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t NOW 15 THE TIME TO ! HIM'.SOUIUE KOU The Wilson Advance 7 OS IS S3. 'I-ET ALL THE ENDS THOU AIIU'ST AT, BE THY COUNTRY'S, TIIY GOD'S, AND TKUTIISV VOLUME 19. WILSON, .NORTH CAROLINA, APRIL 4, 1889. HLL ARKS LETTER -:o:- hr. a'F. i KS OF EDISOX. THE MM B - .IWEXTOK. lie Droits From the Wizard. a I'ractical Lesson Life of the Electrtc I was looking at a likeness of Edison Tom Edison as they call him. He does not look very smart. Ills forehead does not strike you as brainy, but he has a determined, earnest look. The study of his life is a lesson to every ambitioub youth in the land. Long before his day lul. tiling had been partially tamed, but it is now manufac tured to order in quantities to suit purchasers. The mysteri ous subtle fluid that leaps from the heavens to the earth in chains and. flashes has been subdued to wonderful uses and is becoming the motive power of the aire. Edison is the wiz ard of the elements ana now we read that he hs perfected the phonograph, and can bottle up sjund aud keep it and ship it anywhere for future use. -We are assured that his last in vention, when placed in a room, will faithfully' record every sound every word spoken and will reproduce them weeks or years afterward. At a private exhibition recently given in New York a lady sane some I operatic pieces while the phono- graph was near, and the ma I chine was then sent to Chicago, I where her friends and relatives I resided, and they gathered in a parlor to hear those songs re peated, and they were repeated in tone and key and swell and whisper to the very life so that everyone knew that it was her and no mistake.- What about this ? What are the probabili ties and possibilities of the phonograph?, Some of us were discussing this' last night nnd thought it a good subject for letter for the boys and girls, something that would put them .to thinking. Maybe it might induce some inventive i genius to contrive 'a. gate latch I or an rColian harp cr a cotton picker or something else. Not long ago I saw a little contriv ance teat rasteueu tn nut on a bolt so that after it was screwed down tight it could not work loose. This invention sold f or twenty thousand dollars to a great hardware house in St. Louis. " W-hile we were talking about the phonograph a lawyer said there will- be one in every courtroom while court is in session. The stenographer will be no more. The phone will take his place. It will be placed in front of every witness and record his testimony in every important case. It will record the speeches of the law yers and the 'charge of the judge. If the case is carried to a higher court there will be no conflict of memory in making up the record.; A preacher who was present said : "If I am not well enough to go to church I can speak my sermon in my room and send the machine to the church and place it on the pulpit desk and let it fire away at the congregation. Maybe the wonder of the thing would keep them awake better than I can. Then again, one preacher could supply three or four country, churches, if each church had a machine, for. you know the tinfoil that receives the sound is just wrapped round the cylinder, and you can take it off and send it by mail and wrap it around another cylinder and Jet it go to talking." A lady said:" "And when toy good husband come home cross, and finds fault with everything, and goe3 to ripping around, the phone will take down all his rippings, and some time afterwards 1 can turn loose the machiue and let him Lear what a goose he made of himself." "Just so," said her husband ; "I wish I had one right now to take down your conjugal pass. and your delight ful lectures when I come home late at night." An elderly lady aid: '! want one to keep hid den behind the parlor sofa, and record gome courting that is going ou at our house some of the baby talk that an engaged oxiple are indulging in ; and if 1 am ever engaged ttf be mar ried and thevgentleman changes hid mind and denies his prom ises, i want tue machine to con front him when I sue for a breach of prpmise." A care worn father said: "Our little chap has got the worst temper iu the world, and he kicks and 'ulis and flys to pieces forty tijies a day. I would like to bottlu up about one day's yel J'1 and keep it for him' until ei- oid enough to understand what a little scamp he was. JIih morning about daybreak got his little fat hand through one "of the openings between the slats of his crib and he yelled and kicked like Le was in .a yellow-jacket's nest. My Wife and I both Rupert out of bed to see what killing hiin, and we had to oap Ms hand to get it back . 'Bainy I wish Edison would lnenta machine to stop his everlasting bawling, especially in the night." ? One of the party wanted to know if it didn't mix up all sorts of sounds j promiscuous. "For instance," said he, "some times when we are sitting by the fire in family conversation Felton Jones's donkey goes to braying, ana mayoe mere is a cow lowing ana a rooster crow ing and a dog barking and your peafowls screaming all about the same time. V ill the phone take in the whole" business and put in the music s on the piano at the same time ?" "No, no," saidvthe philosoph er, "ana right there is the won der of the invention. It will not pay any attention to sounds tnat are j remotely made. It i will not register the' loudest clap of thunder, nor the boom of a cannon, but it will receive and preserve a whisper that' is made close by and this, to my mind, disproves! the whole theory of sound as taught in the books. If sound is carried by the waves of air that the donkey or the caimon sets in motion,; why do dot those waves reach the phonograph as well as the ear. How it 13 tnat a little bug done so much. This is the reasou why I preach so nwch that I have not practiced, and why I write so much about the fancies and follies of youth, David felt all this when he prayed, "Visit not upon me the iniquities of my youth." Bill. Aep. Oar Presidents-: scratch her wirige upon her hind legs and Jiaake a sound that you can hear half a mile away? What kind of waves cad he make when compared with a donkey j or a blast of dynamite, and yet you can hear one about as far as the Other, but the phonograph can't hear anything outside the room. Edison is a wonderful genius A Cleveland man told me that he knew him ; in Cleveland long ago. How Was a newsboy on the train before he was in nis teens ana one aay jumped from thjO trainjn rapid motion and in peril of has life snatch ed a little chili from being crushed by a locomotive on another track. The telegraph operator at the station witness ed the daring act and tooK a liking to the lad and gave him aplace inhis ofg.ee and taught him telegraphy. His widowed mother was quite poor and taught a little j school, by day and taught Tom at night and this was all the education he got. He soon became expert as an operator and made some 1 improvements in the art. His skill attracted attention among the 1 older operators in that region. One tirde his employer was called to Boston on busi ness and while there the general manager said he very much needed a man who could keep up with the man at the Nev York end of the line. Edison was named and: recommended in glowing terms; he was order ed to come at once and liberal pay was "offered. When he arrived entered! the . office and announced Lis iiamethe general manager was greatly disap pointed. Ine young man was shabbily dressed, awkward in manners; and had such a dull, sleepy appearance that the men at the other machines smiled and snickered ; as much as to say, well, - h's ja bust. If we can't run the New York line he BAISE TEE BEST. The Price of Tobacco Illustrates Tha Wisdon of This Argument There is always a demand for the best in all lines of pro ductions. There is no excep tion in the case of products of the farm. . It costs no more to feed well bred sheep, cattle or hogs than all ill-bred ones; but the former will sell at good 1 prices, while the latter are left an expense on : the owner's hands, or are sacrificed at a loss to be got rid of. Now-a -days everything is classified according to value. If there is a surplus on the market the best is taken, the poorest left, if the market is scarce, the best commands any reasonable price, the inferior goods sell for much les3. Why, then, do not our farmers aim to produce every tning 01 the best quality. Many of them are actuated by the spirit to make the most opportunities, but there are many others who seem to think that what was good enough for their father is good enough for them. So it woujd be, if their neighbors were cot improving and thus raising the general standard of excellence. What was consid ered good enough fifty years ago will not stand the test now. It tins appears that Mr. As long as the highest prices Randall and his supporters are are paid for the best, the most engaged in a futile attempt, enterprising farmers will spare so far as their effort is directed neither pains nor expense to to the relief of the tobacco produce the best, and if their producers. But, whether they neighbors do not exert them- pass their Dili or not, they will selves to keep up they soon have done mucn to demoralize will hud themselves lamentab- Polk left 150,000. Johnson left 50,000. Pierce saved $50,000. Buchanan left 200,000. T.innnl vas worth 875.00Q. Jacksc ilaft a large landed estate. Washi i-'-'On. married a rich widow and left an estate worth 300,000 Fillmore was always an economical man. and added to his wealth by his last marriage " Van Buren died worth 300- 000. It has been said that dur ing his entire administration he never drew any portion of his salary, but on leaving took the whole 100,000 in a lump. Grant, notwithstanding the losses to tfhich he was subject ed, had a handsome support in the fund provided for him by like the locust can his friinds, and the sales of his 1 ' J.W " S NAUTICAL LIFE. DOWN ON TUE SANDS ARABIA. Approach to Muscat. Glimpses of The City And Harbor. Tir ing a Salute. A Royal Visitor. Strange See tie us And Customs. Muscat, Arabia. On the east ern side of the Arabian peninsula, the laud of wonderful stories and wild barbarities, the seafarer none Were so enthusiastic as to venture out through tbe mountain patbs and among a treacherous people, and hence the Arabian j steeds were spared the untrained OF J hand of Americans riuers. i The streets of the city are nar j row and dirty, with small bouses I and squalid bats, and offensive smeU9 .permeate the atmosphere. Poverty and thnftlessness abound everywhere. In the business por tion of the town the streets are covered over with large mats to shut ont the broiling enn, forming an awning in which openings are occasionally left to admit light, but not enough to dispel the gloom. All the business is done in tbe bazaar3, a collection of miserable tittle- shops and stores, which are sufficiently small to allow the lazy merchant, who never gets ud ex- draws near to the fortified city oi'icept under protest, to sit within Muscat, the capital of tbe Oman i reach of all bis wares. ' Half the province, with cocflrering thoughts time be is asleep, and in bis wak- and feelings. II is ship ' enters the ' ing hours he does not seem to care harbor, which is about half mile whether be serves bis customers book enrich the family. Espablican Assistants, the Democratic party and to strengthen the hands of the protectionists. Ihe motives of their action are as various as the parties composing the alli ance. The Republicans, of course, wish to do whatever is opposed by " the Demo crats. The Randallites are for protection first, Democracy af terwards, and the other Demo crats voting for the Cowles bill are yielding to local clamor. Charleston . News and Courier Dem. "Tell Your Things-1 ly in the back ground. Our farmers must keep abreast of the times. They must think, they must read, they must study, they must expenment, they must exert their minds to the fullest extent to drag out from motner earth her secret of fertility. Let them do it, and she will reward them with fertile fields and good crops In abundance, and they will enjoy the richest blessings of the most satisfying and noblest occupations on earth. Progressive Farmer. This reminds us of a little story; we once heard of a boy who was sent out in the summer A PICTURE. with la hag of green corn to sell. the boy was gone all day, and Atuiped with the bag un- Sontnerrier opened, wmcn ne aumpea uu the floor, saying: "There is your com, go and sell it your- And Thank God it is a True One of a Genuine Southerner self I can't.1 'Sold any I can't better ship him back to Cleveland. With but little laitn tne manager gave mm a place at the table. When his fingers touched the key he seemed suddenly impulsed and awakened to a new life. His lips compressed, his features brightened, and' for an hour he received and transmitted and 'she slept all dashed off messages and crowd- bote has ed the wire with such celerity that the manager never moved nor diverted his, gaze, and the mto around could hardly at tend to their own instruments. buddenly there; was a rest, a pause, and-the New York man said, "who in i the devil ; are you?" He replied, "I am Tom Edison, of Cleveland." and the New Yor& man! saidi "shake He had found his match and more. 1 - . Not long afte this he invent ed the duplex system of sending two messages at! the same time over one wire, and later on the quadruplex system, land after that any number 5of messages. From that day to this 9 "No," said the bov ; "I've been1 all over the city with it and nobody said anything about green corn. Two or three fel lows. asked me what I'd got in my Da? and. I told them it was none of their business." The boy reminds us of some busi ness men we know of who do not recoznize the benefits of advertising. Charlotte Demo crat. A Woman's DiscDv'ery. 'Another wonderful discovery has been made and that too by a lad? in the country. Disease tastefied its clutches npon ner ana for teven years she withstood its seve est tests, but her vital organs wen undermined and death seem ed inminent. For three months she coughed incessantly and could not sleep. She bought of us a botte of Dr. Ring's New Discovery lor jonsumptiou and was so muco relived on taking first dose that night and with one beeu' miraculously curl. Her name is Mrs. Luther Lai." Thus write W. ,C. Ham ricl& Co., of Shelby, N. O. Get a frettrial bottle at A. W. .Rowland's Drir Store. "a is Whither Are We Drifting ? been inventing and making dis coveries for lhe use land com fort of mankind. He is but forty-seven years old, and is full of modest faith and expec tation in solying more of the mysteries of nature and subdu ing her elements to man's con trol. What an. example he is to the boys, and especially to the poor boys!, of the land. Longfellow saidi; 'Lives of great men all remind us We may make oir lives Sublime." I3ut we can't all do it. It was not so intendedbut we can all do our part, and " do our best An old man said: ,lMen have not equal talents nor equal op portunities, but it is every man's duty to wjork up to the full measure of. his capacity1, That is all that Ciod or man ex pects j of him.".l This is good philosophy, but at is hard onus. Not one in a thousand comes up square to thiiji rule, but we should all try. ' ioid men have many regrets for the errors of their youth. Many a time has memory accused me and eluded me for wasted hours and lost opportunities. iMany a sigh have J breathed because I have done so little and might have 1 is said the time was when theoffice sought the man and heijluslingly and hesitatingly accpted with a due senseof his nnworthihess. Other purL suit were as profitable as hold ing 'ffi.ee and perhaps men were as nodest as now, but the time has come when I the civil ser victreform must be called into beii? to check the unhealthy ero th , of office seeking and he has theiit JWtll not cheek the f el- One can generally pick out a on the streets in New York. His clothes are either old-fashioned and well- worn, or fresh from the best tailor in town. He wears a fine slouch, soft hat creased together on top, the back of ! it slightly up and the front pull ed down. The hat is worn leetle" on one side". He calm-eyed and self-possesabd, and has the stolidity of Indian under all circumstances. He is never in a hurry hurry being, in his mind) relegated to district messenger, boys and bank clerks. When told to "step lively" by the autocrat of the elevated roads he looks as if a liberty had been taken with him. On the cars he is always on the lookout for women to give his seat to, and wears the general air ot being in a foreign country, but too polite to be astonished at the habits of the natives. He will stop and look into shop windows with de lightful sang froid, and if per chance he meets an acquaint ance who is a lady will remain bare-headed until requested to put on his hat. He is quiet and soft spoken, and stands about as firmly on his social legs as an Englishman,' and will shake hands with the colored porter, while he crush es the lordly and familiar ho tel clerk with a look of deadly politeness. New "York Star. broad and two miles long, and drops anchor in its quiet waters. The bay which is the safest in the Orient, opens toward the north and is completely shut in by high and barren mountains, guarded on either side by antiquated forts, which were built by Ihe Portuguese in the sixteenth century, when that enterprising nation came in possession of the city. ' The mountains reaching out like great arms into the sea, extend j back and around the city and 1 form a natural wall of defence, j cutting off all commuu'cation with I the surrounding country except by the way of a difficult pass or by means of boats through the harbor. Just beyond the city walls, inac cessible by land, lies a town that becomes an entreport to Muscat, into which the Arabian caravans from the interior bring their mer chandise which is- then taken to the city by the barges. The forts, which are designed for the protec tion of the city, are occapied by mercenaryrsoldiers who subserve their purpose well when there is no fighting to be done, but who in time of need caunot be trusted. The province of Muscat, that ex teudS' along the Gulf of Oman to tbe promontories in the north, is under the rule of Said Tucky whose reign has been long and unevent ful. The sultan is in constant fear for his life at the hands of his sub jects, and keeps himself closely withing his capital, leeling ;more seenre behind its stony ramparts. It often happens that some Bedou in chief, whose exchequer uas run low, makes a sudden attack npon bis domain, and. exacts a tribute which is at once paid, the sultau doubtlessly congratulating himself that he escapes so lightly. The principal garrison, which is set about the capital and serves as a personal guard, is a body of sixty native braves, whose duty it is to bowl all night in order to appraise the hostile Arabs that he Is on the alert aud possibly deter them from an attack. The waters iu the vicinity are alive with fish, which form the staple article of food for the na tives, and which when salted are exported in large quantities. Dates are grown extensively in the inte rior, many 'of which leach th! or uot. liis stock ot merchandise is not large, for the people of this old capital are not given to the refinements of shopping. The natives belong to tbe Ara bian race, black and indolent, possessing a vicious disposition, that is often shown toward visitors with unconcealed hatred. Although nominally in the care or the sultan, while walking throught th Btreets, we were more than once spit at by home ugiy Muscatine, muttering . malediction and curse on tbe "Christian does," as we were called witn a Bneer and pom fug Soger. It is not safe for foreigners to be out at nigbt, for every look .tnd act betray tie cowardlv enmi ty and the embittered fanaticism of tbe race, which knows neither craple nor noble, manly impulse These people are very devout Mohammedans, worshipping con stantly in tbe many mocques with which the city abounds, lielore 'heir devotions, which seem to be Uhe principal occupation of some of me mosi uesperai character, tuey indulge in the sacred and com- nendable rite of washing their hands and feet, then without any fastidiousness rius;- - . -ir mouths with the water ued iu tbe ablu tions. Their temple worship is in usual form, and the muezzin's voice is beard at intervals calling to the faithful. As in all oriental lands tbe wo men lend idle and Iso. iled lives. They wear novel costumes, and are fairly loaded down Iwith jewelry. A half dozen rings are suspended from eat here ar.se veral are worn in the nose, almost any number encircled the arms, and a large one is clasped on each ankle. Their clothing seems tocoDsist of a pair of loose trousers teaching to the ankles, over which is a short dress that comes down to tbe knees. On their bare feet are worn wooden sandals, designed to set forth the K races of their extremities, and held in place by a peg that passes between the two large toes, giviug a very ambling movement to their ?ait. With a turban for the bead and a mask to cover tbe face, doubtlessly to bide their ugliness, the feminine wardrobe for the street is complete. So far as 1 have been able to judge, oriental beauty is largely a myth, and it is the American ports. The commnnica- I j,art of wisdom that the women of What tLe Georgia rtilesrpier, EUl Arp, Tfcink cf Its Vihe. Peas are better than clover or grass, or anything; better for the land and better as. a profit able crop. T, have unbounded respect for peas. I row about five acrrss every year for forage, and they make the best forage in the world the best for horses and mules, and the bett for milch cows. All kinds of stock eat it greedily. 1 nave seen old farmers pull peavines tip by the roots and nan them on the f ei ce to cure. The common Idea i that rea- vlne hay is hard to harvest and hard to cure. This Is a creat mistake. Sow tneia with a drill or broadest sav tvn bushels to the acre. When the pods are nearly grown, and the peas are in the dough walk right into them with a good scythe blade and cut an acre a day any good mower can do it easily, for it is the sweetest cutting In the world. Let them lie as they fall for twenty-four liours ; rake Into winnows, and let them alonet for two riava more. If it rains on them. Just let it rain ; when the sun shines toss Ihem up and give them air and they will care. I have had them to take several rains, and lie on the'ground for a week, and cnrt all Tlht- plenty of air w all they want. Put them in the Lain and watch them for a day or so to see if they are moulding or getting hot ; if they are, then toss them to the other side of the barn and the tossiug and airing will tring them all right. I have never lost a peavina crop. Bat be sure and cut before the pods get ripe or you will lose the 1a L. m leaves, vui green ana not a leaf will drop, and the vines will cure so much easier. NUMBER 10 ELLA WDEELKK WILCOX. man, it iu said one in bis youthful and tbe old had There was time, Wbo went astray prime. Can tbe brain keep cool heart kep quiet, hen tbe blood t a river that's ranning riot! And boys will be boys, tbe folks say. And tbe man's better whose bis day. The sinner reformed, and tbe preacher told Of the prodigal son wbo came back to the fold, Ana unnsiuin people threw open toe aoor witn a warmer welcome than ever before. Yieauo and bonor were bis to command, And a epotleM woman rave bim ber band. And tbe world strewed their path way with dowers a-bloom. Crying, "God bless lady and God bless groom !" There was a maiden went astray, la tbe golden dawn of life's young aay ; She bad more passion and heart than bead And she followed nlindly where fond love led, And love unchecked Is a dangeroui truiie, To wander at will br a fair rirl's side. 1 Tbe woman repented and turned from hin, Hut no door opened to l :t her io : Tue preacher prayed - that she might be forgiven. Cut told her to look f. r mercy in heaven. For this it the law of tbe earth, we know, , . That the womin is scorned, while the man tu.ty co. A brave man wedded her, after all. l.ut tbe work caid. frowniti tdiall uot call.' rciAiLnrrsc? -JOB WOBK- KKD YOUR SWOBS h"o nxs orncz.- NEWS OF A WEEK. -XX- at "So per 6t 'we TZSftJIET GI2L. "We've 3:alt "STith S:ne ot Tia e.- She's The S:rt FcraVifa.' e S:rt- FOR 1892- Opinions of North Carolina Repre sentatives- inwtin the party who enacted it.-tanford Express. Whi You Are " An Educated Man." m might read aU the books iate British museum, if you coufl live long enough, and re- maii ut'erly an illiterate, unelucat id person. But. if you read ten pages in a good book, Ietfcr by letterthat is to say with real accuracy you are forevermore, in some meas ure, an educated person. John Kmkin. Always Wrong, majority of the Repulican lneBibera of "'the Legislature," says tlie Winston Sentinel, ''voted against the bill to pension ex-Confederate sold ierfi. II ow can any ex-Confederate or the son of an ex Confederf! te affiliate with a party w ha record likethis? "PPly The Rope. rode self." of tiop. iffc. is often said "give him and he will hantr him- hat's just our oDinion the I Harrison administra- Maj. McClaromy is reported as saying : "I am divided in my views betweeu Mr, Carlisle and Mr. Randall." Mr. Sim mons : "Of course, Mr. Car lisle is the leader of the party in the House. I think Mr. Whitney is a very popular man, especially in the South, but the South is with Mr. Hill on civil service questions." Capt. Johnson : "I don't know who is. We have not had any up to this time. My opinion is, Whitney will be in the next contest." Col. Cowles; "Sam v el J. Kandall" (with great em- Dhasis). Mai. Latham: "Oh, I don't know. Col. Kowland "Oh, I don't know. Col. Hen derson : "Grover Cleveland." Senator Kansom: "Democratic oartv allows no leaders it leads itself." Senator Vance "It is very difficult to say." New York Herald. I have been a great sufferer from Mtarrh for over ten years ; had it very bad, could hardly breathe. Some niht8 I could not sleep had to walk the floor. I purchased Ely's Cream Balm and am using it iree . ia nrnrk-intr a Mire BUrelV. have advised several friends to use ir and with happy results In every case. It is the one medicine above all others made to cure catarrh, and it is worth its weight in goiu. hhant Ood that 1 have found ,nmo,ir i can nsn with safety and that does all that is claimed for it It is curing my aeainess. o. Sperry, Hartford, Conn. W. tion with tbe outside world is made by the vessels from Bombay, which touch at Muscat weekly, and by the caravans from the desert. With a population of forty thous and, this intensely interesting -and strange Arabiau city is thoroughly isolated by land and sea. As is the custom of a mau of war iu entering a foreign port, we fired a salute from one of the ship's guns before passing the forts. In this act of greeting toward the nation whose harbor we are about to enter we are accustomed to display their flag while tiring the salute, and anticipate a return of the same courtesy toward our colors. In the salute from the fort the sultan's soldiers hoisted the stars aud stripes, but by some mistake our national ensicrn was inverted. The captain of the ship immediate ly informed his majesty that he eould not accept the salute as an answer to, our hieuuly greetine. the sultan caused the error to be j corrected,' and the uionutain sides 1 re-echoed to the bsomiag of their J guns, while the graceful banner floated from the fluz staS' ! To allay any suspicions of un- friendlinesH awakened by this ep'sode, his excellency sent to the ship a present of some fruit and a number of live goats, in return for which a gilt was sent to him. This royal present was equally signifi cant in demonstrating tne high degree ot civilization iu Muscat as ell as tne nature ot um land. It was also rurcored that tbe unfortu nate soldier was executed at once, to appease the wrath of the goddess of liberty, but. be that as it may our amicable relations were tot disturbed in the least, While the Juniata lay at anchor, the sultan was pleased to visit tbe vessel in state wiih his suite, raak- Dg it a notable occasion, if not regally impressive, lie was much interested in and astonished by what be saw on shipboard. A torpedo was exploded for his amusement which threw the wa ter all over some of bis attendants to his delight. That which took his fancy inost completely, and seemed incredible to bim, wa4 the rapidity with whioh the Uathng gun was fired. It was trained on the bare face of a rock, that he might befer its twelve hundred shots a minute rattling like hail btones. We were, of course, given the freedom of the city, in all that it signifies here, and during our stay in port we spent maoy hours in curious observation within its walls. In the royal stables were shown many very fine horses of noble blood, fleet, graceful and intelligent, to mount any one of which and speed like the wiad into the desert might seem tbe dream of romance. The sultan kindly placed bis horses at our service, and it was a most tempting offer to equestrians to whom even tbe gait of a donkey is pleasurable. Delightful as jhe ride might be, these .lands conceal their homely features and their nncomely forms behind masks and in flowiue gar ments. The entire country surrounding Muscat is black and barren, and ou either side along the coasts extends a most dreary scene, forming a setting for this barbaric capital. We cannot envy this people in the cradle of tbe world, rocking them to a half dreamful slumber, where the temperature stands at a hundred degrees in the shade, where no rain to speak of ever falls, where the water is unfit to drink, here the food fails to satisfy an ordinary appetite, where treachery, hostility and peril threaten one at every turn, al though tbe native civilization takes its rise in tbe dawn of history. SALlSBl-BY. Tae Verdict Unanimous. xne quiet gin never wears high colors on tbe street, says the Bazaar. You do not see her flaunting in brilliant plaids when they happened to be In the style; when the high hats are "in" she does not pile hers so high that it sweeps the cob webs from the sky; she does not wear exaggerated bangs when the bang is in vogue nor the uigget bustle in town, nor the longest trail to her tea gown, nor the greatest number of bangles when bcugles reign. But because she doe.s not chat ter and gigglftaud make herself a He. Wilmington Star. i;uupicuou in nor:! cars, aoes The Richmond Advocate has received a funny letter from a fellow who owes for subscrip tion. U reads : Feb'y 6, 18S9. Rev. J. J. Laf ferty. There is not any use of your writing to me any more for I am dead and have been dead every pince 15 day of April so I kant take the paper any more so don't write to me any more." This is a new way to beat a publisher ont of his subscrip tion. This fellow Is indeed dead to honor, and he ia a very dead head. He is still able to write not announce her convictions on all occasions and all sub jects, and profess her admira tion at every hand's turn, It uiuat not be supposed that she uas no iaeas. or convictions, or enthusiasms; that she moves along like a star in the hearens, which obeys the laws of gravi tation without selecting its course or oDjectir.r: to its orbit. one is quiet Decaus sue has no power to make herself heard, to change her conditions, or because she is maturing that power. Intheineantlme.it is the quiet girl who marries ear- liest,who makes the best match,! who fills the niches which her more brilliant sister leaves vacant, who manages the ser vants, runs the sewing machine, remember tue birthdays, lis- the wolf The irewspaper Crifcc- tens to reminiscences of old, and often' keeps the from the door. Ex". Go out on the streets most any Wednesday morning after the Reflector has been carried around and you can see a doz en men, or more, resting pa pers that somebody else has paid for. Greenville Reflector. It is even worse than that In Shelby just after ths New Era has been distributed. And these same dead beats are the very men who are continually criticising and bemeaning their home papers. They will pay for a foreign weekly, (that never gives them any home news), but when it comes to paying the man who tries to build up their town, they won't do it. but will "cms him out" for not doing more to develop their property. Shelby New Era. W. I). Suit, Druggist, Bippus, Ind., testifies .: ! can recommend Electric Bitters as the very best remedy. Every bottle sold has given relief tn every case. Une man took six bottles, and was cured of Rheumatism of 10 years' standing." Abraham Hare, drug gist, BeMville, Ohio, affirms; .uThe best selling medicine. I have ever handle in my 30 years' experience, is Electric Bitters." Thousands of others have added their testimo ny, so that the verdict is unanim ous tha't Electric Bitters do core all diseases of tbe Liver, Kidneys or Blood. (July a balf dollar a bottle at A, W. Rowland's Drug Store. The Laborers Protected. And so th laboring people of Germany are agitated by just such questions as disturb the operatives and miners in the Northern States of our Union, and the results are the same discontent and strikes. It is not strange that like causes should produce like results. 1 ( would be singular if they failed to do no. The United States and Germany are trying to make people prosperous by high taxes. They will signally fail. They both have High Tariffs. Wil mington Star. Preparing a C:np:ct- Many years ago, when good Dr. C. W. Graut was propagat ing the Deleware, lona,and oth tr new and improve varieties of grape on Ioua Islands, he pre pared an excellent compost for bringing his poverty-stricken gravelly soil, on which a mul lein would hardly grow, into a productive condition. Borrow ing all the the. cows ie could from his mountain neighbors on the western shore of tbe river in the fall, he placed a layer of muck from the salt mirsh, a foot thick, over the surface of his ample barya'rd. Twenty five or thirty cows were kept trampling over this day by day. When sufficiently enriched and beaten down, another layer of muck was spread over, and f-o on. By spring, there wonld be from eighteen inches to two feet of soiid compost in the yard. This was carted out, treated with lime to sweeten it, turned over two or three times, and when ready for use was a rich, black, valuable plant food. With this manure, the' soil was quickly brought into good condition for grow ing vines or any other product. If the yard had been covered.it would have beeu so much the better for both cattle and ma nure. Cotton 'Want. Why liarriasa is a ra2rt We have seen no better answer than tbe following, taken from tbe Sunny South, to tbe question Why is marriage a failure P Tbe editor says : "She meeu bim in fiowder, paint, puffs, pads, falte- b-irand artificials; be meets ber in daub, erfume, high collar, and breath made for tbe occasion She smiles, be whines, and mamma giggles. Love, marriage, d.orce." bat we need is men and women of strength of character to do light for right's rake and lay Aside all shows that delude the tensea and aiierwarda prove to be only hollow mockers', who need noth ing iui tneir own merit as a past-port anywhere and wbo, upon what they really ate, are not afraid to s;and or fall. Th7 That's Tbi Matter. It begins to look as it Blaine was not as big a man as was snpposed, and that he is not ?uch a power behind the throne after all. New Berne Journal Tweedledum And Tweedledee. The "getleman" who stole the mailing list of the New York Voioe has beeu rewarded and yet Dudley remains in the cold. Why should au exposed boodler be treated worse than a detected thief? Nashville American, Dem. Water The Stock, "Rochester, N. Y., capitalists nave formed a trust in dried apples." When they water tbe stock it will swell to Immense proportions. Wilmington Star. wu at is iiAPrzjfixa T9 211B WORLD AROUSD C3. A Condensed llerMtrt at tm x ' as GaUkered Wm IX CUkimu f CotUemprarUt, blaU nnd XatUnal. 1C54 Alliances la the State, Florid negroes rrfoe to work with Italians. Cora Is abundant bostel at Jeffcreon. A St. Louis man has invented a rills ttfat wilt hoot ten miles. Whitelsw Ileid, our Minister to FYs nor, U said to be worth f C.000 000. ' Tho Postmaster General b as par chased the bouse of Secret ary of the Navy Whitney for su,0O0. Whiskey was . aelhng on the streets of Inolr last week for 13 cents a quart, uri the Topic Tbe Agricalmral Department re ceives favorable oewu from tbe trackers or New Berne and viciaity. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Vaooe Late gone to Washington Territory. Mr. Vance baring agovcrtoent appoint ment iDrrr. Tbe Faretteville Observer mts everal counterfeit silver dollars are la circulation in FatetteviHe. Look oat for them. 12,00 tickets to tbe insugurttioa ball were sold. Alter paying aU expenses tbe coavittee bad a sur plus of $20,000. Two young society men ol Lex ington, Va-, fought a duel last week, firing 42 rounds wiu Colt's revolvers. What a farce. Senator W, L. Wilson, of West Virginia, will deliver tbe anaoal address at tbe Wake Korst Com mencement in Jane next. Dr. IL iL Catling is now 70 years: He is a Sorth Carolinian and the inventor of tbe Catling gun and other inventions. The Richmond Dispatch favor a chance in tbe postal laws that will allow person to paste a newspaper clipping on a pootal card. Three carp caught from th Yadkin river with a hook and line wigbting 13 lbs were on exhibition in Salisbury some days ago. Frea Douglas and bis white wife were conspicuous at tbe inaugura tion ball" She did not seem to be ashamed of ber negro husband. Ugh! Sjencer Weaver, a Lalf wilted fellow of Granville county, killed bis sister by stroking ber on bead with a stick of wood, lie is ia jih Tbe courts of California have da cided that a Chinaman's cue must not be cut off when he is sent li prison. They are cut off Just tbe same. Tomkins Warren, a 1 . Tier of New York, 88 years old. -U into bis bog pen and wai kill- jy tbe bogs. His body wt ter .-.. mutilated. Tbe prisoners escaped frotn tba Shelby jail last week sajs the New fcra, in broad dav light. They broke the lock on their cell door. AU of them wer white. Tbe cotton crop is oeirlr all harvested. Tbe facts prove that in North Carolina tbe cron was fully one third short, as was estimated early in tbe seaion. Mr. T. P. Deveroax has riven tbe State Library .an excellent portrait of Brigadier General Junius Daniel, wbo was mortally wounded at Fpottejlvanla in 1 bGL. Mr. WiUie Wblcbard. of Pitt county, has caught Dice foxes under ou persimmon tree tbe past inir. says tne Uenector. Wbo said terimmon trees were Dot asefuL' Judge Clark held Meckhobarg Koperior Court and made a record that will be remembered There were 120 6nl judgements rendered and 17 caes were settled by arbitratoo, we learn from the Chronicle. There was able excitement in California over a big gold find in the lower port of that tata and miners rabed to tbe place from all points. If was a .big boax. There is much suffering among them as it an oat, of tbe way place and provisions bard to get. Tbe project to hold a permanent exposition of Soatbera products in some ortbera Citv is assuming tangible thane. Tbe Ix-relators granted a charter to the iSoatbern KxtKMitioa Co. It- contains I cbart tiombers renrexent all Lha Southern States. North Carolina lurnifbet several and is leading tbe matter. Mi. J. B. Connethlr. fonnerlv Clerk of Supreme Court of Iredell county, is oat ia a card ia last week's Lenoir Topic. It is BianlT- tlraigbt forward and baa the ring of truth about it. He claims that be was no absconder and no fnji 1 1 ve from justice; but Las been ia Geogia with bis family fcince leav ing btatesville. A Srkiartial Sscn- Western farmers are coufl'lent a twine trust has beeu lormed and the market cornered. What a Bleeps it is. The people havo not upheld the principles of protection for the purpose of giving great fortunes to a few fsvored indi-vidnals.-N. Y. Tribune, Itep. And the rat never went into the trap for tbe purpose of having Its neck squeezed. But that is what happened to it all the 6ame. N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, Ind. Rep. Kins ton is on a boom. The prospects for a knitting factory ana an oil mill are bright. Kins ton iree Press. Cfcsi Advice. The Progressive Farmer aata? Welearn that on the 13lh inat in Wake Forest township that countr Mr. John Fowler, over who bead have passed the snows of twenty three frosty winters, and Miss Julia MassinrilL who bas baaked in tbe glowing sunshine of fifty eight summers, were onied in the holy bonds of wedlock. It affords Mr. Hewitt'sadvlce is. "Come Z'ZTZ' ?Z " South, young man." gress which are manifested bv many of our North Carhna towns. Thel-ope's income during 18&31 Cbaxotte, Concord, Farelteville, was $2,320,000. This daes not in- Goldaboro, Green iboro. New elude tbe t2.400.0OO be received Berne, Oxford, Saluburj, Balefb. ia money andiotber presents dor-1 Wilmingtoa and Wlaataa fears ing hi8 jubUeA 1 oeen greauy aroused. i V