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Kon, N. 0. AIL operations will be
neatly and carafuljj performed and
The aight was aa dark as a stack of black
eata and the river waa falling, and the
good steamer Bella of Memphis was
steadily ploughing her way down the
Mississippi.
Joe Butts was the pilot at the wheel, as
i waa his watch. In fact, It waa hia
watch all the time just then, aa hia mate
waa confined to hia bed In the texaa bj a
raging fever.
It was after midnight, and all the pas
sengers and loungers had retired to rest,
there was nobody in the pilot-house with
Joe Butts" but his cubby, Fred Siedler,
know on the boat aa "Seeds. Fred was
a well grown young fellow of twenty, but,
being a cub pilot only, was looked upon
and spoken of aa s boy.
-fio. yea are going trwaBfr?y&W'
cnute, joe," observed Seeds.
44 How did you known?"
"Because we ought to ba about there
now, and because lt'aaa dark as a wolTa
mouth right ahead."
" Good for you. Do you remember bow
we ran it the last trip J "
"Headed for a bit of cloud under the
moon, ihat tuned out to be the big
cypress ea the false point, and struck off
catty-cornered when the point showed up."
" Glad to see that you've got such a
good memory. There is no moon to
night, but the big cypress is there yet Do
you see it f "
"Nary cypress."
44 Climb up to the end of your eyes and
get onto it. The water's a sight lower
than it was then, but the cut-off saves a
dozen miles, and I am going through. The
bar is right opposite the big cypress, and
I'm hoping there's seven feet over it now.
If not. I most shove her through for all
she's worth."
Joe had rung to slow the boat, and then
to stop her, and the wheels had ceased to
move, and the Belle of Memphis was drift
ing with the current down upon a solid
wall of blackness that seemed to be thick
enough to stop her at any moment.
The pilot was feeling his way.
Soon he rang to go ahead, and then
tapped the big bell to call out the starboard
leadsman, and another tap callad the lar
board leadsman.
They were not visible from the pilot
kouse ; but their singsong tones made it
known that the water was shoaling.
" We ar. coming to it now. Seeds," said
Joe Butts. "Whan we are out of the
chute you can take the wheel, and I will
go down and get a good sleep."
" Can I help you. Mr. Butts f "
" No. I can't trust you here. This is
ticklish work."
Suddenly the pilot whirled the spokes
rapidly, and the feel of the big boat
showed that she was making the turn.
Suddenly he uttered a faint cry, his
grasp relaxed and he fell backward on the
ioor.
Seeds did not ask or look to see what
waa the matter, but Jumped to the wheel,
strained hia eves to catch the bis evm-ess.
caught it, and steadied the craft to her
work. " .
The captain came running up to the
hurricane deck m his shirt sleeves.
"What are you doing, Joe, and where
are we f " be shouted.
M Joe ia dead erin a St. and we are In
f Wf Ojpi cant' answered the cub.
Where's Raaney r - I
"Below, sir."
big boat m a dangerous place. Ailed
with valuable freight and a far more valu
able load of passengers, and the whole
outfit in oharee of a boy I The captain
could not any a word, but hurried to the
texas to hunt rtanney.
The leadmen's cries announced the rapid
shoaling of the water and the consequent
nearness or ute ugiy oar. wnen too . cap
tain burst into the pilot-house, feebly fol
lowed by Nick Ranney, who was so wild
with fever that he was utterly Incompetent
ror aay aunu or. auty.
"Do you know what you are doing.
boy r" fiercely demanded the old man.
' Be auiet. will you t"
"Why. Seeds, yon'll bust this boat
wide open inside of five minutes."
" Shut your mouth, or get out of here !'
A pilot s word is always law, .and the
oub was clearly the pilot in charge.
Seeds kept his eyes glued to the big
cypress as the stag-song hails eante up In
startling succession.
"Mght an-a-half" "eight feet"
-seven-aa'-a-half " "seven feet."
Seeds fairly shrieked down the tube to
the engineer :
"Give it to her. Sam 1 Give her every
ounce rou've got 1 Give her ten million
pounds l"
" 8tx-an'-a
Sums 1
The big boat struck the bar with a shock
that sent a shirer through ererv timber.
and threatened to knook the life out of
her. -
Bnt the steam was roaring out of the
escape pipes, and the great wneeis, urgea
to their utmost action just In time. wra
A Jumping; Shevel.
IPrem the Farm and Fireside we take
the following illustrated description of a
gopher plow, or a jumping shovel, con
tributed by a New Plymouth. Ohio farmer.
It ia said to work very satisfactorily, not
only for breaking the ground the first
time, whether grabbed or only hacked off.
but also for cultivating the crop after
ward. It is a double-edged. steeL oval-
TARBORO', N. C, THURSDAY JULY
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neatly ana C&XwIuuy uenoriiiBu auiu i to uw buim mh j kAmv " r ,
nn tJ7--WoMrl iH1 going ahead for all they were wortfc, and
" "V . . V, , , .; " 1 the tK beat, groaning ana rremDung,
Teeth extracted without paik. Office
oniarboro street, next door to ost
mce. . . . Jan-1 6m
j L. SAVAGE,
Livery, Sale, Exchange
and Feed Stages; :
Cobncb GRANViiis A St. Axnaiw Stbsxts
1 TA ft BO RON . N. t)
These Stables are the larsest Ih the A
.and have a capacity of boldinr ten caMoads
erstocK. uive nun a can. i jauxoy
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OPIUM & WuloK-Ki HABITS cured at
home without pain. Book off particulars
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TEACHERS. Make 070 to tt5Q per month
X selling our Standard Books! A Bibles.
Steady work for Spring and Sohuner. Ad
dress J. C McCurdy & Co., Philadelphia, Pa.
J1UTHER SHELDON,
1 DEALER IN
MH,D00RS,!BU
BUILDERS' HARDWARE,
In the early summer 0TI8CO I went ape
a visit to a distant relative of mine, wh.
lived In one of the Shetland islands. - It
was early summer with myself then ; X
was a medical student, with life all b
fore me. , .' v:.
The steamer landed me at Lerwick, and
I completed my Journey with my boxes
next day in an open boat. It waa a very
cold morning, with a array, cold, choppy
sea on, the spray from whieb dashed over
the boat, wetting me thoroughly, .and'
makiug me feel pinched, blear-eyed, and
miserable. - " i
An opening In a wall of rock took US at
length Into a long, winding, fiord, ear am
of the sea, with green, bar fields ea every
side, and wUd weird-like sheen thai
pointed cutter in front, depending back.
ward through a mortise in the beam, and
also through a slot in the brace attached
to the beam underneath, as shown In the
engraving. The cutter should be 35 or 86
Inches long, by 8 or 2 1-2 inches wide, and
five eights of an inch thick; should be
secured in the mortise by an iron wedge
or key, so rs to admit of change up or
dowOj as may be required, and adjusted
to run irom an men to one ana a nail
inches in the front of the plow point. The
standard of the plow should approach the
perpendicular a trifle more ! than in plows
made expressly for cultivating ground.
Pish Guan.
The following process of manufacturing
fish scrap U described in the Rural New
Yorker, in answer to a correspondent :
Fish guano is made ih factories. For the
works, tanks and hydraulic presses, ah
oil room and other apparatus are neces
sary. The fish are placed in large tanks
and are cooked- by eteam ;' when they fall
apart the water is drawn off and carried
to an oil room. The fish are then raked
into perforated cylinders, and hydraulic
pressure is applied. The water thus
forced out is also carried to the oil room,
where it is skimmed to separate the oil
from the water, after which the oil is
bleached and barreled for sale. It is used
in paints, etc. The fish, after being
pressed, is emptied from the cylinders and
a fermentation takes place, causing much
of the ammonia to escape. It in then run
through a "picker," a cylinder armed
with teeth revolrincc against set teeth ; it
is then very line and is next dried, either
in the sun or by artificial heat, after which
it la nued in a heap, ana oy means or per
forated pipes through the pile, all latent
heat is carried off. When cool, it is ready
for the fertilizer manufacturers, who use
it in complete manures and also mix it
with various other materials.
Plan and Can of Gardens.
There Is some improvement In the pres
ent over the old way of making gardens
and cultivating the crops. : Very few now
ehiak at fencing in a Plot one or two bun-
dred feet square, and then going into It
annually with the spade to dig it up, and
after planting, do all the cultivating with
the hoe. The plan now is and the better
plan too, and one that should be gener
ally adopted to select a plot long in
shape, prow it up instead of spading it,
break the clods if any with the harrow
Instead of the rake, plant the vegetables
hi rows instead of squares and cultivate
with the horse cultivator, wheel hoe or
other implements instead of the hand hee.
One of the advantages is that a man does
the work iu an hour that took a woman
several days on the old plan. Another
advantage is. or sdouki w, that veget
ables beinir the more easily obtained, may
be the more largely obtained and more
liberally used.
Mrs.
says :
trees,
paper,
Pear Tree Worms.
Winans, of Benton Harbor, Mich.,
" For the greeu worms ou pear
commouly known as slugs, tie
fuuiiel-khapr, about the trunk of
PAINTS, OILS, jatASS,
Aud Building Material of every description
aoa.16 w. SIDE VAREET SQUARE A
49 ROANOAKX AYK,
NORFOLK, VA.
Novpmbffrl882.18.l-T. .
crawled ever the bar .and alia - Into the
The cnb rang to slow and tapped the
big bell for the leadsmen to go in, and the
Belle of Memphis sailed out of the chute
rntn tha tn-nad rirar.
"It'a all riirrit sow. can. saia Beeas.
Rend nn the other cub. and call me In
tlnm to tnaka tha next landing. "
JoaHntta had been stricken aeaa oy
heart disease and Seeds had made a sun
-lor siinseu Irom ew urieans to ofc
Louis.
. How Buffalo BUI Was Named.
M4uap peophvhav.ne doubt wondered
howBeaIaBiar-'art his name. The
writer had just enoagh curiosity ta
him. soma time ago, when the following
explanation waa given: "la lsflT,
Mr. Codr. "I was . acting as chief of
scouts of the department i of Missouri,
under General Pope, We were stationed
at Fort Hayes, Kansas. I was then gat-
ting the munificent salary tuo per
month. . The Kansas Pacific railroad was
being protected at that time, and thous
ands of Swedes and irunmen were
work on the grading. There was no suea
tide as fresh meat known in the camp,
ivlna a reputation as a buffalo hunter,
ah mad me an off er of KOU per aonlB
nndexneneee, and I took it. 1 In eighteen
months' time the books showed that I
ksi fnmiahed 4.280 bnffalo. and this did
-not take into account a large number
vhdth Mr-anod but died of wounds,
Mietoente cbeiraltoiteafor 80S days
andi UN tunes rn sac- oar, soc uwnn
tn retttnz awfully Strea at tne raoo.
a nna oiif Irishman, wtoou ae saw
me coming, would rtjularly exclaim wjth
. .(rU f .Tiaitld oaths. ' Here comes
that long-haired Bill with more Dunaio r
m,u ...11, crrmw into ' Buffalo Bill.'
2 77 fTw TiSrs later Ned Buntlin
rtH ma on- his wav from San
. - . . .-
irrancisco,ann wrow rr ,
foVthe New York Veekly."-Bjrolo
Courier.
TcskBCitr cf Mlercklo.
The GI&skow' Philosophical Society has
demonstrated that at about 132 degrees
below aero. Farenhelt, the flesh of animal
becomes so hard as to ring like porcelain
when struck, and also to be capable of be
ing crushed to a fine powder. Microbia,
however, living in the flesh before f reeling
hi boon found alive when thawing took
t nllira BuMr an SXIKWllxw Ol mm noun m
fail Intense cold.
the tree, a short distance from t he ground.
The worms at night bury themselves hi'
the earth-, and in the early morning you
will find them under the funnel-form
paper, where they are easily destroyed by
a few live coals on a shovel, over which
sprinkle sulphur and hold under the
worms, ror sun-scam on me iruna 01
the tree, plant a raspberry to shade the
south side of the tree. To prevent your
Seekle pears from crackinc sprinkle salt
under the tree. nr. vv mans iranspianiea
400 standard pears that had stood fourteen
years barren, after whicn tney yielded
bountifully.''
Hints to Fruit Growers.
Farmers should have a large variety of
fruits, such as peaches, prunes, cherries,
pears, ; plums, nectarines, quinees, crabs,
grapes, raspberries, strawberries, cur
rants, etc. Peaches should be planted on
a northern slope, and should be mulched
with rotten straw, coarse manure, litter.
sawdust, etc. It makes the ground hold
nniatjim in Hma of a drought. Their
onlture fa about the same as of apples. It
wonld be a ttood policy for farmers to set
out a windbrake on the norm ana west
airia of their orchards, composed ot Nor
wt snrnce. to protect their trees from
the severe winter and storms. Fruit fle-
torder.
Tood Ashes Good for Apple Orchards
A correspondent of the New England
Farmer says that a New York farmer ob
served that some of his apple trees, that
had been dressed with unleashed wood
ashes, bore apples which kept all winter
without rotting, while the rest of the fruit
rotted badly. His trees were infested with
annia trn hlicrht. He finally applied wood
oaliaa at the rate of 'MO bushels to the
acre, to his orchard, ana wasnea me oouies
of the trees with lye. The orchard recov
ered from the blight, and the apples
wonld then keep well in an oramary cel
lar and winter.
Science In Grain Raising.
A new cereal is announced by the Rural
New Yorker, which, two years ago, pro
duced a hybrid between wheat and the
gram, being very distinct from either.
Last year a further cross was effected upon
tnes nyorias oy using m pouun w jc
n that tha renuUinir arrain is three-quar-
tararv. Tha nlanta are remarkably vig
orous and the heads large and still very
distinct from those of rye.
Small Gardening.
In starting a small fruit garden, some
thing can be saved by the set ting of plants
grown on the farm from seeds ana cut
tings. No family can afford to do without
an abundant supply of asparagns.rhubarb,
strawberries, gooseberries, currants, rasp
berries, blackberries and grapes. Even
those who occupy rented lands should not
attempt to do without rhubarb (pieplant)
and strawberries.
T.
0. WOODWARD,
with
K, B. BLAMIR - Norfolk, Vs.
' WHl mail samples of
DRY OOOD8 WHEN REQUESTED, .
DrcHHes mads to order. Corregpendance SO
licltad. fttalognes of Patterns mailed :
lltns to any address,
TheTexss Custom.
William Matthews eloped with the wife of
James SecrUt, of Comanche County, Tex. and
. .. v.. .ftmrifi called upon Mr. Becnst
,KUJWWh... -
rr the nersonal effects of the lady tnat genu
man shot hi dead.-It served him right. He
.hM have known that his last act was an
unpardonable breech of Texas etlqnette. After
h. aioned with anot jer man's aife it is
irrr t innk at him except tfjr the
i sight ofaselfcocktog revolver.
John Roache the ship builder, who had the
contract for the Dolphin, come to this coun
try, when a boy, from Ireli -d ooor and
friendless, learned the ship building trade,and
by industry and attention to business finally
worked himself up to the head of the estab
lishment in which he learned his treide But
John became too Intimate with Bill Cbandh r
and other distingnunea uepuoucaas, got
to taking short turns on -the government, a
practice wmcn secretary n uiujcj vujwku
to.
and; ffed; Right at th: end of this ct".
Stood my friend's bouse, comfortable and
solid-looking, bM ansheltered by a single
tree. " ,
" I shan't stay long here," I said to my
self, as I lauded.
An hour or two afterward I had changed -my
mind entirely. I was seated iu a
charmingly and cozily f ar nisbed: drawtng
room, up-staira. The windows looked
to and away across the broad Atlantic,
How strange it was 1 for the loch that-bad ;
led me to the front of the house, and tha
waters of which rippled np to the very
lawn, was part of the German ocean,
and here at the back, and not a stone's
throw distant, was the Atlantic.
Beside the fire in an easy-chair, sat my
gray haired old relation and host, and, not
far off, his wife. Presently Cousin Mag
gie entered, smiling to me as she did so :
her left hand lingered for a moment n
her father's gray locks, then she sat down
unbidden to the piano. On the strength
of my Uood-relatloBsbip, distant though
it was, for we were really only third or
fourth cousins, I was made a member of.
this family from the first, and Maggie
treated me as a brother. I was not entire
ly pleased with the latter arrangement,
becau many days had not passed ere I
concluded it would be a pleasant pastime
for me to make love to Cousin Maggie.'
But weeks went by and my love-making
was still postponed ; it became a sine die
kind of a probability. Maggie was con
stantly with me when out of doors my.
companion in all my fishing and shooting
trips. But she carried not only a rod bnt
even a ritle herself; she could give me
lessons in casting the fly and did ; she
often shot dead the seals that I had mere
ly wounded, and her prowess in rowing
astonished rae. and her daring in ventur
ing so far out to sea in our broad, open
boat, often made her tremble for our
safety.
One day Maggie and I were together, tn-
care cioae oy me ocean
haunt of ours on hot forenoons. Our boat.
was drawn np close by. The day was
bright, and the sea was calm. Its tin,
wavelets making drowsy, dreamy mucin
on the yellow sands. She had been read-'
tng aloud, and I was g axing at her face. ' '
"I begin to think you are beautiful.'. X
tid.' - . . : ...,"
She looked dona at me whersXJaT.
with those innocent eyes of hers, that
wavs looked into mine as frankly, as a
child's would.
I'm not sure," I continued, " that I
shan't commence making love to yon, and
perhaps I might marry you. What would
you think of that t"
' Love ! " she laughed, as musically as
sea-nymph, "love Love betwixt. a
cousin and a cousin ? Preposterous l "
I dare say," I resumed, pretending to
pout, " you wouldn't marry me because
I'm poor."
Poor ! " she repeated, looking very
firm and earnest now; "if the man I
loved were poor I'd carry a ereel far him;
I'd gather shells for bis sake ; but I don't.
love anybody and don't mean to. Come 1 "
So that was the beginning and the end
of my love-making with Cousin Maggie. -
And Maggie had said she never meant
to love any one. Well, we can never tell
what may be our immediate future.
Hardly had we left the cave that day.
and put off from the shore ere cats'-paw
began to ruffle the water. They came in
from the west, aud before we had got
half-way to the distant headland a steady
breeze was blowing. We had hoisted our
sail and were running before it with- the
speed of a gull on the wing.
Once round the point we had a beam
wind till we entered the fiord, then we
had to beat to windward all the way
home, by which time it was blowing
quite a gale.
It went round more to the north about
sunset, and then for the first time we
noticed a yatch of small dimensions -on
the distant horizon., Her intention appear
ed to be that of rounding the Island -and
probably anchoring on the lee side ot It
She was in an ugly position, however, and
we all watched her anxiously till night
fall hid her from view.
I retired early, but sleep was out of the
question, for the wind raged and' howled
around the house like wild wolves. About
12 o'clock the sound of a gun fell on my
ears. I could not be mistaken,' for the
window rattled in sharp response. - ;.
I sprang from my couch and began to
dress, and immediately after my aged
relative" entered the room He 4-a4
very serious. j 4 ;
" The yatch is on the Ba," he said, soV
emly.
They were words to me of fearful signifi
cance. The yacht, I knew, raust -soon
break np, and nothing could save : the
crew.
I quickly followed my relative into tha
back drawing-room, where Maggie waa
with her mother. We gazed out Into the
night, out and setose 4he sea. At the
same moment, oat- there on. the terrible
Ba, a blue light sprang , p Tsvealiagth.
yacht and even its people On board. she
was leaning well over to one side, her
masts gone, aud the spray dashing over
her.
" Come," cried Maggie, " there is no
time to lose. We can guide the boat, to
the cave. Come, cousin V
I felt dazed, thunderstruck. Was I to
take an active part In a forlorn, hops
Was Maggie how beautiful and daring
she looked now ! to assume the role 01 a
modern Grace Darling t So It appeared.
. We pulled out of the fiord, Maggie and
I, and up finder lee of the island, then on
ronnding the point, we encountered tha
whole force of the sea and wind.
There was a glimmering light on -the
wrecked yacht, and for that we rowed, ot
rather were borne along on tha gala, N.
boat lave a Shetland skiff could havebssa
ens enrnsm. mi aaa s uvsa en sbbbbb .
As we neared the Ba, at. tfu herself
by leaning on my shoulder, v ajegie stood
up and waved the laa tern, am, nt was An
swered from the wreck. Next .omenttt
seemed to ma wa were on the if ,lda. and
Maggie herself hailed the eb4h'vreckad
people.
We cannot come nearer," sht cried;
"lower your boat and follow light,
eicsslr. Take the tiller now." she contin
ued, addressing me. " and steer , tor -the
light you see on the cliff. Keen hat? -Well
ratVejagher au wp ae totvv
-"Ws wafted and that withi difficulty
f r a few minutes, till wo saw by the
starlight that the yacutJe boat was lower
ed, then away we went.
The light on the cliff -top moved slowly
down the wind.' I kept the boat's head u
aoinfror two-abovsttand on he dashed.
The rocks loomed black and thigh as we
neared themrthe waves breaking in terri
ble turmoil beneath. Sntldsaly the light
was lowered over the cliff down to the
very water's edge.
- "Steady, now," cried my brave cousin,
and the next nioment we were round a
point and into TOooth water, with the
yaeht-i bceck beside us. .The place
was parayvsarMypsea"
A Ws ssashed ear wsataad.ftere we re
mains aOnlght, smd iwsrs resetted next
inornlpg lfsihuntis's lyacht The
tscM seopMHwete tasssymn, sis wire,
V.vt ufte; r NovsgiasaUj Bdaster by
23, 1885.
COOKING RECIPES.
No.
ji'ania VtTllaS -atal feat-aifc..Vi. ..J J.
taae ot osewhont. Maggie heroism
had saved ffonva watery grave f ' -
Bu It -tame topsss thatrwhn,a few
nienthiaiteard;a4KmijfaI new yacht
came round to the fiord to-take those ship--
wrecked marUiers- away, -Ootialn Maggis
went wlththe4m a-elee.t It came to
asm aisstnsWaataIpsM)si(r next visit
tsBr-rj invthsisltoviassntamer, Ifoan
Jivlag--at rshtf e'e Atmae a Major
BrlastecaadaMxaBrinsteri Mrs. Brln
steBwaa,myrcousln,Magadeand Major
Brinster was my cousin Maggie's " fate."
CasttWt ramify Maqaxlru.
ECClgZ&IC SEISIGIOOKS.
Katrtosomlal ntsHas Tsld ay Clergy
" men-nts Kmbarrasslng
lutlsVakea.
" There was a clfTgymaa whs married a
eonple, and at the wedding breakfast, one
ot the bridesmaids expressed a wish to see
that mystic dsonvsens, a weeding license,
which she had never beheld id her lifetime.
The request occasioned a feast ul discovery. .
The clergyman had emttofscgotten to ask'
toraUostweias ssmsgroonv had left it to
Ue "sent aaa'J tosrsoars It, and this the
"best man " had -Jorgotten to do. Of
course tne m aVrisgc was no legal marriage
at all. The wedding party, broke up In
dismay, and the ceremony was performed
again next day. 'The poor clergyman,
however, nerer trot orer the effects of his
brander.
; I nave known brWee, when the grooms
have failed to make the proper twspoases,
prompt tkem isamexBately and with the
greatest facility. As to the men, they
commit all kinds sf sdnmders and bung
lings. -I have known amsa at that very
nervous and trymg-wiwrtertt, follow the
clergyman within the cooamnnioa rail and
prepare totaks a place opposite him. I have
known a man, when the minister stretched
TrT!4! take ftvlgOTcrnstytehlsowe and give it.
a hsarty shake.' Come times more serious
dtfoowItUsSccuy. -Owaai .tndtea have had
enwo sate suBsai ahls rdaetancs to
iusc the word V shay Vnc or two, if their
sera statements ass ts hs accepted, have
mgeatosaly sonstrsed t he word " ssbey."
The word, -hswsyesy has anil to tor-
inafly ' admitted Into , the langnagc'
-f-rneTf -w-a one gurr, who wis Being mart
I wrlavrl Vt er m vaev flna rlst MnsVtrwmi m vs mwtira I
Aiw wj on 1 vt j ssas. vrsva vstasj iuU w uu
abselately refnsod Co utter the "okey."
The minister suggested mat. if she was
unwilling to utter the word aloud she
should whisper it to him ; but the young
lady refused even this kind at compromise.
Further, however, than this the clergy
man refused to accomodnte feer ; but when
he was forced to dismiss them all without
proceeding any further, the recalcitrant
young person consented to T obey."
The difficulty, however, Js not always
made on the sie of the lady. On one oc
casion the fendegrooni wished to deliver a
little oration qualifying his row, and de
scribing in what sense and to what extent
he was using the words oft the formula-
He was, -of -course, glven to sodeistaad
that nothing of this kind could be per
mitted.
When - the bridegroom has .returned
thanks, after the parson's speech, iu these
days of feminine oratory, there is some
times a tendency on the part of he bride
to make a little ; speech of tbsr own.
call - yoa-sll to wibness," said a bride
withweur hearing, "ihat 2 have no in
tention of obeying." '.' Ah smdam," said
Frederic Denison Manriee, who was
present; "yuu have yet to learn the bless
edness ot obedience. ' '
The foUcenngsase was Belated to m by
a bishop. 01 1 -ine -ajburtu .oi cngiand:
There was a mas, wan-baa emriated as a
clergyman in a large town fer alont fifteen
years. At the lapse of that time It was
accidentally titscovered that be was an
impostor. A -ti(W Wuhop. came, or the
man went . Into new diocese ; anyhow,
the reQM8teamethat he would produce
his letters ot -osdera, Letters of orders
are precious and remarkable documents ;
If once lost they cannot be replaced The
pseudo clergyman replied, expressing his
great regret thai 1b the course of a re
moval tas lottos bad seen hopelessly mis
laid, but hoped that the length of time in
which he-haAseryed in thai diocese would
be a sufficient voucher. rTks bishop wrote
back to say that he regretted the loss ot
theltterf orders', anxrtbstt tt would be
quite -suffiemat- If he' gasefssact dates.
hica would caabaa JHm to rsfsz to -the
dioaesan.. rsamtry. "The lmsoeture then
bscsnte known. swas-a matter otgTest
anxiety to settle.wnat had beet be -.dons
under uch circumstances. Of course
very large "nnTnerofBarlages had been
peifmined durttrg- ttres nTsees years, not
snsof whlehsrns iegsJ, "The first sugges
tion .was that: an ;act-should be passed
making these. auanlages j legal. There
were obiectkans-to-this course. 'It was
considered that sn immense deal ot pain
would be caused 1ry. the publication of the
Invalidity of ' these marriages, , and that
peotdlar hardship would be done iu the
case OTSnMarea was it uns or both parents
haddied m the mianfime. On a certain
evening there waaa seisms discussion be
twees the bishop st the 'diocese and the
Home Secretary, the resultof which was a
eommnnicstlon ' to - the false clergyman
tbattt kw mfeBsmbsad -nntnediately, and
torsver. m'omeeisoimmM not be taken.
bus that othsrwiss m 'Would b.
St. Louis. Ma. and Port Dover. Cut..
housekeepers furnish the following tried
recipes to the Detroit Free Press :
FRIED SCALLOPS.
Drain two dozen arallnna oarafnllr. and
after seasoning them with salt and pepper,
foil thorn lightly in fine bread crumbs.
Beat two eggs in a soup plate, with a
spoon or fork, and after dipping the seal
w we ogg, roii mem in a quantity 01
crumbs and lay them on a large platter.
Be careful that they do not touch each
other. When all have been breaded,
place ia the frying-basket as many as can
be accommodated on the bottom and
gunge into boiling fat. Care should be
ken that the fish are thoroughly season
ed With Salt Previous to the braaillnflr. and
that the fat is so hot that blue smoke
rises from the cutter. ,
Take three tablesnoonsTnl of Tnrfis imri f
ou wn caoteapoonrai oc wsest nour-and
nuKoreniy in two-tniras or . a cupful of
esldmUk, add this with salt and two well
beaten eggs toons quart of boiling milk.
cwa. vwtmj minuies orisKty, men pour
it, into a well-buttered baking-dish and
bake one hour. Invariably keep a baked
padding covered, until about fifteen min
utes before it is ready to cume out of the
oven, then remove cover and brown it
slightly.
MACARom ptromffo.
One cupful broken macaroni, one and
one half pints milk, four eggs, one cupful
sugar, one large taoiespooniui Dutter, one
tablespoonful extra vanilla. Boil maca
roni in well salted water ten minutes,
then add to the boiling milk and stumer
twenty minutes longer ; remove from fire,
ponr on sugar, egsrs and butter beaten
together, lastly add extract ,; put in well
buttered pudding dish, bake in steady
oven thirty-five minutes and serve with
sauce.
CUSTARD PUDDING.
CstkwWtist
" If . the canker worm tboeld- appear upon
the appto-treesY hs may he "destroyed by
spraying the treeenwHssi crater wtataiing
Paris , green or Jmson ynrpie.
Currants.
Branches of currant bushes that have
become old and mossy should be thinned
out to' gtve-room 'for1 the young, strong
wood, which t bears the largest and best
trait.
Plsnetnc Pone.
The , pes should bo covered deep, -scat
least , planted la deep furrows, so that
When ft sets to growing well the roots
ntay be lasbe -deepi cool soil.
TS'Auteneu VsgetsSles
-Nothing is better to hasten maturity of
vegetables than soma good supherphoe
phatc well worked into the seU.
Cisarette Cr'okina in America.
The Americans may be s.v.-i to have be
come a nation of cigarette smokers. T-Irr.?
was, not a great number of years ago,
when the consumption of "paper cigar
ettes " in the United Spates was confined
almost entirely to the fbreign-born portion
of our population. To-day more natives
than foreigners smoke them. The enorm
ous growth of the industry is readily
shown by a comparison of figures. For ex
ample; in the fiscal year 1S70, the tax was
paid in the t'nited States on 13,881,417 cig
arettes, and in the fiscal year 18S0 on 408,
708,365 an increase in ten years of 3!H,
836.S48 cigarettes.
The United States now ranks as the
heaviest cigarette producer iu the world,
France coming next. The annual sale of
cigarettes in France is estimated at 900,
000 pounds, or about 800,000,000 cigarettes.
There can be but little doubt that the
majority 01 cigarettes are consumed by
ufSebet ween the ages .of 12 and 1 to 'Jt.'
Mai, as a jrnlo, smoke chrars and pipes.
That the inordinate use of tobacco at an
eariy age is hurtful is uncontested.
Recent scientific investigations go toprove
that smoking, especially cigarette smok
ing, is very detrimental to youths during
the transition period from boyhood to
manhood. The stunted forms of many
men is as much due to excessive use of
tobacco at an early age as to anything
else. What cigarette smoking and nl
sinthe drinking combined can accomplish
may readily ba seen by a visit to any large
French town.
One and one halt pints milk, four
on cupful sugar, two teaspoouf uls vanilla.
eggs.
Beat eggs and sugar together, dilute with
milk and extract, pour into buttered pud
mnr A a tn rT an (ntainnin. n.. n 4- ..r,.
U4CM. cuv au witu ui'Ul iililg JJtlll IWU"
thirds full et water, aud bake until firm,
soout lorty minutes in moderate oven.
MKEINGUE EKE PCDD1XG.
Take ateacupful of rice to one pint of
water: when the rice is boiled dry add one
pint of milk, a piece of butter the size of
ess and nve etrirs. lieat the volks and
grated rind of a lemon and mix with the
rice. Butter the dish, pour in the mix
ture and bake lightly. Beat the whites to
a Stiff froth ; add a cup of sugar and the
juice of a lemon. When the pudding is
nearly done spread it on the frosting and
bake in a slow oven till the top is a light
brown.
TAPIOCA PCDIHXU.
One cupful of'tapioca. oneauart of milk.
one tablespoonful of butter, one-half cup
of sugar. Soak tapioca in milk four
hours, then add to other ingredients.
Bake slowly one hour.
POP OVKK,
Foureezs. four cups of flour, four cups,
OI mux, small piece 01 Dutter, pincn ot
salt Bake in gem pans and! serve with
sauce.
rolls. j
Two Quarts of flour, one pint of cold
boiled milk, one-half cup of yeast, one-
salt cup of sugar, one tablespoonful of
melted butter. Make a well in the middle
ot the flour, pour tn - all the above, and let
rtaserer mhrht : knead and let rise until
the middle ot the afternoon ; roll out, cut
riaa I ii
in a , hiit. oven , tvrentv I IBB" (HSCOni
again and bake
minutes.
buns. .
One quart of bread sponge, three pounds
of flour, three-quarters of a pound of bat
ter, one pound of sugar and milk as re
quired. Into a pint of water stir enough
nonx to make a smooth batter, add near-
y a pint 01 yeast, cover, set in a warm
place ana let rise, cream the butter and
sugar together, ruo tne nour in
bv handful, work smooth, add the sponge
and milk enough to make a soft dough,
knead well and set to rise over night. In
the morning knead it lia-htly and soil into
sheets half an inch thick, cut into small
round cakes and put In a buttered tin to
rise. When light bake in a quick oven.
When done wash over with the yolk of an
egg and dust with powdered sugar.
poob man's pudding.
I lns.h a If Atirifn 1 fT esh rtrvrvawl aiv or rr a
VUS aaaa vi U. wa waswLru 0 u v
halt cupful of seeded raisins, one-half cup
ful ox currants wasnea and picked, one
and a half cupfuls of grated bread, one
cupful of flour, one teaspoonf ul of baking
powder, one-half cupful of brown sugar
ana one pint or mux. mix an wen togetn
er. put into a wsu-greased moia. set in a
saucepan with boiling water to reach half
up the sides of the mold ; Bteam for two
hours: turn out on the dish carefully;
serve with butter ana sugar.
FKITTEfiS.
Three eggs, one and a half cupsful of
milk, three tablespoonsful of baking now
der, flour to make a batter. Fry in hot
lard.
OTUPOLirTA.
Slice an onion and fry it brown In a ta
blespoonful of butter, pour la two cups-
fnl of of cold beef soup, add a sprig of
parsley, salt and pepper. When it boils
thicken with a little flour and water
when ready to serve pour over buttered
toast.
' ROAST BEEF.
Put beef in a dripping nan ; pour cup of
boiling water over it. Hub a little salt
Into fat parts ; roast ten minutes for every
pound. Bake soon as juice begins to How.
It meat has much fat on top cover fatty
portion with paste made of flour and
water. When nearly done remove this.
dredge beef with flour, baste well with
gravy. Sprinkle salt over top and serve.
Pour fat from gravy, return to fire,
thicken with browned gravy, season and
boil up once. Roast most all other meats
in same way.
6BEZK PEA SOUP
Put two quarts green peas with four
quarts water, boil two hours, keeping
steam waste supplied by fresh boiling wa
ter ; strain them .from liquor, return that
to poth rub the peas through sieve, chop
an onion fine, and small spring mint, let
boil ten minutes, stir a tablespoonful flour
into two of butter, add pepper and salt to
taste, stir smoothly into ooiung soup.
Serve with well buttered sippets of toasted
bread.
STEWED LAMB.
- Take the neck or breast, cut into small
pieces, and put in a stev pan with some
thinly sUeed pork, and enough water to
cover it ; cover closely and stew until ten
der, skim off all the scum, and add a quart
ot : green peas, adding more water if nec
essary : when the peas are tender, season
with pepper and butter rolled with flour.
STXWBD PARSNIPS.
Wash and scrape them and slicehalf an
inch thick, put in a frying pan with half
a pint of hot water and a tablespoonful
of butter, season with pepper and salt and
stewtfil tender.
CHOCOLATE ICING NO. 1.
Wet one pound of white sugar with a
little cold water, add the whites of three
- eggs slightly beaten, one-half cake grated
chocolate : beat well and cook in boiling
water till it thickens ; flavor with vanilla.'
CHOCOLATX ICING NO. 2..;
Into a tin plate put two ounces' of choc
olate (not grated or broken up), set on the
stove -where it will melt gradually but
not scorch. When melted stir in threw
tablespoonsful of milk, and one of water ;
mix all together : add a scant teacupful of
sugar ; boll for five minutes and use hot.
Stammering.
An authority, replying to an inquiry if
it is possible to cure stammering, says
that one who stammers badly in speaking
will sail along bravely in singing without
hesitancy, i-o, if one will mark time to
hs words with the foot or finders while
speaking, he need never stutter. But one
may ask who that is not made of wood
end worked by a string could ever count
out each word as he talks, to say not htng
of the demands on a stock of patience that
does not always form a part of the disno
sltlon of people who suffer from nervous
affections ? One denounces tlm exasper
ating method," I fanoy, almost without
trial, and takes up the disease in prefer
ence. Hut 1 do not believe them is uny
other known relief for this impediment of
speech. A prominent and very intelligent
mau in Louisiana, who is troubled with
this affection in an aggravated form.
though he endures It with such cheerful
equanimity that I think hia friends sutler
more through sympathy for him than he
himself doeK, assured me once that the
6ecretof those persons who go about pro
fessing to cure the weakness and exacting
exorbitant sums of money In advanre.
consists chiefly when revealed of this
same simple beating of time, as iu music,
when talking.
Tliad. Stevens at the Gamins Table.
Thad. Stevens was an- inveterate
gambler. One who had met him in the
haunts of " the tiger," described him aa
having played for excitement, not caring
whether he won or lost. Like Fox, who
described winning at hazurd as the great
est pleasure iu life, and losing at the same
game as the next greatest, Stevens lost
and won with the same apparent indiffer
ence. He played with consummate cool
ness, never lost his temper, aud never in
creased the amount of his bet either to re
trieve htsJoKses or more rapidly to increase
his winnings. His sarcastic remarks upon
with rage and
profanity at their ill luck, were always
witty as well as cutting. vn line tney
were eating and drinking with tfye voracity
pfonrmorants, he never indulged In any-,
thing more stimulating than a cracker
and a sip ot water. The contrast between
his coolness ami apparent agmthy and the
eager, fierce excitement of others sitting
at the same 'table and engaged iu the
same pursuit was ama.iiig. ( I'uli ij
I'uurc.
Detroit, Mich , July 14. A special dis
patch from Novi says: "An unknown tramp
invaded the house of William Jones last
night and demanded lodging. Oa being
refused he commenced to break the f ami
tare and drove the family cut of the bouse.
Jones returned with a gun, with which be
shot the tramp, killing him instantly. The
Prosecuting Attorney refuses to preecate
lones, entirely exonerating blm from blame.
RHEUMATISM.
A HOME DRUGGIST
TESTIFIES.
Popularity at home is not alwnvx thi l.mt
t'-si vt merit, but wo point proudly' l Uie laPt
tliat no other medicine has won l..r it-.ii
suoh universal approbation 1n jig own eity
state, ad country, aud umuu all people, aa'
Ayer's Sarsaparilla.
The following letter from one of our bent
known Massachusetts Druggists should -of
interest to every sutterer :
b:ul an "attack of
Kt. .1 1. . ...
vore that I could not mow irom tlie bad. or
drRs wirlirifit lw.li, I .i...i 1
dies without mueli if any n-lief, until 1 took
AVER'S SAlSSAfAKll.l., bv tho uxe of two
bottles of winch 1 was. completely eured.
Have sold large quantities of your Sauha
PAltiLLA, aud it mill retains iti wonderlul
popularity. Tha many notable cures it has
effoctod in this vicinity convince me that it
Is the best blood medicine ever offered to tlu)
P"bli- K. F. Hakpis."
Itiver St., Cuoyand. Mass., May la, lete.
. flrh.ir A v r. r ir u
overseer in the lwii
was for over twenty years before his removal
jneu uiiueu u wuu salt j.neum in 't
worst form. Its ulcerations actually covered
more than half tho curtxeo of his body and
limbs. He was entirely cured by Avku's
Svksapaku.i.a. Seo certUioate in AVer's
Almanac lor lsK3.
ritEFAKED ny
Dr. J.C. Ayer &Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists; SI, ix bottles for Si
SALT RHEUM,
A
NEW AND VALAUBLE DEVICE.
-A. Patent
r
Water Closet Sea:
rou Tni
CURE OF HEMORRHOIDS,
Commonly Called Piles.
INTERNAL OR EXTERNAL PKOLAP-
- sua ai.
NO MEDECINE OR 8U1W1CAL OPERA
TION NECESSARY,
the
and
'Si
I have. invented ft Si VIPl 1? W1TPB f 'I ooprp
. . . .... . . . . i 1.1. VUVOC X
SEAT, fqr tho cure of the above troublesome
nuu jjiuuiui luaiauy, wmcu i connaently place
before the public as a Sukb Relisf and
Cuke
It has received tha endorsement of
leading ihsicians in this mmmnnihi
wherever tried, has given entire satisfaction
auu wu re it iaus to reueve tne money
be willingly reiurned.
These. Scats will be furnished at the follow
ing prices :
Walnut tfi.001
Cherry 5.00 Discount to Phisician
l .i i. .at - .
1 irections for using will accompany euch
Scat.
AY'b ti ouble you with no certificates. We
leave the Seat to be its advertiser.
A ddress,
LEWIS CHAMBERLAIN.
Patentee
Tarboro, Edgecombe Co.. N. . je36-ly
Io Not Neglect Hie Poultry.
: Poultry cannot be kept to advantage
unless they have a properly arranged
house for their accommodation. This is
just as necessary to their well-being as it
is that horses and cattle shoufd have a
BABTHOLDI'S BIO GTBL.
The Prajndlcea yiet by a Cniivasaer
lortbe Ffilfntal lund.
The Bartholdi pedestal fund is nearly
complete. The statue has arrived and
soon New York harbor will he graced by
the most magnificent colossal statue the
world has ever seen.
" Liberty Enlightening the 'World !"
What a priceless blessing personal liberty
Is. It is the shrine at which people, ground
under the heel of tyranny in the older
worlds, worship with a fervency that
Americans can scarcely realize ; it is a
principle for which Nihilists willingly die
the death of dogs ; and fit and proper it is
that at the very entrance of the Hay of
New York this emblematic statue should
flash a welcome to the world.
The press Is entitled to the credit of this
achievement. Mr. Philip Beers, who has
been making a circuit of the country on
behalf, of the Pedestal fund, says that the
fund will certainly be raised, as the World"
does not know the word fail.
Mr. Beers says that he has found the
most pronounced generosity among those
of foreign birth. They seem more appre
ciative of liberty than do our native born.
Moreover, among some a strange preju
dice seems to exist.
" Prejudice f In what particular ?"
"I have ever found that however meri
torious a thing may be, thousands of peo
ple will inevitably be prejudiced against
it. I have spent most of my life on the
road and 1 know the American people
'like a book.' In 1879 a personal misfor
tune illustrated this prevailing prejudice.
I was very ill; had suffered for several
years with headache, fickle appetite,
dreadful backache, cramps, hot head, cold
hands and feet and a general breakdown
of the system. I dragged myself back to
New York seeking the best professional
treatment. It so happens that among my
relatives is a distinguished physician who
Upbraided me roundly for preaching so
much about my own case, r inaliy, witu
some spirit, I remarked to him :
'"Sir, you know that much of your
professional wisdom is pretense. You are
controlled by prejudice. You cannot
reach a case like mine, and you know it,
can you ' "
" 1 had him : and he finally conceded the
point, for it was bright's disease of the
kidneys which had prostrated me, and the
schoolmen admit they cannot cure it.
Having cured myself, however, in 1H?'J,
and not having seen a sick day since, my
relative finally admitted that Warner's
safe cure, which accomplished this result,
was really a wonderful preparation. Had
President Kutter, of the Central II udson,
used it, I am certain he would be alive to
day, for he could not have been in a worse
condition than I was."
I have found similar preiudlces aim n't
all classes couceruing even so laudable a
scheme ss this pedestal fund."
Mr. Beers's experience and the recent
death or President Kutter, of the Central
Hudson railroad, of au extreme kidney dis
order, proves that the physicians have no
real power over such diseases, and indicates
the only course one should pursue if, as
the late Or. Willai d Parker says, head
ache, sickness of the stomach, dropsical
swellings, back ache, dark and offensive
fluids, prematurely impaired eyesight, loss
of strength and energy occur, for they un
mistakably Indicate a fatal result, If not
promptly arrested.
" Yes, sir-ee, every cent needed for, the
pedestal will be raised. Of course it will
be a great triumph for. the world; but
would It not have been an eternal disgrace
had our people failed 'o provide for this
podestal t"
GARDEN?
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THE ONLY TRUE (
RON
AVill pnrlfy tbc BLOOO,"reim
lato the LIVER mid KIONEYS
aud lr. :T(iut the ukaltu
and VIGOa of YOUTH. Ujr-
pppsla, am of Appetite, In
direction, I ii'-W or Strength,
mid Tired r cellni'Sl'iOlutelf
cured. 'Hones, tnunrlc and
lu-rveH receive new force.
l-,ulkveiis the mind ana
, ' M 1 JlaJl Mijiillcs Brain Power.
I V I BIT SiifWinK troin fuinpltthits
m H 1 i Emm J tx-nil iur to llu-ir Ht-x wli:
find in DR. HARTKR'S IKON T0NIO a -af uod
sjM'Oily riirr. ilvs :t rlcnr. lii-altliv roniplt-xWMi.
r n-'iiKMii auomitiH ai cnunirrh iiii tuny "u
to ike 'ipiilui i t v ot the original. lo not expert-
Ilii-dt iTfl l hi I HH.INAI. AN L IlK.-iT.
end tout tiiilrM to I h I r. Hurter rncn.t o. 1
St. Ixnm. Mo., for onr rUREAM
Fnliof truiitfu hod usaful iaiuriDutlon.
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RESUMED;
We take pleasure in announcing lo
onr numerous patrons and friends
that .we have now recovered from
the disarrangement to our business
caused by the recent tire, and have
now resumed at the below named lo
cation, where we trust to meet all of
our former customers.
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AT THE WED DELL BOOK STORE.
Opposite the Bit VAN' HOUSE and, adjoin
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