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Stye M)atl)am fUcorb 3tl)c l)atl)ain Wttoxb. n. .a. JL.oivroiv, ED1TUK AND 1'KOPliIETOIl. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, itpim KATES ADVERTISING One iquare, one insertion- tl.Oj One square, two insertions l.M One square, one month - For larger advertisements liberal con racts will be made. $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly In Advmoi. VOL. XV. rrrrsBORo Chatham c., n. c, dechmbkk 22, 1802. NO. 17. i5r If V fe The Closing Year. When chimney no more music ho'd. For Ihat Hie swallows nil mo gone: Wucii wind lie sally, blowing cold From sidling ship- und llir wet il iwn, When brier where t!u rose was hold. On bln-kcned twin show lu rries St re. Thru oh. my love, nii'l hoy, my love, The I'l'isinjf 11' the ; i in ! When guH iii ilun ii iiml Lines crow till An. I Use i'"l'l weather conies mice more; M'hen Min"i u'ng stalks begin lo thrill. And twisted houghs hud at the door; When fur s mn- s u t spin'tr mi the liill. White us long since Hie t lifii ii-tniali Wows, Then nli. my love, and hey, my love. The j tar is nl the dose. --l.izctte Woodward Horse, MAT'S HUSBAND. Ill li. I.. Ki ll III M. Sho doubtless had u woman's reason for marrying liiin. 'i'liut kind of retv boh limy not satisfy other people, but it in in vni'itttit v eu llioieut for I lie fcini fiino ic us ii i km'. Sum Toms was what is called "v i' iloss" by liis Texan neighbors, ! ilill Ititiin, his failior-iii-luw, lii in self not n very energetic or Useful citizen, ii-pi1 tot.it on (ho slops at the cross-roads store a;nl publicly bewail liis tail lot in having Sam for a mem lor of lii t family. N'oiiiinully, Sum was a eowbov; but most of tin; time bo would tell you he was "jes' Inyiu' oil' u spell, t' rest up like." Ho hail always been just so distin fitiiHiit'ii lor la.iics ill an easy-going in in mi i t y mill nobody expected liiin ever lo be otherwise; anil it mizzled peoplo iuiincn-cly when energetic, capable Mutiio liiiuii ueecpled him for "rog'lur conip'ny,'' to cay nothing of the scn.-utiou treated by their wed ding. Mat, its lias been suggested, proba bly Iiml some, reason for marry i S.un; but it Is iiitu certain that she never told any one what that roa was. Sain was (all, and big, run handsome in his cureless, slouchy way; lie had always managed, no one knew how, to n ear good doilies, loo. These facte, and his perennial good-nature mid friendly ways, wer.j tlio only points in his favor. Against him wero Iho points so forcibly taken by his fullier-iii-luw, and, also, that ho got drunk whenever lie could possibly do so, !ud was, morally, to weak that any one cmld easily lead liiin nslray. How Mat .and S.un got along, no ono but Mat knew. Once in a great While, S un would do some woi k nnd earn a few dollars. If ho gut hoiin with il without Mopping at ihe aliiou, well n lid good. Hut of oner than not, he would "dinp in p's' l' lake a nip 'i two," anil thai won'. I xeii In il, i Mich lime-, ho woul, .iy and buy thinks for evciiboily pic-out while his money lasted. I'lieu he would coino home in a iiniii liiu, liailnl M ,!, of intoxication, and invent souul lulu to account for hi- condition and tin disappearance of Im money, winding iiji .villi 1 1 io prouii-n never lo lei ji happen again. And Mil would pie tend i lint she believed him, and would slroko his curly head until Ii fel asleep. Then she would look at t In handsome siuuiu for a few iinuulcs with lovo iiuutiernhle in her c :lie jiied eyes back of which wero a world of unshed tears. Ida eho never com plained not the first word: the linn fcl mouth mid weary look might indi cate ever so much, but her li.is never expressed il. And Sam gradually grew more and more useless and shift less, trusting to his wifo's ready wit and fertility of resource to carry them both over tlio bud place. There were lots of bad places, too. Twice Sam ran into debt several dol lars at the saloon, and Mat found some mentis lo pay Iho debts only herself knew how. lint iho second time she informed the saloon man I lint lie must trust Sam no more. And, besides theso things, lo live how did they do it? Nobody could guess. 1'erhnps even Mat herself could not have told; yet live ihey did or, rather, existed and, for the most part, kept out of debt. Sam sometimes worked, hut never for very long. He always found some excuse for leaving u place wiihiu a few days. He couM almost always find another job easily enough, for he was an excellent "hand'' when he ehoso to be but ho did not hasten about finding a new job when ho had given ono up; not until they wore reduced lo the very lat straits could Mat get him to hunting work again. One day, Sain left home foru ranch about thirty-live miles tlis'unt, where lie heard Ihey wauled help. Two days passed three four live and no word came from him. Mat was not a little worried, Although Sum had often been away for two weeks at a time without sending word to her. But this time it was different; there was no excuso for his not sending a incsMigo, as Iho stngo mine by tho ranch he had gone to threo times a week. It he had found work there, as ho expected, he could easily liavo could easily havo untitled her. So late in Iho atternooii of tho lifth day, she threw her shawl over her head and went down to her fid her's lo find if they had hoard anything of Sam. The old fellow was standing in the doorway talking to a couple of stran gers. "Xo," lo was saying, "they h'uint b'en no person 'long ycre las' few days, but what b'longs lyore. Mcbb;, though, ho motit a b'en seed over yere t' Uacou's. ltcn thai? No? AVa-al, my boy's coinin' In fin thai' purty soon, nn' he c'n tell ye. Come in an' feed; dack'll bo ycre right soon." Mat stayed to help her mother Avlth tho supper, and during the course of the meal learned that the two strangers were officers trailing a horse-thief, who had stolen a valuable horse at a ranch forty miles cast and sold it at Pickett Station, and who was believed to havo come this way. As she listened to the conversation, a sudden liainelc-s fear camo upon her, making her feel faint and ill. As soon 11s supper was over, sho took her shawl nnd hurried homo. Siinehow she was not surprised to find, tho door open. She entered hastily. Sam was in bed, asleep hud biciithiug stcrtorously. Ho had evi dently been drinking, us his clothes wero scattered about tho floor, and Mat, looking out the back door, could sec his pony standing patioully where Sum had left him, waiting for some one to como and feed him. Mat leaned over the sleeping man and kissed him gontly, her eyes full of love. Then she turned to pick up h'n clothes and put them away. The trousers wero heavy, and something jingled in one of the pockets. 1 is siiuctively Mat thrust her hand into il, and drew it forth, clasping several gold pieces. As she did so her eyes opened wide, and she stood ns if stunned for a time, her heart chilled w ith iho same strango fear that had s'.rickoii her uwhi'e ago and impclle I her 10 hurry boil . She rn-be I to the bed and shook Sam roughly. "Sum! S,ini '- wnko up! ' she almost screamed. The man lui neil over and looked at hei - stupidly. "Il'lo, M-Mal ! Veie, be ye? tiiininc ki-," ho said, in a dull lone. "Not i well je tells mo wharyedonu got iheko yere thing!'' Mai's voieo soiimleil broken and shrill, S.un sal up and nibbed bii head, looking nl her in li ii nken wonder. "W-w'y, llieiii -thein lluir, honey?" Mie shook him tinn-Hy, and said in a lower lone -a lone of enriinst force: "I eil me, S.un Toms, wlnir yc done g.u i be. ere coins ! (julek, now!'1 Her lone partially sobered Ihe man, whose eyes opened wider as he asked. piei iiIoimIv What yn so all liicd fussy 'bout? I hain't dun.; liothiuY' And he laiihcd in a h.ilf-druukcii, half-nei'V OIIS IVIIV, "Vim! whar did ye git 'cm?" He sat dumbly aim ing at. her. ani!" her voice was full of hor ror, "did you steal that t'iar hows?'' No answer; but Mat saw by his eyes she had guessed the truth. Slowly i ho coins fell from her hand to the floor; slowly her head bent forward until her faco touched the pillow. For minutes alio did not move not until Sam, who had been -taring at her woiideringly, reached out his big hand and laid it caressingly on her head. Then sho sprang to her feet, her hot eyes glaring, and her form trembling with anger and horror. She did not speak, but fixed her gaze on his face for a few seconds. He did not meet her look, and, presently, she turned and ran out of tho door. Sam, almost sober now, culled al'ler her, hut she did not answer. He got out of lied slow I v ami started to dross himself. He had almost finished, w hen Mat, accompanied by her fulher and Ihe I wo stranger-., returned. Thar he is an' linn's lb' money," she s. iid, and passed ml on' through Iho back door, without looking at Nam, There was a jail nl the cross road-; it was a priiiiiiive ull.ur, Iml solid and Mibsliiuiiiil. win it dugout in tlio side hill, and bad a heavy oak door and great steel hinges and lock. It was plenty strong enough to hold n Inen men, all anxious lo escape, und Sam Toms did mil try (o escape. Ho only sal still in thn low, damp, lark some room ami tried to understand how it hud all happened. It must lie a drunken dream but no, hn was almost sober, uud knew where ho was ami how and why he was there. Itut he could nut understand. lUd Mat was il really Mat who hud given him un? There must bo some mis toko. The big strong man linally began lo realize it all. Ho lay down on tho bunk and cried himself lo sleep, like a child. It must hnvo been about one o'clock in tho morning when some one silent- j ly entered tho house of old Kill Hitiiu, constable. This some one entered by tho back door, went stealthily into tho room whcio liill and his wife slept, rummaged about a few minutes, ami thou emerged from the house. It was a woman, uud sho had something in her hand. Sam Toms was awakened, a little after (his, by a rattling, j irriug sound. Ho sprang up, just as the big oaken j doors swung buck and reveuleil tho figures of u woman and two saddle horse. "I coino f'r yc, Sain," said tho wo man, with a sob. "I done bruug both ponies an' ou' clo's. Le's go, Sam ; wo c'n git 'crost Hi' rivah hefo' maw iiin". Coino!" Ho clasped her in his nrnis, and Ihey clung to each other a little while. Then Mat said, more steadily: "Come, Sam, I.Vs goovali t' Mex icoan' incbbe we c'n try V do hct ov:ih ihar." Ami ihey rode forth in tho bright, free moonlight, down toward the Itio tirande into a new a id better life. p'ho Argonaut. A Mniiderl'ul Machine. (.'. M. Spencer, whose inventions sumo lime ago much simplified tho making of screw-!, has, with A. II. 10 lily, President of ihe Kddy Klectrie Company, recently invented and com pleted a machine which is believed to be as far ahead of his other inventions as they were ahead of tho old hand machines. The new machine, says Ihe Hartford (Conn.) Courant, is in successful operation, and every test of it has proved highly satisfactory. Hu man ingenuity, ii would soem, can develop screw in ehinory no further. The machine will take tho wire from n coil, head the 'crew, cut the thread cut oil' the screw from the coil and' make the slot. No machine has been ! Invented before that wilt d. nil this, j It docs without any additional ! handling of muterial what beforo this present invention was iilwuys done by two or three machines, lit sides, it i separates the finished screws from tho i shavings, depositing them clean anil J bright in a receplaclo placed to re- ccivo them. AH other machines havo to be fed with the straightened wire, the rods being about in feet long. Tho last two or three inches of every rod are wasted. Willi litis inachiiio the only waste is at tho cud of each coil, two or three inches, and the noil may be 400 or O'0 feet long. Tho advuniuge of feeding from a coil is not only in saving of waste, but also in the saving of labor. Put on a coil of wire, start the machine, and it will attend to itself. The opcr. ator can attend to oilier duties if he likes, and when he returns he will find a lot of completed screws, tho little machine being still at work and attending strictly to business. Simplicity is the ruling feature of this machine and the impression pro duced in watching it woik is tho wo;;, der that no one ever invented il be fore. Il is safely covered willi patents, of course. In other m ichines the wire is revolved rapidly against the tools and die. In this the wire is held in the same po-ition throughout tho pro cess and is can icd by an arm against the tlill'creiil instruments, which oper ate upon it uiitii (he completed screw is turned out. The (.tin Vol .Veiled. A certain doctor in northern Maino is noted for his love of hunting, and he is reckoned a pretty good shot. I luring an epidemic not lung ago a well-k no wu luuib 'i nmii (now de ceased) had llui misfortune lo have si'veial of his iiidii tpnic sick, and one of them being in a dangerous condi tion, iho lumberman started in husto for this doctor. Now our medical friend is soinet ini.M iiito slow in get ling ready for bin dips, and on (his occasion, utter being called, he was uiiii-iially so. Suddenly the thought came lo him that he was to iro so fur into Ihe woods he might see some game, and stopping to I lie door where Ihe nervous lumberman was impatient ly wailing, he inquired, "Say, don't you think 1 hail better take my gun ulongf (inn? no I was the excited reply, "ihe man will he dead enough beforo you can gel there." l.cwistun lournal. A young man who lost both his legs a year ago while saving a girl from being run over at a station ou a French railway is about to marry the girl, j daughter of a wealthy silk manufac turer. I (IIIl.UHFA'S (Oi l .MV. wni-s siis was lilii -r i i: oik. If I wore Three And had n pink shell for an car. And trusted everything my eves eniihlscp; l'htn I should love, and laii.h, and micf J. iir. If I were Three. If I were I brer. With juM a curled' up nisi -leal' lor a imnitli. And nil a mother's loe for " it oelj ; should not care II' wind'- hh .v uorih or south, Jf I were 1 hreo. If I were Three. And all my poet asko 1 for were a kiss, And he protested thai he loud Iml me : I think I'd give him one, win u he brought this, I' I wore TIiipp. -I'rice t 'oilier, in : i. be A yl'AII.-s Nt.SI After wo had inspee'ed the young hawks, a neighbor of my friend i llci ed to conduct us lo a ipiail's nest, writes lobu itiirroiieh-. Anything in the i-hapc of a nest is always welcome, it is such a mystery, such a centre of interest and ullcciion, ami, if upon the ground, is usually something so dainty und exquisite amid the natural wreck age and confusion. A ground ue.-l seems so exposed, loo, that il always gives a little thrill of pleasurable sur prise to see the group of frail eggs : resting there behind so slight a bar j rier, 1 will walk a long distance any j day just to soo a song-spurrow's nc-t I n in ii i the stubble or under a tuft of j grass. U it a jewel in a rosette of i jewels, with a frill of weeds or turf. I A quail's nest I had never seen, and to bo shown one within Ihe hunting, i ground of this murderous hawk would I ho a double pleasure. Such a quiet, secluded, grass-grown highway as we ! moved along was itself a rare treat, j Sequestered was the word that the little valley suggested, and peace Ihe feeling tlio road evoked. Tho farmer, whose fields lay about u-, half grown with weeds and bushes, evidently did not make stir or noise enough to dis turb anything. liesiilo this rustic highway, bounded by old mossy stone walls, and within a stone's throw of the farmer's barn, the quail had made her nest. It was just under the edge of a prostrate thOru-bush. "The nest is right there," said the fanner, pausing within 10 feel of it, and pointing lo iho spot with his stick. In a moment or two we could make out the mottled brown plumage of the silling bird. Then we approached he1 I cautiously till wo bent over her. I She never moved a feather. ( i'lieu I put my cane down in the brush behind her. We wanted lo see the eggs, yet did not want rudely lo j disturb the sitting lien. Sho would not move. , Then I put down my hand within a ! few inches of her; still she kept her J place. Should wo have to lift her oil bodily? j Then Miss K put down her ! hand, probably the predict and the whitest hand tlio quail had ever seen. At ieasl il startled her and oil she j sprang, uncovering such a crowded I nest of eggs as I hud never before bo I held. Twenty-one of them ! a ring or j disk of white like a china tea-sauce, j You could not help saying how pretty, I how cunning, like baby hen's eggs, us I if the bird was playing at selling as I children jday at housekeeping. If I hail known how crowded her j nct was, 1 shonid not have dared dis i lurh her, for fear sho would break some of them. But not an egg suflcred j harm by her sudden flight; ami no harm came to the nest afterward. I livery egg hatchod, I was told, and tho little chicks, haidly bigger than bumblebees, wero led away by the I mother into the fields. St. Nicholas. The Coulees uf the Columbia. In Washington a coulee is a ravine that a river has worn for itself and then abandoned for another course. The coulees of the Columbia Kiver are immense ravines worn out of the basaltic rock with perpendicular walls on either side from lOOO lo loOu feet high. Through this region iho Croat Northern liailroud runs. Not long ago an Indian approached a gang of railroad laborers working in Salmon coulee willi a great piece of ice wrapped in a blanket, which ho of forod for sale. The workmen insti tuted a search in the direction from which he had come ami soon found a eold stream tackling through the sholl rock, and farther up the ice beds were found. They were formed among the masses of shell rock by the melting snow in winter, the water running down among the rocks ami freezing at night Ice remains there perpetu ally and in large quantities. fli.vstou Transcript. Cattlemen's war In Wyoming is still -mouldering. GREAT RIDERS Matchless Horsemmship cf the Cossacks of Russia. Soldiers Who Can Outride tho Circus Performer. A tiibc of people known centuries ago as tlio w il l Ka.uks of Dnieper and the I) in, frceb lotcrs, as tho iiauic implies in the Tartar tongue, lias gradually been brought under rigid military t itle, so (hat at the present day the descendants of this restless, wiii-fiiiing ruco furnish the llussiuu empire with one of the most valuable elements of the national army. Their career its freebooters came to an end nude i' the reign of Ivan IV., And since then Ihey have rendered excellent ser viro as scouts nnd skirmishers, ami (heir good ofliocs in the protection of the frontiers from tho Caucasus to China arc almost invaluable. They arc liglil-arincd soldiers, and, according to a writer in the Posl-Mis-palch, above) all, artists on tho horse. They ride their hor-ics as easily bare back without fadd e or bridle as with tho usual equipments, and always al the briskest irt or the w ildest gallop. The ! jighitovka," as they ca'.l their military code, which prescribes the many hazardous exercises practised by Iho Cossacks, is calculated to lit the young cadet-, the "I jigl.itos," for the hardest ami most perilous service ren. ilcr.'d by Ibis branch of the Ilnssian army. When the cadet has gono through ihe intricacies of ihe Djighi lovka, at which time ho has attained his i'lsl year, he has lost all sense of 1 1 ftii' 1 1 1 1 - or fear and enteis upon his active regimental service for four years. Among the most commonplace ex ercises which the code prescribes are hurdle racing ou the part of the men armed with swortl and gnu; shooting in every imaginable position, as turn ing backward in tho saddle or using tho horse as a bulwark id tiro from behind. Tho hitter exercise is par ticularly interesting. The 'ossacks approach at. a mad gallop, conn- to a sudden stop and j imp from lhei.i horses, while (ho latter, trained as carefully as the men, lio down with out a word nf command and protect their riders with their flunks. The Iijigliitiivka is divide I into two kinds of exercises, ihe arbitrary and Iho voluntary. The hitler embraces a lino of feats of which the best profes sional circus rider need not be ashamed. The. men lump to the ground and back on their hor.-es as ihey gillop madly along; they bend way down and lift objects from the ground us ihey lear over tho open (ioldn; Ihey jump from one horse to anotiinr w h ile the latter goes at full speed, or ihey ride along standing upright in the suddlo and throwing tho spear. In ihe latter case the Cos-ack stands really In his Biirrups, which have been previously crossed back and forth to bring thnu on a level with (he saddle. Standing on their li'iids w hile charging over an open field is by no means an unusual C.vrei-e. One shoulder prcs-cd agiiin-l the saddle, the Cossack maintains his equilibrium by clutching tho stirrup with both bauds. The ambulance service willi Ihe Cos sack regiments is limited lo mutual help. Two mounted men ou horses will hold a wounded eomruds between them to remove him from the battle. Hold. Besides these wonderful fouls of individual horsemanship the ', sacks execute exploits in groups, such as a daring rider carrying; a com rade on his shoulders to tire at high range, Cossack military training comprises two chief branches, that of handling tho horse, and using cither sword or gun with equal facility and lo Ihe greatest disadvantage of the enemy. While the regular code exercises are hazardous enough, the voluntary ones arc always accompanied by great risk and danger, and energy and dauntless. Hess aro as necessnry elements as sup. pleness of limb. Much depends also upon the horses, and, because ineii and animals ilifli-r materially in point of natural apitude, tho butor exorcises are not required generally but can be chosen at, will, although the hardiest and most vigorous cadets are encour aged very liberally to go through them and personal rivalry has much lo do with developing marvelously fearless Cossacks for his majesty, the czar. Accidents, which arc bound to oc cur now anil then, do uot diminish the number of candidates for that courso of military training. A Rus sian proverb says, "Those who cut wood must not mind if the chips fly," and General Zeydlitz's reply to his royal master has become proverbial Anion; the Cossocks. "How is it," asked the Czar, "that so many men in your regiment break their necks?'1 "Your majesty," answered Zeydlitz, "if you desire it it shall be stopped, but in that caso I will not bo rcsponsi ble for ihe conduct of the regiment when it faces tho enemy." Portugal's Capital. The eurthquakc uud tidal wave that destroyed Lisbon in 1755 gave thecilv a reputation which it has since never lost. There are few geographical names more familiar (o the schoolboy and to the general reader. To avoid the recurrence of a simlur cab stryphe the (iovernmciit established a uuifoiiii architectural design that will permit the exterior walls of masonry to fall without drawing with them the inte rior of tho building, of which they arc independent. Two houses are al ways built together, and when the friimowork is entirely finished and solidified the walls are put around the structure. Tho Lisbon house? receive the light only in front ami in the tear. In tho middle is a sort of court-perfectly dark. This method of construction is at Ieasl a partial explanation of the uni form appearance of the city, to which the architects have found it almost im possible to give greater variety. Though the slreels of Lisbon arc com monplace, and its public places with their ornaments inferior to those of otlier great capitals, the situation of the city on the Tugus and its line back ground of hills give it a noble aspect. The streets on the hill- seem quiet af ter the quays, with their fishermen, hurry of business and the noisy si reel railroads, of which the number is con siderable. On the gi eat avenue? the shops are brilliant with their display of foreign goods, and curious for lite display of native laces ami jewelry. To see the people, however, it is necessary, as in Spain, to visit the bull-lights, where, all classes, massed in a great arena, present a chaos of movement and brilliant color. The gullcgos with their green caps, the fishermen with their red berets, tho peasants with broad-brimmed hats and many colored garnionts, and the fisli woincn, decked with great ornaments like idols, mingled with the upper classes, who were shovi'y, though not so gaudily dressed. As in Spain, the bullfight is the crowning sight, having seen which the stronger leaves the country willingly, as if there was nothing more lo ho teen. San Fran cisco Chronicle. Bees mill Their Business F.nil. Scarcely a summer pusses in which children are not fatully injured iy bees. A paragraph sent by tho Lon don Standard's Paris correspondent gives a striking illii-lration of ihe deadly power of bees when assembled in sufficient numbers. At Mantes, I.ucien Petit, seventeen years of age, while driving in a cart drawn by a horse and donkey, passed a garden in which there were some forty bee hives. Whether from th excessive heat, or some otlier cause, the bees swarmed out ou the approach of the carl, mid Ihe la I just hud time lo jump down ami lake refuge in the ditch full of water when Ihey attacked ihe team. Maddened by the inyraid of slings, the poor animals galloped away at a fin ions rate, followed by the bees. The donkey soon succumbed, ami tho horse survived only a veiy short time. The lad in the ditch witne-se.l that extraordinary scene, trembling with fear. When tho horse and donkey wero dead, the cloud of bees flew back to their hives, and I.ucien Petit, taking courage, crept out of (he ditch ran off to Mantes, w here, il can easily be imagined, his story was scarcely eiedited. A Fortiinnlc Find. I. X. Locke of Wayne County was funnel iy an active trader. In May, IH7:', he was in Chicago, nnd bought a lot for a small sum. lie put tho deed in an envelope ami placed it in hi pocket with other papers, A few days afterwards, whilo getting into his buggy, he lost the envelope and all its contents, lie advertised for il, bul really cared only for the notes, think ing the lot of little value. John IMehoy, a victim of softening of the brain, was wandering aimlessly on the street the day liocko lost his papers. He found them and laid them away, and even after his death no notice was taken of the supposed worthless papers. About ten days ago John Uiichey found the package ami gave it to Mr. Locke, ami through his attor neys his claim has been established. Had the deed remained concealed a few days longer the twenty years would have expired and no claim would havo been allowable. It is a lot on the boulevard addition, and the parties occupying it have given Mr. Locke $20,000 for a quitclaim. In. dianapolis News. A rnrahle. A vvTho sarg the s(rg that thrilled my soul last night?' Queried (be King. His courtiers bowing low Before the throne with gold nt gems alight. Answered him, uitisiDg: ".-ire, we do not know. "We heard the soug. It echoes In ouf heart, ' The 9iii(:er from our vision passed away; We deemed him onlv of bis song a part, And then it is so long since yesterday 1", The singer hc::rd, uor hearing felt regret; What could It matter where their praii" illicit fall? The fonsc, at least, they did not quite forget. Naught is the singer, but the song is all. , May Lennox, in Independent. iii'MOuors. With the accountant it is ai ways' summer time. A man who is in society and wants to keep in must be constantly going out. Sun Puthi.er You look run down,' old man. Kant Helpit I am. My cicditors are after mo everywhere. it isn't considered good form for a physician to tell his butcher patient I hat something is the matter with hit liver. Who won thai long-distance walk ing match?" "Spriggiiis." "He did; who was his trainer?'' "llii 10-month onl baby." 1! ilph Tiiere is one thing I notice that every girl likes to have her linger in." Robert What is that? Ralph An engagement ring! Crr long the wind will whis-tle, but let us still he guy. For it eaiiuot whistle "Comrades'' or "Tararu Hooin-tle-sy." "That waiipaper has a very cold look," said a customer to a dealer. Well, you see it is intended for a fi'ue," was the dealer's reply. Mr. Yoiiugwifc My dear, the bank iu which my money is deposited has broken. Mrs. Y. What a mercy you've tot your checkbook at home, love!" Lieutenant Thorpe Were you pres ent when Meyneil died? What wero his luit words? Lieutenant Foley lie hadn't any- his wife was with him, ut the time. "The mean things ihat are said about women," said a very nice man to me today, ''are just as likely to bo untrue as the nice tilings which are said about tho men." First Orator Kvcryonc thought you' were v. ry happy in your speech to night. Sec .ud Orator Ah I First Orator Yes; everybody said you loved to hear yourself talk. Miss ilrenleaf I have just been reading n book called How Men Pro pt.se. What is your opinion on that subjoei? Miss Browulenf Simply thai ihey don't do any such thing. 1'Vaihei stone What did you leave your suburban bearding place, for? 1 thought your landlady was going to be like a mother to you. Kingway She was. She wauled me to sleep in a cradle. Paint from Cottonseed Oil. A new painl, which is 6iiid to be specially u-eftil for the protection of metallic surfaces, is prepared from cotfon-eed oil. A gallon of pure cot (oilseed oil is put into a suitable iron vessel and twenty pounds of melted lead poured Into it- After a thorough stirring the lead fcpnrates into glob ules, and whon the oil has been poured off after cooiiug, theie me found to bo about scM'titeeu of the twenty pounds of lead remaii.' ig, the other, :hree pounds having been absorbed by. the oil. Ou the lend which has been' pniployed being agaiu melted, and the operation being repeated to the fifth pouring the amount of lend being less ut each succeeding pouring the total quantity of loud absorbed is about ten pounds. Th,! oil thus charged with the lead is then used ns a paint. being employed in the usual manner1 for metallic surfaces. Picayune. , tjuite Appropriate. A book petller, who was wearing a' small circular piece of court plaster on' his face, removed it while shaving, a few mornings since, and replaced it when his toilet was complete. Contrary to his usual experience, as he weul about bis business during the rest of the day, ho was everywhere received with smiles, which grew broader and broader, until at lost somebody laughed in his face. Led by this to look in tho glass, he was somewhat taken aback to discover thai, instead of Hie court plaster, he hail iillixctl to his face a little round printed label which had fallen from Ihe back of a new mantel cloci: pur chased the day before, and which bero the appropriate inscription, "War. rallied solid bras." Yankee Blade,)
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Dec. 22, 1892, edition 1
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