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Ijc l)atl)am Hccori, 11. A. I-OWIXXN, KD1T0U AM) PROPRIETOR. aije tfhafyam Jttetoro '''fH?lt, RATES or TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Z Ay u ADVERTISING One square, one insertion One square, two insertions -One square, one month - $1.0U 1.50 - ONE LOLLAR PER lEAB Strictly n Advance. vol. x. PITTSBORO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, JUNE 21, 1888. NO. 42. For larger advertisements liberal con tracts will-be made. (me G JlyAy Ay AP Ay 2 yv her LOCKED IN. Lucy Hutton tiirncd-.-jvalc. She was I ckinir tho c!iool room door, when, underlie shade of the trees outside, li-j saw a uvm stand watching her. Sue turned pile, but showed no other sign of emotion. Without turaiug to look again at thi ran, she drow her shawl utout her, turned, camo down the stcp4, a::d walked homeward. llcr home was bat a temporary one. Lucy llu.ton had come from a little i irm is iks cjuu'ry to take charge of a pa:i! !rccjc'iol. She was staying at ;i bo.r t g iifUitf where nearly all were wringer?. Sh." was v ry pr.'tty, with loaggolden Liir, which shi worj free upon her -hou dcr. Few jiersons had ever seen tu.To b auti ul hair. Lucy turacd pale because she had learned to be afraid of tlm person who w.u watching h.-r. She knew hU ap-p.-araace well. For a timo he had sat oppo;ittf to her at tabic, an emaciated, paliiJ, tarcful'y dressed man, with long tackh tir, pirted ia the mi Idle of a hi;hf narrow, forehead, and falling long poa his coat collar. Her first un easiaesi was caused by observing that he constantly watched her out of a pair of small black eye. His observation was so close as to hi annoying. Stic had at length avoided it by changing her s at at the tr.ble. He never spoko to har. She did not know hb name, aad none of the few persons sh know were acquainted with him. Having placed herself beyond his the at tabic, she congratulated herself oa liaviag escaped him, whin, to her or.sicruatioa and serious uneasiness, she discovered that he followed her to and lrom the school. She chose to ignore this. She did not .veil speak of it to any one. Though a slight, goldcn-hnircd girl, Lucy Huttoa was courageous, and a natural delicacy prevented her from miking a fuss about the matter. Eu', at last, she b-'gan to bi annoyed by notes, expressing this man's infatuation. He desired to make Lcr acquaintance to marry har. Lucy's iinme lhtj impulse was to send hi first note to her lover, Henry Gray son, and ask hi i assistance. Then she resisted whit seemel a weakness. I shall avoid this strange lover of mine; )i3 cannot dome any harm," she thought. But she could not forget him. His eyes, his gait, the cut of his garments, became horribly familiar to her. She felt that she was constantly under his surveillance. If she walked alone, he boldly followed her at a distance. If s-he entered a crowJ, she found him at her elbow. Oace as she stoid at a shop window looking at sjme lace, hj hissed ia her car: 'I love you," and tlipped i istantly out of sight ia thi evening hrknes'. After this she never allowed hTclf to bo abroad after the evening's early duk. At thj man's approach she hid felt him so physically powerful as to fill her with terror. Tli-j day previous to the evening of which I write had brought a new inci dent. A note had been left at tho chool room addressed to her which :iad as follows; Bkautifl'l Lccy I must spe.di to you; "u mut hear me. Meet me tonight at tho hit eud of Redmond's bridge; remember, must come. There w.s no signature, but there m!d bo no doubt from whence it came. Lucy's cheeks flushed with indignation; l it a thrill of fear went through her Lc;,rt. Her pursuer's audacity seemed to hive approached a crisis. .be crushed the note in her hand, for i lie observant cyc3 of her little pupils were upon her and she forced herself to ;fo on with their lessons; lut her check burned redly her mind wandered in I'ito of herself. O: course she did not mean to meet -liis mnn; and what would bo tho con Kequ'jnccs if she did not? She began to feel desperately tho need of aid in this trine matter. Sho wished that IIci ry Grayeon were there ;he wished mosV. of all that sho were at home. When the locked the school-room loor that ni:ht shj ov, as I have ai f lia gaunt, black-haired man. watcl.inj Dream-Lore. fibre's a mate for every heart That throbs bene tlh the tun, j li.Mizh somo by fate are kept apart Till lifo is nearly doue; h re is the loyal heart and hanc Shall make my life complete? li.vl b'ess my Love, on sea or la-" l'n il our paths shall meet! My faith is suro And will endure. Till that glad hour shall be; Sweet moment histe Across the waste And brine; my love to me. Tlv flw of morn is in ber facek l .lew-lights in her eyes, :m ! her hair the pe?less grace Tn.tt tints the mortii lg skies; Ati'l, oh, her feet, lur little feet, Tl.ov are so lithe and small, 1 .livam I catch their rhythmic beat Whene'er the rose leaves fall. Ye- oft in dreams Wi h sanny gleam) lkr winsome smile 1 see. Sweet moment haste Across the waste And bring my Love o me! Samuel Feck i i Times-Democrat under tho trc-s. With a quick, firm step she wn'ked Uwn the street. At least he should n t rcc t'lat sho was afraid of him. But the hj:trd a step be hind her; it was his. He camo to her side; his detestable voio said over her shoulder: "Tonight at 8 o'clock. I for got to tell you the timV Sho never turned her head or made tho slightest response, as if sho had heard him. II ma Jo an effort to look into her eyes thca fell back and dis appeared. Lucy reached her room, locked the door and sat down, trombliag and cry ing. This last encounter had been too much for har nerves. She was full of excitomcat and dread. Unconscious ly to herself this constant pursuit had worn upon her. Her strength seemed suddenly to give way. Slu sat, sob bing, almost unable to stir, when there was a knock at the door. Sho started at tho sound as if some new summons of evil were at hand; but the person who a pjarcd wa3 only a young lady boarding in tho house with whom Lucy had a slight acquaint ance. A note had been left at the house while Lucv w is at school. It was her mother's handwriting: Come home immediately. Your father is very ill. Miss Burton delivered the note, but lingereJ, drawn to a pitying solicitude by the sight of Lucy's swollen fac As Lucy dropped tho paper and sobbed more bitterly thin be ore, Miss Burton gent'y approached her, saying, "My dear Miss Hutton, you have lal news?" "My father is very ill dying, per haps! But how can I leave my school? ' I will be your substitute while you aro sbsenL I think I can. I have taurrht in a schoolbcfore. And I will go wi.h you tonight and see the rector. This kindness reanimated Lucy's mind. In a few moments she had set tied her plans and the two sought the Rev. John Archer and had the matter satisfactorily settled. Lucy was to start oa the 0 o'clock train and Miss Barton was to enter tho scnool in the morn- ing. Hurriedly making other arrangements Lucy bade her new friends a grateful goodby, took a fly and was driven to the station. Tho train wai ready; sho entered. It was only aa hour's lido to her home. Suddenly, while the train was rush ing through thick darkness, lighted on ly by a clond of sparks, Lucy reaiem lered herobtrudve admirer. "I have escaped him!' she thought, with a moment's delight. Anticipating her arrival she fouud her father's chase cart awaiting her, the horse driven by her little brother, Will. "How is father, Will?" "He is very ill, L icy." That night was a loag and hard one for the friends of the oick man. But at dawn, to the relief of all, the physicians pronounced him out of danger. Tho morning sunshine fouad Lucy pallid and exhausted. She was greatly unnerved. They beared her t j go to sleep, but she could not rest. Her eyes were heavy, her lip3 pale, her hands hot. She carried some spring water, cool and sparkling, to her room, wet her throb bing temples aud her thick rich hair, the weight of which oppressed her aching head. While engaged in this she hoard knock at the door. Hurriedly coilin up her bright hair, she went down. Tho door w-is open. She did not approach it, for, standing full ia the sunshine, upon the threshold of her home was the tall, gaunt, detested figure that hid haunted her, like a nightmare, for weeks. Covered with dust, his lank hair straggling upon his shoulders, his sallow h inds extended, and his blood shot eyes fixed upon her face, his ap pearance was repulsive, bis presonco frih ful. She shrieked and ran away. Forgetting the invalid, sho had slammed the sitting-room door behind her, when she heard her name gently pronounced. and Henry Grayson caught her in his arms. "My dear Lucy, what is the matter?" What aa inexpressible relief was his protecting embrace, and the gush of tears which followed ! She told him what had happened. Search was made, but there was no appearance of any one near the house, and gradually Lucy became assured aad composed. It was 11 o'clock, when, full of happy thoughts, Lucy Hutton went up to her chamber. The room was large; .a window was open; a gut of air rushed through and extinguished her candle. She paused; a faint thrill of her old timidity came over her. But sho summoned her nat ural courage, aud saying, "I will not go down stairs for matches; I will go to bed in the dark," sho clos.-d and also locked a closet door which yawned behind her, drew back a curtain to let in the starlight and began to un dress. Nothing unpleasant now mingled with the girl's happy thought?, as she oftly unrobed herself. She h-id quite forgotten the present in thinking of a delightful future, when a strange noise staitlcd her. It seemed like something struggling against tho wall. Herhearll leapcd into her throat. 'Pshaw 1 it i3 only a rati' sho said, the naxt mommt. As sho lay down, sho thought sht heard tho sound again. But ufter that, all was still. Sho awake, occupied with her busy thought! for awhile, but soon fell asleep. It was late when she awoke; tho room was full of sunshine. Komembjiiig her alhei's state, Lucy overcame a feelinq of lan-uor, rcse and hastily dre-sed. Whil doing so, she remembered th expenenco p the previous evening. A sudden thou ht camo to her. ' I must have locked the cat in the closet la it nirhr. Poor old Prue ! ' She unlocked the door. The kev turned with so;ne difficulty. Flinging ope i the d or, a stiff, de d human figure fell upon her, crushing her to the floor. Those who hcatd the noise came rush ing u- Lucy was ia convulsions, llie frightful, distorted corpse had rolled aiide and lay upoa its face. The room wis full of the scent of chloroform. Lucy was finally restored, but her nervous condition was deplorable. For weeks they watched over her feverish, delirious slumbers, fearing insanity, and not without reason. The dead man was given over to the care of tho town authorities, and bur ied by them. It was never known who he was. Oa learning the story, many thought him insane. Others believ.d him to be ji lawless and unscrupulous adventurer. Ii his pDckets hai been fouad a pistol, a broken vial of chloroform and a sponge. It was thought that he intended to render Lucy insensible, and carry her away in the right. But he was dead, and in cap:d'.e of more harm. Probably when Lucy locke I the closet door, he had been crowded in, and the vial broken. He had been smothered to death. It took years to overcime this dread ful experience; but now Lucy Grayson tells of it, without excitement, to her children. New York World. Tlie "Echo-Maker." Another device, which may be called tho echo-maker, that of Mr. De la Torre, has been examined by a board of naval officers, of which Commander liiiubridge Hoff. United St itts Navy, was the head, and report was made to the Navy Department of a somewhat favorable nature. It may consist of a flaring funnel screwed on the muzzle of a rifl It is operated by firing the rifle in the direction of the supposed obsta cle, such as a rock, an iceberg, another ship, or a cliff. If thc obsttcle is there, thc beam of sound projected through the funnel strikes the obstacle aad re bounds; and as the echo- is more or less perfect in proportion as tho obstacle is more or less parallel to the ship from which the gun is fired, aad as it is near or remote, the position of the obstacle may thus be inferred. The board re ported that De la Torre's method was firing a blank cartridge from a rifle in the presence of objects as small as a spar-buoy and as large as a fort, and catching tho r.'tura sound or echo. He claims that a sharp sound projected at or nearly at an object, and only when so directed, will in every case return some of the sound sent, so that theoretically there will always be an echo, and thc difference in the timo between the sound sent and tho echo will indicate the remoteness of the object. The board found that a return sound could be heard from the side of a fort a half mile off, from passing steam ers, a qunrter mile off if broaddde-to, from bluff 4 and sails of vessels about the same distance, and from spar-buoys two hundred yards away. Popular Science Monthly. Barbers Won't Shave Barbers. "Why don't you get shaved?"' in quired a patron of thc proprietor of a South C street tonsorial establishment on whose face there was a week's growth of beard. "Because I'vo got a lame arm from being vaccinated," was the reply. "Why don't you get .another barber to shave you, then?" said thc inquisi tor. ''Don't you know that one barber wid never shave another? As for myself I would rather scrape a venomous snake than a barber," said thc knight of the razor. "What is there so objectionable about it?" inquired the interrogator. "We'd,'' replied the ch'a scraper, "barbers arc the most bitterly severe critics in the world, especially when tho subject is one of their own trade. If I were to shave another barber, and during thc process should ru ike a single false stroke, cither upward or down ward, contrary to the rules of profes sionals, or fail to lc.ve his face as I smooth as the top of old John Piper's head, the jealous artist would gab about it among professionals aad shop patrons for tho next five years, the burden of which would be that I wis incompetent, and hc would thereby create a suspi cion in the public mind that I am not a master of my business. Yes, I would rather burn the whiskers off a Bengal tiger' s nose with a cirarettj stub than shave a barber. ' Virginia (Neb.) Chronicle, CHILDREN'S COLUMN. j Mamma comes to Johnnie's bed: ' 4 Wake up, wake up, sleepy headl Don't you hear the robin sing, Get up, get up, lasy thing! Get up, get up,' whistles he, Oat there on the cherry tree." Sleepy Johnnie rubs his eyes, And with a drowsy yawn replies: "Y s, I hear him, tut you see, He? wint say in' it to me, He kteps rip that horri 1 noise J ust for his own girls and boys." I Takiu? a Mean Adran'asrp. i s treet in tlus city lives a German pro I A correspoade t of :o Lna-ton Spec- fL.S30r witu a uniqaj nawc.t who claims ttto: writes: As you have quoted the lo be the eldest manufacturer of the ar- Rev. Dr. Hamilton of Dublin University ticSc in thij country Hc camo here as a great patron and admirer of dogs, ff p . - 1849 aftcr bavinff ob- will you allow me, in justice to my ab- ta5ned oflciency iu LU art with Pro sent colleaou,, to sr.y that he U by no f(JS3Jr BobsC3eaUj oac of the leading means blind to their moral defects. He j nrti4t4 ln his ,ine in tbo Frijr.ch capi. can tven do sar.astic sometime. Meeting him some time ao ia c mpnny with one of his caaiao frieud, I ex pressed my surprise at the fact that the two eyes of thj anirail were remark ably diff stent in size. Yes,'' said the doctor; "and h? takes a moan advan tage of the f ct whenev-v I hiv. a stra Sgcr to dine with ma II lirst gets ic . at one si..e oi my guasr, ana men goes round the table to his other side ! aad pretends to bo another dog." i.i l Hark to Vamp by Thrir lny. i Sjuic years since a pirty of surv y- : ors had just finished their day's wor e ! in the northwestern part of Iilinoi. j when a violent smow-storm came on. ' They started for their camp. ! The wind was b owing very hard, ' ana me snow i i.,ea so as 10 ncariy btinct tacm. i n.-n tuey ttiougnr mcy had ncariy reaciud their camP, they all ' at once came u pin tracks ia the snow, j rri a. l i- .1 : T j i iUB5e lull iooivcu uu iarf ; lounu, io incir uismny, mat iney were their own tracks. j It was now plain that they were lost on ine great pram?, aau mat n mey had to pass the niht there in me coia j and the snow, the chance was that not one of them would b) alive in tho morn ing. Whilo they were all shivering with fear and with cold the chief sur veyor caught sight of one of their horses, a gray pony, known as "Old J. c'," and said: "If anyone can show us our way to camp in this blinding snow Old Jack can do it. I will take off his bridle and let him loose, and we will foil .w him. I think hc will show ! us tho way to our camp. Tho horse, as soon as he found himself free, threw his head ia the air, a3 if proud of tho trust. Then he snuffed the breeze and gave a loud snort, which seemed to say, "Como on, boys. Fol low me; I'll lead you out of this scrape." He then turned in anew direction and walked off, and the men followed him. Th?y had not gone more than a mile when they saw tho cheerful bl&ze of their camp fires. They all gave a loud hurrah at the sight. They felt grateful to God for their safety, and threw their arms around Old Jack's neck to thank him for what ho had done. I know this is a true story, for my father was the chief of the party on the occasion. And wo know the parties, and that it is true. Our Dumb Animals. The llfwaril of P. rf prance. At ojc of the mills in the city oi Bo?- is tbat thejr eye3 doa't and tjiat tbo ton a loy was wanted and a piece of ' sockets have not been taken proper care paper was tacked on one of tho posts, ' cff - so that all the boys could see it as they , uj tbcrc f1Gid for the business?"' passed by. The pap?r read: "Boy j .jt i3 calculated that in the popu wanted. Call at the offico tomorrow iati0n of this country about one person morning. At tno time naniea mere was a host of boys at the gate. All were admitted but the overseer was a liltle perplexed as t-a thc best way of choosing from so many and hc said: 'Now, boys, when I only want ono of you how can I choose from so many? 1 Aftcr thinking a moment he invited them all iato the yard, and driving a nail into ono of thc large trees and taking a short stick, told them that the boy who could hit thc nail with a stick a little distance from thc tree should have the place. The boys all tried hard, and, after three trials, each failed to hit thc nail. The boys were told to come again next morniug, and this time when the gate was opened thero was but one boy, who, after being admitted, picked up the stick, and throwing it at thc nail, hit it svery time. "How is 'this?' sairf tho averscer. "What have you been auu w.ug 00k witu tear a in. uis eyes, uu xou . , J ' said: sec Mr, x uav u uxo.uex a,m ire veiy poor. x uavu uu mtuvr, sir, J Mr ' i ind I thought I would like to s't the place and so help all I can, and after joing home yesterday I diove a nail into thc barn, and have been trying ever since, and have come down this morn ing to try again." The boy was admit ted to tho place. Many years have passed since then, and this boy is now a prosperous and wealthy man, and at tho :ime of an accident at the mills he was the first to step forward with a gift of 500 to relieve the sufferers. Hb suc cess came by perseverance. Lightheaded Tho locomotive. ARTIFICIAL EYES An Industry Which Has At tained Considerable Ske. J What Artificial Eyes are Made ! of and Their Cost. j The mar:ifacturo of artificial eyes is one of the very quiet industries which have in this century attained very con- lidcrablc proportions. In an unprcten- : tious looking residence on East Twelfth tal. The excellence of tho American manufacture of the article soon ac 1 quired reputation, so that now tho . Twelfth street professor not only sup plies the hospitals, but has customers calling upon him every d:iy to a consid erable number. He makes a specialty of manufacturing t j order, and says artifi ial eyes should be made to tht k maT fit d match nr0D crly. "Of course thjre are a great many :lealers in or liaary glass eye" said the profc33or, "and the sales in this country tfJ 21.000 a vear. But such an 3ye cunnot bo WOra a very geat length of time) aaJ in cUangiag it is difficult to get OQC ia all rttSpCcta the same size, JO ;hat it is far lclter ia the long rua t0 hayo them m.dc to ord,.r. There is more diff.rcnco between an eye made to order and ft gtpck M wo call thero thaabetween thc readvmade aad custom made articles in any other line of busi- nC3. The eye must be fitted, else it will injunj th., SQckct aad p03,ibly affect the sigbt t f the other eye a customcr comcs to m? j make several cyes. oce of them 1rove3 a fit and tho rcst j 5(;ll to opticiaas wbo carry them in s'.ock." 'What are they made of? "Tho only proper artificial human eye is made of enamel, colored, of course, to match. Tho process is a se cret one." "How long will an artificial eye wear?' "Two or three years or longer. It i depends altogether upon thc wearer, that is upon thc nature of the socket. If the eye does not fit in some small re spect, it causes an irritation which pro duces m acid that eats away the eye and renders it unbearable. Then again, crying spoils an artificial eye, and if the tear glands of the wearer flaw very r:pidly, an eye would soon be spoiled by being rendered so rough and uneven that it could not bs worn. Some peo ple, again, cou'd wear aa eye for many years." How much do they cost? ' When made to order, . as much as $15 or 20, according to the time and labor necessary in securing satisfaction. Sometimes the socket has to be doctored before it can be fitted. If thc old natural eye has all been properly re moved thc muc!cs of thc socket form a ready cushion for the artificial orb to rcst upon, and ia that case it generally moves well with tho sound eye. Thc reason that sn many wearers of artificial ; eye3 have such a fixed uncanny stares :,, i,ndd w int. ad v but- course, they do not all wear artificial ones, became they caa't afford it. If we could only make them see with arti ficial eyos then tho profit would be im mense. But wo cannot perform mir acles, and the invention is ouly.Jor ornament. There arc only three manu facture's, I believe, ia Am r:ci, and not over 100 in the world. In France, which is the real home of tho manufacture, the custom is to hand down thc secret from father to son, the skilled artisans being averse to instructing pupils other than j their own relatives, and few exceptions are made." -fNcw York Commercial Advertiser m The Wonderful (Jraphaphone, " Few people away from Washington, i a i i a a i jays a corrcsponucnc oi me iviiania Constitutionaxc aware of the fact that svortr wrnr.l iittarp.'l iionn the floor of j sithcr Houso or Senate, when addressed -. ... , , , - - , -to cither speaker or president, is taken aown aad appcars ia lhc Congressional ; . Do...,l It is true that much time, money, paper ana printer s ins 13 wasted by this, lut nevertheless it i3 a fact. But to do thU, of course, re quires the erriployment of the most rap- ! id and experienced stenographers. Five of these aro employed upoa the floor of the in 1 A A 1 .1 A 1 U 1 HOUSO SimpiV to ta&e uowu lucspeBtues, debates, etc. The chief of the corps receives a salary of $6000, while thc nther four are naid $1000 less. These " j- men simply take down tho words in shorthand, working for fifteen minutes ach in succession. When each one's fifteen minutes expires he repairs to the official reporter' s room, whero ten more stenographers aro employed two to each m m to whom aro read thj re ports taken on the fl or, and who take a copy in shorthand. They then trans late this into long hand, udig a type writer to prepare tho copy for tho printer. These men are paid by space, getting $1 per column in the Record. The same is aho gono through with in the Senate daily. The stenographers have in tho past few days secured a machine to facilitate work which has already proven of ines timable value. It is one of Elison'3 in ventions, and is called tho gnpha- phone. The machine very much re sembles a lady's sewing machine and is worked in thc same manner by a pedal. The instrument is used in thi3 wise: When one of tho principal sten ographers concludes his flor report, ho goes to this michine, reads Ms report into a funnel connecting with the main cylinder, which is gutta-percha coated, aud revolves while tho point of a needle connecting with the tubo from the fun nel mouthpiece rests against it. The cylinder envelops a screw which pre vents thc needle tracing a firmer line. When the stenographer finishes rending his report another operator attaches tubes to tho cylinder, cmncctiig with his cars, works the machine, and the words of thc stenographer arj repeated to him in thc same tone of voice of the previous talker. The rapidity of thc talk can bo regulate I, and tho op erator can thus with case tako down the exact words by the use of a type writer or an ordinary pen. The machine is- certainly wonderful aud enables a person with the assistance of a type writer to do the work of two ordinal y stenographers, who first have to tako the report in shortha id and then trans late it. The gutta-percha cylinders, I neg lected to mention above, can be stored away, and years after, if placol upon the machine, the same words used to day will be repeated in the exact tono of th3 speaker of to-diy. Thus should any record become destroyed these cylinders may be resorted to. Another thing about this mnchine is that a person here can talk for an hour into one, mdl the cylinder to Atlanta, where by the use of a m.ichino thc exact words used hero will be repeated, thus saving the labor of writing long communications. Raisin Growing. Having been in the culture of raisia graphs for eleven ycais, I will say that j I have not realized nor have I seen others realize the cnor.uous profits that we so often read about. Th? business is good enough as it is. and why not tell the truth about it 1 A good muscat vineyard after the filth year, with good cultivation, will yield from 100 to 150 boxes of raisins to the acre. A vineyard is generally said to be in full bearing after the fifth year but one cannot tell at what time the vines arrive at their greatcst perfection. My vines are eleven years old and the last crop was the largest I have ever gathered, retching 150 boxes per acre. One hundred box s per acre is what a vineyard in good bearing should average, taking several years together. If this point is cot reached it is more likely to be the fault of thc owner than the vines. No ex pensive machinery is required for the making of raisins or to prep-.re them for the market, though the expeuso of labor is considerable. Assuming that thc fruit raiser does no work, and all the labor his to be pai I for, thc bills of expenses and receipts will bi about like IhK if proper judgment be used: The total expanse of iultiv;.ttng an acre of grapes, making 100 boxes of raisins $55. The average price of raisins lor tho last four y-ars has been about $1.00 per box. Putting th p:icc at $1.50 for the four grades, wo have a total net profit of $95 per acre. Many vi cyar Is do better. But I give these fi ures to show what may be expected with re- markably good care. Vineyards hive frequently been known to produce a good variety of grapes enough the first year after planting to piy expenses of cultivation. The second year brings from $30 to $50 per acre gross; third year, $6) to $75. Marysvitle (Cal) Democrat. . 'Rations of Iron." Ei?ernc Portionen (rations of iron) 13 the name given by the Militar Wochen blatt to the canned provisions which the Gorman soldier is now com p died to carry in his knapsack or haversack, not for immcdi-it consurapiion, but for use at those times when his command is removed from th base of applies or the quartermaster's department is short. It says: "These victuals of iron are, during war, to bo used on thc evening preceding a ir?at battle, or better, wh-n, tho army making a sudden change of front, the convoys are for a day or two retarded." Much of this canned pro vision is put up ia America, and i said to be both better and cheap r than tho German. Thc Seventh Corps (West phalian) commanders have recently ex perimcr.tcd with canned chocolate and cocoa, which, though fcemingly light refection for a m irchin column, ha, on the contrary, been found excellently J adapted. Scientific American. At Moonrise. How hushed and quiet the gaunt poplars spring Beside the lake, Where the song-weary thrush, head under w.ng, Is nestling half awake! The warm gray lights of evening linger there -Or gently pass Along the dappled water and the air No voice nor music has. Low on the night's rnarga yonder, a big moon, Cleaving the blue, Comes up and silvers the bread shades which soon The bats flit darkly through; And visions, born of fancy and the night, Glide to and fro Move with dream feet amid the solemn light, And softly come and go. Across the moor else silent over earth And sky's wide range Steals the low laughter of two lovers' mirth; How sweet it sounds, j-et strange I HUMOROUS. A job lot Boils. The farmers' share The plowshare. A writ of attachment A love letter. A stringed instrument Tho clothes line. The fellow that is hard up is apt to become a man of note. Tho barber who dressed thc head of a barrel has been engaged to fix up the locks of a canal. Mrs. Partington claims that there aro few people nowadays who suffer from "suggestion ofthe brain." Thc average young man who goes abroid "on- pleasure bent" frequently comes back by plcasuro broke. The girl who recently married a young man on thc strength of a poem he sent her, ook him for better or for verse. Tho robin in the orchard, Is singing all the day, The frogiet in the evening, Thrills his tender roundelay. When an Arab of thc desert wants to inquire if his sister is going to leave home for a while hc says, "Are you going oasis?" "Mabel, I have something to say that I think will astonish you." "What is it, Harry?" "I am going away.' H irryl you arc always getting up some nice surprise for me. The pitcher had a littlo ball, and it was white as snow, and where the striker thought it was that ball it wouldn't go. It had a sudden in-shoot cu:ve, it had a fearfu' drop, and whon the striker wildly struck, that ball it didn't stop. ''Whydoes the bill fool strikers so?' thc children all did cry. "Thc pitcher twirh the ball you know," thc teacher did reply. How Ink Is Made. Ink is variously composed, according to thc purposes to which it is to be ap plied. Common writing ink is the per- tannatc of iron, mixed with a littlo gal- late, held in suspension ia water by mcan3 of gum or some other adhering substance. Thc gum also preserves tha ink from being too fluid and also serves to protect thc vegetable matter from de composition. Blue ink has of late years beca much in demand. The coloring matter is said to be sulphate of indigo and tinct ure of iron, or, according to another recipe, Prussian blue dissolved in water by means of oxalic acid. Iled ink is usually made by boiling ia tho propor tion of two ounces of Brazil wood in a pint of water for about a quarter of an hour, and adding a little gum and water. This ink is not in demand now, carmine having superceded it; this color is attained ly a solution of car mine aad ammonia, also ad ling gum. The great m--rit of our common writing inkisin the freedom with which it flows from the pen, allowing of rapid writing, and thc manner in which it bites into tho paper, so as not to be re moved by sponging. The great defect is in the want of durability. Such inks partake of the nature of dyes. The writins ink of the ancijats, oa thc coa trary, is characterized by great per manency; its basis was finely divided charcoal, mixed with somo mucilagin ous or adhesive fluid. Indian ink is of this character; it is formed of lampblack and animal glue, with the additions of perfumes, not necessary, however, to its use as an ink, and is made up into cakes. It is used ia China with a brush, both for writing and printing upon Chincsj paper, and it is used in this country for making drawings in black and white, the different dcpth3 of shad e being produced by varying the dilution with water. "Writing ink," said a prominent manufacturer, to a New York Mail and Express reporter, "is now made in largo quantities ia New York, and whereas in the past wo used to import largely, wo now export to almost every country." The Proper Action. Medical professor (to student) "In a case which you find difficult to diag noso correctly, what is the proper course j to laKc? I Student "Look wise and say noth- ins." fEooch. ' '. .Ml ;- v-'"V?ij3 : - ;V' VK t & j.m i - "-I v','J -.-4 t: 5'M L iT'W ft - t 3s' 1 -1 , v 11 1 mi -3 1 Ji i ''ifll
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
June 21, 1888, edition 1
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