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W AX -rr-v w - - & .... VP ; X A SY . V ; Z , . . x , M v , T . I I . , fl . 1 Y , - X r -3i i rT I II .''..II . XI II , f , "V 1 1 vl T 1 TV , - , ti - -Imi r ' I-- v ' ' ' . ' . 1 ... 1 ' 1 ' " 1 -T'" " . ' " 1 ' ' " j " ' if i , ! - , , ' ' " PRICE ONE DOLLAR PER, YEAR, INVARIABLY IN ADYANCE. OUR MOTTO: ; DIEU ET.MON DROIT. THE LEDGER PUBUSHING COMPANY. . VIJSTDSOIt, BERTIE C()TJ NT Y, N . ;C, AVE DjES D A. Y, JANUAKY 8, 1890. . NO. 19. 1 4 ( WfLLIAHflS; HOUSE, LEWISTONi N. -CLj : j. g. WILLIAMS, Proprietor. Travelers accommodated at . low- rates. . Tab'e BoppHed with the best the market affords, t - reconveyances furnished on 'application. ' " 0. T.! HARDEN, DEALER IN ' - REM CIIM1C IS: to mi WM. Ilavlns had 19' years' experience in the bnslnee lam prepared to do all kinds or Watch and doc Wepafrlnjf at ebort notice.' All work guarantee 12 months. Also dealer in and repairer of Having Just completed the largest and finest store In this part of the State, and filled It with goods at the Lowest Prices for Cash, I. am pre- pared to sell goods at VERY LOW PRICES. Below I will mention apart l of the Immense stock whlcK I carry. Notions in all Varieties. GUns and PiGtolc. Photograph Gallery Over my store. Where I am prepared to fill all or ders for Cards, Cabinets and other sized picture at short notice. Give me a calL - , c m2tin Will E. 1 MOUNTAIN, Mm WIS- f DEALER IN . GROGERIES, - Sugars, Coffees, Plour, &c WIIIES, WHISKIES, GUIS, TOBACCO, CIGARS. Consisting of Cheap and Fine Dress Goods,, Calico, . fJotton Cloths, Dress Plaids, Piece Goods, : Curtain Goods, - Etc., Etc. ' f e'Z9 tf WINDSOR, N. C. JNO. W. WOOD, Attorney and Counselor at Law. LEW1STON, N. C. . -. . - - rractlccs In Bertie and adjoining counties.' b9 6m ' - - 'HI GREAT VARIETY. , h Children's,1 Misses', Ladies' ; and Men's !' RUBBER SHOES, T. D. WINSTON W.L. WILLIAMS. Thearrow TTay. : . Tell me, ye saints And kings of old, V - Where shall we find .- . r v The land of gold? :.: , '. - The heayenly land, '" -With joys untoli? - . : . Hear whatrthe Spirit V ' v . Hath to say: , -',,; , ; 1t lies beyond The gates 'of day . Just at the end '. -; Of the narrow way. . They who shall choose - - To walk .therein, ' . . Must bear the cross, " i . And cast out sin; And life eternal They then shall win." . i ' There are sharpest thorns '.-'' In this narrow way; , ' There are blackest clouds To hide the day ; : But hear what the Spirit Hath to say : . . "Cheer up! cheer upl . Oh,' heart of gloom! For every thorn , . : Shall roses bloom In the garden of God, Where there is room. "A crown for him Who day by day, With patient feet That never stray, Beareth his cross In the narrow way." Mr$. M. A. Kidder in the Ledger. THE STRANGER -: I had persuaded mother to lie up)n a ness. I shook her and -called aloud couch, which' I had pushed out upon J and shrieked for help, but no other the vine-covered gallery, and seating J sound broke the" stillness save the low. began to read myself beside her, I aloud some wild old tale of super natural horrors upon which I had stumbled. Before I had half finished I had. worked myself into a state of nervousness, and as I noticed the paling face of my mother, I tossed; the . book dreadful laugh of the robber, who had fallowed me. " - '. . . Stop that noise! he ' growled, VYoua wasting breath, you know. Shes drugged, and won't wake till I'm safer out o this. I want -that money. Give it to me and 1 promise to leave upon the table, with a contemptuous I you In peace; refuse, and- expression, and arose to maker her tea." I thought of Frank and our future.. At that moment the gate latch .I never wiUT I cried, as bravely as clicked, and as I turned in its direction I could. Again, that, horrible, mock- I could not repress a cry of alarm. ; ing laugh. He "sprang forward and :My eyes fell upon a strange sight, seized my arm; one hand" passed around The figure of a woman -a very dwarf in size and statureclad in' a. faded black dress, with a -battered - bonnet upon her head, and a torn shawl about her tiny, stooping shoulders. 1 i Slowly and hesitatingly the creature moved up the walk, until she had I -reached the gallery. my waist ana hela me tightly, the other prepared to close about my threat. Just at that moment'my eyes fell upon the huge brick, oven; something un-' known in these days, Bessie; - an im mense structure occupying one side of the kitchen. I noticod ' that the wide door had been left open, and a sudden A Fara Drops Into & nolc To see twelve or fifteen acres of , dry ; land on a hillside high above the water level gradually sink until they go down below the . surrounding territory to a depth ranging from three to sixty feet is an exceedingly remarkable thing. ' This is just what tqjlj now bo sesn oa Spring mil, W. B. GatUng's farm of 800 acres, which is located .on the west side of the. Appomatox river, about fire miles below the city of Petersburg, Ya. On the sunken area we oaks 100 feet high, and numerous other trees of gigantic proportions, which have sunk as they grew," leaving only the tops " cf the branches peering above the wallu Here she paused to gaze curiously I thought -an inspiration darted . into WINSTON & WILIIAMSI. Attorneys & Counselors at Law; Practice in Bertie and adjoining counties. ; i? WINDSOR, N. C felSttn A BIG LOT OF MEH'S AHD BOYS' ' Hi Iril ATCQST. MP: D. C. WINSTON, , at Lia ' .WINDSOR, N.C. Practices in Bertie and adjoining counties. Attorney 'tfel8 tfn Mi an! Boys' Hats M .to 25c $3.25 Bach DEALER IN Dry Goods, notions;:. Clothing, BOOTS AND SHOES, Hats and1 Capsi Hardware, Tinware, ? , , Queensware and 'Groceries. A Blfe LOT OF CROCKERY, THITOE, ETC. It was years ago, Bessie, when I was but eighteen, and just engaged to Frank Fenton. If you want to hear about it, sit down on the stool at my feet, and prepare to be bored. We had been sweethearts" for a long time.- Went, to church and singing school together; rode," walked, danced, and took long rows on the river which ran past my father' s house. ; In fact, j througlr. upon us, witn a pair ox round, Dead like black eyes. ; - Then she spoke, in a voice clear and well-modulated: '. I have lost my : way, ladies,n she said,-, beseechingly, "may I crave a night's shelter!" : ' I glanced at my mother. She was pale and trembled violently.- . . . , I had conceived an unaccountable aversion to the small stranger; but who could have the heart to turn a woman away into the pathless forest, with night earning down, dark and threatening, for tho' skv was - overcast, and there were signs of an approaching thunder storm, and the wind moaned drearily in the boughs of the pine tree3. . - , . . - So I told her that she might remain; but I resolved to know no slumber that nlffht but to watch the Ion? hours MHH1I Agent for the best Sewing ia a rvv 1 9 Machine in the J rices reduced on aM goods for cash. : :? ':. jui;net market ptlcc-s for peanuts. " . Wni days Mondaya, Wednesdays and Satnrdajs. Meal kept at the store and given in exchaege for coia. .. WINDSOR, N. C. Attention, Farmers! Indianr WoodI Wheel Factory. - 1 am now- mannf acta ring Cart Wheels. Rims. Hub and Spokes from native timbers, which I will pell from $3.60 to $5.25 per pair of wheels, A : dis count will be allowed if as many as ten' pairs are taken by one party. All work warranted. Special terms to coachmakers. Shipments ,F. O. p.t at Coniot landine on Roanoke river.' : Address P.RASCO; ' , aagl012nf ; - Windsor N. C. TONSORIAL ARTIST, ''" VVi H. LEICH '" IIn recently had.his shop fitted np in first-class style for th?.- convenience of patrons... Shaving, hair cutting and' shampooing done in" the most artistic manner. i Will . be' at shop from :7:30 to 0 a. ro., and from 10 a. nv to- 4 p. m. ' no2 tfn. - - S. TODD . E. TOD7). TODD & BRO., Dry 'Goods, - Notions, Groceries, BOOTS, SHOES, HATS, , GTA-tSS, TINWARE, TOBACCO, CIGARS A&D SNUFF. 3"Spot Cash and Low Prices. WINDSOR P- iiitir AMERICAN HOUSE, WINDSOR, N.C. X ... we, can sen you almost any thing you may need. Call and See Our Stock of Single and Double Guns. " A FULL LINE OF Beflsteals, Mattresses, Etd , 4 - We are Headquarters for r Doors, : Windows, Sash, . : " ' ; r -Blinds; v Lime, Etc., HAVING THE -BIGGEST LOT EVER IN THIS COUNTRY. t : ' ' Vfe have just received a very large , shipment of TRUNKS, which will be sold very low. -f d h I ' J. R. H00DY, Prop. : Table supplied with the best the market' affords. Rooms recently renovated and windows cut down to floor. 1 louble piazza around the hotel. Threo large Sample ; Rooms for the convenience of traveljng salesmen. , . ;l.t,. , .v . Free Hack to meet Steamers. ' ' Telegrapti office attached. -r We can also sell you a nice Top Bnggy, Open Buggy or Road Cart. In fact this is the place to come, and get the most for your money. , Thanking the public for their very liberal patronage in the past,' I can only say I will' guarantee satisfac tion in the future. N r mis naa Dean coins on lor . so ions; a time that we . finally decided that -we might as well be always together, and so the preliminary, arrangements were begun, and our . wedding-day drew near. ... , :-y -1 ' .,:.('- : : ; We lived on the banks.' of- .a riyer -one of the loveliest streams in Lousiana ra quiet spot some distance : from any pi antation; but as soon as our marriage took place we young folks were - to re move to a neighboring parish, , and thither Frank went, shortly before the wedding, to prepare our new home!. He left me. busy ; as a bee with the trousseau and arrangements for the affair, which was to be a grand one for. the country, - as ' my father was a well- to-do planter and I the only child. " He had been absent about a fortnight, and I was expecting him back daily, when one day father, came, with , a troubled face, . into, the room where I was sitting, surrounded by : lace and muslin and dainty necessaries of toilet, which were just as much the fashion then as they are now, Bessie, . popular cant to the contrary, notwithstanding. "Lettie," said he, hurriedly, "I've got to go over to Squire Bent's to see about some titles. I came near forget ting the appointment, and I'll 'have to hurry right fast to get there on time. Can you do .without me!" I laughed and nodded; then suddenly an uneasy feeling took possession of me.. I r re membered the money quite a large sum with which Frank and I . were to be gin the world,' and which lay securely hidden away in the house, the nest egg of our future fortune. - ' I knew that I was destined to a lonely night of it, for father could not pos sibly return within twenty-four hours ; the servants! had all gone to a 'break down. " on, a ; neighboring plantation, , except an aged crone, Aunt Dinah by name; my mother was an invalid, weak and nervous; Ifelt that, alone as I was, the outlook was not very enliveninev Father observed my troubled expres sion. - y'.y 'I don't Eee how I can help rit, daughter,! he said gravely. uThls is a very important matter, "and admits - of no delay. It is the fault of my. treach erous memory;' had I only. remembered the engagement with the squire I would have kept some of the servants at home as protection for you." ::' ' ' But I was no coward, and so I kissed him and laughed away his anxiety,- and saw him depart with assumed cheerful ness ; but as he rode down the ! avenue , ... , . - . which led to the outer gates, I saw him my mind. . It was worth risking at all events'.. . . " . v . The' villian's hand was' pressing closer' about my slender throat; I felt a dread ful, choking sensation. I was sure that I. should die. Now or never-I thrust one Hand, quickly, . into the bosom of my dress, , and snatching the pocket-book therefrom with" a quick, sudden movement, I threw . it into the oven away , in I could hear it fall upon the bottom, with a . heavy. thud, for most of the money wai in gold. With a horrible imprecation the wretch rele&ed his hold, and, darting forward, sprang into the oven. I darted toward the hue door. I seized it in both hands; .with superhuman efforts I pushed it shut and slid the heavy bolt into its place. I was saved I' Then I sank upon the floor - in blissful insensi bility. '.';, : I was aroused by the pressure of lips unon mv own: and felt mr head The sinking of the earth carried with it about twelve or fifteen acres of land. leaving an ugly looking wall as solid ai granite on either side varying from three to suty feet, rerfectly perpendic ular. ' The upheaval of a few weeks ago oc curred at the upper end of this hillside, and following it appeared a crack or fissure in the ground which wai at first small, but which widened gradually until it became three feet or more wide and apparently without bottom. One would drop rocks down in then and hear them strike the sides, but not the bottom, nor could any one see. the bot tom. .This crevice extended some eleht or nine hundred, or perhaps a thousand yards, and went beyond tEe farm and entered the Gilliam estate adjoining. The sunken place must be about twelve or fifteen acres, perhaps not quite so much. At the broadest -roint it is about 100 yards and Jt was 95o yards long. The earth that has gone down is not broken up, though the sinking has been very uneven. To look downoa this area it presents a very picturesque panorama. The lowered district is al most parallel with the liter and is ; in the form of an Jrrtgular semicircle, or, more, properly speaking, a bow. :A most singular feature in the whole thi?g is that there is an upheaval ix the riyer ' My mother must not be alarmed ;t so sending the stranger to the kitchen with Aunt Dinah to get some refreshments, I pillowed in somebody's arms. . I opened I coaxed mother to take her tea, and I my eyes, ifrant was noioing me close jujt m front of thisbaiin, and it seems carried her off to bed in triumph.- : - J,t0 nls flcart, his lace pale and anxious, j u though the earth had passed -thro ugh " It was 10 o'clock before I left her I He had returned unexpectedly; and see- an underground current to the river. sound asleep and stole off to the kitchen j ing a light, burning in .the house an j This bar made its appearaaoo suddenly to take an "observation. - On; the thresh-1 unusual occurrence at so late an hour, during one rught. old I paused, my heart beat wildly, my for it was midnight and fearing that II' It projects a short way up out of the brain seemed on fire; I trembled so that "vras ill -he had ventured to stop. water, and would doubtless, grow high- told him the whole story; and, old as I am. I have never forgotten the look on his face 'as he clasped; msto"his heart. It did not take him long to ride to the nearest town and summon the sheriff with a posse of men. The . oven was I could scarcely stand; I pushed the door ajar and glanced in. What a sight met my astonished eyes I The dwarf was standing erect, and young, and lithe; the woman's garments had been discarded, and I saw before me a small, but muscular, ana witn a washed oil er but for the earth, being by the current. '. There is a bold flow of water from one of the walls that is as clear as crys tal and tastes of iron ana sulphur. The water from this has covered about two opened and the wretch within, insen- I acres of the basin about eight feet "2"e3p, diabolical face. He" was stooping over j slble and half dead, was dragged forth I and when the balance of the sinking the form of Aunt Dinah, in one hand a I and away to justice. He was proven to I land shall have gone down to the level man. BASCO WINDSOR. IT. C. turn in the saddle and gaze after me anxiously, once more. -I returned to my household duties and my pleasant task amid the billows of lace and muslin, and so sang and worked the long, bright day away.. . vial, which he held - to her, nostrils. . I comprehended the situation at a glance. Aunt Dinah was drugged ; even the frail protection of ' her.- presence 1 was gone and the next step would ' be robbery, perhaps murder. . ' , " The villain replaced the vial in his pocket, with a grin on his ugly face. -, - "There 1" ho ejaculated, "that will work. "With the old woman out of the way, the rest is easy. Lucky . that I know where to look for: the money ; it's in the old woman's room, . I saw the gal put it there. Let ine see,' right hand corner, Jop drawer in dressing table." It flashed over me' thenj my own carelessness, when i father had given the pocketbobk into my keeping; the" open window near us,' and some gay words that I had uttered, all came-back to me. I was so frightened, it seemed as if I should die. Then calmer thoughts succeeded; and I resolved to, fight for that money to the death. Softly I stole away, and re-entered my mother's apartment. Taking the pbeketbook from the drawer, I hid it in my bosom; and then, pausing, to assure my self that she still slept, I turned to the hall where our small ; provision of fire-arms were stored. Oh, heavens! hey were gone! A low,v horrible chuckle fell upon my cars. The - robber! stood at my side, a look of triumph on his hate ful face. ' r v "Well,' he sneered boldly, where - "What do you meant" I gasped. The money, of course. I've just been to the old woman's room, but I find you've been too1 many - for meV Now, girl- ' he stepped closer to me and raised one hand threateningly ; his awful eyes glared into mine; his lips, as they opened, resembled those of. some huge wild- animal. . know you have the money; hand it outl ; 4 . With a low cry of fear I turned and fled. Back to the large, old kitchen, my'heart surging and beating madly, I flew" like the wind. Old Dinah still lay upon the floor in blest unconscious- be an old offender, and soon received long sentence ' I was quite the heroine of the country I around, for a long time aiterward; but heroics were not in my. line, and I never wishedf or a repetition of that night's experience. ; of the lower, part the whole of this ter ritory will become a lake. The earth has not changed at all except to drop down. There haveecently been land slides in the country, but they are en-' tirely different from this. JZicZnsnd DUpatcX . Why We are RlghMIanded. Primitive man, being by nature a 'fighting animal, . fought for the most, part at first with his canine' teeth, his nails and his fists,' till, In process of time, he added to those -early and natural weapons the further1 persuasions of a club or shiUalah. Ho also fought, as Darwin has conclusively shown, in the main 'for the possession of the ladies of his kind against other members of his own sex and- species. And if you fight, you soon learn to protect the most exposed and vulnerable portion of your body. Or, if you don't, natural selection manages it for you by killing you off as an immediate consequence. To the boxer, 'wrestler, hand-to-hand combatant, the most vulnerable portion is undoubtedly, the heart. A hard blow, well delivered on the left breast, will easily kill, or at any -rate stun, J e'ven a strong man. Hence from an early period men have used the right hand to fight with, and have employed the left arm chiefly to "cover the heart and to parry a blow aimed at that specially vulnerable region. And when weapons of offense and defense supersede mere fists and teeth," it is the right hand that grasps the spear or sword, while the left holds over the heart, for defense, the shield or buckler. -.From this simple origin, .then, the whole vast difference of right and left in civilized life takes its beginning. At first, no doubt, the superiority of thf right hand was only felt in the mannei of fighting. But that alone pave it a distinct pull, and paved, the war at last for the supremacy eisewnere. jrwncu cf Health. A hen ia conscientious. Her object ia life is to 11 the bilL chief A Frontier Tort ' ' A fort on the frontier is no fort at all, simply a collection . of houses and barracks thrown" down on , the prairie anywhere, and here soon begin to gather all the elements . of humanity which sooner or later go to make up the typical Western town. A fort is usu ally laid out in diamond shape, with the ofScerY quarters occupying two sides of the angle, and the men's baxr racks the remaining half. - The center is the parade ground, whereon sre per formed all military ceremonies, such as drills, parades, musters, Inspections, etc In one corner is a flag staff, and from this floats- S63 days ' in the jcsj", the Stars and Stripes of, our country. Back of the officers and men's quarters are the stables, warehouses, shops and stores. ; - . . The commanding officer, of course, occupies the choicest set of quarters la the garrison, and the other officers se lect their domiciles according' to their rank. ' Suppose " every set of quarters hsppens to be occupied and a new c fl eer should ccme along to take static:: at the post. He cannot select to the prejudice of those, aWve him, but he can step in exactly whero he rant, choose a house, and that officer cc' give way to hira. It is not ujccejsc: for the ' next one, who hxs 4,bcc: bounced," so to sj-eak, to take tL- be: he is entitled to, and the result is ai the junior officers go down'lika aro of bricks. The last ia ranc hats t double up and share one ho us 3 cr t:t c rooms between them. ' In my own cx perience, says a correspondent, I Lit seen seven farnilie nora ia oai (:; and all caused bj an rfiicer cor-.ir along whvhad mora rank t'-aa thr had. .
Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, N.C.)
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