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JOS.
B. BATCBKLOR.
ATTORN er AT LAW,
RALEIGH, N.C.
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elal Olst rid and tn tbe federal and Hit
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Rslelgh, N.C.
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I. T. CLiUS,
Halifax, N. C.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HALIFAX, N.C.
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ATTVfttVRYS 4 OIBtVSBLuOns AT LAW,
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iiii'iini; counties, and la the Supreme
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HALIFAX, N. 0.
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part nf North
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ATTORNEY AT LAW.
J tCKSU V, N. C.
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AVIN L. HITMAN
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HALIFAX, N.C.
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HALIFAX, K. C.
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HALIFAX, N. C.
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INPISLD, HALIFAX COUKTY, If. C.
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Hash, Kdgooomba and Wilson.
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State. Jan 12-6 1
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H A RA,
ATTORNEY AT
LAW,
ENFIELD, N. C.
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Edgeootnhe and Nash. In tbe Supreme
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WELDON, N. C.
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Claim collected In any part of North
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Halifax, Bf. C.
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VOL. VII.
DISENCHANTED.
I saw her tripping lightly
Down whore the daisies gnw,
Her blue eyes boamed so briuhly,
They seetnd of heaven's glow.
She caino, the swentest fairy,
On the brightest mor lug 'beam,
So lair, ro pure, so airy
And iris-tinted dream.
I vowed 1 loved her msdly,
With love bo wild nnd uoep,
Her Bcorii I would iHkn glad y,
Aud an a treasure Keep.
"Bamlne!" I then entreated j
Her Ul n-li . ho align!', mi ile,
Arose 'mnng Wiles niottiKl ,
As low .hn lir-nMm " rjrit )'
paa"aaBw
FIRST AND ONLY LOVE.
It bus often been a mutter nf wonder
to oie why I loved Elwjn Ash tou as I
did.
He was twelve years my senior, and I
only eighteen ; yet I loved him.
I remember well how gloriously tho
tin shone on that summer nfteriioiiu
hen we stood together on the lawn
wailing for the carriage lo arrive thut
should bri. g Am t Eleanor to spend
some weeks at our house. I, so proud
of bin), so happy at the prospect of
seeing Aunt Hleanoi's admiration for
my noble darling, so thy at his admira
tion for myself, so hopeful that they
would like each other and be friends.
"For she is very beautiful, Klwvti,"
I said, "and only teu years older than I
am"
I can see now the quiet launli n his
dark eyes, and the piavful curve of the
lips, as of one humorio; a petted child
a strange eife I should have becu for
him, after all. And there W..8 a sound
f wheels, and drawing my arm in his,
he led me tn the fruit entrance to wel
come my nuut.
I do not clearly remember when that
rst feeling of jealou-ly stole into mv
mind, I think I scarcely understood it
when first it did come. lie had never
changed to me ; I was ever uppermost
in his thoughts; all Ins most graceful
attentions were mine; yet I saw plainly
that he found iu her a companionship I
was lar Iroin being able to give, for I
was only n darling play-thino, a beloved
and petted child.
O.-e evening I noted well how bright
and animated he was, and the admiring
look that kept deepening in his eyes
and, the increased interest of voice and
manlier as the consers itinn prnercsi'd,
til gradually the hand I held became
Unconscious oi fin nc, and, when 1
loosened my hold, slipped away to
extend itself for greater emphasis to
wards her. And then I rose, pale and
heart-sick to say good-night.
"We have not had our usual talk to
night, Birdie:" he said.
'No, I answered laconically.
"It is too lute now," looking at his
watch.
"Yes"
"What is the matter?" asked my
aunt; "Are you unwell t
"No," again.
Then she laughed, low and melodi-
ouly.
'Tnu had better go to bed, child."
Child I Suddenly, and with a quick,
sharp pain, as if struck by lightning, I
ielt all that her words were intended to
covey to him to him, though not to
me and as suddenly the child became
a woman.
"Walk down the avenue with me,
once only once, E.wje," I said; "my
head aches."
With thia old carressing touch, he
adjusted uiy shawl ; then hesitated a
iu..meut, and snid, half reluctantly,
"Will you? Shall If"
I knew what he meant, and turned
with all the dignity I could assume.
"Auot Lleanor, if you wish to come
too, you may."
"I may, may I?'' she answered pet
tishly. "Thanks, but if its all the
same to you, I prefor not."
"Elwyn," I said, when we were out of
her hearing lor I felt that I must men
lion the submit or die, almost "Elwyn,
my au'it has been here more than a
month now do you like her?"
'She is charming." he said, honestly :
"cbarmirg "
"Ah," I said ; "so they oil say, sooner
or latei."
"They ?" he asked ; "who are they r"
"Men."
He laughed, and drew my arm
through hi?, and w! finished the walk
in silence. Then, when we had reached
the front door, and I held up my lips
fur the usual kiss, ho said, "She is very
charming, but my baby is worth teu of
her."
"Oh!" I sobbed, throwing myself
into his arms, and clinging to him with
passionate pain and sorrow, ' do not say
so. I am a woman now a woman.
Elwvn ; do not call me that any more I
"Well, I will not il it hurls you."
And he took my fuco between his
hands, and bent over me with bis own
bright smile. B it hreuking from him.
I ran upstairs, and shut myseii m iut
room.
What r-nnlrl T do? Nothing. I felt
that he was daily, hourly being drawn
away ff"n me, and m1 weult P"wer
could avail nothing against the more
subtile will of that older and far superior
woman nf the world. Mv mother, oh,
hut not even to her could I complain of
Elwyn. And so the days went on.
One afternoon, in the early autumn,
went down to the shore alone, silting
IIiIprs and idle, though wearily. At
Inst, voices disturbed me, voices that
knew only too well his and hers and
r .mid to listen. Tbcv crew quieter as
the unoroached And finally seated
WELD ON, K
tnomseives on the other side nf the
boat house from where I sot and kept
sni'i ce. a lew moments, and her voice
broke the pone.
I knew by ihe sudden start and quick
breathing that he bad turned towards
her, but he said no word. I stifled uiy
own loud cusps and leaned forward to
hear more.
Elwyn?" And now the tone was
changed. It was as if the words were
foiceil, wrung Irons her. "Have pity
I love you.
"(irncmus heavens 1" I knew he had
started to his feet. ' You tell me this?
V'oii I"
"I dol" she answered, tremulously;
"and more you love me I"
I heard him groan, and knew by In
stinct that his hands were stretched to
w.irds her as though to defend her from
her own words.
"You love me," she continued, more
Calmly, "and I love you. I have waited
for you to speak, but you would not; so
I have done it. You may imagine, if
you will, what it costs a woman to make
such a confession unsolicited, 1) you
blame me, Elwyn?"
"Blame?'' he said, "my beautiful
my dearest ! And yet Oh, the trai-
tor the miserable traitur you have made
of me, Eleanor 1"
' It is because I love you. Forgive
me. if too well, Elwyn,"
"She loves me too," he sud.
"That child?" she answered, with
touch f sarcasm. ' Her heart is too
you and untried for deep impression.
Oh, Elwyn, what is her love to mine?
Sue is a pretty t y a plaything. Will
you weigh her in the balance against
me I"
"Eleanor," he pleaded, "have mercy 1
Take my life, as you havo my love but
leave me, at least, a little self-respect.
We are strong in our love, and can
bear more thuii she can. Dj not be
cruel in your power."
"What do you want to do?" she
asked.
"To be true to her," he said bitterly,
yet, oh, Low grimly I "I wish her never
to know tha it is to a traitor her pure
faith has been given. For I will
inn.' ry her and cherish her as though
you and I bad never met. So help me
heaven 1"
"And what is to become of me?"
"H:ive mercy I Why did you ever
come between us 1"
"You say you love me. I ask, what
is to become of me? Y,m say you love
me, Elwyn f"
"Ah, belter than my own truth and
honor I"
Oh, hnw changed and broken his
voice sounded I
I waited to I nr no more. My re
solve was taken. His pride was humbled
to the dust trampled beneath the feet
of his great pission. He should never
knowingly make me witness of his hu
miliation. This much I could and would
do for him.
That evening I asked him to walk
down the avenue with me, for the last
time, and then I said, "Elwyn, this must
end between ue. I will not marry
you "
It was a strange start ho gave a
strange look, almost of j y, that flishod
over his face, only to be gone again.
And then I gained strength to tell the
falsehood, that was to set him free.
"I do not hive you, E'wyn."
It is ucedless to repeat his hurried
words nf question and confused rerooi:
strai ce. Bat I saw that he believed my
love was gone from bin), and therein I
could be thaiikuil.
A short month and they were married.
I never saw them again.
But Ion" after they told me he was
dead, and that she was about to wed an
other husband, ond they gave me the
little packet of hair thnt be had ad
dressed with his own baud to bis "I irst
and latest love."
His first and latest, for ever.
THAT TAR HEEL IN WASHINGTON,
Col. J. H. Wheele' the venerable
Historian, in a speech at a Press banquet
in It ileigh, said that while lo Washing
ton City he never met with a North
C'lroliu'nin but what his heart warmed to
him, a d he always hunted them up, and
If in trouble assisted them, without re
gard to color or race or previous condi
tion. "B it." said he, "I waa checked
at this onto in a way I shall never for
cet. It was iost after the war, and I
went in the St. Cloud hotel one night to
warm. There as one man I ootiued
around I lie stove and I asked the clerk
who he was. "It's one of your North
Camhnia fellows." said lie. I lie man
really looked like it, fur ho was dressed
iu a copperas colored homespun coat and
breeches, and an old wool hat, and
chewiut! tobacco. I moed up tu him
and asked him where be was I mm. He
siid he was Irom 'Lisbley's Cross
It iads.' I told him I knew that place.
that I hud been there mvself, and I
mentioned the uaines of several neigh.
hnrs. of whom he suid he knew. At
last he looked at nie right bard, and
said he, ' What inought be your name?
I told him, Wheeler. "Yes," said be
bristling uo and doubling bis Git, "I
know you. You ore the same durned
rascal that come riding to my bouse on
a hght c lored horse and stole my
mule I" About that lime C"l. Dockery
stepped iu and I oppealed to Dockery to
assure the man that he was mistaken in
me, but D ickery laughed aud told tbe
fellow "Yes, yeK, that I was tbe very
man." Since that lime I hate been
particular iu "looking about" fur men
irom my native State.
C, SATURDAY,
A MINER'S SUPERSTITION.
A reporter was talking with an old
miner few davs ngo, who implicitly
believed th it no death ever took place
in tho mineswithnut a warning of some
kind. "You see," be said, "death never
comes of a sudden upon the men in the
wiines. Your reporters write up acci
dents and bow something gave way or
fell quick and killed somebody. Now,
this ain't so. There's always some
warning. When I see my lantern begin
to burn low down and blue, I know that
there is danger ahead. II it keeps on
for a few days nnd then begins to
waver and nicker, I'll watch it close to
see where it points Now, you may set
us up for a fool, but what I'm tellin'
vou is the gospel truth. When the
flame leans over (is it was being worked
by a bl iw-pipe,) and points to a man,
death has marked him. S ima years
ago, when Bill Hendricks was killed in
the Savage, tbe fl.ima of my lantern
pointed right to him for over so hour,
and when he moved the flame would
turn just as if Bill was a lodestone, and
the flame was a mariner's needle. I
knew ho was gone, nnd told him to be
careful about the blast. Well, be got
through that all right, and got on the
cage. As be weut up the candle kept:
acting strangely, and at times the A mies
would stretch out long and thin Inwards
Bill. At length it gave asulden flicker
and Bill reeled to one side and was
caught in the timbers I heard his
dreadful cry as he disippeared down tho
shaft, and while he was bounding from
side to side, d ishing out bis brains an l
scattering bis fiVh down to the bottom,
my light went out. I never lit that
lantern again. It hangs up in my cabin
now, and it always will. There's more
in a caudle flame than people think. I'd
rather see a cocked revolver pointed at
me than a candle fliroe; a revolver
sometimes misses, but a caudle iluno is
sure to kill when it starts towards a
man. .
FEMALE INFLUENCE.
The poet has disclosed the whole se
cret of woman s conquerinz power.
Fair in her virtues, aud firm in ber faith
she wields an influence which mailed
warrior never could ; and her power is
resistless when dictated by conscious
duty. Woman's greatest infl lenco is in
home life ; for the early instruction we
receive has the strongest infljeiice upon
our live, in that it begins at the founda
tion. Before tbe mind is matured our
faults of character are corrected, and a
mother's teachings gain a hold upon the
minds nfchildreu that can never be
eakened. Home is life's ante-room;
the little world where the duties of the
greater world without are rehearsed d.iy
after day, where the heart roust learn
sacrifice, if it is to help purify the world
and make a success of life.
America may boast of her colleges
within whose walls "Science sits en
throned," she may seud out her learned
sons, but society is looking beyond
American colleges to American homes
for humanilt's future good. If the im
pressions received there are not pure, no
classical education, however good, can
make them so.
Trace the course of some of our
ightest intellects, and then go
back to their earlv childhood days, and
we see the result of the lessons there
taught is honored manhood. There
are no good results without careful prep
aration, and in some hu i.ble home these
great minds have been slowly moulded
by the untiring energy of a luithlul
mother, who wrote with an indelible en
on material which will survive the
wrecks of time. 'The world admires the
lustre that time cannot tarnish, but
hardly gives a thought to the agencies
that are used to devolnp such immortal
worth. But how universal are the
tributes given by these great men for
their honor and success in life, throng h
God, to the iufluctice of their mothers.
HOW TO COOK A HUSBANO.
Tbe first thing to be done is to catch
him. Havine done so, the mode ot
cooking him, so as to make a good dish,
is as follows :
Many good husbands are spoiled in
cook'n Some women keep them con
stantly in hot water, while others freeze
the m by ct'J ! jsl coldness ; some smother
them in hatred and contention, and still
others keep them in a pickle all their
lives. These women always serve them
up with tongue sauce. Now, it cannot
be supposed that husbands will be
lender and enod if treated in this
way ; but they are on the contrary
verv delicious when managed as fol
lows : Get a large j ir called the jar of
carefulness (which all cood wives have
on hand), place vour husband in it, and
place him near the fire of conjugal love
let the fire be pretty hot, especially let
it be clear, above all let tbe beat be
coistant; cover bins over with allcclim
and subjection ; garnish bint with the
spice of pleasantry, and 'f you add kisses
and other confections, let them be ac
companied with a sufficient portion of
secrecy, mixed with prudence and
moderation.
Elk', A recent experiment in St. Paul,
Minn., demonslrances that elks can be
broken to harness. Even a woman can
drive them. It Is sn essy matter lor llmm
10 travel sixteen miles an hour and have
two men and a buggy, and it is raid they
can travel a hund'ed mile as eay as a
hoiaetcam can fifty. This being true,
these animals must bo well worth dome.it:-eating.
NOVEMBER 23, 1878.
THE LONG-LIVED MAN.
It is easy to sketch him. He bis a
well proportioned stature, without how
ever, being too tall. He 'is rather of the
middle size and somewhat thick set.
His compaction ia out too florid at any
rate, too much ruddiness in youth is
suldom a sign nf longevity. Hair ap
proaches rather to the fair than to the
black ; his skin is strong but not rough.
II a head is uot too big. He has large
ve ns at extremities, and bis shoulders
are rather roun than flat; his neck is
not ton long, his belly does not project,
and his hands are large, b t net too
deeply cleft. His foot is rather thick
than long and his legs are firm and
round. IIj has a broad chest, ond
strong voice, and tho faculty of retain
ing his breath for a long time without
difficulty. His i.erves are never nut of
order; his pulse is slow and regular.
His appetite is good, and bis digestions
easy. He hag not too much thirst,
which is alwavs a sign of rapid self-coo-sumption.
His passions never become
too violent or destructive. If he gives
way to anger he experiences a glow of
warmth without an overflowing of the
gall. He likes employment, particular
ly culm meditation and agrecaMo spec
ulation is an optimist, a friend to na
ture and domestic felicity lias on
thirst after either honor or riches, aud
biuishos all thought of to-morrow.
WORDS OF WISDOM.
Whet men, women and opportunity
meet, the devil sits d iwo, knowing that
the Are will bum without help from
him.
It Is bpttcr ti riso from your knees,
and shut your hnns out nf your oeih
boi's yard, than to indulge in long
prayers.
The perfectly contented man is also
perfectly useless.
Try to see yourself through the eyes
of thoso around you.
Tbe ideal saint of the young moralist
is Cut from sappy llnber.
The L rd can more easily have faith
in the religion that wears an old coat to
church, than the nua in the coat
can.
True prosperity builds up the soul
rather than the pocketbook.
The vigorous ideal keeps warm
though wrapped in few words.
laith that asks no questions kills the
soul and stiflsa the Intellect.
H ippy is too man who has neighbors
willing to forgive his mistakes.
Appear to be butler than you aro, and
aim to be what you appear.
He who thinks poorly of himself can
not win the respect nf his fellows.
M my who expect to gi to heaven,
will fi.id little comfort there unless they
are able to get up a lively trade in harps,
aad gold, and nickel plated crowns.
NEGLECTET CHILDREN.
Many a mother has wept over the
sins of her chil l, little dreaming that
while sho pursued her round of idle
pleasures, that child was taking its first
lesson in sin from the example of a vicious
nurse. The truth is, parents take upon
themselves too mmy unnecessary bur
dens, and consider llieinsrl.es bound by
duty to perform to i maf taks, which
are of much less c )iis;qumico thai the
ti aching and training id' their children.
The father has his trada or proicssion.
and his few leisure hours he must spend
ia Rocial plva-ures. The mother has
her houscholj cares, and the c unforts
of her family to study ; and besides this
there is much tune to be devoted to
fancy work, visitor", and to amusements
of one kind and another. IL-r children
are n ere secondary considerations, and
depend upon the kindness of hirelings.
Their dresses may be miracles of pulling,
ruffling and embroidery, but what docs
that count when their minds are dwarfed
through neglect? Her house may be the
model i f neatness, her bread excel that
of all ker ueighbors, her jellies and pre
serves eunugh tn tempt the most fastid
ious; but if iu all ibis she has kept aloof
from her child, has chilled his heart to
wards her, what does it count?
MEN OF FEW WORDS.
Some men use words as riflemen
bullets. They say but little. The
words go right to the mark. They
do
few
let
you talk, and guide your lact and
on and mi, till what yen sir nn b
eyes
nn-
swered ia a word or two. and then they
launch out a sentence, pierce the matter
to the quick, and aro d-mo Y'our con
versation falls into their minds as
stream into a deep chasm, and is lost
from sigh' by its depth and darkness
They will sometiu es surprise you with
a few words that go to tbe mark likii
gun-shot, and then they are silent igain,
as if they were reloading. Such men
are safe counselors nnd true friends,
where they profess lo be such. To
them truth is more valuable than gold,
while pretention is too gaudy to deceive
them. Words without point to them
are like t'tles without merit only be
traying the weakaess of the blind dops
who are ever used to forward other
men's schemes.
Gekti.knbsb at Homk. Be merciful in
your judgment of one another. Do not
encourage lo jeiinelf the hnbit nf criticis'
ing and commenting opnn tho loibles and
laults nt any mrmbtri ol your own Inmily.
Tbeie it nothing gained by it, and a crest
deal it lott, Lv ittell is oltcn choked
back and hioderel in its growth ky the
rank iturdiuesi of weeds wnich spring up
against it, unchecked, lo bnusi-t where
psople tiy all maoocr ot UDgeatlo things
to each other.
NO. 41.
WHAT
BECOMES OF
MILK.
THE BUTTER-
A young lady from the city, boarding
for the surnmr at a farmh.iuse on the
border of the Delaware county, visited
tbe dairy attached, and watched the
country maid in her toil with marked
attention.
"Your task Is a laborious one?" she
remarked to the maid.
"Somewhat, ma'am," was the
replv.
"N -Ultra is indeed wonderful in her
workings." continued the lady.
"Observe tho green grass in the fields,
tml in a sh irt tinio it is converted into
milk, nnd from milk to butter,"
"Yes, ma'am."
"Honey Is a strange anomaly, also.
Observe the bee wandering from fl iwcr
to flower, extracting the sweets there
from, and despositmg it to the gobular
from into the comb."
"Yes, ma'am "
"Is there sufficient nutriment in it to
be of any practical user"
"Yes, ma nm.
"If I am not exhausting your patience,
may I ask vnu what use is made of the
buttermilk?"
'We Iced some of it to tho hogs, and
what's left wo feed to the boarders,"
DUTIES.
It is true that even light duties ton
often appear ns irksome task, while we
eagerly indulge in pleasures lhat cost
great labor arid pain. The wise and
true man recognizes tho fact that bis
duties are many indeed, nearly all of
life and making pleasures of them
adds so many pleisures to his life. But
men of reasonable health aud fortune
are too apt to feel independent of the
world, and to act upon the selfish idea
that no one assists them, and they are
therefore under no obligations to their
fellow-man. Carlvle says that one can
not move a step without meeting a duty,
and lhat the fact of mutual helplessness
is proveded by the very fact of one's ex
istence. No man liveth to himself, and
no man dhth to himself. In all th it
concerns nur neighbors we have an in
terest that is at once uatural and una
voidable.
WHY YOUNG MENREMAIN SINGLE
It is said that tho extravagance of cirls
is the chief reason why so many yoiini!
men remain single rattier than marry girls
thnt they could not siipnort as wives in
their ante-inarriiiL'u atvlc. There never
was a more aiisur.l chure rat le than this.
I'he avenge younj i mi a is more ex'rava-
Runt than the average yimni; woman, and
the young nun who is afraid to msrry lic-
c mse yirls are. extriivs''int, is usmlly t hu
most extravagant oi his elsss and does not
d-.'-ire to marry, lieeniso. in order to eun-
pnrt a wile aud children, he would have to
cut off hi extrsvsginc.-i. Id tbe m.jority
of '-a-e, the wito is the cause ol actual
saving to the husbsud. II fore uisrrase
he lived clesr up to hit income sived
nothiug siid owned nothing. Alter mir
riage ho sives nionry, because he is com
pelled to, a id usually owns the house be
lives in. llolore iiiarriaue he was not
obliged to eiiconomi.j, becsuso he did not
look beyond thu present, with its enjoy
m-iiits. After maniage lie Is nqiiired to
rcnnnnna-, because he has to le'nrd the
(utiirv, with his rcsoonkibililies. Iu regard
to the qucslion of expenses this writer
well snye: 'Girls' oxpi-n-cs aru coiillned
n'most wholly to iliesr dres; young men's
expenses a'c c 'iilin d no, they am not
coubieJ to any'.hiuK ; they run wild. A
young man ot the. cisss nlludud to will fre
quently spend us ni'ich in one night annmx
111 eomp mi ins ns would support a wile
for s week. Frsnklin said that "One vine
wdl bring up two children.' 'Mien two
vie s should certaicly support one wile,
nnd ino-t ol die young mea of the day
eouiJ easily give up 10 an I Uill have a
Urge varie.iv on linnd.
HiWfNjss'LMrVT""
Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
An agreement without consideration is
void.
Signatures made with a lead pcucil arc
good in law.
A receipt for money paid it not legally
conclusive.
Thu acts of one partner bind all the
others.
Contracts made on Sundsy cannot be
enforced.
A contract made with a minor is void.
A contr.ie' maJu witli a lunatic is void.
Principals aru lesponsihle for the acts ol
their agents.
Agents aie responsible to their principals
lor errois.
Eich individual in a partnership is re-
pnn-ilile for tho wliolo amount of the
delits of a firm.
A note given by a minor is void.
Notes In-it interest olily when to stated
It is not h gally lo-rc.-ury to sny on i
note "lor value received."
A note drawn on Sunday it void.
A note obtained by Ir-tud, or from a
person in a state nf intoxication, cannot be
O'dleele 1.
If a not.' be lost nr sto'en, it docs not
release the maker; ho must pay it.
An endorser nl a nole is exempt from
lialnliiy il not erved with notice ol its
lii-hnnor within twenty-four hours of Its
non-payment.
BE AFFABLE.
Much nf the happiness nf li'e depends on
nur eutward demcsnar. We have all ex
perlencrd the charm of jcntlii and cuurte-
nus conduct; we have all been drawo irre
sistibly to these who are obliging, affable
and sympathetic In their deti einor. The
Iriundly Rrsp, the warm welcome, the
cheery tone, the encouraging word, the
respeclful manner, bear no small thsre in
cresting the oy nt life; while tho austere
tone, the stern rebuke, the sharo and acid
remaik. thu cold and disrnsperiful sir, the
supercilious and sc"nrul bearing, are ro
epinsible for mora of human distress des
pair and woe, than their transient nature
might seem to warrant.
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ADVERTISEMENTS.
s
ION PAINT U H 3
vvanteu in evory section of tbe United
States and Province to nnar. n.i...i.
vertUeuient. Aridres.
DANIEL K. B1SATTY ,
Washington, N. J.
Des.
g C 11 O O L
TEACHERS,
Yon can easily lucres. o ynor salary br
by devoting very small portion of your
lei. lire time to my Intme-t. 1 (o not ex
pent you lo oniivaKS for my eelebniled
II"h1Iv' I'lnnoH ami Orirana union. Villi
see lit to; Imt tho service 1 require of vnu
in iiiuii oeii.Hiii auu prniiiahie, 1'uU
particulars free. AilUre-m,
UANIKL K. UK ATT Y,
WHHhington, N, J.
JOCKY
MOUNT .MILLS,
KOCKV MOUNT, N.C.
Jauuary 1st, UTt.
We are now prepared to furnish the
trade with
SHEETINGS, "
SHIRTINGS,
PLOW LINES and
COTTON,) YARNS,
all of the best quality and at low prices.
uur terms strictly net cash, 30 days.
Address
BATTLE & SON,
Rocky Mount, N. C.
'an 20 a
II- F- BUTLKli,
Fire ana Lite lusurunre Ageut.
riaeos risks of ail kinds In first-class
Companies as low a'i safety vlll permit.
Call and
wliQro, at
soo me boforo Insuring e'.so-
nnowN'.s drug stork,
Woldon. N. C,
July 13 1 y.
12 IT'C'P biislnesH vnu e-iil ongane in.
-LJJJJ,! I t5tn$i!i) "per day nmdo hr
any winker of either hox, right In liieir
own loesllllim, Particular end R.irpleit
worth t'i I'ipo. luiprovH your Kparo lima
ntthis businnss. Address Stinson ,v Co.,
Portland, Maine. June 1 1 y.
fK' V) WARIUHTEB HEST SL CHtAFIST.
i&x&y naorsnsDvcMAn 2073.
'5JrV l-ali.l.l:kUll-.-o.
CJjmcir, Yobii, V.
June 8 0 in.
K K 1: !
Anj Person who will make and for
ward 1110 a list of the names of reliable
persons of their acquaintance who wtah
lo procure an instrument, elt'ier I'lanoor
Oritan, I will uso my but end. mors ti
sell thorn one, and lor every l'lano I
succeed in telling to their list withlu n
yaar, 1 will credit tin ai with $10, and fir
every Organ $o, to be applied on pavment
ol either a piano or Orgau ; and when it
amounts to a sum stilli -lent to pay lor any
Instrument, selected nt the lowest whole.
Hale price, I will immediately shlo the in
strument, free, nr alter any amount Is
credited the balance may be paid me in
chsIi ami 1 will then ship llmm tbe instru
ment. They none) not bo known In the
mailer, and will bo doing their trlonds a
real nervine, as I i-ball make t.pecial iilT'-ire
to thetn, selling a superior ios'roinent fur
from onedialf lo two-thirds what is ordi
narily asked by agents. Please send me a
list nt onoe, and after vou have made
inquiry, yuu cuu add t it.
Addreas,
DAN1KL V. BEATTY,
Washington, N. J.
Pee 1 tf.
.ULL IN PRICES,
ICl'ttK AS AjiKXCY
and J50 or f ;00 per week.
"TI1K RVKIl RKAIir USD NtVKIt Ol'T OF ORDKK"
IIOMKNTE.tD
KK.NIXG
0 MAtllIXE
For Domestic use.
ITII TACI.K FIX TURKS Conn XTT., osi.T !0.
A nrfi-ct ninl iiniMiiiili-.t, tsre, Mrnnf ami
illirnl.li M.-irhllie. rolnl rtn-leil eleifanl mill illd
fr.Mii lln Ih'sI material with timllii'innlirnl pre
cision, for e'linntsnr Family u"' or inanufrtu
linr iiir.ns.-s. Alwnya ready st s moment's no
lire toilo its ilay's work, leivernut of nr.lor, tint
will last a Ki'ni-rntlini with mo'li-rate care ; ey
to iinilttritanit and iimnaire t hjrlil, Nimintli. anil
swift runiiliiK. Ilk. the wll reulnteil move
ment of a line waieh : Slninie. Conii'flet. Kffleleiit
anil itoMnli, wild nil the vnluaMi Improve
ments to be fouiiil Iu the. tihrheat priced Machine
warrantnl to Uo tin-snme work, tlifl name wn,v
ami as niplil nml ainoolh ss a e75 Machine. An
BivknowlcilmM triumph of iiiki'IiIouh ne-etianlenl
Hklll, eHstiulially tho working womniftt frleml,
ml far In ailvanee of nil ordinary Marlnnea, for
aiisolute 8trenrth, Reliability nnd general u e
f illness; will II. -in. Fell, i'ui-k, Kenm, Quilt,
Hind, Urahl, Cord, Oallier, KuttK Blilir, I'lait,
Fold. Hc.-lltop, Roll, Ihntirolder, RllD up
litvniltlis, c, with wonderful mpldlty, neatness
and ease, sows the atrnnirest lnnUmr hi Itch e
qually Hue and simioth tliroinrh nil kinds of
iroods, from cnmlirlo to several tlilekne.sn i
lirosdeloth or leather, with tine or coarae cotron,
linen, silk or twine. Oives perfect satisfaction.
Will earn Its cost several Union over In th
work It does, or make s rrood llviujr for any lusn
or wiiniiin win. oeso t-n iu un it it iii.i pur
pose ; worKs no faithful nnd "nay the servnnts
or children enn use It without ilamaire. Trice
ol Machine with llM talde, fully equipped for
lamilv work. !(. Halt Tnio, Cover. Hide Draw
ers and Cabinet Styles each nt. corrrBpondlngly
low rates. Mate delivery jruarsntei il, free from
dnmane. Nuplauatm-y jminplilets Illustrated
with enjrrBvlmrS -f the several stylist of Ms-
chines, yferonces, variety of sewing Ao mailed. ,
free. Confidential torim. with liberal luduivv
ments to enterprising Clerryineii. Teachers,
liiislneas Men. TiaVellng or Local Aircnts, 4c,
who desire exclusive Asentn, furnished, on n
pllcatlen. Address John U. Kendall t Co., 481
i'roadv,tj-, icw Xork.
Dec 15 1 y.
J BURN HAM'S
I SWlt
varouoa, jan i-i t)
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