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" The only trouble with ''carrying t
bir stick, la the iorrn or a navy ."is.
;the temptation to use it. U. , is tb
man who carried a gun that is tempt
ed to shoot and the boy with k jack
knife who cannot, resist whittling
the school furniture.
A negro hjw won one of the most
ooyeted prizet at Yale in which , be
proves" that the negro is incapable of
self goyern ment in Hayti.
The President cannot b
c blamed
zfor net throwing much . heart
&is "stand pit" tariff speeches.
into
At
.iieart he does not believe in them.
The people in ihe lower Mississip
pi valley ate tempted to xefer to the
Hansbrough-Newlands irrigation
ill and its operations as a "work of
J3uper-irrigaUon.,,
It would appear that whenever
the French journalists ran shoit of
conv thev can take a crowbar and
l J ..... V ... ' ' - ' A r,
pry otien the Dreyfus case.
. , ' " ' '
'Revenge.
"Ab, colonel," said the beautiful
,t wiflnw vou don't know how
glad I am tW Lent is past. "
. Wh? Hve you been practicing
?selfdeniar vpryhard?"
uYp. TuVit, "r.omelv woman over
-4 nerd b.id the punch bowl made
sou) 3 ! tully meaa remarks about
' we not loru g- I?ve been "aiting
"Now that we shall al' be going out
;again and meeting 'every few nights,
I'm going to make eyes at her hus
oand. Watch her for a week or two,
'.and see if I clon't make her crazy.''
Assisted Him. -
"Eh? Is this where I get off?" ask
ed the tobacco chewer drowsily, as
the street car conductor grabbed
Itim by the collar.
"Partly," said the conductor,
smaicbing him to the rear platform
Wd dumping him on the crossing,
Vtnd it's partly where you get kick
ed off." i
But this did not hnppen in Chica
go.
The meanest trick tbat a railroad
:an play on a girl is to turn on
liht iust before " thrf train goe
through a tunnel.
WomeD smoke the wav boys swear
-without appreciating how much fun
they could get out of it if they knew
Jhow to do it.
JTheWayTof the Town Tegf6
town negio of the genuine loaf-
"ing variety, and there's plenty of
them, may do a good many other
things, but he ia not going. to work
sstaay thing more onerous than carry
. ing a message or.a package-7-and the
package has to be mighty light, too.
rotieeia gathering of them oi.the
corner ad ask one if he wants a job,4
; nd he'll -ut you through a category
wjof "questions designed to see just how
Tfiarrl th nrrmosed exertion 18 tO be
I ilf hevfinds it anything but the lights
: Masi'or "finds that you don't want J to
pay a double price for it, be will
jclaim a previous engagement and is
just then; .waiting" for his Jrnan id
ocomt along. : One may approach a
ozen ragged darkies without ;find-r
ing one who will agree to cut wool
,l Aatt At We : agrees rto do- it "the
, rbances are that he'll throw up the
job incompletc-Monrpe Journal;
. Anybody who has tried, to employ
oi these nero loafers "will rec
ogniTie this picture as true . to life.
"The Voniy v?iv th y can be-reached
s through the 'vgrac'any1 act and
x jfchey-really deserve to be put on- the
&xfc gang. Stateivilte Land-
viuar k. : ; : : -'' . ':
rTdo inmy bibiea spoil the flt",
la the latest adage of the New York
apartment house landlords.;
M esicoTprili i .A sharp earth
Qidce shock wa3: felt , tonight m
11 s "city. J Some excitement preyail-
o f imp manv people ru3hing
.i u-.AAf c : fpftnncr that trie
9 Kfi,r.tii1re mifrht prove senous.
;jCJossiage resulted, however. It is
. ' wTiPther th shock "was
iTelt in other portions of etherepuohc.
r iv J.an&as 0iy,- packers fcax'e
.piidjfiv a to the Amount of $25,000
mto the; Missouri ' ireasurv." luci-
.... 1
'lcutally , thev have atlyaubed The
piice of meat a cpnt a pound.
"If a suae. wiU.wiIte his' wife's fiftst
nihie till ov-r a sheet of nap r valid
jarelessly leave ic wiieie sac cu llud
tr, it 'will 'take a good many- gossips
to convince her that he dofvsu't ; love
her;- 'Y ' !'" : - : r'":' nT "
Morally Certain of It.
The prosecu ing witness, who had
a lump over one eve, a black and
blue spot under the other, a no?e
that pointed decidedly awry, and ya
rious strips of court plaster on his
rce,evidently arranged without any
regard to their artistic! effect, : testa-
bed that the defendant bad knocked
nim senseless and then , kicked him
in the head antf free. for several mil
utes. . . v ' -
. "If he -knocked you sensehs?,"
aated the" police iustice, how do
you know be kicked you hfter yo
wer ; down?" - - - i
The witness scratched his jaw and
reflected. , f
"I know it, jedge," he replied
"cause that'd what I'd 'a' done to
him if I'd got him down you .can
bet1 that!" Chicago Tribune.
The first tims a girl hears a man
speak with admiration of her figure
she blushes with mortification: the
uext time she tosses her head.
OonfederAte Veteran Reunion, jSew
Orleahs,.L&., May 19-22, 1903.
For the above occasion . the South
ern Railway will sell tickets to New
Orleans, La.,' and return at raes
named below, Goldsboro . $19,75,
Haleigh $18,35, Durham $18,25.
Ureensboro $17,15, WinstonBaiem
$16.Q, Salisbuby $16,20, Hickory
$15,50, Charlotte $15,30. Approxi
mately iow rates trom other points.
Tickers sold May 16-21, 1903 in
clusive with final limit tu leave New
Orleans without validation May. 24,
1903. Original purchaser may secure
extention of final limit, leaving New
Orleans up to, and including June
15 1902( by peisonally depositing
ticket with Special Agent at New
Orleans on, or before May 24tb,
1903, and upon payment of fee of
fifty cents at time of deposit. These
rates apply via Atlanta, Montgomery
' J r t ' . . i -
auu iyiooue, or via Atlanta ana
uwsjo; Oirr,' Us cied
he Southern Railway .via Atlania,
dontgomery and AiubMe s the
fficirtl route for his Annual "Con
twdtriite Veterau's Special" which
will ecrasist of first class aay coaches
and Staudard Pullman (Jars to be
uandled through to New Orleans
without change. Thia Special train
will ieave Baleigh, N, O. at 3.5 P
Af. Smday May. 17th, 1903 and
will Teach New Orleans about 8,30
P. M., Monday May. t8th: berth
rate from Raleigh and Durham $6,00
(xreenata) o $5,50, Salisbury and
Unarlotte5,00. Two persun cau
occupy ;u oenh without .Additional
cst. Excellent service on regular
traiua in hotn directiona. Deciai
lor ..ate from New Orleans n
nearby points. A s if your; Agent for
rates from your station. For further
information and sleeping car re
servation: write
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T. P, A.
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Greensboro and-Conn ett's Southern Early ; peache
are now all thp talk among the fruit growers. Look
out for these two peaches and remember that Ythey
were introduced by John A. Young, - proprietor y of
Greensboro Nurseries. Fruit growers shipping tby
the car load, say that theyT are the nione y makers
Men who haye introduced other varieties and talked,
them until thfty were hoarse, are now bound" tt ac
knowledge that these two are the leaders. They are
being plant I by the thousand. To be sure of get-
itinS tb 8 ,ine yu should order from headquarters.
J. A YNG,
Greensboro, N. C.
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