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And other specialties for Gentlemen, Ladles, Boys and Misses are the Best in the World. rlptlve advertise' Ieh will appear In paper. Take no Substitute, but Insist on having V. L. DOUCILAS' SHOES, with name and price stamped on bottom. Sold by Hood & Britt, Coldsboro. N. C. We Take the Lead. W are now handling the very beet that has ever been brought to the citj Best Quality and Lowest Prices. Mutton, Pork and Sausage Always on hand. "We pay the highest market price for cattle. S. Cohn & Son, Oity Market and Old P. O. Building. can V.e earned at our NEW line of wor ranidlv and honorably, by those 3. either aex. young or old, and in their rn localities" lierever they lire. Any H'e fumlth everything;. We start you. Xo rik. You ran devote one ran do the n-orK. r-n.y to i- jour np.ire momenta, or all your time to the worn. I ma i ma entirely new lrnd.nml biinpj wonderful urcn. to every uoiker. liejnnnera are earn i ne from If 2 a to If SO per week and upwarda, and more after a little experience. We can furnish you the em plovment and teach vou HtEK. No apace to explain here. Full 1. formation FKKE. 'Til VK A, CO., AllSTA, XAI.NK. (f See des &i V 3 meut wb v.fc.v this MflNFY m m m w a aaaa THE POEMS HERE AT HOME. The poems here at home ! Who'll write 'em down Jes as they air in country and in town Sowed thick as clods is 'crost the fields and lanes, Er these 'ere little hop-toads when it rains? Who'll "voice" 'em, as I heard a feller say 'At speechified on Freedom, t'other day. And soared the Eagle tel, it 'peared to ma, She wasn't bigger 'n a bumble bee? Who'll sort 'em out and set 'em down, says I, 'At's got a stiddy hanl enough to try To do 'em justice 'thout a-foolin' some. And headin' facts off when they want to come? Who's got the lovin' eye and heart and brain To recko'nize 'at nothin' 'is made in vain At the Good Bein made the bees and birds And brutes first choice, and us folks after ward? What we want, as I sense it, in the line O' petry, is somepin' yours and mine Somepin' with live-stock in it, and outdoors, Ani old crick-bottoms, snags and syca mores. Putt we3ds in piz?a-vines and underbresh, As well as johnny-jump-ups, all so fresh And sassy-like! and groun'-squirMs ye?, and "We," As sayin' is "We, Us and Company 1" Amaranth's Investment. EY HELEN WHITNEY CLARK. IEY? What? Go- in' to buy the old Brooke Home stead?" asked Uncle Peltiah Stubblefield. "Why, the girl's reg'lar silly. That air land is all wore out. Won't grow notnin' 'ceptin' sassafras sprouts, or wild chamomile !" A fool an' her money is soon parted," remarked Aunt Rubina, sententiously. "Says she loves the olo place and 13 bound to keep it from goin' to strang ers," observed Cousin Melissa Brooke. The rural population of Pineyville township were mostly all either Stubble fields or Brookes, or connected with them by marriage. 'An' she's a-goin to bring Reub's widder an' children from the city to live with her." k - Uncle Peltiah looked amused. "Fine livin' it'll be in that old ram shackle of a house," he chuckled. "Amaranth alius was hard-headed," groaned Aunt Rubina, who was a stout woman with a large flabby face and blue eyes, with white eyelashes. "But I wash my hands of 'em. If she wants to saddle herself with Reub's fam'ly, she needn't look to me for help." "It's my 'pinion Sylvester Smalley will hev somethin' to say about it," smirked Cousin Melissa, with a crafty look. And so the gossiping tongues wagged on, and all because Amaranth Brooke chose to invest the few hundred dollars bequeathed to her by a distant relative in buying back the old homestead, where she had frolicked away her childhood days in care-free happiness. But Amaranth gave little heed to their meddlesome gossip. She had fought her own battles since the death of Grand father Brooke left her alone and unpro tected, with little or no assistance from the relatives who were now so free with their advice and unfriendly criticisms, and she was determined to manage hei affairs in Iter own way. Bnt in regard to Sylvester Smalley tho cise was different. Ho was her be trothed lover, and would of course ex pect to be consulted in her affairs. And Sylvester did have something to say, as Cousin Melissa had predicted. Amaranth had been looking over her prospective purchase, and was on hei way home, when he overtook her and al once broached the subject. "No use to throw your money awaj on that old rubbishy place," he told her. "You can't raise a crop there, an' 1 wouldn't take it as a gift. An' youi money, with what little I've got, would build us a nice, snug house on that forty acres father give me, an' help to stock the farm besides. Then we could bt married an' go right to housekeeping. Will you, Amaranth?'' He looked at her tenderly, aad for a moment Amaranth f'jlt almost tempted to give up her plans and ambitions anc accept his offer. Taey were loitering slowly homeward and had paused at the old stile, where a scarlet-flowered trampec-vine showered its gorgeous trophies at their feet. "Say ytsl" urged Sylvester, Cb&ras GOLDSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, And Amaranth felt her determination weakening. "But but there's brother Reuben's wife and the children 1" she faltered. "They are quite destitute, and have nc one to look to but me." Sylvester frowned. "Let Reub's wife look out for her self!" he returned gruffly. "I dare sa; ther's orphan 'sylums in the city where the young uns would be took care of." Aramanth's eyes flashed scornfully al him as she drew herself up with offended dignity. "Brother Reuben's children shall never go to the asylum while I live I" she declared indignantly. After a few more words their troth was broken. Sylvester stalked moodily on his way, while Amaranth, with a pang of sore disappointment at hei heart, turned toward the graystone farm house, where she earned a small stipend over her board by doing the housework for a family of six. The broken engagement offered fresh food for gossip among the Brooko and Stubblefield kith and kin, but Amaranth was not to be turned from her course by their censures and criticisms. The old homestead was bought and paid for. To be sure the soil was rocky and sterile, and the dwelling in need oJ repairs. The orchard trees what was left ol them were gnarled and bent, and the fences and outbuildings in a sad state of dilapidation. It was reallv scarcely worth the small um asked for it, but Amaranth had de termined to buy it, and buy it she did. An ancient cow and a half -decrepit pony were included in the sale. And after the house had been treated to a few repairs and a thorough cleaning, brother Reuben's family were released from their uncongenial quarters in the city and comfortably installed therein. Mrs. Reuben a meek little woman, with no more idea of supporting herself than a canary bird might have was yet a good housekeeper, and willingly under took the management of domestic affairs, while Amaranth gave her attention to the raising of poultry and garden vege tables. And the children grew round as butterballs, romping under the gnarly old apple trees or playing hide-and-seek among the tall sunflowers and holly hocks that nodded in the door-yard. Later on, Amaranth earned a few dol lars each week by the sale of her pro duce at the little village of Pineywood" Centre, which was scarcely a stone's throw from her back pasture-bars. But with all her industry and economy, she found it a hard matter to provide for herself and the helpless ones depending on her, and there were times when she really fancied the wolf wa3 already at her door. The family connections held them selves aloof from her, and still continued their direful predictions. Sylvester Smalley took particular pleasure in driving past the house, with Nancy Maria Stubblefield, to who n he had transferred his attentions, seated beside him in his spring buggy. But no one offered a helping hand, and Amaranth was beginning to feel a tremor of despair, when something hap pened which no one certainly not Amaranth had ever dreamed would come to pass. It was nothing more nor less than ths building of a branch railway from the "Ozark Lead and Zinc" mines to a point on the Mississippi River some three miles beyond Pineyville Centre. Tho nearest route, according to sur vey, lay directly across one side of Amaranth's estate, and she readily ac cepted the offer of two hundred dollars from the mining company ior thi3 small portion of her "worn out" farm land. But the tide of prosperity did not stop here. Roger Aldea, the young surveyor, who had laid out the new railroad, sug gested Pineyville Centre as the most convenient point for the smelting works to be erected by the mining company. And so the sleepy little village waked up one fine morning to find itsslf in the midst of a most unexpected "boom." Car-loads of lumber and other build ing material soon arrived, and ere Ion? the sound of the hammer and saw was heard in the land. Tents were put up for the temporary use of workmen but were soon sup planted by neat cottages. Mercantile buildings and supply store tollowed; streets were laid out,churches and school houses were erected, and the farmer who flocked in for miles around, tempted by this new market for their "truck," looked with wonder at the flour ishing town, which had spung up, like Aladdin's palace, from the very wilder ness. - -:r Adjacent farms, which the owners would have gladly sold for ten dollars an acre but a short time ago, now brought more than ten times that amount. Amaranth, though offered a high price, refused to part with her property on any terms. By the advice of the young surveyor, however, she was induce! to lay out a portion of her farm, fronting the railroad, in town lots, which were eagerly purchased at a satisfactory valu ation, and the "Brooke addition" soon ranked as the most desirable residencs portion of Pineyville Centre. And Amaranth found herself, if not wealthy, at least comfortably situated. A stout hired hand attended to the farm work now. The worn-out meadows and corn fields were redeemed from their impoverished condition. The antiquated cow was supplanted by a small herd of Jerseys. The decripit pony was "pen sioned off" on the fattest ot pastures, while a span of "matched bays" drew the new carryall, when Amaranth, or Mrs. Reuben and her children, took an airing. Tho discomfited relatives, who had all but boycotted Amaranth in the dark days, now discovered that "blood was thicker than water," and hastened to make friendly overtures. And Sylvester Smalley, who had not yet succeeded in building on the pater nal forty acies, -abruptly ceased hi3 attentions to Nancy Maria and cast longing eyes toward the thrifty corn fields and well filled barn3 of the old homestead. Lang since had he repented of his shortsightedness, and after some skillful maneuvering he one day succeeded in meeting Amaranth face to face, at the old stile. "She'd a rose in her bonnet, and oh! she looked sweet As the pink flower that grows in the wheat." and Sylvester felt that he mu3t win her at all hazards. He advanced with outstretched hands. "Did you really think I meant to give you upAmaranth!" he asked, re proachfully. But she drew coldly back. "Give me up?" Certainly 1 You gave me up long ago," she returned. "But I didn't mean it! I I own I ; was a fool, Amaranth," he stammered, desperately; "but I alius intended to come back an' marry you. An' 'tain't too late yet. Only name the day, an I'm yours I" But Amaranth smiled a3 she glanced beyond him to a tall figure which was rapidly approaching. "Very much obliged, I'm sure," she replied, demurely; "but I have prom ised to be Roger Alden's wife, and the day is already nameJ. Here come Roger now. Will you stay and be in troduced!" Bur, with a disappointed scj.yI, v?vl- vesier slunk away. Millions of Squirrel Taiis. A good deal of uncertainty seem? to pteail as to the likely supply or seal skins, but a recent feature in the fur trade i3 the liberal resort to the use of tails of animals which at one time were regarded as being of very second-rate importance. The mo3t urgent demand for tails would appear, to be in the in stance of ermine. But the point only, being jet black, i3 inserted, after the well-known fact of their introduction, at intervals in realty, the ermine trim mings of the sovereign and royal family not actually consisting of the tail of the ermine, but of the paws of the black Astrakham lamb or other suitable black fur. Squirrel tails are, however, largely used, and one or two millions of these find their way annually ioto the market, as well as martens' tails, which really make a beautiful fur. The musquash tail is also a large article of commerce, the musquash skin itself being, perhaps, the best natural low-priced fur that finds its way into our market, and far superior in point of wear to the dyed rabbit skins that are sold in black and brown lustered goods familiar to trade. New York Advertiser. .feu . The cultivation of the pineapple In the Bahamas is a very profitable under taking. At twopence each an aero of pineapples returns $200 to $225. 1892. FARM AND HOUSEHOLD. WHEN COMBS TURN ELACK. When the combs of fowls turn black it is an indication of the disease known as anthrax, a disorder of the liver, which is prevalent among fowls in the spring. It is a result of overfeeding, and is contagious, more especially as the condition of the flocks is such as to invite attack of the disease. The way to prevent it is to feed only so much as is needed, which is half as much as a fowl will eat if it is permitted. For a remedy for those not too far gone, make a solution of hypo-sulphite of soda in water as strong as can be made, and give a teaspoonful twice a day to each fowl. Keep the sick ones in separate coop3 by themselves, and bury the dead one3 deeply some distance from the house and yard. Give no food to the sick birds until they improve, and then feed lightly for a few days. American Farmer. LARGEST SEED NOT ALWAYS BEST. T. B. Terry, of Ohio, says he find3 that his best wheat, where the plants are crowded so as to produce the largest yield, does not produce a3 large and plump berry as wheat that grows more thinly and yields less. He believes the yield is largely determined by pedigree, and kept on selecting seed from the best parts of his fields with steadily increas ing yields. The idea is well worth thinking about. Possibly one reason why Mr. Terry's wheat yields grow better is because he is constantly making his land richer. The fact is true, too, of corn if not of wheat. Nobody would think of selecting seed corn from the half-filled ears that set too late to fer tilize all the silk, though the kernels of such ears are often twice as large a9 on ears well filled. But with other grains, oats and barley, for example, the largest, plumpest grain is best for seed. Oats that grow thinly and produce poorly are light weight, because most of them are affected by rust, which prevents de velopment of the grain. Boston Culti vator. EXERCISE FOR C0W3. The difference between a free run of the pasture fields in sumoier and the close confinement in stalls which occurs in winter suggests the question whethei in the latter case milch cows shoulc'. not have more freedom and exercise in the open air than they commonly receive. The change from one to the other is so great that it appears to me the winter confinement running through a long period with little or no opportunity for exercise must be unfavorable for the largest production of milk, if not for the health of the animals. It is true that a cow with a well filled stomach loves quiet and rest, and when lying down and chewing her cud as is generally supposed she is in the best condition for produc ing milk. This, however, leaves the question whether along with close and long continued stable confinement there ought not to be short periods of moder ate exercise, even if it has to be en forced by driving from the stables to tht field and back again. All dairymen know that violent exercise, such as come3 from running or being chased, is hurtful to cows giving milk, but thii does not prove that close confinement without any exercise may not be equally go. When cows are let oat of the stable in winter for a short time in the middle of the day, if the sun is shining, the? will commonly stop on the south side ol the building until they are taken in again. The exposure to the sun and fresh air may be beneficial, bu!; if along witt this there was a rather brisk walk for few minutes I believe it would be more so. New York World. FARM AND GARDEN NOTES. Do not fail to keep the box containing grit for the poultry well filled. l sunflower seeds are fei now the will improve the glo2sines3 of the hen's coat. Clover, chopped in small pieces aad scalded, is an excellent food for laying hens. If you are going to ha73 a barrel silo it is high time that it should be filled. The use of different fertilizers on the soil is the best mat'nol oJ teitiaj: it to find its needs. In transplanting prune literally, lest the roots be uaabie to supply sumcient jap for the top. Don't give petunias much extra fertil Subscription, $1.00 per Year. izer, or the result will be monster plants and meagre blossoms. People have not yet learned to use noney. When its many good qualities are understood it will take its deserved place as an article of food. Now a good many farmers are begin ning to fill their silos. Baar in mind, however, that you want no inrmture corn among the matter stored. II. L. Jeffrey, of Woodbury, Conn., says that when the robber bees coma around he puts a little dry wormwood in the smoker and they do not tarry long. The principal object in caponizing is to improve the quality and the quantity of the flesh. Roosters of the larga breeds should never be mated with Leg horn or Hamburg hens or with any small hens. The breeding of horses and that oi sheep are both neglected on many farmi where they might be raised to advan tage. The reasons for this neglect are not creditable. Dislike of the necessary care is one reason. It is a good idea to have the hives ii the neighborhood of several large trees so that when the bees swarm they wit have a convenient place to alight. Hive can be much more readily removed fron trees than from bushes. The germs of the berry crop for ne x season are now formed and they cannot be increased in number by manuring, but they can be made to grow larger and he plants or stalks more vigorous by a ittie manure and good care. The fall is a good time to cut scions or grafting in the spring. They may je kept in the best shape over winter by putting the butt end into a potato and placing them on a shelf in the cellar. The potato supplies the needed moisture. Keep a mixture of salt, charcoal and vood ashes canstantly before hojjs, so hat they can take what they want aad 10 more. Something of this nature teems to be required to arrest fermenta .ion in the stomach and promote general iigestion. A prominent beekeeper of the West is devoting a great part of his time to ;he perfection of a device for the self living of swarms. It is hoped that by :he end of the season one of these de rices will be finished so as to properly perform the work expected of it. One cannot expect to be able to make jood cheese unless he first trains himself to know how to distinguish good from bad milk. It is a grave mistake to think that bad milk can ever be made right, and that which is sour or dirty in any way should be immediately discarded. Cleanliness always pays. A "gage" of cream is the amount re quired to make a pound of butter, and the cans used by the patrons of the creamery are marked on the glasses in their sides to show the number of pound of butter the cream which has risen will make. At present eleven cents a gage is in general a fair average price. When using, add enough ot the liquid to the water with which to wate your plants to give it the color of very weak tea, using once in eight or ten days. You will be both surprised and grat ified with the result. Thisi3 an excellent fertilizer for plants in the open ground, where it can be used a little stronger than on pot plants. During the year forty-eight miles of new telegraph line3, representing seventy-one miles of wire, were constructed in Switzerland. Tnc total number of telegraphic messages dealt with by tho Swiss Telegraph Department in that year amounted to .',030.87. as com pared with lOGSjTC'i in lb'J'J. P8HDER Absolutely Pure. A cream of tartar baking poder. Highest of all in leavcr.iog Mr-nirth. Latert, U. 8, Government Food Report. Bakiso PowiEB Co.. lUWall St.,X. Y-
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