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H. A, LONDON, Editor and Proprietor, "Terms of subscription, $1.50 Per Year. -Strictly en Advance x Copyright 189 by Boas: CHAPTER XVII. Continued. - My father smiled faintly. "As" you will," he replied. "That is as much as I hoped of you. And now to speak xt a more congenial subject. I shall be sorry to be without you for a few, months, though of late we have not been such good companions as we once1 were. However, what benefits you, can yield me nothing but pleasure; so go, my boy, and peep at that world which you have not yet seen, and God be with you and protect you. I will impose no limit on the duration of your absence, and your means shall be the best I can afford. If it is your wish to visit your uncle, I have no objection to your doing so; but I have no message for him." The rest of the interview waa more affecting than interesting, and needs cot be chronicled here. Perfectly ami cable relations, similar to what pre vailed before I had seen my uncle, were re-established between father and son. But there now took root in my; mind a horrid doubt of my uncle'si honesty; and only those who have experienced it can know the pain of discovering a hideous fault in an idol which one has set up for one's self; And Samuel Trueman had been to me' as an idol. His coolness, his wit, his self-reliance, his magnificent Buccessi had moved me to adoration of the" man. If my uncle' unconcealed love: f the power which money confers had indeed induced him to rob his poorer brother of a quarter of a million of se- Quins, then I was sorry for humanity.' My father had given me 250; anj cn that modest sum I resolved to travel round the world by easy stages, so as to reach home again at the end of Eis months. My plan was to go direct to New York City (I could not make up my mind whether I would call upon my uncle or not, but at least I would! look at the house where be lived, ifj only for the sake of . my lingering af -j fection for his ward); thence, but witlJ many stoppages, across America tel San Francisco. From the City of thd Golden Gate I resolved to cross the Pacific to Australia, and after visit' ing the principal places or Interest in that country and in New Zealand, to return direct to the continent of Europe. In planning my tour I was" conscious of reversing the usual orderj of an Englishman's travels;; but d keen desire to see New York, the na tire city and home of Constance Marsh, had taken possession of me; and I re-j solved to gratify it with as little de- lay as possible. . " For the next few days I was busily engaged in preparing for my depart ture. Fortunately, my personal ex-; tenses during my four months of mop4 ing had been nil, and I now found tht! accumulations of my pocket money for that period very useful in pro! viding additional clothes, and otheii necessaries for my journey, without encroaching upon my 250. My unwonted activity benefited me greatly, and left no doubt that in thd bustle of the busy world, surrounded by new scenes, the depression from1 which I had so long suffered would altogether pass away. : The eve of my departure arrived, and was spent in quietude with my father. All my arrangements had been made, and I was to leave for London by the first train from Bury St. Ed-j mund's in the morning. My fear that? my father would again talk of our! stolen treasure was ill founded, for he never once referred to the matter or mentioned the name of my uncle. Ho regretted that he had been unable to find out the whereabouts of Annid Wolsey, which he thought might pos- sibly have been discovered had I been in a condition to assist in the inquiry he had made (which had not been the case), and furnished me with the adj ( dress in Australia from which myj grandfather had last written ; 'though, he added, "I don't suppose there will be much use of your calling there' . for it is more than likely that youij grandfather is already on his way td England." I took the address and placed it in my pocket book; but thd matter engaged very little of my at-i tention j When the hour of my departure had come, John Adams insisted upon ac- 'near courtlandt street.- I at once en companying me to the station. He had gaged the services of an Irishman, the not taken the reins once since his ill-j proprietor or custodian of a cumbev ness, and was still in a very weaa gome four-wheeled vehicle something state; but all that my father and I ijjje the London growler may be sup could urge in opposition to his wishj posed to have been in an early stage availed nothing; the old man was ob- cf jts development; and having se durate, and . with some skill turned curei my portmanteau and handbag, our objections against us by admitting the only luggage with which I was bis feebleness, and representing tha? . it was not improbable that- he ; mighlj never seeme again.; but that he par-; ticulariy -wished" fox an opportunity, to talk with' me oriee more, before I went away. The old servant pre-? vailed, and after I had taken a. most affectionate farewell of my father, we" started for Bury St. Edmund's As soon as : we were on the h.fgh road the old man opened the cojh'versa-' tion by observing! V "These be woeful bad times, Master Ernest." ' . (; "Yes, very bad, indeed," I agreed. "I hear as Sir Thomas Jarvis have tour farms on his hands which bd I ' "' ' '- " -' -r n ' ' " 1 ' - - ' : .. : . , tt . a- " v - .J. - ., ."I 1-4 I VUL .2LXVU. 1 in - I '. : : "" .. - " 'Ji""MMMM"M'MT?iTr' - - ' 1 , , ' 1 ' m ' i WALTER BLOOMFIELD iJSCKS. cattT find tenants for, though he have reduced the rents something wonder ful." , "I am sorry for it," I said. "Yes, continued the old man; "and corn at twenty-seven shillin's! .Why, the country will soon be quite ruined if them foreigners ain't stopped sendin' their cheap produce over here. You"ll excuse me what I'm going to ask you, won't you, Master Ernest?" "Certainly; sk me anything you please." "Well, I'm an old man sixty-six come Michaelmas, though some folks tell me I look younger. Your father has been a good master to me, and I have saved more in his service than I shall live to spend. Knowin' how bad the times are for landlords, and that you're agoin' on your travels, I want to make you a present," and the old servant placed in my hands a small canvas bag, such as is used by bankers, strongly fastened Avith coarse string. "No, no," I said, returning the bag: "I appreciate your kindness very much, but you must really excuse me. It would be quite wrong in me to.takt your money." There fs no more potent despot than an old family servant. If he fails to work his will one way he will succeed in another; and he has generally many strings to 'his bow. My protests were powerless against the pertinacity o. Adams. When, as I paced the plat form of the station a few minuter later, I opened the bag and found tha It contained fifty sovereigns, my con science smote me for the uncharitable aspersion I had recently cast uyen my benefactor. Though I lost some what in dignity by accepting this gifi. I gained a welcome addition to mj purse. Alas, that these two thing, should be so often inseparable! CHAPTER XVIII. SEW IOBK CITY. I remember asking my uncle, soor after I first became acquainted will, him, what sort of a place New York was; to which inquiry he made th. characteristic reply that it was a very fine city, with more thieves to the square inch, than any other place on the earth's surface. That was ali 1 could get my relation to say of it. Baedeker's account of New York, my only reading while on the Atlantic, was more detailed, but less interest ing. Indeed, one of the first things to impress a traveler is the inade quacy of all descript'ons of places, fo: the faces of men do not differ mo widely than their ideas of the sub lime and beautiful, the sordid and hid eous. It was with great satisfaction thai I found myself at last in New York harbor. The steamer which had brought me to America was of recent construction, well found, swift, and luxuriously appointed; but none the less was I heartily, tired of the voy age. My first forty-eight hours at feea had been spent in a way too com mon with travelers to need more than passing reference. Fear that the ship would go to the bottom soon changed to fear that it might not; and that mental condition departed on the re newal of health and appetite. Then came the days on deck, spent in watch ing the restless waves and the mag nificent rising and setting of the sun, varied by occasional studies through a field-glass of some fifteen hundred Russians huddled together on the fore part of the deck, the most filthy and repulsive mass of humanity conceiv ablematerial destined for speedy con version into American citizens. Bar- foig statue of Liberty, the magnifi- cent suspension bridge connecting the popUious cities of New York and Brooklyn, the multitudinous ships $Tom an parts of the world, and the 'commodious ferryboats keeping up hontinual communication between New krork ani various points in Long Isl- and and New Jersey, taken altogether form undoubtedly one of the great sights of the world, quite captivating 'the stranger, and worthy of all ad ImiraticB. - nr-rr fnnt Ant foiifViprt American soil XTJLJf A.SJ I -' u t one of tne siiPS on the North River, encumbered, bade him drive me to tee Gilsey House, in Broadway. Immedi ately the vehicle began to move I perceived the necessity lor its strength, for the roadF were extremely rough in some places paved like- the bye-, streets of Norwich and other English ' provincial towns. The mne wiatn oi the avenues aua sireeia, auu me and grandeur of some of the commer cial buildings, pleased me greatly. Having secured a room at the Gil sey House, refreshed myself with o bath and a "good square feed'.' (to use the language of au American gentle I man who- sat next to me at. dinner) I adjusted ; hiy watch to Amencau PITTSBORQ; CHATHAM COUNTY, N. C., THtTRSDAYpClBRR time, and sallied forth, Into the stmt to observe the qualities of the people, or whatever else might attract my attention. It was the first time that I Jiad been so far. from home, or had so much as 300 in my possession, and I greatly appreciated my responsibil ity and felt very manly. On coming out ox the Gilsey House I turned to my left and proceeded what the New Yorkers call down town, until I reached the region of City Hall Park, Printing House Squarer and Bowling Green. It was scarce midday when I ar rived Jn New York, and three hours later I dispatched a telegram to my father informing him of my safe ar rival. The month was September, and the fierce glare of the American summer had subsided and given place to beautifully clear bright weather which rendered walking very enjoy able, especially to one just released from the monotony of a sea voyage. Continuing my walk up Broadway,. I observed that the street Which ran out from' it on each side Were num bered, not named, as in the older por tion of the city about Castle Garden, and my heart beat faster, and my mind became confused with resolves and counter resolves, as I thought that each step brought me nearer to the home of her who had caused me to travel so many rciles. What folly is all de ception, and most of all that which is designed to deceive one's self! I had told my .father that I had aban doned all I ope or thought of Constance Marsh, and at the moment the words were uttered I had honestly believed them to be true; but now that I was within a mile or so of her home, and with nothing but my own will to re strain me from calling there, their unreality became more and more ap parent. Should I call there? I had had no quarrel with my uncle. On the contrary, I had championed his cause against my own father; and that with what pain none but myself can ever know, for no words of mine can ade quately describe it. No; I would not call there at least not to-day. But there could be no harm in looking at my uncle's house. I would be careful not to ba observed, and would not suffer any sudden impulse to induce me to break my resolve; if I went there at ail, it should be after maturer de liberation. Full of these thoughts I quickened my pace and soon found myself at Union Square.where I exam ined the few monuments and rested myself on a seat at the foot of the Lafayette statue. I did not remain there for long, but soon struck into East Fourteenth street, and thence into Fifth avenue, continuing along that fine thoroughfare of palaces until I reached East Thirty-fourth street, into which, .with much trepidationf I turned. No. , a large house built of brown stone, was only a few doors off Fifth avenue. I looked at it for a moment from the opposite side of th,a street, and noticing that a canvas shade projected frem every window to protect the rooms from the sun, I crossed over and observed, it more particularly. ,To do so did not engage me more than a couple of minutes, and I returned to Fifth avenue and contin ued my walk up town until I reached Central Park, passing on . my way the magnificent palaces of many celebrated millionaires which I had not yet learned to distinguish. After spending nearly four hours in wandering over Central Park I ba gan to tire. The park is admirably planned and well kept, and few stran gers will willingly quit it before they have seen it all. A zoological collec tion, to which a part of the park is assigned, the deep golden tint of the declining foliage, the nursemaids with their infant charges, and the numerous "languages one constantly hears spoken among the people, were sights and sounds quite new to me, and interested me greatly. Though there remained much which I would gladly have noted, I wisely resolved to return to my hotel and get to bed quite early; but whether on the following day I would visit my uncle or leave New York for Chicago I could not yet de termine. Making my way Into the main road, I began to retrace my steps. It was now nearly 7 o'clock, and the roadway was fairly well filled with carriages, occup'ied by that section of society which had already returned from mountain, lake or. spring for the exodus of wealthy New Yorkers from their city in summer is very complete. I -was walking briskly along when a sight met my eyes which set my brain in a whirl, and n an instant threw me into all the panj;s of jealousy. An ele gant open landau, drawn by a pair of grays, in which, seated side by sid?, was the Rev. Mr. Price and Miss Marsh, passed sFiftly by and disap peared down the road. Oh, the miseraV weakness of man! Or can it be thai L am different from other men that I am a feeble embodi ment of sentiment acd impulse, with no well-defined objec rationally and gerseveringly pursued? It must be &p, or hitman society cvuld not endure. Yet am I powerless to iielp myself. I am as I am, and know nothing in my self for which I should reproach my self.', ' : ' 1 To be continued A. Conscientious Bejcar. As be stood on the. stoop before the lady of the house he made, a figure battered, but polite. His boots es pecially were in the last stagos of de cay, and 'some half a dozen of his toes peered from them pitif ullyi He called attention to the fact with a Chesterfieldian wave of the hand. "And I would not ask ye even tor a pair f of ( shoes, mum," he protested, 1i-.it 'the truth is that these be bor- vied, and 'tis to-day I promised to ray i lurm thim. New York Commercial ; ;,.J; t - - AdYcitiser. ' Wliito Picture Hale. . '-- Large white picture hats, inset with lace and adorned with one large os trich feather, are among the season's novelties. Melon Pink a Tietr Shade, Melon pink is a hew shade which should be intense enough to suit evea the present liking for vivid effects. It is found: in tho cotton voiles, silks, etc. A Netr Hair Decoration. An entirely new decoration for the hair consists of a couple Of large flow ers on a narrow fillet. ' These are in tended to come on each side of the hair in front. They arc in brilliants, and tho effect of the shadows in the blos soms is given by an inlay of cut rubies. - . ... Wlicro Woman Suffrage Reigns. "Mesdames," declared the political orator vehemently, "you cannot log ically, reasonably or consistently, vote for Timothy J. Dunn for the office to which ho aspires!" v Which was all that was necessary to insure Mr. Dunn's receiving -an over whelming majority of the female vote at the regular election. , , Which also proves that a politician will resort to any means to secure votes for bin candidate. A Countess on Beauty. It ia the duty of every woman to make the best of herself. Certain de fects of complexion and figure can easily be remedied. Physical exercise, fresh air and good diet will work won ders' with these, and by tha addition of a smart dressmaker, milliner and clever hair dresser many a plain girl has been transformed into a pretty orie. If a woman's nose is inclined to ab sorb too much color and her cheeks too little no doubt a few judicious dabs of powder and rouge in the right places may bo excusable. Her Brother's Overcoat f One of the smartest and newest rain coats bears a striking likeness to a man's spring overcoat, with wide back and straight loose sleeves, put in with out any fulness. In fact, it might be mistaken for that garment, but for the fact that it has a belt across the back and reaches to within ten inches of the skirt edge. This is the most recently ordained length for raincoats, it -being found to draggle less and keep the skirt quite as dry as the older full length sort Severe to mannishness is the new raincoat. . . , - Mothers' Tocal Duties. Mothers and those who have the education of children in their handsf says the London World, are chiefly re sponsible for our abuse of the English language" and our elocutionary short comings. A mother should make it a special duty to correct every mistake in the sound of her child's voice and in its choice of words; and if voice pro duction, the right pronunciation of words and distinct reading aloud were made part of a child's training we should soon become an intelligible and musically voiced people. Unchecked, we shall ultimately bark. : For Tired Feet. Many women suffer terribly from sensitive feet these hot. days. Massage is very soothing, and most chiropodists give it nowadays. The process is sim ple. The feet are first bathed in warm water, strongly impregnated with sea salt. Five to ten minutes of this, fol lowed by a dash of cold water, takes all the soreness out. The chiropodist then rubs in a pink paste, which looks very much like the paste used 1 for facial massage in barber shops, and which consists principally of mutton tallow. . - -' Every bone in the-foot, from the lit tle toe to the ankle bone, is squeezed, rubbed and patted. Persons who have tried the foot massage say it makes their shoes feel several sizes too small for them for twelve or fifteen hours afterward. 1 , Her Afternoon Hat. In the afternoon the girl who is not athletic and sailor-hatted dons a hat of chip or leghorn. Such a hat is one of the faintest tone of' cinnamon, with a wTidely spreading brim and a very tall crown, draped roimd with . scarfs of soft pale pink and blue satin, fin ished at the sides with roses, pink, blue and cream. To wear with a s white embroidered muslin frock is another hat of the same type, built of lemon colored leghorn, the crown of which is draped with pearl-strewn lilac gauze, while at one side pluses of lilac and lemon ostrich decorate the brinv Quite an appeciable number of hats are given gauze strings, such append ages finding their best place upon those hats that are very abruptly turned up ward from the brow in a far away imi- tation of the-rarly Victorian bonnet.,. : ' ' ' KondMr chafj , ' ' . ; s Figured :cot ton damask'is the latest f ti-ni .r... tn-. di- n,. . ! and smartest thing for slip covers, ''The ground is light gray; with a r.arj WOMANS REALM row-twilled white stripe and a design of floral stripes of various colors. .. v An American lady just baekr from Tokia has shown her admiration .. for the Empire of the Rising Sun in calling a little daughter born there Japonica. At a dinner party the daughters of the host and hostess are taken in after all the other lady guests the host him self going in first with the principal lady guest, and the hostess last, ex cept when there are more -gentlemen than lady guests; then they go into the dining room immediately behind the hOSteSS. '.,.;!;;- ;--.!, :: The recent occurrence of a fresh birthday for tho Princess of Wales has brought out some gossip in England of the difference . between : the part played by the present Princess and that which fell to 'her 4 predecessor. Queen Alexandra, when Princess, had to supplement the activities of Queen Victoria. She was, in a manner, Vice Queen. In the new reign the Princess role is more like that of an understudy. Very few women can have any amount . o self-respect v if they ; can't work themselves up to the belief that they, might have married somebody if they wanted to, comments an Eastern paper.. The man, who talks learnedly about the bad industrial conditions that force a woman to go out and 'Work for a salary thinks it is all right when she works much harder ; at home for him for a r miserable pittance " that : he chooses to give her. .-- ; Dissension in families often . arises from a lack of mutual consideration among the members of the family." The "soft answer that turneth away wrath" is forgotten for the hasty reply, the unkind retort, that kindles the ire of ill-feeling, says the Brooklyn Times." It is not the extreme type that in terests. It is the blending of the ideal and the - practical. '.-Give us the woman who, when necessity .demands, can go ahead' and work like a steam engine at any task that happens to be at hand and who, when time for dress. ing comes can build ideals and sweet hopes and dig up tender memories , as well as the next one. She's the right sort! f ' ; Hats are either very large or exceed ingly small. ? r ' ; "A Chameleon and ' opal colorings ' are favored in the taffeta silks. It seems to be a serious mistake not to invest in a silk waist suit; - - The fichu may be made of the gown material and edged with lace. -" A collar band of real lace is the ap proved finish for thin blouses. - ' The Monte Carlo toque is pointed, fruit trimmed and hung with lace. Sleeves may be one large puff or a succession of puff s, -only so - they achieve largeness. ' ' ; i Fine lace dyed to match the gown or 'coat in color is the latest develop ment in sleeve 'frills. . ' ' Have the '' soiled white lace waist dyed in gray or brown and get a veil ing skirt to match it. v iWi The tendency in light colors is to ward gray,, heliotrope, almond green and pala golden yellow. . t .-. ;. f ?. Fashion doth make piano V lamp shades of us all, with her mandates of ruffies and again ruffles. - . i ' Shoulder capes are, numerous -and. are novel in outline, giving excellent excuses for ornate effects. ; Linen laces in antique; patterns, ma crame and heavy. Venise will be, used for trimming linen costumes. ; Beautiful bags and purses come in white calfskin, ...with a monkey: skin finish, which is new this year. . 01d-fashione4; net is -.revived for neckties, little scarfs and undersfjeeves with the prettiest possible ;resuls. Small wjrite and colored roses, and lace, too.-.will be used for bows and other trinimings oh straw ' and . tuiie hats. - r . I ' ' " , ' - ; Those long ties of white net which' wind around the neck and tie in a soft bow in front launder well and are be coming. ; ;; ' ; '. -''' r : Very striking are the pew Colonial- ties, high or tongue and heel, and dyed green purple or: red, -to match th frock. .. s ;: , Round i Dutch necks ,. and short sleeves will : distinguish the :, summer frock ot';"$hs girl .whose Jhroat and o -a me! VT7 trimmed wit plain color silk pipings and coi'ds, jijst lihe those ,our 'grand mothers used. , " " ' 7 For applique lace tue pine , braccl with cone ahd leaves has beeii adopte as-a mode'r'and this pattern is much j faTOred b&e Parisian modiste. Sleeves of the ont crer air s retainer 'for the ; sstercy,. plain jackets,; thi fonnv nn(T nTpntprl'iv.nilpIst llPill? lllniiis! fancy ana pieaieu moueis oeug ainiosi entirely. eoOAuea to the tii-eszy ions. ftmoif ;t NO 3 if There was a little orirh And she had a little curl, Right -in the middle of her forehead, J ; No room for it," she said, . , . "On the side of my head" -" ? 5 For she: lived in a flat which tu horrid. - The little bat she worei I -Long behind and tytote, , ' f Pointed up in the air like an arrow, ; ; And she had a little plume . v , rt " 1 On the top.' There wasn't room " " f " " On the side 'cause the fiat was too narrow, ! " Her pretty littlemouth ' . . - Always pointed north and south, As if it only uttered "prunes" or "prism.' y.i Neither "cabbages" or "game" , . ; - . Could she undertake to name, . There wasn't even room lor "rheumatism.' ' St - the dear little girl, ' r 1 : 1 - ! ' . . With her pretty httle curl, - : ' - And her plume and her "prunes" and her "prism,"' :- - : " . " , x. And her narrow little hat, . " ; - Dwelt contented in a flat " ' " " For she hadn't any room for pessimism. s , , ; t --Chicago Tribune. Customer''! don't . like the shoes ; the soles are too thick." 1 Shopman "You will learn td like them, , as the objections you speak of Will gradually wear off." Pick-Me-Up. , The warship truly is a grand ', s But perishable trinket. . ' - ; C; It takes five years to build it and t A half an hour to sink it. ' -. 5 Washington Star; 'Macintosh boasts a good deal about his family, doesn't he?" "Yes, I think he claims that' the head of his family , was. the original Macintosh that Noah had with him during, that rainy sea son." Philadelphia Press. Mrs Cantor "I can't understand why Mr. Steemer invariably leaves the room when I go to the piano. He told me he was yery fond of music", Mr. Cantor "And doesn't his conduct prove it, my dear?' Boston Transcript. ; Mrs. Deepdigger "You never said a word about our wedding anniversary last Tuesday not"a word." Professor Deepdigger "My dear, how can you expect me to take any interest in any thing so .ridiculously recent?" Puck. , 'Tis little I ask'of fate ' A life exempt from harm, - 'A horse, a dog,' a pleasant mate, . .. s And a httle radium farm! ' New Orleans Times-Democrat. "There will be a ' serum for every disease." 5 "Just' what do you mean by that, doctor?" '"I mean that the time will come when every ill which flesh is heir to may by simple inoculations be exchanged for , some other 4 ill." Puck. . . ...4'.;. .. i t She "Don't you ever , send any , of your stories to the magazines?"; He "Don't I? ,Lsend lots of them, but I believe I'd drop dead if they ever ac cepted any.". She (sympathetically) "I do wish they would accept one." Philadelphia Ledger. ' "So you ( are going away ?" "Yes,", answered the young housekeeper. "You see, we discharged the cook, and she's so cross about it that "we've de- elded to live somewhere else until she gets good natured and goes away Ler-r ? self." Washington Star. . 4 . - . ;i. Mrs. ; Lakeside "Oh, yes; some of those narrow, exclusive Eastern peo ple say that Chicago-isn't cultivated." Mr., Lakeside "H'mph! All, the city is, except the south part, and . that's too marshy. . The land Isn't worth cul tivating." Brooklyn Life, j '".'.' ; "Well, what are the prospects with you?" asked the cheery visitor. "Not very good," was the misanthropic an swer. "My, son Jerry is in the wood shed fooling with gunpowder, and I guess it's .pretty safe to say-there's going to be trouble." Washington . star. . fr;; v 7 , Summer Resorter "But how can yon guarantee fresh vegetables when you don't know what kind of weather you . are going to have?" Landlord "Be- ( cause I run my establishment on sci entific principles. I leave nothing to chance, you know; I. feed my boarders on t nothing but canned goods," which fcan be depended upon, whether or no." Boston Transcript. . Terrible S50 Turtle at large la Maine Over Brewer way people are staying in at night for fear of a three and a half, foot turtle who has escaped from captivity and. is said to be more dan gerous to meet than a bulldog. ; , f The ugly brute was captured at Kines, pond a week ago, and it took the united efforts of three strong men to get him into a wagon without in. jury to themselves. Since then he has been -tied by a half-inch rope and fed on bloodsuckers. ' Wednesday night the rope gave way. to the mighty strain put upon it by the turtle, who' can carry a .160-pound man on his back without; experiencing any., inconven ience, and he is now roaming at large, although searching parties have made every effort to locate him. He was to have been sold to a circus and exhib ited as the largest turtle ever taken in Maine's inland waters, and It is un derstood that $50 was offered for him by the circus people. Thus his loss is a great misfortune. Kennebec Journal, rt-, -U i . ! r ,ft. ; . Sea liions Smart Feeder. .Those who. are .constantly associated with animals ,at a zoo see, many, com ical and interesting sights, and keep ers of such places have many stories to relate. The sea lions are very much s-aarter" than - their' appearance sug gests, and while they are aJways- in teresting, their method, of feeding is one of the most amusing things in the .ardens. The keeper brings to the edge Jf the pond a pail of fish, which av erage perhaps a foot in. length, and flings each one as far .out as he can, xhen, the sea lions, with .amazing apidity, swim to get them. The lion atches the fish before" it strikes the ; rater. "Observations at the Washing ton Zoo." In St. Nicholas, J f i t -. . ; ., . . -i, "r , - t)t n JChatrjqm j Record - RATES OF ADVERTISING, i On qnr, one insertion. One square, two insertions $1.00 1.50 One square, one month 2.60 For Larger Advertise ments Liberal. Con tracts 'will ', be made. WIT W HUMOR THE DAY i- ; .'( A Nocturnal Shot. ; He threw his small clock at a cat He missed her, you can bet; , The clock it stopped at half -past three, -The cat is going yet. .'' ; Yonkers Statesman, J Mouthful Only..': What do you think of this Barber soap?" : . .. , : . Victim "Never tasted better.'' - . - . A Natural Mistake. "How do you like that college song Miss Screecher' is 'singing?" :;, - Is that a college song?, I thought it was a , college yell," Puck., Singular and Plural. " , "Funny ! there was a time when the barbers used to speak of my hair." "You mean before you began to get bald?". ; v'u'! ',; ' J ' '--- ' JJ'Yes. . Now they, speak of my hairs." Philadelphia Press. An Urchin Cheated. 1 is Jimmy, wailing . "What about now?" - "Obf he is mad because you cut the grass in the back yard; he wanted it to get tall, so he could make a jungle.'' Cincinnati Commercial JTribune. ' -t - LI . !j How It Happened. . ' "I heard you giggling in the parlor last night," said the stern parent. 1 "I think you must have been beside your self." - , , . . fi , : , . . , : "Oh, no," said the pretty girl, blush ing deeply. ' "I was beside Charlie." Chicago News. -' . -: v The Limit. Corricrib Conrad '-'Ain't it disgusting de way dese foreigners is crowding Id everywhere?" :i f Next-house Noonan "Fierce; de last time I wuz in jail dey put me in a cell wid a Pole an a Dago. Wot yer t'ink She Couldn't Forget It. f . He "I've. . forgotten .what . was th longest day in the year." She "I am not sure of the ' date either, but I remember it was that day in June when, you t called both iu the morning andf afternoon.' VNew Or leans Times-Democrat; " '"' ' ' ' ' 1 ;. j , r To Meet Competition..- , .., . Passer-by "I thought you". , were blind?" ': ,?. T ii ' ''' Mendicant "Well, - boss, times - is so hard and competition, is so great' that even a blind man has to keep his eyes open nowadays if he wants to do any business at ajl." Chicago Journal. .. , . J' The Professor. : "Open" your mouth a little wider, please.", said the dentist. . ; ? v ; !My friend ", replied the professor, with some imDatience. " "I can't open j my' mouth any wider. But I can ex- insist upon it." Chicago Tribune. I ' i . . . Three of a Kind. , .;f Rebecca "You see, I met Martha, and she is so hard to get away from." ' Rachel "How- funny!1 I've' heard her say the same -hing about you." Rebecca "Well, that .beats, every thing. I've heard her say it about you too." Cleveland Comniercial-Tri- ', DUne 4 Jjotn of 'Em, "I see by the papers," said the man who likes to read statistics, "that the Canadians smoked 200,000,000 cigar ettes last year." - "My!" exclaimed the ' plain man; "who'd ever think ; that, they had so many college- men oyer there r Cleve land Leader. , , . , ; , " I , Out on the First. It was at a charity dinner that a careless w iter spilt a plate ever one of the clengyman present- ' " ' - "What ": he com nenced. . Then, remembering himseif, he turned to his neighbor and asked: "Will some lay man kindly say a few words appropri ate to the occasion V. ', , - , ,j r' - - j " Induced. ' !"No,'! said the dealer m rare coins, "there's no premium , on this silver dollar of 1826." . . ' ' "No ? I thought it , might be worth a good deal," said Markley. "Oh, they're not rare at all. How ever, I'll give you fifty cents for if." i A11 right." Catholic Standard 'and TimesJ ' " - ! 1 - : 1 ' t " ' Sun-Scorched.' ! .' s1 Hicks "I understand you met -my brother down at the shore." , : Wicks "Yes; the red-headed one.- : Hicks "Oh, you're mistaken.' The o'Ay brother I have is quite bald now, but " ' :..v '. -j 4l Wicks "Exactly, and he's.been bath ing every day without any - hat' Philddelphla Public Ledger: , . -f : , -. Time to Die. City Editor "See here! In your ac count of Congressman Crookit's fun eral you continually, refer to .his 'pre mature demise.' " , ' ' Reporter "Wei!, he fras a 5 young man,1 and " -i ' -; City Editor "But tbat scamp s de mise couldn't possibly be too prema ture." Philadelphia Ledgexv ; - ; ''i ,-' t!-r-'- i Almost Weird. ... "I can't, see through the Shakespeare problem." ly" ' ' ' ' ," "What do you mean?" . . -. -t . "Why, he's conceded by nearly every body to have been one of the world's greatest 'poet, yet there doesn't seem to be hardly any of his stuff . that couldn't: be understood right off, by anybody with ordinary intelUgeuce;" t'hiv-ago Rpcovd'-Heraia, . . ' 1...
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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