I'CK ANN I'M IN AI'V '.NTK
HALL 5c SLEDGE, i,i.i,.:if.tui:s
VOL. XIV.
A. NEWSPAPER UTOiR, THE PEOPLE.
AVKLDON, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1SS3.
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SWEET GUM
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MULLEIN.
T, ( i;nm. a ciUi-ml from Itw of lh ihh HIM
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tl.i! ;.i.l"jm hikIuh( ll -irly mumlng cuufb. an-1 itltaw
UWi Hip cluM to thtnw Hie falw m.-mbraaa in rrnnp ani"
liiwin i-ouKh. Wli-u rniiiiiu'''l nh tU hrnliiii muet
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2So.mii f 1. WALTER A-TAYLOR. Atlanta, 0
Co 1IR. Ullllil.ltS' 111 'Kit Hi Ltli V COHIMAI. fl
Wantm-a. Iijoii)ij ail LliiWrtii 'i cat lilUf. ful li b)
FOR SALE BY
BROWN & SIMMONS,
WK1.HON, N. C.
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SUNSHINE AND SHADOW.
"N'.nv
.armie,
w.n. Ii w
of Spice
Mill ill.
ninth- r
ill. nl tin- !!" I!' mil, my '1' ar
' said 1. s-1 . . j 1 1 ; lulu lln' kit h- u.
is completely lii' -d willi the miii'II
ami oilier delicious odors. Il
day lii'i'ui'i Tiunks-iviiii;, mul
il l,v ill- l.i i'li' -n-t.il.Ii-. with tli..
HEADQUARTERS.
s.tjf, wlnTf tire yitti .-Liif
Witv, we nrewliit.i.Siiuih-sU e t1I v It MF
HMlTtf. - ' - j
A till wlii.l nri' yell fitip It'K'f Jiiin fi r"
. Wfll. t'K't ovi-rj Jliini; Utt i !,--( t. ill ink.
WJml th.-u"
Tlu-it will -fi't H..11U' cifiiir ilimI h a kiuih' ot
IWWnvU
W.ll. Ill Rit tno, (i.tiiM.n.
Tin- iilmvi' is ih.it in hi arJ I'll lliu htrt'ft tmht
till) tillll.
TH1STI.K I'llW,
M ALT,
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ii - miii -n
OLD CAIUxNET
mi.l till l.-mlliiK l-i-.iii-l r
WHISKIES.
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CNXl:ll MKAT-i.
thai Ki lls.
l'AKt.
BILLIARD AND POOL
TABLES
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hi: rlni.i'nij Imtti ill li.-r lii. Im-ily i ut
tin'.- ii'i'!' 'K I" mlil I" I lie liiiii'viiioiit
Will' 1 1 WHS silllUlt'lillLI (ill till' stilVI'.
- N.i, I'll 1,'i'k cut fi.i- tlnil." mid An:
sinil'ni'j I'li'ii-iinilv. "1 am liavin;; sili n-
ilnl lin k wiili iny c inking; just wis liinv
nii-i- my I'riiit-uaki' lnnks, and I'd liko tn
luivii j-uii laslc nl' tliis iiiiiicc-iiii'iit and w o
if vi hi tli ink il incds ;i little nunn luiilid
cider."
N.ilnidy liiuili- bi'ttcr pics tliaii mutluT,
ami. ul'ciur.se, lii- kin w twicu n well ub
I did wlmt Ki-asdiiiii' th.-y ri-uiivd; Ixit 1
'tasti d" just tn ilcasc lit-r, mid sui.':Jcsti.'J
that kin- iut in n Just limn- id' clovin, he
ciniio I knew lio was doing Ikt best to
p i ii, an cxlra pnod Tliankngiving dinner
mi my ui cimnt, Inr, jnn sec. 1 was pxpec-
1 ititz t' i m',- 1 1 iiny Carlton tlie next day,
an 1 In- was I lie "in' man in nil tile W"t'!d
to in III. II.
I kissed inntlii r'.s wrinkled ehe-k . and
hui iied o(T to my duties as teacher in the
iul'lii" siliool. Father wnn only liook
ke ii. i- in the mill, and had delicate health
h. sid s, so 1 was ohliiiod to do all I ei.nld
to Mi'i"Tt lujsell' and "help the family-I
iloiiL'." My Viiiee was naturally char
and strong, and my parents had denied
themselves many conifnrts, that it might
he cap-fully trained. I sang in the choir,
pive a Ii w music lessons, and, with my
school touching, earned quito couiforta-IjV-
little salary. Hut my hard work was
Boon to he over, l.'i- Harry was coming
and wo were In In- married at Christmas.
I haven't l"!d y.ai ah"iil Harry, have I?
It S'-.'IIIS lis if eV.Th.i.ly kll.'W alinllt hilll
. well as I do II1JS.-II; 1Ul that is I'o.ilisll,
uf i i.lllse. He was a hig. striillg-hodied.
(-hivalrou-s fellow, with a haiidsouie, intelli
eiit face, and laughing Wue eyes. lie
was proud and sensitive, yet t. n.l. r and
, ii- roil" h.-art. d to a fault. To lue, who
kn w all his -goodii. s.-, he was a p-rfect
idol. I'oiir years hefole he had told me
in his straightforward manly way that he
loved me. Hut he was puur, and (Iceland
himself of the Irishman's opini m that, "if
a fellow hadn't anything, ho had n.i busi
ness to ask any ttirl to share it willi hiui."
Simii after, a remunerative im-ation was
olf. n d him in .Tai'im, and he hade me
good bye with the words: '-He brave and
patient, little woman, and, if wo both live,
ina few years wo shall have the happiest
linine ill all Connecticut."
Now the waiting and uncertainty were
nl iiost over, for I had Harry's last letter,
dated a good while hack, in my pocket,
in which he's.ii.l: ''T shall sail oil the
rUi finii .li-h.a and plac.l lioj vases of
cut flowers by the fide of every plate.
Then 1 ran up stairs to put on my now
navy-blue suit Harry liked the color, and
it was very h.-eniuiiig to inc. 1 had just
linish. il tying the ribbons In my hair when
in.ilh.-r came in. 1 turned round and gay
ly aski d In r if I was not bcaiilil'ul, belole
1 in it i.-eil her white sad lace. "Oh.
inainiie," said I, "you liawi made yourself
ill willi hard work."
She sMu'.-.'red toward me, and throwing
her alius around tnejiviiiblingly exclaimed:
"No, mi, darling. I am not ill I li..d
In lp you, my poor il.iii-ihter ! Tin- 'Nop
lini"' has gone down."
1 li .v.- I. 'en l.'ld that win u a soldo r
lil-t receives a bull, t Wollll'l nil the li.llll''
li Id he is iliselislble to pain. Tll.lt is
s itu 'llllll.: like lb ' ail'eet tillt -ud.l. II -llo. k
of uiv 'ji. al sorrow had up'-ii me. 1 did
not we.'p ii..r cry oiti, bul slood like one
paralyzed.
It is not possible for the soul to pass at
once from the smili-dil of h,-.e t.. lie-
i dalkness of despair. il will urolie about
j fur a little while in the vain hope of re j
i '.-ailiiliL' its iialiir.il alinosphi re. ;
; liiil t lii- teililile awak. n'niu """ll ealue,
and lin n the l"li- and alni.--l Impeliss
slr i'-:l" for sinni.is.-ion I" the in.-i ilable. 1
I n- .1 i.i feel ih.it my siilii'i-iii-.' ild have
been more easily b.":,e if I had b.-ell per
miil'il lo look upon his dead I'm e or visit ,
his '.'lave. Win n the wind moaned at
iiiglil. mid I llioiigbi of tin- noble form
that I had almost worshipped being buf
feted bv the cruel Waves, il seemed ns
though I should be driven mail. I'm
duly remains when hope and love are gone,
and I gradually took up the I'ragmeiil i f
my broken life and found comfort in con
stant unselCsh work.
Then u uew trouble came. Father, who
had never been strong, took a violent cold,
and died of pneumonia. I think the sor
row I had homo made ine more tender
and considerate for the criefs of others,
audi frit a thrill of satisfaction
vessel, bound for Australia, whiiln r lo was
taken: ii in I, as he had lost all he had when
the "Neptune" was lust, he had now to
work haul for money euoii-.-h to pay hi-
passage ll lie had only arrived ill
America that day. and was on his way
ti take the eats for I'onliei lieiil, when 1
stumbled into his anus mi the street. Ih
li.ro he had answered all my ipn-slioiis,
mother reminded lis that our guests were
wailing, and that the dinner was spoiling.
Wo have now a cozy liltle home of our
own, and Hairy is becoming u prosperous
business man.
SCIENCE AND SHA.MMINC.
WAR ON MALE ATTIRE.
sl im iiA!iMi:rs nr
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1 hal I e Is I he i sl f--Orlnlll nl'
Al.nlcl'll I'l-iillsi-i's llnu Hie Ha I a
hie t iillal Came lulu 111-111.;
Ali'-li-lling Hals.
The first article to opp.ise is the Vest
I III half, at least, of our modern styles it is
' of no earthly use. save an expense, an in
cumbrance to the wealcr, and all increas
ed profit to the tailor. 'I'lie cutaway coat
bullous liver il allog' tli r. and is made to him a perjurer, an
kei i, buitoii' d. So does the "I'l ineo Al- ! jury of lh" f al-ily
Tn a large factory, in which were em
ployed several hundred persons, one of
the workmen, in wielding his hammer,
carelessly allowed it to slip IVoin his hand.
It flew half-way across the room and struck
a I'ellnw-wiirkiiian in the left eye.
The man claimed that his eye was blind
ed by the blow, although a careful exam
ination failed to rnveal uny injury, there
being not. a scratch visable. He brought a
suit in the courts for comieiisali(in for the
loss of half his eye sight, and refused nil
(ilfers of a eoinproniise-
I'lider the law the owner ol'lhe factory
was responsible for an injury resulting from
an accident of the kind, and although Im
! believed that the man was shamming, he
' had about made up bis mind that he would
; be compelled to pay the claim.
Tin- d;.y "f the trial arrived. and in open j
court an eminent oculist, retained by the j
defence, examined the all-god injured
member, nnd gave it as his .iptninn, that
it was as sound as the right eve. I'p-.n
the plaiutiir.s loud protest of his inabilily
to see with his left eye, til uiist proved
I salilied th i court and
of his claim.
MORALITY.
What sort uf morality is that wli
a mill in (tic n-.n-payiiicm
nVKKTISKMKSTS.
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i'i-i im
b it.'' or fi ick coal. l3oth extinguish j And how do you suppose he did il? W by j
the ve.t c.iupletely. What, then, is this ; mply hy knowing that the colors green i
giriin -ut f-.r'.' If for warmth, why not ! and red combined make black. Ho pro-
mi.l its thickness lii tlie cunt V If li.r all 1 dilced ll black card on winch il tew
peaiaiice, why not have it seen'!
The truth is the vest is the rudiment,
the last relic of the old-fashioned "waist
coat," worn when coats were charged prin
cipally willi the duty uf protecting a man's
hick and units. The "waistcoat, " was
made to protect the chest and slmnuch. ll
was cut much longer than at pres--nt. ( Inr
lore fathers "pulled down their vests" more
than wo do. They had more, vest to pull
down. iVe have curtailed the vest and
hung ou to it out of custom and sheer stu
pidity.. The tailoi says we must have it.
So we .'o on wearitii; two coats, one cm
when j pletely covering the other. We might with
mother stroked my hair in her old fond j eriial reason wear two hats, one inside the
wav. and called uic.h.T "sweet comfort." ! other.
written in green ink. I hen the planum
was ordered to put on a pair uf spectacles
with two ililli-reut "lasses, the one for the
right eye being red. and the one li.r left j
eye consisting of an ordinary gl.i". The j
card wits liaiul.il to him, and he was or-
ilered to read the writing on il. This he
did without hesitation, and the cheat was
at once exposed.
The sound right eye, fitted willi the red
glass, was unable to distinguish the green
writing on the black .surface of tin- eardi
while the left cye.which was claim- d to be
salt
debt as long as his . r.-dilor refrain
"dunning?'
What sort uf morality is licit which
s iti lies it-ell' in the. n.oi pi.vut li
lt debt hecms ! it U a sin i" ane,
.-a trill.-?
What sort nl im.rililv H lli.il which
call.- the attention of th ' or -dil.il' In :'"
uvcreliai'ge bul is silent about an nndei
charge?
W hal sort of morality is tli.it which
seeks lo avoid mis-tin..' bis i-n-ditr let
he should be mure plainly reminded uf his
lll.li-lileilliess.' j
What suit uf ui.rilit..' iJ that which j
satisfies itself in the nun pavin til of u j
debt because the creditor is pr.siinieil by j
the debtor n .i lo u-d what the debt calls
for?
j What sort of morality is (hat whi.li :
salili--s itself ill lln- nun payment uf 1
a .1 bt because of a lailure in fanning or
nth t enterprise or un-h-rinking?
What sort of morality is that which
gets "lleinl' il when asked t i pay a debt j
whi.-h the d -Irtiir promised lo pay long
before Ihe IIIII ol ilalltllll g.
What sort of morality is that which
pmi ides for hi.s own wife and children by
defrauding tli-i wile and th-' children of
another man, dead or alive to whom ho is
justly indebted for things which have been
used by the debtor's family for their own
cnjnynieut ninl prolit?
What, sort of morality is that whiel
lightens the obligations to pay u just.
length ol tun
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MONUMENTS, TABLETS.
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Tills -ni'illi-iiif, C'.inl'iiiins Iron wl'li I'"
t..i.i,. i. .'.,. n.iliUv ni-il (-iiint'li'liU-
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Illmtt.S I HI ! II- lUlTIHIllIlL, kU
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K CLARK.
kamii.v i;i:o('I-:i;ii:s, &c.
1 have on hand always,
piiecs:
at. the lowest
debt
I 111 lit'.il'.it'tl'ill to tic
il li as colli racl ed?
In short, what sort of nr.r.ility
wlihh ill-l'egal'i!( the c iuiaiau t:
' Tholl shalt not steal?"
I hat
HUNC FOR BURCLARY.
Through the influence of Mr. Mason,
our choir leader. I obtained an appfiint
liimit in a fashionable New York church,
a po-itioii made vacant hy the resignation
ol'lhe principal soprano, who was further
ing lu r niu-ical studies in Kurupe.
Moih.-r and 1 sold our little home, paid
all our debts, and moved to the city ill
May. wh.'i-e we lived ill a comfortable.
. ... ,-, ,,, . ,1 I TWO NKIlll'l TIIIKVIIS KIFrF.ll 111 r. F.A-
.-ss, was the one with which the read-
rM ii
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We again make uur lew to our ens
tinners both old and young, and solicit a
share of their patronage uheu making
their Kail nnd Winter pur. bases. Our
slis'k is not only eomplele, but will bear
favorable coinparis..n with any in
PRICE AND QUALITY.
pilot, way,
illil'.isbiutiabl.! street.
We formed a few pleasant acipiainta
Next the i.antaloons. These are hut
pair ut bags for the legs, concealing all j
their symmetry. Kvity man is supposed j
to huvo a shapely limb from tho knee
downward. Our forefathers were proud
of their calves. Tin y revealed their con
tour by wearing the long stockings. The
tuo'li rn trouser came in with the l'l-etich
revolution. It was only a modification ol
the baggy leg wear uf tho French peasant,
lie 'got democracy on the brain, or rather
iug had to he done.
Thus the fellow was not only foiled in
his attempt at blackmail, but In: wis in
addition instantly arrested, and, after tiial,
sentenced ton long term of imprisonim ut.
III'
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BLAINE'S LAST SCHEME.
Ill KMllillAI'K Til SIIMF. WF.STKItN STl I K
AND F.I.FJT 1IIMSK1.F I'll TIIK SKNATK.
Illlinllg our Ill'lgtltinrs. Sollte ol Wllnlll Were "is coot, niaou ui ui-iuimoi.', utu.iu.-i.
1, ly and sorrowful like ouiseK.-s. i the aristocrats wore stockings to tho knee
As Thanksgiving approached, mother j He argued Hint stocmngs to the Kiice unit-
resolved to h lie them all at our house eated tyranny anil oppression, aim ins mini
and "make the day as much like the old I of trousers espial lights li.r all men.
times in the country" as possible. I'..r j As we cut nir the heads of those win)
several days we were baking pumpkin : clung to stockings, people found it to their
interest to cut off stockings and put on
trousers. Hence, the lnudeni pantaloon.
The fashion has been retained, some say
by reason of its -gieatcr com- nictiee.
You see in the neivsjiapers occasionally
soincihing to the effect that Senator Hale,
of Maine, inl-nils to resign so that Mr.
Ulaiiie can be eleeted lo fill the vacancy.
ClIAItt.inTK, N ('., Iec. It. Nelson
Stewart and Anderson Davis, colored, coll
uded of binglary. w.-re hau-ged within
the jail iitel isure ill ibis city lln-aft. rnuou
Th-ilrop l.ll at II o'.Uk. and I Luis'
tteel. was broken by the fall As lln- trap
wa.t sprung, the noose around Stewart's
neck slipped su that the knot rested at the
back of his h ad. ami he died from strang
ulation. Davis died in tut minutes and
Stewart in tell and a half minutes. Hot 1.
men mounted the gilluws with steady step
and exhibited no emutiuii. They bade
ir. Sugar,
olfee. Virginia Hams,
.M. ai, Cheese, Crackers,
Tobacco, Cigars, Tea,
Spi.es. .Mackerel,
Herrings. Shot,
i'owder, Ctiiifectiouui'ica,
and everything that may be wanted.
LIQUORS.
l,iiiiors of every kind always in stock,
and Cheap.
MY MAR
Is also supplied with the best grades of
WIIISKIKH,
WINKS,
UK AN DIES, &c.
pics, stoning raisins, and making a linn
dn-il other preparations liu-our little feast,
liul great choking lumps kept (-..tiling in
my throat, for every thing so vividly re
minded me of that other Thanksgiving,
two years before, when lh- greatest world
ly Imp,-hail been taken out i.fuiy life.
1 .tu the tini-hing ti.ii.-h-. s tn the ar
rangement of our c izy Utile apartments
and left ninth r to receive o-.ir guests
while I attend -d sen ice at the i holvli.
1 will not alleinpt to ull how 1 wa-sustained
and soothed hy the lh ,u;hil'ul dis
course of the venerable old uiiw-iiir, tvlnj : people were as well satislie.l with the a
,.i f.-rhi. tevtiha words: "WVniuir rearat f cleanliness as with cleanliness
not know whether Mr. Hale would be will
ing to sacriliee hiniscll or out; but this I
tin kimw, Mr. Blaine himself would not
permit it. Mr. Illiine and Mr. Hale aro
fast and linn fli ends and tie-re is no pios
pectofaliy breach in ibis ilitilliac). As
for Senator l-'rye, Mr. I'laino has not tho
same consideration for him that he has for
his associate. My own private impression
is that if it bid haiiiiened that Mr. l-'rye's
The movable shirt collar arose in fraud, j term had expired right after the late Pros-
It is a base subterfuge. It came ihus into . idcnii.d elccii ai yioi would have seen the
being: Several hundred years ago liu- n spectacle of Mr. lilaiue appealing t-i Maine
was a luxury, and but few c.iui-1 afford lii j in send him as one of her r- pr -sentatives In
wear il as an under tunic, or .-Inn. As to the Senate. Now, I can tell you an inier
clean'iu -ss, the coiiditiult f that part ul - (!stiug hltle bit ol' political gossip which
lite ttlnio exoosed abuut the lie, k was lire- I has cscan -d the vigilant, eves and cars of
Slimed to show the
(iiiiccaliil below it.
enlldtluil ol the part
Then, as IliilV, snlne
11 satisfied with tin-
Mark's Itctined Flint Candy is unsur
passed ill ipiality nnd flavor Made ill
tiny style and Fine- French Candies and
Confectioneries to suit the most 1
eatidious.
Fruits, both Foreign mid Doiucstii Or
. iiiigis, Lemons,. .Apples, (llajiel,
1'iars, Jtainuias, An.- Cnn. d
( loods. Sardines, Tomatoes,
reaches, I'ilie-nppleJ!,
Corn, l'eas, iVe. -
NI TS OF AM. KINDS. .
TOBACCO, SNUFF A" CIGARS
A SPECIALTY.
FIUI-: (T1ACKF.11S. ur F1UK WOHKS
geH In our Toy and Fumy CuxhI 1L
partineiit, we have added all the new ile
rigns and wo are offering sH-cial induce
incuts to the tradV as wo desire to close
that pirtion of our business after this sea
, Kin (Jiw lis rail bi-foro pnnhasing.
S. 11. M AUKS &C0.
c v--.1"o') Svenuiore Stnwt. IVu-rsbuw, VA.'
' june251v
mav endure for a night, but joy enmeth in
the morning." As my voice r..se and
swelled ill ill' final anthem, it Was lull, the
expression uf my heart, wliii h was utli-f-ing
a, sung of thanksgiving thai I had ever
been permitted to know and love Harry,
although so rudely separated frmii him.
"Mis Mori jour voice is developing
wonderfully-, I eou.r.ilulatc you," said the
leader, as 1 turn ,1 lo leave the .-Imr. li.
1 walked briskly h-une thmu-.h the
eii-p frnsiy air. .lust in Irotil ul me w.c
a nurse a'-sorh- l in ill nver.s.iti'in of a
itself. So they cut off the exposed por
tion of the tuuie and replaced it with a
movable inie a false collar, in lin t, which
could bo changed, daily and replaced with
another bit uf clean linen, which was but
luncd on to the unclean gaiiiiciil to bear
false witness by itsuwu purity that n sim
ilar condition existed below. Such is the
ori"iu and mission of Ihe movable shirt
collar. A
a gniuii'tit
That is all iiiooiishiue. Of course I do those present fall-well and said they were
going to Heaven. They wero attended in
the last hours by licv. Father (I loss of the
Catholic church.
On the night of tho 21st of September
last, these two men entered the residence
of S. G. Strickland and stole therefrom
certain articles of household furniture and
wealing apparel. Tho following niorniug
they wein captured by detective, having
been tracked through the mud in seveial
back streets of the city. At tho October
term of the Criminal Court they were tried
before .fudge Meaies and sentenced to be
hanged November "a. On the trial the
piisoii. rs broke down, hying to eliminate
each iiiher, and confessed the crime, h av-
j iug no uruiiiid en which lo make an up-tii-altnlhe
S.init-tne Couit. Th.-y were
respi-cd tn December II and an appeal to
the I i.ivcrnur for clemency was refused.
I'nder North Carolina law, murder, arson,
rape and burglary are capital crimes.
K. CLAUK,
Weldun, N. ('.
I'ersoiis desiring work in this line will
please write fur designs, giving hot of
deceased and some limit ns to price.
Designs and prices will be forwarded
pi ipily live ol postage. All work war
ranted to bo
1- I H ST I'L A S S
and satisfactory in every particular or No
e, I paying all charges.
CIIAS. M. WALSH.
oet L'n ly
eIeItACME penetrative,
JfV, ' STUMPS.
tuJi--iut,3Upi.frurt.i-iiluslven.
bul Is cum
iHHiud, liit.-b. If lul in
(b mitip anU net. fir
to, will bum K,
ROOTS AND ALU
CREfcNOR DRV.
Iri,rt li.t-0 lor enoiiBti
I't-iii-iraiive to burn 12
luru-'or IHomalHtunip.
hntiBlcll" K'.ir-l,'i"J
r money chMilullyi'if
lundiil. "" fori.luJl
k uttlclrt'uUr.&t;.
'm. Aat W anted.
jAdclrvM
f F.E. FrotsACo.
Nw Carlisle, Ohio.
oct-H-liin.
oet tin ly
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
vi. n. hirriiiN, w. A. ui-.mv.
liUM V ATTOllNliY,
IT f 11 1 N 4 U I' S N ,
ArVOllXKYS AT ..-111,
SCOTI..Nl MX'K, N. C.
mar lstr
F. II. HI SBFF.. R. II. fVIITII Jr.
KAtaa.ai, s. e. sootlaniikkck, n. c.
"MET PHILADELPHIA SHiS...
Tivkrr, Unfi-i-t,
tLrui-1'"!'' Hi-iuiuriK.Mii.lU.ml-
F$ rr: im vi-s. wimi ) wii
IbUftUb
I K 1 A I. ii
l.tui' ttn il
i-iii.
.iittwinnrMMr m th
I tht .Hfr: Tin- nuii.f
iine, fl'irt.-.l". mil nwl't-
laiitckir Iran
Purrhtmr lrom im; ?
cirrnmr iinu i
twiioionlali. J
- tit.
linnn acq..
B
I i- II K K & SMITH.
i V... .in .,.i ' ulii h l.ivc Vukiili.iiii'i In tv
. .,,,,1 irnntbi,,'. haiuicns. darli.i". eii-1. frnsiy air. Just in fronl . .f me w.,. ' tin. nigh uucleanliness, the lower part w.,.. ly th it on
we shall keen Thanksgiving toLeth.-r." a nurse a'-sorh" I in ill nver.s.ili'.n of a imt al.-o ! j -senat
I hardlv know how I was able to tea-l. , A i.", l'l--"'"' ''' r ,,,v r' '' ' " " " '" r" '" " ?
at all .hat i'av; the happiness 1 IVh must htl'c girl, about ilnee year- old, troll, d j tied of the hat a. ail. lh- Indians for
have betrayed itself in ,uv lin e and rung along s,-v r.,1 U-t in adv.,,,.-.-. A, 1 ai the nio-t part wear ,.'. and an .ndtan
t in exultant tonea of' u,v vico. Ou v.sl at our i.o i- - an I turn I M ran ,. I is s-hUi I...M al True. Mr Indian
.. r,,.i scIkmiI I at, ins J at th.--o. I was-hok'd ios.e lite ,-l.d.l ' 'l! '"' ! I plug given Inn. by li-
th'e post-ofTiee, hoping lo g-t w ,,d that dat, out in ,.- -i.t ..:' a lit:!.. .i a in,-, , white nfib r w ar ,t ,ud ' s . ,,-.
,. 'Neptune" had arrived. A group ot ,, ler lie, wa.el- -f a h -a,j-I.M U 1..-.-,- but h- thinks it. .... i-inaiueut. I he l.lue-
men were talking earnestlv to-,,-.her. and I van which was passing down .1, - c-.t seh-o' b-.;,, tn I. ul" war no hats
herd the name "Ncpi'une" mentioned I sprang In le i' reii. -, and ,., , r ,i ,,r shine li.r fi.ur years, being s, c..
sever d times: so I walked slt.ii ht up to in n.y arm., b it in th -ex. ,1 a. I -tru.-s p-lled hy the ral, s l the I I lor the
a gentleman who,,, I knew and asked it -V IV. .g.i.,1 th- curl, ,.. . as I :1 I-..I yens, and ,.- will iioiicell, ..
he had heard n.iv bad news. reached ,1," sid -v dk. and -h mid iheir gro.,,1, ol hair seems uncommonly
.Nulhin- .1. tii.it"," he replied; ".be fallen violently I . lh iinuii I. h-n lh il I ,ig,,rus and luxuriant. lb" I'ari-ian
ship was due two days tig.. ,l .he own- was saved by a p ..r .,. -..'.'Ug aro,- shop a'., 1 wurkmg girl wears cil,"r bat
, l, ,l,i , Mvli'vr .el,.i.l.-i.i:eil,-,ib.,,k ,,. I, ', i, -,k day-, and. Ul- of till
ers begin to be uneasy, but that is not al ,l ,. i
.. ... to c nisei nl'll -si liy 111--., en-" ..nl l, ji s ii. ill, ".lb c m 'ills Is how mile i
"" 1 " ' tears. I was lying mi Hi l .au ;e in ,,ui (ir .t,i,.r ,.,. -, ,,,.,s,., ,,,t,. r I, ,ir than
Tll'lii'wer ivLim-d ine. I had never siitin-ro nn Harry W h, aiding ov.r ,. , y ,,. I'di-ps had
hd any nsil trui.blo, ..d, alihnuah I felt uifi, I lialiug my bin Is. Ho 1 ctilnu .all ,,, itlt.-n.l. si that m-n and w,.in -u
grieved and disappointed that the ship m.ii.u -r of l-vmg i iir.l I del 8, ,ld place artificial coverings on ll. ir
had not arrived, it never occurred lo me ""' M'" " '"' ' ' nous, sue wouiu nave n-ii in.- u nr ....
ibal auilhing serious could have happened . heaven, willi my d'U'ling, V,M m-nli-r aw.tl,.i-. She ellects such re.si.il imw iu
J ' .1.1.. ..:l. ,1 1 1. ... . i i
((i was su ii 'rvinisiu.u s pin im-. ii on, uiaiiyciis'S wn-re people anu g"iier.nious
Thanksgiving moriiing dawmd clear I in toy la.-e, and llarry was sauug iii .i ii l.f,,re ihein have persisted m keeping
and cold an.l our folks ihiiiled lo go to j 1 did nut slop crying be. his he li id eeiue , ,, u.a,, BVer covered. Nature is in
church iu the .shigh. The frost and snow J back In in.-, he wo .id ;o right aw n again. 1 ,, to be very nfeonimodaliiig. She
often come befure the uoveinor's proila- i and then 1 reali.ed the gr at b i'p u.-s ,.,yS ,-y(M1 dou't want to us - your h lit
iiialioii in New Kngl.iiid, you know. I that had . um to me. I d i n it hk lo fr th puipose I intended, why ym
staved at home to take care of the house I talk alio it th it s"mi If yn i h ive ever ,. have a iy at all." and the result
and finish getting the dinner; besides, I experien.- I th ' s idde i j")' of bavin : the B1.,y ftM,n at,y s!,ni, iy in hsiking from
should not liko to be away if Harry should ' dead r stored t lib', y-m will understand t, c,ur,.l, gallery down on tho oungrega-
happou to come. Lm.king haik upon that : bow t fell, as 1 leaned my he'd on Ham s tijua niwaio of bald and soiui-bald male
. . . . ,. , ' , ,, i i. . ... i . . .i. . ........ .,r k;d
l ine now. 1 wonder How I couM have i sliau uer ami iisieuea mi uh siuij ui . i rnuia
r.' ue from a fragment of the "Neptnn
two hours aftar she had gone down. The
ship that had saved him, was a clumsy
is cscal
the politicians. Ii is iiliugetli.T among
lb- os-ibilili -s that Mr. IS'aine will
Icale Maine and take up his residence
clsewheiv. I h ipp. il to know that there
are at least two Stales where the lb-publicans
are strong enough to return him ns
one of their Senators. As a matter of
faet, direct overtures have been made to
hilll to take this step.
Mr. lilaiue has never been Very popular
in the Fast. His strength has always
been iu the West. The people of that sec
tion like his da-h and vim. He. would be
if. when the tipper portion ot 1 the ideal Western Senator. I cannot tell I uin-er mi. stums pleasantly, nu t sIiow.hi
was no longer til In wear j von nnv thing forth -r about the matter. about the building. A Iter looking through
WHAT MADE HER LEAVE.
A danesville young huly, wishing to
write Suuie liuetrv nil tobtieen, thought it
would be a good idea tn g to a warehouse
and learn all she could aboiit the culture
and cin e if the weed. She did so, and the
r, a vouug man. auswere.t all Her
I her
Mr F II llnsl..i. ami Mr It It. Smith. Jr.. Tnnil
.. ;.ts ut Uw . U.ue turinid u loinU'd rtuenliil.
. .. ,-,,. ,a I,.,,, in ili.lit.uc c.iiintv. Mr.
Inisi,,',' ill .iii.ii.l liu: courts ... Uiillfux. riKulnrly,
nn.l i ill itlsn visit llieeiiuiny w lu-iiuler 111. service.
nr.- ii ,iur. .1. uli iu iy
I MILE ,Visci'i.b
rrli.' lundr.t Hiid inu.i
I l.rrlnat, .urn.
b. herd u-Qin un. u
Iwo mills) r.i.i
.IM OI DuS-ui-
brer.n(r.Bi.
.MAS N. II 1 I. I..
Altnrney at I. aw.
HALIFAX, N O.
rPS
rf'-s"
c.riii,yj. y- ,.
:."fVs y
its A "
mr p- - r
Ut
1 itf
r
lh! WIlfH.
Ihn tatv il
ia a. l-ftrl
"ij-lt'tii. Uvr. Ut
mBii fur 1!L -n-t-Mf-a In
tt&niiw. ttrtler bw,
mnd apt itur riviitl'trn
UlLAOLLl lilA. ftNN A,
Pnirtiw in Hillfnt -ml rnl.UiliiHomilii and j
atiu. '2 it.
T
W . MASON',
propilet..
f these Siates is California,
i h -alth is in a very preen
rio-i . c ei litioii. an 1 it is even now a doubt-
ltd ipicstii.u whether he will ho able to re
turn to Washington this winter. His term
of seriice expires iu March, 1SS7. I
if, nt ku.w whether Mr. 111. line's Western
trip has any thing to do willi this matter
or n ,t. bat it would he a very curious faet
if he should move away from Maine and
enter the S -uaie i'r .in another State.
the shed and putting several leaves of
cboiec h.nana" in her sitch.-l for fiiiure
.. ..ii ,
I rclcl. nce. Ih.-V came ... Hie oiseiuciii.
"Down there." isdl the proprietor, "us
the stripping mum. wher, "
The what?" said the visitor.
'The stripping ini.in."
"Wei!. cXCUse inc." UttolVil tilt! VOllUg
lady, and she left the premises n sud.leuly
thai the young inau couldn't explain.
been so calm. 1 basted the turkey, made
au.ee for the puddiugs, arrangid tho gul
den pippins itnil pound sweetings in the
For piiru whisky Myers' Sunny .South
Maltetlliye Whisky Is unrivalled.
At W. II. I'u-Fi i Audit's.
HE WAS PLEASED.
Among ihe crowd at the While House
the other day wa- (iu old loan called Dea
con Uich.ird Siui h. lie sin, ,k lln' I'n-si-dent's
baud b -ariily. and mi I
.::: --H -.-r '' ,: , -H -.-i ;:' "l
see you."
"llow many I'rcsid. uu have y.ui seen,
deae,ni'"askcd Mr. CI -veb.n l.
'F.vci'V "ti-- siu'-e Madison, replied the
deacon.
"Did vou see Washington? asked the
Fre-iil.-nt.
"No. sir." said the old man.
"Well it is refreshing," said th" I'r-si-d
'ltl. "In see an old cnhus il man who has
never s.s-n tieurge Washington. Sure
Vuti did not nurse him?"
' No, sar; uebber saw hiiu."
The l'nwidctit laughed mt he shook the
old man good-bye.
As the deacon waa leaving the slm
some one asked him: "are you a Democrat
or a Republican, deacon?"
"1 am a Baptist, sar'
a-LEA.isriisrc3-s.
Mark Twain is in his olstyesr.
Mr. llenlrlks' estate i worth about
-lii,iiinl.
write ti story about
w
sini fix ci'titf. fur pofn-M
ui rtTi'iVi- rrt'f, tlf
i;ht Von t" liH'rv UliHi-fV
nulil iimhv ilntii iiiiMhliiif t l-f in tint. W 'orlrt. All
ol ciihi i s sin'i'i-vil in. in tlii lumr. Tlio bntutl
rmitl tn luniiiii' ujifim U'lcrt; tlm wurlct'ri, ab-
ilutt-iv- Hiirt. At i.uce Htnirt!. jRi'JukivO,, Aii;u
, Mm tie. frh-h-ly
IK.-'U'I.A-S ACIiNT
WANTKD IX THIS COUNTY
To reprcHcut uur bum u fully ill urst rated
iHiiiilj nuiazmc. pL'cul terms aud rcr-
iiiinout t'H.i-i:iii''in given 10 mo ngnt
ictrlV- Any smart inan or woniau wuo m
;iiiu.-iitii.i1i,'n-nun'..ik'cu.;nin an pnru w:i;n t W(,rL alll h)W tw aliiUtv to DuaU
Atuintey at Law
GARYFWKO.N.tT,
I'mHifin in tlie (Hitirta uf Norlluinmtdn and Rd-
li.imn)auuo8, also lu tlie i-'tiU-ifti aud uprt'mtj
count., juiu ...
7 ALTER K. D A N 1 K L,
Atldi-iit-y at Law,
WKLUON, X.C.
riiii'ticn In llnlii'tii. and nilj.iiiimit cuunllt
-t -iic ui'd I'li'.iii- u'Uinw
U li IT ly.
M
W. II A I. I.,
, Attorney at Law,
WLLIH.N. S C.
s i-ii .tt. iitl ... tftv.-iito isilteclloiui and rcmU
ir .ii.tl I ic. lasy t If.
U LL IN HOOK
Altorncy. at Law,
HALIFAX, N. C
the magazine call secure a splcudid post- n
Hon. W rite us tit once uivini; age partic
ulars of past work and territory desired.
Addrc-ss, LuTTAUK 11KAHTH, LO.,
uoston, Man.
oct-8-lt.
1-rnrtli
Kl;i'i"ii
,,rtiii, -i
l.i.tri.'t.
.' In the ciiniitti'. "f Miilif.ix. N.ir.lismr.t..ii,
! I'm .mil M iron -Iu .lie Sin,ri,ini. is'.iri
a, ' I .ntl..- l ,',t, ri.l I ,'iuts -if tin-KjisI. rn
t.VilUs'li.nw lumlc lu mi) Mtrt alllii-hniUi.
Sunset Cox wil
I nikisli !il.'.
Neil Dow calls Huston "the paradise of
grot; shops and drunkards."
Anew pip-r in Cincinnati is called
Tim E'irlh. F.very man in Ohio wauls
it.
Hubert ( arret' new r -sidcnwi near
IVtltiuiore. n-iw building', is to cost a cool
Jl.tllLl.lliMI,
The negro probleui just now is how to
lilt a one hundred and li:ty-dollarn.ortL'age
from his mule with a forty-dollar bale of
cotton and have any mule left. Kx.
If those who aro the eneiiiies of inno
cent amusement had the direction of the
world, they would take aay the spring
and youth, the limner fmui tho year, the
" let from the hmiian life.
an 1 ly
jyt. J. K. s it i f. I. ns,
Surgeul. Hentfst.
,s.
fWKianc, rafchftiiiot, nsinf erim ducnvtrtM, ta-
Ttnuoni ana 4tt,u t pnoi !.
Ktwv suia-
m lllutrati-d with jilen-lt-i nrrtTinir Till
futiiKlian !rBialiMft nioITMiiftbiaiicf-.ipni
of lformton whiob no iM-rm-n hnuld tx lthotiiK
Th popularity of tb trOlKifiulc Amuucji Ul
otbr DApan f iu oIm ooml.md. FriM. HH
Pr, PtfnmBUt'lubt. Sold hr tt urmdHltt
HUNN A VQ . PublibtM. tie. Ill Broad wtf . H T.
I'l iiii a a I -api f nta(i. hi
HnvitmrH'rmim'iillyliH'iU. d In Wrldnr, can l
fi'Uii'i nl liimiilitv in liiiiii l i Hrt.'k liiiil.liiiu t uli
iiiiu-n's.vil wlifiinl-iil"ii ifMl','iwitiiml I ui fi new.
tm.riiUuviiti..it 1:1 . . ut nil lininvhcK uf tin
f -wi.'n. I'urtiri. MiUl ul lli- ir litir.u wlifii de
YJK. JL U UUNTKK,
8urgett I r nt tat
iv r-a'.'rj.'trgr.
I I lib. r)o Hti ft - pmri4
I Imor. th.. On 'ur'""'.J.h',a;
I f iaand .pr-llrMiow "n t.nt. I. M.
J I B niud lute. na br.l mSjn
J f..,..!.. Tra.H.r. Xlw-n.hu.
u
Mtmrln ta laTntn hrr rlhM J b
UPsTta&nr ana 9inn httiib '""" "'
nartvl at bort rpIIn and on rtaawaW Uma.
lnfomlio tooWaiiligPtuhM
ill itn without abne- Hand-booha of
.nfnrmitloH Mat frM. Wend trtainfl
Caii be fiiutHl at bit afflc In EntWM.
Pim'NttnmnOitdeiiifir the I'.iliiiwn) Kxtrac
Uur of Tit'th alwHyi on hand,
luuu & If
Ibnwa-h lluno O- an c4 l th' h"ufi
American Ira. iiaadranUfa
woll undnrmtood trr all paraoaa wba wa to Aav-
itddwaa AtUM 00.. 0 ft
AjuaiCAX. SU Uroadwai. N Vora-
ii I V nmn' ini.ut'y iliHii ut BiiythltiK t'X
M lii taUniiiiH iHju'iff j for tlie Ut kvllii-jt
in.-k uuV. lk'LiiuuT huit'wtg aiiilir- N(," fm"'
Tt'mi. fit-. lTi-I fn I'.vrtland Mali'
tl-OlA ftt iirtwnu givcti ay. Pt-na
tT 'a' " " ' 'rll PtWS "'
yirti wilt Ki-tlrt'w a imi'knifv tildiMxin nl lurid' vils.
tlitU adUiHtl rnu hi vik IIihI u ill at tm briimi
vtiu lii mmivy raMurthan auytliliiK flw tn Anirrf
vm, A4lUul iliu m inwfilK with aach
Ihs. Aup'iitK ftimt-'d vr ln rv.ot elllior wi, uf
al. iisit'o. Ir all tin- timti otinmrr Hint tmly , t a m k
furU"tiUheirtiwii linititt. rt-rtuiM fr ad ayurk
vnniiaoluU'lvaaaimnt. V U), . M. UiUJtit
A U.. iVrtlatwl Matna.