V' VOL III. LINCOLN TON, N. C, FRIDAY, OCT. 11, 1889. NO. 23 WjJW II Kit OIIITL.O IEAI IS lit At I,A1. MAR Y MULUSS TUUSED J S TO THE S'l HEETS Willi II Ell IS FAST. Sit tiny Ail Siqhton a Stone Step with Her Littic J Joy and Her Jjymj Habij andthtn Turned Away front the Aluryuc uuth Jltr Jkad Child A I'ittfal Story. Frvtn thf. JS'ew 'ork H'oriif, A joung woman sal huddled up ou a front sloop of an east b'de lea tment hout,e on Satmday night with a Bick baby in her arms, and a aiuveriiig three-year-old loy at ber wide. Jn Ibis big city, boastful of chanties, nbo sat there a mother too honest to steal, too disheartened to beg, loo devoted to ber children to join the aiinyof brazen-faced creatures Haunting in the thorough- luies up to si, and haw ber babe slowly finking to its do.ith without the power or the knowledge to save it. Shoslly after eight o'clock yesler day morning a youug woman, whose relty lace was haggard with paiu and sufleriug, strugged into the Thirty-lifth street police station. Capt. It) an was getting ready for his day's duties. "Please, sir,'; she huid, iu a tear, ful oice, "what will I do? My baby, Willie, is dead.'' "What!" exclaimed the Captain. "iiy baby is dead," repeated the woman, -'and I have been tramping, tramping for Lours with it. I was seut here, aud I feel too tiled to move." As khe spoke, the woman lifted the end of her shawl from the bur den in her arm?, and revealed the cold lace of her dead infant. It had been a pretty child, with blue eyes aud very fair hair and rugular and piucbed features. It might have been a baby for women to dote upon arjd make much of, but there were marks ot privation in its lace, and its little hands and wrists were Ter.y thin and emaciated. Captain Ityan questioned the woman at length, and this is the story that she told, interrupted by sobs and tears Her name was Mary Mullins. She was 2- years old, and was the wife of John Mull'ns, a laborer along shore. She had been poor all her life, and was accustomed to priva tion. She had been bom in New York, and for many years prior to be marriage had lived with an aunt at Franklin and Baxter streets. It was heie that John Mullins met her when she was only 18 years old, aud wooed and wou her. After their marriage they lived at the home of his mother at 72 Jackson street. Maniage meant no relief from bard ships for ber. She had to support her husband for a long time, and her children, too, and she worked at Menderson's woolen rag house at 18 White street, sorting aud clips ping the scraps, for which she re ceived from $4 to 5 a week. Three months ago her husband said he would go into the country aud see if he c uld not obtain work there. She kissed him good-by, and that was the last slie has seen or heard of him. Her mother-in-law was no longer bouud to provide her with shelter, aud began to mur mur. When she became ill aud her fecond baby was born, these mur murs became loud aud frequent. It could hardly be otherwue, for the woman was getting along iu years, was ailing bei self, aud with bard labor earned $4 a week. That would hardly support two adults aud two childreu. As soon as possible the youug wouaau returned to work, but, as the event pi oved, it was too soon, and, as a lesult, her strength gave out aud she had to remain at home agaiu for some time. Several weeks ago she wot ked agaiu and earned t4.17. Theu Mia. Mullius told her there must be some cbauge. She wanted . her to send the children to au in stitution. She cited the instance of her brother, whose child was being cared lor at Father Dumgooie's on ataten Island. Either that or go to Ward's Island, said Mrs. Muilius. Mrs. Mullin repeated her advice frequently, but always receiv d the tauie tearful enswer fro n her laughterin-law,tba' she wa ited to ceep her batties, and could not part vith them as long as aho bad life Jiough lelt to do tor them. At length Mrs. Mullins, Sr., tuned the .oung woman and her babies out d the door. It was on hut Friday dternoou, aud it was rainiug. Mary ought the shelter of her aunt's jouae, but found it barred against tier because there was no looin. She had a married sister and a named brother, but both were no poiT they could hardly hold their jwu in the world's struggles, and she knew it would be vain to apply to either. She finally secured a place to lie down in ths apartment of a friend around the corner from her mother-in-law's. On Saturday she agaiu weut to her mother-in-law aud begged Jor shelter until to- oioriow, when she could return toj woik, but the mother-in-law was firm. "Put away your children,'' be iaid, "until yoa cau afford to take them, aud you will be all right." Mary took the baby over to Gou verueur Hospital.The doctor looked it it and said it was suffering Irom bronchitis. He gave themothet- some medicine lor it. Mary says she asked him to keep it, bat he refused say iug it was against the rules. She saja she told him she was without shelter, but still he would not let the child stay iu the hospital. Maty weut back to her motherinUw and pleaded for at least one night's shelter. S'he did not get it, nor did the children. Neighbors inter ceded for her, but without better the result. Then she sat Uopeless. ly down on the outer step, iit piug that this might sotten the giaud mother's heart. The clouds chased each othar across the heavens, aud the stars blinked coldly. The woman was seated upon a stone, with one end of her shawl around the three year old boy, aud tbe other end over he sick baby. The boy cried himself to sleep benumbed and chilled through. The baby was lestless, but slowly it became still and nio tiouless. The mother wep": to her self, but she dared not move for fear of disturbing the littie ones. Hour after hour passed. She heard the clocks iu the bouses striking. She fell asleep berself for a little while. She woke numb iu every limb, as the clocks struck threr. and frightened at the Jonelines, the ittle boy wh still asleep and tbe aby was motiouiehs- .S'ometbing told he that the peaceful expres sion ou tbe child's face was not 'iatoral. She put her band against :ts cheek. It v as as cold as the done she sat upon. Its limbs were "igid. 6be knew it was dead. S'tedid nat kuow what to do r where to go. She was still a iraid to destnrb Johnny, the l ttle ov, 'and did not know of any place bere sbecou'd leave the little one while she took the body of the oth er one to the police station. So she rem aioed there with tbe dead baby. It was stvn o'clock and daylight had returned before sbe got up. Carrying tbe dead biby in one arm, and leading Johnny !b" went to ner ineuds nouse ana in duced ber to take care of Johnny while she weut to the Delancey street police station. The sergeant at the desk said be could do noths iug for her; sbe must take the body to the morgue. She bad no money ear fare, and the morgue was more thau two miles away. But she trudged wearily along with her dead burden. At the morgue she was told they could take the body without a coroner's authorization. She must go over to deputy cor oner Jenkins, she was told, and get a permit u remove tbe body from her arms to the morgue. If Dr. Jenkins was not at borne she must go to the nearest police s'ation. Dr. Jenkius lives a half a mile from the morgue, at Eivingstoo avenue and twenty seventh street- He was not at home when the tired mother go there, Then she asked her way to the Thirty tilth treet police sta tion. After tbe w.m,.. hud tii.i-bud , her story whicu was obtaiued Oli.y after much questioning, Capt. Iiy an detailed a policeman to take bei back to the iiiOigu It was 8j o' clock when she tiually let the body ilowu out of her arms. She wept over it. Theu she returned to the lolice station. Capt. Ityan s mpatbized with l.er, but he did not teel warrauted m letting her go. He charged her with being a suspicions person on I he blotter, and locked ber up. It was 11 o'clock wheu she was taken io the York vi lie Police Court. Trie .Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children had been notified and one id the ageuts had talked with the woman. Justice Murray was on the beucb. He was told briefly that i he woman had no home, aud that the had waudered through the I t treets wil h a dea l intaut in her j. rms. He committed her until to day from the action of the CommisT i ioneisof Charities and Correction. Wheu she was taken dowu to the prison she wept piteoualy, aud beg p.ed to be allowed to go to her re maining child. She was afraid it might be turned out of doors, or that the Society would take it from her. Si;e would not give the ai dless of her Iriend lor that reason. "Oh, don't let them take my boy -he pieaded, "I will by ale to work . ow and ta'e care of blm.r' Tiie leporler ot the Sun found ier inolberNiu! iw in her apartment 'o men the woise for liquor were tdso Mwtc. She bewailed ber daugh ter in iaw's conduct, and blamed ! her for the death of her child. "She could have put it away she said. She always cared more for the other boy an how.' Capt Ryan said last night be bad j investigated the woman's story,aud louud it true iu every respect. To day she will be in court again and will probably be discharged. She will leave, the room as destitute as she entered it- Appreciation - Lovn ot appreciation seems to be distinctive in the whole auimal cieaiio.i. Whoever does good work is encouiaged and stieugtheued by meiited praise. Well does the writer remember a .ood frmr, whose sleek, fat team horses were admired by all the neighbors round about. This good condition was not a result of their not being work ed bard, for the farmer did much ot tbe heavy trucking of the village i,vcr a uil'y real. I bete was a long steep hill between station and i he village, aud here the hotses were allowed several resting spells ou the way up. Mr. Small always carried a chunk of wood with which lo block tbe wheels during the rests. Betore he stared he always rubbed their nos es encouragingly, and when he gave the word, up they went with a will, till tbe driver stopped them for au otber breathlog spell. When tbey palled well, he always petted and ptaised them, telling them tbey were good fellows and they 86omed so pleased at this jit act of appreciation that they could hardly wait to re:t, so eager wete i hey to prove themselves worthy ot the praise. Children and grown people, to", are not less sueceptiole to tbe in fluence or encouraging wotds. . A little fellow of five years of age was doing somotbiiig which his father disapproved. "My son you must not do that," said the father. It happened to be something that tbe child wanted to do, aud for au instant be hesitated, as if question ing what would be the couseqeuce if heperited. Finally his better self triumphed and be replied, "AU right, papa; I won't do it anymore Perhaps most of us would think that was all there whs to be said about it, atid so tbe father thought; but the little fellow evidently had different ideas, for not long after be spoke oat: Papa, why don't you tell me, Thats a good boyf An' 'i would 'a' beeu easier to be good next time." Ex. 1. That Hackifo Covgh cau he m iuick- Y 6iioh r- W garaaUa rtt; 1 gwaraae & Co, Lincoln- it. r or ff.io ly tfUuu toa BenM Room. Girls who are wondering what the cm do to keep, their brothers at home evening may find a hint i'i the following incident lr ra the Philadelphia Call. nar a nineoim gren voa are putting in that city? said Belle to her "very best friend," as they sat talking ever their fancy work. "I know it said Kate good hn inoredly. You see I bought it one night, and began to work on it by lamp'ight, and thought it looked pretty we1. Bu sorap colors are so changeable; It looks frightful by daylight. I only know onei thing I Can dO With if 111 orlVA it tt Ran Whywill he like it?-' "Oh, 1 don't know I guess so. If will help him out for Christmas, and do wll enough for his room. We stuff everything there." Ami Kate save a little short laugh, then flushed suddenly, as she saw Belle's blue eyes bent wonderiugly upon ber. "Why," said the girl, and her fin gers stopped in thdr busy motion. "I'd jnst as soon thb k of putting anything ugly into the parlor as into brother Frank's rooro; he is so choice of it." "Oh, welt, boys are diffWenf,' stammered Kate in confnsion. And Belle, feeling that she was treading on forbidden pronnd a droitly turned th conversation. Yes. she knew that Ben was differ- e Jt ,roi!1 br h'o'iior, an'1. n' how thankful she felt for that difference thankful that Frank was strong and manly, kept above temptation sorry for the greit contrast in her friend: You must all do something to keep Ben at home these eveninjrs,' said hN father one day. "I don't like Jbe way he is 3pt'tiliug his time." And Kfe, as she heard the words wondered what she could do. That afternoon there was a great overhauling of furniture up stairs and by supper time quite a trans-r-formation had taken place in Beu's room. There were pretty, bright chromos, and oue or two choice en gravings, on tbe wall, hitherto bare dainty white mats on the bureau, fresh muslin curtains draped back from the window, and everytking as inviting as thoughtful hands could make it. 'Now,-' she said,"I wonder if he'll notice it." "Have you a head ache, Ben?' ,'sked, a? h' pasd his door that evening and saw him ei'ting with his head bowed uvou hi. hands. "Oh, no," he answered only think ing of going down town, but it looks so pleasant and homelike up here, I guess I'll stay." And be did stay; it wasn't tbe last time, either. By aud by be began to invite some of the fellows to come and see him at the house, and with gteat satisfaction would ask them to step op to his room. Was it strange that from these lit tle gatherings more than one weut away feeling that it was a grand :ood thing to have a home, and be worthy of ii? . FiulMh W liat You Ifecin. My old grandmother Koox had a way of making her children finish their work. If tbey begau a thing tbey must complete it. If they uu dettook to build a cobhoue, tbey must not leave it until it was done and nothing of the work or the play to which they set their hands would she allow them to aoandon till com plete. I sometimes wish I had been traiued in this way. How much life is wasted in unfinished work! Many a mau u?es up his time in splendid beginnings. Tbe labor de voted to commence ten things aud leave them useless would finish five of them profitable and useful. Finish your work. Life is brief, time is short. top beginning for ty things and go finish four. Put patient, persistent toil in the mat- j ter, and oe assured, ooe complete undertaking will yield yourself move pleasure and the world more j profit than a dozen fair plans of people say, -'This man began . , , hnild and was not able to finish' Drelii the limy. "Elijah, dear, will you dress Wil lie this morning? I'm in such a hurry, and it won't take you bat a minute or two." "Certa nly,'' replied Mr. Bixby. cheerfully: 'Tdjnst as sooa dress the bt:le chap as not. Hre, my lit- tie man, come and let papa dress you. I! have yo- as neat as a pin in a jiffy." Villie, aged 4, comes reluctantly fiom his pla thing, ami Bixby begi n s : "Now, let's off with our nighty gown aud keep still, dear, or I can't unbutton it. There now, w. '11 sit still, child- What makes von squirm around like an eel! Where's your little shirty? Ah, h re it is, and sit still ! Put up vour arm no, the other one and can't you keep still hwlt a s. con J f Put up your other arm and stop hauling and pulling so! Now, let's come here, boy 1 What under Heaven do you meau by raciug off like that with nothing on ''ut oiir shirt ? Now yon ccme here and let me put tbe rest of your duds on. Stand still, I say ! Put your leg in here ! Not that leg ! There you yo, squir miug around like an angieworm. Now, if you don't keep still, youug man, I'll stop pulling at that chain, and here, Maty Ellen, you'il have to dress this wriggling animal yourself. I couldn't do tt in ten years. Go to your mo her, sit ! ' Time. I fail II U iy. A Boston jourual says : "Among the passengers on the St. Louis Ex. press, yesterday, was a woman very much overdressed, accompanied by a bright-looking nursegirl and a self-willed, tyrannical boy of about three years. "Tbe boy aroused the indignation of the passengers by his continued shrieks aud kicks aud scream, and his viciousnes8 toward the patient nurse. lie tore ber bounet,scratched her hands, and finally spat in her face, without a word of retnons st ranee from the mother. "Whenever the nurse manifested any firmness, the mother chided her sharply. Finally, the mother composed herself for a nap ; and about tbe time tbe boy had slapped tbe nurse the fiftieth time, a wasp came sail ing in, and flew on the window of the nurse's seat. The boy at once tried to catch it. " The niii s- rang'it his hand an'' ia!d coaxinrj'y : 'Harry nvtsu't tou-h! Bus will 'ite Harry !' "Hirry screamd savagely, and began to kick aud pound the nurse. "The mother, without opening her eyes or lifting ber head, cried out sharply : "Why will you teae that child so, Mary ? Let birn have what be want., at once.' " 'But, ma'am, it's a ' " 'Let him have it, I ay.' "Thus encouraged, Harry at once clutched at the wnsp and caught it. The scream that followed btought ters of joy to the passenger's eyes. "The mother awoke aga'P. " 'Mary !' she cried, let bun have it!' "Mary turned in ber seat, and said, confusedly: '"H's got it, ma'am ! " The llent Man to Marry. Don't be afraid to marry a poor man ; but be su- t ton he ha some thing bes des ovetty ti commend him. Be very -ue that be has two strong hand-', not only s'-i Pu'. f,ut ready for hard work. Be snse that be Las an occupation or a p sdion which may reasonably be depended on to yield a good comf.rtable liv ing. Be sure that he s industrious, and not self-independent; he tare mac lie is sieauy, worniug six uays ; M.n nrb .ir.il ..tmt.t Mi tTT-n 1 . . i . .i i A pood. true, faitntiil vnunor wo- .... . ii 4 man ougnt to have no Ye-" for an . . answer to a proposal of marriage from a lazy man, or a man who hs no fWpd ofciirtxTinti- or a man who , . . , ., . . 4V . i . has lived half Ms lite ff th" hard earnings cf Ls niotir or siste prune About tbe Mreets m- an while! .,, , - . , With his cane a'd 1 si .it-tte and i.. ...... , i , tleman. Too Thin! Too Thin! We arn mfor iMMl o god author ity tint tlii Tiust has offered their jute ii i u t ii t n on of our towns at 2 cent pn id. lide. d they ate shipping ii iivr tbe country to any aud everybody who will dray it aud find storage tor it. They want ' to make the impression, by tbu moving it about th it the merchants are buying it to supply the de mands of the tanners. We predicted months ago that th Trust would offer to give it bagging to tbe farmers if it cou'd thereby prevent them from making cottou bagging. The trust is be coming desperate. It undertook to rob the farmers and now it has the effrontry to insult their manhood by offering to bribe them. The Progressive Farmer said months ago that the time would soou arrive wheu the loyalty and the manhood of the Alliance men would be put to the test, that we would theu see the chuff aud the pure wheat the pore trold and the dios. Who are the men that are true and steaofast and loyal to principle? They are those who in this tight with the Tiuth cannot be bought nor bribed who will stand r fall by their principles. Who are our friends ? "He that is not for us is against us.'' Th metch snt who buy or sells jute baggiug is aiding our enemy. The fanner who u-es or buys it is aiding our enemy. He mav nt intend lo do so, t u'.he is doing all for the Tiut H at be could do if be were its best friend. If this trust could succeed iu this content, you would never live to see the day that you would not re gret it. We have whipf ed the Trust and now we must keep it whipped. Progressive Farmer. tISHl?laii)-M Helrotlml A it Agusta, Maine, special says: There is every reason to believe that the rumorof Msis Margaret Blaine's betrothal to the famous musical com poser, Mr. Walter J. Damrosch of New Yotk, is genuine, and that alter the marriage of Emmons Blaine with Miss McOoriuick, aud when the Blaine's have returned to Washington, tbe engagement wilj be formerally announced. Tbe ret ports of the engagement was a sur ptise here, where little or nothing is known of the affiirs of the Blaine family now that they are away, even among the few relatives of Mrs. lilaine. Seeie'arv and Mfv. 1'tnino made 1 1 ing visit lu re one da v the pat week, but during their brief stay, so far a can be aec'r'aind, w.fhing was said by either ab'u Miss Mar-iran-t bdng engaged. At B ir Har bor the fashionable wc rid seems to J have a better knowledge of tbe matter. The a?achment between the two is f-aid to have been formed at leap' h year azo, when Mi. Margaret wa m New York on a viit. Mts. Blaine knew of their regard for each other, aud both sb and her husband were not, displeased, a tbe story runs. When they got settled in their Batr Hab'r eot- 'age last June Mr. Damrofcb be- came their guest at their invitation by HJoo l Bilm Co., Atlanta, G Mrs. Blaine gave a charming Inn- 'rite for book of conviuciog proofs. cbeon in bis honor. Miss Margaret Blaine is a rast estimable and highly ac-orr-p'isbed young lady of twenty four summers, She received the most of her educa- tion in Paris. She made her dehnt j,a Washington society in the winter of 1SS3, and since then has had many suitors but it was not until she saw Mr. Damrosch that tbe kingdom of her heart a cp'ured. S errs and Ohserver. A Cave Studded lVithl'recIoun I AJbuoerbue, N. M., Scpr 27.-A I jarrr yecave, sprnuK won gio, i.i: :.l . . i silver and sapphires has been dis- covered in tbe Lincoln mme, at San Pedro, which has long pro ; ' K iduced ore of great vm;u. The c ve , I owvuv irci w'ft i" k ) ne, and the sid 8 are rh'ckly s'udded i w'tb the ptec'ous metals an 1 stone i ! w hde bowlders of ca ornate are The ! found s'Mtterid ni the tfyor. leonipMiiv onlv reeeiulv refuged S2o0. ...... - , ,:. 0 for hi nunc . 1 n cunn i. gicaily excited. Durham Globe. ('barlotte N'ws A seven-year old son of Mrs. Zack Kln z, of Union county, was drowned a day or two ago iu a very rdugular manner. Mrs. KIon'74 lives near the Mecklenburg county line. Ou Fiiday of last week she weut to tbe upriug, accompanied by her little boy. After filling a nucket with water she returned to the house, leaving the loy engaged in play about the spring. Mis. K. having been engaged in her house hoM duties lor sometim-, when, missing the boy, she went to the door au l called him. Receiving no response, she started out to hunt for him, and on arriving io sight of the spring abe was terrified at wee ing the little fellow's legs sticking up from tbe opting. She ran up and pulled her hoii out, but ouly to find that he was dead. It is supposed that he had leaned over tbe spriug to get a drink of water, when bis hands slipped aud he weut bead foremost into the water. tin, Jlorrli held lor Murder A Beidsville Special says- The corouei's jurv in the Morris case, which has held tbe town in a state of highly wrought exc:tement since the death of the deceased, rendered their verdict today, after a long and laborious examination of the wit nesses and the attendant circum stances. The verdict rendered was that D. E. Morris can e to his death by the use of chloroform adminis tered by his w ife Cora Sc r- Mor ris. S'le has been arrested .tu.i is iu the hands of tbe Sherilf. Although 'he result of the investigation w.h generally anticipated the final de cision of thejury has caused intense excitement. Some men try advertising as the Indian tried feathers. He took one feather, laid it on a board and slept on it all night. In the morning be remarked, "White man say feathers heap soft; white man heap big fool.'' Some business men invest a quarter or fifty cents in advertising aud then because they do not at once realize a great increase of busi iuess declare that advertising does not pay. In pressing autumn leaves pre pare, tw boards about eighteeu inches square. Lay over the lower board two or three thicknesses of brown wrapping paper; place the leaves between the papers, and cover with a board and a heavy weight. Or if one prefers, the leaves may be ironed with a hot irou which has been smeared pre viously with wax. The Qutkerslu V igi i a. of w'.iom ih-'te ate a god tnanv " Loudoun and adjoining couuties, Republicans almost to a man, have given Ma hone tbe shake. There JMper, the Tdephone goes tor bim in a style which inddicUes that a very active aud determine spirit moves it. Tbe Quakers don't say much, but tbev do a power of thinking and some pretty emphatic voting when they are waked up. Wilmington Stnr. ItlieiiiuatiHin and Va.la.rrlM. Rheumatism and catarrh are both blood diseases. In many severe cas-4 tbey hae yielded to treatment with e. e. e. (Botanic Blood B-ilm), made Sent tree R. P. Dodge, Atlanta, GaM says: uMv uilehad frn.rrh and nott-inc ; ,,i(J bf.r aoy g0Q(). Her coustiutiou j finally tailed aud p jisou got in o j her blood. I pla. ed her on a ue of nr io my .-urprise ner re- coverv w iapni and complete." W. P. McDauie1, Athnla, Ga., writes : 4I wa- much emaciated and had rbeuinatiMii so bd I could not get along without crutches. I a'so had neuralgia in the head. First class physicians did me no good. Theu I iried B B B , aud its effects were magical. I heerf ally recom mended i us a good tonic aud quick core.'' Mrs. Matilda Nichols. Kooiville. . ' . ' Xenn says: 1 bad catarrh nix year nd a mo3t distresidag cougn, and my eyes were much swollen. Five bottles ot b b., thank God! cured me.'' John M. Davis, Tyler, Texas, writes : "I was sabject a number of years to si ells of inflaro matory rheumatism, which fix bottles of b b b., thank heaven, has entirely cured. I have not felt the slightest paiu siuce.'' 2. Will Yoc Scffkr with Dyspepsia nni Liv-r Cuaplainl? Sbiioh's V utilizer j guamnteed to cure yvu. Uuy it from Joan Reedy & Co., Druggist.

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