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A . II KITC'IIIX, OWXKtt WE -MUST WORK ?OR THE PEOPLE'S WELFARE. Sl'I.SC'UIMdnN n!.;,u pi;i; VOL 3. SCOTLAND NECK. N. C. FRIDAY MAY 27. 1SS7. rnWN KILNMK.M . APT- . Wiiitk, - - - Mayor. .:. II. Sr. ntli, -Jr. ,!. V. Savage, )' i.'. M- .b.hn-o;i, .'mninissioners U A . I .Minn, i METHODIST CHURCH. 1t Sumbiv, William's Chapel 11. a. m Palmyra Gotland Neck p. in 11, a. II: Palmyra 1 p. m Palmyra 11, a. m Scotland Neck p. in : lobgood's 11, a. id Scotland Neck ih p. 111. T. P. BON Mill. IC ;V 1ATIIKU liVAX. d'i.o sinnnier rose the sun has Unshed, With crimson glory may be sweet; ' T: wc ter when its leaves are crushed S'-. n-atii the winds' and tempests' feet Ui.e r. that waves uron i's tree In !:fe shus p'.-ifu nc around; M- r. swift the perfume iloats to me (M i '1-.e-, tram .led or. the ground. The waxing rose with every breath S-ents carelessly the suin:er air; The wounded r.-e blteds forth m death I's sweetness far more lieh and rare, It i- a truth eyond O'lr ken, And et a truth winch all may read It i with roses as with men: . The swetuest hearts are those that bleed. The llower which Pethlt-hetn saw ldoom !iitofa heart all fullnfrace, tiave iii'U-r forth its full perfume I ntil the cross b' came its vase. tsij: in wit, or oirni Carolina land of wafers' Here the "," straege-t rivers are: Airurat, and Alligator, and the famous stream ot Ta: Kven Polly heie is runnin; as a river to the sea: jp?rt"s a riTer Plat and floumleiin water we'd could be. as a Dnuid and lieckv here are nver.-:; litre ; . , are rivers old hut New. Yellow olaek. and fi!v (Jreen, pnd ! White Oak, Hay And Ped.Iy, too. lb-re the whirling wild Watauga, iefipingj F.l's am! et-.n.kd Tor. I rn-rcu l.roui!, (once i tie .aouaos.ac ana , tlfe'wmtrh-ss Pigcen's lUw, i -see. and lliawns-ie, gulfward all t! r )v.gu nirimitaiie nere the (.'iierokvi -till linger is the '.. ionihle Nantal.-ahi: I V. I !: i i n r 1 1 i c-i' .Ml', fi ! M,.. hr, ! :orrli:.g g lily; ! In 'he iii.-m:o swamp-land is the viney, e-toonvl ."eUi'Deri.Oucr: : the c'ou 1 liorneand the skv-laiuhSwan- i i -a ;,K;ps aloiijrf ion -.' i'i i nvi-r ninrilii ih i iiliv. ;ps alonrif ; ' -".l, i. i. r ...t. i 1. ' !', r --.dan-Is neall: the balsams, T uck -eegec ev;;n dh e ;i j . - li-Occouee hn'Ue 1m'.1i aiid wee htei'.vee frets ami cla.-iie; i "ner tuwt-riii" canvons Lmville's sd vn'V spray spoils and splashc: i: 1 trie .John e'er sands all golden "neri'dt the rhododendrons dasher. Pr.en Virginia eome Meherrm, Nottoway the deen and slow: In the grey and yellow hill-lands where -.'j'lacc g"ideu trrovv, i liiiihbng Dm ami Mayo, F I' and the Ka-j go. her. Mitch- Ib i e i 'I inik in, (once vipora) win. bug in Id a thou-mid hills; re's t.'atwb?. pearly pebbled, from a t .l-and hraw iu. rill.-; lb ; ..-'-, I whaiiie vviih its harry; here the lazy Waeearnaw, IP. te are heard the humming spindles on the Lusy Deep and Haw: lh-'e in Held and swamp and forest the the 1. umber and Pee Dee: -n.d. horne upon her breast, Cohera,Col-: i- e, and the Mingo wee, i ';.p( -r ear's storied waters and tliese only grandly go to open se;.: Here l.c.nu-ntnea and 1 rent pouring mto Xeuse. find l)i-!i r.irntcc- Where the herring comes in spring time! M;lr-V. and I wool I have pas-ed ti o-c are Chowan and broad Roanoke, j 'i',t's 'lt every gun in the hatU'y had Noith and Newport. Ve-pnn, Pungo,! faed upon me! I went to my hoim . Ia--piotank, and Pamlico. j ry ran otii to tueet me, her Pantieg'.., and pieer Penpiiman-: how ;us braccd me ; and she whisp the waters come and go!- .n, c,ilv,r,i I ,n, ,o haoov 1 Dripping, gurgling, gushing, rushing. t nr.. .imp i- I ...... ' 's 1 ' '-aniiina - maicniess rivers nom ineir ; fount ams to the sea. M. V. Moore, in Lenoir Tuj A BEAUTIFUL STORY. (I'PIUUSHEI) MY REQl'EST.) K vrn.U'T i i;o.m A srKtcn of cex e I I.I. I;x A. BATTLK, AT TUSe i'M-IIA. ' j t: e cwtv.rr.'ind of Msry , to abide ihe During the winier of 1S(!.' "f4 it sentence of ou- i:m:r."' was my fortune to be Presnlerd of! PN'ery oflic r of th: ; -urt-nia tial one of t he com fs martial 'dtiie Army felt the force ' t ie i..v-ne;'s words. f North Virgina. One bleak Dec- P.efore them stood , in oeaiifie vis tfiubtr morning, while the btiuw co.-, iou, tne i loip.ient pleader for a hus ered the ground and the winds band's and a f ther's wrongs; Imt ho v.-led around our camp, I laft my i.i- they bad been trained by their great '! tc fire 'o atteid'iie sost;ou of leader , Ko'oen E. Let-, to tieatl he th.- court. Winding for link-s abng j path of ttuty, though the lightning's uncertain paU.s, I at len-tli tr;Ved the curt gro.-.ud, at fcown.l Oak C mrch. Pay after d it ho been our duty to try the galPint soldiers of that army, charged with "violations o-military law; but never had I on ! aI,-v Previmi ooca,,,n bl(!a greeted - utu anxious spectators as on that morning awaited the op. ning g awaited the op- long of the court Case afer ease was deposed of, and at length the ca-e .i me orneoeraie Mates vs. lvl- . vard (Jooimt," was called tdia-T 1 ' t.on tua.(f j.tesertion. A low murmur ro-e I j spontaneously from the battle-sear- i red spectator., as a young artiPery- ' man rose from the prisoner's b-neh, ; and in r -sponge to the question, Guilty, or Not Guilty?" answt n 1. j '''Not (JuiltV."' The Judp Advocate was proceed j I reached the btttery every gun 1 district, who, tho' defeated at Clin ini; to open the pns-cu'ion when the ut;t one had be.-n dismantled, and j 'on for a re nominal ': bv ipjneuvers. Court, observius that the pri- r j :.v it stoo.l a solidary Confederal ! consumated by a hosom frier. 1 ot was unattended by eour.1, int.-r-; -oldier, with the blood streamm i the brother above mentioned, vet posed ami enquired ot the aceu : i. 1 'Udio is your counsel?" He n-plv.' 'T have no cmnsel." Supo-,in tiiat it was his purpose to represent himself before the court, the Judge Advocate was inatruetel to proceed. r.yry charge and specification dnst the prisoner was sustained. The prisoner v, ?. then told to intro .iuce Ins v;i :i-s?es. lie replied, "I have bo witnesses." Aslonis-bed at the cabnness with which he sei;cd j I loved that lost cause, but this in to bo submitting to !u?.t he regarded j which we are now engaged, is no as inevitable fate, I said tc him, j less sacred. We will do our whole 'Have tnu no defence? Is it pos-! duly in this campaign, and, if need sille that you abandoned your com- j be, in the moment of death, lire the rides and deserted your col rs in the 1 la .t hot in our battery for the hon presence of the enetny without any I or of Mary and Lucy, reason?" He replied, 'TLo-e was a reason, but it will not avail me be- J " fore a military court.'7 I sai 1: "Pet - j VANCE AND THE CIVIL SEHVICE. imps you are mistaken; you are j . charged wit! the highest crime known to military law, mi 1 it H your j 'd'.'y to niaUj known the cair-e-i that l ec vice uieas. j ue licriiarn l u:,("-ct ! iniluciicecd yo-;r action.!. '' For t he T'lmi goes for him wii h gloves off; i " . ...i... ,. ....... first time Ins maul? form tremnh.-id w!ii-e .Mr. Kitehin the a!ie ortitor of and his blue eyes swam in tears, j the Scotland Neck Pkmockat de Approaching the President of the i fern's him In no uncei tain wa . We court he presented a letter, saying as j confess ourselves, Vance, men, and he did so, "There, Gencr-u, is what! heartily agree with brother Kitchin. did it." I opened the 1-Iter, and in j The ones who attempt to drive . M... 3 ..-.- a moment my eyes nueu uu l .i -. It was passed from one to another 0r ,n.2 court until :'d bad seen it, and j gtorn wani,,r5 who bad passed j j, juuks!on through a ' ' ' ..!,'' .p,.f jii,.. children. ! Soon as I suliioiently rccoveied rey sclf-posscssioti. 1 read the letter as j It was ! the defence UlC prisoner. "in these Wonis ! My Deal -Edward 1 haTcabv.iv? been proud ch you i ai-i Piuce yoi collliectio l wi'h the Confederal- nrmv ! hare I;, eo nrooder of v on fi... u.,r..r i i.i i,..,-rt i , I liail CCl KUllJll. 1 llUtllll Ul .!J 11. i , . , - . r. 4i , , I i -n; iiu .ii: i: - T.-i'-!i;rJi nil, "un-i. i ,-- .1 .. uUL oeioie uoii, iviwarw, utucss joi uui I'eioie. cum, iju;iiu, muo.st j w j i eome home we must dn ! Last nioht - I was an, used by little Eddie's cry- by I ended and said, "What's the mg; matter and he said "Oh And mamma. I'm so hucgrv !" r .- -i ... -i .1 .. . 1 ; T.......1 . K'.v. ii mani. vour oaiiui ieae , -he never eompbdns hut she ' is 1 growing thinner and thinner every Idnv. And before (lod. Edward, mi- i lo von eomr homo we mn-t die ni l; . ,u:r. Turning to the piisoner, I ask d J peached the Demoe acy of any one, ! with solid, fancy, gold, ahd dver '.Vhat di iy u do when vou received vet we cannot comprehend a true j handles or knobs. 11 unim-rod anti ih.is b tter?" lie replied: 'T Pemocrat seeking to dismetiiber his que was immensely opular last made appli.-almn for furough s.n-1 U p'irly, scekiug to weaken the in- j year, ami brought, p.-u-es as high as wa , !j cu'd ; -tin I ma le iqi'd ic-j ibicnce of t he bri-lite st star in the j 10 an ! $12. Ol i g nl h men stick tion ami it was nj-.eted; a thinl j pai ty cousti lbdion, seekn g to 'head j t-i 1 he lid reiind knob. It is c:sy time I madt? ftj.pbcation and it va-out of the party" him who is dearer , c ra-p and gives a IP 10 suppoit. rfjuctcd , and that night as I wand-: to the hearts of his fellow Democrats j Rattan ! Oi, they went out of u -e etvd backward arid forward in the ' than any other who has ever borne wit h the dudes. N.b-!y carries a camp, tini'hing of my home, with the mihl eve- of Lucy looking up to me, and the burning words of Mary sink- ,nr ,n IllV brain, I was no longer the Cou federate johlier , but I was the father of Lucv and the husband of I am so 'dud vou got yotlr furlough !' 1 " ri1"" J ' " -. ...n-f hovo IV-lt mo shuddf r. for - -. -lie turned pale as death , ant id catch- iog her breath at. v ; word , she ! said , 'h ive vou come without vour i furlough? O, Edward, Edward, go ! back ! go back! Let me and my I chil -Pen go down together to the crrave. but O. for IP'nveu's save the es -p - , honor of our nnaie !' And here 1 I am, gentlemen, not brought here by i military pewr, but in obedience to , Uush scorched the v round beneath their feet, ami e: en hij turn pro nouncwd the verdut, (iailty. Eort unatelr for humanity, fortunately lor the Confederacy, the proceedings '' the court were reviewed by the Comrr.and.iur General and upon th, rceor 1 nns written: IIi:aim.i;aki kks, A N. IIi:aim.i;aki i:rs A N V I .ie nnding of the court is approv- , d. 7 he prisoner is pardoned, and will report to his eomnanv i i' i i K. h. L:.k, (.en 1. During the second battle of Cold Harl)or . when shot nd !.e!l vr.r, faliin- 'dike torrents from the m.ui tain cloud," ,!1V attention w a - .'ir-.-eted to the fact that ej of our natter ies was bt in- siU nced bv the l('0!l('(!;lr;itlMl firp ,,f tl.p .,l0mv W!. fioin his si b?. As h ieconiz'.d , J.o e!e a'ed his voice above the ro -r .f iLo battle and said: " Gen ual, I have one shell left ; tell me have I saved the honor of Alary ami Lucy?'' I raised my hat. Once more a Conlederate shell w. n' Crashing through the ranks of the enemy; and the hero sank bv his gun fo rise no rooe. Heaven knows; niv cotintrvmen We see that our exchanges are much exercised over Vance's- civil ..nc-ft nut nl r ii lirmor. roto nnrti- ....v. w... .. .w.. .v. are simply attempting to bury t! Pemmeratio party eif North Carolina in a gra.-c so ocep , and .-o obscuic that no issues ar.d no efforts of the tbie-t men could sutlice to resurrect it. Senator Vance is the Ciiampion . , , , , m ....', ,n v o .-u,...!., hrotner kitchm truthludy remarks, no hundred m. n in i:;- State have - succeeded in doirg for Dttr.oe- one." He is the 1 . . ' 1 r I -"a. t" w'! (a?- )) ; i b. J id'tire Pem.'ici at'-s if ,nr l o 'taie d deserved; V 6". A i-arlv is hound to have a hea. l . I Whit would become of anv business ; without, it had a central source fn-m j : 'l-reetnms caiue? And it i even so with a pn, ey. ( irganb j Ration v ould tie entirely cesiro ed ' 'veie l.ie com'Oien:s 10 war wuiij i e:.ch Other. A parly without organ i-! .. d. Hi j xuion is no part v , a ml tlio M.o - - 1 'Vdfuliy strike at the root of the or j ganglion ol ui- emocrai.e party j 1,1 011 r State, can hardly be termed, j V...O. r1 ...... I ; . . f l......r.-l Wl-ilii i ..lOilUVIUOIlu.l ji.liii-'i. 1 avja m 11111. e would desitate long ere we - its standard , in trumph , to victory, 1 his indeed, fcurpasscs our coru p: ediension. As long as the civil service law is o.i the statute books of our nation we favor the oflicial, be the Demo- crat or Republican, who shall have the manhood to abide bv that which e has sworn to see executed, but we do not favor the la v itself. Yet while we do not agree w;th the Pkm -r ,i, ,.ii'il corviiM -is .Vfllitetl by Cleveland, v et we do join it in according to Vance, a man the peer i - of anv who has ever Vet discussed his position on that measure ,in our State, the right to think as his judg - men t, by years of public service faithfully performed, dicta'es. And we are not ashamed to acknole.:g. that we have a gidt i eg ard f r. and confidence in his opinion , and ft el i relt id, hut the cane t o-v in st le i; that we as wdl us many of our too heavy t u p g-on wings wit- , brother editors, are much more iia-jand tho-e who cany it mu-t walk ble to err iu the merits of the law j with more dignity.' Detroit Tnb aiul its execution than is North Car- i ,,. iduiaas spotless Senator Z buloulb! Vance. j If there resides in our State any j man who f els that i e is powerful enough to displace Ze'u and take the vestments of office from his should ers, we are sorry indeed for his stu pidity and feel that his cheek wilt receive a slap that will teach him , t. 7h ia still "f liers " That re- suit can be accomplished in but one way by the defeat of the Demo cratic party and by the election of a Pepublican Lj-h-.i - De-nor-ial who vv.e I str.Ve In' such an Object? We ween not. We surely Lope the c.ip will fail to fit 1 anv one in our ood old Tar Il.ol'iir i r ,.,U !,,,nii.. ti t ...... c..,. -ate , hut if if Should fit, we ca J '.oinv recomtne iil a change in the " . . i . i r i . - ;ze o the head, ol him who would dor, it. r v. ,.t!. i ! dnce a certain brother of the quili ; n our Mate, saw tit to seven K eiitici the clam ed violation of his ' o.-t civil s. rvic- lnw. hv the ,li,ti., I,,.. 1 .... c. ...... r has no -tain on his c-eutcheon. 'hi j;M:tlein i;i li en in Lis chagrin at faihni: to ricinii.ate his candidate Mr. W. 'P. fdi after 1 1 i t , .i t.r. I. u: ol the Ii-tric : ;o vent his spleen an 1 a, th tim. I o's' r t up his c ervi.'e tir n lies I ! owi g that had F: I ctte i lie's P. . ob ved tho -e laws the result of that convention might have been diiferent. At the time, the brother found out that others were po-ted a r. ell as he, and ihe owner of the iaper which he had ju-t commenced editing in such an aggressive runnier didioLxaeth care to have his paper embroiled in the manner that its fiery young edit or seemed to r ' r-s-i i- - cunef-nnniHi- ' - two replies, to that uncalled for at- j tack, remained uiiMiswcred ; and we' would advice the use of prudence i again by ihe sarr.p individual. Vance cannot be harmed and others might be. Ere n in i Xi'K s. 'No change in caries? Ah, that'e where ou are mistaken ,' said Mr. Smith. 4 1 here are few mere aeees - sories of diess that change more fre- pient ly than canes, as any young j lii:ia l"'T up with t h,- i'hions can tell you, lor I 11 waer j ,ie ,ias store1, away m "closet or hall i a t-iidecl ion of some ten or fifteen v. he. are out of 'ylo. A man to lie, in fashion changes his cane as 1; e d noes be s! ic o! MS :pr;ng coat or ; a la-ly doe Ii- r boruu t. j 'du-,t now Jarge cants are the swed thbig the larger the better. 1 . " . 11 U . .1 ; J i " " I il. I in .1 11 r. V l i l'l,UIU if I UC size if it w;:s lengthenul out, 1 'oit cordwood. Another r the man sin it! 1 tr i' -ct IV 9toi..- : he larger is the eauc' M rrte. 1 i Liirge crooked har.dlcs are also 'he Large crooked har.el -tyle. They are of fancy silver that i, t deposit of silver over v;od -or btiokhorn or ivorv. .I. .. l...... I' .,. ........ m ouciM.oiii o-i io;. a m: uu'; horn is an old revival in c ine har- oies, aii't Wi.s ver popular, eomnue-t with hickory , dm'.ng J !insou' s A 1- miu-si, m ion. 'One style follows another. Ihe p.ilf(ill .10 iL.-.til-it lliirtl- i-n-. raoof.. . i tan 11 .1 r-'j '11..1 Lin..,, .j.-' im-'Then there was idionv, or- rosewood, j rattan now. 1 doubt if one o ud be fou'.d in fhe m irk. t, id as To. carrying one, a man weuld as soon csrry a ridie.g--.vhip as one of tlo-e supple, ili mt 'st'.ck-. The fn-ky j business went tm r w t.. the dude, j Xow it's the fashion to p'ant the I ean solidly down '-vith every r-t..,. ' There is fashion cane al.-o. There w 1 carry! eg a a time w 1 0:i a geatl- man oarrie i.i- iU ;e dir. 1 tb, I .. V,,.t ,.t'!,i,.. llo hi id of if io-t ,; ruler his chin. 'Phe lighter cane ; W;s swlr.g an-un l to the discomfort ....... i . i i e. ,i-..i- : of everv one on the street, but tins ; was no more than the way some have ! ,f cany. ng it under the arm. the cnd protruding a I nlf ard , to the ! imminent danger of th s back of it j Others again ehv-p the stick in t m.dlle, never le ting it touch th' SVom n "ies!i':il IMilor- Pr. Pratt, of the Journal, at Corn- nig, N. Y., thus ; tills the head id ..i..- iv- . .. i i --.1.. JirS.LRafiilUplJmisujiR! .on wise and pours hot g"o?e grease in o ' his Mugwump ear, and works it in i ... w ith us foreimL'er m this raa.e r If the Pte-ide n1; needs eser- cise, as a Washington medical man last week said be d.d , he can . find W C .Ill I. f. II i p:d, h s :?':.:, toe to h: Pat- Eh o. j ttV Alt rp -v G, r.cnl and thus frt e s Ad m lustration from scat:- .,(11. , ubheans vet LoMir-g ViSc.-, an 1 fid their places with old-: nr. e l).niocra"s. Tin- latter form of ercis-' would striiuthen loin im mensely with his par' v, ai d tf :n so ioini he happened to knock tlown a :.' V to tVw Mugwumps who would s-hed h llocklan I t ov.ihip, Bcrk cui-itv. ear? 'I here i a i ontcst coming on P.-nn. . a chf i.ut trt e was recent i w.th (Governor 'lid winch ma trv cut down, whi di for size is prob: his powers to the utmost, lie wdl hi notixcellevl by any other in th; find m his anta;onit a tr .iued Dem" j State. It measured 40 feet in cir ocratic athlete vho pos(ses ti n cumferenci'. 10 feet 2 inches :u ro?. times hi suppleness. If the l.'ft-' the butt, and yielded 12 cord of j J but ilitcitK to ft t into p'opur j fire wool . It Was solid to the core -hape for the htrujirle he oulit to t, and oidv la-t season a crop o: beii at once. When the cla.-h of -about 'A bu-h N of che!.utH was sr rm-i cn,(M in the Deir.oc; a' ic nom.- at in cm Ve.. t hp, Mugwump miii'.l.' ..'.in ltf v. r win ti e day. I con- te-t Will not be govern-d by M ig 'Po deleat his w ir wiimpi.-in rul-.fs. Democratic rival, the l're-ident will , nee a every particle of I) moeratie fibre at his ci mmand, and tie sooner! most remarkable fact in connection he confines himself to a rigid dnt of j with the old b.red monarch, howev-straight-out and old-fashioned ' er, was the discovery, in splitting it mocracy the better his chances of up, of a small h'dbw metal tube success.- -Hrick Pomeroy's D irri! ' olidly imbedded in the wood f the 'The public ro.ids of the State will be worked by taxation in b-ss than ten vears, wt; In lieve. 'l"h at !itliOM)'v inat it mi- f.. ....'- ti.. r,,.,'. L(.t a.v.j,(.,li tax- hc. lcvil.;J for the purpose of working the roadi, ! e say. '. shall ebP'orate this! su jeet in toe future." iUon A-i- '.fdce. , . . , . A wlieei lax n-dcfd ! W e are op- ..... , t osed to all such leuislatmn. I:.eie . .. mi ii 1 1 in i e i i ii i iioiiiii 1'iiie to the lazy, tbrii"lle".s class wl o nevt I owned a wheel or anv thing else, and ; uiany of whom if t hey could live to I the age.of Methuselah would not own one. Put no more premiums on vice ! and b-ziness, but make these able- ! bo lied feil .ws vr'holoaf around the . smal'er towns and Ctos-roads put : their shoulders to the w keels and d. j their part. Working roads is as . honorable as "p-es-ing brick" any- time Windsor Lnljtr. Ti. .. Srcmis., l!n- Moutlseiii fji--si lor. Pn miss served but ore term in j Congress, but. hivo'c-' was heard ', in h..l aif of the Whigs in tvery cam-i paign until Irs death in ISP.', at the! age o. 1 1 i He was the print; pal nakr .tt the great Whig meeting Henry Clay, w -.' cindidatc for President. His speech on the occps'tii wa? doubtless his master-piece on the slump. When he closed he fell hack! in a swoon in the .rm of James C. Joins, himself a magnificent orator, who liu-'o'etl him to his bis am and pxi lalined in an ecstacv of enthusi- asu ; 'T)ie. Prentiss, die you will never i have such another glorious opportu It was at th- doe of his 2reat j , Then be s .w a d.-KK mass speech in r aueti 1 Hal! in 1811 tb.it ! '? in ilv veranda, rigut 01 to 1,1 Pdward Kvereit asked Daniel Wt-h-! rricml, tii.-n lo-ard sounds of a KculhV -ter if he h id ever heard Siich R ! and a cry for help. Seizing his 1 ,tW, sp-cch be fore, tin ! the answer was: t" which a sword bayonet was at "Neve, exe pt bv Prcr.iss hire-! tuii'l, and Hinging u; the window, sill'." L-.'.iisvdie CoitrirJotirnul.' he ru-hed out in tine to see L walk ing do, n the steps that led up to - jthoverada alongside? of the tiger ;eMilron's Impetiion Tcinper. With Naj oleon no idea was sim pl, sp . culative. It needed instan 'a'.eou I'e.d'.zat i'M. and his thought , s sji-d t.y b.' P-alt, became a pas e,m as it g'ew. On one occasion, W b 11 dlSCUS-Iilg the tCTlllS the terms ot the ! coiico'dat w v h o.nry. I e gave me ; Senator a kick in the stomach which em n.m io oeo mm a , W hen suddenly surprised n -jofe- . , . 1 . T . - I phine at t. Cloud with a lady he, dashed after hi- wife, who had only lime to ccape, and in the evening j showefl his a nger by breaking the furniture near his hands. Un an-! other occasion, before the empire,. Le trea'.ed P.erthier in a scurvy rcar- ne: in t1 e presence of a room full of j . ry-- o 1 : i : , : . . . 1 peo ie. iaiiyrano, in ins qm zz.ie:ii . way, tohl pertbier that bis master was thinking of proclaiming himself kinr, wiiereupon the ill-advised courtier went over to compliment : i the F".rt consul. Napoleon's eves ' d-'ted fury at the word king, and.! ! p-uttiug hts ti-t under taeclitn ot the w.L-i- Tttr;!iirr. !..-. nnshed him ..i.wv.m L 1 t , !l r- r, y vs -v a 4 4 1 . . . t .'l... -..o run ii.-ra t ft r-'iP m V hl'lC .i!o9'' 1 , . . . ., . , I loned, time honored Democratic oiu Je sv. ore and. stMinpea while dtcta,-, . , . . b c. D. lb Hill, of New Work, m: l j ins spcre'uriL-i . ano, in 011-33- j ing himself, often fluug bis clothes in the fire if they did not snit him. : n'e-i '. ! c i- a Tuin-: on. J ! sr. A i i - - ' that there ! no -rent i- i '.it an !.d -ni ur of e l!t:ii ". in h s i'o:i:jto;tioii. Maniix r!i mrr IiU Vrur Old !; ml in t!it Ilriin ol'ii I rrr ( t the fa:ni I .luhn luintlse-, in 1 cured ro;n it. 'Phe Coucentrn- j i in.'s in t! i wo d were ebal j marked, an 1 j.oscsin an impiir- i-g miml tiif own i ci unttd then ti.i I thi- i'-t l' !l-hed tin fact 1 1 j the trve sprung fp from the J i-. t I I ch'.i:u. a out '2o0 ears i.". 'I'l.e trunk ab-.ul tl.ne feet inward frorn t!ie outer surftce, and which Upon examination wis found to contain a drip of pap'-r on wlich was written , . , - , . . . I 'Oi mi, in i.tiiuan, the lollowui" in-cripti. n : -dob.in .Jacob Walt r . Puhiigen. Kingdom of Wu:t-nb ;ru. Am o 1 he sup-it ion i- .i,.,, !... ii, , , I li.it t tie t n Hi' a as ;or some mvstr- nous ptirpo e hid in the tree when ! oroi n.ry si hy bonng into it with !n augur and t hen plugging it up. and that aft-rwards the puncture was grown over. - X. ;iym1 IYoiii :i 'I'in- .9nv- Only a f w months ago, in India, in a certain plant ing district then was a notori-uj-j man eater. Two getitlrmcn, A and p, , residi lg on an est ate, had h)-t, besides other em ployes, two ehowkebar.s, or nativt watchmen, within a few davF. am j the nnfori untrte men had been actu ally carried otTout fd'tlie veranda o' l he bungalow. A and I therefore detti'ir.incd t- clothe tbemsolve-" like native?, a id fit during the night, -irmed, in the verandt!, in hopes the uiight lie ab.c to get a shot :d tin man eater, who, they thought. u.'gM jTobtibly M'turn to the spot which had already provided him with two victims. Phey .rt 'ce.U d to carry out t his i' tention, and xat up till about 2 or , ' A. M., but nothing appeared tthn fUiJ 'M' k;'l'"i!d no -tay up anv i . . . 1 ., .i ' n r'-T H 5 i 0 1i'. n'licri' un' aui mal wo"!f 'ome ; but J snt tmnc d j '-s intom ion of wad i ng ha'i an hour 1 r ,r,'-rf r l' rrn-elf. I here were large win lows open'Iir ('own to the tl o of the r r.ndi. and through one ol thee A r.'tir. d, and after entering !''' had ju-t closed the vviii- dow, and w;.s guzing out for an 11- with his hand in the; batter's mouth. A was afra tl to fire le-t he thould hit his friend, so, running after ,him, he, with admirable presence of mind, went up to t he ti g -r and plu-.ging hi- I avonet into the animal's t.ody at the same time fired. 'I here was a roar and a scnllle, aul P, took ad- vantage of t he moment to reien-e his hand, and i he tiger, after tum bling, died. li's hand was terribly j mauled C'mrt Jnurn'iK THE OUTLOOK. It is verv evident to a thinking mind that the Democratic p'.rty I will soon he on the verge of a cri-is. , A large fictioa of the party headed ; I by the President of the Unite J ! State and all manner of liiee-f holders are running after a Strang god known as Civil Service Reform. These have "forsaken the fountains of living w tter, and hewed out for j themselves broken cnt-rns that hold no water. 7 j On the other hand, the hearts nf ! I.l,,,,,,.,. nrimocrfttie m isses are j l ..,.M..n . . . . .'"I ..1,1 I ,1 U ! I Orail'lg II lie ;i,c3u:c iu wt seems to be the man on whom all eyes are turned to lead the party to I:. -h- r:. M. T ti v o :' v in 1 Or !li ,"!', . o . i r i 'or II.. ; i li i i i emu i bit I tr. on ho 1 1 :1 : d. M : u :i; ; :v-. Va ':-. , ! r i r to : '; o f own nils of t '"tie of til' 1 II N rt !i S'a'e thnn n:!..n-. t t ,.- 1 ortf r-. M f.e.v !; f . f u:i clean ti.to " K't.gs'.irv 'i t , i Ai'i'li:!', to of 1 f, r.'.x rat u-t'ii or in h Me..-, ..re tne :dr of ncl.t. l.-t!i s: i.-- ar - gat't- r:i g tocth. r their forcv-. f-r i! . co-inn i'-l t, ! n-h m ! o:il b .1, -i.rni!i o! ..,' lie- i , ; Natl- lit! !'!. HTat-C P'tttli lilloii tt i , I, wii! r!. jilace u year henep. We c.l; u. en our friend- of the n-.-t'i to -tin i -te.tdv. 1 In- .iii" f. lit i M n.ih VOU l:cp'idla! the ph.tlk of (. s rv c" K.form o ! r 1! ut v. P. K- co hat tli n b e i 'i n . .1 i; on -f Mi 1 , IU , , . . ,y ,. j .,, M e u - ! i in i n ' 1 o th:- and a! r S 1 ! p' c in a .t th- I! t i :.f .r.-.l in uniti d conn' rv t '. . ii i 1 1 - ' i .1 1 ox i- g'l ! e; 1 S v e ' he an-Hem of pr ai-e oi r tic l.c Mon (.f a true ami tried 1 . mo ral a-i Pteod. lit of tin -e united :a'e-. Wi iii.-or - '.7' S v i 111 m i ti iiiikmi sii.iiK. A travel r who-e 1 hatl sin hored fY ihe e.oi-t of Ar;.b.-iv two. llli iU of the dl-tlill e down the Re I Sl',1, 1 b - CI i ' it- s i 1 tj.- )'.,''.'. ,,,,. I' lni'iii a pel 1 lou- g aim- of the urchin- of til at .'eg'i-n. lining 01; ib ck hi f ii' moini' g h- notic-d ne b.-b t u n g Li at k ol ji-it- in the w a 1 r and -aid t- the (h.ptain: '"iVhat ate U use things hi to 1:111! Siia: k, 1 oi.ipost '(' ' 'AMI, bind h-i-k-. v.n m :ht c ill 'in. pVuin. Jake my gl -,m mi i try agai 1:.' A look through theg'as -1 )-! 1 1 v triill-formed th' blind; ot .--'- into the faces of Arab chil Irili who were app ircntly hot more than fie or -l VC.'IM old. Phe VC'S 1 'l lit. least a mile fiotu th1 -h.-r - Mil the wi.t.-r was ib-eji enough at -co point oi drown th.'-i- l.tt'e a I ver t n ' er . The I,l'i II' 1 an sviinee;-, diew oar, nj;!i -loiil i ;,n l 1 '.ildi-h lamjhti r l en filial strum of iln-ir I an arlii-i ii ouht. t'o ni abmg-'i'b-, there aro-e n utiiver-al cry of piastre, Iiowj- ji 1' ' i pi nny, ir 1 Chock 'cm ;i en; p r tod on'll s"e P.ouo't hing go '.' sail the (' p- tam. J he coin w:i8 licid into 1 1 e water ind ill -t in' 1 ' f i.e sin .ot I , h a- b' s ii -face v. a i d i ppb d with a f-e r-t o; in v' firoToi toc-j, jiU turning up at woce an j t ie boy ui-.ers pi mged t ' t her. ', this time the cnti'e rr-'W 1 a I ts.-emi.ded !o will i'; I'i' .-p il", ;t id l s h o v e r of c c 1 in t.o'iswas to be iieaol : ' Ti ereh, one of to ., No, In- ain't.' 'Vi s, he ha-1 I si o him a coining ip with it.' 'Phe h u?cessfu! diva r roe, and was at once ft.iri'on. ded by thre-r or I mr pirat deal comrades, who U I their oo-t to .-ar.hli away the hu -I-aoii coin. A- the boy r-a lod H-'' sur face, he lull up his priz Diuti pbantly,:ird then popped A into hi mouth, his only j oo'te.. In a moment a erfiy nunr-'ule swam up behind and ti kh-d him un d r the chin, whereupon hi-t month opened Hill o dropped fhe con in to the wh'er. A genuine scram1. !o ensued, whilr- tb air rang with tt hoe. .' d boight r. Meantime two sharks aj j eired at a pcfib u-ly short diia-ic from tho exel'pd dive's, bit. their p'een t! seemed to produce no i-tfi :t w hat' V- i 'r 'd",T t!lC '"chins. 'Aren't they afrai I of shark"? ask-1 the traveler of.the Ciptti,i. 'Not the v. Ph.-v rn-.k- too mueli row for any sh'fktoiom" nearthfin Sharks ate eadlv fear, d for hi I I they're so savage.' j But o hers unaccustomed to tho ! boys' gam1, would p-etroHy have ; cared to trust to a shark's timidity. ADVERTIS IN THE i DEMOCRAT.
The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.)
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May 27, 1887, edition 1
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