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'-':-'-'f p. J? a 'iWi i itt rTT r- jfljsWtfflW fririi'ii uni nn mi urn 11 i iiiissEieian m w i ..... Pi E.'. .1 HOW IT BEGAN. Fashion met Death at a dance 6m day, He with his sickle, she with her fan ; He clumsily slashed her dress, they say, That's how the decollette style began. Pittsburg Bulletin. AN UNEXPECTED ESCAPE. Forty or more years ago, in the days when California was only poor, fax-off Mexican California and nothing more, and I was' a very young officer in Uncle Sam's little army, I once found myself stationed at a certain inland town if a collection of adobe or mud huts deserved the name situated about sixty miles distant from the then scarcely larger village of Yorba Buena, the now mighty city of San Francisco. We were doing garrison duty a sin gle company, under old Captain Jack B . an easy-going commander, who gave us little to do and plenty of time to do it in. So. as the hours hung somewhat heavily upon our hands, Captain Jack and I the only officers at the post took to hunting attd shooting, with now and then a little fishing by way of change, to vary the monotony of our soldier life. Countless flocks of wild geese, brant, and lesser water fowl came by thousands to banquet on the wild -oat fields, and make their reedy homes among the wide marshes which separate the firmer land about Sonoma from the spreading bays that terminate in the Golden Gate. We had goose for dinner, brant fox breakfast, and cold duck for supper and lunch, till old Jack declared his belief that he should quack if he ate any more such fare. One morning I had been very success ful ax duck-shooting, and when I tired of the sport I proceeded to shoulder my piece and secure my game for the home ward tramp of three or four miles. As I lost sight of the shooting-ground and began to enter the live-oak groves scattered here and there along the higher ridges bordering the marshy edges of the bay, I found myself suddenly enveloped in one of those, dense mists which sweep up at certain seasons from the sea, like the ocean vapors of a Newport summer afternoon. As I had no special path and was trav eling by familiar landmarks, now ren dered indistinct by the hoary haze, I was obliged to move more slowly, and soon felt satisfied that I had missed my way. Reaching at length a space open on three sides, the fourth being thinly wooded, but without a particle of un dergrowth I paused for a moment to survey, so far as my limited horizon would permit; a tract of country which was new to me ; moreover, I hoped to hear the sound of running water, which, as I knew the general direction of the streams, would serve to guide me in taking what tailors call a fresh departure. While listening intently, I heard from the wooded side of my narrow visible world a sort of pounding, as if some man with large boots and no corns had found his feet unpleasantly cold, and was en deavoring to warm them by stamping in a manner which betokened an utter disregard of shoe leather. ' Then came a wheeze like that of a gruff giant troubled with the asthma, and finally a mixed compound of crunching and mumbling, as if a huge hog were eating hard corn. My at ten tion being now thoroughly aroused by so remarkable a combination of sounds, I peered into the gloom until I fancied I bould perceive the vague, misty outline of some creature stirring up the fog within twenty feet of the spot on which 1 had halted. "It is no, it can't be yea, but it is a grizzly ! Don't I wish I was at home 1 " . That's what I thought You hadn't come bear hunting, I was duck shooting, and had no conveniences for carrying home a bear, even if 1 should kill one, and the more I looked at Mr. Grizzly, the better satisfied I was he had every convenience for killing and carry ing me ! - All I had ever heard or read of his ugly, hateful ways seemed to rush into my mind. If I had been examined on this subject in natural history just then I should have gone up to the head of my class immediately. Meanwhile, we stood looking at each other. It was evidently a surprise qb both sides. I stared at the bear very hard with wide-open eyes, while the bear stared very hard at me with wide open mouth. ' I think the bear got over his astonish ment first, and, what is worse, I could see he wasn't at all alarmed. He stopped eating, gave a sniff and a sort of inter rogatory "Who are you?" grunt, and then took a step toward me. ' As I am of a retiring disposition, and have never been willing to intrude my self into company where I have not been invited, I felt some delicacy in continu ing to be a witness to his repast, and was accordingly withdrawing in as unosten tatious way as good manners would per mit, when it seemed to occur to bruin that he owed it to 'good-fellowship to cultivate my acquaintance. ' Declining that honor, I dropped into a backward walk, keeping my face, after the manner of royal presentation, toward this monarch of the Western wilds, when, to my horror, he favored me with a grin such a grin ! and it was fol lowed with a snap and a growL As he quickened his steps towards me, I unconsciously hastened my own; when, takiiig a long stride backward, I found myself suddenly p-ostrate in a sort of , dry ditch or "slue," where I lay for a moment half stunned, in company with my dead birds and duck-gun. As I recovered myself, I could hear my grunting and grumbling friend, doubt less not a little astonished at this sudden disappearance, go tramping up and down in the vain attempt to nose me out in the fog. . . . i 4f . , lhad now time to think, and, as a merchant! might i say, "take stock" of my position and prospects. On one side I was chased by a bear, a hungry bear, a cross boar, a bear disturbed at his breakfast of .sweet acorns. I had .t my way. I had only a ducking-gun, which, however formidable to wild geese wa a mere plaything when brought to bear upon the thick : tough hide of an, acorn-fattened Krhwlv . .wi, As for my hunting knife, X had left it at noma. What wonder if , as an Irishman might say, I wished that I had left my self there, before I started ? Against all this I had the consolatory assurance that the grizzly bear never olimbs, which, as the trees were all on the side of the bear, did not add much to my sense of security. Bat my prin cipal hope lay in the fact that I was just then hidden by the gully, the depth of which varied from eight to ten feet, with precipitous aides and a dry bad which probably lad down to some neighboring ntroam of water. -Now," thought VI fr crawl along this ditch, reach the stream, oas it and bid good-bar topflpj. " I had just picked myself up and was proceeding to carry out my plan of es cape, when I heard a crackling and break ing of the underbrush which fringed the ditch, and by which I was partly screened from view. This was speedily followed by an angry growl, as the treacherous earth gave way, and let Mr. Bear, with no gentle tumble, directly down into the very gHy into which I had fallen. Fortunately for me bruin had not only a greater fall, bat tumbled into the ditch at a point somewhat distent from my hiding-place, and the little ferret eyes did not at once preceive me. An un lucky tumble, however, which I owed ton twisted root, betrayed me, and he turned and gave chape. They have a very expressive phrase in California when a person is desired to leave suddenly ; it consists of two word You git. " My dear reader, when that beast tumbled into my gully I "got," and when he took up the chase I con tinued "to git" in a style which aston igbed even myself. When I first saw him fall I certainly hoped that be had broken his noes at least, or even dislocated bis great ugly neck, but that hope vanished in a mo ment. He was evidently not a whit the worse for his somersault I sped over the ground like a hunted deer, while mv stout friend came lum bering and puffing on behind like portly old gentleman who fears he may be too late for the evening train, i i expecting every moment to feel the blow of his heavy paw, when, turning an angle of the gully, I preoeived, wish no little dismay, that the ditch in front of me was blocked by an immense fallen tree. The smaller end of the broken trunk be ing toward me, showed an opening wide enough to admit my then somewt -more than usually slender form. There was little time for hesitation. I could hear the bear's heavy tramp be hind me. A moment more and I had plunged into the opening, and drew my gun after me, just as my fat friend rounded the turn of the "arae in hot pursuit Running blindly on, he deavored to force himself after me, giv ing the tog .. shock which .made me tremble for the secanr? of my new tene ment One or twe furious plunges tended to convince him that I could enter where his huge frame could not, for he seemed to reflect, and finally introduced a paw from whose far-reaching grab I retired into the inner recesses of nay chamber. Finding that his attempts in this way were equally futile, I began to feel a lit tle more at ease, and when bruin again poked in bis groat paw, in an inquiring sort of way, I managed to push a dead duck out to him with the butt of my gun. by way of a peace offering. I was will ing just then to have peace at any price abort of surrender. But Sir Beer had no thought of such a compromise. He tore away, and made the feathers fly wit i bis cruel teeth and daws, in a style which gave me a pretty lively notion of what I might expect were I to trust myself within their grasp. I had begun to think seriously of giv ing my pursuer the benefit of a charge of duck-shot, in the hope of putting oat one or both of his ugly little eyes and mak ing nun give up tne nunt, when, my eyes becoming accustomed to the dark' ness, I discovered a faint indication of light behind me. On working myself round, I saw that the hollow into which I had entered was divided by a narrow, rot-eaten wall from a still larger opening in the body of the trunk -beyond, the portion of the great tree in which I had ensconced myself being in reality only one of the main branches, and lying almost at right angles to the parent stem. A little lusty kicking, with some help from my pocket knife, soon enabled me to worm my way with difficulty through the opening. Into this I immediately stuffed my light outer jacket, in order to conceal my de parture from the beast, who was just then too busily engaged in tunnelling an entrance into my hiding-place to take notice of my exit The creek was below me, and I dropped into it in a moment, and pushed ap parently unheard to the opposite bank ; for his excited bearship continued still at his, probably unwonted, but f ascinat ing pursuit of man-hunting, at what may be termed the back-door of my re cent domicile. I was now comparatively safe, and felt strongly disposed to give the angry brute a more accurate notion of my where abouts by lodging a charge of duck-shot in his shaggy hide ; but prudence, coupled with some doubts as to the possibility of discharging a wet gun, induced me to leave Ursa Major to his tog-boring, while I made the best of my way back to camp. , Leslie Cummino. : A Safe Investment . Is one which is guaranteed to bring yon satisfactory results, or in ease of failure a return of purchase price. On this safe plan you can buy from our advertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. It is guaranteed to bring felief in every case, when used for any at rection of Throat, Lungs or Chest, s uch as consumption, inflammation of lungs, Bron chitis, Athnta, Whooping Cough, Croup, etc., eta It is pleasant and agreeable to taste, perfectly safe, and can always be ds pended upon. Trial bottle free at W. M. Fowlkes & Co.'s Drug store. A Female Railroad President. An innovation upon man bitb- erto conceded rights in railroad management was made at San An tonia, Texas, last week: by the elec tion of Mrs. Chaa. D. Haines as Presi dent of the Haines Medina Valley railroad company, the line of road now being built between Lacoste and Castro ville, Texas. Mrs. Haines is about thirty years old, handsome and highly accomplished. She un derstands the railroad business trior ouehly , and is the wife of a mem' ber of the firm oi Haines Bros, the short line railroad builders of New York. ADVICK TO MOTHKBS. Mrs. Winslow's Soothincr Svrus should always be used when children are catting teeth, it relieves the little sunerer at once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the little cnerub awakes as "bright as a button." it is very pleasant to the taste. It soothes the child, softens the gams, allays ail pain relieves wind colic, regulates the bowels, and is the best known remedy for diar rhoea, whether arising from teething or other causes. Twenty-five cents a bottle A voune woman began a song, "Ten Thousand Leaves are Falling." She pitch ed it too high, screeched and stopped. "btart ner at nve tnousand, cried an auctioneer. If vou suffer nricKinc nains on movine . . " f . . . .. . . ? tne eyes, or cannot Dear bright light, and find your sight weak and failing, you should promptly use Dt J H McLean f Strengthening Eye Salve. 25 cents a box sold at f owlkes & cos drug store. WAGON AND BUGGY FACTORY. D. L. SAYLOR, MrAriechnrn. ML C. t. c leak. MANUFACTURER AND DEALAR IN KmcIlhknny. I3E3s3Ce3s s55p3LefleCi'ilEE3l ."sallow .j JiiT oolHJ rftm'fSD H. C. WALL. a t. i. Wagons and Buj Every 7o$ Warranted. nes. ROCK Belongs to toe CHAM DRUG COMPANY. :! JU J HorseslroBing and Repairing Dona at Short Nn tic b. I will sell you ONE-HORSE WAGONS from $36 to$40. TWO-HORSE WAGONS as low ss any one in this market. I MEAN WHAT 1 BAi , ' I AM ALSO SELLING THE alebratd Colombus Bueev. also the Sinsle Center Spring Buggy, both stand Uasz celled hi quality, and at the bottom scale in price, fees me before you make a Par chase. The work is sold under a full Uuarantee. P For pure Drugs and Medicines come us. J. K. MclLHENNY 7 7 .J 1 1 7 - o . f LCK LENBURG - !K KUJ1T New Livery, Feed and Sale Stables. Full supply of New Vehicles of all kinds. Canopy -top spring wagons for pleasure partita, picnics, drummers, etc. Hack line to the depot to meet all trains. Horses boarded by the day, week or month at lowest rates. Also dealer in Buggies. CHARLOTTE, N. C. ONE-PRICE CLOTHIERS. SJ .-...t.ii..MJU.'. sj 5u3B mm SaSSBH mm wt Wr- - mm ST mm mwWWwKr "jvZmmmm mm I SSWM mmmmBi D. AUMAN. N. J. CARTER. AUMAN & CARTER, DAALERS IN WO have surpassed our previous endeavors and now offer to the clothing rade the largest, choicest and best selected stock of ready-made clothing in the State. Trousers, Suits tad Over-coats, to fit little men, big met in foot, wo osn suit everybody. AND MANUFACTURERS OF NAVAL STORES, Rockingham and Ellerbe Springs, N- C. would inform the public that they carry at each of the places named a complete stock of DRY GOODS, Boots, Shoes Notion!, Groceries, dc., which will be sold at lowest prices for Highest prices paid for country produce and crude turpentine. neighborhood of nine hundred The true humorist never smiles that is, unless somebody else pays for It mil iki. I m. i -mi . mmm A Shanghai correspondent predicts A Mg; crash m China, He has evi dently employed a new servant A new French Invention la a smoke bomb, intended-to be fired Into the ot t ne enemy wno uses smokeless pow der, and oDscure bis view. Mr. Verdant (on his bridal What shall we order for breakfast? Mrs. Verdant Oh, anything light Let's see. rd use some fish cakes. just love them. I think they are the best part of a cod, don't you? flSx- cnange. The cures made by Radam's Mi crobe Killer are in many cases con sidered almost a miracle. If the doctors can give you no hope, try it. For sale' by Dr. W. M. Fowlkes Co.- - fM. Dr. J. Hi McLean's STRENGTHENING CORDIAL AND BLOOD PURIFIER. For many years this well known remedy has been the mainstay of thousands now advanced in lite and en- Joying a"green old age," who owe their robust health to the strengthen Ing and sustaining prop- ernes ox una great medicine. $1.00 per bottle at druggists, i Send 3 cent stamp for Almanac eon- tain ine storm chart and weather 1 by Irl R. Hicks, the "Storm Prophet." to 1 DR. J. tt. McLEAN MEDICINE CO., St, Louts, MM ITS A he Manufactures and Keops in Stock Steam Engines & Boilers, AND MACHINERY OF ALL KINDt. Repairs Promptly attended To. JOHN WILKES, Madagek. CHARLOTTE, JV. B. NICHOLS. Baby Carriages. Baby Carriages. An eleeant line of Baby Carriages just received. All styles and shades to suit everybody. Please call and see them. My stock is now completein every respect, viz: Bedroom Suits, Parlor Suits, Beds, Mattresses, Safes, Tables, Lounges, Chairs, and everything in a first-class Furniture House. Goods sold on the installment plan, weekly payments. Coffins, Caskets and Burial Robes. The oldest Undertaking House in the city. Prepared to conduct funerals in the very latest style and at the lowest pries. Embalming either in or out of the city. Orders promptly attended to day or night, night Uau Central Hotel ar 410 N. Poplar. 17 West Trade Street, Charlotte, N. G. ,nMn t rirrnv TPfYD PAT1P K H Best. Easiest to use. Cheapest. Beliel im vamaua. A cure is certain. For Cold in the Head it has no equal. It is an Ointment, of which a small particle is applied to the nostrils. Price, 50c. bold by Druggists or sent or man. Address, S. T. HxziLxma, Warren, Pa. I BEST COUGH MEDICINE. Recommended by Physios Pleasant ; without ' agreeable 9 Jnres where all m he taste. Chil by all druggists. H. S LEDBETTIB. S. S. LKSBETTBR, JB. LEDBETTER BROTHERS Have in store a COMPLETE STOCK OF OF ALL KINDS, AND Farm Supplies, to which they invite the attention of the public. Meat, Meal, Flour, Corn, c RECEIVED IN CAR-LOAD LOTS We propose to sell as sheep as any in the market. Give us a call. LEDBETTER BROS. r Bright' a Disease, and all of the Liver and Dr. J. H. McLean's LIVER AND KIDNEY Its success In curing all ments of' tike urinary organ unparalleled. One dollar bottle at druggists. Dr. J. H. McLean's LIVE R and KIDNEY PILLl (Little Pills). 25 cents a one a dose. Send two stamp for Almanac containing Storm Chart und Weather Fore- easts by Be v. Irl R. Hid "Storm Prophet," to TM DR. J. H. MCLEAN MEDICINE CO., ST. fcOUIS, Ma BALM B IS 5hw cent the jBJgBr Southern-Grown Seeds. And as Ions nature holds to her in ate affinities, better adapted to our climate, than any toreign -grown seeds, 1 prepay the transportation on my seeds, and I sell them low. Send for catalogues and try some ot my seed. i! J. W. VANDIVER, Seedsman, J . .... . . ( Weav.erville, N. C. CALL OJV W. I. EVERETT FOR CLOTHING, HAT Ladies', Men's and Children's of the best make ; Hose, Half-hose, Ball Thread and Spool Cotton, Plaids, Sheet ing, Piece Goods, Bleached Domestics, Ta- Die Linen, xc. SCHOOL BOOKS AND STATIONERY. Rubber Belting 6, 8 and 10 inches Onm Packing. Crackers, beat Cream Cheese, Canned Goods, Flour, Meal, Lard, Meat, Molasses; in met, a full line of Groceries. Also Wagon Harness, Saddles, Collars, Hardware, Crockery, Wood and Wfllow ware, Glassware, Candies, Ac. Jjp All goods offered will be as repre sented, sept 20tf Diamond Rings. ZAcis pins, EAR DROPS, SCARF PINS, SLEEVE BUTTONS, COLLAR BTJTTOKB, BOLD WATCHES, SILVER WATCHES, Shoes and Harness ! AW. JONES is still at his old stand asd is doing first-class work in his line. Boots. Shoes and Harness made and repaired in the best possible manner and at lower prices than they have ever been: K&ovp in Lms m&x&ev. vjooa aanu-ui aue Wagon Bridlej at SI. OO; other bridles at corresponding low prices. A full stock of Harness and Bridles always on hand, and made to order on sheet notice by skilled workmen. W - ! A. W. JONES. luighborbood of nine hundred poande. it mt treat and vnaif ASianxT ctraa, or mo pav, all Chkok ic Disk asks. Deformities. and Burgical Cases. Sn- ual DrsKASKS or MH, wo rn, and Childbxh toe re- suits of Jmprrfect Development. SvUHaotu or r,xcnm, yp1" onH th. Whiikev Habit. A lane and magnificent Sawitariux and pkivatb ltiuq-ih ramun fpoojc- iCAi. k Buboical Iwsrrrrtrrn, 181 North capi viae k mm uun i v ci f ondr escd Tine Table, To take effect Oct. 21st. 1889. TRAINS MOVING NORTH. No.1. ;7 Passenger and Freight and Mail. Accommod'n. NEW HARISRSS SHOP. DON'T BUT inferior machine-made harness when vou can get good, sab - stantial hand-made Harness JUST AS CHEAP, or cheaper, right here at home. I will make yon, for wagon or boggy, Single ail talis Eariess cheap for oash. Repairing of all kinds done promptly. . tit. MORTON, Upstairs, Everett building. HELLO, MISTER 1 Stop, a, jVlirrute ! Do you want first-class goods cheaper than you ever bought them before ? Then come to see me, and if we don't trade it won't be my fault. I have on hand a large lot of readV-made clothing Men's and Boy's Sacks," Frocks and Cutaways of all kinds and descriptions, of the best material and make, boueht at the lowest cadi pnefts, which MUST BE SOLO. 4.20 am 6.15 am 5.35 am 8.S5 a m 7.35 am 2.05 p m 10.00 am 12.55 pm 1.45 pm 8.00 pm 6.00 pm 5.00 pm No. 1 Breakfast at Fayetteville, dtaaei -r at Greensboro. f TRAINS MOVING SOLTH. ; Nq.2- 4' : Passenger and Freight and Mail. Accommoa n Ls Bennettsvills, Ar Max ton Ar Fayetteville Ar banlord Ar Greensboro Ar Mt. Airy Le Mt. Airy, Ar Greensboro Le Greensboro' Le Sanford Le Fayetteville Le Max ton :,3 Ar BelnettsTille,. Gold and Roll-Plate Chains, Breast Pins, Cuff Buttons, Jersey Pins, Shawl Pins, Scarf Pina, Bracelets. Necklaces, Engage- .11:' . . . r i 1 cm - j r?l . meat Kings, oternng puver ana oiiver- Plated Ware, Clocks, Bronzes and Orna ments suitable for wedding presents, at New Tork prices. Eve Glasses and Spec tacles, Optical Goods, Cataract Glasses, i jno snoaay gooas itpt m wu eioiin menL Selection packages of any goods in our line will be forwarded to parties livins SJ . .. r. T : ! B ' away from tne city on reosipi oi sausiatir i ory unariotie reierence. Boyne & Leading Jewelers and Optidana, ; . OpposiU Central Hotel, Charlotte, 1ST. O. .m, m . Also a large snpply of the best and IS- cheapest Shoes and Boots ever offered in this market, besides Hats, Cape, Hardware, Crock ery, Pot-ware, Tin -ware, Guns, Trunks, Valises, Coffee, Sugar, Shot, Powder, Ac, 3.S5 a m 5.30 a m 7.30 a m 1.15 p m 9.55 am 7.00 am 1.25 pm 2 15pm 3.85 p m 7.45 a m 5.35 pm 1.06 jm 6.50 pm 8,40 pm No. 2 Breakfast at Greensborodmner at Sandford. Fa otory Bnak-Frela dtloo. ' TRAINS MOVING NORT. Leave Millbero, . - 7 25 m Arrive Greensboro, 8 00 a as Leave Greensboro, 10 10 a m Arrive Millboro, o 1280pm TRAINS MOVING SOUTH. Leave Madison, leApfaJ Arrive Greensboro. 4 10 p m Leave Greensboro, 4 45 p Arrive Miltoboro, , $ ..loMQajm Passenger and mail trains run daily : .ex cept Sunday. ". ' . Freight and accommodation train runs from Bennetts ville to Fayetteville TllSs - days, Thursdays and Saturdays; Freight and Accommodation Train runs from -Fayetteville to Bennetts ville on Mondavs. Wednesdays and Fridays ; from Fayette ville to Greensboro on Mondays Wednes days and Fridays, and from Greensboro to r ayetteville on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; from Greensboro to Mt. Airy on 'iuesdavs, Ihnrsdavs and SaturdafMev from Mt. Airy to Greensboro on MoBdaveV Wednesdays and Fridays. (Jf , . 1 rams on r act ory and Madison branches run daily except Sundays. . . , ? Jr n W. IS. K.YU5, General Passenger Agent. J. W. FRY, General Superintendent. "DIADEM" brand of Flour, "COOK'S DELIGHT," and other lower grades con stantly on band at tne lowest cash prices 4, W. COLE. WOOL WANTED! TTIGHEST MARKET PRICES will X.L be paid for Wool, by W, L
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