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. 1 PITTSBORO, N. C, THURSDAY, JULY 26, 1888. NO. 32. 1 - - - 1 - - - .,4 " ft " -.a-:'? -.;)-r-;i;- 4- - .-.Her"--'' - - .."., . ..-Vr :.-.7.s,r--V r IPXjr 11 :- ': - " ii--"- ;' ' ' - .-: ! M '.I ; I i 1 1 . ' . .. ' i .pi- . . ' ' : - i; i- ' ' 1 :': . ' -r-.- : I i i . vol. vl ;-iv, J i ill THE HOME. ii KVEHT TU0KSDAT I-. AT THK PCBU8HED Home office, on nuanouo btjuekt. MEURirTi Editor & Proprietor. 11 li OF rtUCKJFTIuN. One dollar per year ill advance. Not ntrictly month in adrance ten cents per KATES Of AtiVEUTIMlNIl If i 1 nqoare, 1 lime, t annnr. 1 month. i an wire. 3 months,, . ' .1 1 qaare o moutu,i tmiuare 12 months, Ckmtmcfs at reaspnaole rates ipecifioJ time and soace. A COMPARISON. I $1 00 2.B0 .00 ! 7.CO ! 12.00 for any The Editors are ;not responfibl; or and woald noi do nnaereiooa as enaonins xne riew of contributors' to the column of fHIHoME, and tbjtyreflerTe the prerogative of withholding tbeniatne$ of contributors if it ihonU he doemed bfopjer. No epmmani-t or tian wi'f be allowed tolce Jn tlie papor nnles" ncuprnpanied by the name ipf a re iponjihle party. No Indecorous personally ties fill he pnblished!. j "(JjLItaary njotices to theeflrtent of eiprhl lines -will l be admitted ir bf charire.i Ten ients will-bei chartfed Uor every (ine in etcepol this number. Conr trihutorinwe reqnentett to write n ipniy one ride of tlieirmanoscrjpts We do not prom iite toretarn rejecteqmanBsorints. Aaaress f j Fltteborol N. O. lou As I: T& rnther lay here amonj the trees, With the singtn' t irds an' the bum'Iebeee, A-knowin' thejt I j; in do as I please, ) ; , x nan to live wbat folks call a lire ol ease. 'Mir, Up th sir in the city.' : Fer I really don't.'zactly understan' Where the coiWfoi t is fer anv man Jn walkin' hot bricks and uiia' a fan. An enjoyin' himself as he says he can, i R ' ; Up thWr in the city. I; . J It's kinder lonesome, mebbe yon'H say, A-livin' out here iay after day, ' j . , In this kinder easy, careless way, But an hour out Here is better'n a 'day I ;J Up thar in the city. ! f; As fer that, jus' look at the flowers aroun . A-peepin' their heads up all over je groun,', -An' the fruit iabehdin' the trees way down Tou don't Ibid such things ai these in town, , ruther in the-city. "-:,.' said afore, such things as these, "fhe flowers, tlie birds an'' the bupa'lebees, An' a livin out here among thejtrees. Where you can take your ease an' do as you please. If j ' ;. - . , j Makes it better'n the city1. Now, all the talk don't 'mount to snuff, 'Bout this kinder life a bein' roub, An' I'm sure it's plenty-good enough. An' 'tween you an' me 'taint half as tough As liyin' in the city j f-James Whitcomb Riley, The door was presently pushed open and an old settler crawled, into tne room. he 'noise was now explained it was the' old dog. I again looked at Macray ; the; look; ol despair had fadedout of his countenance and he was once more Him self. ... ' . : '-r That is a, capital illustration of Cruikshank'a genius; is it not?'? he feaid, ""The p!puiatioa q , C iniiaa! is isss than that of t ie State of- New York v and yet while ew;' Yo k hai a debt 3f only about 7,00Q,000, Canii4aa3 a debt ol A youthful appU cant" for graduation at Lexi )gtoo4 Kfl, being asked the other .1 -L-. I . 1 " ft .' ' 'I '. Ml day: ""What d)Cijmstory : teach r' an it the? t inted iStates neve? has becri'whippid and novef ,wi 1 be." gwered : "lli t thclCiiited lie 1 111., the slavery and U h cv. Fathef Toitcn, i s t is the only co!dred Catholic nnest m United Stktci. Ho Was jj bom in I - I 4 J lie spk-aks several languages ghly regarded by the clergy Quincy, ax 6'Relli the French jsatt nst, on ge ting back to England, declared jthat "in the higher clashes of Ameficarii to- cictv tbire is moro Culture and amiability that in iny'Othir country ii the wdridv The French V am nrkwtpflcron to have I , r, I rl i i il the 6ncst guns and projectiles in Lurope. Thtir Fcrminjf shell has been shot through an armor "plate twenty inchei thick, ind ledmo o it with its si eel point unJnurtd. ! M 1 .IK-! - I1 M i " M r ii - ri An exrtcrimehtallcattle farm ! is to be started jn Vrante by the French GoverA I.I I . I.-L . . 4 m . m mcnt. A commission, consisting ot tn breeding 500 acrct A commission, agriculture, horse secured coming hastily to me. 1 .flt is so." I reolied ' Just then we heard music, and;ve& music. ; !-: ; :i V' It is Madge, playing. Come.1 and his face was aglow with emotion. "We wilt join her." We did so. 1 1 f if theife is one thin? Mrs. Maeray, I shall insist upon, it is that my wi'e shall be able to play on. the piano," I said. Vhen she had finished a piece by Rubin- stein. s:-" -. f You are right, old boy, said Mac- fay. "1 do not think l could exist witnouc music: one neeas it aimost as much as meat and drink." - AN! EVIL SPIRIT. BY . : ; PEOHOED. bp ares. nerer mention j wnat you, narc seei to any one. By the way; old Pompei gave me a big fright to-night: thought it was If barley." c i .i "iev.i noticwi it, ii tnougnt yoa wen ill, I answered.) M ': :--' i ' Do you know what I think the matte with Charley ia? ; i It is this ; that he i tormented by an evil spirit that at certaii times and . seasons -eaters -into histHKh and takes TossjissioA of it. ; You maj have noticed the; largo number of book I have in my.libinry jdevoted to the sub ject. We read ithat.;there were many i? the old days possessed, with devils an unclean spirits. Wiiy could not that b the case t-day? , JSotning else to mj cv'nd wilt ,; satisfactorily explain mi brother's troubli." t j !: i: ! -1h After the excitinjLscencs I had 'jug "witnessedjlljoujd but Answer: I thin! so too." ;'J'1 - ' t - THE MERRY SIDE OF LIFE. STOHIE3 THAT ARE TOLD BY THE YmnsiY meh op the pbess. 1 t 1 recLeai one morning, a year or bo ago, an invitation from an old j s hool inate whom I hJid not seen since leaviug college, to come and dine with jhim at his residence on Staten Islaud. Alfred acray and 1 had beei good though not intimate friends' at college. Macray '. was! hardly the. sort of-a man you could make a chum tti ; yet for all that we enjoyed each other's society ! After the gates of our beloved Alma Mater had closed behiid us, our paths had diverged. -At first I wanted to try literature, but the desire did not last Jong; I gave it bp and drifted into com imcrcial. life.;; In fact I was! at present holding a seat in one of the iExchanges. As for Alfred A'ncray 1m jleen very difTercnt. e had been elected to n letters inl his j Abuit .i.ater; ng the fellowship a year he to stuat and haa remained ever ! ! Bince. He had jonly published One vol-, ji We talked late into the night; but alt gatherings must brak up sometime. and at half-past tw el vp I followed ac ray to my room. ; It was on) the second story only a short distance from the pne occupied by himself.. j .Feeling very tired, 1 hastily undressed and went to bed. It did not take long; fori roe to pass into the land : of dreams. I was awakened by a heavy weight pressing on my .chest. Half awake, I triecfto push the something away, when my hand was seized and bitten, housed jmtb full I consciousness by the pa:n, I put forth all my sireiigth, and threw the something off the bed and scrambled to , the! oor. By the aid of the moonlight I saw that my unknown assailant w as hot some gigantic monkey,, as I had sus pected, but a small, undersized man. j'Who are you?" I said, "and what devil's game are you , playing with me?" There was ho answer ; but a hissing as came from be- course bad Af'.er graduation t.il a pi ia Kettle boiling over tween his teeth. I had but lately teen Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," and visions of Ithe latier came vividlv to my mind. I managed to reach the table and cu light a candle. At this the man, with some incoherent gibberish, rushed at me. I i ;ad j thought I - was strong, but, whether owing to the terror of the situa tion or i what, this fiend incarnate tmil mA hrr t.riA thmaf. ' and wasi- HohJ helD! killincr me! I remember fellowship, btrusrirlme i and writhing, b it alt to no affer hold- purpose; aud then .a choking, burning had gone j isensatidn.'and then all was a blank. i borne two or three weeks later, 1 wai again asked to visit Staten Island Among those whom ' I met was Charl Macray, and his clever wife. I coulc hardly bring myself to acknowledge thai the man who satjonposite to me at dinner and who bv his brilliant convcrsatioi field the entire table, was the same wh had attacked me in the dcai of nigh' onlv a few weeks before. And yet was the same, j and as -I coutinued t look, I recogni. ed.sorae of the character istics of the first face. A half amused smile was playing about my host's face I His eves met mine ang they seemed to say : "Hae I not spoke the truth about m v brother ? Is it not as I said?? j The next morning in the city, befort we finally separated. Macray : turned tt me and sa d : I "Jak,'do you realize now that Shake speare was right when he said that then are more things in heaven and earth, than are dreamt of; in our phi!o3ophv ood-bye," and he was gone. Th Eyozh. I ; The Pretty Walter Girl Dotne tbe j' Continent She Wanted a Change No Resemblance, Etc, Etc. Neat and natty and pert was she, (nam ana e;g and bread ror one!) And winsome her smile as a smile could be irork aud beans have the pork well done;) Her dainty band brushed the crumbs away. icocn Kinaso' sauce on tat apple dump!) And my beating heart quick owned - her sway . , (Pertaters and greens along o' that romp!) I fumbled the bill, but nothlnz could see: (Koast ipnery and tufZ--dark . ineafc, a UH'i IU1UL1I . - My ere were on her. and hers were on me mum - pudding, anorner and plenty or oint!) . i ' "What will yon have?' she broke the spell; (A eup of tea and coTee without!) I blushed and stammers I, my eyelids fell (Pork and sausage and aaeur kraut!) Then I seized her hand and whispared Jow; (Cabbage soup and a corned t-f hash!) "Get out you fool 1 Com a, let me go !" (Onions stewed an J p tato mash!) B txto i Transcript. Boy 'Yeaiir." . . Ice : Dealer" H-m. What would twenty pounds of ice amount to at a cent and a half a pound?" Boy "Seventy-fire cents,' sir." Ice Dealer " H-m.' You seem alikely lad. I guess I'll give you a trial." Life. .- ; . t ' - . " Doinetho Continent. 'Had a nice tnp'f" "Ya'as rather." "Been doing the Continent?" "Well, yes, if you put it in that way. but when I look at my expense account it rather seems as it the Continent had been doing me." Ocean. v She Wanted a Change Greengrocer (to young housekeeper) "How would you like some nice egg plant, ma'am, or oyster plant?" Young lloujckeeper N-oo; my hus band was saying only this morning that he .is tired of eggs, and it's too late in the season for oysters. Epoch. When I came illTTIR HA TPtl, I TI TP 51 ft OF1 SrilTIf II If Q Y1T t i I Itopic, "Studies'! in the nenaissancc," 1 :m(e 'n ' Dai to I found; I was The candle was once still directors of ag and other experts, to be operated on. The .'hicagoj JViiaa established i fund 6fl$ld,000, the income o( which la to be given ytarirj (tn Tneaais) 10 m pupils L. m the several the town writing the on "Patriotism " Ii ; Ucv. Bcrean thf ork City, s for the .i . crertioii of ; a memftpiatl church in, that5 son, first is endeavoring to I ra'sc f unn city to foreign Christ! quired ' The said id ndusndsj in i E tabbst pest Bn i n Tt . . e ' be const ahtly made ljy the Government and cri to leads diction will storms where fe!ss( sor may interest irj that in the public schools fl, best composition Edward Judion, pastpr of Bartist, CHijfr.h, New( Y. the jlate' AdoniraTi j miasionarjl .and inity in Burmah. is taOO.OOO.f ! Jud Thd think it was.- J had boughtj the book, for the author's name on i thei cover. Whether ray years spent in commercial pursuits had diirlcd my sense of literary Ccrception 1 do: not know, but Ijremem er! V awning oyer the book, atthoutrh I made it a point to tell all mv i friends that it wan beautifully written, j- While Ulacray was abroad I had been told that he had come into a fortune, (but that was all 1 bad heard of him for more than five years. I took tap the letter of invitation and re-read it Island; I do heard of my married now "We have meted to Staten not know whether vou have marriage or juotJi I have been over a year'; I teiet her first in Heidelberg two years ago. She is a Bpstonian. j She was a Miss treichtori; 1 have chosen ate:i Is and bee ue ;it is) j qu et ant it is near New ji l oric l nave Drought with me from abroad large amount of material which, j when 1 lighted, and I saw Macray sitting on a chair near me with his head buried in his hands. A slight movement on my part caused him to start. f I 'Are yon better, old fellow?'' "Yes," I answered; "it is gone?" 't He seemed to understand, for he said simply, "Yes." i VWhat or who was it?" j j" I will tell you everything to-morrow; had you not better wait?" replied Macr ray. . - j ' I i ' ! 'No; tell me now. lam all right. I th nk, though I had; a pretty tight squeeze."; : -" j - ! ; ! I "It jWas my brotheir Charles who attacked you. Ii is a strange story,; and Ii will not ask you to believe it. fome five years ago Charley was in business have time, I am coin? to work etc., etc , I I made up my mind to gb,j andj sitting nder ol 4 sum re spite f New Zealand ! if increaung in Be- hc crsistent efforts the farm- 19 ,They , reduce, it the land the shceo vruiiu'iiio . sud, tine J feeding Rapacity of one-m have decrdased frbrri .'0 to' 4 It Is honed that tha increase in the p6p- i . I J I - I (.EM'.;. I ' . r- uiatiork and the cultivation of ve out hq pests in down at once 'the invitation M A8 I stepped the i Staten Is vcnmg, 1 saw pgnized to his house, I found my than ever. ; 1 but now fresh after having mjngUd w.th per cent. the coun- ime. vpnrn iJ J th r tu i jgradualj destruction 'rafessor oter to l i.' t , : . that in oQ3 i aj desert.! and will te paying over. abundant ctops are now of yur forests make the pre-i 1 Ij " .5 .: V. mi be mistaken forestry futuea to take thd place M: dbwn Con titution thinks the Pro Thk makei tree fevery One win s country immense sand the region produced. into a book," wrote a letter accenting or the following evening, jout on the p atform of ind l?ai road the next a tall figure!, which 1 rec- at once as Ai acray. We were soon shaking hands warmly ; then he led ;me to his carriage and we drove rapidly friend more! fascinating had always admired him. fiom years, f pent 'abroad, conditions fof men, he was before The Mechanism of the Heart. In the human subject the averagt rapidity of the cardiac pulsation of ar adult male is about seveuty beats pei minute. These beats are more frequeni as a rule '. in young children and ir women, and there are variations withir certain limits i in particular persons. owing to peculiarities of organization. It would uot necessarily be an abnormal siun to find in some particular individ uals the habitual frequency f the heart's action fifom! sixty to sixty-five oi seventy rive toejigbty per minute, as a rule the heart's action is slower and more powerful I in1 fully developed and muscular orgaul 'ations, and more 'rap'd and feeb'.er in those of slighter form. In animals the range lis from twenty five tc forty-five in the cold blooded and fifty upward in the warm-blooded animals, except in the cusejof a horsei which has a very slo w heai t leat puly forty strike? a minute. ' - . The pulsations ; of men and animaU differ with the sea level also. ! Tbe work of a healthy human heart has been shown to equal! tbe leatof raising 3 ions j 4 hundred weight: I foot per hour, or l!o ! tons in twenty jfour houn. j The excess 1 of this work tinder alcohol ; in varying ! quantities is ofenJ very great.! Acur.ou j calculation has! been ma le by Dr. Rich- j ardson, giving the work. of te heart in 1 'mileage. Presum'ng that the blood was thrown out of th- heart at each pulsation No Itesemblance. "Miss Smith, do you know who tht very amiable looking bid lady is, with Boft gray hair and pleasant eyes, and such a Bweet expression!" "That is mamma." "Is it possible V'Life and had a ho;re of his own. One dav in the proportion of .)9 strokes aminnte. he; told his wfe he had to go to Cin-, ! and at the assumed force of 0 feet, the cinnatL - The nature of hia business re- I mileage of the jblood through the body quired him to go iu tc often on short ! might be taken at 20 1 yards per minute, t ips j to ' the neigh oring cities. This time he - was i absent ab ut a week. AN hen he got back he had.not the slightest) idea where he had been, nor could he i vc jany account movements siucc leaving Isew all suits and to me ,ulte We were a goo I half hour in the car- we entered I the drive to unrnver Ho.:se, ! We were! warmly welcomed by Mrs. Macray. I conjfess -I had been anxio is to meet her, for I knew MaCray was very fastidious.'! . p . . ; trhe was, sightly above the medium height with, a jvery pretty figuj-e, dark h ur and brpwn eyes. Her hiauners wre of his Y"prk. 1 He said he cou d only remember traveling a good deal on the cars. To me and his wife he admitted (although hej 'could not at all explain it) that he felt he had suffered some harm; but of what nature he could not say. Tiis wanton for a year, when in the same week pre cisely,; as a year before, he had an attack of insanity whith lasted just a week and ; Pastoral," tells 7 miles an hour, 1(58 m les per day, 61, 3.0 miles per vpar, or l ji i J mile in a lifetime 'of ejghty-fours years. The number of beats of the heart in the same long life would reach the grand total of 2, 809, 7 n 000. Medi-.a', World. All In the family. Brown (at an evening party) " Who is that rank and scraway-lookiug party near the piano, Kobinsonf ' Robinson " That's Bixby's wife." Brown" You don't tell m:. You know Bixby, then? ' Robinson "Oh, yes ; he's my brother-in-law." Sifting. A Narrow Escape. N They were sitting' together on the veranda in the dim twilight. The robin had sung Ills )ast song, and the fire flics were beginning to light their lamps. The pensive beauty of an early leap year summer evening was around them, and from the azure canopy tho planets and' the brightest of the stellar lights were beginning to peep, those silent but eloquent heralds ot Ui - night,' It - wis an hour for love and calm del-grit. "1 suppose, Jlr. Jones." said the maiden breaking an eloquent pause, ' suppose you expect to marry some dayP "I do. Miss Smith." "And you mean to be a kind husband, no doubt?" i - - "I intend to be a model in that re spect," j "You will surround your wife with every comfort, furnish her with p'.enty of pocket money, stay at home with her evenings instead ol go;ng out to some horrid club, treat her mother, if she has one, with kindness and respect, and all that sort of thing, hatha! Ah! jou young men intend so much you will be thisandthat; I've heard of you," and she shook her finger playfully at the youth. "iou may indulge in raillery. Miss Smith, but (assure you. you have exact ly describe 1 my intentions, iou may fcm lc, but I have made up my mind that when 1 am marnei I will be everything that an amiable and alectionate wife could desire." "That being the ca e," said she, be coming Jerious, "and thjjt being leap yeart ," . ' "Oh! by the way," he cried starting up, the object of her questions flashing upon his mind, 'I hope you will pardon me how stupid of ine this conversa tion is very pleasant and I would gladly prolong it but I have just remembered thit I left my rooms open and all my papers exposed on my desk. I must run. If I lo e any of th isc pipers I would be ruined Good night," and darting down the Rteps he fled. "By imga, ' he sa d a few moments later, as he wiped the perspiration from his brow, "that was a narrow squeak! How cute she was! Another moment and she would have, had me, and she's twenty-seven if she's a day. Boston tourur. . BE BR AVE, MY HEART. Be bravevnry heart, through every CI That crnel Kate to thee dot Mod, To every straggle comes an end,. And so to this there surely wffL ! I Be brave, my heart, remember all ; The brave hearts that have lived before Their hard-fought combats now are o' No more they start at trumpet ealL Be 1 rave, my heart thy battles fight i With steady nerve, nnfaltYing band, 1 And hope that thoo tbe promised land May one day view from soms far height, j . ; ' 1 1 - Be brave, my heart, and shoulds't thou know Thyself defeated done to death . . i Be brave be brave till thy last breath ' . AnddJe by face Unned toward tbe foe. ; .1 - ; EdUk Sessions Tmppv, HUMOR OF THE DAT. Maid to order A servant girL j The man with twins Is deucedly happy. How to make the most of yourself Pad. " A sonny retreat A boy's orphan asy lum, i A crown jewel The bump of con sistency. - In Boston the horse-fiddle is called the' s,nn w,ni; ' The topmost crag is a soar rpot for the American eagl?. j A middle man appears to be a cential figure in trade circles. ;. When an aeronaut smokes in his bal loon he takes an aerolite. ' Tbe greatest hard-shlpi in the world are England's ironclads. Oo-aa. i The r ngli&hmaa who said that hor- giog was 'armful. armies " was wrong. AO?' It u Like Father, Like Son. "Papa," asked the small boy, "why does the Umpire wear that wire net over his face?" ; "To keep off the fowls," replied the witty father. "Indeed ?" quoth the boy. "I thought it was to keep ihsj diet oif hi nose." And the shence was so still you could hear it sL New Turk Han. Heard it Before. "Maude," he said softly, as he pulled out the tremulo slop in his larynx, "will you marry me? ' ."No," she answerd with all tho ear nestness of sincere convictioa. He paused, as if iu deep thought, and then sa d: "Strange, strange, how a simple worJ revives scenes and impressions that have passed away. I am almost certain thit I have heard that before." Merchant Traccler. Masic Reconciled Them. The Spanish and Indian Calif ornians were passionately fond of music. All the men cou d make shoes and play the guitar and - every woman c,ould sing Spmish tongs jto her own a.compam- ment. Bancroft, in his ;'Val:lornia growing probable be planted that is cut vcniehce espec ally crow d auggosuj withrltit i would "E Speaking of thi rudeness to wBich passengers. and d incon- ladies, are j fjubjiected . 1 a then be on comfort.1 K about the;re in ed street cars, Jthe New I'ork Prem the construction of street c nyeats at an. l i ne an could reside charming, but then no one long w.th Macray without insensibly ac quiring that characteristic I After dinner, Macray and over our Cigar, ta king over bur .old college days.- Finally at Macrav's sug gestion we adjourned to thle library. It had originally been, I was told, an artist's studio, the principal l ght fcoming from above; but there were alsoj windows o 1 two sides. There was an enormous fire- p'ace, with los ready to be iighited.-and easy 'chairs were scattered about several beautiful paintings hung: on the walls, with! here and! there a delicate Etching; and as lor books, they were everywhere. A true book loyer s paradise! i Macray and 1 were SO busy Idokinsr at his 'beau tie as passengers n equally ! of dis- he called hjs books, that 0 complaintswould lie made i h"Ycs. I am setting deeidedU WlmVa i i ; ii - . l .. . jp: S2 t . j : ?fusarof men to giyeup then ortm i Cats to ladies. AU yould ha mo tne accommodations . equally shared i Ii e to stand, would be Trades jcnonsin China arc very cbh. rvative, declarirs James Payn in the i Payn Crvative. Ihdependsnt, and, those who break their unwritten1 laws are itrcated with great ea afvetity thn eve:n with jus. Instead of beinj boycotted or j blown up with gun powder, the offenders, it j seems, are bitten to I deathi i.t Soochow, I read, this Wi ihtncbt i was inflicted the othei jday bn a member of, the 'gold leaf craft, jfor taking more than one apprentice at a i timcj. b0 hundred and twenty-three members had a hite at him. These institutions I boast, not without reason, them," said his wife, Well, Madge, we'll join you iu just I mu-t 6how Jack that p:cked np iri I ondon." one, remember," and she we did notj hear a slight stejp. "Mar I fnrti D irV 1 'Ah. Midgk is it you? It A too bai to! have neglected you: but vou know j when I get among my books 1 generally lorget everytnjng else." left him perfectly sensible; yet very much exhausted. J ortunately this first attack: 0 jcurred when he was alone with me on a fish. i g excursion in the; mountains. What I had to endure that week no one can imagine, and no one will ever know. Well, this has-gone on for t;evei al years. The mysterious attatkalways comes on in that part.cular week of the year. The doctors declare'it is not insanity; ,m fact 1 can get no definite answer; as to what is Ithe matter with mv brother. Charley has always had a morjid fear of nn in sane iisjium, so I promised him always to take care of him during that paitlcular week in the ye'ir. . tro secretly has the matter been kept from thei public that not even his own wife. knows of it. You, aud. one or two- doctors- to whom I !: have introduce d my brother as a stranger, aie the only ones that have scca Charley in one of his fitSy or what ever you like to call them. I hare al ways had a taste for carpentering and I hive fitted" up the' room directly above yours for him. ijist night he managed to escape: out of the window, and thus got into your room. It was most fortu nate that 1 arrived when I did, for in an- strangled other! moment he would have you. However, y there is no need of further a'arm.' ' I saw hm safely into his strong room.! with no possibility of an other) escii-e.. If you like it. we will go and see him. I think that would be the best me ins to settle your nerves." 1 thought so myself, so we went.! j Al though the room was directly above mme we had to walk qn te a distance through an upper hall : before we came to ill -: topping at a heavily-barred 'door. Macray after unlocking an uppr and lower lock, drew out: a long thinl key, with ! which he finally , opened the door. "Are you not afraid to "go; in?": I a$kcd... "i ; 1 . h! S ' : j ; j . ! : I v "t;h, no, he always seems to know me." .. j. r-i- - Holding a lighted candle, we entered. At first 1 saw nothing of my lite in- t mrler Vmt liruvw fifkrtrtmita hra.K!n laughing heartily at the (wonderful ex- Jed us to where ; he lay in front of a pression ih the eyes of the beadle; the .thickly-barred window. We lifted him how the people, after tho conquest of thei country i.y the United States, were reconciled to the new rule by music. I The Californans were invited to re turn to their homes and resume their usual occupations. Proclamations which promised protection of their parsons and property were placarded in ithe towns, but they would not come out of their hiding places. j ' The commoc ore, whose naval force had helped to tonuuer the country, was at I.os Angelas! and, meeting Captain Phelps, an old. trader on tho coast, re que ted his hc : "Commodor," replied the captain, "you have a fine band on your ship, and such a th.ng was never before in this county. ' Let it play one hour in the plaza each day at sunset, and I assure you it will do more toward j reconciling the people than ja'l your proclamations, which few of iliem can read.?' ! The captain:! suggestion was adoptel. At first the children came forth and peeped round the corners of j the houses. A few lively tunes brought out the vivas of the older ones, and before the band they were surrounded by Harsh Treatment. Bobby (looking out of the window) "What s the matter with that horse, Mamma?" Mother "The horse is balky, Bobby ; he wont't obey his driver." Bobby "Well, what's the man pat ting him for?"' Mother "He is coaxing him." Bobby (with an injured air) "That ain't the way you treat me when I'l. balky." Life. two minutes. Cruikshank I ! "Only that leftus. :. i I j ; Macray had taken down a small nort folio and was showing me a sketch bv that inimitable caricaturist in! his best! wauuu. ni lum ui a pari?a ueauie rhe must; have been the original of air. Bumble looking st some small boys who had unfortunately dropped a marble during service in churchJ I remember! that none' of tlie S"brethren" ever comn it sccend taoce h arista: offense; from which c rcum- , i i I , ; j . , . !S suppoaed the Provsrb bar 4Once bit,1 twice shy.'V - J artist had-thrown into them! a whole !; . .1' V . T;-1 . 1 . .' ... . woria oi comicaiuy. : ot nearing ac-j ray speak for a few moments I looked at him iand was surprised and shocked toj fee that his face was blanched; and-1 with! the hardest look of despair on; it that I ever'sawj He had withdrawn a foot prj so from me and had the! appearance of, listening, i I was on the point of asking aun ii ue waa jii, wnen L nea--a step in ; the or.ter hall and an load ! wheezing t ceased p laying; delighted natives. ! The next alfernoon the! plaza -was thronged with the peopl j of the town and with ranchmen from a distance, who, having heard cfthe wo derTtil band,liad ridden in. Tli ej old priest of ihe mission of f an Gabriel, as he tat by the church door opposite 1 he plaza, listening to the musi was introduced to several of the noval o titers, i j . ! fiave not heard a band," said the old man, "since I left Spain jover fifty years ago. more service forma than Youth's Com Conldn't Find a Rhyme. "Fain would I write a poem on thede lights of fishing; but, ah, me! 1 cannot find a word to rhyma with angleworm.' " sighed I'isistratus, ai he gazed thought fully into the dark, sullen waters. "But why must you put that word at the end of a line?" quer.eJ Eucalyptus. "Because an angleworm is always at the end of a line." hUsed I'isistratus be tween his set teeth; and for a long time it was so still that one could distinctly hear a peachblow. j She Was a Baseball Girl. "I have no reason to doubt your sin ceritv. Mr. Hankinson,"said the yenng ladv. with unaffected sadness, "but I - . . , . , saw you in that amateur game a me park last Saturday, and my feelings toward you have undergone a change. A young man that can't steal a bag on that one eyed duler, Limber Jim, and strikes out six times when Pudding -lake is in the box, is no good. I am sorry, Mr.i Hankinson, but I can't sign you as a husband." Chicago Tri tine. There Were Giant in Those Para. The following list of famous and gi gantic specimens of the hu nan race has Deep compiled by tue4jpndou Tid-If.ts: Samuel McDonald, a Smtchmsn, nick named "Bte Sam," was 61 feet 10 inches in height. Was forttnan to Prince of Wales. Uiel 1802. Alice Gordon, Essex, England, giantess, 7 teet. D.ei 1737. Anne lianen Swan, of Jfova 8xtia, 7 feet. La Pierre, of Stratgard, in Daamvk. was 7 feet 1 inch. Henry B.acker, 7 feet 4 inches, and most 8ymm?tricaL Born at Cu -kilel 1, in 8 iser. in ir.il. uenera:iy -a:iei tue "uruian Giant. Was exnihitel in ljndm in 17-il. Edward Bamtord, 7 feet 4 i-'hes. Died 17tK Buried in St. Djt&an's ch lrcbyard. LiOndoa. Iuis Frenz, Frenchman. 7 fest 4 Inches. His left hand is pre;rve 1 in the rxmeum of trie College of Surgeons, ImloiL Maitia Salmeron, a Mexican, 7 fet 4 iucbes. Porus, an In llan King, who fought agsinst Alexandiir, near th3 Riv-r Hydasper, B. C 327, was 7) i feet biih, with strength in pro port.oii. Heiarich Osen, born in Norway, 7 feet six inches; weight 3 10 pouuU, or flit teen senre. El ward Alelon.7feet 6 inches. Born at Port Leicester. Ireland, !-', and died lttl, being only ya s of ag& Jam M -Donaul, 7 feet 6 inches. Native of Cork, IreHnd, died r.GO. Rotert Hale. 7 feet tt inches. Born at Soin Tton, England, in XiJ. and often called the -Norfolk Giant." Diet l&i. Fainc; Sherilan, an Irishman, 7 feet 8 inch.-s. WeighCii un ( pouni). U.rtb ot cliest, -VS inches. D.ed IKO. Bradley, 7 feet Inches at iieatn. ivom a Market Wh-atm, in Yorksliire. Eularul His right hand is preserved in tbe muum of thi College of Sui-gems. IhV3- Jos-ph Brice, 7 lwt o incnea. ai ia age of '.IS year be was exhibitel in London, 1413-). His bant coall aDan fifteen and a Ilaraoncaamp, in tbe Was someUmss ralle 1 sound as if somebody bad the' asthma.! up and carried him tol a small iron bed stead. - The candle light fell on his face, whi h was a repulsive one with a savage scowl still I ngering on it. v His hair was thickly matted. i ' , " After standing a moment. Macray said : J 'Come, we will haye a glass bf some- th'ng. I see your nerves are shaken a b t, i Look out or you will - drop that Pann " r. .' . : ii. i " I" Of course, Jack," continued Macray. j when -we were downstairs, f jou ; will a h ! that music will do tne conquest oi uaii thousand bayonets." A Teapot Minomahiac- -r There was fit 1 alatka, 'Florida, re cently a- man of about forty winters. who was an oo ect of pity, and vet with all that was komewhat amusing. He was sane, on all suojecis out one, at times imaginirjg himself ateaH)U He could put. himself into the shipe of a teapot by rounding one arm! to represent the spout and the other to represent the handle. ; While in that shape he became very uneasy if anyone came near, fearing they would break off the haa lie or spout. He would not speakv but would make a danger signal with, his mouth to repre sent the escaping stem."-Then he would walk aroiii d. sway: to and fro among those about him, full satis jed tlut he was & teapot. --Afcu Yot'a Graphic. . Pharmacentlcal AccoraplUhment , Druggist "Yes, j I want a prescrip tion cleik. Have you a diplomat " Applicant 4 Notj ea tiy, sir, but" Druggist "Can you run a soda foun tain..''" -. ' r Applicant" Not very well, sir, but I can learn." I Druggist "No, I guess you won't doj I might let you practice putting up ' prescriptions, j but I can't afford to risk an inexper enced hand at the soda fountain." Ddrjil Free Press. half inches. Born at Vosrea. r ranee, HIU. "An it" Cornelius Msgrath, 7 feet 8 inches. He was an orphan and reared bv Bishop Berkley, England. He di.'d at tbe aje of 20 year. IcW-lTti". ' John Basby, of Darnel i, 7 fe?t 0 inches, HU brother was a'XMit th aim) be ghU - Joachim Eleozegue, 8:tamsh, 7 feet 10 inches. Exhib to 1 in Lon lox Captain Bates, of Kentucky. 7 feet 1114 inches. Exhibited in Ijomlon, I lit. Harold Uardrada, Norwegian g'ant, near iy 8 feet Gill y, a Swede, 8 feet Exhibitel as a show early In the Nin-!jenth Century. William r.vans. n lee ax oeaio. rorver vo CharlwL Died ItOi Charlemanre. nearly 8 feet lie could sque?ze together threo horse shoos at once in his h vi 1a. i . . J. Toller, of Nova Scotia, 8 feet Died 18 If. i Maximilian ChrUtopber Miller, 8 feet llis hand measured 13 inch's and bis forefinger was 'J inches long. Called the "Saxon giant " Died in Lon Ion. K574-1 r4. Cbanz Woo Goo. of Tvcbon, Chinese giant, . 8 feet 2 inches. Exhibitel in London, 13d -(id, and again in 181. f J. 1L Heicbart. of rTieanerg, uweaen. o feet 3 fncbes, His father and mother were Cbariee u enen, or uyrne, iri Kfe, a feet, 4 incbea His skeleton is preserved in tbe museum of tbe College oi Burgeon. t731-li8i i Patrick, his brother, was 8 feet, 7 inchea. ' Lonshin. Russian , sriaot teet. locoes: drum major of the Imperial Guais. Manmmin. leet. o l acnes, ine nomsq Emperor, i.V2 W. A tinman skeleton 8 feet O inches is pre served in tbe museum. Trinity College, Dub lin. ' In the Confirreusiotsal Graveyard.' What, do you think of the rpeech tbtl handed vou last night?" asked one Congressman oi another. Well. - frankly. I think it was thoroughly bad.". The most successful dentist must ex pect to run sgainst a. snsg occasionally. Atrr.'Ateesftra. A two-year old boy can be keptoalet for a minute and a half if you give him a hammer and a mil ror. To write a good story for the public a man must have a good upper story of his own. AVm Orleans Airaysws. bays the weighing machine to the nickel: "While you're round this way drop in." DdrM Free Pres. A Boston girl attended a cooking school and became so infatuated with the cul inary art that she roariied a sape. Fortunately for the esteem of the rest of mankind doctors are not half as wise as they look. Indirnip-lis JouraJ. Funny, isn't it, that after a man has once given his word he should try so hard to keep it. 8'. ALane Messenger. Did it ever occur to you that, although the bass drum don't make good music, it drowns a hean of bad? TUedt iSht'le. The Ch'cago g'rl's foot haa disappeared from the pirag.-nph column and thrre is a mighty big bole to filL Bt Courier. Our Con grew mn are worthy souls. With more or leas of latre; Mtey mar not fill a lon;-fe.t want, But they ran fiiiofster 4 liVrearir. nistory repeats itself over and over. We often hear of the seaman who is Able being knocked out by a hurri-Cane. Ocean. It is one of the peculiarities of things in genersl thst the freshest men gener ally tell the stalest stories. Bnjsr Cem DirrriaJ. There are few things in life more touching than the umb ella of an aver age citizen ia the ait gallery. Bariinj ton Free I'rct . Out West a lirnburzer cheese trust has lcen formed. There's a trust thst cer tainly will lc in bad odor with the peo ple. TvLylo Bind'. Tbe rosy is blooming in tbe glade. Wherein the lily ool;' And Patrick, with a hininr spade, Ii whacking down the sola, , Stflinj. If sll mm knew as m icb as most men think they know, the en ycloprd'ia peo ple would te driven out of the business, fiomertiUe JvrniK i The two Indianapolis militiamen who wouldn't -pay for the street-car ride doubtless consider that the brave deserve the fare. Co trUrJorittl. Wife (t lub night) "Will you be home eaily to ni?n JobnP Husband "Ye'es, I think so, u-t Joakee4lreik fast waiting for me." .V. JVri A cynic ssvs; "If the ancients be- Lliercd the earth was s juare ihey ecr could have got 1 he 'idea from the deal ings of iu inbabitsnU with ea.h othrr.' A man can master th free loocb route. And a man can carry tbe baar. But be cant sew tbe rip la ha Saaday coat, Because be isal built ia that ravna-r. Sew York Urrevryt. rhtsTsioa (pokii? his head in at the nursety door) "Hulloa! Whit's ffolag on in here, now!" l avina whs is dress ing their little one's feeti -Baby's seek, pspa.' DAroit Fret Press. ' , , There is no Fpanbh Cabinet, the Min isters having resigned. Thia crisis occurs at an unfortunate period, as the King is extremely busy teething just now, and cannot be interested ia State matters. Lo-J-es er Tos'-Erprtts. . "Don't yon singP inquired the musical young lady of the new arrival at the hotel : " why, bow stupid of yoa P "If tou'd ever heard me try," said the young man. with an accent of conviction.'yoa'd think it was everlasting smart of me. i When Arthur was a very small boy his mother reprimanded h m one day for some misdemeanor. Not knowing it, his rather ijctran to talk to him on the same I .ubject. Looking op in his face. Arther . jBaid solemnly: "jJy mother has 'tended to me." : t ' ' .-, j .' Together they "dined and be bored her with sighs. ' With bashful advances and dull sbeepuA eyes: f Tby diosd apon quail, and she sweari by tbe nKion. ' , Shell not dine again upon quail with a spoon! You do?" - Yes. I thiuk "Doctor (who has been taking a dl ensary patient's temperature) "Now. the The llorae Hindi Ilia Step. Every one has noticed, 'while driving. how rarely a horse steps on a stoae even f it- i ; . i when -going very rapmiy. a wmer ia T.7 1. u. inntM an nm ranlr man urTT.r rnirv natient's Umneratur as Saying main nurse necr vt uu m r , a . l0jr- -J . ,. - - ...,! i n.v cood women, how do yoa leeir man latenuonauy. it i a iwoums tr- i . .i,, -,- , der with ravalrf that sbou'd a man be- I t ent (eye.ng h'rlnJ comedismountel hemu.t lie down and -bl"Zi If he does so, the J- " , " i.-Th r"i- fountain pen where he is going, and is on the lookout kicked endwise through bis chest by tne for a firm fonndation to put his foot on. ' animal to which he has awardea tbe It is an instinct with him, therefoie, to prixe, and later on has his Jest arts step overa prostrate man. The injuries ; worked up into a pbbetpie by the owner K. . n.n..a Y.nr m mrm nMrW aL. Af tha animal tO WhOUl he did BOt SWIrt ways inflicted by tbe animal knocking people down, and not by bis stepping on mem. . - : ; , best thing you miild do would be to bury it tn ob livion' What have! you done, with it?" T ... , .- r M I r .1 .;tl down into the restaurant and well hold entire company wfll pass over h m, and that'll help a body a quick .-. . , ; , ir.T r. t. t Tmil. I V. !1 nn lu i ninnvl A hnru nnhrM I - A I ltT A DeiSOM HAS a M. IILLIB naacwid w - - - " -- r I .. eler. '.! , : ;l. . " i -His Recommendation. y lz Dealer (to applicant) "Ever been i. tie ice business, boyi" i Bot No. ' air? - Ice Deiler " H-m. Know anythitg about arithmetic nj , V- l the prize, be does not ask for further public recognition at the hands of hil fellow-farmer. The WcrU, pit, twice sny, I'a-I!11'.: J i
The Chatham Record (Pittsboro, N.C.)
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