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ohango air, that tbo failing health of
nemo loved one may be restored, we
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probably the healthiest section in North
Carolina. The town is located on a
beautiful
Flat Mountain Ridge
21 milees west from Danbury , about I
of a mile from the celebrated Piedmout
springs; about tho same distance to
Pepper's Alum springs ; J of a mile
from Smith's Chalybeate spring, and
two miles from C. E. Moore's Sulphur
spring, whilo tho location present a
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and other prominent peaks along tho
Sauratown mountain. The lots aro
well coycred with large and small forest
trees, which will afford shade iu summer
and form
I)cn.vttilul Groves.
Tho whole is
Surrounded by Springs
of tho purest mountain water, entitling
! it to tho Indian name, "Cauiaca," a
laud of springs, which, together with
tho pure mountain air, would bring col
cr to tho faded cheek, and strength to
weary framo, even if there was no real
mineral water within a hundred miles of
the plaoo.
The undersigned propose also to eroct
ft saw-mill, planing machine, &0., that
' tb«y may build oottages or furnish lum
ber to those who wish to purohaso lots
3 ID this healthful looality, where no ma
laria «vor comes, and a oase of typhoid
fever was never known, esoopt it wae
n contracted oat of tho neighborhood.
® The price of lots this season, 60x10(1
t feet, will be $25 each. For fur»hci
£ particulars addres,
1 N. M. k VV. R. PEPPER,
1 May 20, 'B6. Danbury, N. C
"NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS.'"
DANBURY, N. (1, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1886.
S|ps|ft
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TltiC I'I.KANIItES OF YOUTH.
WILLIAM BnABSWOOD.
TUo" memory of
The days long since gone by, crowd* on my
I mind,
Wlieu I could lliink go fondly on trivial
things,
As to imayino a heaven of happiness
From free Indulgence of those appetites
That have now cloyed with satiety;
When the sun searee left the noontide's
angle, , -
Than gmvr.r duties-gave way to mirthful
sports—
The hazy lake, whom it hath been our
pleasure
To drift along as lightly as a leaf,
Dropping here and there ou.- breeze-swollen
lines,
With the varying fortune of the sport—
'J'hosu dear old trees and circumambient
walks, ■>
Where we've emulated each the other
In the courser's speed—and other pastimes
That summed up the wealth of youthful
pleasure.
—From The Betrol/uJ,—a Drama.
A Fascinating Girl.
ur r, w. ROWN.SON.
Author of "For Her 'Sake" "Thn It finance
of « Lack Street," £tc.
CHAPTER 111.
WHILE THE IltON WAS HOT.
Mnj. Crawshaw was not in "good
form" that particular evening. He had
been wanting in perspicuity, he bad
blundered egregiuusly, and now, facing
the enemy whose machinations be had
come to Battlcton especially to circum
vent, ho felt himself still more at a loss.
Ho did not know what to say on the spur
of tho moment; the real Miss Daly was
not at all the Miss Daly whom ho had
expected to find, but a calm, solf-pos
sossed young lady, whom service bohiud
a refreshment stand had not spoiled or
tendered "flashy." This quiet bciug
might havo been taken for a lady any
where--uiigiil uavo L-.ld> her pUoe ia
any society, bo thought, if she had bad
tho discretion to hold her tonguo. For,
of course, sbe would bo us sharp and
jerky as Miss llacket when bhe began to
discourse —all refreshment stand maids'
conversation being essentially jerky,
keeping time with tho money as it rat
tled in tho till. No ; lie was mistaken
again; Miss Daly's voice had not au
atom's worth of jerkiness in it.
"Your name is Daly ?" the major
said, for the waut of ft bettor question
to start with.
"Yes, sir. What do you require of
me?"
"I should he glad of a little privato
conversation. Miss Daly," he said.
"At what time do you leave this
place ?"
Miss Duly looked somowhat astonish
ed, and even doubtful of his motive for
addressing her. A scarlet flush flick
ered on her cheek, although the brown
eyes remained steady and inquiring.
Sho did not actually doubt tho man yet,
notwithstanding that there had boon all
kinds of strange beasts prowling about
her path sinco her novitiate. The eyes
that encountered hers were clear aud
sharp gray eyes, that were difficult to
associate with any guile. For tho
present, at least, and despite the sing
ularity of bis question, she could afford
her interlocutor tho benefit of the
doubt.
"Have you any paitioolai reason for
asking mo ?" sho said.
"I have."
"What is it'"'
"1 wish to speak to you on businesf
of importance."
» "I do not bclievo in any business ol
1 importance between yon and mc," saiJ
1 Miss Daly coldly, -'unless," she added
quickly—"unless you have hoard fron.
0 my uncle— have been sent te toil mt
' all the news."
f
"I have not tho honor of knowing anj
membor of your family, Miss Daly,'
' said the major, "and tho business of inv
portanoe to whioh 1 alluded affects my
r family rather than your own."
3 "1 can have nothing to do with it."
'* "Unfortunately you have."
"If yofl will kindly explain ?"
a ••Not here," suid the old soldier, virt
sternly ; "cortainly not at this eonnter
| and with young women listeninj
!r ! to us."
I "You havo my full permission t
' speak out, fir:"
0 I «Where do you live when away froti
this—place t"
"1 do not feel called upon to tell
you," was tho grave reply.
"Aud you will not tell me, possi
bly
'•No sir, I will Dot."
"Confound it!" ho Murted fourth,
"what aro you afraid of'"
"1 am not afraid of 7ou, certainly,"
said Miss Daly, very calmly. " i hard
ly doubt you, but 1 am not disposed to
put my trust in you."
"It must surely strike you that thoro
are topics of conversation which might
be dincu.ssed in a more fit'ing place
than this l " ho said.
"lam not afraid of Ipv topic," was
the_ > reply_ yon. granger, f
havo no right (/ make a _,sttiy about
it."
"You distrust mo !" I l
I
"I distrust any ot s ho is not j
straightforward," repliec, uAsi Daly.
"Very well—very Well," said tho
major turning very red, "this is the first
time iu all my life I hi vc been told 1
was not straightforward. I—l can't
mention the nature of my business with
out rendering you au object of ridicule
to the rest of the young Indies present.
They are listoning now, for that mattor.
Look at them."
Miss Daly hiughcd pleasantly and
momentarily at this.
"Ah 1 yns-.thsy I'stea a little ; and,"
with n sigh, "they dou't liko inc much.
I I ain not one of them quite."
"1 liupe you'll never bo such a young
fool as to try and imita!;o their ways."
said the major.
"Oil, iLey are not «s they accin."
said Miss Daly. "Thjy are very good
aud kind sometimes , they are houest,
aud hard working, and; they tako care
of themselves bravely, what
defensclew worn on most of them are."
"Bravol 1 Miss Daly,"' said the ma
jor. "Lot me shake hp'uds with you for
your class."
Miss Daly did not opt the invita
tion ; she was ~., now, aud dis
posed to turn from him.J
"By Jove! you're brave little
woman," bo continued ; i "and it was
beastly unfair of mo to/ sneer iu that
j fashion at you. Not tjftat 1 meant to
sn(jor (.xae.tlv-rrl injer to advise yjf
as your own father m' do—aud I'm
old enough to be your/iatbor, my child,
remember that; ah 1 Hollo , yon
sir ! What tho devil brings you down
here V
"Good gad ! uncle isi that you?" and
3'oung Todd came to a j full stop, and
remaiued with his mouth open and his
small eyes distended, at'd at an appari
tion which had suddenly confronted
bitu.
"Yes, it is I," said his| U cclo.
"Do thoy know you O oming np
at tho house! - ' asked Mr.l Todd.
"I thought I would | ? ivo them an
agreeable surprise," w£ s the unolo's
evasive answer ; "it's p. year aQ j a half
sinco I was at Battleto^
"So long as that?" B aid the uncom
plimentary nephew, "r shouldn't have
thought it Will you—J w iu y OU t a ke
anything ?" he stamrnercyj forth.
Maj. Crawsliaw f rom [,i. s ne
phew to Miss Duly. Th, o BC p!iow was
staring hard at the lady; t i, e i a d y wns
lokiag down demurely j a t the marble
counter. •
Too ianoeent, though , t [, o ni;l j or . a
deuced sight too innoccnf tl) b e natural.
| Like Miss Bland, he pui t i, 0 i„,i y down
,( as i.sly"—very sly, a WCIU! , U t ,f
• j whom tu bo wary from [that time forth.
I | If she had blushed gigglijvl and
! leered, as Miss Racket tf oU hi have done
he would not havo beunf ~f t ;j *.;•
r Daly, but the semb!»noef ~•.
sciousucsi was au artful jl ~.f . ..
proved at once tho diffi.i )lt i i.- ■ ..t
tho task which he had gel )• .
« must be very wary in thi.t business.
Ho replied to his ncplnj w ' s offer. "No
f, thank you, uothing moil 0 till we got
J home; and he linked hiajafm in that of
I, Edwitrs forthwith.
u *'[—l didn't think of J going to tlio
e house* just at stammered
young Todd; "I have ;only just left
y it."
" "It's so long a tune s,nce I have beon
i- this way, that 1 am veijy likely to miss
y it without your guid snoe| " the
m%jor.
"Yes —but "
" Aod surely there | R nothing here
that is worth wasting time over," he
J added,sarc»stioally ; "the refreshments
', are bad; and tho wait erß can leave
g to the paißcngcrs, T,H,rters and shop
men."
;o ««Ah !—yei—oxae !t |y ( Shalf 1 oall
j this (lyf then you eal, tnko your luggage
in ns well, iittd 1 can—■} »
"No, we will walk, Utlwiu. The
htpgage is bockotl to follow me. \V hat
a time it is sinoo we have had a loug
cbat together?-" ,
Hut yritmc Todd was not to be led ,
away wholly without an effort: he hnd ,
bad time to reflect on the position. .
"One ttf at uncle," he wiid, disenga- i
ging his arm. "I always have a cigar
after dinner. I'tl not keep jou u mo
ment."
lie stood at a little distance from the
eonnter, and watched his nephew ap
proach Miss Daly and give the order
required. Already the truth was very
patent to him that there was an under
standing of some kind between Kdv.in
'Todd aud 511(.s Daly, and that they
were neither iui ltai;d ft> iru.st" him in the
matter. Already they both suspected
him; and guessed the object of his com
j ing; it would bo necessary to striko
while the iron was hot. ilo was a man
of action, quick and prompt; when ho
thought a thing, or said a ihing, he cai
rted it out at ouoo. There had been no
shilly-shallying at any period of his
existence. "That able and indefatiga
ble oflicer" he had onee been styled in
a dispatch to headquarters, and it had
brought him promotion and made him a
proud man. Aide and indefatigable* Uo
was—who knew that better than ho—'
aud ho was r.ot going tu bo ballled ;,t I
the outsut by a pig-headed boy and n '
chit of a girl. Not ha ; he was too old
a soldier and too u. j ed to campaigning.
TO BE CONTINUED.
HONORED IN DEATH.
IUE REMARKABLE TRIBUNE TAtD TO
OEM. I.EE.
No man at his death ever received
such honor as Gen. Leo. The whole
press of the Soulh camo out bordered
with black. The Legislatures in session
of all the States adjourned and sent del
egations to hiß funeral, and the Govern
or of every Southern State attended.
The .jourti adjourned and wore mourn
ing fur thirty days, and it is estimated
that 30,000 peop'e assembled in spite
of the floods '.hen prevailing, iu the little
mountain town on tho day of his funer
al.
A singular and touching tribute was
uiuj. li. waa feaulwU auil* 1.11.
| *
been carried out that the stndents of
Washington and Lee University should
keep a perpetual guard over his grave.
Largo sums were subscribed for his
tnansoeum, and when it was dedicated
two years sinoe Virginia's greatest ora
tor, Jno. W. Daniel, pronounced tho
eulogy before a vast multitude of people
from all p*r:s of the State, including
representations from all sections, all
professions, all legislative and oflkial
bodies. The money for a monument to
him iu Richmond is uow in the hands ]
of a committee, and it is desired thai
it shall equal iu beauty llouudin's nion
nuient to Washington. Fitzhugh Lee
was elected Governor of Virgiuia by
tho uiagio of his came
None of Gen. Lee's pons are mon of
gen.us, although they are ull men of
respeotable talent and admirable charac
ter. Two of them—Gen. William 11.
F. Lee and Robert IS. Lee, Jr.—are
suocossful planters. The third is G. W.
Custis Lee, tho last heir of Arlington
Custts Loc was olcclod I'resident of
Washington and Leo Uniyersity in his
father's place, and has filled tho position
cieditably. He ha? inherited tho Lee
beauty, which seems to have passed by
the daughters in favor of tho sons. Ho
is commonly reported to ba a woman
hater, although very well-adapted to bo
a lady-killer. Lexington, where ho
iv ,is quit ■ mil resort; but at
; the . ■ ".dven;. of ladies in dae
: 3-i i'«, ui ars. At first
Li a • n- ! ui . he house, not
itr i ii"'i ■ i.i >en thorough
fares. But his strooghold »as invaded,
and ho then fled to tho stables, where
he spent one or two summers in compar
ative fafcty. An enterprising widow,
though, found him out and made a sortie.
on hiui. Now ho takes to tho woods
early in the summer, and with rod and
gun manages to keep in hiding until the
last dazzliug young woman has disap
peared.
Gen. Leo, besides his three sons, left
threo daughters, one of whom is now
dead. Of the two living, both unmar
ried and no longor young, Mary, the
1 eldest, is fond of traveling, and receive*
! much attention when abroad from her
1 father's admirers. All of tho namo,
) both men and women, are distinguished
. by strong sense and great uprightness
of churaeter. They havo inherited
. wealth lately, and are likely to remain
for many generations yet types of the
! Unded gentry of the older States — JVtio
York Slat I anil Etprt&s.
TI'E FTOV/rrr CTLLFCTIO
THE GOOD IN A CLUB.
Among farmers we lack orgnnizntion
and co-operation, not for the putpose of
oppressing others, but for tho purpose
of bonofuinij ourselves and those who
arc depending upon us. \\ r c could pay
hands butter wages if ive Could buy
goods at wholesale.
Our club at Goshen saved fifty tons
of aeid phosphate by giving a joint club
note. Wo have an arrangement by
which wo will s.iv« Si,'2oo next spring
this amount will pay our State and
county tax, or employ a good teacher
tc> instruct our childrcu. This money
is saved on the item of guano alone. If
we were to "buy all our goods iu bull:
the result Tt?T enormous. Tfijjre"
should be an active agricultural club iu
every militia district. The effeet of our
conferences at Goshen shows itself plain
ly on the crops and general policy of
the members of the club. There is
about ks an ttppeaianco of thrift aud
improvements and progress that, is not
apparent in other communities. We
arv making better yields under our im
proved system. Wo have a greater
variety of fruits, bettor .stock, better
tools, more energy, and, of course, moro
I thrift. We have more time ft r meutal
I improvements, more timo to grade and
| Sx up our roads and shapo up our husi
• ness in every way. Let every eotuiuu
j iiity me.it iu counsel and discuss the
matters of the home and the farm aud
wo will guarantee! great profit as tho
result.— Dixie Farmtr.
Tho 'armor who fails to have a suffi
cient quantity ol good varieties of fruits
to supply, at least, tho wauts of his
family, makes a mistake. Nothing that
is produced on tho farm contributes
more to tho health and pleasure of the
family, and nothing is produoed more
economically. Every man who owns
two acres of land shuuld by all iseaus
have a few choice varieties of grapes,
peaches, pears, and apples. With a
! little care and attention he may havo an
i abundant snpply for his family and at
■ very trifling cost. Wo were led to
these thoughts as we sat and discussed
i a basket of superior Conoord grapes,
penshe;, pears wl apples, kindly
f brought uo by Mr. Thomas King. Sec
-1 rotary of Mt. Tabor club. He has 26(j
. young Concord vines just coming iuto
i bearing, and tho specimens of grapes
brought us aro of the finest quality, and
we may say mueli for tho other fruits.
He tells us that he has peaches from tho
ripening of the earliest varieties to tho
latest in October, and that he finds
nothing so profitable for the outlay on
his farm as his grapes. We trust our
clubs will give the question of fruit
raising a thorough investigation and dis
cuss it freely in their meetings.— Pro
irressive Farmer.
BREEDING MULES.
It has always been one of tho most
profitable of farm occupations to bread
mules. The demand for them on South
ern plantations, where they meet their
congenial companion, the negro, has al
ways been steady and remunerative.
At the North there am larger numbers
of mules worked in mines I on street-iar
linos, and as faotory teams. Tho minos
generally require small mules, planta
tions and car lines medium, and for
city (irafi, the largest size. In breed
ing, tho size of tho mule, in a groat
measuro, is regulated by the size of the
.Jack: though of course the size of the
mare has much to do with the form and
weight of tho colt; ami size alone regu
lates the price of the animal, it is best
to proouro >o service of the iargest Jack
that can be obtained, and use larger,
aud robust mares. Mules do not vary
greatly in form, aud color does not affect
their value. They hive no style, and
aro not rivals of tho horse iu tho love
and affeetioh ol' the owucr, until tho hard
use of adversity teaches him thai
i "handsome is as handsouio does."—
American Agriculturist.
POULTRY VS. BEEF.
t To bring an ox up to a weight c>!
r 1200 to 1400 pounds, fit for tho buteh
. or, requires four years or longer in tb(
, point of time. The beef will pay fivi
! or six per cent upon cost of feed anc
r outlay—nover over eight per cent i
br?d in tbo Eastern States.
1 In six months from the shell, says flu
» Poultry World, tho snmc value in poul
1 try (say SIOO to $125) can bo produc
ed, grown and.marketed, at one-thiri
v the cost for feeding and fhvestment.--
Ex.
NO. 10
FOREIGN NEWS.
ROME, Aug. 28.—Among the towns
in Italy where t lie carthquako was felt
uro Sohanri, Reggio, Calabria, Ponten
za, Pozzuoli, and Avcllino. Peo
ple wc to. runic jtricltou and took refugo
in fields and cliurohes.
•
LONDON, Aug. 3l>.— Tho Morning
Post fays : "Henceforth Prince Alex
ander v:ll pursue an unequivocal auti-
Rilssian policy, and ivill adopt a sever*
law t banis!iing Russians trow Bul
garia. Russian money will not bo ac
cepted in government offices in Bulgaria
and even tho soldiers' uniform, which
is now similar to tho Russian uniform,
will be changed."
LONDON, Aug. IU.-'-TWj&rat trial
heat in the International SeuTling Match
was rowed to >.ay, Teenier of tho United
States, and I'crkius, of England, being
tho contestants. Teenier won.
LONDON, An?. 80.—The Daily Tele
graph's cos re pondent at Darmstadt had
an interview yesterday with the father
of Prince Alexander. The father said
Alexander having accepted the Bulgar
ia!. -uission ho was buuad to carry it
out to tho end. His honor as a soldier
and hi 3 German name sufficed to guar-
I r.ntoe this. Moreover, it was imperative
j that lie should re:;ch Sufla before tho
arrival uf Piince Polgourkl, who
left St. Petersburg Sunday tuorn
itig. lie believed tliat Lord Salisbury
wauld provo Alexander's Irieud.
SOFIA, Aug.—Prtneo Alexander has
telegraphed t> 'lie Regency to announce
to tho people his intention of returning
to Sofia. The rebellious troops here
have submitted and will not be punished
oti eoudittion that they quit the country.
Tho revolution was quite bloodless, and
no further opposition is feared. It is
stated that Russia paid the conspirators
Berdureff and Dempstrciff the sum of
four hundred thousand rubles. Wheu
tho former and G rueflF were arrosted they
had in their possession two coffers be
longing to a Russian count. Prinoo
Alexander did not sign a deed of addi
cation. lie simply wrote on a slip of
paper, "God ?ave Bulgaria," and sign
. cu "Alexander." His kidnappers were
tipsy and did not notice what he had
I written. It is the general]opinion that
i tho gleasure expressed by tho kings of
| Roumania and Servia, at Alexanders
triumph, point in the direction ofincreaa*
ed enmity.
During the late session of Congress
9,980 bills were introduced and 208
join* resolutions. Of the bills 4,157
were referred, l-'avorable reports were
mado upon 1,000 , adverse on 530.
There were 1,700 petitions received.
Tbcre wore (i-12 private laws enacted.
The President has vetoed 107 publio
and private acts. Only 150 bills havo
becorno laws. The most important
are :
"The act 'Providing for tbe perform
ance of the duties of the office of Pres
ident in case of the removal, death,
resignation or inability of both tbe
President and Vice PresiJerft;' the aot
'legalizing the incorporation of national
trades unions;' the act 'reducing the fee
on domestic money orders for sums not
exceeding 85;' the Diugley Shipping
bill, and tbe act 'authorizing tbe con
struction of a congressional library
Tbo Wilmington Star says it is tho
t opinion of English orities that Poo was
• a greater pool than Longfellow. Wo
3 are aware thut Tennyson has clearly aa-
I signed a position to Poe above other
American poots. We do not claim
t transcendent originality for Longfellow,
: but a capaei'y for artistio excellence of
, a very high order he certainly possess
ed. lie bad cultured.his art to his
t utmost ability; in this rcspeot he diffor
-1 ed from Lowell, who, to our mind, poa.-
e sesses more originality than Longfellow,
i though he has not u.udc the most of bis
,t poetic talent as Longfellow did.
SCALY LEGS.
A most excellent remedy for scaly
leg is sweet oil, and carbolic aoid being
,f put in tho oil to multe it smell. Tako
an old tooth brush and rub tbe legs with
o the mixture. Unloas the oaso is a very
o br.d one, three or fonr applications will
d be sufficient, these to be made oooe in
if every five days. Coal oil will kill tk*
disease but loaves the legs bleaobsd
ic while the oil and acid leaves them to
1- their natural color.— Ex.
d Cutting wants SIO,OOO damages.
.. That is the site of the plaster necessary
to cover his w.unds.— Mi In. Star■