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.. , : ' " - . .V"--'A---. V-tr-t- .v - I- -'.- --, . . ;'- : . .. .:"-: '.' -J- - t.---- : Z- . -- J" - ?- " , , ' --- ' .. '.-7 ' ' '- .. - .' - , -. ----- . - -if-t-, -( -Avtv,- - -.- ...o--; ; -.- .. - - - f v - : - - - BE SUKE YOU AEE EIGHT ; T3BLEN GO AHBAD.-D Crockett. VOL. 63. TAREORO'v Nv C, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1885. I) PROFESSIONAL. CARD. ,R. II. T. BASS D ,1 .;! 0 tiers bis profe. i 4l services to the a( einis of Tarboro and ncinity. j Oilit c in T. A. McNair's drug store on Main Street . ; ! "V - - i pRlNK POVyELL, r j d TT0KNEY-& T-LA W JTakboro, jpRANK NASH, I : ; i No, 9- Thubsdat. . . . . . .February 26. 1885. nilTIE-BYE. da . noT.5-ly, JX -cW JOYNER, . ATTORNEY-J.T-LA W, GREENVILLE, N. C. In Jn ture win regularly attend the Hupe ouris of E.lgecombe. Offiae in Tarboro Hoi nor ouse. G M. T. FOUNTAIN, ATTORNEY AND COUNSELIiOR AT LAW,; i Tarboro, N. C, . -. Office over Insurance Office of Capt. Orrcft vymiams. ? teb3U6m 4 7ALER P. WrLiJAMSON Attorney-at-Law, 1 Office In Post Office Building.) ?! TARBORO, N. C. t" Practices in State and Federal Courts. Hi! A. Giixiut. Q.ILLIAM & SON, v Attorneys-at-I-aw, I TARBORO', N. C. ; Will practice in the Counties of Edgecobabe Halifax and Pitt, and in the Covrts of the First Judicial District, and in the Circuit and, upreme Courts at Raleigh. Janl8-ly. JA8. NORFLKET, Tarboro. THOS. H. BATTLE, jKocky Mouut. RATTLE & NORFLEET, - I Attorneys-at-Law TARBORO & ROCKY MT. N. C. CIRCUIT .Edgecombe, NastfVnd Wil son. Loans negotiated on reasonable terms. L. BRIDGEKS. mRIDGERS & B. C. SHABPE. SHARPE, Attorney s-at-Law; TARBORO', N. C. ' Practice in all Courts. Prompt attention to When gret big clouds come A-dark'nin nn th lr v Chile, put yo laith in de Blessed Lam' He'U roll Vm away, bime-byo. When Satan pops up In de way, - An' bats his wicked eye," Honey, look him right squar' in de face He'll take his hole, bime-bye. If false frien's try to lead you Wray Wld promises o "chicken pie." You keep right straight in de middle o' ifou'll walk into 14 town "bime-bye." yo enemy urn his ctinnin tongue ro-tOab you ou tie sly. - . v fh 'in de roue n hU hang hisso't - " . .uathe,wifi,biine-bye. . . ' 11-.: 7 . nen men do wrong ah' fy de laws ' roan aa-' heab'n on high. - - D k'll Iwl di,arl'iln . lw.l-V.1U r Iey gwineter git lef ', bime-bye. Bo. 1 "rise mankind to "plum de line," An' here's de reason why : lien de Lord or Hosts lifts up His nan' It's gwineter come down, bime-by. - LNew Orleans Times-Democrat. y)8SEY BATTLE, " Attorney at Law TARBORO, N. C. li Battle & Brt, Rocky Mount, N. C., ! i Practice in the courts of Nash, Edgecombe, Wilson and Halifax counties. Also, in the' Federal and 8upreme Courts. Tarboro office, ; Op-stairs over new Howard building. Main treet, 6pp. Bank front room. pr 1 "84 L'.N. CARK; . , Mi -CJ D Hursreon ';"'3S Dentist. TARBORO.N.C. ". lOflice bute, irom 9 a. m. 'till 1 p. .m. and r6ra2to6p.nl. -v. " ! tNm door, to Tarboro Honse, over Royaler & Nash. . j D U. R.;W. JOYNER. - - ' - SURGEOxV DENTIST. 1 . ' i Has perma.neDtly located in Wil son, N. C. . All operations will be neatly and carefully performed and on terms as reasonable aa possible. Teeth extracted without pain. Office om Tarboro street, next door to Ppst Office. , Jan-1 6m A PRIZE.1 AUSCELLAKEOUS. . ; f fiend 6 cents for postage, and. receive free, a costly BOX oi Cioods which will help all, of either sex to more moo- f v riut away than anything else in tniswona. 1'Ortuue await the workers absolutely snre. At once address TRUE & CO., Anguflta,iMe. ai'ni a ly. - , - - . . KEY TO LOAN. borrow money cad !e ring tome, and givliijf , l wui uao buy isonca T JIILLS ! ' - ccessful operation, and fill all orders for Sheet- . m. arns and Cotton Ratia &t. lovMd nrlnM. Orders addressed to Rockv Mount MUls. o I . - . t . .... J ' ' MJCKy .uouni, . t;., wui be promptly attend i . JAMES S. BATTLE; s XEGU.TORSNOriCE. tu?l -v e- f 1,1 and testament of the , late a Y lg ver.eby notifie8 Persons, in debt' d to said 'Knight to make immediate pay- ?ihe.,hav!"r againsfher to . uuijr uuiuenticatea to the nnder- --- -- i.v.. uo pieaa m bar.-ot Feb.C-16. T. H.GaHin,EXecutor- J L. SAVAGE, Livery , Sale, Exchange and Feed Stables. Corner Grasvillk & St. Andkkw Stbbbtb TAHBOUW, W. d .These Stables are the largest in the SUte. ana have a capacity of holdinp- ten car-loads uiye nun a cau. lanloy CHARLES DICKER AT HOME. ? Ills Eldest Daughter's Recollections v f tlie Great NorellsC I have often seen mere babies, who irouM look at no other stranger present, ..... 1 T . . . ... fm, urn invir uny arms to mm witn un- lrtmndcd cunfiflence, or place a small hand ia his anr trot away with him, 'quite proud and contented at having found such a companion. Ever since I can remember anything I remember him as the Rood renins of the house, and as its happy, bright, and funny genius. He had funny songs which he used to sing to them be fore they went to bed. One in particular alK iit an old man who caught cold and rheumatism while sitting injin omnibus, wa u grviu, lavonie, ana, as it was ac- COmpanied by sneezes, coughs, and gesticu lations, it had to be sirtig over and over gain b rore the small audience was satisfied. . . ... I c n see him now. through the mist of years, with a child nearly always on his knee at this tune of the evening, his bright and beautiful eyes foil of lite and fun. , I can hear his cleaK sweet voice as lie.sang to those children as if he had no Aher occupation in the world -but to "amuse them ; and when they grew olderj ant were- able to act little plays,' it 'was their father himself who was teacher, manager and prompter tS the infant ama, teurs. These theatricals were undertaken jis earnestly and seriously as were those of the grown up people. He would teach the children their part: separately,: what to do and how to do it, acting himself for their edification. At one moment he 4 would be the dragon in "Fortnnio,n at l lie next one of the seven servants, then a jockey played bv the youngest child, whose little legs had much difficulty to getting into' the top-boots until he had Uikpn every Dart in the rOv. Chxrtes -Dickens was always" "great walker, but in these days he rode and drove more than he did in later year. He was fond of the game of battledore and slum lecotk. and used constantly to play wiiu mentis on summer evenings. evenings when they would be allowed to drive out into the country, and then get out ol the carriage and walk with " Papa." It seems now as if the wild flowers which nsl to be gathered on tnose evenings in the country lanes were sweeter and more leaut ifni than any which grow nowadays ! i ne very janes nave ait disappeared and giownmto nouses. ' But the memory of the'one who originated, those treats, and who was the good spirit of the time, can never ne uiuuea out. - Charles Dickens was verv fond Of music. and not only of classical music. He loved na tional airs, old tunes, songs,and ballads, and was easily moved by anything pathetic in a song or tune, and was never' tired of bearing his special favorltessunsor Dlaved. He used to like to have music of an even ing, and duets used to be played for-hours together, while he woeW tead or walk up and down the room. A member of his family was singing a ballad one evening while he was apparently deep in hts book, when he suddenly got up, saying, "You don't make enough of that word.,Tand he sat down by the 'piano showed her the way in which he wished it to be emphasized, attd ciitl not leave the instrument until it h.id been sung to his satisfaction - When ever I his song was Rung, which It often was. as it Itecame a favorite with him, be - would always listen--for that word, wits his head a litUe nn one side, as much as to -:fav. "I wonder If she will remember The New Year was always -welcomea with all honors. Just before Yt o'clock everybody would assemble in the hall. and he would open the door and stand' in ji.he entrance, watch in band how many of his mends tnnst rememoer mm tnus, and i Mink lovingly of the DictuTe ! as he waited, with a lialf-smlle on his attentive . I:icp. tor the . bells to chime out ..New .Ywir. I hen His voice would DreaK jthewience with "A Happy New Year to nsalL" r or many minutes there would be much embracing, hand-shaking, and. good-wishing : and the servants would all i &mo tin ' and get a hearty shake of the hand from the oeioveu - master " alien hot epx-ed wine would be distributed, and good health drunk all round. Some times urere woura ue a country nance, in which the host delighted: and in which he insisted noon everyone'joining.and benever allowed the dancing ana real dancing it was loo to flag for an instant, but kept tt tip .iuitil jeven e was t urea, antt" out t breath, and had at last to clap, his bands, ana unng II io au euu. nis inuiunKa cu- 'toyment was nioei cnanniny w witness, bud seemed to infect everyone present, i Charles Dickens brought a little white Havana snaniel-wlth bim -from 'America, And from -that -time -there were 'always vstrinna-neM about the house, in particu lar there was an eagle -and a raven The ale had a sort of grotto made for him he earden. to which he was chained, kncl heme chained be was not Quite such n object of terror to the children as the graven was. i ne raveu, win nis niiscniev. four. nature, delighted m trtgnteoing them, One 'of the little daughters t had , very hubby, rosy legs, and the raven used to run alter ana pec ai mem, uuui pour Tatie's leds" became a constant subject pt commiseration, yet the-raven was a mat source OI uuiuwuicuv iaj. iuc lauinjr, Ind there were countless funny stories ... ! 1 t .. I I 1 A nhnnr him KWU CSUeCiailV V ILKCU w the eagle jasoon as his food was brought lo him; tfie raven would swoop down tipon it.iake.lt, just beyond the eagle's i.cU mimnt eruatd over it. dancing round lit anH fllHr klini?. When he consid ho ii rnntauzea ine ooor uiru tonnah ha would eat the food as deliber ately and slowly a possible, and then hop 'Awav nerfectiy. contented with himself. - . ' - . T .1 I .... . t He Was IIOl' U18 ' icuiau v.j . . i ) l. nlni-- ti .ti r won mvpn Litxi unify iiuugc. " d the death of that bird. Ilow an Old Toper , -Overcame Ulm Ijove for IJquor. ; A novel idea in the use of intoxicating stimhlants came to the notice of a Call reporter yesterday in the case of an old friend, who some time ago was the living personinoation of the old, old. story of brilliant mind clouded from the effects of intoxicants. He rapidly went down hill, and all efforts to rouse him to a sense of his degradation were, futile. , The reporter last saw him; in this condition over a year ago. One day last; week he met a spruce and well-dressed man who bore a remarkable resemblance to this friend, but whom he did not recognize un til the individual threw out his hand and called the reporter by name. ' y- y I suppose-yon hardly know mo." he saldaemMe-'Wreathmg hU health bloom-' ing face. The reporter admitted that he at first had haadly been-able, and then be coming oonfldentialv as old friends do en meeting, iie soon learned the cause of the change. Yes,,r said the old friend, " I used, to be a very hard drinker, as yon know. I tried several times to quit, but could not. The appetite for strong drink was too much for me. . If I went without it for awhile I became a nervous wretch. J. had to drink or die. A-thought was sug gested to me oneay, and I made up my mind to make one supreme effort to rescue myself. I .reasoned this way : A man takes liquor .iator his. stomach, and the stimulant, through the- blood, affects" the brain. 1 Now I thought if I could satisfy my appetite without the lkntor affecting my brain I would be all right. If I could get the taste of the liquor,, the - aroma, the essence -of it, without taking it into the stomach, I. know. I could drink , at pleasure and not get intoxicated, aa (drunk enness could not ensue if the liquor did not, enter the stomach. I av t ms idea was suggested to me, and it -was in this way: I had noticed that men. who made a business of buying and selling wines in large quantities mm pled them, and ascer- taineatneir quality and uouquetny taklns two or three mouthfula in successsion. rolling it around, their tongues, as one might say. bathing their patate in it in short, subjecting it to the severest tests by the organs of taste and then electing it from the mouth without swallowing any. The remembrance of this came up on me one day when I was perfectly sober but terribly despondent. I resolved to try it. - 1 did, and met with the most grat ifying success. You may laugh, but it is the solemn truth. I took a Urge drink of liquor, but instead of letting it pass into my stomach -1 checked it in my throat and gargled it for a minute, and then spat it out. To my Joy I found my thirst for it almost as much appeased as thoueh 1 had swallowed the liquor. I tried it again and again with the same enect. i was not made drunk. I have followed this plan ever since, and have not been drunk since, although ii have gargled the liquor, never swallowing a drop, as many as a dozen times a dav the same number of drinks I used to take. The plan is a very simple one, and is, I believe, the only one for a slave to the Clip." " itas your appetite increased J " the means 1 adopted my brain has become clear and strong again, and my will power is as (food as it ever was before 1 became hard drinker. In gargling the liquor I got all the benefit of the flavor, and ell the satisfaction to my appetite, without losing my senses. csan trunexxcu van, ,v HAJTDT HUTTS. of after Hi L. STATOX, Jr., -W. S. CLARK;..,.. -M. weddelL.... . ..PEE81DENT. V. Pbesidkht. .....Cabhieb. f 4-6 hnlico. Ifisnrb;9 . .Miar to. (BANKING DEPARTMENT . T oAHs open from ... ...9 A, M. to 8 P. 1L uisconnt Day, THtrasDAT. ; f j Dibeotobs : " , t.:. Howard, H. L. Staton, Jr., W. 8. Clark, 4 I I r ' f I U ...... n . ... ii- n.. i . ... u. umiaju, nun. xscu. rnuips. iuuas .1 r... A T..l. -n... 1 - , Wonder of the Deep Sea. The; United States Commission engaged Jn deep-sea soundings are making many nnd valuable discoveries. Thev show that animal life is npe and active at a depth of b.OOUand 3.5UU tatnoms. At i,uw lamonw larce crabs have been collected, at 2,574 fathoms a huge lousier was captured, i n character of the soil and minerals nnoLiier siuuv. in me buu Eireaiii fiowlders, pebbles, rare crystals, and pieces pi ir0nwere conectea. in omcr piaces a Strong clay and minerals of various kinds Kvere gathered ud These soundings bid fair to reveal many long-hidden secrets which scientific men have loused to know. THE WHISKY HABIT. Their Origin In Europe and In the United States. - Savings banks were .unknown, even in Europe, a century ago. While there is some doubt as to who were the originators of the system, it is very probable that the first germs of the savings banks can be traced to the people ef Switeerland. As early as the year J79Ttl first effort was made in Knglaad by Jeremy Bentham to establish a - baak butl hlsa plans Jailed. Eentham's eflotto were-, seconded, how ever, by Makhuaia ,1803 : by W,hltebread and others in 1807 and .they were more- snccessfuL The total amount, held by the dred mlUtons of dollars. . There are : ings bankw'in. Trance, Germany, pelgi the aggregate amount held by-ce Euro pean banks is about equivalents to the deposits of this country. - j " In the United States, the jflref Krgaaiza- tkm-dates back to. 1816. The nrstchartered bank commenced business, in the: year following, and the nioneer in this country Is the Provident Institution for savings of ijosion. - ine total . amount i oepcMiis held by the savings-banks : in the United States exceeds - twelve .hundred ' mil lion dollars, a sum more than safQcleat to pay the interest-bearing debt of the nation. The greater part of this immense sum is held by the banks in. New England and the State of New York. The States of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland,' Ohio. Indiana and CaliforniaAave about $150,000,000. Statistics of otherStates are incomplete. The banks of this State have ttS3,000,000, divided among 836,000 deposi tors, and are only excelled by the banks of the Empine State, which have H 15,000,000 auu i, iiAj,uuu aeposuors. As has been stated heretofore, the first bank chartered in this country was the rroviaeDce institution: lor savings ol thts city. Its charter-antedates even that of any bank In Great Britain. Tl.is institu tion nas been successful from its organiza-r tion. Its founders were the most promi nent and sterling men of that day-. During Its long existence it has endured, without wavering, all the trials occasioned - by the various periodical depressions of business, maintaining a strong, conservative and independent position, which still charac terizes its management. It has grown from small beginnings to $25,000,000 . of deposits, and has nearly 80,000 open ac counts. Its neighbor, the Suffolk institu tion for Savings, . has ; just completed its first haU-centurv. and has UDwarda Of $17,000,000 on deposits. Boston Journal. HUES 8TABDI8H REVIVED. T6 Clean Black Cloth. Take yonj, gar ment, well brash it then wash all the greasy spots, the collar and cuffs also, with soap and warm water and, few drops of liquid ammonia. Then prepare as follows, one ounce of ground logwood and a piece of soda the size of a small marble and boil together in one quart of water ten minutes: strain the liquor, lay the -garment on the table; and, with a clean brush dipped into the boiling stuff, well brush it until it is saturated; then get some clean hot water, on the surface of which drop a little olive oil,.not too much, but when wasted add a few more drops, of oil and brush in the direction of the grain, then hang them np, if a clear dav. out ot doors, it not in a dry room, and they will turn out a beautiful black. I have made the boy's suits look equal to new. in this way, and to last as lone as two witnout it ana tne girrs jackets, too; in' fact any black cloth gar- nieut, toy' caps in particular can oe re novated by this process. Among the novelties in infants' clothing are little " double-gowns " made simply of cheese-cloth, both outside and lining; then slightly wadded and tufted with w6rstod here and there in a diamond pattern', ex actly as a "comforter" is tacked. The edges of the neck and sleeves, and the fronts on each side of the good-sized but tons which fasten the gown securely, are finished with an " overhand " shell design. worked with a worsted needle, in scarlet or baby blue sephyr wcol. the same that is used In tufting the gown. - The work is so simnle and easy that any one at all ac customed to it can brighten the garments in one morning's work, other gowns. still more serviceable, but not quite so dainty looking, are made of Tnrkey-red calico, minus the decoration. Kithercan be bought ready-made at a trifling ex cel i so. These little "double gowns1' are about the most easy and comfortable arti cles of wear it is the baby's good fortune to et into, as thev are warm and downy as a feathered nest, and loose everywhere. No doubt, if the child could speak, its mind, it would "go in v tor noomer myie oi areas. The ignorance of many a mother de termines that her children shall . go through life with poor and constantly poorer teeth. Not half .the mothers of children, who are intelligent in other directions, know that the ".six-year molar " come to stay, and that if it is al lowed to decay, the child loses a tooth he needs and ought' to have. . Care should be taken of the first baby teeth even.- '.A dentist of good standing says that a very month bit of wool droned into myrrh will remove discoloration and tartar from the babv's teeth without inlury to the gum, and with benefit to the teeth. Nothing is more common than to see little boys and girls whose first teeth have decayed, and of whose use tiiey are deprived before the second teeth are nearly ready to appear, Some people attribute this-to the constant munching of candy; particles of sugar and candy being left upon or between the teeth, but it is true also that particles of food will act in much the same way, per fect cleanliness should be observed. The children should be fed with reference to their teeth. The corn bread upon which the negro depends may well be given to our children. The good effects of forming the habitin early childhood of caring for teeth wvi the ten. be felt at three score and of A Ton f Gold. One ton (2,000 pounds avoirdupois) gold or silver contains 29,163 troy ounces and. therefore, the value of a ton of pure f;old is $602, 7W.21, ana a ton oi suvet, rum f t A cnbic foot of gold weighs 1.218,75 pounds avoirdupois; a cnbic foot of pure silver weigls 855.25 pounds avoirdupois. rtnm million dollars trold coin weighs 8,685.8 pounds avoirdupois; $1,000,000 silver cold weighs 5b,U29. pounds avoii dnpoia. SAVINGS BASES. HAHDYHXHTS. nany Useful Suggestions fo;- the V t Household. : A handsome sofa-pillow cover Is made of crimson satin, with a large half-circle-of embroidery in" a lighter shade of crimson upon the upper side, i V-A lambrequin that j is .both pretty and jioryiceable for the sitting-room is made of dark seir.e twine. It should be one-quarter of yard deep before the fringe is put in. and that may be of aay depth to please the fancy.; One made of dark green, with a cardinal satin ribbon, is very handsome. ; A pleasant entertainment for a- few friends Is . called a ?' Quotation Dart v." banks of Great Britain is about fLve huy 7Ke Invitations are given the request But the John Alden Does Not Carry Out tbe SlnUie. One of our fellows, whom we playfully dubbed Shad, confided to us one day that he had discovered that he could not exist without the landlord's daughter,) and that he would make her his bride before the end of the summer. We viewed the prospect with great favor. ' What will you marry on," we asked. . Well, I know! have not much wealth," replied Shad, meekly; "but don't yon think this place is large enough for both of us"? And when any of this worshipful Vpanies them that the recipient will In Chit, murfetf with .throa annlntlnna Givoed. - When these quotations are Ycfl.Xfle ttame of the author is to he given r any one of the company who can do so. The one who- first guesses or gives the name receives, a favor, usually a flowers if this is not practicable a bit of narrow,' bright ribbon that can be tied in the bui-i ton hole, is substituted. iWindow plants should have plenty of, blossoms at the proper, time, hut . in order to blossom they must be plentifully sup plied with roots. -In lifting plants it is often the practice to reduce tbe ball of earth lifted with the plant by crumbling the soil around the sides. This destroys the roots to such an extent that the feed ing portion of them is completely mutilat ed, and, as a consequence, fresh rootlets have to st art out all over the leading roots before any, food can he supplied to support the evaporation rapidly going on from the leaves and stems, especially in very suc culent kinds. - ; A - very pretty vase-mat Aerder can- be made from the ravelings of Brussels carpet Cut a foundation piece of the size and shape desired from crinoline. Allow for a border all around two inches wide, and , cover the centre with a pieec of bright-colored flannel, xloth - or velvet. Cut the ravelings Into pieces four inches long and arrange in bundles of four or five threads each. Use darning cotton, and punching holes- close together in the foundation border: fasten on these bundles by drawing the centers through the holes and' holding them in place with the darning cotton. Or, the ravelings can be sewed on 'in any manner most handy to form a full moss border. The mixture of, colors is very effective. - Boys are sometimes helped to from habits of order and of good behavior by 'being allowed to wear some article of dress which they admire and really-wish -to wear, and for which they must take thought. For example, a boy who had leanings toward pugilism, was presented with a pair of sleeve-buttons, for which he had longed Ihey were made of celluloid, and represent e la skull and cross-bones. &o great was hix fear that a cross-bone might be broken off and lost, that his walks to and from school were characterized by remarkable self- control. Another boy is allowed occasional ly to were a watch that was presented to him by his grand father," and which ha., as he says, r a plate glass front," and so must be carefully guarded. UI .coarse, after a time the novelty wears off, but every time that a child behaves Drooerly company wander hither there wiU always;1- -hi. irMnn t-d w'oni . NO' BABY IN THE HOUSE, j No baby in the house I know, ! ' He far too nice and clean : No toys by careless fingers strewn, i Upon the floor are seen. No finger marks are on the panes. No scratches on the chairs ; j No wooden' men set up in row?. ; Or marshalled off in pairs; No little stockings to be darned, All ragged at the toes, No pile of mending to be done. j Made up of baby clothes : No little troubles to be soothed ; I No little hands to fold ; No growing fingers to be washed ; ! No stories to be totd ; 1 No tender kisses to be given ; ! No nicknames " Dave," "Mouse ; " i No merry frolics after tea . j ' No baby in the house I 1 , Burlington Hawkee. THE BROJtCHO. A WISTER IDYL. Brothers Johnson and CSardEicr on Scientific Topic. After Puck. V , be a big slate and a long reckoning." We promised hhn our influence with the father.- and as there was no time- to be lost I undertook to break the news gently to the girl that Shad intended to marry1 her. She was shelling peas at the time and looked charming iir her neat calico gown. - Annette, l nave something important to communicate to you.T' She looked up from the pens, and for the life of me 1 could not restrain uiy arm from stealing iu a paternal fashion to waul her waist. s And what;is it, monsieur " " Annette, my child, you are now a' young woman. I do not doubt but many have already sued for.this lair hand (here I removed it from the peas and rubbed it n gainst my whiskersi, but Annette, inar lidye is a ijrand t hing and one which we should most carefully consider before lak ing the important step." Her.? 1 paused, for breath. Annette's eyes were fixed on .the peas, and over her cl.ee sioie tlie dainties ripple ol 'ablush. " Annette, there is one not far from you at this moment who adjres you, who cau not live without you,-who will make you an adoring husoand (how pretty she looked), will you. will you be li s -' I glanced across the yard and saw Shad and the group watching met anxiously. Annette's hand lay pus i've'y in mine, but she still kept her eyes on tue jhjjs "Who Is he, monsieur t" sue said, at last, glancing shyly at me. For tbe life of hie 1 pould not help it, she looked so templing. "Behold him ! " 1 whispered. " Will you can you be mine, ) Annette ' "Monsieur should confide himse.f to two absinthes liefore dinner," said my lady, demurely, withdrawing her hand mid le suming herpea-sbelliug as it nothing had occurred. ? She says she would not marry you for a million dollars, Sliutl," 1 said, bitterly, on my return. Well. well. I suppose not," remarked my friend, 'philosophically ; "but lam abliged to you, old man, just the same.' lngtesidc. .THE DUDE AND HIS QVS. Showing- that Fine Feathers gome 'tlme Make Fine Birds. One day there appeared on .the streets of a Texas town a dude of the dudiesttype, and, of course, he was the observed ot all observers. He-was quiet n everything but his dress, and untirT"o'clock in the afternoon he got along very well, but at that hour he went out for a walk, and, as he passed a saloon on the opposite side of the street, he was saluted by a chorus of yells from a lot of cowboys in front. "Put a thimble over it," "Tie a blue ribbon to it," " Do it np In pink cotton." Grease it and slip it into a knot-hole." "Give it to a tailor," and such exclama tions rang out and the dude walked very slowly and took it all in. Finally, Bolus Hankus, the terror, shouted: " Hold on, boys ; git still a minit an' watch tbe fur fly. Stick your peepers on to tubular biler hat and see me shoot a hole clear through it Bolus pulled his gun, and the other boys stood back to enjoy . the sport, while the dude walked slower than ever. Pop went the gun. and the hat flew, but the dude, quicker than a, flash, whirled around, ana a long, pearl-handled revolver shone in the sunlight for an instant and then cracked. Bolus' hat jumped six feet Off his head, and before any of tbe boys could think, five more hats jumped off, after five little puffs of blue smoke rose from the other side, and then the crowd, with a yell, broke around the- corner, as. ii a cyclone had been after them. The dude smiled and scratched his chin reflectively. " Well.,r he said to himself, "clothes does make some diff in a man's looks, an I'm a-thinkin' if the boys hed knowed I wuz Jim Beasley they'd let me had my little sport and not got their hats spiled. 1 Well, well sich is life I guess I'd better no over and let them irrigate theirselves on my bank account." Aferchont Trot elcr. - - - Carr, and John L. Dec. 18.1 y. Bridgers, Jr, John Bright says England spent in Queen Victoria's reign in war i750.OCO.000 and had 68.000 killed, and the question nay be asked, what has she gained by ill In a suburb of Boston an amateur dramat ic society was recently rehearsing a piay under the supervision f a Boston actor, who, in tbe course of the rehearsal, severely reprimanded one of tbe young ladies for inattention; whereupon the injured young woman burst into tears and told him he was no gentleman to address a lady so. "Shit np," aid tbe irate manager.! "you're not a lady now, yon're an sett-res," and the play went on uninterroppted to the end of the reueaistu. i ) 1 h i Benjy Butler insists agtdn that be is out of politics. Now let somebody show that politics is out of Butier and all will be forgiven. Philadelphia Press Rep ) - Postmaster Manle. wbo left the duties of the Augusta; Post Office last fall long encash to parade throneh tbe country in the White Plume cirens, thinks "Mr. Blaine will take a hand in the Ohio and New York campaigns next fall," and Mr. Mauley may bs arsured that no official , position will prevent his taking a hand in, too. j " i A musical and literary society, which baa "been popular and successful, for two win ters past and is still alive, adopted this method of determining who should take part in tbe programme of the next meet. ing :. "In the first plaoe it is perfectly well nndefstoo 1 that each member of the. so ciety-will take part; then the names are put into a hat and are well shaken ; then the president, who is blindfolded, selects the names, one at a time. She hands them to the secretary, who reads them at once Usually it Js customary To assign to each one a part which it is well known he or she can take with ease, but sometimes, for fun, and to vary me proceedings, a programme is made out. and then the subjects or parts are designated on separate bits of paper, they are put into a hat and each one wbo has already naa ner name drawn irom tne hat, draws a slip of paper, and is obliged to accept as inevitable the part assigned. j T- ' Tidies for the common- sitting-room should be of inexpensive material, and of a kind that may be laundried. A pretty tidv that answers these requirements is made of white crash ; the ends are fringed out to the depth of four or possibly five inches, the edge is overcast to prevent fur ther fringing ; two incnes a Dove tne oegin ningof the fringe threads are drawn out crosswise, and a ribbon is run in -. this is fiut in so that the drawn threads appear n the form of squares : the effect is very firetty. This tidy is long, enough so that t can be gathered in the center; it may be tied with a ribbon, or may be simply fas tened blindly with a white thread. An other tidy ot this description is crocheted of seine twine and has two spaces left for narrow ribbons to be 'run in. In place of ribbon strips of silesia doubled may be nsed The bottom is finished with fringe. Pieces for the arms of the chair may be made to match, but in, these only one space for ribbon should- be left, and no fringe required. ' "' - Personalities. Mrs. William H. Vanderbilt always dresses in black for -church-going. It is proposed by Italians resident in New York to buy Garibaldi's old place on Staten Island and maae it into, a Garibaldi Park. , j . j . Colonel Chester, the messenger who delivered the electoral vote of Tennessee to the President of the Senate, is ninety four years old, and in, vigorous health. Dr. -. Schweniger, of Munich, is the author ot the new system of reducing flesh by not eating and drinking at the same tune, but by letting two hours in tervene;'. 1 . ' Mr. Hamilton Fish spent seventeen thou sand dollars a year, ; Mr. Evarts twelve thousand dollars, and Mr. Prelinghuysen ten thousand, over and above their salary, while holding the office of Secretary of State. :' r . A The Rev J C. Wilder, of the class of '85 in the Vermont University, is the oldest college student perhaps in the world, as at the age of eighty-three he has returned to. nmsh the course ot study interrupted wuen he was a member of the class of '33 , Mr Olives S Taylor, formerly in the employ of Ifessrs. Crocker & Brewster, Boston publishers, celebrated his hun dredth birthday a week or two ago. Mr. Crocker, , of the above rm, is himself eighty-nine years old. Both gentlemen have their faculties perfectly Mr. E. tt Smith, of Newport, Rhode island, an octogenarian, whose son-in-law, Mr. Clarke, has lately been appointed Pension Commissioner, was nearly stone deaf 'when, slipping and falling in the street very recently, ne hit bis head, and on recovering from the stunning effect of the blow had entirely- regained his hearing- ' i - - i - i , . In the album of the widow of ex- Senator Evans, of Maine, is the following verDatim autoeraDh or- navy urocaett "Mrs. Evans of main requists The hunter from the west to write his name in her Album, Her curosity shall be grattified bv a Sentiment wishing her helth and haplnes ana a sale arrivei at ner residence witn her family and friends. " He te a Gentle Looking Beast, But Is " Fnll of CnUe. ; ': :j t' . A broncho is a .horse.. He has four legs, like the saw-horse, but is decidedly more skittish. The broncho is of gentle deport ment and modest mien, put there isn't a real8afe.placeabout.him. There is noth ing mean about the broncho, though; he Is perfectly reasonableand acts on principle. All he asks is to be let alone, but he does ask this, and even insists on it. He is firm in this matter, and no kind of argument can shake his determination. There is a broncho that lives out some miles from this city. We know him right welL One day a man roped him and tied him to put a saddle on him, The broncho looked sadly at him, shook his head, and begged the fellow, as plain as could be, to go away and not try to interfere with a broncho who was simply engaged in the pursuit of his own happiness, bnt the man came an with the saddle and continued to aggress. Then the broncho reached, out with his right hind foot and expostulated With him so that he died. When thorough ly aroused the broncho is, quite fatal,! and if you can get close enough to him td ex amine his cranial structure you I will find a cavity just about tbe eye where the bump of remorse should be. . The broncho is what the cowdoys call " high strung." If you want to know just how high he is strung, climb up onto his apex. - We rode a broncho once. We didn't travel far, but the ride was mighty exhilarating while it lasted. We got on with great pomp and a derrick, bat we didn't put on any unnecessary style when we went to get of. The beast evinced considerable surprise when we took up our location up on his dorsal fin. He seemed to think a moment, and then he gathered up his loins and delivered a volley of heels and hard ware, straight out from the shoulder. The recoil was fearfuL We saw that our seat was going to be contested, and we be gan to make a motion to dismount,! but the beast had got nnder way by this time, so we breathed a silent hymn and tighten ed our grip. He now went off i nto a spasm of tall, staff-legged bucks. He pitched us so high that every time we started down we would meet him coming np on another t rip. Finally be gave us one grandfare well boost and we clove the firmament and split np through tbe hushed ethereal nntii our,toes ached from the lowness ot tbe temperature, and we could distinctly hear the music of the spheres. . Then we came down and fell in a little heap about one hnndreid - yardR from the starting point. A kind Samaritanathered no our 'remains ma cigar-oox ana carried us to the hospital. As they looked pityingly at us, tne attendant surgeons marveled as u the nature of our mishap. One said it was a cyclone,-another that is was a rail road smash-up; but we thought of the calico-hided pony that was crazing peacefully' iu the dewy mead, and held our peace. jsania re Democrat. " Now Earthquakes, dey say, alius comes in ue mos' unexpec The last of the prisoners taken during tbe Franco German war have just left Germany, Some Tnrcos, who, during their imprion mecl, had killed a keeper by whom they had been badly used, -and wbo in rorSe- qnenre had been condemned to imprisonment in a fortras, reacbtd Cologne the other day from Wesel. They were dressed in j new uniforms, which had been sent tV them by the Fresco OoTeroment. Good Riders. , The Mexicans and South Americans are all good riders and they constantly perform feats of horsemanship which would do credit to the Bedouins themselves. It is a common amusement for them to turn a horse at full speed upon a point designated by a blanket; they will charge a Mid rampart with the rapidity of lightning and stop so suddenly that the feet of the horse will exactly touch the walL For a small wager some have been known to rush at a cliff, rear their horses' fore-legs in the air, so that they would for a moment tremble over the dread precipice and then whirl round, into safety. . But the feat which' shows most com pletely Jhe high training tjf the horse is that which Darwin saw performed in Chili many years ago. Tlie rider held the reins loosely in his left hand and dashed at full f ul speed np to a post previously prepared, and mane the horse execute a n-.. . 1 ... a .u.1 wi.-nrt it urkil. ... K V. to right arm extended at full length, he kept one linger just touching tne post riav ine completed the circuit the reins were transferred to the right hand, and without pause the horse wheeled round the post in the opposite direction, the rider keeping a finger ot tne other nana;, in contact with it. A Good Suggestion. The diary which we commend is a book in which the affairs of the whole family are succinctly recorded. Appoint one of the family journalist. If there are several children, let. each take the duty in turn a month at a time; but if the children are too young, let father or mother look, after it This family, diary should briefly chronicle-the weather each day, with any incident of ngte the arrival of a visitor or caller, any sickness in the family, the death of a mend or any person wen Known to the family in or out of town, the pur chase of articles of wearing apparel, or of coal or other sunnlies. for the bouse.! &c It should tell briefly what has been ac complished on -each day. Any matter talked about in the house and of inter est to the whole family should go down into this familytdinry, and the more de tailed you make it the more valuable and interesting it will be to look over; in alter years. W hat would you not give if you could look into the family life of your ancestors by means of such a record ? And would not your children and your chil dren's children delight iu reading such a record of your family in the years to come1? isprwjfleid tiomesteaa. ; Better Than Beeswax. Did ye ever hear of the original discoverer of the Toughnut Mine at Tombstone? Well, he was a regular tenderfoot from 'way bacfc, and was workin' with i two pardson the claim, an' one day he came up from the bottom of the shaft an' says he ' Boys? said he, 'I'm played out, an' I ain't got no more heart in this racket. 1 allow as long as I was striking anything like ore I'd stand it out here, but may ye ' spit on my grave if I ain't working beeswax.' an' he showed bis pards a piece ot rock thickly covered witn a brown substance as did look uncommonly like wax. 'Will ye take $800 for your share!'' said one of his pards 'Bet your sweet life I will,' and so the stufl was handed over, the quit-claim deed made out an' the tender foot lost a fortune. The, thing he took for beeswax was chloride of silver, an' the rock went $15,000 to the ton. Rev. Dr. Fnrness, of Philadelphia, re cently married a bride, for whose mother and grand mot ter he had performed the same ceremony. - ( On Tuesday last, ' the Senate of North Carolina refused to appropriate $3,000 to the publication of Col. John A Sloan's "History of North Carolina in tbe war be tween the States. n This is right The people of North Carolina do not pay taxes to publish literary works, however merito rious. Sach works jnu't depend for their encouragement on the appreciation of tbe reading public. Hickory PreaSi ted way. Git off my dog ! " AYER'S Sarsaparilla Is a highly concentrated .lriit ,r Sarsaparilla and other Idood-iiui-ny . . roots, combined with Iodide of l'ola sluin and Iron, aud is tbe sides., most reli able, and most economical llboU-;,u: iliur lU:it can be used. It invariably expels ail blnml jKiisons from the system, uiriches and icn, the blood, and restores its vitalir.ing mvor. It is the best known reim-dy Tor Sen. Tel. and all Scrofulous Conla:i... ,-j- f. i.i elas, Bcxema, Ringworm, I'.l.n e. Sores, Boils, Tumor, nu.t .:fn,,i i.vi.x of the Skin, a also fori.H ;;i.i.-t'ei.:-l by a thjn and Impoverished, or w.t y, condition of the blood, ucli tut llhciiu.'-.ti.-i, Xeurmlgla, Rheumatic Gout, Ckmural ' jjebllity, and Scrofulous C'ut.uvh. Inflammatori RuuS'i. Cursi. "AVER'S SA USA r A It! U. A 1ms cu'-. "1 UTO "f the Inflammatory' KheuinitUsin. 'a which I have suffered for i.... V. . ;.. Durham, la., March 2, lt2. PREPARED ItV Dr.J.C.AyerctCo.,Lowe!!,r.'.-.s'. Sold by all T-. ; r -.. A NEW AND VALAUBLE DEVICE. jQl. Patent "Water Closet Seat FOR THB , CURE OF HEMORRHOIDS, Commonly Called Piles. INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL PROLAP SUS A I. . . f - NO MEDECINE OR 8URGICAL OPERA TION ECES8ARY, Recent experiments show , that the weight of grain in wheat and rye: in pro portion to straw is about one-third of the whole, while in barley it ranges from one-ball to one-hird. i A pearl" weighing ninety.tlfrees karats, the largest known, and valued at $17,000, was found bv an Indian diver nt tatihwn. Xower California, recently, and Bold hy him for $60 to a person who shipped it to A singular case' is that of May Wilkin son. ol JNewarK. New Jersey, who. , born mute, never uttered a sound in ber life till the day before she died, -w hen she began ito laugh, and laughed uninterruptedly till sne uiea. Vienna is to have a beer exhibition, in wnicn an visitors are to De allowed to sam ple the goods exhibited. Numbers of influential citizens are inquiring of us lit we know anything about excursion rale: to Vienna. - j " Did you kill anybody while you were in the army, Sergeant Smoker '' " Yoju bet your life I did," said the sergeant. " Whom did you kill f " " Killed time." "Ah!" replied the questioner; "ii knew that soldiers often marked time, but 1 did not know they killed him.".' j j It is interesting to learn, in view of the general belief iii the lengthening of the average of human life, that Mrs. Sarah Howlett, of Amelia, Virginia, has just cut a third set of teeth, and that Sir Moses Montefoire, at the age.ot one hun dred, has recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia. J j He was at breakfast wrestling1 with la piece of remarkably tough veaL His wife said to bitm " You always say there is something to be thanklul for in every thing. 1 guess you'd be troubled in this instance. ,r "Not at all," he responded, stopping to breathe. "I was just thinking how grateful we should be that we met it when it Was young." II A Deadwood (Dakota) husband pub lished this notice: " My wife, Sarah, haft Shot my ranche, When I didn't Dooa thing Too her an' I want it distinctly j Under stood that any man That takes hue in and keeps for hur On my account will get him self: pumped so Full of lead that some tenderfoot will locate him for a Mineral clame. A word to the wise is sufficient an? orter work on fools." 1 I ; The story is published, respecting the orii- fin of balloons, that Madame Montgolfier ad washed her petticoat ; to wear to a great festival on the next day, and hun ft over a chafingdish to dry. The hot air; swelling out the folds of the garment, lifted it np and floated it. The lady was astonished, and called her husband's attention to the sight It did.not take Montgolfier long to grasp the idea jot the hot-air' balloon.' ' j .. j "Hubby, I've just been reading how Daniel Webster improved his memory.'. I " How was it, my dearr " - It "Well, you see, every night when he came home he told his wife everything ho had done during the day, whom he had met, what be had said, everything he could think of. Hy-and-by he got so he could remember everything." ( " WpIU" i "Nothing, hubby, only I thought may re you would nae to improve your mem ory mat. way." r Darling, do yo suspect me?" An Auburn lawyer's little daughter goes to Sabbath school, and in a class with! other little girls. The teacher was going; over the story of King Solomon and his; wisdom, and asked the. name of the great Queen who came to see the King. Tne; name had been forgotten by the class. Iu order to help them the kind but misguided teacher began to offer a little assistance : "You do know, I am sure; the name be gan with 8, and she was a very great Queen." Just then up shot a little band, and out spoke the triumphant voice of the little Auburn girl. .She trans fixed the listening school room with the following brief statement in a clear, business-like voice : " I know, teacher ; ;it was the Queen of Spades." There are 623 newspapers and periodicals published in foreign languages in the United States, the Sew York World says, and of these 483 are published in German. Next in number come the French publica tions with 41, the Scandinavians with ii, the Spanish with 85, Bohemians with VI, Hollandish with 11, Italians with 6, the Welsh with 4, and the Poles and Hebrews with?each. There Is one paper published in the native Irish, one in Cherokee, and ouo in Chinese. ' . Every rran, who thinVp his oJrrfitn" worth any thirg should conu'd'r tl merits of a petition before rgniDg it. Or.r i best citizens too often sign petitiors wit-ontever knowing their object nd lend tt-e frflnerce of their names in rpfommecdinff rrnf fnr positions which they are noi qnalifled tf fill. The petition are TPady.snd the offic weker is in the fle'd. If he will make a good rfficer, sien his petition ; if rot. let him pas? It is rot best to recommend every non-compos'who wants position. Ashebo M Courier, ' . i I have invented a SIMPLE WATER CLOSET SEAT, for the cure of the above troublesome and painful malady, which I confidently place before the public as a Suke Relief and' Cobk v It has received the endorsement of the leading physicians in this community, and wherever tried, ha given entire satisfaction, and where it fails to relieve tbe money will be willinelv returned. . -.-vi5V: These Seats will bo famished at the follow- Yr7""V ing price : . ' . . . - ' Walnut... .....t&ob) Cherry. ....... 6.00 Disc onn t to Pbisiulan - Poplar ..5.00) Directions for using will accompany each - We trouble you with no certificates '' We leave the Seat te be its advertiser. ' Address, . LEWIS CHAMBERLAIN. Patentee Tarboro, Edgecombe Co.. N. C. je36-ly "pOR RENT. . ' ' A Coti acre on Pitt Street atmlv at this office' wan 15 tf JJOTICE. Trains No. 1 arriving TarliorrrAilOJ'. M. and Train No. 2 leavinir Tarboro liSnlNH. will be discontinued on and after Fb. 1. '85. I t r,- it . . - o . 2iL : : 7 XECUTORS NOTICE. E Having qualified this day as executor of Elizbetn A Wopten all persons indebted to the estate ere hereby not ill' d to present their claims on or before February 3rd. 1800 or this notice wil1 be plead in bar to tlieirl recovery, Amos Woooieh, Admr. ' Feb 3'85-Ct f , ' DMINISTRATORSNOTICE. Having qualified as administrator uj,ou the estate of T W Cresp, all persons are hereby notified to present their claims on or before Jan. 1st 1880 or thU no ice will be plead in bar to their recovery. T .CRIST, Administrator. Jan. 23. 6t, r Patronize Home. A fine lot of Apple Trees for sale at the Edgecombe Nurseries, near Old 8jarta. C. H. JENKINS. Orders left with Cobb & Dawson; Tarboro, will receive prompt attention, 8eptl 1 0m "i WILLIAMSON, -Manufacturer cf- , HI OrP.-SITE CoTJBT HolJfE, TARBORO, Y. C THE UNIVERSITY OF THE ft.l'TH 18 located at Sewanee, Tenn., iipon the Cumber land Plateau, 2.000 feet, above sea level. This school, nnder tlie special patronage of the Bishops of the Protectant Episcopal Church, in the South and Southwest, Jern the healthh-ct reHidenreand the best advantage, both moral and ertuoationul, in its Grammar School and in its Collepinte and Theological Departments. For the special claim ; of this University for patron ajre. apply for docu ments tothe RKV. TEI.FAltt I101KjSO, Vi e Chancellorlf9ewanee, Tenn. Hit DMINISI RATOR8 NOTICE. Having qualifi d as administrator of the es tate of the late E. G. Hill notice is hereby given to all persons indebted to raid Hill to make Immediate payni-t t to me, and ll per sons having claims against him to present them antbenticat id according to luw on or be fore Feb. 39th 1886 or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. Feb. Wth 1885. T. II. GXti.ii. 8-W5 Administrator, . RAGAK'S Magnolia Balm is a secret aiJ to'beauty. Many a lady owes her fresh ness to it, who wpuld rather not tell, and cant tell.
The Tarborough Southerner (Tarboro, N.C.)
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