Wit
1
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ait ax. oiAm. :
ion
TTVK. Hj,"VJABi
' Offer TrotoIonl'.en"t theciti
mbi of Tmrboro and'vic$ntvjvi--. ;
Office in T. A. MeNelr?i drug itore on Vain
Street. - v -' ''J-'- ".' -l--.'- 1 -.
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ITTORNET-AT-LAW,
rifcintbo Ooart, Stat and FdL
dv5-82 ly: .;. : - . j', f v
IL A. jKxliam. -'! Domrwx Ghxixk
: IM,IAM fc SOW, Jj.
NvuLpracticeln ; the Counties of Edgecombe,
: Halifax aud-Pltt,' aiJrlN in the Court of .the
First iTnmeUdDlstrfiit; and In the Circuit and
Supreme Courti at'Ralfihjh. t isnlMj.
Attorney at Law !, J
TltltBOaO' A ROtST MOUNT, N. V
fraetleei Wtht Cbavts of Xdeecomft
Xuk, -Titt, Wllaennd Halifax counties
Ateo la th Federal and Sapieue Court. ,
ey C llectlon a specialty.; - Hr f "'v
JOrnos, for the present, ia front Iroom ot
mudre Howard's law office, next. door o
Bw ttore ot S. 8; Naah A Co.! pa Main 8t.
Dae. 15, 1881.
HQS HOWLED,
i.
' Attorney tn Counselor at
law.
1
TARBO&C N. U.
fy PraeUo la all the Cemrta, Stat aad
l i
caBH.
- . TiL&BORO, NC f
Offlee kaartf lrota 9 a. m. 'till 1 p.i in. and
Ar 3 to C p.m. i : ' it i:M
fSNext door to Tarboro Ho ate, oter
. Laalar A&oycvftr'a. -;! ;--:. : i -.;
TH08. H. BATTIa E
tfltornet-at'I,aiCi
TAjRBOB.0, C :t
Office next to;PhiIlps ASUton'e ILaw offloe.
Will practice ta the Fee
exnrrd:
Befera b;
'tn. of the
Supreme Court; Citizens llational I
, Bank, of Baleithr Battle, Bonn fc Co., Nor-
- folk ; Jno. Alrutgton 4 Sonav f eterahorr.
" In- Gal ftnler, Pmcijal.
resumed afte the Christmas ptuidays on
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY! San,
is the Bridgers Grove property, (lately oc-
upisd by;kbe JCdgecombe : High poaocl,
with itcretied facilities for condncUng as
good a Btrfctlr Female School as can be
found -anywhere. The 8cond ITerm for
. the first scholastic year will begin: on
MONDAtT FJCBBUART ir.
For particulars, aderesa thafPrindpal.
.- 1 : - 'I i.
RS.' JC.Q. CHARLES . haring! taken
the
Bank building, on the Corner of Trade and
hnowpreparktotalsebw
K.Kaalry
Pitt streeti;
Tarboro?
. r 1
I '
UTiSii ms, mm m mmt for ,the price
ii .SkJT ABLE .S.,
Cornss-Geakyiixs & Bt. XWDMnf Stbxsts,
f iiL TABBORO', r. C. i
These Stables are the largest kithe State,
and bate a capacity of holding ten car-loads
ofstoA Give him a can. U ianl8y
J ax.
ill rsHco
t'trBANXlHa
JtKS)pn from
Disoount Dsy, TnrswAT,
. k. Dtax4Mss' f. . ii
Oeo.-Hpward ' -;'.;; Freti Ehilips,
H.L. Staton,Jr., W.
i iil M6rris.
M.:Pippen, ;
xiee. is-y. :
f
ille : H. CROCKETT,
' Dealer-la 1 ' S
' Stt' llSiiiiier & left trail fare,
V-TABBpBOC V.4.1 : ; ;
TUOopper and Sbeetl boa TKork aaa -
xactamd to order.' Particular attention -rAJd
. -toitoodngaad Guttering: Repairing Of all
kinds ia my line promptly atteudeu to. ' Work
-: gaataurteed and prices as low as-anyone.
JOni R. DUOit
Tb at the old stand of ,a11n' A Krfls.,
.JLwhll
rhlla be blows his norn ma ! always pr-
f pared tti serve yon wun toe purest ha. v
TiK VI R and tha beat flavored CIG ARS.
' -T- - i r ,"I r-zrr -
taTT Give him a call.' f
Li: jL:i
4 v . - Opposite Ueurt'Houie.
a HI In fnTl and aneceaafnl oneration 'and
XlLare prepared to all all orders for.Sheet
lngs, Tarns aad Cotton
j-m il .ilil .iirtil ' a
Bops, attowet prices-
Kocky aConnt HUls,
Rockv Monat. C will beDromntlr attend-
edto: .?rvi ' JAMES 8. BATTLE,
. Sec'y and, Tteasurer.
April 11, 1878-tf.
MuSOFlf IHflMLin:
oEemE
" r. 7T 7. , r. u . rrT
IWUKLU'8 LNUUBTKlAli
FOR SIXTEEN TEABS: no
com?btitionJ
KitnyI
ofgans having been found equal
CM AT EST. Style 109; 8if octi
coinpnae
popular
' or families t onlv S22.
OTHER 8TTLES at S30. SOT. SMJ tTO.
: vvu, viuo, oi.x m eouu ana up.
.are'unrt? bf
!.f2TJ?T Pynento. i Ne willnatrated Cat-
AO mi10 All -t J m mr. ' . . .
commenced the manrtfu-tnr nf
invxr mil
II Tint r.
quire tnalnK onenarTer much as olner Pi-
1 ano. ILLTjaTRATF.nf!TtJr'.iTT.a rJl!'l!.
.?.AS0N HAMLIN ii ORGAN AN
u Xy 154 Tremont St.,? Boston; 46 E.
14th St., New York: 149 Wllxih A C.Ma rn
Hsiicil StileaU
Tor announcements and
fnlllnfnrmatinn aHHiMa
the Dean of the American Medical College, 8tl I
Loais. Geo. C. Pltaer. M. D.i 1110 Ohamhan I
...r;!1? 1 0lothinsr to anv shaDeJ "iphi
aaau.uaaaisra -w .f i a 'i v i x, I b vmrt eiiinnf m)omin.i.. I . . Mi.Tt:j.i..-s - i .iimtnarvTR a nmse nnrnrionsiv rro
tolKB & Inter CO. aS We CaD ai?d , Often ft f hiQW? thise, and" 4ect4 by the nost imposing and
.fM.. f it;vrr lLAm-tZH voriSffiSK&Z fa mkfat&9., larateurghtrarm m, America.
tiKPiRTiafflT,) v UU.; UUl iUClxi:i vrCip. l iTuZSliiM inat'a.a" lif II-wr-ri i "Sent down ior toe expert again,
.......9X1L tOBP.lL Al, . . 1 I 1 U povr. Ol Sra ataadania wllaaatMa. I ... .hf onh To V7 1. Slid this time M BtrUCK S JQOBt OSZ
ives; sumctein nfflS ATI T. Lllft
ana power, -witn nest quality, ior i xr- '
acred and secular music In schools I era Tl T .
fVlTTI llfTVVTT.TT I vamva,w " '
7 '1 P H . tf
1 M02U?BBElt?l
MtJUUiil'
G.0PPE11M
BEER BOTTLERS,
The Trade Sijppjljejat, tr
Establishment "Ifext Door
w to.- CoartCioH-
Orders by mail front Kay part ol th
Stats, promptly attended tcx, -
iteer in season. . r
Tarboro7K. C, April iS,'l83T"
-n 1 1 , . i , r i.
;ATU. MTIiOD
TARDQRO.
X
Our stock-of 'Ready-
made Clothing is larg-
x ' ' variety, better in
tv-, rrVn 1 n nrl rrrrv
liicltviiati uuu nvinuiau-
shipJ tKaTn has-ever been
shown m Tarboro. i
Our Youths' & Ohil-
dren clothing j are se-
lected specially colors
Ut mm rvlflnoA.rvn,nnfcl
fcuaib TTi.ii pivioj pDxu vo I
and delight
j.v u . y
IUC XJUV O I
for their style, and du:;
jrabihty.
We m
cheerfully
show you ajiy goods in
I'v., .'nnH'Ml'tniiiAn I
sire
uumui
J. a. - i
t 0PErfiMGiqiKf
I w
II
..JUUl 11'tC flUU UUl UUUCfl I
Will 'ifldufee 'Vdu'Ufi buV
rT 11 vv i- - fin.irrii in
1IT17 i m - 1 I 1 I IMVI. al l II II II
10 oe
found ..anjwheie.
Pa-
rents wilt' do
well; to
examine our stock be
fore, v purchasing:. We
o i;rt nU im onrtnT-i o A.
1' "1 ! 1
also, cian
OllOVT. -OIO-LIAX DUUWiUi WU-
vantases in
. VtUU&
Dnv QtnWlr Pnnq.Rfq
VUr SbOCB. UUIlSlSLa
. -rV. - -a.' ' " " v 'S.v ii i
Ol Xieauy-maae AIOIUt
n .1 11 1 .
. . i.i
lflff, irOm me I CneapeSl
to the ? best, utvj uoous
...f v
i-snma ann rsnoes. srv-
lish Hats,; Gents Fur4
.Ua.orifr aAnrlci Tv.,ir.lra
140"1 V VJSfHJ.-.-- V""J
VallS6S. J31anketS - an'Q
TJ V-.. 'D L ' , ' ;
XUSKj .yWUW,;7'; ! ;
TTT . T t
a ra r y-v sra ra w-r are rv vrv-e rx vr
V"C .XaCi iaUiAlC? V
ther most
Overcoats
QjQQ U JStCr"
.
i m. . ; . . "
off 0Q .in . tnwn
anct. meaium we
in all colors. Do not!
Duy an overcoat t oe-i
I71 . '. v 1 . IaI.
iore looKing ai ours;
I - i .1 ;-i
I rrnn mnir 'rm'l aiiiforl.
lJuu '. ua,J."-- ' &V"1 O"
better and . save money
a . . m:
too
I : a.v-r -.e 2
Our
l uur siocis.-. 01 piece
goods and samples for.
Custom- Tailoring re-
most eie-.
of Frill
Goods you can 4 find
outside of New, York,
arid WB Will COntinUO
we win continue
I in TTI T Tl P.TTI OTl 3nOri
1 11UL1UII ww jljlv umm-'
I ...JUr VnttiA. I. . I aV.
SUXeiAAV UCUOir
any otner xauor. win
for same, money.;
. - snema a i
-' Do not forget that we have the
best School Suits, Business Suits,
Dress Suits & Overcoats in Tarboro.
i . BUIb IUU uuiuuaoci , , rto aiandJike aock.foathe.iauif th. I
Ckromlo IMsv.
aiwrltrttkai
Blood, rem aad
'ill t i .yatoDlaeaaeau
rajagematU ofUrar, Bovejaaad EMmtv 1
ttjnk&As? orx DISEASED
.Bd BmA P. in tbe Side, luiitini tim
the head 1 troubled with pus, ic dull aad h tti
SriaaapeiatiJi Oitio ofteariagu
vhica oucht to bare beem done: a sliKbt. art eduz
- aad flushed face is sometiaK aa aoendut, eAea
4 jrftreDeMandebaity ; Beroas, eaiftTUrded ;
'MtSSedtStCThS
acial;yet oaa caa bardtj saauaea 19 ibrtinideo
- try: it la &et, dktraata avarr tmmkwi Bavcnll
bef the above trmptoms attend the ducaac, but case
BjiTa oeeaniad whe but few at them existed, ret -
aavcbeaaaataaclTclyderaafed. i; ; "
It thoald e tiaed ij all peraoaa, old aad
yovag, wbaaarar any of the abor '
. aymgtoma PBeaj. ;!.-
Parsema .Travelim; or Urfaar lm .TJ
koaitkx XcadUaaa7Vaaiag a dole eccaiiea.
ally to
r ta keep the Lirer ia heilrhy actioa, will avoid .
sea. Drowiinen, Deprauioa of Spirit, etc. 'Mt
witf tariorate like a giaa of viae, bat ia aw ttv
VUaa(kTerafA 3 .
' If Tern kaw eaten aaythlaa- hard ad
dlyeattoB. or feel heavy after ate!, eTafceav
laaa at nijht, take a dot aad you will be refered.
. Tfane and Doetora BOla will be tnai
' by always keeping- tha Besuatevi.
f . tav tlia Hoosal 1 rt
- For, whatever th ailment amy be, a rliwaagjily
i afc porntrre, altera tlve and tonic aa
out of place. The remedr ii barjrflVaa
' aad doea :
an in
; latartara with b&ataasa'wr
rr is ftxtjelt teoetabte,
And has all -the power aad efficacy ol Caloffl eior
Qniniae, withobt any of the wuriw after effeai.
A. Ooreraor'a Teatlnaany.
Siauaona Liver Regulator has been in as ia my
suaily for sotae time, aad I aa satiated iS-tT a
valuable addition to the aasdical tdcace.
MS
-1 J. Gcu. Sanaxam, Governor of Ala.
Pea. AJerander EC. Snhhena, of Oa.,
saysrHave derived some benefit from the ase of
Simmon Liver Regulator, sad wish to give it a
tardier taUL . 4 . .. " -
atooevo." 1 nave need aaaav r
pepsia. Liver Affectioa aad DebUitv.
have 'found anythinc ta benefit ate ta tht
1 1
neap ta to Georgia for it, aad wouU (end farrhi for
sacaamedioia, and would adviae all -who arc siaw
Barly affected 10 give it a trial as it seem the only
thing that
rer tails to relieve, r r- .
P. M. Jajcxxt. aCnaeapolU. Mian.
Dr T. IT. Haan aavyss From actual 6t
neneace ia the use of Siaamom Liver Regulator ia
my practice I have been aad am saiis&cdto aso
and prescribe it at a purgative aiedicine.
' JrrraWjoaly the yijajiliie. which ahray
a the Wrapper the red Trade-Jaaxk
aadBlgnattireof i.J&ZtXUX fCQ.
- ' FOR-SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS".
ot:e stjist.
NWVtYPI
.18934
More pr bST. rM the Bcs dormg tb
year just
now paasini; than ever before since
was first printed. ; Ho other uewnpapo
pobliabed on this aids of the esrth has bee
omen. . i 1 - .
We're credibly informed tbif peofHe buy.
1 read, anduke iha bvm for th lollowi
neaaoi
" Because Ha news columns preient fas at
tractive form, and with greatest possible ac
curacy whiter er ha' interest tor bamaiikindi
the events, the deeds and miadeeds, the wis-
dpltt, t
dpna, th philosophy, the notable folly, the
slid ne. the imnroTm nonsense all the
1- h.V learned .hat in its
remarks concernins person and affairs, the
8ns makes a practice of telling them the ex
set truth to the bet of its ability three hun
dred and rixty-flve days in the year,! befpr
eicetioa as wan as alieraoeawne wttaiesas
well as the small Ash, in the. face of djasent
aa DlainlT and fesgrlesBtv' aa when sni
ipported
by general approval, "Tbs Sua has abaonte-
ly no pnypoaeeto'eorve, aavexbe information
of its readers and the futheranee of theoom -
Because il ia eTerybodyewipaper. No
man is so hamble that tba fjWlsdiIrJit
to bis welfare and bis rigbU. . Jv man is so
"SZZTZ
ua.rn. iua. . .-u . -
i r. . : .. . . ... ; -. - i .
fan to
for Dya-baOnaanr
leatdK
tldut-
lr!0 'Pu CrwS C
tofiM-e amhitiqB ,4 fosseVtne
wusreaehmentaipf iaenipolie.nd the dis-
DDont Kbtmu atn.hli..ndh. . ,
All this J, wba are told almost daay
i wy vut iieuua , uds man I
mr Anr riTMrtfTa rir;A a. kAT4. v.s. tka
Ta U 1X1 a XA UU1UB USb liAASJ
I B ih beat reUsiooa pap,rever pnbush-
l.cifv,xioth,hoia that u u the best Br-
pobhean newspaper pristecL-.beoanse it
ha.
wpped
! that; party; ;aad htoroeeedfn fffainst tfle
I other-h4t wtth nndimintehed visor: A third
I eeiwye it to be the best majjine of gener
tJ Kturs.ms. b Usmder.
nwflf nothiog worthy of notice thesis cv?
rfrlend sthf n diMCOveraoaa o ilamaSy
maaj
lohiil
1 aides ttat appeals with parttenlacforce to
I individual uking.. i. f ,?
JWU mUVBUTI aBOW LDW DOB. TOU
i - . . - a... . . '
I tnatm lb;1sa Ull4ar than
1 do-not- alrrariv know.
! 1 sail V.n man eotiw'rw m. , .Wati , ' a-f k iti.
I choicest prod' ets of common teose and im-
l Brnnatinvi aa ma t vfut aa a . Vvw aV-Vaan Aonoa. ara-a h'nn
stgorernment, .a Bentihel f cr, engine 'Jef
fereoQiad Democracy, a acoorge or wicked
ness .of every; description, 'and an noc m
monly good investment for the coming year.
Terms to.lCail-SxitEcribirs
The several, efiitiona of the, Sea sre sent
py mau, poarpaiq, asiouowss t f . ; .? ;
8UNDAT
Eight pages, $1,30 a year.
WEEKLY 1 a year. Eight pares of the;
best matter
M theaflauT lastMsr- aa Agrietu-J
tural Denartment of rmeaualled merit, mar
ket reports.' and Literary, Scientific, and doJ
mestlc intelligence, make Taa Wiiht Stjr
the newspaper fort the-farmer's household.
To clubs of ten with 910, an extra copy free.
. Address . ;. .
4 3Xrf"W. KNO-ToAND, IHi'b.
t ... Tm Sum, N. X. City, N. T.
. ir t . . - ....... .
wrw rt la: . t if. tn.ri.r.rt'
boo ir. rrauiicai uiiB.if.i AT.-.rUft M
wp. 'mi ieie mr,iwi i
aesiiTS wajrTKV.' are tm etaa r
I Cat Terau, addmu J. C McCURDY A CorhilaUlpiua, fa
An only daughter cared of
l lonsumDUon. : :
When death was hourly expected, all reme
eahaving failed, and Dr. James was exper-f
lenting with the . many . hetba of . Calcutta.;
he accidentally made a preparation which
cared his only child of . Consumption. His
ohlld ia now In this country, ana enjoying tne
lieat of health. He has proved to
rovea to weworia
Hie doctor now gives uns neape ircw, wuj xue eiperii nuff pv f"t w uws wwu
asking two three-cent stamps to pay expense, .lorv on 1 the '- alarm,-' charged $300
This herb also enres nia;bt sweats, .nausea at , "V. , ... ' u.-.i..
the stomach, and win break 'up a fresh cold la for it, and went his. way. . By-andrbyv
twenty-f onr hours. Address Craddock A Co.; one niffht I found a burdar in the
iu a. a .
li aridaj .: t Tebriiarj- U 1SS3
Iet myself aa a task to rhyme r
;VTfl..::: V? f'
JVorl knew thai the hand f the olden ttmf,
Had lost itamiirht: i s W- I
iyp4 aVeet as tbblatotuarmarpasIim
y Wamerdo, ;C & ii j
Had grown aa fickle, and cold, and shy,
. ' JU the.oinbeam "are in an autumn sky; li
t And 10, because I loved the strain. .
- ' That baed to ring for my Joy or pain, '.
I strove t waken the. spell again, ; ... . -Of
rhyme u4 rhythm and sweet refrain,' 1
4-; Nor heeded the bode, that sighed 'Hn Tain;'
xo-nignt. - j -
I sat alone by the blazing ingle
To-night,
A Till tTitll Iff ffltbitn t-" tnneVal jingl
For my delight; i' , . .
Why should the soft sound shun to mingle
.r . Aright, j : -
x Becauao I sun old and sad and single, .
'4n the heartBght? ' '
Wtiy ? H4te J loed so well and long ;
The beauty of earth and the roice of song,
To forget, at last how the rich red rote -Still
drop on her stalk with the August's
That the bright beck stops in . its ebbs' and
I flows,;
Xa the ice-bar croop 'neath .the drifted
anowii . t .1 .
And my heart takes the lesson that Nat or
a I knows, ' ! ; ...
To-niglt :
AH The Tear Round..:
McWILLIAM&BURGLAR
ALARM. b
MFhe con rersatidti -drifted smoothh
ami pleasantly aloagrom weather to
Cqiivjromvarpps -xaf uuraturo, .lruiy
litraturs tojcandal, from Bcanlal tc
reliffion, then toei-a random inmp.
and landed on tna subjectoi bujjlar
alarms, i And now for the first i time
Mr. Mc Williams showed feeliner:
wheneTer I'perceiTe this sign oh this
man's dial! comprehend it ah.6 lapse
into eilenceyand gite him opportuni
ty to anload bis f heart. iSaid he,
with bat ilI-on trolled; emotion :
"I do not to Qneeingie" cent on
burgsr alirjus, Mr., Twain not t
single centand I wUl tell you, why
When we were finishing our house
found we had a little cash left oyer,
aAwnfttablv down on the heathen
somehow : but Mrs. ilcWilliams said.
no, let's have a burglar alarm
agreed to this compromise.; j I will
explain that whenever I want a thing
and Mrs. McWilliams wants another
thing, and we decide upon the thing
that Mrs. McWilham. w
alwayhe caUs that
wants as we
acomprom-
ise.. very wen ; toe man came up
from New York and put in the alarm,
and charged $325 for it, and said we
could sleep without uneasiness now.
Kit w did fnr while-: uav a mnnf Vi
I Then one night we - smelled
emoke,
and I was advised to "et ud and see
wbWgtfegUar.Tas, ; IJifc candle
I, iv-i tnovd.fTh c a
l iuwt ' butglajJOmpg onMa ioom
I with a basket of tin ware, which he
I mi afetkenfnr sohd. silver in' the
a u 4 t
darfc f Hwa3 ttnoking .a
lot Qow
- y , w- M,. nrTr olW
i.vj- .iUMAm t . -TT. ;j v,
t it "
irf"7i
lwJ--?l i,t - . , ' -' T 1 4.1
fc-' ML. aid 1 -HinoKe Slanff. ., Mlfin. .rf'ft
ia ijcue torn, though .L thinkx.that
the conceding 01 a privilege to a !
burglar which is denied to a i Bishop
is aconrpicupus signdTthe looseness!
nf ti; trrrie-VBnt waivifir all that.!
what business have you to be enter
WA11 wM flA ' atlVAW '1
iner this house in this furtive and'
clandestine way, without ringing the
btinrlarsalaim tt . i tm
C"Hrlooked cohfussd and afihahled1, :
and, .saidj with, embarrassment : 'I'
.'thousand pardens. i I did not
know you had a burglar alarm, else
ould nave ruagr? f a. beg you'
1 not mention it where my parents
old and
feeble, and such a seemingly .wanton
Dreaeu ot too xiajioweu conventional
ities j of pur ; Chriatian, civilization
MMrbV i 'alP fcftn- nidfilv f srmrW tha
frail bridoW which hano-s darklinc:
between the ' pale and irteSbehti
i present and the solemn great deepB;
I of the eternaties. . May I trouble
I you for a match ?'
ii . Haid ; flpor sentiments do you
honor, but, if yOu. will allow me. tot
' I say it, metaphor is not your Desmoid
. .a" . a 1 1
Scare vour thiffh : this, kind lierht
nntn tuKi.'ann. iaWntn 'thine
onl ODthe bbxj'and seldom theie ;
in fact, my experience my be; trusted.'
But to '.return tu business. Hpw
did you get in! here!'
"Through a second-story window."
"It win even so. I redeemed . the
tin-ware at pawnbrokers'1 rates, less
enefc of advertiseinff. , hade tbe . bar-
glar gcwd night, closed the, , window
after him, and retired to , headquar-
tera to report Next morning : w
aanf. for th burglar alarm man. and
he came up and explained,, that - the
reason the alarm did not go .ofiv was
&at no part of the house i but the
first floor was attached to the alarm.
This -was aimply idiotic t one might
as well have no armour at all in bat
tle as to have it only on ' his lege.
? gtnr- about to start Q0WH
n I on account 01 ins piumoer not enow-
! ing it. :I Was forO eolighteniqg the.
1 1 l . ii :i tZ!rrl; i '
I I Utiatuvu mua ib, jui jL-nna iurrisvn uu-
ladder, with i; lot .of misceilsneous
jrjarti- Mf first iieTpiilB yaifto
lt.twit biaiardift
but ffiy. second was toefsaia from
this atfjetion, bciis). hiwas be
tween nie and tbs' 'cuerack, ? Tbs
sscondjipulse wwplaifily Chsotend
st, -so I ref rainclVtaBd4proiewded -to
eoiapromiflet I redeemed the proper
ty at fSrfetr rateSi aftsr,!deaactmf
ten per cent, for use of ladder, it
being ladder rand next' djy we
sent down for therpert onc niore,
and ha4 the third story J attached to
the alarni for $300. i i ji - 9 ' !
"By this ime the annunciator'
bad grown to formidable dimeotione,
It had. (ortyeeyen tags on it marked
with iba nahies of varions rooms and
elnmas; 'and It occupied the. spaee
of au ordinary wardrobe'. " The gong
was thi ngs of a washbowl,: and was
placed above the head of our bed.
There was a wire from the house to
thefpaclanVquaxterBiip the.sta
fblev noble -- gong alongside. his
"We should haxc, been comforts
ble ifoti ut for r 5ne7 defect. ) Efery
morning; at nye iu book, opeuuu uw
kitchen' iloor, in the way of business,
and rip; went that gong ! The first
tiraff this haprned; I .thought the
last day wis come, " sure: I didn't
think it iu .bed- 00, bat rrt of be4r
for. the first effect of that frightful
gong is to hurl yon across the bouse
and slam you against the ; wall, : and
then curl yu up, aiird i: scirm j yen
Iiket spider on -a stove lid, till some
Sody shuts that"" kitehing- door. In
solid fact, there is no clamor that is
even, remotely comparable to the dire
clamor which that gong makes.. "Well,
this- catastrophe , happened ;.; 'every
mt)rDin?? recUlarlt at five o'clook, and
Xa&M three hours, sleep ; for,' mind
ycaa,- when that thing wakes you, 1 it
aosaa't msrely waJtec bi;')jtB;,it
wakea you all over,! conkaienc and
all, ancj you are 'good : 'lor-eighteen
ours j of wide-awakedness BubBe
gdintly eighteen hours of the very
inpst inconceivable' wideawakeness
that yOu-eter experienced " in c your
life. A stranger died on our hands
one tiinelanawe" vacated and left
him-m cttr room over, night. -Did
that stranger wait" for the general
judgment t No, sir ; he got up- at
five the next morning in the - most
prompt and r- unoatentatious waj.
Tknew he would : I knew it mighty
well, i He collected his life insurance,
ahd lived happy ever afUrr for' there
was plenty of proof as to the" -perfect
;jguarsrle8s bf his deifth. ' t
- "'Well, -we were gradoally faidtag
away toward' a better ' land," orpac-
coant of our daily )dss of sleep : so
we finally had the expert up again.
and he ran a wire .0 the outside' of
our door, arrf pbrtied a swftch there
wnereoy xnomas : tne ouuer cjouia
take off and put on the' alarm r. bat
Thomas always made one little mis
take he switched j the alarm Off at
night when , h3 "went toT bed,' and
switched it on again at daybreak in
the morning, just in time for the
cook to open the kitchen door,, and
enable that going to slam ub acroBS
the house, sometimes breaking
window with one of the other of as.
At the end of a week we recognized
that this swith business was a delu
sion and a snare. - We j alx discov
ered that a . band of burglars had
been lodging in the bouse the whole
ticftj) not exactly to steal, for; there
I fwaan't' much left now, but to hid
JAim the police, for they were hot
i-niessea. ana vney
shrewdly judged
that the detectives would never think
aliKb' idea? 1 he fixed the thioifefa that
opening the-kitchen door would take
ft;Ii- ,t 5rl'
and he charged aeoprdtngiy. Bat
vou! already foresee the result.
switched oa the alarm every, flight, a1
bed time,; no. longer, trusting , to
Thoms rraoi memory i ana; as ' soon
ThomaB
as tie lights were out ' the 'burglars
walkep in at tbe-ieitcnen door, tnus
taking Jthe alarm jiff without waiting
for the cook to do- it in toe morning.
Tod see how affravatincrly we were
situated.," Foe months i we couldn'i
have any company. Not a spare bed
id the house : air occupied by bur
glaf " V-" " ; .
Finally, I got ub a 1 cure of my
n., " . ! a il ll
own- xne expert answerea ins cai,
and rah another underground wire
to the stable, and estabUbed a switch
there, so that', .the coachman conld
I nut oh and take off the alarm. That
worked firat rate, and a season of
peace eniaedduringwhich we got to
inviting company 4 one
more
and
enjoying 4ife. I. h - t .,,
"Rut bvandbv the irrepiessible
alarm' invented a new kink. One win
ter's night we wei flung1 out of bed
bv; the sudden music of that awful
rn..r. and When we hobbled to tbe
i vnv,;.tmr ftmr1 nr. tba m. and
'anhunoiatior turned up the gas and
gaw the 'word .'Jtfuwerjfljpoaed,
Mrs. McWilliams fainted dead away,
and I came precious near, doing the
same tiling), myself, j I seized" my
shot eon and stood timing the coach
I man whilst .that appalling buzzing
went on. i new mas ma goug uau
flung him but,1 too, and that he
would be along wilh bis gun aa soon
as he could jump into vbis 'clothes.
1 When I ludzed, that , the . ume was
ripe I ciept into the room next the
I nursery, glanced through the window,
and saw the dim. outline of the coacu
man in the yard- below,, standing at
Wpresest arms;; and Waiting for 5 a
chance, - Then' I ; hopped ' into I the
nursery and tired, and t in t tbe, same
instant the . coachman r fired -,j at - the
red flash of mv . crun. i-Both pf'us
Were successfuL . I crippled a nurse
and ha shot off all my .- back ' hair,
VU. fnrnavl ; nn' the sraa and tele- rtot emd.a harem, - and at the same
V,; " l .1
phoftela)r,Bkratg)Oii. ? .Thera iwak
mot.eBsigb oi ; ahnrglarand noz wj
dow had 1. besot nuied.- 5 Onet fglaa
was"abseit bub that was wher th
eoiacksnaa's charge had come through
xl era was a lmt mystery burglar
alarp, 'going jofFu at nidnig .ot ati
9wxi-Gaardt tad not arorelar ua the
neighborhbodti ti- i;'.; ! i' Hin .vst't
Hie expert anaFereds.ihe .aaoal
call, and explainexL thai itiwiaafalae
alarm.'; Said'it was easily fixed) r.Sor
hevjiflarhaiiled thalfarksery: window,
charged a renrurieraUTi figure for ity
and departed, iz ; 1 'c.-f lib'.
i'VYhat we..suiiered from falsa
alarms for the next three . years .so
tyiogrmhic pehlZan. describe. Dor.
ing the Arabs few months II always
fievf saith my un tm the rooos ixxJieav
ted, and thecoachman sallied forth
with 4is. battery,' . to i sapport , me.
But there was never anything; to
shoot 1 windows aH tight and secure.
We always sent down for the expert
next day, nd ha fixed those particu
ias yna&tmnj, so they, iirould; keep
qaietiaawveatJor so, and -always ra
mambared to send ns a bill abeat
like thia.iv et a.t!' K
v.
Wirelt-i.j...
!Wpk....f.,
$2;15
. 75
1.50
.47
.84
-'flL5
.98
2.25
-v .02
.66
1.25
-2.00
7.25
i. .
Two hours' labor . . . .vi .
Wax.n.....: .;..L..
Tape
Scraws'..'.....::L..
iMcharging battery.
Three hours' labor.'. . .
String.
Lara.. .'.
ond's Extract.. J
Springs. 4,050 . . . . . .
Railroad fares..... ;..-,.
1 .
$19.77
"At length a i perfectly natural
Using; came about after we had
answered ..three or. four hundred
faletrm.to ; wit,u we stopped
answeriag them. . - Yes, I simply reset
up calmly,' when slammed across the
house by the alarm, - oalm-
y icEi)ecfcsdst the . annunciator, i took
notsf-tbs room mdieated, and then
calmly disconoected that room from
the ajarnuAod went back to bsd-as
if nothing had happeuisMliMoreover.
ierttimt froom JoSU permanently,
anddid inbt send for the expert
Well, it 9Qs without saying that in
the course of time all the rooms
wjesre t&ken off and the entire ma
chinery waa out of service. ;
NKlUwas at.this unproteoted time
that ; tae dieaiiest aalamnity of all
bappenedx, The burglars walked in
onanight and carried Off the burglar
absfAift aTas, air; every hida and iair
of itsripribdit out,- tooth and. toe-n
nail ( tha springs, belhvt gangs, bat
tery and all ; they took One hundred
snd fifty railcstof- copper wire ; they
ust cleaned car out, Dag and batr
gage: of heivio swear .at swear by,
TmMS. wt't .... i -
"We bad a tame -of it o get .her
backt. bat wei accomplish . it -finally,
or money, j l oan the alarm irm said-j
that what we needed? now was to
bavevher put in .-riehfr.jwitb their
w bateat spstags vi the windews
to make fsbe alarms impossible efld
their new patent dock; attachment to
take on and put joxl- tne alarm mor
ning and night Without human assis
tance, j That, seemed a Rood-scheme.
They promised ta have tbet- whole
thing finished 'in ten daya-They
began work, and we left for -the suafl
mer. They worked a couple of days;
then they left for the summer. After
which, the burglars .moved ia -and;
began their summer vacation. When
w.e.returned.ia the fali thehonse was:
as empty aa a beer closet in premi
868 where painters hayebeeQ at work.
We refnrmshed and then sent down to
hucxj up the expert, He came up
and hiuaued.: tne iop, and. said :
'Now this.clock is set to pot -on the
alarm every night at ten, and take, it
qff evejry morning at 5-4; All joo!te
go? K dp is wwimi ner up. every,
week, and then leave her alone) she
will take care of ..the alarm herself."
('Af ter that wehadia.most trai,
quil season uripg; three jjaontbs.
The bill was prodigious, .or cpujrse,
and I bad said I would not pax until
the pew machinery htvd proved., itself
to be flawless. The time stipulated
was three mouths.; so J. paid the
bill, and. the very next day the. alarm
went to buzzing bke .10,000 bee swarm,
at . ten o'clock .in . the. monurje-. i I
turned the hands j. around .twelve
hours according to instructions, and
this took off the alarm ; but there
was another .hitch at t night, and I
had to set her; ahead . t waive j hours
once more tp get her to put the alarm
on. again. ; That sort of nonsence
went on a . week or two ; then the
expert came up ana pat in a new
dock. He. came up every ... three
months during the next three years
sad put in a sew .dock. But it was
always a failure, uia clock au naa
the same perverse defect They
would put the alarm on in the day
tme, and. they .would not put it" on
at night ; and .you forced - it. on
yourself, they would take it off again
the minute four DtcK was tornea
(."Now there is the history of that
burglar alarm everything just aa it
happened; nothina extenuated, and
1 naught ;aet .down; ill tnalice.'. Yes
sir. ; and when Ihad dept nmeyeaxs
with burglars, and maintained an ex
tensive burelar alarm the whole. tim&
for their protection, not nvine, and at
my sole cost for not a !p!eguy
e-ait could I ever get them to con
tribute I iust said to Mrs. MeWU
liams that 1 bad enough ot that kind
of Pie i so : with her fall v coasenf
look the whoo uuntr outanatraaea
off it for a dog, and ' shot the dog.
1 doa't kupwowhatiyou think about
it, MrfcjTvrtinrj Jtmt I: think tboee
thmgt are made solely is the inter
est of the burglars. Yes, sir: a bur-
U;lsjr.lann combines in iU Parson au
I - . aiB. .
that is objectionable about a nre,
(jme'tas 'noneof te' compenaaiinaf
advantages,;of onef sori ' or another,
that eustotoarfly -belong with' that
ebiiUalion;:c:Q(K)d-rb7e i ti, get off
iajing MeVnms
ea up his sachel awl' umbrella, and
bowed himself out Of theMtrain.--
J&r 7t(' t flWwer'a Ckriitmaa.
0 A molherlv bid woman. consider-
ablj troubled with the , asthma, and
ala.o lame, called at the Twentieth
Street'Station the other afternoon to
state her; caae, r She made the ser
geant in charge place his hand ,pn a
copy of Browns grammar which hap.
pened to pe tying ; tnerejand swear
that he would aevei (all anybody, and
then she began: ; ' .
I have a dahghter.'
Yes. f- .
And my daughter has a beau. :
TerfectlytrgaL' ., X
They are engaged, and tbe wed-
ding day has been set three times,
bat he flunk out of it every time.
Tiietbrrttime ba claimed that his
father was! dead; the second time - he
was afrai he had small pox, and the
third Ume, which was yesterday, he
said it would' bring bad luck to mar
ry"when'a' comet was visible. Now
then I don't lJJce this fooling around.
When me .and. .the old man were
ready tamarry we walked over to
the minister and were lined , without
any backing out or beating around,'
Well. I want to brhu? this voune
man to time. Fact is, he's either trot
to come up to the rack or iump the
fence.' " : ; . ' .'
Yes, he must' i
I wanted to ask how far I could
go in the1 case. Suppose, after he
arrives to-morrow evening, I walk in
to tne room with a pistol m one hand
and a minister of tne gospel in' .the
Other? Wouldn't that precipitate a
climax?' -1 . ' , J , --
iT tt,:i, 1 - . '
Tf he, really loves Susie I think he
would stand up and be married. If
he is, only fooling around he'd jump
through tbe wmdew, woaldn t he? , .
'Jjooks that way to me.
WelL Td try it I shan't indulge
in no threats, you know, j TH hold
tne pistol carelesslv in my left band.
arid hang to the minister , carelesslv
with the other; andTU simplj remark
that there s either going to be amar
nags or a skip. I trunk that Wd
Uarn wiH, marry. It's f my, opinion
that ne is waiting for a little coercion
;and I am pretty, good on the coerce
when 1 get started. 'i .
i WT1. 'don't break the law. '
Oh ndvo! If he skipi I shan't
jdo anV shooting. IU let thedog
pt uuu a rum skstobw uio cumwoBB
and sehffthe minister home, f sb
jbe as cool as ice. and it wilt' be all
over In five minutes.'' i
! Yeaterrla-r William anft.SnRia were
'lakini? their tour on-lta eleo-ant new
:jmcmgan. avenue. y?norse street
'cars. . The young mail had been co-
'erced.-
JMroit Fret PtM,
: , Ism by Bfy. ?lifora , . t
Keokuk Neijs. ,,i 'J
The editor carrtesva beautiful slip
'of paper rwh"e'n.he travels. , He shows
all admire it
T- wkaasi w-Vkara av4if ao nsmrvja
iaam'e iitWritt-m.inlvs ysyNbistJ,;0.1, aweet face that hw given
-- ... - . ' f. I Uw. sail ita Knack Ii f we sa rfnarh a n fMIth
TSandarrcro-to tneatin" atvJe. That 'is J
.what (he conOctor particulaxly like
,to see, and tney nice ic so mucn mat
.tneywanvnnn iownie .il agaua in
'exactly, tbe sama fine stylt.
; The other day the11 editor exhibited
Wuctbras tuualreqrUtedlu to
dupUcate it arnther place. The
awtttir 1rr..va Viai hm nava wrlff an ir.
that atvb. Kafnra' and r.av.ri shvnlrrJ
imt k i.wAi hm.t.. tw
conductor shook bi head. : . ' .;
;Don't oorrespond," he muttered.
ki'Beet I can do." said the editor
'Do vou suppose I can dash off 500
pages per day and keep up the Spen
serian svstem of penmanship! x)Q
you suppose I can write like - that
with these - care ol -toutb bangmf
away at my elbows?" s '
Don t correspond,'' repeated th
conductor ominously. S -
"Do ton unacme that 1 m not the
editor of this pspet?" asked the editor
drawing out a gilt-edged card and a
copy of tbe iVMM. ' J
"May be a sab, Tauggested tee
conductor. i
"Do I look like 'a ; subf . inquired
tke editor, indignantly, pointing to
Bis dollar diamond shirt studs and
finger ring." "But I ' can - prove my
identity," be Added with a chuckle of
satisfaction, ' "! : -- '' v
He whipped oat 4 ..bright pair of
scissors and commenced slashing up
that newspaper into articles at such
a rate that in two seconds the whole
paper would have been converted in-
to copy. '" 1 " "f r-' -
- 4topI that will do, exclaimed tne
conductor, smilingly. "There isn't
the slightest doubt in my mind, xou
can travel on this line as long as I am
conductor and there s a rail and a
piece of the engine left' I '
She Zlai of a Tallew Ha Was.
A very high-tonfed looking young I enough to!; try to raise wheat
."' . . i - - i all ' J "
BUU1, 1U Saquiun uiuaww .vuai.v, w j
. . ... Avma.rA . -ni.wr u. r . if.n.1
plaid clothes, red necktie, low-crown
ed hat, straw-colored kids, and knit
ting-needle came, ' walked - into : a
tobacco shop, and, throwing down a
half-dollar on ' the . counter, said ;
"WelL this is the worst town I ever
saw ; a gentleman can't getfnything
in il satisfactory, and ! I am utterly
..... -.. - - . - . a
unable to see now a person 01 iasu:
dious taste can live hare. I say, Mr.
Shonkeeper. can you sell r a fellow a
decent eigar ?"
"Yes, sir," said the cigar .
meekly. .
. - "Well then fly aronnd lively
man.
and!
do it Don't yoti see that half-dollar
V j- ;
C Ye8,jiir. What kind
do yoo wish, air'!"
Of
a cigar
.a '. . - "
. "WhAtkind!' . $
' . "Yes,' sir." : --
"Why, look at me, sir, a ' moment,
and see for yourself what kind of a
cigar would suit me,';, and. he drew
himself up grandly and gazed down
on the shopkeeper.'
Thr shopkeeper looked and then
took in .' thai half-dollar, got Put a
cigar, handed it, to the man . with 49i
cents change, and said : "I owe you
a half a cant, air, but can't -make
change ' unless " you . take another
agar-" : -''' :
; The nice young man looked at the
shopkeeper and: then- at the cigar,
and then at himeelf, i and, without a
single word, walked eat of the shop.'
There is tg be'foond mnch refresh ;
ment ia. a. well, proportioned, kiss..
This much everybody acknowledges,4 '
thougii only a frank: few have the
courage to acknowledge - it - openly. 1
As it is a curious fact, yet unex
plained ;by,; the philosophers, , that
tha slyer' the kiss is the more is in it
of refreshment j ' i . '
-1. kiss that is paid as a5 forfeit be '"
fore a whole Toom full of people -.is
prosaic, not tb say embarrassing. . '
The girl laughs which spoils the
romance, and the fellow ten to one,
blushes neither of them thinking ;
much of it, and they are both apt
pretty soon to forget all about it '. ;
Bus let the same fellow Jobs thei
same girl when nobodg ist looking
and the' situation is as.' different 'as
possible.f That sort bf't1-kiss,' fired
off in a"hurr3r:behind the door or in'
conservatory, is like an electric shock,
and is aBjBweet aa cream.' The taste
jof it sort of holds on and constantly
suggests the propriety or impro
priety, as the case may be of rf
ing it again. And tbe laughing and
blushing are exactly reversed. - The
fellow laughs 'without spoiling, the -romance
a bit, and the girl blushes
like a pink carnation.' y
It is queer that the verv same thing -should,
under 1 such slightly ' altered -circumatances,
be so entirely different r
nor is it any the less,, queer -because
the difference has existed from the
earliest age 'of the world. Phil-
rr."- h I ' ' . .;
Sees tha World Kin Aay OB f
, An exchange gives the following
truthful and beautiful answer to the
above question: Not long. - The best
and most useful of us will "soon be
forgotten. Those who to-day. are
filling a large j place in , the world's .
tegard will pass away front the ra -
membrance of man in a few months,
or, at the furthest in a few' yeari'
after the trraveis covered over the
remaias, Wa are V shedding .tears
P"r"-". U1?Hti," "uv
crying out in our grief that loss is
irreparable; yet ia a short time the
tendrils, of love have entwined around
other supporis and we - ao longer
miss the one who is gone. So passea
therworld. .- But there are those to '
whom a loss ia beyond repair. There
are men' from whose memories ho
woman s smile can chase eoollec-
"F " " J..""";
There are women whose plighted
faith extendsj beyond the grave, and
drives away as profane tbose who
would entice them from a worship' of -their
buried loe. - Such - loyalty,
however, is hidden, away from the ,
Pfl eW-i rL world, sweeps on
baside and. around them, and cares
bt to look Upon Unobtrnd'mg Brief.
It currsi aline and rears a tone OY.r
the dead, and hastens away to offer
homage to the living.
I ' . .. )-! "
-A Clou Cast Over the Coafreg-atlan.
There' is si deplorable split - in the
Austin Blae ; Light Colored Taber
nacle. : A visiting clergyman, who is
chaplain to a . colored1 uvilitia com
panv and much given to
using
military phrases.
preached a
very eloquent sermon
in which he it
words :
continually repeated the ;
I tell yer, bredren and sisters, !
hold fast toi yer colors." -
r About a dozen very dark "itern'f ' .
left tbe sscred building, leading out !
their saddle colored children. One I '
of them, who was black aa the ace of i
spades, wsS hsar4 to remark ; ' i
"Hit's piUty late ia de day for dat .
pasture to be preaching dat ar strange
aoctrine to an auibn cuneu
gregation.'li j .
cos-
KtediTxorsLaai. - .
. I - . .1.
' While some fishermen in tbe Adi
rondack region were digging worms
one day last, fall, on a piece of clear
ed land, the owner suddenly appear
ed and demanded five dollars dam-'
ages. : . ..-..
Damages! echoed one of the
fishermen,
i.. t , . . i
"why, there are no crops
"I know;
it no crop but.
worms.
You don't
suppose Id; De foolisu
or corn
ii.ru .1.. villi.
"And do you call two dozen worms
worth five dollars?'' .
" 'I shalljhavrt to. That will be my
Only income this whole season from
eighty acres, and you see I must
have some little return or move off."'
I . He was given his choice between
I accepting half a dollar or licking tbe
I a I . L-t.1
i crowa, ana us put-aot
the com
with (he mournful observation:
4 "This will never, never do. " I see
I'll have to buy in at least 50,000
acres to get income enough to keep
patches on my knees.? IMrtU Frtt
Preur
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