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will never loose his peace.
When some people read the
Bible the last thing they want to know
is its truth. vfi
The deviKis too often .the only
gainer wnettayonng man becomes his
own maatefV - .1 '
.Fire at sin in the church and all
the hypocrites, will think you ! are alto-
ether too personal. ;
Secret prayer is to the Chris
tian what fclndioem to a clOCK. UJ,
now many Christians run down.
No soul can preserve the bloom
and delicacy of i its existence, without
lonely musing
and silent
prayer.
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The Bible is the great
dad only
source of Christian truth; the only rule
f or the Christian's life; the only book
that unfolds to us the realities, of eter
nity. Read and study, therefore the
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The newspapers are not the
enemies but the friends of righteousness;
are not iiinderers.i but helpers in the
fight. The power of the newspaper can
not be overestimated. Rev.G. H Combs
Christian, -. . ";' - L
-r- One great; and Important secret
of the divine life is the fixed habit of
"talking with Jesus" about all that con
cerns us, and making special exigencies,
as they occur, and at the timeoi tneir
occurrence, the main and exclusive
theme of thought., and of heart and
closet prayer. : t Every one that thus
seeks and asks, receives according to bit
riches in glory by Christ Jesus. A.
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Spurgeoa said there were three
things he tried to keep out of his house,
"Dirt, debt and the devil." These three
. thing form the trinity of hell. They
will ruin any home or life which makes
room for tbem. ! There is no reason for
any one to cultivate friendship with
these. Water is so-abundant and soap
so cheap that no one needs to go dirty.
Wages may be small and woik scarce,
but if one is frugal and diligent he need
not get in debt.! The devil is persistent
and powerful, but if one will resist him
. he will flee away. Let ns beware of
these three 'DV and our homes and
" hearts will be full of happiness.
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"Neither one." said the passimistic
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tors and advertised remedies without bene
fit. Three years ago my condition was
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ajter taking a few bottles I began to notice
a change; I rested better at night, my appe
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better, until now I am as nearly restored
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TWO PATRONS.
"What shall I King?" 1 sighed and Bald .
i "That men shall know mo when my name
Is lost with kindred lips end dead
: Are laurels of faafiliur faqief"
Below a violet hi the dew - '
Breathed through thedark Its vague per-
fume. . ' ,. . '1
" Ahnva a star in rmiet l:l".io
Touched with a gracioiw ray the gloon
" tha violet filched.
"That I may haunt your grave with lov.
"Sinn, friend, of me. the staeplied.
"That I may light the darjrabove.
-John James Piatt in K&f York Tribune. -
THE MUCK OFFICE.
In thcold and remote village ei
Eddei stood a small brick building.
Formerly it had been the law office
of Judge Branbam, remembered as
n man of great learning and ability.
And during the years that followed
his death tfii old justice of the peace
was -wont to say, "Who will have
the audacity to bang a lawyer's sign
in front of the judge's temple of
wisdom?" This remark was repeat-'
ed until every man in the village
claimed it the greengrocer and the
cobbler. Finally it was agreed that
no one should summon thje senseless
oonrage this was the way it was
put in the village to occupy the lit
tle dingy den onpe ' so- ably filled
by the fat jurist. 7 , J
The old tin sign hung there,until
it was blown away during a summer
hailstorm, and after that the batter
ed post stood .holding out its naked
arm. The property changed hands,
but the office remained vaoant In
the columns of the village newspa
per it was offered for rent, and the
young lawyers, taught to revere the
great, sniffed at the announcement..
But one morning the villagers were
startled to. see a new sign swingrpg
from the old arm. "A. C. Jonriett,
Attorney at Law, "in bright green
letters, was plain to every gaze, and,
of course, an insult to the memory
held warmly dear.
','It isran outrage I" declared the
old justice, having hastily arrived in
his shirt sleeyes! "It is intended as
an insult and ought to be pulled
down. Why, f I've lived' in this town
sixty odd years this spring, and I
never saw the like before. Hop up
there, some of you, and pull off that
tin blasphemy. "
"Hold on, 'f interposeoVthe mayor.
"Let us proceed with more delibera
tion. Of course, this office is sacred'
to us, but it is now owned by a com
parative stranger and has doubtless
been rented by a stranger. And
surely, when we have had a talk
with him, ha will be willing to move
to some other place. Go slow, boys.
See who is in side J".
A young follow made the an
nouncement that the office was look-
ed. ! , ' . ' -
"Ah I" said the justice. "His con
science has smitten him, and he has
sneaked off., But you are right, Mr.
Mayor. Itjs better to proceed with
deliberation."
Just at that moment the tavern
bell rang for breakfast No matter
what the people of a remote village
may be doing, or what question the
wise and ancient beads of the mu
nicipality may be discussing, the
ringing of " the tavern bell oalls an
instant halt. It is the voice announc
ing' the crawl rather .than the flight
of time, and in a village the fact
that one hour has succeeded another
hour is a great thing to know.
The justice and the mayor went
'home to breakfast, and afterward,
when they returned to renew their
investigations, they found "the office
openJ The mayor was the first to
enter, and ho had advanced buf a
few feet beyond the threshold when
he staggered back against the jus
tioe, close upon his heels. And then
the two men stood gaping in aston
ishment. At the desk sat a hand
some young woman. - lij
"We we are looking for A,.Cv
Jonnett, " the mayor stammered.
"I am that person, " replied the
young woman, rising and sweetly
smiling. f
"What 1" the justice gasped. "You
aon t mean to say teat you are a
lawyer?"
"I don't only mean to say it, I do
Bay it"
"Bdt I never heard of such a
thing!" - ;;'! . ,
"Perhaps not, and there are doubt
less many other things- you never
board of."
"I don't know about that, miss.
But there are a great many things I
bavo heard of, and one' of them is
an honored judge, whose memory"
"ThafTwill do," she interrupted,
raising bejp hand. "I have heard of
the judge, and I respect his-membry
far more than you do I have read
his books' and admire ' the keenness
of his mind. Have you read his
book on the fallacies of circumstan
tial evidence?"
"Didn't know he wrote one.
, "I thought not Did you wish to
see me on any other business?"
"I believe not, " said the mayor.
He turned toward the door, his
friend moving with him, but halted,
faced about and said, "You snrely
don't mean that you are going to
praotioe law in this town?"
"Yes; that's my business."
"But the people here never heard
of such a thing as a woman lawyer,
ana you might stay here for 40 years
and never get a oase. "
"Well, I'll try it 40 years, and at
the end of that time I may be able
to decide whether or not to settle
here permanently. "
1 "Gosh, but you've got nervel"
And, laughing at him, she replied:
"Gosh, I need it!"
"I reckon yon do. But," headd-i
ed, giving his companion an! odd
wink, "even if it was common for
!you
are too pretty for a lawyer. "
"I have seen better looking crimi
nals than lawyers," she replied, smil
ing. ; . ; ..
.'The two men strode away. The
report that the new lawyer was a
woman was spread about and so
large a crowd was soon collected
about her door that the young wom
an closed her establishment and
went to the tavern. The proprietor
apologized to her, for the ill behavior
of his town, and on the way to her
room she halted long enough to say,
"Oh, the novelty will wear out by
the time I'm elected prosecuting at
torney for this district 'V And the
landlord, grinning as lie passed on,
said he reckoned it "mout" a good
while before that time.
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GENUINE-
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well'a Durham. Bay a bag
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and read the eonpon--whlch
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those who go on cars. :
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Found At Hilton, a college fraternity Badge
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For Sale A consignment of 1,0 0 bnshels dam
azed Cora at teasonable prices. James L Metis.
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Oo to M. C. Benson's, 5 Scmth Water street, for
N. C. Hams, fresh Mountain Butter. ConsignmenU
of country produce solicited. Beef Cattle and Mnt
ton a specialty. i jy 8 tf .
K. K, Stone & Oo. headquarters for any
thing in the Grocery line. ' One car load Water
Ground Meal. aOne car load of each snorted Flour.
Five hundred Dales j Timothy Hay.
Corn. 7 South Water street. .
One car load
je 80 tf
Bananas), Apples, Figs, Dates, Lemons,
Oranges, Peanuts, Cakei and Cracleis, Nuts, Candies
of all kinds. These are some of the things I offer for
sale. Prices sure to please. A. S. Winstead, US
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The Liness. Percales and Ortandies expected htvs
positively arrived. A large drive in Dimitie ; also
Valenciennes, Edgings and Embroideries at J. J.
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Have secured the services of T. L.
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My line includes the Richmond
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300 Lbs, North Carolina Hams.
Also a few nice : half-grown '
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130. 128 and 181 North Water St.
The. next day was Sunday. f The
new lawyer went to ohnroh, jo be
Btared at and preached at. She sat
far baok toward tho door and tlie
hemTffing and hawing of ' the minis
ter were testimony of the'annoyanoe
be felt at beholding the honored
members of his flock twisting their
neoka to gaze at the astounding nov
elty-a female barrister. She con
ducted herself with simple dignity,1
paying reapeotfnl attention to the
- sermon, and when the services were.
done she walked straightway to the
hotel. About the ohnroh deor a
crowd gathered to discuss : ber and
in the midst of this idle assembly
stood the old justice of the peace.
He. was more than honestly worried
be was sorely distressed. His im
portance had . long hung upon bis
reminiscences of the old judge, and
by common consent he had ; taken
charge of the great man's memory-
sole- exeoutor of he estate, bonds
and mortgages of reoolleotion and
thua- to be .intruded upon was a
f etohing blow. If the intruder were
only a man, come with the defiance
of a man's strength, prooedure would
be clear; but, instead, he was con
fronted by a young and winsome
woman. : However,-his duty lay be
fore him, like a straight path, and
he bad but one course to pursue. He
would make it so unpleasant for the
woman that she would soon vaoate
the old office, if not the town. The
circuit judge was hjs friend, and that
morning they held a long conference,
and now, as he stood in the middle
of that idle throng, bare of . his bat,
with the sun beating upon his an
oient bead, he looked about him un
til his eyes fell upon the mayor's
face, and then he said: I
"Speakin in the nature of a para
ble, may say that there is more
ways than one of killin a dog when
you .ain't got 'a rope to hang him
with.) And I want it understood
that I don't mean nothin personal,
and, furthermore, that there ai "t a
man in all this community that's
fonder of ladies' society than I am.
Do you foller me?" he added, nod
ding at the mayor. -I j
"Bumpln up asm your heels," the
mayor answered.
"I thought so. No, sir; you might
git on a pert boss and ride all day
and not find a man that likes the la
dies better than I do. And the faot
that I have been married three times
is proof of the fact Now, I know
that you gentlemen are all interested
in what I'm doin, so I'll keep no
secrets from you. I went over to see
thfbircujt judge this mornin, and he
tells me that the' young woman has
got the right to practice in his court,
and, worse than that, she can't by
any due 1 process of law be got out
of the brick office, but there is a re
course. The judge aon t use tne
idea of a woman practioin law, and
well, in fact, he'll make it interest-
in for her from the very jump.
Court opens tomorrow mornin, and
I want all you gentlemen to be
there. " .
When court assembled the next
day, Attorney Jonnett, duly enrolled,
took her seat with the other law-
yers, and when the judge, following
the usual polite custom, asked the
members of the bar, one by one, if
they had any motion to make, A. C.
Jonnett, in a sweet voice, answered,
"No motion, your honor."
A few unimportant cases, were
taken up and set aside, and then
work on the criminal docket was be
gun, ine nrst case was mat or a
young man named Elliott. He had
been indicted on a charge of stealing
$20. 1 He was tall, pale, nervous,
with an, intellectual expression of
countenance. I He was a stranger,
bad not been able to give bond, and
for more than two months he had
lain in jail, and now, as he had not
the money wherewith to 1 employ
counsel, it was the judge's j duty to
appoint a lawyer to defend him. He
was guilty, of course, and such an
appointment was a genial farce, but
it wa the law. The judge looked
about until his stern eye rested upon
Attorney Jonnett. His look was in
temreted. and a titter went about
the room. The young woman blush
ed slightly, and the old justice,
nudging the mayor, whispered:
"This here is the beginnin of her
embarrassment in this town. I like
the ladies ' society, understand '
" We must have silence I" the
judge demanded. Then he appoint
ed Asncs C. Jonnett to defend the
prisoner. K. ,
Now there was no red of confusion
on her face. She was pale and cour
ageous. She went over to the pris
oner and sat down beside him. She
went to the hotel keeper, and shortly
afterward had the defendant's bond
fixed. She announced that the de
fense was not ready fdr trial, and
j "
WHS given i.ureo uuya ujt , iicjax -tlon.
During that time she worked
day and night, and when the oase
was called she was ready. ; Her ex
animation or the witnesses was
sharpT and the prosecuting attorney
gave her many a look of antagonistic
admiration. Finally the argument
Was begun, and then she surprised
the court. Her command of lan
guage was exquisite. She was im
passioned, and upon a backwoods
jury passion falls with the grace of
a gospel. She wrung tears from the
eyes of those rough but soft hearted
men ; she threw upon them . a hyp.
notio spell of pathos ; she oonvinoed
them that the young man was inno
cent, and a verdiot of not guilty was
brought in. ' The tavern . bell was
ringing as -she left the courtroom.
Some one spoke to her.' She looked
up and reoognized the old justice.
ti-tr - -r w .
miss, i reoKon l am about as
good a critio as you'd find in a day's
ride mout ride a pert hoss from sun
to sun and not find a keener on
and I want to say that you made as
good a speeoh as I ever heard."
, "I thank you, sir." i
"Oh, not at alL You proved that
young fellow's innocence"; beyond a
doubt, and he can settle right down
and live here if he wants to."
"I am glad to hear you say that,"
she replied, walking along with him
"At first I thought him guilty, but
now I know he is not. And, by the
way, he is going to settle down here.
He is a doctor."
."You don't say so? He didn't
look it. But when a man gets down
in the world and lays in jail awhile,
he don't look much of anything.
Jfust thing we knowed of him he
was. pokin round here like he was
sorter daft By the way, " he added.
baiting at the corner of the street.
x want to tell you not to give your
self no uneasiness about that brick
as you want to. I've done my duty
by the old judge, and that's all any
body can do.", . s
Elliott began the praotice of medi-
cme. lie iiad been graauaiea irom
a well .known institution ana was
really a skillful pbysioian. But con
cerning himself he was strangely
silent. One day he successfully per
formed a startling-surgical opera
tion, and the countryside rang with
his name. , Every day his buggy was
stopped in front of the little briok
office, and a smile always welcomed
him. He called one night when Ag
nes was late at work.' That day his
huggy had not "stopped, and laugh
ingly he said . be had' called to ex
plain., -
"Look here, "he broke out, taking
a seat near her desk, "do you know
that this is our anniversary?
Our anniversary? What do you
mean?" . ' .
"One year ago today you saved
me from prison." x
Oh 1" was- all she said, looking
down. - - ' . '
"And now, looking back, it seems
that I never lived until then I was
born that day, for with your smile
came the sweet breath of life. "
"Flatterer I" she said. , 'i
"No, a rare example gratitude,"
She looked at him, and in her.
glanoe was a thrilling question.
"More.than gratitude, he hasten
ed to say.
"What can be more than grati
tude?" '
"Love, " he answered.
A soft wind came out of the woods,
and the tin sign swung on the old,
arm of the post. They stood by the
desk, and his arm was about her.
Suddenly ho took it away, stepped
back and folded his arms. 1
"Agnes, 1 have made a sweet con
fession, and now I must make a bit
ter one. 1 was guilty."
"What?" she cried, drawing back.
"Listen to mo. I stole the $20. I
oatne here a vagabond, not knowing
whither I went a victim of mor
phine. I was moneyless. All night
I raved. I thought 1 should go mad.
I was mad, and at morning I stole
the money and ran awayto get the
drug. I got it, and thenlhe awful
sense of my crime came upon me,
and when they found me I was in a
fence corner i praying, with my
mother's voice throbbing in. my
ears. They took me to jail, and
there, with the determination of one
inspired, I lessened my allowance of
morphine until I cured myself. Yes,
I cured my body, and in the sight of
God you cured my soul. Long ago
I refunded three times the. amount
of the theft sent it anonymously.
And now, Agnes"
She held out her hands to him.
Opie Bead in Ladies' Home Com
panion. '
"ALL THE KING'S HORSES."
A Little Talk About Some That Flg-nra
la History.
In the Mother Goose versos about Hamp
er Dumpty the horses are mentioned nrst:
All the king's horses and all the king's men
Can never put i Httmpty Dumpty together
again. . ' f
Certainly some of the kings thought
quite as highly of their horses as they did
of their soldiers and gave them more oare
and attention. William the Conqueror
had a splendid horse, which be rode in
battle. At his approach the horse would
paw and prance and caracole, showing Its
agility and grace to please its master.
King Rtohard - the Lion Hearted was a
brave and gallant soldier, and be loved bis
horses as well as he did his friends. Al
though he was an English king,' be did
not speak English, but French. So all his
horses had French names given them for
their different colors, as the Black, the
Bay, the Sorrel, only the words for the
colors were French and with some dimin
utive ending to signify affection.
He left most of bis horses at home when
be went on a crusade to Palestine, or else
tbey were killed in battle, for his enemy,
Salad) n, the great Mohammedan king,
beard be was fighting on foot He thought
it a great disgrace that so famous a war
rior should be dismounted, so he sent him
as a gift a magnificent Arabian steed,
When Richard saw bow fiery it was, be or
dered that one of his knights should mount
it first. : Instantly the spirited creature
turned and darted away at full speed, and
in spite of spur and bit carried its rider
straight through the camp of the foes and
up to the very door of Saladin's tent.
Saladin was deeply mortified, because It
looked so much like an attempt to entrap
the English king and take him captiva
He sent the knight back with an honor
able escort, and another horse, perfectly
gentle and obedient, was given to Richard,
who rode it until the end of bis campaign
in the oaet.
King Edward and tho Black Prince, his
brave son, were making war on France.
and in one of the battles the warborse of
the French king was captured, although
his master escaped, llie next morning
the English king courteously returned the
horse, which was a very generous deed
when a well trained warborse was so val-
uabla '
But it was not only kings that loved
tneir norsaa yueen iuizanetn rode . as
fearlessly as her royal father, Henry VIII,
and went on horseback . to review ber
troops when the Spanish ships were sail
ing over the seas to attack ber kingdom,
iiven "gooa yuoen Anne" or later mem
ory was devoted to the chase- and to driv
ing, and 6be often drove for' miles before
dirjber on a acer nunc or a fox bunt
One of the finest pictures of Queen Vic
toria represents her in a low phaeton
drawn by a beautiful horse and surround'
ed by sportsmen, spirited horses and dogs
at a "meet.' fie picture Is called "The
Qceon'a Harriers. " Philadelphia Timea
: Not on Her List.
Ha nas no anoner Rented in t,Tu ni nan
J IU.
lor than she took the Initiative.
"Since von Dronosed to ma last tvroIt
nave given me matter a great deal
thou eh t. Mr. Chumnlev."
" Mr. Chumpleyf Why, you've called me
jserxie lor ages.
"That's nnlthnv hunt Tin thm T
. A .... . a
concluded that I must decline the great
. nonor you nave prorerrea roe." -"
Ahl Certainlv. But vnn mru. niuin
C...UV.A
me for not understanding just what you
reier to. i nave so ruuen to think of In i
social way, you know." -.' ,
"But you must recall tho lnafc
tion you had with me."
"Deuced stupid of me, Mamie, but it
has sliDDed mv memnrv. finmotMn ni-...
u i. ' - u "
"Never-inind. Mr.ThnmnW rinn' in
cur iae risk of overtaxing your mind in
trying to recall our little talk."
"&o sorry! But n -fellow will farm
some things Must do it, you know, if
you're in tbo whirl. Can't you just give
"Itijcf no consen nonce at all. mr
only have a vague recollection of the con
versation myself. But I'm not feo.Hno
wwii iar. Anummev. ana non nstr vnn
ezcuse me for the evonintr. " ' -
"Too bad 1 And you look In brilliant
health. Only temporary indisposition, of
course. But I'll not detain von. I'm im.
ins scraisnc noma and cudtrel mv Anin tin
I bring back hat talk."
Uo nothing of the kind. I never want
to hear of It again."
When be was gone, she acknowledged to
herself that there was much more to him
than fthA had ati onpAfn nnt v. n u i
decidedly given her the worst of their little
Bturing maicn.
Chupipley walked down the street chuc
kling and congratulating himself. She al
ways) boasted gleefully of the men whom
she" had refused, but he had no fear that
sho would add him to the: list Detroit
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