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i& M it t S a m 1 cc o v rt . l)atl)(itt Herorb. XI. A.m LONDON, EDITOR AND TROrRIETOR. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, RATES or A D V ERTISINC One squaro, ouo insertion- - tl.CO O square, two insertions 1.50 One square, ono month - 8,60 For Iwrgor sdvcrtiscaeutg libertl toD rtc.ts will be made. $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly In Advanct. VOL. XVIII. PITTSIK)RO CHATHAM CO., N. C, FEBRUARY 27, 189(1. If Vtf x V mr I NO. 27. PlensurolaiMl. Llttlo lass, pressing ouw-urd, inform mo I pray, Where spread the snv.niiiiiB of Ploasiirolnud say? rienso pause 'inoiig Ihn flowers -censo sing ing nwlillo. And toll mo whom the spirit mny busk, iu Joy's smile, "Ah, Pl",-niirc:lutid spreals 111 tho gloaming Whoro tho skies of Iho Future, cerulean, Rprnoi, Ami tlm uiinsmilos urn (.lodsmilos, niul st.ir- bo.uns nro dreams Of tho angels who fly Tmvo tho murmuring streams." Worn woman, whoso oyo soo;n with tears sadly filled, Von nro and nn I wiso havo your liopos boon full! Ik'.)? N iw mi'wcr, m onward you're journeying along Where Is Plensurolund, flllo.I with its visions mill song? '"Ah, world-wi" ami weary and ready to dio, I'm won; -In :, tor round in- but blighted hopes li"S Fur Imhin I in" th- loip;-for sivunnns I see ITUoro In bi'iiuty tho regions of Ploasiirolnud bo!" Memphis Commercial Appeal. CADDIE'S SUITORS. "A vnlcntinc for ye, C'.ul, sum's yoil'ro n foot high !" Farmer Benbow- camo bustling into the kitchen with n murket-b'isket full of brown paper packages on his nun, (in iifjriciilt iiriil paper sticking out of liifi pocket nil n huge, r-quuro white i-nvolopo in bin hand, directed to "Miss C'j'Mi ) Benbow" in sprawling, rather awkward writing. An innocent-looking maid of eigh teen years of fo e.iine out of the hi u try, with very pink cheeks, nnd received llu document ill n little Hut tor; hut her f teo fell ns hIio noted the tin lulwri t itij. "That's from .Tud Pilcher u'b hi.t writing," she said, with n tout) of dis appointment in !ier voic . "An' you needii'lto snuil up your noso ef 'tis, young lady," returned .her father, with emphasis. "You ort to he proud to hev him send you a nleiitime a feller like .7 ml, that'll it lots of good land j'itnu' our' n, to t... nuthiu' of initios un'bieli. Now (pi.u it, an' 'don't bj n-Muiiuiu' still there n-studviu' about Hint there Jlin Page that's ul 1 us u-huugiii' round ye. "Yes, open it, honey," said good Mrs. lieuliow, bustling from her cliuitiiug, while Mm S:i 1! mb iw.tlp) elder daughter, uud Mr. Joh:i 1! bow, the iluiiglitor-ili-liiw,ulso crowded lip to see Caddie's "Viilentiiie." With (loitering lingers, tho young liidy opined the envelop ', mid drew forth n wonderful combination of hearts nu 1 nrrows, Cupids mid rmen, (tn 1 sjnie se:itim,!ii'al ver,..'s, purport ing to lay the treasures of tho sender's heart and hand at the feet of th , Live ly recipient. "An' it means Honiftliing," said Mrs. John Besihow, w ith solemn eo:i vioJioii. "Of course it doc," Hai I Minh Sue, who being herself eomforlab'y en f;ag"d, hml plenty of time to devote to Ci 1. lie's tittle love nffiirs. "It's good n:s fill offer." "I5ut but I don't think I want Jud l'iteher to make me an offer, " faltered Caddie, her pretty mouth taking a plaintive cirve. "Ye, you do, miss," interrupted lier father, briskly ; 'ui' you'll tnko it too, ef that's what it in en .if. " "Oh, yes, houey.do!'' besought her mother, whoso policy was nlw.iys to conx pejple into uny ilijagree.iblo task, from taking a dose of piiuiuo to Recording nn uiiwelejino Biiitor. "I think Jud's real uico, s tali nu 1 kind of slick !'' "You on ;lit nt least t ) (tend dim n vnlcntinc in return, Cud lie," said Mrs. John. ( "Ho wouldn't get it today," mur mured Caddie. "It'd too Into nov." "Tlmt don't make nny d.fferotieo," put in Miss Sue. "You can send 'era nuy time during tho mouth." "An' ef it's the thing to son 1 n Vul t i no in answer to his'n, that'll what you'll do Cud," Haid Mr. Denbow, bluntly, "iiu' n slap-up oue too ef it costs a dollar !'' "I thiuk it'u nil right n:id proper to Bend it nny time this month," nrgucd Miss Sno' wrinkling hr hquaro fore head thoughtfully. "But to make wire I'll nsk Mi-s Atberton w hen she comes tomorrow for the setting of guinea eggs I've boon Raving up for ber. She'll know what's what." And Miss Atherion the village heir csj niul autocrat, ulieu tho que-tiou was Kiibtnitteil to her, detected n love Rtory nt once, with pretty Cidlie.hcr her cupecinl mbjeet of ndiiiiratiun, for heroine, nud nt mice fell good-naturedly nt o 1 tic family views, "Of course it will b- nil right to soud one," sho sai l, R;ni'iii nt Cid di, who was blushing shyly nud wi comfortablv iu n c ruer, "ftidl'il tell you what I'll do; I'm going iuto tov.-u (Jji vjij ily, na4 I'll pick you o-.it the prctticHt valentino I can find. So you can go right ou dreaming, you dear little thing, nud needn't worry your pretty head about it- I'll get ouo that'll m iko your Adonis go wild with delight. And nil the nfternoon Caddio went about with a dismal feeling in her heart, nud her soft eyes all iniiity with tours. For Caddie was tho most timid of beings, mid felt that alio could never hold out nguinst tho combined will nnd efforts of ber parents, Mstcr.i, nud Mr. Judson Pitcher himself, wretched ns it would make her to re nigii her youthful lover, Jim I'age. Ho might have uout me n valentine, bho uaid to hersulf, "uut that it would do him nny good, or me, cither, for thev nro bound to marrv mo to Jud Pitcher, nud whut shall I do if they do I"' Meantime, Miss Atlurton, under the impression otliat Caddio was ns deeply iu lovo with tho Bender of her Valentino ns he wns with her, took n benevolent delight in selecting an clo fcntit vn'cutiue, presenting n llight of silver-winged cloves, with long, lily stalks waving nbovo them, two hearts entangled in u dainty truo-lover'a knot nnd some charming verse, t!io senti ment of which was unmistakable. And Caddie's heart sank lower than ever, ns she beheld tho lovely fabrica tion cliBConccd thatsinu ovenin:; in its dainty envelope, nud directed by Mr. John Jloubow to Mr. Judson Pitcher. "'Tain't likely ho hnv.vs my hand write," remarked that lady, "but he'll know mighty woll where it came, from nil th.'. tame." "CliriH'.oplier Cjliimbus ! Who'd n thought it? If that don't bc.it nio !" Mr. Jud ion Pitcher's palo cvcm grow n tritlo deep -r than muni with wonder us bo surv :yod tin v.ileatitio 8 ) caro l'ully chosjii by Miss Athorton. Ho had crumpled it somewhat iu hi:i awk ward ell' irt) to slip it from tho en velope, nud 1 jft u "jurilji" on tho creamy ede. Mr. Pitchur was a slim, t ill, oily looking young mm, with a linty-whito fuz.iuesc of whisker., stiff, whito eye lashes, niul a general expression of ill humored stub!) iruiioss. Ho bad just returned from t!r) post ollieo with bis pri.i, an I now stood gazing at it with bis open mouth. "Hit's it boiincr an' iu luiitiikc," ran his cogitations "pigeons nn' rib bons iiu' llowers nn' things! An' who'd ever a' droMp' of A thy Atber ton, 'at I've ullays thought was stuck up nu' proud ns sho cnild live, n seu l:u' l.io sieh a title valentine, with nil th ;:n verso n nuyiu' how s!k 1ov ; in, ? (ci'anny ! I wouldn't n' b'leeved it, nn' you couldn't a' mailo mo b'leovesho done it, if 1 hadn't u' seen her with my own eves a-buy iu' it nu' u-pickiu out the liue.4 ouo she could till 1. An' n lucky thing it was I wis n-standiu' behind them ot'ier fellers so's sho couldn't see me, or i!ie wouldn't n bought it then, and I'd never kuowed win-re it did cHi mo from. "A'i' it tciyn she's been n loviu' mo for years, an' dnredu't make no sign. Well, great guns! Course I'd bj willi n enough t h ;v her. SUo's got the stuff an' uiu't b I lookiu' neither. Xot so pnrty ns Caddie Den how, nu' I'd ruther hev Ciddio nil things being okil. Ibit take C.id lio if I cm got the heiress? ,'0t much, Mary Ann! Wisht I bedu't 'n wasted my half n dollar oil tlmt Valentino for Cad. But, howsomover, I'll go straight off nn' see Althy, nu' hev it nil settled in n jiff, .'est to thiuk of tho heirosa n- lovin' mo so hopeless all this time, iiu' mo i:i my modesty not n-siispiciouiiig it! Sho might of bed mo long ago. " And soniisorbed was Mr. Pitcher in bis reflections that ho noarly rode over Farmer B:tibov, who was plod ding dowii tho line in search of his cows. 'H'lo there, Pitcher! Wnteh nont where you're n-going nt !" was tho farmers greeting. .Don't be n-runuiug over your fricuV. Comiu' over to ilinnrr n-SunclavV" "Xo-o," di'.iwled Mr. Pitcher; reckon not." "H'ui!" grunted tho farmer. Reckoned von would. Caddie's kinder expectin' of ye." "Is, hey?" queried Jud, wi:h nu nrrognnt indifference inspired by his new prospects, "Dimiio cs she's got nny pnrtiekler griioundH. 'Spect I'll be ii-goiu' over to Miss Athorton's. Wouldn't wonder if hrr nu' rao'd mnrry 'foro harvest time gets here. "Hey?" Mr. Betibow stared with groat round eyes, nud nearly dropped tho pipo ho wus smoking. " A'lnitover air you n-meauin', Jud ? " "Jest what I sny," retorted Jud, j 'ging forward without another j;1uiicj ut the old farmer. "Don't none of ye be s'prUed if ye git invites to the wedJju'i tbftt'a nil," Mr. l'iteher dissnpenred up tho lane, nnd farmer Betibow went homo in n tempest of wrath, to communicate tho news to his family, uud great was the gcus-nil consternation thereat. "He's n bnso deceiver," quoth Miss Sue, indignantly. "He's a mean, good-for-nothing scamp," declared Mrs. John. "An ob, lur ! whatever'il I do?'' monned Mother Benbow. "Y'eie I've went nnd tolo Mis'IJibbins that ('.id lio was n-goin' to bo married soon, nu' she'll tattle it nil over the country, nu' now I'll bo ft liiughiu'-htock. Oh, dear!" This phns!) of tho nffiir struck dim dismay to nil hearts. "Only thing to fix it 'nd bo for her to marry soiiio on ! el.so right soon," fuiggestod Mrs. John. "Yes, but who?" demanded Miss Sue. Vlicrcnt Cad lie, gathcriue; up her small stock of courage stole forward nnd with her round face till flushed made her plea. "I l'vo got another valoutiuo," sho murmured "J'roui Jim P.igejbut instead of sending it through tho post oflico, ho brought it himself tod iy, so's I'd bo sure nnd get it. Ho forgot that Vulcntino's Day was tho four teenth, nnd thought it wus tho six teenth, nnd nud he'd like mo to marry him, ho snys." "An' I don't care shucks ct you do now!" snorted Farmer Benbow. "Oh, yes, houcy, do," coaxed mild Mr.--, Beiibuw, while Miss Suo and Mr.. John signilied their approba tion of the plan, nil things consid ered. As for Cmldie, the blue old world grow brilliantly rose-colored nil nt once, nnd sho nud her hero sailed nway in n golden bont down love's en chnuted stream. An hour or so later Jud Titchcr came riding sheepishly along tho lane, (having gotten n very lively "bco in his boutiet" from Misi Athcrton), nnd ns it happened, encountered tho obi farmer again nt tho bars. ' 'Hello, UneloXat" -ho greeted him familiarly "I'm comiu' in a spell." Ye know I wns a-fuoliu', don't ye, about mo and Miss Athertoui'" "Hit don't make uo difference to mo ef you wns or wasn't, "returned Mr. Benbow, grumpily. "Doi.'t get huffy, "advised Jud, with cool ussuranc; . "Km I see Miss Cad die?" "Xo, ye can't," growled buck tho old gentleman, "fer the very good reason that she's n-eiitertaiuiu' some one else in tho settiu' room, nu' they might think threo's a crowd, 'cording to too old savin'. " Explanations, appeals mid linger wcro nliko unavailing with th ) ob.ti nate old farmer.nnd Mr. Pitcher dually realized his defeat and rodo sourly away. "11 ickou ho wouldn't 'n uindon very ngreeuble hoii-iu-Iiiw," meditated Mr. Benbow, as ho started to tho house, "an' I reckon we done wrong iu tryiu' fo iniike Caddio tnko him. Anyhow, she's n good littlo erector, nil' seems like sctice. I seen how plum hnppy sho is with Jim Page, I couldn't hev the heart to upset it nil now, even ef Jud had of had uny good excuse for uctiu' so like time." Origin of thr Word "Canard." What is the origin of the expression "a canard" when n wonderful story that has uo foundation iu fact ir meurjt ? F.veu Frenchmen cannot say. It is now claimed that the honor of tho invention belongs to M. Coruelis sen, n member of tho Acad iniy of Brussels. He had noticed some won derful ''yarns" in tho daily paper to which ho subscribed, and iu order to tntirizo tho writers, he sunt iu one himself, ns a joke. It was about a pretended experiment with twenty-live ducks, and tended to show that ducks uro cannibals. He had, he said, killed tho ducks oue by ouo by ouo nud fed tho survivors ex clusively ou the body, and in cour.-e of timo there remained but one duck of tho whole twenty-five. This last of the ducks was said to have bad n post mortem examination made of its body, when it was found to bo suffering from certain internal injuries ns tho supposed consequence of its strnngo diet. Tho paragraph, which tha writer never expected to boo in print, was published nud sent the round. It got to America, wlicnco it was constantly coming back, and tho phrase "It is unother canard," or duck, became common iu newspaper oflicvs. Lon don Xews. He'd Fx am I nod Carefully. "Dj you notice nny change in I'nm lcy ?" asked tho tHll man. "Xo, I don't," snapped tho other until sourly. It wan D.im'ey's toilor, R JckUml 'I'liluoi. i in Mini: vs c oLi'MS. .II'ST I. IKK. A COMF.T. A Utile miiiil, so wondrous wisfl In fp x'cli, and with observing eyes, Was wakened at the early morn, And loan eastern window home, That she) might sen tho comet bright, And never more forgot tho td;;ht. Tho shining -tar wi polnto I out, Its hea I with splnador rayid about, A'i I th 'ii, oatpri'a lini llks a dross, Its train of da..il'ig lov lus, And all Hi" points that male it far More heau'ifiil than any st sr. The little maiden gacoil mid gnK'd, A' sie'li a won lor inuel nmazn l j And novr had sho Been before The morning sky .-,iauglod o'er, Or fiims'i'd that tho silver moon rltald out so 1 tto or ro-o so soon. Tho stars kept winking ovorhoa I As if hey longed to l.o in bed, A fid two bright i.rli in miianii.Vs lap Were closed to llnlsli out their nap, bile slid III f oo-io't swept tun skies, Tlio marvel (,f ndniii'iirf eyes. Next day, within the nursery The littlo inaiilen chuiieed to Ii-1, When baby win "ii dress para lo, Its pretty finery well diphiyed. As high In nurse's arms 'twas held Willi its frowns and fears dispelled. Its flaxen bond, with aureole bright, I s lengthy train of dazzling white. Were imt-d by tin- mnid so wise, Wh i stood, wlt'i widely opened cyn, nd paid, '-It looks," her spooeh wns sio.v "Ju t like a eoniet." And 'twa3 so. - liotrolt Froo Press. t:ov., rnwriiiNns. (,l ioiii Victoria's grandchildren nt Juri.-dm is are ailoue 1 to piny with the biborato toys that nniuncd their falhcisiiiid i.i ' 1 1 hr; .s in their youth, nil ixtieino euro is taken that nothing is broken, These toys inchi lo a fortress nnd guns built nud eipiipped by the Prince f Wales find tin- Duke ol Klinbiirgb iu their b i.vhood, uud wheelbiirrows, rtkes, spades, nnd, hoes, mid iiiechuiii :il iiniiiiiils that buioligud to tlu Em lress Frederick, tho Into Priiwct-s Aiieo, uud their sisters. The younger generation may piny with these things but tip.- nurses nrc held responsible for their a ife-kocping. (illilll OI,l MA.K1I1. A tribute, "all true," to a family do;', M j by nanio. His master wus Ml. n tilt 'in-year-old boy, and tho two were deeply nttic'ied to each other, and lived iu much happiness till the Imy left bis Missouri homo uud went to work iu I). -liver. M' j i knew that bis master had gone on tho train, and every ti mo ho heard the engine whi-dlo bo would put his fore feet on Iho top of tho fence nnd howl as if his heart would break. When n letter c.iuio from K 1. he took Iho envelopi", held it ou tho carpet hot we'll his paws, and w ith his nose pressed upon it cried pitifully, great tear dropping from bis eyes. The family bad two other pets.n cat nnd n canary. Ouo day, while nil hands were at table, Dick somehow escaped from the c.igo mil tho next moment was tl itti iing up and down the room, with inns iu full pursuit. li'foro ini.v ouo could net, Majo sprung up from his nap on tho rug, and as tho bird swooped near him ho opened his big jaws, took tho bird in and shut tliem with a snap. The bird's littlo mistress screamed, and every one wis grieve 1 and aston ished. That Maj ! should d i such a thing as that ! Hj secm;d to havo swallowed tho bird nt a gulp There ho sto ill, while ono nnd another upbraided him, till tho cat was put out of the room. Then ho went up to tiio mother of tho family, pushing bis nose ngainst her knee, mi l released the c m try unhurt. Hti m ii:u Society Ibc rd. Vaccination nud Marriage. The legislature ot S.veden and Xor way has taken it rather radical but doubtless beneficial dep in promoting the safety of the citizeu in recog nizing tho public duty of vaccination, by enacting u law that before a conplo can be legally liicrricd cerUlioates inn-it be produced showing that both the bi ide and bridegroom havo beou vaccinated. Atlanta Constitution. Tlie Longest Telegraph Line. Tko longest telegraph lino in the wor.'d, nbovo ground and without a brink, has just been completed in Australia, that Imd of long distances. The line runs from Rockhampton, iu Queensland, to Broome, in western Australia, and crosses about two-thirds of the entire continent. Tho total length is toiiicthiug over 0,000 miles. London Globe, He Needed It. "Can't I interest you iu ncid Dt in surance to bi,V ?" "Xo sir ; I'm in no need of it." "Lxcuse ni 'jl understood you were learning to play the violin !"' Ynk" er ytatfuiuftu, UNITEIJUIHRICA. Western Republic? Could Form an Irresistible Combination. Nearly a Million Armed Mn Roady For Mobilization. Making a grnnl total, tho American republics havo to-il.iy, cquippud nn I irmcd, over !ld."i,0).) iik-ii, regular iml uiilitia, against the llii'.Vi)i) regu lar, reserved nnd auxiliary forces which the United Kingdom of Great Britain has stationed iu Ivigland, lu lia and tho colonics, Without lull ing a single mm, vo'uuteoring or drafted, thia side of tlu w.iler thus appears to havo tin iidviutuge of numbers, ns fur us tho now org mixed land force is cone. rud. Chile has a stanlitig nrmy about out.'-ipi irter tho size of ours nnd n National Guard of ovor .VJ,0( I men. All of these nro ai'inud w ith small cali ber ritles. Argentina maintains a ?tuuding nrmy one-third tin size of ours, but sho has a tremendous Na tional Guard, iiumluiiug .'!D 1,0:10 almost three times tho siz of our or ganized militia, says th; Washington correspondent of the D- ston Trans cript. Sim has only lately equipped herself with Iho most modern liie arms. Her t'orc.is alone, if mid -d to oiiiv, would liriku an nrmy of a'mist a half million. Peru, although with a smaller force, has likewise pro cured in ideru rilles, not forgetting her recou t defeat by Chile. Ouo great disadvantage under which wo would suffer, if j -lined with the sister republics ngainst tho 1'iiite l Kingdom, is tho lack of uniformity of arms. Kieh of the South an 1 Cen tral American States has its character istic arm nnd m-iny doubtles carry variety of patterns. Suppose nil of the United Slates, Central uud South America were concentrated for wir. About, tweuty-tivo magazine factor i- s might bo requiro to operate night tin I day making that many sizes of car tridges. F it'll nationality would be disabled without its special brand ol ammunition, beciiuso it could not bor i'.iw from n neighboring nrmy using a different tdi -I!. Great Britain's in fantry is equipped with a rillo which will repent eleven shots. The whole nrmy can bo supplied from one fac tory uud ono regiment can obtain a new supply of cartridges iioiii tiny other. Great Britain bus S(i uiinoii d ships iu service; we h:ivo but 2 She is bull ling 14 ; wo but 10. She has in addition 1HS uunrmored ships iivnl nblo ; we but l i. She is building 2 new vessels of this class while wo are bitiling '.). In other words Great Mrit ii i ii has over lour times as many ships ready for war as wo have, and is still building over twice us ninny us we arc. Tho republics of Central and South America could furnish us about 200 ships, which when added to ours, will form u licet still smaller tliiiu that of Great Britain. But John Bill cannot spare nil of his ll fets froai 1 t--cigu waters, for fear of Russia nnd Fiance. Brnzii's navy consists of nineteen vessels, seven of which nre armored. Only two of these are battleship., the largest having n displacement of 5,700 tons nud an armor belt cloven inches thick. B.'.sides these, Brazil has twenty-two torpedo boats. Siie is also building eleven new iinvnl vessels, tour of which uro to bo ironclads. Argen tina, has seventeen ships in her navv, live of which nro armored, besides twenty-ouc torpedo boats. Her largest vessel has a displacement of -l.'Jd:) tons nnd nn armor belt of nine inches. Chile can add to this eleven vessels nud twenty-two torpedo bunts. II. r largest is a battleship of ti,;)il0 tons, with a twelve inch belt. Uruguay can lend ten vessels, three of which nvc giinboalH. The navies of tip? remain ing republics of C -nlral and South America nre very insignificant us in dividuals, but if concent rate 1 would make quite n largo fleet to act as com merce destroyers. With this combined nnvy Uucle Sim could nt least b fend his princi pal senports. It is thought that this task would bo easy with such power ful aids as the ram Kitardin nud the monitor Puritan. Spared. "Wull, father, exclaimed t'ie prodi gal son, ns ho mailo bis iippearnnce ngnin nt the family tirc.-id -, ",ua you ready to kill tho fatted call? ' "Xo," replied the old man grimly. "I think I'll lot you live. "Chicago Tost. The Sultuu's throne) is of beaten gold, incrilsted with thousands of ru bies, eiivrnhls nnd pearls. Accord ing to an iniciiptiou on it, the tin on: was taken by Sultan S.-lilu from tl'o It rii 1 ii (.'ot I he lloiirj'. In California th.) bees frequently', CJ swarming, take to th) wools. Hol low trees nr.; favorite homes for tlrjtn. Xow, among tho tad re Iwoods that skirted tlio margin of tho mountain stream, two or three bco (rocs were found. It was settled that ono of these hives should be taken up. Tho bob; of the tree was more) Ihnil four feci in diameter. A I about sixty feet from the ground the bees had found n knothole and n hollow spue. It was judged by tho coming mi l going of Iho bees that there must bo a largo stock of bun y. As th ; tree was wanted fir timber, nil had begun to tlio ut tip; top, it was determined lo t ii i-ii it to iicc.iunt for both houi y nnd lumber. ():i a bright moon light night the ranchmen begun on that tree. In about two hours it c inio down with n itiik'i. A swurni of in id bees boiled out of the knothole. It was evident that nothing m or could bo douo th.it night, It w.i i planned on the next night to go with the usual nppliaiices of sulphur, silence tbu bees, find take U)i the honey. When the tree was rench-id it was certain tint, an enemy h id been th-re. The elp'iny w is evid utiy u bear, an 1 had nintni'dl to enlarge tho kti dhole so thut he c mid thrust his paw iu. He lial tish d out great quantities i f eoiub, uud had broken the iie-d up so that it was .'lot worth carrying away. There was a dribble of sw eets nil over the trunk of the tree, and the ground :t-eil' si-emed to bj saturated with honey. The ranchmen were hot lor revenge. They would have that bear if tin y ba l to hunt a month for him, tln-y said. Th -n tlt-y ask ;d them selves, who waits to watch two or three iiigiita for a grizzly nn 1 no one was willing to unlerti'ue the tusk. There was much broken comb left in the hollow trunk. If the b -ar cam ! again be would thrust his paw into tho same hole, tln-y reasoned. There was t coyote st"el trap that would serve admirably. Tiio ruuehincu cut n large bole on tho opposite side and pushed tho trap well into the cavity opposite the oi jejuni knothole. A lot of broken coinli was bud ov, r th" trap, nnd the chain was spiked to tln trunk. Xow, if the betr sho ild thrust his paw again into the same bole foi holpy, his thieving pa-v would bn eiught in tho trap, lb; could not draw the trai through the bole. I1 was a dead open-and-shut gnme. Two nights ultiTwiud the old ranch dog set up nn unusual howling. The men, on going to the bee tree, found an eliol'iu oils grizzly hard nud fast. Two ol three- Mll-balls finished li i III. A'i b iilliii itl Notes. The good fii ui-'i s .-es in.iuy a har row illg h I JJ, lit . A farmer may be toothless and yd have many nn ac:e. 1 1 iiuikcs a fanner have n wry face lo see his grain clop short. A fin tiler's face may be mh ioIIi, ul thou 'll Ills I'lel.l-, lire furrowed. The hit liter should always sleep in j bed, but lo vi r in the celery bed. Souietiiiids a farmer looks us seedy a. his farm in the spring. To u farmer corn iu toe l'n-1 1 i' worth lunch more than corn ou the toe. Tlio farmer's crop differs from n chicken's and is generally more valu able. Some farmers nro very slow, al though they may have any quantity ol hops. A good farmer likes to turnip the soil, even ii ho shoul 1 get beet it doing so. Many u furiii-r is small pi tabic himself though ho raises large oip s for the market. When heifer a farmer .-tarts to rnp, ii'g stock ho shouldn't I t nnythiiiu cow him iu till attempt to bull the in ill ke-t. Florida Times-Union. Tllf Ib'iiMHi W hy. "I wonib-r if this new W'.inai. movement will result iu the erection of monuments to women," ,-ho said thoughtlu'ly. "It won't," h" replied rnthei piomp'ly. "I don't s"e why," she persisted, "It seems to in! that women huvi been slighted in thit line. Why shouldn't th-re be stntues of greti' women us well as great men ?" "How would u slut no with puffed sleeves look ? " "I don't see why it wouldn't look nil I igbt," she replied, "Bat bow would it look after pnflW sleeves hud gone out of fashion ?'" 1,, nske.l. "1 never thought of that," she nns wcred. "But I do not s, e w hy thev could Hot oliaiii-n th ' statue u th- fashi'inschiinged ; an 1 I guess the wsll do it, too, when women nre ii fail control ut things." - Chicag' Post, A Laugh hi thuri-Ii. fthn unt mi tlm sliding cushion, Th" doitr. weo woman of four; Ifor foot, in their shiny slippers, Hang dangling over tho floor. She meant to bo g itid i slio bad promisee, i And so. with ber hlg brown eyes. She stiirol at the mooting hociso window, And eoiiiitod the crawling Hi". Sho look" 1 far up nl tli" preneli -r. Hut sho though! of the .hojioy Ihmjj , flioning nwny at tin' hlr,son.!i "Mint will!' ned th" cherry trees. Sho thou-lii ol a broken ba-ke', Whore eutli-d in a dusky heap, 1'hreo si. ok. r'-iin l puppies with fringy ears, bay snuggled and la"! asle.-p. Siioh sob, warm bodies to rudille, Kiiea ipi-or little hearts to bout, Such swift, round tongues to kis-, Hindi si:awiiiig, cushiony foot. She ooul feel in her clasping Humors Tlio ton ,i of tlio satiny skin. And u oold, wet n i'o exploring The dimples tin lor her chin. Thou a sudden ripple of luught-T linn ovi-r tlio parted lips fo quick lll.lt she Oolll-I not C.ltell it With her rosy linger tip'. Tho pie whispered "ltless tl Iiii.l," Ase.,-h one waked from u nap, Hut the dour, woo woman, hi 1 lior faeo, For shame In hor mother's lap- A mu -iug Journal. . JIU.MOKOU'S. S line of tiio things we leave unsaid do us great credit. It wn . tho Shanghai lion that origin ated the custom of sitting on Chiufi egg. One i f the irr-np of life is the fact Hint the man who lias money enough lo pay us be joes cuii get all the credit he wants. "I always meet trouble half way," mid tbe mini who bad paid bnlf of bis promi-sory note and arranged for iiu exteli-ioii (Jf (he other hall. Wiggles (iu love) Why, mini, her very feet nre a pm m. Giggles (a eyn icle f, ietid) No doubt; but isn't u poem i f only two feet short? Time is kind iu removing many eye sores; ho long ngo gat lured in tho young people who (lilted on !bj streets with their huiidl.ot'ehiefs. Tlio man who siln down to wait for his opportunity will some tin! (lis cover that it passed that way several hours before be sat down. "What is the most convenient nnd cooinimicnl way to travel iu Amer ica'?" inquired tho visiting Ku-li-di-maii. "O.i upas-," replied Trotter, dryly. Professor 'J ho unci' uis used piilius as an emblem of capture and victory.' Smalt Student I suppose that's why Cue moderns use lluni ni cxt-. tisivcly nt welding. Slit cultivates (lie sp -iiking glnn , And tlie censorioii- do say, Klie was le t eontent with llinnmotiutllr.it s'.e Coiiid 'peak tin; usual way. Hoax The building committee has jis nit nud we're going to have ii new sboy at our club. .1 u.ix - ioo I ! I've wot ki d the old club stories s i much iny wife doli'l believe tiielit any in.'l -. " I'li '-e Woiiiau chefs," sighed the superannuated caterer, pushing the plate nway from him, "ought to stick to politic-! nnd business an 1 let man's work uloiit. Tlpy can't cook worth u bliinii-. '' "Isn't that Miss Smediey? I thought she was sick, soniebo ly told me Or. Pniikoy hi d given h-r up." "Well, he did sort o' give her up, but not till niter he bad tried live or six years to got her. '' Father Here is a check, but make good use of it, A fool nud his money tire soon purled, yi.ii know. Son And therefore you would have uie follow your cxinipli'. I shall en dciivor to do it, sir. Sip- I aiii;; at the dying (inbiis) Tlial ii:c i -in : 11 -1 s me of a in in iu love. It bii.ii. brightly nt lirst, then gnu!' naliy subside", mid liothiLg remains but n-lo s II,; And yet it will be nil ri;;!it it' you feed it regularly. Wit You saw Mr.--. Browner In-t evctiiri"? Husband- Ye, but not to speak to. Wife What n whopper! They toil inc you were sitting v i b ber for more than two hour--. Hus band -True, but it was she who did the- talk ;n-. IiiD'r-ii.i Anion' ( ats ami Hoy.. Mort.i'ity from lultip'nzt seems to be very common mining cats and dogs. It was reputed nt tho uuuuut meeting of tiie Glasgow Cat and Dog Homo six p'-r cent iu the case of dogs mi l twenty-four per cut iu the casj of cuts had occurred by outbreaks of in flueiii was much lower mnong tho stinyof.es than n-nun the boir led ones-. How often, we woud 'r, cot. Id an atlac'c of the disease on u hiiinaii b.-ing b traced to infection from re cat or n dog? M .iv frc-q toiit'y, wo mi,. pect, than is jre'ieni.'Iy supposed. New Turk Metcuijr.
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Feb. 27, 1896, edition 1
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