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Koclang-lfain : Rocket H. C. WALL, Editob and Pbofbietob. OVFR EVERETT, WALL & COMPANY'S STJBSCRIPTlbir RATES One year.............. ; $1.5.0 Six months, .75 Thfee months,...."...... .40 t" All subscriptions accounts must be paid in advance. ggf Advertising- rates furnished on ap plicant. Family Register. Nearly all have their portfolios and scrap books, but how many o us have a family register ? The fam ily chronicles have mostly been con fined to the mere entry of the births, 1 . marriages and deaths of one section of a family Bible. But the idea is to keep, not only these events, but everyi item of interest and import ance in the history of the whole fam ily connection. ' This could be kept by one branch of the family with but little trouble, if all, when they found anything interesting, would but send it. on to the keeper of the book. Such a book, when filled, would be extremely interesting to be handed down as an heirloom from one generation to another. Has it ever occurred to you that, as one bv one our friends and rela tions pass away, but little is rem em bered ol their past lives and histo ries? The keeping of such family regis ters would bring before the minds of the survivors of a family , the events of deep interest in family history, events that would point great les sens and prepare the feet of the traveler still journeying through life, to tread more securely j to beware of the rough places trod by his ances tors and perhaps serve" even as an incentive to climb still higher. The leaves could be interspersed with family pictures, sketches and souve nirs of family history. "Pa," said little Johnny, f'teacher is thinking; about promoting me." "How do you know ?" "Prom what she said to-day." And what was that ?." "She said that if I kept on I'd belong to the criminal class." Darby's Prophylactic Fluid. Use it in every sick-room. Will keep the atmosphere pure and whole some, removing all bad odors from any source. Will destroy all Disease (Germs, infection 'from fevers and all conta gious diseases. The eminent physician, J. Marion Sims, or isew York, says: "1 am convinced that Prof. Darbv's Pro phylactic -Fluid is a most valuable aismrectant. Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel ( f purityf strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition witlPthe mul titude of low. test, short weight, alum or paosphate powders. - bold only in cans. Rot At Bakihch Powder Co., 106 Wall ) M M EN D ED BY P HYAIOIAN8. SPECTACLES AT ALL PRICES. Lafes and Gents GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES, and Clocks sold cheap and warranted. JE VVELE Y of every descrip tion at lowest prices, at . ' Dr. w. m. fowlkes & cos 48-tf . Drugstore. JUST, RECEIVED BY" " Mrs. Sub P. Sandford. t cs're inform my old patrons, .and public generally, that I have just re gi" small but SELECT ASSORT i nn of Millinery and Notions which, ."""i my store is completed, will be kept at y residence on Hancock street. I will pprtciate a continuance of the liberal pa tronage heretofore given me I Mrs. SUE P. SANDFORD. cpt. 14, 1887-tf. ' ' hlllnagiHii -S". C. WALL, Editor and i ol. y. HOW WE MET. LOUISE CHANDLEfE M0TTLT0N. While summer with her slow, reluctant feet vvent-oy, and lingering, smiled, as loth to part. - What fond, delusions warmed one lone some heart! Though Uvea by fate were severed, thoughts , cou-iu meet; . , , 1 ' - . ' So met we, dear, as bodiless snirita mf. Met and -were blind, foreseeing not the smart ', Of hopes that" hope not, and of tears tha start From eyes which look what lips may not - ; repeat Here for a day then gone beyond the sun Brief is the way, and soon the journey done, And less or more of love why should we , measure i . - r :. ,"1 I ':...'.. ::J i." 2 - ' ' But fate avenges pleasant things becun : And Retribution spares not any one, Nj . And no gods pity those who steal their treasure. EUerbe Springs Gossip. Correspondence of The Rocket. Mr. Editor : The principal news in this vicinity of late has been hy meneal. We hear the wedding bells only at a distance, it is true, for we don't get invited at "our house." We have no marriageable daughters and cannot be expected to return the compliment at an early date, But what we lose by not being pres ent at the weddings we gain by be ing absent when the "bell crowd" goes around. It seems strange that, in the midst of so much civilization and enlightenment, such a relic of barbarism should still find place in the affections "of certain - classes of persons who delight in making "night hideous" with discordant sounds. The suffering dogs and other beasts acknowledge by their howls how.su perior they are to the savage tastes of the "bell crowd." Since the demise of the conven tional Thanksgiving turkey, the un conventional young goose, and the non conventional and time-honored chanticleer, ("soaked over night in soda-water to unstiffen and mollify his ancient and respectable1 joinjts), we have been looking forward to the greater thanksgiving time of Xrrias ine oiaer people are, l suppose, chopping wood and mince meat. The younger part of the population are fixing up finery and. planning for parties, candy boilings, or any tiling else that can furnish a valid excuse to collect a crowd for fun, frolic and conversation. The children are sur mising as to what Santa Claus will bring, and revolving in their pre cious little heads whether it would not be the best policy to be "very good children" for the time inter vening till Xmas. Some bad chil dren can behave quite creditably when they know a gift-time is com ing. An old legend runs that all creation stills itself towards dawn of Xmas morning, that anniversary of the great gift-time to man. Be this as it may, we. all must feti that it is a holy as well as a joyful sea- n. and thus the Word is fulfilled that uall eyes are looking to Thee." V . M. Ellerb Springs, 12-787. I School Children Ont Weit. From the Indianapolis Journal. '; A few days since several teachers in the public schools were chatting together when one remarked : I be lieve I have the banner child story for this week. I gave an object les son with a picture : of thrte little quails crouching beneath a bush,-) while an owl perched on a limb above them. The picture was enti tled 'On the Alert I had each of them write a short description of it, and one of them described the owl as 'sitting on a little alert.'", ; "Well, now, I believe I have one that is better than that," said anoth er teacher. "I put a list of nouns on the blackboard, and wrote under them, 'Form the plurals of these by adding s or es.' I noticed that one of the boys looked rather dazed and did not begin writing, so I ask ed him what was the matters He said : 'Why, I don't see how you can make plaurels out of them nouns by adding sores.' " " . ' - "I, had a case that would' hardly be believed , by any one l except a teacher," said a high school teacher. "One of the girls in my class in Eng Proprietor. Rockingham, .Richmond County,; IJ". C, lish literature handed in a paper on Chaucer, in which was the startling statement that 'He was educated in the Boston schools.' I asked her for her source of information and found that it was the statement that -Chaucer studied at Cambridge, She had heard of Cambridge, Mass., and hav ing a misty idea that Boston was the seat of all cultnre she transferred the poet to Harvard." j "Speaking of authorities," said a fourth teacher, "one of my pupils produced a remarkable one the oth er day. We were reviewing United States history and one of the girls spoke of the severe wounds received by General Washington in one of the battles of the revolution. I cor rected her, but she insisted it was in the book, and in proof of it pointed out the words, 'Washington was much crippled in his movements by the want of ammunition for his troops.'" He Mixed the Tokens Up. ' From the Jeweler's Weekly. In four out of every five watches brought us to be regulated, repaired or cleaned" we find some token. Sometimes it is a bit of ribbon or a lock of hair, or a rose petaj. B.ut oftener it is a four-leaved clover. The four-leaved clover is a love to ken always. It is by the maiden fair ... . . . given to her lover, who tenderly stows it away in the back of his watch case and forgets all about it. When his watch goes wrong he taks it to a jeweler and doesn't think; of the relic it contains. It is difficult always to keep these things straight, and once in a while we mix them t. One fellow came in 1 short time ago and registered a kick. He took out of his watch a tiny bit of blonde hair, tied with a piece "of pink rib bon, and told me in good, round terms that it had got him into trou ble. "I brought my watch here a couple of weeks ago to be regulated, and forgot to.take.o.ut a four-leaf clover I had "n the back of it. I didn't think any more about it till last night, when, my girl looked in the back case to see if the clover was still there. When she found this lock of blonde hair she fixed mo with a cold glittering glance, and offered me back my ring. I put in the next hour trying to explajn that I didn't know anything about the infernal blonde hair, and I didn't. meet with fluttering success. Now, if you don't hunt iip that clover I'll make more trouble in your old shop than a dep uty sherifit And. youVe got to give me a written statement that you put this blonde hair in my watch, or I'll prosecute you for malicious mis chief. You hear me ?" Well, T foresaw trouble in the air,' but I took the yellow hair and pink ribbon and laid it away, and in a day or two a middleaged man came in with wrath all over his face. "What in thunder do you mean by disrupting a man's family peace?" he began, as he pulled out his watch and took a four-leaf clover out of the back case. "Do you want to break up a loving household and get me in the divorce court ? I left my watch here with a lock of my wife's hair in it, and last night she found this measly four-leaf clover in place of it. I've carried that bit of hair ever since we were engaged, and if I don't get it back you had better move to some other town. What d'ye mean anyway ? I never picked a four-leaf clover in my life, nor did my wife, either. I ; wouldn't go through the row I had last night again for your whole store. Now, you hustle and get me back my own keepsake." I produced it and explained how it occurred, and His brow cleared. Now I think of it," he said, as he started to go, "just write me a letter nnrl .tell Vinw this lmrmenftd. and ssifrn "" rr' j -o-- I it .and seal it for . all you're' worth. Women never believe a man unless i he lies to 'em, and 1 want something o save me further trouble." I did so, and he departed With his mind at rest. r -T A . ; The other young man came in in a day or two and.said he desired to make the regular Thursday evening calf and .wanted his four-leaf clover and the accompanying affidavit. He got them both - Parting In Anger.' From Eli Perkins. ' ,' V; The morning after I lectured in IWilkesbarre there was a great col liery explosion. Hundreds of Cor nish miners werekilled ' and their corpses lay at the mouth. of theVoal mine; for, recognition Wiyes. were wringing their hands and children were trying, and a" wail of desola tion. filled the air. 1 i Sitting at the mouth, bv a Dale corpse, was a young wife. She look ed at her husband but uttered no , cry ; her eyes were dry. She rocked herself . to and fro, her face white with anguish. 1 "Oh, that I had spoken fair to him at the end 1" she moaned. "Oh, that he Avould come to life one minute, that I could say, "Jimmy, forgive me," but nothing will help me now. Oh, I could bear it all if I had only spoke fair to him at the end !" And then, at last, the story came. They had been married a year she and Jim and they both "had tem pers," but Jim was always the first to make up. And this very morn ing they had had trouble. It began because breakfast wasn't ready, and the fire wouldn't burn ; and they had said harsh words, both of them. But at the very last; though breakfast had not been fit to eat, Jim had turned round at the door and said : . r "Gi'e me a kiss, lass. You know you love me, and we won't part in " 'No, Jimmy, I don't love yu,'' I said, petulantly. t , "Gi'e me a kiss, lass," pleaded Jim my J " 1 - :- :tf- " 'No, not one !' and now," and then the tears rushed to her eyes. With awful sobs she flung her arms around the corpse. "Darling Jimmy ! Darling Jim my, speak to to me now 1" she mourned. "Say you forgive me!" i "Do not grieve so hopeless! V;" I said ; "perhaps JinVmj'. knows what you teel now." I But the mourner's ears were deaf to all comfort, and the wailing cry came again : "Oh, if I had only spoke to him at the last." . l it is not an uncommon story, this. We quarrel with those we love, and part, and meet and make up again; and death is merciful and waits till we are at peace. "" Yet how possible is just such an experience to any of us, who with 'some dear one in anger, or who lets the sun go down upon their wrath ! ? : But it is always the noblest nature, the most oya heart, which is the first .to cry, "I was wrong; forgive me." Give Them a Chance. That is to say, your lungs. Also all your breathing machinery. Very wonderlul machinery it is. Not only the larger air passages, but the thou sands of; : little ' tubes "and cavities leading from .them.. . , e -C-jt'i "J?! When these are clogged and chok ed with matter which ought hot to be there, your lungs cannothalf do their work. ; And what they do, they cannot do well, . i Call it cold, cough, croup, pneu monia, catarrhr consumption or any of the family of throat and nose and head and lung pb3tructions, all are bad. : All ought to be got rid of. There is just one sure Way to get rid of them. That is to use Boschee's German Syrup, which any druggist will sell you at 75 cents a bottle. Even if everything else has failed you, you may depend upon this for certain. . - - - A Yale diploma 122 years old was recently picked up at an auction sale " in New York. It belonged to the Rev.-Elam 0. Potter, who was graduated in 1765, under President Clapp. - - ; ' : A mushroom plantation has been established in a disused railway tun nel at Edinburgh. The mushroom beds occupy about 800 yards of the tunnel, whose total length is about three-quarters of a mile. TERMS: December 15, 1887. A New Wrinkle in Society. It appears that they have bride grooms' best men as well as drtss suits for hire in New York, nowa days. It, has all come. out. recently and Gotham has been greatly amus ed t in consequence. Col. Nicholas Smith wilL be remembered as the prize male beauty of the metropolis and theBon-in-law of Horace Greeley. He sent in a bill to a Kentucky gentleman for services rendered ! as best man. The amount therefore was $180, - The Kentuckian thought the charge was monstrous, where upon Col. Smith reiterated his de mand and insisted that in view of the pulchritude he had lent the oc casion of the nuptials the amount was most reasonable not a cent; in deed, beyond what was usual. The bridegroom then sent the Colonel $100 with the statement that he thought this ample payment, but the Colonel responded with a sharii letter demanding the balance which he claimed as his due, and the whole correspondence is made pub lic. With it appears the story of the wooing, which throws a queer lisht on the customs of oprtnin clnssscs of modern society, Thegroom is a man of &, the bride but 19. The latter was in Europe, and the ques- A ' ' . non was poppca Dy wire. It was answered by wire .in the affirmative, and the arrangements for the. wed ding were 'made forthwith; These included, of course, the closing of the contract for the Colonel's handsome presence, and just before the time came for the couple to be made one the best man asked thegroom to en dorse, hisfour .months', note for, an amount which the groom says was $3,000, but which the Colonel in sists was but $1,000 This request was refused arid thereupon the Col onel sent in his bill for $180. It is a curious story from beginning to end, and goes to show that "some thing new does turn up occasionally, notwithstanding the words of the wise man to the contrary. ' Heot His CocktaU. One of the pluckiest and most sat isfying things that ever transpired in any community occurred in Brook lyn city a few days ago. It is beau tiful because it shows the existence of a strong moral sentiment in at least one circle, and the possession of good common sense and splendid courage on the part of a young lady who has been long esteemed for her beauty and accomplishments. The girl iii question was invited by her lover, to whom she had just become betrothed, to take a drive behind his tas horse. This animal was perfect ly docile with his owner, but not to be depended upon when other hands manipulated the ribbons. " After a spirited trip down the Coney Island road the lover informed the lovee that, as he had a cold, he thought he would stop Tor a moment and brace up on a cocktail, if she felt that she had nerve enough to hold the reins. "Certainly," said the young lady. "I am not in the least timid. Get your cocktail by all means." The thirsty traveler stepped to the Curb, care fully covered the . quivering beast, and was soon lost to sigh t. The youDg Woman, thus deserted, quiet ly waited a moment, then deftly drew in the blanket, turned the hone's head, and at the risk of her life started for home. But anything was preferable to the companionship of a man who would leave her at the entrance of a public house while he drank a gin cocktail at the bar. She arrived safely at the stables, gave the horse into competent hands, and then proceeded to the telegraph of fice. This was her message: "Horse, carriage and driver safe. The latter proposes to remain safe. A word to the wise is sufficient." - Naturally the young man tried to make excuses and plead his cause, but every 'effort was .useless. "The man who could so far forget -himself before marriage would be a beast af terwards," was the' uncompromising argument of the sensible girl. ..... ... - f"""- .'.'. A sick thief should have his dis ease arrested. $1.50 a Year in Advance. No. 51: CON VJSKSATION AT THE SOIRJEE. j n A Buffalo Man Entertain a Rochester Girl. From the Buffalo Courier ; - T Pf ' I mt. i nicnea donned a new nair of $9 triped trousers last evening ana auenaea a soiree on JNorth street. Within an hour he was introduced to a young lady from Rochester, and he at once entered into an animated Conversation with he. i "I've heard a good deal about Rochester," said Mr. Thiched, "but I've never been there." . "Oh, you ought to go. ? I am sure you'd like it. : Buffalo doesn't com pare with it. You don't see the bus tle here that you do in Rochesteri" "Dear me, how fynny 1" said Mr. Thiched. j "Is it made of wire?" "Wire?" . ,x - o .Vr; "Yeah. When - you sit on it does it fold up?" "Why, goodness gracious mo, what are you talking about?" :; "The bustle ! The bustle 1 Is it the Langtry or the Potter bustle ?" "Why, I didn't speak about any bustle." ' -: ';: ' "I beg" your pardon," said Mr. Thiched, earnestly. "You said there was a bustle in Rochester." ; J " "Why, I didn't mean an article of dress," said the young lady, ilush ing violently ; "I meant that Roches ter was lively, wide awake, pushing, you know." "What does it push ?" "Why, nothing, really." ; ; ; "What does it push for then ?" ; ' "I ) mean it's not slow. It goes right ahead." "On the canal or the railroad ?" "What ?" ' "Does it walk, or" ride a" bicycle ?"' "What?" iV "Rochester." I "Why, what a ridiculous ques tion.'?: .v-; V- i: ,,r - "You said it went right ahead. How does it get over the ground ?" ; "Why, we put up houses." "At auction ?" "No, no; we build them." "0b, yes, now I see. How funny." "You've never seen Powers block, of course?" said the young lad'. 'No,' said Mr. Thiched, 'but I'd like to see him do it very much.'. The young lady looked puzzled. 'What does he block, anyhow ?' continued Mr. Thiched. ; "He doesn't block anything. Pow ers is beautiful.' Why, I was simply carried away the first time I visited the art gallery.' . . : ; 'Who took you ?! ; . ; : 'My friend, Mr. Smith.' 'Did he carry you in his arm.s ?' 'Carry me in his arras !' Yes ; did he find you heavy ?" 'Oh, he never carried me.' 'Who did? . 'Nobody.' : 'You said somebody carried you away.' " : ' ' ' ; 'I didn't.' ; ;' 'Excuse me; you said you were carried away when you saw thepic tures.'. . .-; :; .-m.-M--' v:T- 'Oh, good gracious I I meant I was delighted. Can't you under stand anything? :. r' ; ' t 'But you're so vague,' said Mr. Thiched.' And Mr. Thichead sauntered out into the conservatory and looked at the harper tune his lay or lay a tune, whichever.it is. - A Lady' Kindly Tact. From the Boston Courier. ' , It would be hard to afford a stronger evidence of being well bred than , that . of a society leader who had among her dinner guests one evening a relative from a distant ru ral district who, though refined and well educated, knew but little of so ciety ways and , manners. Soon af ter the dainty finger bowls ; were placed on the table the rustic visitor took up her bowl and drank from it. The hostess observed it,' and showed admirable tact a moment after , by- drinking from her , own bowl, th us sparing her guest the mortification which might otherwise have " resulted. Another instance where generous consideration and tact were shown was where a well known lady of Boston was traveling in Europe not long since. She went Having recently purcliased a first class outfit, -we are prepared to do all kinds of .EL Altf AND FANCY JOB P IN -THEv: l :a -.--j : BEST OP STYLE . And ateLiving EriciRS., to London for only a day or jtwo. for the sole purpose of seeing a friend, who, I by the way, belonged to; the nobility. When strongly urged to meet' a few friends ;at dinner " next evening she declined j'- ariii on being pressed for a good reason, was frank enough to say that she had with her no.' suitable dress for! sbch an-'occasion, but only a; bla.ck siik.Ui" Wear your blacfc silk and i will ' wear fane, too, so you may feel quite !atrease," said the hostess1, ar a-pr6mse ra I given: to beKpresenUt What waa the J surprise vof; the Boston ladyy en tering the drawing! room, to fi.nd all ; theladies in black silk gowns; iLady : Dash ; had ; written , her guests.: re questing them to wear black, silk. '.t - titotfax in Church. . -l' From the SHteiyille Landmark; ? A The Asheville Citizen, in n reeeni . article, refers to a decision of th u- preme Court of North Carolina, un- der which any of , us may; sins in church,, within, certain limitation?. We shall have to borrow from gome lawyer friend the copy of the Re ports conUining, that decision, and print it in the Landmark.: The ase went up from Robeson couhtwif? we remember ; .aright, t.A.i brotherbbe longing to one of the cburchea down " there in the swamps had a habit of r singing jn meeting, but hejiad juch an extmordinaryxqicathatit always. putihe .ungopUyjtQ; tittering c and even the most devout kept their. !aces straight twith greatcJinjcultystTbe officers i of the; church laborjdiHvSth the brother, to induce-him to desist' in his efforts to sing, but he fell back upon his inalienable right and swore 1 that he intended to continue to wor ship God according to theicates of his'own conscience. lie accord ingly, sang the.' louder, not Veepins . umm wiiq, anyooay ; eise,ranp sonie times havin? the rio-ht t.HY Knt ener the wrong p'ne - for hViigh jKod naa gmea tne protner with te.ei it of songf He' neglected him with a critical earor wiUi'vocal chords suited ,.fbr the ibbsinesp -ll!he ' . spmt of devotion w . , driven out of the congVegatiop when . the cblurch, officers,'c6unse a4 re proof both having failed the Uhmelodious brothe ing religious: exercises,yagins tiho form of the statute in such cases made and prbyi4..an4.ajiiMit!tbe ... . . peace jand dignity; of! thState However the i squire andth Sujpe- , rior Court decided the 'case, it. went oij appeal to the Supreme Cdur'ahd . that court decided that V brother may.8ihgr; in churchiriie o sain a reverent spirit arid without intent to disturb the . congregation eyin - though he may not be' able a note in the book arid ven though ' - '-j he might not know the long metre dpxolOgy if he should meet lit in the rbad. That :;decision is stiirthelaw V - " of North Carolina. If; U wereno), the Landmark would long ago have s worn out warrarits of its acquaintance. WVwnfcopV the decision one Of these da in'dr-' - der that these "mistaken; souls m see that it is not the forbearance' of their fellow-citizen5 buf tnelawjnf the land that saves them from' pros ecution.' Meantime,! if ainybody5in the ' District of Columbia threatens to "writ" Mr:' Clevelahd fbr aistMb ' ing religious exerdses by bisr some what abortive efforts to sing we re- -spectfully invite; him to coke down to North Carolina1 and worship;' V Salvation Oil should be the com- panion of every traveling lnahr' If extinguishes pain, whether resulting from a cut, a sprain, a bruise, oca! burn. . , , , . t . Chaucer says: "For gold in phis ike, is liKe .'a cordiaL'i For all that suf fer from hoarseness,' cold in the chestli . lune trouble, or bronchitis.' Dr. BulPa ' 'T'--5lV Cough Syrup is golden "phbbie'i-- A kitten of Portland, Oregan, wag; snake was coiled arid :withv iead 5", f followed every motioafof J Jifcttj; " . The kitten seemed toffea1" th jmrf ' !. portance of the situatjor .id Jlevr ' r allowed her atlen'lior vandef; . v. ve':waskiU vT ,- ... ed." 'vr
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