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an down way recruit their health and
res!, whc c they and their i'uimlios may
spend the hot season when it
is necessary to leave their homes or
change air, that tho failing health of
so mo loved one may be restored, we
have laid out
A NEW TOWN
and aro now ofluriug for salo lots in
probably tbc healthiest section in North
Carolina. Tho town is located on a
beautiful
Flat Mountain Ridge
ill milcett we.it from Daubury , about J
of a mile from tbo celebrated Piedmont
springs; about tho same distance to
Pepper's Alum spring* ; 1 of i mile
from Smith's Chalybeate spring, and
two wiles from C. E. Moore'* Sulphur
spring, while tbe location present «
The Fiucst Views
of Moore's Knob, tho Hanging Rook,
aud other prominent peaks along the
Sauratown mountain. Tbo lots aro
wtell ooyered with large and small forest
trocs, which will afford shade in summer
and form
lJeautifnl Orovon.
Tbe whole is
Surrounded by Springs
of tho purest mountain water, entitling
it to tbe Indian name, "Cauiaca," a
land of springs, which, together with
tho pure inourtaiu air, would bring col
cr to tho faded cheek, and strength to
weary frame, even if there was no rcnl
mineral water within » hundred miles of
the place.
Tbe undersigned propose also to erect
a saw-mill, plauing machine, &c., that
they may build cottages or furnish lum
ber to thuse who wish to purchase lots
la this healthful looality, where uo ma
laria ever comes, and a case of typhoid
fever was never known, exoept it was
contracted oat of the neighborhood.
The price of lots this .season, 50x100
feet, will be f'2s each. For fur'lior
particulars addrci,
N. M. k \V. R. I'EPI'KR,
May "JO, 'BS. l'aubury, N. 0
"TVOTIIirVO SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS/'
DANBURY, N. C„ THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1880.
uon Reins.
MRS. IMtOWNINO.
(ind rolen* abovo. lie rolpns alone;
Systems burn out and leavo Ills throne,
And still IT is years roll on,
Mists of creation melt and fall
Around llini changcles* amid ill,
. Whose ages still roll on.
By angnlali which tnadn pule the nun.
I h"ur Ilira charge Ills saints that iiott*
Wliile "till Tinm's years roll on
Among His creature* anywhere,
Blaspheme ni; tins' Ilim in despa'r,
'fliough darkly days 30 on.
For ns whatever's undergone,
Thou kuowest, wiliest what Is done,
Though our dark days go on.
Pcrliapt tho cup was broken here:
That heaven's new wine might show moie.
clear.
So let the days go en.
I praise Thee wldle tho days go on,
I lovu T!ia" while my days go on;
Tlie day-spring oomulh on.
Thro' dark and dearth, thm' lire and frost.
With emptied arms and treasures loat,
ily.days lire going on.
A Fascinating Girl.
nv P. W. ROBINSON.
Author of "For Itrr Suite" "Tin Romance
of n Unek Street," Etc.
CHAPTER 11.
MAJ. CRAWHIIAW IIU'NUL'HS TO BEOIN
WITH.
The last train from town had reached
Battleton Junction at 0:30 p. 111., aud
the station girls were extra busy in
oonsequence, when a tall, steru, bronzc
factid man, with closely dropped gray
hair and an iron gray mustache, strode
up to tie ccunter aud demanded a cup
of toa. Maj Crawshuw had chosen bis
time well, for young Todd was uot pres
ent 01. the occasion—the Todds uiuiug
late 03 that particular evening, by soiuo
kitchen mischance which had been caro
l'ully beforebaud by more than
ono oonej irator.
Maj. Crawshuw had marched at onoo
to that portion of the counter over which
Miss Racket presided. Prom a hasty
glance over the heads of a struggling
iuoh his keen eyes had takeu stock of
Miss Racket —lior tall, full figure, her
round, rosy checks and broad, continual
smile; and be had decided that this was
the particular vixen who had upset the
mental equilibrium of hi* tUu.ily, and
fascinated 'tis fool of a nephew. Just
tbe uort of young woman to wind poor
little Todd round her finger, he thought
—pert, showy, saucy und far from un
reserved in bei demeanor. This was
sbe, without a doubt.
Miss Racket drew his cup of tea leis
urely and indifferently, and alter five
stontoiiau applications for the beverage.
She was in no hurry, if ho were, and
there wa* a young man to attend to who
was going uorth, with a white hat all
on one sido, and who had complimented
her on her appearance that evening, and
regretted that he did not live at Bat
tleton, and would have heaped other
compliments had timo allowed him, und
Maj. Crashaw had not bawled persis
tently for toa over his left shoulder.
The major drauk slowly, and ato a
hum sandwich meanwhile, whioh ho for
got to pay for, until another of tho young
ladies reminded him of his error. 1 his
was Miss Daly, always as sharp as a
neoJlc in her employer*' interest; not
Miss Racket, who, when flurmd by
admirers, would have allowed a quarter
of hundred of Waiting's pios to escape
Iter notice with impunity.
When the railway bell bad rung and
tbc white hat hud drifted away with otb
or traveling atoms, and there was
peace, aud only one man left at the
counter, Maj. Crawsliaw began to at
tract the attcution of Miss Racket. He
was not going on by the 9:85; he was a
resident at Battleton, or a visitor, or—
for such odd things do occur at rerrosli
cieut oouutrrs—he had been struck by
her personal appoarauco and dtspoicd
to pioceed by the next down train.
Miss llackot was impulsive and roman
tic and leaped quickly to conclusions,
but chen tho major stared at her vory
much, did not evon take his eyes off
her when driuking his tea, but glared
at htr with the rim of his cap pressed
against tho bridge of hit acquiline nose.
Miss liackot glanced at iiiui again. By
the siJe of the cfusivo young man in
the white hat lie had appeared grim and
old ouotigh. but alctio in his glory he
was a trim, good looking, stalwart gen
tleman of imposing appearance. Miss
Blard called him -aa old buck," ~,..1
asked Mies Rackot bobind the soda \,»-
ter bottles who the old buck wo* tha
wa3 making eyes at her, but Miss Racl
et did not answer her rude question aud
thought within herself that he was only
a middle aged buck, and middle aged
bucks arc deserving of a little consider
ation when tbey aro struck "all of a
heap at first sight. There wore msny
tales, true or false, in history of lucky
"catches" in this fashion, perhaps her
time had ..cmc and this stem gentleman
was her fate. She wished she had not
let him ask so uiwy times for tea now
and that he would not glaro quite so
fiercely at her, perhaps there was a
"black" somewhere on her nose. Tho
*'blacks ' came in vory frequently
through tho open doors of tho refresh
ment department. Sho had beon un
consciously smudged for ton minutes
: yesterday, having boen all that timo
without looking into tbc glass at ihc
back of the counter.
\ ea, sho had mode a conquest.
"It's a fine evening," said tho mn/ir.
•'Yes, sir, vory fine."
"iou'll soon have finished here, I
supposo
"Some of us will, and somo of us
won't. I'm one of tho 'won ts' this ev
ening, sho said, facetiously.
"iou'll excuse IUC, young lady," he
said, punctiliously; "but 1 do not quite
understand you. What is a 'won't'?"
"Won't go home till mornin'—al
most," she said, lightly. "Why, bow
dull you are!"
"\es, lam dull. I always was dull
of comprehension, I am afraid," bo re
plied " Kou moan as trade falls off a
less number of j'cung ladies is required
nt the refreshment stand
"Oh yes, she means all that, sir,"
Miss Bland broke in liero, to .Miss Rack
et's suppressed aDnoyance, and then
Miss Bland aud Miss Part had an ani
uiattd conversation together, interspers
ed with hysterical laughter, and much
"Did ho, though ?" and "Roally."
• l i ou youug ladios appear to be very
happy here," said the luhjor, still to I
Miss Racket.
"\Vc are very happy a*^times."
"Plenty of aJmirers, of oourso
"Lots of tiiem—such as they are,"
said Miss Racket.
"Ah ! tiioy vary in quality as well as
quantity, I supposo ?"
"I should think they did," replied
Miss Rackot, nhilc tho outspoken Miss
Blaud muttered "Rather," and nearly
killed Miss Dart with laughter.
"1 suppose you get used to them all,
and don't pay any heed to their persi
flage," said the major.
"Their pursy-what?" inquirod the be- i
wildered Miss Backet. •
"Thoir light compliments and their
foolish lovo making—-their silly and
maudlin sentimentalities, half drink and
half damned nonsense—l beg pardon,"
bo said, gravelv raising his hat; "I am
addressing a lady, and didn't mean to
be so forcible."
"Wc don't believe every tiling wcare
told," said Miss Rackot. "Oh, no."
"In your position, young lady," he
said, "you abould not bcliovo anything
you arc told—unless its in disparage*
ment of the sandwiches, and they are
confoundedly bad, to be sure. I never '
before oawo across so mucb fat in one 1
sandwich iu tbo whole course of my ox
istcnae."
"I'm vory sorry."
"Pray don't mention it. I did not |
ouli here for sandwiche*, bat to talk
quietly and naturally toa sensible young
woman," said tbo major.
"Oh, sir, bow can you say so ' Oh
doar me'"
"I came to Battleton on purposo, I
assure you."
"Why, I never saw you in my life."
"No, I don't think you did," said tbe
major. "Perhaps you 11 wish you had I
never *een me, or be very glad one day 1
that we have met in this fashion.
There's no telling. Ltfo's a qucor ,
enigma. I'll take one more oup of ton.''
"Yes, sir."
The tea was dnwn, and the major
continued his fixed stare.
"Your name ia Paly, 1 presume!" ho
said at last.
"Oh 110, it ain't," said Miss Racket,
very quickly now.
"Not Miss Pal}.' Indeed," and the ;
major's face shadowed as with a keen
scusc of disappointment.
Miss Packet suddenly bcoatue pert
and sharp and satirical.
•'l'm not tho beauty; oh no! I won- I
der where your oyes were if jou came )
all this way to look at l er. Oh 1,0 ' \
Lord bless y tt, we're liotic of u« half as
! »ood-looking as Mi-s Daly. Three
I poroo, picas,, for that tea, and' thank
I you."
liss Racket would have retired itn
. slit.'iy had ho not .said qmckly,
1" Wait one moment, please," in en an
j ..or.iativo a iano that he reminded hor
of :dr. Javelins on iii.i tour,
and when tho rccoipts di' not quito
correspond with the consn-utt'on of ma
terial.
Maj. Crawshaw .00k. .. round tbo
place ver ireftilly now, *nd for tbe
first time observed a quiet, thoughtful
girl Handing at the back of the oonotor
reading a letter.
'If—is tbat Miss Daly f" bo inquir
Racket. •'Shall I tell her yon wsnt to
speak to her;"
"Not this :aomcr f , if you please," j
replied tho major. "I'm very sorry you
aro no* Miss Dnly; it's cxcoodingly
aggravating to loso my timo like this.
Besides it wouldn't hrtvo n • tterod ..u
much if you had been—ds h it' 4 rfd
Maj. Crawfctaw stamped with bis foot
and looked vexed.
Miss Racket by Ibis time had recov
ered herself, and lost tho little amiabil
ity which she had been ever known to
possess. Sho did not lovo Mist' Italy as
a sister ; on the contrary, as sho had
told Miss Bland mora than onoo ia con -1
fidcnce, -be hated hci like poison; and
to be pruvely informed by a gentleman
that bo had lost time in talking to her,
under tho misapprehension that sho was
the identical Miss Daly, whom he had
como especially to sec, would have tried
the temper of a greater saint than she
was likely to turn out.
"Miss Dnly," she snid, with almost a
screech of envy, "here's another gentle
man wants to talk to you for u little
whilo."
Miss Daly .'coked up from her letter,
and then went on calmly with its peru
sal.
"Oh! it's truo—it is, indeed," said
Miss Kacket. ' Ask him."
'•I am busy," said Miss Daly, with
out looking up this time.
| ' Miss Daly—if you will excuse my
abruptness—l should be glad of your
attcution fir u few moments:," said the
major.
Thero was a genuine ring iu tho voice
that waa not a little startling to the
Battleton Junction girls, aud it im
pressed Misa Daly, who put hor letter
in her pocket aud advanced at onoc.
When sho was facing him, and regar
ding him with two thoughtful brown
eyes he was more sorry than ever that
this was Miss Daly; bo hardly knew why
at this uioincut, thero soemed too many
I reasons to be sorry, and they wore all
! jumbled together at tbat instant inex
tricably.
'■Well, sir?" said Miss Daly very
quietly,
TO BK CONTINUED.
COMPL E HNG~rQRBAT GUN.
There is being completed at tbc Scott
foundry in Reading, Pa., under tho
direction of Col. Norman W'iard, a
breech-loading, chambered I'2-inoh com
bined riflo aud smooth bore gun from
which great results arc anticipated. A.i
soon as it is finished it will be taken to
j Washington for a tost before the ordi
j nance board. It will be lired thirty
times an hour in this test, with a charge
of 300 pounds of powder and a projec
tile of 000 pounds weight, produoing an
| initial velocity of 2,000 feet per soeond
Col. Wiard says that under this test
V,OOO pounds of powder will be aonsuio
ed and 18,000 pounds of projeotilca
delivered in an hour, an amount of work
estimated iu foot-pounds per hour far
graater than can ba performed with
equal safety by a3y gun now ia posses
sion of or contemplated by any nution
in tl.c world.
j In Turkoy a man cannot havo more
than four wives, aud if the first objueta
Ihe cannot bring a second under the
' same roof. As a rusult u man cannot
1 usually have more than one wife unless
ha is wealthy enough to keep up separate
establishments for each In Constanti
nople one wife is the general rule,
"Tho la.t link is broken," the fellow
said, wliun lie kissed his girl good-byo
, ibrevor, at her request, bccauso her pa
rents wished a dis.ilution. A few days
' after bo received a note, saying: "Dear
' George, thore arc pleoty more links,
i 00me and break tbeiu."
j Women are not often philosophers,
j but they arc proverbially clothes ob
servers.
THE FLOWERS COLLECTION
TUK CUTTING CASK.
Tho real facts in tbe cuao of Tutting
are gradually coming to light and it |
may be well to wait for all of'them be- j
fore tho mind ia i'u'.ly made up as to the •
proprioty of declaring war right away. !
Ex-Governor F.ioo, of Massachusetts
has just returned from tho Texas border
and he sayn of Mr. Cutting and the
disturbance ho tnado:
"Cutting was a prinlor in Kl Paso
llis repu'.atiou was not tbc best possible.
He started a paper, but fuilad. Be
coming a defaulter, be crossed the river
and started a sheet in I'aao del Norte.
A .Mexican started another newspapor
:n opposition. This angered Cutting,
1 ' • .be tadc a violent cdiUxtul attack
1 u, on his rival. The article was libel
ous iu tho extreme, according to Mexi
j can law, and Cutting was arrested.
Tha niagistruto .beforo whom ho mv
arraigned treated him with great leak :
ey, and let hiui off without payment of
costs on condition of his publishing a
retraction ir. big paper, lie did so,
but primed this in the smallest type
and in the most obscure oornur of tho
sheet. Then ho wont to Kl Paso and
got tho Ikrald of that place to publish
a oard attacking the magistrate. This
paper ia printed iu English and in Span
ish, and circulated almost as much in
I Mtr.ico as iu Texas. Cutting took cop
i 01 this paper containing tho article
against the justice and personally dis
tribute! them in Paso del Nor'.e. For
this ho was arrested and is still held.
Of course, thero is a oermin amount of
what might be termed popular sympathy
with Cutting. Perhaps if a public
meeting were called in El Paso to-day
tho majority would sid ) with Cutting,
but that majority would bo made up
largely of the lawless olcmcnt. Tho
sensible part of the people are of a dif
ferent opinion.
CUTTING RELEASED BY MEXI
CO.
TUB MURDER 0? ARRRSUREB STII.t, A
SUBJECT OF CORRESPONDENCE
WAsnimiToN, D. V., August 24
The state department has received an
offiuill notice of Ihe release of Outtine.
The release- will not alfect Mr. Sedge
wick's mission, which is to learn all tbo
facts iu the case. Tho government does
not at present eoncora itself wi»h any
question of tho damages due Cutting,
but will use tbe information it may
gather through Mr. Sedgcwiek in fur
therance of its negotiations for a change
of the Mexican laws so far as they are
held to give u right to tiy Americans
for acts committed witbiu American ter
ritory.
The Arresuros-Moudragon murder is
still a subject of correspondence.
THE GREY AND THE BLUE.
Mrs. James K. Polk, tho venerable
widow of President Polk, has written a
lettor inviting tho Grand Army of the
Republic to hold its next rouuion in
Nashville, in whioh she says:
"Before 1 die 1 would that inino oyes
could see the grand rc-union of my be
loved country in the city whore my dear
husband lies seo the veterans of tho
North encamping in amity wbero they
onco did in anger, and those who woro
the grey shaking hands with their fel
low-countrymen in tho fellowship of a
common destiny. 1 cannot but think
the meeting of the grand army of the
republic in Nashville iu li>B7 would bo
the grand turning point in th« complete
reconciliation of the land my husband
presided over, and whose anity t» dear
to my heart."
The population of the United States
has doubled itself iu 25 yoars. It baa
takeu Franco 140 years to do the same
thing, aud thoic is nothing slow about
the French either.
The last Congress which has recent
ly adjourned will be remembered for
the bill regulating the presidential suc
cession aud tho bill imposing a tax on
olomargarine. It was a vory oxtravo
gant Congroas.— Concord Times.
President Clevoiands vetoes will make
tbo last session vory memorable. 110
vetoed one hundred and fitv measures,
and the famous Morrison resolution fail
ed, because be did not sign it.— Con.
cord Times,
Daniel Magonc, a lawyer of Ogdens
burg, N. Y , a prominent Democratic
politician of the northern tier, has been
appointed by tho president to succeed
Collector Hcdden, resigned. It is Mid
that Mr. Magon* is a friend of the pros- j
[ ideut's civil service policy. !
NO. 9
: ——i-
FA KM NOTKS.
As a rule frosts comes abou* the
I iui idle of October, sometimes earlier,
omctiuioi la'e .
| lu selling tohaceo it is well to ro
-1 member tint the larger the parcel of any
kind the better.
Thoro is no branch of farming that
yoiltls safer or uiore steady roturus than
orohard fruit.
Tin- Tuost rational method of increas
ing the fertility of tho noil is to plow un
der the cropsjthat grew upon i
The farmer who pastures ord...*ry
meadows in tho Tsi) robs hi* next crop
to «n extent that he not real*
i««. v
A tubtcspoonful of saltpetro juV* af
ter dropping her calf is good for a oow,
'o prevent parturient fever or swelling
of the bag.
Wheat bran oiloake meal, rornbised
in a proportion by weight two of bran
to one of meal, is or. eaoclleal food for
cows giving milk.
Kvory orchard tree should always bo
staked for tHo first year or two, for if
not killed at UJOO by swaying aboat, it*
vitality is greatly injured.
It is said that if apples are covered
with buckwheat chaff they will keep
well and do not frcezo as easily as when
straw, sawdust or_cartli arc used.
It you are going to set a new or
j ohard remember that it is an excellent
j way to prepare a plan of tho orohard,
j .lowing tho position of each trco, vaii
; cty, Ac.
As to when it is tho best to acll no
general rule can bo given, exoept that
in faoo of a short orop it is good policy
I to hold but if the crop be a large one
early sales aro advisable.
Keiiicmbcr that as the frnit is tukeiv
from the laud joar after year, valuable
chemical elements are removed, and:
hence it becomes necessary to apply
some fertilizing materials.
V*ruit trees are benefitted by muloh.
ing. Various substances may be us
ed for tho purpose. Straw, weeds,
small bushes, sawdust, muok, or the
like, affords suitable material for mulch
ing-
The wheat crop this year is greatly
in excess eflast year's crop. Thoagti
cultural department estimates the ei»-
tiro crop of winter wheat at
000 bushels, at against 212,000,000'
bushels last year. The New York
Tines estimates the total orop for the
year at 420,000,000 or 427,000.000
bushels. It says: "Uut if there shall
be no siotc than 420,000,000 in all,
there will bo an abundaut supply, for
the quantity used in the last fiscal year
for consumption, seed and export woa
only 410,000,000 bushels. Crops
abroad aro on the whole in pretty good
condition. The country oarried over on
July Ist a quantity of wheat estimated
at from 65,000,000 to 75,000,000
bushels. It is not probable that the
foreign demand will greatly inereasa
this year. It seems plain, tborefore,
that our supply will be large enough to
rnoet all requirements and that the sur
plus to be carried over on July 1, 1887,
will not be less than the surplni with
which we began the current orop year,
A LOCK-OUT^
AUOIBTA, GA., Aug. ll.—TWs I*
tho first day of the look-out in the cot
ton factories here. The
are in the league: Augusta, Enterprise.
King, Sibley, Algernon, rhaanrewfc «a 4
Hivcrsido. All is quiet in tbe faetory
settlements. Kelief oomudtteaa are
looking after needy families and «•*.
ing many people into tho country or
ponding thorn to other oities. The num
ber of people shut out is 2,738. Ta
those wo paid in wages $47,140 per
month, not iucluding offioers or over
seers. Those nulls oonsumod
bales of cotton per month. The propo
sition of the Knights having been ao->
ooplcd, the factories have rcsaaiod
work.
A BIG BOND CALITT
WASHINGTON, D. C., August 12.
A call was made today for SIO,UOO,WH»
3 per oonts. Tho call matures Septem
ber 15.
Uncle Sam welcomes into bis domain
3200 babies a day, nut counting t|ioeg
| who come by sea.— Ex.
— - i.
Tho town of Skion, Noiway, was
burned, involving a loss of SI,OOO,
'ooo. T
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