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i Our Job Department ys. V vV V A. 0 f SUBSCRIPTION: I one Yea' Six Months... - T Postage, 10 cents i All subscriptions must be paid prance, and if not renewed promptlr at the exptratioB. wUl be discontinued. The Prb bav the arrest circulation of any paper in western Carolina. f ADVERTISEMENTS. j 61 a transient character will be charged tuw tor the first time, and 60 cenu for each Bubae quent Insertion. w'm One Column, One Year ftou H ait Column, One Year ituartei Column, One Year w J. S. TOMLDJSOB, Editor and Proprietor. PBOFESSIOXIL CARDS. CHALLENGE THOSE WHO DERATE PROGRESSIVE NORTH CAROLINA OF TO-DAY. " IS COMPLETE. iu oorx roa WOXK I unr vtixbs mitlt p Tre pxraitT. ArOL. mCKORY, N. a, SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1S78. NO. 12. it cxrccTO at Ttrt cm- or Tho I?ie3iiiuiit 1 rcss, AT ELlXOSABli 2LATE&. Dr. J. T. JOHNSON, HICKORY, N! CV A Offers his profession '1 services to the citizens ut Hickory and bui rounding country. j Office at resident on Watauga Street. Drs. 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(Every subscriber Is required to pay IS cents extra tor postage.) This ts more liberal than any other paper In the State offers, and not a single family should let the opportunity pass without getting this, a First Class Family Pa fib, and one of the best portrait ever made of our noble Governor. (Subscribe at once and secure the present. TO 1 SWIET EIKGIS. the wheel, who could give do explana-1 had heard to many time from the Nor-! Aa CHARLOTTE HOTEL, J. It I LEY DAVIDSON"; Prop., C'H AKLOTTE.1N. C. tJrRKFITTED A'I KKtXKNISHEI.l ST. CHARLES .HOTEL, ST ATESV I LLE , N. C, LANIER, Proprietor M. J. F. MURRILL, Attorney & Counselor at Law, HICKORY, N. C. Practices In all the Courts of the loth Judicial District, and Burke and Lincoln count es. spe cial attention given to the collection of claims In til mirta of the Mate. Also airent for the sale and purchase of re"al estate, persons wishing to buy or sell farms or town lot may he prontea Dy aaaressing mm. R. B. B. HOUSTON, Attorney & Counselor at Law. HICKORY, N. C, Practices In all the Courts. Sf ate and Federal All business entrusted attended to with fidelity and dispatch. some atorm -wearied bird that seeks the shore Beeta on the current of a fav'ring win 1. Bo does my soul upon the moaio soar. And leave the ahadowe of this life behind Bo do L resting on thy heav'nward song. Gain the calm haven where I fain would he. And quite forget the voyage dark and long. And all he tempests beating out at eea. How oft n in one's thoughts t ere would arue Yague remnants o a half-forgotten sonf Some st ange unalterable meodlee That haply to anothe world b loo ! Oh, for thy preeion gift, that I might poor From my full heart, with sweetness such aa thine, Th thoughts that die in silence evermore. Because no woe their meaning ean define! lion 01 u, ana sccinea to share his tonlshment and fear, wheu he. rushed on deck and looked valnlj orer the quarter In search of the cause. . From that day he was haraasJd and persecuted at erery turn by an IntU Ible presence," which jave him no ui uu me, ii uciner on ueca.or below he found no escape from It, and especially when he began to abuse or H Waal4. way'a maintop. A minute later, the profeaor, bating finished his part, came forward to the front of the stage; and. In spite of his flow ing beard and other dlu!e, 1 recognlaed one whom I had suppoed to be dead five yeara before. "Jack Hasting! aald I, aloud, for getting, la my excitement, where 1 was. 'bit down ! "rut blm out !" cried a dozen voices at once. swear at any of the ship's company the voice of the hidden charonlon I took their part, the Insolent laagh rang 1 u.b,JeJ. coure, but not before in his ear on every such occasion, 1 1 D4tl fl'd a sign of recognition THE Stencils and Checks! A neatly ornament a' stencil Plate of your name. Including a bottle of Indelible Ink. Brush, directions, etc., all for 60 cents. 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Ilogs and Sheep ; and will do all In our power towards developing the hidden resources of every sec tion of this, the Old North Mate, the noblest of the Union. Our farmers should send North no longer for their news, for they can now get a large its column paper at home for the same price, and it contains the very news that is desired. Send or bring in your names with the required amount and the Press and Portrait will he forwarded to your addiess at once. We rp8peftfdlly invite tlie attention 4f the public to the largest stock of MONUMENT, TOMB, AND Grave Stone Work KVKR OFFERED SOUTHERN TRAi E- , enl for price list and drawings ot work. Johnson & Berry hill, Opposite First Presbyterian Church, aprn-ly CHARLOTTE, PA RATEBOOK'S X VANCE PORTRAIT.. THIS PICTURE la printed on good, heavy board paper, size Uxis Inches. Directly under the picture, In his own hand-writing, is : "Very Truly Yours, Z. B. Vance.'' The engraving was executed by a skilled artist, at a very heavy ex pense, and Is pronounced by all who have seen it to be an excellent likeness of our worthy Governor. It should find a place in the home of every good citizen In the 'Tar Heel" State, and in the home of every citizen out of the State who wishes his cottage walls ornamented with the image ot Carolina's noblest son.; TESTIMONIALS. ACORN COOK. With or wttho Portable Hot Water Imtrtek aasCkeet '; fol rsyaold-Riisagten,ttMi WIth'all .latest improvements. Urgwt Oven and Flue. Lpngett Firs Box for loaf wood VMtRttat 0m, FVe Bade lad Fre Box BW-W ntm a Quick, Sweat aa Cvea Baka ate Basel Bw Harth and Asa Catck Won't o0 floor er carp Durable Deubla tad Brad Cestart sad ting Cm Bwu but tlttls wood. Hat Mica ar Solid, Iros Fnat Carefully Fitted Snoots Carting Me Old Swap In tikkal PWtad Trlm.lnp. Tla Used Ovm Dosra Grousd sad Sllver-liko Polished Edgwaad Moildloga, Heavy. BtstNew lrom Won't crack. Mnafactard by ' ftATHBONE, 8ARD L CO., Atbaay, K. Y. Sold by an JktwyrMg DtaUr fa ry Tow STEAM BNQINiia, ChaapMt and bert for all poaea imple, strong, am rable. Alao rWttoi X fit for common roada. Saw, Orist a vd Ricr Mills, Gias. Piimn ardMachiwrrt geaar- ally. Inqalriea prompUy answered. I ,' It Is the han somest picture we have seen of Gov. Vance." Kalelgh Oufntr. "It la a good likeness. Charlotte i.mocrL "It la an excel lent engraving." CKUtian JdvecaU. A fine lithograph likeness." Salisbury Watchman, -is worth many times its prtcjg' MUicalhtconi r. "It is a capital Ukeness ofitheGovernor." Wil mington star, -'it Is a large and elegant pic ture, one hangs upon the trails of our sanctum." Raleigh Daii), Xticg. "My Wends say it is a very nne picture." Z. B, Vance. -A capital like ness." Wilson Advancr. "It is h good likeneas and the work is well executed." Charlotte 06 Tr. "it should be in the hands ot tvery perj son." Weldon am. -A foe hmfc of the origi nal." Llncolnton Jyogrett. -a fine likeness- one in Our OfflCt . Souther . Ztmu. "Should be in the house of every citizen of the 01d North State.' " Tarboro iMAmwr. "The only correct picture we have ever seen ot Vance." YorkvUle (S. c.) Enqirtr, -Far superior to any we have heretofore seen." Statesvllle Jmtrica. "One of the best yet offered to the public." Greens boro iWrux. "A beaut ful represenUUon of Vance." Wilmington Kewitm. "A fln'i Dlcture ot a handsome man, and every admirer of the he folc and patriotic will desire to possess It." Newberry (S. C.) ttra:d. "A good picture of our 'war Governor.' "Winston SeniimtL "Worth all the money asked for them." fritnd f ) ptrunct. "We can commend It as being an ad- miraoie uxenessot its distinguished prototype." Bock Hill (S. C) Ilumpton herald. -A handsome engraving. --concord Am. "It has his auto graph attached, and is decidedly the best pic ture we have teen of -Old Zeb." Statesvlll Lad-mark. "An ornament to any parlor or pic ture gallery." Abbeville (3. C.) 3lim, GLOB AGENTS WANTED The Haunted Ship. I shipped in the Norway for the pas Age from Cronstadt to IIull, and in other English gentleman, who went bj the name of Jack Hastings, joined her at the same time. He and I lodred together on the shore, and became somewhat acquainted before we became shipmates. lie was a man of consider able information, and, from his talk, had seen his share of the world, but was not much of a sailor, as I had already surmised from the rut of his Jib. We found Capt. Fhelps,of the Norway a Tartar in the worst sense of the word ; and the voyage was anything but a pleasant one, especially to Hastlugs. He had shipped for able seaman's wages, and his deficiencies were soon apparent, especially -to a captain who had a hawk's eye for the weak points in a man, that he might come down on him. As I had a strong feeling of re spect for the young man, I stood his friend whenever I could, by trying to do more than my own share of duty, and covering up his shortcomings; but I couldn't always be at hand, of course. One night when it was blowing quite fresh, and I was at the wheel, the cap tain was up, and had all hands patting reefs in the topsails. The men had laid down on deck, and were manning the halyards to hoist away, when poor Hastings, instead of the reef-tackle, let go the weather foretopsall brace, and away went the yard fore and aft. How ever, by luffing up smartly, we managed to get It cnecked in again without car rying aw ay anything. But Capt. Phelps, frothing at the month, vowed he would tan the clumsy lubber's hide that did ti?iti would ?Vd LIaxdova 4ikt a main tack." He rushed at Ilastlntrs with a piece of ratline stuff, and brought it down once, with a terrific cut, over his neck and shoulder. A9 he raised it again to repeat the blow, while all hands stood looking on, hushed into silence, a voice from nloft roared out: ' "Hold your hand!" The sound, which wan wonderfully loud and clear, seemed to come down out of the maintop. The captain fell back aft, so as to look up, but could see nothing. "Aloft, there!" he yelled, in-a rage. Ko answer. "Maintop, there!" "Halloa!" was answered spitefully. "Come down on deck !" "Come up here and see how you like It!" seeming to come lrom overhead. But no such manifestation ever troubled us in the forecastle, nor did the unearthly voice ever address anv one on board evcn. ' pt. Phelps. The more superstitious i.rl or our crew would rather have borne bis tyrannical treatment than have lived in a haunted snip, wnue some ot us welcomed a friend in this unaccountable spiritual pretence, or whatever it might be. The captain's angry passions were to some degree checkeU by it, though now I heads. and then they broke forth so suddenly I "1 never jumped overboard, Athlon,' that the object or his rury received a aald he; "and I never was any tnorw blow before it could Interfere. We mad than I arc mt this moment. It was had arrived within a couple of days only a plan to frighten old Phelps, and sail of the English coast, when, becom- I think It succeeded but too w elt. If from the ventriloquist. When the per formance was over he beckoned to me. and In the prl?scy of his own room grasped my hand with a hearty pres sure. Hastings, I aaked, "how la the name of miracles were you saved T" "Haved! Where ?" "When you Jumped overboard raving mad." He laughed his own natural, htrarty The bolt on the back door had needed replaciog for a long time, but It was only the other night that Mr. Throcton bad the presence of raiod to buy a new oce and take It home. After tapper he hunted op his toolt, removed the old bolt, and measured the location for the new' one. He must bare some mw boles, and Mrs. Tb root en heard him roaming around the kitchen and wood shed, slamming doors, pulling oat drawers, and kicking furniture around. She we ut to the bead of the stairs, aod called down I "Ttlehacd, do you want anything? Yea, I de! he yelled back. ! want to know where InTezas that cork screw Is?" 'Corkscrew, Richard? Yes, corkscrew! lse looked the hoaae over, and can't find It!' Why, we never had oe, Richard. "Didn't eh? We've had a dosen of 'em In the last two year, and I bought one not four weeks ago. Ita always the suffering In mortal agony related to friend of Lis the whole particulars of the murder, la which be declared Le took a prominent part. He said thai after they left thBurbank House tbey carried Jewell Into a Ultlt palch of pine wood, murdered him with an axe, took what money Le had a boot Liza and car ried the tsaogletl body to a pond close by aod threw it In. He blmeelf struck the fatal blow with the axe. Thus la a dark mystery cleared up, and the ad age, murder will out," again verified. The murderer Is beyond the reach of punishment, however. laugh; not the unearthly one which he ot9 no ldt,r sent down from chimneys and mat- wf wbtn 1 anything. Ing exasperated by some blunder of Hastings, he hurled a . belaying pin, which struck him on the head. The poor fellow suddenly clapped both hauds to tho spot with a yell and rushed Into the forecastle. The captain, after having thrown the missile, appeared, aa I thought, surprlaed at not hearing anything, and I noticed him glance nervously aloft. But still hearing noth ing he recovered hit courage and ordered Mr. Raynor to "call that man on deck again.' The mate, getting no answer to his call, went below and found Hastings delirious. He reported that he believed the man to be In a critical condition, and the captain directed him to do whatever he thought best for his relief. I think Capt. Phelps, like some other hard cases that I have sailed with, did not dare venture Into the forecastle himself, for fear that be might never get out again alive. That night It became necessary to call all hauds out to reef again, and while we were on the yards a thrilling cry arose from the bow s, such as might well have been raised by a maniac. A human form was seeu by several of us erect on the rail, near thcorjvewlfler, and il?en a loudTtpUsti wTrTk To ; the water under our bow. Mr. Raynor and the captain, who were on deck, ruihed to the tide; a hat was seen for a motneut bobbing up on the creftt of the ea, and the same dreadful yell of Insanity was repeated, even more shrill than before. Captain PhelpH echoed the cry, but faintly, ami fell insensible to the deck. Mr. Raynor hailed us on the topsail yard with a voice like a trumpet blast "Uy down from aloft! Clear away the small boat!" , We thought the mate was quite a mad as the poor suicide; and so he was for the moment. By the time we reached the deck he was ready to countermand the order. Everything was hidden in darkness, the wind and sea fast In creasing; and It wa hardly possible. he had been tried for his life and I had thought him In danger, I should have appeared In court and frightened htm again to save his life. But be could not be found, and I never heard of him since. My madue was all a sham, and the man overboard was only a bundle of old duds, surmounted by my old hat. I slipped down Into the fore peak and lay concealed till the night after the ship arrived, when I stole out and went ashore. Of course you under stand the cries you heard?" "Certainly; and the other stranxe sounds on board. Your ventriloquUm explains the whole matter. "I performed In most of the cities and large towns In England before I knew you ; but I was then dissipated In my habits, and squandered all that I made. While on one of my sprees I shipped and went to sea, and that Is how you found me In Cronsladl. But I was never slock to make a sailor of. Since I have returned I have done well and saved money, and you mutt allow that I acquit myself belter on this slaxe than I did on board the Norway. And that's the only haunted ship that ever I w as In. I've heard of others. but probably those cases might all be erprarnett tit son slcrttarway; . " " The captain's rage was now fearful ! even then, for the clumsy little boat to 5fl .n r p crc4$ J VerUealEncinee,wiui orwitkoat f , wheel, very convent- 5" ' ent. Aconomirsl mA t (T ! a ent, economical and I 5 jf i compteevoryd jjOltTl , wm ud cheapest Yert- leal in the world. lg. i uenriiM inuaa.F!r. I ready for a. E A i9v N3Xv", ,4 Smd fir I lP" lo ciuos or six or more tor 9u rnt mk 1 , . I VAn.,r.tl I .n a. I mMiit wliK .r h-t kamr vTTa Vlif&tiUi. Kverr nuhwrirr i i . i uu tne previous occasion, lor ue vi ' i - " - - - TttKti. erT suDscncer in. clubs or not will receive I . . 1 1 . i-. r . --.i I - . i- u. ti.. YT. IS, Pprtra-t tree. Row i, your time to make u UCK mC M a"? V . 1 !fI-Vi..iLl t "i.I.Li I 1" -Tl.illi s '"n. v 1 uuus. ASDeciii or tn thKe .k . mcini 10 m 11. ina mmi e wuo uiiu vsw. utn w.u i v j w - i "lf I buslnera to trt snhHrr. . I tr t mA MW iir& I nns tkill. hm Infiirinrd ui IKaI hm would I lvHti tlmi.9 r-rt her &lr4. And m -m m f m 1 w vkwii tut ujt namnia 1 aa 11 ulnil mc ui 111c. " 1 - - t"- e m m a r w a au 1 a 1 1 fl 1 r We would be pleased to engage the services of alive, wide-awake and energetic agent, gentle man or lady, old or young, to canvass and make up clubs tor the Piedmont Press. We assure you that there is no paper for which you can get uumnocra lasver man lor this. During the month of October about 150 new name. r ente.ed on our subscription luu Every club agent who sends us six new subscribers at tl 00 each, with the money m advance, win me roRTArr ana a copy of the Paaas one year ircy ol cnarge. Here the agent does not wun an extra copy ot the Press aud Portrait for his trouble in gettlcg up me club, we will send the to behold. "Who's aloft there? Who is it, Mr. Raynor?" he Inquired of the mate. "Nobody that 1 know of. sir," answered the officer. "They're all here' in sight." .The men looked from one to another, but the number was correct. The second mate, without waiting for orders, sprang up aloft and looked over the top-rim, then made the circuit of it, looking all around the mat-head, and reported himself alone. The captain dropped his rope's end and w ent below, his mind in a strange chaos of rage and fear, and Hastings escaped further beating for that night. But a few days were sufilcient for the captain to forget his fears, and I myself was the next victim of his wrath. He had ordered me to make a landyard knot in the end of an old, ragged rope, to be used for a lashing some w here'. I did so, and returned it to him, telling him I had made the best job of it that I could. "Well, if that's your bet," aid he, "you're as much of a lubber as your partner. Hastings. I'll dock vou both to or'nary seaman's pay.-" In vain I remonstrated, aying that the rope was too much worn and Jagged to make a neat piece of work. "Jagged, is it? Well I'll finish It up over your lubberly back." "No you won't?" sun out a voice from behind the long boat. He rushed round in the direvtiou of the sound, but there was no one there. "Who was that that spoke ?" he cried. "If I knew who he was I'd cut his heart out." "Ha, ha! would ye?" was ans vercd derisively from the maintop, now: live. The captain, still unconscious, was carried below, with many a mut tered wish that he might never cMue flow wwwrw for tVty. The laws of the Slate of Virginia pro hibit marriage unless the parties ate of lawful age, or by the consent of the pa re tits. Jvhn N , a well-to-do farmer It. the valley of Virginia, was bteed with every comfort except that Important desideratum a wife. John cast his eyes around, but unsuccessfully, until they fell upon the form of a certain Betty, daughter of John Jones, one of the prettiest girls In the country. After a courtship of six weeks, John wss rendered happy by the consent of the fair Betty. The next day, John with a friend, went to town to gel the necestary doc uments, with the forms of procurlug which he was roost Lamentably ignor ant. Being directed to the clerk's offlce, Johu, with a good deal of hesitation. Informed the urbane Mr. Brown that he But yon must be out of your Lead, husband, she said, as she descended the sulrs. MVe've kept Louse seven years, and I never remember elng yon bring a corkscrew Lome. O, yes, I'm oat of my Leal, I am f he grumbled as he palled out the sew ing machine drawer and turned over Its contents. "Perhaps I'd better goto the In ruOle asylum Hchl a ay ! "Well, Richard, I know that I have never seen a corkscrew in this Louse. Then you are as blind as an I In daylight, for I've bought five or six. The boue is always nplde down, any how, and I never can find anything!" "The house Is kept as well as any of your folks can keep ane !' she retorted. growing red in the face. I'd like my mother her to show you a few things, Le said, ss he stretched his neck to lock on the high shelf In the pantry. "Pcrhsps she'd boll her spectacles with the potatoei again "'answered the wife. "Io you know who you are talking to?" he yelled, as he Jumpcl down. Yes. I do!" Well, you'll be going for York Sute, If you don't lovk out ! "I'd like to see myself. When I go Ihlt house goes!" "I-ook out Nancy!" "I'm afraid of no man that lives." Til leave you!", And 111 laujh to see you go!" Going close op to bcr, be extended his finger, shook It ie enihaatse LU words and slow ly aaiJ : "Nancy Throcton, I'll apply for a divorce to-morrow ! I'll tell the Judge that I kindly and lovingly asked you where the gimlet was, and you said we'd never had one In the houe, w hkh Is a bold falsehood, as I can prove!" "Gimlet?" she exclaimed. "Yes, gimlet!" "Why, I know where there are three or four! You said corkscrew !" "Ih1 I ?" he gatprd, sitting Joe n on the corner of the table; "well, now, I believe Tdid." "And you went ana abused roe like a slave bee a ate I wouldn't ear a rtealct was a corkscrew !" she sobbed falling on the lounge. "Nancy," he taM tenderly lifting her op. "O, Richard!" the chokingly in. swrred. And that household l so quietly happy that a canary bird would sing Its Lead en If bung up iu the hall. The Looor and fortune ef a lady once Lung upon the resell of a law-aull la one of the New York courts. The most Important prt X the evidence la Ler favor was In the contents tf three let ters. She Lad put them away In Ler desk, but wLen she scarcLcd It the let ters were not to be found. TLey La4 been stolen. The lady's counsel Infornml Ler thai unless those letters coolJ be prod need the case would got gainst Ler. TL trial came on, and on the morn! eg of the third day the lady 2iJ not appear In court. The counsel w ere annoyed, but went on w lib the croaa-examl nation of the plaint 15", the lady's husband. Suddenly the woman rushed tnto the court-room, and excitedly exclaimed to Ler counsel, so loud that the court and Jury heard Ler: "I Lave found them I ivxamlniog the package she Landed to them, the counl found three oil letters, which Lad been badly torn. Lot were now skilfully raubed tcgeiber. They w ere dirty and stained, "If the court please, said, the coon- sel, "I now ffer In evllence three let ters, which, op to this moment, we could not find. "Let os examine them," aald the rlalnUSTs counsel. They looked at th ens carefully, and then remarked to the court: "We object to the admlMlon of these papers. TLey purport to be letters written by some person, but they are e patched and pasted that there Is no way by which they ran be Ue&USed as the genuine letters. We propose. If your honor pleases to show that they were written by the plaintiff, were lost, and found lna most extraordinary manner, replied the lady's counael. The court examined the letters, amid the silence ef the audience and the anx iety of the Lua band. You may idea- waa fnlh In fa f fnarrlxl la lLla V, ..r.lU.it.. f I ' ' Pn' . : .7 . " .' Jones, and wanted to know what he vengeance, mingieu wnn ainu worm and tears for our departed memate, that went round among our wakeful little circle during that atormy, diuual night. A tataW4 Cmmtm When the Hull pilot boerded u, forty-eight hours afterward, Capt. Phelpa was at his poet, trying to look like himself, but still pale and tremb ling. The mate told us that he should have him arrested as soon as we arrive in port. But I think he roust have re lented and connived at his escape, for he was missing before the ship was fairly secured. I don't think he was vr hrmiirht to lutlice. though I did not wait to see. I was glad enough to shake the dust of the. Norway off my feet, and to forget. If pmIble, the his tory of the voyage. But I often found myelf. w hile on subequent voyages, putillng my brain to account for the strange phenomena of which I have spoken. Five years passed away and I was none the wlter in that respect, when I found m;self In Liverpool, where I had arrived from a South American voyage and had been paii olT with fifty pounds a consider able sum for me to have in my poses sion at'one time. Strolling along the streets at early evening,' ready for anything In the way of amusement that might turn up, my attention was caught by a poster an nouncing the performance of "Prof. Holbrook, the unrivaled and world-renowned ventriloquist." I had never seen a performance of that tort; but mutt do tocoinpaM that dealrable con- aiir-tniMtlnn. fr. Ilntarn with a LI an if -..,n 1.. r 1 v 1 ... .... .r- tw.n Candla, New IMJaairt imv testa att eat t t salisnVd that 110 legal Impediment pre vents! the ceremony, he would fir the sum and consideration of f 3 grant him the licence. John, much relieved, handed out the necessary funds. "Allow me," said Brow n, "to ak you a few questions. You are 21 years ef age, 1 supise, Mr. N ?' "Yes," said John. , "Do you solemnly swear that Betty then offer them la evidence, The plaintiff was again placed on lbs stand. "Did you ever see these letters be fore?" The w Itncea hnd trembled w bile Le Leld the letter 1, and Lis face grew white. "Ills poeslble," was LU Leslutleg rvplj. -Are they In your La&dnriUcg?- "It looks like my writing. "Are not the signatures yours?' "Tbey look like my writing. "Have you any doubt that they are your slgnslores?" He hetiutcd. -Answer the qoeatloo," aaiJ the court. "I can't say that I Lave," he stan me red out. That Is all. The letters were edmhtM as evlJet w and the woman's Lonorwas saved. Tho leturs Lad Wen thrown from watte-baiket Into a dust-barrel. A ra--$4ker, while srarchingthe barrel, was attracted by the signal ores. He read a few words. TLy exriud LU curiotlty. He searched for and found Twenty years ago a young man nam ed Jewell disappeared from thetownf Hacnph re, and It w then the belief of tho e w ho knew him. and were aware of the Incidents lmme- !! de pieces, and carefully put tbeta dlatrly preceding his diiappearance, I together, for he saw mooey In them, that he was mimlered. Jewell wasal One day Le saw the same name Is the hoernakcr, and worked at Ll trade In I rPrSt connected w ttb the lawaolL. It was broad davlieht. and all could after reading the bill I resolved to go. see that there was no one no there. I I was Just In time when I reached the was quite as much startled and mystified I hall of exhibition, and Uklng a ticket j as mv tvrant could nosslbir be. but the II entered ami took a seat. I thought diversion served as cood a purpose as I the professor' entertalument the most Jones, splutter. Is of lawful age (made and enacted by the Legislature of Vir ginia) to take the marriage vow ?" "What's that?" said John. Mr. B. repeated. "Well," said John. "I want to gtl married but I Joined the church at the last revival, and 1 wouldn't swear for a hundred dollars." "Then- sir. vou cannot ret mar- ried." "Can't get married! Good gracious, Mr. Clerk, they'll turn me outof church if I aw ear! Iont refue me, Mr. Clerk, for heaven's sake. I'll give you $10 if you let me off from swearing." "Can't do It, Mr. N ." "Hold on, Mr. Clerk, I'll swear: I wouldn't give up Betty for a doien churches. I'll swear : 'May I be d d If she ain't 13 yesrs old'give me the llcenae." After the clerk bursted a few but tons off his vest, he granted the license. TM Dim say CraJ t law It Is suggested that, whatever may be taught In our public schools, there ought to be a reform In tbe graduallng dress business. The uress cots a small fortune, and she who carmot get It the town, bojhng to the bvoe of a Mr. I.angford. One cold Sat unlay night three of hie scquainieucea called 00 him to accoinpauy them to the Burbank Houft. In the outskirts of the town. They vpent a few hour there anJ In dulged pretty freely In drink. The men then aked Jew ell to go w lib the a to ano her houae In the vicinity, bat Le refused and aald he w anted to rttarn to He sought ut tbe lady, Provldeec leading him to Ler rather than to Ler husband. She (aid Lla aguod rewsrd, and Instantly Laauoed to tbe court- Tbe letters saved her from ru'.a. Tew ofthoae who saw their exhibition In court knew Low she found ibrts. Cat to-day that rag-picker owns a eying stall In one ef the city markets, the re- his boarding hoae. The proprietor f I ll his finJIng the pieces f threw Th Farquhar Separator Tt'M. Agrtsaltsnl Wjrm, UManft, IT""- rawa Send far Ulatrate4 Catalan copies free. Address, MtrmA a ha, rar, j. J. S. TOEUiKSOU, HICKORY, N. 0. That night the Captain's slumbers were disturbed by a fierce cry, which appeared to come In at the side light in his state room, left open for fresh air. j The cry had been heard by the mate on the quarter-deck, and by Hastings, at hold a conversation with an Imaginary person up the chimney. When the re sponsive "Ha, ha! came down I was startled to such a degree aa to rise from my seal. It was the same voice, tn precisely the same peculiar tone that I nearly killed herself thereby. "It cost me more than a hundred dollars, she said, with a sigh; adding, after a mo ment. "But It was all right; I used It a few moot wards to get married - tn ta ctic. the Burbank House slated, before Le died, that he offered Jewell a room at his house, fearing from the angry looks and w ords of the men, that Cey meant evil to the young man. But they foxed him out of the bona, and Le Las never been sen since. He went bare-Lesded and without a bat, and the Burbanks expected bim te return. After a few days, when he failed to put In aa ap pearance, the whole neighborhood be came arouaed, and a vigorous search was Instituted, but it proved fruitless. Suspicion naturally fell on the men who were with him and a close Inves tigation was begun, but It was stopped by a mysterious notlCca'ioo to the men engaged In It that their lives would be tsken If Ibey followed up the rae. The general belief. Lower, was tht these men murdered Jewell, but not a scrap of evidence could be found tn con firm the suspicion. And so the mys tery grew stale. The com pan loos of the missing man left town and the whole affair passed out of the thoughts of tbe ownJpeeple Twanly years pa seed away without sny solution of tbe mystery. The peo ple who were conversant lih the facta died, ooe by one, and thedlMppearanoe of the yeung shoemaker descended Into a dim tradition. Recently, John 11. RoUttsoo, one of the men already sua pected, lsy 4a Lis deathbed, and while old leturs In a dut-brrtl. taflai AraSiarj. Indian arxbery Is somewhat Olffcrttt from that practiced by the young lad and gentlemen of more civ 11 lied socie ty. These latter lake., ike arrow be tween their fingers, place It against tbe bow string, and mske It aaaUt In betvr. log the bow. An tolls a dw not do this. He takes Lis arrow between the Index finger, and pulls tbe bow-strtog with Lis middle finger; nor does ke raise Lis arrow aa our Wy sand girls do; be shoots straight out f rea the s boul der, and appears to lake no aim whatev er. I!e Liu the tnark. though, too of ten, as the soldiers about Ue gsrrteow can tell, who Lave fiang their Late or cape Into tbe air, at tooe Indian s scg gesUoo, only to Lave them pierced by the nnerrtog arrow. The grew leg pa pooses, that Is as soon aa these are able to toddle, are famished w Uh bows and arrows, of which the point Lave been sharpened, and nay be seen about the reservations shooting at marks, at small birds, er anything tle that Asy Lsr?ea to attract tbetr attewtion; TTary goer ally becoene expert at tbe age ef aboet uaer telTt, bet are not alloeed te graduate Into bock-age, end all tbe pleasures fcf the c La .until they are sixteen or eighteen. Then Is the Case the real fdeavaare of the Indian Is found to win" la Lla fin l Last aTUr bcf tn. 4 t V e X ' 'V - . . . . -. ' - J i i
Hickory Democrat (Hickory, N.C.)
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