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Qjjhafham Record. 0lc (Ihnm oid. H. A. LONDON, Jr.r f.mtor AS i'iiopkiktok. or ADVERTISING. One square, one iu.vrtlou, Uue square, twu linurtloiuv : t)iies(iAre.fiiiu month, TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION! Oii" V. "in' .vt .tr. . Onufthpy tii..e'. s , uo cony, tluvc turn? n , - LM tH S VOL. VI PITTSBOKO CHATHAM CO., X. ('.. NOV KM HICK 8, 18 ;:s. NO. .. Ror larger KlTertlaniicnU Ulwntl cnutru.lt trlB Ctettem (Or Mooing, Biiiifln'ne over the nieii.lows- wi to Where Hie ho g luiiiiiiic il in I ho clovoi Ami sunshine tilling t lie hfy cups Till every oho hritiiiue 1 over, Sunshine over tlic h.iv hill, And over tln iliii.iliu river, Ami I wished tin; sin, mid the .sienna i iliiy Might i-hiiio mi. I In loievcr. We turned aside in tin' river ndi, 'Hie highway liniiiils liii'-iiKiii;s. l''or llm (jnii't uf tl.u willowed no.ki Seemed Iwttpr I',, i our ln i'-m.'iKiii. My lovo whs silent, anil I win. h v , A tail my t lu mlil m Brie tin li 11 rover, Of tllllt sWclleM lit" all Hllllllt.fi- d:lS That ever the sun shano over. We lto.il il the binU in llm willow Ki-rcn As liny iluiuicd their liille l weMti'i. Ami whiu thu rnhiii nu.g to his line Wgt too sweet lor tnj . 'or wcr Is' Icl'ic. It BPetninl, its we wa'k. il ! . li the fiver I :t.iki My lovo iiml I together. Tlmt ftt Inst die wo;M was in peilct lnuo Iu the gl ut, I'lilit Miiiiiner wcnlhcr- I fiumol tell what t said to her, As we (Mine to the field ol clover, 1 only know tlmt the initios ini-ia ily sang J lis Kweete.it ol sweet Holies river. Anil llionli I know not the words shi -nil, For whether she spake at nil, That ilny I count union;; summer ilnys As (he sweetest one ol nil. Kbrn Hrilor,ttn H iUi vi M-mlhhf THE VIGILANTES. Tin! early history of California anil Nevada was tilled with tragic deeds, rroia the spring of Will until long af ter the Washoe excitement, the entire 1'acilie eoast north of Lower Califor nia Wits filled with wihl anil ailvt ntitr otis spirits, all sear- king alter gold. Every mining eainji uf any note had its roughs, all wi ll armed, well drilled in thu MM' of weapons, ami as reckless uf life as any bandit whoever e :t a throat. These dare-devils were lit fjiiently einiloye. I v mining eompa nies to drive oil' minors and hold mining property, in order to save the trolllilt' of ajiiit -aling to the courts to adjust their difficulties. The writer arrived in the wild' mining town of Aurora, Nevada, in the spr.ng of 1 -.',, when the "Wide West" and "Ileal del Monte" mines were at war over supposed valtiaMe mining ground, lia.-h company, act ing upon the claim tti.it might niakes right, iniMirted from Wa-h e a lot of the most, villainous ami re -hies.; roughs to he found in Nevada. Alter a mini, her of ihrids hot w-'it !!. two factions Oinj loyvil by the Wide e.-t owners on the (lie si !o, an I Ihe 1,'eal d( I Monte oil the ether. Ihe adjustment of the disputed ground wa . finally left to the courts, and the rem hs. being thrown OUt of employment ill the'l' legitimate business nl thfoal-eiisiin'r, went to Work at a trade which, one of them said, would pay In iter highway rob. buy. Allir rohliing a niiinl'er of persons, fntir (if the worst villain,, llllirdered and rol'lied, in the jmlilic streets of Aurora, a kind hearted old man ly the name of Johnson, who had fed them in his hotel without receiv ing any pay. The names of the iiiur" defers were Masterson, lai!y, linckley, and T!irec-!Migeii'd .lack. The four ssassitis, al'ler doing their hi ly work, left town at once, and started for Mono Lake, ail well mounted, and each heavily sinned: The shcrilf, Mr, Francis, with about ten picked nu n Well ariiic 1, starlel in hut pursuit.. The cut-throats were overtaken the sec! nd day out, about twenty miles ninth' of Mono Lake. Inyo county, in he lava beds of that volcanic country. They were surroundi (1 and captured without a shot being lircd, sdieriiV Francis, m.e ol the braves' and coolest men in Nevada, was asked the net day, when he brought his prisoners in town, hca ily ironed: "How did you do it Hp answered in his quiet way: We had the drop on them. They knew we were thar: and, when we covered 'em with ten sharp's riiles, I said: 'l!o;s, l r w up y.-ur hands," and they did il quick as light'iii.g. V hi n I was putting the handcuff on Thric- fingereil .la -k. he laughed and said; Francis, old man, you ili I it mighty (juii k.' " The follow ing day a vigilance com mittee of about seven hundred men was organized, well armed and ready for work. A large, solid sett If old was hastily erected on tliesidehill above the jail where the murderers were con lined. Promptly tit twelviMiVlock, on the. luiirth day alter the murder, a little band of about thirty picked men headiMhy Captain I'almer, commander of tho vigilante forces, with a twelvn pounder loaded u illi grape and scrap iron, fiarched down in front of the jail. Sheriff Francis, cool and deliberate, with about half a dozen picked depu ties, each armed with a Sharp's rille, stood in front of the jail door. Captain I'aluuT, as he drew up his little force in front, said, as he raised his hat; . Sheriff Francis, I demand from yon four murderers,, whom you hold aH ritoaan." "IJy what authority do you claim these men asked Sheriff Francis. Captain Palmer, in a clear voice which rang out loudly, answered: "In the name of the vigilantes." "Then, by Ihe authority in me vested, its sheriff of the county, I re fuse to give them up," quietly but lirmly answered sheriff Francis. Captain I'almer h liherately drew his watch from his pocket, and looking steadily at the minute hand, said: "Mr. Sheriff, I will ghcyuii just live minutes to retire from the front ol that jail with your deputies; if you stand there one second over the live minutes, I w ill blow you, your depiit it s, and the front of the jail to destruction." lie held his watch steadily iu ot,' hand, and w ith the other lighted a I use and held it over the cannon. For about four minutes il was slill as death not a man on either side moved. l'al r and Francis stood I'm ai'h other about ten feet apart ; their laces were while as marble, but not a inns- elu moved. I loth tm n were giants iu stature, and bravo its lions. Hut, the sacrifice of one of those lives for the four cut-throats was too much, und Francis waved his halt I. and hisdepu ties stood one side, and he walked up to Captain I'almer and handed him his rille. Alter the sheriff and his deputies were put under guard, the four murderers were taken from their cells and led upon the scaffold. They were blindfolded, and a noose hastily placed about their necks. Mas terson stood on the left, a large, pow erful man. about fofiy years i Id; next to him, on the right, .stood Paily. a man of medium sie. about thirty vears old, a miserable wretch who stated in jail, just before he w as hanged, that he had killed two persons besides John son, and one of them was a child. Thrce-I'mgeicl .lack stool oil Daily's right; he was a man of small stature about thirty-live years old, dark coin plexiou.au I blarl., di n ing eyes. He looked truly the bandit that he was. lillckley .stun. mi the extreme l ight ; he was a small, slender youth, of about twenty years. lb' a-k( d to have the bandage taken I rout bis eyes, li was done, and he wrote a few words to his mother, ami handing it to a friend, said, with a smile to the executioner: "Now I am ready; you can cut the rope." Master-on and liiii klcy died bravely, but haily and Three-lingered .lack died like cowardly curs, hotlt attempted i suicide on the scaffold. I'ailv swal- ' pivvo I arsenic, w hile Three-lingered i lack suddenly drew a derringer pistol from his boot leg, and putting il to his head, drew the trigger. I hit it snapped. Ho threw it on the scaffold, ami uttered a w il.l cry, saying: "I must die like a dog !" In less than half an hour after the four men were taken from their cells over six hundred men, armed with repeat ing riiles, surrounded the gallows in close order, to prevent any attempt, cd rescue of tho prisoners, as it was said a large force of roughs wore com ing from Washoe to save tho i ul. rits. Captain Palmer gave the signal to tin' four executioners bv waving his sward At that signal a gun was lircd n the ! opposite hill, and the four murderers were launched into eternity. . I iyr limit. A Long Hay. Free from the oppressive dictation j of a guiile-book, wo wandered far into Daleearlia, Sweden. wherever (he ' picturcsqiienoss of people or landscape j led us, regardless of the coiivchtionali- i ties of travel. The long days of mid- j Milliliter, with no darkness and little i twilight, followed onv another like a j .succession of day-dreams, for no arbi- j irary nai ure (trove us to i.o.i or sum moned us to rise. At midnight we were sometimes working on sunset color studios or silting at the w indow reading. Wo startol for our day's , walk an hour sitter supper, sleeping j when we were sleepy, and eat ing when I wo wore hungry. How long a man j accustomed to il lower latitude could ! endure the dissipation of this irregu lar life we did not discover, for our ex pcriiucnt was not long enough to lix tho limit of our endurance. For a while, itt least, it was an agreeable change, and we looked forward to dark nights with no unpleasant anticipation. There came continually to mind thu complaint of the thrifty Now lingland housewife, who. although rising at dawn, and continuing her work by eve ning candle-light, never thinks her day half long enough for the hundred duties that are crowded into it, lint the Dalecarliau farmer doubtless linds his working hours as many as human nature can endure, for he is obliged in this short season to make up for the long and dark winter, when candles are lighted in the middle nf tho after, noon, and the cattle do not leave the barns for mouths. The farui-hoy hiti lies up tin- hois s to harrow at ten o'clock in the evening; toward luid- blght th carta laden with hay rumble along the village streets, and there iir0 ! sounds of life all night long. Kven the birds scarcely know when to cease singing, and their twitter may be heard far into thu evening. WHAT ALL I! A 1.1' It i: I.I i: V I lie ropiiliirhupi i-stiliniis Hint Konlr liovv Itt-rp Alit There is some; hing ivtnarkaiile and j not ilatteritig to human saoaeity in the Itenacilyof old superstitions. It is a it-aiul thing f ir intelligent persoi s to declare that tiny arc no! superstitious. I the dechir.it ion being coupled with a self-salislied air thai proclaims their belief that they are a not eh ui'ovc their fellows. Yet these same persons like to see II, new moon over their right shoulders, am ill t he incident vv ith especial satisfaction if the; have silver ill their l ock happen to t . Maybe j they are adverse to slatting on a jour- ; "'.v ;l Friday or to beginning an ! '"'I'"1 "'' "oik on that int. ; lucky day. They will can fully pick up pins if the rigid end lies toward them I as carefully avoid Iheiii it the w rong cud is neare.d. Other sons w ho st urn the luekv moon Pol and unlucky Friday Mipcr.-titins have a : peculiar regard for the magical iiuiii ' her seven, or any number which may be divided by seven or added so form seven. They prefer to livi house which is numbered seven, seven steps. If the house i is to : in a withj the I seventh iu tho row. and titer llielnbeis ill the fatliilv, tht are seven charm is complete. The seventh hour of the day, Ihe seventh day of the week, the lit I mouth of Hi vear, arc by 'I''1" regardid 'thers have a s s especially lucky, i.d aversion to the number thirteen. The finding of buttons is by .elm oliii ii. Other persi isidoivd a lucky are superstitious as to ihcaiii.-, ami still others . vveariim-of c ri.iin ohnrius or to w a;d off dis. a-e. Thus. s to the amulets a lu.rse clii'stnui in tho pocket is considered a safeguard against rheumatism, an I a string of peculiar sea-beans will carry a child sadly through the disea-es in cident to teething. Peacock's feathers are Utlhlckv; the hovvbng dog foretells j disaster t his master household, and to pass between the carriages of a funeral procession is a portentous onion. To meet a colored person, a cross-eyed woman or a white horsi; be-, tokens good or bad lin k as tho ease , may be. In things in lifi fact, the most (rilling may be conjured into jirnphotio symbols. I Perhaps one of the oldest suptTsti- lions, and one (hat smacks .somewhat j of sorcery, is the belief in tho divining j rod. This rod, or t wig, is thought to j enable certain gifted persons todiseov. ! er certain hidden springs of wat r. ! Ileliable persons declare that they have j seen the roil successfully used iu search j of water, the twig often turning so, quickly iu the hand as to break it in two. What seems xcmurkahlo Is that' the rod never till lis except where the water is concealed. There have been many attempts to explain this mys. lory. Some believers claim thai the wand is inspired, (.tiers that the r .d is only an index, and that the physica1 seiisatioiis ol' Ihe searcher coiutuuiii' eate themselves to the wand. Tin iiiosl sensible solution is that of I ,ra- inelle, W ho W I'oto oil methods lor di-. covering wells. He concluded that the wand turns iu the hands ol certain indiv idiiiils of peculiar temperament, and that il is very much a matter of chance whether there are or are m well-, ill the places where it turns. The twig was also used in ancient times to point out where stolen goods I were concealed, to answer queslit.ns il 1 la plant lietti, and to indicate crimes land irimiuals. A Dil.le suspended i like a pendulum h as been thought iu some parts of rural l-inglaml to servo 1 the same purpose. I he credulous say that tho wide distribution ol these and j other popular suporstitii ns is proof that there is something iu them. In the meantime houses go mi being haunt, d; ghosts continue to appear; tables to tip; chairs to move w ithout the aid of visible hands, and the peri-' odical resurrection of half-forgotten I bodies is unceasing, notwithstanding i the declaration of the average nine teenth century man and woman that, they at least are not superstitious. Hardwood Liimlior. The 'mil if I'uruitr calls attention to the fact that several kinds of hard wood lumber itre gradually coming j into use, which a few years ago were 1 unnoticed, I Seech is one nf them. It is cheap and abundant, w hile the more ! popular hardwoods are b iming com. 1 paratively scarce and oonsequently i high-priced. I Seech has a lino grain, is ! quite durable, and is used in the inanu- fact ure of school am! church furniture i ba rs, and to a certain extent in fur niture, 'flic red j.incly has a hand. .some appearance, and can be tmido to imitate cherry. (TtOSSI.Ml TIIK ISTHMI S. The IMrllrst Town mi thr Coiitlttrnt -A l'l l on Ihe I'll union Itnllroml Work on Ihe I'iiiihI. "Three days of the Caribbean sea," w rites a correspondent, "itnd the next Minrise revetiU the dark green mount ain range of the isthmus, and a few hours later the eruriues give their la-t thr .h beside the dock at Aspinwall. A few years ago the place had suit population; it now chums ten times that number. The great einal hits given it ii woinlc: lid impetus. The French are there hv (lie thousand, arid ot her nut iona'il ic? drilling in tor the benefit of trade and barter. Iluild- ; ings are springing up at. every hand and rent a! fabulous prices. 1,'esidi nts ! admit that it is the dirtiest tow nonthe Western continent. The stranger's lirsl-impression is that it would be a good thing to turn the hose on it - and . on a Very large percentage of the - pie, too. The better classes live in a j suburban section, known as the 'I'.euch 1 road.' This runs In side the shore, anil i the houses, whitewashed and of a light j frame const ruction, face upon it. Their i inmates see little of the tilth and degra tion of the town, and certainly need not wish to. An F.nglish rcideut said: oh, this isn't a wry ha I place, you kiiovi. There are imt mail v deaths among thu w hites.' This statement may be true, yet it is not .surprising, No respectable person Would care to die in Aspinwall If he could g. t any 1 other place on the face of this earth to make ids start into eternity. "The Panama railroad run south east foily-scvcii miles, from Aspinwall to Panama, winding among hills, with some appalling curves. It wreck- a freight ttain or two daily, and il has a ticket svstein which wrecks the mind i and reasoning faeidl ies of the stranger j In bid's count rv ( othcrvv ise know n as the I'nilod stalesj your la:' is cheaper if you take a through ticket. Hen they charge isj.'i for a through ticket for forty-seven miles .-that K if you are a stranger. Hut if you arc a rea dout, and it makes no difference whether you go to-day or next year, you can secure a ticket for about s1ii F.ven this liguru may be bettered. A gentleman who came dowiio:t a steam- , or, and was conversant with the peeu liarities of this most peculiar ticket system purchased a ticket for a part of the distance for He lelt the train at the midway station to attend ton business matter, and the following day paid only ijJ for tho remaining distance. Tho scenery along the r..a l is attractive. The operators along the canal are in view at many points from the car windows for the route of the canal traverses very closely the line of the railroad. The dredging machines are deepening the Chagrcs river which will ho utilized for a c. insider. ib'.o distance. Tin; landscape is dotted with the white stakes pla I by the survey ing parties, (iaugs of workmen are eating into a hillside at one point ; at another filling up a gulch A eon. iluetor pointed out a snot where there are to be forty-two teres of idling to a height of from thirty to sixty feet. It seems an auotiialv to run a canal on lol' "f embankment, but it wil be not an uncommon thing on many parts of tho line. Front the train there is a panorama of beautiful trpi- rill secnorv. The foliage is luxuriant. and strange trees and dowering shrubs ! meet thu eye every w here. The coeoa- nut palm, the orange. Iciuoit, pin. apple, banana and similar growths become I familiar sights. Pieside (he road are Ireqiicnt groups of native huts of a single story, carthern lloors, and roofs thatched with palm haves. Ihe natives, of mixed Indian and negro blood, are of a brow it hue. ami rather undersized. Their clothing is in the interest of economy. 'Ihe men are satisliid with white cotton shirts and brooches and broad straw hat. The i women lind most com fort in a single white eotton garment, always in immi- j nent danger of falling clear to the ground Irom the shoulders, which are not half covered. With the little j children this danger is often a reality- ; Industry does not burden any ol these people. A day's labor furnishes for a week such simple fond as they require ; beyond what nature vicldsthcm free id charge." Rustle New England in 01.1 England While in England I caught a man in Windsor Forest w ho spoke to me iu the intonations of rustic Now ling land, lie was simply of the old stock. ami was speaking in tin- old tongue "M'.v brought over with them to ;,.s It is going home to the old nest is I'mding the old steadfast human heart and life; it is face matching fa.-e s,n' e.VM matching eye and loot stop matching f1Mtstop across the gull of m years. For we all go home who cross the sea itnd litnl .n at rest, how one ilav mav Ic to us also a . a tho.-s- and years, and a thousand y. airs as one ilav. so deep a d suie are the r..ot , of this Brand old life of the lin di-h- speaking race. -Jio'.erl ti.tiytr. HOW CHINA'S EMPEROR LIVES. The lloj Who Is llonorril m a Sniici loi llriittt, and Ills llonir. The ruler of the 2.0.nnu,niM people of which the Chinese nation probably consists is now within live years of his majority (the aireof eighteen years i, and is an occupant, while yet a miiioi of the same apartments in which lived the emperor who preceded him on the Dragon throne. There, says the North China "', he eats with gold-tipped chopsticks of ivory. Thorn ho sleep-on a large Ningpo bedstead, richly carved and ornamented with ivory and gold - thesanie on which the noble-minded emperors Kang ll-i and Cliicu Lung used to recline after tie' day's fatiyue hist century and Ibeccii t ury before. Likeone of tho-v liv ing Dud Ihus who may be seen iu a lamasery on the Mongolian plateau, ho is knelt to by ail his attendants an I Icnorcd as a god, The si -elusion in w hich he is kept is fur more i ,t ( than that of the gods. The building in w hii-h the em peror resides is called Yang llsin Tiki:, and is a little to the wi-t of the Ch'i.-n Ch'ing Men in He- middle of the pal ace. At the back of the o -nt ral gat "t on the south side, is liio great I p- lion hall. In n minister, of and others enter lor audieiee, a! four, : live or six in the morning, according to custom, they have to gonnfnot to the centre of the palace over half a. mile, if tlli'V Ciller bv the cast or Ucs ' gat-; and when t get in vear I hey can appreei.it:' 1 1 vor. which then by theai to be borne iu a il-cree alio hair insl.-a I walking. 'file ro 'Ills of t! in i-r of seven i !i;trt n-'.its. 'I'll ir c V .-(!-( II-.-! pro- . . Tile N id.' I With til li.aii .; k'aug. tl: :! ii t 'iii'ia. U re I e". , l ic i! r t : I i ! : i : in-! i' ,ti mi k'ilUgs are c iVel-e live 111.1:1 ' ; ' ,1 l w, Kur .pe.tii ca.-ji : hu e eaibro;. I. I .'Hid t il pll e;;. t"iv, through th: ail ..1 I iie. a 1 !ie dr. I . I'i'e'ty Hung- s;-a!. 'o.iiii- are . . in ite; I i:i a"c r I .:i . 'es-e l bv Ihe ellli' 'arieiy, au l ar X' i 1 1 anv vvish el, Tie in- are i:t ail thirl v vard. long by front eight to nine yards .h i-p atld are divided into three sej.,l!.-!. apartments, the throne room being the middle one Folding doors ten feet iu height open into i a. -b of these npail. uieiils to t'ue uorlii and s .uri ia tie centre ef each. The upper part of these doors is in open w. rk in which various auspicious characters and dow ers are carvel. These .lours remain open ev n ill winter, because during that season a thick embroidered cur tain of damask is hung in the doorw a , which by its weight keeps its pl.i close to the door-pos!-; and prevents cold air from entering. In summer this is repkt -e l by a cur tain admitting the breeze on account of being mad" of very thin strips of bamboo. Tiio silk threads used in sewing the strips of band together are of various colors, and passing through the whole texture of the cur tain lroiu top to bottom are v cry agree able to the eye. These suiiine r and winter curtains are mile I up to give air to the rooms when re piired. The Iloiitm wholatelv rot iirned from t 'air ; ,., ,,;lv ...,... ., ,., . :1, , ; at jivhiii. n consisted of chandeliers holding oil1' wax candles each. His ! majesty ha I also some electrical ma. chines and numberless foreign curiosi ties. The emperor w as vaccinated w hen an infant, before his high de-iiny was thought of, othcrvv ise it would hive been difficult t-i vaccinate him, for. bis person being sacred tthen eliijiri'iii', no lancet cm touch him. His mother, the Princess of I'h'iin, goes in to s c him once a mouth ami knot-Is when she lirsl speaks to him. but rises afterwards. His father dees s,, too. The emperor studies I'hlliose daily for an hour ami a hall, and Mam hit a No for an hour and a half. lie spends two hours in archery ami rid ngand iu in winter amuses himself with sledging lie has a little brother ol live, wh.un it may be hoped the mother l ikes wild her Wholl she goes to the lull. tee. The - teachers who iiistrin hllil kneel to him on entering, but afterwards sit. Tim emperor ha eight eunuchs, who con stantly attend hint, besides an imlclinite number for special occasions, lie b.is his n.o.ils alone and Ihe eight eunuchs wait round him. re d raining him if ho lakes too much of a'ly olie thing. His school room is at the back ol the Yang llsin Tien, already described, and the ball for coiilereme ea.-h morning with minister is a little to the east. Eoml of Animals. I.iinia.'it stales the cow In eat 270 plant -and to reluse Jis ; the goat cats I t'.l and declines 1V. ; the sheep takes !-7 and i . I- 1H ; the horse takes J'.J and avoids ZlA : but the hug m... i' no e ,u I. n. i-ijon than any of l.'ne loiiin-i i;il- I. nl 7J plants, and n- jects 171. I'EARLS OF THOIUHT. Enjoy what von have, hope, for what you lack. Man has destiny beyond the attain" jlioiit of mere wealth. The cause of our grandeur may be come that of our ruin. It is riot the mom y earned, but w hat he saves, that makes a man wealthy. Flattery is file money, which would not he current were it not for our van ity. lloiie-ty is in- parable from the character of a Cioruiighl red geiitU man. .' I i-i Hover in 'IV effect 'tally per. drilled than wl.e.'i it is prodm-cd bv S-loW (lo'.'tces. liea'ily iu w "nt-n is I 1 ; 'n tiie spring, but v irt'ie stiir- i,;' boa V-. n. the l': is lib. the fie- M-O rob; him lice to in .s his heir, t! el Tl mid ile way i.-, ju.-.- 1,1 others. Cio to a w.-iiii ! I h-.trt -e-iusi m. N'( i! Ik r con .-.kit i- u or r-a-oiiever ef fect ao:hi:ig in h a case. 'I'll; t in.e f r ii ! a!" is when wo have beeo-i e n;iirs not While We are students, and the vvi-est of ma-lt-rs aro tho e wh.i di bat" ! ::!. What maa is lle-iv wli-ijii contact. with a great s.-nl will not exalt? A tlroji of water upon ihe petal of a lotus i jrli-tens with Ihe sp'--ndor of the pearl ' M'rong-doing is a road that may 1 open fair, hut it f ads to trouble am- i danger. '. i 'in;.', however rough j and thorny at lir t. sun ly leads tn plea siiit placi s. : j In His Menu'iit. .They m. : on :1m cow .led av enue in i front of the city hail. on" was a 1 young man of al.uit twenty-two, Wit- j other a man a; o :: shty years old. ' Otic liv es in tie- iiiith-rn part of the, M',,,,',;m T ill tic- southern. Fate had brought ih-in together. There wa- m-thmg co!'.;:.iI iu t.K-ir meeting , Th-y didn't . :y out "1'u! it thar!" and lilil'il -ban lie .-a '; olh'-r hi," a e mil ! j o'' oi l Il i. :i !-, I in the coittraiy. the , y.iutig man i'icv p-1 in the fa.-e and ! breathed li.'i '. and s'-amiiii-red out: "Ten ve-iis ago i W'lit I i s- hool to j you. ' es. yoit did!" wa the culm reply. "And . !i" day y.ui li- kel me almost to.!c;i'h for an o'l.-iice . oiiniiittcd by another b.e i" "We!!, y..i: v,. re a! way in need of a "And I swore," continued the young man, "aye, I re :'s'":vd a vow, that if cm r I met yon al'ler I had grown up I w. uld have my reveng"! Prepare to be pounded to a lift h-s- ma--.-!" "I'm prepared." replied thu old schoolmaster, a ho spit on his hands, and in a minute the fun was raging, 'i he y oung man ru-hed upon him with a war-whoop, but hi-nose struck s ime thing and he h 11 down. lie got up and rushed a ain, and this time ho wa-thing d .wii, r. lid over. Stepped on ami Id! witli a number of loose tooth and a splicing headache. The police took him in. but when they came to hunt for the , Id man ho was acr.'rs the stint trying to pin up a rent iu hi-. ("..'. and saying to soiue of his friends; "Ah! it brines hack all tho mem.t l ii s ol Ihe (.Id ft d school-h.uise to gel my bail. is ..n an unruly pupil in the lir- l reader . Ia.-s again!" t.'iiiid Manner al Homo. 'Ill following twelve ruh-s for the pn-serv a' ion of good taanu. r- a! home are worth m. m 'i i ing: Dang cv cry .1 -or iu the hoii-e, and raise a lenge i v.-ry tim" y.ui can: i 's so pi. nsnlii to l iio.s ah. ml you. slump, jin-ip and run ail over the hmt-0 and split everybody ' ears vvi'h a cat I ke y.ii'.p every time you can gal her sufficient w iud. If y on d. '-ii e the pr.t.en f hoSe in the next room, y 1 1! at them. Don't goiotleiu quietly. ;t might m'p.i e t he. ii. Never -pea': kindly to anybody They might not i ivogui c your voice. When told not to do a thing, see to it that you disobey. It will make peo ple think you are smart and impress them with your importance. Toll of v.. or inimitable cut. mess and deeds of .'n oduess and valor, recite the faults of ethers. Never outer a house w ith b .its sh. es lice from mud or snow. Never .'.-I lo the dinner table until theelev enl h hour. It makes the ser vants loe you wh.-n you are gone. Always go to the table with your hair disheveled and vour hands dirt v. Always chip in conversation whore you have no business. It look- big in the eyes ol fool. lieservo your good manners r strangers, and give your friends chin music. Make a confident of every idle car. and give your mother the shake. A Baby's Death. The little liamt thm never nought .; ,rii,'s iZes, worthless ull as sands, What citi Immlcu li, (iud s servant brought The little hiimU? We nskj hut lovo self-silent stnnds, lxvc, tlmt lend ryes and wings to thought lit scutch where dentil's dim heiiven exi'nnds. l-:c tin's nerehiinee. thoui'li love know n.tmrht. n,)We,s till them, mwii in 1 ivulier lands, Where hands ol ni'liiig impels eaiiht 'J'he liltle hands. Swinburne. IUM0R01S. When the lu ad of the family acci dentally backs into a tub of hot water lie can be said to be pa-boiled. It must not be supposed that tie' members of a bras- band are all truth U'llcia because they have no lyres. -Mary had a li'lltl Italic, lis eoh.rwns immense-, Now .Mail's Ih.-iii I is liuly sad, l'ol hall;;- Hie oil the lellee. 'I'lie young men who are on the lookout for a "soft place," through dis like for honest, hard work, can liiul one - under their hats. One of the sa lib'-l sights in these hard time- is to see a woman with a live-foot husband trying to alter his pants to lit her six-fotd sou. "Pa, what is a fool?" "A fool, my son, is a man w ho tickler; the hind h'g 'of a mule." 'Does lie ever lind it nut. pa'." ".No, my son; he never has time" A bright girl, born and laisod in Virginia, saw a church covered with vines, a'el remark. -d: "That's w hat I us. d b be." "What's Ilia! ':'" inquire I lo r old use escort. "A N'irgiiiia crcep- or, of course." . t.-II you," said tho bad boy. eoiili- (IciiUy, to a group of youthful friends, "my mother may seem small don't believe she'd weigh more than I do. iu Ju-r stocking feet but her slipper is heavy, though. y.ui bet!" "'TU .".er the wav f the foolish f-dr to die f-u-th. w ho do s. not care." sings !'.!!. t Wh. eier. Yes. Klla and il is niton the same way wit 1 1 the big brothers of Cue foolish fair. Week after w-ek they go down to the barber shop and "dye fur the one that does not care." Siei is life. A bright little girl was sent to get ; some eggs, and on her way back slum I bled and fell, making sad hav..e with ' the cunt. Jits' ,,f l:,.r basket. "Won't . you catch il w h.-n you get home, though!" exclaimed her companion. 'No, indeed, I won't," she answered. "I have got a grandmother." Young la-ly (just from boarding s.-liool, at .Hum r bible i "Please, papa, I'd like a k g of the roast chicken." Papa- "You have had one, my dear, and your brother had tht) other." Young lady tin a sprightly manner) "Oh, sure enough! a chicken has only two legs. It's a duck that has four." Infamous Hoaxes. Hoaxes as a rule are hateful things j which exhibit lualieioiislicaS rather than the intillect of their perpetrators A w riter in a recent magazine mention.! two conspicuous for their malignity : A young couple about to be married itt tho synagogue in liiriuinghaui were .tart!ed by the delivery of a telegram 1 from London running: ' -stop marriage at once. His wife ami children have arrived in London and will enme on to ISiriiiingliani." The bride fainted : tho bridegroom protested against being summarily pro. i Miled with a wile and family, but had to make the best of his Wily, il single man still, through an exasperated ' crow d, full of sy mpathy for the wrong ed girl. Her friends found upon in qiiiry that they had been duped - - proh. al ly by a revengeful rival of the man ( whose happiness had been so iinex pe( ledly deterred. i A in. re curious and more malignant, hoax for lie perpetration of which the author, if discovered, would have been branded with infamy was prae ti.e.l. apparently "for the fun of the - thing," upon a Parisian lady whoso hii-hund had gone lo Chinii on busi Ui'ss. One day she received a letter- . dated from Old China street. Canton. "Madame," said the writer, "I have to announce a mournful event. Your husband, taken prisoner by Malay pirates, has lioen bunted iiltvo and his bones calcined to powder. I have been able to procure but a few pinches of this powder, which I enclose." As she opened the box, a strange, idea came into the head of the ilistric't od widow; and sending for some sun IV she mixed the powder with il, piously determined to inhale all that remained of her lost spouse. The first pinch, however, brought on such violent bleeding, that a doctor had to he called in; but tho lady died in a fow hours, shortly before the arrival of a letter 'r"U' her husband, proving that tho story ol his capture and calcination j wi,H t,,' l'riH'1 invention of some tin tcnown enemy.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Nov. 8, 1883, edition 1
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