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If JRI 1 Wti if "MaeeaaaMtntrltl Sjk -1A.LXj &c SLEDG-E, fuofriftoks. xiiu xiii. -A- BrSpAPBE FOR THE PEOPLE. TEEMS--IHI I'KU ANNT.M IN AI'Y.VM'F V if WELDON, C, THURSDAY, APRIL 3. 1881. NO. 3. T SESSIONAL CARDS. V HITCHIM, W. A. BIN. f Wll'NTV ATTBr.Y, I a 0 II I N A 1)1 ss, .ITTOllXKYS AT LAW, f SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. . : A( S AN t il A B K I. L , ' Attorneys at Law. m i KNFIEI.I), S. C. . ' lrr Inthrcoiintieaof Hallfai, Saah. Kdge and WilMMk t olleellotw made in nil parts mtt. Ju I- if. if, SMITH J K . Atlurnry at Law, MUTLASIiNKIK.S.C. etliea In the eulllily of llalltas and li illilliK f sS. awl In tilt Supreme i,urt of III!' Slate. J ocil&iy. i .. & - f t rr. . A It li A II Y M A N, Attorneys at Law, HALIFAX, N.C. Ve In the Court Hoiiac. Ktrict attention given 41 liranchesof llie pronnaiou. w ly fll O M A 8 S. Hit I., Attorney at Law. , HALIFAX, N. c. rrai'tlr.-o in lUlifox and adjoining couutiea mnA alcral hi i.l Supreme courts. w, iiamis, ; r 1 ' Attorney at Law, - (lARYsmno, n. . lpu,.tlnmi In the MiltrtM Itf S'ortllHUIIitOll and id' Lining coiintlca, alao Ui III Fedcial and Supreme aula. J " Attorney at Law, WEI.IHiS, N.C. lM,4l,.i,. In Halifax and adiolninf countl'. special aiteiitiou given tu eolleolioiiii lii all lrli of the state aae ihmH reiunu inaae. fcb 17 ly. W. UALL, Attorney at Law. WKLUON, N.C Special attention given to eolleclioua and remit taiicea promptly niade. ") I J U L L I N A MOO UK, Attorucya at Law. HALIFAX, S. C. wtle lii the emiiitlea of llull.ii, Xortliuuipton Kdgecuiubr. Hit nd Murlln In the supreme ismrt uf llie Slate and In Hie federal Courts of the Kn.LTii lu.lrlit. Lollc lloll" liuue in ail) pun oiioe .-.iw jui I iy J E SHIELDS. Purgruu Dentist. lUrlnriMTmaiiiMitlvlixtiKl Irt "Weldon, ran be tound atliU oUce In hintlh't Hrlnlt Uulhlmx nt all times except when alMenl on lirofwsloiial bu!(lne. i alMenl on prulvKMoiwi uu Iven to all LroiH'heii of Hie I arrnil attention tlelllloll etveil to ail onitwoew wi in.- jw huiittu. Ured. I'aniea vulted at Uielr ntiinet wnen ue July V. i) D K. E. L. HUNTER, Hurgeoti DentUt Can lie amnd at hli ollU In Kntield. Pure Nllroiw Oxide ia ftir the I'alnlow Kitrar 1 tlnf of Teeth alwtv. on hand. June'i-.' tf LC. Utmt n Mra k fiat ue Bcicnot n Riaotni ALL IMPURITIES OF THE BLOOD. iianWtil a anal, nauut, lal MaUal Can la nvcorDcii "" by lireanlar apaa ur helehini, weiflit inaeh,tiapondenry. ' twiui itiv tA tannrnoal alt ntt OlClOmaf h. alio bottom of riba: wearlne. IrrltabiBty, tonrua coaled, ekitl yatlow. hntaad eold aMi MlnniDyeadull.drrroiiab.itllladandobitrurA. ed feeline, Irrettilar pulae, bad eolnrad atoola, APRPI rt Ellepay,rral7ata,diia WrUrLCAI,,!., wun() tn w (iddlaeaa ..ofu.ion In head, nerroiwneai. lUahea of liahl i I t Kin wry a anaadackorlichkaaddan MUiVCIO, hornltif . IllngCf . baaiina J' mmu fni.a ("in) to t " dapeati:, naSmra : Ufa Rip Mttrt HiaS autria it nnl aMt nLWn I , tmn, nt fc a aMtlat 1Kaiy aat k..lri.(.a tafl at: al af analk ra anrilaa. HEADACHE,::" : &?! kr ftory fad. V relara W nH iaa,r an a M ilkia. ' Mala T .fctlM i mm m iaa. ar- (I - U. aia, aaaial a NraiMl m. awt y a a ataai ku af Wii: ai t" Vi7aalliikTai. raw' ili Drina. JuaaUly H. L. JACOBS& BKO., ou HU1FAX. N. CI CHOICKST LIQUORS. Our Ur rouulua all tba cbolraat brauji I tuea, brandlea, wblakiea, bear and Bitted driuk art aada 1b tba beat manner. Clgara, Cigarette! laoklut aud Cbewluf Tobacco, (.all aij txamlua thtm. ill ! I FAMILY GROCERIES are cheap aud all tba beat klnda kjt ccnttauUy a and aud ilock continually raphiaUued BILLIARDS AND POOL Table atwayt ready for ctutomtra and tba BttblM are laTlud to vlalt our bouaa whera tsay wtu waU mattd and where they can play Jfool aa BUUardiatBall aipenia. urU tr THE FOR A A IE V It huh Im'cii Mitd, Cor all who lk There tptir- HniDf piiiintr, bleedlnit heart U) kigU r every vu-r, Ht in that hour of paiu Rtid 'Ir-fcJ no win drvr in-ar Anmud my htimlito cnuch thdntifd lint' irirewt'il Iftir. W hull au-h Hfe'g fiwt deptrting ray And M4he my pint on tta way wiin ihhv praytTT What mourner round my hiiT will riue 111 ttlfllldl no, Alhl lllm me Ui my hmt home f-Hjlrnm and slow ? WhanlyhtK on uj elayey tnd In Try ttltrp, Whullere, ry new affection led. Will t ome ajiil wovp ; By Uifiwle miMiti implant the rc Vpaiti my TfHHt And Ml il ciiwr my dark Kpoae- My lo ly nut : t onl'l tmt know, when t ain iltvpng I-w in the it-round, One failiful henrt would there Ik- laeping W atch all around, Ax if wmc xein lay ahrlned heiictilfc That cold nod' ghfm 'TwouEl mi Hurtle theunigi of dentl And light I he tomb. Yet.liUhNt hour in i Id feel Kroin halls ot gle And ))ttity'N present une would tal 4 n seerery, And ( tine and lt and weep by mi n n Iglit's deep noon, Oh ! 1 tould ask of memory io other I toon, But ah la lonelier fate is mine, a deeper wie ; Front aj 1 luvu in youth' sweet tint aoun mu go- , Pniw nind me my pla roltesif whita, , n a dark spot To sl9, UinMigh Oth'alontf ireauleaK night, x)iie and forgot. HE LOST BRIDEGROOM. In a uggexl and mouataiiouadiatrict of uK-8 lstituattfj a niiuing village, noted for tlii litle story which tic miners tell to their c ildreo. t ; Years tro in the little village of there was in humble ' but 'neatly kept cot tage, whop aa old miliar Welt with his wife and cily child u sol. And Aliclt was but a oung boy . whj lie first des cended int. the mines wid his father. Oue evtjinir, as the old miner was re turning hone a ncighborin; village, his at tention wuattrarted by a little girl, feue was wevpio: bitterly. A few broked, al most iuarticlate words toll that sUediad been desertd It her uiutltr.' Tht child, weary aud hngry, had cried itself to sleep, aud while sc was seeLiqg the unuatural parent had brsaken her, The old nun waa touchtd by the inci dent. Kaiiiig her tenderly in his arms, he weuded ia way hoiuevard. Kntering the cottage b placed Uie ight burden in uis wiie lap.siving: "(.oil in Hi windoui las area fit to chouxe our hunt from all the other homes iu the village b thi'lter tu deserted child Kuowiug youtkiud heart, wife, I did not fear to bring tie little one In you. v The dume iMried the gxid man's hand uflVcliiiiiutolv ii ivply, and Amy-for so the child wan oiled wiw ion seated be fore a simple rtiat. - " Alick. on his returu I'ioj the parisl school, welcomet tie little rl with every i'pres.loli ol plusirc. Years piPvot'duvtay, ami Vuiy's child hood lajl wero'peiia. WiLhimt creatiiliima' to eauty, there wa.i. ' never! heleh, a cliait about bcr which all recogni-edi : " j I be uiim-r aiullis wife wra not sur prised when Alicl oie day aiced them for their consent to uuw Amy Ih wife, and to this request thw uncorded their heart felt brassing. I Theday for tie rustic nuptials was nautea, aiit( Wui ioo;u lorrd to as an occasion of general juicing The happy day arrived, work w sustieded (hat all wieht ioin in the iiiery-iiiakiir. ' ; ', iaAtag tin liuuJ.t tlie (emUiiig girl within liis own, Alio:, arcoling to the luiie-rsiablished ctntcn f ih village. Iei; the way to the little 'iiie-cowcd church when the parish pries, blosscli their love ('bililTi'i) strewetl noW'rs by way-side and King cay -sonei Kach' Tit . ha mada niotloiijifl'crijg.but i, (g would Alick "confide the ""na. "of one 'Ilia gift, wishing, as he did, ti n-iU' agreeable surtirise. , When they had retirneil tt cottage Xflck kissed hi wife,U"l(ing lnWie would leave lur but lor a shut: sraaaiil lie Ivic (lit nous-, and. wiin onvj ling-P hk,l at (lif doorway were .'ui .'stool waving a urry adieu) li hurril off ip (he direc .. . . ... i . . tum ol the old mines, and a irvc in the mad sihiii hid him rom vu. As his lit lie ti jure disapiiear-d Am) uttered faint si"ll. suuL'PNtiveof a ditlfiiri'lxMliui' jt-Vil beldrf he jrvlluea of berlr V" J 'ij'" ? TT " i vJ'ayH.uawim sua wrtu n.'ii id everywhere. Wwks folloul; then mouth. Hut the briiegroom (I nut re turu. Nor could his t'Meoce al strange dilnW'arancc hp aiwotimecl fnf, No elew etaiiit by Aine jpht 'leaiil uhtfr iiily. At letigih hoit was kinilinicl. Tim widowed bride c!uu tin,ulv to one id-a, which seiMned amost 1e a folly in life or death, she wotfl .tltt-r hus band again Ix'for she ms cj-d away from earth. This belief abrdcAer com fort, aud the ueighlMtrs, bJe thy did not (Aaro4lie rwiv'uHii.iiiret her iu the .thought, and ipoke rttfiB of the sad changes that sorrow ha weight in her fresh young faee. V rarty years were gone, nil bit for the sad, wistful facer of old iy, tnd the whispered stories of the pntil the un accountable disappearance olAlik would have been forgotten. But n t e told in an under breath by many 'belli was, that Alick had been carried, ff y an evil spirit, with whom he had' ..Id impact. Many eveu went so far as ! that his soul haunted the old eottagtmd IRJ beeu teen during stormy nights tu motiu Uins. Amy iudeed asas-J bat she often, heard hit voice caHiaiar, and the light that burned always nightfall uBtil.daWaj t her Cati4d that bar hearf ever kept Vigil oiia. fate. llie oiu cottage com thought haunted by ghostly because of this superstition occupy it. It gradually fell n,i II - , The women ot tlM. village n the dead miner's house witho Draver for tht restless soul iue old Bines naving oeenrked, it was at length determined that xcav ationi should be opened. Ami be oper ation a subterraneous murmufraa heard mingling with the sound of tlelke. Sud denly a wailing cry rent the i nd the earth teemed to tremble. above rushed in terror to the nioutlr the pit, and the moat fearleai were tit to act- hyi to be nors, and Pe would decay. y passed Offering a ceud, wbeu the call-bell was rung violently. r.very rope was at once put in use, while the miners were white and trembling with intense fear. To every inquiry they accorded the most disconnected replies, such as ''a mau" "a demon," "a miracle I" At length from one old man they garnered that they had worked steadly to open communication between the new and the old mine, but finding only a small obstruction st list a sturdy blow was made, and the dividing wall had given way; that when the cloud of dust had passed from before their as tonished eyes they saw a young man; that he was lying upon a rocky bed; he seemed to he sleeping; that his checks looked fresh and fair, and that his hps were still red. Instead of approaching him they had fled jn fright, 611ml with the belief that it was an evil spirit m human guise that they beheld. The owner ot the mum listened atten tively. As the old man ceased he rushed forward exclaiming: "io the mine: io the mine !" Soon the truth was known. Kre many minutes three miners issued foruth bearing between them the body of the young man. it b a teeling of irre pressible horror they laid hi in down upon the green sward. J lis clothes were old and indicated a styled worn years and, years ago; all were, however, in a : perfect state of preservation. He seemed dressed as though tor a tete. In his hand he held a box. It contained a gold cross, liain and lueditlliou. Time had black ened these little pledges which the slrau ger had doubtless intended for some vil lage maideu. They were about to raise the body and bear it away for burial, when old Amy was seen approaching. 1 hey made way for her, and those near at hand were struck by the singular ex pression of her face. Her eyes sparkled with new lite, and her steps usually so feeble, seemed almost to have gained the elasticity of youth. Waving them aside with an imposing dignity, she advanced directly toward the dead man. Kneeling she parted the dark hair on his brow and murmured in a toue of inexpressible love and tenderness, bis name "Alick ! At once all was clear. In an instant the old people present recognized the companion of their youth. Again she spoke): "Alick, menu ot my ciiudiiood, my husbiuid, I knew that we would meet again on earth." A a uliti naui,il unniik 1110 luir twtail ilritrtl,. id lower and lower, until it sauk upon his 1 -" " r breast, as ll in prayer. At lciiL'th the youug men advanced to remove the body. Ontly the women raised the figure of the forlorn woman. See ing that she made no resistance, they bent over her and found that she, too, was dead. Her long, loving vi"il was at an end. The same grave holds them both and many a sweet flower is laid upon it in remembrance of their fate while the legend of their love is often recounted the humble homes of the poor. HOME REST. Home is a place ol rest. II it (alls in this it is au utter failure. Kent is not idleness, but rccuperutioii. Inactivity tends to dullness mid torpidity; rest pro duces energy and activity. The methods of rest may widelv varv. - Heclinios on a lobugu, sleep at niglit, or. ittiii may superinduce rest; but not these alone, Palatable food, specially adapted to the needs of the aystem, aud which will re place the tissue wasted io labor; agree. bio conversation, mental exhilaration and other influences tend to rest. Home should always produce freedom from care and where iu conditions arc favorable to this it is a place of test. What these conditions may be depend on taste, habit and a thousand personal peculiarities; but, as a rule, Louie can be adapted to meet them all. A kind greeting, the play aud prattle of children, the easy chair, wrap per and slippers, the home interests, the new atmosphere all tend to soul he aud rest. A pleasaiit table adds to this. The most delightful meal of the day idinuld be at the end of the day. It coutrilmtes to the usefulness of homo. It should he par taken of leisurely, eiijuyubly; and ho at iictuing and good. A bright home is restful, lliisineas wearies, and at the end of the day the nerve force of1 hard work ers is greatly reduced. Sem-jtive laorvcs are easily jarred.' -y Jkud it is tlue, who need rest. Hence the calling away t the mind from the day's cares and cloth-, ing it with new surroundings so that the past is dissipated aud the present is grate ful aud agreeable, involves the ?ij es seuieuafMst Alonie that- cau.. provide, ibis is always attractive. It may be plain audrtde.vor lahorl Mid eostly. Id fit h'.T ran', if il the unexpressed want of a tired nature, it is home, lint if old cases only yield to new, and the irrita tions of business merely give place to other annoyances at home, it is not a place of rest. It ouly adds to weariiiett and irritation. The art of making home homelike is the best that a wife can pos sess, and if the children are well trained along that line it betomes a spot the dear est on earth. "Nave Her! She la My Wile 1" Delrvil Fire J're$$ Marital affection is a beautiful thing, and every fresh exhibition of its tenderness af fects us to tears. A wife possibly an old wife OA a certain occasion fell over boaid. The husband rushed frantically about the deck, literally faring his hair out by the handful au J crying in the most beseeching tones, "For Heaven's sake, save her, save her; she is my wife !" The noble sailors thought of their owu sweethearts and ran all risks, and at last brought the jxor woman into tho cabin of the swoon ing husband. The look of gratitude he gave them fully repaid them for all their efforts. Then recovering his equanimity he thrust his bund into hiswilVs wet pock et, pulled out a somewhat plethoric purse, and with infinite relief said : "Old woman, the next time you tumble overboard just leave that purse behind, will you ? You tcared me almost to death." As a drug clerk the female is not a brilliant success. When you wink at her across the soda fountain she doesn't know whether to put a little Balm of Gilead in youraoda or to hang her head and blush, A LEAP YEAR FAILURtv From tht Chicago Tn'tntnr. 'My heart is broken 1" The words came with a strange passion ate force from the lips of Mignon McNuI ty as she stood beneath the larches that beautiful June evening and looked tender ly up to George W. Simpson, and in the fathomless depths of her great browu eyes there was a wistful, fear-haunted look that told its own sad story of a sorrow that was almost despair. The man made no reply to the girl, nor did he even look at her. His face was turned away, and although he could feel the little hand that retted so lightly on his shoulder tremble like mi osicn, there was no sign in his face by which one could read his thought. It was a handsome face the lines perfect in their contour, and the fair, white skin wus mantled here uiurthcre by just the suggestion of a deeper color and yet, if one looked closely, there Was something unpleasant about it all. and the clear gray eyes held ever a lurking ex pression of firmness that might easily be come cruelty. It was a face that came nearest telling its story when in perfect repose. When George W, Simpson be came engaged in conversation women called him divine. The riant mouth, wreathed in the sunniest of smiles, lost all the, rigid ly of lines that characterized it at other times, and the gray eyes looking into yours so frankly seomed but open portal to a soul within whose prcx-iiif tn the gaunt, hor rible figures of despair and doubt had never stalked with echoing tread. At last he turned to Mignon. "I must go now," he said, passing his womanly white hand tenderly over the girl's brow, and then kissing her there in reverent fashion. "Will you not say good-by?" There was no answer, and ho walked slowly down the pathway leading to the gate, Mignon standing there like one in a trance. In the west the sun was sinking to rest; and over the girl's head a laik ut tered its musical cry as it flew swiftly by. Not far away was a horse-car. The girl did not move. The lark was lost in the far blue over head; the street-car sped on and on until the last gleam of its rear platform vanished; the sun sank lower aud lower, till it glowed a globe of flame up on the edge of the hor izon. Through all this Mignon never moved, but stood there under the larches with her head drooped upon her breast, her form thrown out dark and motionless against the gold of the western sky, and on her face the look of one to whom death would be a blessing. The sun sank entirely, leaving only a trail of flame across the heavens; tho wind rose and blew back from her forehead the masses of blue-black hair that clustered there. She started then, as if awakened front a dream, and walked swiftly into the house. Her mother, hearing the well know footsteps, met her at the door. One oluuce told her all. "You have failed." "Yes," answered .Mignon, "be says he will marry no one, and that lcaji-yeur is nothing but a foo'isb tradition. lie is a heartless coquet. But let hi m beware. There is one whom he may yet meet w hose witchery he cannot escape, even if he would. Pray Heaven she may come this Way !" and the girl sank weeping upon a fauteuil. i , "Of whom do you .H'ak ?" asked her mother. "Who is this iet-iless beauty?'' Looking steadily at her mother Mignon hissed through her new teeth the fatal words : "Susan B. Anthony !" UNI7EESITY CONFEDERATE DEAD Tu thr Viet. Kalkkih, N. ('.. March .ri, 1SH4. For four or five months pant I have been endeavoring, ut the request of the couimillee iu charge of the building of the new hull or chaiicl, to perfect a roll of the University dead, who died iu the Confed erate service, with a view to the erection in the hall of suitable mural tablets to their memory. Ify pnuted circulars, by letters accom panied by lists of the students from the locality, to the several counties in llie Statu aud by personal interrogatories, 1 have persisted in the work until now, when I think it is very nearly complete as to North Carolina students. As to those from other State I regret to say in la mentably incomplete. The roll is intended not to lie confined to graduates ouly but to include all who were ut auy time students at the Universi ty, and so far a can now be aecii will contain quito 201) names, and more than that uuiubcr, if all he reported that ought to be upon it. The tablets, of purest white marble, four in number, about len feet iu height and ot suitable width, will be given very prominent place iu the hall aud ' be visi ble I rom every part ot it. 1 he names, one name on a liif. with rank iu senior, will be placed upu the tablets according to the dates of entrance Into, the ' University, those of each year being placed alphabeti cally. In rauk, the names run through all grades from private to lieutenant-gen eral, and in date from 18-1 to 1861. Of course it is very desirable that the mil shall bo absolutely accurate if possi ble, and my purpose in writing this note is to a-k, as a means of completing and verifying the work, that lists of ou. Uni versity dead may be sent me from this and other States by all persons having the in formation necessary to prepare them and that the press will kindly give publicity to this request. In conclusion, I beg leave to say that the information sought, to be available for purpose intended, must be had ut au eaily day, as work on the hall will be resumed and rapidly pushed us sooti us the weather will permit, iu order to its completion in time lor the ensuing commencement. Very llespectfully, W. L. Savnukhs. Bki.ioion ok the Cabin kt. Presi dent Arthur is an Episcopalian, as is also the Secretary of State and the Attomi y tieneral. Secretary Folger is a broadguage Presbyterian. Sccrctury Chandler is a Unitarian. Secretary Lincoln attends the Presbyterian Church, as does also l ost master-General Gresham, who it is said, is of the Orthodox stamp, while Secretary Teller is a Methodist ot the Kotky Moun tain quality. SIDE SHOW SHOUTERS. "'feasloiiari Ideas of Ills Peculiar Business. Frm Ihr iy., Fl. m.;ico Chnmirfr. Shoutiug for a siu , i a-sthetic r owupatiuii in a. wurU lmt is one of the healthiest, and . i.,w ., vantages which attract the chi ,,( ..,, men engaged iu it. Iu yesteriU, r.r,Z the reporter had a talk with one ot ,iv outdoor men of one of the recent udditioi to the city's varied attractions in the amuse-1 incut line, and that was what he said about the shouter's business. When asked if that was all he could say for the business he rcplieih "(111, no; it gives a man a hunce to travel, broadens Ins views uml gives him nu understanding of human na ture for which no other occupation affords as great au opportunity. The rain has knocked business for this day, but give me oue hour's sunshine and I will start iu again with the enthusiasm of a man who has just entered the bhsiuess. In the Last a good shouter gets !-. a week, aud they advertise and are advertised for just as any other class ol talent. It is a regu lar business there and well followed. Shout em are generally decent fellows, but as their busiuess is oftcu precarious they some times will accept u situatlou with an un reliable showman, and that, perhaps, is one thing which has prejudiced so many people against our trade. But shouting is our business, uml it docs not make much difference to us w hether it is the amphibi ous and carnivorous dog or a panorama of the Holy Lund. It is not au easy business to learn, but when ouco a mau becomes accustomed to it be can shout before the crowned heads with the dignity uml case of a fish-peddler iu the most familiar alley on his business route. It is a great busi ness in ono way. You sec, we don't have to pack any apparatus or cany any ward robe. A man can start on a moment's notice. But hotel men are not aid to think any inure of a traveller because he bus no baggage. 1 hat is the way it goes one thing balances another. There are ad vantages and drawbacks, ups, and downs. The worst calamity of all, of course, is the failing of the voice. Hid you ever see a shouter who coiildn t shout ! ell, he is the most melancholy man you ever w ill sec. He pines away and dies, lielore dissolu tion everybody .abuses him. The curiosi ties whose praises be has sung for years re fuse to recognize, him, and the boys ulio steal iu under llie tents make him I be bull of all their jokes, lie is the embodiment of misery. You cau knock him down with a straw. J ry it. At this point the shouter paused. He had rallied oft' bis story of the .strange bus iuess iu much the same style he would have assumed on his box iu front of llie how. He did not appear the b ast cx laiisled, but the reiioiier found some dilli- cully in keeping track of the ideas eluci dated by the valuable showman. The Cruiser tlnlninia." Kr.tin Ciipi. Hulliterf'. IUik."l The Alabama, or --'.Ml," us she was cullcil, Iroin nrr iloekyuru milliner, was launched from Laird's yard May lii, 1SI12. She was christened the ' I'.unea. It was necessary to meet the requirements of law that she should have a captain hold ing a Hoard of Trade certificate, ('apt. M. J. Butcher, one of the Cinnml Steamship Company s nlhccrs, was the man selected. The Kurica ( Alabama; was at the Bir kenhead dock. All her stores were on board. She was not full manned, but her coal was in aii(l she was ready for a start at short not ice. Her lender, the Agrip piuit, bad on board the Alabama's battery - rifles, cutlasses and clothing tor l.itl nun. .Mr. isuiiock receiveu mionnaiieii to ihcclfect lliat the Kurica would not be safe there fnrty-.-ight hours longer, lie wen), to the Lords and told them lis de sired Io make a trial trip lasting all day. I here had already been one, hut he in sisted on his right to have another, ('apt. Butcher shipped a few more bauds ami was informed louliileutially that oiiee out of port the vessel would never return. Nor did she. On Mity 28 she left her dock to anchor oil' Seacombe. Ou the following day a party of guests came ou board, the ship was dressed out with flags anil steamed down the myr at ! iu the morning. At 1 o'clock that al'ter noou Mr. Bullock and his guests left the vesse'. That night the Alaknua an chored off the coast of Wales. At G the next morning a tug, chartered for the pur pose, brought oil reinforcements for the crew and additional supplies, but Mr. Bul lock denies that there wen1 gun-carriages. The Alabama then set sail for l'l.iya, iu the Island of Terccira ill the A lore. Here she met her tender, the Agrippiua, and received her stores, battery and sup iilii. Both vessels then retired a marine league from shore, where, amid the cheers of both crews, Capl. Seinnies, formerly of the Sumlcr ran up the Confederate flag and began the regular hu.-iuct of eiuull iug Hritiih seamen in the Confederate navy. In the cast" of nearly every Confederate cruiser this performance was repeated. The vessels were built or purchased, au other vessel was chartered to curry out the armament, the two met ou the high seas, the arms and equipments were transferred to the first vessel and the trick wus done. The plan was cleverly imagined and cred itable to the sharpness of its author. A Vermont mau has a hen thirty-nine years old. The other day a hawk stole it, but after an hour came back w tlh a broken bill and three claws gone, put down the hen and took an old rubber boot in place of it. W h n yon doing?" asked a board ing house mall of his chum ns he caught him tiptoeing up and down stairs. 'Tin going Iq (tut married next, wtonthy'.was t lie soleiuu xepfy7"und Urn jimctit.'Uig' how toa-e.lia.Uw u .uj-hr williuut raising a racket." . ), - - s; ( .j . . uai 1 ii"..;,i..uLi-tsM,: , ' la Dakota John, have, you been look ing a tho thermometer lately?" '""Yes1, only half an hour ago.""AV1ial was' It?" "Twenty-three degrees below aero." "What a fraud that weather bureau is. Old Prob said it would be cold to day. Anon. . Au exchange says: "A widow shot her. self iu the oil region) the other day." Till.: IIKUOIM. Of "IV AMIOIV Frvmtlir I'hiUuirljihia TihijiUih. liebecca Gratz died many years ago. Tn her younger days she resided with her parents in Philadelphia. She bad a waim friend, Huffman, of New York, and the two girls were in the habit of paying per iodical visits to each other iu their res pective cities. Miss Hoffman was the be trothed of Washington Irving; but before the marriage could take place eonniniption dunned the fair New ork girl, and she ""Miuibed to tbi! disease, tenderly nursed on ha, ,lell,.l,eil by ler friend Uebccea Gratz. Vaviug, who never recovered from the loss or h clrst mt 0lliy l,)V,., natur ally formed a ,., friendship for bis late sweet heart s ot W, Rebecca. Miss Gral. was a woman sislary ,.,, thought uii.l height of na,,,,) j.jS (.(,t keenly the slight cast upon h. ni(,(, creed, for in those days the .lew,, ,ym. lulily laws still existed in r.iigluun, very few of the "chosen people" were s. uiitted into the best American society. Ihiring Washington Irving's travels iu Europe Miss li rut, and he were in con stant correspondence. The American author was warmly received by Knglish writers. Willi Walter Scott he so journed several weeks. At that time Scott hud not avowed the authorship of the Waver ley series of novels, but to lrviug be con fided his secret, and also told him that he (Scott) was at work on a new hook, "Iviin boe." The two authors discussed tho plot of "Ivanhoo" together, and particu larly the character of the Jewess Scott was introducing. "What shall 1 call her?" asked Scott. "Call her 'Rebecca,' " replied Irving, bis thoughts wandering to the Rebecca of his friend-hip. Irving dwelt on the noble traits in Miss Gruiz'a character to his friend, and especially drew attention to her stead fastness of creed ami the grandeur but melancholy of b.r thoughts. Scott was filled with sympathy for her character. When "I vanillic" was eventually published, Sir Waller sent one of the first copies to his American friend, with a long ami ullixlioiiale letter. A line in it read : "How does my 'Rebecca' fit in with your 'Rebecca ?' " waim: HA.Mrrovsi old i hiiivd. H'lfsiMifod l.ttlrrtti Aityitstn CVioiicr A middle-aged man approached Gen. Hampton the other day and asked bis in fluence in pressing a claim before llie Mil itary ColiimittCjL' of I hf Senate. Th isllun gcr then said: General, 1 am glad to see you again. You do not recognize, me, but you personally made a prisoner of uie du ring the war." Comparing notes, Hamp ton found out it was a fuel, ami recalled the circumstance, lie was rceoumiilriiig one ni-Jil and missed his way. Around him burned many more uainp lires than be had left behind biiu. F.nlcriiig a house, lie discovered that he bad slrayed into the enemy's lilms. A few soldiers Were seated at a table, and abruptly addressing them, as if ii-superior officer of their own army, be asked what they were doiic: there. One man spoke up ami replied: "Wo belong to the llightli New York Regiment, and Gen. Hal Ten sent us to get milk.' Hampton felt that all of his nerve ami address would be ieiuireil to c',iicala himself from this daii 'Moiis position. He reached for his pi-tol. bell it along his thcji. and, on leaving the bouse, commanded ibe mau who bad spoken Io him to follow. Ho did so. Hampton mounted his horse and culled the man to him. Ri nding down to the Federal soldier's ear be whispered: "I have a pistol aimed at your bead ami will shoot you if any alarm is made." The surprised soldier whispered: "llou't shoot. I surrender." Hampton then bade him move ou just ahead of his horse, and so hroughl him iulo the Coiiftidei'.itu camp. It was ibis man who, after more than twenty years, met bis captor ami asked a favor of him. as a Senator that In' was more than will'ue.' Io grant. It was a strange and romantic coincidence in the retiirring cycles of time. IM A TO MAHIIV. Days on Which II Is l ulucLv to Vet cilded. According to ibis clipping, which will be read with interest iu view of the ap proaching leap-yesr and a pros tive mat rimonial boom, there are thirly-two days iu the year on w hich it Is unlucky to marry, upon the nulborily of a manuscript dated iu the lil'u.viith century. These days lire January 1. 2. l, 1. 5, T, 10, 15; February (i, 7, H; March l.tl. S; April (1. 11; May f, fi, 7; June 7, lii; July !i. Ill; August I ii, 1 II; September II, 7; ' tctolier ti: Novem ber 15, lii, and lleceuibcr 15, lii, 17. Consequently January is the worst mouth uml October the bent month iu the year for marriage. The records show, however, that iu Huston, ami in fnot throughout New Fughuid, November is the banner uionih for matrimony. October holding second place iu nuptial favor. For this Thanksgiving day is mainly resjsuisi hle. It bus been consecrated to marriage festivals fur many generation. Faster day is another favorite day for connubial ven tures, and with a large proportion of our population Faster Sunday is regarded us au auspicious occasion for the welding of the matrimonial fetters. Thousands of couples huve wedded New Year's week, unwilling the risk I hey ran. us above set forth; and it is hardly to be expected that ibe publication of this list will increase the number of happy families oi lesseii the reg ular long roll of divorce siiitri upon the dockets of the courts. A bantering acquaintance of the other sex remarked Io a woman : "I never heard of seven devils being cast out of u man." "No," was (be reply; "they've got 'liii yd." "Yes," said a New York girl. ' "I can take my pick from half a dozen wealthy young men ill this cily. "You ought to be ubli! to," replied a rival belle sweetly, "you are certainly old enough to pick." A writer who evidently never tried it calls skating the poetry of motion. When a pretty female skater's feet slip from un der her and she tries to stand on her head, we acknowledge that she often gets up looking the poetry of emotion. A MKA MAX. Sometimes I wonder what a mean man thinks about wbeu lie goes to bed. When be turns out the li.uht and lies down. When tho darkness cLces in about hiui aud he is alone, and eomp. lhd to be hon est with himself. And not a bright thought, tiol a gen Tons impulse, not u manly net, not a word of blessing, not u grateful look, comes t bless biiu again. Not a penny dropped into llu' outstretched Land of poverty, nor the balm of a loviug word dropped into au :uhing h 'art ; no sunbeam of encouragement cast iqsui a struggling life; the strong right hand of fellowship reached out to help some fallen man to his feet when none of these things come to him as llie "God bless you" of the departed day, how he linisl bale himself. How he must try Io roll away from hiui.elf and sleep on llie other side of the bed. When tl ly victory he can think of is some ineiiii victory, iu which he 1. ,s wronged a liciubbol'. No bonder he always sneers when he tries to sm'rta. How pure and fair and good all the rist nf thl, Wllli,) ,,,( I,,,,!; to him, aud bow checiV, lim Jhlv uimi his own put h appear. Why,,Vcn oiie lone istilutej act of meanness is em,ui, , matter craker crumbs in the bed or.,e avenge man, and what must be the fculing of t mau whose whole life is given up touieun art? When there is so mm hsiifleriu'i and heart ache and misery in the world, anyhow, why do you add one pound of wickedness, of sadness to the general burden ? Pon't be mean, my boy. Till', UICKI.ll VVOHI.I). She was a sweet girl-graduate of a fc- I male seminary, "'lie hud ju.H been mar i ri. il and was preparing to keep bouse. I Some one recommended In r to buy some I spring mattresses. "Yes,'' said she swift ly, "if they ale in season We'd better have some." ; "Oh, will be bite ?" exclaimed one of Middletoii's sweetest girls, with a look of alarm, when she saw one of (be dancing bears iu the street the oilier day. "No," said her escort, "be cannot bill! -he is muzzled; but be can bug." "Ob," she suid. with a distracting smile, "I don't mind that." Together they were looking over the paper. "Oh, my, how funny !" said she. "What is it?" iie asked. "Why, here's an advertisement that says, "No reasona ble offer refused. " H hat's so odd about that?" "Nothing, nothing," she replied, trying to bbi'li. "only lliosc are my senti ments." At a Lake Frio pleasure resort last sum mer a certain small party of young ladies were out for a sail. The yacht w as man aged by tl handsome young boatnmii. who unconsciously made u mash on the jolly girls, "Shall I bug the shore?" usked the sailor. "Well yes il'thal's lie best you can do," w as I he reply of one of the girls. IIOIY A I-till I. It I. i:HM.O TOAI- I'li l ;t I i t: ills -. From thr Wall Sir,, t ll.iilji .Win. "I didn't use to believe II ilhili' ill edde cashuii," he said as he heaved it sig'h like the wheeze of u sick horse. "My boy Uuu'l be got bold of books iiud things, ulid branched oul as a geologist, lie got so he could talk of stratus, and formations, and belts, and dips, uml iudicashiius, and one day he said to uie, scz be : 'Dad, jkar's a coal mine ou our land.' " 'How d'ye know ?" scz I. " 'I've prospected uml found indications. That w hole bill is chuck full of coal.' " 'And that bull 'tutor patch is full of weeds,' scz I. You see 1 sold short on geology and went long on 'later, uml missed it. "One day n stranger with a his eyes cum alone; uml offered squint 111 me 88110 fur my lend, and away she went. "And ?" "Waul, they've taken half dollars wuth of coal out o' that hain't reached the middle yd. a millyun lull, and Dau'l was right, ami I was a fule. "And now ?" "Waal, I'm a doin' a mule team fur a livin' and all the indicushiiiH DauT kin find a r' to the effect t.iat 1 orter bo sent to a lunatic asylum." Dyeing Cut I'lwers. It has for a long time been known that the color of growing flowers can be al tered by iinplv mixing a lillle dyestutf with ibe ninfd in ihfl flowerpot. No one, however, has hitherto thought of changing the colors of flowers when cut Wo have in London many urlials whoto business it is to give to birds finer feiilhcrs than nature has allowed tlicin, and we huve now a counterpart iu flowers. Mr. Nesbit, a distinguished botanist, has fouud that by simply soaking (ho stems of cut flowers iu weak dye solution, their color can be altered at. will, without the perfume or 1'whnes.s Jiejug destoyed, Most beautiful effects arc produced by prepared hikes. Singular to say, flower refuse to absorb certain colors, while they dispose of others in different manners. If placed in mixed solution they make a complete ana lysis, and some lilies which had been treated with purple showed distinct red and blue veins, the colors having been divided in the process of absorption. Ltnuluu Paper. ,, COI.O l Ol'll Ol, I) KM I.l). When we consider health to be better than wealth thee, must wo consider the old Held mullein better than gold ut least the medical world so recognizes it; and attests its merit over Cod Liver Oil tor lung troubles. .Made into a tea and combined with Sweet (liim it presents in Taylor's Cherokee Kemcdy of Sweet (ium and Mul lein, a pleasant uml elVectlveciire lor Croup, WhiKiping Cough, Colds ami Consumption. Price aactn and rl IH. This with Dr. Ilig gem' Southern ltemedy, au equally efliea cious remedy for Crump-Colic, 1 liurrlue-.i, Dysentery anil children suffering IVoiu the elVects of teething presents a little Mcdiciue Chest no household should be without, for the speedy relief of sudden end danger ous attacks ol' the lungs and Isiwcls. Ask vnnr ilruLfeist.s liir tlicni. Munufiu.inr.ut I.e. Waller A. Taylor, Atlanta, tin., lmmricto'r t.,i.i. p,v,,., i..,i.,.,.,.. j.u. n . ,UMI., v u,,,,,,v. mar, 27-1-m. When a bachelor says he is single from choice it make him mad to ask him why the girl made choice of aouie other fellow. APVFRT1SKMKNTS. TO I'll rE HV T. TH tThEaLt II lc the Miitpiittcu Appliance Co.'s .MAGNETIC LUNG PROTECTOR I I'KH'KOXl.V K. They me clesa lo ljlilli s, lielilleuu u Slid ( Illl ilreti utti iit'iik lungs; no case of itiieiiiiienlu or cr.ii is c,T known uhcrt' ilu-sc ariueriti. uro worn. 'I'll, ,v itlsi,reYciiiiiihl cure lu-urlilinU'ultica, i'oIiIm, hlu'imiuliMn, Ncoriiltiiu, Throat trouble, Iihllierlii, Ciuurrh, andsll kindred tli-iiM. Will wear mi) service for three yearn. Are worn over Illl' UIMlel' el.illiillK C A T t I' IMI II l lit'i-dli'M to del I iVJtlVlL, Mcriln'llie ni,l.iiiiio llila uniisi iiiiailisciM' thai Is kiiIiii( llie hf,' and Ireiistli ofoiily toomnnyofllK' falmtand oral of latfli M'xra. Ulmr, stuily and rvaeiirvli In America, l-.uroH- .1 ml Kanlcrn lainls, Iihw rcNiilU'd in the Miiu lo lie I, mm I'roiii ior, nilonlniK i ure lur talurrti, a reiniily nlrli r,.iiuin ,u In moony of llie S)nni, and iih llie .iniiiiiious ircHiuof MukiiciImii vr nieailna thmuh the ailticn d erxHUis. uni.l rvalore tluan to a hculuiy iu turn, We place our pries fur llilii Appliance ill Icsk thiol one-lwelilielli of Hie ' price ukd li othera lor rotumliea uihiii which you hike all Hie i huncca, uml expis iully invite the wt Mitasc ol the many peraoua who liavt tried Urua Kln their ntuiiiaclia Ithoul ellect. HOW TO OBTAIN ami. ; unee. (jo lo your drunKial and k for tbem. If i they have not ki them, rile to the proprietor, en cloalng the price, in lister at our risk, "ml Uiey will be scut to you utoncc hy mail, pout paid. Send jimnp l,.r Uie "Now Denarliirv In Medical irejitiuetil without Medicine," with thouaanda of ""luionials, i Till; MAI IN KlnX Al'I'LIAXCKft)., ... VIsNtulc sHreel.lCtili airo. Ill r.o. . ,i liii',1 '"I "I"""' In lwluu alamiw ur cur LT..V.? 1 .... . ."' "ut rLsKl Hh snKofeh,) uaoally worn. hikI i and Ik convince!! ; , m',;"!,!":;, "r- v m ; wlr ol out MiiKiielic lunolea, r Miur- UieVHWorli..pm,.:t"V ."' " el Here THE BLATCHLEY pumpi BUY TjOEST. BLATCHLEY'S TRIPLE ENAMEL PORCELAIN-LINED OB ' c . H EAMLEI8 TUBE : COPPER-LINED PUMP VsH Do not be anrnert Into bllYlUB-infrruirAonda. h ft aula by the boat yi'T i ii bouaaa iu the Trade. C. O. BLATCHLEY.Manufr, 308 MARKET 8T., Philad'a. Write lo Die for nana of jieareat Agent. feb 8siiiu ii . Sitters The kulm i s m l in p, ,(-.,, f uie blood, anil 4ni'ii ih,.- fiini'tiiin.., K(. ttitrioied well ihioiiKii wcaku. M-, llu-v aurd tnimipr. Ill,-V Ut i-oii, n, iiltnloi! , anile Ii, llie li.e ul ll.li ii. i suunm h lliuen, a ii.n lulling slio-l of nli, ' n, ,,n ,. M,U,.,., Tina' supTl) hiiiiml.iliiiK mine, alio preventa and air. su I. vi r ami iicu,-, ronslipalion, liver complaint, Hi pep.iii, rheumatism aud olhef silm -otii I'si. ii with reirulariiy. r'or Kile hy nil I riiiriu aud Dealers Kent-ruily. June 11 ly. Q - ", "WO FOR CATALOGUE nov il ly EU ESTATE AGE N C T I have ealabllidied a KKAL ESTATK AGENCY la tba town of "" m WELDON. N. C. ,! -. i 1 have TEX hnuaea in Weldon .. I . , -l.f . FOR SALE OR RENT.V ! . I . . About half of them atorei, olhen dwaUlnje. I alao aim about ' . O.OOO ACRES OP I.A1KD .if .- . ' , . , IN HALIFAX COUNTY FUJI SALI . I :'.,! I For further rmrlieulnra, qnrtlea winning to buy rent can apply to me In ierann or hy letter. Iain now Inking tip all lands partiitwlah to tell and ailvurtlilng the same at my own axprnae, un Icaa a isle It made and then 1 charge rouiinlaaions. v - -' i ',' ..' . ' ' "i.: :' .-; '. tut my atanciug aa a gentlemen aud a Bias , worthy tu be Iriutrd, I refer by rennluluii tu B. II , : I Smith, Scotland Nock ! I r. J. A. Colli in, lilka' . -. J W. A. Daniel, Weldon, T. W. Harrli, LltlletonS. Jl Antll.1 " e a. tt , " I - a-
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