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BLInet) EVErV TBXSDAY BY
JAMBS ALGERNON" ROBINSON.
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,S LIH:J AI aETAIL IIil.EKS IB
DRY GOODS,
GENERAL MERCHANDISE, Ac,
MAIN STREET,
WINSTON, 3V. O.
OKK-SONS desiring She moat goods for the least
money should eali on us
pi'fcitockof gofdixlwava io at or , an'l we take
plcuure io showing them.
OUE wholesale uVpartm-iit ia ,io:.lete in every
particular. Hctiieiuix-r thai
HATS, Hosiery. Hous keH:( Qaode, and e-rer,--thing
in that hue.
LARGEST assortnjnt of Dry Goods, Notions Gro
ceries, Ac, evar before to markat.
&BUYEK3 MAY T!K SURE OK TTIE VERY
LOWES 1 I'B'.CES.
SHOULD yon wish Shoes for Men, Ladles aSSV
Chillren, we have ttiem.
TEA, Cofl-e, Sugar, Moiassf-s, and ererythinj
needed for fatuity use.
OUR entire stoex both wholesale aud retail, Is
larger than ever.
CALL and examine careful y before purchasing
elsewhere.
KIND and polite clerks, who will give you every
. 'tlaiitiou.
TIME, la money I'tirHiire of us early snd save
loth litue anrl unney.
ONCE trade witii us and we will guarantee
satisfaction
NEW bargains offered daily. Don't fall to secure
tbfin.
Also Proprietors or mo First-Class Hotels,
MERCHANTS, r
OKNTIiAL.
Ituaterl Id Winston, a beaorififl and growing town
of Western Carolina, where the climate is balinT
and salubrious, with mineral sprirgs of purr, coa.I
water, and with a mark-t varied and abundant;
remodeled, elegantly fnrntahel, attentire servants
and splendid livery turnout!, our hotels leave
nothing to Jih desired that can coublbate to the
health, pleasure and comfort of guess- pG-!y
AT THE OLD STAND!
REMODELED AND IMPROVED
DRUG STORE.
DR. V. O. THOMPSON
fs again at his old stand. West side Court House
Equate ami is heitei prepared and quippd than
cvei to serve the public with
PUJIEDKUGS.
CHEMICALS,
PAINTS, DYES,
And every thing Usually foun 1 in a first-class
Drii'4 Store.
Physicians and Country Merchants are
Respectfully Invrted to call
and Examine my Stock
" Before Purchasing.
I?F."IAsV ATTf T IO w PAID TO I"RI
ANY MEDIC' K NOT IN STOCK .VTLL TIE
SUPI'LIEO AT SHmRI'KST
PO0SIBLE TIME.
V. 0. THOMPSON,
IsnH-ljl
Winston, N". C.
LIVERY STABLE
H. 8. FOlT, FrtipHotor.
Main Street, Winston, N . C.
I WOULD respectfully inform the citizens of
Winnou, baUtu, and tin. aurrouodiag oouatry,
that rr.afet Uige uiuuber of fine horwe pbxtons,
buggies, Ae. la nay sutje, and am prepared to furnish
First Class AcconiuiorJations to ill.
T-ompt a-teuuew glf n, and charge moderate.
1 have ample r. m, a n 1 0 re drovers can b
readily accomiuodated. Fatronage of all solicited.
rll-ly
ARTHUR M. PAYNE,
(i.iber'y street. Wes side Ceurt iTrus- Siure..
Winstqn, ?J"ox-tli Carolina.
WhoJesai leak-r ir. sua Manufacturer J
Saddles, Bridles, Carridge, Mm dM Wason
HameNH tiiicl Collars
Of every description and all kinds of mated ll to
be found in a first class shop.
Repairing done witb neatness and dispatch.
j .... Oct ll-ly
I. W. DURHAM,
Practical Marble Worker
AXD DEALER IS
MONUMENTS AND GRAVE-STONES,
- WINSTOH, NORTH CAROLINA.
aW Write for Price List. .-its 1 4-1 y
J. H. JOHNSTON
COACH-MAKER,
W'NSTON. N. C.
I would" resp cifully
Inform the citizjun
this and the surround
ing country, that I am
nrenanid to do all
kinds of buggy work, ia the Mat manner. Work
made to order and wa raited for twelve months.
Best materials uaed. V-hides repaired with neat
ness and dispatch, and at reasonable price.
CENTRA!. HOTEL,
GREENSBORO, fi C.
SEYMOUR STEELE, Prop'r.
TERMS i 51 PER DAY.
Large Sample rooms, Omnibus and bag jage wagon
meets all trains. aep23-ly
fpHB national ho tbl,
STAT B HO'. ? E SQOARX.
baleigii. irJe.
STREET i SON, Oeers aid Proprieton
'"JLL TablfeS. Wr and speUal
coanunadaUone M bA elaatea at traveiT
v. fi ft ii i'i .t ft- I
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VOLUME II
MUSI IS-JESS
1880.
DRUGGIST AND PHARMACIST,
WINSTON, IV. C,
Keeps always on haiid the largest and best selected stock of
DRUGS AND MEDICINES,
CONSISTING OF
Solid and Fluid Extracts, Joap, Perfumery, Brashes of erery description,
Oils of all kinds, Tobacco Jjlanufactiirers Oils, and Spermaceti a specialty.
' VARNISHES AND DYE STUFFS.
A FULL LIKE OP 0
ana
Toilet Articlns without number, and we flatter ourselves that
we can and do sell) first-class goods as low as can be
1 sold in this market.
e h c x-i p t i o 1 1 Department
Fillrxl with the best eleeleil material, including a full line of DR. SQUIBB'S preparations.
PHYSICIANS' PRESCRIPTIONS carefully oompourIed atari Jjcur DAY or NIGHl. W
will make it to the interest of any (ne to trado at
SIVIim.Ifi4 rK,XJOf STORE.
KKMEMBER THAT. MMy
NEW SPRING GOODS.
HINSHA
(SHALLOW FORD ST
X
, 1vTHOT,Eg41
Groceries, General Merchantlise,
Guano, Grass Seeds,
Fertilizers and Country Produce.
OUR EFFORTS TO BUILD UP A LARGE TRA
success, and we have been compelled to double tl
house, which gives si the bes arranjged and most o nvu
added very many article to eur stoak and separate 1 011
and made it very complete, and we kre now pleased to
and retail, a stock in quality, vnrietj ani magnitude nev
o ir increased i i- ilitie, agtd renewed: energy, we intend t
roan ever before, and bjr pursuing the same caurs"? as h
still greater results, and to merit the same. We wi!
0 EVERY
Calicos,
l.iwn-,
Piqisee,
Liuen-,
Ptplins,
Wirrtetla,
C .shmeres,
Si k,
(rrawcloths,
8 vi.w Mudins,
Victoria Lawoa,
JacjoeH,
Bleachcl DoiBWSlrCB,
La lies' Tie,
Lad tea' C rs, - .
Ladies CilBs, v f
Lidtes' HO'i t ry,
LHics H'dfs,
Indies' Ruffs
I. vil j.,' Shaw! j,
Lilies' K 4 Gloves,
Perf jiuory,"
K lil ui,
Imertinga,
Frie' Jeans,
. Ooiniterpanps,
Hilrtajani C Pari.
Tiesrand SuspenJer',
Poettrt Knives,
Knivea aud Forks,
laits,
Axrs,
Hamaacrs,
tS IWS,
Glass,
Pu ty,
J.TCtt.
Hinges,
.S rews,
Kettle,
Mule shoes,
H r9 Shqes,
Mattocks Aid Hoas, -
Horie dhoe Naifs,
iramotirg c.Ujtnga,
naus,
Sh.tinii, I.
Ca tou Yarns, I
Drill nSs, 4jf
CimOrica. Ill
Osna buries,
l-'.annela,.
if ckory' h!r:lngs
Red Tickings, '
Cittonades, , .
Lineof J f
Jcafls,
t)asineres,
Do-skins,
Bfa cloths,
A large assortment Of all colors and numbers of J. fc P. Coat's SIX-CORD SPOOL COTTON
always on hand, nt satnS prtev-. trhd orr-THftne terms that it is sold by the largest jobbing
houses pn, Awejl- r ifijwi!l yv'rfgb by buying from ns.
J J?Jt VwE 'VLVb4lwT INUE TO KEEP THE
M-HmmS ALPAGAIN TOWB,
ami offer inducements in Ladie
Casimeres, l! ts and Shoei
only necessary to state tlu
than eyer before. Ever
pair of Shoes
a conceded fact that
sell more Shoes and
Boots than
wholesala' depart,.
vcr :ie 1 ore , ai;
pCtitlntl hot
e are nmy
here and
country md
20,000 Bags for S
rchants to
(ale on
6
COMPLETE MANUliE FOR TOBACCO.
DRIED FRUIT anil PRODUCE taken ia Eichange for Merchauto
We inyite all to come aadl examine our stock and prices before purchasing.
MrirM!? A 1 rl "nl m. 1 Are w, h us ' S19". "d '"'He their
M of laTie,. -
" w J & .w I I .T, Bv tj ,
K. W. WALL, of Surry,
Respectfully,
ApriJ 10. 1860.
SEWING MACHINKS.
INSTON
North-western north carloina-we labor for
OIT "W IN8TON.
, OPPOSITE P1EDMOM. wAlEIIOUSE,)
RETAIL DEALERS IN
DE HAVE BEEN CROWNED WITH
a size and capacity ot our former store
meat store roomj in ta-- State. We have
r wholesale department fcptii the retail,
off-r to tho Sprtng trade, both wholesale
er before equaled in this market, and with
0 offer ou customers greater inducements
eretofore, we hope and expect to achieve
1 continue to have in stock a full line of
"DESCRIPTION.
tlrinditmes,
Oils and Lead,
Varnishes,
O.ugtand DyestuSi,
Patent Medicines,
Ieitber,
Oock'iy,
K attnery,
C;ffe.
Suar,
Sirup,
Sod t.
Tubs,
Rope,
Corn,
Chop,
oats,
Ky-e,
Paints,'
Notions of very de
scription, White Ooods,
Trunks and Valises,
80 . "t
lltin s AL9ather,
V? er J
B a -sets,
Oil C oth,
Ta':c L iiens,
Napkins,
Umbrellas, Ac.
Fih,
8 It,
M -at,
Lard.
Four,
Meal,
Keg-,
Dress Goods. We are Sole Agents for the Winchester
which are so well and favorably known, that it ia
we will offer this year a jt'eater variety of both.
and Boots fully warranted. It ig
carry a larger and better assorted stock and
any house in this county. Our
ep'wiU !ffnore complete this year than
p epared to meet all cora J.
elsewhere, anjrtr ask ' our '
make a note of this.
Liberal Terms this Spring of
99
i fiiendslmd acqualnUncea to
i
CALL AND SEE THEM.
HIXSHAW BROTHERS.
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WINSTON, N.C., TUESDAY, JUNE 8. 1880.
r,eT
THE PRKMM AXD THE PLOW.
We envy not the princely man,
In city or in town.
Who wonder' wbetlser pumpkin vines
Turn up the hill or down.
We care not for has marble halls,
Nor yet bix Leaps of gold.
We would Dot own his sordid heart
For all his wealth twice told.
We are the favored ones of earth.
We breathe pure air each morn.
We sow, we reap the golden gram,
We ga'her in the corn.
We toil we live on what we earn,
And more than this we do
We hear of starving millions round,
And gladly feed them too.
The lawyer lives on princely fees,
Yet drags a weary lite.
He neer knows a (aceiul hour,
His atmosphere is strife.
A merchant thumbs his yardstick o'er,
Grows haggard at his toil,
H.-'s not the man Ood meant him for;
Why don't he till the soil?
1 he doctor plods through storm and rain
Plods at his patient's will;
When dead and gone, he plods again
To get bis lengthy hCL
The printer blTss his "noble" SrtnlT
He grasps the mighty earth.
And stamps it Oh our daily sheets
To cheer the taoorer's heart.
We sing the honor ot the 4oW, -
Aud honor to the jisa -V
Two noble instruments of toil,
Each with a power to bless
The bone, the nerve ol this fast ags.
True wealth of human kind : "
"on? tills the eTeofajRbJFui earth,
Xbe -'ber tllistLV !
AJf INTKHIS ATIUMAI EPISODE.
.Wf ELIZA C. HAlRi",
" Yes, fTikod7ounPfrrVf,mi
Ant! a week ago I might have been won,' "
But that is all over," she pensively sighed, ' 1 U
" For 1 find you are ouly a younger son. "
There was silence awhile on thafAlpino height,
'1 hey could hear the sound of a mountain stream;
He twirled his mustache and his alpenstock,
. While she softly warbled, " It was a dream."
" We leave to-morrow for France " she resumed,
" I hope I sball meet you at Paris next spring;
Now don't aaj( I've flirted, for culture, jou, know,
Is hardly ennsistent witrujhat orjojrpg.!'
" If it'snot a flirtation, what, under heaven,
Would your ladyship call it?", he fiercely said,
And the Question, I own, is one that wi 11
Might f other Vhfc average Britfeh head J
She turned her face to the rosy West
Where the flush of dying days still glowed;
" 'Tin nothing," she pouted, reflectively.,
" iJut an 'internal iocal episode,' " J
Scribner's Monthly.
I. A 1 1 It V,
BY A. U. MUKSTER.
Laid by in my silent chamber,
I hear them stirring below;
Voices I love are sounding clear
And stejia I know- are in mine ear,
Still passing to and fro.
And ask my heart, Shall I never more '
Of mine owu will pass through that dcor?
1 ask, Oh! is it forever
That I,nave peas'd ti be. 1 1
One of the group arednti the hearth,.
Sharing thaar sorrow or their mirth ?
Am I from hencefonh Iree"
From all.cottcern with the things of life,
Domj with its sorrow, and toll and strife? "
Shall they carry me forth in silence,
With blind and sealed up eyes?
Shall they throw the windows wide to the air
And gather mementoes here and there,
Ab they think-, with tears and sighs,
" Pills Sue was fund of this the wore,
But she never shall need them, any more."
LillrU's Living Agf.
FAIRLY CAUGHT,
My employments that of a carver in
stone. Many years ago, soon after I had
learned ray business, the firm in whose
emglOT ws ultra ertookr "tH exectfdn of
a gerrtlerhan's mansi6n,ancl I was sent
to do the ornamental work. The vil
lage near to which the mansion was
built was oh the shore, of an e8tuary of
the Bay of Morecombe, not far from the
market town whosa -wnine J need not
give. ; AarAv1 Tvfr wemld ksep me from I
uume m'vitiu ftrtks. a gouu lodging was
a most desirable thing ; but, although I
tried to. get accommodation, in a private
hou8e)"fTarrtd,''and "was forced to lodge
in the village inn, the Lord Admiral.
Among those who were in the habit of
frequenting the aforesaid -hostelry was
a manW nWtilaT babitt' 'afftl "odd tem
per. His home was about a mile from
the village, on the side of a is, tie leading
to a couple of farms. His 'house, like
himself, wasa queer one. Orijgjnally it
Lad been built Tor the 'storage of corn",
the produce of fields at a distance from
the farmstead. Somehow it; had ceased
to be needed for that purpose, sa the
owner turned it into a dwelling house,
and as such it was now occupied by the
aforesaid strange man. It was divided
into three apartments on the ground
floor, one of which, a very large one,
was set apart and used as a kind of
museum, its occupant being a stufler of
birdsSmd quadrupeds. When he had
no work of this sort for other persons he
worked for stock, and this large room
was his warehouse.
He wast-frfarf of ill-temper'and loose
habits, and for some time had. borne a
dubious character. When people were
asked why be was. suspected, they could
not gwe a satisfactory reply "He,
lives,? they .would say, "without doing;
work equal to his expenditure, which'
looks bad." As I got to know him fi
fouqd that he had an un amiable temper;
w as -morose, sour, and at times passion
ate. He was also fond of display, given
to betting, and like all such if d a loose,
uneven hie, oftewrlottenng about than
at work. So I did not wonder that well
meaning people did not like him.
He mostly ravine on wet nights to the
Lord Admiral. Aa we became ac
quainted he invited' me to look over his
collection of birds snd quadrupeds. I
was pleased with what I saw. He had,
indeed, a good collection, and, as well
as I could judge, did his work well. He
had also a good assortment of butterflies
and moths, and in a corner, close to the
ceiling, had what he called a butterfly
breeding box, which he said belonged to
his son, a young man of my own age,
also given to bira-stumng amusements.
But I was most taken up with two j
animals which differed from the rest.
One was a beautiful dog, and the other
a hisus naiurre a lamb, with the rudi-
menta of a fifth leg, and some other ab-
normal characterise which I have for-
Ktten. The old man said he had stuffed
th for their original owners, who had,
somehow, failed to take them away. '
rhey were placed at one end of the room, j
one in each corner, away from the win
dow, and close to the wall, where, ex
cept in strong daylight, they could not
be easily seen. The connection of these '
particulars with my story will be seen
in the sequel.
I had been in the village about six j
weeks when the neighborhood- was j
aroused and alarmed one morning by
the report of the rob bet y of a jeweler's
shop in the market town already referred
to. that had been effected during the
: .
preceding uight. Much valuable proper-1
lv uau tttu uiKen. 1 mm roooery naa
been effected in such a way as led to the
belief that a gang of practiced fbieres
had done it. The prevailing question
was: " Do the robbers live among us, or
have they come from a distance r' This
querj was still going from mouth to
mouth when we were startled, astounded,
indeed, by a report of a second robbery
of the same premises, and on the night
following by the breaking into and pur
loinine of a provision warehouse in our
own village. Were I writing fiction, I
would not have made the robbers pay fo
noon a second visit to the jeweler's, as
such an act would have been deemed
preposterous, but I am relating what
really occurred, and so am forced to say
what I have said.
The jeweler had been so taken up by
enorU to find out the thieves and regain
his first loss, that he had not placed ad
ditional guard over what was left; be
sides, he was sure, he said, that thieves
would not think of revisiting for a long
time. As for the provision dealer, he
said in my hearing that he had no fear
of his place being entered, as he be
lieved robbers would not care to touch
property so bulky and of such inferior
value as hi. But he had reckoned with
out his host ; for he had lost a fine ham,
a large lot of tea, a deal of spices, a few
boxes of cigars, and indeed a portion of
most he dealt in. The excitement and
alarm occasioned by these robberies
were great and widespread.
The batches of detectives, one from
Lancaster, and one from Cendal, came
to our village to see what they could
find out'. They were not short of ques
tions, F mind; but they took care what
sort of questions they auawered. It
was easy to see that one of their aims
was to make it appear that they believed
the robbers came from a distance, in
order to put the thieves off their guard;
for their own opinion was the opposite
of this.
No event, however serious, can keep
hold of people's najpds beyond certain
time; ard these robberies were begin
ning to give place to some other sub
ject, when the next act in the drama be
gan to be placed. It was on a Briday
afternoon, about a month after the rob
beries. The day was wet and wild ; and,
as my work was the out-door carrying
of stones which had been placed in posi
tion in the much I was enable to go on
with it. and so had to return to my
quarters. I had got my dinner, and had
just called for a pint of ale with my
pipe, when an elderly, ill-dressed man
came in, and, sitting down on a bench
beside me, said, in a broad Lancashire
accent. " I'll sup wi' tha lad, if tha
doesn't care;" on which he lifted my
mug to his lips and drank freely. I had
got over my surprise when he, wip
ing his mouth with Lis band, gave me
the history of the past day or two. The
account was this : He had been a gen
tleman's gardener, near Lancashire,
over twenty years, had a capital place,
but had not had sense enough to keep
it, for he had gone on the loose for a
fortnight, whichTwas morethan his mas
ter would put up with, so he was dis
charged. " It wor day afore yesterday,"
he said, " an' I've drank for vary vexa
tion ever sin', tramjiin' as I drank, an
so here I am, wi' a dry math an' wi'out
a 'oppeny i' my pocket. Doesta think,"
he continued, " aw can raise a penny or
tippence amang the company?'
1 gave him a trifle; others did the
same: havine thus " raised the wind,"
he called for bread, cheese, and ale, and
made a good meal.
During the time the gardener had
been talking to me the landlord had
been within" hearing sq. accosting the
old man while he was calling his dinner,
he said : " You are a gardener, I under
stand?" " I am," was the reply.
" Well," said the landlord, " I have a
garden which needs tilling. I have not
time to attend tott myself, and as it is
time the seed was in I'll employ you, if
you are willing. I'll find you plenty to
eat and drink ; you can have a bed aa
wall, and if vou please me I'll not see
you leave without a few shillings in
your pocket. What say youf
" I say agreed," replied the gardener,
rising to his feet and grasping the land
lord's hand. " I'll not begin to-morow,
however; but I'll look round an' get
Tiddy for Monday morn."
This proposal was satisfactory, where
fore the gardener was made happy.
Shortly afterward we had an eddition
to our company by the incoming of the
old bird-stnffer, Whom I shall hereafter
call the naturalist (as this designation
was the one which pleased him), his
son, the butterfly-feeder, and two other
men whom I had not teen. These the
strangers first looked hard at the com
pany, but the naturalist giving them a
significant nod, which seemed to say
" all, right," they settled down and
called for a glas of rum apiece.
By this time the gardener had finished
his dinner, when, putting his arms on
the table, and his head on his arms, he
fell, or seemed to fall, asleep, The rain,
which continued to come down, com
pelled me still t hide under cover ; so,
placing my chair iu corner and put
ting my head against the wall, I tried
to get a nap also. The naturalist and
his companions were nqw the only per
sons in the room besides the gardener
and me. '
I can not tell half nor quarter of what
was said by first one and then another
of the four persons; nor did I under
stand some of the phrases which they
used, "Bruce" and "Wonder," "flax"
and "stuffing" .were .words often em
ployed by them. . I recollect that
"Bruce" was the name of the dog, and
"Wonder" that of the, lamb, in the mu
seum before spoken of ; and the other
terms, I judged, referred to the material
with which they were stuffed; but I
could not see why they should speak in
so low a tone as they did when they
spoke of them. Once or twice they re
ferred to a bird by some slang phrase.
But after-events made this clear enough.
By-and-by the weather cleared up,
when the men, draining their glasses,
got up and went away. The moment
they were gone the gardener roused up,
took a memorandum out of -his pocket,
and began to write therein. He then
asked me if I knew who the men were,
and what was their occupation, and if I
understood any of the words uttered in
the lower tone of voice. I gave him
what information I could. "But," I
said, "both they and I believed you were
asleep."
"It is well to go into dreamland at
times," he said ; snd then added: "Did
you say that the old man keeps a mu
seum? Have you seen it? Do
think I could ret a look at it?"'
you
The questions were put one after the
other in quick succession, as though be
were eager and anxious about some
thing. I said "yes" to each, bbt I was
surged at the gr A English in whioh
he now spoke and the lefineroent which
marked his manners: Still I could make
qothiug of it.
Leader.
its interests.
i pass over the next few days, as they
brought forth no remarkable incident.
The gardeuer had stuck to hi" contract
with the landlord, and I had beeu
enabled to get on with my work. The
four men did not again visit us ; but as
I went on with my carving I saw first
one and then another of them pas- my
place. And once I saw them all in earn
est converse in a retired lane
After supper one night took the
gardener to the barn-like habitation of
the old naturalist. As we went along he
asked me to take particular notice of the
dog and the lamb. "For," said he, '1
was struck with the question one of the
men put as to whether 'Bruce' and
'Wonder could false in any more 'cot
ton' or 'flax.' And it is jtAt possible,'
he continued, "that he has a way of
taking out and putting in stuffing after
the skin has become set and hard a
tiling worth knowing, I should think."
When we got to the house the old
man came to the door, closing it after
him. Being asked if he would allow
the gardener to see over his collection of
preserved animals, he at first seemed
.perplexed, aud saying, ' I'll k my son."
ne went in, leaving us outside. Shortly
he returned, and said: "It is not con
venient to enter tha room to-night, as it
is being cleaned and the contents re
arranged; but if your friend will come
to-morrow night, aud come alone, he
shall see over it."
We agreed and came away. T was at
a loss to account for the condition im
posed, but my companion was set up
with the arrangement.
Next night came., and the gardener set
off on his errand. I was all impatient
for his return. But when he came back
he seemed unwilling to relate the result
of his ad venture, simply saying : "I'm
in no humor for talk to-night; I'll relate
what I've seen and said to-morrow."
My friend had gone on with his garden
ing. His potatoes and onions, his tur
nips and carrots had been got in, and it
was clear that if the next two days
should prove fine he would finish the
job on Saturday night.
On Friday night he came to me in the
kitchen, in a corner in which 1 was
reading, and asked me t take a short
walk with him. I got up aud went.
The night was fine but dark. We walked
in the direction of the museum. He
asked me if I could keep a secret for a
day or two. Replying in the affirmative,
he said he had a strong suspicion that
the old naturalist or his son was no bet
ter than he should be ; that he was sure
he or they knew more about the late
robberies than other folhs, and that he
believed if he had a few shillings which
he could call his qwn he could came at
the truthj and concluded by asking me
to lend him a sovereign for a few davs.
I agreed, for I had begun to feel an un
accountable curiosity growing within
me.
We had not walked far before we met
the naturalist's pon, apparently by ap
pointment; for my companion told him
that I had promised him a loan, and
that, therefore, he would be at his
father's house next day, and make a
purchase. We parted and came bome
About the middle of Saturday after
noon he eet out, and in less than an
hour he came back, bearing a tolerable
sized parcel. Giving me a signal as he
passed me, I joiued him in the back
yard. He said: "I'm on the track of
the thieves, I believe. Last night but
one, on reaching the house, and while
looking over the museum, the old man
said that his son was rather short of
money, but having exchanged a frame
of moths and a few birds for a lot of
firovisions, if I would buy some of the
atter I might sell them at a profit, or
they would kepp me in staples for a
while, and the sale would relieve his
son. I agreed to buy, if I could raise
the money. Now, I am not without
cash, but it would not have done to say
so ; hence I agreed to ask you for a loan.
Well, I have got a lot of things to day
dirt cheap, which I really believe belong
to one of the late robberies. I go hence
to-morrow, on the sly, but on Monday
you may look for my return." Giving
me a playful dig in the side he left me.
His absence during the night and the
day following surprised the landlord, but
I said nothing.
I was all impatient till Monday came.
It came at last. I was busy at my carv
ing when a well-known voice hailed me
from below. Un looking down from my
stage whom should I see in the road be
neath, smiling all his face over, but my
old friend, the gardener, in a police
man's uniform 1 i"he truth flashed
through me in a moment. I went down.
Grasping my hand, he said: ''The se
cret's out, you s e! Come along with
me and see the upshot."
I was about to witness a denouement I
had not looked for. Up the road were
a couple of policemen. My old com
panion was the chief, being a Sergeant
of Police. He led the way to the mu
seum, and was the first to enter.
"Good morning, my old friend," he
said, on encountering the naturalist;
I have come to take away a few more
parcels of your cheap provisions."
I saw that the old gardener was de-
Ltected in the speaker, and that the game
was seen to be up. rhe old man's s-tn
rushed up to the door and scrambled
off, only, however, to fall into the
clutches of the officers who were on the
watch. The old man was utterly help
less, and almost beside himself. Sink
ing into his chair, he cried out : "I am
not the thief; the thieves are there,"
pointing to the door, and meaning, I
could see, his son and confederates,
though they were not present.
We went into the museum. The first
thing the old jrarde tier did as I shall 1
still call him was to take hold of j
"Bruce," while he desired one of his j
comrades to layhold of "Wonder." On j
moving. them a noise ot loose metal was ;
heard. A moment's examination suf- j
need to reveal the secret. In the off '
side of each animal, in the soft part, an
orifice had been made by cutting the j
skin in such a wav as to enable the
operator to replace it with a little care.
A part of the stuffing had been removed,
leaving a vacancy lust like a throstle'
nest. This was filled with jewelry,
watches, guards, ear-rings, and finger- j
rings. A further examination of the
museum revealed other and as singular j
hiding places; for example, a game
cock wss found put out of sight: on
taaing bold of it, a noise of clinking 1
metal was heard; on lifting up the
feathers over the crop a small hole was
seen, out of which rolled, when the bird
wa shaken, a number of trinkets.
Nearl v all the proceeds of the two
robberies of the jeweler were recovered,
one watch and a few guards only being
absent. And some of the property of t
the provision dealer was also found ;
stewtd in the breeding-box, though
most of it had been natd or sold. I ;
need hardly say that the parcels sold to
tke gardener were a part of it, and had
to do with the detection of it. My
friend, theergeant. informed ore. that he j
had been induced to aa-osie to cbarac- I
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ter, which he had so well personated
entirely on -peculation. WhUe making
a survey of the neighborhood a few
days before hi began to play his part,
he had observed the backward state of
the landlord's garden, and believing
that be would readily catch at a chance
of getting it finished off in a cheap wav,
and, being a good hand at gardening, he
had hit upon the scheme which an
swered so well. He had believed that
the robbers were not far from the local
ity of the -public house, and might
come there new and again, and so, could
he lodge there without being known or
suspected, he might get at all be de
sired. And as he had hoped, so did it
come to pass.
The naturalist, who, it came out, had
long been a receiver of stolen property,
and his son, whose first burglaries these
were, got each five years' penal servi
tude ; one of the other men who came
ftom a distant town, and were old.
hands was likewise convicted and pun
ished ; but the fourth, for some forgot
ten reason, got off. My friend came in
for a good reward ouered in th s case,
and lor the part which I had taken in
the affair the jeweler gave me a good
pencil-holder, which I value aa a me
msnto. A Free Press.
The New Haven Register in the fol
lowing article has tersely stated the
petty annoyances to whieh every pr.per
in the land is more or le8 subjected :
The beautiful idea of getting something
for nothing is nowhere more readily
traceable than in a newspaper office.
So much has been spoken, written
and sung about a "free press" that
people have come to accept the term in
a sense altogether too literal.
If a man has a scheme of any kind
germinating he just steps into the edi
torial room and details it, with the re
mark, "I'm not quite ready to adver
tise yet, but a few words will help me
along." He gets the few words and
never gets ready to advertise.
Two tickets admitting lady and gent
to the "G. R. X. M. T.'s grand ball"
are expected to produce a stx-line local
aud a quarter of a column description
of the ladies' toilet after the ball is
over.
Church fairs and the like are worse
than bails. Tney never leave tickets,
but demand more space, because, " it's
a matter of news, and a help to the
cause."
Should a boy saw off his finger, "Dr.
C. O. Plaster dressed the wound with
great skill," would be a graceful way
of stating it, arid, besides, it is " unpro
fessional" to advertise.
The patent rat trap man brings in
one of his combinations of wire and
mouldy cheese bait, sticks it under the
editor's nose and explains how Uiey catch
em every time the spring worss. "it a
something of interest to the community,
and if you put in a piece save me about
a dozen papers," which he quietly walks
off with, as though he had bestowed a
favor in allowing editorial eyes to gaze
on such a marvel of intricacy.
An invitation "to come down and
write up our establishment" is a great
deal more common than a two square
"ad" from the same firm. Newspapers
must be filled up with something or
other, you know.
The lawyer, with strong prejudices
against advertising, is fond of seeing
his cases reported 10 full in the news
papers, with an occasional reference to
his exceedingly able manner of con
ducting the same. It is cheaper than
advertising
In fact everybody, from a to izzard,
who has an ax to grind, asks the newa
paper to turn the crank, and forgets to
even say thank you, but will kindly
take a free copy o the paper as part
pay for furnishing news.
The press being "rree," all hands
seem bound to get aboard and ride it to
death. That is why newspapers are so
rich that they can afford to pay double
price for white paper, and never ask
Congress to aid them by removing the
duty on wood pulp.
An Animated Arkansas Corpse.
sivf.ral davit airo an unsteadv man
was noticed walking along the streets in
Texarkana. A man simply unsteady
u.-,, 11 1,1 nnt hcp Keen noticed oar Lieu- I
larly, for Texarkana, like Little Rock,
is the Fcere of a great many unsteady
men. But the man looked sick, and
when he reached a street corner he sank
down and lay motionless. A crowd of
.people gathered, around, and when a
physician arrived and examined the
man, he rea.arked:
" Gentlemen, the poor fellow Is dead."
The man was placed upon a bench,
and the coroner, who had been notified,
summoned a jury and held an inquest.
" Well, gentlemen," said the coroner,
after the consultation, "what is your
opinion as to the cause of death f"
Just then the corpse arose, thrust his
hands into his pockets and exclaimed :
" I don't know what your opinion is,
but I'd like allfired well to know who's
got my pocketbo'jk."
The man started off, but was stopped
by the coroner, who informed him that
he would have to pay the expenses :
"The deuce you say. You talk like
an undertaker that has conducted a
funeral!"
" I have held an inquest over your
bodv, sir, and as you have behaved
ridiculously the county won't allow me
anything, and of course you'll have to
pay me.''
" I didn't send for you. I didn't tell
you to hold an inqnest I was getting
alongfirst rate."
" Neither does any dead man send for
.
me.
" But I wasn't dead."
" It wasn't my fault."
" Nor mine either'
w. or, a ii v ntvr ri t air : vou are de
ceitful. You should not be recognised
in this community. And I want you to
understand this: When you do die
don't send for me, for 1 would not
hold an inquest over you to save your
fcfe." t
Wheit cremation becomes fashiona
ble, the New Orleans Picayun looks
forward to the time when a man can
have his ancestors put up in jars
and shipped to any part of the world.
When that blessed time arrives we may
expect to receive such letters as the
following : " Dear E. : i have to-day for
warded to you per express poor dear
unele John and Uuie Billy. If yon can
spare aunt Jane and cousin Sarah, I
should like to have them for a while."
I the production of MPinafore" in
St. Petersburg, the part of " Butter
cup" is takan by Mile. Barbara Parnu
novana Kosiackvakaji. Just think,
if she should forget herself and sing:
" I'm sweet little Barbara Parnanovana
Kosiackvaskaji." We wouldn't blame
the Nihilists if they blew up the thea
ter on the spec
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JOB PRINTING
and d v!-b, and an tha 1
Wart aattctad.
Pa nintcR measures the character ; it
perfects it.
What in life is more beautiful than
happy human faces?
Mas must be disappointed with the
lesser things of life before he can com
prehend the full value of the greater.
Keep your own counsel upon all oc
casions. If you cau u t and d not, who
else can you expect to do so tor you f
" Wei OH your words," remarks tbe
philosopher of the New Haveu Hc;jter.
" Perhaps they wiil bring a better
price."
It is one thing to possess the fortress
in time of peace; it is another thing to
hold it in time ot battle amid boom of
cannon and burst of slid! ami clash of
bayonets.
It never yt happened to any man
since the beginning of the world, nor
ever will, to have a 1 things according to
his desire, or to whom fortune wa never
opposite or adverse. Burttm.
LOVR, like a beautiful orml, U a clouded
gem which carries a spark of fire in its
bosom; but true friendship, like a
diamond, radiates 'eadilv from its
transparent heart. Mr. ( i
Of all human frailties (here are none
so base as ingratitude, none so infamous
as to return evil for good to debase
the purest friendship extended to us by
life-long friends.
Nativb, noble qualities of character
exist throughout the life of tin p
nor, and livs after him for all time in
the memories of those aided by lira kind
words and deeds.
Be not unmindful of the feelings ami
rights of others. Idly spoken words
often cause the deeest wounds and
many times are the source of the direst
trouble.
THEME are distinct, perpetual, impel
ling desires springing out of our vciy
constitution which seek a more t enial,
more vitalizing, more satisfying stains
phere than that which euvelus iare
temporal interests.
To succeed in life demands at our
hands a complete obedience to the rule
confirming our aims and desires to ouly
such attainments as are absolutely with
in our power. We can then advance
slowly but surely. Her. lr. MuVm.
The noblest victory is a'ways that
one obtained over one's self. 'lis a diffi
cult task, indeed, to say " uo" emphat
ically to all the longings of our own
self and nature, but an cany one to dis
criminate between the right una the
wrong.
SOME of the most benr fil ial rrult
are those eminiting from casual
thoughts only. When the mind is rest
ing the most difficult problems are fre
quently solved, the safest conclusions
arrived at, and, many time, the most
beautiful thoughts jutted down.
Lord Bacoj says that as precious
odors are exhaled by crushing, so ad
versity discovers virtue, while prosperi
ty discovers vice! Of virtue do one
can rob us; for, as Bias said, o the in
wardly rich in virtue may say, "Omnia
men tnecuniportv" all my own with me
I bear.
A problem yet unsolved is, of what
use is that class of jieople known pro
verbal ly asgossips s andal inouuer we
might say existing in all ranks of so
ciety? Their course is always marked
by discord, sundered links of friendship,
and tha creation of enmities betwet B
those who have been life long friends.
Follow not after new faces, untested
friendship, but retain at all hazards all
old friends those who have been tried
and found true. We all have u h
amone those with 'whom we mingle in
every -day life, but they are few; there
fore do not lose any of them. 'Tis
harder to regain one such than to form
a thousand new friendly alliance" as the
world goes. Rev. Dr. MuJirn.
To forgive our enemies ia a charm
ing way of revenge, and a short (r
ean conquest, overcoming without a
blow, laying our enemies at our feet
under sorrow, shame, and repentance;
leaving our foes our friends, and solicit
ously inclined to grateful relations.
Thus to return ujiou our adversaries is
a healing way of revenge, and to do
good for evil is a soft ami melting ac
tion, a method taught from heaven 10
keep all smooth on earth. Sir Thorn-u
Brown.
' The philosopher Mullen has said :
Our progress would be slow indeed
were we to attempt advancement by re-
f yarding ourselves as the model to fob '
ow after and imitate. We should
seek to embody in our efforts art, self
improvement the cowroe-idable quali
ties and charitable actions of other
whose career of life is dotted here ami
there with sparkling .gems bestowed
upon them in the shape of gratitude
and thanks from the poor and needy,
from the weak and unfortunte, in
return for kind words, pure sympathy
and material aid.
Roasted to Iesth by the ;-un.
Dr. Schweinfurth, in a lectures which
he recently delivered at the Berlin (ieo
graphicai Society on the subject of his
Guest explorations in Central Africa,
gave his bearers a thrilling account of
the mode in which capital punishment
is inflicted upon criminals by the Al
Quadjis, a small tributary off shoot of
the great and powerful Ijour op!e.
The malefactor condemned to d e is tied
to a post firmly driven into the ground
in some open plat e where no trees afford
a shade, and is there slowly roated to
death not by an artificial means in
volving a waste of fuel, but by ihe
natural heat of the nun's rays as they
reach our earth in in it equatorial re
gion. To protract his sufferings and Ut
avert bis too speedy end by sunstroke,
the ingenieu Al Quadjis cover their er
ring compatriot's head with fresh green
lea vex, which effectually shield his brain
from Phcebua' darts No such protection
is, however accorded to his body, which
gradually dries up, shrinks together, and
ultimately becomes carbonized. One
chance of saltation is open to the roast
ing room, while as yet he i not com
pletely "done to death." If a cloud
peas between the sun and bis place of
torment be is at once cast ko-e from
his post and becomes the object of
special reverence, as a mighty magician
iu whose behalf the supernatural
powers have deigned directly to inter
vene. But clouds seldom interfere with
the administration of justice on the
days chosen for public excntions by
the Al Qaadji authorities : at least, that
appears to be Dr. Schweinfurth'a ex-
Erie nee of African weather fr it
ars Troon the judicial roasting of
malefactors.