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THE t wMnpiR a nr E. E BILLIARD, Editor and Proprietor. WE MUST WORK FOR THE PEOPLE'S WELFARE. SUBSCRIPTION: $150 PER YEAR. VOLUME IV SCOTLAND NECK, X. C, THURSDAY, MAY 10, 188s. m .nu:i: Roses ami Lilies. Roses for youth with its mail ambition, Lilies for hopes that bloam into peae, r:-os3 for work with its promisoJ fruition, Lilies vfon toil and striving cease; Waxen trumpet and velvet nest, The rose or the lily, which is best? Lilies when days slip in dreamy fashion', Koses when moments are e;ad and gay, Roses for liearts in the maelstrom of passion, Lilies for I roasts that are quiet for aye Snowy trumpet and crimson nest, The rose or the lily, which is best? lEnima ( '. Dowd, in Youth's Companion. THE OFFICER'S STORY. One night recently, while temporarily ri'h":i the limits of one of our military pods en the rorthwcstcra frontier, I sought, at the same time, diversion of mind and shelter from the raging storm ia the ofii eers' club room. As I closed 'ho door, and pulled the visor of my fuf cap from over my eyes, I could see indistinctly through the tobacco smoke with which the room was filled, a little roup of officers seated arouad the al most fed hot stove. "Pi 1 I ever serve against the Co manches? Well, somewhat. I was a pris oner of th'irsfor live days," one of the older officers was replying to a question asked by one of the youngsters, a3 I ac costed an invitation to draw up a chair and join the circle around the stove. His reply was followed by a silence that plainly indicated that the others awaited the story that they knew must follow. The speaker was a middle-aged man, remarkably well preserved for his years, and so gi aphic was his narrative that ne could almost believe; himself an eye witness of the scenes that he described. ''Yes,'' continued he, "I was stationed lown in Indian territory at the time, and we were literally surrounded by Indians, whom our presence alone pre vented from going upon the warpath. The Kiowas and Comanches had been for many yoirs the bitterest enemies, but early in the spring rumors of pro spective trouble from both of them were very prevalent. According to these rumors, the two formerly antagonistic tribes contemplated uniting against their common enemies, the whites. Those repeated rumors were promptly reported to department headquarters, but as in every case nothing came of them, r.n order was issued to tho effect that the next c I'ieer making any such report should be sent to investigate it and ascertain the facts before the report was forwardcl to the general command ing the department. "I was stationed with my company in a camp some little distance from the post with instructions to watch the Comanches and Kiowas, whose camps were a few miles further on. Attached to my company were two Indian scouts, both of them faithful fellows, iu whom I coulel trust, and when one morning one of them came to my tent and re ported that there was certainly going to be trouble, as the Comanches were donning their war paint and feathers and endeavoring to induce the Kiowas to follow their example, I could do nothing less than order around my horse aid ride up to the post to report the matter. "That very morning the order of which I was just speaking had been re ceive 1, and when I reported what my 'cout hud told me I received orders to bring my company into the post, and, accompanied by only one scout, to act as interpreter, to visit the Indian camps' and find out what I could about the projected ou break, and, if possible, prevent it by moral suasion. 4 'It was a perilous undertaking, I very well knew; for if my scout had spoken truly, there was little probability of cither of us coming back with our hair en. But orders had to bo obeyed ; to, early iu the afternoon, we set out. "The Indian was very dubious about the result of our trip, assuring me that what he had said was true, anel that the best fate that we could hope for v. as to be taken as prisoners, anel held until peace was once again declared. Late in the evening we drew near to the Comanche camp, and long before we came in sight of it, tho sound of tom-toms and savage yells reached our cars. "The scout here stopped and urged cur going back, saying that it was all our lives were worth to enter tho camp at such a time, but I told him that I must obey my ordcr3 and go rdiead, and that if he so desired he could go and tell his comrades that he wa3 afraid to follow the white chief, and had run away. I can see the fellow yet, as he straightened up on his pony .'nd replied: " 'Spotted Dog would lie if he said that he was afraid. He only wanted to save the white chiefs scaip, and will follow hirn wherever he dares to lead' "For a few moments we rode along in silence, until, upon coming suddenly around the base of a low hill, our eyes fell upon a sight that I shall remember as long as I live. Oa the side of the camp towards us a huge fire had been built, near which a post was planted in the ground. Danciri" around both was a horde of yelling, howling demons, their barbarous arms and ornaments shining, and the hideous outlines of their panted faces showing clearly in the ruddy firelight. They were having their famom war dance, and going through the ceremony of striking the post in which each warrior" able to bear arms and willing to go on the warpath strikes his tomahawk agai nst the post fa illus trate the manner in which he will cleave the s-kull3 of his unfortunate enemies. "As soon as we were discovered by them, we were surrounded by the howl ing savages, pulled from our horses, and in less time than it takes to tell it were landed within the living circle. The Indians danced around us, brandish ing their tomahawks and spears, and seeing how near they could come to us without injuring us. In vain I made the 'peace sign,' and in vain my inter- ( prcter protested that o:r object was simply to pay a friendly visit. A grand council was at once ordered to decide it it would not be an appropriate and fit ting course of proceelure to inaugurate ft.eir campaign and show their contempt for the military by burning a white officer at the stake ard turning the war dance into a scalp danco in honor of the occasion. "It was decidedly a case of 'packed jury,' and, although one or two feeble voices were raised ia our behalf, tho popular verdict was against us, and it was elecided to hold the scout a prison cr and to torture me on tho spot. Tho scout's interpretation of the words and tho busy preparations of the Indians in formed me of tho verdict at the same time, and I spent the few moments that remained in instructing the scout to escape as soon as possible and report at the post all that had happened. "My recollection of my sensations at that time is very vague. I was stuanod at the suddenness of tho calamity that was about to overwhelm me, and Ire member a feeling of anger at the order on account of the provisions of which I was to die a horrible death for no other reason than that of having done my duty. " Hut I didn't have long to think even of that, for as soon as all was rca ly. tho two bucks acting as my guard caught hold of mo, and half led, half dragged mo toward tho stake. The yelling savages closed in around me with every evidence cf pleased anticipation. As the- were about to bind me to the stake, and the last ray of hope seemed gone, a powerful form made for itself an open ing through tho crowd, anel in a mo ment I saw btauding beside me Black Kettle, the head chic' of the Kiowas. At his back were o) or 4 ) of the most influential members of his tribe. I had a short time before performed an act of kindness for this powerful chief, and I now waited in breathless suspense tosec how ho would return it. Tho Co manches paused for a moment, and then, maddened at the interruption of their gentle pastime, their yells became more and more "blood-curdling, while toma hawks and. spears fairly rained about me. "Black Kettle said nothing, but, tak ing up one corner of his blanket, he held it out to me. The grip with which the proverbial drowning man grasps at a straw isn't a circumstance compared to the way in which I clung to tho dirty edge of that Indian's greasy blanket. As long as Black Kettle permitted mo to thus protect myself under the shadow of his wing I knew that I was safe, for the Comanches would not dare to harm the protege, and thereby secure the en mity of the great chief, whose tribe they were exerting every effort to secure as allies. "Strong words and arguments fol lowed the interruption, but finally re sulted in my going off, still clinging to tho skirt of Black Kettle's garment, and I was quartered m that chiefs lodge, where I could consider myself safe until final disposition slioul I be made of me. "Five of the longest days and nights of my life were spent und r Black Ket tle's roof. I had to partake of dog soup and the other vile messes that he offered me, for fear of offending hirn by de clining. At all times the air was filled with yells and the sounds of tom-toms. At night I was led forth to amuse my captors, and in ordr that they might gloat over my misfortune. They made roe dance and sing and go through all kinds of ridiculous perforin inces. Bach day I could see that tho Kiowas were more inclined to join tho Comanches, and I shuddered to think ot what must necessarily happen when they would put on the war paint. I had some hope that Spotted Dog had escaped, and that troops would soon come to my assist ance, and yet I feared to havo them come, for I had assisted too often in the capture of Indian villages not to know that if tho troops were successful they would in all probability find mc dead anel scalped. "On the fifth day my worst fears seemed about to be realized. The squaws were busy tearing down the tepees and packing up their belongings. Lon" lines of them leading their laden ponies were soon filing out of camp and going off. I knew that this meant war, and that tho women and children were getting out of the way. Black Kettle had not been near me all day, and I was almost wild with suspense wdien, late in the afternoon, he appeared, decked out in all his savage finery. He told mo that after long deliberation, he and hi3 chiefs had decided to be allies to the Comanches, and tint ho had pleaded for my life in vain, but that there was some hopo yet, lie ordered mc to follow him, which I diJ. "Outside of his lodge stoo 1 my horse, saddled aal bridled, and with all of my belongings just as I hid left thern. He led rne and I led the horse down to the edge of the water, where were collected all of the warriors of both sides and their ponies. I wa3 then informed that I would be allowed to cross the river and gain tho underbrush on the other side, after which Black Kettle's pro tection would have to cease, and the whole two tribes would engage in a pleasant little fox hunt, with mo as fox. The word was given, my revolver was handed to rue. and I plunged in. "Tiie river was not wide, b it very deep, anel quite swift. I slipped off my horse,- and, taking hold of his tail, al lowed hirn to tow rr.o slowly across. During tho few moments of crossing, my brain was very active, and when the horse scrambled up the bank my plan was formed. "It was by thu time almost dark, and when the horse reached the top of tho bank I stopped him, and tightened the saddles girth in full view of the In dians, wdio, true to their word, waited forme to dh appear in the underbrush be fore taking So the water. The moment I struck the 1 Tush a yell from hundreds of Indian thnuits reached me, and the bullets cut the triish all arena I me. "I leaped frwm my horse and with my pistol barrel (gave him a whack over the back that I knew would send him on a gallop clear to the fort. I knew, too, that the Indiani would follow his trail, so 1 slipped as quietly as possible up a side coulee and hid until the Indians passed me, when I made tracks for an other fort about twenty-live miles dis tant. "My ruse proved successful, for the Indians, thinking, of course, that I would try to get home, followed my horse's trail, and left mc iinpursucd. I traveled all that night, and reached my destination just as tho bugles were sounding reveille. On tho day follow ing I went back under escort to my proper post. "Much to my surprise, upon my ar rival there, nothing had been heard of Spotted Dog, and it was not until months afterward that I found that the faithful fellow had been shot by the In dians while trying to obey my instruc tions lo escape. "This was not tho only time that Bl ack Kettle befriended me, and when Gen. Custer and his conemand returned from their "whiter campaign that endeel with the battle of tho Wichita, it was with genuine sorrow that I learned of the old chiefs death." New York Sua. Foods Digested Willi lea and Coffee. Experiments have recently been made by Dr. Frazer on the action ef tea, cof fee and cocoa op stomach and intestinal digestion. He concludes, according to science, that it is better not to eat much of meats at tho same time as infused beverages arc taken; for it ajijicars that their digestion will in most cases be re tarded, though there are possSdy ex ceptions. Absorption may be Tendered more rapid, but there is a loss of nutri tive substance. On the other hand, the digestion of starchy food appears to be assisted by tea and coffee; and gluten, the albuminoid of flour, has been seen to be the principle least retarded in digestion by tea, and it only comes third with cocoa, while coffee has appareatly a much greater re tarding action on it. From this it ap pears that bre&d is the natural accom paniment of tea and cocoa when used a3 tho beverages at a meal. Perhaps tho action of coffee is the reason why, in this country, it is usually drank alone or at breakfast, a meal which consists much of meat, and of meats (eggs and salt meats) which are not much retarded in digestion by coffee. 2. That eggs are the best form of animal food to be taken along with infused beverages, and that apparently they are best lightly boiled if tea, hard boiled if coffee or cocoa is the beverage 3. That the casein of tho milk and cream taken with the beverages is probably absorbed in a large degree from tho stomach, and that the butter used with bread undergoes digestion more slowly in the presence of tea, but more quickly in the presence of coffee or cocoa; that is, if the fats of butter are iatluenced in a way similar to oleine. 4. That the use of coffee or cocoa as excipients for cod-liver oil, etc., appears not only to depend on their pronounced tastes, but also on their action in assisting tho eligestion of fats. A 'ew Lease. . "Miss Clara,'1 he said, "can I speak with your father for a moment before I go?' "Certainly, Mr. Sampson," replied the girl, blushing, and with a wildly throb bing heart sho sought the old man. "Oh, papa," she began later, as the front door closed, "what did Mr. Samp son want?" "I'm his landlord you know. I let him his bachelor apartments, and he want3 another three years' lease." New York Sun. CHINESE COOLIES. The Barefooted Impassive Toil ers in Oriental Hong Kong. Fantastic iian Scenes in a Mongo Seaboard City. On the mainland shoro at Hong Kong, Glole-Democrat, are large dock, bar racks, an observatory and other solid evidences of England's firm grasp end power, and comparative quiet reigns, but at the water's rvlgo of tho city the whole din and upro'r of a Chincso city assaults tho cars, as the same old Chinese smell deals the nose a blow. The Praya, that runs along the water's edge, with high stone houses on one side, swarms with barefooted coolies with poles anl burdens over their shoulders, and sedan chairs carried by more coolies spirit aa occasional foreigner clcng above tho common heads. The fronts of the high houses have open arcades at each story, and are covered with signs, among which tho vermilion paper of tho Chinese shows everywhere. There is something sugge3tivo of Italian seaports in this quay, and when the coolies lift the chair poles and begin ascending tho staircase of a side street, one thinks instinctively of Geneva's stone stairways. On the upper levels, on the roads above all the Chinese shops and houses, the resemblance is even greater and the stone balustrades of tho long terraces, tho heavy gateways and the massive houses with their stories loggias make one sure that the blue water below is the Mediter ranean or one of the lakes. Through one arched way ia a high stono wall ono looks up a long staircase lined on cither side with masses of red, white and yel low flowers to tho door of a Portuguese chapel, and aa Italian convent is approached between whto ttone walls, and more rows of gorgeous blossoms. Tho shrub bery is all tropical,' the banyan trei spreading a network of roots over slop ing banks and snapping, snaky roots with fine bunches of tendrils of root over one's head. Banana trees, rows of tree ferns, huge-leafed things that are strange to one's eyes, fid the gardens, and rows of potted chrysanthemums of most brilliant colors line stairways and surmount balustrades. The scarlet poin sctta is here a spreading bush or tree far above one's head, and the whole top a blazo of big red stars that fairly burn the eyes with their intense color ing. The shade trees arch over the terrace roads, and when one passes from sunshine to shade there is that difference and sudden chill that warns one that the climate has its Italian turn, too. The conveyance one rides in is not Italian nor are the common people by the roadside like the fascia atiag inhabi tants of the peninsula. The cheapness of human labor is shown when one can be borne aloft on tho shoulders of two men, like an idol ia a procession, at the rate of fifteen cents an hour, and the contrast between the leisure and work ing classes h most apparent when tho one leans back in his ease and the other pants under the poles of the chair. Nearly all the coolies are bare footed, loose, flapping straw sandals being sometimes worn to save the feet from the fine, sharp stones with which the cement roads aro set. The slip slap, muffled sound of bare feet being set down flatly and ia a stealy me chanical beat, as regular as machinery, has a curious effect on oac. At first it seems as though tho regularity of the tread was enough to sooth oae to sleep, but afterwards, especially' if coming home late ia the evening through these still avenues of trees and high stone walls, there is something ia this methodical foot-fall that gives one an uncomforta ble sensation as of being carried off by some unknown power suggestive of evil and the supernatural. The chair coolie wears only the two cotton garments, unless the weather is chill enough to call for a second coat, or hot enjuh to remove the first one. The trousers are of the universal Chinese cut for the coolio class, each leg in a flopping petti coat of cotton, a yard wide, reaching below the knee. No race of people have designed an uglier dress and stuck to it without change for so many centuries. Eskimo Endurance. We look upon 30 to 40 degrees below zero, which our northern neighbors oc casionally see, as a temperature that is about the limit of human endurance with any degree of comfort (and probably it is with even our best methods of combatting it), and so we stand aghast, writes Lieut. Schwatka, when we hear of the Eskimo out sled ing and hunting at 50. 60, and even 70 degrees below zero, forgetting all the time that these people have a clothing, which is proportionately much warmer than their lowest temperature is colder than ours ; and this, too, with equal if not less weight than ia our clothing. They are, therefore, better prepared to andure it than we caa possibly be. Bustard Hunting In KnIa. Ia ordinary winter weather the bird take shelter beneath the nearest -utulerwod or brush; and at ;;rh time the hunter may look in vain for the bustard. But with an excepti r.nl.y strong frost or a cold snap listine; v. re than a couple of days, co n :s tin sports man's opportunity. Ti.en the pnor creature fulls an cay prey to its ene mies, or at such a time it is uij ct to a strange disability. The feathers of its wings freeze, a covering of ice form over them, and the bird is unable tj rise. Daring the night the heavy frost that prevails during the exceptionally cold weather in liussia settles on end in the wing-feathers, binding them togeth er. In this condition tho Lird seeks the open, and passes its beak through its frozen pinions to free them from the ice. But if the heavy fro-t continue anight and a diy, or the bird be prevented from leaving the brush to free itself from the encumbrance, rdl is over with it. The ice-chrystals still form upon and overpower its wings; the bird sinks from over-fatigue and cold; and the fox and wolf always on the watch for this opportunity find the bustard an easy prey. Aware of this, the bustard hunters know exactly what to do, and when to look for their quarry. When an unusu ally severe spell of cold sets ia, or a very keen hoar frost lasts more than a day or so, they make their preparations. Horses are carefully rough-shod; for tho sport is pursued on horseback, and the ground is as smooth and slippery as a sheet of ice. Then ia the morning, not too early, the party four, five or six strong, starts. Each one goes armed with a wdiip having a stout handle, and a couple of lassoes; firearms are not needed. Tho most promising feeding grounds in the neighborhood arc of course known to the sportsmen, and they make for the cover nearest these places. Now they beat the under wood and brush, hallooing and cracking their whips. The frightened birds rush out and try to make for the open. But the weight of their frozen wings presses them down; the feathers are covered with ice; they can neither rise nor run. They just waddle hero and there in a helpless, ungainly fashion. Crack! crack! go the whips; and the birds nearest the horsemen fall right and left, instantly killed by a dexterous blow on thu head with the whip-stock. Out fly the lassoes, and more distant birds arc struggling in the noose. When four, live or six persons take part in such a hunt, a few minutes suffice to despatch a fairly large number of bustards; and then a move is made to fresh ground. The bustard, it is curious to note, is the only bird of the steppe that is liable to this freezing of the pinion-feathers in severe weather; but ducks are often found on the larger rivers frozen to the ice by their legs. St. Jame3 Budget. Iielics of Washington. Tho approaching celebration ia this city, of the centennial of the inaugura tion of GeorgcWashiagton as first Presi dent in this country, says the New York Maii and Express, is causing those w ho intend participating in tho ceremonies to collect relics of that interesting his toric event. Among the collection owned by the New York historical society are several life-size portraits of Wash ington, said to be the bc3t in ex stencc. They were part of the old Livingston collection, once housed ia tho Rotunda of the city hall park, which occupied the site of the present court house. Among other relics of that epoch is the tail of the horse which was bestrode by the leaden statue of George HI. , torn down from its pedestal iii bowling green to be moulded into federal bullets. It now reposes peacefully on Washington'3 camp beadstead. St. John's lodge No. 1, the oldest lodge of Masons in thi3 city, possesses tho Bible on which George Washington took the oath of office on April 29, 1780. Tho story is told that when a Bible was sought for by those having charge of the inauguration ceremonies Washing ton told the committee to go to the Masonic lodge rooms and thr-y would be certain to find one there. Alter tho ceremony the Bible was returned to the j lodge, the members of which to-'!ay hold the volume in high veneration. Another relic is the family pew in "Old St. Paul's" ia which Washington sat during the services connected with the inauguration. It is opposite that occu pied on that day by Gov. George Clin ton; for at the time of the inauguration both congress and the legislature met ia Federal hall, the site of which is now occupied by the sub-treasury of the United States, at thecorncrof Wall and Nassau streets, where a colossal statue of Washington has been placed. A Remarkable Weather Change. Travelers through the Hoosac tuanel recently experienced a curious change in weather. Oa entering the eastern end of the tunnel, the travelers left the country oa which rain wa3 pouring aad which was devoid of every vestige of snow. Oa leaving tho tunnel, the travelers saw with astonishment a driv ing snowstorm and a snow-covered ground. Boston Cultivator. SCILMlTir MBVlN The te'xl numb r ? patrr.t of an eU-etrscal nature iul ia tin c i"..ry durinrr 1 7 a- K' lH. Single-legged elevated r;.il .iv :.:e again propose-1, with the ear x'.u-g t v r a mc te central r:.il retching n il into their iateri ir. A scheme is under co:-i h r a! i .v: for tunnel ling tin vuleino Po' itapiti through the w.ll of th-- eritf ja r 1, r to reach the deposits of siih h ir i li the mountain. Amalgams present many p'i'ilijii ties. Thus iron, antimony, f?di;;m, silver and gold will dissolve in mercury ; but if antimony amalgam be rnivd with sodium amalgam, the ur.thno.iy ii thrown cut---iruri also. A recent iaventi n is th" manu facture of map'e sirup from any erdi nary sirup. 'The process simply in volves tho mixture of an t tr.ict from the hickory tree with tin ssru , th -r. by producing an excellent imitation of the genuine article. Medicine may bo introduced into the human system by electricity. Tho electrodes of a battery are saturated with the medicine and applied locally to the skin. Expciiments show that there is an actual absorption of the medicine into the system. Gerhard Kruss reported to tho Chemi cal society of Munich that he hud found the new metal ' Germanium'' in cuxe rdte. This metal was first discovered by Winkler in lss. in argyrodite, and had r.ot been observed in any other mineral. Euxenitc i3 a titanato aud niobate of yttrium. Pneumatic steering-gear for vessels is now being tried in New York harbor. Itisclaimel to give the rudder-head a cudiion, to givo ventilation in the engine-room or hold, to be simple, com pact, noiseless ami always ready foi use, while the officer on the bridge can al ways have coitrol of the ship. A new method of preparing cellulose has, according to a German paper, been recently patented by a Mr. K'dlner, of Podgcra, Austria. The inventor pro duces the pulp by decomposing electric ally a solution of certain chlorides, such as common salt, nr.d allowing tho ch'orine gas thus obtained to net on straw, wood or other material of similar constitution. An English physician, who has in vestigated the characteristics und sur roundings of centenarian-;, s iy.3 he finds that the average qua. i:i;s were a good family history, a wcli-ma 1; frame, of average stature, spare rather than stout, robust, with goo I health, appetite, anl digestion, capable of exertion, good sleepers, of plac id te mper? merit and good intelligence, with little need for and little consumption of .alcohol and animal food. The growth of the nails h more rapid in children than in adults, and slowest ia the age 1. It goes on more rapidly in summer than in winter; so that the same nail that is renewed in 132 days in winter, requires oily 111 in summer. The increase for the nails of the right hand is more rapid than for the left; it also differs for the different lingers, and ia order corresponding with th': length of the finger. It is mod rapid for the middle finger; nearly equal for the two cither si le of this; slower for the little finger, and slowest for the thumb. A correspondent writes to the Frank furter Zeitung that the discoveries late ly made in a cave at Kiibeland, in the Harz, arc of an interesting character. The quantity of bears' bones is estimated at nearly 10 hundredweight, among them being seven very well preserved skulls. A set of stag's antler", frag ments of skeletons of hyenas, and some fine slender bones which experts assign to the ptarmigan and the lemming. These remains arc regarded as relics of the Arctic feiaa of the ice peri I in the Harz, It is propo-cd to keep them in the cave, which will be lighted by elec tricity for the benefit of scientific visitors, .No Old Barbers. "Never -aw a real old birbcr, did you?" quoth the knight of the razor. ' Do you know why? In shaving a cus tomer tho barber has to bend over, thus throwing tho whole weight of his Lody on one leg. Before the barber gets oM that leg gives out, and he lias to sock some other employment, as nobody has invented a contrivance that permits tho barber to shave while sitting down." Milwaukee Sentinel. A Forward Young Man- A young lady in Geneva was heard to say, "I think Mr. i3 very forward." "Why?' asked a friend. "Why, he had the impudence to pro pose to me ia leap year?" Geneva Courier. Unfortunate Uesults. She: "I hear that you have lo3t your valuable little dog. Mr. Sissy." He: " Ya'as, in a railroad accident. I was saved but the diwg was killed." She (shocked): "What a pity I' Epoch. TwllUht dUn4 JJ-y- w rr in (wll l lanl; Crv-lkrtr iTrsk, U t-Vm,- r!iir t cvrry !.: I Iswy :id wii:ind i..-k; Hi r 1 ji-itii-r i -! k r. r rr-!, H.ir arf tho btt twis.Vlr f-t . Whito arv th ! I N i j lav-o l.crf f -r I ..V.1 i -r 1-M, N !il ti f r i- iAt r hi! . Ni-Rf for .tv r !. What ar ti.- t.-rir ..f t.oK-lt l.vt ! Hark, ah. Lu k ! J'.iil Ihc ti.vui wlifrr l!.fV t.v! Waiting in tt. d.vrk . ( n lere'l nnl !i!tl H l'rj Who l.--t h. r sh'- p, ?!! )-t-!! ; . Ja.-k Horn-r. b 1 1- v 1. An 1 tl.o thrs U.nr iin; in tl . -And lh- wolf th.U r? K I K. !.i H Au i tl utmi,; j n , !. The lit t . hi! b .'Ti in t .hht ! Are t ill nt uu.- And the st- ry t l: r tun! ue-l- t- trn 1 Shf' t tl' e.i'di t-'ry ! i.--The rru k( i h r, I )! nl ' s T-i':L lVrh.ipi th liinn tn t h- ni' !- i: i:i- : Them Mil' y in Il.-ir j'l.n ; lUit, whatever i- 1 nr d r ..i I r ! ' llfll'h s'lt'lV, l.tt!fOM iii'ts r-Med for Ii- t div l..r th pillow is w h;t- in t :!.. ht And hit- the l- I, And th tendi r, L in.th I "- h..i. I Is laid on the dl'"W M. -1 In :i l And list, tin- tll!:t !.' I.miis an l , As With Witt lT- ik thl'l " k' l S!!l, -, How far nwiiv it s niV That tut!' that lull il y nli. ni -' They are le;tL:,; t h! Und, '! Tor the Miller land T die. mi . Y u1 h's ' .m i i ' IH'MOIKHS Bound to work --The a; pn- iiii Carpenters should a! way ) -i :: t ") speaking the pluue truth. Tho Mexican rnids across the lor.br are to bo Avenged. due A'tuii- in tramps aro invading that ei u: tiv. There is a man ia K tnvr City who, it is said, can eat ninety -gs :kt ,i i;i'.il. This must be tin- fellow the he nr i "laying for." A Georgia fnruier made !'" IT mi aero planted ia u :.tc r iii ' , :.i.d n physician in the neighborhood mide f 200 off the sauiii iu re. Dr. Pellet: "So Scalpel set your broken arm?" Patient: "VeN n:x." Pellet: "Whit were hi eh r.e 'f ' Twenty dollars." Pellet : "K-dd-ry, sir; downright rol. beryl I'd have nn. putatcd it for 2..." Thcro are times when a man :diou! 1 not give up his neat i-i a i-tie ! mr to even a lame woman. Tisat t mo- i when twelve men are packed li;.e h.irdines on one side of the car and four women havo spread thcmsclvi s to take up every in h of room on the other. When the victim had unwrappe 1 the bundle of suppoced count'-rfeit money, for which he had p d l fVi I i i good bills, and found simply th - u 1 of a jiino plank, and not v plaa'-d at that, he quietly remarked "A 1 a board," and i-tarted back to Ark ans: s. While a surgeon was ad n.i i t ring the vapor of ether to a j.ati e.t, upon whose foot lie was about to operate, th') man, who had grown rather re-tivo under tho preliminary process of i dmla tion, begged the operator to rut. away, as he was tired "su'king ri' thing '.ot of a bottle, and getting drunk upon it." Tho waiter expostu'at's with th guest for summoning' loin by a snapping of the fingers with the remark: "Aro you calling for th': dog, i-irf ' "Good ness!" exclaimed thegu'f-t, "are you & mhd-rcadcrf ' "Why do you aikf' in quired the waiter. "W hy," r turned the Lrucit, "I was about to rr-.k for fan sage." A maid on economy Unt. Wished Uj give a swell luneh'.ri in Ia fit. Dried apples with wat'T Sho t"rvl; !ut it. t niedit h-r A howling swell brings diseont'-nr. A Lucky ( oncluctor. About two yarn ago a condu tor of a street car in Philadelphia was dis charged. He had not a rent in hi poc ket and had a wife and children to sup port. In this emergency he borrowed 10 from a friend, male a bucket-shop investment and doubled his money. Hi luck lias (-tuck by him ever ., and he is now worth $40, 00f. He ' leared $27, 000 la-t yar. His good fortune, however, should not serve ns an incen tive to other poor rii'-n. Two i;.or.t!n from now the I'h ilad'-l phi an referred tr may be penniless. 'New York Worl '. Couldn't I'mler-daiid Women. The car had just -.topped at the Triest of Pallas ha! I, and a large, genial-faced, jovial kind of a roan assisted a lady to alight. As the car started again ho rather earnestly remarked: "Now, there goes my wife to hear Be. v. Siru Jor.es tell her faults." Then, after an impressive pause: "Yet when I try to tell her of them there U a terribla racket. I can't understand women.'' Kansas City Time. Got Avraj From Him. Landlady (whos; attention has been distracted for a nmnuit) Why, wher) is Mr. Durnley ? I thought he was car ving the duck ! Mr. Durnley (from unb r the table) It'3 all right, Mrs. Hendricks; I'm after the duck. New York Sua.
The Commonwealth (Scotland Neck, N.C.)
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