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VOL. I. NO. 15. SALISBURY, K G, THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1888. The Singing Leper. A Saxon king with merry thror " Of nobles hunted in a wood At eventide, when lo! a song Most wondrous broke, a tremulous flood Of praise from distant lips unseen. The hUhters halted, listening keen To catch each nearing echo, till Among the trees a form unclean, A leper white moved up the hill Across their path, and sang the while. His livid features wore a smile; His wrinkled hands were clasped in prayer; "While living death, a master vile, . Made all his flesh a thoroughfare For swift and myriad-footed pain. And all the while he sang his strain; ! Thuspake the king with stirring call, And bade him halt; and with his train The king moved on with care withal A ud questioned him with pitying gaze. "How sing you thus these words of praise V hen 1 ife is death f A rwmenfs pause, Then smiling answered he: "I raise My voice in songs of joy because Although a leper,' yet I know "That as my frame decays I grow More near the sure deliverance That comes from God, whose graces flow Through all the wastes of circumstance And moves by life and soul to Him." The kind's and nobles' eyes grew dim. Then tu Tiing to his train the king Spake thus. "Unto the very brim Is this man's sorrow, yet they b Rejoicings, for he trusts his Lortf "This leper's voice shall here rer "We have not hunted all in vain. Our spoils this day is as a sword "Whoso shining blade shall conquer pain. And to our homes we turn again With larger faith and nobler word. Lyman Whitney Allen in the Independent. KITTY DALE. "If ever I mirry," Kitty Dale used to "'say, half in earnest and half in fun, "the fortunate man or, if you like it better, the unfortunate man -must be a person who possesses these three qualities wealth, good looks, sense. I name wealth first, because I think it is the most necessary and desirable quality of the three. Although I would never think of marrying a fool, or 'a man whose ugliness I should be ashamed of, vet I think I would sooner talk sensibly for-thc one or shine for the othor, pro vided he were rich, than to economize and live ni obscurity with any man, however handsome and sensible he might be. " I know not how much cf this came from Kitty's heart; that soma of it did the sequel will show. Without doubt she luilt her full share of Spanish cas tles, for her education in the duties acd object? of life were exceedingly imjier fect, if not absolutely false. But who ever became acquainted with Kitty's that -6!msaacj!;ablo of deeper and nobler sentiments. And the time approached when Kitty must t;d:o the important step the most important in a woman's life of which she had so often spoken so lightly; when she would give her friends au opportunity to judge bow much of her heart there wa in the words we have cited. ' At the joyous fego of eighteen she had a goodly number of suitors. As she ncvar seriously encouraged but two, . we wiil follow' her example, and leaving the others unnoticed, consider the only relative advantages and merits of her favorites. Frank Gothwait possessed many ex cellent qualities, which gave him the reputation among the early and more discriminating portion of his acquaint ances as being '"a highly estimable young mart;" among his comrades being "a very good fellow;" and among i- the young ladies of being "just as nice as he could be." Kitty loved Frank; she couldn't help it, and Frank knew it. He was con vinced she preferred his society to thnt of Tom Wellington, his only rival. This Tom Wellington, his comrades called him the 'Duke," was neither an idiot, or hump-backed or bow-legged, all of which I wish he had been ; it would have made my story much more interesting. On the contrary he was a sensible, handsome, well-bred' young man ; and so far as I know, there was not a trace of the rascal in his composi tion. Besides these advantages, he, the son of one of our merchant princes, possessed an income sufficient to enable him to live superbly. He counted his thousands when hi3 rival counted hun dreds. , Frank rested his hopes, therefore, en tirely on the influence he possessed over Kitty's heart. The "Duke," although just tlie man for her in every particular, as he was rich, handsome and sensible, could never succeed in winning her af fections; and the amiable Frank could not or would not believe she would al low the better promptings of her nobler .and better nature to be over-ruled by worldly considerations. When he, however, one day insisted on .knowing his fate, she startled him by eaying, with a , deep-drawn sigh, '.'Ah, Prank, I am sorry we ever met!" i "Sorry?" ' r'TTes, J hare thought it all over; we'an nerer be anything but friends." "Whatl" claimed Prank, turning suddenly, aad fiervously twisting his blonde mustache. ' 'Neve, never," said Kitty in a tone scarcely a.idible. Frank sat down beside her on the sofa; put his arm around her waist in spite of a gentle "Don't do that," and letting his voice sink almost to a murmur, spoke to her to the proud Kitty until she wept bitterly. , 'Kitty," said he, in a tone full of tender emotion "Kitty, I know that you love me, but you are. proud, ambi tious, s'elfuh. If it is really your will that I should leave you, speak the word, and I will go. " "Go, then," murmured Kitty. "Have you fully decided?5? asked Frank, hardly able to believe his ears. "Yes." ...'..,..' "Then, farewell!" He took her hand in his, looked for a moment at hes pretty, tearful face, and then, unable to control himself, pressed her passionately, to his bosom. She not only submitted to his em brace without a struggle, but giving way to an irresistible impulse, threw her1 arms lovingly around his neck. Sud denly, however, recollecting her resolu tion, she loosened her hold and pushed Mm from her with a sigh. "Shall I go?" he stammered. A faint "Yes" fell from Kitty's lips the next moment she lay alone, sobbing and weeping on the sofa. ' But, little by little, grief seemed to wear itself out. Her tears ceased to flow and her breath ing became more regular. Her head rested on her arm, and her face wa3 half concealed beneath a flood of dark brown curls. The struggle wa3 over; the pain was already stilled. She saw Mr. Wellington enter, and sprang up gaily to meet and welcome him. His manner pleased her; his social position and wealth fascinated her. His heart, he said, had long been hers ; would she not accept his hand? She would, and did. A kiss sealed the be trothal ; but it was no such kiss as she had given Frank, and she could scarcely suppress a sigh. Poor Kitty! The wedding was superb. Elegantly attired, her beauty was truly dazzling; while everything around her seemed to 11 oat in the witching atmosphere of a fairy land, she gave 'her hand -to the man that her ambition and not her heart had chosen. Her friends were numerous ; her hus band .was tender, devoted and loving; but all their friendship and all bis ten derness .were not sufficient to satisfy the longings of her woman's' heart. She had known what it is to love to be under the influence of that divine en chantment which cannot be bbught and sold like chattels in the market; but her heart seemed dead; it found no conso lation or sympathy in her luxurious life. Then came a change in her husband. He could cot long remain blind to the fact that his love was not returnee!. He sought the companionship ot those whose gaiety enabled him. in some measure, to forget his grief; be betook himself of those social byways which arc the refuge of so mapy disappointed husbands, and sought to warm his heart at foreign hearths. Kitty complained to her husband that ho had neglected her. He replied with reproaches that she had deceived him, had never loved him reproaches that her conscience told her she deserved. "What right have you," he cried, "to call me to account, go where l will, or do what I will you who have never loved me?" ? "Uut it is wrong, smiui: remon strated Kitty. "True," said he. "It is the sinful fruit of sinful seed. And who sowed this seed? Who gave me her hand with out her heart? Who became the sharer of my fortune without giving me a share of her affections! Who has taught me the pangs of unrequited love? No, no, do not weep and clasp your hands! I say nothing that you do not daserve to hear." "I have not said I do not deserve your reproaches; but, whether I am or not the cold, deceitful-thing you say I am, you. must see that this state of things cannot continue." "I know it," he said, firmly. "Well?" Wellington's brow bore a portentous aspect. He fixed his eyes for a moment on his wife, and then said, in a measured tone : d have decided to live with you no longer, madam. I am tired of being called the husband of the charming Mrs. Wellington. You must go your road. I will go mine. Neither shall stand in the other's way. We will be free." "But the world?" cried poor Kitty, trembling. "The world, ha! the world will flatter you and admire you then as now. What more do you want? To call a simple joining of worldly interests, in accordance with, certain forms, a union what an absurdity 1 The farce has lasted long enough. But few under stand the meaning of the word man and wife. And do you understand their meaning? Do you know that there can be no union unless mutual lore be the connecting link? Enough of this mum mery I I will consult with my friends regarding the conditions of our separa tion. No, no, you need have no fears. Ton need not weep and cling to me. I will b generous with. you. You shall Eave as much of my fortune as you de mand." 1 a He pushed her from him. She fell on. the sofa, and from the depths of hex despair she cried: "Frank! Frank! why, why did I send you from me? Why was I so blind until this came upon me to open my eyes?" She laid upon the sofa, sobbing and weeping bitterly. Gradually her grief seemed to subside; she breathed calmly; her tears ceased ta flow, and her lay' lightly on arm, over which hung her loosened tresses in all their luxurious profusion. "Frank!" she murmurs suddenly; "dear Frank, come back to me, come back 4o me!" "Here I am," said a gentle voice. She opened her eyes and raised her head, Frank stood beside her. "You have been asleep," said he, smiling. "Asleep ?" "Ay, and have been dreaming.1' "Dreaming V! murmured Kitty; "and is this all a dream ?" "I hope so," taking her hand. "I knew you would not drive me from you so cruelly; so I waited in your father's room, where I have been talking with him for the last hour. I came back tc plead my cause once more, and found you asleep where I left you." "Ah, what a frightful dream!" mur- mured Kitty, rubbing her eyes. was so like a hideous reality that I trem ble when 'I think of it. I thought I was married !" "If it was so terrible," said Frank, "I hope you did not dream you were married to me." "No; I thought that I had given my hand to one who had not, and to whom I could never give my heart." "So, then, he to whom you give youi hand must first have won your heart?" "Yes, Frank, he must," said Kitty, smiling through her tears ; "and there it is!" "A Drink ami a Rock." I shall never again say that the Massa chusetts people ara not hospitable, writes the New Orleans Picayune's Bos ton correspondent. A day or two ago I was driving along a country road ju;t ulUMUe'ul v-kwu, una cuuueuu tu stup c t t ,1 -.1 -1 a i at a larm nouse to inquire my way. An old lady came to the door and, having given me. the information I desired, politely asked. me to have, so she ex pressed it "a driak aad a roclc.") Bya "drink" I rather supposed she meant "rock" a glass of milk. The was a luxury the nature of which was beyond imagining. Satis fied, however, that it was something in viting, I accepted the offer with thank f, and, having tied my horse, went inside. My hostess thereupon requested me to n her best rocking chair, and poured me out a glass of water. ' 'Now," she said "you can have a drink and a rock, and rest yourself as long as you like." Certainly this is the most inex pensive entertainment I have ever heard of. It beats the 5 o' clock tea all. hollow. Art Running' to Extremes. "Here, come into our sitting-room, will you?" said a Buffalo gentleman to a Courier reporter ; " I, just want to show you how art can be prostituted. My wife has gone and bought a stove and paid $73 for it $1 0 for the heating ap paratus and $33 for those nickel gim erack3 and figures on it, and those tiles jammed into it. I told her she had no sense of the fitness of things. If we want nickel statuettes and tiles, let's have 'em where they belong, and not on a pesky stove. A stove is made to give warmth, not to serve as a crockery cab inet. The next step will be art coal hods, art dish-pans, art potato-barrels and art rat-traps. x The plainer and less conspicuous a stove is the better. A stove covered with these gewgaws is as out of place as a coal heaver going to work in a dress suit and patent leather pumps:" Nearly 400,000,000 People in China. The authorities of Pekin have recently taken a census of the Empire, and as it was for taxing purposes the proneness to disbelieve in the large estimates must be modified accordingly. The figures returned by the village bailiffs made the population 31G,3S3,500, which together with the estimates of five provinces omitted, makes the aggregate about 392,000,000. These figures are inde pendent of the population of Corea, Thibet and Kashgar. As the popula tion of India exceeds 250,000,000, the Hindoos and Chinese constitute more than haTf the entire human race. Lon don Times. ' Prices of Sealskins. A Californian, largely interested in the fur seal industry, says that sealskins are expensive, not because they are scarce, but because the trade limits the supply. If all the skins that could be taken were poured1 upon the market, the fur would become so common that it would cease to'be desired by the wealthy. So the seal catchers agree upon the total number that they will put upon the -market, and they make their report to the furriers of London and Paris, who meet each year and de cide upon prices. ELEPHANT HUNTING. How the Monstrous Brutes are Captured Alive in India. ! "" Driving the Animals Into a Funnel-Shaped Inclosure. The first thing to be "done is to find the herd of elephants which, it is in tended to hunt. Its position has been previously ascertained, nearly as pos sible; but of course a few days or a few hours may have ,mad some great changes, and some sudcten alarm may have driven them all righi away, or the herd may have become divided, or it may turn out thai jinolhe? herd has ap proached it andSmay"ftinduced, by adroit maneuvering to join it. The herd having been found, without its being alarmed the next thing is to sur round it at a distance by a light cordon of men, and guide it3 unconscious steps toward the kheddah in which it is to be inclosed and captured. The general idea of a kheddah may be taken from an open pair of compasses, of which the round head or hinge represents the inclosure into which the elephants are to be driven; while the outspread arms of the compass represent the long lines of ob stacles or scares by which the elephants are prevented from straying to one side or the other, so that they advance through the purposely undisturbed jun gle in the centre, between the gradually converging lines of obstacles in the khed dah or inclosure already mentioned. The elephant is a timid and cautious animal. If it meets with any chopped branches of trees, or indications of the presence of man, or anything to which its eye3 are unaccustomed, it will not advance in that direction. The real diffi culty of - the hunter lhs in mak ing their lateral lines of obstacles suf ficiently obvious to the elephants with out alarming them too much. At this early stage of the proceedings not man should show himself, lest the wild elephants should be frightened and make a stampede. The animal should do leit to pride himself on his own cleverness at having detected signs of danger, in consequence of which he ad- Vmces ia what seems a safe direction. But as the devoted herd gets further and further into the funnel of the con verging lines, much stronger measures have to be adopted. Considerable pressure is put on them fro in behind, to urge them on in the right direction ; and simultaneously the visible ob stacles along the sides have to be much strengthened and effectively guarded, to prevent the herd from breaking through them. As the elephants actu ally approach the kheddah itself there is no longer any concealment on the part of the hunters. The firing of guns and the beating of drums, and loud shouts and noises, with long lines of fires, made out of the dried grass and brushwood, which have been collected for this pur pose, compel the affrighted animals to push onward, until they finally enter the kheddah itself, where at first all. seems comparatively silent and safe. With regard to the actual khed ' ih of inclosure, in which the elephai.t3 are captured, a few words may suffie?. It is, of course, surrounded by a fence; but the posts and rails are huge trees and large branches stoutly intertwined, and strongly supported by groins to pre vent them from yielding to the rush of the elephants trying to escape from their captors. And if there is time to dig it, a comparatively small ditch inside the fence adds greatly to its strength. The elephant sees the newly dug earth and fears a pitfalL Its feet sink into mud and water, and the force of its charge against the fence itself is thus broken. Presently, when all the herd have entered the inclosure, a ponderous gate is closed behind them; and this gate has to be stoutly fortified, and also defended by a number of men, firing blank cartridges in the face of any elephant that charges at them. In the same way, the whole circle of the kheddah is lined on its outer side with men, firing guns and brandishing torches to repel the charges of the elephants, until the whole herd morally and physi cally collapses, and tries to shelter itself in whatever cover may still be found from the trees and juDgle left standing in the inclosure. Longman's Maga zine. Cure for Chapped Hands. Wash the hands with fine soap, and before removing the soap scrub them with a tablespoonful of Indian meal, rinsing thoroughly with soft tepid water wipe the hands perfectly dry, then rinse them in a very little water containing a tea3poonful of pure glycer ine, rubbing the hands together until the water has evaporated. The glycer ine must be pure or it will irritate in stead of healing. Caught. He What will you have, dear, candy or ice-cream? She No, Edward, get me some pop corn, please. ; He Do you like that stuff? She Yes ; I like everything that pops. Harper's Bazar. Coursing the Jack-Rabbit. One of the most exhilarating sports known in the West is the jack -rabbit coursing on the plains! It is not in dulged in in the Eastern States to any extent, owing to the lack of plains and jack-rabbits. But to many a man who has lived in the "West the mere mention of the words will call up -a train of memories of stirring dashes over the snow-covered prairies after the rabbit and hounds. . A brace of racing greyhounds held with a leash, followed bv a score or more of lovers of the sport on horseback, start out on a bracing winter morning, when there is a light covering of snow on the ground, for the places where the jack-rabbits are wont to congregate. The jack-rabbit is unknown to the east ern part "I of this country. He is the counterpart. of 'the English, hare." "He is larger than the common rabbit or "cot ton tail." He has Ions legs, and in a race is a runner worthy the attention of the fleetest of greyhounds. The coursers search in the snow for a fresh jack-rabbit track and follow it up. When the rabbit is spied the hounds are let loose and rush after him. The wholecrowd of horsemen follow after, whooping and yelling and urging on their horses to the top of their speed. The hounds do not at first attempt to catch the rabbit. They are too wary for that, i They simply try to run him down. The jack-rabbit is an expert at dodging, and the hounds try to head him off whenever he attempts to make a sharp turn. At last by superior strength, and the advantage of two to one, they suc ceed in tiring him out, and he falls an easy victim. Every time a hound heads the rabbit off it is a point in his favor. Two points are placed to the credit . of the dog which catches the rabbit. A referee, mounted on a swift, 6ure horse, leads the followers of the dog and marks the points. In thi3 way it is decided which hound wins. Stakes of from $25 to $100 are usually up on these races, Boston Transcript. The Sparrow Nuisance. The English Sparrow is an enemy of our native songsters and drives them awTay; he ia the foe of the gardener and fruit grower, because he expels the in sectivorous birds, and then solaces him self with the young plants, the buds and the fruit; he is destructive to the grape cropland a rapicious feeder thereupon. In ten days, Sparrows ih Australia robbed single vineyard of tLree- thousand pounds of grapes. This bird is an enemy to the grain growth, and destroys the grain in the milk, as well as eats and wastes it in the ripened head. He defiles buildings and destroy the vines that cling to them. He is not a destroyer ot insects. inese bold-, ly festoon the haunts of the Sparrow with wcb and fasten their cocoons to them. At first he had the reputation of destroying caterpillars, and the measuring worm. But now our Cajsar feeds on more toothsome meat. The State Entomologist of New York has proven by observation, that the caterpillar thrives .-where the Spar row most abounds, and the same con clusion is reached by more than one English entomologist. The loss from Sparrows in England is put at four million dollars a year. In Australia tho loss is greater, and in the United States it passes computation. Ameri can Agriculturist. Wonderful Skill with a Rifle. B. A. Bartlett of Randolf, in this state, is a remarkable rifleman. In a re cent exhibition of his skill ha is said to have hit a common white bean at a dis tance of twenty-five yards, holding his rifle in various positions. He also hit a postal card that was set up edgewise. Using a thirty-two calibre ball he shot through a thirty-two calibre pistol bar rel, the bullet splitting on a knife blade on the further end of the revolver bar rel and each half of the bullet breaking an egg. He ignited a parlor match held by a person at the target stand, knocked the ashes from cigars and concluded by shooting a bean from the nose of a friend who had sufficient confidence in his skill to permit the attempt. All these remarkable shots are vouched for by reputable witnesses. Chicago News. An Unexplored Country. Morocco i3 sometimes called the "China of the West," for it is fully as much behind the times, and is even more of a mystery. There is really less known about soma part3 of it to-day than there is about the centre of Af rica. Its area has never been accurately com puted, and its population has been vari ously estimated at from two and a half to eight millions; the very names of the tribe3 that compose it being unknown. Its high mountains, the loftiest on the Mediterranean, are unexplored, and many of its inland cities have never been entered by a European. Cosmo politan. "- " The Cause of It Wife (who has had her photograph taken) I think the expression about the mouth, John, is too firm. Husband A trifle, perhaps; but it was probably an effort for you to keep it shut, my dear. New York Sun. SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS. Norman Lockyer, the English scien tist, claims to have discovered that th origin of' the urUverse is found in the meteorite. No less than SC9 little planets are now known in the asteroid zone, sixty ol them having been discovered by Dr. J. Palisa, the well-known astronomer ol Vienna. The municipal gardeners of Paris raise 232 varieties of apples in the or chard of the Luxembourg Gardens. The fruit is divided into three parts ; the finest specimens are sent to the Prefect of the Seine, the second part is given to the Val-de-Grase Military Hospital and the third is sold to the great Paris res taurants. . The singular fact is demonstrated that, while scarcely attain a velocity a second over 1,500 mile3 per hour meteorites are known to penetrate the air with a velocity of 40,000, or even 60,000 metres per second a velocity which raises the air at once to a temper ature of from 4,000 to 6,000 degrees Cent Experiments with the "diffusion pro cess" of extracting sugar from the cane, which have recently been made in Louisiana, are very encouraging to those who believe in this mode of manu facture. It is claimed that by the diffu sion process almost all , the sugar is ex tracted, and, on thi3 account, that the cane can be profitably grown in this j country. There have recently been discovered in the high Alps, "near the summit of the great St. Bernard, five large granite altars and a number of other relics of the stone age, such as axes, knives, etc., used in pagan epochs for sacrifices. Swiss writers emphasize the historical importance of this discovery, in that it is a proof that Mt. Saint Bernard was a place of sacrifice ia pagan times, and also that as far back as the age of stone the Canton Valais was inhabited by human beings. The plan for signalling accurate time from seacoasts was first adopted by Great Britain about thirty years ago. That country has now on its coasts four teen time-balls and five other time signals, and its colonies and dependen cies have twenty-six time-balls; Ger many has seven time-balls; France, foui time-balls and two5"rfi' signals; Swe den and Norway, Austria-Hungary, Holland with Belgium, and the United States, have five time-balls each; Den mark has twro ; Spain and Portugal, one each; Italy, none. - j -f Alfalfa, according to Prof. Morrow, endured the drought better than any other forage plant on the farnw of the University of Illinois, and red clover came next. Of the true grasses orchard grass was best for quickness of starting after cutting or after rain, and for the amount of food furnished while the drought was at it3 worst. Timothy was slow to start after cutting and did not respond readily to the raina. Blue grass stopped growing first of all the pasture grasses, but quickly revived after mod erate rains. The use of oil by vessels at sea for soothing the wave3 in time of storm, ap pears to be on the point of very extended and practical application. It is stated that "sea breakers," appliances for the distribution of oil, have been patented both at home and abroad, and are used by all cattle-carrying steamers and some other vessels, while a special oil is now manufactured fot the purpose The hydrographer of the United States has published within the last two years, in pamphlet form, digested from the Monthly Pilot Chart, a list of 120 au thenticated cases in which f urious seas were allayed by the use of oil. The Chloral Habit Chloral hydrate is one of the best sleep-producers known to science. It leaves few pernicious after-effects, and does not lessen pain like opium or pro duce the delightful, dreamy condition that follows the. use of the last-named drug in many people. As taken by some as an habitual dose to induce sleep it is not free from danger. Sleep should be natural in order to be refreshing. The effect of chloral is to induce an artificial condition resembling natural sleep in tome respects, but not giving the weary brain all the rest it needs in order that waste of substance shall be followed by complete repair. . The chloral habit is not easily formed, for the taste of the mixtures in which it is necessarily given is not pleasant. There are instances of it being formed and the consequences are mental and physical debility, the former sometimes amount ing almost to complete imbecility. Like the other drugs of its class, it should not be taken except by the advice of a com petent physician. Insomnia sleepless- ness is bettor treated by. exercise car ried to fatigue, by baths, avoidance of stimulants, including tea and coffee, and by methodical attention to diet, ventila tion of sleeping apartments, and mas sage when necessary, than by any of the drugs which produce a condition more or less closely imitating sleep. Herald of Health. Wealth Untold. Seek your treasure, and you'll find It exists but in tlie mind. , v Wealth is but the power that hires Blessings that the heart desires; And if these are mine to hold Independently of gold, And-the gifts it can bestow, . I'm richer than I know ! . Rich I am if , when I pass . 'Mid the daisies on the grass, ' Every daisy in my sight . Seems a jewel of delight! ' . . - Rich am I, if I can see , Treasure in the flower and tree, And can hear 'mid forest leaves Music in the summer eves ; If the lark that sings aloud, ; . - r On the fringes of the cloud, " Scatters melodies around Fresh as raindrops on the ground; ; And I bless the happy bird For the joy it has conferred; If the tides upon the shore 1 Chant me anthems evermore; : 7 And I feel in evory mood That life is fair and God is good! I am rich if I possess , - Such a fund of happiness, And can find where'er I stray . Humble blessings on the way, . . And deserve them ere they're given By my gratitude to heaven. . Chambers' Journal. , HUMOROUS. A watch that don't run doesn't need any chain. v- The most insane of the cereals is un doubtedly cracked wheat. Money is so tight now that some "peo ple haven't even any loose change. ; A poet sings: "A little further on I shall find rest." Keep him moving. - Tho man who is slow to express an. opinion might just as well send it by freight. The thing that a woman always knows best is how 'some other woman ought to dress. Odd, isn't it, but people who pass -their lives, so to speak, on beds of down, seldom get down in the mouth. Giving slippers to clergymen has gone out of fashion. The disobedient chil dren get them just the same, however, George Westinghouse, Jr.,' inventor of the air brake, h worth $9,000,000. This is, perhaps, the largest fortune iver made out of wind. - When you see a' man on a moonlight night trying to convince his shadowat it is improper to follow a gentleman, you may be sure it is high time for him to join a temperance society. : - Daughter Wasn't Julius Cce3ar one of the strongest men that ever lived, pa? Father What makes you ask that question? Daughter I was just read ing that he threw a bridge over the Rhine. Six Stricken Sioux. " In 1881 I was hunting some lost horses in the broken country west of the Big Horn river. I had ridden all the morning over a country that was"strange to me. About eleven o'clock I crossed a plateau, and was surprised to come , suddenly to the edge of a canyon, the existence of which I had not even sus pected. In the canyon was a stream with clumps of cottonwood timber along its banks, and in one of tho open spaces was an Indian lodge. The Indians that hunted in that country were peaceable, but the war was just over, and the Sioux was feeling very sore. If they were Crows or Arapahoes I might get some information about my horses. I lay down and watched. No smoke came from the tepee; no one moved around it; half a dozen ponies grazed a few hundred yards distant. There was not even a dog, which looked rather suspicious. After waiting five minutes I knew no more than at first. Suddenly three white-tailed deer ' came from the timber and walked leisurely across the opening, Then I knew that the camp was deserted, and the strange ness of it startled me. I mounted and rode down to the creek, and straight to the tepee. I threw back the flap, and I shall remember what I saw until death. In the centre of the tepee waa spread a buffalo robe and on the robe were guns and scalps and many arrows; and sitting cross-legged in a circle L around the robe were six braves of the Sioux Nation. All were in their prime all decked out in war paint, and each one held a bow and arrow in his hand. On every face was an expression of calm indiff erence, as of one who neither suffers nor enjoy3, neither hopes nor fears. The faces ?were those of dead men, and small-pox had marked them with its awfqliiiark. They took, their misery with ihelr' heads up, and even the horrors, 'of " this disease could leave upon their hearts no stain of fear, upon their brows no'tnarks of suffering. And this that , jiieirod might' judge them men, and fit $in rid pitch their camps forever in mir'gTp-fes and green fields of paradise. -taahington Star. AHaraHIt. "If I were ' bald as you,", said Gui Smith to one of the most prominent citizens of Austin, 1 would wear a wig." "I don't see why you should erer wear a wig if you were bald," was the, quiet response. "An empty barn doesn't need any roof." Sifting,
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