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SOUTHERN PINES, N. C, SATURDAY, JULY 21,1 888.
NO. 38
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P. POND,
Southern Pines, N. C,
PROSPECT HOUSE,
Southern Pines, N. C.
First-class and homelike accom
modations. Tables supplied from
the best Northern markets. OPEN
FIRE-PLACES. SPACIOUS GLASS-
ENCLOSED VERANDAS.
SOUTHERN PIKES
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. , , these little cows that run about the
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woods are I As far as we can learn
they never give any milk worth men
Buys and sells choice and reliable ,. . , i ! ,
property, Valuable information for j tlomn and tlie owner can 1 et even
investors. Correspondence solicited j that little unless thev choose to come
For Circulars and Price-list address home to be milked which is verv Un-
certain. Theyj go wandering about,
leading a starved, miserable existence,
and in manyj cases doing a vast
amount of harm. Against some o
them fences are no protection, and
the unfortunate j farmer whose crops
they destroy has no redress, j No mat
ter if they make way with more than
their miserable carcasses are worth,
no damage can be collected of the
owner. The only way to do is to buy
them and knock them on the head or
shut them up, as we have heard of a
farmer doing recently. Isn't that a
nice state of things? A lot of scrawny,
filthy hogs allowed to infest the villages
and fill the houses full of fleas and droves
of stunted, good-for-nothing cows al
lowed to roam about and destroy gar
den and farm produce and break down
young fruit trees. "We shall begin to
be civilized when we get a law that
Rates: $2.50 to $j.po pe
day. Special rates by the
week and month.
. Wm.R. Raymond,
Proprietor.
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Contractor & Builder,
Southern Pines, N. C.
I am now prepared to take and ex
ecute contracts for building houses and
cottages in the latest styles. None but
competent and thorough workmen em
ployed. Suggestive plans, drawn by
skilled architects, f urnished at short
notice, free of charge.
Does anybody know what good j disabled essayists or support for be
reaved wife and orphan children are
mentioned in connection with the of
fer. lf accurate observation could
not be made at long distance, it might
be wjpll to capture a tornado while
young and try the effect of domestica
tion upon his headstrong nature. This
would inspire respect in the neighbor
hood, for a man who kept a tornado
tied up in his back yard might well be
Considered a dangerous character to
meddle with. Failing in both the
above plans, there would still be a re
source left to the enterprising investi
gator. He could engage the services
of an average small boy, and by making
a faithful record of his daily perform
ances would be able to present in de
tail all possible phenomena that might
be gathered from a study of the genu
ine' monster. This would be interest-
Destroy Your Letters.
makes the owner
them within an enc
of animals keep
osure, and renders
ing as description, but would not be
valuable scientifically, without further
inquiry into the laws which" govern
these two destructive forces, and an
attempt to discover if their motive
powers are identical, or in any way
connected. We look forward with
great interest to the appearance of
these essays.
him liable for all damage they may
do. It is useless to expect to get
thrifty farmers to settle in bur midst
until this is done.
Grant's Forty-two Plans.
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(Established 1SG6)
This water-proof material, resembling fine
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into carpets and rugs.
S. N. Rockwell, Agent.
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RALEIGH. N. C.
Has . the largest stock of Foreign
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Business suits $30 to $60.
Samples furnished on application.
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THALMAN MTG CO., BALTIMORE, MD
The American Meteorological Jour
nal believes that the public ought to
know more about tornadoes, and to aid
in spreading; knowledge on this im
portant subject, offers prizes as follows:
For the best original essay on tor
nadoes or description of a tornado,
$200 will be given.
For the second best, $50.
And among those worthy of. special
mention $50 will be divided.
The essays! must be sent to either of
the editors, Prof. Harrington, Astro
nomical Observatory, Ann Arbor,
Michigan, or A. Lawrence Rotch, Blue
Hill Meteorological Observatory, Read
ville, Mass., U. S. A., before the first
day of July, 18S9. They must be
signed by a nom de plume, and be ac
companied by a sealed envelope ad
dressed with same worn de plume and
enclosing the real name and address
of the author. Three independent and
capable judges will be selected to
award the priies; and the papers re
ceiving them will be the property of
the Journal offering the prizes. A
circular giving fuller details can be
obtained by iapplication to Professor
Harrington. M , ,
"We wouldjrecommend to those who
compete for these prizes that they
study the frisky tornado at long range.
as it is to be noted that no pensions to ' pocket."
"The road to glory is not a path of
flowers," says a French proverb. Af
fairs seemed as hopeless as well could
be at Vicksburg, just before Grants
successful move down the river on the
Louisiana shore to New Carthage.
The newspapers of the time are full of
bitter denunciations of Grant and his
Vicksburg failures. The Confederates
were boastful and full of confidence up
to the end of April, 18G3. But Grant
never gave up. His mental sufferings
at this time must have been very great,
seeing as he did every plan fail at
Vicksburg, and hearing and reading
the abuse heaped upon him by paper
warriors both at home and in his-own
camp.
But whatever torture he endured
none were informed of it. He simply
did the best he knew and hung on.
His dogged determination imparted
itself to a portion of his soldiers, at
least. A Union private soldier was
captured by the Confederates during
the Deer Creek expedition, the last
one before the successful move down
the river.
A Confederate officer questioned the
captive Union soldier as follows:
"What the devil is Grant doing here?
What does he expect to dot"
"To take Vicksburg," replied the
soldier.
"Well, hasn't the old fool tried this
ditching and flanking business five
times already?"
"Yes," replied the private, "but he
It is trouble, not good, that arises
from old letters.?. A package has fal
len intojny care to be disposed of as
thought! best. It contains letters,
bills, receipts, some papers of value,
and others worthless. In order to
sort the chaff from the wheat, they
must be carefully examined. Ah,
what unthought-of secrets they dis
close family troubles of which the
world never dreamed; bitter heart-
acnes wnere we tuougnt an was se
rene; love letters, sacred for their time
and pla.ee, ridiculous now; a whispered
suspicion of slander upon a name we
thought was pure as the snow, and
we are left to wonder whether it is
true or false. Old letters. What can
they be good for? Their mission is
ended.
"I may like to read them while re-,
covering from an illness," says some
one.
Pshaw! as' if these would be the
tonic you need at such a time! Bet
ter far a breath of pure air. We are
all prone to brood too much at such
times, and need no such help in that
direction. Let this plea for the burn
ing of letters be a strong one. Busi
ness letters should be filed and labeled.
Have a blank book into which to copy
such dates or extracts as may be of"
value in the future for references.
This can be done when letters ! are
answered. ' Then burn them and see
he ashes. It is the sorrows, not the
joys, that most letters contain. They
are the safety valve for deep feeling
from friend to friend, good in their
time, but sometimes worse than use
less in the future. Every dav brings
new experiences. We are constantly
changing, and in many cases would
be ashamed of our own letters written
ten years ago.
Garfield said, "When you pitch
your tent let it be among the living,
not among the dead." Housekeeper.
Literary Notes.
In BelforcT s Magazine f or July, Frank
Hurd concludes his discussion on Tar-
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iff Reform. "A Plea for the Negro,
bearing on the same subject, by Mr.
Philpott, and "A Farmer's View" on
the surplus and tariff reform, by Sol.
Putnam, which also appear in that
number, show that the conductors of
the Magazine are sincere in their en
deavors for free trade.
Mrs. Cleveland, lately referred to a
"the only democrat in" America more
popular than our President," has a
poem addressed to her by Mrs. Sarah
M. B. Piatt, in BclJoriTs Magazine for
July.
The fiction in BelforcT 8 Magazine for.
July includes a complete novel by Ger
trude Garrison, entitled "The Wrong
Man." Captain Kemey& has a story
called "Old Raven;" ami a bright sa
tire on social life is contributed by
Miss Elizabeth Marbury.
Donn Piatt, the editor, gives a
graphic and striking sketch of "Sena
tor Ingalls' Record," besides some at
tention to "Sam-Randalhsm," "Injrer-
has got thirty-seven more plans in his S0U on Conkling," the great tariff de-
bate, etc., etc.
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