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The men fronv the "freshvwater col
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leges" seem to be able to ' row in tal
water pretty well, too. ; ? 1 : ':
The postoffice at Mount Vernon, N,
T., will hereafter -be closed on San
dftM - TV.1B .no,,if nt a cam
paign conducted by the Christian En
deavorcrs, who got up great petitions
and forwarded them to the Postmaster
x General. .
. According to recent statistics pub
licVkori K-c tl.fi Government at l Bernd
there are 509,000 men in Switzerland
, military service. Of thid
liauio i-w "
number 233,000 are incorporated in
hp fitive service, and 276,000 kepti
on the rolls in case of emergency.
Tho only opposing candidate to the
re-election of President Diaz, of Mex
ico, obtained a piano the other day on
the instalment plan, and had it. forth
with moved to a pawn shop. The
money ($300) raised on the instru
ment is said to have , been expended
for campaign purposes.
There are twenty-six cremation -as
sociatiojis in active operation in the
United States. The eldest was organ-
jized in Washington, Penn., in 1876,
land the two newest are found at New!
Haven, Conn., and Elizabeth, N. J J
,(18941. The number of incinerations
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reported is 3670. The number in
cinerated in Europe from 1876 to 1893
was 19.700. The membership of the
American associations is about 8009
and the adherents of the method nunv
ber about 100,000.
f The Kiel Canal, which was openedj
with such splendid ceremonies, ,has
now been in use over a year. The
maritime trade has not availed' itsel
of the shortened passage nearly as
much, thus far, as it was supposed 1
would, and in consequence of the fac
the German Government has deters
mined to reduce the! tolls. 1 The rela
tive receipts from tolls are said to
have fallen off considerably since last
October, even with the winter season
excepted. Nearly all the vessels pass-
ing through the canal are German J
but there are also some Danish;; Dutch
and Swedish, a very few English and
a Russian and a Brazilian ship of war
The Atlanta Constitution exclaims
The eyes of the world are fixed ad
minngly upon the flag of Cuba. In
America the pi ay ers - of seventy mil
lions of people are with-her and thd
heart of the country beats as the hear
of . one man. Though Cuba has a pop
ulation of less than one-half of that o
the United States in 1776, Spain has
'l. 11- ' 1 1 J - i.
neuii over 10 xne lsiana twice as many
troops as England sent - over to con
quer America. The statement throws
light upon the situation and shows
that the Cubans are making one o
the most heroic fights this world has.
ever known. Such heroism as this is
bound to success."
yueer methods are occasionally
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adopted in London to raise money for
Uie nospitals. The Lancet says tha'
on a recent Sunday in a certain par
of London there was a street proces
sion organized in aid of a hospital
In addition to the usual bands and
banners of friendly societies which ad
company these processions, theri
were tradesmen's carts, decorated
with flowers and vegetables, the naml
of the owner of the vehicle being, olf
course, conspicuously visible. But
the principal "attraction" was a mak
on what' was supposed to be a sick
bed, and attended by two nurses, one
of whom was a qualified nurse and tbb
other a person masquerading
nurse's costume.
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Philadelphia has opened twelve pu
lie school -yards as playgrounds f
children in the more densely populate
parts of the city, announces the New-
York Post. At each of them is cod-
dueled a morning kindergarten, under
-1 he direction of public school teacl
ers, andin addition, each playgroun 1
is . supplied with toys and games for
the amusement of the younger as we I
as tne oiaer boys and girls. A san
Viaort -with snarlaa i L i
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placed in each yard, and tents or aw;
mgs are ntted up in those yards nd
having sufficient shade to protect' the
children from the sun. The 'cost
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-fitting, eaen yara witn the jarticl
seeded for the games was about $1
There are peats for mothers bringing
- their babies and chairs and tables fclr
the kindergartens. . The janitors, rwiih
authority increased by , appointment
u.tt Rnecial policemen, have the cate
of the toyc and games and exercise
general superintendence . over - t
children Like provision was m
"for the children last summer and wi
,yery satisfactory results. - i 1
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A-moorland margin of the sea
With gypsy rses overrun ; j
Above It all a blue sky free, r
. Where walks the golden sun. r ? : -
Gray rocks and dunes of silver sand:
Beyond-bne sail of purple shows;
- And drowsily across the land I
The pine's frech fragrance blowa
Here is the paradise of rest, '
Of peace the pinnacle supreme:
Iiio down upon the earth's -warm breast
And yield you to her dream!
-Frank D. Sherman, in Harper's Weekly,
THE BLACK PANi'HER.
BT J. IiATJKENCB HOKOTBEOQK.
TEDMAN'S world:
famed Hippodjrojne
and Menage rie
lr (which, as might be
gathered from the
flaring posters that
enlivened all the
dead walls of the
town,had been pat
ronized by several
of the Crowned
Heads of Europe)
was about to honor
Littlethorpe with
a visits Not that,in
an ordinary way,
the proprietor of
this regal show
would have deemed
Littletnoipe worthy of such a dis
tinction; but, as he took care to give
out, it was a convenient halting-place,
between two important centres. There
fore, with the triple object of resting
his- horses, 'holding a couple of full
dress rehearsals, and affording the in
habitants a treat of a life-time, he de
cided upon a one-day's sojourn. On
their part, thejpublio in) general dis
played a due appreciation of his laud
able intentions, and prepared4 to accord
to show a vociferous welcome.
By ten o'clock two enormous tents,
one circular, the other oblong, were
struggling to maintain their upright
position in the face of a pretty stiff
breeze, waicn tnreatenea every mo
ment to level them to the ground.
Strings of horses, spotted and speckled
like the patriarch Jacob's kine, were
led down to the river, followed by an
enthusiastic and admiring crowd. The
members of the . equestrian troupe
wandered through the town in search
of breakfast; and, judging by the
roar after roar that came from the
zoological section of the show,, an
erstwnile kingof the forest was clam
ouring loudly for his.
-; The oblong-teritrVas set apart for
the menagerie?" Inside, - the close,
fetid atmosphere seemed to have a
very drowsy effect upon the solitary
custodian, for he lay stretched face
downwards on a pile of straw; in the
corner, his head - pillowed, upon his
arm s. Tne great breadth of backthe!
girt and sinewy hardness of his power
ful litnbs proclaimed him to be a ver4
itable Hercules. He was none other
than the; renowned and much-adver-i
tised lion-tamer, Signor Petro Farrelli,
otherwise, plain Peter .Farreii.
At the further end of the tent stood
a long I cage, capable! of being divided
into two compartments by means of a
eliding barrier. It contained the
lions. Qauit, skinny, hungry-looking
brutes they were, the bones sticking
out sharply throughtheir tawny hides.
From end tor end of the cage they
moped in a ceaseless, r monotonous
tramp, like restless spirits that know -no
peace. , Every minute or so one of
them would rear up .hisJuead suddenly
and glare through the bars, as if con
templating an imaginary crowd, and
then resume his weary round. ;
The Polar bear seemed fo vie with
them as to the extent of ground he
could cover, but the brown specimen
sat upon his haunches looking decid
edly mournful and out of sorts. Sig
nor Farelli slept through it all. .An
occasional . growl or a snarl did not
appear to disturb the quietude of hi3
slumber. But when the two hyenas
became engaged in a lively discussion
over the thigh-bone of a horse, he
raised his massive head and glowed
around the tent with sleepy eyes.
With a sudden twist of the body he
rolled over oh his back, and for some
minutes lay there contemplating the
fluttering canvas overhead. Then he
indulged in a mighty "r yawn, shook
himself and sat upright.' In a list
less sort of way he plucked a straw
from the heap and began .- toying
with it indolently. His "manner was
thoughtful and preoccupied ; it almost
seemed as if he had something on -his
mind something, perhaps, which had
been suggested to him m his sleep.
Having given the matter, whatever
it .was, five minutes' grave considera
tion, he dismissed it . with an impatient
"Pshaw 1" and "sprang: to his; feet.
Lounging across the tent, he went up
and stood before a cage '.which con-?
tained the latest addition to the menag
erie. It was a bis ck panther a full
grown specimen of this somewhat rare
variety; known to be the most fero
cious of the whole species. Farrelli
had been trying iiis hand at taming
the brute ; but as yet,! though his reck
less daring' often prompted him to
foolhardy feats,' he had never ventured
into the cage for more than a second
or two at a time. , ' - ! 1
Striding , up and down, with the
stealthy, gliding motion.of a cat," the
tierce beast kept its, head ' persistently
turned towards the man, and regard
ed .him with savage, blinking eyes.
.With his face close to the bars Far
relli watched every movement of the
animal, as'" if each had a significance
which he alone understood. Then. he
seemed to drop back t into a reverie;
and in this fit of abstraction he! com
menced striking idly at the panther
iWith'the straw in his hand.. . " . :
An hour or so later ; the tent was
densely packed from end: to " end.
When Farrelli appeared"' on the scene.
armed with his short whip,"' and
inarched boldly, up to .the lions', den,
"the irn'sh of awefell upon the speflta
fcws He proceeded 'to Jash the cowed
brutes -round and round S cage,
nde them leup thresh hoops ofire
and, perform other, surprising feats,
all ot which elicited shoutftof applause
from the multitude. . :The display
woundJup witn what, to designated
a lion huntj" in which 'there 'was a
tTAtnendous flashing. and; banging of
pislolsanddknxry-on- the part
of the - beasts iogeu utu wti corners.
When ifr was all over, .andhBrta'mer
had backed,pjit. of theCAge,.thaman.
ager mpuntea xne stags poraaaresstne-
crowd; vujruittinyjpa
tionjto Iaepttpatten
f oxmnoel Sening, promising;
t hem thatr'amon'g ther marvelous at
tr actions tlyiWoulil ; witness an. ex
traordinary andiinique feat of daring
on' the part of the" "celebrated Signor
Petro Farrelli: He worked upon their
curiosity, there was scarcely a man or
woman in . the assembly who did not
resolve! to avail themselves of the op
portunity, even if it cost them their
last sixpence.- h
. In the interval, after the. animals
had been fed,' Farrelli wandered up
into the deserted tent, and again' ap
proached the . cage of the black pan
ther. Somehow, it seemed as if an
irresistible impulse drew him to that
spot. It was growing dark now, and
in the gloom he could just distinguish
the red glare of the "creature's eyea
a j it crouched down in a corner.
"Halloa! Signor Petro," cried
some one behind him. "Taking stock
of that beauty, eh?"
Farrelli turned round sharply, and
found himself face to face with the
ring master, Mark Badford, the only
member of the whole troupe with
whom he "was upon any sort of inti
mate terms.
"You're not afraid of him, are
you?" continued'Badford, pointing to
the dark recess in "which the panther
lay.
"Afraid? No!" returned Petro,
contemptuously. "I've got the mas
tery over him already ; I can quell
him with my eye. Besides," he went
on, vehemently, "if he cuts up rough,
I could strangle the brute before he
had time to get his claws into me.
Oh, no ; it isn't the panther I mind ;
but" v..
"But what?"
"I'm afraid of that woman?"
"What woman?"
"Come outside, Mark," Baid Far
relli, taking his friend by the arm as
if compelled to confide in him, "I'll
tell you the whole story right off, and
then 'you can judge ; whether I have
cause to feel a bit uneasy about the
panther." '
They strolled out of the- tent, arm
in arm. Two or three flaring, ji aphtha
lamps, suspended from poles. threw a
broad fringe of light around the" en
trance, . glimmering faintly upon a
row of intent, eager faces in the back-?
ground. The two men turned aside
and wandered off into "the darkness.
When they came, to the -low .wall
which , bounded the;, market place,
Farrelli stood still and listened. Then,
as if assured that they were alone, he
seated himself upon the edge of the
wall, and commenced his story.
" "You remember that fellow Vall
ard, Mark?" he said, with a serious
ness ; that convinced the other there
was some startling disclosure coming.
"Should think I do," replied Bad
ford;' " Rowdy Vallard, we used to
call him. A good bare-back rider, but
a desperately cantankerous, quarrel
some sort of fellow. He. left us very
suddenly, too; and no one seemed to
know, what became of him."
"Yes," , muttered Farrelli, "that's
so. Well," he went on, sternly,
"you'll hear now what befell him.
When we were running the show up
in York last winter, I had the ill-luck
to fall foul of that man Vallard. It
was about a girl. I had noticed her
hanging. around the circus for two or
three days wanted to become rider,
or something of the kind. .. . I managed
to strike up an acquaintance with her.
She told me her name was Florence
May hew, and bit by bit it came out
that she had a sweetheart in the show.
But for- the life of me, though I kept
nagging at her about it, I couldn't get
her to say whidh of us it was. ;
"One night, .when the. performance
was over, I set out for a quiet ramble
through the streets. v I wandered on
through slums" and alleys, until I got
down close to the river.
"It was?a dismal and deserted spot.
As I looked around I saw a man and a
woman ahead. I knew at once who they
were Vallard and Florence Mayhew.
Her secret was now out ; but I couldn't
help wondering what she saw in that
brute to attract her. ;
"They Seemed to be wrangling about
something. Suddenly they stopped
short, as if to argue the "matter but.
While I stood watching them I saw
Vallard raise his hand to strike the
girl. My blood boiled, Mark; the
next second I was at his side and flung
him on the flat of his back in the mud.
He got up and went for me furiously.
We had a stand-up fight ; and well,
he came off .'sepond best,' as we say in
Ireland.
"When' it was all over I turned to
wards the girl, half expecting she would
throw herself into my arms or some
thing of that sort. She gave me a
lookyou should have seen it, Mark
and flew at me like Ja tigress. Good
heavens ! .1 little guessed what a
demon was 4 in that woman I She
screamed with passion she tore at me
savagely, and shouted that I had killed
her' sweetheart. I shook her off, and"
left them to square matters up between
themselves. . '
- - "I took a smart turn of a mile or
two along by the river, for I felt a bit
ruffled, and wanted to walk it bff. I
Jas coming back slowly, not minding
3nuch how I went, when I came upon
a huge pile of timber stacked up on
the bank. 3 ust as I passed, " a man
sprang out upon me with a knife in
his hand. It was Vallard. He made
a savasre blow at me, but I - managed
I to twist myself out - of tne way injthe
. . ;
nlciof time, and 1st him have a heavy
right bander in return. '
"He dropped the' knife and reeled
Oback as if half .stunned. His heel
caught in & stray log ; he tried hard
to keep his feet, .clawing the air with
his hands as his'body swayed out over
the J&rink. Then, before I could reach
hinl. own he went into the river.l
f rushed to the side and peered
overSemust. have gonB to the bot
tom likjBstpne, .or else, the current
whiVpeda;way out of sight, for I
never,set eyis:xn; him again.. I tore
up and down the - bank, shouting for
help, but. there wasn't a soul within
hearing. ' I stood still to - listen for a
cry from the drowning man. The only
sauna that reached.- my ears was the
rushing and gurgling of the water.
"I gave up the search at last, and
went-hoine considerably sobered. The
rest of f that night I sat in my room
thinking the matter out. 1 came to
the conclusion there was nothing to
be gained by making a - fuss over it,
and determined to keep my own coun-
SOl. " ' ' i . ': .
"A day or two later the girl turned
up at the show, and began to make in
quiries about Vallard. rOne evening I
happened to, meet her : sne stopped
and looked at me and upon my word,
Mark. I never erot a worse look from
anv of these savasre brutes over there,-
I believe she. partly guessed5 that I had
a hand in her 16ver s disappearance.
"Shortly after that we.went on tour,
and I was besrinning to think I had
got out of the mess uncommonly well.
I never heard of Vallard's body being
recovered : there was no mention of
the affair in the papers and the whole
thmsr seemed? to fnave.s blown over
quietly. ;
"One night it was at Huddersfield,
I remember when I' went into the
tent, ready for my turn, the first per
son I laid eyes on was Florence May-
hew. What on earth brought her
there, I wondered ? She was standing
in the front row,, just like an: ordinary
spectator, but it was easy to see by
her looks she had some special reason
of her own for being present. All the
time I was in the case with the lions I
felt that those dark eyes of hers were
glued upon me. I didn't mind it
much at first thought it was only
some strange whim on her part, for
women sometimes take queer fancies
into their heads, you know, Mark,
"But the very next night she was
there again, watching me like that
biac&pantner mat a
while ago. The
strange part of it waa
she seemed
anxious to avoid me the moment my
performance with the lions was over.
I couldn't for the life of me make out
what she was up to ; it worried me ;
and, to tell the truth, Mark,' I didn't
altogether like the look of it.
"We moved on to another town.
Well, I was done with the girl now, at
any rate, X told myself. Not a bit of
it t She turned up at the evening
performance, went through the same
part,1 arid disappeared. Next day the
show waffat Stalybridge ; and Florence
Mayhew was there, too. Night after
nighty no matter where we went, she
came atfd stood in .front of the lions?
cage, never addressing a word to any
one, but watching me through the
bars as if that was all she had to live
for.
"I was getting to dread that girl,
because' I know she had a grudge
against-, me ; and women generally
have a queer way of revenging them
selves. What she was driving at, what
her motive was in following me about
from town to town, was a constant
worry to me. To be haunted in this
fashion, without, having the faintest
notion of what it meant, is bound to
tell upon you in the long run. I was
completely in the dark ; that was the
worst of it.
"When this sort of thing had been
going on regularly week after week, I
felt that I must get at the bottom of
it somehow. X sat down in the tent
one night after tho performance was
over, determined to puzzle the matter
out. Bit by bit I got at the truth. I
understood the meaning of it all now ;
I saw what that she-devil was up to.
Good heavens! Mark, it gave me a
oreefey sort of feeling m spite of my
self. No one but a woman could have
hit upon such an extraordinary way of
gratifying her malace, and set about
it in this cold-blooded fashion. ' '
"What was , it?" demanded Rad
ford, with an eagerness which showed
a deep interest in Farrelli's singular
story.
"Just this :. I needn't tell you that
when a man steps in among the lions
he requires to have all his wits about
him. It is a" ticklish business, no
matter what people onay say.' Your
eyes must be in. each corner of ; the
cage at the same time, watching every
twist arid turn of the brutes. 'If your
attention should be drawn: .off for a
single instant you are done for I And
that is what the woman was trying to
do!" - - ; f ;--"'
He got off the wall, took his friend
by the arm,1 and the two began pacing
slowly up and down. ' .
"If you had known her, Mark, he
went on, thoughtfully, "you wouldn't
wonder at her doing a thing of this
kind. You see,' it was ' an easy way of
seeking toi revenge herself upon me:
all she had to do was to watch arid
wait. Shej must have felt that the very
fact of keeping her eyes steadily fixed
upon me night after night was bound
to take Jeffect sooner or later. And
she was. right. More than once I
caught myself on the very point of
looking round at her, I had to fight
against the impu'se ; it was dragging
at me from1, the moment I entered the
cage and every night it seemed to be
growing stronger."
"What didyou do to get ridof her?"
"Nothing. At first, in ' a sudden
burst of rage, I made up my mind to
wait for her outside the tent the next
evening, and strangle her on the spot.
Then something, prompted me to fight
it out with her!, and not give her the
satisfaction of knowing that she had
got the better-of me in anyway.-- I
have stuck to that ever since ; and this
silen t, deadly struggle is still ; going
on between that woman- and myself.
How it will end, God only knows."
- The spac?ous tent was crammed to
its utmost ; extent.- ". - The dromedary
camel came in for a good deal of at
tention, and the wily elephant fared
sumptuously upon biscuits and cakes.
The greedy little eyes of the monkeys
gleamed with delight at : the many
hands stretched out with. nuts, wtr.le
the brown ber devoured buns with
befitting solemnity.
In the midst of the'merriment there
was a sudden lull, the crowd began to
sway and surge- forward towards, the
rope which wast stretched across the
further end of the tent." All eyes were
turned expectantly in the direction of
the lions. Signor Farrelli appeared
upon the scene, -his tight fitting cos
tume displaying to advantage his mas
sive chest and the great swelling' mus
cles of his powerful limbs. r : .
- He shot a keen, searching glance
through the ; crowd in front ;
and then, with a " jaunty air,
stepped briskly into the cage. He was
greeted with : a roar ; that shook the
tent, and made the spectators feel they
were
crettinz ood value for their
money. xne laning ana Fcramoie
commenced; the lions growled an t
sulked, but Farrelli drove them jround
with ,his whip; and sent tnetn back
wards and forwards through the hoops.
The burning of red lights and flashing
of firearms followed, at the conclusion
of which the tamer emerged triumph
antly from the cage.
The event of the evening was now
about to take place. The spectators
were prepared for something with a
strong spice of danger in it ; something
that could be talked over with wonder
and admiration for months afterwards.
The manager mounted a stool, and
with a hand on each hip, proceeded to
annoifnce :
"Iiadiea and gentlemen, Signor Far
relli will now perform a feat of daring
hitherto unattempted by any tamer
in Europe or America. In the cage
to the left you see a specimen of the
fierce black panther, or jaguar, an
animal which, in its native state, roams
the tangled forests of South America
in search of its preys Signor Farrelli
will enter the panther a cage in your
presence, ana tuereoy demonstrate
the dominion which man is capable of
exeroising oyer the most ferdoious of
the brute oreation."
The assembly cheered ; Signor Far
relli bowed. He whispered a few
words to the manager, and moved
away towards the cage. The panther
was prowling up and down, watching
the crowd with a sort of wonderingin-
tere3t. As Farrelli approached, the
beast paused in the midst of a stride
and glared at him defiantly. The tam
er mounted the steps fearlessly, the
spring lock of the wicket clicked and
the next second he had slipped into
the cage. V v ' f V
With a savage growl the panther
whisked round arid crouched against
the opposite wall. At one side stood
the man, ereot, motionless, undaunt
ed, in the full consciousness of hie
mighty strength and indomitable will :
at the other the infuriated beast cow
ered, its body quivering with rage, the
small ears laid flat with the head, and
the tail flapping against the floor. , ,
The spectators kept . perfectly still,
and looked on with bated breath. - It
almost seemed as if a sound a motion
would break the spell which held
man and beast apart. The tension waa
so great that even a stifled exclama
tion might cause it to snap. - ; ;
Suddenly there was a slight move
ment in the center of the crowd; and
a woman pushed her way to the front.
Those who were closest to the cage saw
a strange look appear at that instant
upbn Farrelli's face ; he grew "deathly
pale; his features twitched convul-.
sively, and for one-half second, his
eves were withdrawn from his enemv.
It was enough ! The spell was broken ;
with a terrifio roar the panther shot
into the air ! '
Farrelli saw it coning; saw the
great jaws extended, and the gleam of
the fierce white teeth. On the spur
of the moment he trust his left
hand into the the gaping mouth, while
with his right he gripped the brute by
the throat. The panther struck him
full - on the chest, the savage claws
Were dug into his flesh; then, with: a
crash, man 'and, beast went down, and
rolled together on the floor.
A shudder ran through the horrified
crowd ; the women screamed and
fainted ; the men pressed forward
towards the ropes with white, agitated
face3, as if fascinated by ' that deadly
encounter. Two" attendants came run
ning up with' heavy iron: bars, sprang
into the cage, and drained blow after
blow upon the panther's head. They
succeeded in separating the com
batants ; the beast, dazed and half
strangled 'by that awful grip, was
driven back irto a corner while the
man rose froin the floor and staggered
out of the cage. : . r
That Farrelli had come -in for a se
vere mauling was only too evident.
His clothes were torn into shreds, his
mangled arm hung by his side, the
blood flowed freely from the numer
ous gashes in his chest ; but, standing
erect, ho . faced the crowd with a
fierce and determined aspect. His
angry eyes swept through the swaying
throng, flitting from one white face to
the other as if in search of that relent
less enemy of his. ;. x-:
But the woman "was gone. From
that hour she passed out of his life,
never to trouble him again. When he
failed to discover her in the crowds his
head suddenly drooped, and he leaned
heavily upon his friend Badford, who
had hastened to his assistance.
"Well, Mark," he . whispered, grim
ly, as he limped away, "she has had
her revenge, you see. We are quits
now ; ; and 1 forgive her 1 'Strand
Magazine. ' - v
Rouble flowers are. generally the re.
suit of cultivation, and always aft-abnormal
growth. ---v.-?.---1
Drug
Store.
erryBros,,
Wilkesboro, N. C.
Keep on hand a full line of Freh
Drxiga, Medicines, Oils, Pain ti,
Varnishes and Everything kpt ia
a First-Olass Drug Store.
Prescriptions
Carefully
Store in the Old 8ter Johnson
Building, just opposite the Court
House. ."
Be Sure to Call and See Then.
I ft STALEY & CO..
-DJEAIiEB IN-
D ROJG
PATEIJT MEDICEtlES,
. "'i
tobacco; CIGARS,
GigarettesFancy and -Toilet
Soaps, etc., etc.
Prescriptions promptly and accur
ately .filled. Situated in the Brick
Hotel Building.
UYBRlfiFEED STABLES,
A C. WELLBORfJ. PROP.
. Situated on Main 8treet, east of tb
Court House. : Good horses ftBd new y
hioles of all kinds re idy fur the accom
modation of the traveling public. Uorsei
carefully fed and attended to. Oir
us a trial and see how we feed.
j , A , C.; WELLBORN,
Wilkesboro, - North Carolina
R, K HACKETT,
Attorneys at Law,
- I TVILKESBORO," N. O.
WU1 practice in the State and Federal
Oourt. ' " -
IOAAC C. WELLBORN,
, Attornoy - at n Law,
o.
Will practice in all the courts. Deilci
In real estate. Prompt attention paid to
collection of claims.
T. FlXLBT.
H. L. Gei.
FII1LEY & GREENE,
Attornoyo - at - Law,
WILKESBOBO, N. O.
" Will practice in all the courts. Col
ttotlo&s a specialty. Real estate told oa
Aommiuloix.
Hallowe'en.
Hallowe'en is a festival that should
be especially honored, by youngpeo
ple. , There are so .many amusing
and 'good-natured tricks, ,and so
many innocent bits of 'white magic"
appropriate to the time, that no self
respecting . youngster . should r allow
its observance to be omitted by care
less "grown-ups. '
; There, for instance, are the "snap
dragon," and the "bobbing for ap
ples,'1! and the blowing out of a can
dle hung at the end of a stick sus
pended on a twisted string and bal
anced by an apple so contriver1 as to
deal a smart blow, upon the cheek of
the too lingering - candle-blower.
And there are the many charms and
contrivances that, once, consulted in
honest faith , by rustic lovers , ar&
now the pastime of boys and girls
during an autumn evening.
Ort TI
The President of an aceident insu
rance company, strictly in the line
of advertising his business, has been
telling a wonderful story,. which he
locates in Brooklyn, where numer
ous trolley accidents occur. He says:
'' Some time ago a largo policy holder
in my company was run over by a
trolley car, and his right leg painful
ly crushed. . He remained conscjou?
after the shock for three minutes,
during which time he pulled out his
watch and called the attention of the
crowd to the fact that it was just fif
teen minutes, to 12 o'clock. His
policy expired at noon, and his fre."
sight-was rewarded by the immedi
ate payment of his weekly indem
nity without controversj' or litiga
tion. . Thejnan was a one-time win
ner. e called time before death
knocked him out.