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WjWHMWmrtiMwiirtirmin 1) ailj am ttrrorb. II. A. LOIMDON, EDITOR AND rUOHUETOlt. KATES 09 ADVERTISING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. insertion- ti.oa One square, two inertion 1.61 8.60 $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly in Advance. One square, one uiuuwi - vnr Uraar advertisements liberal con VOL. XVII. PITTSIJOUO', CHATHAM CO., N. C, OCTOJiKU 18, 1834. NO. 8. ' rttcts will be made. J H tit ft 1 IV lie ii (lie Wind Wows, (!i, tin- dancing of tlji- leaves, When the wind Mows! Aii'l tile rushing n lisi- (if trees, Mioulin.', shrieking mi tin- hai, bike tho sound (if seething s'.is, When (In1 wind blows! Oil, the bunling id the inn-hs, Wln'ii llii' wind blows! 'Jin1 inoiin -unl llio quiver Of reeds along the river That sink, unit rise, mid shiver Whi-n tho w ind lilwi! Oh, tlx- shifting f thoclniils, When Ilic wind Mows! t-'niling sivifilv mi be. no mi 'I In' wide bin w-irid mid III-' gicca. Tlm.witig Ici l.ivv s nVr I In- sb. i n, Wlii'ii tin- wind blow.! Oil, tho.bif.imruf I in-snow. Wh.-n Hi" wind blo.y! Showing in II ! I iiiu-uiliglil I'nllcii tr.'.-s hi. 1. 1. 'ii under nliiio, I.Ik'' Cl'-il! ghost- ill l"'d III lii-.ld, win ii tin' w.n i 1. . Oil, the comfort nf III- lire, Wln'ii III" wind blows! 'I'n hoar tin- .viii;; and I In- i h:.t of Ilic kdlli' and I he cat. And II ri. ki't i n ilic mat, W In n Him wind I.I..W-! tiny K.'s 'Imi, TRACED BY A BUTTON. When r vu:i mi llio deteolivo force by tliu way, my inline i, lac!; II mil lion, nt your service--I had a case cm my hinds lli-it bullied mi-. I wanted tn get (Hi, fur I was nf that time i ll paged In Kitty IVasr, mnl she Innl niiiil lh.it though she was very Imi I id' mo slu: dill imt iiieaii t - many me un til 1 Iniil enough to many un, which I should linve i;s niiiiii us J hail found out tin- party who i-oiiiiniltcd u cer tain lllllliliT. Mrs, Jeffries, a rich, miserly sort of old lady, li.nl been found ilc.nl in hot bed, murdered by some out-, No one know wlio it was. Everybody w is mid- r suspicion a mill! servant who had lieeli dislnis.i-1 weeks before; u dissip.itt.-d nephew who had quarrelled with her; n pi; ! iller ; ii man who 1m l mended the roof. Hut it seemed likely tint no ono would In; actually proved ,'iiilty. To bo sure, the nopliew would come in for ln-r property, being h.-r only relative, but though Iuj had Won to the dour that evening ho ha I been soon to go nwny again, and tho ser vant luid to call for help lioforo thu bedroom door could lie broken in. The only clue that I had was u bit of black cloth clutched tight in the doiid woiiiau's hau l u lind bit in" old black broadcloth torn in quite a sin gular shape. We bid tin.- fact that this had bei ii found from tho lu-ws-paper men, ii ii . I I was limiting for the coat it had boon pulled nil' of. That Would In: my chance. The ilisinisstid si-rviinl was a waiter, but I bribed luyscif into u chance of seeing his black coat oil' duty, nud it had not been torn or patched. I hnui llp tlli' nephew's boil'ding-hoiise nil I got into his room liiider pr.-!i-!is - of having been sent from thu telegraph ollioo to seo the w ii- ., but his did lies were nil of thick, cour-c cloth. 1 t ilkod these things all over to Kil'y, niul she sot ln-r wits in work to help mo. iiM. ilskod llio to hi her go to the old lady's house nud show In r tin- rooiu she slept in, nud sic- wont out on tho roof, us I had tb ni- many a time, nud wont along lii',. I in one direction innl thou in iiiiolln-r, looking at nil the scuttle doors, until I thought she would go off into the street, but she slopped ut tho hist of the low nud bockoui d mo. I hurried up. Close to the scuttle door lay n little black butt u. "This belon gs io tho garment the bit of cloth came from," she said. " There are blacks nud blacks. This is a IiiiMoii that match's thai black. Not a bine black, nor a Wuit ui.-di black, nor a foxy black, but a black that is almost invisible given. lo yon know No. 100?" "It's a very respectable iirst-ehi! s boarding lions -," sail I. "Will they t ike ladies?" she asked. "If they arc well introduced." "I shall go llii re to board." Next day I got a ear. I from her she hadn't b.-ou in the habit ol having curds with that address mi it. I call ed. Sin.' oaniu down to see mo in her bust blue!; silk, with hor bonnet and mantilla on. Thoro was an old lady in the room. She introduced mo to her nnd then said she was ready. 1 took the hint. Wo wont out together. "Of course you know why I c.inie here," sho said. "I'm spending all my salary and wearing my best clothes, but I've found something out already. Mrs. Jotl'rios's nephew culls hi-ro . sum -times. Ho calls on a young w i lovv who has tho upper front room. He has boon cugagol to her for seine time. " Sho paused a loii" timo and then snid: "Ho was hero th .; iu;ht of I ho murder." ''Well," I said, "has sho let him out upon the roo.'V" "I wi.'.li you wouldn't ask mo fiiy pioslions," said Kilty, "I shall know before long. When 1 send for you eoiuo lit once. Will you lot ino liavo that bit of cloth?" "It's nioro precious tliiin diimiouds,' I said. Hor answer win : "Yes, I know it." Sho put it into her poekotbook. "1 huvo changed my room," sho remarked. "I'm next to her. There is a looked door between us. That is all. And 1 have made a pocphol--." " oil are a boi n detective, but as thi.-, widow is respectable you can't walch young .Ii ll'n--s that way." "Vesti iihiy," sh" said without an-sw.-ring mo, ".lell'i ies eailed. I saw I; i in coining up tho Hired and hid lie hind a screen in the parlor. 1 slmuM have pii feiidod to bo asleep in it chair there had I been seen, but nu one liiiind un- out. Sho e.iiiie to him, and hi- talked like an innocent man. "The poor old woman has dom ino n great injury by getting her.-clf murdered,' ho sail. "1 believe I'm Mlspecteil, because I rhall profit by lu-r dentil. Why, what do they take mo for? 1 wonder who Lille 1 her? They say nothing was gone.' " ' hoi vt-r it was, you ought to be thankful that tho crabbed creature is dead,' she said. 'S imo common burglar of coins . She'd scream mid shriek if sho saw one at her jewel-case u Il I get herself killed. ' " 'Well, poor old woman, I'd have b.'.en Ilia death if I had b 'en near,' .lell'iies said. 'She wasn't half bud. She never undo a "ill and left things away from me, as she might, after 1 told ln-r I'd nevi.r orimjo to her for ln-r favor. Il-iiig it, 1 wi-di 1 wasn't her heir! lVopl-.! will suspect me S 'crelly perhaps. 1 can prove 1 wasn't inside llu- hou.'.o th it night, but you Luow how tho paper talked. lVor 1'iiliier, the roofer, cumo to mo nud cried over what lli -ysiid about him. Kill Aunt Jessy! Why, good Lord !' " 'You used to call her Aunt Jeze bel," said this widow. Mrs. Mull is her name. " 'Yes I'm sorry I did, but sho hud a temper,' said Mr. Jeffrie. I've u mind not to take tho money.' " Then T shan't take yon,' said Mrs. Mull. 'Su.-li nu idiot ! I should bo ashamed of you. ' "See hero!' Kilty handed luo an iiiMivsi on II piece o:' paper. It was .Mrs. I'reston Mull, ut a certain num ber, I dies! nut slro; t. It is hoi niol her-in-law. Cm you send our .iir-i. .uun -i-.nzii .Mini a icicLrrum say in,', 'Coiuo at olico to this ad dross?' " sho asked. "I can," said I. "lo it," said she. "No, don't ask n:e. 1 it in helping vu;l. J liavo mv thoughts. Now take mo homo." I look her homo and telegraphed to the wid iw, an I 1 waited and watched. I s nv ln-r get into ii carriage and go away. I followed mid saw lu-r take the train. If Kitty wanted ln-r mil of I ho way sho was safe. A few hours afterward I received a nolo : 'i-guise vourself as nn old woman and come hero at once. Come in a cub. Wear a thick black veil. Send up word that you are my Aunt Agues. Lose no lime. " 1 lost none. As 1 went slowly up the stairs with my black veil down I eoiil-l hour my heart beat. Kitty opcii eil tho door, culled out "Why, aunty, dear !" and shut it. "I have opened the door between my room ami Mrs. Mull's, ' sho said. "1 have found soiiietliiu.;. I can't appear in this matter. Yon must see for yourself." Sho led mo into tho handsome room and went to a wardrobe. There, from beneath olhi r dresses, she drew a plainly cut co it, or lvdingoto, of thin black cloth, with luiiuy buttons down the front, and spread it on a chair. About the height of tho knees u piece was torn away and a button gone. "Hush!" sho said. "Wo don't know w ho may bo listening. "Muke no sound." Then she took tho bit of cloth from her pocket, lifted it to tho rout and lai 1 the button on it "Tho piocj of cloth found in dead Mrs. Jt tVrios's hand cumo from this giirmiut," was her remark. "Yes," I said, "she must have dis-guis-d him in it. Hut why " "(biosey !" fcuid Kitty. "Mr. Jeff ries could not got into this. Mrs. Mull wore it herself. Mrs. Mull kill ed old Mrs Jeffries. Tho nephew knows nothing ubo'lt it -guesses noth ing. This wicked woman wanted to marry him when ho had inherited the c-t.ite. Sho lias done it. I watched ln-r through tho peephole I had made. 1 saw her writhe iu agony, and with out, speaking a word, wring her haUds and tour her hair. Ii was un aw f .ll sight, but 1 knew it was u guilty con science that moved her. There you have it all iu your own hands now. I'll go and toll Mrs. (I that I huvo news which must take mo away, pay hor my board and go with you iu tiio cub."" 1 loft her it her own door. Mrs. Mull was arrested at the station on her return, and it was all ns Kitty said. She made full confession. Sho hud coiicievi.'d the idea of murdering tho old woman that her nephew might get the money, nud she bad hoped the r ronf iueiidor would bo charged Mil h 1 ho crime. Sho was a lieiid in female form, but the thought that I innl driven a wom an to llio gallows haunted Hie and sickened ino of tho detective business, which 1 left very soon. Kitty and 1 are keeping a little lin tel now and prospering very well. Loudon Tit l'-i Is. Slriinirc Meats. The French have taught our people u great deal about what is good to cut, it n I not the' least o their sei'viecs in this depiiitin-'iit of knowledge is tho touching of the world that frogs and (.specially frog's legs are an excellent al l ielo of food. 1'ooplo in this country do rot com monly eat frogs, any more than they eat rabbits, sipiirrels and other equal ly nccci-sihle mil eipi illy palatable ini itt-i; but frog's legs are a regular ill III oil the bills of fur.: ill the lil'.st ehi seity hotels and restaurants, and a considerable indiidry ill supplying them for the market has sprung up. ( H't -u necessity is required to touch people that they have good things to cut which ordinarily they do not loiu-'i. A camping expedition of young men mi a northern lake ran out of provisions, and found tho fish iu the hike iusuftieioiit for their wants. They had no firearms with which to shoot wild game. At the lower end of tho lake, busking on hoiiio old logs, were hundreds of line fut frogs. Impelled by liungLr, the boys fell upon those frogs, and for several days lived delicately and well on a diet of which frog's logs constituted the prin cipal item. All tiio members of that puvty are now fully iiv.urc that frogs are good to out. lt-.ceiitly a French missionary iu In In-China, Key. Father (iili rbicli.h'is iiiiido the di.s.-ov cry that toads ulo lllso good to out. U iliicnlby necessity to les-iit to Inad-lle.'di, he found itlloless palatable an I nut ritimis than t he iro . "Most people," says Fnth r (liier lach, iu hi. i journal, riceiilly publish ed, "would dio of hunger rather than - at a toad, which is iii-wrtheh-i.s, 1 beg vo'.l to believe, an excellent food. Whenever I Could procure toads, I was able to give myself u baiupn t. I!ut ill France, your prejudices pre vent you from knowing and using w hut is good. " However, a l'uris Journal atlirms Ihat thi! cookery of toads lun 111 ulo some little progress iu Fruuiv. Noth ing is bi tter, this journal says, than u dish luildo of tho bucks un 1 legs of toiuls with the skin lirst carefully re moved, it needs hardly to be said. The popular fables about tho pois onous character of loadsaro nowadays not much b-lit-vul. It is true that the loud is protected from carnivora by the acrid secretions of his warty skin, but these urc irritating rather I him poisonous, and not always that. Toads, however, uro i f great service In man, and it is to bo hoped that it will not become fashionable to eat I hem. Youth's Companion. I'ruil F.iitiuir to ( uro All Ills. A now society of cranks has been st it'tod by a former lieutenant in the (ierinaii army," says the Medical lice. rd. "His name is Hooter. Ho is tho a lor of it now 'ism,' and as such sailed recently from San Francisco to Honolulu. Tho 'Fruitarians' is tho name of the now society ho represents, and their b.'liof or rather notion is t iat modern civilization in full of van ities and strange nutious, mnl greatly u 'oils reforming. The members eat nothing but ripe fruit, eschew cooked food of any kind, and drink only wa ter. They uro to live iu huts, bare of the comforts of civilization, and go naked. Kx-Liout. Hooter intends to buy u largo tract of I in 1 in tho Sand wich I-tnds, or, perhaps, a small island outright, for the purpose of founding a colony. He Could Not l ull Slowly. Fond l'urout (loudness, how 3-011 look, child. You are soaked. Fratikio l'loaso, jm, I fell into the eaiiul. Fond Parent What, with your now trousei on? Frankie I didn't huvo time, pn, to o take 'eui oft Uoatou Home Jour. ual. (IIIbDKF.VS (IMJ MX, A SMAI.I. HOY S M'lllNINH. I'll si I thought I'd dig a well, A d so I took my ! i.-i-li', And iiiidiTiioutli the iiili'-tro A d'-oi round lioln I 111 nle. liui though I worked like uiiytliliiK 'J ill 1 was stifT and lam , I f-'iind 1 couldn't liavi'u well, lli'i'iiuto no water eiinn-, 'J'li.-ii I spiel a little bird; II lay tin-re just as d. ad ; An. I so, wiili-ml auullii-r iv-ird, I dm,' a grave insti-a I. I p . I 1 r birdie in II lii-x. And hid it III the gi-'iin-l, Alld lie.li.-. tin- dill .V-.ti- it elnsj And piaul -d ll iiv-f r-iiili I. J! id funerals are M- id fun - llf cuius -, lln-y'i'- very sa I ! Wli -ii I had . i r.d up tin- l-ir.t An ii 1 ' il .- I had. I a e a plate of ;-ingo In-.-ail, S niie It'-.i-I-.-iii-I lnilt-r, luo. A id then I liui'iii-d nut tu Hud S-illie oilier Ihine,- to do. Ilurlii-r's Voiim; IVm.i. sMri.t.iNn run khan kaivk. There was in Yedo 11 pour inau who had worked hard 11 tit I long, nil I saved a small sum ol mnitcy. lie had no siren-; bo to keep it in; mid it o.-eiirred to hiui that if ho dropped it inside nn empty beiin-s nice cask, h i 0110 would ever think of looking there for it. Now this bean siiiice is much used by pour people; but the smell is very strong 11 1 1 . 1 soiuow Imt offensive to pi-t ons of delicate fuste. Sulil" ill gi irons ihi d', ali r all, did doi-ow r the hiding-pine.-, for one day the poor man found In- inoii.-y mi -.sing. lie went immediately to Ok i, ami told him of tin- bus, lidding that he thought it mii-t l, bud to the charge of si. lite one of the neighbors. ho Oka summoned nil tho poor man's neighbors for the next day, and when they had appeared in court, Oka an nounced, "In my opinion it is olio of roil 1 hat has stolen this money from the bean-sauce cask, and' if that it so, 1 shall bo abb; to toll by the smell of tho thief's lingers. So let each one come up here nud present his hands iu turn." Just as ho had said this, ho noticed one of the men in the back of the court-room suddenly put his hand to his nose ami smell it. "That man over there is the thief !" immediately exclaimed tho jit lgo, pointing to the man. Ok i knew, you see, that if the thief was really among the crowd, his guiltv coii.-ciciice would iii-obablv sug gest to him the tl.oiichl, "Will my hands really betray nu':" --JIurpi i's Y'ouiig People. Tilt-: i.i.uii. The llama is u native of Peru ami 1111 an animal of great importance to the Pi riiviuus. Ii is a beast of bur den, an t at one time was the only ipiailriiped iu tho country which could ho used for that purpose, taking tho place of cither horse, ox or goat; il also furnishes them with food and clothing. Iu South Ano'i ieu tho uui 111.1l is commonly know 11 by several names - llama, alpaca, vicugna and giiunneo. Tho llama and alpaca uro doinitii-i.tod, but tho giiiiuui'o and vicugna uro wild. Th-10 last are of a light brown color, the under parts whit.-, while tl ther parts vary iu color, being whit-', luown, black or mottled- The vieii ;iia is smaller and inure slender in form than tho guniin co. It is it wiid, timid i-icaliiro, liv ing in herds 011 the bleak rocky preci pices of tho snow-clad mountain tops of Peru an 1 I'.cu id-'r, wh- ro it climbs the ro.-ks wnh lh ' gr -atesl agilily, for its Ii i t arc so formed 111 to render it possible for them to do so, as beneath each too is a pud or cushion. Iu this, as well as the enlist ruel ion of tho stomach, the Ihinu is . iipiosed to bo allied to the earn I. The gu inaco, another variety, is a Very beautiful creature about tho size id' the Kuropeaii rod deer. It also is m very timid minimi mid when fright ened bounds off at great speed. The llumii, which is domesticated, is supposed to be descended from the guaiiuco. It is used by the natives as a beast of burd-'ii, and will curry a luindrei pounds or perhaps a little more. If the load is too heavy or the animal too tired, it will lie down and liothin ; will induce it to go fur ther on its ji iiriiey, and if urged it will turn and spit in the faoo of its driver. The pack must be removed from its back before it will move. Tl-.e lle-.li of llio llama is g md for food innl the skins and wool for cloth ing. The ulpnoi is thought to bo of tho ii-inio variety us tho vicugna, but iu a domesticated stuto. It is not used as a Wast of burden, but is noted for its wool, w hieh is abundant, long and lleecy, uini for this reason tlu s paca sheep u'-o highly prized. Detroit Flee Press. The growth of girls is greatest in their tilt -entli year, aud that of bovn :n their seveuteeLth, flKIi II0RSKS. 1 'ai nlng Strong Steeds That Draw Big Engines. T'loy Are Put Through a Regular Course of Inst motion. A liner or iimro intelligent body of animals than tho horses of the New York Fire J icparttuotit cannot be found tin1 world over. When the tiny bell called t lie"jigger"bogins Io strike in the tiro-house time is everything. A delay of a second may menu the loss of thousands of dollars. Tin 11 tin- in telligence of these trained horses i;; of wonderful assistance. It is no uncom mon thing for 1111 engine company iu this city to bo 011 tho move iu cloven seconds from the first tap of tho bell, even though tho men are asleep up stairs at the time. Jt bus been done in one mid live-eights seconds with the horses standing twenty-olio feet be hind the polo ami tho men oil the alert, reiuly for the signal. The seiiroh for these intelligent ani mals and their training for llio im portant part they play in the saving of life and property is a work which is kept up incessantly. There 11 re nearly if int ipnte 11 thousand liois-s iu the department, nnd the ranks must bo kept full. The horses ino pur clnisi d Ir.. in various dealers, generally nt the large stable mi Fast Twenty fourth street. A uniform price of .'nMI is paid, w hieh inelud-s the privilege of a trial for a given period to usci r tain their litiiess for duty. There dues not ;ie .-III to W II preference shown in their s .-lection cither hs to locality from which they conio or Un block from which they spring. Whether he comes from Canada or the West or the Fast, your lire-horse must bo largo and strong, sturdy of limb, broad of think, with Hue ipiar tcrs. Ho must have both breadth Mini depth of chest, for wind is indi sponsi ble when iteoiucsto drugging I'l.OOU or !l, 01)11 pounds ut u double quick, and his shoulders must run broad and high to give ample support for the thick neck 11 lid well-shaped head. The candidate fortunate enough to fulfil these requirements is thou sent to tho trniiiingstubles on Ninety-ninth street, between Columbus nud Am sterdam avenues, lb-re ho is initiated j into th-! ibiti- s of a tirc-horso. A regulation diginc-hou-io, with u;l the necessary appliances, is titled up there, nud the c andidate is made t f -el at homo ill 11 stall open ut b -ill i n Is, with neither trough nor manger, lie is aoi.Mistoiiieil to the regular strike of tho jigger and the clang of the great golig us tho ulariils coin" in, and day alter day is habituated to the harness, which drops upon him from above and fastens hint to the polo with one mo tion. When a li-irse h issue 'essfully pa -sed this stage, b 'i-seut to some regular eiignie-houso, where his cuius 1 is coinpl -ted, nnd if he is found compe tent, is tin tlly accepted. In the engine-house he comes under the direct control of tho mail who is to drive him, become his ho.-om trieiid, for in every instance the strongest attach ment springs up hiitu cell the annual Kill the !u?iii who handles him. The lirst thin ; is p. let 1 he horse. kliowjll-t what Vulli vpeet of linn. 1 11 the gentlest way he Is taught to leave his stall and walk under the barm iu a given npo1, just ai h did al lb training stables. He 1-, taught to lower his head so us to bring bis neck under the collar, mid oftentimes the horses prove so intelligent us to slick their heads through that collar even though it rests almost 011 the ground. Thou ho learns to start from the stable at the stroke of the bell. Sometime, ho is slow in moving, iu which ens - a man taps him smartly with a whip and instantly hides himself, because the horse, hearing the bell nu l feelingly the blow at the siuie tun.:, runs to his place and then looks around to see where tho blow came from. If he saw the man ut thestnll.he would know the source of the blow, and not being able to son him, ho connects the sound of the bell with the whip and moves promptly. In tho course of a few weeks if i-, easily ascertained whether or not the niiiiuiil is competent. If competent he enters upon his duties. 1 11 a little while ho Icarus to love the life. The start ut the sound of the bell, the ex cited moments w heu the hurried but systeinetie preparations arc made, the 111-I1 of Ctiid air w heu the doors un opened, nud then the wild run, with a roar of w heels and clanging of gons behind lam, uro welcome to him. This is proved by the fact that tho horses cm tell tho difference between a test ill 111 in uml 0110 that is red. Thev show rn every action nud movei-in it that they know one i j a "'Ly'' ul d the other real and every fireman bean witness to this fact. New York World. A I. niul ut Incredible Itiirhurilj. When the prisoner iu Morocco heara the door,s of the jail close behind him, he knows, if ho bo poor and without friends, however triviul bo the offense for which ho 1ms boon imprisoned, Unit ho may possibly never leave those wiilis alive. It is a matter of indiffer ence to the authorities how many are imprisoned, for tie so wretched cap tives uro 110 cause of e.vjieiiso to the State. The prisoners have to pur-eha-o their ow 11 bread mid water 11 lid to pay their jailers. Aluiiy a mini ini-pri--i'U- d I'm- some light debt, w hieh ho has long ago discharged, is i.llil d t i lied because ho is unable to meet the debt he has colli raided toward his jiilers, and which his forced ciijitivily daily increases. In some prisons they nre only per mitted to receive a supply of fresh water evry second day. What nil amount of suffering this means in 11 11 African cliiniite nud iu the fetid at mosphere ol iluuge ills such as those tu be t'oti ml iu Morocco, it is dillit'iilt for a Fui'opeiiii to realize. In a Moorish prison t he captives sleep liall-liiiked oil tie; mud ll ' ; they are all huddled to- getiu-r in cue iipurt nii-iit, without dis tinction as regards crime or innocence, for iniinv lire simply thrown into prison on 11. -colli, t of their ii puted wealth or prosperity by iivaric 'mis ollieiuls, who, by prolonged inipn-oii nt and soiin- liuies by tort ile, hop to squeeze money out of them or discover where they have hidden treasure. ( f an evening it is not unusual for th prisoners to be all bound together by a eliiiin passing through all iron Collar which eiicli captive weiirs, thus making it iiece-isary fur all to rise, or sit, or lio down together. Open and llliclcaiised cesspools withm the pram add sunn limes to the indescribable horror nnd misery of the place. There is no inspection, no medical ir tend ance, no alleviation iu sickness. If 11 11 11:1 is ill, and uii iblo to drag himself to the hole iu the wall through which the bread and water is passed, ho must trust to the mercy of his fellows to supply him with food. Only when death overtakes the poor miserable w retell do the guards bestir them selves in their own interest, innl re move tli! tortured holy which at 1 nglh has found relief from ils ovt r whilmin.; sufferings. When a prison- r is an absolute pauper and unable to pui'.-h iso food, the authorities giv e him daily 11 small phce of course br ad, provided by religious endow ment, siilhcieiit to prolong t ho agonies; of starvation. - Furl of Mouth iu Nine teenth Century. Art of Milking liiibies. The art of milking rubies, accord ing to u ro id Institution lecture by I '10 lessor Judd, is now extensively praete-ed. The ruby is simply cry stallized alumina or oxide of alumi nium, mnl many processes huvo been adopted to bring about the crystalliza tion, the most successful having been those of the lute M. Freiny, the dis tinguished French chemist. His lirst pi in was to lit 11 1 pure alumina with oyidiof lend in a silioioiis crucible, w hen ervsta:. . f 11I1111111111 formed un the side of th - crucible; but ill 8 later pr cis-h- heated pure abiiuimi potash, and tin ride ol barium, with 11 similar result. In both oasis it was iieci-s-ury to have a salt ol chromium to give the chin in-teiist io ruby color, although there are reasons for believ ing that the chromium nets only as 11 "iiiineriilizer," ami not as a coloring matter. Sometimes blue crystals nf turquoise and bluish pink crystals of iiniothvsl were found among the mass. The nit.l'ieial rubies, known as (ieuevn rubies, are us hard as the natural lines from liurmah, are identical with th.in iu eheiuieul composition and molecular structure, and are only slightly inferior ill color and bistro. They nre lalgly used as walch jewels. nnd doubtless many ot them puss an natural stones for other purposes. lion lie Fought. Old soldiers who have really seen war are, as 11 general thing, not given much to boasting, says the Youth's Companion, nud nre p. iliclly rcu.lv to admit that they were not always so reckli ss as to lose nil th-.vtghl of per sonal danger. "Were you at Chiekamauga, colo nel?" nn exchange reports u lady as asking. "Yes, liia'uiu. " "It w ns 1111 awful battle, they suy. " " Yes, mu'um. " "Could u see what was going on?" "Not very plainly." "1 suppoie the smoke of the artillery-" "It wasn't that, ma'um." "What was i :u a?" "TUj tree." The Hour el Acliioienieiit. Ou tlm lliirty-secoitil day of llio thirtiilli month of tlm eighth day of the week, On tho twenty-fifth Imur of tlm sixty-llrst. minute, we'll Mini all things that wo seek. Tlcy lire then' in the limbo of l.nllipup band a cloud island nnd resting in air. On tlm Nowhere side of tho Mountain of Mist, in the Valley of Ovi-rtliere. On a sulid vapor foundation of cloud nre palaces grand and fair; And tln-rc iswliernijiirdp'.-iin-i will com" true, and the s Is uf uiir hope wilt grow. On tin-hilh -rward side of tin- Hills of Ih'l'O in the ilaiiil' t of Hocus I'u. On III" liilhi'i vvard side id Un- ItilN of Hop", is the llaillli-l of ll-ii'lis l'-i. YY" shall see all HuiilS Ihat we want tu mnl know all we '-an' t" Limw ; I'- r Ihi-n- the old ini-ii will never lament. Urn l.alii' s lli'-y never will squeak. In the fro-s-ro.-id Ci-rni-is nf Chausvillo, In IlleCilllllVuf ide.llldus"ek. In lln-Ciuss-ruii-l Corner- of Chausvlllc, In tin- enmity id Hiili-andgiisi-i'l.. On the thlrly-s lid day "I tin' thirlcelUll 1 Ill of tl ighlli day of th- week. V" shall du all Un-things that we please to do nnd a- iqilisli whatever iv" try. On the sunsi-t slmre uf s-nneliiiieonitlii-r, by the lii-aiilifnl liny of Hi by. H. W. I'uss. in Huston Transcript. ur.Moitors. The niiin who knows how- it is him self is apt to b t others learn us ho did. If tact could be sold, only such as are idreinly possessed of it would not want to buy it. llobbin.s I don't see why they water railroad stock. lligWi: -To form a pool, of course. He - She has very handsome teeth. She Why shouldn't she, win 11 her brother's a dentist if "You needn't try to deceive me," said the curtain to the window. "I ciiu see through you."' "Tin.' bride's father gnve ln-r away, did he not?" "More than that. He throw in 1.,0,IMK to boot." "There," said the new policeman, ns he fondly handled his club, "is what I cull u stunning ornament." The iiiuik! "Napoleon of l'iliiiii'-o," Ho missed ; 'twas rattier rough. lb1 gut suinii I'Muki'd eiisli by cliiuici , Hut III- didn't get enough. Nell What makes you think your new suitor is entirely too honest? liclle lb-cause he wouldu't even steal II kiss. bashful bachelor Say, didn't you find it pretty hard work to pop the question? Hold P.eiie.licl Not at all ; you see I married a w idovv. "There are lew more disappointing things iu life," says tho M niiiyuiik philosopher, "Ihiin 11 balloon u.-eoiisioU to 11 mull with a stiff neck." Shop ( iirl -licnlly, iiindnme, that while leather in your hat makes you look ten years younger. Old Maid---Is that so? 'Thou give 1110 another. Mrs. Hingo Can't 1 have a bicycle, dear? Hingo--Pshaw, you'd never learn. Mrs. Hingo Well, I've Innl riioiigh practice working tho sowing machine. "Your wife tnkos great interest in tho woman question." "She does, sir; she is so much taken up with the rights of women that she forgets men bit vo any." Ibown -.Ioii"s s 'eiiis to bo work ing hard for tin- nomination. Smith -I should say so. .lust published his fourth letter stating that ho is Hot a cauiliilate. s.-iid the ruler uf Cnina. " t'erhaps We cm ci-nnai-i' llie-e tr.-iibles.niie .Japs ; If we an I reach tle ir isle We'll it 111 u' tu smile. And cross ii right out ot our mn Jones-Hrowii I've been stopping at -a place in Chicago where it is ".0 for fifty days. Hrowii-Smith I've been Ktoppiug at a place thoro where it is Soil or fifty days. Warden What is your occupation? Female Convict I inmost ic. Warden Here, turnkey, put this woman iu irons ! We can't run any risk of jail-breaking. She - And is the hair dye as danger ous as the doctors sny? lie Fvery bit. An uiicle of mine olico died his hair, nint three weeks after he married a widow with four children. I'.vct ett Wrest I io you believe this guff about love of in. moy being the root of all evil? I.aviuoii I Sow re 1 diiniio but what il is so. Want of money has drove lnaay a good man to work. "Do you think Sickles will recover Mum?" asked the invulid's friend. "IFiu'ni," replied tho physician thought fully, "My uuswer depends on whether you liicuu physically or fiuuu rially. Professor (lecturing on tho gorilla) Gentlemen, you must give me your undivided ntti utiou. It is impossible for you to form a true idea of this hideous animal unless you keep four eyes lixod cu me.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Oct. 18, 1894, edition 1
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