VOL. XXIIL ;LOUISBURG, :K. C, FRIDAY JMUAIiY 26, 191. NUMBER 47. T,yp uBuc scuo'ol tha ceers.i iMPEGjmi)V15 LO VERS The Superintendent of ; Public : v r .! - : ''!f LTA'L" SSL they buy engagement and wed- day of February, April, July, Sep-; timber, October and December, and remain ior three days, if necessary, for the ourpo3e of examining appli- ? to teacn in tne f UDiie tscnoois rf tin county, x win also De m inisburg on Saturday of eackr w.vk, and all public days, to attend r any business connected with- my ,T. N. Harris, Supt. DING RINGS ON CREDIT. the Mecca of leisure." GENERAL LEE'S CHRISTMA3 FARE. lri-fesional eards. C. u C:oOKE & SON, A T roRJJ EY8-A.T-LA.W, L0CISBUK8, V. C. Vv'jIS uttenJ the. courts of Nash, FranfeUn, firuvllt' Wurrea-uiil Wake:ountieB, also the ;."r- -c: U art of North 'O ixoliajx, and the. U. f ';-r. u.:r ;iri J District tfoorts. 0 U. J. E. MA LONE. j fen t o Aoors below Thomas & Aycoeke's otore, adjoining Dr. 0. L. EUla. D R. W. II. NICHOLSON, I'llACTICHNG PHYSICIAN, L017ISBURO, C . i VV TIM.BEKLAKE, 1 ' ' ATTORNEY- AT-LAW, LOUIbB JRO, S. C f Tiiro. on Nash street. .S. SFRUILL, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, LOL'ISBURW. N. C. "ill at ten -1 the courts of PraukMi, Vaniv, freviil. Warren ant Wnke counties, also fe.- R;ir-.me Court, of North Carolina. Prompt atl'-ntl 'u given to coiie-i-ioiis, N. Y. GULLEY. ATTORN F. Y- AT- L AW, FKANKLINruN, C. All Hg-l bu.lnsa iromptI attended to. WILD Bit, O 51 it ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, LOrlSUURS, N. C. on Main street, one door below Eagle Contract to Fay ou the Installment Pten, and the Fair Sweetheart Never Know AJwmt It An InteresUnje Talk "WH& a Confidential Clerk. " An engagement ring contracted for pa the installment plan is now as coror uon a business transaction as the fit ting up of a boarding bouse on the same easy payment plan. There are several Now York jewelry firms which do a prosperous business among prospective bridegrooms ctt the credit system. One of these is located on a promi nent down town stret. Engagement rings and wedding rings are here sold on credit, the weekly payment being -.50 cents. . At this store the other .day a bashful Tonus -man asked the chief -dsrir- teVacnvfclin nrf3 rings suitable to present to a young lady. "Engagement ring, eh?" said the clerk in a confidential undertone. 'Hero you are, sir, the very latest, ."orty-fivo dollars exquisite stone r.-ivont in 10 innnfhn. Thin shell rinn' in cur own design. Any girl would have fits over it. See that dainty spiral thread of gold about the setting? That emphasizes the gem and makes it ap pear worth more than it is. You can t better yonreelf , sir. Pay cash and you'll get a discount of $5. " The young man seemed much im pressed. He gave the measurement of the little finger of his fair charmer and left his name and references. In his pocket as he went out he car ried a stupendous contract printed in red ink, which stipulated that "in case of nonpayment according to the terms of contract, etc., the riug must be forfeited." "That's a fair sample," said the A. Place For Wealthy piople Who Deal re VT- Comfortable Indolence. -.--.. Washington : is rrapidly 1 becomi a favorite place of residence- for pcopls . who have made fortunes elsewhere, aal ' who are devoting the remainder of their lives to having a good time in a quiet way There is a large ; colony of such, families, and they contribute enormous ly to the . general stock of elegant and comfortable indolence - for which the city is noted. ; Then there are the re . tfred army and navy oQcers. Their ; i.amo is legion, and "Washington is their ' favorite place to live. You 6ee them in ' great numbers in the clubs, on, the" . thoroughfares, in society. Nor must j the widows be overlooked. There ere ; more widows in "Washington than in i. vvr. M. PERSON, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, L0UI3BMRG, W. C rnrU'-ea in all courts. Office In the Court F!ou!j NOTICE. Having qualified as Executor of "Wil s n Gay, all persons indebted to his es tJi'ti are requested to pay the same at once, and all persons holding1 claims a rains' the sakl esfate will present them on or b -f nre December 8, 1S94, or this r. : iee will be pleaded in bar of their re rov-rv. This December S, 18S3. Tkos. Gay, Ex'r. NOTICE. Pr virtn of t.hp power of salp contained v. i ViTT.iin uiort.Triy;e made by C. II. Jaok fi: ,;r; ' v:fc r me, ipjiistered in Franklin -,; tv iii hook H7 at papre 21fi, I will on .on 'n v iVli , 51h 1894 ofi.r for sale to the fii-hf. I : !'t.T at the Court House door in ' !.n:y i ne p!ace whfreon siiid Jnokson .1 i -.. ! y. rir 'yiujr on Loniaburpand War . . I .,"-! n-ar j. K. Spencer's ad con ' oii,;. -'. acres. Terms, one fourth cash, t'::,". vt interest at 8 per' cent, in -v.- months, jannarv oth, 1894. F. G. TEriEi.L, mortgagee, Tbr.K B. Wilier, Attorney, LAND FOR SALE: ?y virtue of authority given .'in dead esecute.i by Win. W by roort- Womo'th po recoroea in boiik peL.src mo, iu n e ;iiie of Il?istr of Deeds for Fr.niki'in cctin y, I uiii sell .t public auction at the Court 3' mine door in Louisburg on Monday Feb;, r.Ui, 18M4, at 12 o'clock, m. for cash, thu tnirt of laud described in said mortgage, '.ntnininr one hmulreil and one acres, sit ':;ifol in Freeman's townVhip in 'Frankliu -unit v ni Davis creek adjo.iV.ing the lands of Mrs. Mary H King. J. P. Timberlake, J.r.rn- Jour. and others This) January f.lh. 1-;)1. .f. P. Timbkulvke, mortgagee. NOTICE. In accordance with f- decree- of the Supe rior court of Franklin county made in the cane oi V. s. Diment. exr., vs Mrs. E. E. Di tient et als, to make rent estate assets, the uuuorsigued ("ominiesioner wit! on Tuesday January 23. 18 -)4 (i;ourt week) offer for pale a t the Court House door in Louisburg, t iv o tracts of land formerly belonging to 1'. j Diment. deceased, viz. one tract known as th.f Parvish tract containing 111 acres ad joining the lands of A. A. Diment, James Ih,-1no and others and the other known as t'.c low ground tract containing about 83 sii.Tffl adjoining tne lands of James Bledsoe. L . E Lancaster and others. Terms of salr; iourrh cash, balance with 8 percent in ToreFt payable Decent ber 1st, 1894. Thos. b. Wilder, 7c ?0th, 1HS)3. Commissioner. The ;Jbove sale was postponed until Mon dy, FelToury Cth, 189 . NOTICE. Having qualified as administrator of N. H. Murphy, dee'd., all persons owing hie es tate are notified to pay the same at once aud all persons holding claims against said ft nte must present them on or before No v-n ber 10, 1894, ot this notice will bt ph cd in bar of their recovery, This No vember 10, 1893. A. S. Tucker, Adm'r. NOTICE. ITaving this day qualified as adminis-' tra tor on the estate of John V. Ham, all persons owing said estate' are re quested to settle, and all who have claims against said estate to present I clerk in enswer to a question. "That fellow represents a certain element Of middlo class society. Most of the hard working young men buy rings for their sweethearts that way. The girls would never-get any engagement ring at all if the money had to be paid outright." Another 6hy young man was ushered in, and the clerk motioned him to a pri vate room adjoining the main of3ce. There they were closeted for several minntes, and then the clerk emerged to 6eal a contract with the new customer. The necessity of the private audience room, it seems, is because financial em barrassment, coupled with native modes ty, prevents lovers in the first etago irora divulging the terms upon which they wish to pay for a ring. They prefer to state their case unheard by any one ex cept the head clerk, who, in the course of his business, has cultivated a pro found sympathy for the entire race of sweethearts. 4 h, they tell some pathetic stories, ' ' said the clerk. "They let me into all their secrets gratuitously. Une very devoted young lover told mo the other day that he earned $4 a week, but couldn't get married until he had been raised to 5. When advanced to this position of opulence, he thought he could afford to buy a diamond ring on install ments of 50 cents a week. "But it is in the case of lapses that I hear the most pathetic tales. As a rule our customers are straightforward and honest. As long as a young man has work we have no difficulty in getting his money. When he loses his position, j be usually lets us know, and then if I the fellow is honest we ease up on him i just a little." I ' ' But what if the girl and the ring dis- j appear simultaneously?" be was asked. "Oh, the young man always pays up, and if the girl has thrown him over you can bet he never tells any one about it. ".There are lots of well to do young men who spend $30 or $40 in a night : for pleasure and who do business witn ' us becauso they prefer to regard jewel ' ry as a luxury atd pay for it on time i "Here, for instance, is a ring made to order for a broker down town," and the clerk held up a diamond ring val- ued at $250, which had been made to fit the finger of some metropolitan belle who may never know tho" terms of the - contract." "1 don't know of a single instance wherea girl has had to forfeit her ring. In case she bad a dishonest man or a sneak for a lover the case would be . rather embarrassing. But as a rub the i blushing bride elect knows nothing J about the installments, for our custom ; ers come promptly to the office and pay , up every Saturday. I " There are some cases where we have to unbend a trifle, as, for instance, where there has been a death in the family. When a sad faced young fel low - steps :into my ; private office and tells me:onfidentially.that he has lost his father and must help pay the f u I neral expenses, or that ho has spent all his available capital in celebrating Thanksgiving or Fourth Of July the day before, then he can usually count upon the sympathy of the firm. 'V "Of course we run great tisks, dux size, 'xno wiaows oi puduc men, or arniy and navy officers, of private ,citi---zens in, all ranks of lifegravitate to the Capital Ci,ty as the pleasantest place . they know of to pass the autumn of life. The -diplomatic corps comprises sever al hundred more or less idle iid fashion able men and women. Literary and scientific men, especially those enjoying incomes and independence from inherit ed or other sources, are numerous in J Washington. Always the city contains tnousands or visitors attracted, by tne peculiar interest which attaches to the seat of government. Is it any wonder that we have hero on ease loving and an ease enjoying popu lation? Are you surprised that Wash ington laziness has become proverbial throughout the country? Do you mar vel that our streets and avenues aro rial- toes in which comfortableness, fashion, superficiality, even insincerity, are con stantly displayed? The street life of Washington is al ways interesting. The good dressing gives an air of elegance to the thorough fares, which, with their famous shade trees and pavements smooth and clean as a floosr are themselves elegant. The number of- noted men and beautiful women to be seen in any given walk or drive adds to the charm of the gpne. The bicycles, numbered literally by thou sands, add the spice of rapidity and whirl to a picture that might otherwise lack somewhat of action. Washington Letter. Sue Wasn't III Wife. The man got into a street car comfort ably filled and crowded into a seat next to a sharp faced woman in the corner. He squeezed, her up against tho end of tbe car, took out a newspaper, and shov ing it half across her face began to read. She stood it for about five min utes. "Excuse me," she said then, "are you a married man?" He dropped his paper and looked at her. "Yes," ho replied curtly. "I thought so," she went on. "Ain't your wife a little weman that wen t 6ay her sonl's her own and lets you im pose on her all you want to? I suppose she carries in the coal, builds tho fires, gets your slippers, does the marketing, mends your clothes, tends to tne chil dren, submits like a lamb when yoa find fault and ia generally an excellent wife, ain't she?" 4 'Madam" he began. "Don't 6ay a word, " sbo interrupted. "I'm not your wife, am 1?" "No, and I'm" "That's all right. And as I'm not I don't propose to have you sitting down on me and crowding me np in this cor ner till I can't breathe without wheez ing like a steam engine. Why don't you get out and walk?" and thepassen erers snickered so that he did. Detroit Free Press. Pound Them Invaluable. "I suppose typewriters are very com mon now," said she musingly as she settled back in her favorite rocking chair after dinner. "Oh, yes," he said, "they're quite a necessity in every line of business." "You have one?" 6he asked. "Yes, indeed," he replied as he has tily looked over the evening paper. "I'd feel lost without one. " "Lightens your work, does it?" "Lightens- it? Why, it makes it an absolute pleasure. I wouldn't be with out one for tbe world." "Saves time, too, I suppose?" "It makes it pass sorapdily that you hardly notice it." "How much does a good typewriter cost, JphD?" . "Oh, not much," he said absent mindedly. "You can get a rattling pretty one for $13 or $15 a week." Before he had time to read the first sentence of tbe article he had started on he was suddenly jarred into conscious ness of the fact that wife was referring to machines, not operators, and that Somehow h bad made a serious mis take. Chicago Post. There Were Cabbac-"ftd Xaeea, bat tne ;-; Daoon Waa Only Borrowed.' " - Aa the fortune of war bas favored his larder, through some skillful foraging of Ephraim, a negro, who was his faith ful cook,". bodysciTsnt and": waiter" three gentlemen in one General Lee invited several ofUcersto dine with him on Christmas day, 1864. The lucky recipient cf the timely invitation were; five in number, all officers of "distinc tion, among thein Generals Ixmgstret ' Gordon and Kershaw. hoy were all. en time when the dinner was csJJsd. It was served on a rough pine table, .with out a coveria General, Lea weather' f eaten tent. . It consisted cf boiled cab-' ' bage, and eight or ten boiled iwect "po tatoes and a dish of rice cocked dry. Tho piece do resistance whifh Indeed the knightly guests found it bard to resist, was a smalls bit of fat bacon about 3 inches 6qHarthat layjoa top of tbe large cabbage. Now, batxn was as rare iatbe Confederata camp at that time as are roses on the northern hill tops in December. You can imagine, j therefore, tbe eelf restraint exercised by each guest as they declined in turn a slice of tbe delectable meat proffered by their host, who held the carving knife and fork ready to cut and help. It was obseived that when the gen eral, after helping to the cabbage, said to the guest whose plate Ephraim held out, "Allow me to help you to a slice of the bacon ?" the devoted old servi tor's hand trembled greatly. In fact, he seemed to be in a state ol decided fright. The high military rank of tb-j i guests would lK.t account for bis trepi dation, for be daily served near n mas ter who outranked them all. There was no splendor lett in tbe tracery of faded gold-lace on their battlo ttuincd uniforms to dazzlo bis eyes and cause them to roll about arid glance from ba con to guest, and from guest to bacon, aa each answered tho half question with the words, "No, thank yon, general." Tho discomposure of the serving man was all the more striking from its con trast with the eerene, self poised dig nity of his benign master. Dinner over, tho general and his guests retired from the tent, but as they passed out General Lee turned and said in a low tone, "Eghraim, we have an other cabbage, have we not'r" The answer was, "Yes. sab, Mass Bob. Wc8 got annddcr -cabbage, sah." "Then, Ephraim," 6aid tbe general. "save the piece of bacon to cook with ) that cabbage." ! Tbe prompt and decisive reply, "No, ) ! Bah, Mae's Bob, 1 can't do dot! I jis j borrow dat piece of bacon for eeasoTiin J ! from a friend qber dar in Ricbinon. and I done gib up my parole ob honor dat , I'll gib him back dat same bacon what J I borrow." i The general, who could not be a party 1 to any man's violation of bia parore of , honor, consented at once to tho retnrn j of the bacon that "had so successfully : run the gantlet of six hungry diners. ; He must have reflected, too, on tbe ex ; tremity of his fortunes tbat led to the ; borrowing of a part of bis Christmas dinner on the hard condition that it : 6hould be returned untouched. His New Year's dinner was ttill more mea ger, I judge, from what he indicated to General Grant next day. A flag of truce had been sent into the Confederate lines with an inquiry re garding a Union officer who had been wounded and taken prisoner, -end tbe officer who bore it, after stating its ob ject, said, "General Lee, 1 am diiecte by General Grant to give you his com pliments and to say that he is thor oughly informed as to all your .move ments, and even knows whet you had for dinner yesterday." General Lee took the pleasantry in good part and answered, "Please, cap tain, psesent my compliment j to Gen eral Grant and 6ay that 1 must doubt the correctness of his information, for I know him to be a humane man, and if he bad known v.hat 1 had for my dinner ho would have sent mo a part of his own. " Louisville Courier-Journal. " . UNCLE SAM'S WINE CELLAR. Be PimH Drink, bat He Bee IxU - Wlnee mm Band. . A ghostly silence parados tb place. It ia like the ail en en of tbe tomb. Tbe outside world seems already centuries away. Tbe air ia cool and soothing. and three Airing gas jets cast an intri cate rombi cation of shadows upon tbe massive masonry of the arches, says a writer hi the Boston Herald, In describ ing; the wine vaults under tho Boston custom bouse. After hundreds of years, when Bos ton is only a hole In tho ground like tho ancient cities in the Mediterranean, some archaeologist will dig down through the accumulated dast of cen turies and find those hewn arches stand ing aa they stand now. And yet the whole substantial struc ture is like the foolish man's bouae, founded upon the sand and mud of Bos ton harbor. Three thousand tall pine trees stripped" of their limbs, were driven down close together in the black ooze to form o foundation for tbe build ing. Theso piles would lait but a fow short years in tho outer air, but sunk in the harbor mud they are believed to be as indestructible as the earth iiAclf. When it was bnilt, the custom house was upon tho water front, and even now the cellar is below high water park, yet there is no drier cellar on Beacon hill. The builders seemed tp bavo been the builders of pyramids and cata combs reincarnate, and tbe work wa done to stand after the builders them selves were long forgott?n. Upon tbe heads of the piles, in the forru vf a Maltese eroes, was laid a capping of gTanite in hydraulic cement. Around it were built tho ruaseive walls of solid granite 0 feet thick, which were to be a protection againsl beat aud cold, fire and water and all the elemtntJ. With in these walla roso tbe puzzling scheme of bturdy pillars ond arches which made the cellar a maze of low roofed cham bers, niche, crypts and paaangre. When the visitor enters the basement and storehouse, which is on tbe street level, he feels instinctively conscious of the huge pile of granite over his bead. This floor, within the surrounding row of offices, is used for tbe storage of champagne and bottled wines. Tbe cases, which hold two doz bottles, are piled in regular tiera as high as the ceil ing, and under tbe main entrance they are packed in F.olidly. There are usually between S.0C0 and 4.0U0 case, or over 40,000 bottlea, which if popped all at onto would make tbe granite dome tremble and might drown tne attend ants in a foaming flood When a consienment of rum, which means anything from champagne to brandy, is landed from a foreign vepeel, tbe government orders it to be sent to tno custom hcuao cellar. If co owner appears to claim it, it Is kept for a year and then is sold at auction to pay tbe ! dntiea and warehousing charges. li the owner appears, bo can pay tbe . dntiea and withdraw his liquor for im ; mediate consumption, or he can give I bonds for the duties and keep bis stock stored in tho government vaults until j ho wifbes to withdraw It. The govern i ment charges him storages according to ! tbe capacity of packages and allows him to take it away by degrees at be ( needs it, paying duty only on tbe amount withdrawn. Very often an importation of wine ; and spirits may change hands several ; times while it lies in bond deep under ' the granite dome. In such caws it is sold in bond, and tbe owner. Instead of the importer, pays the duties and makes the final entrv of tho merchandise. Highest of all In Leavening Power- Latest fcj. s! Gov't Report. O AESOHTScLY PVBE LITTLE HELPS. IIoMnrr Croquitts. Two cops of cold boiled bominy; 1 eg beat en ligbt; pineb of salt; teaspooo ful of sugar; a little milk. Beat tbe ejrg- tnto tbe bominy, tnash It free from lumps. Add milk cau tiously until the bominy is as soft as it can be bandied. Stir in tbe salt and sugar aud form tbe mix ture into croonetta with floured ' - - v - J I 1 l 1 . 1 bands. Set aside for an hour in i rqarrd ihct tc a cool place to become firm. Fry 1 . in deep fat to a good brown. J HAHFER WEEKLY. A Fool" For Breakfast " , ili.vstsated. eggs; 1 pint sweet milk; 2 dewri Tbe average a!it of won an. a woxan's joTal asserts, baa it -crettedfiom 19 iocbeto34ioeb within fit years. It looks el . sive. but there are tnea who wi I endeavor to get r uod It. Pb:U adelpbla Ledger. The greatest tore for peia Y alt kind. wbHber pree diar frota en a eod b iroa. or fr-xa oiVr ailtaeaU ann aa Bearabria aad rheaevaUera ia aaqa -tloaably alttwa oiL Tats prpUi Sad enVetive rrtnedy hat eoatiaullr gaiad ia lb pj ft Ado of tbe propU oat.l it baa b-eoeat a amaa4d de" - tea j orn- witl Beat n ot Iks. and spoonafull of euar; ful of salt. Put tbe milk tho sugar in it on to ?caid. tbe eg9 very li'ht, but do separate tbe whites ai.-i v When the milk i .ilm.it bo; whisk the in ipu-kiy stir half a minute. Lt it up two minute, when the e-? will become thick and cutard like. Add the ivalt as you re move from tbe fir. Serve in a heated covered ui?h, either alone or on slic of LVired ton.: This receipe rbakes cccih ft-r three persons. Hrr-r W j U -. t - : ;tv V if j: ; -irr! - 1-. A.: -i. ir it. .f4 wi i ;iirj).,,. iii i' , rj u f -mIi iit:jt -r cr. t tiajr J rf. ti : .t .n -r. ;s rvf ; t J'til. t. ir.n ItW-kJ I j ff1!-ti t i trf. -ijr t. Irv, ' 1 ?V ri ' h ' ' I in f-1! .n. iw v-' f Vi t aiT m r It- '. rt m u -i , ijr' ? , !h- t-.r r.' -;!, :..oj;r,' ;i tftA: . '.. . i' .ori- .r. ; tj t-:l i- r,,i f i i '.u; r ...; .u 'j-. . - l ti . .(.: ...-ti : ' r. i (J-r-i. I . . Arrr-j S'r A3t . p-n I M t .iu- I T n. v ' u.,.j . ij. r" j I :rjti U ', iv" : f : t , ; '.." .a 1 j j m r k- - ir!i'. 4ti! 1 :r.ry i f "4- ra if : j liARI'Kii S i'KiUopi' ALf ! MAR'IR" M V i ! I. f. - I r. H r- k K H Y K '.. V . 1 H A : V I K ii a r. j m. !-nir:r. 1 w To 1 i n Si.o s Bc:kwuet C.vKts. of tbe best buck who.it tlo i 2 large tableypoonfuU "1 yeast, 2 tablepoonfiils of flour, and 2 of corn meal, warm water mix this into stiff batter and set it in a warm place to rise. Mix it np ahont nine o'clock at night. Next morning mix half of a level tea spoon ful of foda in a icupful of fresh milk, and stir it ii.to the j batter, thinning it sufficiently to i use. This quantity will make j cafees enotigti ior lour persons breakfast. - i r ( - 1. jr- ! r arr. l . i.t lltj I gv 1 With ! ,0n'TV . v e r v r. '. IikT-.f W k J T I I . ? ' h f?lffl.! UUr f r tdiad 1. r CM ; M:iM-ui '.1t ) - . r--- t-' r---,r' "t 1 e v-n MJ irw .ir If.ft. 1 ckc f JlewTp pr ? - J ' tim ?tti tn -nt v lb ot lk-ir.'rki of Uitiu Ailr: BiirukBiwitM. 5t Tcrw 1(304. HARPER'S MAGAZINE. ILLCTR ATEEL them on or before the 1st day of Decern-. ! we never sell to anybody without lcpk- Oer 1S91 n r.hia ramiw will rut TtlAAnftff 4.t,. faianraa " in bar of tneif reeoverv. J. T. Ham, Admr,; W. M. Person, Attorney. -Dec. 1st, 1893. m w mm m a mm w mm h w mi- - m ,-, COPYRIGHTSi I OTtTATN A PATENT ff For a answer and an honest opinion, write to i'N fc CO., who hare had nearly fifty rears' CAN prompt experience In th natnnt business. Commnntca-i tio.ig rtrictlT oonfldentlaL - A Handbook of In- lormatlon conoemlnjr Patents and bow to ob tain them sent free. Also a catalogue of mechan Icu and scientlflo boolu sent free. . , . Patenu taken throoRh Mucn Co. Teoetre fecial notice in the Bcientlfie American, and tiing are brought widely before the pubhc with out coat to the inventor. This splendid paper. ilUUdini? RrtiMrm mnnfM. HI. vanvi copies, 2S oentai Every number eontains bean iitul plates, in colors, and photographs of new nouBes. with plans, enabling Wider to show tbe Single beaa- (itont desiens and secure contracts. Address & CO., JSfcW YOUSt 3tf 1 BUOAUWAT. Tbe investicatiOn blank, which, when filled, vestablisbes tho i purchaser's in tegrity of character, should contain the data of contract, name or applicant, house address, ,, business occupation, business address, references, - time em-:-ployed in present position, description of engagement or wedding ring and a host of other ;detailsi;:fe&' iS The form of contract is suitably ver bose, andthe red tape involved is auffi cient to make a young lover feel the responsibility and importancoof having creditors. Newr.Tork World. ; : " ,-?: Considerate. ; Why don't you. take me with you sometimes of evenings, dear? I get so tired of staying.at home alone., . . ' Because I can't afford to dress yon as well as myself. I don't want to be appn nround with a woman" dressed as . -Peg Tankards. . Tha pegging oj marbing' of drinking cups was introduced by St.. Dunstan'to check the intemperate habits of the J: times by preventing one man from;' tak ing a larger draft than hiscompanions. But the device proved the' means of increasing-- the; evil it - was " Intended to i remedy, for, refining upon St. Dunstan's ! plan, the most abstemious were required A tlrfdal Honquet. A German horticultural journal is responsible for this story about a bridal bouquet: A certain schoolteacher in the town of Konitz had ordered a bou quet for his wedding day, stipulating that it should cot' cost more than 4 marks ($1), but not designating what kind of flowers should be selected. It was in the autumn, when hothouse flowers were few and dear, bo the flor ist composed it of white dahlias, but the bride and her family declaring that these flowers were onfit for the purpose the schoolteacher returned the bouquet to its maker and refused to pay for it. The florist then sued him, but the position of the schoolmaster was sus tained in court, in accordanco with the testimony of experts in matters of taste whom he had called in and who echoed the opinion "of tho bride. A similar result followed npen an appeal to a higher court, despite' tho testimony of experts now summoned by the florist, anxl the florist waa ordered to pay tho coats of the suit, amounting to 800 marks. A Furious Artesian V?elL A furious artesian well was struck in Chamberlain, 8. D., a few months ago. j At first, it sent out 8,000 gallons of wa - ter in a minute, but later the flow more iuu uuuiuuii . ii aKt u,vi.u - r An Exptsnxtloo From IMrmlL Mr. Jnstin McCarthy, discoursing on the bouse of commons, related a capital story of Disraeli. It was during tbe Ruseo-Turkish war, mid while relations were very ttrained between England and tbe czar a member was indiscreet enough to put a question to Disraeli, who was then prime minister, as to the policy of the governmeut in tbe event of the emperor of Russia doing a certain act. Members shuddered as Ditrraeli. with a most funereal face, slowly advanced to the table. Tbe question, be declared, in a slow, measured voice, waa one of such perilous moment that tho honor able member acted most unwisely in putting it on the paper, yet it was a question of such importance that tbe only course now open to the government was to accept the inevitable and bold ly answer. "If," declared Disraeli, "the emperor takes this step, all I can say is and I am speaking after a pro longed consultation with my colleagues the government will then give tbe policy they are to pursue their very beat consideration." Westminster Gaxette. Breakfast Mt rrtxs. One pint of flour; a pinch of fait, fresb milk enough to mix a tbiu batter. Three egs beaten light and add ed to tbe batter just before bak ing. Grease well three sets of "gem" pans, 611 with tbe batter and set them in a very hot stove. In fifteen minutes tbey ahould be done, and if properly made, ad light as possible. No lard must be put in them. Southern Cultivator. Hvr-p-r aUraif!e for is! wUrastarUrn ?V thirvW lk.t ha mV It la faror'.U r -lrU.-d pvrV.Jeml fc tfc ho. iovf IW raa!U of cou-rprter aa4rruaa I y I h j-o -luhr. Ut.iv ul appear dsrlaf tae y -nrUr I'ilaxnM Hpnce Ia&u l-r few- LordWavha. on t- J paae Maaa tj A f rd Parson a, n Ocwmasr. try rontny m r lo. o far tj Hi a vrl Urir$ D k . ' onMi-xty Pri.rV RrtsirrCom, irxr Ui o(Wr acUU" Msm rf Um rar -in -BTTt-ia T 0xrp-- c ar ad Chr' DillrTWirirr.Ut pmce4l rrtmlnlmmrr -o( W.b Himlia.aifikl borl ttorV f Wnt,ro f rout)- lite I y umhrtt WMcr K lorie w.ll atert t roKlrtMfed tf Brau - ? atatiha. RVh'rt Barllfg Da-W. Mrry I. Wllklni. Ri k U. lory tXa.rt. WkM Lr AlmaTaJrmv Urra A BUtaM. Qmr f dc B-aorpiar-s Ttiomaa 'laosi rcd rb t Artlct-e on ici-4. f isrml will be eretrret0 by ntkrsial ijwi w IIARPERS PERIODICALS. PER TEAR. iiirit i Ktoitrn . kiimi nu itrci'i baiasv -.- utrti i mcjo rsrt.s I'ott-jg fr to all rutr-rlrm r Untied Staiu, Canada and Ifcxirs. 4 rw- 4 - 4 - to drink precisely to a peg pr pm, whether they could soberly take such a of such cups may be traced the origin J the. pipe so Tigorously that tbe solid of many of our popular phrases. ' When 1 eight inch stream ia thrown over 14 feet you are Indianapolis JournaL a - . , . I 2-1, a person is muan eiatea, we win- oay, Vfle Is in a merry pin," and "He is a peg too low," when he la not in good spirits. On the same principle we talk of "taking a,rnan down a peg'. when we won kl : check forwardness. Sala's Journal.' ' . . . . ..y ;-.t V " i ..... . . . .'- v. . An. Aerlve Blind. Fond Jlother Lfy boy has a very ac tive mrhd, don't you think? f H i -.Teacher Assuredly. " 1 wish yon could hear tho-dear little -fellow talk when, he gets caught at something and tries to make me believe that he didn't, do It Good News. - K7-:i-j Croxawell and the Specter. The stories of the "White Lady" that periodically visits the German royal family and of the "Little Red Man that frequently paid his respects to the great Napoleon, are tolerably well known, especially that of the former. But few perhaps are familiar witn tne story of Cromwell's Giant Specter." It appeared to him one night when he was wide awake and quietly resting on bis couch. In appearance the appari tion was a woman of gigantic propor tions. Approaching him, she announced in tones like thunder. "Within the year you; my son, will be recognized aa the greaicsb uau ui uuwui. - -trablio. To Build Up Your System nnd reetore Your Strength Invigorate Your Liver and Purify Your Blood Strengthen Your Nerves and Give An Appetite Take thut eio llmt Medicine P. P. P. Prickly Ash Poke Root and Po- Tr Tfurart e! le WeekJt iih ih ti id Kr for Jane sf4 DerrUr of rh tfir. VI h ee !'. U sp-itt '. uV-terip'tioBS will Urris with the ' r carr-ol at IS Ue of re-ipt evdet Ilno-d voInnee llarpr's v'r V ir t-r thrre -ears bark, ia neat elwta 1 t til b m'bI bv mail. p-r-M-paid fr 3 pr Tol-nr. Vleth eat. fr blediej. cfii rfh Ky raa l. pAt-re-t- Rrrniilanrti inou'.J t br j- fBre morvr fdt cr Jri.'t, i e-- Ch-nrc -f l.-JS. SKft'p-iptri arf r.'4 to erf y tkiiar ll'-urxr I'i kcr A ildrr-v 11 a arral BwmM. Tort- CACTIOW-lf Jlr ors TV. -IXszUa "Som mt m rmml mrrUm.m '. " Hm Ihecn tiv-mt Ma btacQ, pal hiaa dn as a traaA, into, the air. The famous well at est. Augustine, 1 la'.,' ia the only well in tbe country which approaches tbia in force and quantity of flow. New York Lod ger. ; , " : .. f- . Sate West. 4 "'" ' Principal of Young Ladies' Seminary No, Miss Dodge, I cannot allow you to drive with Mr. Nassau this afternoon. You know our rules are that ;no young lady shall : drive with a man unless she is engaged to hrm.' C - -.. .Miss Dodze Ivknow. but I hope to be engaged before we get bact-Prince- La Orippc. Daring tie prevalence of the Grippe tbe past seasons it was a noticeable fact that those who depended upon Dr. King's New DtseoTery,not only bad a tpeedy re covery but escsped all cf the trouble some after effecta of tbe maladr. This mmwlT aeems to have a twcoliar power in effecting rapid cure, not only in eases f TA flrinm. but ia all disease of throat. chest and longs, and has cured ease of athmn and har fever of Ion etandlar. Trr It aad be convinced. It won't disap I .... i ! . 1 t. .4. I n t 1 M.V A point. Free trial tottlee at Aycocke & J Co,'a drcj ; dreg storfv REMOVED. Jaeb Etaos. tae rv!ebrated Boot sod Shoe Maker of Louisbnrtf. b moiti hh shop to tbe boue on Maio etrvt, recently occupied br IVrnl Parrieh, and will be glad to ba his rat reus seud ia say work drir-d ia his lia. Look oat for tbe sign of the THS IKO KOOT. ITTa.NKLI.NTON 1I0TKL E. M. WARD, Prop'r. Goci acccrmrnodaorsie. (ir serrsnU, and tbe beet fure tbe market anmt. Good Livery in connection, wiih bote I mW ask m , ssv 2X-t 'NI tr- New Barter Shop. I have opened a barber shop ia Loals burg, aad will be glad to serve the pub lic. My shop it on Nash Street, a door brKrw J ones & Cooper's nw bolld-Ing.- .Mr Mrrareabarp, aBdl guar antee satisfaction. - Te5peetfollr. KDWAIU) roHT18. W. L. 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