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Without egotism, t hat we have on hand
The Largest Stock, the Best Assortment,
and
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to. are Mieoi'ssfully competing with
ou?e in the United States. "We
just ; added a new feature to our
l J Goods Department. AVe hav
' received a full line of the justly cel
led Mwm. Dkmoi;i;st
SIUOX r.OOKS and I'ATTERNS.
fhis will be ti trreat help to Dress
makers and Ladies making up their own
UFard-rol.e. We solicit an inspection of
Our Stock.
H. Weil & Bros.
LEADS ALL COMPETITORS!
! I. S. D. SAULS,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Heavy and Fancy! Groceries,
Keeps constantly on hand a full
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SHOW US WHAT YOU ARE.
Do it now! Begin! Begin! You
"Mean to " That won't take you far;
if the tliin there and in you,
Hhow us what you are !
future statesmen, preacher, poet,
i'iay wright, leader of the bar
Tou may, but we do not, know it.
iikow us what you ai-e!
Ltave oii dreaming-, "if and "and"-ing.
Gazing at a distant star;
The world's not w aiting while you're stani
ing;
Shew us what you are!
Set your lofty genius working;
Take a task, to make or mar;
Fame nor wealth are won by shirking;
Show us what you are!
it you're abler, nobler, stronger
Than the rest of us by far,
Don't just think so any longer;
Show us what you are!
Arthur Gundry, in Belford's Magazine.
A GENUINE HERO.
A sky of opal and gold, a deep
treliised veranda, a novel, and a ham
mock siting at the most comfortable of
angles. With these conditions, it wa9
setireely strange that Halcyon Hartford
swayed delightfully between dreamland
and tiio real world that June afternoon,
with the fleecy gold of her hair, all
guiltless of pin or comb, and the 'bell
sleeves," failing enchantingly away from
her round, white arms, while one trim,
slippered foot hucg from the edge of the
hammock.
'Halcyon! Halcyon! Where are you?"
It was one of those exasperating voices
which, once haying been sweet, had
now a certain vibrant jar to its tones,
painfully akin to shrillness.
Halcyon frowned a little, and raised
herself on one elbow,
Oh, Aunt Hal, don't scream so! 3
was just in such a half-way dream of da
light."
"Well, you should have answered,
then!"
Aunt Hal came out of the wide, shadj
hall with an effusive swing of her dra
peries, and seated herself in a bamboo
chair, close to the head of the ham
mock. See was comically like her niece at
least, as like a3 a woman of eight-and
thirty could be like a maid of eighteen.
There was the same yellow luxuriance
of hair, but harsher, drier and more
suggestive of dye; the game pink and
white complexion, artiiicaliy heightened
by liquid peurl and a carmine saucer;
similar features, cruelly sharpened by the
inexorable hand of time, and teeth just
one degree too white and regular to be
real.
The white dress she wore was pain
fully trying, aud she was compelled to
use gold eye-glasses as she held up a
letter to the view of the
Halcyon.
younger
"What has happened?" drowsily de
manded the latter, lifting a pair of blue
eyes, fringed with dark lashes."
"The strangest thing!"
"Another offer of marriage?" hazarded
Halcyon, settling on the unlikeliest thing
which could, m ner opinion, possibly
happen.
"How did you guess?" with a little
exultant cackle. "Exactly. The dear,
foolish lad and he so much younger
than I! Why, he couldn't have been
oue-and-twenty when he went to Bom
bay, and I was at least thirty then "
"Thirty-live, Aunt Hal," said
Halcyon, the merciless.
"Was it as much as that? Well, he
seemed desperately in love then ; though,
of course, I never took any notice of the
child. But I suppose, in that country of
blackamoors, one can't help thinking
about all the women one has known at
home; and he has written me two or
three letters "
"Has he?"
Halcyon sat straight up in the ham
mock now. Her blue eyes shone in
tently. The heat had brought a flush to
her cheek, whieh all Aunt Hal's cat mine
saucers could not rival.
'But I never told you!" giggled the
eider beauty. "Because I remembered
that there was a sort of boy-and-girl
affair between you and Chartley Blesson,
when you were iu boarding school, and
I thought maybe you would be nettled.
And here's the proposal at last with
his photograph inclosed!"
'Let me see it!'' said Halcyon.
What a bn.ve, good face it was
sliirhtlv older and sterner lined than she
had looked upon when the Avaneaaian j
sailed awav three years asr-j. but yet o !
strong and manly !
She laughed hysterically.
'Shall you accept his;?" laid iks.
GOLDSBORQ, N. C, WEDNESDAY MAY 20, 1891.
Aunt Hal nibbled coquettishly at the
edge of the envelope ; the new false
teeth gleamed in a smile.
;I think I shall !"
"And you fourteen years older than
he is!"
"People don't think so much about
Euch things as they used to do," rea
soned Miss Hartford, the elder. "Eros
is immortal, you know, dear."
Halcyon sank back into the hajimock
and reopened her book.
"You must do as you please, of
course," said she. "After that quota
tion about Eros, I haven't a suggestion
to offer."
"Jealous, poor darling!" thought
Aunt Hal, with a thrill of exultation.
But she only said :
"Well, of course one can't help those
things happening to one, and your time
will come soon, dear, never fear.
"It's a good thing," she added to her
self, "that she don't know anything
about dear old Judge Flostroy. There's
a difference in age, if you please, and
the old pet is so infatuated about me.
An old man's darling, or a young man's
slave which?"
While Halcyon thought, on her side:
"The silly goose ! He has done it
now. He has been making love to Aunt
Hal, under the impression that he was
courting me. I thought, of course, he
knew that ner name was the same as
mine. Didn't she stand godmother to
rne .at St. . Ch.rysoline'Sj and jyve me a
coral-and -bells and s.a embroidered
christening robe? And now he has
actually proposed to her! Well, if he is
the man I take him to be, he'll stand by
his colors, cost him what it may. A
man who could walk up to the cannon's
mouth at Bgy.Idonna surely woc't shrink
even from Aunt Hal. And I'd ra-rather
know that he was a true hero th-than
have a poltroon for my husband!"
And Halcyon turned her face toward
the pillow, and cried great, sparkling
tears like dewdrops.
A
"So you're back again, Lieutenant?
Beg pardon I'd orter'd said Colonel, I
do suppose' said the old hack-driver at
the station, whom Chartley Blesson had
remembered ever since he was a child.
"Well, I declare. I shouldn't hardly hev
kuowed ye! And come back to be mar
ried, eh?"
Blesson bit his lips; but he laughed
carelessly. Jonas Hopper was a privi
leged individual, like the court jesters of
eld.
"Ho A' did you know, old man?" said
he.
"Oh, I dunno! ZNIiss Hartford, she's
been gettin' ready to be married, this
ong time," said Jonas, hoisting , the
Colonel's luggage on the back of the
wagou. "And dressmakers and millin
ers they will talk, you know, though I:nc
told Miss Hal took great pains to hide
it."
"Did she?" (Aside: "The darling!")
"And a fine woman she is. Colonel,"
officiously added Jonas, as he pushed in
the last iron-clamped trunk. "A very
fine woman, considerin' her age. I only
wonder she ain't married before."
Colonel Blesson opened his sleeps
black eyes.
"Why, who on earth are you talkins
about, man?" said he.
"Why, Miss Hal Hartford, to-be
sure."
"Miss Halcyon or Mis3 nalliana?"
"There ain't no Miss Halliana," saic
Jonas. "They're both the same, name,
but we calls the aunt Miss Hal and th
niece Miss Halcyon. My daughter she'
lady's-maid there ; and I'd orter know,
if any one does."
"And which of them is it that is go
ing to be married?" breathlessly queried
Blesson.
"Why, the old ?un, of course Bee
pardon!" hurriedly added Jones, "i
mem Miss Hal. Polly she tells me there'
four-aud-twenty different gounds or
dered, let alone the jackets and parasols
and ten-button kid gloves tit to mak'
your hair stand on end."
"And Miss Halcyon the young lady,'
cried Blesson "she is engaged too?"
"Not as any one krows oa," saic
Jonas. "That al Coiouel? Got youi
telescope bag,' Then we'd better b
moviu'."
Colonel IMessou ponder..-.!, seriously uli
the way uu to Hartford Cedars, oblivion?
of .lona.-'s imesi-aat stream of talk.
Could it Le possible.' Xo, that was utte
nonsense! And yd
He strained h'.s eyes as they ap
proached the house. Surely golden
haired Halcyon would hi rh?:e, smiling
to welcom him !
But htr kin;? ttoad
iiddl;
j aged charmer,well rouged and powdered
"h hair gleaming meretriciously
and teeth just a size too large for th.
thin-lipped mouth.
In one hand she held his love-breath-ing
letter; in the other his photograph.
And during that second his heart saal.
like lead.
But he did not know ah, how mucl
more difficult would it have been to beai
tad he done so! that Halcyon Hart
ford's eyes were surreptitiously watching
him from the honeysuckle-garlandec"
casement beyond.
"Dear Chartley," the elderly damse
twittered, "you are here at last."
He set his teeth, drew one long breath,
and allowed her to slip a carressinghand
through his arm and lead him into the
house, muttering some hoarse acknowl
edgment of her coquettish smiles.
"I've brought it on myself," h
thought. "And I must simply endurt
it. The woman isn't to blame no, she
is not to blame."
"He is a hero," Halcyon thought
"yes, a hero."
And then she burst into a passion of
tears and ran up stairs to her own room.
"But now I've got you fairly here,"
lisped Aunt Hal, more determinedly
youthful than ever, "I'm really afraid,
dearest Chaitley, that there's a great
disappointment in store for you."
"Eh?"
The Colonel had sat down in a rathar
listless manner. Aunt Hal held on tc
his hand, still all teeth and smiles.
"And 1 may as well tell you at once,"
said she, "that I'm already engaged to
Judge Flostroy, of the Superior Court.
Of course, if I had known of your at
tachment in time, there's no saying "
"Oh, pray don't let ma interfere with
any exiiting arrangements!" said Bles
son, jumping eagerly up. Ferhaps,
under the circumstances, you will let me
have my photograph back?"
Just then there came a ring at the
door below as the maid announced:
"Judge Flostroy, miss, if you please!"
Before the slow and ponderous steps of
the approaching visitor could reach the
room, Aunt Hal had thrust the photo
graph into Blesson's hand.
She had had the little triumph, which
was all she wanted. That little case of
diamonds from Judge Flostroy had set
tled the question.
"A-Leni-m-ni!" sonorously coughed
the luminary of the Superior Court.
Aunt Hal tripped smilingly forward.
"Glad to see you. Judge!" she cooed.
"This is my old playmate, Colonel
Blesson, just arrived from India. I dare
say, Chartley, you'll find Halcyon some
where about the house."
"Disposed of in short order," mut
tered Colonel Blesson . 4 Great heavens !
what have I done to deserve such luck
as this?"
Two hours afterward the young lovers
sat in the veranda, watching the evening
star rise over the hills, while the Judge's
aasso profundo voice still rolled in the
sitting room like distant thunder.
"But wasn't it a narrow escape?"
gasped Blesson, holding both Halcyon's
bauds in his.
Would you really have married her,
Chartley?"
"As a gentleman, Halcyon, there was
no outlet of escape for me, under the
circumstances."
"But would you really have married
her?"
"Yes, I would!" with sternly-set teeth
and knitted brows.
"Then I'll marry you, Chartley,"
whispered Halcyon, "because you are a
genuine hero. And because," with an
arch glance, "I really think you need a
viife to take charge of you."
"After the episode of to-day," said
Colonel Blesson, "I really think I do.''
Saturday Ni'jfit.
Cur Feathered Friends.
The following birds are to be classed
unong the most helpful kinds iu the
general warfare against insects: Robins
cut and other worms; swallows, night-
hawks and purple martins moth catch- j
crs; pewees striped cucumber bugs;j
catbirds tent caterpillars; me?dow j
larks, woodpeckers and crows wire j
woriLs; blackbirds, red-winged bird?,'
- . i i.:. . i
jays, uoves, pigeons auu iuih
strawberry pests; ouail chinc'abugs, j
locusts; whippoorwills mjths; hawks,
ail-night birds, owls, et., tauugers and :
black-winged summer redoirJ- cuicul- .
ios. There rnav b? also mentioned the
following insect pest-dcstroyers: Xut
crackers, flycatchers, chirauey swifts, in
digo birds, chipping and souy sparrows,
blackbirds, macsicg birds ad cicnaid
orioles. Na: Yjri Gltirrsr.
LADIES' COLUMN.
A HAT FOU BRUNETTES.
To suit the rich coloring of a brunette
is fashioned a French hat of coarse yel
low straw lined with Chantilly, and a
thin double roll of orange velvet. From
a heavier roll of the velvet that encircles j
the crown falls a frill of tiue Chautilly j
looped in places with nasturtiums iu j
rich red and orange. At the back, I
where the flowers fall on the hair, the ,'
hat is heightened by lace which comes j
in strings to the front. A toque is in
bronze net thickly sprinkled with gold
beads. There is no crown only a drapery
of net coming round each side to the
front, where it is raise! in a fan pleat
ing. As a border is a band of gilt and
bronze sequins, and the back is a cluster
of dark-green velvet leaves. New York
Post.
LONG JACKETS ARE PROPER SOW.
A Parisian fashion correspondent says
short jackets are set aside as quite out of
date, and every woman who aims at
being a la mode dons long ones. It is a
matter of minor consequence whether
they suit the wearer or not. Nothing
less than three-quarters length is the
mode save the short, full cavalier capes.
These are in light tweed in bright red,
ruby, fawn, gray and black, and are
made with braided yokes and collars and
are often trimmed with fringe about the
bottom. Even rough traveling cloaks
are now cut the lashiouable length, which
reaches a little below the knees. Some
of the light fawn and gray cloth cloaks
have faceted jet wafers sewed on around
the edge in several rows at regular dis
tances and also in allover designs on the
yoke and collar. Chicago Htrald.
FASHIONS OF LOUIS XV.
And what did they really wear in the
reign of the Louis of whom one hears
most,much as one heais of all the Louis?
The fans were round and covered with
feathers; they were hung from the gir
dle; the gloves were long and button
less; the shoes had pointed toes and high
heels. Here is a pretty floral dress pre
served in au old picture; the skirt is
short and plain and has six festoons ot
roses to circle it ; the bodice is low and
pointed; the sleeves are silk above, mus
lin puffs from the elbows; the hair is
powdered and turned over a cushion. A
wreath is laid abou4 the top of it, and
from the wreath issue ostrich plumes.
There were hoops; there were lace
liounces; there were ribbons, powder and
brocades; the embroideries were magnifi
cent; the waists were long and pointed;
the bodices opened iu front and were
laced across; long polonaise jackets were
edged with ruches; many things, in fact,
were as many things are now. New York
Recorder.
GEMS FOR COMPLEXION'S.
A woman who has a red face will not
wear emeralds, says the Contemporary Re
tieic, even if an arbitrary man milliner
sends her home a dress that emeralds
would embellish.
A woman with a poor complexion does
not improve it by pearls. These lovely
and innocuous ornaments really derive
their chief luster from a transparent
skin, as they depend largely on reflected
lights. The iridescent colors on pearls
attract notice to the whiteness of a white
ground, but on all ill-colored ground
they are decidedly vindictive.
A woman whose face, however beauti
ful, take3 verdatres tints in the shadows,
should avoid ruble?, especially pink ones,
and roseate topaz.'.. A face may have
these greenish tints without damage to
beauty, remember. I am not tclec tin;
all the most unfortunate women I can
think of to threaten and warn.
Every face has a great d;al of green in
it, as a portrait-painter will tell you.
Giotto (who painted the loveliest angels
conceivable and all his pupils made the
fhadows on girls' faces startlingly green.
and the eyes green too sometime?, and J
yet we receive the impression of exquis
jte delicacy aad brilliancy. Still red is !
the complementary of green, and if the
dress should be pink, and no help for it.
the jewels nearer the face ought to coua-
tcract it.
fashion- notes.
The striped surahs, wash silks com- j
mouly called, are selliug very weii.
Wash crepe is a mixed silk and cotton
!
fabric, retailing at seventy-live cetts.
Some of the new stun for dresses have-!
shinning white crystal beads woven ia
them.
Gray, mtstic, n&vy blue a-d name
color are the predominating U3ei thai
season,
SubscriDtion, S1.00 per Year.
The black Indias having mauve deN
signs in single flowers or sprays are good
sellers.
Satin stripes broken by a small brocade
are stylish in light, but not evening,
shades.
Wool surah, a new dress fabric, ti
almost as light and delicate as the silken
material.
In drab camel's hair is a traveling
cloak, with revers of fox fur. The iin
ic2 is old sold satin, and the only deco
rations are handsome frog buttons on the
front.
Hair stripe batiste comes in a mixture
of wool and cotton, but only in white
grounds, with the narrow stripes about
an eighth of an inch apart.
Jeweled buttons of high price are im
ported this season to be used on the cor
sages that are garnitured with the
increasingly popular gem-set dress trim
mings. Short, round rhuk? iu silver giay
eiorn are trimmed at the edges and upon
the shoulders with effec tive trefoils of
velvet, appliqued with silk along the
points.
Mytle-greeu camel's hair is combined
with various furs, looking remarkably
well with each and every one. It is ex
trendy stylish with black astrakhan,
looking brighter by contrast. It com
bines i x. ellently well with mink, which
is always a stiff, unmanageable fur, and
is iu equal good ta-de with beaver.
Cnrrier Pigsor.s Fiyinj To and Fro.
Captain Malogoli, the head of the
Italian military carrier-pigeon depot, has,
after immense and unwearying trouble,
succeeded in getting his pigeons to fly
backward and forward bttwcea Rome
and Civita Vecchia (seventy-two kilo
meters) . This practical success has shat
tered the theories of various ornitholo
gists, such as Russ, who have affirmed
that pigeons cannot be made to lly in two
directions. The- chief 'points to be ob
served in the rearing of pigeons are:
Roomy, warm houses, lacing toward the
sim, scrupulous cleanliness light food,
abundance of clean, frer.h water. The
smaller the bird aud the quieter its color,
the better chance it stands of safety
from human and other enemies. Among
the latter the falcon is the most danger
ous. The military pigeon post is best
organized in (Jermauy, Italy and France.
In the last French budget a sum of $12,
H was devoted to that branch of the
service, and there are at present iu France
thirty-two sub-depots, besides the chief
pigeon station. In Italy there are twelve
sub-depots, aud live in the Italian pos
sessions in Africa. Crnlt'dl.
Awful Slaughter of Timber
An alarmed dealer iu lumber tells the
Paducah (Ky.) News that it will not be
ten years before "the supply cf logs will
be a hard problem to solve."" He says
the timber along the Tennessee and
Cumberland Rivers is fast being cut out :
"The supply of everything is exhaust
able. The slaughter of timber in Ken
tucky and Tennessee is something awful.
Our oak, hickory, aUi, gum, poplar and
other valuable woods are rapidly follow
ing the track of the black walnut, which
is now nearly extinct as au article of
commerce. Other trees will grow up in
the place of those that are destroyed in
Borne sections, but it takes at least a full
generation for any of the varieties to
mature into merchantable timber, and
some of them will require more than a
generation to do it. Iu other sections
the young trees are bein.- wasted in the
most shameful manner."
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