THE WATCHHAH
is the Organ, of the
Farmers Alliance in
6 th and 7th. Congres
sional Districts.,
Advertisers, make a
note of this.
'nJ3 u ' ' more
...ittofl tna .
Salisbury. 7
medium
rTT? rrfTTRn SERIES.
SALISBURY, N C.; THURSDAY, IIOVEMBER 17, 1892.
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WARN EU'S CROP IlULLETiN.
.ESS
I
I if
Gloria is Dr. Samuci nwuw A.w..v
7nd Children. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor
tlier narcotic substance. It is a harmless sihstituto
for Paregoric, Drops, Soothing: Syrups, and Castor Oil.
Tt q Pleasant. Its guarantee is thirty -years' us by n
r'.cni.j? flio Chiltlrcn's Panacea
?TiIi'on8 oi Jioiuv?sr. . ,s
-the other's Friend. - V -'
7? ,
Castoria. -
Catoria isao well adapted tochHdren that
! wconuniBxid it as superior to any prescripUoa
I I Eo. Oxford St., BrooUyn, 2. Y.
-'--be use of 'Castoria' is so'nniTersal and
merits so m-ii known thai it seus a-rork
of mipcrcrc gallon to endorsa it. Few aro the
IwnEentlaTnni wlw do not koep Castors
Cxnoa Kauttk, D. !.,
v Sew YorkCay. :
- Castoria. -
.. .
Castoria cores Colic, Constipation, , . . , . ,
&ovjc Stomach, Diarrhcc'a, Eructation, . .
Kill VTorma,- &ve3 doep, and promotes dl
gestion, -
TVltliout Injurious modieatioau .
A Mammoth Strike Has Cernt. lUble nyian and robbed his
"For srreral yoars I barot rccotnxncxiidetf
your ' Castoria,' aad chall always conlinuo U
do bo as it has ioTariably produced bonefld
results. J ' - ' " " '
JJSUt Stroet and TUi KewYork Oty .
f r iY 1 1 pjill
Tint Ckstacx Corrurr, 77 Hciuiat Siott,. Knr Tok Crrr
SZ22
fa a DITTY yon Tre yoiirtelf l fai-
i.JJLiM in tout footwear by pnrchalu
Khlrh miwinl IBS
fceit Talnn for price aaicea, u naww
sr.
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W. L.1:; DOUGLAS -
S3 SHOE GEN-ffEEN.
THE BEST SH OE HI, THE WORLD FOJl THE KGMtf.
A criming eevrrd sKoe. Aa W ot rtp.flna
calf. Seam less, einooth Juslde, flexible, more eonw
forbl, 1 !h an d durable than any other hoe ever
old t the r rice. Equals custom mads suoescosunc
Ciw& nand-sewc; fine calf hoe. Tbm
m&A st I iHi u easy and durable atue over eold
at tb pries. iucy uual laie iiupor tcci aboea MutiiiMg
CO 30 l"HfB Bhoe, worn by fanners and til
?Ua others who wan a good heay calf. thrt?
aoled. extension cJp shoe, easy to wala In, and wUi
keoptliefcttdryond-wnrm. I ,
CO 30 Fine Calf, 8i.'25 and R-3.00 yTk
Pa tngraen HhocnwtU give more wear for tlsn
money than any other make, x hey are made for ser
Tlce. Tho Increasing sales show that workingmea
fcve found this out. . . D . .
E3u b hooa are worn toy the boys every
where; TiHjmos. Bervlceable shoes sold attheprleei.
LSUiS i.OO and il.T5 Shoes for
Biiaaes are made of the best Dongola or fine Calr, as
dolred. They are very stylish, comfortable and dura
hi. Th.TrnhnAnniacii8tomniadeBhoeseostinz
fmm 84.00 to 6.0X Ladles who wish to economise la
Advice to "Women
If you would protect . yourself
from Painful, Profuse, Scanty,
Suppressed or Irregular Men
struation you must use
1
BRADFIELD'S
FEMALE
REGULATOR
f!iiwsivnj.B. Ariril SS. 1S36.
This Trill certify that two members of my
immedlatftiamily, after having suffered lor
a -mar a aUMtl I t I W
rttars irom iuensiruni . i
teifiz treated without benefit by physicians,
were at lengtn compieieiy enrea bj
by one bottlo
lis
thi'lr;nnf wMrnn ftnritner this out.
1'a.iimi w i Dousrias' name ana ins nnc
timiwil nn ftta hnttnm of each ahoe : look for It
wnen yon Duy. uewareoi oewenunamnuiK j uu
ttltute other makes for them. Buck substitutions ara
fraudulent and subject to prosecution by law for ob
taining money under false pretences.. . .
vi.lZ VO VGLJLH, lirockt n, Mass. Sold by
37 xr:
Washing Life Ins. Go.
CF KEW YORK.
CONDENSED STATEMENT.
1 " JANUAUY 1ST, 1S92.
. . ' - - $11,459,038 78
Assets, - . - -
Reserved for policies, N. Y.
btun liir'i 4 j.cr cent., auo
all Kiibitities, - -New
Iiirurancc, 1891, -Ou'-tafitliug
Insurance, -lai
l iV.k-iohh rs hi 1801, -Tai
l I'oliry-holders since pr
'g.iui.utroii, -
laeoiiie, ipl - - -
11,032,52025
11.76-9.691
50,586,622
1,447,000 45
20,635,554 95
2,684,435 74
AssctsTnvesiletl a Follvs:
Loans securtd bv mortsaes on -
Uea'l Estate, first liens, - 8,541192 92
New Vtrk Cilv bonds, - - 271,832 50
Brooklyn w;icvr bonds, - - 144,000
Itidiinou.l, (Va.) bonds, - - 10,300
Loans to l'olicv-holders on Co.'s .
Poli.is. . - ' - - 278.739 34
Coll.itcr.tl loans. - ' - 3,500
. m m i A S
ileal Ksu'te, cost value, - oui,oia
Ca.h in bnnk and trust Co.'s, r 247,708
lutcresit acerued. nremiums de-
fferred an4 in transit, etc., - - 416,067 77
"V 1 ' $11,455,638 78
For agencies and other, pnrticulnrs, address.
II. 1). BLAKH,
Siecial District Agt.,
Ualeigh, N. C.
of Ilradlicld'a I'cmale Itcgolatori i
effect is truly wonderfuL J . W. Sxranqk.
Book to " WOMAN " mailed FREE, which contains
valuable information on all female diseases.
BFIADFIELD REGULATOR CO..
' ATLANTA, OA. K .
yOB 8JLLJE JiX A.' ZRUGOISTS.
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CHILD BIRTH
MADE-EASY!
" Mctvers Frho " is a scientific-
allyprcpare.i Liniment, very ingre
dient of re;o,'l;"c value -an J in
constant use by Hie medical pro
fession. These ingredients are com- ,
bined in a manne: iiitherto unknown
Time to Get Your Candidate. In
Out of the V t-Ji titer. Tlie
- Latidlil.
i Correspondence of the Watchman.
Saxdeusville, N, C.
The reports received froni nbout. six
ty counties indicate a landslide in fn?ur
of one party and ag iinst several others.
V neli tiiee landahile ctnne :long you
want to climb u tree smJ get on a hi h
limb. "
bur farm work durinjf . this non:h
Yu houluiiouse your candblates. It
win a ineni no jooa to reutuiii out
all winter, unless you paint tlient, Hiid
cnac w quite exiensive, rut ttfem uu-
ler roof where they v ill keep dry am
wiirni. JJut not to gH them too warm
however. Keep up u ste;wiv hear." iy
ubout; fi f ty jlrgVee-t n d : wut eh " t hQin
caiefully. . If lliev get too waniT, have
a faoIefsouiewhere to let in fresli air.
llf 11 it 1 . - w . .
. veu, ine eiecuon is over. it we
don't get u r littio rest now, we
ooaht t L-t us all settle down
md wait for. what the Democratic par
t,y has prom iseil us. If we net half i
has promisel in th- past twenty-tive
Fyeai7, w will be n hnppv people so far
a legislauon is conceriid. If none
of these' promises are kert. then the
folks mav look out far another land-
dide. t)ur llenuolican friends mon
keyed with the people and so the Peo-
dle s jarty and the Democrats both
jumped, on them and thrashed them
within an inch of their lite. I believe
thin thing will be repeated every four
years with any party that gets hold ot
tile reius and tries to monkey with the
welfare of t i e people. The masses are
thinking. They are willing to vott
with any party that shows a willing
ness to do snmelhino. If it n.fi.m s;
! then somethini' will dron.
Now is the time to stop q carrel liim
iver politics. Go to wurk and behat
i ; f i ii
yuuiseu. onp maMtig iaces m tue
men wno wnc mio tne people s party.
1 hey meant - welt, iou people s men
quit making faces at the democrats
lhey have won and nothing is left but
to wait and give them a chance. Stop
makmgJ faces ut. t lie republicans. The
are whipjel uiitt can do no;hing. S oj
inatiiiir races at vour nei-' hbors. liA.
I hem l' their wj.y is riirlit if thev want
to. to reading t;0 d books ;ind papi .
Go to your alliance meetings and dis
cuss tho. mt'astijHS you think yiu need.
Do it in a u-ieiidiy spirit iuid leave all
reference to panes. ' Educate Your
selves in economic q'iesl;ot:s ix well iis
1 arming or other business.
. Yours iu t he fa:th,
Jake Wakner.
hands a-
love
us expense.
D ie day the settlement was startled 1 Tivnov KAvmW k Tb trwirnnt nf I cross his eyes.
iy the rejiort t hat a voting lawyer had I cotton spinners began to day in South I "Pshaw!" he iid, Mi I had" a
:orae to live there, and there was irreat I Laucishire- No disorders attended the I letter like that
rustling to see who would get the first beginning of what may prove to be one "Fair play !" cried oue of the othew
case. Two cowboTs rot nn a . smib u' t.,, """" wi n an uneasv lansh
about the ownership of a saddle and 1
boysfn said their
then shook du e to see who would have cotton spinners to reduce waes 5 per I friend, seeing they made no move to
ll. tt . a . . -i . 1 O il... a . 1 a
me lawyer, vvnen the case was called I cent. 1 take it. Aca tins is wnat ne read:
the courtroom was crowded, the "iiitlire
wmiia uisuesK lookm; more Solemn
than usual, and tho lawyer, a young
sprig straight from an eastern 8clnol.
with an unenj-look on Lis face and
pile of law books, occupied a table at
The federation of the Master Spinner's
Association is a very powerful body.
It is a sort of trnde union of masters. It
controls directly very nearly 23,000,000
spiudle-s including nearly alt those em
ployed in spinning the more commonly
used size of yarn. Indirectlv the federa-
me side. There were many witnesses ' !01 influences millions of other spindles, fever.
to examine for every hod y I wanted a .'"c
ft 'll l i lt 1 1" H'- JJVIVt'tl UIIII9 HIICCU IU BMI llllll
linger in the pie,nnd when the evidence machinery in order to throw their weight
"Mi owen d er Pa Pa, I sa
every nite wen I kis yur pictsh
Ask god to bless you good Hi ra Pa
yure best girl. Dolly"
For a moment or two you would
have said the whole company had hay
toiling through life-toward th -ravc,
who neel cheering words nd helpful
ministnes. The incens is fathering to
watter about there coffin; but tb"Y
should it not becalUaed in IheTrpalT;.
to-day? The knd words are ly in" in
men s hearts (and trembling on their
tongues, which wdl h
i mi Pilairs ?LWhJn V. 1waT ones are .leeping;
ictshure I twhpto,,MlheT not I spoken
- -t "iirii.mrir Hie neenen sn imifii
and when their accent would be so
pieasing and , grateful ? Exchange. .
DeflinitioiiM of Home.
I T J rn;i Di J .. t
was an in tnc lawyer 5 male (pute an onthestdeof the Oldham and Staly- wjiiuou iiiu ou.-reu a priae aor
eloquent plea aiuj clinched his argu- bridge masters. Hence, although the the best answer to the question:
nients by readii2 the dai-ioii fof the owner of ouly 18,000,000 spindes actully "What is home ?n Here are a few of
voted their determination to insist on the th hrtcdifc rera hieh wr nceiv.
more far-reaching and so. far as the actual
United Statesjsupreme conrt in p
l I . ... : I. ... : . "v
Ut i. A'i i i -,i HJier.ceui. rcuuuiiuu. iurrc3uiuuuu ym i j .
el Cuse. As he rat down with a con- .J .u:.- ..; .i I ed
fident smile the defendant wore an air member of the federation areconcerne'?. I Ane BoWen setting lit w
of defeat, but the little iudye arose it is nosiiivelv bindine on the mnioritv brightest lewel is mother.
with an air of itidiet:d niiHmhtv tlit rexcept for such of them as may beconteut I "A word of strife shut out: a word
would have stnken a sunrem court H.I)ay into. com,uon fun.d lh? sm? of of love shut in." .
jodge dumb and caused tb utter col- Sr m"aU3 iWy kCep "An arbor which shades when the
lapse of the young lawyer when he de- The interests involved are tremendous. snn,nine ot prosperity oecomes looaaa-
chirml. i4T oferrnle dat d'iswiil. nnd dtr I f.Aiforfl nlniosl. prrliii vaI v in son th izliucran harbor ivhere the human
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Norf blkfilliance Exchange
11 and 13 Commerce St.,
ISTorfblk:, Va.,
Owned and controlled by Alliancemen
for handlmgj)roduce.
COTTON A SPECIALTY.
Don't sell before writing for par-
J J. ROGERS, Mgr.
ticulars to
P. O. Box 212.
STATE
SVILLE MARBLE
WORKS
! Is the Place to Get Monuments, Tomtsjtones, SLc.
A large stock of VERMONT MARBLE to arrive in a few days We guarantee
I a Jti u iu every respect and nosilivelv will not he undersold.
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Granite Monuments
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Of all r5"1 a specialty
S C. B. WEBB & O0-,
PltOPRlETOR.
W.ly
Mention the Watebmaa ijien you write
Justice in r x.ts
Western judges have heeji the bnit
of many ii.kes and varn. and wiiile
the stories hav made interesting read'
ing they have b er. gfiierally taken to
Mie br -zy otI.priug of sonit isn.ig n i
itVe mind. Such wast lie idea 1 i-nier-uinl
preriu to my iutiudin:tin tu
fmtt of the honored upholders of ' jus-
lire, but a short a quaintatu e with
-onie of their absurd construct io is o
If 1 -! ...
tile law lias oissipatOil any misjriviii
I had in regard to to the truth and ve
racity of thescrilw.
"In 1660 there was a body of United
oUles soldiers at rort Concho in l orn
ureeu county, l' X is, and as a liatura
consequence a Milan town nau sprung
tij imsL atcross the river. ban Angel
was not a place of much importance a
hrst, but it soon sprung into pro mi
nence as the toughest town iu that
state. iu mnauiianis were
tud s;: loo n men, with
i I., g cowboy floating populat on
til men to wnoui tne six siiooier was
almost as much of a necesilv as tin i
tood, and the use of it as common as
that of a Knife and fork.
Shooting scrajes needrd no court to
settle them. I hey settled themselves
Horse thieves received no mercy. 13u
when at last one day a petty case came
up it was deemed nccessa y for the dig
nity of the place that a justice of some
sort should be appointed, and that is
how Judge Preusser got his title. He
was a abort, stocky built German, with
small, piercing gray eyes that were
twinkling with ninth or emitting
sparks of anger as occasion r -quired.
His word was law, and on one occasion
when he discharged a poor woman who
jjiad been arrested for stealing bacon,
and against whom the evidence was
conclusive, a bystander exclaimed:
'Why, judge, you can t do that ; it s
contrary to law. the little judge
braced up in his chair, and bringing
his list down with considerable empha
sis, replied; lam the law! It s jus
ticp vat we want! aim cue case was
settled.
Numerous stories might be told con
cerning his ruling in d, lie rent cases
how, after fining a man -fur disorderly
conduct, he paid the Hue himself and
gave the r soner money enough to get
to El P.iso. On one occasion two be
lligerents were up before him for fight
ing, one with his head chopped open
with a hatch t, and the other minus an
ear and his nose hekr jn' plate by a
strip of plaster. He heard both sid s
f the .case, and, finding the quarrel
was the result of a mutual misunder
standing, discharged both with the
caution that "if eidtr of you Villers,
coomes up efore me agaiijj'll gif you
a.veek in j iiiM Then lie made them
ahake hands as;d invited the principalis
in the case and witn- sses to drink at
1 s
ueraiKianr. vins.
It is probably the only case on rec
ord where the decision of the United
States supreme court has l-cen set aside,
but such is one ot the uncertainties ot
the wild and wooly wet. Detroit Free
rress.
Livestock Points.
Hogs, sheep and poultry on the
farm. Wlr.it ever these combined L'ave
may safely be allowed to go to waste.;.
When your-Ken cease Hying change
their diet awhile,giving them less grain
and more fresh meat scraps and m;lk.
Let plenty of sunlight into your stit
hies for the winter. Cows and horses
were not meant to live like rats in -si
hole. The more sunlight in the cow
stable the r'uh r the milk, Hoard's Dai
ni .i.ry-say .
Soni'? of our learned scientific experts
are discussing the quest mil of how fat
get- into the milk. It does not matter
how it gets there so there is only
'nougii if it, and if cows can he bred
that produce 4 per cent, regularly we
ir not. going to quarrel wish them
a' out how they got it. We know
hey did not steal it.
It is claimed that the flesh of poul
ry and animals killed by electricity
las a superior fl ivor to that slaughter
ed in the ordinary way. B it the -x-
perinnt lia certautlv not ben ufii-
ciently tried yet. I i-i a nutter which
might be tested, as it would be tin eas-
ier wav ot taKing the lives of to.d nui-
uiaU than by the oldinarv irocess"S.
m
Lancashire, the huge interests at stake
re little understood save by statisciaus
and trade experts.
A few heuiefi, however will suffice to
show how important a part cotton plays
in British national economy. Fibre of
the value of between 0,000,000 and 40,
OOO.OOOunnually is purchased from abroad.
This is passed through a huge variety of I
. I t I U ! 1
processes oy worts peopie wno receiveu
'no-eih of the total was puid iu the
country.
bark finds shelter in the time of ad
versity." .
uHome is the blossom of which
heaven is the fruit.'
"The only spot on earth where the
faults and failings of fallen humanity
are hiddeu under the mantle of chart-
HE LOST 0X12 THOUSAND DOL
LARS. it iii m "
ue was a wen to oo larmer witn a
grown sou or two, and they were tbiifty.
Uiie day not long ago the old man came
into the office of the county paper and
tound the editor at his desk. The editor
was surprised. He had known the farm
er for twenty years or more, but he had
uever seeu him in that place before.
"Good moruiug remarked" the farmer happiness.
uAn abode in which the inmate, the
superior being called man, can pay
back at night, with fifty per cent in
terest, every annoyance that has met
h:m in business during the dav."
k The place wheie the great are
sometimes small, and the small often
great.
A .itl,A..'.i lr l .1 r I iU. a11.
j. uc luiiiti a biuguiui mo vim
dren's paradise, the mother's world."
"The jewel casket containing the
most precious of all jewels, domestic
Jeff Davis Alooniueat Coatrlbntloiit.
JACXSOX, Miss., Nov. 3 -The Mis-'
sissippi committee having in charge i
the raising of funds for theJeff Davi
mon orient ut Richmond niei at Gov.
Stones office today and arranged for
a iystematic canvas of the State. A
ratnittee ofjsjx 0nfedeiVsLi
"will have charge of the wort iu reach
county. January 2ud is designated s
Davis contribution day, when every
person in the State will be asked to
give not orerSl nor less than 25 cents. .
Aiississippi has been rulkiug since
Mrs. Davis decided her linh-md Vn-rva
should U ia Virginia, and it takes con
uderable work to make them enthusi-
asuc givers to the monument.
The Dojr's Name.
"What is your dog's name?" asked
Man who was waiting at the postoffice,
of a young fellow with a particularly
nnght dog.
"Auk him," answered the young
fellow cooly.
And I answered uAsk him'
"You are an impertinent snob,"
said the older man, brandishing his
uiuureua,
k"Ihg;iiig down"a rroji is sometimes
m excellent, thing for a poor hld, and
rye is one of the bst crops for thi
purpose, i n! t lie lings on the rye hll
.soon ns the "ram begins to rii'in.
i h-'V will be in t-xceilent onditiou for
fattening by the time the corn is ready
for thriu and the rye field will have a
Fertilizing thai it will remember for
vears.
sheepishly
"How are you?" responded the editor.
"Glad to see you. I thought you might
be coining around someday."
"Yes," and the old man's face grew
rosy red.
W hat's the news?" inquired editor.
1 waut to suDsenoo lor tne paper.
That's news aiu't it?" and the farmer
laughed.
" Well yes; very good news."
"How much is it a year?"
"One dollar cash, or a dollar and a half
if paid at ihe end of the year."
The farmer took out his pocketbook.
"Give me five dollars' worth," he said,
"There's the money "
The editor gave such unmistakable
evidence of surprise and curio.Mty that
the farmer felt culled on to explain.-
"Where you are treated best, and
you grumble most."
"Home is the central telegraph office
of human love into which run innum
erable wires of affection nianv of which,
though extending thousands of miles,
are never discontented from the great
terminus."
"The centre of our affections, around
which. our heart's best wishes twine."
"A little hollow scooped out of the
windy hill of the world, where we can
le shielded from its cures and annoy
ances." "A popular but paradoxical institu
tion, in which woman works in the ab-
tho
sence of man. and man rests in
4T guess," he said, "I ou-ht to have presence of woman." Nashville CAri
done it bef.n-e . W e and the boys have tian Advocate.
AiKcu auuui ii, uub wc ujuuifuii mere
but
wasn't anything much in the newspapers
anyway, and we thought we could get
nK.ru out of u dollar a year some other
other way. Not long ago we ran across
a man with a tine plan to make money.
No matter what it was. We went into
it and we are short now a thousands
dollars. The other fellowain't though.
Tne School in
i,: "
issue
It will be a sad day for
school when it becomes an
national politics. For it always
pens that the hih purposes of
thinking and right feeling men
lolUcs.
the public
in
i
nap-
right
are
Oi.e of our neighbors read us all about hampered, and often they are thwarted,
him in his paper yesterday. If I'd by the timidity of politicians,
begun taking your paper tweiity years L-,,nws Trhat ther nitii
..-77T im oi iii oson, m., ik.i Xicry one knows inai mere exists
i L !. J.l
$1 000 we gave up for nothing. Send on 'his country a strong opposition io ine
your paper, and when my time is up let public scliool as it is now orguizea
Do not dose animals with medicii.e
when it can be possibly avoided. The
thing has been carried quite too fa'
i nd the most monstrous doses have
len poured down the throats of poo"
quadrupeds just because they could not
help themselves, brood food. and sani-
it iii
rary care will in ai: but extreme cases
obviate th1 need oT the horrid dosing
and drenching. The old fashioned cow
me know. Good day," aud heweutout.
Detroit f ree Press.
HIS LOVE LETTER.
He hurried up to the offiice when he
entered the hotcd, and without waiting
to register inquired eagerly:
" ny letter for me i ,
The clerk sorted over a package with
the attention that came oi long prac-
docfor was about oh a level jftith the tice. aud threw one a very small one
.
the Intluu medicine man as far sis in- on the counter.
telligence went.
POVEUTY IS EXPENSIVE.
There is not hing so expensive as pov
erty, " says a Washington house wife
"It seems paradoxical to put it so. but
no poor man can afford not to be a few
its i-il ii rr
dollars ahead in the world, l lie ex
treme case is that of the very poor,
who must pay for double the price
I 111 .! 1 1
cnargeu me ricn. oecause inev nave n
get it by the bushel or scuttlefiil, and
. . i - mi
so wiln every tnnig else, me poor
woman has to pay $50 for a sewing
machine on installments, though she
could buy it for $35 cash down. Her
lack of the ready cash costs her $15;
that is. whereas it is the poor who
ought to get everything cheaper, they
IV re is too much reason to fear that
parties will began to hedge," and to
use meaningless phrases about ther uh-
I c school in their platforms as soon as
the school becomes an issue.
The politicians will apprehend that
the antischool vote will be against
them, and they will accordingly take a
position whicn win ue no position iu
reference to ttie matter.
There are indications in the party
platforms of the present year that the
school is to oe au issue or tne ruture.
It has already entered into the politics
of some of the states, with evil result.
If all the people were as well agreed
in religion as they are in reference to
the usefulness of education m making
"My dear sir, the dog's name is SAsfc
nun. explained the youth as he re
treated to a safe distauee. Ze roit Free.
Press.
Wise WurtU..
There is a great de il of feel in fnr
art which must be acquired.
No man can do his d ll.l.V in ii ivm-bl
like this without getting bis back full
of knives.
If a
man change his politics, t!
t ne is
The travelling man took it with a
curious smile that twisiea ins pleasant
looking face into a mask of joyful ex
pectancy.
llu utrnlf.fi mriw n hp rpiid it. 1 hpll.
, , .1 u i i i.i .
rd ntb..r tr;ivP br t int, lost ed 200U Clliz-M mere wouiu oc no irouoie.
him, he laid it tenderly against his lips Unfortunately that is not tne cise.
and actually kissed it. Consequently the only possible rule
A loud guffaw startled him.
k.I..t.- mi Ir liuro nhl ftIIrtV " Maid
XllM. I v jv lit- i v vrav, yw.. . m 11'
vmce, "that won't do, you know! Too in morality and religion so w as a i
. r..r anvtbintr f!nnfps nnw Ure agreed, ociioots so. consiiwiej.
your wife did not write that letter." and no others, should be suppprtea -b
..xt i i-i v ii .... i u 1 1 ; . i tun nn m if. tains. ouin s yjomvumon
"io. sue uiun i. iu me uoTeiitui' - - - .t -
i ? .
man with an amazed look, an if he
would like to change the sublet.
"That letter is from mv best eirl. I n stooi at his cothn. and then there
This admission was so
shallow call him Jtinstable. Bu
not one thing a fossil.
Young man. trv to irrow trv to h
better. If you are bound to be a'puuip
kin get ou a vine. .
Some men are honest just twice iu
their lives when they are frightened
and wheii they forget.
Reforms grow. What the school
boy mumbles to-day, to-morrow be
comes public opinion aud the next dav
law.
When three great big dogs get afb-r-a
little harmless "cotton t .il," v.h ;
does the whole human family a. j. a id
the dogs?
The greatest achievement possibli
- 's.l- I I I .
man is me minding of a cl
that will stand the test of an
went searching.
Fat horses and cows usuaily lietoken
big hearted owners, but not always.
Yet none but a men man j ill starve
his horses poor.
If you think you are riglit take a
balky horse aud try to lead him off
without lying. 1 know no better test
for a man's righteousness thaq this.
If you ean make some lnfortuuatft
one happy without getting happy
yourself, 1 should like you to send me.
your address, for you are a phanom-,
enon.
t
laracieJ
omnis.
Art is an old language, with a great
many artificial affected styles,and some
times the chief pleasure one i?ets tun
of knowing them is the mere sen
of knowing.
Thcre is no royal road to an v i 1. n ;.-
Excellence is a flower taab blows on
the hill crowns aud he who would wear
it must plod. You can't slide to tho
irs on a
tobog
iru ii
Yesterday the chief occupation of
wornau was to giggle, and gossip, and
get married.1 and new on button, nnd
"darn" the'day she was wed. Young
women you don t live yestwrday.
Post-Mortoui Love
"1 stood at his cofBu, and then
unexpected I were mauy tongues to peak his praise.
that the trio of friends who had caught I There was not a breath of apeasion in
him said no more until they had eaten j the air. Men spoke of self-den ula rof
have alwavs to nav enormouslv more ht trooI dinner and were seated m a I his work among the poor, and or nis
.'. . i J . J . . I o . .... ., , ,i . . . . w i . l:.
than the rich for the same things, chum s room. Then they began to good qualities, or nis quietness, nis
merely because they are poor. I i ex- badger hi m. "It's no use, you've got modesty, his humility, his pureness of
tn rad it Nictc. said one or mem. heart, his rami ana power. uerc
- ... i . .
t. nf l i . 1...... ..II ..K...t , ... I rr ,..!, cnAL'. inniiinaiil f nf
We wail I. IO miov ait nuwub juut i nnc uianj l'"' i , - . :l
best g.rl." the charges that faleshoodjiad forged c "
We cannot comm uid veracity
ill the or.wer of Ki-eincr and rtniil
tremitv thev must seek the pawn bro
ker, who again p eys upon their slen
der resources because they have so lit
tie. Credit for anything always most
money, and the poor are those who
s
must pay for it. Our means are very
.moderate, 'and the only reason that, we
m I t 1
get along socomtortablv as we do is
that, we never owe foranything.
Years ago we were always in debt,
and t he struggle was severe to g?t along, I we are gent lemen.
without counting the distress and an
novance incidental to owing tradesmen
money. Finally we found out what
was the matter, and got square with t ;e
iii i nm i is - s
world by a io:ig ettort or sen aeniai
Our income is no greater now than
Blessed is the man who,having noth
ing to say, abstains horn giving ug
wordy evideuce of the fact trom call
ing on us to look through a heap of
millet seed in order to bn sum that
"So you shall," said Dick, with great against him in past ye iraand thetrea
I -ll ll. I ll - I A. 1 1...J A I n..A WAVA
,.m mm i w ill ?ive, vou me ieiw;i. i meiiL ue nau rruirU. xuci
- wt- j - -t - ....
md vou can read, it yourselves; there enough kind things said during two or
it is," and he laid it on the table.
"i guess not," saitl the one who had
ben the loudest in demanding it. "We
like to chaff a little, but I hope that
lhe lady would
three days that he lay iu the coffin.
and while the company stood arouaa
bis (rrve. to have blessed him and
made him happy all his fifty years.
and to haft thrown sweetness and joy
ing truly is a form of health that uas
to be delicately guarded, and as an ..u-
cient Rabbi has solemnly said, "the
penalty of untruth is untruth.
hardly litie to have her letter rread by nbout his soul during all his -painful
this crowd. and weary journey, nierewmfuu inii
Itnt. 1 insist tn it!"' was the answer, sunshine wasted about th black coffin
"There is nothing to be ashamed of, ex- aud dark grave to have made his life-
tUc,ullincr Thut'aa littleshakv- tvi'h briV-h; ?S Cieare.-t daV. But 111
v i' i r- . - t i - " . , . ,
no;
1 1
lie
so fir ahead of him that life will lie
burden."
i.i i ..i ,i
ears were cioi men mi couiu
! thr lied by t! e grateM swtmds.
cared nothing then for the sweet flower
- far ni
tii .1 uurx nili'it tiiHin Inn coin II. Ll
love b'os-omed out toalate. The kind
ness came when If? could not receive
..i ll J 1:. II...:..- Ii .. . ... , 1., Iu I hur 1
i h mo ohtfi.rn'n swa oweu humiiciuus- i us u ewni. iui mwuiMnir ...v.. ..
f wearv men and woman
j , mcuiid " -- i r-i - -. -
I'll admitbut she won't care in the
then, but it produces at least one third least. Read it, Hardy, and judge for
more. We have no bills. Depend I vourself ."
upon it, a poor man cannot afford not Thus urged, Hardy took up the let
to be some-w hat ahead of the world ter, shamefully enough, and read it.
otherwise the world will yery toon get There were only a few words. Fir.t
Charlotte New$ , Some of the
charitable ladies of Charlotte have iuaiig
u rated a movement for the establishment
here of a home for aged women aud a ref
uge for homeless women. They are suc
ceeding encouragingly, and lhe indica
tions ;.'re thai ibis iiiuvh mtdd instiiu
tiou will soou be founded at Charlotte. .
Win. Prt re. LuUsvlil. Mo., wrt fS: I w ' stall
fllcUxi Willi BcUiua..fcOiai r Si tii. e c. t.ue
ria -Ud oae ivg tor nine cars. 1 1 1; " ot
surii ira afl a.urud aiflVo ni ..ocu.i., l J---no
cu'i- uuui I tried liouolr B. i i.aim. it uiitd
iu iioit.KVici!. I au. wo .uo.vu Here,,
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