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SI)C l)all)auj iCfor II. A. LOXDOU, EDITOR AND rilOPBrtETOR. Of ADVERTISING One square, one insertion $1.01) Olio eijiipre, two insertions. ... 1.50 One square, ouo month - 2.C0 For Ixrger advertisements liber) coutru.-tH wnl hn oiaile. VOL. XX. PITTSBOKO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBKK M, 181)7 NO, 7. i)c tCljntljam flcrord. -."J ! - -, . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR St icily in Advance. SOYflL RANGER "rHLPH; The Waif of thp Western Prairies. BY WCLDOK J. COBB. TOArTEK V Cint!nnL "I am (f.iid the pjor animal has es npid." bieath' d Inez. i 'It means danger 10 us."' "Pai.gor to lis?' 1 'Yes. Despard will soe the bors and Hiiuk we aro hero. " Inez lookod distressed "We I'are not return to the main canyon, auU w will bo found If he and Lis n.en romc this w;iv. ' i "Whnt shall wv do?' Darrel survey, d thftlr situation eritl ra'ly. II1 Wived that across the little s tr am the ca.yon seemed to afford a largo number of sc-uro hlding-p'aeos. "Beyond the i iiioksands yonder wo might cr.'bS the river," he said. "Will not li.-spnrd follow ns there?" "Xi: the river will ho a birrier. " "And he n ay think wo have p"rlshod In tho jiiioksands." "V;;: we can at Ioat conceal our tc'vi's for a tinn." They traversed the lodge to tho vereo of the stnam. It was shallow at ono place, and lifting tno g rl In his arms Jiur.e! forded it in safety. Ju-t a they reac hed the opposlto shore an ouilm us shout echoed down tho ;i ley. 'D.i you h.ir tlut?''";:i.ko'j Inoe in a terrili"d tune. v .' 'It Is D.'S ar l and his men " "I'robablj. " will go farther down the stream. Sc.'! thoro tnom to bo some Kind of a cave yonder." A lew milium later they rencdiod a largo cavern-like aperture) In tho rocks. Here they stood silently for om? minutes, watching the stream and tho i'ii ekcnii'K l.cy.ui I and awaiting devel opments. They cam a few minutes later. Sud denly, sinie di-tanee awa, several forms cm" into view. "Pospaid and his iiicu." murtuurcd Darro:. "limy will fit-cover us." "No. Retreat into tin cavo whero they will n it s- e you " Inez did s i nud Parrol, observing that tho outlaws were Hearing the spot, fol lowed her. The cavo seemed to havo been occu pied !y soui" human being at somn tlmo, for f. I oio marks of habitation In tho ii -he- of a lire and several broken Indian arrow s. Darrel looked back from its shadows toward lhc iiiiek-ands. Il could ob-ene the outlaws without holng een, and saw them pause as th 'y r ached the t n i -k sands. Despard seemed to couvorso In an ton nous maimer wah his associates. Then the jiiai tette retreated from tho spot Darrel b.i iithed a-ier. 'We aie sale ' ho s;oko to In-'z. "Undiscovered; supposed tube ongulfod in tho quicksands. '' A Mid. Icn i y of alarm from Inez in terrupted i.im. "We ar-1 at'.'' she cried, wildly. Darrel Oroy turned :o face a new and terribly peril, t! iiworiiig upon them wiili ravenous, liery eye-, there an-p'-ar. d at ill" entrain '. of the cavo tlneo i noi moil- pan t h"rs. CIIAlTKIt VI. IN 1 II:: I. Al U The truth came to tho m'nd of Parrel fir. y in a moment of time, as ho faced tho no w toes which s strangely cun ftou'od him. "A panther's den," he muttered primly. 'Quick, lie!-! Miss Tracey, cet, behind mo. " With a low eiy of dismay and dread tho ciil glided to tho si lo of tho cave. Tho panthers had a Ivancou so as to rover tho entire exit from tho cave, and crouching there, they glared ferociously at the startled inn odors. Pari"! saw that a terrific combat with the iiifuria' 'd brutes was imminent, and quickiy d.vw his knifo and placed him sc.f on the dcf. ti he. Ino , Miiiddei'in? and shrinking be hind I.I it. steo.l as -hinted at the terrible pose of their lew toes 1- it tho l.e.xt few momeuts the scene was one of imeii-n int ivst and silence, broken only by tho low, ominous growl ing of th" panthers. Slowly, st"adl!y they began to circle toward their intended victims, their fangs showing hideously, their eyes glar inu with horrible ferocity. Suddenly one of them mado a sprint!. It was only to recivo a shot from thf revolver which Darrel had drawn Tho weapon contained but. ono cai t ridge. A- by notice I that tho bullet had barely wouudod the beast, but driven it to a temporary retreat, Darrel flung tho rovo'vor to tno mound. Then, alone and ai med only with the knife, ho too I at bay. Again Hie, tierce brutes crouched for a spring This timo ono of them sprang boldly upon Parrel. Tho other.- circled around closo at tho i-ido of thu largo animal, while. Hanoi p ied tho kn:fo vigorously. lii"Z hud recoiled in terror as she wit nessed t lie attack of th.' panther. As her foot stumbled oer souio objoct on the around she seized it. "An ax," sho murmured, "left hero by some hunter or Indian. 1 cau help hiin now. " Sho summoned all her courago as she saw tlr.it Darrel Urey was engaged in a terrible struggle with tho panther. Tho u v in ho;' hau. I, tha intrepid girl hasten ed in the aid of her imperiio I friend T'io three anthers now entirely sur rounded Darro, haras-iug him on every side, in"'- lifted tho a. It descended with all the force of her frail arm upon tho head of ono of tho attacking ani mals. That strength, however, was Mithcicnt to sund tho panther to the ground with a howl of pain. She fol lowed up tho attack. Ono of the pan thers had already been dispatched by I'arrc. and lay dying on tho door of th" cave. A s cond blow of the ax killed one of the remaining ones, but the larger ani mal t luriif to Darrel, endeavoring ti tear Ins lace and hands Tho knife de scended at last in a vital spot of tho panther's frame, and it fell dying at Parrel's feet It was all he con'd do tostagger to tho open air. weak with the loss of blood 'an I f xlutu-sted from tho WriV triiKsle in th tL Tnettent over 1,1m ttUTi unions, so llcltoas eyes. "Vou aro not seriously inlure l?" sho akod, in a tremulous t. no. "No: only a few trillion bruises " Within half an hour Parrel was fully recuperated. "Wo will try to lea-n th sully," ho said. "By the way we cant"?'1 inquired I no-. "Mo; I fear our enemies might, bo In tho vicinity of tho canyon " "But thoro seems tj be no outlet this wi y. " "Thn wo will romalti ho-o until night." H was Into In tho afternoon when they paiiu d a narrow gulch which they found led into the main canyon. Two hours later. Just, at dusk, after traveling i atttlously for some miles, they came out on a plateau A mile lcyoud thorn tho liuhts Oi' a vlUnco showed plainly. '.Minor's Ouleb. at Inst!" remarked Darrel. They descended toward tho settle ment, but paused ns at tho edge of an Intervening thicket they heard human voices in tho distaice "liemain hero for n few minutes," spoko Parrel. "It may bo our enomi s yonder. " Ho penetrat' d tho thicket by a wido detour and roconnoitcrcd for some timo Pospard and I'antmi were conversing near a largo tree, winio their two com rades were at some distance Sheltered by tho darkness nnd the dii$o foliagn. Parrel coul.l distinctly overhear ther conversation. 'We had bettor leavo hero at once," Despard was saving. "Wo ,'ost. two of our men at tho traiu, but tho girl's fato is settled." ' Yes, tha Is certain." 'We havo learned one disastrous fact, however, our wor:-t enemy hasoscaped. " 'Hanger Kalp r.'" "Exactly, llo Is at tho lllago yonder, v.-onndo 1 but ready to glvo us troub'o as soon as ho recoois We will got tho horses and 'eave. Then for tho fortune to which I am ivnv s do heir. Wo ato Hanger Rube's two horses ahead any way." Darrel e.ept from tho spot at these words. Ho reached a pla.-o a minute later whero six hor.-es wore tied. Two of them h" rcc.ignl.'.i d us the sam" ones that had borne Inez and himself to safety. Tho bandit had evideut'y found them in tho canyon Darrel se cured t tic in and bfaan to lead Piem toward the spot whotoho had left Ine.-: by a circuitous rou'o. Suddenly he slartei A wild scream of n'arm echo d through tho sileuee of tho sc -lie. "Her voice! fhe is in trouble again. Oh, why did I leave lifrl" ejaculated Darro', wildly. llo urged forward tho horsns. having lo t much t'mo in endeavoring to o ado tho outlaws. Ho reached tho spot whero ho hi'.d loft Inez. She was gone! His eye swept tho scene beyond tin thick-1. Some distance away l:u made out a body of horsemen driving rapidly toward tho hills I rom their midst a fcoeond scream for help confirmed Parrel's wor.-t fears. Inez Tr.icey was again a prisoner in tho hands of Ivr enemies. For a momotit ho determined to start in immediate pursuit. As ho realizea his unarmed condition, however, ho saw tho folly of such an undertaking. "I will hasten to tho villain yonder." ho decided; "secure help, and start in immediate pursuit of tho.-e scoundrels.'1 Leading ono horso and riding tho other, parrel (.Srey hat nod tow ards the settlement. Ho did not pause until In had reached a tavern before whi h stood a dozen men excitedly discus.-lng some event, evidently of recent occurrence. Ho caught tho words "train wreckers' and "Kaneor italph" several t'mos. "Hello, tlnne!' ho cried, without dis mounting. "Can I speak to some o.' you?" Ills intent on was to arouso the men to instant pursuit of Ile-pard. He fore ho could speak, however, ono of tho nmu sprang to tho head of tho horses and seled the bridlo. 'Where di.l yon get those horses?" ho demanded, gruilly. ' I found them " "You did. eh? Bys, our game has como into ramp by mistake " "What do you mean'.1'1 demanded the. astonished Darrel. "You know well enough. Down with him, b iys. Here's a ca-e for .ludp) Lynch, ;for theso are Hanger Ralph's horses, and this niati is one of tho traiu wreckers " Without being able to speak a word in defense amid the angry, excited crowd, Darrel tiroy was dragg"d to tho nearest tree. "A rope! A rope!" shouted tho leader of the throng 'Ono moment! You are making a terriblo mistake. I am no thief or train wrecker. " "Oh,-no, of cour-n not!" jeered the crowd. "f end for Ranger Ralph. Ho is here. Ask him if he knows me." "Ho is wounded dying, for all wo know. Ho's ono of them, boys Do's the very man the depot agent do scribed. " Amid that mad, unreasonable crowd Parrel Grey struggled valnlv. It seemod all somo torriblo dream as th" rope en circled his rn-ck and was thrown over tho limb of a tree "lTp with him, boys!' shouted tho leader of tho men. Tho noxt moment with a f linking, blinded sctixation, D;urel tlrey felt him self dangling between heaven and earth. i ISA I'TKK VIC. v AT MtNEHS OCIAII. "Hold!" AraU tho confusion and horror of his supremo moment of peril. Darrel tirey wasdiinly conscious thit, this word was pronounced in a tono that thrilled htm with faini iar accents. Then. too. in tho llaro of a tor h ' ar riod by a man near the tre from which ho hung sus endo I, tin form of a new comer on tho s 'eno was Mivuo'y visible. "t ut him down!'' "lie's a boss thief. Ranger Ralph." "Cut him down, I say!" "An' a train-wrecker. He answers tho very description" "Of tho depot agent, who thought this ono was In with the out'aws This man wasn't; I know him." Tho rope was quickly slacked. Darrel fell In a heap to the ground, living, but. Insensible. Tho man who had saod his lifo spoke peremptorily to thu lynchers. "Mow get him to my cabin mid lake earn of him, and don't make any mis takes next time," he remarked It was Ranger Ralph who thus lntr p ised in so timely a manner in lieha'f of his acquaint.! uro of the Ton Spot depot. He had returned to Miners' Uuh h that artrrnoon, still suff -ring from the wound in tho head the cowardly Dyko Pespard had dealt him. Several tunes its effects In I driven him to his couch, and it was only by tli merest accident, tbat. In a moment, of temporary recuperation. In had wandered to tho s 'eno of the hang ing. Thus it was that. ir less thin an hour after tho recapture of Inez Tracey by tho bandits. Parrel Croy awoke to Und himself uu inmate of Ranger Ralph's cabin. His senses were bewildered, his brow fevered, his nock and body In pain from his rough experioin'O with tho lynchers. Gradually, however, ho realized It all. and iccoiiiized tho mm who sat by his sid" h Win? a cup of liquor in his hand. "Prink it, lad. It's got somi roots and herbs in i' that have made a new man of mo already. " Darrel obeyed him, and then sat up on the couch of sUin.-, staring mutoly at the scout. " I ho man I saw at tho depot?'' "Tho same. " ' Who told me about, the traiu wieck ers?" "Ye", stranger: Rnmer Ralph, that's me, and luckv lor you I strolled down to tho tavern a little while ago " I Darroi's hand went involuntarily to ! his nek and ho shuddered. "They tried to hang uio," bo said hu-k-ily. "Yes, and almost succeeded." "And you saved mo?" 'In tho ni k of time, lad you're getting back your iolor There, already. n was all a miserable mistake. " ' Tho lynching'.' ' "Yes. The people aro so excited over tho train robbery that they act impuls ivelv. " "Tin train robbery'" ejaculated Par rel. "T.-ll mo about it." "They beat olf the robbers and kil'o l two of tho outlaws They pursued tho others to tho north, and tho vigilantes aro al ter thorn now. " "To the north?" repeated Parrel, dis appointedly. 'They ha gone in tho wrong direct'on " "How do vou know?" "I just left their trail." 'You'" exclaimed tho scout, In ton's of th" deepest amaomont and interest. "Not two hours since. It was to warn tho i c .plo here to hasten in pursuit of tlnm that I came to tho tavern." Ranger Ralph's face beeatno serious. "It's too lato now." ho muttered. "Wlih h way did they go?'' "To the oa-d. " "Toward their Indian allies. Tho trail v.-iil bo lo-t among tho hills. eo here, stranger let mo see; what is your name."' Darrel Hrev. " -'-unX 'Well, fricn I Parrol for you'v.i ac'ed the friend to me In bringing ''a-l; my horses I'vn a attest ion to ask vou." "What Is it?- "Thorn was a deep mffe for wreck ing tho railroad train at Ten Spot " 'T know It." Tho scout started. "You do?" "Yes. ' "What, was it?" "First, robbery: next, to secure pos session of a beautiful orphan heiress, a distant relative to tho lww of the band. Dyko Despard Inez Tracey. " Ranger Ralph regarde I Parrol in pro found bewilderment. His laeo became intensely anxious and excited. 'Tlnui you saw tlio girl?" ho asked "I did. Let me toll my story, and you will know all about it." Rriolly, graphically, rarrel related all that had happened to him since he had left tin:, scout, at tho railroad station. Ho found an interested listener iu Ranger Ralph, and when ho had con eluded his recital, tho intMr grasped his hand heartily. "Parrel tirey," ho said, in tones hu'ky with emotion, "you havedone me a pi.it service in plodding the poor orphan child fate threw in your way. Sin wa the object o!' my c oining to the depot I am lnr father's oldest friend, and her own; while lm enemies! they are numerous and desperate. Tlnm' a fortune beyond It, and Pyko P"-pard is determined to secure it " "Ho shall not If I can prevent him!'' cried Parrel, with (lushing, determined e;. es "Ha!" eric I tin semt, as ho read the enthusiasm of courage and the prompt ings of lovo in Parrel's handsome fa'-e. "I think I uudor.-tand you; Inez Tracey has capture! your heart a she did mine when she was a baby girl. What is it, friend Darrel? D) wo abandon tho fort nno and the gill to Unit renegade and nisasln, Dyko IiespardV" "Nevei!'' "o, never!" cried tho ranger, "until his blooil has wa.-hed out tho cowardly blow ho pave me la-t night. 1 don't know you, except that you aro a true, ( arneft iniiii: but I'd rather liavo yon aid mo in hunting down Despard and recovering tho girl Inez than ull tho vigilantes in the settlemcii'. " "Then i' is a compaet?" asked Darrel eagerly "Yes." TO HE Ci'iNTlNrED-1 Tli' n anil Now. A magazine published in Philadel phia in ltUS gave tho following as an item of news: "In the courao of (he twelve ii:oiithsj of 1S17, lL'.OOO wagons passed the Allegheny Mountains from Philadelphia and Baltimore, each with from four to bit horses, earning iioui thirty-i'ivo to forty hundred weight. Tho cost of carriage was about t?7 per hundred-weight, in somo cases as high as $10, to Philadelphia. Tho uggre fjuto sum paid for tho eonveyan'u ol goods exceeded f l,r00.000." To move a ton of f.oight between Pittsburg aud Philadelphia, therefore, cost not less than $140, and took probably two weeks' time. In lH8t, tho average amount received hy the Pennsylvania road for the carriage of freight was three-quarters of one cent per ton yes mile. 'I ho distance from Philadel phia to Pittsburg is 1)85 milosj, so that tho ton which cost $140 in 1817 was carried in IK8ii for !?.'. H7. At tho former time tho workiugman iu Phila delphia had to pay SI 4 for moving a barrel of flour from Pittsbtigh, against twenty-eight cents now. The Pitts burg consumer paid 67 freight upon every P'O pounds of dry goods brought from Philadelphia, while lUO pounds is now hauled iu two days at a cost of fourteen fonts. Scientific Ameri can. Iiu sk I)o you mean to say Maud is going to marry that ugly, fat old muu who took her out to supper just now? Laura -That's what everybody nays. "What a bitter pill he must be!" "So, he's sugar eoa'ed. He is a wealthy confectioner.' BILLIONS OF STAMPS. UNCLE SAM FRINTS AN ENORMOUS NUMBER EACH YEAR. All Kin.ls nud Cotorf,' l'rom the rink Two ti nier to the I.io-.lly Hue Iliin.lri d llell.ir Mump IIiiw lluy Aro Turue 1 Out by tho Washington llurcuu. Uncle Sam makas and issues in tho course of a year postage and otht-r stamp to tho number of more than four billiona. Tho exact number for tho last year of which record is ob tainable, says tha Now York World, was 4,2 ill, 281,201. It is hurd for tho humau mind lo realize the mnguitudo of a sum as grcnt as four billions. A better idea, probably, cau be obtained of tho size of the stamp output for a year by tho statement that if they were pasted together, end for end, tho strip thus obtuined would encircle the earth seven times around at tho equator. Them were nil sorts and conditions of stamps in this aggregate of four bil lions. Thoro were po.stago stamps, from tho lmmbla liltlo oue-center nud tho familiar pin!: two-center that every one iiees tojtho lordly one hundred dollar stamp th.it lives nu exclusive lifo and never shows itself to tho vul gar herd. Tho latter is called a peri odical ttamp. It is sold to the pub lishers of periodicals, who present it to the post mister w ith so many pounds of mail matter, and tho stamp then cancelled nud kept iu a book. Over ten thousand of theso were pointed last year. There were about ono hundred mil lion of the louggreou beer stamps used in the internal revenue service, that you see tho barkeeper remove from tho buugholo when hetaps a fresh keg. There were about four hundred mil lion of tho little green stamps that seal tho cud of a ( i-aretto box. There were laoro than half a billion of tobacco strip stamps, with countless millions of other kinds. Tho everyday two-cent stamp, wi;h itscheerftil pink color and mucilaginous buck, wan printed to the number of a little more than two billions. If the magnitude of thii number is difficult to grasp, it is c.isy enough to measure a tvo-ectit ilamp mid figure for one's eulf how ma;::- '.'.-..usaud miles those I'lUNTIXQ INTERNAL two billions would stretch if pasted end to end. All of tho stamps used by the United States are printed at Wushingtou in the Uurtau of Engraving and Print ing, tho same institution that turns out tho paper money of the Govern ment. Formerly they wero made by tho bank note companies iu New York, but iu 1SD3 Undo Sam concluded that as ho was going into tho printing I colored ink is used iu printing the two business very extensively ut his capital cent stamps, aud the pressroom has a ho might as welt save tho profits ou decidedly sanguinary uppearauee. The the stamp making. The Bureau mukes young lady assistants average about the plates from which tho stamps iivejSl.o.l a day, while the pressmen run printed, does tho press work and . from 1 to .?! a day in earning capacity, manufactures tho mucilage. Only tho j Where tho steam presses are used paper and the ink uro purchased iu j four steel plate.', ea.di one printing open market. This preparation of the j 400 stamps, work upon an endless rnucilago is an art in itself, and is cou- i chain passing iu front ot the pressman, ducted iiiion purelv livgicuio prin- j Iu this operation his duties are eon- oiplo3, for tho benetit of tho several billions f.f people, who annually lick postage stamps. sSsv A STAMP EXGRAVEB. Tho operation of the manufacture of postage stamps through tho several branches is an exceedingly interesting ono to follow. A small army of men and young women, skilled nrtisans, are employed in tho work, and the great red brick buil.liug ou the banks of the Fotomuo under tho shadow of the Washington monument is a busy bee hive for eight hours iu the day. Tho first step in the manufacture of po-t.igo nud revenue stumps is the making cf the plates from which they ire 1j bcpiiiiied. The plate for the ord.miry two-cent stamp of everyday use is a sheet of steel twenty-oiii; inches by about thirteen inches. The engraver uses a sheet of soft steel upon which ho engraves tho design of four hundred stamps. Thoeuslody of these plates, together with others, is ootifided to one man. Every afternoon lhc plates must be accounted for and locked In a vault. Until tho la:;t plate is in no employe of tho division ia allowed to leavo tho building. The plato now being finished, it is rnEssiNo nu: stamp biiiiKT. sent to the pressroom. Some of the stamps aro printed upon hand presses and others upon tevolviug steam presses. TUoiiay Ivnitod the Bureau the hand pressmen wero working upon beer stamps. There were twenty of theso upon a sheet, und the printer and his assistant were enabled to turn out from 700 t 0d sheets n day. The pressman's assistant is always u young iiirl, in a woman's dolt touch is re quired to handle tho thin sheets of impel' and place tlnm accurately under tho press. 1 ho paper upon winch the stamps, aro printed is in vie especially for this purpo-e, uu l every sin-ei u n is counted. In fact, tiom toe timo the paper enters the p.-evs until it e uerges il sheet of sirups iu the .storage rooms it pas-cs through fourteen division"', every one of w hich registers tho sheet, and these mint tally in to totals at the close of tho day b lor.' an employe is permitted to leave tho building. I'very timo tho pre-mau runs a plato through his machine he removes it und reiuks it. I'po'.i this largely depends the perfection of the impres sion. After inking the plute ho rubs tho surplus ink from tho surface with abru di. Then he passes, las bauds REVENUE STAMPS over a cake of chalk and nibs t'e plate I briskly with his bare palms. This cleans the exposed parts of the plate thoroughly and leaves tho ink in the lines w hich are to eouvey tho impres sion to the paper. Tho pi inter soon bjeomes a mass of ink from his hands lo his elbows, und sootier or later com munic.it' s it to his face, as w ell as daubing it over hi;-, apron. A carmine lined to cleaning tho plates with his hau ls, us described above, the ma chinery doing tho inking und press- ile. Ife can oress nbolit seven sheets: every sixty seconds, and has tn oyoung press and tho other to remove the sheets. The sheets of stamps nre now ready to be gummed, perforated and divided. After tho ink has been dried and the sheets pressed llut they nre sent to another loom, whero another gang handlo them, Tho gumming machine is u siuiplouppar.itus w hich distributes an even llow of mucilage upon the re verse si lo of the slum'. It id done automatically, so that there is uo waste and no surplus of mucilage upon any part of the sheet. The mucilage is composed of glucose and dcxterine, mixed in stipulated quantities and ul -soluteiy harmless. When t ii o sheets are coaled with mucilage they pa-s upon uu endless chain through u steam chest about sixty feel long, where they nre sub jected to a temperature of about 13. degrees, coming out after several lnin- i tiles thoroughly dried. Then they go to a hydraulic press to be pressed lint , ! ha ing become warped in the steam chest. The sheds a. c are laid between i st ilV cardlioar. Is and a slink of thoin put into the machine, where they uro sul.ji'cled to a pressure of oOOo pounds to tho square inch, I hero nre no wrinkles left when they emerge from this gentle squeezing. Their next journey is to the perfora ting machines, operated by skillful young women. This is apparently a simple piece of w ork, but it requires close ntteution to feed the machine, so that tho perforating wheels run traight down tho spaces between the stamps. Even with tho utmost cure slips occur, and n row of stamps is perforated down tha middle. Every j spoiled sheet is preserved, however, to ! be accounted for, and if so much ns a J coiner of a stamp is torn oil it must be patclied on again, so as to present a whole sheet to the next checker. One of the most interesting places in tho building is the room where the stamps are examined aud counted. This is an immem-o upartmeut, tilled with long tables, ul w hich several scores of young women nre working. Filed upon tho tables in front of them are stacks of ten dollar, fifty dollar or one hundred dollar bills, government bonds und sheet-, of stamps. A rus tling souu I liiio tho whisper of Hit wind through a thousand trees fills the room, the counters rapidly turn tho bills and s-heein, krepin.'r u mental tab upon the number, while their eyes, trained to the utmost vigilamv, seek out imperfections i;i the printing. I saw one young woman at work counting and examining the stumps whose record was from ten thou and to twelve thousand sheets a day. Her lingers seemed to fairly l!y as rho lifted the sheets, nod although it was but n fraction of a second during which the stamps pe sed under her gaze, her quick eye would detect the least imperfection, pa -sing over two hundred stamps in that time. I'm- this skillful and exu ding w ork ihe-e young wotiieu are paid from .-)l .i'l to 2 per day. When the perfect sheets nre thus as sorted u:id counted, they pass 1o the storage vault, n tin proof and airtight Ptructure. Tho liurea i keep" a stuck of about six hundred million staint s on hand constantly. Tiny at" fur nished to tho Postollieo Department at the rate of about twelve millions n day, upon re,uisiti.iu by the Third Assist ant l'o-tui.l-'er liellel.'ll. A steel wagon, with pu Hocked doors ami ac companied by a '..'uar.l of a"no' l men, Coll.eys the st;i:nps to the l'.istoliico Department. This va.'o.i isal ou-cl o transport curre'i.-y a. i 1 bank notes othe Ti "asury Pepa; tiiietil. i"i 1 goes trundling along the street with mill ions of iiimi' v inside of it. KLONDIKE PALACE CARS. rii DOiirl to I'nt l:.-l ii'l.-ev lo l ie In Ainei-ii'ii. The rush (o the K' :elilie has been the means of c-dulilidiing a novel transportation line nt Circle City. Alaska. Twenty sluidy bucks have been selected from the United States Government rein. leer herd at TcileiVs Station and ate now ou their way to the mining districts. This is the lirst ell'ort to pre-s the reindeer into the ALL ABOARD TOR THE KLONDIKE. practical commercial service of tho civilize ! American ; heretofore the Eski mo dog has been used iu all expedi tions through the Klondike country. Thut the reindeer possesses tremend ous advantages over tho Eskimo dog is illustrated in the matter of their re spective food. That of tho dog must bo carried, while the reindeer paws tho snow from the roots on which he sub si' ts. New York World. HntiM-si Without t'hiir.iH'vi. It is curious, though true, that of nil the houses, dwellings, store, hotels aud other buildings that dot tho isl and of Key Wi st. Fla.. from one shore to tho other, not ono of them has u chimney cr uuythin;; that will answer the pui pose of a chimney. Handsome residences and 1 jw iy ho els aro alike iu this respect, und iVoni a:i eminence ga.ing out over n u es of roofs on all sides one i.-stiuck with the want of .something to complete the symmetry of the picture. Woo I and coal or fuel of any kind are unknown quantities, ns the tropical nttm-plu-re furnishes all the heal required, and for cooking purposes sticks of carbon are used, which nre sold by poddlcis, who hawk their wares about the streets. Atiau ta Constitution. PRINCE OF PiCEOMS. Uo l ew 10011 Mllex In , .'niy-li llmus iin. I llel.N the 1V.nl. r llecor.l. Pedro, tho great homing pigeon which broke tho world's record for 1000 miles in his fwift journey iu the air from New Orleans to Mishawak-i, Ind., is tho pride .f the Mishawi.ka Homing Club. Pedro's superb race was made in seventy-live hours total, or less than t'it boms of actual liv ing. Carrier piteous never work alier J'sW, -r- 2 rr.i;;o, ri.iNv i: ok ewir.im:'. dark. Pedro is a pret'y red pigeon, is threo years old, and is owned by Secretary Tall, us, of the club. Pedro is a brother of J.ulu. the winner of the oOO iuile vac iu Mississippi, liidh nre imported birds. When Pedro ar rived ut MishawaUa he Hew stuught to his loft, scemi.ig none the worse lor the journey. During the year lfr.ti! dead dogi to tho number of 10,002 were tdkeu out of Chicag". A HICH WATER TOWER. l-'crt Illch noil H-1" gooo Gallrws a Capacity of The towns of the plain districts are forced to resort to various expedients to obtain a suitable pressure for tho distribution of taeir water supply. At Warren, 111., tho water supply is dis tributed according to the Engineering News, from a water tower of masonry 102 feet high from tho water tublo to the bottom of the tank. The masonry is founded on solid rock about twelvo or thirteen feet below tho water table. At the level of the waler table tho walls nro four feet thick, ami from this they decrease with a uniform taper t i a thickness of twofeet at the lop. Tho masonry is of limestone laid iu cement mortar.' The tank is made of red Louisiana cypress and is twenty-four WAHHl.N (tl.I,.) V ATl'.t: TOWt:;. feet high mid t wenty one feet in dia meter, with a e.ipuci'y of 20''0 gallons. The st.mdpipo which supplies tin' water to thu mains is ten inches in diameter und i' connected v ith tho bottom of the tank w ii ii an expansion joint nud n balance i! .-.i! v.i'-.c. Tlii.i valve automat iei.lly shut : oil the water when the tank is lull. Water is pu. oped t.i the lower fioni a deep well located iu tho bi ick pow er house about sixty )'ci t aw: Thii well is about SO!t feet (let j.. Tito water is lifted from the well to the top of tho tower without lvliandlin.v,. Eventually the water will be discharged into a reservoir, where it will bo handled by another pump for lire serv ice, but in the meant inn: a very fair pressure is had direct I'. o:u the tank, which is elevated some forty or fifty feet above the larger part of the tow u. A COUNTESS CREATES A STIR. Phe Declare That Dinn ing H l)xen ciateil Into a Graccles leiinp. The Countess of Alienator, w ho bus created a great stir in tho fashionable world of London by her declaration that dancing has degenerated into a graceless romp, is tho wife of Lord AYilloughby de Eresby, the Union of Avelnnd. Tho Countess' daughter, Evelyn Clementina, is married to Ma- jor-Genernl Sir Henry Ewnrt, tho (Jueeu's equerry. This f.nd aud tho very high social po.-ilicu of iho Coun tess herself, give more than ordinary importance to her opinion upon mat ters concerning society, and dancing is certainly ouo of the-o. "IMil et Mii'l." Many common expressions nvo of legitimate parentage, although most people believe that tiny spring up like Topsy. The printing craft, for in stance, originate 1 several very popu l:i" sayings. Take the case ., a lna'l Who IS "ollt of soils '' l ;i hnd- composition minting i ;';c' the word "sorts'' applies to tie letters and marks which sin ild 1 1 i the typo case, but which ire fre iueidly miss ing. A man who, h the days beforo the coining of Ii ..'c h rachitics, f mud his "e" box 1 '.i or his coi i ma box desolate u . . krtipt was -aid to bo out of I lc isc j ,i'', i, lisr sort ily bis profanity th calamity win iini li' known, and by his imp.iti ';t ie nmrks to this day is ill. ' limn woo i -t out of suits known, whether he i a banker or n policeman. - Cl'i'-ago Ib'c .ud. riuittel Sliiverx in Mi nnil. According to an old law iu St. Loiin, a man may bo sohl at auction to thu highest bidder for n term of six months' service for dcsei i or.' bis wito and failing to stqq.o:! in r. The la .v is tn be applied ill the ere ,,( tinned loafer, und nil announcement "f bis snlo is posted on the front ib,.i .,f the City Court Hon ,e .... ( 'hic.-ig.i .Inn mil. Crude petroleum it u.i i x. ei remedy for rheutuutism. nt 4 JJiM t" TU" 7 mrs'TEss of ascasteh. 1.1 H-J, .iMOTIIH -
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 14, 1897, edition 1
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