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, Lora cf the sea, the sunshine and tha paleV
Ood of the brooding ocean and the storm 1 - v '
lauer of those-wUo braye the treacherous'iIiain1
The, sea is mighty, nd our boats are small i - -
jOalm i3 the eoa today, the sunlight free-' -; ' ;
Pair is the lappJnff,wind that fills the saU- '
IJord,"cre we we trust our all to thee-' s - ;
The sea ls mighty, and our boats are smalL " ,
Thpn ff' bi!'a . ,
moonngnt cheers the'- alien
drugs;
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strictlv attended to. ' - -.-
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CaBweu counties. -. -:-
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Boxboro, K. C
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Practiein theconnties of Alamance, Caswe
Durham, Gnilford, Orange and Person.
J. S. Merrttt, : W.W.JOtcTJuT
" E EE ITT AKITCmi
when the vhite
night, -
Guard us Jest danger lurks beneath the" calnj
Thy seals rnlshty, and our boats ere saiaU. !
TVhen the wild hurricane upltftajts voire "T
And. cold embracing billows thrcatt-ri us
If tiiou should'Bt slumber We ars nniawiUo.
Thyea U mighty, and our boats arie scsalL
rBreaglver to the crying fatherless! " :;i I
HusbXod of, widowed vouien left to rnocrn ! - -Our
aH-welfare them: Oli;poteot them,Lordl
Thy ea ia miehty, and our boats are saiall.
' PARALLEL ;LfflES
vuu4UlS)(( ;wiui my persuasiTe.-pow-ers.
.t - - - , . .
'I congratulate your on the certainty of
eucceesEicelienz," Baid Mbntgre,' bit-terly.-
j f ,
Thajik'-ypar diplomat M always
aoore skillful who knows how to make
usef ev7 advantage., - It would have'
teen painful, in tlie Cartreme for me to be
obliged to return' without accomplishing
my undertaking, because ntfe nous
my dearMontgre, it ia th speckl wish of
the queeri.' ' -- - - - ; v - ,
un.-Jtie?" eiaculatM
despondently. - -
i -t'Jon gowithme to niect the
ladies?"- . - . - - . ,
you tout .life's Jiaimfnpss. 'Ar. t .,-
f obliged to. stand helplessly Lv. and:sm'
powerles3 to .dsfend you frdia" the in
truder" ' ' , -
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poor -Montgre,
The bright -morning sun slione on the
taxus bushos, and sparkled like jewels in t any longer;
t y wie grass and flowers.
Tho birds chirped merrily, flitting among
the green brunches, and -through the
Silvery spray of the cascade the liht
broke in kaleidoscopic rays. -
Kerr Rciiuiard von Montgre; the young
tutor of the house, sat upon the rustic
Beat with -the little -graf, Alphonse, in
structing him in the first principles of e
pnietry.,. Alphonse t was a bright, intel
lectual little fellow, and an attentive
pubut iiat :day lie was so absent
miaded; that - the . vonn fnt oiw,
despaired of making the exercise plain, to
" "i-
: "Alphonse," I will be obliged to punish
you if you do not put your-mind on this
losson.jr ' T 1i.tp tnM
j, --- , t .;vu (Lucouy mree
iiuien the definition of rArniioi 1;
1 - . . f v OXIli
4No,thank-ou- Excellenz; I have
omo work to'do. -V.-
t'Work? -You. "haverripitKir Kt-1 X
writifls ateiialAdoou call this dolce
fcx ruente worT - , X . ,
' - 'I am" .tliinkmirsllma n Vfk-
I is always performed without instruments
wi any una.:' ;
You want to:'think,'do jou?- WelL
then wto't - disturb vdur mMirntinna
you
M1
ATTORNEYS AT1AV.
' Koxboro, K. C.
Pr n pt attention given .to the collection.
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C'laiuse,
JjB. J T.FULLKK, . - -
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": Boxboro, N. C. V . :.
Rpsidence, place formerly occupied by Dr .
C. E Bradsher.' .OfBce overC.G. Mitchell's
drugstore '' -' : -.
DR. C. V. BRADSHER
DENTIST,
Ofiers h!s services to the pnblic Calls promptly
attended to in Person and adjoining counties.
Any one wishinp work in his line, by wrilinK
Lira at Bushy Fork; N. C. will be attended at
ence. . .- . . , '. .'rf'i''rVj. ..--- "
JJR. J. C BRADSHER, .
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN,
ROXBORO, N. C.
JJK. O. G. NICUOLS T
Offers His
TKOFESSIOXAL SEfiVICEStto th PEOPLE
of Aoxboi a and surrounding country. .
Practices in all the branches of Medicine.
ou-aon t oonirrehPrtl i ttti
iaes are lines wmch extend inr?itw
always the same distance apart; whichri
i uiier woraa -never touch one another.
; ,, saia ne, tatmit ins cane and mat.
tag two marks in tho yellow sand at his
jeec, tnese are ; rt.rallol iw.
. A .w i , uv
"understand?. ; Now reneat it."- : 7
'.af nrf -i " iJ ''" -
r jrarauejumes. ' Decan tbe litrl a rra f
are-Ikies whichwhich extn.l inrfofi.
mtely; always always always. that
twric leggea- iaxoeuenz ia coming onmu
. . O
tue grass; looic wnat a figure he Cuts
&a! .hatha!" v;
A severe look of reproval from thft nnw
ceptor ; calmed : the- unruly little fellow
Bomewuau. - . ,
"Excuse me. Herr von Monter T
. wO
ware i could not help it, because"
"weu, oecause" ; , ,. ,v.
-xsccause I can't bear this KtraTi
vu ui poMtive answer. -
-Ana. why. dem't -ybu like hinW Al
Because' he has come to marry Sister
Edith, and will take her back to the
capital with him." - - -"
"How lo you know that?" aV1 Ko
tutor, so suddenly and so anxiously that
Alphonse dropped his book in affright.?
"The gardener told m. Trrr
Jlontgre," he answered. ' -. - -
"Go to.your room now Alphonse. and
resume your studies: I will com tn
Uier." ;
'Are you angry with me, Herr TOn
Aic2itgre?,f asked Alplionso in deep con
cam. ' . .- - . ... .
No, although yoa deserve it: vou
were inattentive and impertinent," said
fcae tutor as AJphonse turned away.
- lSy tins time the 'stork legged Excel
Knz nau approachedV and the gentle-
iucji giL-etea one anptuer. '
Jxcellenz Graf Posrendorf. rhsmW
un to her majesty, the queen, had for
ssvejal days been the lionored guest of
iao inmates of tlie castle. . . He appeared
t be over 40 years of age, not at all pre
possessing ia his manner, having that air
ci. arrogant jomnesa often met with
among, the members of the i queen's
tiouseupiu.' . . r . y; " C
;'. ' "iiy the way, Herr von Mnnforo
sma tne graf, m nasal, condescending
wuea, m . reineni oer meeting once, in
fans, a - lUarquia 'Montgre de Cheval-
"'b10 J mean,"Herr von Mont
gre?; . , disked Ediths-looking at him in sur
prise. . : - w .
- X7unc try to.rmsicad me;-Edith; LJ
AUUW 4. snow tnatTUiey want you
to marry this worthless chaihberlain; he
toldme so liimself- just nbw--the scoun-(h-eir'-i
-
' While the'young tutor' was blustering
out the above words in' tbe greatest ire,
and was beating the eand with his cam
'emphatically, Edith concealed 'her face
in her lace handkerchief to prevent him
from seeing the glad look it wore at hear-"
ing his angrywords. V V , ' - '
' "And if it were true Why ahould you
become angry about" iTlerrvon ' Mont
g she said with eil assumed indiffer
ence., - - ., '
- "Can you ask, "Edith?!!- he said, beside
himself with iaassion. IWinAi T
Tpu, love vou with all thft ardor nf m.
soul, and because I know that tou love
me." . v - - - - s J -
v It was then Edith's turn to lose com
posure. , - w' - . - " , t
,"I don't .understand you," Herr von
v10, , uro miu, wiui a poor -, attempt
to speak reprovingly, her beautiful face
covered wittubhishes. t jT -
- '"Edith, he said, taking her "hand and
tenaeriy pressings m his, "you do love
me; I feel it, I know?-it. v It was in this
Queer Names In tlie XfortliwesU j
-There is a-J"wealth"of queer name
... jui uirougn uns region.- - It i3 but a little
j while since passed Rat Portage," cn3
of which names I'could not get the bririii
of, but the, second I. did, and! common- k
piace enougn 1-found- it. -Medicine Cap
was an old medicine man, of tho Black-
iootmoe-of -Jndiansvwlio had his wiV
;wam on the'site of. the present town; and -,
disturb your meditation
Bon loirr. mV rtnai.
gi-e; ban jourl" ' , v
v' i11 excell9Tlcy had di&apteared
behmd: the hedgerow, Montgre, laughed
w iuuueu. v inat, men,' was the
man who was Bolectedfor "Edith's hus-
.uana; mat; cymcal automaton was chosen
forherithe blooming child, full of sotd
auu .e; so nave to live with him through
the: desert of a loveless marriage; the
deep; noble and confiding nature to" be
come assimilated to that of nHv
ture t Must he let it take place, he wha
-. - up ius me io save ner
pain? Must he allow: her- future to be
one of abject rniseryj,whea he knew that
she loved him, although not a word of
love had passed between them?
.. Foolish questional As if it were pos
sibla to have it otherwise! Sho.
member . of an old, royal family, the
.heiress of an ancient namnr! n TiHnitr-
fortune, he a poor dependent private tutor,
the last- scion of n. mm ne fan
who, aceordmg to his excellency, were
ctupid enough to ruin tmwlvoa;.
their descendants to trratif-- n
he to hope for such happiness?- If the
queen wished especially that the ancient
: trees in ; her domain should
gether, what did it matter if the comteese
and the descendant of tW-
love, one . another: and .
wu. longing aesire, and the chains I - "Reinhard. vo r ,
inrown aronnri thpm - wd .-uu-i I ..i,. ...... .-'-,. -r z
tua - . . T- uuuouici 6su mere is nocnini? oetween na crrpnt
The fates had directed thrirvn(him.l.i.'L - .-j. , bW' " xep6
lifer.fpr them therewasnomeeUnTnt Pei nIUer
none whatever. -...- ''Ifrflriw'.itf'juL.n V.
SaSS',1 accidentaUy upon wlihSrihV que-tho propol o
chamberlain --the ; traditional pride of
your family"- tl- - - r ,
"You' are mistaken, iny, dear friend.
The queen's chamberlain does not dream
of marrying me. He has a wife and five
children." - . .
. "Edith!, but how was it then? He
said to me a few momenta dncer that he
had; already gotten your mother's con
sent and would make you a formal pro
posal today"
"Oh," yes," laughed Edith, "a proposal
to become one of the ladies at court to
the queen, who did me , the honor to in
terest Kerself somewhat in me durinz
my stay at the capital. And who knows
but I may yet accept if a certain gentle
man, out of. silly' obstinacy, continues
to" ". ' - . . - .
t'Editfcl" said Montgre, blushing with
the-new found haDniness. . r;vriii
: S LXz .m
' - ST' .jT . ...'X, - . . ;
A-
Celery and Coca, the prominent la. ,
f-edieata, are the best and safest
erve Tonics. wit strenethens and '
mm
Hermit should never have? been chnnovA
as their titles are eignificanl andpo6se8S
a certain degree of poetrvl but the other
meant nothing then, and are' no heavier
now. .The people now honored are said to
have, been intimately connected with the
mcepuon ana execution or the Canadian
Pacific railway. I should - prefer to see
sueh names, as, Rat Portage, E3cking
Horse and similar monstrosities changed
to something rtnlorotaTVJoia': - -aa
part one Sunday morning, at this very J think of such - a name as Illicillwaetf
nonorea '.him by calling' it J 'Medicine
Hat,",-tliinking, probably that "hatf
waa higher toned than, "cap!". -, - ,
"Apropos cf the change of names, I eee
that tho- Ottawa '; parliament : recently
changed the name of Boundary peak to
Pope's peak, in honor xt' the minister of
railways; Mount Hermit" to MrninfcTrm.
per, after the mjnisterof nance; Mount f
.Carroll tn s-wnn t.,-,ia -.-t
premier;, Mounf Cumrmp-ham tv Tirf- For The ISl ERV CTl i is3-
Mackerme, afteY the ex-premier, and an f , --Th" HFRTT TTATfffV'
unnamed mountain, to be called llount - -1 ne AJ.TiJ31.Ul 1 A 1 JiJ
Macpherson. Boundary peak and Mount f S
The AGED,
i quiets the nervous system, curing 1
: Kervous Weakness, Hysteria, Sleep--
ALTERATIVE, 7 .
i vi'lt drives out the poisonous humors of '
'. -. toe blood purifying and enriching it.
:ana so overcoming those diseases
resulting -from impure or impovei C
lshed blood, -t . . - : - -t -;
UXATIVL r
ActingmHdlybut surely onthebowela
It cures habitual constipation, and -promotesa
regular habit. Itstrength
ens tie stomach, .and aids digestion, t-
DIURETIC.'-
. In ft eompoeitlon the best and most r
aetive diuretics of the Materia Medica '
Z are combined scientifically withother 1
, . j vuecuve remeaies tor oiscases oi tne
t: j . kidneyB. It can be relied on to give -f-v-k
uiclt relief and speedy cure. , '
, ,Tfoa pereoni who hars ased ttw resied wU '
emarkable benefit. . Bau4 for cnoair8, aivioi " ,
fall pcrticalus. . J. ...'..,. ,
' Frlc 81.00." ' Sold by Dragglstar ' ' '
WELLS, RICHARDSON & CO Pron's
- JUELINQTOiJ. VT. JL-' -
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Bpot, that l discovered it r had been
telling you a story of an angeV-my blessed
mother now in heaven and had brought
you a portrait of her. When you thought-
y yi were adone you covered it with tears
and kisses.- ; I saw. .you through those
boughs there without intending to do p:
Edith, when I witnessed that , silent con
fession, I kDew that , your- heart waa
mine mine through all ettrnityl" '
- "Iieinhardl" - r- t
i She stood " before jhim. as Rh Rnftlw
spoke his Christian name "for tlie first
time, like an angel of light from heaven ;
from the tear elisteninz eves shone heama
of holy-felicity, the tsonfirmatioa-of his
words. - -
"No,' no, Edith, darlinff. mv lost
not the : seductive nictnrft of
It can never be! " Iam your brother's
tutor, a servant in, your house; to hope
would be madness. Our fates are there
m the parallel hnes--hat haj hal"
the. parallel lines which he had rimwn in
the sand for Alphonse. . V - . ' '
ir'arallel unes are those which extend
indefinitely ' always- the same distance
apart," he .said suddenly-: to .himself.
"Our fate m a geometrical figure"
- So much was he taken im nrffV
gloomy reflections, that he did not notice
the young lady of remarkable beauty of
face and grace of figure who waff steak
ing carefully on tin toe from hnMnri fv,
shrubbery at his side, withv a roguish
smile of innocent amusement playing
cuuuuu ucr preuy ups.
-uooa monung, Herr Philosopher."
"Comtesse EdithI you herfi?". fnf.tr
cried, almost speechless with-wrnrise at
ci"S ;8o.-iaGuy. the object of his
dreams before him, her hands stretched
out toward him m her anxiety to reach
uuxi unseen.
"Your morning greeting, air; you have
forgotten your politeness, .. she said, jest--mgly.-yYou
remind me forcibly of the
have beeni
W nH 4 J.
dtep jrobleia do those lines, represent friend.and adviser; she respects and hon-
j vu ou ouu?wus ro everyuiiDg l ors you, ana admires your character,
around youl I and I know that she would h
Jven- Boston cnltnrfl wriiilfl ntmroat I
Buch a name as that! What thm mmM
be expected in the wild, untamed "rowdv
; out .. vAi.xAjtruit- r re xrress.'- -.
The Beputatlon of Wealth. a
,- t.u w wo pvxseetituoxt or. wealth m m-
oonvenience. is th&reputation of. having
. , jx menu tern j with a good deal ; of
drollery how he has suffered this summer
irom -the undeserved fame of -fortune I
"xou Jmov'( he says, "that the X's
went abroad in June, and they offered us
o uo u.4,neu- cottages at Y areview for
the summers Of course we were delighted-'
and if Iiadn't made Ta;mismov in the
first place we should haveliad la; beauti
ful time. Such a trifling thing, 00. Tt
was' only -buying a dollar's worth- of
postage stamps -at the "village rpestoffice,
but it came very near spoiling our whole
summer." Of course ha was i?VvI 'to --.
plain, and did so by saying that in a place
where people bought a single stamp for a
letter .after the "epistle Was ' Written; the
purchase of fifty stamps at once took on
all the magnitude of a magnificent finan
cial transaction. The purchaser was from
that -- moment - regai-ded as sa ' man's of
enormous wealth. -cHe was chisxged e
tovagantly for everything, his steps were
.haunted,; fcy committees' soliciting sub
scriptions for the church and charity, and
he was, in tfword, "subjected to alt the
annoyance of being wealthy without the
Satisfaction of bavin e the reah'rv nf wTiiu
.this was the unpleasant shadow.. "And
hereafter,'? he concluded "I shall never
buy more than a single stamp in the
country."- Boston Cor. Prnvidpnoo
JournaL . v - -
-. r Some Facta About Ferrets. ''-"
"Ferrets are not common in thin
try and we have hard work1 to-infcroduce 1
them, " said the first importer and largest
breeder of -f erreta in - New York; to a re
porter. - . --' i ' ; -
"In England hunting with ferrets is a
popular sport, and every country gentle-
AT.-
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mm-
.T7e keep constantly, on'taad all kinds of "familV CTOcmetbota
----rf uuujr c-b j '.r- J - , ' ,-.2"- -
liiiiifillS
You can always find such ag
BACON, l-'-r.Z' ."y-
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x-i PLouR.-'.r;.;
'I - r ; MOLASSES,' -- r "
; i SYRUPS,
' ' - .ndya:
COFFEE,
' it
1 -
; oda,j v
SAIT , ::' J"- .
" ;-Vv. CABBAGE,'-
ALSO CANNED GOODS OF EVERY
IT
m
Give tis a call and we ..will convince you tfiat weselling'afc
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EXTRAORDINARY- LOW .PRICES.
think your mother would ever consent I man 1138 several pairs trained to come at i T ? ? ?
to it?"- . - , .his call.? - ' . f'--
"Yes, Reinhard, I not only think it
He
gazmg into his so in-
Pombna Hill Nurseries.!
POMONA, N- C
Two and a half miles west" Oveens
boro. N. C. IThe main line f t!ie:"n.
& D. R. R. passes through the ground
and witliin J0Q feet'of tli fofBce. Sa
lem trains merPKular6tp9;twice
daily each wa.Those ;iajterstd in
xtuit and fruit growing: aie cordially
invited to inspect this the largest nur
serv w t ac 3tat anioe of thelarg:
est m the Snuth Stock consists of -
APPLES: PSACHfPEARCHEPRY
PLUMS. APANESE PERIMMONS;
APRICOTS: NE CI ARIN B3j t If Li-
BERRIES, QUINCE. GKAPE. FIGS ,
RA8HF.RHI1a.ijCURBANT8.Vl.PIE
PLAN T. EN GLrSH ' TVALNUTS,:' PE-
C'ANS . CHESTNUTSr i STB A,' VBER
RIE3, ROSE&.-f EVERGREENS,
SHADE TREES, ice - .ff I
All the new and frare varieties .-as
well as the O'd vn'S whidli my new ' cat
alogue for 1888 wilt show. Give your
iruer to my auirionzea nui "rwnei
'Urect from tK tiargfeiy. Cerrespt-nd-nce
solicited, Descriptire CaUlogue
free to 8pplieanta.;r:?i.-;;-::;3'
rjuige very wealthy ancient familv f
rans not i-eiated to your I believe?".'
, "Certainly, ; Excellenz; he sprang from
(hat branch of the Montgres who after
the raising of the Edict of. Nantes went
baek to the old faith, while mv ances-
tors, nrm m their convictions and true to
then religion, sacrificed their homes and
possessions and emigrated to Germanv.
"Peculiar people, these fanatical refu
gees, " said the graf : ''ruined themselves
and their-, descendants to trratifv - a
fantasy. , The Chevalrangcs were the
Wi3er; they took ad vantage of the cifcum
stances, -and .today are -a most hifrhlv
honored and powerful family, while'' '
"Tho descendant of tbe emigrant i3 a
poor; dependent private tutor, obliged to
Cam his 'rtnilv- hrPflLd: n
bjiCak- it .out, Excellenz; X IT' ain not
ashamed of these fxrtn
aaid the tutor.-, -i .. - - .-:-'-. ;
"Tut, tut, young inan." as if Vfrti-iiirTit
o be, in these days when the principles
tfhiciuwere-once the creed , of the aHs-
tocracy are ridiculed; as 'prejudices: -k I
omy moan . that it ; is .inexplicable how
some people twill detohize their whrvU
uvea under such circumstances." T
;"Ingreebwith syouS perfectlvfExceli
lenz." said Montgre."sardonicalfv.
Aiie cnamDeriam rewarded him "with a
pepetratmg glance, and said:
- ;"Tho ladies have not Vet arisen' ITprr
yon jsiontgre.
'.'On the contrary." Excellenz. thev ar
i taking a : .walk to . the . village, and - will
eyes which were
quinnglyi
' w a problem, comtessa, that I de
spair of ever solving."
"And may not the pupil share the
master's troSble?" she . asked, jestingly,
taking a seat beside him. "Explain to
me, please, the meaning of these lines."'
"You! Shall I tell von?" - -
"Edith really O heaven! Then I
may call you sweetheart wife?" - . t
..; "Yes. Reinhard.-' she whimflnv?
while he drew : the graceful figure into
his arms and covered the pretty -metith
with kisses. "
' ;
-.Next day his excellency returned ' dia-
appomiea - to - the
a. iuviuievi comprenenamg i un welcome message:
it, am I? I beg your pardon, v aha intw. "The ComteA Pi
rupted.
A 3 r4 m am ra
- AUUICDD)
I'--:f:& POjioN A C?
Reliable gflesrapn i wanted in every
county a good paying -conjtnwaion
win ue giyen. . :
On the contrary, comtessor vrm nf
all persons can understand it you alone.
These lines"-- . - - - .
"WelL proocedl" she aairl.
channing; h'ttle head meditatively on her
hand. .' : . ' ..
"These lines, " continued Montcr. ham.
itatmgly 'at - firsts then speaking more
rapidly and desperately, "are tha embod-
unent, in my mind, of two animated
oemgs, wonaerrully similar in nature,
thoughts and feelings as congenial as
two beings could - be. A consuming de-
Bure - tuls them - both ..to- approach one
another, to unite" in a bliasfnl unity, but
it doea ;hbt Ue in their cower to Hafcinf V
the- inward 1 longing. - Some inscrutaM a
law God or the fates has laid nnt. th
ways -that they can't forsaka. Alrbmio-li
in following them thev never will h
able to meet. , In the customary formula
these are termed parallel lines; which ex-
wna-inuenmceiy m uio same direction,
but which must always be kept the same
distance apart: and bo they must be rec
onciled to ; the inevitable. . and " conceal
from the world their .cravings, and "go on
aiono tnrougn 5 the -desert' of; eternal
??That is indeed a gloomy nictura . voir
draw," she said, - 7 -
The ; bright winsome iacQ'.clouded for
ah Imstantas lhe looked down -thoughtfully
at the ground. Then she shook her
The Comtessa Edith most deerJv re
grets to decline the high honor conferred
on her by her most gracious majesty the
queen, but her engagement with and her
approaching marriage to Herr von Mont
gre would render it impossible.'.' - ;
Her majesty was somewhat piqued,
but graciously presented the happy couple
with a costly , tea service with her - htmt
wishes, ' """r "
, Nobody. a the castle was so much de
lighted as little Graf Alphonse that the
"stork legged',' Excellency had to return
without Comtesse Edith. ' - . -".
The day after their return from' their
extensive bndal. tour the J couple -had
sought . thequiet seat ,n.ear the cascade
where their first words of love were ex--changed.
J ' - j?-y ;
'.'Are you tlnnking "of that problem: of
the parallel .lines, Reinhard?' she asked,
smiling. - , ' - -
-He nodded.; '"
c"Which extend indefinitely '.in - the
same direction always, '.the: same -dis
tance apart,:' she quoted,- playfully.
H"There- are exceptions,? ' Jie said, as he
drew the. sweet, sunny: face toward - him
until it rested on his shoulder,' and the
deep eyes .gazed into ' his ull of happy
confidence and love. Translated for The
Waveiley Magazine by W. N. Harben. '
r"An, or course, vou are ail eariv.Yisera 1 vinTt i.vi ,n4 ., '1;
1 ii - . . , . " . ... .i , 1 m.-.3 .vviwwu ixuui """""H . .
ftt1' very poor
, cinnngcreaturer-one. of figure of speech . Why ''she said.' posi-
were really animate
" 'T'e. vwiure-. Demgs, then :they would "have minds of
? r- ; ? WtaL V't their own; and they could "easily gratify
i?- this,'! taking his cane
x r wianorsexiainffione ot them in a- short
CpmWwpnldoi into the other, which
tiqa atcc-ur said,.Montgre, angered by she continued to prolong, dragging the
the caieless jnanner in which hesnoke of i bhvv -in th 5tV
"What is the cost of a'ferret?" 'J
x "lhat : depends prmcipally on their
age. ihen average life is twelve years
andjthe average price per pair $25. V ! We
6"" j ogu. uieiu : uucrigni;, : Dut ' are j
giaa to buy them back when the pur
chaser is through "using them. : Occasion
ally we make contracts to keep a mill or
ouiy .uw irom ms - ac uo mnch
year, running the ferrets as .occasion re
quires. :' . - .
. "There is a curious superstition regard
ing, ferrets. , It ascribes to thein the
power of curing whooping cough.:. I
nave sometimes had as manv as twenty
people in here in a single day to take ad
vantage of .the little' creature's' supposed
miraculous, power. . The . oeonlo hrino-
pans of. milk and bits of f ood. ; This they
allow the ferrets to partake of, carrying
away the remainder, firmly convinced
mat there has been imparted to the sub
stance an mfallible : remedial virtue.
New-York Evening Sun.
- - - zr 1 Ty
. V " Protest Against Small Window. .
' A St. louis physician "savs: -Everv ti'mW
x see one, 01 uie -new style of Aouses in
the course of erection' I feel like telling
iuo uwuer 10 iase out the small windows
and have more light.. I have entered mv
protest many a time against small win-1
dows. . Let there be light is the warning 1
every pujsician. - it is aosoiuteiy nec-
essary to health that a 'house be' well
Tlightedpand a great deal of the sickness
01 a city is to be attributed to dark rooms.
.It may be.eallecr refinement for a woman
to be. pale. and. thin, but "it rendera'he.T
unfit tobear the burdens of life and pow-:
ciis 10 l'eaisc uiseaso. a. plant cannot.
grow, in a Qaric.piacei ana why should a
numan : oemgr : tJhiiaren brought up in
these modern- houses with their: small
.windows --and : dark rooms, become -unhealthy
and puny. Style is to blame for
this evil." - Every house should r have as I
muchsunhgnt as possibje. New Orleans
Times-Democrat. w-
j. - Degenerate Scions.
- Apropos of Quaker bonnets, I was told
last year thatjsome antiquarian, wishins'
to obtain a complete dress "belonging to
this sect, asked the younger : member- of
an old friend family fr some of their
grandparentsT garments. On6 can hardly
imagine the horror -: inspired by tbe an
swer. 'Oh, you can' have all the broad
brimmed hats, but 1 there are no bonnets
aett, as we took-off -the silkv and used
Roxboro. N. CT.
Wi PASS fe CO.
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I I G. iOBER :& SONS COMFANYS ' I
SPECIAL COMPOUND for TOBACCO.
Given To The .Manufacture of Every Pound-' J
iSMDABD JUST THE SALE ,;
, - ; ? QUICK IN ITS "ACTION. - -V -
Profitable . In Its 3esultsi
HAS BEEN USED
1
BY THE FARMERS OF
she walked
- Bolivia's Mlner&l Wealth. 1" -'
Bolivia is "doubtless tbe richest in min
erals of any land - on- the. globe,. and
millions upon millions of precious metala
-have been taken out of her mines by the
primitive., process which still exists "and
must exist till -railroadsT-are constructed
to carry machinery there,. . Every, ounce
of ore that finds it3 way out of the Andes
i3 carried on tho back of a man nr
llama; and the quartz is Crushed by roll-i thjpm 03 'foptlight shades in: our theatrl-
ing heavy logs upon it; By this method cai3 Tlast hohclays. ; .1 ;am. so sorry, but
Bolivia exporta from $12,000,000 to i tnev did;capitailyl' - Oh, that the de-
"Virginia and North Carolina - r
',For Tb.irtyiYears.By Proper Cultiyation,rjC ore and-Management, it '
Ihsnres Yon a Crop t)f
' t'Oh, who Vcanttmderstand t a woman?:
Sho will be"adrnired and sought after by
all, -And admiration is . just as essential to
their -existence es eating- and : sleeping.
Coialesse Edith will gladly 'exchange this
monotonous country life for the gay so
ciety of the capital."..-
vbo Uomtestfe -Edith na3 already con
sented?" -faltered Montgre. -controlling1
nu voice with great difaculty
Montgre was obh'ged to ' laugh , at the
unexpected cutting of the Gosrdian knot.
;-There: are.ghowever ; comtesse, cir
cum3tances under which a man is helD--
less absolutely helpless.-" ' ,
:Xou are--right,-' she said. "I have
myself,: in. the last fewCdayahad much
to5trpuble me"- : - . ,
"I know, comtesse, I. know what vou
fear they, are about to lay unworthy
000,000 of gold and silver annually, and
the output would ibe, fabulous, if modern
macmnery couia pe taken into the mines.1
Harper's Magazine.- " " - I
- - - - - - . '
T - -''fAHow to Stick a Stamp,:.
A ' postoffice .employe jsays that the
gummed eurfaee ' of ' a - postage - stamp
should never be "placed "on the tongue.
Moisten the other side Of - tne stamn and
, . a ...
"Not exactly, but I am sure of gaining chains UDon vour ben.nt?fnl.- nnhl W'pi
step which will cost
scendanta of tbe old Quaker stock should
nave so httie reverence left" for the mem
ory of , their ancestorsl--:Cassell's Family
' ' -XVench Conversation. T - "
.v. "French conversation," said Mr. W.
C BrownelL "is really conversation, and
is practiced for what it is and not to a8a I
away tne time. : it is made tip of inter
ruptions, and isrtfcua full of epigrams and
the corner of the envelope, "or the latter," repartee, is artistic, not utilitarian; and
only, and the stamp wi'l stick for all it ia far freer than ours, and is outspoken
worth. New York Sun. - withoufbeingbrutaL" New York Times.
" - Try it .This Tear -if . You Want a Crop of
-GOLDEN BRIGHT TOBACCO; ;-
None Better On The Mrkct.- RererY'U To Thousnnda' of Planters
: , . " Who Have Uied It Year After Y'ar. Gail oa - " ;
J. A; LWg, R.xboro ; E, Lobj? & Bro.,- Bashy FjrU ;
, Richmond, Hurdle' Mills; C. S Wmstead, Wicetead.
D. W. K. .