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fir iff ft ESTABLISHED IN 1878. HILLSBORO, N. C. SATURDAY. MARCH 12, 1892. NEW SERIES-VOL. XI. NO. 19. n ii m I 1 HEM Wholesale & Retaii Grocers. DURHAM, (i;T ? ,: : il inducement oh Goods j'l.o! ;:. Ml.AL, ( '( ' ATS. II A V, Bl'.AN,. SHIP-STTFF, M'GAK, A 1 .i '. - on h-md fiT LOWEST PRICES, Table Delicacies ':::!'!''', ioni sp ' i tl utt rtion i, 'i ' ' lli'di oi'(c!, (,t tl,t lif toWl! CHv . ' ' I . . I Special Prices to Merchants in Job Lots. mi:. ;:. i, u :th uu. a' i HASSKL1. of Oruwr. ;8 I i ; I m- jde w 1 lo s.-rviiis 1 ! . !!!. ( a ! and n v.' I en ia luaii us o:ir order.-.. Durlnm, or Viottioi.s on nnvtliiirg funil.'d'.od on sij)jli'-a! io:i . ' Vocrs truly. HENRY, Q'SRSOi g MAIN STHEET, .DURHAM. GO., For S'ile by W. A. HAYES. (goats A V Isl IP iWWitWnr'SJU'n) V I m.r.-'Jf H If l 1 f . II .t I n m W no raaji we u LllO For Sa'e by W. A. H.VVF.S. Ti: E TBI BUTE OF SILENCE. ! A poet r. rt 1 r is renef, and 6f to WLo ii'Ur.J. one oa':e nought Kit opes The otb.fv hell his peace, but all his face (Yes brightened by the 5nru?r joy he knew. Two fru-ii .-Is. on:; absent, met; and one had ;one ! Th awful stroke and Ecathj of blinding ; iss. ! Haul fell in hand; so knit they, like a I ere-; i With no word utterel. heart to heart was ; sworn. A rno'.her looked into her baby's eyes, ! Ah I'hi'i as hoav'n an 1 deep as nether sea. j By what di:;i prescience, spirit-wise knew i I Such sou.'.s eschans never more would ris-.-t' i i 0 c'e'p is Mienco deep as human souls,; ! Ay de'u as life, leyoni all lead and line, j An I words are but the broken shells that I shine . J lon the shore by which the oceatf rolls. J. I'-uckhani, in New England Magazine. i PLUG HANKINS'S LUCE STOUT 07 A WASTED LIFE. LL in allMr. Plug Hankins was the most phenomenally unlucky man who ever made a living out of cards. How he managed to make the living not even his most inti mate colleagues in the black-leg pro fession could tell. mm To he Pure he some times won, but he i i i : : v : , COUMI mjl Kf-P "s ..winnings in nis pocKec forf.vepty-fourhoursatatime. Healways retiiiiiCd to trie table to lose them. Jusc us purely ;is Fortune ' kissed his homely face one day she would turn round and slap it for the next four or five. Then Plug would have to resort to the disagreeable shift of borrowing from his luckier br other?, and he did this so often that there were very few indeed of the pale faced, whitedianded gentlemen of fortune,- from the Atlantic to the Pacific, who did not have Plug Hankins on their books for sums varying from one to one hundred dollars. - Another singular fea ture of th'j case was the fact that scien tifically he was one of the best card players who ever sat before a green table. More than that, he was cool and brave. He never spoke of--his losses, and never exulted ovef his winnings if he happened to make any. He was sober and free o from nearly every vice save the passion ate desire to gamble that had ruled his life from boyhood. Other men made fortunes and loot them every month, but Plug Hankins was always, to use the phraseology of th- sporting man, "broke:' in time h'u wretched luck be came a jest among' his fellow-gamblers. Thry often laughed at him openly, but Plug himself had never been known to laugh. It was all dead earnest to him the only piofession he knew, and he must make his living out of it or 'Besides hi; ill-fortune and his pluck poor Plug was noted among his brethren for oi.e other characteristic, lie was a. phenomenally homely as he was unlucky. The gambler's pallor of his face, the drooping eyelids, the short . hair, the sunken cheeks aud great ill-turned ears made him look-almost corpse-like. And then there was a long scar under his left eye wheie he had been slashed by a knife on one of the few occasions where he had won. This, too, was a standing jest. But plug bore it very meekly. There were meny who predicted that I some day Plug would make a winning that would startle them all. It was sup posed that Plug himself looked forward to some such event to compensate him . for his fifteen or twenty years of pa-? tienee. But the good luck never came, and as ill-fortune was piled upon ill- i fortune Plug's patience began finally to break down, and his natural moroseness became almot mania. The fact was noticed by the rest of them, bat they are not tender-hearted men, as a rule, and they only made their jests at his expense the louder and more frequent. More ban that, though, his fellow-gamblers began to be very chary about lending him money. lu fact, as a rule, they had begun to decline in no very polite -manner, and some even went so far a3 to advise him to quit the business and get & job storaewhere digging dirt. It was in a frame of mind bornof such treatment at the hands'of men who had previously been more than kind to lam that Plug stood one midnight on the euro at the corner of Twenty street and Broadway. It was the first midnight j in many a year that Plug had not been ecated before a dirty green table -waiting J for the luck that was to make all things I right, and meantime losing what little I money he could manage 17 hook or I crook to pet hold of. With his hand, thrust into his rre.it pockets ' and his J hat nulled down over his eves, he lonWT the very picture of dejection as he gazed j at the gutter under his feet. Even the I policeman on the beat had to smile when he saw him, and walked by with the mental ejaculation, "Busted I" Indeed he was "busted." He had gone with out his meals all that day and the day before in order that he might. stake the money at faro. He had a,ked every one he knew to lend , him money and had been refused, and he hadn t a cent. He had looked forward to this climax of ill- fortune for a good many years. It w as a long time coming, though, and Plug ii ... nai almost uegtm to believe that it never would come, when, behold, here it was! - "When he had first thought of the pos sibility of bis present position. Plug had grimly resolved that when that time came he would quietly and with the nerve becoming a gambler put himself out of this miserable world; hut now that the time had really come at last, he hesitated. His hesitation was not born of fear, however. Plug did not know what fear was. It was morel v tin strength of ruling' passion that is said to be so strong in death. He was mcirlv revolving in Ins mind a problem. The problem was a simple one. In his hip ocket he carried the only bit of per- onal property he had not as yet pawnedo .t was a pretty little silver-mounted re- rolver that a girl had given him years, efore in the West. He had always promised himself that if the day should ver come it would be this souvenir of lis only romance that should do the usiness. But now he found that he was .empted "to pawn the revolver, try his" .uck on&c more, and then, if he lost -. . i i mi vvell, the river was quite iiauay. ine problem was never solved, however, for: t'iug was roused, presently, irorn his meditations by the happy voice of a chilid singng in a high key a silly but popular song. He, looked around, ai- jiost wonderinpr how even a child could . ;ould be so freo from care as to sing, ind he observed the little "irl crossing pie street toward him, swinging a tin pail in one hand and tripping an im- promtu dance-step to the song she was iinging. "Humph!" thought rushing the growler for some beastly father or mother. That's what's the matter with the world. That's what's. been the matter with me. It's bringing up. No wonder we all go to tho bad." He had barely concluded the philosophi cal thought when the child, a rather ragged little girl, even though she did appear. happy, reached the corner where he stood, turned and made for the side door of an all-night salcon a few doors away. She did not even glare at him, but tripped on under the gaslight, and as she did so something fluttered from her disengaged hand. Plug's , quick eyes knew that it .was a dollar bill, even be fore it reached the ground, and with an impulse that was absolutely uncontrol- able he stepped quickly forward, picked it up, and was secure in the entrance to a gambling-den before the child had opened the door of the saloon. The time had been when he would have felt diszusted with himself for the act. But that time had long passed It had gone with his old bravado and his old ideas about gamblers' honor it had gone with his youth and his re membrance of his mother and with his capability of -feeling shame. ;He rushed up the stair3, burst into the smoke -fillex! room, and even before he thought placed the bill on the "high card." It won. The dealer laughed good-naturedly. An icquaintance cried out, jokingly, "Good boy, Plug." Another asked him where he had borrowed the money, and then ther was a general laugh at his expense. He did not mind it. Perhaps he did not hear it. He looked stolidly at his bet and left it on tho "high card." Again it won and now it amounted to four dollars. Again the dealer laughed ind so did the rest. There are strange '.hings about hick. Any gambler will tell you so. The "high card" won six times in succession, and Plug's stolen dollar bill now respectable sum amounted to thq it of sixty-four dol- iar3. The crowd ceased laughing. 4 The dealer, out of pure charity, asked, Plug if He wanted to let the bet stand Plug had been playing sucn a small game for so long a time that the dealer hardly believed he had sufficient nerve 'eft to take such a risk. He received no answer, however, and as, ilcnce givet consent in a gambling-room, ae proceeded to draw the cards. Again the "hitrh card" won. It was one htm. 3 red and twenty-eight dollars now that Plu- had on the table. An irreverent youth burst out laughing and said: "Plugs luck must have been turned at Ast." But Plug was still silent. The next turn made his original dollar two; huudred and fifty-six dollars. The "high card' had won eight times in suc cession, it was becoming so interesting that the other players forgot to make their bet until sharply reminded to do so by the dealer. Even he was a little nervous as he drew the next two cards. He muttered something under his breath, too, when he saw that Plug's money had doubled again. 'Great guns!" said the irreverent youth, who had been figuring for a minute with? a pencil, "he's won five hundred and twelve dollars." , The, dealer is in a hurry now. He was afraid that Plug would wake up to a realiza tion of his phenomenal luck and depart" with his winnings before the house, could get a chance to win them back. He drew tho two cards quickly.1 Plug had won again. "One thousand and twenty-four dollars," exclaimed, the youth with theoencil, "Only one thousand dollars," replied the dealer, gruffly; tue limifc is five hundred dol l.irs." Still Pinr Wfi Rilpnf A rmm bier near him touched him on the sleeve nnd said: "Wake up, .old man. You'vo won the limit. What are vou croing to do with, it?" "Won what?" asked Plug, almost dreamily. "Won a thousand dollars are you asleep?' Plug did not answer. He reached over and picked up tho pile of money and turned from the table. The dealer swore, ine proprietor oi me uouse, m ' r . 1 who had been watching tho play, called out, "rou ain t at raid, are your Dut Plug paid no attention to him. The deal went on, and in Plug's mind there continued some thoughts tho like of which had not troubled him fur many a year. He walked slowly up and down the room several times, paying no attention to the remarks of the men who knew him, and who were either congrat ulating him oh his extraordinary luck or joking good-naturedly about it. And none of them heard him" -mutter, as he did several times, ".Stolen stolen stolen 1" Presently he walked to a win dow and thrcr it oioo. He. leaned out and looked down into the street. The ragged little girl was standing under the street lamp, just where she had dropped the bill, sobbing with great hysterical sobs. She was wringing her hands just as an old woman would, ana in the strange light looked like a diminutive old hag. He heard her cry out. 'They'll beat me O Lord, they'll beat me!" His ugly lip3 quivered a little bit and a great tear fell from his eyes. He waited a moment, then drew down the window ver the room ;eutlv anjl walked out of "The high card's still in the deck, Plug," shouted the dealer But he did not hear the words. He was talking to himself. "I've played it through from soda to hock, and it's no good ni COOd. "The child wasf still weeping under the lamp when he reached it. He said nothing to her. He clasped her in his ara.s, though and kissed her. Then he. gave her a great roll of bills. It seemed to her us though it was all the money ia the worlc, there was so much of it, and, she quickly ran home with it even for getting to thank him for itr if she knew how. He did not mind that, though. He was thinking of a worthless Ule and the ct:d of it. . Whr-P his bodv was discovered, the next morning, ho looked uglier thaa ever, lor a bullet had torn a terrible hole ia his forehead. Frank Leslie's'. i Dog. People commonly imagine that ia speaking of dogs they are referring to a , single species which ha many varieties. But in reality the, name is merely a con ventional one, under which are grouped in popular parlance all ot the domesu- . ' . mi a 1 A " cated canid:. ine rorxn American coyote i3 in fact much nearer to the greyhound, zoologically speaking, than ihe pug is. It is simply a wild dog. So is the wolf likewise. From just such wild types man's faithful four-footed frieu'Ls r L-ndad.p-Chicago Times. FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. j GRASS rj?BER TIIEES. It is often very difficult to get grass 10 ST0 undr the shades of trees, and yet in places where something green to cover the ground is very desirable, a namber of plant have been named as being adapted for furnishing these green surfaces. The common Perriwinkle. is one of the best known; another excellent thing is some of the species of Hyperi cum; two Eurppeaa species, II. cilyci- num and H. androsraajfoliuai, thrive par ticularly in these comparatively dry and shady places. Another very fine thing is the Japanese honeysuckle. It keejvs very low, and perhaps is a better substi tute for grass than many of the others named. There are two forms which can be employed for this purpose; one, fre quently known in catalogues as Ilalliana, and the other form a3 the L. brachvj botria; this is more generally known as tte Japanese evergreen honeysuckle. although the varieties are all more or less evergreen. This particular one is w t - - more fond of trailing than the others. Mehan's Monthly. PUMPKINS AS FOOD FOR STOCK. Pumpkins are easily grown on almost ftDV so saYs an Ohio farmer, and require but little cultivation, adSLare seldom grown as a separate crop. They are generally planted among the hills of core, and may thus be considered as a kind of supplementary crop, and whatever value they may have as animal food is com monly thought by farmers who raise them in this way to be clear gain.. Some varieties are of monstrous size, but the common large yellow is sufficiently pro ductive, and for all purposes I give them them the preference. Pumpkins make good food for cattle or hogs, but when fed to milch cows I would hrst halve or quarter them before chopping them up, and scraPe out the cds, giving them to the hogs. I have always believed the seeds will cause a shrinkage ia the milk, otherwise I think them excellent food for cows. I know of no plant that will give so much feeding substance for so little work as the pumpkin will, and if they arc fed to hogs freely as soon as they are ripe enough thcy will increase their growth, and a great deal of com may be saved while fattening them. Tho wonder is that there are not more of them raised and used for animal food. If stored awa where thev will not freeze they may be ' kept along well through the winter, and furnish a va riety at a time when most of the feed is dry. New York World. , FRUIT AND POULTRY. In my Dreedmg yards, writes a poultry raiser, I have over 100 fine young trees now beginning to bear. They are Mari tanas, Dam9ons, Spauldings ajid Lom bards, four well tried varieties, and are all perfectly smooth and healthy. I at tribute this to the fact that the fowls keep the trees well rid of insect pests, and also to the fact that the trees were well mulched with coal ashes, and are planted in strong clay ground well drained and well adapted to fruit growing. A row of peach trees seem to thrive equally wel' n the we there " no placo like the poultry yard for fruit, and by plantingorcbards where one may reap double profit from tho ground employe J. Adjoining the poultry yard there is a strawberry patch of half an acre on which I have demonstrated to my satis faction that the poultry and small fruit industries are easily and. profitably com bined. Outside of the season when berries are large enough to 'attract-the fowls, it Is no injury to allow the fowls free range of the patch. This is also tru of blackberry and raspberry plantations. I find the poultry minute one of the most valuable fertilizers for berries when properly applied. It must, however, be well mixed with dry earth cr road dust, or the effect will be rather disastrous than profitable. It has alwijs been a pet notion with me that tea acres of good ground, rightly located and rightly managed for the poultry aad fruit busi ness, is enough to allord a very comfort able living for a family no, afraid to work and of a "managing" turn of mini. Vmerican Poultry Journal. FARM AD SAHDE.V NOTES. Eggs will be set from now on. espec ially those from Brahma and Cochins. The early hatched chickens are in de mand for the tall shows. While any kind of grease is sure death, to lice, the odor of cedar oil, turpentine or kerosene will cause th?m to vacate the premises if used liberally. It requires, on an average, tea pounclt of grain to feed incubator chickens teu weeks. At first they will need less that one pound a week and at the lat more. With all breeds of chickens, except the Brahtaas and Cochin?, it ia-kest to use a two-yeir-ol i cock. With these tso breeds they oiten get cla:ny a: that age. Where the ground i3 free from 'rost a plowing of the orc'aard - no.?, or son would be of great advantage. It would expose the larva of many inectii to birds that winter with us (and these are nu merous and also to domestic po-jltrv. Some people have an idea that if much snow were piled aroua i truit treoi to put back the early growth it would be an effective job. This is not so. It has been tried repeatedly and found want- in A little re lection will show it. KKOU'KS. Hot Slaw Cut the cabbage In half aad shave it very finely. Put it into a ftewpan with a p:ece ot batter and ut to taste; pour in just enough water to prevent it from sticking to the p i:-.. Cover it closely and let it ste w ; 5-tir it frequently, and when it is quite. j?:ider add a little vinegar, and serve it Ifot. Cream Sauce Put two tabie.-poonfuU' of hot water with a teaeupful f s v et cream into a saucepan; stir in one ta' spoonful of butter and a little chopped parsley; .cet the saucepan into a untie of boiling water, add a little strained ou;i Etock, let boil, take from the fir? and aid a tablespoonful of butter. Then j ui around the hot fish. . Plum Pudding One quart of milk, six eggs, a quarter of a pound of -eedei. raisins, a quarter of a pound of currants, sugar to the taste. Beat the eggs aud add them to the milk with' the- fruit. Pour it in a pudding dih, cover the to;i with slices of bread well buttered. First dip the bread in the milk, so it may bo brown when it is baked. This is gen erally eaten cold. It may be- flavored with lemon or vanilla. Potato Souffles Boil four good -eizr;.f potatoes and rub them through a sieve. Tako one cupful of sweet milk and one cupful of butter. Let them come to c boil in a saucepan. Add tho potatoes, a pinch of salt, a little white pepper, aud beat to a cream. Then put in, one at a time, tho yolks of four egg3, beating it well. Drop a pinch of salt in the whites and beat to a stifl froth. Add this to the mixture, stir in lightly and pour into a well buttered dish. Bake twenty min utes. Eat with meats that have gravies. Best Time for Bathing. , ' There has oeen some discussion as to the best time for bathing. Undoubtedly the best time for taking a warm . bath is at night just before going to bed, as the danger of cold i.s avoided. If one' goes from the bath-room after such a' bath directly to bed, the ekin Ls k-pt warm for several hours ami the com plexion may be as much improved by this ordinary bath as it would undoubt cdly is by the Turkish bath. It is not safe, however, to take more than two such warm baths during the week, as its more frequent continuance is apt to prove enervating. A cold bath, on the contrary, may be tiken daily with bene fit if a person is in a state of perfect health; but it should be taken in thy morning on rising and should be fol lowed by brisk. ue of the friction towel. It is not necessary to coarsen the skin of the hands and fuce by this friction. Tho face should le always dried with soma soft, absorbent towel. The internal aids to a clear complexion are known td be a thorough cleansing' and purifying of tho blwd. Humors on the face certainly in dicate the need of a physician's advice as to the elate of the blood, and externa remedies will avail but little. Sometimes a strictly vegetable and fruit diet, avoid ing carefully all butter and vegetable fats, will purify the complexion when I the most carefully regime in bulling and all the prescriptions of the physician urc of no avail. Such dieting nc-ibeai. Lered to for only a few weeks aad then one may go back gradually to one's or dinary diet, remembering, however, that an adundaace of rich pasteries, cakes and sweetmeats, eaten promheuously between mealtimes, will tend to ruin the very best complexion in the world. An old fashioned remedy for softening the skin in the bath was to tie-up two pounds of bran in a thin bag, leave it in soak in a quart of water for two or three hours before you get in. ThLi is the old-faah-ioned bran-batti used by our grand mother &2 a means of softening and beautifying the skin. New York Tribune.
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