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Roxboko, North Cakolina, Thursday, Septembek, 14th 1893.
No. 5
BEES9E99B
PROFESSIONAL pAFDS
N.
LUNSFORD,
Attorney at Law,
Uoxlxirn, N. C.
EURITT & BRYANT,
Attorneys at Law,
Roxboro, N. C.
practice in the several Conrte of the Stato.
special attention given to case in Person,
wrham and ,asvcll counties.
All Legal Business entrusted to our care will
eoelve prompt attention.
vv
W. KITCH1N.
Attorney at Law,
Roxboro, N. U.
rw.ilces wherever his services are required.
Office at Winstat Hotel.
A.
,V, GRAHAM,
Attorney
Oxford.
at Law,
N. C.
.-wucea in all the courts of the Stale, llan
lle money ami invest the same in lcat lot Mnrt-
.air .-.';al Kstate Security,
Settle estates and
nvcauvate titles.
Dr. E. J. TucKRit.
-SURGEON DENTIST.
Okfu-'K up stairs
os new building,
in VV. J- Johnson
EOXBOUO. N. V.
A
D
K. LOUIS F. HIGH,
Physician and Seigeon.
Woodburn. N. C.
Sh'i-i;ii actentiou given to Ue treatment of
ir anil Chronic Diseases
IVIi'irranh ofllre.
Cuningliam
, N. C.
It. A. MUttTON,
Practicing I'hysiciau,
Roxboro, N. C.
iin. ins professional services u Hie people
f itiixiHirii ami surnmiidincountry. I'rac.ice
in nil l lie ItraucLes of medicine.
KM-lv
W. It. CttlSl.
rmctii-int Plyician.
Roxboro, N. C.
oilei ins professional serri.-t. to the people
of lioilioro umiI surrounding couiinunily.
I. A. WISE.
Practicing Physician,
Roxboro, N. C.
mlc-is his proti'MSional services to the people
ol ilixlmro ami surrniin liiiir community. Kesi
li n.-i- on corner of turi?au street ami Reams
IsTOTIOB!
oo
returned to Roxboro, I
Having
4" sin offer mv professional services
to the citizens of the the town and
surrounding country.
W. M. Terrell, M. D.
THE DRUMMERS' HOME,
Hotel Frenc
lUain Street. South Boston,
il .
Va.
been put in lirst class onler and thor
u At r enovateil Convenient to all ilepots
ni liini8 portions of tue.town. Large and
wli-lixl"-il sample rooms. Also h gnod Poo
nnn arurhed. B. FRENCH, Prop,
it - it;. Terry, Maiaeer.
: irln-.k IWx 8S4. 9 1 12
Valuable Land For Sale.
i Have in my Hands for private
s1e, a very valuable tract of land,
situate in Allensville township, not
Inr from Five Forks, on Tar River.
It is known as
"THE MEADOWS"
and contains about 325 acres, the
greater part of which is in heavy or
iginal growth timber. The title is
( ', being a part of the estate of I.
il. Davis, deceased. This piece is
the part allotted to Mr. J. J. Davis,
of Granville county. Any onewish
iny a iiesirable place will please call
m Webb Knott, or Mr. J. G.
Shotwell, who will take pleasure in
showing him over the place.
Terms of sa'e easy, and made
known on application.
V. W. KlTCHIN.
Mrs. M. W. Haskins & Co.
MILLINERY !
We are receiving daily and dis
poning a large and varied line of
Millinery and Notions.
J n our stock can be found all
Jie novelties of the season in the way
of shapes. In shapes we are display
ing the new style Placques, Man
hopes, Novenne, Garland, Sunbeams
&t,., &c.
Large line of Straw Gimp, Orna
uients in great variety, Vel
vets, in all colors.
Veilings,
&c.
RIBBONS! FLOWERS!
Our stock in these line are
complete. We have everything that
is new and stylish. Cheapest and
prettiest line of Lace to be found
anywhere.
In connection with our MilliU'
ery e will conduct a Dress Making
department. All work done in very
latest style and best manner. Satis,
faction guaranteed. Give us a call
Very Respectfully,
Mrs. M. W. Haskins & Co.
JAS, VV. BRANDO!!,
"bar"ber Slxcrp,
ROXBORO, N. C.
"When you come to Roxboro, don't
"org t ma I am always willing and
ready to accommodate my custom
era, and alwav keen nn with the
i&Ust styles. f 1 -
A LANGUID DEFENDER.
The
Young Bfan Who Turned Up
mm
Trousers Before Fighting.
It was about dusk on Tremont
street.
Good and wicked Boston was pre
paring for the night before the Sab
bath. Lots of pretty girls were coming
out of many stores, hurrying along
to catch cars or trains for many a
suburban, home. There were shop
girls and girls that lived on Beacon
Hill, who had delayed buying their
?andy here and trinkets there.
One fair one looked strikingly pret
ty as she sped out on the dark street.
Two youths sauntered up the thor
oughfare and saw the pretty girl.
"Ah, there I" said they, but the
pretty girl didnt answer.
"That will do," said a young fel
low of medium height, the type of a
modern dude, as he threw open a
cape coat, which disclosed evening
clothes.
He said it with a very bored air..
Life didn't seem to be worth living
to him.
The youths looked first at his silk
hat and then down at his patent
leather shoes.
"Guess we can do him," said they.
"Hold my coat, will you?" said he
of the evening dress to the pretty
girl, and she helped him take it off.
Then he started to turn up his trou
sers and the biggest youth hit him
on the head. He finished turning up
his trousers, then turned on the big
youth.
"Do so hate a eceno," said he, as
he gave the big youth a blow right
between the eyes that knocked him
sprawling into the gutter.
The other y outh ran.
Of course a crowd gathered and
wondered at the pretty girl holding
the topcoat and the fellow in evening
dress.
Then the pretty girl's champion
put on his coat and brushed some
mud from his trousers. He was
troubled to think his shirt bosom was
wrinkled.
' 'Who's the fellow t" asked an elder
ly gentleman of a young Harvard
man who sauntered by.
"Used to be the boss sparrer when
he was in college ; guess somebody
insulted his sister.
"Jovel how annoying these crowds
are, Marie !" said the young man in
evening dress, as he called a cab and
the two drove away up Beacon Hill.
Boston Herald.
American Silk Weaving and Printing.
American silk weavers fall but lit
tle short of the glory of Lyons. In
printed silks they even go beyond
them. It would be strange if they
did not. Printing silk is compar
atively a new process. In white
China and natural colored pongee
American makers have litue to learn.
They import patterns and processes
from France, and so improve upon
them that in the year of grace 1900
there will be no need in the opinion
of experts for good Americans to
cro to Paris or Lyons or Genoa for
anything whatever made from silk
Genoa the superb was once pre
eminent for velvet, but now Lyons
bears the palm, as she does for the
gauzes that got their name from
Gaza, the eastern city where first
they were made. Chicago Tribune.
The Bath Signal.
At a Turkish bath in Paris a visitor
patiently submitted to the various
operations of rubbing, kneading and
pommeling comprised m the treat
ment. "When the shampoo was over
the attendant dried him with a toweL
after which he dealt the patient three
heavy and sonorous blows with the
fiat of the hand.
"Mille tonnerres T the victim ejac
ulated; wnat aw you striae me
for?"
"Ahl monsieur, don't let that
trouble you," was the reply; "it was
only to let the other man know that
I have done with you, and that he is
to send me the next customer. You
see, we naven t a oeu in ims room.
Siecle.
What Meerschaum BeaUy Is.
There is a very general impression
in the minds of smokers that the
meerschaum part of the pipe, which
they treasure so carefully and take
so much pride and satisfaction in
"coloring," is compressed sea foam.
Such, however, is not the case. The
German word meerschaum means in
English foam of the sea, but its for
mation has nothing to do with the
sea. It is a kind of clay, comes out
of mines like coal and is found only
in Turkey. New York Times.
Two Clasaea of Parent..
Parents may be roughly divided
into two classes those, to use a pro
verbial expression, to whom all their
own geese are swans ; and those who
are persuaded that their swans are
geese. There is a middle class, but
it is so very small that it may al
most be disregarded in a description.
Strange to say, the second class is
quite as large as the first. Anna G
jSrackett in Harper's.
What Speaker prink. -
M Floauet when speaking in the
French chamber of deputies, drinka
a solution of gum araoic, wnica ne
has substituted for weak coffee. Nei
ther M. de Freycinet nor M. Cou
itfcmA takfl anvthinar. M. Rouvier
flrrnkaeaude seltz and lemon Juice.
whlle-M. Yves Guyot sips Marsala
ftfore iPiyed with water. fiTcinangB.
Haarfaebe from Highly Colored Objects.
For persons doing mucn wrrang
rv- r. WAVictarFox advises the use
nf YwiTvir tinted a ereen. blue or yel
low. tie also explains m uup
headaches to many persons after a
o-ht at the theater by stating that
o niirtain with poor perspective
" r . ,-, j i
ja very trying to tne eye, iuiui
i tmnnm t aff ect nersons. The
use of tobacco and quinine, says Dr
ortmAtimearhas an 'leffect -pro
ducing color blindness; He thinks
pnirtneera should be tested
twice a year ter tim-: Analvfit.
CHlMMVE FADPEN PHILOSOPHIZES.
He Discover an Unexpected Trait in Miss
Fannie.
Say, womin is queer folks, ain't tleyf It
don't make no difronce wedder dey is like
ue Uuchesa, wot trots In my class, or wed
der dey Is torrowbreds like Miss Fannie,
dey is all queer. See? I was tellin yer 'bout
de mug wot Is stuck on Miss Fannie squarin
isselt wid 'Is w'lskers, Miss D annie's ladder.
Dat felly 'e ia a torrowbred, an now dat
'e is all square wid 'is w'iskers 'e is makin
up fer lost time round our way. Dat's
right Say, I was- goia ter tell yer 'boat
how queer womin is, but I guess I'm gettin
er little loony meself, all along wid. de
same game. If yuse see any er me old gang
don't put dem on to de way Chimmie Fad
den lost 'is grip, 'cause dey'd string de life
outer me, an I couldn't kid dem back, all
along wid womin bein so queer. Seer
"Well, ware was I at? De mug wot
Bquared 'isself wid is w'iskers? Dat's
right. I was tellin yer 'bout 'is bein up ter
our house all de time now. .Well, de funny
ting erbout It is dat now dat 'e 8 back an
e Vryt'ing is up te de limit wid" Miss Fannie,
she ain't breakin 'er neck no more'boat no
orphans, nor no kids in hospitals wid crook-J
ed legs, nor no old womin wot ain't got no
good grub, nor no Bibles in de slums. Seer
"Say, ain't dat kinder queer? Yuse
would t'ink dat now dat t'ings is comin 'er
way more dan enough she'd be finkin 'bout
de dead ducks an dinky-backed kids, an old
womin outer work, wot ain't got nothin
comin dere way 'cept de winter, an de land
lord, an de measles, and dose t'ings. Dat's
right, ain't it?
bay, I was er farmer ter t ink so. Wom
in is queer, an de more yuse t'ink er 'bout
dere game de more of a farmer yuse get till
yuse can't see fer de hayseed fallin outer
yer hair. Dat's straight.
Lemme tell ye. I was sayin tede Duch
ess dat I was paralyzed cause Miss Fannie
quit de slums and t'ings like dat as soon as
de mug wot is 'er felly comes back. De
Duchess she says ter me, she says, in dat
for'n French dago wot she talks English in,
ye know, says she, 'Chimmie,' she says,
yuse are a little heathen fool, an don't
know wot love is,' says she. See?
'Duchess,' says I, puttin me arm round
er waist ware we was sittm one night when
she was waitin lor Alias r annie to come
home, says I, tell me wot it is,' says I, like
dat. See?
Den she says dat love is wot made Miss
Fannie go inter der slums, an love was wot
makes 'er ferget the slums.
Did yuse ever hear such talk like dat?
Say, she must take me fer er worse gillie
dan I am, an dot's wat I was savin ter 'er
when in ware we was sittin walks dat mug
I was tellin ye of wot nxes 'is w'iskers
shirts and tings like dat, wot dey calls 'is
w'isjtera' valley.
ftay, I'll lug da head often dat vailej
some day, sure.
Wen e comes in de Duchess she chases
me to de odder side de room an begins get
tin gay an givin me de laugh, an jollyin up
dat valley till I was near dead wid not
known wedder I was in it or not. See?
"Wen she'd give me de laugh and jollied
dat valley till I'd been on me base if I d
hung round dere any longer, I chased me
self out to de barn an pegged de coachman's
kid in de mout fur stnngin me on bein
cooked.
v ell, I had me buttons on, an was
rigged up in ode new dude harness wot Miss
Fannie gives me fer meself de day after
helped square 'er felley wid 'is w'lskers at
de club, an I gets tired peggin de kid, an I
gets tired of everyt'ing, so I goes out on de
avenue fer a walk. Yose never seed me in
dat harness, did ye? Say. it would kill ye
dead to see me in it I look like a acter,
sure!"
"As I wan tellin ye, I went outonde
street, an who de ye t'ink I meets? Miss
Fannie's felley a-comin away from de house
ware e'd fetched Miss Fannie an Ms w'is
kers from det'eater dey'd been ter. 'Is name
Is Burton, but dey calls im Hal, 'cause is
front name is Harry, an 'e was wtstlin
like 'er kid, w'en 'e sees me an says, says 'e.
Hello, Uhimmie,' 'e says, "out fer ae air?'
says 'e.
" 'I'm going to wet me new harness,' 1
says.
"Den 'e laugh t, an says, says 'e, 'Here's
aomet'ing to wet dem wid,' e says,
cives me a plunk.
an
"I pockets de plonk w'en 'e pipes me off
jes' under de 'lectric light, jan 'e Says, kind
er jollying me, says 'e, 'Yer off yer feed.
Chimmie,' 'e says; 'wot's ailin ye?'
"Say, down ware I was raised weae don'l
go chasin roun tellin w'en wese gets de g&fL
fer ye'd only get de laugh fer it See? But
'e was kinder jolly wid 's way, and I
kinder looney, I guess, so I tells 'im how I
was outer de game wid de Duchess, and
didn't give me de laugh ert'alL
"'E taut er w'lle; den 'e says, says :
'Ain't der anodder Duchess in de house?'
says.
" 'Dere is a little chip,' I says, wot dusts
de rooms and t'ings like dat,' I says, mean-
in one er de help what had been kinder
jollyin me. 'But she ain't me size,' says I
" 'Never mind desize, says 'e, Jes' yuse
jolly 'er termorrow, and let de Duchess see
it,' 'e says, 'an t'ings will come yer way,
guess,' says 'e.
"Say, wot I wants to know is how 'e
could know dat. See?
"But lemme tell ye. De next day I meets
de chip jes' as I eeed de Duchess er comin
long de hall, an I begins jollyin 'er np tode
limit, like de mug Air. tsurton, 1 mean
had put me on to. See?
Say, ye'd a died if ye d seed de Duchess.
She told de chip te ehase 'erself te de
housekeeper, an den she sung me a long
song an -dance ' bout me bein er flirt an t'ings
like dat, wot dey talks erbout out on top
er de stage, an says, says she, t'rowin 'erself
on me shoulder, she says, 'Chimmie, yuse
have broken me heart,' says she. Dat's
straight Sure.
'But wait till 1 tell ye. Jes' uen dat
valley pomes chasin 'isself along, an wot
do yuse t'ink dat Duchess done?- Say, she
gives 'im er slap in der jaw an gives me
a kiss I
"Now, wot fell does dose t'ings mean?
Pat mug, Mr. Burton, 'e must know, 'cause
'eput me onter de game. But 'e chased
'isself all over for'n part te find out, I was
t'inkin.
!'De next time I sted 'im I tens 'im dat
an 'e laughs and says, says 'e, 'For'n travel
don't help,' 'e says. 'It took yuse to square
me. an it took me to square yuse,"e says.
'Womin is queer ware ever dey be,' says 'e,
an I tinka dey is." New York sun,
Ooesn't see Her unouja.
"Well, Tom, do you ever write to your
fiancee?"
'Oh, yes, three times a week. I only see
her on Monday, Wednesday, Friday ana
Sunday." Texas Sittings.
Reducing Himself.
grown thin carrying it around. Clothier
,re"3 "V
If you are not feeling strong and
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ueaiuuv, y -
Grippe' has left yon weak and weary-
use Electric Bitters. This remedy
acts directly on Liver, Stomach
Kidneys, gentle aiding those organs
to petorm their functions. If you are
afflicted with Sick Headache, you
will fiind speedy and permanent
relief by taking Electric Biters. One
trial will convince you that this is
the remedy you need. Large bottle
only 50c, at J. D. Morris' Drug
otore. -
When the Weather is Trying Him.
In summer the lat man. may. be;
styled a .very warm friend. -
Worde of. a "Joy Giver." i
"In the Cheering up Business" con
tains the brave conclusion reached
by a young girl who so persistently
tries to bring sunshine into .the lives
of others that she finally becomes
known as the "joy giver."
"If there is only one thing in life
which is bright and pleasant," she
said, "that I mean to. hold fast; and
If there isn't such a thing, I'll make
it. Ill be it myself 1"
Perhaps-she was helped in her
hearty and healthy way of taking
life by the remark of an old doctor,
who had called to see another mem
ber of the family and asked:
What s the matter with her jjow ?"
"Oh," said the young girl "I sup
pose it's her nerves !"
Nerves ! nerves I cried the doctor.
seemingly in an r alarming ' rageK.
"My dear young lady, I adjure you
by all your hopes of happiness, dont
let 'that word tret into your vocabu
lary. There's no such thing! Indi
gestion, dispepsia, if you like, but
not nerves!" :
That he was fond of exaggeration,
no one can doubt ; still the lesson he
would have taught was a sensible
one. When . we allow ourselves
moods of ill temper ov weakness be
cause we are "nervous," then we
need to remenber that the soul is
stronger than the body. We need
to look "about us and see whether or
not we can make some one else
happy.
"For," says the little herome who
became a joy giver, "if one is really
disposed to bring people good cheer
it is wonderful to see what frequent
opportunities there are. One might
make it a business !"
Chalices in Pronunciation.
Pronunciation is slowly but stead
ily changing. Sometimes it is going
further and further away from the
orthography; for example, either
and neither are getting more and
more to have in their first syllable
the long i sound instead of the long
e sound which they had once. Some
times it is being modified to agree
with the orthography ; for example,
the older pronunciations of again to
rhyme with men, and of been to
rhyme with pin, in which I was
carefully trained as a boy, seem to
me to 1k3 giving way before a pro
nunciation in exact accord with the
spelling, again to rhyme with pain
and been to rhyme with seen. These
two illustrations are- from the neces
sarily circumscribed experience of a
single observer, and the observation
of others may not bear me out in my
opinion ; but though the illustrations
fall to the ground, the main as
sertion,"" that pronunciation is chang
ing, is indisputable. Brander Mat
thews in Harper's.
A Mule That Didn't Like a Pipe.
A great many animals enjoy to
bacco smoke, for beasts are much
like men and differ essentially in
their tastes just as men do. But
dogs and cats are not among the
number of those that relish tobacco,
tor either win generally ta&e a vio
lent fit of coughing or sneezing when
smoke is blown in their faces, and
sometimes they seem to become very
sick at the smell. Many horses,
however, appear to enjoy the odor
of a good cigar as much as men do,
and some nmlcs are passionately
fond of tobacco. It is not safe, how
ever, to i'x;t 3H:iciit with a mule's
taste. A t'.' i' iid of mine blew a cl nd
of Hniokv.fr. mi ;i.-iipo into the nos
trilti of a muU . j- i ti.e insulted beast
Vuai:-.:-l end'- s qr.M. as thought
XV.A v. . .i;ld I.mVc 1
pot hi:.; hi- Hot :
'r iling !rs;ra.te.
tri(- t ' i : i - i s:uo
will tie t ai Kuif.t. -Ojni'x.-mf.
";.i:!-d him ou th"
..vi-1 himself by
Tim next timo i
! on a mule Iil--tii.
i.ouis Globe-
Tin. -
;K)W.'
.
!. Hi
.'.ur.il
t'ui!
riv l'!'K tu thf Surfuee.
.MUi: mn-iin ij the only
will fi-'ve li:o waters to
i ."It'll
US liu
:d. " 'r;oi'o!ior Me
.', ot I lie dead," who,
11 v
ho (';iLci!'.V. are :ilv,Mj-s found float
XM'X in the- i ivei'.s ini-rn.Hliately follow
iuir si sev--.i ' th-mderstonn, "Dv-
cami-.e iuid -powder are often uiuntc
eessfullv u.sM:' to di.slod-je Ixxlios in
the rivers." t'le coroner went on.
"but the walk's only respond to na
ture's caniiou:idiiig.
"The scientists will not agree with
me that some shocks of thunder dis
lodge dead bodies in water, but my
experience of ten years has con
vinced me that electric shocks alone
will dislodge the bodies. We rarely
find bodies floating: in the rivers in
winter, and a severe thunderstorm
never fails to develop a case for us."
Pittsburg Dispatch.
, A Singular Weapon.
There is a very singular sword in
the South Kensington collection,
composed of two very thin blades,
with half hilts, which are made by a
leries of catches on the inner side to
unite and form a single weapon.
From the great beauty of the orna
ments and mounting, it was prob
ably made by some renowned arm
orer for presentation. Chambers'
Journal. . . M' '- .
La Grippe.
During the prey&lence of the
fi-rinne the Dast seasons it jwas a
fact that those Vho de-
pended upon Dr. King's New. Dia-
' ery, but escaped all the troublesome
J"
rfimed 8ems lo bave a peculiar
' . - --
. f " .
j only 1U uaae OA us viiipyc, uuk iu mi
Diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs,
and has cured cases of Asthma and
Hay Fever of long standing. Try it
and be convinced. ' It won't disap,
Doint. ' Free Trial Bottle at J. D.
a. :j - " J . - ' j . . . '
Morris Drag Store, r '
" '7. Just the Reason
VHer mother, is trying to
make a
match between them.'
vWhj, I thought her mother hated
him?"
"That's just it
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U
ABSQ1ITE1X PURB
CANNIBALS IN UNIFORM.
Ota go
Natives Who Carry Oana
and
, Hake Good Soldiers.
In 188S Stanley took 100 Zanzibar
tod Hftussa soldiers on the Congo. In
ttie service of the Congo Free State
today .are 3,200 soldiers, a large num-
villages fcfcjng1 the great river and its
Inbutarlbs. --The head of the little
irmy is the governor general, but
ttieacti'twsoDirol ot the military force
m the bands of the commander
of the public force, 'who at present is
Commander Fourdin. His headquar
ters are at Boma. The army is di
vided into companies, with eleven
captains, ten lieutenants, thirty-nine
subheutenante and sixty sergeants.
Most of the officers are Belgians.
The little army is spread over the
twelve districts into which the Congo
state is divided. It is kept busy po
ncing tne government station, giv
ing to the governor of each district
the assistance he needs for the ex
ploration of his territory, and con
solidating the political influence of
the state. The largest and strongest
posts are those on the Mobangi and
the Aruwimi rivers, and in Katanga
where strong forces are kept in order
to suppress slave raids.
In 1886 the government decided to
create its its army out of native ele
ments. It found that the Bangala
csjzzdbals on tie Upper Congo devel
oped into excellent soldiers, and that
it was much cheaper to enlist and
drill them than to bring soldiers
many hundreds of miles from Zanzi
bar and the northwest coast. The
enlisted men are between fourteen
and thirty years of age and their
term of service is five years. Camps
of instruction are at Leopoldville and
Equator station.
The use of the natives has had an
excellent effect on the country, for
the soldiers, under strict discipline,
become in a large degree civilized,
and are effective friends of the state
after their term of service has ex
pired.
Most of the military stations are
commanded by Europeans, although
some of the posts around the main
stations are under the charge of.
black sergeants. A number of the
stations have been established at the
request of native chiefs, who like a
protection, and m return for the ad
vantages they derive from the pres
ence of the soldiery they agree to
furnish the men with rations. The
Congo state now has thirty-eight
garrisoned posts. Five of the posts
Leopold ville, Boma, Bangala, Ba-
soko and Lusambo are well sup
plied with cannon. The soldiers are
neatly uniformed m blue with red
trimmings, and are armed with
Chassepot and Winchester guns,
Philadelphia Telegraph.
Salaries of Traffic Managers.
Traffic managers are well paid, and
deservedly so. They make the money.
You will find plenty of men who do
not believe in traffic managers and
say that they are "fifth wheels" and
all that, but if it were not for the
fifth wheel the wagon would upset in
turmng around short In pursuit of
traffic 1&o railroad wagon does not
always a big field to turn around
in, but often has to take snort cuts
and make sharp turns.
Traffic managers get fo.ooo or
18,000 a year up to $20,000 that is in
the southern country. In the north
and west they average about the
same, but there are exceptional cases.
perhaps, where more is paid, al
though it is doubtful if any lines pay
better than the large southern sys
tems.
Superintendents, general freight
agents and general passenger agents
get from $3,000 to $8,000 a year, ac
cording to the size of the system and
its business. Atlanta Constitution.
The Galapagos Islands.
There is a good deal that is weird
about tiie Galapagos islands, which
it has been proposed Uncle Sam
shall buy for a coaling station in the
south seas. They are sixteen in
number -five big and eleven small
ones, without counting ever so many
little islets and the line of the equa
tor runs directly through the group.
Nevertheless the climate is not very
hot, owing to the remarkably low
temperature of tbe surrounding wa
ters. Once upon a time these islands
were volcanic peaks, uplifted from a
portion of the continent which, had
sunk beneath the ocean, leaving
their tops projecting. Washington
Star,
Tno Word 'Belfry.
The word "belfry" had originally
o connection with bell, an idea
which is now intimately associated
with the term. The first meaning
given is "watch tower," from the
Middle English "berfry," a watch
tower. The first part pf this word
is connected with ''borough," the
second with "free." As the practice
grew of hanging "bells" in such tow
ers people reminded themselves of
the fact by cbftrgirg the word "ber
fry" into tae modern, "belfry.
Chambers' Journal.
Ufced It.
Jobson What did Hobson say
about my play?
i pobeon He said hertainly felt
JJjat,. he - had got the worth pi bia
money.;7 i
, Jobson Anything else!
I Dobson Oh, yes; he asked me to
thank you for the (mpliinentary
ticket you sent Win.- London Trt-Bits-
- - ' y - -
. S. Gov t Report
WHO KNOWS. "" "'
Who knows we have not lived before I
In forms that felt delight and pain?, i
If death is not the open door " J
Through whieh we pass to life again) '
The fruitful seed beneath the sod
la infant bad and bloom may rise;
Bi bjrthe eteraaUawa of Sod
ft is not quickened till It dies. - V r:'-
The leave that tremble on the tree -.
"Fall neath the stroke of autoffin's storm;
Bat, by some ttdgkty mystery,
With spring retcs-n in other fthms.
As cur rente of tha surging sea
From undiscovered sources ftpw.
So what we wereaod yet may be.
In this brief life we may not know.
But oft some unexpected gleams
Of past and xmremembered years
Break through the doorway of jour dreams
And some familiar face appears;
A gentle spirit, lost awhile,
Amid the change from death to birth.
Whose beaming eye and loving smile
Recall some former scenes of earth.
And thus unconscious of the tie.
The mystio link that love creates;
Perhaps we see our own who die, -In
newer forms and other states.
Perhaps with every cycle passed
In all the ages yet to be,
Our loved will come to us at last.
As parted waters find the sea; -
Not wholly clad as they were seen
When death unbound their robes of clay,
But with seraphic face and mien.
And souls that cannot pass away.
David Banks Sickcls In New York Sun.
To Kextore Leather Bindings.
To restore the leather bindings of
books wash them first very lightly
and carefully with clean warm water
in which a tiny piece of soda has been
dissolved, in order to free the leather
from grease; then wash with clear
water to remove the soda, and dry.
Dissolve a bit of gum arabic the size
of a small bean in a teaspoonful of
water and beat it up with a teaspoon
ful of the white of an egg. With a
bit of sponge go lightly over the
leather with this glair and let it dry.
Should the glair froth up on the
leather, as it is very likely to do if
there is much tool work on the book,
dab it until it subsides with the palm
of the hand or with the sponge
squeezed as dry as possible. New
York Journal
Bf orelU's Humor.
Morelli was a man of humor and
wit who took a malicious pleasure
in making dullness ridiculous. "I re
member," says Sir Austen Layard,
"once going with him to Bee a pic
ture which its owner attributed to
Luino, and with respect to which he
desired to have Morelli's opinion.
After looking at it for a moment
Morelli said very gravely, 'Lui no,'
with a slight emphasis on the no.'
The owner was delighted and
boasted that his picture had been
pronounced genuine by the great
connoisseur." San Francisco Argo
naut.
Electricity Among tbe Japanese.
The Japanese "understood electric
ity as an attractive force, of which
they were very secret The Greeks
and Romans also knew something of
the magnet as an attractive force,
known to modern science as an elec
trical attraction something like the
loadstone of the Chinese. They are
supposed to be ignorant of its polar
ity, though in their secret records
there are mentions of sacveq xorces
which none but God knew and. must
not be tampered with by man. New
York Telegram.
Color Bltndnee from Smoking.
A somewhat alarming fact is that
temporary color blindness ; may be
brought on by excessive smoking.
Tobacco amblyopia, it is called, and
it may be brought on by smoking
half an ounce of shag dairy, not
an excessive allowance, by the way.
It disappears when the cause is re
moved. New York Times.
The Valut. of Good Memory.
Old Flink I doubt if one man out
of twenty can recall to memory the
language he used in proposing.
Young Stewpid Probably not.
But the eirl can. Mine did. When
the breach of promise suit came up
she was able to repeat my proposal
word for word. Exchange.
Rather Confusing.
A farmer in Berkshire has posted
on a. meadow lence me louowmg:
'Nottis Know kows is aloud in these
medders, eny man or women letten
thare kows run the rode wot gits into
my medders aforesaid shall have his
tail cut off by me, Obadiah Rogers."
-Boston Globe.
Hard Work.
The "wax fitter" in the queen'a
household arranges the candles on
the dinner table, for which he draws
t30Q a year, but he does, not light
them. That duty performed by
two lamplighters, dewing a salary
of $500 each, London Tit-Bxts
. A Xiesson, '.
Mother (impressively) The paper
says that two lac wicked boys, who
were robbing birds' nests, were struct
by lightning.
Small Boy Yes'm. Trees is awful
unsafe in a storm. Good News.
An OtrTMlVi
We have noticed that when yon
tell, a woman her daughter is just
the image of her when she was that
age the mother looks pleased and
the daughter looks Bcaiea.m
change. - '-jv f ': r:i
;. The First Amevtera Directory. -
-j The first American directory was
issued at Philadelphia in 1788 by
Francis White. It comTaised eighty-
three pages, with 8,579 names,' and
was sold at half a dollar. Oolden1
.pays. -
Two PolicemenKiiled in Due!.
Luis ville, Ky., Sept. 6. Robert
West and William Davis, policemen
of Hopkinsville, quarreled to-day
over the arrest of a petty law breaker.
Meeting on the platform of the rail
way station they drew revolvers and
engaged in an impromptu duel. Both
men were shot dead.
Shot by HisFather on Kis Honeymoon.
Dubuque, Iowa, Sept. 6. James
Shmo of Milwaukee, with his bribe,
while visiting here today, rowed
across thenver in a skifl with Shino's
father. The men quarrelled and the
father shot the son fatally.
I WANT TO -Buy
All Lines
OF
GENERAL MERCHAN
DISE at the veiy lowest Cash
Prices, and at the same
time get the very best
goods? For all . of above
call ou
Wilk erson & Thompson.
Pass Building, Dorth of Court House
THE BSLLOU
FLOURING
, . MILLS,
south boston, va.,
B.W.BALLOU,Prop.
On and after July 1st
The Ballou Flouring Mills
will be in full operation
to accommodate the cus
tom grinding in both
WHEAT AND CORN.
The Mills are now in better condi
tion than ever, and special arrange
ments have been made for the prompt
and careful attention to all grain
consigned, to be ground.
Jrersons living too far from the
Mills to wagon their grain, can ship
uy uie ss.. oc u., ana i. & vv. rau- j
roads, and prompt return of
FLOUR, MEAL, ETC.
will be made. No charge for dray
age to and from the Depots. Prepay
freight one way when you ship You
can rely upon as good grade of flour,
meal, etc., from these Mills as any in
the State.
We will keep on hand, at all times,
for the trade, the best Flour, Meal,
Shipstuff, Bran, Etc., that can be
found anywhere, at lowest prices.
Give us a trial and be assured that
you will get the best goods and
prompt returns. Market prices paid
for flour barrels.
1 1 j i 1 1 1 1 4 1 4
THE BALLOU FLOURING ILLS,
B. W .BALLOU, Prop.
OBGAXIZED 1833.
VIRGINIA FIRE AND MARIO
INSURANCE COMPANY.
RICHMOND.
Assets - - - $650,000
INSURES AGAINST
FIRE AND LIGHTNING
This old company, now more than hall aeD-
Inry in successful operation, has paid
HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS
of losses to citizens of North Carolina. Issues
a Tory simple and concise policy, free of petty
restrictions, and liberal in its terms and con
ditions. W. II. PaLMEB, President.
W, H. McCABTHY. Secretary,
DM HIKES, District Agent,
Milton, N. C.
Patents.
J.R. LITTELL
Attorney and Counsellor in Patent Trade
Mark and Copyright Cases, opposite Pat
ent office, Washington, X. C. Over , twelve
years experience. American an Foreign
patents, caveats and all business arising
under the patent laws promptly and care
fully prosecuted. Rejected cases accorded
special attention. Write for . information.
Upon receipt pf model or sketch of inven
cion I advise as to patentability without
tharge. Mention this paper- - - -.;
loesjBni
uff
aud Tobar.oo. Ac.
Roxboro. K.C.
HARD TIMES!
Money Scarce!
But a Dollar will go a long
way at
FRANK HOWARD'S
BARGAIN STORE
I cany a general line of
merchandise, such as
Dry Goods, Notions,
Shoes, Hats, Fancy Nov
elties, Cents' Fur
nishings, Heavy and Fancy Croce-
nes,
fVleal, Flour,
Lard, .Ac
money by buying
S
from
FRANK HOWARD.
Look for the sign, Bargain Stobb,
on Maia Street, below A. R. Fou
shee's new building.
DO YOU WANT
To Buy Goods at Cost?
-000-
I have a splendid line of
rchandise.
which I am offering at and be
low, cost. If you want bargains
in Clothing, Dry Goods, Shoes,
Hats, Notions, &c, call at
WEBB'S OLD STAND,
where you will find Mr. John
Burch and Henry Winstead who
are always ready and willing to
show you anything in my line.
Call early before the bargains
are all gone at the prices I am
offering they won't remain long.
Respectfully,
J. C. PA8S.
G. T. Thaxton. L. W. Thomas
THECHEAPESt
STOCK OI
GOODS EVER
. OPENED IN
ROXBORO, IS
FOR, SALE BY
THAXTON & THOMAS
In the new store formerly occupied
by A. R. FOUSHEE.
We are opening a new line of goods,
consisting of '
Dry-Goods, Notions, Shoes &c
. and a full and complete lino of
O-x'ooex'xesI
which we possitively assure you that
we will save you money. oh!4'. Our
expenses are light and oar profits
will be as small as any one can do
business on. f
Don't buy your goods until you
see us. " Your Friends,
. THAXTON. & THOMAS
lQ-30-8m - - -'
Come to Hunter's for tiroceiies, Shi
General
Me