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Not a I PerhaPfl' M ai 1,6 f 1115116,1
My urgent need,
, .. ;.. mthwavs. where I faun would
tneal,
I Will God's hand lead.
yet soniewliere out of darkness I shall turn
Into the light, ' i
AjiJ nfter groping through the dim obscure
' Kejoiee in sight.
nl looking back upon the troubled course,
I Thorny and long,
uw oft mv weary soul with struggling
faint.
Beheld but wrong, '
t last in calmness of great peae wou
Shall clearly see '
Where blood-stained footsteps mark the ou-
j ward steps
Toward sweet To Be.
iuj all the wouuds, the pain; the blinding
1 tears
As jewels shine,
n;u oToaniucs in the night like eehoes
swell
Of strains divine!
Furwme day I may feel God's way is best
Ilowe'er I go;
ul though Ilis word be hard to understand
I yet shall know I
11 jo, although amid my strife I pray,
Tis not because
I hopo to 'scape the dealings of Ilia Grace
I Or change His laws; '
But that 'tis when all mortal joys seem Tar,
And earth is drear, '
Mv soul iu yearning soars beyond the flesh,
. . Aud feels Him near;
A:iJ having only human words to speak,"
' ' Iu limits bound,
I utter cries for help while spirits' depths
Fiud no true sound!
For Wisdom's Infinite and Present Lore
--Broods o'er my fate ;
So lying low upon His sheltering arm -I
learu to wait!
ITOST SCOTCH
SETTLERS.
Eeminiicencet in Kobe so ni an, by Hev.
' Monroe.
John
The first Scotch settlers (hat I have any
authentic record or history of were Gilbert
and Christian McMillan ("Chriosdian Ban'')
who emigrated in ltiO. 1 Gilbert McMillan
died in 1772, two years after bis arrival in
America, leaving bis wire, with, one sou
ami seven daughters in what was then al
most a wilderness. She seems to have
Wn eqal to the occasion, as she has left a
liUtory which has been handed down for
four generations, that far surpasses the
liitory of any other woman that has ever
lived in this section. Her son, Archibald
McMillan, married a Miss MeArthur, and
m the father of "Old Duncan McMillan,
of Florida;" of John McMillan and Chris
tian McNeill, the mother of Henry Mc
Xtill. Mary married Archibald Sellars;
tuie married McKa.v; one married Hughes
orMcKwen; one, McAllister; one Effje
married John Gilchrist, Sr., the father of
John (iilelirist (lawyer.) I do not know
at this writing who the others married.
JVide raising and educating to some ex
tent this large family, she was sent for by
the fr-oteh in sickness and in trouble as
fur as sixty, miles. Of this 1 was told by
her grandson, lawyer John Gilchrist, who
reflected her well. She was a member
of the Presbyterian Chuich, and, after a
ling and useful career, died on the loth
day of June, 1811, in the 84th year of her
aze. She is buried at D. P. McEaehern's,
Wide, her husband, where an ancient-look-in?
marble slab, with inscriptions almost
defaced, mark their graves. Her daughter
Effie, who married John Gilchrist, Sr., had
nine or ten children, and died in 1794, in
the 40th year of her age. John Gilchrist
afterwards married a Miss Currie, an aunt
or Krand-aunt of Hector Currie, deceased,
father of "Bud" Currie. deceased, formerly
of Muxton. By this union he had a daugh
ter, named Effie, who married Col. John
Wue and was the mother of Col. John G.
Wne, of Marion, S. G.; of Mrs. Milton Mc
intosh, and of Mrs. Win. Buchanan, of
Richmond county, N. C. John Gilchrist,
Nr., was the first to institute the study of
'lie classics, and started schools generally
among the Scotch settlers. He died in
, 1802, aged 02 years. It will be prop
er here to correct a mistake made ina for
mer number by the copyist? relative to
John (iilelirist, lawyer, as being the first
to institute the studv of the clas-
the average of life was 500 or more-veaTs!
likewise, as this unwritten ' history is
handed down for over one hundred years
and believed' to be authentic, doubting
Thomases ought to think that Adam could
nave related the historv .of creation and
the early history of his life, for' 690 years,
to Enoch, and Enoch to Noah. ? - Hence
Noah, would have the information second
handed (see Bible Dictionary) for four
channels through which Noah could have
received it second-handed.
Over two hundred years ago (16G0) three
Purcell brothers emigrated from Ulster, Ire
land, to America. They were Scotch-Irish.
One of them settled in Pennsylvania, one
further down the Ohio, near the mouth of
the Scioto river, and the other in "West
Virginia. The Pennsvlvania Purcells are
descended from the Pennsylvania brother;
those of that name iu Kentucky and Ten
nessee, from the one who settled on the
Scioto. Likewise, the Virginia and North
Carolina Purcells from the Virginian.
(James G. Blaine is a descendant of this
West Virginia brother.)
Malcomb Furcell, one of the Virginia
family, emigrated to North Carolina about
10U, settled near i ayetteville, on the Cape
Fear river.- He married Beatrice Torrv in
1772, and was killed by the Tories during
the Revolutionary War, in trying to make
his escape from them across the Cape l! ear.
His widow, Beatrice Purcell, with her then
4 or 5-year-old son, John Purcell, Sr., came
to Kobeson county, 1 suppose to be under
the protection of her brother, David Tor-
ry, who lived on Saddle lree bwamp, near
the present town of Lumberton. Here
Mrs. Purcell married Daniel McEacheru,
and bv this' union had two children, Col.
Arch. McEachern, Sr., deceased, and Mrs.
Sallie Patterson, also deceased the grand
mother of John T. Sinclair. .. .
About the year 1792 David Torry moved
to upper .Robeson, and bought the place
where Archibald Furctll formerly resided.
His nephew, John Purcell, and sister, Mrs.
McEacnern, came with him, or soon after
wards (Mr. Mchaehern being deceased.)
In 179S John Purcell married Mrs. Mary
McKay, the widow of Col. Archibald Mc
Kay, ofthe British army, the daughter t
John Gilchrist, Sr.. and the granddaughter
of Christian and Gilbert McMillan. This
Col. McKay fought on the side of Great
Britain during the revolutionary war. Af
ter the war he returned to England, where
he" remained several years. He came back
to America and married Mary Gilchrist. I
presume that he was acquainted with her
and her father before they left Scotland.
They were natives of Cantire. He pur
chased 4,000 acres of land, including the
place on which I now reside, where one
son. Hector McKav, was born. . He died
of fever in 1794. As before stated, in 1798
his widow married John Purcell, Sr. They
had seven children. The sons were Mal
com, John, Alexander, Archibald., Miss
E. Purcell married Graham. Miss Mary
Purcell married Rev. Hector McNeill.
They have all passed away except Mrs.
Gilchrist.
A HTJKTES'S STOUT.
How Farmer
Gilpin Captured
Catamount.
A New York Times special from Lumber
ton, Penn., says: George Gilpin, a farmer
living near this village,, brought to Just
ice of the Peace Green's office Monday
three enormous catamounts, on which he
collected the bounty of $2 each. One of
them was nearly five feet in length and the
others were each four feet. "The biggest
of the three," said Gilpin, "I discovered
made his home in a cave in the mountain
back of my farm, and on Saturday I saw
him go out on a foraging expedition.
While he was out I slipped a strong steel
trap in the cave and during the day I had
it demonstrated that if there is anything
quicker than lightning it is the paw of a
catamount. Thespringof my trap isso sud
den that when the pan is touched the jaws
will fly ; together in the tenth part of a
second. It may be imagined that anything
that sets that trap off has got to be tolera
bly lively if it gets out before the jaws
iasten on it. l set the trap in the cave,
and on Sunday crawled into the cave to
see if I had the catamount. I had him. At
seeing that he was only held by one fore
foot, I made up my mind that it wouldn't
be verj' safe for me to fool with him until
I got him more secure. I knew that the
cat had been so qnick that after stepping
on the pan of the trap he had almost suc
ceeded in drawing his foot out before the
jaws sprang to. A few minutes later I
found out that that wasn't much more than
snail's work compared with what he could
do. I went home and got another trap,
took it to the cave, set it. and pushed it in
until it reached the catamount, knowing
that he would give it a dip with his paw,
and expecting, of conrse, to ha ve his foot foul
at the first trial. He struck the trap with
his free forepaw, hitting the pan fair and
square. The trap snapped to like lightning,
but it closed on nothing. That amazing
movement on the part of the catamount
staggered me. I could hardly believe ray
eyes. But there could be no doubt of the
matter. I pulled the trap, set it again, and
shoved it in toward the animal once more.
Ho spotted the pan again, and the trap
closed on nothing, the same as it had be
fore. Time after time I tried to catch that
catamount's paw in the trap, but the cat
was too quick. At last, on the eighth at
tempt, the animal having probably got
tired by that time, the jaws came together
and caught the leg. I never heard such
yells as the catamount gave on finding
himself caught. They actually made me
turn cold. I pulled the furious animal out
of the cave by the chain on the second
trap, and handicapped as he was by both
traps I had to fight him over a big stretch
of gronnd for several minutes berore -I
got a death blow in on him."
of water every few minutes. In the other
extreme, where th fatal faintness is rjres-
and Killed a I fint. with a. low trrmfratnra and a verv
depressed condition of the heart, an im -
mersion in tepid water containing mustard
is a good thing. The dose of ammonia
should not be forgotten. -
When people are in goqd health and
spirits and perspiring freelv they need not
be much afraid of heat. But when they
are a little out of gear they cannot be too
caref uL All extremes of heat are dangerous,
but damp heat is much worse than dry
heat. The thing to do at this season is to
be temperate in every sense of the word.
Keep in the shade if possible, and in a
rell-ventilated place. .
CORSETS AND C0KST7XPTI0X.
WHITE HOUSE AND EED HEAD.
A Radical Difference in Kale and Female Breath
J ing Curious Conclusion.
A House for His Twelfth Child.
Don't.
Don't go to bed with cold feet. Don't
sleep in the same garments that are worn
during the day. Don't sleep in a room
that is not weil ventilated. Don't sit or
sleep in a draught. Don't He on the left
side too much. Don't lie on the back to
keep from snoring. Don't try to get along
with less than seven or eight hours' sleep
out of twenty-four. Don't jump out of
bed immediately on waking in the morn
ing. "Don't forget to rub yourself with
crash towel or hands before dressing.
Don't forget to take a good drink of pure
water before breakfast. Don t take long
walks when the stomach is entirely empty.
Don't start to do a day's work without eat
ing a good breakfast. Don't eat anything
but well-cooked and nutritious food. .Don't
eat what yon don't want, just to save it.
Don't eat between meals, nor enough at
meal time to cause uneasiness. Don't eat
the smallest morsel unless hnngry, if well.
Don't try to keep up on coffee or alcoholic
stimulants when mt nre is calling you to
sleep. Don't stand over hot air registers.
Don't inhale hot air or fumes or any acids.
Don't fill the gash witfi soot, sugar or any
thing else to arrest the hemorrhage when
j-ou cut yourself, but bring the parts to
gether with strips of adhesive plaster.
Don't wear thin hose or light-soled shoes
in cold weather. Don't strain your eyes
by reading on an empty stomach or when
ill. Don't ruin your eyes by reading or
sewing at dusk, by a dim light or flickering
candle, or when very tired. Don't sing or
halloa when your throat is sore or you are
hoarse. Don't drink ice water when you
1 1 - A. -
are very warm, and never a giassiui at
time, but sip slowly. Don't take some oth
er person's medicine because you are simi
larly affected. Don't bathe in less than
two'bours after eating. Don't' eat in less
than two hour after bathing. Don't call
so frequently on your sick friend as to
make your company and conversation a
bore. Don't .make a practice of relating
scandal or stories calculated to depress the
spirits of the sick. Don't forget to cheer
or gently amuse invalids when visiting
them. Don't call on your sick tnend and
advise him to take some other medicine,
Promises are serious things, especially so
iii Germany. A wealthy citizen of Kah
rehfeld took a livelv interest in the wel
fare of a railroad official of that town,
whose family was rapidly increasing, and
a few years ago on the birth of the man's
ninth child, went so far as to promise
him a, house on the birthday of the
tweltfth addition to his family, be the child
male or female. Repeatedly the generous
would-be donor, in the presence of wit
nesses, had reiterated his promise to the
happy paterfamilias, whose "great expecta
tion" became the town talk as it were. One
fine day "No. 12" made his appearance,
but the magnificent Dives, on being ap
pealed to, refused to make good his word,
pretending that the whole matter was only
a "joke." A suit in optima forma was the.
consequence of the refusal, and the court
decided in favor of the plaintiff a result
against which the respondent appealed,
but in vain. The Supreme Court of Kiel de
cided to look upon the verbal offer as perfect
ly binding, and went so far as not only to re
ject the appeal, but also to authorise the
plaintiff to choose one of the respondent's
houses, v
; Scientific Aiuerionn.1
The mechanism of breathing may be ef
fected by two separate -and distinct sorts
of nerves and muscles. The upper portion
of the body, including the ribs And thorax
generally, may expand, and therebv draw
air into the lungs. This is termed costal
breathing, literally rib breathing. On the
other hand, the muscles of the abdomen
may come into play, and by depressing tlfe
diaphragm, may thus increase the chest
cavitj'. i In this type, termed abdominal or
diaphragmatic breathing, the muscles of
the upper part of the body remain inactive.
Boerhaave, in 1744, observed a radical dif
ference in male and female breathing.
The masculine type is abdominal, the fe
male is costal.
On these premises Dr. Thomas J. Mays,
of Philadelphia, has based an interesting
investigation. I appears highly probable
that the reason of the costal breathing of
women is that they compass the diaphrag
matic with corsets, so as to suppress all but
costal breathing, and so as to develop the
latter highly; Dr. Mays subjected a num.
ber of Indian women to examination. He
used a modification of Paul Bert's pneumo
graph. ; By this apparatus a trace indica
tive, of the extent of chest and of abdomi
nal movement was produced so as to show
in graphic form the relative proportions of
the two types of breathing in the same sub
ject. The result was" that he found the
majority of Indian women to breathe aU
most entirely with the -diaphragm. Their
fmeumograph tracings corresponded close
y with those of white men. As the Indian
women do not wear corsets, this investiga
tion tended to prove that corsets were the
cause of costal breathing.
The most curious conclusion, however, is
the possible influence of eorsets on con
sumption. Admitting that they are the
cause of costal breathing, and accepting
the theory that costal breathing is a coi
rective of consumption, a plea for these ar
ticles of attire is at once established as pre
ventives of the dreaded malady. The
possibility of, this benefit is increased by
the consideration that men are, on the
whole, more subject to it than women, and
that Indians seem peculiarly its subjects.
Yet the case is far from proven, and it
would be rash to consider the corset side
of the question as proven. Admitting even
that corsets diminish consumption, the ac
count against them, when used injudi
ciously, must be regarded as far from bal
anced by any good of this sort that may
be attributed to them.
The Sow that, has Seen Caused in Chicago
The red-headed girls of Chicago are up
in arms. One of them write3 the Tribune
as follows: ! .
To begin with, I am a red-headed girl;
at least some call rao so, and it is in the in
terest of my prosecuted sisterhood and of
myself that . I make this appeal to you.
Before the "look for a white horse" came
upon us we were accustomed to a great
deal of admiration from gentlemen, and, I
suppose, caused much jealousy to'exist in
the breasts of our less favored and darker
headed sisters, for they have shamefully
lormed a plot to throw us into ignominy,
or at least to make it so uncomfortable for
us' that we are obliged to hide ourselves
away from an inquisitive and laughing
crowd. My hair is not red ; that is, it nev
er has been called red until lately, and
now it certainly must have taken a deeper
tint, for as I pass down the street I hear
something like this from all sides: "Look
for a white horse!" "Whero's the white
horse ! " " Why ! haven't you heard of the
red-headed girl white horse craze! If you
see a red-headed girl, jnst look for it and
you are sure to see a white horse. It's too
funny. It never fails," etc. Now it is al
together "too funny,1 aud to say the least,
it is very uncomfortable". A party was re
cently formed to investigate the matter
and find out, if possible, who was respon
sible for the- plot (for plot it is) and the
mystery, if any, connected with red hair
and white horses, i They nnauimously
agreed that there was no mystery, and that
it is nothing more that a wickedly-gotten-
up scheme to draw attention from us; for
than a few thousand at the most. Some
weeks afterwards, just before the attaek
upou Hood's army, General Donaldson, on
meeting his agent inquired how many
mules he had been able to secure. To the
amazement of the general, he wan informed
that tirtHfy thotuand or more had been ob
tained. Upon which the astonished gen
eral exclaimed, "I am a ruined roan! I
shall be court-martialed and driven from
the army for not limiting you in the pur
chase. You have procured many times
more than I had any idea or intention of
purchasing; but the fault is mine, not
yours. I ought to have been particular in
my orders." In an extremely disheartened
state he went to his home, believing that
such a thoughtless act on his part could
not be overlooked by the commanding
general.
He had scarcely reached EU hense be
fore a messenger came from General
Thomas with an order for General Donald
son to come immediately to headquarters.
1 Ins seemed to be the sealing of his fate,
and in a state of trepidation bordering on
frenzy he appeared before General Thomas,
whom he found in a mood, apparently, of
great depression. Soon after Donaldson
had entered his presence General Thomas
said, " Donaldson, how many mnle have
you?" With some perturbation he re
plied, "Upwards of Twenty-five thousand."
"Ticenltj-jive ihoutaml, did you savt" re
peated the geueral. ! " Is is possible that
you have this number! Donaldson, ac
cept mv most heartfelt thanks; won hare
aretl this army! I can now Jiave trans
portation, and can fight Hood, and will do
so ai once. ' s
Racket Store,
Backed by the
LIVE CASH 'B0LL4BS,
la Grwwiag la lplarlir Kvry Day,
Having gained in a few months a patron
age which others have struggled for
years to obtain. -
just so soon as the color of our hair is
seen, every one is looking for the horse,
never as much as casting a glauce or sec
ond thought upon us. But our time will
come, and then let the enemies of our sis
terhood look out. As soon as arrange
ments can be made, a meeting will be held
to consider the state of affairs, experiences
will be discussed regarding this plot and
its workings, and committees appointed to
investigate and report.
i.
The Hermit of T-orehe&d City.
How Toil Conquered Pride.
Docs Gold Growl
Handcuffed to His Sweetheart
nn loncer. co out more frequently ; stay a
week or talk him to death before you think
of. leaving. "
&C. It tlin fattio- nt tbfi bxwver.
Jlm Gilchrist. Senior, who first introduced get another doctor, eat more, eat less, sit
-u'is creneral v. Ac. The lawver. Deing
graduate himself, was doubtless as much
id favor of education as was his father.
the tombstone which marks . the
pve of John Gilchrist, Sr.,is found the fol-
"7"ig inscription: "He had a vigorous
nilt much improved bv education . and
,rfl; he was a patron of learning; often
legislator : a Presbvterian in faith; in
""raw circumsrwHt- fond of metv.
Atlanta (Ga.) Manner.
Among the attendants at commencement
is a charming j-oung lady from an adja
cent county, who is a great favorite in Ath
ens. She is visiting a tlown-towu family.
On Sunday nightlast a handsome young
professional, whom we call Hancock, called
upon Miss AmandaJSpriggins (which is not
the lady's name). There were in the parlor
a pair of handcuffs. Dr. Hancock jestingly
proposed that they suffer themselves to
have their wrists linked together, to which
proposition Miss Spriggins readily con
sented. The handcuffs were spring locks
and soon had the young couplo firmly
bound together. After a while they became"
weary of. this bondage, but discovered to
their consternation that the handcuffs
could not be loosened. It was then dis
covered that the key was in possession of
a young man wuo nau gone on a visit w
Oconee county, and was not expected
home until next day. The young couple
decided to make the best of their situation
and spend the night by sitting np. For
tunately, however. nst as the ciocK sirucK
VI the possessor ot the key cnancea to re
turti, and the handcuffs were removed.
About Sunstrokes.
The Ears Will Stick Out.
' Raleigh Cor. Richmond Diopatch.
Th Knicrhts of Labor elected Congress
man Nichols in this district. They thought
thev had struck a bonanza, it wouia ap
Antriis ri;ii,JL f th Oil- np.nr thev are disappointeu. A free-spok
idriuje, was an elder brother or ine
f yw, aiid died in 1834. He was said to
" an excellent surveyor,
'-ountinir uir children to each human
P"". which I believe is considered the av-
"age, and, as far as my information ex-
r"i8 reLitivn in thia famiiv thwfi are. or
"e been, no less than 100,000 of this Gil
J?t and Christian McMillan's descendants.
luev am tn m . l,.nn,Umi in Vnrth
V?roUna, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
ama, Mississippi, Louisiana; Texas,
? fKansaH, Tennessee. Illinois. Ohio, Mich-
2n California and of course in other pla-
en Knight said to your correspondent that
N. Mi.hrti was in some senses iHiiure.
tw rather odd remark caused inquiry
whereupon the Knight said that hundreds
of Democratic Jrunguts voiea tor air. xsww
la .iTidor th impression that he was inde-
rl that he would, if elected,
leave the Republican party. But," said
ho "Mr. Nichols has become even a strong
er Republican than ever before. . Not a few
Knights are sorry they voted for him. Mr.
Nichols is a clever man and an earnest one,
but he used the Knights, as a ladder on
wImaVi to climb to nublic office. " He got
there and now has kicked the ladder down."
feuMcHrydesfThVO
-McKays. McKAcherns. rnrceii.
.. .
when I heard men doubtful about !
tail. l.uuiaQ family springing from one j
TlJ.' if, when the average of human life
Ht0Ut tliir4 IOO (WVlncnnginnM
JJJ from one couple in 100 years, how
nv could niultiDlv from one pair when
th form of a silver interrogation point,
Novel! And yet an interrogation point is
not a novel thing about a woman. 00m
ervilU Journal.
'Of all the riches that we hug, of all the
pleasures we enjoy, we can carry no more
out of this world than out of a dream.
Years ago I wrote and published in a
London magazine, says Joaquin Miller, an
article in which I undertook to prove that
gold grows grows tho same as grain or
potatoes, or anything else. I reckon I did
my work crudelj, not knowing about
chemistry, or even the ordinary terms of
expression about such matters, and so my
earnest and entirely correct sketch was torn
all to pieces and laughed to scorn. Well,
I have found positive proof of my general
statement right here in the mountains by
the Pacific Sea. Briefly and simply, I liave
found a piece of petrified wood with a lit
tle vein or thread of gold in it. llow did
that piece of gold get into this piece of
woodt ' Was it placed there by the finger
of God on the morning of creation, as men
have claimed was the case with the gold
found in: the mountains!- Nonsense! Gold
grows! Certain conditions of air, or cer
tain combinations of air and water, and
whatever chemicals may be required, and
then a rock, a piece quartz, or a petrified
tree for the gold to grpw in, and there is
your gold crop. Of course, gold grows
slowly. Centuries upon centuries, it may
be, are required to make the least sign of
growth. But it grows just as I asserted it
did years ago; and here at last I. hold in
my hand such testimony as no man in this
world will be rash enough to question a
portion of a petrified tree with a thread of"
gold in it.
i It Puzzled the Crowd.
- A writer in the Southern Culliraior, af
ter expatiating on the pleasures and ad
vantages of Morehead City, gives the fol
lowing interesting incident of one of it
peculiar characters. He Rays:
"A visit to Morehead is incomplete un
less it embraces the acquaintance of old
Elijah Lewis, the hermit, who Hve3 oppo
site the hotel 'on the banks. He has lived
there for over -thirty, years in a tumble
down wreck of a cabin. "Most of the time
he is alone, not a human being to sneak to
him month in aud mouth out. The sea
supplies him with all he wants. In winter
no gale is so fieree, np storm so threaten
ing, that he cannot be descried way out on
the restless waters beating his way about
under ragged, dingy sails, in his rickety,
weather-beaten boat, the Black Colt.' He
is a noted oyster man,:and his fearless ex
ploits iu the pursuit of huge sea-turtles,
alone and unaided, would irive the cue to
Jules Verne for still wnder flights of thrill
ing description, llavjng heard that it was
his habit on nearing a sea-turtle to spring
from His boat (be it In hundred-foot wa
ter), leap on the monster's back, clutch him
by the head and thus steer safely to land,
we asked him if the story could be credited.
Wall,' said he, 'I kin do it; have done it
many's the time, an' would be mighty glad
to git the chance to do it ngin.' Last sum
mer he was somewhat feeble, and being
asked bv some visitors how lie was, re
plied: 4 1 reckon I in us' bo kiuder on tho
mend; my appttiteV hoking up a little; I
et forty-two eggs Tur breakfast this morn
in' and 'aint felt none j the worse fur 'em!'
He is a collector of shells, and has for sale
on his"out-door counters many of tho rar
est and loveliest specimens from Shackel
ford's Banks, Bird's Point and other re
mote localities, lie sVUs them at an ab
surdly small price and affects a supreme
indifference as to whether he sells or not.
There, are strange tales afloat' about old
Elijah Lewis that have given him a some
what weird and uncanny interest, and the
various versions of his checkered, amphib
ious career, told in the rough dialect and
with the untutored dramatic action of the
native 'bankers,' make a story well worth
listening to." j
John Adams, the second President of
the United States, used to relate the fol
lowing anecdote : When I was a loy I
used to study Latin grammar; but it was
dull, and I hated if. My father was anx
ious to send me to college and therefore I
studied the grammar until I could stand it
no longer; and going to my father I told
him I did not like study, and asked for
some other employment. It was opposing
his wishes, and he was quick in his an
swer. 'Well, John, if Latin grammar does
not suit you, try ditching; perhaps that
will. My meadow yonder needs a ditch,
and you may put by Latin and try that.
This teemed a delightful change, and to
the meadow I went. But soon I found
ditching harder than Latin, and the first
forenoon was the longest I ever experi
enced. That day Late the bread of la
bor, and glad was I when night came on.
That night I made some comparison be
tween Latin grammar and ditching, but
said not a word about it; dug next fore
noon and wanted to return to Latin at
dinner; but it was humiliating, and I
could not do it. At night toil conquered
prido; and though it was one of the sever
est trials I ever had in my life, I told my
father that if he chose I would go back
to Latin grammar. He was glad of it;
and if I have since gained any distinction.
it was owing to the two days' labor in that
ditch."
Below you will find a Price List which
A CASH SYSTEM
enables us to adopt. Read it carefully and .
note the advantages that are thereby of- -fered:
IIOW!S4 GoOtlN, sScO.
Figured Lawn 31c. np, Victoria Lawn
rlc up. Crinkled Seersucker Cc. np. Pique
7c, Crossbarred "Muslin. Apron and Dress
Ginghams. Prints, Shirting, Sheetings,
Ticking, Curtain Net 10c a yard up. Mos
quito Net, Jeans 10c. npt Towels 4c np.
Handkerchiefs lc up, Lace, Edging and
Inserting lc. a yard up, Table Linens, Ac
IVotioiiM.
Pins 2c, Best Brass Pin 3c, Thread 2c.
(200 yards). Silk Thread 4c, Browing
Combs 2c. up. Tucking Combs 4c np. Hair
pins 2c. per bunch (4S), Toilet Soap 2c up, .
Garters 3c np. Garter Elastic 3c y'd up,
Purses 4c np. Hand Bags Baskets, Per
fumery 5c up. Face Pow ler 4c n p. Dress
Shield's 10c. Ladies Gauxe Vests 2Sc up,
Bass Ball 4c up, Whalebone 4c per pc,
Featherbone 14c y'd. Pant Buttons 8c per
gross. Dress Buttons white and smoked
pearl, pearl, agate, cVc, lc dor. np, Fina
Silk Jersey Gloves 3Sc, others from Cc t)p
A Wonderful Istural Bridge or TnnneL
Roanoke (Vs.) Ledger.
The great natural bridge or tunnel in
Scott county, Virginia, on the line of the
South Atlantic and Ohio Railroad, fifty
miles from its junction with the Norfolk
and Western Railroad at Bristol, Tenn., is
the most wonderful curiosity west of the
Sierras. It Is IKtl feet long, varying from
7 to 130 feet in width, and of equal height.
It comprises a natural bridge, with an arch
of stone over 400 feet thiek. a cave of won
drous benutv and grandeur, and a tunnel
through which flow tho waters of Scott
creek, a respectable river in size. The ap
proach to this remarkable tunnel is espec
ially grand. For several hundred yards
there is a canon, with overhanging walls
over 40(1 feet high. Mosses, litehens and
dwarfed cedars cling to its rocky sides,
while forest trees, the branches of which
overhanging form an emerald fringe,
through which the blue sky with its fleecy
clouds are seen, framing a picture that once
seen is never to be forgotten. The roof of
the wonderful cave or tunnel is formed of
massive Gothic arches resting upon gigan
tic irregular pillars standing upon either
side. The South Atlantic and Ohio Rail
road passes through this natural way.
Hoiwciy.
Ladies', Misses and Gents, 5c np.
Umbrellas, Fans. Parasols, Whip, Cor
sets 25c np. The Racket Corset 47c
U'issliiiief Tackle.
Hooks 5c doz. Hooks and Lines 4c np.
I-indieM .TciHcyH
47c. up; a Fast Black. Coat Back, Elastio
beams, Glc; an au wool 91a
OoodH.
3 and 4 ply Linen Collars 7, 8, 9, 10 and
12c, 3 and 4 ply Linen Cuffs 14c up, 10O
dozen Ties and Scarfs, beautiful styles, 2c
np, colored Shirts 39c np. white nnlann
dried Shirts 33c np, the N. Y. Mills cele
brated Shirts C5c, laundried Shirts 53c
np. Jeans Drawers 23c np, Balbriggan
Suits, Suspenders, work Shirts. Overall,
Seersucker Coats and Vests $1.31
Little Technicalities of the Law.
Tfc Southern White Xaa.
An eminent Chicago physician has been
discussing the causes and the. nature of
sunstrokes. He states that the mortality
in cases of sunstroke is twenty per cent.,
and when death does not ensue the patient
is never able afterwards to stand any heat,
and sometimes the approach ot the hot
season .drives them insane or kills them.
He further says that a man may be sun
stmck in the shade, and at nigiit. " Heat-
struck" would be a better word for such
cases. Prostration is -brought about by
disordered health, dissipation, fatigue, or
anvthing that depresses the nerve power.
The victim may be affected in different
ways. There may be complete failure or
the heart's action,"resulting in a dead faint.
The ' nerve centres may receive a shock
causing a rapiT failing of respiration and
circulation. Sometimes the nerves of circu
lation are completely paralyzed.
Methods of treatment must be according
to the condition of the patient. Of course,
in all cases the patient should be placed in
the shade and his clothing loosened. If
he has hectic fever, the ice treatment
should be resorted to, with camphor inter
nally, and . ammonia in hypodermic injec
tions. If he can stand it, a dose or a tea
spoonful of aromatic spirits of ammonia
should be administered in a half tumbler
Nothing was done yesterday on account
of the rain, and in various groups here aud
there yarns, puzzles, &c, were 111 order,
The one that floored the crowd was this:
Brownsville, Texas, and Matamoras,'iu
Mexico, are separated by only a river. The
money of both nationalities circulates
largely in both cities. In Brownsville,
howeverj a Mexican dollar is worth only
seventy-five cents. In Matamoras an Am
erican dollar is worth seventy-five cents. :
A Brownsville man has a Mexican dol
lar. goes over . to Matamoras, gets a twen
tyrfive cent drink, puts down the Mexican
dollar and gets seventy-five cents in
change in the shape of an American dol
lar; goes back to Brownsville, gets another
twentv-five cent drink, puts down the
American dollar and gets a Mexican dol
change
John Jones has been sentenced by Judge
Meares to be hanged August 9th, 1SS7.
Jones was indicted for burglary in Septem
ber 1SS5), for entering the house of Mrs.
Murphy in July. His case was continued
till November term. ' The verdict was
guilty. The prisoner appealed to the Su
preme Court, and the judgment of the
Court below was sustained. The Star says:
"Afterwards tho Governor, proceeding
under the Act of the General Assembly of
1SS7, chapter 192, issued a yvarrant to the
sheriff of New Hanover cinty, directing
him to execute the deatn penalty on the
dav named in said warrant. The war
rant to the sheriu was afterwards counter
manded, there being a doubt as to wheth
er the act would apply to the case of the
prisoner, the sentence having been affirmed
before the passage of , the act. The pris
oner was accordingly sentenced by the
court under the old law."
The counsel has taken an appeal, hold
ing: "r irsf, that the ejuprenie ourt nave
declared that the late legislative enact
ment authorizing the Governor -to desig
nate the time and command the execution
of sentence in capita cases where the
J'udgment of the Court below is confirmed,
las no relation to cases brought up before
the passago of the act ; and secondly, that
the Legislature having expressly deprived
Lar worth seventv-nve cents in
He goes back to Matamoras, goes through bv its enactment the Court from pronoun
..,.1 n - J 1 ll . .1. ' 1? a
with the nrst. iraue again, anu so on uacit 1 cmg sentence, inai power is uivesieu, oy
St. Loum Ki-publican.
Partial investigations into the agricultu
ral condition of the Southern States make
clear tho interesting fact that in nearly
every case of increased production of sta
ple crop white labor is to be credited with
it. The sugar crop in Louisiana is raised
almost exclusively by negroes and it ex
hibits no increase; there is not as much
sugar raised now as there was twenty-seven
years ago. Tlie ricu crop in South
Carolina, cultivated almost exclusively by
negro labor, shows a falling off, too, while
the rice crop in Louisiana, grown mainly
by whites, is increasing. Cotton is raised
over a large area in the South, and the
crop Is now two-fifths (2,000,0001 larger
than it was before the war and the in
crease is to be found invariably in the lo
calities where, white labor prevails. Some
estimates place the i proportion of the
Southern cotton crop raised by white labor
at one half. The truck-farming, dairying
and fruit growing that are comiug to the
front as features in Southern agriculture
are exclusively in the hands of white per
sons. These facts are remarkable when it
is remembered that the negroes have in
creased more rapidly than the whites, and
that until several years after the war they
were the only farm-workers in many of the
Southern States. l
5 tat iouciyv'-
Note Paper, 3, 4, 5 and 7c quire.
Envelopes 3 and 4c pack, 25 in pack.'
I .legal and Fools Cap 8, 9, 10c quired
Memorandum Books 3c up
Order Books 5 and 7c
Writing Tablets 3c. up.
Copy Books 2c np"
Lead Pencils 10, 20 and 25c dozen.
Slate Pencils 2Jc dozen.
Slates 2 cents each. Ink 3c
Falcon and Stub Pens 5c dozen.
Penholders lc. dozen np.
Beautiful Scrap Books 17 cents np.
Scrap Pictures lc, dozen np.-
Autograph and Photo Albums.
Playing Card 5c pack.
Photo Frames, Easels Plaques, &c.
Leads for Automatic Pencils.
School Satchels.
Shoos.
Examine our new lot of Shoes, which wo
bought at the late failure of Clutman &
Bingham, Manufacturers of fine Shoes.
Men's Buttons, Congress and English.
Balmorals and Brogans. Boys' fine Bal
morals and Brogans. Ladies' and Misses
fine Kid and Goat Button and Lace Shoes
and Slippers. Gents' Patent Leather hand
sewed Pumps. Infant Shoes, &c ATI at
25 per cent, below current prices.
and forth all day. When night comes he
has had .twenty drinks and still has his
Mexican dollar. Somebody has evidently
lost somewhere, but who is it and what is
he amount!' ,
implication of law, if not in express terms."
Are not such points one ot the causes or
the law's delay! t
i
"Mr. Doppenheimer, I want to introduce
a burglar-alarm into your house. It will
indicate at which door or window "
"I don't want none of dose tings,
don't bodder me mit burglars."
"Once you have tried them, Mr. Dop
nenheimer "
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"Liook here, meester, 11 you wasn goi a
condrivahce whak keeps my wife from
General Donaldson's Fortunate HisUxe.
From the Centtiry for August, we quote
the following war anecdote, by R. H. Eddy :
Prior to the battle of Nashville, Major
General James L. Donaldson' (who won
honors in the Mexican war, and who died
in the spring of 18SG), : was quartermaster
under General Thomas. He once told me
the following incident:
. ' TTavinir occasion to nurchase mules for
goin' dm mine pockets when I wash sleep, j the army, he ordered a person in whom he
den I talk mit you a leedle bit." 1 had confidence to visit the contiguous
. , . - -1 Northern States, madvertcctly saying to
It is estimated that 25.000 tourists have him.-Buy as many as yon can,77 not sup-
sailed from tha United Statea since April. posing he would bo able to secure more 1
Hon. Allen O. Thnrinan says that the
nominee of the Ohio convention is a
capital man and would make a strong run.
All three of the candidates were good men.
Of himself he said: "I win never run for a
political office Jigain. I am only a poor
old ghost wandering along the banks of
the Styx, and waiting for old Charon to
come over in his boat for me. My day is
gone" - -
Axey Cherry, a twelve-year-old child,
has been sentenced 'to ne hanged at
Charleston, S. C, for giving a dose of con
centrated lye to a child she was nursing.
Of course, at this irresponsible age, the
Governor will interfere.
The report that H. M. Stanly, the Afri
can explorer, had been killed, is discred
ited. ...... I
JUL f ii-cl wnro.
Handsaws 29 to 3Sc Hammers 11c np.
Hatchets 3Sc np. Wrenches 10c np.
Braces 35c. Chisels 17c. up. Drawing
Knives 33c Spirit Levels 8 cents. Curry
Combs 4c. np. Pocket Cutlery 4c np.
Padlocks 7c np. Closet and Door Locks
14c. n p. Scissors and Shears 4c up. Razors
23c. np. Wade & Butcher's fine Razors
5lc. Carpet Tacks 2c Tack Claws, Screws
lc dozen np. Pliers, Can Openers, Oar- -den
Tools, Hoe, Rake and-Spade 23c,
Lemon Squeezers 23c. Paint Brushes,
Razor Strops 14c up. Pipes, Gun Caps.
Mucilage 4c, French Shoe Dressing 5c
bottl. Rules 5c np. Shaving Brushes 4c
np. Table Spoons 17c. set np, Toothpicks,
Coffee Mills, Blacking lc and 2c box,
Brushes, &c
Tinware.
Always on hand a large assortment at
Racket prices; besides maruy other lines
too numerous to mention. Call and see
ns and secure your bargains while they are
here.
Our stock has been largely increased
within the last few days, and yon will find
it to your best interst to examine it before
Eurc basing elsewhere. Ton will find many
nes which space will not permit ns to
mention. Call early and avail yourself c
an excellent opportunity to secure
Respectfully,
MORRIS, CARNEY & CO.,
. HAY STREET,
FayetteviHe, N. C.
New York office, 4C0 Broadway,
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