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. 7 - ' r (? O-7 -A' , J. H. HALLYBURTQN, Editor and Proprietor. MORGANTONVN.C; SATUKDAY, APRIL 30, 18S1. VOL. VI.-NO. 10. ' . BLUE Rinft BLADE. ' ' ' . . 1 1 , . I II I - ' - II. Ill IHIIJIL . . l. l THE BLUE EIDQE BLADE. PUBLISHED KVEIY PATUBDAY BY J. H. H ALL YBTJRTOlSr Editor and Proprietor. TXRH8 OF SUBSCRIPTION. CASH IX ADVANCE. ne cony, one year " " six months... " " three months. $1 50 75 - 50 . If odtrf Vie taken -ak tbe -bighe. market price in payment of subscription delivered at any point on the line o : the W. N.C.R.B. A failure to notify u to discontinue at the end of the year will be considere d as a new engagement. ADVERTISING RATES. Adveitisements inserted at the rate o $1 per iquare for the first insertion, and 50 cent per iquare for each subquent insertion. One inch space, or less, count ed a square. Liberal discount to large advertisers and on yearly contracts. Payment for transient advertisements must be made in advance. 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Evxbtbodt in the world wants to ap rar to be a eentleman. and yet every body in the world forgets that the easiest . - A A 11 1 wav to aocompusn n is 10 ieaii im gentleman. T-' tf I'll i.-V , '.' '' . '.O-- NEW flOHB ELOCUTIONARY ASPIRANTS. 2er rmoM Wbt Tfclak They Fsasusf Draaaalle Tatoat. Txoa th law York Baa. "There are some queer persona trho try to learn elocution," a well-spoken prefessor said. "It is really surprising to ace with what persistence those who are positively disqualified will strive to acquire the de clamatory art Public school education is responsible for a , good deal of this. Take, a class of college boys; they are al most men. Their tastes and capacities . are thoroughly marked. . It 19 ob-ons tlia'.some of them have no aptitude foHeud,' wlibad double Hgnna. war Aocntu.n. Their voices are inaleroaCTi'i:tSllSrnWP their action is irretrievably bad. Yet iLBl curriculum requires that they should de- claim regularly. No amount of natural uisquaiincation relieves theUl from thw duty. The result is tlint they ouly fur nish sport for their conipatnons, and go through the college course witlf puly a perfunctory performance of this part of their duties. Of course, this in -direct conilict with the most advaucexl though 011 the sul.ject of education. Both com mon sense and scieuce dictate that it ia a waste of time to try to teach some persons gome things. Vast sums of money and long periods of time might he saved by refraining from attempts to perform the impossible in teaching. "But there are some funny instances of poisons of more mature years trying to learn elocution. Persons who have had little or no education in school, who cau neither read nor pronounce, to whom a proper name is an insurmountable ob stacle aud a word beyond the common place a rubicon, think they can be fitted to shine in elocution. Those persons always trip up on pronunciation. TJiey make the most ludicrous blunders with out the faintest conception why they.are laughed at. You may say that we ought not to try to teach such persons. You might as well say that a dry goods mer chant should not sell unbecoming goods. Here is a young fellow who is doing moderately well in business. He goes into company and finds that elocntion is all the rage. He sees others brought into prominence by readings and tecita tious. He thinks that he oan make his mark, and he comes to me or some other professor to get instruction. I had a young grocer who took a notion to read Shakespearean pieces. He tripped over every unusual word, he stumbled over every proper name, and he absolutely fell down on the point of memory. It was cudy by dint of hard liammerieathat IJ coutu get mm aniiea into one iwenxy minute reading. Finally I got tired of taking his money, and had to send him awav. "Then I had a fat, fusny little fellow, who took a notion to play Hamlet with dramatic association. I told him frankly that his physique was not fit for the character. Imagine the melancholy Dane with a paunch! I had a big butcher once who wanted to play "Claude Melnotte." He was better fitted to lug a side of beef than to toy with "Pauline." t seemed wrong to take his money, but I was afraid to tell him the truth. I be lieve the audience cured him at his first and last attempt Bat the climax of ab surdity tvas a little bantam fellow, who took a fancy for heavy parts. He want ed to play Lonolanus or Miehard III., or other parts that required voice and action. I never saw him try ing one of those characters without thinking of the fable of the toad and ne ox. nis irageay waB always very funny. When I first began teaching I used to try to get these fellows to listen to the truth. I got no thanks for my honesty, and only lost my customers. Now, when any one comes to me to be taught I do the best I can to teach him. I never get tired taking their money as ong as they don t get tined paying. Minus E. A correspondent of the Chicago In ter Ocean writes: xou newspaper men have been publishing as something marvelous a string of verses in which the letter " E " is 'conspicuous for its ab sence." as the phrase goes. Pshaw That letter is very much over-estimated. One hardly misses the little joker 11 ne gets used to doing without hjm, pro vided he is allowed to write as poets generally do, without sense, too. Thus: John Knox waa m wight of woaaroru su. And hie words rang high and hrUl, ,j' For bold and ftoot waa his tpirlt brigfcj ana nronc ww wa bmuww mam. King eovgat la Tain hie mind to abaia. And that giant brain to eontrol. But naught on plain or itonny aula Could daunt that might; eout John would alt and dgb tin morning oola Iti ahining lampe pat out, For thoughts untold en his mind laid hold. And brought bat pain and doubt. But light at last en his soul was oast, Away sank pain and sorrow ; His soul is gay la a t air to-day, And looks for a bright to-morrow. And so on adlnHnitxtm. 80. you see. a fellow can write with ease without E's (if you will forgive cheap pun). Jews. A writer in the English Contemporary Review state that there " are more Jews in Berlin than in the whole of En gland, or in the whole of France. The Mayor of Berlin is a Jew, so was the late President of the German Parlia ment Two-thirds of the Berlin lawyers are Jews ; the whole of the so-called Liberal Dress is in Jewish hands ; and the bankers, financiers and leading shop keepers of the capital are of the same ., . - 1 ju liu race, in the watering piacwi auuueuw resorts of Germany the people who live in the beet hotels and most luxurious villas, drive the finest equipages, and wear the most extravagant raiment, are Jews." . Pnxvzirnos excels core every too. Always keep Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup convenient; take it in time and you wul be free from Cough, Colds, etc Sold everywhere. Prioe 25 oanU a botUe. Ierr-IInntin- ITlth Daniel Webster. t, 1Q the- winter of Jou-41 deer were quite plenty in Plymouth wnods. Daniel JVebster was then at JIarshfieliL Word Was sent to him that the Kingston gang was coinsr ou deer bunt the day be fore Thanksgiving, with invitation for mini to join us, and all were to meet at Pthe old fiaxing place at Smelt pond at .sunrise, sharp, liy o c-cioca nis uonor appeared with a gentleman friend; -and bamueL nd Waldo f.. Undo 1 nomas LB,, and my father and myself. We all I had old-LisbiOned king's wros, "percus I siooed. except Mr. 'ebst and ' his - ffrWw aamuei ana Waldo were to take tho houendaand drive Watson's valley. Uncle Tom was to drive over and take (Nick's rock stand. The rest of us were to hurry over to the Carver road and Btrihg out at the guide toard crossing. We had scarcely reached our places before we heard the welcoming voice of the honnds in full cry and soou the thundering echoes of two king's arms at the head of Watson's valley, and then echoing down the valley came: "Whoop-oh! Whoop-oh! Look out, look out". The hounds were coming directly toward us. I soon detected something coming down the blind road at my right, and when within forty yards it stopped behind a bush. I shot at the fellow I saw, wheu almost immediately two doer came out of .the bushes at my left and crossed the road within a few yards of me. My father, who stood on my right, and Mr. W ebster anil fnend, who stood at my left, all fired and one deer fell. I ran into the woods where I had shot, and, not finding anything, returned, to find that Mr. Webster and friend had jumped into their wagon and ran their horse to West Pond road to intercept the other deer at the crossing, as the dogs had gone on in track of the other. Father advised me to hurry on and ho would stav there with the dead deer, and wait for Sam and Waldo to come up. Uncle Tom had come up and kept on in his carriage toward West Pond, and while he was driving the deer came within gunshot, and he shot at it from his wagon. The deer, slightly wounded, now came back directly to ward the gmde-boaid crossing again. I, hearinsr the doers, hurried bak. The deer jumped into the road some ninety yards off and avo all fired. The deer fell, but gained his feet and bounded away, falling at every jump. Emiuing up the road-we all chased it except father, hfJTtJWll, and miming tho old mare overtook and shot the deer. We now "Had a joyful lunch, washing it down with something good irem 31r. Weosters lunch basket. Then we concluded to start for home, as it was about 2 o'clock. We decided that Mr. Webster aud his friend had shot the buck and my father had shot the doe. Mr. Webster gave us 1 each, and ho and Lis friend took the buck, which was a nice one, and father gave the other two men 50 cents each and took the doe, as three of us were at my father's. I, feeling a little dissatis fied at my first shot, took one of the hounds and went up the blind road where I first shot. The hound, snuffing around, soon found a large red fox dead within ten feet of where I shot at him. We now took our bells from' our wagon boxes and returned home jingling, as was the custom if successful. Cor. For est and Stream. Fast Talkers. When Gambetta delivers a speech he pronounces 230 to 240 words a minute. An ordinary speaker pronounces only about 180 words in the same time Lord Macaulay used to pronounce 330 words in a minute. (0 g J cog td OST 2 S EQ s-4 3 en c W A TRUE PERFECT STRENGTHENER. 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