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WILKESBO:U)t N. O. .. "ink suitable lor love letters" is ad vestised by a Paris stationer. It fadef in about four weeks. A religious publication says : "The man -who whistles bardly erer swears. " He doesn't need to exclaims the New York Advertiser. His neighbors do that part of it. ' , The Burns anniversary was more 01 less celebrated in Germany, where there are many translations of the poet's works, and where some of his poems are favorite drawing room songs. ' A thoroughly Dutch scheme for the defense of Acheen m Sumatra is pro posed by an honest citizen of Delft. It is to surround the district, which comprise 15,000 square acres, with dikes that can be opened in' caso of attack, flooding- the country around. The Aftenposten at Christiania, Nor way, in an article on the return of Dr. Nansen, the Arctic explorer, declares that Dr. Nansen says he. will not at tempt again to reaoh the North Pole in a ship, but will perhaps lead a sledge expedition from Franz Josef Land, from which place he regards the journey to the Pole as not difficult. A London servant appeared in a hat which was an exaot imitation of hez mistress', and was at once dismissed. She' brought suit for a week's wages instead ', of notice and won the suit. Judge Imshington held that a mistress had a right to object to a servant's ap parel if she chose, tut she was noi justified in dismissing her without notice merely because two hats were very much alike. The chemists have been holding as international congress of applied chemistry, at which M. Berthelot has declared that chemistry was creating 'a new man and a rew earth." What he means, explain the New York Post, is that we may look forward to a time when by chemical processes we shall not only greatly reduce the cost of production, but actually produce wheat, meat, etc. , at such a very mod erate expense that the cost of living will be reduced to almost nothing. Chemistry will render wholly unneces sary nine-tenths of the toil which is now wasted in enabling the earth tc produce. The peoples of the earth generally have good reason for mourning the death of Herr Lilienthal, who for many years has been experimenting to the end that aerial navigation by man may be speedily made possible, re marks the WflshingtonAStar. Death came as a result of an unfortunate ex periment in a series whioh up to the time of the fatal occurrence had been undoubtedly aucoesaful. Herr Lilien- , thai made manv Tftlnn.h1 a rHsnnrorioa iong ine line of his special research luuy eaiaDiisnea ill a lame as a acientist of note. His contributions to the theory and practice of man flight are of great value, and will doubtless be put to good use by those wno are seeiung to accomplish that for which Herr Lilienthal laid down his life. Tne great State of Arkansas is long n men who know how to bring a dis pute in the National Game to a close by the shortest and most direot route. Arkansas has developed a baseball umpire who, according to the New York Mail and Express, stands ready to furnish the National Leasrue with points which are calculated not onlv I 'II to bring the game within reasonable time limits, but to head off indiscrim. inate outside criticism and maintain the dignity of the position of umpire, while obviating the nuisance of public I wrangling that now disgraces the dia snond. This Arkansas umpire began oy centralizing responsibility. He lield the stakes of $5, and had his son appointed as scorer. Thus intrenched, he was prepared for the worst and it came, a close decision against the nine favored by the spectators brought I the latter down upon the umpire with a' rush. Ordinarily this would have Been moss exuuarauBBiag, dup tne am bire calmly opened his valise, dis ' tributed ' several loaded revolvers his adherents, and in a jiff y six men lay stretched upon the greensword . Tfisndnse to'- six distinct pistol shots, It is true that the Sheriff subsequentl; took a hand in the proceedings ; bu the fact remains that the umpire's de ii-i-"- At overruled, that a wa ' QlBlOlX WB."" ' . ..." A that the Of words was yv?- - . " j , afalra went to ..ngA he disappeared with it. National League needs men of cozt to grapple with emergencies. ' SONO. Lei's sad to Sleep, my hoy The far-off snore ot Sleep, Where waters creep, my noy, Where lotus-meadows sweep! hhas loll upon the tired tide, 1. Keltic birds' songs souuu and IT - ( . wide, 1 lok tinkling tones mi copses iurus country's side X.et's sail to Sleep, my boy. Let's sail to Sleep, my boyl Bid "bye-bye" now, my boy, We're o ver Slumber Sea ; And from the prow, my boy,. See meadows motion me! wives touoh.the crinkled shores with kiss oft as mother's hand in sienna itJd soft the airs that sing ana sigmu com- iug bliss Now rest in Sleep, my boy, Now rest in Sleep, my boy! Will T. Hale. A BABE IN THE WOODS. AUREN OE Gaydpn had gone off alone on a sketching tour. The quain t old rooms in Apple-tree-court, Temple were looked up; the laundress had expressed the intention to "give 'em a good doin' hup" before his return, but had been strictly forbidden to touch anything under pain of the severest penalties. And now, at the end of his first week of ruralizing, uaydon felt that he had nearly had enough of loneliness. The little village inn was comfortable, and Boniface sufficiently talkative : it was a pleasant ' thinsr to fiit in the deoths of the woods all dav. I painting and dreaming ; it was sooth ing to hear the twitter of the birds in the early morning, before tumbling at of bed. But Laurence Gaydon was a man w ho lived best in the atmosphere of cafes ; the music he best loved was the ceaseless hum and chatter of a great city. Let it not be thought that he as, by reason of this, artiuoial in any I sense ; his sympathies were too broad J for that, and one glance into his gray eyes, with that lurking fire of mis chief in their depths, would have con vinced any man that he was one to be trusted. Children thought so, at all ervents, and there are no more unerr ing judges than they. He went out, on this day which he told himself should be his last, and set Up his easel in the woods and began to work. A little pathway ran olose iQ where he sat. on the borders of the and s stile crossed it, and broke the tangled regularity of the wild, un- rained hedge. He had been working for some time, 1 1 1 J 11 J - M 1 emeu u& uearu me souuu ox approacu- i ng footsteps. Something of a frown crossed his f ace, for he had no wish to De disturoeo, ana ne was weu ao main ted with the unmeaning stare of ;he average rustic and its disconcert ing properties, under tnese circum stances, he kept his head bowed over tis work and frowned more heavily than before. The steps which appeared rather ight for a rustic stopped near him, within a few vards, and the next mo- ment the silence was broken by the clearest and sweetest tones he had ever heard. "Good morniDgf" TTia rvUnnn nt mil dropped his palette in his surprise, There, perched on the top of the stile, was a dainty maiden, cieid ail in white, with a great flapping hat shad ing her curls, and with a little basket resting in her lap. Her back was partly turned towards him, and she was glaneing over her shoulder at the canvas critically. Laurence Gaydon pulled oft his hat land returned the greeting. "What are you doing in my wood? she asked. 'I I'm sure I had no idea I didn't I didn't know that I was trespass ing, he began hurriedly. But she interrupted him calmly. Oh! you needn't be frightened," she exclaimed. "I call it my wood, you see, oecause no one ever seems to come here except myself. Don't let me interrupt you, I like to see you I- TTT - 4. Li work. . We can go on talking just the same can't we?" She did go on talking in the artless, confiding manner of a child.. Before she finally jumped down from the stile, and ran lightly out of sight among the trees, Laurence Gray- don had heard her whole history. "I never get any one to talk to," She explained, with a wistful shake of tne nead. "Poor old dad died a year ago, and sent me over here. That's where I live that big house through the trees. There's only my Uncle Gu&tave he makes you shudder when you look at him ; and Aunt Louise she's like Lady Macbeth, only fiercer ; and the servants. They look after me ana my money. . Uncle's guardian, you know; poor old thought a lot of him. I believe ? my dad he's awfully clever. But you haven't told me your name yet. ". "Well, Some people have the im pudence to address me familiarly as Laurie," he replied. "Very rude of them ; shows they don't appreciate my dignity in a proper manner. Most peo ple call me Mr. Gaydon." "Oh! I think Laurie is a jolly name, " she exclaimed. "It seems to go round your tongue so nicely, doesn't it?" ' ' "Yes, I've noticed that myself," he replied; as Beriously 1 as he could. ."But you haven't told me yet . what yourj name is. 'Nellie Nellie Meade. Now I 111! iufTil i must ran away Shall you be 'herett tO'hibrrow?" - Yea Nellie." "I'm glad." So shall I. Good-byl Laurie. Isn't it lucJfcy we met 1" VVery luoky. Good-by." It is scarcely necessary to record! that Mr. Laurence Gaydon did not re-4 turn to London on that day as he had: contemplated doing. The whole aspect of the oountry side naa oeen aiterea Dy tne appear-; ance of this romantic little figure;: the girl's loneliness and her absolute confidence in him stirred and awak ened that better nature which was his chief charm. He went again and again to the wood, and they chatted in their own unconstrained fashion, as though all the world held only themselves and the birds, and there existed, no such ogre as convention. On one particular occasion she ran up to him excitedly, almost upsetting bis easel. 'You are not busy this morning are you? 1 want you to come to the house. Uncle and Lady Macbeth have gone to town for the day, and there are only the three servants we shan't see them. Do come np, Laurie ; I wan't to show you everything." He left his easel, ane they wan dered away together in the direction of the house. It was a great, ram bling old-fashioned place with strange old corridors and echoing rooms. He had a memory afterwards of seeing the white olad figure of the girl flitting, on before him- a strange presence in th,at dismal old place. In one part of the house he noticed that she kept olose beside him, although it was broad daylight. I hate this place," she whispered, vehemently. "My room is here, al though I asked them to put it in the other wing. It's awful at night; I simply shut my eves and raoe down the corridor, and rush into tne room and lock thefdoor. 1 hate tne place I On the impulse of the moment he out his arm about her and drew her nearer to him : she smiled at him gratefully. "I don t mind so much now, Laurie," she whispered. "Dear little Nellie," he replied. "I think you do believe in me a little ; I believe in myself a bit, since -1 have met you. Will you promise me that, if ever you are in trouble, you will let me help you that you will come to me first of all? She swung round suddenly and and looked into his earnest gray eyes bent forward and kissed him. 'You're the dearest boy in all the world," she said. "I will always trust you." He lay awake for hours that night, in the little room at the inn, thinking about this fairy princess shut up in the ogre's castle in the woods. The next day she did not come to the meeting place ; it was strange how dark and sombre the woods seemed. Laurence Gaydon tormented himself with a thousand doubts and fears, and did but little work. He went back late in the afternoon to the inn, half 1 ll X. At - A 1 . in nope iua mere migu uo uouio uies- sage for him; there was none. After dinner, still with that strange fear upon him, he strolled again m the direction of the woods in the twi light, and thence on to the house. There were lights in various win dows, but, although he walked right round, he saw nothing of the girl. An average young man would have felt satished tnat JNeiiie Meade was probably dining with her lawful I guardians in the security of her own i home, and would have called himself I a fool and gone back to the inn. But Laurence remembered her childish terror in the house on the previous dav : he thought of the loneliness of this bright young creature, who ram bled about the woods alone ; he thought of her trust m him. He made up his mind at last to see her, to hear from her own lips that all was well. With the light of mischief stronger in his eyes than usual he swnng himself up by the ivy and clam bered into a window. "It's a goodthing that I'm small and light," he muttered, "or that ivy would have given way. Now to dis cover my princess an d.def eat the wick ed uncle. - He was proceeding cautiously along the corridor, in absolute ignoranoe as to what part of the house he might be in, when he heard the sound of yoioes near him ; at the same moment the door opened opposite to him, letting a flood of light down the corridor. The two persons who emerged from j the doorway were so intent in conver- sation that they did not even glance toward him, and he had time to noise lessly slip behind a curtain. He had no doubt, from their ap pearance, that they were the uncle and aunt of whom Nellie had spoken. The woman was tall, handsome, strong featured and magnificently dressed; the man had the most sinister expres sion of countenance Gaydon ever re membered to have seen. ' His closely cropped hair set off his heavy, harsh features and retreating forehead in the most marked manner ; he was in even- ing dress, and wore a brilliant star, or foreign order of some description, sua pended round his neck. The woman wore a cloak, and it was evident that both were about to pay a visit. The man was the first to speak, in a low voice, scarcely above a whisper : 'Where ie the girl now?" 'In her rooms, I expect; I am not sure. You fully understand the ar rangements? Is there no fear of de tection?" v .r ? "Not the slightest, my sweet wife," replied the man. "My reputation is too great. " It. will be merely a girl's mad freak. The knife will be clasped in her hand." ? 'It seems almost a pity- but " - . ? 'Nonsense I It is no more than the life of a goat j we men of science view these things differently. Resides, we must have the money; but for that I oursed fool Meade we should have had it, Jtlcomes to me in the event of the eirl's death. It shall come to 36 1 inow. Yob we know (best. must But hare money i 70U don't bungle, Gus- wife the verdict tave." "Fear not, my will be suicide.'? They passed on and the voices died away. I Laurence Gaydon, with his hleart throbbing wildly, crept out, andtole along- in the direction of the girl's room. j This he experienced some difficulty in finding, but at length he reached it and knocked at tbJe door softly ; there was no response, auu tuawy open and looked, m, whisperingner name. The room ws mpty. i In less time thatf it takes towrite'jhe1 had swung bimself out thrpugh me window by whioh he had entered, scrambled down the ivy, and was' rac ing through the woods with no 'very definite purpose in his mind, sawethat he must find her and help her Jagpinst He had emerged from the woodfands was going down the white road wfhich led to the inn, when he met her. , In.. all his life he had never felt so thank A ful as at that moment. "I have been down to f the inn, Laurie, to look, for 'you. ' I am so1, lor1 T hn.vA frtrmd xvn ' "What has happened, Nellie mine?":j he asked, tenderJfey, as he drew her aside within the ihadowof some trees. iixt.il: t i. t J r replied the girl. "Ldare not go back there to-night. I- found this after noon that the look has been broken i the lock of my door." 'Nonsense, ohild. , 'I know you will laugh at me, Laurie, dear," shecontinued, in agi tated tones, "but I have a feeling that something awful, is going to happen. I can't go back." . She clung to him, and hid her face. "You certainly shan't go back, my dear," he said. "No, listen to me, Nellie. Do you trust me completely -now and always? Will you let me look after you will you do anything that I suggest, notwithstanding it may. appear strange?" "Of course I will, Laurie," she said, looking earnestly at him. "Will you try to love me, dear? Will you be my wife?" "There is no one in all the world 1 love so well, Laurie," she replied. "My sweet little woman! Now, listen. This is a matter absolutely of nothing less than life or death your life, or your death. Remember, you are to trust me. Wait here for five minuFes." He was off before she could speak, racing down the road in the direction of the inn. In an incredibly short time he was baok again and she noticed that he held a package under his arm. Her first exclamation was of the tragic variety. "Laurie, dear, you have shaved oft your mustache V "Yes, my darling, but it 11 grow 1 1 i j v r again, jxow iook nere, in tnis Knap sack is a change of clothes. We're both about the same height, and they'll fit you to a nicety. Slip off in to the wood and get into them." "What!" " "For heaven's sake don't hesitate, it's life or death, I tell you and a bit of fun on my own account. I want your frock and hat, stuff the rest of the things into the knapsack and bring it back here. Don't stop to talk." She disappeared with the bag, and in a few moments the slim, prepossess ing figure of a young man in a tweed knickerbocker suit emerged in her place from the woods, with a very blushing face. Gaydon put his hat on her head, tuckiug her hair well up in to the crown ''Now, get me into this frook," he exclaimed, laughing. She slipped it over his head, and knotted the sash about him, and perched the hat on his fair hair, fas tening it under his chin with some ribbon she took from the neck of the dress. "Pins are of no use to. you," she said. "In this purse you will find all the money you want ; I'ye ordered a. fl.y to he ready at the inn. Here's my ad dress in town Apple-tree -court ; here are my keys. The fly will take you across to Warmingford, and you'll just be in time to catch the night ex press to London. Take a hansom when you get to town, and drive straight to the Temple ; if the porter says anything, answer him without hesitation, 'Mr. Gaydon, Apple-tree-court.' You will find No. 99 on the right of Middle Temple-Jane -top floor. Let yourself in and go to bed. I'll be there in the morning. Leave the knapsack here ; I shall want it to put this frock in. I've got ca,p, qo'I shall b, able tq Qome to town as a. de cent male." 'But, Laurie, dear, what are you going to do?" "Give the wicked uncle a surprise, my love. I'll tell you all about it af terwards. Remember . my instructions and don't forget that for the next few hours you are Laurence Gaydon. Off with you 1" She ran in the direction of the inn, and Laurence, with a ohuokle gath ered the skirts of the frock abqut him and raced through the woods. He clambered up the iyy oncejnore and found his way to the girl's rooms ; turned the light lotf. lay down on the little white bed and closed his eyes. : He became aware presently that a hand was stealthily thrusting open the door, and that some one was steal ing softly across the floor of the room. Slightly opening his eyes he saw Uncle Gustavo, with a long narrow 'knife in his. hand, stariding watching hin in the dim light. . -In an .instant he sprang up and struck the man full be- t ween the eyes: In all his adventurous . career, it is probable that Gustavo Oaadell had never been so' surprise! m a, tb moment.. -c or, m au luswut,. ne found nimseit staggering aooat. the place, vainly trying to ward off th-a attacks' of this athletic girl, who was fighting ' him in the most scientific fashion,(all around the room. At last, stunned and bleeding, he lay witla closed eyes in a corner, and when hs recovered consciousness the girl had vanished. ' Whether from superstitious dread!. fcor from any more real lear, uustava ICaudell and his wife disappeared. 'Probably a certain letter, which Laiv ;renoe wrote on the day of his wedding, jmayhave had something to do with it, "I should have given it to him & l;good deal. hotter," Laurence explained to his wife afterwards, "if it hadn 'have been for that blessed skirt. Ii nearly tripped me up once or twice., ,1 can't think hon you women cai -nove in ttem." Illustrated Bits. SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL. German investigations seem to sliov that towns strung with telephone wireh are less liable to lightning stroke than others. A new hypnotic has probably been found in the Jamaica dogwood. The fluid extract has been found efficacioui in dentistry. Paris policemen hare been supplied with electric dark lanterns, by mean of which they can see one hundred and fifty feet away. The offensive weapon of the ostrich is his leg. He can kick as hard as s mule, and it is a remarkable fact that his kick is forward, never backward The humming bird, in protecting, its nest, always flies at and pecks thfi eyes of its adversary. Crows have been found totally blind from th humming bird's bill. Power developed by Niagara Fall and transmitted to Buffalo, N. Y., by electricity will cost $36 per horsf power per year, a saving of $20 pel horse pqwer for average lots. Beef is the most nutritious ' of alt animal foods and can be eaten longer continuously than any other kind of meat, resembling rice and bread in that respect. Fresh beef is almost completely digested, more completely than milk is by an adult. George W. Dunn, an octogenarian naturalist of California,' who has been there since 1819, is making a collect tion of the butterflies of the Pacific Slope for Baron de Rothschild, to be added to the Baron's entomological museum at Trig, England. So thoroughly practical are Roent gen rays considered by the medicaV department of the English War Office that two sets of Roentgen-ray appara tus, it is reported, have been sent np the Nile to be used by the army sur geons in locating bullets and in de termining the extent of bone frao tures, Germany has made some bold ex' periments at railroad speed on th4 line between Berlin and Gorlitz. The best performance was 65J miles, which was twelve miles better than the high est speed of the fastest .German train, the Berlin-Hamburg lightning ex press, which does 177$ miles in three and one half hours. Ordinary Ger man express trains make 43 r miles an hour. It is popularly supposed that the sudden downpour whioh usually fol lows a bright flash of lightning has in some way been caused by the dis. charge of the eleotricity. The most advanced weather sharps are now making experiments whioh it is be lieved will prove that the contrary is the exact cause ; in other words, that it is the sudden increased precipita tion whioh causes the lightning flash, instead of the lightning flash causing the sudden increase in rainfall. ,. The Experlness of Tenth. By far the most skillful of the bicycle riders who crowd the Boule vard and the asphalted streets these fine afternoons are children of from five to ten years old. They excel the1 older ridera in every element which goe3 to constitute skill in the manage ment qf bioyole, as well as in grace and ease of carriage. The funda mental reason for this fact probably is to be found in their superb self confidence. It makes no difference, apparently, whether they are boys or girls. They ride along the crowded streets, dodging in and out among the trucks and the scorchers with the greatest unconcern, Every afternoon three or four little girls, not more than six years old, ride in the Boule-. vard. They go out alone and unat tended. The boys of that age travel alongside of the other- bicyclists with out any difficulty, and, in fact, seem able tq make greater distances with less fatigue than the grown-ups. Home Journal. ' Photographs ot the Sun, Photographs of the sun were taken at Greenwich during the year just ended, with the Dallmeyer photohelio graph, mounted on the'terrace roof of the south wing of the Physical Qbserv--atory, on 229 days, and of these, 459 have been selected for. preservation, besides fourteen photographs with double images qf the sun for determin ation qf ?era qf position: angle. For the year 1893 Greenwioh photographs have been selected : for measurement on 249 days,: and photographs from India and Mauritius filling up the gaps in the series on 113 days, mak ing a total of 362 days out of 3 S3 on which photographs are available. Au Agile Veteran.- : , -V Frank Pickering of Saoo, Me., who is naqre than sixty years old, climbed up a fUg pole sixty-five feet ; high last week, and used ho climbers, either- just simply shinned" right up, fixed the top of the pole and slid down with the agility of a boy of sixteen. Drug Store. orryBros., Wilkesboro, N. C. Keep on hand a full line of Fresh Drugs, Medicines, Oils, Paints. Tarnishes and Ererything kept in a First-Olass Drug Store. Carefully Store in the Old Steve Johnson Building, just opposite the Court House. Be Sure to Call and See Them. 8. M. STALEY & CO' DEALER IN F'ViHi n n"vr PATENT W1EDICENES, TOBACCO, CIGARS, Cigarettes, Fancy and Toilet Soaps, etc., etc. i - Prescriptions promptly and accur ately filled. Situated in' the Brick Hotel Building. LMY & FEED STABLES, A. C- WELLBORH PROP- Situated on Main Street, east, of th Court House. Good horses asd new ve hicles of all kinds ready for the accom modation of the traveling public. Horser carefully fed ( and attended to. Give us a trial and see how we feed. A a WELLBORN, -rar.ai : . -T .111 11 I : triiJtesuoro, - norm taruuuK. ft. IV. HACKETT, Attorney a at fLwN9 WILKESBORO, N: O; Will practice in the State and Federal Courts. -, -; : : ' , IOAAC C. WELLBORN, Attorney - at - Law, Will practice in all the courts. Dealer in real estate. Prompt attentionjpafa to collection of claims. T. B. FurLBT. H. L. Guurat. FltiLEY GREENE, Attornoyo - lot - Low, WILKESBORO, N. O. i Will practice in all the courts. Cb$ lections a specialty. Real estate sold e we rilinfna, -Forty Years a Constable. Constable John Whiteman, of Anl more, Montgomery County, Penn. is seventy-seven years old, and has held office continuously for forty years. He has spent all his lifo at Arrimnre. as did hl$ grandfather .hd father before him. His more than threescore years and ten'have been replete with stining: incidents. Notwithstanding his age. he is still sturdy, and says he would not be afraid to tackle any criminal! living. A 'company was formed recently to sink artesian wells and: supply t he citizens of Ardmore with 'water. They secured . permission ' tn r l.iv nines-- through certain streets. In making: connections it was desirable for the company to pass in front of the oM constable's house, on Church Lane.' As Whiteman had all the water he wan ted, he '; sent .word to the company's foreman that any attempt at trespas sing on his property would meet witft resistance. ' The foreman sent back word, that the constable could do a a he- Uked, but the pipes would be laid the got mad. He gathered a lot o handy weapons together, includfng an oW-i nlusket . which his father carried -ins the war ; of 1812. These he stdeked! alongside th& fence, where be took up a commanding position, with a big: horseplstol in either hand and awaited the coming of the- enemy. - When the workmen cme the old constabh roared out that he would shoot the ma,n who attempted to strike a pif Seeing that the old man meant busi ness, the foreman called off his and left the scene. ' ' ArchbUhop Mnohran' or Rupert's Land, Canada," and 1?rimate of the Anglican Church in CanJimlH, is Baul to, be the tallest bishop in the world. c: Prescriptions Coipuiei
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