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LASKER, NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, X. C. THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1895.
NO. 20.
fATEON
GLEANER
.... , . ,
, In the Heart.
If no kindly Lhought or word
We can give some soul to bless;
It our hands, from hour to hour,
Do no deeds of gentleness;
if to lone and weary ones
no comfort will impart
Tliuh 'tis summer in the sky,
v-t 'tis winter in the heart !
If we strive to lift the gloom
From a dark and burdened life;
If vc seek to lull the storm
of our fallen brother's strife;
If we bid all hate and scorn
From the spirit to depart
Though 'tis winter in the sky,
Vet 'tis summer in the heart!)
George Cooper, in S. S. Times.
Ages at Which Men Marry.
Statistics show that alaw of
rhaiices govern in the vast major
ity of cases the ages at whicl
ju.-n marry who are engaged in
tain occupations, says the New,
.York Ledger. Workmen and ar
tisans take unto themselves wives
.it uii earlier age than those whose
vocations are of a more intellect
ual kind. Thus miners, textile
factory hands, laborers and arti
s ;t::s marry at an average of 22
v ' a rs. Of these the miners are
tirst in the field, more thandOO of
t'vorv 1000 of them securing
wives before they have become
ol age. Workers in,' textile" fabrics.-run-
them close; then come
s ho. lii akc-rs arid tailors, and they
are followed by artisans and lab-
iiiv rs . Farmers and farmer's
sons consider 25 early enough.
'oni merckil clerks seek the pleas
i! res of matrimony at 20. Shop-rrecpei-s
and shopmen postpone
the rapture a little while longer.
i 'i-ofessiorial men and gentlemen
of .independent means rarely care
to encumber themselves even
with so delightful a burden as a
r wife until they have toed the line
"Of over o0 years. Though the
rich marry at a more ripe age
ilian the working fraternity, they
i-ciiinue marrying until long af-
ler the last nanicd have ceased to
wed. Whereas 14 miners and 24
artisans m every 1000 marry be
tween the ages of 25 and 40, near-
v 100 of the professional and in
dependent class do. It is ex
plained in this way: The rich like
o see. something of the world and
is pleasures before settling down
io sober matrimony. A laborer
Ins neither desire nor opportuni
tv for it.
Grief from a Medical Stand
point. The nervous system requires
rtTaiplete rest after blows caused
1 v so r row. Recen t med ical ob
st'rvations show that the physical
r -suits of depressing emotions
are similar to those caused by
bodily accidents, fatigue, chill,
partial starvation, and loss of
1 1( kkI. Birds, moles, and dogs,
w hich appireutly died in conse
quence of capture, and from con
ditions that correspond in human
i -'ings to acute nostalgia and
broken heart" were examined
niter death as to the condition of
their internal organs, and it was
- found that the nutrition of the
t issues had been interferred
-with, and the substance proper of
various vital organs had under
gone the same kind of degenera
tion as that brought about by
phosphorus or the germs of in
tectious disease. The. poison of
grief is more than a name. To
urge work, study, travel, the vain
search for amusements, is both
useless and dangerous. For a
time the whole organism is over
thrown, and temporary seclusion
is imperative for proier readjust
ment. Grief cannot be ignored, neith
er can it be cheered up. It must
be accepted and allowed to wear
itself away. Readjustment comes
slowly. Sorrow, grief, and all
great misfortunes should be re
garded as conditions similiar to
acute infectious diseases, which
they resemble in result; and la
ter, as convalescence from such
d isea ses . Seel u sion, rest, sleep,
appropriate food, fresh air, sun
shine, interests that tax neither
mind nor body, these are require
ments in this class of illness.
The Charlotte Medical Journal.
Sacred Paintings.
LFor the Patron and Gleaner. J
When I was in Quebec many
years ago I visited the French
Cathedral for the purpose of see
ing the fine paintings which orna
ment its walls.
No church, either in Canada or
in the United States, contain
paintings of so much repute as
these. Of course they were all
from Bible scenes. "The Last
Supper" was more natural than
any I had ever before seen. TTie
Crucifixion" excelled all the rest
As I sat and gazed upon it I
thought that surely I was sitting
at the foot of the cross. The trial
of Christ before Pilate was ,as
natural as life. The healing of
the lepers, the feeding of the
multitude, and the raising of the
dead and Jeremiah's prayer were
ail pleasingly suggestive. These
paintings were some of them by
the old. masters and were very
expensive. The second day I
visited" them, I spent more than
two hours looking at them. They
made a deeper impression upon
my mind than any painting I had
ever before seen, or have ever
since seen. They seemed to bring
me nearer in touch with the sa
cred chronicles of the New Testa
ment than all the reading I had
ever done. These sacred paint
ings were upon the Talls of a
Catholic church.
Tfie Catholic church does not
teach the doctrine of the conver-
-
sion of the soul. They teach that
you must be saved by rites and
ceremonies and bv good works.
They have no faith in what they
cannot see and touch.
While looking at these paintings
several persons came in toMhe
church and fell upon their knees
and -gazed most intently upon
some one of the pictures; and
then crossing themselves would
rr mi t
I observed that the iar-
number kneeled before the
Virgin Mary. I inquired of the
lady in charge why so many
prayed to the Virgin Mary. She
said because it was supposed that
the mother of Christ would have
more influence with her son than
any one else. '
When I think of the wonderful
impression which these paintings
made upon my mind, I sometimes
think that if I were a painter that
I would paint two great pictures.
Upon the first picture I would
paint war and pestilence and fam-
ne. I would paint upon it a
blighted and broken heart I
would paint the drunkard with
his bleared eyes and his bloated
face. I would paint sickness and
sorrow and death. I would paint
despair and grief and woe. I
would paint the debaucher and
the gambler. I would paint the
murder and the thief, aud then I
would paint the worm that never
dies. And underneath this pic
ture I would write the word "In
fidelity."
Upon the other picture I woukl
aint health, and beauty, and in
nocence and love. I would paint
ai th, hope and cha ri ty. I would
paint the lilly of the valley and the
rose of Sharon. I would paint
the river of life, and fields of liv-
ng green. I would paint the
right and morning star, and a
garden of never w ithering llow-
- i .t. - T
ers. Ana nnaer me picture x
would write the word "Christian-
ty."
The first picture I would hang
upon the left across the blue sky,
md the other I would hang upon
he risrht, I would then ask the
world to pass on and to choose
under which picture they would
stand.
If any should still go to the left
then I would say my argument
has failed me. "iLpnraim
is
joined to his idols, let him alone.
UAKLTON.
Eehobotli, N. C, May 11.
"Provide things honest in the
sight of all men,'' does not mean
to go in debt and not pay that in
debtedness.
Annual Meeting of Board of
Trustees.
From N. C. Advocate.J
The annual meeting of the
Board of Trustees of Trinity Col
lege was held in the college par
lor at Durham, N. C, last Wed
nesday, May 1st Just one half
of the board was present All of
the officers of the board were re
elected, to-wit: J. W. Alspaugh,
chairman; H. J. Bass, secretary,
and V. Ballard, treasurer.
Prof. A. IL Merrittand Prof
W. I. C ran ford, who have been
away on n year's absence, the
former to Leipsic and the latter
to Yale, ate" back, and the v were
elected to teach; Prof. Merritt
advanced Greek and , La tin, and
Prof. Cranio rd, Philosophy and
lower Greek.
R. B. Crawford was elected
head master of Trinity High
School, and G. B. Pregram first
assistant.
A move was made in the matter
of endowment. Mr. W. Duke of
fers to make a donation of 50,000
on condition that $75,000 be raised
by the Methodists in the State
Surely men and women of large
means will feel called of God to
espond with a rightliearty good
will to Mr. Duke's proposition.
uet our preacners announce
from the mountains to the sea
that good men are consecrating
their fortunes io the higher edu
cation of young men under Chris
tian influences, and seek for oth
ers with means at their command
to unite their gifts in prosecuting
this noble work of our Lord.
" The curriculum was changed
so as to abolish all lower degrees.
The degree of A. B. was the only
one left to be conferred. Presi
dent J. C. Kilgo's report of the
college was a very satisfactory
one, and was received with much
enthusiasm Matters are in good
shape, and the outlook is-rery en
couraging. The Durham Sun
says:
,"The Methodists ot North Car
olina will hear with great pride of
the success of Trinity College,
and of the very satisfactory meet
ing of the Board of Trustees held
there yesterday. The number
of students is larger this year
than last The report of Presi
dent Kiigo was a most encou rag
in one, and the board was highly
pleased and enthusiastic over the
outlook and the condition of the
college. Each year demonstrates
the fact that the board made no
mistake when it selected Rev. J.
C. Kilgo as its president. He is
a deep thinker, a hard worker,
and by standing up tojhini the
college is destined to be( in the
lead among the educational insti
tutions of the South."
Margaret Pope.
The subject of this sketch was
born Jan. 29, 1823, and died April
25, 1895, in the ord year of her
e. She was the widow of the
late Lazarus Pope, one of the.
most highly respected and best
known colored men of his sec
tion. Durimr her long life, by
her true christian character 'and
devotion to duty, she won and re
tained the respect and esteem of
all both white and colored, with
whom he came in contact
She has been a consistent mem
ber of the Methodist church for
52 years and was one of the pil
lars and brightest stars in the A.
M.E. Church, near Rich Square.
She was ever ready to perform
any duty she owed to her neigh
bors, or to her church, and
seemed never to tire in working
for Christ
While we mourn her death and
feel keenlv the loss the church
and our race has sustained in her
death, vet we rejoice that the
sweet inlinenee of her lovely
christian character will continue
to live and exert an luiluence for
oxxxl among our people with
whom she lived and labored so
long and so faithfully.
TlIEODOSIA E. MaXLY.
Rich Square, N. C.
American Wonders.
The greatest wonder in the
world is the Falls of Niagara."
where the water from the great
npper lakes form a river of three
quarters of a mile in width, and
then, being suddenly contracted,
plunges over the rocks, in two
columns, to the depth of one hun
dred and seventy feet each.
The greatest cave in the world
is the Mammoth Cave, in Ken
tucky, where any one can make a
voyage on the waters of a subter
ranean river, and catch fish with
out eyes.
The largest lake in the world is
Lake Sujerior, which is truly an
inland sea, being four hundred
and thirty miles long, and one
thousand feet deep.
- The greatest natural bridge in
the world is the Natural Bridge
over Cedar Creek, in Virginia. It
extends across a chasm eighty
feet in width and two hundred
and fifty feet in depth, at the bot
tom of which the creek flows.
The greatest mass of solid iron
in the world is the Iron Mountain
of Missouri. It is three hundred
and fifty feet high, and two miles
in circuit
The greatest suspension bridge
in the world is the East River
Bridge, connecting the cities of
New York and Brooklyn. Its
length is more than one mile.
The greatest monument in the
world is the Washington Monu
ment, at Washington, D, C. Its
height is 555 feet -
The greatest statute in the
world is the Bartholdi Statute, on
Bedloe's Island, New York Bay,
presented to America by the peo
ple of Prance. Its heights is 305
feet.
The largest number of whale
ships in the world is sent out by
Nantucket and New Bedford.
Moc '
The greatest grain port in the
world is Chicago.
The largest aqueduct in the
world is the Crotan Aqueduct, in
New York. Its length is forty
and a half miles, a nd it cost twelve
and a half millions of dollars.
The largest deposits of anthra
cite coal in the world are in Penn
sylvania, the mines of which sup
ply the market with millions of
tons annually, and appear to be
inexhaustile. ;
The "Breathing Cave."
In the State of North Carolina
in the western part, in the range
of mountains known as the Fork
range, is located the most re
markable cavern now known to
exist. It is called the "Breath
ing Cave" and is certainly a most
wonderful , natural curiosity.
During the summer months a
current of air comes from it
which is so stronjr that a full
powu man can not walk against
t and in winter the "inrush" of
air is equally strong. At times a
most unpleasant Hxlor is omitted
from the cave, which is supposed
to be from the carcasses of dead
animals, which have been sucked
in -and killed by coming in contact
with the inner wall of the inani
mate monster. During the spring
months when the change from
inhalation to exhalation takes
place, the air is filled with pellets
of hair, dry bones,small claws,
etc., which are supposed to come
from creatures sucked into this
dry-land maelstrom in times
passed.
Many scientists, have visited
and re visi ted the place for the
purpose of studying its peculiari
ties, "bat stiil the1 mystery re-
mains unexplained. St. Louis
Republic.
A cedar tree 467 feet high and
70 feet in circumference at base
has been felled near Ocosta, Wash
ington. It is a pity that ail such
irreat giants of the forest whose
ace is counted bv centuries, can
not be preserved from destruc
tion. Scientific American.
. Bread. Where? How?
MILLET-IJKEAD.
For the Patron and Gleaner.
Millet lias several' names
Pearl Millet, Cat-tail Millet EgyrF
tiari Mille.t (Pennisetum typhoide
um), and belongs to the Order
GraminesD. It is a taU. erect
thick-stemmed grass growing to
the height of six feet or more. It
has an abundance of broad leaves
and is terminated by a spike-like
panicle, which is compact and
cylindrical; a foot long, and re
sembling the common cat-tait
The paniclo is studded with
small obovate grains, which are
surrounded at the .base by nu
merous coarse hairs or bristles.
It is probably a native of the
East Indies, where it lias long
been cultivated and forms an im
portant article of food. It is also
cul tivated in Arabia and in Cen
tral Africa. It has been culti
vated in the Southern States for
fodder, and on rich ground pro
duces an enormous yield. "
It may be cut several times
during the season, and after cut
ting sends up numerous sprouts
with broad, succulent leaves, and
juicy sweet stalks, ua ncii
round it produces so abundantly
as to make i difficult to find room
to cure it into fodder. Cattioand
horses are very fond of it both
green and hen cured. It is an
annual, and .will not mature its
seeds except in a warm climate.
Millet bread is much used by
the Italian peasantry, and if eat
en warm is good, but becomes
dry and liable to crumble when
cold. . ' '
When boiled and used without
bakinsr
it is nutritious, but in
bread, unless eaten immediately,
is very astringent and unhealthy.
A Cure for Whooping Cough.
A rural Pennsylvania "cure" for
whooping cough reads thus:
4Get a piece of bread haired by a
lady who did not change her
name in marrying and eat it"
M. II. Rice
Lahaska, Pa.
to be continued.
A High Endorsement.
A gentleman of considerable
literary attainments who has
traveled over much' of the woild
in a private letter to the editor of
the Patron and Gleaner a few
days ago said:
'The moral tone of your ja per
is .first-class. It is, - too, the un
compromising advocate of educa
tion and free schools. It never
contains an article that coujd not
be read in a parlor in the presence
of ladies. And while it is a news
paper and a n ag ric u i tu rai paje r,
it is also a Christian journal It
gives no offence to any denomina
tion. The type is new and fresh
and lar'e enough to be easdy
read bv the old as well as the
' V ... 4
young, in otner woras u is a
sort of model county paper. I
ive been reading it for a year
and more and I like the paicr."
Where the Bad Eggs Go.
Considerably 'over '1,000, 000
dozen decayed and pungent eggs
reach New York City every year.
What becomes of them? If you
ask a man he "ft ill smile and say
that he does not knov. but tint
nothing is wasted. That is true.
Ail the bad eggs are sold. Some
go to the tanneries to holp.-pu an
extra polish on leather. A larger
number of them arc sold to thof
great anrec rmsiin establish-j
ments. There tliet ctdomeroas
contents are ud to put an oily
rIo5s on the roasted coiTca bean.
Tims cveiituauy trie eg ,: ttiat is
cast out by the axclmngo Joblr
finds its way into the stomach of
the consumer. Probably tho an
susictin coasmneiv judinby
its looks, congratulates himself
on gutting a pound of co.Tc:j of ex
tra strunth and richness of aro
ma and ilabor. Probably he has.
SolecU-d.
Grango Directory.
Dinxnory at Northanspton Couaty Po
mona Grasp? for lko. :
0!ikxrs: A. R IYefe, M.; J. B. Brotm,
O.; Ucr. J H.rtlH Qiap.; P. B. Mur
pbr, Ltvt.; H. a I-as5iUr, S.; J. W.
Joh&sos, A. S.; K. Darw, Trcaa.; E. C
Alien, See.; J, W.XSriiSa, G. K.; MUs L
reaa Crowds, P.; Mrs. I. ll, T. DaTis,C.;
.Miss Koxio Browu, F.: Mrs. M. E. Par
ktr, 1. A. s. - '
ST.ODrNG OOMXIITTEES.
KxEccTirE Her. Jcsaa Flythe, J B.
Brovm aaJ J. W. Spi vey.
lrcATiox liar. J. C. I-ltwood, Kin
clit a Davis and Mrs. I. II. T. DarU.
nxANCECcitambus Dcloakh, H. C.
Lajlur aod J. Y. Griffla,
A o b tcri.T tR eJ . T. I'arkcr, Geo. Smith
and Miss Brta Parker.
Cc-oiaATiox Xezxio Daris, E. C. Al
len ami Mrs. I. R. T. Daris.,
Meets quarterly on ixh Tucsdax ia Jan
aary, AprlU Julr and October.
DR. G. MBK0WN,
ZXuJJ rrnfTr a urn t n
Teeth extracted without pala.
Attorney at Law,
Jackson, N. C.
t?rrractkx in the Courts of North
ampton, Halifax, IkTtio and adjoining
Couutics. -V;-
W. W. Psebles h Son, .
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
JACKSON, N. C.
OSlco No. I West ot tho Hotel Burg-wyn.
One of the firm will be at Hich Squaru ev
ery second Saturday la each and every
mouth, at Woodland every third Saturday,
aud at Conway every fourth Saturday, be
tween tho hours ofll a. m. and 4 p. m.
NOTICE!
Having qualiflod as administrator de
bonis nou on the estate of Newit Harris,
notice is bertby piven to all porsous hold
in? claims against said citato to present
them to me for payment on or biore April
30th. 180C, or this notu-e wiU be pleaded in
bar of their recovery. Debtors to said es
tate will plcaw make immediate payment.
This Apr. ISth, 1895.
,J. A. IJmawix, Adm'rd. b. n.
By W. W. Peehles Sc Sox, Attys.
NOTICE!
Having qualified as administrator do
bonis noa with Umj will annexed of Humph
rey Gums, deceased, notice is Ijereby given
to all persons holding claims against tluj
estate of said duotdfnt to present them to
me for payment on or before April atht
1)3, or tills notice will be pleaded in bar
of their recovery. Debtor to said estate
will please make immediate payment. This
April lth, m:,.
J. A. Bcuowtx, Adm'rd. b. n.c. t. a.
By W. W. pEEHLEri & Sos, Attys.
The
JAS. SCULL,
pliOrillETOlt.
Hotel
Burgwgn,
JACKSON. N. C.
Livery Attached.
Tin Hotel, situated on the raot
desirable lot In Jackson for a hotel,
is well furnished throughout and no
efforts spared Uj tit it for the Con
venience and comfort of Ks patron.
THE TA3US Will 8 SUFrUED WITH
TH BEST TH MARKET AFFORDS.
Terras to suit the time. M-tf
J. K. HA 31 SKY,
Contractor and Builder,
JACKSON. CV
Esiimateg. plans anl specificattoiH
furjiUhcjl on s'jlcation.
Poraonal nttntion ivcn to all work.
Satisfaction auaranU-cd.
CLH12LAND K0US2I
J. S. Grant, Proprietor
JACKSON, rii c.
Tables supphwl with tho best
tho market ado rds,
Livery stables attached.
S pecial ra tcs td coo n t y ofll co rs.
NCH0LS & WHITE,
ICHUliM rjrttnou!li. Va ,
General Commission Merchants.
For the sale of Ergs. Poul
try, Puas, Piarnitsand all kinds
of Count ly Produce.
We alo sfii the Kuriy lloso
Seed Potatcxs f
Piijuipf Ilrftirn.
Iefere:tce: The Peoples Hank
and the Merdiant's Bank.