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1'- -. A DEHOCRATIC JOURNAL THE PEOPLE AND THEU1 INTEREST. VOL. V. NO. 37, S1.00 A YEAR MAXTON. N. C, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1891. Unions MAXTON TOWN DIRECTORY. B. F. McLEAN Mayor. jWMcNATT , 0 H. BLOCKER, i Commis W. S. BYRNES, f gionerg W. J- CURRIE, J AJBl'RCK, Town Marshal. LODGES. KNIGHTS OT HONOR, No. 1,720 meets on second and fourth Wednesday's at 7 30 P. M. J. B. WEATHERLY, Dic Utorr B. F. McLEAN, Reporter. M C. A., meets every Sunday at 7.30 P.M. WM. BLACK, President. MAXTON GUARDS, WM. BLACK. Captain, meets first Thursday nights of each month at 8 P. M. CHOSEN FRIENDS meet on second and fourth Monday in each month. Argus Shaw, Chief Counselor; S. W. Parham, Secretary and Treasurer. MAXTON LODGE, KNIGHTS OF PYTHIYS, meets very Friday night, nxcept first in each month, at8orelock. ROBESON COUNTY BIBLE SOCIETY Kev J A Smith, President: E K Proctor, Jr , 1st Vice Prea ; Dr J D Croora, 2nd V PAD Brown, Rec'y; Wm Black, Trees, and Depositary; Ex-Com. Rev K G Hill, D D, L H Town-send, D P McEochern, J O Oough, H McEochern; Auditing Com., E K McRae O H Blocker and B D Caldwell. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Rev Joseph Evans, Rev H G Hill, D D, Rv J 8 Black, Rev O P Meeks, Rev J F Finlayson, Jos McCollurn, J P Smith, Duncan McKay, Sr. N B Brown, Dr JL McMillan. AUDITING COMMITTEE. J P Smith, D H McNeill, J A Humphreys Place of next meeting Lumberton, N. C. Time of next meeting Thursday, May 30th, 1889, at 1 1 :30 o'clock a. m. Bibles and Testaments can be purchased of Wm. Black, Depository, Maxton, N. C, it cost. All churches and Bible Societies in the county invited to send delegates. Forward all collections to Wm Black, TVeasurer, Maxton. N C. CHURCHES. PRESBYTERIAN, REV. DR. H. G HILL, Pastor. Services each Sabbath at 4 P. M'. Sunday School at 1C A. M. Prayer meeting every Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock . METHODIST, REV. J. W. JONES Pastor. Services each Sunday at 11 A. M, Sun-av School at 9 30 A. M. MASONIC. MAXTON LODGE A. F. & A. M. meets 1st Friday night in each mouth at 8 p. m. GENERAL DIRECTORY OF Robeson County. Senator, J. F. Payne. Representatives, ( T. M. Watson. i D. C. Regan. E. F. McRae. ! W. P. Moore, County Commissioners, B. Stancil, , T. McBryde. j J. 8. Oliver, C. S. C, C . B. Townsend. Sheriff, II. McEachen. Re'r Deeds, J. II. Morrison, Treasurer, W. W. McDairmid. ) J. A. McAllister Board of Education " J. S. Black, ) J. S. McQueen. Bupt. Pub. Instr'n, J. A. McAlister. Corouer& Supt. of Health. Dr. F RLis The people of the United States con sume twenty-eight o t of every 100 jK)uuds of sugar made in the world, and "tv )0,lr,'? orvTooiii frorv 100. The mines of the world last year pro duced a value of J$t,S76,000,000, of -hich $700,000,000 was in" coal. The t'nited States is credited with $600,000, 000, of about one-third of the total. In steady old Lapland an old man, who was looked upon as goodness itself, is under arrest for enticing yoimg boys to lonely spots aid there compelling them to drink of a poisoned win? whica brought death in half an hour. He had killed five before hoi no- ns"""'"1!. Indians at Big Pine, Inyo County, Cal., are probably the only ones in tht country who have contributed money out of their scanty earnings to carry on a school for their children. Last sum raer they employed a teacher for fow months. The Government will start aD Indian school there and maintain it. A strange illustration of the transi toriness of literary fame in France is offered in the case of Eiie Berthet, an ld novelist of the now obsolete school 3f Eugene Sue, who had so far outlived lis early reputation that the municipal mtw-oo f native town, taking it - fc A WAV O V A 11 - w ' for granted that he was as dead as his tooks, had already named a street alter aim. Robert Ronner is authority for the statement that in 1856 there was not a Kotma tw hA trotted a mile m and not over twenty horses in the country in the 2:30 list. The great change which has 'occurred during the notes the American Dairy-man, is indicated by the fact that dnnnn ft.. n.ot rMr ftimnst one thousand U1C JW JVUt ... torses were added to the already very krtro nnmKpi- whft had covered a mile ' t ia 2:30. The greatest recbrd thus far made was in 18S5, when Maud reached the wonderful speed o! a mile w:U. IF NO WERE YE3L IT Wo were Yea, and Yea were No, Tbe world would topsy-turvy go, A veto then would be assent, Defeat would join hands with Content, And war would mean arbitrament, If No were Yes, and Yes were No. If Ho were Yea, and Yes were No, The timid would tbe bolder grow, blush of shaina would bring delight And harsh rebuff would gain the fight, The Dlackest night would then be light, 1 1 2To were Yes, and Yes were No If No were Yes, and Yes were No, Hit poor would harvest weal from woe, JTior Plenty, with a sullen face, Would seak them out in every place, And ugliness would then be grace, ffio were Yes, and Yes were No. It So were Yes, and Yes were No. The weak were strong, the high were low, Qrlm disappointment wouia be bliss, Who won would lose, who hit would miss, A frown would thus presage a kiss, tl?0 ware Yes, and Yes were No. If No were Yes, and Yes were No, Thy Morn would be my dearest foe. Thy coquetries, which now I fear. Would bring thy day of conquest near, For through thy wiles I'd win thee, dear, 2To ware Yes, and Yes were No. New York Times. UB8. EAYNE'S M0NE i". There's very, very little worth living !or," said Margaret Lee, looking discon jolately down the street, as she set out "rom her mother's house for her daily ivork. 'That hot, humdrum store; those people, always the same looking out for themselves, never caring how much trouble they give or how torturing they ire with their whims! I always ex pected to earn my own living, but I iidn't expect to earn it this way. I'm :iied of it; I'm tired of everything!" "You were pretty nearly late this morning," said Janet Randell, the girl who stood at the section in the great store aext to Margaret's. Janet and Margaret were fast friends, and were talkingHo gether in a moment's lull. "Yes, it was so delightful outside, and so close and stuffy in.herel" said Margaret, with a half groan. "I saw Mr. Ives look rather sharply at you as you took your place." "Oh, I dare say," said Margaret. "Let him look?' "But you might loose your situation. You wouldn't like that." "Wei 1,1 don't know that I should care , m much. It's one form of slavery nere. The worst that could happen would be an exchange for another." "There comes your terror," said; Janet, gliding back to her own place. The 44terror" was a lady who had of late much frequented her counter, look ing over her laces, giving a good deal of trouble, and seldom making a purchase. The saleswomen were allowed a small percentage upon sales a fact which rendered such customers a severe trial to their patience. "I wish to match these pieces, said the lady, showing some samples. Box after box was raosasked, and after an hour's search, two of the samples were matched. "I am quite sure we haven't anything nearer than this," said Margaret, refer ring to the third. 4,See; it is so nearly like it that the difference could scarcely be seen." "Wo have not looked in those boxes," said the lady, glancing toward a row on a tigh shelf. "Those are of an entirely different style, madam." But the lady insisted, and Margaret opened the bbxes, one uy one, for her leisurely inspection. Impatient customers, tired of waiting, went away. From time to time Marga ret caught sympathizing glances from Janet, but these were not all. She knew she was being keenly observed by Helen Winter, a girl who stood near her on the other side. Helen had a cousin foi whom she wished :.tobtagitiiationja the store, ant Margaret knew well thai information of any failure in patience on her part would promptly find its way tc her employers. Margaret showed no signs of annoy ance. "It seems to me you keep a very poor assortment," said the lady, at last, turn ing away. Next cameja party of customers, who, it might be hoped, would he less hard to please a bey of laughing high school girls, who, satchels in hand, had come in to take a peep at finery for the ap proaching graduation exercises. They looked at l&ate, niching and fans, with long discussion over every article, ending in most cases with a de cision, to refer the matter to mother oi sister. They were not very profitable customers, but it wa3 pleasant to serve them. As the sound of their merry voice died away, a feeling of longing for the good things which were a part of their happy, prosperous lives took possession of Margaret. She had looked forward to these things once, before the cruel fortune came which had bound her to thii tiresome counter. Again the burden pressed heavily on her heart. As one of the relays of clerks was in the lunch room, Mr. Ives, the superin tendent, entered. "He has his speech making face on," whispered Janet to Margaret. "And he's turning his attention to ward us," said Margaret. "Young ladies," said Mr. Ives, pre sently, "I am sorry to be obliged to in form you that a customer has lost some money in tne store. Mrs. Rayne visited several of the counters this morn- iag-" "Oh yes, she did!" came in an under toned groan from one or two victims. "And has reported at the office the loss of a hundred dollar bill." There was a small sensation, while many eyes turned upon Margaret. "Those of you with whom Mrs. Rayne dealt will please make very careful search for the money arnon your goods." "Too bad!" exclaimed Jant, as the man left the room. "That bothering woman kept you fooling over her trashy bits all the morning, Margaret, and now fou'U have to spend the best part of the lfternoon looking for her bill. And after ill, she has probably lost it somewhere slse, or net lost it at all." "Yes," said Margaret, "I shall have to go to the bottom of every box, and make out every piece in the stock, for 3he wouldn't be satisfied until I had shown her the very last inch this morn ing. But I do hope some of us will find it." Margaret used every chance moment of leisure to search for the missing bill. A heavy shower brought a check upon the rush into the great store, and with patient hands and keen eyes the turned over her laces. At cloeing-time the girls gathered in little knots, discussing with anxious looks, the affair of the lost note . Mar garet said little, but listened to the others with a face which showed that the graver concern had for the time shut out all minor worries. "It's a shame, I declare," said Janet, taking Margaret's hand in her own, "for these rich people to come and make trou ble for us poor girls about their money!" "When they've so much of it that they don't know how to take care of it!" chimed in another. "If I were so careless as to lose it, I 3bould want to keep still about it." Mr. Ives came about with a sober, in quiring look as the tired girls busied themselves in putting thmg3 m oraer after the day's work. Margaret began to pack the choicest of her laces, to be stored in the viult in which the most valuable articles were put away at night, her eyes still keeping up their search, although, she had given up all hope ol finding the bill. The safe was at the back part of the store, and she made several journeys to it before the things under her care were all put away. "What's that!" Just as she was stepping out, after de positing her last armful, something oa the floor caught her eye, .so vaguely in the gathering shadows that she was not sure that it was more than a passing fancy. Yet how could she be mistaken in that dim flash of dingy green! With a heart beating in sudden hope, she quickly ran back into the vault, and with a little cry of joy snatched up some thing, and again turned toward the mas- give door. Creak bang ! Just as she reached it, it closed in her face. Without dreaming what this might mean, she pushed on the door with her hand, calling out: am here 1 Open, please 1" Bat another creaking sound had min gled itself with her words. Mr. Ives, who had seen her come out, had then turned his head to speak to some one else, failed to see her rush In again, and had turned the knob which set the combination. Janet Randall sprang quickly toward him. "Margaret Lee U in tht vault!" she said, excitedly. "No; I saw Miss Leo come out before I closed it." "She ran back. Hear her! Open it at once, please!" "But I canuot. The combination is set, and I do not know it," he said, gaz ing at Janet in growing uneasiness. "Where is lira. Adams tM cried Janet to the girls who were gathering near. "She hasn't gone home, has she f Bring her quick I Margaret is shut up in the safe!" A chorus of dismay ros, while a num ber of the girls harried to sesk Mrs. Adams, who was the only employe who knew the combination. "Margaret!" cried Janet, going close to the door. "Yes, Janet, here I am!" "O Margaret, you're not frightened, are you?" 'No," Margaret replied; "but why don't they open the door?" "They will, in a minute. You see, the combination's sprung, and they're bringing Mrs. Adams to open it." "I hope she'll hurry." "She's coming now. We'll have yoa out at once. Mrs. Adams, intercepted just as she was going out, was brought back in hot haste. She uttered a little scream when she was told what was the matter. "Why, I can't remember the combina tion! Where's Mr. Barrow? Where's Mr. Price?" Quietly and firmly equal to the every day demands upon her, Mrs. Adams failed completely in the moment of this emergency. With another cry of dis tress, she sank down in a hysterical con dition. "Why, the girl will smother she will die in there!" she exclaimed. "Where is Mr. Price?" Janet asked, in desperation. "Mr. Price has gone to a lawn festi val over in Elm Park," said Mr. Ives. 'Telephone to him, and tell him it i3 life or death whether he gets here im mediately." "Margaret!" again called Janet. "Yes?" "Have patience a little longer, dear. There is a delay in opening, but every thing is being done to get you out. Courage, Margaret! Speak te me!" Janet," Margaret called, "tell Mr. Ives" "Yes, here I am." "I I I've found" The voice seeme d to die away. "Go on, Margaret," screamed Janet. But no answer came, save an occasional gasping murmur, and Janet crouched upon the floor in speechless agony. There seemed no hope. Mrs. Adams was more hysterical than ever, and could recall ncthing of the combination. The telephone rang, but Mr. Price could not be reached. After the closing of the door, Marga ret had turned and glanced about her, half-expecting to see some rays of light. But the. absolute blackness frightened and oppressed her. "How dark!" she said. "I never really knew before what real darkness is She heard Janet's call faintly through the thick door, and after exchanging the first few words with her, waited with such patience as she could summon. The confusion of excited voices out side very soon conveyed to her a thought that her danger of suffocation might be greater than she had in the first few moments imagined. A slow terror crept to her heart, as the sounds seemed tc take on increased agitation, and one or two screams reached hr .trained ears. Her heart-beats came slower, and her breath already seemed difficult to draw. Janet called again, and each one of her reassuring words seemed to tell anew of the fate which might be closing about her. She guessed too well-what the delay must mean. She knew that Mr. Barrow, the senior partner, was out of town; that bis junior lived in the soborbs, ana coma not be reached before wrjati With strong ahudderingi the strove to draw a free breath, bat already tbe aul foeatinff air seemed to refuse any relief to her gasping luajs- In a paroxysm of desoair she flung herself upon ine noor TJfe! life! life! How precious and beautiful a thing it was! How sweet had been the light of the son and the freshness of the air! The modest home with which she had been discontented, the routine of work which had wearied her how their details seemed to stand out in vivid brightness! How delight ful would be the hum of the busy store, how kindly the most unsympathixing face in it would seem to smile upon her! And her mother! With a cry of an guish, Margaret sprang up, and tried in vain to call out. She scarcely beard the sounds without, though she bad a dim sense that Janet was call ing her. However, with the thought of home came a determination not to give up while there might be hope. She re membered having heard that bad air links to the floor, and again forced her self upon her feet. 11 Bat her limbs tottered, and with trem bling hands she felt for a small step-ladder which she knew was in the vault. She brought it close to the door, and so leaned upon it that if her senses failed it would keep her from falling. In doing this, she noticed that she still held in her hand the bill which she had found. She crumpled the bit of paper in fierce anger. Had she, indeed, given her life for it? Then a fearful thought came ; when those without should at last reach her, might there not be some who would be lieve she had concealed the money with the intention of keeping it! The dreadful suggestion spurred her to one last effort. If she could tell them how she had found it, no one could think that she had stolen it But an iron hand seemed closing upon her throat as she again strove to speak. Her voice sounded to herself hollow and indistinct, as with her last conscioui breath, she tried to send it through the iron door. Two minutes later Mr. Barrow, who was supposed to be at his summer cot tage among the mountains, entered the store, and looked in surprise upon the scene of confusion. "The combination. Open the vault, quick 1" Mr. Ives had gone to find experts to force open the vault, but through the clamor of joy and fear the girls soon contrived to let Mr. Barrow know what was wanted. He knew the combination, and at a few turns of bis hand the heavy door swung open, and Margaret fell forward into the arms waiting to receive her. In less than half an hour she opened her eyes to gaze into the kindly ones which amiled and cried over her. "I received a telegram calling me back on important business," Mr. Bar row explained. "I did not guess how important it might prove to be." "It must have been sent straight from Providence," whispered Janet. Margaret was taken home in a car riage by Janet and Helen Winter. As the carriage was about to drive away, T.naf held nut tn-Mr. Ives the hundred- dollar bill, which she had taken from Margaret's hand. "No," he said; "let her return it to its owner." Mrs. Rayne came to see her, and cried and laughed as 3Iargaret told how the bill was found. "You poor dear child! To think what a result my carelessness might have had 1 It caught on some of your laces. and then dropped into the vault. Now I shall positively never take it back. I'm sure you earned it, going into that dreadful place for it." Margaret's face whitened at the thought of accepting the money. "I shall feel that you have not for given me if you refuse to keep it," said Mrs. Rayne. "Put it in the bank for a nest-egg. I think you will have more to add to it, for I have told Mr. Barrow that, of all the saleswomen I have ever met, you are the most patient, atten tive and ladylike. I fancy he knows when he hat an employe worth paying well." "I )nnV found something more than the money," said ilargaret. JVirfA Companion. Better i Uxery ii Stitb Antrier Butter is as rare a luxury in Booth America as bread. Tba sort one pays thirty cents a pound for here tell there for SI a pound. For every pound o! this commodity manufactured in that part of the world 1000 pounds are im ported from abroad. Again, it is the climate that is at fault. There ar cows, plenty of them, and the milk has the usual amount of cream; but the cream will not rise. Besides, there are no con veniences for refrigeration, such as coc spring houses, etcWtukvUn Star. Ualer tt Save SI5M tha lay Csst. , There is nothing so pitiful as a school room of children not one of whomhaa seen the light of the sun. There la no substitute for the loss of eyesight. An& so when excessive work, long hours of toil under the flickering .lighU that'xaaa has made in the futile attempts' to turn night Into day, or when approaching a baa made inroads on the sight, there sa nothing so necessary as the effort to re enforce the wanting strength in all pocsi ble ways. Science has made this easier ' in the case of failing sight than in that of any other organ. As time chills the marrow in old bonea, as time takcTfrcia the nerves and muscles of the armb and " as time saps somewhat from the pigment! of color and turns our hair a plaintive gray, so time flattens the lens of the na-. turaleye, draws its curves Jn to more rigid and straighter lines, and refuse the vi tality that could once haze, repaired aay waste. The eye has gjpwu weaker, just as all other members of the body &o when they have seen the zenith of power com and go. All that is needed isjhat another lena be placed before that pldcr an& more priceless one, and that amines of light be sent to the retina at just the proper angle. Opticians can tell af$er the brief est of tests just what is needed, and they are provided with glasses to meet all needs. Men who deal in those Instru ments say that nine out of ten of their customers are those who .find some diffi culty with their eyes, but dislike ,to be lieve it is advancing age. Thy think ail they need is something to tide them over some present difficulty that baa made reading or sewing painful at night. As a matter of fact, however, they will probably never be able to do without glasses again. And they never should want to. It is but natural that the body should feel somewhat of the ravages of time when one has seen forty yeAta come and go, for few of us conserve as w should the forces that have been given us. Chicago Herald. The Japt ta Imitators. "When I was in Tokio," said a Chl- caeoan who recently returned from trip to Japan, "I was much impressed by the imitative art of the Japanese, through a discovery I accidentally made. iVaa walking through one of the stre eta and and noticed in' a shop window several cans of Armour's canned beef. Thera was nothing so very strange in tbat but on making inquiries I learned that thai particular beef had been put up in J apan. That's where the imitation came j in. Some years ago Armour's product found its way out there, and after using it a while, the Japanese thought they could can beef also. And so they did. Ar mour's beef pack has been imitated down even to the label, to such a degree that it is difficult to detect the difference. I heard of another instance. Several years ago a certain glass product made in Ger many was sold extensively in Japan. Through Government official an In nocent request" was made to the Ger man manufacturers to allow three) or four Japanese workmen in their factory The request was granted. ThearUgins spent a year or two in German3aJ- , day Japan is selling the wy'aamevas. tide to the Germans at much les corf than they can produce It. Those oblij ing Germans have had their business ruined, and their factories have long since stopped running." fit. Louii Star- Sayinff. JoirnaJUa fi Jtpas. A gentleman who has just returned from Japan said but night: "The jour nalists of Japan have adopted the inter viewing feature with great ntbuaiasr A foreigner who is willing to talk la be set as soon as he arrives by dapper little brown gentlemen who can interview Ma in any of the chief modem languages. They set about the job in a very thor ough manner, are quaintly inquisitive with regard to his early life, attain ment and business, and then probe hixa for knowledge of every sort under tha sun, from the municipal fat ore of Toklo to the latest American election. Mbis tcss of State in Japan are just like our statesmen in regard to an interview, j As In America, official in Japan often court interviews and are vtrygiadjg ex press their opinions through the pob!& prints. But I am sad to sayjat the re porters in Japan are woefully inaccurate and the Japanese editors c&nstantWcse the blue penciLio keep dowi tStx nberance of the scporter. Journaliin of the American type has bfepse e Cgl and important feature In the new H niioa of Upa."PMlri4?M
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