-
al card with him.
A half hour later be was comfortably
lodged In the upper front room of tbe
Widow Gllctte's cozy cottage, with a
wonderful view of smiling hillsides
and tinted woods and blue and white
sky from Its extremely clean windows.
He had told tbe widow that bis name
was Thomas Brown and that he was a
worn out traveling man who had come
to Mnrlnn for rest and nulet. Where
was he from? From Brace vllle, and
be named the railway town to which
he had purchased his ticket when be
ran away from tbo big city.
"Much sickness In Bracevlllc?" In
quired tbe widow.
Tbe surgeon shuddered.
"I don't know," he said shortly and,
taking his hat went out for a stroll.
As be passed down tbe maple bowered
highway beyond the row of houses,
kicking the red and gold drifts of
leaves as he faintly remembered doing
when he wes a boy In that faraway
Iowa Tillage, be noticed a la me man ap
proaching. Tbe man walked witn a
crutch, one of bis legs being bent stiffly'
at tbe knee. He was a cheery faced
old man In a faded blue blouse-with
brass buttons.
"Mornin, squire,' be said, with true
rural affability.
"A fine morning." said tbe great sur
geon, resolutely looking away from tbe
stiffened knee.
"Not from my i 'journalism's p'lnt of
view," chuckled the old man.
"Rheumatism. ehT" said the siirgeon.
"I thought It might have been a gun
shot wound." The lame man bad halt
ed, and tbe surgeon felt that lie was
called opon to say something.
"No. sir." said tbe lame man, with
much emphasis. "I went thro tb
war without scratch. Got Into 17
pitched battles an came out ag'ln sound
as a dollar. Uncle Sam don't owe tue
nothin. No. sir. Jtlornln." and be
sturdily plodded along.
Tbe sngeon smiled at tbe old man's
vehemence. Then, as be looked back
at bit pain cramped figure, be slgbed.
Borne bow tbe sunshine didn't aeetn
quite ao bright
Fte walked long enough to win a good
appetite, however, and wbeaj be return
ed to the widow's cottage toutd an
appetizing cold luncheon awaiting him.
witn a trim little rosy eneeaea ma m
serve It Tbe widow bustled in preaent-
wlth vol able excuses for Der ao-
Sbe bad run over to en
ratcbeo'a. her right nana Mignoors,
to carry a glass of quince jeuy w
young Joe Patcben, Just back from tbe
nUUpplnea.
-Poor boy," said tbe widow; -Dei
nothing bat parched skin an acning
bones. Got one o" those swamp fe
'
vers fastened on blm, an If be pntw
through tbe winter ItH be a biassed
wooder."
I
i to
I VACATION. g
O He Went Away For a Rest, X
but Could Not Stop Benefit- X
O insr Other. X
o wY"r rose. X
Tho surgeon pushed back his plate.
His appetite bad suddenly failed. Ho
went up to his cozy bedroom and
dropped Into a big cushioned locker.
"The man's a fool wbo thinks be can
run away from human suffering," he
muttered bitterly.
Then the tidy bed, with Its Immacu
late coverings, wooed bis tired bones,
and a minute or two later he was en
joying the first afternoon nap be had
taken for many years.
He awoke toward dusk feeling rather
ashamed of bis long sleep. And yet
only a few hours later be found be
wns quite ready for tho all night
nap. He was sleeping soundly at 8
o'clock when tbe widow called blm.
He arose with a start, glancing first at
hiB watch and then at himself In the
bureau glass. He looked ten years
younger.
"Sleep Is knitting up the raveled
sleevo of care for you all right old
fellow," he said.
Then he quite astonished himself by
having an appetite for breakfast, and
after breakfast he walked forth again.
He remembered tbe old soldier, bow-
ever, and went tbe other way.
As he passed the last cottage In this
new direction a young woman came
through the gate. She was accompa
nied by a weuzened littlo boy, who
clung tightly to her band. He was a
cripple. One of his shoulders dropped,
and his bead bent over it. His legs
were spindly and weak, and he shuf
fled along with the appearance of a de
crepit old man.
Tbe great surgeon frowned and hur
ried forward. Just as he was about to
pass the pair the girl turned and look
ed back. She was a comely young wo
man of perhaps six and twenty, with
clear, honest eyes and pretty nut
brown hair and a singularly gentle ex
pression. When the surgeon came back from
his long stroll along the ridge, the
young woman and tbe boy were seated
on a low stone wall half way up the
bill. As tbe surgeon passed, the little
fellow, whose head rested comfortably
against tbe girl's arm, laughed shrilly
over some story bis companion was
reading aloud from a book In her lap.
Tho surgeon thought of that picture
a good many times during the day. He
saw It again tbe next day and the uexC.
Tbe boy's misfortune worried blm. Ills
fingers twitched to examine Into his
ailment He felt that tbe lad could be
helped. He tried to crowd this feeling
aside. He told hlmseir that he was an
idiot to let sentiment bother him In
such a ridiculous fashion.
But you always were a fool about
children," be growled to his reflection
In tbe bedroom glass.
On the fourth day be spoke to tbe
girl.
She and the littlo crlpplo were sit
ting on the low stone wall where they
usually rested on the way up the bill.
"Pleasant afternoon," said the sur
geon, as be lifted his hat Tbe girl
looked up. She saw before ber a Ull
man, a little stooped, a little gray, a
little careworn. She gravely liowod.
She took no offense at Ills unceremoni
ous speech. The niceties of social usage
are not so strictly observed In tbe
country. "I am Interested In your lit
tle companion," tbe surgeon went on.
He might have added that he was also
Interested In the dark eyed, self pos
sessed young woman. '
"He has- been a great sufferer," said
tbo girl, "but he Is a very good and
very patient boy."
The surgeon sat down on the wall by
tbe lad and lifted him on to his knee.
He did It so quickly, so deftly, so gen
tly, that the girl looked up nt tho kind
ly face In surprise. She saw the large
white band of tbe stranger pass softly
but firmly across the twisted shoulder
and adown tbe weakened spine. She
saw a frown replace the kindly smile.
"How long ago was be hurt?'
"Three years," said the girl. "He Is
II now. It was a runaway. He and
our mother were thrown from the
wagon, and she was killed." The girl
paused and turned ber bead away.
"What treatment did bo haver'
"The best we could secure a doctor
from Brldgevtlle."
Tbe stranger's frown deepened.
"It was botch work," be said, almost
harshly. "Tbe boy should never have
been like this."
Tbe girl turned quickly.
"Then you are a surgeon?" she said,
with a .wondering flash In ber dark
eyes. .
Tbe stranger faintly smiled.
"Murder will out" be said. "I didn't
mean to bear that title for a solid
month of forgetfulness. But never
mind. I Intend to see tbls matter
through. Come, I must examine tbe
boy more at my leisure.
His eyes sparkled as be arose with
tbe silent future of the child In bis
arms, and together tbey passed down
tbe bill.
"If you are a surgeon,' said tbe girl
after a little hesitation, "perhaps yoa
will be kind enough to give me some
advice on a subject that that deeply
Interests me. It Is my ambition to be
come a hospital nunc. I feci that I am
called to tbe work, t have had a lit
tle experience In nursing here In Mar
Ion, aud wben tbey bad a typhoid epi
demic in Mllburn tbey sent for me to
come over. But wbat I need la a
chance In some city IkmmHsL" She
paused and looked appealingly to hi
eyna.
"It is painful and disagreeable
work," be said.
"Tea, I know." she quickly cried. "I
bare thought of all that I owa sev
eral books on nursing and medical
practice and know quite well wbat to
expect I would bare started out for
myself months ago If It hadn't been
for Artie there. He needs constant
care, and. while my stepmother tny
father died lastjvinter la very kind to
blm, 1 did not tblnk It right to pat all
tbls burden on ber shoulders. But tbe
desire to go grows stronger and stroo
ge every day."
Tbe stranger's eyes sparkled agala
at ber ea genie as.
"It looks to too now." be said quite
gravely, "as If there would soon be a
ebance to prove your capabilities. If
yoa come oat of tbe ordeal In a satis
factory man oer. I tblnk I can aafely
promise yoa a berth In tbe big hospital
wltb which I chance to bare aoue con
nect loo." .
"Ob. thank yoa, slrr ane cried. "Aad
what la tbe ordeal T"
The stranger looked dowa at tbe face
of tbe crippled lad.
"The tittle ebao Is asleep." be softly
said. "Wltb year permlasioo I meat
straighten this tortured back and
this" ugly shoulder". T "nieniTto undo "the
mischief wrought by well mennlng Ig
norance. I mean that this little fellow
shall walk through life as straight and
upright as God intended be should."
Tho girl's eyes dilated.
"And yon will do this?" she niur-
"mu11 n awcd ,tone'
ir uu juur permission uuu a certain
amount of your assistance." tbe stran
ger smilingly said.
"My assistance!" she repeated.
"Yes. I have no acquaintances here,
and I will need some help. Do you
think you have the nerve to stand by
me?"
"I will try," she simply answered.
Three days later a square, leather
covered box of considerable size was
brought over on tbe stage from the
nearest railway station. Tbe surgeon
sat up late that night examining and
arranging Its contents. Then be went
to bed and slept like a healthy child.
- The first thing be did when be arose
In tbe morning was to stretch out bis
long, white hands and stare at them.
"Steady as the eternal rocks." he
said, with a pleased smllo.
Two hours later be made his appear
ance at the door of the little cottage,
valise In bond, where the dark eyed
girl eagerly awaited blm.
"Artlo awoke In capital spirits," she
1 Whispered, "and my stepmother has
gone to spend tho day at a neighbor's,
and everything that you ordered Is
ready."
."Good," be suld, with an admiring
glance at ber eager face and trim, alert
figure.
Tben bo went In and closed the outer
door.
Wben It was all over, the dark eyed
girl walked with the great surgeon to
tbe gate. She was very pule, and there
were tenrs in ber eyes.
"Those wonderful, wonderful bands,"
she murmured. "So swift, so steady,
so sure!"
He smiled down at her like a pleased
boy.
"I make It a practice never to flatter
my assistants." bo said, "but I will say
to you confidentially that the hospital
berth Is yours whenever you choose to
call for It." He stopped her thanks
with a quick gesture as he went ou a
little more gravely. "It certainly was
a beautiful operation, and we may
both feel proud of It Our plastered
and harnessed and jacketed littlo pa
tient ought to be on the highway to
recovery In a month's time. Then you
can safely leave hlui. Meanwhile you
will have to put up with a dally call
from the surgeon In charge."
A cloud crossed tho girl's face.
"But thethe bill for your services,
sir," she murmured. "How are wo to
pay that?"
"I admire your frankness, my dear,"
laughed tho surgeon. "But chase that
troubled look from your eyes. When I
came to Marlon, 1 dropped the shop. I
haven't even a blank billhead among
my effects. Besides tbls, 1 took the
case for my own selfish amusement.
Oh. I can afford these littlo eccentrlcl
tics. I'd have paid you for It sootier
than have missed It. Good by!" Aud
tbe great surgeon wnlked briskly down
tho road quite uucouscloUs that a pair
of worshiping eyes followed him tin
til a swift rush of grateful tears blur
red hi in from their sight.
Three weeks later, as ho sot In tho
parlor car that was rapidly bearing
blm back to tbe great city, be smiling
ly muttered to himself:
"I quite failed to carry out my vaca
tion programme. But wbat of. that? 1
was never better nor surer of myself.
Besides. It baa taught mo a valuable
lesson. Fixed habits of life should
only bo broken off by degrees." Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
London) In 1TM4.
In 1784 M. Ln Combe published a
book entitled "A Picture of Ixmdon,"
In which. Inlor alia, be says: "The high
roads 30 or 40 miles round Ixxidon are
filled wltb armed highwaymen mid
fool pads." Tbls was then pretty true,
though the expression "filled" Is some
wbat of an exaggeration. Tbe med
leal student of 40 or 60 years ngo seems
to have been anticipated In ITS I. foi
M. La Combe tells us that "Hie brass
knockers of doors, which cost from 12
shillings to IS shillings, are stolen at
night If tbe maid forgets to unscrew
them" a precaution which seems to
have gone out of fashion.
M. La Combe, In another part of his
book, exclaims: "How are you changed.
Londoners! Your women nre become
bold. Imperious and expensive. Bank
rupts and beggars, coiners. spies and
Informers, robliers and pickpockets
abound. The baker mixes alum In bis
bread: tbe brewer puts opium and cop
per filling In his beer: the inllkwoman
spoils ber milk with snails "
rlilah Oosi I ard lev Ibe fletera.
A good deal of dlm-iisalon tins taken
place as to the military equlpuM-m of
the Boers. In n-lnllnn lo this. It Is
pointed out In Klddr-ii's Mngnzlne t lint
tbe Boer army Is equipped. In addition
to rV-bnelili-r. Krapp and oilier ord
nance, with several iMfMerlc of the 37
millimeter -Maxim automatic gun. fir
ing shells and now used for the first
time In civilized war fun-. Thiw guns
were supplied several yennt ago wltb
Ihe full knowledge of Hie home author
ities. Whereas Hie o'dltinry Maxim
fires only rifle hiilM. the :I7 millimeter
piece fires s shell weiglilnx alxitil Vt
pounds at ihe rnfe of :U shell, n min
ute, wtlh an effective mnife of 2'i
mOVs tlisl Is to any. It will I brow .175
pounds of exploitive projectiles a min
ute among the enemy nf llie ranjre men
tioned. The gtih. with Ita mount In--',
weighs about a quarter of a ton and
ran be worked by one man only.
HI Dlatlarttea.
"I'm sore I don't know why the
Ber. Mr. Fifthly calls himself tbe boy
preacher." said Mrs. flnaggt. "He's 40
year, old if he's a day. "
"Perhaps be i ibe oldt boy weather
aMe." explained air. Hnagg. Pit la
bors: Cbronicle-Trlearstib. '
Ma4aTac again.
'One of Dr. King New
Life
Pills each night for two weeks has
put me in my 'teeim anaiu" rites
D. If. Tomer, of licnipw-ytown.
Pa. They're the limt in the world
for liver, Stomach and lioaew.
I'tirelv rezctabk. Never ffrine.
Only 25c. at T. A. Albright A Co.'s
drug store.
Tho On Day Cold Cur.
Par cold la the head aad enrr throat oar I
'. (.hucotaus Laaatne Uarata. the "t
Kay Cotd Cnra."
OLD TIME DINNERS
The War the Well to Do In the Soath
Lived Before the War.
An old fashioned gontloman growing;
i eloquent on tho subject of southern
hospitality and tho viands thut wore
I Bet before friends and neighbors when
Invited to a feast, a reporter said:
"Will you state your recollections of
wbat was served on such occasions If
I write It down for you?"
"Of course I will," was the reply. "I
can see such a table In my mind's eye
light now. First, there was soup, of
course. If It was cold weather, we had
oyster soup, or perhaps fish. If It was
In the midst of tbe vegetable season,
we bad rich, high colored beef soup,
with plenty of tomatoes, okra, grated
corn and such like, well proportioned
and well seasoned wltb pepper and a
little onion.
"Wben tbo soup plates were taken
off, and after the tureen was set aside,
then a flue homo raised bam took Its
place In front of tbe hostess. I can
discern the delicious flavor right now
In my recollection. Sometimes the skin
was peeled off and the outside plenti
fully sprinkled or dusted wltb black
pepper, and that delicious meat waa
good as long as a piece was left on the
bono. For my part I liked It best with
the skin left on, because tbe meat waa
cured so perfectly that even tbe skin
was toothsome and preserved tbe
juices until tbe meat was consumed.
"At tbe other end of tbe table. In
front of tho host you would see a fine
roast turkey If tbe season was winter
or early spring garnished wltb pars
ley and slices of cold boiled eggs. The
dressing was rich, made of bread
crumbs If you had them, otherwise a
pan was filled wltb thick, rich batter,
plenty of eggs, plenty of butter, dain
tily seasoned, and cooked until tbe
st u fling waaof tbe right conslstency.and
then tbe fowl was packed full, and lit
tle enkes of tbo dressing, baked along
In the pan, to garnish tbe sides of the
great turkey dish. If the time was mid
summer, tbe turkey was replaced by
huge dishes full of fried chicken and
baked chicken, sometimes with tbe
fowl 'smothered.' Tbe chicken menu
was varied If the time waa ripe for kid
meat or fnt mutton, as It happened.
Late In the fall a sboulder of fat pig or
a. wholo young pig was seen, roasted to
a turn.
"All along down tbe table you would
find bowls of apple sauce, green or
dried; stewed peaches, sweet and
choice; rice, every grain standing
alone; pickles of all kinds, potatoes,
butter, honey, light bread, nice beaten
biscuit and such desserts. Mince pies,
apple and peach pies, the crusts crisp
and flaky; apple dumplings, rlcb with
sugar, splco and butter; cakes that
were cakes sure enough, sponge Jelly
and pound cake that took on hour to
make and three to cook, fruit cake
that was better six mouths after It was
mado than at first. Jellies, pi-cHci-vcii.
boiled custards and syllabub that ll
makes my mouth now water to recall
them in such bountiful profusion. Grn
clous plenty was in the kitchen as well
as tho house, and uo chef In a million
aire's kitchen Is as much gratified as
the old time cook, whoso head kerchief
or turban was as wblto as her fresh
apron was spotless whenever ber mis
tress called1 ber name and Introduced
ber to the ladles who lingered at tbe
table after tbo men folks had gone to
tbe piazza or the parlor fire for an aft
er dinner smoke." Atlanta Journal.
An Af.aontanln.led Man.
A local railroad official Is an extreme
ly absentmlnded man. He frequently
forgetS to go to lunch, and It Is usual
ly necessary to remind him that It Is
time for dinner. Ills wife, knowing
bis little peculiarities. Is his other self
and looks carefully after bis affairs
at borne. She sees to It that be does
not go down town with one yellow and
one black shoe and keeps bis cuffs
carefully separated. The strange thing
about It Is that be never under any
circumstances forgets a business af
fair of any sort or confuses Identities
or anything of that kind In connection
with the railroad, but be will return
his slster-ln-law's bow wltb a distant
stare or an absentmlnded touch of tbe
hat
One day last summer be ran up to
the lakes to spend a few bonrs wltb
bis wife and family. She bad arrang
ed for a game of golf, of which be Is
passionately fond, and be sicnt tbe
afternoon playing foursome, winning
with bis partner against bis wlfo and
another man. That night be got on the
train at tbe little station, his wife and
the children having gone down wltb
blm. He bade them a fond farewell
and then, after be bad settled bis ef
fects In the sleeper, wrote a telegram,
which be addressed to bis wife at 8t
Louis, to this effect: "Will be home
830 Friday. Won golf game today.
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Hla Mm of Ibe EaaTlleh.
Tbe following Illustrates Louis
Philippe's Idea of England and tbe
English. He one day asked lingo If be
bad ever been In England, and on re
ceiving a negative reply continued:
"Well, when yoa do go-for yoa will
go yoa will see bow strange It la It
resembles France In nothing. Over
there are order, arrangement aym-
metry, cleanliness, well mowed lawns
and profound silence on tbe streets.
Tbe paaaersby are as serious and aa
mute as specters. When, being French
and aiv, you speak In the street, these
imirrs niua uwa nt uu auti uiuruiur
with an Inexpressible mixture of grav
ity and disdain. 'I'reneb people!" Wben
I was in London. I wns walking arm lo
arm wltb my wife and sister.
"We were conversing In a not too
loud tone of voire, for we are well bred
persons, yon know, yet all tbe passers
by. bourgeois snd men of tbe people,
turned to gase at as. and we could bear
tbem growling behind us. 'I-Yencb peo
ple! French people! "-"Menjolra of
7 Id or Hugo."
BVeaatr la Blood Dee.
Clean bleed aseaas a eieaa skin. No
beauty witnoot K. Cascareta, Candy Cathar
tic dean row blood and seep it eieaa. by
stirring up the Wry Uver and driving ail im
parities from the body. Degia to-day to
bunas pimplea, inila, WotcW, Mark heads,
and that sickly biUooa eomptexioo by taking
Caacareta, beaoly for tea cento. All dnag
guta, sstoaacUoa guaranteed, 10c,aS,a0e.
las taj tow tfcrm IsarX
There are two things we give to every purchaser
VVho buys a suit Or an overcoat, viz:...... ....
Vo do a cash business and have.....
Only One Price.
Everybody'payB us the same price: You buv as cheat) a votir nflioh.
bor your neighbor buys as cheap
way to do business so that it will
customer and ourselves.
200 pans all wool pants, guaranteed not to rip ....$2.00
110 suits all wool black Clay worsted, 18 oz. ""2I11"$10.00 -,
Pants for regular, lean, extra sizes and stout menT"" "" v
Come to see us we will convince you that our prices are right we want
to get better acquainted with you anyway. We will treat you nice if we
can't sell you. WILL H. MATTHEWS & CO.,
304 8. Elm Bt, Greensboro, N. C.
0000000000M
MYTH8 OF MOONLAND.
Carleaa KovJoas la Variois Rations
Aboat tbe Sllrerr Orb.
Tbe moon baa been worshiped among
nearly all the nations of tbe world from
time immemorial. Indeed her colt haa
been asserted to be much older estab
lished than sun worship.
Somoyedes and tbe people of Borneo
adore her yet, and the Carlbs come
from their homes at new moon and
raise a great cry In her honor. Swart
Nubians rejoiced In tbe new moon's ris
ing, just as did the cultured Greeks,
who pictured ber aa a wild huntress.
Moslems clap tbelr hands at the sight
of the new moon. Tbe Finnish girl.
Christian though she be, drops a cour
tesy and a word of greeting to Kan a
his sliver mask sblnea whitely over
her. Tbe Peruvian peasant hurries
home out of the cold moonshine, afraid
of the stern eyes of Mama Qui 11a, and
tho Egyptian fellah lounges across tbo
sand where the sphinx's shadow lies
black at his feet with a prayer on bia
lips or In his heart to Thotb Tbotb,
the master of wisdom, the lord of the
Ibis, ln whose absence the fair land
of Kbem baa been brought down very
low.
Swablan girls refuse to spin by
moonlight "lest tbey should anger
her," they say vaguely, and ln Ger
many children firmly believe In Horsel
or Holda, wbose boat Is tbe moon,
whose flower Is tbe flax and wbose
delight Is to reward Industrious little
maidens. Danto makes the man In
tho moon Cain; In Egypt he Is Horns,
held to tbe breast of Isls, bis mother
and the moon; ln France he is Judas,
and In some parts of England tbe fan
cy obtains that be Is a man who broke
tbe Sabbath by gathering (tkjks from
a neighbor's forest
In Hantum tbe man In the moon is a
giant who at flowing tldo stoops to
pour water on the earth and at ebb
tide stands upright In order that the
waters may subside. Devonshire folks
say that tbe figure to be seen In tbe
moon Is that of a dog. Other people
say that It Is Eudymlon, or Isaac, bear
ing on his back a burden of wood for
bis own sacrifice on Mount Moriah.
Danea fancied that the moon la a
cheese mado from the milk that baa
run out from the Milky Way. Pearls
and all other white stones, except dia
monds, are In sympathy with the
moon, according to tbe lloslcruclans,
and should be worn on Mondays. .
A curious eastern fancy la that tbe
figure In tbe moon la that of tbe pat
tern wife, Inn, wbo weaves tbe clouds
Into white cloth and wbo after the
lapse of many years sent ber Immortal
husband back to earth by tbe rainbow
bridge In order that death might not
defile ber heavenly borne. Tbe cat and
tbe panther are both connected with
tbe moon In some vague and occult
fashion. Indeed In Australia tbe moon
la represented as a native cat and also
In Egypt In China tbe Celestials say
that there la a frog in the moon, a met
amorphosed beauty called Chango. All
tbe Year Bound.
Gretaaejee Adeertlalaar.
A while ago there appeared In tbe city
streets a man In tbe garb of a country
man, as be Is pictured and described,
carrying an alligator mouthed valise of
a kind once used. Ilia attire drew at
tention, and aa people looked blm over
they saw tbe sign that was painted on
the valise. This man walked around
the streets In tbe neighborhood of bis
employer's store, and occasionally be
would get around to tbe place Itself
and bait there on tbe eldewalk and
look up at tbo sign, to make ante It
was tbe right place, and tben go In, to
emerge presently for another round.
A variation of tbla Idea Is found in
tbe work of tbe countryman, wbo stops
and looks np at tbe tall buildings, lie
Is tall himself and ao attracts atten
tion, and hla Interest la tbe tan build
ing always Interests tbe city man, and
ao tbe city man looks tbe tall stranger
over or looks down along him from
bead to foot aa be stands there with
face upturned and notes tbe peculiari
ties of bis garb and sees bow tbe not-
torn leg of one of bis trousers la caogbt
on tbo top of one of bis boot legs, for
this stranger wears old tlmo boots.
Then tbe city man's eye falls on tbe 1
alga which tbo stranger hi so Innocent-1
ly holding. And tbo city man psasss
on, thinking aa be goes that, after aH,
be la ln some respects more or leas of a
countryman himself. New York Sun.
Dla-eotlhllitr Cbeeao.
Digestibility of cheese has been care
fully tested by a German chemist, who
placed tbe samples ia aa artificial di
gestive fluid containing a ccansiderable
proportion of fresh gsatric juice. Chesh
ire and . Boqoefort cbease took roar
hoars to digest, Oorgonsola eight hoars,
Kama dour nine bonis and Brie, 8 wins
and tea other varieties tea boars. As
an ordinary meal la digested la four er
five boars, the eotnmoa belief that
cheese aids digestion appears to be sf
rooeooe.
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Distressing Kidney and Bladder diseases
relieved in six hoars by the "Hsw 6 but
Sooth Ahsbiosb Kidsbv Cobb. This new
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exoeeding promptness In relieving pain in
tbe bladder, kidneys, back and every part o
the urinary paware. ln male and female. It
relieve, retention of water and pain in pass
Ing italmost Immediately. If yoa want quick
relief and cure ttai. i. your remedy. Bold by
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The State Normal
and Industrial
Collect of N. C
Offers to young women thorough
literary, classical, scientific and in
dustrial education and special ped
agogical training. Annual expenses
190 to $130; for non-residents of the
State $150. Faculty of 30 mem
bers. More than 400 regular stu
dents. Has matriculated about
1,700 students, representing : every
county in the State except one.
Practice and Observation School of
about 550 pupils. To secure board
in dormitories, all free-tuition ap
plications should be made before
August 1.
Correspondence invited from
those desiring competent trained
teachers.
For catalogue and other informa-
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