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l-i : 77iv t - '.'-;"' - .'ii . -i- ' ' -. :7-''Mj 77-- , s:. - ,7 .- r. V'7 ,vt;r s-.:-;.--. :,'...!-:':, .77 ,7 7 7 7 J ' ;' - . 1 '- - f-: it, - -7 - '! -Z" - 7t 7-i1 7: 7,. .7 7--. 7-. .--- : ,77 jf . . ' - , ,. -.-.v . ;. . ' A- " - - - i- -1 -i JTiJmm. ;' (h V :: :vi -- :i:q!r i;i :in iit;h:i il, i s V. I 0ME1 rUBLl8El HVBBT Jj Home office, on iu i AT THE IU1X8QO K V-. . I 'I f DOHO STREE1. M " -JtCUUlTT.' Ed tor Jfe Pro rietor. 1' One dollar per year m 1 i ji . aifce. Wot etrietlv ID advance n e tnts per i ii. j "ATI-M OF AUVEITlMINj I Bquar l month, j L I Hqaaij 8 months, J i J 'qaare S monthfC ;! Bqnaro 12 montlis; I 2.50 fi.00 7.50 12.00 Bt fwonable i rates for any jiiuflu ume and eoace; F ,J w.ould b0 onderatood aa fcndoreinjr the r-riLttp.tha coltunna of """"?uwer reserve the prerogatire u X, thj'neor contributors if it should be dwned proper. No conamoni crtiou .will be allowed bUce in iSw nnles-j acoompanied-by the. name b a re! fP.n ntpariy; H ndor&aapereonali. e will be pub i shed. ! OLUaary notices fo JJi ,iDe8i will be'VdmtuS ifrr?Sr.- e?n".wUI W charged Ki.t" Zr ii "-iuoomsu, u write on only one UrHi.i do prom. ; vneu uHuiuBcnpw. A.aaresa THE HOME," PHlsbon o. N. O. Thcjfarincjra losses ihtouffh jliliftiffht .alone iq 1887; have Wn 'I:- -:,. 1.; ..:). estimated at u,po( 'and they wUl (ably cce cl that enormous 8jim.j it Lorlftail his a, irrb it rirob'cm. t hai into a t,u.ywj ,rrop e , unable to Ret place of rshipJ! In ccritral Loncl oh; with a 4rP'yilil"n;or 5,0()0,d60, there aro only acconimoij Uio is forCad.OOO ' In Ii nave btult (id a con4iiomhi r,arrvi.i traL- alpng tht pacific coast. In incir large canoe?, heWh obt X)f the solid ktrunKsof mmotiso trees!: thevcai trunksof ry dairy and farm products for the settler find re- -1 . t urn with groceries and Other j -i- .. ; . i if : j. '.'An Iowa wjpmin filled a jjori uppl!es. I want In her; neighb rhood by cleaning out, lifter and a linaiaerl excebt Iv a st.hvi t tj a sti aivclyyclIowfdokaVa four tramns that h.)d been terrorizing the vicinity for ".weeks.; She will rrnhihu J: - pire for profejisional baseball ciubs. fejssiona It i estimated that the wealth fof the following countries' is increased annually inr tae Sam nam, in.i-m-inJ HM0J;!Mircat Br ta n, 3.3,000,000': Kiance, $375,000,000, and the1 'United tatcf $87-5, 0W, 000. The Un instates H a'reatly tho canniest nation in yie Vorld, and, as Its' W the above firrnrpa siriir cjilth is im ijcassngj the most rapidly. i i . f inq prue of ? 1 0,0)0 olcredj' the irench .government tor the mdst valua ftble discoyery i 7 rfclatinji to the utilization jnf electricity is o be. awarded soon. It I f or any use pr hpplicdtioij of electricity, mmely, as a source of heat, of ITb-h nr f thcrn'! action ion . jftf median pmrsiuniqation as a me.ins of Vatismis- i i car power, or of verbal in any form, or, finally, a a c)irativ lagent.; A German V tajjer sayfthere is no longer any sword ;making industry in Damascus. ,Wha was onde known I as tht sword iraae is now ooxninied with nrtin-. h 3 blades of olcl sawii and pieces of or. i iiinarvo iro two: (14 and IFnn int.. ' , 'I And cheap nuu3 oi oounffen an Bir- ninghaTi m ike W brought upi finished and fjtcoratcl hi (ihre.ital style, jpon jtho markei as j w apons of J.nd Damascus origin. 5 J I and put Arabian Th? number ogi in the Unite i states on January 1, 1837. was estimated .n't 41,6,830, Jng:Un:;t .46,092,000 on January ,1, 188(Uand 4114,310 on! Janu ary 1, 1333. At principal p ucking points the average laughter ranges ibftween J d,.uo,00.3 and 13, 000,00 each vear, be f itiei, cyety4armcr Ip icks )ugi: for! dotjnestic j c. I one oil inore r A short corn frop even willjnot-much diminish the jiumwr oi swine in year hence. .!; "j the c. m untry until a - . 7. i A ,'wntcr in f ! -fe-.v York ecommends Sllhe aondintment of fin V ert jo all banks, whir'will be capable of i"rc antf aoms the wi iJl V m-in in Ko L.,j.L; . ',1'' - ----- . .v'yw.cni, trom inoipresi- . nt, down. He is to1 be, emnoWered t ay to the pfes (dentt 6r cashier' "J will ooii cr youras-Jets to Hay,' or send ihe filer or other employe on !a short vaca-H- ft-w lltlme,: hile -;;tik hi. iare, uy tins jplan no one would dar bstractj a dollar , from ' the iahlc' e i could not jtel at What momerjt ihe e; ertwnnlfl as exr 7 ' -JS(MU over the shortage. I iipni isi inc, the gi.iht of the Albs,! has ?en climbed by shty-ono omen! i The rst? twj were; j-rench women, tti-.t-. nf ristocratic an. thojjotherlof ; plcUiaa irth, and these were followed by thirty wof English fifteen treocn, fbuVlw :an,! inrce American twJ .1 - 1 "i. ' ' .1 ' russian, one jOah'sh, one onp Hunfiranan. tic Italian and one Ai stria.i wom .n' if a lutkfid record is mideof the ascents.'and i cro s i set agnst the name of eery ne who faiUto fec!i ih3ir joureMend. There have been! thirtji-two excursion? to 'e summit this ycarj i.r.tw itstanding he c.il repo: ts of the acci Jcuts n former cars.' jJl i - r; i . II ' :, I EH STARLIGHT. A myriad stars have enidel mn L fm f r Hare kept them pure by looking to thfeir And n the blackest depths c f sorrow's night :vr.:.;;i5l::;i Havej been to them eternally the sime ' J-iUmg tteir fiouls with truths onchansinc ' -jflaH $ ' T - . j And Jrousing weaklings -up o deeds of Inspu in- thein in life's unceasing flshi To keep tieur purpose free from blolt or blame. Bo shalt thou be, my love, my star and sun, , rl' , To giidje and bght me througt my 1 Jiife'a j j shortday; "j:y'..-i.'';':-i-:; ,C f:: : To be in joys or pains my rest, my stay, m percDance oeiore my course is run ! t . s t-ruwn snail ran upon my brow, Thou stUI shalt be my star as thou "art -rl'homas G.1 Afarauis. in. th f,. - LICE. BLAKE. 1 illXh Ut amonrrthftTnarnr. m.,Li ..1 . - F M , . not far fioim'the borflrsf f.nmKo.jl a tiay hamlet called riti t church, u,d tthe few stringers bo vit the o.uie lttlc Hook and enter the humble sauctuarv i wondor .j . !, j ( . " U'luusome lace decratW the Madonna's blue silk pctti-i f AA the rc&t of the orna fentation f!d iirfry d Voot thif delicate ;fabic looks strangely out of place How came i here? is. a question ih. ii wouian who unlocks tne old u answeri . - n- i w proua r ii . -!'! AW aril I had Vint inn fnr -nW;wks at theikToJd inn at ljiabco.! Of tea durin- our' walks through! do chestnut .woodsfpr up ?,he fcleep pthi of the mountain-s.de, we met 2i6!U?f, eighteen, ith sfirik ng y beautiful dark eyeS which hauitcd LrZ H,n. of'heir extrenie sadness: bnewore skitnp gown 6f honiesnunl its origujalf pplorl a matter of con ecture pnyr; hhvelftaodeled.fe X? til Sh tfs u"y charge of seS-ea .Jhefp aaA one little -lame black lamb bometirhes wc saw W 4. i.' e iiottest : .T. i- i - i i .j a ueu Knit-' ;t,ng an interminable, blue stockinirfor Wr M her xwn, videntiv STSS, in the open fi'1. y --t 'ii!f .o:ik rc adjacent Wbbagc-patchj TlieJrl nitQ iwseii, ana teem when Amy; oiuiKu at ner in n vn lSiSlieJ' WeinimTr 4l,L.:.. vt iiour inn. . I. ; ft II- 1 J i . . ! i i auk mean mp. mr W'r 1-ard Jotr among a littlet conimutmyf where none lie cmi ro'S ! Oh, M it!" cried Amv, dropping jn W a stol beside the comfofe r;niT: .sXnora: th ory of! 11 13 misery of. ssTu " aTuiaS on so wearily. When ,Sandro:was;young, he killed a man if PaWof jealousy-a woman at the bot toia of the a!Talr, of coime -stabbed him feneh iiQ Gark' "nd 'hen threw him down uto the Lima to drown if the hT t0 S&K M;ere R yr or inore fastening the murder oponf Sandro, but S lfc?tJast over a.AlaW'too mu of Cbianti. He was sentenced for teiJfclvLt0 Prison an1 hd tabor. Whjen iisj tibe was out, strangely enough. he choi to omc back h.re'to' 1'iat co- and stranger till, he , found foolish enough to a woman oil U iir JT I marrn Kir.. knawinj aZZ ??cni lni3 Pobrweak thin child s sh e has been so wrWi .-4 ems alpityj she did not did too." H " Ares they so verv nofr?" I - ' ' . ij iiissiL-raoiy-; - I ni:.: :t"iL ii . - anA ii -1 and because tof; the 1 latnBTSj disgrace everybody s unsi thej t ! that It j rij f . uc nuuu. i i should hiaie. uue Exqepipn y heh I say everyone turns tae cold Shbu der upon her. Perhaps - .... Si t Tt lovervhora shecan scarcely r.hope.to marry. ; , . i,..li,ry Is he so poor, too?' . ! ! .'i everi "llisin Ttf H erao' a Terv good feiii it BO hirk HJ mi, ; - : WUvI- LWJ ' i ' I -11 low.! btit fn?i tyth h:i donke carrying fruit rffj hotel at Abetone but he has a blind iaU i , ?. and h . ai mJ .t: i. t. . i 1 . . . uiutucr in . noin ff.' j v. ncs j spinning land knut.ng storing,, and the profits Worn the shepp Mt a scanty supply of bread in; tW mtiu lot the coifict and hh dausftvttr. iaid kp V.,. theiri heads. I CrociPRsa rnn m,t.. 1 .t a doctor told her shh -ni,i,i enthusiasticillv. ' f, I A happiness to ; fcf T-nwI 2 . .prettiest looks! are littjle Usj, pc v I "Cton't Retool hit u r"L.n:.r.v. l'-' AS " is, hereood h pqpr thing!" ; . I s T r A more nstv IKn a mnro noir nn t Ilerwishes to go down to the Marern C'K,rLrU a.fC. ?0.oJ i wiU tor trir V1US "U. L?- ' thini:forKmoTV;otTron;. 3 , : girl, d noaoff evcrlovp.1 ni .Crociiissa love .. i "ii . ,. i : ii' tlem-).'. Floor gir l what a pity they cannot make'each other h nVJ.1 ie . capital, two or imn,, uuum.rranN. (n J t . - i ... i t'i v. .... i h .. mic ju iur- u;iwiaj mev r.n: iM mon,, i rum me ciouci-? -- Ti ; :rr, L r.es uo , l- V.A till ' 1 1 f 1 1 fall i ,ift Iari5e,D- dul1 d bare of incident, , xve felt much interested in Crocihssa's story, and cultivated her ac quaintance jpon every occasioj..; She W"d gathered in jucfctp uhbieil uash.eis improvised hv hPr. "Uj no, oer lover,, was under id is- cussioa, which was druently the tSl rwi,.'. i i ! 4 . J .lrse ' T -I ' . . I . . .. : : - I v.-v.c juaigfl -cves fflOWCd Wl h ft sott happy JighL; and she became beau woL t But the brightness vanished quickly at memory of. the sordid misery CB0C11WS . h BY. 1.TJCT PITTBORO, N, encompassing: them both. lODgea to be able to vi iKa the paltry sum tfhich woald. change her uu aurrounaings into a paradise. . One morning, s! we sat sketching on the brow of the! hill, Crocifissa timidly i'i.uai;uuu us, carrying, a small package under her arm.il iThi she nnrin disclos ng about four yards of unusually beautiful lace,' six inches or more wide. I was not much of a : connoisseur in such mings, Dut i could recognize the unusua mene oi tins prece. "Why, ' Crocifissat" T exclaimed "where did you get such a prize? 4f KUle ' ' i answered, modestly, vv wu.euk.vj us. operanza, where lauguw uie: 10 maKc it, but I carf see to do any more.'' r ' ; -1 - .1 ; ' "uc, emm, why t don't yba sell this lace!,,. It would help you a long step towards buying furniture and marrvimr itemo.". , :" ih-fJ t' - g nF?$ have often tried bu uouuuy wm OUV it. 1 The nnna caw if io wortlta geat deal of money, perhaos fifty f rancs j - but I shall never find anV one willing to give that sum' and T wm,M i it- go iormucii less. . J 1" ' ! - ' the,! of . course wished us to make some low offer for the 3ace. W. T l-n,w it : . r ... , . d : i r: woma j oe a erreat wronw tn K ;ri allow her to sacrifice her work for a t ifle and I assured her of this. could hot afforajto; pay a fair price, we . vr ..8u. iu iWui, uy me poor ciiila s iguviuutC. ; , "The nuns J "e nuns would offer ud soecial fo iue iji i gave it to the con prayers for me vent, continued Urocihssa : hnf praytrs wilfBOt buy; furniture at least they .have not, ofar." 1- , "Don't despair of . ' njiio- me, in Jingiish, " There is. Mrs. Webster, the rich Ameri can lady at San Marcello ; you know she is maa oyer tr)se-i brae, antiquities and laces -especially laces. She has heaps of money,, and k belteve she wo,u!d buy this xat.c lifsuc H4W llii x mougnt me suggestion an excelleut one, and so eager were we to try if the aic mignt not be brought about, that we returned at oncb to call onr hostess into consultation. The result of- this interview was, thit the next day Crocifissa was dispatched to gin Marceilo with her lace and a note to ' jhe landlord Of the hotel where Mrs. Webstir was siayinwj In three hours CrdcTusa returned, jubilant beeause the1 landlord had 'promised to show the lace to all the guests in his house likely t3 bs inteireted in such; thin. We scarcely dared to break in O.rnJ cifissa the goo i news that came three days later, j Mrs. Webster had fallen in love with the lace, as Amy had predicted, and at the landlord suggestion hid nrom- ise to pay two hundred and fiftv for the p:oe, on her departure a month later. 4 In the meantime it might remain' upon exhibition behind the glass doors of the padrone's cabinet of curiosities. It made one feel young and: happv aain to see the bliss: Of :Crwafissa' ani 'Kemo. The latter was -presented to us, and the good fellow seemeo; rcady to risk hrs life to serve us. Ahiy ( mieht Tide nn ih fruit-donkey atjany hour of the day or night she cho Aland it was born, in ! upon me that a particularly glaring I pair rof mairenta stoekintrain nnvoM r airucuon oy Vrooinssa was for me, The, fortune of the betrothed ; cou 1 m ueinff j now secured, negotiations e entered upon- for 1 t- "...: were the desired outfit Of cioincs- ana tne nfci ces3ary furniture. A charming pair, of rooms, in jCrocifissa's eyes, were bespoken, at 'the bask of th c:irenter's house,' and the wedding-day was set early in October. All was goinr merry aa the anticipated marriage bell" when the day arrived for Crocifissa to go to San"MarceIlo!and receh'e her rhonev On her first visit she had padrone, and w is about to be given the price of her lad: f and dismissed at once by him, ; whenu pa second thought; he decided to detain her. "You had better go and thank the lady i"' uc' .iuunc8s, yourseil," he said; "it iviva tuinp civ 4 ft.. v io.inssa was shown into "Mrs. Web- M 1 - r :. 1 - . a lAt hi ui .ornamentation from all parts of i th. rinU ! o,. various centuries' more or less! authentic Mrs. Webster had. I ai Am v had ...icm,.ou luyiitrons ionanes3 for al things; antique;; hi hideous jug with s crapic .i upon iU dirNmgraincd sides was lovel er in herj ejei than the most skill- may worsea vase of modern time3. She wimngiy paid jbulons prices for rubbish of a bygone d?y;f but was implacable if ouc uiscuvereui iraua in the dates of ap parently antique1 treasures;; j : I M . in .very bad, Italian, she addressed Vrocmssa, who, not understandrao- piuiuHi a lew words, which the elder lauy lauea to eatch. The interview beinrr """" itjiu one ior Dotu parties, Mrs. M tuscer was about to end it by dis missinsr Crocifissa. when th mrVa "U1U5., unuerstqoa this time,: alasl all wo piamiy riveted her attention. a 11m r- unaiaia you say?" she exclaimed, suuieimng iiKe anger fflowin m her eyes. j . : M 1 "If the signora would like some nar T,w or. m?. Pme pattern, I WOuld naI diS? repeated Crocifis a. "Do von mean1 to R, Uiere of la-U Jw""" .. n n 3 ,. ; ....u Ye', signora ;!whv not?' Crocifissa regarded the now infuriated lady with blank amazement XZ P? P her handiwork, Tnstek 9. angrily 'upon V . .v pres- cute oi me nanroeip t Unr ; she cried, as he appeared, '"try to cheat me sooutrasreouslv?' ' . .-- : - The padrone, mystified as was Croci fissa at the lady's) exeitement.t starod in neiniess si nnn PrAOnfi i. ' i .. - i r- v..,, olalvu;iu voice.enouirh to falter? T rln iinf nnA. stand: will the Isijrnora -n1aA I plain?" . " . r , . v I "You finished -aseal, vou know very well what I mean Youshowed me this lace, letting me beicve it was old; and y now this g rl she i innocent enough c-onius?es inat sneimade it herself.- What . aesire a Sf htPleCC ?d my hrart was light when she seemed tn- w?v v 't.5j IPSTpn f I ho : i 1J .. inc a gnora did not mention how old it must be. hence this misunderstanding which I regret dee! v." . ' If occasionally tempted into falsehood, Ti j. r it, uiu. ' ' ' 1 1 ' ":T' H " . ' C., THURSNOVEJmERf , - 1 ! ' . MHMMaB like the most of his kind, the padrone on this occasion snokn't?. . . ; was a simple fellowignorant of the c I of the elegant world for- had hot trouTiIfid liimsAif t.? flntmitUt 1 nworr 0 Urocifissa's lace, but had satis- fied his conscience by asking its vaiue of in such matters, i . ., - But thf irate Mr?. Webster was not' to Ppeaed. A The padrone had fried to cheat herfasegregionsly as any hardened rogue ir the .Jowest i of: junkshops. "Here," f Crocifissa, ftake your lace: I have changed my mind, and; will not have it ! and she tossed Ihe-dainty work into a basket on the girl's arm. " - But, lignoraprcried the poor child, burs, mg into'tears, and extending b3th hands intp!oring!y. - . "Leave the room at once; both of you 1" said Mrs Webster, callomly.j "I cannot have a scene hereTheav of the trans ppor xi hard;"ybTrlcndwr and yournmst take s thecons uences - of; your evil deeds.'Vj: ;.v;!f :,;;: - : . j-.f.i -:. . . Poor Crocifissa 1 how she retraced her tired steps to fiatico, emp'v.lianded, with thejunlucky lace io her basket, she never knew. The situation . was really deplorable all the humble jhousekeeping almost ;in their possession, the room mo-iowl a franc to pay for anything0 The little mmunjiyfwas loud in its expressions of rage at the ,1nhtunvn 'woman who had ko deceivc Crocifissa, but this , mended matters got at alt ; i i ! A dayijor !two later Rcmn ! KOllrrViK"" its uus, aespair on his handmm n. I a . !5 . - ' . - .-S cifissa was ill, of grief only,; but o low u uustriDie, tnat Kemo i feared the Z Jt L1feP0?r!&,rl w Teally id a pitiable state, and iff- nir hovel wjiere she lived. Amy and I de clared w would hot RfiP lanotlif r enneof before we had tried to set on ! foot some project that might benelif the unhappy Therelwere crowds nf i hotel a Abeton?; (why should they not know oOthe sad I little romance nt "PJofi-' co? Wth the Assistance of Our kind hostess, jjthc affaif was made pubUc, and we arranged a lottery by which to dis pose of iprocifisa!s lace, i 1 o otir crreat deli?ht. i iokets : tn, tha value cif ! nearly j three hundred f janes were sold, the money of course, belli" poured intoi the ilari of the CrocifisSaj well t&eh besid these sudden transitions from tlcspair to joy twice repeated. " . ' ! ! The inodest trouswau and furniture were paid for and there was urn,, o. eft over for a rainv day Amu omi t delayedj(6ur stayk 'to be "present at the wedding; in October; aiid a very merry affair it was. thanks tn fhn n. in PUDUC Opinion. Which now rewards Remo and Crocifissa as thei heroi nnd heroine ;of the viltage. ; r . t 4 The old hostler! at our inn won t.r 1 As he had not chick nor child to give it toj andone or two old sins On his con science, h& gavfe his1 winning to the ChurchJ : - i t 1 Ithus it 'cirne about f nnt Madonna s silked robe i so richly decor- I".: : ; i--. i--- Wild Ponies on th South 'Oa thfe banks or sand bars that divide the Atlantic Ocean from Pamlico Sound, North Carolina, j just inside the light house that marks out to the r mariner dreadedj Cape 'Lookout, there i tr iw found ahardy race of j ponies1 known as "Bankejfs." These ponies have (lived there as-long as the tradition of the old est inhabitant dates back. Entirely sur rounded by deep water at all! seasons, having to communication with the main land, aid being barren of vegetation save ascanty growth 6f sedge grass and low shrubsuthe banks have regained unin habited jj except by these ponie which seem tothrive aud multiply iu l spite of the hardships to jwhich they are exposed. How they first jame there, or of what ougm, Ik conjeQture, and tradition mere ly hints the story of a violent storra,witH its attenpant shipwreck arid loss of all on board, ave a lot of ponies from some Europeah port, hich were cast upon the sands, a,nd surviving the storm became the progenitors f the race of Bankers now SO aumerOUSL Havtncr tnnl.nn stinct alone, these animals'arcj a. siib ect of studyj to the naturalist, as they are a ptcjr huu omy io uie driving sands,, but to the j storms of the Cape, that break upon and over the narrow' sand bar and change fith each; reenrring hurricane the topography of the countrv.. The ponies, choosing the protected side of the sand hillocks burrow jdeep into the yielding sand, atjd stamp out a protected stall where they take irefutre from thfi tnrm. and. while many are destroyed their number as increased '-rAmeriraii Agri- jTIhe-Bark as a Diet One article of- subsistence sometime employed by-the (Indians is only resorted to when hey are; driven to great straits by hunglr. Around many of the watering-places in the ipine-forests of 6reon and California the, trees of Pinui Mn derosa ! may be seen ; stripped of I' th-ir bark for ft space of three or four feet near the base fef the );runk. : This has been accomplished by cutting with: a hatchet a line aroiind i the tree as high as one could con venientlyi reach, and another lower down, so that : the bark, severed abovejagd below, could be: removed in stnps r At certain ": seatons of ihe jear a mucilaginous film (the liba'--num) sepirates the bark from th of the trupk. j Part of this film adheres to each surface and mat Rrri rwrl rtt. The resulting miiture of mucilage-cells I udii-turuieu WOOa 13 nutntiona nnH not unpalatable, that, as a last resort, it may beaised asja defense against star vation The freouencv with whih sirm. of "its havinsr been: resorted in . with is a trixing indication of the un certa:ntie and irregularities of the sup ply department among savages! -Popular Sciene Monthlif.K : u j 1 1, :.5;.; Only Crown, j King George IL was the tasit nf iho mooarchsf who made a fixed residence at BU James's palace. It was his Queen, Caroline, fvho, being a stirring kind of a woman, planned I all sorts of im ments about the royal parka and palaces : among others tho exclusia of the public from all royal enclovires.- f he asked of the Prime! Minister what would ba the cost of this last arrangement. - Unly at 'crown, madam. nni;d v. politic man; and i the Queen took i -a . ing and stayed her hand. tie Tear Hound, . - . , " 1887. lgurious m ORTS. ' C ODD ABTICLE3 SENT TO AJ i !! GEEAT COZXMEBCIAIi C11Y, - ' Ilid O0 iuoney to, Adorn To vs A V Use for BafTalo! II orna irw1 r y oqa " Dollies,' Etc ! "A -ft iiiTerpooi, i which is oqe of the T . . ; : . .1 S ' I , i lauwu w iu the-world,-there are some tnniiu..j st centres or mpr.niilo tiin... : articles 6f import and export upon which nuuiiown uues are chargedi bome of these heads conUin man v it?m lUere are ' at least five descriptions of "Ji,"'v-U "iiu h separate! value on them f rating; ten Jti nds of hair ; eight een of iiuts; twenty-two of pack ages; twenty-seven , of gums; thirty-four of bark; seventy-two of -iron and one uunuiea ana ihirty-six of wood, includ tng wooden articles. I -.The very bamesof merchandise would be niairy irtielej of as Oreelc to the vMwtcai scnoiar, and their uses as the Weusinian or Rosicrucian mysterie;' yet the merchant must understand all kbout them, the lands which furnish 'them, the weather which rules their prod action, the habits of the people who prepare and pack them, the kind of ship which alone is suitable in which to bring thein home or convey, them out, and the chances for tAeir tneetuig with a market on either sidtrof the world altogethe - no small matter. . i .-. fj i . . j : i - i !l To persons unfamiliar with tjhe imports fl fPV- may U "rprisihg to! learn (hit the little shells called : V cowries," Used as money among the Hindoos-should bs. regular import.) Theyi i are only found, m considerable quantises, On the shores of the Zulu group of islands.in the Eastern Archipelago;1 and are (brought to Bombay in exchange tor rrc0. During the slave trade they were exported from Bombay to Africa for the purchase of men, but; now that thev are useless in should, be simply for that wayb tho wonder is they the purpo?e of covering toys This, however, is less their "wiiu mc carnage io Uingiand fcnd poxes, jrlrstination n v - . 7. . r lum io ue ground up for the manufao- iure oi some kinds; of porcelain and enamel this last for making Vatch faces and other ornamental articles, and for enameling ladies' faces. ! Lately, the amount of cowries imported lias lessened very considerably, so let usThopo that ladies have learned more sense than to try to be made beautiful forever. M l , 4 1 Buffalo, horns "at one time some ! ten years or so ago, were brought -home as dunnage in every cotton ship' Dunnage is; the stowage of articles found the sides and in the odd corners of the hold ' for the better preservation of) the cargo from damp or other injury. For this purpose these horns were very suitable; but the quantity which jwas brought homewas far beyond the demand for hrn buttons, combs, knife handles, etc; What became of the remaindferl. i Th ticcpurLoujigain, mis time to France and Italy, where they were boilcdl down ana cue into strips, to use as f whalebone for umbrellas and parasols.! There was a prejudice against the use of steel or iron wires ior mis purpose in ,the countries namea. as very terrible thunder stnrm occur there, and it was feared that thev yui autaui iue ngntning. father the thunder 6torms are less severe, ior the timidity of. the French and Italians has lessened of late years,' for this import is now but a trivial one. ; ' j 1 j j"Dollies"iias, indeed, a very babyish sound, but they are only a sort of pegs, set in a wooden handle, and used by every Lancashire washerwoman as assist-' ance in her art. Being constantly wetted in hot water, they wear longer when, formed from a hard wood, which' is sent from North; America, chief'y New York. 'Nerves of i cattle "barrow' bodies," "cats of all kinds." and "dead eyes, "have all a peculiar sound, yet cat gut, wheelbarrows, furs, and jpul leys are all legitimate objects for import and ex-i port. "Bulrushes" are brohght: from Holland, with j wooden hoops for coop ering casks p "cinders," "clikera," and "dross," for making roads; come home as ballast, with gravel, ana many kinds of stdne; "acorns" of a ipeculiaf sort from Italy are used in dyeing. JV'rtr York Ob server. -!:.. , - The Switzerland of Africa. . Like the Swiss, the Kabvles hive an intense love of their country. J They love it for its very savagencss m which every peak and crag seem$ to'f rown de fiance at an invader. They aii ai jealous of its independence as the brave warriors of Montenegro. Those who have fought1 foif generations agains th Turk in the parses of the Bck Mountains; overlook ing the Adriatic, hav; not sbowni more yaior man the natives of Kabyiia. This coarage flames out clearest; and brightest in ine moments oi gi eatest danger. One custom they .have which showjs that the tidings of an invasion come to their moun. uiooa oi neroes is in their veins. When r tm a. ; . . .. - T i rain retreats, the whole land rises hp at- the aonni f tv. ; L the different tribes' enter intnTa Alem --w wvmux vf a noa. . a iirr w iiuniy mrn rF r !'lea2Tie and corenani Brnin! ,;,(. called the league of death; since aU who? jo h in it swear to die for their country I 'complete is this offenn'r ui of I their lives,! that the prayers forj the; dead are read over them, so that when they go forth to battle they are already as dead men,! and have only jto seek Hhe Wace where they may give up their jives i IL indeed they annihilate the enemv.ltne may return and lire, i But if the foe is ! still In the field, they must peek death i until they find it.'; If one were) to flee in ine aay oi pattie and return to his tribe,1 he would be received as the jlthenians received the one survivor of Theraopyhc .' ne would be an outcast fin his rribc,' doomed to suffer a thousand insults worse than death. But for those I whrV r r killed there is glory here- and rest bere- while their bodies are buried apart, ' in a place, which - is thus rendered forever sacred,-and to which pious Moslem wilj come and pray over the dustj of their heroic dead. AScriJiTf Magazm. : I ! i Her Preference. ; TouTI please pardon me" I ' He glanced playfully' I 'If really my question should tire. Do you care for men tall, . j " Or those who are small v 1 What kind of men do joa admirer Her lashes quick fell I" And veiled her eyes weBj "Norjardon for surh 1 rinnaef I hke mankind all, .1 i t Both little and talL ! - - But then I hke Uymea tl tesL" L :.; Boston Budget. gjjB f ' HOCSEfJOLD AFFAIRS Pooktns Cereal. ; i ' 1 i The mam secret in ihe preparation of tereala, j Mys i Oool Jloittepinv, t is thorough cooking; and this necessitates tooking them slowly, In the proper quan tity pf liquid, for a considerable, length pftime. i A great dell has been written about preparing mushe for the table in from two .to twenty itiautcs, and many books aervf them prepared in that length pf time; but all cereals are more digW tible and j much finer flavored when roughN cooked. The tllo giTen be Jow.wUl be found approximate! innr.f. as regards Ihe ! proportions of grain and liquid to be used, and, the length of time ,rcquirea iq perlectly cook the fol'owinc I Pearled Wheat Five- measures :uquia to ech measure of. Wheat. 1 mm 4 1 1 . , Cook Ajiii wu uuurs. ' 1 T . 1 . j 1 . t . a eaneu. uaricT Fir mMtnru.r jliquid I to cach measure of barley. -Cook. .Hum iwur io in nours. rt l. . I coarse iiominv Fit rriMini r iiquiu to eacn measure of hominy. Cook I Fine Hominy Font measures of liquid v,u mcMure oi nomiDT. Uook from luurto six houis. i 1 -. - i it v.vwmj Mai mo u four measures of iqu.u u eacn measure of oatmcaL ' Cook irom iour to sit hours.1 : , f ,. lY?" neat. Three measures of liquia io each measure of whear. iCook - xwiiea juar.ey. Three measures of liqum io each measure of barley.! j Cook two nours f . I ! l : -.w. .v. vnHiaTCflii 'imrA mnnsti.n. oi uquia to each measure M not. ( an hour.' i! . . I j; . . K ice Three measures of Ii.,u"d to earn measure oi. nee. vook an hour, h I r anna Mx measures of liouid tn trh pleasure of farini. Cook .half ai hour w nn nourj Ii i :: I j -.laiiDi xiaKes-4-Une mtur. ;. in t- i i. , , i i- i i i r : v Liqu a w cacn mcasurd bf cercaline. uau in nour. ; I i : :..uaier a one can l6 nied fn- any of the bercah, but mUt pf, them arc richer and finer flavored when the lkjuid used is milk and water inJ! ;n i equal proportions. KspcfJaUy), this the NCHVllh 11.'. -I 1 t I . . ....M uniicjr, rn.-j uominy ana lanna. The quantfty of salt that should be used .in cooking cereals is largely! a matter luunriuiiai lasts, as some people like considerab e, and sonie very little,-salt in their food. A safe gchenl rule, how ever, tofol ow, is to add half a teaspoon ful of salt oach pint of liquid. f Ail, cereils can; be cooked very per , .J iriat ,wu'nary agaie ware or ior- " "f eiew-imn, 11 j cartlully miwij out, ai much stir i.aX rcnaers cereais starchy, : and robs thorn nf a - r .v ' . - .ii; iwucr, ; irciuentiy (callels a lanna boiler, is much the best and most convenient usM for cooking mushes and grains of every kind; , , . t III the OUUlde IxiiTek- tsn-lh. t boiling water, but the nece sary quantity of liquid fa the indde I kettle, add the IT ?, i m" oi i salt, and ' when it boils, J sprinkle in! the irrain nr miul1 stirring slowly until it swells or thickens enougn io Keep it from.' settling to the bottom of the kettle, j Then cease stir ring, and let it boil; slowly until thoH onghly cooked. All mushes tkicken in cooiing, ana in preparing cereals to be catenl cold the , proportion of liquid snouia be .Increased !at lea-.t one-third u ui wu aavicc. ... j j Recipes. Fbitters.- Four errss well beaien one quart of flour, two4caspoons of bak ing powder,, half tcisppon of salt; milk enough to jnake a batter, fry ii het lard,! sprinkle with siurarJ or mt irih Apple Jpu,T.Uf good sour apples,? slice them, siins, sWd, and Sail, and simmer with one-half a cup of Iwater till well-cooked and soft i then Strain tlirvmrrk a doth, add a poundjof suirar to a nintf juice, boil h few micutcs. skimmin till clear; pourf into glasses and over when Cold. I 1' ' 1 j J j , I) I : I ii ' ' I II'" I ' r i OATMEAt PORRIDGK. Take two ounces of patmeal and one and one half pints of water.; Hub he meal in a bas:n with the back of a spoon in a smll min. tity of water, pouring off the fluid after tne coarser particles 'are Refill! I.,.t while the milkincss continue reiieat the operation Until the milkiness disapreirs. fat the washings into a small pan: stir ?nd b?il t2atU thick mucilage is ..urn iukj ; uuii. auuinrr a nincti or lornicu. ;jweeien to taste ' j , -.SrewED Chop. Proil lh rlmn. let them get coM ; then iiut into a sauce pan' with two tablespoons of butter and one of minced onion cover tightly and set in a kettle of coll water; bring slOw- j . tue rau oi an hour add yup oi uoi Dro:n (made from the trim mi OPS of rh n ra amtnn1 ;v. 1: i chops), scanned with Pepper. j -v etav aaaaaa flair a rv .ja.rl .' a ' r.7 ley) ; salt, a pinch of cloves' and chopped pars b?TK cover ajrain and stew crnntu t.i;i l"16 chP tender, settinir ihe tauce rpn directly on the xance. i Then li S?? n l.t0' dishi be gravy, ' fth browned flour, . sUr in a good teaspoon of currant jelly ;! boil one minute and pour over the chops. j j for Pnq Cut one and a-Lall pounds inree teacupa of water on it. and let it a I cpme o; polling po.nt; then slice one carrnt one parsnip, one ODe turn,P! andthree onio turnip, and ions, and throw them in. rl hen takB thrM-nn&rt nt . pound of flour, a altpoonful of baking soda, one saltspoonful of salt, and nearly a quarter j 'of ; t pound of suet . nicely minced; mix into a dongh with butter milk, Itnead it into a round shape, and put it on; to the ton of the met nd top of the meat and vegetables' cover nn close, and let it 5i-nmer slowly for two and a-hlf h, With seven pounds of potatoes this dish is sufficient, for a large family, i , ' ' t -r . , " UB iewmg oeei into slices.' sprinkle a little aaltjand pepper on it, and, lay it m a pot-with a tifrht-fittinrr lid.' prtin. j n - w. r ,nit u!?::babip.- '?- i .j! f 1 I : A gentleman entered a phrenologist'a office Boston and; asked to hare his head examined. ; After a moment's in-! pection the professor started back, cxi claiming- ;j "Good gracious I you have the most unaccountable combination of attributes I ever discovered in a j human being. Wereyonr parents eccentricf7 ; "No ;sir,"i repLed the all-around :haracter, meekly, but my wife i. on needn't pay any attention 'to th arger bumps, tT.r,DuHin'rU?. Free fret. -'..'( j ' ' 1 M 7-' - 7 . ! i 1 . i 1 i i - ( ': 4 i .i , l 1 1 ' i. i ! . i i .; t i i. iNO:50.. THE LIGHT, j 1 ? : ; f ; ! '-lit. : !i rhere is no shadow where my fave is laid I or evw thai I fancy In rot drm : That wakes with me and wa"kes my : ' miim pImm t . i t 1 . i : oi straZixtt,! tlrusUn throot-k tk... I ' Maaa, i ; i . . I.I ',, i ' . ...... t - ad;tas j rmu iDcn; and even wbeo the wind : :: player J--- it -,t s: ) ;i inll mmWmrorUiaDayione stray mu, ; beam, j , . . ' ! j .. J . .; . r0e j as the palest ' rooonLJjkt EJunairri . '' ' S.' I I ! ' . f : f .7 It I ' . Keeps i I: :.- dntind for; her tCl KtarlirVU 3 AndlTemammRliereandwai '.. . i And all enfolded la my sorrow' nLAL I of j lTtfweShb- f tiay For even Memory does her liken wrooj-' ' . in, wina;an4;Jopete, only for HiU This light, UU itsht, UraghTall! tLa' i VMm littx ' ! . i ! : " i ; ii tf- i. . ; HUMOR OF THE PAT. 1 ou may laurh at a turldhe; ided m?Z. 8 ?TJ Ulkc Lt you can't make tun j ratrt as i uis nair: IMmiU BreA:e. JI t Il The English1 house' of lordi Sow U wiecs in a new and lonrhnrit .t;ii the house of landlords. ChL J..r - 1 j . VWhy do plots thicken on ih- lfU U !:: 'il asks a western exchange, Bfcanstf liicy j ymu v Turj g.i UCJ.TIJ IhinnCT. i ill at I l ,no reasonLJia and lL-,ir. f ! I i l 5 ? ? vruck when em th-y ra , I . J And ooa was boon! the fottirs ; ,i i I I ; Y,f.TB,,r and she sent back lor' truck giiw ana u nu letters, it H, j e .j;ji ' . ; : j j-Cai-T lvtf. n a Kansas tiwn. Pisjulln hiir T4hcr-"And what did Washinirtoa when he threw up h fortifkatiotif ir EosWn V Bright Bovr-lIc boomed town. 7 Arbanraw Tmre'rr. f f l it fnt i o crab the under side of the chiv t.JL I ! I "There Is many a slip .'twixi the ui itod Ua , A motto that comes very pat, my rn; ; jf I ere?Ld ahp-uM 'twixt U. a p an! had better past thai in ytm hil, my 1 :boys. i ; . I u ; il :T? , There. is a rood deal of interest mini. frsteJ now in the subiect of whalin-? It the polatj sea. ; The diffcrcnc let wets ' tbat.andj the old-fashioned j back-thro" variety is. that in one instance tho Tictr , gcta IcoJd and! In thd other! be ceil warmedJ-l-JercAa JYdrrler. i if! i u i claim thai storm win LIa w. t (k Milidir. son aSH faf t.t . ,i i , !, t... -t .. .i':' ' . ", I ' : ' 1 MwuKf ne propoevy a Calm. lnU tb oej ttiw nn- And Kbou!d he say the sunj wiO shinr , l llmi look for- irw-KIr. - JTjb Strang the killer with his chiM I von i tuiock the fellow' brains out. . '': i ! I W&jtkimalo llalrkrl . r j j , , '.HOT TOirrcT.- I Hi : t j 1 '.' . i - ; ,rrT7 rru IlAwears a dapper Dcrlhr hat,! Wblrh be would call a 'Ule- tT;.l;. . m. i . . . Are of the latest styP ; j ; His clotjiwi by Poole, of Ixwidoa Are isojuess la their at, j :l .i They orbameot hit manly frame ! And be s aware of it I i J i "A periM youth." jouk ny at once, uw r, it, wrung agAJn, t for be Just aperreot danre. ; A jlTondc rfnl March I nr; I-ookidir throush kistorr. tn a n t lTani1A. . i. .1 n we find that though mjall othk lars the art of war hisrmada Lnnderrni stride,1 Vet in the actual disiahne .A. complifhed in march hi on foot he an dents were fully eql to roolern to durrs. ,f In fact the tnbst wondfi.I f,t ever recorded in marching was: iaccom-j I pliihed by the ancients. In 'thei ccondj I Punic war Hannibal lay waiting t ' i sium forbid brother Hasdrubaf; Ui bring U him reinforcements fm spain. I Facin2 ' i uuw. w a ivomaa army una er Ihes Consul Claudins j Nero, I while . on-' I posite nasdrubal j lf wal j 1 ilanothex ; itoman l armv under the iCbasnl T.l.-' avinr tlo mi:a I : lWlr ' to hold and deceive Hannibal; Claudius, with a picked body bf 1.000 bores and 6,000 root, marched fcecretly and quickly to LiviuaJ and, joining forces with him. . they hurled i themselves on jllwdrubal and defiited him. j Claudius' then I at once matched back again before Hsani bal was i ware of his j brother's 1 d ef eat.' Now. h distance jbttween j Caoutiura and SerraGallicai the place, .of li btt Ue, byj the) best authorities is given at the; . least measurement las 22V, mile C ,Jhe , nrchwhs made each Way in six davf or at the rate of over thirty-seven miks a day. lJB this march fb an exceptional t one, aadyl if believe!, must taad ou ; like to miny other of the wonders of th III. iii". i u.icuM. 1 1. . ; i j i 7i :; "'. 4 . r I' -j- .' ' -:j i i Wiad shd EaJara'are In Eaaalari . The cfscntial requUites of alcragldisi .vb luauti sic m virocg nearxand ca pacious lungs in a broad, deep and moblla chest I The reason J for this will be it parent! to: those; who underrtand the physiology of ejrrcuMi. To saitaia long continued exertion Iutent energy in the muscle i Used is, necessary, and a'so a ready: means of sapplting these muvJet with aa it I while in Mwtwa (amoont oi oxygen action, ana ' of i cimlnf w v the carbonic add J that results from the combntion in the tiwues. , Ilcncc the necessity of breathisg faster while 'ml nin than while walkmg, and tm!es this exchange of gases can be carrie! da with suScient rapidity aod in suricient quan tities to jnect the demv d of the organs ism ueder these try fur circa msUncts,' there soon comes an rnA n rnHi. ' cularadvity. thooghthe muscled ihem selves may be far f rom exWtcd.-- 8erVjnak Magazine j . ' i : j CeartlB? TTUew. Smith i "I say, Dunliev. you have hJ some, experience in lore a.7air and I want your advice. There if a prctt v little i widow ih Harlem Whom I lpnf.-?1 love. In 'paying ray addresses how fUa nuirht I to call upon fcey:w ; i : I uumry: "iheu a,widow, nou svT ' Smith: "Yes." !" : ' ' Dumlet: "Seren tiTt in r. - mJ hoy, with a Wed :r "lay slJ Saturda j catisc "-Cfr Tori Zci. j:.' , ife is to iink you havf jfouod a bickfi. i ir a show-case, and after making torcHi , j ?rab for it, discover th it Jt is pa4tipd ot ? in m ; r ' f . jAraat i :t imii mi !! 'J ; I , i i iM! I: l.i i 1 I '1 iff I "If . I '
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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Nov. 24, 1887, edition 1
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