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r J-LD J Jill o : i FOOTE & CAMPBELL, Prop's. GENERAL j DIRECTORY CARTHAGE, N. 0. CHURCHES. ; TumBTTKMAX Bey A. R. Shaw, raster. Hervkes every first and third sundsya mora ine and night. 8undy Wnooleverj ftibbath rwoWing. Trajer meeting every Thursday eight " al btewdist Rev. Mil A. Smith, Pastor. 8vics every second land fourth Sun da worning and night. 1 Sunday school every babbatb morning. Prayer moeting every Wednesday night, ji Baptist-Kt v. W. F. Watson, Pastor. Services every second Sunday. Sunday echool every Sabbath! morning. Toung Men's Pray ct Meeting every Tens day night. TOWN 'OFFICERS. -. i i r Mayor -M. M, Frye, Cotamintioneni-jli.8haw. L. P. Tyson, T. Fry, W.K- Blftuk and G- IJ Grave. 8 Meet nret Monday! in every Chief f Police, COUNTY OFFICERS. Clerk Superior Coort-D. A. McDonald. liegistsr of Deeds J. & ole Sheriff W. M. Block.! Treasurer K. H. Worthy. Coroner Dr. K. M. Ferguson. . Ctijniniesioners Jno. D. Mcl?cr, chwrman; M. . Blue, C. W. Shaw. County Attorney J. Adams. Word L. W. Mu. Bcbort oaJd M. M. Frye, D. P. Shield. N. M. DmU& ! ! Hujmisrfstilnnt of Public Instruction M. LE01L ADVEET18MEMS I. MONEILL, Atlflrniy nil Counsellor at Law, CARTHAGE, N. C. Claims made, collecUd ind prompt returns t'hxs, SH AW, ATT81MEY.-AT-LAW. CARTHAGE. N, G Attends regularly the courts of Moore, .Montgomery and Kandolph Counties. Special attention given to collections. Sopt. 11, '83. ; . lV jr. W. I. MUECHISON, ATTOSSEI AT-LiW, Joaaeboro--? N. C PiacticM in Moore and adjoining conn tieH. Biecial attention giren to th collec- finn nf lAim. i iunO 14. '88. J. D. McIvku, J. C. Black Carthage, N. C' :airvETt sc black, Attirif js ad tovnsellon tt Law. Practice in Moore and adjoining conn tics. Special attention given to the col lection of I'laimai d i.W. HINSDALE, ! Raleigh, N. C; W. J. ADAMS. Carthage N. 0. ADAMS CART1IEGE, . C. ' Have formed a partnership for the prae iioo oi civil law, in ; ius ouciiui v"ui v vj Moore County. ; j B&T" Annual retainer of ntitLer pjirty in dudvd. ii i- ! vugo-tf fBARNES' HOTEL, JoNE$Bono, N. C, Mm. Barnes desires to inform the pnblic that she is prepared tofurnuh the transient travelling public With good board and lode- inc. With a large ana commouious buila- ding, nbe in also ;pfepared for permanent boarders, male and female. 1 able supplied with tbo best the market anoruK. Good rooms and polite attention always guaranteed. Ncwspnpcr Luw. Below wc give the United States postal taws reletting to the newspapers and subscribers,)! ;! 1 Subscribers jwho do not give express notice to the contrary arc considered a wishing-to continue tlteir subscription. 2 If the subscribers order the discon tinuance of theijr pcriotlic.il tliepublisncr may continue sending them until all ar rearages are paid. 3 If subscribers neglect or refuse to take) their ixniotiicals from the oflke U which they are di ecu d they :jre held re sponsible until ihey bave setllel their bill andorderedj them discontinued. 4. K sutM-ri'.'icM In -vc to n nether place and fail to inforiutbc p;blhr, and the papers are sent kol thi'" loruier dir-ction, they are held roHjpisiblo. 5. Any per?oti Iwbo receives a newspaper nd nako use ot; iti whether he crtcroa li or nott is held iu law to bv a subscriber. 0. If eubseriners pay in advance, thev are oonud to g'.ve notice to ih". publishers at the end of their liaie, if they do not wish to Continue taking it; otherwise the publisher ) authorized to bend it on and thesnbKcri ir is respon-iblcj until exprcsa notice, with a3nieutof all arrears, is tent direct to the nblitdxir. j The uw postal amendment has made it a may be iraprisone-i I. The Carthage Blade. CARTHAGE, X. C. A DKMOCItATIC WEEKLY XEVVSPAPKU. 11ATES OF SUBSCRIPTION: KyCABii in Advance, One Year $1.00 Six Months 6u Three Months 35 ADVERTISING RATE3: lw 2w lia 2m 3m 6m y linch....l li $2 $4 $3 $7 tl inches.. 1 2 3 5 7 10 15 3 1 ache.. 2 3 C J 9 1'i 2u i column 3 6 7 10 12 18 25 i column 5 7 10 15 X0 S3 6u i column 7 10 15 22 SO 50 90 Local Notices 10 cent per line for first and 5c line for each subsequent insert ion. Yearly advertisenieats,payble quarterly Administrators' .Notices 2$; M agist rated' Notices $4; Court Notices $6; Ordinary Laud .sales $2 5o; Professional cards $5 a year. To Advertisers. Wc honestly admit that we have not got the largest circulation in the world. But when we do circulate we go to the riglit 8jKt and do our work with neat ness aul dispatch. Goods advertised in mis japer are uouna to go on, spring ciuckuis, powucr and dynamite uol excepted. Eutered at the Carthage, N. C, Pot Utlicc as second cIkhs mail matter, but is tirst class reading matter every time. THIS PAPSH TTiRTbo found on file at Oeo. P. Bowkli. A Co8 raptujwe AdfrortjErtn BVoa (IS Qprnoo OTniiff fetnff contxmcta ran kkjkxr has. We taks the fnorlng from the lost l&eue of lbs Arisona Klcxert New Devakttu Nest veeH. re ehall begin the pnUteation ot a& agricultural departmeet la taa Xlekor, tans making a year's au8ecrlflon ten dmea as valuable as at preeeat, vUhout faicreaBlng Ute cost to sabaarlbers. Ws have made arrangement wltfe a tsadertoot who struck the town with ut a sent to take charge of the new depart ment, He la a sailor by trade, and wo now hay him out In the country learning the dif I or on cm botwoan a ooydte acd a Habbard squash. Be ma ' ioaie a few bland era on the ffo-off. as he stiabs to it that potatoes ought to grow on trees, sad that wheat grows wrenx end to. but he la a hummer and will got there by end by. Remember, this depart ment 400s cot increase too subscription pr4c at aJL We acs simply trying to publish a paper WorUi $100 a year tor 2. Soi Disippoixted. The oommoa council las awarded the aty printing to the WeekVy Com Cat, as vras expected ad that $leh-rag of a sheet Is giving t ths grand erow. We are not dlsappQintod. we imt In the lowest bid. a&d we have Uie tasrgest clrculaaoa, cut tho sldensaA gwed ua one. The Kicker has recorded and exposed them as forzera.thieves and gamblers, and they do not tbink oX us vim unkjAdaesa, dnd. too. thoy are under bring obUgatlons to the caw-boned, knock- kneed, ero&-eyd, bow-backed old hyena who tuns the opposition paper. IJad be not been a member oi ue Last grana jury, every mother's son oi 'em would havo gone to prison. We have no tears to shed, gentlemen. You are on Cop fast now, but wait a tew wceka. We are working np your pedigrees, and Silly Pinkerton is coming this way lu October I Lw Bnc Go. J. Y. Z. nopkroe, famfflarry known to our dtlsena as "The Young Crow bar of the Bookies." eallod at the onlee yes terday a&d stopped his paper, because, as be explained, k had no llteraxf merit.'' Wo are glad to be rid a! him. Be hasnt gc braloa enough appreciate a good thing when it U held under hid hose. tfo literary nerHt GfQ&t 6ooA hul tow 80de people efvbuStl W boea poking over tbo Last tfejree aarbra, oAd flsd that tne? average tiueo uy'dttS. G0 tacglngs, five robberies, two opeajirta ehd two ah. wrecks sooh, tid the tssClmdulald of thoao whd have beA eoftd of oonsumptlon, goat and rheumatum are not slgw feeling by any means. Whils we ftfe glad to see fir. Eojh fclnf go, W9 shall keep an eye on his future moveXQOsta. If he has. escaped from epsae eastern idiot a&jUira w p&ifa oagu to HELP IN TIME OF NEED. When a man !i drowning he will grasp at straws, but straw will not save him. Extend U him a life-boat and his rescue is certain. Mr. James A. Greer, of Athens, Ga, (endorsed by the editor of the Athens Banner-Watchman) makes the following statement: "I am first cousin ot Of late Ex -Governor Alex andsr H. Stephens, sad have been postal clerk on different railroads sioce 19631 For ten years I h&a been a scEerer from a once on tar face, vhbft grew worae CANCER until the discharge of matter became profuse and Tery o&easive. I became thoroughly disgusted with blood purifiers aad pronounced them htrmbftgS s .1 had tried many without relief. Finally I was induced to use Botanic Blood Baku, (B. B. B.) The offensive discharge decreased at once and the hardness disappeared. It became less and less in size until nothlog remains except a scar I sained tksh and strength, and all who havo seea me bear testimony. I cannot say too much la Its praise." A. II. Morris, Fine Bluff, Art, write "Hot Springs failed entirely to cure me of several terrible, indolent running ulcers on mv fcja, with which I have been troubled for many years. Sever al doctors abo attempted to cure me but failed, I HOT SPRINGS ScJrt: (made in Atlanta, OaJ and (heefiect has been trcly magical, as they have all healed and I am cured after everything failed. My genera! health is also improv ing, appetite and digestion good. I sleep soundly, and never felt better. Doctors tald me that I could net be cored. I refer to every merchant or professional man of Pine Bluff. HT"Any one Interested ho desires to know mere about the wonderful merit of B. B. will please send adfcess to Blood Balm Co., Atlacta. Ga., for t;u:r illustrated "Book of Wonoers." - 6 AZK1Z,?.REVOTED TO THE CARTHAGE. N. C, A W A T 17VTTVP n ATT? TT I XX 1 T IJUx JL Ail J iVilJU 11 ADNT never oughter been a lone worn am; I warnt cut out for one," re marked Hiss Parminter, who kept a little stationery shop, to Jano Miller, the dressmaker, who rented the second fit or back. It was the 1st of February, the W&lentine baa just come In, and it being evunlng, Jane hod time to step down stairs and help in assorting them according to price' and according to sentiment. "Walentlnes always takes a holt or me. Miss Parminter went on. "Listen to this : Oh, what Is life without a heart To bear of all our Joys a part I' I'vo often folt Jlst that way myself. O maiden, setae tbo summer day. Take love and sunshine while you may; The hours grow dark, the way grows cold. And lovers come not when your'e old.' Lord-a-massT I but that's true ! Theee Ilfltle Lovee 'twlxt you and me Bear leader words continually.' And ell them Oaplds Hyla'. YJr nat a loveJy ideal Dear! dear! Now, Jane, wberever Is them teo-oeat ones? Pot 'em m a pile to the left How them five-cent lace papers. Bo. Why, there's something coaaln' In. cure's Z live tra Sow, Jane, then laeo papers is oil muddled uP. Bure'a I live it's Mr. Eugene Braekettr ' The bustling old maid hurried to the front of the shop and gave a friendly greeting to the landlord's so. Mr. Brackett, a very good looking young man. Bis ft tin was clear, bis eyes were dark, his hair was dark and ourly, his eyebrows were cleanly marked, hla aose straight and every hair of his moustache twisted in a proper twirl right or left. Is it any wonderthat a little dressmaker, who had seen the world only from the rickety win dows of the second floor back In a mean city neighborhood, should find her Ideal In a col oring and Buch curves? Not at all, and Jane Miller's heart was filled with love and rever ence as Mr. Brackett leaned on his walking slick In a pose that made him look somewhat askew, but tbot was to Jano so bowlldcringly graceful that Miss Parminter had to call out sharply : f'Now, you air a muddlin up thorn lace papers. Do take care." "What's now la valentines?" asked the young gentleman presently, lounging toward Jane, and, after touching his hat, settling It perilously aslant over his left oar. "Nothln" muoh," she answored, with a poor attorn pt at being unembarrassed. Miss Parminter, following him closely, suggested : "We thought you might have stopped In with some message from your father about rent or euthln', though dear knows me and Jane la paid up square." "Oh, no," he drawled out; MI Just sailed in a friendly way." "Did yem? Ueally 1 If we'd "a known that, we'd "a been dressed up for you," sho an swered, with that distribution of emphasis entirely her own, and capable of conveying ib most subtle shades of sarcasm or suspi cion Independently of the normal moaning of hor wocds. "Oh, X dont care for dross," said Mr. Eu gene, watching Jane's homely little face framed in Its pale hair, and not looking at all pretty esron with her evident emotion. "Dross Is nothing, beyoud" hero he poLat edly surveyed the poor girl's washed and turned aad mucb-raado-ovor brown merino beyond neatness." Jane flushed and hid &er faoe to a large box valentine, that, like a prophecy, represented a young man in full swallow-tail regimentals loading & veiled paragon of loveliness toward a moot hymeneal-looking piece of architec ture. Miss Parminiar began to busy herself spreading certain lengths of cotton doth to preserve tbe "stock" from dust ; and now and then she nervously fingered the wisps of gray hair cultivated by the side of her face, and called by courtesy curls. This was a hubit she had when disturbed fn mind. Thon she muttorod to herself at Intorvols, "What ever is he up to, I wonder?" and by dint of koep lng one eye and one ear on tb young people, Just as Eugene rose to go, she heard him say, "TfaeParamount will return in twelve months at least twenty times the Investment." "Is It Is tt a silver mino?" asked Jane. "Yes, in Nevada; Jm-menso." Could could as little as flvo hundred dol lars' worta he bought?" Jano ventured very timidly. "Well," anewerpd Eugene, with good-na-. tured condescension, "we are only buying large blooks a hundred thousand dollars at a time for heavy capitalists: "but," he added, in a low and tender tone, "111 get you the five hundred dol lnrs' worth, and you snail make your twenty thousand or more, my lit tle Jeanette, with the best of them. "How good you are I" exclaimed the dress maker, looking np Into iiis foeo with hor large gray eyes. All this plain little woman's life was in those weary, hoaest eyes. They told of a poor, pinched childhood in their un satisfied eagerness, of an early orphanage in their confirmed sadness, of hard work In their lack of lustre and the premature lines about them. Sinoo her tenth yearshe was twenty six now she had been battling with poverty, sustained only by her industry, thrift, and a romantic longing after something more gen ial and more lovely than life had yet shown. By suffering positive privation sho had con trived to put away $500 blood-money every peony or it, wrung iron a naiunu young heart that renounced every Uttlo doarly-prtzed Dleasure and luxury before the dread of exinilng sickness or want. Brackett bent low over her slight, stooping form, saw tbo grateful tears on her cheoks, pressed for an instant tho thin fingers, pricked and hardened by the needle, then whispered, softly, "111 see you again soon, Good-night, litUe Jeanette." , Pasetng out, he Jostled tho doorway against s great form tnat seemed little inclined to make way for him, end as Eugene walked down the street the form came into the shop and Miss Parminter greeted It with, "Hello, Joslah 1 real glad to see yer." Joel ah Jackson, plumber, owned those heavy shoulders, and owned the spare, square, lowbrowed face that looked out above them. It was a workman's faoe and it was a workman's form, number was writ ten all over him, from his dusty matted hair to his stained hands and flattened thumbs that showed Joelah'e "days off wero very few. He was skilled in his trade, and often called io as an expert in diflloult Jobs. Even now he was returning from some work of this sort. "You're late, Joslah," said Miss Parminter. "Yes," ho answered, In rather a surly way "I've been puttin' In extry time oh one of Brack ett's houses. By the way, what's his son doln here?" "Nothin much. Fust off I thought It was some message from the old man about col lect! n rent, but turned out 'twarn't so." "I guess not," said Joslah, contemptuously, and loud enough for Jane to hear. "The old man wouldn't trust him with money. I've heard the two quarrelin more than once. The father always saye : Tou're a big rascal, Eugene, and you eha'n't touch a dollar of mine. 'You've got yonr villainous broker's office, so play your tricks outside of my busi ness.' He's a cheating scran p, that fellow." Jane oao quickly and came forward. Two bright spots of eolor burned on her pain cheeks. Hr eyes were flashing, and sho said, facing Josisb Indignantly, "Mr. Brackett 's a riiit1.rTn Jfrtiiinh LiHtson and that's mnri than you rc." I "Jane," the plumber answered, his voir hating wiUi anger, r.n-i yet with, an appeal TTMIfmUMMM 1 ' . I - POLITICAL, MORAL AND SOCIAL INTER THURSDAY, NOV. In It "Jane, I don't pretend to be. I'm only an honest man, and that fellow ain't. That's all I've got to say." "That's more than you've any right to say," the girl retorted. "Haven't I no right," exclaimed Joslah, "to warn you. for yomr own good when X see things is wrong?" "You've got nothin to do with me at all," answered Jane; and like a shabby little queen with a weak voice, much out of keep ing with the might of her scorn, she walked to the stairway at the back and passed up to her own room. Joslah looked after her; then pushing back his old hat with one rough hand that trem bled strangely, ho turned to Miss Parminter, who was very busy with the wispy curls, and said: "Look here I'vo been eourtin' Jane for more'n a year. She's give me a kind of a half promise more'n once, and now now, within six weeks, sfneo that Brackett's been loafln' round, she treats me that way. Taint right, Miss rarminteT, taint right." His smudged and ton worn face quivered and grew pale. "Won," answered the spinster, making now taagies of j the curls, "you sao. Josiah, Mr. Bracken's smooth spoken and handsome, and, moreover, girls is girls. They like a lit tle well, what I eall poetry ways and soft speeches; and girls likes It to bo always val entine time, so to speak." But 'taint always valentine time, and soft talk wont keep the pot a-b'UJn'," said the practical Joslah, the wordsl losing half their coarseness in the dignity of his suppressed and genuine suffering. Ah," Miss Parminter replied, "but the sen- siblest of women has got a longln' after non sonse. We like being made much of In some way out o' common. We like playln' we're queens or angels. .Taint no harm, but some times It costs us dear. Why. Josiah, just for a few nice words and a way of looking out of a pair or handsome eyes. I throwed ovor a fellow as good ns you for a chap that jilted me after all. And here I'm a lone woman, and hadn't never ought to havo been." She cried quite hysterically for a moment, then stopped to see what Josiah was slowly drawing from his pocket. It was a parcel, and he carefully opened it, saying : I've bought Jane a little present a half a d oeo ii pairs ot good woollen stockin's. X thought they'd bo more usoful than breast pins or such trash." What have I been tellln you? Ulss-Par- minter broke out, in passionate oratory. 'Stockin's stockin's, Indeed ! Why, a rose bud or a picture card would havo more effect on a girl. Put up them stockin's, Josiah; 'twont never do never 1" All right." answored Joslah, bowing to a superior judgment, ye$ looking puzzled ; but stockin's Is very useful, and wo all have to have 'em." "Good gracious, man, I'm out of all patience with you I Go homo and I'll ma Dago your love making. Go homo." Josiah very meekly obeyed, and Miss Par minter closed the shop, and went up to Jane's room. Those red Indignant spots still burned on the MtUe dressmaker's cheeks, and to tho abrupt question, "Do yoti mean to give Joslah up?" she replied, sharply, "You can't give up what you never had." "Bt you were getting fond of him," Miss Parminter 'persisted. "Does Mr. Brackett come to see you often?" "That's nobody's business." "Taint, excopt in so fur aa I'm fond of yu, Janey, and I'd like to seo you tnrn out well." "1 oipoct to turn out well. I'm going to Invest my money, and fn a year from now, yon, dear old friend for yon are a dour old friond, and I do love you," oclalmcd Jano glad to find an excuse for tears "I shall be worth $20,000, and weH go shopping. Shop ping! Think of it 1" "Look-o-here, Jane, what are you going to do with your money?" "Put it in the Paramount silver mine, Eu gene I mean Mr. Brnckett will take care of it." "Eugenol Aro you going to marry him?" "Yes, that is, n no. Oh, Miss Parminter I" and Jano looked almost pretty and girlish as 6he kneeled down and hid hor face against the angular but sympathetic shoulder "oh, I think I do tnmk something's coming of It. Ho's boon here threo times, and he's asked me to call him Eugene, and he calls me littlo Jeanette In a gentle way that's juat just lovely." "Humph ! And how about Joslah?" "I'm sorry" and ho began to cry softly "very sorry ; but think of him beside Eu gene P "I do, ond he's a heap sight more manly looking." "He calls me 'Jane,' and sent mo a stuff drees at Christmas; Eugene calls mo 'little Jeannette, and soe" she pulled up her 6leovo, end showod, scarcely worn, a small rurquolso bracelet "he sent me this." "Yes," snapped Miss Parminter, "and it's worth about flro dollass. That dress was all pnre wool, and cost cvory eont of twenty." "It alnt oost so muoh," said June, twist ing the bracelet about her arm ; "it's it's " "It's bosh 1" Miss Parminter finished the phrase for her. "Oh, Jane, I know. All women crave bosh." Then the judicious old person quietly rose and went to:horown room, where she sat for a long time fingering the curls and thinking. In the morning she came to Jane in great distress and confusion, and bogged her to take care of the shop, she being obliged to go out on business. Miss Parminter was gone all day long. Bha carriod her spare face and her bright bonnet and thoee wisps of curls in and out of a great many down town offices, nnd on com ing homo at night walked straight through tho shop nnd sat dowrj, very sad and de jected, by the stove in tho back. f?he looked most unhappy and burled hor face in her hands. Jano hurried the closing up to find on t the cause of so much sadness. Wh;n they wero at last alono, the poor old woman moaned and rockod to and fro, exclaiming: "Such troublo, Jane I suoh trouble 1 1 shall bo ruined I" Jane manifested affectionate sym pathy, but sho only eriod out: "Go away. lVe got no friends. There's nobody to help a lone woman nobody." Jane, quito distracted at tho sight of her sorrow, protested. "Why, I'd do anything for you anything." "My dear, I need money a great deal of money. I can't oxplain. but my great need is money. I want it for a few days only, bat if I don't have it I'm ruined ruined." "How much?" asked Jane. "At least $500." "Oh, tako my money, dear, take mine. Don't go on so. Eugene can wait a few days for the investment. Take mine." "Bless you I" sobbed out Miss Parminter "bless you, I will! It will be perfectly safe, and I promisa faithfully to givo it back. You've 6avod me from a lifetime of miexry." Tbo two friends embraced, and tho very next day the trusting dressmaker brought five crisp hundred dollar bills her whole fortune from the savings bank, and laid thera in Miss Parmintcr'a claw-liko hand whieh closed on th-m sharply. Then thre, were more embracing ond tears, cfter which Jano want tc her work, while the shrewd oU m-iid enappod the money into a safe leather pockctbook, and muttered, "Little fooi 1 IU fix herl" The night after that, wbea Eacnr caHM, Mis Parminter listened on the stairs. Th visit was abort, and a he went out be said : 'Well, Jcannsttc, you've dono an imrrubul thir.ff, 1 ut I ippo;e the old cat will give it j bee!;. I'll conic agnia in a week." 71 ' ESTS OF MOORE COUNTY. I 15, 1888 "Yousnpposo thoold cat wll. give It back, do your" repeated the lady so plensantij designated, as she closed the shop door just out of Mr. Eugene's ear-shot. Evory night poor Josiah hung about the sidewalk bopimr for some news ot encour agement. He never received any, beyond the eurt reminder: "Now I'm doln' yonr eourtin. Dont you meddle." j A week later Eugene came again, and the guilty debtor, from that convenient stairway, heard Jane sob and say, "Oh, Eugene, I conldnt help It Indeed I couldn't; she's been such a kind friend, and she wrs in such trouble 1 Only wait; I'm sure she'll give it back soon." 'Old griffin 1" exclaimed the young man;' then added fiercely : "Look here, you get that money back at once, do you hear? Get it back I" and he went out noisily slamming the door. Jane rushed down to Miss Parminter and cried: "Oh, dear friend, do give mo my money ! fcugene is so angry because I shall lose the chance of making my fortune i Do give it back." The old maid-6Adly shook hor head, shod tears copiously, sot bed aloud, and declared he'd have hysterics. Sho couldn't return the money yot. 8he was In groat trouble, and oh 1 oh I oh I Jane drew a cup of tea for comfort. Neither could swallow any ; so with more tears thoy parted, Jano to cry all night long, and the other to recover cheerfulness at once. Exchange. In the morning a neatly sealed, daint little envelope lay on Jane's plate at break fast. Her eyes were rod with weeping but they sought the little missive inquiringly. Letters were ah unusual thing in tho course of her quiet lifo, and Miss Parminter, watched her friond's faco keenly as sho broko the seal. "I declare; but I bcllovo It's a walen tino, Jane," she said. Jano opened the envelopo hastily. No doubt it was something Eugene had sent. But she shoved tho pretty card within lck in tho envolopo again with an angry light in her eyes after a glance. "Something from Josifih, Jane?" inquir ingly and softly put in Miss Parminter. "Yes," slowly, "somothing'bout true hearts an' false and all that. Joeiah's so foolish seems to mo." Then she relnpsod Into a re flect ivo silence which her friend did not try to break, but whn Jano pleaded tho unheard of excuso of feeling so badly that she must go to her room again tho scheming old maid said to Joslah, who camo in : "Tho wuloutine done It, Josiuh, I knew 'twould when I se lected it for you." "Jane," said Miss Parmlntor that evening, as she handed her friend an evening paper, "this is orlul nows. Mr. Eugene hns been arrested far swindlln' and they dow say he has been sieh a regular scamp that his father won't do a thing to help him." Poor Jane 1 But her affliction was only skin deep, and today sho is one of tho hap piest little wives in Christendom, and finds in Mr. Josiah Jackson ono of tho best hus bands in the world. Her friend Uvos with them and still porsistu that "A walentine dono it," THE" OLD HAIR TRUNK. THE BUidlght still danood in tho top most branchos of the tall msple that stood on tho crest of the hill when a wagon was driven slowly up tho little lilac-ltned lane that led tc tho barn. Before the wheels could havo been heard by any but an anxious and waiting car, R sweet-faced woman whoso bait alon betrayed tho fact that she was far be yond the middle ago, came to tho door and was at tho sido oi tho wagon ns tho drivei slowly descended. "Don't grieve, fathor," she said, taking his hand. "The darkest cloud hns a silver lin ing. We have Dick still." "And that's all, mothor," he repllod, with a catch in his voice. Tho woman's sensitive face paled and seemed to grow older in a moment, fot though her husband's manner had shown that his mission had failed, somo hope had still remained, despite her bravo words, and, while expecting tho blow that would deprivt them of the house and htnd upon which both had lived since ehildhood, there had been still wmall expectation that aomo Way out oi il might be found, or that tho blow might be In somo way softened. "Then Nicholas would not give you timer "Not a day. He is merciless, nnd the tale iwlll take p-'aoo Saturday. Ho must have the 'cash, he says, on Saturday, and will only sell for money down. Williams is away In Now York. I saw everyone who might bo able to let mo havo tho money, but nono could lend me so much by Saturday. He will buy it in himself. Barker eays ho enn get tho money for me In ten days, but when I asked Nicho las to givo me one moro week, he replied that he had not forgotten his oath If I had." "The villain !" said th) woman Indignantly. "But Is it legal, father?'' sho nsked. "Can ho rob us of a farm worth six times the mortgage nnd havo the law on his side?" "I asked Squiro Andrews, and ho went over the papers .-carefully. 'He has planned his VeDgoance well, Andrews said. 'Every legal form has been complied with,' and ho added that I would be morally, but not legally, Jus tified in shooting him uu sight." "Poor Dick T'said the mother. "Come, fa ther, tho house la ottrs for throe days longer, nnyway. Something may happen. Lot Us talk of other things. Supper is ready and Dick is coming across the field," While Ulklng tnc light wsgon br.d boon put in the earriugo house und tho horse Lad been fod and watered. It was easy to Beo that tho bright-faced, broad-shouldered young man who had met them at tho door was their son ami that he was a "mother's boy." His arm fell natu rally around her waist, nnd he stooped to ki63 her as they passed Into the kitchen. "Well, Mimi, arc you ready lo fe:;d a bear after his winter's sleep?" ho asked, play fully. "Why, mother, there are tears in your eyes I Puttier, what 1 the matter?" ho nsked as for the first timo Le saw drawn, set face. His mother's arms were around his neck, and she was crying oftly on his breast. 'Tt means, Dick, that Nicholas bought the mortgage from Seeor before he went to Mex ico; it hns been duo, as yon know, for four years; but Nicholas did Cot want the money, nnd wished me to let it rau on, as I needed ithnoretthan he did. Secor know that Nichy'.iv was my soodn-law, and from what Nfchoias said, supposed he wanted to clear it off. S-seor told Jim Ferguson that he was going to do It." "Seccr did not know how ho treated Nel lie?" asked Dick. "No," Was th weary reply. "Even you, Dick, don't know thst when I brought N;iiij homo a wreck, dying from his brutvl treat ment that be sworean oath to have rc-vciigu on me and mine, because I wouldtrt lt-t h.m tako her back to the city to die. He bated h-r because sho would not help him in bw wick edness, and, when he saw fear days wire numbered, told her that she shc"uid never 6eoone of us wbll? sho lived, nnd nono of us would know where she was buried wbea sho W.--S dead. "A friend of hers wrote to rr.e I went to New York ond brought her home. When 1; ca-Tje in hot haste, for ber, I kicked hita out. Yon wero only a little lad of five yoAr. Dick. He ha waited all these years, and now be ifcis his revenge." "But how, f ttlier? Wc can easily pay the in a week or tea days." "He haa given me tbo legal thirty day notice by publication in the Bloom field Reg ister, which never comes to this post office ; Mrs. Winters saw It yesterday and sent m- word. The sale is for Saturday. He require spot cash. No one can get Sl.'JOO in so short a time and ho will buy it in himself." Tho young man's eyes blazed. "If he does If he dares show himself I will put a bullet in him 1" The mother's arms were around him. His father laid his hnnd upon his shoulder. "Leave him to God, Dick. Don't make our burden harder than we can bear. Let us have our boy for the few years yet left to us." "Remember Susie," soWkhI tbe mother. The young man oonquerod his emotions, kissed his mother and shook his father's hand the Auglo-Saxon caress between males. Women kiss; men shake hands. "I will do nothing rash nothing to bring additional worry to you; but if I meet him he wMl havo to keep his temper. Come, let us try your biscuits.Jlllml, nnd forgot for tho moment." The form of a moal was gone through with but the talk drifted Into the only subject that any ono could think about. "Dick, you haven't said a word about your marriage. It is two weeks from to-dny. We will havo no home for Susie to como to." Dick smilod for his' mother's benefit, and answered brightly: "Nevermind that, Mlmi. It will hnvo to be postponed for a liltlo while. Don't worry I about that." "But Dick, it will makoa great difference to 8usio," said his father. "You will no longer have a snug farm at your back, and can get forehanded enough to mnrry. Will Susie be willing to wait and tnko tho chances when sho can have her cousin Will, who Is rich?" "Susie is as true as stent, dad. Will Harts horn cannot take hor from me," said Dick, Laughing lightly. "We may not bo ubie to marry for a yoar or two, but we aro both young, and Ufa Is boforo us. D nt fret on our account. I must go over and tell her." It was not 10 o'clock when he returned, but it was the first time in many mouths that both bis parents had been found up at that hour. Traces of tears on their facos showod that tho subject of convcrsa! ion had not been changed. "Susie will wait," ho replied to his mother's unspoken quostlon, "until I have made a home for us three, and It Jms grown big enough for her tOon'cr. I say what shesaid. 8ho won't marry me till I have. Our mnrilage is post poned for a yonr. She will work in the rub ber factory and help mo. Her undo has been appointed manager, and wna out to teo her yesterday to seo li no could get nor as bis chief clerk He wonts somo ono who under stands bookkoeing, shorthand nnd tel egraphy, and offered her $12 a week. Sho re fused, cf course, but she has written tonight accepting It. You soe, dad, she. didn't wasto her timo, as you thought, in hvirning those accomplishments last yoar. Her investment of $120 dollars will eomo back many fold." His mother laid hor hand upon his arm. "Susie says wo can got the Wilson's houso at the bridge. It's quito ua'-wonifortnble as this, and we will soon forgot all about thi troublo. You are only fretting for us, nnd Susie ssiys you must not and shr.ll not. Susie's word is law to mother and mo, nud, father, will you not do what wo throo want j-ou to?" "Dick," said his father with deep feeling, "I Bhould havo named you Benjamin. Susio will mako you a good wife I tako back nil I said about her .spending money. Hho wns wiser than I, but I didn't think it was a woman's work." "Even her spending four dollars for can celled postage stamps," said Dick, mischiev ously. "Well," said his father, with a smile and r shnko of his head, "that was a vanity. Twon-ty-flvo cents for an old one-cent stain p,whicli I bought hew only a few weeks ngo for n cent? I cannot understand. I think it would bo more natural for a pretty ghi to Bpend her money for ribbons than lor littlci pieces of soiled paper." "She says that her collection, which cost her less than $20, can bo sold any day to dealer for $35, und that ha will sell it again for $ 100. The stamps she iNiid 23 eontn ouch for aro now sold for $1.25 and $i.50. She In tends to soli them ail to havo a njst egg to start with. "I don't want fc better girl thnn Susie for n daughter. I always said Hint, Dick. That this stemp business was tiio only vanity I ever knew in her; but sho has a right to somo vanity. She has the Lock wood grit and truth. Let us ask God to bless her." And the next day Mrs. Ferris asked Dick tc give her an hour's help in tho garret, as she wished to go over tho accumulated rubbish of a century to seo what would be worth moving. "What is this old hair trunk, mother?" asked Dick, as he sorted out the relics of lire generations. "That wrs your Aunt Sellny's, Tfs full of letters nnd papers. All her hubul! love letters are there, for she saved every one thai was ever writ to her. Sho saved all the letters that ho ever received, md he did a big busi ness till ho fulled. He'.lny was a littlo queer. fle was a great scholar, wns Jack. Hi went to eolli'go and was a professor when U eourted Holiny. His letters reinl like a book, and Bcliny wns tcry proud of them." Dick opctiod tho moth-oaV-", eowhide covered little trunk, in its time as much a source of pride ns any g'-nuinn alligator ekin ono Is now to its possessor. There on top, ns If put in hist, was a buu-JIuoi letters tied with i a faded ribbon. Dick took out one with somo curiosity. It was written before tho envelope wna in commou use, nnd tho address was on the middlo fold of the letter itself, thoi-dgcp ot which had been turned into ono another and sealed. "Mother, may I come up?". Raid a clear, sweet voice from the stairway, but without giving time for a reply Ihe pa;ker ape:ired nnd was clasped In Mrs. Ferris' arms. Hho seemed to trlrfcr the sUnshino which that in tant camo pouring through the high side window, falling upon the little trunk and cov ering it with n golden glory. "Oh, Susie ! Susio 1" wns nil Mrs. Ferris could say ns sh; held !ier tighlly. For it mo ment Susio talked tor both. Slcj had conm over for a little feminine desperation known a a "geod cry." Dick had i-a:lcnco. But patience hv. a limit. "Mother Susie," snid he, reproachfully, "wher! and when do I cuter iu this l;.ti; lov ing match? Havo t no rllit? Is n.t this ( mother mine, and thesweeth airt.toO? C-jase l kissiug till I Lave had rifne.'' rHisde laid li-r hnnd en b!s and lifted a brullt and hsr.ilng fr-e frankly t.. hJ. "This is uu extra' sho sat. I. gayiy. "I didn't ; expect to you. Dick. Wlm: i.4 iht jon : have In your hand?" brut '.ttrr to !ook at it wi;h n;:.uifet curioly. llj baud-.-d It i to her. i "It's only un old lote .-tfcr from Uoelo Ja--k to Aunt Bt-liun." Kh? w as only bvAin At Wfi superscript u, lv;r fae Ktilng and flft-iliUg. j "Do yon know what It is worth?" she asked, with eu ff rt. "Have you umoy of these, tltst ymt trcrit them s i carehasslvi "No," said Dick. "Is it stamp 'nefe hi your collection? It Is otly n very Ifttleme only half th; usual sir.e, and I wish . "v. . l.r -or: but vou r- tw wrtc iffla to It. and iht on-ht to count." As r.ho did aosw-r, bo added with a bnrl-'jiv guufros ity : "Kwp it, Snuio, -;Ven if it's one" of tin that are worth a whoiR dollar to collators. I don't know where o sell It. even for a cent. Put tt in your Nxi';." His voice and manner at :;nothfr time would have raised great n.irth; but no answering smile appeared os buie tae .-. VOLUME 3. NUMBER 16 "It's one I never hoped to own," aba plied gravely. "This little piece of paper is worth more than $100. It's a Brattlcboro ' l-ccnt stamp on tbo original letter back. Toe ' only one that was supposed to bo in tho world was sold last month tor $373. A7, dealer would give - you $330 at eight for' -thi." j ' "Are you quite surof asked Mrs. Forrls, wondcringly. r - i "Yes; I know It. Whore did Itoome from!".' j Dick led her to the open trunk. Wltnagnan ' nd a sob sho knelt down besido it, and with flushing faco and trembling hands began to t sort out the lottors Into Uttlo hoops, Dlok h.vl not spoken, but watched her eagerly. Tho mo thought, perhaps, not perfectly formu Utod, had come to each. Those most carefully examined wero placed In her lap, and by the timo the last bundle had been gone over not lees than nlnory wcru lying ; lb ere. Then she bent over, put her faco la her . hands, and beaa Sobbing. Sirs. Ferfla ami v .Dick irM to com fort her. Pick's efforts wore the most effectual In quieting her. "Never mind. my sweat heart," he whispered. . "think of It only as a drem,. It wont paythe mortgage, but It will pay rent, should we need , it. Lot us thank G xl for what ho give us." . By a strong effort of will she r&Jagd a tear ifalucd but radiant feoe. "You dont understand. The mortgage N paid. Tho farm Is saved. O Dick I O mother P When her emotion had subsided and in ro ply to tholr eager questions, she took tbo so lec'od letter and explained the treasure "Hero are two used Brattloboros on letter back worth almost any prior, but admler will ": pay 250 each. For thcoo HgtH U Lontfl stamps ho will givo any, $11$. Bo wlH sell . Ihcm for four times thaK TWs set of thre one letter nlnna, la worth mere than $123 . Hero are elx Now Havi, Tlw first X ever heard of. Tho gennino sljruod reprints sell for $13 eaoh. Put t -.em at $100. Tbowj two 30 cent stamps of 1800 nolioe that the shlold is upside down oro worth 930 and would bring $100 at a sain. Here ant thirteen red horsemen 1-cent stamps of 1851, worth $10 eaeh. Here am six 6-cont eovhpe of 1807, worth $300, if we could wait for buyer. Bt , those four curious double stamps, leent Mid 8 cents? Three of thera are worth $10 each but tho fourth Is ono I never hoard of. Tho 1-cont h-ad is upside down. It fnna! bo worth $50. Ho re nre over m dozaa of the rart ' 3-cent envelopes of 1S33. Prof. JonJBings paid H2 for tho one ho Iwis. Those two waf da- partment onveloyos are tWeach. TVsee two -Goliad and Ihoaa flvo of Baton &ogo ewnoi ; bo bought for $400. Here's one en mope with twelve l-piiuy stamps on tt. Thy havo V. U. in the corners. Dealers charge $40 each and pay $20. Hero see flvo rare Sandwich Island stamps any daulnr will fay S$X) Io." Shugathrod up tho remaining loUora. "Tor all tltoso douhurs ohorge $30 or mups uooh. No . mattor how you aro ahcated, you can gotfroni J 1,000 to $1,200, and what to beting we can " borrow." "now can I gnt tho monoy for than befoiw . Saturday?" nakod Dick. "Whom shall X taku them to?" "You c-in tako the 5 o'clock train for New -York. I will give you tho iMtmort and od- . dresscH of the throo principal dealers. X havo their catalogues. Como d'wn U4 and ww will divide them Into three packets bom to Iter not more ot ooa hlUl than we can help to a dealer. I win mark ou eaoh tetter tho price dealers chaxgo tur Jha stomp so that they will nut bout you down too much. Tbesu are ali on tho lottwra, so that there can ho bo question of their ganuImMisss, This is Wed nesday. Yuu can get back by Friday night, X know." ner energy and faith brought bopo end -comfort to them. Di-k WW back Friday night, no brought J 1,850 in greenbacks and a number of tbo stamps, which it was not necessary to Boll, These were sdded, with many that remained !u the trunk, to Susie's collection, which was , not sold, for a "uost ogg." Tho duplicates , only were sold, but to advantage, for that purpose. - Tho marriage was not pontponod. "Never des:roy a postage stamp," Said Grandfather Ferris last Woek to u young matt who had torn on ouvolopo into pieooR to get utnU ltor. " If you tako an old man's ndV Vico yru will start u ejection. If my daughter Susio hadn't s'oxted ono four years ago wo mlht now be ou tho towu." This w as not fair to Dick, but old peoplo aro forgetful. Waverly Magaxine. t, Botha is throwing very poorly to buses ft the world's 'series. AXhon beat Uok.b-y out for bitting leadbj but n single o!ut. Boston wonsixtocn and lost twenty game by ono run this season, Captain Jimmy Manning U sn excoedingij popular man in Kaiisss Ohy. Boston claims to hare paid $33,000 to visit lug Clubs this season. "-.' Toil BfcowM goes with the Australian part) ns far as Baa Froiiojsc j. Mo nms is thowcakttst batsman in tholcagn his averago bdng 203. Cleveland doclnd a $5,003 Cincinnati offer for shortstop McKenn. EiTHEfl M'-Gou,chy or Glasscock will ear tain liidi.iiut polls next year. Manaobb Monro of the Dcs Moines o.'ul will Winter in Akron, Ohio. . Ths Brooklyn club played but one tieg invl dHring f h-j entire season." Bcooxlts began and aded tho cham; ship season with a victory. Tuts far thi world's championship cam i hare been pi'churs 'utllos. TBe big. ones con bo found on top frfii after year Auon, Liothers, Connor HtBActSB offered shoitstop Bwdsnd riU fleLhrr Marr lo Ciu.-umstl for $4,000. Ewixo Is keeping tho Browns closofy ti the twigs. Il uuver threw better to base. Kansas Crrt lw rcloancj Larry Dnnl'jfcl It ilark-skiunnl and diminutive catcher. Van Zkinn didr.'t unit Cleveland as tbj;4 ba-ouian and was released last Mwndfty, THS players now norso their ChAtrl.'O' 1 hors-js, r.n 1 the umpircR their bruised shluA CiNCiNWATi ofT-ired $2,000 for Board, tin Syracuse sSiortstop. Ho wouldn't p toC-1 eiui at l. Athiw. nnd McLaughlin wero ths Mg'.v ft salaried pisyeia lu the TuroutO Uj e?rjon. " . , . . Nosuam Baxrk, of tho Newark, haif;hc4 to pitch for Him bt4Tkton, Oal. tcn, jlhU wlh'er. PiTCH-c PNtTV. ot Buffalo, will 0 U Loe Aagute. to play with a club there dtuir.4 the wlutt-r. lTTTwe jtn.ty every other club exeert Ix-trott, while the latter blanked every vm xe'pt New York. The&c is a very considerable5 sprinkling oi young blood among tho loading batsmen ti the leagUf?, .. CiNcTNXiTi wanted to buy Orifflo frrrs Baltimore but was Informed that bo ia,. players were for sale. - Tnz Kansaa city Bitten hare tfa?c?t-.f r . rt Ti i- : 7--- wiJs Ttd - beadf obony oan. Vax IliXTSE is the berth,. 1 Iwt? fVhr M the league. Pete. Oonwy io v, bat a gu way behind Yai.". Y "c.r" CAJTPA0 leads tt:." ittrf In bUM--rUiuru and wins th pr.a? ffli-r il by a bxs.;l Ltuiu .a house. II ii !! w:t vmkI - Ths priH5ni .- Mvjt UMc-ruun'Ws : overm .;. I !-.-., ibj same as th-y d fir tr;-i -4 ;v . r if fain:n in avyt4 . -
The Moore County News (Carthage, N.C.)
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