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VOL. 4
LASKER, XORTIIAMPTOX COUNTY, X- C., THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1S05.
NO. 19.
Accomplished Girls.
A jrirl should learn to make a bed,
T bake good biscuit, cake and bread:
T hapdle deftly brush and broom,
To neatly tidy up a room.
A frirl should learn to darn and mend.
To care for sickf the baby tend;
To have enough style and taste
To trim a hat or fit a waist.
A jrirl should learn to value time, '
A picture. hang1, a ladder climb,
And not to almost raise the house
At sight of a little harmless mouse.
A girl should Jearn to dress with speed;
And hold tight lacing" 'gainst her creed;
To buy her shoes to fit her feet:
In" fact, above-all vain deceit.
A girl shouts learn to keep her word,
To spread no farther gossip heard
Home or abroad to be at ease,
Ami try her best to cheer and please.
A srirl should learu to sympathize,
To I; reliant, strong and wise;
To every patient, gentle be,
And always truly womanly.
A girl should learn to fondly hold
True -worth of value more than gold.
Accomplished thus with tendermein,
lieign, crowned with love, home's cherished
queen. N. O. Picayune.
WORTH CLIPPING.
llli: THINGS THAT MAY HE DON IS
WITH THE COMMONEST
MATERIALS.
Salt on the lingers when clean
ing fowls, meat or fish will pre
vent slipping.
Salt thrown on a coal tire when
broiling steak will preventblazing j
from the dripping fat.
Salt as gargle will cure sore
ness of the throat.
Salt in solution inhaled cures
colds in the head.
'Salt -'in water is the best thing
to clean willow-ware and matting.
Salt in the oven under baking
tins will prevent their scorching
on the bottom.
jSalt puts out a tire in the chim
ney. Salt and Vinegar will remove
stains from discolored teacups.
Salt and soda are excellent for
b e stings and spider bites.
Salt thrown on soot which' has
fallen On the carpet will prevent
stain.
Salt '.put on ink when freshly
spilled on a earvfet will help in re
moving the sjxjt.
Salt in whitewash makes it
stick.
Salt thrown on a coal fire which
is low will revi-Jic it.
Salt used in sweeping carpets
kreps out moths.
Vinegar will "set" dubious
greens and blues in ginghams.
Vinegar is an antidote for poisr
Oning by alkalies.
Vinegar will brighten copper.
Vinegar and brown paper will
lieal bruise or "black eye. 'V
'.Vinegar and sugar will make a
gunl stove polish..
Vinegar and salt will strength
en a lame back.
Vinegar used to wash the wall
before papering will help the pa
.)r to stick.
'Vinegar for soaking lamp wicks
makes a brilliant light.
Kerosene, simplifies laundry
work. .
Kerosene in starch prevents
its sticking. '
Kerosene is a good eouuter-irri-
t tut. - --.
Kerosene will remove rust from
l"its and bars. f
Kerosene will remove fresh
paint. '
Kerosene will remove tar.
Kerosene on a cloth will pre
vent tiat-irons from scorching.
Kerosene cleansj brass, but it
'should be afterwards wiped with
1 ry whiting.
A solution of ammonia cleanses
sinks and drain-pipes. '
Ammonia takes linger-marks
from taint'
Ammonia in dish water bright
ens silver.
Ammonia in water keeps llan
nels soft.
Ammonia is good in washing
lace and tine muslin.
Ammonia cleanses hairbrush
es. -
Ammonia bleaches yellow' flan
nels, Ammonia brightens windows
and looking-glasses.
A MOTHERS LOVE.
HOW CHILDREN, CAI'TCKEI) I1Y IN
DIANS, WEliE RESCUED AND IDEN
TIFIED BY THEIli MOTHERS.
For the Patron and Gleaner.
Many years ago the pionee rs
on the south-western borders of
the United- States suffered great
ly from the depredations of the
hostile tribes of Indians which at
that time infested that country.
Not onty was their stock driven
off by these Indians but many
children were stolen and held un
til a suitable price was paid for
their redemption.
After j the--annexation of Texas
to the United States, Lieutenant
McCullougli was stationed on the
frontier Avith.'a few companies of
soldiers for the protection of the
citizens.
Knowing that a large numberof
children were still held in captiv
ity by these hostile tribes, Mc
Cullougli determined if possibe to
rescue them from the hands of
their cruel -captors. He contrived
to surround and captu re all of the
chiefs of the Comanches who
had assembled on the upper Rio
Grande' to hold a counsel of war.
There were at that time about
thirtv -"tribes of the Comanches
aml each tribo Iuld a cliofi
The
loss of all of their chiefs de
pressed the- whole hat ion very
-
greatly. Under a Hag of truce
they applied to our military au
thorities in order to obtain some
terms to save the lives of their
chiefs. Lieutenant .-McCullougli
consented to spare all of their
lives on condition that they would
return to him at his head-quarters
all of the children which1 they
tiieii held in captivity.
Within a few weeks more than
seven tv-live children, bovs and
girls, were brought to his head
quarters. Comfortable quarters
Ave re provided for them, and there
apparel was at once changed from
the Indian costumes to that of the
whites. Orders were issued at
once fixing .a day when all per
sons who had lost children should
come forward in order to identi
fy them. The printed notices
were sent all through the frontier
settlements far and near so that
every family who had lost a1 child
might be present on the day ap
ointed. When the day arrived, a beauti
ful . spring, day, large numbers
were in attendance. Parents and
friends far and near met on the
appointed day each hoping to tind
their little lost ones.
On the banks of a lovely little
streahi and under the shade of a
row of live oaks these children
were arranged in line ready for
identification. 'Many of them
were 'soon identified and restored
to theif friends and parents. One
mother who had come a long ways 'than in the use of tools. lie who
with other friends failed to iden- ! .learns to control the movements
tify any of the children as herlit:'H hand, acquires therewith
tie "Bobbie and Jennie. j Pr lo dircct iUul cntnl
She had bi-ought withdier aihe movements of the mind.
! t e . 1 1 ' T .. ... : 1
lead horse to take them home i
with her; 'they were lier only chil-
,
, " f ,
The snades of evening !
now cosing m. Iler comiamons ,
who had been more foi t u .u te,
than herself were now ready lor;
their return
, . r,,, , , . f
trip, lne heait -
broken mother
determined ie- j
foreleavimi to make one inert
of" :
fort to identify her littledarhns.
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She mssed down the hue where
to time. After passing me wsi
. ,1 .
cho i.ietl on a little iurtlier
ono sue iUiMu ou a muv. i
iM7inr ( ou'li Tile line lIlIvJUIl
ana gaz in, down uu. . nuc liitwuu 5
SUOCOiiimcnwisins;iiiitui.-i i .
o!d Christian sou that she so j
...K. ol.Hrlron
onen sung uin. hi 4iii"" i
clambered upon her knees. Her
voice was drv and husky and .her I
oik vv4 simiily seeinir curious exhibitions . . . . . . . i ivnumn . and she wonders wnv
.,11 of tht children Were seated. I '.' , A T r ' ! seded bv the electric light; where ; , " , , . . - . . !nni1ia Storr and
au oi it uumiui !0t tricks. Manual training a!so - ... . - . ishe trxk the trouble to learn icnanuiic wrc anu
Thev all rose" to tiieir, feet as sho 4V- .ili;, mJlfi streets .lighted by the arc , Imv friends to come
in-ied down She questioned i ,. rf , t. , . . ilamp are almost as brilliant by i ; , . t them
u.mii nuu u. ..u. vt oji j1IS jfe woik. a. he quickly . 1 , -if f-w housfiKeeriersappreciate ! lIit IIJ
each one asiie haluni fmm timeh , i,!,. k.ic n,nM.uJ mht as h? y. may feel httie . . . - --'J - ..f T have a nice
hieh she tod just ,SSeu Mie(d .,. , j 5 amldemand for """ uaXrv,
could see no face to cheor her! j arivt.rs d , ,lages a,-e enUn-Iydeidentup j ;?
1IVII1 1 II M !
hivirt With :1 mOIHtT SlllMlULl i ....... i n.v.ii r-iu, " ' ! .
bosom was full of sorrow, but
gaining strength every-step as
she returned down the line, her
voice ringing out louder and loud
er and sweeter and sweeter until
she had nearly readied the last
of the children when a little boy
and girl ran out and clasping her
in their arms, cried out, Oh my
mother,-my mother." .
None but a mother's love. could
have borne up under such an or
deal, and none but a mother's in
stinct could have saved her dear
child ceil. Caklton.
'Rehoboth. N.C.
How to Have a Good Servant.
A writer in the Boston Trans
cript gives a long list of-rules
j tending to the elucidation of thi
subject, f '-om yhich a few of th
most signilicant are culled:
Give h e r a s good wage s a s vo u
can; pay her regularly; or give
her reasons why she should wait
Do not expect her to be a mind
reader, but tell her just what you
want done.
Give her as pleasant a room as
possible, and let her have time to
keep it in order.
Do not talk as if vour own wav
was . the.
things.
Never
oiilv right wav 1 to do
allow the children to
I treat her with disrespect or make'
i her-unnece.ssarv work
i A- - , , ir i factures the most soap is the one
! rsever reprimand her before! , . ' -
i,.,-, . that puts these and other chemi-
! children or strangers. ; 1 . . A,
I m 4t-i - ' " - -'-cal and mining industries to the
I Alw:l Kl-V PloasR "jsrroaiest possible use.
-Thank you" when-yon ask lrf Art;ficial ,ight is ilnother of the
10 do an'thiu" for J'ou- anl 5ist I great developments of the dav
upon the children doing the same.
A command given in an abrupt -
uig.eeauie turn; u in uj.teii.muwu
her angry or unhappy.
t e - i i . . i J..11
ii you iiKe ner xeii ner so some-1
times
it sue is cross
patfent vTith her.
s u tfej; i n g ac 1 1 tel v.
01 , ,
oiie mav oe
men tall v.
or
i'hysicailv. ,
Above all things, do not scold,
bfame, or find fault with her any
more than you can X)ssibly help.
Nothing will discourage her so
much. She needs enc'ou rageroent
a thousand times more than she
needs discouragement.
To sum. up,' be as kind, patient,
sympathetic, considerate, and
respectful to her as you would
wish other women to be to vour
own daughter if she is ever
obliged to do housework for a
livinir.
Manual Training.
M a n ual t ra i n ng s ti m u la te s a nd
cultivates inventive genius. The
student learns to recognize the
(dignity of labor. His respect for
mankind necessarily increases. It
is of inestimable value in acquir
ing control of the muscles and
directing ones.movements. The
stead v hand, flexible '.vet tirm,
can be acMpiircnl in ho other way
wnicn. auer a-i. is ine princqu
!vt of education. It affords an
n)TK)rtumiv also for the construe-i
tion)f apmnitus toillustnUe theidy
mltuml 1 ncos; tho stuaellts j the country is diminishing j
bo taught to make most of j Withl few weeks the
needed. liis ox. PHce of tnleum, the congener ,
. f.
inmenis men are nee uviu uie ,
1 . .
S1.-v.i -r-! limti'iiiui ' with tlui :
1 . .
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idlt tne laws of nature, and not
,.1,vi1;ku,
It'.l WiH-LJU."! I I. UfHHIUH- I
i
anv ?IJirtIcIllar !ine of workp111." ! ' V T
. , , ..i m 'i
touclie(i i,v .the course. Inede- !
. . -
vo0mients in electricity occasion f -
Mill trilUCI HIV-", in vmvi.J
, somotliin:.' more than the !
,-.. mi..ha!lic: lhov ueed
7" - , , , , t
eonsuieraoie eoucaiiou auu juvu-i
ably the high schools will be bet
ter attended.
Petroleum, the Great
Illuminant.
The advanced political econo
mist and student of social econo
my; las selected among the expo
nents oJTthe civilization of mankind-two.
salient industries. The
old assertion! .' that the nation is
the most civilized which manu
factures the most soap, is far
from being a mere hint at the
beauties of cleanliness. The real
meaning of the assertion is that
in the manufacture of soap there
is involved an enormous bulk of
chemical processes. Sulphuric
acid works produce the acid with
which salt is treated in the tirst
step of the soda-ash process, and
sulphuric acid works present al
most or quite the greatest devel
opment of modern chemical in
dustry. The salt itself has to be pro
duced either from mines or from
brine, while the mining of sul
phur and pyrites and the produc
tion of nitric acid are all involved
in this first step of the soda. ash
process. The next steps of the
process produce the carbonate,
j but soap is as yet far oftV In4ts
( production are joinecl the tallow ;
f manufacturer, the producer of j
j the various vegetable oils, the j
resin manufacturer, and the lime
; burner. The country that manu-
! which is accepted as an exponent
I of the 1)rGirress of civilization. In
. cMeu times Vhen it was said
i . manuscri t smolt of the
i
midni,-ht oil it indicated the fact
.. , , . that the chimueyless lami)s of ,
ossor irritable, bel J , , 1
juou years ago prcxiucea an oaor.
" .. .
lne candles 01 old times required
nufting every ten minutes to
'dspose of the unconsumed car
bonaceous residue of the wick.
For thousands of years .nothing
short of a torch or a bonfire was
known that would give a reasona
bly strong light. So great were
the difficulties of producing satis
factory illumination, that what
would seem to-dav almost trivial
inventions were really very great
ones. The Argand lamp, with
the central draught, and the self
snufiing candle, with wick plated
and dipped in borax solution, re
ally re p re se n t i m po r ta n t i m p ro ve
ments. Burning sjiriugs have long
been noted as one of the curiosi
ties of nature. It is now more
than thirty years ago since the
burning springs received their
logical development in the estab
lishing of the great petroleum in
dustry, when the oil regions of
Pennsylvania' began to-overflow
with mineral oil. The next devel
opment was the production of na
tural gas, and the latter for a
while figured as the grandest
pyrotechnic of nature. There
were not wanting .prophets who j
',a 4L 4k;,.
said that tins astonishing mam-
station of the iowep of nature j
uuu,a mjuhui ox nuei, aim ;
of natural -as, has rapidly risen. ;
... . , . ;. .
which mav be taken as indicating
a diminution of the
'Those
who live in
large
cities !
v.here the h'ht of ras, itself a re
- . f , .
icent mvention, has heen super
. .
.. . i :.. .. . . . . .r i... w.
seneou; out tnrougnoui urn latui,
, . , . . i
iai aim unimiuu i.i
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ia5 a. retrograde tei in the march
OI CiVlllZailOU.
! To the traveler abroad one of
the most homelike sights are thtr
great piles of blue oil barrels, in
dicating America's supply of ar
uncial light to the world. On
this same supply of petroleum is
based ono of the greatest busi
ness organizations of the country,
one w hich lias had the greatest
influence on the affairs of the
land fronv the business, social
and even educational standpoint.
Should the supply of oil from
American .territory cease, the
country would be most profound
ly affected from almost every
standpoint
It is to be hoped that inspired
by the idea of giving a reasonable
price to their product the well
diggers will succeed in their
quest for new oil rock and for
new oil territory. It seems as ii
it were within the'-, possibilities
that-we might become importers
of oil from Russia and the Cas
pian regions, while hitherto we
have exported the refined prod
ucts by the shipload.;. In spite of
the electric light and of gas light,
kerosene remaius to-dav the
reat light of the people, and its
adaptability to the humblest
farmhouse would make its cur
tailment a national calamity.-
Scientific American.
Bread. Where? How? !
COOPERATIVE 11KKAD-MAKINC.
For the Patron aud Gleauer.J
Much has been said and writ
ten on co-oerative house-keeping:
but the first co operation
necessary would be for all house
keepers to join in establishing
schools in certain sections, in
which both mistress and maid
would be taught thoroughly, the
scientific plans of housekeeping
not those simply handed down
from one generation to the other,
pe rf ec tly c r ud e a nd wi thou t sy s
tem. This plan has not, so far,
met with favor, because.it re
quires some self-denial on the
part of the housewife.'.;
It must be remembered that
the servant question can and will
onlv be settled as soon as the
housewife herself is' "competent
to instruct and to oversee such
work. The system of bookkeep
ing is precisely the same in
America as in England, and in all
larts of America bookkeeping is
taught after the same rules.
Mrs. Jones hires a cook; she
comes, perhaps, from a scientific
school; she has taken a careful,
practical course, and she has had
principles thoroughly rooted and
they have become fixed. Tins
training should be quite suffici
ent but it is not so. As soon as
she enters Mrs. Jones house she
is watched not as to results, but
as to methods.
If her bread the woman prob
iibly knowing' spring from winter
wheat is not after a'eertain plan
suitable for spri ng wheat or a
certain plan - suitable for' winter
wheat the housekeeper. at once
rebvls
.. ner muiiiur nau uiuuu
tt M i x i
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which was excellent made in an
tmtrt.y tliflerent manner;,, and
tjlls l)tr iilre(j woman who has
strnction is atonce baftlc.l-must 1
lVe ht;r welMearncd Iesson8 toj
f mm dis.15s;must clcar
. , ;,
; uacn. iu iiiu.iuuuuauuu.auu
l..rt.
If she remonstrates she is told
die can do it 4our
unless
t
wav"
her services ani no longerl
ill II I INI III HIP' V 111 1U IJt.Miri i
that until ' x,fciiW and baking is
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. , t.
taught and practiced after the
, ;
same ruod rules throughout our
our help will he of aj
and indifferent- tvi?. !
111 l it U K.'iatlUUi lli'.Til. t
is greatly need til.
M. IL Kick.
Ljiliaska, 1l .
to in: vosn n
Situation Wanted,
A youDsr ladj ot several years experience
desires a situation as Ujacher of a public
or private school. Address.
Mi.m CoruTseT B. Ktssos!
Gajfhurfr, Brunswick Co., Va.
DR. G. M. BROWN,
WOODLAND, N. C.
Teeth extracted without pain.
T. R. RAHTSOIVZ,
Attorney at Law,
Jackson, N. C.
3" IYaetfcvs ia the Court of North
ampton, Halifax, -.Bertief 'and. adjoining
Counties.'
W. W. Pssbles & Son,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
JACKSON, N. C.
Oflkv No.' 1 West of the Hotel .Butvwvu.
Oue of the firm will be at Rich Square ev
ery second Saturday ia each and every
mouth, at V oodland every thinl Saturday,
and at Conway every fourth Saturday, U-
twmi t!ie hours of li a. m. and 4 p. m.
NOTICE!
llavintr qualifloil as administrator do
honis won ou the estate of Newit HarrU,
notice is herehy K'iveu to ail iiersou ludd
claims against said estalo to ptvstuit
them to me for payment on or before April
3lth, WM or this notice will be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. Debtors tt said es
tate will please make immediate paymeut.
This' Apr. ISth, ls5.
J. A. BrKCiWYx, Adm'r d. h. n.
By W. W. 1eehls &, Sox, Attys.
notice:
Having qualified as administrator do
bonis mm with the will annexed of Humph
rey Gums, deiva.sed, uotictria hereby plven
to all iersons holdinjr claim against tins
estate of said decedent to present them to
me for payment on or before April 3uth,
IMM., or this notice will be pleaded in hrr
of their recovery. Iebtors to said estate
will please make immediate payments Tlds
April ISth, lv.C).
J. A. iJrnowTX, Adm'r d. b. n. c. t. a.
By V. W. Peebles Si Sox, Attys.
MILLINERY GOODS
at Pendleton, N. C.
Mrs: J, C. Bolton, of Pendleton,
desires to announce to her friends
and the public generally that she
now has u nice stock of Hats, Bon
nets and other goods generally
kept in a Millinery Store, and cor
dially invites an examination of
same.
Mrs. Bolton has had three
year's experience- in '.the Millin
ery business in Baltimore, Md.,
and one year in this count', and
feels sure that she .can please you
in style, quality and price.
J. D. Riddick k Co.,
GEITEBAL
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
401 Crawford St.
TORTSMOUTII, VA.
TWTAKE a siKcialty of Eggs,
Hams and Poultry. Quick
sales. Pnmpt returns with check.
Correspondence 'solicited.
Keference. Peoples's Bank,
r-L-tf. '-. Portsmouth, Va.
ICR ICE. I UK.
I 1 ia ve now i n s to re 0 e n u i m
Mnirw let whifh T nm uri'itiriKl
-
. , - i ,i r r ' n
w luruisii at snon notice in siuuu
onable prices.
Xo charge
for
j (Kicking ice
r o S " 'w'm vV'
Jackson. N.C.
n . .
til V. s-wOQS!
I am now receiving a nice lot of
New Spring Dress Goods of the
latest styles and am selling them
wonderfully chesin
Mso a Full Uneof other xxls
usually kept in General Aier-
I invite all
and examine
lot of Hams
n hand lor sale uneap. . ow i
. ,..
-the time to buy them
luc umc lo,wu i"1"
DR. M. H. FUTHELL,
Conway, X, C.
BELLE OF WINSTON
l
I Iie-tnts the" breath ami prejrv-t'
J the !erth. Th Wt 10c plug on the
j market. For at the Jrsiling storey