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Volume XII.
CONCORD, N. C, THURSDAY. JANUARY 24. 1895.
Numbei 30.
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rM'. Adventures of Tad;
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windows, were small, wren tiny panes j
' ofglasBand.the front, door, painted j
lively pea-green,' had a . wonderfully
EAPS AND MISHAPS OF A10ST SACHEL briSht bras3 knocker in the center of
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A Story for ITotmg and Old,
BY FRANK H. CONVERSE,
Author of." Pepper Adams," "blows -Out
to Sea," ."Paul Ghajtton," Etc.
ICopyrigMed, 1S86, by D. Lothrop A CoH
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on. of her meaning, he shook hisrhead
ih silence. , - - .
"Of course, you don't, though"
said Pollv. reo.ollectinr herself. "(Tome
! open doors issued flocks of noisy hens, . -with me," she- said, soberly, touching
1 while number of doves courooed". i ijad on the arm; and, curious to know
; on the roofs in the sunshine; the little i hjer meaning, he followed Polly through
door-yard yas -overgrown with syringa ! the gate, and across the .'street to what
and lilac bashes, and the two or threei was locally known as the "meetdDt'-dilaridatedflowi5r-hfifla
wrfi hordpirfid I T,, i Tii u -.1A
- ' ' jieet. But soon the practical side ot
As Tap hadn't the slightest concep- her nature asserted itself.
, rtome, laa'-she said, .rising to her
feet, Vit's getting pretty near supper
time, and I must help Mother Flagg
she's got doughnuts to fry." So the
two made ? their . way out of the old
church-yard, and. entered the home gate
at the same time as Captain Flagg,
Itaoy :: cdi!'-t Jiiitiee and justice oHhe peace
tfr.r I'atifco-.inty: Jlis wordt should invoke the
cM:T:ace 'f iull who read tils letter: -
C. I. f'P '1 & CV- Lowell, Slas.s.: .
-T wirf s;$- fr jiiwra Sarsaparilla I believe
it to l'e tw .t iicdieine.in.tlie Nvorld. In the
v itrtrrji 'i2 I I;ua bad case of the grip which
t-pry bad shape. I tried every
iud got no relidL In the fall
I bquglit a battle of Hood
first llo'ss I tooli j
:.".zdo h. Decided Chango f
for.tbe icitef. '.jXNjneh I .began taking the
bottle Vii
since iu;
Wt iiiy syst;
t-Mivr i coul.i iiivl
oT t'ur;:tie yty.i
fSursaitirilUl. . Tft
, dilapidated flower-beds were bordered
j with large clam-shells. . ' ,
j ; Tad bad a good chance to notice all
this, because the Flaggs were some lit
tle time in getting into the house, as at
every few steps Mrs. Flagg had to stop
and speak of some bit of neWs, paren
thesizing the same by 'giving Polly a
hug. ." ,." " ;
Polly had certain Bostonian experi
ences to narrate particularly the one
where Tad and Bouncewerc prominent,
and even Captain Flagg himself tarried
on the doorstep a moment, to illus
trate, . by penciled diagram on the
threshold,' ; the whereabouts of the
"Mary J." when it came on: to blow
heavy from the west'ard the first night
put.
But finally they all got into the din-
first
- .CHAPTER VI.
Joe was the first to spring on board;
and it was evident that. Joe Whitney
was a youth 'of considerable vivacity,'
to say the least. He slapped Captain, t.
Flagg famifiarly on the shoulder, sa
luted the grinning George . Washington
in a most hilarious manner, and, rush- !
ing frantically aft,: seized upon Bounce
With a shout of jubibtdon.
" f say, Polly," he exclaimed, "what ;
a jolly little dog only you orter have
him muzzled he looks savaget". (
- "There'? some boys I know, that .
wouldn't be worse ; if they were muz- '
zled," gravely observed Captain Flagg
rescuing B.ounc ? from the hands of
his nephew. wh was "nreparinff to 1
stand the small dog on his bind legs- ing-room, where Ted seated himself in
'.Vhonorh h tpmnprfid th BAirAriiv r.f tiiia a very, uncompromising cbair made to
hint by a slight internal chuckle; and & a cornerand sitting on the ex-
wink of intense meaning. . V j treme verge thereof , with hfe -ap held
pi weighti,was 127 pojinds, the lightest : turned Joe, .regarding Tad with a look
3
la
had 1 cen used hr v eight was 1 pounds. . I
owe all this to jit oil's Sarsapilla and I pladly
reenmniend it to all sufferers." , T. M. Fogg,
justioe of the reacd. Sharpsburg, Kentucky,.
Hood's PiiiS-cure liver ills, consttpation,
;ni"'uv.!e3S. iaSucjice, sick headache, Indigestion!
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Amffina
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at .Lit. Pleasant,
- is kle&tine'd to be
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of . seeming apprehension. I "He don't
seem like one of that kind," added the
youthful speaker, with affected inno
cence, as Captain ', Flagg turned away
to, hide a smile.
"Oh, Joe Whitney, you're just as
bad as ever," Polly exclaimed, despair
ingly; and then, remembering that the
polite usages of society called for a
formal introduction, she added: f
"Joe, thjs is Tad Thorne I hope
you'll be ever so good friends." 1 '
"How are yoti. Tad?'? said Joe, with
both hancU restiii-o,!ais inees.
glanced interestedly iheut him, while
the tongues xf the others wagged" xrn-.
flaggingly if I may be allowed the ex
pression. . . -.
He soon made up his mind that the
:' inside of the little house was as delight
fully quaint as its exterior. In the first
place, an oak wainscoting ran around
j the walls nearly as high as Tad's shoul
jder. All the furniture was black with
I age, and of the severest hair-cloth and
' mahogany order, for, like the house, it
I had been in being considerably over a
' century. In the corner stood a tall,
ilk I
1 - A J -1 - -1 ll . i. ... A
a shy twinkle In his eye, . paie-xacea caock, mat naa monoronous-
" How are you JoeP" awkwardly re- away a hundred and ten years,
turned Tad, who didn't very well know eoond fcnd" 0n the mantle were
what else to say, aid. on the whole, some sea-shells, a pair pf china vases,
rather fancying the easy, off-hand man-a .aU wooden ship, whittled out
npr. of Polly's cousin. But. then, every Ephraim K. Small And beneath the
body liked ' Joe, a3 a general thing- a ?&r, 0pen, Pte
even those Bixport people who insisted ---fir?its,df.." .np CT
0CUJLU.JT OllU .lUUCU XkO W JLJ-q UTtLLUS
that if he was Deacon. Whitney's son.
-roit-
he was the worst bov in the place.
Yet Joe's badness Was nothing
so
together, with warm ' smiles that were
reflected in the polished faces of- the
brass-headed andirons. , Just such a
V J. ) n TT- ; 1
y TT "X f CL ' T . A TStTTQ ' Lm. sit n front of when
in the sourn
Yr illl.i li
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to Able Faculty
bf liiie Teacnefs:
are never so well content , as when they
are in mischief ;- and neither the- pro-
-1 testations of his'Triothpf. nor tiA ivi!u
FBmlSl8 ' sioIia thrashings administered by the
a merely temporary effect. . .
, " Did yon come from Boston P" asked
Joe, as Tad, with a h"rmvfflcr fpellnflf
nm.u uiyjacKetywumueyrony aaqrner
it is showing and sleeting and blowing
out-of-doors, and listen to tales of ship
wrecks and storms at sea.
The ..talk went on interruptedly till
dinner-timei and then came a meal, to
which Tad did more than ample justice.
He said afterward that he waa ashamed
to have eaten so much. But when a' Uch oes th.it
house lot." Behind the little old
weather-beaten wooden church, -j: on
either side of which stood a row of solemn-looking
poplars, was the village
burying-ground, into- which, to Tad'a
great wonderment, Polly silently led
the way. ' : "
j A short distance from the entrance,
al flat, moss -grown- tombstone Was.
raised upon two slight brick elevations
at either end, on which, In almost il
legible letters, were the words:
' Sacred to the memory of
- DEBORAH SAYLES.
AGED 28.
Killed by ye Indians.
June ye 27, A. s. 1734.
Sitting down on the old stone as on
a bench, Polly motioned Tad to a seat
beside her. Just in front of them stood
a plain white marble slab.
"Read it," briefly said Polly, In a
very low tone, as she pointed to the in
scription. . - . .
Awed by Polly's manner; as well as
by the solemn stillness, only broken by
the breathing of the soft south wind
through the leafless branches overhead,
Tad read, in a subdued voice:
" ' Here lies r ... : ,v 1 '
the body of a very beautiful' ,
Unknown lady one ot the passengers :
On board the ill-fated steamer "PomeraniV -frhich
went ashore near the mouth . - -Of
Bixport river, in the great gale of Febniary
Seventy-one souls were lost, i
j i
' Floating hair aU tangled and tora
Beautiful bead laid low on the sand
-Pride all out of the arching lips '
Life all out of the marble bands
Git terrible, restless, trembling sea,
How could you leave her alone with death?
Clasping her close in a cold embrace
And stealing away the last faint bre&thf n
chapter yn.
"Mr. Allan, our minister, took that
Verse from a paper, and had it cut on
the stone isn't it beautiful!" softly said
Polly. . -..
"Yes, indeed," returned Tad, consid
erably bewildered, "only I don't .see
iwhat it has to do with you."
I "Wait! ; I am going to tell you all
about it," his. companion responded.
But she sat for a moment or two with
out speaking, resting her chin in the
hollow of her small hand, and her dark
ieyes looking far off seaward. Through
the hushed stillness, the distant voice
who, with a radiant face, was just re
turning from -his interview with Miss
bmith,
;You're to go over' there in the
morning, Tad," said the Captain, 'aft-'
er disclosing to him the nature of his
own errand to the house of the maiden
lady in, question, "and if -she likes the
cut of your jib she 11 hire you on trial
for a spelf, at two dollars a week and
board what do you say to thatP"
x or a moment or two Tad could say
nothing whatever; the prospect of earn
ing such a sum at the very onset, fairly
took awav his breath. More than a
hundred dollars a year, and board be
side! . Why, it would not be so very
long, at that rate, before he should be
able to buy himself the little home of
his dreams. .
"Well, didn't you hear what I said?
'pears to me you're dretful deef!" ob
served the Captain, a little sharply,
thinking perhaps that Tad's silence
arose from a disinclination to accept
the offer which he, Captain Flagg, knew
was a most favorable one. "
-" Who's that's so dretful deef TadP"
interposed a familiar voice,' before Tad
could frame a reply. .The speaker was
no other than Joe Whitney, who, scent
ing the odor of frying doughnuts in
passing, had come in for a possible
share of the spoils, just in time to hear
his uncle's remark.
"Deef as a haddock," grumbled the
Captain, irritably, "and dumb into the
bargain, anybody'd think; for here Tve
as good as got him a berth to Miss
Smith's, and he's to go over - there fust
thing in the morning for a kind of over
haulm', but when I tell him, be never
so much as says whether he's glad or
sorry don't say nothin',jin fact." And
here, as the Captain paused for breath,
astonished Tad had at last a. chance to
explain himself.
"Indeed, sir," exclaimed the boy,
with sparkling eyes and eager speech,
"its only because tnat I'm so glad and
so so every thing," said Tad, unable
to frame his gratitude, "that I can't say
what I want to." .
The Captain, who saw his mistake,
was instantly appeased. He patted
Tad on the shoulder in the most friend-
1 ly manner imaginable, and after clear
ing his throat told him in a low tone
that Solomon hit the nail square on the
head when he said that there's a Provi-
ci tne ocean came to their ears, sound- i dence lhat shapes our ends, refuse them
in- boit aim iow,. nips, me impnsoaea mncil we'Te a mind to. and the
1
for, of course, he expected to have to
A thorou-liiy! reliable School is the am- j Stay on board until some different ar-
i I . 1 H M t.tM Ant vita o wtnna him
1 ttlici-UCAAU n aa uiauc iva mini
" No. from Philadelphia," returned
Tad, and Joe began to regard him with
father getting ready to leave the vessel, tod ' new Emgerbread, iVith pie and
M M 1 ; A. A. B.
bitiai f the management.
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A.ddress.
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viv
doughnuts besides, what else, can be
expectedP -
After dinner Polly took Tad out to
niaka the acquaintance of the pig and
nens. wnue mrs. xi&ss ciearea up me
a sort of respect; for Philadelphia, in dishe3t during which operation Captain
tbe eyes of Bixport people, was one of between the whiffs of his pipe,
the most wonderful cities in. the whole told ger st0ry, and men
world. - i ' tionwf the bov'a exDressed desire to 2et
"Come on, Tad; we're all 68,' wort OI some kind in the country.
caUedoUy, ana l ean assure youinai. ..-why,'-' exclaimed Mrs. Flagg, with
Tadwiwnot more than a minute to;'agIlnJlgrvoioe-andadah.towel
running beiow after the httle hand- her hand, "now if that don't seem
! eachel, which he determined, not to let orioWial like: Miss Smith ranun
out of his possession, and returning to to bring some yeast this morning, and
the deck; - she .was in4 a peck of trouble. Dan
"Istf it nice that yon're going home Crosby you remember Dan he want
with us?'! said Polly, as the little party to go off to gea ith you las' sum
of three walked up the wharf, leaving merp" ,-
Joe swarming up the "Mary J-VV Captain intimated by a grunt
1 igsiug, t"i mmuuh r . hat; he recollected the voutb verv welL
"Well, Dan had been working there
for a year," the good lady went on.
"and Miss Smith said she'd noticed he;
,was getting dretful sort of uppish
latelv. and because " she gave him a
ifiars in a , jejrshelL
-shfUtxayspossession, he got together
aYeVanahi3 writing materials, -and, with the
fifteen vessels and,
Itwenty men .were
Banks,' " said Polly.
Pomerania' drove
reefs at the mouth
Hundred, ana his writing
- v r . A 1 All
on 'lieorge's help of the "Business Man s Assisini
a
lost
abruptly. "The and " "Every Man His Own Lawyer,
ashore on some drew up the following notice for publi-
of the river, near cation:
stands now. A u To AH Tnm it May Concern: . '
"Be it known that on the evening 01 match
ss. 17-. a certain oartv left on a. seat in the
where the light-house
fisherman came up to Bixport, and
told people about it. - Every body the Broad street station, city of Philadelphia,
men. I mean got down to the point band-bag supposed to contain valuables. Now,
' :' m,JLu therefore, if said party shaU at the time of
as? soon as they could. There wasn t . g, notlflcauon, or as soon thereatter-
any lif e-boat, and they say the sea was ward u may be possible, communicate by lev
Romethirip; awful. But there was a ter wltn tne suDsenoer, aeHcnumg Dux uk, :
sort of bashful with strangers."
'N'bbody'dr accuse you of any thing
of the kind, Joe Whitney," was Miss
Smith's uncompromising answer. . She
was tall, thin, angular and forty, with
a good heart, bu rather uncertain tem
per, ' And J 06) was not a ' prime favor
ite with Miss Smith, by reason of
his rather peculiar tendencies to mis
chief. , . . '
"Tad's a real j good boy, I guess,"
said Joe, ignoring the personality, "but
if he's as hard of hearin' as Uncle Jeth
says f or I heard him say Tad was deef
as a haddock you'll have to holler like
old boots ;to make him hear." And,
without .waiting to' be questioned -farther,'
Joe scudded homeward. ---
True to his promise; Joe was on
hand bright and early on the following
morning. - Captain Flagg had. gone
down to superintend - the discharge of
the "Mary ; J.'s" cargo, and Mrs.
Flagg was in the kitchen. Only Polly
and Bounce followed the two boys to
the gate, j
"Remember, now! no tricks Joe,"
called out Polly, warningly; "good
luck to you Tad," and she waved her
hand encouragingly, as the latter
turned with a very full heart, to look
back at the old home whose occupants
had given him so friendly a reception.
" Oh, isn't this nice!" said 'Tad, en
thusiastically, as he drew in a great
breath of the sweet, pure air, and
looked at the quiet beauty of the land
scape about him. Behind the village
rose aTange of spruce and pine covered-hills.
All round were fertile
farms, and, in the eyes of the city-bred
boy, ' Bixport and its surroundings
seemed a sort of miniature Paradise.
"Not so bad," patronizinelv assent
ed his companion.' And as they crossed
a small stone bridge which spanned a
deep narrow stream, Joe stopped and
peeped scrutinizrngly over the rail, at
the dark current below.
"I guess the v water's warm enough
to try the trout to-morrow's Satur
day, and if Miss Smith'll let you off in
the afternoon if she hires you what
do you say if we go troutingP"
Say! What would any boy say to such a
proposition particularly a boy who had
never before been outside city walls P
"But maybe Miss Smith won't hire
me," suggested Tad, a little anxiously,
after having expressed a rapturous
readiness to' accompany his newly
made friend oh a trouting tramp, or
anywhere else that Joe might suggest.
. "No trouble about that!" Joe replied,
confidently; "she'd take anybody Un
cle Jeth': recommended. You know
she's hard of hearing?" he added, care
lessly. . . ,
No Tad did. not know it. '
"Fact!" said Joe, with a nod; "and
voice of your own. ; The louder yon
holler, the better she'll like you," he
added, with a slight twinge of his not
over-sensitafe conscience. For though
it was true that Miss i Smith was un
deniably hard of hearing in her righ
ear, persons speaking a little above
their ordinary tone had no particular
difficulty in making themselves heard.
Tad resolved that if this was the case,
delay
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Snipp "I don't' believe, you .know
right from wron?." Pipp "Yes I do;
yon are wrong." - - v v .
"Got even with my wife."; "How?"
"Smoked the cigars she gave me in the
presence of her curtains. " 'x : , u
Mamma, You must be very careful.
The doctor says your system is all 'up
set," Little Dot "I. guess it is. My
foot's as'eep; Foteses must be awfally
upset w''en they goes to s'eep at jthe
wrong end." v j t
"I notice," said the tall, pale girl
with the high forehead, 'that there is
much progress Ltjing made now in pho-.
tographing the stars." ' '.'Oh, . yes,"
answered the fluffy girl. 'They use
them for cigarette pictures." ' !
Jagwell "I've made, an awful mis
take: I sent a messenger boy up to Miss
Cashley's with a lot of flowers, thinking
it was her birthday, and now I . learn
that her birthday is to-morrow." Wig
wag "That's all right; the messenger
boy may get there in tinre." . j
Woman . Suffrage Lecturer 'They
say that women if allowed the ballot
would still take no interest in elections;
but I defy anybody, to tell me why."
A Masculin Voice "I'll bet you ten
dollars I can tell you why !" Woman
Suffrage Lecturer (indignantry-"Sir, I
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A Prussian officer quartered in Alsace
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of , the town. Greatly surprjised at see
ing a silver ijnouse amongi the votive
offerings, he demanded an explanation
from an "intelligent nativef who- was
showing him round. "An entire quar
ter of the town, " the Alsatian proceeded
to relate, "was once infested by an army
of mice, which constituted a veritable
plague. Then a kind hearted . lady
took it into her head to get a silver
mouse made and to present it to , the
Virgin. -A week afterwards all the mice
had disappeared." . The officer burst
out laughing, .and exclaimed: "What!
Are the people in this country sd stupid
as to believe such things?" Oh! no,''
promptly replied the Alsatian; "for if
we did, we should long since have I of
fered the Virgin a silver Prussian' '
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. Secretary Gresham appeared upon the
retary entered -.the chamber he, went
over to the' Republican ride and took a
gnat on the sofa. Those Senators, in-
YiliirHnr Sonflrnrs Teller Piatt of Con-
netticut. Quay. Stewart, and several
others, with whom he wished to converse
were sent for, -and Senator Kyle, the
Populist, who passed by, was the dnly
Senator who voluntarily greeted him
It so happened that when Secretary
Gresham came, upon the floor Senator
Bansom, of North Carolina, was over on
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satisfy the subscriber aforesaid that said re
spondent is the true and lawful owner thereof,
ti hn.nd-b&ir before mentioned win be duly re
turned on the navment ot the - sum of five dol
lars, to cover expenses of advertising", etc.
(Signed) -1 "CAPTAIh JKxhbo n wuiui
" Residence. Bixport. SUte of Maine."
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Tad thought it Was decidedly nice,
and his smiling .-face expressed more
than his brief words as, dropping be
hind Polly and her father, he followed
them at a respectful distance.
."-"This 'is Main street," explained
Polly .turning a. beaming fa,ce upon
him, as, leaving the, wharf, they en
tered the village itself.
..j "Oh!" said Tad, filled with amaze-
uicixu, auu va 111 immj 1,1
was--the narrow plank walk, .the grass
growing green ; by the wayside, i with
cows real live cows: feeding on ut
Tad caught himself wondering what a!
country cow would do m a Philadel
phia street say Broad 1 street, for ex-
ample! And then, , too, every thing
Was so quiet. ; Occasionally a farm-"
wagon rolled leisurely by, or an ox
cart, with a brown-faced man, in shirt
sleeves. Bitting sideways on the cart
tongue, jolted slowly along. Tail, who
had never, seen any oxen before, re
garded them as a probable new and su
perior breed of cows. .
At little intervals along the street.
great elm and maple trees were grcrw
inctrees" whose 1 shade in summer;
whaleboat that belonged to George
Hudson, and so Captain Flagg got five
fishermen to go off with him in it,
though nobody thought they could ever
get thrdugh the surf 'line. But they j
did, and just managed to reach the j
steamer as she was breaking up. . The I
poor people were in me water crymg, , - - ntTA and
and s 1 .. 1 uuuu mi mo vuu.vuv.uu , -
w-o pai'w tnr4l mr,m,r.t t,d : Joe Whitney, who had just, returned
i caught her breath, while Tad felt a- from the kitchen.
curious lump rising in his throat. He! -"Tain't the way I'd PU
touched PoUy's small hand with hia Jeth,;? remarked the m-epressible Joe,
, .A - .. . v with his mouth fuU of doughnut. and
own rougoi one m juiuw Dj"ti'av"j',-w" . . . . , . u v,;Q
. . ... j :i minnnm himchiness about ms
frightenea at ms Doianess, urew i
' hastily - away, and after a -little she
bft would lace himself without
on the topmost round of Miss . bmitn s thft Renublican side. With his cus-
m. .: L J 1!UlH Iam nrad fiOlfl Qfl i . ' -.l .i.C.lJ.. MAHnn.a'ka itttirA
anecuons; um-uw muio ow.v.,- - 1 tomary jnesierxieiuitiu mauuao uiv
ineir- new
at
they had now arrived.
Ttlace of destination. ; .
(Tq be continued next week.)
tho awtrvftf StAte a warm erasp of
the hand, exchanged a few1 words, and
went back to the Democratic side of the
Senatei No Other Democrat greeted the
Secretary;
iGurci
-.'-.sw.Jl-
lining
K
...
-rienQ"
. Ik the greatest blessing
er iitered child-bearing vvor
. ( I have been a mid-wife
many years. -'and in each
case jt here
'Mothers' FhieS!)''
accomplished wqp-
CH vas used it
;-c ddrs and relieved much suffrr
talking to for smoking sweet-fern cigars;
in bed, he told her he wasn't going to
be ordered round by no. Woman, if he
knowed hisself , so he hp and left, am
6he paying of him two dollars a week
and board!" . ..- r "" ; . j
j . "I'd given him .something mor'n 4
talking to," remarked Captain -Flaggi
emphatically, as he knocked the ashes
from his pipe and rose to his feet. "
guess, Mary Jane," he continued, reach
ing for his hat, "PH jest drift down
Miss Smith's and see how the land lay$
if she ain't ; shipped any one, that's"
the very place for Tad." ; With which
remark the Captain rolled out of : the
door and down the street on his benevj
oleht errand, while Mrs. Flagg, having
finished clearing ' away the dinner
things, took up her knitting for the rest
of the afternoon. --, I.
Meanwhile, Tad and Polly were wan
dering about the premises, followed by
Bounce, who, I being a 1 city-reared
went on: v
"The men pulled four into the boat,
then," saidl Polly, in a hushed awe
struck voicej, "a lady a beautiful lady
with a little baby in her arms,
. smsnieious bimchiness about
pockets,-as Captain Flagg laid down
the paper with a look of conscious
pride. "I'd just say: "'Found in Broad
Street station, Philadelphia, on' such-and-such
a night, a hand-bag. Prove
' i Pronflrtv and Dav charges. Address
FreeFUls.
Send your addrew to H. E. Bucklen
& Co., Chicago, and get a free sample
box of Dr. King's New Life ! Pills. ; A
trial will convince voul of their merits.
These pills are easy ini ' action and are
narticuiariy eneenve m me cure vi
stipation ..ana.woc tha 'ffiniftncv of infant baptism.: Jhe
JS68 Sv: controversy became loud and .waxed
oiaie
1 I k A. Shooting Parson.
VANfiEmTRQ. Kv.. January 10. On
Grassvi creek, a few miles southeast
this eitv. last fDeht. the Jttev. lem ren-
rod got into an argument with John;
-r I STntA a Inv member, on the BUDieci 01
H T- S " J . T ,
Br. J. E. CARTUHU.Deatisi,
CONCORD, N. C.
D.G.CALDWELL. M-D...
Offers his professional services to the
people of Concord' and vicinity. ' Office
in rear of bank, Nieht calls ! should be
eft at Mrs Dr. Henderson's.!
Office Hours. 7 to 8 a. ni.. 1 to 2. and
7 to 8 p. m. ." .... j .
Havinar been duly'appbiiijdd and qual
ified administrator of the estate of Lucy
Lewis, deceased, all persons holding
chums agrainSt said deceased pre . hereby
notified to-present them tor payment to
the nnaersignea amy aumenucnieu, uu
or before jtne 26th day of J.i'noftfnber,
1835, or .this notice will be iHat' as a
bar to their recovery. Alsd all persons
owing said deceased are notified that
prompt payment is expected.
. This December 24, IS94,
E. G. 1KV1N, Adm'r,
NotLeto Suparvisr?, Road Cvsrseers
1 and Road Hands.
Whereas, complaint has Wen made to
the Board that . the Supervisors. Over
seers and Boad Hands of the several
townshiDS of the county, have in, some
instances neglected their duty, notice is
herebv gien to all such perm.ns who
neglect their road duty that they - will
b,a prosecuted. .- r.
Bx Board of Commi ionies. .
Dec i7r-2m
every neieienous Bmtau - , - ffh . . , j
purely vege able, xney no not .wnn n;s on Penrod. when the latter
drew a Dutcner Knue anu siaueu
drifting by. Captain Flagg reached
out for her, but she said my baby
first,' and 1 held it right up in both
hands, so he couldn't help catching
hold of it. Then a great sea swept the
lady away. A piece of the wreck
Vn-nVe. a hole in the boat's side," con-
Flagg, Bixport,
bv their action, but by giving ' tone
stomach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size 25 cents per
box. , Sold by P. B. Feteer, Druggist.
Captain J Jethro
Maine.'"; ' ; . V', v; f .:.
Captain Flagg regarded his auda
cious nephew with a look in which
mild indignation was blended with
pity. "Mebbe you would, Joseph," Jie
said, with some-severity, "mebbe you
would: but. considerin' that Tm jest a
I've took ine
a: A rn- r,aaAAcr Vi H7 vniM xnth
w hA Kra few years older n you,
worlr to ,t ashore. TheV man- i Uberty of doin' this my cwn way
aged . to somehow, though, and
the saved people were sent .up
to Bixport. Captain : Flagg took
Mr. H. H. Cabiniss, Manager of the
Atlanta Journal,, has hit upon a novel
idea for helping the Cotton btates ana
International- Exposition. He invited
the Woman's Department al jne iuepp
sition to get put the paper for one day
and thft nmnoBition was acceptea. airs.
opponent. Slate s trousers were cutacross
the abdomen. The interference of mutual
friends rirevented a murder. Kevt. Pen
rrwl in vprv snfrv .for what hef did. No
arrests have been made so far.
nearly hid the qcaint old houses behind : puppy, seemed to find every thing' as
W; inpr. jit is. t4ie best remedy ?or
KhTisinj ox ine tireasi Known,
W.aionej. : Mr.3. Mr M. Brewster, j (
I ) Montgomery, Alai 1
Pentii'T Express or Mall, on receipt or.'
J!.50jer bottle. Sold by . an JJrus
iltdok ' To Mother-. " mailed tree
iSiltAl) FIELD BKUL'LA'IUH ClJ.v
rf-i- price-,
M t'iata.
Chicibessin' i Eya and Skin Oifltnicoi
i-n ' f " t i -o. J XI
ti a ceh:
rv:
'ill
them from view. Just now ; then:
branches. Were bare, but the warm
April sim which shone down ; through
them suggested- that soon they would
begin to throw out shoot and bud. Al
ready some bluebirds and a robinpr
two were comparing musical notes in
the tree-tops, as. they discussed the
"shortest passages from the south, or
began laying their plans for spring
housekeeping. j j . " . '
I A little further ' on stood the one
store and post70fB.ce combined, then
came the town pump, the school-house,
a small church with a sqfcare tower like
a sentry-box, and then r : ;l f
"Our house," rapturously cried Pol
ly, and, dropping Bounce, who wad
dled along after her as fast as his. snort
less would carry 'k him, she darted
strange
as did
ain cure for Chronic" Sore) Eves.
1 Kj.3. Lwlsi Sore Nipple Piles,
i tter, Siilt Kheutta and j4stld Head,
r box. For sale by. druggists.
JTO E0KS2S OWNERS, f
if tins; a liowe m a fine healsny con
!i tr.lir. Cady's Condition Powdert
l',:4' ''!' tbe system, aid digestioni cur
"taijl-it-the, relieve constipation, corrcc
:' 'Yi tworr9 an' 'destroy wormis, givinj:
kfc t) an old or over worked horse.
- i'fcri itackae. -For bide by druggists ,
delightfully novel ond
Tad himself.
'J "I never thought the country was sp
nice, said xad, witn an expressive
sigh, as the two leaned over the garden
fence and looked down the1 wide quit t
street. An old-fashioned stage-coach,
drawn.by three horses was rumbling
along in the direction of the one hotl
locally called a ."tahvern," . which
boasted of a room where General Li
fayette had slept. ' Thrice a - week this
antiquated vehicle made the journey
between Bixport and Middleboro a
flourishing inland town
11
"All-riffht. Uncle Jeth," returned
bn nnabashed vouth. "if VOU don't
mind, 1 don't, I'm sure
distantr-With the mails and an .occa
sional venturesome passenger. Farther
down, at the end of the thoroughfare,.
the mastsJof "the f'Marv J." outlined
and
"MY BABT FIRST.
the baby that, was; me home to hia
wife. Ever and ever so many bodies
drifted ashore,"' said Polly, with a lit
tle shudder, "and the beautiful lady
among them. 7 Some of the-passengers
twenty miles had seen her with her husband and
pauy on ooaru. uio etemnei, uua uw
of the saved people knew their names.
Lots of folks who had friends and rela-
arVfld.- brisklvi turning to the
secretly amused youth; "how'd -i you
like me' to go over to Miss Smitii's in
Um myiuing sua speaK a goou. woru
for you, eh?" " T 4
"I'd like you to go with me ever so
much.1' warmly replied Tad. He did
t not felv much upon Joe's verbal rec-
s ' ommendation, but he had a sort of
feeling that the moral support ot, MS
presence woma oe a grea ueai.
; . Ml call for you - right . after break
fast," briefly returned Joe, with a twin
kle in the eye, that, had Polly been
present, she would have understood at
once to mean mischief. But she was
helping Mrs. Flagg with supper prep
arations, and the Captain was busy
sending off the copies of his. notice to
a couple of city papers, so. Tad had no
warning as to Joe' Whitney's love of
practical jokes. And all the way home
Joe choked down certain little twinges
of conscience, by representing to him
self that it was "only a little run, any
A Chapter -of New Xork JuBtiee. " '
One cold day last week in New, York
a landlord 1 attempted to turn a ? poor
woman into! the street because she owed
him a balance of S4. The wfcman was
Joseph Thompscin, President of the Wo- J najf starved with a sick husband and
man's . Board Ot Managers, win ,1 ue cniid to support, ana wnen uie juug
Editor-in-Chief and: other ladies will heard the testimony he paid her rent
vMiiWi..thn different deDartntents.' St. Innt nf hk 'dim nocket. Then the land-
Sav 'Tad.'' Valentine's day has been selected and 0T& got maJ and said that he could not
tha lfldiA will edit the Journal that day inatirm in that court,
and take the proceeds for the Woman's l"Fjft.y,danaw
DeDartment nf -r " - Ijaii' kuu uiejuugo. , ;
reporters will do the courts,; railroads, j xhe landlord protested vigorously,
station-house. Becorder's court, cajiitol He refused to pay the fine and. was
and everything else. All the . regular dragged off to Ludlow street jail
force will be discharged for that day ,
and the ladies of the Exposition ; Board . Mrs. Sue;.itobbin8, a young
will take the whole responsibility, The sues Mr. 'Grabnel Lemons of
x - i..j nf tv,o kriohtMt nn, Ata:. for kissinff her while -
iiouuw xrit;. I ik.,n.l, o hinnol Tt was all a mistake.
tn- Ko tho Tonosr ha nan ic.TZ nis wiie seat, juot iircuiuu
US V4V .MV..v I -v -
:.M to M vm,
1
tOn improved farm lands in Cabarrus
county only, at 7 ier cut. interest on
five or six years time; Loans to. lie paid
back in small annual instMllroeuts oa the
first of November when cotton is 1 ready
for market This enables he borrower
to. pay off his indebtedness without ex
hausting his crop of Ky 'ne yeiw. and
l-ATns him -enough . to uiise his.
next years crop m a ciih i birsis,
thus enabling the farmer to gut - nt of
lebt. This money belong-. t farmery
and is to be loaned V farmers only. . ;
MQNTIHMEKX & vv
" . t Attorneys.
p, g. We have Other money to lend
. ... ..i Q
on town or county proveny v
cent, on 1 and 2 ears ume. e
Sept. 13. 6 m.
widow,
Bulla,
passing
themselves against the sky
through an open; gateway and up a 'glimpse of Bixport river, on its way to
trim gravel walkJ and was nirecuy ine ocean, couiu ue seeu.
afterward . infolded in the i motherly
arms of Mrs. Flagg, who was short and
stout like her husband, and beamed so
genially upon Tad, through a pair of
brass-bowed, spectacles, a moment or
two latcrj that his heart warmed
toward her jktj once. 1 '
"Our house" was a funny little one
story building with ' what the Bixport
people jcall a, "gambril roof, jnakjng
it seem to an imasinative person as
I'spose you've hved here ever since
you were horn," continued Tad, a lit
tle wistfully. To have been reared in
a peaceful home iike this, with the. liv
ing care of parent3 " continually about
one, seemed to homeless, orphaned
Tad the Very highest happiness earth
jould afford. .
Polly opened her eyes very wide in
deed. - . : -". 1 j
: Why don't vou knowP , . How fun-
though it were shrugging its shoulders ny!" she jexclaimed,j turning a wonder-
svith ita hands' in itaP3Siet3. . un? mg iace iowaruney wmvu,
tions on the " Pomerania " came on
to Bixport and took the bodies away;
but I nobody recognized the beautiful
lady!, so Captain Flagg had her buried
here, and this stone put up. There
was a ring on her wedding finger, that
I 'always wear on a little ' chain" round
my 1 neck," and Polly touched the,
front of her simple linen collar, "with
Pauline1 engraved inside, so Captain
Flagg named me the same that's why
they call me 'Polly.'" "
"iThen the beautiful lady was your
mother, and - yon the little baby!"
breathlessly cried Tad.
Polly nodded gravely, and again the
far-awav look came into her eyes, as
they rested on the grasgYmonnd, a,lieCi
way,
" an excuse which I fancy has
been" common to mischievous youtn
from the fablecL stoning of th trogs
down to , the present day.
Miss Smith was "shooing' some
hens out of her yard as Joe came Dy
the house, and he at once volunteered
his services with marked success. Send
ing the last hen shrieking across the
street with a stick following closely at
her tail-feathers, Joe closed the gate
carefully. . '
"Oh, I say, Miss Smith," he re
marked, as he was turning away, "I
told Tad the boy that Uncle. Jeth
brought home this trip that Pd come
Journal is expected
issue thathai ever been printed-.
- W:; AUJCree. . ' .
Those who have used Dr. King's New
Discovery know its vlaue, and those Who
have not have now the opportunity to
try it free. Call oh the advertised drug
gist and get a trial bottle free. Send
your name and address to H. E. Buck
len & Co,. Chicago, ahd get a sample
box of Dr.,King,s New Life PUls free,
as well as a copy of Guide to Health and
Household . Instructor, iree. au vx
which ia guaranteed to do you good and
enst vou nothing. P. B. Fetzer's drug
Btore. f ": I..':'.
LeBlie, Pawling, a well-to-do farmer,
Uving about, a mile west of New Colum
bia, went to the house of his mother
in.law half ainiledistaht. Thursday, and
muced her to accompany him j. back
home "to witness a grand shooting,
matclu.- ' .Upon their arrival at the J
Pawhng -homestead he took a revolver
from nit pocket ana 6not iwui-
weeks-old child, killing it insteruy . He
then fired at hii wife, infUcting a serious
but not fatal wound. -Immediately alter
barn 1 ana
f ra "Rnhhins. -returned to it,! as- ne
thought in the darkness, and proceedeu
tn Via hia newlv-wedded bride. ! About
this time the train emerged frbm tht
tunnel and disclosed that his supposed
bride was Mrs. Bobbins, wjio is
young' widow. She wants $10,000.
piERCEeCURE
OHL HOMEr RETCHKEP. . I
Hore
Weak
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For all chronic, or lingering, Ptunionary
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In Asthma it specific. ! - . !
To build np both flesh and strength, when
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BtandardT of health by .
pneumonia, or .' rang
fever," grip,; or ex-i
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the ' best restorativa
tonic known., . .
. E. B. NOBMAir, Esq.,
nf Anrm- fin.. MTl: I
think the 'Golden Med-
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best medicine Tor pain
in the chest that I have
everknown. -I - am
sound and well, and
; . 1 A Certain Safi anirCflecC- Remeoj lot . . -
SORE, WEAK and INF LMQ EYES,
Produring Long-Sighted. mm tttut
Restoring the Sight of the old,
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Tumors, Red Eyes Matted Ky e Lashes,
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Aluo, inlly efllewiouji when wed in
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Borea, TnfnorM, bmiu Kitetcn. tsurttN, -Piles,
o wherever fiflamran exlil",
MITCHELL'S SALVE may t useU t
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SOU) Bt ALL DRUGGSSTS T CENTS
oViontinff he Went to tne
handed himself. "Jealously is . thought
over with hini in the morning he's to hive been the cause of the crime.-;
7 " ' S
Mb. Nohjcajt..
owe it all to th
covery.' "
'Dia-
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ON TRIAL,
iajfCULUS 10
Agents' profit per montu.: win-
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