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VOL IX NO 50 LEXINGTON; N. C.; ; PHIL 30, 1891. !.i t 1 ft mom t Hntk.f char ah tilaV - And iiats th vell-kDOTs air, inm Jim U windy moooltftil f fat About bat braidM balrt And born fmm etat th aamm dark , I hu tb vili&go WMcbdog btvrfc. . rx. She plT ths eh and I mean ' ' Bow Inl I heard tt by U sees - I Bnoveaenehord. reneember ail "V :"' Ttie meaning llooae bld fcrattl ' That bluer autuma ta Uie tain. . Ola tc&r. U wluoa I ret teei pais. m. And aa she pUr. thank Ood. y heart Beats atronc tbaakfuliMsa and Oft That I hare ?sd and played mj paz A man. and not a lovesick boj; ' A man 1 oome to her and err, ---.'. -May Cocmo.(leareat,tUlIdlel" ! " i .-..-", -Oornhlll It was a day without a soul "Not fine had the cheerful sua - Shone through the clouds. There was neither warmth nor light in the sky, rain fell, find the earth, numbed by the cold, damp air, was devoid of gladness. Na ture was repressed and unsympathetic Near the window of a stately man sion was an old man, whose life was typified by the dreary day. . Seated in an invalid's chair, his head propped by pillows, ha wearily watched the rain descend.. He had a hard, bony face, a firm month, thin lips tightly drawn over Ills teeth, and eyes to which the sorter feelings were evidently stran gers. His aspect, grim and repelling, was a physical revelation of his char acter. . : : Muttered sternly, his thought ran thus: "-:. -. ' , r " My decision Is final. I will speak to her once more. ; I will give her one morechanoe. If she yields, and she must yield, unless totally lacking In common sense, I will leave my prop erty to her; but if she shall persist in braving my authority, I will disinherit her; I will not leave her even a penny. "What did you say, grandpa Did you say you would not leave even a penny to met" . ' ' . ; , ; - It was a remarkably sweet voice, through whioh quivered a note of pain. " You heard aright,0 cried the old man, in tones that were energetic, in spite of his extreme feebleness. "That is that is my decision Unless yen will agree not to marry Edward Browning. It rests with you whether yon will live In poverty or be the most wealthy heiress In the State. You are like your father, Impractical and visionary. If there were any of myself In you, yon would not hesitate for a moment as to the course you ought to pursue." ... if; Elijah Pendergrass closed his lips primly, and there was a look In his face that showed that the conscious ness of his own superior wisdom gave him much satisfaction. - V v-. "Are yon certain, grandpa, that it would be better for me were I more like yon t " - V-r' -;vl; .' ; .. ." - . . r- Mr. Pendergrass was surprised by the question. He had expected that Laura's first remark would be to be seech him to yield to her wishes. 1 My great suooess is life sufficient ly answers you," he replied, with the egotism of one who thinks that what he has said has left no opportunity for further argument '- ; ; v " You really think that you have sunceeded I " .' . v . ; j .;., Laura's tone was slightly sarcastia Mr. Pendergrass was still more sur prised. He frowned.-' . " Of course I have succeeded. Why do you talk so childishly 1 " "I beg pardon It I have Irritated you, but I feel that what I am asking '. Important And now. If von will ( lease tell me, I would like. to know what you regard as suooess. " Mr. Prendergrass was very much sur prised, and at first it seemed as if he miht petulantly refuse to gratify his I aiidJaughter. But after thinking a Moment, he resolved to comply with her request. : J . . -., ; :; " To succeed is to make a good liv i f, to accumulate a handsome prop erty, and to allow no one to get the totter of you In any transaction. I i "e always maintained that a level- i man would not cheat himself." you think you have never ' yourself?" .:y that. I never knew a man t'-.lul not muke some mistakes ; but i y errors have been tew, I am titnnk 5 lt.oeey." , " I i not share your confidonoe, , . I think you have cheated :r." l'renilorgrass ' was astounded., 1 - . . I IV i T , . ' i i ma Hiippomnj uiudjaura oouia ' ' , lous. " : . i 1 1 ;I you," continued the plrl, I i ' k you have cheated your i r tiio fluke of maklrrr money (i vc t ynunx'.f of tlie i. I ' i. You have ab i f.inu ii. ; 1 ' 1 1 ii'i 1 (.'onerous ' i you have frown it ,, it I I'.iive cuit'itoil " T ! i "M " ' ' t enrnra tO . 1 f 1- ; 1 i i i i i a r , : p li.,.i i I ( f o;i , I '- 1 ! ' "-1 i ; s I a lov J in. i if, l . t I i - IV9 Lnra, wbo watched him narrowly, V m to realize hope, but the next Inst- t her spirits wers dashed. " I have beard enough," he cried sternly. I am more than ever con vinced that you lack good common sense, and that it would be foolish for me to leave my property to you. Your father was Just like you ; he talked the someway. He would persist in becom ing an artist, and I told him that he must leave me. I hoped you would be sensible. I believe you did have a lit tle sense until you met this newspaper reporter, Browning. He read poetry to you and turned your head. He does not know how to make money or how to take care of it." "If he does not know how to make money, he does know how to make love, and that is more than you can do," chm T """soot:: 'pro v - , " - ' itnpu' -8up; jwni my dec. n. ct . . and I J soon ai"-5 stood." -- v ) I for Jin, udor- Laura went to the barlor, and 1mm eJ cuately returned with Browning. He was a strongly built young fellow, with a bright, Intellectual face, and was manly In his bearing. ,w - "I have sent for. you," said Mr. Pendergrass Jooklngat him scornfully, ln order to tell you briefly and bluntly Just what the situation Is. It you and Laura marry I shall not leave her a cent. I have arranged every thing. If she cannot wisely be en trusted with the property, then It will go to the foreign missionary society. As I am a religious man, I have always taken a great Interest U the heathen, and I hope the money may be the means of converting many of them." " I myself feel more Interest in your granddaughter than in the heathen," said Browning, gallantly, although he Was very pale, " and I certainly do not wisn to promote the missionary cause at her expense. But I . wish you and her both to understand that I am no fortune hunter, and that It she loves me more than she does the money, I love her enough to many her without It and to rejoice then." i v : "Spoken like my own true lover," cried Laura, her heart swelling with pride and affection. .- t . . v ? 1 She ran to Browning and he clasped her in his arms "Mr. Pendergrass," the young man cried, " here is something money can not buy, that Is worth mors than your wnoie lorcune. ltispuro, disinterested love." - . .:-.-?-:-: . The old man gazed at the 'young couple In astonishment. - :V : ' -" Is it possible that you value what you call love more than all ,of my money and the power it would confer on tne possessor or it?" ', "It is," they cried together, and then looked fondly at each other. - ' The old man at last was touched, and the scales fell from his eyes. He realized the truth of what Laura had said In regard to his having cheated himself of the greatest blessings of life. He comprehended that his life had been a failure, and that he had cheated himself in spite of all of his precautions. This young and un worldly couple possessed the secret of happiness which be had never found. He became greatly agitated, and the effect upon Elm . in his weakened .condition was very serious.. He put nig nana to nis siae ana cnea : , . "A BDasm Is comlnar. I believe I am dying. . Bun to Lawyer Andrews and tell him to bring both of my wills, Laura hesitated. "Do as your bidden," said her grand- ratner sternly. i nave done wrong. but I may be able to leave the property so you yet" Laura obeyed him. Fortunately Lawyer Andrews lived In the next house, and was at home. He rushed to his safe, took from it a bulky en velope, and followed the frightened jjaura to ner nome. - ' , Mr. Pendergrass was sinking fast wnen tne lawyer arrived. "Have you both wills?" the dying man asxea eageriy. . -"Yes." : A look of great relief came over Mr. Pennergrass's face " Then tear up the last will that dis criminates against my granddaughter and retain the will made several years ago, that leaves the property to her unconditionally." . As Laura bent over her grandfather, tears streaming from her eyes, he gasped the word,." Forgive. " She pressed his hand and he waa dead. ' "' ' J , ( : At this moment a ray of sunshine for the flmt time that deary day burst throiv a the clouds, as the great orb sank beneath the western horizon, and the funeral gloom was slightly re lieved There waa a little soul in the d,iy (u'er all, and so there had been a liu'.e soul In the hard, solflah man who now lay In the embrace of death. , Jewelers Here Get Rich 'Jewelers never fot rioh," said m ClIonjo Jowolor luf't night. "If we could secure only 10 per cent, of the prgi.:swlili-h nmy people suppose we r.'-twowouHt- '.e more money than vo now da. 'i .. 9 rover hiis been but ore i h ! -r hi 'I. ipv, ( t 1 v ':, 1 a l i ! i, an I l.oii t .1 p , i ., n. .! . i 1 emadoni- S f I i i- o, y In t i I I'.rY l-ti ) I. j, . i. n 111. VI 1 tuell i w -' V 0 tor tllrt til 1 " 'lie I i . 1 ! I I o t 1 , I, I" it I....- tj li ' . v ."' i t ; M I i (t I ' 1 ' i V ' . i- I C!t. HOW CHINESE GET HERE THE WAY THEY ARE 8MUQQLED OVER FROM CANADA. Ciava Triekt Played .Call ill OSMaJao Old ChJaaBua) Made to Look Tema raaayorta Mad Da Daty Orea- aad Owm Arala. "" , Every Cblnsmsa wbo lsaves Canada takes a eartifloaU which shall carve as his passport wbas he return . He mar tika out a eertlfloats when he does not mean to leave the eoantry. U may take one whan he is soarelr folnc to smuggle himself over the border, b4 never means to o bask to the Do minion. Or he may take a eertinoate when ha has made all the money he needs, and Is on bis way to China to end his days there, after years of that luz nrlous Idleness which the average la borer counts upon obtaining In China from the Judicious investment of 43,000 the ooolle's pluin. Of eonrse it is fair to tweaamethat In manysases the oer tUleaU is demanded by men who neaa to return. At all events, these oertlfl eates. whloh are paasporta to Canada, and indirectly to the Unites States, have a money value. . They are sold la China. They eaa be purchased openly to-day In the streets of Hong Kong, llkeducks or chopsticks. There they possess a fluctuating value, and have been known to fetoh aa high as ICS. Sometimes taeyere let go at a less prioe tban the $50 they are exoeoteO to save la the avoldanoe of the Doll-tax, the fluctuations being governed by the demand at the time of the departure of a vessel, because only so many uncerti fied Chinese laborers may take passage on the steamers under the Canadian Uw one to every fifty tons of the ship's burden. Of those who oarry eertlft-' eates, and of those not of the laboring clues, as many as ohosen may some. It Is to guard against trickery with the eertiflo tes that the custom officials at Vlotoria and Vancouver have all that they ean manage. When a Chinaman enters ths office of the collector to ap ply tor a' eertlfloate, several men are called In the Interpreter and a clerk or two.; The Chinaman gives his name, age, plaoe of birth, and other particu lars of value in Identifying him. He Is asked to step opon the platform of a measuring machine, snob as Is In nse In our army and elsewhere an nprlght pole marked off Into feet and inches, and fitted with a sliding rod that gives the man's hlght when It rests upon his head. AU this the Chinaman perfectly oomprehends; but what he does not know is the desorlotlon of himself that the men around him are going to write aown in tne nig government book after he has gone, a desorlntlon whloh takes in his general appearance, the peculiari ties of his features and limbs, .and shape, with notes of every soar or pit or mark upon his hands, neck, taoe and head. -.. And ret la sclte of these nreeantions. Chinamen who go away from Canada looking at least 40 years of se return appearing to be only 24. and others who measure five feet and nine Inohee whea they depart eome back In a few months several Inches shorter or taller than when they sailed tor China. Tbey are newoomers. with certificates of other men. of course. The silent scanning of tne leataresof applicants for oertlfloates does not pass unnotloed by these shrewd and Intelligent people. The manner In which they endeavor to make them. selves appear like the persons whose eertincates they carry show this. : . They frequently go so tar as to disfig ure raemseives ror me in order to save the l&Q, and to bear out what they judge must ba written la the customs book against ths numerals that mark each of the oertlfloates whloh, by-tbe-way, eon tain no word of the descriptions of the men who take them out Whllelwsjtn Victoria, one of these tricksters arrived with a great soar burned In his forehead. a eut disfiguring one cheek, and a deep pit burned In his neck. When ques tioned, and proven to be a fraudulent fellow, ha confessed that be had never neea to uanaaa neiore. The cross-examination each certifi cated Chinaman must undergo In the British Columbian custom-houses be fore he Is allowed to pass Into the coun try without Daring the tax la vary searching. He Is aakad what city he worked in while In Canada, and then he must name the prlnolpal streets la that city, some of the names of. the mer chants there, and also the notable pecu liarities of ths town ; what sort of look ing things drag the railroad ears ; what kind of machines are used to pat out . Ores a hundred Questions eleverly de vised. In spite of all this, the customs officials frequently have to admit that they oannot tell whether they are being iraposea upon or not in espeoiai cases. Doubtless many Chinamen slip through. The men who sell the certificates ac company the sales with descriptions of themselves, snd with a great amount of the Information, they acquired of the lo ealltles they were familiar with. As to the general facta about Caucasian life. there are plenty of men In Chine and on the ships to post the Immigrant fully, Every three weeks, when a shin ar rives, the Chinamen with oertlfloates are questioned, and several are found to be the purchasers of the oertlfloates of oth ers, but not one Chinaman has yet been sent back on this aeoount. All that Canada wants Is her tax, and It any Chinaman caught at this trickery lacks the -A be finds his countrymen In Vlo toria or Vancouver willing to advance the money to him. Julian Balph In Harpers. .' The Third Largest Diamond. Ths third largest diamond In ' ths world Is now in the possession of I. w, CmtoII of this city, sad admirers of pre cms stones oan feast their eyes on this seventy-five thousand dollar beauty. v hli.h panned through the Custom i.onte yeeterday. It weliche L'5 carats, e 1 tuers are only two larger diamonds I v a to Inpldarles, the Great kioiuL t i a we lis Vi carats, and auumer 1 . n tonus two. . h . me wm found In the S.iuUTAt- ir a In 1 i, end wn sent to Am i j ii to he cut. A I1- .m Jeweler . t pOHHt'Mner Ol ii, ftii I dt tue - . ; e O'leeo's Jui'- o It una pur i i t e VtHtH'e of t 3 (' t 4 a j i " ' V ' 9 f , I er I--.'. I t .lit 8!: 1 ! I . i T S le . i'. I . t i . Ml ' ' -..-( f I 51 i 1 : . . nil! f( I : LOB3TERS AND CRAS3.. - It he rants the Oreatmies rkaS Oaavy Thai Jaws a Ami I eath . "Oaos apoa a time," said aa expeit hi natters crusts scan, " there vera erabs and lobsters In exlstenoa for whloh ths modern fisherman would have sons a-hunting with the most approved wea pons and caution. For example, la times aatedllnvlaa there was a lobster which had a body eight feet long and could stretoh twelve feet with Its for midable arms. Positive knowledge of this giant of long ago Is conveyed by geological research. It must have con tained meat enough to make a salad for a regiment of soldiers, in those days of long ago everything grew to enor mous dlmenaloas, whether animal or vegetable. Frogs were big and active enough to leap at one hop from the Treasury building to the Cp 'tol, snd other oreatures, particularly t.oe of a destructive sort, ware la propbrtlon. " Only a few little sneolmens are left to Illustrate the giant oruataoeaa forma of that ancient epoch. It Is known how erabe and lobsters are hatehed from eggs, resembling upon birth nothing so much as the anlmaloula shows by the mioroaeooe in a dron of ditch water. They are as unlike the shellfish they are to become la mature life as a grub la unlike a butterfly. In the ease of the orab the egg clusters era attached be neath the animal after extrusion, while witn the lobster tbey become fastened to the tail, whloh by Its tanning motion. Increases the stream of oxygenated, ail through snd among the ova. ' ' From the eggs of the lobster are naiohea creatures not In the least re sembling their parents little fellows that swim with feather-l.ke locomotive organs near the surface of the water. At the snd of six weeks they develop legs, unless; as Is highly probable, they have previously been devoured by fishes or otner enemies, becoming thereupon small lobsters of familiar shape. Baring reached this stage of growth, the young loosters oecome walk ng animals, and. sin king to the bottom. Immediately seek hiding plaees to protect them from their foes. . - - r - " The first experiments In the adapta tion of knowledge on this subject to the anineiai propagation of lobsters were made simply In glass Jars with sea water that was. changed dally. . Even under these primitive conditions' the newly hatohed fry thrived and grew to ne or some sis and healthy. Any one who desires to rear lobsters by hand ean accomplish the purpose most quickly by keeping the spawn-bearing t.malea In suitable ponds or tanks until the young come oat. In raising the animals on a large scale, however, it would be best to separate the eggs trem the lob ster ana spread them nyon trays, allow ing the water to percolate among them, as Is dons with salmon ea-os. "There Is no reason spparsnt, where, fore the same success should not be ob tained with lobsters aa has been achieved with salmon, whioh have been made to swarm ones more by myri ads In streams depopulated by Im prudent fishing. Already ths lobsters on the North Atlantic eoast . are raeldbr vanishing and unless measures are soon taken tor supplying their plaoe by artt- noiai propagation, there will be none left. Apparently, however. It will be entirely praotloable to turn ent npon the depleted grounds many millions of young lobsters yearly as soon ss Proper Slants for this object have bees es tab shed. One thing in favor of lobster raising, as to cheapness, is that they preier rood tnat is partly deoom noted. and the waste food of the towns, aow thrown away.mlgbt nemost usefully em. ployed by the lobster hatoherlee. Stale fish Is esteemed by lobsters aa especial delloaey, - ; -:. .- "For the purpose of a lobster farm rocky ground should be ehoosen, because that Is tbelr natural haunt and there they find suitable places to hide. Inas much as they do not walk abroad very much, but are addicted rather to adopt a home and- keep It, esoapt whaa mak ing excursions. In search of food, the water farmer who sows the pasture lands of the sea with a orop of lobsters on the Paoifio eoast, and the efforts so far made to carry them across the con tinent for transplantation have failed chiefly because the oreatures have died on the way. v. " There ere many enrlons points about erabe and lobsters. Svery one of either genus is provided wita a big claw lor crushing and a small claw adapted by Its shape for cutting as scissors do. With these two claws they tear ths food they capture Into fragments and teed themselves literally 'from hand to mouth.' But there Is every reason to suppose that the elaws are Intended quite as muoh for fighting as for eating Surposes, Inasmuch as suoh powerful ands are not needed for devouring the soft food they prefer. Crabs particularly era ngnung animals; in reot, they wm fight anything, l have seen a crab, la eonfllot with a lobster, catch ths latter over the fore part of the head, where the snail is tne hardest, and crush It in by one effort. - And It rather bears out my Idea that the elaws of these crea tures are particularly weapons of war I that the moment one of them receives severe Injury In a olaw It drops It oft by voluntary amputation, severing its con nection with the body at the shoulder by an sot of Its own will. It teems to me probable that If the olaw waa necessary lor feeding nature wonld rather seek to sure an Injury to it tban let the animal discard tt altogether. "The species of crab which la most eonsplouously a lighter Is the hermit Crab. Its first Idea of Independent life Is to eat a harmless whelk and occupy Its shall. Its next notion Is to glvs battle to every crab of ths same persuasion aa Itself that It comos aoross. Altogether hermit crabs are undoubtedly the moat nuarrelsome creaturee In ezlstesoe. Washington bur. Tha Irish Shaaareek. In Ireland only one shamrock Is known. It la aa lndlgeneous species of clover, whioh In. its along the ground !'( the grans la meadows. Ihe tre foil leaves are not mora than one-fom vhi theeiKSof t mallest olover I bav seen in A met -. sud are pure green f i ciior, without of the brown e lug of while f r'nk oloreis. ere-.ig i.n ii ! m d end i!l-'. i, i In i: t lo ( from t s (..n i. ( ii i .1 i'ii- ; a . 1 tree i '! I it.. . 1 i;. I, amnl.4 t ? I,! ir -.Iveiy p.e I i a oN. a i .... . sun ' A VISIT TO THE MIKADO. THE UaPDUAl GARDW PARTY DE SCRIBED BY SIR EDWIN ARNOLD. A g sag aw Seas ta Oat Baa eat at thai Beyal Falaes at Asakwsev-n Vasts val aT taw Cluryeaartliaaasiai , Hie My easy Maesauatte aa Hie Cewrt. IB EDWIH A&KOLD, 15 A LET tor to the London Telegraph writes aa follows about the garden party of Hutsuhlto, the Hlkado of Japan: The garden party of the Emperor Is held on or about the 13th of every ovember In the spacious demesnes of one of the royal palaces at Asakusa, It Is the Festival of the Chrysanthemum, which brings with It so happy an innovation, for at this time of year the flower par excel lence of Japan, ihe national Kike, Is every where In glowing and glorious btwm, and the ostensible reason or the gathering In the Asakusa Palace Gardens is therefore to view the Innumerable: and. .splendid spsdmens at this special plant of Nippon which the skilful gardeners of theeourt have reared during the year past. Every where are now chrysanthemum shows and chrysanthemum parties, and while private gardens are embellished with choloe die. plays In all sorts of colors, the hillsldls and lanes are also full of the more modest and quiet wild blooms of the same Imperial plant, which grows everywhere, and is everywhere, even In the simplest spect mens, bright snd pretty. In one quarter of the capital may, indeed, be seen at pres ent an exhibition of all the principal events In Japanese history and mythology worked oat in obTysanthemums of every imagina ble hue. . t...y.:. Of course, the Imperial gardeners showed samples of ths Kiku, which were well worth the study and admiration of all florists and botanists, If attention could have been devoted to them. There Is noth ing to be seen at your own Temple Gar dens, or at eny other centre of the cultiva tion of the golden-bloom " In England to compare with the really marvellous de velopments of the Kiku under Japanese hands. Banging through an endless num ber of colors, and displaying all forms and fashion of structure, the beautiful plant shows in one place a duster of close and compact stars of varying hues, in ail the tones and tints of white, yellow, russet, amber, purple and cream: and in another fantastlo and dishevelled yet wildly syuw metrical blooms, the petals nung abroad from the corolla In beautiful profusion of scattered loveliness and glory ; some as if of shot-silk or satin, some revealing a sober lining splendidly contrasted with ths bril liant upper surface, some in tangled deli cacies of one and the same nob. taint the Sum total of their blossoms proudly re corded on wooden tablets, which also bear the highly fanciful and poetical titles al loted to their productions by the Imperial aefceyfcL, " Fountain of Milk," "White Bird of the Moonlight "Golden Glory of the Hill. " Star of Six Hundred Bays," - Night ingale's Delight," "Splendor of Japan," "Queen's Fingers," "Golden v; Throne Studs," "Stork's Crest," and "Wlnglot of Wild Suck" were among these Imagina tive appellations. - We are grouped sU together, with our backs to ths beauties of the parterre, In a mass of some 800 or 800 people, who have been honored with the great square cards of Invitation to this high function. The royal card, printed in gold, enjoins all alike to wear frock coats ("trokko ootto") and silk' hats, and thus we all look more or less ' alike--diplomats, Gen erals, naval' officers. Ministers, and pri vate persons-diversified only by the Oorean officials In long robes of white and Puritan hats with amber strings, and the ever-graceful oostumes of some Japanese ladles present, who have proved faithful even against court fashion to kimono and obi. The throng suddenly falls to "Atten tion," lor thestrains of tne national anthem of Dal Nippon sounds from the gayly garbed band, " The Emperor la Coming." His Imperial Maiesty comes first and all alone. I have often seen him, and always find the same difficulty in analyzing my own Impressions, er conveying them, as to that Impassive, reserved, changeless, dark. far-removed countenance. I have seen it all day long In the smoke of the mlmlo battles at Nagoya, and all night long in the festal halls at the Bhlro, and at reoeptlons and court ceremonies; but I never wit nessed the Slightest alteration of Its fixed immobile features. , ' , ;, .. - He walks between us alone, his arm too sacred, too separate, to be taken in public even by the Empress, who comes behind, a small, exquisitely graceful lady dressed in a mauve satin toilet ot Parisian style, and mauve bonnet with parasol to match,, all borne with the utmost charm and beoom ingness. Behind her Imperial Majesty, also passing singly, a bevy of ladles of the court, all but one In European dress; and following the ladles the gentlemen of the palace. In black bock coats and tall hats. His Majesty wears the undress uniform of Generaloherry-ooiored trousers . and black-frogged eoat braided with gold lace, and on the small, oloee-out brows a kept of Scarlet with gold band. . . . Then we pass into ths refreshment tent, and the Emperor and Empress take their seats, the etiquette observed around Is by no means stiff. We may approach the roy al table and speak with blende there sitting close to the Majesty of Japan; nay, when champagne has been quaffed and mayon naise of lobster or ohloken tasted, the Em peror endures very humanely to have per sonage after personage presented to him, end addresses to some ot them to the writer ot these notes among many that were more worthy some gracious and friendly words in the soft Japanese, which be always speaks. The ladles ot the court and the gentlemen mingle meanwhile with the throng and ehat, sons ceremonit, with friends there! ru We enjoy the honor of ac quaintance with one of the ladies in waiting who tells us pleasant stories ot the good noes and grace of her Imperial Majesty, and when we regret that Japanese dress seems discarded, invites us to oome and In spent the s ilenilid kimono, obi, and fametuM wnieh the aiutudants ot the throne wear lrwt'ie the pvlace. The royul pair depart as they came the rmpreas following the Emperor, the plain tive strains of the national hymn s.irulu be ing hoard, aud we saunter out ot tuegar-llS- ' . -Blertrle Light ta the I'nty La.aeV ' Ade ! I sensation bn ! a by the Int-nxlue a new and tlnun 1 tiioro. 'ine 1". i ben letn-l.1,,., ot C f Ii. Ml caiified In n of eiixitrei it ll.mr i J. lu v 1 1 i . , J. 1 h 4 I "DR. 0OT0H"8 LIMP," ..." ' ,-r Mahay flaa KlaHdatea tha Waaaiia as tha Hew XHseavary. , L Vhe second meet. lag of the Irish Baion In Cooney Island wae largely attended. The wonderful acquire raentsof Mickey Finn as s scholar had bees talked about so freely that ths kltohea was scarcely large enough to hold all who came. The subject tor dlscnsalos came up Incidentally. It happened to be the recant discovery py Dr. Koch of Berlin of an alleged cure for consumption. - I do be bearln'thlm siym intae quarry that a Dootohman has Invintld a eure tor dts'ase I" said Mlks Walsh from a cloud ot tobacco amoks, "and there'll be no more funerals. Is that three, Miokeyf" x do i do ae readin' in the ronesoosie Blather," replied the boy, assuming the manner ot a professor at a oiinio. V Tbey eall the Invintion the limp." ' . . 1 . . . .. - ..... ana now rauon is is a Doi-iav-1"" Mrs. MoFadden, whe had asliyjt cough. , un, ye oan i ouy. u. wnej gjvw away," replied Mickey. -. - - Give It away I" exclaimed the listen ers In ohorus. "Where ean ye get Itf Arrah I ye 11 have to so to the Dootoh- man's house to get it,' and thin hs wont give It to ye until he pounds on your chlst and listen's till he eeee It ye ere breathtn auare like a wtnd-brokea horse." .;.-'-;.:; ,.. . v Pbawt's his name!" asked Judy Flaa- nlgan. i . :-.. .-.' ;..;. i ' iocther Cotch," replied little Hike. And phawt's he like?"- v ' Well. I elver seen him. but they say he's a little ould man, wld galweys and a chin whisker, and that be tries all his lnvlntlons on his dog, which the same he has for that purpose intolrely. II the luvlntion kills the dog ho throws It away, but It the dog eaa ahtand it, he- gorra, he says It's good enongh for mla Women and chllder. " Do ys take ft wld a spoon or howf" asked Mrs O Brles anxiously. . " No," said the demonstrator gravely, "ye take It wld a sauirt gun." . This remark exolted a howl of deris ion.' Even the bulldog growled. , "Tea can langh," said Mickey In a Bottled tone," but It's list as thrne aa the squint In your eye, alike Welsh, and you're lookln' both ways lor Bunday, Faith, It yes won't believe me, I'll not tell ye waa more word about It at all, at all.'' : .- ; .. . Llttie Mike lapsed Into silence, bnt by means of soothing words and gestures tney persuaded mm to resume nis talk. f " Well, wan day whin Dr. Cotch was etther atin' hSs sour eabbldge and drlnkln' his beer he was slttln' before the fire thlnkln' phwaf dlgnaolous man he was altogether and says he to himself, says he, 'Be gorra, I'll Invint an Invintion for to be eurln dls'ase,' says he, 'and there'll be no more aade lor lankee patent medlolnee. eays he. And widout makln' anny fuss about It he tnvlnted the limp. . But he didn't mind tellin' a part o' the sayoret, that the Invintion was nothln' more nor lees nor hungry wurrums he invintld and put in a bottle to De latin- updisase. But, all the same, he wss too foxy to be tellin how he med the wurrums. Mickey stopped to take breath and to clear his throat, while his audience sat Impatiently waiting lor blm to resume. " Whin he hsd four bottles full o' limp med he tried the new Invintion on the dog, and the dog, from bein' thin and wake like a washboard, got that fat ye eud hear the skhln stretch in' on his back like a fiddle string. Dr. Cotch was that pissed with his good lack that he Jumped up In the air and cracked his heels together twloe. " How about the sauirt gun r" Inaulrsd Jack Brady, who had no admiration for science. . -,-;:v -'. . -vr.. s:u "I'm eomln' to that If ye'U give ma time." replied Ulokey, "Whin Dr. Cotoh had the Ilmo ra vin ted snd corked up In the bottles wld nltro-glyoerane tor the limp to feed on. fur ye muaht know that the Invintion was alive, he says to himself, says be. Be gorra, I musht go down to Flanni- gan's blacksmith shop and make a squirt gun. with a naaie an ths ma ana a hole through .the nadle,' So oft he goes widout so muoh as sarin a word to Mrs. Cotoh, and wld his own hands he med a squirt-gun no bigger nor a putty-blower. When be had It all done, he went to the Dooth hospital wld the squirt gun ta wan hand and a bottle o' Ump In the other band. And says he to a poor dlvll that had des asei , ' Lay over on yer face," says he. "'Purphwatr says the man.' ' ' " Till I see will ye sthand the Ump aa well as ths dogr says he. a "And with that the poor dlvU rowled over on his face, and the Doctor sthuok ths nadle o'ths squirt gun under hie shoulder blade and squirted him full o' the Ump. The man was afeard. but Dr. Cotch eays to blm : ' " 'Lie alsy, ye blaggard. The limp I'm either glvln' to ye by way ot your circu lation will ate up the dea'ase like a eat tin milk, and thin ye 11 be cured.'' r 'Did It cure hlmt' asked the lec turers mother, " No, I think he died, but that was be- kase he took too big a does. t Mickey stopped to look about him and see what effect his remarkable state ment had made npon hie listeners. The bulldog waa gaaplng for breath In the tobacco-laden air. "The dog ean't sthand It Til save to be takln' htm out In theyard," said Jack Brady, rising and leaving the room with his open-faced pet. . " Don't mind him, aonshla," said Mrs. O Brlen, soothingly to Mlokey. "Go wsn Wld yes sthory." There was an angry flush npon the boy's face and a glitter In his eye as he continued l "Byhokey. I'll not tell ye anything more about things. I'm not going to be med fun ot by thlm as hasn't sddecashun. That s all oan tell ye to-night, bekaae I have to go out and see haa ths goat anny straw in his barrel." The neighbors filed Slowly out of I' j shanty and walked home in groups dis cussing the marvels of the Woudociul lympU.-N. Y. bun. ST" Toe Far Away. . First r-.r,lc-r" v.'l.at sort of a man !; your cahlr f" fceeenil I -i ' r"Is is beyond r pres. ii." 'irt I' ' "eear ' k i . r . C.lli". :11 i. !' -.if'-' y. BT at T i FASHIONS AND FANCIES THAT PHASE; . . TKEGLNTURSEX. - - rteWew fHE OPENING OF KPKTNG GOODS V has been exceptionally early this . year, and the stock varied and -beautiful. Cotton fabrics range first in the display, and are la great variety. Ginghams are . shown In an endless assortment, plaids, stripes, and even chene figures being - among the selections: both Imported and American makes are shown. ' The Indian cotton pongee Is another of ; v the wash fabrics; tt hse a dull finish, and Is serviceable, cool, and extremely pretty. . Thla appears ba a multiplicity of refreshing Colors snd designs. Bluelet is one of the -new colors, a sort of a purple-blue, and la snown In some very desirable combins tioostn tkeae gjbd-" The irenea .ginghams are of susen finish, and la sueh coloring ss they have never before attained. Their variety la wonderful. The tailor-made gowns will be - -duplicated In these ginghams, the sheath skirt and long coat bodice being employed , for them, although not to the exclusion of - nuwt nnntfil at irl tta Duh bwify hmm nn. rS the eoat wlil be made by kilt plaiting per haps oftener than ta any other way. These kilt-plaited bodies skirts are seen in doth gowns when the goods Is not too heavy. Bilk shirts and shirt blouses will be worn, and are being made p with various little : ,, improvements over last year's designs. A very pretty morning gown of black and (rray ohevlot is shown in- the lUnstra- ' - won, tuiu, utxuuuB vva vauk b rvkj wiibit a good model tor tne summer gmghams. which many ladies have; already made' up. '. .The straight, undraped skirt may be etther eut on the eross or hiss, and worn plain or with one lor two narrow nounces, adeep Span-; Ish flounce With In sertlons and a ' wrought edge,tr ro te the plain skirt may be let many ln- eertions at wide In-re,. tervaia. xno waist has" a 'small pointed yoke, a girdle, and, deep cuffs and puffs I AM t.hA alAAmu ah nri velvet tor the chev- vi. lot, but bl ginghams or shambreys the vel vet Is covered with enea-meshed em- broidery of a creamy tint. Altogether, the . gown, though plainer than many shown, la ,. one of the prettiest of the season. , The i ranch sateens, although not as ' ktrgely imported as in previous years ,hav -- many warm adherents, and are of great beauty of design and color. They are ex tremely cool, and make "a ' serviceable pretty dress. Made up with velvet vest, oollar, and cuffs, they find a niche In al- . most every summer wardrobe, and last one season without doing up, a great ad vantage very frequently. . V Chaiues are marvels of beauty, nlala ' grounds of very delicate shade, then the ' same oovered over with trailing branches . of flowering vines and shrubs, small boo.' ' qnets ortlny blossoms, or else some quaint ' ngure completes tne assortment. These ' are to be trimmed with soft silks and dell- " cats laoes, and are admirably adapted for tea, or pretty afternoon gowns. T he gown given in the second Illustration Is made of Stanley brown cloth, a new shade resembling the Havana brown and ' tabaC" shades ol last season, and one wnion promises to be 1 a leading color, aa It " is generally beoom- Ing, modest and re fined In tone. This gown IS an illustra tion of the severe ' simplicity of the new cloth dresses. The skirt Is perfectly straight,and theooat baeque Is finished on the edge with battle. 1 ments and braided daintily with brown braid and gold. A long girdle braided ' with gold cord passes : around the basque, heading the battle- ' mented skirts, and : hangs low over the - dress, nearly to the f are to be the oraxe tne coming season. The Japanese and Shanghai silks are some thing beautiful, the figures having the ap pearance of being hand-paintod. Artwork:, on black briefly describes them.: One notloeable piece among a hundred was dotted with panslea, the effect being sin gularly free from stiffness and oonven tionalty. -.:. " , The bengallne is to be very popular. This Is a big Improvement over gros-graln silks. Borne of them are ot soft drapery nature, and ue Just the thing tor costumes or draptngs. -. - ; ; Waists aaa laadteaa Sba Saamaaer Wear. A very pretty and easily fashioned little waist for summer drosses may be made af-. ter the following dwlgn: The full shirred yoke and sleeves may be made of sheer white lawn or cream white China silk. The waist Is gathered at the neck and b eal n at the wa'wt, where a clone bolt holds it In El ace. lue pointed bodies may be of p!ng m,cliamby, China silk, chuJHe or any pretty summer materiiil, and Is out etrai ,'it stoks tlie top, Just Mow ths hi in hoi", iUi s'rajis ot volwt rl'utjon ex tnutne; over the suouldnr, A very av ' tlvir.v-.T fnev be reeda of ptiu p-M r pel1 e,l Clia.i.l Velvet h 1 n : si i-r 1 e i owl r a Icr i n 1 1 f fit. nori i r I i- i. h i y f e ' i 1 1 j 1 J I j I i 6mtM aW Syrlmg aa4 liaaw HaaSian ' Waaa gaartes Claghaia, FaagMa, Challli as Pietty Sew Ohm . I .. ' ff II rl , . , i i u. i m a - UJL4 1 ' M II II II T mm : iiV t f la
The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.)
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April 30, 1891, edition 1
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