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1 II II IT-v . . . 7 II - I r 1 I 1C7 II II JL HE . 1J TJ RHAM 1 OBACiP IT LANT DEMOCRATIC ALWAYS , AND XT 1ST DEE ALL CIRCUMSTANCES, ' ' ' ; ; - 'j -. " '."'' j ' VOL Xt.V-.-N0. 28 o m m mmm mm mm m m . m PROFESSIONAL CARDS. DURHAM. i. C, WEDNESDAY, JULY 15. 188-5. $1.50 PER ANNUM. Ii BOONE, ' A roit" K V AT L.AW, I'l'Ult AM, N. C. O tic; in Duke's Imil.lin, next door to EPortrr.il oflio;. I'l-m-tici-siii Orange and l'erson and in tin; V. S. Court. Aug '2U r Jf oiix .m. iio.a.N(;, ATT0HXKY AT LAW,' DUKII.YM, N. C. , 0a Main Street, 2nd. door 'below Office always open Church Street and patronage solicited J vcoh A. L jO.Vi Rojieiu 'C Stuudwick. iONQ ,v STUUDWICK. Attorneys and Counse lors at Law. J Id.Uii VU, ,;' - l'rfi- tice in th. r,a; ham Alamance, Or.nu well. I Durham (Miut-u-lSUU and (las- Apl 30-tf AttornCQunseior at Law 1)1 -am. e. lAilES li. MASON, 7- Attorney at Law, CUAPKL HII,r N. 0. MA.SQUM, Attorney at Law, FLAT RIVER,' DCK.1' AM CO.," N. 0 WCollectious and settlement of estates a Hecialtv. THOS. u JFFIX. JOHN W. GRAHAM.. Q.UAHAM A HUFFIN, ATTORN EE YS-AT-L AW, . HILLSBOiiO, N C. . Practice in the count h of A lamance, Cas well, Durham, Uuildfurd, KoekmghaiH Person and Orauue. ian3u-tf VV. Oil VHAJI, Attorney at Law, HILLSUOItO, N. 0. Practices in the Courts of Orange, Person, Alamance, Chatham, (rrtiuville and Wake. Collection of claims a pec,ialty. D 11. P. 11. IIAItDEi;, , Ccmral Piiirlitionrr omrdiriiif. ' Office at Yaugiian Tenny's Drug Store. JiV; L. B. HENDEIW0N, DENTIST, x or A PRACTICE OF FIFTEEN YEAR8-S Jealous Bridegroom. -, I am, if Vou will allow me to intro duce myself, your humble servant Mr. Pelham Palmer. I am perhaps of. a jealous disposition by nature, but who can help his nature ? I deeply sympathize with Othello whenever I rea'l the play -of that name which Shakspeare Las given to the world. I say I am jealous by nature, but I have conquered. myself, Pdeeply sym pathize, as I said, with. Othello, but I am quite tur-j that if that most unliap pp colore 1 tientlem "in" had parti illy smothered Desdemona, and she had biieu brought to and had been able to explain ab mt the suspicious' circuni dances connected With , her pocket -liandkerchief, ewrythig might have been welt, -and -Othello (very h-ippy. Howi'vi r,.tliirf is rjAving ;t'- 'iu.t.. a prt f.ice; let me continue my story I waa forty wher I mo.ile up rm ruin! to marry. 1 had never thought mvbelf handsome, but Laving amassed a fortune, and having .decided to settle d wii as a marrie l man, I was luck enough to win t')e affection of the fair est of her sex, Miss Pha'ba Pearl, atid having ollered myself 'to her, was ac cepted. 1 hid previously interviewed her father who approved of our union, and I had gone through the courting phase and wa i re illy m a ried. Tile carriages were rollir.g up .oae by one to Mr. Pearls door, while th crowd of little f-'irls, boys, nurs ry maids and beggars- c 'Heeled on tb( pavement, uttereJ loud O.is! a id Ah- ! whenever a more thau usu illy gorgeous train! swept the dust from th'.) f-tripo carjet sprea 1 upon the front door step and' vnnished under the fringe of the awning. . I was uncomfortable, as bridegrooms alwajs are . when making part of t ieit welding show; but I expected to be very happy when I got njywi.e to my sjelf; and after the lunch, or dinner, or breakfast I really doa't know what my respected mo'her-in-law c.dled the feast we were going off to spend a month at Paris and get acquainted. Even in that Hilcyon hour I was aware that we were not well acquaint ed yet. However,' I" knew I w DURHAM, N. C. Best reforenceB in .tlie State givon. All op ratious performed ir tlie latest and lest style, ad as none bnt the Ifost material will be used, . . i- i . , i . . - . .. Tirrt e ecee snatched the letter, but not before I .had glanced at it. "Your aunt writes a very fine mas culine hand," said I. ' Is she a strong minded' lady ?" "Very," she answered, and; crammed the pink envelope into her pocket, and bean to talk to a matron who hid known her from a child. Tuere are always such old ladies at wedding-parties, and it is more agree able to meat them when you are young than when you are not. I feared she might have known me als", and I had dippe 1 four years off the tag en d of my age. Somehow, thirty-six sounds so much better a id younger ilian forty. I hurried away and began to pliy with somebody's little girl I think it was a cousin's who had brought with her a hideous staring doll, dress d ujV like a bride I told falsehood. an j sa d I loved little girl?, and that the mannikin was "pretty !'' and I bailed inwardly with rage and jealousy; and my head ached only less than my heart. I suppose hers did alo. This was a state of things f or a wedding day!: But we went down to dinner to gether, and I responded to the proper toasts and forced myself to saem hap py. . Champagne helped ma. Aft r a while I said to myself: Idiot ! It is Sime little bill she .wants" to hide. A shoemaker's per haps Her father lives up to his in come; and no doubt shs hus ha t hard vork to get her things ready. Poor child ! I've been cruel to her.'' So when she had gone away to get ready for the journey, and it was time for7 me also to go, I hurried to the room appointed for me, and knowing it to next to hers, softly opened the door and peeped in, meaning to kiss ner, and tell her she should always h ive everything she wanted after this. Tharoom, however,' .vas emp y. He"r wedding-dress lay on the bed, and a ghostly veil and wreath floated from a gas fixture; but paper, pens, and ink were on a desk, and I saw that even in this hurried moment she had taken time to write a lette'r. It lay finished, but not folded, be side an unaddressed envelope, and I Square Right. All through that wretched bndai journey I never gave my wife a civil word or kindly look. The other day, dining a converse When she called to W, "Don't y :.u ; tion abrat the justice of We.teri, feel well, Pelham?" I replied: "Vtly; .; C)urts a little old man, .with a wheexy you'll not be a rich widow just yet, h;i' voic?, said: "Gentlemen, it is. al dear." And after that we did not right to criticize the courteous judge speak again. . ' . i of the West, for a a rule a man crit - So we reached 'the hotel at Parii, jciz-s mo-t that which he-knows le iet and after I had engaged rooms I ha 1 ab )ut Som -ti-n ) ag I was arraign an interview with Jane alone. i; led before a court on a charge of kiil- "Young woman," I said sternly, "I j ;ng a man." am going to give you a month's wajJeT ; "Did you kill him ?'' asTced one ol aDd di-!cha,rge you. I will a'so p th compiny. your passage home." "Of cour'e I kiltd him; bat hoi . "My goodness!" cried Jane, "Don't . on I was standing on a railway p'a missus want me? Is she sj double-; form, when a tall, line -looking h-llovs dra'ing as that?" .cimoup, looked eunsl at mean' "It is I who don't want you," I said.-, thrust his haul behin I him. I wa "vou ve helued to deceive me. ' ,d vavs s iddan in mv movement?, an i "About what ?" asked Jane. " snatched cut m- "You gave you miatress a leiterl '.y.u it was dvw V Story of Clay unci Adaim. It recalls to mv mind a very funny i .storv I heard in a partv,of Congress- jltjien last -night, retailing a repartee which Clav made at bi dinner table . , i . . . thTr' m nspojse t j a j'ske upOu hinf atempte 1 by John (putney Adams. ' It wa," said the Congressman1, "at t lie dimer giv.-n to the American Commissioners after the conclusion of i y the treaty. Henry Clay told me the -torv himself He was sitting in the ;eat of honor at the rght of the head A Man of IVerve. "Sea that little old fuan coming - ' i ilong there ?"' said a well-known tift h ' street policeman yesterday. . "Yes. What is ho looking for V in-1 quired an Enquirer rtspoittr. j "He is what is called a 'Fiuder' goes about looking for bst j jwelry, ! money, etc., and turning it up when a reward is offored for its return." i "Who is he?" "Why, don't you know him ?"ejaeu- j 1 ded the policoman, apparentlv some-! MACHINE. :o: I am iniw i .! . i '. .... a j ' i . . iaiii nun n i.".o,!iuiriiM' o,'vi iii.m!, ;i m ., the tible. and immediately opp site ! what surprised. "Thai's 'Moukev' I fro-n'tUcii.tili itu- s-a 1 -, . .;st..uic rs.ar . :. -r , . -i , , , ,, , , . , Kuatanu-oa iju.i-k w.i-k an.t in .r wool cou am was -miug uouu v-mi au.ilus. ; xoa.i, one oi iue uesi Known enarac-, vn-u-.i i-ut Mr. Adams seldom made a joke, and j ters in the city. He was at one time j !i u he ar se and spoke as f Hows worth his little $130,001), and in less ! about Mr. CI iv, there was n m in in t'.iau threj yeara blew i in pgaiust fm i .,-. l.-irtv nu-i-rt ast )un.led than Clav. 'bud trav w-omn. S me men in this; f - - - I v ,j - .-st ilwa made goo I fortunes bleed in-Jr' him. I stw him losi $13,000 in one : who Uw SH AVIJs G SALOONS. WRIGHT & MEHRICK'S sT.ooisr, JIAIN ST., DURHAM, N. C. i.'i. : AiUaaah'ln: Clean towels . won uouo in ui-v.-..-- . e. .iut.nmnr. The best tna oay rum v - - bail tonic for gale. -Illustrated papers kept for the beneat oi cusuMuuiB. .-v, U. count j ' i IniTl MM AWHAIR DRESSING a sum -i" the it him t.ione, Jfor il -v ordi ; nni th? Sol . ; -I . i' .- n( , i "'"sympp (i r V h eit 1 J 2 - : as a rrnnil snrt. nf fallow ami liiiil tliA trr&nt- B,f ,.M0n.fl;in Pi..h Tn f!lf.t i I tiptoed eargerly across the room, hop had just repe ited this t myself, when iQf? to rei thiit 8h wouli 6ettl3 thit L.eamfatTve?-nvent to W drode tae , ... . . . . v -----, r- r :r veaa this: doer, ana jl saw ritu:us . iisij! fi'i.l -l ot :uii- Is" -i'l Mr. Adam--, 'We have at -last .t-r.pA 1- li ti-i. ...-- i . 'i.-.-l Iti.. im-i-.iess Which oallt-d US Lin it ta ui 'i i tii-iv iut- ... . . v. . -M--- . day," sa;d I . uiJ only retched for his h in Jkerc'iitl' "Well," said Jane, "do you think Ij-This w-ighed upon me heavily for a orter keep a letter directed to missus?' j f.OAv days, and when the bioth -r of the "You prevaricate," said I. deceased g -ntleman came aruued to "If that s k rench for steals I don t, J the' j il,' and took a crack at me, said Jane. ? ' through the bars, with a Nihilistic- "You gave it to her slyly," said I. looking itnplc-ment, I felt as tLough 1 "Wtll, she said I was not to Tet you was not held in that high esteem be see it," said Jane. tiiit-?d my character of uprightness o "I know the contents of that letter,'" purpose. I was almost certain that 1 sailj. would be hanged; but the judge a "There now," said Jane, "I told her gentleman of classical education ami you'd find out. But you don't mind, metaphysical reading in a short, bu! do you? It's a great deal commone' pointed disquisition, made my inno than you'd think, and she's only .got jenca as clear, if not as rose ite, n th two Stime young ladies have a whoh j atmosphere that in grandeur follows lot.". '.he sun to his setting place, a 'id thet "Two !" I gasped. "Unhappy girl ! , hangs around in sub lued splcn lor." I only know of one." One of the company caught up a -"Why, I've, got four,'' said Jane, ; t'rog, and the defender of Western jus "and I'd tell anybody.'' i dee continued: "TTiirildnprl vniincr woman!" said I ', -"TIia brother of the removed am- "But I am no longer deceived that is tlentan employed abb lawyeis, ani it seemed ( to me that an en rt towara my discomfiture wash ing made. Th; ;ude bless his modest photogriph turned to the avenger and s iid: '"If I understand- this- car, youi i rother, without letters of intioluc t ion or the. formality of slight acqu aiut t nee, approached the defendant, and, ithout even exchangiag the tim i o diy, in accordance with the improved fiethod of reckoning succession of du l ition, thrust his hand behind him.' 'Yes, your honor, thrust Li? haod behind him to draw biahandkerchief ? i "'The defendant was cot supposed Best Rolls. W'.i. C lo this convention, and I am glai of it. Not that our relations have not been pie isint, but I thiak it is high time that my friend Mr. Clay should depart. I think it tothe interest, of himsdf an b family that he should go f at once. Because, gent,'emen,.at the hotel at which we'both stop there is a serving maid, young, rosy and fair to look "upon. This fair girl was met by Mr. Clay this morning, just in the, hall mtside my room, and I distinctly U.i-l '.111 Yi heard him offer her a live francpieeeT this city, and was a'terward ashame-.; to go home, even when- lie had iosi one comfort. I will send that, woman back to her parents with you." : Jane stared at me. "I think you're crazy, Mr. Palmfr," she said. "So much better-lookmp and younger as she is than you, n w. And you've got a whole upper set, I believe. So there now !" She stop ped and laughed. H believe you're misled somehow," she said. "You don't think that letter was from one ol missus's oil beaux ?" "I have read a portion of, tha let ter," I said fiercely. "I have it here:'' "Ob," said Jane, "I've got the other j i change a glance w tu jxy wife- -as. she , "Indeed,, sir, you are right Pomona Hill Nurseries. Apple, Peach, Pear, Cherry , Apricot, Grapevines, Strawberry, riowers, &c, &c KveVy thing of ihThwij class uiually kept l$L De.cripU.oCaU. U&b- Y?ANaLINi)LET, Proprietor Greensboro. N. O' TAKE NOTICE. All persons are htreby forewarned against with cua". dog or otherwise or eESPASSL:G IN ANY MANNER, slii)ped a pink envelope iaio tier potk et. ': . It was a-very foolish idea, I knew, but I took it into nay bead that t!i" let ter had something in it that my newdy wedded Phoebe wished to kep from me. I flatter myself that I u,u a g od reader of the expression of the human countenance, and that is what I thought I saw ia the glances those girls exchanged. However, I really wanted to kick myself for harboring the thought. But afterwards, when the congratu lations were oyer and we were going down to dinner, I saw Jane, under pre tense of adjusting her mistress dress, slip this pink envelope into the -white satin lace trimmed pocket that was pinned by a bunch of orange-blossom3 to her belt. And I eaw Phoebe dart a warning look at me. Tuis time I was sure, and a memory of certain beaux who had caused me pain in their time' did Creen into my mind 1 To be sure, Puccba was mine, but onWmicipr abW through all my honey- m-on, and it is your fault, not mine. "I could hardly keep my tears back at I he altar for the pain. My husband must not know, but I shall be a martyr unfil I get back. On the very day of my reUirn I shall see you; but as for forgivin? you never ! ' I rebed on you so lmpncuy. now could you? How could you ! - 1 HOUJE rALMEB. f . j!, TVf a i n rrTr nnnlrpf T ' Lii ekLtth.2ii -rtra r r"- - : - KZKAffid. i l r mnT- i r o nnrrv I 1 1 rs no vt iri . I m I m l i j n ) v ill' iii.-i ifi-.ii iiuoj ox i OUl Ol juui "a.j iu - "f-j xrnn thfi whole together here." . .- ef the head from .' ha fr.nk from her pock-1 two piecei-.H." 'My brother had no pistol !' of pink patfer. "'Tue defendant was not supposed f.-.T n fcino-U L-iss from her cherry hps Lik? a good girl, she scorned bis offer, tore herself from his embracing arms, anl ran down the hall.' "The assault was so unexpected that Clay blushed to his temples, and was for a moment at a loss for a re ply. As John Qu'mcy-- Adams was closing, however, he noted the well known weakness of Mr. Adams' eyes, which at all times were fud of water ir.d kept him constantly busy mop ping up the tears. While the atteu'j t.on c.f the table of diplomats-was so directed at Mr. Clay he pulled out hia handkerchief and wiped his eye,s with a significant imitation of Mr. Adams gesture. He then slowly, rose and 'sjid, as he looked up and down the table, and finally- fixed his wonderful orbs on Mr. Adams' face: 'What the gentleman opposite me has said is all true. It is true that the girl was very beautiful. And it is true that her -ins were verv tempting to me. The i l l, . i -.11- i nigut several years ago at a gamming house on Fifth strdet. Hd was trying to find the limit I don't like to say the gam was a brac3, but it looked very much like it." "la he an old resideutert for this city ?" . "No. He came here frourVirginia, where his folks still live. - Tney are people of w:ealtb, but he never bothti-.i them. You see, he married a girl out of nnff nf thp houses of. 'irilt'edire' in liiii. and H. Ail w .i.il i.'-i i-imt i l.'hwrrd. land rolls returned i :. 1 ..d.-r a'n'd witliuiit mi.-tHLen. V. ii'. 1 ,-min: In ln)Lfht ill b'eforo fold We.i'l.er. every Cent ol his monay. Many of the boys about town would like to assist him, bat you bet he'll take nothing from any of them, and, although h now knows that he was bled for all his money, he never squeals. He's a man of neive rs proud as a peacock.' - "How does he live?" "Oh, Mike Coughl n, the well. known saloon man, looks after him. He sleeps in Mike's cellar. Just think ol that! Once worth $130,000, with everything he could wish for, an 1 now. such weather as this, sleeping in cellar." "That is. rather rough.' "He started old Homer up in good atyle once opened a bank for him anjlgave him a good-sized bank roll; but Homer wouldn' play for auythmg but silk umbrellas, canes and jewelry, and of course never made anything. E will never forget one circumstance that showed his utter inappreciaiion S rent per poiia I for W!u;e V.u!, M.e 1, mi i.i: es ia.' tilt li. W M:ui:,'!rn "tir - to;.- . i -i ;ii V. Ham; t'.il lu -l!. me mv, ; . 1 1 1 left with tin 111 Will Ii.-. Ill ail lii ceiitH fur My Wheat and Corn Mills at the s ime plaee mi F.im nv.-r ave ill xpletldid rtiiiniu oi'dei-, an ! mnir Imt the very I st Hour and Meal iti turuot.1 out. ruU'tni;i.;r rtiiicitfl. ( !. Kl). COLE, Durham, N. C. July S, 'So ' . . " House and Lot in To ami For Sale at Auction. By htne of ii.,'.vei - ivi-ii us in a niorf g-A6 ilee.l exeeute.l l.y .I iuies Turner and wifo Mvi-c.h 1th, lsNi'wiyu il' sell al puhlii: aurlii m at the-Court Hiiis-c'd.iMr ui Iiirhain, for cawh, on the 30th day of .Inly lr at 2 o clock M., a house iiinl lut in town of luiriiam on McMaii iipii Ktrcet, houmli'il by V( Mi. ii.! altn-r oil tho north, McManAeo street on the cant, W. T. 'CarrLii'ton oii tin- t.Vr,h a 1 P. I.. l)uke on tho west. Said niortan is n jrisSere l in Orango couutv in Hook I., pa'i-s lot; mid 4h7. Idl'SCOMKKiV OSIJ dlNK. Bv Y. V. rullVr, Mort-a-t-e. Attoinev. Julm 27 1SS.'. WANTED ! A youiifj man'who is Killing to work with a small capital to take an interest in a busmen thoroughly cstablishe 1 and ie.yinD' a good 'ro iit. Address ilJ.) iMifliam, N. C. 2t. ' North Carolina ) - - lui ham Couuty.'f V. P. Manrt'iiii, Administrator of Priscilla Smith. .vs. v i -ul- cheek" J. T. Dnv r andi.C. 4ifeK. J. o. LUtCli, ' - .. "i ... i. tiopt. 1st, iw. k ,. ..... ,i ii ni Tl R With any amea ' r R H 11 K 1 i h 1 ) miliar to your gentle 1 ..not (If. Ill" BECUllED fcnl restored to Perfect health by UBiug. , dfifld'S Femile Regulator! she should not have any secrets from me. I was older than she was, not handsome, and very well off, and-- well, I felt that some of those other men had been young, and f ascinating, and poor and girls had married for money before now. And so in a fdw moments, to drive all my doubt away, I sai I, in an airy manner, that seemed to me just the thing: " - "oGot a letter, my dear ?", j f She bl ashed scarlet. : ' "No; only a little note," she answer-. ed. "Wiio from ?" I asked. : ! "Oh, I'm njt a clairvoyant, Pelham," she replied, "I ca rdad- through sealed envelopes." "t "Open it," then," said I I couldn't; it woul'iba bad mau ners," said she. "Whom do you think- it.is from V ; l T : V I fdare 1 about . the room, looking wildly for "the letter to which this was a reply. I saw a wisp of pink paper on the floor, and caught it up. lhe patter of little boot-heels was on the floor of the hall, and I closed the door behind me just in time. ; . Trembling with wrath had I not reason for it ? I unfolded the paper. I If was only a small piece of the note; but I read what it contained over auu over. It was this: 'T rlJrl'-not think it would give you pain; but I carl scarcely expect you to forgive me for breaking my engage ment with you. I am so sorry I can not see you before you go, but your husband " YouH feel better when you've pieced that out," she said with a ma licious grin. "Old bachelors do beat all." I sat down at a table with an empty inkstand and abater cooler upon it. pieced the letter together, and read this: "Mv Dear Miss Pearl. I wa caUed tmr-l. a tooth fromthe moat of a gentleman .tpq ill to leave his house. I thought I should be back in tini5. I am sorry the plate does not fit I did not think it would give you pain, but I can hardly expect you to forgive me lor Dreading aij wHV. vmi. I am sorry' that . UJVUU H i - w k.if nnnr cannot see you Deiore you yu, j husband can certainly find some goo dentist that wiU do the little that is necessary. Why need you make two false teeth a secret? Everybody has them now-a-days. Yours respec y, it h know this; and besides, your broth "ei. should :kno w better than t ap proach a stranger and thrust his hand ad him. No gentleman should go n.'Ound over- tie couufrv blowing his Is there, anything alxmt the I tendant that su-rest's the necessity ftauy only bbw.ng his nose i is own I mean? In tbis country, my Tf sir, a m m puts his h nJs und-r i s coat-tails at his own ritk. Society - not d-mand that a man shall car- handkerchief on his tap, while ev1;rvboly knows that the ham posset !T js 'he conventional r. ceptacle of the M d. ' Ana aain, while tnis suojecL sunder discussion, let me say that There the fragment ended and left me in a state f mind that threatened congestion of the brain, to put myself into a traveling-suit and start on my wedding journey with a bride I believ ed already false to me. ! Yet what could I do"? Make a scene before the wedding party ? Get into the paper?, perhaps ? "No," I said to myself, '.'I'll have re v ge, bat I won'it disgrace mysell Lublicly." I put the fragment int 3 my ..:.i,m,irfiir ill ilieauB per- U "a,o the womb, and any intelligent : wo. oin C3 herself by following the diree- It .m esyeciaUy emcaeiouB n c-B - ta man cu cm 4 t he 0 ing tb i"r. C .nwv- relierauo F"u"u" V. t. .. it,l,inoL- toee.e C?t.o.n A. f pulsar ok Life ShS invaluable preparation has uo rival. The epistle en led with the name of the old family dentist. "You thought it was beaux, didn't von?" asked Jane. "It only shows nrW. fools srentlemen is. Well, shall T nack up and go? Twasn't my al- fr. toll vnW I said: 'Tell and over with it. They'll come out some day, like enough at breakfast. "Jane," said I "retain your services. Mere is a little present." And I hand ed her a sovereign. "Don't mention this to Mrs. Palmer." jTbenl went away to make peace 7r? omiKhfid. hewt-brvkriju na my i'u"i. - lde wife, who was crying ner nean Gt: and as I said before, I have never been jealous since ir brother was a larcre man while T defendant is verv sm ill. A large, iooking man siiould not object to Oujg shot at by a little inoffensive iel- IW It isunneces.ary for the j iry to tyus in a verdict Tue defending is aiarged, and the court resptctfully iis:js the brother of the deceased ft ir to-' tamper with his coat-tails ul Yliie means business.' " VI :- is also true as iar as it goes, but the whole of the st.ry has not been told. I did offer the "maiden five francs for a kiss, but as I attempted to tak. it she 'sprang from my embrace and in dignantly ex -laimed, 'Do you think that I am such a fool as to give you a kiss for five francs, when I've refused that oi l gentleman across the hall, who has offered me tvvcHly with tears in his eyes?" "The laugh was on Adams. He took the joke angrily, and for several days would not spea'i to Clay. Clay, however, went to him ard apologized, eayjDg he had been dumbfounded by Adams', remark, aad that the mote so beausa it cont lined m re of truth than fa- cy, Clevel tn 1 Leader. An Irishman Elected ."Jefferson.'- .1 1.,,. Wlli l.l. oi uijjev. iJ iu. 'J -lu Alloway, and several others strolled intoHarding'srestaurant lae on3 nih' to get supper. Told had a package under his arm, which he gave Hard ing to keep for him until next day. ft was somethiug done up iu aa old newspaper. Harding thought it was washing, and threw it down upon th floor behind the counter, where it was knocked about and tossed arouud considerably. The next day To ld called for the package. They had some trouble finding'it. One of tlit night, waiters had thrown it in the cupboard underneath the steps. At last they found it, however, and when Todd loosened the wrapper you ought to see our eyes bulge out. ihat package only contained $15,000 in od every day bank note3." Cincin nati Enquirer. pocket-book. -ri,a.i Kaon the. r.hildrens nursery t; alio xxcvi. . - , i . . piimhft'R. i a t thinir Tans Dlaved me lalse, maid, l uiu piuuiuLu 1 j... u- -- t - own waiting maid, and sha was tp go with us. There she was already, and E thought of all the diabolical maids in French books as I looked at her. "fir all. and told the story. Colored Poker. TVTo t. ii j Jl,. '"j " - pnnRP.rns me uesctsuuati a Wp. j? .t into a carriige and rattle a Qf Ham, ,D:utw mpmbprs of the '- ..... . Ui ' cf.01"'.' " . V . .. ft,i;nJP hav toward the station, lor lnompsou owf p.ker club. After 'uriOUSlV away lunaiu mv - i. ,i jcijaoi 1.1UU. x fHfnl arp-umev ii .,i,.i.i e were late. Phcebe was in .ears- ----- toft?? . of w no-home " she Baid. 1 made " - " , . unov:,yn hap "Miss Smith,. Miss Brown, and Miss Robinson are all here." .. . . . 3 . two-." It -meuTimatio.., in white. "Oh, well, it's from my grana-auut fS Pendleton, to say she can't come but relief and pcriuaueuioic ,irin.-tnat -.,u, i,- anA sor.b aOUD-ladle Visutria mo J'-'.'j " 7 the rar " Unlesf ,k SAVED HUE LIFE ! Ridge, McIxtosiTCo., Ga. T O:.. T l..i.m tnl-Ull Ttt J BBADFIELD-uear isii.iiiac ii" . . ... . ..,ii- Pemnl Uetrulator tor IC o?1 he3 womb and. other dii-e. coo, K T of sixteen ve-rs standing, and I really brieve I aS cured entirely, for hich please accept my heartfelt thank and most profound tratfiade. I know your medicine savec my lifp bo vou see icnuuui j - -ii favor I have recommended it to several of my friends who are suffering as I was. 3 Yours very respectfully, MUS. W. E. 8TSBBISS. Oar Treatise on th'Health and Happiness of Woman" mailed free. BsiorBLD Bkociaiob Co., Atlanta, Qa. n ' iV . V i""B ; T -uici so ''is that adverb was A 'or. no attempt to consold her. Isatstinly cocatrued by them. can was the "Some belated bridesmaid, per- ' Wlth a hand OT kqee, inevitable result, as 21 the ips," said she. T ,nrl little bullets of eyes star- paery: , X r saw -watchagotr lag nara at mc, oo ""u"o" - omRlhihs? wa3 the matter My heart burst, and my head ached; T wonder I was not seized witn apo plexv, being of such a full habit. We rot into the train at last, and Phoebe of mo in her dove-like way, as IUUCU u J-Jk - - n I stood beside her, looking rieaven -laration. . i i. . I iravs uem mUi"" OUlV munu . . t,; r nncnC in a o-rin. -You musn't be angry with me. It's "-- && "Two par," was the P"u response. fi "Two par, heah, said ttantu "Jacks up," uttered Sapi're. to brid.es in the family," said Phoebe. "Then I tb:k you ouatht to read it at once out of respect to the old lady," said I. .; "What a tease you are 1" she cried, and pulled her handerchief from her pocket. The letter came with it and fell to the floor. I stooped to catch it up. So did she. Our heads crashed furi ously together. I got the letter. "Hope I've not hurt you, my dear," OQlll T "You have, horribly,'' said she, and n 1 tr J ' . , , " 5 tt :ut "Jacks nean, saia xiuuiiiuav, a tantalizing smile. "Trays next,' was fccipios Diai 1, Qninio ftshAthumD- - U 'A I AUG, -cu f t on Viard to leave mamma, i she said , f M .onvnlsivelv. i-j: "T won't crv anv more. I apa next heah." and Hannibal wa pieiij- ; s . . r --... ' hi. ohvr in You ai-e at liberty to cry as mucu m aanger ui la i us .... i.i oiSamo" T said. "I n ecsncy oi ueuguu as you xin-D, i i - fetle Wasn't Drank. ing the exercises of Huntersvilie SAs'ue: of our old gr y he ided citfj!8va3 m3t ofl (ho bide walk by a Ktiawhj lives soma miles from ifj iir alien the folio winr dia- ( ensued: sjftmng Lady Mister, is not that ajhi. drunk ? r ivp,n What man are vcu allud r. o madam ? L. That mm on the pavemeat. fitizen Turning about face, an- sved the young lady in the n.ga jTT, Ar vou sura he is not Jr.k? . Madam, I am sure he is not. ;. L. Do you know Lim ? I do. He is ona of our eldest bens, who very seldom takes a dram, Niiiless drumc. Yes; he is my son. it then the whistle b'ew for the in. j. ( with a slight toss of. her head) my ! I must be going. - was a stranger to the old citi- .3 well as to the supposed drunken This reminds ma of what the t po";t, Burns, said : jfl some power thegiftie gie us, , e ourselves as ithers see us. t 1 frae monie a blunder free u.s, And foolish notion. Charlotte Observer. son. . . 1 . ' It appcariiij; V the sutisfacti'iii of tlie rourt that this if a sicci:il jirove-h:i by "d Ad ministrator to obtain leave to sell ib-ctdciii'a laud t, itiakc h.-si ts to pay li'.-r debts; that- tho ilvfundaiits ai e nm essii y p..i iii-H tiiere'o; that lin y cannot after du-; .!i!i.;cii-o le fou-ii in tliis State, and tint lliey ar-- imii r.-si li .its of this State, ll i- i: i r. i that tin- sinu'icum -hereiu be tiMit:'i iV-e a A I, f.i- sn sin-.-cessivc we.eks in 1'ni-: r.i;.to l'i.ssr,,a Ucs- . paper pn'oiislie 1 in I xiciiam; an ! 'Hi.it at tlio expiration of the time pro v. II in s.ul sum- niona, if the deti-n. hints iln noi appear' ami auswer judgement ui ! en", re I against themv by default. W. J. I'llUl.Si'l.AN, (Ueil; Supei lor CourC St should think that you would feel like sheddine many bitter tears. "With this I strode away into the smoking-carriage. L V'VU J o . . Rolv Mr.sw" shriekedtScipio, as be turned up the white of Jlis eyes. - "Holy'M"ses hean," anor xiauumai, retched forth a hand to divide the pot. !ub!e is aa;n anticipated with th .liitioTiiBta in Cnntral America. wTt0 ft lutlft disturbance in that re' hot bed all the time. vwwej Sir I have been somewhat amus ed while reading iu the newspapers the discussion raised by Mr. Bayarl, of Djlawn-e, over the election of Prei i bnt Jefl'erson, in noticing that the name of the man t? whom credit is due for that resu't iv carefully omit ted. In 17dt! a mile child was born ia the- county of Wickl nv; in Ireland, who, at th--- ae of 13, managed to reach this country, where he had to sell himself to service to pay for his transportation. He served in the first war aguius-, Eugland, settled in Yet tnont, founded tin town of Fairhaven in t Lai State, where he built mill and foundries, manufactured pappr t'rom basswood and established a ne ws paper. He became a member of the Legislatur?, Judge and a Representa tive in Congress from Vermont. He established the first printing press in Kentucky, transporting the type on hoiseback across the mountains, and became a me nber of the Legislature and a Representative in congress from that State for eight years. He built nnumats for the second war against England, and pupk his fortune in that particular undertaki ig, aad was after ward elected hrst delegate toUongrcS from Arkansas He was the most con spicuous victim of the Alif-n and -Sedition law. for the abolirion of which he ren lered such conspicuous service It was whila in prison at Yergennes, under this law taat he was elected to Congress, and it was to this Irish la i Matthe w Lyon, from Wicklow, that : hp f-lfiction of Jefferson was iustly due, as it was by his vote that t'ie Stato ol Vermont was given to this illustrious signer of the Declaration. I notice in thi3 morning's Sun that Prof. Tyndall, who has given magnifi cent endowments to three of our Aui' i-icm colleges, , is put down as a "distiusuislied rjUJlisnman. rie n ah In-hman, and a native of the countv Carlo jv. The English conspi racv to slander Ireland and roo ner oi her honors justly due to her, seems to be workiucr charniimrlv iust now. par- ticularly in this country. N. Y. Sun. Well Enonjrli Protected. Say, boss," he began, as he halted a policeman, "dar am so much law in Detroit dat poo' folks like me can t keep track of all of it. Am dar any law 'bout fiah escapes ? ' ' "There is an ordinance. Why ? "Wall, dar's Julius Ciesar Rankum libs up my way. No use talkin', bat he's swart. He's a sort of a lawyer in' speaker and deacon slung together. He knows more'n a minit dan I dp in ill day, but I can't swallow all he Bays bout fiah escapes. ' 'Whet does he sty V" "S -'s I'ze got to put li' of - em ton my cabin or be gobbled by d-i law." . "How hih is your cabin ? "One story." 1 . j , "What good would fireeBcapes do on such a house?" "Datls what I kept te lih' him, but di desire 1 dat I'd h'ev to put emiO". war' to X'ut on one fur me" de ol woman, an' de edler freo fur de six chi'l'en." ' "I o-aess you needn't worry over the matter," said the officer as he moved on. "Dat's what 1 1 de ole worn in I reckon if we leave free winders hi-d- d an' two doors open all nigh4, and out an ole mattress on de groun' uu der de front winder, we am bovm' 1 1 get outer dat cabin 'fore any holy a-n roasted. Much obleeged, sah. I'li get a load of sawdust an' put mder le side winder as a fur ler precaush- un, ao' I'd drill de fam'ly on takin' a scoot when de b.-U rings flah, but I doan' go in fur fiah escapes no, sah." Detroit Free Press. Durham coairty In the SiipcriorJn W, V. MaiiKUin, A liuimstiatin' i of I ' . I'lis.-il'ii Snijth, . t Summons Against ' for lichef. llarv Tavl'or, Pnaeau Tavlor an-1 i William Johiisuli. the Slate of North C.u..;.i:a, : To the Shcnif.o!' Parii.tni .unty (Jreel in;;: v.. I, ...... I., ,,,.,,, I,. ! ii, .inn. n ni Marv Taylor, Duncan Tavloi a i l Vdiiani .lohns in, the ill feinhinls above named, it' they be touii'l Within vour cuunty,- t.i appeilr at the- nlVn-v of ihe Glei li o' the Slip. -nor ( a.iirt , for th; (1 ni'ity r Durham, on tin- K.in -!:!Vot AuiJ'M, HS.', at : 11 o'clock a. m., and ansn. r u.i i oaiplaint,, a: ov of which will he in posil.. 1 in the olln:e ol thi.-" lcik of the Sup. i. or i unit of .,M County. within te n davs Iran the duto ol t his summons, and let themtdke. !iotn:-tiial lPlhey f ultouisw.cr ihe-n-tid conii l unt WiliiiiiUiat tunc, th.iol.iiu- titV will apply to the :,,u, t lor the relief mandej iu the comphuiil. Hereof fail not, -and of this rtiimuions mako due return. (liven under my hand and si alof said Court, this il dav Of June, J-ii.j. W. J. ( .11 I IAN. Clerk Superior Court, Durham County. NOTICE. All persons holding deeds to lots m cnie tary must present them to W. H. K''X' 'bat tijt-y may be reisti red, and ail those , ho havo ' uot nald for lots must do so, an I. take deedn. . 1 W. H K' jilLItS, r Chairman of Ceul. Com. NOTICE liv virtu of an ord. -r of t'ie Knpf rior Court, i'o lie directed, 1 will sell ai pubi c auction at th". -Court House door, on Saturday,- the 27th ' lay ot June lVvi, lhe following lot or pan-el of land lying in Durham county, on he wti rs of New Hope Creek, adjoining the 1-ands of C. C. iligh, Mordecai Sear- an.l ot'n.-rrf co.itaiinng 1 teres, more or less, ih -re l-i a v- 1 houso oiiSaid lot and ih a good stand for a country itore. Terms of sale, ohe-hall' cash, ballauc'j ,n j mouths, with interest at H per cmii. from lay of sale. Title retained till purchase money .8 paid. The same being-tne lands iielouKllitf to the estate of J. I. Hughes, deceased. D. Mt'H MUVAl'.D, Com'r. May 27lh, l-.bO, Notice to Tux l'ayers The Hoard of C'.nnty Comfia". -tiers of Dur ham County will meet at thu court ' house in Durham on ou the se ou 1 Monday iu July for the purpos-: of revi.dnjj tin; tax list of sai l countv. All persons wh-j obji ct to tin; vaiua-. Hon of any of tlieii properly tmA take due notice and present th ir- claims in wr:u.. at tliat mefctiu.'ai the sani'- lime otf.-un evidence as to an v overcharges. All persons w ho have failed to list their property are notilicd to lint the same at any meeting 1 iltn lioanl either on or before that .late,.;h-r--.4se: they will be charged with doii'.h tax. M. A. ANUIfcli, Ch'm. Doaid Couiity Coiinnirijioiiers. TO PLEASURE' AM HEALTH i til ml 11 1 . . . ...... . ti f V. . , u 1 1 -1 .1 1 jne i v asuuigLuu muuuaicuu uo strange v:sitors sines its ere :tion. A gaunt and hungry cat climed to the top; five rats have made the ascent to get the crumbs from the wirking THE' OCEAN VIEW HOTEL, AT UKAUFOliT, X. C, 8o pleasartly eituated, where the ocean breeze comes direct", ainlencouulcni no malaria, in now in readiness for uets. Bath house wahin a few yard or the Hotel.. U... .1... rrtr.ul ut-illflll UOfttlll.il D . 1 lioaig, lllHlllliilC"' i"i o..i... ... " men's lunches: wasp3 build their nests co'istautlv in ataudauce. . UlbUbiuuturo, M1i J , I Priceg for boarft reasonable and Katisractio and pigeons roost at nig it ieet gaarauteed. Tor special rates, address w,b, habitation of maa. I W. F. Dill, PropTj tm 9m f W mmwm'rm wwm w w ' " '"' ; J" ' ' : .-., ;.;rri
The Tobacco Plant [1872-1889] (Durham, N.C.)
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July 15, 1885, edition 1
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