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,o j'd ' ' - r SUBSCRIPTION: $1.50 PER YEAR. "W. H. KTTCHIN, Owner. WE MUST WORK FOR THE PEOPLE'S WELFARE VOLUME J LI. SCOTLAND NECK, N. C, FRIDAY. OCTOBER 21. Inn. Nl .MI'.F.i: 00. To-day, Tonight, To-morrovr. I know that in another room Shut out by .Ms of curtaineM rgloom Awaits the .strange, tho ever-sweet to mor row, Anil tluit some cdeani of hr'ehtno.-.s I may Im!Tnv, TV . iit'or ami lighten my to-tlay? I watch and wait tho curtain's sway; Hut only see its upper darkness lit By gleaming points that sem at first to fit, ihn su-mly glow and charm ne- into sleep: Ami when I waken at the curtain'.-: sweep, Towards the fast fading fleams I see it r..!le I To find its darkness lined with rosy g"M. Shut out no longer by theglo.om T oros- tlie threshold of the room To clasp my j,l;ul. my strange, niy sweet to rn irrow. But wit h my ;inns ai'onnd her, find in sol ve w "With curtained Night she f!.:-d away, And this i-, l,ut the .-ad today. Cora .V. Mat. --on in the Current, HIS BOY. r.Y Ti'M 1. MOI'.C.AX. The sun had long since dropped be hind the scrubby "jack oaks'' on Hicks' Knob. There was i:o moon ill sight, but tlie dancing stars that, winking; and blinking so merrily at each other, seemed mildly flirting tlie night hours away, shed a subtle gleam of light down upon the winding road. At either hand the dense forest of Southern Missouri stretched away, broken only by the knolls (-knobs'' the squatters call them) that reared their scraggy heads at unex pected places. Far oil to the right a sleepy rain-crow, that had been hustled off from his perch by his uneasy mate, pave utterance to his harsh, uncanny, squawking- t ry, which sounded much as if his vocal organs sadly needed oiling. The shadows at the foot of the great piebald stem of the tall sycamore were dense ami black, and, close to the road side just opposite, the shades of the lit tle clump of red-bud trees were inky and irregular in outline. Presently one of the patches of darkness moved a little and lou!-on"s hoar.-o voice, whispered loudly: "See anything y it V "I hid blame it all, no I" answered Deputy Sheriff Hanks Irom the opposite shad w. "Wa'l, sher'f, this is a picnic, to be shore,"' philosophized Houlso;-. "Can't be helped, 1 reckon, but somehow I ain't ma-hed on In in' spiders an' sieh crawiin" up ar.d down my back like tle v've been doin" f r the last hour. I'm : mighty hungry for a smoke jut now." "Abe, too, hut it won't do." "Know that. Consarn that scoun- i drel! I'll feel like shooiin' him just for j hi. k when he comes, if he ever does." j "Me. too." whispered the deputy ' sherill again, "Only we mu-tn't. 'less j v. e haftcr. Had too long a cha-e to j Ava-te liiin now, eh. Houlson "You bet '." that worthy whispered i hoarsely. "Hut ef he hain't powerful -ilTul we'll tunk him on the ground a ' i time or two je-t kinder on ge neral prin ciples," added Hanks. "That's what." answered Houlson. "More'n a month we've ben sifter him." went on tlie deputy, "and now we're not goin" to "low him to give us the -dip. Hain't got no requisition to take linn back to Kansas. Don't need r."ii", J n kon. This is as good a requi sition a- I want." Hank- thru.-t his hand out into the starlight, and tlie huge revolver he grasped gleamed balei'ully. "Plciitv gooil enough, " :in-wt red Houl son. "Won't be no trouble about n() ' papers w'en Ave take him back, I reck- ' on," went on Hanks. "The boys'll settle j hi- ca-e. Hos -tcalin' don't call for no trial in Kansa-." " Yu bet ycr iii"c replied Houlson. "Thar he conns now," whispered Deputy Sheriff Hanks, ;is si dark, gal loping figure came in view, swiftly des cending the winding road down the side of Hick-" Knob. Then the -hadows at the foot of the sycamore n:id by the rc bud clump grew ligid ar.d silent. Form y long davs these t wo determined men had bee:1, on the trail of the man who now galloped toward them. At la-t the long' hunt seemed sibout to end. What the rider's fate would be Hanks had ex pressed m tlie sentence, "I loss steal in' don't otil for no trial in Kans;ts.' "Wonder if he's got Kit ?'' half whis pered the deputy. Hay Kittie had been the pride :,!id delight of Hank's heait, and when, after many depredations, the night rider i.:.d stoh n tlie bay pacer from the deputy, 'hat worthy swore the mc.-t diabolical vengeance that he could conceive of. and in company with JJoul-on followed the trail with the vin diotive ne-s of a bulldog-. The foot fill-of the approaching -r-v bt :,t mui ally upon the lurf, .and the ridd could ! i p cring keenly iihestd. "When the i o!e"s. head had sdmost rc.a( le d the -vcarnore, si iark figure .prang from il.ei-ed dud shside, pointing; one of tin- -i elf-rocking requisitions at tin- heart of th' rider. The horse stop ped w ;th a --.or;. "l'p wbli yer hands!" cried Houl son. T"h" rider t w om- hand to his hip ar.d, like a ila- . half diew a weapon. The Mtso'iioiv', -hi-low spismr; upon him, pinioned ids arms to his sides, and a moment later threw him prone to tho 'arth with iis knee on the heaving chest. Houlson tied the horse and went to the aid of the deputy. Together they turned their .risoi.'er over and shackled him. Hanks a-ked as they rose to tln-ir feet : "Was it Kater'1 "No." If the deputy handled the prison r more roughly after that it wa because of the disappointment of not getting back his mare. Carrying the captive be tween them and h ading the hoise, they retreated nearly half si mile back into the timber ;md came upon their own horses, lied to trees. '"What are you going; to do with me?"' asked the captive. '"Take you back to T'dfsas. The boys thar'll 'tend to you." "And that means ' "Lynch, I reckon." This --me grim ly from Hanks. "You bet!" Houlson nodded as he spoke. The prisoner said no more?. "In smother hour we've got to be movin'," said Hanks. "Houlson, come with me an' we'll skirmish up soinethin' to cat. Don't reckon he'll get loose while we're g-one."' "Whar we ioiu'?" a-ked Houlson. "W'y, dow n the ro id apiece to that thar ole log sluiek whar t hat ole m;tn lives alone. He'll give us or sell us soinethiii', I reckon. Mighty glad we didn't tell him yisterd'y whsit we was sifter in these parts. Now he'll not be axin' no unpleasant questions." ; "Don't go there," said the captive, earnestly. "W'y not?'' ''Why, because because that old man is a dangerous diameter. He is lisible to kill or hurt one of you." "Huh! mighty smxious 'bout us, haiut ye? W'ssl, we 'low we kin take care uv ourselves, eh, Houlson. " "Thstt's what!" answered thsit worthy. "Hut don't go, I say. You'll regret it if you do," the prisoner went on. "Young nian, best thing you kin do," said hanks, "is to 'tend sirickly to yer own knittin", and we'!! "tend to ouru. Ef yer don't we'll haf ter gag yer." The piysoncr groaned. A tramp of a mile or more brought Hanks and Houlson to tlie little cabin with its log w;dl chinked with mud. The deputy knocked sever.il times be fore any reply came. Presently a man, bent with stge, opened the door. "Come in, gen'icinen, couie in," he piped.. Hanks stated their errand. "Toe be sho," quavered the old man. "Toe be sho'. I'm pow'ful sorry I kep' youns a-waitin' so long. Hen si-seftin' up every night fer a week, a-spectiu' my boy, ye see. I'd fell into si esit nap." He bustled sibout stndi .-oon had a rude meal spread on a ruder laide. "Drsiw up ycr cheers, geu'lemen, diaw up yer cheers, sin' fall to. Thsir haint overly much ter eat, but yer welcome ter w;it thar is. Kf my boy'd si-eeine,'' he went on, "I could ha' gin yer sumpin" better. W'en he comes he alius brings me money an' sumpin' good ter eat or wear. Never fergits his ole dad," smd the old man chuckled sit the recollection. ".Must be si good feller," mumbled Hanks," with his mouth full of "pone.'' "Ysss, ye better believe lie is," answered the .Id man. eagerly. ' 'Smartest an' best boy "twixt yere an' Californy. Don't let me want fer nuthin", but jest keeps me so well fixed that I don't haf ter do nothiu' but set in the sun an" smd smoke. Oh, he's mighty kind to his ole dad.' The old man bustled to si dilapidated chest in the corner and fumbled in it for a few moments. Then he trotted back again. "Yere's his )ictur, gen'le men, w'sit he sent me mor'n si year ago."' "What !"' this from both the deputy and Houlson at once. The old man did not notice their startled looks but went on piping the praises of his son. "Ya's, that's my boy, that's him. Thar's the be-t boy an ole man ever had. W'y he" "Whar does he liver ' si-ked Hanks. "Out in Cowley County, Kansas, an' " "What's his bus'ness?" "W'y, he owns a ranch thar." ""Lowed mebby he desdt in horses," said Hanks, grimly. "No, not hully, though lie does right smart with horses." "I knowed it.'1 " o hat, doyou know him, gentlemen? Kf ve do. ycr 'ouaintod with the best hearted feller in seven Slates; don't car' wlnir ycr lind ' ;n." "No, we don't know him.'' "Mightv soitv. "Lowed mebby ye m ought. W.-d, ef yc r sec him hurry liim iK). Tell him that my !d hcsirt's ow erfui smxious fer him ter come. "Spccted him fer several days." The two edged towards the door. "Ye don't reckon nuthin's happened ter my bov, do v( Kf ennythin' was ter. i)"lieve 'twould jest bust my pore old hi su t, shore. He's so good sin' kind ter me that hit would jest kill me ter part witli him. Good-bye!" as they moved siwsiy. Then lie piped after them: "Ef ve sec him. don't fergit ter tell him that I'm :i-wait in' an' a-watchin1 fer him." "We won't fer-h," they called back. Thy deputy skt.d H jUi-un trod" uou in silence for half ;i miuj. Th--u the for-.' mer said slow! v : "It s hun, j-hore. - "You mighty right!'" replied the..the solemnly. "He's kind to th ole man," rcvumked the deputy in :t sjiiiitle-s tone. "An' the pore ole chap hain't got no body but him,' added Houlson. "Sstid his heart would break ef any thing happened to hi- boy," said Hanks. "Reckon it would too. "Ole in sin would st.irve to death :my how," we nt on Hanks. "Reckon he would." They were silent for several minuter. Then Houlson sstid apologetically: "Hut lie stole Hay Kittie."1 "Xever mind Hay . Kittie '.' growleu Hanks. "Hut the boys is a-waiting fer him.1 "Let 'em wsiit !' "Wa!," said HouJson, slowly, "if thai thar pris'ner gits away "taint none o my biz, I reckon. I'm no sher'f (sheriff) as I knows of. "Sides, v, e hain't got no requisition, nohow. " "Houlson,"' said Hanks slowly, ";no an' you hain't given ter talkin1 nit tilings what had better be left unpaid. We don't tell no tales outen st.-liool. Wal, sposen sonicthiu' would happen pretty soon, we wouldn't feel "olecgcd ter tell the boys anythin' 'bout it, would we?" "Not much !' Hanks reached out one hard hand in the starlight smd Houlson shook it heartily. Presently they stood beside the pris( ner. Without a word Hanks took olf his shs'.ekle.s. "We was at the cstbin," he ssiid, ".in' the ole man told us ef we seed his boy comin' ter tell him ter hurry up. Yere's ycr hoss." In dazed surprise the horse thief mounted. "Tell him weseed-his boy."' Then, sis the man turned to speak, Hsmks sternly ordered him siway. "(lit !" he cried. f Then, after the echoes bsid died stway and the rider must have reai hed the c abin where the old man siwaited bun, Hsmks smd Houlson clasped palms sg.ain, and then, mounting, rode away up Ihe winding track ami disappeared over Hicks' Knob. New York Mercury. (Jiioer 4,Als." in Chinese Papers. The North China Herald gives one. or two ve ry c urious specimens of the. ad vertisements which appear in the Chi nese papers. One is from a motlyr to her son who ha-, run away from 'home, and it is worded as follows; "Take care that you are not stun k down by lightning. Your mother weeps bitu-rly for you as she pens these lines in order that they may be read by her soiu. When you ran away from ho.;nc on th.e'lOth of the eighth moon, the people ofjr'all the shop canv and asked us wlssit h id be come of you;it wsxs thus that we learned your flight :iud since then my loo 1 and sleep have benefitted me but. litth I am still crying and nnosniing. I have received your letter which has come from beyond the horizon, but it does not tell me where I cm iincl you. 1 sun now at almost the hist. cx'Cremity, and your family h is bad to put. up w ith cruel insults from strangers. If you do not return I can stand all this 310 longer and shall assured'y put an end to my exis tence, in which case you would he in danger of being struck down by light ning. If you return, no matter in what way, all will be sirranged. I hive even invented a plan by which your father will know nothing sibout your escapade. My life or. death is only a question of a few days. I entreat all well-dissed persons to spread abroad the adver tisement so that it may be read by sill whom it may concern. They will thus e;i rn a profusion of hidden merit. "Writ ten by a woman of Sou cho Take, esire that you are not struck down by light ning." A Plant Medicine. Dr. A. H. (irit.iths hsis demonstrated that iron sulphate, or copperas, ;i ts upon the cellulose of the microscopic fungi which prey upon plants, but. does not affect that of the higher plants them selves. It is therefore si. remedy for the most virulent epidemics which attsick field and garden crops, smd destroys such panisitic germs and fungi as the potato disease, wheat mildew-, etc. In one English di-triet this year's crop of w inter beans hsis failed cm siceount of a to will of fungus on the roots of the plants a disease which si limely appli cation of iron sulphate would have cured. 1 A r k ;i us:" w T r si v e lie r. Nothing- Nervous About Her. "Terrible thing, this ice cream sick ness," remarked Charley, sis he was out walking with his girl. "It's caused by something or othe r called tyrotoxicon. I'm told tin: ice cream dealers have suf fered a good deal of loss since its ap pearance. The girls sire ail afraid of it, you know." And Charley grinned to himself. They walked on in silence. After awhile she hung onto his arm with both hands and murmured: "Ch.arley, dear, I do not know what fear is when I'm with you." THE COST OF WAR. Scenes in Our Civil War and Other Wars Comnared. The Losses at Shiloh Much Creater Than at Waterloo. A Wa-hi:ig-on i i -pon Cinc-innat i ( ' unmerc i comp.,ring the 5tati-t i desit !i of I'nion s,,!,i. beilion, wirh t he ;:r Reports -how tha: sjut hern a rn. le- ne t i skirnu-h s and batti' - 1 Vo , tie li-(s 1,. g. the loss bv Klg th" 1b- f o!hi r war-, or: hem d e than 2. ) l:i 11' ti.e-. conflicts the lo-s on the Federal side was more than ."xjij m-n, smd in at h-sist ti n battles more than lo.ooo men were re ported lost on each tide. The appended table shows that the combined lo--es of the Federal smd Confederate forces, in killed, wounded and mi-sing-, in the fol lowing c ngageuuts. were: Shiioh. 21, 000; Ar.tietam, f,oo(); Stone river, ")T,000; Chaneellor-viHe. 2S, U00 ; Oett ys burg, ' r-l.ooi.; Chicksuu.uga, :;:.((); McC'lelknfs penhi-uiar csunpaign. 000, and Sherman's campaign, l'J-,0'iO. Waterloo was one of the most desperate and bloody fields el. ronieied in European history, smd yet Wellington's casualties were less than 12 per cent., his losses be ing 2,432 killed, and M wounded out of over 100,000 men, while at Shiloh one side lost in killed and wounded l,7-10out of "1,000, while their opponents report their killed and wounded at 0. tibi, making the casualties about lit) per cent. At the great battle of AYagram Napoleon lo-t but about ft per cent. At Wurhurg the French lwst but '3 1-2 per cent., and yet the army gave up the field and retreated to the Khine. At Ibieour, Marshal Saxe lost but 2 1-2 per cent. At Zurich, Massena lost but 8 per cent. At Lagriz, Frederick lost but fi 1-2 per cent. At Malplaquet, Marlboro lost but 10 per cent., and at Hamillies the same intrepid commander lost but (J per cent. At Contras, Henry of Navsirre was re ported sis c ut to pieces, yet his loss was less than 10 per cent. At Lo li, Napoleon lost 1 1-1 per cent. At Vsilmy, Freder ick William lost but " per cent., and at the great battles of Marengo and Aus terlitz, ssinguniary as they were, Napo leon lost an average o less than 14 1-2 per cent. At Msigenta a. id Solferiuo, in iSo'i, the average loss of both armies was less than per cent. At Konigrath, in lsnti, it Avas G per cent. At AYoerth, Specheran, Mars le Tour, Oravelofte and Sedan, in IsTO, the average, loss was 12 per cent., while at Linden General Moreau lost but 4 per cent, in killed and wounded. Americans would scarcely call this a lively skirmish. At Perry viile, Murl'reesboro. Chiekamauga, At lanta, Gettysburg, Mission Hidge, the Wilderness and Spot t sy 1 vania, tlie loss frequently reached, and sometimes ex ceeded, 40 per cent. Official statistics show that of tin- 3.000,000 men enlisted, there were killed in battle, -14.2:; died of wounds. 40,20oi died of di-ease, Wi.2I(: died of un known causes. :H, 11; total, 303,813. This inelud.es only those whose death while in the army had been actually proved. To this number should be add ed, first, 215.00(1 men who are known to hive died while in the hands of the ene my as prisoners of war, smd many others in the same manner whose deaths are un recorded : second, a f dr percentage of the 20."),T'.i4 men who sire put down on the official reports as deserters and miss ing in action, for those who participated in the war know th.it men frequently disappear, who, it was certain had not deserted, yet could not be otherwise officially accounted for; third, thousands who are buried in private cemeteries nil over the n irth who died while home on furlough. The n tns dead are buried in 73, nation d cemeteries, of which only 12 sire in the Northern States. The proport hm of death from all cau-es in the troops of each state was as follows: Miine, 1 in 7: New Hamp shire, 1 in 7: Vermont. 1 in ; Massa chusetts, 1 in 0: Rhode Island, 1 in 11; Connecticut, 1 in- 1 0 ;New York, 1 in 12; New .lersey, 1 in 12: Pennsylvania 1 in 12: Dclawsire. 1 in 20; Maryland, 1 in 2o;Ohio. 1 in 0: Indiana. 1 in S; Hli no's, 1 in 7: Michigan., 1 in 0 :Wisconsin, 1 :n 7: Minnesota. 1 in ; Iowa. 1 in 5 (ne.irly 0); Kansas. 1 in ."i : California, 1 in 20; West Virginia, 1 in 0: Kentucky, 1 in 10; Missouri. 1 in 0. Ihimrerous KnoTs. Poofs painted with lead paint, and afterwards used to secure .1 supply of rain water for drinking purposes, are dang' rous to human he alth. We have in mind .1 case of si proini-ii'g lad of six teen years of sige, who is now stone blind sis the result of blood -poisonin A .""5 from drinking rain. v. atcr collec ted from a roof recently psiinted. This water was filtered, but stili contained sufficient of tl e mineral poison to cause disease. American Cultivator. Harry's Smiles. In the front parlor, 11 p. m. : Ethel Harry called to-night, pnpa. He was too witty for anything and sill smiles. Papa Yes; I can smell the s relics yet. Town Topics. Death l'iites in Different Cutiutrb In Prince the v h-.ve t:.!v gvt a w ' a . r ir :VS Ii" -- ' r i; . :::-.d new :. v are 1 u.ly gr w itli -..tr. 'i.: : a .King -lov p. i; their 1. Le---- i f w . : k. 1 I 4 lor t;.- prottt ti n of the i.,-..p e t;.. ;r hd-Itations. a-.d agiin-t tyr..:;!.y doin ' if s' r i: ". i 1 1 1 : s tt e J . th-- ih ee ti, Ir: Y: ... rac 1- thn m a t ;io-,;-ani re ts. m :n Engl.i'i'l, w hich means th-it th.-ie is a j.rcvent'sble 1-mghtt r tiei. of 1 1 2. lives more th.m there is now in E:igl:ud. In :-;!! my the mortality of th-- army i the l-.we-t in Europe smd there i- mucii 1 -siy in the Way of eViUlp!e of the coiKinies wrought by it, but, nr. i-. r its municip tl government, ti.e death rate of the eii! psilation in Gewsi-my is very high. It is -ix in 1.000 high.-r than in Kngiand, which lie-aus i 1 of l-"i.pO! niore Fives than is now annually . .scr'uieed in Eng land. In Italy the death rate is e ight to looi) hieh.-r, which implies a sacrifice of 21,0oo lives to the wa-tefulness of ignorance there. In Au-tiia th" devas tation is stili greater even than that. It is no less than eleven in looo above the Eugli-hdeath rate which occasions a lo-s in that empire of upward of 400,000 more than the present rate in England and Wales. Hut the death rate of the sii my in Itu-sia is three times greater than that of the army in Germany, smd the death rsste of the civil popuhition, as described by the lb gi-tar T ienc rid of France is still more terrible. To sin in ternational arbitration si decisive' ca-e could be made out againt-t the extension of such bad goverment over any popula tion. These are examples of the xvsiste f ulness of ignorance and sloth against the economies of well applied sanitary science. Night-Lights anil Insects. Professor A. J. Cook, of the Michigan Agricultural College, says; Various ag ricultural papers aresigsiin publishing the oft-repeated statement that si brig-ht light suspended over si tub of water w ill kill our injurious insects. Hut if we exclude the noetuidsc (night livers) such as the cutworm moths, army worm moths, etc., none of our dreaded insect foes can be trapped in this wsiy. Our students col lect thousands of insects c-sich year by plaeing lights in their xvindows. This mode of capture- never avails against slugs, butterflies, sphinges, .Tgerian borers, eodlin moths, many destructive beetles, two-wing llies, or any of the lice, bugs or locii-ts. Even in case of the lactuids it is no very satisfactory remedy. The moths fly all through June, July and August. Thus we sire now (July 8) taking the army worm moths, and many cutworm moths. We' shall continue to do so till late in August. Hence the practice of this remedy im plies diligent labor for several weeks, and yet very -likely the natural enemies of ihesc moths will so thin their ranks that they w ill do no harm next year. All know th::t it is not every year, but oeeasionsd years, thiit these pe.-ts work their dreaded hsivoc. Therefore it seems more than probable that lights expressly to csipture and kill insects are not to be strongly recommended, if at all. They csipture a few of our enemies, and these at a cost not warranted. Artificial Tropics. In the belief that modern science can command climate, Dr. H. W. Richard son proposes that Hritish invalids be given in their nsitive isle the advantages of tropical resorts. This he would ac complish by establishing winter homes or health palaces, each containing fifty or more comfortable two-story houses, inclosing a large squire of ornamental grounds, and provided with libraries, baths, gymnasia, amusement halls, etc. Flower lined g dh ries, giving long promenades, would extend over the houses, under glass roof, while the central inelosure would be shut in by an immense sireh of glass at a great height above th- ground. Suit able heating and ventilating apparatus would give an equable and adjustable temperature to all parts of the structures and any desired character may be im parted to the climate. Even cloudy days need not be known, as electric suns could be made to shine at plca-ure. In many places winter resorts on a grander scale might be created by putting whole, valleys under roofs of glass, forming parks of constant beauty and heaithful ne;s. Arkansaw Travele r. 3Iexieau "Lovers' (inide." There on sale everywhere and in uni versal Use a cheaply printed little pamphlet entitled "El Secretario de los Amantes.e It is the guide aid hand book of lovers. It contains the language of flower, tin- signith-ance of the varied wearing and handling of the sombrero, the language of the far,, the language of fruits, the meaning of the vsiried uses of the handkerchief, emblems in designat ing the hours of day and night in mak ing appointment-, the use of the numer als in cipher writing, several short chapters on the conduct of a love affair, and a deaf mute ssiphabet for one hand. This literary gem seems to be more studied than any other in th " republic, Harper's Magazine. t ii m nu i; vr i . . 1'. - . : A (-..: tl..- 1 . . : . - : . ti : o- v. . 1 ; f 1 ' r M- - ;. ,'r ': . ! o . th .. four 1 h I-..: ;-. - a t . h .ve ,.i .1 .!- tue..: :;:,; ,.f ;: , Vh::t i- k-.ow :: a- the ' is ..1 i. ! ,.f t'., j": .:.: v h. h i -I 1 . I: :- - .. li- :'. - f t ' i 1 ' : . v i :- T);e - .i! f..r he; .. phu., - -1 i t i . a' it-iit 1- is iro ..! '.: found tho .1 o .si ii fi 1 r : - ; u am- -iig " - -.; j ,1:.:- . .f t t- p .' s t ! ! 1 v.iili 1.1.1I ,;', r;', Dr. D.-rei:::s mv- th-it tie- !i: ! .1 .n - re - i . . : t ; - - v.ies can be r-mb r d u-;:i immab"- i-v i lipping tie s:i in -oh;; i e: t p'..-p":-.t.-:f siininonia i:i at - v. I - ill d hli po-.-il tie to : lii.' fi!. - . 1 i ' t-1 i i o'i lire. i A remarkable ill u -t r..t i. -n of th-- n- i . during chaia. ter of !. :!. ,: i. ,':; :.i.n i;ow be s-'cn in t!..- H::t';d: N I s - n i : i . white ! has been plae.- 1 a u i g. 1. ,!. v i'"!-: 1 in a : tcisiplcat Thclies, whhh is -upj d t" have b en wor n by an E-- p: i.iti in -t at a eriod not hs, than 3 oo c:.rs ago. j Tin Chin-se bo i-t of a sm'c-s .,f j fciipses, recorded in th" anaal- of the j nation, extending over a peri-. 1 of near- j ly 3.'.iO0 years, all of v, h 1. h. they atlil lll, I were not oti'v oliscrvcd. hui v., -re ao u lated and tigurctl in advu.ee. Tie-gohh-n sige of Chine-e a-tro!iomy from sibout 2s "i7 to If ( '. I In Algeria there i- a mh.-iM .--tre-iin j which the chemistry of nature hi- con- verted into true ink. It i- form-! bv j the union of two ri u ! t -. o t W h ! o 1 1 j is very strongly iinj.regnat i d w it h irouj while tin- other. m--a:ide,iiig through :i I eat marsh, imbibes gallic acid, smother ingredient in the formation of ink. J. t ters sire satisfactorily written with this singular inky compound. In the early gropiugs for knowledge the study of eclip-es held a ,rominent place. Their revolut ion w as calculated by OllippiH, the Atlu nian, :;:;r, H. ('.. TheEyj.tians said they had observed l?7o eelip-es of ihe sun, and H',2 of the moon. i:i tin-period f,om Vuh a;; to Al- j cxandcr, Sj:!H. C. The t heoj-y of e 1 i p- : ses is said to have bee., known to the ! Chinese ljefore 120 H. ( '. The li ( .-1 J eclip-e recorded was one of the moon, i and Wiisaccui-atelyob-erve, by the (dial- I deans at Hil-vlou March 10, 721 H. ('., at e..jo p. u.. siccoiding to Ptu'.cmy. j A watch having- but on,, vdiee! is Mill j in cxi-tencc in Franco, though manu- J faetured in Paris more than i hundred yi-ars ago. This watch wa? ptesinted j to the Nationsd institute in 17'.'0, biug then in a deplorable Mate, but under the skilful treatment of an exo-it bar- mon v bet ween t ! i- various upmiis was Successfully r e - e-i a b' i - h c d , so that it. H (veil now in going order. The great wheel which gives th-- watch its name, i occiM.i.. tl.,. 1.tt,.. ,.f 1 fl.,. I 1 ' " " "" ' ' " - e - i 111'. j l-entre Of tlie plate; it has sjvfy teeth, its ! axis carries two pinions, r.n- ' of which j receives tie- motive fore- from a barrel, ! and the other cani-s tie- minute vvork. 1 A well-known Oerm-ui architect re- I ports some t,e,s of irtete-r a, i-dieat- j mg the radiu- of lh- .-,rcl,: of protection la-t, in the village of Xfei-igen, li'rlit- . ' ning st ruck a 1,-ar t re.- t t v-t hi-ee- feet 1 - i:..o . -i 14-. . ingu. i;, one -i.ie, ii ) it'-i a way was SI School house, lift v-.jx feet hi.-ll. ),! the otle-r -ide u;ls a t.n, t, : l j ' f, , t away, hsivhsg- a 'i.-ht uiug rod reaching Up 1") f feet, Hah lod- Were placed .' i r J 1 had work'-tl wed when te-ted, smd the h-vel of th'- foot 0f f;,.. tr.-e- was about the same a- that of the two k iidin-.. It i- evident, ihe-,. if tie- f,,-. j been accurately reported, tnat the ra- dius of the ci i eh- of proi'-ftioi b not more than twice the height of the rod. I The Pafb r:i Was )Mf. ! A lad v wa'kf-'i into a i' .-'ore f,.w c a-. - ::' , ro , mouited for the carpet i d'-partment to whi' h .-he v. a - corgli't- ! ed. "You se-'," sh- :. pi dr.ed, "I ! bought .1 pi c - of c arp t f. ,; ;r v paler. ; and S,,uiue!. my I . : ; -1 a-, - n.-thi: 1 'ii 'SO but W- iiiis.-t 1: IV" son.e i.-.or'; 1 : r. e ; it. So I wani to g- t ti.e remnant. I ; di-.:i't r-:u mie r the ; r;; tir.t waited ' en me, but I'd know- th . o ; t if I ---t : eyes (,n Thiee ;. ik- w-re k'-pt j buyanhour .nsd a haif unroiling car- '' H;tiiig for her ide!,tif:.-.-iti-.ii. hat the 'b - ! sin-d remnai t iibi't ( ome to light. 'D- sir me, till- : - vei v di-appoi;.ir.g'," a!tl tlie latly with a ton- o: ve.:.t;..r. : j "I felt Sure I Could ih.d tl." !e-t of it.' I "When did you buy tig- good-, mad mi';'' inquircu t u clerk. ,;, t '. ei.t v -t wo or twenty-t hrc-e yea is ago. I know it was ju-t sihoiii ti.,-. ti"..- of E' - -un-en-l-r. i.ik I S irnii'-i ;-).-. , , ,-. . 1 ,; ,g i "Ah. nn-'d.in,." said ti.e h i k. "I fear tlie i-.-mu.iiU has been sold." J) iil, ' CoiUier. j The Workirur U . T. -.- U- - fv-r .-Si : : '.- ,..! ':. i-; 1 c ' " -i -a !U t-M W i .. 1 xM -. t; .. t . 1 i i 1 . :i li..- .. . . . , i t 0 s. ; V '. a t: ' 1 ; . : ' : Ts. - ? k.::.' i- t, 1; t- rr. f: --rk m ": ?'. !'. .1 " - . "!'.. .arse . !..r ! . .". 7i.'-y -.- !;.! the r 1. e.-- ! i The r- .ii -t in 1 an ! - .1 . f 1 ! Ae. t r .' : '. . ' i I I :.:oi .li.iu.- v..U i-i i - i ; ' ! r,-l l--v- )..- n i I; r. a: t!.e - : I I . ti..- mi-;.-. ! t ! -'. ;-. ! An i .hive th- l !!- . t. .1 tie... t',.-!-. f it:' ! c x :. lhie ! . ;:-!.' Si-e . . ! f - Mi. H . - l'.l-.keM III MOHOI . Ni Ver I'I'.'.k :Ul-s A e l Wi:i;a:i. There is onlv one .e.m of tie- eir I tor til.' ivanga-.oo pj uc'. i The crow ; - the lie I at i- V d ef bij. .is. It tioir in ike- a i. ..'..- w ith-.ut ( IW s. What i-ani-:rv :sf t . r Th.- tu h man sis . a the p. .. e .en be: ins I'de witho-.it a -hit! to hi- b.. 1.. ""'Ik it is ph sity .f io -m the top." said the hotel oh-rk :e ! otdet.-d the j.ortt r to put up aisoth' r el on the roof. Seine odd dinin r i u-tom -.till s; ad. The poui ins um 1 to p. ,.t !h ir b.ui'jU'ts, and the h.ihit oi lh'g at pub lic dinner-, -t ill pn ail. The cost lini'-s of striKes ha- 1" en t often dwelt upon to mintiou th. ho t that a m. in shtpp-d aiiothi r i it:' n - f i e and had to pay lo f u it. An agricultural p.ip r sa- tin! i s won't I". I her lorn if it is m i ke. 1 in k-i o M lie. 'e shouldn't think that null would b-.th'T it very nun h li'm r. Hungry fat In r ( late for hi- iiiam-r) -Eddie, my son, h,te oil g-.t anylhiiig in the shape of pie,' ' "Vr sh," aid u 1:'' sub-muh ; "pie !!,(.-." 'Why is a small b..v like a womin;' said a certain man to h'n 1 1 oiibh ife. Norepon-c. "Ihiaw-e he will make a man grown,"' said the conun drumist. A woman in Maine his a collection of more than Hio kind- of n.dy, and ;-hc is considered a gnat bit - ing to ; the town in which flic li -. All the tiles 111 the Vllluge (o:iet al.oilt her le u-e and -tay there tin- sea.son t hi i iiigdi. j (Jueer Names tA Povb.Hb es. I I hiv.- been looking ov. r lie- lid of ' ')-". 1 b! '"-tol!i, . in the I'nitcd States ' 1 tin-! -onn- vi i y ! uuuy nanes. If we j v bh ; p-atr a man out of th- names, i "' ' w id lind blood in K -1 u kv and Meat. I vA North ;11 .ihee If wc ne- ft r gett iug portion- of the .o!- com- p! I t e. We h e an E e ill N'ol ! h ( '.; o! i na, y e.th in ( Mi-'.on, Foot in 'I E'-g, hinlone and Head sn Aiabuca, I'.le.i-t in 'Ii--o.ui. Hand in ) im.I.i. J'iiigt v in M i--i --i .pi and ICnc: j i ('di- 1 ,""";l' !' u " v l'1 ;" 1 I u ,I:,t "' ;,"'r-i ' iiii i, o.ti lit ' i i 1 1 ! i s i j . 1 1 . ' iff a-oi in 1 . : i I )ci-. If the man don't want l . nor Ino'c;:sin- le- i j ! i,at- to go I , , i . ; o. u . I , si- tle ie j, i;o: any hoot or -l.o. -u the ! "vb a!tnoU::!i t Ii re I- a M.o- le ! in i . i.i i .i I I 5 1"0'- H we had -reafda I Wn,,':'11 ; r,i'"' "," "'''' ''" j 1"', ri ":'M'"i! "l lun-t , -1 , for i ,'"' '''!' arti le of f.-mile :,pp,.. to be I found on th li-f is a V, .n-. in Sou'li . ,h,:i ,-,. f , lh,. ,, ,.., j ( ,;r,. i. c,r, ... c ,r. ,..,1..,.;,;, ! lUll :,( p L(. j, ,,,, ;i :i,.r, ( , lind a Droii in leu-. In fact. !,- wol 1 .. , ... , , I anything in- l.etijs on tie- n t. .- a I I i . , , i when Jus wants an- ended th'-o- , i i Collin waiting' for him in Ei;o , .. TerjU-s-ee. ' M. Eoui- (',.,: l : , Pig'eoiis in European Armies. No army in Europe ii i. y -. t o:.:-i h t'-.l to b" in a proper condition to take tie; field without mi .-.!. i:,d m! --i:ip! v of oi...'- ! l'h"o,: lf, j. pMT ef,: r gular j.ara j rnali i of e-.a i , , tmsjii goirri-ou now; .!.. Fi'-nc h ippsopi ia; large amount-. ji:ui'i.i!lv for th- oird-, md ever- go-, eti.u.'-i.t in Europe i- in tfi'.- race to -' cire : b .u r i- r pi- eon .-i rvice. T;,e "f-e;.i h, i:.b'd, at the siege of I'stris utili!" 1 th hi"! , f -..jitin-u uly, and quite long- d'--pat h-, eoin-pri?-ed into a small -pee l,y photo graphic reduction, w re ,-t-nt. ': bird carrying during the ieg(- n.anv :n O.0O0 Hi' --ages safely. A- th'- pige,U .'.- rage- forty To fort v-jive n.i-ei an hour, it is itpp.in.nt that th-.-y are of gr i?t r -el-vice than balh on-. -::;re ti.e-, p,..i ,s the quality of diiigiM.oy Tings. ( h:' ag, All the IMffe rence in the Worbl. A Chamberlain woman m id and drove tin: minister out oi' the hou-e be cause he said ln-r babv hid ltd i.iir. An hour hiter a tr-itnp c-ame- .dor.g', told h r she had the ja-v-tti-'t. b.tiy in town and that it looked like . r. and invited him in, guv him a -quir- mead, and k pt in th'- front r uu s.n ! lmv hitn a c :. ui.ee to :. four -ilver ,, .. .. You v, ant to be- ;i goo 1 'tu b-nt of humen na t -.re before vol have much to with a Chamberlain woman, L Dakota Hell.
The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Oct. 21, 1887, edition 1
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