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SCOTLAND NECK, N.C., THURSDAY, APRIL 5. 1883.
NO. 31.
For Dyupepsla,
f.Hr CoitUnii,
U 11 kPH Sick Headache,
Chroaic Diar
rhoea, Jaundice,
Impurity of the
Blood, FeTer and
in 1.7-i .if "
Ague, Malaria,
l:MdHt7aiI;l
and all Disease
caused by
De-
remeat of Liver, Bowel and Kidney.
Vmptoms OF A DISEASED LITER.
Bad Breath: Pain in the Side, sometimes the
in is felt under the Shoulder-blade, mistaken for
ieumatism ; general loss of appetite ; Bowels
aeraUy costive, s netimcs alternating with lax;
e head is troubled with pain, is dull and heavy,
th considerable loss of memory, accompanied
th a painful sensation of leaving undone something
lich ought to have Uccn done; a slight, dry cough
A flushed face is sometimes an attendant, oftea
taken for consumption; the patient complains
weariness and debility; nervous, esiiy sianieu.
it cold or burn ng, sometimes a prickly sensation
the skin exists; spirits are low ana cesponueni,
A lthraicrh tatUfinl that exercise would oe bene-
hal, yet one can hardly summon up fortitude to
f it in tact, distrusts every remcuj.
the above symptoms attend the disease, but case
(re occurred when but fcw of them existed, yet
hmination after deatf. has shown tne J.cr ro
jre been extensively d ganged.
shoirfd b nted by nil persons, old and
Vyoutig, whfnevcr any 01 me
fc symptoms appear.
Persons Travellne or Urine in Vn-
llhr
W to keep
fatal art
t rirnwcineu- DeDression of Spirits, rtc. It
jf invigorate like a glass of wine, but ia no in
dicating beverage.
If Tou hare eaten anything hari of
Vestlon. or feel heavy afier meals, or sleeiv
M at night, take a dot and you will be relieved.
tae and Doctors' Bills will be saved
by always keeping the Regulator
l in the Honee I
f, whatever the ailment may be, a thoroughly
I purgative, alterative and tonic can
W be out of place. The remedy is harmless
does not interfere with business or
.sure.
TT IS PURELY YEGT:TABL.I5.
has all lite power and emc&cy of Calomel or
me, without any ot lbs injurious alter enciu.
A Covernor's Testimony.
ramons Liver Regulator has been in use in my
iy for some time, and 1 am satished it is a
yhe meaical science.
Shorter, Governor of Ala.
on. Alexander u. iepnen, ox t;a..
Jr. Have derived some benefit from the use of
mons Liver Regulator, and wish to give it a
Iher trial.
f The only Thing that never fails to
aleve." I have used many remedies for Dys
jsia. Liver Affection and Debility, but never
fe found anything to benefit me to the extent
mons Liver Regulator has. I sent f-om Min
tota to Georgia for it, and would send further for
ha medicine, and would advise all who are sim
rty affected to give it a trial as it seems the only
bg that never fails to relieve.
I P. XI. Jannst, Minneapolis, Minn.
9t. T. W. Mason says: From actual ex
fience in the use of Simmons Liver Regulator in
I practice I have been and am satisfied to us-s
i prescribe it as a purgative medicine.
mLtiL t i i . i . ... .
lane oniy me ueniune, WHICH always
on the Wrapper the red Z Trade-Mink
Id Signature of J. II. ZEILIN & CO.
FOR SALE BV ALL DRUGGISTS.
iNERAL DIRECTORY.
SCOTLAND .lECK.
or W A. Dunn.
imissionerB iNoah Biesrs, J. K. Ual-
Lrd K. M. Johnson. J. Y. Savase.
t first Tuesday in each month at 4
I clock, P M.
Jefof Police C W. Dunn.
(eistant Policemen A. Pavid, W D
Jhields. U. F. Speed. Sol. Alexander,
feasurer R M Johnson,
irk J Y Savage.
CHURCHES :
Baptist J. D. Hufham. D. D., Pastor.
rvices every Sunday at 11 o'clock. A.
and at 7, P. M. Also on Saturday
fore the first Sunday at 11 o'clock, A.
irayer Meeting every W ednesday
ht. Sunday School on Sabbath morn-
rimitive Baptist Eld. Andrew Moore.
Uor Services every third Saturday
d Sunday morning.
Methodist Rev. C. W. Byrd, Pastor.
fervices at 3 o'clock, P. M on the second
d tourth Sundays. Sunday School on
labbatii monnng.
Episcopal Rev. II. G, Hilton, Rector
ter vices every nrst, second ami third
undays at 101 o'clock, A. M. Sunday
Jcaool every feaonath morning.
Meeting of rible class on Lhursday
lgtit at the residence ol Mr. P. k. smith
Hantist (colored.) George Norwood
Uli o clock. A. M.. and 7. P. M. Sun
ay School on Sabbath morning.
o
cou.vrv.
upenor Uourt Ulerk and Probatp
Judge John T. Greeorr.
nferior Court--Geo. T. Simmons.
egister of Deeds J. M. Grizzard.
olicitor A. J. Burton,
heriff R. J. Lewis.
oroner J II Jenkins.
rcasurer E. D. Browning.
o. Sunt. Pub. Instruction D C! f!lrlr
eeper of the Poor House John Ponton.
'ommissioners Chairman, Aaron Pres-
cou, sterling Johnson, Dr. W. R.
Wood, John A. Morfleet, and M.
Whitehead.
upenor Uourt Every third Monday
m March and September.
Inferior Court Every third Monday in
February May. August and November.
Judge of Inferior Court T. N. Hill.
A Mistake Often Made. Boys
and young men sometimes start out
in life with the idea that one's sac
cess depends on sharpness and chi
canery. They imagine, if a man is
able always to "get the best of a
bargain," no matter by what deceit
and meanness he carries his point,
that his prosperity is assured. This
is a great mistake. Enduring pros
perity cannot be founded o.i cun
ning and dishonesty. The tricky
and deceitful man is sure to fall a
victim, soon or late, to the influences
which are forever working against
him. His house is ouilt upon the
Band, and its foundation will be cer
tain to give way.. Young people
cannot give these truths too much
weight. -The future ' of that - young
man is tafe Who ' eschews erery
double dealing and dishonesty, and
lays the foundation of his career: in
the enduring principles of everlast-
LOUISVILLE LETTER-NO. 3.
In my last letter, if I mistake not,
I promised that my next should con
tain an account of the modus operan
di observed on a typical Kentucky
stock farm, but I have not. yet had
the opportunity of paying the propos
ed visit, and as I wish to describe
from personal observations I shall
defer said account until a later period.
I shall write to you to-day, however,
upon a subject which I think will
prove at least no less interesting
one indeed which should be of great
interest to . every North Carolinian,
I propose to give you an account, in
a condensed form, of a pla' which
lias recently been put upon the stage
and which has met with almost mi
raculous success. The favorable re
ception which it has met with is, how
ever, well deserved and not at all phe
nominal, for not only is the plot true!
to the nature which it represents, and
interesting in its character, but it is
also played bj' a cane whose merits
have already won them an enviable
fame. The play is named "Esmnr
dda" and tne scene is laid in North
Carolina and hi Paris. In an inter
view with tlu clever and gentlemanly
manager of the troupe, Mr. Harry
Rockwood, I learned the following
points as to its history and success.
It first appeared as a serial novel in
Scribner's Monthly, written by Mrs.
Frances Hodgson Burnett, of Wash
ington, D. C, and was afterwards
dramatized by this laxly, assisted by
Mr. W. H. Gillette, who is a member
of the Madison Square Tbatre Com
pany, of NewTork. c lt was first put
upon the stage by' this Madison
Square Company iu New York on
Ub 74k of OuU188lr aad4ia4 JSe. re
markable run of 350 successive
niht8 ! The title role of Esmarelda
is played bv Miss Annie Pussel, who
was selected by Mrs Burnett from
among 51 applicants for the place.
Mrs. Burnett considers her the ideal
of her novel and the play. After its
successful run in New York, it was
put upon the road, and last night it
was played before a full house here
in Louisville. The play openes with
a scene in the rooms of a North Car
olina farmer's house near Bald Moun
tain. "
A mining engineer, Geo. Drew, ac
companied by his friend Esiabrook.
'an almorpluni artist, visits old Mr.
Rogers, the fanner, in order to make
arrangements for the purchase of his
larm, which Drew lus learned is im-
I T
mensely valuable on account of the
mineral wealth which it contains, of
which mineral wealth Rogers is ig
norant. Drew is a cunning, shrewd
speculator and attempts to purchase
the farm from old Rogers who, how
ever, refers him to his wife, telling
him at the same time that although
he (Rogers) paid for the farm, Mrs.
Rogers it" Ihis Mrs Rogers
is a nigh tempered vixen, dissatisn
el woman, who is amoiuous 01
moviug in a higher sphere of society,
and who at once agrees to . ell the
larm for what appears a very fair
sum of money. The bargain is how
ever pi evented by Dave Hardy, a
young North Carolinian, who is in
love with Esmarelda, the daughter of
Air. and Mrs. Rogers. Dave has seen
( rew during the dav , prospecting the
farm and examining the mineral de
posits, and he tells the nature of his
liscoveries, therein' exposing Drews
4'il.eme, who is compelled to confess
s 1
ins baseness, but who renews ms
offers of purchase proposing to give
a sum commensurate with the value
of the land. Mr. Rogers and Esmar
elda protest against selling the old
place, but the Madame is incorrigible.
She makes the bargain, receives the
money, and then tells David he must
oreak oil' his relations with Esmarel
la. Of course he protests but she
pursuades him that he is acting sel
iishly thereby, that he is injuring Es
marelda and that if he truly loves
aer he should not hinder or jeopar-
lize her welfare or advancement in
life by injuring his own claims. With
heroism worthy of his nativity,
Dave sacrifices his love for Esmar-
elda's advancement and releaves her
from ker troth.
The second act opens upon an ar
tist's studio in Paris, where two sis
ters Kate and Nora Desmond are
water paintuig and discussing the
state of affairs in the Rogers family.
who have lately arrived in Paris and
who are making theirfselves ridicu
lous by their utter inability to con
form to the usages and conventional
ities of well bred society. They sym
(Mthta .itLoW Jlr. Rogers and Ks.
cessed of innate gentility and nobility
of nature, though lacking in polish.
nut they unreservedly and unmerciful
ly condemn Mr.. Rogers, whom they
consider a fool, a panderer to the
vanities and empty honors of a worla
for which she is totally unfitted.
fhese two girls are sisters of Jack
Desmond, an artist who is an : Amer-
ican by birtn rut airencuman oy
adoption. Mrs. Rogers meanwhile
has' formed the acquaintance of a
certain Marquis de Montessiu, an ad
ventun r who. for the sake of her
money, ha
Mrl Roure
has asked and obtained from
ers the promise of Esmarel-
da's hand in marriage. Esmarelda
and her father overawed by the
I violent and imperious temper of Mrs.
Rogers, passively submit to her plans
for a time, but learning from Jack
Desmond that Dave Hardy, poor
faithful one had scraped his little all
together, sold it and followed her to
Paris, Esmarelda and her father de
termine to oppose Mrs. Rogers plans,
ami witu mat luea air. xtogers ap
peals to the Marquis to break off the
engagement, first stating to him the
exact nature of the relation between
Esmarelda and Dave Hardy. - This
the Marquis refuses to do, but Es
marelda, with a ridden courage born
of despair braves her mother's anger,
dares her to do her worst, ignomin-
iously banishes the Marquis and de
clares her intention of going on an
i mined. ate search for her David.
-ftstaorooK meanwnue nas iauen in
love with Nora Desmond and they.
both bemg good and true friends to
Esmarelda and her father, endeavor
to concoct some scheme by which the
mother's plans may be frustrated en
tirely. Estabrook receives a letter
from an old friend in North Carolina
stating that the supposed wealth of
the minerals on the farm purchased
by Drew, the payment for which was
a share of the profits, had proven
only surface deep, that it had been
exhausted and that the Rogers fami
ly was consequently as poor as before
the purchase. This friend also stated
that tae really valuable mineral de
posits were on the farm of David
Hardy, adjoined that of Mr. Rogers
Estabrook finds Hardy in Paris al
most starved, sick and the picture of
sorrow, celievimr as he does, the re
port which has reached him that Es
marelda is to marry the Marquis.
Estabrook and No-a tell him gradu
ally the good niwa front North Car
oliua tell him he is rich a million
aire tell him that Esmarelda is a
beggar, and also tell him that Esmar
eld a still loves him. Jack Desmond
then takes him in to releive his al
most starved condition, and mean
while during a very interesting court
ing scene between Estabrook and
Nora, old Mr. Rogers comes in and
is followed soon after by Mrs. Rogers,
who begins a perfect tirado of abuse
against the entire assembly. Old
Rogers, much to the surprise of bim
self as well as the attendant specta
tors, braves his wife's anger, tells
her he is master and that h- must
and will see his daughter, his darling,
happy with the man she loves.
W hile They are yet talking Esmar
elda herself appears find once again
da es to assert her rights, disclosing
her love for David and for him alone.
and just then Dave Hardv himself
appears in the door-way. Esmarelda
sees in u, rushes to bun. Tails in his
arms, and a inulual. joyous reunion
of two long parted hiving hearts oc
curs. Old Rogers, in a gentle, sooth
ing way. attempts to pacify his wife.
Estabrook reads his I . iters, declare
ii.g the financial bankruptcy of the
Rogers family and David's advance
ment to countless wealth, and David
stepping forward declares that what
is his is EsmarelvU's, her father
and her mother's A general un
derstanding, a glad reunion and of
course a most delightful denounce
ment ends the play. Restricted by
a united space I have given, of
course, only a bare synopsis of the
play, and it is impossible to form a
a just conception of its merits from
such a meagre account. Underlying
the entire drama, there is a substrata
of pathos aud intensity of simplicity
ami true nobleness, which gives an
indescribable charm to the play, es
pecially when acted by such talent
ed professionals as compose the
Madison Squafe Company, The
most conspicuous character in the
play, Elbert Rogers, the farmer, was
the role in which Jno. E. Owin, the;
original "Solon Shingle,' appeared.
Elbert Rogers is taken as a typical
North Carolina farmer, simple, un
sophisticated in his way 8, plain in
his manner, uncouth in appearance,
and devoid of the polish, tiie externul
insignia of a gentleman, but hoaes.,
gentle, pure and noble-hearted in na
ture, a veritable diarao.iU in the
rough, with no greater or higher am
bition than to live as he has always
lived on his simple country farm with
his horses and fields and dogs, and
surrounded by all the home ties so
dear to him. He is passionately de
voted to his daughter, the gentle,
pure-minded Esmarelda, whose char
acter with that of Dave Hardy, htr
betrothed, and old Elbert is so noble
and upright as to win for them the
love and esteem of all who knew
!Knm a Iti 1 a t-kifiii.l rhi 4 nar.ivit.v
IJ
ty,
her faithful and true picture ot a
genuine North Carolina Tar Heel !
She has put our old State and our
people before the world in a true
UlUt Mi a
light, in a manner culcutate i to dis-
el the erroneous ami unjust opinjons
which -.re held in pome pans ot the
North as to our State and our people,
and 1 say again, ali honor to her for it !
"iN. J."
WOMAN AND WORK
One of the best evidences we have
that this is, in reality, a progressive
period in the history ot our race, is
t.hfi n.-ilnable fact that woman s area
of useful employment is steadily and
beneficially enlarging, in spite ot nar-
row-uiinded prejudice, mean oigotry
and bitter opposition ; and there is
no more hopeful indication ot tne
future than woman's inoieasiug men
tal development, her eularged views
of duty and capacity, tier amoitioti
r.n pmancinat.p. herself from absolute
, -
dependence on marriage tor a livm
and her firm determination lo nave
and to do ber share of the .work in
this working world, not merely in
household drudgery, but in every field
of human effort not closed to tier sex
bj a fair construction Of social and
business proprieties.
Some of the most ropulsive exhibi
tions of masculine meanness that our
re has witnessed have been the
various phases of opposition to wo
man's rights not the -alleged rigut
to vote and go to Cougress : not' the
alleged right to manage primaries
dispense patrons ge and boss State
conventions, but the undeniable, in
alienable right to arn her bread, to
use her mental and physical powers
t-i the best advantage, to get fair pay
for good work. Not a single step has
been taken bv. woman, even in this
exceptionally liberal countn, to
wards the occupancy oZ a higher pt -
itinn than that of home drudge or
parlor ornament, tuat has not. been
stoutly resisted. Men have planted
ihtwselves iu almost every occupa
tion for which women Imve specia
aptitude and peculiar fitness, not ex
r.pntinir even miilinerv and dress-
making,but when women have striven
to enter aveuues of employment for
which both sexes are equally qualified
thev have found the doors barred.and
have encountered ridicule, contempt
aud other phases of mean hostility.
In tii1 early da s of our -national j
history mn only were deemed fit to
t ach schools. Bv slow degrees wo
men were admitted to this occupa
tion, but their admission was coupled
with the un lerstanding that they
must work for less than half the pa
ot male teachers, ihey soon demon
strated their superiority to men no?
onlv in co itrolli lg the children and
vouth by g-iiniug their respect, affec
lion and confidence, but in inciting
interest in s'u iies aud imparting in
struction. But it was many years
iefre it occurred to the most liberal
minded of Christian mn that it was
not altogether the proper thing to pay
an experienced woman teacher hab
as much a was dcin . proper com
pensation for a young man making
lis first experiment in that 1 ne of
work. And even now, in many rural
sections and in not a few lovns and
cities, this cruelly unjust discrimina
tion is kepi up. It is, however, slow-
Iv giving wav, breaking down under
the force of an enlightened public
opinion, aud must soon disappear
with other old usages tuat civiliza
tion has condemned.
Who does not remember the storm
of opposition en jounterel by the
brave woman who first assailed the
iiarioadel doors of the medical pro
t'essio i. Insult, calumny, personal
vilification, the pitiless p lting of
ridicule these were a part of the
agencies used to drive tlu m back
i'lie masculine American has sel lorn
ma le so discreditable an exhibition
of himself as lie It i when he uii ler-
took to say, in etfeot. tiiat a sick wo-
man st.ould not have a chance to get
utelligeut advice, iu relation to her
ailment, from o.ie of her own sex;
that a mod. st, delicate, shrinking
girl must in all cases have a male
ph sician or go uncared fur. This op
msition is not dea 1. but it is dyin
for it can't live in the light of Ihe
dneteenth century. Women now
nave facilities :br the study of medi
cine, an l the male doctors n i l tuat
there is plenty of room for women to
work without crowding them out ol
the tiel I. Society recognizes the pro
orlety of giving women a share in the
work of ministering to the sick.
O ie of the most pathetic stories of
worn in' s struggles against prejudice
is tha; ot Miss Anna Oliver, late pas
tor of a Methodist Episcopal church
iu Brooklyn "the city of chui ches.'"
Of this woman and her work the In-
ifanapolis Journal says:
The amounts in the newspapers
only outline the facts, but give a
touciiing glimpse of larger hopes
which slowly faded, aspirations that
were unfulfilled, humiliations without
end, and discouragements ending
finally in defeat. She took charge of
the church at the request of a small
congregation which had been toin
with factious and was at odds witn
itself and with outsiders. Against
.
every obstacle nu discouragement
Miss Oliver worked taithtullv and in
the four y ars succeeded in bringing
harmony out of discord, largely in
creased the attendance, and by her
unaided efforts raised morey to re-
jair tlu building and partly remove
t heavy debt, giving up all of her
own salary lor ti.at end. curing an
this time she was treated with cold
ness and contempt by the ministers
of her denomination. In tact, tneir
action fell little short of persecution,
as they used every effort to prevent
people joining her church.
It appears that the bretheren did
not object to Miss Oliver personally.
She was modest, ntelligent, earnest
a good Christian woman but be
cause she was a wo. nan she had no
bu iness to preach.' As the Joarnul
nuts it: "No matter how eloquent
her sermons, nor how fervent her
Dravers. she was out of her place in
their estimation, and they would not
poiintenanee h'r. She might De a
missionary in some far off land and
exhort th heathen to her heart s con
tent, but she must not venture upon
su.di a- course towards civiliz.i l'
heathen. When sli3 did that she
1 nnon their own (the male
ministers) sta ping ground. And
- - j
l hen there were St. Paul's strictures
on the female sex, which did not ap-
nH' of course, to missionaries who
went to China or Polynesia, bin. they
wpr pmnhaticallv ammeable m
Hronklvn and to MKss Oliver. A wo
man shall not speak mnblic and a
pulpit in that city without denumii
tion and reproof from Paul's righteous
masculine disciples, lne conference
refused to recognize Miss Oliver
rhnmh was lnval and willing to
follow her lead and let the conference
ijo, but the conscientious woman" re
fused to place her charge in a posi
tion to its disadvantage."
It seems to us that this is a good
time for the clergy to wrestle with,
and trv to get above such narrowness
na io liro an viviiUv nortraved. The
press has a right to speak plainly on
this subject, for its doors are wi le
r toil t jiiinHi-.. ftnd thttre is no dis-
VJJV - -
crimination against them in the mat
t'u in. The storv of
Miss Oliver ought to be told -in every
home in the United Spates, and there
ought to be such an expression of
public sentiment in relation to the
mn who fmza herout as would , not
soon be forgotten. "
PECUNIARY AID TO STUDENTS.
How to help a young man obtain
in education, without injuring hi
nanhood, is the broblera. Tgno
ance is bad, but a spirit of depend
nee is worse. Learning is goo I.
mt manliness is better.
Without help the late A. H.
Stephens, of Georgia, would never
iiave t een lifted to the higher plane
of power and usefulness. If tradi
lion be true, he was faithful, out of
his first earnings, to repay that debt
The latter act ma le the former bene
fit count at its full worth.
One reason way so large a pro
portion of the sons of poor widow
come to honorable manho l is that
the habits of self-help is early devel
oped and sternly nursed by neces
sity. The rich Churches of the North
and East, an 1 the old and wealth
institutions, nave been extending to
theological students too much help
In their seminaries tuition, board,
lodging, aud mouey to buy hook
and clothes, are not iinfrequenth
given. President Elliot, of Har
vard, in a late a Idress, declared that
the "clerical profession" had been
notably injured and depreciated fron
this causj. The New York Tribune
(Feb. 26), remarking on this address
says :
The existence of the evil is a imit
1 VV.a.a
ed. ti ow to remedy it is tne pro-
olem wnich has ha I the earnest at
Lention of our college presidents for
many years. We should hesitate to
otfer advice to such competent judges
out it seems to us that no reform
oau be effective wnich does not abol
ish entirely tne alms-giving charac
ter of the aid extended. The money
might be lent, not given. Let the
deserving student borrow it without
interest for an indefinite period.
vViien he receives it he can sign a
promise to repay it as soon aftei
leaving college as he is able. If he
is a manly fellow, he wiil rejoice in
tills opportunity to have his manhood
tested., and will, keep his promise.
If he is not a manly fellow, he will
oe made no worse by failing to keep
ins promise. A lew years ago there
was a wealthy old gentleman in
New England college town who lent
money to s ulents in precisely thU
way. It was his delighted boast
that not in a single instance did oiu
fail to repay, and all instances the.
boys turned ott well in life. Sure-
v our college system of aid should
be constructed in such a way as to
make our bovs more, rather than
less, maul y.
This is exactly the plan ofVander
bilt University, and has been from
the begining. If we mistake not.,
Randolph Alaeon, and some other
Methodist colleges, pursue it also.
thus a small fund goes a great way
it is a circulating and self-help
g affair. The student of to day is
preparing tor best work on tne very
fund that helped one through a tew
years ago.
lne young preacher who lorgets
this debt, or delays its paymenr he
joud the first opportunity, is keep
ing some needy aud worthy young
man away from the means of educt
ion which he enjoyed, and who is
waiting for the ail whicn his pred
ecessor must replace. More than
this : the youn preacher who is
neglectful of this obligation will not
io much good anywhere, lie is a
poor investment.
'I he plan suggested by the lrib
une, and already in operarion
among us. will worU well so i ng as
help is confined to the right sort
The authorities who administer the
fund must be on their guard against
-dead-beats.' The sooner they art
sifted out of the ministry the better.
In this connection we are pleased
lo learn thut the Bursar of Vander
but University has begun to receive
funds from former students to helj
others through at Aesiey Hall
Some in 1883 are going through on
what helped others through in 1877-
78. - - '
THE RATS BEAT THE MAN.
On a wftrer of 200. Wm. Henry
Lewis tried to oick up and put in
barrel 100 live rats. "The articles
of agreement stipulated that to win,
Lewis would have to transfer the rats
from the pit to the barrel in sixty
minutes, and the work to be done
with bare hands and arms. Lewis is
a Philadelphian and forty years old.
He has ha 1 15 years' experience as
a professional rat catcher. For five
years he was employed catching
wharf rats in New York for the well
Known dug fancier, Harry Jennings.
Twice he won money in New York
by picking up rats within a given
time. On one occasion he won $50
bv picking up 25 of the animals in
10 minutes. They were rats he had
handled before, and he escaped
without, being bitten. The" exhibi
tion occurred in Fiankfort, and 50
men oaid SI each to witness it. In
the centre of the room a space 8 feet
im rp was surrounded by a
tuht
board fenc four feet hign. ine
floor was covered an Inch deep with
sawdust. In the centre of the pen
stood an empty whiskey ban el, the
upper head pi wUicu was replaced by
stood in the vard. While the tads
as trying to liorrow a watch, Lewi
Umbered into the pit. He wore a
sleeveless undershirt, checked panta-
oons and brogans. I he legs of his
rouserl were tied around his ankles,
so as to prevent the rats from taking
etuge therein. Jus hands and arms
vere were covered vith musk, which
ie believes will prevent rats from
iting him.
Forty rats were dumped from a
age into the pit. The rats darted
vildlv around through the sawdust
md made vain attempts to scale the
ence. Finally they huddled in a
vriggling mass in one corner, and
. he judges gave Lewis the word to
oegin. He u oved over to the pit of
-ats and without a moment's hebita '
tion thrust his r.aked hand in amongst
them. He caught five fat fellows and
Iropped thtm into the barrel. He
next picked up three, then four, then
two ad so on until six minutes ex
pired, when he nod placed 21 of the
rodents in th barrel.
The rats that remained in the pit
were wild and he was compelled to
atch them one at a time. The very
drst rat he picked up bit one of his
ingers through the nail to the bone
ind hung there. Lewis jerked his
land up and seat the vicious rat
tgainst tuc ceiling.
The wounded finger was dipped in
whiskey, and the chase resumed.
Seven rats were picked up and deft
ly tossed into the barrel, and then
Lewis was bitten twice on the right
arm. He received four more wounds
before the fortieth rat was imprison .
ed in the barrel Then 40 more rats
ere du napped into the pit, leaving 20
m form the last batch. Lewis worked
with great agility, and rat after rat
was lifted and dropped into the bar
rel with amazing rapidity. The
ufty-seventh rat he attempted to
.ouch sprang into his face and bit
. urough the man's lower lip. Without
Jiuching be grabbed the little brute
Mui tossed it through the canvaa
jover.
He lost five minutes staunching
the blood that flowed from his lip.
In picking up the other twenty
three rats he was bitten slightly five
.imes. Eighty rats were iu the bar
rel. aud Lewis had but seven min
utes to pick up the remaining twenty.
I'he time was limited and Lewis
gave up the job and got out of the
pit.
NORTH CAROLINA STATISTICS.
North Carolina has 8 colleges. In
he Preparatory department there art
10 teachers and 328 pupils ; in the
Jollegiate department there are 70
eachers and 894 pupils. The income
T, . . 1 A S-k AAA
irom productive uinus is iu,uw.
L'he income in 187U, from tuition was
$27,500. The number of volumes in
ollege libraries is 29,543. value of
rounds, buildings a.,d apparatus
.$539,000, The-e are the figures for
1879. There has been some increase
ail around since, we suppose.
Number of miles of Railroad in
North Carolina 1 498.
In 1880, there were expended for
lJubli Schools $352,882. Of this
sum teachers received $318,453. The
school population is 459,324. Num
ber enrolled. 225.606. Average at
tendance 447,802. Average duration
54 days.
North Carolina is the fifteenth in
ize, its population" in June 1880,
jeing 1,399.750. Its population is
now probably one million and a half.
There are 50,704 square miles and
326,450,560 acres. Patriot.
A WOMAN'S WAY.
Woman, in reading a newspaper,
'ias a distinct method of her own.
Sue takes it up hurridly, as begins
to scan it oyer rapidly and though
she were hunting some particular
thing, but she is not. She is merely
taking in the obscure paragraphs,
which, she believes, were put in the
out of-the-way places for the sake of
keeping her from seeing them. -
Marriages and deaths are alwaya
interesting reading to her, and ad
vertisements are exciting and stimu
lating. Slie cares little for printed
jokes, unless they reflect ridicule
upon men, and Ueu she delignts in
them and -never forgets them.
The column in which the editor
airs his own opinions, in leaded high
falutin. she rarelv reads. Views are
of no importance in her estimation,
but facts are everything, one noesn
care for it, but makes a practice of
reading it because she thinks sue
ought to do so.-
She reads sto.ies. and slretcnes.
and paragraphs indiscriminately, and
believes every word ot them. After
she has read all she wants, she lays
the paper down.jnth an air of disap-'
pointment as she observes "that
there is nothing In it.7
For Sale or Rent.
rpil REE STORES on Main Street, ia
good business places, on tfanrtsnBS.
lo for le complete sot of FixtW
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