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LASKEK, XORTHAMPTOX COUNTY, X. C, THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1S91.
XO. 25.
More About Spiders.
From Christian Work 3
! Frontier Life on tKe Plains. lut aU:r settlers began to ctmie j Music Soratga Lake Waltzes.Duet
I HT T" (horses had to tip fcpif. in nature or Mrs. ..!. -T. .lYudstl Lll Mrs. J.
TfMi: TAKLE.
Ffi fleer S.3JJ.A. M.. Apiil IG,1?!)4.
Ii;dly exxcpt Sunday.
t iiUi ,i . " - i "
Kditoi: .Chesxtiax AYons : All cf. Fir the itrba and Glncr ! , tied lo a
T. Maddrey.
1W. I'stkcr
ithe
people were much inter-! r . . Those haying sheep would ire id I
Uien thanked the
voting
-:dlvt!iartiW'on.Stm!erfii tour'' , V V i their.-owa. Hogs could tKt he licn!-'va8t audience lor their good alien-
Train.
No. 31
Trati i
NORTH R(tt'XI.
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PATRON
GLEANER.
issue of Air! 12t!i. aal nih!r!r . 1 " , . . fed to advantage. Those bavinsr iui-s ! I''1, then requested our much es
!.':!Vts,.T.iek?on. K. C ,
Arrive G umbel ry,
Train
Xo.4l.
i. V.
12:15
12:"o
1:13
Tmin
No. Z.
.south boi:kd.
1. M.
Lr-aves GiiMi1rry,X.C.
Ht.ivvfK;ll, "
5:3-3
L KelVGen'l-Mgr.
For Sale or Rent.
I oflVv for sale or ivnt, on eay terms,
tny storohoue and dwelling at th de
jt at IticU Srjuare. Will t-U or rent
out? or IkilIi of them. Address or call '
oji J. V. Wi:avi:k,
R'kU Square. X. C.
M SEi.Eai.ED, ft. Uc
i dirc to announce to my friends to a ueiKhbwin&,Pilc .and1
and the public generally that X have V,'n,, A 8,uaI1 spider among the many-;
.now opened a oranch r ni v bGue,siIo,ic!Ie,, therG au'1 toik him 'Jare'
til KeatKrd. X. O, and am prepare
,i ,ii '. !.. vi.;.,
blacksmitii wo;i: and rxpair?.
I shall a?si carry in stock
a nice line of Uuggies, Fur
uiture, etc., etc.
Undertaking a Specialty.
Woo len and Metallic burial cases
always in stock.
I have recently fitted up a new
Hearse,
Respect fwlH,
ij-5-ii M. I). L. Harris
Trespassers-Take Notice
All jvrsoiis re hereby forhidden to
c ur, lenmve or dm!ig', or ii zuy way
injMrt. any timber or projvrty of any
tli-eriptirt'i wliipii wi' itwii in Xo.rthamp
Con or in a.ty.othf r Wmnty in NorthCar
vVuh, witbo'it mr pppcja? 'permission,
vtnder paiti and pnaltie precnhl hy
law. ThkCummkk Company.
1)!MS ;t(M)S.
T,:His-! If in want of a hvauiifnl
Lawn, Percale, Ducik r Wtiif r- Dresg.
(-tune t see s. We have an'elegau
tock of these Trd now in.
Sthpicensok & IiAkRISOX,
with JJux ton & I:mnav,
5-17-4C V likh pilaris X. C
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WOODLAND, H. G,,
Manufacturers and Dealers iu
Tln vn-ino
iJUlliilLb 5 J
ggies,
G
"
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p O
iVT ivP. - !
We teg to announce to t!se public that
we are now prepared to tto a!i kinds
of WMik in the above line and at
'roasonjib!e 'price. . . . .
II I D
iliuM-SUOtiflJ 311(1 KC)xlinilg
Picmptly attei.ded ro ai d
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED.!
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It you are ill need Of a
Bggy, Cart, Wagon or Har-!
oc .M
ucii s, nn io get, uur!
OTHITLEY
Harness
Carts
prices.
I SM1IC I1 Hit OIUl'l ICU.llt.iTS. f . J 1 i "" ---v..i. l.vvw llliui IU -A. I . - ---- --
J : " of lUe wr:ter of some j it elulebcep or Lo,s ! A licni ofcntMe would usually be j ,ri' " lusUtutc
$ : -5& -nW. Seated in my offlce aou,d hem J I ',ave . '-'V -very ,l.
ii.w i. .ri pti ion a ,r i- uja ,f viiiin r,i,t ! Hi? a!i Siil i sTactor v manner. He
the
cfinu.vy oi a mue spincr M0f the ffee pa8lare
h I had read' a few uivs previ. 1 xx u-
. t
: wm-n l nad reat a iew.uiys prev
- ousl)-, and as I thought the tale very
i well told at least, I concluded that
I iYuld prove the. matter for tnyseif.
Accordingly I invited uiy partner to
1 wateli ft litile event tiat I as cliout
U introdnce, ant commenced prepa
rations by P.rst taking a common
washbasin and tilling rit full of water.
1 theii look a ball up cement partly
set, and into It iiiBerled a small
stick or sliver of nine wood about
1
I nine or ten inches in length, allow-
jiiiL! it to get thoroughly fast, and the
! cement ..well set. when I placed the
jljall iu the basin, and of course uu-
ler the wer entirely. 1 then went ;
, un a stlcK 'nto .tl.eollice. riar
c hasin of water on the lloor
in the center of, the room, held the
stick with the little athlete on it,
against the other which was stand
mg upright in its little submerged
island in te basin. My partner and
myself, thea took seats a "few feet
distaut from tlie basin to watch
events. ( . . .....-..
The little fellow first brought into
play his knowledge of the current of
air, arid afier passing up and 'dow,
and lilso around the upright slick
sevens? icie, he at JasL took.uo.ius k -
position on its lop, and' with his
head, as we : afiervvard tiiscoveretl,
direiiy toA-ar l a current d a'r
which Hoateil-in -from the opou fiout
bior and t(ard another partly open
leading it. to the porch in the rear
.We" very soon dtscovre.l that lo
ws ui y polling out a line f.wcti,
aiid which in a few us'Kneuts we saw
distinctly floating. u tiie air and-towards
the open t!r beh.nd h.'m.
swinging geiity, and as it. soon
proved, sufficiently to 'touch and
stick f&3i to the trousers of one of
uiT partner's extended- legs. We
both' noticed the contact, and also
noticed that the little felh.w had de
tected the touch and immediately
facing .about,' he cvideuily set to
work t windlass it up, thus toascer
tain if the hold it had taken was
sullicient for the strain he had oc
casion to put upon it. lie evidently
ssttis-fiod hiiaself of this very quickly,
for he at once became very busy
with all fours aiid made several,
quick turns ahout ll.e top ot Lbe slick,
and finally passed down towards the
bottom of the st'ck, but for what
purpose we could not determine -as
he only halted a tnoujent, and then
with all the suavity of a practiced
acrobat or rope walker deliberately
walked-'-acrtiss" his splendid suspen
sion bridge to tny friend's knee.
Our approbation was hearty and sin
cere, but ve wished to see him re
peat t!:e performance, which lie did
walked acrtiss" his splendid suspen-
SMn bridge to my friend's knee.
without any great. 'degree of hesita
tion, although we have never been
able to tell what motive was upper
most in the the spider's mind.
VVe iiad placed unoiher auaall spid
er on the upright slick in the water
before puliiug bun buck on, antl
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eil tie iuuiiu iiiiiL ic ua.w eoi(ipuj
he. i7')teared quite wroth, nd soon
'"'drove his . companion down
to the
bottom ofdhe stick next to the water, j
where he seemed quite content to
remain. !
Our principal performer soon putj
iw-f un.flpr I:iiAal wMl litis 1.1 I ( tl i
l having anchored on the floor, wijre
jit driUetl. ife busted himself at the
lop ami isiano euu.ui ins ioe aim
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men waoveti quicfcy sjiwk:, aim "ui
allowed htm. to go at lir?ct!y. I-i a I
very short time the other spider came I
i t -.i ri
t . f-. . r ruuittiii I lit lit i r Mr q. i m. i
so' far us we' could see, w lien the web
suddenly broke or let go. We never I
certaiu.d the cause
'r the extent of !iis
of Its bresk:ng
f o
iDiuries. tt anv
were sustained. H.
1. JJ. :a Christ-
1
i iAii at Work.
When-winter came on and the.'
! grasa and other vegetation fad to
support the stock, each owner would
feed his stock, although he would
allow part of them and cav be all
of tiiem to still run at '.arge. as slock
seldom strav verv far from their re.
oiar feeding place.
Where suck run at 3 arse it is nec
essary for all crops to ha fenced, and
should stock break thrmmh a fence
nA jncl, --n ,t
i ana destroy a crop the owner of the
crop mmt svff&" t he
This custom prevailed in timbered
country s where there was plenty of
material with which to build fences
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requiring only labor to build them.
BesMca-stock" did not'ran at large
fn herdg as t do
West on the plains. - .
So this jld custom that has pre
vailed in the settlement of the great
er part of the United States, bad to
he abandoned when thc4 settlement of
the great plains was bbgun, at least,
so far as the plains were concerned,
or else they could pot be settled by
thosa most in need of lmes.
So I believe all the States bordr-
: ing on the plains passed what was
called a "herd law" ajbout'the time
. the plains began to be &ett!ed.
This law did not apply to the en
tire St afo, hut only to fcueh counties
as shonld a4opt it by-popular vn,
and as a matter of course it was
adopted by all prairie counties..-'
The effect of this law was To make
the ownrrs of lm. sftxxc reyports bwj tr
all damagr. done by their stock ; con
Si'quently ail s.ti!'k running at large
ha I to be herded. '
Owners of large hems would liave
an inclosure- cal'etl a ' corral 1" in
which to keep his stock over night.
Tliis "corrair would be built of stone
if there was plenty of it.
As the country settled up the larg.
est herds had. to be abandoned or go
further out on the plains. Many ol'
the first settlers had small herds of
perhaps 10, 20 or more cattle.
It was a good deal of trouble to
take care of a small hen! because the
owner could not alford to keep a
herder with such a small number all
the time, and yet a small number re-
-quired as muCu attention as a'large
number.
Every fer miles there woidd be a
settler with a small herd who would
take stock in and herd them for oih-
ers beginning about the first of May
- t- -c- e Jaftir ; vB1Pt, nA
ending about the first of October.
This was very convenient for those
having only a few brad.
The man who "run the herd." as it
was called, would see that the stock
had gootl-grass to eat, plenty ot wa-j
ter to drink, and be responsible for j
all damage done to the crops of any J itation Master Hugh Crocker.
one, for the season of "4bout five! ')' Thinks or os-
. . .. Recitati.n Mis Ilattie CrocKer
months. The price v, a5 oneH!oIlarjMusicGarlal,4l f uUk
per head for the season.
At tlx end of the f-oason every i
one having iUjck in a herd would go
. . . c , . , ,t
f -
,1 he pt ke as p.-r agreement, take his
stock home,, winter it, ihez perhaps
take it back to the Herd the next
-
priU'
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uueaw I 'i j i : v. ! i a 1 1 uatne. !
hoi fz ai u ul i.i', i a n o. il
kite re are anv scttltn?..' Thev tId I
, awsi V Trtim tLe htrJer ml ner-
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- ea-on. i .;rre w-re ueri n .
horst.s a lor.r wav fro;:: c'.l"e:i;o:l, i
- rwt r
they do not do to well, as the small -
cr and weaker ones are more iiuoscd
juponviir a larj;c lierl than
in
stunil one. " . stittste, to address the people upon
Of course theie were plenty of!ltie fin1ati.n of this institution.
!6maU llGr,,S' am! Cattle wouM !o
j ,,eltcr in a sma11 tldn1' ,;ut a lienl uf
I u luuL-juMusu.uxuu.m
as a herd of 80.
But ail the lieri business has pmc
farther West. Wc do not see an v
more of it in here now, for all of our
pastured, lands are under fence. '
RlCHAKD COOPEK.
Fairfiehl, Nebraska.
S. & R. INSTITUTE
CLOSXICG EXERCISES OF THIS PROSPER
OUS SCHOOL ADDRESS OF
DR. OWEX.
On June7lh by 11 o'clock between
seven and eight hundred people i.s.d
assembled inSeaboard Baptist church
to witness the closing exercis of
Prof. W. C. Parker's school. The
rendition of the numerous numbers
on the programme showed into what
skill the pupils had been drilled and
how conscientiously the Principal
and his efficient assistant, Miss An
na Darden, must have been in their
work during the year. For the ben
efit of those not in attendance we
will give the programme in full.
Opening Hymn ly Congregation AH
liuii lbe Power of Jesti-' N'ainc.i
Prayer By liv. J. C Fleet wood, of
Margarettsvilh, X. CV
(. Welcome Frank Karnes, Uomulns
51 jigee, isernard trocker, t'aui lc.se
ami (he school,
2. -Which War Recitation
by Miss
Nitunie T. Edward.
Muic--IIottrs There Were Miss Jw-ie
Maddiey.
3. I.evy of Ps Im z Datightrey, Josie
Maddrey, Amy Harris, Kate Harris,
Nellie Moore, Gahie Harg.ave, Glara
Stephenson and Lady Maddrey.
4. " Dollars -and Dimes Ileciiatlon
Miss Mat tie Sfepbpiiso'i. "
Music German Waltz--Miss Ilattie
Crocker and Mrs. J. T. yaddrey.
5. i'ly, Keep Trying Jhnmie Hart,
Tenton Crocker, Itomnbis Magoe,
'Paul Ro?e Jim Maddre', Ilany
Macldrey anl E. L. Slory.
G. Crippled Den Recitation Miss .y
Parker; - .
Music-Fairy P.dka-Mis.orwly Mnd.lii y.
7. Katie Lee and WjHiti liray lit cita-
tion Misi Mollie Tayloe.
S. Great Lives Clam Stepln-non, Ma
lion Ilanis, Amy Harris. Samuel J.
Kee, Lady Maddrey, Wbit Stephen
son, Kate "'Ha iris, , L. Bradley, Nan
nie . Etlwardd and Geo. ii. Harri.
Music Old Oake i i;m-ket--Mi MatlW
Htff'henson.
0. The Houet Kum--l!ers Advertie
meiit RecitHliiji'--Mactcr John T.
.Maddrey.
tO. Patient Mcrr-y Jones Recita
tion Miss Alice poster.
Jjfn.ic Prima Do!d;;t Wahz-.l:.- Joy
Parker.
u. A Boy's Opinion of Girls Ilee
Miss Litlie Maddrey.
!3. To Late fr the Train
-litci
tation Miss Kmma Erck?on.
14. LiltleJamc llecitalioi: Miss
Clara Krekson.
Music prinu0 nt I c S p r i n g
Waltx Mi'-s AaiiJi Kreksu.
1. Taking ui Cjiipols Utcitatlon .
Master Ivldife Maddrtv.
IS'.. Cruelty uiA Couru--Dialogue ;
EiUlowe!!. Zcb Mnddrcy. 5Iag.,
f... i.-it a i t f ,ti . -vi-,1.1
n rfi .
Music ;Ln'Cs DreamiAud WaiUcb ,
.Mfss Clara Krefcon.
Kecita
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The Firft Settler's S'.'.ry Uee
WzAuiU W. C. i'a:ker. Jr.
! closed his remarks !y callit on our
par:olic cnmyjmin. Dr. J. s. Kara
a fcay, tlvo originator of the S. & R. In
the iJ;x;lor wj equal to Ihc icva
f sion and narra'cd in his most affable
style the priticijal jviints in connec
tion with the scliod, particularly
dwcUinr wnoti the growth of the
school since the well known ctluca
tor. Prof. W. C. Parker, had been its
principal.
Thus closed the most prosperous
and harmonious session this school
has ever enjoyed. It is manifest
that our -people, for.so long compar
atively oblivious Co the advantages
of u cultured citizenship, and indif
ferent to the educational needs of
our country, are awakening. Wc
have long - been of the opinion that
Northampton county stands in need
of one great, thing a higher and
broader intelligence and that will
lc- attained if the present interest
continues.
There was an ample supply of
carefully cooked viatr's on the
grounds, furnished by the patrons
nd friends of the school, under the
manage, nent of Mrs. J. T. Maddrey.
Enough- was left to have fed many
more. Dinner being over the im
mense audience again repaired
to he Itaptist cunrch and at
3 u'clnck. in the - afternoon. Dr..
J. X. K '.in say, in a few well chos
en remarks, introduced Rev. A. E,
Owen, I). I)., of Portsmouth, Va.,
, wllJ delivered the annual address
His' sn'Ject was Edification "The
Building of Character.' He insisted
that the foundntion of this most im
portant of ull iKiildings should be
Truth- that, cemented U this should
be Moral Courage that, asanatoral
ou'-growth there would follow St. If
Control that, iu building wc should
provide uot lor ourselves only, bnt
for others, and that the next stone
should be Self Sacrifice, and that the
whole building should be rounded olf
and beautified, by a well cultivated
mind. The Doctor was at his best
and his address was a rare treat.
The exercises closed by the-congregation
singing "Hlest be the Tie
that Hinds." Fkicnd.
MILLINERY STORE
AND .FIXTURES.
VOli SALE:
A nice and. well established Millinery
lln.-iness in the town in freedom,
X.C.
Having moved fo i-Menfon and pfmc
info tlie Dry. Good, Notion mJ SIkm
IJiHdiM'.vv tht refoiv oS'er' ftr al my
ttfM:k of MilltVuy Gtd, Notion nnjl
Fancy Goods in M'iifrt'eNro, n?I the
Icaie on th fvotite and conveniently
loca&cd fcfr.re, Ur ba lance of thU year,
on fke con er of Main and Sycamore
Sr., near llw Cn-thufe Avenut.
Thte wUbii jr to purcli:te rhe bn-rM-,
wiitt k?4 t t U- ri'oe and htori
Fixtmcn, will do Hell lo ?oiiii.iunicfite
u iili me.
CtaT"! 'will, ilja K-nt my I veiling
Houe and Farm in Murfrt''bfi'u th'
Lt ul Jm-pi ember, (r balance of fbl
a!i,j t i Xf J(.ar
A g
d fitit for lbo
t viV.:iu; t M'ud tiie4r dasichter to t n;
luflUm
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I I.fic it. a line r.x-;;it g and u
rhanr-e to in a We tnot-y to the figlit JfF-
w !hi;.g u eiiagn in ihS buinci.
CV.'J or ddir.
1 L Mwihi:. K !-!.io?t. N. ., or
Mils. 1. I i!uiiu lurtr-KUi, S.4Z.