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VOL. XXVII.
GRAHAM, N. C, THURSDAY, APRIL 25. 1901
HO. 12
A
A UTTLE WHILE.'
ke it io natural that we fall asleep - - -
Like tired children when the day la doM
That 1 would question whj the living weep .
-When death haa Uawd the Uufffaiaff lipa of mm
We do not ilgb when golden aktca have donned
' The purple shadows and the gray of night, : ,
Becaiue we know the morning hee beyond
And we muat wait a little while Cor light v
So when, grown weary with the care and at rife.
Our loved once nod in Bleep the peace they crave
We auould sot weep, but learn to count tbie life
A prelude to the one beyond the grave, ........
And thua be happy for them, not distressed.
But lift our hearts with love to God and smile, .
And we, anon, like tired ones, will rest .
It we will hope and wait- little while. ,
1 '. a Ji z-. ' yonkera Bta teaman.
llTheir Grcfct-:
Is A Story of en Old Man Who 1
5 Made a. Whole Family J
j t- v-: Happy." , ij
! : BY ADA . M. TROTTEB. '
0
ooooooooocooooooooooooooo
, j "'Heugbf Heughr groaned old Pierre,
- try lug to raise himself from the rock
- on which lie rested. Tben be looked
v around and shook his tremulous fist at
- - the mountain peaks' frowning .00 ev-
ery aide. "So," said he--"Bo I am at
your feet. Once I was your master.
I have danced upon those beetling
, brows . and scaled those precipitous
heights like chamois. Ah, 1 tell you
I was bold and young then! "' Tou
could not . frighten I'ierre with your
crashing avalanches. . Pierre . knew
your tricks by heart."
Then muttering maledictions on old
-age, which - brought so many infirm!
;:. ties In its train, be took up a small
' bundle and pursued his Journey to the
. village beside the lake. . ,.-
. ' from the path by which Pierre de-
'...; scended and . immediately below the
. steep zigzag was a superb view of the
, aznre lake., the limpid waters lapped
the cliffs, blue, so Intensely blue. The
barks, wing a wing, sped like eagles
. across the bay. ' Pierre's old eyes bad
lost little of their keenness, and they
. took In this beauty with infinite joy.
"At least I can see." be said proud
ly, "and perhaps I can use my wits no
less than I could 40 years ago. Well,
: now for my affectionate nephews. Let
. us recapitulate the lesson. What are
the namesT Ah, I have It! The gos
; pels backward. First, John.- He should
, be -steady, thla John, and doubtless
well to do. Luke was a fool yea 1 1
- avoid Luke. - Mark what did he say
of Mark? Is It possible my memory
. begins to fail mer'But, noi , i re-
, member all. He Is the rich one,' very
. rich. Mathleu, 0 generous rattlepat
' with a wife and six children and little
to feed tbem with. John -and Mark. I
send you my very good compliments.
A malicious smile hovered round tha
- aged man's Hps as he waved his hand
: , with mock courtesy toward the village,
nestling well under shelter of the cliffs
down which the cigzag path was lead
ing him. , It Is possible John and Mark
- may meet their match In this decrepit
. figure, for after all it Is mind that gov
eras matter.--, ""'-'...;":'. .'"";
Perhaps some such thought caused
the smile In the keen old eyes a Pierre
at last found himself in the village
street and asked for the house of bis
nephew, John Desor. , .;:
" John, a portly, heavy yisaged John.
stood at bis Bhop door. A cautious
' num. this John, who did not accept this
feeble relative with the manifestation
, of hospitality, . '
. "I suppose 1 may sit down V quaver
ed Pierre. . . . r - '-.
' "Too. may sit down," Bald John's
deep bass. ;.' .
Mrs. John sat behind the counter.
. ready for customers. . She made signs
to her nnsband. In her eyes It was
.- easy to read that there .was no wel
;. come. ' . . ' .. .1. .. I:-
"Ha bad better go to Mark.' Mark la
, so rich, and besides this be has a room
and to snare." ; , , - -
. Pierre was still smiling as be turned
to leave the shop. John pointed the
way with magnificent courtesy." t
: -"The second bouse on the right Too
- do well to go to Mark," be said approv
Mark . was a notary. ' He was busy
writing and looked up, frowning fierce-
- ly at the Interruption. 'Disgraceful I
One of our' blood begging! : Ton al
ways wasted your substance in the
past, or you would not be (-homeless to
day. . Ttou can't expect us to support
you. We have all we can do to get our
.own living.-' Go back to the false
friends that counseled you to take this
,' unwise step. But wait! Let me look
up the family record. 1 don't believe
yep are our great-ancle after alL Desor
Is no uncommon name."
The old man, without a word, walked
Into the street r "Pigs, exasperating
pigs of peasants."" 'he aald under bis
breath. "But now what to doT
At least tbe bench by the well was
-com moo property.. He crawled there
with bis boodle and sat down to rest.
Then. In a dreamy, half drowsy con
dition, be watched the women come
and irq. until at last a loud voice and
a boisterous langn set the echoes call
ing. . - r : - --
- "Eh, friends.' neighbors Have you
seen an old man go past tbia noon? A
feeble old man with, a bundle? I want
to find him. He's my great-uncle, yon
must know, homeless and friendless,
according to my two most noble broth
ers. John and Mark. What! Beret
Poor old fellow I Tired out and hungry!
Why, ancle, bow are you? I'm your
grandoepbew, Matblen, at your serv
ice." . .
"So yoa are Mathleu?"
Tbe old man roused himself with a
start and smiled back at tbe cheery
face bent over him.
"Aye. and here you nave tbe wife and
young ones! Three bere and three
more at Borne. Tea, as you see-, e are
blessed with plenty of mouths to feed
and, thanks be to God, a crust for
each one and one over for yoa If you'll
take it"
As be talked Matblen lifted the old
man In bis arms, carried him like a
sack of corn to the wagon and turn- mTef,
Diea mm in.
ErT one laughed, Pierre louder
than alL
"This is what I like." said be. "1
am cheerful by mature." Then, to
show that be t a not too old to be
entertaining. h told Cue stories and
Uc!i1 r'-rri!;alljbe vrayslonj. .
But as the rude wagon Jolted up the
mountain side to the tiny cbalot where
Mathleu made his poor living, the old
man became silent Casting his keen
eyes back and forth with comprehen
sive glances. Ah, Pierre bad his wits
about him. wits enough to stock Ma
thleu, his wife and six children and
leave plenty : over for ' tbe elder
brothers.
"So you . are very poor, Mathleu?"
said be as he took bis survey from tbe
chalet door. . '"". '. .- ''
Mathleu' rosy face clouded as be
looked within and nodded. Everything
was clean, - for his . wife was thrifty,
but poverty was written on every band,
even In the" faces of his six children,
who needed more plentiful and more
nourishing food. ' - r .. - -
"Mathleu." called the wife, "
tbou and make' the uncle a bed. At
JcaHt we have sweet hay up bere. ."
The old man's keen glances from the
chalet door lighted into sudden flame
as hts eyes rested on the bare rock
forming part of Mathieu'a possessions.
Then he chuckled as if some baDDT-
idea had occurred to him. -Mathleu's
wife, Marie, laughed too.' - - '
' "He will be cheerful company," said
she to ber husband. ; ;."..'"' V
, Next morning they all rose at day
break, for Mathleu, worked In a neigh
bor's vineyard In the valley below, : i
W80, Mathleu! That rock belongs to
you?" .' - . -
- That shelving rocky slope, uncle?
Jes; It f?U to my lot. Weil, oue must
not speak 111 of one's own blood, but
the others took care of themselves.
This was good enough for rattle pated
Mathleu." t t"' ' 1
He laugtied, but rubbed his bead rue
fully.' "Good enough!'' cried the old man
In an excited tone. "Good enough!"
As Mathleu strode away to bis work
the remembrance of that . : "good
enough" rang In bis ears. - He thought
that perhaps tbe old ma had lost hie
mind. Meantime the keen sighted old
fellow was sitting in the doorway chuc-s
kling wltb amusement that bis grand-,
nephew shonid be going away to work
as a hired man Id his neighbor's vine-'
yard. ... . ..;' : 1
"Marle." he cried. "'Marie, come bere! '
I love thee, child, thee and thine, yet I
tell thee this kind Mathleu of ours ,
lacks wits."- . .. ... , ,
Wltsr shouted Indignant Marie.
'Aye. wltsr shrieked back tbe excit
ed old man. "Now. child." be went on'.
more quietly. "listen; Be guided by
me. . You and I and our six children
bere, wo will make a fortune for Ma
thleu right under his nose." '
Here the old man pointed to Ma
thleu's field. . a mere slanting rocky
ledge, over which the goats climbed to
browse on the sweet grass that sprung
here and ' there' from - interstices and
which now lay basking In the sun. - '
"There Is our vineyard, my good Ma
rie"- -
"Make a vineyard there, uncle! But
where is tbe earth?" .. . j. ,
The old man laughed. ' He pointed
to the gorge, through which the moun
tain torrent rushed to tbe lake. -"
"Ah," cried Marie, afire wltb tbe
Idea. "I see, I seel A and the six chil
dren"- '
"And the old uncle," be put lo.
"We shall make Mathleu a vineyard."
The children, brought up to carry
the hotte (basket) on their backs and
weights on ibeir heads, began to yell
wltb delight at tbelr part of the work.
Away they raced to tbe gorge, followed
by tbe uncle and tbe vigorous Marie.
When Mathleu returned that even
ing, be stared and rubbed bis eyes.
Be vers I yards of tbe rock were covered
wltb esrth, and tbe old man was build
ing a wall at tbe bottom of tbe field. '
What does this mean?" cried be, a
broad grin widening bis rosy cheeks.
It means." cried Pierre, "that my
wits shall so direct tby strong body
that ere-1 die I shall set thee at work
to thine own vineyard!: -
The idea once suggested approved
Itself to Mathleu .as an experienced
worker in a vineyard. "But" thought
be as be rubbed bis eyes and looked
about htm. "why did never think of
this for myself?"
He barely waited to swallow bla
soup, so eager was be to plant foot on
bis own vineyard! '
"Keep your own counsel. said tbe
old man. "Go forth as usual to thy
work and leave as bere to carry np
the earth. Every hour will add to tbe
pile. By autumn yoa shall plant tbe
vines.".-; : . - - " .'
Ab. bow cheerfully all worked! And
Mi moonlight nights did Mathleu go to
bed at all? The rich earth, carried
from theglacler above by the resistless
force of the torrent- lay bere In tbe
forge ready for tbe laborer. -
Only one more load, would Ma-
Ibleu cry as Marie called to blm.
Surely tbou wilt not grumble that t
go this once again?" , -
Wbo more gay iban Marie as she
tolled up tbe steep patb of tbe ravine
Hb the botte on ber back? '
I brought my Mathleu no portion
nothing bet my own hardworking
hands," said she. "and bow be ban
slaved to earn us bread, this good Ma
thleu!" . - ' .-
All very well, but be has naught to
complain of hi ' bis wife.", said tbe
cheery old man. "You bare brought
njtn luck, you and the children.",,.
By this time tbe miracle was accom
plished. The slanting rock was cover
ed - wltb tbe greenery of vines and
large, luscious grapes caught the earli
est and tbe latest rays of the sun.
So," cried he gayly, "not a trace of
the blight that atfllcU our friend In
tbe valley I Up bere at least we have
God's air pure. His blessings, too, will
be with thee, my children, who of your
small substance took In a homeless
wretch In bis old age." - -
"Why, good uncle, we took hi our
good fortune with thee!" shouted Ma
thleu heartily.
- "Aye, aye! My wits are worth some
thing, 1 know," nodded Pierre slyly.
"But now, good Mathleu, I make thee
father confessor. I am do uncle of
thine. Ia truth I have no kin. In my
youth I met your grandfather and per
haps saved blm from a cruel death. He
made me promise to call upon blm la
ease of need. He la dead. Tbe service
I rendered lies burled la his grave.
'Elood is thicker than water.' said I ts
I'll call oa bis grandchildren.
Here tbe children laughed. ' Marie
kissed tbe old man affectionately.
' "The good uncle haa' brought us
luck, and" ,-
"Famer said Pierre proudly." "Ma
thleu. grapes like these were never ycl
seen In this canton, and that I can tell
you." , ,
; Bo said tbe honorable Judges appoint
ed to visit tbe vineyards and report
upon tbe condition of the graiies. Tbey
came up from the Valley In grand pro
cession, two and two.'
' "What, a vineyard on that old rock!',
cried Mathleu's brothers, wbo bad been
Invited to te present . ,
Pierre stood at the vineyard gate.
His wrinkled old face bad its rosy bur
still, his. keen eyes twinkled, aud wltb
a lordly ulr he bowed to the Judge
come j ami threw back the gate. ' ,
"Enter." wild he,- waving bis hand In
welcome. Then be swaggered up and
down, showing the finest bunches. -
."Here." said hearty Mathleu. aclalni::
the old man and turnlug blm 10 the
Judges, "behold tbe brains of the vine
yard!" t -..V,.' -:. - r.
"And here," cried Pierre, "are th
faithful workers!"' He darted to the
A WARM ENCOUNTER.
LIVELY EXPERIENCE OF A CAMPER
1 . WITH A SWARM OF WASPS.
Hew tha Choptn Vp of Old Oak
,lB It.aaltc la Pnaeatlas ' the
Axmaa With a rw Practical Palmto
.. Ia Kaiaral Hl.tsrr..
Speaking about wasps reminds me of
fee time when I Was ou tbe railway
survey making a reconnaissance
through the Siskiyou mountains of the
C. and O. road. Our camp was pitched
in the Sacremento canyon, and we bad
been six weeks In the same place. A
short distance above the camp was a
large oak tree. In whose shade the
boys would lie on a blanket and read
la tbelr leisure moments. A large
limb had -been wrenched off la some
storm and lay, dry and weather beaten,
oa the sunny side of tbe tree, where no
one wished to He. ,0 .
About the time we Were to break
camp and come out for the winter It
had turned quite cold up there In the
mountains, with sharp frost every
bushes, behind which Marie etood night One evening one of the party
blushing and the children were gath
- ered, curiously peeping between the
. vine leaves nt tbe strangers. ' ' ,
It was a goodly sight. How Mathleu
talked and laughed and the brothers
gloomed behind the ranks of tbe
Judges!
"lie will be the rich mau of tbe fam
ily, the rattlepnte. after all!" cried
Mark, with a vicious look at the cheery
old man Of busy brain who beaded the
procession round the vlueyard.
They bad to bear that Mathleu was
adjudged the prize for a well kept
vineyard, that bis grapes excelled any
yet grown In the canton and that be
must wear tbe crown at tbe fete next
week. ' 'y.',
"Not I!" shouted Matblen. "If any
of as be crowned, it. must be uncle.
there." ...a. ." :: -,;, .: -.--r
' Tbe Judges laughed. But Mathleu
had bis way. and the happy old man.
wltb Mathleu's youngest child on bis
knee, waa carried in procession through
the village which a few years before
be had entered friendless and home
Jess. ;.;-.;';, i
His eyes were uplifted to the snowy
peaks. His thoughts sped back to the
days of his youth, sucb a dream now.
so long ago.' Was It Indeed bis own
foot that had scaled the precipices?.
. "Uncle, uncle." cried Matblen at his
side, "the people are shouting In thy
honor! Bow to them; they expect so
much of thee.' ; ; ---;'" . .. ...
Clapstlaa Heads aa a Saint..
" Among tbe Drlnza "when two 'gran
dees' meet the Junior leans forward,
bends bla kuees and places tbe palms
of his bands on the ground on each
aide of bis feet, while tbe senior claps
bis own hands six or seven times.
Tbey -then change round, aud tbe
Junior slaps - himself first under tbe
left armpit and .then under the right
But when a 'swell' meets on inferior
the superior only clops his bands and
does not fully return the salutation by
following tbe motions of the one who
first salutes. On two commoners meet'
Ing they pat their stomachs, theu cla
hands at each other and finally sua!;
bands. These greetings ore olaerved
to an unlimited extent, and the sound
of patting and. clapping Is almost un
ceasing." ; ' , : . f
' Serpa Pluto found this reremoulnl
clapplug In violent exercise among tbe
Ambnelhts. Paul du Cbitillu reported
tbe salute of tbe Ishogosto be clapplug
tbe hand together - and stretching
tbem out alternately several time.
Among tbe Walunga In tbe morning
on every aide a continuous chipping of
hands goes on. with tbe accompanl
ment of "Kwl-tata.kwl-tata?" wbicb I
tbelr mode of saying "How d'ye do?"
If a chief passe, they drop on tbelr
knees, bow tbelr bead to the ground.
clap vigorously and humbly mutter.
"Kwl-tata..kwt-tata?" The clapping
extinguishes tbe ceremony from that
tf mere prostration. ,
( I'll be tbelr nncle.' "
Ob, eltor la up bed Matblen. -"And
I you think, then, that Marie and I do
not know that we have bo great-ancle?
Has not Mark tbe record written clear
a print! But It' an ooe to as. and
better, too. for none ef our blood ever
boasted any brains."
Dametaa;.
From time Immemorial dancing has
formed one of tbe chief amusements
of mankind. Repeated mention I
made of It In Holy Writ and among
the ancient Egyptian It constituted a
very prominent and popular religion
rite. Without a doubt the Israelite
gained tbelr knowledge of It during the
day of their captivity In the land of
the pbaraob. The Greeks of the olden
time Indulged In war dance, chief
among which was one that became fa
moua npder the name of the Pyrrhic
dance. In thl the dancer depicted
the action of a warrior engaged In do
fog battle, the quick and agile move
ment being made to tbe accompani
ment of a flute.. There were, we are
told. 200 different dance In vogue
among these Greek. Ia ancient Borne
dancing was one of tbe chief feature
of the magnificent fete for which the
empire became so famous.
Wril'l Irenwr.
Verdi observed great secrecy con
cerning his opers. even to hl buslnes
associates, and it I said that the first
Intlmnllon bis businex managers, tbe
Bicordift. received of the composition
of "Palstaff" was a Ida! otTered by
Bolto. wbo ar supper one night, when
tbe publisher and hi wife were pres
ent, slyly glanced at Verdi and pro
posed a bealtb to tbe "fat kolgbt." at
which. It seemed Verdi and Bolto bad
been working for months.
Bolto beyond question bad provided
Verdi wltb another libretto, although
It ia understood the composer bad not
done anything of consequence wltb it
tbe only unpublished compositions b
left bring some abort religious piece.
RaUe Far ftmiilu Ufa.
Vr. I. K. Pearsons, tbe Chicago phi
lanthropist when cerebrating bis eight
ieth birthday gave these rule for long
life: .
No pie or cakes; no pains or ache.
Moat men dig tbelr grave Vita tbelr
teeth.
If you overwork your liver. It win
sooo tell 00 your braru. ; '.-',-
Lire like a fan'er. til!.! reti vrlfl live
like a prince. -
Men c-a:i llr ho day rrV.Loit eat-
hig. Tin y aa't A witlKt-.t pnre air
lorflre hiliii ti r, , .
Itou't gft ai'rry oml tt,'t crt txclt-
ed. Hvcry iin -a Tift yoa l w
minute c f life.
I't a r.an !:. I r cai U. aod
be'U gi-t fulsily nx.-i c . tj b: turn-
named Jim and myself reached camp
ahead of tbe others and found the Chi
nese cook hi a very morose frame of
mind and no preparation being made
for supper. It seems that tbe axman,
whose duty It was to supply camp fuel,
bad overlooked bis band, and there
Was no wood to cook with, and the Chi
naman was sullen and angry and wa
sulking hi bis tent like Achillea.
Jim at once volunteered to go and cut
wood enough for tbe evening meal, be
ing always a good natured fellow and
ready to accommodate even a sulky
Chinaman. During our summer In the
mountains Jim bad returned to prime
val way. He bad not shaved or cut
his bair nor used a comb more than
once a week. He wore a flannel shirt
open at the neck, exposing a well hair
ed breast with sleeve rolled op to tbe
shoulder. A pair of tronsers confined
at the wOlst by a leather belt, wltb tbe
legs racked Into a pair of strong boots,
had comprised bla apparel during the
trip. Altogether he bad become a wild
and weird figure. -. '
: Jim started out to cut some wood
and bethought blm of tbe large dry
limb lying under our loafing tree as be
ing suitable and bandy to camp. I bad
washed myself and lain down In my
tent wltb. an old illustrated paper to
while away the time and bad drawn a
blanket over myself to keep out tbe
evening chill. . 1 heard Jim Industrious
ly plying bis ax- for a moment nd
then the stroke ceased, and there
came some words of wild profanity
from tbe mountain aide, followed by
the sound of coming feet and- Dying
gravel 'A second afterward Jim's face,
distorted and wild looking, was thrust
through tbe tent flaps, and In a voice
almost Inarticulate wltb pain and rage
be yelled: "Pick 'em off! Pick 'em off!
Pick 'em off!", - '
. I certainly thought the man bad sud
denly gone Insane, a in hi unkempt
condition be looked tbe part naturally.
Then be .disappeared from the tent
door and went shouting, In a vole
ODD SEIZURES FOR DEBT.
Boarders la a Haa.., aa Eaarla aad
raise Teeth lvld Oa.
The United States ship Glacier, the
refrigerating ship of the nary, was
once seised for debt In the harbor of
Sydney. A naval vessel is not Often
eixed for debt and tbe legality of tbe
sehsure might be a mater of Interna'
tlonal Inquiry, The story Is that when
tbe Glacier waa at Sydney tbe of
ficers' mew ran up several bills on
shore. When tbey came to settle, be
fore sailing a bill was presented by a
tradesman which tbe me refused to
pay on the reasonable ground that they
did not owe It Knowing that tbe ves
sel was to sail shortly, tbe tradesman
got a Sharp lawyer, who procured
Judgment against -the ship for tbe
amount of tbe biU. A sheriff came r
board upon some pretext and. drawl: g
a warrant for tbe ship's seizure from
hi pocket, affixed tt to the mainmast
After that to soil away would have
brought on international complication
so tbe mess paid and tried to loo.
pleasant. The bill wa for f250.
Curious things have been seized foi
debt Borne years ago there was a for
eigner of rank In Chicago wbo bad fall
en on evil time and so set np at a
boarding bouse. He wa always In
debt, and at last hi creditor discover
ed an Ingenious way of getting their
bill paid. When the boarder were at
dinner, an officer of the law appeait d
and levied on the table. -Tbe guests
were Indignant, and tbe foreign noble
man tore his hair. Finally, aa tbe bill
was small, tbe boarders clubbed togeth
er and paid it after which they resuui
ed tbelr evening meal amid profuse
protestations of gratitude on the part
of tbelr noble host Tbe amount pa I
wa of course deducted from, their
board bill when they came to settle.
Alter tne tame bad been levied on
twice or three times It got monotonous
and tbe boarding bouse ceased to flour
WANT BETTER ROADS
DEMAND FOR THEM INCREASING IN
, NEW JERSEY.
Easwrleaee Has Coavlnead the r.o-
. ! af Tfc.lr Valae laenaaed Coat
f Coa.traetloa Mere atea.r M.al
ed rrea Stata. -
' State Boad Commissioner Budd ol
Mew Jersey In hi annual report re
views the work of tbe past year undet
the state aid road law and show that
ltf mile of stone and gravel roadi
were constructed. . Wltb but few ex
ception the road bnilt were construct
ed of (tone. - i
Of the 148 mile of road constructed
luring last year tbe annual appropria
tion of tbe legislature of 1150,000 was
only sufficient to nav the state's ahar.
of the cost of 83 mile. Bute aid on tb ! ure aePtb that la very Infinity'
remaining 65 mile win hare to h. i lr- '-
met out or this yesf. appropriation. L In "ornlnff. when att thaw baa
The demand for atate aid for ston' tPpea b the nl cold, there
road building la becomln aa ere.t that ! u . eathiy silence over tbe glacial
'setaatleaa of a Glaelea.
. The fascinations of a glacier are a
witching a tbey are ' dangerous.
Apostolic Tlsion of a crystal city glort
ed by light "that never was on land
or ea'' wa not more beautiful than
these vast Ice river, whose onward
course is chronicled, not by year and
centuries, but by geological ages. Wltb
white domed, snow cornices wreathed
fantastic as arabesque and with the
glassy walls of emerald grotto reflect
ing a 'million sparkling Jewels, one
might be In ' some cavernous dream
world or among tbe tottering grandeur
of an ancient dry. The Ice pillar and
silvered pinnacles, which scientists
call serac. stand like the sculptured
marble of temple crumbling to ruin.
Guttering pendant bang from tbe rim
of bluisb chasm. Tints too brilliant
for artists' brush gleam from tbe
turquoise of crystal walla. Rivers that
flow through valley of l 1 and lakes,
hemmed In by bills of let. shine with
To produce the best results
in fruit, vegetable or grain, the
fertilizer used must contain
enough t Potash. : -. For partic
ulars see bur pamphlets. We
send them free.
GERMAN KALI WORKS,
. 93 Nmmu St, Ki Voric. '
Commissioner Budd recommends thai
tbe annual appropriation be Increased
from 1150,000 to 1200,000. Healsorec-
Some. time back the proprietor of a
traveling menagerie In England recelv
ed a bill a be wa leaving Varmoa b
wltb bl "aggregation." He declared
that the bill was exorbitant and refu
ed to, pay." At bl next stopping place
ae wa served with a summons, and
final Judgment and execution were ob
talned for tbe bllL But by the time the
paper were made out the menagerie
was at a third town, and there tbe olii
cer of tbe law went to execute tbe writ
Now, a menagerie hi a troublesome
thing to levy on. but It finally waa l
elded to seize a Malay orang ontang an
being tbe handiest article of value. The
officers had no idea what to feed tbe
animal on. and a It became hungry It
ravea and fought so that tbey sent li
back to tbe menagerie, wbicb by Ibis
11m naa gone to a fourth town. Ail
expenses fell upon tbe people wbo had
brought the suit, and they were clad to
get off even at tbat price.
A traveling theatrical cotunanv which
had left a bill behind at Birmingham.
vngiana. was "caught up" at the next
town with a writ of attachment upon
is ineatricai properties. When tbe of
lessening with tbe distance, all kind I Beer came to levy, be found nothing of
of weird profanity, mingled wltb howl
and cries to "Pick 'em off! ; Pick 'em
off! For God' sake pick 'em off!"
At last there came to my ear one
last shout and a great splash as he
landed In tbe river. I sprang to the
tent door and looked out In alarm In
time to ee Jim emerge dripping from
his plunge bath and plucking frantical
ly at bla beard and hair. After a mo
ment be started for tbe cook and In
picturesque language commanded him'
to "Pick 'cm off."' "Surely," I thought,
"poor Jim ha gone mad," but on ap
proaching tbe pair I found the cook
busy . In removing score of yellow
Jacket from tbe poor fellow' hair and
beard.
Jim sat on a stool with hi back to
the Are during the operation, a be
wa shivering wltb cold after hi
plunge In tbe river, and all at once a
new look of wildnes cam Into hi
eyes, and with another curse he sprang
to hi feet threw bla band over bl
bead, and grasping his shirt In tbe
back he tore It off with one motion
and threw it from him.
A be did so a whole handful of tbe
tormenting insects fell from bla per
son. . These had been warmed back
Into working condition by tbe heat of
the lire and bad given him a few part
ing abot.
It seemed that tbe limb of tbe oak
tree tbat be bad started to chop had a
lively colony of wasp In It which no
one t a had discovered In all our
loafing near It but on his cutting Into
the nest they attacked blm furiously.
A tbe evening was so cold tbey were
not lively and stock where tbey alight
ed and presented him with a few prac
tical point In natural history.
Hi bead swelled np tbe following
night like the. proverbial poisoned
pup's, and be kept bis bed till
broke camp. L. W. W, In Forest and
Stream.
mncb value except tbe wigs beloneln
to tbe sbow. Tbese be seised, and tbat
Bight "Blcbard III" was played by
actors witn np to date close cropped
oeaas. mazing a most ludicrous effect
when combined wltb medheral clothes.
Bom rime ago tbe London and
Northwestern railway company fell a
victim to tbe notorious litleant sine
declared Insane. Mrs, Corltett The
woman, wbo wa always sulne- some
thing or somebody. . brought suit
against tbe company, and a tbe ess
wa not defended she obtained Judg
ment Sbe got an order and actually
elzed an engine attached to a local
train. She held up that train for an
uour before tbe engine wa bonded and
released.
iu new xonr. last- week a woman
wa taken to court charged with steal
Ing a set of false teeth from one of
ber boarder. In ber defense tbe ac
cused woman said that sbe had seized
the teeth as security for a board bill
owed her by tbe young ladr wbo
owned tbem. Chicago Chronicle.
A M.aatala ml CeaL
About 85 miles from Sydney la the
town of Clifton, and the bill on which
It stand is still occasionally called
Coal cliff.
llore than a century ago some ex
plorers noticrd a blac k si am and some
Mack patches, tut no attention wa
paid to tbese or to the lamps which
were lying about the coaxt. a they.
were thought to be slate. Not long aft
erward another party, which bad bee
shipwrecked on tbe coa.t aud waa trav
eling to Sydney under Immense diffi
culties, proved that tbese piece were
coal by using them to c:nke a fire.
This was really the beginning of eo!
mining In that colony, lirt Coal l:ff
naeii aas not reany peen woraea ow
ing to tbe difficulty cf getting at the
mineral. The coal mountain therefor-
remains and Is one of tbe very few In
stances where tbl t:wl li fotuid e
mach above tbe level of the ground.
It OldaH Bathe Bias. '
There wa once a chief engineer In
tb British navy, a patient man wbo
naa spent o many nlgbt sitting by
the bedside of an expiring boiler, wbicb
never expired, but kept on bursting
blood vessel and getting a death rattle
In it thousand throats, that he bad be
come reconciled to knowing that be
Would be called upon to stop leak at
all hour of tb day and nlgbt for tbe
rest of bl natural life. - Hi only en
vy wa tbe man wbo could aleep undis
turbed through tbe whole nlgbt Tbl
maa wa Bukitrode, chief engineer of
another sblp.
One nlgbt tbe assistant engineer sent
a man np to Bulstrode to report tbe
gradual disappearance of tbe vacuum
In the air pump. Knocking at tb
chief door, the maa sang out:
Please, sir, the vacuum la decreas
ing." ,
Tbe answer came back In a drowsy
voice:
All right Report to m If H gets
lower." . -
Half an hour later the man again
rapped at tne door.
"Tbe vacuum I mncb lower, air.
Very good. Tell me If it art stm
tower."
After soother half boar:
Mr. Bulstrode, tb vacuum's gone.
ir."
"AB right Report to me If It come
back." Pill MaO Gazette.
aoan kab onountAn.
Pfnai Harpar-a Wtridy. CopyricU, 1)00, by
Bupw BraUwia
ommend tbat the amount tbat a coun
ty may spend la any one year for per
manent road building be Increased
from one-quarter of 1 per cent to one
half of 1 per cent of tbe ratable.
Mr. Budd lament tbat the Increase
la tb cost of labor and material as
weU a freight rate for hauling stone
daring last year made tbe annual ap
propriation of 1150.000 only ufflelent
to pay tbe state one-third of tbe cost
Of construction of 83 mile of road aa
against 114 mile In 1899. Tb Increase
In the price of atone wa from 00 to 100
per cent and tbl be attribute to a
combination on tbe part of tbe owners I
of stone quarries. The increase in the
price of transportation' of stone was
from 10 to 20 cent per ton. j
"In one county alone." be says, "the
railroad company transported for the
tat aid roads over 47.000 100 of
crushed stone, receiving for freight on
the same, at tbe rate of 65 rents a too.
about $26.000 an Increase over last
year of about (7.000, and tbe distance
did not average over 25 mile from
tbe quarry trf points of delivery. Tbe
freight charged amounted to about one-
third of tbe cost of tbe roads.' - -
In bl comment Mr. Budd says. "We
think tbat although tbe quarries claim
ed tbey were losing money at tbe old
rate It waa a great mistake for them
to combine to Increase tbelr prices be
yond a fair proof
Tbe Increase In tbe cost of labor, ma
terial and transportation during tbe
but year. Mr Budd says, brought the
average cost per mile for constructing
ton road up to $3,384. a compared
with an average coat of about (4.000 1
per mile In 1600. Tbl Increase I
developing a demand for tbe ase of
gravel Instead of too In tbe building
of permanent roads.
Mr. Budd also favor tbe nae to some
degree of coarse aand or gravel Instead
of all stone screenings for tbe binder be
tween tbe courses of crushed stone.
Tbe printed report will tbl year be
accompanied by a road map wltb all
to. Improved road properly marked.
It will sbow continuous good road
from Jersey City tofamden and Atlan
tic City and from Trenton to tbe
bora. ' . -
Tbe number of mile of permanent
road built In New Jersey since tbe
passage of tbe state aid road law la
1803 I 688. . Thi Includes tbe 05 mile
bnilt daring- tbe past year, for wbicb
state aid will be provided out of tbe
1001 appropriation. It doe not In
clude, "however, tbe many utiles of
tone road built In Union. Emex.
Hod sou and Bergen and perhaps other
cosntie at either county or township
xpeoa before tbe Mate aid law wa
passed.
The 5 mile built during tbe past
year for -which 00 state aid has yet
been apportioned cost (281. 186.50. and
the Mate' bar will be ooe-tblrd of
that amount or (074WZ.I& This will
Increase to more than (Kiaouo tb
state's share of tbe cost for Improved
road la New Jersey When there I
added to tbe nearly (XUUI.UUO of total
cost for tbese road tbe amount spent
for Improved road where no stain aid
wa allowed, it Is probably not ex
eeasiv to say tbat .there has been
pent In New Jersey In tbe last 10 or
U year for permanent road not lea
than (4.000.000.
Held. . Even the mountain cataract
fall noiselessly from the precipice to
ledge In tenuous, wind blown threads.
But with the rising ef tbe sun the
whole glacial world burst to life In
noisy tumult , Surface rivulet brawl
ever the Ice with a glee that I vocal
and almost human. The gurgle of riv
er flowing through subterranean tun
nel become roar, as of a rushing,
angry sea. Ice grip 00 longer holds
back rock scree loosened by tbe night's
frost and there la the reverberating
thunder of tbe falling avalanche. New
York Post
A Man's Disadvantages. '
He cannot pat a puff round his el
bow when bl sleeves wear through.
HI friends would mite if be dis
guised h pair of frayed trousers with
graceful little shingle flounces.
He would likewise be guyed If be
ought to cover tbe ravage of a spark
from bis cigar with an applique of
even the finest lace. --;.
The poor thing must shave every
other day at tbe outside or pose as an
anarchist
He ha to content himself wltb som
ber coloring or be accused of disturb
Ing the peace. .:,
He may not wear flower or ribbon
In bla hair, no matter bow bald be be
come. . ' ..: ; ' . . '
Hi heir would have a guardian ap
pointed should be take to lace trimmed
lingerie. . .
Tbe feather In bl cap are as noth
ing from tbe decorative standpoint
He may not take unto himself a lace
overskirt when bis pearl trousers be
come dingy.
He can't edge bis coat aleove with a
fall of bice to bide a scarred or maimed
band. ' '
A pink veil Is out of the question, no
manor bow muddy his complexion
may become.
A for covering up tbe stain made
by a careless waiter, with a Jabot no!
Moral We're glad we're a helpless
woman. Philadelphia Record.
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Chale af Evils.
Tb woman to whom a little chap
about 9 year old politely gave up bis 1
eat in a cable car the other morning
waa amazed to bear bla mother' voice j
promptly raised in a denunciatory:
"Why. Reggie 1 Don't you ever let
me see yoa do such, a thing a tbat
gain." " ; .
Tbe voice went on:
"And don't ever do It whether I ace
It or not Tbe Idea of a little boy of
mine acting sol Do yon bear. BeggieT
Bais your bat like a gentle bred man.
Kever. never touch your finger to It I
like a lackey."
Which wa worse, the listener won
dered to herself to touch ofae's hat like
lackey or to scold one's child In pub-
Bo Ilk ft fishwife T-New York Sun.
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Fruit Trees
- That Grow aad
. Bear Good Fruit.
Write" for our SO-page II
luatruted catalog sad ip.
pamphlet, "How to Plant
anil Cultivate an Orchard."
Give you that Information
you have o long wantml
telli you all about tho big
ted applaa, ttiota luclou
peaohea, aod Japan plums
with their oriental sweofc
nena, all of which you hsva
often Men and aa often
wondered Where the trees
' oaine from that produced
, tbem, .
Everything Good,'
Id Fruits- ,
fTnuaual If ne of tine Silver
Maplea, young, thrifty treea
muoth and atralBht the
kind that urowotr wall. No
old, r"NKli trees. Thia ia the
moat rapid growing niapie
and one of the moat beau
tiful ahade tree. Write
tt price and give Hit of
wants.
f Tan liify 7 fc
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HOLT, WILLIAMS & MAY,
. k Baaahtr Bartaar. .
It wa a barber wbo bad long served
a the crack of an Atlantic liner
whose saloon was visited by one of tbe
owner. Tbe Indications of tbe gen
eral notion trade done by thl barber
were set out with a skill tbat would
have put an Oxford atreet window
dresser to tbe blush. "I don't quite
like this." said the owner. 'This I a
sblp. not a store." and theu Jokingly
added. "I think I aball have to make a
change." "I wouldn't do that If I
were you." retorted the barber. "I've
been with you now for 15 years, and if
you dismiss me I'll start an opposition
line lirbt swsv. -Mnrine Journal.
Undertakers
Embalmers,
BURLINGTON, N. C.
PHONE wT
Spring
Medicine
jelte Ukatr.
Bloomer ito ragged nrcblnl Year
parents left yoo something wbea they
died, did tbey aott
Crebia Oh, yea. sir.
Bloomer-And what did tbey leave
yon. my little man? .
I'rchln As) orphan, air.-Exchange.
You will wate time if yoa try to
cure indigegtion or dyrperU,
tarring jonrrelf. That only tnak'--it
wore when you do eat beanilv
You always need plenty of g"
fool properly digested. Kodo
Dyspepsia Cure is the result of year
of ecientifid research for orTtethfrty
that would digest Dot .only nrmv
element of food but trtry kind
And it is the one remedy that will
do it. J. C Simmons, th drug
gist.
There are many p'lot a boot thl ber
ben boslnea pon which we all agree
and a good To'any other p'lnrs wbereia
we dlaaTe. Now. one pint Is a good
deed ef grain for ait bra, bat art them
sore U-a for II ssm aa oa tea do wbea
the grafa bill's doe. 1 betj sgi there's
tbat there tnaab Question doo't all
hitch this p'lnt Still pint of meal,
a pint of aborts, a pint of ground eat,
wflb a ditto of srrapa. make dose
en -rap to get M aod then scrap t
gn fnrwi ae tbe Swat.-Dee la Poultry
aaeathly.
d Para Lad.
All account agree tbat of late there
has been observable In all parts of New
Jersey derided MlOVnlog In the prb
ef farm laoda, Tbl I attributable 10
the Improved oa-dm roada. of hu b
New Jersey baanver a thousand mllea;
to tbe extension of tbe troih-y roads
from renters of population em tbrongb
tbe country 10 village and towns prac
tically Bringing Ibe populations they
reach wltbln the rlty so far as tbe en
joyment of most of It advantage are
concerned: to tbe rural free delivery
system tbat I very popular and bring
rapidly extended In New Jersey aod to
the great iwoanerKy enioved ht tbe
aaaafarrnrtng Indoafrir that rrvate a I
good market for farm prod Oct The I
farm laoda of New Jersey are In better
demand and rotnmaod higher prtcea
tha a for many ream peat
"I hare troubled with indigestion
tot tea years, hare tried many
thing and spent much money n no
parpoae until 1 tried Kudoi Dy
pepeia Care. I hare taken two bot
tle and gotten more relief from
them than all otlx-r medicine tak
en, l u-ei more like a boy tban I
bar felt ia twenty ream." Ander-
oo KU? n, of canny Lane, Tex.
Thousands have tmtified a did Mr
Rigga. J. C Simmons, tbe drag-
girt.
X of the greatest Importance. This
if the most critical season of the
year, from a health standpoint.
It Is the time when yon Imperatively
seed Hood's Sarsaparilla.
It will give yoa a good appetite,
purify and enrich your bloody build
np and steady yonr nerves, overcome
that tired feeling, give mental and
digestive strength in short, will
Vitalize your whole being, and put
yen in perfect health.
Don't delay taking it.
Don't experiment with others. Gel
that which trial and test have proved
tbe beat
HOOD'S
Sarsaparilla
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for Spring--"! have taken
Hood's SaraapartUa wbea needed tor several
years and would not be without tt In th
bona. It Is an excellent medicine and I
heartily recommeod Its aae m tha spring
and at any time wbea a blood pnrlfler and
tonle is nssded." Mas. T. M. roora, 21
Irving Plaoa, Pasaalc N. J.
tertns Fevejr-" I have taken Hood's
taraapariUa lor my spring medicine lor
years and bavs always touod tt reliable
aad giving perfect satisfaction. In the
spring It asks wsz that tired frellng or
aprtaar srver, gtvaa energy and pots Uie
Mood in good condition." ' ltraa Erru
Ctum, 1438 10th Street. N. W, Waihtof
ton, D. C.
On Minute Cough Cure, cores.
TfM t wtaat It waa mmiw ft.
CavMts, aod Trato-Mark. obttiacd ana all Pat-
m Miuaea caodocted tor MOBtaaTi rrca.
Ooa omn leoawostrc u. a. ea TNTO.ricr I
and w. ran aemrc patrni ia
rctnate frooi Washington.
aad model, drawinsr or photo wit drarrio-
tion. W adraaa, if patentaMo or atot, ir. at
rnarr. Ovr fee not doe till oatent ia aeeared.
S PaaawiCT. "How loObtaia Patonta,'withS
com ot muik m the U. . aaJ iorafa commit I
AMreea,
C.A.Sr.OYV&CO.l
. Ptrrwr Ornct, WkkHtn.ro. .
Publication of Summons.
Worth Csrolin AlamarrrCrwintr,
io th feup1or Court,
Coroetta ltar.)
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tiW thai an tt Uti enim-0 aft atve t, t o
MimroeortMl In the tMip?rv.r ( -n -t v ( h-
mance ttmntf T .the dtni,'ii'n ;
bond! of mull tmttiif h?tTn h -
tht-r take iviK-e that h U ri --J t- r
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