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VP p - Ul HALL & SLEIDO-E, pkopiuctors. A NEWSPAPER FOB THE PEOPLE. TERMS-'-'011 n;u AN MM IN ADVANCE. VOL. XIII. WELDON, N. C, THURSDAY, AUGUST as. 1884. NO. 24. . ' ! -J V.-i Vj 4r n W !il ,51 I 1 r- -. i PROFESSIONAL CARDS. W. H. KIT! HI, W. A: IVKS. ("I XTY ATTORNTT, J I T f: II 1 X ii I f N x , ATTORNEYS AT LAW, SCOTLAND NECK, N. C. mar intf JF. H. BI.'SliKE, RaLEIUII, N. r. K. H. SMITH Jr. COTLAXDKEC,X. C, B I'SBEE k SMITH. Mr P. II. Hindi antl Mr. tt. H. Smith. Jr., Omn wlam l biwlmve funned n limited laimitiNhip Inr the pnieliii' of lmv In Halifax county Mr liu-Uf will aiioml the court,, i.r lliillfai. reiiularly. and will nWo hut thccouiiit whenever IliaM-rvlcea arc ri'4'ilrtil ,.( ti jy (i K I I . A It II A II V M A X. AMiiriK'Vo ul Law, HALIFAX, X f. (illliv iii tlit'i'niirt II. strict itll. nl i. .ti given ,., nil I, i. in. Iu ol ihv .r,!eslou Jhii I'J ly 'Y II O M A S N. II I I. I., Attorney it I. aw, Halifax, s.i: Practices Iii ILillf.ii nihl adjoining (joiuilic mill Fi-'lcnil tiiul supreme courts iii(. 'J tf. T W. M A SUN, Attorney at Law, tiAitsm Kii, s.t Prin t ice In tin c JniiiltiK I'liiiniio, nU cniiiis, urtN ut Niirlhiunploii mill ml i hi (hi1 KriUMJil iiihI Siiprrini; June if. WA I. T K It K I) A X I E L, Attorney ul Law, WKI.IMI.N, X. ('. Practices hi Hillirux Hllil adjoining counties S,eclill attention Itivcll tu collet-lion III all part nt tin.' stale ami prompt return niaili', IVIi 17 ly. w w II A I. L, Attorney at Law, WKI.DON, N. V. Mn'i'iiil HiU'iitiiiii irivi'M to ' titucm trui'tly nuMi'. nil.' timis nuil remit -mtiv I It. M t: I. h K N & M O O 11 K. Altuint'H nt Law, HALIFAX, N C. rriM'tit't1 in (lit1 cHiinllt'Mii' Hull tu x. rf hu in pt n , I tlji'i'iuiilH1. Pitt tiinl M it rt i u 1 n llu' Mijiri-ini- ruiiil nt the Miitr tllltl III till' Ft ltl t'ulliU nt Hm' Flclll Jtisli u t. illi ( tioii- liut'It hi itny mr1 nt ilu- -taU j.hi I ly 1) u, j. f: s ii 1 1: i, ns, Sitrciiii Dentist. Hut iiiu N'iiiiniu iill Iim :it.'I in Wi-Mmi. can m rniimlal In-.'Hirr m iuill. - l:ri' k lliiiiitiii ul ult linn' t'xtvjti tt lien tilM'iil on mtrMiuinl litihii ' iin tltl iHtclillnli nivt'11 tn n!! tlMH lU'M "I tin- )ru (wtnii 1'nrtifs iii iliiir IminiH ttluit de Mr. tt July U ly. F. 11 I NT Kit, Siireim 1 i'iit Ut. t iin In- (niiinl til hi" ttn- in Knlict'l I'nn Nitnui- OxiMi' (iith fur llu IhiK nt It t th nlwiiys (tu Itiiinl jiiiit- II rulnles Fxtnif THE CRM VREFOR IMM PILES HniJimt sro it.oihir, t Inplnp, tu tntin, wws tt tiiglitl twMM if j.ln-wtirtni wftftcrewllnff about tlit-rrcItti;thiirlta1f4rtiar-fUiiftflMlf4. Aia tilo.nt. Mmontlml and Hittv rur, Kv&vnt'i hvtHttt Mntrhr luaiijr ntrU tu tb KirkH. Ik.tti i.f in.-iv-r -a;ini la st Him.j i II iv. A4iruw, Hkv. HwAtMk a &MM, I'ltiU., T JuaJly " TOrMIU HviTIIIC HEALTH V thUa(tutuii Awllouce (' MAGNETIC LUNG PROTECTOR I VRICR OXLY $3. Tlirytrv iirlitlrw U IMkt, liciitU inm tuid l lill rtren wltUwiMk I'iiik; u '' "f piii'uminiltt r i'MUi In evur kmmu whoni Uhtk' (amifiit trv K uril. Tin')' tuau iirt'f out mm curv lican itim tiliir Culila, IUiviinitUui, Xcunilil, Thrtwt tnmdl. . IHiilithcrl. t Jlturrh, iul all kludrvd iIImmum. W III wi-armiyiHTVlr fur tlirv yvn. Arc wum urrr the uiidt'M.'lotlilii. v-i . rty k 11 It TT It In nmllrM tu del lA 1 AlilVH, the nyniliMiuitir tbluUMoudlKMtlwt U Mppiiif U Mlv and uvutli trfouly too many of the dlrvatmid tint of both wm. ulm, Huny and nwarrh lu Atni-nta Kuruw ud KaMrrn Uiula, har multrd In the N urtlr T.ul Proiwlor. aounlluf dirt- Itir (HUrrh, a rriunly wblrh runului Nu llnilni uftlirity.tuni, .,..1 -111, thr nilltlliuuua Itn-U.U iluurlUia l!t unli'UiruUh Uiaailtlt'Uilumaliat, mirnt nml'in1 tlioiaw hoUtUy actiuu. W lai- mir Brira fur tkis Auuliaatv at irm than un iwrnllvlh uf Ihv urn aaai-d I'J ullira ft rrumtlm uixni Ini ll yull iai.all llift haiiitu, an.l Mi laliy mviif nif uai rxuMt of lh many Bnw li fiata IrM drug tkBlr atuuacha wlUitmt vtltt-t. IIOAV TO OBTAIN. Thla A..ll uur drtiKKiat ami hmk lur tiirin. 11 ilicv hava not . Invui, rllr in ui iMiri-mr, mi t..lii tli prlf, I" l,'"''r ' ul" rl.k . lliry will b. will lo yuu al unit; hy mall, i.t lil, Ni'iiilataBiprllie "N w IVtrHiri In Vrtllpal Trvatmrul without ktsllfluf," with lliuiuaiida of '""""""tflR VAINrrnX APIM.IANt KIt).. VlaHlalrKlrrrl, I'hli'airii. III. Nut rVml une dollar hi aiav atansj or mr-tvut-T (III letter at uur rlaki Willi aneul aluw uaiially won ami try a mlrufimrMamiHln liuadra, anoe. uu r" iiite Aiii.llaniea. rialtlvel il b ciilivllli'lil ul uie nianitwiaiia i -a no iYk feet w here ijjfjut wwo.cr nioury ruoutd. tut 14 If I REMEDr UCHA DlSEASCil VTnT.iTca$enc. pimms. VERYJIPElAt WRINCWORM A KIT OF KXPEItlEXCE. I have met with a paa) many jax,),le, I" J'yyhic o'er life varied way : rveenti.uTiUTOl the clever, the nlmijlc, ThecmbUlil, theg.'ave and the Ray; 1 have I raveled w ith la-auty, w ith virtue, 1 have heen with thejiirly, ihe had, I have laughed with the on j who were merry And wept wLh the one. who wereiad. line UiiiiK I have learned In my Jiuiniey Ne'er tu Judge one Ly w hat he apar. The eye that aeem rklliiK with lauKhtrr U.. tMttle Ui keep Ian k the teai. , Anil Ioiik. aaiii'tlniiinloiii farea Hide o ion the aoiili that are Tile, While the heart that l merry and chcerfr' In often Ihe fVeenl from unlle. And I ve learned not to look for perftt'oii lu one of our frail human kind, lu heartathe moat neutle and lovitui Koine hlemlnh or fault we can and. Hut yet I have ne'er found tho t roatiire Ho low, ao depraved or ao mean, Hut had aoiue kih1 Itiipuliiv hiiid virtue, Hut nioiiK III" laid tralU' llit he 'un. And, t,ai, l.hav. learned that iml frleiid-.hli We make are tu hrlllle kIiikn JunI let a revere oterlnke lia Our "frleiiila" on the "other !" w, Hut, ah1 I have found Koine few loyal Some heart ever lovinguud true! And the Joy and the wwv Ihey have hroii(ht uie Have rheeri'd urn my whole- iurucy tlirouiih. (iKOVKIt CLEVELAND. Ilia Letter Acrcptluj; the Nunilnatlon for llic t'resiueiiry by flic Jlrinnrratlr Natii'liul Coiiveiitliiu. Alhaxv, N. Y., Auj;. 18, 1881. Gentlemen: I lmvc mvivenl yov coiii'iiunk'tttioii dated Jp'y 28th, itiloiuiing hie til my iiimvimtuin lor the uiticc ut 'resident of the rp'tod States by the Na- tiunr1 Democratic Lonventiou lately a Beinbled at Cliicuso. I 'accept the iiuini- itidii w'.th Kli'tet't'l tiiireeiatiiiii of the supreme hinior eciilVrreil, tiinl a suleui'i wne of the resiK)iisib;'ity which, in its ue ceitanec, 1 UKHiiuie. 1 have oarcl'i ''y con sidered the jilatfoi.u adopted by the Cou- ntioii and cordr 'y ai, prove the same. So plrin a statement of Democratic IVuh and iirimiples upon wl"ch that pa. iV ttti- pei 's to the suffrages of the people, needs no supplement or explanation. It shot d be remembered that the olhe.i of President is oscntir"y executive in its Mat i u J he laws eiiaclril by the legis lative branch of the goveri"ueiit the cl':ef executive is bound f; tY uMy to en force ; and, when the vlsdom of the iK- litici ' pauy which selects one of ilu uicm- it tsas the nou'inee for that office, has out lined its policy and declared its pi'-iciples, it seems to me thai nothing in the charac ter of the ulliee or the necessities of the ise reiji 're more from the ean'"date- ac I'pling such a noiiiinatiiiii than the Mig- jest ii ut nt certain we" known t.jths, so iihsolutely vital to the safety and welfare of the nation that they cannot be too ofi recalled or too seriously enforced. We protid'y ci " ours a government by .' people. It is nut such when a class is tin tolerated which irrogates to itself the management of pnbrc affairs, secVing to control people instead of repieseiiting them. l'nrlie.i are the nccenia.y out-growth of our institution, but the t,ovcrniiiciit is not by the people when one pa..y fastens its iiilrul upon the count. y, and penietuiites its power by cajiling and betraying the peo ple uistvad ot sew.ng them, ihe govern ment is not bv the people when the re sult which should represent the intelli gent will of free mid thinking men is, can be, determined by the shameless cor ruption of their suffrages. W hen an election to otuce sha1 bo the selection by voters of one of their number. o aistiuic for n time a public ti list , in stead of his dedication to the profession of mlllles: when the holders ot the bellut. (iiiekened by a sense of duty, shall avenge truth betrayed and pledges hruken ; ind when suffrage shall be altogether free mid uneorrtnitcd, a full rc:i''7.atiou of a government by tho people will be at hand; and of the means to this cntl not one would, in my judgment, be more effective than nil anieui'iiieut to the Constitution lisiialifing the President from re-elec tion. W lieu wc consider the patronage of this "Teat office, the allurements of Hiwer, th temptation to retain public places once gained; and, more thuu r'l, the availability the party finds in an in cumbent whom horde of officeholders with a teal born of the benefits received and fostered by the hope of favors yet to come, and ataud ready to did with money and trained political nervine, we reoogniie in the elligilbiMty of the Praidcnt for re election tiie most sei'o s danger to that calm, deliberate and I'ltclligent Hiliticnl action which must ehr neteriio a eovern- uient by the people. A true mencan seiitiineiit recoumios the dignity ol labor, and the lai t that honor lies in honest toil. Contented labor is an element of national prusix'iily; the ubilily to work constitutes the capital, and the wage of labor, Ihe income ut the vast uu'iiber of op imputation, and this interest should be jci'lotisly protected. Our worlingmeli r-e not aaking uiirensonable liidmgt'liuu, bUl aiti iiitvoiCUt iii IW.'J Cltileiis. J hey Hock the name considera tion which those deuinud who have other interests at stake. They shotihl receive their full share of the care and attention of those who make and execute the laws, to tho end that the wants und nem's of emi'lnvers and emnloved sha'l a''ke be subserved, and the prosicrily of the coun try, the common heritage of both, be ad vanecd. As relating to this subject, while we should not d'scouragu (he i -unit ".ration of those who come toaeknowledg allegiance to our government and add to Our citizen population, yet, as means ul protection to our workingtuen, a different i t II t ..1. rule should prevail concerning uiosu who, if they come or are brought to our land do not intend to become Americans, but will injuriously compete with those justly cntltli-d to our field ol labor. In mv letter actiMiting the numiiation to the office of Governor, ucarly two years ago, I made tho fol'owU)f statement, to which I have stcai'dy adhered : ''The la boriag classes constitute the main prt of our population. They shnuld be pro tected in their efforts neauefully to assert their rights, when endangered by aggrc gatcd capita', and r'l statutes on this subjtwt should roeognize the care of the State for honest toil, and be framed with the view of improving the condition of the workuigman." A proju-r regard far the wlfarecf tbo worklngmB king iuKpar- ably connected with the integrity of our institutions, none of our citizens are more interefted then they in guar(';ng ajr'nst arty con aptive influences which seek to pervert the beneficent purposes of our gov ernment, and none should be more watch ful of the artful machinations of those who allure them to self inflicted injury. In a free country the curtailment of the abso lute rights of the individual should only be such as is essential to the peace and good order of the coin'iiuiiity. The limits between proper subjects of governmental control and those which can bo more fil tingly left to the moral sense and scl" !,u posed restraint of the citizen should be carefu'ly kept in view. Thus, laws unne cessarily interfering with tho habits and customs of any of our people which are not offensive to the moral sentiments of tho civilized world and which are consist ent with giajd citizenship and public wel fare, are unwise und vexatious. The commerce of u nation to a great extent detei .nines ils supremacy. Cheap and easy transportation slnui'd therefore be liber:i"y fostered within the limits of the Constitution. The general government shoi'M so improve and protect its natural water-ways us w'll enable the producers of the country to reach profitable markets. The people pay the wages mI' jiubl'c employes and they are entitled to fair and honest work which the money thus paid shoi'M cou tnatid. It is the duty of those intrusted vt'th the management ol these alLYrs to see that such publ'c service is fophcoiuing. The selection and retention of subori';nateM in government employ ment shou'd depend u)on their ascertain ed fitness and the vrluc of their work, and they should be neither expected nor al lowed to do questionable party gen Ice. Th(! interests of the people will be better protected, aud public enjoyment v I' be opened to a!' who can demonstrate the'" fitness to enter it. The unseemly scram ble for place under the government, with the consequent impoiiuiiity which embit ters official ''rc, w'n cease, and the pmV'e depaumcnts wi1' not be filled with those who conceive it to be their first duty to ti'd the pany to which they owe their places, instead of rendering patient and honest return to the people. 1 believe that the public tetniier is such that the voters of tho land arc prepared to upport the tiry which gives the best promise of administering the government in an honest, limplc aud plain manner; which is consistent with its chancier and purposes. They have learned that mys tery and eoiicealmcnt in the management of the'v aftVrs covers tiicl's and betray'. The statetnanship they requ'ee is honesty ind tidg' ty, a prompt response t) the needs of the people its they arise, and a vigilant protection of all their vr 'ed in terests. 1 ' I should be e.iHeu to the the il-i-f- Chief Magistracy of the Nation by suffrage of my fellow-citizens, I w " sti'iie the duties of that office with a inn determination to dedicate every fort to the country's good, aud with an lit "uble re,:aiice upon the favor and sup port of the .Supreme Heiug, who I be- eve v .11 a'ways bless honest human en- leavor in the conscientious discharge of public duty. (tltilVEll Cl.KVEI.ANIt. Tu Cul, Win. F. l'lY'i, (ti. mini, mul V. '. Hnltr, unit oAci, mcmlrrt uf Mullfiiiifiiiii CnmmiltiT of the Danu cralli. Xiitiuimt ('nurtnlimi. ECCENTKIC Ml HI. lis. QI' INT I'AHSAUKS WHH'll Mn.ME UK THE HI. II ElllTlilNS t-iiNTAINEII. ' lite I,nndiiit fjiKri.J Mthotigli everybody knows that there ire in er'slence i-eit.-in ei'ilio'is of llibles wl-'eh are much prized by biblioiuantes on account ol some i.dicitlous punters blunder, few people perhaps are aw -c how many of these editions there are. The most widely known are the l?rceches and the Vinegar IJiblcs. The former is soci-'led because in the Geneva version of Gem-sis iii., 7, Adam and Kve art; spoken of as making themselves bre-hea out of fig leaves. This tiniislation of Sc. 'ptures, which was done by the English exiles ut Geneva, served as the rcji'lir family Bible in the reign of Utioeii hi zabeth until it was lupersedcd by the authoiized version of James I. The Vinegar Bible was so named from the headline of the 2lhh chapter of St. Luke, which reads as ''The Parable of the Vinegar" instead of "tho vine-yaid." The date of this was 1717. In addition, howeve.- to these well-known ex in plea there are others unite as sing -'ar. The Place-makers' Bible obtained its liamo from a typograpl-'cal error which occcsin .Matthew v., 'J, viz., '-Illessi'd rt' the Place-maker," instead of ' jHuci-uiakers." 1 he iHilitieialis ul the present day woi-'d probably not have ubjirtcd to the use of the former beni-dietiuii. The Treacle llihle, pi.nted l.inli, had a passage in Jeremiah viii., 'ii, which read "Is there no treacle in Gi'ead," instead of ' Is there II I ui l til . the lie and Mie llilde was S ) called from a Very slight mistake that occurred in liuth "i., 15, when, itMcad of "she went into the city, ' it was printed "he went. 1 he ickcd Bible, printed ltiitl, was rather an cxiiensivc one to the printer, who was fiued AiiHIO because, from malice or carelessness, tho negutive was loll out of the seventh command ncnt (KxikIiis xx., 14.) The Murderers' Blblerwaa a mistake of the present evntr-y, and was so ci 'ltl I'iiiiu an ei.nr in the Kith verse of the K.pi-tle of Jude, making it to read "There are murderers, complainers," in stead of 'iimtmreers." The Printer's Bible, issued in 1702, contained an absurd U-isKlntemenl uf David iu the lliUh Psi-lin, v., 101, wh'eh he was iiatheti eallv made to sav that "lirinters iM-rsei-uteil h'nu without a oius," inst -ad o.' "p.inc ci." There would have Ik-cii a de..ve of probability about th's in these days of royal authorsl :p, which would have made such a r'stake high'y amusing. 1 k 1 " (In of the terrible staaM boys: "Does your head ever swim, Mr, Snil kins ?'' asked little Tom, Popinjay of his rater's lieau. "Yes, Tommy, I suffer oecr-ionally from tiizzinesw," raplied the slim. "I thought so," miid Tommy ; "pa said he'd titeh you into the home pond only yor eatl would keep you from nokiig. 1 JUL HEMKH'K'K LETTElt. Indianapolis, Ind.. Aug. ii). the fol lowing is a copy of ex-Gov. llendrick's letter of acceptance of the Demoerstiu nom ination for the Vice-Presidency : Indiauapolis, Ind , Aug. 20. Gcntle nifu : I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication notify ing me of my nomination, by the Demo cratic Convention at Chicago, as candidate for the office of Vice-President of the Cni ted States. May I repeat what I said on another occasion that it is a nomination which I had neither expected nor desired and yet I recogr:ze and appreciate the high honor done me by the convention. Tho choice of such a body pronounced with such unusual unanimity and accompa nied with so generous un expression of esteem and confidence, aught to outweigh all merely personal desires and preferences of mv own. It t with this feeling, and I trust e'so from a hi-p sense of public duty, that I now accept the nomination and sha1' abide the judgment of my eotm tiyiinn. I haveexi'-nined 'th care the declaration of piinciple adopted by the convention a copy of which you submitted to me, and in their sum antl mbstatiee I heartily endorse ami approve t lie same. J 11(18. A. UEJIIIRICKH To the Hon. Win. F. Vilas, chairman ; Nicholas B. Bell, secret) 'y, and others of the Coni'uittee of the National Dem ocratic Convention. OLD FUKNITI KE. The Pkewknt Popi lar CiiAZEr-MiuiKitN MaNI FACTlltEItH HE AnTIQL'Eb. From tin' Bvstun fYMm. "Ant.hing in the way of old furniture v ''1 command a good price," waa the re mark of a dealer in antiques. "It does not make much ilitlereiiee what the niticle is ho long us it is genuine old ferniture. Tin-re are, you know, a great ma) ly bogus antiques, and 1 believe there is a tactory either in Maine or Connecticut w'nere they can manufacture not only chwk s, tables and bedsteads of the lant century, but fur- nm-e that came out in the y.aynower. The-e is said to be unot'ier factory which makes nothing but KTiinni'i"-wheels, and docs a very profitable, bus'incis. St. far as I can see, old ftirii'tp-o made yestevday is as good as that uiimio lull years ago, provi- ' ng it is matte as we" and the p-archi-sers lo not know the ilijTerenci'. An acid sti-'n gives just as good a color ai the stain ol t"ne. I do not know but it is deeper andiicher. 11a "the p- -pie wluv collect bi'.c-L-brac have no idea why they collect it, except that, they want to connote with the'- neighbors. It is a craze -wh:eh has las.ed a good de- '. longer than J thought it wor d,a id is l.kely to last for xome time to r '....:o,..e gciui.ie ant'nui a however, and they b.'ng good prictis. Old clocks, when fie- pedigreiai arc know a, cunt high and so do chests of drawers, ta bles, book cases ami chairs. Old tin -irons: ami bri's..- es of evey 1'ind are in demaii 3. As for Sillil--ng-wlieels, they read' y o. vt'i, gom cos. 1' I- the wheels wlneii were in use in Amciica a hundred years ;-igo had been prussrved to the present time, they would not begin to nt' nber .-.is many :is are exhibited in the parlors to- lay. Uutsidc ot this, a (, eat deal of cJ A wood genuine enough, is worked over : into new forms. 1-or instance, old biilst cads an not in ueuiand as ('I'aw.ng-nsiia rnameiits and people do not want tlieui in il u-ir bed rooms. These bedsteads are cnrriVl dy work- lover into chairs, c., and are utilizi-i for rciiairing other old finr'ti "e. So though I lie bedsteads are not re able m ihcir own proper form, they ji. j!1L a good protit when served up in other shapes. Now, as to pi .ccs 1 have knt-wn f all ey iniiriiiii-le. ,ii tables to bnni; as Inizli price as 81,01111 each. Sidelyoaro s hav irou-'lit s'J.ill, and clocks have s ild for ?50H each. Spinning whee's. and well finished chii'rs have brouoht 1 ahu - to $1011. There are cases where the work manship is exceptional, wht ret tke .fioiires run above this, and. of eouest.-. I an i not speaking ot lurr ture which tt a well- known historici1' value. Tbemt a "ooti del-1 ot old turmtiiro which ileali-M and siieci lators have been uuuble to Imiv .from lauilies who chei.shed their he'Hm mis but most (11 that is avr:lulilehubcen p ick ed up and put into the market. I could name you lots of houww wlu-ro I ki iow there is old furniture which the dm-endi nts of the original ow ners refuse to e", but 1 have my eye on it and al get uiost of yet 1 live long enough antl the antiq tie craze coutiiiues. 1 do not make much profit on genuine aiititiitcsy for the ewne rs are posted as to ve'ite nowadays. Whi jn the craze pntt started there were big prt d its, but the day for such bargains is n ot likely to come to as again. NHAKI'-KUillTEl) INDIANS. Lieut. Schwatka in Science. One of the mast curious Units of the A vail ludiuus is their powci of seeing the motion ot a fish in water. The Yukon very muddy, so much so that when an or dinary pint cup is filled with it nothing can be seen until the sect' me ut has settled, ihe water is ten to twelve feet deep and the river-wide, let when a solitary salmon cornea an tuts river ita coming is notified, its position identified, and it is often caught la a hand-net. Some person, con eially an old squaw, i on the lookout iu trout at tho nuts on the Uink. At nor call a man runs to thu heath, picks up his i ii- i i i . . cauov, paiiine, aau nei, huh guinea at nrst chiefly by tho advice of the other Indians who gather un the shore, hut as heaproacli es relying more on himself, slusuts the ca line into the proHr position, and, wlul he regulates its movements with his left hand, plunges the net to the bottom t 'th the light. When it i rennjflibered that tke mouth of the uet hag an area of only about two square feet the Hiwer lo catch a solatary ati'mon by thrusting it directly into its course seems muet miraculous. No white man could sue any evidence of the motion of the fish, yet the native assert that mo tion is coiiimuiiicHtcd from tho bottom to he top. Out of seven attempt watched ly Lieut. Schwatka two were successful, though the fish were swimming from 250 to 300 yards from the land. Several hun dred fiahc caught in this way were in their houses ind on their (vaffordiog. WOMEN VOTEUS IN WASH INGTON TEltlMTOKV. Tlrs morning 1 wi-lked down elcr brer';fast with two ladies to the polling place of the Second Wr'J, aud acted ns a so:, of impromptu sidewa'k committee for ln-'f an hour, greeting many friends and acquaintances, and OnaMy took a place with some of them in the line and passed along with them in order to see the entire performance, although not yet qualified as a voter myse''". Away up the street stretched the long double line uf men and women the latter in the tho majority slowly making their way down to the engine-house, through the open window of which the ballots were passed in to the inspector and judges. It was a cool morning, and not nt n'l uncomfortable, and a great tier' of pleesant chat whtled away the flic, the rowd being n much bctter-natured one than lines of men mid women whom I have often seen wailing their turn to get into some place of i musenicnt. Ca iages Iriven by women were flying briskly ibolit the city to bring out the voters who live at a oVstance, and a conin:tteo of women was present ut each polling place. Nor were they the shou-haircd who were voting this morning. So far trutn that, it is actually the fashion, and witli so lew exceptions that they could lie nt-'n- bereil on my fingers, n'l the ladies of -at tie who ice "received iu society" duly registered themselves ami wm casting their ballots to-day for city officers:. It has beeh a very oiiteitn;niug study for a few weeks past to go through the lists of reg istered voters as they appeared in the morning papers and note the names of the new citizens. It hi s readied the pass ol late that, instead of speaking with sur prise of those who have registered, eye brows have been lifted whenever "anybody who has not done so, and the remark has been promptly made that something was the matter in that family. While as for the young ladies, she who hesitates for car of what John might say made a mis take, for what John did say was that that girl didn't want to acknowledge that she was twenty-one years old, and he and the other youug fellows laughed at her most hearti'y. Party fcei'iig has run so high that I have beLun to wonder lately whether there wouldn't be some domestic . tptr-es. its lias so often been predicted. But it looks otherv 'si-. A few ladies who wou'd have ,:ked to register have refrained from doing so because their husbands I'-sap-provedofit. But the funny part of that is that doting the last two days in which registration was possible, a large number of such names tardily appeared, at the so licitation of the husbands themselves. A few lad'es who i';d register, aud who are greatly intor stcd, have fa:'ed to vote lie cause tiu-y coti'd not conscientiously vote with their husbands, and were not willing to vote against them. But more than one man down town to-day has laughingly declared that l,:s Vote wouldn't do the party any good, because Irs wife was going to vote the other ticket. Some women, on the other hand, are voting a ticket iu regard to which they have strong doubts, because they care more to please their husbands lliaii for anytime; else. Jast as many men before to-day and perhaps to-day too have voted to please their wives. Somehow human nature docs not socm to be changed much by woman suf.' age, und as for the lai':es, 1 never before saw a class of women who were at once as iiite''igeut and ns stylish i " they are here. They are equally conver sant with the latest hovel, the newest philosophical theory, and the last fieak of fashion. They are very domestic. Inning deliL'htfiil homes, and la-ge fi -iii'ies of model cl 'Mron, and. vtithil, they arc thoroughly jawtiil in a" the pul;tieal ques tions of the day, nation; ' and local, and can back up their opinions with good, sound ntv'ncnls. And 1 must not for get to add that, a' uost without exception, they i"e members of one of the scveri"' churches i'l the city. Snlitniir, in Tilr yimii. NATIONAL GAMES. Kvery g vat nation has some game digenors to itself. As for instance : The nation fighting. game of Spain, is bull Ireland is content with dynamite festiv ities. England s favorite sport is lawn tennis and n 'd eyed lords. America hag her base bailers and presi dentil elections. France is partial to the can-can and the cutlet of the mule. Russia fancies hide-and-go-seek'' in the u-ines of Sils-ria. Italy lies her liiiud organ and monkey. The great gume of Germany just now U "pukcr." The game par excellence at' Africa is lieu roost and o possum. Ohio's favorite diversion is to want the earth aud then want it fenced. The game of games iu Palestine was I'liaraoh. Lipliuid dotes on sledge. China has no game more delightful than rats. Bluomingtou is fairly w ild uu suicide. It is a single handed game, and it is usu ally very satisfying to the player. It is our national game adopted by general consent. "I laughed," he said to bis wife "I lauphed until my mouth fairly stretched from ear to ear. "lou dent have to laugh very elaborately to accomplish that distance, replied the lady, with a yawn, "Ha! ha! very good, my dear, very good' capital. Large mouth, eh?" "No, large ears, she said with another yawn. Every dog has his day, the cat lakes the nights, the ksuiun aud milkman the early morning hours, ana the scissors grinder with his bell and the fruitman a ith his yawp takes the rest of a lifetime that u wo. -n living. THE GHEELY EXPEDITION'. HiillKlllI.E HEATH (IE DR. l'AVY, ONE OK TIIE MEMBERS, As TuLI) BY AN nl'l'l CEH. ' Poor Dr. Pavy ! I cannot rid myself of his image," begun the young sailor, bringing his chair still closer, "lie is getting to he a nightmare with me, und if he comes to mo in such a milliner, how must it be with those mad wretches who fell u)Miti him and dcvotirt.il him t You may think the shooting of Henry was sad enough. But infinitely more jiathetic was the death of this poor fellow. To lie there on his couch and see the hungry eyes of his stronger comrades gloat'ng over his wasted form and prajing for his death was enough to di. ve a well man mad. And so it drove this pi sir siek diator lo his death. He died by his own hand that the starving dev's about him might have one more meal. The very day that Henry was con- di iinied to die Srrgcon 1 avy took Ins own l;,'e. The despairing little company had split up into two factious, both clam oring for the death of some one that the others might live. With all bis strength of character, Lieut, (lively was forced to t 'eld to the demands of these mad wretches, tuid with heavy heart issued the order that took Henry friun his living comrades and placed his flesh ut the mercy of the inch who but a few minutes before had cal'cd him brother. This faction tmik the body of the dead man and kept guard over it in the graveyard on the hill. They had meat for several days and they meant to guard with jealous watchfulness their graveyard dining-room. The other fac tion down by the sea were without even u handful of shrimps. They knew the graveyard on the hill contained a corpse, and with loud murmurs of discontent de clared that some one of their party must suffer for the rest. Dr. Pavy was the Vicikcst of tin. in all. About his dying couch they clusteicd and sat for hours un moved, watching each breath and hoping that his death might not be long delayed. The unite appeal of ' those wild, hungry eyes, pleading for an early death was too much for him, and with u last despairing effort he rushed down to the seannd was picked up dead. Almost before the heart h id ceased to beat, before the corpse was cold, those mad men for they were mad rushed upon tho body and with their sail ors' sheath knives dug into the warm flesh. They stripped long shreds of flesh and skin from off the bones while yet the muscles quivered with the life that had just gone out. These ghastly dripping morsels they carried to (lie little fire, and hardly waiting till the chunks of meat turned brown, ture them witli their teeth," and with a wcaiy sigh the officer dived down into his cabin. The records show that the body of Sur geon Pavy was ' washed away." He died on June Ii. Three days before Se nan Coop had died, on June 12, Sergi. Gar diner was missed and forr days lator Pri- ite Bender is recorded as dead. All these bodies were reported "washed away by the sea." The fact that these nu ll lied wilhincunvciiieiit niaikrl days ot each it li r and the reported finding of a head ess trunk other than that ul llemv ex plain too clearly the av i'l ' moaning hidden in the mysterious explanation, "washed a way." KISSES TO GUOW ON. She was only a child, but she held tip her sweet red lips, shut the blight eyes and wont I lie rounds from one meiiibcr of tin-family to the other, n pealing the phrase she had ju-t heard I mm her young mother's lips. Three kisses, and une to grow on." They eailtrht her up, the ihirliiiir and kissed und kissed her fair baby face, pulled the soft curls, squeezed the dimpled slioul- lers, and iu 'owed her every movement i th wistful, worshipping eyes until she came to the sou", disappointed member of the family, whose words were all hollow, and dolls stuffed with sawdust. She tip tiK-tl up to the stern, boarded face. and put a fat, chubby little hand un each unyield ing knee. Three kisses, and une to grow un." What does all this tomfoolery mean?" inquired the gruff, grumpy voice. Baby is three years old to-day, said the young mother, feeling how hard it is to explain a simple, foolish custom that has no particular nit-aiun;, "and so wc give lict a kiss tor each year anil one to grow uu. But you ueedu t kiss her, I tit.li Ben. 'you don't want to," What was it the old man saw iu the limpid eyes lifted to his? a vision of the green fields and still waters of paradise? or tlid snine prescient knowledge possess him, that ho caught her up iu his arms as he had never done before, and kissed her again anil again?" "Not want to kiss her?" he Kiid, iu a broken voice, "Why, I should as soon think of refusing to kiss an sugel from heaven. There I sjt; there! and there! Now may you grow un thu one even to the hciuhts of heaven never short of their standard, little one. That is the old man's prayer." "Three kisses and one to grow on ;" tl-"ee short and beautiful years, aud now Her are I cannot tell For they reckon nut hy mouth and year Where alie lia-. gone indwell. But I often wonder if we would not all jvacli nearer the gates ut purailise it we had more kisses to grow on. "To Ihe height of Ihe viiilcwaiiKel The llltleunyliaa gone." Oh! great family of Immunity, lead all your weary, wandering ones up the divine heights by kisses. 1 liey are si longer than blows; they leave no stings like bitter words; they are blessed memories that blossom in our crown of thorns while those whom we kissed have gone from us a little way beyond tears or kisses; growa on that precious noi'rishment into the higher life, in the city whose builder and maker is God. "Madam, you have destroyed $5 worth of merchandise!" angrily remarked a 'dude to a lady, as she seuted kerse'f in a chair iu which he had deposited a new Derby hat. "Serves you right," she replied, slow ly rising from the ruin ; "you had no bus iness to buy a $5 hat for i 60-ccot head. SOME DEFINITIONS. Wages Sweet oil for human machinery. Poverty Death in F'e. Patronage A big boy helping a little boy to raise his kite, Law A trap bailed with promise of profit or revenge. Debt The example set by Govern ment lo its people. Tuxes Periodical bleeding, scribed by Ouvei'iinient. Congress Men assembled to ouch other from doiag unylliing. as pie- prevent hxpoi.enei. Litos daybook. Soldier A target sot up by one nation for limit her to shoot ut, Beveuge The only debt it Is wrong to pay. Luxui v The labor of the wealthy, Pawnbroker The man who holds your coat while you light. Miser Ine wiio makes bricks that heirs may build houses. Time To the aged, un atom; to young, a world. Poetry Thought iu blossom. Ireland The Aeta-on of nations, his the torn to pieces by its ow n dogs. Family Matrimony doing penance. Maniagc The only lottery not put down. Child The future in the present. t oal Ihe scabbard t nut otters no guarantee for the blade it sheathes. Theatre Nature iu the "House of Cor rection." Ink The Black Sea on which Thought rides at anchor. THAT HAD BOY. I'invious rivals pretend to decry Peck's humorous " Bad Boy" sketches, but these laughable divertiscincnts like Hamlet's ghost will not down. Here is what tine ol' these Unpid liver cranks has to say of the irresistible Milwaukee funny man : " e see an evident longing among nu merous journals, says the Cainbridgo Jef tersoiiiau, for a let up on Peek's 'Bad Boy.' Many ot them are crying 'Give us a rest. This desire for a 'letting up' and 'give us a rest' may be illustrated by tho preacher, wlio, being unable to meet an appointment for preaching, sent his son to meet the congregation and so announced. Snpjsis- iiij the son to be in the hue uf religious performances, he was asked by the congre gation to participate iu the devotions. The young man consented and began a prayer, which terminated as follows : 'O Ittird, scud us n barrel of flop"; O lord, scud us a barrel of sugar and a bar rel ol me:-'. t Lord, send us a barrel ni pepper oh, h 1. that's too much pep per.' " Chicago Fy: ADV KUTlSI-iM KNTS. iViT'I will keep constantly on hand every thing that may bo desired iii my line. My stock is always fresh because I order only small quantities ut a time and order frequently. When in want of any of the following gmxls call and sec me : GBOCKBIKS. Butter, Hams, Cunued Beef, Corned Beef, Rico, Mackerel, Potted MeaU, Flour, Sugar, Cuflee, Suap, Crackers, Dried Beef. CONFKCTIONKIUKS. Apples, Oranges, Ieinons; Baisins, Can dies, French and Plain, Crystalized Fniits, Cakes of all descriptions, Figs, Nuts, Pre serves. TOBACCO, SNUFF, kc. All Brands of Smwking Tobacco, Chew ing Tobacco, Cigars, Cigarette, Different Brands of Snuff, Jte. Pipes of every des cription. ICK CHKAM SALOON. In connection with my other business I have fitted up an elegant lee Cream Saloon for ladies and gentlemen uh-u to any and at all hours during the season. ICK, lee for sale every day at retail from oue pound up. It cuu be had on Sunday from 7 A. ii. to 11a. id., and from 5 P. U. to 7 r. M. It will not be supplied at any other hours on Sunday. COOLING D1UNKS. Ice IiCtwinade, Ginger and Ieinou Pop, Sarsaparillu, kc. All these thing aud more always on hand. Thanking the public for their liberal acknowledgment of my efforts to please aud soliciting a continuance, I am Yours Respectfully, FRANK Y. CLUVERIU8, "Limit Gem Srutu, Weldoo, N. C. may 22 Urn. All, ADV ERTISEM KNTS. A FEV7 HINTS rot thi mi or 0tf BUM ttu tat tti .ml), 1 la 4 PilUi faureayafy, 4 re I Hilt. aTxpfriaaee BdMaftoUa ft jircyur ioia i aav eaaa. foe Couatlpalloa, or OoaUnoaaa, a ramtdy It so .n.ctlva a Aria' Flixa. 1'kay luiur ragular dally aoilon, awl r itora th boweli to a hoallliy coudltloa. Fur lndlg.iloa,or Dyapepala, Alia' Fill ara iiiraloabla, aud a aura eura. Heart-burn, Loaa of Appellta, rout lomach, riatulenry, Dlulaeaa, Head ache, Nnmboeas, Naaaaa, an all ralUfad and cured by Araa'i Fill. In Llvor Complaint, Bllloni IHMcdar. and Jauadlea, Avta PtLLg ahould b given la doira large enough to eiolta the liver and boweli, and remove cxinstl nation. 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