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MTOMiMWIBtWliMirH ' '-"-iiiTnrnirnirwn l)c l)rttl)am Umuii. II. A. LOM)ON, i:i)H'ni; and i'Kiriiii: i u. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, I)C tCljntljam Uccorfc KATKS ADVERTISING -.pia Mllll - -1 J r i. in- inxi-rt ion I iv ii nisi it inim I III) lllolltil 1.011 Loft vx.r,o I Mm 1H' Ollc I' ll1)', Ollc vent-Cm- copy, si m '!li-i . On'- r.no Mil. . t : - t i i - 2.IMI $ I (Id VOL. VIII. IMTTS1H)U) CHATHAM CO., N. C, 1 ANUA Iv Y II, 1H80. NO. 1 1 Tor Ur: nlvi rllwini-iiis lilii ml con- Inn I "ill l' niii'lf. V. il l. '.fun's ovil :i.-i(M-. t; iv" to gold 'I he numbly - It : t III it ) mil- in hold Wo iind unll b t!i li ui l .11 It in I Hi'OIMVe 1 llnli!i- uf li e l ilt t. While miiijiIq vnli.i-V h-i-ii-st f:irn nn 1 1 I on ninth no leant g 'l.u-o. rn 1 1 1 s nn I sinm-i -. tigiit unit I'l-iy, Tin' 'l.n is gel I -gni.l tilwuv; linn ii-1. tl Mrs tug limn ni. Anl vet lln- in ike lln-il nd nl luve I'.ai' II11. sltei'l-. i !u9 ,1. 111 Id itli it il I. Vile, iU'rtll .'. ;;ui . till ill il 1 r..vv. Hi.-, h V ni-lr.s, li il. I llmt lnuM- mh' i!.-'; ( ilo-, (mil li.l lev, g I I I'll ll ll.', l.i'i'l fir m le, gul I fin siilc (mi l I111 Mi-lmrs., gul.l I'm hr-ah! I, ..1.1 Inl l lr, ynl. I let .,-:iili' IH'I.I I'll 1 1 1 4 - tin- itiin.li'lri ' di :nii. I riii'i 'ii.it In ruks I lie ii.' i ve'.s r'niin, li.-l'l III .1 hulls v .urn ; ir iiirs lo s,mc, II. .1 I ii:lt I'll 'III. v!ir;. I - 1 11 iivii, 1 I'l till. .Mil. ro. I ,1. I Iim II. ivrtl. ,:.. a I.. I I 1 II' ..,., 1 , ii,,w ,',. 'im. THE CANDELABRA. l: ! I; I 1 1 1 - I I'll . It 8 surely lii 'ii! I'li'.isi il in fi r lii.m l receive. Arilnir is decidedly it t nf tliist i'i;iiii !i I would give ymi his entile nam- and the name of hit I urn I, 1I11' gen t.iI, lull .Ymi will readi ly sri' why 1 had bitter iiinil them. A i t li 11 r is higblv lii-cnutent" 1. Poor Arlhur' 1 In- mi il iiti I the guier .il's w ill' mill A 1 thur 111 1' Hi linii'h mm a 1 tin- luigeia ni Hi., hand. Wliii. ver s-vm (inn invariably -ees t 1 nf the ii' lnT I IV 1 1 III III 1. ' 'I in: 11 ' ll.l' cly after. Tin' . . 'r;i i uil'i! 1- Such a leautilul age! Willi her intimate a-'puintances slic answers to tho 1 harming 11. inn- of 1 ieiirvli'V iv A -i her biillidny v,i near al h.iti'l the general took his Iririiil Artl,iii .isi.li' .m l saiil tn him: "My vming friend, if I do nut pri'M'iil it ymi in iv i.Tn-l r,iti tlin saiin- fully Ilu-Jt'.ir that ymi ili'l last yrar, y r.-int: 1 . s.-ri ni int wife in a (lisi'les, cv'r.i'. aan! inaniUT. That w.hi! I he l.i-hly ilniijjrrfahli' In tin'. ,.Vh arc nil tii i l iii iiillv tiTins fur mo t'i ho.Mt.it.' Iiisica my iniiiil plainly t" yen, arc we n ! y .at year y 11 K'lve my ifi 11 iniiijiiiiirviit vaso, 't with ruhirs, a'.ii'-(l hy 1 ntiiioi-sciir' .it .'.M'1 frail, s, ,u thf KmM. I li lt is tin) much." "lint in v inraris warrant - " 'Suiiirtliitijj liaii'lMimc, hut nut ex travag.m.f." "I iissiiri" , .hi ' As an intiniat.' frirn-1 cf tin- hmisp ymi have a riitht in retneiulii-r it hirth lay with thr 11 ual cuiivi'iitional polite ness hy sunn' siili.-itatitial il't. I cin srnt tn that w illia'ly. Hut I ilu not !l!iil"ls!an. h,.w it iniiiPS that you slinulil r pa n-iil.'l I thr lit tin dinner iiti'l s'ipp rs ymi have reicivnl a? our hi'iisf." ' Aii'l the Kin.lness and nlfoctinnatit co'iaiilrra'ioii that siirrouiiil nnn in n ir h. use ' I in they 1 -mint for 110th itijr .'" My dear hoy. that is given freely. You win. 1,1 n ,.t want to pay us fur Mill Hut. 111 .1 wiird. I (hi nut wish 1 11 to .spend ni'ire th in fratu's for my wile. 1 hat is a reasinal'ie t'l'iiHint." ' N'i ii put nn-in a very eiiiharr.i-King position. N it h 1 riu respect. ihle ran he had fur that amount. It is a hepjiarly miiii." Hah! I n' . r spend more for my sister, and what is cood enough fur her w ill do fur my wife." Let in., as high as . francs, at least." N,,''" " l ive hunilred then '" "No! Ni:" "I'liiir I Ired an l lil'ty '' Four hundred, th it is the utmost; ji your pri'srii" rusts I'lH francs I will lelnitt il If it in,! i ."1 i'l francs, I shall he an'ry. If it ro.-ti more than that, it will he th-' end of our friend ship." itiievieve coiitinnally discovered new failings in lo r hushaml. lu had lon- had a consiiiuing desire to pos s ss a beautiful little hrone catu'.ela 1 ra that cost l,Jn franc-i. Indeed, her Iiushand earricd his authority a little too far. What right had ho to meddle with her private matters? Ind she trouble herself about the pav meiit of the soldiers in his brigade? No! Then why did he not observe a similar discretion in regard to her affairs' Was slo. nut eld enough to decide what she should receive, and refuse' t hi thi.-, ground she paid no att"i)tii,r. but dealt with her friend as if her husband had treated her wishes in the rust congenial spirit. I i you remember " hat I said to you l..s' year when you cave me that. 1 xiiusitc bltb' present? 'Dear Arthur, jou go beyon reason.' 'Mu se were my very words, were they not? I have Leon afraid yon would repeat that folly, and so I have in view s tiiihitii more, mode-it, 'hat von 1 . , 1 h present lo iik " jou are bent u;: n d un;; ..ii'ething." 'This thoiiglilfiilness was entirely j unnecessary. My friendship-" i "Your friendship noeds no proof of that kind." i "tionevieve, O (Jenevievel" "Arthur." j "Tell 1110 what you have in iev." "Well, my friend, alter long search, 1 found at last a little candelabrum at . Harbion's; a candelabrum, mind, and it is a superb piece, Louis XV. style. : And, just think, it costs only l,sid) Iran s You see my husband's inter fi renee was unnecessary. I am reas onable myself; but, if I do not mistake, the. general went still further. Ilu lixed the limit for you, did he not '' "Yes. -I'm francs." ! 'Thai is certainly modest, but -inoii! than enough." Arlhur declare I that he would re- , volt against the general's order, but she would not hear lo it. However, h" held to his 1 (-solution in spite of her . opposition. Finally they canu' to an agreement. It was settled that he should send the (andelabruin to his dear (ienevieve, but should assert and maintain to the general that it did not cost over l11'! ft .iik'.s. " W hen A ri bur made his call of con gratulation 011 the birthday of the gen t ral's wil" lot was angrily received by the general. "You K'i'iii to have forgotten our re ent conversation entirely." "Why, what is the matter, general " "Ah! And this call' b-la ' -1 1 1 in Well, what nl It? IN I haps you di m" t believe I bis call lelabl mil (lid Hot cost a sou ovi r b"i fram." "Nonsense." "P is as I I. -II you. I' cost inn trouble enough, thuiinh, In iind Ihein; 1 swore at ymi not a little." "lmpossilile, w her.; did jou rake up such a fabulously cheap thing ' "At but it is of no importance." "It is pure curiosity where?" "At Harbi ui's." "An l vet 1 pie s iv that liarhion is the dearest broti. deab r 111 Paris. I'u ur bun lied fraios ! Incredible!" "You could not doubt my wolds?" "o little that within an hour I shall or. Id one like it at Hat h., n's. For lour weeks I hive nearly split my heal rung to thiiik id soiiv thing o buy for in v sister's christening anniversa ry. Now I have it. he w ill dote mi the candelabrum." Arthur enterol Harbison's breath less. ir, yesterday morning you sold me a Louis XV. candelabrum for l,'1" francs. I to you remember me V" "Certainly. Heir Haron." "A geiitieinan is coining lo you who wishes to order one like it. You must toll In 1 1 that ymi h ive no more in the store.' "Impossible, sir; we have three for sale." 'How unfortunate! Hut listen. I have a request. You must render me a little service. A singular circum stance, w hich 1 have 110 time to e plain, compelled in- tod"i laro to this person that the candelabrum bought here cost only l"n I rain s. "And be believed it ?" 'strong reasons y.m hear very strong re isuns force in to conceal the tint Ii. If be wishes a similar candela brum do nut charge him inure than lullis d'or; I will pay th dillerem e." "That is s itisf.u tory." Ten minutes later a gentleman en tered the store and wi-.hed to buy one ol the three caudel ibra. Faithful to his agreement, liarbioa asked only Ii"' fiaiics. The purchaser looked very much astonished. -Four hun dreU francs! I'ie.uo send me two." Harbjon trembled at this uto'Vpect. d order, but he reuic inhered Arthur's anxiety, and w rote doc. 11 the order in his bonk. Filteeii minutes later the gelier.d entered the shop with his sis ter. " ne of my 1 1 b uds bought a can delabrum of you yesterday. 1 see you have more of the same kind. My friend told me he paid I" 1 Irancs for it. Is that right?" "Niperlot !" thought the dealer, "I have got myself into a nice ii. The purchaser who was just here was not the baron's man. o much the worye lor him. I low could I know?!' "Yes, sir," turning lo lb" general alter this brief monologue. "It is right. The, candei ibrum cost I"" francs." "Wonderful! Very wonderful! Will you have the g duess to send one of them to my sister ? She will give you her address." Yes." said the lady, much pleased, "and I will take the other two with me into the country." 'The othci Iwi, madauie? They are sold," replied barbion. There is no h irrv. I have time- It ymi ran have llieiu in live months, it will do. Hy that tin", you can get j some more." "We wish to pirsn'l i-ein to our ; friends I err H..rb i!i-ii," added the general. "The Frciuh in. in. ry luusl be encourage I. You can safely ur-h-i live, or six. I pledge myseil to t.iU them." "Hut at that rate the order stand seven candelabra for the lieu lo n. ra and two for madanie. Have I under stood you correctly?" "To make an even amount 1 w ill ;.ay ten; that makes only I." " francs'" ' Poor Arthur! I hiring Hie followin.. weeks he went bads and forth le t w en the general's hotel and H.ir'ni'on': shop oftclUT than ever. Tic i-rder-fairly poured down. The s-lnry cost him not less than :!.". h francs. Fi'iin tli Utr twin. . Singular Motor fur Vessels. A 1 Hi-loot boat with a singulai motive power is building in a I'.r.iol.lyn ship yard, the design of Mr. Townsend, foreman of the yard. A little ten horse power steel engine will be placed in her hull and used to compress air, o11" pounds to the s juare inch, which will then be stored in a vessel sonilar to those used In sola water fountains. It will I hen In- mixed with v:ipoii"l crude petroleum, whuh tonus an ex plosive to be tired by an eli ( trie sp irk through cylinders ha lm i to boles in the sale of the vi"i'l. This causes il powerful concussion on the water and gives the motive power. There an two holes on cither side, twelve li" t from the stem, whi' h run almosl par allel with tin' side. I'lies" are used for forward propulsion, inn more, nine feet t:rther forward, at right angles with the s.ibs, will stop tin boat by a siinull aii'mn discharge or turn Iut by a single discharge. Hi experiuc'iits aire idy I rie l it has been deinonstrate I that seventy live cxplo sions a iniuu'e can be obtained, ea- h one with force enough to blow an or dinary Il igstone eighty or ninety feet. It is said that any kind of vessel alhat. either sailing or steam, can be altered in a very short tmr and the necessary engines put in. The Inn1 wle'ii launch ed will b" rigge I as a srhonn'T and tho trial will then take place. (abliax a New Stimulant. i you see that pale. muriate! voting man leaning in a hall da d condition against the lamp-post ou r there" said a prominent physician I. a reporter, in an-wer to the piery, "Any thing new " "Why, ye.s; he .seems In b" recover ing from a prolonged spr.e. Is he much addicted to it ?" "Nothing of the kind. I doubt if he ever touched a drop in his life. He is a calc'iax root eater." "A what?" Why. an eater or the root of thf calchax, a small shrub that grow s on tho tablelands of Mexico, and is found nowhi re else. It is a species of ole um, and almost unknown, at le:st to the iiit' le al profession, until a short time ago. Jt is a deadly poison, and proln iged indulgence is certain exter initiation. The pflerls are something like that of an opiate, except that it is by far inure powerful, half a grain being sullicient t.) cast one into a sleep that bears the closest resemblance to I death. A pallor spreads over the features, and the heart heats imper ceptibly. The limbs grow stiff and cold, and the whole body assumes the appearance of a corpse. It I ea's cig arette sinokiiig. don't you think " A Woman's S 'iircli fur (odd. Mrs. Mallen lives all alone in a little cabin on the top i f a mountain in Col orail". The house js lil.n.t" feci above the level of the se i and over ;i,ii.l fei t above the nejoest town of liueiia Vista. I bey call the mountain (iold Mill because there arc veins of gold in it. mid Mrs. M.illeu works with pick and shovel to get the g ! I out. She bu It the house herself, cut the timber with her own brown hau ls and mad.) the furniture, frcm design of h.-r ow n. Two soap-boxes cut into the shape of chairs serve as a -cat, the bed Is ma le of a sw inging: int cri icing of pine branches. Mrs Mallen has lived all alone in this cabm lor two years, and i.en elv resents any intrusion on her privacy. she caivies water from a spring nearly a mile away, and on Saturdays carries up the steep moun tain path a load ol supplies that would stagger the st rt-ngest man. sne sup port herself by doing o Id jobs about the village, and when she has earned enough to live lor a week she goes back to her iabi:i and makes sallies from there, pick in hand, to search for gold. Mrs. Mallen is a robust, but not particularly handsome woman. t in i in nuli k'n'iihri . Not Much ef a Jdi. Hagley Iion't try to bully me, sir! 1 won't have ii! M ho are you, anyhow, to put on airs around me? HloWtard I. sir? I am a self made man, sir and I wanteverbo.lv to know it. Hagley I' very body does know it, sir, and everybody condd-rs you a vi-rv ioor workman.- nil. MA I) I'. HIS Pill. nll( KPV. A t-torv of the f Vri n s I vnn ia Oil Fi'llv I Onn Man A Tnnsaetion by Whi. Ji'tcnni) Wealthy in a Minute. The man who grew rich in an hour is not. for nn instant lobe comnared 1 with the Western chap who accumu- j lated a handsome fortune in the short ml Meeting period of sixty seconds, s ays a Hradlord ( l'enn. correspondent who continues: Two hours after he struck the oil country h was hurry ing out of it as fast as the lumbering dagn would take liiie. and ho never Mine l-Hck again either. He was not i at all piggish. He siniplv knew when J he had enough. ' j It was in the earlv days, when i irreat petroleum industrv was still in ! mng dresses, that the incident in mies- ' Hun happened. I ho vear was Tho vear was Im'i.'i, ii i. It he theatre of operations the then red hot city of I'lthole. With the simple lid of a tw ig of w itch hao'l, Tlinnias II. Hrown, wlios' ancstors were unnng the early settlers of New York city, located the well w hich ush red into its brief but exciting career if oleaginous exi-tence the pheiliiine- rial I'itho il dis'rict. Mr. Hrowu's rod of witch ha"l mado 'I'll. nn is I llolmden. il wner of a bleak and I sterile farm. on., ol the richest men in i the state. I lie Iraier well, which;'11" l",sl- Wh-ther on hnrsebicU or was Mm Fithole pioneer, was mushed j '" il 'Ti.ige. yon w ill be ,c , nmpaiiied n .Ian. S. I Th- -V' barrels nf ! '' n tuimb T of nmunted attendants. ul it poured int., tanks during the I A-" vou approach house, smvanti. lir,t and sub,e: ,t davs of its exis "'"unt r f, .. c, i..rih to teuce was woith .f-i a barrel at the I yui. an I .me returns will, s, 1 well, but in thus., davs it cost the con I t" mitioun- your ruining A .1 .en sum. r only j-: V. ., barrel lo plao the j atten laun escrl ymi to the reception sniff in the New York market. room. According to j.-ur relative .. , . ., , . ! rank, t'l-host inei'ts von at the f""t of l.verv C" iiinerci.il traveller who has : ' . ', ... i, i ., I the staircase, a' the door, or a' th up- ever visile I l.i i", l a., knows the ... . sneee and the patriarchal while beard and bald hea I and suave manners nf r..l. F. II. I.ilsworth. for many years proprietor of t he F Isworlh House and later ol Hie b'-ed House. The Colonel was no! always it hotel man. He was ..ne ol the eaihe-t operators in the re gion, and at sev-lal perio Is in his ia leer was worth a gt",i! deal "I money. It happened that, i he i '"'.onel. who was one of th - eai Iv birds, came into possession ol a snug s.n i of the f un mis Holm len farm, s w ral wells had la-en drill. -d on the tract., and all catno in in money maker.. The ('nlonel's patch w as not considered as choice as the red. A well was started, anl the drill lii-traii lis scan h for oil. At llo, t,,,. liioi.lreils t s.ro, -s with fat pocketbioksor big bank .icounts, i .,v,.r ii... ii.ii.1 in on..! ofii.-ir. able locations Thus the land, once valueless, decani" iinue n-ely valuable. Landowners ex. ici el a le.ulul lug h'" mis, and, ill-sides, got eighth of ail the oil the wells produced. The aver age bonus on leases wis jl "'' ' an acre, although the price in several in stances ran up to 7." 1 Ann ng the adventurers who tin i led tae country was a tall, l-an, lank, and hungry look ing chap from Illinois. He had beard llo. I I.. mn. ,.4 colli, I I., m il., in :l iImv- bill the thought never It ,1 nm Ilt entered his noddle t'ri' h- was des tined to grow rich in a minute. While looking around ho ran across l ol. I'.ilsW ort Ii. who was w itching the drillers at his well, which was about lo" fe-t deep. The s ianger entered into an animated conversation with him. When he went aw ay he carried a slip of b, ink paper upon which the Colonel had written in pencil this: I Ii- li l. n.:ri'" P.i 'II tin Ill'llll'l.'ll I .11 in, tin sl Ilil.. ill.- 'int! ot n.'ll Ni: Ill- UitlllM I III 11-n.nili The tall Westerner was u.'t yet out of the Culonel's hearing when he was accosted by a well-dressed stranger, lip in whose spotless piece of linen Mashed a diamond as big a a horse chestnut. "lo you know where I can buy a good piece ol ml property '" cagei ly lit'pired the man of the diamond. I'm your huckleberry, stranger," said the Westerner, adjusting his slouch hat rakishlv on tho side of his head. "I've g-l an immense bargain i f a i. .. -I. i 1- . .. .1 . f ... ne.e .or u.e ..Ko .... - .".in. . ". seethat well over th-re? Well. I own a ttiree-luiirth interest in il and also in the land surrounding it. The well j is 4" feet deep, and is within a few I rods ol all the gushers. It will be a big well, no doubt." "What will you sell out for?'' "Seventy-live thousand dollars will buy nio out slick and clean and put you in possession." "It's a bargain." said tin stranger, and he pulled out a long pocket bo -k. which was nearly bursting with its load of greetiba ks. A neighboring stump served as a desk. "There you are. now give me the pa pers," he remarked, as he handed over a stack of bids. The Westener count ed tho money, and found that there were seventy-five l,i)i bills. All this time, Col. i;i!sworth stood not ten lef t away. Had he strained his ears he could have hetrd the shrewd Westrrner drive his bargain. but he did not know what ws hap I pPMing, and t be chances are that he j was not, loiIighUMied iinfil several j ; years afterward. , Inl '' somewhat sur i I'risf"' ll(n "l" '"''n from the West . I'''"'''1' ' his l,;in ls l"""haso mon , i ey. I ins ionf. lie: s' ranger was in- . ! trod need and the bargain was settled. ' .The well turnoil nut only a moderate ; 1 jiroilucer, and t bo stranger lost money, i In one iii.nute the Western adven- I turer had cleared f7."" in hard cash ; The next stago carried him nut of the rounlry. lie was nev-r seen again in ,,,,hnl, or ",1V t,Ul"r "' tovvn- U ",:k1" ,,is I"1" H'"-1 Wi,s 'i1'11-'''- K,,rm;l' ' 1,1 Vfru' 'n'' l,;,Por ' ,l" ' '"''"'-V ''-v s. il. W. Henjituin, who has just re I turned iroin the cuiirl of I'er.-ia, w hero i h" was 1'. S iiiiiiislei, we plote the ifullow ing. " I he manners "f the ; courtly occupant nf Ibis Teheran matt- ! sii.n are guide I by an et opu (te that is 1 indeed -a law ol th- Medei 'ind I'er ; sians, wiiich chang.'tli not.' Th" visi i tor sends notice, an hour or two pievi i . ... .... . "IM l" ''"r- n tae vi -n, is on-.u iii'l1'" tatiee, n dice is sent the pevbuis ''' v"" w iil go in a fa-hio.i suited '" .v,,!,r s,"'iil1 I"""'"'! ":vl the rank i per part ol the room, i ne .picsuon m ; seals is one also reipnr.ng lb- u! st circumspect inn in observing t he van mis shades of rank. It your rank i? superior lo that of th-lest, you an iiiMted tooci-upy a sofa al me, at 111 upper corner, while th- host sits on a chair or on the Mot at your light. The left i. in ire h onorabl" than tin right In I'.T.i.i If !' eual rank, he j occupies the sola with you; but if ymi I are inferior, then the p isitiois are re i vers-d. The upper corner of Mi" room : is in any cas- the most honorable p"si ti.m. It a number are pres-h' of -.an ! mn rank. I'.u li one Know n - h.s pla . i at a glan.-. The pa-siug ol relr-sh-i uieiits is also a iiiatter of uudeviatliig I strictness, t he I1U ll.ber .111 I ', : I l! d V I l'f'"ling np-n the tin I character of the gu f day and the The .' "Mi or w ater pipe, nlf'-rs a line upp rlu- nearly got through w it h he. In-,er nity lor a display nf Persian manners when tl,e brig nliei-genei.il i f th According to pr.-cept and cu ' om. ;. C.nfe lera'e, came along, anl Me Moliainiue.l.iii latiliot smoke Hi" sain j Yank bid behind a clunp uM u-he-pipe wit h a I liri -ti.ui, an I, ex. ept mi i The general knew hi men .in I t hen rare occasions when the host is a man practices, and. lorc.ng his ,o, .,. I of progressive view-, a separ.it" pipi ' bind the lui-hr-, he discovered th" l.s is furnish. '.I for a Fumpcri visitor. ! couilited f.-.b'ia'.. Th- I milrdei iti Hut iiinong I'.rsiaiis it is the i-iistmi general ag.ee. I to rra.e th- ill en for the higlies' iti r.in'.c to recive Mn trader on Pie c ndi'iuii 'hat he w,'iil j I"!"' ihfforf sl tiering it t i each in turn ng liim.elf. For an m I ferior to aco-pt the It.-r is an lnrr.-di bleolfeiiso agaim! go id iii.iuri-rs. Hut each in turn alter this cereniotiv t ike.- a few whiffs a' Mn care t e'ct the sin ik bcf.TP offering it t" attendants ..n su-h a I'lp-. all taking from t h" bow I th- ti.-xi. Iht occ.islull leavi their slmes at the door and n tiie I wards." n It -girnrs in itivaria. The kinighilil ul Havaria, whicl next to Prussia is the larg' st constitu ent par! of the li-ruian l-.mpire, has savs a H 'Stun 'iis if' correspond- ent, an area admit etia! to the priuci pal part of the slate of Michigan, known as t'ie I. ivver I'-'inn ml ir-. and on this a piipiilai mn subsists without dist ress, n ii inhering as many as that .' the whole Mate- of New York, Mo city, Long Island and all, but seitin, aside only t be city of Hrooklyn. Tin statement d the ..rea and popnlatim Havaria leaves .nit of account that do t.iehed fr iguii-nt ul the kmgd mi known as the liheiiiidal. . sei ani'.e j rm ,,, maln ,,0 ,v of ,,,,,,:,,,.,. , i j pin miles and Iv ,n g on th" I ' (,r jH hi he. Tin pro iu.t ivi ..nly by constant attention to its rhem ie.il needs ;in. by can fill cultivation but wherever in the country you set them, the people appear to be well l"e I well clothed an I contented. I'hrei tunes in my life I have gone throng! the lengthor br-adMi nl It ivari.i. an. I have never seen a beggar any when 1 within its borders, in tovvn or country ' Outside the cities, the laud ot havari.- ' is divided aiii.ing'half a million j r i ctors, ia lots of from live to Hurt' j acres, though a very few have forty t, I I fly. Around the cities the hoi ling j do not average over an acre or two but these afford a living lor a fainib in the growing of vegetables fo market, its members finding tune fn labor elsewhere, also; and no matte how sival! tb holding it is a freehold '( i "j" (V '; '( ")' " I j a .'lrii-M 's Inci - . f tl- "ivil Vu feirimniiirj; tU Tlij.i Ian Af -' T'" -o. -j'v. , (; , v , , .. ,,, .. j-a, , - ' Thomas .1. Murray, in the tn .' !'" " ". gives the Washing lob'iw ,ng jn.-iil.-m s : hen mir . o,nn;,tnd was in I nm' of Washingtnn, i th- vn-i in sy-'.rm of picket tiring had In n pn nn end to. I freipientlv met on th- uu'po.-t many nf nn' colle Mite, from lieorgetou n 1'niver-ity who were in j tho t'nion ranks. Tb-y u'd to twit ; me lor desert ing my i i : : 1 1 -.i ii. ' fur I used to wear the red. w hite an I blue cockade when at cull, go, bit g.jt even with them one e ening w lieu a I section of n,y i oiii)iany g"bli("l una! whole hi,.. .. Federal in Let, I ha'. ' was '11 the 'ccr,: -! w In n i'-ll"Ml Md 'ellan hel l a grand reinwofhis t roups beyon I Arling'.;, Height., and I pre. time ttic t.. war 1 I'l'i.i'ii i tit wi . Inaile w as irilen I I -v I s i .ii I ,l,;,v i ton to ascertain wh-t'.-r ;i '-r .tl ' M'-l 'ellan w a p-e; .omg ,,n iinine liatf (lis.-t mi mir liii"-. ! inv rate I cat) say il now, all hough neglect of ilutv as ,s il l absolute tnt i I tin '! the pi mon in:,e I at tin l' -, .Old per I U.! Ill till "II. Wlici he I .m l .le I guard w ho had . haig" "! I its the sain- night, 1 .'.ii I I escape of niv old srlimMii.ii . Il.lps some ul 1 lie. il l o city r illert Mn tiialt-r - I had become more a t sciplinml in w.nlar , th.-y ;,; I not have escape I so easily. Then 1 would have held my own la' her if In-ha.l been opposed to ii, ir i aus--. A funny incident that I r- "lb . t as incident to the topic herein tab.e I ot occurred mi the b'apidan river in l'li when th.' armies nf th" I'o' un.ic ate of N'urHiern 'irginia were l.e-e t. I face. At that time, hating full c ind- dene- in the str ilegv of li. nera' Lee, j we beli.-ved that we would tin. I Iv w:r I th light. Anl Mia' was in spite ..l the ta.-t that rations were getting aw ! fnllv low. I'm' th,- p i-ki-s on eithet i side of th m I dearth on th I and nn the nth thought the.' -1 I" ul the I side of ' ,11. -e. was i li.l" Co ind ir deter s' net .spite of the oihcial urib i s tue mined to exchange romiimiliiu orders had been issued by the I unfed rate general against any intercoiti-si between th- opposi'ii armies, and. in .' measure, tin edict w is prop, rl .- re garded. Hut it happened th.i' a v.-mg lellovv belonging to a fed- rai regiin- iit stripped ofl bis riotl.i s anl swan across the Hapidan in exchange will I the rebels nn I he next bank. II" ha! i "do si no iinue. I.n' ajiart Inn that there are Magic 1 i r umsi at, I luought to my mni.t. I have seei i ni my epis,, ies in the ir bet we. n tin I states, but ! have lev,-! s.- n mi - that enlisted my symp it lib's in h e l'i ci ti" lll' idellt I vv I.I .rte'upt ll'-.-eili to le m ribe ', l hi a C". a iv in tl,.. hi' 'er p u t .. I eCciober, l-i;J. the writer's ..mpiuv was picketing on the ban;, nl th" I. ip pahauiiock, imme ba'elv a' tie- p ,i,t where I'.iirti-ide's lower pontoon I i elgi w iis laid. the river here is two m three hiindrcl yards wide, svviit aie deep up to tin- bank. I'm I'c b ra cavalry men came down I 'In 1 oppos.te ba nk and shouted to us Mia' I they ha I lots nt c..iT anl nga j vv huh tiny w iMf-1 in ;r,i If i.h t a a,- J Co. I Ih v were i... i.i ivm r ir ' t h"v sa.d they ha I a boat I hev c ami across, and al'er the 'i.il-w i-c in pie',, I they s',,'-e Men w er.- .Ir I in coa's, with e.i..'s in boots and spurs I i. V 1 high boa! vv i- a sin.i; Il the; ' b i lly slar'e vv dhir I sp,. Tllell I. plank s.-ovv. and w e .-aw w ! come over HiV I' was lea'uh They bailed it out b. i.-re Mu y on then r'-tiii:i M i. Winn 1" yards ol t h" opposit b ink. of the frantic illurts of the paddle it to shun', it went do-.v n llllde them. and. dragged down by Ihei weight of clothing, th-y sank Ilk plummets nt leal in full view of thci j coinr id win UT'- unable to reiule si-tanc'. having n the slightest other boat. I'l nvi I llilll. Ii Tin." sa:d the keeper of tht j - at closing up t mie t o hi i "Now. cigar stn boy, "take the Indian ligtirr Iroin th 1 do.T and lay it down behind the cmin ter." "Hadn't we better let it stand li6 j hind the counter?" s ii 1 John. "Why so?" asked the employer. 'Hecause figures never le know." ( osbm ' 'mti v r. ' A Siiiiuin,r Song, Hie whr.il f-.n s 'i -.11111.1. llin n-ill'.-l nous A' it limit a (..nisi-, .villi, nit ! s.iiiii l, Nil. I f-hr f-itr, S(. Hilling. M'11111 1U. Siillllin5 i HI I, IT III" tll:U's lll-t I" HUIIIIUK- lu-'i; in ike it li!li'lit. shu I limki- it t"nil ; .,m'i1 in:i!.e it ('iiie in lii-1 i n s i r; ' 1 w , .i ''. il li.i('l'V "He ,111 1 v. Hi ll.ll J. I lii- I'lr i. la.' inn! s o is -. inn. ii.-. CI,., wheel g iVltlll'Ht II 'l n : -t ii Mni ' ii, r i n 'l inn I. Ins whri l eoe with f s.Min 1, -ii. lining -; in! s'lllllll t .1 .IK. .1 lie- . Ill MOIHU S. A swi-U nlTa r An artist, in The soap bubble. I'i.ek A ilcsigninji el IW. The forci increasing illstUVIl.S ' of I i reeee is in the kit-heii. I'liniiike has otistantij been ajv pointed post ni. i-:tei at (lam ;a, Ohio. II" is very popular wi'h las-.es An old lad. was re en'lv heard to ibscrw. on taking up a paper, "I won ler if anybody has b-eu burn that I Know." shak--i'e tr- w i - not a I r -ker; but. line i any on- l.ieo who has I urtii- In- I l another man man;' stuck pio tatioii- ? "A cb. ci ui init'i ii.iny is ialk"d of at V.iss.ir cull ge." (if ( uiis" it will be a big loci mi-' 1, I i hold two. I'.i'ii.-k -nil' said t i have sin had In hem H.lili.al whale m. .a sheboyg in. is i a large mouth t hat. n Jonah's place, th" i rage.lv w mil 1 b:i e b ell reverse !. All ii. M t..i , agr.-e ih.it to enj..y goo 1 health tin- mind tun--' be k -j. in a cheerful mil lit i"n. Hut no doctor can giM-a man points that will makei him j iy .us when his collar don't lit. A pmt -ays; "There is always sun rise si'inew hi-r-." This is comfort ing T i the man who is pi-t going to bed there collies the happy consolation that M'luel has g it to get up iind go to work. 'iiilllg boil-i-wif uiisultin;, with co-.k about t! A - a s", illd "l!"'.v niu. Ii Young w i!e w I'll lie slllll dinner f t a party) -mn se we will have eel " light I to gel, ma'am " I lani-y about ten yards it." Hi.. Lew is s.iv - th it for thirty years r b nary silk hat w ith s through the top. ...liable I b- hat is well worn out, but ii.ibly in as good con has Th .01 !e,!l. o'M led, This s. Tills re. i probably In- holes n-'t-.- dition as i it t hev w ere. lacls Ahmil Fisheries. I. very body l.ti.rv s hat iisiung is one of t he imp iitan' inbistri'-s nt town? mi the -u,is Int it is a .pii'slimi if any have a ib-litiite idea of what a liuiinti till 111 't her Mi" sea bt.llh T be ininin ion ul l a i.i ia : pat'1 '. ularly noted tor its gre.i' JsIhth-s. and the value ot the !: .11 ili.l .Ml in. .11 the W'a'el s u!) IIS i ( ".1st in one y car i s ah. ut I bis does liol nn :. id.- h-l the waleis ut lit Itlsll l i ii u tuba ur the Northwest, j adde I lieai ly J' . '. " ! total. I I, e al l . u:' n.a Ii ,-s 1 .'th I I I III. t il.ell (rolll Hi. a. Mam If these 1f vv ill be th I v Amen cm l, sh. riu. i about the aiue. Ir hguii s t he y 1. 1 Is frmn all shcrb's are given, split anches ol ' g it up i terns, the largest w have is C...I. Mm yiarly yield bci'ij! about j''.. , Nova v-o!i i aloiit secures f J. V'o.i"'-1 ,,f tins and $l,.."d. i1''' W'T'h of mackerel. The cod is ns far ahead id the mackerel, as that lish i i ahead ut' all tin others. The coo 1- an liihab.bitit ul the temperate one. He is !. .nn 1 :n great abundance olf thf Ca I lio'l Hope. When- he nibble' freely ,,t the batted hooks dioppec, ti.uii Ilu' -I'll.-, of ships bv sailors be i.ilioel .ui their way hum. frmn thf l ast Indies. He also exists in Aus traliiill Waters, but his chief homes an the Hank-, mid Cape Hnton shore an. s,.;n" poin .I,, ol the Ii, iv of Finely lie is not particular about the bottom His chief care is to allay the craving: if a capacious stomach, which is ready to accomni" late itself t j anything that turns ii)i vv it hoi, t inuch discr, munition He lies c..S" '.. the bo".. mi usually awaiting In- -ry, hi- l.u k lock an.; side scarcely d.stn.gu shalde from Hi, sort oundiiig lock, and ilart like i Ibisli upon any ol tho sinalier fry thai are so liiifort unate a- to c .me w ithir hi-rcic'i I f b -rritig alio r iinihi: foo.. are s. arc he searches among the grav el for crabs, clam . a .. ..'her shellii.-h Knew V-hilt to fell. (to sniali witness) Judge bov. do Littlf of ar oath' Mua'l Wittu.'ss ( doubtfully ) N-no sir. Judge io you know wn.lt V Oil t to tell? sniill Wl.ness (doubts ileared away - !i, yes, si', i h.ii bahlbeai). old lawyer ov-r theie told !') vhat ti. VII.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Jan. 14, 1886, edition 1
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