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$l.e Cljatljam Record. l)c Cijtttljnuj fvccori) II. A. LONDON, EDITOR AND PROPBTOB. OJ,' ADVERTISING One (iqnaro, one insertion 81.00 TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR Strictly In Advance. One sqticre, two insertions. ... 1.60 Quo square, ono month . 2 J8 For larger u Ivei t,.smcnts liberal contracts !) he mmlt) VOL. XX. PITTSI50RO, CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C, THURSDAY, DiX KMBEU 2, 181)7 NO. 11. EOYJIL RANGER RALPH; Hie Waif of the Western Prairies. DY WELDON J. COBB. ciiapteii xix. THE MflPOCS. iValfor4, tho old hermit, started slightly as Inez stepped beforo him. Ho peered anxiously, curiously Into her fare, anil then seized her liond, his Ini prcssivo f.i'O ngowwiih si (Won emo tion. "Yes," ho nuivujiircil, "it Is Indeed the daughter of my o d friend 1 could not mistako that face " Inoz ftood with downcast eyes and f allld coi'iitcnnnco and did not roply to its worJs. Despard hissed but ono menacing scr.tcu-.o into bit' shrinking ear: "Remember your promise!" hobroathod tier cly. "Yo::r lover dies If yon tall mo now." Ttien idot.d La 'aid to Watford: "You are stitisliu i th-H this is Inez Trc.coy?" The hi rtnit 1 owed assontlnsly. "She liua a letter from her father wiiticn ji:?t previous lo his death If you wish to seo it sho wid show it to you." "I would like to see It " Inc prodmcd a missive she had ro co.'. ed so vie week Lofo.o. Tho hermit j.eiuscd It, returned It to her and asked, ' This gontloinau Is your Intended hti.-ban:l? For a monvnt Inez faltorod. She iecnv:d ahont to deny the. query when sho wet iho tit ree, threatening glanco of her raptor. -Yes,'1 shn ga'pod, almost inaudibly. "An I yiuwish mo to deliver to him tho t: u;t left no to oxocuto by your dying fat ti r? ' "ii yon will " Wnr.'oid drew a time-worn paper from Li? 1 reart "In this document," he said, "your father left li s fortune t.i you In my charge. The f..."ic.!ie consists of lands in ( a iiuiiiu no.! r I he sea coast, which aro already i.ooiln! to you, and a description ofwl'iih i ci i;t jineii in this paper. " He handed 1 u-sp u-d tho docura-nt as ho ."lit Ice "l"u te kinds" ho continued, "are com purativoly wo; thlcss. but, besides thi m, Mr. Tr.icey hit u fortur.o In tangible shape. 1 1 1 o.upr t"S a casket containing diamonds, 1 1. 1 which ho convertod his wealth in Fern; diamomb which, whilo they only li i a small metal box, repro pent a valuo (Xccdli.g one hundred thousand dollar. " "Ana vi u I ave these diamonds'" askod Posi ard ea -ei ly. "cs .My fiicnd Traccy told me to deliver them to his daughter. I now do to " Tho le rmit retired to a darkened por tion ct the apartment, and was gone for fonie nvjn'.cnts. Wi.on ho returned ho bore a small black l.ox in his hand. The avaricious eyes of Despard gleam ed with secret cxn.tatlun. Tho covet d fortune of the Tiareys was within his prasp at last, und 1m could scarcely con tain himself for joy. The oid sci ut, a silent and Interested fpi ctator oi' uli tiiat had transplrod with u tho past fo.v moments, was terri bly excited. Ho saw tho apparent accomplishment of all Dyke Despard' evil plans. Ho faw i !'o Trarcy fortune wrested from its rigi.tful owner, to enrich a dosperato villein Ilo s.iw Inez tho wlfo of the renegade. Ho icS'Ivcd to ac' boldly. Drawing bis revolver ho sprang rast tha bandits. "Ilo tl!" Ills voice was clear and commanding. The siart'ed Ocspar.l rocolied. lianser Kiiiph had wrested the casket from h's pra'p jt:s: as tho old hermit had IkiihI' I it to Liui "Wiviord, d ou not know mo? It Is 1 Kanscr i'nl; hi ' A cry of ama.cnicnt broke from tha old hermit's lip;. "You!" I o i 1. "Yrs. yes. Voiid. r man Is Dyko Des pard, the. outiaw. and t!.c girl Is acting under his throats. " "Down hiaii" The eiu.i'xu 1 crpard shouted tho or der to hb men hoarsely. Ilo himself prang upon the s ont, as ho spoka Tho box fell with a clanging sound from tho hand of hanger ltalph to tho hard stone Hour oC tho cavern. The other outlaws were about to press forward to nid tleir companion and leader, when a sudden ephoJo diverted thorn from thrlr purpose. A litho form, that of a woman, darted suddenly li.t iev. .pringinst from a dark corner ef tho cave, she revealed th'j fa e and IlifiTO nf White Fawn, tho Indian rl nci.ss f-.ho glided to w hro Do-pard and the front wore : i:?firlini in deadly combat. With ono b ow she drove a Knifo Into tho tack of tho outlaw leader. Then, .'tnopin. i-ho :ei;:od tho box of Jewcl ami dl -appeared liko a fiah down One of tho t'ark corridors of tho placo. With a cry o" pain and rage Dyke Despard tagerod back. "Shoot them down!" he cried hoar.-ely to hU in en a ho ictroatod to their ra-iks. Tho o'd hermit scl-ed the scout at tho latter wa bout to spiiug forward to ro cuo Ii.oz. At tho sumo moment the out'aw liicd at them. "Thij way." sjioke (ho hermit quickly. Ho drew Knngor Paiphoutof range Of tho b'.i'.lots of their foes. "Follow mo." ho oidcred. "Hut the girl!" "You cannot rescue Iter now." W a! ford had darted down a dark cor-tldo;-. t- uddenly ho pans d. A series of navaso yells emanated from the apart ment they h;id just left. They wore mingled with iho alarmed cries cf the bandits. Loud reports of continuous firing woko all the sl ent echoes of tho ida'.e. "What dooi that uicau?" demanded th j myttii ed s out "Tho Indians " ".Mouoc-?" "Vns. They have penetrated tho cave. See! Th y aro coining this way. IIast3ii. old friend and partner, I have a saro retreat if wo can only reach it in time " The truth fashed across ranger Ralph's mind as ho obeyed hit com panion and stumbled down a dark cor Idilor. White Fawn, ho reasoned, had reach ed the tribe, and they hart roturned with Jior'owtein vengc.ni eon tha renegades, i In Uiii theory, however, the oid scout was only in a measure correct. What ha.l really happened wa- this: Whiti Faw:- had rodo toward tho placo whore sho supposed tlto Moiocs we;e encanired. Mio haif soph her father and had told hlui all tho cruel 6tory ol her wrongs. Within an hour tho warriors were' nwaro of l;espards trcacheiry, and wure. mi tho war paih, wil l with amotions of rnvong and rage. Ono hour aftor Despard hjd left, the outlaw strungho'd with Inez Tracy, the savages errivod them. Tho bandits !tft bohiud fell Immediate l.ctim to tho vengeance tf tno Modoos but Vfhito Fawn nianaged to induce liar latbur to sparo l'arrei Cir'iy. l'rovideil with a horse, ho was lod out out of sight of the trlbo by tto chlof and to'd to hasten to some of the set tlements, as tho savages vote b'eo I thirsty and intoxicated, and ho couid not restrain them. The Fawn then led them after Des pard. Sho was tho first to enter tjio rave of the old hermit, and ns ha bia-n seen she secured tho diamond catket and lied. Sho was lurking in ono of thu numer ous corridors of the cavo when tho .Mo docs penetrated to tho p.mo. A scene of tho wi dest confusloti en sued. Tho savages atiactkcd the. reno gaib s mercl.ess y. Tho a arni' il Inc? was borua away captivo by t oo' tin Indians. Despard had disappeared myterlous'y at tho .ery con useii. oment af tho at tack. TUj wily outlaw leader foresaw his perl', and. wounded as bi was, man aged ti ef c.a e. Shadow MniaO ordered a thorough, search for tho C row, and by accident, tlio savages went down tho corridor whore tho hermit and Hanger Ca.;h had pono W'a ford g.aUL'ed ba:lc as io hewed tho savages. "They aro following us," he said to his companion. "Is there a way out of tho placo?' "Thoio is a place of safo refuga for u yes," replied tho hernjU. "As to those savages, wo will stop their pur Milt." "How?" "That ynu shall see." Tho hermit had halted t a plao where the orr dor widened. Watchinx his grim features silently, tho scout saw him draw a kc f:om a rcecss int.hu ro k. Walford p'a' e.l It across the corridor. A minute Liter a Curing, s-plutt ring fuse, emitting brilliant spares, told tho scout that tho old h'-rmit in ndod In a a summary manner to closo tho pursuit of their tava;.-o f, cs. n. rTF.lt xx. THE UOtS.l IS TIIR AIH, "rowdcr!" e.'avilat'd llangor Kalph, as tho horailt hm i lod him from ilia spot. 'Exactly. Tho Indians would hir.-o overtaken u?, and we had to cut off o;u retreat. " "Havo wo dune it?" " ait and see " Tho corridor they were pursuing camo to an end at a-t. It terminated at a sliulf of ro l;s overlook in,' a littlu r.i ino that was a branch of the main canyon. precipitous war- tho descent, a:id so fra I tho area oi tho rock thoy hail roached, that the iv out looked dismayed. "I see no way of escape," ho re marked. Wait" lloth oid silent fer omo moment. Suddenly thero wa a deafening explo sion. "The powder?" "Ye.-. " "You believe It will block up our ro treat?" "I ara sure of It." "And now how are w going to leavo ho re.'" Took out and see." Hanger Ralph advancej to tho odgo of tho rock. l:o uttered n cry of lntere-t and delight, a i hi . o'0 met a i urious s ectaco. 1 rom tho ro'k a dead treo ran liko a bridge urn; t a high perpendicular column of ro lf. Twunty f..-et beyond thi wii- another rock. H tween the two. Iie'd lirmly In place, wa a rude, liilap'dat. d h.it formed of log. "That Is my retreat. M said. Walford. ' And a safo and straugu p ace It is " remarked the scout. "Kut how did that houe ever co co t here? "It was btl It by me ton yuars ago, when the two rocks were one." "I undo! stand. " "ciraditjlly they ervraWed away." "And left thu iiouse between them'" "Exactly. " "Is it safe?" "For tho present, yes. J-oree day It wiil bo crashing down. Cross over on the treo. " A few minutes later they ha.1 reached th first rocks Thenco thmy gained admittance to the hut. It was a singular place, indeed i rom the window thoy could look for many miles down the ravine. ienea;h them was an open space tor many hun dred feet Tho lint seemed ticrhily wedged in between tho two ro.ks. "What do you intend to do?" asked tho scout, after a careful survoy of tho ttranso surroundings. ' R 'tna n rero for a whilo " "i mil th ; Indians go away?" "Y es " . j "lint tho girl?" ' "Wo will th'nk about that later. Wo can do no'hlng by jnoclpitaio uction. " "You saw iho Indian w.uriV" asked th3 scout. "I saw a quick form dart tlno:igh the cave and secure the diamonds, yes." "it wm White Fawn. " "And an enemy ono of tho Modoc. sple?" "Xo, a friend." "Sho lias disappeared " "Hut sho wi I return tno diamonds. And Hunger Ralph related what he knew of the Indian princess Forever an hour the two men dis cussed the situation. H was just com ing on nigiitfa I, when tho scout hap pened to glanco from the window Took!" ho said. Th hermit ha-tened to his side. The valley below them was li.lod with Indi an'. Thoy coul 1 See that tho savage were ahont to camp li tho ral:io for tho nicht. Among them the s out xnaio out the girl prisoner, Inc. Tracov. "See," he said, "tho gin is safo." "Yes, and wa will reseuo her if they remain for the night. Too 'ate! We aro discovered." Botn nien drew back from tho window hastily. Kvl lently they had been seen by somn o' tho Indian in tl e valley bo low. They could see them p int to ti e ttrange house in l lie rocks. Then several shots were lirod at them. "I am sorry they saw ns," remarked Walford. "They cannot Injure us. " 'Terhai s not; b it thoy will try lo dls lothre us. " "Thoy nre trying It already, cried llan :er Ralph excited y. "What do you mean?" "Look yonder. " "At th'i tn o brhlg.'?'' "Yes. " A cry of alarm parted the be: mlt's lips. ;n tho shelving rock wore -o.eial Indians just about to cress the tiee bridao that led to the sirango boiin :u the air. f HATTER XT. NIOI1T AKVESTI '"'. The attrition of the two bnrd rm n win now entirely centered upo.i th.- tree tiiat had crossed tlio ravino At i-' aclly the pla-e whence ihn se nit had lirst ;een tho hou-o in tlie air, sev eral savages w.-re visible. '1 he ex plo sion in the cave had evidently only tem porarily blocked their pro.ro''. t'o far, apparently, th 'y had not seen the occupants of the cabin. I ut. as they regarded tho strange hut and p i nto 1 to it, the hormit knew that thuy modliatod a visit "they mut not como hero," he said to his com i anion. "Of cour o not," rep led tho scout; "but how aro wo gjing to iivvont thorn?" "Hot your ravolrcr ready " "Ail right." ".Now take a position by this rock." Fangor Ralph did as dirart-o. "If any of them attompt to cross, fire at them." said Walford. "And you?" "I am going to destroy the means of access- to our piaco of refuse " "And cut off our own retreat!" "Not at all. There is an outlet by tho other rock. " Tho scout remained on guard bohind tlio rock. The old hormit crept cau tiously toward tho spot whore tlio dead tree rosied on tho first cliff of stone Ranger Ralph could ob-orve all tho movements of tin savages without being seen. Ho saw ono of them iinally tnako a movement as If tocros- the impromptu brl ige. Tho scout drew a bead on hi in and tirei. Tlio astonihod Momoc fell back with a cry of pain. His companions, too, retreated further into the cavo. They were coiup etely mystliied at ih strange ntiatk. Their b.iwi dnrment li.cio.a-ed whi.n thoy saw the treo go hm tllngdown tho ravine. Tlio hermit had pushed one end e'ear ef the reck, and it foil, depriving tho savaTcs of any opportunit- of crossing to the lock. A minuto later ho ro.:oined the scout. "They can't cross that cap," ho re marked. ' Let us return to tho cabin." "Thero Is no danger to be apprehended from o :r enemies that way?" "N'ono. " "They may fir at us " "'i ho rock intervenes, and they cannot r-ach us No, they will soon retire from tho cave ns thoy camo. " "And then?" "An attack from bdow, I presume." " That won t amount t much " T don't kn w." remarked Walford ren'-rneily "Now they have discov ered us they wid exercise all their eim liiug todilolgo and de-troy us." For o' er an hour, however, there was no epecial commotion vlslhh in the a' ley boiow. Tho Modoc had moved their t a up farther down iho valic . .u to a p.trtv of them ha I smiTht shelt r I chlnd soino rock i.irnctly under the cabin, i'rom thu r liv uen y pout ing to tlie cabin tlio t.erniltnnd he sco it reid.'cd that they weio ior.iun,' :Oii:e plan of assault. Rang.-r l!n h looked nn It s'y but vainly anion-' tho savages for some sipn of W ii to Fawn. Ho bollevo l tiiat sh i rould induce Shadow Snake to cn.-o le st lilies If she was thero Tin M doo nrineess, howover, was nowhere to bit seen. As tlis smut learned latsr, she hail met with adceutu.es that pr vuntal her nppoariiig to her friends lor many a long tiav. I'iiiail-', Just at dusk, the Medics be low w.-re .'oiiiod by several n.oro sav- llges. "They jro the Indian -w ho trio I to cross on tli tree," explained Walioid. Theireiiemins seemed to disc, s tho q lies ion cx itcl y. They sepirat-d. but tho watehing men in their sirunge eyrie could see that tltey w re dlpo!ng themselves for a combined atta k upon the cab n In t!iO air. The hut was porhap a hundred feet from the gfi.uud. 'I he sawigo fl: st b can to liro at tho windows of tlie cabin. Then, rea izlng that thi was a use'ess exi end turo of pow.ler and bad. ihey reaed a I hostilities for some tln.c. J.ro MS ! ! '. isy.bii. i Ho rnimlit IU; 1 Ic-Klo-. A gentleman wdio attended hurch at Camp Kll.s last Sunday eening. i amo near breaking up the meet lis and sroil ing a love of a boimo'. ui lie fell swoo; Ilo sat serenely in his pe.v and found the service very en otahlc until the icos quitos began to inierfer.v So m ho 1m lama assured that ho had been sinirled cut by a particularly p rsistent and vig orous in-ci::. As ho bowed his lie id lu the altitude of prayer the little piping poison bottle perched on his mck. mid a sense of proper do oium was all that restrained a blu'.v. Tho incct was pon tly dislodged with tho lift liaad but im mcdia oly ti ok ref i go on th-1 risht ear of tho sor. Iy tempted wor.-hipper I'p went the riuht liand and t o biu teok his departure to reappear on the other ear. it win no us , tho re-taint i f a lifetime was thrown oir, and with a tnighiy thru.-t out went tlie rlg'it hand and sunt: lio.l at tho lit le oiTVnder w l-.en to tho consternation of two i coplo and the irrej r ssililo aniusement of a ecoro of h-.-s d -vout wi r.-hippers. tlio geutlenian found lu his hand the feather of a lady's h it and the lady felt her hat violently wrenched from her Lowed head. icitiii'Oii Journal. Itli t clng E llen A wiiy. It Is said to be b yond doubt that Cipo Cod .'s being gradually enten nwiy l y tho hunttry ocean. Not a century ago th i (.OM-rnniont placod a lighthouse o:i tho h ad of the C ipe. The d ed to th I rop erty calls fo- t n aoof land, but at tho pres- lit time the Inclo-u o moasn o sent six acres. O i th-j p int Just north of th ma -in" st.tl ns at High und I glit the fac of th bluff h is mov. d In nen ly two hundred and tiftv feet in the lust s Ten j ars. At this iate I: I? only a question of tim wUcu Cap.' Cod will bo a tiling of th pa-k A Jew Ulol. If some rnterprl-lng dineglst will make a capsule lin ge enough to hold a caterpillar and then show tho birds how to swallow it he will bj a benefactor to tho fanning cr uiiuunlty. As it is, tho dairy llltiu Intruders sil k in tho birds' throat i, and are neglectiU for food that cau bo swaduwud with greater eu&o. D2Y TOKTCGAS PRISON. MOTABLE INMATES OF A FORMER FEDERAL FORT, Men Convlctfil tf Conncrtlon with fin cliiN AKindlii1lnii Itnpi'UoniMl Vllliiti lis , Milium How Hr. Muilil Obtuiiii'il in I'ni'onilltioiiHl I'iirilun, Tho most notablo prisoners I'o.t Telle. s,ni over know wore those acres poiy to tho assassination of Lincoln. Over tho door to one of the cells in-lii-t on the lower casemate is rudely j aintiMl i.i black loiters: "Thoy who enter here leavo h qio behind. Tlie cell is the one ia which ihe Marylander, Dr. Mndd, was contine-1, nnd in tho local tra litioiu; tho uiis. pla nt ion is attributed to him. While l'.ooth was lleeing through Mnr.yla.id he stuped at Dr. T-Iudil'i and called upon lfim to set tho log broken in tho Imp from tho Lux, in which (he presi dent wan siliut, to the sta'o at Ford's th- a'.re. Tho doctor ankeil no ques tions, and always claimed that 110 in foruiation was iwn Lini as to tho identity of tho patient, whom he mw o ily long enoiich to givo tho nccrs Fitry Hurgical attention. When all of the movements of the assassin vera tra. ed, Dr. Mndd was arrested aiol charged with being accessory after the fact, l'uhlie Beniiment was too stro.t...... ly n'luino to be satislleil w itU an e'lii c.il dofenre. Dr. Mudd was sent to the Drv Tortuga'. Twice he tried to e-enpe. Oni-e lie was aluius-t suocev--fill, lie got ou board a stettmer which ; had touched at the fort, and concealed himself in a coal bunker, with the con nivtuico of the engineer, dust beforo the departure it mis discovered that he was missing. An order from tho commandant detained the boat. Care ful search was made without success. At loii'.tt U ono of tlio searchers too!; a jioiutcil j iikcr and began to prod in the iiius of co.il. He struck the con cealed i risouor. Strangely i nou,rh, tho release of 1 r. Mudd iinally ca ne about throit'ih the devotion to tno theory of his professional duty wl.i li co.-.t hiiit his lilvrty. One of the womt of the yellow fever visitations rallied oil' tho yitison hyieian early in its l'ftvn.ees. 1 r. Mudd voliinU'ive I to tako hi lace. There wni-i no one elso who eonld do it. The prisoner's la bors in behalf of tlio stricken convicts ami garrison took on the form of hero ism. So zeahmMy did he apply him self that, wheu the reports readied Washington the iiitth.irities wee moved to (.mint u unoondiiionnl ) nr don. Dr. Mudd returned with honor from his term of service on Dry Tor tugas. Throe others convicted of relations with the Booth conspiracy wero sent to Dry Toitiigns. 'Ihey were S ang ler, Arnold an I O'Luufihliu. Spung Ijr wn-the stugo carp ii' or. He wa charged with having li.ed n sliding door which Honth juillo I behind hi'ii I. i hinder )rnsuit as he made his eit fro ii the t:ientro after liring tlie fatal Bind. It wis hIiowu that Spang'.er was tho man w h uii Huoth called to I'.io alley to hold his hoiso when ho went inside to shoot the president. Hut the evidence t prove that Spnng ler kuew of tho imrpose of the assassin v.'.ts wnuting. O'l.aiighlin, in the t'.i 'ory of tiic y rose. uiion, wai tho i r'oii r ele to ! by the eonpivat irs to kill (iiiint or Secretary Stiintoii, but II. o ease ngainst him was weak. Ar nold hud b'c.i in the plot during tho earlier stages of it--, development, when the kidnai'i'iug of President Lincoln was .i far ns the conspirators intended t i go. Hut he lia l withdrawn, 1 ft tin) city nud found em lovie.ent in "" i r g nia. llecause their connections w ith Uoot;i and his jduns were :mt those of j.ri'i eipal, Spnnglcr, ('l aughliu n id A'-'ii 1 I were sent to Dry Tnrtugas in slenlofto the gallows. O'Luugiilin iMel i f yellow fever. Arnold and Spnnejer w ri o vrl. ascd nt the naiiio time Dr. Mudd was, at the close of toe administration of Andrew .lohn son. In tho history of the army during pen e there has been no detail so dreaded n-i tlmt. in Fort deiierson. The records testify to excessive mor tality in the garrison as well ns among the com iets. Men looked out upon the brilliantly colored waters, chang ing hues according to depth and a -cording to cloud nud sunshine; tiny breathed salt-laden loroi's; they liste icd to t!u majestic roar of the am f on the eova! reef; they sickened and died, until Dry Tortug.is became known es the ti iiheulthiest fpot over whi- h the i tius n:ui stripes floated. That was all 1 eeaife just below tho southern horinii lay tho pest house. In ISTd tlio g. eminent stopped Imi'ding; the pi isoners wero moved; tlio batteries marched out with thanks giving. Dry Tortuous bei-amo to the nrinv only n memory. St. Loni" tilobe-Deluoeint. Hojiill.v's I. art Sleep. The king and queens of France are buried in n'l old church nt St. Denis, which was founded by King Dngobert in the yi nr ti.'lO. Tn this church the Maid of (i leans laid down her nrms in ll'J'', ami there, in 1S10, Napoleon was married to the Archduchess Ma rio Louise. The clligies of nil the liionarehs from Dagobert to Louis XYlIflioon their backs on marble slabs in rows like bodies in a morgue. The father and mother of Charlemagne nre there, and ninny old chaps whose existence to us seems mythical. The kings nnd queens of England nre buried in Westminster abbey nnd iu the chapel of St. George nt Wind sor. The dead emperors of Russia sleep in white marble tombs, without orna ment, dec. nation or inscription, in tho church of St. Peter nn 1 St. Paul, in the citadel tlmt guni ds tho Neva riv er. At the foot of each a Cossack hoI dier stands on guard night and day coutiuually. Chicago Record. TWO BROTHERS REUNITED. Tli?y Ion oil Ivk h Oilier nt 11 Iteiinlon of ( iillleilel';Ot' Veil I'HIIM. A very pathctio incident that oc cm re I li n ing tho recent reunion of Couk'deinio veterans held in this city was related ono afternouii recently by a pivminent biuto oili, ial. O'io night nt ii Into hour tho mana ger of ono "f tlio l.mding hotels iu this i i'y v. iilke I in .i t'u 5 rotunda of his l o tehyand observed an old Colii'c I ora e, who appeared to bo sleej ing in acinic. He noticed fiat lie was us si ;.u:d to tli.it hotel by n certain luid.MO he wore, nud being liii.iso'.f nn e lolintiy Kcb, he decided to render the vi totnn a sei vieo by waking him nnd taking him to his room. Ar. ho loue'ied tho veteran ho ob s -rve I limt he hn 1 spent suine time in worship at the Khrino of Jiacehns, ninl nt that t i :ii o was jusfc recovering vigor o i.i luentaiiiy. While t'uis Bceno wa.. being enacted another veteran, who happened to bo passing, stopped doso by, as did the geiiilemn i who told th : btory. "Hello, .R'hnny Reb; havo you se en clarootn." a ked the hotel mana u '' " :!," re; lied the awakened man, wi h n -'parent suiprie. "vS'ti.it i yo sr miiiieV" 3Ty liii'oie i- -loo " " iVlmt i emi nent were you with?" "I v. as with regiment uud fought wi'h the Army of Virginia." At this juncture the veteran who was :t:iii'ling by approached-tho two anil asked tlie nctli: 'What did you ta? your name is?" ".My name is Joo " again re plied iho man. "Where did you cuter the army from?" T enlisted at , in ," re plied the now astonished man. As he replied to the last question tho oilier man fell into his nr. us, weeping, and sail: "doe, don't you kii'.w mrr" Tlio veteran pushed him of)', pre suming ih.r he, too, was in n tr.rlnt leiit slaio of mind, cause 1 by iuil.il in.; drinks other than water. The ii'.m would not bo pushed off, and in his s.d.s, sail: "Joe, don't yon know me? This is John." "You are not John, for he wa? killed at Mniins.ns," :nid the no.v thoroughly awakened nud much a 'ton ished man. "Joe, T. irfl y eir brother John. I was not !;. lie I ut the buttle of Mnn usx's, an 1 eM-r Miiee tho war I l:n e looked nil o cr the United States for you." ('oiivin.'el nt la't, the long-lost brotiurs, locked in each other's em brace, stood mi l wept like ehildioi. '1 hv went to n room in the hotel und iloiii tless taike i lu'i niglit. All next day tiiey ivcni tn n wnlkiug arm i.i arm, with gloving face, an I rt l ili ig to evoiy .no the story of their coming together nf cr such a long separation. Na- iivillo t'an.ier. The Itci-.l ll.v l ilitto. W'uile a erfeeily ; i und a id heal thy palate d .; ii j , cl.tve lo- ei iidiuu-iits, eve. I ple.0 s I.i do wi'lioiit theln, Vi t the uialo, i; v i f dig..-,io:,s require in be humored und kept in order, and their poeuiiari. ie must In f.tudie.l. Dr. Hriiulon s.ivs; "Savory foo t cnu-i s t '.ie ili .e-l i . e inii e to be lreely so cre'ed; well cooked and pulataldo lo.ii i tli'ireforo nrre dietib!o than t! e mipuiatable. If food l e ks nr. or, n .. si. naturally uriscs to supjily it by emollients, not always well se le. le 1 or w holero oe," As co.nu.eico iuo'i'it tl'..iu wi'hin th-. reach of tho people, ciidi.iieat in si. epic or com plicated form, came g'vutly into fa mv, and foreign sj i -i s wore ndded to ihe wild lierbii! g o.vtim of t'.io lit 11.- a..d hed.ie. l i t n v i nrlv history the " pic. iy" w.ii a spc-ial de artnie.it 0 'theeoiirl, nnd b:i ! ils p oj er i -I'm-iri1.. In thefou. :c Miii cie,i;ury .- i.-es w i re loth eo t.y n i l l a e, most of the. il cu ei I.. from tim Levant. C.inicer nnirions n.ir.iy by name cunella, mu y--, clove iclivisi, giains 01 pn.alisc, nnt.'iitv-, cantway and spiki nard. Tho ancients, cspoeia'iy tiie (ireel.s and 1,'oiniins in t!:! litxuii- 0 ii 1'iriod of their hi dory, used eon- din -ills very freely. An old J-'.uglish 1 isto: inn, n fen iug to tho ea lii-r 1! imi'l cour., says; "Tlie best liitl;is i a of Homo allowed but iho ninth day tor fie city and public k biiHincss; tno re-t for the country and the snlb-t garden." I'lo'ii this it would i-eem ai tiioiigh the education id tn-te wasne rounted i'f some couscqiieuce iu those duvs. l.i'e's ri.rpi-aelly. In his recollections of "Robert F. T.ee as u ( 'ollejro l'l e -i len?,"iubiishfd in tho Oir lin k, S. D. Mel oi o ieU cite iho follow-! . ,' in.-tnuee of quiet iou.ior of tliedisiin mi die IS, nthenij v nei-.ili lie wu-. an Fi ici.paii.ii, :. vi-tr-lean of (iraee eli'ircii. t'eiicrjl !'i .i (ll -ton, his former chief of iirl:!!erv, wai reitor, and (ionernl Smith sil cr-inteiidi-nt of ihe Virginia Military in stitute, wa also a vesli ynuin. I he latter was not on ngreefi'.ie terms with tho rector, and complained to th. o:liecr- of th" ehuivh that il.o cadets, li no g t'lem his own son.woro d-rerlim; tho el.ureh of their faihei-s, nud tlu.t no peis'-a ion could ktep them from iitreudiug Doctor Pratt's church i Pi e-byteri:iu;. The iloctor ha 1 n very beautiful daughter, (lince, nud while (ieneriil Smith was pushing his object i ns to the rector,( ienei nl Lce.witli n tvvinl.lo in his eye, said tn Saiith: "(ieneriil, possibly tlio magnet which attracts your Hon is not so much the doctor's eloquence as the doctor's Hiaee." It is said the point silenced Genera! Smith. The New Yoik superintendent of insurance has l.cenae en e I to to gno his opinion upo i the legality of stab bshiiig an insiuiiiico compuny to iu sure against twins or triplets. HELPS FOR HOUSEWIVES. ItiilifMl Apple M ith "O ulnnm. Teel ;i large npjiles, scoop out tho il) per half ol 1 lie cons; plueo them upright iu an earthen dish. Put i-.no i n -u i a it v one Liiglish walnut b;o l.eli in siniili pijii's, two tenspu. minis of suar, it pinch of cinnamon, ono tea -pooiif il of butter, sprin kle with sugar nnd pour in tlie dish ono cup of cold water, l'nlso for twenty-live minutes in a quick oven. An Excellent Nursery Dlsb. A puree of onions ia an excellent nursery dish, and ir ua'.ly a great fa vorite among tiie tinies. To make it in perfection, peel and slice 1 1 lit large oniioi i or four Spanish unions. S n inl- Id t lie n;i"es vi 1 Li Mill.n'.nl p.aeo tll":n in a !u i;e s'.ewpnn, with a sinii'l ) ie.'e of miiee iiiiiii can lie left out if disliked 1-y lie- inmates of the nuis erv '. Voice tlio saucepan at tiie side of lile hull and iet til" Contents l i'U mer rdowiy until tio onions arc co iked. Do not let the quantity of loiik lessen. Then remove trom tho lire, and with the bind; nf a wooden i'po.m r.f... tli,- onions t!iroti;;h u hue wirerijve. Xii-i well v. tih tiie luiik, und if neec -hit, i::id :i liflo mil. Make l.o' uj.',', i iiiid-iiv, w il ii sqlliires rf toast. It tin; pure.) is not qiltie t hi -k e iou-ih. il can I i njnoved by the ad liiiou of a iittie Hour, used in tiie f I'liiniii v wuv. How t ('.i.ik Siveel I'otatoon. Sweet potatoes am leg.irdod as a luxury by most Norther. l perqde nr. I are seldom sec.i on a funnel's taole. Ni.ve.'ihe.is. , if hvi- would take tho t rouble to giow- a lew in the garden they would Im found nn ngiveuole rel ish nnd u variation oil tli-i omnijii es, ei.t ri i-i-iil ieil iii.-h )eita'o which ought, by good rights, to bo known ;is the American ) u.a.o. si u-o it is in di:.:e!ioii.i to thi country. Tho sweet p itnto is nt it:i best es tate when baked. iSoiuo of us feel t he : ai.ie way about the Common joj t .it i i. Ji i ii.p custohi in many homes to i n-i il l::e:.i beiore imkiug. Ihey are much sm -ei t nud ricii-r witho.it this I'l-uHlililii!) y, ho-.-cver, lea Jp. quire slow b;ki'ig iu v. modciateoveiu An hour i; in t ton long ii ihi-y are of goo 1 sio. I 'like I s .vci't potatoes ui si.o a delicious supper dish, nnd ic quire no a ijiuict i-eymid ) !c;ity of li r.ter thu! is nl:;. (.';' --..rV w ifc in be ing ir o.t reproach. It must be c.m-fe-s,d, howei i r, tlmt the sunt ) otato is not it. ea- iiy digested as its cousin, tho w lute. A good breakfast dish is fried sweet potat es. Those left irom u previo'is in-ill can Le it e I thu- : Pare nnd slice iho lo'o' way, m,il-.i:ig tho i.'iices ul.. ut n ip.iiiiter of an inch thick, il-ut l.ird nu I b iii.-r rti mgh t i iiy ihe n in ti spider, inv tiie iicici in liat; suit; cover lo keep in the st. n n and fry slowly, b.i: bo careful not lo barn. Thev should bo bro-vn but not tcor'ehe.l. Small sized ) . tatoes or those which have to bo e ti u:v to large to bake, may be made i.-.t . civ-.io;te. Foil tiie:. i iu fieir j.i l.e -, ji.iro n'.i.l riush tiielii. Sense i with salt a .id but ier, add n lit: le siigur nud n ilit -t of pep per Make into ero piettes ( itt.o lakes', iliji in beaten gg, then in tino cracker crumbs and fry brown in hot fnt. Southern cooks make del ieions sw eet pota'o ; ie . Foil mi I mash six largo polai .es, put t'.iroti ii a eoiande:-, add oiiait ot miik, six eg,s, tin- e cups of si!-.;'-, and nutmeg and linnainon for spice. 1 a'.;e w ith n'.i tin ler on:t on -v. Detroit l ice I'r. . s, 1!..,.-. lie'.l tlintfi. An uinbreii.i shu.tld never be rolled Up whe'l Wet, us til-, dve wid rot tlie si.!;, line hide wi.l aj..ar, uud thero will be cm 'Us in the 1 .1.1 r. AI diol and s.veci oil mi e l i- in exeeiie.it v. iin ioi, r for ivory, which ha-, iue.ni ye'iow with n o. Tim ) ro oriio..s a' o two parts oi al.vhol to one of oil. H.n-.vi i a great- antiseptic. Meat soa'o-ii i i a soiatioii oi b .rax cnti bo k-pt fie li lor s.-veru! days. Milk cans and b.i'tie-. m..y be p-intini by being xv u-died ui borax wat-r. When ink is s; i!ie I up .n li-ien, try dip-pi tg tlie damaged iiia.i-rial iu pure liieit'. I 'iil.iov, I'll h it ttilio.v seeuis to n'os.ii i. the ink, ail I, after washing, the stain will be found 1o have disap piiire I. When the lingers nre stained iu j cling f: uits, ) e lu ng (.reeii w al um, or in siniibir way-, dip the::i in s t i on tea, v.iiduiig i he a v. t il with a nail briiMi, aid afi . -r-.v a d wash liieni in warm water and the Mains will dis (11 l'l a''. To i :;t ; ai-iey fo" si a:o;iing, bunch th- s:'.'!:- t.gt i.u r i.i the hand nnd .I. ei ! 1 e tiie too - over until t.ie whole i Iv.it i.i li 1 1 1 . h il.ii ii i .iiiH ji n-iiiiist 11 tab','. '1 !e hop v 1 go. oil ! v , and it will boas t ho. o i-.hl v blircdiled as 1 cijiut i-i. 1 n .m.kii ; :i lord lmdling ranee, e ld r-ti-ar ..im dually to butter, nn I it will get r.no.th much more quicl.iy. F: e live li: the anion:, t of bn . i.i siignt . Add at the his' o-o terisj.oon llil whi e o: egg or n little irt 11:11. An excelleiii disiui'o.-tiiat i )arched ('o:!ce-'o...iu . 1 111 . in-. I 0:1a. hot s no el. For dii.iii.ec1 i ig pul p -si s nothing in l etter than mi ounce e,i di of black Manganese and oil i f vitriol mixed with th ee minces of tn'de salt nud two of waier. it sho. ild bo bleed about tLe room in shallow, umovend dishes. A simple, excellent polish for furni ture consists of a pint .f tiie be-t lin seed oil irnvvt, a pint of alcohol n-d hall a p ut of tin entitle. Mi. weil, nud nd. I an uiiur. nnd a 1,11:11! -r of iq ii its of e her. Pre 11 s.nall .ptnntity of the polish nt .a time, n.i I niq ly it with a cotton cloth. J'. n tLo wood thoroughly ufui waad. I PEARLS OF THOUCHT. ' Wise people are the most modest 1 First be just, then you may be gen erous. ' Constancy and temperance strougthea , virtue. i Hope is the fire that has never been extinguished. 1 When you gat into difficulty beware of your friends. j If the man does not show at ten, he I will not nt forty. j It is always the oilier fellow that needs reforming. Cows don't give milkbut it can be taken from thuin, j Too 111 my remembor enemies better than they do i'rieudn. I Between a woman's yes nnd no a man could stick u pin. ! The best family medicino is large doses of good example. I Some men waste 11 great deal of good . time giving poor advice. I People nre known by whore they 1 spend their leisure time. I Most people believe iu tho total de limit v of somebody else. A iiiiiii with an alcohol-tinted uoso seldom deserts his coio: b. lie is well balanced that will take nlvice against inclination. The more some men owe, the more they want to buy oil credit. The man who loves his neighbor as himself cannot be n hermit. Love mny be blind, but the neigh bors usually have their cye3 open. The South Wet.t. LIFE IN THE MINES. How tlio Itamrii SpiMol TloUr VFngCi tviiut 11 Native Will 1 l'r Tolnicco. Life 0:1 a South African mining property can handy be monotonous. The rcpoit if a traveler fresh from the Cape gi . es a cm ions insight into one phase of labor on th" Rand. It used to bo tho custom of the Knllir, oil receiving his salary usually $ per week to sniiy forth and invest all his earnings in butties of brandy, lie would then return t 1 h;s hut, squat flow n and drink ii like beer until he succumbed. This went on r-gularly among th.- mining stall' of a'.l tie h.rgo c.impiiiiios until, in order to prevent tk weokly cessation of labor, tho com panies nd . te d t'ae method of in. losing nl! their native iin)do. i s im-ide a eom j otind, und r-huttii g them in liko prisoners until their t:...e of scr ico had elu) se I. Yisitois to the compound ef 1 n t. ke in 11 pound or bo of the mi i . . se tobacco, for 11 handful of which the Kaffirs, under stress of their deriva tion of t.ibi.eeo as weil ns liquor, will often gladly exchange line old native bracelets n il knobl.ei lies. The native method of smoking is ) eciiliur. After the pipe is tilled several long pulls nre inkeii and the smoke swii'love I. The bowl is then taken off, tlie stem is in serted iu 11 bowl of water, and the water is sucked through it nud .swal lowed also. Then comes ihe tug of war. The mnn who can hold out longest without coughing is considered a hero. After a s'uoi t time the smoker will convulsively cough for liltein or twenty minutes, atid 1 iu can quit" un derstand why the Ka 'ir is not a'lowod out to buy lobarco. In tie case of the trnve'er, who giv, s these de-nils, the mi: e ln.n.e cr 11 -Ke I him to cease bar tering the vile still! for native trinkets, otherwise tlie wiio'e ti 1 .y would be un fit to go down when tli. tr time cnine. The Kuflir usually returns home af ter six months or 11 y.-ir nt tho mines, nnd is eo'isiden-d a ri, h man. He buys two or nn re wives and takes his ease while they do uli the w ,1 i.. Pittsburg Disputed.' lie Mnpp'-il ". . Mac-v'tho. the v out ; i o 1 nist was a 1 great pratical joker. So. oral years 11 go he was oil board a river steamboat, land, lnivi.ig ie;. do friend wuih the ; eiigince", w a ; a. lowed the lreedoui o tiie engine-iuvo ti. j He took n sod in the comer nnd ' pulling his but down over Lis eyes up i pi nreil lo-t in rcve io. I Prc-eiitly n certain part of the 'machinery be 1111 to ee.ik. The engineer oi'.ed il and went about his duties. In the e.r.iv-o of a few minutes ' the creaking was heard again mid the I engineer rushed ov er, oil can in hand, ! tii Inl 1 irate the same ct nnk. ) Again ho resumed his j o:t, but it t wns uiilv n few liiinn'o 1 oi'ore the old crank w a creaking louder than ever. "liieaf Jupiter!" ho yelled, "the thing's bewitehe I." M.Vc 1 il v:i- i.iln.i'ii-tcred, but the etigi icev bcnn 1 1.1 sm. '1 a int. Pretty s. on ihi c:n ik s.- c:i' i d nvain, when P.lppifg tl) 1 bet ilid Maec.il-e, lie (-quirted I; :!f il ji.it i f oil down the joker's back. "There," raid he, "I gue-. that crank w.n't squeak any luoio." Spare Moments, f m.jert lims lo X Itn.vt. M. Ouill uimo criticises very forcibly the project of custom house otlh ers making their exii-niii'iinui: by lnouuB of X lays, lie snp. 1 ses the 1 .re nf a traveler, well inloiined oil the -abject, w ho pucks in his t run k a box of to bacco, Hotnu new oiirmv iit -, umi iuck hues, und guni.o wder not contained I in cartridges. The trim!, wid not be suspected, us the X lavs show in.no of the e. But if a tourist bring back a precious collection of undeveloped negatives, utter a journey of some im. ntl s, u few minutes' exposure to the tube will thoroughly s,.oil theiu I. If arms cr jewels are disclosed tlie rays will not show w hut her tho former ir o probibite I or tho bitter brought i 1 fin oliileiitly. The screen wi l not. reveal w! ether bo lies con lain liquois I'm lii.iii. u Ly !', CUi vuo luter-Uvvftu. j
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 2, 1897, edition 1
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