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1,rv ' "i f - j' XVF : s".'1"'.-' -.vV"'' iElje Chatham Btcoro 'I f SIjc dljatljam Uccorb. II. A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, DOLLAR PER M Strictly 'n Advance. Change. 1 he iHoi n was fail ami promised true, A !av 'f miii in Mimmer land; Aii'l lvt was fond, and love was new, Willi .ill of Miss it could command; riioii. sweet, 1 promised unto you My I- vv s'u'ul l true and steadfast stand. H ii.xmi sua honc with fervid heat l"l.ii t'u-1 nnl, upon the sea; n l y.ui were by my side, my sweet, Cut mviii d not quite the same to bo, l",.r .m had changed and it is meet own a change had come to me. Tho -" snks a sea of gold, ,it t!n prairio reaching wide; I I;,. i do of clnngo I would withhold, : ;t i nnnot from you, sweet, my bride; V ur ic dearer now a thousand fold Tv me than in the morning tide. THE NEW PREACHER UY TUB KiV A 8. I3.VAC3 Most pjcple would say that it was no aew preacher at all; he had the same eyes, nose, mouth, and hair, was of tho Mim height, and offered the same hands. Dut others win caa road be tweou the linos, ai d are thankful for tliu gi t, declare that it was a now preacher. He hal gone through some ixperienc. Ilia soul had changed. lie hud b.'cn bora agaiu ! Tho preacher sat in his coz study ia tho afternoon hours. It was hi "den,' where he was secure from all intcrrup tijn, and furnished with tho luxury of a Sybarite. Soft ruga upon the floor, handsome vases on tho low bookcase that encircled tho walls, rare etchings upon the easel, costly engravings on every side, a cabinet of coins in one corner, and a poem in marblo iu another itw: s no won Icr that ho felt a thrill of self-s.tisfactioa ai hi glanced in iv. ry direction. Aud his senso of c un ion wa heightened by the roll of proof-t-hoeU on hid desk hi latest work ul-iao-t ready for pub.ication. There was a long row of volumes sinco lm occu puuy of tin pulpit, but this was to be his crowaing effort, and to increase still !uit!i'. r his fame. There were tho books, tho creation of hi- genius on a long shelf all by them s.lvo. Tlio critics spoke highly of tiu'in; the learned world acknowledged i!i ir merit. History, biography, criti cism, were li special fields. But his niiod was so versatile that he could pro duce novels m well; aud his poems hud also a rapid sale. As a popular lcc tiucr lie always commanded a largo au dience, lln travels in the East aud his liu-tvery of tin miasm? tractate of St. Theodosiui had gaiued him tho J-jcturate from three Old AVorld uiivcr-bitij-. Ye, he hal been singularly succcss bil, aud tint, too, without stooping to any mean tricks. He was above syco pliaucyiml aclf-advcrti-ing. Hj had made his way by hard pushing, by reso lute work, by sheer st nnina, he was wotit to say. Not two d;cadts in tho I'ulj-it, ho had long outstripped preach er if his class in. thy seminary, aud l'"'!t them aud o'd-T graduates far be hind, lie was kuown ai the eminent, the dislinguUhed, and he enjoyed the luxury of fa:nc as only men of his char acter cau. J I hal ucver done a low action; In had never driven over an ad versary, but his talent and gc lius made a track for themselves from tho very start. It must bo confessed that tho preacher who was never idle, lut always a mira c'.o of industry, had one solitary failing p-.-ihups thoro were others ho loved to dwell upon his success, and go over in, memory ciich stop in his advance ment. That afternoon ho was just in s-uch a mood, and his pride was attain ing fever-heat. . "James!'' It was the voico of his wife aa she drew asi lo tho heavy curt-da that shut off tho "den" from tin of tho parsonage. "W'eM?" camo a querulous tone from tli : preacher, disturbed in hia revcry. "The boy is here whom you wished to ' Wh it boy?" ho asked, in an im- I'uii'.-nt tone. "Dm'tynu remember? Tho boy for whm you were to sccuro a situation. on (annot, surely, have forgotten it." TIi.t? was a shalo of pain in her voice. 'ii, let him come to-morrow, EJith; I' liinot !i bothered now. I havo my tli') iuhts b:uy enough with other mat ' '-'. I-t him come 3ay, this day uext vt-vk." "Hut. J..HIVS," with trcntlo reinons- t! iii h.T touc "James, his mother : '1 st it ute; tin must lnvo money." "I n.not help it. Why am I alwayi ulk'd by that clasi of pcoble? It wul I tax the patience of Job or the "ir.e "f i"ni ui. Let him come next '' ' k; dt you hear?" lh; I'loarlur's wife heard; sho sighed ;i tin ned away, and bade tho boy oiuc tho following week. Then secin j liiui to the door, sin gave him a trifle 'or present needs. llc preacher resumed his revcry, but uikI it dillicult to regain his self tisfaction. His nature was keenly i.sitivo, and the slightest cause would ofteu produce the intense&t j ir. And nw what hal snapped asunder hit pleasant fancies? What had vexed him at the moment of his exhilaration? ItwaahM wife's sigh-lo.w, trcmu VOL. X. loll, scarcely audible which had pene trated h'n soul and rankle 1 there, as if imbued with physic il pote cy. It was the sigh of hi wife, gen b, patient, un complaining, that had stirred him from his dreams. II-j rose from his chair. Ho paced up aud down tin room. He never sighed. Why should his wife sigh? And why should that sigh pro duce Mich inward ill? Had ho said aught unkind? Was ho not always gen tle to her? His wife's sigh I Sho was not looking so young. There were streaks cfgray in her hair, and hor checks wero not so full and round. His wife's sigh! Was it not her wealth that gave him leiiuro and independence? Was it not her in fluence that had spread his fame? ' Did her sigh imply regret at her choice, or h-r bitter disappointment? Tno preacher had a co:iscienc3, and it was making a sharp fiht. Jacob's con test of old with tho wrestling angel finds its parallel in many an inwa.d struggle of the human soul. The preacher's few minutes of agony seemed as loug as tho hours to tho- patriarch, and ho too prevailed, and his heart was changed, like the name of his proto type. I would like to sec him so much!'' The tones of a fresh, strong voice fell upon his car as the curtain was drawn asi lo and a young man entered. "Ah, doctor, I could not resist tho desire to see you. I have heard of you so often, and your books are well thumbed at home. I havo so much to say." Hi3 eagerness rang out in every word. "You know I have chosen tho ministry for my vocation. 0!i, doctor, I feel so unfitted for the tadv! My doubts aro not ol God, or religion, or the Good Book, or the lovely traditions and asso ciations that blend with the faith. No, no; my doubts aro of myself my. un wcrthincss, my littleness, my poverty of the Spirit. What can I do to cope with the task? How can I become a preacher to humanity? How shall I j drivo home tho rclhjion divine? How si nl I impel nnn to follow tin M ister? The work is so sublime and I so insig nificant. AVhat can I do?" Tho preacher hoard him. It seemed that his fcitures wero familiar, and his voico was not straugo. "Oh, doctor, I do not care for books when struggling men and weak women and tender children are to bo uplifted. I do not wiih for fame. I do not look for success, measured by a largo con gregation, a princely salary,aud a grow ing refutation. I would have tho prophet's ideal realized ia my life. Let the spirit of God rest upon me, however lowly my portion the spirit of wisdom and understanding, h't mo not judge after tho sight of my eyes, nor reprove after tho hearing of my cars. These words of Isiii di always occur to me, doc" to' I made th rutin text of my grad uation sermon at the seminary a few weeks ago. I " ' His graduation sermon," thought tho preacher. "Why, it was my very text when I graduated !" "Oil, doctor! doctor!' the young mm cried, as tho tears started in his cyc "pardon my impulsiveness. I do not wish to be faithless to my ideal. So many start well aud fail. I want to translate that text into life. There1 is so much to bo done and so few to do it. Don't you recall those lines from Low ell? " ' The Lord wants reapers; oh, mount' up Before night comes and says, "Too Late!'' Stay not for taking scrip or cup The Master hungers while ye wait.' " "Those lines those liuc," said tho preacher to himself; "they were always in my memory. Why do I hear them now? Have I waited for scrip or cup while tho Master has hungered?" "I know no greater curse, doctor," continued iho young man, with his checks a 1 siflimo with enthusiasm, "than to have my unfulfilled ileal re buke mo as I grow old. To have tho spectre of tho unrealized always around me ; to hear tho accusing voico of op portunity misspent and advantages mis applied; to feel that I havo been dis loyal and cowardly, and bent only on my own advancement while religion has hungered the thought would drive mo wild. And I have come to you, good sir, for kindly counsel. Tell me what I shall do. You sympathize with me. You too once were young like myself." "You have come to me to me for counsel !" tho preacher exclaimed, ris iug from hi chair and advancing. "Do you know how faithless I havo been to my youth's ideal? Oh, spare me spare me ' Tho preacher awoke. Was it but a r very, after all? Had his youth come back to accuse him, like in Jean Piul ltichter's dream?'' "Edith! Edith!' ho exclaimed, tear ing aside the curtain, aud folding her, as she came, in a passionate embrace. "Edith! Edith! you shall never sigh again. It is still day for u?. It is not too late, thank God ! ' lie told her of his wrestling spirit and his victory. And when tho next Sab bath dawned he preach ;d as he never iiad preached before. People noted tho difference; ho felt it; and with the seed humility p'anted anew in his soul., his w uk grew to lovelier and more en dunag proportions, Uarpcr's Bazar; ' G Thinking a Hdle Through a Board. To think a hold through a half iuch boaid may sccmU.o bo an iinposdblj triumph of bra'mj power over matter, but the feat has actually been done. It ia ono of tho curious tricks that can ba performed by moans of tho marvelous ncchinisms of modern electricians. "I can make you think aholo through a half inch board," was tho rather startlig rem irk made to a reporter of a Njw York paper. Tho speaker was E iward Weston of Newark, Njw Jersey, ouo of tho hading exports in electricity in tho world. Mr. Wo3toa has fitted up in the roar of his p'.aco ia Newark a lal oratory for tho purpose of scientific experiment1 and research. Eiteriag the physic il department ho produced two thermo piles. A thermopile i3 a device for gen crating electricity direct from heat, the application of which at oucc excitei an electric current iu tho thermopile. "Now," said Mr. -Weston, "I will connect two of these thermopiles by thn wire. They are connected iu opposition, so that as long as iho same amount of heat is applied to each they will neu tralize each other, and thoro will bo no electric current to run this electric motor, which is ia the circuit. But il ouc is heated more than the other, the greater current will overpower tht lesser, to u o a commonly understood way of expressing tho result, and a cur rent will pass to tho motor. "I place one thermopile in this dish, surrounded by water, which I keep ex actlyatthc normal-temperature of the blood 98. 5 degrees. Of course that would excite a current, but I neutralize that current by placing the other thor mopile in contact with your temple. You sec, the two thermopiles dow coun teract each other, sincj tin same degree of heat is applied to each. Now take a prol loin in mechanics and solve it. Arc you ready? "All light. Now suppose you drop a 3tono down a coat shaft and hear it strike bottom iu five seconds, how deep is the shaft?" It is hardly necessary to say that the reporter stiugglod with that problem with an energy born of despair. Suddenly he was aware of a buzzing in the motor. It began to spin faster and faster until ho lost interest in tho problem, when it b.-gan to slacken spccJ. "Ah!"' said Mr. Weston, "stick to your me chinies or you deprive the mo tor of power. You must keep up your mental exertion if you want lo bore that hole. Thus adjured, the reporter ono more struggled with the mechanical and al gebraic difficulties of tho case. As his brain wrestled with tin problem, tho temperature of his head increased, and the thermopile in contact was, ol course, heated above its twin. As this difference in ttrnp. Ma ture generated an electric current, which current ran tho motor, it was evident that tho lattsr was being driven by the reporter's efforts to solve the problem. Aud as the m' tor, with a loaded fly wheel, carried a fine drill on its axis, tho piercing of a pieco of wood by tho drill was easily accomplished, long ueiore mere was inc least pros pect of the depth of the coaUhaft being discovered. Thus Mr. Weston had literally kept his promise of making the reporter 4 think a holo through a half inch board." Senses of Animals. An interesting thought in regard tc the sonscs of animals has been cor roborated by Sir Johi Lubbock. Aui mals aro supplied with complex organs of sense richly supplied with the nerves, the functions of which organs we are powerless to explain. Ouo must regard his dog with more respect in the thought that in animals there might ba several other senses as different from ours as sound was from sight, and even within the boundaries of our own senses there might bo cndlcsa sounds which we could not hear, and colors as dif ferent as red from green of which wc had no conception. Thcso and a thou sand other q icsti ns remained f r solu tion. The familiar world which sur rounded us might be a totally different place to other animals; to them it might bo full of music which wj could not hear, t f color which we cuul I not see, of sensations which wc could not con ceive. Boston J ,urual. A Practical Test. Johnny, who is four years old, . was playing in the yard ono clay, and a lady who lived close by wished to havo the eggs if any were hii 1 sinco her la-t visit to tho hcunery brought in. Sue said to the little boy: "Johnny, will you go to the hennery and see it there are any eggs there? Don't bring in tin China ones; leave them there; lut it there Le any others bring them in." Johnny started to do tho bidding, and soon returned with two or three broken eggs and his pinafore soiled. The lady seeing him comin?, exclaimed: ! "Oh, Johnny, how did you b-eak tho ! eggs? Johnny looked at her in surprise and said: "How could I toll" whether they wero chi a egg or not, ifl di'i.n't try them. Boston Globe. aVMV Ay P1TTSBORO', CHATHAM CO., N. CHILDREN'S COLUMN. "Hoc Out Your Haw." One day a lazy farmer's boy Was hoeing out the corn. And moodily had listened long ' To hear the dinner horn. The welcome blast was heard at last, And down he dropped his hoe; But the good man shouted in his ear, ' 4 My boy, hoe out your row !" (Although a "hard one" was the row, To use a plowman's phrase, And the lad, as the sailors havo it, Beginning well to "hazo" 4I can," said he, and manfully He seized again his hoe; . And the good man smile I to seo The boy hoe cut his row. The text the 1-d remembered, And proved the moral well, That perseverance to the end At last will nobly tell. Take courage, man! resolve you can, And strike a vigorous blow; In life's great field of varied toil Always hoe out your row. A larly. Tho little daughter of an Albany law yer recently gavo a dog party in honor of her dog Dandy. IL-r parents tried to dissuade her wlnn she unfold id her plan, but it was of no avail. Slio said "her doggy' knew as much ns a person and must havo a party. S ) the invitations wero written to ten other doggies in tlm manner: "Miss or Mrs. Bessie "Mr. J.;ck or Toby ." The dogs arrived iu the afternoon, ac companied by their little mistresses. The fact that ono of the canine guests pitched upon aud whipped his "hostess" simply lent excito r.e.it to the cvont. The dogs were parted, cuff :d soundly by their little owners an I male to be have thereafter. After a good time romping about the .eleven canines were set about the table in high chairs, each with a napkin lied about his or her throat. They ate off plates and went through tho courses with a tu3to. Thev all ate their dessert, for what little girl owns a dog that dojsu't "love candy?" The party broke up at dusic. Albany (N. Y.) Journal. lifMl Tlio otMi,iiii. Youug Alpho.iso XIII., the infant king of Spain, can now walk by hold ing on to his mother's or the nurso's hand. He is taken ore of by his ama or nurse, his aya or governess, and a host of servants, and yet tin other day he was lost in tho palace! The regent was with her minister-', while the royal children were playing alono iu tho room, when the princess ran off, leav ing his m ijesty sitting with hU toys on tho floor. Tho queen .was called, and the palaco was in a terrible stato of ex citement, for the king was missiag. Tho nurses hurried back to tho play room, but they could not find Alphonso XIII. The princesses, who wero found in a gallery close by, courU not tell what had become of the brother. Tho palace was searched high and low. Tho queen was distracted and kept lushing from room to room, but still Alphonso did not turn up. At last they heard a noise and kick ing in a cupboard. It was quickly opened, and thcro sat his majesty. He must have crawled iu after his sister had gone, intending to play at hile-and-seck, when tho door closed on him in some way. Court Journal. Poi'ioii at Play. Mr. Colbeck, writing of hia cruise upon the Black Sea, describes, in an entertaining manner, the antics of the porpoises as he watched them from tho' steamer's deck. Tho playfulness and agility of tho porpoise ia these seas were very conspicuous A shoal tum bling in tho distauce, to port or star board, and sometimes far astern, would become awaro of tho presenc3 of a ves sel, and, skimming alongsido with in credible speed, dart ouo over another, and finally reach the hows; then a ma rine cramc would begin, beautiful and exciting to behold. Turning from side to side, and some times completely ovor, the porpoises would dart, now rising above the wave to take in a fresh stock of air, and then diving completely under the bows, and appearing qb. the other side, apparently as full of frolic as fish could be. With delicato precision they would regulato their spead to that of tho ves sel, allowing the vessel sometimes to touch the tips of their tail, and then, as if their joy was exuberant, too much to contain, dart away at five times the speed of tho vessel, and come skim ming back again to meet her. When the porpoise ia seen breaking the water from a distance it has all tho appearance of a very lazy creature. But when seen in clear seas, completely under water, the gracefulness and velocity of its motion, explained partly by the perfect curvo of its bedy, cithir way, to the tapering nose and taiL cannot bi surpassed. It j rcmind3 one or tho swoop of a gannet when it sight the prey. The Moustache. Were it not for the moustache above all for the absence of the moustache the human race would indubitably rise to heights now unknown in song or story. This is an official statement, but, nevertheless, perfectly true and reliable. C, MAY 31, 1888. PINTTF1?T0N MPN I reV0'V Jr3' anJ W0 cMW no men who I 111 1YL1V L JLy O IVlLill. are not skilled iu the use of these weap- : ous. A v.ry large supply of lifl A Little Army that is Always enough for thrco or four hundred urn r j r n't if any way, is kept In the Chicago head Ready for Private Hire. J , ' . , ... " J quarters, and at least that many men The Uses to Which They are Put, and Their Armament. There is in America a private busi ness concern capable of sudlcnly Lring ing into action anywhere in the land, at the bidding of individuals or coipora tions rich enough to pay for their scr vice, large bodies of men armc.i, equipped, and drilled for iffectivc mili tary service. Thus far nothing has oc curred that has fcemcd to require the deve'opment of such a force in greater numbir?, at any one point, thau 500 men, but the system by which they ire put into the field is perfected to such an extent that there is hardly a question of the ability to muster 5000 with almost equal promptitude. Tho concern con trolling this military strength is Piukei ton's National Detective Agency, tho headquarters of which are in Chicago, with branches in New York, Boston, Philadelphia, St. Paul, and Denver. While there is a nominal dividing line bctweon tho detective ser vice aud the field of duty of the "pre ventive patrol," or military branch, in point of fact they work together, and arc so far iutcichangcable that tho latter is officered from tho former, when called into requisition, and that men demon strating peculiar talent therefor may be piomotcd from tho patrol, which is an emergency employment to the perma nency of the regular detective force. As to tho system of organization and direction of the Piukerton army, Mr. II. G. Julian, who is ono of Mr. Robert Pinkertou's principal aids in this city, says: "Telling you how we can here bring into almost immodiale service a body of say 150 men, or more if required, will give you a sufficiently comprehen sive idea of our arrangements in the five other cities in which our branches are now established, the system in all 1 eing about the same. In tho first placo, we have as cur regular detective force a body of thoroughly trained men, many of them brought up from youth in this employment, mou whom we know to be cool, resolute, courageous, faithful, and resourceful. From these, when the occasion arises, we orliccr our compan ies of men enlisted for special duty. But we havo also among those men a good many who aro employed by us pretty much all tho time, at least during the spring, summer, and autumn, and who, consequently, arc well trained and known to us as iu every way per fectly trustworthy. For instance, wc supply by contract every summer from twenty-five to thirty men for the pro tection of tho public and tho preserva tion of order at Gl-n Island, and as many more at Manhattan Beach; for the spring, summer, aud fall racing seasons wc supply sixty or soventy men to the Coney Island Jockey club and about a like number to tho Brooklyn Jockey club, and then we havj smaller detach ments on special services, such as the guarding of Vandcrbilt's tomb, or tem porary protection of stores of heavy im porters of silks when they have unusually large stocks of valuable goods on hand. Taken all i.i all, there are probably 200 mou thus em ployed by us iu work apart from the detcctivo : ervicc pretty much all the year, and of these wo can command the services of at least 150 at a very few hours' notice, even out of their ordinary seasons of employment, since wo keep all their addresses and they understand that they are liable to be called upon for duty at any moment. Those men will serve a3 the nucleus of as lirgo a force a3 may be demanded. Then wo have on record a list of several hundred picked men from among tho thousands who have applied to us for employment, all of whom have come to us well recom mended, and whose character, record, and associations wchave had thorough ly investigated by our own detectives. They aro also supposed to be ready to serve upon call at any moment, and, in point of fact, at least three or four hundred of them would respond immediately. In summer wc, of course could not spare so many of our regular men for an extraordinary service, but wc would still have enough to servo as a nuclcu", especially sinco wo are so careful in our selection of tho listed volunteers, among whom we always, by the way, givo the preference to men who havo honorable discharges from tho army, equal qualification otherwise being understood.. 1 'The largest number tho Pinkerton agencies have ever had to furnish for emergency service at any one point was 500. That was on the occasion of the stock yards strike in Chicago in 1886. In 1887, from January until March, we had to fceep 600 men on-duty at tho coal yards of Hoboken and Bergen Point. It costs something to employ a large forco of Pinkerton men, the charge for them being $5 a day each in addition to food and quarters. The p iy of a regu lar detcctivo is $8 a day. "The armament of our men consist of Winchester repeating riflei and navy Ay NO. 39. could be mustered thcro in a few hours at any time unJcr Cupt. Patrick Foley's command. The advantage is possesi-ci there of a nucleus o- 150 trained men who arc constantly employed i.s watch men guarding private property. When we rut any consider iblc foico in the field it is divided up i::to Cvmpanies ol fiom thirty to thirty-six mei each, .and we havo a Captain, Adjutant, Lieuten ant and Sergeants, in pretty close imi tation of military system. New York Sun, A Mule Without Price, Although mules aro slow to act, it is said th- y scent danger as quickly as do horses, and in instances aro as cautious aid as shrewd as elephants. John Smith of Rind out is the owner of a small mule that knows every inch of the towpath of tin Delaware and Hu 1 son canal from E Idy villo, N. Y., to Honesdale, Pea a. Several years ago the mule was thrown iuto the canal by tho line with which it was pulling its master's boat along becoming snarled with the line of another boat going in an opposite direction. Tho animal came near being drowned, but its inherent stubbornness probably saved it from such a Into. Sinco tint time the mule has' saved itself many times from being immersed in the waters of the canal by its sagacity an I Ly keeping a level head beneath its long cars. During tho working season whenever a boat passes hy and tho mule feeds a su Idcn jerking as the towdincs cross each other, it reasons that something is wron, and, tun ing around with its mate, it walks ia an opposito direction from that in which it was going until tho lines arc clear of each other and all danger ia past. Canalcrs call tho mule "Little Solo mon" on account of its being so wis e. A peculiar trait of this mule is that it will stretch every inch oi" its skin to kick a man, Lut it will not lift its feet to kick a child. Recently u fricud of Mr. Smith went to the hitter's barn to look at the mule. O i opening the door the animal caught sight of tho stranger, and, backing up as far as its halter would allow, it began "pawing tho air"' with its hind feet. Had the roof of the barn been alow, flat one it would have been lifted from the rafters. A little boy was called into the barn and the animal at once became docile and submissive and allowed tho child to pass under and around its legs iu the most fricnJly manner. A redeeming feature about Smith's mule is that it never breaks out into a loud, rasping "hee-haw'' in tho night time when people arc .".sleep. A mule like that is a mule above price. New York Times. How He was Placated. A friend of mwo relatod to me last night his experience in reconciling a testy old fellow to the marriage engage ment of his favorite daujhler. My in formant being a discreet and benevolent character and intimate with alt the per sons concerned, was persuaded by the young people to intercede on their be half. Ho undertook tin task with no little hesitation, aud the reception which his overtures met was not calculated to raise any hopc3. He began by repre senting to paterfamilias tho exceeding cleverness of his would-bo son-in-law and the brilliant future which certainly lies before him. Thi, however, pro duced not tin least cil.-ct, and ho suc ceeded no better when ho fell baclc upon the young man's fiao moral q lalitics and solid worth. At lad; the potential father-in-law exe'aimed: "Now, , you have told me a lot of stuff in praise of this fellow who wants to marry ray (laughter bo honest, and say what there is to be said against him." Being thus taken iu flank, as it were, tho family friend, a ridiculously con scientious porson, admitted, with some hesitation, that the matrimonial aspirant is rather unpopular, that his manners are not pleasant, that he is supposed to be sullen at times, etc., ctc; "Hum!' said tho old gentleman pricking. u; his cars, "has ho many lrimds?" "No," the go-betwoen confessed, "I am afraid not." "Well," the stern parent de clared unbending at last, "I don't know but what Fanny may have him if iho likes. Ho is evidently disagreeable enough, but in my opinion, the kind of man that you describe makes a pretty saro husband. Your jolly, popular men arc always spending othor people's money. Fanny ia a sensible girl,, and if sho wants to marry this youug fellow I won't stand in tho way." Boston Post. A Timely Correction. "Thcro seems to bo nothing in the market," said Mrs. Hendricks, despair ingly, to the widow. ;Jeukins, who had "just dropped in'.' for a moment. "I'm worried to death to know what to get for Why, ma," interruptel Bobby, who was laboriously pencilling his name on tho wall, VI heard you say thatMrs. Jenkins wa in the mai-keti.!---3azac. RATES ADVERTISING One square, one Insertion- $1.00 One square, two insertions - - 1.50 One square, one month - - - 269 For larger advertisements liberal con tracts will be made.-. i; To the End. O frierid of mine! Staunch friend of mine! Hold fast my hands in yours, and say, The love out leaping from your eyes You have been friend to mo always, God bless you, friend of niiue. O friend of mine! Firm friend of mine I We each life's bitterness have known, And hand iu hand have stood, -And now I loave you here alone God bless you friend of mine! O friend of mine! Strong friend of mine! Your love has made my life seem fair: Life goes too swift for love like yours-r Your arm upl. olds mo in despair, God bless you, friend of mine I O friend of mine! True friend of mine! My feeble breath .is falling fast Hold close my hands, bend down your face, Good-bye yes faithful to the last God bless you, friend of mine! Algernon Sassin in Youth's Companion. HUMOROUS. A fowl plot The poultry yarJ. It doesn't tako a kitten long to win his purrs. Hearts may bo honet, Lut they are alway on tho beat To expect .to get to heaven by sing ing is trusting to chants. Wo often say "rumor has it," and as often arc sorry that she didn't keep it whilo sho had 'it. "Well, Mary, bow do you like your new place? "I cau't tell yet, positive ly; you know the firsVday ladies aro politeness itself." She: "And do yqu really think that you would bo happy with m'3 as your wife?' Ho: "Oh, I am sure; I havo always been a lucky fellow in games of chance." Customer (to waiter Here, John, tako my order. Beef soup, cup of cof fee, roast lamb, baked beans, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, minco pio an be spry about it; my train leaves in just six minutes. Young Mr. Diplomate (at Washington, party) I am sorry, Miss Naive, that you havo been down to supper. I had anticipated the pleasure of acting as your escort. Miss Naive Ol), thank you, Mr. Diplomat; but cr I have only been down once. A little fellow o? 4 year wont to a blacksmith shop to sec his father's horso shod, and was watching closely the work of tho shoeing. Tho blacksmith began to pare tho horse's hoof, and thinking this wrong, the little boy said, earnestly: "My pa don't want hii horso, made any smaller. - ..;' Fair Women of the White House. What his become of all tho fair wo men who havo lived in tho White 11'iuse? There are living four widows of Presidents, Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Garfield, Mrs. James K. Polk of Nashville and Mm, John Tyler of Richmond. Mrs. Polk is now a vcnerablo woman of 85, and Mrs. Tyler, though in tho sixties looks much younger. Sho wont to the White House as a brido in 1844, : and, for a brief period of eight month reigned supremo. Thero are living, bo- sides these ladies, says Laura C. Hollo- way in her social history of the Repub lic "The Ladies of the Whitb Hou3e," Mrs. Robsrt Tyler, daughter in-law of President Tyler, and tho daughters of Presidents Z ichary Taylor, Tyler and Johnson. None of tho older Presidents have wives or daughters living,and only Tyler and Fillmoro aro represented by sons. Mrs. Bettio Taylor Dand ridge, Presi dent Taylor's youngest daughter, is re siding in Virginia. Her husband is ono of the famous Dandridgc family, to which belonged Martha Washington, who was Miss Dundridge of New Kent county, Va. An 1 row Johnson' s eldest daughter, Mrs. Martha Patterson, i3 living at the old homestead in Greenville, East Tennessee, the last" surviving child of the thrice govornor of Tennessee, Uuited States senator and President. Mrs. Scmple, tho daughter of Prcsidont Johi Tyler, is an inmate of the Louis j Home the institution which owes its existence to tho great benevolence of Mr. Corco ran, who now lies dead not far away from thi3 useful retreat. Mr. Semplo is a brilliant and cultured woman of tho old school, who for many years ha 1 a private school for youug ladies on Mount Vernon street, in Baltimore, but who is now so afflicted that sho is un able to wholly provide for herself, and was invited by Mr. Corcoran to become his guest. - '' Another "Lady of the White House," of a generation ago, is Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston, now visiting in Wash ington after long absence in Europe. Mrs. Johnston tsji, gray-haired lady of stately appearance,' and poscsscs much of tho beauty that distinguished her aa Miss Lane. - " Of the younger wiJows of tho presi dents are Mrs. Grant and Mfs. Garfield, Mrs. Hayes aud Mrs. McElroy are two other ex-"Ladies of tin White House," both of whom, with Mrs. Grant and Mr?. G.irfield, havo each a daughifr who lived in the White Houso s young girls during their rcsp ctive . reigna there as hostess. New York Sao. -. - :M --.mm 'sM ' ...:.v'"';:fe: 'SIS .' : :1 1 71 ,' V A V 1 ' $ m. fjijli. 'I ? 4
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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May 31, 1888, edition 1
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