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l)c Ctiatljam ttecotb. dorar torn 11. A. LONDON, EDITOR AND HtOPniKTOU. HATES or ADVERTISING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, One squa-e, one insertion One square, two insertions One square, one month - 1.59 . 2.60 $L50 PER YEAR SlHittf In dttnc4 For largar advetscnunlo liberal cii racts ili b made. VOL. XIV. llTTSi50llO CHATHAM CO., N. C, NOVEMBER 12, 1891. NO. II. fallen Start Miine; Iiookl Daylight's faintest glliiiiniT Pules out of so ami sky, The serried dills wax grimmer, Thru Into darkness Ily, And ill (lie sea's white shimmer lias dimmer grown mid diinm.-r, Ami darkened fur and nlli. Itut yonder, yonder, yonder, Hlooius forth each golden stai-; Plucking the nlglit asunder, lioi light- tliein thick nnl fur, While all the heaven wonder, ."' And nil the beings undor. Hecaife such glories an-! Ah! when joy'." sun ingoing Anil darkness downward rolls When sorrow, Mucker growing, 1te lives of men control, then in riod'n honVrn gloxvtng. Their lender fierceness showing, Itloom out hi kldr-llkc sou's! tieorfje llortmi in Chicago Herald. NAN'S CONQUEST, IiV ANN" MU'.II.D. Mr. F.dxxanl Ciiijioiil. r was !c- scribed by (lie gossips of Snowville ns a "erusly oll bachelor, too iialel'nl to live," having rofust d for sonic 'Jo or !10 years to j iold lo the fascinations f maid or willow. lie lived in a largo, old-fashioned house, oeitpx ing tho lower flooi' only, and his domestic du lies were performed by Jonathan S;ubbs, xvho xvas oliler and mistier than liU master, but w ho cooked ami denned to bis entire satisfaction. 1'itpiojiidiced eyes wonlil have seen that Mr. Carpenter xvn xot on Hie bright s!tlc of fifty, thai his features were fine, his eyes large ami express ive, nml the fnriii that lie clothei! In tiicnli, si abby garments was erect (mil rigorous. That bo was wealth)') ail Snowville knew, its xvcll as that there was but a small part of bis largo in come spent it x it his personal wants. ltnt be was stern, harsh to the boys, savage lo intruder upon his privacy and had been heard to ileclarc that 'Ho hated a widow or a brat. If aux thing was inoro delegable than a widow it was a br.il; and if anything could bj worse than a brat It was a will iiv." Therefore, .May Carroll, being a wi loxv, though not xet twenty-four, nml mother of Nun, ivln was but four, botoxvo I 11) 011 M-. Carpenter her most scornl'ii' ghnict an. I wither ing frowns. Nan was a liny creature blue-eyed, falr-halrcd; ami to see her draw up boi- ehiltlisb stature In its full height nml flash contempt from her baby fuve wat really something wonderful. Who iirt ealleil Mr. Carpenter '-Old Sniip.'cin-up," from the hhrt, cross speech he bostoxved upon children, was never clearly proved, Hut every body in Snowville knew the nam". Still it was rather startling to llie proprietor of die title, when saunter log through the wood, just ni dn.-k olio summer evening, to feel a wee cold hand slipped into his own, and to hear a pitiful voice say: I'iease, Old tn:ip-'em-up, take Nin hiine; Nau' lost!" I lo looked down. A baby face, red with weeping, purple will berry. Main, but beautiful with its large brown eye and rosy lip, 'ookod up at hiin. No h it, and the golnen cm Is ulltanglcd; one shoo quilt' gotn ; an apron, tarry-slii'iiu'iP and torn; hands grimy mid dress 10 match. That was Nan! 'Nan's so lired," she pleaded, ami the littie iliicky is i tinned far awav."' Whs that Mr. Carpenter who lit'te.l the child and put bet on a fallen live is tenderly as her mother co'ild h-ivo dine? Was that Old Snap-Vm-up, xxho said: "The naughty ehicky!" ami then dipped hi handkerchief in a I'ut'o run of water, and gently washed Nau' face and giiiny hand? Yes it wn," said Nan, "and it run ucd so far that Nan lost her shoo nnd hin ted her foot, and she's so tiivd! I'iease take Nan home! ' And Nan was lifted into itrong arms and cradled so comfortably ihat kIks was fast asleep when Mr. Car penter met Mrs. Carroll in distracted search of her ilnrliug,uiul did not hear hi m say in bis grittiest tones: Yef, 1 found her. Here Mie i. ami I wisli people, would look after llieir own brats, mid not let tbetn run wild all over tow n." How could the mot Iter's thanks be gracioui after stub a speech as that? Itut she did not fail to give ber timid acknowledgment of his kind nesi, her great, blue eyes misty w i ll tears, and her little white hands trembling as they were stretched out to take her one treasure. You know I am leaching all day,'' she said in a ology, "ami I must leave Nan with .lane, or I cannot earn enough to feed her." A grunt was the answer to ibis, and Mr. Carpenter strode homeward, frowning heavily, like tho woman, litter lie was known to I. How could Mrs. Carroll know that just-ueli baby bluo eyes as hers had desolated hi life, just such a wee rosy month spok en false vows and broken faith. Hut Nan remembered the gentle touch, (he sympathetic voice long lifter Hint naughty ehicky was entirely lost. She wits a thorough gypsy, always wandering away iu spite of Jauo s vigilance, mid was us indepen dent lis a boy, perfect ly fearles nud full of resource. Snowvillu'g Main street was the magnet that was most powerful i and when .lane, at the bonis when Mrs. Carroll might bo expected, went in search of Nan, she wa usually found lot in admiration af t lie window of tlio five shops that coliiprised the mercantile enterprise of Snowville. It was three weeks after he met her iu the wood, that Mr. Carpenter, walking up Main street, felt again a liny hand in hi, and looked dow n upon Nan's jellow curls and big, brown eyes. flood morning," said Nan, po litely. No answer, but a scowl, yet the little, hand still nestled closely. Pres. ently, still wa king beside her friend by election of one, Nan said: 'I'm pretty well, 1 thank you," as in reproachful reminder that her greeting bad not been answered. The tone said: "If ytniare loo rude lo impure how I inn, I tun polite enough to tell you." Still no answer, and the heavy beard hid the ipiivering lip. Then the little, baud gave a strong pull, and the baby voice said imperiously: "Cnnly!" 'Candy?'' said tin: bewildered bachelor, stopping, obedient lo the pull. 'Cttidy ! Nati wants tome!" and the weo finger was extended U. tempting row of m.ilasses-eandy pans in the window o the only cake and camly sore iu Snowville. A silver piece was put in the rosy palm by Mr. Carpenter, amazed at himself and hoping nobody was lock ing. Itut Nan was still holding fast lo his hand. "You come, too!" "No, no," he .-aid, hastily; "get your candy nml run homo!" And gentiy disengaging himself, he hur ried oil'. Hat a silver piece bought more eiindy than Nan bid ever before possessed, a great sticky parcel her b iby band ouitld scarc 'ly grasp. Kager to show her pri and to shaie U, she ran ipiickly do vu the Ian" leading to Mr. Carpenter' hmi-o, and reaching if, thumped on the door with all the strength of her baby list. .Ion alhau S ubbs w i .u!, and n ii ly cam1. Nan p nn led till sli-i w.n lired, au-l then iier ie-tless eyes spied a little round window wide op mi. It was Hi'h a small wi I low that burglary could lind no entrance there: but it was over a water-butt, and un der tin: butt was a benc'i. How Nan sealed the water-butt and w riggled in at the window, witli'iit losing the precious paper of cmdy, iuut ever remain a niyiterv. ib.it sin- dropped through, on the floor of a wide hall wav, and looked about her. ljor after door yielded to her sticky gr.i-p: and at last Mr. Ca.peu tcr was start b d to ee, l ight before h'.ui. Nan's little tiyiire ami tiny hand holding a great parcel of sticky sweetness. ".vf !" cried the baby voice, iulad triumph; Nan got all that. Nan's brought you some," Would any body in ?.i:iwvii!e have believed it if be had seen Nan perched on the bachelor's knee, forcing bits of candy between his lip, prattling hap pily and receiving such gontV caresses as won her baby heart forever. No body saw them, the strong man and the little rbi.d, as they exchanged kisses. Nobody beard them as they talked freely of nursery experience, and gave each other views of the merits of "stupid dollies 'hat can't talk, and nice, dear little chick ic and kitties that play." Pay-after day Nan wiigg'cd through the I it 1 lo window, missed only by Jane, and e niing homo before the weary little mother completed her daily round of teaching. Snowville began to wonder "what bad enne to Mr. Carpenter." The rough, shaggy beard gave way to a pair of silky whisker, that didn't scratch Nun's face when he kissed her. The shabby clolhes were replaced by a sirt of cheviot, becau-e Nan turned up her dainty nose at the fringe on the trou sers and the grease on the coat. White linen took the pi ice of gray flannel, at Nan's reipiest to "Ijok like the pb ture," after discovering a photograph taken year before. Nobody guessed bow tho b iby lingers were tearing away the crust a woman's treachery had spread over a tender, gcueioni heart, and letting in the sunshine of protecting lore, .lo ri al ban guessed, but Jonathan tvas mute. It was winter weather, when nno morning Mrs. Carroll, w ho was giving a music-lesson, was startled by a boy who ru-hed into her pupil's room, crying: "Oh, Mis. Carroll, cornel come I Old Siiap-'eni-up is ti-killin' w' your Nun! You can hear her n.screamin' 'way dewn the road!'' The mother fk-w to the rescue. Already there was u crowd around the l.onso, nud everybody talked nt once. Poors and windows were barred and bolted ; but from its fast lies c.inic Wailing eric! "Mh, conic to Nan! Oh, mammal I Come!" Ami then wordless streams of childish fear and agony. No mother could long endure them, and iu answer to her frenzied appeals, two men forced tho door. Tho first object that greet I hem was old Jona than, gagged and bound fast to one of the hall chairs. II''.ryiug on, guided by Nan's cries, t'.ey opened the door of the room when; Mr. Carpen ter spent most cf his life. The mas ter of the house lay on the floor, sense less, bleeding, and, kneoling by him. Nan was screaming with terror. Gentle hand lifted him; a doctor was hastily summoned, mid life came back, very faint and fluttering. Hill (hero was a smile for Nan iis (he in jurcd man's eyes rested upon her. She had clung to him so desperately 'li.it no one had the heart to force her away, ami it wa9 Mrs. Carroll who deftly as-isted tin: doctor, as ho bandaged and patched up the sorely wounded mail. Investigation proved that Mr. Car penter had been robbod of a largo sum of money drawn from tho bank the day before, mid it was iu a vain en deavor to tiiit threo inert at once that be was stabbed and felled by a blow upon the bead. Many long weeks ho lay upon his bed, and Nan perched herself besiibi him. Mrs. Carroll had to take her away to her nnals and bed, and when she ctime for her how could she come empty-blinded? Jonathan never could make such jellies and broibs as the widow brought, and with which Nan fed the invalid. And if another Utile hand steadied the grasp of the spoon, there was no word of objection spo ken. If little, feminine comforts crept in to take the place "I Jonathan's well meant but clumsy device, who could blame the womanly pity that suggest ed them? Tne doctor said li.o injuries weie fatal, and no one in Snowville was inclined lo blame Mr. Carroll's minis trations to a d)iug man. lint for once medical judgment w s at fault. June roses were blooming when the call were revei 'i d, and Mr. t'ai in ter began to visit Mr. Carroll, though Nan still crept through the round win dow. Then' was a wedding in October, exes being true exes ibis time, and love vow made in heartfelt serenity. Hut Mrs. Carpenter laughingly de clares her hiiabaud xras Nan's c in quest, and only inariied her that he might give Nan a father's love and care. New York Ledger. Profitable t utcll of a Naturalist. (' W. lunn. the California naturalist, has jut returned from a (rip through Loxver California mid Sonora. "One day," be says, "I caught 'J'hj insect of the Cicadala Sommeri variety, which 1 have often been asked for, and xxhieh uro worth Ixventy-tivo cents a piece. That's what 1 call a pretty good two hours' work. For four or five years I have bad scientists writing me for these, and xvas never itb'.e to get them until Ibis time.'' Mr. Putin says that catching insects and reptiles and pick ing up rare ;hmt lay very well. Years ago bo camped out in Loner Ca'ifornin willi Professor Jordan, now- president of the Palo Alto I'ni versity. He will start soon for the Ciiyamaea Mountains to collect bulbs, trees and shiulis for tho Palo Alto Itotauictl Hardens. H. has ollectod over 70,ooo of the in-ects know n as colcoptera, or horn-winged ; oWO orlhoplera, comprising grasshopper and crickets; from lU'CO to 4000 lepidopter.1, or butterflies, and plants and rare animals without number. Over H'O of the insects collected on this Our uro nexv. lloston Trans, cript. At the Restaurant Counter. tiiiest Tin is tho self same sand wich I refused to havo last xveek be cause it was stale. Wnitcr--Oh, no, ir, you're mis taken. Guest l itdl you I'm not. I marked it with my iia;!. see, hero it i. Wailer Well, anyhow, we've pl.t fresh niustarl on it. -Philadelphia Time . MIIMIRK.VS COLI MX. fo Till: i mi LI: IV; It il ilrii.'iil uml pours Is that any reason 'J'lie weather in U.nr "Imiild he dull, like t lie season? 1 I here's ouic thing makes hrihl The elo'lili.st jil ue-. I C'.ill yun ;jui .? ' i is the liu'l.t 1I the smile 011 your faces. -- Youth's ( ompaulon. ' I UK si' WtlillXV's I! XIII. II 1x 0 you ever noli ted tlio pugua ' cious little r.iiglish sparrow perform his moi-niiiy ablution'' He hums up 1'ie streets sprinkling carls, takes his position iu front of il and -lands there : like a drum major, close to t'.ie wheel 1 as the cart goes by. After receiving tlie full foict of (he water ho again tak-cs lii-t place ill front and ttgaiii . awaits the oneomiiig (if the call. This is icpealed until tho little feiloxv is salislieil with his cleanliness. Tho Liig'.hli sparrow is nothing if not metropolitan. - P.lroit Tree Press. I XI.'I.S I VI tWINI'l' IN UIUI'S. A Portland i Mc ) paper tells the , following stoi) : "A woman living on one of Portland's clm.shuttcd streets noticed a couple of young orioles that bad fallen from the uost lo Ihc- street, xx here they were iu imminent danger of being run over or devoured by the ; nuiii"rons cats and dog in I ho vi ' einity. She as';i.. iho tirsl ni'in that ctme along to watch tit ill for her while -he rusli' d into the bouse for a 1 basket, in which sin) carried them to the (op of the she 1 nud left them. In a short tim- the parent bird had found their lost b.ibcs mid cirried them away. 1ic'i placed a wing un der one of the liiili; fellows and thou each one fl ippi d in outside wing, two wings serving for both, and thus Ibey ifely Mi;porlc I their precious bur den. II in they found the littlo ones sj ipiickly i wonderful, as the top of , the shed was j,iiu a distance from ; tho street." ' lilt XI I ll'l I IWAVK Ol .Mllllll.ltl v l xi.-it. A robin's nest xvas filled Willi young ' ones in sight of a friend's wiudoxv. ; The mother was avay when a violent ' thunder norm canie up. As the h".ivy drops began to pour down she ; it-turned, mid ihe little ones greeted 1 cr with open mouth expecting iho usual food. She pressed them tloxvn xviili her fool and sat on them xvillt extended xvings lo sli'd the bird ruin, and remained there til! Hi- storm xvas nxi r. Was 1 here not a pr u v-- of reason here? Sin; saw lie' heavy downpour of lain, mid thinking of her exposed children believed they xvonld be hurt ordroxxned xvitho.it Iter care: so she linrii.'d back. This is called instinct, but instinct is concentrated reason without the pro.es. being m.ldc known. 1 The littie bird n.r.t ;.d!y divip. pointed in not getting lie ir food, but it carries a lessen to children not to grieve beenu-e their wi-lies nre not gratified it is for their go. n! il may be the saving of their lives. Picay une. v XVIIXt W Xs INMOI . t.eorgie live with hi grandpa and grandma, nud he -leeps in the room with 1 hem. Ono night he xvas very restless, tossing ahott' and kicking mi) thing tint cam1' xxilhiu leiich of his sntali foot. This di-tui lie l grand pa and grandma ve y much, and tinnl !y gi iindma aroso and prepared some medicine for the little boy. while grandpa awakened him. "Here is some nice medicine," said grandma, "to make you sleep better. Ojien your mouth, Georgie, and take it." "What is it?' ipieiied Georgio. "It is molasses." answered grand pa. 1 "And xvhat you like so well in tho turkey-stuftlug." added grandma. "Hut what is it?" ashed Gcorgie, droxvsily. "h's inola--os,' said grandpa. Molasses,'' added giamlma, "and "1 kuoxv Us molasses," broke iu (ieorgio, balf-'islcep by this time, "but xv hut's inside tho mo'asses?" "Sage, my boy, sage!" cried grand pa. And Geotgio took the medicine . without another word. Youth's t 'onipanioti. A Human Pisti. The Romans xvere epicures and one ; of their favorite dihe xvas male of the large xvliito snails which abound in the I lalian woods. So fond of this dish were Ihev that when their legions 1 were stationed in Hritain, after tho compiest, it was considered necessary lo import these snail. Their piogeny exist iu large numbers 111 several ' places in I'nglaml at tho present day, notably at Hirdlip. near Cheltenham, j DrooMyo Citicu. A CLEVER CONVICT How a Maryland Prisoner Has Employed Himself. Making Numerous Ingenious aud Useful Articles. In a little cell on the 6econd tier of one of the d.irmitories in the Mary, bind pi'iiiteuiiiry, Tobias 1'. Hudson ha passed nearly nine years of hi life. Cu! oil' from intercourse xvitl. hi felloxvmeii. nothing meets hi' view lis he gaos from hi giated xvindoxv but tho brick xxalU of dor. inilory and workshop. u June '.Mi, lHstl, Hudson was con victed iu llagerstow 11 of stealing two horses frmn George Stonebraker, and was seuleiieeil to thirteen years' im prisonment, lie sax be was mt guilty of tl.c charge, but that fate and the testimony were against him, nud he is only wailing for hi release to collect ex iib'uco lo clear hi name. When lir-l convicted he xvas dned, and continually brooded over his con dition, but ho gradually rctilui il that occupation xva the best means f di verting bis thoughts. II:: fore he xva sent to tin: penitentiary be met xvi'h an accident which rendered his li ft arm almost useless, hut with hi ri-lit hand, assisted as far as p 'S-.ib!e la the crippled member, he accomplished more than many able bodied men hav ing their libeity ever accomplished, liy working overtime lie earned little sums of money with xvhich ho bought material for occupation when bis tasks were finished. He brought into use his kuoxvledgo of clock making, ami soon bis little cell began lo sbo.v the result of his labor. Prom the marble works in the pt ison yard bo procured bits of various colored marbles xvhich be fashioned into miniature inoiiu. incuts, xvhich he skilfully carved and polished, and into xvhich he set little clocks. From smaller piece of mar ble, onyx, bit of stalagmite and lava, be made crosses, xvatch chain pend ants, etc, neatly set iu frame 1 of gold plate. He found he could not xvork all the time and he commenced 10 piiivh iso books, xvhich be eagerly read. He was cmef ul in his select!. )!is, and one corner of bis cell i tilled xvith nearly 200 volume, including historic of (lie principal nations and hooks of reference. A short liiii:' :.go. xx ben i-leciric light wire were being placed in the prison be became int. -iced ill elec tricity and puii ha.-ed a IV iv standard Work Upon that subject. The 1 1 -stilt xxas 1 be construction of half a di en d H'cri-nt electric appliance, ii. eluding a burglar nhtrm which bo ha just completed for Wanb n Wexier'- bed room. He also made :i ciirioti-'-look-ing 1 lock . w Inch jnloi n ttio walls of his cell. The dial is a viuVi: cie of white maible, xvith I.' at each coiner, and the oiler hour iiiarki-d tiloiig the arc. It ha one hour-hand and two niilitlte. hands sci (1p . i ti each other, so that both are .seen ici'v at ii-mii and at midnight. Tin' seen: d 111 c marked on a separate eircti! ir dial by a hand that moves from light to li ft, liy mi at raiigeniei-.l of the niech iiiisui a spring that would run an ordinary e!o, k i I hotii's xviil 1 tin bl co,k .'ill hours. The 111 111 is constant y seeking diver sion in new and untried lle!d of wosk. and when a prison-r escape 1 from a cell in the prison vard by hammering on the pidlcck xvhich fastened bis cell door until the bo'ts dropped back and the lock opened, Hudson deter mined lo invent a padlock that xvonld preclude future escape in like man lier. The result was the production of .1 lock which seem lo b" all that he claimed f 1 r i', being so arranged that hammering on it drives the bolts deeper into llieir fastening. He ex hibited a model of hi lock to Warden Weyler, who was so much phased that be shoxved il to the board of visitors, and they tit once adopted il for uc in the prison. Castings for the locks were made in tho prison foundry, .t lathe xvas purchased nnd set up iu Hudson's cell, and ho xvas relieved of all other tasks so that his entire time could be occupied iu the manufacture of lock. In a short time they will le used in all Ihe dor mitories of the prison. The lock are lieally llnih'd xvith brass rivets and key-holes, and to all appearance might bnye come out of somo fac tory. Hudoii bus always been an ex emplary prisoner, and i entitled to twenty-ix months cninmulatioii of time. He will, then-fur, In' released April ", 18!M. I Halt inure Sun. If men were half ai wise in their actions us lln v are in llieir mind (he word "fool" xvonld be out of use. Dogs and Their Affect ions. It has often been mooted as a vexed t iieslion, writes Ouida, why a 1 men 1 of genius or grout ncs are so fond of logs. The reason i not far lo seek. Those who are great or eminent in any xvay find the world full of para site., toadies, liar, faxvners, hypo- 1 U'it.'s; the incorruptible candor, lov alty and honor of the dog tire to such like water in a barren place lo the thirsty traveller. Tin- sympathy of your dog is unfailing and unobtrusive. If you are sad, so is lie; mid if you re merry, none is so xviiling to leap and laugh with you as lie. I "or x our dog you arc never poor; for your dog vou tit 0 never old : whether you are. iu a palace or :i collage, be doc not care: and fall yon a low as you may, you are hi providence ami his idol still. The attachment of the dog to man otitxveighs mid alui"-t obliterates ' iiltachuielit ill lii Ml to hi own race. There i something shocking to onr high opinion of him in the callousness wiib xvhich lie xx ill snill' at the still' body of a brother dog; ho xvid follow his muster to the grave, and "om times die on It: but the Ins of his oxvn kind leaves him unmoved. I never knew moro than one exception to thi-; it xvas, however, a iiott-w orlliy one. I had two puppies of the MoliSsii, commonly filled ihe M 11 emm 1. hived ; large, while, very beautiful dogs xvith lung hair; varying iu bic! between a Newfoundland and a collie; the old Greek race of watch-dogs to xvhich, ipiilo certainly, Argus tieloiiged. '1 hc'C puppies, iinmed Pan and Pari, lived togothcr.totl, played ami slept together, and xvere never separated for a mo ment for seven mouth. In tlio sev enth nth Paris fell ill of disteinp-r and died. Now, by me own ob-or. Viiiiou. I can declare that Pan inn-cl his I rother as assiduously as any b iy could have nnrse.l another; licked lii in , clei'iied hint, brought him lelinl ing bits to enl : did ill! that in- c -mid think of, and xv'.ien his brother a! I :' lay 1 here cold and unresponsive I his efforts, his grief and astonishim tit xvere painful to see. From that time he ceased to plax ; from being a very lively dog he grew grave and std : In' Inula wi.-ll'ul, wviidci ing iu pi'i) ia his eye- xvhich ii xv.t- pathetic 10 be ho. d: and although he lived for iiiatiy years after and xvas as Lapp) a a dog can be, he never rrciviied his spirits: he I. ad buried his mirth in the -rave of Paris, tsoiiieth'mg was lot for l.'uu xvith his brother which he never re- gained. litis is li lily in-t.ii ' I have known of a dog's for ain'tl.' f dog. 1 North American It'-vi--w. Melius u.r llefeliee ACllillsl Ostriches. When the bird me s.iv.-.ge, or ijuoi. a- the Dutch ra'.'. it. the) be.. Oil.' very agoli s-lye, and il is imp 'S.ible to walkabout the camp- tin ess ai un'd with a weapon of defense called a (a. -key. This i- a long and stout br.in. h of m inosa. with tho thorn nil left at the end. "It seem- but a fee ble protection against a l'..e who. xxiib on" stroke of his iniiiii-ncly powerful hg, can easily kill a man: the kick. 110 less violent than ih.il nf a horse, being rendered infinitely m ro danger 011 by t'ne formidable claw xxiib xvhich the foot i- aimed." Those, however, who ate Weil praciiccil in the ti-e of the lack") li iV 110 dilliculiv in dealing xvith ihe lim.-t furi.it'. bird. They tl.r i t the thorns in lit- face, and he -lints hi eye nud is liewild 'ted, and the ina-i goo- on. Foriiinateiv, one Is never assailed by more than one ostrich ul a lime: for, iu the large camp, ctich one has hi own domain, M-parated from Iho-c of l be others by some imaginary boun buy-lino tif bis own, xxilhiu which h.: de fend. his claims xvith vigor. Any other ostrich daring to invade hi- ter ritory is at once attacked, mid the h i. man intruder is carefully looked out for (PI he i seen safely axvtiy. Inline, diately lifter thti speeding the parting guest, ihe most s.ivag" bird is ioiie harmless: he dismisses you from hi thoughts, and walk tpiietiy back, feeding a be goes. And in the dis tance you see the bead and long neck of hi neighbor, whose kingdom you have noxv entered, and whose sharp eves spiel you out the instant your foot crossed the frontier. Ho now advance toxxard xou with j'-rky, spas no-lie movements, as if lie were boxving yo.i a welcome; this, however, i far from his thoughts, and after sitting doxvn once or twie to give you his challenge whereby be hope you w ill bo intimidated bo trots up tie. li uiity, aud the lackey's services are again reiptired I Popular S'ience Monthly. Kxt usuhl.'. Young Mother Horrors! Hero's an account 11. .he paper of a woman who sold her baby for lo cent. Young Father (wearily) Perhaps ii ws leethinsr. I New Y'ork Weeklr. It Makes a Difference. A l .y will stBinl and hold a kite F.-oiii early morn till late atlilKht. 1 1 1 never tire at all. Put, oh! It gives him bitter pain To stand and hold his mother's skein The while she winds the ball. A man will walk a score of inilt I'liiiti !h- hardest kind of tile About a billiard tsible. ltnt. oh. it nearly tnlu-.s his life To do nil errand for Ms wife Ititwecn the house and Blab! -. A girl will l'uuIIv sit and plav xX'ith half a doen d ills all day, And call ii jolly fun. Hit, oh. 11 makes In r stick and sour I'o 'lend the biby half all hour. Altho'.uh il' ou'y on-. A Wdinan will -but never mind ' xv wif" i- -tandinu' close behind. And reading o'er my shoiddm--utile other lime. .erh;ip'. I Iliac T.iki up tin- Mietnu of xx otnau's way. Wl.en I am tieliiu bolder. - IP. troit Free Press. Ill MOKOIS. A iioxvling swell n ulcerated tooth. A borrower of books i generally thorough book-keeper. If xvc max' judge by his feathers the peacock i a xvcli.t ruined bitd. I'm dun!" tis the poor fellow said w hen ho opened the business letter. Justice is mado blind so that she can't see xvhat i going on in the court room The dentist, like th.- rest of us, il iu tim race for w ealth, but I13 always ap pears to bo pulling out. Man always fl.uteii bim-elf. IIo talks of hi resignation," when for tune has simply given him tho grand bounce. Whenever x ou see a man handling ft young woman ns if ho wore afraid ho xvonld break her, you may make up your mind that she is a bride. Waiter What kind of soup will you have? liecuthere Ju-l plain. Waiter - hat do you mean by that? It ithere-- ithoti! any thumb ill It. lie Young Pudelei .ays bo had a hard pull to detach himself from Mis Flirt's fascination. She (coutcmpt r.ou ly) It iiiiisl h ive been ti monkey wrench then. Mr. H icons-i! 011 xx ..ut my daugh ter" htm 1 iu marriage? What havs you g 'of ! support yourselves on? Mr. Fi anke Nothing, ir. 1 have tried my hand t.t everything; noxv I xvoald like to try your daughter's-. lb xx:i. .1 lit! 'a-- failure And iis. '. in the greatest t.n.!. lt't! the prize he to,.k xx ti.-ii lie xvint. l.-.ok With He lit!.-. ' How to 1 i. ceed " rpoti her dress e.n-li vi ar -lie -pent .ins! -.'.fteeu li in !i-i d dollar' : X lul ll'HV sh" .ii. j. . ii,!,- 1 .X-n! Vims xtl.i.e l-ri.y l..,:l. -. The i oinlng riant. flic ''i'iuii:g plant is ;i 1 1 : ih li a m.-it-ter of speculation a the coming man. Professor George L. Coodnle of Har vard sax s the first development is in the direction of the seedless. There i no good reason, be thinks, xvliy there should not be seedless raspber ries, seedless strawberries nnd seed'ess hl.ickberi ic-. lie nis.i expects plums, peuehe and chillies without stones. This, of cotir-e, niemis artificial propa gation, nnd that, according to the pro-fe-sor. is xvhat the xvorld i coming to. siips instead "I stone will bo used. Tiie wheat ami com mid other grains tire not likely to undergo inm-li change except in ihe dircetio'i of improved iptaliiie for milling. Hut iu vege table I1-!- pii'ie-.-,.r kioi.s fr much change and many addition. To Ja pan csj eclally , he looks for sonic noxv varieties. I 1 the floral kingdom the development xxill be in toe direction of ilxvarling some of the trees xvhich noxv produce fragrant nud pretty flow, eis like the magnolia. Nexv York Jheorder. No forelegs anil No Tail. The oddest cat in Connecticut be longs to A. C. Wood, a burlier in Hartford. It is a pretty little brown and white fellow, three month old, and very plax fa', nlthough it has no forelegs and no tail. It xvas born xx itboiit tho-e things. Its mother is a bob-tai'cd old pu-sv that still dwells in Northampton, Ma., nml the w 0111:111 who owtis the old cat brought the freak to Hurl ford ami gave it to the barber, tx bom she xisilcd. Tho fpieer kitten gets over the ground by jumbi.tg like a kangaroo, and it travels rapidly, hi tho place xvbere forelegs ought to be are ixvo tiny flippers, which if. moves in jumping. New York Sun. The Arab's Test of a liood llrse. Tho Arab' lest of a good horse is that bo mils! stand etc. t upon his legs when drinking from a shalloiv pool, j Observation xx ill dp-close tho fact that j but comparatively few horses, cither ! feom defective cotifoi minion or j through utrains and injuries, reach the I Arabian at a ml .ml. fNew York Voice.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Nov. 12, 1891, edition 1
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